At this time, the sky has gradually darkened, inside and outside the palace, the lights are bright, representing the royal dignity of the bright yellow and the festive red color complement each other, a magnificent atmosphere, heaven and earth are happy.

At the main entrance of the main hall of the Taiji Palace, which was used as a banquet, under the careful and cautious arrangement of more than a dozen attendants arranged in advance, the banquet attendees, regardless of their position, began to enter in an orderly manner.

The emperor's birthday, don't mess around, no one dares to cause trouble at this time, that is, there is any collision or unsatisfactory status, such as the order of seats, etc., but also to find the right time to vent later, all the people present are the old people in the officialdom, and the joy and anger are invisible, this rule is still understood, so the whole hall is a sense of order.

Gu Cang stood quietly at the door of the main hall, like a welcoming attendant, but the position was a little off, not under the lamp, so it was not very eye-catching, even if someone glanced at it and saw it, because of the occasion, they only greeted each other slightly, and did not come forward to chat.

He folded his hands in front of his waist, calmly looked at the Huang Zi ministers who came and went in front of him, and the maid Ning Shuang behind him also hung her head quietly and obediently, without saying a word, doing her duty as a personal maid, and quietly accompanying Gu Cang's side, while the other maid Xiaolu was a lot more excited, looking at it with a full expression, like a curious little girl, while watching, her aunt was still chattering without scruples.

"Hey, look, that's not Shao Shangshu, I saw it when I came to the mansion a few days ago, prince, I heard that his son is a notorious playboy, and he runs to Longxuan Pavilion when he has nothing to do all day long, which is far worse than his prince. ”

"Hey, look, that's not the king's waiter, he handed over the prayer post to the house at the end of three days, and he was almost annoyed. ”

A maid who does not call herself a subordinate, nor does she call herself a slave, this maid named Xiaolu is a little arrogant and doesn't know why.

Gu Cang couldn't help but cough lightly twice, and the more sensible maid Ning Shuang understood, turned her head and squinted at Xiaolu, who was still chattering next to her, and was so frightened that the latter quickly closed her mouth, but a pair of eyes were still staring around, as if she couldn't stop at all, and she didn't seem to realize her mistake at all.

A warm light leaked from the lavishly decorated hall and hit the three people standing in the doorway, creating a long reflection.

Gu Cang gently and carefully glanced at the frost that had been pinching his hands and hanging his head, and then smiled at Xiaolu, who had a mouth on the other side and couldn't sit idle: "Do you think that your prince doesn't want to go to Longxuan Pavilion, Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Yihong Courtyard, and other places to visit? If it weren't for the fact that Gongzi has been sick since childhood, you two would have become princesses a long time ago." ”

Such a direct and bold witticism, the two maids have been following Gu Cang for more than ten years, and they have heard that I don't know how many will provoke the two of them to secretly scold a shameless word, but in this place where people come and go, under the public, they are still blushing, and the most stable and calm maid Ning Shuang on the surface is now the most shy one, not only is her face crimson, but she also lowered her head deeply, buried in a snow-white, and although Xiaolu, this little girl, is also a little shy, but this sentence seems to have inadvertently woken her up something, but she began to stare at Gu Cang's face boldly, and she didn't know what she was thinking。

Gu Cang sighed secretly in his heart, ignoring Xiaolu's already obvious eyes, but suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Everyone is almost together, it's time for us to do things." ”

In view of the fact that the banquet with the envoys of the mermaid clan was held very successfully last time, Gu Yi continued his love and trust in this son as always, so Gu Cang was also appointed as the governor of the birthday banquet this time, overseeing everything such as planning and presiding.

"Everyone!"

Seeing that everyone had almost found their place and sat down, Gu Cang took a handmade megaphone and began to shout, he was neither a natural loud voice, nor was he one of those martial arts masters in the palace with profound internal skills, such as Han Diao Temple, which was often rumored by the emperor, if he wanted everyone to hear his voice, he could only rely on this slightly indecent means.

Hearing Gu Cang's voice, the hall that was originally a little noisy instantly quieted down, there were actually a lot of people who came, and they were all colleagues in the court, many of them were even working in a yamen, and they were chatting with each other, even if they deliberately suppressed their voices, but just such a little bit of small voices accumulated, and it was naturally very noisy in this hall.

"First of all, thank you very much for coming today, to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of the Emperor of my Liang Kingdom, who is also my father. ”

For the sake of His Holiness, he couldn't mention his name directly, Gu Cang talked eloquently according to the manuscript he had written before, and at the same time secretly slandered how strange it was to say this.

"As the monarch, Your Majesty keeps in mind the ancestral teachings, exerts the spirit of politics, does not dare to slack off, is eloquent, sweeps all directions, and sets the foundation for my Liang country for all generations。。。。。。 ”

"As a father, my father set a great benchmark for our children by leading by example。。。。。。 ”

After a big slap that could even be called flattery, Gu Cang waved his hand and said loudly: "Now, I will invite our greatest majesty in Liangguo!"

The attendants who had already been set up were led by the maid Xiaolu, like wild dogs that had lost their reins, and screamed with joy and madness.

"Hey, what's going on?"

The ministers, who had never seen such a scene, were taken aback at first, and only after looking left and right and seeing the situation clearly did they understand what was going on, and there were even many officials in the middle who couldn't help but turn their heads to each other and began to criticize these subordinates who jumped and cheered at will, making noise and shouting loudly on such a solemn occasion, which was simply a violation of etiquette and a blasphemy of the royal majesty!

Even the expression on the face of Emperor Gu Yi, the Liang Emperor who had just come out with Empress Su, changed slightly, and even glared at his second son with some annoyance.

What kind of battle is this, what kind of system is it in the solemn and atmospheric Taiji Palace, so noisy and noisy!

How did the gang of people in Taichang Temple do it, didn't anyone dare to have any objections to the prince's step planning for the banquet, so the other party did it?

However, the previous sycophant shot made me very comfortable, even if it was worth the merits.

was glared at fiercely by the dignified monarch of a country, but Gu Cang didn't have any sense of fear at all, just shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and handed over an aggrieved expression.

You asked me to make this banquet, and now I'm not satisfied, what can I do.

But he couldn't let these people make such a fuss, Gu Cang hurriedly pressed his hand to the side, and the voices of those who felt ashamed slowly became quieter until they disappeared completely.

"The son wishes his father to be as constant as the moon and rise as the sun. Such as the longevity of Nanshan, it does not collapse. Such as the pine and cypress of the luxuriant, all or inherit, lead me to the cool country, thousands of generations!

Gu Cang saw that it was almost over, and began to kneel down to congratulate him, and all the people below followed him and fell to the ground, shouting loudly.

Gu Yi and Queen Su looked at each other and smiled, and gently raised their hands towards the Han Mink Temple next to them.

"Pass on the emperor's message, flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The people underground shouted in unison, and then they got up from the ground one after another, straightened their clothes, and then sat back in their seats.

Gu Yi said some words of encouragement according to the rules, and the whole banquet began to enter the formal process, the musicians who had already been in place began to ring the bell and play music, and the gorgeously dressed dancers walked in from the side door, and the scene of singing and dancing in the hall was level.

Gu Xuan drank the wine in the cup and quietly watched the scenes happening in front of him.

It is said that the emperor's birthday on the north side, including the atrium, is extremely luxurious, and it is said that it will take more than half a year to go to the palace just to prepare, and there will be a big banquet from the palace to the entire capital, celebrating for ten days, according to the rules, a total of one hundred and nine dishes such as cold dishes and hot dishes and dim sum, in order to show respect for the emperor.

The emperors of the past dynasties will even celebrate their birthdays as a national festival, and in those days, the officials of all prefectures, counties and localities will recite scriptures in the yamen, pray for the emperor, and the officials of the feudal territory will enter Beijing one by one to celebrate their birthdays, and the civil and military officials must dig out their minds to think about what kind of gifts to give in order to please the emperor, and even during the entire ten-day banquet, they are not allowed to execute prisoners.

In order to show the difference in status, the emperors would assign different people to different banquets, and they would not attend, at most they would send eunuchs to give wine and let people convey the oracle on their behalf.

In the entire Western Continent, perhaps only the Liang Kingdom is so simple, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a larger family banquet.

The dance of the birthday is according to the ancestral system, performed by thirty-six red-clothed dancers, the dance is not as beautiful as the Nihuang feather song, but a grand, festive scene, take a good head, after the end of the show, it is time to celebrate the birthday of the civil and military officials.

For more than a decade, year after year.

According to the rules, except for the queen, other women are not eligible to attend this kind of public royal banquet, so the concubines and princesses will only appear at the family banquet.

Hundreds of officials celebrate their birthdays are also about the rules, Shangshu Province is in charge of the six departments, and the power is the top among the three provinces, not to mention that Zhang Boren has been an official for more than 30 years.

At the end of the song, Zhang Boren took the lead, and the civil and military officials got up from their seats in unison, and then raised their wine glasses one by one, headed towards the throne, and began to congratulate their birthdays.