Chapter four hundred and sixty seventh offering treasure for help
The finals of the 1st Tangren Cup Sixteen Guards Championship, exclusively titled by "Tangren", will be held in two days.
Even though many people still don't know what exclusive title and championship means, it doesn't affect them from knowing that the grand scene of this competition is rare.
The purpose of the Sixteenth Guards Competition was not only to compete, but also to show the strength of Chen State to Chu State and other countries in the Western Regions, and to serve as a deterrent to foreign countries.
This is a rare event. In addition to officials from the DPRK and China, dignitaries in the capital, envoys from other countries, and even His Majesty will attend in person.
After the competition is over, the organizer of the competition will select two people under the spotlight and give them a gift worth ten thousand taels of silver. The merchants will pursue profits. This is the first time they have seen such a generous merchant.
There are still two days left before the competition, and everyone in the Xiaoqi camp is already extremely busy.
Two days later, in addition to the officials from the DPRK and the Central Government, there were also His Majesty and foreign envoys who appeared here. They must arrange everything perfectly and not make His Majesty dissatisfied or make a fool of themselves in front of outsiders.
The hygiene of Xiaoqi Camp needs to be thoroughly cleaned, and the security work in the next two days is also very important. Enough personnel must be arranged at the entrance of Xiaoqi Camp to check tickets and enter with tickets. Special passages must be opened for Chen Huang and some distinguished people.
Tang Ning had worked in the Ministry of Rites and studied the etiquette system of Chen State, so she was very familiar with this kind of face-saving project.
In this competition, all the tickets were sold. The prices of the few tickets that were rarely circulated on the black market in Beijing have also increased several times, and countless people have been coveting them.
In previous years, the Sixteenth Guard Competition has never attracted such great attention, but this year is different. Tang Ning has spent a lot of effort and money on publicity. The Sixteenth Guards Competition has become a national sport.
After suffering many losses, everyone began to realize that they had always underestimated Zuo Xiaowei's strength. They defeated all their opponents along the way, and many of them were strong opponents who could compete for first place in the competition. It was definitely not luck.
As a result.
Zuo Xiaowei's strength is recognized, which makes the odds of the last game not so outrageous. Of course, overall, more than half of the people believe that Zuo Xiaowei's myth will end at the hands of Zuo Yuwei.
Tang Ning walked around the venue for the last time and saw General Chen Zhonglang sitting on a certain step, looking a little lost. He walked over and asked, "General Chen, what's wrong?"
General Chen Zhonglang raised his head, bowed his hands to him in embarrassment, and said: "In a few days, Mr. Tang will be called General Tang. From now on, Chen will have to rely more on General Tang..."
"What are you talking about, General Chen?" Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "I heard that General Chen Youyuwei will be transferred to the north soon. Your Majesty intends to transfer General Chen to temporarily serve as General Youyuwei Zhonglang..."
General Chen Zhonglang was startled, then immediately stood up and asked, "Is this the case?"
"The news from the palace should not be false." Tang Ning bowed her hands to him and said, "Congratulations in advance to General Chen."
Chen Zhonglang stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Same joy, same joy..."
Among the Sixteen Guards, it is extremely difficult for senior generals to be promoted. Generally, as long as they are transferred to the front battlefield, as long as they have accumulated enough military exploits, they can be promoted to another level when they return. Youyuwei Zhonglang will be transferred this time and come back.
I am afraid that he will be appointed as a general in a certain guard. He will be transferred to serve temporarily. Although it is a flat transfer, how can the Xiaoqi Guards be compared with the Habayashi Guards? After more than ten years in that position, maybe he can make further progress.
possible.
Chen Zhonglang swept away the gloom in his heart, raised his hand to Tang Ning, and said, "I'm going to see those guys. I can only win, not lose, in the final competition!"
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Two days passed in a blink of an eye.
When the emperor is present, safety is always the first consideration. On the day of the finals, except for a few people, most of the audience needs to enter the venue half an hour in advance.
The emperor's position is naturally unique. It is located in the center of the stand and has the clearest view. It is isolated from the stands on both sides. The space on the rostrum is not small. Emperor Chen sits in the front, flanked by King Kang and King Duan.
After that came King Huai and King Run. Some important ministers and envoys from other countries were further back, while the rest were only outside.
There is only one game today, and it won't last very long. Before the competition begins, there are several singing and dancing programs.
Among them, half of the programs were brought by those small countries in the Western Region.
This is the practice in previous years. The Western Regions and the grasslands have different meanings to the Chen State. Although the Sushen people also have many tribes, all tribes are one nation. However, the Western Regions are different. They are all independent countries. There are fights and frictions among the small countries.
Constantly, it was impossible to unite to invade Chen State, and they were not regarded as enemies by Chen State.
The dances in the Western Regions were more open and enthusiastic than those in the Central Plains, with navels and thighs exposed. Tangning looked up and found that many courtiers could not help but swallow their saliva.
Women from the Western Regions are treated differently from women from the Chen Kingdom. If the women from the Chen Kingdom were on the court at this moment, they would probably jump out immediately and scold them for being immoral.
After the dance, several beauties from the Western Regions knelt down and faced Emperor Chen, holding something in their hands. An envoy from the Western Regions stepped forward and mumbled a few words.
Chen Huang looked down and asked, "What did he say?"
An official from Honglu Temple stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is the envoy from the Wuzi Kingdom. He said that this is a piece of peerless jade they found in the Western Regions, and I would like to take this opportunity to present it to Your Majesty."
Emperor Chen nodded and said, "Send it up."
Someone immediately stepped forward and presented it to Emperor Chen.
I saw that this jade was green and translucent, and it had not been carved. It was still a piece of rough jade.
When King Duan saw this, he immediately held up his hands and said, "Father, this jade is completely translucent, pure in color, and has no flaws at all. It is truly the best of jade. I congratulate my father on getting this treasure!"
As soon as King Kang opened his mouth, what he wanted to say was preempted by King Duan, but he couldn't say anything more and could only close his mouth with an unhappy expression.
Emperor Chen was obviously very satisfied with this gift. He looked down and said, "It's rare that you are so thoughtful. I will accept this gift."
Without pausing, he added: "Since you have given such a generous gift, I cannot be stingy, so I will give you a hundred catties of tea, thousands of pieces of fine silk, and hundreds of official kiln porcelain..."
The officials of Honglu Temple translated Emperor Chen's words to several people, but the envoy from the Western Regions did not get up. Instead, he prostrated again and said a few words in a hurried tone.
Emperor Chen's eyes turned to him again, the official of Honglu Temple.
The official of Honglu Temple looked at the envoy from the Western Regions and turned around and said: "Returning to your majesty, the envoy from the Wuzi Kingdom said that they do not want rewards, but only ask that your majesty can send troops to help them fight against the Xiaowan Kingdom..."
Messenger Wu Zi was chattering while the officials of Honglu Temple explained, and everyone heard clearly.
Xiaowan is also a country in the Western Region. Its current strength is stronger than that of Wuzi Kingdom. In more than ten years, it has annexed several small countries in the Western Region. Wuzi Kingdom is their next target. The Wuzi envoy offered a treasure inexplicably this time.
In fact, it was the idea to bring in reinforcements.
However, this is obviously inconsistent with Chen State's attitude towards the Western Regions. The two countries have always refrained from aggression against each other, and Chen State has no precedent of interfering in the national affairs of small countries in the Western Regions.
Moreover, the envoy from Xiaowan State was sitting among the envoys from the Western Regions, and Xiaowan and Chen State had never had any friction. Chen State had no reason to offend a powerful country in the Western Regions because of a piece of jade.
Emperor Chen didn't think about it for long before he looked at them and said, "This is a family matter in the Western Regions. I, the Chen Kingdom, cannot interfere with it. Today is the Grand Competition of the Sixteenth Guards. We will discuss these matters later."
Emperor Chen had already stated his position. Naturally, the envoy from Wuzi Kingdom had no choice but to retreat helplessly.
Tang Ning glanced at the envoys. Fighting requires people and money. How could the imperial court do something that has no benefits? Unless Xiaowan is going to unify the countries in the Western Region and pose a huge threat to Chen State, otherwise, with just a piece of jade,
, the emperor cannot be bribed...
After the Wu Zi messenger retreated, Wu Langzhong stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the time for the competition has come..."