August 15, 5125 Julian calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival.

On that day, the day is peaceful, the breeze is coming, King Jiang's palace begins to be busy early in the morning, between the halls of the corridor, you can see the figures of the eunuchs and palace maids hurrying to and fro, on the wide square in front of the Chang'an Palace, the banners are fluttering, the flowers are clustered on the brocade screen, in addition to the Chang'an Palace opposite, the other three sides of the square are located Penglai Palace, Hanliang Hall and Chenghuan Palace, the four halls of sanitation echo, the gold and green are shining, showing the style of the head of the three major powers of the mainland.

In the center of the square, a high platform was erected, named Phoenix Terrace, on which the Phoenix Terrace drove a golden gong and red drum, and the flagpoles at the corners of the four sides were towering. More than 200 low tables around the high platform and the corresponding futons have already been arranged, and the golden seat facing south is high, and the canopy is fluttering.

In fact, by noon, the previous preparations for the jade cake night banquet had come to an end, and the prince and several princes in charge of the night banquet entered the palace to meet Emperor Jiang, and returned to the details of the matter, and the prince of Yutang said: "According to the instructions of my father, the high platform is named Phoenix Terrace, and it is specially prepared for the dance of Princess Feihuang." ”

Emperor Jiang bowed his head with satisfaction and said, "This time, the Western Emperor sent Princess Feihuang to participate in the jade cake night banquet, what do the emperors know?"

The prince of Yutang said: "It must be the Demon Emperor who feels the power of his father, so he sent his favorite Princess Feihuang to dance for his father, in order to reconcile with my big ginger." ”

Emperor Jiang was silent, and looked at the second prince Jiang Yulu, Jiang Yulu said: "What the prince said is not bad, but the sons think that in addition to dancing, the Western Emperor has other meanings. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"The Western Emperor intends to let Princess Feihuang enter Chang'an, called Xianwu, which is actually to choose a son-in-law. ”

Emperor Jiang laughed and said, "Yulu is smart. ”

Jiang Yulu smiled and saluted, "Thank you for your praise." ”

Emperor Jiang said: "Before the Western Emperor sent Feihuang to Chang'an, he had already handed me a letter of state, although the letter did not explicitly mention the marriage, but carefully praised Princess Muyue, and then there were words of courtesy, and the intention was already clear. ”

All the princes said "yes" in unison.

Emperor Jiang nodded and said: "The marriage between the human and demon clans is a very important matter, and the Western Emperor has not said it clearly, and it is inconvenient for me to forcibly decree the marriage, so this marriage with Princess Feihuang, I will not favor any prince, you have to rely on your own ability to determine this family matter." ”

The princes suddenly responded "yes", and then the fourth prince Yun Ting said: "Father, the Western Emperor did not explicitly mention the marriage with my Da Jiang, and let Princess Feihuang dance at the night banquet of jade cakes, could it be that he asked Princess Feihuang to choose a son-in-law within the ten countries?"

Emperor Jiang smiled: "Yun Ting has already seen it. Then he nodded: "That's right, the Western Emperor sent Princess Feihuang to Chang'an, just to dance and recruit relatives in ten countries." Therefore, tonight, your opponent is the Ten Kingdoms. ”

Yutang said: "Don't worry, father, the princess is in my palace of Da Jiang, how can you let others take the lead?"

Emperor Jiang smiled with relief.

The fifth prince Jiang Yan said: "I am willing to take the lead for the prince brother, although the ten countries of the Mid-Autumn Festival tonight have sent talents from all over the world, but the night banquet is in Chang'an, and which country has more talents than my Jiang country?"

"Well, what Yan'er said is good. Emperor Jiang praised.

Yu Lu continued at this time: "In the opinion of the ministers, except for the star genius of Liang Guo, the rest are not to worry. ”

As soon as Prince Yulu said this, the imperial study was silent for a while, and the princes thought about the recent limelight of the star genius, and they were inevitably jealous, especially the battle of the Anlu Canal twelve days ago, and I heard that this son froze the flying sword with a literary tone, and the means were so wonderful that it was incredible.

Emperor Jiang said: "Yulu, the day before yesterday, it was the Liang State Mission that you went to pick up, and you can see that star genius?"

"Back to my father, my son has seen me. ”

"How?"

"His bearing is extraordinary, and his demeanor is especially above Prince Liang, and he is a talent. ”

Emperor Jiang groaned slightly, and said: "Yulu, you might as well wait for the opportunity to test that star talent, if you can accept it for my use, it will be the best, if you can't ......" Emperor Jiang's eyes flashed coldly, and continued: "Don't let him go back to Liangguo." ”

"The retainers obeyed. ”

Prince Yutang suddenly said: "Father, the son suggests that tonight's night banquet can allow Gu Hou'an to abolish this son during the literary meeting. ”

Emperor Jiang snorted and said, "It's not a bad idea, let's let Yulu test it first." ”

Jiang Yulu bowed down to obey the order, thought about it, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that there is no need for Scholar Gu to make a move tonight, and Chen Guo will be very sad at that level." ”

After talking for a while, the princes went back to prepare, and said in front of Emperor Jiang that the brothers were of the same heart, helping each other, and ensuring that the Feihuang princess would be set by Jiang Guo and return to his own mansion, which was naturally another matter, after all, marrying the Feihuang princess was equivalent to a Taihua city, and he could also become the grandson-in-law of the Fang family, which can be described as a huge benefit.

In the evening, representatives of various countries entered the palace according to the ceremony, and in addition to Prince Xuanlin, Taifu Chen Renzhong, Qin Baiyao and Fan Baotong, Qingqin Qinghe also pretended to be a subordinate to enter the palace together, which was the result of Jiang Zhong and Han Shuye's agreement before coming to Chang'an.

When a drum, the moon rises tomorrow, the world is white, the palace around the square hangs thousands of lanterns streamer, ten thousand silver lamps scatter, the phoenix stage ribbon red carpet, red clothes and green skirts, more than a dozen light body dancers with long sleeves and wide comfort, dancing with music.

Jiang Zhong sat at the low table, watching the dance and listening to the music, and suddenly remembered the night when he woke up in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, when Emperor Jiang was also feasting the envoys of the Nine Kingdoms, and he was imprisoned in that remote attic, and he was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard an exclamation around him, and then someone said in disbelief: "Princess Feihuang has arrived, it's Princess Feihuang!"

When Jiang Zhong looked up, he saw a girl in colorful clothes and bare feet descending from the sky, and the dancing girl on the stage saw the Phoenix girl coming, spread out in a circle on all sides, and handed out the handkerchief in her hand to greet her, and the barefoot girl slowly landed on a ball of ribbons, and bowed to Emperor Jiang Yingying: "Feihuang has seen His Majesty Emperor Jiang, the queen mother." "The sound is like a warbler's chirp, which is gratifying.

Jiang Zhong stared at the Feihuang princess, she was really bright and beautiful, and Fan Baotong beside her said stupidly: "It seems to be a little more beautiful than all the sisters in my family!"

Jiang Zhong glanced at him sideways with a smile, and was about to wake him up with Dong Shiyin, but saw a row of guests staring blankly at the stage, some people poured wine and overflowed without knowing, some people held chopsticks in their hands and hung on the table, and some lecherous people raised their hands and pointed to the stage, and collapsed directly...... There are many different forms.

Prince Xuanlin also said: "It's worth the trip to see Princess Feihuang tonight." ”

Jiang Zhong recognized this sentence, if he was not distracted by the past, and suddenly saw the beautiful Feihuang Princess, it is estimated that he would also lose his mind, even so, the Feihuang Princess who fell from the sky has made him feel amazing enough, and then look at the phoenix platform at this time, he only feels brilliant and dazzling, and people dare not look at it directly.

"Good, good, good!" After Emperor Jiang and the Empress praised it, they praised it three times in a row, and said: "It is their blessing that the Western Emperor and Princess Muyue can give birth to such a fairy-like daughter, hurry up." ”

Princess Feihuang stood up, and Empress Jiang asked with a pleasant face, "I heard that Feihuang has a dance to dedicate to Your Majesty tonight?"

Princess Feihuang replied, "Yes." ”

The queen nodded "um" and said, "Then the dance is coming, and the palace has been looking forward to it for a long time." ”

Feihuang blessed Jiang Hou, and then raised his left arm, which was as white as jade, and when his body turned, the "Phoenix Dance Nine Days" that turned Taihua City upside down officially began to dance.

At this moment, the moon is white and the wind is clear, a thousand lights are shining, but the phoenix platform is hazy, like a dream, the flying phoenix princess flickered in the empty fantasy moonlight, just like a phoenix soaring in the nine days in the clouds shuttle.

At this time, Jiang Zhong really felt the true meaning of the four words "fairy in the world" for the first time, and suddenly a person in the audience beat his chest and shouted, strangely no one paid attention, everyone's eyes were attracted by the light dance on the stage, and even the forbidden troops guarding the square couldn't help but look at it a few times, and the sword in his hand was unstable for a while.

Therefore, when Qinghe behind Jiang Zhong got up and left, no one paid attention to her, not to mention that Qingqin and Qinghe were on the same side, even if they didn't intend to pay attention, it was difficult to detect when they were missing one person, not to mention the moment when the audience was full of fascination.

Suddenly, I saw the flying phoenix princess spin up, and when she flew to a height of two zhang, she circled leisurely around the phoenix platform, turned around three times, and sent the ribbon forward in her arms, and the flying flowers fell all over the sky.

"Okay!" Emperor Jiang took the lead in applauding, and the audience cheered.

Princess Feihuang slowly fell with the colorful Luoying, re-established herself on the stage, and saluted Emperor Jiang and Empress Jiang again.

Emperor Jiang raised his hand and said: "Reward, I want to be rewarded!"

Princess Feihuang said: "Feihuang didn't dare to ask His Majesty Emperor Jiang for a reward, but only asked His Majesty's permission, and all the talented people in the field danced a poem for Feihuang's suitable talents, and Feihuang was satisfied." ”

Emperor Jiang suddenly understood, Princess Feihuang came to Chang'an to choose a son-in-law, of course, it was indispensable to test everyone in the field, and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this?" and then said loudly to everyone: "I believe that you all feel it, you might as well take 'Phoenix' as the theme, that is, write poems, and I will reward the best." ”

Everyone bowed down to "yes", and after a while, the envoys of various countries presented poems and passed them on the throne of the flying phoenix one by one for appreciation.

Princess Feihuang has learned human poetry and literature with her mother since she was a child, and awakened her colorful literary courage at the age of six, so although she lives in Taihua City in the West, her cultivation is not inferior to the genius of the same age of the human race, and Princess Feihuang has been personally instructed by her grandfather, so her eyesight and insight are by no means comparable to ordinary people.

After reading the first wave of poems, Princess Feihuang, who sat side by side with the third princess and the sixth princess of Jiang Guo, did not say a word, obviously did not look at the first wave of poems, and the talents from all over the world who offered poems in the first wave couldn't help but be disappointed, shaking their heads and sighing.

After a while, the second wave of poems was offered, and Princess Feihuang still read them one by one, until a "Phoenix Dance", she stopped, read it twice, and said with a smile: "This one is good." At this moment, a few wisps of literary spirit overflowed from the paper, and they continued to linger.

The third princess, Jiang Yungu, took it curiously, and read softly: "The dance turns to the red sleeves, and the bright moon shines all over the hall." The golden shuttle is thin through the air, and the belt is long. The willow is not self-contained, and the skin is made of hibiscus. Lingbo flower fairy, flying phoenix. Nian Bi nodded and said, "It is indeed a masterpiece." Then he turned sideways and whispered to Princess Feihuang: "'The bright moon shines on the hall' and 'Plain skin hibiscus makeup' are the most novel, with the three points of cold momentum added to this poem, it can be promoted as the top of many current poems." ”

Feihuang nodded and said, "It's the right time, after all, the fat powder is a little heavier, and it's shallow and difficult to spread." ”

Yun Gu smiled: "It's the princess's vision that is too high. ”

At this time, a young man in the Jin State delegation stood up and said loudly: "Ji Huan, the third prince of the Jin Kingdom, Princess Xie Feihuang praises." ”

Princess Feihuang smiled at him, Ji Huan was stunned for a moment, and didn't come back to his senses until the person next to him reminded him, coughed embarrassedly, and hugged his fists and said: "I saw that Liang Guo had also handed over the poem, I think it should be the work of a star genius, dare to ask Princess Feihuang, how does the poem of a star genius compare with the clumsy poem under it?"

Ji Huan obviously saw that Princess Feihuang had thrown aside the poems handed over by Liang Guo, and knew that Chen Renzhong had missed this time, so he deliberately made provocative remarks.

Princess Feihuang was about to reply, but Prince Xuanlin proudly continued: "Prince Ji Huan, don't get me wrong, the poem handed over by Liang Guo was written by this prince, and it is not surprising that it has not entered the eyes of Princess Feihuang." ”

Ji Huan's face changed slightly, and he said, "Oh, in that case, why didn't the star genius make a move?" Could it be that he looks down on the talents of all the countries here?"

At this time, the prince of Wu also stood up and echoed: "The great name of the star talent, even if you don't take the talents of all countries in your eyes, don't you put the Feihuang princess in your eyes?

Wu has been attached to the Jin State for a long time, and at this time, it is reasonable for Prince Wu to come forward to support Ji Huan, but Prince Wu's words are reasonable, which immediately aroused the general resonance of all the talents in the audience, and they reprimanded Jiang Zhong for "not knowing how to be polite" and "such a big shelf".

Seeing this, Emperor Jiang smiled and said: "Since this is the case, there is no need to hide the star talent, and he can also write a poem." ”

Jiang Zhong didn't want to attract attention because Qingqin Qinghe was secretly acting, and he thought that after Prince Xuanlin presented a poem, he could quietly uncover this section, but he was named by Emperor Jiang himself at this time.

Jiang Zhong stood up and saluted, and said, "The foreign minister was intoxicated by the graceful dance of Princess Feihuang and couldn't extricate himself, so he had no time to compose poetry. ”

Emperor Jiang said: "It's okay, it's right now." ”

Princess Feihuang also stood up, looked at Jiang Zhong, and asked, "Are you a star genius?"

"Don't dare, in the Xia Liang Guo Chen people. ”

Princess Feihuang said: "I have also heard your name in Taihua City, and this time I came to Chang'an, I originally wanted to see you and ask you for poetry." ”

"I don't dare to be under it. ”

"Your song of golden wind and jade dew, even the queen mother appreciated it a lot, of course you dare to be it. If you can write good poetry tonight, I will worship you as a teacher. ”

Hearing the words in the audience, there was an uproar, and only a certain scholar in Jiang Guo looked gloomy when he heard Princess Feihuang mention the "Golden Wind and Jade Dew Words".

Jiang Zhong knew that he wouldn't be able to avoid it no matter how he did tonight, but he didn't expect that the banquet had just started, and he was going to write.

So Jiang Zhong no longer refused, looked up at the high platform, and said, "It's named after this Phoenix Terrace." After a moment of silence, he said:

Phoenix on the Phoenix Terrace, Phoenix goes to Taikong River artesian.

Wu Palace flowers and plants buried in the path, the Jin Dynasty dressed into ancient mounds.

The three mountains are half in the blue sky, and the egret continent is divided into a water.

It is always because the clouds can cover the sun, and Chang'an is not worried.

After reading a poem, the colorful literary atmosphere whistled from the high platform, and then drove the wind to make a big work, blowing the ribbons on the stage, and the wind howled for a while, and suddenly turned into a colorful phoenix.

"Wenqi Carving Phoenix!" someone shouted in a lost voice.

"Ga~" A clear and piercing phoenix chirp pierced the night sky and spread throughout the entire royal city.

"Escort!" the eunuch beside Emperor Jiang screamed, a group of heavenly guards had already descended out of thin air and surrounded Emperor Jiang, and the scholar Gu Hou'an didn't know when he stood under Emperor Jiang's seat, holding a silver plate and a gold pen, looking at the colorful phoenix with a solemn expression.

Princess Feihuang looked up at the phoenix, her expression was excited, and suddenly her feet were a little and flew towards the phoenix.

Jiang Zhong waved his sleeves, the colorful phoenix vibrated its wings, rushed into the night sky, and after a while, finally the wind and the moon were calm, Prince Ji Huan of the Jin Kingdom lost his soul and fell on the futon, and the prince of Wu Guo also sat with his head bowed, and the rest of the people were shocked, or resentful, or panicked, or amazed, and all kinds of emotions were difficult to describe.

"Chang'an is not seen to make people sad, Chang'an is not seen to make people sad...... Second brother, it's really you!" muttered Yang Lingyao, who was sitting in the north in front of Jiang Zhong.