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After the capture of Huainan, the entire Luoyang City was like a festival, and it was very lively. Especially the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, which adds a bit of festivity. And because as the people's lives are getting better and better, every family in Luoyang City celebrates these days. And Sima Shu, who was in the East Palace, also prepared a banquet, ready to reward his subordinates!

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, in the luxurious palace, seven or eight female musicians in the side compartment are standing or standing, and silk bamboo and wind music are endless; In the middle of the hall, two rows of young and wonderful girls, dressed in thin feathers and light yarn, with snow-white green onion arms, bare legs and bare feet, are dancing - it is the popular Qing Shang music and dance at that time, which is characterized by: beautiful and elegant, elegant and lofty, leisurely and soothing, and the lyricism and ambition of the dance are very strong.

The princes and ministers drank fine wine while appreciating the beauties, and they were so happy!

Since Sima Zhen ascended the throne, this group of nobles from high-ranking and wealthy families has not had a good life for a few days, first the king of Chu was the center of the rebellion, and then there was the autocratic power of Empress Jia. finally waited for the prince to ascend the throne but found that he was not treated by the prince at all, and wanted to break his wrist with the prince, but he was beaten by the prince. Now they finally understand that if they want to live a good life, they must hold on to the prince's thick legs!

Now that the prince's strength has soared, all kinds of hidden dangers in the court and China have been cut off one by one, and the wealthy family is not a fool, and they obviously see that the prince's dominance is unshakable. Therefore, in addition to bowing to the prince, they ran to Jiangdong, but even if they hid in Jiangdong, they would only give themselves a suspended death sentence.

Since they see that the prince's market is bullish, the families naturally want to have a good relationship with the prince. Especially after they participated in the reconstruction plan of the Central Plains presided over by the imperial court, their interests have been closely tied to the crown prince. Therefore, when the news spread in the palace that the prince was going to hold a banquet, everyone was busy asking to participate.

This time, even the emperor Sima Zhen, who had not shown up for a long time, appeared at the banquet accompanied by Empress Xie Jiu, but it can be seen from everyone's expressions and movements that the emperor's status in the hearts of everyone has been greatly reduced, and it is not even as high as Empress Xie Jiu's status.

After all, if you accidentally get into trouble, it is much better to let a healthy queen intercede with the crown prince than an idiot emperor who doesn't understand anything! Moreover, the crown prince may ascend the throne at any time, so the status of Sima Zhen, the queen of the prince, will definitely be lower!

Although Sima Shu has not yet officially ascended the throne, everyone seems to regard him as an emperor. At the banquet. The ministers guarded the prince like the stars holding the moon. And Sima Shu also smiled at the corner of his mouth. He had a great time with the crowd.

The purpose of Sima Shu's banquet was to celebrate the imperial court's victory in reducing the feudal domain; On the other hand, it is also to win people's hearts so as to prepare for the future leadership of the dynasty.

Zu Ti, who had just returned to Luoyang from the front line of Bingzhou, led important generals in the army to the banquet one after another. Li Te, Meng Guan, Sima Ya, Liu Kun, Gou Xi, Li Xiong, Yao Gezhong and others were all present, and even Zhang Fang, who had recently defected to the crown prince, was among them.

Except for military generals. Wenchen was headed by Zhang Bin. Du Xi, Pei Wei, Yang Xuanzhi, Ji Shao, Wang Yan and others also sat in their seats. Frequently drink and have fun with the people around you.

Next to Wang Yan was Pei Wei, who glanced at Wang Yan thoughtfully, then raised his glass and said, "Lord Wang." Why don't you talk to everyone, would you like to have a drink with you? ”

Wang Yan didn't expect Pei Wei to take the initiative to talk to him, since he took refuge in the crown prince, Wang Yan had less contact with the previous family.

He now puts all his hopes on his daughter, and desperately hopes that his daughter can give birth to a son for the crown prince, and then ascend the throne and become emperor in the future. In this way, their royal family will not be able to send it!

"Hehe, Master Pei, please! The old man was old and not very accustomed to this kind of lively scene, but he couldn't help but go, so he had to sit here and spend time. Master Pei is willing to accompany me, an old man, and it's too late to be happy! Wang Yan said quite funny.

"I don't dare to ask for ears as I wish!"

"Lord Wang, I don't know what you think about next year?"

"Next year?"

Wang Yan didn't quite understand what Pei Wei meant, but when he saw the other party's flickering gaze, he knew a little in his heart, Pei Wei was referring to the fact that the ministers all hoped that the crown prince could ascend the throne next year and become emperor. To be honest, of course Wang Yan hopes that the crown prince will ascend to the throne as soon as possible, but he is still a little worried in his heart, that is, his daughter's stomach has not moved at all.

"This ...... This ......"

Seeing that Wang Yan was a little hesitant, Pei Wei certainly knew what the other party was worried about, so he spoke: "I know where the prince is worried, but from what I can see, the matter of establishing a prince in the future is definitely something we can control." With His Royal Highness's wisdom and martial arts, I am afraid that he will be arbitrary in the future! ”

Pei Wei's words made Wang Yan's heart sink, and he found that he was indeed a little too worried. What kind of person is the crown prince, through years of understanding, he also knows a little bit, and he is definitely one of the greatest kings of all time. Once such a person decides something, he will never be disturbed by the outside world.

"Well, thank you, Master Pei, in that case, why don't we find an opportunity to mention it to the prince?"

"Who's just the right person to ask for?"

"Huh?"

Wang Yan looked at the light in Pei Wei's eyes, and suddenly his mind was clear, and he understood Pei Wei's purpose for finding himself: this was Pei Wei's easing the relationship between the family and the prince. What was the greatest contribution of the ancient courtiers? Of course, it is the merit of support. Previously, due to the difference in concepts between the family and the prince, the two sides were almost on the same page.

If you can take the lead in this enthronement, you may be able to improve the impression of the prince in your heart. At present, the family that stayed in the Central Plains has basically lost the strength that was enough to affect the situation of the court in the past, and if they still want to live like Emperor Wu, it is purely the rhythm of looking for death. If they want to live a better life, they have to think about currying favor with the prince.

"Lord Wang, how about you go and find out the prince's tone in person? After all, you are the father-in-law of the crown prince, and some things are easier to say than those of us ordinary courtiers. Pei Wei encouraged Wang Yandao.

"This ......" Wang Yan hesitated, to be honest, he was more afraid of the prince in his heart. And he also knew that the crown prince didn't like him very well. He was not even as good as his own wife.

"What does Lord Wang have to worry about? You are a member of a family, an important minister of the court, and the father-in-law of the crown prince. You go to the prince and say, isn't it just the right thing to show the sincerity of our family? Is Lord Wang really willing to watch the family decline under the suppression of the crown prince? Pei Wei persuaded bitterly.

"Alas! Well, do your best in the next! ”

Wang Yan couldn't help but soften his heart when he thought of the miserable situation of the family now, as a member of the family, he had the obligation to contribute to the development of the family, after all, all families are both prosperous and lossy. The family is planning to let the crown prince ascend the throne, and Zhang Bin and Du Xi are also discussing this matter.

"Mr. Mengsun, now that the foundation of the crown prince's rule is solid, should we let His Highness ascend the throne?"

"What Master Du said is very true. That's what I thought about below. But I'm afraid not this year. The second half of this year is the most critical moment for the reconstruction plan of the Central Plains, and I am afraid that the imperial court will not have the energy to handle it at this time. If you do it too quickly, I'm afraid you won't be able to show the majesty of the court! ”

"Mr. Mengsun's worries are justified, and next year will be fine. There is this half a year as a buffer. We can also prepare for the crown prince's accession to the throne. ”

At this time. The two heard a cheer from the opposite side of the soldiers, and the two looked into the field, and the original person dancing in the middle had changed. With the sudden beat of the drums. From the two side doors on both sides of the front of the hall, eight women came out, all of them wearing colorful skirts, dancing with ribbons, and dancing barefoot to the drum beat, which immediately attracted a round of applause from everyone.

The crown prince Sima Shu smiled and applauded in appreciation, while the crown princess sitting next to him widened her eyes. It turns out that the ribbon in the hand of each dancer is tied to a short sword at both ends, and the short sword flies between the dance of the jade hand, forming an excellent combination of rigidity and softness with the fluttering gauze ribbon, and between the opening and closing of the colorful skirt, the snow-white plain feet are looming, which leads people to reverie.

The person who designed this dance was very human, it was a kind of streamer sword dance with a secret combination of techniques, and Sima Shu had only imagined this dance from the description in the history books before. Especially the princess of the Tang Dynasty is a sword dancer, and it is not easy to dance this kind of dance, without years of hard work, dexterity, a careless will hurt a companion.

Sima Shu didn't expect that although he didn't see Aunt Gongsun, he saw another kind of neon sword dance, and he couldn't help but be interested.

I saw that with the increasingly passionate drum music, the speed of these dancers became faster and faster, the colorful skirts swirling in the field, the streamers flying in the air, and the light drawn by the short sword at the end of the belt made people dizzy.

Everyone felt breathless, and looked at the women in the audience with bated breath. And these women also seemed to provoke the hearts of the people even more, and they swirled and danced past the table, and the seductive aroma and the cold light of the dagger were intertwined, causing everyone's eyes to widen.

Sima Shu took a deep sniff at the seductive aroma emanating from the woman who had danced in front of him, this kind of fragrance like an orchid and musk deer was strong but not gloomy, which made people a little intoxicated after smelling it.

"Boom!"

Suddenly a snare drum in the hall was deafening, and everyone's hearts were shocked.

I saw all the women in the field stomping lightly together, and the rapidly dancing figures stood still, and the speed of the transition between movement and stillness made people breathtaking.

Then they let out a coquettish shout, everyone's hearts were shocked, in the beautiful warbler sound, the ribbons waved upwards together, and the short swords at the end of the belt converged in the air, colliding with each other and scattering and flying, like butterflies flying among the flowers, according to a certain trajectory and then fell into the hands of the woman, for a time it was a ringing sound endlessly.

Knowing that this meant the end of the dance, everyone applauded vigorously. In the warm applause, all the dancing girls bowed down and withdrew after saluting.

Then the banquet entered a climax, everyone drank heartily, and the crown prince Sima Shu also frequently went down to the palace to drink with the ministers.

Especially when he came to the side of the generals, he was forced to drink three cups in a row. When he arrived at Wenchen, everyone was more reserved and no one forced him to drink, but even then he drank a lot.

The family has also come up to win over the relationship, and the battle between them has come to an end, and the next step is to rely on the joint efforts of both parties to improve the relationship. (To be continued......)