The farce in the square is over, and the palace banquet is about to begin.
Officials from the Tang Dynasty and foreign envoys also entered the venue one after another at this time.
As for the seats at the banquet, the huge square of Tai Chi Hall was also filled with tables and tables at this moment.
Everyone sat down in order according to their official positions. .??.
The one in the middle of the first row is naturally Li Yuan's position.
Next to his left hand were Li Shimin and Queen Changsun.
Down, the row closest to Li Shimin.
These are people of the same generation as Li Shimin, such as Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Li Yuanchang, etc.
Then further down are Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai, Li Zhi and other descendants of Li Shimin.
Further down, there are the various princes, marquises, princes and nobles, then the ministers with titles, and finally ordinary officials and envoys from foreign countries.
As an aside, the seats at the palace banquet seem insignificant.
But how many people are fighting over this seat to be ranked higher?
After all, being able to sit one row forward represents a qualitative leap and improvement in one's status.
When the banquet started, Li Yuan took the lead in starting his long speech.
"It is really my honor, Mrs. Li, to be able to sit in this position and drink with you all today."
"And the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today is indispensable for your blood and hard work."
"Think back to the beginning, when the Tang Dynasty was first established, we had no more than ten thousand soldiers, dozens of advisers and wise men, and only a few fierce generals."
"But now, looking back, how powerful is our Tang Dynasty?"
"From Kunlun in the west, to the coast in the east, to the desert in the north, and to the mountains in the south..."
"During this period, the people live and work in peace and contentment. I heard from last year's census that the Tang Dynasty has increased its population by nearly 10 million in recent years."
While speaking, Li Yuan also looked at Li Shimin and said, "Erlang, you really should thank everyone in the world."
"It is because of their existence, and also because of the existence of this humerus field, that our country, the Tang Dynasty, is prosperous today. And prosperity."
When Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Shimin also echoed: "Father is right."
It can be seen that Li Yuan is also very happy today. He actually chatted from the founding of the country to today, and from today to the ministers present.
The experience from the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present day is truly wonderful.
Even someone like Li Chengqian who dislikes long speeches listened with gusto.
At this moment, Li Shimin also took over the conversation and said: "Without the solid support of these people present, how could the Tang Dynasty be as glorious as it is today?"
"How can we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, have such a good life today?"
"So, today I, Li Shimin, will bring you a glass of wine first!"
As he spoke, he slowly stood up, holding the wine glass and said: "First of all, I would like to pay homage to heaven and bless me, the Tang Dynasty!"
"Honor the heavens!"
All the ministers in the audience shouted in unison, and then followed Li Shimin and poured the wine in their glasses on the ground.
After everyone stood up, Li Shimin slowly stretched out his hand.
Eunuch Zhou also stepped over and refilled his wine cup.
Li Shimin raised his wine glass again and said: "This second glass of wine is a tribute to the martyrs, to those brothers who fought bloody battles for our Tang Dynasty and buried their bones on the battlefield, unable to see the dead souls of today's prosperous world."
"Respect the martyrs, respect the brothers!"
After everyone yelled, they still poured their drinks on the ground.
After Eunuch Zhou filled up the wine glass again, Li Shimin also held the wine glass and rushed to the crowd and said: "The third glass is here for everyone."
"Thank you all for your help over the years, thank you all for your dedication over the years."
"Without you, the Tang Dynasty would not be as prosperous as it is today; without you, the Tang Dynasty would not be as glorious as it is today!"
After finishing speaking, Li Shimin raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
And wait until everyone drinks
After finishing the glass of wine, Li Shimin said directly to Duke Zhou beside him: "Tell the imperial kitchen to serve the food."
As Eunuch Zhou left, not long after, the beautiful maids in the palace came from outside wearing colorful clothes and carrying food boxes, and placed the dishes in the food boxes one by one on the square table in front of everyone.
After Li Shimin took the first bite of the food, everyone started to move too.
The young people don't have so many scruples. At this moment, they are eating and drinking freely, changing cups and cups, and chatting about romance.
The old people toasted to each other and exchanged interesting stories about what happened in various places today.
As for the women, they naturally want to talk about whose girl has not yet left the court and whose son has not yet married.
Of course, more of them are still building friendships.
After all, if the officials of the Tang Dynasty did not have 20,000, they would have to have 15,000, but in the end, only a few dozen people could stand in the court.
As for today's palace banquet, almost everyone who can stand in the court has arrived, and even some old nobles who have not been to court for a long time are here.
In this way, this palace banquet has become a once-in-a-lifetime social opportunity for many people.
Especially for those foreign guys.
They really need this opportunity to have a good relationship with the people who hold real power in the Tang Dynasty.
After all, when something unpleasant happens in the future, there will always be someone who can stand up and speak for yourself.
The officials of Fan State all sat in the back row, as did the two princes and grandsons of Fan State, Fuyu Yici and Kinderman.
And for this kind of palace banquet, Kinderman is very good at it.
But after all, she is a girl, and sometimes she has to pay attention to the influence. To a certain extent, she still has a natural disadvantage compared to the man Buyeo Yiji.
At this moment, Buyeo Yiji could chat freely with the ministers around him, but she couldn't.
If she goes, I'm afraid she won't have enough connections in the end, but will end up in a debauched and shameless state. The infamy of etiquette.
At this moment, this guy seemed a little uncomfortable.
And her eyes couldn't help but look forward, where Li Chengqian was.
Except for Li Chengqian and Su Qingling, none of their children had been secretly laughed at for a while before.
In fact, for a long time, they have been a model couple praised by the outside world.
Even at this moment, the two of them were sitting behind an unused table eating, looking at each other all the time, and looking like they were caring for each other.
Especially Li Chengqian, he would get up and pick up food for his wife when nothing happened, talking and laughing, and looked very sweet.
I don't know why, seeing such a scene, Kinderman only felt panicked in his heart.
And she couldn't help but start to imagine, if she really married Li Chengqian back then, what would the scene be like today?
Will he treat himself the same way he treats her?
After three rounds of drinking, the Japanese envoy stood up at this time and said in broken Chinese: "Your Majesty, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, while I was waiting to come over, my Heavenly King also carefully prepared a gift for Your Majesty."
"oh?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, then slowly put down his chopsticks and asked with a smile: "What gift?"
After hearing this, the Japanese envoy smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he got up and left the table, heading straight to the palace gate.
Not long after, he came back with a group of beautiful dancers with beautiful makeup who had been prepared...
Needless to say, these beauties are all carefully selected.
Especially the veiled leading dancer.
I could see that the stunning face under the veil was looming, and the exposed eyes were enchanting.
Looking back and smiling, the sixth palace has no color, so I'm afraid that's all.
The appearance of such a beauty naturally attracted the attention of everyone present in an instant.