Chapter 336: A Family Feast for Standing and Eating
Gao Junshan walked into the Qianqing Palace under the crowd of people, the palace sounded a harmonious music, he raised his eyes to see the long-lost emperor's throne, and the golden dragon banquet table in front of the throne, this golden dragon banquet table he saw for the first time, seeing such a luxurious pomp, his heart suddenly felt blocked.
Paralysis! It's just a family banquet, and it turned out to be an emperor's banquet. He cursed in his heart, and his feet became heavy as if they had been filled with lead.
He was followed by Empress Han Yuyan and the imperial concubines Ji Ya and Su Yena, followed by a large group of important ministers of the imperial court, at least hundreds of people.
Gao Junshan walked step by step to his emperor's throne, the road from the palace gate to the throne, for him, seemed to be a century long, he was very unaccustomed to such a pomp, there was a nameless fire burning in his chest.
He stepped onto the throne of the dragon chair, but he didn't do it, facing the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs with a serious face.
Han Yuyan, Ji Ya, and Su Yena seemed to feel that the emperor was already unhappy, and they didn't dare to go to their seats, but stood next to Gao Junshan.
Under the leadership of Bailisha, the ministers of civil and military affairs knelt down and shouted long live, according to etiquette, Gao Junshan should say "no courtesy", but he didn't say it, staring at these courtiers kneeling in front of him.
Three minutes passed, Gao Junshan still didn't say anything, the minister knelt on the ground, and no one dared to speak.
Han Yuyan, who was the queen, saw this situation, and hurriedly glanced at Gao Junshan, who said in a low voice: "Get up!" ”
The ministers got up and saw that the emperor was still standing in front of the dragon chair, and no one dared to move.
Gao Junshan first asked the band to retreat, and then spoke to his ministers: "The capital has changed greatly!" I got off the train and saw a lot of changes along the way. What I didn't expect was that my home had also changed a lot. Usually when I come home, I feel at home, and my eighth sister will surely throw herself into my arms with joy, and my wife and children are all warmly welcoming me. Now it's okay, when I go home, I just want to have a stable meal, you look at this scene, you look at this pomp, this is more grand than my last dynasty, do you want me to make an order, 'There is a book, there is no book, there is no book'? One of my family banquets, you are so pompous, if you want to come to your house for an ordinary meal, it will not be bad. I just came back today, I don't want to be angry with you, today's meal, you three bite after eating, thank you and retreat, and also, you all stand up to eat, don't sit down, start eating! ”
Gao Junshan announced the start of the meal, the domestic servants and servants began to serve the food, and the big banquet table in front of Gao Junshan was full of a whole table of dishes, a total of one hundred and nine various dishes, plus the soup and wine in the banquet, a total of 153 products.
He didn't move his chopsticks, but was handed, and stood at the table watching the ministers.
The banquet had already arranged the seats, and the ministers took their seats in turn, but no one dared to sit down, standing at the table one by one and holding chopsticks and bowls, and the sound of chopsticks and rice resounded for a while.
Gao Junshan said loudly again: "You all feed me one by one, and you can only leave when you are full, if there is any waste, I am the only one who asks!" Also, Bai Lisha, Liu Hongru, and Tian Wenju listened, and stayed after eating! ”
After Gao Junshan finished speaking, he sat on the dragon chair, and then said to Han Yuyan: "You guys eat too!" ”
Han Yuyan, Ji Ya, and Su Ye Na did not dare to disobey the holy decree, they sat at their banquet table and began to eat, the dishes on the queen's banquet table were only ten less than those of the emperor, and they were also full of one table, and there were eighty-eight dishes in front of the imperial concubine's banquet table.
Gao Junshan sat on the dragon chair, still didn't move his chopsticks, staring at the eating appearance of the courtiers.
It was not good to eat standing up, and many ministers took down two bowls of rice three times and two times, ate a few mouthfuls of food, and then hurriedly retired.
In the end, there were only three people left, Bai Lisha, Liu Hongru, and Tian Wenju, and Gao Junshan stood up and greeted them: "You all sit down beside me." ”
The three of them were busy, they didn't dare to dare.
Gao Junshan strengthened his tone: "Come here, come here, eat with me, I've been hungry for a long time, watch them eat!" ”
Bailisha was the first to take the lead and walked over to the emperor's banquet table, and Gao Junshan added: "Take the rice bowl and eat with me." ”
The three of them complied, picked up the rice bowl they had just eaten, and gathered around Gao Junshan.
Gao Junshan asked Han Yuyan: "Have the children eaten it?" ”
Han Yuyan said: "They had eaten before the meal started. ”
Gao Junshan said: "You also hurry up and eat, and retreat after eating, I have something to say with Maocheng, Wenxuan, and Gongren." ”
Han Yuyan said: "Your Majesty, we are also full, we will retire first." ”
Ji Ya and Su Ye Na also said: "The concubine is retired!" ”
Gao Junshan said: "You wait in the side hall first, and I will come over after eating." ”
After the three women withdrew, Gao Junshan said to the three courtiers: "The four of us haven't eaten together for a long time, since it's for me, don't be polite." ”
Bailisha reviewed: "Your Majesty, this family banquet is too extravagant, this is all the fault of the minister, if you want to be punished, then punish the minister." ”
Gao Junshan asked: "Why did we overthrow the Ming Dynasty in the first place?" Have you all forgotten? If I set up a family banquet, it will be such a style, and the courtiers below will not follow suit? Isn't this a precedent for eating and drinking? I have repeatedly advocated anti-corruption and anti-corruption, should you all take my words as the wind in your ears? ”
Liu Hongru and Tian Wenju also took the initiative to take responsibility, saying that there would be no such thing in the future.
"You have to do a deep review of this matter tomorrow in the court, and you have to ring the alarm bell for everyone." He first kept a straight face, and after saying this, he said with a slight smile, "This is the end of the matter, let's discuss the next topic." ”
"What's next?" Tian Wenju asked.
Gao Junshan smiled: "Drink, eat." ”
The three of them smiled lightly, and the four of them took their glasses and happily drained the first glass.
"Don't waste such a good dish." Gao Junshan said while serving vegetables to the three of them, "I have been in the Indochina Peninsula for a few years, so I have such a good treatment!" ”
Liu Hongru poured wine for everyone and said, "Your Majesty, there must be a lot of gains from this southward trip, tell us about it." ”
Gao Junshan said: "That place is a treasure of feng shui, I advise you to go there if you have time, the rice there is grown four times a year, and the climate is even more pleasant, you see, I don't want to come back." ”
Bailisha joked: "I'm not as carefree as Your Majesty, I only have a busy life in the capital!" ”
Gao Junshan said to Bailisha: "When the train is completed, I will give you a few days off, and you take the train to Yangon to have a look, there, the mountains are beautiful, the water is beautiful, and the people are more beautiful!" ”
Tian Wenju said with a smile: "No wonder Your Majesty is reluctant to come back over there!" ”
Gao Junshan drank another glass of wine and said, "What do you know?" It's not that I don't want to come back, I don't want to come back! ”
The four laughed.
Liu Hongru asked seriously: "Your Majesty, you are not happy when you get off the train today, do you have any opinions about the Railway Bureau?" ”
Gao Junshan waved his hand with a smile and said, "No, no, no." I am very satisfied with the results of your railway bureau, if it were not for your efforts, how could I have returned to the capital so quickly? I am anxious in my heart, such a large Beijing railway station, there is a problem in the design, which will bring heavy losses to railway transportation. But this can't be blamed on Cao Xinru, running a railway, everyone has no experience, take your time. ”
Bailisha said: "Your Majesty, Cao Xinru is a good kid, he has worked hard to build the Beijing Railway Station." I am his witness, and since the construction of the Beijing railway station began, he has been on the front line day and night. ”
Liu Hongru said: "Gongren and I can also testify about this. So when you see Cao Xinru tomorrow, don't be too anxious. ”
Gao Junshan said: "You all rest assured! I'm a little anxious at the train station today, and I'll discuss the rectification plan with him tomorrow. ”