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Emperor Zhaowu held a jade Ruyi, knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and said respectfully: "Erchen wishes the Queen Mother a happy New Year." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" The Queen Mother smiled and took Ruyi over, and the emperor led the men and women of the royal family to kowtow. In order to get an auspicious fortune, the Queen Mother's attitude was much kinder, and she smiled and said: "May I be the Great Qin State and the people be safe, and may the emperor live and be in harmony." "It's a touching scene of mother and son's filial piety, and no one can see that the two of them have become fire and water.

After the salute, the emperor and empress got up and sat down next to the queen mother.

Everyone congratulated the emperor and empress on the New Year, and the emperor smiled and said, "Get up, the queen has a reward?" The queen smiled, "Yes." Then a palace man brought the tray, and the queen lifted the red satin on it with her own hands, revealing four thick stacks of red envelopes below. Inside was a treasure bill of three or five hundred taels, the amount was not large, mainly for please.

Starting from the imperial concubine, the four ladies stepped forward to please, and then the concubines and concubines were talented, and everyone in the harem got red envelopes, and the prince, the eldest prince, and other royal highnesses also stepped forward to please. When everyone had received a portion, and everyone saluted and thanked them, they each returned to their seats and began the feast.

Next, the emperor made a toast to the feast.

Emperor Zhaowu saluted the Empress Dowager slightly, then raised his glass and got up, his eyes swept over the children and daughters present, and when everyone quieted down, he said with a smile on his face: "On the occasion of the Spring Festival, all the relatives of the clan gather under the knees of the Empress Dowager and share the family, which is the blessing of my Qin family, and it is very gratifying." This first glass of wine wishes the Holy Queen Mother a long and healthy life, and eternal happiness. ”

"I wish the Holy Empress Dowager a long and healthy life, and eternal blessings." The crowd shouted, and drank the first cup.

Emperor Zhaowu also drank it all, took the second cup handed over by the palace people, and said with a high spirit: "The eighteenth year of Zhaowu is the year of Ding Mao. On the five elements of yin and yang, the Ding of the heavenly stem belongs to the fire of yin, and the Mao of the earthly branch belongs to the wood of yin. My Great Qin is also a fire virtue, and it is a year when the dragon and the tiger are combined, or the pole Tai comes. Saying that, he couldn't help but be smug: "Sure enough, in this year, I have overthrown the traitorous minister, revitalized the dynasty, swept away redundant personnel, and promoted virtuous people. All of this shows that my Ding Mao year and Daqin's Ding Mao year are really happy! ”

Hearing Emperor Tian's shameless words, many people couldn't help but secretly look at Qin Lei in the banquet, they either looked at him sympathetically or happily, hoping to see some loss and sadness or even despair on his face, but they were disappointed, they only saw a calm face, no joy and no sadness. The maturity and profundity that transcends age do not know what kind of training it takes to precipitate.

"Let's fill this cup for the success of last year." Everyone had to withdraw their gaze boredly, and got up to drink the second glass of wine.

Emperor Zhaowu drank shallowly, and his face was already red after two glasses of belly, but his brain was stimulated by alcohol, becoming more and more excited, and he took the third wine offered by the palace people, and Emperor Zhaowu looked at the people under the stairs, and said with a smile: "For example, the morning dew, the day is bitter, Zhou Gong vomits, and the world returns to the heart." This third cup, when I wish Daqin to dominate the rivers and mountains, thousands of years. ”

After drinking three, Emperor Zhaowu was considered to have completed the task, and sat behind the dragon case with a satisfied face. There are palace officials who offer singing and dancing to help the Queen Mother and Her Majesty feast and drink. Emperor Zhaowu's interest was obviously very good, and he even recalled with great interest the scene of the New Year with the Empress Dowager.

The children of the royal family also toasted to their elders, and the elders naturally gave each other red, and the palace was not lively for a while, but there was also a bit of joy.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food. Emperor Zhaowu raised his hand, and the noisy hall quieted down, and everyone looked at His Majesty the Emperor, only to see five palace people each carrying a tray forward, and each tray had an object on it...... They are purple jade bats, white jade sika deer, red jade longevity peach, rhino horn lotus cup, jasper gum cabbage.

Everyone is knowledgeable, knowing that these five things represent 'blessing, luck, longevity, happiness, and wealth', and knowing that the emperor must use them to reward his children, they can't help but be slightly excited. Not to mention the fact that these objects are valuable in their own right, the meaning contained in them is enough to make people covet.

His long and narrow eyes swept over everyone, and Emperor Zhaowu was very satisfied with the effect, so he said unhurriedly: "These five gadgets are my collection. Today, on the one hand, it is a prosperous festival, which makes everyone happy. On the other hand, in the past year, my sons were very angry and shared their worries for their father. As he spoke, he glanced at the seven sons sitting at the bottom of the seat, and said with a slight smile: "How do you think it will be distributed?" ”

The atmosphere in the arena suddenly became strange. What kind of gift is this? It's clear that it's going to divide the princes into three, six, nine and so on. People were silent for a while, and then they said in unison: "It has long been Jane in the emperor's heart, and I dare not speak falsely." ”

Emperor Zhaowu twisted his beard and smirked: "You might as well ......" Everyone shirked again, and then he nodded and smiled: "Then let me distribute it." ”

"That's right." Everyone rejoiced.

But not everyone could laugh, Qin Lei and the crown prince changed their faces, glanced at each other quickly, and then lowered their heads. The two smelled of conspiracy almost at the same time...... It's clearly seven princes, why are there only five rewards, even if the seventh is underage, not counting, that's still one thing missing!

So the reward is not the point, the focus is on the one or two who have not been rewarded.

No matter what these two think, Emperor Zhaowu is going to start commenting on and rewarding the princes......

His gaze wandered among the sons, before he fixed on the third child's face, and said with a slight smile: "The rainforest has grown a lot last year, and I didn't cause any more trouble, and I am also very decent in helping me deal with government affairs, so I should be rewarded." As he spoke, he pointed to the longevity peach and said, "I give you longevity, don't let me down." ”

Qin Lin couldn't help but rejoice when he saw that his father was the first to call him, and looked at the brothers with a little smugly, and said in his heart: "Now it seems that I am still the closest to my father." Then he got up and thanked him, stepped forward to take the red jade longevity peach, and retired happily.

After the third child sat down, Emperor Zhaowu naturally saw his twin brother, the fourth child with the Buddha's mole, and said with a faint smile: "The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of them is different, you have liked business since childhood, although I don't like it, but I am willing to care about you." As he spoke, he pointed to the cabbage and said, "Take it." ”

The fourth elder sneered: "The country's conquest and construction are inseparable from goods and materials, and the sons are also contributing to the country." But Emperor Zhaowu was obviously not interested in him, so he just snorted with his nose and stopped paying attention.

The fourth child had no choice but to retreat with the cabbage in his arms, but he finally got the permission of an open businessman, which is not exchanged. Therefore, I was only depressed for a while, and I was secretly happy.

Emperor Zhaowu's gaze turned to the sixth man who was sitting at the end of the table with his head held high, and said with a gratifying smile: "This year, Yuzhen has made the greatest progress, and it has already emerged in the Imperial Forest Army, and several veterans are also full of praise, and I am very relieved." ”

The sixth Huo had to stand up and arch his hand to Emperor Zhaowu: "This is the duty of the sons, and the sons swear to die for their fathers!" The sycophants were loud, but Emperor Zhaowu ate this, squinted his eyes and said: "I bless you, you have to make persistent efforts to live up to my expectations." ”

The sixth was just about to get up and thank him, but Emperor Zhaowu smiled again: "Since you have come out to do things, it is not convenient to have a title, so I will crown you as the king of Yingjun." "For the prince, although he can definitely be crowned king, the time is different sooner or later...... The earlier the king is crowned, the higher the status in the emperor's heart. Qin Lei was crowned king at the age of seventeen, and he was already considered to be rare in the past two hundred years. Now Qin Zhan has been crowned king before the age of sixteen, and his degree of favor can be seen.

'O upstart! The hearts of the people shouted with envy.

The sixth didn't expect a series of good things, and finally couldn't help but cry on the ground: "The son is willing to smear his father's liver and brain." His mother, Concubine Zhou, also wiped her tears.

Emperor Zhaowu said a few words of encouragement and ordered someone to send the purple jade bat to him.

Qin Lei watched this scene coldly, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "The old man is really picky, there is nothing real to buy people's hearts. The so-called title is a matter of time or time, and the so-called purple jade bat is unlikely to be sold for money, in fact, Emperor Zhaowu didn't pay anything, so he moved Xiaoliu to cry bitterly, and he had to be gallant. It is really a model of benefit without expense.

When the sixth child sat down, there were only two items left on the plate, and the three princes with the heaviest weight had not been rewarded. I know that this is the highlight of tonight.

People held their breath and looked at Emperor Zhaowu fixedly, waiting for his next move.

I saw him beckoning, and the palace man standing in the center offered the rhino horn lotus cup. Emperor Zhaowu played with such a treasure, and saw that its whole body was black and brown, the cup body was made into a lotus leaf shape, the cup mouth was lotus-shaped, the cup body was staggered around the twelve lotus lotuses, the curve was smooth, and the bottom foot was lined with rosewood seat. The workmanship is exquisite, according to the material conditions, which perfectly interprets what it means to be 'ingenious'.

After carefully groping the 'Rhino Horn Lotus Cup', Emperor Zhaowu said leisurely: "The Rhino Horn Lotus Cup, also known as the 'Joyful Greeting Cup', in addition to the meaning of great joy, also has the meaning of a hundred years of good harmony, and it is most suitable to bless the marriageable children." As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at Qin Lei in unison. Why? Among the sons of Emperor Zhaowu, the eldest and the youngest were just a marriageable young man...... His Majesty took it out at this time to talk about it, obviously to give marriage.

Sure enough, I saw Emperor Zhaowu raise his eyelids slightly, look at Qin Lei with a smile, and said quietly: "Yutian, how old are you?" ”

"Back to my father, my son is nineteen." Qin Lei said with sweat in his palms. He didn't expect Emperor Zhaowu to mention this matter without warning, and naturally he didn't have any preparations...... I can only see the moves.

"Nineteen?" Emperor Zhaowu smiled faintly and said, "It's time to talk about family affairs and take care of your monkey temper." ”

"Father Emperor Rongyu, the champion Hou said, 'The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home'," Qin Lei said stubbornly: "The child is still young, I hope to make contributions to the Great Qin first, and then marry a wife and start a family." "It's better to delay for a while, and wait until we find out the situation.

"Nineteen years old is not young, and when I am that old, your eldest brother can already ride a horse." But Emperor Zhaowu obviously didn't think so, and saw him say with emotion: "You will be twenty in the next year, which is already considered a late marriage, and it coincides with ......"

Qin Lei saw sweat on his forehead, gritted his teeth and interjected: "Father, there will be a military exercise in the spring next year, and I really don't have time to think about this." ”

The speech was interrupted, Emperor Zhaowu's face was unhappy, and his voice became cold: "Now settle down first, and then get married after the military exercise is over." He said with a mocking tone: "The other party is a golden branch and jade leaf, worthy of your dragon son and grandson." ”

'Golden branches? Just listening to the buzz in the hall, the fire of gossip in people's hearts burned brightly, and they all turned their heads and said: "Since it is a golden branch and jade leaf, it is not our Great Qin's daughter, it seems that the Fifth Highness is still a foreigner." ”

Qin Lei clenched his fists tightly, bowed his head and was silent, his mind was racing, and he found in despair that he couldn't find any reason to refute.

It seems that it is irresistible, as if it can only be touched and accepted......

"It's really a bit hasty, but the marriage is to obey the orders of your parents, and there is no need to listen to your opinions." For Qin Lei's gaffe, Emperor Zhaowu was a little surprised, but more of a pleasure. However, today is the Spring Festival, even if the usual contradictions are overwhelming, he can't tear his face on this day, so he tried his best to move a fatherly face, and said calmly: "A few days ago, Emperor Jingtai of the Chu State finally agreed to dissolve the alliance with the Qi State and form an alliance with my Great Qin, but they have a request...... In order to consolidate the alliance relationship, I hope to marry Qin and Jin with my Great Qin. He already regretted picking this time to announce this, if it was normal, a holy decree would solve the problem, why bother with such words?

Emperor Zhaowu proudly twisted his beard and said: "As a result, the emperor of Chu only has a daughter to be married, and there is no unmarried man, but we have earned it for Daqin." Saying that, he glanced at Qin Lei meaningfully and said: "Princess Yingyu of Chu State wants to marry you by name, you kid will have nothing to do and have fun, don't get cheap and sell well." ”

'Princess Yingyu? At the beginning, when it came to getting married, the eccentric Princess Yunluo suddenly popped up in Qin Lei's mind, but her title was 'Rongyu', Princess Yingyu was her sister, and Qin Lei had met a few times. Although it is not stunning, it is better than being proud of its figure, especially with a pair of ......

'What am I thinking?' Biting his tongue fiercely, Qin Lei got rid of his rich imagination, and secretly shouted in his heart: "Have I already accepted my fate?" Absolutely not! He didn't want to break his oath, and he didn't want to see Shiyun sad and Yunshang grief-stricken.

So there must be a countermeasure! Qin Lei secretly frowned and said, "Can you plan to be released?" ’

"Yutian, what's wrong with you?" Emperor Zhaowu's rather gloating voice sounded: "Don't come over to thank you?" ”

As soon as he received the order, the matter would be decided, and then go on according to the process, and after a year and a half, he would be able to hold the Princess Yingyu with amazing curves and sleepy......

But this is absolutely unacceptable! In order to integrate into this world, he gave up many things that he originally insisted on, but this was his bottom line...... If you can't live with your beloved girl, if you make your beloved sad for a lifetime, then what's the point of all the struggles?

There was no way, it hurt to think about it, and Qin Lei didn't come up with any way. I had no choice but to step forward with a painful face, arch my hand towards Emperor Zhaowu, and just as I was about to speak, my limbs twitched, my mouth foamed, and I fell straight to the ground.

After a burst of chickens and dogs, the palace people carried down the five highnesses who suddenly 'went crazy', and the banquet had to continue, because the finale had not yet been staged......

Emperor Zhaowu's eyes wandered between the boss and the prince for a long time, and finally fell on the boss and said: "In the first half of the rainy calendar, I defended the frontier for me, and in the second half of the year, I won the championship in the military exercise. "I don't know what Taiwei Li thinks, it is really strange to let the eldest prince become the commander of his own military exercise.

The eldest prince got up and thanked him, took the longevity peach and retreated. There was another discussion in the hall, and everyone's eyes became fiery when they looked at him