His Majesty's birthday of the emperor has arrived, this year is different from previous years, Yingzheng chose his birthday to be held in the Afang Palace that has just been built on Lishan, so compared with previous years, this year Xianyang City is a lot less lively to see, almost all the ministers of Qin who can participate in Yingzheng's birthday and the celebrities in Qin have set up camp in advance to the town at the foot of Lishan Mountain.

Afang Palace has been built, but there are still a few palaces are still doing the final repairs, and finally all the palaces are built on the eve of His Majesty's birthday, Ying Zheng is quite satisfied with the progress of such a project, plus the news of Meng Tian's awakening from the General's Mansion, Ying Zheng is happy, and he also rewarded a lot of things.

On the day of his birthday, as soon as the sun rose, the entire Xianyang City was temporarily controlled, not for anything else, His Majesty the Emperor wanted to drive to Afang Palace, for the sake of insurance, there were not many people on the street at this time, except for the Qin soldiers standing on both sides of the road, there was no one in sight.

"Woo~~" The loud horn woke many people from their sleep, and many people wanted to leave the house to go out to see what was going on, but they were blocked by the soldiers guarding the door before they left the house, and they were not allowed to go out until noon.

Ying Zheng's guard of honor is very long, with nearly 5,000 soldiers accompanying him, not counting the eunuchs and palace maids who went with Luan, if you count the palace chef who went to Afang Palace in advance, I am afraid that there will be about 10,000 people on this trip. Two thousand ordinary Qin soldiers in Xianyang City walked in the front with halberds, led by Li You, the son of the prime minister, and behind the soldiers holding halberds, there were elite forbidden troops in the palace, with 1,000 people in front and 2,000 people in the back, escorting the emperor Yingzheng and the accompanying princess and some important ministers in the center of the team.

The long procession was like a long snake, moving forward on the straight road leading to Lishan from Afang Palace, and Meng Tian's chariot was also in the procession, and it was just behind Yingzheng's Luan, although it was not as gorgeous as His Majesty's carriage, Meng Tian's chariot decoration was also very exquisite, parallel to the carriage of Prime Minister Li Si, who was almost equally decorated next to it.

Meng Tian recovered so quickly, which made Li Si, who had reached an alliance with Huhai and Zhao Gao, feel a little different, originally he and Zhao Gao thought that Meng Tian would not appear at His Majesty the Emperor's birthday banquet, but they didn't expect Meng Tian's life to be so hard, and he actually woke up on the eve of his birthday. However, when Li Si saw Meng Tian, who was almost carried into the car, he didn't believe that Hu Hai said that Meng Tian was about to die, and he didn't think that Meng Tian's current situation could be much better.

"Prime Minister, there is Afang Palace in front, Your Majesty has ordered you to come over, and let the Prime Minister first greet the guests who came to celebrate your birthday instead of Your Majesty. A voice came from outside the door, disrupting Lis's thoughts.

Li Si said in the car: "Okay, return to Your Majesty, just say that Li Si obeys Your Majesty's orders, please rest assured." ”

"Yes, the villain takes his leave. ”

Not long after continuing to walk, Li Si felt the carriage stop, he stepped out of the carriage, and looked at the tall palace in front of him, which was not inferior to the Xianyang City Palace, although it was not the first time he saw it, but Li Si couldn't help but be shocked. This is the Afang Palace, which cost millions of real money and silver in the Qin State, as well as hundreds of thousands of people, Li Si believes that there is no palace in the world that can compare to the magnificent building in front of him, and even the palace where Zhou Tianzi lived when he used to study in Zhou Wangji is far less than one-tenth of the palace in front of him.

Ying Zheng's Luan drove directly into the Afang Palace, except for the injured Meng Tian's car that was allowed to drive in, all the other ministers had to get off outside the palace and enter on foot.

Arrived at the main hall where the birthday banquet was held, and many eunuchs and palace maids were busy in the main hall, busy arranging the delicacies and wine on the seats of the ministers in the palace. At this time, there were no ministers in the main hall yet, and His Majesty the Emperor had issued an order to allow the ministers to visit the Afang Palace at will today, waiting for the official start of the birthday banquet. Li Si arrived at the top of the main hall, and everyone in the hall saw the arrival of the Prime Minister, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to meet the Prime Minister.

Li Si told everyone to get up and go about their business. Since there is nothing to do here for the time being, Li Si has also found a place to sit down and wait for Yingzheng's arrival.

Meng Tian originally didn't want to come, and the injuries on his body had not yet healed, although the imperial doctor repeatedly said that his injuries would not affect his trip to His Majesty the Emperor's birthday banquet, Meng Tian still wanted to ask Ying Zheng to resign and not attend the birthday banquet. Ying Zheng didn't want to have the best courtiers and brothers around him at his birthday banquet, so he pointed out that Meng Tian had to go, which made Meng Tian a little speechless, and finally under the urging of His Majesty the Emperor, he could only be carried into the carriage and came to the Afang Palace.

"Hahaha, Meng Qing, look, how is my Afang Palace?" In the harem of Afang Palace, Ying Zheng changed into a loose costume and said to Meng Tian, who was sitting below.

Meng Tian squeezed out a smile on his face and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, this Afang Palace is the first time that a minister has seen such a majestic palace so big, and only such a palace can be worthy of His Majesty's identity, even the Chu King Palace, which used to be known as the most luxurious palace in the world, is less than one-twelfth of Afang Palace. ”

Ying Zheng laughed when he heard this, and he said: "I know that Meng Qing has never liked to say flattering words, but I didn't expect Meng Qing to say something today, and I am very happy." Originally, I thought that Meng Qing would say that I abused the imperial power and forcibly recruited people for my own pleasure. ”

Since Ying Zheng himself said it, Meng Tian smiled helplessly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister is just a military general, originally these things should not be said by the minister, since Your Majesty himself has said it, the minister thinks that His Majesty's Afang Palace is a little unnecessary, not to mention that in order to build such a palace, His Majesty spent hundreds of thousands of people, not to mention, and nearly half of my Daqin's taxes a year, this is indeed a bit excessive." ”04

Ying Zheng frowned, looking a little displeased. "The whole world is mine, why can't I do something I like, and who else can control me?"

Meng Tian heard the displeasure in Ying Zheng's words, but as Ying Zheng's most loyal courtier, he still spoke: "The minister knows that saying these words will make His Majesty unhappy, but the minister still wants to say that although Daqin has unified the world, in some places, some descendants of the Six Kingdoms are still very opposed to my attitude towards Daqin, and the minister just hopes that His Majesty can put his mind on national politics, be sympathetic to the people, and don't do these things that cost the people and money." ”

For the sake of Meng Tian's injury, Ying Zheng is not good at saying anything to dispute with him. Ying Zheng opened his mouth and said: "Meng Qing's words, I naturally know that they are good for me and good for my Great Qin, but I can promise you that I will never do anything like this in the future that will damage the Great Qin Society." ”

Before Meng Tian could speak, Ying Zheng continued: "I plan to go on a tour of the east soon after my birthday has passed, I hope that Meng Qing's injury will heal as soon as possible, and I will travel with me at that time." ”

"Eastern Tour?" Meng Tian hadn't reacted yet, what did His Majesty want to do.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That's right, since I ascended the throne, I haven't been to any place other than Daqin, except for Handan, the Zhao State, which I have been to before. Not long ago, I suddenly wanted to go out and have a look, to see the customs of Daqin with my own eyes, and to see the beauty of Daqin's rivers and mountains, what did Meng Qing think?"

"This ...... The minister thinks that this is a good thing, His Majesty is willing to go to all parts of my Great Qin to observe the people's feelings, so that the country can be better governed, the minister agrees with His Majesty's idea, and the minister is also willing to escort His Majesty there. ”

Ying Zheng said: "Okay, but you have to heal your injuries before this, otherwise your injuries will not heal by then, and I will not agree to let you go with me." ”

Meng Tian sat down and clasped his fists at Yingzheng and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty's injury is not in the way, and when Your Majesty travels, Meng Tian will definitely be with Your Majesty." ”

"Okay, with your words, I can rest assured. ”

"Your Majesty, the time has come, and the Prime Minister has sent someone to ask, all the ministers and guests have arrived, can the birthday banquet begin?" said a eunuch who walked into the main hall and knelt on the ground.

Ying Zheng stood up and said to Meng Tian: "I didn't expect to sit here for so long, since everyone is together, Meng Qing, let's go over." ”

Meng Tian stood up from his seat with the help of a small eunuch beside him, and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, please." ”

"Your Majesty has arrived!" In the largest palace of Afang Palace, a eunuch at the door of the main hall that was originally full of people shouted these words, and quickly returned to calm. Everyone in the hall hurriedly sorted out their clothes and appearance, waiting for Yingzheng to come in.

Ying Zheng walked in, Meng Tian followed behind him, and the two of them were followed by four eunuchs. Ying Zheng entered the main hall, all the ministers bowed their heads respectfully, bent down slightly, and waited until Ying Zheng stepped onto the most respected seat in the hall, led by Li Si and Meng Tian, the two stood side by side in the front, and all the people stood behind the two in turn according to their official ranks.

After everyone stood up, Li Si and Meng Tian took the lead in kneeling on the ground, and then everyone shouted together: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live!" Every time they shouted a long live, everyone knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row, and after three long lives, the salute of three bows and nine bows was completed, and after Wang Shun, who was standing next to Ying Zheng, said loudly that the salute was completed, everyone got up from the ground and sat back in their seats.

"Today is my birthday, and I invite all the secretaries to my newly built Afang Palace to celebrate my birthday, firstly for my birthday banquet, and secondly, to celebrate the joy of the completion of this Afang Palace. Therefore, on this hall today, everyone should have fun and drink happily, I will have fun with all the secretaries, come, all the secretaries will drink this cup together!"

"Your Majesty Xie!" everyone raised their glasses in front of them and said to Yingzheng.