"I am really happy to see all the secretaries gathered here today. If it weren't for the unity of the kings and ministers, I am afraid that this huge territory would be torn apart by the surrounding tigers and wolves. Although today is my birthday banquet, I still want to thank all of you here! ”

Zhao Yu said loudly.

"Wait, don't dare to be Your Majesty!"

Hearing Zhao Yu's speech, everyone showed a look of inexplicable emotion.

Especially Lu Yi'an, Wu Song and others, who had just returned to Beijing, were even more excited when they heard that Zhao Yu would emphasize the importance of the two battles at the beginning of the year and the merits of everyone at his birthday banquet.

Your Majesty, what a wise man!

"Zhongqing, drink to win!"

Zhao Yu picked up the wine glass that was filled again, and said to the ministers.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The ministers gathered and responded, and drank all the wine in their cups.

With three glasses of wine, the banquet officially began.

A famous palace maid shuttled back and forth, adding wine and food to everyone, and then, the sound of silk and bamboo wind music gradually sounded, accompanied by the sound of music, a group of palace maids danced in the center of the hall.

Zhao Yu ate a few glasses of wine, leaned on the dragon chair, and quietly watched the song and dance performance in the center of the hall.

The sound was ahead, but the depths of his eyes were still calm.

The great cause has just begun, and now he is not yet at the age of Liu Xuande's "music and dance".

At this moment, this scene is just a temporary rest.

Just when Zhao Yu was thinking about it like this, unconsciously, the music in the hall gradually changed, the palace maids who sang and danced lightly retreated in turn, and the lingering and melancholy music also became a majestic tune.

Listening to this somewhat familiar tune, Zhao Yu's spirit couldn't help but perk.

This song, which he is also quite familiar with, is a tribute to the founding ancestor in the process of opening up the territory and breaking the formation.

At that time, the Taizu of Chu was just the king of Chu who was enshrined by the Later Han court.

It's just that since Renzong took power, the emperors of all dynasties didn't like this passionate and majestic "Song of the King of Chu Breaking the Array", so this song was rarely played in the palace.

Although Zhao Yu was a little surprised to play this song at the birthday banquet today, it was more appropriate to show his martial arts in the year of his accession to the throne.

As the majestic drums and chimes rang one after another, groups of warriors wearing sergeant armor entered the hall from both sides of the main hall, constantly changing their steps and formations in the dense drumbeat, showing their vigorous dancing posture to the people participating in the banquet in the hall.

But Zhao Yu looked at the singing and dancing in the hall, and his eyes gradually became surprised.

Because with the sound of drums, a dancer dressed as a military commander rushed into the hall surrounded by dozens of dancers.

And when Zhao Yu saw the other party's face clearly, he was a little dumbfounded, it was Yin Wanwan, who was the head of the harem girls.

As the next saintess designated by Tianyin Pavilion, Yin Wanwan's talent in singing and dancing goes without saying, just by looking at the Demon Dance that day.

But Zhao Yu never expected that this person would be so bold and personally go down at his birthday banquet and dance for himself.

Although Chu Minfeng is quite open, there is no male and female defense, and it is common for women to enter the house and even see outsiders, but Yin Wanwan's behavior, even if it is placed at the moment, is still a little out of line.

You must know that these dancers who perform songs and dances today are all registered in the palace music workshop, and the performers who have entered the music register are all people with extremely low status.

Servants and tricksters, in this era, are a group of people with the lowest status. Even businessmen at the bottom of the ladder look down on each other from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhao Yu did not set up a queen, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Yin Wanwan, who is the imperial concubine, is the most noble woman in the entire Great Chu.

A person of her status performs songs and dances in front of so many ministers, and it can't even be described as "inappropriate".

Brave the world's condemnation!

Zhao Yu could even see that Yu Fu's brows had been slightly wrinkled, but he was worried that today was the birthday banquet of the emperor, so he didn't have a seizure.

This demon girl, what kind of medicine is the gourd selling?

Zhao Yu suppressed the doubts in his heart and focused his attention on the song and dance in front of him.

I have to say that the demon girl is worthy of being a demon girl, not only can she dance the heavenly demon dance that represents the femininity of the woman heartily, but even if it is this masculine "Song of the King of Chu Breaking the Array", she can also firmly grasp it.

With her strong physical fitness as a martial artist, she showed the general's vigorous performance of prancing on the battlefield and holding a gun, and charging into battle, as if she had completely eaten the passionate and majestic "Song of the King of Chu Breaking the Formation".

As the drum music became more and more intense, the frequency of the movements of all the dancers led by Yin Wanwan gradually accelerated, and finally, with a series of sudden raindrops of war drums, the audience suddenly fell silent, and Yin Wanwan froze in place with a return to the horse pistol and ended her performance.

Yin Wanwan's dancing posture can be said to be extremely amazing, even if she is stubborn, she was stunned for a while.

It took a while for everyone to react after the song and dance, and then the applause and cheers in the hall continued to sound, and I don't know whether to applaud the dance well or applaud the dance of His Majesty's concubine in public.

Zhao Yu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also applauded symbolically.

One thing to say, this "Song of the King of Chu Breaking the Array" Yin Wanwan really danced better than he imagined.

However, he prefers to dance the Heavenly Demon Dance to himself alone in private......

Yin Wanwan took the lead in getting up and saluting the audience, and the rest of the dancers saluted, and they all dispersed, and only Yin Wanwan was left in the center of the hall in an instant.

Before you know it, the entire hall is silent.

Looking at the woman in the field, many of the courtiers who participated in the birthday banquet looked at Yin Wanwan who was standing in the center of the hall with a blushing face and panting with amazement.

After the audience quieted down, Yin Wanwan learned the appearance of a military general, hugged her fists and saluted the audience again, then turned around, faced Zhao Yu on the dragon chair, and lightly opened her lips.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of your sisters, I wish Your Majesty happiness as the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan! At the same time, my sisters are not talented, so I can only dedicate this dance to all the soldiers who went out at the beginning of the year, they are the ones who have guarded the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of my Dachu! ”

With the blessing of internal force, Yin Wanwan's crisp voice like a pearl sounded in the ears of everyone in the hall.

Yin Wanwan's words made the ministers present in an uproar, but then, there was a cheer and cheer from the general.

Looking at Yin Wanwan with a bright smile in the center of the main hall, Zhao Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

Was this intentional or unintentional......

Anyway, whether these demon girls are intentional or not, I can still hold it down.

Today's Da Chu is mainly focused on enriching the country and strengthening the army, as well as the future conquest of the Quartet, as for these details, with his own prestige now, it is okay to suppress it for the time being.

"Good fun, good dancing, better people!"

Cleaning up her mood, Zhao Yu nodded appreciatively towards Yin Wanwan.

"Concubine Ai has a heart this time! Reward! ”

Hearing Zhao Yu's affirmation, a look of excitement appeared on Yin Wanwan's face.

"The concubines really don't dare to take credit, it's all the credit of many sisters."

"Then reward them all!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Concubines, thank you on behalf of your sisters, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yu bowed his head slightly and said no more.

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Just when Zhao Yu's birthday banquet was held, the Jin delegation also returned to Shangjing, which was thousands of miles away.

In the martial arts arena, a middle-aged emperor who is more than eight feet tall, wearing a brocade robe, and has a heroic face, is bending his bow and arrows, aiming at the arrow target a hundred steps away.

At the same time, Feng Datong, under the guidance of the inner attendant, came to the outside of the martial arts arena.

"Your Majesty is practicing archery, Lord Feng should not speak first, so as not to spoil Your Majesty's interest and be punished by Your Majesty."

The chamberlain whispered to Feng Datong.

Feng Datong was about to speak, only to hear a terrible sound from the martial arts arena, and then a streamer flashed from his field of vision, blowing up the leather-wrapped arrow target.

"Saint Marksman!"

A dozen steps away, several ministers immediately flattered.

Sima Deguang shook his head and said with a smile: "I haven't practiced for a few days, and this bow and arrow technique is a lot more rusty." ”

With that, he threw the iron bow in his hand into the hands of the chamberlain.

"Lord Feng is here for a while, let's go in and report."

The chamberlain whispered a word in Feng Datong's ear, and then walked into the martial arts arena in small steps, and said a few words to Gonggong Feng, the chief attendant of the chamberlain.

When Gonggong Feng heard this, a pair of dim eyes inadvertently glanced in the direction where Feng Datong was, and then came to Sima Deguang's side and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Lord Feng has returned from the envoy of Southern Chu, and now he is outside." ”

Sima Deguang raised his eyebrows, revealing an interested look.

"Feng Qing is back? Let him in, I want to hear it today, what did this Nanban say? ”

For the Jin State, which prides itself on being a great power in the Central Plains, even if the Chu State occupies all the north of the Canglong River, it is just a barbarian country.

Feng Datong entered the martial arts arena, gave a salute to Sima Deguang, and said:

"Wechen greets Your Majesty!"

"Feng Qing is exempt." Sima Deguang, who was in a good mood, sat on the Hu bed, motioned for Feng Datong to get up, and then asked, "Feng Qing sent an envoy to Southern Chu this time, how can the little emperor of Southern Chu reply?" ”

Feng Datong swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said cautiously:

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the condition set by the Son of Heaven of Chu is that unless the State of Qi sends the princess to the palace of the State of Chu, enters the court and makes peace, and compensates for the losses of this war, the State of Chu has the possibility of making peace. Otherwise......"

Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Sima Deguang in a cold voice:

"Such outrageous conditions, didn't Feng Qingmo agree to it? In my opinion, this Chu State doesn't want to negotiate peace! ”

If it is changed to oneself, knowing that the other party's condition for peace is to let him send the princess to the court and relatives, it is impossible to agree.

However, he boasted about Haikou in front of the envoys of the Qi State, saying that the peace negotiation would definitely be successful.

But now that Chu State has set such outrageous conditions, what is it if it is not a "snap" to slap itself in the face?

This kind of anger, Sima Deguang, who has just ascended the throne, doesn't want to suffer it at all!

Sensing the slightest anger in Sima Deguang's tone, Feng Datong's heart jumped suddenly, and he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the minister is in Southern Chu, and he also knows that Southern Chu is fighting on both sides, and it is difficult to last, this Chu monarch and minister's desire to negotiate peace, the minister is sure that there is definitely it."

"And they still offer such conditions?" Sima Deguang snorted coldly, "This is the attitude of sincerely wanting to negotiate peace?" ”

Feng Datong glanced at Sima Deguang's face, and Fang said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, the State of Chu has nothing to fear when it opens its mouth like this, after all, it is the State of Qi that seeks peace first, not them."

Speaking of this, Feng Datong paused, and then peeked at Sima Deguang.

Sima Deguang noticed Feng Datong's small movements, and his tone became more and more impatient.

"What's so nice on my face? Keep talking! ”

This Feng Datong, my face has been lost by him!

Feng Datong swallowed his bitter water and said:

"Your Majesty, Zhuge Jin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites of the Chu State, once found the minister in private, and his words made the minister pause."

"My Jin State is just a middleman who helps the Qi State and the Chu State to negotiate peace, but the price they each offer is not something that my Jin State can control."

"The conditions for the peace of the Chu State were originally intended to let the Qi State send the princess to the court and relatives, and compensate the Chu State for 500,000 taels of silver, and at the same time, 30% of the 500,000 taels was a thank you gift to my Great Jin."

"It's just that, the minister thought, he finally made an envoy, just for me to get a mere 150,000 taels of silver, which is not enough to pay to His Majesty, so the minister dared to raise this million taels to two million taels, and divided it into five or five points between Jin and Chu."

Hearing Feng Datong explain the conditions of Chu Guo clearly, Sima Deguang showed hesitation on his face.

Two million taels, fifty-five divided......

That's a million taels of silver!

Sima Deguang stroked the beard under his chin with his hand, thought for a moment, and asked Gonggong Feng, the chief attendant on the side.

"When the Qi State entered the dynasty and asked me to negotiate peace for them, what was the price offered?"

Gonggong Feng lowered his head and replied: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the slave and maid remember this matter very clearly, it is 200,000 taels of grain, 100,000 taels of silver, and 5,000 taels of gold. ”

Sima Deguang sneered.

"Heh, this Qi country is far less atmospheric than the Chu country!"

When comparing the conditions offered by the two parties, it is self-evident which one is more generous.

The corners of the mouths of several ministers on the side twitched slightly.

This Chu State is completely generous to others, and it is naturally atmospheric, anyway, the wool does not come out of them.

Seeing that Feng Datong wanted to speak and stopped, Sima Deguang frowned and asked, "What else does Feng Qing have to say?" ”

"Your Majesty, these days in the Chu State, I secretly think that the Chu State has offered such a price, and what it is doing is just to let the princess of the Qi State enter the court and kiss." He paused and said, "In the opinion of the minister, although the son of heaven of the Chu State has the appearance of a Ming monarch, he is a womanizer, and he is not as good as the Holy Heaven!" ”

"Huh? There is such a thing! ”

Sima Deguang showed an interested look on his face.

He rubbed his chin, muttered for a moment, and said:

"Well, I should be a moon old and make this beautiful talk happen!"

"Feng Qing!"

"The minister is here!"

"You go and inform the Qi envoy that if you want to negotiate peace, you must use the county lord of Gaoyang to enter Chu and Qin, otherwise, I have no way to do it."

Wang Qianmo, the lord of Gaoyang, is the most favored daughter of Wang Kuang, the lord of Qi, and the most beautiful of the many princesses.

Compared with the conditions offered by the State of Chu, the conditions of the State of Qi are too cold.

Therefore, Sima Deguang sold the whole Qi country without any psychological burden, and even added a fire to it himself.

As for Qi Guo's thoughts, he Sima Deguang didn't care at all.

However, the country of several prefectures, can the enemy be better than the soldiers of Jin and Chu?

And the Son of Heaven of the Chu Kingdom, knowing his weakness, will always have the opportunity to plan in the future.

For something like this, which is laid out thousands of miles away, you can't be in the slightest hurry, just take your time. (End of chapter)