Chapter 4 The Night Banquet of the Palace
When he was in the horse market, Zhao Liang had always appeared very calm on the surface, but the moment the Xixia people made a move, he really thought that he was about to die. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Although Zhao Liang traveled to the Great Song Dynasty and sometimes wondered if he would travel back to the modern era after his death, he did not dare to try to die easily. If you can't go back, you will die without doing anything in ancient times, what a loss! What's more, in this life, I have a mother who loves me, two funny big brothers, and a father who is ready to kill my relatives in righteousness...... Why don't you mention this.
Anyway, I can't afford to die, at least not now.
On the way back to the palace, Zhao Liang found a servant and asked him, "What's your name?" ”
The servant was not surprised that Zhao Liang had come to talk to him. To be precise, he very much hoped that Zhao Liang would find him.
"Villain Yuanqing," the servant said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Why did you persuade me to leave when I was in the horse market? How do you know I'm going to have an accident? And why do you have such skills to be in charge of the palace! What are your intentions? Recruit from the truth! Zhao Liang's face was tense, staring directly at Yuan Qing's eyes, and he said in a series of words.
After listening to Zhao Liang's words, Yuan Qing was frightened. He attracted Zhao Liang's attention so that he could be reused by the prince and no longer be a housekeeper. He never thought that Zhao Liang would doubt himself because of this.
"Gongzi didn't know, I was originally a forbidden army in the imperial city, and later the court implemented the art of war and was dismissed. I have no relatives left and right, and the only military salary can't sustain my life, and when I was desperate, I happened to meet the palace to recruit people, so I had to come to the palace to be a subordinate. ”
Yuan Qing's face was bitter, his tone paused, and he said gloomily: "Earlier, I saw that those Western Xia people were strong and strong, and they didn't speak in a tone like a businessman, but like a soldier!" I kept an eye on it before I took the liberty to remind my son. ”
The court of the Song Dynasty implemented a policy of guarding the inside and the outside. During the Song Taizu period, Zhao Kuangyin was afraid that talented generals would rebel like him, so he often changed military officials. Later dynasties of the Song Dynasty inherited this policy, which led to a shortage of generals in the army, and when fighting wars with the Liao State and Western Xia, there was no combat effectiveness.
Zhao Liang was very satisfied with Yuan Qing's answer, he didn't expect that he would be able to dig out a talent when he went out shopping.
Yuan Qing was originally from the forbidden army, so he naturally knew how to obey orders. Based on his confrontation with the Tanguts, Zhao Liang deduced that his strength must not be bad.
Zhao Liang didn't want to die without doing anything after crossing over to the Great Song Dynasty, so he decided to let Yuan Qing be his bodyguard.
"Brother Yuanqing, why didn't you say it earlier! I think you're so good, why don't you come and be my guard, what do you think? ”
After some careful consideration, Zhao Liang spoke to Yuan Qing. On the one hand, he knew that Yuan Qing would not refuse, and on the other hand, it was indeed Yuan Qing's outstanding martial arts.
"Childe exalts me, how can I refuse." Yuan Qing said with a red face.
Zhao Liang was afraid that Yuan Qing would not be able to do things by his side, so after pondering, he said again: "If you don't want to do things by my side one day, you tell me, and I will ask my father to help you get an errand in the army, everything is as you wish." ”
After listening to Zhao Liang's words, Yuan Qing's heart was surging, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
I didn't find a son who values love and righteousness so much! It's my luck to be around him!
"Childe attaches so much importance to me, Yuanqing's life is at the mercy of Childe from today onwards!" Yuan Qing knelt down on one knee and said solemnly.
"Follow me, you will never regret being dismissed by the imperial court in the near future."
Zhao Liang picked up Yuan Qing and gently patted him on the shoulder with his hand, with a playful smile on his face.
Yuan Qing took a deep breath, his eyes full of shock. A strong thought crossed his head...... Childe is a man who does great things!
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In the palace, groups of maids and servants were coming and going in the courtyard, and they were preparing for tonight's dinner.
"Sister Wan'er, I haven't seen the figure of the little boy all afternoon, where do you think he will go?"
The maid in a plain white dress walked slowly forward with tableware and whispered to the maid in the green dress beside her.
"What's wrong? I haven't seen you for a few hours and I miss your little mistress? Wan'er looked at the maid who was slightly younger than herself and said jokingly.
"Sister Wan'er, what do you say! Where am I worthy of the little boy. I think it's because you like the little boy, otherwise why would you run to him twice in three days. The cute maid was told the center by Wan'er, her crimson cheeks were lowered, and the voice of retort became smaller and smaller.
"Little hooves, the skin is itchy again? You figure it out, I went to him because the second son had something, how could you put so much effort into it! Wan'er rolled her eyes and said to the maid.
"What's going on with it? Sister Wan'er, what are you talking to Zishui? It can't be me! ”
Zhao Liang returned to the palace, and when he walked through the corridor, he happened to bump into them talking.
Zhao Liang heard Wan'er say who was the flower intestines, and subconsciously thought that they were talking about himself, so he couldn't help but jump out and ask.
"Ah, Childe!"
When Wan'er saw Zhao Liang suddenly appear in front of her, her hands trembled in fright, and she didn't even grasp the tableware steadily.
"Be careful!"
In a hurry, Zhao Liang took two steps and one step, his hands were quickly raised, and he steadily caught the tableware that fell in mid-air.
"It's good to catch up!" Zhao Liang said happily.
Zhao Liang stuffed the cutlery to Wan'er, then pressed his hand to his chest, closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
"Be careful, don't be careless! Otherwise, the queen mother will have to preach you. Zhao Liang reminded with concern.
"I accidentally didn't take it well, it's not that you're scared!" Wan'er bit her lip and said aggrievedly.
"I ...... I didn't mean to scare you. ”
Zhao Liang met Wan'er's complaining gaze, scratching his head in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.
"Poof! Hehe...... Huh"
Seeing Zhao Liang's helpless appearance, the two maids turned from resentment to joy, and let out a crisp laugh like a silver bell.
After the maid covered her mouth and laughed enough, the atmosphere fell into a brief silence.
For a long time, Zhao Liang wanted to ask what they were talking about just now, but Zishui suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! Sister Wan'er, the time for the night banquet to start is almost here! Our cutlery hasn't been served yet! ”
"Suffered! Zishui, why didn't you say it earlier! Let's go. Wan'er said eagerly.
Wan'er and Zishui ran side by side towards the atrium, and when the two passed by Zhao Liang, Zishui blinked mischievously and stuck out her tongue cutely. Wan'er glanced at Zhao Liang dissatisfied.
Zhao Liang smashed his mouth, looked at the backs of the two of them and sighed, "She is worthy of being a woman like the wind!" ”
It is customary for the palace to hold a dinner on the last day of each month. The initiator of this dinner party was Zhao Liang's father, Zhao Yuanyan.
Zhao Yuanyan, known as the Eight Sages King, attaches great importance to family feelings. In order to unite and harmonize his relatives, he gave full play to his virtuous (leisure) heart, held back in the room for a few days of meditation, and decided to invite members of the royal family to the palace for dinner at the end of each month.
As the night gradually rose, in the atrium of the palace, everyone sat down in turn around the white jade table.
Zhao Liang sat obediently under the table, his eyes slowly moving from everyone's faces.
Before the night banquet, Queen Zhou was afraid that Zhao Liang, who had lost his memory, would make a joke, so she secretly took him to the backyard and roughly introduced him to the in-laws who were present tonight.
The fifth uncle, Huiwen Wang Zhao Yuanjie, loves calligraphy and is a famous collector in the world! The fifth uncle, Meng Shi, was born as an official eunuch and was the daughter of the transfer envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The sixth uncle, King Gong, Zhao Yuanwei, is the general of the forbidden army and the prince of the country, and the sixth uncle and mother Hua is the eldest daughter of a famous family.
There are also two little guests, one is the daughter of the fifth uncle, the cute Zhao Lingling. One is the son of the sixth uncle, Zhao Sheng, who has a tiger head and a tiger brain.
Emperor Zhao Heng would not come, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven's etiquette did not allow him to participate in a banquet of this scale. This may be the sorrow of the cold in the heights!
Because the fourth uncle and seventh uncle were in the fiefdom, they were not allowed to enter the imperial capital casually without the emperor's summons, let alone come to the palace to attend the night banquet. And Zhao Liang's eldest brother Zhao Yong brought his own unsolved BG, and his father was afraid that he would be beaten to death by his relatives at the dinner table, so he couldn't participate.
Unexpectedly, the second brother Zhao Xun, he fainted in the courtyard in the morning, Zhao Liang quietly ordered the imperial doctor to let him sleep more, but he didn't expect him to come to the banquet in the evening, this is simply eating with his life!
"Good pot, can you help Lingling pick up the vegetables?"
Zhao Liang came back to his senses and found that Zhao Lingling, who was sitting on the right, was looking at him innocently.
Vegetable?
Zhao Liang looked at the dining table suspiciously, it turned out that the green vegetables were too far away from the little Lori, her body had not yet developed, and she couldn't hold it with chopsticks.
Zhao Liang stood up from the stool, neatly picked up the green vegetable plate on the table, and placed it directly in front of Xiao Lori.
"Eat as much as you want, it's not enough...... Brother called the kitchen to fry again. Zhao Liang said enthusiastically.
What a disaster this little Lori will have to do when she grows up! Not only was she born in the royal family, but she is also a beautiful embryo, and the most important thing is that she also loves to eat vegetables! …… That's how easy to feed.
With such a cute Lori girl, I don't hurt anyone! Zhao Liang quietly watched Little Lori chew slowly, with a proud look on his face.
"Sister Ling'er, what's delicious about green vegetables, I invite you to eat braised pork!"
Zhao Sheng, the bear child on the side, was very dissatisfied with Zhao Liang's sandwiching vegetables for the little Lori. Because he believes that meat is the most delicious food in the world, it is necessary for him, as the brother who loves his sister the most, to share it with him.
As soon as the bear child Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he got up and jumped on the stool, reached out and picked up a piece of fat and oily meat, and stuffed it into the bowl of little Lori.
"Sister Ling'er, eat! You're welcome, it's not ...... My brother is calling the kitchen to fry. ”
The bear child was now on the chair, learning Zhao Liang's tone of voice, with the same proud look on his face.
This bear kid learns quite a lot! This expression, this action, this little look, why don't you go and be an actor? Zhao Liang associated, if this bear child was born in modern times, he would definitely be a child star, and he would still be very popular!
Little Lori was frightened by the sudden fat, it blinked its eyes, staring at the fat in the bowl with a cute expression, as if it was brewing some emotions.
After a while, little Lori was still staring at the fat in the bowl, her hands trembled slightly, her breathing began to be rapid, and her eyes were faintly shining with tears......
For a moment, little Lori was still staring at the fat meat, her hands were tightly pinching the corners of her clothes, her chest was undulating, and tears were about to come out of her eyes.
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