"The Holy Lord's message: 'I won't go to tonight's banquet!

A slender steward eunuch walked up to the central stone platform of the Changyin Pavilion and sang loudly.

As soon as his words fell, the civil and military ministers around the stone platform, upstairs and downstairs all sighed softly, and the tense nerves immediately relaxed a lot.

No matter when, no matter what place, whether the emperor is there or not, the atmosphere is completely different.

This was already the second day after Yun Tianjia fell unconscious.

In the morning, a grand and grand ceremony was held in the colorful stone square, where the clan elders, civil and military ministers, citizens, business travelers, and hundreds of thousands of people scattered in the rivers and lakes witnessed the historical moment when He Xiaoduo was crowned as the princess of Xiyuan. Emperor He Qianliu personally ordered, robed, and crowned He Xiaoduo. He Xiaoduo gargled with a golden cup, knelt down to thank God, and renamed He Qianliu as his father.

At this ceremony, He Xiaoduo's biological father, He Baichuan, the shield king who was supposed to be present, did not appear. As a side-by-side king who is divided into feudal areas, he cannot enter Beijing without the special permission of the emperor.

The rules of heaven are inherently dehumanized.

In the afternoon, the royal relatives in Shizhu Island, the nobles of the family, the six ministries and nine kings, and the important ministers of civil and military affairs gathered in Changyin Pavilion to celebrate the smooth holding of the succession ceremony.

As a party to He Xiaoduo, there is no excitement in his heart.

The position of princess is an identity and a responsibility. She didn't know if her small shoulders could bear it.

Looking at the fourth uncle He Zhanxi, who was chatting and laughing in the stands opposite, He Xiaoduo felt an indescribable sadness in her heart.

He Zhanxi is her own uncle, and from today on, he will also be her biggest opponent and enemy on the way to the top.

In the face of absolute interests, the thin veil woven with family affection will soon be lifted. She didn't know if she was ready to face the cruelty and cruelty of the dagger.

When the steward eunuch finished singing the edict and retreated from the stone platform, Shen Jiayue, the secretary of the ministry, got up and left the table, and said in a straight voice: "Colleagues, today's succession ceremony is a great joy that has not been encountered in my Tuhao Empire for more than ten years. Everyone traveled thousands of miles to the capital to attend the ceremony, and the opportunity was quite rare, and they couldn't leave regrets to go back. Since the emperor can't come to the banquet in person, the old man has a proposal, why don't we watch the play or the performance today, and watch the real martial arts competition, the confrontation with real swords and guns, how about it?"

Tang Yunqi, the squire of the military department, echoed loudly: "Shen Tsukazai is right! This play can be listened to at any time, and can be watched at any time, just like today's situation where almost all the civil and military officials from the central and local governments have arrived, it is the first time in more than ten years, everyone gathers together to watch the play and listen to the music, the elegance is elegant, but it is too wasteful." ”

When the officials heard this, they put down their cups and chopsticks one after another. Everyone likes to hear about martial arts competitions, and it is much more interesting than listening to dramas.

"Lao Shen and Lao Tang are both diehard loyalists of Prince Xuan. Wen Yanxin whispered to He Xiaoduo: "The two of them said this, I'm afraid that there was King Xuan's instruction, especially for us." ”

He Xiaoduo nodded slightly.

Changyin Pavilion is a special place in the palace for watching dramas and feasts, there is a special team of artists, and every three or five times, magic, acrobatics, opera and other programs will be staged.

The whole Changyin Pavilion is in the shape of a hollow shape, divided into two floors, the middle patio is built to the north of a one-meter-high stage, the lower floor is in addition to the north is the artist's preparation room, the east, south, and west sides are stands. The upper floor is a private seat, and people can sit on all sides.

He Xiaoduo sat on the west side of the second floor, and He Zhanxi sat on the east side of the second floor, facing each other across the patio.

On the north side of the second floor are the royal nobles, and on the south side of the second floor are the six ministries and nine kings and other powerful figures. There are more people on the first floor, but they are all the top upper-class figures in today's imperial court, including civil and military bureaucrats, children of families, strange businessmen, and representatives of teachers and students of the First Star Academy and the Royal Military Academy.

Shen Jiayue continued: "Since it is a competition, there are always factions to win or lose. Otherwise, if you make a fuss, you won't be able to see why. Xia Guan thought that with the command of Prince Xuan as a faction, the rest of the people were combined into one faction, and each side produced three generals, and a pair of players competed, and saw which side won and which side lost. ”

The hundred officials were in high spirits and talked about it. It's one thing to have fun in a martial arts competition, and it's another thing to win a decisive victory.

The competition is fun, everyone is just trying to entertain, and they will not send the top masters, nor will they go all out. However, the decisive victory in the competition is related to face and status, which is necessary to fight hard, and the degree of excitement is naturally different.

"Isn't this good? Who dares to compete with King Xuan? Wouldn't it be a bit rude?"

"Fair competition, what kind of courtesy?"

"Then who takes the lead? Ordinary people are not qualified to compete against King Xuan. Besides, what if people settle accounts after the fall?"

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"But then again, our Manchu Dynasty generals are a little unreasonable to King Xuan, with the crowd against the outnumbered, there is nothing to say if you win, and if you lose, you will be too angry!"

He Zhanxi was burly, sitting on the stool as tall as an ordinary person, he smiled and got up, and said, "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate." Although there are many generals under the command of this king, how dare he compete with the civil and military forces of the United Dynasty?"

Tang Yunqi persuaded with a voice: "Yes, yes." Since the end of last year, Princess Xiyuan has led her soldiers to quell the rebellion, and her military achievements have attracted the attention of the whole country. I think there is no one here who does not want to see the demeanor of the princess's generals with their own eyes. Xia Guan thought that it was better for Prince Xuan and the princess to be their own faction and compete with each other, so as to open everyone's eyes!"

Baiguan was stunned for a moment, and then applauded.

Everyone knows that in today's court situation, the situation has gradually become clear, and only He Xiaoduo and He Zhanxi are qualified to inherit the unification. But who will go one step further is unknown.

Among them, some are biased towards King Xuan, some are close to He Xiaoduo, and more than half have not yet stood firm and are in a wait-and-see state.

Those who support King Xuan are happy to see King Xuan show his strength. Those who are neutral and wait and see also hope that through this competition, they can get a glimpse of the strength of the two sides, so as to make a reference for standing in the future team.

Only some of the officials who are interested in He Xiaoduo are faintly worried. They all knew that there were many generals under He Xiaoduo's command, and they were all injured at this time.

In this competition, He Xiaoduo may be destined to be at a disadvantage and achieve the reputation of King Xuan.

Wen Yanxin sneered: "These three sing and harmonize, but they are good at acting." ”

The corners of He Xiaoduo's mouth twitched slightly, and she sneered silently. He Zhanxi sent people to assassinate his subordinates, but it turned out that he was in ambush here! Presumably, he was also very jealous of Long Yuandong and He Dali, who had been promoted to the eighth order, otherwise there was no need to take a big risk to assassinate them.

In order to win, King Xuan is already unscrupulous.

And he really stumped He Xiaoduo!