MoreChapter 54 Heavenly Banquet (1)

Early in the morning, Liu Zhao worshiped the Heavenly Dome Hall and led the ministers out of the city to enter the temple to worship their ancestors. It was a good day, and the sun shone brightly on the ground, reflecting the dazzling white of the snow.

Liu Zhao sat in the imperial chariot, accepting the kneeling of his subjects, and was in a good mood. The sunny weather on the first day of the new year is a good sign of the year. The only regret is that Lao Situ is seriously ill and cannot participate in the sacrifice ceremony.

When I arrived at the temple, I made incense on the altar, accepted the official dynasty to celebrate the New Year, and I had a birthday sample, but I couldn't save it. He patiently listened to the ministers' "longevity without borders" and "the world's ordinary chapter" one after another! After two hours of trouble, when I came out of the temple, it was almost noon. Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, the officials and the people have advocated two meals a day, although they have knelt down in the wilderness for two hours, everyone is shivering with cold, and their stomachs are screaming angrily, but no one dares to complain. In fact, in addition to the small people's surname, there are two less meals, and some powerful people have a meal, and the emperor has four meals a day, but today is the day of the big sacrifice, even if you are hungry, you have to stand up.

Finally returned to the palace, then the official rested in the side hall, let the attendant send hot tea, snacks, and prepare for the banquet in the Qianqiu Long Live Hall in the evening. After walking around the palace, I was very tired, and when I returned to the dormitory, I took a nap and rested!

Liu Zhao took advantage of this opportunity to call Wang Yin'er out of the dormitory. After asking first if you were okay, you can sleep after listening, so you can calm down, and whisper to Wang Yin'er: "Aunt Yin'er, Zhao'er begs you for one thing, you must agree to this New Year." ”

Wang Yin'er smiled and said, "My little ancestor, when did you not agree to what you asked me?" Say, do you want your mother to let you go out and cause some trouble? ”

"What kind of thing is that, I am now a noble man, and I have to be an example to my subjects everywhere, but I don't dare to cause trouble everywhere!" Liu Zhao grabbed Wang Yin'er's arm and pulled her to no one's place.

"What's that? I'll listen! Wang Yin'er watched him grow up, and always treated him as a child, although a coming-of-age ceremony had been held, but in her heart, it was no different.

"Aunt Yin'er, Zhao'er's coming-of-age ceremony has been completed, and the pro-government ceremony has also been held, but it's been a year, and Zhao'er hasn't even seen the appearance of the jade seal, aunt, you also know that if I ask for my mother, she must think that Zhao'er is in a hurry to seize her power, and she will definitely scold Zhao'er for being unfilial. Now that the queen mother is not in the Jiade Palace, can you take me to see it? Zhao'er just take a look, just a look! His child's personality was undoubtedly revealed, which made Wang Yin'er laugh.

"Your Majesty, you also say that you are the king of a country, and you want to be an example to your subjects, how can you look like a child. The jade seal is yours sooner or later, so why bother to see it! ”

"Auntie, please, today is the first day of the first lunar month, so that Zhao'er also has the feeling of being a real emperor, I just touch it." He took Wang Yin'er's hand, dangled it around, and begged again and again.

made Wang Yin'er cry and laugh, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, my aunt can promise you about this, but it can't be delayed for a long time, if you know it later, it's terrible." The people in the palace over there, I will go to earn Your Majesty first and then go in, earn us quietly, don't alarm others. ”

At this moment, the emperor and the ministers are resting, and the thousands of prison maids in the palace are full of joy and lights, but they are busy as if they are in a mess. Shuttling back and forth between the Thousand Autumns Hall and the various palace rooms, there are so many things that I don't have a clue. Cai Lun had already been transferred to deal with various matters, and he got news from Liu Zhao that the manpower near the Jiade Hall had been transferred a lot by him.

Zheng Zhong also sent the craftsmen in the Jiade Hall early and gave them their leave, and at this time, there was no one in the Jiade Hall except for a few eunuchs and maids who watched the palace. Wang Yin'er entered the hall and saw a few palace people gossiping boringly, so she coughed lightly, and several people stood up to say hello when they saw that it was her.

Wang Yin'er said: "The palace is busy, do you still have the heart to gossip here?" Cai Changshou just said, you need a few people to help, you go and see, you can help. ”

"Whoa!" Several palace people did not suspect him, withdrew from the Jiade Palace, and went to find Cai Lun.

When Wang Yin'er saw them leaving, she beckoned to Liu Zhao, who was hiding in the corner, and Liu Zhao understood, trotted and entered the palace with a smile. The two of them went straight to the Xuande Hall where the jade seal was offered, and Liu Zhao touched the fake seal in his arms, secretly happy!

Xuande Hall is in the middle of the Jiade Palace, in front of the back sleeping palace, which shows the importance that Dou Hou attaches to the Tianliu Seal. Wang Yin'er said to Liu Zhao: "Your Majesty, go in and take a look, remember not to mess up, I have outside to help you watch, you should do it as soon as possible!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhao was overjoyed, and was originally thinking about how to make Wang Yin'er money, but she didn't expect that she took the initiative to go outside to control the wind. Hurriedly nodded and said, "Sister, don't worry, Zhao'er is obedient!" ”

Wang Yin'er nodded, thinking, let this little emperor live the addiction of being a real emperor inside, it's also pitiful, he hasn't even touched the seal when he becomes an emperor, and he is afraid that he will be embarrassed by the explosion, so it is better to let him make trouble inside.

Liu Zhao entered the Xuande Hall and saw that the hall was empty, and on a long table in the middle of the row, there were six bright yellow boxes, all of which were covered with gold satin, which looked very magnificent. Before it was time to hold the lamp, the hall was not dim, he asked Li He, the jade seal of the transfer of troops was the first seal, printed with the six characters of the letter seal of the Han Emperor. The inside of the box must be printed with handwriting, and you can see it at a glance. He went straight to the first seal, opened the box, took out the seal, and saw that the box was printed with these six words, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, took out the fake seal in his arms, and looked at it carefully, the workmanship was very fine, almost difficult to distinguish, but made a small mark in the place where the tiger was not noticed, in order to distinguish the real from the fake.

He put the fake seal in, covered the box, and put the real seal into his arms, and then he let out a long breath and felt a big heart. didn't have time to look at the other five seals, so he walked out of the hall. Seeing that Wang Yin'er was wandering outside the hall with her shoulders hugged, she couldn't help but be very moved, and called softly: "Aunt Yin'er, I'm done, let's go out!" ”

Wang Yin'er didn't expect him to come out so quickly, so she asked, "Why, didn't you look at it for a while?" ”

Liu Zhao smiled: "After a rough look, I think there is nothing special, is it just a fake, printed with the same words, can it be real?" ”

"This is nonsense, the true seal is naturally different from other objects. You think that this antiquity has absorbed the wealth and blessing of the royal family of the past dynasties, and it is higher than other things in terms of workmanship color and materials, otherwise how can it be a royal heirloom! Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and you will also choose a day, if it is usual, the seal keeper is not something I can support. After today, he was granted leave, and His Majesty was also given the opportunity to see the seal. Wang Yin'er was like teaching a child, telling the story, Liu Zhao nodded again and again, his heart was so dangerous, Li He calculated that today's work will be successful, it seems that there is really God's help.

I was a little worried that the fake seal would be discovered by the seal guard, and I couldn't tell what it was like in my heart.

Seeing that he could get out of the Jiade Palace, he said to Wang Yin'er: "Auntie, go back to your mother's side, Zhao'er will also change her clothes and prepare for today's banquet." ”

Wang Yin'er looked at him lovingly and said, "Go, Your Majesty, it's cold, be careful of catching a cold." ”

The imperial palace of the Eastern Han Empire was divided into the South Palace and the North Palace. Nangong is the place where the emperor handles government affairs and discusses politics in court. The north palace is the sleeping palace of the emperor, queen, queen and concubine.

But since Emperor Ming, the North Palace has gradually become the heart of the empire, and the emperors mostly live in the North Palace. There is a royal road between the south palace and the north palace, and there is a guard every ten steps, which is very spectacular.

There are five rows of palaces in the south palace, and there are five grand palaces in the center of the whole palace, namely the Qifei Palace, the Chongde Palace, the Zhongde Palace, the Qianqiu Long Live Hall and the Pingshuo Palace. There are more than ten palaces on the other two sides, which are very magnificent.

Coming out of the Jiade Hall to pass through the South Palace of the Imperial Road, he trotted a few steps to the Deyang Palace, where Liu Qing had already prepared the imperial chariot and waited, and when he saw him coming, he ordered the maids to change into the court clothes he usually wore in addition to the sacrificial dress.

When he came out of the palace, he asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, is it done?" ”

Liu Zhao nodded, smiling mysteriously, full of confidence.

Because Cai Lun went to help, there were only a few small yellow doors in Liu Zhao's palace to follow, and when he saw Liu Zhao coming out, he asked him to get on the warm sedan chair, Liu Zhao waved his hand, and let them carry the sedan chair to follow from afar, and he and Liu Qing walked side by side, crossing the long royal road. The sun had set in the west, reflecting their long shadows on the stone slabs. Liu Zhao's height is almost the same as that of his brother, Liu Qing sighed: "Your Majesty has grown a lot taller, think about the days when we played and ran crazy in the palace together, it was like a world away." ”

"yes, my brother always let me back then, remember those toys we had? It's still in the East Palace, and when I'm not happy, I go to fiddle with those things, and I also repair a few broken ones with my own hands. Hehe, although I think it's a child's thing now, it's as kind as my brother by my side. ”

Liu Qing only felt surging, and his voice was slightly hoarse, "Your Majesty, my father and emperor are only two of us, and everyone says that they will fight for the world and the throne, so what is the difference between us being the emperor." Although you are, my father is afraid that I will suffer, so let you and I eat, live and play together, all the same, that is, let our brothers be of the same heart! Knowing this, it's all the same. ”

Liu Zhao sighed: "Brother said this, I feel the same way, it is really a visceral word, every time I think of your life experience, my heart is like a knife, your mother's hatred, when I take charge of the world in the future, I will stand up for my brother!" ”

Liu Qing nodded, tears flashing in his black eyes, "Your Majesty, I would rather call you brother, you are the master, I am the shadow, you think for me, but I want to protect you, I am already like this, and I don't care about what is not dead, this broken jar, if you fall twice, what does it matter, the big deal is broken." Today's matter, if it is exposed, my brother can just push it on Liu Qing, and I will take it! "A sentence is said sincerely, thunder and lightning are like thunder, and every sentence is loud. Liu Zhao also burst into tears, held his hand tightly and said, "Brother, don't treat me as a younger brother if you say this, if there is something, we will bear it together." ”

Suddenly, they heard the noise in front of them, and the two of them were stunned, but they saw a yellow door official, running over, shouting, "It's not good, it's not good, it's dead, the emperor, the emperor, go and see!" ”

The two were taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" What happened to someone? ”

Huangmenguan's lips trembled, and he said after a long time: "It was Fu who asked the slave to report, and the general in front of him quarreled with the great general Yin Mu, the general was in a hurry, and he wanted to kill someone!" ”

"What?" Liu Zhao only felt a flower in front of him, and a wave of anger rushed straight to his head, probably because he had a seal in his hand, and he had a trace of killing intent for no reason. At this moment, Liu Qing clenched his hand hard, with a calm look in his eyes. Liu Zhao closed his eyes and let out a long breath before he ordered: "Come over the warm sedan chair, hurry up, hurry over!" ”