The place where Emperor Wen of Liang set up the banquet was set up in the altar garden in the palace. The altar garden is one of the most spacious courtyards in the palace, designed with the shape of an altar, used as a place of sacrifice on weekdays, only when the day is sacrificed every year, the emperor will lead the civil and military officials to run to the Purple Mountain on the outskirts of the city to worship the sky.

Therefore, although this altar garden holds a variety of small sacrificial activities, it is still possible for Emperor Wen of Liang, who is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, to set up a banquet. Hundreds of tables and chairs have been set up on the east side of the courtyard, and the palace maids and maidservants are walking around with plates to prepare.

Xiao Beiping and Duan Zhong walked into this garden and saw the grand scene here. Most of the assignments had been completed a few days ago, and now the palace maids were just serving some evening drinks and food, after all, there was already a lot of time. The altar has been turned into a stage with a top of the head, so that it can be performed even when it rains.

It is said that the second prince specially invited the best troupe of Nanliang from Suzhou, the most popular Hua Dan, and specially spent a lot of money to build this stage, in order to please his own Lao Tzu. It seems that His Royal Highness Xiao Beiding also understands the importance of coaxing his own Lao Tzu. However, Duan Chong is very happy, after all, he can still get his hands on the light tonight and use the stage that has been built. Turning to Xiao Beiping: "What do you have for your Lao Tzu?" ”

Xiao Beiping shook his head and said, "I don't have as much silver as my second brother, but I just ordered someone to bring back a few thousand-year-old snow ginseng from the snow-capped mountains in Tibet, and I can't find anything else." ”

Duan Zhong gave a thumbs up, the preciousness of this thousand-year-old snow ginseng is self-evident, in the past, he practiced penance on Diancang Mountain, and he only saw one or two plants during the three years, although the snow mountains of Tubo are rich in snow ginseng, but it is not easy to find a few, besides, Tubo is thousands of miles away from Nanliang, it will take half a year to come and go, plus the time to find, I am afraid that this Xiao Beiping has begun to prepare for this matter since a year ago. Xiao Beiping's name as a filial son does not seem to be all pretended.

Xiao Beiping shook his head helplessly: "Although these snow ginseng plants are precious, Beiding doesn't know where to learn about this news, and recently he has been vigorously looking for valuable medicinal materials, but I don't know if there are any results." And it is said that the second brother got five fist-sized night pearls from Dongyi, which is a priceless treasure. So this time I'm not necessarily as good as my second brother, so you have to help me. ”

Duan Zhong touched his nose and sighed: "I will naturally help you." ”

In fact, whether it is Duan Chong, Xiao Beiping or Xiao Beiding, they are very concerned about whether Emperor Liang Wendi will be crowned crown prince on this birthday, this emperor's scheming is very deep, and he would rather watch his two sons fight the sky than give a clear statement. The reason why he did this, in Duan Chong's view, Emperor Liang Wen had experienced the struggle for power between his brothers, and he deeply knew the truth of becoming a king and losing a king, so he didn't think that the eldest son should inherit the throne, because Emperor Liang Wen was also the second.

This created a very delicate situation, because Emperor Wen of Liang believed that his two sons were suitable for this position, whether it was Xiao Beiping's Huairou or Xiao Beiding's ruthlessness, it was a necessary means for an emperor, and this was a choice.

Therefore, Emperor Liang Wendi chose to look at it all the time, on the one hand, he hoped that the two brothers could decide a winner by themselves, and on the other hand, he did not want the two sons to be enemies of each other, after all, the palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, so the matter of appointing the crown prince a long time ago has been delayed until now.

Emperor Wen of Liang actually wanted to drag it out, but neither his own body, time, nor the ministers of the court, nor even his two sons allowed him to drag it down. If Emperor Liang Wendi did not grasp the opportunity of his 40th birthday, the two brothers would still continue to fight, and if Emperor Liang Wendi made a decision this time, then it would be directly doomed to the defeat of one side.

And Duan Chong, Xiao Beiping and Xiao Beiding all knew that if Emperor Wen of Liang wanted to choose this time, he would only choose Xiao Beiping, the eldest son. This is the traditional concept of the people of the world, in the case that the eldest prince has no fault and even hangs the title of filial piety, the second prince is the crown prince, the world can not accept it, and the hundred officials cannot accept it, even if Emperor Wen of Liang is the son of heaven, he must look at the faces of the people and court officials, and cannot do anything that dares the world.

Therefore, no matter how well Xiao Bei can coax Emperor Wen Liang on this birthday, it is impossible to get the status of the crown prince from his own Lao Tzu, at most he is just a person who delays time. And Duan Zhong didn't believe that Xiao Beiding was a person who was only willing to delay time, so if Xiao Beiding wanted to take the position, he would definitely let Xiao Beiping make mistakes, and it was that unforgivable sin.

And this kind of thing, no matter how stupid Xiao Beiping is, he won't do it himself, so it can only be that Xiao Beiding secretly plotted to frame his brother. Now that the hundreds of officials of the DPRK and China are in Beijing, Xiao Beiping has been given a chance and a threat.

Because there are countless pairs of eyes staring in the capital, if Xiao Beiding chooses to make a move and let Xiao Beiping catch something, it will naturally be Xiao Beiding who will never turn over, but if His Royal Highness succeeds, then the unlucky one will naturally be the eldest prince. It's a natural cause-and-effect relationship.

And Xiao Beiding wants to take the throne, and the easiest way is nothing more than two ways: first, kill Xiao Beiping; Second, kill Emperor Wen of Liang, and then kill Xiao Beiping. But either way, Xiao Beiping will die.

Therefore, Duan Zhong stood in this altar and looked at Xiao Beiping for a long time, although he did not speak, but his eyes already contained a lot of information, and each of these information was extremely terrifying.

After sighing, Duan Zhong waved his hand and shouted to the three carriages following behind him, "Unload everything for me and place it according to the method I commanded." ”

As night fell, the number of people in the garden gradually increased. All the food and wine were already on the table, and the hundred officials finally slowly entered the garden. On the stage of the altar garden, the musicians and dancers in the palace are performing dance music one after another, of course, this is just a program to spice up the atmosphere.

Xiao Beiping is holding the title of the eldest prince, so this seat is naturally the closest to Emperor Wen of Liang, and Duan Zhong is also stained with Xiao Beiping's bare sitting extremely forward.

Emperor Liang Wendi's dragon chair is still empty, because the biggest names are always the last to arrive. And the more than a dozen empty seats next to this are naturally reserved for the ladies and mothers in the palace, and then there are the positions of several princes and princesses. Xiao Beiping has a younger brother, only eight years old, who is the third highness of Nanliang, Duan Chong has never seen him, and there is a daughter who is Princess Izumo, and Duan Chong has not known him for a long time.

The ministers of the court were the first to arrive, after all, this was the emperor's birthday, and he always had to show his deferential side. And Xiao Beiping is the earliest among several princes, Xiao Beiding's position opposite is still empty, and then there is the position of the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister is sitting opposite him, which is naturally next to Xiao Beiping's Duan Chong.

For Duan Chong, Prime Minister Zhu Zhenyang hated it deeply, and he couldn't wait to eat Duan Chong raw. And for Duan Chong, Lord Prime Minister doesn't seem to be so hateful...... At the very least, he was not a threat to himself. Therefore, Duan Zhong was able to indifferently raise his wine glass, walked in front of the prime minister and said, "How are you doing?" ”

Lord Zhu Zhenyang clenched his fists, but still raised his wine glass and dried it off: "Thanks to Uncle Wen Yuan's concern, the old man's body is quite tough recently." The meaning of this sentence is naturally that Prime Minister Zhu Zhenyang has dealt a blow to Duan Zhong these days, and he is still ...... Bearable.

Duan Zhong smiled slightly, bowed, and poured the wine in the cup again, before going to salute the next one. This adult Duan Zhong has never seen it, but his name has already been heard like thunder. The dignified Jiangbei camp is the commander, the general of the auxiliary country, the member of the imperial court and the military of the second grade, Lord Yang Lijie.

This Lord Yang Lijie is not as rough and fierce as Duan Zhong thought, his face is a little delicate, and his facial features are quite good-looking, but there is a hideous scar on the left cheek. And the reason why Duan Zhong was able to recognize this general at a glance was by no means simple, because Lord Yang Lijie's eyes contained a trace of ruthlessness, a trace of wisdom, and a trace of clarity. Duan Zhong felt that the other party was very similar to himself in this regard.

But after all, it was in public, and it didn't seem to be able to say much except polite words, so the two just glanced at each other, toasted a glass of wine, and didn't say much. However, Duan Zhong still saw something in the eyes of this man in his forties, expectation. This is an expectation of being an opponent, and when Fang Fu met, this Lord Dutong was able to regard himself as an opponent, which really flattered Duan Chong.

And Duan Zhong is a very polite person, so several important ministers of the court present have to pay respects. For example, the Lord of these six departments, among them is Wang Junpeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and then for example, Lord Ye Chaojie, the prefect of the Imperial History Terrace, or Lord Liao Zhangjin, the former governor of Jiangnan.

And after a while, Duan Zhong was already a little drunk, after all, these dozens of glasses of wine were not clear water. Duan Chong shook his body and sat down next to Xiao Beiping, "hehe" smirked twice, and was about to speak, but saw Xiao Beiping pat himself, and when he raised his head, he realized that it was several princes and princesses who had arrived.

The first thing I saw was His Royal Highness Xiao Cheng, the Third Prince, although he was only ten years old, his body was very strong, and he was ...... It's fat, and it's not an exaggeration to describe it as a cylinder. And his eyes were full of arrogance and arrogance, so Duan Zhong sighed helplessly, it seems that the sons born to Emperor Liang Wen are not all good breeds. At least this third highness is definitely not as good as his two elder brothers.

Xiao Cheng was followed by Xiao Beiding, the second highness, at this time he was holding Princess Izumo's little hand and slowly walked over, although Xiao Beiding and Princess Izumo were brother and sister, but the fact that he was holding Princess Izumo's hand still made Duan Zhong very unhappy.

But soon Duan Zhong felt that his eyes were bright, because the clothes worn by Princess Izumo were the princess clothes designed by herself. And it's ...... to wear It's fucking pretty.

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