Volume 1 Chapter 26 The Night Banquet at the Buyeo Palace

It was still some distance from where Jumong was going, and there were no inns or other accommodations nearby, so he still slept in the wilderness at night. Tonight, Qian Ming from Wang Zizhao's side and Fang Zichen from Lu Fangguo's side will keep vigil together.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Fang Zichen saw Qian Ming holding back a pile of firewood, and his fingers were still dripping with blood, so he asked with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just that I accidentally scratched a little skin, and it doesn't get in the way." Qian Ming replied disappretently.

At this time, Fang Zichen saw that Qian Ming's clothes seemed to have been torn by a bush, wandering the world, these are common things, so he can only silently add the firewood that Qian Ming brought back to the fire.

At sunset the next day, everyone finally arrived in front of a city gate under the guidance of Zhu Meng, Zhu Meng took off the jade pendant on his body, stroked it gently, and then handed the jade pendant to the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and secretly sighed in his heart, when the situation was critical yesterday, if there was no Yun Shu present, it would be impossible for this jade pendant to still be in his hands today. After the soldier took the jade pendant and verified it, he did not dare to be disdainful, and immediately ran up to the city tower to tell the city guards, and after a while, a luxury carriage came to the city gate.

Zhu Meng asked Yun Shu to help him get into the car, and then asked Wang Zizhao to get into the car, and called another carriage to carry the other six people to the royal city overnight.

Food and drinking water were prepared on both carriages, and here Zhu Meng took out food and distributed it to Yun Shu and Wang Zizhao, and after the three of them ate and drank together, they lay down on the carriage and chatted a few more words. Buyeo country in the east of the country of Lu Fang, mainly agriculture, animal husbandry is very developed, handicraft industry is also more developed, the local radius is about 2,000 miles, there are more than 80,000 households, the total population is about more than 200,000 people, the country is relatively strong, but there are also backward tribes, just like the place where Zhumeng was found earlier, it is near the place where the royal family of Buyeo often hunts, the folk customs are simple, and it is still in the primitive barter stage. Buyeo has always had contacts with Yunmengguo, so it is Yunmengguo who learns and uses both language and writing. After Yun Shu heard this, he looked at Zhu Meng several times and wanted to say something, but as soon as he saw Wang Zizhao's warning eyes, the words came to his mouth and swallowed again.

Maybe it was because they had never rested so comfortably, Wang Zizhao and they fell asleep not long after, so when they arrived at the royal city, how to enter the city gate, and passed through those alleys, when Zhu Meng got off the car, Prince Zhao and Yun Shu They didn't know.

When I heard someone keep calling: "Please get out of the car." At that time, Prince Showa and Yunshu slowly woke up, and at this time, the drum of the report was sounded, and it turned out to be unitary time.

Yun Shu helped Prince Zhao get out of the car, only to see that the house buildings here are magnificent, compared to the prince's mansion newly sealed by Prince Zhao of Yunmeng, it is not much different, but it is like the back door, although there is an image of a fierce beast on the door, but there is no thing in front of the door such as a stone lion.

When the two entered the mansion, they were taken to the wing room to rest, only to learn that the other six were also living in a few rooms near the backyard.

Not long after Zhu Meng returned to the mansion, someone came to report that the palace had come to announce the decree. Then, a person who looked like an inner servant came in, and Zhu Meng looked at it, and it turned out to be the palace's chief administrator, Yu Gonggong, so he hurriedly knelt down to accept the order.

Gonggong Yu opened the holy decree and read: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: I heard that the eldest prince is extraordinary in martial arts and hunting, I specially set up a banquet in Chonghua Palace tonight to entertain all the princes for a family banquet.

Zhu Meng received the order to thank An, and said: "Father-in-law Qiqi, there are distinguished guests here in my palace tonight, and I really can't enter the palace to wait."

Unexpectedly, Father-in-law Yu said: "Even if you are the eldest prince's distinguished guest, let's go to the banquet together."

"This is absolutely inappropriate, please think twice about it." Jumong excused.

"What's wrong, could it be that the eldest prince wants to disobey the saint?" Father-in-law Yu raised his voice and said, and then called the forbidden army outside to come in, "Come on, invite the friends of the eldest prince to go to the palace for a banquet together." ”

So, the eldest prince had to take Wang Zizhao and other eight people to Chonghua Palace for a banquet.

The Chonghua Palace was very lively, and Gao Tanli, the lord of Buyeo Kingdom, had been waiting in the main hall with the queen and the princes for a long time. I saw that the clothes of all the nobles were made of fine silk and inlaid with gold and silver threads. Gao Tanli wore a crown for daily use, which was less drooping than the crown of the previous dynasty, and sat on the royal couch of His Majesty with the queen, with yellow curtains on both sides, and the dining table below was full of large and small gold utensils for eating.

The princes sat in two rows in front of His Majesty, with a blue curtain behind them, and the crown on their heads was slightly smaller, and the prince's crown was flanked by a folding wind (used for decoration), and a piece of jade was sewn in the middle, which shone in the moonlight and wax at night. It seems that what Jumeng said is the truth, and Buyeo is indeed relatively wealthy.

After seeing Gao Zhumeng and others coming, Gao Tanli was very happy and ordered a banquet to be played. So, Gong E served wine and food in turn, and a row of beauties danced to the music, so that there was a happy and peaceful atmosphere.

At this time, Zhu Meng led all the princes and others to kowtow to Gao Tanli before sitting on his seat. Then, Gao Tanli gave tea to the princes, and Zhu Meng and the others knelt down in front of the seat in turn, and kowtowed again. After Gao Tanli finished drinking tea, the guards gave tea to each prince present, and Guanglu Guan gave tea to Wang Zizhao and other eight people, and at this time, he had to kowtow again. After drinking tea, Jumeng led everyone to kowtow again, and then the music stopped.

Then, the ceremonial officer came to the princes and guests in turn with the pot, the jue, the golden squire, etc., at this time the music sounded again, and everyone present stood up again, and the ceremonial officer held a pot of wine and poured the wine into the jue of Jumong and others, so Jumong led everyone to kneel in the middle of the hall from right to left, and thanked the saint Longen again, and then stood up again from right to left, and sat down on his seat.

Just as Gao Tanli, the lord of Buyeo State, raised his glass and wanted everyone to drink the first cup together, Gao Zhumeng suddenly stood up with the wine glass and bowed to his father, and then raised the wine glass and said: "Enlighten the father, my country has always had wine without dancing, and the sons are willing to dance for their father, and I wish my father long live, long live, long live!" Congratulations to the queen mother Chitose Chitose Chitose! ”

Originally, all men and women in Buyeo were good at singing and dancing, and after women reached the age of 15, they would sing and dance on the road, and then describe their family background, handmade needlework, and appearance to express their willingness to court. Especially at the festival banquet, the host and the guests often take turns to dance, accompanied by the pipa, and the rest of the people beat the beat with their hands next to them, one person leads the singing, and everyone shouts "empty qi" to express harmony.

Gao Tanli seemed to be very happy, and immediately agreed to Zhu Meng's request, so Zhu Meng danced on the main hall, and Zhu Meng's dance was impassioned, opening and closing, imitating the scene in battle, quite bold.

It didn't take long for a harem dancer to join in and dance with Jumon. At this time, Zhu Meng pulled Yun Shu in to dance, where could Yun Shu dance, and before he could put down the wine glass in his hand, he sprinkled Zhu Meng's body.