Chapter 558: At the Celebration Banquet
At the end of the day, the celebration banquet opened on time in the Zhengwu Palace.
There are four columns on the seat, all of which are full. Since ancient times, the left has been respected, and in the past, it was the left and the right military, and today in order to show value, the military generals of Wenchen have transferred a seat.
The finale of Emperor Duwu is long overdue.
Emperor Wu Cheng said some congratulatory words before the banquet, praising the southern army, saying that they fought bravely and were not afraid of life and death, which achieved remarkable results. Then he said that he had already drafted an edict from the Ministry of Officials, and the rewards for the soldiers would be issued in the near future.
This is what the soldiers are most concerned about, everyone is born and dies, isn't it just for the official to enter the title and seal the wife and son? Wen couldn't help but shout long live and cheered.
Emperor Wu Cheng also said that everyone should enjoy the night tonight.
Emperor Wu Cheng's words mobilized the atmosphere, originally the southern army had just experienced a big battle, and then the class returned to the dynasty, and it has always been in a state of strict discipline and not strict drinking, and now is the moment when it is most necessary to relax.
The generals are very straight-minded, and after they finished paying tribute to the emperor, they went to the official office of the Ministry of Officials, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and the two squires were taken care of by them.
Facing the expectant and flattering eyes of the generals, the official Shangshu felt that he couldn't drink this wine.
The most important thing is to reward them for meritorious deeds and give them additional official titles, which is not only what the soldiers of the Southern Army are looking forward to, but also the anti-Northern Army is silently concerned, and even the people of the world can not be vulgar.
Emperor Wu Cheng knew that if he didn't reward him, he was afraid that he would stuff the hearts of all the soldiers and chill the hearts of the people in the world, not to mention the influence of the Northern Army, but he was really not happy.
So about the reward, Emperor Wucheng gave the officials the bottom early. The official Shangshu looked at this group of happy big-headed soldiers, and he could imagine that he would definitely be scolded to death next.
Because the strength of this reward is two points thinner than that of previous battles of the same magnitude. This is manifested not only in the titles, but also in the gold and silver items that are rewarded.
As he expected, when these generals received the reward, they all scolded the officials, and many generals silently muttered in their hearts that the emperor was really stingy. But there is no way, in the army, Shen Dongli has accumulated the most credit this time, and his official position has only been promoted by two levels in a row. He didn't make trouble, and others were embarrassed to make trouble.
But that's just a few days later.
At this time, at the celebration banquet, how can drinking wine and eating meat be without a fun program, Taichang Temple has already prepared for it, and the singing and dancing troupes have been prepared.
These rough men don't like to watch singing and dancing, and their reactions are ordinary, but when the troupe came on the stage, they sang twice in a row, which provoked them to applaud again and again.
This celebration banquet for Emperor Wucheng is a little unate, the south is stable, but the anti-northern army has lost one after another, and the country is still in turmoil. The sperm among the ministers naturally noticed that the emperor was unhappy and didn't dare to laugh too much. And those generals are not so careful, they should eat and drink, and there is no shortage of applause when they should be lively.
The troupe sang two times in a row, and it stands to reason that it should go down when the second performance is finished.
But after the lead singer of that class finished, instead of ending, he arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, all the military masters, all the adults, today is a festive day, in order to show our respect for the military masters to protect the family and defend the country, we specially arranged a new play today, called the Imperial Kitchen Competition, I don't know if it can be interpreted for everyone to watch?" ”
This troupe has performed two performances before, one in Longhu Mountain and the other in Havoc in the Heavenly Palace, both of which are lively scenes.
These military masters obviously haven't seen enough, and the emperor hasn't expressed his position yet, so they applaud.
Emperor Wu Cheng nodded noncommittally, there were two lively scenes in a row, which gave him a headache, the name of the play "Imperial Kitchen Competition" is a new drama as soon as he hears it, and it looks like a literary opera, so he might as well listen to it.
The head of the Internal Affairs Office frowned, this is not in line with the original arrangement, I hope nothing goes wrong. And the Huanxi class has inserted so many plays, and the later programs have to be adjusted. What the head of the Internal Affairs Office didn't expect was that the program of Huanxi Class directly caused a big shock, and none of the programs he worked so hard to tune up behind him were useless.
Emperor Wu Cheng nodded, and the play began.
This play tells the story of the ancient family fighting for the position of imperial chef.
The Gu family has made a lot of preparations for this, from the ingredients to the utensils, everything is fine, and even the firewood burned is picky to the extreme.
Yu's family is much more casual, although he also pays attention to ingredients and utensils, but more time and energy are spent on sharpening his cooking skills.
On the day of the game, the Gu family was full of confidence, and Yu Jiaman was calm.
In the end, the Gu family lost to the Yu family by a small margin, and the missed position of the imperial chef was due to the family's gain.
This matter is over here, but the Gu family refused to admit defeat, relying on their friendship with the Son of Heaven to sue the Wang family, a family of blacksmiths who were good friends with the Yu family, saying that if the Wang family hadn't given the Yu family a good pot, he would not have lost.
When I got here, poof-
When many generals saw this, they couldn't help laughing, and accidentally squirted out the wine in their mouths.
Emperor Wu Cheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The play continued.
The Yu family was helpless, so they had to argue that the pot was not made by the Wang family, but was given by a master by chance.
And that's exactly what happened.
It's a pity that the emperor was deceived by the ancient family, and he wanted to benefit the people, and wanted the people to use such a good pot. The pot was not made by the Wang family, and the head of the Wang family was naturally confused.
The emperor couldn't ask, he just thought that the Wang family was hiding private, so he naturally didn't like it, and in the end, although he didn't punish the Wang family, it was more serious than the punishment. If something is good, it will be effective. The emperor's attitude made the relatives and friends of the Wang family dare not get close to the Wang family anymore, so the Wang family's business gradually failed, and finally moved out of the imperial city. The Yu family won the position of imperial chef, but it affected the Wang family, and they were also depressed.
Only the Gu family challenged the Yu family the following year, and stipulated that the same food utensils should be used for comparison. The Yu family had no intention of responding to the battle and finally lost to the Gu family. The ancient family got their wish and got the position of imperial chef.
At the end of the story, without the royal city of the Wang family, there is no blacksmith with better craftsmanship than their royal family, and the ironware industry is gradually declining.
It's a sad story.
After the performance of the joy class, the curtain call, the scene was quiet.
In fact, halfway through this play, many people saw the Tao inside.
Isn't that an insinuation?
This is similar to how Yuan Chengen blamed the Xie family for the defeat of the Anti-Northern Army a few days ago and forced the Xie family to take out muscle to stop bleeding, which is exactly the same as the drama in front of him.
And the surnames of these two families have also acquired quite meaning. The leader of the southern army was General Yuwen, Yu-Yu. The commander of the Anti-Northern Army was the British Duke Yuan Xiongbing, Yuan-Gu, if this play was not intentional, they would not believe it if they were killed. And Wang Xie Wang Xie, the Wang family in this play is not an insinuation of who the Xie family is.
Who is so bold as to dare to make such a play about this! But fortunately, the image of the emperor was not smeared in the play, but he was portrayed as dedicated to the people
Yuan Chengen's face was blue, and his fists hidden under his cuffs trembled slightly. A breath of stuffiness in the chest can not go up and down, and it is uncomfortable to be tight. He could imagine what their Yuan family would be pointed at in a few days!
His gloomy eyes stared at the head of the Huanxi class, who wanted to get along with their Yuan family and let them smear the Yuan family like this?
His displeasure did not affect the generals of the Southern Army.
Everyone is a military general, belonging to different camps, who is afraid of who will not succeed?
"Come, drink."
"The Anti-Northern Army is really promising, and if you don't win the war, it's the Xie family."
"Muscle-building hemostasis? Even if General Shen Xiao got some, it would be a small amount. I haven't seen it anyway. ”
"Why did we have to use such a good medicine as muscle-building hemostatic powder when we conquered the Southern Army? Haven't you won the battle the same? ”
"After all, the utensils are just foreign objects, and whether they can win or not depends on whether the generals are bad or not, and whether the soldiers are intimidated. It's weird and weird, why don't you let them lie down and win? ”
Oh my God, these reckless men really dare to say it, and the ministers on the right seat are speechless.
Didn't you see that the original pleasant color on the emperor's face disappeared little by little, and at this moment only left his expressionless face?
Wei Qianzhong's gaze at the head of the Internal Affairs Office implied the meaning of 'ask for more blessings for yourself', the head of the Internal Affairs Office was broken in his heart, and he really wanted to go up and knock down all the people in the Huanxi class. You said it's okay, what kind of moth are you doing?
The troupe he originally booked was Qingyun Club, which was famous for performing excerpts of the opera Xiaoyixian before, and later after the Xie family denied that the prescription for muscle-building and hemostatic dispersion was issued by them at the Jinluan Palace, he thought about changing the originally booked troupe. He has avoided it again and again, why did he give him such a leak. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs really wanted to cry without tears.
At this moment, the eunuch guarding the door came to report, "Emperor Qi, thank you for the big hand and ask to see you!" ”
Emperor Wucheng was in a hurry, and he wanted to know what Xie Qiangheng was here for, and he was about to say no, but he heard the little eunuch hurriedly add, "Your Majesty, Xie said that there is something important to do." ”
Well? Emperor Wu Cheng stared at His Royal Highness's little eunuch, could it be that the Xie family had figured it out and wanted to put that prescription on the pilgrimage? But this timing is not right, just as Wei Qianzhong guessed, if they really have a formula for building muscle and stopping bleeding, I am afraid that they would have taken it out early, and they would have to give up Xie Rumo to suffer from the flesh and skin that broke into the palace? But in any case, since Xie Qiangheng said so, it doesn't hurt to see it. And considering Xie Rumo, he can't keep ignoring it.
"Announce it!" Emperor Wu Cheng waved his sleeves.
Wei Qianzhong raised his sharp and thin voice and preached outside the hall, "Thank you for the great powers!" ”
The ministers were also surprised, the play of this Huanxi class had just been performed, and the main protagonist corresponding to the 'Wang family' in this drama was here, should it be so coincidental? And listening to this little eunuch office, what the emperor didn't get in the play, he has to get it in reality? Yes or no, it will be revealed in a moment.