Xia Xixia pouted, turned to look at Emperor Tianqi on the dragon throne, and snorted coldly.
"you dare!"
Lin Xi sneered, hugged the young man next to him, sniffed his nose, and said in a deep voice: "Qi, then you should be obedient and give me a good massage on my shoulders and legs. ,otherwise…"
The little girl was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she growled with a fierce look on her face: "Lin Xi, don't go too far!"
Lin Xi sneered: "Poop? I've never been able to do that. It's too much trouble."
While the two were arguing fiercely, the battle in the ring also entered a fierce stage.
Xia Xixia glanced at it accidentally, and was immediately stunned with a dull look on her face and dripping with sweat.
I saw blood everywhere on the ring, and countless soldiers were seriously injured and fell to the ground. There were only more than a hundred people from both sides in total, but at this time, less than one-tenth of them were standing. It was extremely tragic.
On the side, many palace maids were trembling with fear and trembling with fear.
The pungent smell of blood wafted over, coupled with the painful wails.
At this moment, these caged birds, who had never really seen fighting, truly realized the horror of war.
On the side, even many Imperial Guards soldiers had their eyes wide open with shock on their faces.
When Lin Xi saw this scene, she raised her hand to slap Xia Xixia's dimples and mocked, "What's wrong? Are you scared?"
The little girl didn't react for a while. She didn't get angry, which was rare. Instead, she said with a little sadness in confusion: "Why, why do they want to put each other to death? Isn't it just a competition?"
"They are all my people in Daxia. Why do we have to face each other to the death? Why do we have to fight to the death!"
Hearing this, Lin Xi was slightly stunned, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He really didn't expect that Xia Xixia actually had such an emotional side.
In his memory, this little girl has always done all kinds of evil, and does not take it too seriously when watching the excitement.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Xi slowly said: "Because, they are not the same master."
"besides…"
Speaking of this, Lin Xi suddenly stopped.
When Xia Xixia heard about it, she turned her head curiously, stared at her big watery eyes, and asked in confusion: "What else?"
Lin Xi frowned and grinned: "Nothing."
The little girl pouted angrily and snorted coldly: "If you don't say pull me down, it's as if I will beg you."
Looking at the angry little girl next to her, who looked like a puffer fish, Lin Xi smiled knowingly, not knowing what she was thinking.
While the two were chatting, the winner was already decided on the ring.
There was only one person left on each side, both covered in blood and already unable to stand firmly.
Emperor Tianqi sighed softly when he saw this and waved his hand slightly.
"Okay, that's it for today."
King Jing'an and King Zhennan frowned after hearing this, but did not say much.
Seeing this scene, all the officials bowed their heads and remained silent. Even the heads of many aristocratic families on the side frowned, with a trace of shock flashing in their eyes.
After a while, several imperial doctors stepped onto the ring to treat the injured soldiers. One of the imperial doctors cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the injuries of the soldiers under the two princes are not serious, just some skin. It’s just a traumatic injury. After a few days of rest, he will be full of energy.”
After hearing this, the others quickly stood up and complimented: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, our Great Xia can have such brave and capable soldiers, so why worry about not being able to pacify the world and unify the world as soon as possible."
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty!"
All the ministers bowed their heads and shouted long live.
When the eight princes saw this, their faces turned as dark as ink, but they had no choice but to stand up and salute together.
Originally it was King Jing'an and the two who stole the show, but this made them bow their heads to Tianqi.
It has to be said that no one who can be an official in the court can save fuel.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
The royal banquet was gradually coming to an end.
After the bloody scene just now, the officials were no longer in the mood to impeach Lin Xi, and they all gathered together in small groups to discuss the competition after ancestor worship.
According to the tradition of the Great Xia Empire, the emperor, as the Ninth Five Supreme Being, sat in Zhongzhou and commanded the whole country, with the cabinet as his assistant and the six ministries as his subordinates.
As for military power, except for the defenders of Zhongzhou, it was basically in the hands of the royal kings.
This point is quite similar to the Ming Dynasty.
When Daxia was founded, it was not without checks and balances.
A hundred years ago, although the kings guarded the frontiers, they never had local administrative power.
In other words, the vitality of logistics and supplies is in the hands of the emperor.
But since a natural and man-made disaster two hundred years ago, civilian corpses littered the fields and chaos broke out. Coupled with the Eight Kings Rebellion, various countries invaded.
The emperor at that time had no choice but to delegate power and order the kings of the world to recruit troops to defend themselves against the enemy and to raise food and grass on the spot.
Therefore, the Daxia Empire also had several more independent envoys who could take care of themselves.
For example, the Wang family of Lingnan, the Huangpu family of Dongzhou Jiedushi, the Wen family of Southwest Jiedushi, etc...
But the most troublesome thing is the kings of the royal family. After all, everyone has the blood of their ancestors, who is nobler than whom?
Based on these thoughts, the empire has been facing disintegration since the time of the late emperor.
If it weren't for Lin Zhen's suppression, another Eight Kings Rebellion would have swept the world more than ten years ago.
And this competition is not only the ancestral motto of the royal family, but also has good intentions.
The vassal kings from various places guarded the frontiers for a long time and came to Beijing once every five years.
The first is to worship the ancestors, the second is to establish a relationship with the emperor, and the third is the military exercise competition. The winner switches to Zhongzhou, retains the iron-blooded old soldiers who have been tempered into steel, and then takes Zhongzhou's new soldiers to the frontier for training.
After all, the founding emperor of Daxia was also a powerful hero. How could he not have thought that something would happen if his soldiers lived a comfortable life for a long time.
But who would have thought that since the Eight Kings Rebellion, not to mention whether the vassal kings from various places would be willing to send their elite troops to Zhongzhou? Even if they were willing, would the emperor dare to accept them?
It is precisely because of this that the soldiers in Zhongzhou have been deteriorating year by year.
If Emperor Tianqi hadn't still held some of the border troops, and could pull them to train with foreign tribes from time to time, I'm afraid the defenders of Zhongzhou would have been destroyed long ago.
After the banquet, Lin Xi drunkenly pulled Xia Xixia and staggered out.
The little girl's face was flushed, and she pinched the dishonest palm on her waist from time to time, revealing a pair of little tiger teeth, which was so cute.
As soon as the two of them went out, Xia Xixia couldn't wait to step on Lin Xi, twisted her waist and ran towards her palace.
After the little girl left, Lin Xi squinted and looked around, sneered, raised her hand to flick the dust off her body, and there was no trace of drunkenness left.
Seeing this scene, Tang Diao Si, who had followed quietly, was confused, but he could only pretend not to see it, quietly came forward and whispered: "Your Highness, the Queen has invited you..."
