In the next few days, there was no enemy attack, and Xuan Shaoning was full of thoughts about Zhang Hanshan.

"Hey! It's been so many days, and I haven't had a chance to go back to the academy, otherwise I must go and verify it myself! Xuan Shaoning looked to the north, which was the direction of Qingshan Academy, where there was a similar portrait of Zhang Hanshan.

Xuan Shaoning was only entangled at this time to verify Zhang Hanshan's identity, and Jingshi had been busy for the royal celebration for many days, and the celebration entered the final countdown stage.

The capital no longer allowed any soldiers to enter the city, and at the same time, the people and merchants who entered and exited the city every day were strictly interrogated, and the Ping'an Army garrison was outside the capital. All the seven admirals of the capital were called to the palace by the king of Ling, and at the same time ordered Chen Yuanzhi, the commander of the forbidden army, Han Ruxun, the commander of the imperial guard, and Yin Yandi, the commander of Jingzhao, to report to the palace every day. The external claim is to focus on defense to ensure that there is no mistake in the royal celebration.

It was only at this time that the army, which had quietly disappeared for ten months, finally had news. After nightfall, Cai Yan came to the door to ask to see the King of Ling, and was led into the back study by the elder. As soon as he saw King Ling, Cai Yan immediately took out a few copies of the book from his sleeve and handed it to King Ling.

King Ling took the book and read it carefully, and the content was similar. King Ling threw the book on the desk, stretched out the folding fan and slowly swung it on his chest.

"My good fourth brother, I guess he has already guessed that the old guy is too hard to do things. Fortunately, Cai Xiang was there, so I didn't let these folds enter the eyes of my father, otherwise it would really disturb my overall situation. ”

"Your Highness has a good reputation, and it is the glory of Weichen to serve Your Highness! Father is also a little worried about King Yu, after all, he has great military achievements, and he is also a strong contender for the throne. ”

After all, Cai Xiang is scheming, and his concerns are right. Okay, these books have been accepted by the palace, you go back and tell Cai Xiang, that is, the palace is grateful for his help, and after the matter is completed, it will be able to ensure the continuation of the glory of your Cai family. ”

The corners of Cai Yan's mouth could no longer be upturned uncontrollably, he nodded again and again, and asked cautiously, "Where is the Divine Killing Rider now?" After all, it is also an army of tens of thousands of people, how can it be hidden? ”

"You don't need to bother, you just need to remember to behave well tomorrow."

"Yes, the subordinate obeys the order!"

Cai Yan didn't dare to look at King Ling, so he could only slowly exit the study with his eyebrows lowered. When the king turned around, he threw all the books into the charcoal basin and threw the candles on the folds, and the books were immediately swallowed up by the flames.

The flames reflected on the face of the Tomb King, hideous and bloody, especially when he grinned, more like a hellish ghost, as if he wanted to devour all human life.

Seeing that the day of the royal celebration was just around the corner, the whole city of the capital was under martial law, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, and the Heian Army surrounded the Beijing Division. However, the birth of the emperor and grandson was a major event celebrated by the whole world, and Emperor Liang did not allow restrictions on the people of the capital, but encouraged the people to take a day off and go to the streets to celebrate together. In this way, the Jingshi is very lively, the people have come out of the house, towards the workshop area, the merchants naturally can not miss the great opportunity, almost every family will sell their own goods at a reduced price, the beautiful name is "the emperor is born, the goods are half price".

King Ling ordered Jing Zhaoyin to be in charge of guarding the entire city and maintaining order, while the Forbidden Army and the Imperial Forest Guard were to guard the imperial city with all their might.

All the courtiers above the third rank have been invited by the royal family to go to the Qianyuan Palace in the imperial city. As the last of the three main palaces, the regulations of the Qianyuan Palace are consistent with the Ming Yuan Palace and the Chengyuan Palace, the same magnificent, the difference is that the palace decoration is extremely luxurious, for this celebration Emperor Liang ordered people to renovate the palace in a short period of time, and connect the palace and the external corridor as a whole.

This corridor is specially added by Emperor Liang, it extends from the second floor of Qianyuan Palace, suspended on the top of the first floor, the shape of the corridor resembles a crescent moon, and the whole body is spliced with transparent white jade. If a person stands on this corridor, he can vaguely see the buildings below and the palace people coming and going through the white jade.

As for the sea of red and yellow in the Qianyuan Palace, yellow was the exclusive color of the royal family, and the people of the Liang Dynasty loved to use red when they encountered great joys, so these two colors became the protagonists of the decoration. From the rows of wind lanterns hanging high in the sky to the cushions on the low tables, from the eight pillars to the carpets that cover the entire palace, they are all decorated with bright red and yellow embroidered with flying dragons.

The most eye-catching thing is the nine eight-clawed golden dragons in the main hall, eight of which are all wrapped around the pillar body of the Tongtian pillar, and the largest one is on the screen behind the high platform of Emperor Liang. The eight golden dragons in the main hall are all carved from wood, and their bodies are painted with various colors to highlight the appearance of the golden dragon, and the dragon on the screen is embroidered with gold wire and stitches, and the clouds surround the golden dragon, and the golden dragon presents a flying posture, showing teeth and claws, mighty and awe-inspiring. Such craftsmanship must have come from Zhao Kangdong, the holy hand of golden silk, except for him, there are few people in the entire Liang Dynasty who can control such an atmospheric pattern and such delicate embroidery skills.

The Qianyuan Palace was artificially divided into three areas: the high platform where Emperor Liang and Emperor Jingjia's concubines were located, the area of royal family members and harem concubines, and the area of civil and military ministers. All the low tables in the royal family and harem concubines are half-moon shaped, each of which can seat two people, and one of the semi-circular tables is very large, twice the size of the ordinary semi-circular table, which was arranged by Emperor Liang for the Xiangwang family. As for the area of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, everyone used a small square table, which was just enough for one person.

The corridor that Emperor Liang specially ordered to be re-expanded was the place where the imperial baptism ceremony was held. In the Liang Dynasty, whenever a newborn baby was born in the family, as long as the family's financial resources allowed, a blessing ceremony would be prepared for the newborn, called: washing the body. The main content is to scrub the body of the newborn with clean water taken from the mountain spring, which means to wash away calamities, calamities, diseases, and bad luck, and pray for God to give the newborn luck, health, and well-being. The content is roughly like this, and the duration depends on the length of the ceremony, and half an hour is enough for ordinary people, but it is a first-class event in the royal family.

Emperor Liang asked all the members of the royal family, all the concubines above the rank of ladies in the harem, and all the officials above the third rank among the civil and military officials in the capital to participate, with a total of more than 300 people. For this purpose, there are more than 1,000 chamberlains and palace maids. In order to prepare the food for so many people, the imperial dining room began to prepare the procurement and processing of ingredients a month ago, and nearly 100 people were busy for a whole month.

Since it was ordered by Emperor Liang, Fat Kui and Du Shaoyin had already gone down the mountain to enter the imperial dining room before the master and Chu Guo. Emperor Liang had an order: to taste Fat Kui's craftsmanship alone, everyone in the imperial dining room needs to fully cooperate. Therefore, the head of the imperial dining room allocated twenty people to be assigned to Fat Kui. It was the first time in their lives that the two of them had seen such a large-scale battle, and they were not only cautious but also thoughtful in doing things, and Fat Kui lost a lot of weight in a few days.

Fat Kui joked to Du Shaoyin: "The errand of this palace is really not good, if I continue to stay in this palace, within half a month, Fat Kui's name will no longer be there, and you should call me 'Thin Kui' when you see me again in the future!" ”

Fat Kui is just responsible for eating, and it is the Ministry of Rites that is really busy, in order to manage the whole process of the celebration, the Ministry of Rites is also busy, and it is rare to have a rest. The inner chamberlain in the palace has to cooperate with the work of the Ministry of Rites, and the chamberlains and palace maids are also busy.

All of the above are people who are preparing for the celebration, and those who have been invited to the celebration are not idle. The specifications of this royal celebration are not low, and those who can be qualified to participate are those with high enough rank and official position. Emperor Liang attaches so much importance to it, which shows his love for this first imperial grandson, so this gift is exquisite. Whether it was the civil ministers and military generals of the previous dynasty or the concubines of the harem, they really tried their best for this gift.

As for Emperor Liang himself, on the one hand, he had to approve national affairs, and on the other hand, he had to pay attention to the celebration from time to time, and he had the habit of asking about the specific affairs of the celebration at any time. Emperor Liang not only hoped that this celebration would be held grandly enough, but also worried about whether there would be variables in the war on the front line, so since this decade, Emperor Liang has also broken his heart, and his body has become weak.

The imperial city of the Liang Dynasty was busy, and everyone was preparing for the upcoming celebration, but most of them would not have expected the final outcome of the celebration.