As soon as Zong Xiu's words came out, the ministers looked strange, and Lao Li blew his beard angrily and stared.

Cheng Yanjin hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Zong Xiu, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Niangniang, what Your Majesty, what Your Majesty, the bastard boy has no mouth to hold, he collided with the holy car, and he didn't hurry up and retreat." ”

Cheng Yanjin smiled at Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wujian again: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, this kid has never seen the world, don't be surprised." ”

Zong Xiu came back to his senses at this time, and saw that he was blocking the path of Lao Li and the eldest grandson Wuji, and he was frightened.

This is ancient times!

To be exact, no matter what era it is, if you collide with the Holy Driver, it will not end well.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the lower official was reckless and collided with the holy driver, and I ask Your Majesty and Niangniang to forgive your sins."

Zong Xiu stood beside Cheng Yanjin and said in fear.

Li Shimin is not a narrow-minded emperor, and waved his hand: "It's okay, those who don't know are not guilty, the sect assistant is inevitably a little nervous when he first arrives in the palace." ”

The eldest grandson Wujian stared at Zong Xiu up and down, and said with a smile: "You are also a sincere gentleman, Duke Lu, you can recognize a good brother." ”

"Hehe, the mother laughed, but it was fate, and I fell in love with this kid at first sight."

Cheng Yanjin snorted, of course he knew the meaning of the eldest grandson's words.

That's the point to him.

However, he has been biting gold all his life, one does not fight for power, the other does not seize profits, his words and deeds are based on his heart, and there is nothing to hide.

Lao Li looked around, saw that the people were almost there, and said, "Since they have all arrived, please take a seat." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, please invite Your Majesty and Niangniang to the table."

In the voice of the ministers in unison, Lao Li and the eldest grandson Wujian walked to the bottom of the pavilion in the imperial garden, and the eight maids stood around each other.

Outside the gazebo, there are hundreds of long, low wooden tables, each with futons under it. The civil and military officials who came to the banquet sat down in turn according to their titles.

Zong Xiu took a coincidence, he was the nominal protagonist of this banquet, and he was dragged by Cheng Yanjin, and in the name of taking care of him, he sat next to Cheng Yanjin.

After everyone sat down, there were already prepared palace maids rushing in, holding wooden plates one by one, with wine and pastries on them, and serving them in turn.

Zong Xiu muttered, "Isn't it a banquet? What's all this stuff for? ”

Cheng bit the golden white and whispered: "Guy who has never seen the world, do you think this is an ordinary family's banquet?" I'll make you a table? This is a royal banquet in the palace, and there is a set of rules for serving food. I'll tell you, don't pick up and eat for a while, eat up to three bites of each dish, and be particular about drinking, your majesty doesn't raise a glass in the first half of the banquet, don't drink yourself. ”

……

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes. This kind of banquet is really not suitable for him, it is better to find a random stall to eat outside.

But it's all here, and you can't go in front of Lao Li.

Speaking kung fu, the palace maids finished the first round. On the wooden table in front of everyone were a bottle of wine, two plates of pastries, and a plate of cut fruit.

Lao Li and the eldest grandson Wujian each picked up their wine glasses and made a gesture of raising their glasses.

Seeing this, Zong Xiu hurriedly grabbed the cup, but was pulled by Cheng Yanjin: "What are you panicking, Your Majesty hasn't said a toast yet, what are you anxious about." ”

Zong Xiu: "......"

Cheng Yanjin hummed and reminded: "With my understanding of Your Majesty, this first glass of wine must be drunk with you, you remember, no matter what Your Majesty says for a while, when he finishes speaking, he gets up with the cup and says, 'The minister is frightened, he doesn't dare to do this, it's all Your Majesty's blessings, God bless the Tang Dynasty'." ”

Really.

Lao Li didn't drink the cup, raised his glass to his chest, raised his glass to invite Mingyue, and laughed loudly: "Everyone, Aiqing, I am very happy to have a banquet tonight." There are talented people in Chang'an, creating numbers, acting formulas, and chemical arithmetic from complex to simple, the merit is in the world, and the benefits are in the future, which is really the blessing of my Tang Dynasty and the blessing of the people in the world. I propose that everyone raise a glass together and pay tribute to Zong Aiqing on behalf of the world's scholars. ”

After speaking, Lao Li stood up with a wine glass, and the eldest grandson Wujian and the civil and military officials also got up with the wine glasses and looked at Zong Xiu from afar.

Experiencing this battle for the first time, Zong Xiu was inevitably a little in a hurry. When he grabbed the wine glass, he remembered Cheng Yanjin's instructions again, and said with a stammer: "Minister, the minister is frightened, and he doesn't dare to do this, it is all His Majesty's blessing, God bless the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Haha, Zong Aiqing is too modest. Come, I and the others drink this cup full. ”

After Lao Li took the wine glass and drank it all, he sat down again, and after praising Zong Xiu a few words without being salty, the topic turned to other directions, and talked about the promotion of 'new learning' with the civil and military officials.

Zong Xiu sat next to Cheng Yanjin, and others didn't dare to speak lightly, seeing the fierce discussion among the ministers, he could only stare at the wine glass in front of him boredly, look, look.

Looking at it, Zong Xiu was anxious and began to peek around.

Suddenly, a screen next to the rockery in the distance caught his attention.

There are quirks!

Good rockery, what kind of screen.

Stand up, what lantern is behind you.

Even if you hit the lantern, why is the shadow revealed?

On the golden silk screen, there are several slender figures, of different heights, moving around.

"Brother, look at that, it looks like someone is peeking."

Zong Xiu pulled Cheng to bite the gold, and the latter was talking to Yu Chi Jingde, and replied directly: "In this palace, it is not a big deal to have a palace maid secretly looking at the holy face. Don't run around, Your Majesty may still ask you about it later. ”

……

Yes, no one can speak, and the cup is tired of watching, and Zong Xiu is also staring at the screen.

Behind the silk screen, several princesses saw Zong Xiu look over and laughed.

Princess Changle said happily: "I've seen it, I've seen it, I didn't expect the talent who created the numbers to be so young." ”

"Shhh, be quiet, if you let your father know, you won't be to blame."

Princess Runan made a gesture of silence as she peered through the edge of the screen into the Imperial Garden.

"Sister, let me see, let me see, the little son can't see it."

Xiao Jinyang grabbed Princess Changle's sleeve with a milky voice. She was only five years old, the shortest, and her sisters escorted her to that station, and she really couldn't see anything.

Princess Lanling hugged Xiao Jinyang and said, "Don't make any noise, little son, if you quarrel again, you will be discovered, and everyone will not see it." ”

"But the little son wants to see it too."

"Okay, okay, I'll hold you."

Princess Lanling was helpless, picked up Xiao Jinyang and lifted it over the screen, and quickly put it down.

Xiao Jinyang didn't see anything, he was arguing and didn't follow, and he had to watch it again.

Several princesses were helpless, and they were about to take turns to hug Jinyang and coax, when suddenly two figures walked briskly from the side of Lin De Palace.

"Shhh

Princess Changle covered Xiao Jinyang's mouth, and several princesses hurriedly risked their waists to hide behind the screen.

The person who came was a middle-aged man, and a handsome man in his early twenties, who walked very quickly, but after a while, he appeared in the imperial garden.

As soon as the middle-aged man entered the imperial garden, he first knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. Because of some trivial matters, the time was delayed, and it was late, and the minister should die. ”