Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Feast

Early the next morning, a family member from Shifu really came to the palace and handed Zhao Xiaoyong an invitation. The www.biquge.info of the pen fun pavilion bent down and said respectfully: "Shizi, our head of the family invited Shizi to the banquet before the year. The purpose of this banquet is to give young talents a stage to show themselves. I heard that the prince was famous, so I invited the prince to the banquet, and asked the prince to accept the invitation. ”

Zhao Xiaoyong smiled, did not speak, and took the invitation in the hand of the family first. There are three big characters written on it: Qianying Banquet. "Shifu is not slow, I should be the first to get the invitation. But the only thing I'm famous for is falling into the lake, but it's been three years, and there should be no rumors about me in the rivers and lakes. Zhao Xiaoyong said in his heart.

"Okay, I'll go. Zhao Xiaoyong smiled and said to the Shifu family.

"Then thank you, Shizi, I'm going to the next house to deliver the invitation, so I'll leave first. After listening to Zhao Xiaoyong, Jia Ding first bowed his hand to Zhao Xiaoyong, and then said.

"Okay, then I won't send it. Zhao Xiaoyong made a gesture of please and continued.

After the family of Shifu left, Zhao Xiaoyong opened the invitation, looked at it and said, "Sure enough, it's similar to what Shuyu said." However, this invitation is written on it, and it doesn't ask about martial arts, which is a bit of a big problem, which is equivalent to crippling my right hand directly before I go. Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaoyong frowned. 、

"I don't know what Ge He knows if he doesn't compare martial arts, but only what it's like. Zhao Xiaoyong laughed when he thought of this. Ge He is the only one in the four young leagues who squeezes in by force, which shows that his martial arts are very strong, but in this way, it is estimated that his education level is average.

Looking at the time, there are still more than ten days before the start of the Qianying banquet, and there is still time for Zhao Xiaoyong to prepare well.

"Forget it, the soldiers will cover the water and cover the earth, and my brother either has nothing in his stomach, or the reserves are relatively small. Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaoyong smiled and shook his head. Throwing the invitation aside, he took out the cheats of the Dharma sword technique and began to study it.

The Qianying banquet held in Shifu became a topic of conversation in Bianliang for a while, not only because of the huge prizes that can be obtained by getting the first, but also because of the fame of Bianliang and ranking above all talents.

A total of ninety-nine talented people were invited to the Qianying Banquet, which was extremely high. And these ninety-nine people were also carefully selected by Shifu. In addition to the school-age children of the family, there are also the four young people of Bianliang and many high-achieving students of the academy, which is really a gathering of heroes.

But as long as you think about it, you will know what the Shi family has in mind. Shi Lingxuan has reached the age of getting married, and she happened to have a hidden banquet, naturally for Shi Lingxuan. If you get the first place, not only will you be famous in Bianjing, but you will also have the opportunity to be the son-in-law of the Shangshi family, not only can you get a beauty, but you can also get a sky-high dowry.

For a while, whether you can have an invitation has become a measure of your talent, and in the scalper market, this invitation has also been speculated to a very high price, about a thousand taels of silver. However, many people have an invitation because of their family background. For example, Zhao Xiaoyong, Cao Peng.

Some talented people who got the invitations knew that they had no hope of becoming famous, and their families were not particularly wealthy, so they gritted their teeth and sold the invitations. There are also some people who have a fluke mentality or a mood to see it, and they have put away the invitations.

Cao Peng and they didn't come to Zhao Xiaoyong for the past ten days, it is estimated that they were forced by their father to learn assault at home. Zhao Xiaoyong is much more relaxed, practicing swordsmanship, teasing the maid, and occasionally reading a book.

Zhao Yan is not worried about Zhao Xiaoyong's lifelong events, but he doesn't have much time to pay attention. Now Song Shenzong's physical condition is not ideal, although he can still preside over the government, but every few days he has to announce the Taiyi acupuncture and prescription. Zhao Yan's attention was now all on the court.

However, Zhao Yu's reputation for early wisdom has come out, and Zhao Yan is impossible. In March of this year, Shenzong hosted a banquet for the ministers in the Jiying Palace, and the nine-year-old Zhao maid stood beside him, and his appearance and demeanor were affirmed by the ministers.

Another thing is that when the Great Song Dynasty sent New Year's coins to Liao this year, Liao once lined up a minister Xiao Shengan to come to Bianliang to accept New Year's coins. At that time, Zhao Maid was the eldest son of the emperor and had to receive the envoys of the Liao State.

Minister Cai was indeed afraid that Zhao Xu was too young to be frightened when he saw the strange appearance and clothing of the Liao people, which would damage the prestige of the country, so he carefully introduced the appearance and clothing of the Khitan envoy to Zhao Xu one day, asked him not to be surprised, and repeated it dozens of times.

Zhao Maid was silent after hearing this, and when Cai Qu finished speaking, Zhao Maid suddenly asked solemnly: "Is the Khitan envoy a human?" Cai Qu replied: "Of course it is a human." Zhao Maid said: "Since he is a human being, how can I be afraid of him?" Cai did not expect Zhao Maid to be so assertive and no longer speak, and this matter also spread throughout the court.

When Song Shenzong heard about this, he attached more importance to Zhao Maid.

These things were all said by Zhao Maid and Zhao Xiaoyong when they were chatting, with a smile on their little faces. It seems that Zhao Maid really regards Zhao Xiaoyong as a good friend. That is, when it comes to the body of the Divine Sect, Zhao Yu looks a little worried. Zhao Xiaoyong could only comfort: "It's okay, it's gratifying." Uncle's health will be fine. ”

Zhao Maid heard Zhao Xiaoyong say this, and nodded with some concern. In fact, Zhao Xiaoyong also knew that the limit of the Divine Sect was not far away. Zhao Maid is already nine years old, and will be ten years old soon. According to the course of history, the Divine Sect will have a lifespan of these two years.

Cao Yuting was very interested in Zhao Xiaoyong's Qianying banquet, and kept asking Zhao Xiaoyong to read more. However, Zhao Xiaoyong has always felt that Cao Yuting let Zhao Xiaoyong read books so diligently, because he was interested in the Shi family's money.

More than ten days have passed, and the Qianying banquet is finally about to begin.

On the same day, Zhao Xiaoyong was wearing a Confucian costume and dressed up carefully, and a beautiful young man appeared. Zhao Xiaoyong looked at the mirror and was very satisfied, and before he could tease Zijin for a few words, Cao Peng and the others went to the palace together. Zhao Xiaoyong shook his head helplessly, patted Ziqiu's little face, and went to the hall.

I went to the hall and had a look. All six people arrived, all dressed like dogs. And it's winter now, Cao Peng also took a folding fan, fan, fan. It's not too cold.

"All six of you have taken the invitation, then I have to doubt the gold content of this hidden feast. Zhao Xiaoyong said with a smile.

"What? Don't underestimate us. Several of us are either talented or rich, and we are all elites in Bianliang. Besides, I bought this invitation with a lot of money. Zhou Guohua patted his somewhat curvy stomach and said with a smile.

"Yes, we are here to wave the flag for you, how can we be short of people? That, I also bought the invitation letter, can I be reimbursed?" Yang Sirui followed. However, when he said the second half of the sentence, his voice was quieter. Then he laughed.

Several people also laughed when they heard it, and Zhao Xiaoyong shook his head with a smile. When they stopped laughing, Zhao Xiaoyong smiled lightly: "Okay, let's go." Go early and get a good side of the terrain. ”

The seven of them walked towards the stone mansion together. Today's sky is beautiful, with blue sky and white clouds, and the sun is lazy. The seven of them were dressed in fancy costumes and frequently attracted the attention of passers-by on the road, but it seemed that Cao Peng enjoyed this feeling.

However, Zhao Xiaoyong saw Zhao Xiaoxi when he was at the gate of Shifu. Zhao Xiaoyong lowered his head and smiled, then pursed his lips and stopped first.

As the son of King Cao, Zhao Xiaoxi also surrounded a group of people. After Zhao Hyo-seok saw Zhao Hyo-yong, he also stopped. Although the two haven't seen each other for almost three years, they still have a different feeling when they meet.

Zhao Xiaoxi has been carrying Cao Peng's couplet for the past three years, and refuses to apologize to Zhao Xiaoyong. Zhao Xiaoyong has not been forced, he can come if he wants to, and forget it if he is not willing. "I just don't want to see you yet. ”

The two looked at each other first, and Zhao Xiaoxi laughed first and said, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I almost don't remember what you look like." By the way, how are you doing?

The implication is that I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know if you can enter this hidden banquet based on your talents.

When Fang Shuyu heard Zhao Xiaoxi say this, he immediately wanted to fight back. Zhao Xiaoyong stopped Fang Shuyu first, smiled first, and said, "Of course, I won't be the same as before." This time it will surprise you. You have to be ready. ”

"Okay, then I'll see. Zhao Xiaoxi's eyes narrowed and he smiled. After saying that, he walked directly into the gate of Shifu.

"Why is this guy so arrogant? I just can't get used to him. Cao Peng said dissatisfied.

"Forget it, it's nothing to be fast, it's good to embarrass him for a while. Zhao Xiaoyong said to Cao Peng with a smile. Speaking of which, Zhao Xiaoyong also entered the stone mansion. But this time Zhao Xiaoyong walked through the main gate, so he didn't have to climb over the wall again.