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Chapter 865: Be cautious

The moonlight on the Mid-Autumn Festival is more common than usual, so it is also called the moonlight. The golden wind is refreshing and the jade dew turns cool. Zhao Bing, who reached the pinnacle of power, feels deeply desolate. In the past, he said that the heavenly family had no relatives, and he thought it was exaggerated, but now he put himself in his shoes and knew that it was even more serious. Not only did his every move behold, but even family affairs were often sniffed, and there was no privacy.

Zhao Bing thought that after accepting the arrangements of the empress dowager for the marriage, he could stay out of the matter and avoid this storm. However, the empress dowager might feel that he was used to being willful since childhood, so he would be unacceptable to force a queen to give him a gift. He would get angry in the future and make the harem uneasy. In this way, the empress dowager gave himself the right to choose, but his kindness turned into a hot potato, which forced him to be more cautious.

As the king of a country, Zhao Bing is certainly aware of his every word and deed. Every move is regarded as a weather vane for the political direction, and the same is true for the choice of a family. This is not only related to the rise and fall of a family, but also considered the political tendency of an emperor. After all, choosing a queen is often used as a means of grace and appeasement of a certain force, so his marriage can also be regarded as a political act.

The beautiful girls who were selected this time were all from famous families, and their ancestors had served as prime ministers and were in charge of the center. However, there were few children in contemporary times who were officials. Even if they were officials, they were officials of lower rank, but they conveyed the signal that the dynasty would still maintain the tradition of the literati and officials governing the country. In the past, Chen Yizhong was sentenced to death because he was conspiring to assassinate the emperor, and many scholars were involved. After the fall, many scholars turned against the country and surrendered to the enemy. The court officials could not help but worry that they would lose their holy heart and be suppressed. Choosing the daughter of the scholar-official family as the queen could just assure the scholars.

"Official family, the banquet is about to begin, let's get on the seat!" Just as Zhao Bing was thinking about how to choose the next day, Wang De came over and wanted to ask.

"Well, are you all ready?" Zhao Bing asked withdrew his gaze and nodded.

"Everything has been arranged according to the official's wishes!" Wang De replied with a smile on his ear.

"There are people in the inner palace now, so you have to clean up." Zhao Bing said with a chuckling after hearing this.

"Don't worry, the young man understands. I've only been out of the palace for a few months, and they have become king. I dare not follow the family rules!" Wang De snorted coldly after hearing this.

"Let me see someone colluding with foreign ministers again and gain benefits from it, and then break your leg first!" Zhao Bing pointed Wang De and said angrily.

"Yes! If you are a small person who cannot control your introspection, you will break your legs." Wang De immediately agreed.

"Okay, let's go over!" Zhao Bing nodded with satisfaction when he saw Wang De being ruthless.

When Zhao Bing turned back, the sacrificial table had been removed and was re-arranged. The first plane was facing south and north, and there were two short tables on each left and right. The east and west sides were arranged, and it was also a little compact. He sat in the main seat with his own face and moon, and the two positions beside him became the focus. You should know that this was the closest position to the little emperor, which also demonstrated his status.

"Miss Li, sit here!" Zhao Bing sat down and looked at the girls standing on both sides, waved to Li Sanniang who was standing at the end of the team, and pointed to the position on the left.

"This..." Li Sanniang looked around and looked around in surprise. The eyes of the girls were both envious, surprised and dissatisfied. More people could not hide their jealousy, but she was a little hesitant and did not dare to move.

"Miss Li, please sit down!" Wang De walked over and greeted him. This surprised the girls on the court. You must know that although these eunuchs had a low status, they were in control of their destiny at this time. As an eunuch, they knew that not only invited them personally, but also respectfully, which shows how certain his status in the palace was.

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Li Sanniang gritted her teeth and bowed.

"Shu'er, come here to sit here!" Zhao Bing smiled and said to Chen Shu. Everyone was even more surprised. If they wanted Li Sanniang to serve his subordinates, there would be a marriage contract with His Majesty before, but letting Chen Shu sit in the auxiliary seat would make everyone more puzzled.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Shu didn't hesitate like Li Sanniang, and immediately jumped forward like a little rabbit.

"Sister Wu, can you tell the origin of Chen Shu?" Cheng Su asked when he saw the emperor look at Chen Shu differently.

"Miss Chen's father is Chen Renweng, the Minister of War and the Chief of the Inland Water Army. His uncle is Chen Renweng, the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and both are important officials of the current dynasty." Wu Xi explained in a low voice.

"So that's it. No wonder Your Majesty looked at him differently!" Cheng Su said in dissatisfaction.

"No, I see Miss Chen and Your Majesty seem to be familiar with him, and I seem to be a little afraid of him!" Wu Xi shook his head slightly and said.

"Your Majesty will be afraid of him? I'm afraid he is afraid of his father, uncle!" Cheng Su snorted coldly.

"Maybe!" Wu Xi smiled and said nothing more.

"I, let's sit down!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said aloud to everyone.

The girls then took their seats accordingly, and naturally they sat in front of the five selected people. Wu Xi and Lei Yan sat in the first and second seats on the left, Cheng Su and Wang Yu sat in the first and second seats on the right, but Zhang Ping was a little at a loss on the left, and Wu Xi waved her to sit behind her. Then the others sat in the same seats according to their elders. Wang De saw this and asked the eunuchs to give them drinks and pastries first.

"Miss Li, this is osmanthus cake. You can't eat it in Qiongzhou. Try it and it's up to the taste!" Zhao Bing saw that Li Sanniang was very reserved and knelt down there and didn't dare to move, let alone eat it. He pointed to the pastry on the plate and smiled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Sanniang turned her face and bowed a little, then picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite.

"How is it, isn't it very sweet?" Zhao Bing asked as he looked at him and ate.

"Well, it's really delicious, it's extremely fragrant, but it's not too sweet." Li Sanniang nodded after tasting it.

"Miss Li doesn't have to be too restricted. I think you are in Qiongzhou. Who dares to be dissatisfied with tens of thousands of households? He commands thousands of elite soldiers in the army to kill and fight decisively and siege cities and plunder the ground. Will he be frightened by this kind of scene? Even if it is a little casual, you don't have to be so careful that I don't know you!" Zhao Bing smiled and said again.

"Oh, it turns out that all the Lidongs in Qiongzhou are subordinates of my sister. I would have been able to go into the mountains to play if I had known it. Unfortunately, I was not familiar with my sister at that time!" Chen Shu interrupted and said regretfully.

"It's not too late to go there tomorrow. As long as I have the token of Daning Village, Qiongzhou Thirty-six Holes, Wuji, and you can play!" Li Sanniang said to him with a smile.

"Okay, okay!" Chen Shu cheered after hearing this, without any concern for everyone on the scene, "Your Majesty, then when will we return to Qiongzhou?"

"This... isn't Jiangnan better than Qiongzhou?" Zhao Bing didn't know how to answer, so he could only turn around and ask.

"No, Qiongzhou is so good! Everyone can talk and laugh together, but they are more thoughtful than the other ones now." Chen Shu said angrily.

"Haha, there was no joke at that time. I remembered that you were always chasing and beating, and wherever I went, it was full of chaos!" Zhao Bing couldn't help but smile.

"Who made you so fat when you were a child, you couldn't run fast!" Chen Shu rolled her eyes and said.

"Haha, I still remember that on the imperial boat, Miss Chen led the son of the Lu Xiang family, the grandson of the Xu Shangshu family, and the youngest son of Zhang Shushuai and a group of children. They chased His Majesty and hid everywhere. As a result, they were taught a good lesson by Mr. Chen, who was locked in the cabin and were not allowed to go out. The children of other families were also beaten!" Wang De said at this time.

"Oh, the past is unbearable to look back on!" Chen Shu sighed and complained, "I think that at that time, the entire dynasty was almost on the imperial boat, and all the families lived together, meeting each other from time to time. Now when I arrived in Jiangnan, I can't even meet someone, so it's impossible to talk."

"In this way, Miss Chen has also seen the Yashan Battle?" Li Sanniang asked after hearing this.

"Of course, at that time, Zhang's thief Hongfan invaded, and there were battles happening almost every day. The sound of killing sounds shook the sky and the sound of cannons continued." Chen Shu said proudly, "By the way, I saw him when he defeated Zhang Hongfan that day. His Majesty commanded the imperial boat to sink the enemy ship, smashed the formation, chased Zhang Hongfan's ship, and intercepted him. After his Majesty was so ashamed that he committed suicide on the bow of the ship. Then I realized that this little fat man had such great ability!"

"Nonsense, you must have been hiding in the cabin at that time. How could you see me scolding Zhang Hongfan?" Zhao Bing waved his hand.

"Of course I saw you. If you don't believe me, I will ask the Lu family Xiaoqi. His legs were trembling with fear. I also saw Big Ni jumping over the boat and cutting Zhang Hongfan's head. The knife he is using now is his, right?" Chen Shu retorted dissatisfiedly after hearing this.

"No, I didn't expect you to be quite brave!" Zhao Bing nodded, admitting.

"Since then, Miss Chen was afraid of His Majesty?" Li Sanniang was aroused by the two of them and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, when did she be afraid of me? She will still fight me. It's been better in the past few years!" Zhao Bing said with a wry smile...

"It turns out that Chen Shu and Your Majesty have such a connection. No wonder His Majesty cares for him very much." The three of them were joking in front of them, but did not avoid everyone. Wu Xi said softly after hearing this.

"I didn't expect that Miss Chen and His Majesty were childhood sweethearts, and they had lived and died together. It was really surprising!" Lei Yan continued.

"No wonder Miss Chen is not afraid of the teachings in the palace. It turns out that she has been in and out of the palace since she was a child, and she is familiar with everyone!" Zhang Ping said timidly.

"Yes, she even dares to call her nickname even if she is handsome in the imperial court. If she hadn't had a deep friendship, how could she dare do this!" Lei Yan sighed lightly. She turned her face and looked at Wu Xi with a gloomy face. Obviously, no one expected that something would happen suddenly and such a powerful competitor would be killed. It seems that there are still great variables in choosing a concubine in the Empress.

"Your Majesty, I want to offer a dance to help you today's happiness!" At this moment, Cheng Su suddenly stood up and said, attracting everyone's eyes.

"Accurate!" Zhao Bing turned his head and looked at Cheng Su, nodding. He deliberately wanted to see what everyone was doing today, so he chatted with Chen Shu and talked about the relationship between the three of them as if no one else was around. Now it seems that Cheng Su was the first to be calm.

"Your Majesty, be sure!" Wang De immediately proclaimed loudly. With permission, Cheng Su and the band beside him whispered a few words, called a few more Wuji to arrive in the middle of the venue, raised his hand to signal the band to start.

"There was a beautiful man named Gongsun, who danced his sword and moved everywhere. The viewers were as depressed as the mountains, and the heaven and earth were low for a long time. They were as bright as Yi shooting nine sunsets, and they were as sharp as the emperors flying like dragons. They came like thunder and frightened, and they were as angry as the rivers and seas condensed in clear light..." As the music sounded, Cheng Suying opened her mouth slightly, twisted her figure, holding a sharp sword in her hand and singing and dancing, and several kabukis also accompanied her.

"He has some skills..." Zhao Bing looked into the field. He was dancing "Gongsun Da Niang Dance Sword", and after watching it for a while, he whispered.

When he came to this era, Zhao Bing had to adapt to the singing and dancing performances during banquets. Although he did not like it, he could gradually see some tricks after becoming a doctor after a long illness. The palaces in the Song Dynasty rarely had solo dances, but were mainly team dances, and the dance group leader was called bamboo poles. Because he held a colorful bamboo pole in his hand, he was like a conductor and led the dance, called five people, called flower hearts, and specific dances, you can refer to the American festival parade drum music float parade. As for the Liao, Xia and Jin dances around the Song Dynasty, at best, it was just hip-hop street dances where African Americans danced warm in the poor neighborhoods.

In the Song Dynasty, there were economic development, social harmony, and tile houses were everywhere in the market. If the music and dance of the Han and Tang dynasties were compared to old European classical music, folk music and dance were just like musicals in the New World. The citizens liked to watch musicals with storylines, the most popular sword dance, one was "Hongmen Banquet" adapted from the Chu-Han story, and the other was "Gongsun Da Niang Dance of the Sword" adapted from the Tang Dynasty poems.

This poem shows the poet's recollection of the shocking and griefing scene when watching the outstanding dancer Gongsun Da Niang dance the sword weapon. She danced with her sword weapon, and suddenly the silver light shone and the sword shadow shone; she jumped up, and the tip of the sword pierced the sky, just like Houyi shooting down nine suns; her legs tumbling, just like an emperor and a god flying in the clouds with a dragon and a pegasus; when she was swift, she was thunderous, and when she was closed, the world was silent. After the dance, the sword blade was like a calm river, lake and sea, condensed with a clear light.

However, in Zhao Bing's view, although Cheng Su's sword dance has a foundation in dancing, he has put in a lot of effort in his skillful movements, but there is still a difference between dance and martial arts. Her dance tends to be soft and perfectly shows her figure, but it lacks the sword dance that is expressed in the poem, which shocks all directions. The sky and the earth also change color with the ups and downs of the sword dance. It is even less likely to be raised and flew into the sky; the thunder retracts its anger and its momentum is restrained; it is like the artistic conception of the calm waves of the river and sea, and the river and sea are condensed in light.
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