Chapter 138 Candidates
"This monthly party is very important to us. Everyone can nominate themselves or recommend suitable candidates." The Queen Mother said on the side.
"I suggest that Duke Wen should take the lead!"
"And the Fourth Prince has to go too..."
"As for the military commanders... we also need to consider them carefully..."
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Everyone spoke at once.
Xie Xunfeng stood aside and didn't take it seriously.
Because he knew very well that it would never be his turn.
After all, he is a hostage of the Great Zhou. Asking him to participate in the Yuedan Review is like letting him go back, isn't that the same as letting him go?
The Yuedan Review of the Great Zhou was held every four years.
It was mainly a gathering of various countries attended by people from various countries going to Da Zhou.
It is somewhat similar to the Olympic Games in later generations.
However, the competition inside is not sports.
It is a competition in both civil and military aspects.
There are many items in it, and then the total score is calculated.
This gathering actually took place after the Xia and Zhou countries signed an agreement on a peace treaty.
The purpose is to resolve disputes through competition.
Before this lunar meeting begins, the envoys of both sides will first determine it.
This time the dispute will be resolved through the monthly meeting.
Then if you pass, Yuedan will come to compete.
The person who wins the total score will decide how to resolve the dispute.
Therefore, this lunar new year meeting is closely related to the interests of all countries.
Xie Xunfeng ate his food on the side, listened to their recommendations, and then refuted them.
What he was waiting for was to be over with the banquet so that he could ask the emperor when he would fulfill his promise.
He is now eager to marry Xiao Yiran back to his mansion.
At this moment, Guan Chong, who was sitting next to him, slammed the table and said.
"You have been talking for a long time, why don't you take my elder brother seriously? In terms of literature, my elder brother is the best in the world! In terms of martial arts, my elder brother is also unbeatable! What's wrong with you? Your Majesty, I recommend my elder brother!"
After Guan Chong finished speaking, he made a flattering expression towards Xie Xunfeng.
Guan Chong was originally not qualified to enter the palace for the banquet.
But this time, he helped the emperor slap him.
The emperor also admired his eloquence.
Xie Xunfeng was at a loss for words, thinking to himself, "Guan Chong, you really are my good brother... You asked me to return to Da Zhou because you wanted me to die sooner, didn't you?"
Xie Xunfeng really had no plans to go back.
After all, his personal combat ability is strong.
But unfortunately, there were too many people in the Great Zhou who wanted to kill him.
If you go back rashly, isn't that like lighting a lamp in a toilet and looking for trouble?
"Prince Guan, what kind of joke are you talking about? Regardless of whether his poetic talent is real or not! He is a hostage of the Great Zhou. There is no reason to let a hostage return to the country!" said a minister.
"Master Li is right. Xie the hostage is just a fool. Letting him represent Daxia as an envoy will make Dazhou laugh at us for having no one."
"That's right...Prince Guan. Stop messing around. Do you know what the Yuedan Club is for? You're just butting in..."
Guan Chong put his hands on his hips and said, "Why don't I understand? Not only will I recommend my elder brother to go, I will also recommend myself. I'm not bragging, it's enough for my elder brother and I to go to this Yuedan event! My elder brother will be responsible for the competition, and I will be responsible for quarreling with their ministers. One of us will take action, and the other will talk, and we will be invincible!"
"Hahahaha..." Without waiting for the ministers to speak, Xiao Shentian laughed heartily.
A minister said, "Your Majesty, please kick Prince Guan out. We are discussing serious matters... How can we continue the discussion if he is disrupting the matter?"
Xiao Shentian smiled and said, "I think what Master Guan said makes sense! It's very accurate. Discussing the dispute before the Yuedan meeting is just a quarrel, isn't it?"
Seeing the emperor say this, the ministers were embarrassed.
After a while, some ministers said, "Your Majesty, it's fine for Crown Prince Guan to go. But it's absolutely not okay for Xie the hostage to go... He is from the Great Zhou. Whether we win or lose, it will be embarrassing for us in the Great Xia..."
"That's right... Your Majesty, please think twice. You can't let Xie the prostitute go... What if Xie the prostitute doesn't want to come back once he returns to his country? What will happen then?"
Yan Song, who had been silent, now spoke up, "Lord Fang! I think Xie Jizi is the best choice to attend the Yuedan Club this time..."
As soon as Yan Song's words came out, everyone was shocked.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Oh? Lord Yan, why do you say that..."
" First, although Xie Zhizi is a hostage, according to the rules, the status of a hostage is no different from that of the prince of Daxia. When he attends the Yuedan meeting, he represents Daxia."
"Secondly, although Xie Zhizi is a hostage, it is well known that Xie Zhizi has mortal enemies everywhere in Da Zhou. Therefore, we don't have to worry that Xie Zhizi will never come back. On the contrary, facing those mortal enemies, Xie Zhizi can work even harder to help our Da Xia."
"Third, although Xie Zhizi is a bit naive, his poems have been certified by Old Master Wen! So, if he can help our Great Xia win at the Yuedan Conference, wouldn't that be an indirect slap in the face of the people of Great Zhou? They are blind and sent such a good prince to our Great Xia as a hostage!"
