The next day, the state banquet for Chakhasselblad was set up in the Taihe Hall of the former dynasty. The Son of Heaven personally presided over it, and the first rank of the imperial court, the six Shangshu and all the princes in Beijing were accompanied.

The Taihe Hall is magnificent, and before the evening, the arm-thick palace banquet candles were lit everywhere, and the whole hall was brightly lit. The desk covered with bright yellow silk cloth is lined up to the end of the hall, and groups of palace maids and eunuchs serve all kinds of dishes like flowing water, palace meals, special stir-fries, and fresh fruit snacks, and the table is full of them. From time to time, eunuchs outside the hall reported the arrival of the prince, and the palace was in a hurry, and everyone waited for their masters to take their seats. These noble masters in Beijing who are above 10,000 people have now all become other people's companions.

After everyone sat down, there was silence on the banquet, and Zhu Shiyang, who had been waiting in the apse for a long time, pretended to be unhurried and walked out, sat down on his seat, accepted the worship of everyone present, and ordered him to be exempt from courtesy, and announced the beginning of the banquet.

There was a chorus of harmony when the table landed. The opera troupe played pipa, guzheng, and ruan, and the dancers holding fans, colored silks, and beaded flowers took turns to take the stage, with bee waists and red sleeves flying, creating a lively and peaceful atmosphere of shengping, and pushing the banquet to one □□ after another.

Zhu Shiyang is naturally not interested in dancing girls, and he has to take care of the tastes of ordinary people, so he can't let everyone accompany him to watch men dance swords. After drinking a few glasses of wine sullenly, he was a little troubled by the noise of the people at the table, so he lazily tilted his chin on the desk, and looked around with a pair of eyes.

After watching a few back and forth, his gaze gradually stopped on Chakhasselblad. Chak Hasselblad sat on Zhu Shiyang's left hand side, for some reason, his expression was a little abnormal, he didn't look at the dancing girl in front of him, he only lowered his head and drank the wine in his hand, one cup after another, which was quite a bit of a taste of wine to drown his sorrows. The two Mongolian guards behind him were burly and therefore stood out among the crowd. At this moment, they all stood behind their knives without saying a word, and their two pairs of eyes were fixed on Chak Hasselblad for a moment.

Zhu Shiyang lazily thought that this guy would not prefer Longyang as much as himself, such a charming dancer didn't even look at it, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Unconsciously stared at him for a while, but found that the noise around him was obviously quieter, and when he looked around, it turned out that not only himself, but also several nearby princes and the Ministry of Rites sitting on the right hand side of the book, all noticed the abnormality of Chak Hasselblad, and they all paid attention to it.

The two guards behind Chakhasselblad gradually changed their faces, and they saw the two of them look at each other, and one of them suddenly stepped forward and said, "Khan is drunk, let's drink less wine and eat more food." As he spoke, he quietly took the wine glass in Chakhasselbla's hand and put it on the table, picked up the chopsticks that had been put aside, and spread a few chopsticks on Chakhasselblad's plate.

The guard's words were decent, his demeanor was respectful, and he said that there was nothing to blame, but Zhu Shiyang inexplicably felt that there was a bit of arrogance in the decentness and respect, and then looked at the guard's eyes, there seemed to be a ghostly fire flickering in them, and it was actually a scene of secret anger.

Zhu Shiyang suddenly became alert, but when he saw that Chak Hasselblad raised his head, he really took the chopsticks in the hands of the guards and ate the dishes on the plate. But after eating two bites, he couldn't swallow it all in his mouth, and the smile on his face was extremely reluctant.

Everyone around looked at each other for a while, and Zhu Shiyang spoke: "Chak Hasu Khan doesn't seem to be in a good mood, is the food not to taste?"

Hearing this, Chakhasselblad hurriedly said, "Back to the saint, no. The wine in this □□ is really mellow, and the minister drank a few more glasses at a time, so he forgot to eat food. ”

Zhu Shiyang said with a smile: "In this case, I will also take out the jars of wine that the Western Regions paid tribute to the emperor back then, and enjoy it with everyone." Clapping his hands, Gui Xi said, "Someone went to the wine cellar to carry it." Then he turned to the crowd, "That jar of wine is older than my capital, and now it is more than fifty years." ”

Nachak Hasu smiled dryly: "The great tomorrow is young and promising, and I can't wait for it." ”

Suddenly, the wine was taken, the mud seal was opened, and the house was full of wine. Zhu Shiyang ordered that a cup be given to each table, and he was the first to pick it up and taste it first.

The real wine in the mouth is indeed extraordinary, but Zhu Shiyang's mind is not on this at all, he only blindly stared at Chak Hasselblad on the side, seeing that although he said that he was greedy for wine, this wine was close in front of him, but he didn't dare to touch it again, only smiled with his face, and lowered his head to eat the cloth vegetables on the plate. Zhu Shiyang suddenly remembered what Lu Wenyuan said the day before yesterday, and sighed in his heart, only saying that this Chak Hasselblad scene at this time is not exactly the situation of being held hostage by the guards behind him.

Seeing that everyone around him had recovered to their original state and gone to eat, drink and have fun, Zhu Shiyang secretly settled down, pondered for a while, and felt that just a few words and sporadic movements were not enough to judge that Chakhasselblad was coerced by the guards, and if he wanted to finalize it, he still needed to make further verification. Thinking has a direction, and it is much easier for the mind to turn, and after a while, the corners of the mouth are hooked, and the clock is on the heart.

Everyone in the hall was laughing to themselves, but suddenly heard Zhu Shilang smile loudly: "I went to the Imperial Garden yesterday, and saw that the lotus flowers in the viewing pond bloomed very well, quite a rhyme of 'three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus', and now I think that it is better to be happy alone than to be happy, why don't you go with me to watch it?"

Chakhasselblad was really stunned for a moment, and reflexively glanced at the two guards behind him, and when he saw that the two guards were slightly approving, he hurriedly said: "So, very good, very good." ”

Zhu Shiyang looked into his eyes without a trace, sneered in his heart, and did not wait for him to leave the table, but added: "As for your two guards, those who are wearing swords are too bad for the scenery, I am afraid that they will collide with the gentle aura of the lotus, so you will not be able to understand the essence of lotus appreciation." Why don't you just stay here and wait for everyone to come back?"

Everyone in the hall was only curious for a while, and they had never heard that the lotus was so exquisite, but they didn't know that it was all Zhu Shiyang's nonsense, just to deliberately set up the two guards to see if they dared to let Chakhasselblad out of sight, if not, they must have been instructed by others to monitor Chakhasselblad at all times. Zhu Shiyang secretly waited and watched.

Sure enough, Nachak Hasselblad was stunned again when he heard this, and his buttocks, who had just left the stool, paused in mid-air, and unconsciously turned back and asked the two guards with his eyes.

One of the guards really made a move, secretly stretched out his hand and pressed Chakhasselblad on the shoulder, forcing him to sit down, and then Shi Li said to Zhu Shiyang: "Holy Lord, my Khan is old and frail, his legs and feet are inconvenient, and he is already drunk, I am afraid that he will not be able to comply with the good intentions of the Holy Lord." ”

Nachak Hasselblad hurriedly smiled and echoed: "Yes, yes, the minister is old, but he is afraid that he will be unable to move, so he will sweep away the interest of the saint." ”

Zhu Shiyang confirmed his previous guess, and said in his heart that he wouldn't really tell Lu Wenyuan this time. But his face was still silent, and he only smiled gently: "That's it, it's a pity." He slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, and walked down the hall as if he were casually, until the guard who had just spoken stood still in front of him.

The guard was a typical Mongolian man, extremely tall, Zhu Shiyang stood still for a while, and his size was not inferior to him. The two looked at each other for a moment, and the Mongolian guard didn't dare to stare at Tianwei after all, and lowered his head and took a step back. Zhu Shiyang sneered slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Chak Hasselblad, look at the minions around you, they are all very disobedient." The master hasn't spoken yet, is there a part of the slave to speak!" Speaking of the second half, it was already full of voices, and everyone at the banquet was lost for a while.

Before the two guards could react, they heard Zhu Shiyang say again: "Such a minion, the Khan still has to do something, it is better to send it away as soon as possible." In my hands, there are still a few satisfactory ones, so it is better to borrow the Khan's call for the time being. As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and four brocade-clothed guards came out from behind the screen in the hall and knelt in a row under the hall.

Zhu Shiyang smiled at Chak Hasselblad and said: "These four imperial guards are from the Great Inner Jinyi Guard, and their martial arts are naturally first-class. Since I ascended the throne, I have been used as an escort in front of the emperor and have never traveled on a business trip. I'll lend it to you this time. Turning his head, he instructed the four imperial guards: "The safety of Chakkhasu Khan during his stay in Beijing will be your responsibility from now on." If there is a half-point difference, I am the only one who asks!"

The four imperial guards were indeed well-trained, and with a bang, they squeezed away the two Mongolian guards and stood beside Chakhasu. Chak Hasselblad was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly his face was happy, and he actually got up and knelt down and said, "Minister, Chak Hasselblad, thank God for your grace." During the banquet, everyone only felt that his move was inexplicable, only Zhu Shiyang, Chakhasu, and the two Mongolian guards knew each other.

After the dinner, Zhu Shiyang returned to the palace, but it was not early, and after washing, he felt that he was tired after a day, so he wanted to go to bed.

Who knew that he hadn't yet laid down, but he saw Gui Xi hurriedly coming in from outside the palace, and reported: "Your Majesty, one of the imperial guards you sent out at the banquet has returned, saying that there is a secret letter from Chak Hasu to be forwarded to the emperor. ”