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"Your Majesty may live forever!"

The voices of all the officials and ministers in the palace shouted in unison,

After a while,

Wearing a red flower hairpin and a bright Cuju costume, the emperor painted a few strokes on his face with gold paint. A slightly funny Rong Xian walked out with a smile.

Behind Rong Xian were two junior officials, holding in their arms the rewards of Rong Xian's "rivals".

The Cuju goal for the performance outside the palace was moved.

soon,

A row of dancers took small steps and their skirts 'floated' into the hall.

Soothing music plays,

After dancing,

When the dancers exited the hall,

The official at the door conveyed the voice inside the hall and shouted to the outside: "Have a good time! Take a seat!"

"Have fun! Take a seat!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Another burst of cheers came from the hall.

This sound is an announcement of the will to "rest and relax".

The shouts gradually dispersed outward.

The atmosphere inside and outside the hall suddenly became more relaxed.

When the figures of the emperor, empress and others disappeared at the entrance of the palace,

Whether it is a group of officials or noble women and their family members,

At this time, they who have been sitting for a long time can stand up, relax and walk around to solve personal problems.

Some of the low-ranking civil and military officials sitting in the verandahs on both sides of the square got up and left.

Gu Tingye was still waiting in the colorful shed, looking at the situation around him, and said to Xu Zaijing: "Brother Jing, our place is better. You can stand and sit when you want. Looking elsewhere is too restrictive."

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye with a smile: "Brother Ye, this is because you can go and sit on the verandahs on both sides or in the hall if you want! Otherwise, being detained there is actually quite satisfying."

Hearing Xu Zaijing's conversation, everyone in the color booth, such as Di Jing and others who climbed up from the pawns and fought hard, nodded.

Gu Tingye asked doubtfully: "Are you happy just like this?"

Xu Zaijing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder: "Without the status of the legitimate son of the Hou Mansion, it would not be so easy for us to sit on the seats on the verandahs on both sides."

Gu Tingye thought for a while and nodded: "Yes."

After all, the Jinshi who took the mid-term exam this year were only qualified to sit on the verandahs on both sides.

About a quarter of an hour later,

Everyone inside and outside the hall sat back down.

Soon, shouts of "Long live our emperor" came from the hall again.

The ceremony continues.

In the colorful shed,

Gu Tingye put on the gold-painted leather armor.

The same is true for the four officers and soldiers of the Guangrui Army, including General Gao of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, but their armors are slightly simpler than Gu Tingye's.

Gu Tingye was born well,

Years of martial arts training have made him strong and energetic, and he looks quite handsome in this gold-painted armor.

Feeling the admiring glances of others in the booth, Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing raised their chins proudly: "Brother Jing, I'll go first!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Everything goes well!"

In the palace,

Qi Heng sat behind the desk behind Princess Pingning.

"Ping Ning, where is that boy of yours?"

Listening to the words of the emperor after the imperial examination,

Princess Pingning quickly stood up and bowed: "Father! Brother Heng is here!"

As she spoke, Princess Pingning slightly dodged her body and revealed Qi Heng behind her.

The emperor and the queen looked at each other with a smile on their seats, and waved to Qi Heng who stood up and raised her hands: "Child, come here, let me take a look at you!"

The Marquis of Xiangyang, who was sitting in the first row, turned back and looked at his grandson walking out with a smile.

The emperor smiled and looked at Qi Heng coming over and said:

"Well! I haven't seen you much these days. Your boy has grown a lot!"

Princess Pingning hurriedly replied:

"Father, you know everything! Brother Heng has grown more than two inches in the past six months."

Although Qi Heng had not passed the imperial examination at this time, as the only son of the Duke, he naturally had the opportunity to obtain an official position.

So when Qi Heng walked to the emperor's case, he knelt down and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Qi Heng pays homage to your majesty! I wish your majesty a turtle year and a long life, and may the pines and cypresses be evergreen!"

"Hahahaha! What a good boy, you have a heart! Do you have a cousin now?"

As he spoke, the emperor looked at Qi Guogong and Princess Pingning, and the couple quickly bowed and held their hands.

Qi Heng, who was kneeling on the carpet, shook his head and raised his hands, saying: "Your Majesty, no!"

The emperor pondered for a moment and said: "The balance becomes one, and changing one into yuan is not as good as the word Yuanruo."

"Thank you, Your Majesty/Father, for the words!"

Qi Guogong and his wife hurriedly bowed.

Qi Heng in the middle also knelt on the ground.

"Good boy, I heard from your mother that you have always been ambitious. Don't let her down."

"My lord, please keep this in mind."

The emperor smiled and nodded: "Go!"

Sitting aside, the Marquis of Xiangyang raised his thumbs up and sighed: "Your Majesty is so talented in literature, and his words are really nice!"

When Qi Heng walked back towards his seat and passed by Lu Zezong, the eldest grandson of Lian Guogong who was also sitting behind his mother,

Lu Zezong sat on the chair, smiled and cupped his hands and whispered: "Brother Yuanruo."

Qi Heng smiled and nodded.

In the main hall,

The eyes of many officials and noble ladies became very bright when they saw Qi Heng walking towards his seat.

Especially Madam Fuchanghou, who was sitting not far from Sun’s head.

The lady looked back at her daughter, who had an outstanding appearance and temperament, then at Qi Heng, and then at Concubine Rong who was sitting near the emperor, her eyes rolling around.

The eldest lady of the Fuguogong Dou family was closer to the Rong family. She looked back at one of her two daughters, then looked at Qi Heng for a while, and finally shook her head and whispered: "It's a bit unworthy!"

Sitting behind Wang Ruofu, near the palace gate, Rulan looked puzzled and whispered: "Which one is weak?"

In front of Rulan, the eldest lady of another family leaned over and said to Wang Ruofu: "Madam Wang, I heard that the young master is studying at the Sheng family?"

Wang Ruofu smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! I heard that Zhuang Xuejiu is in my house, so the princess let the young master study at my house!"

"Then, has your brother Bo been arranged to marry?"

Hearing this, Wang Ruofu smiled, and when she was about to say something, Sheng Hong, who was sitting in the first row in front of her, raised his wine glass and looked back at her.

"No! No."

The lady who spoke smiled and said, "I have a niece who is as beautiful as a flower."

"Let's wait until he takes the exam later, so as not to delay such a good girl." Wang Ruofu replied with a smile.

Sheng Hong in front heard this and nodded rarely, obviously appreciating Wang Ruofu's answer.

At this time,

The eunuch in the hall shouted: "Tingye, the second son of the Gu family in Ningyuan Marquis's mansion."

The location of the duke and lord,

"Gu Hou, why is it still the spearmanship this year?"

Listening to the words of Zhongjing Hou who was not far away, Gu Yankai smiled and bowed, saying: "Brother Zheng,! Today's performance is different from the previous one! I've seen it!"

At this time, a brave and generous song sounded in the colorful tent.

Xiangyang Hou looked at Gu Tingye's costume and said: "The song has not changed! The costume has changed!"

Gu Yankai smiled and nodded.

"Woo~"

Gu Tingye and the Gu family soldiers standing in the hall whistled their spears together.

The emperor, who was sitting behind the imperial desk, nodded repeatedly.

The spear skills that Gu Tingye performed before were integrated into the military formation today.

From the side, the five spears of Gu Tingye and the four marquis's soldiers were like one.

After a group performance,

the four people of Guangrui Army changed into swords and shields,

Gu Tingye stood in the middle of the four people with a spear,

and began to perform alone in the huge venue.

The spear in Gu Tingye's hand was sometimes like a poisonous snake biting.

It was clearly more than ten feet away from the shield-holding soldiers in front, but the spear tip came with lightning, and the shield made a "dang" sound.

Before the audience in the hall could react, the shield of the soldiers behind Gu Tingye was also poked, but it was Gu Tingye who had already grasped the swallow under the spear blade and poked it with the spear tip at the end.

Then, the spear danced in Gu Tingye's hand, and it made a whistling sound again, accompanied by the sound of collision on the shields of the Gu family's personal soldiers who surrounded him.

With just one move, the front and back attacks were like a joke in front of this spear technique.

Sometimes, like a tiger's tail whipping, the spear tip at the end of the spear hit the ground heavily,

"Dong~!"

The sound was deep.

Then, Gu Tingye squatted in horse stance again, quickly stretched out his left hand to hold the end of the spear, and held the spear flat, without the slightest shake of the spear shaft.

"Good!"

With just one move, Xiangyang Hou couldn't help shouting behind the table.

Applause rang out in the hall.

Gu Yankai, who had no expression on his face but was full of pride in his eyes, looked at the emperor's position, and the emperor's eyes were naturally full of praise.

But the prince Zhao Fang beside the emperor clapped with a smile on his face, but there was not much surprise in his eyes.

This is not Gu Yankai's fault.

After all, he didn't know that Xu Zaijing stayed in the palace the night his wife, Bai, received the imperial edict and was canonized.

The next morning, when Xu Zaijing was practicing martial arts in the palace, wielding an iron spear and smashing wooden stakes, Zhao Fang followed the queen and watched a lot.

And because it was a wooden stake, Xu Zaijing didn't need to worry about practicing.

It is also said that appearance is combat effectiveness. Xu Zaijing's every move that day was naturally beautiful, but Xu Zaijing's spear momentum was domineering and fierce.

When he went to Yangzhou, Xu Zaijing really faced the evil bandits and eliminated them, which is also the biggest difference between Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye's spear.

In the hall,

Gu Tingye first ran forward two steps with a spear, then turned around like lightning and flew up to a height of one person in the air, thrusting the spear in his hand straight out with great momentum, and on the battlefield, the spear head was raised high, and it was directly stabbed at the knight's head.

It was quite like the momentum of a horse after losing his mount on the battlefield.

"Pah!"

Gu Tingye held the spear and landed steadily on the ground.

"Huff huff!"

Gu Tingye's chest rose and fell as he danced with the spear.

"Hua la huff!"

The audience applauded in the hall.

"Cheers!"

Qi Heng, Liang Han and others stood up happily and cheered.

Listening to the cheers from time to time in the hall,

Bai, who was sitting behind Gu Yankai, stood up and looked at her son with pride in her eyes.

The applause paused for a moment.

Gu Tingye looked at the emperor who waved at him,

and quickly handed the spear in his hand to the Gu family guards, and walked towards the emperor quickly.

"No need to kneel!"

Looking at Gu Tingye approaching, the emperor smiled and waved his hand.

"You are a good kid, your spear skills are much better than when you were a child! You must have practiced a lot every day, right?"

"Your Majesty, I get up early every day to exercise."

"Well! Do you still want the spear in my palace this time?"

Hearing the emperor's words,

The surrounding dignitaries laughed, which made Gu Tingye feel a little embarrassed.

"Can, is it okay?"

With that said, Gu Tingye looked back at the spear behind him.

"Forget it, these spears are all unedged. After the festival, I will send someone to your house to customize one for you."

Bang,

Gu Tingye, who was wearing armor, knelt down on the carpet in the hall: "Thank you, Your Majesty! But can I ask Your Majesty to give you two handles?"

The emperor waved his hand towards the glaring Gu Yankai, looked at Gu Tingye and said: "You are such a kid. Give me an explanation. If you can convince me, I will give you two weapons!"

Gu Tingye glanced at Gu Yankai, cupped his hands and said, "Well, Your Majesty, the golden gun you gave me before is still enshrined in the ancestral hall at home."

"If you only give me one, it will probably be kept in the ancestral hall, but my father often tells me that I will open up territory for His Majesty in the future! But when the time comes, I, so..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The emperor laughed a few times,

There are also many people in the palace who agree,

"Okay, I will give you a few more! Marquis Ningyuan, don't offer them all to the ancestral hall!"

"My lord, I obey the order!"

Gu Yankai quickly stood up and bowed, cupping his hands.

Behind him, Mrs. Bai also stood up and bowed.

Looking at the Bai family behind Gu Yan, the emperor smiled and nodded: "Mrs. Gu Hou, your child is really good!!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Mrs. Bai bowed her head again and replied.

Hearing the emperor's words, Gu Tingye looked at Bai with even more joy than he had just received the reward, and then looked at Ping Mei and Ting Yi behind Bai who were also standing up.

The focus is still on Ping Mei.

At Pingmei's place, Ting Yi, who was beside Chai Zhengzheng, came to Pingmei and whispered: "Brother, he wants his sister-in-law to write a letter to him, praising his performance today will be written all over his face."

When Pingmei heard this, she smiled and nodded to Gu Tingye who was kneeling in the hall, and said, "Erlang mainly wants to let your eldest brother know that today my mother-in-law was praised by His Majesty because of him."

Gu Tingyi glanced at his second brother and nodded repeatedly.

Then, the emperor asked Gu Tingye to stand down, and those who had stood up also sat down.

Gu Tingyi couldn't help but said to Chai Zhengzheng: "Zhengzheng, how about it? Is my brother's marksmanship good?"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded: "Handsome!"

At this time,

The voice of the chief internal officer rang out again: "Xu Jiawulang of Yongyihou Mansion, Cao Jiajiulang of Tuoxihou Mansion, Anyang County Prince Zhu Qinghu, Cavalry Commander Di Jing and others sang the song "The Western Army Departs the Fortress" in unison!"

The chief minister finished shouting,

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Outside the palace,

In the colorful shed,

Three columns of more than a hundred people, headed by Cao Yi, Zhu Qinghu, and Di Jing, wore shiny general armor.

A red cloak hangs behind him,

They lined up and walked out one by one.

The maids and officials along the way danced rhythmically to the music.

Not far outside the hall, Rongxian, who had changed his clothes but still had gold paint on his face, stared at the people who came out with his eyes wide open.

In the palace

Because it's quiet,

So before I saw anyone, I heard the sound of more than a hundred people walking neatly in armor.

In this voice,

There are neat footsteps,

There was also the sound of armor rubbing against armor,

And the sound of cloak sweeping armor,

The sound gradually became louder, and Zhu Qinghu and others gradually approached the main hall and walked in.

"Hey! These guys are so handsome in their costumes!"

The British Duke sitting near the emperor said in a low voice.

The princes and counts who heard this nodded their heads.

Xu Zaijing and others are not wearing Gu Tingye's gold-painted leather armor, but real metal armor!

The weight of the metal made everyone's armor less fluttery and easily moved by their own movements, giving them a heavy feeling.

And these guys in armor,

Whether it is Xu Zaijing at the end of the team, or Cao Yi, Zhu Qinghu, Ye Fang and others walking in the front,

These are all fierce generals and soldiers who have made meritorious deeds in bloody battles in the northwest battlefield, and they have a unique aura about them.

Especially the serious faces of everyone, as if a ferocious beast came in with restrained minions.

Zhao Fang beside the emperor,

Looking at everyone who came in, they couldn't help but nod. When they saw Xu Zaijing coming in at the end of the team, the smile on their faces became wider.

The princes under the emperor, especially the British princes, Ningyuan Hou, etc. who went to the battlefield, all nodded approvingly.

"The momentum of these boys is amazing! No wonder Cao Hou and Xu Hou can kill Bai Gao!"

The British Duke's deep voice sounded again, and his tone always sounded a bit greedy.

When Xu Zaijing and others entered the scene,

The atmosphere alone made everyone in the hall stretch their necks and look toward the door.

Several girls among them smiled brightly when they saw someone who came in last at the end of the line, but looked very attractive.

Some people were flipping through the posts in their hands and looking at the overview of the performance.

Subsequently,

The hall fell silent.

[It is recommended to read along with the chorus version of the song "Heroes Out of the Wall"]

"Dang~"

In the colorful shed, the sound of a chime sounded,

"Dong dong~"

The big drum behind the pipa was also beaten.

More than a hundred Western Army soldiers who lined up in the hall began to hum in a low voice.

"Woo~~~"

In the band booth,

A strong man in the army took a deep breath, puffed up his cheeks, and blew the horn that Gu Tingye was curious about before. The sound of the horn was desolate and deep.

The soldiers continued to sing,

"Hi!"

The musician beating the drum in the colorful tent shouted vigorously.

"Ah~~~~"

Xu Zaijing stood in the queue and shouted in rhythm with a suppressed voice.

Although he suppressed his voice, the shouts of more than a hundred strong men were very powerful.

In front of the emperor, they couldn't help but think of the past when they lined up in the northwest Baigao and prepared to fight the enemy.

After the soul-stirring shouts,

"The iron hooves rumble, crushing the dream of Keyimen"

"The steps are sonorous, looking west to Helan's bloody journey!"

"The battle flags are fierce, rolling up the sand and dust of the desert!"

"The sound of the war drums resounds thousands of miles and shows the ambition!"

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The masculine singing of the soldiers began to float in the hall. The momentum of the song was different from before, and it seemed to contain surging emotions.

When everyone was singing, the drums outside the hall were also ringing, but they became low, as if they were the footsteps of the soldiers on the battlefield.

"Fight bravely and fight for the enemy, and comrades risk their lives for each other!"

"The Western Army goes out of the border, and the country is in their hearts"

"Show your swords on the battlefield, we will win in the future!"

Xu Zaijing sang, as if he had returned to the days in Baigao in the northwest,

The horses were galloping, the battle flags were flying, the comrades fought bloody battles, and the sunset was like blood.

Looking west to Helan, walking in blood.

Others were also affected by the singing,

and the past of shouting and fighting on the battlefield emerged in their minds.

When singing "Smash the Dream of Keyimen" again, everyone's singing was full of pride.

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"Show your swords on the battlefield, we will win in the future!"

After the song was sung,

the hall was quiet for a while,

then,

there was a round of applause from the emperor's position, followed by thunderous cheers.

Looking at the people in front who stood up and applauded,

Cao Yi, Zhu Qinghu and others who had finished singing, all clapped hard for Xu Zaijing in the queue, with smiles on their faces.

"Good! Good singing! Good!"

The Duke of Ying, Duke of Xin, Marquis of Ningyuan, Marquis of Xiangyang, etc., who had been on the battlefield before, still had the look of nostalgia for their youth on their faces. After hearing the emperor's excited shout, they all echoed. .

Most of the military officers in the corridors on both sides of the hall had already stood up, and were attracted by the singing and looked into the hall curiously.