Chapter 153: Gift-giving
"The gods are open, all demons are not invaded, pray for the coming year, the wind and rain will be smooth, the country and the people will be safe, and the ministers will kneel and worship!" The emperor stood at the top, burning incense in his hand, and an old man dressed as a Taoist priest stood on the side, and shouted deeply. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
As soon as the words were finished, the people below knelt down, and the emperor inserted incense into the sacrificial bronze tripod, and then turned around, "I swear by the dragon vein, in my lifetime, I will be diligent in my duties, protect my Yasukuni, take the people as the foundation, and protect my Yasukuni for all generations!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" the ministers knelt down, their voices high-pitched, soaring into the sky.
"Licheng!" The Taoist priest on the side shouted loudly, and everyone got up slowly, and at this time in the imperial garden of the palace, many female dependents heard this voice, at this time the woman sitting on the high hall was wearing a dignified red robe, with a high bun on her head, and a set of ruby heads on top looked graceful and luxurious, and her demeanor was thousands.
At this time, there were still a lot of nobles and noblewomen in Beijing sitting in the hall, people with rank and destiny sitting in front, and there were many boudoir daughters in the back who were not qualified to enter such a circle at all, so they could only wait outside.
When you hear such a voice at this time, you know that the sacrifice is over.
The woman sitting at the top said in an indifferent voice, but full of majesty: "The sacrifice is over, let's go to the main hall after a while!"
"Yes, Queen Mother!" Everyone saluted respectfully, and Queen Mother said lightly: "Flat." ”
All the ladies followed the queen to the main hall, and at this time the lady with the decree had a place to sit in the hall, and the women in the boudoir were separated in the side hall.
"The Queen Mother has arrived!"
I only heard a eunuch outside pulling a duck at the door.
At this time, the ministers who were originally sitting inside stood up, respectfully looked at the solemn red queen mother who came in at the door, and shouted: "Welcome to the queen mother!
The queen mother slowly walked up to the main hall with many female dependents, and waited until she achieved her phoenix position, and then said slowly: "Flat!"
"Xie Niangniang!"
"Okay, this year's Lantern Festival is a rare joy with the people, you don't have to be restrained, serve the food!"
The emperor seemed to be in a good mood tonight, looking at the envoys and princesses of many countries sitting in the audience, he felt less irritable!
These princesses are not comparable to those boudoir ladies inside, and besides, there is no need for this exotic princess to abide by the legal system and rules of Yasukuni.
Although this is a local custom, it can still be seen that this custom is different at this critical moment.
"Your Majesty, this is the night pearl of the South China Sea that my king found this year, dedicated to Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty likes it!"
As soon as the banquet began, the envoys here have begun to pay tribute to their gifts, not without this night in the Pearl Palace, but this Wu Kingdom is holding the Night Pearl as a tribute, but it makes people feel a little despised!
At this time, even the emperor was not interested and said: "Wu Guo has a heart, let it go!"
The people of Wu were not surprised when they saw the emperor's actions, but just smiled lightly: "The emperor is not in a hurry, I am the pearl of the night, why don't the emperor open it and take a look?"
After listening to the words of the envoys of the Wu State, the emperor was not angry, but asked curiously: "Could it be that there is anything special about this night pearl?"
The envoy of Wu said with a light smile: "That's true, my king of Wu naturally knows that His Majesty's status is noble, and he has never seen any rare treasures, although this night pearl is rare, but it is expected that there are also underground, but my night pearl of the South China Sea has its own uniqueness, please take a look at it!"
The words of the envoy of Wu made the emperor a little moved: "Okay! Then open it for me!"
The envoy of Wu nodded, and the tray in his hand was covered with a red cloth, and at this time, the red cloth was gently opened, and the hall, which was not very bright, suddenly became full of lights, and the size of the pearl this night really surprised everyone!
"Such a big pearl of the night!"
"It's so bright, I've never seen it so bright before!"
"yes!"
Looking at the ministers sitting there all looking at rare treasures, looking at the night pearl in their hands, the envoys of Wu State smiled with satisfaction!
Although the emperor was surprised when he looked at it, he quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Wu Guo still has such a treasure, not bad!
Although there was a brief loss of consciousness, as an emperor, he couldn't take his eyes off such a treasure, just smiled faintly, and started the dinner again, and at this time, the envoys of other countries also began their own tribute!
A good dinner, this dish is cold, and I didn't let this Manchu civil and military officials eat a few bites!
This country sends treasures, that country sends princesses!
The emperor who sent the treasures received them, and those who could send the princess were sent away, and those who couldn't be sent were directly given to some young people in the marriage court!
These young talents did not have half a point of joy after being married, but their faces turned pale, this foreign woman has never been from her own country, not my race, her heart will be different!
This is a truth that has been handed down from ancient times, if one day the country of these princesses faces any disaster, the country will not be responsible, but they themselves will be unlucky, especially if the country that meets these princesses itself is at war with Yasukuni all the year round, then it will be like a dead face.
And these envoys saw that the emperor didn't eat oil and salt, and some people actually started to attack on the spot.
"Your Majesty, Ulan is the most outstanding woman in our country, I don't understand, the emperor wants to marry the noble princess of my country to a scholar of Wen Zou Zou?"
Hearing someone refute him, the emperor was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously, as if he was a little dissatisfied. At this time, I heard the envoy of the Southern Barbarians say, "Condescension, do you mean this?"
The emperor smiled coldly, although he felt that the emperor at this time was extremely terrifying, but the soldier in the southern barbarians still said: "I dare to ask Your Majesty to release my princess!"
"Hmph, it's you who want to add, and it's you who doesn't want to marry, I think...... General Kusda, someone is going to say that you are restless and guarding yourself!"
The emperor's words were a little cold, with a little anger and a hint of imperceptible fierceness.
Kushida's face turned red, but his face said: "The emperor is angry, the minister knows that my princess Wulan has been happy with Your Majesty for a long time, if I can marry Your Majesty, I will come to congratulate you every year in the future, and I will also take care of Your Majesty's princess." ”
After hearing these words, the emperor's facial expression was softened!