544 Year Banquet, a gift from His Royal Highness Qin
There is no one in this world that we cannot live without. Life will be the same without anyone, and there is no such thing as being unable to live without anyone.
Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng celebrated the New Year together in the wilderness, but without Qin Jiyan in the capital, the New Year was just as lively, and everyone was doing whatever they were supposed to do, without being affected at all.
Qin Jiyan could not rush back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, so the New Year's banquet in the palace was held as usual, with the same liveliness. Except for the old emperor who mentioned King Qin, no one else even mentioned it.
The king of Zhao and the king of Zhou were banned, but they were released near the end of the year. Although they did not dare to exchange cups and cups with the courtiers in front of the old emperor, they could look at each other from time to time, exchanging looks that only they could understand.
In previous years, the person accompanying the old emperor must have been Qin Jiyan. This year, Qin Jiyan was not around, so he was replaced by the fifth prince. No one, including the old emperor, felt there was anything wrong.
The fifth prince still has not been crowned king, but the power he holds is no worse than that of the prince. The old emperor also gave the fifth prince the care of the treasury bank that Qin Jiyan built in the Ministry of Household Affairs, saying that King Qin was away for the time being.
The fifth prince was in charge, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that even if Qin Jiyan returned to the capital, he would not be able to take it back.
In addition to Yin Zhuang, the old emperor also appointed the mentor of the fifth prince to be the examiner of this year's scientific examination. This was obviously to give the fifth prince an opportunity to win over the new candidates.
During these days, the old emperor's favor for the fifth prince seemed to be surpassing that of Qin Jiyan. This made many people quite uneasy, fearing that the fight from fifteen years ago would happen again. But no matter how uneasy they were, the old emperor had changed.
Only a few old ministers secretly felt sorry for the King of Qin.
Thunder, rain, and dew are all the favor of the emperor, and the emperor's favor is so illusory.
Halfway through the banquet, the princes and grandsons presented New Year gifts to the old emperor. The gifts from King Zhao and King Zhou were very expensive but nothing new, they were just expensive.
A red coral half as tall as a man, an authentic calligraphy work from the previous dynasty. Although rare, it was nothing to the emperor. The old emperor accepted it, and it didn’t matter whether he was happy or not.
After the two brothers presented their gifts, the fifth prince presented his own handwritten scripture.
The old emperor had been pursuing immortality for the past two years and believed in these things. After receiving them, he looked happy and praised them. The fifth prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the prince presented the gift, it was the turn of the grandchildren. In previous years, Qin Jiyan was always the first among the grandchildren, but this year Qin Jiyan was not around. The princes of Zhou and Zhao began to think about which one of them should they choose.
Everyone wants to compete for the first place, but they don’t want to do it too badly.
Just when the two princes were thinking about how to stand out, an eunuch in green came forward and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Qin has sent you a congratulatory gift, and I wish you long live your Majesty."
"Jiyan?" The old emperor looked shocked, "He still has gifts?" He thought that the explosives were a New Year's gift.
"Replying to Lord Long Live, although His Highness the King of Qin cannot be here in person, he sent someone to send a message, saying that he has prepared a unique gift for His Majesty." The little eunuch said happily.
"Unique? I want to take a closer look at how to find a way to be unique." The old emperor said with a smile, but he was secretly beating in his heart. He didn't want to make the explosives public yet, and it would have to be delayed for at least another month or two.
"Your Majesty, please look to the left." The young eunuch knelt in the palace and pointed to the left. The old emperor became interested. As long as it was not related to explosives, the old emperor didn't mind what Qin Jiyan gave him.
This country is all his, what else does he lack?
Under the leadership of the old emperor, everyone looked to the left. There was probably no one in the room who was not curious about what King Qin had given to the emperor, especially the princes of Zhou and Zhao.
As the third generation of emperors, they started competing with each other as soon as they were born, and they also compared gifts.
As if pinching the right spot, when the old emperor looked to the left, he saw...
Outside the imperial city, the top of the tallest mountain suddenly lit up. At first there was only a dot, and from a distance you could only vaguely see a bright light, like the light of a firefly. It was not dazzling in this dark night, but
soon……
"Look, look, it's on, it's on all the time." Someone said this, and several people stood up unconsciously.
Although the mountain is high, it is far away from the imperial city, and only the top part can be seen from the palace.
The top part of the mountain lit up little by little, and soon they gathered into one word.
"It's a word, it's a word." Someone said, but there was no echo from others, because everyone saw it, and it was just a word, which was really boring.
But soon, the word behind the word began to light up again, this time much faster, it was the word "unification".
As soon as these two words came out, smart people already understood that what His Highness King Qin gave to the old emperor was "unification of the country"!
Sure enough, the word "江山" appeared immediately.
The four words "Unify the Country" stand far away on the top of the mountain. The firelight makes these four words particularly eye-catching, and the jumping flames seem to engulf everything.
Although there are only four words, these four words have different meanings, especially when they appear in this way, the old emperor should not be unhappy.
"Okay, okay, great, one can unify the country." The old emperor admitted that he was very excited when he saw these four words, especially when they appeared in this way, it was simply auspicious.
"Jiyan has a heart." In other words, the courtesy of King Zhou and King Zhao was unintentional.
"boom……"
As soon as the old emperor finished speaking, a spark shot up from the top of the mountain in the distance, and the fire went out in an instant, but...
"The four words His Highness the King of Qin said will be engraved on the mountain forever. His Highness the King of Qin consecrated the unification of the country. Long live, long live, long live." The little eunuch's voice was crisp and clear, quickly attracting everyone's attention.
Came over.
When the courtiers saw this, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they could only shout at this time: "Blessed to the unification of the country, long live long live long live."
After some congratulations, the old emperor felt much better. When he returned to his seat, he found that the little eunuch was still there. The old emperor smiled and asked: "Why don't you step down? Your Highness still has a gift for me."
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The old emperor's words were purely a joke. The ministers present also laughed, but the young eunuch was not timid and knelt there obediently. After everyone had finished laughing, he said: "When I return to the Holy Emperor, His Highness King Qin really has a gift to give."
You, but I haven’t received the gift yet.”
"Oh? What gift?" the old emperor asked pretending to be interested.
The young eunuch said with a happy face: "A few days ago, His Highness King Qin received news that there is longevity fruit in Yaowang Valley. After returning from Northern Qi, His Highness King Qin wanted to go to Yaowang Valley to ask for the longevity fruit for the Holy One."
"Eternal Life Fruit?" The old emperor was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "I haven't heard about the Longevity Fruit and Yaowang Valley for many years. I didn't expect Yaowang Valley to come back to the world. This is a blessing to the people of the world."
The longevity fruit does not make people live forever, but it has some medicinal effects. It is not much better than ginseng, etc. It just has a nice name and makes people happy.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is full of filial piety and is blessed with great blessings." The little eunuch responded cleverly.
The old emperor was happy and waved his hand: "Reward!"
As for what he thinks in his heart, I'm afraid only he knows...
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