Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421
The next day, the emperor invited Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan to the palace to name the eldest son of the emperor. When Cai Yong saw his grandson, he was so happy that he didn't let go. Compared with the little fat man, this little guy was obviously more like Queen Cai. In a similar way, Cai Yong seemed to have seen the appearance of the queen when she was a baby, hugging the little guy and giggling, the emperor complained in his heart, and the mother said that I had lost my dignity, this dignified man, the head of Confucian classics, isn't the same?

"Your Majesty, how about naming it Xi?"

Cai Yong wrote it on the paper again, and said: "The book says: Yunli Baigong, Shuji Xianxi, taking the word Xi, means Xi Dynasty, Ximin, Xiguo!" Zheng Xuan frowned at his words, and asked: "The newborn son is named after this, but it is actually expensive. Your Majesty, Your Highness is so thin and weak, I am afraid that it will be difficult to bear the preciousness."

The little fat man, who was a little happy at first, felt displeased when he heard Zheng Xuan's words.Are you looking down on my son?
Zheng Xuan continued: "It's better to choose a small name, wait for His Highness to reach the crown, and then give Xi the word, what do you think?"

Hearing what Zheng Xuan said, the anger in the little fat man's heart gradually dissipated. Since ancient times, there have indeed been such cases, such as Emperor Xiaowu, who once had an unbearable nickname, and even Cao Cao had a nickname like Ah Man. He thought for a moment, looked at Zheng Xuan, and asked, "Why did you teach me?"

"His Majesty's birthday and Xu, Xu is a dog, and I would like to present a mastiff. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

"This..." the little fat man thought for a long time, looked at Cai Yong beside him, Cai Yong smiled and nodded, seeing that Cai Yong did not object, the little fat man agreed. As for the big name Xi, naturally he had to wait until The little guy can only use it after he grows up. Of course, if the little guy grows up and can't be used much, and even the emperor doesn't like it, maybe this word Xi will become the name of other princes.

"Mastiff~~" Cai Yong hugged the little guy and cried out with a smile.

Um?Dog son?
The emperor always felt that something was wrong, and frowned, why did he feel that this guy was scolding me?
The little mastiff was hugged tightly, and there was some fear in his eyes. It was the little fat man who hugged him hurriedly, so he didn't cry out. Cai Yong smiled and said: "Your Majesty is overjoyed to have a son, not to mention Dong The environment is all flat, and the whole country is celebrating, your Majesty wants to host a banquet to entertain the ministers?" The little fat man frowned and asked: "A banquet? Why didn't I know there is such a ritual?"

"It didn't happen before, but when His Majesty was born, Emperor Xiaokang once hosted a banquet to entertain the officials, making the officials harmonious. In the temple, it was even more enjoyable, and the officials worked together to rule the temple."

The little fat man nodded, and he also understood in his heart that there are many conflicts among the courtiers in the temple at this moment, and Cai Yong intends to repair this relationship. It is said that Cao Cao had personally sent fine wine to Cai Yong before, and he also wanted to improve it. Regarding the relationship with the veterans, Cai Yong was also unwilling to continue the internal struggle with Cao Cao and others. However, today, the two factions fought again because of some matters in the south. Cai Yong did not want the easing situation to be interrupted.

However, the little fat man is not worried about how close their relationship will become. A banquet cannot change their relationship. Cao Cao and the others want to sit in a higher position, and a banquet will not allow them to realize their ambitions, nor can they Let Cai Yong and others continue to sit in the third position, and the recent incidents in the south will cause a huge crack in their relationship.

The Son of Heaven handed this matter over to Hanmen and Xun Yu to prepare for it, and the banquet was also set for tomorrow.

The little fat man hugged the mastiff, looked at Cai Yong, and said with some doubts: "There is one thing, I am very puzzled..."

"Don't know what?"

"I am also the eldest son. After birth, I was named Bian, and I never had a nickname. Why?"

Cai Yong smiled awkwardly, looked at Zheng Xuan, and said: "When His Majesty was born, the subject was humble, I don't know why."

Zheng Xuan didn't have his scruples, he said: "Your Highness was thin and weak when he was born, so he was named, but His Majesty is different." Just as he was about to continue, Cai Yong hurriedly pulled him back, smiled, Said: "Your Majesty, there are still many things in Taixue and Menzixue, may we resign first?"

"Um"

The little fat man's face was a little dark, and he watched them leave with cold eyes.

Hold back, hold back, think about Wang Fu, even he can bear it, so what is this guy talking about?

the next day
The news spread that the emperor hosted a banquet and entertained the officials in the palace. The officials were extremely excited. Veteran officials like Cao Song could not help telling their children to attend. In the past, during the Jianning period , Emperor Xiaokang also hosted a banquet, and those who were able to attend the banquet that day later became Sangong Jiuqing, famous officials in the world, and definitely tried to find a way to enter.

Yuan Feng also wanted to tell him to come, but his two heirs are both outside the court, there is no way to come back, so he can only give up.

Who can participate in the banquet, according to the little fat man's original idea, he hopes that all officials can participate, but if all officials can participate, then the status of this banquet is far less than imagined Gao, he still wants to maintain the high standard of the banquet. After thinking for a long time, he finally settled on the list, among which are Cui Shi, Zhang He, Cao Cao, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Xing Ziang, Zhang Wen, There are 11 people including Liu Mo.

Among them, the most astonishing one is naturally the last one, Liu Mo. Why can this fellow participate?To put it bluntly, he is a descendant of the East, a barbarian, how can he walk with these three nobles?
At night, under the envious and jealous eyes of all the officials, Liu Mo walked into the palace with his head held high. He was also very excited, and he didn't even know why he was valued by the emperor, and he was eligible to enter the banquet set up by the emperor himself However, since the Son of Heaven valued him so much, he must not lose the face of the Son of Heaven. He adjusted the gorgeous clothes he borrowed over and over again.

When he reached the gate of the palace, the soldiers immediately stepped forward and stopped him.

He sent the invitation card up with a smile, and said with a smile: "I am Taiwei Commander Shi Liumo, and I am invited to the banquet."

The soldier looked at the post, looked up and down at his ill-fitting clothes, smiled, and asked, "Is that Mr. Dongyan?"

"I used to be named by the Son of Heaven, but now I am called Liu Mo. I am the chief historian under the command of Taiwei Zhang Gong, and I am the king." Before he could finish speaking, the two soldiers immediately moved out of the way. Letting him in, Liu Mo nodded towards the two of them, and walked in. One soldier watched him go in, and looked at the other with some annoyance, and said, "Why are you talking to this barbarian?"

"You don't know how much he talks?"

"Haha, I'm just curious. The banquet is full of three princes and nine ministers, and the worst is Yilang like Xun Jun. Why do you think this guy can go in?"

Liu Mo trembled in the distance, and turned his head. The two soldiers stood with their heads held high. They were not ordinary soldiers, but Rinrou Asa Nakahata, who was not afraid of this mere history. Liu Mo looked at them After a while, he turned around and walked into the palace.

When he walked into the garden, he heard a loud noise. He knew that he was a little late, so he quickly walked in. When he walked in, the officials stopped talking, and most of them were helpless and distressed. They don't know why the emperor called this guy here, with him here, do we want to have fun or listen to Dongyan's fish and shrimp?

"Sir Liu Mo, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Liu Mo paid homage to the superior emperor, the emperor smiled, waved his hand, and said, "There is no need to be so polite when hosting a banquet today, just sit down!" Liu Mo apologized again: "I am late, I hope your majesty will forgive me." , the emperor smiled and shook his head, didn't blame him, but took a deep look at his clothes, the emperor knew that his salary was not high.
He looked around. At the end, Xun You was sitting alone, so he walked up and was about to take his seat. Xun You frowned and said, "Your Majesty, there is someone here."

Liu Mo smiled awkwardly, looked up, but no one looked at him, they all turned their heads and chatted with each other.

Suddenly someone snorted coldly, looked at Liu Mo, and said, "Sit next to me!"

This person was Zhang Wen, besides Cui Shi, Lu Zhi was around him, Liu Mo didn't dare to sit down, but Zhang Wen was strong, so he didn't dare to disobey, he carefully sat beside Zhang Wen, At this time, Liu Mo noticed that everyone was sitting on both sides with a tacit understanding. Zhang Wen's side were all old officials, while Cao Cao, Xun You, and Xun Yu were all on the opposite side.

No wonder, I couldn't sit down by myself.

Seeing that everyone was seated, the emperor asked the court lady to bring the mastiff. Seeing this handsome little guy, everyone was overjoyed and stepped forward to hug him. The emperor was also smiling. For some reason, when he saw the old Cui Shi When holding the little guy carefully, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He thought, maybe when he was born, He Yeye also hugged him like this.

After seeing the little guy, among the officials, Cao Cao was the only one with a slightly worried expression on his face. However, he only stayed for a moment before being well concealed by him. However, this small move was still covered by Xun Yu who was beside him saw it, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Cao, what's wrong?"

"Haha, just hearing this nickname makes me feel a little uncomfortable." Cao Cao said with a smile.

"So what? I heard that Mr. Cao also had a baby name in the past." Xun Yu laughed.

Cao Cao shook his head and remained silent. Others really didn't know what was really going on in his heart. Similarly, Guo Jia's face changed in the crowd, not for any other reason. It was just because Mastiff didn't look like his father. Of course, it is normal to follow the mother, but in the royal family, it is not a good thing to be like the mother. Generally speaking, only the prince who is like the father is the most loved.

Just like today's son of heaven, he looks exactly like Emperor Xiaokang, so his position as prince was established early on, and no one can shake his position. Today's eldest son of the emperor is indeed loved by the emperor, but After all, the emperor is young. If there is a son in the future, who looks more like a father than the eldest son of the emperor, then the status of the eldest son of the emperor is now
Both Cao Cao and Guo Jia knew in their hearts that in today's world, they are often self-willed, and the rules of etiquette are nothing in his eyes. Who dares to sit in a bearded chair in the palace, among the great Han emperors?Emperor Xiaokang didn't dare to do this, he would dare to do it today, but what happened in the future was too illusory, and Cao Cao and Guo Jia didn't think about it any more.

After the little guy left, the banquet officially began. The ceremony and music were played, and there were dancers. Everyone was overjoyed. There were endless laughter and chatter in the banquet. Cao Cao took a sip of wine, shook his head helplessly, and sighed A sound attracted everyone's attention, and Xun Yu asked curiously: "The ministers are enjoying themselves, what is the reason for this, Mr. Cao?"

Cao Cao smiled embarrassingly, and pleaded guilty to the emperor, saying: "I drink this wine, but I think of the good wine I drank in the past, and I miss it in my heart, so it is like this."

"Oh? I don't know what kind of wine can make Mr. Cao lose his composure?" The emperor asked suspiciously.

Listening to the conversation between the emperor and his ministers, Cai Yong and other senior ministers sneered. If there was no emperor's instruction, Cao Cao would have lost his mind and dared to speak so nonsense. They all vaguely guessed Cao Cao's intentions, or the emperor's intentions, but the emperor became smarter I knew that I couldn't go off in person, so I arranged for Cao Cao. However, in terms of acting skills, Your Majesty is still worse than Emperor Xiaokang.

"Your Majesty, I once drank the fine wine presented by Funan, and I will never forget the taste of it."

Sure enough, Cai Yong sneered and said: "Meng De does not work for the state affairs, but misses some good wine all day long. It is definitely not the action of a minister. Remember in the future, it must not be like this." Cai Yong directly interrupted Cao Cao's next words , and directly reprimanded Cao Cao as an elder. If Cao Cao defended, it would mean that he disrespected his elders. If he accepted the reprimand, he would be at a disadvantage.

Everyone looked at Cao Cao curiously, wondering how Cao Cao would break the situation.

The emperor also looked worried.

Cao Cao looked at Cai Yong innocently, and asked, "What do you say, sir? A few days ago, didn't I give fine wine to your mansion? You gladly accepted it and thought it was a beautiful thing. Cao Cao mentioned it today because he wanted to I want to give you a few more pots, I don’t know why you speak like this?”

Cai Yong was shocked, that's right, a month ago, didn't he just give away fine wine, did he want to ease the relationship with himself?I did accept it at that time, and I also accepted Cao Cao's letter, but he was a little confused and hadn't reacted yet. The surrounding ministers looked at Cao Cao in shock, speechless. Cao Cao sighed helplessly and sat down. in position.

The emperor laughed and asked: "You don't have to be like this, Meng De, did you get this fine wine from Funan?"

"It's true, Funan is a good land, and it pays tribute every year. It's just that it's not well developed, and it's still a small country. If it's like Fuyu, the temple will personally send a state minister, thinking that one of the vassal states will definitely make the local people rich and the place strong. " Cao Cao said with a smile.

The veterans frowned. A long time ago, Cao Cao and others wanted to take action against Funan and Chenla, and completely turned these two places into the inner kingdoms of the big Han, just like Buyu and the Western Regions, ruling out the country's ministers and emptying them. His lord wants to integrate this place into the great Han. However, Chenla and Funan pay tribute every year. If the imperial court wants to take action in such a country, who will return to the great Han in the future?

However, this is also the meaning of the emperor. They opposed it with all their strength, but they could not gain the upper hand. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao brought it up again today, and Cai Yong was speechless. He never thought that a few pots of wine a month ago could Play such a big role today.

Only Zhang Wen looked around with some doubts. These days, he has not participated in the court meeting for a long time due to physical discomfort. What happened?He quickly looked at Cai Yong and asked, "What is this?"

Cai Yong turned his head away, he didn't dare to tell Zhang Wen, he was afraid that this guy would rebel in an instant and go to sit with Cao Cao.

However, Liu Mo beside Zhang Wen did not dare to hide anything, and immediately said: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Cao and the others played in the temple earlier, hoping to conquer Chenla Funan and rule the country from the prime minister. Make it the land of the Han Dynasty."

"Good thing!" Zhang Wen's eyes glowed, he patted his knees suddenly, and was about to get up.

Cai Yong held him tightly, and said coldly: "You old man, if you dare to get up and play, you want to chop off the heads of the monarchs of Chenla and Funan. After today, you and I will break off our relationship and never communicate with each other!"

(End of this chapter)