Lin Nan peeked at it, the two princes did not come, Zhang Rang actually sat at the bottom right of Emperor Ling, and He Jin had to succumb to the bottom left. Under Zhang Rang is the Three Princes, and under the Three Princes are Cai Yong and Lin Nan. Sitting at the head of Cai Yong and Lin Nan are the various Shangshu books of Shangshutai. And He Jin's next head is Jiuqing and other important ministers of the court.

The banquets in the Eastern Han Dynasty were very different from those in modern times, when there were no tables, chairs and benches, and people could only kneel behind a few tables, and food and wine were placed on top of a few tables. General banquets, or small banquets, are all one person and one case, that is, one person guards a few cases to eat. In large-scale banquets, there are more people, so two people sit together and eat at the same table. Today's banquet is a case of two people, and Lin Nan and Cai Yong sit together on a case. And Zhang Rang and the general He Jin, because of their noble status, sat alone in the case.

Of course, the pattern of the banquet at that time was not the same as that of modern times, it was somewhat similar to the previous dynasty, and it was also a bit similar to the long banquet. Just today, Emperor Ling naturally sits on the main seat, sits in the north and faces south, and sits in the center. And the ministers followed the left and right sides of Emperor Ling, and they must not be juxtaposed with Emperor Ling, with Zhang Rang as the leader on the right and He Jin as the leader on the left.

At that time, although the banquet was nominally a grand banquet, it was actually a form of holding for a certain purpose, and it was not as delicious as modern people imagined. Because the cooking technology was very poor at that time, or almost none, and the wine-making technology was also very backward, the food at the banquet was nothing more than some cooked meat, and the wine drunk, although it had been filtered several times, was still very rough. So, at a banquet, only listening and saying things should be done. And for a soft-spoken person like Lin Nan, between listening and speaking, it is better to listen more and talk less, because sometimes, you may not have the opportunity to speak at all.

After a while, the wine and food were arranged, and the palace ladies slowly retreated.

After the palace maids retreated, Emperor Ling picked up the wine glass and said: "All Aiqing, today's monarchs and ministers are happy together, don't be too formal, let us drink this cup to celebrate the advent of this great invention." Come on, do it!"

After speaking, the Spirit Emperor actually drank it all, and his movements were very chic. When the ministers saw that the emperor had dried up the wine, they all drank it happily.

Lin Nan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Although Emperor Ling is mediocre, he is also a bold person, and between his actions, he does not lose the Nanfan of an emperor, perhaps, this is the style of the Han Dynasty." ”

Lin Nanzheng was thinking about it, only to hear the general He Jin say: "This great invention can come out completely because of the favor of God, and it is completely because the emperor's wise god Wuren loves the people and moves God." Therefore, I mention yì, let's toast our emperor together, and wish our emperor a long life and eternal blessings. ”

As the saying goes, "Thousands of clothes are worn, but only sycophants are not worn", besides, the level and quality of other people's He Jin's sycophants are also high-level, and the emperor was happy all of a sudden.

"How can He Aiqing say that, when it comes to this great invention, it should be Cai Yong's master and apprentice who has the greatest credit, and I, the emperor, are just because of people's success. Come on, let's toast Cai Yong's master and apprentice together. ”

Hearing the emperor mention this, all the ministers also echoed it, but Cai Yong was terrified, and hurriedly knelt beside the case and said: "The old minister doesn't dare to be greedy for the merits of the sky, this initiative is completely caused by the emperor's great fortune." If my Han has this Ming Jun, my Han national fortune will be more prosperous. Seeing his teacher kneeling, Lin Nan also knelt down helplessly, but the boss was reluctant in his heart.

"Haha, Cai Hou is too modest and too famous, don't shirk it anymore, we will drink this glass of wine today, and cheers to the prosperity of my Han Dynasty!"

All the ministers, whether they were willing or unwilling, poured a glass of wine with a smile on their faces, but Lin Nan couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, in the hearts of the Chinese, the superior will always be supreme, and the credit will always be the superior, blind obedience, patting horses, it seems to be as natural as eating and drinking, even Cai Yong, a great Confucian of the time, is no exception, it is really sad.

When it comes to credit, it is completely Lin Nan's alone, and he has nothing to do with anyone else, but now he can force the credit to the emperor, this kind of "grafting" skill is really admirable. And for Lin Nan, who is really meritorious, no one will mention it, because Lin Nan is too young, not famous enough, and not enough status, thinking of this, Lin Nan couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

As soon as the ministers put down their wine glasses, Father Zhang Rang began to speak again.

"Your Majesty, can today's banquet open the eyes of the old slave and others?"

Hearing Zhang Rang say this, Emperor Ling was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is there anything in the palace that my father has never seen?" ”

Seeing Emperor Ling's confused question, Zhang Rang did not answer directly, but smiled mysteriously, and immediately got up and whispered a few words to Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling also laughed when he heard this, and then said something to the little eunuch beside him, and the little eunuch took the order and left. The ministers didn't know what was going on, and they didn't dare to make a mistake, so they had to sit upright, waiting for Emperor Ling's next instruction, but Emperor Ling only cared about laughing with Zhang Rang.

After a while, I saw a team of singers coming from the outside, dressed in green clothes, with beautiful ribs, slender figures, and graceful movements. When the singers walked into the hall, Lin Nan took a closer look: there were 12 singers in this team, which was just the number of the earthly branches, and all the singers were beautiful in appearance, fair-skinned, although they were not very tall, but they were very slender, and more importantly, these singers faintly exuded an aura of Jiangnan Water Town.

After all the singers stood still, they knelt down together and kowtowed to the Spirit Emperor. Kneeling behind the singers were several musicians.

After Emperor Ling said goodbye, he introduced to everyone: "Recently, Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, specially introduced the famous Jiangnan Orchestra to the court. After performing a few times, the people in the palace love it very much, and today fortunately, my father reminded me, so I am convenient for all Aiqing to watch and dance together to add interest. ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all very excited, and they had long heard that there was a Jiangnan orchestra in Yangzhou, which was famous for playing the "Book of Songs", and today they finally had the opportunity to appreciate it, so the ministers were all attentive and waited sideways.

I only listened to the singer of the team leader playing: "Back to Your Majesty, today's banquet scene, we should play a song "South Jiayu", in order to entertain His Majesty Xià and all the adults Yaxing, I hope His Majesty Xià and all the adults will listen." ”

Emperor Ling waved his hand and said, "Just play." ”

Immediately, everyone only heard a melodious and tactful voice, and the four singers stood in three rows, swaying the folding fans in their hands from side to side, posing in various postures.

"There is Jiayu in the south, Hao Ran is covered, the gentleman has wine, and the guest Yan is happy.

There are Jiayu in the south, Shanshan in the south, the gentleman has wine, and the guest swallow is in the background.

There is a tree in the south, a sweet gourd is tired, a gentleman has wine, and a guest is a Yan Suizhi.

The fluttering person is a bird, and he thinks about it, the gentleman has wine, and the guest thinks about it. ”

At first glance, when he heard Wu Nong's soft words, Lin Nan's heart suddenly felt a little fresh, and while singing, the singers were also changing their dance formations. The second time, the position of the singers has undergone some changes, the formation is sometimes sparse and sometimes dense, sometimes square and sometimes round, sometimes changing back and forth, sometimes swaying left and right; in the third time, the singers form a circle, walking in a circle, and finally they gather together, layer upon layer, like a blooming flower, very beautiful.

Seeing this, Emperor Ling and all the ministers applauded, but in Lin Nan's opinion, the singing was really good, and it may be the reason why Lin Nan had not heard it. However, the dance is actually very ordinary, and the posture movements and formation changes are actually very rough. It's just that because it is Wu Nong's soft words, coupled with the delicate spirit of the Jiangnan woman, everyone has a sense of freshness, and they will naturally praise it.

After the song was played, everyone was happy, and the sound of admiration was endless.

Under the mention of the Emperor Ling, everyone unconsciously drank a few more glasses, and of course, with the acquiescence of the Emperor Ling, the singers also slowly retreated. However, more than the time, the ministers were still immersed in the singing and dancing of the singers.

After three rounds of wine, Taifu Ma Yuebei played: "Your Majesty, there is good wine and fun today, but there is no good poetry." ”

As soon as Ma Yuebei's words came out, everyone echoed them. Yes, in ancient times, it was an inevitable procedure for drinking and feasting among scholars and doctors, and reciting poems. Besides, today is the feast of the Son of Heaven, how can there be no poetry.

"Well, what Taifu said is very true, ladies and gentlemen, who can write a poem to add some color to today's feast. ”

As soon as he heard Emperor Ling say this, the general He Jin hurriedly played: "My master book, Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang, is famous all over the world, and can be summoned to write poems for His Majesty." ”

Ma Yuebei retorted: "Today's banquet by the Son of Heaven is full of ministers, Chen Lin is a subordinate official, how can he ascend to this elegant hall? ”

As soon as everyone heard Ma Yuebei's words, they knew that he had already pointed something, and they were all secretly guessing in their hearts. He Jin was very angry in his heart, he originally planned to make Chen Lin famous, but after Ma Yuebei stirred it up like this, he had no chance. However, He Jin has no choice, after all, Chen Lin's background is too low, and he has no official position, which is really difficult to do. Therefore, He Jin stared at Ma Yuebei to see who he was looking for to offer ugliness.

Emperor Ling was also very curious, so he asked, "I don't know who Taifu is referring to?"

Ma Yuebei smiled slightly and replied: "Xinting Hou Lin Nan Lin Ziyang, a senior apprentice of Mr. Bo, recently created a rhythmic poem and invented Chinese pinyin. ”

Hearing what Ma Yuebei said, Emperor Ling laughed and said, "If it weren't for Taifu's reminder, I would have almost forgotten it." Where is Lin Ziyang, make poems quickly, let me wait to see the Nandu of the talented man of Jiangdong. ”

Helpless, Lin Nan had no choice but to get up and say, "My emperor's orders, dare not obey." Today's feast is very happy, the kid has no form, make a poem: "Will enter the wine", please criticize and correct Your Majesty and all the adults. ”

The Spirit Emperor nodded and said, "You just have to groan." ”

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Lin Nan chanted loudly: "You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning." You don't see the sad white hair of Gao Tang Mingjing, and the morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk.

Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon. I was born to be useful, and I will come back when my daughter is gone.

Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle for pleasure will require 300 cups of drink. Han Tianzi, the general, will enter the wine, and the cup will not stop.

Sing a song with you, please listen to it for me.

The bells and drums are not expensive enough, but I hope that I will not wake up after being drunk for a long time. The ancient sages were all lonely, and only the drinker left his name.

In the past, King Wen feasted peacefully, and fought wine for ten thousand years. What is the owner's words, he has to sell the right gentleman.

Five-flowered horses, daughters and daughters, Hu'er will exchange for fine wine, and sell eternal sorrow with you. ”

Before Lin Nan finished reading the poem, the applause was endless. Emperor Ling couldn't help but say with emotion: "Ziyang is really a talent, so open-minded, he can't help but make people proud." Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon. Come on, Aiqing, let's have a toast to this song "Will Enter the Wine". ”

As soon as Emperor Ling's words were finished, all the ministers also echoed him, and they all drank a glass in unison. He Jin was helpless, he had to admire Lin Nan's talent, so he had to take a drink with him.

Immediately, the ministers opened their chests, and their arrogance was abnormal, and they began the process of pouring wine, of course, Lin Nan and Cai Yong couldn't drink less, but fortunately, Lin Nan had a good amount of wine and there was no big problem, but Cai Yong was drunk. However, Lin Nan is a little nostalgic for the modern Moutai Wuliangye, no way, the ancient wine content is too low, and I don't feel it when I drink it.

After drinking a few more glasses, Emperor Ling was a little drunk, and returned to the harem with the support of the palace maids, and Zhang Rang naturally followed.

After Emperor Ling left, the ministers also dispersed in twos and threes, and Lin Nan also helped Cai Yong back to Cai's mansion.

Cai Yan hadn't rested at this time, and when he saw his father's drunken appearance, he hurriedly waited for his father to fall asleep.

Seeing that Cai Yong had gone to bed, Lin Nan got up and said goodbye, there was a difference between men and women, and Cai Yan did not force him to stay. Lin Nan just walked out of the door, but saw Zhao Yuntai, Shi Ci, Zhang Hedian, and Wei coming towards them, and when the four of them saw Lin Nan, they were all very happy and stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Yun said: "Seeing that all the ministers have gone home, but the eldest brother has not returned for a long time, I can't rest assured, so I came to Cai's mansion to look for it, I didn't expect that the eldest brother was really here." Now that the eldest brother is safe and sound, we can rest assured. ”

Seeing the four of them coming to him, Lin Nan couldn't help but be greatly moved, the brotherhood of this era is really different from the so-called brothers of later generations, and after being moved, Lin Nan smiled and said: "I'm a big man, who can do anything to me? However, the friendship of the brothers really moved Lin Nan." ”

Tai Shi Ci smiled and said, "Where is this talking about big brother, you and I are brothers, how can big brother be so polite?"

Dian Wei also said: "The young master is polite, the young master hasn't gone back yet, how can we sleep first?"

Lin Nan hurriedly said: "Let's not be polite, let's go back quickly, so as not to worry them." ”

Sure enough, when I returned home, I saw that Chen Gong, Cui Yan, Zhao Wei, Guan Hai and his party did not rest, and they were all waiting for them in the hall.

Helpless, Lin Nan hurriedly asked everyone to go back to rest, and he also hurried to rest.