Chapter 417: Dragon Association!

Chapter Four Hundred and Seventeen

When Wang Chong left the training ground, at the same time, in the depths of the palace, Fifth Prince Li Heng was wandering with his head down, full of anxiety.

In front of him, there is a threshold less than one foot high. But it is this threshold, like an invisible high wall, solid and hopeful, boundless up and down, with breathless pressure, lying in front of Li Heng.

The surrounding area was quiet, but Li Heng's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and there was an indescribable anxiety in his heart.

More than an hour has passed since Weishi's audience, but until now, Li Heng has not received the news of the summons.

Li Heng knew very well that all his fate was decided between that small threshold.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the door opened, and a shrill voice came from the deep hall:

"Tell me, the fifth prince, Li Heng, has an audience!"

Hum, like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, Li Heng's whole body trembled, and he suddenly woke up. After waiting for a long time, the summoning finally arrived at this time.

Li Heng took a deep breath, settled his mind, tidied up his clothes, then raised the soles of his feet, and crossed the threshold with a feeling of uneasiness.

"boom!"

When the sound of the soles of feet landing reached his ears, Li Heng only felt that it was as thick as a mountain.

The hall is deep and deep, as if it has no end. Under the soles of the feet, there is a burst of cold feeling. In the whole passage, there is no one else except for the five-foot-long Jinwu guards with cold expressions.

Needle drop can be heard throughout the channel.

I don't know how long it has passed, it seems to be only a moment, and it seems to have passed countless long centuries. When Li Heng felt that he would never reach the end, his eyes suddenly opened up, and a burst of bright light suddenly came from the front.

At the same time, there was still a boundless, noble, sacred, and incalculably huge aura like heaven and earth.

In front of this breath, the pressure on Li Heng's body suddenly became more than a thousand times heavier.

"My son, see the father!"

Lee Hyung stepped over the threshold,

Not daring to raise his head, he knelt on the ground respectfully and tremblingly. Even though he was twenty years old, Li Heng was still in awe of the god-like figure above the main hall as he was when he was a child, and the awe was even deeper.

Huo Guang shook his head, and the figure above the hall remained motionless.

And under those figures, Li Heng felt a very weak but equally powerful aura.

Those were the princes deep in the palace. Obviously, he was far more than the only one who appeared here today.

The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling. A series of icy, cold gazes came from all directions, falling on Li Heng who was kneeling on the ground near the gate.

There is no family affection in the royal family!

Regardless of whether it is a wise sage or an incompetent fool, from generation to generation, this is an iron law that no one can change!

In the palace, Li Heng could not feel the slightest warmth, only a deep chill.

"Get up!"

After an unknown amount of time, a majestic and mighty voice finally sounded from above the hall.

Li Heng stood up tremblingly, but he still didn't dare to raise his head. According to the usual rules, he lowered his head and walked to the end of the hall.

Although he is the fifth prince, among the princes, Li Heng has the least background and the weakest strength, so he will always stand at the bottom of the class.

The princes never cared about his status as the fifth prince, and the Holy Emperor never cared about it.

Contrary to Li Heng's imagination, when he was included, the Holy Emperor did not ask him immediately, as if he had been forgotten.

And the gazes of the other princes also withdrew one after another, the air seemed to suddenly resume its flow, and everything returned to normal.

Li Heng was like a cloud of air, standing at the end of the line, no one was paying attention.

A huge mass of aura is as thick as a mountain, standing in the place closest to the father, although it is like the light and the sun, but for the other princes, it is inconceivably powerful.

Li Heng knew that it was the eldest prince's breath.

In terms of salary arrangement, no matter which method is used, the eldest prince, as the future heir apparent, will always be the person closest to his father's feet, and no one can change this.

Every time he was summoned, his father would ask him about court politics, military equipment repair, martial arts training, people's livelihood and other aspects.

Every meeting is a test. Not only him, but also the other princes. While accepting the test of their father, everyone is also taking this opportunity to show their talents.

In the royal family, there is absolutely no warmth and warmth of ordinary people's father and son, which is why Li Heng avoids the palace.

Court politics, foreign countries, farmland water conservancy... None of the things that the princes talked about was understood by Li Heng.

It's not that he is too shallow, but that he never had such resources, not even a master who taught him these things.

Li Heng didn't dare to hate, and didn't dare to complain, as usual, he stood there with his head down, behaved, trembling, and motionless.

The eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, the fourth prince..., and then the sixth prince, the seventh prince, and all the princes stepped forward one by one to accept the test of the holy emperor.

when finally waiting for myself

"Okay, let's come here today!"

Above the main hall, the majestic figure suddenly waved his hands.

Li Heng was skipped mercilessly. A trace of unstoppable disappointment flashed through his eyes, Li Heng was a little disappointed and a little thankful, but he quickly returned to normal.

In the court, he has experienced this kind of thing many times.

"...Today, when we get together as father and son, don't talk too much about political affairs. Come, let's have dance music! Banquet!"

With an order, it was like opening a floodgate. In the door of the side hall, countless maids and eunuchs burst into smiles and entered one after another, carrying fruit plates, tables and chairs, wine pots and incense burners.

After a while, tables and chairs full of ancient rhymes were filled in front of the princes, filled with fruits, pastries, wine, and dishes.

After the princes sat down, clang! As soon as the chime bells sounded, the sound of musical instruments sounded, as if a number of graceful, icy muscles and bones, delicate and pretty court ladies in white dresses came in a file like fairies in the clouds.

"Father!"

Just as the maids were about to enter the center of the hall and perform the palace dance, a voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the melody.

"Father, this kind of soft palace music can't help but lose the style of my Tang iron blood. I heard that the fifth younger brother has prepared a sword dance, and he is going to perform it for the father to cheer up the brothers. It is the father's permission. .Fifth Brother, don’t you think so?”

The third prince suddenly stood up from his seat, finished speaking towards the top of the hall, and suddenly turned his head to look at Li Heng, who was at the end of the queue. His cold eyes were shining brightly, revealing bursts of aggressive light.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, time freezes, all the sounds of music, dancing, talking, air currents, chewing...all disappear.

The originally casual and relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense, filled with the taste of silent swords and swords.

All the maids and eunuchs in the palace lowered their heads almost at the same time, with fearful expressions in their eyes. While the other princes sneered, they turned to look at Li Heng at the end.

Even the eldest prince above the banquet, although he didn't have the same sarcasm as the other princes, put down his chopsticks and turned his head to look over.

The entire hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling.

"coming!"

Li Heng felt the huge and breathless invisible pressure around him, and his face suddenly changed.

I thought that I could escape a catastrophe. Unexpectedly, brother Sanhuang still let him go. I didn't make trouble at the beginning, it's not that I didn't notice myself, it's just that I put the opportunity now.

Feeling the sarcasm, sneer, malicious satisfaction, or hostile gaze, cold sweat suddenly broke out on Li Heng's forehead.

This feeling was something he had never experienced before.

For the first time he received absolute attention, but it was by no means what he wanted.

"Third brother really still refuses to let me go!"

Li Heng secretly said in his heart. He has never learned sword dance at all, and he will not know it at all. Among the princes, no one has ever shown any sword dance.

Li Heng knew that the third prince did it on purpose.

"Your Highness, you must remember that in the court, the more you say, the more you are wrong, the less you say, the less wrong, and you don't say it is right. This is what I have learned from decades of experience, Your Highness, you must remember it."

In the dark, what Li Jingzhong said before entering the palace rang in his ears again.

No one expected the situation after entering the palace, and Li Jingzhong was unable to enter the palace. These were the last words he said when Li Heng entered the palace.

"Father, I..."

Just as Li Heng wanted to refuse, he heard the voice of the Fifth Prince:

"Hmph, fifth brother, what's the matter? You are so hesitant in front of the father, do you want to go back on your word, are you suddenly unwilling?"

The voice was cold, with bursts of sneer, as if he had seen through his mind long ago.

"Third brother, you"

Li Heng straightened up and was about to speak when suddenly, hum, it was as if an ancient mountain was pressing down. In the dark, Li Heng suddenly felt a pair of majestic, majestic, and awe-inspiring gazes falling on him. himself.

Father!

Li Heng's heart trembled, and he immediately took back what he was about to spit out. However, before he could speak again, he heard the Holy Emperor waving his hand in a calm and calm voice:

"That's enough, Ren'er, don't embarrass your fifth brother!"

"Buzz!"

A wave of blood suddenly rushed to the top of his head. This was not the first time Li Heng was ignored, but this time, Li Heng felt extremely unbearable. In the dark, what Wang Chong said outside the Kunwu training camp suddenly came to mind:

"Your Highness, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch a tiger's cub. You have no way out. If you want to change your status quo and change His Majesty's view of you, you can only be proactive and fight bravely."

"This time entering the palace, the Third Prince and the others will definitely try their best to make things difficult for you. Under normal circumstances, you will definitely shrink back. So, no matter what, you must do the opposite. You must be proactive in front of His Majesty. Express yourself. This audience will be your best chance, no matter what you do, make good use of it. Only by putting yourself to death can you survive. If you want to gain His Majesty's favor and attention, this is probably your last chance!"

…………

Blood kept rushing to the top of his head. Li Heng could endure the ridicule, cruelty, indifference, attack, and assassination of the princes, but the only thing he couldn't bear was the indifference of his most respected and beloved father.

"Father, I'm ready! My son has indeed prepared a sword dance and wants to dedicate it to Father!"

This sentence was extremely loud, and the rumbling voice resounded throughout the hall.

Li Heng knelt on the ground, his body trembling, but his voice was extremely firm.

At this moment, the hall was silent. All the princes were stunned. Even the Holy Emperor in the main hall froze slightly, turned his head, and his eyes fell on His Highness Li Heng again.

"allow!"

There was only one faint word, but this word caused thousands of ripples in Li Heng's heart!

[Sorry, I got stuck, I can't write the feeling for a long time. Say sorry to the brothers. sweat! 】