Although the food and wine were good, the atmosphere seemed depressing and heavy.
The royal family banquet was also like a royal court where the status was clearly defined.
Emperor Xinde's seat was on the high platform, and the seats of the other princes sat around the high platform, still quite far apart from each other.
Tuoba Lvzhu and I sat at the same table as Emperor Xinde.
Among all the princes, I was the only one who had this treatment.
In my impression, this was the first time that Emperor Xinde sat at the same table with a prince.
Concubine Jingde was very fond of Tuoba Luzhu, and talked to her in a low voice, and the two of them laughed from time to time.
Concubine Zhen sat next to Emperor Xinde, her eyes lowered, filled with endless sadness.
She must be worried about my fate.
What a tragedy it is to have a lover so close to you but unable to express your true feelings.
I raised my glass to propose a toast to Emperor Xinde: "I wish my father good health and long life."
Emperor Xinde had a drink with me, drank the wine in the glass, and sighed solemnly: "Dakang has been in troubled times in recent years.
Looking at all my princes, you are the only one who can share my worries."
I said respectfully: "It is my duty to relieve my father's worries.
This time I go to the Great Khan, and I will fulfill my mission."
Emperor Xinde nodded and said, "I believe in your ability."
He looked at the princes around him and couldn't help but let out another sigh.
Concubine Jingde smiled and said: "Yinkong, I heard that you already have two daughters."
I smiled and said, "There will be two more children soon."
Emperor Xinde said: "When you come back from your mission to the Great Khan, invite all your concubines to Kangdu.
Firstly, you can officially give them a title, and secondly, I can also see how many of my concubines there are." a grandson" I said respectfully: "Thank you, Father."
I said in my heart before I could fully control the situation.
I would never bring my wife and children here under any circumstances.
At this time, Prince Qin and his wife came over to toast, and I took the opportunity to leave my seat and take Tuoba Luzhu with me to toast to all the royal brothers.
Since Emperor Xinde announced in public today that as long as I can destroy the alliance of the five countries, he will pass the throne to me.
Their attitude towards me has become more humble.
Even the kings who rarely interact with me have taken the initiative to toast me.
King Xing seemed to have drunk a lot, and he sat there with a gloomy expression.
Even though he knew that my trip would be dangerous, his jealousy towards me was still clearly revealed.
I smiled and said: "Brother Six Emperors, Yin Kong would like to give you and Mrs.
Wang a drink."
King Xing sneered and said, "I'm afraid I can't bear this glass of wine."
He didn't stand up, and he didn't even look at me.
Princess Xing gently held his sleeve, almost trying to persuade him not to have an attack in front of everyone.
Princess Xing excused him and said: "Your royal brother drank too much, so let's forget it."
I smiled and said, "Luzhu, please give Mrs.
Wang a drink for me."
Luzhu picked up the wine glass and walked over to Princess Xing with a smile.
Princess Xing was in a dilemma.
She looked at Prince Xing, bit her lower lip, and finally stood up.
Just as Princess Xing took the wine glass, Prince Xing suddenly stood up.
He flicked her wine glass to the ground, slapped her in the face with his backhand, and roared: "Bitch, it's your turn to speak."
Lu Zhu's pretty face turned red and she said angrily: "Thank you for being a man, but you hit a woman."
I didn't expect that King Xing would do such a bad thing in public.
It seemed that he was really drunk, otherwise he would not have acted like this in front of Emperor Xinde.
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King Xing roared at Luzhu: "Shut up, what qualifications do you, a barbaric Hu girl, have to tell me what to do?"
His roar obviously attracted the attention of the high platform.
Emperor Xinde looked over and frowned slightly.
For a while, I didn't understand what happened.
Everyone's eyes were cast here.
Most people were eager to see this scene and wanted to see how I would handle this matter.
If it were in the past, I would definitely swallow this breath, but today is different from the past.
King Xing went too far, which just gave me an opportunity to establish my authority in front of everyone.
I sneered: "Yin Tao, you can scold Mrs.
Wang because she is your woman.
You can also deny me face in public because I am your brother, but you cannot insult my woman."
King Xing snorted coldly and said: "I just insulted her, how dare you do anything to me?"
I said coldly: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Don't disturb the emperor's interest.
I have a suggestion.
How about we brothers dance swords in front of the emperor to entertain him?"
Emperor Xinde said loudly: "What are you doing?"
I turned around and said with a smile: "My father has nothing to do.
Brother Sixth Emperor and I want to perform a sword dance in front of the emperor to help our father enjoy his drinking."
Emperor Xinde laughed and said: "Okay" King Xing whispered: "Yinkong, you are bringing shame on yourself."
Among the princes, King Xing has the highest martial arts.
Speaking of which, his martial arts were passed down from my father-in-law, King Yi Lin Beifeng.
Chu'er and I often competed in martial arts in Xuancheng, and we were already familiar with Lin's martial arts.
King Xing's eyes were full of resentment and hatred.
Compared to King Qin, he was a bit more courageous after all.
If Emperor Xinde had proposed passing the throne in advance, maybe he would have dared to take the risk.
We came to the open space in front of the square.
I took off my robe to reveal the dark blue tight samurai uniform underneath.
Luzhu took the clothes in my hand and whispered: "Help me beat him up hard."
The corners of my lips showed A hint of a smile.
The palace guards presented two heavy wooden swords.
The sword blades were carved from pear wood and were hard in texture.
Although they had no edge, they would still be quite painful if hit on the body.
Emperor Xinde was stroking his beard with great interest.
Prince Xing knew that he had practiced martial arts since he was a child, but he had never seen my martial arts.
Emperor Xinde said: "You two must be merciful in the sword competition.
Don't hurt each other.
There is no limit to thirty points, and it will end as soon as the point is reached."
King Xing whispered: "Why do you need thirty moves?
I only need three moves to knock you to the ground."
I sneered: "Do you know why I want to compete with you?"
King Xing looked at me with disdain.
I whispered: "I just want you to know that regardless of strategy or martial arts, you are no match for me.
I will make you embarrassed in front of everyone."
King Xing roared angrily, and Liangyan shot out Senhan's murderous intent.
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He straightened his waist suddenly, raised the wooden sword above his head with both hands, and struck me suddenly.
I held the sword with one hand and took a step back.
The wooden sword arced towards King Xing's sword, which was exactly where his strength was weakest.
The two swords intersected, and there was only a sound of hitting the ground, and they swung away at the same time.
I took another step back, and then I relieved the huge power from the sword body.
King Xing's physical strength is indeed very strong, but compared to me, he is far inferior. .
The crowd of onlookers burst into loud cheers, and most of the cheers were from the princes and grandsons of King Xing's camp.
I smiled calmly.
On the surface, it looked like I was forced to take two steps back by King Xing.
In fact, I was holding the sword with one hand, and I was not at a disadvantage in the strength competition.
King Xing's anger had already been aroused by me, and the initial offensive would be fierce.
I used appropriate pushback to slowly wear down his momentum.
When his vigor was greatly reduced, it was time for my counterattack.
Sword fighting, like politics, requires considerable strategy.
An extremely disdainful expression appeared on King Xing's face again.
He knocked me back two steps with the first move.
He didn't give me any chance to breathe.
He rushed forward, and with a subtle change of his wrist, the wooden sword changed from a straight slash to a blow.
For a flat cut, sweep towards my lower abdomen.
The wooden sword in his hand was like a dragon rising out of the sea, with one movement and murderous intent.
Tuoba Luzhu, who was watching the battle on the sidelines, couldn't help but worry about me and exclaimed: "Be careful!"
Concubine Zhen was extremely nervous.
She tightly grasped the railing with her delicate hands, and her pretty face turned pale.
Through the fight just now, I already have an understanding of King Xing's strength and sword-drawing method.
I moved my body quickly sideways, swung the wooden sword with my backhand, and hit his sword body hard.
With a "hold" sound, the two swords separated again.
Everyone shouted loudly again.
I smiled and said, "It's already been two moves."
King Xing roared angrily and wanted to swing his third sword.
I suddenly changed my retreat and rushed towards King Xing at full speed.
The wooden sword slashed diagonally with all its strength.
It had changed three times in the air before approaching King Xing.
King Xing had a look of horror in his eyes.
He held his left hand and right hand to block my sword.
A flash of light flashed in my eyes, and my whole person was filled with the spirit of looking sideways at the world.
I roared, held the sword with both hands, and struck at his face with all my strength.
The power of the sword was more than doubled in an instant.
He barely blocked my sword and took three steps back before standing still.
Only then did he realize that I was no longer the Wu Xia Amen of the past, and that my martial arts skills were already superior to his.
My powerful aura completely destroyed King Xing's confidence.
Each sword became more fierce than the last.
Accompanied by a wave of cheers, I launched an attack on him with all my strength.
Spotting his flaw, he grabbed his sword body with his left hand and stabbed his chest with the wooden sword in his right hand.
King Xing was in severe pain and had to let go of the wooden sword and staggered back.
I took a big step forward, turned the wooden sword around, and hit him hard on the lower abdomen with the hilt.
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Prince Xing could no longer stand still.
He groaned and sat on the ground in embarrassment.
The crowd burst into laughter.
I put away my wooden sword just right.
If I continued to attack in front of Emperor Xinde, it would definitely appear that I had malicious intentions.
He smiled and extended his hand to King Xing: "Thank you, brother, for your kindness."
King Xing looked at me with great hatred, wishing he could eat me alive.
Princess Xing ran over in a hurry and helped him up.
I was so happy that without the help of Princess Xing, it would have been difficult for Prince Xing to get up from the ground.
Tuoba Luzhu ran over happily and quietly gave me a thumbs up.
Emperor Xinde laughed loudly and said, "I didn't expect Yinkong to be a good swordsman."
I never looked at King Xing again, holding Lvzhu's little hand, and slowly stepped up to the high platform.
Concubine Zhen's eyes became extremely hot.
From a long distance away, I could feel the deep feeling in her heart.
The love of place.
At any time, only the strong will be respected.
The reason why I defeated King Xing in front of everyone was not because I was competitive.
I wanted to tell them that only I was the natural heir to the throne.
On the way back to the palace, Luzhu was still immersed in the excitement of me defeating King Xing.
She laughed and clenched her fists and said: "It's so enjoyable.
That bastard even had his nose crooked with anger.
Who made him scold me just now?"
Yes, you deserve such retribution.”
I shook my head with a smile and opened the curtain, just in time to see the bright moon in the night sky, hanging quietly like a silver plate in the night sky.
The moonlight on the fifteenth day was extremely bright, reflecting the surrounding scenery very clearly.
Everything is somewhat familiar to me.
Lu Zhu said: "I find that you are more and more like my sixth brother."
"Really?"
I smiled.
Lu Zhu nodded and said, "If Brother Six were by my side, he would not allow anyone to bully me."
A warmth arose in my heart, and when I was about to talk to her, suddenly the carriage slowed down, and Tang Mei said loudly: "Who is it?"
An old voice replied: "My husband wants to see Prince Ping."
This voice was very familiar.
I thought hard and suddenly thought of a person.
There was joy in my eyes and said loudly: "Stop the car."
When I opened the car door, I saw an old man wearing a yellow shirt standing by the road.
His beard and hair were all white, but he was the old man I met by chance when Caixue and I were watching lanterns that year.
He smiled at me and said, "We haven't seen each other for so many years.
Is everything okay with Prince Ping?"
If I hadn't met him and Cao Rui by chance that year, I wouldn't have chosen to join the Qin Dynasty as a hostage, let alone the situation and status I have today.
I was surprised and said: "Is Mr.
Cao here?"
The old man smiled and said: "As time goes by, old friends remain the same, and my husband is still waiting for you at the same place."
I looked around, and it turned out to be the place where I met him.
I said excitedly: "Take me to see Mr.
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Cao quickly."
The old man smiled and said: "Sir, please come with me."
Tang Mei wanted to follow me, but I shook my head and motioned for him to stay where he was.
Follow the old man to the arch bridge.
Sure enough, I saw Cao Rui.
He was still wearing the tattered robe, which had been washed white and the original color could not be seen.
He was holding a worn-out folding fan in his hand, but this time he did not set up his calligraphy booth.
I bowed respectfully to Cao Rui.
Mr.
Cao chuckled and said, "I am just a commoner.
How can I be worthy of such a great courtesy from His Highness?"
I said respectfully: "If it weren't for my husband to guide me, Yinkong would still be a despised thirty-one prince."
Cao Rui said with a smile: "The golden scales are not a thing in the pond.
They turn into dragons when encountering storms.
Cao didn't do anything to help you."
We stood side by side by the river, and Cao Rui said, "I heard that King Ping will go to Handu to celebrate his birthday."
I smiled and nodded: "Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty is my uncle.
How can we be absent from his birthday?"
Cao Rui smiled and said: "Everyone in the world knows what this birthday banquet of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty means.
I am afraid that His Highness's intention of going to celebrate his birthday has been guessed by others."
I smiled and said, "Yinkong is just asking for Mr.
Cao's advice."
Cao Rui said: "Cao is sending a message to King Ping this time."
I bowed to him respectfully and said, "Yinkong is all ears and listening."
Cao Rui looked at the bright moon in the sky, his deep eyes seemed even more impenetrable.
Youran said: "That is the word "love" I repeated it silently in my heart, but I didn't understand the true meaning of this word "love".
Cao Rui whispered: "Qi King Jing Fengtong confiscated Guan Shuheng's property and put all his family members in prison.
King Ping should know about this."
I nodded and said: "The common man is not guilty, but the crime of being pregnant is probably because of the erotic picture."
Cao Rui's smile was unfathomable.
He stroked the three strands of green beard under his chin and said: "Guan Shuheng and I have some friendship.
If Prince Ping can help him, then help him.
I'm afraid this matter will be related to You have some connections too."
I remained silent.
If I hadn't sold the erotic painting to Guan Shuheng, he wouldn't have suffered this catastrophe.
Cao Rui was an expert in the world, and his insight into things was beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Cao Rui said: "The trip to the Han capital is full of dangers, so King Ping is careful."
He turned and walked towards the bridge.
It wasn't until his figure disappeared into the night that I turned around and walked towards the carriage, only to see Tuoba Luzhu following me from a distance.
I couldn't help laughing and said: "What are you doing with me?"
Looking at her innocent and pretty face, I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.
I didn't expect that she would know how to care about me at such a young age.
Could it be that she had developed feelings for me out of ignorance?
Chen Zisu has been waiting for me in the palace.
As soon as I came back, he welcomed me into the study, closed the door, and spread out the map of the Eight Kingdoms in front of me.
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I smiled and said, "Mr.
Chen didn't ask me what happened after entering the palace today, but he showed me the purpose of this map."
Chen Zisu smiled and said: "Why do you need to ask?
In this situation, who else but you, the young master, would dare to go into danger?"
I patted his shoulder and moved closer to the map.
Chen Zisu pointed at the map and said, "I don't want you to see this map, but I want you to have a good look at the enemy you are about to face."
I was slightly startled, and then I realized that the people and routes from various countries who were going to Dahan were already marked on the map.
Chen Zisu said: "It has been confirmed that the King of Qi, Jing Fengtong, will not come in person.
It is the Prime Minister Xue Anchao and his son Xue Wuji who are going to celebrate his birthday."
I took a breath of air.
I had known for a long time that Xue Anchao and his son fled from Da Qin and defected to the Qi State.
But I didn’t expect that they would go to the Great Khan on behalf of the Qi State to celebrate his birthday.
These two people have a deep hatred for me.
At that time, It was I who framed Xue Wuji and used his life as a threat, which made Xue Anchao suddenly change his stance.
Chen Zisu pointed in the direction of Qin again: "The person from Qin who went to celebrate his birthday is Queen Mother Xiang Jing."
"What?"
I never thought that Empress Jing would go to Handu to celebrate her birthday.
Chen Zisu said: "This is the first time Xiang Jing has returned to his hometown in the past ten years."
My heart is extremely complicated.
No wonder Cao Rui gave me a word of love.
This word of love is a double-edged sword.
If it is not used properly, it may not only hurt others, but also hurt myself.
The grudges behind my jaw suddenly flooded into my heart, and I clenched my fists hard.
The feeling inside is extremely complicated.
Chen Zisu said: "If nothing unexpected happens in Zhongshan and Jin, the monarch will come in person."
He stared at my eyes and said, "What are your plans, Master?"
I pretended to be relaxed and said: "It seems that this mission is much easier than I expected.
The father and son Xiang Jing and Xue Anchao have a deep hatred.
Even if I don't destroy it, it will be difficult for them to cooperate."
Chen Zisu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid the young master doesn't think so in his heart."
He sighed and said: "Xue Anchao and his son have a deep hatred for you.
Young Master needs to be more careful."
I smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr.
Chen.
I will focus on playing the family card this time when I go to the Great Khan.
I will try not to get involved in political matters.
Even if I cannot break up their alliance among the five countries, I will definitely retreat." ” Chen Zisu nodded and said: "I believe in the young master's ability, but no matter whether the young master succeeds this time or not, the journey back will not be smooth sailing."
I felt the same way and said: "My father deliberately made a promise to pass the throne to me, which easily aroused the hostility of many princes towards me.
Zuo Zhuliu will not sit idly by and ignore it.
Even if I can successfully divide The Five Nations Alliance, these people will not allow me to return to Dakang smoothly."
Chen Zisu said: "When the young master returns, he must think of a way out and must not allow the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of him."
I whispered: "We will discuss this matter later.
The most critical thing for me right now is to find a way to disintegrate the alliance of the five countries."
Chen Zisu said: "Zisu believes that Da Qin should start with the young master."
My heart moved.
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In fact, he and I thought of something.
If Qin had not been in chaos for many years, its strength would have been the first among the eight countries.
Now that the Han is pretending to be a strong man, the people of Qin may not be willing to do so.
Although Zhongshan quelled the rebellion under the persuasion of the Han Dynasty, the original rebellion was also caused by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.
After all, Queen Jing and I had an old relationship.
Maybe her hatred for me has faded with the passage of time.
When I walked out of the study, I saw Jiao Xin sitting in the garden, staring blankly at the bright moon.
I came to sit next to him and said, "Why do you miss your dad?"
Only then did Jiao Xin realize that I had arrived, and he hurriedly thought of saluting, but I pulled him back: "Your father and I are brothers.
In my eyes, there is no difference between you and my biological child."
Jiao Xin said: "I'm not missing my father, I'm thinking about how to destroy the alliance between the five countries."
I smiled and said: "Sometimes, you can't figure it out just by thinking about it in your head.
Pre-planning is important, but on-the-spot response is even more critical.
Opportunities often appear in a flash.
Although I can't see it now, I believe that we This can definitely be done.”
Jiao Xin suddenly said: "Will His Highness take the princess with him this time?"
I was slightly startled, and I actually saw a look of worry in his eyes.
Could it be that he actually had feelings for Luzhu?
I was shocked inside, but on the surface I smiled: "Of course I want to take her there, Do you think she can stay here and let others use her to blackmail me?"
Jiao Xin sighed: "Actually, His Highness should not have brought the Princess with him this time."
I smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "With you and Tang Mei by my side, nothing will happen.
Go to sleep.
We have to go on the road tomorrow."
I looked at Jiao Xin's back and couldn't help but frown.
It seemed that he must not be allowed to have too much contact with Luzhu in the future, lest he have any inappropriate thoughts.
Perhaps because I discovered Jiao Xin's secret, I came to Tuoba Luzhu's door by accident.
There was still candlelight inside, and it seemed that she still hadn't fallen asleep.
Although it had been a year since I married her, I still adhered to the etiquette.
Consummate the marriage with her.
I knocked on the door softly, and I immediately regretted it.
What happened today?
A child actually made me so nervous.
A wry smile appeared on the corners of my lips.
When I was about to leave, Tuoba Lvzhu opened the door.
When she saw it was me, she was a little surprised and said: "It's so late and you haven't rested yet."
I smiled and said: "Maybe I will leave Dakang tomorrow, and I always feel that there are some things that I can't let go of."
Tuoba's beautiful green eyes turned around and said: "What's the matter?"
I chuckled and said, "There's nothing else to do now.
You can have a rest.
I'm leaving."
Tuoba Luzhu stopped me and said, "I can't sleep either.
Why don't we go outside and talk."
I nodded.
Tuoba Luzhu smiled sweetly, looking extremely cute.
She returned to the room, put on a pink coat, picked up a palace lantern, and walked out quietly.
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She pointed to the garden below and said, "Let's go see if the flowers are blooming."
I couldn't help but smile.
She was still a child after all.
Since she was so interested, I would accompany her.
The night is already dark, and the bright moon is covered with a layer of gauze, and the colorful flowers during the day seem to be covered with a layer of light mist.
Although the colors are less bright, they have a bit more hazy charm.
The night breeze was relaxed, and bursts of fragrance penetrated into the heart.
Tuoba Lvzhu and I sat down on the wooden bench among the flowers.
Luzhu said: "There is no such thing as Mid-Autumn Festival in Beihu."
I said with great interest: "When does your family usually get together?"
Luzhu said: "Our father Khan is completely different from your father.
Although he has a bad temper, he will gather his children around him whenever he has time.
But" Luzhu's clear and beautiful eyes were filled with two emotions.
She shed tears: "I haven't seen him since I married Da Kang."
I took out my brocade handkerchief and lovingly wiped away her tears.
Lu Zhu said softly: "I know you are a good person and you have always cared about me, but after all, I am not a qualified wife."
I smiled and said, "You've done a great job."
Luzhu shook her head and said: "I have been married to you for a year, but I still haven't conceived a child for you.
If this was the case in our clan, my husband would have pushed us back."
I chuckled and said, "We are not in the same room, so how could you be pregnant with a child?"
Lu Zhu said: "But the mother-in-law once said that after a man and a woman get married, they will have children."
I almost broke my belly laughing.
Luzhu obviously didn't know what was going on between men and women.
She said in confusion: "Why are you laughing?"
I suppressed my laughter and said, "A man and a woman must sleep together to have children.
Do you understand?"
Luzhu nodded in understanding and said, "No wonder I don't have a child.
It turns out it's because we sleep too little together."
My eyes widened.
It seemed that I couldn't explain it to this little girl at all.
I smiled and said, "When you are older, you will naturally understand these things."
Lu Zhu said: "Although I am still young, I am your wife after all.
If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly, so why hide it from me?"
I scratched my head and said, "It's hard to talk about this, it needs to be done."
Luzhu said softly: "Then you can do it for me and see":