Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 349

The weather in March in the capital gradually warmed up. As the spirit of Mr. Kangxi became more vigorous, the frontlines received good news one after another, and the hearts of the courtiers gradually calmed down. It became hot, dignitaries in the court and governors from all over the world showed their talents, collected treasures from all over the world, and sent them to the palace in an endless stream. Everyone tried their best to please Mr. Kangxi, and no one was willing to lag behind.

On March 47th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, the long-awaited Christmas time finally arrived. The inner court issued a decree a few days ago-the old man Kangxi will have a big banquet for all the officials in Beijing. a feast of glory.Early in the morning, the officials who were eligible to participate in the Longevity Banquet wore neat court uniforms and entered the palace in groups of three or four. In the hall of benevolence, ministers of the first and second ranks and meritorious officials above the marquis will then sit in the Hall of Preservation, and officials below the third rank will sit in the temporary reed shed outside the hall.

At the second quarter of the clock, the auspicious time has come, and several quiet whips sounded, but the dragon flag and banners were flying with the wind, the drums and music in Changyin Pavilion were beeping, the Dalu golden bell was tinkling, and Li Dequan and other eunuchs were surrounded by a bright yellow soft The sedan chair came slowly, and dozens of beauties in palace costumes sang and danced in unison. In the crisp singing, Mr. Kangxi got off the sedan chair with a ruddy complexion and stood there in high spirits. Hooray.

The old man Kangxi raised his hand with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Forget it, get up, all the lovers have worked hard for the country, I am very relieved, let's start the banquet!" It was a masterpiece of drum music, Yinzuo and Yinzhi, who were the hosts of the banquet, immediately got busy. While leading the old man Kangxi to his seat, he was also directing hundreds of eunuchs and officials from the Ministry of Rites to arrange the opening of the banquet. , had to urge the imperial dining room to serve food and wine, and was so busy that he was dizzy. After the banquet started, Yinzuo had to hold a pot to pour wine for the old princes at the table where Mr. Kangxi was. when.

After three rounds of cocoa wine, the highly interested old man Kangxi got up and planned to toast at other tables. Yin Zuo hurriedly held the wine pot and prepared to follow. The old man waved his hands, turned around, and said with a smile: "Xiao Liu'er, you've been busy for a long time, so go down and have a rest first, and I'll let Li Dequan follow along."

Well, the old man has spoken, and we have to eat some food, God knows how many things are waiting for a while.Yinzuo didn't insist either, and handed the jug in his hand to Li Dequan, knelt down and kowtowed, and retreated. He planned to go to the tables of the brothers to join in, but he watched the old eight brothers talking loudly He was giggling endlessly, suddenly lost interest, pondered for a while, confessed a few words to the group of young eunuchs who followed him, left the Tiren Hall, and went straight to the Zhonghe Hall where birthday gifts from various places were stored.

The spacious Zhonghe Hall is filled with rows of long tables, which are full of various congratulatory gifts, such as Duan Inkstone, Xuande Furnace, Jade Go, Guzheng, Guqin, etc., as well as various famous calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, Pearls and jades rendered the entire Zhonghe Hall into a jewel-like brilliance.At the same time, the young eunuchs saw Yinzuo coming with the money, and each went forward to say hello. Yinzuo rewarded them one by one with a smile, gave a few orders, and then went to Li He and Elun who were waiting in the corner to offer prisoners at the Meridian Gate. The two of them will go together.

Although Li and E didn't participate in the birthday banquet in preparation for presenting prisoners, they also got a share of wine and food. They were drinking. When they saw Yinzuo coming, they each got up and rushed to meet them. : "See the prince."

"Forget it." Yinzuo smiled and waved his hands and said: "Well, I've drunk it all, and the king is a little hungry, so I'll use it together, won't you not welcome it?"

Li He and Eluntai are both generals, but Li He is Yinzuo's slave, and his master has spoken, so he dared to say something, but he just bowed his body and answered the promise. The Lord's confidant was originally a first-class guard in the palace, and he has always been very courageous. He was not very afraid when he saw Yin Zuo, and he smiled and said: "Success, today is a good day for the Holy One, and the imperial meals given are all It’s a good thing, but there is less imperial wine, hey, it’s not refreshing enough to drink from this small jar, if the prince doesn’t dislike it, let’s use it together, so that the lower officials can try their best to curry favor.”

Heh, this kid talks a lot, it sounds like we are here to take advantage of him.Although Yinzuo was displeased in his heart, he didn't bring it to his face. He smiled and said, "I still have things to do later. It's no big deal to take a few sips of this wine. I'll wait for you later." On the day of Beijing, this king will send you two or thirty altars of old daughters to be red."

"Ha, thank you, my lord, for your kindness. It's still my lord who knows my heart. Hey, my lord has nothing to like, so I'd like to drink a few sips. Hahaha, my lord, please." Eluntai bowed with a smile He modestly let Yinzuo take his seat.

Yinzuo had just sat down, and before he even had time to move his chopsticks, a group of eunuchs came outside the hall, holding a few trays, hurried to Yinzuo's side, bowed and said: "My lord, these are The Holy One rewarded it, please use it slowly, Your Highness."

Oh, the food is not bad, a fish, a duck, and a carved cold dish, take out a jar of green bamboo leaves.Yinzuo glanced at the dishes on those trays, and said with a smile: "My lord loves it so much, my son has taken it, go back and thank the sage on my behalf, this king also has a good fortune."

Yinzuo has been tired of tasting imperial food since he was a child, that is, it looks good, but it is neither salty nor bland. It is much worse than the chefs in Yinzuo's mansion, but this After a while, Yinzuo was already hungry and panicked, and the general was very fragrant, and the wine was good wine, so a small jar of 30-year-old Zhuye Qingshao would cost a hundred taels of silver, but it was a little less. Individual points, and each of them couldn't drink a few cups, but this season is not an occasion for drinking openly, and Yinzuo doesn't mind drinking less.

"Li He, how is the prisoner offering ceremony that you are preparing?" Yin Zuo asked casually after taking a sip of wine.

"My lord, it's all right. It's been arranged a long time ago. I've rehearsed it several times, so nothing will go wrong." Before Li He could reply, Eluntai patted his chest carelessly and said.

"Oh, that's good, this king is just asking casually, the Holy Majesty is in high spirits today, maybe he drank a lot, and it's uncertain whether he will sacrifice himself or not, but it's always good to be prepared. "Yin Zuo said with a chuckle.

"Hahaha... what the lord said is that it's not easy for the officials to come all the way. You know, alcohol is banned in the army, the Fourteenth Lord himself doesn’t drink it, and we don’t have to drink it either, the alcohol bug in this belly has already exploded..." Before Eluntai finished speaking, he saw Zhang Tingyu Hurriedly walking into the Hall of Zhonghe, Yinzuo hurriedly got up and went up to meet him and said, "Master Zhang, is there something to look for the king?"

Zhang Tingyu looked a little flustered and said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Majesty's complexion is not right, and he drank too much wine. Several imperial physicians who accompanied him said that the Holy Majesty's body might be in trouble. The next official talked to Ma Zhongtang to persuade him." For a while, the Holy Majesty ignored it, so people had to do some tricks on the time telling, and asked the Holy Majesty to come down and rest for a while..." Zhang Tingyu hadn't finished speaking when he saw Mr. Kangxi walking in with sloppy steps. Accompanied by Ma Qi, He Tie, Chen Tianyuan and others, Mr. Kangxi's complexion was already as red as bloodshot, the corners of his mouth drooped a little, but he was very energetic, and he didn't need anyone to help him, just shaking him slightly Entered the Zhonghe Hall.

"My son has seen Huang Ama." Yin Zuo hurriedly dropped the wine glass in his hand, strode forward, knelt down to ask for Ann, Li He and Er Luntai also hurriedly knelt down and paid respects.

Grandpa Kangxi looked at Yinzuo and the others who were kneeling on the ground with some drunkenness, and waved his hand after a while and said: "No, no, hey, I'm happy today, so I used a few more glasses. Nothing at all." Then he turned to Li He and E Luntai, thought for a while and said, "Oh, you two are here to send congratulatory gifts for your great general, eh, offering prisoners? That's right, old ten Si really understands my heart, I like this gift very much, hey, I am old this time, I can't ride a horse, I can't draw a bow, I don't count on the job of fighting on the battlefield anymore, this thing on the battlefield I still have to wait for more help."

Li He and E Luntai hurriedly kowtowed their heads and said: "The ministers are willing to serve the emperor on the battlefield, and they will definitely not disappoint the emperor."

"Okay, okay, my love listens closely to these words, let's go, let's see the captives go!" Once the old man Kangxi became interested, he turned around and wanted to leave the hall, regardless of the vain under his feet.

"Huang Ama." Yin Zuo had long guessed that there would be troubles in offering prisoners, and had already discussed various changes with Wu and Lin, and came to the conclusion that no matter what kind of changes happened, it would be a big problem for Yin Zuo The favorable result, I didn't want to talk too much at first, but seeing the slightly swaying figure of Mr. Kangxi, Yinzuo felt sore in his heart, and finally couldn't help but want to dissuade him: "Huang Ama, you are a person of age. Alright, although this matter of presenting prisoners is good, but it is very windy outside, let the sons and ministers do it for you. It is good for Huang Ama to rest in the hall. It is not too early, Huang Ama, you should rest earlier. yes."

"It's okay, I'm okay, ha, I'm fine." Grandpa Kangxi laughed loudly and said, "When I was fighting, your little Liu was still playing with mud in the palace, hahaha, this is for the soldiers on the front line. Mind, I must watch this prisoner presenting ceremony."

Playing with mud?Halo, it seems that we have never played with mud before, alas, old man, the hero does not mention the courage of the past, why do you bother.Yinzuo felt a little bitter in his heart, and he still needed to persuade him. The old man Kangxi had already issued an order to order all the officials to gather at the Meridian Gate, waiting to watch the prisoner offering ceremony. Yinzuo glanced at the high-spirited old man, and shook his head helplessly. No more words, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu have nothing to do at this time, they can only secretly order the accompanying imperial physician to prepare all first aid methods and be ready to rescue him at any time.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City.This gate faces the sun in the middle, and it is located at Meridian, so it is called Meridian Gate.In dramas, the Meridian Gate, where the Meridian Gate is often beheaded, refers to this Meridian Gate. Of course, dramas are always dramas. There are actually very few people who are pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded, but there are many courtiers who are thrown out of the Meridian Gate. However, many of them were tortured and died.

Today, on the Christmas day of Grandpa Kangxi, all the officials above the fifth grade in Beijing entered the palace. Once the grandpa issued an edict to the Meridian Gate to watch the offering of prisoners, all the officials, big and small, followed the guidance of the eunuchs and gathered at the Meridian Gate In addition, except for those old princes and a group of elder brothers who were able to go up to the city tower, the rest of the officials, big and small, gathered outside the city gate, and everyone stood on tiptoe waiting for the start of the prisoner offering ceremony.

Before the time was right, with the sound of drums, Mr. Kangxi, accompanied by Yinzuo, Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu and others, slowly walked up the city gate tower. The officials below immediately fell to their knees, and the sound of three shouts of long live resounded through the sky.Grandpa Kangxi looked excitedly at the officer who was kneeling with his head down, waved his hands and said, "Everyone is flat, let's start offering prisoners!" As soon as the words fell, several horns were fired, and a burst of horns blew, A horse team turned out from a distant street corner and escorted more than a hundred prisoners of war and walked slowly towards the Meridian Gate.

Standing among the elder brothers, Yinzuo took a peek at Mr. Kangxi, but saw that his face, which was originally rosy from excitement, was now as red as if bleeding, and the corners of his mouth were already drooling without knowing it. I was extremely uneasy, and seeing the unconcealable pride on the faces of the eighth brothers, my heart sank even more. I wanted to stop the prisoner offering ceremony, but I didn't know how to say it. , I heard a commotion from the crowd: "Here we come, here we come." The horse team participating in the prisoner offering ceremony has already arrived at the small square outside the Meridian Gate, and is marching in line to the tower of the Meridian Gate.

The cavalry escorted the prisoners of war through the ranks of hundreds of officials and arrived at the bottom of the city gate, but after hearing an order, hundreds of cavalry raised their guns to salute the old man Kangxi on the top of the city gate, and the guards of the prisoners of war relaxed. Just at the right time, a mutation happened...

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