Chapter 157 Grandmaster takes action?

"Don't you know, sir? A man cannot stand without integrity. All the promises made should be kept on all occasions!"

Lin Jing smiled and said, "If we make an exception today for this reason, we can make another exception tomorrow for another reason. If this continues, won't the person who made the promise become a laughing stock?"

In fact, when it comes down to it, as a defeated country, Northern Qi should not have used such an attitude towards the representatives of the victorious country's delegation.

Although today's birthday party is different from other old ladies' birthday celebrations, there is actually no difference.

It was just that the dishes were richer, the people celebrating the birthday were more high-class, and the singing and dancing programs were more complicated or more troublesome, but there was no big difference in essence. Lin Jing made up his mind that no matter how he acted today, he would not let the officials of Qi lose face and embarrass Fan Xian at the cost of destroying the festive atmosphere!
"Besides, Mr. Li is now the imperial teacher of Northern Qi, and his poetry skills are comparable to those of Mr. Fan of our dynasty. Why don't we let Mr. Li write a poem to congratulate the Queen Mother on her longevity?" Lin Jing slowly got into the mood and made the final decision: "Why should this gentleman go to far away and seek something near?"

"This"

These words were both defensive and logical, and left the man speechless for a moment, seeming a little at a loss for words.

Needless to say, Ang Lee was sweating profusely at this time, and was trying hard to look up birthday poems on his mobile phone using his long sleeves to cover his face.

The more I looked, the more it seemed inappropriate for the current situation, and I couldn't help but feel anxious.

Fortunately, the light on the phone was dimmed and it used an anti-peeping screen, so outsiders couldn't tell what was going on.

Li An raised his head and said, "Why not? It's just that poetry needs to be conceived, so let's put it at the end of the banquet. Only by doing so carefully can we show respect to the Queen Mother!"

After saying this, Li An stared at the Queen Mother with his most emotional eyes, as if asking for her opinion.

This acting is perfect!
Almost unable to bear Li An's gaze, the Queen Mother could only hurriedly say: "What the Imperial Master said makes sense. Let's talk about it last. Please think carefully about it!"

It’s not that Li An wanted to agree to Lin Jing’s request, but he was actually in a difficult situation at this point.

At this time, he represented not only an individual, but also the orthodox status of the literati in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Faced with this not-so-difficult request, he had no choice but to agree.

This time, before the minister could make another attack, Zhan Doudou almost crushed the jade tablet in his hand.

She said softly, "Since the birthday poem is placed at the end, wouldn't it be boring to only have singing and dancing?"

Lang Tao stopped drinking, stood up, walked to the center, knelt on both knees, bowed in the Northern Qi style, and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother!"

"I, Lang Tao, would like to celebrate the birthday of Lord Fan of Nanqing with martial arts, which can also add some fun and excitement to this birthday banquet!"

"Mr. Fan, are you willing?" Zhan Doudou picked up the golden wine jug and filled the glass with wine, looking very heroic.

"Your Majesty, I am a humble servant with limited skills. I will admit defeat! As for the duel, there is no need for it!"

Anyway, I cannot represent the military strength of Nanqing. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two countries have different military strengths, so there is no need for me to prove anything.

"In that case, there is no need to compete."

Zhan Doudou was not in the mood, and she understood all the reasons. Besides, she wanted to see Li Ang make a fool of himself, she really wanted to see it!

Lang Tao stood up, facing Fan Xian, and said, "I know that you and I cannot represent whether the warriors of the two countries are weak or not, but in recent days, hasn't the Nanqing envoy claimed to be undefeated at the gate? When Lord Fan entered Shangjing, didn't he plant a flag to show his authority?"

He sneered, "How come Lord Fan doesn't dare to take action against me now? Are all of you Nanqing warriors only bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?"

After saying this, he gave Li Ang an inexplicable apologetic smile.

Li An also raised his glass and took a sip, indicating that he didn't care.

Fan Xian looked at the table full of food and wine, sighed, and said what a pity, why couldn't he eat to the end at every banquet? This time was the same, he should have eaten his fill earlier!

There is no way to avoid it now. It's all because of my excessive methods after entering the city. If I don't take the field now, it will prove what Lang Tao said, that the martial artists in Nanqing are cowardly and timid!
"Then come on!" "Wait!"

If nothing unexpected happened, an accident happened at this moment. Haitang Duoduo came to the rescue just like in the original novel. She took over the role of Langtao's opponent on the grounds that Fan Xian had been rude to her before. Now, the battle between the Saint of Northern Qi and the God of Poetry of Southern Qing was full of gimmicks.

Lang Tao was ordered by the Queen Mother to leave. His appearance and murderous aura were the reasons why the Queen Mother did not want the next banquet to be ruined.

Is there anything more pleasing than handsome men and beautiful women dancing with swords?
She subconsciously glanced at the desk where Li An was, but this glance made Zhan Doudou, who was concentrating on the two of them, look at the person in her eyes.
"My Lord is not as powerful as before. He has fought against the Ninth Rank many times. In my opinion, even if he fights Lang Tao, the outcome is still uncertain. Now he is fighting against his junior sister. The most famous of the two young men is finally going to show down the winner!"

Faced with Gundam's excited exclamation, Wang Qinian just smiled and said nothing.

As expected, apart from the initial excitement and thrill, the two of them exchanged glances as if they were practicing the sword technique of a man and a concubine, or the sword technique of a jade girl. The long sword in their hands was softer than the cushion under their buttocks, and softer than the wine in their mouths!
The two of them didn't really fight, they were almost stuck together!

But to those who are not familiar with martial arts, the fight between the two was very exciting and beautiful.

The Queen Mother is one of them.

"Good! You fight beautifully and elegantly!" The Queen Mother praised him endlessly.

Li An and Yelu Xuan, who were sitting below, could see some scenery that outsiders could not see, and could not help but admire with great interest the Tianyi Dao skills and Fan Xian's very simple moves from Wuzhu.

Upon seeing this, the other Northern Qi court officials all shook their heads and remained silent, as if their eyes were stained by something dirty.

"The Saint Lady's martial arts are exquisite. I admire her!"

After the fight, Fan Xian was the first to bow his head without saying who won or lost.

"Master Fan is also very capable. We are a worthy match!"

The two came to the center to thank the Queen Mother, and sure enough, the Queen Mother was in a good mood and her face was filled with smiles.

This was a world that her identity had never allowed her to see, and she seemed to feel the excitement of her youth.

Zhan Doudou also smiled and said, "Is the Queen Mother satisfied?"

"Satisfied, of course satisfied!"

Lang Tao is His Majesty's martial arts master. In their opinion, this battle was all instructed by His Majesty.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Doudou did not think of stopping, but pushed the drama forward: "There are many coincidences today. It just so happens that both Li Guoshi and Xihu Yelu Guoshi are in the palace. Why not let the two of you take action and see who is better?"

Seeing the chaos in the field, she did not allow for rejection and said, "No matter who wins or loses, please stop at the end and do not demolish my palace! Afterwards, I will give you generous gifts!"

This is the price of asking the Grandmaster for help.

Li An and Yelu Xuan in the field ignored her.

The Grand Master is not here to be a show-off for people!

This time, the hall was silent for a long time. The empress dowager seemed to want to say something but hesitated. Even she, as the host today, felt that something was wrong.

Just as Zhan Doudou's face became increasingly pale and ugly, Li An spoke up. Now that he was the Imperial Master of Northern Qi, he could not undermine anyone else's platform but the emperor's. He asked Yelu Xuan for his opinion: "Have you thought of two options?"

Thinking that he still had to represent Xihu to form an alliance with Northern Qi, Yelu Xuan also gave face to Li An and the Emperor of Northern Qi.

"I can't ask for it!"

The buttocks of the two men seemed to be glued to the cushions, their qi was pulling and locking each other, and the battle between the grandmasters was about to begin!
(End of this chapter)