Chapter 31 Pear Blossoms

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Because it was not an official conference when the emperor of Xia kingdom met Stone, Chunlan and Aijiang, he did not wear the special robe decorated with dragons, he was no sitting on a dragon bed neither, just simply dressed as a Han Confucian.

The stone secretly rejoices, fortunately, he did not shave his hairs, or the flattering would be opposite.

Ai Jiang's father, Xue Yuanli, as an important consideration and minister of Xia kingdom, was also at the side of the emperor. After listening to three young people's powerful chorus, they couldn't help but sigh: "The melodies are straightforward and concise, very suitable for the military!"

The emperor was not arrogant at all. He used an iron ruler to beat the rhythm. He also tried to sing with these young people together, the words were clear, the rhythm was bright, and the sound quickly overshadowed the Chunlan, Aijiang, and Stone.

Obviously, this was an emperor with very strong learning ability, his memory was extraordinary. He was not satisfied enough with singing just four people and raised his hands to greet the ministers and guardians around him to sing together.

Duke Li sang very highly, he was also a good performer, controlling the sound just right, powerful, but not covered the emperor's limelight.

After singing a dozen times, the emperor took the ruler and slammed the desk. The voice was very loud, and everyone stopped and was at a loss.

"What a passionate military song!" said the emperor. "Can you contribute two more songs?"

The stone then sang The Eight Disciplines that his father had taught him in his future world, just made some change, such as "revolutionary soldier" replaced with "the soldier of Xia Kingdom."

"The military obeys discipline, can not oppress the people, must treat the prisoners with kindness. We will always remember it... It is indeed a good military song." The emperor quickly learned to sing and gave comments immediately. Then look at the three young people and ask, "What's next?"

Stone and Aijiang smiled, Chunlan looked up and screamed:

"When the pear blossoms spread all over the world, the soft yarn is floating on the river;

My girlfriend stood on the steep shore, and her song was like a bright spring.

My girlfriend stood on the steep shore, and her song was like a bright spring.

The girl is singing a wonderful song, she is singing the eagle of the grassland;

She is singing a loved one, and she still has a letter from her lover.

She is singing a loved one, and she still has a letter from her lover.

Ah, the song of the beautiful girl, fly with the bright sun;

Go to the warriors in the distant frontier and convey the greetings of your sweetheart.

Go to the warriors in the distant frontier and convey the greetings of your sweetheart.

A young warrior stationed in the frontier, who misses the distant girl in his heart;

Fighting to defend the motherland, the love of the girl will always belong to him.

Fighting to defend the motherland, the love of the girl will always belong to him.

When the pear blossoms spread all over the world, the soft yarn is floating on the river;

My girlfriend stood on the steep shore, and her song was like a bright spring."

Chunlan was born with a good voice, and she intended to add a bit of power to the song. She emphasized the sound at the beginning of the sound to make this song stronger.

When the last sentence was repeated, Chunlan gradually raised the tone of the last two words. The sharp voice seemed to penetrate everyone's heart and lungs...

The memory of the emperor was too unusual. Such a long song sang harmony and rhythm again and again. The rhythm was clear and powerful. We must know that the rhythm was the most lacking place for Chinese music. The Xia nobles who were deeply influenced by Chinese culture were learning the southern neighbors. At the same time of the adapting so-called advanced culture, the Dangxiang tribes were gradually lost many of the precious things of the nomadic tribes.

"This song actually has the taste of the Bible of Poems." The emperor seemed to see the army lined up in a neat formation to go to a distant place. "Love songs can also be used as military songs, you are very creative!"

"These military songs will multiply my army's power. You, three young people, made a great effort to Xia kingdom. Now, just directly tell me what kind of rewards do you want?" The emperor was very happy.

"The Emperor Majesty, my sister, Chunlan, and I, we are refugees from the Liao kingdom. People of Houjiaji are still living hard. I hope that I can borrow some copper coins from my Majesty to help my tribes to do some business." Stone did not want to be an official man, then he just asked money. It was safest to ask for money.

"You want money, this is a good idea!" The emperor smiled. "But it's nothing new, I am waiting for some surprises."

Turning his eyes to Chunlan, the emperor said: "You, the king of the beasts, do you want money or official position?"  

"My brother borrowed money from His Majesty. If I can, I would like to ask some soldiers!" Chunlan had long thought about it, but borrowing soldiers as not a good request that Chunlan could ask.

  However, the emperor was not surprised at all, he did not answer, just turned his eyes to Aijiang: "Do you want money, official position, or soldiers?"  

"I want a stone to be my husband!" said Ai Jiang.

  The emperor laughed: "Great! But this is not something I can give you." the emperor turned to Stone,"Boy, what do you think about it?" 

"I love her, and I am happy to have wives as Aijiang and Chunlan." Stone said without any hesitation.

  The emperor asked Chunlan: "How many soldiers do you borrow?"  

"Fifty artillery soldiers," Chunlan seemed to see hope, looked up, and the beautiful big eyes looked at the emperor innocently.

"Okay, give you a hundred artillery soldiers," the emperor did not ask the girl What she would like to do with the soldiers.

Xia kingdom's mobile artillery unit just had 2,000 men, it was the trump card of the emperor. The main method of combat was to install a small trebuchet on the camel's back, projecting it remotely, killing the enemy, and quickly shifting the position, with high maneuverability.

At the end of the meeting, the emperor said: "The queen misses the hometown, please go to visit her, chat with Liao accent. She will be very happy."

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