Chapter 243: Offering (3)
Isn't this earth shaking an earthquake? Isn't it normal for an earthquake to cause landslides and ground cracks? Huangshui is the westernmost mountain in the Great Zhou Dynasty and originates in the Kara Mountains, which is the highest mountain range in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The www.biquge.info is fed by the meltwater of the ice and snow of the Kara Mountains all the year round, and is a post river, which eventually disappeared into the arid desert, sparsely populated, and only a small number of nomadic tribes live in the lower reaches of the Huangshui River. It is fortunate that there are no casualties or human casualties in such a place, but it is not so exaggerated, it is said that God blesses the Great Zhou, God blesses the Emperor.
The rivers in this arid region are fed by the meltwater from the mountains, so no matter how wide the river is, it is not as dry as the ice and snow meltwater, and even because the riverbed is widened, the water is more likely to evaporate, and the people there are afraid that there will be more scarce water. If you say that you have enough food and clothing, you can only deceive Your Majesty, who likes to listen to good words, and a group of ministers who don't know geography.
Qi Rong squinted at Zhen Wanyi, who was pouting, and whispered while no one was paying attention, with a thick smile, "Lady, put away your contemptuous look, do you have any good insights to go back and talk to your husband." ”
Zhen Wanyi hurriedly took a breath, lifted the corners of her mouth, and smiled. Such a speed of changing his face made Qi Rong laugh twice.
Zhen Wanyi noticed that there was an extra stone tablet in the main hall, and she heard King Jin say: "Father, this is the stone tablet found by the sons and daughters on the bank of the Huangshui River, and the cracks on it are like four words. ”
Emperor Zong's expression, which he didn't care about, also moved, and he sat up straight, "Oh?
The ministers below also exchanged words and talked a lot.
Zhen Wanyi raised her eyes and saw that this was like a piece of granite, covered with river sand, and it should have been broken due to the ground movement, so this granite fell into the Huangshui River and then rolled downstream along the Huangshui River. According to the hardness of granite, it is impossible to make so many cracks in it so that the rock mass is not destroyed. But to find four words on such a dense granite full of cracks?
Zhen Wanyi was about to shake her head, but saw a white-bearded old man dressed in a dark Taoist robe, hurriedly stepped forward, almost the whole person pounced on the big granite, got very close, and didn't care about the river sand on the granite, stretched out her hand to slash along the cracks one by one, and fixed on the deep crack in the middle for a while, so excited that the white beard trembled.
"This, this is God's reward for hard work. After speaking, he turned around, prostrate on the ground, and shouted: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, this piece of divine stone is written on the Heavenly Way to reward diligence, it is the Heavenly Way to reward diligence, this is the heavens are praising Your Majesty, dedicated to the people, so the heavens are moved, so that the earth will not hurt a person or an animal, and it will appear on Your Majesty's birthday, this is the heavens are also celebrating Your Majesty." ”
Immediately, several ministers stepped forward and commented on the traces in the middle of the granite one by one, "It's really heaven rewards hard work." ”
"I wish you to be worthy of the first emperor's personal order of Tanhua, the wine sacrifice of the country's eunuch, and the knowledge is extraordinary. ”
"Yes, yes. ”
"Your Majesty is blessed with heaven, this is God's encouragement to Your Majesty. ”
So there was another round of loud singing, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is admired by all the people, and God rewards your diligence." ”
Zhen Wanyi was extremely helpless, pursed her lips, and knelt down with everyone again. There are several deep cracks in the middle, and when they come together, they can barely be seen that it is the four words of heaven's reward for diligence, but to make Zhen Wanyi believe that these are the four words of pure natural achievement, unless she is stupid. But looking at the many ministers in this hall with excited expressions, I really can't believe that these people are the controllers of the livelihood of all people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so flattering, so rudderful, which reminds Zhen Wanyi of a fairy tale in her previous life, "The Emperor's New Clothes".
Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing, Qi Rong on the side coughed in a low voice, so frightened that Zhen Wanyi hurriedly restrained her expression, and sat precariously watching King Jin's gift.
No matter how shrewd and calm and self-controlled Emperor Zong was, he was coaxed by the King of Jin and the ministers, and he couldn't help but be happy, and said loudly: "My son has a heart, I am very happy, and I appreciate a pair of jade Ruyi in the Jin Palace, ten horses of gold silk tribute brocade, five east pearls, and a thousand taels of gold." ”
The king of Jin took several concubines from the Jin palace to thank him, "Erchen (concubine), thank you, Your Majesty." ”
The next gift was a little overshadowed by King Jin's heavenly reward. Especially when King Ning just gave a pair of imperial green rings, the expressions on the faces of the ministers appeared at two extremes. When Emperor Zong didn't have a single reward, the faces of King Ning's cronies were even more ugly, forming an obvious contrast under the triumph of King Jin's relatives and ministers. made Zhen Wanyi, a bystander, deeply sympathize with King Ning.
With the end of the royal family's gifts, Qi Rong got up and went forward, "Congratulations to Your Majesty on your birthday, I wish Your Majesty a blessed life." ”
When Emperor Zong saw Qi Rong stepping forward, his face was a little better than that of others, "I just rushed back today, why don't you go back to the house to rest more?"
Qi Rong said respectfully: "Today is Your Majesty's birthday, how dare the minister not come, and the minister is not tired." This is a congratulatory gift from the minister to His Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile. ”
Emperor Zong glanced at the opened brocade box, the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, and he even laughed: "Well, in the end, it is a person who has become a relative, and he has grown a lot compared to the previous two years, this gift is quite attentive, this is the credit of Princess Rong." ”
Qi Rong smiled, "It was chosen by the princess, and Your Majesty is fortunate to like this gift." ”
Emperor Zong sneered, "You have chosen a good princess for yourself, and she is very compatible with you." ”
The smile on Qi Rong's face became even thicker, "If the minister can get what he wants, he will also thank His Majesty for the marriage." ”
Emperor Zong squinted and looked at Zhen Wanyi's direction, thin and small, and he didn't think there was anything outstanding, why did so many people like it. Thinking like this, the joy in my heart decreased, "Since the spirit of the thirteenth brother is so good, why don't you stay after the banquet and tell me how the errand is doing this time?" It just so happens that I have good wine and a lot of interesting things, so you can choose some later." ”
The smile on Qi Rong's face froze, and he looked at Emperor Zong with a slight frown, and Emperor Zong couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, "What, unwillingly?"
Qi Rong pursed his lips and arched his hand slightly, "The minister doesn't dare, the minister obeys, but Your Majesty has to prepare a gift, and the minister came back in a hurry this time, but he didn't bring a single gift." ”
His Majesty laughed, "It's okay, it depends on what the people in your house like, if you don't like it, go to my treasury to choose." ”
Qi Rong thanked him again, and then returned to his seat, looking at Qi Rong's dark face, Zhen Wanyi couldn't stop laughing, she finally escaped, with His Majesty's Chrysostom, how could Qi Rong go back to the house, then the punishment he thought about naturally had no chance, as for tomorrow, let's talk about it tomorrow, maybe there will be tomorrow again.