Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Han Emperor's Birthday Banquet

Liu Yan looked at Xun Mou and asked, "General Xun, what ......do you think?"

Xun Mou smiled slightly, "Since it's an inconsequential person, maybe he came to the capital to climb relatives!" We don't have to make a fuss, the most important thing right now is to figure out how to deal with the birthday feast of the Holy One! ”

Liu Yan nodded, and then waved his hand to Deng Zhuo, "I heard it, then that's it, you go down first!" ”

On the day of July 25th, there was no cloud, a round of golden crows in the sky was dazzling, such a good weather was a little cooler than in the past, and the cool breeze shuttled back and forth in the capital, and everyone felt that this cool breeze seemed to be blowing in the world in order to celebrate the saint. Today's Beijing government houses, streets and alleys are all lit up and renewed. From now on, all the places under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty will rest for three days, from the official eunuchs and nobles, to the common people of Limin, all of whom will celebrate Christmas in brocade and gorgeous clothes.

The place of the birthday banquet is selected to be held in the square in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, which is jointly organized by the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple. On the square in front of the Xuanzheng Palace today, the crowd is crowded, the dragon case of the Han Emperor is on the stone steps in the middle, the left and right flags are displayed, the palace maids and guards stand left and right, the steps are the seats of the royal relatives and nobles, the guests from all over the square are seated in the circle around the square, and a large open space is set aside in the center of the square for the program performance.

When the Shenpai bell rings, the silk and bamboo sound in unison, the wind music is melodious, in the rumbling horn sound, the Han Emperor walked out of the middle door of the Xuanzheng Palace, walked down the steps in the support of the left and right, walked to the dragon case and sat down, everyone knelt down in unison in the purple and red square, and shouted: "Congratulations to the saint for longevity without borders, and the unification of thousands of autumns!" ”

After the minister's worship, the Han Emperor shouted loudly towards the square: "No courtesy!" The birthday feast begins ......"

After a while, after the hundred officials sat down, the birthday banquet began, first of all, two hundred children began to perform the longevity dance, these children were divided into ten teams, each wearing a jade crown, a brocade jacket and a wide shirt, each child held Ruyi, a peach, a melon and fruit and other things that meant longevity, and ran to the center of the square from both sides of the square, and the square was instantly full of flowers. After the children's birthday is finished, hundreds of dancing girls come to the center of the square with lanterns to dance, singing and dancing to the level, the Han Emperor in front of the dragon case sees the eyebrows flying and dancing, some of the guests under the square are fascinated, some are smiling, some have to clap their hands, and some sigh the mighty style of the Han Dynasty.

The song and dance have been performed, and the next step is to start offering treasures to celebrate the birthday, the whole process of offering treasures by the envoys of various countries first, and then the court officials, and then the emperor's relatives. And the finale of this treasure offering is naturally the crown prince and King Ning, and everyone is most looking forward to the competition between these two most controversial figures.

When Emperor Han heard that it was a treasure offering, he stood up tremblingly, shook his spirits, and also wanted to appreciate the rare treasures of various countries. The Han Emperor came to the front of the square, and then the envoys of various countries offered treasures one after another, some sent birds and beasts, some presented strange stones and pearls, and some presented treasures and valuables. The birthday gifts offered by the feudal officials and foreign envoys from all over the country are extremely exquisite, and they can really be described as "strange, rare and rare". Emperor Han smiled when he saw that he liked it, and clapped his hands again and again.

In the end, it was finally the turn of the finale, and after the Ministry of Rites agreed with the saint, the crown prince Liu Yan presented the treasure first. When the crown prince Liu Yan learned about it, his face was full of pride, and he bowed to the saint with confidence, after seeing the treasures sent by everyone, although he also felt that they were all things of Nahan, but he could be dwarfed by the thought of comparing them with his own.

Liu Yan slapped his hand, and then seven or eight wrestlers carried a huge object, which was covered with red silk embroidered with Wanfu patterns, and everyone stopped to watch, looking forward to the appearance of the prince's treasure. Suddenly, several wrestlers had already carried the treasure to the square.

Emperor Han saw that this artifact needed eight wrestlers to lift, presumably a metal artifact, and couldn't help but take a step forward, pointed at it and asked Liu Yan, "Yan'er, is this ...... What is it? ”

Liu Yan arched his hand, and then introduced: "Grandpa Huang, this thing was forged by a famous craftsman specially asked by Sun Er for half a year, and now it will be unveiled by Grandpa Huangdi himself!" ”

Emperor Han was overjoyed, and when he heard that it took half a year to forge it, he couldn't help but look forward to it, and when he saw that everyone was waiting to see it, they were all eager to try, so he smiled at Liu Yan, "In this way, I am also looking forward to it!" ”

When the Han Emperor stretched out his hand, gently lifted the cloth, gently pulled, the red cloth slowly flashed golden light, and in an instant, a delicate rare treasure appeared in front of everyone's eyes, it was a one-person tall statue made of gold melting, on the plastic nine dragons to seize the pearl, nine dragons entangled together, together to grab a dragon ball on the top, and the dragon ball is also inlaid by a huge night pearl. The statue was shining in the sunlight, dazzling, and all the treasures around it were dimmed, and everyone in the square was in an instant uproar, everyone was dumbfounded and applauded, they didn't expect that there would be such exquisite craftsmanship in the world.

Emperor Han couldn't help but look at it, stretched out his hand, stroked the treasure up and down, and let out bursts of admiration from time to time, "I didn't expect to see such a beautiful treasure in this life, this craftsmanship is simply ingenious." ”

Liu Yan saw that the emperor's grandfather couldn't put it down, his face couldn't help showing a smug look, and then looked at the Ning King Liu Xun not far away, Liu Yan snorted lightly and showed a smug smile, and then introduced loudly to the people in the square: "This statue is called" Nine Dragons Pearl Golden Statue ", it is made of gold melting, the top of the dragon ball is inlaid by the night pearl, this Nine Dragons auspicious means the unification of a thousand autumns, the base of the statue is made of Huanghuali as the material, and the base is carved on all sides of the sea means that the four seas are leveled. Everyone, please look carefully into the eyes of the nine dragons......"

At this time, everyone's eyes were brushing and observing the eyes of the nine dragons, only to find that the colors of their eyes were different, including red, green, blue, purple and other nine different colors, which became more dazzling under the sunlight. Liu Yan continued: "See, the eyes of no dragon are inlaid with gemstones of various colors. ”

After the crown prince Liu Yan finished speaking, there was thunderous applause in the square, and everyone applauded in unison. Emperor Han couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw it, this rare treasure is definitely a dazzling protagonist in front of foreign envoys today, and he feels that it is enough to show the prestige of the Han Dynasty and enough to make them happy to surrender. Then Emperor Han also clapped his hands again and again and said: "This is really a rare treasure, today I am very happy, I will be named Weizhenhou, and it will be offered on the side of the Xuanzheng Palace, and it will be managed by a special person!" ”

After hearing this, there was another uproar, and then someone took the lead in applause, followed by a mountain shout: "I wish Your Majesty a long life and good fortune!" ”