Chapter 48 The Royal Banquet (Part 2)
Everyone has a crow's mouth, good and bad, so people say "Just say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will come." Not all Cao Cao has long legs and long necks and likes to join in the fun. They can only say that nothing can be ignored.
Scientifically speaking, this is called Murphy's Law.
But Liu Yu not only gave birth to a crow's mouth, but also had a crow's brain. He thought about whatever he wanted.
Of course, before he went there, he didn't expect to meet Sima Xuan'er and she really fell off the drum rack to cause trouble. This is a later story. As for why it caused trouble to him, it is also a later story.
Liu Yu was still very honest and dedicated when he followed Liu Zhao into the palace for the first time. Liu Zhaosheng was very imposing. His armor and swords were given by the emperor, and he walked with a storm. Liu Yu was just wearing a cloth suit, and following him was easily covered by Liu Zhao's momentum.
In fact, it was indeed covered up.
People would come to say hello to Liu Zhao wherever they walked, and then looked at Liu Yu very uniformly, but they didn't recognize him, and even asked a question. There were few court officials who were so young, and it was not necessary to say that they were the one who was about to marry Xu Xuanzhu. What should I say to Liu Zhao if he was polite? Congratulations to Dingguo Hou, you have a good son and are going to "marry"? Wouldn't you be too bad? Therefore, those who saw Liu Zhao selectively ignored Liu Yu.
Liu Yu was so happy that he didn't have to say hello to others. What he hated the most was red tape. When he first recovered from illness, he saw Sui Yi and the others talking about "Brother Wen Yan" and "Brother Wen Yan's short". Later, he became familiar with his current temper and was spared from polite words when he met.
Liu Yu also paid great attention to observing the attitudes of these people towards Liu Zhao. There are three types: politeness, enthusiasm, and very enthusiastic.
Those who come to ask a few polite words were forced to say hello due to the status of the Marquis of Dingguo. There was no way, and there was no way to avoid different political views. Even the prince and the princess had to obey the etiquette. But everyone knew that Liu Zhao was close to the late Queen Zhao, the third prince Su Bi and the fourth prince Su Ren, who met, so people from other factions just left with a few polite words.
Among the two sons of Queen Zhao, there was also close relationship. Perhaps Liu Zhaosheng, as a military general, did not know how to avoid suspicion in the court in his early years, and actually taught the third prince the art of war. Therefore, every time the third prince treated him with a gentleman's courtesy, the people in the court classified the Marquis of Dingguo as a member of the Third Prince's Sect.
Liu Yu understood that the ministers in the court did not wrongly accuse Liu Zhao. The old man was indeed too close to the third prince. Therefore, the fourth prince and the third prince were enthusiastic.
The banquet was held in the Xuanwu Hall of the Imperial Palace. The spacious hall had twelve red pillars. The main hall door faced the plaque with the "Xuanwu Showing Power". Under the plaque was the imperial throne. There were four table tables on both sides of the left and right sides, two rows in front and two rows in the back. Each table was filled with wine and dishes, and each had two tables.
Most of the people who attended the banquet this time were military generals, and there were also several civil officials. Among them, the civil officials were mostly brought by the prince and the princess themselves. The fourth princess Su Bi and Chai Hulu were not seen, because the fourth princess did not go to the army, but the eldest princess and the second princess took the princess to the front line in person. It is reported that the second princess was injured on the front line. The rumors said that he fell off the horse and the second princess did not come before he recovered.
There are many people coming from the prince. As long as the adults are not only Su Yan, the prince accounts for the majority of the seats in the front row. Liu Yu was exposed to Liu Zhao's glory, and the father and son sat in the seats in the front row second only to the prince and princess. As soon as they looked up, there was the heroic Xu Xuanzhu opposite. When they were in a pair of eyes with Liu Yu, Xu Xuanzhu immediately lowered his head with a little shy look.
The couples who were on the same seat with the prince and the princess were usually married, and there were also alternatives. For example, the fourth prince Su Ren, and the one who was on the same seat was Xu Rong. The only person in the audience who had a little friendship with Liu Yu. It was just that two gentle men sat in the same seat, which looked like two good friends, which made Liu Yu feel eye-catching.
All the generals guarding the pass came. Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu had outstanding military achievements but no chance, mainly because they did not have enough identities. Now they are the commander and even the generals are not counted. Liu Yu couldn't help but feel that the emperor treated them a little unfairly.
The prince ranked one by one on seniority, and there was no room during this period, and the fifth prince Su Yi was not seen. Of course, Su Yan's seat was not prepared at all. He was able to participate in the war, but he was ordered by the emperor to "remember the mistakes behind closed doors". Liu Yuxin said that he still didn't know which casino this kid is thinking about his mistakes now.
Among all the princes, Liu Yu paid the most attention to the seventh prince Su Zhe, a young master who sat alone, was a little shy but elegant.
Su Zhe is twenty years old and only one year older than Su Yan. Generally, the prince gets married early after the ceremony, but Su Zhe still has not married. Su Zhe's mother is Mrs. Yi from a farm family. Mrs. Yi and the mother of the fifth prince Su Yi, Concubine Li, is the most favored concubine today. Mrs. Yi is relatively low-key, and she only has Su Zhe a son and has no relatives who are officials. Su Zhe is also relatively low-key like her mother.
Liu Yu noticed that Su Zhe was not because of his background, but more importantly, his personality and ability, and his about to be king with his three brothers. Although Su Zhe was very low-key, he was decisive in his work but never formed cliques. This time, the third, fourth and fifth princes were considered as kings, but the emperor skipped the mean sixth prince to be king, which shows how the emperor valued this son.
Han Sheng had a high opinion of Su Zhe, so Liu Yu paid more attention. But Su Zhe had nothing to pay attention to. He just sat in the seat prepared for him alone, looking a little dull and didn't feel the feeling of external things.
Seeing the sunset, Xuanwu Palace suddenly became quiet. The emperor walked out with Concubine Li and Mrs. Yi. Everyone stood up to greet him.
This was the first time that the emperor was Liu Yu met. He said that he was not old, a middle-aged man with a rich and square face. He had two beards on his face and a dressed in rhubarb satin, which looked like a costume, with a tied hair and a crown without a crown. He looked quite harmonious.
Beside the two favored concubines, there was also a young couple who were accompanied by the emperor. The woman was very beautiful and elegant, and she supported Concubine Li to walk in a regular manner. The man was relatively proud to follow the emperor. Liu Yu thought that it should be the fifth prince Su Yi and his wife who were invisible.
Looking at the third prince Su Bi and the fourth prince Su Ren, they were really glaring at Su Yi's behavior of flattering the emperor through Concubine Li. There is no way. This time most princes go to the front line to make so-called so-called, but Su Yi takes the lead and makes military achievements in the battle to regain Shaowu Pass. You can't do anything about the other person's flattery.
"Please respectfully the Holy One!"
Seeing that the emperor turned around before he arrived at the throne, everyone greeted each other. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers of Shun Dynasty was harmonious. Except for the prelude to the palace, he only bowed and did not need to kneel down when he saw the emperor. Liu Yu had no experience before, and at this time he was just accustomed to the subtitles.
"I'm safe."
The emperor smiled and raised his arm, "You are the ministers who protect the territory of Dashun and the pillars of the country, please sit down."
The emperor sat down first, and the two imperial concubines followed, and the rest returned to their seats. Su Yi and his wife also returned to their seats.
The emperor began to talk, roughly talking about how the soldiers who made contributions to resist the enemy this time killed the enemy in blood and how to defend their country. He sighed and praised them. After speaking in a general way, he changed his words and said, "This time, the trouble of Turkic cavalry is quelled, Dashun is the hero, and General Xu, the commander of the daughter army, is the first to be the hero."
After being praised by the emperor in public, Xu Xuan stood up with a "scarlet!", put his hand on the hilt of the sword given by the emperor, and said in a high tone: "I wish to serve your majesty!"
The emperor smiled with satisfaction, and the eyes of others looked over were mixed with a look of jealousy. After all, they made the first contribution and were praised by the emperor first. This is the highest honor of being a soldier.
The emperor suddenly looked at Liu Zhao again and smiled and said, "Marty of Dingguo, I heard that your twelve young masters are about to marry Xu Aiqing. The one beside you is the twelve young masters, right?"
"It's the dog." Liu Zhao stood up and answered respectfully, then glanced at Liu Yu who was still sitting upright and said, "You can't get up and say goodbye to the emperor!"
Liu Yu didn't expect that he would need to go to the stage if he was a man of the motions, and he didn't know etiquette, so he had to get up and bow as if he was looking like a look: "Gaomin, please pay tribute to the emperor."
The emperor laughed and said, "You are now the chief lieutenant in front of the chariot. How could you still be a sage?"
Liu Yu smiled embarrassedly. It seemed that it was not easy to deal with the emperor. Even the wrong title would be corrected.
Seeing that Liu Yu was a little embarrassed, the emperor continued to smile and said, "You have just entered the court and you can learn the rules slowly. In two days, you will be in a relationship with Xu Aiqing. I will have a toast here and wish you a happy family for a hundred years."
The court etiquette, toasting was brought to the emperor by his ministers. Today, the emperor made an exception and actually toasted a couple of newcomers, which really surprised everyone here. At the same time, he was even more jealous, and the eyes of looking over were more malicious than blessings.
Liu Yu drank a glass of wine under the eyes of everyone like a knife, and each of Xu Xuanzhu sat down. At this time, the emperor began to praise the achievements of each general. Every time he arrived, this person would get up to toast, but except for the glass of wine that Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu had started to drink, the emperor would only taste the toasts of the other generals, otherwise the iron-killed body would not be able to hold on after drinking one cup.
A toast ends and the singing and dancing performance begins.
Liu Yu originally thought that he could see Sima Xuan'er or the group of nuns appear, but he didn't expect that the group of palace maids who appeared first were a group of palace maids. The emperor explained that this was a dance specially arranged by Concubine Li for the soldiers who returned from the war.
The dance was obviously too watery, just a group of palace maids wriggling in gorgeous clothes, and at most they were like a flower stamen, turning around for a few times, without any novelty. However, all the generals understood that this was Concubine Li's intention, and she was too far away from women for too long. When she saw Yingying and Yanyan, she was jealous and was fascinated by the sight.
At the end of the song, the generals were still unsatisfied. At this time, it was the turn of the dance performance arranged by the Song and Dance Hall, and the eunuch began to move drum racks into the middle of the venue.
When Sima Xuan'er appeared in front of everyone wearing a "feathered robe" that could cover her body, the generals who were passionate and drunk had long stopped looking at each other and could no longer open their eyes.
Sima Xuan'er could obviously see a little nervous. She had ankle protection wrapped around her ankle, and her injury should not be healed. In this way, she still had to take the injury to fight, which shows how strong she is.
The soundtrack is a Guzheng song, with a very sharp sound and a solemn atmosphere. Sima Xuan'er, holding a wooden sword, jumped up to the lowest drum stand and started the performance.
Performing on the drum rack, she was wearing a feathered dress as light as a swallow, which was breathtaking. Sima Xuan'er also gradually found the feeling, and her figure became more relaxed from the beginning.
Everyone was fascinated by the viewing, but Liu Yu was not very interested. No matter how good the dance was, he would feel aesthetic fatigue. Just when Liu Yu thought that the improved "Nichang Feather Dance" would end in a gorgeous way, Sima Xuaner on the drum stand suddenly noticed Liu Yu's existence.
In a flash of consciousness, the person lost his balance again, like a kite with broken strings slid from Liu Yu's eyes and fell heavily to the ground.
"Swish!Swish!Swish!"
Even though he knew that the wooden sword in the dancer's hand was not threatening, perhaps the sound of the drum rack collapsed was too tragic and the incident happened too suddenly. The general who had given a sword to bring the sword into the hall almost pulled out the sword at the same time. At this time, the Imperial Guards also rushed in and pressed Sima Xuan'er, who was already dying of falling, to the ground.
Chapter completed!