Accompanied by the shrill voice of the eunuch delivering orders at the door, Prince Li stepped into the Lighting Hall.
Just as Gongsun Bu said, the entire Lighting Palace was already full of distinguished guests. Li Danqing gave him a cursory glance. The commanders of the three prefectures and nine departments were all present, and the prominent princes, grandsons, and dignitaries of Wuyang City were all seated among them.
It looks like...
I was the last one to arrive.
Li Danqing thought secretly in his heart.
He didn't come late on purpose. Even if Li Danqing really wanted to be independent, he wouldn't use such a childish method.
The imperial edict sent by Ji Qi only stated that Li Danqing would participate in today's dinner, but it did not set a time. According to past experience, the palace dinner was always scheduled at the beginning of the Xu period, and the time at this moment was still
It was just at the end of the Youshi period. Logically speaking, it was still early, but the ministers in the court were already seated. If there was nothing fishy about this, Prince Li would not believe it.
"My dear, I've finally arrived! I've been waiting for a while."
Before Prince Li had time to think about it, Ji Qi's voice came over from the high platform.
Li Danqing looked up at the high platform and saw Ji Qi sitting on the dragon chair with a hearty smile between his eyebrows.
After not being seen for more than a year, the co-leader of the Wuyang world has actually grown some white hair on his temples, and the fishtails at the corners of his eyes are also visible to the naked eye, but he is still full of energy and majestic.
On either side of Ji Qi, two women in palace attire sit in front of the two tables on the lower left and right sides. The one on the right is older, dignified and unsmiling. That is the biological mother of Prince Ji Quan and the mother-in-law of Wu Yang.
The Queen of the World, Lin Xiang.
The woman on the left looks to be in her early twenties, with a pretty face and a charming smile. She is a rare beauty. But Li Danqing knows that this woman looks young, but she is actually nearly forty years old.
, just because of the high level of cultivation, so the appearance is permanent.
She is the biological mother of the second prince Ji Fei, the daughter of the lord of the Mahatma Mountain, and Ji Qi's most favored concubine - Nangong Yun.
It's a blessing to be favored. According to the rules, only the master of the East Palace, who is the mother of the world, is qualified to accompany the officials in this grand banquet. Nangong Yun's appearance has shown to a large extent that her status in the palace
Status is no longer as simple as being favored.
It seems that Lu Que and the entire Guiyu Mansion fell in love with the second prince.
Li Danqing thought secretly in his heart, and out of the corner of his eye he glanced at the princes and princesses sitting below the two women. Ji Quan and Ji Fei didn't say much, they were all old acquaintances of Li Danqing.
However, the two children at the end looked very similar, which made Li Danqing take a second look.
The boy, who looked to be in his early ten years, was wearing a gold-trimmed gown. He was sitting upright. He felt Li Danqing's gaze and glanced up at Li Danqing. He looked at Li Danqing curiously between his brows. The person on his opposite side was wearing a pink palace skirt.
A girl who is about the same age as him is wearing braids and is concentrating on
"Fighting" with the roast chicken on the table, he was completely unaware of the sudden quietness of the atmosphere as Li Danqing arrived.
This should be the third prince Ji Yuzhi and princess Ji Yao.
The two are twin brothers and sisters. The mother-in-law was an ordinary maid in the palace at that time. She was taken out by Ji Qi after drinking. She has no prominent life experience. Even the prince is not necessarily well-received by others. Every year except for the New Year's Eve
During the banquet, the twins rarely appeared in front of everyone. Most of the time, they lived in Yanhuan Palace with their mother and concubine, who was also not favored.
"I haven't been in the palace for many years. I couldn't find the way and wasted time. In the end, I had to ask General Gongsun who was on duty to guide the way. So I arrived just now. I hope your majesty will forgive me." Li Danqing said to Ji Qi.
This is the etiquette of the king and his ministers.
This casual remark can be regarded as solving Gongsun Bu's worries about leaving his post without permission. After all, Ji Qi already knows about this now. If he doesn't pursue it at this moment, he will naturally not be able to pursue it in the future.
"It's okay, it's okay, hurry up and take a seat!" Ji Qi said with a wide smile, showing a rare attitude in ancient and modern times where the emperor and his ministers had no doubts.
Li Danqing bowed again and looked forward. The first seat on the right was empty. Looking further down, the seat on the left of the seventh seat was empty. In the entire Mingzhao Hall, these were the only two seats that could still be occupied.
Li Danqing could clearly feel that at this moment, everyone's eyes seemed to be on him.
Li Danqing grinned at that time and didn't care. Under the direct or covert gaze of everyone, he strolled to the front seat on the right, lifted up the hem of his clothes, and sat down straight.
In the Mingzhao Palace, at that moment, there was a moment of dead silence, but it soon returned to normal.
"Hmph! Your prince is very informal and dares to sit in any position." The middle-aged man sitting opposite Li Danqing raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, and took the lead to attack Li Danqing.
At this moment, everyone in the Mingzhao Hall turned their attention to Li Danqing.
Li Danqing raised his head and looked at the other party after hearing this, and naturally recognized at a glance that this burly man with a resolute appearance was the head of these three palaces, the master of Longxiang Palace - Xiahou Boyang.
When he arrived, all the civil and military officials seemed to have already taken their seats. There were two empty seats on the court, but there was no one to guide him. He was obviously testing Li Danqing.
Li Danqing had expected this for a long time, but he was not panicked at all.
He smiled, reached out to lift the cup on the table, took a sip, and asked: "Isn't the seat just for people to sit on? Do they have to offer it up if they don't sit down?"
"It seems that this is not the first time for the Crown Prince to participate in a banquet of ministers. I think you know better than everyone present who this position is reserved for."
"Your Majesty is thinking of General Li. In the past, regardless of whether the general participated or not, this position has always been reserved for the general. Even though the general has died in battle now, the position belonging to General Tiance has been reserved for this reason.
In memory of the general."
"Does the Crown Prince think that because he has made some achievements at the border, he can be proud of himself and regard the position of General Tiance as something in his pocket?"
Staring at Li Danqing.
Wuyang Dynasty has always paid attention to the order of elders and younger ones, and the distinction between seniority and inferiority.
Even if it is a banquet for ministers, this time it will be arranged in order of seniority from high to low, and the first seat is naturally reserved for the most popular minister, General Tiance.
Hearing this, Li Danqing glanced sideways at Ji Qi on the high platform, only to see him squinting at this place, with a calm expression on his face, making it difficult to tell what he was feeling like and disliked at the moment.
But sometimes, since you don't say anything to stop it, to a certain extent, it is acquiescence.
Li Danqing sighed in his heart and thought to himself: It is true that there is no good banquet. This royal meal is indeed not delicious!
"Since it is my father's position and the son inherits his father's legacy, if it is not my son's turn to take the position, should it be the turn of the Master of Xiahou Palace to take the position?"
"That's not impossible. If you kneel in front of my father earlier and recognize him as your adoptive father, you still have a chance. But unfortunately, now that he is gone, I'm afraid you may not have this chance, Master.
"Li Danqing said with a smile.
"You!" Xiahou Boyang was furious when he heard this.
"Oh! Don't be angry, Master, I have another way." But before Xiahou Boyang could say anything, he was interrupted by Li Danqing with a smile: "Why don't you be my adopted son now and learn more about cultivating Qi in the future?
Use your time and strive to die behind me, and I will give this position to you when the time comes!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had already experienced Li Danqing's boldness in the early years, but at that time, he still had Li Mulin to take care of him. Now, without the protection of the general Tiance, he humiliated Long in front of all the princes in the court.
The head of the Xiang Mansion can be said to be a treasonous person.
"Asshole!"
"Do you think this Wuyang Imperial Court is the private property of your Li family?"
"It is true that General Li is brave and invincible, but that is General Li's business. Our Wuyang Dynasty has never mentioned hereditary titles except for titles. We pay attention to the residence of the virtuous. How can we allow your corpse to be a vegetarian?" Xiahou Boyang made a fuss at that time.
, scolded angrily.
Such a rude appearance is completely incompatible with the identity of the master of Longxiang Mansion.
But after hearing such an angry rebuke, Li Danqing raised the corners of his mouth, feeling a bit elated after his treacherous plot succeeded.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh? The virtuous live here?"
"Then according to the wishes of Palace Master Xiahou, if one day you feel that your virtue is comparable to that of heaven and man, will you be able to occupy the position of a virtuous person such as the prince or even your majesty?"
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(Regarding the name of the master of Longxiang Mansion, due to a previous computer reinstallation, there was a problem with the system backup, and the outline was lost, which caused the name to be confused at the front. Now it has been uniformly corrected to Xiahou Boyang. If there are any other characters whose names have been changed
If you have any questions, please leave a message and let me know. I will correct it in time. I apologize for the bad reading experience I have brought to you.)