Summer is over and autumn is solstice, and the cold winter will pass. In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Emperor Layue sealed the seal.

In the past few months, the harem has been really calm, and occasionally a few young concubines are jealous, but they can't set off any storms.

Because Empress Feng often went to the Yonghe Palace, and Feng Ji reconciled with it, although Feng was not happy, he was no longer as disgusted with He as before.

Right Zhaoyi Li, because he was afraid that the emperor would know the reason for his illness and took back the right to govern the palace, he asked Qiao Huaide to hide and not report, so in the past few months, the Li family has been recuperating with peace of mind, except for having contacts with Zheng Qiao and showing favor to the prince, there has been no more incident.

However, Yuanyu, the princess of Pengcheng, made an alliance with the Li family, and the two helped the prince Yuan Sui to restore power, and took the opportunity of entering the palace to worship the queen mother during the Midyear Festival and the Winter Clothes Festival. In the past few months, Yuan Yu has made frequent moves, and even the high priest in the court has bought it for him.

In the Taiji Palace, the lanterns are brilliant, and the officials of the three grades and above in the DPRK and China are gathered here.

Yuan Hong looked around at everyone and said loudly: "With the blessing of God, this year's wind and rain are smooth, the grains are abundant, and the government and the opposition are working together, so that I am a great Wei Gao Tai and the people are safe, and the character is Kangfu." With the assistance of all the secretaries, I am grateful to set up this banquet to treat you. There is no need to be formal today, our monarchs and ministers drink heartily. ”

Since the emperor was in power, he set up this banquet every year, and everyone felt that the grace of the saint was vast and grateful. During the banquet, all the ministers raised their glasses and said: "God bless Great Wei, the new year is better than the old year!" May my emperor's blessings be long, long live, long live, long live! ”

The drums are singing in unison, and the warblers are singing and dancing. Everyone enjoyed drinking, or bottled wine papers, or ordered with poems, all of them rejoiced.

At the second moment, when the wine was exhausted, everyone got up and retreated.

In the main hall, Rencheng Wang Yuancheng and Xianyang Wang Yuanxi, as well as Taishi Feng Xi, Taifu Muliang, Young Master Guo Zuo and Young Master Li Chong had no intention of leaving.

Yuan Hong knew that they must be because of the crown prince, but he only waved his hand and motioned for the attendants to remove the dishes and cups, and was not in a hurry to speak. After the servants retreated, Yuan Hong said: "What is the matter with Uncle Huang and your Aiqing?" ”

Since Yuan Cheng replied first: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the twenty-third day of the lunar month, Your Majesty is also going to seal the seal for the New Year, Your Majesty is busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty on weekdays, so when the whole world celebrates, you should share the family with the princes and princesses." ”

Seeing that Yuan Hong bowed slightly, Yuan Cheng continued: "The crown prince is the eldest of the princes, and during the palace banquet, he should lead the princes to serve wine to His Majesty to welcome the new year, so as to show that my Great Wei is eternal and there are successors." Your Majesty has grounded the prince in the palace for nearly half a year, and the prince has moved for the better, please forgive the prince! ”

After Yuan Cheng finished speaking, Yuan Xi, Feng Xi, Mu Liang, Guo Zuo, and Li Chong all got up and knelt on the ground, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please forgive the prince!" ”

Yuan Hong saw that everyone was like this, so he said loudly: "Zi Sui is my eldest son, and I have high hopes for him. Zi Sui deceived his father, I did not abolish his position as prince, but he remembered his first offense, and he was young and frivolous, if I did not punish him, how could Zi Sui change his past wrongs? ”

Motioning for everyone to get up, Yuan Hong continued: "You are all ministers of my humerus, how can you not know the good intentions of my intentions? ”

Mu Liang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister visited the prince's mansion a few days ago, the prince is studying "University" in the study, the prince's words are full of remorse, the minister is bold, I hope that Your Majesty will forgive the prince and give the prince a chance to be reborn. ”

Yuan Hong said: "Gewu, Zhizhi, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, if Zi Sui can really understand the meaning, he will not be grounded for half a year." ”

Mu Liang said: "The prince said to his ministers, 'Aya ordered me to cultivate myself, so that I can rule the country and level the world in the future, if my virtue is supreme, the country will be safe!'" 'Your Majesty, the crown prince has really woken up! ”

After Mu Liang finished speaking, Feng Xi said: "Your Majesty, the prince is young, although he has made a big mistake, but he is confused and returns, and he is very good. ”

Yuan Xi also opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, on the court, Your Majesty is the king, on the clan, Your Majesty is the father, how can Your Majesty give up the righteousness of this monarch and minister, the love of father and son?" The minister is the prince's uncle, and the minister is willing to guarantee the prince, and the prince will never disobey the monarch in the future. ”

Guo Zuo also bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, what King Xianyang said is extremely true, father and son are related, monarchs and ministers are righteous, which is the foundation of human ethics, and the so-called human harmony is the way of heaven." Although the prince is at fault, knowing his mistake and correcting it is filial piety and morality. Please forgive the Crown Prince! ”

Yuan Hong glanced at everyone at the banquet, and saw that Li Chong was silent, so he said, "Why didn't the Duke of Longxi say anything?" ”

Li Chong heard that the emperor asked each other, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the king of the city and your colleagues have exhausted the thoughts in the hearts of the ministers, so the ministers have nothing to say. It's just that Your Majesty, the crown prince was raised by the former Empress Dowager since childhood, if Your Majesty does not lift the ban on the crown prince for a long time, it will make the world feel that the former Empress Dowager has not fulfilled her responsibility to teach the prince, and will it not damage the reputation of the former Empress Dowager? ”

Yuan Hong chuckled lightly and said, "What Longxi Gong said is that if I don't lift the ban on the prince, then I will be an unfilial person?" ”

Li Chong lowered his head and said: "The minister doesn't dare!" Only know that His Majesty treats the Empress Dowager to filial piety, and has a deep affection with the Empress Dowager, the prince is raised by the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Zhen is out, how can Your Majesty bear not to reunite with the prince during the New Year, in order to enjoy the family of father and son! ”

Yuan Hong looked around at everyone and said: "I am the king first, then the father, the prince is the minister first, and then the son, the imperial uncle once said to me, the father and son of the heavenly family are not like the common people." If the prince is willful, isn't it dangerous for the country to be in danger? I carried out this punishment just to make the prince abandon the old and make the new, and turn it to his senses. ”

Seeing that everyone lowered their heads to listen, Yuan Hong continued: "The prince is banned, and the court is unstable, and what I do and say is the heart of everyone in the An Dynasty. The queen and the left and right Zhaoyi persuaded each other many times, and the sixth sister also repeatedly went to the table, asking me to relieve the order of Zi Sui's grounding, Zi Sui is my eldest son, how can I be indifferent? It's just that the time is too short, and I'm afraid that my son will repeat the mistakes of the past. Now that it has been half a year, and today you are waiting for you to ask for Zi Sui's life, then I will pardon Zi Sui's grounding order. ”

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, may my Great Wei River and Mountains be eternal and eternal for thousands of generations!" ”

Yuan Hong said: "Taishi, you wait for me to pass on the decree to the prince, and on the day of the opening of the seal, he will return to the court council, and the palace banquet on the first day can also allow him to bring his left and right sons together." ”

Feng Xi bowed and saluted, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Raising his head, Feng Xi said again: "Your Majesty, the minister still has a private matter to do." ”

Yuan Hong said: "Taishi, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

Feng Xi said: "Your Majesty, the first Empress Dowager and the ancestors of the courtiers are buried in Pingcheng, the minister is now old, while the minister can still be tired of carriages and horses, want to return to Pingcheng to worship the ancestors on the first day, and the minister hopes that His Majesty will approve it." ”

Yuan Hong got up and left the table, walked in front of Feng Xi, helped him up with his own hands, and said: "I am the master of the Taishi, the master and the imperial grandmother are the same mother's compatriots, and the ancestor of the Taishi is also the ancestor of the imperial grandmother. ”