Chapter 668

Behind beaded curtains of tulle.

Wearing a red dress, she is looming.

As soon as Nangong Yang finished speaking, the eldest princess's faint voice came: "No need."

All the eyes in the main hall peeked over cautiously.

Gray, the prince of the Mongolian Empire, had fiery eyes and looked inside unscrupulously. He said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the eldest princess come out to see you? I heard that the eldest princess grew up on the battlefield. We men still have to be brave, why should we hide like little women now?"

Nangong Yang said with a smile: "Prince Gray, please be patient. When the time comes, the imperial sister will come out naturally."

Immediately, his eyes flashed again and he said: "In this way, for the next poetry competition, if your country's number one talent can win three games in a row, I will ask the imperial sister to come out and meet all the distinguished guests. How about it?"

The prince of the Dameng Empire immediately raised his fist and said: "It's a deal!"

Then he turned to the burly young man behind him and said, "Su Tu, it's up to you!"

The burly young man smiled confidently, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Fifth Prince, I will definitely make sure you get what you want!"

When Gray heard this, he immediately laughed without any scruples.

The members of the Dayan royal family sitting opposite and those meritorious ministers all frowned slightly, and some showed anger in their eyes.

Behind the bead curtain, a cold light flashed in the red shadow's eyes.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned, as if she wanted to say something to the outside world, but held back.

She looked at the girl beside her, stretched out her hand to hold the cold little hand in the red sleeve, and whispered: "Huo Yue, who was born in the emperor's family, couldn't help himself. The emperor couldn't refuse, and today they also brought him with him. It’s all sincerity, don’t be angry..."

Nangong Huoyue's face was calm, and she looked outside without speaking. The other hand in the red sleeve slowly clenched.

Nangong Yang looked at the audience, picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile on his face: "Then, I will toast you all first. After drinking this glass of wine, let's get started."

At this time, the third prince of Badan Kingdom, Lamore, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the competition you are talking about is the competition between the literati from our five countries? No matter who of us wins three games in a row, we can meet the eldest princess alone. ,Is it right?"

Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Of course it also includes our Great Yan. No matter who wins three games in a row, even if our Great Yan talent wins, he can still meet the eldest princess alone."

Langxiao, the second prince of Beicang Kingdom, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, are you just meeting me once? How long will this meeting last? Can the winner have a few drinks with the eldest princess?"

As soon as these words came out, the Queen Mother immediately said from behind: "My Huoyue doesn't know how to drink."

Gray from the Mongolian Empire smiled and said: "Queen Mother, I heard that in your Great Flame, all men, women and children know how to drink. The eldest princess has been on the battlefield all year round, and even the men are ashamed of herself. How can she not drink? Don't worry, Queen Mother. If I am greatly defeated, the eldest princess only needs to drink three drinks with this prince."

Lang Xiao from Beicang Kingdom also smiled and said: "If I, Beicang, win, I only need the eldest princess to drink three cups."

Larmore from Badan Kingdom also handed over his hand and said: "It is indeed inappropriate not to drink when we meet. We will not embarrass the eldest princess. We just want to talk to the eldest princess. It is reasonable to have a few glasses of wine."

The Queen Mother wanted to speak, but Emperor Nangong Yang said with a smile on his face: "Since all the princes have said this, I can't spoil their interest, so let's make this decision."

After speaking, he looked at the royal family members and ministers in the audience, and said with a smile: "Uncles, uncles, dear friends, what do you think?"

The hall suddenly fell into silence.

Princess Nangong was about to speak when her sleeves hanging down were suddenly pulled by Prince Nangong, and she finally did not speak.

The other princes, princes, princes, and ministers all lowered their heads and remained silent.

Many people showed hesitation on their faces, which was an insult to the eldest princess, but at this moment they all knew in their hearts that this matter was not only related to diplomacy, but also...

Your Majesty is asking them to make a choice in front of so many people.

One of the gray-haired ministers hesitated for a moment, and just as he was about to stand up, the red figure behind the bead curtain suddenly said: "Let's get started."

Nangong Yang turned his head, looked inside, and said with a smile: "Sister Huang, do you agree?"

Nangong Huoyue said calmly: "Didn't you already make the decision for me?"

Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Sister Huang, please don't say that. The princes are really too enthusiastic and I can't refuse. But if Sister Huang is unwilling, then forget it. I will naturally abide by Sister Huang's wishes."

The back room was quiet for a few breaths.

Nangong Huoyue said calmly: "Let's get started."

Nangong Yang smiled and said, "Okay, then listen to Sister Huang and let's get started."

Then he looked at the talented people from Great Yan in the corner and said, "You guys come here and stand under me. You represent the talented people from Great Yan, so this time, you have to perform well."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The three Jiangnan talented men and the two Yujing talented men and women immediately came out from the corner, lowered their heads, and stood respectfully at the foot of the steps.

Nangong Yang glanced at the five people again, then raised his wine glass and smiled at the princes: "Come on, let me toast you all first."

The princes immediately picked up the wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

Nangong Yang finished the wine, pondered for a moment, looked at the wine glass in his hand, and said, "I am not as talented and knowledgeable as you talented people. For this first question, let's take wine as the topic. Poems, songs, and poems are all acceptable. .

"Wine is the theme?"

After everyone heard this, they immediately began to think.

Gray, the prince of the Mongolian Empire, looked sharply at the burly man named Sutu behind him and ordered: "Think carefully and make the best song!"

At this time, Liu Sansi, the first talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River in Dayan, seemed to have an idea.

But at this time, we must give priority to distinguished guests.

At this time, Su Tu, the most talented man in the Mongolian Empire, immediately looked determined and said: "Yes!"

Gray's eyes lit up and he immediately urged: "Read! Read quickly!"

Everyone's eyes turned to him.

Su Tu raised his head slightly and read aloud: "One coop, one hat, one small boat, one foot of silk fiber and one inch of hook. A song, a bottle of wine, and one person fishing alone in the river."

"What a poem! What a poem!"

As soon as he finished reading, Gray didn't even understand the meaning and immediately clapped his hands in praise.

Although he was a warrior and didn't know much about poetry, he was naturally extremely confident in his literary talents as the most talented scholar in Dameng.

After listening, the others thought for a moment and nodded secretly.

Nangong Yang looked at the chief academician of the Hanlin Academy and asked, "Li Aiqing, what do you think of this poem?"

This academician of the Hanlin Academy was named Li Zhao. He was talented when he was young and was famous all over the world. He was called the number one talent in Yujing. He later passed the imperial examination and served in the Hanlin Academy. He had a profound knowledge of poetry.

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Hearing this, Li Zhao immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this poem by Su Caizi can be called an excellent poem. The first two lines of this poem are almost white sketches, and they look plain and simple, but as soon as the last two sentences come out, they immediately change their meaning. Infinite, amazing. Looking at the whole poem, nine [one] are cleverly embedded in it, expressing the artistic conception of the poem and the picture in every detail. Taste, these [1] are used very appropriately and interestingly. The last sentence [One person fishes alone in the river and autumn] can catch not only fish, but also autumn, it is a free and easy life, and an unrestrained mood. It can also contain many things, so this poem may seem simple, but it actually has profound meaning, and the more you chew on it, the more surprising it becomes.”

When Prince Gray of the Dameng Empire heard this, he immediately beamed, extended his thumb and said, "This Lord Li is still knowledgeable. This explanation made me suddenly enlightened, hahahaha..."

At this time, Lamore, the third prince of Badan Kingdom, said in a cold voice: "Prince Gray, don't be complacent yet, we haven't read it yet."

Gray sneered, looked at him, cupped his hands and said, "Then please."

Larmore looked at a blond young man behind him and said, "Boll, read it."

The young man named Boer pondered for a moment, and then began to read with an affectionate face: "Only when you are drunk do you know the strength of wine, and only when you are in love do you know how serious it is. You can't drink my wine, just like I can't dream of you... "

After reading this poem, Gray sneered again and said sarcastically: "The poetry style of your Badan Kingdom is quite unique."

Ramour's face suddenly darkened and he said, "What, Gray, do you want to try my Badan's fist?"

Gray immediately clenched his fists and said with a stern face: "Is this prince afraid of you?"

Seeing the tense situation between the two sides, Nangong Yang immediately smiled and said: "Okay, okay, everyone is my distinguished guest, why should you be so angry. If you two want to compete in martial arts, there will be plenty of opportunities later."

After that, he looked at Li Zhao again and asked, "Li Aiqing, what do you think of this poem by Boer Talent?"

Li Zhao cupped his hands and said: "This poem by Boer Talent is naturally excellent. It fits the characteristics of Badan's folk songs. In just a few sentences, he expresses his love feelings vividly. But compared to Su Talent's poem Poetry is still a bit different in terms of artistic conception.”

Lamoure was immediately unconvinced. When he was about to speak again, the talented man from Beicang Kingdom also said, "It is indeed Mr. Su's poem, which is even better."

The prince of Gao Qi and the prince of Loulan both nodded.

Larmore snorted coldly this time and stepped back.

Seeing this, Gray's face was full of pride, thinking that he had a chance to win. He glanced sideways at the other princes and said, "It's your turn!"

Langxiao, the prince of Beicang Kingdom, turned his head and whispered a few words to a scholar behind him, and then said with a cold face: "We give up this round."

The princes of Gao Qi and Loulan had no extravagant hopes of marrying the eldest princess, so they naturally gave up.

Seeing this, Gray became even more proud, and asked the five Great Flame talents standing at the foot of the steps: "What about you? Are you also going to admit defeat directly?"

As the first talented scholar in Jiangnan, Liu Sansi had already composed many poems with the theme of "wine", so when the emperor said the title, he immediately thought of it. It was only because of the host that he asked him to Do it first.

At first, when the prince of the Mongolian Empire was disrespectful to the eldest princess, he was angry. Now when he saw that the prince was so proud and looked like he was the only one in the world, he was even more angry. He immediately raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I’ll show my shame first.”

Nangong Yang smiled, looked at him and said, "I think Su Caizi's poem is indeed very artistic. Just like what Li Aiqing said, it has a profound artistic conception and is an excellent poem. Mr. Liu, what do you think of yours?" Can Shi defeat him? I think it’s unlikely. If I’m not sure, I’ll do it in the second game.”

As soon as these words came out, the other talents immediately looked at each other, and the emotions that they had just jumped to try were suddenly suppressed.

Changsun Wan'er also lowered her head.

In this first game, Your Majesty wants this talented man from the Mongolian Empire to win.

However, Liu Sansi has always been known as a madman. He couldn't bear this kind of anger. He immediately raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not say that this poem beats him, but at least it will not be inferior to him. As for who wins and who loses, I will I believe Mr. Li and others will judge."

As soon as these words came out, Nangong Yang still kept a smile on his face, paused, and said, "Okay, since you have the confidence, then just read it."

Liu Sansi cupped her hands, straightened up, and looked at the prince of the Mongolian Empire with an unruly look, and read aloud: "The waves are full of snow for thousands of miles, and the peach blossoms are silent for a team of spring. A pot of wine, a pole. , How many people are there happily?"

There was silence in the hall for a moment.

The literati behind the other princes all nodded secretly.

Prince Gray of the Mongolian Empire sneered: "This is plagiarism! Your poem also has three ones, and it is far worse than our poem."

Liu Sansi did not refute.

Nangong Yang smiled, looked at Li Zhao, and said, "Li Aiqing, you are the one to comment."

Li Zhao cupped his hands and said, "This poem expresses feelings on paintings and borrows the meaning of scenery. Although it is not very interesting, the leisurely and indifferent artistic conception is beautiful and beautiful. It can also be regarded as a masterpiece among poems on paintings."

Nangong Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "Then what Li Aiqing said, who is better, this poem or Su Caizi's poem?"

Li Zhao knew his intentions and knew that he should give the Mongolian Empire some face. He lowered his head and said, "If you taste it carefully, Su Caizi's poems are even better."

As soon as these words came out, Gray burst into laughter, and then he looked at the red figure behind the bead curtain unscrupulously, with fiery eyes and said: "Princess, this prince won the first game. I will win two more games." After the game, I can have a good drink with you, the eldest princess, hahahaha..."

Nangong Yang also had a smile on his face. Just when he was about to declare the victory of the Mongolian Empire in the first round, a voice suddenly came from below: "Your Majesty, can I have a try?"

The smile on Nangong Yang's face suddenly froze, and then he looked at him.

In the main hall, everyone looked over.

A sharp light flashed in Gray's eyes.

Behind the bead curtain, the red shadow also looked at him.

Luo Qingzhou wore a Confucian robe and stood alone in the corner, keeping some distance from the people in the Nangong County Prince's Mansion. At this time, he bowed his hands and asked for a fight.

There was a brief silence in the main hall.

Nangong Yang suddenly smiled and said, "Who asked you to come in? I don't think I invited you in, right?"

At this time, the Queen Mother's voice suddenly came from the back room: "Your Majesty, it was I who asked Luo Qing to come in. Luo Qing is good at poetry. Naturally, he is indispensable for this discussion with distinguished guests. Didn't Your Majesty agree before that he would be allowed to come to the palace? Come?"

Nangong Yang paused for a moment, turned around and said with a smile: "It turns out that the queen mother asked him to come in, so forget it. The kid just thinks that he is too young, and it is enough that he has the top talents in Jiangnan and the first or second talents in Yujing. .

The Queen Mother said: "Luo Qing's talent may not be comparable to those of them."

Nangong Yang smiled, looked at the young man in the corner of the audience, and said, "Luo Qing, I have just told all the distinguished guests in advance that I have only chosen these five people to compete with them, so naturally I cannot go back on my word."

Luo Qingzhou raised his head, looked at him and said, "Didn't your Majesty just say that you must abide by the wishes of the eldest princess and listen to the eldest princess, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the royal family members, ministers, and even the Queen Mother behind the bead curtain all changed.

Nangong Meijiao's face suddenly turned pale.

Nangong Xueyi on the side turned her head and looked at him with shining eyes.

People from the five major sects also looked at him with different expressions.

Nangong Yang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, still kept a smile on his face after a brief silence and said, "Yes, I did say that."

Luo Qingzhou met his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I, Luo Qingzhou, will fight on behalf of the eldest princess!"

Then he turned to look behind the bead curtain and said, "Your Highness, is it possible?"

Behind the bead curtain, a figure in a red dress looked at him quietly for a while, nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

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