As for the King of Ling, King Yu seemed to be not surprised at all. He left the table calmly and came to Emperor Liang, clasped his fists and bowed, "I only hope that my father can rest as I can, and that no one will shake my father's king's country. I have no rare antiques in Mobei for a long time, so I can only offer the Biaoyun Village."

"Well, I received your news a few days ago and took down the Puyun Village. I am very pleased. It is a great victory for Xiliang. This birthday gift is the most important!" Emperor Liang drank a sip of the wine in his glass and continued: "In the letter, you mentioned the great heroes of the Puyun Village victory. Have you brought it today?"

"Report to my father, the three of them are in Pei Zhenghao, Xia Junmao and Xuan Shaoning respectively. Commander Pei is in this hall, while Xia Duwei and Xuan Centurion are in the lower class."

"Super them both come up."

"Xuan Xia Junmao, Xuan Shaoning comes to the palace!"

Hearing Xuanzhao, Xia Junmao and Xuan Shaoning quickly prepared and left the seat. After going upstairs, they walked behind King Yu, knelt down on one leg, and saluted together: "Last time, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, the centurion Xuan Shaoning, met the emperor and the imperial concubine!"

"Raise your head and let me see!"

"Yes!" The two of them looked up at the three people sitting upright on the steps. They looked up and gave people the feeling of being majestic.

"It is said that since ancient times, heroes have been young, and you came up with the idea of ​​Ranma attacking at night?" Emperor Liang immediately fixed his attention on the young officer in the audience.

"It's what I will come up with!"

"It was you who killed the Xiliang guards alone?"

"yes!"

"Very good!" Perhaps because he was too excited, Emperor Liang actually started coughing for a moment.

"emperor!"

"Father!"

For a moment, Concubine Jingjia, Princess Yunxuan, Princess, several princes, Eunuch Cui, and Cai Tongshi said concern, which really scared Xuan Shaoning into a cold sweat.

"It's okay, I'm old." Emperor Liang took a sip of the water handed over by Princess Yunxuan, regained his face, and said self-deprecatingly.

"The emperor is in his prime, how can he be old?" Concubine Jingjia frowned slightly and persuaded him softly.

"Haha, what the imperial concubine is saying!" Emperor Liang glanced at Concubine Jingjia, then turned around and looked at King Yu, "I just heard that he was just a mere centurion? Yun Qi, this reward seems to be a little less!"

"Your Majesty, King Yu has promoted the last general from sergeant to centurion!" Xuan Shaoning hurriedly defended himself. He did not want Emperor Liang to misunderstand.

"Reporting to my father, my son wanted to promote Xuan Shaoning to the lieutenant, but he kept refusing, saying that he wanted to rely on his military merits to come one by one!"

"It's very rare to think like this! Everyone says that King Yu is strict in governing the army, but what he saw today is true!" Cai Quan interrupted.

"Cai Xiang is right, he is a talented person! Since you want to be promoted based on your military merits, I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold!"

Xuan Shaoning's annual military pay was only twenty taels of silver, and hundreds of taels of gold was something he would never reach in his life.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xuan Shaoning understood that he could not refuse at this time.

"The Xia Duwei leader is good and rewards 200 taels of gold!"

"I will thank the emperor for his kindness!"

"Yun Qi, what reward do you want?"

"It is the honor of my sons to be able to share my father's worries. If my father really wants to give me rewards, please allocate more food and salary to our soldiers. The soldiers will be grateful!"

I thought Emperor Liang would agree happily, but unexpectedly, his face changed slightly, "I'll discuss this matter later."

"Father!" King Yu refused to give in.

Yun Xuan was afraid that his fourth brother would come up with a stubborn temper and would make Emperor Liang angry, so she hurriedly rescued the siege, "I don't know what birthday gift the fifth brother gave today, I want to see it!" At the same time, she winked at King Yu.

"Yes, Yun Sheng, where is your birthday gift?" asked Emperor Liang.

Hearing that it was finally his turn, King Xiang walked out slowly, stood beside King Yu, glanced at King Yu, and King Yu returned to his seat tactfully.

"Father, sons offer a song and dance."

"Oh? I really don't know that Yun Sheng, you can still sing and dance?" Emperor Liang was obviously interested.

"The father misunderstood, but my son doesn't know. Of course, someone knows it. It's better to appreciate it first." King Xiang pretended to be mysterious. With a wave of his sleeve, he immediately heard the direction of the lotus pond.

On the lotus pond, a small boat slowly sailed. A boatman bowed and rowed, and a masked woman in purple stood gracefully on the head of the boat. When the boat arrived at the lotus platform, the woman in purple walked up to the lotus platform, bowed to the hall, and slowly took off the veil on her face. Xuan Shaoning sat in the last seat but was exactly the closest to the lotus platform. He clearly saw the woman's graceful figure, her waist was squeezing, her eyebrows were gentle, her bright eyes were flowing, her red lips and white teeth, her waves were shimmering, and she charmed. She gently spread her arms and swayed in a dancing posture. Just this made people salivate. Even Emperor Liang, who had seen all the beauty of the world, was deeply attracted. He couldn't help but get up and leave the seat and walk to the railing to appreciate it carefully.

I don’t know which piano player plucked the strings, and the woman started dancing gracefully. With years of studying at Qingshan Academy, Xuan Shaoning soon heard that the piano player used the seven-string lyre that was very common in Liang State, and the piano master’s piano skills were quite impressive, including transliteration, echo, interruption, and continuation. However, he just couldn’t see where the woman’s dance originated. It was not the dance posture of Liang State at all, and it was also very different from the common dances in Xiliang, Xiatang and other countries.

Just as Xuan Shaoning was thinking about the source of the dance, after a loud sound of the piano, the woman jumped up and soared in the air until she landed on the ground, and the silk flew over, which was extremely amazing! In Xuan Shaoning's opinion, even compared with Chu Hanqian, this woman was not inferior.

"Okay!" Emperor Liang, who had already stood up, couldn't help but shout, awakening all the civil and military officials who were stunned. Everyone agreed. For a moment, the applause of Linzhi Palace was thunderous.

The woman in purple kept her pace and jumped a few steps to the edge of the lotus platform. She suddenly leaned back to the lotus pool. Her upper body had completely poked out of the lotus platform with only one pair of feet to support her. With such a dangerous move, the woman spread her arms and made a move to jump into the pool. This scene made Emperor Liang look nervous and held the railing with both hands.

Xuan Shaoning felt that he was confused because he saw the woman laughing. She suddenly turned on the spot with a smile. The purple silk shirt drew a graceful arc in the air, and her whole body was like a gyro and rotating along the edge of the lotus platform. In this turn, she turned half of the lotus platform. Not to mention rotating, she would be dizzy just by looking at people. Xuan Shaoning now deeply understood Chu Hanqian's good intentions in forcing her to learn dance skills.

The woman came to the edge of the lotus platform closest to Emperor Liang. She retracted her body and lay down sideways, leaving only half of her makeup looming, making Emperor Liang feel itchy. Then the woman jumped up in place and leaned back with all her strength. Her figure was like a crescent moon in the night sky. Not only did she show the unique curve of the woman's body, but she also integrated herself into the moonlight, making the stars in the night sky become her embellishment.

This dance directly brought the atmosphere to the top. Emperor Liang took the lead in applauding, and the ministers responded actively. For a moment, the applause continued in the Linzhi Palace, which showed the supremeness of this dance.

The music stopped, and the woman on the lotus platform bowed her skirt and turned around and left, stepped onto the boat and came towards the main hall. When she walked onto the red carpet in the main hall, her facial features, which were as delicate as a knife, were clearly visible. When she walked, she grew lotus step by step, and there were still waves of faint fragrance left wherever she passed, which was breathtaking. Even King Yu couldn't help but look at her side.

"Little woman Gong Ruoyuan, see the emperor." This woman not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has a peerless dance, but also has a gentle and beautiful voice.

Emperor Liang personally helped the woman up and said softly: "Flat, flat!" His eyes could no longer be removed from Gong Ruoyuan's body.

"Father, this is a new singer in my house. She is not only beautiful, but also has her skills in singing and dancing, so she is specially brought to her to celebrate her birthday!" King Xiang was extremely happy. Judging from the performance of Emperor Liang, you can know that this birthday gift is extremely worthy of Emperor Liang's heart.

Emperor Liang let go of Gong Ruoyuan's hand and said to King Xiang: "I am very satisfied. This is the best birthday gift I have received today! Let's leave her in the palace in the future."

"Everything is up to the Father's decision!"

"Haha, Yun Sheng is deeply loved by me. I have heard that your mansion has been quite old. It just so happens that the newly built mansion in the north of the city will be rewarded to you!"

"My son thanked my father!"

Seeing this scene, Xuan Shaoning felt indescribable. He looked at King Yu from afar, and saw King Yu lowering his head and drinking on his own. Xiao Moyan on the opposite side also shook his head at him, and raised his glass and drank it all.

In the next hour, singing and dancing were performed frequently, but Emperor Liang's thoughts were already affected by Gong Ruoyuan, and the remaining singing and dancing were just to make up the numbers. The civil and military ministers presented the birthday ceremony one after another, and there was no difference between the king and the ministers. Yu Xuan Shaoning seemed quite bored, but fortunately the banquet finally ended when the moon was in the middle of the sky, and he felt a little relaxed when he left Linzhi Temple.

Just as I stepped out of the palace gate, I heard someone calling him from behind. When I turned around, it turned out to be Xiao Moyan.

"Shaoning, I didn't expect you to be so powerful! I just became a centurion in the Xuanjia Army and could meet the emperor and receive rewards. It really made us look like our Qingshan Academy!" Xiao Moyan was still as generous as before.

"Brothers, don't talk like this. I'm just a martial artist. I want to ask about your official position?" Xuan Shaoning looked at Xiao Moyan in green court uniform.

"According to the practice, I am not qualified to attend today's banquet. I will talk about it in detail another day." Xiao Moyan suddenly lowered his voice, "But although it is another day, it is actually tomorrow. I have agreed that I will come to you tomorrow." After that, Xiao Moyan was about to leave.

"You should change your impatient attitude. I didn't even say where to live. Where are you going to find me?" Xuan Shaoning said with a smile.

"Hehe, you are the centurion of the Xuanjia Army, so you naturally live in the Yu Prince's Mansion. I still have such a cleverness, haha!"

The King of Ling in the carriage had frost on his face until he returned to the palace and threw away his servants, went straight to the study room, kicked open the door with force, walked to the desk angrily, swept all the four treasures of the study to the ground, and immediately heard a ping-pong sound from the study room.

"I tried my best to take advantage of King Xiang in the end!" King Ling looked like an angry beast. His maids were so scared that they hid outside the door and did not dare to enter the house.

"Look at how I deal with you one by one!" These words were squeezed out from the teeth of the King of Ling. People who don't know how much hatred can reach this level.

"King of the Ling... Your Highness..." A maid trembled, lowered her head, tried to restrain her fear, and shouted with extreme caution.

"What's the matter!" King Ling turned his head and looked at the maid fiercely, scaring her to kneel down to the ground, almost crying: "Your Highness, Zhang...Shizhong Zhang...Sir. Please see me."

"Oh? Let him come in!" King Ling calmed down.

"Yes..." The maid got up from the ground and ran away in panic. After a while, a man in casual clothes, who was about fifty years old, came to the entrance of the study.

"See Your Highness of the King of Ling" Although Zhang Shizhong is not tall, he is a whole piece worse than King of Ling. He looks average and will not attract anyone's attention in the crowd, but his voice is extremely thick, which makes people feel calm.

This Zhang Shizhong was named Zhang Huaiyuan. Although he was not very good-looking, he was the left-hand minister of the current dynasty and could directly speak to the emperor.

"Down all!"

After all the maids retreated, Zhang Shizhong took a step into the study of the King of Ling, closed the door, looked down at the debris all over the ground, and frowned, "I entered through the side door, but no one noticed it. But why is this?"

"Ask him knowingly!" King Ling was obviously angry by Zhang Shizhong's unscrupulous attitude. "Didn't you see the insult I suffered in Linzhi Palace just now? Could it be that Lord Zhang has also been confused by the witch who has no origin?"

"The official believes that your highness's actions in Linzhi Palace are just a humiliation." If it were someone else, King Ling would have stabbed the man in the chest with a sword, but he showed a rare patience towards Shizhong Zhang.

"Your Highness, how is the prince? Can you still not know? Besides, King Yu is also a martial artist. What you really have to be afraid of is the military power in his hands. Now that you have just won the great victory in Yunzhai, why do you want to provoke him?"

"Am I just watching them show off their power in front of me?"

"We have to make long-term plans for a while."

"Long-term? I've been waiting for so many years, how long will I have to wait!"

"Your Highness! Impatient has always been a bad thing. Now our enemy is King Xiang, and he is the real tricky one. With the control of Concubine Jingjia in the harem, Queen Min didn't have much to do. Now there is such a charming woman. I'm afraid the harem belongs to them, mother and son!"

Zhang Shizhong's words were like a knife that stabbed King Ling's heart. To say that King Ling's biological mother, Queen Min, was also one of the four concubines. She was born with a beautiful country and was still favored. Even Princess Jingjia had to give up three points. But now there is another newcomer, and the woman was fascinated by Emperor Liang when she appeared in the first day of the first day. As a result, Queen Min's status was in danger.

"I never understood these things. I really didn't expect that King Xiang would ignore his father's body!" King Ling punched the table hard, and the table squeaked and some dust fell.

Zhang Shizhong took a step closer and closer to King Ling, and his voice became lighter: "Your Highness, the prince may not be able to sit firmly in the Eastern Palace. However, with King Yu, if they join forces, the biggest threat to us is that the military power is in the hands of King Yu; our power among the six ministries is obviously inferior to King Xiang, and Cai Xiang's palace is very deep, and he has never expressed his opinion, and his mind is elusive; what is certain now is that the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Works have people from King Xiang."

After listening to Zhang Shizhong's analysis, King Ling clenched his fists even more, "How can I not know what you said? What I want is a countermeasure!"

"After your Majesty's birthday, it will be the Beijing Examination exam every three years. This is our opportunity!" Zhang Shizhong's eyes were shining, like a green light flashing in his eyes after he saw his prey at night.
Chapter completed!