Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 280 New Rites and Music

Today is a very crowded day no matter where you go.

In fact, it is also crowded.

To be honest, there is actually a lot of open space, so there is no need for everyone to crowd together.

But today the birthday boy is in Yanguangyuan, so hundreds of people crowded into the originally spacious Yanguangyuan in an instant.
Jia Hui had never felt that Yanguangyuan was so strange. It was so strange that he didn't know where to start standing at the door.
Now you know what it's like to be crowded with people.

Fortunately, the title of Taiwei is still of some use. After hearing "The Taiwei and his wife are here!", the people crowded in the yard shrank to the sides as hard as they could, finally creating a passage.
In fact, there shouldn't have been so many people. The people who were originally qualified to come here were either the royal family members, princes, nobles, and the family members of first- and second-rank civil servants.

However, the royal family and nobles were almost taken away in a wave. Even if the remaining royal children brought all the babies who were still in confinement to stand here, Yanguangyuan would seem too empty. There was no other way, so the emperor agreed to let the viscounts in Beijing come in.
It is indeed not empty now, but it has become crowded.
Jia Hui could even catch a glimpse of several of his old subordinates at a glance.
Fortunately, it was only the courtyard that was crowded. There were only royal family members and first- and second-rank officials in the main hall, so it was finally spacious.

After entering the door and walking up to the emperor, Jia Hui gently tugged on Li Wan's sleeves and paid homage to her at the same time: "My minister Jia Hui and his wife Jia Li congratulated the emperor on his birthday. I wish him longevity and great fortune. Yaluqiu has three joys in life! "

"Hahahahahaha, okay, okay, Jinyu Palace Chief, get up quickly and give me a seat!" The junior who has a successful career and a happy family came to congratulate him on his birthday. The emperor suddenly opened his mouth with joy and hurriedly called to the servants to move quickly. Bring over two chairs.
The emperor naturally knew Li Wan's name. After all, she often brought the juniors of the Jia family to visit the queen. After the queen knew Li Wan's name, the emperor naturally knew it too.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He stretched out his hand and gently supported Li Wan's arm to lend him some strength. Li Wan, who was carrying several kilograms of Zhai Guan on his head and wearing more than twenty kilograms of clothes, stood up without any difficulty.
Naturally, Li Wan was not suitable to stay here, so he resigned to the emperor and followed the chamberlain to another room to find the queen and other female relatives.

After all, the group of people back then made it clear that the young prince Chen Pingyuan was just a cover, and their ultimate goal was to help him, the real grandson of that year, rise to power.

Jia Hui also sat safely on the stool brought by the chamberlain.

Ever since the Huaqing Palace rebellion, Prince Yizhong had been keeping a low profile for several years, fearing that the emperor would chop him into pieces if he couldn't think of anything. He had thought up the reason for himself, calling it "colluding with the remnants of the East Palace to rebel."

"Tsk, tsk, Jinyu, the young couple are quite loving!" the emperor teased with a smile.

"Get started!" How could the hot-blooded Yi Zhong care about what he had or didn't have? He grabbed Chen Pingyuan's face and tried to push him away.

"Hmph!" Yi Zhong smoothly descended the steps given by the emperor, snorted coldly, and was pushed back to the chair by Chen Pingyuan.

"Hey, the bastard is finally willing to come out of his shell?"

"Hmph, you are smiling playfully in front of the emperor. Do you have any more rules?" Prince Yizhong, who was sitting nearby, frowned and shouted at Jia Hui with an unhappy look on his face.

It would have been fine on a normal day, but today was the Emperor's seventieth birthday anyway. It was not good to see blood, and even if the Emperor didn't say anything, he wouldn't be able to fight.

"Haha, madam, she is not very strong, and I was worried that she would lose her manners in front of the palace, but she made the emperor laugh. Please forgive me." Jia Hui replied with a smile.

"Hey, if you want to fight, hurry up. Once you're done, go to the table. I'm hungry!"

Jia Hui's playful smile made Yi Zhong break his guard. After so many years of being frightened, his mind became more sensitive, especially when he couldn't help others saying something related to timidity.
"Oh brother, forget it, forget it." When Chen Ping saw that the situation was not good, he immediately threw himself on Yi Zhong and dragged him back.

When "I" heard this, Yi Zhong almost couldn't breathe.
Although what you said is correct and I agree with it, but
Could you please stop speaking so bluntly? Don't I want to lose face?
"Hahahaha!" The emperor was amused by Chen Pingyuan's words.

But how could Chen Pingyuan, who had witnessed Jia Hui being killed with blood all over his body and with pieces of meat hanging on his body, like a god of murder, be so easy to do so?

Naturally, the emperor saw Jia Hui's actions just now clearly.

The emperor has already looked away from the fact that Jia Hui and Yi Zhong fought when they met because they didn't agree with each other. Anyway, Jin Yu had a measured attack, and Yi Zhong couldn't beat Jin Yu, so he just treated it as a show of excitement.

"You piece of shit, you're spraying shit in your mouth, I'll kill you!"

Finally, he had a blood-related eldest brother. Although the relationship was average, there was always someone he could hug and keep warm in this court. He couldn't let Yi Zhong just disappear: "No, brother, you fight But it’s his, you will be beaten to death by him!”

Jia Hui stopped staring at Yi Zhong and blinked to relieve eye fatigue.

Today, when I saw Jia Hui, who had been fighting with me since they were incompatible with each other since childhood, I couldn't help but say something negative to him.

He was so frightened that he secretly exchanged all the money from the palace for banknotes, dug several tunnels from the palace to the outside of the city, and even secretly chartered several small boats, just in case the emperor or someone wanted to kill him. Sometimes I can run away with the whole family with a glimmer of hope.
Many years passed, Chen Pingyuan got married, the princess was pregnant with a baby, and neither the emperor nor the present had any intention of dealing with the remnants of their two families in the East Palace, Prince Yizhong finally felt relieved.

"No fight?" the emperor asked, looking around the two of them.

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Jia Hui stood up to apologize before Yi Zhong could speak. Yi Zhong, who was a step too late, could only glare at him, and then quickly stood up to apologize.

"I don't think about it anymore, I thought there could be some extra programs to add to the fun," the emperor said in a strange tone, "That's all, I won't punish you on this big day, you two things."

The emperor rubbed his forehead. I am afraid that these two bitches will never be able to get along in this life.

"Forget it, let's go and eat!"

. . . . . .

There are still some procedures to be done before taking the seat.

For example, all civil and military officials and nobles from all over the world congratulated the emperor on his birthday.

As a result, the old and young men in Yanguangyuan also went around to the place where the civil and military officials were waiting quietly, waiting for the birthday banquet to officially begin.

The positions are the same as in the Great Court Meeting. The civil and military classes are divided into two classes. The literary class is still headed by the first assistant Li Yan, followed by the cabinet ministers and ministers, and then the remaining nine ministers, ministers, ministers and above. Civil servant in Beijing.

Well, they are not necessarily all officials from the capital. Some local officials who come to the capital for business are also included.

The same goes for the martial arts class. All the fifth-grade and above generals in Beijing are here.

The leader was none other than Captain Jia, who was even in front of all the kings.

After all, the emperor's title of prince is called "feng", while the title of Taiwei is called "bai". The most important thing for becoming a prince is that the princes have good luck and superb reincarnation skills, but it is difficult to meet a Taiwei, so, Jia Hui, the Taiwei, was ranked before all the kings.

After the kings, there are the princes, princes and uncles arranged according to their title, seniority and age.

Just hearing the roar of the Dharma chant inside the door, everyone in the civil and military classes instantly straightened their backs and looked solemn.

The birthday party has begun!

Immediately after the dharma trumpet was played, the "Assembly Ceremony Song" was played.

The great Emperor Qi is blessed with long hair. Zuolong Jixia, Daomai Yutang.

Virtue can be bright, and there will be no bright light. With the sky as the pole, Chen lives in all directions. The emperor is my empress, and she has a holy virtue. There is a destiny from heaven, and Xiuzhen is given at birth.

The dragon flies to the purple pole, making me Qi Jing. The light house universe is brilliant and clear.

Accompanied by the oppressive opening sound created by deliberately not oiling the door shaft, the palace door opened wide!

Jia Hui and Li Yan looked at each other, took a deep breath at the same time, and took steps forward.
Accompanied by the singing of Ya Le's "General Assembly Ceremony Song", the top powers of this powerful empire entered the birthday banquet venue.
The ladies had collectively paid their respects to the Emperor before them, so those who were seated, such as the princesses and Li Wan, and other first-class imperial concubines, took their seats early. Those who were not seated did not mind. The Queen and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took their seats early. I have set up a few banquet tables in another courtyard. If you want to play a little longer, you can play a little longer. If you don't want to, just go back with your husband, who also has no seat.

The generals of the Han Dynasty were wearing armor that was polished to reflect the light. They were holding various ritual utensils and were lined up on both sides of the road. They all had red silk tied on their arms. When the wind blew this way, from a distance, they looked like they were wrapped in a storybook. Heavenly soldiers and generals wearing ribbons.

The location where the Emperor and his wife were located was a small palace on a peninsula protruding slightly to the north on the south bank of the South China Sea. It seemed to be a small flat platform built specifically for banquets and other occasions.

The platform is a little higher than the ground, just high enough for people at the last table of the banquet to raise their heads and see, without making the princes and nobles in the front row feel uncomfortable and unable to see. They obviously put a lot of thought into the design.

Halfway through the venue, the "General Ceremony Song" had just finished singing, and the musicians from the Jiaofang Division immediately seamlessly moved on to the next song of elegant music.
"Singing in front of the palace".

It is clear that in the Qi Kingdom, Jixi Huangdao was established. Then the sky will be transformed, and the light will be fixed and protected by nature.

The natural protection is established, and it is everywhere. Prosperity and prosperity, Mu Mu Huang Huang.

The flowing water leads to Zong Tianchi. The numerous tribute posts suppress the majesty.

Not only do you practice majestic manners, but you also have a leisurely manner. If one person has good principles, he will prosper all nations.

Hao Zai, my emperor, is the Holy Spirit. The end of the journey is the beginning, and there will be no celebration for Vietnam.

Like the sky, it is so popular, like the sun, it is prosperous. Jiezi Jingfu, forever solid Hong Ming.

Accompanied by the singing of the musicians, the civil and military teams slowly stopped and stood firm in front of the platform, until the last few people in the official team also stood still, and the "Singing in Front of the Palace" also ended.

"Presenting longevity, celebrating the Holy Emperor. Lingzuo Qiong Eryi, Xiu Ming et al. Sanguang!"

The sound of music came to the ears again, and the civil and military classes, led by Jia Hui and Li Yan, sang the "Song of Longevity" that they had been taught in advance.

After all, they were not professional singers, and there were quite a few with broken gong voices among the officials. If they sang too much and were exposed, it would be unsightly, so the Jiaofang Secretary did not edit "Song of Longevity".

Dai Quan took a step forward: "Congratulations!"

Civil and military officials sang loudly in praise.

"Heaven assists virtue!"

“Congratulations again!”

"Haiyu Xianning!"

"Three thumbs up!"

"Hail, holy bow!"

Zhu Wenwu shouted long live.

"I wish your Majesty a long life!" Finally, all the ministers prostrated themselves on the ground.
"Hahahahahaha, you all are safe!" The emperor laughed wildly back.

After the ceremony, call it a day.

The princes, nobles and high-ranking officials were seated, and their seats were easy to find. They could just go wherever their wives were.

Those who were not qualified to sit were left in an orderly manner from both sides.

Jia Hui also found his seat very smoothly.

There was nothing I could do about it, the seat was too far forward, and Li Wan, a pretty woman in her twenties, was so conspicuous among a bunch of old ladies with gray hair that it was hard not to notice.

Today we sit according to title and rank, and the princes have all gone to the platform.

The area of ​​Jia Hui is the area of ​​​​the dukes.

Shared meals, just one couple per table.

After greeting the familiar Yun Yu and other dukes, Jia Hui sat down next to Li Wan. As a result, Li Wan handed him a sweat towel to wipe the sweat on his forehead.
"Hu Ke, we have completed the procedure." Jia Hui carefully wiped the sweat from his face with a sweat towel.

I can't help it, I'm afraid of the heat.

"Sir, was this court so complicated last time?" Li Wan asked curiously.

It was the first time for her to see such a grand process, with music playing, singing, and shouts of "Long Live the Mountain". Today was an eye-opener.

"Haha, how about it? The new etiquette and music are shocking, aren't they?" Jia Hui said with a smile.

"New formulation?" Li Wan didn't quite understand.

"Yes, it's newly formulated." Jia Hui, who had wiped off the sweat, folded the sweat towel neatly and put it into his sleeves. "It turns out that you only need to follow "Chaohui Le" and "Danbi Da Le". There is no singing at all. However, some time ago the Ministry of Rites said that it has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is time to establish new rituals and music."

"Is this the new ritual music? Does it feel indescribably gorgeous?" Li Wan thought for a while and expressed his feelings.

"Uh-huh." Jia Hui nodded, "In the early years, the country was poor, so it advocated frugality. Even rituals and music were sparing as much as possible. If you could only play music, you would never sing or dance. But it's different now. The country and the dynasty advocated frugality. Now that we have money, the political situation has stabilized, and now there is only one Junggar around who can fight with us. Taken together, it can be considered a prosperous age now."

Jia Hui looked around the luxuriously decorated venue with great emotion: "As the old saying goes, you have to look forward to Shu. Now that you have food, the next step is to go in the direction of having a full meal and a good meal. Look, , Isn’t the redefinition of face-related things like rituals and music in the direction of ‘eating good food’?”

Li Wan nodded in approval: "I understand, I understand, 'It cannot be majestic without magnificence'. Look, the envoys from various countries who followed you in are all dumbfounded!"

Jia Hui then glanced in the direction of the teams from various countries, and immediately found a group of hunchbacks who seemed to be shocked by the scene just now. They all had "I'm shocked" expressions on their faces until they reached their seats.
"Tsk, look, the effect is coming out right now!"

(End of this chapter)