On this day, the weather was clear, the red sun had just emerged from the sky, and the whole palace was already busy.

The splendid palace, the gorgeous palace buildings one after another, innumerable, endless at a glance, red brick walls, extremely luxurious.

Patrolling guards guard the safety of the entire palace.

The palace ladies and eunuchs began to arrange everything needed for today's banquet, and their attitudes were cautious, for fear that a basket would have their heads cut off.

The Imperial Dining Room is already preparing everything needed for today's banquet.

Don't dare to slack off.

It's been a long time since there has been such a big battle in the palace, and everyone is cautious.

Ye Wenhao, the current emperor of the Chu State, is now fifty-five years old, and at this moment he is sitting on the dragon chair, wearing a golden Nine Dragons Phantom Feather robe, showing respect and luxury.

The gold-rimmed robe, the nine-headed true dragon hovers around the waist, wanting to step on the sky and ascend to the nine heavens, this is the heirloom dragon robe of the Chu State.

He is already very old, fifty-five years old, which is already considered the oldest among the emperors of all dynasties.

Of course, he will not admit that he is old, he is old, and no one wants to admit that he is old and old, not to mention that Ye Wenhao is still the emperor.

Sword eyebrows, deep eyes are like a bottomless abyss, his eyes are joyless and carefree, when he closes his eyes, he is like a resting tiger, when he opens his eyes, he becomes the king of beasts again, his eyes are sharp and close to the sword, anyone must surrender to such a pair of eyes.

His appearance is no longer as young and handsome as he used to be, but it can be vaguely seen from his silhouette that he was also a beautiful boy back then.

Wearing a golden crown, the white hair can be faintly seen in the long black hair, which seems to remind him that you are old.

He ascended the throne as emperor at the age of twenty-five, and now he is fifty-five, and in the blink of an eye, thirty years have passed.

He seemed to really feel old, and when he went to the morning court, he felt very tired when he sat on the dragon chair, and he didn't want to open his eyes when he closed them, just like now, in fact, he didn't listen to a word of what the courtiers said.

As he got older, the more sick he was, and he coughed slightly.

Su Xiuyun, the chief eunuch next to him, gently patted his back for him and soothed his cough.

Just like all older emperors, the older he gets, the more reluctant he is to let go of the power in his hand and establish the crown prince, these three words are like a needle inserted into his heart, and when he thinks of it, he will feel a slight pain.

Do they think that I am really old, I am dying, the prince? I am still alive, and I want to make a prince so soon, do they wish I would leave this world as soon as possible?

Thinking of this, he already had a dislike for the courtiers who proposed to make a prince, and even hated his own sons.

Including his eldest son Ye Tianchen, who has always been extremely favored.

Now the courtiers were already talking privately about his great achievements, and it was true that the state of Chu had not heard of the victory for several years.

Even if it was a small victory over the barbarians of the north, he would have to have a large-scale banquet, eager to tell the whole world that the state of Chu had won, he began to like flashy things, and he wanted to hear praise from the people.

Just like this time, his fifth son Ye Xi's crown gift, he didn't like Ye Xi, and even sometimes he couldn't remember that he had a son named Ye Xi.

The crown is a big day, but even if it is the gift of the crown of his least favorite son, he has to make a special event, not to prove how much he likes this son, he doesn't care about Ye Xi at all.

Just to tell all the subjects of the Chu State that the Chu State is still very strong, and a small banquet under my rule is nothing.

All he had told the people below was that this banquet was going to be as lavish as it could be.

"Ladies and gentlemen, is there anything else?" Ye Wenhao opened his eyes and held the dragon head on the dragon chair with one hand.

He is still so domineering, just a look can be intimidating.

He used to be like this when he was young, and Ye Wenhao was not like this in the past, he worked hard, only slept for two or three hours a day, and always took the lead when he fought, leading the Chu State to victory again and again.

Under his rule, the state of Chu continued to grow stronger, even faintly surpassing the other two countries.

It's just that it was a long time ago.

For the current Ye Wenhao, the throne and rights are the most important things.

No one spoke.

At this moment, Huang Zilin, Minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the war in the north is tight, the northern barbarians have invaded again and again, General Yun Zhen is tired of coping, and if this continues, the Purple Night Fortress, the defense line of the north against the barbarians, will be lost, and please ask Your Majesty to order the transfer of soldiers from the three northwestern provinces to support General Yun Zhen." ”

"Okay, give an order, quickly dispatch the soldiers of the three provinces to the Purple Night Fortress to support General Yun Zhen. ”

Huang Zilin continued: "Your Majesty, now the soldiers of the Purple Night Fortress are guarding the border for us, and they haven't eaten for a few days and nights, and Your Majesty is still holding a feast in the imperial capital, isn't this chilling to the people of the world, and I also ask Your Majesty to hold a crown ceremony for the five princes, everything is simple, and the Chu State can no longer afford such a waste." ”

He had already knelt down, and the body of the old man in his fifties trembled, and he knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

He looked at the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Rites, and the Prime Minister next to him, but he did not stand up to speak for him.

Ye Wenhao squinted his eyes: "Are you questioning my decision? I have already sent troops to reinforce me, and soon they will be able to eat, is it also a mistake for me to hold a crown ceremony for my son?"

"Your Majesty, this is the war years, not a peaceful and prosperous era, the people are no longer able to eat, there is famine everywhere, refugees fleeing everywhere, and the minister is also thinking about the Chu State. ”

"For my sake, I think you just can't see me agree, okay, you step down, this matter will be discussed again. ”

"If Your Majesty does not allow the minister to finish speaking, the minister will never get up, what the minister said below is all heartfelt words, although the state of Chu is now prosperous on the surface, but in fact it has already been full of holes, the north is bordered by barbarians, the southwest is facing the Tang Dynasty, if you are not careful, it will destroy the country, the embankment collapses, it is not the fault of the embankment, one ant is not enough to succeed, a hundred ants, ten thousand ants gnaw, the embankment will collapse sooner or later. After saying this, he glared fiercely at the three people, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Finance, and the Prime Minister.

The faces of the three people turned blue and white for a while, and they obviously scolded them for being black sheep.

"Your Majesty, the threat from the outside is nothing, only the inside, the destruction of an empire often does not come from the outside, but from oneself, now we want to unite internally, the army and the people are united, then the state of Chu will not die, Your Majesty, you are so extravagant and wasteful, the heart of Baixin is cold, the sergeant is cold when he listens, and the state of Chu will die sooner or later." ”

"Bastard thing. Ye Wenhao patted the dragon chair and stood up, his body trembling with anger.

All the courtiers knelt down and shouted repeatedly: "Your Majesty take care of the dragon's body." ”

Su Xiuyun hurriedly came up to help him.

"I gave my son a gift of crown, and the state of Chu is about to die. Ye Wenzhuo said angrily: "I think you want the Chu State to die." ”

"Your Majesty, I am dedicated to the Chu State, and I have no two hearts, everything is for the sake of the Ye family's world. ”

"Come on, take off his official uniform for me and put him in prison. ”

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Huang Zilin was dragged down from the court: "If this continues, the Chu State will perish!"

Sitting back on the dragon chair, the hall was so quiet that even the sound of each other's breathing could be heard clearly.

No one dared to look up, no one dared to speak.

Ye Wenhao sat back on the dragon chair, rubbed his forehead, supported the dragon chair with one hand, and Su Xiuyun next to him fanned him.

This is a little bit of a dissipation.

"If there is nothing to do, then retreat. ”

In the imperial study, Ye Wenhao was the only one in the room, dressed in brocade clothes, wearing a purple and gold crown, a cup of tea ginseng on the table, and a few books.

The study is not big, but it is very elegant, he didn't let Su Xiuwen come in to serve, whenever he has troubles, he will come here and sit for a while.

He rarely lets people in this room, even if he discusses with the minister, he will not let the minister come in here, and over the years, I'm afraid only Su Xiuwen has entered here.

It's just that the stay is very short, just to change the tea for him.

This imperial study is like Ye Wenhao's forbidden place.

There were only a few books on a row of shelves, but in front of him hung a portrait.

There is a woman in the portrait, even if it is just a portrait hanging there, but when you look at the portrait of the woman, her smart eyes, as if the woman in the painting has come to life, so lifelike, like a real person standing in front of you, amazing.

In addition to illustrating the artist's superb skills, it also shows how captivating this woman's appearance is, even if it becomes a painting, she is so beautiful, like a fairy who fell from the sky.

The woman was dressed in a long white dress, so beautiful that she didn't eat the fireworks of the world, and her wonderful eyes made her look like she was alive.

When everyone sees this portrait, they will definitely admire, how can there be such a good-looking person in this world.

Just look at this woman and you'll want to send her the best things in the world.

If it's the emperor, what if he gives the world to her!

If it's an ordinary person, what if you give her your life!

Ye Wenhao looked at the portrait and couldn't help but feel a little demented for a while.

At this moment, he seems to have returned to his youth again, he is once again high-spirited, pointing out the country, Jin Ge Iron Horse, impassioned, life is not happy, life is really unpleasant.

He was quiet at the moment.

A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, as if he had thought of something very nice and beautiful.

That red sun finally climbed over the mountains, crossed the river, and hung in the air, shining on everyone in this world.