Chapter 540： Stay ready!

The Cuju competition in the capital had no such momentum in previous years. Today's great momentum is due to the fact that the princess mansion and the city defense camp were strangled, and the two sides made a gambling agreement at the imperial court, which can be said to be full of gimmicks.

In addition, for many years, Emperor Xin De, who did not ask political affairs and did not participate in royal activities, showed a keen interest in the Cuju competition. Undoubtedly, this is the main reason for the huge popularity of the Cuju competition.

The Cuju Contest is about to begin, and the noble circles in the capital are going crazy. In order to prepare for this match in the palace, Feng Gonggong personally came forward to make arrangements. Every day, hundreds of eunuchs and palace ladies revolved around like a horse lantern. This kind of battle is comparable to every year. The ritual ceremony is here.

Zhuang Xiaoxian's whole person is in enthusiasm these days. The matter of Xiyuan has been spread in the capital circle for a long time. Lu Zheng is right at the Imperial Prelude, and the battle with the eldest princess can be said to be extremely exciting. As a member of the Cuju team, Zhuang Xiaoxian couldn't help but feel passionate about this.

Since childhood, he has been bullied by Long Lingxiu. The woman in Long Lingxiu is simply unreasonable. Zhuang Xiaoxian is really afraid of this woman, and at the same time he hates this woman in his heart. It's just that the other party is the respect of the princess. Although Zhuang Xiaoxian is a treasure at the dealer, even the elderly empress dowager is very fond of him, but the identity of the princess is too noble, he dare not give birth to the slightest revenge.

But now the opportunity has come. Lu Zheng dared to do things he didn't dare to do. Zhuang Xiaoxian could no longer imagine that after the city defense camp defeated the princess mansion, the lofty Long Lingxiu looked down in front of the civil and military officials, if there was such a moment. Zhuang Xiaoxian feels that he will remember all his life. If he doesn't do anything else in his life, it will be considered a great thing if he does this one thing!

Places like the imperial palace are very mysterious to other people, but Zhuang Xiaoxian is very familiar with it. After he entered the palace, he went straight to the Empress Dowager’s Ci Ning Palace. Along the way, he was thinking about how he should talk to the grandmother of the imperial grandmother. The Cuju Contest.

His Zhuang Xiaoxian is one of the 25 members of the Cuju team in the city defense camp! He felt that grandma Huang would be very happy when she learned about this!

Who said that Zhuang Xiaoxian is not a man? With three thousand strong men in the city defense camp, he is qualified to be one of the twenty-five people. This alone is enough to show that he is no worse than the others!

Zhuang Xiaoxian thought like this in his heart, when he met the grandmother of Ci Ning Palace and winked at him, he frowned slightly and was about to speak when he heard the voice of the queen mother inside:

"The ladies of my royal family must abide by the rules of the harem. Master Lu Zheng is my number one talented man in Dakang. The emperor treats him extremely highly. Not only is he highly educated, he is said to be able to rule the army, so-called literary and military talents. The pillar of the country, you want to put them to death because of your children's selfishness. It's really unreasonable! Lingxiu, this palace didn't wrong you, right?"

When Zhuang Xiaoxian heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He had never seen Grandma Huang angry! Unexpectedly, Grandma Huang's anger turned out to be so terrible. By the way, inside is Long Lingxiu, the eldest princess, and this woman is bound to report. She wants to kill Lord Lu. It's no wonder that her temper is as good as the grandmother, and she can't help being angry and scolding her.

"Grandma Emperor, listen to me, Lingxiu doesn't have that kind of mind at all. The resources in Lingxiu's hands are only in the harem, and the discord between several brothers in Lingxiu is avoided as much as possible.

Lu Zheng is a young son. Although he is very talented, he offends a lot of people, and he openly does not put the prince and the king of Qin in his eyes. At present, most of the court officials belong to the king of Qin and the prince, the emperor's grandmother. Under such circumstances, what is impossible for someone to do extreme things? "The eldest princess has forcibly argued, where is she willing to admit what she did?"

Empress Dowager Zhuang is kind by nature, and she is lenient in taking charge of the harem. After hearing Long Lingxiu say this, she sighed and said: "Lingxiu, I won't talk about other things, just talk about yourself! You still think you are. A woman of the Huaxin Age? You are all a mother!

For so many years, outsiders can’t say anything because of your status, but you committed a grievance in the first place. It was a shame to our royal family, do you know?

Look at your recent actions. You should be an elder in front of Master Lu Zheng, but do you look like an elder? You are really embarrassed to be thrown home! Your father is very dissatisfied with you, it is said that grandmother is usually too tolerant to you, too indulgent! "

Long Lingxiu lowered her head, her heart was as uncomfortable as a knife. She could quibble a lot of things, but she couldn't quibble about the embarrassment. Indeed, she was embarrassed by the fact that her superior eldest princess lost her attitude in the imperial palace. With your majesty's keenness, she would definitely be dissatisfied, or the Queen Mother would not specifically call her over to reprimand.

Thinking of all these, Long Lingxiu felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly, saying one thousand words, ten thousand words, everything was given by Lu Zheng...

After being reprimanded, Long Lingxiu was finally able to return to the palace. She retired from the Empress Dowager and came out and ran into Zhuang Xiaoxian head-on. This stupid dumb boy looks like an honest and acquainted person, but the expression between his eyebrows is obviously flying, he is obviously proud! The fire in Long Lingxiu's heart really couldn't be suppressed, and there was an urge to slap Zhuang Xiaoxian in the face.

"Hall... Your Highness, I... I didn't hear anything, I really didn't hear anything!" Zhuang Xiaoxian stammered, a little nervous, a little incoherent.

It's okay for him not to speak. Such an explanation made Long Lingxiu even more embarrassed. She really slapped her slap, wouldn't it be more embarrassing?

...

The Lu Family Courtyard is now Lu Zheng's private house, which is very private and hidden. Because of the careful management of the boy, this house looks good.

It was the Cuju competition soon. Lu Zheng calmed down, but the three women in the family were chattering and talking. They heard the rumors from the outside and described the Cuju competition as a match between Lu Zheng and the princess. A big gamble, if Lu Zheng loses the bet, he may face embarrassment. Anyway, the spread is fierce, and the three daughters in the family are naturally involved in it.

Especially Dai Xiaojing, originally she didn't know anything about Cuju. Recently, she just made up a lot of Cuju knowledge, and she has become a little Cuju expert.

The boy walked silently to Lu Zheng's side. Lu Zheng nodded at him and the two entered the study. Lu Zheng slowly sat down and said, "Say, what's the matter?"

"The news came from your Majesty's side. This retreat is said to be the eternal life pill that your Majesty has made. With this pill, your Majesty's cultivation will be completed. I am afraid that there will not be as much time behind closed doors for alchemy! "The boy said.

"Huh? Is this news serious?" Lu Zheng suddenly sat up, feeling very surprised. The news of the boy was nothing at first, but careful quality was not trivial.

For so many years, Emperor Xin De did not ask much about political affairs. The courtiers and even the people of the Dakang Dynasty had a habit of this and got used to this situation, but if one day, the situation suddenly changed and Emperor Xin De returned. What? Does this mean that the subjects of the Dakang Dynasty need to adapt again, is this a blessing or a curse for Lu Zheng?

A lot of thoughts flashed through Lu Zheng's mind, and he also thought of one thing. If that is the case, then the people around your Majesty might not be of much value. It is not a sly rabbit, a foolish dog, but Lu Zheng as a modern person. , He would never believe in the so-called eternal pill.

Since there is no longevity pill, what effect can the so-called pill of Emperor Xinde have? It seems that after so many years of cultivation, the people who accompanied Emperor Xinde to guide him in his cultivation are guessing that they will be exhausted, and they can't go any further.

"My son, this time the princess mansion is really moving. The eldest princess was furious in the princess mansion. It is said that more than ten people were killed by the rod. The Cuju players in the princess mansion are like frightened birds. They not only practiced Cuju during the day, but also at night. For them, if they lose this Cuju match, I'm afraid they won't be able to save their lives!" The boy changed the subject.

He paused, and continued: "My son, the Cuju players in the Princess' Mansion are all first-class masters of Dakang. If these people are slack or degenerate, the city defense camp may have a good chance to face them, but now they are all With their spirits up, their strength will inevitably pose a great threat to the city defense battalion. The probability of victory in this battle is really not high. If this is the case, can the son consider making early plans?"

"Oh? Boy, I don't have confidence in hearing your tone! Okay, if you don't count as winning, consider losing first, tell me how to do the game early? Let me listen to what you mean?" Lu Zheng said lightly.

The boy smiled awkwardly and said: "My son, don't blame me for not optimistic about you. Even the young lady thinks you are dangerous. In addition, the Yinger and the young slave girls also think that you are more than auspicious. Speaking of a good way, the son can go there at this time. Visiting Jiyuan, Master Lu can completely become Dinghai Shenzhen at a critical time!"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said: "Don't go, don't go, don't go anywhere, I am only prepared for the race that comes right away. You, don't believe me, but believe in Xiaojing and the others. They are women's views and they can be worthy of it. Really, count it?" Lu Zheng pretended to be angry, but smiled on his face.

Is he confident in the Cuju competition? Where does Lu Zheng have any confidence? This is the same as football matches in later generations. Football is round and everything can happen.

However, Lu Zheng is not anxious, because this is also a long-lost experience for him. Just like watching the football World Cup finals in later generations, it is full of challenges and suspense, and full of various uncertainties. This feeling is actually the most It makes people feel exciting, this is the charm of football, but also the charm of Cuju!

Come on, the victory and defeat, even life and death, will be decided by the gods in the dark. Lu Zheng's adrenaline is secreted rapidly, and his passion is surging in his heart...