There is a stone platform built on the west wall of Huangsha City, like a large octagonal pavilion, on which you can overlook the four directions, and can also shelter from the rain and the sun. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This is their city, condensing their blood, sweat and mind, from a desolate town to today's scale step by step, just like a gradually growing "child". Now the "children" have grown up, and they are old.

Guests walked up the city walls, entered the castle tower, and then followed the internal staircase to the stone platform. Dressed in a brand-new purple brocade robe, his hair neatly combed back, and the white hair between his temples added to his majesty, he sat alone behind the long table facing the guests, beckoning him to sit down, and Marpa stood beside him with his hands down.

Luo Tianchu and Liu Shaoqing have a table, Wan Yanchang and Qin Hui have a table, Lei Zhen and Fu Chou have a table, Liu Lin and Lin Lingsu have a table, Duan Changxiao and Li Qingwan have a table, and there is still a table left. Shi Tong's master and apprentice, Wang Minghua, Zhu Zhirui, and Lin Huihui did not come.

After the guests arrived, the guests of Chu signaled to the Tibetan musicians on both sides, and then the drum music sounded, and the instruments played were the unique six-string Zha Nian qin in Tibet, the Fan drum and the bell, except for Qin Hui, who was well-informed in the court, everyone else saw these instruments for the first time, and they all felt fresh.

The volume of the drum music is controlled just right, so that it is neither noisy nor inaudible, and it is more conducive to conversation. Chu Laike coughed lightly twice, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you, everyone for appreciating the light, a few days ago, Chu was negligent and looked at Haihan." Everyone also clasped their fists and said, "It's easy to say." Chu Laike said: "Now that everyone has come, the horse appreciation will begin." After that, a team of servants walked out of the city tower with trays, and the trays were all Tibetan delicacies and wines, and they were distributed to everyone one by one, one for each person, and the wine and food were exactly the same. Chu Laike raised his wine glass and said, "Please drink it full." After saying that, they drank it all, and everyone raised their glasses and ate it.

The banquet was held in an awkward atmosphere, and only those who were on good terms at the same table whispered a few words from time to time, and if it were not for the drum accompaniment, it would have been cold. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chu Laike said: "If it weren't for the will of my king to hold a horse viewing party, the old man really didn't want to hold it." Duan Changxiao said: "Why is this?" Chu Laike sighed: "The world is already chaotic enough, and the people are already bitter enough, if the various forces share these hundreds of thousands of war horses, isn't it chaos and suffering? War horses are also murder weapons." Duan Changxiao said with a smile: "What the city lord said is extremely true, if the overlords of the world have the mind of the city lord, the people can also enjoy peace." Wan Yanchang ate the wine in the cup and said with a smile: "Although what the city lord said is reasonable, it ignores the purpose of the war. He was slightly pale when he spoke, and it seemed that his injuries were not light. Chu Laike said, "Please ask King Lu for advice." Wan Yanchang said: "I don't dare to give advice, but the world will be divided for a long time, and the purpose of war is peace." Everyone in the world says that our Jin country is cruel and unkind, but they don't know that the war is going to kill you, and when my Dajin country rules the world, the people of the world are all the people of my Jin country, how can we be cruel to our own people. ”

Qin Hui, who was at the same table, nodded and said: "That's true, war is just a peaceful process, if you resist, it will only be ruined, and it is the benevolent person who conforms to the general trend." Wan Yanchang said with a smile: "If the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are as benevolent and wise as Qin Xiang, how can the Jin and Song countries continue to fight." Qin Hui said: "There are always some people who don't know the destiny of heaven who want to do moths to fight fires, and they know that they can't do it, and they will kill my Great Song Erlang in vain." ”

Luo Tianchu only felt disgusted when he heard them praise each other, and he really regretted that he had eaten too much, and couldn't help but say: "According to what Qin Xiang said, those slaves, traitors, and traitors are all benevolent and wise people who conform to the general trend? Qin Hui was also not angry, and said lightly: "After all, those warlike soldiers are still officials of the imperial court, and they are bound by holy decrees, so they dare not come nonsense, and the chaotic people of your Blood Sword Fort are the biggest source of the troubled times." If all the rebels followed your example, the world would not know what the chaos would become. Luo Tianchu said: "It seems that Qin Xiang has lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, and he doesn't understand the people at all. Qin Hui sneered: "Do you know the people?" Luo Tianchu said: "The people of my country are the most stoic, not to mention abundant food and clothing, even if there is still a little way to live, they are willing to choose to endure hardships and not rebel." But for the sake of the safety of their homeland, they would rather do anything, even if it is to pay for their lives, the government forces the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel. ”

Wan Yanchang sneered: "That's a good thing, if you return Guanzhong to my Dajin Kingdom, my country will not commit any crimes against the people of Guanzhong, and the people will also enjoy peace, and there will be no more people who die in battle." And you are the sinner in Guanzhong in order to satisfy your ambitions, pushing the military and civilians of Guanzhong into dire straits. Luo Tianchu laughed and said: "Jin people are also worthy of saying that I am ambitious? If you really want to ask for your life for the common people in the world, why don't you take a truce according to the armor, dismiss the armor and return to the field, from now on you don't offend me, I won't offend you, and the world will be safe from now on, and it's not the best." ”

Chu Laike said: "You are all my Tubo distinguished guests, don't hurt the harmony." The horse viewing club has the word "horse appreciation", and horse viewing is the highlight of the banquet, so please come here to watch. So saying, he got up and stood on the edge of the wall, pointing into the distance. The crowd also left their seats and looked at the railing.

Suddenly, I heard the faint sound of "thunder", and there was a black and oppressive dark cloud at the junction of heaven and earth in the north, and after looking carefully, I found that it was not a cloud, but a vast and boundless herd of horses, and the faint thunder was the roar of horses' hooves. Everyone was amazed by the magnificent scenery in front of them.

The shape of the herd is like a fickle cloud, sometimes square, sometimes round, sometimes long, or in various shapes, well-behaved, and not a single horse runs away. At this time, the horses are approaching, there are about 30,000 war horses, and the muscles of the horses can be clearly seen, the flying mane, and the strong four hooves, and the beauty of the movement is refreshing. The leading horse is a black and a white two healthy horses, just like the dragon among people, they are also the king of horses, the divine horse is very, galloping with a dragon and a tiger leaping posture, not inferior to Luo Tianchu's black lightning. Wranglers only a dozen people, but they are experienced veterans, know that as long as the lead horse is controlled, the rest of the horses will obediently follow, they only need to prevent individual horses from running away, it seems very easy, but no matter which industry, the more veteran to do things, the easier it is, if replaced by others, the horses have long been dispersed.

After sparing the open space under the city for three weeks, the horses returned the same way and disappeared into a 'dark cloud'. Chu Laike smiled and said, "What do you think of those war horses?" Qin Hui said: "They are all good horses, and only your country can domesticate such high-quality war horses." Chu Laike said: "I have a total of eight horse farms in Tibet, and the horses just now are from the 'Sunset Racecourse', and the old man can guarantee that the quality of the other seven war horses will never be worse than the 'Sunset Racecourse'." If you don't believe me, the old man can take you to visit them one by one. Wan Yanchang said: "No one will question what the city lord said, so there is no need to visit." Chu Laike looked around at everyone: "What about your opinions?" All the guests said: "Of course, you can trust the city lord, so you don't need to visit." Chu Laike said: "Since this is the case, then let's get to the point." ”

Everyone returned to their positions, the servants came up to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and brewed new tea, Chu Laike said: "Before the transaction, we must first announce that the representative of the Dongting Gang has abstained from leaving, and in order to show respect for the Dongting Gang, I still left a seat at the banquet." Before Mrs. Yang left, she transferred the purchase share to the Blood Knife Castle, this is the 'transfer letter' written by Mrs. Yang herself, please take a look. Marba took the letter and let everyone look at it one by one, Wan Yanli and Qin Hui just glanced at it and snorted coldly. Chu Laike said: "In addition to the Dongting Gang, the Ma Gang also transferred the share to the Qi State, and there is also a personal letter from the gang leader Lei Zhen here, and the Lei Gang leader is also here, please explain it in person." (To be continued.) )