Within a few days, the score of the martial arts test also came down, Meng Ju entered the three good, Shide entered the second good, and He Xuan was also the second good. Everyone has good grades, and they are one of the largest families today, and they go to banquets and socialize all day long, visit the lake to enjoy flowers and poems, Han Ling has learned a lot of things and met many officialdom and young talents.

Don't say that these are useless, although you have to return to your hometown to work as a small official for two years, but if you have a backer to be promoted very quickly, the connection with Beijing at this time can be more or less useful. Not to mention the unity of several major families, it is the time of the stalemate with the new magnates, and everyone must fight for it.

It is said that I have been to many big banquets in the past few days, but today's one is the real big - the student banquet held by the emperor, with the family as a unit, and the Meng family received five invitations.

The palace banquet was held in the Imperial Garden, and Han Ling and the others passed through the familiar palace gate and were already overcrowded at this time. It's just a big social banquet, but civil and military officials, princes and nobles will come, making it an opportunity for many students to fight for their lives.

The sky is about to be late, under the warm light of dusk, the royal garden is full of purple and red, and the tall trees are hung with exquisite lanterns, Han Ling sees that it is gradually ignited by the palace people, and the mighty river of light is formed, and he can't help but praise its extraordinary momentum. There are also dressed palace people shuttling back and forth, holding wine in their hands, and they are really more beautiful than flowers.

Meng Ju said in a low voice on the side: "The palace has paid attention to pomp and circumstance in recent years, and the amount of food and clothing has almost quadrupled compared with that of the previous emperor. Do you see the floor lamps on those tables, which are full of shark oil, although they are resistant and have a strange fragrance, but because they are very rare because of their priceless value, they have never been taken out during the emperor's time, but sometimes they are dotted in the main hall and the dormitory. ”

Han Ling greeted the people he knew like a spring breeze, and replied in a low voice: "The crisis of the prosperous era can be seen from these details. ”

As more and more people walked on, the two stopped discussing these things, but separated and went to their respective tables.

In previous years, the seats were divided by comprehensive identity and ranking, and the people of the great family did not rely on knowledge but on the support and ability of the family, so even if the results were not ideal, they could be assigned a seat that was closer to the emperor. But this year, there is no problem with such an uncooperative emperor, and people just don't look at the face of the family, and insist on scoring according to the results. After all, it was a more private banquet for the emperor, and the family could not exert pressure.

Han Ling smiled secretly, he was the only one in the first four miles, and the rest were the children of the side branches of the great family. Although these people are not treated as well as their descendants, there will never be those bullied pig's feet in the novel who come back and throw at their own door wall, but closely rally around their own family, enjoy protection and serve them.

Two of the first nine miles belong to the Meng family, and the other is a cute old scholar in the side branch of the Meng family, and Han Ling is not very interested in him. In this way, if the emperor wants to use this level to give the family a face, it will make these side branches overjoyed. And the descendants of the great family are not brainless young people, and they have already developed the thinking that personal interests should be subordinated to collective interests, and there will be no situation where the descendants are embarrassed and have small achievements in the novel and then pretend to be stuck.

Han Ling talked to Na Xueba about learning all the way, only to feel that he had turned into a shrimp in the ocean of learning, feeling the pressure from the sea water. Seeing the place, it can be regarded as a relief, and he was busy chatting with a few scholars around him and sat down.

Everyone has arrived, just waiting for the dignitaries to arrive late, the dance and music begin, and the banquet will officially begin.

The students didn't dare to move the dishes first, and a few small glasses of wine went down, and faint footsteps came from afar.

Asymptotto, asymptotto.

A black-clothed corner flashed out from the end of the path, and Emperor Qi Jianting changed into a regular suit and appeared in everyone's field of vision, followed by the civil and military ministers, all of whom were a lot more casual. The two Peerless Palace people served the emperor and sat down on the throne - sitting opposite Han Ling, face to face.

Han Ling: "......"

The sentient beings did not dare to make a mistake, so they stood up and saluted, and at the same time, several princes also sat down at this table.

Han Ling looked up and suddenly found that the purple-clothed boy beside Emperor Qi was the purple-clothed boy who had a strange appearance in the Jade Pavilion that day, and couldn't help but think of the rumors, and instantly matched him and several other people.

The eldest prince is strong in martial arts, has always stayed at the border pass, and came back in a hurry, but he is not very old and has a vicissitudes of life. The second prince is mute, but he is talented and personable, and because his mother is favored, he is quite loved by Emperor Qi. The third prince was still young, younger than Han Ling, a half-grown child, sitting there with a proud face.

The second prince was still dressed in purple, sitting with a smile, and standing next to him was the young guard of the day. He glanced at everyone present, but the glance stayed on Han Ling for a moment.

Han Ling could guess with his toes that the two princes must still have an impression of themselves...... After all, it is really rare for a young man of this age to be in the Jade Pavilion.

Emperor Qi is a middle-aged man with a slightly dark face but very majestic, with a somewhat fat figure, his neck is hidden in the collar of a black robe, and he looks a bit like Uncle Ping next door, but he doesn't have such a pleasing smile.

Sitting with the emperor, the rest of the people are inevitably restrained, Han Ling does not have those feudal hierarchical concepts, behaves decently, and eats comfortably. It inevitably attracted the attention of some people.

There must be some games on the table, Qi Huang drank happily, and the wine was up, he stood up and said:

"Today, seeing all the Aiqing and the world's talents gathered here, I am very relieved, and I wish the great Qi country will last forever and the people will be healthy. ”

The audience hurriedly raised their glasses in return: "May the Great Qi country last forever and the people be healthy!"

There is a strange tradition in Daqi, that is, Wenchen is happy to guess all kinds of things, and military generals love to make limerick poems, and at the moment Emperor Qi asked people to bring utensils, Chong Hanling smiled and said: "Qilin Hanling? ”

When Han Ling heard the emperor's name, he was shocked, and he got up indifferently and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The second prince got up, looked sideways at Han Ling, and quickly showed a sly smile.

Han Ling said, "Guess the number." ”

The second prince turned his back and put the things into the jade pot, shaking it gently, making a clanging sound.

Han Ling has excellent hearing, and playing this is exactly what he is good at, but at the moment he hears a little strangely.

Jingle bell, ding bell.

Han Ling closed his eyes and listened carefully, only to feel that it was like three and four, and he couldn't tell the difference for a while.

Then opened his eyes and Han Ling carefully looked at the expression of the second prince, and he already had a guess in his heart.

He smiled and said:

"The second prince must not have put anything ordinary, I'm afraid it's two hollow incense balls, and a hollow incense ball. Am I right or not?"

Emperor Qi didn't show it on his face, and he was surprised in his heart, the second prince of the family banquet in the palace two days ago also played this trick and played a little smart. Today, let this little boy guess that if this kind of hearing says that there is no martial arts, no one will believe it. After all, there are a few civil and military talents, and seeing that they have no martial arts fame, they can't help but wonder in their hearts.

The second prince was also shocked, it stands to reason that Wenchen's guess must be a side attack, how can it be so quick to make a final decision.

Han Ling looked at him and smiled: "It seems that Your Majesty guessed correctly, and I also ask Your Highness to punish yourself with a cup." ”

Shaking his head helplessly, the second prince poured out the incense ball from the pot and put it away. After pouring himself a drink, his face was slightly red, and he was not good at drinking at first glance.

Han Ling said indifferently: "The minister is just lucky, it's His Highness's turn to guess." ”

He thought for a moment and gestured to the guard, who nodded, "Guess." ”

Generally speaking, guessing things must be within the sight of the field, Han Ling didn't raise his head at all, and said a poem after thinking about it:

"The boy doesn't flick when he has tears. ”