He didn't have to worry about his hat changing color when he married this wife.
Xiao Chu nodded in his heart. While praising Ni Huang, he also expressed sympathy for Sima Lei, This kid was right in front of the muzzle of a gun. He wouldn't complain if he died. Who asked him to not do a good job in intelligence work first? He deserved to die.
The entire Heroic Martial Hall felt as if Ni Huang had strangled their necks.
"This subject's daughter is an impatient soldier. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me for contradicting Your Majesty.”Ni Huang apologized.
Emperor Liang did not take his anger out on Ni Huang because of her rebuttal. After all, Ni Huang's status was different. Moreover, from Ni Huang's attitude, it could be seen that Ni Huang really did not like Feng Qiuhuang. He was just thinking about how to get out of this situation. After a long while, Emperor Liang said,"Yes."。The princess had also said that it was not that Sima Lei's performance was bad, but that Ni Huang did not like this piece. Sima Lei should return to his seat.”
Sima Lei returned to his seat, his face covered in dust.
The crown prince sighed in his heart. He seemed to hear Prince Yu's mocking laughter in his heart. The crown prince's hearing was not bad. Prince Yu was indeed mocking him.
King Jing sat at the side eating and drinking by himself, as if what happened had nothing to do with him.
Yan Yujin and Sima Lei had been eliminated, and now only Mei Changsu, Xiao Jingrui, Xiao Chu, and Ouyang Xun were left in the hall.
Xiao Jingrui was the third to play, but unfortunately, he had the same problem as Yan Yujin. However, Xiao Jingrui was still excusable. After all, he yearned for Jianghu and traveled outside for a long time. He didn't have much time to practice his zither skills in Jianghu. He was only dragged out by Yan Yujin. He played the piano properly, but he was still not qualified, so he returned.
Just as Emperor Liang was about to speak, Ouyang Xun said,"Your Majesty, this humble one firmly believes that the last to make a move is an expert. And these two who have not made a move until now are naturally experts among experts. This humble one feels that the real theory examination should begin. Now, I'll ask the two of you to play a song, and then I'll play a song. This way, Your Majesty and the viscountess will have a choice.”
"That's good." Emperor Liang nodded and looked at Xiao Chu suspiciously. Not only Ni Huang, even Emperor Liang did not know that Xiao Chu could play the zither. Could it be that Little Chu really could not be judged by his appearance?
After obtaining Emperor Liang's permission, Ouyang Xun looked at Xiao Chu and Mei Changsu and made an inviting gesture."One of you will perform."
Mei Changsu smiled faintly and made an inviting gesture to Xiao Chu. "Brother Xiao, please?"
"Hehe, Brother Su, please go first. I'm afraid I still have to prepare for a while.”Xiao Chu's smile was as pure as water.
Prepare?
Mei Changsu laughed in his heart. It seems that Xiao Chu is only good at poetry and not music. I'm afraid that he only appeared in the end to buy time.”
Thinking of this, Mei Changsu tidied up his hair, waved his robe, and walked to the hall. He first bowed to Emperor Liang and sat cross-legged behind the charred tail zither. He pressed his hands on the zither strings and closed his eyes. Mei Changsu thought for a moment and then stood up.
"This is the high mountains and flowing water of Boya Ziqi!”Xiao Chu nodded. "Mei Changsu is using the matter of Bo Ya Zi Qi as a metaphor for the matter of Lin Shu and Ni Huang twelve years ago! He wanted to arouse Ni Huang's thoughts! Good meaning, exquisite fingering, skilled technique, fast but not chaotic. He was indeed the first disciple of Mr. Thirteen, the musician of the Qi King's Mansion.”
Everyone in the Hall of Valor was attracted by Mei Changsu's performance. Mei Changsu's performance was not only cheerful and bright, but because of the low pitch of the Jiao Wei Qin, it was as if they could hear the sorrow of Boya's missing Ziqi's solo. After the song ended, the hall fell silent as if everyone was immersed in their memories.
"Good song, really good song! Brother Su, you've really reached the peak of the zither.”
A voice jolted everyone from their memories. Everyone was curious about who had broken everyone's state of mind. He looked over and saw Xiao Chu standing up and bowing to Mei Changsu. "Brother Su's song, High Mountain and Flowing Water, can only be said to exist in the heavens. It's rare to hear it in the human world! Brother Su, please accept my bow."
"This song should only exist in the heavens. How often do you hear it in the human world?”Everyone muttered in their hearts and then exclaimed,""Good lyrics, really good lyrics."
Ouyang Xun was still confident as he nodded at Xiao Chu. "Lord Xiao is really a great talent. With just two words, he explained Lord Su's wonderful song to the fullest, haha. I can't help but want to start the contest as soon as possible.”
"Brother Ouyang, you flatter me. You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to do everything one step at a time.”Xiao Chu extended his hand.
Ouyang Xun returned the greeting. After Mei Changsu returned to the banquet, Ouyang Xun sat behind the zither and began to play.
It was different from the songs played by the previous few people. It was neither the description of flowers and plants played by Yan Yujin, nor the lingering love played by Sima Lei, nor the deep confession played by Xiao Jingrui, nor the true feelings of Mei Changsu. Ouyang Xun was playing a song that no one had ever heard before. The song was different from the usual music. The sound was low, but it contained power. It was as if two armies were facing each other. The swords and shields of the soldiers on both sides clashed, and the sound of spears colliding was like thunder. Soon, the sound of Ouyang Xun's finger movements could be heard everywhere. It was as if everyone had come from Jinling's Heroic Martial Hall to the front line of the border city where the two armies were facing each other. Under the command of the general, the two armies erupted with shocking shouts of killing and attacked the enemy.
Coupled with the deep and heavy voice of the Jiao Weiqin, the sound of collision seemed to hit everyone's heart.
Ni Huang, King Jing and Mei Changsu, who had personally killed enemies on the battlefield, were especially excited. It wasn't just those who had been on the battlefield. Even the noble young masters and Prince An Le were excited by the zither music, as if they wanted to go to the front lines to kill the enemies right now. Emperor Liang's eyes were red. He had once personally gone to the battlefield for the prince. When he was middle-aged, he had also led the army to quell internal strife. Although he was already in his sixties and could not draw a horse or bow, his heart was still filled with passion.
However, just as Emperor Liang was about to rush his blood to his brain, Ouyang Xun suddenly stopped.
Emperor Liang couldn't help but ask,"Hey, Warrior Ouyang, why aren't you playing anymore?"”
Ouyang Xun let out a long sigh, piquing everyone's curiosity. Ouyang Xun said leisurely," Please forgive me, Your Majesty. You all don't know this. This piece was made by General Lin Xie, the commander of the Red Flame Army, on a whim twelve years ago when I came to Daliang. Unfortunately, I was summoned by Your Majesty before I could finish composing it. I didn't want to play this piece, but your zither skills were too amazing. Ouyang Xun could only use an incomplete piece to deal with it. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."”
Everyone present frowned. What was going on with this person? Why did he mention that? Emperor Liang, the Crown Prince, Prince Yu, Prince Jing, Mei Changsu, and Ni Huang all looked as if they were reminiscing, but they quickly came to their senses. Everyone looked at Emperor Liang, except for Xiao Chu, who looked at Mei Changsu playfully, waiting for his reaction.
Xiao Chu felt that she was becoming more and more mischievous. However, she was very happy to be able to surprise Mei Changsu, who was a smart, black-hearted, ruthless, and strong-willed male lead.。。
Emperor Liang did not seem to have any intention of venting his anger. His expression was unreadable as he asked indifferently,"What is the name of this song?"
Ouyang Xun was not stupid. After the Great Yu envoy shot him two eye darts, he swallowed his words. He rolled his eyes and knelt on the ground, kowtowing."Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I had a few cups of wine and lost my mind. This song was composed by Princess Nihuang when I heard her heroic bearing. It is called King Mu's Breaking Formation Music.”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Liang immediately smiled. "Hehehe, Warrior Ouyang, what sin do you have for letting me hear such a heavenly song? Oh, there's still one who doesn't have a zither competition, right? Please."
Originally, there would definitely be a lot of praises after this song, but after this incident, no one wanted to offend Emperor Liang.
Ni Huang turned around and smiled brightly at Xiao Chu. She said half-jokingly,"Little Chu, if you want to marry Sister, you have to show some real skills. You can't be as glib as before. Let's go. Don't let His Majesty wait for too long.”
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