Chapter 78: The Day of the Birthday Banquet
Throughout the hundreds of years of the Holy Spirit Empire, the most frequently used venue for grand ceremonies such as sacrificial ceremonies, birthday banquets, etc., is either the royal palace or the Draenor Manor. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
His Majesty Charles IX's 80th birthday, the place of the birthday banquet was set at Draeno Manor.
Ordinary people, let alone entering the Draenor Manor, can't even get close to the mountains behind the imperial capital, because it has been tightly sealed by layers of armor-lit guards.
This day is destined to be remembered by history and written about in a big book.
Early in the morning, an amnesty was issued from the palace and quickly spread throughout the provinces.
All death row prisoners were given probation, all serious prisoners were commuted, and all light offenders were released on the spot!
Countless people are partying!
After that, His Majesty Charles Ninety began to patrol the streets.
When His Majesty Charles Ninety passed by the main street outside the mansion of the Lester family in the aristocratic quarter, William and the others finally saw what His Majesty looked like today.
He wore a crown of jewels, a pair of golden armor, a red silk robe and cloak hanging behind him, a sword hanging from his waist, and a scepter in his hand standing on a chariot drawn by sixteen horses.
His hair was gray, and his skin and face were full of wrinkles left by the merciless years of time. A pair of cloudy eyes, the occasional ray of essence seems to remind the world that even though it is rumored that he is old and mediocre and no longer able to manage the entire empire, he is still the emperor who now controls the fate of the entire empire.
Even though the lion king is old, he is still a lion.
With a smile on the corner of his mouth, William silently looked at His Majesty Charles IX twice, and remembered his appearance in his heart.
It was at this time that William suddenly felt that someone was looking at him in the inspection procession that accompanied His Majesty Charles IX.
William turned his head to look, and the man suddenly retracted his gaze, leaving William with nothing to gain.
The person I was looking for didn't find it, but the person I didn't want to see did.
It's a seat!
He glanced at William coldly, a trace of irrepressible anger flashed on his face, and then he silently lowered his head and followed behind General Carlo beside him, his fists clenched, and his nails pierced deep into the flesh.
William was puzzled in his heart. I haven't messed with him lately, I've been staying in the house and hardly going out.
Just when William was in doubt, His Majesty Charles IX left. In the team behind him, William also saw Chancellor of the Exchequer Londoses, the third young master of the Monro family, Lei Ao, several princes, and many strange faces that William didn't know.
During the day, His Majesty Charles IX, symbolically under the protection of the Praetorian Guard, surrounded the twelve streets of the imperial capital, paraded around the streets, and greeted the crazy shouts and love of the people of the imperial capital.
In the evening, in the imperial palace, with the order of His Majesty Charles IX, four heavy magic cannons like small mountains were transported out of the treasury by four teams of soldiers with big shoulders and thick waists, and fired one cannon in four different directions.
Four clouds of pure and violent magical energy burst into the sky and exploded.
The whole dark and dreary sky brightened up in an instant, lasting for five or six meters, as if time had gone back to daylight.
Even the seaports and wharves of the Canaan province can be seen in this grand scene.
Immediately after, the Guardian Magic Circle was activated.
Twenty-seven rays of fiery and soft light lit up from different directions in the imperial palace, like a weaving net, intersecting and intertwining, forming a water-blue barrier, and the water was sparkling.
It is said that this guardian magic array is as famous as the magic cannon, and every time it is activated, it consumes a lot of top-grade magic crystals, which is almost equivalent to the tax revenue of the entire Kuwait province for a year if converted into gold coins.
When the Guardian Magic Array was completely opened, His Majesty Charles IX's 80th birthday party finally began!
Many of the people invited to this party walked out of the imperial capital one after another, and most of them rode in horse-drawn carriages and lined up in a long fire dragon, connecting from the imperial capital to the back mountain.
In the crowd, William, dressed in a tailor-made black formal dress and holding a short scepter symbolizing aristocratic status, sat on a tall black horse and went to the Delaeno Manor on the mountain behind the imperial capital for a banquet.
"Brother William, here, here!"
A familiar voice came.
William turned his head to look and saw that Young Master Gates was riding a white horse, approaching in his direction.
The one riding the white horse is not necessarily a prince, but it may also be a fat man like this young master Gates.
Lei Ao, the third young master of the Mengluo family, is also fat, but at most he can only be regarded as slightly fat, and this young master Gates is really obese.
Sprint a few steps and you'll be out of breath. On weekdays, I travel either by carriage or on horseback, and rarely walks.
Now, his two big fat legs, which are thicker than William's waist, are sandwiched between the belly of the white horse, and the weight of his body is all on the horse.
In all fairness, Young Master Gates is the eldest son of the Lord of Daxueguan, and his status is much more noble than William's, and it is reasonable that he attended the birthday banquet of His Majesty Charles IX on behalf of his father.
You must know that the province of Beigus has snow all year round, the weather is cold, the terrain is barren, and there is only one city there.
For this reason, there was no governor's palace in the province of North Gus at all. The entire province of Beigus is almost entirely under the management of Daxueguan.
Young Master Gates's father, although he is only the lord of a city, is actually very powerful, and he is in charge of the entire province of Beigus.
As the future heir of Daxueguan, Young Master Gates has a modest attitude and does not have the slightest second-ancestor habits that other corrupt nobles should have.
This made William look at him differently, and he had a trace of good feeling in his heart, and he was willing to make a deep friendship with him and be friends.
Besides, whenever William saw Young Master Gates, he would feel more or less guilty in his heart, remembering the things that used him in Daxue Pass before.
This time, it's no exception.
When Master Gates rode up to William's side, William's guilt deepened.
Young Master Gates's fat face showed a look of joy that only appears when he saw an acquaintance, and asked suspiciously, "Brother William, why are you here?"
"Invited here. To tell you the truth, I didn't want to come, and I didn't dare to release His Majesty's pigeons, so I had to come. William said with a smile on his lips.
This time, Sumera and Kane could not accompany them to the banquet due to their sensitive identities. Master Rhine had to take care of Kova's studies, Crean was busy with the perfume factory's business, and Captain Dodora had returned to Kuwait by ship a few days earlier with more than a hundred guards.
In the end, William simply didn't bring anyone and came to the banquet alone.
Young Master Gates listened to William's explanation, laughed, and his face trembled.
"Actually, I don't want to come either, there are too many rules. But my father was so busy with the affairs of the province of Beigus that he couldn't get out of his way, so he forced me to come. ”
Young Master Gates said sympatheticly, "After all, the only thing I hope for now is to look forward to seeing the performance of the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe as soon as possible." ”
When William heard this, he was stunned for a moment, "Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe?"
"Yes. Don't you know? The Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe is very famous. I went to see every one of their performances the other day. Every time I read it, I don't feel like it's enjoyable, and I want to watch it again. ”
"That's not the question I want to ask. William corrected: "You mean, at this party, the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe will also attend the performance for His Majesty?"
Master Gates nodded stunned.
After confirming this, William frowned, and an ominous premonition faintly rose in his heart.
The appearance of the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe, is it too coincidental?
It's like the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe, which got the news of His Majesty's birthday banquet in advance, came to hear the wind, performed a few times in the imperial capital, and after becoming famous, it finally attracted the attention of some people in the palace, and was finally invited to participate in His Majesty's birthday banquet party.
If you look at it on the surface, this is nothing, it's just that the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe wants to take the opportunity to enhance its reputation and earn a little performance fee by the way.
However, William clearly knows that the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe is not short of fame, and it is not short of money.
Not to mention anything else, just the iron ore sold to the boatload by the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe in private is enough for the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe to live a generous life for a lifetime.
Especially the leader of the Silver Moon Song and Dance Troupe, the woman named Yuris. The feeling she gave William was simply suspicious.
"Brother William, why don't you speak?"
Young Master Gates suddenly asked, pulling William's wandering thoughts back to reality.
"Not much, just remembering something, maybe too sensitive, thinking too much. William shook his head.
After saying that, he stopped thinking about it and concentrated on hurrying.