The most famous fireworks place in the imperial capital city is naturally the famous autumn platform, far from the ordinary Goulan Chu Pavilion can be compared, never blindly greeting and sending off, among which there is a cave, the courtyard is deep, quiet and elegant, not only there are laughing women who run the skin and meat business, there are also Qing people who sell their art and do not sell their bodies, and there are thugs, helpers, musicians, dancing girls, cooks, and even tailors, craftsmen, actors, storytellers, and so on. Many dignitaries and nobles rent a courtyard here, comb a good match, occasionally come here to live for three or two days, quiet in the middle of the noisy, it is a first-class enjoyment, but its cost is naturally expensive, comb a powder head in the autumn platform, a year to say less also to smash down seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver, not to mention the ordinary small noble family, even the rich and noble family of the partial house does not dare to be so extravagant.

It is no wonder that Qiutai is known as the first floor is better than the ten miles of Qinhuai in Jiangdu.

Wei Wuji is a great benefactor of Qiutai, combing a popular Oiran here, and has been renting a Tianzihao courtyard in Qiutai for many years, with an annual expenditure of more than 100,000 taels, and today he has a feast in the East Flower Hall of the main building of Qiutai, banqueting distinguished guests, and the people who can receive invitations are all people with heads and faces in the imperial capital. Although the emperor is not compared to the side, but at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the so-called clan walks all over the ground, there are many nobles like dogs, and he can have three points of fame in the eastern capital, and he is an unspeakable person in other places, but today's Wei Wuji is also different from usual, as the so-called once the Son of Heaven and a courtier, he is the new monarch's close minister, and he is in the limelight, and no one dares not to sell his face.

Among the people who participated in the banquet this time were Fu Zhongtian, the governor of the Secret Guard Mansion, Li Zhenji, a scholar of the cabinet, Li Xuansong, who had just been promoted to the imperial history of the left capital, Huang Fuzhen, the envoy of the general government, and Xiao Li, the most noble Yan Wang.

Since Zhao Wang Xiao Qi died in the change of the Yuanqiu altar, the original Xiao family relatives have become more and more thin, plus the original Qi King Xiao Bai has ascended the throne and called the emperor, and now there are only three clan vassal kings left, Xiao Moha, King of Liangwu County, Xiao Quji, and Xiao Li, the king of Yan, and Xiao Qi, the king of Zhao, also led the position of Zongren Mansion Zongzheng before his death, so after the new monarch ascended the throne, he summoned Yan Wang Xiao Li to Beijing to take over the position of Zongren Mansion Zongzheng.

As for why he chose Xiao Li, the king of Yan, instead of Xiao Maha, the king of Lingwu County, who is more qualified, one is because Xiao Lin, the king of Yan, is the only prince with the highest title, and the other is because Xiao Maha is a veteran of the three dynasties and a confidant of the first emperor, but Xiao Li was previously a mustard with Xiao Bai, who was still the king of Qi, and it is reasonable for Xiao Bai to ascend the throne this time and take the opportunity to take away his fief.

In addition to Xiao Li, the most noble person, there are also several dignitaries and dignitaries who hold key positions and powers in the imperial court, or relatives of the side branches.

Originally, Zao Wou-ki, the governor of the left capital of the Chinese army, was also invited to come, but because he had urgent official business temporarily, he did not show up, which was a big regret for Wei Wuji. After all, Zao Wou-Ki used to be the governor of Tiance Mansion, and now he is the head of the five major left governors of the Chinese army, and has the responsibility of defending the imperial capital.

Looking at the court, there are only a handful of people who can really be called the four words "Gong Gong Zhugong". There are six civil officials and nine secretaries, namely the official department of the secretary, the Ministry of Rites, the military department, the household department, the criminal department, the Ministry of Industry, the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate Zuodu Yushi, and the general political envoy. The reason why there are no names to be made in the cabinet is because most of them hold the positions of a scholar or a secretary. The military attachés include the Tang Officials of the Dadu Governor's Mansion, the Tiance Mansion, and the Secret Guard Mansion, as well as the Zuo Governor of the Five Great Towns.

At this feast, although the military attaches were unable to come because they were guarding various places, half of the six departments and nine secretaries of the civil officials came, which was almost worth half of the small court meeting.

This side is brightly lit and full of guests, while the other side is more and more lonely, sparsely populated and sparsely populated.

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Han Xuan stood on the terrace of the West Flower Hall, looked at the railing, and said to the people beside him: "I haven't been here for many years, when the autumn platform was an industry under the name of Emperor Taizu, but it was not easy to hang under the name of Taizu to the outside world, plus it was originally an incalculable confusion between Emperor Wuzu and Peony when he was in charge of the Dark Guard Mansion. ”

The old man standing beside Han Xuan smiled and said, "This is when Emperor Taizu has not yet entered the customs?"

Han Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, Xu Yan and Duanmu Ruisheng at that time were both from the sons of a family, only I was a poor cloth, there was no way, these dirty jobs could only be done by me, then again, in a blink of an eye, Xu Yan and Duanmu Ruisheng had already gone, and only me, an old man, was left alive." ”

The old man laughed.

Han Xuan looked at the bright lights of the East Flower Hall and said: "In the fourth year of Da Zheng Jianwen, Xiao Gongyu, the old county king, forced the palace to force Emperor Da Zheng Ai to canonize Emperor Taizu as the regent to train the government, this matter was negotiated between me and the old county king in this autumn platform, today I met Wen Shuai here again, I still have to ask the last sentence, why Wen Shuai did not go to the bright place, but came to my lonely place." ”

The old man was the governor of the dynasty, Wei Ban, he also looked at the East Flower Hall, and said with a light smile: "People have great ingenuity, but also have great clumsiness, I don't seem to be able to count either, so I have to take the golden mean left by the sages, rather than rushing for my life, it is better to wait for the rabbit." ”

Han Xuan asked, "Wait for the rabbit, what if the rabbit doesn't come?"

Wei Ban said calmly: "If the rabbit doesn't come, the old man won't have a good way." ”

Han Xuan rubbed his temples and smiled, "If I'm not mistaken, Wei Wuji served under your command back then, and you picked it up with one hand. ”

Wei Ban shook his head and said: "Thunder and rain and dew are all Jun's grace, whether to promote Wei Wuji or not, it is all Emperor Taizu's intention, just to borrow the hand of someone from me, Wei." ”

Han Xuan said, "Is there really no way?"

Wei Ban was about to speak, but suddenly stopped talking and asked, "What's the matter?"

A hoarse voice came from the darkness, "Back to the Grand Governor, there is an urgent report of the military situation." ”

Wei Ban and Han Xuan glanced at each other, and said in a deep voice, "Present it." ”

At the same time, in the East Flower Hall, among the guests, a dark guard in a black brocade robe walked in from outside the hall, his body like a swimming fish shuttling between the tables and chairs of the crowd, and finally came to Fu Zhongtian's side and whispered in his ear for a moment.

The wine glass that Fu Zhongtian brought to his lips shook suddenly, spilled a little wine, and got on his beard.

Fu Zhongtian gently put down the wine glass, raised his hand to signal the secret guard to retreat, his face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

Not long after, another Tiance Mansion armor came to Wei Wuji, the host of the banquet.

Whether it is the Dadu Governor's Mansion, or the Tiance Mansion and the Dark Guard Mansion, the news delivered is the same.

A piece of news that shocked the world: Xiao Jin, the king of Wei, rebelled, led a large army to attack the river and lock the river. Lin Han, the king of the grassland khan, also rebelled, and the army was approaching the northwest, and the Great Yi Mansion was in an emergency.

This night in the imperial capital city is destined to be a sleepless night.

Wave after wave of secret guards, armor soldiers, and post guards returned to the imperial capital with a body full of wind and dust, and one after another the military information was passed upward, from the three mansions to the cabinet, and finally sent to the celebrant in the imperial city at the time of the hour, and after the hand of the eunuch Zhang Bao, the eunuch of the ceremonial superintendent, it was handed to the imperial case of the new monarch Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai convened a meeting of the imperial military aircraft overnight.

The next day, the news spread throughout the court, and the court was shaken.