Li Luoyun and Li Chaoping didn't wait long outside the palace before they heard the father-in-law inside summoning the two of them, and the old man's voice was very thin, and he shouted: "Generalissimo Xuanbing Ma, General Li and his grandson, come to see them." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

The old general and Chao Ping slowly walked into the ceremony, and both knelt down in front of the emperor, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." "Aiqing is flat. "The old emperor saw Li Luoyun who gave him pleasure now, although they are monarchs and ministers, they are like brothers, their ancestors are brothers to each other, if the emperor is an ordinary person, then they can also be said to be friends in the world. "Is this your grandson? Good, good, it's really a person with extraordinary bearing. Zhenzong said with a smile. "This is exactly the family Sun Chaoping. Li Chaoping stood quietly on the side, looked at the ministers beside him, and thought to himself that the court was so magnificent. After Li Luoyun finished talking to the emperor, he took his grandson back to the post house to rest, waiting for the evening to participate in the emperor's banquet to invite the ministers. On the way, Li Luoyun also asked Chaoping, how the court is, how the emperor is, Chaoping replied: "The emperor in the court is majestic in the world, and the civil and military officials are also very majestic, this is the first time my grandson has seen such a scene." "Grandson, our family has been a general for generations, and your grandfather doesn't want you to have much achievement in this generation, in terms of military affairs, your Wen Taowu strategy is unparalleled, but you must have the courage to charge into battle with your troops, if you are only a military commander, you can only be regarded as a strategist." So in the future, you just need to do your best for the court and the people, and you don't have to force yourself to be the commander of the three armies. Chaoping said: "The grandson is ordered." In fact, Chaoping still has this dream of being the commander of the three armed forces like his grandfather.

In the evening, Li Luoyun took Chaoping to the palace, the emperor feasted the ministers in the back garden, everyone sat down, Li Luoyun's status is very high, the first commander in the military so the position is relatively close to the emperor, only separated by a national uncle and two princes, Chaoping sat next to the old general, the opposite is to be the prime minister Chen Shun'an, this old gentleman is similar to the emperor, the emperor has two in fifty, and he is exactly fifty years old, he is talented, and his knowledge is also very high, and he is very proficient in the way of governing the country, so in the eyes of the world, he has"The world's first auxiliary minister" said. The people who sit in the old general's column are military attachés, and those who sit in Chen Shun'an's column are all civil officials, of course, there is a very unsuitable person among them, that is, the seat on the right side of Chen Shun'an, this seat sits the prince of the Tubo country, which is particularly close to the emperor, he is the envoy of Tubo who came to meet some time ago, although the prince sent the prince to be a messenger, it seems to be very friendly, but this prince always stabs all kinds of faults. Opposite the prince is the emperor's relatives, a national uncle and two princes, and he always looks at them with all kinds of eyes when he sits well, and the prince Rui can't hold his breath, and wants to get up and go to the other side to humiliate the prince, but the prince Jing grabbed him, and then stopped.

The banquet began for a while, the singing and dancing were leveled, everyone was very happy, just when the song and dance were finished, the prince of Tubo proposed to dance the sword in front of the emperor, and then the ministers all stopped, and looked at the prince, Chen Shun'an said: "Today's noble envoy is dancing the sword here to help the fun, but this dynasty has admired literature and martial arts since Taizu, will you do something inappropriate." The prince said: "I have heard for a long time that you have the habit of dancing swords, I am a rough man in the wasteland, and today I want to show off my martial arts in front of the emperor with the martial arts I have learned since childhood, and I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will comment on one or two." The emperor said, "It is rare for the prince to be prosperous from this, so please put on a show." At this time, the old general said: "Yan Xing, go and dance the sword with the prince, and compare the difference between the swordsmanship of the Western Regions and the swordsmanship of the Central Plains." Then Chaoping saw a general with a figure similar to Zhang Tao, a slightly thin figure, but with bright eyes, who stepped forward with a sword not far from his seat, and the emperor nodded silently in acquiescence. Yan Xing, the general of Caizhou, played with the prince with his sword. Although this prince is a native of the Western Regions, but this swordsmanship is extremely exquisite, Yan Xing is only slightly stronger than him, among the generals, Yan Xing's swordsmanship can be ranked in the top ten, this prince is also a noble status, if he is a martial artist who has experienced a hundred battles and devoted himself to studying martial arts swordsmanship, he will definitely be better than Yan Xing. The old general and the emperor have the same thoughts in their hearts, this prince is very annoying to everyone on the surface, but he has some real skills. The prince didn't want to hurt the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty when he went to dance the sword, although the relationship between the two countries was one friend or foe, but he was not so stupid or had such a grudge to assassinate. He just wanted to prove his strength and stand out for the country. Although it was very plain after the sword dance, and it was not like a two-person competition, the emperor still really made a particularly good evaluation of him.

After the sword dance, everyone thought that the prince of Tubo could stop there, but he didn't expect him to have a moth, he said: "I have heard for a long time that the culture of your Central Plains people is very long, and there are two kinds of chess such as Go and Xiangqi that have been passed down to the world since ancient times. The emperor said: "The prince is so Yaxing, but it is inconvenient to play against each other during the banquet, and it is good to call the person who is good at this way tomorrow to have a discussion with the prince." The prince said: "I am not proficient in chess, I am just curious, I have heard a good hand of chess played by Emperor Taizu early on, presumably the emperor is also a good player, we are good at playing a few games of chess?" At this time, the emperor did not speak, don't look at his ancestors like to play chess, but he will only be a little bit, it is not okay to lose, that is the image of the country, the prime minister should have come out to play a round, coincidentally, he can do anything, Go can be equal to the first national player in the world, but he is not proficient in chess, he thought, this kid is really a thorn, the emperor is in trouble, so he said one more word to let the prince target, this is a game of chess without a word. The atmosphere was still for a few seconds, a little embarrassed, and then Li Chaoping stood up and talked to the prince without authorization," I have heard the name of the prince of Tubo for a long time, and today I see that he is really a civil and military all-rounder, but you have not figured out one point, our Great Song Dynasty has been established since the level is clear, and there is a difference between respect and inferiority, if I want to meet the emperor, I need to report it layer by layer, and then I can pass the permission to do the things that I have applied for, so you as an envoy, you should do things in accordance with the rules of our country, otherwise it is disrespectful, just now you want to play chess with the emperor is not allowed, you should compete with people of the same status as you, and then if your skills are really powerful, so that you can have the right to let the emperor guide you a thing or two。 After Chaoping finished speaking, he didn't wait for the Tubo prince to react, so he said: "Your Majesty, the grass people have the courage to ask to compete with the Tubo prince for two reasons: first, the grass people are born in the gate, and it is the duty of a courtier to do things for His Majesty; The emperor was very happy at this time, and said: "Okay, it's rare that you are loyal, so you can learn from the prince first, so that the prince can first familiarize himself with the style of playing chess in the Central Plains." When the prince heard this, wouldn't it be a joke if a child's challenge should not come down, so the prince agreed, and the emperor's siege was lifted. Today, in front of hundreds of officials, let's enjoy the game between Li Chaoping and the prince, the prince came to the Central Plains thousands of miles away, and everyone has this opportunity to see the prince playing chess.