Chapter 104 Winning the Cockfighting Tournament by Luck The inscription poem is the royal seal of Hanlin

slept in Guanli for one night, and the next morning, Li Yunhan and Shaoling were sleeping in a daze, and were woken up by Ning Xin, who ordered them to dress up as entourages and immediately enter the palace with the convoy.

Li and Du were not happy to be disturbed by their dreams, but they still got up slowly, packed their bags, and followed her out of the Taoist temple.

Li Yunhan glanced at the team and asked why he didn't see Miaojin?

Ning Xin said that she was talking to Ping Yu, and then arrived.

Li Yunhan stretched his waist and said, "Then wait for her for a while, and we'll go together." ”

"No need;" Ning Xin seemed a little impatient, "Their horses are fast, let's hurry up and get on the road." ”

"Don't be struggling, get in the car." Du Shaoling pulled Li Yunhan down and got into the carriage with him.

Shaoling kicked the chicken coop, but Xiao Ban didn't move, so he muttered: "Really, people haven't slept enough, and chickens haven't woken up......"

"Don't you dare to let it oversleep," Li Yunhan yawned and said to Shaoling, "Wake it up quickly, pinch its body, and loosen its muscles." ”

Shaoling slapped a few more times after hearing this, but Xiao Ban still didn't move; He couldn't help but wonder a little, and said to himself: "It can't be that Ma Boiling drank too much last night......"

In a few moments, the carriage sped up and drifted away. From time to time, Shaoling's shout came from the car: "Little Spot, wake up; Spotted, it's time to stand ......."

Early that morning, Miaojin was woken up by a maid, saying that Pingyu wanted to see her and took her to a secret room.

Miaojin hesitated and walked into the secret room, but there was no one to see. She came to her senses suddenly, but it was too late, and the door slammed shut.

Miaojin banged on the iron bar on the door and shouted, "Open the door!" Let me out! ”

Ping Yu walked closer and sneered through the door: "Miss Luo, the massage skills are not bad, it hurts." ”

"Liar, what do you want to ......"

"Don't make a fuss, there is food and food here, and someone will serve you." Ping Yu looked proud, "Stay in the house well, and when Yun Han and I finish our work, we will invite the girl to drink the wedding wine." ”

"Shameless, despicable!"

"Don't howl, don't forget that I saved your life. If you don't give some color, you really forgot how many pounds and taels you had! Ping Yu turned around and instructed the maid next to him to take care of Miaojin, and no one was allowed to tell her!

Qinghua Palace, Imperial Garden.

The cockfighting arena is temporarily arranged on an open lawn. Several colored flags were erected on both sides of the venue, and one of the big flags was written with seven big characters of "Palace Chicken King Competition".

On the east side of the venue, Princess Pingyu and the crown prince, King Jing, King Sheng, King Feng and their princesses sat in turn; Lin Fu, Yang Silang, Zhang Hui, Jia Sheng and other ministers sat on the west side of the venue.

Li Yunhan, Du Shaoling and other attendants and servants stood under the stage; There are also some onlookers eunuchs, palace maids, and soldiers around.

Not far from the venue, Taile Department Le Zheng Taozi led a group of musicians to play, and the music was lingering in the ears.

Everyone looked leisurely, waiting for the game to start. At this time, a little eunuch hurriedly rushed to the front, and said loudly to Lin Fu, Yang Silang and others: "Spread the will of Concubine Yi, the saint was affected by the wind and cold last night, and he was taking medicine in the palace, so it was difficult to come in person for a while. ”

Everyone was a little uneasy when they heard this, and they whispered to each other.

Yang Silang asked, what about the cockfight?

The little eunuch said: "Concubine Yi said that the game will be held as scheduled, and the results will be revealed." ”

Yang Silang said softly, walked to the center of the venue, bowed to the princesses, princes and ministers present, and announced: "The first game of the cockfight will be played by Princess Pingyu against Lin Fu. ”

There was a commotion at the scene. Some people say that Princess Pingyu wins, and some people think that Lin Fu wins. Good deeds have long been set up at the table, shaking the dice, placing bets, and betting on winning or losing.

Zhang Hui walked lightly to Lin Fu's side, and said with a smile: "My lord, I haven't met an opponent in the circle for a long time, and this time I will win!" ”

Lin Fu narrowed his eyes and said, "Victory or defeat is a small matter, as long as the saint is happy." ”

At this time, Jia Sheng also came to Lin Fu, and said with his chin bowed: "My lord, I bet all the bets on the circle, and I will make a small profit with you." ”

"Can Master Jia be defeated by his own training?" Lin Fuqiang hid the smugness in his heart, eased up, and said indifferently, "But what about the bet, let's leave some for the princess." ”

Jia Shengzhi said: "This ......"

"Don't forget, it's the emperor who sits in the bank." Lynver pretended to be generous, "Go, give the princess some more money; If you lose, you have to let her lose obediently. ”

"Yes, I understand." After saying that, Jia Sheng happily left.

East side of the site.

Ping Yu glanced at Li Yunhan not far away, thinking that he would definitely lose this time, and was secretly proud.

At this time, Li Yunhan seemed to be a little uneasy, he looked at the wilting spot and asked, "What's wrong with it?" ”

Shaoling slapped the small spot a few times and said, "Or maybe I drank too much yesterday, and I haven't slowed down yet." ”

"Then massage the Fengchi acupoint, the temple, the Hegu acupoint, ......"

Du Shaoling cried and mourned when he heard this, and said, "How can the chicken have any acupuncture points!" ”

"If you're not afraid of tigers and wolves, you're afraid of pig teammates!" After finishing speaking, Li Yunhan snatched the small spot, pressed it for a while, and said loudly, "The two veins of Rendu have been opened, and the rest is up to you." ”

Du Shaoling took the spot, covered it with his sleeve, secretly smeared mustard oil on the chicken, and sneezed a few times in a row. He covered his nose with one hand and hugged the chicken with the other, grimaced at Li Yunhan, and said, "It stinks, it smokes me to death!" ”

With a burst of gongs, Jia Sheng announced in public that the cockfighting competition had officially begun.

Lynver personally released the cockfighting-the ring. I saw that this chicken was black all over, with a burly physique, a steady gait, and a very vicious appearance.

Ping Yu didn't see Shaoling let the chicken come out for a long time, and wondered in his heart, so he stepped forward to inspect, but was stopped by Li Yunhan.

The crown prince and King Jing inadvertently looked down the stage and recognized Li Yunhan dressed as an entourage, and the two couldn't help but be shocked.

Ping Yu asked Yun Han: "Why don't you let it in?" ”

"Miss Luo hasn't arrived, so she can't race!"

"She won't be able to come today!" Ping Yu pretended to be mysterious, "She expected that you wouldn't win, and she refused to come for fear of embarrassment." ”

"Not necessarily!" Li Yunhan smiled indifferently, "I won today." ”

Li Yunhan said that he asked for the small spot from Shaoling's hand, threw it into the air, and shouted: "Go!" ”

The little spot spiraled down from mid-air and almost landed on the circle. He leaned around and hurriedly dodged.

Seeing that Xiao Ban was stunned, Huanhuan bullied it into being small, and pounced on it. Unexpectedly, the little spot flashed lightly, pecked on its wings, and immediately choked on mustard oil and wept.

Circle slowed down, pounced forward again, and Little Spot turned his head and left; Huanhuan chased after him, smelled a smell of raccoon paste, was very uncomfortable, and twisted his head to the side.

Yang Silang was quite puzzled when he saw it, and said to himself: "Damn, what's wrong with the circle, why is the prestige of General Chang Sheng gone." ”

Lin Fu smiled when he heard this, and said, "This is called giving three points of courtesy, giving the princess a little face." ”

Before the words fell, Xiao Ban turned his head and pecked coldly on the ass of the circle; The circle was angry, and when he turned around and pecked again, Madara turned around and walked away.

Seeing that the circle was not chasing, Xiao Ban ran over to tease the circle again; Circle is reluctant to fight, and always keeps a distance from Spot.

Lynver panicked: "It's weird, how can it be like this......"

Yang Silang glared and said, "Damn, it's been a long time since I've lost in the circle, and this time I really met an opponent." ”

"What's the hurry, but it's just the beginning." Lin Fu didn't think so, and when he looked up again, he saw the little spot flapping his wings and rushing forward, turning back in circles. Xiao Ban jumped onto the body of the circle and pecked at its neck, and the blood suddenly oozed out.

The circle had no intention of fighting, and escaped from the arena with a smoke.

With another gong sounding, referee Jia Gao announced loudly: "The first game of the Chicken King Tournament is over, Princess Pingyu wins!" ”

Some of the people present cheered, and some hung their heads.

Ping Yu was puzzled when he saw it, and muttered to himself: "Won? Lost; Lost? Won ......"

Lin Fu's expression was blank, he glanced at Zhang Hui, and said, "How can you lose, this is impossible!" ”

"That kid must have done something, stay down and check it out!" After speaking, Zhang Hui left his seat and went straight to Xiaoban.

Lin Fu said viciously: "Hmph, if you dare to cheat, the old man will never be spared!" ”

"If you lose, you lose, why bother with a chicken!" Yang Silang had a gloating tone.

Offstage.

Shaoling saw Zhang Hui hurrying over, so he hurriedly picked up Xiaoban and left. Seeing this, Li Yunhan also followed. The two pretended to accidentally fall into the pool, seemingly grabbing chickens, but secretly washed away the smell of Xiaoban's body.

Zhang Hui arrived at the edge of the pool, and couldn't get close to Xiaoban for a while, so he couldn't help but be annoyed and anxious.

At this time, I suddenly heard a shout in the distance: "The Holy Lord has arrived"; After a while, Emperor Xuan, Concubine Yi and others arrived at the arena.

The crown prince, King Jing, King Fu and other princes, princesses, as well as Lin Fu, Yang Silang and other ministers hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

When Emperor Xuan heard that Princess Pingyu had won, he was overjoyed for a while, and said, "Yes, Xixi defeated the circle, but he really saved face for me." ”

Yang Silang complimented: "This is the princess who is well trained, of course she will win." ”

Emperor Xuan said "um", looked at Lin Fu, and sneered, "Lin Qing is old, it's useless!" ”

Lin Fu was very dissatisfied when he heard this, and said: "Although the minister is old, as long as His Majesty is happy, the minister is willing to try again." ”

"If you lose, you lose, admit it!" Emperor Xuan moved his gaze to Ping Yu, "Little sister, what do you say?" ”

Ping Yu was a little dazed, and muttered: "Won, lose......"

"Didn't my little sister win?"

"Well, won." Ping Yu came back to his senses.

"Of course you won, and everyone will be happy for you."

"No, it was Li Yunhan who won." Ping Yu's face was solemn.

"Li Yunhan ......"

"Brother Huihuang, this fighting is not Xixi, but trained by his junior brother Li Yunhan, called Xiaoban."

"Oh, I see." Emperor Xuan nodded. After being silent for a moment, he suddenly remembered something, and said to Yang Silang: "But that Engong who once saved you?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Silang replied unnaturally, "This person is nicknamed Qingchengzi, and he is a Shi'er in Jiangnan. ”

"Qingchengzi, I didn't expect his poetry to be famous all over the world, and this cockfighting kung fu is also first-class." Emperor Xuan nodded slightly, and asked how Pingyu could get acquainted with him?

"Brother Hui, this person studied Taoism with his little sister in Qingcheng Mountain in his early years, and worshiped Zixu Zhenren as a teacher." Ping Yu said in a low voice.

Emperor Xuan smiled slightly when he heard this, and wanted to announce Li Yunhan's visit.

"This ......" Ping Yu looked into the distance, a little embarrassed.

Seeing Ping Yu's embarrassed face, Emperor Xuan seemed to see her thoughts, and said with a smile: "Little sister, don't worry, I won't embarrass him." ”

A wicked smile crossed Lin Fu's face, and he whispered secretly: "Soup chicken, this time the face is too big." ”

Gao Jun, who was with him, helped Emperor Xuan slowly go to the balcony and helped him sit on the dragon chair.

Princess Pingyu, the crown prince, King Jing, King Sheng, King Feng, Lin Fu, Yang Silang and others then came over and stood on both sides of the balcony.

Li Yunhan didn't have time to change his clothes after receiving the edict, so he walked up to pay homage to the emperor with wet feet.

When Emperor Xuan saw that he was dressed in wet clothes, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Li Aiqing's clothes are wet, but why?" ”

Li Yunhan said worriedly: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the grass people fell into the pool by mistake because of a stumble, and they didn't have time to change their clothes. ”

Emperor Xuan bowed his head for a moment after hearing this, and said, "Li Qing has a meritorious cockfight, and I will give you a golden chicken cage, a hundred taels of gold, and parade in the streets for three days." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness." Li Yunhan hesitated, "It's just that this reward and parade are exempt." ”

"Why is that?" Emperor Xuan was stunned and asked.

Lynver snorted privately and muttered, "It's fifty taels more than the last time I won the championship." ”

Li Yunhan said: "The grass people are also thinking about His Majesty. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Emperor Xuan asked.

"Your Majesty, every year, thousands of people from all over the country enter Beijing to take the exam, and they have no fixed place to live after they fail the list, and they are often trapped in three meals a day, and their lives are really not easy. Xiaomin thought that it would be better to use these rewards to build more pavilions and posts in the suburbs of Beijing, so that they could have a place to live; Those who do not want to stay in Chang'an can be subsidized to return to their hometowns. In this way, it also promotes the benevolence of His Majesty's courtesy and love for talents. Li Yunhan said eloquently.

Emperor Xuan was quite relieved to hear this, and said with a smile: "Well, this is a good discussion; Li Aiqing knows righteousness and etiquette, and she really has extraordinary knowledge. ”

"It's even less necessary to parade through the streets." Li Yunhan's tone was solemn, "The grass people don't want to do anything for those cockfighting and dog walkers, so as to promote the wind of arrogance and lasciviousness!" ”

Lin Fu was very uncomfortable when he heard this, and shouted at Li Yunhan: "Bold, you dare to take the opportunity to satirize the saint!" ”

Zhang Hui sneered: "It's just a boastful person, grandstanding." ”

Emperor Xuan ignored Lin Fu, glanced at everyone present, and said in a loud voice: "Okay, according to Li Qing's intentions, I will tell the world that from next year, all those who enter Beijing to take the examination will be provided with free food and lodging for one month." ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Ping Yu, who had been standing silently, suddenly remembered Zixu's advice, and immediately changed his mind, and said warmly to Emperor Xuan: "Brother Huang, Qingchengzi's poems are not bad." ”

"Little Sister's Meaning ......"

"Since he is a virtuous person, of course he must be reused by the imperial court." Ping Yu said eagerly.

Emperor Xuan immediately understood her intentions, said "um", and said to the ministers: "Qingchengzi is romantic, and he is righteous and has saved Yang Qing; I want to reuse him, I don't know what advice you Aiqing has? ”

Hearing this, Lin Fu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, although Qingchengzi is prestigious, I don't know how talented he is; If he can make a hymn for Concubine Yi on the spot, it will not be too late to appoint him. ”

"Okay." Emperor Xuan said and glanced at Concubine Yi proudly, "Aifei, what do you say?" ”

"Then there is Lao Li Aiqing." Concubine Yi couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, so she left her seat and danced lightly in front of the hall.

Li Yunhan didn't dare to slack off, walked to the table and pondered for a while, and then put pen to paper and wrote a stroke. It doesn't take a pillar of incense to write.

Emperor Xuan took the manuscript of the poem presented by Xiao Huangmen, and said casually: "The hibiscus is fragrant at the beginning of the water, and the six palaces have little makeup." The man dance moved the fairy court, and Fei Yan was secretly sad. ”

After reading it, Emperor Xuan Longyan was happy, and praised a few words: good poems, good poems; On the other hand, he asked Li Yunhan: "How about I make you a waiter in the Ministry of Rites?" ”

"This," Li Yunhan felt that something had happened suddenly, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Your Majesty, slow down." Lin Fu hurriedly played, "Although Li Yunhan is talented, he lacks qualifications and has no political experience; Good jade still needs to be polished, and now that there is a shortage of people in the Hanlin Academy, you might as well let him go to the Hanlin Academy first to take up a temporary post to experience and experience. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal." Zhang Hui followed and took a step forward, "Your Majesty loves Liyuan singing and dancing, but since Wang Jie's departure, there has been a lack of a master who can fill in new words; According to the minister's view, the position of Hanlin is the most suitable for him. ”

"Okay, I'm done;" Emperor Xuan nodded, and then issued an order to seal Li Yunhan as the edict of Hanlin, and fill in the lyrics for him, so that he could enter the palace the day after tomorrow.

Without waiting for Li Yunhan to agree, Ping Yu preemptively said: "Brother Huang, my little sister thanked him on his behalf." ”

Li Yunhan smiled bitterly when he saw this, and had no choice but to agree.