The ghost king and princess of Feng Qingtian

Chapter 114 Qian Zong's Birthday
The day of Qianzong's birthday banquet has arrived amidst the storms in the city and the open and secret struggles of various forces.

The capital city has been refurbished long ago, with lanterns and festoons everywhere. The Ministry of Rituals has already ordered craftsmen to decorate the main streets with colorful paintings and five-color cloth, and invited folk artists to perform on stage. A scene of universal celebration.

Needless to say, the palace has long been decorated with flowers and magnificence.What didn't match the excitement was Qian Zong's mood. He walked on the passage leading to the main hall with mixed feelings in his heart.

Qianzong recalled his situation since he took the throne. Since the day he took the throne, he has guarded it tremblingly, trying to strike a balance between courtiers and dignitaries. , as well as the affairs of the whole world, he also had his own ambitions that he wanted to display, and he also yearned to be a wise king who will endure through the ages, and wanted the weak Mo Yun to become prosperous and strong under his hands, but these lofty ambitions were hit by reality. It will be defeated.Qianzong felt that he really didn't feel the majesty and pleasure of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, but he felt the pressure and hard work of the Ninth Five-Year Lord all the time.

Now he has been on the throne for 20 years, and he has reached the age of [-], but his birthday is also full of pressure.To be honest, Qianzong always felt that nothing good would happen to this birthday celebration. Now Mo Yun needs time to recuperate, but at this time the four countries came to celebrate his birthday together by coincidence, and he also knew that nothing good would happen.He also celebrated his birthday a few years ago, but he didn't see people from these four countries come.Therefore, there are more envoys from the four countries this year, which makes Qianzong very uncomfortable.

And when Qianzong walked to the entrance of the main hall, he looked up and saw the queen and Yun Yuhong smiling at him, which made Qianzong suddenly feel at ease. This year not only had more envoys from the four countries, but also the daughter he was thinking of.Thinking about Yun Yuhong's "great achievements" during this period, Qian Zong smiled, took the hands of the queen and Yun Yuhong one by one, and walked into the main hall with them.

The tables have been set in the main hall, and the ministers and their families sit on both sides according to their official rank.Seeing Qian Zong come in, everyone stood up and saluted. After Qian Zong sat down, Bai Ziyu led all civil and military officials to formally celebrate Qian Zong's birthday and presented birthday gifts.

Qianzong is an emperor who has no obvious hobbies, unlike some emperors who like calligraphy, paintings, antiques, beauties and so on. He doesn't seem to have much interest in anything, so this birthday gift didn't bother the ministers. If you don't want to be looked at differently by the emperor, then just give some ordinary things to pass, so that you won't be singled out for mistakes. Of course, everyone should communicate in advance, not too much and not the least.

After the ministers offered their birthday gifts, envoys from the four countries came to celebrate their birthdays.Yuxue Kingdom sent a jade ruyi, and the sixth prince of Yuxue also specially emphasized the special meaning of this jade ruyi. It is said that this was entrusted by the Tathagata to an eminent monk who had attained enlightenment in a dream, and asked him to dedicate it to King Yuxue, the Buddha It is a priceless treasure, making Yu Ruyi, who is better than ordinary jade, suddenly noble.

Chi Yanguo sent a famous painting, the painting is Wansong Evergreen, which is considered suitable for the occasion. I heard that this is a famous artist's handwriting, and it is hard to find. This is also the favorite painting of Emperor Chiyan. This time, it was also to celebrate Qian Zong's birthday that he decided to cut off his love.What Qianzong could say, he could only accept it happily.Yun Yuhong gritted her teeth, thought for a while and whispered a few words in the clever ghost's ear.

What Ruifeng Kingdom sent was a coral plant taller than a person, which was well received by the house. Corals are rare, and ones taller than a person are even rarer, and the price will be much more expensive, but it is the most valuable among all the gifts.Qian Zong finally had a sincere smile on his face.After all, he is the king of a country. After all, this is an exchange between countries. Whether he has intentions or not, and how much he has used can be seen.

In fact, it was a bit distressing to take out this coral Duanmu Tiancheng. At first, he intentionally asked Yun Yuhong to marry him so he sent someone to pick up such a precious gift. The gift was changed, so he was going to talk to Qian Zong about returning the gift when he left.

The gifts from Ze Yuguo were more practical, with hundreds of pieces of cloth and thousands of altars of fine wine, but no matter how you look at these things, there is always a feeling that the emperor is rewarding his subjects.Looking at the gift list, many people murmured in their hearts, what is the meaning of a birthday gift like Zeyu? Moyun is a small country, but it is not someone's vassal country.

Bai Ziyu stepped forward to take the gift list and said with a smile: "The so-called gift of goose feathers from thousands of miles away is light on affection, not to mention that envoys from several countries can pay heavy gifts to congratulate my emperor on his birthday at the same time, which is enough to show sincerity."

After hearing Bai Ziyu's words, Qian Zong's face softened a little, and he continued with a smile: "What Bai Xiangye said is very true, please envoys from several countries express my gratitude to your Majesties on my behalf."

When the envoys from several countries saw that Bai Ziyu had rounded things up, they could only nod in agreement.

Next came the emperor's relatives, harem concubines and princes to present birthday gifts to Qianzong.King Xuan presented a guqin, and the empresses and concubines presented various gifts such as exquisite calligraphy and paintings. Of course, their gifts were not about being expensive or not, but more about their dexterity.

After that, it will be the birthday gift of the prince's children.Yun Yuhong took the five princes and the imperial sister to kowtow to Qian Zong. Qian Zong was very happy when he saw his sons and daughters. Needless to say, the eldest daughter was his right-hand man, and the four sons had also made great progress recently.Then there was the silent second princess, who was also well-behaved and did not cause trouble.Seeing the children Qian Zong felt much happier.

Yun Yuhong smiled at Qian Zong: "Father, my brother and sister and I have found a lot of gifts for your birthday this time, but we are not satisfied after looking for them. In the end, we decided to give you a special one, Father. Your Majesty, you must never have imagined that this must be the most satisfying thing among all these gifts."

Qian Zong laughed loudly, "As long as you are all healthy and safe, and you know how to make progress, your father will be satisfied. Even if you send a piece of grass to your father, your father will also be happy. But you said that, I am really curious What will you give, take it out and let me see."

Yun Yuhong winked at the four princes, and the four of them turned around and ran out together.While everyone was in amazement, they saw the four princes carrying a large iron bucket from the outside. The iron bucket was half as high as a person, and it was shiny black, but there was nothing special about it. The strange thing was that the bucket was filled with ginger. It was full to the brim, forming a triangular hill on top of the barrel.This bucket of ginger is still very heavy, and the four princes are still a little younger, so tired that their foreheads are sweating, and it is very difficult to carry it.

Everyone below began to discuss, what is the purpose of this, which family has such a gift, the four princes are young and ignorant, does the eldest princess also understand?It would be too much to send ginger to my father for his birthday. Even if there is nothing to give, writing a few birthday characters is a kind heart.

Everyone couldn't understand it, and Qian Zong couldn't understand it either, but Qian Zong knew that he wanted to support his daughter and son, and shouted from above: "Let the guards carry it, don't make you tired, as Prime Minister Bai said just now, goose feathers will be sent thousands of miles away." Courtesy is light and affection is heavy, and it’s good when you get it.”

Yun Yuhong pouted rarely, showing a bit of a little daughter's mischievousness and said: "Father, you don't understand, this is a great gift from me. We have thought about it for a long time, so we must not be taken lightly by you."

Qian Zong asked curiously, "Is there any allusion to this ginger?"

Yun Yuhong knelt down with the four princes and the second princess again, and said in unison: "I wish my father a long life, and wish my father a unified country."

"A bucket of ginger", "Unify the country", everyone only repeated these words in their minds, and the scene became silent for a while.

Is it okay to say "unify the country" in front of the envoys of the four countries?Many people looked at the envoys of the four countries, trying to find some clues from their faces. Many people secretly cursed in their hearts, as long as the small country of Moyun is not bullied, it is good, and dare to mention the unification of the country. Isn't this looking for death? If there is any envoy who is dissatisfied, go back and talk about it, isn't Mo Yun going to subjugate the country?

Bai Ziyu's heart is also heavy. He has always known Hong'er's ambition, but Mo Yun is really not suitable to deal with any wars now. The prosperity of the four countries does not happen overnight. It will take at least ten years for Mo Yun to fight against him. training.It is unwise to provoke the Four Kingdoms so early.

Qian Zong looked at his sons and daughters with mixed feelings in his heart.He understands the children's thoughts, Hong'er keeps saying that this is a great gift, the greatest gift, so he already clearly understands what they are talking about.Maybe it made him a little embarrassed to say it on such an occasion, but he also felt extremely happy. The Four Kingdoms didn't take Mo Yun seriously, and didn't take him, the Emperor Mo Yun seriously, but his sons and daughters did something for him. Tone, to unify the country, yes, which emperor does not want to unify the country, the sons and daughters have the heart, doesn't he, Qianzong, have no such courage.

Qian Zong laughed loudly after a while and said: "Okay, okay, very good, the birthday gift of your children is the most suitable for the father, you can ask for any reward, the father is happy today, everything is ready .”

Yun Yuhong smiled and said: "Father, we will do our part to reward this reward. However, we are still young and don't know what good things we want. Why don't you just grant us a wish. If there is anything difficult for us in the future, as long as it is not too much, father Your Majesty, how about letting us do it once."

How could Qian Zong not agree, he couldn't stop nodding and saying yes.

The envoys of the Four Emperors are also at war with heaven and man in their hearts. Do they want to express something about this situation?Their original intention was to test, the ghost king has always been mysterious, they don't know what cards are behind them, so they use birthday celebrations to find out, if Qianzong is still as cautious as before, forbearance and concession, then it is not terrible, they naturally want to start a war or You can do whatever it takes to oppress Mo Yun, but once Qian Zong becomes confident, you have to think carefully before taking action.But the appearance of this barrel of Jiang Shan greatly exceeded their expectations.Provoking the four countries at the same time does not require a little bit of courage, it requires great strength, and do these Mo Yun already have it?

(End of this chapter)