Chapter 36 Participation in Political Affairs
Jiang Heng is the uncle of the country, and he can enter the palace without notification, just in time for Ji Zhiwei's family banquet. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info He didn't have much to do when he entered the palace, so he specially invited Ji Meiqiu to come.
The next day, Ji Meiqiu and Pi Qiu came to the Huben camp, and Jiang Heng officially introduced all the camp officers to Ji Meiqiu. In this great victory at the western fortress, all the officers and men of the Huben battalion who participated in the labor army made some contributions, which made the remaining battalion officers envious.
Jiang Heng is a commander at the peak of the martial arts, and he admires force very much, and has always looked down on this nephew who is famous for his writing and is as timid as a mouse. This time, the labor army experienced several dangers together, and the two became friends.
Ji Meiqiu's bold drinking style also won the respect of all the battalion officers in the Tiger Camp.
Jiang Heng's next introduction caused laughter among the camp officers.
"Don't look at the third prince's good drinking, his medical skills are even better. Jiang Heng's tongue was a little bigger, and his speech was slurred: "Meiqiu, that day, I saw you treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield, and your techniques were accurate, not like a raw hand at all." I've never heard of you know how to heal before, when did you learn it?"
Ji Meiqiu held the wine glass and replied casually: "When I was injured for a while, I was recuperating in the queen mother's bedroom, so I turned over her medical book if I had nothing to do, and I just looked at it." ”
There was a loud laugh in the camp, and all the battalion officers learned his words: "Great, just look at it, our third prince is really a genius." ”
A middle-aged battalion officer stretched out his hand and said, "Third Prince, I've been feeling unwell lately, you can take a look at it." ”
Ji Meiqiu stretched out his hand to put his hand on the pulse of the middle-aged camp officer, squinted his eyes, and let go of his hand after a while and said: "Abdominal distention, tinnitus, enuresis, urination is not good, and the hand Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian is damaged, let's give you two needles first." It's just that I don't know much about medicinal herbs, and I have to go back to reading books before I can prescribe it to you. ”
"Hi. All the battalion officers laughed, thinking that Ji Meiqiu was bragging. But seeing Ji Meiqiu take out a brocade box from his sleeve and skillfully tie a silver needle to the middle-aged battalion officer, he kept silent.
A quarter of an hour later, Ji Meiqiu twisted the needle and took the needle, and the middle-aged battalion officer sighed and said, "It's really a god, and now I feel relaxed." ”
All the battalion officers were dumbfounded, they didn't expect Ji Meiqiu to really come twice. Jiang Heng was even more puzzled, Ji Meiqiu's explanation just now raised a cloud of doubt in his heart: After a few days of medical books, can you prescribe a prescription to cure the disease?
"I'll bring you medicine in two days. Ji Meiqiu didn't think of everyone's feelings, stood up and said, "Pi Qiu, let's go, let's go to the imperial doctor now." ”
The camp officials thought that Ji Meiqiu was looking for an excuse to escape from drinking, and they were afraid that they would get him drunk and it would be difficult to clean up, so they all sent him out of the Tiger Ben camp crookedly.
After Ji Meiqiu and Pi Qiu broke up, they went straight to the Tai Hospital, took the doctor to the pharmacy, and tried every herb in person. The old drunkard waited for him to practice the Great Yan Technique in his dormitory, and Ji Meiqiu yawned and dragged back to his dormitory in the early hours of the morning.
"Meiqiu, practice can't be stopped, not for a day. The old drunkard stopped at the door of the dormitory and said angrily: "Practicing is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." If you continue to act rashly, I'll leave now. ”
Ji Meiqiu suddenly sobered up, and said to the old drunkard: "Thank you, old drunkard, I'll go to practice." I don't dare to ask for your forgiveness, I just beg you not to leave me. ”
The old drunkard sighed: "Meiqiu, I'm also anxious, I will go back to the mountain gate in a few days, and I will be back to you in a year." ”
Ji Meiqiu was really anxious, grabbed the old drunkard and said, "Can you not leave?"
"There are some things that are not clear now. The old drunkard shook his head and said, "I still want to wait for you to sober up and apprentice, and you will definitely come back." ”
Ji Meiqiu said with a bitter face: "I haven't served you well yet, can I spend the Spring Festival here? I won't go anywhere these days, just practice by your side." ”
The old drunkard nodded and helped Ji Meiqiu into the dormitory.
In the blink of an eye, it was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and Ji Zhiwei feasted the courtiers in the Yin'an Hall and invited the old drunkard. Ji Meiqiu did not participate in any affairs in the palace, and when he entered the Yin'an Palace, Ji Zhiwei and all the courtiers were seated in the Yin'an Palace.
Ji Zhiwei sat on the dragon chair, Jiang Yi on the left, Tang Wei on the right, and the two rows in the middle were separate seats, behind which there were more than a dozen tables of eight immortals.
The first seat of the individual seat has one empty seat on the left and one on the left. After the ministers saw that Jian Qingjing and Pi Dingbang led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to sit down, the first seat was still empty, and they couldn't help but look at each other.
Jian Qingjing and Pi Dingbang didn't know what they meant, the eldest prince and the second prince who were involved in political affairs were not in Rongcheng, and these two seats belonged to the two of them. They didn't say anything, but a look of displeasure appeared on their faces.
At this time, Ji Meiqiu, who was dressed in court clothes, came to Yin'an Hall side by side with the old drunkard.
Ji Meiqiu has never worn a court dress, and last night, Ji Zhiping personally gave him a brand new court dress, and Ji Meiqiu didn't know how to wear it.
Under the gaze of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Ji Meiqiu lost his former freedom. More than 100 pairs of eyes emitted green light, all of which were concentrated on him, and Ji Meiqiu felt like her whole body was crawling with ants, and she was very uncomfortable all over her body.
Seeing Ji Meiqiu and the old drunkard Shi Shi coming, Ji Zhiping hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Little ancestor, the ministers have all arrived, why did you come, come to the table." Then the old drunkard was arranged in the empty seat of the single seat in the left row, and motioned for Ji Meiqiu to sit in the empty seat of the single seat in the right row.
Seeing a bad old man sitting at the top of the courtiers, all the courtiers were talking in whispers, and Ji Zhiwei didn't explain, and immediately announced the opening of the banquet.
After Ji Zhiwei finished toasting, he said loudly: "Meiqiu, in the past, it was your eldest brother or second brother who sent New Year's money on behalf of your father, and this year it's your turn." Falling leaves, you follow Meiqiu and pay tribute to your father on your behalf. ”
Jiang Yi looked at Ji Meiqiu worriedly, although he had confessed to him, Ji Meiqiu had never participated in political affairs, and he didn't know if he could handle it.
Several eunuchs walked to the center of the Yin'an Hall with silver plates, which were covered with red silk, and there were rows of gold ingots tied with red silk threads on the red silk, each fifty taels.
Ji Meiqiu generously walked to the center of the Yin'an Palace, glanced at it, and saw that there were no more than 100 courtiers in the Lieyan Kingdom, and only Jiang Heng and a few others he knew.
Seeing Ji Meiqiu's calm expression, Jiang Yi's hanging heart let go, but another trace of doubt crept into his heart.
Holding the gold ingots in both hands, Ji Meiqiu started from an old drunkard and came to each minister to respectfully offer.
"In the second item of the New Year's feast, the prince and princess presented gifts to the king, queen and princess of Lieyan. After sending the New Year's money, Ji Zhiping sang loudly again: "The first gift is the eldest prince, replaced by the third prince." ”
Ji Meiqiu brought back a few strange items from Biansai, and wanted to give them to her parents during the family banquet in the New Year, but was stopped by Jiang Yi, saying that she would save them for the New Year's banquet. Ji Meiqiu only now understands that the so-called New Year's banquet is Ji Zhiwei's reception of the ministers, and there is also a program of gifts from the prince and princess.
Ji Meiqiu took the brocade box from Xiao Xuanzi's hand, walked to Ji Zhiwei, and after saying the eulogy, handed the brocade box to the little eunuch standing in front of the dragon chair.
Ji Zhiwei took the brocade box and opened it, and there was a small ball the size of a pigeon's egg lying in the brocade box. All the courtiers shouted in surprise: "Demon Jing, the gift of the eldest prince is so valuable. ”
Hearing the exclamations of the ministers, Ji Meiqiu also glanced back. What is the demon crystal, Ji Meiqiu doesn't know, is this gadget really that precious?
Ji Meifeng's gift to the queen was an orchid kept in a flower pot, but when Xiao Xuanzi brought the orchid into the Yin'an Palace, everyone suddenly felt light. It must be a curiosity to know this little flower, but no one knows this orchid with a thin golden thread on its long leaves.
There was silence in the Yin'an Palace, no one admired it, and they didn't know how to congratulate the queen.
"Little girl Jiang Yi, I'm an old drunkard. Listen, don't make a noise, the little flower in your hand is called Golden Thread Orchid, it is a spiritual grass, smell its fragrance and practice the Dragon Elephant Technique, it is helpful to increase your divine sense, and do not show it in front of others in the future. ”
The ant-like voice sounded in Jiang Yi's ears, Jiang Yi was ecstatic in his heart, but calmly said to Chun Tao behind him: "This is a gift from the eldest prince, you have to cherish it." Send the little flowers to my dormitory, and don't break the leaves. ”
There are not a few spiritual grasses in the entire kingdom, Jiang Yi didn't expect Ji Meifeng to give him such a precious gift, but I'm afraid that Ji Meifeng himself doesn't know this extremely precious spiritual grass.
Tang Wei looked at Jiang Yi's actions with disdain on the side, thinking that she was covering up for the eldest prince: this ordinary little flower was presented to the queen at the New Year's banquet, and the eldest prince was rude.
The courtiers no longer praised the gift of the eldest prince, but sang the praises of the queen's kindness, and attached so much importance to such an ordinary little flower, but because the eldest prince sent it from a distant place, it was really a goose feather sent by thousands of miles.
Receiving the gift from the eldest prince, Tang Wei glanced at Jiang Yi proudly.