Han Shizu

302 Winter Solstice Banquet 3
After the festival, all the governors, ministers, generals of the forbidden army and nobles toasted the empress one by one, and the empress responded kindly.Liu Chengyou basically just tasted it, thought about it, and the atmosphere of drinking is all right, as long as he feels it, no one dares to drink more.Even so, he drank a few glasses of wine and looked drunk.

Liu Chengxun, king of Huaiyang, also took the initiative to step forward, first to respect the queen mother, and then Liu Chengyou and the big talisman.

"Second brother, sister-in-law, I respect you!"

It hasn't been long since the mansion was opened, but Liu Chengxun has changed a lot, after all, he is "independent".It is in the period of voice change, and the voice is a little ugly, but the immature breath cannot be concealed.

Liu Chengyou gestured to him, the two brothers drank together, put down the cup Liu Chengyou still did not forget to teach: "I allow you to go out of the palace and start a mansion, because I have high hopes for you, you are good at reading, practicing martial arts diligently, Li Song and the others are all sages in the world Talent, don't take it lightly and act recklessly. I will spare time to inspect your studies!"

"Yes!"

Because of his respect for this elder brother, Liu Chengxun listened to Liu Chengyou's words very seriously and nodded in response, but when he heard the last sentence, his little face was inevitably bitter.During this period of time, under the supervision of Li Song and other assistants, he was very sad. Although he was out of the palace, he was more restrained than in the palace.

But in the same way, Liu Chengxun was not as out of tune as he was in the palace, which satisfied Liu Chengyou who was secretly watching.

On the side, Li Shi saw this scene of "brothers and brothers respecting each other", and there was an obvious look of relief on his kind face.

"Erlang, I'm out of energy, I'm going back to the palace first." Seeing that it was almost done, Li Shi took the initiative to say to Liu Chengyou.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou looked at the Empress Dowager's eyes, and saw that she was indeed not strong enough to drink, so he gave her a respectful gift, and ordered the servants to take good care of her.

"Miss, accompany me to toast the ministers!" After the queen mother left, Liu Chengyou greeted Dafu.

Dafu was naturally happy, and responded gracefully, holding a cup to accompany him.Glancing at Gao Shi, the imperial concubine saw it, although there was a smile on the jade face, but it was not so natural.Maybe the feelings are not so deep on weekdays, but on such important occasions, the status gap between the empress and concubines is undoubtedly obvious, even though Liu Chengyou treats the two daughters equally on weekdays.

Liu Chengyou, who was in high spirits, naturally wouldn't care about the thoughts of his only concubine, and together with the big talisman, starting from the prime minister, he respected each of them one by one.

First of all, Wang Zhang, this is the only minister in the entire court who was entrusted by Liu Chengyou as a tool man. Noticing Wang Zhang's white hair on the temples, Liu Chengyou said sincerely: "Since Jinyang, Wang Qing I have been in charge of wealth and wealth for several years like a day, and I have never neglected it. I have suffered from border troubles, suppressed internal rebellion, and supported the army and the people.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, saint!" Wang Zhang hunched over and drank in one gulp, looking very moved.

"Yang Qing personally took care of Gu's life, assisted me, handled the state affairs, calmed people's hearts, made things well organized, and the mechanism was orderly. I will also remember your hard work!" Liu Chengyou still held Yang Bin with a friendly face.

Although, Liu Chengyou has always hated Yang Bin's arrogance, ignorance of the general situation, and lack of respect for the emperor, but he has no intention of denying his political achievements.

This was probably the first time that Liu Chengyou expressed his praise so frankly. Yang Bin was also a little surprised, paying attention to the grin on the corner of the emperor's mouth.He didn't even look at the queen on the king's side, and stood numbly for a while, before toasting a little dullly, still reserved: "I have received the kindness of the late emperor, and I can only repay what I have done."

Yang Bin's words revealed a meaning, he was to repay Liu Zhiyuan's kindness.

Sometimes, I really don't know where Yang Bin's stubborn arrogance came from when facing Liu Chengyou, or it may have become a habit and it is difficult to change.

However, up to the current point, Liu Chengyou has directly ignored it, took a sip, and left.On the other hand, Da Fu, who was following him, changed his face slightly before recovering his gentle smile, but with his phoenix eyes, he gave Yang Bin who was sitting down slowly a cold look.

Keeping his composure, Liu Chengyou walked up to Guo Wei and Wang Jun, and the two ministers stood up holding their cups at the same time to respond.

There were two servants waiting beside him, and Zhang Dejun poured the wine himself with a wine jug.Liu Chengyou looked at Guo and Wang: "Recently, the whole army has been exhausted, and the second secretary has worked so hard to advance it. He has stabilized his mind, and the soldiers have no complaints. Qing and others have made outstanding achievements. I would like to drink this wine, thank you!"

"Your Majesty is serious!" Guo Wei maintained a humble attitude as usual.

Wang Jun was arrogant, and accepted Liu Chengyou's praise frankly, but it was still a way to save face, so he smiled rightly.

Then came Feng Dao and other prime ministers and guards, the generals of the two divisions in front of the palace, and those Jiedu. Others were not qualified to accept the emperor's personal toast, and Liu Chengyou didn't have so much energy and drinking power.

Even so, Liu Chengyou, together with the big talisman, made a toast to the senior officers of the Imperial Army who were having a banquet, which was regarded as preferential treatment and attention to the army.

Although the pre-preparation time for this winter solstice palace banquet was long, the main banquet did not last long. Apart from the important speech of the emperor, it was nothing more than eating and drinking. In the palace, how could one be truly presumptuous.

It took less than an hour and a half before and after, about the time of the first quarter of the Xu Dynasty, following Liu Chengyou's brief concluding remarks, and after leaving the banquet with the empress and concubine, the first large-scale event in the Han Dynasty in Qianyou years. The royal banquet of the palace was declared over, and under the guidance of the envoys and guards, they retired in an orderly manner.

Gong'e was lighting up lanterns, accompanied by internal servants, armored soldiers guarding the front and back, Liu Chengyou and Dafu couple cuddled together, and strolled among the corridors of the palace.The wind howled and blew, and he didn't speak for a while.

Looking outside the palace, Liu Chengyou's drunken face appeared a little confused. He seemed to be able to hear the relaxed atmosphere in Tokyo where officials, soldiers and civilians were celebrating the solar terms together.Even after tonight, the hard-fought days have to go on.

"Your Majesty, all the ministers have dispersed, and the uncle is sending someone to clean up the remnants!" An eunuch hurriedly followed, whispered something in Zhang Dejun's ear, and let him report.

"En!" Liu Chengyou only responded softly.

Stopping, Liu Chengyou stretched his waist, yawned, and a mouthful of white steam overflowed.Turning his head to look at the big talisman, the faint yellow light from the palace lantern seemed a little ambiguous, shining on his queen's face, the slight hint of alcohol made the beauty a little less dignified than usual, and there was a bit of glamor in the smiles. .

Liu Chengyou embraced the big talisman without hesitation, causing her to let out a soft cry, almost touching her face, and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

The big talisman curled up in Liu Chengyou's arms, looking at him with watery eyes: "It's rare to see a government official with such a relieved smile like tonight."

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou was slightly surprised, and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his cheek.

Smiling lightly again, Liu Chengyou said, "Let's go to Kunming Hall!"

Liu Chengyou obviously intended to have an in-depth exchange with the queen, but Dafu shook his head: "The official family should go to Yaohua Palace tonight."

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou was taken aback, let go of the big talisman, and looked at her seriously, with curiosity in his eyes.

Da Fu smiled gently and said, "Tonight, I am already satisfied with being with you."

Pushing the man away, the virtuous appearance of Dafu moved Liu Chengyou even more. Is this what a virtuous queen is like?
(End of this chapter)