143 The palace banquet turmoil
The palace banquet of the men of the previous dynasty seems to be no different from the palace banquet in the harem, that is, the singing and dancing are hot, the atmosphere in the hall is hotter, and the taste of wine is stronger.
The music is melodious, and the dancing girls in the field are wearing long water-sleeved soft gauze dance skirts, beating and rotating with the music points, and the skirt swings like water, revealing her naked white snow feet, and her waist twists like willow branches swaying by the green waves blown by the wind.
The dance is beautiful, the life is more beautiful, the ring is fat and thin, there is everything, the ancient rhyme and ancient style, there is no deliberate pretentiousness of modern people dancing ancient dance.
Gu Qingwan's eyes were attracted by the singing and dancing on the field, and he was looking at it energetically, but Hou Jingrong of Xuanping came over to toast Qin Yu, Qin Yu raised his hand and sent the empty wine glass to Gu Qingwan's eyes, Gu Qingwan hurriedly withdrew his gaze from the field, picked up the wine jug, and refilled the wine in Qin Yu's cup.
Jing Rong's gaze also fell on Gu Qingwan's body as a matter of course, her burning eyes were transparent and clear, as if she had seen everything through.
Gu Qingwan was stared at by him, but he didn't feel nervous, he took half a step back after filling up the wine, Jing Rong turned his gaze and raised his wine glass at Qin Yu, and said: "Ah Rong heard that Second Brother Qin came back this time and brought a beauty, congratulations to Second Brother Qin for clearing the battlefield and being proud!" ”
When Qin Yu heard this, a smile appeared on Jun's face, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I didn't find Ah Rong so knowledgeable before, thank you." ”
As soon as he said that, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup neatly, and raised the empty cup at Jing Rong, Jing Rong also hooked his lips and smiled, and put the cup on the tip of his nose, but suddenly turned his head away as if he was uncomfortable, and twisted his brows to the side and breathed a sigh of relief.
The people of the palace came up with a plate of dishes, and the steamed fish was lying quietly on the cyan lotus official kiln porcelain plate, which aroused people's appetite, but Jing Rong couldn't help covering his mouth, turned around, and retched twice.
Qin Yu was surprised, Qin Yi, who was sitting there, was already busy standing up, took a step forward, supported Jing Rong, snatched the wine cup in his hand, and said, "What's wrong?" ”
Jing Rong raised his head, but his face was a little pale, his brows were slightly frowned, and his eyes flashed slightly.
Gu Qingwan stood beside her, blinked at Jing Rong's reaction. Fortunately, Xuanping Hou is a famous little overlord in the capital, he is merry all day long, causing trouble everywhere, and his force value is super high, he is arrogant, he can't be a woman, otherwise he reacts like this, how do you look at it, how does it look like morning sickness!
"Yesterday was the day when the little pear was cleared out of the pavilion in the spring breeze, and I ate too much wine, I'm afraid it will hurt my stomach." Jing Rong breathed a sigh of relief, and then he said in a light tone to Qin Yi, who was full of concern.
Qin Yi, "......"
Jing Rong's eyes were obviously slightly blue, and he looked like he had been hollowed out of half of his body, this kid was not yet fourteen, so ridiculous.
Qin Yi's face became a little gloomy, and he said to Qin Yu: "Forget about his toast, I'll take him to see the imperial doctor." ”
After that, regardless of Jing Rong's reaction, he dragged people out.
Qin Yu looked at the figures of the two of them pulling away disappreciatively, hooked his lips, and said to Gu Qingwan: "See, there are not many men like Ye who are clean and self-conscious, Qingqing should cherish it!" ”
Gu Qingwan, "......"
After three rounds of drinking, singing and dancing for a while, Emperor Qin Ying sat on the dragon chair, praised Qin Yu and Wei Yongbo a few words, rewarded some gold and jade and other things, the two got up, walked to the main hall, knelt down and thanked him.
After Qin Yu returned to the case, who knew that Wei Yongbo was still kneeling in the main hall, kowtowing and saying: "Your Majesty, when the minister was stationed in Fengzhou, there was a northern and southern leather merchant who asked to see Wei Chen, claiming that there was a treasure in his hand that he wanted to present to the emperor through Guò Wei Chen, Wei Chen met with him and verified that the treasure was actually the sword Qinglong Sword used by Zhou Gaozu of the previous dynasty. ”
Wei Yongbo said that, and the ministers in all directions were in an uproar.
"It turned out to be the Green Dragon Sword? It's a rare treasure. ”
"I heard that Zhou Gaozu got this green dragon sword to kill Lu Ying, and after the destruction of Chu, this sword was later shown as a national treasure by Zhou State, auspicious."
"The world's famous sword, the Qinglong Sword ranks among the top three."
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The origin of the Qinglong Sword is not small, Emperor Qin Ying is very interested, not to mention that today is to celebrate Wei Yongbo, Wei Yongbo recommended the people who went to the court to face the saint, and Emperor Qin Ying naturally wanted to summon him for face.
Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Oh? In this way, summon him to the palace to see it, if it is really the Qinglong Sword, I will have a heavy reward! ”
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a navy blue robe, a scribe's scarf, a long mustache, and a slightly chubby white face walked in with a long rosewood box in both hands.
The man hung his head, bowed to Wei Yongbo's side, knelt down and said loudly: "Long live the grass people to meet the emperor." ”
"Bring it in." Emperor Qin Ying said, his own eunuch went over, took the long box, opened it for inspection, and then presented it to the dragon case, Emperor Qin Ying really took out a cold and dignified long sword from the box, and there were vague complex patterns on the quaint scabbard.
Emperor Qin Ying danced back and forth twice, laughed, and said, "Sure enough, it's the Qinglong Sword, a good sword!" Come on, pass it on to all Aiqing to appreciate. ”
The eunuch responded, put the Qinglong Sword into the box, got down the imperial steps, and took the lead to the side of Prince Li, Prince Li took out the Qinglong Sword from the box, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "It is a good sword, congratulations to the emperor for getting this sword, the sword is psychic and cheering, I Daqin got this famous sword, and the country will be prosperous for a long time." ”
Saying that, he passed the sword to Qin Yu, Qin Yu was not interested, he took the Qinglong Sword and passed it without looking at it, and everyone watched the sword.
The legendary sword is in the world, Gu Qingwan couldn't help but glance at it curiously, and couldn't see anything special, but suddenly heard that Zhou Dingxing, who was sitting opposite, wearing a silver-gray robe and gauze smock, suddenly spoke, and rushed to the treasure merchant kneeling in the hall, and said: "I heard that when the Qinglong Sword broke away from the Zhou Dynasty in the Later Zhou, it was taken to the Later Zhou Dynasty and has been treasured in the private treasury of the Later Zhou Emperor
His Royal Highness King Yan Guang presented it to the emperor, but how did it come to the hands of a businessman? This Qinglong Sword can't be a fake, right? Or are you implying that after my Great Qin conquered the Houzhou Imperial Palace, he was left out of exile? ”
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they all heard the meaning of Zhou Dingxing's words.
If this Qinglong Sword is really in the Emperor's private treasury of the Later Zhou Dynasty, then the Qin Yi brothers conquered the Later Zhou Imperial Palace, and everything in the treasury and the emperor's private treasury should be presented to Emperor Qin Ying.
But the Qinglong Sword that should have been in the private treasury fell into the hands of such a businessman, either the merchant took the fake Qinglong Sword to deceive the king, or the Qin Yi brothers collected money privately, greedy for the things in the private treasury of the Emperor of Houzhou, and then secretly exchanged the treasures for silver money.
Okay, after a long time of making a fuss about offering treasures, the muzzle of the gun was originally aimed at Prince Li's mansion.
The Qinglong Sword is lost, and the Qin Yi brothers will inevitably be charged with the crime of protecting the treasure, or greedy for loot, or greedy for money, no matter what kind of crime it is, they will have to be punished, and it is not very good to spread it.
At this time, many ministers had already smelled the smell, the hall was silent, and everyone's expressions became meaningful.
The merchant in the palace changed his complexion, his face flashed with panic, and he kowtowed: "No, no, the villain is bold, and he will never dare to use fake things to bully the king!" The emperor clearly saw that the sword was really a green dragon sword! ”
Wei Yongbo next to him said in a deep voice, and said to Zhou Dingxing: "Lord Zhou is sure that the Qinglong Sword is stored in the private treasury of the Later Zhou Emperor?" ”
After saying that, Zhou Ding got up, rushed up to Emperor Qin Ying, saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, although Weichen is a Wenchen, he has always been keen on the collection of cultural relics and ancient books, and has been looking for and inquiring about the "Yongye Map" of Emperor Zhongxing of the previous dynasty, and he didn't want to inquire about the whereabouts of this Qinglong Sword, so Weichen is sure that the Qinglong Sword is indeed in the palace of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and there will be no mistake." ”
Zhou Dingxing said very surely, and after he spoke, Emperor Qin Ying unconsciously looked at the Wuwei general Guo Qi sitting over there and said: "General Wuwei has always loved divine weapons, I heard that the arsenal in the mansion still contains the sword of the famous generals of the Warring States, but I don't know if the general Wuwei has inquired about the whereabouts of this Qinglong sword?" ”
General Wuwei relied on his military merits to stand up, and he was a middle-class figure among the military generals and the three forces, and when he heard this, he glanced at Prince Li, and then replied: "Back to the emperor, the minister has indeed heard the rumors that the Qinglong Sword is in the palace of the Later Zhou Dynasty, but he doesn't know whether it is true or not. ”
When Wei Yongbo heard this, he glared angrily at the treasure merchant and said: "Even General Guo has heard about this, it must not be groundless, since you say that this Qinglong Sword is true, you are not quick to explain, how did the Qinglong Sword get into your hands!" ”
The treasure merchant's face turned red with anxiety and fear, and finally he couldn't seem to bear the pressure, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, this Qinglong Sword is indeed in the palace of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and it was stolen from the Yellow Treasury of the Later Zhou Dynasty when the army of the Qin State was besieging the palace during the war. Actually, the villain ...... The villain is the henchman eunuch Chen Fu'an next to Emperor Hou Zhou, the villain saw that Hou Zhou couldn't keep it, so he thought about stealing the green dragon sword and escaping, and then dedicated the sword to the emperor, in order to win a place in Daqin, the villain concealed his identity, and hoped that the emperor would spare his life. ”
Chen Fuan finished speaking, raised his head and tore off the fake beard on his face, and his voice became sharper. His face was pale and he shivered.
The hall was extremely quiet for a while, Gu Qingwan twisted his eyebrows, and glanced at Prince Li and Qin Yu, who were sitting upright and had not reacted.
This Wei Yongbo brought Chen Fu'an to the palace of Prince Li, just now she thought that Wei Yongbo was going to deduct the charge of the Qinglong Sword from the people's body to the Qin Yu brothers, why did this turn out of the Zhou eunuch Chen Fu'an, and took out the Qin Yu brothers in a few words.
After this wave of twists and turns, Gu Qingwan felt that the matter was not over yet, and Wei Yongbo's true intentions should not have come out yet.
However, Prince Qin Yuheli was calm, one was eating fish without changing his face, and the other was sitting lazily and shaking his wine glass, looking like he was watching a play.
"Good you Chen Fu'an, stealing treasures, abandoning the old master, and now trying to use the old master's things to gain a foothold, you are really a ruthless and unrighteous greedy and treacherous person, come here, drag this person out to me and behead the public!" Emperor Qin Ying's face was furious, and he suddenly slapped the dragon case.
Chen Fuan was obviously frightened and lost his soul, his face turned pale, and he slumped to the ground, and said: "The villain doesn't know that the news of the Qinglong Sword in the Houzhou Palace has spread, and the villain thinks that the emperor only knows that the jade seal of the country is treasured in the private treasury of the Houzhou Emperor, if the villain knows that the news of the Qinglong Sword has also been revealed, the villain has 100,000 dares and does not dare to present the Qinglong Sword to the emperor, and throws himself into the net!" ”
His words suddenly fell into the oil pot like a drop of water, and after the hall was startled, it completely exploded.
"What? The jade seal of the country is actually in the private treasury of the Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty? Is this true? ”
"Inherit the jade seal of the country, and the winner wins the world! Presumably, this heirloom jade seal has been privately presented to the emperor by Prince Li and His Royal Highness King Yan Guang, but I don't know when the emperor is going to announce this news to the world? It also allows our ministers to see the style of the jade seal of the country? Zhen Guogong couldn't help but stand up and bowed.
"The emperor has passed on the jade seal of the country is an auspicious omen, and it should be announced to the world to show that my Great Qin is the mandate of heaven!" Prince Yi couldn't help but smile and raised his voice.
Emperor Qin Ying's face was slightly ugly, he looked at Prince Li and Qin Yu's side, and said, "The jade seal of the country...... I have never seen it, and if I did, I would have told it to the world as soon as possible. ”
As soon as Emperor Qin Ying finished speaking, everyone immediately looked at each other, and then looked at Prince Li's father and son with meaningful eyes.
As the confidant eunuch of the Later Zhou Emperor, Chen Fuan was sent to him and almost lost his life, which inadvertently broke out about the jade seal of the country.
Many people believed Chen Fuan's words, but now the jade seal of the country has not been presented to Emperor Qin Ying, which can only show that the jade seal of the country was detained by the Qin Yi brothers and fell to the relatives
Fell into the palace of Prince Li.
Prince Li's Mansion detained the jade seal of the country that won the world after learning about it, which is clearly a heart of disobedience!
The atmosphere was solemn and embarrassing, and Emperor Qin Ying's face flashed with a little shock and disbelief, and then he suddenly became angry and said, "Nonsense! If the jade seal of the country is in the hands of Emperor Zhuang Yingxuan of the Later Zhou Dynasty, how can he hide it, he must be announced to the world. What's more, if the jade seal of the country is really in the private treasury of the Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, it should have been presented to me as soon as possible, are you traitors alluding to Prince Li, and my imperial uncle has secretly detained the jade seal? I don't believe this, it's clear that you, the remnants of the Zhou Dynasty, have ill intentions and deliberately divide the relationship between me and the emperor's uncle, trying to make my Great Qin civil strife, so as to make trouble! ”
Emperor Qin Ying's words were finished, the anger on his face had reached the extreme, and he patted the dragon case and said: "Come on, drag this traitor down, and quickly divide the corpse of five horses!" ”
Chen Fuan suddenly trembled like chaff, and said loudly: "Didn't the emperor see the jade seal of the heirloom country?" That's not right! The emperor knows that the villain really didn't lie! The reason why the jade seal of the country was indeed in the hands of Emperor Hou Zhou, and the reason why it was not announced to the world was because the Hou Zhou was already full of holes at that time, and the national strength was weak, so he did not dare to spread the news of the jade seal of the country in the palace, and he was afraid that it would attract attacks and plunder. ”
Chen Fu'an was in trouble, and some of his expressions became crazy, kowtowing while kowtowing excitedly.
Seeing Emperor Qin Ying's hesitation, he hurriedly said: "By the way, the villain remembered that when Prince Rili and King Yan Guang led their troops to attack the palace, they captured Emperor Hou Zhou alive, but then somehow it came out that Emperor Hou Zhou took seven steps and died of poisoning." At that time, the villain was still hiding in the palace of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and was surprised when he heard the news, and now he thinks about it, it must be the prince of Li and the king of Yan Guang who got the jade seal from the hands of the Emperor of the Later Zhou, and he was afraid that the emperor would know about it, and he did not dare to escort the Emperor of the Later Zhou into the palace to offer prisoners, so he poisoned him to death. The emperor is aware that the villain doesn't dare to say half a lie! ”
Chen Fuan said and kowtowed again.
Emperor Qin Ying's expression was a little hesitant and painful, but he instantly retracted again, and said to the Imperial Forest Army: "What are you doing in a daze, plug his mouth, and drag out the five horses to divide the corpse!" ”
Only then did the Imperial Forest Army block Chen Fuan's mouth and drag the person down.
Chen Fuan, who was yelling and screaming, went out, so that there was a dead silence in the hall, and the atmosphere became even more stagnant.
Emperor Qin Ying looked at Prince Li and Qin Yu and said, "I believe in Uncle Huang, and Uncle Huang doesn't have to take this matter to heart. ”
A sneer appeared on Prince Li's lips, and he got up and said, "It's true that the minister hasn't seen any jade seals of the country, but in order to show his innocence, the emperor still ordered the Praetorian Guards to search Prince Xiali's mansion." ”
Qin Yuyi also stood up, raised his eyebrows and said: "What kind of bullshit is to pass on the jade seal of the country, if you can really know it and win the world, then Emperor Zhuang Ying of Zhou will not be killed by our brothers in the palace and commit suicide by taking poison." Most of the others really believe in this heirloom jade seal, how can I believe this nonsense when my brother personally led the troops to destroy the Hou Zhou? I also took a risk for this and deducted it privately, it's a joke! ”
Zhou Dingxing heard the words but said in a deep voice: "What King Yan Guang said is not right, this jade seal of the country, there is no need to believe in the prince and King Yan Guang, as long as the people of the world believe in this rumor, it can play the role of commanding the world." ”
Zhou Dingxing's meaning is clearly that Prince Li's private deduction of the jade seal of the country is to seek rebellion and usurp the throne in the future, and use this jade seal to confirm his status as the king of the country.
People all over the world believe in the rumors of the jade seal of the country, and Prince Li usurped the throne, which can be regarded as justifiable.
This kind of thing, just relying on Chen Fuan's words, can't sit down at all, could it be that at this moment, the jade seal of the country has been secretly put into Prince Li's mansion?
"The minister is still the same sentence, the emperor can let the Praetorian Guards search the palace, if you find the jade seal of the country, the minister is willing to accept the crime, but if you can't find it, please also ask the emperor to return my Prince's Mansion a clean slate, and severely punish Wei Yongbo Zheng Wan!"
Prince Li's voice was loud, Emperor Qin Ying's face was calm, and the atmosphere in the hall was tense.
Gu Qingwan wrinkled his eyebrows, Wei Yongbo and Zhou Dingxing sang and harmonized, it was obviously premeditated, Emperor Qin Ying was afraid that he would have vented his breath earlier, if Emperor Qin Ying really sent the Praetorian Guards to search Prince Li's Mansion, he wouldn't really find out the jade seal, if so, would Prince Li's Mansion be convicted.
She can be regarded as a member of Prince Li's Mansion now, and if the palace is convicted of rebellion, she will also suffer. She unconsciously looked at Qin Yu again, but saw that he seemed to be aware of it, and his cold eyes carried a little reassurance, Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, and her heart was slightly calm.
No matter what, Qin Yu could still think of her at this time, and Gu Qingwan's heart warmed slightly.
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Headache, it's late, sorry. Thank you Wytt for 1 diamond and Earily for 9 flowers.