Datang Longya

Chapter 44 Li Yuan's Birthday
The birthday of the Supreme Emperor is a rare opportunity for officials and nobles to flatter. Princes and uncles, only princes, dukes and several marquises with outstanding merits are eligible to participate in the emperor's birthday banquet.The rest, even ordinary vassal kings, are not even eligible to have a meal and drink, only to give gifts.

As for the gift-giving, there is also particularity. If you give it too heavy, you will be impeached by the officials for being extravagant. If you give it lightly, you will be ashamed.
Wei Zheng didn't think so much. Others were holding gift boxes and waiting to present them to the Supreme Emperor in person, showing their faces among the guests. He was different. A basket of birthday peaches was handed over to the ceremony officer directly. The gold and gemstones given by those who are not eligible to participate in the birthday banquet are put together, and they shudder no matter how they look at them.

The banquet was placed in the Taiji Palace. Li Yuan, as the birthday star and the Supreme Emperor, sat on the dragon chair, and Li Shimin set up a small table beside the dragon chair.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Chengqian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, stood up first, and the drunken princes and the like immediately sobered up, and the next thing was the highlight of this birthday banquet!
Li Chengqian knelt down on the ground, kowtowed respectfully, got up and said: "Grandson wishes the emperor's grandfather a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan!"

After finishing speaking, an eunuch held half a sack and put it in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian opened the bag, and everyone found that there were some small bags of whole grains inside.

"This is what the family put together to give to my grandson when my grandson was short of food in Anmin County. It is the people's heart for my grandson. My master said that although grains and miscellaneous grains are coarse grains, they are good for the stomach and health. Grandpa feels sick to his stomach every cold day, this is a gift from grandson to Grandpa Huang, I think the people in Anmin County will be very happy to know that this Wanjia rice can be given to Grandpa Huang as a gift."

Li Yuan stepped down from the throne, grabbed a handful of grain, and nodded: "You have a heart, you can't drink gold, jade and jewels when you're thirsty, and you can't eat when you're hungry. This coarse grain is good, good boy, get up!"

Li Yuan helped Li Chengqian up, and led him to the dragon chair, and asked the maid to set up a small stool for Li Chengqian, showing his love and care.

Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian County, and the others got used to it, and all they presented were treasures.

Li Ke is now at the border, and his gift was given by Concubine Yang, otherwise, a concubine like her is not qualified to appear here on this occasion.

Two rackets, a large net, a badminton made of feathers, and a letter are Li Ke's gifts.

Concubine Yang opened the letter and read:
"Ke'er kowtowed to the emperor's grandfather, wishing the emperor's good health and long blessings. Ke'er was in the army and could not present the birthday gift face-to-face. I hope the emperor's grandfather will forgive me. This thing is called 'Badminton'. Can keep fit..."

Concubine Yang bowed to retreat after reading the letter, but was stopped by Li Yuan.

"Ke'er has a heart, and the things I gave are very much in line with my wishes. Concubine Yang, as his biological mother, you also have the merit of upbringing. It would be a pity to make bead curtains with the beads sent by Xiaogong. I will give them to you."

Concubine Yang bowed down: "Thank you, the Supreme Emperor, for your kindness."

Li Xiaogong felt uncomfortable, those beads were crystal clear top grade, but they were given away by the Supreme Emperor, really...

Li Tai left during the banquet, and when it was his turn, he walked in with a bowl of steaming noodles.

Li Yuan looked at the flour on Li Tai's face and knew that the child made it himself. He pushed away the eunuch who was about to try it, and he took the flour that Li Tai was carrying.

Li Tai respectfully knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Grandfather's birthday, grandson personally made a bowl of noodles and dedicated it to Grandpa. This noodle is called Longevity Noodles, and there is only one piece, implying a long life."

Li Yuan looked at the poached eggs in the bowl and asked again: "Is there anything special about these eggs?"

Li Tai was stunned, and scratched his head: "It's just fried eggs, there's nothing special about it, but my grandson likes to eat two poached eggs in noodles, especially the egg yolks that almost solidify, the most delicious, Grandpa Huang , if you don't like to eat, you can give it to me!"

Li Yuan laughed loudly when he heard this, and the princes also roared with laughter. Li Yuan ate the poached eggs one by one, looked at Li Tai's depressed expression and said, "The eggs you want are gone, haha!"

After the royal family's birthday presents were finished, it was the turn of the princes. Du Ruhui sent a jade inkstone with impurities like clouds, and Fang Xuanling sent an ancient painting, which made the courtiers proud.

Although Pei Ji also had a seat, but he was placed in the place where several marquises stayed, and he was about to squeeze out of the hall.

Moreover, seeing him was like seeing a god of plague, and they would rather huddle together than sit at the same table with him.

Pei Ji didn't mind this at all, hum!The dignified prince gave food, the king of Shu gave toys, and the king of Wei was even more ashamed, making a bowl of noodles as a birthday present!snort!Fang Xuanling just gave away a hundred-year-old painting, so he was very proud!
Pei Ji stroked the box and wood beside him, these are the rare treasures in the world!It took a lot of effort to snatch it from Lao Yuan's hands in the morning. The old Yuan cried bitterly while holding the treasure, and he didn't even think about it, if he could please the Emperor...

It was Pei Ji's turn after those marquises presented their gifts.

Pei Ji carefully picked up the box and the phonograph, walked to the front proudly and proudly, Gu Busheng, handed the gift to the eunuch, and told him to take it carefully, and after the order, he straightened his robes and bowed down: "Pei Ji pays tribute to Your Majesty, I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live!"

Just this sentence, the officials almost laughed out loud. The current emperor is Li Shimin, and the title of "Your Majesty" can only be given to Li Shimin. If you flatter the Supreme Emperor, don't you think about what the current emperor thinks?
Li Shimin didn't mind, of course he didn't mind, what did he care about with someone who was about to die, since Leng Feng asked the queen to invite Pei Ji to the birthday banquet, it was obviously for a purpose.Judging from Leng Feng's divine foresight before, it is very likely that Pei Ji will finish playing at the banquet!
Li Shimin found that his father was looking at him with a hint of apology in his eyes, obviously because he was afraid that his son would be unhappy because of Pei Ji's address.Li Shimin smiled slightly, expressing that he didn't care.

Only then did Li Yuan feel relieved, and asked, "Pei Ji, what good things did you bring so nervous?"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Naturally, the congratulatory gifts from these ordinary people cannot be compared! This thing is called gramophone wood and sound-playing wood, and it is a rare treasure that has been seen for thousands of years!"

Pei Ji opened the brocade, and a piece of ordinary wood with debris at both ends appeared in front of everyone.

"This is phonograph wood, although it is no different from ordinary wood, but it was born with the aura of heaven and earth, and it can record the sound for three years! It's a pity that it was made into the shaft of my carriage, and I almost lost my name... ..."

After finishing speaking, Pei Ji looked at the disbelieving crowd with satisfaction, and couldn't help raising his chin: "This box is made of another rare treasure that is as famous as the gramophone - the gramophone. Although wood can record sound, it can’t emit sound, and only when it meets the sound-playing wood, will it freeze the recorded sound and release it from the sound-playing wood.”

"Do you think it's ridiculous?" Pei Ji glanced at Fang Xuanling who was about to speak: "Facts speak louder than words!"

After finishing speaking, Pei Ji put the "phonograph wood" into the box of "playing sound wood"...

Birds chirping, horses neighing, and carriages rolling down the road immediately rang out.

The eunuch holding the box almost threw the box out!

"There is such a strange thing in the world!" Li Yuan walked down with big strides, and snatched the box from the eunuch.

All the princes and ministers who were sitting in their seats also left the table rudely, and moved to the Supreme Emperor's side to hear more clearly.

At this time, maybe the carriage drove to the gambling hall, and there were faint voices such as "bar!"

Li Yuan laughed loudly: "This is the first time I have seen such a strange thing! Pei Ji, you have a heart!"

Pei Ji grinned and bowed and said, "It's Weichen who can make you happy..."

"I heard that you are an old friend of the Supreme Emperor. We are very curious about the Supreme Emperor. I don't know what kind of hero he is."

The human voice came from the box, very clear.

"A hero? Just him? What is he? He! If his second son hadn't asked me to persuade him to join the army, he would have become emperor? Damn!"

"Then how can you say that the Supreme Emperor is also very good to you?"

"Why should he treat me badly! Without me, he, a wretch, can be the emperor? Since he has become the emperor, he has to support me! That bastard Liu Wenjing always says that I am lucky, because he is jealous that I have a higher status than him. When I speak in the court, he always objected. After drinking too much, he said that he would kill me, hehe, kill me? I am the emperor’s great benefactor, who would dare to kill me! No wonder Liu Wenjing was unlucky. His house was haunted, so he invited It’s very weird that a wizard wears his hair and holds a knife at night to exorcise evil spirits. It just so happens that his concubine is a money-loving ghost, so I bought him to report Liu Wenjing’s rebellion. Hahaha, so what if Li Shimin tried his best to protect Liu Wenjing, he just forgot that his father listened to me Yes. I muttered a few words to that idiot Li Yuan, and he just killed Liu Wenjing with all his heart...hahahaha."

Pei Ji's voice came out clearly from the box, and the laughter of "hahaha" is still echoing in Tai Chi Palace...

"you you……"

Li Yuan pointed at Pei Ji and was speechless, "What kind of a guy is he!" The voice of "Worthless" was still echoing in Li Yuan's head.

Pei Ji was shocked!How can this be!This is not what I said!Not what I said!

"How can you say that about the Supreme Emperor! I used to think that you were a loyal minister. To maintain the imperial power, you killed Liu Wenjing's orphan and tortured his wife and daughter. I didn't expect you to just vent your anger!"

"Keep your voice down! My ears hurt from shouting, what happened to me killing Liu Wenjing's escaped child! What's wrong with me buying the Secretary of Jiaofang to torture his wife and daughter! I'm Li Yuan's benefactor! It's Wei Guogong! Prime Minister! I ..."

"I didn't expect to know such a scum as you, I'm so pissed off, I'm so pissed off! Ah..."

"Shopkeeper, what's the matter with you, what's the matter with you...Come here."

Lao Yuan's "ah" sound overlapped with Pei Ji's current "ah" sound.

"Ah... that's not what I said, that's not what I said!"

Pei Ji waved his hands like crazy.

Li Yuan threw the box aside, picked up a plate of vegetables on the table next to him and threw it on Pei Ji's face, the vegetable soup drenched Pei Ji all over, and a lot of it splashed everywhere.

"Rebellious officials and thieves! I treat you well! You actually... actually..."

Li Yuan was so angry that he didn't come up, and passed out, the Taiji Palace suddenly became chaotic, Li Shimin hugged his father and shouted for the imperial doctor.Li Chengqian yelled, "It's such a strange thing, what's the use of keeping you!" Although he picked up the box and ran towards the pillar and smashed it to pieces, he took something from the bottom of the box on the way...

"Rebel!" Fang Xuanling was the closest to Pei Ji, kicking Pei Ji onto a table.Who says literati can't use force?
"Damn it! Damn it!" Wei Zheng blushed and threw a plate of food at it!

Inspired by Wei Zheng, everyone threw dishes at Pei Ji one after another!
"Ah... ah..." Pei Ji kept screaming as he was smashed by the overwhelming dishes!
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