Emperor Chu finished his government affairs during the day and went to Ningxiang Palace at night. The various palaces complained about this, feeling that Emperor Chu only favored Nangong Xi.
When the drums sounded on New Year's Eve, Emperor Chu put down his imperial pen, raised his figure, stretched his muscles, stood up and walked out of the palace.
There was a biting cold wind outside the palace, so I looked up and saw that thousands of houses outside the palace walls were brightly lit, and I could vaguely hear the noise and cheers on the long street.
Xiao Guizi quickly came to the side of Emperor Chu. After seeing the ceremony, he said: "Your Majesty, all the officials have entered the palace and gone to the Hall of Heroes. The night banquet is about to begin. The Queen has asked the servants to invite your Majesty to come over."
Hear the sound.
Emperor Chu turned around and walked towards the Hall of Heroes. He held a banquet tonight to spend New Year's Eve with all the officials. It was a great event to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
now.
Inside the palace, there were tens of thousands of lanterns, as bright as day, which illuminated the palace with splendor. Before Emperor Chu arrived at the Hall of Heroes, he heard the sound of singing and dancing, one after another, as if rising melodiously along the eaves of the palace, blending into the dark sky.
among them, and drifted away with the wind in every corner of Chu State, as if they wanted to spread the joy of the New Year to all the people of Chu State.
The beautiful and melodious music lingered around the beams and lingered for a long time, so that the soldiers patrolling outside the palace walls were immersed in the heavenly sounds and appreciated the fiery and noisy festive atmosphere inside the palace.
Outside the Hall of Heroes.
Hundreds of officials arrived one after another, and entered the palace under the leadership of the chamberlain. The arrangements were quite orderly, and the left and right were divided into civil and military groups.
The fine wines and delicacies were piled high, and all the officials came in one after another to take their seats. Accompanied by the melodious sounds of silk and bamboo, all the officials were quickly immersed in the melody of the night banquet's singing, dancing and piano music.
The generals are fighting on the battlefield, and the mountains are stained with blood. They rarely see scenes of singing and dancing like this. What they see more is blood and corpses. At this moment, they are far away from the smoke-filled battlefield, and the scene in front of them makes them feel a little unreal.
, and also enjoyed the grand and lively scene of this moment.
A few moments.
Emperor Chu arrived with Nangong Xi and Chu Chen, followed closely by the empresses. When Emperor Chu arrived, the music stopped, and all the officials stood up and knelt down to salute.
After signaling to all the ministers that there was still some time before the banquet started, the Emperor of Chu began to reward hundreds of officials, ministers and generals based on their merits. The Emperor of Chu awarded more than fifty people in one breath.
The gifts include thousands of treasures, gold, silver, horses, beauties, jades, emeralds, everything you want.
All the officials were in high spirits and elated, and they all knelt down to express their gratitude. The atmosphere in the palace instantly reached its peak when Emperor Chu awarded him the reward.
A few moments.
At Nangong Xi's reminder, the New Year's Eve banquet began. Emperor Chu raised the wine glass in front of him, and a powerful and vast voice sounded, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
"Today, on New Year's Eve, I am hosting a banquet with all of you. In the past year, all of you have worked tirelessly to share my worries. I will bring you a glass of wine and drink with them."
"Now I announce that the New Year's Eve banquet will begin!"
They happily drank the mellow wine, appraised and tasted the delicacies, fruits and vegetables, and all the officials were in high spirits and high spirits.
In the midst of the gongs and gongs, three or five groups of beautiful beauties came out in the center of the hall. These women had thick lips and eyebrows, and colorful clothes as thin as cicada wings. They looked like fairies floating from the heavenly palace, dancing in the hall, sometimes like colorful butterflies.
The trees were flying, and sometimes the willows were swaying, so graceful and beautiful that the officials' eyes were as bright as lightning, their hearts were swaying, and they couldn't help but burst into cheers.
For a time, there was an uproar of people, music, and clinking of glasses. Emperor Chu sat in the highest position in the hall, looking down on the crowd, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.
In the Hall of Heroes, there was laughter, joy and excitement, and the sound of clinking wine glasses continued to be heard, dissipating in the night sky.
The people in Tiger Roar City were singing and dancing, the long streets were brightly lit, and all kinds of lanterns were dazzling. The palace and city were a peaceful and lively scene.
............
However.
at this time.
In the eastern part of Fuso Beihai Island, hundreds of giant ships were docked at an abandoned pier. The sound of creaking could be heard. Under the leadership of Tu Feijiu, the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty quietly landed on Beihai Island.
The tycoon is familiar with the road, and this pier has been abandoned for decades. He accidentally discovered it during a hunting trip. When he discovered this secret pier, he knew that it would be used one day in the future, so in ten years
He built an underground palace here.
After failing to pursue Emperor Chu that day, when he heard that Sakura City had been captured, the first thought that flashed through his mind was to come here and lead his Kuangtie soldiers away.
From here, it only takes one day to pass through the mountains in front of you and reach the first city in the east of Beihai Island, a small mountain city.
The soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty are now a sharp knife that can penetrate into the heart of the Chu army. As soon as they reach the foot of Xiaoshan City and 200,000 troops descend upon the city, the consequences will be unimaginable.
When Tu Feijiu discovered this dock, the first thought in his mind was that God had given him a way to survive. As a general of the Fuso Empire and a nobleman, Tu Feijiu had made precise arrangements here over the years.
for many years.
Ordnance, equipment, warships, food and grass were all available, otherwise he would not have been able to do so easily, as if he had disappeared from the world, and then appeared in the Northern Wei Empire with his troops half a month later.
"King Fusang, starting from here, in addition to the small mountain city, we are also close to the city. This attack on the Chu army is to catch the Chu army by surprise and attack them unprepared. I am preparing to bloom all over the ground, so that the Chu army will be overwhelmed and unable to take full care."
The speaker was Cao Ren. This time, Cao Cao was determined to win the Fusang territory. He sent Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Zhang He, Cao Hong, and Chen Qingzhi to command an army of 200,000. They were all fierce soldiers of the Northern Wei Empire, including the elite tigers of Cao Cao's direct line.
The Leopard Cavalry is also Cao Cao's ace army, as well as the white-horse army of Chen Qingzhi.
"What does General Cao mean by dividing his troops into several groups and catching the Chu army by surprise?"
As Tu Feijiu said this, he turned around and signaled to the soldiers behind him, and brought up the map of Beihai Island. In an instant, Cao Ren's five generals all gathered around and began to discuss the march route.
In the end, the five people decided to take 40,000 soldiers each to attack five cities at the same time, while the 40,000 Kuang Iron Army under Tu Feijiu would be responsible for attacking Ping'an City.
The six of them hit it off immediately and ordered the three armies to set up camp on the same spot. At dawn, they began to set off one after another to launch an attack on the six cities.
In Tiger Roar City, the night banquet in the palace was over, and all the officials left one after another to return to the mansion. Tonight, Emperor Chu did not go to Ningxiang Palace, but walked to Yangxin Palace.
After returning to the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Chu always felt uneasy and always felt that something was going to happen. Ever since Tu Feijiu and Kawashima Keihito disappeared, he had been uneasy. He had never felt like this before.
It's not that he's afraid of the two of them, but he always feels like a huge whirlpool is approaching him, whether it's a shocking conspiracy or a deadly trap. (To be continued)