Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 173: Imperial Court Annual Banquet, Killing Japanese

Yuan day and night.

Because Wei Shuyi and others knew that Wei Yuan was going to have a drink with the brothers Paoze who came from Daizhou.

So I didn't come.

As for the New Year celebrations, no matter whether they are dignitaries or peddlers, they are nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun, so I won’t go into details here.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor held a banquet in the palace and invited all the officials in Beijing and their families.

The Sheng family is also among them.

This banquet alone costs at least hundreds of thousands or even two hundred thousand taels of silver. It is a fixed expense for the court every year.

Almost all ministers of third rank and above and envoys from various countries are in the Daqing Hall.

Their families are in the Shengping Building on the left side of Daqing Hall.

After saying that, Rong Feiyan entered the palace.

Fortunately, fireworks, troupe performances and other lively events were outside the palace.

Wang Ruofu is the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, so she should come.

After all, one thousand taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to feed and drink for several generations.

Minglan asked: "Where are you going, aunt?"

Rong Feiyan added: "Sister, come quickly. The song and dance troupe invited by the palace has arrived now. I plan to order a Feiyan dance. Sister, come and watch."

Otherwise, just relying on his status to participate in an occasion like the annual banquet would be a bit humble.

Officials from the fifth to fourth ranks, including Lin Zhaoyuan and other generals who held important positions in the army, had a banquet in the Jiying Hall on the right side of the Daqing Hall, accompanied by several favored vassal princes.

The price for ordering songs and dancing is probably around a thousand taels of silver.

"Sister Zhang, why don't you go in yet?"

Zhang Guifen said: "On the first day of the year, I went to the palace to pay New Year greetings to the Queen. I begged the Queen to prepare a lot of fireworks, but the Queen said she would wait for me to set them off."

Sanlan nodded repeatedly and followed Zhang Guifen into the palace.

Compared to the hall, except for some dancing girls playing and singing, there was nothing else.

It happened that Rong Feiyan came over at this time and asked:

Previously, the emperor wanted to pay for the ministers, but at that time a minister said that he should also let the ministers get some luck, so it became a tradition of the imperial court to have some dramas for the dignitaries.

At the same time, Zhang Guifen had been standing guard outside the palace city, looking to the left as if she was waiting for someone.

It was the first time for Wei Yuan to attend the imperial court's annual banquet, and he entered the Daqing Palace with Zhang Fu, Gu Yankai and others.

Rong Feiyan covered her mouth and smiled, "I know, Sister Zhang orders this every year."

There is no one who doesn’t like watching fireworks among the Zhou women.

As for the rest of the officials and their families, they could only eat on the flowing table outside the palace.

After a while, Zhang Guifen finally saw the Sheng family's motorcade.

Zhang Guifen nodded and said: "Order me a Mulan to join the army for my father, and I will send the money to you tomorrow."

Wei Shuyi has a decree, so he will naturally come.

There is a song and dance troupe in the palace, but in order to make it more lively, a well-known folk troupe was specially invited to come.

Erlan felt happy.

Sheng Hong said: "Follow your aunt, pay more attention, pay more attention and talk less."

Zhang Guifen shook his head.

It can be seen that the luxurious life of the court dignitaries is really incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Minglan was excited at first, and then looked at Ru Lan and Mo Lan beside her.

Sometimes, the queen would personally bring people to eat on a flowing table outside the palace, just to watch the performance.

Rong Feiyan nodded, "How about I wait with my sister?"

It was also the first time for Sheng Hong to attend the imperial court's annual banquet. He seemed to pay special attention to it and brought all the younger members of his family over.

Moreover, there are very beautiful lanterns in each attic, pavilion, and corridor, and there are music playing in many places.

In the middle of the night, there will be a large-scale concert outside the palace. At this time, the emperor will take hundreds of officials to watch.

Sheng Hong glanced at the old lady's chariot and cupped his hands;
"I think Uncle Zhongqin's family must have entered the palace by now. Mom, I think we shouldn't wait for Hua Lan and the others. Let's go in first."

When Zhang Guifen saw Minglan get off the carriage, she quickly stepped forward, took her hand and said:
"I'm just waiting for you. Let's go."

Even Mrs. Sheng was invited by him.

That is, fireworks.

Zhang Guifen said: "You go first, I'm waiting for Minglan."

Those dignitaries who want to order music need to pay out of their own pockets.

Zhang Guifen waved and said, "Let's go together."

The old lady slowly got out of the carriage, looked at the huge palace, and said sadly: "In total, I haven't entered the palace for twenty or thirty years."
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In the Daqing Palace.

Wei Yuan is sitting in the fourth seat on the left.

The first three are the British Duke, the Korean Duke and the Marquis of Ningyuan.

Originally, Wei Yuan wanted to sit in a relatively back seat. After all, the two seniors, Duke Fu and Duke An, were considered highly respected.

Unexpectedly, they took the whole family back to their hometown.

Helpless, Wei Yuan had to sit in the fourth seat, and sitting on the seat facing the civil servants on the right was Bao Xiaosu.

He is so young, sitting opposite Bao Xiaosu, no matter how you look at him, he seems to be flattering.

But apart from him, no other noble family dared to sit in the fourth position of Wu Xun.

Bao Xiaosu glanced at Wei Yuan, raised his glass and smiled at him.

Wei Yuan quickly picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

About a quarter of an hour later, officials of third rank and above, as well as nobles, basically all arrived.

In addition, there were envoys from various countries, including Liao and Xia.

But they are all small characters, not worth mentioning.

Soon, the palace maids came uniformly, carrying a dish called 'Crab Stuffed Orange' in their hands.

For this dish, you need to cut the top of the orange, scoop out the inner flesh of the orange, stuff it with crab roe and crab meat, add some wine or vinegar to taste, then close it with the original cut top and steam it in a cage.

It is considered a famous dish often eaten by the noble families of the Zhou Dynasty when they hold banquets.

At this time, some officials whispered:

"In previous years, the first dish was some candied fruits as an appetizer. Why is it that this year the first dish is crab stuffed with oranges?"

"You don't know yet? The official family can't eat anything too sweet these days. Crab roe and orange have a moderate taste."

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As in previous years, for the banquet in the Daqing Hall, a total of thirty-six dishes were placed in front of each person's table.

The table is relatively wide and long enough to place dishes and drinks.

After the dishes were served, Zhao Zhen came here with the help of a palace maid, and then sat on the dragon chair in front of everyone.

Officials and envoys from various countries immediately stood up and saluted.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "For the New Year's banquet, don't worry about these customs. Just sit down."

Immediately afterwards, as usual, Han Zhang stood up first to propose a toast, praising Zhao Zhen for his hard work in governing the country this year, which resulted in peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

Then there is Zhang Fu.

After the central ministers have finished toasting, the remaining ministers can toast in small groups.

After finishing this part, dancers came to perform.

They also danced some court dances. Although they were beautiful, they were far less bold than the dancers at Guangyuntai.

At this moment, behind each courtier, there is a palace maid. If anyone has no wine in his glass or encounters some problems, these palace ladies will basically serve him.

Of course, no one would dare to take advantage of these palace ladies. This is the treatment only ministers in the Daqing Palace receive.

It seems that there are no people in the other palaces.

During the performance of the singers and dancers, if the ministers wanted to drink, they could only clink glasses with the people next to them or make eye contact.

No one dared to speak loudly except for some whispers.

After the performance was over, it was time for the envoys from various countries to perform.

In order to celebrate the New Year's Day, every time during this annual banquet, envoys from various countries will also prepare some small programs to add to the fun.

This year Xixia and Liao are preparing a folk dance that is unique to them.

For a time, the whole hall was filled with singing and dancing, which was very lively.

Even Zhao Zhen had a smile on his face.

Many ministers became more casual when they saw it.

Since Xu Changzhi did not have a title, he could only sit four seats in the second row behind Wei Yuan.

He has the official position of Guarding the Army and is of the third rank, so he can come to the Daqing Hall for banquets.

Xu Changzhi looked at the Xixia beauty with a high nose and big eyes who was performing the dance, and said jokingly to Wei Yuan:

"Brother Wei, Brother Wei."

Wei Yuan leaned back slightly, "What's wrong?"

Xu Changzhi leaned forward and said with a smile: "If we have the chance, we must recover Xixia."

Wei Yuan immediately understood what he was talking about, smiled, and did not respond.

soon.

It was the Japanese envoy's turn to perform.

The envoy Ping Zhongsheng bowed to Zhao Zhen and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, when I come to your country this time, I have brought a famous warrior from our country with me. He wants to perform a sword dance for your Majesty."

Although there is a language barrier between the two parties, Honglu Temple has a translator who has specially learned Japanese, so it does not affect communication.

Zhao Zhen glanced at the samurai standing behind Ping Zhongsheng and saw the arrogance on his face. He gradually put the smile on his face away and nodded.

Ping Zhongsheng bowed deeply, and then asked the so-called famous samurai to start performing sword skills.

At this time, not all Japanese warriors used swords, and many also used swords.

For example, the famous Kusanagi sword and so on.

But their sword is not a Han sword, but a sword that they think they have improved based on the Han sword.

It is wider and larger than the Han sword.

When the warrior was dancing with his sword, intentionally or unintentionally, the sword edge passed by the eyes of many civil servants. Those civil servants who were not capable of serving as third-rank officials had all experienced hardships.

Otherwise, he would have been frightened to death the moment the sword passed in front of him.

As expected, many ministers were still frightened and their expressions became increasingly serious.

Provocation, this is a naked provocation!
How dare you, a mere Japanese country!
In fact, even Ping Zhongmori frowned deeply.

He brought this warrior to save face for himself, not to cause trouble.

If the Ping clan wants to completely control the Japanese state, they still need the help of the Zhou state!

At this time, Xu Changzhi leaned forward again and said to Wei Yuan:
"I investigated Taira Takaramori before coming here."

"Many members of the Ping clan hold important confidential positions in the Japanese country, and they seem to want to oust the Japanese emperor."

Wei Yuan nodded.

If we go by the timeline of previous lives, in a few years, the Ping clan will be able to control the entire Japanese country.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan noticed that Zhao Zhen was looking at him.

At the same time, he also glanced at the Japanese warrior.

Wei Yuan was instructed to stand up immediately.

Xu Changzhi has a clear mind, sees in all directions, and listens in all directions. He naturally understands Zhao Zhen's thoughts and said:

"How about I go and lose my status with your current status?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty asked me to go because he wanted to feel at ease. It doesn't matter whether I fall or not."

It really didn't matter, he just wanted to beat up the samurai in front of him who was having a good life.

After that, he stood up slowly and looked at the Japanese warrior,

"Since it's a sword dance, it's best to have someone to compete with. Let me, General, test your skills."

The warrior was stunned for a moment and looked at the Chinese translator brought by the Japanese country.

The man translated Wei Yuan's original words exactly as they were said.

Bushido: "What weapon do you use?"

Honglu Temple will provide translation.

Zhao Zhen ordered Manager Zhu to bring Yu Jian.

Wei Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my fists and kicks are quite good, so I will respond with my fists and kicks."

The best part about beating someone up is hitting them to the flesh, using a weapon? How unpleasant that is!

Zhao Zhen really trusted him, smiled and said:

"I am honored to see Wei Qing take action again tonight, and I am very pleased."

"Wei Qing, remember, be careful not to miss."

Wei Yuan handed over his hand.

When the Japanese warrior saw that Wei Yuan was not using swords and weapons, he immediately felt that he was looking down on him and cursed through gritted teeth,
"idiot!"

As soon as these words came out, before the general said anything, many drunken third-grade civil servants stood up one after another.
"What's the fart?"

"Bullshit!"

"Hey, Mr. Bao, please don't use vulgar language. General Wei, beat him, beat him hard!"

"Yes, beat him!"

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Although they didn't understand the Japanese language, they could tell by the expression on the Japanese warrior's face that it was not a good word.

Wei Yuan was very angry.

He was thinking about it but didn't say anything. Why did this wild monkey come out with farts when he opened his mouth?

When I don't know what Baga means?
It's too late to say.

The warrior has already swung his sword to stab Wei Yuan.

The latter took a deep breath, ducked sideways, and then with lightning speed, grabbed the warrior's head with one hand and slammed it onto the ground of the hall.

The ground is paved with gold bricks, not real gold, but square bricks of excellent quality, which are like hitting gold, so they are called gold bricks.

However, the extremely hard gold brick made a crater in the warrior's head.

Upon seeing this, Ping Zhongsheng stood up quickly.

At this time, Bao Xiaosu, Fu Yanguo and other civil servants saw that Wei Yuan had the upper hand, and immediately stood up, stood in front of Ping Zhongsheng, and said loudly:

"Eat wine, come and have wine, why don't you give me face?"

"I've finished this pot. If the Japanese envoy can't drink it, feel free to drink it."

"The old man has also done it. The old man's grandson can drink from the pot, but the Japanese envoy can't?"

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At the same time, every time the sound of "bang, bang, bang" was heard, Wei Yuan's fist as big as a casserole would fall hard on the warrior's head.

His brains were smashed out.

It is obvious that he cannot die anymore.

(End of this chapter)