It is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival again. As one of the most important festivals in the second half of the year, it is reasonable and reasonable to organize it carefully. In the twenty-five years since Kaibao, except for the Lantern Festival, there has really not been much happening inside and outside the Han Dynasty court.
It was lively.
How to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival has long been established by the government and the public. After all, it has been decades, and there is nothing wrong with saying that it is the same. Therefore, this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival does not have any new tricks, but it is larger in scale and enhances the atmosphere.
It should be more lively so that Emperor Liu can celebrate the festival happily.
Although Emperor Liu repeatedly warned him to be thrifty and not to be extravagant and wasteful, it would be enough if he just wanted to do so. However, the one million yuan jointly allocated by the Shaofu and the treasury was still fully spent, and even there was still insufficient money.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a grand imperial banquet was held in the Qianyuan Hall. The dignitaries of the Han Dynasty attended in their best attire, all well-dressed and smiling. This was a gathering of the elite ruling class of the Han Dynasty.
Outside the hall are fireworks that are constantly exploding, and the bright light is enough to illuminate the night sky of the entire Luoyang City. Inside the hall is a lively scene, with a banquet of 3,000 seats, extremely spectacular, the palace music, melodious, singing, dancing and wine, especially
intoxicating.
Emperor Liu is always the center of the banquet, still sitting on the high and highly anticipated throne. Unlike those richly dressed dignitaries, Emperor Liu is dressed very simply tonight, just a white robe and a black fur coat.
, he didn’t even wear a crown, and his hair was only tied up with a simple bamboo hairpin. He looked very casual. In the aristocratic palace banquet, Emperor Liu suddenly became the most out of place person.
The space inside the Qianyuan Hall is very open, and the buildings are specially designed to have amplification effects. The voices of thousands of people gathered together, which inevitably made it a little noisy. However, Emperor Liu obviously blocked out these noises and just drank while drinking.
While drinking, he observed the performance of the courtiers in the palace.
Emperor Liu, who is nearly sixty years old, has poor eyesight. He can't see clearly close up, nor can he see clearly far away. He also looks a little hazy at other distances, just like his old eyes. Of course,
Today, Emperor Liu basically no longer uses his eyes to see people. He really starts to use his heart, his suspicious and jealous heart.
Across the imperial steps, the one closest to Emperor Liu was naturally the Crown Prince Liu Yang. Among the entire palace, he was the only three people with a separate seat. The other one was Prime Minister Zhao Pu. This was the special treatment given to him by Emperor Liu.
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Liu Yang did not participate in the celebrations in the palace. He seemed more reserved when changing cups and cups, as if he was independent of the lively atmosphere. He only glanced at the throne from time to time. In the whole palace, it seemed that Emperor Liu was the only one.
That's what he cares about.
However, observing that calm face, Emperor Liu couldn't help but think that Liu Yang was becoming more and more calm. After all, he was no longer confused. The city seemed to be deeper. As the crown prince, this was necessary and could not be easily seen through.
However, at this moment, is he concerned about me or the seat under my butt?
I don't know if it was because Emperor Liu's intimidation was not as good as before, but Liu Yang seemed to have never noticed that Emperor Liu was observing him. He moved his eyes away from Liu Yang and turned to the other side, which was the area of the harem concubines, the two noble concubines.
The seat is at the front.
After the death of Empress Fu, these two are the two most noble women in the world today. After all, they have been accompanying Emperor Liu for nearly forty years. This kind of relationship is not something that Zhou Yifei, who is apparently the most beloved at the moment, can
Comparatively. Although Emperor Liu has made it clear that he will no longer have a queen, someone must take charge of the affairs of the harem, and this de facto "power of the queen" is divided between the noble and virtuous concubines.
In Emperor Liu's life, there were a total of five women who had important influence on him, Empress Dowager Li, Empress Fu, Concubine Geng Chen, and Concubine Gao Gui and Concubine Zhe Xian who are still alive.
At this time, looking at these two concubines, the old emperor couldn't help but have some complicated emotions in his heart. Power is a good medicine that can cure diseases and beautify people, regardless of men or women. This is also fully reflected in Concubine Gao.
Ever since she fell ill due to Liu Wenhai's mission, Concubine Gao has been in bad health. Coupled with her age, she even feels like she is on her deathbed. However, since the collapse of Empress Fu, she has taken over the management of the harem.
Afterwards, the imperial concubine was obviously in great spirits. She gradually recovered from her illness, was in better spirits, could eat and drink, and had the word "proud" written on her aging face again.
Obviously, Concubine Gao suffered from heart disease in the past.
How can a woman have a stronger desire for power than a man? This is what Emperor Liu felt when he looked at Concubine Gao at this time. In the past few decades, she has been suppressed a bit harshly. It might as well be a way to vent, just give it a try, right away
He's already sixty, how much longer can he keep struggling?
Compared with Concubine Gao, Concubine Zhexian obviously pleased Emperor Liu more. For decades, this tiger girl from the Fuzhou area has always practiced the word "Xian", adding virtuous people to virtuous people, and knowing deeply.
Righteousness is the most appropriate evaluation of Concubine Zhe.
If all the women in the imperial palace are like concubines, why should they fear that the harem will be uneasy?
Drinking wine slowly, Emperor Liu turned his attention to Zhao Pu again. This old fox was also very reserved! He changed glasses, and the wine only touched his lips. Could it be that he was quitting drinking to maintain his health? The old guy was also sixty-five or sixty-six years old.
, it is indeed necessary to pay attention to the fact that the reform requires this old guy to control the overall situation, and nothing can happen in recent years...
When did I need to rely on a minister so much? While drinking and thinking, such an idea suddenly appeared in Emperor Liu's mind, which quickly cast a haze over his mind.
Those who were singing and dancing there with great joy were Liu Yun and Liu Shu. These two brothers were really the weird ones in the Tian family, and they never made people worry.
Liu Yun has been smart since he was a child, but unfortunately he is too smart, so he is so cautious. In the early days, I thought Liu Xi liked to hide things, but now it seems that Liu Yun has to be the best at practicing "Ninjutsu"
Deep down, even now, it's hard to see what this kid is thinking, and what kind of motive lies beneath his carefree superficial pursuit.
Liu Shu, this bastard, is obviously not stupid, and even has a lot of cleverness. If he were to ruin it, it would probably be ruined by that bastard's generous character. Whether this guy can succeed or not is still a mystery to this day. After all, he really hasn't been given much performance.
opportunity, I only remember the bastard things he did.
Although he did not change his absurd style during the mission in Liaodong two years ago, there were still some shining points. This time he was sent to Indochina. Although I had an explanation, I was afraid that he would not be able to truly understand my intentions and did not know.
Where will his and Lin Yi's future go? They won't be unable to hold on and run away in embarrassment, right?
It shouldn’t be the case, even if I go, there is still Liu Yang. Although Liu Yang is a bit tortuous, he still has a basic bottom line in the overall situation, otherwise I will be blind. It is his Eastern Palace ministers and those from the princelings. Bureaucrats, maybe they should clean things up and help him prune branches and leaves...
Liu Shu's only son, Wen Yan, seems to be a gifted child. His eyes are lively and energetic! Maybe it can be used as support, but he is still too young, not yet ten years old, and I don't know about my body. How many more years can it last?
Body?
When these two words appeared in his mind, Emperor Liu froze as if his acupuncture points had been tapped, and the wine glass in his hand also froze. How much wine had you drunk? No one tried to dissuade him. Sure enough, after the big talisman, he No one really cares about me anymore...
"Guanjia! Guanjia!" The nervous and worried call finally woke Emperor Liu up from his thoughts. When he looked up, he saw Yantuo looking at him with a worried face.
Facing his concerned gaze, Emperor Liu chuckled and said, "You old guy is still loyal to me!"
Yantuo just saw that Emperor Liu was in a bad state and wanted to comfort him. Who would have thought that Emperor Liu would come up with such a sentence out of nowhere. Although his words were filled with joy and recognition, Yantuo always felt a little distraught. Emperor Liu's behavior was really too abnormal. Already.
Emperor Liu ignored the old eunuch and took another sip of wine. He looked down at the scene in the Qianyuan Hall with drunken eyes. It was full of noise and bustling, and there were many friends and guests, but there were only a few old people who belonged to Emperor Liu. There are only three or two, so few that it seems as if the era of Emperor Liu has passed.
That must be Zhao Kuangyi, socializing again! This person still has to be on guard, his mind is a little sinister. Do you really think that those secret tricks can hide it from others? But he does have the talent. To be a prime minister and engage in civilian politics, then It is more than enough.
I don’t know if Liu Yang can suppress this person in the future. To be safe, should you help Liu Yang eliminate this disaster in advance?
His eyes were hazy from drunkenness, and his head was a little dizzy. The only thing that was clear was Emperor Liu's insight into the world.
On the left side of the hall, the painter Huang Quan was observing and recording as always. This was his duty. He almost lost his head because he was painting Emperor Liu's portrait, but in the end he failed to grasp Emperor Liu's mind and painted it. The image still beautified him a lot. Fortunately, Emperor Liu did not issue an edict to kill Huang Quan because he painted himself so well. Some of his anger was just caused by temporary emotions.
At this time, Huang Quan had already silently sketched the picture of this Mid-Autumn Imperial Banquet in his mind. The colors were bright and vivid, but behind the feasting, singing and dancing, there was endless loneliness. At this moment, the aloof Emperor Liu gave Huang a Tsuen's feelings are average.