After everyone thanked him and sat down, Emperor Liang ordered the palace maid to pour wine for each table, and gave three glasses of wine first, Fang said: "This event is full of heroes, masters are like a forest, everyone can win in the end, it can be seen that they are all young heroes." I give a feast today, which is really a sign of encouragement. Only the true hero is a drunkard, you can have another drink. ”

The ten candidates hurriedly raised their glasses and drank them all.

Emperor Liang turned to the envoys of the two countries in the guest seat and said: "Great Chongqing and Northern Yan are worthy of being a place of heroes, these young heroes have come from afar, and they have achieved good results, but I don't know much about them, can you introduce them to me?" ”

The two envoys hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Yes! But when they straightened up and were about to speak, they found another problem. There were people from both countries who were finally selected, but Emperor Liang only said that he would "introduce", and did not specify who would introduce first and who would introduce later. Originally, it was not a big deal to talk about it first, but at this kind of grand banquet, everyone always had to say goodbye to each other, not to mention that Dayu and Beiyan were not friendly neighbors, and there were many times they usually tore their faces and scratched each other, and no one was willing to show weakness in vain.

After being stunned for a moment, the two envoys felt that it was not a way to stiffen like this, so they had to look at the host together, only to see the old emperor's unkind smile, clearly asking them to solve the order problem by themselves.

"We have a total of two warriors selected for the ...... this time," the Dayu envoy said immediately. The implication is that there are two of us, and you only have one, so let's talk first.

"It's a pity that these ten people don't have a chance to compare with each other, and our Baili warriors still feel unsatisfied." Beiyan is not to be outdone. It means that the two of you are not as good as our family, why do you say it first.

"In fact, there are still many warriors in our country who have the ability to participate in the competition, but I thought that this was asking the county lord for marriage, and it was always necessary to have both talent and appearance, so I carefully selected them in advance." Da Yu is making his eyes full of contempt, and he clearly satirizes Bailiqi's ugly appearance, and the county lord will definitely not look down on it.

"As the old saying goes, 'judge people by their appearance, lose their son and feather', what an otherworldly person the county lord is, how can he add blue eyes to those who are golden and jade, and those who are ruined......" Beiyan Zheng made the same sharp teeth, and immediately pushed back.

Emperor Liang laughed at this time, and persuaded him to make peace: "Today's friendship between the three kingdoms is still a happy event, so why bother with the details." Please sit down, let Meng Zhi do the work for you. ”

Meng Zhi immediately flashed to attend, and after saying "obey the order", he turned around and went to one of the people selected by Dayu first, politely guided with his palm, and said: "This Dayu warrior, surnamed You Mingguangzhi, is twenty-eight years old, his father is an official residence in the second grade, he was engaged to the Hu family, and he divorced three months ago. Then he came to the Beiyan banquet and said: "This Beiyan warrior, surnamed Baili Mingqi, thirty years old, the general of the four princes of Beiyan, except for this time, has never left the four princes for half a step, and is unmarried. After that, he returned to Dayu and said: "This Dayu warrior, surnamed Zheng Mingcheng, is twenty-seven years old, the second prince of Dayu, who once married his wife Zeng, and was expelled for the crime of evil words half a year ago. ”

Emperor Liang listened silently and snorted.

The envoy of Dayu didn't expect Da Liang to inquire about these candidates so clearly, and he was a little weak in his heart, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, these two are both talented people in our country, with good looks, and the marriage contract that was once had is definitely over, and they dare not wronged the county lord." ”

The envoy of Beiyan sneered: "It's really time to end!" ”

"It's better than your country sending all the domestic slaves. Do you even know that this is a courtship from the county lord? Da Yu Zheng said angrily.

"The county lord marries a man, not a family. Originally, as the county lord, where did he care about what kind of family? ”

"Since ancient times, there is a difference between the noble and the low, how can you ignore it?"

"My country's Baili warriors have become brothers with the four princes before leaving, and the word noble and cheap is just changed in response to the times."

"You ......" The envoy of Dayu was about to argue again, and a person beside him secretly pulled his sleeve and said in a low voice: "How the county lord chooses his son-in-law has a charter, and it is useless to fight." ”

That Da Yu is not stupid, he reminded him and immediately understood, not to mention that the person who stopped him was his deputy envoy, the famous master of Langya on the list, Jin Diao Chai Ming, who was not listening, snorted at the moment, and sat down.

Emperor Liang watched them argue coldly, and remained silent until both sides had temporarily subsided, and then said slowly: "Everyone is talented, there is no need to fight." It's a pity that I am busy with politics and have never watched every competition, and I am still very unfamiliar with these warriors. ”

"Erchen has a suggestion," King Yu is the most clever by nature, coupled with sensitive information, he already knew what his father meant, and took the opportunity to say, "It is better to take advantage of today's banquet and let these ten warriors have a discussion, which is also a good conversation." ”

Emperor Liang groaned slightly, stroked his beard and said, "I don't know what you mean?" ”

"Erchen thinks that the suggestion of King Yu is a little inconsiderate," the prince said busily, "The father and the emperor are here, how can there be swords and swords above the court, in case you are shocked, ......" At this point, the tail of his eyes suddenly swept to see Mei Changsu raising a glass in his hand, while shaking his head gently, his heart suddenly chuckled, and he quickly changed his words, "This is just a little worry about Erchen about his father...... However, after thinking about it, I remembered that my father was so heroic when he was in the civil strife, and there was a Mongolian commander standing beside him, so he didn't think it would be a big deal, so his son suggested that everyone could learn from each other, but the point was up, and it would be bad luck to see blood. ”

He changed his words halfway, but he also showed some urgency, because King Yu didn't see Mei Changsu's hint, he didn't understand why this person suddenly opened his mind, he was a little disappointed in his heart, and snorted coldly.

"The suggestions of the two emperors are very agreeable," Emperor Liang said with a smile, "Then everyone can challenge casually, and there is no need to set any rules." ”

As soon as these words came out, it was clear that he really wanted to see everyone compete, and the prince secretly said in his heart that it was dangerous, and he couldn't help but look at Mei Changsu with gratitude, but the latter was leaning over to listen to the whispering of the Nihuang County Lord, and he didn't see it at all.

Although it is a free challenge, everyone has earned this qualification with great hard work, and in front of the county lord, no one wants to appear rashly, for fear that the scenery will not be successful but will lose its ugliness, and they will measure each other for a while, and the situation has a short cold field.

"I'll do it first." With a long laugh, of course, it was Yan Yujin, who didn't care about anything. After coming to the atrium to salute Emperor Liang, he turned around leisurely and raised his chin: "In the next words, Yujin, challenge Prince Xiao." ”

Xiao Jingrui looked at him with tears and laughter, but he had to stand up. Seeing the two of them standing opposite each other and clasping their fists,* several of them couldn't help but laugh. These two boys have bitten from childhood to adulthood, and they have left tooth marks on each other's little faces before they have learned to walk, but if they want to fight seriously, they have really never seen it.

But when everyone stared at the two of them with anticipation, after a few moves, all the spectators couldn't help but "cut~~" in their hearts. Where is this important battle? It's clearly an exhibition game. Xiao Jingrui is okay, he is always decent, but Yujin is determined to show off, showing his most stylish and beautiful figure, flying all over the field like a flower butterfly, sometimes Xiao Jingrui's offensive accidentally blocked the trick he was about to show, he still had to glare at others, and he didn't forget to choose the angle to show a charming smile to the county lord in his busy schedule, which made the Nihuang county lord laugh so much that he couldn't straighten his waist, panting and waving his hand: "Xiao ...... Ozu...... Enough is enough...... I know...... You've been the most handsome since you were a kid......"

After such an opening battle, the atmosphere at the scene was naturally relaxed to the extreme. Soon, some people came out one after another to ask for battle, and for a while, the wonderful scenes continued, but they were indeed extraordinary, each with its own strengths.

After about four or five matches, the biggest dark horse, Bailiqi, finally stood up and hugged his fist to a big beam man who had already won one game, but had also rested one halfway. On such an occasion, it was impossible to hesitate, and of course the other party immediately stood up.

"This person is not native to the capital, do you know him?" Yan Yujin leaned close to his friend's ear and asked.

"Li Xiao is the most outstanding disciple of Wudang's generation, and Zhuo's father often praises him, and his internal skills are extremely solid, and he can be regarded as an opponent of Bailiqi." Xiao Jingrui said in a low voice.

When the two whispered, they had already exchanged hands in the field. In the face of a master like Bailiqi, Li Xiao attacked and defended properly, and there was power in one move and one style in a simple way, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of moves passed, but it was not defeated.

However, just when everyone applauded Li Xiao's wonderful trick of "eliminating one and the other", the Nihuang County Lord suddenly gasped, and at the same time shouted at the same time: "No! Before the aftermath subsided, Li Xiao's body had flown out, was caught by Meng Zhi, and sat on the ground, and when he looked at it again, he was already full of cold sweat and his face was pale. Meng Zhi grabbed his limp right arm and probed slightly, and his brows furrowed. Although fortunately, he was protected by a very strong shout just now, and Bailiqi failed to break all the tendons and veins on his arm, but the arm bones were broken, and the main tendons were also seriously injured, although the young man gritted his teeth and did not groan, but from that miserable gaze, it could be seen that he had understood his injury today, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to improve his cultivation in the future.

"This is an intermittent ointment made by Mr. Xun Zhen, a cold doctor, and it can be cured if it is applied for three days in a row, and it can be cured without exerting force within half a month," Mei Changsu quietly walked around from the side at some point, stuffed a box of ointment into Li Xiao's pocket, and said softly, "You have to trust Mr. Xun, rest assured, there will be no sequelae." ”

Xun Zhen's intermittent ointment is a peerless medicine that can be encountered but cannot be sought on the rivers and lakes, and a young man who doesn't know much actually gave a whole box to himself, Li Xiao was shocked and grateful, and even forgot about the pain, and looked at Mei Changsu blankly speechless.

Meng Zhi nodded slightly to Mei Changsu, and recruited someone to carry Li Xiao down. Bailiqi had returned to his place at this time, still staring indifferently, as if the painful hand just now was nothing.

"Lord Qi Envoy," the prince felt embarrassed at this time because he had just proposed the point, and was the first to say angrily, "Everyone is kind to each other, why are the warriors of your country so unkind, it's too much!" ”

The other candidates also cast angry glances. That Beiyan stood up and said proudly: "We have obeyed the prince's will, and we have not seen blood. What's more, the competition of strength will inevitably cause injuries, and our country has always respected the strong, and the world knows it. The county lord is a heroic person in the army, and he should know that on the battlefield, there is no word 'benevolence', so why is there anything wrong with our hundred-mile warriors? ”

Emperor Liang said with hesitation: "The court is not a battlefield, the warriors of your country are reckless, not next time." ”

Having said that, after all, people are competing, and Emperor Liang is not easy to be angry and punished, so he can only reprimand, and after the other party respectfully agrees, he will not mention it for the time being.

However, then, in the cold smile of the Northern Yan envoy, everyone found that Bai Liqi's purpose was not to seize the opportunity to show his martial arts skills at all, he challenged seven opponents in a row, including two Dayu people, although he did not break bones and other ruthless hands, but also made them more or less secretly injured. In the end, only Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui were left to ignore them, I don't know if they looked down on them, or if they looked down on them too much.