After a few words of greeting, the king of Jiangxia looked left and right, revealing a slightly embarrassed look: "Xuanqi, I am not very familiar with the brothers in the clan, can you help me introduce one or two?" When he entered Beijing, he was catching up with the treacherous waves and undercurrents in Beijing. So, after comprehending the hint of the sage, he only visited a few elders and simply closed the door. When he saw the children of the clan of his peers, he just felt familiar, and he didn't have time to get to know them.

In fact, now that the clan is withering, there are very few people left in Chang'an. Li Hui looked back, and almost all he saw was King Jing, King Peng, and King Lu. Since Li Ge was deposed as a concubine, King Jing has been estranged from the Pu Wangfu and the Yue Wangfu, perhaps because he has to make a show, or maybe because he is angry. As for the two veins of King Peng and King Lu, one took the initiative to rebel, and the other seemed to be reluctant but in fact colluded with each other, so it was okay not to get along.

Of course, since the king of Jiangxia County has the heart to make friends with his brothers, he must respond enthusiastically, and he will definitely introduce each of them to him. In the future, it is only necessary to observe which line of peers he interacts with, or what kind of secret connections he has, and what clues may be found.

"Brother, come with me." As the most powerful county king among his peers, Li Hui's position among the children of this group of clans is very special. There are envy, envy, and hate. But in front of everyone, no matter how much anger and dissatisfaction anyone has in their hearts, it is impossible to show half of it. So, despite not knowing each other, the brothers seemed to be very happy and friendly.

Not long after, Qin An, the Duke of Wu, led his children and grandchildren to the banquet hall and sat down one after another. Li Hui was a little tired of the hypocrisy and grievances between the clan brothers, so he left everyone under the pretext of saying goodbye to Qin An and the others. Qin An smiled when he saw him, his white and fat face smiled like Maitreya Buddha, and he pressed him to his side and didn't allow him to leave.

Li Hui has always been a filial child, so he simply accompanied him with Qin Cheng and other Qin family children to talk and laugh. Since he persuaded this uncle and grandfather to enter the palace to meet the sage to advise him to protect the king of Yue, and cried together at the court meeting, the uncle and grandson have established a particularly special friendship - like an intimate grandson, and like a friend who has forgotten the year, even the eldest princess of Qinghe and the concubine Qin Shen felt quite surprised.

Inadvertently, the king of Jiangxia raised his head and saw them talking and laughing, and couldn't help but be stunned: "...... Wu Guogong has always been so loving? How did I hear before, he was a little unsmiling, and he didn't seem to be very close to Uncle Pu Wang? ”

If it weren't for Wu Guogong's reluctance to support King Pu at the beginning, perhaps it would not be the turn of the current saint to be appointed as the prince of the East Palace. After all, at that time, the first emperor's preference for King Pu was almost well known, and after the abolition of the crown prince's rebellion, he was only one step away from the position of the East Palace. However, this step is the end of the world. As a confidant of the first emperor and his uncle, Wu Guogong played a pivotal role in it. It is said that for a period of time, King Pu was almost reluctant to go to the door of the Duke of Wu's mansion.

The clan disciples on the side heard this and smiled: "Our Xuanqi clan brother seems to have an innate elder fate. At that time, he won the heart of Empress Wende and often stayed in the palace to accompany him. Later, he never left the side of the first emperor, and he could please the first emperor all the time. Now not only the saint and His Royal Highness the queen love him, but the king of Yue, who has been deposed as a concubine, also loves him, the eldest princess of Qinghe and the eldest princess of Linchuan all miss him, and even Wu Guogong has a good eye for him. ”

When another clan disciple heard this, he snorted lightly: "It's a pity that his elders have a deep fate, but the fate of husband and wife is a little shallow. I heard that the Du family girl he set, I don't know what the number of evil stars is, and even killed the elders in the family one after another, and I have to keep filial piety for several years. It sounded like he wasn't hiding his schadenfreude.

"Duch? Jingzhao Du's daughter? The king of Jiangxia County didn't seem to be able to hear this person's jealousy, and sighed, "Since it is the mother family of Her Royal Highness the Queen, it must be a good marriage." What killed the elders should be just rumors. We are Xuanqi's brothers, and we should hope that he will get married as soon as possible. ”

Seeing him so stunned, the disgruntled clan disciple suddenly felt bored. He pursed his lips, turned away from the sick idiot, and began to talk to a brother who was in sympathy with him. However, when he mentioned the marriage of King Xin'an again, he thought about it carefully, and suddenly laughed again: "Also, maybe only Xuanqi can suppress such a bad star?" "If you can't hold it back, marry the Du girl, and the good luck of the Pu Wangfu will end here! !

Li Hui didn't know that a group of clan brothers had talked about his marriage with bad intentions. After King Jing, King Peng, King Lu and other elders entered the table, he also took the initiative to greet him. However, these uncles and grandfathers treated him a little lightly. Especially King Peng, when he looked at him, there was even a chill in his eyes. He felt a sigh in his heart, but he didn't notice it, and he naturally returned to his seat.

After a short time, the saint Luan arrived, and the night banquet finally began. After the saint raised his glass to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, he took the lead in drinking it all. The ministers congratulated the New Year in unison and said: "Drink to win!" ”

Although it is a palace banquet, after all, it is a festive festival to celebrate together, and there is no need to be too rigid about etiquette. So, as the music sounded, the ministers soon relaxed a lot, and even the sharpness of their words seemed to become more gentle. One of the courtiers was a little drunk, and couldn't help but get up and dance. Seeing this, the rest of the courtiers immediately joined in dancing.

The saint watched their dancing with great interest, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw his nephew who was sitting precariously, and said with a smile: "Xuanqi, take Da Lang and Erlang together." ”

"......" Li Hui was really a little reluctant to join the ranks of the demons dancing, but since the sage had already made an order, he naturally had to comply. So, he led the King of Qi who was about to move and the King of Shu, who could not hide his cowardice, and squeezed into the middle of the courtiers who were clapping their hands and kicking their legs in circles.

He still learned his dance when he was with the first emperor, and at first he had not danced for a long time, and he was still a little rusty, but he soon got better. The dancing posture of young people, compared with the middle-aged and elderly people with bloated waists and abdomen, I don't know how much more chic. What's more, his body is light and toned, and his movements are crisp and neat, which is faintly in tune with the rhythm of the music, with a unique sense of beauty?

The saint couldn't help but look at his nephew and applauded. Seeing this, many of the clan's disciples were not to be left behind, and they poured down one after another. The King of Qi and the King of Shu were dancing with everyone for the first time, and they were originally trying to learn their cousin's dance, but they were squeezed to the other side by a group of clan brothers, and they lost the trace of Li Hui in an instant. However, the two were not very close to this cousin, and they didn't care, so they gave full play to their talents and continued to dance.

In the eyes of the sage, although the two sons were very clumsy, they also had a sense of simplicity and loveliness, and it was rare to raise a little love. Although they were raised crookedly by Concubine Yang Xian and Zhang Zhaoyi, they are all their own blood in the end, and it is time for them to find Wang Fu Haosheng to teach them. If you can correct your temperament, you can't say that you can assist the prince in the future; If it is always wrong, then let the two of them be idle kings for a lifetime.

Thinking of this, the dance was over, and the saint came back to his senses, and smiled and went out of the field—and the ministers became even more excited, and everywhere they could see the images of dancing with teeth and claws, but everyone was still enjoying it.

The night banquet of the ministers was harmonious, but the night banquet of the women of the inner dynasty was distinct. Except for the inner relatives of King Peng's first line, and the inner relatives of King Lu's first line with hesitation, the rest of the inner and outer women almost all regarded Princess Anxing as nothing. The eldest princess of An Xing smiled as before, but her brightly painted nails pinched her palms with blood.

Queen Du glanced at her lightly, she was keenly aware of it, and raised her glass with a smile. In the eyes of all the wives, Queen Du did not completely ignore her, but raised her glass and took a sip gently. The eldest princess of Anxing drank all the wine in the cup.

Princess Peng next to her breathed a sigh of relief without a trace: "Her Royal Highness the Queen is really graceful and generous, and she is not swayed by those rumors at all." Your lord may be able to communicate more with Her Royal Highness in the future, and let her say a few good words in front of the saint. What kind of hatred is there between sisters and brothers? It's just a matter of being soft. ”

Princess An Xing glanced at her, and suddenly said, "Does Uncle feel that she is becoming more and more like a person?" ”

"Like whom?" Princess Peng didn't react for a while.

"One of the people I hate the most." The eldest princess of Anxing hooked her bright red lips like blood, and smiled extraordinarily. And Princess Peng was stunned, and took a closer look at Queen Du, but she was silent. The eldest princess of An Xing also ignored her, and whispered to herself: "Is this palace too / too / peaceful / at the moment?" ”

No matter what undercurrents are hidden in the two night banquets, at least on the bright side, there is still laughter and laughter, as if this year is no different from any past year, and there is still a peaceful atmosphere inside and outside Chang'an City.

After the feast was over, the crowd was still a little unsatisfied, so the saint led them to watch the exorcism. The group walked out of the Taiji Palace and came to the Suzaku Gate directly south of the imperial city. The entire Chang'an City's driving team is like a little starlight, converging towards the imperial city. Even standing on the city gate, it seems that you can vaguely hear the laughter of the people, and there is joy and tranquility in the lights of thousands of homes.

The sage slowly curled the corners of his mouth, and was about to say a few words, when he suddenly heard a loud drum sound.

The ministers were all stunned, and the sound of the drums was close at hand, as if they were vibrating under their feet, and even caused a tremor in their hearts. As if realizing something, some courtiers poked their heads out to look under the Suzaku Gate: a man who was about to enter the imperial city with the procession was standing in front of the Dengwen drum wearing a mask, and beat the huge drum with all his might.

How many years have you not heard the drums of the drums? When Emperor Taizong was there, the government affairs were clear, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was hardly any illegal thing to happen in the entire Chang'an City, not to mention that someone took the risk to beat the drums of Dengwen. For a moment, all the ministers who had never experienced this incident were in a trance.

Only the saint's expression was slightly cold: "Bring this person up!" ”

However, before the guards could take the man by the guard, the man suddenly threw away his drumsticks, fell to his knees, and shouted, "The saint is above!!" The saints are on top!! Weichen is the master of Peng's mansion, accusing King Peng of rebellion!! ”

For a moment, everyone was stunned-

The blood on King Peng's face faded, and he reacted almost immediately: "This is a false accusation!" Falsely accused!! The minister is wronged!! ”