Chapter 102: The Night Banquet

The next day, Yu Yanke packed himself up early and waited for someone to call him.

In the deep courtyard of the palace, an outsider like him must be guided by people in the palace, this is the rule, not to mention, Yu Yanke himself doesn't know the direction, this is the first time he has come to this palace.

After waiting for a while, a little yellow door came quickly, and when Yu Yanke saw him, he naturally knew what to do, and followed him out.

On the way, Yu Yanke saw that this little yellow gate was not very old, and asked him with great interest: "Little brother, when did you enter the palace?"

Although the little yellow door is young, his knowledge is not low, and he still seems to be at ease in dealing with Yu Yanke's questions, and he said with a smile and a sharp voice: "I am grateful for the noble people, and I only entered the palace a few years ago." ”

"That's pretty good. Yu Yanke nodded when he heard this, but he was a little surprised that the nobleman in this little yellow gate was sacred, you know, a little eunuch who has just entered the palace for a few years can never climb so fast without being a backer.

As for why Yu Yanke thinks that this little eunuch climbs fast, it is nothing more than seeing this person alone and coming to guide him, not to mention that ordinary little eunuchs do things alone, it is impossible to even have such an easy job as leading the way, let alone the kind of work that can meet His Majesty the Emperor.

Many eunuchs have been busy until they are old and can't see the face of the Ninety-Five Supreme.

I have to say that this little eunuch has a big and bright future, as long as he is remembered by any big man, he may soar into the sky.

"What's your name?" Yu Yanke asked after a moment's thought.

"It's good for Childe to call our little Yizi, the previous name is useless for a long time. Xiao Huangmen said with a smile.

"Xiao Yizi?" Yu Yanke shouted, and Xiao Huangmen's face was suddenly full of smiles, and he responded continuously.

Xiao Yizi led Yu Yanke to a palace, and the dinner had not yet started, but it was almost over.

Yu Yanke looked up at the huge plaque hanging under the eaves of the palace, with three big characters on it, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

These three words are all as big as a grinding plate, plated with gold, and the trend is dragon and phoenix dancing, giving people a calm and dignified look.

Xiao Yizi stood outside the hall gate and couldn't go any further, so he motioned for Yu Yanke to go in by himself.

After Yu Yanke thanked him, he crossed the low threshold, only to feel that his eyes were dark, and then suddenly brightened again.

He stood in the Ming and Qing Dynasty Palace, and two rows of tables had already been set up in the hall, and several big people had already sat down, talking happily. And the person in the dark embroidered gold civilian clothes sitting on the throne in front of him is His Majesty the Emperor of Yunlang.

It's just that there is a thick bead curtain in front of His Majesty the Emperor that separates Yu Yanke's sight.

After taking more than ten steps forward, Yu Yanke felt that it was almost there, so he bowed down and made a big salute, and then said loudly: "Yu Yanke of Xiping County has seen Your Majesty." ”

The Ming and Qing Dynasty halls were very large, and Yu Yanke's voice was also invisibly amplified by the echo.

Hearing his voice, for a while, the big men fell silent and began to look at him carefully.

Yu Yanke bowed down, knowing that he had become the focus of attention, but since he came, he was at ease, and he did not have any panic in his heart, and his expression was calm.

"Sit. ”

After the bead curtain, His Majesty the Emperor's voice came out, it turned out to be a female voice, Yu Yanke looked slightly stunned, he really didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor of Yunlang would be his daughter.

However, he reacted in an instant, and hurriedly chose a middle position to sit down, which seemed to be neither humble nor arrogant.

But after sitting down, there were huge waves in his mind.

No wonder, no wonder His Majesty the Emperor has always seemed very mysterious, no wonder there has never been any news about this Ninety-Five Supreme, Yu Yanke was still very puzzled before, but now, he figured it out all at once.

Thinking about it, Yu Yanke couldn't help but feel a trace of respect for His Majesty the Emperor. Because he knows that although equality between men and women is always advocated in the world, in fact, except for those who are progressive readers, all walks of life are not very receptive to this view.

After all, the idea of male superiority and female inferiority has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, and it cannot be changed overnight.

Of course, Yun Lang is actually okay, since His Majesty came to power, his concept in this regard has changed a lot, if it weren't for this, Yun Lang would not have been able to become the prince.

It's just that before His Majesty came to power, the division of the whole society was quite old, and it has become a secret why this Majesty was able to sit in that supreme position.

After Yu Yanke sat down, he was sitting precariously, and suddenly began to be a little nervous.

There was no one sitting beside him, those adults were sitting in front, they were talking happily, and they didn't care about Yu Yanke's side. And the reason why Yu Yanke suddenly became nervous was precisely because he really didn't know what to do.

The table in front of him was already full of dishes and wine, but the dinner had not yet begun, so he didn't dare to move.

Just when Yu Yanke was bored, he caught a glimpse of someone coming in at the entrance of the hall out of the corner of his eye.

Subconsciously glanced over, Yu Yanke was stunned.

The person who came was Yun Ji, and she was accompanied by a middle-aged Taoist priest.

Yun Xi was still as black as ever, but the robe she was wearing didn't know how much more expensive than the one she wore before. Although the style is simple and not a formal attire, it uses expensive fabrics.

If Yu Yanke is not mistaken, this cloth is the extremely famous moire roll satin, the weaving method of this satin is quite complicated, even the fastest weaver with hands and feet to weave a piece of cloth takes several months.

Although it took a long time, this material is also first-class and good-looking, and it is extremely popular in the entire Yunlang territory.

Although Yu Yanke has not worn it, he is very familiar with this kind of material.

Yun Ji was still that familiar, but she didn't seem to notice Yu Yanke at all, she went straight past his position, and then bent slightly to greet His Majesty the Emperor behind the bead curtain, and after asking for peace, she sat down nearby.

The middle-aged Taoist priest who had been following her also nodded to His Majesty the Emperor, and then sat down with Yun Xi with a calm expression.

After Yun Xi sat down, she sat up straight, not paying attention to the big people who came early in the morning.

And except for a very few adults who threw a kind smile at the middle-aged Taoist priest beside her, the others didn't bother with Yun Xi as if they didn't know that the eldest princess was coming.

Yu Yanke saw all these in his eyes, and he had some guesses in his heart.

And just when Yu Yanke was guessing, three more people walked in, but two of them walked in front, a man and a woman, and one walked very behind, looking indifferent and independent.

Coincidentally, these three Yu Yanke know two.

The last one was Xue Dingping, who had only met before, and the other one was the woman among the two people who walked in front.

To be honest, Yu Yanke didn't expect this woman to appear, where is this? This is the place where the royal banquet is held, and it is reasonable to say that the woman could not appear here.

That woman is Su Hao'er that Yu Yanke has almost forgotten, the Oiran he met in the Gouchen Realm, it was in her flower boat that he kissed Yun Xi.

It was the first time he kissed his beloved, so it's still fresh in his memory.

And when Yu Yanke saw the one she was following, her expression finally changed slightly.

Judging from his appearance alone, that man was really handsome, at least Yu Yanke felt that he was far inferior to him.

Of course, just the appearance will not shock Yu Yanke so much, mainly the robe that the man is wearing.

Compared with the clothes of everyone present, this one is much more formal, wearing a brown robe, the placket, sleeves, and hem are embroidered with unicorn patterns, and the belt is inlaid with nephrite, just looking at it knows his identity.

Except for the prince of a country, no one dares to wear it like this.

Yu Yanke narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that His Royal Highness the Third Prince was a little too high-profile?

When the third prince and Su Hao'er passed by in front of his case, they didn't know what Su Hao'er whispered to the third prince, and the distinguished big man turned his head slightly and glanced at Yu Yanke.

Yu Yanke felt the coldness he had passed on.

He was quite amused by this, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and he didn't want to fight for a moment, not to mention, it was not his turn to be presumptuous in this realm.

After the two people in front of him were seated, Xue Dingping slowly entered the hall.

After meeting the adults one by one, he didn't go anywhere else, but turned around and walked to the place next to Yu Yanke and sat down. Yu Yanke turned his head to look at him and nodded to him.

Although this guy is his rival in love, Yu Yanke still likes this temperament very much.

After Xue Dingping also sat down, the voice of His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the main seat and separated by a bead curtain, sounded: "It's all here, then eat." ”

Her voice fell, but no one moved, and everyone looked at her.

The next moment, she raised her glass and said, "Don't be restrained, just eat, you are all pillars of the empire, or are growing into pillars, and I have always been willing to coexist with the pillars of the empire on an equal footing." ”

Everyone below raised their glasses and said in unison: "Thank you for the grace of my emperor." Then he drank it all.

This is the beginning of the dinner.

Yu Yanke also drank a full glass, and then put down the wine glass, and the palace maid who had been standing behind her took two steps forward to carefully pour another glass for him.

Yu Yanke subconsciously thanked her, and the palace maid suddenly blushed slightly, but she didn't dare to talk nonsense, and hurriedly retreated to the side.

"Brother Yu is pure and good-natured. ”

Xue Dingping on the side chuckled while holding his wine glass. Hearing this, Yu Yanke looked at him and raised his glass again. Xue Dingping casually touched him, then took a sip and put down the wine glass.

Seeing this, Yu Yanke didn't finish it in one gulp, and he didn't stop tasting it.

"Brother Yu came thousands of miles to Kyoto to propose marriage, which is really touching. Xue Dingping's next words had a hint of ridicule.

Yu Yanke pretended not to hear his hidden meaning, and said with a smile: "Brother Xue has been guarding the palace gate in order to move the people at the top of his heart until now, this is much more sincere than me, and I am far inferior to Brother Xue, and I have to study more." ”

"Hmm....... It's just a stupid solution. Xue Dingping didn't dwell on this topic any longer, and tentatively tested Yu Yanke, and found that this guy was no worse than him, so he didn't bother to continue to show his tongue.

When the rivals in love met, they should have sparked sparks, but Yu Yanke and Xue Dingping were very harmonious.

Except, of course, a few small temptations.

"Brother Xue, do you know who these adults are?" Yu Yanke asked.

He was the first time he had come into contact with this level, so he naturally didn't know any of this. But fortunately, there is a native who grew up in Kyoto, so this is not a problem.

Xue Dingping heard him ask this question, as if he didn't expect it, and couldn't help but glance back at Yu Yanke, feeling incredible.

However, he still replied: "The old man wearing the hat is the Prime Minister, and he is also His Majesty's teacher, the only remaining patriarch of the two dynasties of the empire. ”

Yu Yanke looked over and saw the kind-looking old man sitting at the top of the row of tables opposite, and secretly wrote it down.

"Next to the prime minister is my father, and the middle-aged man next to my father who has a white face, a meticulously combed hair, and black and white is Dean Gu Wuci, it is because of him that Yungou Yuan is so terrifying, and can have the strength to deter all foreign enemies. ”

Rao is Xue Dingping couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva when he talked about the former head of the Inner Department and the current dean of Yungou Academy.

Without him, this strong man is too perverted, and Xue Dingping has always thought that his father is not the opponent of this great eunuch.

Of course, he couldn't underestimate his father too much, he just felt that if the two of them fought, Gu Wuci would be better.

After Yu Yanke heard this person's name, his face also changed slightly.

The name of the dean of Yungou Academy is more terrifying to the people of the rivers and lakes than the name of His Majesty the Emperor. He has been walking the rivers and lakes all these years, but he has not heard of this notoriety.

I didn't expect to see me at this time.

Yu Yanke secretly glanced at Gu Wuli several times, and felt that this big eunuch was not as fierce and vicious as rumored.

"Sitting in the first and second place in our row are the two princes, Prince Yi Yun Hongyi and Prince Zhen Yun Xingzhen, these two are the few real power princes in the royal family, and they are in charge of the army of Yanxun County, although that army also belongs to the military, but in fact, it is in the hands of the two of them. ”

Xue Dingping said that it was flat, but Yu Yanke listened, but his heart was not calm at all.

Yanxun County, located in the eastern coastal area of the Yunlang Empire, is directly under the jurisdiction of the military, and is stationed the only naval army of the Yunlang Empire.

Everyone in the world knows that the waters of Gouchen are vast, and the soldiers of Gouchen are particularly good at water warfare, if the Yunlang Empire waives its army to the south in the future, the Yunlang soldiers who do not practice water warfare will inevitably suffer a big loss, for long-term consideration, many years ago, Yunlang formed a water army, and practiced day and night.

Although it is still a little short of Gou Chen's water warriors, it will not be a lamb to the slaughter without the power of a fight.

Of course, at present, the water army is actually useless, and the biggest battle it has experienced is to chase down the water bandits.

Although such an army is not as good as those border troops, it is actually a fragrant bait, and the military expenditure of the empire on weekdays is not less at all, and it is extremely well raised.

This kind of fat water was held in the hands of the two princes, and even the military couldn't intervene, which is really a bit unreasonable.

However, these two princes are not living their own small lives in Yanxun County, what are they doing in Kyoto? Yu Yanke suddenly smelled a trace of unusual breath.

Yu Yanke was thinking about it there, but Xue Dingping didn't know what he was thinking, so he just introduced himself.

"The middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest next to the eldest princess was once a person from the Daomen Three Thousand Dao Palace Burial Sword Cliff, surnamed Liang, and his name was Nian Pu. I didn't know why I went down the mountain, and after a series of magnificent waves, I chose to retreat to my Yunlang, and since then I have been dormant, and I heard that this person's martial arts cultivation is extremely amazing. ”

Liang Nianpu?

Yu Yanke came back to his senses, and he remembered that when Chen Wudian summoned the world's heroes to gather and meet, he met Liang Tao, the kendo fetus with a bamboo sword at his waist.

That guy is also from the mountain, and it is a coincidence that he is still from the same sect and surname as Liang Nianpu. Not necessarily, it's impossible for these two people to really have anything to do with each other.

Introduced here, Xue Dingping didn't say anything more, the rest of Yu Yanke all knew each other, that is, the third prince Yu Yanke, who had never met before, could only reveal his identity at a glance, so it didn't make sense for Xue Dingping to introduce it again.

Yu Yanke carefully swept around the crowd, and smiled bitterly in his heart, everyone here is a real big man in the Yunlang Empire, and any one of them who is released is an existence that can make the outside world tremble.

At this time, they gathered together, and the way they talked and smiled with each other really made Yu Yanke feel a little unreal. He knew it was another big improvement for his life experience.

The nature of the dinner was indeed not mixed with other factors, everyone ate and drank happily, Yu Yanke didn't dare to drink more, even if the wine was really fragrant.

And those bigwigs know how much they drink, so they don't drink too much, although they seem to be drinking heroically, but in fact, they all have clear eyes.

Towards the end of the dinner, the Prince Yi suddenly proposed aloud: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed easy for us to eat like this, but is there something missing all the time?

All the bigwigs smiled and nodded slightly.

But Gu Wuli chuckled and denied: "Prince Yi, if you deign to do such a fact, it can't be on the table, besides, I heard that you injured your finger a few days ago, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to play the piano, so let the apprentice do it for you." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Su Hao'er, who was sitting next to the third prince, Su Hao'er saw this, and hurriedly got up and gave a blessing to the four people.

Yu Yanke looked at her figure and knew that this woman still had such an identity, no wonder she could come here.

When Su Feng'er's song ended, all the bigwigs smiled and stroked their beards, nodding their heads.

Su Hao'er's piano skills Yu Yanke has seen it, and knows that those adults are not complimenting her, but they are indeed praising her. You must know that she used to be a unique Oiran around the Imperial Capital of Gouchen, and she couldn't sit in that position without any ability.

Just a discordant voice rang out.

"Dean Gu, the smell of your piano dust is a bit strong. ”