Xiao Zhihan was in a good mood when he saw Yan Xi like this, so he took her all the way to visit the past.

When the two of them finally arrived at Weiyang Palace, there was already a lot of people in Weiyang Palace.

Follow the line of sight to look at Weiyang Palace, in the middle is a vermilion lacquer square platform about two meters high, on which is placed the gold lacquer carved dragon throne, behind is the carved dragon screen, there are six tall dragon golden pillars on both sides of the square platform, each pillar is coiled with a vigorous golden dragon.

Looking up, there is a huge carved dragon pan dragon in the caisson in the center of the top of the temple, and a large silver-white bead hangs from the dragon's mouth, surrounded by six small beads. The dragon head and orb are facing the throne of the dragon carved in gold lacquer below.

On both sides of the main hall, there are several tables carved with these beasts, and melons and fruits and snacks and wine are placed on the table, and the fruit fragrance and wine fragrance are intertwined, which quietly stimulates the sense of smell of the people in the hall.

The time has come, but Emperor Xiao Deyong has not yet come. The hundreds of officials who came to the banquet gathered together in twos and threes, talking about something in a whisper.

Because it took Yan Xi all the way to enjoy the scenery of the palace and delayed some time, Xiao Chenyu, who should have arrived later than them, was already in Weiyang Palace at this time. I saw him holding a wine glass and inviting hundreds of officials to drink together, just like a scene of monarchs and ministers having fun together.

"His Royal Highness King Ming has arrived."

The herald's father-in-law, who was guarding outside the Weiyang Palace, saw that Xiao Zhihan had arrived, and immediately spread it loudly.

Hearing that Xiao Zhihan had arrived, the Weiyang Palace, which was originally a little noisy, instantly quieted down. Xiao Chenyu, who was chatting and laughing with an official next to him, almost couldn't hold back the smile on his face when he saw Xiao Zhihan walking in in court clothes.

This damn Xiao Zhihan is finally here.

The scene that happened at the gate of the palace just now, although it seemed to be an accident, he didn't believe that there was such a coincidence. As soon as Xiao Zhihan and "Liang Zhao" walked on the front foot, there was a problem with the back foot of his carriage.

For Xiao Chenyu, no matter what happened at the gate of the palace, whether it had anything to do with Xiao Zhihan or not, he had already calculated this account on Xiao Zhihan's head.

Xiao Chenyu, who was secretly staring at Xiao Zhihan, wrinkled his forehead tightly when he saw Yan Xi behind Xiao Zhihan.

Where did that sharp-toothed dog slave go? How did you become someone else in a blink of an eye!

"Why, I haven't seen you for a few months, have you even forgotten the number of courtesies?"

Seeing the silent hundred officials looking at himself and Yan Xi behind him uncomfortably, Xiao Zhihan stood at the door of Weiyang Palace with his hands in his hands and snorted coldly.

These cold words naturally interrupted Xiao Chenyu's thoughts.

"See His Royal Highness King Ming."

Hearing Xiao Zhihan's sneer, the hundred officials came back to their senses from the shock of suddenly seeing Xiao Zhihan. The people in Weiyang Palace, except for Xiao Chenyu, all saluted Xiao Zhihan respectfully.

Seeing the hundred officials bowing and saluting, Xiao Zhi ignored Han Li, and walked towards his seat with Yan Xi behind him.

"I haven't seen him for a few months, but the third brother's shelf is getting bigger and bigger."

Xiao Chenyu looked at Xiao Zhihan, who was sitting down, and tried hard to pull a smile on his face.

Regarding Xiao Chenyu's almost provocative tone, Xiao Zhihan didn't take it seriously at all. The snacks on the table in front of him were sent to Yan Xi, who was sitting behind him.

Xiao Chenyu was about to attack, and Xiao Guohuang Xiao Deyong Chenyu walked over from a distance surrounded by a group of palace maids.

"The emperor has arrived."

The herald father-in-law at the gate of Weiyang Palace, as soon as he saw Xiao Deyong and others, immediately spread it loudly.

"Slaves see the emperor."

Hearing this sound, the palace maids who were waiting in Weiyang Palace immediately put down the things in their hands and knelt down respectfully.

"Weichen see the emperor."

When the civil and military officials saw Xiao Deyong coming, they quickly tidied up their clothes and knelt down to salute.

"The sons and daughters of the emperor will be the generals."

Xiao Deyong walked closer, and the crown prince Xiao Chenyu bowed and saluted.

In the entire Weiyang Palace, except for Xiao Zhihan, who was sitting in his seat drinking wine, and Yan Xi, who was eating dim sum behind Xiao Zhihan, everyone saluted Xiao Deyong respectfully.

While eating snacks, Yan Xi looked up at Xiao Deyong, who was pale.

This is the emperor of ancient times, and it's not very good.

In view of Xiao Zhihan's performance in attending palace banquets several times before, for his disrespectful behavior of not saluting Xiao Deyong, no one in the Weiyang Palace accused him of not. Even the prince Xiao Chenyu, who looked at him unpleasantly everywhere, didn't bother to bother with him.

Xiao Deyong glared at Xiao Zhihan and Yan Xi behind Xiao Zhihan, in order not to let himself not get off the stage, he didn't see it at all, and walked straight to the front of Weiyang Palace, walked onto the square platform, and sat on the throne of the golden lacquer carved dragon.

"Get up."

After sitting down, Xiao Deyong raised his hand and asked everyone in the hall to bow flat.

"Today's banquet, one is for the prince's meritorious service in inspecting Gyeonggi, and the other is for the Ming King Pingcheng's disaster relief, and the secretaries don't have to be restrained."

Xiao Deyong looked at the hundred officials sitting in their respective seats, with a smile on his face.

Baiguan was also extremely eye-catching, and after hearing Xiao Deyong's words, he immediately raised the wine glass on the table and congratulated Xiao Chenyu and Xiao Zhihan.

After three rounds of drinking, Xiao Deyong and the hundred officials were almost polite, Xiao Deyong glanced at Yang Gonggong behind him.

"The crown prince and King Ming received the order."

Yang Gonggong nodded, took the holy decree from a small chamberlain behind him, and cleared his throat.

"The son is here."

Xiao Chenyu got up from his seat, walked to the middle of the hall, and knelt down to listen to the order.

Xiao Zhihan still went his own way, as if he was set in his seat, and he didn't want to move even half an inch.

"This Ming King is too presumptuous!"

"It's not, but the emperor still indulges him everywhere."

"In the past two years, King Ming has become more and more arrogant."

……

Seeing Xiao Zhihan's arrogance so far, the officials couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Xiao Deyong plans to use Xiao Zhihan to sacrifice to the sky, except for some people who are extremely close to Xiao Deyong and Xiao Zhihan, there are few people who know about it. The attitude of the hundred officials who only regard Xiao Zhihan is because of Xiao Deyong's connivance, but they don't know that there is an inside story.

This inside story, even the crown prince Xiao Chenyu is not very clear.

If he knew the role of Xiao Zhihan, where would he still have the idea of putting Xiao Zhihan to death.

"Proclaim the decree."

Hearing the whispers of the officials, the smile on Xiao Deyong's face froze for a moment. After taking a deep breath and calming down his mood, Xiao Deyong instructed Yang Gonggong, who was full of embarrassment.

"Yes."

Yang Gonggong nodded and began to read out the contents of the holy decree.

"The prince received the order, and the prince Xiao Chenyu inspected Gyeonggi on behalf of the Son of Heaven, worked hard and made great achievements, and rewarded ten Dongzhu, ten pairs of jade, 100 pieces of imperial brocade, 100 acres of fertile land, and 100,000 taels of gold."

"The son of the minister is the order, thank the father."

When Gonggong Yang stopped, Xiao Chenyu thanked him with a smile on his face.

"Get up."

Seeing Xiao Chenyu's respectful appearance, in stark contrast to Xiao Zhihan's unruliness, Xiao Deyong nodded, and became more and more satisfied with Xiao Chenyu.

"King Ming received the order, and King Xiao Zhihan of Ming served as an envoy to Pingcheng for disaster relief, stabilize the plague, and be rewarded. Ten horses of royal brocade and a thousand taels of gold. ”

After Gonggong Yang finished saying the reward to Xiao Zhihan, there was silence in Weiyang Palace. Xiao Zhihan didn't thank him, and the ministers didn't say much about Xiao Zhihan's not.

After all these years, they can't guess what the emperor is thinking. said that he favored King Ming, but every time he was rewarded for meritorious deeds, King Ming's reward was the least. But if it is said that he does not favor King Ming, among all the princes, he is the most indulgent King Ming.

The hundred officials in the Weiyang Palace were used to seeing such a scene and didn't say much, but it was the first time to see Yan Xi, who was so unabashedly eccentric as the emperor, couldn't help but complain behind Xiao Zhihan.

"Are you biological? His heart must have gone to the Pacific Ocean. ”

Hearing Yan Xi's voice, Xiao Zhihan glanced at Yan Xi with his spare eyes.

What is this woman talking nonsense again? What is the Pacific Ocean?

But Xiao Zhihan didn't ask much, but got up from behind the table and walked to the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, these rewards will be waived."

Xiao Zhihan looked at Xiao Deyong with a touch of disdain on his face.

Xiao Deyong was heartbroken and gave Xiao Zhihan these rewards, seeing that he returned all the rewards at this time, he pretended to have an angry expression on his face, but he was very happy in his heart.

A prince who will sacrifice to the heavens in two years is also a waste of money if he gets it. Instead of giving Xiao Zhihan this sacrifice, it is better to stay in his own vault.

"Your Majesty, this king can do without these rewards. But there is something unclear, and I have to ask the prince to give me an explanation. ”

Xiao Deyong was about to say a few words about Xiao Zhihan in a high-sounding manner, but saw that Xiao Zhihan directly aimed the finger at the prince. Xiao Deyong, who knew Xiao Zhihan's temper well, was admiring the prince at this time, where could he tolerate Xiao Zhihan's trouble with the prince at this time.

"I'll talk about it later."

Xiao Deyong glanced at Xiao Zhihan impatiently, directly ignored his words, and did not intend to give him a chance to trouble the prince.

"The prince knows that the plague in Pingcheng is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster."

Xiao Zhihan ignored Xiao Deyong's obstruction and asked the prince directly.

Hearing Xiao Zhihan's words, the hundred officials couldn't help but discuss again.

"Is the plague in Heijo man-made? How is this possible! ”

"Although King Ming is a little arrogant, he has never done anything to open his mouth. When he said this, he was afraid that he had found something. ”

"Then what did he mean by asking His Royal Highness the Prince, could it be that he thought it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who instructed him?"

……

Among the hundreds of officials, there are those who resolutely support the crown prince Xiao Chenyu, and there are also those who began to think deeply because of Xiao Zhihan's words. More of them watched without saying a word, for fear that one would accidentally lead this fire to themselves.

"The prince knows that the initiator of this is He Feng, the brother of the prince's favorite concubine He Xian'er! Dare to ask the prince, do you really know anything about He Feng doing evil in your name in Pingcheng? ”

Xiao Zhihan's eyes flashed with cold light, and he looked at Xiao Chenyu.

Hearing Xiao Zhihan mention He Feng, Xiao Chenyu's right hand unconsciously clenched into a fist.