Renzong first gave everyone a lamp of Puzhong wine, and there was a musical performance during the pouring of wine. The emperor and the queen had already drunk and watched the performance, and some of the children were talking to each other, and he quietly asked Yuan Ze: "I heard that my father once made a joke?" ”

"Do you mean eating bait?" Motozawa covered his face with his wide sleeves and snickered. Turning to a more serious face, he said, "Father is too lazy to talk to those people, sitting by the pond reading a book, and usually eating snacks. Who knows who secretly made it bad, and when he saw that his father was serious, he replaced the dim sum with bait. Wang Jian also laughed when he heard this, and when the two whispered, Zhao Zhongzhen, who was next to Wang, tugged on the sleeve of Wang's robe and said, "Brother Fang, why don't you see you looking for me to play?" "I just remembered that the Mid-Autumn Festival Baofu feast had promised him time to go and play with him. coaxed him to: "Recently, there is a case to be investigated in Kaifeng Mansion." ”

Zhao Zhongzhen's flickering smart big eyes said with envy: "It's good if my brother takes me to investigate the case." When the king remembered something, he took out a clay sculpture of a "clay figure" from his arms. This clay figure is upright and delicate, and is wearing all kinds of men's and women's clothes, and when the king buys it, he wants to laugh, thinking that the Song Dynasty already has Barbie. I bought two in total, gave one to Yuan Ze, and the other originally wanted to give it to Liang Yuexia, but seeing that the future Emperor Shenzong was so close to him, he impulsively simply gave it to him, anyway, he still had time to buy it on the street.

After the performance, everyone's first imperial wine was drunk, and Renzong said: "Today's banquet everyone, everyone can have a good time, today I want everyone to bring my son, but also let me see what the future life is like." Please bring us closer. ”

After speaking, he led the eunuchs and led the group of children sitting on low seats to the middle of the hall. The children stood in line and saluted to Renzong, who looked down and said, "Raise your heads and let me take a look." The children all looked up.

Renzong's gaze swept over their faces one by one, nodded, and asked them one by one whose children were and what books they had read.

Only then did the king see Renzong clearly, and saw that he was wearing a horizontal branch and a stiff-footed head, a light yellow robe, a jade red belt, and soap boots. The clothes were much more modest than he had expected. Looking at his face again, I saw that his face was thin, gentle and elegant, a little more kind and a little less majestic. The eyes narrowed slightly, as if smiling rather than smiling. This is Renzong? Wang Fang felt that it seemed to be far from the imaginary emperor, and there was no arrogance in the conversation, just as an elder, asking these children. Wang Bei breathed a sigh of relief. Look at Renzong's side, Queen Cao is wearing a colorful Zhai pattern robe. The collar, sleeves, and skirt are all inlaid with red cloud dragon patterns, and he wears a crown of nine dragons and four phoenixes, which is also dignified.

Wang didn't dare to look more, and when the children of each family answered Renzong's questions, they all received some rewards, and the children were even more excited after returning to their seats.

Renzong ordered to give the second imperial wine, the king took a sip, felt that the taste was very fragrant, and he did not feel spicy in the stomach, but had a warm aroma, so he asked the same table who knew what kind of wine this was, Zhao Zhongzhen said: "Brother, this is Suhexiang wine: this wine is the imperial medicinal wine in the palace, which is very precious." Each bucket of wine is boiled with one or two Suhexiang pills, which can regulate the five internal organs and dispel all diseases in the abdomen. "It tastes so sweet.

This third is a flowing fragrant wine, given wine and watched ventriloquism, music, dance performances, has been wine three rounds, see one by one served some wine and food snacks, there are: meat, salty soybean, fried meat, double slots, lotus meat, oil cakes, bones, white meat, Hu cakes, a group of immortals Taiping, Bi Luo, fake turtle fish, persimmon flower powder, fake sand fish, rice, salted soybean, swirling carp, melon ginger These are naturally the king can not be named, simply do next to Zhao Zhongzhen, don't look younger than Wang next to the one or two years younger, but that is the authentic royal relatives, Naturally, the food and drink in the palace are more knowledgeable than the rest of the people here.

At this time, after three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere was no longer as tense as it was at the beginning, and the drinks were almost the same, so Renzong ordered the performance to be withdrawn and let everyone drink and talk to their heart's content. Wang Bei secretly thought that Renzong was smart, and he could only see the other side of the minister in this relaxed state, and he had three glasses of wine on an empty stomach, and the one who was not strong enough to drink appeared in his original form.

He looked at Renzong, and saw that Renzong occasionally ate a little food in front of him, and most of the time he still squinted slightly at these ministers and their children above the main hall, and occasionally turned his head sideways to talk to the queen for a few words.

The people at the high table seemed to have almost the same wine, and they gradually became louder, and suddenly heard Wang Yaochen say to Di Qing as if he was joking. "The tattoos on Master Di's face are getting better and better."

It is said that the two of them work together in the same department, and Di Qing is Wang Yaochen's boss, but the hall is so open. Everyone was much quieter at once, and Di Qing looked at him coldly. He can't be angry, because this is in front of the emperor, and because Wang Yaochen is "a good man who sings as the champion outside the Donghua Gate".

It is said that Di Qing has made a lot of achievements, but since Song Taizu, he has always emphasized literature and light on martial arts, not to mention that Di Qing was once a person who was a thorn, and today's official has achieved this level is already the emperor's reward. If he was on the battlefield, or if he was a poor man, he would really dare to pull off Wang Yaochen's head, but now in front of the emperor, he is in an important position. Di Qing's usually white face didn't know if it was wine or because of Wang Yaochen's words.

Seeing this, Renzong said: "Di Aiqing, I will give you medicine and allow you to wash off the tattoos. ”

Di Qing got up and bowed and saluted: "Thank you to the saint for the grace of the dragon, the minister is willing to keep this tattoo, so that everyone in the world knows that the saint will give a name to the meritorious person regardless of his background." After Di Qing finished speaking, most of the people at the moment were moved.

Wang Yaochen fanned the flames and said, "Lord Di is against the holy will?" The hall where he said this was immediately quiet, and everyone looked at Renzong, and some looked at Di Qing. There are worries, there are nervousness, there are waiting to see jokes. In this era of emphasizing literature over military force, Di Qing's ability to be a privy councillor has made many people's eyes hot.

Even Renzong squinted his eyes and looked at Di Qing without speaking, the hall was silent, and suddenly heard a child, as if talking to himself: "The emperor Shengming, what Lord Di said is also reasonable, it seems that this Lord Wang likes the tattoo on Lord Di's face too much, it is better to let the emperor be gracious and tattoo this Lord to be happy." ”

Everyone looked at the voice, only to see Wang sitting at a low table, eating a bite of food and drinking a sip of wine after saying this, but this sentence made the teenagers at the same table laugh unabashedly, even Bao Zheng, who usually doesn't like to laugh, smiled, and even Renzong laughed, and the people at the high table also laughed.

Wang Yaochen wanted to say something more, but seeing that the atmosphere had changed all of a sudden, Renzong was just amused, and he didn't dare to say more, so he glared at Wang Bian fiercely. Zhao Zongshi sneered in his heart: "Wang Yaochen, you are a waste; Di Qing, next to the king, do I see you still laughing after tonight?

Wang Bian's edge was too strong, and he was too showy, he didn't know that he had such a big spirit, and he forgot his age - 14 years old.

All eyes were on him, with admiration and envy, jealousy and hatred. People are like this, and when the tree is big, it will attract the wind. Especially on such occasions when the emperor feasts his ministers.

Some of the ministers exchanged ears, and some did not know the king, so they asked the people next to them whose child it was. Ouyang Xiu said: "This kid has a background, this is Lord Bao's righteous son. Some ministers chimed in: "Yes, I heard that Master Bao has accepted a righteous son, and he is very courageous." Ouyang Xiu continued: "Do you know who the biological father of this son is? Everyone talked about each other, and some said, "I heard that it is Lord Wang Anshi." ”

Renzong couldn't bear the loneliness and saw the excitement of everyone's talk and said, "I also heard that he is learning martial arts with Lord Di Qing? He turned his face to look at Di Qing.

Di Qing said: "Back to the emperor, the minister also saw that this child was a plastic talent, and he just taught some horseback archery. ”

Renzong said, "Then I want to see how your master teaches and how well your students learn. After speaking, he instructed the outside of the hall to prepare a grass target bow and arrow.

After a while, an arrow target was placed in the distance of the main hall gate, and Renzong said: "This fourth imperial wine, let the king perform next to him, come, give wine!" ”

After speaking, the maid added wine to the ministers.

The king was ordered to go to the gate of the palace, and several guards stood on the left and right, and when he saw a guard coming out from the king's side, he handed the king a bow and three arrows.

The king took it, pulled the bow, and fortunately, it moved, and turned to look at the hall and was startled. Several guards had blocked the door to the hall behind him, swordsmen clutching in their hands. "This is the legendary sword guard in front of the palace." Wang Bian thought to himself, gasping coldly, fortunately he didn't raise his bow and turn back when he turned around, otherwise his head would have fallen to the ground. The king hurriedly calmed down, and at this time he could not make a fool of himself, and silently recited in his heart: the front handle is like pushing Mount Tai, the back handle is like holding a baby, the bow is like a full moon, and the arrow is like a meteor. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sent three in a row, and all the branches hit the bull's-eye. Then he gave the bow to the guards, and one of the guards took the bow, and the other guards got out of the way, and the king returned to the main hall, where the eunuch carried the arrow target into the main hall to show Renzong. Renzong looked at it, and asked the ministers to take a look at it as well. Everyone cheered and said, "good" Wang Bei was even more arrogant in his heart.

Wang Anshi's face was not more colorful, and he couldn't see how happy he was. At this time, there was another person who had no expression on his face, he didn't say a word from the beginning, quietly watching what happened, this person was none other than Sima Guang, there was a little jealousy, Wang Bi was more proud than when he was young; But there was a vague worry; This young age next to the king is so easy to mix in front of so many high-ranking officials, if he is given some more time, will he not repeat the mistake of the dispute between friends.

He was thinking about it, but saw Han Qi snort disdainfully. Now Wang Yaochen seems to feel that someone is backing him, to say that Di Qing is his boss, Han Qi is also his boss, Han Qi and Di Qing have always contradicted each other, just now this king made himself ugly in public, and showed his accurate archery, if he didn't press him, his old face didn't put it, so he said in a non-yin and non-yang way: "The future is terrible, I am an old man, I can't compare to this child, the master and apprentice are like father and son, this child has three fathers, I can't afford to provoke, I can't afford to provoke." ”