Chapter 7 Staggered Planning
"That is, as you can see from the ministers, now that Xuancheng has been lost and the border situation is tense, what are your plans?" Emperor Li Xiao spoke a little hurriedly, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he looked at His Royal Highness's imperial relatives and prime ministers.
Li Yao looked around from the corner of his eyes, the crowd that was still bustling and happy just now was now silent, and there was silence, even a needle could be heard falling on the ground.
What Li Yao is most curious about is: What kind of state will King Ping be in now?
From the moment he entered the hall, Li Yao had already found that the aura of Li Xun, the king of Ping, was incompatible with the atmosphere in the hall, cold and arrogant, and successfully attracted his attention.
Li Xun is looking nervous now? Or schadenfreude? His eyes involuntarily drifted to Li Xun.
At this time, Li Xun's face was darker than the ink-colored silk satin robe, and his sharp eyes swept over Li Xiao and Empress Dowager Yan, who were high above, and he couldn't hide the undercurrent in his eyes.
Li Yao couldn't figure it out in his heart, these sharp eyes were dissatisfied with the two who were high? Or is it dissatisfaction with the attack of the Li? But it is certain that Li Xun is now in a very dissatisfied mood.
"What is the best plan for the invasion of the Li tribe?"
Seeing that no one replied, Li Xiao finally couldn't help but ask again, the world is the emperor's world, and in the end, it is only the emperor who cares about the safety of the world.
The emperor has asked again, if a group of ministers of His Royal Highness do not speak again, will they still have to wait for the emperor to ask for three and four appointments?
"Your Majesty, our ministers and ministers should share the worries of Your Majesty, but this matter involves important military aircraft, and the harem discusses this matter, for fear of leaking secrets and disturbing people's hearts."
The person who spoke was dressed in a navy blue robe, his expression was serious, his face was fierce, and he exuded a kind of arrogance all over his body, and even the beard under his chin was slightly raised. This person is Yan Yuanqing, the right prime minister of the dynasty, Yan Yuanqing, the elder brother of the queen mother, and the uncle of the current emperor.
"Uncle Guo is reasonable, it is really inappropriate for me to talk about this matter at the queen mother's banquet, but the war is imminent, please allow the queen mother to take the ministers to clear the palace first." Li Xiao's impatient expression was beyond words.
Although the Empress Dowager Yan was dissatisfied, it was inconvenient to show it in front of everyone, and her eyes signaled to Uncle Guo, and only when Uncle Guo bowed his head slightly did he announce it with confidence.
"Your Majesty should put state affairs first, and your ministers should also do their duty to share the worries of the country, and move to the Qianqing Palace with Your Majesty. All the royal relatives, courtiers and family members, stay in Fengyi Palace and continue the banquet. After speaking, Empress Dowager Yan turned around and walked towards the banquet.
Although staying at the banquet was not the most willing choice of Empress Dowager Yan, the emperor's relatives, courtiers and family members were all present, and some things could not be done too blatantly.
But Empress Dowager Yan still has some complaints about Li Xiao, the emperor. When he tried his best to help Li Xiao on the throne of the emperor, Li Xiao was just a child. On the one hand, Li Xiao is his biological son, and on the other hand, Li Xiao has a weak personality since he was a child and is easier to control. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Yan did not think about changing her son's personality, and many court affairs were left to the Empress Dowager Yan and Prime Minister Yan.
But now, I don't know why, Li Xiao is becoming more and more concerned about the affairs of the court, and he is becoming more and more assertive. Just like today's events, Li Xiao was really in a hurry, but he just killed an old general Chen in battle, and it made it seem like the world was in chaos, it was really chaotic and not calm enough. But fortunately, when I went to the Qianqing Palace, Prime Minister Yan was there, so there shouldn't be any chaos.
Although Empress Dowager Yan was in Fengyi Palace, her mind was still involved in the deliberations of Qianqing Palace, and she had no intention of being in this banquet.
The eunuch who was waiting by announced the beginning of the feast, hoping that everyone would eat and drink well, and informed the eunuchs and palace ladies to classify and register the congratulatory gifts, and reward them one by one.
Empress Dowager Yan arranged all these superficial affairs properly, and did not communicate with the imperial relatives and courtiers who stayed in Fengyi Palace. A sentence "The mourning family is tired, and the ministers are at their own convenience." After that, he hurriedly left the banquet.
Li Yao was secretly happy in his heart, the congratulatory gifts he prepared in a hurry were really not on the table, although he didn't think of using the congratulatory gifts to sneak around, but he didn't have to present the congratulatory gifts in front of everyone one by one, which really indirectly reserved a trace of mystery for himself and avoided the embarrassment of offering vulgar things ugly.
Those presented are rare treasures, painstakingly collected, ready to shine at the banquet, and are extremely unfriendly to the friends who are looking forward to the treasure.
"Oh, mother, the Queen Mother left the banquet directly, and the pair of glass phoenixes Chengxiang that my father worked so hard to find was like this......"
I don't know who the lady complained in a gaffe, and before she finished speaking, she was already covering her mouth by the older female elders around her.
The successive departures of the emperor and the empress dowager made the originally festive banquet much colder, and the imperial relatives and ministers who "came prepared" felt even more lost. The rare treasures that were paid tribute had not yet had the opportunity to show their brilliance, and they ushered in the fate of being put into storage. Some people are unwilling, and some people are helpless when they are lost.
When Li Yao saw everyone's reaction, he silently felt funny in his heart, and the smile in the corner of his eyes couldn't be hidden. Reached out and grabbed Li Zhiyou's hand from under the table, and looked back at her sister.
Li Zhiyou has also relaxed a lot since Empress Dowager Yan left the banquet, her hand gently covered the corners of her mouth, and the smile in the corners of her eyes was also overflowing, sure enough, her sister was the person who could share Li Yao's happiness the most at this moment.
Needless to say, the two looked at each other and smiled, Li Yao then pointed to the food in front of him, Li Zhiyou nodded knowingly, and the two began to taste the food happily.
At this time, various musical instruments outside the screen quietly sounded, and the dancers began to perform various dances one after another, making the already deserted banquet gradually lively.
Taking advantage of the gradually warming up scene, the family members who stayed behind began to interact with each other with wine glasses. Everyone is a frequent visitor to the top power field, and they can also know each other inseparably, and they can have a little relationship with each other, and at this moment, no one is willing to give up the opportunity to socialize.
Li Yao really felt bored at this staggered banquet, he had neither the heart to cling to it, nor the intention of entering the court, it was extremely boring to stay here after eating and drinking to watch the singing and dancing rise to level. I finally came to the capital, and I really wanted to go out for a stroll and get familiar with the environment in the palace.
Li Yao's gaze naturally fell on the prince Yanwang Li Hang and Ping Wang Li Xun, but the princes had long since disappeared, and even Prince Shu, who was still the "political center" just now, disappeared without a trace at this moment, where did they go?