Chapter 51: Celebration
The three of them traveled all the way, and the officials of the palace who got the news also happily went to the front of the mansion to arrange, and surrounded the three of them to the front of the mansion.
After a while, the flowers were arranged in front of the palace, and everyone stood in front of the door, looking happily into the distance.
In just a few moments, the cheers of the people who spontaneously organized themselves continued to be heard, all of them wishing the victory of the army that had returned from the bandits.
Gradually, this shout was approaching, and a white horse flashed on the street, on which sat a dashing general with a silver helmet and silver armor and a rotten silver spear, which was naturally Zhu Zhi.
But seeing him with a leisurely face, holding a rotten silver gun in one hand and waving it in the other, every time the people who could provoke shouted in unison: "The little prince is mighty!" and Zhu Zhi, who cheered and provoked every time, was intoxicated and enjoyed with a face.
At this time, Qiu Yue behind him happened to see the main gate of the palace a hundred steps away, and found that it was Wang An himself standing at the door.
Immediately, he came to Zhu Zhi's side and whispered: "Little prince, the prince is waiting at the gate of the palace!
"Oh?" Zhu Zhi woke up like a dream, lowered his head, and saw King An standing in the crowd, looking at himself with a happy face, and couldn't help but be excited at the moment. Just as he was about to step forward, he saw Zilong and Wan'er standing behind King An's side, and his face immediately changed slightly, and then he became arrogant again, and said in a low voice, "Little ones, the prince personally welcomes us at the gate of the palace, let's speed up and report for the prince!"
"Yes!" The more than 100 guards behind him shouted in unison, and they trotted with Zhu Zhi to the gate of the palace.
Zhu Zhi rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, half-knelt on the ground, lowered his head, hugged his fists and said: "The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, he broke through the Black Wind Village, killed 3,000 thieves, beheaded 1,112 people, captured 329 people, and our army suffered less than 100 casualties.
The more than 100 guards also knelt on the ground with the little prince, and said in unison: "The lowly rank exterminated the Black Wind Village, and I have come to offer victory to the prince!"
"Good, good, good!" King An was relieved to hear this, with such a small casualty, he had exterminated five thousand bandits, seeing that his son had fulfilled his mission, tears flashed faintly in the corners of his eyes, and he stepped down the steps in a few steps, came to Zhu Zhi, helped Zhu Zhi with both hands, and said, "You have finally grown up!
Immediately, he said to the kneeling guards: "Everyone has worked hard, get up first! Today, after returning victoriously, I will clear the bandits in Ningxia, and this king will give you ten taels of silver each, and rest for three days!"
"Thank you, Lord Wang!" all the guards stood up with great joy. King An turned his head to Sun Jingwen again and said, "Jingwen, you can arrange it, arrange a banquet, and reward the soldiers of the three armies!"
"Your Majesty takes the order!" Sun Jingwen immediately bowed down to answer the order, and then turned around to make arrangements. King An excitedly took Zhu Zhi's hand and said, "Today, my father will personally celebrate your achievements, go!" After speaking, he pulled Zhu Zhi and walked towards the palace.
Zhu Zhi hadn't felt his father treat him like this for a long time, and he was extremely happy at the moment, and he entered the mansion with King An pulling him.
Wan'er and Zilong didn't have time to talk to Zhu Zhi, so they followed King An all the way back to the palace and walked straight to the banquet hall.
After walking a few steps, the prince turned back to the crowd at the door and shouted: "My son has a great victory today, no matter what you do, let it go and come to my son's celebration banquet!" After speaking, he strode Zhu Zhi away.
All the subordinates, including Zilong Wan'er, said in unison: "Obey!" At that moment, they all followed the prince and walked towards the banquet hall together. Wan'er also happily said to Zilong: "It's been a long time since I've seen my father so happy!"
"Yes!" Zilong also asked happily, "It's rare that the prince is so happy today!"
Wan'er looked at Zilong and said with a smile: "Daddy doesn't smile on weekdays, and he worries about national affairs and people's livelihood all day long." Where is there such a thing today, with a pleasant face, look at the eldest brother, he is also stunned!"
Zilong listened to Wan'er's words, and also paid attention to Zhu Zhi, but found that he was really stunned as Wan'er said, and his body was walking with the prince, but those eyes were full of joy, obviously extremely happy, nodded at the moment, and said: "Yes! The little prince is also very happy, whoever he changes, fights a big battle, and can be so appreciated by the prince, he will also be excited!"
When Wan'er heard this, she looked at Zilong affectionately and said, "Brother Xu, you can too! You are now making rapid progress in the art of war, and occasionally burst out with wonderful ideas, as long as you give Brother Xu a chance, you can do the same!"
"Haha!" Zilong was also in a good mood at this time, and even reached out and touched Wan'er's head, and said, "I learned well, not because you, the teacher, taught me well!
Wan'er nodded shyly and said, "That's okay, in the future, Brother Xu will have merit, and he can score half of me!"
"Okay!" Zilong also nodded and said seriously.
"A gentleman's word!" Wan'er said.
"Hurry up and whip the horse!" Zilong has indeed learned a lot of knowledge these days, at least this is right.
Wan'er wrinkled Xiao Qiong's nose, looked very coquettish, and said, "Okay! Let's go to the eldest brother's celebration banquet first, and I hope to hold a celebration banquet for you in the future!"
The palace officials on one side were all looking at their noses and noses, and their noses were looking at their hearts, but when these two people did not exist, they walked into the banquet hall quickly. Zilong also took Wan'er and walked in.
The banquet hall of the palace also occupies a large area, which can accommodate up to 100 people at the same time. At this time, the banquet hall was full of people, and the servants of the palace were shuttling through it, filling the banquet table with melons and fruits.
At this time, King An pulled Zhu Zhi to the vicinity of the main table, pointed to the main seat, and said to Zhu Zhi, who was unconscious: "Deacon, I have returned triumphantly today, and you should sit on this main seat!"
Zhu Zhi heard this, but he also came to his senses, and hurriedly excused himself: "Father, that position, that position is of course my father's!"
"What's yours and mine! My position will be yours sooner or later!" King An was also really happy, and said bluntly, "If you are so successful, I can go to enjoy happiness as soon as possible!
Zhu Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, he nodded with emotion, strode to the vicinity of the main seat, and sat on it.
King An sat beside Zhu Zhi with a smile, and said to Qiu Yue, who was dressed in black armor: "General Qiu, you assisted the little prince to achieve this merit today, but you are also a great meritorious, come, you are also on the seat!"
That Qiu Yue also gave a military salute with a grateful face, walked two steps, and sat down next to the little prince. At this time, King An happened to see Zilong and Wan'er walking in, and immediately shouted: "Zilong, Wan'er, come, come here! Today, Deacon has made great achievements, you come here, accompany me to pay respect to Deacon!"
Zilong had just entered the banquet hall when he heard King An's shout, and when he saw that he was going to sit down by himself, he didn't think about it, and pulled Wan'er and walked over. Coming to the main table, he saluted Zhu Zhi seriously and said, "Congratulations to the prince for his success in suppressing bandits!
Zhu Zhiben looked arrogant and ignored Zilong. But today, because King An treated him like this, and said that everything after that would be his words sooner or later, it was on the head of happiness, and secondly, he also saw Zilong's sincerity, and immediately stood up, clasped his fists and said: "The man has the responsibility to defend the land, not to mention that I am the son of King An of Ningxia, this Ningxia is my home, and the black wind bandits are always harassing my family, but I just did what I should do!"
"Okay!" Wan'er also stepped forward at this time and said, "I highly agree with the eldest brother's sentence that the man is responsible for guarding the land! Today, the little sister has to see that the eldest brother has achieved such a great achievement, but she will have to respect the eldest brother a few bowls of wine later, and the eldest brother must not refuse!"
Zhu Zhi looked at Qiao Xiaoyan's sister, and said with a hearty laugh at this time, "Okay! Even if you come, I will definitely drink dry today, and I will never push it!"
The three of them all looked at each other and smiled, but the previous unpleasantness disappeared and sat down in unison. King An saw that a pair of children were in harmony, and he saw that Zilong was generally knowledgeable, but he was also very pleased, and laughed and said: "If you have a son like this, what more can you ask for!
"Obey!" The servant who presided over the banquet over there listened to the order of the prince, and immediately let the servant serve the wine and food like a stream, and all the subordinates were also very happy, and the wine and food were good, the prince picked up the wine glass, stood up, pulled up Zhu Zhi, and said loudly: "Today my son has returned victoriously, and this king is extremely happy!
"His Royal Highness Lord Xie, Prince Xie!" all the subordinates in the banquet hall shouted in unison.
"Okay! This first cup, we will wish Wang Er together, may him prosper in martial arts, create glory again, and keep my Ningxia!" The prince nodded happily, and after speaking loudly, he directly picked up the wine glass and drank all the wine in the cup.
"I wish the prince martial arts prosperity and glory again!" all the subordinates, including Zilong, said, and then drank all the wine in the cup together.
At this point, the banquet officially began, and all the ministers frequently toasted to Zhu Zhi, even Zilong and Wan'er also toasted together.
That Qiu Yue was also very protective of the master, afraid that Zhu Zhi would get drunk, so he frequently helped the little prince block the wine, but after a long time, he got drunk and collapsed to the ground.
King An laughed and ordered the servants to help Qiu Yue go down to rest. Then he actually came to help the little prince block the wine, but King An was also massive, and he was not drunk with a thousand cups.
Zhu Zhi saw that King An, who had always been indifferent, was so to himself today, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must do something again to comfort his father's caring heart.
The feast was held from noon until sunset, and all the vassals drank a little too much, but they walked vainly, and were staggered down by the servant.