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Zhao Qianyuan's birthday sounded simple, but that was only in comparison. The civil and military officials of the imperial court as well as representatives of all walks of life sent their congratulatory letters like snowflakes to the Dragon Codex. The gifts piled up like a mountain. On the day of his birthday, a feast was held in the Forbidden City, inviting the civil and military officials and representatives from all walks of life in the capital. The scene was warm and grand. There was no National Day in those days, and the Emperor's birthday was tantamount to it.

After Zhao Qianyuan had led a group of officials to worship the heaven and earth according to custom, he read an official message from the main hall of the Ministry of Rites, representing the blessing of all the people of the world to the Emperor.

In the course of the feast, the dance and song music had already begun. The cheers continued to be heard. The emperor would never miss this chance to win over his officials and chat with them for a drink. As for whether or not the emperor was drinking wine, no one would care about that, unless they were tired of living.

Halfway through the banquet, a eunuch ran into the main hall to report to the Queen that everything was ready for the dance. The Queen asked the Emperor for Zhao Qianyuan's permission to begin, and the eunuch was ordered to leave. Before long, the singing and dancing had stopped. A eunuch walked to the center of the hall and announced in a loud voice: "The singing and dancing troupe of Yao Tai will go onstage to perform!" The entire audience instantly quieted down. It was clear that they were looking forward to it.

However, in everyone's eyes, it wasn't a group of valiant female singers that appeared, but dozens of armored and masked border guards. They gathered in the center of the arena, closely lined up together.

Zhao Qianyuan did not make a sound, but the empress was nervous. She had no idea what program he was preparing. Everyone was puzzled. Was this style different? Just as they were about to mumble in a low voice, the sound of a war drum suddenly came out. The armored warriors lifted their heads and looked straight ahead, and with another drum, the armored soldiers all stood up, their armors trembling, and the sound of their battle drums growing more and more intense. The soldiers' movements became faster and faster, more and more obvious, the situation on the battlefield became more and more urgent, and the armored soldiers were fighting with all their might and impassioned! The drumbeats had become hurried. Among them, the sounds of Qin Xiao and other musical instruments playing the battle horses and arrows were mixed within. The soldiers were all vigorous and fierce as they charged forward bathed in blood. They risked their lives to fight, advancing one after the other …

Those generals who had experienced battles on the battlefield were instantly brought back to their memories on the battlefield, their emotions gradually resonating with the scene! Suddenly, the music stopped. The soldiers were in a state of intense fighting. They were motionless like stone statues. In the silence, the military horn blew and the men's voices sounded together. A group of soldiers holding war flags rushed into the dance floor under the tide of the drums, like a strong army. It caused the battlefield, which had just been bravely battling, to instantly turn into a battlefield filled with the passion of a decisive battle! A tall man in a general's armor and a red cloak, holding a halberd in his hand, began to sing in a deep and penetrating male voice:

Smoke rising up the river and mountains to the north

The dragon rose up and the horse let out a long hiss. The sword qi was like frost …

The heart is like a great river

Who can resist in twenty years?!

Where the long knife of hatred goes

How many hands, feet, feet, and souls are buried in other places

Why do you need to pay with your life?

Stop lamenting, but be speechless. Tears and blood filled my eyes …

The horse trod on the horse's hooves and looked into the north

The grass and the yellow dust fly in the north

I am willing to defend the land and reopen the land

For the Tang Dynasty, the four sides

Congratulations!

"..."

As the voice faded away, the music stopped. All the singers kowtowed to the emperor in unison, and said loudly: "Wishing our Emperor Dragon Body health and health, Wishing Tang eternal life!"

The civil and military officials of the imperial court all bent over to kowtow, and all said in unison: "May the Emperor have a healthy and healthy body, and may Tang Dynasty live forever!"

Zhao Qianyuan did not say a word and slowly stood up. The empress noticed that the emperor's hands were trembling in agitation!

After a long while, everyone heard the emperor's voice saying, "From today onwards, the singing and dancing group of Yao Tai will be bestowed the title of royalty! Emperor bestowed first place to Tang Dynasty! "

The people from the Nine Regions Dance and Song Teams found it hard to suppress the excitement in their hearts as they expressed their gratitude in unison.

He then heard the emperor continue, "Is Zhang Zhou here?"

One of the young dancers took off his mask and stepped forward to kneel. "This humble subject is here!"

Zhao Qianyuan looked at the young man and said, "You, very good. I like this song!" From today onwards, I will confer upon you the medallion of being a imperial guard's guard and bestow upon you the medallion of being a guard's waist! Report to the Ministry of Law tomorrow! "You must remember, do not be obsessed with the small paths, and you must not miss the right path!"

"This humble subject remembers Your Majesty's teachings and thanks for your grace!"

Zhang Zhou didn't know what this imperial guard meant, but there were people who understood that the imperial guards were different from the imperial guards. The imperial guards were a profession, and the imperial guards were an honor! He had no rank, but he could show the face of a saint. The person he was bestowed with represented the Emperor's love and respect. In addition, this decree was personally sealed. The meaning behind it was completely different. Even if one was a beggar, one had the right to hold the title of the imperial guard on the shoulder of a fourth rank official and call him brother. Why was it so close? If the Emperor were to recall this matter, he might be able to invite her to accompany him on the journey. Of course, if he were to recall this matter, it would mean that his fate was not good.

And Zhang Zhou, on the basis of this song, "Paying loyalty to his country", how could the emperor not remember it?

As for the line "Don't be obsessed with the trail, but you've missed the right path." It was easy to understand, but it could also be linked to many things. However, who would be unable to get the Emperor to give an explanation regarding the specific meaning of the words?

Anyone who tried to figure out the Holy Will would be convinced of one thing. This was a righteous path, and that meant at least one thing. As long as Zhang Zhou didn't lose his pampered, he would have a bright future!

After the singing and dancing group from Yaotai received the title of number one in Tang Dynasty, it was truly amazing. Royal title! His full name was "Tang Dynasty's Number One Royal Viking Dance Singing Group"! If it was a metaphor, it would be akin to a group of folk artists turning around and becoming national artists. To the people in the singing and dancing crew, this was something they could not even dream of. Yu Mancheng had been famous for a long time, and was incomparably beautiful. Even with the title of the emperor's number one beauty, it was still incomparable to this honor.

At first, Zhang Zhou was worried that the singing and dancing crew might become the business of the 'country' from then on, but when he heard from the empress that the Emperor did not have that kind of thought, the dancing and singing group would belong to the businesses of the Nine Prefectures, but no matter where he went, he would represent his country's reputation and so on. Zhang Zhou understood that he would have the obligation to promote the country's positive energy in the future! Since it was still his own property, he didn't have to worry about it anymore!

Zhao Qianyuan hadn't been this happy in a long time! He actually toasted with Dazhu Kingdom several times! He even took the initiative to ask about the "laughing at the top of the world"! The empress's recommendation had been rewarded, and she had also received a generous reward! The Jing King and the crown prince, on the other hand, felt different emotions in their hearts!

At Zhao's request, the Minister of Civil and Martial Arts and celebrities from all walks of life once again experienced the other two songs of the Yaotai Song and Dance Company. On this day, the singing and dancing group from Yaotai had used their absolute strength to become famous throughout the world.

The thing that surprised the empress the most was that Zhao Qianyuan's mental state did not seem to have aged for many years, yet he remained in her Palace on that night. One must know that Zhao Qianyuan was not a lecherous Emperor. He had not stayed in the Palace for nearly two years. What kind of woman didn't want to be pampered by her husband? So what if you're a queen?

When Zhang Zhou received the two million taels worth of banknotes from Fu Xiang, he couldn't help but admire the empress's magnanimity and boldness.

Zhang Zhou had never felt that his own wisdom was much better than those people's, so he was willing to invest more in order to gain a greater chance of success! Just because he didn't want to get involved didn't mean that he could stay out of this matter, especially when Fu Xiang told him that the Crown Prince and King Jing had recommended him. When the intention to recruit was clear, he knew that some matters were beyond his control.

He told Fu Xiang about how he wanted to change Guan Yu-niang into a few experts who liked her more than the last time. Before, Guan Yu-niang was just the boss of a Chamber of Commerce, but now, she was his nephew's daughter-in-law, the mother of his future grandson. Even if Zhang Zhou wanted to deal with her, he wouldn't agree. He nodded his head and said, "What Madam Jade says is right. You have to use your own men to get what you want. Outsiders cannot trust you! I really can't leave now. How about this, I'll write a letter and you go to the east of the capital to find a person. This person owes Uncle his life.

That decisive look actually scared Zhang Zhou.

"Uncle, it's not that exaggerated, okay!?" It makes my blood run cold! If Madam Jade is really that dangerous, I might as well hire an army for her! "

Fu Xiang chuckled.

"What? That's my grandson's mother, of course she's the most precious!"

Fu Xiang hurriedly wrote a letter on the spot. Then, he took out a jade pendant and gave it to Zhang Zhou, telling him to hurry up. He was clearly more worried about the safety of Madam Yu than Zhang Zhou! Furthermore, it told him in an extremely obscure manner that he didn't need to worry about Tang Yu'er's safety. Everything was fine!

The next day, Zhang Zhou went to the Ministry of Law to report that Cao Yi was already waiting for him. Cao Yi was a sixth grade Battalion vice commander, and a sixth grade Emperor's decree at that. After receiving the official uniform and seal letter from the vice president of the sixth grade capital's torture camp, he went to Cao Yi for leave, wanting to leave the city to take care of some matters. Cao Yi naturally agreed, and reminded him to hurry up and take care of some matters. He then brought Erniu and Yang Xiaoluo and followed the directions that Fu Xiang had given them, riding out of the city and heading towards the east. Zhang also asked Chen Chaoyin to buy two large horses in the north for the rotation of the two oxen.

To the east of the capital, the villages and towns were denser than any region of the Great Tang. It was almost as if the mountains separated them into villages and towns. Zhang Zhou felt that it was about the same as the expanded version of the city's streets and alleys. Then why so? This was the territory of the officials of the capital city. As long as they were eunuchs of a certain rank, they would carve out a plot of land here for their old age. With such a dense cluster of villages, it was understandable. It wasn't hard to find Fuxiang's village. There were only a few dozen families near the mountain and by the river. This land was the fiefdom of Fuxiang, and those families were his tenants. However, there was no such thing in this world.

It was already winter, and the farming work had long since ended. Most of the villagers had gone up the mountain to gather firewood, preparing to spend the winter to keep warm. As a result, Zhang Zhou did not meet anyone in the village, so he could only wait at the village entrance. Yang Xiaoluo recovered from his injuries, felt itchy, and decided to hunt some game. There was a mountain nearby with dense vegetation, so it was likely that there would be prey. Thus, he decided to give it a try.

Zhang Zhou was very satisfied with the condition of his body in this life. Putting aside the fact that his martial arts was superior, his physique was much better than it was in his previous life. In addition to persistent training, strength, reaction, explosiveness, coordination, it was something he was very satisfied with.

Archery wasn't difficult to learn, and it wasn't easy to master. Zhang Zhou used Yang Xiaolang's bow with the help of his ring. It was effortless for him to use it. As for the aim, a waist-thick tree within a hundred feet could be said to be nine out of ten.

Zhang Zhou, on the other hand, did not give up. He had been busy chasing after a group of wild chickens with Yang Xiaoluo in tow for a long time, but in the end, they did not hit a single target. Instead, one of the wild chickens was very unlucky; it had crawled into a pile of weeds in a panic, and was unable to escape as it was caught by Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou had Erniu split the pheasant's four limbs (wings and legs) and tied them to a tree. Then, he stood ten zhang away and began to practice his archery. The third arrow finally hit home and ended the life of the pheasant. Zhang Zhou laughed out loud and told Yang Xiaolang and Erniu, "Remember, remember this! "Go back and say that I shot it!"

While the three of them were laughing and laughing, they heard a voice coming from behind them.

"Who let you hunt here!"

Zhang Zhou turned around and saw that the speaker was a burly old farmer. He threw the bundle on his back onto the ground and casually sat down on the firewood, looking at the three of them with disdain.

Zhang Zhou quickly returned the bow to Yang Xiaolang, walked forward a few steps, and smiled while cupping his hands: "Old man, don't misunderstand! We are here to look for someone. Since we have nothing better to do, let's spend some time to ourselves! "

The old man replied in a stiff tone: "Let the pheasant go first, then we will talk about other things later!"

Having received Zhang Zhou's signal, Erniu hurriedly went to fetch the wild chicken that still had an arrow sticking out of its body. Zhang Zhou took the arrow and placed it in front of the old man. He smiled and said, "I can't let it go, so I'll just give it to the old man!"

The old man didn't stand on ceremony. He stuffed the wild chicken into the firewood and got up to leave. Zhang Zhou didn't mind the old man's lack of manners and hurriedly said, "Old man, I want to know if there's a senior named Ding Qi in the village!"

The old man was startled, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhou, frowning, "Who are you? Why are you looking for him? "

Zhang Zhou knew he had found the right place, and he was quite happy.

"We came from the capital to find Senior Ding Qi and invite him out!"

"Did Fu Xiang ask you to come?" There was not a single trace of respect in his tone. This made Zhang Zhou a little unhappy, but he kept his smile to himself.

"Yes, my uncle told us to come!"

"Oh, what for?"

Zhang Zhou did not reply, but instead asked, "You are Senior Ding Qi?"

The old man nodded. Zhang Zhou lost all interest due to the old man's attitude.

"I'm inviting Senior out to protect my wife's safety!"

"Oh, what kind of a man is your wife?"

Zhang Zhou couldn't hide the displeasure in his heart.

"In my heart, my wife is naturally the most important person in this world!"

"And who are you?"

"I can't say he's a big shot, but he's young and has a great future. He's got a bright future ahead of him!"

"Ha!" Is he very young and arrogant? "

"Heh, aren't you being arrogant and calling yourself a young man?"

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, Brother Qiang's lines are really imposing! The old man snorted and said, "I have never owed anyone in my life, but I let Fu Xiang save my life. If you want me to help you kill someone, no matter who the other party is, I will agree! You want me to protect your wife? Forget it! "

Zhang Zhou, who was in a bad mood, laughed heartily. He did not say anything, turned around and left with Yang Xiaoluo and Erniu.

He wasn't angry at Fu Xiang. Fu Xiang was kind-hearted. It was just that this old man's attitude made Zhang Zhou feel disgusted. So what if he was the number one under the heavens? Without a butcher, one could only eat porcupines?