Chapter 981: Palace Banquet (Sorry, It's Late)
On the side of the military general on the right, many people looked at Cai You, their faces were full of anger, these were Tong Guan's henchmen, seeing Cai You so rude, it was natural to stand up for Tong Guan.
"Cai Xiang, you have overstepped your authority!"
Tong Guan looked at Cai You coldly, there has always been a distinction between civil and military in this court, although the two sides are not pleasing to the eye, but they never interfere in the other camp, and now Cai You is blocking the face of everyone to dig up the new stars of the military general's camp, if he doesn't care, where will this face go?
"Tong Xiang laughed, they are all doing things for the court! What is the difference between each other? ”
Cai You said indifferently.
"Since you are doing things for the imperial court, you have to listen to Your Majesty, you don't count what you say! What's more, now that you are a young master, acting as the assistant of the Zaifu, you are recruiting military generals in public for your own use, what do you want to do? ”
Tong Guan said coldly, Cai You can be regarded as offending him today, and he has to say it in the emperor's ear when he finds an opportunity.
Cai You saw that Tong Guan didn't give any face, and his face couldn't hang up, Tong Guan's words were murderous, Cai You didn't dare to answer, so he could only grit his teeth and write it down.
"Humph!"
Tong Guan glanced at Cai You opposite coldly, and sneered in his heart, it was Cai Jing who was proud of himself before he was reinstated and continued to be the prime minister, this Cai You just got carried away when he gained power, no one in his eyes, I really don't know how thick the sky is.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
At this moment, the eunuch's sharp voice sounded, and Zhao Ji, who was dressed in a crown robe, walked up to the main seat with a smile.
The hundred officials got up, shouted three long live, the emperor gave the seat, and the banquet officially began.
The drum music was loud, and the palace maid with the dinner plate rushed in, and a plate of extremely beautiful ring cakes, oil cakes, jujube towers, pigs, sheep, chickens, geese, rabbits, and even flesh and bones were placed in front of everyone.
Sun Li saw that his index finger moved, these things are not unusual, but they are extremely exquisitely made, and those that can be selected as tributes are all selected by thousands of people.
Sun Li was a little hungry, the rules of this kind of banquet were cumbersome, he went to the palace to wait outside the palace at dawn, and only entered the palace after two hours, and his stomach was already hungry.
But Sun Li didn't move the chopsticks, and everyone didn't move the chopsticks, these are the plates, which are used to decorate and see.
After the palace maid finished looking at the plate, she also put an empty wine glass in front of everyone, and then a eunuch walked in with a wine plate and poured a glass of wine for everyone.
The dancing girl in a gorgeous dress walked in, and the sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the dancing girl twisted her waist and waved her sleeves and began to dance.
"Zhongqing's family, let's have a drink first!"
Zhao Ji smiled and raised his glass.
"I wish Your Majesty a long life and prosperity for the country!"
The officials congratulated in unison.
After a glass of wine, the dance on the dance floor is over, the music changes, and the dancers change their dances and continue to dance.
After the two wines were finished, it was finally time to serve the dishes, and the meat, salted bean, fried meat, and double hump slots were put on the table.
The Emperor raised his glass again, and the third wine began.
After drinking, Sun Li was already impatient to start eating the fried meat, he still had no experience, thinking that the wine banquet would start soon, who knew that there were so many cumbersome etiquettes that he didn't eat until noon.
But Sun Li hadn't eaten two bites, and he was suddenly stunned, the dancing girl on the dance floor had already danced three wines and retreated, and the next thing that came up was the performance of ventriloquism, juggling, and small songs, and Sun Li saw Le He and Ma Lin in the performance team.
"How did these two come in!"
Sun Li was horrified in his heart, and the horns on the chopsticks in his hand fell off.
"What do they want to do? Assassinate the Emperor! ”
Sun Li inexplicably had a thought in his heart, and this thought was cold sweat behind his back, and his scarlet robe in the winter was soaked with sweat.
Ma Lin took out the iron flute and played it, and the music and sang the ballad, and the rest of the people also performed, as if it was a playful tune in the market.
Sun Li was stunned, Le He and Ma Lin walked towards the emperor while performing, and both of them reached the edge of the dance floor, only a dozen steps away from the emperor.
Le He suddenly smiled and glanced at Sun Li, which made Sun Li look creepy.
"If they really want to assassinate the emperor, will I help or not?"
Sun Li was scared, he only felt that his heart was about to jump out, he never expected that Le He and Ma Lin could blend into the palace and in front of the emperor.
"If I help, it's a dead end, and if I don't help, it's a dead end! This ......"
Sun Li regrets it now, he really responded to that sentence, he knew why he was in the first place today.
"Knock knock!"
Sun Li felt his heartbeat, he only felt that he could die suddenly at any time, he had never been so nervous in his life.
Fortunately, Le and Ma Lin did not behave abnormally, and the two performers were smiling faces.
"Good, good! Reward! ”
Zhao Ji likes this performance very much, his favorite is the cheerful market atmosphere, he is fed up with those elegant and serious, this year he often went out of the palace under the guidance of Cai You, and went to those hook tiles.
"Your Majesty has a will, reward!"
The eunuch shouted in a shrill voice.
The performers on the dance floor were happy to hear the reward, and the emperor's reward was enough to make them rich for half a lifetime, and the performance was even harder.
Zhao Ji watched happily and unconsciously danced with his hands.
Sun Li had no appetite at all at this time, and his eyes were staring at Le He and Ma Lin, for fear that these two would break out and hurt people.
"Haha, Sun Aiqing also loves to watch the market tune! It's a hobby with me! ”
Zhao Ji's gaze swept to Sun Li, and seeing Sun Li watching the performance intently, the chopsticks were not moved in mid-air, and said with a laugh, There are really few people who really love to watch these market tunes, and Zhao Ji is like finding a bosom friend at this time.
"Let Your Majesty smile, the minister is from a small place, I have never seen such a lively tune!"
Sun Li hurriedly said.
"Since Sun Aiqing loves to watch it, let's comment on it!"
Zhao Ji said with a smile.
"That man sings well, and that man plays the flute well!"
Sun Li could only stubbornly comment, he stared at Le He and Ma Lin intently just now, if you comment on others, it will increase suspicion, and the people present are all vicious, and this lie cannot deceive anyone.
"Haha, I think so too, these two will be rewarded again!"
Zhao Ji laughed happily.
"Your Majesty has a will, reward again!"
The eunuch sang and drank with a sharp voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Le He and Ma Lin took a group of artists to thank them.
"You two did a great job! Who got this? ”
Zhao Ji looked at the eunuchs beside him and said, these artists were obviously found outside the palace, Zhao Ji was very curious, who in the palace has such a careful mind?
"Your Majesty, it was recommended by the minister!"
Gao Yu saw that the time was ripe, and immediately got up and saluted.
"Haha, it turned out to be you, with a heart and a heart!"
Zhao Ji was very relieved when he saw Gao Yu, and his companion in the palace back then really thought about himself.
"Come, fourth!"
As soon as Zhao Ji was happy, he raised his wine glass again, this was the fourth wine.
The palace maid outside the hall hurriedly served the fourth dish, including dishes such as roasted bones, noodles, white meat, and hu cakes.