The day before the Winter Festival, the emperor held a feast in the palace to catch the wind and wash the dust for the vassal kings who came from afar, and the imperial dining room began to prepare from the afternoon, and the banquet hall was a lively scene.

When the sun set, Ye Yunyang walked into the palace gate with Huo Hong and Qu Pingyuan, the two senior brothers, and headed towards the inner palace.

"Senior brother, why am I coming?" he asked, puzzled.

Huo Hong shook his head and said, "I don't know, it's His Majesty the Emperor's meaning, which means that His Majesty attaches great importance to you." ”

"I don't think it's clearly hatred, everyone knows that I proposed the Tui En Order, and those vassal kings are not allowed to eat me at the banquet. He muttered,

Qu Pingyuan said: "Little junior brother, don't worry, there are senior brothers who dare not embarrass you, and we will support you." ”

He smiled: "Also, no matter how bold those vassal kings are, they don't dare to provoke you and senior brothers, whoever dares to provoke me, you will go up and beat him." ”

Huo Hong's face tightened, and he said, "You are not allowed to take the initiative to provoke others, my junior brother and I don't want to do anything with others." ”‘

"Two senior brothers, rest assured, how could such a kind person as me take the initiative to provoke anyone. He said seriously.

Huo Hong didn't believe this sentence at all, and secretly told himself to be optimistic about him, and Qu Pingyuan made a look and asked him to be careful.

It was already dark when the three of them entered the banquet hall, and there were dozens of low tables in the hall, and two cushions were placed behind each low table, which meant that two people shared a table.

According to the arrangement, Huo Hong wanted to sit with the crown prince, Ye Yunyang and Qu Pingyuan sat at a table, most of the vassal kings and princes also arrived, as well as the envoy officials sent by the vassal states, the graceful palace maids began to serve the food, all kinds of delicacies were placed on the low table, and there was fine wine.

Ye Yunyang took a deep breath with his nose and praised: "The state banquet really lives up to its reputation, these are all dishes that can't be eaten in the restaurant, it should be recommended that the emperor put on more state banquets when he is fine, and let us courtiers get rid of it." ”

Qu Pingyuan smiled and said, "You still showed a very reluctant appearance just now, why did it change in a blink of an eye, just because these dishes are delicious?"

"Of course, as a veteran foodie, it doesn't matter who you eat with, the important thing is to have good food. He said with a grin.

King Wei sat not far from the opposite side, glancing at him with a sharp gaze, and he made a blind look.

The eunuch shouted in a sharp voice: "His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have arrived with the lord of Yuying County, and the ministers will salute." ”

Everyone stood up together, then bent down to ninety degrees, and shouted in unison: "Ministers and others pay respects to His Majesty the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the County Lord, I wish Your Majesty long live Long live Long live, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Thousand years old and thousands of years old." ”

With a smile on his face, the emperor said loudly: "It's all your own family, no need to be polite, everyone hurry up and take a seat, the banquet has officially begun." ”

"Yes. Everyone straightened up and sat down again.

Only the emperor can enjoy a separate table here, the prince hugged his fist at Huo Hong, and sat beside him with a respectful expression, Huo Hong nodded and returned the courtesy.

Liu Yuying's seat was at the head of the crown prince, and there was already a young man with a nervous expression, he was the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom, named Liu Yu.

Liu Yu knew the little county lord's brutal character, and he was afraid that he would suffer a loss if he sat with her, and his forehead was full of cold sweat.

Liu Yuying glanced at him and immediately put forward his opinion: "Grandpa Huang, I don't want to sit with him, you let him change seats with Ye Yunyang." ”

The emperor was a little unhappy and said: "What is him, that's your Liu Yutang-brother, the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom." The Jin Kingdom is the most powerful of the seven feudal states, so what's wrong with arranging for you to sit with him. ”

The little girl pouted: "I'm going to sit with Ye Yunyang." ”

Liu Yu hurriedly stood up, hugged his fist at the emperor and said, "I am willing to exchange actions with Ye Xiangong, and I can't ask for it if I can sit with Qu Yuanzheng." ”

The emperor waved his hand: "Then change the seat, you have to be good, all the people present today are elders, and you are not allowed to mess around." ”

The little girl grimaced at the emperor's grandfather: "People know." ”

Ye Yunyang reluctantly changed seats with Liu Yu, and sitting with the little girl was bound to become the focus of everyone's attention, so he couldn't eat and drink without scruples, and he would lose a lot.

Liu Yuying waited for him to sit down, and hummed in a low voice: "Are you very unhappy to let you sit with me?"

"Of course not. He bared his teeth and squeezed out an ugly smile: "Being able to dine at the same table with the little county lord is a blessing that I have cultivated in my previous life, if only you could help me cover for a while, it would be more perfect if I could eat and drink without any scruples." ”

The little girl looked at him with disdain: "You are really useless, it's just a little state banquet, as for making you greedy like this?"

"Don't stand and talk without back pain, of course you don't feel new when you eat every day, it's the first time I've eaten it. "He's serious.

The emperor picked up the wine glass and said: "Tomorrow is the Winter Festival, according to the ancestral system, I want to feast on the ministers, so I specially chose to pick up the wind and wash the dust for all the clansmen who came from afar today. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The people raised their glasses and drained the wine.

Liu Yuying also followed everyone's example and put the whole glass of wine in her mouth, and when she entered her throat, she felt extremely spicy, and it was very rude to spit it out, so she had to swallow it all, choking her little face and flushing.

Ye Yunyang smiled and said: "If you don't know how to drink, don't be reckless, you are a girl, just pick up the cup and dip your lips to mean it, no one requires you to finish drinking." ”

Liu Yuying raised his chin arrogantly: "I'm going to drink it, you can drink it, why can't I." ”

"Don't blame me for not reminding you when you're drunk. ”

"You have to take care of it!"

After three rounds of drinking, the emperor inadvertently asked, "Is the Royal Junior Contest held tomorrow?"

The crown prince put down his wine glass and said in a respectful tone: "The return to my father will be held tomorrow, and the ten best young talents of the year will be selected and commended. ”

"How many people will participate in the competition this year?" the emperor asked again.

The crown prince smiled and said, "Father, you forgot, you sign up for the dinner every year, and now the banquet has just begun, and it has not yet reached this link." ”

Ye Yunyang felt strange and asked Liu Yuying, who was blushing: "What is the Junior Competition, and it is also named royal, what does it mean?"

Liu Yuying explained: "Every year during the winter festival, the young children of the vassal states who come to worship the emperor will hold a competition, from which the ten most powerful people will be selected, and they will be named talents, as long as the children of the royal family are over the age of 15 and not more than 18 years old, they can sign up. ”

Ye Yunyang lost interest all of a sudden: "Royal internal selection, what's the point of that, look at these guys present, one of them is all gentlemen, although the girls are very ladylike, but they can't hide their arrogance and domineering, it's just a lame general, is it interesting?"

Liu Yuying glared at him with big eyes: "I didn't care if it was interesting before, but this year's competition must be interesting, because the county lord has just reached the age of participation, and I not only want to participate but also win the first place!"

Ye Yunyang looked at her with very meaningful eyes, and then looked at the other royal children and the children of the vassal kings, and said, "I think it's very likely that you will win the first place." ”

Liu Yu was happy: "Even if you have vision, my martial artist level is second to none in this age group!"

"That's not what I meant. He suddenly turned into a wicked smile: "I mean they're all going to let you, it's hard for you to be the first." ”

"You dare to look down on me?" the little girl looked at him angrily.

He pouted towards Liu Yunu, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty on the side, and said, "That guy you didn't look down on just now has the strength of the Enlightenment Realm Appreciation Period, several levels higher than you, do you dare to say that you are his opponent?"

The little girl's arrogance immediately wilted, if she was only an opponent one or two levels higher than herself, she had the confidence to fight, but Liu Yu was five levels higher than her, and the other party only needed to show about eighty percent of her strength, and she had no chance of winning.

But she was still unconvinced and said: "Liu Yu is already eighteen years old, and when I reach the same age as him, at least I am a martial artist in the Yuan Realm, even if it is in the Ming Realm, it is possible." ”

"Hard mouth!" Ye Yunyang didn't bother to pay attention to her, picked up chopsticks and picked out the dishes he liked to eat.

The emperor was very interested in this matter, and said with a smile: "It's better to let the young people start signing up now, I really want to know what talents our Liu family has more." ”

The crown prince nodded, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree, those who want to participate in tomorrow's competition will start to register." ”

Liu Yuying was the first to stand up: "I'll sign up!"

Everyone began to applaud, the little girl was excited, Liu Yu waited for her to sit down and stood up and said: "I also signed up, although I have won the fourth place last year, but I still hope to participate again and meet the new contestants." ”

Next, a few more people signed up, including Liu Wenkang, the second prince of Zhao Guo, who had some bruises on his face.

Since Liu Wenkang was sitting in the corner, if he hadn't taken the initiative to report his name, neither Ye Yunyang nor Liu Yuying would have noticed that he was also there.

With a smile on his face, the emperor made sure that no one had signed up again, and asked the prince, "How many contestants are there?"

The prince's face turned red and he replied, "There are eleven in all." ”

"What?" The smile on the emperor's face disappeared without a trace, the competition system is to determine the top ten, but a total of eleven people have signed up, that is to say, in the end, more than ninety percent of the people are on the list, what is more than what, just see who has the lowest level and directly eliminate one.

The emperor's face sank like water: "The huge Han royal family, there are only eleven people who have signed up, is it possible that there is no successor to our Liu family?"

The prince hurriedly explained: "Of course not, only some of the children of the royal family and the seven feudal kings signed up just now, because the princes did not bring all their sons and grandsons, this year is less, it can be regarded as an exception, in previous years, there were twenty or thirty people who signed up." ”

In fact, the main reason is that the gold content of the so-called junior competition is too low, and the person who gets the ranking is praised by the emperor and the prince at most, plus a few silver ingots, which is not attractive to everyone, and even a drink of flower wine is not enough, since there is no benefit, no one wants to participate.

The emperor said with displeasure: "Twenty or thirty people are also few, I think it's time to change the rules, since it is a youth competition, it can't just be the direct children of the royal family and the princes of the feudal family to participate, everyone who is present, whether it is the princes and princes or the ordinary eunuchs and nobles, can sign up! There are also reward conditions that should also be changed, the first place will be rewarded with 1,000 taels, the second place will be 900 taels, and so on for each additional one less than 100 taels, and the top three I will also give additional rewards, so be it." ”

"Yes. The crown prince bowed, then turned his head and said, "You have all heard Your Majesty's words, if anyone else wants to sign up, please hurry up." ”

As soon as his words fell, Liu Yuying stood up unwilling to be lonely, pointed to the guy who was gnawing on a crystal hoof, and said, "Anping County Gong, General Fulin Ye Yunyang has signed up!"

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