C71 On the Trade in the Battle Music

"This King's control is not strict. My people were invited thousands of miles away to be ambushed, but This King is unable to seek justice for my people. I can't even place my people's soldiers near the palace. This King is truly ashamed! " Inside a side hall in the palace, Yue Yang and the others immediately toasted Gongsun Xu with their bottle of wine and apologized profusely over and over again.

Besides Zhao Yun and Er Yu, there was also Mo Bingmei, who was dressed as a soldier and stood behind Gongsun Xu. Just like before, as long as the two girls looked at each other, it would surely arouse a wave of sword lights and sword shadows.

Gongsun Xu raised the bottle of wine and replied, "Your Majesty, you are being too serious. After all, I did not suffer too much. Let this matter rest for now."

"Hehe, please!" He Lian naturally understood the meaning behind Gongsun Xu's words. Smiling, he first drained his cup of wine.

"Please!" Gongsun Xu also finished it in one gulp.

"General Zhao, please!" The maid poured the wine and raised the bottle of wine towards Zhao Yun.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He Lian already knew that Mo Bingmei was a girl, but since Gongsun Xu didn't say anything, he didn't want to ask. Therefore, he pretended not to notice when he was trying to persuade her.

Noticing that He Lian was ignoring her, Mo Bingmei could not help but snort softly. She felt that since she was Mo Zhai, and also a son of the Mo family, a mere Great King of Xianbei dared to ignore her! However, she did not realize that she was wearing the uniform of a soldier and Gongsun Xu had not introduced her to He Lian, so how could He Lian know her true identity?

Er Yu sneered. She suddenly stood up and bowed to He Lian, "Great King, the person behind General Gongsun seems to be a woman. "I've long heard that Chinese women have many talents, and this little girl is not talented. She wants to perform on the same stage as her and help her enjoy the wine."

"Humph!" Mo Bingmei snorted coldly as she walked out of the hall and shouted, "Since you want to make a fool out of yourself, I'll grant your wish!"

"Hehe." He then chuckled and looked at Er Yu and Mo Bingmei with interest. He asked Gongsun Xu: "What do you think?"

"This …" Gongsun Xu had a headache. At this moment, the two girls were staring at him with their sharp eyes. They didn't dare to say half a word of no. They could only helplessly nod and remind him after thinking for a while: "You're not allowed to use force!"

Zhao Yun quickly lowered his head, afraid that Gongsun Xu would discover the gloating smile on his face.

Mo Bingmei looked at Er Yu with a contemptuous smile, "Whatever you want to compete in, choose!"

Er Yu turned a blind eye to Mo Bingmei's contempt. She walked to the other side of the stage and stood there, smiling as she said, "I will compete with you in music! What instruments are you good at? "

Mo Bingmei didn't reply. She took out a green flute from her back and waved it.

"Bring the lute!" Er Yu frowned slightly as she called out to the maid beside her. The flute was one of the simpler musical instruments, but it was extremely difficult for one to reach a certain level of mastery in it. Since Mo Bingmei dared to casually take out a flute for a competition, it was obvious that she had a deep understanding of the art.

The maidservant flew to the back of the hall and, after a while, brought a lute to Er Yu. The lute had three strings, and its entire body was a goose-yellow. Its long handle was actually made from top-quality white jade. It was obviously quite expensive.

The pipa first appeared in the Qin Dynasty, it was a kind of stringed instrument which played horizontally. When playing, it would bounce forward to call "reprimand", then it would be picked back to call "reprimand", so it was called "reprimand". Later on, in order to be unified with Qin, Se and other musical instruments in writing, they were renamed 'Pipa'. As for the four strings, the upright lute, it would only appear in the Southern and Northern Dynasties a few hundred years ago.

Mo Bingmei's apathetic expression changed slightly upon seeing the lute. The three strings of the lute were extremely difficult to practice. This barbarian girl actually dared to use this kind of instrument. Perhaps she really had some skill!

"How do we compete?" She put away her contempt and asked indifferently.

Er Yuheng hugged her lute and her smile suddenly disappeared. She said solemnly, "I'll play a song. If you agree to it, then let's see who loses first!"

"Alright!" Mo Bingmei proudly agreed, slowly bringing the flute to her lips.

'Blowing. "Xiao!" Gongsun Xu's heart could not help but tremble as he looked at the dark green cave flute and bright red lips.

"Heh heh." He Lian's eyes lit up as she looked at Mo Bingmei. Laughing softly, she said, "This subject can be considered fortunate. Er Yu's lute is extremely beautiful. Unfortunately, she rarely plays it."

Gongsun Xu smiled embarrassedly, "Since the King said so, little lady Er Yu's skills must be very good. "It's just that I'm a rude and reckless person, I don't know anything about music."

"Oh? Haha, This King actually only knows how to be a commoner.

Gongsun Xu picked up the bottle of wine and smiled: "King, please!"

At this time, Er Yu strummed the strings of her lute, issuing a melodious and beautiful long sound.

Er Yu nodded at Mo Bingmei as she swiftly moved the fingers of her right hand.

Mo Bingmei lightly parted her red lips and also began to blow the flute.

In the blink of an eye, the sonorous sound of the lute and the melodious and elegant flute resonated through the great hall.

"Ambush in all directions? Great! "Haha …" He Lian started laughing out loud.

Gongsun Xu smiled along with him as he thought to himself, "So this is how the ambush works." He could only hear that Er Yu's lute was getting louder and louder, as if drums were sounding and horns were hooting at the same time. But no matter how Er Yu raised her voice, Mo Bingmei's faint flute melody would always follow closely behind her.

"Awesome!" He clapped his hands with his eyes closed in admiration.

Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun looked at each other, completely clueless about what was good for them.

At this moment, both Er Yu and Mo Bingmei had cold sweat trickling down their foreheads. They knew that they had met a formidable opponent in the music industry, so they could only focus on dealing with it and didn't dare to make the slightest mistake.

The sound of the lute suddenly gradually weakened, and the cave flute also began to slow down like a wailing ghost at night. The two women had originally played until the sixth part of "Ambush", which was the calm before the storm. Gongsun Xu did not know this and thought that the song was about to end. At this moment, the sound of the lute and the flute suddenly rose again, and even Gongsun Xu, a layman, could hear the shouting and fighting inside.

'A long history and famous melodies are indeed extraordinary! ' Gongsun Xu couldn't help but praise the two girls in his heart as he watched them seriously play.

He Lian suddenly asked, "What do you think of this' Ambush With Ten Faces'?"

"As expected of a masterpiece!" Gongsun Xu sighed, "The murderous aura is everywhere. I can't help but reminisce the war that happened back then!"

He nodded and asked softly, "Before I left, did Marquis Jin say anything?"

Gongsun Xu leaned forward and answered in a low voice, "My father once said, no matter what the King needs, I will do my best to help."

"Marquis Jin really won't come?" He Lian frowned, although the White Horse Camp's fighting strength was astonishing, but it would be very difficult for them to accomplish anything with just these three thousand people.

"My father cannot come!" Gongsun Xu shook his head. Under He Lian's somewhat disappointed gaze, he suddenly smiled and said, "But if the King needs anything, twenty thousand elite riders can arrive at night!"

He Lian was both surprised and happy. If twenty thousand elite cavalry were to suddenly attack, how could Kebineng and Bu Dugen withstand it? He quickly asked, "Where are the twenty thousand people now?"

Gongsun Xu looked at the sky through the window and muttered to himself, "If nothing goes wrong, then General Suo Zheng has already brought the army to Liaodong's Wu Huan's camp. They only need to send a letter and they will reach Tanhan Shan in half a day! "

"Very good! Very good! " He Lian slapped the table in great joy and said smilingly: "With this Elite Armament here, I can let go of it! "Son, what does Marquis Jin want?"

Gongsun Xu carried his bottle of wine and pretended to toast as he walked over to He Lian and whispered: "My father has three conditions. Firstly, the King provides ten thousand high grade war horses to Youzhou every year, paying according to the market price; secondly, the King must make a promise that without the permission of the Youzhou Army, no cavalry of Xianbei is allowed to cross the Great Wall south; thirdly, after the deaths of Kebineng and Bu Dugen, their King and Youzhou will split half! If the King agrees to these three conditions, I and the Solitary General will allow the King to command us! "

He Lian frowned in thought. Ten thousand war horses was not a big deal, and Gongsun Zanfuzi splitting up Kebineng's and Bu Dugen's population was not a big deal either. The key was the second one! If the Xianbei People did not permit him to go south, then he would not be able to get the tea leaves and salt iron he needed the most.

Gongsun Xu took the wine jug from the maid and filled it up for He Lian. He smiled and said, "My father also said that if the King agrees, he will open the borders of the Upper Valley County and exchange goods with the King."

"Good!" "It's a deal!" He Lian nodded resolutely as he agreed. Then, he extended his right palm towards Gongsun Xu. With Gongsun Zan's promise, at most, they could just use more animals in exchange for something they need.

"It's a deal!" Gongsun Xu also extended his right palm and gave He He three hard palm strikes.

He immediately retracted his hand and laughed out loud. After Gongsun Xu sat back down, he said seriously, "From now on, the two families are allies. This King has a suggestion. I wonder if your subject is interested?"

"Please speak, my lord."

He Lian pointed at Er Yu and smiled. "Er Yu is actually this king's niece. This King wants to betroth her to my people. I wonder how I feel?"

Zheng Zheng, Er Yu was playing the last part of the song when she heard this. Her mind suddenly became chaotic, along with the sound of the lute.

The melodious melodious sound of the flute suddenly shot up into the sky, instantly suppressing the sound of Er Yu's lute. It was obviously the battle of the Golden Steel Horse, but when people heard it, they felt as if they were walking on the battlefield.

Er Yu's hand froze for a moment. Just as she was about to give chase, the second string broke and cut her right index finger.

Er Yu caressed the zither strings with a pained expression. After a while, she raised her head and looked at Mo Bingmei as she sighed, "You've won!"

"Victory is unfair!" It should be considered a draw! " Mo Bingmei arrogantly finished her sentence, turned around and walked behind Gongsun Xu. She stared at the back of his head, wanting to know how he would respond to this suggestion of his.

Er Yu turned around and sat down with her lute in her arms. She lowered her head in silence as if she had no interest in it at all.

"What do you think?" He smiled and asked Gongsun Xu again.