Chapter 193: King Teng's Pavilion Taihao Goes to the Banquet
Tai Hao carefully tasted the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng", and couldn't help but praise: "This article is really every word!" β
Lu Xiang smiled and nodded in praise: "Looking at the entire "Preface to King Teng's Pavilion", the rhetoric is elegant, the writing is flying, and it can be called a great work. Its rhythm is harmonious, the tone is sonorous and powerful, and the battle is neat, all of which are refined. The narrative is methodical, as natural and smooth as flowing clouds, and perfectly presented like a pearl. The expression of emotions is just right, or deep and dignified, or high-spirited and agitated, showing infinite charm between the ups and downs. The depiction of the scenery is gorgeous, picturesque, poetic and vivid. Citing historical allusions, quoting scriptures, and navigating between vertical and horizontal are easy. The reason why this article has been widely praised by generations and has been passed down for centuries is not only because of its outstanding talent, but also because of its noble personality. After reading, my generation is refreshed physically and mentally, and after covering the volume, the aftertaste is endless......"
At this time, a delicate maid walked up to Lu Xiang's side lightly, and her voice was as gentle as silk: "My lord, the feast is about to begin, please go and sit down." β
Lu Xiang nodded, and walked into the banquet hall on King Teng's Pavilion with Tai Hao. Sunlight shines through the ornate curtains and the splendid dΓ©cor exudes luxury. The hall is furnished with exquisite tables and chairs, covered with ornate brocade, and a dazzling array of delicacies are displayed on the table. Celebrities and distinguished guests from all walks of life in the city wore gorgeous costumes and smiled reservedly and elegantly, greeting each other and exchanging each other's recent situation and elegant manners.
Lu Xiang smiled and saluted the guests with a gentle attitude, and the guests responded enthusiastically. Lu Xiang then introduced to the guests: "Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to a distinguished guest, this is General Taihao, and when he passed through our Hongchuan City, this official personally invited him to come to today's feast. β
When an old man heard this, he hurriedly stood up and asked, "But that anti-Japanese hero, Lord Taihao?" β
Tai Hao arched his hand and said: "Back to the seniors, it is under the bottom." β
The old man hurriedly raised his glass and toasted Tai Hao, and exclaimed: "I have heard about General Taihao's heroic deeds for a long time, and it is really an old man's luck to be able to gather with you today. β
All the guests echoed and applauded and cheered for Taihao. Taihao responded with a smile: "You guys are too famous, I just did my duty as an official." β
Seeing the warm atmosphere, Lu Xiang guided the topic in a timely manner and introduced other guests to the guests. An elegant scholar was introduced to the stage, holding an ancient book in his hand, and his eyebrows were full of talent. Lu Xiang said: "This is our Hongchuan City cultural celebrity Shang Qian, his poetry and songs have been known as 'Wenyuan wonderful', today he also came to enjoy the grand event with you." β
When everyone heard this, they burst into admiration. The scholar smiled and said humbly: "Thank you Lord Luxiang for your love, I am just a scholar, and I dare not have such a reputation." β
Then, Lu Xiang solemnly addressed the guests: "Distinguished guests, on behalf of the Hongchuan City Government, this official would like to extend my warmest welcome to all of you. Today, we gather here to deepen our understanding with the bridge of emotions and the bond of hearts, and contribute more to the construction of Hongchuan City in the future! All the celebrities and gentlemen here, or brilliant in literature, or outstanding in martial arts, or business leaders, or hermits in the rivers and lakes, have all added brilliant brilliance to Hongchuan City. Your contribution to the city is like a starry night sky, illuminating the way forward. Today's banquet is a ceremony to entertain the guests, and I hope that this grand event will further consolidate friendship and enhance unity. Let's raise a glass together to express our gratitude to all of you with this fine wine! β
After that, the music floated up, the melodious flute sound was like silk, the soft sound of the piano was like a spring like a stream, and the passionate drum sound was like thunder and lightning, whirling and dancing in the air. The night was filled with the magic of the musical notes, and the atmosphere of joy became even more intense.
As the music rises and falls, the dancers dance lightly in their gorgeous dresses. Their dancing posture is graceful and moving, like colorful butterflies dancing among the sea of flowers. Along with the rhythm of the music, their movements are like clouds of smoke and intoxicating.
At the banquet, Lord Lu Xiang raised his glass from time to time to invite celebrities to drink together, and toasted each other. They talked freely about national affairs, the situation in the court, and shared their political experience and life insights. The words reveal a beautiful vision for the prosperity of the country and a deep concern for the happiness of the people. The celebrities expressed their opinions and added a different style to the banquet with their wisdom and opinions.
In the middle of the banquet, the band suddenly played a melodious piano tune. For a moment, the entire banquet hall fell silent, as if time had stood still. The officials put down their wine glasses and listened to the beautiful music, and their hearts rippled. And the celebrities have also indulged in it, forgetting the troubles of the world, leaving only the dialogue between the soul and the music.
Under the guidance of music, the picturesque dance and delicate emotions are intertwined into a beautiful picture. Guests felt as if they were in a fairyland, feeling the magic of the musical notes and immersed in the beautiful atmosphere. At this moment, all worries are left behind, leaving only the soul to soar in the sea of music.
At this moment, a soldier quietly stepped into the banquet hall, and he whispered a few words softly in Lu Xiang's ear. Lu Xiang signaled to him Taihao's direction, and the soldier immediately turned to Taihao and whispered to him: "General, there is a general named Zi Cai outside, who claims to meet you. Taihao bowed slightly, indicating that he had learned about it.
Tai Hao immediately signaled to Lord Lu Xiang and left the banquet, slowly walking down the Tengwang Pavilion. He saw that Zi Dish was blocked by the soldiers, so he stopped. Tai Hao's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he laughed loudly: "Lord Zicai, why did you come here?" β
Zi Cai said: "Lord Taihao, you are so happy, since you have come here to be chic." β
Tai Hao smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Lord Zicai, you were enjoying yourself in Tianxiang Building at that time. I didn't bother you, so I went to visit the lord of Hongchuan City alone. β
Zi Cai complained dissatisfiedly: "I had long expected that you would go to the City Lord's Mansion, and sure enough, when I went to the City Lord's Mansion to look for you, a family member informed me that the City Lord was attending a feast in King Teng's Pavilion, so I immediately pursued it. I didn't expect you to be here, General Taihao! I have taken you to taste the wonderful place of Tim Xiang Lou, and you have hidden the better things from me, which really makes me indignant! β
Taihao apologized and said: "Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Let's go, I'll take you to King Teng's Pavilion to attend the banquet. After speaking, he took Zi Dish and walked towards the Teng Wang Pavilion, and when he arrived at the banquet hall, Tai Hao introduced to everyone present: "Lord Luxiang, distinguished guests, let me introduce to you, this is our deputy general of the thief army, Lord Zi Dish used to be the city lord of Thousand Winds City, and later made great contributions to the imperial court's southern and northern wars!" β
Lu Xiang smiled and nodded, and said to Tai Hao: "General Tai Hao, this is really a surprise!" This lord Zi Cai, this official has heard of it, and he is a capable officer by the emperor's side in the court! He has established immortal feats in Thousand Winds City. β
Hearing this, all the guests stood up and extended warm applause and respect to Zi Cai. Zi Cai bowed slightly, and said with a slightly serious expression: "You don't have to be polite, it's really an award, if you talk about meritorious service, I don't have General Taihao's meritorious service." It is an honour to share a drink with all of you today. β
After taking a seat, he began to drink with the guests around him. Seeing this, Tai Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he originally planned to delay the time and let the two Qinglou women from Tianxiang Building accompany Zi Cai until after the time had passed. However, I didn't expect Zi Dish to be able to find it so far, since that's the case, let him have fun here and wait until the time has passed before leaving.
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more enthusiastic, Lu Xiang guided the topic in a timely manner and continued to toast a glass of wine to the guests. At this time, a noble lady dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe stepped forward, she held a beautiful embroidery, smiled and asked Lu Xiang for advice: "Lord Lu Xiang, this embroidery is made by me myself, I don't know if there are any shortcomings?" β
Lu Xiang looked at it for a moment and exclaimed: "Mrs. Ran's embroidery is really superb, and this embroidery is perfect in terms of color matching and details. It's really amazing to the official! β
The noble lady laughed happily and said modestly, "Lord Luxiang has an overreputation, I just tried my best. It is a real pleasure to have your recognition. β
Lu Xiang smiled: "Mrs. Ran Yuan is always so modest. He then introduced to Tai Hao: "Lord Tai Hao, this is our famous embroidery lady Ran Yuan Mrs. Hongchuan City, the people of Hongchuan City call her Ran Po, because she is skillful and has excellent skills, and she is deeply loved by the people." β
When Tai Hao heard this, he took over Ran Yuan's embroidery from Lu Xiang's hand, and immediately praised Mrs. Ran Yuan non-stop. Tai Hao admired this amazing embroidery, its fine handwork and gorgeous patterns all show the exquisite skills and infinite creativity of the embroiderer. Every stitch and thread is picturesque, and the details show endless ingenuity and passion. The use of colour is even more wonderful, with various hues intertwined to form a vibrant and vibrant picture. Whether viewed from a distance or up close, more beautiful details can be discovered.
After Tai Hao praised Ran Yuan, he returned the embroidery to Lu Xiang. Ran Yuan said to Lu Xiang: "My lord, I want to give this embroidery to my lord to thank you for your contribution to Hongchuan City." β
Lu Xiang did not refuse, thanked him repeatedly, and asked the entourage on the side to put away the embroidery.
In this way, they kept drinking and having fun in the Tengwang Pavilion until the sky was completely dark. Tai Hao saw that Zi Dish was drunk, so he deliberately went to his side and said, "Lord Zi Bowl, it's not early, we should leave, otherwise we will delay the military plane again." β
Zi Cai pretended to be drunk and said, "What did you say? Come and drink, keep drinking! β
Seeing this, Taihao stopped calling him, Zi Cai thought that Taihao had been fooled, and he was extremely excited in his heart, but he didn't know that all this was expected by Taihao.
With the arrival of the time, the army of thieves outside the city has endured to the limit. They were like burning flames, which could no longer be suppressed, and directly launched a fierce attack on Tai Hao and Zi Cai, and their words were as fierce as a storm: "The main general and the deputy general have gone to the city to have fun, what are we left here to wait for?" In this way, they still lead troops to fight, and the country is ruined in the hands of generals like them! β
At this moment, Zhi Lun stepped forward, holding the "General's Order" in his hand, and his voice was like a morning bell and dusk drum, resounding through the sky: "General Taihao has an order, as soon as the time comes, the whole army will set off immediately!" His words were like a holy decree that brought the soldiers back to their senses in an instant.
They looked at the "General Order" in Zhilun's hand, as if they saw the light of hope, and they hurriedly sorted out their military appearance and lined up in a strict queue. Under the leadership of Zhilun, 10,000 soldiers were like a sharp sword, pointing straight into the distance and starting their journey.