Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 55
The palace was extremely lively this day.

On the occasion of Emperor Xiang's [-]th birthday in Zhou Dynasty, all officials brought gifts to the banquet.

In the banquet hall, [-] or [-] long tables were connected together, filled with fine wine, fresh fruit, and meals carefully prepared by the royal chef in the palace.

In the center of the hall, dancers danced to the accompaniment of corner musicians, and their gorgeous long skirts fluttered up and down with their movements.

There are not many people who are willing to appreciate the beautiful scenery on a good day.

Most of the officials sitting behind the long table had different complexions. There was a congratulatory smile on their faces, but there was an indelible worry in their eyes.

There are more and more faces with such superficial smiles, and the whole hall looks a little weird.

Emperor Qingxiang himself didn't notice it.

He sat on the dragon chair, squinted his eyes, watched the dancers perform, and hummed something, looking contented.

The queen sat on his left side and cast contemptuous glances at him from time to time.

Sitting on the right side of Emperor Qingxiang was Concubine Yugui. She whispered beside the emperor while peeling grapes for him and putting them in his mouth.

Fu Chengyang stood aside, turning a blind eye.

After the dance, all the officials stood up and congratulated the sage on his long life.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

Qing Xiang's face was flushed, and she seemed to be in a good mood.

"Go up—gift—"

Fu Chengyang's sharp voice was heard far away, and the young eunuchs were holding gift lists from all over the capital.

On the emperor's birthday, it's not just Beijing officials who give gifts. Foreign officials, who are a little more flexible and have higher official positions, will also prepare gifts in advance.

Although they can't come, they will definitely get the gift.

At least in this way, the emperor can know their intentions.

"Master Muzhang of Yunzhou Prefecture, present a pair of Yu Ruyi, and wish the Holy One a long and boundless life."

"Master Wu, the governor of Yangzhou, present the treasured beast inkstone, and wish the holy year of Yong'an."

"Sishui County, Qingzhou..."

"Next sentence, Liguo sends a special envoy..."

Each of the little eunuchs had a list of gifts in their hands, which recorded the gifts from officials from other places, and even foreign countries.

Now they read out one by one, and Emperor Qingxiang was very pleased with it.

Especially when he heard congratulatory gifts from some small Fanbangs, he waved his hand and said: "I am dignified and dignified, I am a kingdom of heaven, and I want to show the demeanor of a kingdom! These gifts from Fanbang will be given to them tenfold!"

"Your Majesty is wise..."

Baiguan said on his lips, but he was helpless in his heart.

Especially the Minister of the Household Department, his heart is bleeding right now.

Everyone knows that Emperor Qingxiang has a good face. Every year Fanbang sends congratulatory gifts, and in order to show the demeanor of a big country, he has to send them back ten times.

After coming and going, Fanbang has also learned to be smart, and the gifts are getting more and more expensive every year.Because people know that if you give back ten times everything, the more expensive the gift, the more cost-effective it will be.

But in this way, the household department responsible for paying the money will be miserable.

The minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs listened to the gift lists from various foreign countries, and mentally calculated how much money he would get back, and almost fainted himself.

It is estimated that a million taels can't beat it!
If it was other things, he might still post a zipbook to talk about it, but he knew that he couldn't give a zipbook only about the foreign countries.

What Emperor Qingxiang was most afraid of was losing face in front of a small country. The previous minister of the household department was demoted because of this incident. Now, as the new minister of the household department, he will not step on the thunder again.

Ugh.

The Minister of Household Department sighed inwardly, he could only suffer the people of Dazhou one more time, and cut down the money for repairing the embankment.

The gift list was very long, and it took a long time for the young eunuchs to read it all.

But Emperor Qingxiang was still a little unsatisfied, presumably it was the refreshing feeling brought to him by the kingdom of heaven, and it would not be enough to enjoy it for a long time.

After reminiscing for a moment, Emperor Qingxiang raised his glass and said, "My Great Zhou is prosperous and prosperous, and all nations come to court. The prosperous age is gathered, and those who see it will have a share. As my Great Zhou's ministers, you should also be proud of this prosperous age. Come, raise your glass!" "

The ministers raised their wine glasses one after another, just looking at their expressions, but few were excited.

Everyone had one thing in their hearts, and many people cast their eyes on Fu Chengyang from time to time.

Fu Chengyang looked expressionlessly at the entrance of the hall.

At this time, a person knelt down from outside the door, held up the memorial with both hands, and said loudly: "Your Majesty! Urgent report from Northern Xinjiang!"

This voice broke Emperor Qingxiang's interest and made him furious immediately.

"Bastard! Fork it out!"

Upon hearing this, the imperial guards immediately arrested the man outside the hall.

"Your Majesty!" The man outside the hall seemed prepared to die as he struggled and shouted, "Su Tufeng's son, Su Yuan, rebelled! Princess Jiuyang and General Gongsun Kuo were all killed by him, and the northern camp was even more Fall into his hands! Your Majesty!"

Emperor Qingxiang stood up suddenly, and the wine glass in his hand hit the ground with a bang.

"What did you say?!"

The ministers also blew up the pot with a bang, but judging from the expressions of many people, they had already known about it.

Inside the main hall, all the officials knew it well, as if the emperor himself knew nothing about this matter.

Emperor Qingxiang took the folder at this moment, saw Xu Yichuan wrote "Northern Xinjiang is lost, and Mozhou is in danger", he was so angry and bloody, his eyes darkened, Deng Deng took a few steps back, and sat slumped on the dragon chair.

"cough!"

He coughed violently, and a few drops of blood splashed out and fell to the ground.

"His Majesty!"

"Royal doctor! Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!"

All the officials were shocked, and the hall was in chaos.

The empress supported Emperor Qingxiang and shouted for someone to come to the imperial doctor, while Concubine Yu Gui looked at Fu Chengyang with absent-minded eyes. She couldn't believe that her brother was really dead.

Fu Chengyang shook his head at Concubine Yu in a subtle way. He already knew that Gongsun Kuo would not survive, and it was just perfunctory to tell Concubine Yu that he would try his best to save her.

"My son, my son!!"

One of the officials cried out in grief, he was a white-haired old man, his son was none other than Gongsun Kuo, and he was Gongsun Jie, the left servant of the Ministry of War.

Soon, Emperor Qingxiang, who was dizzy and coughing up blood, was taken away to find an imperial doctor, all the officials also dispersed, and a birthday banquet came to an end at its climax.

Fu Chengyang was the last to leave, and he was very satisfied with the result.

And he is also looking forward to what will happen next.

at night.

Fu Chengyang, dressed in black and with a figure like the wind, sneaked into the palace without any guards noticing, and found Concubine Yugui.

As soon as he entered the room, the woman sitting in front of the dressing table complained to the figure in the mirror: "Brother Yang, didn't you say..."

"I just said that I tried my best, but Su Yuan acted too quickly, and the capital is thousands of miles away from the northern Xinjiang, so I can't do anything." Fu Chengyang took off his mask and walked to Concubine Yugui.

He reached out and stroked the latter's slightly haggard face: "Don't worry, I will avenge your brother."

"...What's the use of that, brother Kuo will never come back after all."

Seeing her attitude, Fu Chengyang exerted a little force on his palms and squeezed them tightly.

Concubine Yugui suddenly felt pain in her cheeks, and reached out to push Fu Chengyang's arm: "Brother Yang, you..."

"That idiot Gongsun Kuo will die as soon as he dies. I warn you, if you delay Chong'er because of this matter, I will destroy your whole family of Gongsun Kuo!"

Fu Chengyang's sudden viciousness made Concubine Yu very frightened, she struggled with tears in her eyes and said, "Brother Yang, what are you talking about, Chong'er is also my child, how can I delay his future!"

"Hmph..." Fu Chengyang let go of his hand, his eyes paranoid to the extreme.

"My son of Fu Chengyang must sit on the throne! Whoever dares to stop me, I will let him die without a place to bury him!"

(End of this chapter)