Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 311 The Miracle of Mount Li (1)
Ming Gong's eyes were filled with Bao Si's gloomy expression and cold frown, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and ordered the racehorses in the racecourse to return home.

"Why is your empress sister still frowning, not looking happy at all? Isn't today's horse race exciting and exciting?" Stepping into the Peach Blossom Pavilion, Ming Gong stroking Xuegui's forehead with a frown, asked strangely .

The laughing Xuegui pointed at Ming Gong's eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, look at yourself, your brows are frowning like dark clouds in the sky, how can sister Queen be happy when she sees you like this? "

"Huh?" As soon as Minggong Jing Xuegui reminded him, he quickly pointed to Xuegui's dressing table, carefully used the bronze mirror to make a move, and couldn't help smiling and said: "Xue'er, you are a narrow-minded ghost, how dare you make fun of me, say , Is there any good way to make your queen sister happy! I can’t tell, I will punish you for deceiving the emperor.”

The nobleman Xue pouted, smiled for a while, and suddenly said: "Maybe the king will do this, so that the queen sister can't think of it, or there is a sudden surprise, maybe the queen sister will laugh."

"Then what surprise do you want to prepare?" Mingong asked with great interest.

"For example, things like fireworks, placed in the sky, can be colorful, or bright lanterns, these are the queen's favorites. The king found some free time and suddenly asked the queen to go up to the tall building to watch. Is it possible to attack suddenly?" Xue Guiren had an idea.

"Is your majesty going to hold a fireworks display at Mount Li?" The next day, at the Shuilong Shuren Hall of the Lishan Palace, the doctor Cheng Rong asked curiously after hearing Ming Gong's order.

"Cheng Rong, in fact, this is a strategy I came up with to make the queen happy. As for how much fireworks and gunpowder you need, you arrange the inner government to prepare as appropriate, and try not to exceed the expenditure on New Year's Day." Mingong reminded cautiously.

"Yes, I will do it according to the circumstances." Prime Minister Lu Kai secretly winked at Cheng Rong, and they knelt down and agreed at the same time.

After leaving the Hall of Shuilong Shuren, Cheng Rong looked at the confident Lu Kai suspiciously, and couldn't help asking: "Master Prime Minister, the imperial court just summoned you, why did you suddenly interrupt me and agree to the king's decision?"

Lu Kai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Master Cheng Rong, you still can't see that what the king said is to do it according to the circumstances, but in fact, it is for us to do our best. This is a firework for the empress. You can't be sloppy, and you can't be frugal, on the contrary, it's the best time for us to curry favor with the king."

Looking at Lu Kai's triumphant back, Cheng Rong couldn't help feeling sad and speechless.

After a few days, the autumn wind was cool and the sweet osmanthus was fragrant. Ming Gong set up his imperial chariot in the name of inspecting the defense of Lishan Mountain. Surrounded by palace ladies and eunuchs, there were many palace fans, incense burners, and a large group of people. He walked up the city wall of Lishan in a mighty way, until he reached the beacon tower.

Along the way, the civil and military ministers discussed, talked and laughed, and praised the glorious achievements of Da Zhou Zhongxing. The concubines in the harem, such as Jiang Shi and Ge Fei, also had Qingdai heavy makeup and long sleeves. They all smiled happily.

In the middle of the Lishan city defense, a royal road paved with yellow sand and red carpet was opened up, surrounded by armored soldiers and forests of swords and halberds.Ming Gong, who was dressed in a nine-gun dragon robe, stepped onto the newly built beacon tower in great strides, held a wine glass in person, and paid homage to the heaven and the earth.

"Long live my emperor!" Under the guidance of the imperial eunuch Xiao Ruzi and Luan Yiwei, the follow-up courtiers kneeled three times and kowtowed nine times, and kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)