Following......

It's the birthday of the First Emperor.

Early in the morning, the accompanying officials were summoned to the palace of the First Emperor in Yangcheng.

Hundreds of officials stood and followed the first emperor to worship Peng Zu.

In the pre-Qin period, birthday was not as important as in later generations, so the process of etiquette and ritual music was not very cumbersome.

This is good news, at least there is no need to kowtow to Kuku.

The specifications of the ritual utensils are not very high, and for the people of this era, the birthday of the first emperor is simply to have fun with the officials.

It is equivalent to a small festival, everyone is happy together, the banquet atmosphere is more casual, and there are not too many rules.

A feast is also a true feast.

It's a happy day to eat.

It is simply to vacate a place to eat, except for the banquet and wine, there is no extravagance and waste.

"It's really not popular to celebrate birthdays in this day and age." Zhao Si made a brief observation.

In addition to the seat of the First Emperor's attendant, there was no fixed seat at this banquet.

If it is a day or occasion that is more important, the seat position must be properly arranged, not to mention the seat, that is, there are rules for sitting in succession.

And at the moment, the civil and military officials don't need to care about this, everyone is familiar with each other and people who are familiar with each other get together.

As for Zhao Si, of course, he was accompanied by the First Emperor.

Zhao Si was accompanied by Wang Li.

Wang Li was punished by the demotion for exploring the way forward, but the fact that the First Emperor was able to pull him out to sit with him at this time is also obviously a sign that the favor of the Wang family has not been lost.

Wang Qian's status is still too detached, the most important thing is that Wang Jian is really a very responsible courtier, and the first emperor does not want some people to think about it because of the punishment made by the regulations.

Of course, being able to let Wang Li sit with him is not unrelated to Wang Li being a good friend of Zhao Si.

Wang Li looked a little frowning, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed, but because the First Emperor was by his side, he was still a little restrained.

Obviously, Wang Li himself didn't care about that level of title, compared to that level of title, the meaning of being able to eat with the First Emperor was more important.

"Happy birthday to Your Majesty!"

Ritual music sounded on the side, graceful maids danced in the middle of the feast, and officials talked freely, often laughing and talking.

This is a rare dinner party where you don't have to pay special attention to the etiquette rules, and everyone's mentality is relatively relaxed.

"Happy?" The First Emperor watched Zhao Si raise his glass and drank it all, and smiled dumbly.

"A year has come, a year has gone, why not?" The First Emperor shook his head, lifted the wine bottle, and drank it all.

"That can't be, Your Majesty has a long life, blessings are like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and the longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan, why not be happy?"

After all, it is not a formal occasion, this kind of blessing has already been said by the officials when worshipping Peng Zu, and Zhao Si is not suspected of sycophants when he says it, it is purely to please a celebration.

"Haha...... You need to know that there is a time when people die! "The First Emperor did not feel sorry for himself.

He doesn't need to feel sorry for himself at all now, as his body gradually recovers his health, and even his strength returns to his peak with Zhao Si's high-intensity workout, the First Emperor has long since lost his previous mentality.

After all, a fierce man who is more than two meters tall and can pull a three-stone bow, who will be idle and feel that he will G sooner or later?

The negative mentality of the First Emperor and the mentality of blindly seeking immortals and seeking immortality were essentially due to the declining rivers of the previous body and the difficulty of Great Qin.

Now...... Everything is improving, and the First Emperor naturally has a good attitude.

The witty words of longevity and boundless The First Emperor naturally didn't take it to heart, but he lived a long life, and it wasn't that he couldn't hope for it.

"Your Majesty is still young!" Zhao Si smiled!

The First Emperor shook his head and smiled, and Zhao Gao, who was standing on the side, poured a full bottle of wine for the First Emperor.

Seeing Zhao Si and the First Emperor talking happily, Zhao Gao's brows surfaced a little gloomy.

Because of Hu Hai's stupidity, Hu Hai was not even invited to this birthday party, and he lost his qualification to participate in this banquet.

The First Emperor never hid his likes and dislikes.

And the worst thing is that Zhao Gao and Hu Hai have been bound together during this grand tour.

Zhao Gao never expected that the First Emperor would be so old and dizzy that he couldn't see that he was behind his back to give advice to Hu Hai.

Even the First Emperor would have acquiesced in such behavior.

The First Emperor never played false.

Let Hu Hai follow him to tour the world, making it clear that he intends to test Hu Hai's level, and Hu Hai's assistance is also allowed by the First Emperor.

The problem is that Hu Hai did so badly that Zhao Gao would also be implicated.

His position became more and more precarious, his authority became less and less, and while Zhao Si and the First Emperor had a good conversation, it was also a time when his position was in jeopardy.

Zhao Gao knew too well that as long as someone could meet the requirements of the First Emperor, he would be replaced by the First Emperor without hesitation.

For now, except for some slightly irritable delusions occasionally appearing in his heart, Zhao Gao can only restrain his behavior more, do things better, and make the First Emperor more comfortable.

"Eat ......"

Ever since the accompanying chef learned how to stir-fry, he has begun to study new dishes in a different way.

Zhao Si is a little ahead of them is a little bit of the vision of the times, cooking is people's natal profession, whether it is the selection of ingredients or the control of heat, it is far beyond Zhao Si.

Zhao Si's level is also the level of home cooking, and the chefs in the palace have evolved to the level of chefs.

The first emperor, Zhao Si, Wang Li, and the three of them ate and drank while talking and laughing.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Li behaved much more freely this time.

even told a few jokes to the First Emperor to shake his wit, and the First Emperor was also very cooperative, even if Wang Li's joke was a little cold on his birthday, he still laughed.

Without Wang Ben staring at the back, Wang Li is a young man after all, how can he not be lively?

In addition to maintaining his respect for the First Emperor, Wang Li also became more and more comfortable.

Wang Li was very happy, and Zhao Si could see it, because the goods were already drunk.

However, Wang Li's wine is good, even if he is drunk, he doesn't go crazy, he just lies on the table with his eyes blurred, and he doesn't speak, just in a daze.

The First Emperor also seemed to be a little overwhelmed, and Zhao Si himself also had a slightly drunken feeling.

"Fu Zhen to rest......" the First Emperor rubbed his eyebrows.

Of course, the birthday party is not over.

The feast will continue until the next day.

During this period, the officials can eat, drink and rest at will.

It is impossible for the First Emperor to sit here all the time to eat and sleep with him.

"Your Majesty, can you wait a little longer?"

The First Emperor rubbed his eyes and looked at Zhao Si, who smiled and said, "The minister has made some interesting knick-knacks. ”

The figure for the first emperor said that it was not big, but it was not small enough to carry it with him, and Zhao Si put it in the car when he drove to the birthday banquet.

The first emperor did not accept gifts on his birthday, the impact was not good, he was the emperor after all, if this opening was opened, the civil and military officials would inevitably not compare and loot the place in the future.

Zhao Si knew this rule, so naturally he would not take it out in front of everyone.

Now that I have the opportunity to get along with the First Emperor in private, I can just give a birthday gift to the First Emperor in private.

"Go!" The First Emperor waved his hand, and did not choose to let Zhao Gao help him back to the palace, but chose to wait for Zhao Si to come back.

Zhao Si got permission and ran out in a puff of smoke.

The banquet was more casual, except for a few hellos, no one asked Zhao Si what he was doing.

After a while, Zhao Si carried a package over and helped the First Emperor to get up, and walked towards the resting place of the palace.

Originally, Zhao Si wanted to get a bowl of longevity noodles for the First Emperor, but this was not popular at this time, so Zhao Si gave up.

Helping the First Emperor back to his residence, the First Emperor lay on the recliner by himself, and looked at the package behind Zhao Si's back with a slanted gaze.

"What's the matter?" The First Emperor asked for a long time.

It is worth mentioning that the first emperor visited the world with a recliner, after all, the recliner is not too big...... Lie down wherever you go.

"This is an object carved by the minister in his leisure time during these days, and it can be regarded as a birthday gift from the minister to His Majesty." Zhao Si smiled and opened the package, took out the globe, and the carpentry figure model of the aircraft, tank, and aircraft carrier.

After carving for almost a month, Zhao Si's manual skills have progressed rapidly, if he can have this skill in his previous life, Zhao Si's level is enough to be a UP master.

The First Emperor's gaze swept over a pile of strange and strange-shaped things, focusing on the globe.

"This is the world map?"

When Zhao Si got off the ship, the world map he sent was hung on the wall of the First Emperor, and he would watch it for a moment almost in his spare time.

Although he knew in his heart that Great Qin could not swallow the four seas and nine states, how could a majestic monarch have such a desire?

The First Emperor had seen it countless times, and the globe sent by Zhao Si was stained, and the First Emperor could see at a glance that it was the world map drawn by Zhao Si.

"That's, you mentioned earlier, Earth?" The First Emperor spoke softly.

Zhao Si nodded.

has traveled around the world, how could it be that he didn't tell the First Emperor that the world is a ball.

The last time the First Emperor toured the world and asked Zhao Si to explain what he had seen overseas, Zhao Si talked about the issue of the earth.

Fortunately, in this era, hundreds of schools of thought are contending, and it is not one that is dominant.

And there are many theories that are close to the theory of the earth that Zhao Si said, and they are not the words of the whole world.

Therefore, the First Emperor was easy to accept and understand.

The so-called contention of a hundred schools, in fact, where is the most precious contention?

It is that the thinking of the world has not been formed, and it is full of endless fantasies and imaginations.

In this era, don't talk about the earth, even if you talk to them about quantum mechanics, as long as they can understand it, there is no shortage of people who can accept it.

The reason why there are hundreds of schools of thought contending is precisely because of the tolerance and acceptance of ideas.

In this era, there is no need to make a big fuss about the words of a family for the time being, and there is no need to make a dojo in the shell of a snail lion.

"And what about these?" The First Emperor silently placed the globe in front of the desk.

Although this globe is simple, but just by looking at it, the First Emperor fell in love with it.

After a slight caresse, the First Emperor had time to look at the other strange things sent by Zhao Si.

"These are the things that the minister dreams about." Zhao Si smiled.

"Dreams?" The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si with interest.

"Yes, a wishful dream." Zhao Si smiled freely.

"In the dreams of the ministers, people can fly in the sky on something like a kite, they can run on the road in a cart without horses, and they can sail on the sea on a ship comparable to a palace......"

Zhao Si pointed to the remaining carpentry figures.

Airplanes, cars, tanks, aircraft carriers......

"That's it......"

(End of chapter)