With the passage of time, more and more people gathered in the hall, and the princes and princesses of various families came and went, lingering, and gathered together.

Until twilight fell, behind the curtain from above, there was a sharp message from the father-in-law: "The queen mother has arrived, the emperor has arrived~~"

This long and long voice made the originally noisy hall instantly quiet, and the princes and ministers found their original positions, sat down peacefully, no longer in a mess, turned their heads and ears, and looked at the golden and brilliant throne in the hall with a face full of worship, waiting for the arrival of the noble Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor in their hearts.

Behind the curtain in the hall, two figures slowly walked out, a pair of red phoenix eyes and eyebrows like swords, a young man wearing a big yellow dragon robe embroidered by nine golden dragons, respectfully stretched out his hand and bowed, holding a slender figure with both hands, his cheeks condensed Xinli, his nose condensed goose fat, but his face was dignified and majestic, his dress was shining, indescribably graceful and luxurious, and he couldn't see his actual age at all.

There is no doubt that this holding the gold silk eight treasures to save beads, in the middle of the bun is inserted a phoenix wings six sides inlaid with jade inlaid seven treasures of gold step shaking, decorated with various colored gems, the phoenix mouth holds a long string of pearl and jade tassels, the pearl is bright, is reflected between the eyebrows faint brilliance fluctuations, and everything in the palace is the protagonist of this palace banquet - the queen mother.

Following the queen mother and the emperor out of the curtain, there were several concubines and concubines, who sat on both sides of the main hall.

Li Yao looked at the queen mother and the emperor on the throne of the golden lacquer carved dragon in the hall, and the concubines and concubines on both sides, and then looked at the princes and nobles who were silent after sitting around him, and had the illusion of starting the class.

At this time, the corners of the empress dowager's mouth on the golden throne rose slightly, and she slowly nodded at Her Royal Highness's courtiers, which seemed to reflect her recognition of the current peaceful and prosperous world. Zhu lips opened slightly, and the father-in-law standing on the side immediately bowed his head to listen, and the father-in-law's sharp words echoed in the hall again: "The queen mother has a will, the palace banquet begins, and the princes and ministers start the dinner~~"

With the voice of the father-in-law, the palace maids waiting around slowly came on the stage with the sound of music, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly relaxed, singing and dancing, fluttering sleeves, ringing bells and chimes, and melodious music. The sandalwood lit on the pedestal was smoky.

In the palace, the emperor's relatives and ministers' families all brushed up, picked up the wine glass in front of them, and bowed down to congratulate the Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose. Li Yao and Li Zhiyou also followed everyone to congratulate the queen mother in front of her, who did not look old.

For a while, the banquet was staggered, and there was a peaceful atmosphere. Li Yao even had some doubts about whether his sister Li Zhiyou was cowardly and timid in the girl's family, which may be caused by the fact that the world she saw was too small, and it seemed that she would take her sister to attend more big occasions in the future. This world of male superiority and inferiority is really backward, but by his side, he can make his sister feel the superiority of equality between men and women in the future world.

After everyone finished saluting, His Majesty the Emperor Li Xiao and the princes sent all kinds of gifts and blessings to the Queen Mother, with sincere words of praise, and of course, there were also perfunctory and exaggerated people. Li Xun, the prince of Ping, is one of them, looking at the still restrained and helpless mother Concubine Zhuang Xian in the palace, the fierce color that flashed in Li Xun's eyes was captured by Li Yao, who was wandering around. In the next second, Li Yao was like a child who had done something wrong, he dodged his gaze in a panic, and silently sighed, this look was really a little scary.

The Empress Dowager's dinner was carried out in a luxurious and pleasant atmosphere to the end, the fireworks and firecrackers outside the hall have been arranged, the Empress Dowager, the emperor, the concubines, and the concubines moved to the Yongfu Building outside the palace, standing upstairs to enjoy the brilliant fireworks.

At this time, Yongfu upstairs and outside the building were crowded, and the crowd looked up at all kinds of fireworks that continued to bloom under the starry sky, and constantly exclaimed and praised. The explosion of firecrackers and fireworks, and the noise of the crowd, no one paid attention to the eunuch who came all the way in a panic and stumbled all the way, lying at the feet of the Empress Dowager Qin.

"Bastard! Dare to trespass on the banquet of the main palace! Empress Dowager Yan's apricot eyes widened angrily, and her noble majesty was shrouded in anger.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the border is in an emergency, and the small ones are really ...... I really don't dare not report it, so I ask the Queen Mother to forgive me. The little eunuch's hands and legs were close to the ground, and his face was already on the ground and he couldn't see his expression, although he hugged the earth, he couldn't stop the trembling all over.

Because, not only did he trespass on the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, but the news he brought would definitely make the Queen Mother angry.

"Say!" Empress Dowager Yan's eyes turned to the bright fireworks outside the building and shouted.

The little eunuch didn't dare to get up and face the Empress Dowager Yan to return to him, and said vigorously to the ground: "Empress Dowager, Xuancheng is lost, and General Chen Chong is martyred. ”

Hearing the words of the little eunuch, Emperor Li Xiao jumped up from the dragon chair, was furious, and shouted: "How can this be reasonable, how is this possible, with General Chen here, how can Xuancheng be broken?" ”

Empress Dowager Yan stared at a pair of apricot eyebrows, her face was actually softened compared to just now, she rolled her eyes, looked at the angry son in front of her, and said slowly: "Emperor, is it Xuancheng or Kyoto City that is broken?" ”

Emperor Li Xiao's eyebrows suddenly drooped, he lost the anger and fighting spirit just now, his expression remained serious, and he leaned down in front of Empress Qin and said, "According to the queen mother's opinion, which general should the son send to recover Xuancheng?" ”

"The emperor thinks about it for himself, which general is currently superior to General Chen in leading troops in combat?" Empress Dowager Yan raised her hand, and Eunuch Rong, who was waiting beside her, hurriedly stretched out her arms for the Empress Dowager to gracefully put on her, and turned around and walked in the direction of Fengyi Palace.

Li Xiao could only follow obediently, but he did not stop speculating and judging the current situation in his heart. The threat of the Li's borders has been a long-standing problem, and it has been good and bad for years. In Li Xiao's eyes, the Li people are more like harassment, constantly wandering around the border, testing the bottom line of their country.

However, in recent years, it seems that the balance of the past has been broken, and before General Chen, if he can't resist the attack of the Li clan, it may be that the guard general is not strong enough. However, General Chen Lao was a famous general of the two dynasties, whether it was leading troops to fight or fame and prestige, it was intimidating and untouchable majesty for the Li people. The martyrdom of General Chen was a great blow to Li Xiao.

General Chen is the last and most sure hole card in Li Xiao's hand, but now that Xuancheng is broken and General Chen is martyred, how to resist the Li clan next? ?

The sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside the hall gradually stopped, and the imperial relatives and ministers outside the hall have also moved into the hall. Those who knew about this looked solemn, discussing solutions with each other, or more precisely, directing the spearhead to others to avoid going into battle themselves. Even the old general Chen was martyred in the battle, who else dares to fight?

On the Jinluan Palace, Empress Dowager Yan has a full view of Her Royal Highness's faces: when singing and dancing, they are all loyal ministers; In times of war and strife, they are outsiders. Is the emperor too polite to this group of courtiers, or is he too tender!