Chapter 166: Gambling

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand lazily, and his voice was a little weak, "Let's start." ”

Seeing the appearance of Emperor Zhengde, the Xixia envoy Li Yuankang's eyes flashed, as for the Jin envoy Wanyan Jinming, he was still critically looking at the layout on the stage, probably trying to find out what was unsatisfactory, and it was good to belittle it later.

The military performance is similar to the military parade of later generations, the three armies marched in front of the stage, more like an official article, each military town, the state capital will send people to participate in the exercise, or dozens of people, or more than a hundred people, there is no more than a thousand people, all of them are bright armor, when they go to the front of the stage, they move the blade to the chest, and shout the greetings together, such as what army is the emperor's birthday, long live the five yellows, long live the words and so on, it looks quite majestic, in fact, it is more like an official article, and the ones who come may not all be the elite in the army, But he must be a person with good facial features and strong body in the army.

Zhao Shi watched it below, and he already knew that this martial arts performance was just a matter made for the royal show of majesty, and it couldn't be taken seriously, and the people in the stands were also a little absent-minded, and they smiled in their hearts, the emperor has to celebrate his birthday every year, and he has to watch this once a year, so it's boring to think about it, right?

However, this martial arts exercise is not as lengthy as Zhao Shi imagined, that is, the article read by the official of the Ministry of Rites in front of him was a little verbose, and then the things went faster, and it was noon, and the martial arts exercise was basically over.

"Father, I see that you are also tired, it is better to eat some fruit first, and then look at the ......," Prince Li Xuanzhi said next to Zhengde.

Zhengde shook his head, but didn't pay much attention to Li Xuanjin, but turned his head to look at Li Xuanjin, "I heard that the last two young people in this martial arts are very good?" Xuan Jin, you tell all the secretaries here about the origin of the two people, this is the first time I have watched Wuju, this judge is nominally me. Actually, it's up to you to grasp ......."

Speaking of this, he waved his hand to rebuke the officials of the Ministry of Rites who were waiting next to him, "Those articles you wrote are all good, but this is a martial art, how many people can understand it below?" You guys, don't spend all your days thinking on articles, you have to divide things. At the same time, I also know that you are working hard, but the following moves are all my great Qin Liangcai, how can you make them really serve the country by fooling them so much? In the future, think more about doing things, and make everything look glamorous, which is not good. ”

After saying this, Fang Qian, the newly appointed secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was flushed, and after Zeng Wenyuan left office. There are no major changes in the Ministry of Rites, after all, Zeng Wenyuan is old, and many things are done by him, the servant of the ministry, although Zeng Wenyuan has many protégés and deceased officials, but at Zeng Wenyuan's age. Returning to the old countryside is expected, and there will be no changes in personnel, and people's hearts will not fluctuate.

But as soon as he took office, he met the emperor's birthday. Xixia and Jin Guo also came to join in the fun, and the burden on his shoulders seemed to be much heavier all of a sudden, but he had served in the Ministry of Rites for a long time, and he was quite handy in doing things, and half of the martial arts had passed, as long as tonight's birthday feast was smooth again, this matter would be considered complete.

But what I didn't expect was that the emperor had a seizure on this, and secretly scolded those literati and bachelors under his command in his heart. Just ask for the beauty of the article, and no time, on the emperor's birthday, eat and hang, really unlucky, thinking about this, but the body can no longer sit on the chair, and the clothes are kneeling on the ground, and they have to ask for guilt.

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand. "No need. These are all court practices, and I can't complain about you. But there is no eternal law in the world, we will use the good ones, and we will change the bad ones, otherwise what else do you courtiers do? There are some things that you people have to think about, don't think about everything and get by, I want ministers, ministers, ministers, not gentlemen, I haven't reached the point where I want to listen to good words......"

Speaking lightly, although the tone was gentle, but all the people present were the important ministers of Daqin, and they were thoughtful, and the meaning in these words was thought deeply, and when Zhengde finished speaking, everyone listened to the teachings, but no one knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

Only then did Zhengde turn his head to Li Xuanjin again and nodded.

Li Xuanjin hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "This martial arts is similar to previous years, but in the end, the two of them will be decided in the foot and horse battles, and they are waiting for the evaluation of my father and the adults."

One of the generals, Orimuqing, ...... most clearly, "Speaking of this, he glanced at Orimuqing, who was sitting upright beside Zhengde, and Orimuqing's face rarely showed a smile, but with his scarred face, it was a little hideous.

Li Yuankang immediately glanced at the past, he came to Chang'an for a few days, this and the Western Xia for decades, will Yanzhou guard the subway barrel of the general he is known for a long time, when he feinted to attack Qingyang Mansion is because Yanzhou is too dead, but in the end he was frightened by a small grain army, and then when he got the news, he regretted it in his heart, but he didn't think he was wrong, he was alone at the time, if a bad one was the end of the whole army, he couldn't help but act cautiously, although he regretted it in his heart, But thinking that he could still make a choice in the face of such a great achievement as the capture of Qingyang Mansion, and decisively retreated, he was also proud in his heart.

After coming to Chang'an as an envoy this time, the first thing that came to mind was to visit the place of the general, as for the reason, one is naturally that the general is a pillar of the Great Qin, and the second is not without the idea of dividing the relationship between the monarchs and ministers of the Great Qin, but in the end I still didn't see it, this general was sent away by a word of physical discomfort, and he was very cautious.

At this time, I saw a real person here, but it was not surprising, but the Western Xia and Daqin had been fighting for a long time, and this Great Qin general was also rumored to be a god in the Western Xia army, he looked around, and did not find out which one was nine feet tall, the sound was like thunder, and the eyes were lightning.

However, what he wanted to see most was not Orimu Qing, but he still used a grain army to almost wipe out the subway harriers of Ye Liqi's department. After that, the female general who put up a false flag and forced him to retreat......

The Western Xia sent envoys into Qin, but also a little unavoidable, the Western Xia Emperor is filial piety and old, although the Xia Emperor has devoted his life to reforming the government, introducing the Han family into the Xia, advocating Confucianism to govern the country, but now it seems. In this way, the reform failed to the extreme, creating a large number of party nobles to come out, taking the opportunity of innovation to strengthen themselves, encroaching on the land of the Han people, collecting heavy taxes, but still fighting with some conservative party nobles, to the present. There are still many factions in Western Xia, even the attack on Qin three years ago also has the shadow of party strife in it, after the defeat and retreat, everyone complains about each other, but the uprising below has not stopped. It is conceivable that after this battle, it is estimated that if you want to attack Qin again, it is estimated that it will be a matter of which year and month, and Emperor Renxiao has lost his ambition. When Li Yuankang left, he gave the bottom line of peace negotiation, that is, it is okay to call the ministers and pay tribute, as long as he keeps the Xixia Guoqi, thinking of this, and then looking at the prosperous scene of Great Qin, his face slowly sank.

didn't mention his thoughts, but listened to Li Xuanjin continue: "This person is from the Yanzhou Town Army, and he is the grandson of General Zhang Zuzhang, the acting commander. His name is Zhang Fengju, who is only twenty-one years old this year, skilled in archery and horses, and has extraordinary bravery......

The other person is the head of the guard in my house, surnamed Zhao, named Zhao Shi, who is just 14 years old this year, and I met him in Gongyi County when I left Beijing some time ago. When he was young, he was able to hunt bears and tigers. Later, he joined the army, and the Qingyang Mutiny. He also made some contributions, and then practiced for the Gongyi County regiment, and was able to suppress bandits, known as the Gongyi Tiger, and I was happy to see it, so I brought it back to Beijing. ”

Speaking of this, the words changed, "Since the father and the emperor let the sons and daughters be the masters, the sons and daughters will not refuse, and you lords, please rest assured, although there is one here from my house, but in front of everyone, the adults also help to refer to the details, and it is clear who loses and who wins, so as not to be suspected of my partiality." ”

Everyone nodded yes, and now no one present dares to underestimate this former prince who was known as the prince of the land, and the reunion of the words is not leaky, if such a person is despised again, it is estimated that this official will also be the leader, especially now that this prince still holds some people and nephews under his hands, no matter what he thinks in his heart, this face is full of respect.

Zhengde nodded with satisfaction, but the crown prince Li Xuanzhi's face was a little embarrassed, but the smile did not disappear, and he didn't pay attention to what Li Xuanjin said at this time, and he was still thinking about what his father meant.

"Then the ministers have usurped."

After speaking, he came to the stage and said loudly: "Zhang Fengju, Zhao Shi comes to the stage." ”

Zhao Shi and Zhang Fengju have been waiting in the audience for a long time, hearing their names called, Zhao Shi stepped out, at this time the eyes of the audience gathered, the feeling was not very comfortable, the heart was also beating happily, an unprecedented tension xù spread in the heart, looking up, Li Xuanjin stood straight on the stage, the sleeves of the robe fluttered in the wind, condescending, it was really indescribable majesty, but I couldn't help but be a little envious in my heart, sooner or later, such a majesty will also belong to me, I secretly said to myself in my heart, Although he was still a little uncomfortable, his steps were already a little firm.

Zhang Fengju was just stunned and had already slowed down, but he felt a little dizzy after Zhao Shi, his eyes were staring at the ground, and he didn't dare to look around, so that the two walked to the stage one after the other, and it seemed that Zhao Shi had led a follower, not to mention the audience, even the Great Qin Heavy Ministers on the stage also smiled at the corners of their mouths.

Zhemuqing knows Zhang Fengju, Zhang Zudi's little grandson is also famous in Yanzhou Town, even Zhang Fengju's coronation ceremony is still given by him, at this time, he shook his head secretly, this kid is not afraid of the sky and the earth in Yanzhou Town, but now here is a little embarrassed for his old man, before the official competition, this momentum has already lost people, the young man in front of him does not know how brave, but only this bearing...... It's really a thing that people have nothing to say, if they can work under their command for a few years, they can't say what they can become, King Jing's vision is very good.

While thinking about it, Emperor Zhengde, who was next to him, said in a deep voice: "How does the Zheqing family look at these two people?" I might as well give Zhe Qing a bet host, let's choose one of these two, the bet is just one or two silver, do Zhe Qing's family dare to bet with me? Ah, by the way, Yang Qing, do you want to choose someone too, but your bet here is different, if you win, I will ask the Ministry of Industry to repair the house for you, but if you lose, I don't think you want that Huangzhuang, how about it? ”

Yang Gan was on the emperor's side for a long time, knowing that although Fang Cai had just said a few words about the Ministry of Rites, the emperor was still interested in his heart, and immediately responded: "Why don't you dare?" Today's autumn is crisp and crisp, and the crowns are gathered, it is rare for the saint to be so interested, dare not obey his fate? But how can you go back to what God has given you? If this is the case, if the minister loses, he will give this imperial village to the martial champion, and His Majesty thinks it is good? ”

Zhengde laughed, pointed at Yang Gan and said: "You can be a man, take my things everywhere, don't feel distressed, so it's okay, but Yang Qing is so generous, you can send out the things I just gave, I can't be too stingy, if I lose, not only will I repair the house for you, but also allow you to recommend a child of your own family to serve in the household department, do you think this is good?" ”

"Thank you for your grace." Yang Gan smiled and said, as if he had already won.

Orimu Qing was stunned for a moment, and the prince's face was also stiff over there, and he said in his heart, okay, his father just investigated Li Yanlu for opening a gambling house, but now he wants to gamble by himself, and there is some suspicion that only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light the lamps.

Thinking in his heart, he joked on the side: "Erchen doesn't dare to bet with his father, but he wants to bet with Yang Xiang, if Erchen loses, this Erchen of the Yang family will definitely give him a heavy responsibility, always take care of it, if Yang Xiang loses, just ask for a meal." ”

"This advantage is a bit big, thank you His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness, so I gambled this game with His Royal Highness." Yang Gan smiled like an old fox, and no one could know what it meant with the look in his eyes.

Zhemuqing just wanted to speak here, but there was a person standing up on the other side, "His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor, the envoy is willing to gamble with His Majesty." ”

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