Chapter 20: Throat Cutting Ceremony

Zheng Yanqing stood in front of the half-height bronze mirror and tidied up the white short jacket on his body.

Then he put the big red battle robe hanging on the wall and put it on his waist, picked up a belt from the bookshelf and tied it around his waist, tightened it tightly, and buckled the tiger's head and bridle to death. The belt was about the width of an adult's slap, which seemed a little wider to Zheng Yanqing now. However, this ancestral belt given to him by Li Ji can protect him.

Mao Xiaonian went to Xingyang, and Yan Qing tied his hair up.

"Yan Qing, are you ready?"

Xu Shiji walked up and asked in a deep voice.

Like Yan Qing, he also has a white robes and a red robe, which looks particularly energetic.

Yan Qing nodded, walked to the side of the building and squatted down, gently patted the heads of the two little mastiffs, and then walked down with Xu Shiji.

Outside the bamboo building, Pei Xingyan and others were ready to go.

All of them are white robes and red robes, black horse boots, and big red lacquer sticks.

Although it was only a person, it showed a solemn aura. Wang Zheng handed Ju Yanqing the stick and said nothing.

"Okay, don't be so nervous, isn't it just playing basketball?"

Zheng Yanqing could feel the tension in Pei Xingyan and others' hearts, so he smiled slightly and said, "Let's relax, think about the feeling we felt when we were taking a hot spring a few days ago. Brother Xue, the battle between Ju has not started yet, so you don't need to be stunned."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but smile.

Xue Wanche was originally quite nervous, but Yan Qing's words made him feel a little embarrassed. He laughed and his body became much more relaxed.

Dou Xiaowen was a substitute and was also responsible for carrying dozens of justles.

Since there will be fierce fighting during the battle, it is natural to damage the stick.

Xiong Daehammer walked over with Yu Tijun. Zheng Yanqing was not polite, grabbed the bridle and turned over the horse. Yu Tijun seemed to feel the atmosphere of a war coming, and suddenly raised his head and neighed wildly, causing the rest of the horses to neigh together.

"Set off!"

With Yan Qing shouting, a team of riders rushed out of the bamboo garden like lightning.

Wang Zheng and Xiong Saihammer stood on the porch of the bamboo building, watching Yan Qing and others leaving behind. The two old men looked at each other and breathed a sigh of turbidity.

The world of young people is not something that they two bad old men can get involved.

Besides, the circle Zheng Yanqing is in today is hard to be qualified to speak, whether it is Wang Zheng or Xiong Dahui.

"Big Hammer, can't we go over and cheer for the kid?"

"What's the point of going?" Xiong Daehui smiled bitterly. Do you think that with our identity, we can be qualified to enter Nanyuan?"

Wang Zheng scratched his head and couldn't help but laugh!

That’s right, is Nanyuan a place that ordinary people can enter?

Although the Yuanbi City is just the outer contour of the imperial city, it is also the location of the imperial city after all. With imperial guards stationed, how can ordinary people get close to it?

If Zheng Yanqing had not wanted to fight Maizi Zhongju, and Yu Juluo came forward, and the background and status of both sides could he be qualified to enter the Yuanbi City School.

At the time of the year, colorful flags flew on Xuanwu Gate and the belts fluttered.

Many people have gathered on the city head around the Yuanbi City Schoolyard. One side is painted with large banners with hall names, inserted at the city heads on both sides. The exterior wall of Youguang Gate, which is opposite Xuanwu Gate, is obviously much lower than that of Xuanwu Gate.

This is also a place where ordinary court officials and famous people in Luoyang gather.

Standing on the exterior wall, you need to look up to see the big flag flying on the Xuanwu Gate Tower to indicate that the imperial power is supreme.

Zheng Yanqing and others had to pass Luoshui first, and then enter Yuanbi City from Youguang Gate.

Seeing that there was still half an hour before Si Shi (9:00 to 11:00 am, and there was a famous omen in the middle), Yan Qing and others arrived outside Youguang Gate City.

The person who guards Youguang Gate is named Pei Qiantong, who is Pei Xingyan's uncle.

He blocked Zheng Yanqing and others' way, signaled everyone to dismount, and then ordered the guard to step forward and search for Yan Qing and others' clothes and personal belongings.

"Uncle, there's no need to be so strict."

Pei Xingyan said with a smile: "Can we still make plans for ill-behavior?"

"Shh!"

Pei Qiantong's face suddenly changed, and she glared at Pei Xingyan fiercely, "You kid, you don't even look at the place. Do you think this is your home? Remember, after entering, you will be around the venue for a week and salute to Your Majesty."

"I understand!"

"If you know, get in quickly..."

Pei Qiantong spoke and suddenly lowered his voice, "Boy, you must win. Your aunt has bet three thousand guan on you. If you lose, you will know the consequences? Hehe, she will watch the battle on the city tower."

"ah!"

Pei Xingyan's body trembled and his face became a little ugly.

"Who is your aunt? Why do you look a little scared?" Zheng Yanqing took his horse forward after checking, walking side by side with Pei Xingyan.

"It's my aunt Shuying."

Pei Xingyan seemed a little reluctant to mention his aunt, and gritted his teeth and said, "Even if I have fought my life today, I will win!"

Zheng Yanqing felt even more and more strange.

How could Pei Xingyan, who was not afraid of this day, be so afraid of his aunt?

But before he could ask, the sound of war drums suddenly sounded in his ears, which had been shattered and cracked for the earth. This was the powerful drums of Ju when he entered the court, which made Ju team grow louder for the participating team. Hundreds of war drums rumbling and rumbling at the same time, which made Zheng Yanqing feel an inexplicable excitement. The blood all over his body seemed to boil in an instant, and his face also showed a touch of red because of the drum sound.

I have to say that the appearance of Yan Qing’s team is very eye-catching.

All of them were white robes and red robes and black horse boots. Zheng Yanqing and Pei Xingyan walked in the front. Both of them were beautiful men with slender and handsome appearances. For a moment, countless people shouted loudly above the city.

At the top of Xuanwu Gate, under Feilong's banner, Yang Guang and his concubines in the harem have already sat firmly in their bodies.

Yang Guang is less than forty years old this year, but he looks younger. He is wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, a crown on his head, a nine-dragon jade belt on his waist, and a big red cloak. He looks heroic and unique.

He is not like Yang Jian, and he gives people a gloomy atmosphere.

On the contrary, at first glance, Yang Guang would feel that he was very sunny, with a jade face and red lips, and a bit of lazy smile, and he looked more like a weak scholar. Beside him, a beautiful woman sat upright, with a pair of smart eyes, her eyes flashed, and the autumn waves rippling, revealing all kinds of charm. She sat beside Yang Guang and said a few words to Yang Guang from time to time, which made Yang Guang laugh endlessly.

Her age looks only in her twenty years.

But don't be confused by her appearance. This beautiful woman is the queen of the current dynasty, Yang Guang's wife, and Empress Xiao, a descendant of the royal family of Nanliang.

Her actual age is older than Yang Guang.

But to outsiders, she looks like a charming and charming little lady.

The moment the drum of power sounded, Empress Xiao explored her head and looked down the city tower.

She chuckled softly, "Prince, which one is Han Yuanjun?"

Yang Guang was stunned. He had never seen Zheng Yanqing before... So he asked the eunuch beside him, "Who is Banyuanjun?"

"Your Majesty, you are the young man who walks in front and leads a white horse."

"oh?"

Yang Guang and Empress Xiao were both interested and leaned forward slightly. As for the concubines behind them, they were all quite curious. They pointed at Zheng Yanqing and others down the city tower, whispered, and occasionally made delicate laughs.

"The pretty little man, don't he look like that kind of unruly person?"

Queen Xiao smiled and said, "I thought it would be like what the emperor called me and the emperor would not come to court, and that I claimed to be a wine fairy. She looked so pretty like a little girl... Emperor, this is really a person who cannot be looked at."

Yang Guang snorted, "Are you still unruly? I dared to be a 'superior lord' three years ago,' and now, 'the emperor called him not to come to court'... In my opinion, this young man is unruly and is almost out of bounds!"

Empress Xiao’s beautiful eyes were flowing, and her slender jade hands gently held Yang Guang’s palm.

"Your Majesty, did you praise him yesterday for "worrying about his king in the distance of the world". Why did he change his temper today?"

Yang Guang was moody and elusive.

Even his favorite concubine did not dare to resist his words. But no matter what Queen Xiao said or even said disrespectful, Yang Guang would not take it seriously. In fact, for more than twenty years, Empress Xiao was a little older than Yang Guang. When Yang Guang was in the most difficult time, the only one who could share the joys and sorrows with him was Empress Xiao.

Therefore, Yang Guang loves and respects Empress Xiao.

Even though he established the Sixteenth Lady of Xiyuan, Queen Xiao was the most favored by him.

After hearing Queen Xiao’s jokes, Yang Guang laughed instead of anger, "Zi Tong, you seem to be optimistic about Banyuanjun and the others."

"Have the emperor forgotten my origin?"

Empress Xiao is the royal family of Nanliang, and the royal family of Nanliang comes from the Xiao family of Langya. It is also a famous family with a history of hundreds of years.

The concubines next to them immediately remained silent.

Empress Xiao was really bold. She blatantly opened up the power struggle hidden behind this battle of Ju. She also clearly expressed her position... I was born in the Xiao family of Langya, so I naturally stood on the side of the Kanto gentry.

If it were someone else, it might be a death sentence.

But how did Yang Guang listen to this and how he felt it was pleasant to hear from Queen Xiao's words.

Zi Tong is indescribable to me!

The more Queen Xiao is like this, the more she shows that she is open-minded. She has been with Yang Guang for more than 20 years. Her understanding of Yang Guang may be better than Yang Guang herself. Only by hiding and hiding will Yang Guang be suspicious of...

"Since Zitong wants to support Bai Yuanjun, I will choose Maizizhong and the others to win."

Queen Xiao chuckled, "Okay, I'll make a bet with Your Majesty, how about it?"
To be continued...