Yuwen Hu's birthday has finally arrived, and the front door of the Tsukasa Mansion is like a city, the saddle horses are endless, and the flow of people is endless.

At night, the feast began, the sky was dark, the clouds were cumulus, and there was no trace of the stars, and it was gloomy and obscure.

The Tsukasa Mansion under the night is as bright as day, the banquet is set in the garden, in the middle is the main seat of Yuwen Hu, on both sides are rows of food tables such as water flows, the food table engraved with exquisite patterns is placed on the osmanthus fish sticks, skewers of fried fresh shellfish, crab meat double bamboo shoots, chicken shredded white fungus, golden silk crisp, almond bergamot crisp, walnut crisp and other exquisite dishes and snacks.

The breeze is sparse, the flower shadow floats and the fragrance is full of clothes, the lights leap over the clouds and the water flows, the purple felt inlaid with gold filaments spreads for a long time, the clothes are fragrant and the sideburns are shadowed, the cups and lamps are staggered, the orchestral sound is slow, the slow song is low and the flowers are intervaled like the flowing warbler, the slow dance is windy, the slight step Lingbo girl, and the beauty is not like the world.

Yuwen Hu sat upright on the main seat, and the princes and nobles in various costumes were already sitting next to the dining table in order. Yuwen Hu in the middle is wearing a dark red brocade robe, rhinestone gold wire trim, amethyst gemstone hairpin crown and hairpin, embroidered with a gorgeous and delicate hibiscus moire jade belt around the waist, and a blue carved eagle jade pendant hangs down on the right side, gorgeous and noble, majestic and awe-inspiring.

"The King of Heaven has arrived—" A shout broke the noise of the night. The scene suddenly became solemn and silent, so quiet that only the fragrance of flowers sent by the evening breeze could be smelled, the lights were turned off, the sleeves were fluttering in the breeze, and the branches and leaves were rustling.

Under the bright lights, a delicate and elegant man walked over, about twenty-six years old, dressed in moon-white wide sleeves, green ink flowing water moire, ringed like a kingfisher, not in a hurry between steps, elegant and calm.

This is Tianwang Yuwenyu. Xianbei people in order to obtain the support and submission of the Han landlords in the Central Plains, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, imitated the "Zhou Li" system, the supreme ruler of the country is not called the emperor, but called the king of heaven, this system has a strong retro color.

Master Zeng Dao, the former king of the Zhou Kingdom is Yu Wentai's third son, Yu Wenjue. Yuwen Jue was only a fifteen-year-old immature boy when he first ascended the throne, and Yuwen Hu thought that he was still too young to handle state affairs, so he took control of national affairs alone. Who knows that Yuwenjue is very dissatisfied with Yuwenhu's arbitrariness and dictatorship, and secretly unites with his close ministers to secretly plot to kill Yuwenhu. Unexpectedly, after being told by a traitor, Yuwen Hu learned the news and joined forces with He Lanxiang, Wei Chigang and others to depose Yuwen Jue as the Duke of Luoyang, exterminate his henchmen, and sent Yu Chi Gang to welcome back Yu Wenyu, the eldest son of Yu Wentai, who was far away in Qizhou, and support Yu Wenyu to ascend the throne as king.

As for Yuwen Jue's ending, he was naturally like Emperor Wei Gong, who was given to death by Yuwen Hu with a cup of poisonous wine.

Yuwen Hu waited quietly for Yuwen Yu to approach, then slowly got up, gave up the main seat, and greeted Yu Wenyu on the main seat, with a sparse smile on his face, "The king of heaven has not come for a long time, and the minister still thinks that the king of heaven is busy with political affairs and can't take time out of the minister's birthday banquet." ”

Yu Wenyu returned with the same smile, "Otsuka Zai's birthday, I have to come no matter how busy I am." ”

Yuwen Hu asked someone to set up another table and sit down on the lower left side, and I followed.

Yuwen Yu held the wine glass decorated with green jade gems, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and he immediately smiled, raised his glass to Yuwen Hu, looked at the many ministers under the seat, and smiled at Yuwen Hu with a gentle smile: "On behalf of all the Qing families today, I wish Otsuka Zai good health, long flowing water, and continuous longevity." ”

Yuwen Hu cupped back and said, "Thank you, King Tian." ”

After the two of them drank, Yuwen Hu looked around, his faint gaze fell on Yang Jian on the right, and smiled lightly, "Why don't you see Yang Gong?" ”

Yang Jian got up unhurriedly and smiled, with a decent apologetic smile, "My father is unwell, and it is inconvenient to attend, please forgive Otsuka Zai." Yang Jian is here on behalf of his father to wish Otsuka Zai, longevity than the turtle, pine age and eternal green. ”

A trace of displeasure flashed on Yuwen Hu's face, and then he smiled lightly, "There is a reason for it, although the person has not arrived, the friendship is there, it doesn't matter." ”

Yang Jian smiled like a breeze, "Xie Otsuka Zai understands. The skirt swayed, and he sat down.

Yuwen Hu turned to Yuwen Yu and said with a deep smile: "Speaking of which, Yang Gongwei is famous, and his son Yang Jian is also a civil and military all-rounder, and he is up to a great task, but now he is still just a small palace uncle, is the Heavenly King considering promoting him to his official position?" ”

Yuwen Hu's proposal inevitably made people suspicious that Yang Jian had thrown himself into his camp, and the Heavenly King was bound to be suspicious and snub Yang Jian, which was in Yuwen Hu's arms. Yang Jian can't be used by him, and Yuwen Hu won't let him be used by the Heavenly King.

Sure enough, Yu Wenyu's face changed slightly, his gloomy gaze swept over Yang Jian, and he soon smiled casually: "What Otsuka Zai said is extremely true, Yang Jian is indeed a talent. It's just that he is still inexperienced and inexperienced, and he is not enough to take on a big responsibility at the moment, so let him have a good experience in the position of palace uncle. The matter of promotion will be discussed in the long term in the future. ”

Yuwen was proud in his eyes, but he pretended to be very sorry, "It's just that I can't help but be wronged by Yang Jian." ”

Yu Wenyu's eyeliner closed slightly, with a smile on his face, "Otsuka Zai is loyal to state affairs, and even on his birthday, he does not forget to recommend talents to me and worry about state affairs." is so conscientious and responsible, and can be called an example for all the ministers, so-" Yu Wenyu's voice suddenly sharpened, "What is Otsuka Zai thinking about the change of the imperial system that I proposed?" ”

Facing Shangyu Wenhu's smiling and cold gaze, Yuwen Yu's face was serious, and he said lightly or seriously: "Calling the emperor is a move for the benefit of the country, and the people want it, Otsuka Zai should not object, let me down, right?" ”

In the face of Yuwen Yu's invisible deterrence, the cold light in Yuwen's eyes was fleeting, and he smiled deeply, "Calling the emperor is in accordance with the time of heaven, and bless me with the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty." The king of heaven can prepare for the title of emperor on the same day, and the ministers have no objections. ”

Yu Wenyu's eyebrows rose, his face was bright, and he said: "Otsuka Zai is so reasonable, I am very relieved. When I returned to the palace, I immediately ordered someone to issue an official document to announce it to the world, so that everyone in the world would know that the emperor was the pride of heaven and the lord of a country, and no one could trespass! ”

Yuwen took the metaphorical warning into his eyes and bowed his head to drink, silently hiding the chill in his eyes in his glass.

Yu Wenzhi on the upper left, a small figure, round eyes like pearls, shining, ignorant of the dark fight that happened above, staring at the dishes on the table, a pair of tender jade small hands kept stuffing food into the small mouth, his cheeks bulged, and he poked the people around him with his fingers while eating, and said vaguely: "Fourth brother, you eat it too, it's delicious, it's better than the one in the palace." ”

It's really childlike, so greedy. I couldn't help but curl the corners of my lips and smile faintly.

Feeling that someone was staring at me, I couldn't help but put away my smile and looked down, Yu Wenyong's clear eyes were staring at me, like a clear stream in the night, especially dizzy.

I turned my head sideways to avoid it, and when I saw that everyone was drinking and talking, I took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, and quietly said goodbye to Yuwen Hu.

Zhengjue was hungry in his belly, walked quickly to the kitchen, and as soon as he entered, he saw Jingjing reprimanding the two little maids, "Remove these two dishes, the smell is too strong." ”

The two little maids said, "Sister Jingjing, the taste of this fish is very delicious, and there is no fishy smell." ”

Jingjing's eyes widened, "What do you know, rough hands." This dish is to be presented to the king, the fish smells fishy and has many thorns, what if the king eats it unpleasantly, what do you want to be punished? ”

The two little maids were frightened and shook their heads again and again. Jingjing replaced the osmanthus fish sticks and lotus seed spring bamboo shoot crucian carp soup on the tray with sweet and sour lotus root and chilled lily lotus seed soup, so that they could serve the dishes out with confidence.

I took advantage of Jingjing's inattention to take a plate of crystal plum blossom bags out, and happily walked to the backyard corridor, sat by the fence, and enjoyed the pastries by myself.

"I thought you were an elegant and polite lady, but it turned out to be a stealing ghost!"

A voice as thin as the bright moon and snow suddenly sounded, which made my hand tremble, shaking off the crystal plum blossom bag in my hand, and what appeared in front of me was Yu Wenyong's smiling face.

After being caught, I quickly calmed down and said hello perfunctorily, "Da Sikong." "Then continue to eat my snacks and fill my stomach first.

Seeing that I was casual, Yu Wenyong also sat on the edge of the fence and said with a mocking face: "It seems that you are not only a thief, but also a little gluttonous cat." ”

The hand that had been warm suddenly grabbed my wrist, and the man's warm hand felt to the palm of his hand, causing a numb sensation like an electric shock. Before I could react, Yu Wenyong pulled me closer again, and my wrists were entangled, and I was so frightened that I quickly withdrew my hand, but my wrist was firmly grasped. But I saw him smile and approach me gently, bow his head, and hold the plum bag in my hand.

At this time, I withdrew my hand vigorously, and stood up in shock, after Yu Wenyong tasted the dim sum, he stared at me with a smile on his face, "The dim sum handled by the beauty is different, it is sweet and soft, it is really sweet to people's hearts." ”

My voice suddenly said coldly: "Since Da Sikong likes it, then please enjoy it slowly, Qingqiang will retire first." ”

As soon as I took a step forward, a hand gracefully stood in front of me. Walking to the other side, another hand came horizontally. Yu Wenyong stopped in front of me with both hands, and it was difficult for me to suppress the unhappiness in my heart, and my face froze, "Can Da Sikong let me go." ”

Yu Wenyong stared at me, and there was some indescribable meaning in his quiet eyes, "I went to the mansion to look for you several times, but you avoided me, why did you avoid me?" ”

Seeing that he was about to lean up again, I hurriedly retreated and said lightly: "Qingqiang is not hiding from Da Sikong, but she feels that her skills are not good, and she has no shame to face Da Sikong." ”

Yu Wenyong stepped forward, and I stepped back. The corners of Yu Wenyong's lips flashed with a charming smile like moonlight, "You're afraid of me, why?" ”

Seeing him getting closer and closer, I simply bent down and slipped straight under him, and couldn't wait to slip away.

"You stop. Xiao Qingqiang, you stop me! Yu Wenyong said angrily behind his back.

I just pretended not to hear it, and ran away without looking back.

Do you really think I'm a simple and ignorant little girl, so trying so hard to create ambiguity to tease me, do you think I'm going to be fooled?

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty poet Qu Dajun's "Autumn and Evening Works": "A night of doubtful wind and rain, I don't know the mountains and moons." ”