The chamberlain took Liu Qingyuan to the side of the Taiye Pond and saluted the emperor, and everyone took a closer look at the past, that Liu Qingyuan was full of short beards and a mighty body, and it was clear at a glance that he must be a tiger general in the army. Li Linfu briefly described the antecedents, and finally said: "Although General Liu is the best candidate recommended by this cabinet, General Leng of Tiance Mansion is also a young man, and whoever wins the flower depends on his ability. There was a deep dissatisfaction in his tone.

At that time, it was the prosperous age of Tianbao, and poetry singing and harmony was not only the exclusive practice of literati and scholars, but also the villains in the market, and the peddlers and pawns could all compose poems. Therefore, although Liu Qingyuan was a martial artist, he still raised his pen and quickly wrote a poem on the prepared Bai Juan. The singer chanted loudly: "The Tang Dynasty is the king's land all over the world, and the feudal territory is restless in Wu." The golden armor of the heavenly army wielded a long sword, and killed the enemy to reward the Holy Lord. ”

People immediately applauded, of course, they didn't have to think that they were all Li Linfu's subordinates. Yan Wuwu rolled his eyes and whispered: "This poem was written, I think he almost took a knife and cut people in front of the emperor." Murong Yunqing burst out laughing, and Tang Xiyao and Ye Suiyun couldn't help laughing.

Li Linfu said: "Although this poem is quite white, General Liu is a soldier in the army, which is already commendable. It is even more rare to be heroic and dry, as well as to be loyal to His Majesty. Li Longji nodded with satisfaction and said: "General Liu's bearing is extraordinary, and I have such a fierce general in the Tang Dynasty, which is the luck of my family and country, and I will give wine." Liu Qingyuan kowtowed and thanked him, picked up the imperial wine and drank it all in one gulp, thinking that this palace was too small, and such a small bowl would not taste good.

The emperor looked back to the other side and said, "Leng Qing, the princess recommends you as much as possible, don't let her down." Leng Xiaoxiao never expected that today he came to participate in this royal poetry meeting with a leisure heart, and it unintentionally evolved into a battle for the position of commander of the Longyou Army, although he had never had the heart to fight, but at the moment Li Linfu was suspicious and intended to rebel, and he must not let him succeed and grow stronger.

Leng Xiaoxiao got up and walked out, saluted and took the pen. At this time, it was close to twilight, and the shadow of the Penglai Pavilion in the lake was very long, and he looked at the sun on the horizon, thought about it, and lowered his head to write poems. I only listened to the singer read: "The sunset is on the side of the west mountain, and the iron-blooded Dan is in the heart." is not afraid of the yellow sand, only worried about the smoke of the homeland. The iron horse and the spear are not sorry to die, and the soul is alone in the peaceful year. ”

I just heard another group of people clapping and praising again, this time of course, Tang Xiyao and others were the loudest, especially Li Yunrao's shouting was the loudest.

Li Longji said to Li Bai: "The two generals are both civil and military, which makes it really difficult for me to choose. As for which is better or better in poetry, it is up to everyone to judge your poetry. ”

Li Bai responded quietly, but his heart was already trembling. He knew in his heart that the battle in front of him seemed to be easy, but in fact it was not trivial, and the result was by no means as simple as the quality of the poem, but it was about the ownership of hundreds of thousands of troops. He pondered for a moment, and only said: "General Liu's literary style is fierce, General Leng's family and country feelings, both of them are heroes, and the wind of bravery between the lines is full, it is really difficult to distinguish between the superior, and it is difficult for Weichen to judge." Please also ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment. In one sentence, the problem was pushed back to the emperor.

Murong Yunqing snorted and said, "This great poet Li is too slippery, and he refuses to talk about it. Tang Xiyao shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't dare." Qi Yufeng agreed: "It means that he is a smart person." ”

"However," I only heard Li Bai continue, "I don't know anything below, and I want to ask General Leng." ”

Leng Xiaoxiao said: "Lord Li, please speak." ”

Li Bai said: "General Leng's poems seem to have words, and there is a lot of worry in them. Xia Guan thought, with the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty today, Siyi Binfu can't help but make people feel wrong, whether the general has something he wants to say but didn't say. ”

Leng Xiaoxiao was stunned, of course he had a stomach of words that he wanted to confide in the emperor, and wanted to reveal Li Linfu's conspiracy of secretly rebelling one by one, but he also firmly remembered what Zhu Jianqiu said, the time has not yet come, the evidence is insufficient, if he can't succeed in one blow, then what awaits Tiance Mansion will be a catastrophe, he smiled and said: "Sir careful, that is just a little hope for the eternal prosperity of my Celestial Empire, and a wish for eternal peace in my homeland, nothing else." Li Bai nodded and didn't ask any more.

The emperor was helpless, just because he also knew it. Liu Qingyuan and Leng Xiaoxiao, one represents the Shence Army, the other represents the Tiance Mansion, one stands behind Li Linfu, and the other has the support of the prince. Thinking of this, he said: "The poems of the two Aiqing are inseparable, and the ministers and he are both colleagues, no matter what evaluation they make, it is inevitable that people will be criticized for taking sides. Therefore, I think it would be fair to invite a virtuous friend outside the Celestial Empire to judge it. ”

Before everyone could comprehend the meaning of the emperor's words, they listened to him continue: "The crown prince of the Japanese Kunigen clan is very relieved to be able to meet today. Yuan Mingya stood up and saluted, and said, "Mingya sees His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." Li Longji said: "For the poems of the two generals, I don't know which one the crown prince prefers?" ”

Yuan Mingya's voice was still so steady, and she said unhurriedly: "Mingya has always admired the poetry culture of the Tang Dynasty, but her qualifications are reckless, and it is difficult to have good works, let alone dare to comment on them cheekily." But since His Majesty asked, Mingya dared to say it. ”

Ye Suiyun became nervous, secretly wondering if Yuan Mingya knew that she was friendly with Leng Xiaoxiao, and she was good at this side when she spoke. I only heard Gen Mingya say: "My country has always advocated loyalty, righteousness and bravery, and has a tradition of respecting samurai. Therefore, in the following opinion, the poetry of this General Liu makes Mingya even more admired. Ye Suiyun screamed in his heart, and Yuan Mingya continued: "As soon as Fang heard the poem, the brave spirit that rushed to his face was indomitable, which seemed to make people feel that the person in front of him was like a fierce tiger, holding a long knife and charging to fight, fearlessly killing into the enemy formation. Such heroic verses are not something that a true warrior cannot make. ”

Ye Suiyun heard him praise Liu Qingyuan so much, he was about to stomp his feet, and he complained to himself in his heart, he should have told him about Leng Xiaoxiao when he talked to him before, but after thinking about it, how could he mention Leng Xiaoxiao for no reason. Tang Xiyao sensed Ye Suiyun's emotions, pulled Murong Yunqing in front of him to block it, turned around and held his hand, and whispered, "Brother Ye, what are you anxious about, Yuan Mingya is helping Leng Xiaoxiao." Ye Suiyun was stunned for a moment and said, "But he clearly said... Tang Xiyao said: "Let me ask you, why do they compare poems?" Ye Suiyun said: "For the position of the commander of the army." Tang Xiyao said: "That's right, the general is not brave, this Longyou Jiedu is in charge of an army of more than 100,000 people, which is not trivial, is that a joke." Yuan Mingya made a statement, that is, to tell the emperor that this surnamed Liu is a brainless and reckless man, who can only charge into battle with a sword and gun, and it is appropriate to be a pioneer general, but he is by no means handsome, how can he entrust the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to him. Ye Suiyun was stunned and said, "It turns out... Tang Xiyao said: "Don't look at Yuan Mingya's childlike appearance, this is called Gao Ming." The emperor understands this truth more than you, don't worry. ”

Ye Suiyun turned anxious and happy, and said, "Xiyao, you are also very smart, you can hear it at once." Tang Xiyao smiled and said: "It's nothing, only a simple and honest person like you is in a hurry." Ye Suiyun nodded again and again, but when he saw Yan Wuwu and Murong Yunqing on the side, they looked strange, it seemed that the two of them and Ye Suiyun thought of it together, Tang Xiyao was speechless.

After Yuan Mingya finished speaking, Li Longji was noncommittal, and asked Mr. Lu, the white-haired old man who had never spoken: "Sir is a great man in the Western Regions, just like the prince of the Yuan family, and he is not a member of my court, I also want to hear what you say." ”

Ye Suiyun heard someone talking again, "Who is this Mr. Lu, who can be treated by His Majesty the Emperor." "It is rumored that he is a big merchant from Persia, rich and rival the country, and travels back and forth to the Silk Road all the year round, it is said that he paid and donated more than a billion taels of silver in my Tang Dynasty alone, and it is no wonder that he can become a guest of His Majesty."

Mr. Lu touched his chest with one hand and bowed deeply, and said: "Your Majesty, General Liu is brave and brave, and the poems and writings he writes contain wind and thunder, which makes people listen to it like a golden iron horse." And General Leng is loyal and righteous, the poems are meaningful, and the feelings of worrying about the country and the people are vividly on the paper. In the opinion of the people, the two of them can attack with iron and blood, and they can expand their territory. A calm and good guard, can guard the Quartet. The two generals have very different temperaments and have their own strengths, which is really a blessing for the Celestial Empire and His Majesty. After saying this, people also understood that he didn't want to help, so he let the emperor choose.

Murong Yunqing said in a low voice: "At least this person didn't help the surnamed Liu speak, it's not bad." The rest of the people felt the same way. But he heard Yan Wuwu say: "This is not necessarily, I think that this old gentleman is also helping Brother Leng." Several people, including Tang Xiyao, were a little curious about why he said this. I only heard Yan Wuwu say: "I once heard the master and several uncles talking about the world's major affairs, mentioning the emperor, at that time, Yu Shigu said that more than 30 years of hard work, the four seas are peaceful. The emperor has long since lost the ambition of ascending to the throne, and only knows how to indulge in comfort and pleasure. Murong Yunqing hurriedly pressed his mouth and said, "Quietly, it's okay to hear this." Everyone knows that the Aunt Yu he said is Yu Rui.

Yan Wuwu nodded and gently removed her hand and said, "So I think Mr. Lu said that Brother Leng is calm and can keep, and he can please the emperor more than opening up the territory and expanding the territory and clouds, right." Tang Xiyao agreed: "You carefree, this time you are in the right words, Yu Zhenren is smart, and his knowledge is very accessible, it must be so." He turned his head to Ye Suiyun and said, "It seems that this Mr. Lu is even more difficult." Ye Suiyun nodded, and at the same time thought of how ordinary people could drive a master like Alimu.

Over there, the emperor saw that he had already made a decision, and whispered a few words to Gao Lishi behind him. Gao Lishi kept nodding, stepped forward and said loudly: "Liu Qingyuan listens to the order." ”

When Liu Qingyuan heard the call, he was ecstatic and hurriedly knelt down. Li Linfu's cold face finally had a hint of a smile. Ye Suiyun, Li Yunrao and others were all half cold in their hearts at the moment.

Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty's dictation, Qing is loyal and brave, and he is the right defense envoy of Long, and he is here." Ye Suiyun, Tang Xiyao and others are not in the officialdom, and they haven't reacted yet, but they saw that the crown prince Li Heng showed joy, but on the contrary, Li Linfu was full of astonishment. The crowd was puzzled, so they heard others say again: "The defense envoy is equivalent to the deputy marshal, but he is still subject to the jurisdiction of the temperance envoy." ”

I only heard Gao Lishi continue: "Feng Leng Xiaoxiao is the envoy of the Longyou Festival, controls the military affairs of the northwest, and also leads the Tiance Mansion, Qin this." ”

Tang Xiyao, Yan Wuwu, Murong Yunqing and Li Yunrao cheered in unison, attracting countless eyes. Ye Suiyun didn't dare to attract attention, he only clenched his fists and was secretly excited, but Qi Yufeng was indifferent and didn't care. Emperor Li Longji was in a happy mood, so naturally he did not blame it.

Leng Xiaoxiao kowtowed to the leader's order, and was about to get up, and suddenly heard someone laughing among the guests. People looked at it, it turned out to be An Qingxu. Li Longji saw that it was him and asked, "Why is the prince happy?" ”

An Qingxu got up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister laughed just now, but he heard what the adjutant general said. As he spoke, a man walked out from behind him. Tang Xiyao and Ye Suiyun immediately recognized that this person was Duguba, the owner of Fuhu Village, and they couldn't figure out how to become An Qingxu's deputy general.

The Emperor asked, "What kind of sentence?" ”

An Qingxu said: "He said that he knew that he would learn to write poetry with Mr. Teacher when he was a child, and what martial arts he practiced, otherwise he would be able to become a big official now." As soon as the words came out, the faces of the people present changed color, and only An Qingxu's entourage laughed.

Who knew that the emperor did not seem angry, smiled faintly, and said in a gentle tone: "No wonder, your child has lived outside the customs with your father for many years, and he is not familiar with the various departments of the imperial court. How can a poem be swayed? ”

Murong Yunqing was surprised: "What is the origin of this nasty guy, his words and deeds are arrogant, and he is so tolerant of the emperor." Tang Xiyao was also quite surprised, although she heard Li Yunrao say that An Lushan was extremely favored by the emperor, but after all, there should be a degree of monarchy and ministers, no matter how excessive. How do you know that looking at this situation, it seems to be a family with the emperor, and it is not difficult to understand An Qingxu's previous actions. No wonder he dared to provoke even the princess Li Yunrao in the orchid wine shop that day.

Suddenly, he heard that Dugu said domineeringly: "Listen to Your Majesty's words, it is the ministers who are talking nonsense, in order to apologize, I hope that Your Majesty will give General Leng a toast." Li Longji naturally agreed. Ye Suiyun wondered, this guy had done something with Leng Xiaoxiao in the wine shop, why did he pretend not to know him now.

Dugu said domineeringly: "General Leng, I am also a martial artist below, let's not come to the crepe set, please take the wine." With that, he picked up the wine glass and put it in his palm, and pushed it hard with his other hand, and the glass full of wine flew straight towards Leng Xiaoxiao.

The cup flew extremely fast, and the two of them were separated by more than a foot and blinked in front of them. Leng Xiao secretly thought about the carving insect skills, but what worried him the most was how to excuse himself from drinking, who knows what tricks and feet were done in this drink. When the wine glass flew to him, he implied internal force, reached out to pick it up, just touched the wall of the cup with his fingers, his heart screamed badly, and he heard a sound of Kala, the wine glass should be broken to seven or eight pieces, and his mind was in a flash, Leng Xiaoxiao thought about it early, it must be Duguba who pinched the cup in advance until it cracked and not broken, and only waited for himself to touch it, and then it exploded. Said that it was too late and that was fast, I saw that the wine was spilled, Leng Xiaoxiao had just finished thanking him, and he had not moved, he was standing not far in front of the throne, if he dodged, the wine was bound to be splashed on the emperor and the concubine, he waved his hands and blocked the fragments in the air one by one, but he stood still at his feet, and was drenched with a splash of wine.

Ye Suiyun saw it clearly, secretly called despicable, but he didn't dare to speak out. Dugu Ba laughed, only flushed Li Yun's pretty face, and scolded: "You are so bold, you use this despicable trick." ”

Dugu said domineeringly: "The princess is angry, and the villain is good at toasting, I don't know what I did wrong." Li Yunrao was speechless, and everyone saw that the wine glass was intact before it touched Leng Xiaoxiao's hand, to insist that it was Duguba's fault, it was indeed unfounded, and it was difficult to refute.

Dugu Ba seemed to be chatting, but in fact, everyone could hear the voice clearly, and said to An Qingxu's entourage: "I have heard that Tiance Leng Xiaoxiao is good at martial arts, and in the Central Plains martial arts, the young generation of masters can also be counted. Therefore, dare to toast in the air, how do you know... He shook his head as he spoke. Someone said, "How do you know what?" Dugu said domineeringly: "How do you know that there are many people who sell their names under the fame." I can't even catch a glass of wine. He said with a slurp. Another person continued: "But he has a lot of strength." ”

Dugu Ba nodded and said: "If you can crush a wine glass and other small tricks, if you are a master, then it seems that the Central Plains martial arts are just a lot of strength, and it is also appropriate to be a porter who transports water and rice for us." A few people laughed, as if no one was around.

An Qingxu smiled and saluted the emperor: "My subordinates are all warriors from various departments in Mobei, and when they first arrived in Chang'an, they didn't understand the rules and talked nonsense, so please don't blame Your Majesty." Li Longji nodded lightly and said, "It's okay." ”

Leng Xiaoxin was extremely angry, but the holy driver was in front, so he had to forcibly restrain himself and not say a word. Blaming himself for being too careless, Shicai was full of thoughts about how to explain to the emperor that he wanted to refuse to drink wine, but the other party came to this hand and made himself dazzled, and this time he had to find it back sooner or later.

Leng Xiaoxiao has a calm temperament, and he can still stand up, Yan Wuwu couldn't hold it back, so he was about to rush out, but was stopped by Murong Yunqing and said: "Wuwuzi is calm, don't be reckless." Tang Xiyao said: "That's right, you don't even have a sword." Yan Wuwu snorted angrily: "Even if you don't have a sword, you have to teach that guy a hard lesson, it's too much to deceive people." After that, he was about to rush out again, but was held down by Qi Yufeng and said, "I'll go." ”