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Chapter 179: One Leaf Mitian (1)

No enemy attacks in the next few days, and Xuan Shaoning was thinking about Zhang Hanshan.

"Hey! I haven't had the chance to go back to the academy for so many days, otherwise I must go and verify it myself!" Xuan Shaoning looked to the north. It was the direction of Qingshan Academy, and there was a similar portrait of Zhang Hanshan there.

What Xuan Shaoning was struggling at this time was just to verify Zhang Hanshan's identity, and the capital had been busy for the royal celebration for many days, and the celebration entered the final countdown stage.

The capital city no longer allowed any soldiers to enter the city. At the same time, the people and merchants who entered and left the city every day were interrogated. The Ping'an Army was stationed outside the capital. All the seven admirals in the capital were called to the palace by the King of Ling to discuss matters. At the same time, the commander of the imperial guard Chen Yuanzhen, the commander of the Imperial Guard, Han Ruxun, and the Yin Yandi of Jingzhao, entered the palace every day to report. It was claimed that it was to focus on defense and ensure that there was no mistake in the royal celebration.

Until this time, the army that had quietly disappeared for ten months finally had news. After nightfall, Cai Yan came to the door to ask for the King of Ling, and was led into the Housing Study room by his elders. As soon as he saw King of Ling, Cai Yan immediately took out a few copies of the letters from his sleeve and handed them to King of Ling.

King Ling took the book and read it carefully, and the content was similar. King Ling threw the book on the desk, stretched out the folding fan and slowly swung it on his chest.

"My good fourth brother, I guess he has guessed that Dan Tai Guizong is familiar with foreign countries. If you say that Dan Tai is too tough in doing things. Fortunately, with Cai Xiangao, these comments did not enter the eyes of his father, otherwise it would really disrupt my overall situation."

"Your Highness is too proud. It is the honor of being able to serve Your Highness. My father is also a little worried about King Yu. After all, he has great military achievements and is also a strong contender for the throne."

"Cai Xiang is scheming after all, and his concerns are correct. OK, I have accepted all these in Book Palace. If you go back, tell Cai Xiang that it is my palace that I am grateful for his help. After the matter is done, I will definitely protect your Cai family's glory."

Cai Yan's mouth could no longer be controlled, and he nodded repeatedly and asked carefully: "Where is the God Killing Knight? After all, it is also an army of tens of thousands of people. How can it hide it?"

"You don't need to bother with this, you just need to remember to perform well tomorrow."

"Yes, the official obeys the order!"

Cai Yan did not dare to look at King Ling, so he could only lower his eyebrows and slowly retreat from the study. King Ling turned around and threw all the books into the charcoal basin, threw the candle on the fold, and immediately the books were swallowed by the flames.

The flames reflected the face of the King of Ling, ferocious and bloody, especially when he smiled, he was more like a ghost from hell, as if he wanted to devour all life on earth.

Seeing the day of the royal celebrations in front of us, the whole city of the capital was martial law and no one was allowed to enter and exit. The Ping An Army surrounded the capital. However, the birth of the emperor's grandson was a major event for the whole world to celebrate. Emperor Liang did not allow restrictions on the people in the capital. Instead, he encouraged the people to take a day off and celebrate on the streets. In this way, the capital was very lively. The people walked out of their homes and headed towards the workshop area. Naturally, merchants could not miss the great opportunity. Almost every company sold their own goods at a lower price, calling it "the emperor's grandson was born, and the goods were half price."

King Ling ordered Jingzhaoyin to be responsible for guarding the whole city and maintaining order, while the imperial guards and the imperial guards were all in their efforts to guard the imperial city.

All the court officials of the third rank or above have been invited by the royal family to go to the Qianyuan Palace in the imperial city. As the last three main palaces, the Qianyuan Palace, the regulations are consistent with the Mingyuan Palace and Chengyuan Palace. They are equally magnificent, but the difference is that the interior decoration is extremely luxurious. For this celebration, Emperor Liang ordered people to renovate the palace in a short time, connecting the palace with the external corridors and platforms.

This corridor was specially added by Emperor Liang. It extends from the second floor of Qianyuan Palace and is suspended on the top of the first floor. The shape of the corridor looks like a crescent moon, and the whole body is spliced ​​with transparent white jade. If a person stands on this corridor, he can vaguely see the buildings and the palace people coming and going through the white jade.

As for the ocean of red and yellow in Qianyuan Palace, yellow is a color that is exclusive to the royal family. When the people of the Liang Dynasty encountered great joy, they all liked to use red, so these two colors became the protagonists of the decoration. From the exhaust lanterns hanging high in the air to the pads on the low table, from the eight pillars that spread across the sky to the carpet covering the entire palace, they were all baseted by bright red and embroidered with flying dragon patterns.

The most eye-catching thing is the nine eight-clawed golden dragons in the hall, eight of which are all wrapped around the pillars of the sky. The largest one is on the screen behind the Liang Emperor's platform. The eight golden dragons in the hall are carved from wood, and their bodies are painted with various colors to highlight the appearance of the golden dragon. The dragons on the screen are embroidered with golden silk needles and threads. Clouds are surrounded by the golden dragon, and the golden dragons are in a flying posture, with teeth and claws, majestic and stern. Such a craft must be from the golden silk saint Zhao Kangdong. Except for him, there are few people in the entire Liang Dynasty who can control such a grand pattern and such delicate embroidery skills.

The Qianyuan Palace was artificially divided into three areas: the high platform where Emperor Liang and Imperial Concubine Jingjia were located, the royal family members and concubines in the harem, and the civil and military ministers. All the low tables in the royal family members and concubines in the harem were half-moon-shaped, and each one could sit two people. One of them was very wide, which was twice as big as the ordinary semi-round table. It was arranged by Emperor Liang for the family of King Xiang. As for the area where Emperor Liang used a small square table, which was just one person.

The corridor that Emperor Liang ordered people to re-extend was the place for the imperial washing ceremony. In the Liang Dynasty, whenever a newborn was born in the family, as long as the family's financial resources allowed, a blessing ceremony would be prepared for the newborn, called: body washing. The main content was to use clear water from the mountain spring to scrub the newborn's body, meaning to wash away disasters, disasters, illnesses, and misfortunes, and pray for God to give the newborn's luck, health and well-being. The content is generally like this, and the duration depends on the length of the ceremony. For ordinary people, only half an hour is enough, but it is a first-class event in the royal family.

Emperor Liang asked all members of the royal family, all concubines above the level of the harem, and all officials in the capital who were above the third rank and above of the civil and military officials, to participate, with a total of more than 300 people. For this purpose, more than 1,000 eunuchs and palace maids were equipped. In order to prepare food for so many people, the imperial kitchen started to prepare the procurement and processing of ingredients one month ago, and nearly 100 people worked hard for the whole month.

Since it was appointed by Emperor Liang, Pangkui and Du Shaoyin had already gone down the mountain to enter the imperial kitchen before Master and Chu Kuang. Emperor Liang had ordered that to taste Pangkui's craftsmanship alone, everyone in the imperial kitchen needed to cooperate with him. Therefore, twenty people allocated to Pangkui's palm room to help him. This was the first time in their lives that they had seen such a large-scale formation. They were not only careful but also thoughtful when doing things. In a few days, Pangkui lost weight.

Fat Kui joked to Du Shaoyin: "This palace errand is really hard to do. If I, Fat Kui, continue to stay in this palace, within half a month, Fat Kui's name will no longer be there. When you see me again in the future, you should call me "Shou Kui"!"

Fatkui said that he was just responsible for food. The Ministry of Rites was really busy. In order to handle the entire process of the celebration, the Ministry of Rites was also busy and had a rare rest. The eunuchs in the palace had to cooperate with the work of the Ministry of Rites, and the eunuchs and palace maids were also busy.

The above are all people who are preparing for the celebration, and those invited to attend the celebration are not idle. The specifications of this royal celebration are not low, and those who are qualified to participate are those with high enough ranks and official positions. Emperor Liang attaches such importance to him, which shows his love for the first emperor's grandson, so this gift is given in particular. Whether it is the civil servants and military generals of the previous dynasty or the concubines in the harem, they have really put a lot of effort into this gift.

As for Emperor Liang himself, on the one hand, he had to approve national affairs, and on the other hand, he had to pay attention to the celebration from time to time. He had the habit of inquire about the specific affairs of the celebration at any time. Emperor Liang not only hoped to hold this celebration enough, but also worried about whether there would be variables in the war on the front line. Therefore, Emperor Liang had been worried about the past ten months and his body became weak. If it weren't for the emperor's grandson's joy, I was afraid that Emperor Liang would have had to rest for a while.
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