In the autumn of the 60th year, Yinyu complied with the emperor's decree and stationed in Xining, and the soldiers and horses of Mongolia, Hui and Tibet were all planned to annihilate Alabutan, who fled westward in one go. But after thinking about it, next spring is the 60th anniversary of Kangxi's accession to the throne, and all places must report good news to the imperial court. At this time, Yinxi sent a letter, repeatedly telling "don't be restless, there is a sense of hurting the saint and knowing people", thinking about it, he put aside the idea of fighting for merit, deliberately did not move, only lied about the "Lhasa Great Victory" recital, and entered Beijing with Oro Dai for several days to inquire about the movements in the capital.

Oro Dai rushed to Beijing in a hurry, and when he entered the city, it was already the first month of the sixty-first year, and the capital was full of New Year's festive atmosphere.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were busy from the first day of the new year to the fifteenth day, and made great efforts to prepare for the "Thousand Suo Feast". It seems that he was busy day and night until the twenty-eighth day of the first month of the festival, and finally got his head out. Every year on New Year's Day and the fifteenth day of the first month, it is to sacrifice heaven and earth, sue Tai Temple, and sacrifice halls, and the emperor accepts the worship of hundreds of officials, and listens to the longevity without borders. Kangxi, who is now over the ear, is getting worse and worse, and he knows that the time will not be long, and it is a great irony to himself to listen to what "longevity is boundless". So he ingeniously brought together old people who were about his age and wanted to have a happy birthday.

He originally wanted to invite dozens of old people to sit together and talk about the things that the old people were interested in. Unexpectedly, as soon as Ma Qi went to the Ministry of Rites to pass the decree, it became a major event, and the Ministry of Rites immediately made it clear that the emperor respects the old and respects the virtuous, advocates filial piety, promotes civilization, and sets an example for future generations. It is difficult to decide who to invite and who not to invite, and the Ministry of Rites believes that all people over the age of 60 should participate. Those who are in Beijing are personally received by the emperor, and those in various places are entertained by the governors and pastors on behalf of the Son of Heaven. In this way, the small banquet has been tossed into a "thousand" feast.

According to the Ministry of Rites, there are 680 people who are over 60 years old and 340 Han officials who are over 65 years old, a total of 1,000 and 20 people. All of them were given by Kangxi personally, the clan was persuaded to drink, and the Han officials gave poems and congratulatory wine, with the title of "Thousand Banquet Poems", and planned to drink for three days.

On the 28th, Kangxi got up early, guided by Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi, and thousands of cars drove out of Changchun Garden and entered the Forbidden City. I worshipped my ancestors in the Fengxian Palace, the Great High Palace, and the Shouhuang Palace, and went to the Qin'an Palace, the altar to make incense, and came to the Zhongcui Palace to pay homage to the statue of the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang.

You Mingtang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw that Kangxi was getting down, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and asked:

"All the officials are waiting in the Heavenly Street, please order, is it better to receive congratulations in the Qianqing Palace, or in the Heart Cultivation Palace?"

"It's in the Qianqing Palace," Kangxi said, "The Heart Cultivation Hall is cramped, and besides, the old birthday stars are all waiting in the Taihe Palace, so they are less tired." ”

After that, Kangxi saw that it was a Wudan guard, so he beckoned and said with a smile:

"Old man, you come with me!" As he walked, he asked, "Wei Dongting from Jiangning has already passed the decree and called Jiang Ning to come, I don't know if he came?" Wu Dan's heart sank, because he knew from Yinzhen that Wei Dongting had died. But he didn't dare to say it at this moment, so he swept away Kangxi's excitement, so he said sloppily:

"Wei Dongting's body is not good, I'm afraid he won't be able to come."

"Alas-" Kangxi sighed, "Birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable!" No one is exempt. This surnamed Wei, but if he can crawl, he will definitely crawl. One by one, gone, ......"

was about to approach the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi hurriedly stepped forward, and gently helped Kangxi to step up the imperial stairs. Kangxi caught a glimpse of Wang Luo, who was in his seventies, standing far away, so he beckoned over and asked:

"You're not waiting in the Taihe Palace, what are you doing here?"

"Congratulations on the great joy of long live, the minister has heard of it," Wang Wei handed over a fold in both hands, and added, "This is the only thing that is great for you, please observe it silently." ”

Kangxi took the notebook and glanced at it, his face suddenly changed greatly, he shook the fold, and hissed:

"You, you old immortal, punish you for being mismatched and you can't walk. Then your son Zhan Shi Wang Yiqing will serve you before the army! Let him and the twelve people who dared to ask Jianchu, including Tao Yi, Ren Ping, Fan Changfa, Chen Jiayou, and Wang Yunjin, all go to the old 14th Army in Xining! ”

Wang Luo still wanted to "find death", but was dragged away by the Wudan drinking guards. Kangxi's face eased, and Chong Wudan ordered: "Today is the Old Man's Day, don't be embarrassed for him, just fork it out." ”

The 1,000 and 20 elderly people who participated in the feast took a sedan chair into the Great Inner and waited in front of the platform of the Taihe Palace. The elders over the age of 70 are placed in the Tiren Pavilion and the Baohe Palace, and the rest are eaten under the tent. These were all invited from near Gyeonggi, and the infirm were greeted by the governor of Naoli. Although they were hungry, they were all very excited. Therefore, old colleagues, white-headed together, feel like they are separated from the world. For the first time, some rural seniors saw the Jinluan Palace, which had only been seen in mythology, gathered together to point and point, discuss a lot, and buzz camp.

In the chaos, Li Dequan and Xing Nian came from the north of the three major halls, and the worshippers of Changyin Pavilion played fine music in the west of the platform. Then the dragon flag treasure flag, the civil and military officials gathered around a bright yellow soft sedan chair and walked over. Xing Nian shook off the Jing whip, and the old eunuch Li Dequan sang loudly:

"Long live the emperor, Galeries Lafayette arrives in ——!"

"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Suddenly, the old people trembled away from their seats one by one, knelt on the ground one after another, and kowtowed to Kangxi, who was older or younger than them, and the mountain cried endlessly. The drum music is masterful, and dozens of palace maids in full costumes are singing and dancing with beats and tassel fans:

Ancient Rare Birthday Celebration Tranquility,

Purple gas comes to the prosperous spring.

The white elephant is out of the suburbs,

Long live the sound of the whole world.

Verdant and beautiful Qijing,

Thousands of miles of Emperor Gong Imperial City.

Clothed cultural relics are shibing,

Alley dance, Qu Song and music are peaceful.

…… Hi today,

Jin Ou dominates the Qing Dynasty!

In the sound of singing and dancing, Kangxi slowly got off the sedan chair, and in the south of the eaves of the Taihe Palace, he waved to the kneeling old man and shouted: "Flat, flat!" While listening to the auspicious song. Because he heard "Unification of the Qing Dynasty", he suddenly remembered Qiu Lian, a famous man in the south of the Yangtze River and a dramatist who wrote the famous "Kunming Pool", "Jianhu Yin" and the legendary "Female Kunlun", so he turned his face and asked Zhang Tingyu:

"Messenger Qiu Lian came to Beijing, have you arrived?"

"Long live and take a closer look," Zhang Tingyu pointed in a low voice, "He is in the third row, seventy-eight years old, he is one year older than Hong Sheng, who wrote "The Palace of Eternal Life" in Qiantang, but Hong Sheng has been an ancient man for sixteen years, but he is still alive." Next to him is Wang Hongxu, who is also seventy-seven years old, and they are all elderly people. ”

When Kangxi looked at it, he really saw Qiu Lian with white hair. From Qiu Lian, he thought of Hong Sheng, who was destitute and drunk and fell into the water and died. Hong Sheng was a student of Wang Shizhen and a prisoner of the country, and he wrote the drama "Palace of Eternal Life" with the love tragedy of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, which was popular in the capital. In the twenty-eighth year, he was convicted of performing during the queen's funeral, and returned to his hometown, but died early in the prime of life. Fortunately, Qiu Lian and Wang Hongxu, who was degraded again and again, were still in good spirits and felt a little comforted.

Ma Qi saw Kangxi stunned, so he said:

"Hooray, please give a feast!"

"Oh," Kangxi woke up in shock, nodded hurriedly and sat down as the chief, and ordered, "Sit down, let's have a banquet!" He turned back to Zhang Tingyu and said, "Hengchen, you go and call Qiu Lian, Wang Hongxu, and Mei Wending, in addition, pick the oldest cloth clothes, and invite one or two more to come over and drink and chat with me." ”

In an instant, it became lively, and hundreds of eunuchs came from the imperial dining room carrying food boxes and fish. Eight cold dishes, water and land rare jade dishes are put on the table for a while, and they are arranged into KitKat patterns. Yinzhi is the leader, and more than 20 imperial brothers such as Yinqi are holding pots, and the chief of His Royal Highness Taihe is Kangxi Shangshou.

Kangxi glanced at the elder brothers, whether he should have come or not, because he asked Yinzhi:

"Why didn't the fourth and eighth children come?"

"Back to Amma," Yinzhi replied with a bow, "the fourth brother is taking care of the tea in the imperial tea room, and he will come over immediately." Eighth brother...... Recently, I was unwell, and I was afraid of the joy of rushing to live the long live, so I had to take a leave of absence. ”

At this time, Zhang Tingyu led Qiu Lian, Wang Hongxu, Mei Wending and two cloth clothes known as the 100-year-old birthday star over, and knelt down together to ask Kangxi for peace. Kangxi immediately got up and helped the centenarian and called:

"Hurry up, please take a seat, today is a banquet for thousands of people, respect for the old and respect the virtuous, I am only sixty-nine years old, I am your little brother, you don't have to be formal, eat and drink well!"

Wang Hongxu is a former minister of Zhishi, and 89-year-old Mei Wending is a famous astronomer and mathematician, and has been an old friend of Kangxi for many years. Only the dramatist Qiu Lian and the two centenarian Buyi saw the emperor for the first time, and they were inevitably restrained and uneasy. After Zhang Tingyu introduced them one by one, Kangxi turned around and said to the princes of Yinzhi:

"These old people are all honored guests invited by me, just like family. Your sons and nephews should go to each table separately to toast in turn—don't force it, and if you are not used to Daqu wine, you can use some red wine. Alas, it's a pity that there are too few veterans who have worked with me today. ”

"Yes," I poured a glass of red wine for my father, and said it seriously, "It's a pity." Yesterday, my son heard that Uncle Wei Dongting and Uncle Wei died, not to mention the master, even I was sad for a while! ”

Kangxi was stunned, took a sip of wine, and then put down the glass, his face was very sad. Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi, who were standing behind Kangxi, suddenly understood the intentions of this old ten, looked up at Yinyu, and were staring at Kangxi with a faint smile. Zhang Tingyu thought to himself, these unfilial sons, he couldn't help but shudder.

Kangxi was also calm, and he would never be angry with this son who harbored evil intentions. He forced a smile, toasted a glass of wine to the old people, and smiled at Qiu Lian:

"The banquet of a thousand must be without poetry, you are a drama master, you should take the lead!"

Qiu Lian, a seventy-eight-year-old from Zixi, Zhejiang, who is good at drama and poetry, bowed to Kangxi and said with a smile: "Given a banquet by the Holy Lord, the little people are ugly." "Let's say a poem:

Driving the crane is suspicious of the crane's light back,

But the rain hindered Yaojing.

The calf is leaning on the head of Zhuo,

It is difficult for the beetle to hold on to the next Peng.

The waves of the sea are the original master,

The family members of the immortal family are ruthless.

You should only hold the peach alone,

Let go of the tent and walk freely.

"Good, good!" Wang Hongxu, who was the president of "History of the Ming Dynasty", had ups and downs, and naturally had something to say in front of Kangxi. Then he also groaned:

After taking off the shirt, he was light,

The world is free, that is, Yujing.

How can the sea be restrained and musical,

Who dares to rival Han Peng in the poetry world.

Crane Flying Canopy Island Fairy Dream,

The wild goose breaks Hengyang and looks at the distance.

I want to see Lai Yi galloping five horses,

Anche is enshrined as a spring appreciation.

Kangxi listened to two poems with their own connotations, and his heart was happy, which was much more useful than the sycophantic poems of Bailiang style that he was used to, what longevity is boundless, what Jingxing, Qingyun, sesame grass, nectar, etc. Then he happily got up and said: "Spread the decree, the good poems on the Qiansu banquet, collect them and present them to the imperial review, and finally Mr. Fang Bao collected them as "Qiansuo Banquet Poems". ”

Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi agreed. Kangxi saw his sons respectfully persuading him to drink at the table, and slowly paced between the banquets, beckoning everyone to eat and drink. walked to the sixth table in the back row, and saw Zhu Shi, Qian Shilun and others, all of whom were old ministers in the year of the sixtieth year. Zhu Shi saw Kangxi coming over, and hurriedly got up and said with a smile:

"Long live, the slaves are building the Qiantang River and Haitang in Zhejiang, and it is rare to see the saint. The master persuaded the drunkard to dare not resign, but only persuaded the master not to drink. ”

"How?" Kangxi laughed and said, "Did you say that I didn't drink as much as you?" ”

Zhu Shi hurriedly said: "How dare you! The master knows that the slave knows a little about medicine, and wine is a thing that hurts the body, so it is better to drink less. ”

"You are proficient in medicine, and I am not a layman." Kangxi smiled and said, "I know my body in my heart, come, I won't drink this cup anymore." ”

Kangxi had a drink with Zhu Shi and Qian Shilun, and then returned to the throne. After going around in a big circle and drinking a lot of wine, I suddenly felt full of strength, and my face turned from red to white. When Ma Qi saw it, he pulled the corner of Zhang Tingyu's clothes and whispered:

"The emperor doesn't look good, isn't it?"

Zhang Tingyu had already seen it and was thinking about it, so he said:

"The banquet was originally scheduled to be dismissed, and there is still half an hour, are you making some fuss on the clock?"

Ma Qi suddenly smiled, "It's really yours!" After that, he turned around and went out, and called the eunuch of Gongchenfang, and ordered like this, and the eunuch nodded, and came over to ask for instructions:

"Master, the time has come, and all the palace dependents are waiting inside. "Kangxi" said "um" ...... the banquet, stood up and said:

"You are all elderly, and it is not easy to get together today. Let's take care of it together, and when I celebrate my 70th birthday, I will invite you to drink again! ”

More than 1,000 people on the platform left their seats and prostrated themselves, prostrating and shouting:

"Long live Ron!"

Kangxi beckoned with a smile, and was supported by Li Dequan and Xing Nian, and came to the Zhonghe Hall to rest for a while. There are congratulatory gifts sent by the provinces and royal relatives here, such as Qiong, Yao, Zhu, Jade ......, as well as Kangxi's favorite rare edition books, Tengteng, Song Mo, Dong Xiangguang calligraphy and paintings, a dazzling array of everything.

Kangxi looked at it in turn, went to the south window, picked up a black stone, and asked:

"What is this?"

"This is specially presented by the Fourteenth Master on behalf of Oro Dai," Xing Nian replied, "It is said that it is a meteorite that fell from the sky, and there is a line of words on it." ”

When Kangxi heard this, he turned over the stone and took a look, and sure enough, the words "Hundred Years of Long Luck" were engraved on it. Somehow, he suddenly remembered a sentence from Zhu Yuanzhang in "Song of Baked Cakes": "Since ancient times, Hu people have no luck for a hundred years!" I couldn't help shaking my hands and muttered: "Emperor Qin's banquet, the meteorite is ...... to the ground" Before he finished speaking, he felt a sudden heartbeat, his eyes were full of stars, his legs were weak, and he almost fell to the ground. Seeing this, Li Dequan and Xing Nian immediately went up to fight hard. Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi turned pale with fright, and rushed up to hold Kangxi with an exclamation, and helped him to Sumeru to rest.

Dozens of eunuchs and guards in the Zhonghe Hall panicked early, and Zhang Tingyu shouted: "Don't mess up! Hurry up and go to the hospital to be honest, don't show off! ”