Chapter 44 two

In the blink of an eye, it was noon the next day, and the jailer brought monk Gao lunch.The food was served in exquisite containers, it was just something from the palace, the high monk was feeling hungry, so he didn't care about being polite, so he cleaned up the food happily. Just after eating, the Ninth Princess walked in gracefully. The high monk and the nine princesses faced each other silently across the prison gate. Finally, Princess Nine smiled faintly: "How is it? The food still suits your taste?" Monk Gao's heart suddenly sank.Could it be that the lunch just now was not sent by King Yan?

Princess Jiu seemed to have read his mind: "Why don't you thank me? Didn't I bring you lunch for nothing?" The high monk felt more and more bad: "It was originally a reward from the princess, but the villain didn't know it. Forgive me!" "No matter how serious the crime is, one death is enough to pay for it. I think you can still eat the delicious food I personally prepared for you before you die. Compared with other people, you should be more content." Ninth Princess said with a smile. The high monk froze in place.For a moment, his mind went blank.

The stomach is really starting to feel uncomfortable.He was too careless, thinking that Princess Jiu would really let him go.What a ruthless Mongolian princess!His death was indistinct. The nine princesses looked at the high monk with a smile, wanting to see what kind of expression a person would have when they heard that they were going to die, but the high monk was surprisingly calm, and she couldn't help but secretly wondered. Gao Monk had never looked at Princess Nine carefully like now.The Ninth Princess was wearing a water red thin cotton gown, the mink fur shawl was fastened on her chest, and her thick black hair was coiled up high, which further accentuated her fair complexion and rosy lips.If Monk Gao didn't look at her with the shadow of death, he would probably be fascinated.

"Could it be that you have no last words to leave? Your time is running out." Ninth Princess urged, with a teasing smile in her eyes. "You are so beautiful." Gao Monk murmured. "what?" "You are beautiful and charming, princess." Ninth Princess suppressed her smile, and stared at Monk Gao with wide eyes in disbelief. No man had ever dared to praise her beauty to her face, let alone this man who knew he was going to die. Monk Gao ignored Princess Jiu's surprise and continued: "Didn't the princess always want my Luchuan sword? After I die, I will give the sword to you. I hope the princess can cherish it as much as I do. It is left by my master." My relic, I have always regarded it as more precious than my life."

Ninth Princess was speechless for a long while.She stared blankly at the calm Gao Monk, as if she was in a dream. The jailer who brought the food turned back in a hurry: "Princess Qi, the queen sent someone to pick you up into the palace." The ninth princess was obviously taken aback, she turned her head and gave the jailer a hard look, and left resentfully. Princess Tengjiu's figure disappeared outside the prison door, and Monk Gao slumped down on the bed.Just now, he used amazing perseverance to pretend to be indifferent, just because he didn't want to show his inner fear in front of his enemies.Especially since the enemy was a beautiful young girl.But at this moment, his will completely collapsed, and he waited for the arrival of the god of death with unwillingness and sorrow.Perhaps because of mixed feelings, he couldn't feel any discomfort in his body.

Zhen Jin came to visit Monk Gao excitedly with his guards. "Hello!" He stood outside the door and greeted, and then he saw a pale and terrified face and a pair of cold and lifeless eyes that looked like a dead person. "My God, what's wrong with you?" He asked in surprise. The high monk was silent. "Could it be that my father Khan changed his mind? Impossible. I just came back from my father Khan, and he told me that after three days in prison, he would set up a 'three arts' performance for you alone. If you still If you perform well, he will appoint you an official position. For your sake, I will send someone to bring you a meal before going to see my father Khan."

Monk Gao jumped up "teng": "King Yan, you said you sent someone to deliver the meal?" "yes." "It's really you? Did you make a mistake?" "Mistake? Are you confused?" Monk Gao was really confused. Since the food was not sent by Princess Jiu, why did she pretend to be it?Maybe it was because she was about to come in to humiliate me, seeing that I just had a meal, she purposely pretended that the meal was poisonous so as to take the opportunity to scare me?Or did she have another meal and subbed the one sent by King Yan? Monk Gao was suspicious wildly, Zhen Jin had already walked into the prison, and patted him on the shoulder. "I haven't seen you all night, why do you look like a ghost?"

"Who said it wasn't? I really saw a ghost, a daytime ghost." Monk Gao described the situation of Princess Jiu's visit to the prison in detail, and Zhen Jin was a little flustered, and hurriedly called the jailer: "Does the princess have any other meals to send?" Come?" "No. The food was delivered by King Yan's guards. The princess came in when the villain packed up the tableware and was about to go out." Zhen Jin asked the guard again: "Did you meet anyone else when delivering the food?" "I didn't meet anyone. The villain just gave the food to the jailer and left."

Zhen Jin was relieved, looked at Gao Monk and sighed: "Jiumei's joke is too much." Monk Gao experienced such great sorrow and joy in a blink of an eye, and he couldn't laugh or cry for a while.He had to admit that although the Ninth Princess was arrogant and savage, she was indeed very scheming. Alas, who made him unlucky to offend this golden branch and jade leaf! Monk Gao was imprisoned for three days, and Zhenjin took him back to Yanwang Mansion in person.Hearing the news, Habur came to congratulate Monk Gao, and Monk Gao happily took him to a seat, and the two talked about their views on wrestling, and the more they talked, the more speculative they were, and they seemed to hate each other.

Habr has never been involved in officialdom, but has a high prestige among the people.He hated hypocrisy all his life and respected heroes. On the day of the banquet, he competed with the monk Gao, which left a deep impression on him. The agility of the monk Gao and his calm demeanor in times of crisis all resonated strongly with him. If the princess hadn't made things difficult for him , he has long wanted to learn skills with the high monk, and exchange what is needed.At that time, he was really sweating for Monk Gao. Habur refused to stay longer in Yanwang's mansion. Before leaving, he repeatedly invited Monk Gao to visit his home, and Monk Gao readily agreed.

After resting for a few days, Kublai Khan picked a fine weather and personally led all the officials to the martial arts arena to watch the eminent monk perform.After hearing the news, as many as a thousand people came to watch the excitement.Accompanied by hundreds of officials, Kublai Khan sat on the throne with a kind smile on his face. The high monk first stepped forward to salute.Today, he purposely wore a thin leather robe with a black belt tied around his waist. The Lu Chuan sword hung obliquely on his waist, and he carried an eye-catching huge iron arm bow on his back.This attire made the already handsome young man look even more majestic. Kublai Khan was very happy, and ordered the guards to untie the bow of the high monk, and let his sons try it.Starting from real gold, among all the brothers, only the king of Beiping, Namuhan, drew a full bow.Zhen Jin has been physically weak since he was a child. Although he has not been trained in martial arts, he is obviously inferior to other brothers in bow and arrow.Namuhan waited for the six brothers to finish trying, took the bow, drew it a few more times, and handed it back to Father Khan. "How is it?" Kublai Khan asked seriously. "The Overlord Bow is really domineering!" Na Muhan glanced at the high monk with approval. Kublai was satisfied.Namuhan said it was good, of course it was good.Among the ten sons, Shu Namuhan is the best in martial arts, and has researched all kinds of weapons. "It's time to start." Kublai Khan returned the bow to the high monk.The high monk took the order and rode a horse around the field for a circle.The herald announced: The first item, immediately ask for the swing. The swing rope is the exclusive weapon of the high monk, and the high monk is the most handy.At the beginning, people danced with ropes and entangled them. At the end of the dance, only the snow was flying and the water was shining, and it was impossible to distinguish which was the rope and which was the person.The crowd was dazzled by the sight, cheers and screams arose one after another.After a set of practice, the high monk collects the rope and salutes immediately. Kublai Khan asked Namuhan again: "How?" "Playing with the dragon and the phoenix, do your best." The herald announced: The second item, flying horses drop money.The target is three copper coins hanging on the flagpole outside the field. Monk Gao called the herald and told him that for three copper coins, he wanted to shoot the money edge with one arrow, the eye of the coin with one arrow, and the coin thread with one arrow.The herald, Nuonuo, didn't really believe it. The high monk is determined to show off what he has learned in his life.He took three arrows from his quiver, one in his teeth, one in his fingers, and the last one on his bow.He pushed his mount away, ran a few steps, and shot the first arrow smoothly; at the same time, he turned the horse's head, twisted his body from the horse's back, and fired the second arrow; then, he left the stirrup, As if about to fall off the horse, the third arrow has already left the string.All his movements were compact, neat and seamless, only three sounds were heard, and the three coins all fell to the ground. The herald ran to pick up the money.As monk Gao said, one arrow hits the edge of the money, one arrow passes through the eye of the money, and one arrow breaks the thin thread that binds the money.The herald ran to report to Kublai Khan, and Kublai Khan laughed heartily with the money in his hand. There was applause and thunderous cheers.Monk Gao suppressed his complacency and urged him to meet Kublai Khan immediately. Kublai Khan waved him to get up, and praised: "Unexpectedly, you are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also a veritable archer." Monk Gao smiled modestly: "The emperor has praised you. The villain still has a unique skill. I wonder if the emperor will appreciate it?" "I need to see, I need to see! Go and act quickly!" The herald on the field announced loudly: The third item is to search for horses and pick up objects. The high monk straightened up, looked around intentionally for a moment, then got up and walked towards the ninth princess who had been standing not far away watching: "Princess, please give the little man a thing, put it on the ground, let the little man pick it up and give it back to you personally." you." Of course Princess Jiu knew the intention of the high monk, she thought for a while, pulled out a small silver hairpin from her head, and threw it in a low-lying place. Monk Gao thanked him and led his horse. This savage and clever princess did give him another problem. It is really not easy for the nine princesses to pick up the hairpin when the flying horse flies by. The embarrassment on Monk Gao's face did not escape Princess Jiu's sharp eyes, she felt very happy, she did not forget the revenge of Lu Chuanjian. It's time for the high monk to turn around.The sweat and painstaking efforts he put in at ordinary times also helped him, and he picked up the silver hairpin in his hand when the flying horse flew by.Regardless of savoring the joy of success, he hurried to the Ninth Princess and presented him with a silver hairpin. "The villain almost fell under the horse." He whispered, only the ninth princess could hear him. "It's cheaper for you." Ninth Princess also whispered.Monk Gao smiled nonchalantly. At the end of the martial arts performance, the high monk stepped forward to meet the Great Khan Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan ordered him to come closer, looked at him carefully for a moment, then smiled and asked Zhang Yi and Yuxi Timur who were following him: "Look, does this child look like a person?" Yuxi Timur spoke quickly, and replied: "It looks like King Yan." "Like it? I think it looks like it too. Well, good! Monk, how old are you this year?" "Return to Your Majesty: Cao Min is twenty-three years old this year." "Soon you will be able to be a minister to me. The King of Yan has praised you in front of me many times. You have won the first place in this year's martial arts competition, and you have performed well at the banquet on the 'Longevity Festival' and today. I appreciate you I have no doubts about your outstanding talents. Monk Gao listened to the decree: I have made an exception to promote you as the Pingzhang of the Tent Hall, and you will always follow me in the future. I hope you will be diligent in your duties and do not disappoint King Yan's strong recommendation for you." "Sir, thank you Lord Long En!" In fact, Monk Gao didn't know what kind of official position "Ten Dian Ping Zhang" is, but from Zhen Jin, Zhang Yi's gratifying smiles and the envious expressions of many generals, he knew that this must be a position that people yearn for .Later, he learned that the so-called "Ten Dian Ping Zhang" is actually equivalent to the general manager of the Habayashi Army in the Song Dynasty. It may not be comparable to some civil servants and generals in terms of rank, but its actual power is higher than that of many real-time officials of the third rank. It is much larger, and this position was mostly held by Mongols in the past.Monk Gao felt an absolute honor and trust from Kublai Khan's appointment, and he was even more grateful to the Great Khan and King Yan for their kindness to him.