Chapter 655: Triumphant Feast (3)
The Emperor of Jiuyang discussed some trivial matters about the handover with everyone, and then got up and returned to the Jiuyang Hall through the road he came from again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I just received the news that Xia Han's soldiers have all returned from Khanmenyuan, so let's go to the square for a banquet!" Emperor Jiuyang did not return to the dragon chair, but stood in the middle of the main hall and shouted to the ministers sitting around.
The group marched along with the music, and the royal guards opened the way, and marched to the square in front of the palace.
Shangguan Xiaoyao still walked and staggered towards the end of the team, and this time the Emperor of Jiuyang just glanced at him and ignored it.
"What's the matter, General Xiao Yao?" Shangguan Xiaoyao had been slowly passing through the entire team from the side of the Emperor Jiuyang to the separate East Palace team of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, maybe the Emperor of Jiuyang is going to be in trouble this time. Shangguan walked beside the prince freely, and the strategist who had originally discussed matters with the prince consciously bowed down and gave up his position.
The prince's face, which was still smiling slightly, immediately fell, and asked Shangguan Xiaoyao seriously: "Why did General Xiao Yao say this, I don't see my father worrying about anything." ”
"When I participated in the Tianyin Festival, I left more than one means of communication with the Holy Maiden Yin Zhiyao, but at this time they were all useless. Shangguan Xiaoyao also frowned and whispered to the prince.
"What if Yin Zhiyao is involved in some important matter or is on the way to retreat and can't contact the outside world?" The prince still couldn't accept the speculation that the Jiuyang Emperor would encounter danger this time, and kept deducing in different directions.
"The last time she was contacted, Yin Zhiyao said that she had no plans to retreat with other arrangements in the near future, and that there were no major events going on inside the Tianyin Holy Land. Shangguan Xiaoyao denied Yin Zhiyao's personal problems and continued to discuss with the prince. "Since the Emperor of Jiuyang insists on me staying to help you, then I should not forcibly participate in this matter. ”
Shangguan Xiaoyao suddenly stopped talking about it, and looked at the prince with hesitation.
The prince noticed the abnormality in Shangguan Xiaoyao's face, helped Shangguan Xiaoyao to stride forward, signaled the ministers of the East Palace to keep the original speed and not follow, and then whispered to Shangguan Xiaoyao: "Xiao Yao, but it doesn't matter, I will never mention it to the second person." ”
"Emperor Jiuyang may have to worry about his life when he goes, and I hope that the prince is ready to succeed to the throne, and now your imperial brother's power has not been eradicated, and he is very careful of his internal turmoil and state affairs. After Shangguan Xiaoyao finished speaking, he strode forward again and left the prince's marching procession.
The crown prince hesitated for a moment, causing the East Palace team behind him to follow and stop.
Then the prince's momentum changed abruptly, and he strode forward.
The East Palace team behind them didn't know what Shangguan Xiaoyao said to the prince, so they had to follow in every puzzled way.
Shangguan returned to the position on the side of the Emperor of Jiuyang, the Emperor of Jiuyang still glanced back, nodded and continued to walk towards the square with the civil and military officials.
"You told the crown prince?" Emperor Jiuyang secretly said.
"Yes, I will speculate with the prince. Shangguan glanced at Emperor Jiuyang, and also replied with a voice.
"If Xiao Yao Xiaoyou doesn't want to be tied up by Da Xia, it's okay to keep the sword as a souvenir, but I hope that Xiao Yao Xiaoyou will remember the love between Da Xia and us in the future. A hint of perseverance flashed in Emperor Jiuyang's eyes, and he said to Shangguan freely.
"Emperor Jiuyang doesn't have to be sad, the matter of Tianyin Holy Land will definitely be resolved head-on. Shangguan Xiaoyao saw that the mood of the Emperor of Jiuyang was getting lower and lower, so he simply leaned over and whispered.
The civil and military ministers behind him saw Shangguan Xiaoyao and Emperor Jiuyang, and they all showed envy.
"Where is this Xiao Yao from, he has been so close to Emperor Jiuyang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in just a few days. ”
"It is said that he had a close relationship with the ancestor of Xia Chonglou of the Zijin family before, and after being introduced by Xia Chonglou, he had a close relationship with His Royal Highness the second prince at that time, and the investigation revealed that the former prince and the queen colluded with the Shang State to cause trouble to the government, and then intercepted the Flying Eagle secret letter sent by the prince to the Shang State, but the queen's secret letter was leaked out by Xia Chonglou, and I declared war with the Shang State in Daxia. ”
"More than that, I went to Khanmenyuan with the army, and I watched the Emperor of Jiuyang hand the sword in his hand to this Xiao Yao. ”
"It is said that we were originally at a disadvantage in the Khan Gate, General Xiao Yao invited the royal ancestors of the Jin Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom, and also invited the ancestors of Tiangang Zhai Wei Shuangjue. ”
"There is also a set of formations, wasn't the Mentou Army originally a deserter who fled from the Han Kingdom to Tianyang City, so that General Xiao Yao became a vanguard army after catching the Khan Gate, and took the first credit in front of the battle. ”
"It is said that General Xiao Yao's cultivation is also outstanding, and it is rumored that in the battle of the monarch in the high sky of the Khan Gate Plain, he alone carried half of the attacks on the opposite side, and also beheaded two Saint Realm Elders!"
"Doesn't that mean that this General Xiao Yao's strength is already stronger than that of the emperor?"
"But then again, those two Saint Realm elders are loose cultivators who were sent to death, they just have the Yuan Power of the Saint Realm, but all the things on their bodies are from the Emperor Realm. ”
Shangguan Xiaoyao and Emperor Jiuyang listened to all the discussions of the ministers behind them, looked at each other with a smile, shook their heads, and strode forward.
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When the group arrived at the square, the square was already full of long tables, and in front of the tables were some soldiers and junior officers in brand new uniforms.
Everyone held tea and discussed in a low voice, and there were only some snacks and cold dishes on the table.
"When Shen Shi, the Emperor of Jiuyang arrived, and all the soldiers saluted and took their seats!" In front of the door of the square, Shangguan Xiaoyao stood half a step behind the Emperor of Jiuyang, waiting for the palace door to open and enter the square and take a seat.
Then the Emperor of Jiuyang strode into the palace gate and walked to the square amid the shouts of the muezzy.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Many soldiers were already full of temples before they stepped into Tianyang City for the first time, and when they saw the dignity of the Emperor Jiuyang for the first time, they couldn't help but perform the big salute with tears in their eyes.
"The one who holds the sword of the imperial general, General Xiao Yao has arrived!"
The shout of the muereins made Shangguan feel free for a moment, isn't this second prince the current prince but has become him?
"Xiao Yao, go quickly!" Seeing that Shangguan Xiaoyao was slow to take a step, the prince hurriedly said.
Shangguan Xiaoyao saw that the prince also reminded him, so he could only walk towards the square.
"All the generals and soldiers, see General Xiao Yao!" The soldiers in the square no longer knelt down to salute this time, but habitually knelt on the ground, clasped their fists in their hands and shouted in unison in front of their heads.
Shangguan strode in front of the Emperor of Jiuyang, and the same half-kneeled fist towards the Emperor of Jiuyang.
"Xiao Yao, with many tricks to resolve the invasion of the Shang State, and then fought with the enemy in the Khan Gate Yuan, made great contributions, and was named the general of the Quartet, and when the sword of Daxia was invaded, he commanded the military power of the world, and those who did not obey could be killed!"
Shangguan Xiaoyao raised his head and glanced at the Emperor of Jiuyang, seeing that his face was full of solemnity, he knew that this was forcibly tying him up to the boat, so he had to take it by the neck.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" At this time, the mureins shouted that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had entered the palace, and the prince wore a three-clawed gilded dragon robe, walked to the Emperor of Jiuyang, bowed slightly, and slowly sat down.
"The holder of the national letter, Murong Xiao of the left!" Murong Xiao was wearing a Qingluan robe, and entered the square with the Great Xia National Letter in his hand.
On the square, it was all the military ministers who stood up to pay homage this time, and slowly knelt down to Murong Xiao with wat in both hands.
"The Great Commander Zipan Emperor, Xia Qingqiu has arrived. The burly Xia Qingqiu slowly walked into the square, and the royal guards on both sides beat their arms to their chests, and their armor made a crisp sound.
When everyone was seated, the Emperor Jiuyang slowly got up, and expanded his voice to the entire square with Yuan Li to declare: "Because the eldest son of my eldest son, the Empress, colluded with the Shang State and colluded with the private party to bring disaster to the national government, so the Shang State declared war on my Great Xia and Fanhan regardless of morality, and then my Great Xia relied on the elite soldiers and good generals to block it out of the Khan Gate with flesh and blood. ”
"When the soldiers return from a great victory, we should set up a banquet to reward the three armies, and give amnesty to the world to respect heaven and earth!" said to the people sitting in the square in a loud voice from the top of the Jiuyang Emperor. "Let's have a feast!"
"After the return of the great victory, the wine and dance will be fun, and then the merit will be rewarded!" Emperor Jiuyang raised the wine bottle in his hand and shouted.
Seeing this, Shangguan Xiaoyao and the others also hurriedly raised the wine bottle high and got up to follow the situation.
After all, the soldiers had to start entering the city since the morning, and now the stars were hung in the sky before the official feast began, during which only tea and simple food filled their stomachs, and they were already hungry.
And Shangguan Xiaoyao and the others were not in the mood to eat such delicacies, and they were discussing with each other in secret voices how to deal with state affairs during the absence of Emperor Jiuyang.
The Emperor of Jiuyang looked at these people's fierce arguments, and his heart Dao Great Xia had a successor, and a smile of relief unconsciously appeared.
At this time, Shangguan Xiaoyao caught a glimpse of the Chinese character flag in the square, and found that the scar-faced commander of the Mentou Army was sitting at the bottom of the stage, holding a roast leg of an unknown creature in his hand and munching on it.
Shangguan Xiao raised the wine bottle in his hand to salute him, and raised his head to do it.
The Scarface Commander noticed Shangguan Xiaoyao's movements, quickly put down the thighs in his hands, wiped his hands on the handkerchief, picked up the wine bottle and raised it above his head to salute Shangguan Xiaoyao.
"General Xiao Yao, who is that?" Emperor Jiuyang noticed Shangguan Yao's movements, put down the wine bottle and asked.
"Returning to the Emperor, this person was originally an exiled soldier of the Han Kingdom in Tianyang City, and was discovered by me when he was making trouble, and then he was named the commander of the vanguard army when the emperor gave me the sword. Shangguan Xiaoyao turned around and replied to the Emperor of Jiuyang.
"It seems that the great achievements of the vanguard army are obtained by this majestic man with a scar on his face, come on, bring this commander up, no, I will go down and personally confer merit on him!"