Hearing Tong Bo's reminder, An Dafang flew out like a big bird, and instantly protected Yuan Kui. A silver-white iron fist entwined with strength collided with the jade fist of the black-robed girl in mid-air.
There was a loud "pop", and the aftermath of the collision of the two powerful fists spread to all directions. Si Ruoshui quickly protected Xiao Shiyu and blocked the bursts of energy with a wave of his palm.
An Dafang calmed down the turbid air in his chest, and stared at the girl in black robe intently. He didn't dare to be careless, but he secretly admired her in his heart: "This girl has such strong punching power, I tried my best to hold her steady. steps."
"Princess Jin must not make mistakes." A Confucian scholar in blue shirt who had been sitting next to the black-robed girl came forward and bowed to Xiao Shiyu: "I have met your Majesty, Han Xun, the Prime Minister of the State of Wei. The Princess is young and ignorant. Xun hereby apologizes for the offence, and please Your Majesty not to blame her."
Xiao Shiyu smiled generously and said: "The princess is really a woman, and besides, it is indeed Yuan Zhuguo who made a mistake in his words. Naturally, I will not blame him. If someone comes, he will not help Master Zhuguo to go down to rest."
After the two chamberlains helped Yuan Kui away, Huangshan Master Murong Li bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since you also feel that Master Zhu Guo made a mistake, you also agreed to the request of Yan and Wei. Here Murong Li takes the place of Yuan Kui." All the border people of Yan State thank His Majesty for your grace."
"Yuan Jin would also like to thank His Majesty for your kindness on behalf of all the border people of Wei State." The girl in black robe lost no time in thanking him.
Xiao Shiyu nodded and said: "I also think what you two said is reasonable and accurate. Gao Xian, you will send someone to Jingzhou with Jingzhou officials later to convey my will to Cai Yong."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Xian bowed.
"Seeing that noon is approaching, you must be hungry after talking about state affairs for several hours." Xiao Shiyu told Gao Xian: "Pass the meal and perform the dance."
Gao Xian waved the whisk in his hand and called out: "Your Majesty has a decree to pass on the meal. Open the stage for the presentation, and invite all distinguished guests to watch our singing and dancing."
As the chamberlain rotated the mechanism on the stone wall, two huge fan-shaped stone piers slowly rose from the dance arena to a height of three feet, and soon formed a huge circular stage, which was extremely spectacular.
Twelve dancers in red moved lightly on their lotus steps and gracefully climbed up the steps on both sides of the stone pier. They walked around the stage in tune with the cheerful strings played by the piano player, and danced their red sleeves from time to time.
Just as everyone was mesmerized, the piano player's strings changed, and twelve red sleeves came together in the air. The woman wearing a white silk shirt and a red petticoat was like a light swallow, The red ribbons hanging on the cuffs and waist, combined with the two red damasks dancing with both hands, flew over the twelve red dancers, and she was seen calmly making a sound with the red damask in her hand tapping the red water sleeves. At the intersection, a figure turned over in the air and stood lightly on the red sleeves. The woman slowly removed the red damask that was covering her face. The red cinnabar on her forehead, the thick lipstick, and her charming smile made her originally lovely even more charming.
An Dafang saw the woman's appearance clearly and touched Tong Bo excitedly: "Xiang Yun, look quickly, it's Ning Shi, it's Ning Shi."
Just as Tong Bo was about to say something, a hand patted his shoulder: "I am Wei Tianlin, the guard of Prince Murong. I wonder if this guard can take me to change clothes."
Tong Bo turned around and took a look at Wei Tianlin, and recognized that this person was the other person who followed Murong Li at the mass grave that day. He immediately became alert: "Brother Wei, please come with me."
"Dafang, Brother Wei and I will go and come back soon." Tong Bo, who wanted to say a few words to An Dafang, saw him looking at Liu Ningshi dancing infatuatedly, so he had no choice but to shake his head and leave.
The graceful dance, the exchange of glasses between the guests and the host, and the passing of time. It seems that an agreement between the three parties has been reached, but is it really so? With a clear voice broke everything.
"Your Majesty, I would like to have a drink with Prince Murong and Princess Jin, but I am not happy with my remonstrances?" Zhongshu Liu Yuanzhi raised his glass.
"I wonder what Mr. Zhongshu has to say?" Murong Li also raised his glass.
"Is this princess also very interested in Lord Zhongshu's opinions?" Black-robed Princess Yuan Jin's sharp eyes looked directly at Liu Yuanzhi.
Liu Yuanzhi picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp: "I dare not take it seriously. Since His Majesty has approved the advice given by the two of you, Yuanzhi should obey it. But since the policy of integration for the convenience of the people is implemented, it needs to be thorough."
"But I still don't understand what Mr. Zhongshu means? How to be thorough?" Murong Li had a vague feeling in his heart. He felt that Liu Yuanzhi's words would be very detrimental to the Yan country.
"That means the border people of the Yan State settled in Dengcheng, and the border people of the Wei State settled in Fancheng." Liu Yuanzhi said with an understatement.
Murong Li glanced at the old man Liu Xun beside him, and thought to himself: "This will keep our border residents far away from their homeland, and they will no longer be able to connect with each other."
The sixty-year-old man received Murong Li's signal and understood: "Master Liu, the people of Yan and Wei will stay away from their homeland in this way. As time goes by, many changes will occur."
Liu Yuanzhi bowed and said: "You must be Wang Qin, the State Counselor of the State of Yan. I would like to lend you a few words. In the past, Emperor Qin ruled the world, and there was a precedent for such migration. Moreover, the three kingdoms of Qi, Yan, and Wei got along well with each other, although the border people of Yan and Wei were far away from their homeland. It is a little bit different, but it is precisely because of this that the integration can be carried out faster, does the National Master think so?
"Integration is a matter of gradual progress. Master Liu's plan is in danger of backing up the progress?" Yuan Jin said coldly.
"What the princess said is wrong. The implementation of any new policy will cause short-term pain, but in the long term, it will be beneficial without any harm." Liu Yuanzhi retorted.
"If your two countries are unwilling, you can ask His Majesty to withdraw the decree." Zhang Peizhi, the great Sinong, coughed with force.
Yuan Jin glared at Zhang Peizhi who was about to get angry. Han Xun comforted her a few words and then bowed to Xiao Shiyu: "Your Majesty, there will be no results in arguing like this. Xun has a method, do you know whether to say it or not?"
"What kind of advice does Prime Minister Han have, let's talk about it?" Xiao Shiyu looked at Han Xun with interest and thought to himself: "This person is restrained in his sharpness, but he can always provide suggestions to break the deadlock at critical moments. He is a character."
"Xun has always admired Jiangnan culture, and just now I saw that the girl leading the dance on the dance floor was so good at dancing that even my princess clapped her hands and applauded her. It just so happened that the princess's palace also had someone who was proficient in dancing, so we could compete on this stage. Now, how about your Majesty granting the winner the right to decide who belongs to the border people?" A proud smile flashed at the corner of Han Xun's mouth. Maybe even he was satisfied with the idea he came up with.
Murong Li put his hands on his hands and laughed loudly: "The Prime Minister Han has been discussing this for a few seconds. A dance battle between these two beauties can not only feast our eyes on us, but also resolve state disputes. Why not do it?"
Liu Yuanzhi frowned: "Is it too childish to decide on national affairs through dance fighting? I hope your Majesty will think again."
Xiao Shiyu pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, dance and music are an important culture of our Qi country, so it's okay to use this to make decisions."
"Your Majesty, you can hang a colored ball above the fighting stage and let the two dancers dance from bottom to top. Whoever can get to the stage first to win the colored ball will be the winner. During the dance, if everyone here feels that the dance is not good It’s considered a loss.” Si Ruoshui, who had been guarding Xiao Shiyu, remonstrated.
"Master Si, this method is very good. I think everyone here has no objections, right?" Xiao Shiyu glanced down with domineering eyes.
Everyone present nodded in agreement. As the chamberlain turned the mechanism of the fighting stage again, the fighting stages that were originally together slowly separated and moved to a parallel position before stopping. A slender stone pillar rose from the ground. Only a bang was heard, and the stone pillar rose to the top.
Si Ruoshui tapped his feet lightly, spun up in the air, held the Silver Dragon Sword and picked it up. The colorful ball hung steadily from the tip of the sword to the top of the stone pillar. Si Ruoshui's leaps and jumps immediately attracted bursts of cheers from everyone.
Xiao Shiyu was also secretly proud and coughed a few times to cover up his emotions: "Gao Xian, tell the two dancers to come forward."
"Ning Shi, I'm here to greet you, Your Majesty. I've met all of you sirs." Liu Ningshi came to the imperial court with light steps, half-carrying the hem of her skirt with both hands, and bowed to everyone sitting there.
Xiao Shiyu smiled and nodded: "Master Liu, this Ning Shi is indeed a woman's eighteenth transformation, and she is becoming more and more beautiful."
"Thank you, brother Xiao, for the compliment." Liu Ningshi grabbed the conversation without waiting for Liu Yuanzhi to speak.
"Ning Shi, don't be rude. What did your father usually teach you?" Liu Yuanzhi scolded Liu Ning Shi and apologized: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being lax in discipline."
"It's okay, I'm more accustomed to hearing you called like this. Ning Shi, your brother Xiao is completely dependent on you today." Xiao Shiyu laughed heartily.
"Brother Xiao, don't worry, Ning Shi will definitely win the dance battle for you." Liu Ningshi said while winking at An Da Fang in the guard group.
An Dafang was immediately elated and raised his clenched fist towards Liu Ningshi and moved it to show his support.
"The daughter of the people Yin Ying has come to see your majesty and has met the princess and all your lords." While Liu Ningshi was talking to Xiao Shiyu, dancers from the Wei State's prefecture also came to the imperial court and stood side by side with Liu Ningshi.
Liu Ningshi turned around and looked around. She saw a graceful woman wearing a bright yellow water-sleeved shirt. Three thousand green silk hair was tied on her head with a green jade hairpin. Only two bangs hung down in front of her forehead. Her fair face A touch of pink and white is applied on top, which looks elegant but is actually mature.
"The people in the county are indeed extraordinary. This girl is unparalleled in her grace and pace. It seems that I will be able to feast my eyes on you today." Xiao Shiyu praised.
"Yin Ying, the glory of the county today depends on you alone. Don't let me down." Yuan Jin's eyes were cold, and the aura around him was sharper than before.
"Princess, don't worry, Ying will live up to your expectations." Yin Ying bowed to Yuan Jin Yingying.
As the violinist's music sounded again, both women stepped onto the first step. I saw the two red silk ribbons of Liu Ningshi dancing as gracefully as a giant dragon, and as graceful as a swimming dragon; and Yin Ying did not give in too much. She landed on one foot, and with a slight exertion, her whole body was suspended in the air and turned, two The water sleeves form a straight line, which looks like two beams of yellow light from a distance.
After the violinist finished playing a section, the music stopped. Liu Ningshi instantly jumped to the fighting stage on the other side, and two red damasks attacked Yin Ying; Yin Ying did not look back, her feet moved slightly, her body avoided the red damask, and she threw out her water sleeves with both hands and violently touched the red damask. Together, the two sides took advantage of the force of this collision to land on each other's fighting stage and continue dancing.
