"Your Majesty, long time no see," Fang Yun said with a strange look in his eyes, "I thought I could see the Crown Prince last time I went hunting in the eastern suburbs. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince did not participate."
"Our family is not very interested in this kind of hunting activity. My cousin went on my last hunting trip in the eastern suburbs."
Yan Lun smiled calmly and stood next to Fang Yun.
"Your Majesty, sit down! Sit down!" The scholar next to Fang Yun understood, stood up quickly, and walked away without waiting for Yan Lun's reply.
Yan Lun was not polite, lifted up his robe and sat down next to Fang Yun.
Fang Yun nodded slightly, knowing that this kind of Wenquhou's lineage was still too civilized, unlike ordinary generals who were accustomed to killing.
Looking over Fang Yun's clothes, Yan Lun laughed: "Congratulations, today is the Lantern Festival, and it's Brother Fang's hair-tying ceremony."
"Yeah." Fang Yun nodded slightly. Yan Lun's kindness was obvious, and Fang Yun didn't have any ill feelings toward him, so he wouldn't refuse.
"Let's drink, the banquet won't start for a while."
Fang Yun picked up the small bronze wine cauldron and filled his and Yan Lun's wine bottles with wine: "Your Majesty, I propose a toast to you. I have to thank you for rescuing me from the siege in the academy last time."
"Brother Fang, you don't have to be polite. Yang Qian, a villain like Li Ping, is not interesting to talk to. He is not worth talking about. Come on, have a drink."
The wine consumed by the princes and scholars of the Great Zhou Dynasty was all brewed by the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court. The wine was amber in color and was named Qiongjiang. The Ministry of Industry supplied it in rations to the princes and princes for their enjoyment. This kind of wine is sweet, soft and not very strong.
It is so big that many ladies and ladies can drink it.
From the nectar, the best varieties were selected, purified, and turned into golden yellow; they were named Yuye by the Ministry of Industry and presented to the royal family.
Fang Yun, the wine Yan Lun is enjoying now is the jade liquid that is exclusive to the royal family. It can only be enjoyed in the palace during major festivals every year in the Zhou Dynasty.
After three rounds of drinking, the two gradually became familiar with each other and talked about people and things in Beijing together.
"By the way, I have some good news for you. You might be interested." Yan Lun said suddenly.
"Oh?" Fang Yun frowned slightly, and suddenly said thoughtfully: "The prince chose to tell me on this occasion, is it related to the Lantern Festival and the royal family's award?"
A look of shock flashed in Yan Lun's eyes, and then he smiled and said: "Brother Fang is indeed smart. Yes, it is indeed about this year's Lantern Festival royal reward."
Fang Yun smiled and said nothing: "This is not something difficult to guess. Your Majesty, it's better not to lie."
"Haha... Then I said it. This year's Lantern Festival, the one who ranks first in the martial arts competition will get a martial arts secret book from the royal family. The one who ranks first in the literary test will get a poem written by the three princes of the dynasty. And at the same time, he will get a martial arts secret book.
The top three in the literary test will get a piece of extraterrestrial star iron."
"Extraterrestrial Star Iron?!" Fang Yun blurted out, and his heart was shocked. The so-called Extraterrestrial Star Iron is actually the stars that hang high above the head at night and can be observed with the naked eye.
"Yes, it's the Extraterrestrial Star Iron. At normal times, these stars are suspended above our heads, hundreds of thousands of miles away from the ground. Ordinary warriors can't even think about grabbing these stars. Looking at the world, we are the only ones who can capture them.
The royal family of Zhou bombarded these stars down. The fragments they fell can be used to forge the sharpest armors, swords, and helmets. These are the most precious materials for making weapons."
"You know, if a Great Zhou soldier puts on such armor, he can immediately block dozens of bombardments from strong men in the Gang Qi realm. And a God-breaking crossbow quenched with extraterrestrial star iron can be shot by an ordinary Great Zhou soldier.
, it can even directly kill the strong ones in the Reborn Realm!"
Yan Lun spoke highly of this kind of thing, almost worshiping it.
"I didn't expect that such a thing would be rewarded."
In his previous life, Fang Yun once heard the princes and princes in the capital talk about it. The Great Zhou Dynasty established its country with martial arts and stood for more than a thousand years. It produced countless strong men. Some strong men had strong martial arts and could shake Niu Dou with their fist energy.
As soon as it came out, a brilliant light shot up into the sky, knocking down the stars.
The extraterrestrial star iron that was continuously flowing out of the Great Zhou Dynasty was rumored to be obtained by these peerless and invisible powerful men who blasted down the stars in the sky and used their great supernatural powers to turn them into palms and capture them from the sky.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had extremely strict control over extraterrestrial star iron. Fang Yun did not expect that such a thing would be rewarded during the Lantern Festival this time. This kind of reward is really too extravagant.
"Do you know how big the rewarded extraterrestrial star iron is?"
Fang Yun asked. It is rumored that during the process of capturing stars, stars fall from hundreds of thousands of miles away. This process will continue to rub against space. In the process of consumption, a star with a radius of several thousand feet falls to the ground.
At that time, it was only the size of a head.
"It is said that the first place can get extraterrestrial star iron as big as a fist. The second and third place can only get the size of goose eggs." Yan Lun said.
Fang Yun stared thoughtfully: "The extraterrestrial star iron as big as a fist is equivalent to one-eighth of a burned star. This reward is already huge, enough to forge a set of armor of your own. In the future, these armors will be
A means to save one’s life.”
"Mr. Si Li is here, so I'll go over first. Haha, thank you for the wine."
Yan Lun stood up, patted Fang Yun on the shoulder, and walked towards his original seat. Although the emperor and empress were not present at this kind of royal banquet, an old scholar from the Ministry of Rites usually presided over it.
Before the banquet is official, it doesn't matter. However, once it starts, everyone has to return to their original positions. The seating arrangements for the banquet are carefully arranged by the etiquette department and must not be messed up.
"No matter what, we must get the extraterritorial star iron this time!"
Fang Yun came back to his senses and made up his mind. Looking at Yan Lun's leaving figure, Fang Yun was thoughtful. Yan Lun came here this time, and there was no doubt that he was selling him a favor. But Fang Yun didn't understand.
, there is something worthy of making friends with this prince. Is it just a battle with Yang Qian? Or is it a gambling battle with Princess Qingchang? Or does this prince naturally like to make friends?
Fang Yun glanced at the top of the Tongming Palace and saw several palace maids, eunuchs and guards, surrounded by an old Confucian with a stiff face, walking towards the middle. The old Confucian was wearing a blue Confucian shirt, with slightly white temples.
There is an air of old scholar about him.
"Silence, the scholars of each government should return to their respective positions, and no noise is allowed! Anyone who violates this rule will be kicked out!"
The old Confucian stood at the top of the Tongming Hall, glanced around with his eyes like a wooden fish, and said.
The old Confucian's voice was not loud, but soon, the bustling Tongming Hall became silent. All eyes were focused on the Chief Ceremony Supervisor.
The old Confucian nodded with satisfaction and nodded slightly. A maid on the side served the wine bottle on a tray. The old Confucian grabbed the wine bottle and said in a deep voice: "Toast!"
All the people in the hall immediately stood up, holding wine bottles in their hands, and followed, "Toast."
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Emperor!" everyone followed.
"The Queen is a thousand years old!"
"The Queen is a thousand years old!" all the scholars said in a loud voice.
"I wish the great Zhou dynasty, the country and the country, will be passed down for thousands of years, and may live long and prosper!" the old Confucian said again.
"I wish the great Zhou dynasty, the country and the country, will be passed down for thousands of years, and may live a long and prosperous life!"
"After the ceremony, gentlemen, please have a drink."
The old Confucian covered his face with his sleeves and drank it all in one gulp. All the scholars in the palace also drank it all. As soon as he sat down, he saw countless bright fireworks outside the Tongming Hall, rising from the night, and most of them went up to the capital.
It shines brightly.
As soon as the congratulatory speech was over, the Tongming Hall immediately became lively. Rows of palace maids filed in. Carrying various delicacies, they were delivered to the tables of the great Zhou scholars. On the side, there were also palace maids filling wine bottles for the scholars. In the Tongming Hall, people were drinking and drinking.
So lively.
Fang Yun drank alone, but what he was thinking about was what Yan Lun said about the star iron outside the territory. In his previous life, Fang Yun also participated in the royal family's Lantern Festival banquet, and even won the prize several times at the Lantern Festival banquet.
I came first in the literary test and got several calligraphy and paintings by the three princes of the imperial court.
However, now due to rebirth, many things have changed. Fang Yun is not necessarily sure that he can obtain extraterrestrial star iron.
In his previous life, Fang Yun's martial arts cultivation definitely did not reach the aura level. His eldest brother Fang Lin did not enter the Forbidden Army so early. Fang Yun doesn't know what other changes have been made. If the great scholars in the court asked some tricky questions,
Then everything will be different.
Although Fang Yun was confident, he was not arrogant enough to think that his intellectual accomplishments were comparable to those great scholars in the court who were bright and poor in scriptures.
"I hope this year's Lantern Festival literary test will not change much." Fang Yun said silently in his heart.
According to the etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the royal banquet on the Lantern Festival had many items. In addition to eating and drinking, there were also dances and music by palace ladies, various acrobatic performances, and dances by scholars. One of them was called elephant dance.
Elephant dance is a military dance for young people. It is also the starting ceremony of the hair-tying ceremony. This habit has been around for a long time. Over time, in the Zhou Dynasty, at the age of fifteen, it was also called the Year of the Elephant Dance.
"The scholars whose names are read below come out, Zhang Ying, Zhou Xin... Fang Yun..."
The Supervisor of Ceremonies unfolded the golden scroll and read it one by one. Everyone whose names were on the scroll were those who were going to participate in the hair-tying ceremony today. By the time the Supervisor of Ceremonies finished reading, the scholars of nearly a hundred years had already competed in the center of the Tongming Hall.
Everyone wears a white jacket and black trousers, black and white, and a dress to tie their hair.
"Brother Fang, you are here too." In the crowd, Zhang Ying and Zhou Xin saw Brother Fang and immediately gathered over.
"Well, you are here too."
"Yes. Originally there was no place for us at this night banquet. However, since we had to hold a hair-tying ceremony, we came together." Zhou Xin said.
"Our seats are relatively far back. During the Lantern Festival banquet, seats are arranged according to status, and the order cannot be messed up. Even though we saw Brother Fang, we didn't dare to come over." Zhang Ying said excitedly. The two of them were in the main hall, just talking to each other.
Fang Yun is familiar with him.
"There is a literary test and a martial arts competition during the Lantern Festival today. After the banquet is over, you can go and try it."
As soon as Fang Yun finished saying this, the sound of bells and bells rang in the hall. Nearly a hundred scholars immediately lined up in a breath-killing battle formation. This battle formation is called the Elephant Formation. It is an ancient combat formation. But to
Today, it has been simplified a lot and has become a celebration dance for warriors.