Qi Ning made a bet with the officials in front of the Chengtian Palace. The officials thought that the money was already in their pockets. Everyone who participated in the bet was smiling. Some of them did it because they got a sum of money unexpectedly, and some of them had good intentions. He was just hostile to the Jinyi Hou Mansion and thought that it would be really pleasant to make the Jinyi Qi family bleed a lot this time.
Qi Ning bet more than 20,000 taels of silver in one go. He knew that this was a huge amount of money. If Ximen Zhanying really lost today, as hundreds of officials testified, he would not be able to let go of the 20,000 taels of silver even if he wanted to. That would be a real loss. He lost his wife and lost his troops.
Suddenly he saw Ximen Wuhen walking towards this side. Under the rising sun, Ximen Wuhen was still pale and seemed to be lacking in vitality and blood.
Qi Ning was a little confused, thinking to himself that Ximen Wuhen was suffering from a muscle and bone disease, but his face was uglier than yesterday. Could it be that he felt that Ximen Zhanying would definitely lose and wanted to marry Dong Qi far away, so he was worried
King Huainan and Sima Lan had already arrived. In the past, when the two met, they would pretend to say hello even if they were insincere, but this time Qi Ning found that the two people did not communicate at all, and they did not even communicate with each other. Without even looking at each other, King Huainan was surrounded by several officials whispering, and Sima Lan was also surrounded by several officials chatting and laughing.
Qi Ning knew that the ghost Ajiu had died at the Sima Mansion's night banquet, and the two of them had really fallen out with each other, and they no longer even tried to save face.
The ministers did not wait too long, and saw the flags waving, the sound of ritual music, and the guard of honor surrounding the emperor's golden car to the square in front of the palace, where the throne was placed. The ministers immediately lined up to pay homage, and Longtai got off the golden car. , went straight to the throne, and ordered people to set up seats for Zhenguo Company Ma Lan and King Huainan.
At this time, Duan Shao, the crown prince of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, had also brought people to the front of the palace. Longtai ordered people to sit next to him, and the ministers lined up on both sides, forming a large area of darkness.
Longtai looked at Duan Shao and said with a smile: "Duan Shao, today we have a competition in front of the palace. Are your iron guards ready?"
Duan Shao stood up and said respectfully: "Reporting to my lord, in this discussion, peace is the most important thing. In the final analysis, everything is just for the good alliance between the two countries."
"That's right." Longtai nodded and said with a smile: "As long as the East Palace Iron Guard defeats Ximen Zhanying today, I will immediately issue an order to marry Ximen Zhanying to you."
"Duan Shao thanked the Lord for his kindness!" Duan Shao bowed deeply, as if Ximen Zhanying was already in his pocket.
Long Tai looked at Ximen Wuhen and asked with a smile: "Ximen Aiqing, has Ximen Zhanying arrived?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, my little girl is already waiting." Ximen Zhanying cupped his hands and said to Duan Shao: "Your Highness, my little girl is reckless and doesn't know how high the sky is. I hope your Highness will show mercy."
Duan Shao smiled and said: "There is no need to explain, I have already told Huo Cong not to hurt Miss Ximen."
When everyone heard Duan Shao's words, it seemed that Huo Cong came out to bully the weak and deliberately wanted to show mercy. However, considering the strength of both sides, it was no wonder that Duan Shao had the confidence to speak like this.
All the ministers couldn't help but look at Qi Ning. Seeing Qi Ning's sleepy look, some of them sneered, secretly thinking that after this competition, you, Jin Yihou, would not even be able to cry.
Long Tai then nodded slightly to Fan Dehai beside him. Fan Dehai took a step forward, flicked his whisk, and shouted in a high voice: "Xuandong Qi Iron Guard Huo Cong, Ximen Zhan Ying of Shenhou Mansion!"
The voices were passed on one after another. After a while, Chi Fengdian, the commander of the Yulin Camp, who was wearing blue fish scale armor, came up from the steps and was striding towards this side. Behind him, there were two people, one on the left and one on the right. The figures were Huo Cong and Ximen Zhanying.
Huo Cong was still dressed in black, and his attire showed that this competition in front of the palace did not put much pressure on him.
On the other hand, Ximen Zhanying's outfit today is eye-catching.
She was dressed in a red outfit that wrapped her well-toned body, with a purple belt tied around her waist to make her waist appear slender. Although the red makeup made her show off her feminine beauty, she had been practicing martial arts all year round. , but it made her toned body exude a sense of strength, without the fragile feeling of a boudoir lady.
When she walks with her long legs, she is also crisp and graceful.
Qining looked at Ximen Zhanying, who was walking over quickly, with a smile on his lips. This was the first time he saw Ximen Zhanying dressed up like this. The red outfit that fit perfectly with her body combined with the girl's toned body full of lines. The delicate body is completely outlined, and the heroic spirit exudes a femininity that is difficult to see from Ximen Zhanying.
Among the ministers, not many people had actually seen Ximen Zhanying. At this time, seeing Ximen Zhanying's heroic spirit, he thought that Ximen Wuhen actually had such a beautiful daughter. No wonder the crown prince of Dongqi would plead with Longtai. Granted marriage, such a heroic beauty, even if you look at the Jianye capital with so many beauties, it would be difficult to find just a few.
Duan Shao saw Ximen Zhanying coming from a distance, but his eyes also lit up.
Although the purpose of this marriage proposal was not to really get a beauty, Ximen Zhanying's beauty was beyond his expectation. Being able to achieve his goal and bring back such a one-in-a-thousand beauty is naturally a dream. .
Chi Fengdian walked closer, stopped, knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Huo Cong, the Iron Guard of the Eastern Qi, and Zhan Ying from the west gate of the Shenhou Mansion have all been brought!"
Long Tai nodded slightly, Chi Fengdian stood up and pushed aside, Dong Qi Iron Guard Huo Cong and Ximen Zhan Ying stepped forward, both kneeling on the ground: "See the Emperor!"
Longtai said with a smile: "Let's all get back together." After the two of them stood up, he said: "Ximen Zhanying, the prince of Qi State asked me for a marriage, and wanted to marry you back to Qi State. However, the God Marquis told me that you and the God Marquis were We have an agreement that if anyone wants to marry you, he must defeat you, is that true?"
Ximen Zhanying said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Zhanying has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He did tell his father many years ago that if the opponent is a weakling, Zhanying will not obey him to the death."
Longtai laughed and said: "Ximen Aiqing is brave and brave. Like father, like daughter." He glanced at Duan Shao, pointed at Duan Shao and said, "This is the crown prince of Qi."
Ximen Zhanying glanced at him and saluted Duan Shao.
Ximen Zhanying is extremely beautiful. Although his beauty is beyond Duan Shao's expectation and makes Duan Shao's eyes brighten, there are also beautiful beauties in Qi. Duan Shao sees that there are many beauties. At this time, he still maintains his elegant demeanor. , nodded slightly to Ximen Zhanying.
"I want to give you to the prince, but the prince understands your thoughts and tells me that I can follow your wishes." Longtai said: "But the prince is inconvenient to use force with you, so I sent East Palace Iron Guard Huo Cong to fight with you. Let's compete. Huo Cong's martial arts will not be higher than that of the prince, but as long as you can defeat Huo Cong, if you can defeat the prince, I will choose another family member to give to the prince."
Ximen Zhanying said respectfully: "Thank you, Prince!"
"But I also promised the prince that as long as Huo Cong defeats you, I will immediately issue an order here to marry you to Qi." Long Tai said seriously: "If you marry far away from Qi, you must serve the prince well."
Ximen Zhanying bit his lip, lowered his head, and said with cupped hands: "Zhanying knows!" At this time, he also saw Qi Ning. He glanced at Qi Ning and saw Qi Ning with his hands on his abdomen, looking calm and composed. He couldn't help but feel cruel. He gave Qining a hard look.
Huo Cong, however, was already facing Ximen Zhanying, cupping his hands and saying, "Girl, please give me some advice!" He took two steps back.
Ximen Zhanying also turned to face Huo Cong and asked, "What weapon do you use?"
Huo Cong had no expression on his face, raised his hands and said, "I am practicing boxing and kicking. I would like to compete with the girl with my bare hands."
"With bare hands?" Ximen Zhanying frowned.
Duan Shao had already smiled and said: "Miss Ximen, if you are used to using weapons, it doesn't matter if you choose a weapon. You are a girl, so even if you use weapons to compete with Huo Cong, you are not taking advantage."
Ximen Zhanying's pretty face was even more solemn. Although she was also good at boxing and kicking, she was best at swordsmanship. Now the opponent had to compete with her with bare hands. If she had a sword in her hand, it would look like she was deliberately taking advantage of him.
But she had already seen that Huo Cong had strong muscles and contained great strength. If he fought with bare hands, she would be at a huge disadvantage, and she suddenly hesitated.
But I heard a voice say: "Miss Ximen, since the prince has said this, you don't have to be polite. You are a girl, and your strength is not as strong as the iron guard beside the prince. Huo Tiewei is a man, experienced in hundreds of battles, and even went to sea back then. Zhan Shark, if you don’t even have a weapon, this fight will be nothing more than a competition.”
Everyone followed the sound and looked over, and it was Qining who was speaking.
Many officials thought that Qi Ning had made a bet with the officials. This guy naturally hoped that Ximen Zhanying could win and take advantage of it, so he would not be polite. However, Duan Shao took the initiative to propose that Ximen Zhanying could fight Huo with weapons in hand. The Cong competition also shows Duan Shao's trust in Huo Cong's martial arts.
When Ximen Zhanying heard what Qining said, he immediately thought that this fight was not about the warriors of the two countries fighting for face, but a matter of their own lives. As long as it was beneficial to them, it didn't matter if they took some advantage. As long as they could Just win in the end, stop this marriage, and achieve your goal.
Ximen Wuhen coughed and said to the side: "Zhan Ying, how can the iron guard beside the prince be an ordinary person? You don't know the heights of the world. Even if you have ten weapons in your hand, how can you be the opponent of this Huo iron guard? The prince is open-minded. , it’s better to be respectful than obey orders.”
Ximen Zhanying was still a little hesitant, but when he heard what Ximen Wuhen said, he didn't hesitate anymore. He looked around and saw Chi Fengdian wearing a big sword on his waist not far away. He stepped forward and said: "Commander Chi, I don't know...!" "
As soon as she came over, Chi Fengdian knew what she meant. He quickly took off his sword, handed it to Ximen Zhanying with both hands, and said with a smile: "Miss Ximen, don't be too harsh, this knife is too sharp, don't hurt anyone."
Ximen Zhanying knew that most of the ministers present today looked down upon him and thought that he would definitely lose. When he heard what Chi Fengdian said, he seemed to be worried that he would hurt Huo Cong. It sounded very pleasant to him, so he smiled slightly and took it. Saber, unsheathed the sword. Under the sun, the cold light flickered. Ximen Zhanying handed the scabbard back to Chi Fengdian. Then he walked slowly over and faced Huo Cong with a solemn face. He turned the sword upside down and held it in his hand: "Please enlighten me!"