The carnival of a group of people is the loneliness of one person.
This Internet buzzword in later generations corresponds to Chang Yu's current state. The ministers were drinking, enjoying the lights, flowers, singing and dancing, and reveling wantonly, while he stood beside the emperor with his hands tied and concentrated on serving, serving tea, pouring water, and even picking up the dishes with meticulous care.
cautious.
The eyes of the ministers in the palace fell on him from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, with different meanings. However, Chang Yu ignored them and did not make eye contact with anyone. His face was expressionless, neither happy nor sad, and he was doing his job peacefully.
Just this indifference makes many people respect him.
When Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers were drinking heavily, they would glance at him from the corner of their eyes, and while pouring wine for themselves, they whispered: "It's a big festival after all, so let them be happy."
"I am also very happy." Chang Yu smiled faintly. Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, picked up the wine glass, and said in a loud voice: "In this year, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the world is peaceful. All the ministers are indispensable. However, if we talk about the merits, Chang Yuzhi is indispensable.
"Lao" said and looked at Chang Yu: "I'll give you a toast!"
"Thank you, sir." Chang Yu quickly bowed and took it with both hands and drank it down in one gulp. The elders in the hall had different expressions, some were happy, some were unhappy or sad, and some were dumbfounded.
Because the emperor does not give wine, but toasts!
Only officials have always respected the emperor, but I have never seen the emperor respect his ministers, and he still respected a eunuch!
Good guy, you have really mastered this emperor's art. Chang Yu was filled with emotion. It was said that Emperor Chongzhen was ordered to do it when he was in danger. He had never been trained or learned the emperor's art since he was a child, but it took him more than ten years to do this.
He is a self-taught person.
"We also have a toast to the Duke." As soon as Chang Yu finished drinking Emperor Chongzhen's cup, Li Yan, Zhou Yuji and other generals stood up to toast. They did not say "I am waiting for you", nor did they say "respect to Eunuch Chang", but to "Dongchang".
Lord, I pay tribute to the Governor of Dongchang who led them to charge into battles in the north and south!
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said nothing, his eyes scanning the faces of the ministers.
"I would also like to toast you a drink." As soon as they finished, the prince came to join in the fun.
"My prince respects Eunuch Chang..." King De followed closely, then the Red Lady...
Forehead……
"Chang Yu, I also want to toast you." No one expected that Princess Kunxing would also take the bait...
The atmosphere in the Qianqing Sect suddenly became subtle. Li Banghua and others' expressions were no longer as calm as before, and they became cramped and embarrassed. Speaking of which, they had no personal enmity with Chang Yu, but their status and the array they were in were different from each other.
Eunuchs are natural enemies.
But the emperor has already made a statement, and the military commanders group and the princes and vassal kings have expressed their stance. On my side... is it disrespectful or disrespectful?
"Eunuch Chang..." At this moment, Zhang Shize, the most distinguished British prince in the Three Kingdoms, raised his glass and stood up. Without waiting for him to speak, Chang Yu quickly bowed and said, Mr. Guo, I would like to give you my best wishes... and drank.
After finishing the meal, he poured out a toast to the other two princes. The three princes were smiling and looking very satisfied.
Now the cabinet bosses couldn't sit still. The emperor was showing off, the prince and prince were showing off, and the three princes and military generals had followed suit. They were the only ones left. It would have been too stingy if they didn't show off, but no one wanted to give in to the big boss on this occasion.
The eunuch proposed a toast, which would be in line with the emperor's rule, so even Shi Kefa, who was relatively close to Chang Yu, was in a dilemma at this time.
So, after several rounds of glances, Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, stood up with his cup. Obviously, he was recommended as the representative to toast, and of course there were considerations in choosing him to take the lead. The other elders maintained their own identities and felt
Toasting Chang Yu would lower your status, and if word spread, it would even affect your reputation. Oh, look, so and so does so and so every day, and the result is that he is still licking his face and toasting to the eunuch... But Jiang Fengyuan is different. Although he is a minister,
Minister of Rites, toasting is also a kind of etiquette, and his toast only represents a kind of etiquette!
"Master Jiang..." Before Jiang Fengyuan could say anything, Chang Yu hurried over and said, "We understand the wishes of Master Jiang and all of you, but our family is really drunk, so we still have to serve the emperor!"
Hey! Not only did you politely decline the other party’s toast, but you also lost the other party’s face!
Of course, you can also understand that I don't give you face, but my excuse is impeccable!
Li Banghua and Wu Sheng looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly, this kid is really...
Emperor Chongzhen laughed happily and raised his glass to invite his ministers to drink together. Chang Yu stepped back behind him and sighed slightly, feeling more and more tired in his heart. He also thought about how easy and fun it was to do skewers on the street, but looking at
Looking at the group of people in front of them, they couldn't help but admire how much they drank. Even though Emperor Chongzhen had drunk two or three kilograms at the moment, his expression remained unchanged, even though the alcohol level was not high these days.
Of course, it is incomparable to the vast amount of wine jars he has.
"I think you still have something to deal with, so go ahead." After drinking three drinks with his ministers, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly whispered to Chang Yu.
Chang Yu was immediately relieved, and you were finally liberated.
Before coming here, I had thought that this banquet for hundreds of officials would be bad, but I still didn't expect that he would be serving others eating, drinking, and having fun, and that he would be asked to wear a bullfight suit and cooperate with Emperor Chongzhen to perform his clumsy imperial tactics.
Fortunately, he knew enough was enough, and he also knew that Chang Yu didn't like this kind of situation, and seeing how cooperative he was, he let Chang Yu go.
Chang Yu, who thought he would have to stay up until midnight, breathed a sigh of relief and left. When he walked out of Donghua Gate, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, listened to the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the palace, let out a hey, and walked out of the palace quickly.
After leaving Dong'anmen, there was already a carriage waiting: "Brother came out so early." Chunxiang jumped out of the car and walked forward.
"I still think it's too late." Chang Yu smiled bitterly and jumped into the car.
"The Hundred Officials Banquet was very lively, hehe, but it's a pity that I couldn't get in and take a look."
"It's lively, but you can't watch it." Chang Yu chuckled.
"how?"
"I feel like vomiting after looking at it." Chang Yu leaned against the car window and closed his eyes: "Has everything been arranged at home?"
"Yeah, I'm just waiting for you to start the dinner. I thought I'd have to wait until midnight."
Chang Yu opened his eyes and took a long breath: "If the emperor really lets me wait until midnight...hey, the emperor still has his heart."
The night is getting darker, but the excitement has not diminished. The prosperous places in Sijiu City are still crowded with people, including small stalls, vendors, literati, and even talented people and beautiful ladies.
Changfu is also very lively. It can be said that it has been so lively for a long time.
Little Apple's family, Wuzhong's family, and Song Luoshu's family all came here to celebrate the festival. It's been a long time since the crowds were so full, and maybe it hasn't been this lively for a long time.
The family talks around the fire at night, warms the wine and admires the moon. This is the Mid-Autumn Festival that Chang Yu wants. This is the most comfortable and pleasant one.
Having refused to drink in the palace, he started drinking more and more. Eventually, even Wuzhong discovered that he had never seen Chang Yu drink so much.
Chang Yu said he was happy today and wanted to drink freely.
But Sujing looked on with a cold eye. She felt that he didn't drink so much because he was happy.
Looking up at the bright moon and looking down at his hometown, Chang Yu stood in the yard and looked at the bright moon in the sky and whispered.