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Great Liang Taiping nine years!

This year has been the No.30 eighth year of the current Daliang Emperor Xiao Xuan's reign, and his reign is also the longest among all emperors since the founding of the Liang Dynasty.

In the first 20 years of Xiao Xuan's reign, he definitely worked hard to govern, and the officials were clear and prosperous. This also made Daliang's national strength the strongest among all countries.

But in the next ten years, especially after the Chiyan case and the King Qi case, the political situation in Daliang began to slowly weaken.

Fortunately, Daliang has a solid foundation. Although there is no Chiyan Army, there are still elite troops from all over the country, so the impact on Daliang is not fatal.

The Chiyan case was just the beginning. After that, Xiao Xuan seemed to be a different person, suspicious and moody.

Especially after making Xiao Jingxuan the crown prince, fearing that a situation like that of King Qi might happen, he supported King Yu and let the two of them start fighting, and he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

In fact, his approach, from his own point of view, does not have any problems. Such checks and balances keep his authority at its maximum.

It is a good thing for him, but it is not a good thing for the court and the country.

The dispute between the prince and Yuwang caused the ministers in the court to stand in line and fight with each other. This trend directly affected many courtiers.

Over the years, many courtiers are not thinking about how to serve the country and the people, but how to fight for power and profit, and how to defeat political opponents.

Under this kind of internal strife, how could Daliang be strong and prosperous, instead, it became weaker and weaker in the internal strife.

Although the capital is still as prosperous as before, many places outside the capital are full of complaints and chaos.

Mei Changsu came to the capital, disrupted the entire court situation, and eliminated many selfish ministers, but in fact it did not change much. After all, the current chaotic court situation cannot be solved by changing a few ministers of.

Mei Changsu is also aware of this, that's why he put all his expectations on Xiao Jingyan. Xiao Jingyan had to spend several years, or even more than ten years, to restore the old situation of the government that had been corrupted for more than ten years. strong.

Palace!

Tomorrow is his birthday, Liang Emperor Xiao Xuan has been in a very good mood recently, and he will come to Zhiluo Palace to look for Concubine Jing when he has nothing to do.

Now he is no longer young, he can even be said to be old, and he has no power to deal with young concubines. Now that he enters the harem, most of them come to Zhiluo Palace, so that Concubine Jing can massage and nourish his body.

In today's harem, although the empress is still there, she has lived in seclusion and seldom comes out. The harem is basically dominated by Concubine Jing alone.

Concubine Jing gently kneaded Emperor Liang's temples, while Emperor Liang lay comfortably and enjoyed it.

"Your concubine, I've really worked hard on you recently, you've been busy with my birthday banquet."

"Your Majesty is serious. These are what concubines should do. In fact, the empress should be responsible for these things, and concubines are somewhat overstepping."

Emperor Liang snorted coldly: "Telling her what to do, I think you have arranged it very well. If you let her do it, I will be worried."

In fact, he has never had any feelings for Queen Yan. Queen Yan is clearly a queen, but she has never been favored; she was suppressed by Concubine Chen more than ten years ago, and then by Concubine Yue, and now Concubine Jing is here again.

As a queen, she was still unable to control the harem and became the real master of the harem. It was conceivable that all of this was acquiesced by Emperor Liang, and it could also be seen that Emperor Liang was dissatisfied with her.

This is also the biggest reason why Empress Yan was willing to help King Yu in his rebellion in the original plot. Since being an Empress is not going to be powerful, she should give it a try. To be an Empress Dowager, unfortunately, instead of succeeding in the end, she lost herself.

But now Queen Yan, after King Yu lost power, is much more stable, especially not long ago, Yan Que personally delivered a message to Queen Yan, telling her not to make trouble, so Queen Yan has been doing this for a while now. It is very stable.

"His Majesty's birthday banquet, how should the queen empress arrange, the concubine really can't make the decision."

Concubine Jing knew about Mei Changsu and Xiao Jingyan's plan, so she naturally didn't want Empress Yan to appear in case something went wrong.

Emperor Liang frowned. He actually didn't want to see Empress Yan either, but Empress Yan was an empress after all, and her position was there. If the empress didn't show up at his birthday banquet, it would indeed be against the rules.

"Let's arrange it normally. When the time comes, she will be on my left side and you will be on my right side."

"The concubine knows."

Concubine Jing's expression remained unchanged, and she continued: "I heard that Jingyan's current growth is related to Mr. Su. Speaking of which, I haven't met this Mr. Su formally. Your Majesty, this time your birthday banquet, Do you want to invite this Mr. Su?"

Emperor Liang laughed and said, "Of course, you are right. This Mr. Su is not simple. Jingyan will need his help in the future."

"I see."

Concubine Jing nodded and talked about another person.

"Your Majesty, you know that my concubine used to be a medical woman, and she has a pursuit of medical skills. The former Mr. Chen's medical skills were amazing, and my concubine was so amazed. I always wanted to find a chance to ask for advice, but I didn't have the opportunity. Can you let him participate in His Majesty's birthday banquet?"

"You're talking about the Chen Yu who rescued the Empress Dowager last year, right? Hey, that young man is indeed not simple. He is not only strong in martial arts, but also has outstanding medical skills."

Naturally, Emperor Liang would not forget Zhou Chen. Although he was old, his memory was not bad.

"Since you have this idea, concubine, I will of course satisfy you. I will reserve a seat for him when the time comes, and let him sit with Mr. Su. He happens to be my guest of Daliang."

"The concubine thanked His Majesty."

Concubine Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Tomorrow is the most critical moment to reverse the case. She wanted both Zhou Chen and Lin Shu to be present at the scene.

Emperor Liang's will was quickly conveyed to the Su and Chen residences.

Zhou Chen sent away the eunuch who delivered the order, and returned to his house.

In addition to Gong Yu, there were also Xiao Zhihan and Jinyu's master and servant from the princess mansion in the house.

"Xiaochen, you must be careful about tomorrow's birthday banquet."

Xiao Zhihan naturally knew about Zhou Chen's plan, but she didn't do anything, she only asked Zhou Chen to protect herself.

Zhou Chen said: "Mother, don't worry, we know what's going on, and nothing will happen tomorrow."

Everything was within the plan, if there were any accidents, there would only be one, and that would be Yu Wang who was still alive and would attend the birthday banquet tomorrow.

But this was not a threat, because King Yu had long since lost power, and could not influence the court situation at all.

"As long as you know what's in your mind."

For Xiao Zhihan, nothing is as important as her son and grandson, as long as they are fine, she is not afraid of anything.

"Mother can't help you, but His Majesty's Royal Forest Army has a deputy commander. He used to be your father's subordinate and was utterly loyal to your father. If anything happens, you can use this to ask him to help."

Xiao Zhihan handed an item to Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen recognized that it was an item that his deceased father often carried when he was alive.

He knew in his heart that although his father passed away many years ago, he was still a first-rank military marquis, and he was also a general as famous as Lin Xie back then, so he still had some confidantes.

All is ready except for the opportunity!
The night passed quickly.

Concubine Jing came to Yangju Hall early this morning to serve Emperor Liang's meal, and the official birthday banquet would not start until noon.

Liang Emperor Xiao Xuan has been very happy since the morning. As an emperor who has reigned for 38 years, he has always been proud of his achievements and complacent.

Emperor Liang was having breakfast with Concubine Jing, when suddenly a eunuch came to report that the empress had been feeling unwell since yesterday, and she was vomiting so much early this morning that it was difficult to get up, and she might not be able to attend today's birthday banquet.

Emperor Liang, who was always smiling, turned gloomy when he heard this, and snorted unhappily.

"It's really unlucky. I don't get sick sooner or later, but I got sick on my birthday. Have you been checked by the imperial doctor?"

"The imperial doctor has already seen it, and said that the empress must have suffered from the wind and cold and ate inappropriate food. It's not a serious problem, but it needs to be recuperated for a few days before it can recover."

Emperor Liang waved his hands impatiently: "Since there is nothing serious, let her rest, and she doesn't have to attend my birthday banquet today."

He was in a good mood, but was disturbed by this incident, and he was very upset.

On the contrary, Concubine Jing's eyes flickered. Empress Yan suddenly fell ill at this time. If there was no problem, she would not believe it.

She quickly thought of someone, Queen Yan's elder brother, Hou Yanque.

Her son Xiao Jingyan told her about his plan, so she also knew that Hou Yan would be the main force in reversing the case today. Since he knew what was going to happen today, he had a reason to prevent Queen Yan from appearing at the birthday banquet.

If Queen Yan appeared at the birthday banquet, maybe what would happen.

So no matter how bad the relationship between Yan Hou and Yan Queen was, they were also brothers and sisters, and he definitely wouldn't want to see something happen to Yan Queen.

Under Concubine Jing's persuasion, Emperor Liang quickly forgot about this unhappy incident.

Soon, Prince Xiao Jingyan entered the palace to pay his respects, and was left in the palace by Emperor Liang, and the father and son played Go together.

After Zhou Chen packed up early in the morning, he went to the Su residence. He agreed with Mei Changsu to go to the palace together today.

Mei Changsu's expression today was very serious, but after seeing Zhou Chen, he softened a little.

Although the birthday banquet was at noon, Zhou Chen and the others must have gone early, so they went to the palace in a carriage.

When they came to the gate of the palace, they found that many people had gathered outside the gate of the palace, most of them were in official uniforms. They were obviously used to waiting. People were talking, while others were waiting quietly.

On the carriage, Mei Changsu saw the scene outside the palace gate, and said silently, "It looks really lively today."

The tone was full of sarcasm, today is not a big court meeting, but all the officials still came to celebrate Emperor Liang's birthday, it was more positive than the big court meeting.

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "The more lively it is, the better it is for us. What's more, most of these people can't enter the main hall."

The two got out of the carriage, and as soon as they appeared, someone walked towards them.

"Mr. Su, Mr. Chen."

"Mr. Su, Brother Yu."

Mei Changsu immediately saluted: "Princess, little prince."

Zhou Chen also saluted in the same way.

Mu Nihuang looked at Mei Changsu and Zhou Chen with serious eyes, and nodded slightly.

Today is Emperor Liang's birthday, but not everyone is eligible to enter the palace to pay his respects, especially female family members, there are very few who are eligible to participate.

However, Mu Nihuang's identity is different. Although she is a woman, she is a female commander guarding the southern border and a dignified first-rank military lord, so she is the one who participates in the court meeting and pays homage to Emperor Liang's birthday.

As for Mu Qing, let alone, he is now Prince Mu, the only king with a different surname in Daliang.

Mu Qing walked to Zhou Chen's side, and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, after today's birthday banquet, shall we go out for a drink together?"

Zhou Chen glanced at him lightly, and said, "I'm already a family man now, I dare not agree to the little prince's invitation."

"Hey, Brother Yu, you still pretend to me, you think I don't know, you, Yan Yujin, and Prince Ji have been to Baihualou several times, you..."

"Cough cough..."

Zhou Chen hurriedly coughed and interrupted Mu Qing's words. This kid was really outspoken and said everything.

Mu Nihuang glanced over Zhou Chen indifferently, and didn't say anything. She has been guarding the tomb for several months and doesn't know much about the outside world, but for today's big event, she must appeared.

Mei Changsu and Mu Nihuang walked aside to talk, while Zhou Chen pulled Mu Qing and strangled him.

"Mu Qing, I think you did it on purpose, huh?"

Mu Qing hurriedly begged for mercy: "Brother Yu, Brother Yu, it hurts, it hurts, my neck is broken, I am King Mu, Brother Yu, you can't treat me like this."

"Mu Wang? I will let you Mu Wang, Mu Wang, Mu Wang..."

As Zhou Chen said, he stretched out his hand and slapped Mu Qing, who kept begging for mercy and apologizing.

Not long after, the palace gate opened, and all the officials entered the palace gate in an orderly manner. Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu also followed behind Mu Nihuang and Mu Qing. After being inspected by the guards at the palace gate, they entered the palace.

Today is to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Liang, of course not in the palace of the Dachaohui.

Zhou Chen and the others followed the trend and came to the main hall of the palace that had been prepared. At this time, Emperor Liang was already sitting on the throne, and Concubine Jing was sitting on the lower side.

The crown prince, on the other hand, brought a group of princes, clan nobles, and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to stand in the hall.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

Although Zhou Chen didn't want to kneel, he wouldn't be in the limelight at this time, and obediently followed the crowd to congratulate him.

It's just that he complained in his heart that it was a fictional historical dynasty after all, and even the words of worship like "Long live, long live, long live" appeared earlier.

Facing everyone's congratulatory greetings, Emperor Liang laughed happily and held his hands up.

"Everyone is flat!"

Everyone stood up one after another, and then Emperor Liang said: "Your Excellencies, please take your seat."

Only then did everyone sit down in their seats in order.

Mei Changsu and Zhou Chen attended the birthday banquet as guests, and under the arrangement of Concubine Jing, they were located relatively in front and close to each other.

Emperor Liang was a person who enjoyed himself, so his birthday banquet would not treat him badly. After everyone was seated, various dishes began to be served, and there were also performances while eating wine.

There are musical performances and song and dance performances, but the performers are all women, and I don't know if they are all court ladies, or there are people who are recruited from outside the palace to perform.

In short, even if you look at it from Zhou Chen's point of view, you have to admit that these performances are really good, especially the women who perform, all of them have beautiful features and are very seductive.