Chapter 34: Joy and Sorrow
In the seventeenth year of the Apocalypse, the 21st day of June in the calendar calendar, it was an uneventful day, but the subjects of Yaoyang were united in their hearts, just to celebrate the return of the Protector of the Kingdom.
At the beginning of the hour, there was already a sea of people outside the Shunqing Gate at this time, and the people from all over the world were already packing up and setting off for dozens of miles before the sky was clear, and they came to this Cangwu City just to see the face of the protector of the country.
And some shrewd ministers in Yaoyang's country had already smelled a trace of the strangeness that seemed to be in line with the rules when His Majesty chose Shunqingmen as the victorious protector Xin You'an.
Because as early as when the first emperor was still alive, he made an exception for Xin You'an and set an edict that was extremely discordant at that time: My love for Qing, the pillar of the country, in the future, all the victories and triumphant returns must be welcomed by the ministers at the gate of Zhengyang.
Zhengyangmen is the main gate of the Yang Palace, usually only the king and the prince can enter and exit, and the envoys of other countries also enter and exit from Zhengyangmen during special periods. The Shunqing Gate is the secondary gate of the Yang Palace, and it is the only way for the ministers to meet up and down every day.
And after a lapse of more than 30 years, the protector Xin You'an returned again, although this time it was the monarch Yao Kaixian who personally set up a banquet, but this place was also a little too subtle.
As a result, two completely different faces appeared at the gate of Shunqing. One was happy and joyful for the people who came, but the officials in the seats were full of sorrow, as if there was a knot that could not be opened.
At the right moment, the horn sounded. Yao Kaixian slowly followed the guards from the side of the crowd into the main seat, and the outsiders were all kneeling and saluting. Because this time, the monarch even the 5,000 people of the scorching army also entered the banquet together, so more than 5,000 seats were set up on both sides of the Shunqing Gate. On the top is the seat of the civil and military officials, headed by the three princes and nine secretaries. Above is the seat of the prince and duke. Then there is only the monarch of that country, Yao Kaixian.
Yao Kaixian's arrival announced the beginning of this celebration banquet.
"The Mandate of Heaven is an edict, and the Yao clan governs the country. My Yao clan inherited the lineage of Emperor Yao, the ancestor of the human race, and it has been 5,888 years so far. Thinking that the True Star Thief, he actually tried to destroy my Yaoyang Kingdom with a random twist, trying to cut off the bloodline of my human ancestors, this move is intolerable, and the sky does not allow it, how can the True Star Thief get his wish?"
"My country's big victory this time, firstly, because the true star thieves have lost their hearts, and secondly, because my general Xin You'an can not win with his troops like Shen'an. Hereby, the widow set up a banquet for the Duke of Xin at this Shunqing Gate to celebrate his achievements.
After some exorbitant boasting, the people on the periphery heard the name Xin You'an, the one they wanted to hear the most at this time.
And after the summoned eunuch finished announcing the edict of the monarch, the ministers and the people suddenly discovered why the host of today's celebration banquet was not at the scene. For a while, the people at the bottom were discussing.
Yao Kaixian, the monarch who was sitting in that high position, sat there quietly with a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for Xin You'an.
However, Yao Kaixian can not be in a hurry, but the ministers who need to be shown cannot but speak.
An old man with a jade crown and white beard who was sitting on the second ladder of the celebration banquet took the lead in saying to Lu Yu with some contempt: "Commander Lu, didn't General Xin come with you, why haven't you seen others until now?
When Lu Yu heard this, he got up and bowed to the monarch of the country, Yao Kaixian, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the general did enter the city with us, but the general ordered us to come to the banquet first, and he came later. ”
Yao Kaixian, who was sitting alone in a high position, just clicked to the signal.
Lu Yu raised his head slightly and glanced at Ji Sikong, who had just asked the question, and said with a smile: "Since Lord Sikong can't wait, the little one will confess here first, and the general has delayed Lord Sikong's time." ”
The jade-crowned Ji Sikong was so angry when he heard the words that he said bluntly: "You, you, you, the old man means that." ”
At this time, the monarch Yao Kaixian said: "Accuse, whose sin is higher? Besides, you are guilty?"
Lu Yu bowed again to the high monarch, and then sat down.
Na Sikong was also shocked, and sat down without saying a word.
At this time, Xin You'an, who was still in the Sima Mansion, had already confirmed his conjecture on the side of the "insect killer" Si Wei, and he didn't stay any longer, so he left the Da Sima Mansion accompanied by the big Sima Si Kun, and laughed at the door.
"The sky is beautiful, the night is blind, I am facing the green mountains with the green shirts, laughing in the mountains and the apes are crying. ”
At the beginning of the hour, Xin Youan slowly walked to the door of Shunqing.
Lu Yu, who was drinking alone at the banquet, suddenly raised his head and looked at Xin You'an, and Na Ji Sikong also followed Lu Yu's gaze because he had been keeping his dissatisfaction with Lu Yu in mind just now.
"Okay, you Xin You'an, you let Your Majesty wait for you at the gate of Shunqing for half an hour, you are so bold. At this time, Ji Sikong, who suddenly felt cold in his body, realized that he had become the focus of everyone's attention.
Just because he was in a hurry, he actually scolded Xin Youan, the general of the protector of the country, and even asked him for the blame.