Troubled Times Survival Raiders

Shen Mu and Shen He's expressions changed instantly.

Song Zitao looked calm, raised his wine glass, and asked with a smile: "Thank you brother Yu, there is no need to toast, Yu and Shen Sanlang haven't seen each other for a long time, let's drink this glass together."

Shen Tai drank the glass of wine depressedly, but nothing happened again.

Seeing that the two younger ones were not there, Song Zitao already had an idea in his mind, so he took advantage of the opportunity to praise Shen Qi and Shen Yue, and brought the topic to the anecdote about his own son's troubles and troubles, making the table full of people laugh.Song Hong blushed with embarrassment, but said in a serious manner: "Father is always turning over old accounts, so boring, manly man, dare to act!"

Only in Shen Mu's words, there was still some slight unhappiness.

At the palace banquet, Wu Junyi was also infinitely troubled.

Since it was a royal banquet, he sat first on the right hand of Emperor Jianning, diagonally opposite the King of Chu.

Wu Muhao, King of Chu, was just 14 years old. It is a New Year picture of a young man's transformation. His facial features are dignified and beautiful. He is wearing a prince's crown suit. The dark blue robe is decorated with golden dragons and nine chapters, making him look graceful and luxurious.During the movement, the jade beads on the crown shook slightly, making a crisp sound.

Except for the difference between Tsing Yi and Chi Yi, King Chu and Wu Junyi's dress is almost the same.However, Wu Junyi felt that when compared with the other party, his round and childish face was immediately compared.

After Emperor Jianning announced the opening of the banquet, some court ladies came forward to perform dances.After he came to Nandu, the king of Chu handed over the king's capital and selected a good family from Nandu to enter the palace.The maids who are dancing here today were trained/taught by the Chu Palace.

The court ladies are graceful and enchanting, dancing like butterflies, with long skirts stretched out.As soon as the dance was over, many disciples of the clan looked straight at him.

Emperor Jianning looked to the left, and asked with a smile: "The King of Chu is used to seeing it, so I'm afraid it's not that surprising?"

The King of Chu got up slowly, bowed to Emperor Jianning, and said, "I don't dare. This court lady originally belonged to the Palace of the King of Chu, but it was only at His Majesty's palace banquet that she could dance such an amazing dance."

Emperor Jianning waved at him, his voice more gentle: "This is a family banquet, don't be so restrained, sit down quickly."

The king of Chu saluted and thanked him again, and then took his seat.King Yu on the side followed their topic and said, "It's time for the imperial brother to enrich the harem."

Emperor Jianning shook his head and stroked his beard with a smile, "I thought, the people have just experienced war, and many people have been displaced. It is not appropriate to hold a large-scale talent show, which will waste people's money."

The King of Chu persuaded again: "Brother Yu Wang is right. Your Majesty understands the people's sentiments, but you should not suffer yourself. Now that the throne is vacant, the harem is empty, and your Majesty is the king of a country without anyone to take care of him. This is the negligence of my subjects. As for how to do it, save money and avoid disturbing the people, the Ministry of Rites has more people to do it, so I know what to do."

King Su, King Xin and King Jing all nodded their heads repeatedly, followed by a few words of persuasion.King Yu was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so he could only sigh inwardly at this meeting, and said a few more words according to the original intention.

After several uncles had spoken, Emperor Jianning half pushed and half nodded, emphasizing again and again not to overdo it.King Yu naturally nodded.

Wu Junyi sat opposite and watched silently.His mother's status was humble, and he didn't have much memory of her who died young.However, he knew that expanding the harem meant that he would have new younger brothers and sisters.Although he is already a prince, there has never been a position of heir that is secure.

"As for Lihou..." the ears of all the people present stood up.This is actually what they care about most.Now the emperor has only one son under his knees, and he has established a prince. In the future, other princes will be born, and they will not be able to surpass this elder brother.But if there is a son-in-law... that may not be the case.

"Concubine De has been in charge of palace affairs for many years. She has worked hard and has a distinguished family background, so she is worthy of the next position." Following Emperor Jianning's next words, everyone heaved a sigh of relief at the same time.

This is undoubtedly a reassurance.

Concubine De has a gentle personality and will definitely not embarrass the prince.Moreover, she has been out of favor for many years, and it is very difficult for her to give His Majesty another son.It seems that His Majesty still loves the prince very much.

For a moment, all eyes glanced at Wu Junyi intentionally or unintentionally, Wu Junyi greeted him silently, and finally all eyes moved away, only the King of Chu still looked at him, with two expressions on the five-point similar faces.When all eyes were turned away, there was playfulness and cunning in those eyes, but they didn't seem to be respectful in front of Emperor Jianning.

Next, the maids of honor entered the palace and chanted lyrics in unison. The poems were about the scenery of the southern capital, which was set off by the melodious voices of a group of [-]-year-old girls like orioles.After the song was sung, Emperor Jianning blushed again and asked, "This is my new composition, what do you guys think?"

Naturally, all of you were unanimous and praised Emperor Jianning's talent in unison.

"What great things have the talented scholars of the academy done recently?" After complimenting, seeing that the scene was about to cool down, King Yu brought up the topic again.

Emperor Jianning said a few new poems, and the princes sitting nearby were also reading and composing poems together, all of them were smiling and full of praise.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Emperor Jianning announced loudly: "It's rare that the clan's children are gathered together. These are all future talents. Why don't you take a school exam? What do you think?"

There are several princes on the right hand side of Emperor Jianning, some are of the same generation, and some are also uncles.Except for the king of Chu, everyone is already old.They are not so interested in singing and dancing, but they are very interested in the juniors of the school.What's more, their children are also among them, this is the best chance to win the emperor's favor.If he can win the first place in one fell swoop, are you afraid that His Majesty will not allow the establishment of the son and the king of the county?

"It's the new year, so let's write a five-character poem on this topic." Emperor Jianning casually pointed to the rhyme again, "Is a stick of incense enough for a limited time?"

Of course no one dares to say enough.Emperor Jianning said again: "I will make a judgment with you, the crown prince and the king of Chu, one of you is my son and the other is a brother, so let the two of you take the lead."

Wu Junyi and King Chu stood up at the same time and said yes.

Sure enough, it was a matter of passing the qi in advance.Wu Junyi looked at the paper in front of him and the eunuch who was studying ink, feeling a little reconciled in his heart.The competition was poetry, and he thought he might not lose. Such cheating was a distrust of him.

He pushed his sleeves to think, and erased the words that had been carved in his mind for a long time.

"Your Highness." The little eunuch reminded him softly that the King of Chu had already bent over and started writing.Wu Junyi looked up and saw that more than half of the incense had burned. He smiled lightly, took the brush, and wrote it without hesitation, all done in one go.

"The crown prince and the king of Chu will be placed last. The son of Shiling's clan will come up."

In a blink of an eye, the sticks of incense were burned out, and most of the people had written in sevens and eights. Emperor Jianning ordered them to come forward and read aloud.

The descendants of the clan stepped forward in order of rank.The first is the county king, the sons of the princes and the sons of the princes.These are my family.Later, it was the people with foreign surnames led by Li Ting, the son of the eldest princess.Then there are the offshoots of the Wu family, the Duke of the State, the Duke of the County, and so on.

When these people were brought to the palace banquet, they had made preparations, no matter how bad they were, they could memorize a few poems, but when they talked in front of the emperor, they inevitably stuttered.

The princes are often extraordinarily modest when it comes to their own sons, and praise others.Emperor Jianning didn't talk much, and occasionally he would nod his head and say something nice when there were excellent poems or calligraphy.It made those young men who wanted to attract the emperor's attention anxious and disappointed.

Because Li Ting was young and the only son of Princess Jia, he was encouraged by Emperor Jianning in a warm voice, "You are still young, but you are smart, and your poetry has made great progress." He looked proud.

After a round, Eunuch Gao wrote down five or six poems, calligraphy and paintings who were praised by Emperor Jianning.Emperor Jianning looked at King Chu and Wu Junyi, "It's up to you two, don't lose face to the royal family."

This is not very harsh, but there is a sense of hope.The King of Chu smiled, and cupped his hands at Wu Junyi, "His Royal Highness, come first?"

Wu Junyi felt a little depressed, so he said: "The elders and the younger are in order, please the emperor first."

The King of Chu walked up to his majesty and bowed to salute. The eunuch showed his neat and tidy manuscript.

"The wind and frost in the world are exhausted, and the weather in heaven and earth is peaceful;

The calendar adds new years, and spring fills the old mountains and rivers.

Mei Liu Fang Rong Xiu, Song Huang is more old-fashioned;

Tu Sucheng was drunk and laughed happily at Bai Yunwo. "

The voice of the king of Chu is also very nice, with clear enunciation and a little southern accent, which makes the poems full of charm.The rest of the princes felt that they were fair, and they also praised: "The time and the situation, the words are sent out with feelings, and the atmosphere is magnificent, and the writing is full of power. It is worthy of His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Even Emperor Jianning had to nod, "At his age, it's really rare to have such an aura."

King Chu took a step back to make way for Wu Junyi.Wu Junyi grabbed his clothes and stepped forward, his movements were calm and his tone was calm.His manuscripts are also written in one go without correction.As soon as the clear, meaningful and elegant words catch the eye, they will win admiration.

"During the Qing Dynasty, the bottles are full, and there are many fires in the cold courtyard.

The dancing clothes are brushed with arms, and the chorus is singing while drunk.

I forget myself in all joys, and I meditate on myself.

That's all for this year, how about next year. "

"What a year to know!" Emperor Jianning took the lead in admiring, "The prince really lived up to my expectations and won my heart!"

King Yu also shook his head and tasted it: "His Royal Highness's poem reveals the meaning of Zhongping, joyful and intoxicating, and the point is so far, it has the meaning of the unity of things and me."

The emperor's words won the hearts of the people, so it's no surprise who the leader is.Then, the emperor named the king of Chu as the second, and the king and grandson of Xin as the third.

Among the top three, the people ordered by the emperor took up two.The group of people below were dissatisfied for a while, and then sighed: He is the prince and prince, how can they get over it?

In fact, Wu Junyi is also a little proud. He also wrote a new poem within a stick of incense, and in his opinion, it is far better than the one handed over to his father for repeated revisions.But he couldn't help thinking regretfully, maybe it was because of his father's favor or because of the good expectation of "this year is only like this, next year will be so".

"Your Majesty the Crown Prince." King Chu looked at Wu Junyi, and smiled naturally. There was neither profound meaning of talent, nor perfunctory when socializing, but pure admiration and blessing. Most of the gloom in Wu Junyi's heart dissipated. , raised a glass to drink this glass of wine, and heard his father speak:

"The crown prince is getting older, so it's time for him to leave the court to study. The knowledge of the king of Chu is really good. In the past, he was in a fief, and he didn't get to study in the palace. From this year onwards, King Chu will go to Zishan Hall to be the crown prince's companion."

The author has something to say:

The two poems cited are "Jiyou Xinzheng" by Ye Yong in the Ming Dynasty and "Shou Sui in Yuezhou" by Zhang Shuo in the Tang Dynasty.The poetry reviews are all written by me, as long as everyone knows the meaning.

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