Inside and outside the imperial city, today is brightly lit, the flow of people is surging, and it looks jubilant.

Although the Gu family has only been established for three generations, it is very popular with the people.

There is no other reason, this southern land was a mess before, wolf smoke everywhere, attacking each other, a greedy careerist made this good southern land full of devastation, ten rooms and nine empty, the people are not happy, and now it has finally become a unified country, not only everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, but also because of the strict policy of the Liangguo court, even the rampant and vicious green forest bandits on weekdays have been sent by the government to exterminate the ninth layer, how can the people not thank the court?

What's more, the royal family of Liangguo is simple and not extravagant, and the taxes levied on various places are not high, and over the years, many outstanding scholars from Jiangzhou, Yongzhou and Liangzhou have been transferred to serve in various prefectures, promoting national policies for the local people, seeking well-being, up and down, all are honest and honest, coupled with the official propaganda of the imperial court, how not to let the four seas return to their hearts, the people are happy and convinced, and are willing to be the people of Liangguo?

Today, as the birthday of the king of Liangguo, in addition to the capital, there are also many people across the country who spontaneously pray for their blessings at home, these people who have been tormented by war and strife in the south have the simplest idea in their hearts, as long as they can give them a peaceful and strong court protection that does not blackly oppress them, they are absolutely willing to support.

In the final analysis, the people are the easiest to satisfy and the most difficult to deceive, who is good to them and who is bad to them, everyone has a rod and scale in their hearts.

Having said that, it is rare to have such a festive and grand day in a year, not to mention those who have crooked thoughts, that is, the ruffians and hooligans in the capital who often act as traitors and criminals have hid with interest, not daring to show their heads, let alone taking advantage of this opportunity to mess around, committing crimes at this time is no different from looking for death, so whether it is the state banquet in the Taiji Palace or the celebration ceremony outside the imperial city, it is extremely smooth.

The people who came were all old people who had been in the officialdom for many years, what to do and what not to do, they all knew very well in their hearts, no one messed around, they all obediently sat in their places to eat and drink, and watch the performance.

Seeing that a grand state banquet was approaching the end smoothly, Gu Cang was also relieved, in the end it was his father's birthday, what went wrong, even if he didn't care about the impact and consequences, he had to weigh it, and now that he could end it smoothly and smoothly, it was naturally the best, and even if his thoughts for more than a month were not in vain, he would have to give more rewards to his subordinates later.

Gu Xuan on the seat sighed, far less joyful than others, because after the state banquet, it should be the saddest family banquet, the folk say that the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, this kind of thing can't escape, and he can't let his mother go to the banquet alone because of a little possible humiliation, so he can only go hard.

The banquet started quickly, and it dispersed quickly, and the princes had to rush to the place of the family banquet, and they didn't have time to communicate more with the shark clan or others, Gu Xuan just exchanged a look with Fuyin, who left in a hurry, and then separated.

Compared with the banquet of the ministers, the grand state banquet that shows the royal style, and then the family banquet arranged only for the members of the royal family is much simpler and simpler.

The brothers and sisters of Emperor Liang of this generation have already passed away in that fierce battle for succession, and the family banquet is the children and concubines of his own lineage, but there are not many of them.

As always, the venue of the family banquet was chosen in the elegant Hibiscus Zhai in the Imperial Garden.

Located in the eastern part of the vast Imperial Garden, this hibiscus is a small courtyard separated from each other, and its unique feature is that it is not built on ordinary flat land or a lake, but on a small hillside built by manpower, because the courtyard is planted with fragrant and elegant hibiscus flowers, which makes people fall in love with it, hence the name.

The main gate is open on the ground of the hillside, after entering the door, you have to cross a long corridor of dozens of steps, and set up a long corridor on the small river that meanders down from the top of the mountain, the whole body is carved by a plain white stone, and there are many patterns of flower fairies on it.

In front of the platform sits a red building similar to the stilted building in Haizhou, Furong Zhai is one inch higher than the ground, the building of the whole courtyard is mostly red, gold, the eaves stand with the statue of the beast mocking the wind, simple and elegant, and the roof is also smoothly paved with valuable glazed tiles, showing the royal dignity, bit by bit, are in accordance with the rules of the ancient rites.

Pushing open the door, in the main hall inside this Furong Zhai, a large rectangular table was arranged early, headed by the one facing the door, is a spacious seat carved with a nine-clawed golden dragon, considering the cold weather, it is also covered with white leather, judging from its position and arrangement, it is obviously the emperor's seat.

On the left and right sides of this dragon chair, there is also a chair engraved with colorful phoenixes, the one on the left is slightly closer to the golden dragon chair, the above is painted with the nine phoenix survey map, which is naturally the position of Queen Su, the lord of the harem of grace, and the one on the right is slightly more below the number of painted colors, the number of painted phoenixes is also a little lacking, and the above is the seven phoenix patrol map, which is naturally the sister of Xu Jintang, the general of Youzhou Zhuguo, and the throne of the concubine of the dynasty.

Among the four imperial concubines with a respected status in the harem, Gu Xuan's mother Concubine Li is from a folk family, without a father or mother, so naturally she can't be on the stage, not to mention the other three imperial concubines, that is, some other concubines with a lot of family power secretly look down on Yongle Palace, as for the other two imperial concubines, one only has the support of the Jiangzhou wealthy family, and the other has a large maternal power, but the main influence is concentrated in the atrium.

After that, it is the position of the other concubines, arranged in order of dignity and inferiority, the entire big table, only more than ten people can sit, and the others are not even qualified to participate in the family banquet, saying that they are concubines, but they are forcibly summoned into the palace according to the ancestral system, and many have not even been fortunate yet.

Whether the emperor is obscene or not is one thing, but according to the rules, a few new nobles are invited to the palace every year, which is also to make the royal family more prosperous.

The charm of the rules is that no one dares to challenge them easily.

There are also two small round tables arranged next to the main table, the one on the left is carved with a five-clawed golden dragon, the extravagance is difficult to hide, it is naturally the future master of the Liang Kingdom, the position of the princes, on the other side, but the princesses are sitting, but the specifications are a little smaller, after all, men and women are different, respect and inferiority are different, this kind of rule is more serious in the atrium, among the various races in the sea realm, only the female status of the shark and the spirit clan is equal, and the others are much worse than men, which is also a helpless thing.

Gu Xuan is sitting on his own chair at the moment, he is the fifth, and the sixth Gu Chuan is the youngest among the princes here, the two of them are naturally sitting on the side with their backs to the door, and on the opposite side, they are naturally the crown prince Gu Cang and the eldest prince Gu Yuan, the two of them are the princes and the eldest princes, so they naturally have to sit on the main seat, and the third Gu Li and the fourth Gu Hai are sitting on the left and right sides of the table respectively, as for the other smaller princes, they are now carried by the nurse, and they can't be served on the table, so they can save any problems, break the rules, and also hurt the mood of others。

On the table were all snacks and soups for self-nourishment, and Gu Xuan, who had just finished a big meal, didn't have much appetite, so he sat upright in his position, in fact, his spirit had already been emptied, and he was reviewing a newly learned martial art in his mind.

The same is true on the other side, the yin and yang balance within the royal family of Liangguo, the number of princes and princesses is about the same, there are five princesses who can be served, but they are generally a little younger than the princes, one of them is Gu Chuan's twin sister, and the other are all born to concubines, their status is not high, or their status is not as good as Gu Xuan's, and they have not yet become a victim of politics, Xu Jiafu's family.

The other concubines had already arrived, and even Gu Xuan's mother, Concubine Li, had already sat in her place, and after waiting for the three of them, the banquet could officially begin.

These three people are the emperor Gu Yi on the throne, Empress Su, and the concubine Niangniang, who was born in the Xu family.

With a commotion from the outside world, the door was gently pushed open by a pair of hands, surrounded by the attendants, Empress Su and Emperor Gu Yi walked in side by side, and the concubines next to them were not to be outdone, and they actually stood together, and their eyebrows danced, looking forward to it freely, but there was a feeling of dominating the guests.

Gu Xuan just glanced at it, then turned his head away, and then stood up silently.

Everyone in the field stood up together at this time, Gu Cang held his hands, with a smile on his face, his eyes fell on the distance, taking in everything in front of him, and shouted to the people who came in first: "Welcome to the father and queen mother!"

Wherever the others dared to slacken, they all hurriedly bent down towards the door and saluted.

Hearing that Gu Cang deliberately did not add his name, a trace of disgust suddenly appeared on Concubine Shu's face, but this annoyance disappeared in a blink of an eye, and not many people noticed.

Gu Yi pressed his hand and said with a smile: "The state banquet has passed, so there is no need for so many cumbersome etiquette for the family banquet, let's sit down." ”

After everyone obediently sat down in turn, Gu Yi said: "It's rare to be able to get everyone together a few times a year, I am very relieved, today is not only my birthday, but also a happy day for everyone, there is no need to be restrained, in Cang'er's words, they are all a family, and it is inevitable that there will be more rules." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone naturally looked at the prince on the table on the left, Concubine Shu and Gu Li's faces were a little uncomfortable, and the others also had a general impression of this mysterious prince, but they didn't speak.

However, Gu Cang stood up generously, as he had always been maverick before, raised his wine glass and saluted in the direction of the main throne, and then said: "Today is my father's birthday, the whole world celebrates, and my son's son will pay tribute to his father first with this glass of wine." ”

Gu Yi didn't feel anything wrong with this son's outrageous behavior as usual, since his son toasted to himself, he also took the wine glass, didn't get up, clinked glasses with Gu Cang from a distance, and then drank it all.

Seeing that Gu Cang still wanted to say something, Gu Hai on the edge of the table on the left suddenly stood up, and then also spoke: "Erchen also respects his father and the emperor." ”

Gu Yi suddenly frowned imperceptibly, but he couldn't favor the second son too much in front of everyone, so he had to drink a cup too.