The day of March in Beijing gradually warmed up, with the spirit of the old man Kangxi, the front line came one after another good news, the hearts of the courtiers gradually calmed down, the joy of the fifty-fifth birthday of the old man Kangxi made the Manjing division are hot, the dignitaries in the court, the governors of various places show their strange abilities, collect treasures all over the world, and send them to the palace in an endless stream, everyone tries their best to please the old man Kangxi, and everyone is not willing to lag behind.

On March 18, the forty-seventh year of Kangxi, the long-awaited Christmas hour finally arrived, and the inner court issued a decree a few days ago - the old man Kangxi wanted to feast the ministers, and all the Beijing officials above the fifth grade in Beijing could have the glory of giving a banquet. Early in the morning, the ministers who can be qualified to participate in the longevity banquet wear neat court clothes, and enter the palace in groups of three or five, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites are seated one by one according to their ranks--the royal family relatives are in the Tiren Palace, the ministers of the first and second grades and the meritorious heroes above the marquis are in the Baohe Palace, and the officials below the third rank are seated in the temporary reed shed outside the palace.

At two o'clock, the auspicious time has arrived, several silent whips sounded, but seeing the dragon flag and the treasure flag flying in the wind, the drum music in the Changyin Pavilion sounded in unison, the Dalu Jinzhong jingled, Li Dequan and other eunuchs came slowly around a bright yellow soft sedan chair, dozens of palace beauties sang and danced, sang in unison, in the crisp singing, the old man Kangxi got off the sedan chair with a ruddy face, and stood there with a bright face, and the officials immediately knelt on the ground, and shouted long live in unison.

The old man Kangxi raised his hand with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, get up, all Aiqing works hard for the country, I am very relieved, let's start the banquet!" As soon as the old man Kangxi's voice fell, there was a burst of drum music, as the host of the banquet, Yinzuo and Yinzhi brothers were immediately busy, while leading the old man Kangxi to take a seat, on the other hand, there were hundreds of eunuchs and officials of the Ministry of Rites to arrange a banquet, and they had to urge the imperial dining room to serve food and wine, and they were so busy that they were dizzy, and it was easy to wait until the banquet began, Yinzuo also had to hold a pot to pour wine for the old princes at the table where the old man Kangxi was, and he was stunned for a while.

After three rounds of wine in Kekeli, the old man Kangxi, who was very interested, got up and planned to go to other tables to toast, Yinzuo hurriedly held the wine jug and prepared to follow, the old man waved his hand, turned around, and said with a smile: "Xiao Liu'er, you have been busy for most of the day, so go down and rest first, and I will let Li Dequan follow." ”

Yes, the old man has spoken, we have to have some free food, God knows how many things are waiting for a while. Yinzuo didn't insist, handed the wine jug in his hand to Li Dequan, knelt down and kowtowed, and retreated, planning to go to the brothers' tables to make a share, but seeing that the eight brothers were talking and laughing endlessly, he suddenly lost interest, groaned, and explained a few words to the group of little eunuchs who followed him, and went out of the Tiren Palace, and went straight to the Zhonghe Hall where the birthday gifts were stored from all over the world.

The spacious Zhonghe Hall is full of rows of long cases, which are full of various congratulatory gifts, such as what Ziduan inkstone, Xuande furnace, jade Go, Guzheng, Guqin and the like, as well as a variety of famous calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, pearls and jade, etc., rendering the entire Zhonghe Hall into a jeweled and brilliant place. The little eunuchs together saw Yinzuo coming, and each stepped forward to say goodbye, Yinzuo smiled and rewarded them one by one, gave a few orders, and then went to Li He and Oro Tai, who were waiting in the corner of the station to offer prisoners at noon.

Although Li and E did not participate in the birthday feast in order to prepare for the sacrifice of prisoners, they also got a share of wine and food, and they were drinking, when they saw Yinzuo coming, they got up and hurriedly stepped forward, and greeted them with a thousand salutes: "See the prince." ”

"Excuse me." Yinzuo smiled and waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's all drunk, this king is also a little hungry, so he will use it together, won't it be unwelcome?" ”

Li He and Oro Tai are both generals, but Li He is Yinzuo's minion, his own master spoke, he dared to say something, just bowed down and responded to the promise, Oro Tai is the henchman of the eighth master, originally a first-class guard in the interior, his courage has always been very fat, and he was not very afraid when he saw Yinzuo, he smiled and said: "Cheng, today is a good day on the saint, and the imperial meals given are all good things, but the imperial wine is less, hey, just this small jar, the drink is not refreshing enough, if the prince does not dislike it, use it together, It's okay for Xia Guan to stutter hard. ”

Heh, this kid talks a lot, how does this sound like we're here to take advantage of him. Although Yinzuo didn't like it in his heart, he didn't bring it to his face, and said with a smile: "You still have something to do for a while, it's not a big deal to drink a few sips of this wine. ”

"Ha, thank you for the reward, or the prince knows the heart of the lower official, hey, the lower official doesn't have any hobbies, just take a few sips, hahaha, the prince, you are invited." Oro Tai smiled and bowed humbly to let Yinzuo take a seat.

Yinzuo had just sat down, and before he even had time to move his chopsticks, a group of little eunuchs came from outside the hall, holding a few trays in his hand, and hurriedly walked to Yinzuo's side, bowed and saluted: "Lord Wang, these are the rewards of the Holy Lord, please use them slowly." ”

Yo, the dish is good, a fish, a duck, and a carved cold cut, and a jar of bamboo leaves. Yinzuo glanced at the dishes on those trays, and said with a smile: "The saint is very kind, the son has received it, go back and thank the saint on behalf of the king, and the king also has a blessing." ”

The imperial diet of this thing Yinzuo is tired of tasting since it is small, that is, it looks good, in fact, it is not salty and not light, and there is no head to eat, compared to the craftsmanship of the chefs in Yinzuo's mansion, but at this time Yinzuo has long been hungry and panicked, and it will be used very fragrantly, and the wine is good wine, so a small jar of thirty-year-old bamboo leaves Qingshao said that he also has to pay a hundred taels of silver, but it is a little less, three people have a point, and each person has not been able to drink a few cups, but this season is not an occasion to drink openly, Yinzuo does not mind drinking less.

"Li He, how is the prisoner sacrifice ceremony prepared by you and the others arranged?" Yinzuo took a shallow sip of wine and asked seemingly casually.

"Lord Wang, it's okay, it's been arranged a long time ago, I've rehearsed it a few times, and it won't go wrong." Before Li He could reply, Oro Tai patted his chest with a big grin.

"Oh, that's good, this king is just asking casually, a saint is in high spirits today, maybe he has drunk too much, and it's uncertain whether he will sacrifice prisoners or not, but it's always good to be prepared." Yinzuo chuckled and said.

"Hahaha...... what the prince said is that it is not easy for the officials to come all the way, this is the intention of the fourteenth master, the little ones are just taking advantage of the convenience and getting it back, the prince may not know, the army is forbidden to drink, the fourteenth master does not drink by himself, and we don't have to drink, the wine worm in this stomach has already been tightened......" Before Oro Tai finished speaking, he saw Zhang Tingyu hurriedly walked into the Zhonghe Palace, Yinzuo hurriedly got up and greeted him and said: "Lord Zhang, but you have something to find the king?" ”

Zhang Tingyu's face was a little flustered and said: "Lord, the saint's complexion is a little wrong, and he drank too much wine, and several imperial doctors who accompanied him said that the saint's body was afraid that he was going to be in trouble, and the lower official persuaded Ma Zhongtang for a while, but the saint ignored it, so he had to make people do something to tell the time, so that the saint could come down and rest for a while......" Zhang Tingyu's words were not finished, and he saw the old man Kangxi walking in with vague steps, accompanied by Ma Qi, He Tie, Chen Tianyuan and other people, The old man Kangxi's face was already red like congestion at this time, and the corners of his mouth were a little drooping, but his spirit was very strong, and he didn't need to be helped, so he shook it slightly and entered the Zhonghe Palace.

"Erchen has seen Huang Ama." Yin Zuo hurriedly threw down the wine glass in his hand, strode forward, knelt down and said goodbye, Li He and Oro Tai also hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed to worship.

The old man Kangxi looked at Yinzuo and the others who were kneeling on the ground with some drunken eyes, and waved his hand for a while before he waved his hand and said: "Excuse me, excuse me, hey, I used a few more cups when I was happy today, and nothing happened." Then he turned to Li He and Oro Tai, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Oh, you two are here to send congratulatory gifts to your general, hmm, to offer prisoners?" Yes, Lao Fourteen really understands my heart, I like this gift very much, hey, I'm old this time, I can't get on a horse, I can't open a bow, I don't count on the work of this battlefield anymore, and I have to wait for more help in this battlefield. ”

Li He and Oro Tai hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The ministers are willing to serve the emperor and never disappoint the saint." ”

"Okay, okay, I love to listen to this, go, watch the prisoners go!" As soon as the old man Kangxi was interested, he didn't care that there was some vanity under his feet, and he turned around and was about to go out of the hall.

"Huang Ama." Yinzuo had already guessed that there would be a storm in the sacrifice of prisoners, and he had already discussed various changes with Wu and Lin, and came to the conclusion that no matter what happened, it would be a favorable result for Yinzuo, and he didn't want to talk much, but seeing the slightly swaying figure of the old man Kangxi, Yinzuo's heart was sour, and he couldn't help but dissuade him after all: "Huang Ama, you are a person with a spring and autumn season, although this sacrifice of prisoners is good, but the wind is strong outside, let the sons and others do it for you, and Huang Ama can rest in the palace, and the hour is not early, Huang Ama, you should also rest sooner. ”

"It's okay, I'm okay, ha, I'm fine." The old man Kangxi laughed loudly and said: "When I was fighting, your little six was still playing with mud in the palace, hahaha, this is the intention of the front-line soldiers, and I must see this prisoner sacrifice ceremony." ”

Playing with mud? Dizzy, it seems that we have never played with mud, alas, old man, the hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, why do you bother. Yinzuo was slightly bitter in his heart, and he still had to be persuaded, the old man Kangxi had already made an order, ordering all the officials to gather at the noon gate, waiting to see the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, Yinzuo glanced at the old man who was in high spirits, shook his head helplessly, and said no more, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu were helpless at this time, so they could only secretly order the imperial doctor who accompanied him to prepare all the means of first aid and be ready to rescue the driver at any time.

The Noon Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City. This gate is in the middle of the sun, and it is located as the meridian, so it is called the noon gate. Of course, dramas are always dramas, and there are actually very few people who are pushed out of the noon gate and beheaded, but there are many courtiers who are taken out of the noon gate to beat the board, and many of them are tortured and die.

Today's Kangxi old man Christmas, in Beijing more than five officials have entered the palace, waiting for the old man to go down to the noon gate to watch the edict of the prisoner as soon as the edict is issued, the officials of all sizes will be guided by the eunuchs, gathered outside the noon gate, except for those old princes, a group of brothers can go up to the city tower, the rest of the officials are all gathered outside the city gate, everyone tiptoe and wait for the beginning of the prisoner sacrifice ceremony.

Before the time was right, in the sound of drums, the old man Kangxi slowly walked up to the city gate tower accompanied by Yinzuo, Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu and others, and the officials immediately knelt on the ground, and the sound of three shouts of long live resounded in the sky. The old man Kangxi looked at the official who was kneeling down excitedly, waved his hand and said, "Zhongqing is flat, and the prisoner sacrifice begins!" As soon as the words fell, several trumpets sounded, a trumpet whistled, and a horse team turned out from the street corner in the distance, escorting more than 100 prisoners of war to the noon gate.

Yinzuo stood in the middle of the brothers, peeked at the old man Kangxi, but saw that the old man's originally ruddy face was already red as if he was about to drip blood, and saliva was already flowing from the corners of his mouth without knowing it, and he was extremely uneasy in his heart. The horse caravan participating in the ceremony of dedicating the prisoners had already arrived at the small square outside the noon gate, and was marching in procession to the city tower of the noon gate.

The horse team escorted the prisoners of war through the formation of hundreds of officials and arrived at the tower of the city gate, but after hearing an order, hundreds of cavalry raised their guns to greet the old man Kangxi on the tower of the city gate, and the custody of the prisoners of war was relaxed......

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