Chapter 1011: The Great Banquet of the East Palace
In the evening of the same day, the East Palace specially received a holy decree feast for the ministers.
You must know that this has always been the emperor's patent, even if you become the prince, then you can't just summon a group of ministers to your house to drink, this is a very taboo thing, you Lao Tzu is still sitting on the throne, you are now in frequent contact with the following people, do you dislike the prince's power is not big enough?
So many people became princes, and they didn't dare to interact with the ministers frequently, but this time it was different, this was a special decree from the emperor, but these people couldn't let go after they came, most of them drank a bowl of water and wine, and then hurriedly retired.
Li Xiang and Li Chengqian also understand what is going on, although the emperor has issued a holy decree, but there are people here to keep an eye on it, if they have a good relationship with the East Palace, then I am afraid that they will be registered with the emperor tomorrow, as long as you don't ascend to that position for a day, then no matter how stable your position is, then you are just a prince.
"Come on, cheers......"
However, most of the people who left were civil officials, and these generals did not have much scruples, they were ready to drink in the East Palace, after all, this was the highest level of Tang Tianjiu, and they could not drink it every day according to their income, but now Li Xiang has unlimited supply, if they don't go back with a stomach full of wine, more than half of the generals feel that they are losing money.
Among them, Li Xiang's father-in-law Cheng Biting Jin is the most energetic, this guy has been drinking in a big bowl from the beginning to the present, not only with the people on his table, but also with the other generals next to him, this is like his home field, but this is also what people should be, who makes the family have a good son-in-law.
Cheng Luan and Cheng Ying also saw their father's scene, and wanted to go over to persuade them, but the two of them also knew Cheng Bitingjin's temper, if they went over to persuade at this time, it is estimated that Cheng Biting Jin would be unhappy, but fortunately, Li Xiang is a man who can coax his father-in-law, and he has done three bowls with Cheng Biting Jin in the past, and this matter is over.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the dog's business."
Among all the grandfathers of the country, Qin Qiong can be said to be an alternative, after Chang'an was crowned the prince of the country, Qin Qiong has been staying at home, firstly because of poor health, and secondly, because he is afraid of being suspicious, so all kinds of banquets do not come out, but this time he still came to the East Palace for his son, and raised his glass very sincerely.
"What is the general talking about, when I first went to the battlefield, the general also swept the battle for me, if there was no support from the general, how could I be now?"
What Li Xiang said was also the truth, he had just crossed over that year, and he immediately encountered the Tuyuhun incident, and Li Xiang was still the main battle faction at that time, if the war could not be won, it would mean that Li Xiang and the monarch said goodbye, so that war was very important at that time.
"Your Highness can still remember the events of the year, it really makes the old man shameless, and I didn't give His Highness much support back then, just let His Highness play to his heart's content, and His Highness doesn't have to worry about it in the future."
When talking about this, Qin Qiong felt a heat on his face, Li Xiang didn't use other soldiers and horses back then, all he brought with him were his own soldiers and horses, and it was purely Li Xiang's luck to be able to achieve such a victory, so when Li Xiang said words of gratitude, Qin Shubao felt a little ashamed.
"Although that is said, if the general had not allowed me to personally lead the troops into the grassland, it would still not be as good as today, Huaiyu has done well in the south, and he may not be able to return to Chang'an for the time being."
Li Xiang knew that the old Qin family had few heirs, if Qin Huaiyu had been outside, then it might be difficult to pass on the ancestry, General Qin was also injured, and there could never be other sons, there were only two sons at present, the eldest had gone to the south, and the second had not grown up.
"A good man has ambitions in all directions, if he is tied to Chang'an, he will be a bastard waiting for death in the future, my Qin Shubao's son can't be like this, His Royal Highness uses him hard is to dare to have a word of complaint, Lao Tzu, I will break his leg."
Qin Shubao said very freely, now everyone knows that only by following Li Xiang can he have a future, if he wants to say that his son comes back now, it must be returned by others, and I am afraid that all yamen will not want it in the future.
Li Xiang and Qin Shubao had a few bowls of wine, and seeing that Cheng Biting Jin was really not good at drinking, the whole person was already unstable, Li Xiang called Xiao Xiazi over, and pulled Cheng Biting Jin left and right to go out.
After Cheng Luan saw this scene from a distance, he was really grateful in his heart, you must know that his husband is the No. 3 person in Datang, and he is also the most loved person by the people of Datang, he can still support his father on such an occasion, and he can respect his father as always, which is not an ordinary meaning.
It's just that this scene fell in the eyes of Princess Yongning, as dazzling as it was, Princess Yongning thought of her father, although he is still the king of Nanzhao, but it has been spread all over the aristocratic circle of the capital, King Nanzhao is just a marionette, let him do whatever he wants.
"Sister, don't worry about your father, the husband naturally has arrangements, and now he is too busy, and when the husband is done, he will naturally explain it to you."
After Cheng Luan saw Princess Yongning's ugly face, he immediately came over and held the girl's cold hand, this girl has grown up during this time, when she was in Nanzhao, the whole person didn't know the situation at all, just like a girl who was growing, and now she is already more mature than she was at the beginning.
If it were in the ordinary son-in-law's house, Cheng Yanjin would have fallen asleep here, but this is the palace, except for some people surnamed Li, no one else can be here, even if it is Li Xiang and Li Chengqian, then they can only stay within the scope of the East Palace, if they want to enter the inner palace, they must also have Li Shimin's waist card.
So no matter what Cheng Biting Jin drinks, he must be sent back to his home, Li Xiang asked people to send it back in his own carriage, which is also enough for Cheng Biting Jin to save face, and many people around him are envious, but unfortunately we didn't think of this step at the beginning, and there is no suitable girl at home, which makes Cheng Biting Jin take the lead, the two daughters are married to Li Xiang, and the queen and princess are booked......