Chapter 112: A Banquet for the Envoys
In the evening, a small family banquet was held in the Taihe Palace, which was called to welcome the envoys of the Xiliang Kingdom who came from afar, but in the eyes of the Xiliang envoys, this was fooling. It stands to reason that this kind of moment should be the appearance of the empress, and then the envoys offer tribute. That is to say, in fact, there was no shadow of the empress in the entire banquet.
"Let the adults laugh, tonight is unfortunate, the due date of the gentleman and the noble husband these days, Your Majesty is not daring to leave for a moment, you must have heard about it, Ning and the emperor's favorite husband. You see, even the government is represented by the monarch. ”
Ethan's words were simply nonsense in the ears of the Xiliang envoys, because they didn't get any useful information. The purpose of this trip is threefold, one is to meet the empress, watch the fortune for her, and see the moment of defeat; the second is to inquire about the truth and reality, whether the empress is really absurd and unreasonable, and whether the government is related to the legendary general external strength and internal interference; The third is to assassinate the empress if it is feasible!
"The emperor's words are serious, which is understandable. It was the ministers who were abrupt and did not choose a good day in advance. "Among the envoys sent by Xiliang Kingdom this time, it is the most powerful one who is speaking now, and the current position of prime minister, this person is Han Liang, who has won the trust of Tu Khan.
"The prime minister is polite, it's the gentleman who doesn't entertain well! Please also Haihan, because this is also the first time to receive envoys, I don't understand a lot of etiquette! After Ethan finished speaking apologetically, he faced Qi Lianyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and scolded sharply: "Ministry of Rites, how did you receive the envoys, and you didn't even prepare for a song and dance?" ”
At this moment, Han Liang understood, this was for them to see, and thought: It's okay, I have time to wait.
"Back to the imperial husband, everything is ready, right away!" Qi Lianyu hurriedly walked out of the banquet table and clapped his hands outside the door to remind.
As the applause fell, the music began. A song "Ode to the Prairie" sounded soothingly, from the three doors of the Taihe Hall each came out of several beautiful women, took light small steps quickly to the center of the main hall, and gradually began to wave the water sleeves with the rhythm, sometimes put on a lotus open formation, sometimes the plum blossoms of the cold winter wax moon bloomed, and the butterfly-like flying dance attracted everyone's attention in the Taihe Palace.
This "Ode to the Prairie" is from Xiliang, for the authentic Xiliang people behind Han Liang, after going out for more than a month, they are very happy to hear the songs of their own country in another country, and this accompanying dance should reflect the masculinity of men, but when they arrive in Tianfeng, it is to reflect the meaning of women's outer softness and inner rigidity.
Han Liang raised his head and poured a cup, his eyes focused on the dance, but his mind was elsewhere. Tianfeng's auxiliary prince, and now the imperial husband, is amazing! This family banquet has been calculated every moment from beginning to end, if the enemy that Xiliang is dealing with is him, then sooner or later Xiliang will be finished.
"Imperial husband, there is another version of Xiliang's "Ode to the Prairie", maybe you have heard of it, and it just happened that this time I brought a good player here, why not please come up and cheer everyone up?" Han Liang stood up and said in a hearty voice.
"Good! Just take a look at how the men of the Male Zun Kingdom interpret this song. Ethan said with a smile, and Wei Long next to him filled him with a glass.
"Qatar, cheer everyone up, and dance a dance of our Xiliang." Han Liang turned to the third man beside him and nodded.
"Yes! Prime minister! "This man named Qatar is a burly man, who speaks roughly, with a fierceness and savagery in his bones.
The music sounded again, but was immediately interrupted by Han Liang and said, "Baluka, you come to accompany." ”
For Han Liang's anti-guest, and many conditions, the ministers present were very angry, but Ethan kept smiling.
A two-stringed harp was taken out of the large ranks of the envoys and handed to a bearded man.
Baluka tried the strings, adjusted them three times, and a piece of music with a steppe wind sounded, and Qatar took off his shirt and squeezed it around his waist, striding away, and as the music began his journey to the grassland, the expression on his face changing with the music.
"Soar, Eagle! You are a child of the grassland, in this vast land, run! Ride your white horse and chase it! The clouds in the sky, the meadows like the waves; The white lamb is as open as cotton and as holy as a snowdrop. Thank God for giving me the right to live, which made me embark on an extraordinary life...... "This is a dance with lyrics, and a man named Qatar sings it with a rich voice, which is very meaningful, and with the masculinity in the dance, it gives strength to this "Ode to the Prairie".
At the end of the song, Ethan was the first to applaud.
"Sure enough, it's still local! Prime Minister Han Cheng, I heard that you are from Tianfeng, I wonder if the rumors are false? Ethan said slowly: "Maybe you don't think it, in fact, your heart is still towards Tianfeng, after all, this is your ancestral home." In this way, I don't know where Prime Minister Han Cheng's hometown is? ”
Without waiting for Han Liang to refute at all, Ethan had finished what he wanted to express.
"Back to the emperor's husband, Weichen heard that Prime Minister Han Cheng is a native of Mobei, and his grandmother was the protector of the Mobei defenders. However, why did you move to Xiliang later...... However, Weichen heard that the protector Han died on the battlefield of Xiliang. Among the ministers of the Tianfeng Kingdom, an old minister who seemed to be old said.
"And what? I really haven't heard of it, so it's the back of the gate. It seems that my Tianfeng's man has the strength! Ethan pretended to be surprised, raised his glass and invited Han Liang to drink this cup together.
Han Liang hated Ethan's fake acting skills in his heart, he was dividing the hearts of the army, but in other people's land, this glass of wine must be drunk. He knew that the team behind him had begun to centrifuge, and because of his identity, he was also suspicious in Xiliang, and now this past has been spread......
"Last time, I was able to win a big victory, and I had to rely on Prime Minister Han's accommodation! Ben Jun heard that it was you who proposed guerrilla tactics at that time, and because of this, Tianfeng's soldiers shed a lot less blood! ”
Ethan didn't give Han Liang a chance to buffer at all, followed by another heavy punch. This kind of ambiguous words only have resentment in the ears of Xiliang people, Han Liang is a traitor!
"The royal husband blames me? Because of someone in Han, Tianfeng's soldiers were frozen and starved for more than three months, almost on the verge of collapse, so they gave up the campaign to continue attacking Xiliang. "Han Liang is making the last struggle, if he doesn't make it clear at this time, then out of this palace gate, he Han Liang will be the national thief of Xiliang.
"Nothing to do! If it weren't for the civil strife in Tianfeng at the beginning, the military rations sent by Benjun would have been enough for the Mobei army for half a year. I don't complain about Prime Minister Han at all, that's Tianfeng's internal problem. Ethan pretended not to understand, and clarified for Han Liang more seriously.
Han Liang lamented in his heart: The road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high! I'm afraid I can't say what happened today, but what? Daddy saved Tu Khan's life at the beginning, and then he was allowed to settle down in Xiliang. No matter how far apart he is, as long as Tu Khan is not suspicious, everything is in vain.
"It's not too early, you Aiqing accompany the envoys well, it's time for you to rest." Ethan got up with a smile, drank the remaining wine in the cup in one gulp, and then staggered down the phoenix platform and walked towards the door of the main hall. Wei Long stepped forward a few steps forward to protect him from falling.
"Ah, yes! I have to thank you for saving Tu Khan that time! Ethan squinted his eyes slightly, showing his drunkenness, as if he would say anything, giving Xiliang people the feeling that this imperial husband was still a little tender.
Han Liang got up to see him off, but when he heard his ambiguous drunken words, he was really frightened and sat on the chair. In the future, I, Han Liang, am afraid that I will not be able to speak clearly.
Out of the Taihe Palace, Ethan went straight to the Yongshou Palace, until he entered the dormitory of the Yongshou Palace, he lost his drunkenness, and said to Weilong with a smile: "It's okay, go down and rest!" Tell the people in the palace, just say that the royal husband is drunk, vomiting a mess, and has been talking nonsense. ”
"Yes! Subordinates understand! ”
When Wei Long withdrew, Ethan lay down on the soft couch and his clothes. Although I wasn't drunk, I was a little dizzy.
Xi Ning hurriedly came to Yongshou Palace, and when she heard Weihu say that Ethan was drunk, she was worried. Stepping into Ethan's bedroom, a smell of wine came to her face, and she glanced inside the room and saw Ethan drunk on the soft couch, and there was no one around to serve her. She walked over softly and whispered, "Yi'er! ”
Ethan didn't move, his eyelids trembling, as if he wanted to wake up but couldn't open them.
"It's okay, Yi'er, I'll take you to bed and sleep, you'll catch a cold if you lie here." Xi Ning picked up Ethan with a little internal force, came to the bedside, and stripped off his clothes for him, leaving only his underwear. Ethan could feel Xi Ning's gentleness, and he understood the intention of careful care. Xi Ning pulled away a brocade quilt and covered Ethan, and then sat aside and looked at his sleeping face.
"Can't drink it, drink it! The play is enough, and I feel uncomfortable! Xi Ning gently stroked his slightly hot cheek and complained.
"Ning'er is distressed?" Ethan took her hand and put it on her face, rubbing her face with her hand constantly.
"Hmmm! It's distressing! Feel comfortable now? Xi Ning looked at Ethan's childish appearance with a smile.
"It's uncomfortable, my heart hurts!" Ethan pouted, pointed to his heart and said, "Ning'er hurts, I hurt too!" ”
Xi Ning really couldn't stand such Ethan, I don't know if it was because of the numbness of the flesh or the sweetness in her heart, she possessed and held his pursed lips, and was not satisfied with using her sensitive tongue to pry open his teeth, slowly drawing his tongue out and biting it gently.
"Hiss~ Ning'er, it hurts!" Ethan frowned tightly, his tongue sticking out slightly.
"Call you numb! I'm getting goosebumps! Xi Ning said with a smile.
"Huh? Disgusting? Goose bumps? Ethan was completely awakened by the strange words, and thought to himself, Ning'er was getting more and more difficult to understand.
"This ...... I can't tell. Are you still uncomfortable? Would you like to drink some water? Xi Ning asked softly, and Ethan nodded with a well-behaved appearance like a white rabbit.
Just as Xi Ning turned around to pour water, an unfamiliar aura broke into the room, and she immediately stepped back vigilantly, protecting Ethan on the bed, her eyes locked tightly in the dark shadows of the room, 1152
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