Chapter 174: During the Banquet
It's time to arrive.
In the Taiji Palace, a banquet was held for the ministers.
According to the rank of officials, Zhuge Liang and Cao Shen sat opposite each other, followed by Chen Qingzhi, Xiao Yuming, Jian Yi, then the general manager of Youyun, and finally the envoy of the eleven festivals of the Great Wei.
The crowd lined up in two rows, leaving plenty of open space in the middle.
As soon as the banquet was served, Zhao Changqing had not yet come.
A group of feudal officials hurriedly toasted Zhuge Liang and others who followed the current Shengshang all the way to Chang'an, and they all wanted to greet each other, after all, as we all know, several of them are celebrities in front of His Majesty.
And Zhuge Liang and them also had a good conversation with these feudal officials.
After three rounds of drinking, the palace music began, and several palace dancers danced in the empty space between the two rows, sometimes throwing a faint wink at the ministers, and sometimes quietly coming to them to toast them, but there was no active physical contact.
Because there are palace rules in the palace, they are all emperor's women, and they can't take the initiative to have physical contact with the opposite sex, but these ministers take the initiative to be different.
This is also one of the reasons why many ministers of the court and central government like to ask His Majesty to call people outside the palace when the emperor is at a banquet.
can only feast the eyes, but it is difficult to have physical contact, this is really what to starve to death.
After a while, Zhao Changqing came.
Zhao Gao hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!"
Subsequently, whether it was a musician or a minister, they all obediently returned to their positions, and they all knelt down and said in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty!"
In this way, Zhao Changqing was able to come to the main seat and sit down.
He looked at more than a dozen feudal officials, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "These people grew up with what they ate, and their physique is stronger than the other. ”
The officials of the feudal territory all have a tiger's back and bear waist, and they are angry just by sitting there.
But no matter how strong the evil aura on their bodies is, compared with the domineering aura revealed by Zhao Changqing, it is also a small thing, and their temperament is not vulnerable to Zhao Changqing at all.
"Let these musicians go down. Zhao Changqing said to Zhao Gao beside him.
He doesn't look down on these vulgar fans at all, although they will be shocked as goddesses by the world when they leave the palace.
But living in the palace for so long, no matter how beautiful the goddess is, she is already aesthetically tired, unless it is the level of a goddess like Miyue, he can be slightly moved.
But such a woman is rare in the world.
Zhao Gao nodded, and led these musicians down.
Subsequently, Zhao Changqing asked them to get up and sit down, and then raised their glasses, and when the ministers saw this, they all hurriedly raised their glasses, only to hear him say: "Among you, there are many new faces, all of them are feudal officials in various places, I have to thank you, it is you who guard the rivers and mountains of the Great Wei for me." ”
The words fell, and they were all drunk.
They waited until he had finished drinking before they dared to drink the wine in their hands.
Subsequently, the officials of the feudal territory repeatedly attacked Zhao Changqing, saying things like 'Your Majesty, don't dare to be!'.
Zhao Changqing smiled and said, "You naturally deserve it, if you didn't listen to Zhao Changyuan's call when I attacked the capital, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to sit in this position today." ”
As soon as they said this, they were extremely shocked in their hearts, and of course they would be accompanied by some cranky thoughts.
They didn't think that it was a good thing that they didn't help Zhao Changyuan at the beginning, because Zhao Changyuan was the emperor at the time, and with the emperor's order in front, they themselves were still so forward-looking and hesitant to send troops, even if they sent troops, they would try all kinds of ways to delay time, so that the troops could not arrive in Chang'an in time.
So when the current emperor encounters the same thing, what will His Majesty the Emperor think of them?
So, at the moment, they are very worried.
At that time, the chief manager of Youyun thought for a while, got up and said, "That is Your Majesty has the blessing of heaven and man, so that the universe can be unified." Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, after you led the troops to repel the Chu army and were crowned the queen of Qi, Weichen looked forward to the day when you could become the co-lord of the Great Wei, because only you can lead the Great Wei to a strong and prosperous state!"
As soon as these words came out, the people who began to praise Zhao Changqing were one after another.
Zhao Changqing smiled but did not speak.
After they finished talking one by one, he said: "You have a lot of heart, I know this, but I am not a waste like Zhao Changyuan, it was his fault that he did not treat you well after he became the emperor."
In the future, I will definitely treat Qing and others well, and Qing and others can just do whatever they want in their own fiefdom. ”
He was a little happy, because these people were as fat as Maitreya Buddha, and they spoke so well, they must be the same people as He Shen, and they didn't rescue Zhao Changyuan at the beginning, most of them were greedy for pleasure and didn't want to get involved in the war.
In this case, such talents must be reused well! Let them work hard in their own fiefdoms, which is also a hidden mediocrity!
But they were thinking a little too much.
After listening to what Zhao Changqing said, they all looked at each other, and they were all figuring out what Zhao Changqing meant after his words.
What does it mean that the Spirit Emperor didn't treat us well? Does he have that time and opportunity?
Your Majesty, you said you were going to be kind to us?
Hey, how can you be kind?
How does it feel so unkind to say this?
Also, what is your own fiefdom?
We are not kings!
At best, in front of you, Your Majesty, he is just a feudal official serving in a foreign country!
It is said that the sky is broken, and it is also a third-grade official.
The general manager of the Youyun Marching Army is only a second-class person.
But if there is an opportunity, who doesn't want to go to the central government?
Even if the official is demoted by one level, it can be!
The officials of the central government are like Qin Poor when they go to the localities!
When you mention that you are a Beijing official, where do you go, isn't it respected?
Still do whatever you want?
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you simply say that you are dissatisfied with what we have done in the local area, why are you saying such a contrary?
Our hearts tremble when we hear it...
The ministers didn't know what to say for a while, and they all became speechless.
There are also some people who feel that the emperor's tone is not good and they dare not speak nonsense.
Zhao Changqing saw that they didn't speak, thinking that they had acquiesced.
Then he thought to himself, "You people can build it on the ground!"
He raised his glass again, looked at Chen Qingzhi, and said without a good face: "This second cup of wine, you should respect Chen Qingzhi! Winning the six passes of the Jin Kingdom in a row, this feat, except for the battle between the Zhao State and the Jin State back then, there has been no such feat in recent years! So, be respectful!"
That doesn't sound like a problem.
After Chen Qingzhi thanked His Majesty, the monarch and the ministers drank together.
Although it sounded fine, Chen Qingzhi, Cao Shen and the others noticed that something was wrong with his expression.
Sure enough, after drinking, they heard the emperor's yin and yang strange voice, "General Chen really fought a good battle! Do you know what the common people of Wei now say about Chen Qingzhi?"
It is said that he is a heavenly god who will descend to earth, and the soldier saint and martial god are alive, and even more, it is said that he is the first general of this dynasty. After all, since the founding of the Great Wei State, there have been no generals who have expanded their territory!
What a prestige, General Chen, don't you say?"
Zhao Changqing really didn't mean much when he said this, he just wanted to express his dissatisfaction.
What heavenly god will descend to earth?
Isn't it a moth in the system?
Because of the system and Chen Qingzhi, he accidentally became a generation of emperors who expanded his territory, how can he stand it?
I'm about to die of grievance because of this!
But Chen Qingzhi and others don't think so!
They felt that His Majesty's words were straightforward enough.
I just feel that Chen Qing's achievements are high!
Otherwise, why did the emperor's words carry a sense of anger?
Anyway, this sentence frightened Chen Qingzhi.
Come to think of it, what minister can not be afraid when he hears the emperor speak to him in such a tone?
You must know that when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be ambushed, and blood will flow thousands of miles!
In particular, the quiet anger is the most frightening and palpitating.
The ministers couldn't help but glance at Zhao Changqing a few times.
It turns out that the Ming Jun on horseback in front of him will also worry about such a thing as a meritorious master!
(End of chapter)