A Clash of Gods - Chapter 737

[Chapter 733]

Although Sima Lan was promoted to be the Duke of Zhen Guo, the plaque of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness still hangs in the mansion and has not been replaced.

At the beginning of the lantern, the Sima Mansion was going to entertain the Crown Prince of Dongqi tonight, and invited many officials from the court and China to accompany him. The King of Huainan and Jinyi Hou Qining were both invited.

Among the four marquis, the Marquis of Wuxiang, Su Zhen, was also invited to attend the meeting, while the Jindao Tantai family always kept a low profile, and the old marquis of Tantai was very old. I haven’t gotten up very often, and some people are talking about it in private. Judging from this situation, the old marquis of Tantai shouldn’t be able to last for long, and this night’s banquet, of course, can’t come even if I want to.

The two towering ancient cypresses in front of the Sima Mansion, the gates are brightly lit, and wind lanterns are hung on the left and right high walls, which are as bright as day.

Qi Ning took the two murderers away from the Kyoto Mansion and handed them over to Duan Canghai to temporarily guard them. After returning to the mansion to clean up, he rode to the Sima Mansion to make an appointment.

When he arrived at the Sima Mansion, the sky had already darkened. After reporting to the house, someone immediately led Qi Ning into the mansion.

This is the second time for Qi Ning to come to Sima Mansion. The last time I came here was because of the outbreak of the virus. At that time, I didn’t have the heart to see the scenery of Sima Mansion. There are broad garden lights on both sides of the road, and the pattern is symmetrical when plucked, which makes people feel that the stone road under their feet seems to be the central axis of the mansion.

After walking for a while, I saw bright lights not far ahead, and a huge pavilion appeared in front. It turned out to be erected on a pool, with heavy eaves and red tiles. Baoding, below is the white stone platform. When you get closer, you will find that the railings are beautifully carved. Regardless of the exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard, the small bridges and flowing water, just this water pavilion, you can see the taste and ingenuity of the creator.

The water pavilion was crowded with people, and it was quite lively. Qi Ning knew that they were all guests invited by Sima Lan to the banquet. From a distance, he could see Su Zhen leaning on the railing, chatting and laughing with the two officials.

“Jinyi is here!” When Qi Ning walked along a stone bridge to the side of the pavilion, someone shouted loudly.

For a while, the restlessness in the hall suddenly calmed down. Everyone looked at Qi Ning. Qi Ning had a smile on his face. Of course, this kind of occasion was nothing. He walked in slowly, and everyone on the left and right looked at each other, but There was no rudeness, they all bowed to Qi Ning, and Qi Ning also bowed back.

The water pavilion is very empty, with tables arranged in a circle. The lights are bright, and the lake is breezy. It is much more comfortable than holding a banquet in the hall. It seems that tonight’s banquet, Sima Lan really spent a lot of time. Fan thought.

Qi Ning thought that he came late, and everyone who should be there should have arrived, but after scanning around, there were not many people he knew.

Only Su Zhen was relatively familiar with it. Although Wuhen, the west gate of Shenhou Mansion, did not come, even the King of Huainan did not arrive. Qi Ning was thinking that the King of Huainan had already promised to come to the appointment in the palace. Pigeon?

Before I thought about it, I heard someone shouting: “Your Highness is here, and the Prince of Qi is here!”

Although the King of Huainan was not as powerful as his superior Sima Lan, he was clearly the uncle of the Great Chu King and the direct descendant of Emperor Taizu. , Everyone did not dare to neglect, they all sorted out their clothes and arranged them on both sides to welcome the King of Huainan and the Prince of Dongqi.

Qi Ning saw Sima Lan leading the way, followed by King Huainan and Prince Duan Shao of Dongqi. They all looked good. Sima Lan pointed to the left and right from time to time, as if explaining something to Duan Shao, King Huainan. Beside him, he also smiled and stroked his beard, and he seemed to be enjoying himself.

Behind the King of Huainan, there was a man in brocade clothes. He was not very tall, but his outline was clear and his eyes were sharp. At first glance, he was not good.

Qi Ning was wondering who that person would be, when someone nearby whispered, “Is there a ghost behind King Huainan?” Qi Ning turned his head to look over, and saw two officials whispering, in fact, the two had already It was a whisper in the ear, and the voice was so low that ordinary people couldn’t hear it at all, but Qi Ning’s martial arts are extraordinary now, and the two people were a few steps away from him, and he could hear them clearly.

The two of them didn’t know that Qi Ning heard them, only one of them whispered: “With a ghost, it seems that the King of Huainan is worried that someone will assassinate him, hehe…!” The voice stopped abruptly, but it turned out that Sima Lan had already led the King of Huainan and the Crown Prince of Dongqi into the pavilion.

Everyone saluted immediately, and the King of Huainan and the Crown Prince of Dongqi also bowed their hands to return the salute.

When Duan Shao saw Qi Ning, he quickly walked up to him and smiled, “Jinyihou, I heard that you will come to the banquet tonight, I’m just afraid that you won’t be able to come as promised. On the way, thanks to your escort, this will be safe and smooth. .”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “Your Highness is very polite. There is a delay in the middle of the journey, so I can only leave without saying goodbye. Fortunately, with the prince in charge, everything is safe and sound.”

The King of Huainan was also at the side at this time, and smiled: “Prince, Jin Yihou said this, but it was just to give this king an old face. This trip to Dongqi, from start to finish, was handled by Jin Yihou, and this king took care of it. Why is there any credit? After crossing the river, he left without saying goodbye. This king has always suspected that he was deliberately giving the king the credit for this last section of the road, hahaha…!”

Duan Shao couldn’t help laughing beside him.

When he got up, he stretched out his hand to hold Qi Ning, patted the back of his hand, and said with a smile: “Jinyihou, Ben Gong is in a foreign land now, you have to take more care.”

At this time, Sima Lan greeted everyone to sit down. , Everyone knew their status and took their seats. The Crown Prince of Dongqi was a guest, and tonight the banquet was for him, so it was natural to sit in the main seat. As one of the four hereditary marquis, he sat first under King Huainan, Marquis of Wuxiang Su Zhen sat under Sima Lan, and Sima Changshen sat first under Su Zhen.

The “ghost shadow” of the Jinyi man did not have a seat, but stood a step behind the King of Huainan, motionless like a stone sculpture.

There are seats all around the pavilion, but there is still a large space in the middle.

Sima Lan stood up with the cup, and said with a straight face: “Everyone, the prince saddled the horse with the horse, and escorted the princess all the way from Qi to my Chu. The old man thought that this first cup of wine, we should honor the prince!”

Everyone held the cup. He got up and made a toast to Duan Shao, Duan Shao laughed, also got up with a cup, and said, “This time I, Da Qi and Chu State have entered into a marriage relationship. Since then, the two countries will be one family, all the adults here, and This palace is also my own people, advancing and retreating together, this glass of wine must be drunk.”

Qi Ning was amused, thinking that these scenes are just words, and they must not be taken seriously.

The officials of Chu State present here are all suspicious of each other, not to mention calling themselves a member of Qi State.

This first cup of wine, everyone drank it, and after sitting down, Sima Lan smiled to Duan Shao: “Tonight’s banquet, originally arranged for some Kabuki dance performances, but His Highness has seen more Kabuki girls, really If you want to recruit it, I’m afraid that His Highness will not say anything, and I will feel annoyed in my heart.”

Duan Shao immediately waved his hand and smiled, “Don’t say that, the old prince, the prince really wants to find some beautiful women to come and perform singing and dancing, the juniors really won’t be bored, good wine and beauties, I don’t think any of you here will be too much, right? ”

When everyone heard the words, they all burst into laughter.

Sima Lan also smiled and said, “There will be no shortage of beautiful women, but recently, the old man has met an expert. This person has extraordinary abilities, which is also an eye-opener for the old man. Now this expert is still in the mansion, and it happens to be His Highness tonight. If your Highness is interested in hosting a banquet, I would like to invite this master to come and perform.”

“Master?” Duan Shaoqi said, “I don’t know where the master is?”

Sima Lan smiled and said, “When he comes, Your Highness will know it. With a wink at Sima Changshen, Sima Changshen had already stood up, raised his hand and patted it. Everyone was wondering when suddenly they heard a babbling sound that seemed to be absent. He came, and soon, he saw a man wearing a hat and a black suit walking into the pavilion while pulling the erhu. The babbling sound was made by the erhu.

Among the officials present, there were quite a few who knew some rhythms, and it was strange to see that he could still make the sound of the erhu while standing, but this man was wearing a bamboo hat, and the hat was pressed down, only to see his white beard fluttering under his jaw. , but for a while, I couldn’t see how he looked.

The eyes of everyone present were fixed on the man in the hat. The man in the hat went to the center and was actually sitting on the ground. The erhu babbled in a rather desolate voice.

Qi Ning thought to himself that Sima Lan claimed that this person was a master, and his so-called master, shouldn’t he mean pulling the erhu?

Although the rhythm that this person pulled out was decent, it was not too brilliant. Qi Ning even thought of the old erhu monster Kong Shanxian he met in Xichuan. Compared with the old erhu monster Kong Shanxian, the man in front of the hat in front of him had the ability to pull the erhu. Still a long way off.

The surrounding officials were also quite puzzled, thinking that such craftsmanship might not be listened to by people singing on the street. I really don’t know why Sima Lan would bring such a person to such an elegant banquet.

But this is the person invited by Sima Lan. Who dared not say a word to everyone present, even most of them did not dare to put the expression of disgust on their faces. They all looked at the man in the bucket hat and seemed to listen. very serious.

After waiting for the erhu sound to stop, UU read www.

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Although Duan Shao thought it was strange, he knew very well in his heart that the person Sima Lan called could never be as simple as playing an erhu song. Since Sima Lan admired this person very much, there must be a reason. Sima Lan smiled and said, “Old Prince, this is what you call an expert, right?”

Sima Lan smiled slightly and said, “Your Highness, this person is called Weng, his greatest ability is not playing the qin, but watching Things!”

“Seeing things?” Not only Duan Shao was very strange, but all the officials present were also a little dazed.

Qi Ning sat under the head of King Huainan, calmly, holding a glass of wine, staring at Yu Weng from a distance.

The so-called banquet is not a good banquet. Sima Lan held a banquet tonight, and even the mortal enemy King Huainan invited over. He always felt that things were a bit strange. At this time, seeing Sima Lan recruit such an inexplicable person, he felt that things were not simple. Alert in my heart, I vaguely feel that something is going to happen at this banquet tonight.

(End of this chapter)