The first day of the fifth month is a big day for the DPRK and China. King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty, Lee Won-jeong, came to visit Gyeongshi.

Yi Yuanzheng's name is Yi Yu, the character Yuanzheng, only twenty-five years old, is the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. He is young and promising, talented, and proficient in civil and martial arts. Not only did he work hard politically, he was diligent in government and loved the people, and he was successful in language, medicine, and astronomical calendars, but he also defeated the Japanese in the seventeenth year of Yongle and rescued more than 140 people of the Ming Dynasty.

However, there are two things that teach him the most proud, the same etiquette and music, and the same martial arts.

On the day of Li Yuanzheng's visit, the clouds were deep in spring, and the sky seemed to be washed by flowing blue ink, and there were no clouds. When you look up, you can see a large expanse of blue spreading endlessly, as if it is a clear and clear glazed tile.

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi led the crown prince Zhu Zhanji, the third duke, the third gu, the six ministries and other officials at all levels to personally welcome the Korean king and ministers and envoys into the Forbidden City. Li Yuanzheng first went to the Qianqing Palace to bow three times and bow nine times to Zhu Di, and then went to the Huagai Hall to attend the banquet.

The eaves of the canopy hall are pecked high, the four corners are sharpened, the yellow glazed tiles on the roof are colorful, and the gilded treasure top of the copper tire in the middle is magnificent.

The front stone steps are one out of the east and west, three out of the north and south, and the middle is the embossed cloud dragon pattern royal road, and the stomping, the vertical belt is shallow carved with a curly grass pattern.

The two sides of the door are blue brick sill walls, and the windows are placed on them. The eaves inside and outside the hall are decorated with golden dragons and seals, and the ceiling is a dragon on the front of the gold pasted with powder. The whole hall stands in the halls of the Forbidden City, like a long bridge lying on the waves, golden and brilliant.

Zhu Di sat on the throne of the carved dragon gold chair, and Wang Guifei sat on the carved gold chair beside him. Behind the chair is set up carved dragon hair gold screen, left and right respectively have two pairs of treasure elephants, cranes, horn ends, incense tubes.

After Li Yuanzheng saw the salute, he sat on the right side of Zhu Di's head. Further after that, there are the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, the grandson Zhu Zhanji, the three dukes, the three orphans and the officials above the three grades. The first seat on the left is Concubine Quan Xian, and then there are concubines, concubines and princesses at all levels.

Wang Guifei hoped that Zhu Di and Jian Huaizhen's father and daughter would recognize each other, and repeatedly created opportunities for them to meet, so she also brought her along.

Li Yuanzheng was wearing a soap wrinkled yarn and a nine-dimensional flat heavenly crown, wearing a silk silk dragon dark bone cloud robe, wearing a five-color coral jade bead and jade belt around his waist, and chestnut soap deerskin boots.

He is twenty-five years old, born with a face like a crown of jade, and his description is outstanding, but there is a kind of royal majesty between his eyebrows, and his whole person is majestic and heroic, and his demeanor is extraordinary. When the princesses and maids at the banquet saw it, they were all fascinated by it, and they secretly agreed.

At the beginning of the banquet, the delicacies and wine were sent one after another, and the banquet was staggered, and the sound of silk and bamboo was pleasing to the eye and intoxicated.

When the wine was full of enthusiasm and the guests and hosts were happy, the concubine pursed the carmine on her lips, and said with a smile like a flower: "I heard that the king is not only good at literature and martial arts, but also has research in vocal music, astronomy, and medicine, and can be said to be the best among young talents." As she spoke, the red tassel on the crimson dotted emerald hairpin on her head shook gently, casting a charming shadow of begonia and saffron in the wine bottle.

Concubine Ru is a smart person, and she has her own plans for everything she says and does. She saw that Lee Won Zhengtian was full of talent, and the Joseon Dynasty was now prestigious, so she wanted to do her best to encircle her, so that she could use it for herself in the future.

Li Yuanzheng arched his hand and smiled, with a look of arrogance between his eyebrows: "Niangniang has won the award." Yuan Zheng is still an opponent, and he only has martial arts and vocal music. The rest is just scratching the surface. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, and Zhu Di's face also showed a slight embarrassment. If it is admitted that Li Yuanzheng's martial arts and voice attainments are comparable, it will undoubtedly humiliate the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and the Celestial Empire. If it is a verbal criticism, it will inevitably appear narrow and short-breathed, attracting people's handles.

Zhu Di was hesitating, but Concubine Ru was already laughing and said: "The king is strong in martial arts, and it is the welfare of the Korean subjects to lead his subjects to protect his family and defend the country. In our Forbidden City, there is also a master of martial arts, and he has never encountered an opponent so far. The two are evenly matched, which is gratifying. ”

Concubine Ru smiled indifferently, and there was a trace of self-satisfaction between her eyebrows that was not easy to be noticed. She has been in the harem for more than 20 years, turning her hands into clouds and covering her hands for rain, and she is naturally a person with clever means. She understands that Li Yuanzheng is a young man with ambition and arrogance, if she wants to make friends with him, she naturally has to frustrate his spirit first and teach him to be happy and convinced. That's why she provoked him with extremely subtle words.

When Li Yuanzheng heard this, his face immediately showed a look of disdain. His tone was a little stiff, and he said coldly: "In that case, why don't you teach him to have a discussion with Yuan Zheng?" Yuan Zheng heard that the Central Plains Heavenly Empire was vast and full of talents, and he had always admired it very much. ”

Zhu Di turned his head to look at Concubine Ru, who smiled brightly, and her jade teeth were blooming, as if she was in her chest. Zhu Di's expression was relaxed at this time, and he laughed loudly: "Since Yuan Zheng said so, Ru Aiqing will teach the martial arts master you said to learn from him." ”

"Okay." Concubine Ruying smiled, her eyes were full of anticipation, and she already said: "Since the emperor and the king have already ordered, Young Master Jiang will reluctantly make it difficult." ”

"Yes." Jiang Shaoheng stood up from the seat, with a long jade body and a lupine scarf, looking elegant and exquisite, with a green temperament, and for a while, he compared the princes and grandchildren on the seat, and even Zhu Di and Li Yuanzheng couldn't help but secretly admire.

Zhu Di pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "Today, you are just learning from each other, aiming to keep improving, and you have to point to the end, so as not to hurt and be angry." ”

Jiang Shaoheng and Li Yuanzheng both responded, walked outside the attendance, and stood in the center of the main hall. Jiang Shaoheng escaped from the dust, dressed in white like snow, and the light and shadow fell. He has a detached smile on his face, a light complexion, and a temperament as warm as jade. Li Yuanzheng was freshly dressed and angry, full of spirit, with a kind of calm and unhurried eyebrows, and exuding the spirit of a king all over his body.

Li Yuanzheng's weapon is a Wu hook, which is all over the body, and it can be seen at a glance that it is made of fine iron.

Why don't the men take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures. Since ancient times, Wu Hook and heroes have complemented each other.

And in Jiang Shaoheng's hand, there was nothing but the folding fan with tough paper and gold.

Li Yuanzheng smiled, clenched his fists, and said loudly: "Young Master Jiang, please show your weapons." ”

Jiang Shaoheng is as independent as a mountain. He smiled and said, "Shaoheng's weapon is already in his hand." The king please. ”

Li Yuanzheng was annoyed, and secretly thought that Jiang Shaoheng was using the folding fan as a weapon, relying on the strength of the crowd to humiliate him. He raised the Wu hook, made a killing move, and rushed straight towards Jiang Shaoheng.

Seeing that the tip of Wu Hook's knife was about to fall on Jiang Shaoheng's shoulder, he didn't panic at all, and with a slight dodge, the knife was already in vain.

When Li Yuanzheng saw that the attack was empty, he couldn't help but be ashamed and angry, and carried Wu Hook to kill Jiang Shaoheng repeatedly. He was ruthless, pressing step by step, and every move looked very thrilling, but Jiang Shaoheng avoided them one by one.

Jiang Shaoheng is well-dressed, agile in posture, and calm and calm in his gestures, which is very different from Li Yuanzheng's vicious sharpness.

Jian Huaizhen raised the jade-colored glass bottle, took a sip of grape wine, and smiled slightly. Li Yuanzheng's martial arts have a fierce and ruthless atmosphere, he is not weak, I am afraid that he can draw with Ji Xinhan and others, if he encounters real martial arts masters, such as Jiang Shaoheng, Fang Xiao and others, he will definitely be defeated. Jiang Shaoheng could win within ten moves, but he avoided him with ten moves and didn't fight back, just to save him some face.

Sure enough, as soon as the ten moves passed, Jiang Shaoheng began to counterattack. His martial arts are natural, and his every move is like a jade tree in the wind, just three moves, and he used a folding fan to knock down Li Yuanzheng's Wu hook. Jiang Shaoheng pondered for a while, then caught Wu Hook with a frightening momentum, held it in his hand, and gave a deep salute: "The king agrees." ”

Li Yuanzheng was dumbfounded, and he didn't react for a long time. After a long time, he laughed loudly and said, "Okay! Good! The Great Ming Dynasty is really full of talents, Xiao Wang is not good at learning and art, and he is willing to admit defeat. After speaking, he respectfully took Wu Hook and returned Jiang Shaoheng's gift. Although he lost his martial arts, he never lost his bearing.

Concubine Ru smiled coquettishly, and her light was shining: "The king is too modest, and he will let Young Master Jiang be." Your Majesty, what do you think? ”

At first, Zhu Di was worried that Jiang Shaoheng would lose and lose the Ming dynasty and reputation, and he was worried that Li Yuanzheng would be defeated, so he was angry. Now that he sees Jiang Shaoheng beating Li Yuanzheng, Li Yuanzheng does not have the slightest resentment, but becomes more and more submissive to Daming and is very happy. His voice was like a bell, and he laughed loudly: "As Aiqing said, it is extremely true. Fang Cai Yuan Zheng said that he also has a study of vocal music, I had ordered Concubine Quan to prepare a few songs and dances, and now I ordered the singer and the dancing girl to perform in the palace, how about having fun with Yuan Zheng? ”

Before Li Yuanzheng could answer, Concubine Quan Xian had already said in a coquettish voice beside him: "The king is good at vocal music, and you can be said to be unparalleled in the world. The concubines are ready to sing and dance, but they are just offering ugliness. How about asking the king to play a song for the emperor? "Concubine Quan Xian is a North Korean, and she inevitably shelters Li Yuanzheng, so when she saw him lose to Jiang Shaoheng, she was unhappy in her heart, because she wanted to save face for him. But he didn't want the words "unparalleled in the world" to touch Zhu Di's heart again.

Seeing Zhu Di's slight displeasure, Wang Guifei already understood what he was thinking, so she said in a round: "The king works on the piano and flute, which is gratifying and congratulatory, and the emperor also has the heart to ask the king to play a song." It's just that the palace heard people talk about the so-called 'Jin Se and Ming' and 'Qin and Xiao Ensemble', all of whom will be a 'He' word, and now the king is alone, and no one should respond, so it is better to play another day. What does Concubine Ru think? ”

Wang Guifei deliberately asked Concubine Ru, and vaguely blamed her for not provoking today's incident. The smile on Concubine Ru's face froze, and she replied forbearingly: "What the concubine said is very true. When Zhu Di heard this, he also nodded yes.

Concubine Quan Xian smiled elegantly, and her cold and noble temperament came to her face, like a cold plum blooming with proud snow on the branches: "Who said that the king has no one to respond?" Could it be that the emperor and the ladies have forgotten that the palace can barely play the jade flute? When everyone heard this, their expressions sank, everyone knew that Concubine Quan Xian was not only good at singing and dancing, but also good at blowing the flute, if she wanted to cooperate with Li Yuanzheng to play the flute, I am afraid it would really be unparalleled in the world.

If Zhu Di can't find someone to beat the two of them in a moment or three, I'm afraid that the face of the Ming Dynasty will be lost, and all the vassal states will laugh at the Ming Dynasty's vast land and resources, but there is no one who is even proficient in vocal music.