The dinner was held in Jianfu Palace.
At this time, the main hall of Jianfu Palace was already in a state of singing and dancing.
Zong Cong sits on the first dragon chair, and at the lower left sits Zhao Wu, younger brother of King Anu of Annan, and at the bottom of Zhao Wu are the two princes of Annan Kingdom. On the lower right side of him are Empress Chen and Pan'er, and below that are the fourth concubine and several others. The princesses are all in the corner behind the concubine.
The princes headed by Zong Duo sat in the same place with the two princes of An Nanguo, while other royal relatives, dignitaries and even ministers were scattered on both sides.
One of the two princes was named Zhao Ying and the other Zhao Qi.
This one, Zhao Ying, looks to be in his twenties, thin and dark-skinned. It seems that Annan people are quite dark, but this Zhao Ying is much darker than others. Because he followed the customs when entering the country, he wore the Hanfu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the color was chosen a little inconsistently. Instead, he was wearing a robe in the color of a sunny day after the rain.
This color complemented his skin tone, making him even darker, but he didn't take it seriously, and looked calmly between his gazes.
But Zhao Qi was the complete opposite of him, he was white and fat, and he started to eat and eat from the moment he took his seat, and he ate all the food on the table in a short while. Zhao Wu apologized to Zong Cong, saying that Prince Zhao Qi was born to be able to eat, but Zong Cong didn't take it seriously, it was just some food, so he asked the eunuchs to eat again.
The eunuchs have given him the third seat, depending on how he eats, it is estimated that there will be another seat.
His way of eating attracted the attention of many people, and everyone in the temple looked at him intentionally or unintentionally. Including Pan'er, they all muttered in their hearts that this person is too good to eat.
After another meal, Zhao Qi finally wiped his oily mouth, put a pair of oily hands on his robe and wiped it, and suddenly spoke.
"I heard that people in Dazhou are very skilled in martial arts. I came here just to find someone to compare with. I am a prince, and you are also a prince. Why don't we compete?!" He changed his voice and said to Zong Duo beside him.
Zong Duo was taken aback.
Others in the hall were in an uproar.
Zong Cong looked over and then at Zhao Wu.
Zhao Wu smiled awkwardly, and said, "Your Majesty, our Prince Zhao Qi has been a martial idiot since he was a child, and he has heard of Da Zhou's name for a long time. He didn't plan to bring him to Da Zhou this trip, but he insisted on it." At the same time, he is the only son of our queen, and he is deeply loved. In addition, although Prince Zhao Qi is tall, in fact, he is only eleven years old this year, so he is not a prince who bullies His Majesty."
This physique is only eleven
Zhao Qi is actually not very tall, but he was burly and fat, sitting there like a hill, he looked more than twice as big as Zong Duo, and even a head taller than him, which was the reason for the uproar just now .
Thought this son was an adult, but wanted to bully the younger in public.
And the meaning in Zhao Wu's words is also very clear. Prince Zhao Qi is young and ignorant, but he comes from a noble family. He admires the martial arts of the Great Zhou people, so he said this. As a great country, Dazhou should show its own demeanor because of its national prestige and dignity.
In fact, Zong Cong knew what An Nanguo was up to, this was a common problem in some small countries. Showing off his power in one-third of an acre of land, he feels that he is the biggest in the sky and on the earth, and he wants to show off his prestige when he runs to others.
If it wins, it is natural that the big country will lose face. If such a thing happens, it will be provoked frequently in the future. It doesn't matter if you lose, anyway, it doesn't matter if a small country can't win against a big country, and a big country shouldn't care about a small country in order to show its demeanor.
To put it bluntly, it is a shameless routine. The key to diplomatic relations in all dynasties and dynasties is that there are so many similar things that are simply too numerous to enumerate.
For example, in the previous dynasty, there were often some small foreign countries who came to pay tribute with so-called special products of the country. A large group of people ate and drank, and when they left, they could take away a large number of rewards, and these rewards far exceeded the value of the tributes brought by these people.
As a result, several small countries tasted the sweetness and came to pay tribute every year, so such a miracle happened.
Because these small countries are located far away from the capital, they often send envoys several times a year, and usually at this time, the people who went to pay tribute the last time have not returned.
In fact, people calculate the time very accurately. The people who paid tribute last time are on their way back, and the people who made this trip are on their way. Maybe the two sides will meet again. The generous emperor rewarded him with more things so that he could go back and return his orders.
Could it be that those who become emperors are so stupid that they don't even know how to settle accounts
Of course not, many of them are for the face of Yangyang Shangguo, or even some other diplomatic issues, and these shameless people have pushed ducks onto the shelves. Maybe after the envoy left, he would also feel sorry for the things that were bestowed, enough for what to do, of course, this is a digression.
The current situation is that Zong Cong cannot refuse Prince Zhao Qi's small and presumptuous request.
"Prince Zhao Qi is worthy of being a heroic boy, but my eldest prince is not good at martial arts." Zong Cong said while holding the wine cup with a smile, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking from his face.
Next, Zong Duo's face was already red from embarrassment, but after hearing this, his face became even redder, with a hint of white.
"Since you can't do it, then you can." Zhao Qi pointed to Zong Yue beside Zong Duo.
Pan'er almost stood up all of a sudden, but forced herself to be calm, pinching the hem of her skirt, with a smile on her face, but her eyes looked at Zong Cong.
It's not stupid. Since An Nanguo made such a request, it means that this Prince Zhao Qi must not be as good-for-nothing as he behaves. Maybe there is something special about him, so he dares to make such a request in this kind of situation.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at his body, the tall and thin Zong Yue couldn't possibly be his opponent.
And in this life, because Zong Yue didn't have as many scruples as in his previous life, Zong Yue's main focus was on studying, and he didn't start learning martial arts at a very young age like his previous life, so how could he beat this person.
Zong Yue didn't hesitate, and stood up.
He also knew in his heart that on such an occasion, his father should not lose face again. Whether he can win or not is the second priority, and the key is not to lose.
"Are you going to fight or not? What are you doing?" Prince Zhao Qi said while waving his palm, half the size of a cattail leaf fan, towards Zong Yue.
Zong Yue was not wary of him making a sudden move, and was thinking whether to hide or resist, a hand came in from the slope to block Prince Zhao Qi's palm.
"My elder brother and second brother are both older than you, so it's impossible to beat you. I'm about the same age as you. If you want to fight, let's fight."
It's Zong Qian.
As he got older, Zong Qian changed from being naughty and talkative in his childhood, and became more and more silent in the past two years.
Pan'er felt that it was a problem of too much martial arts practice. He once complained to Zong Cong in private, not to mention these things. Before that, he had been sitting at the table without saying a word. Stand up suddenly at this time.
Zhao Qi knew his own strength well, seeing that this young man who was half a head shorter than himself could block his strength, he also became interested.
"Okay, okay, then let's fight."
Before the words fell, the two each made a few moves.
Prince Zhao Qi mainly uses palms, because he is too big, he walks in a wide open and closed way. But his offensive was too fierce, Zong Qian could only focus on resisting for a while, his wrist hurt faintly, and he also had a general understanding of Zhao Qi's strength.
It wasn't until the two of them went to the open space in the hall that Zong Qian changed his defense to offense.
He didn't fight Zhao Qi recklessly, but wandered around, making Zhao Qi so angry that he waved his palms indiscriminately.
The attack speed changed here, and Zong Qian's rhythm was naturally affected. Although Zhao Qi is big, his speed is not slow, but it's not fast.
Zong Qian received a slap and flew upside down.
There were uproars in the hall one after another, and Pan'er couldn't help calling out 'Qian'er'.
But as soon as the words fell, Zong Qian bounced back again, rubbed his wrist, and said, "Come again!"
The two fought evenly, although they were both young, they dared not be underestimated, because the two of them obviously couldn't be compared to ordinary teenagers of the same age, and they might even be some adults, so they were not rivals.
The competition has been going on for a while, and there has been no winner. The two teenagers are fighting more and more vigorously, but as time goes by, it is obvious that their physical strength can't keep up. Both of them gasped. The gain is getting bigger and bigger.
Zong Qian had been waiting for an opportunity, and when he saw Zhao Qi showing his empty door, he grabbed his arm tightly, tripped and threw him to the ground.
bang.
Zong Qian turned over and rode on Zhao Qi's body, his legs pressed tightly against the opponent's arm, and at the same time, he kept punching Zhao Qi's head and face.
Although Zhao Qi had been hit by Zong Qian a few times before, he had thick skin and thick flesh, so he didn't feel any pain at all. Now that he was hit on the head and face, he couldn't resist. He was beaten so dizzy that he gave up resisting.
"Are you convinced or not? If not, let's continue!"
"Submit it, take it..."
"Is it us Da Zhou's power, or your Annan's power?"
"Da Zhou is amazing..."
Zong Qian stood up and smiled.
On the dragon chair, Zong Cong also smiled, but Zhao Wu's expression was even uglier.
"Your Majesty's prince is worthy of being a heroic boy, and in time he will become an extraordinary person."
"Zhao Qing praised it absurdly, but it's just a mess among the children. Hurry up and help Prince Zhao Qi down, and find an imperial doctor to see the injury."
Afterwards at the banquet, Zong Qian almost became the protagonist of the banquet, and there were constant praises on the field, but Zong Duo's smile was a bit forced. And An Nanguo's personality was very peaceful, and he didn't make any troubles again.
After the banquet, I returned to Jingren Palace.
Tonight Zong Cong drank a lot of wine again, in the bathroom he started to mess around with the plate, and finally went to the bed, he became more and more excited, the plate was turned over and over like a pancake.
"Are you convinced or not? If not, let's continue!"
"Submit it, take it..."
"Is it us Da Zhou's power, or your Annan's power?"
"Da Zhou is amazing..."
Pan'er hugged his neck fiercely, and bit his neck, it's so old!