Ye Qingxuan watched with cold eyes, and thought to himself that this kid took his life, and the little Daoist doesn't care about you today.
Chong Xuanhu led Ban Nai Lie, along with Chong Yanhu and Chong Xie Lin, with a heroic attitude, looking left and right, and bowed their hands to all the guests at the table, so unsatisfied...
There are more than 20 concubines in the back, all charming, and more than a hundred bodyguards are murderous, half of them go around to the space behind the banquet to stand guard, and only half of them follow Chongxuanhu to the chairman who is set at the end of the hall. .
This is the first time Ye Qingxuan saw Chongxuanhu. The "General of Zhennan" he saw, this Chongxuanhu had high cheekbones, a majestic face, thick bones, broad forehead, and a square face like cast iron. The tiger's eyes are shining, like copper bells, and the body seems to be filled with endless power. When moving, it has power and poise, majestic, but the lips are a little thin, with a taste of ruthlessness. The whole body develops horizontally, the chest is broad and the back is thick, and the neck is particularly thick, forming an impressive triangular muscle with the back muscles.
He wears a black tiger-striped scarf on his head, and is dressed in a pitch-black leather war robe with a climbing tiger embroidered on it. He is majestic and lifelike. The leather robe is cut to fit perfectly, which sets off Chongxuan Tiger's unusually majestic body even more majestic and extraordinary.
What is even more astonishing is that the delicate scales on the leather robe are folded and glowing under the reflection of the lights. This is a leather robe made of the skin of the "Black Water Rare Jiao", and the defensive power of the scales is worth a thousand catties. The frontal protective power of the armor and the leather armor made of it are hard to find, even for the rich and powerful families, it is rare to see, and this Zhennan general actually used a whole piece of "Black Water Rare Jiaojiao" "The softest but toughest belly skin is made into a battle robe. Although the defense provided is more comprehensive and powerful, it is a bit too extravagant and arrogant.
Chong Xuanhu sent Ban Nai Lie to the special seat for him first, then walked to the chairman's office alone, all the concubines Yingying Yanyan sat in the few seats behind Chong Xuanhu, and the guards guarded each other in the two seats. On the side and the rear, there is indeed the power to dominate one side alone.
Everyone bowed and saluted, waiting for him to enter the table.
Chongxuanhu sat still, the sound of silk and bamboo around him gradually weakened, he fixed his eyes on the four directions, inspected for a while, then laughed loudly, and said loudly: "All heroes, sit down—"
After everyone chanted their congratulations, they sat back at the table.
Those elegant court ladies from before came up to pour wine for each table.
As soon as Chongxuanhu sat down, he raised his glass and shouted: "Chongmou was ordered by the heavens to station in Yunzhou to protect the water and soil and keep the people safe. After decades of wind and rain, everyone will walk with me. Today we have a special banquet to celebrate with you." Heroes gather, come—drink this cup to the full for our heroes of Yunzhou—"
Everyone cheered together, drank with a bang, and the atmosphere was warm.
Chongxuanhu suddenly stood up, and when everyone stood up in fright, he laughed and said: "Hahaha... everyone, don't be polite, sit and sit... Today's celebration is not just for the gathering of old friends, come, come, we Let me introduce a guest to you…”
After finishing speaking, he came to Ban Nai Lie's seat in a few steps, and raised his hand to welcome him. Ban Nai Lie greeted him with a smile, stood up, was grabbed by Chong Xuanhu, led him to the stage, and introduced to everyone: "Everyone Heroes of Yunzhou, pay attention, this—" a finger of Ban Nai Lie, "this is the special envoy of the Southern Barbarian tribes who have fought with us for hundreds of years—Master Ban Nai Lie..."
As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent, and everyone looked at each other one after another, not knowing what was the intention of this great general, how he brought the enemy's envoy to the banquet.
Most of the people were confused, but there were more people who had enemies with the Nanman, all of them glared at Ban Naiche with murderous intent. Especially at the feast of the familiar people, they threw their gazes over like knives, making no effort to conceal their murderous intentions towards Ban Nai.
And that class of Nai Lie was still smiling, squinting his eyes slightly, unmoved in the slightest.
Chongxuanhu glanced at everyone, suddenly laughed loudly and said: "Don't blame the heroes, Chongmou just wanted to surprise everyone, so he didn't say anything beforehand, this Master Ban Naiche came to have peace talks with our Chinese clan Yes, from now on, the Huaman and Barbarian races will share weal and woe, and will never fight..." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion among the audience, and everyone was baffled by Chongxuanhu's sudden appearance. , when did the barbarians and our Chinese armistice? When was the peace treaty concluded? How come I never heard of it
Chongxuanhu listened to the discussion in the audience, snorted secretly, then returned to the table, picked up a glass of water and wine, raised his glass again and said: "Come, come, heroes, for the sake of our eternal friendship between the Chinese and barbarians. , prosper forever, let's have another drink—"
The guests were helpless, and were about to toast and drink together...
"Wait a minute—"
A shout came from the banquet, and everyone looked up, but it turned out that it was Cao Zhengfang, the richest man in Jingnan City. Cao Zhengfang, who was over fifty years old, was dressed like a rich man, and his face was full of smiles, but now he was a little gloomy.
Murderous intent flashed in Chongxuanhu's eyes, he slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, and said lazily: "Oh...it turned out to be the old hero Cao, I don't know why I interrupted my toast at this time?"
Cao Zhengfang cupped his hands slightly, and said calmly: "I don't want to interrupt the general's pleasure, but I don't know something, and I want to ask the general..."
"Old Cao, please tell—"
"Major general, when did this peace negotiation with Nanman happen, and why the common people didn't know about it..."
At the same time, there was a buzz of discussion in the audience.
"This matter has a lot to do with it. All agreements are made in secret. How can we inform the world in advance?"
The voices of the crowd were even louder.
You must know that the imperial courts of the past dynasties will notify the people in advance of wars or peace talks with foreign vassals, especially for the truce. The other party has sent a special envoy, so it should be publicized. Yihe, you are a Zhennan general, a full-time military officer. If you don’t hand over such a big matter as a peace and armistice to the court, how can you make an agreement privately? How can you get so much power? How can you be so bold...
Cao Zhengfang snorted coldly, and said slowly: "That's really old and ignorant. I don't know when the official position of General Chong became a 'General'..."
"presumptuous-"
Chongxuanhu shouted angrily, and all the tiger guards on duty in the hall shouted loudly, the murderous aura in the hall was boiling and the atmosphere was oppressive.
The position of General is the highest position in the military, responsible for all affairs of the country's foreign wars, and has the right to stop a war at any time in an emergency.
When Cao Zhengfang said this, he was insinuating that Chongxuanhu was planning to commit crimes. This crime was enough to kill him.
Facing the coercion in the hall, Cao Zheng didn't panic, but the family members behind him all showed panic. Especially that charming little girl, her complexion was even paler, and I felt pity for Cao Zhengfang to contradict Chongxuanhu so much, she squeezed the corner of her mouth tightly and grabbed Cao Zhengfang's sleeve.
Ye Qingxuan sighed slightly, and thought: This old man is obviously not a master recruited by the court, otherwise why would he bring his family to attend? At this time, it was only my own righteous indignation that made me question him. I didn't care about the safety of my family. I was worried about the fate of him and his family, but I couldn't help admiring this old man's upright personality and his loyalty to the country and the people.
It's just that he was a bit reckless in doing so. Although he didn't know that the court would take action tonight, it was really dangerous for him to provoke Chong Xuanhu at this time. Before the time came, the court personnel would never act rashly. hour.
"So, Mr. Cao thinks Chong should be punished for his crime?"
Chongxuanhu sneered, murderous intent looming.
The old man Cao got angry and snorted coldly, "Could it be that what Cao said..."
"shut up-"
Leng Buding shouted next to him, interrupting the conversation.
Xie Yuanlue came out around the table, pointed at Cao Zhengfang and shouted: "Cao Zhengfang, ignorant and troublesome, General Chong's painstaking efforts can be seen in the sun and the moon, and what he does is beneficial to the country and the people. You are questioning General Zhennan's decision at this time. Are you willing to let the blood flow between the Chinese and the barbarians once again, and the lives of the people will be ruined?"
"you-"
Cao Zhengfang was so angry that his beard was shaking, but he looked at Xie Yuanlue in front of him and kept winking, his heart was full of doubts. At the same time, the little granddaughter beside him kept pulling on his robe, obviously frightened.
Xie Yuanlue walked up to Cao Zhengfang, and said harshly: "I advise Mr. Cao to sit here and congratulate the general together, lest such a lively scene be ruined by you alone..."
Cao Zhengfang thought over and over again, snorted coldly, sat back in the banquet, and stopped talking.
Qunhao breathed a sigh of relief at this point, sighing secretly that Xie Yuanlue saved the life of that old man Cao, avoiding a bloody disaster.
Xie Yuanlue turned around and bowed deeply to Chongxuanhu, and shouted: "The general's achievements are unrivaled, his benevolence and righteousness will last forever, we shall congratulate the general, please—"
After Xie Yuan said a little, hundreds of heroes in the audience stood up and held wine, congratulating: "Congratulations to the general—"
Chongxuanhu laughed heartily, very happy.
"My lords, please fill this cup—"
Everyone has another drink.
Xie Yuanlue resolved a crisis with a few words, and at the same time, the originally dim atmosphere became active again. The most important thing was that the court's actions were not affected in any way. Ye Qingxuan, who didn't think much of him at first, was also heartbroken by it, thinking to himself that as a person who is used to running dogs, this ability to adapt to changes is really extraordinary, and his demeanor is indeed different from others.
Xie Yuanlue waved his hand, "Dance, play music—"
The musicians on both sides of the main hall immediately started playing vigorously again.
A group of nearly 200 beautiful singing and dancing girls with dovetail-shaped buns hanging down and various long gowns made of translucent light materials danced into the hall as gracefully as flying birds, singing and dancing. Seeing the milk waves indistinctly, she made all kinds of graceful gestures, making people and gods take them for her.
Everyone clapped their hands and applauded loudly.
From the stairwells on both sides of the side hall, dozens of pretty maidservants poured out, holding various dishes in their hands, and appeared one after another. This "hero banquet" that took place at the border of Yunzhou, but was destined to affect the world, officially began—