Volume 2 Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moons Chapter 68 Birthday Banquet
The palace where the emperor held a banquet was called Changle Palace, and at this moment a large number of people came to the outside of the Qilin Gate to the palace, including the ministers of the court, the envoys of foreign countries and the envoys of the princes, etc., the number of people is so large that it is staggering. Fortunately, Wei Shengzhao advocates simplicity in everything, and there is not so much red tape inside and outside the palace, otherwise a birthday banquet will tire people to death.
Ye Wenliu couldn't help but feel a little nervous when she looked at such a big scene.
Mo Jun wiped all the messy things on his face, and with his clothes, he also had a bit of a dignified appearance, as for Li Mujun, he looked a little amazing.
Ye Wenliu said secretly, fortunately, Li Mujun is relatively young now, and it will definitely be great when he grows up in the future.
"Now I'm going to separate from you, only officials above the third rank can enter the inner hall, you just wait outside, my son said to the inner official, arrange a seat for you. Mo Jun instructed the two outside the hall.
Li Mujun pulled Mo Jun's sleeve pitifully, and his big eyes were clear.
When she was faced with a large number of bells and whistles, she finally understood what Childe meant when he said that "it takes a long time for a woman to wear clothes". Li Mujun tried each of them, and then chose the one that he was most satisfied with, and walked out nervously.
Mo Jun carefully helped her comb her hair, and then put on some light makeup, Ye Wenliu watched in amazement.
At the end, the two of them invariably praised "very beautiful", and a smug smile rose on the corner of Li Mujun's mouth.
At this moment, she heard that Gongzi was going to leave her, and she suddenly became nervous.
"Later, there will be an internal official announcing that you will enter the inner hall to meet Your Majesty, remember to behave naturally, don't lose the face of this general. Mo Jun saw Li Mujun's nervous expression, and said in his heart, although this girl is usually very aggressive, but after all, she is still a girl who has never seen much of the world.
Li Mujun nodded stiffly.
Mo Jun gently patted the shoulders of the two of them, and glanced at the internal officials on the side, the eunuch understood, waved two small yellow doors to look at the two, and he nodded and led Mo Jun to the palace.
"The general has arrived!"
The inner official shouted at the top of his voice, don't look at his thin figure, this long howl resounded throughout the hall, and he single-handedly suppressed the noisy talk in the hall.
The ministers couldn't help but look back, and many people stepped forward to greet Mo Jun, and he dealt with them one by one, after all, now he also has his own position.
In the hall, Wei Shengzhao and other members of the royal family have not yet come, and the ministers are relatively scattered, but they can faintly see that they are divided into two factions intentionally or unintentionally.
One faction was headed by Taiwei Yu Wenlie, and the other faction was headed by Taishi Yang Kai, and they talked with each other talking and laughing. In addition, Taifu Sikong Quan, who is almost impossible to see on weekdays, is also among them, chatting happily with the neutral faction led by Shang Shuling Xun Wuya.
Sikong Quan's appearance looked older than Yu Wenlie and Yang Kai, his beard was white, his face was also full of wrinkles, and his drooping eyelids seemed to be unable to open, but fortunately, his complexion looked more ruddy.
"General, I haven't seen you for a long time, and the lower officials are very worried. Yang Kai greeted him with a smile on his face, and enthusiastically pulled Mo Jun into his camp.
"Master Taishi is polite, and the younger generation will not dare to be. Mo Jun walked over happily and said modestly.
"Where, the general is still outstanding, and he is a young man, which is really embarrassing for me and other seniors. Yang Kai pulled Mo Jun affectionately, turned back to the ministers, and praised him without hesitation.
The ministers nodded in agreement, and the sycophants hit like a tide.
"General, the old man has a granddaughter in his family, who is in her old age and has always admired the general. If the general is free, he can also come to my house and sit down. Yang Kai said enthusiastically, his eyes full of ambiguity.
There was a burst of laughter in the crowd, and many people followed suit.
"That's right, General, the granddaughter of Taishi Yang, is extremely marked, that is called a water spirit, and the son of the lower official has been in his soul since he saw it last time, and he will never forget it. But the subordinate reprimanded that kid severely, and he didn't look at what kind of character he was, and he dared to think about the granddaughter of the Taishi......"
"General, you have to know the bloodline of Taishi Yang and their family, it is rich in beauties......"
"But if the general doesn't like it, the lower official also has a daughter......"
Someone retorted with a smile: "Come on, the general and the princess are a natural pair!"
Mo Junqiang smiled and nodded in response, but he was absent-minded, his divine sense was floating in this hall, and in a trance, he seemed to see Yu Wenlie on the other side glancing at him suspiciously.
At the end, Yang Kai restrained his smile slightly, and asked tentatively: "The old man heard that the general ...... about the crown prince."
"The young and the young are orderly, and the emperor's house is even more so, abolishing the young and the young has been the way to take trouble since ancient times, and I naturally support the eldest prince. Mo Jun smiled.
Yang Kai laughed when he heard this, and nodded his head in praise.
Everyone was happy, and an internal official outside the door shouted sharply: "His Royal Highness King Qi has arrived!"
When the ministers in the palace heard this, people from all factions gathered around and greeted him warmly, after all, aside from anything else, when Wei Shengyou was in power in the court, it was almost equivalent to the position of prime minister, and people still admired his ability and character very much.
Mo Jun didn't deliberately go to greet Wei Shengyou, but just stood at a distance and looked at him, and when he saw his high-spirited appearance, he smiled in his heart, and there was no need to say more.
Soon after, the princes and princesses also arrived, and the ministers sat down one by one, and the scene gradually quieted down.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" a scream sounded, and the ministers hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Wei Shengzhao came slowly under the support of a palace maid and eunuchs, his figure was like a high mountain, and every step made the universe shake.
Wei Shengzhao walked in front of the dragon chair, flicked his big sleeves, turned around and sat down. Holding the handle with both hands, there seems to be electric light flashing between the eyebrows, and the clouds are in all directions.
"Everyone, love Qing Ping. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the ministers got up and saluted again, and then returned to their places and sat down. From top to bottom, the prince and princess, the prince and the duke, the three dukes and nine kings.
Mo Jun sat under the King of Qi, and directly opposite was the little princess, I don't know if this arrangement was intentional or unintentional.
Weisheng Qiao smiled at him, and Mo Jun nodded lightly in response.
"Today is my fortieth birthday. Wei Shengzhao said slowly, and the sound was like a bell, ringing through the hall.
"The first emperor has been in the world for decades, the crape myrtle is shining, and the people are supporting, so as to lay the foundation of my Great Zhou, Haiyan River is clear, and the country is peaceful and peaceful. ”
"A hundred years after the first emperor, he entrusted the Great Zhou to me, but I was young and weak, and it was difficult to convince the people, so that the eight kings were in chaos, the world was in chaos, and the people were not able to make a living. This is my fault!"
Wei Shengzhao raised a glass of wine with both hands, sprinkled it down, and was impassioned: "However, the sky will not die in my Great Zhou, Ziwei blesses my country, the three armies are life-saving, the top and bottom are concentric, this chaos will eventually be peaceful, this is the work of the people, the soldiers, and the ministers!"
"With this wine, we will pay tribute to the millions of dead heroes and pay tribute to their immortal souls!"
"Your Majesty, respect!" the hundred officials raised their glasses and drank them all.
"The eight kings are in turmoil, and the four seas are surrendered, but there are still traitors from the Tianxin Sect who are dormant in the world, becoming a tiger lying on the couch, making it difficult for me to sleep and eat. Wei Shengzhao raised a glass of wine again and continued.
"However, there is a great general Mo Jun who offered a miraculous strategy, stepped on the chaos in the first battle, took the enemy chieftain, raised the heart of our army, and strengthened the prestige of our country. This glass of wine, toast the general!"
"To the general!" the hundred officials agreed.
Mo Jun scratched his head a little embarrassed.
"In this battle, with the help of Lu Cun Xingye Wenliu, as a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, he will serve the country, this great Zhou is lucky!"
The official who was standing on the side of the big inner official understood and shouted at the door of the hall: "Xuan, Lu Cun Xingye will see you when you hear the willows!"
The little yellow door at the door hurriedly sent a decree to the outside world: "Your Majesty has an order, Xuanlu Cun Xingye will see you when you hear the willows!"
Li Mujun, who was waiting anxiously outside the hall, hurriedly stabbed Ye Wenliu, who was stunned on the side, with his elbow, and the latter shook his whole body, took a deep breath and followed the small yellow door that led the way to the hall.
Leaving Li Mujun alone was even more nervous.
Ye Wenliu suddenly trembled when he walked, he pinched his thigh fiercely, and secretly said that he was obviously not so nervous just now, but somehow when he heard his name, he couldn't stop shaking.
However, the serious atmosphere in the hall made him feel a lot more relaxed, but his steps were still a little hurried, and occasionally there would be the same hand and foot, but fortunately, he was also discovered in time and hurriedly corrected it.
And Mo Jun had taught him some basic etiquette before, Ye Wenliu immediately walked to the hall and knelt down, and said with a trembling voice: "Ye Wenliu knocks on Your Majesty." ”
Wei Sheng Qiao looked at Ye Wenliu and hid his face and snickered.
Wei Shengzhao also looked at the person in front of him with a smile, he had heard Mo Jun tell the story of Ye Wenliu in the garden before, and felt that this was a very interesting person, and he also had a good feeling in his heart: "Flat." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Ye Wenliu stood up stiffly.
"Sure enough, it's a hero who came out of a young man, and the people in the Star Realm are all extraordinary, and they are all talented!" Wei Shengzhao nodded with satisfaction and praised.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Ye Wenliu didn't know how to answer, so he repeated again.
The officials let out a snicker, and people praised you for not being modest in answering, but instead admitting it, this person is really interesting.
"I remember, the position of White Tiger Guard in the capital seems to be still vacant, so let Aiqing take it. Wei Shengzhao couldn't help but smile.
The officials were shocked, there are four city gate guards in the capital, named after the four elephants, in addition, the palace Qilin Gate is also counted as the fifth city gate, so there are five city guards.
And the position of city guard has always been held by the eldest son of another family, because he has to receive many different people, so it can be regarded as an experience. For example, Yu Wenhong is serving as Qinglongwei, the son of the Yang family is also serving as Xuanwuwei, and even the second son of the Sikong family is also serving as Qilinwei.
Although the city guard is a minor official, he let Ye Wenliu serve as soon as he came, which is enough to see that His Majesty attaches great importance to him. But it's no wonder that Ye Wenliu is a person from the Star Realm after all, just like the heavenly machine of the stargazing platform, the future will definitely be limitless. At this moment, the hearts of the hundred officials couldn't help but play a small drum.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ye Wen shouted out for the third time.
Weisheng Qiao couldn't help but laugh out loud after all, and Mo Jun couldn't help but sigh for it.
Wei Shengzhao was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Come on, give me a seat!"
A small yellow door hurriedly led Ye Wenliu to a position almost at the end.
Although Ye Wenliu seems to be valued by Wei Shengzhao, but at this moment he is still a newcomer, a junior official, and the palace is either a prince or nobleman, or a member of the third rank or above, Ye Wenliu has a position that is already very good, but there will be no other complaints.
After Ye Wenliu sat down, Wei Shengzhao spoke again.
"I'm at fault!"
The officials were stunned.