Lanke Chess Edge

Li Mushu did not suppress others with his official status, and calmly exchanged literary matters, which also relieved Yin Zhaoxian's nervousness a lot, and to some extent revealed some ideals in his heart.

Some things sound naive to Li Mushu, but Yin Zhaoxian is not as utopian as other young people, but has his own set of ideas and guidelines, but now he has no friendship, so he just talks about it, but it can still make people happy. Li Mushu got a glimpse of it.

"The ambition in Yin Jieyuan's heart wants to be stretched, and it cannot be done without prosperity!"

Li Mushu sighed.

"Yin feels that although today's Dazhen may not be as good as the word prosperous, it is also prosperous. The people are strong, the country is rich, and the country's wealth benefits the people, so the people are safe. This is the way to complement each other."

Yin Zhaoxian explained one sentence politely but did not go into depth.

The two watched tea and talked in the side hall. The servants were busy with the banquet in the palace and did not hinder them. When the sky began to darken, some other cronies or friends of King Jin came one after another. Sometimes Li Mushu also I will take Yin Zhaoxian to greet him.

As the sky darkened and the temperature continued to drop, Li Mushu was getting old and shivering in the side hall, so he suggested Yin Zhaoxian to move together.

"Yin Jieyuan, why don't we go to the banquet hall, where there is hot water from the stove and the carpet floor, it's much warmer than here!"

"Here, the prince hasn't come back yet, so let's go to the banquet hall?"

Yin Zhaoxian hesitated.

"Hehehe... Yin Jieyuan, don't worry, we didn't start the banquet in advance, besides, many guests may have already gone, and they are all noble people. Who would like to suffer more in this cold weather?"

'I am not a noble man. '

Yin Zhaoxian slandered, and followed Li Mushu to the banquet hall.

This is indeed a family banquet in the Prince's Mansion. When some friends of the King of Jin came, they brought their families with them, and they were not serious. The banquet venue was in a hall behind the atrium of the King's Mansion, and there were four or five round tables instead of individuals. The table case is more like a New Year's Eve banquet in a common people's home.

In addition to the round table, there are heaters at the four corners of the house, and only a little ventilation is kept when the door is closed, making the house very warm.

In addition, there is not much space left in front of the banquet, at least not enough for a large-scale song and dance performance, but it is also enough for a few maids to sing with lute and chords.

When Li Mushu and Yin Zhaoxian entered the banquet hall through the side door with thick cotton curtains, they suddenly felt a rush of heat, and the chills in their bodies were washed away.

"Hahaha... Young Master Li!"

"Mr. Li is here!"

"I've already enjoyed it here."

"Just now I thought Li Gong was so afraid of the cold, why didn't he come!"

"Hehehe, I'm old and I can't stand the cold. If I hadn't found a quiet place to exchange poetry and literature with Yin Jieyuan, I would have come here a long time ago. Come, come, let me introduce a person to you, it is Jizhou Jieyuan. Great talent..."

...

Seeing Li Mushu coming, the guests in the hall who had already sheltered from the cold greeted him one after another. Yin Zhaoxian originally wanted to be an invisible person, but Li Mushu obviously didn't let him go, and his introduction attracted much attention.

Ji Yuan and Lao Long have also stepped into this side hall at this moment, standing in the corner to observe the layout here.

"Mr. Ying, although your water mansion is magnificent and bright, it is an underwater palace after all. Soaking in the water in the cold weather is not as comfortable as this place."

Ji Yuan made a joke, and the old dragon curled his lips.

"In the water mansion, the temperature is constant throughout the seasons, coral pearls are dotted like stars, and there are enchantresses dancing with fairy music and chords. Here, hum, it's far away!"

You don’t understand warmth, warmth, bro!

When the old dragon stretched out his hand and hooked it while speaking, a jug of wine and two cups flew towards the corner where he and Ji Yuan were, but the others didn't notice it.

After pouring two glasses of wine, the liquid turned bright yellow and the aroma of the wine was very pleasant.

"Is this the gold jade wine from Gyeonggi province?"

Ji Yuan took the cup handed by the old dragon, and the two drank a cup together and tasted the taste.

"Tsk, it's still not as good as Qian Richun, let alone Ambergris."

"It's not bad among ordinary wines."

The old dragon tasted the taste and put the jug aside, and finally a servant at the other end found that the wine table was short of wine.

"Oh, there is one pot missing here!"

"Make it up quickly!"

Over there, Yin Zhaoxian was not as cautious as before, after all, what he was talking about was just his own experiences and poems and songs.

"His Majesty has arrived—"

The high-pitched voice of the palace eunuch suddenly came from outside, making the originally lively banquet hall suddenly quiet, and Yin Zhaoxian even had goosebumps physiologically.

"emperor?"

"Has the emperor come to Jin Palace?"

"Isn't Your Majesty at King Wu's side tonight?"

"this……"

"Be safe and don't be impatient!"

Li Mushu was more like a steward at the moment, keeping everyone calm, and then told Yin Zhaoxian to the side.

"Seeing that you are unusual, even family banquets should not exceed the etiquette. Apart from saluting for a while, Yin Jieyuan should try to keep quiet as much as possible."

"I'll save it!"

Yin Zhaoxian longed to be a transparent person.

Ji Yuan and Lao Long also looked at each other in blank dismay, which is interesting, the emperor came to the third son's house suddenly?

"Come on, let's open the door to welcome the Holy Majesty!"

The door of the banquet hall was opened, and a gust of cold wind poured in instantly. The guests and servants went out one after another and stood on both sides of the door to welcome them.

With the sound of footsteps approaching from outside, everyone in the banquet hall, from the guests to the servants, was visibly tense and even embarrassed.

This is also the first time that Ji Yuan has seen the current Emperor Dazhen, with a face of about fifty years old, a slightly fatter figure, wearing a yellow robe and a curly cloud crown, and there are two concubines by his side. The other name of the empress is Jin Wang's biological mother Ren Guifei, while Jin Wang is a few steps behind, following closely behind.

From the point of view of fate, the face of King Jin was neither good nor bad, but a little weird and awkward.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

All the people saluted in unison to welcome them. If they hadn't offended Shengyan, under normal circumstances, Dazhen wouldn't have to kneel down when she saw the "Son of Heaven".

"Okay, let's all go in, I'm just here to have a meal."

The emperor waved away many attendants, and everyone entered with the holy driver, and then closed the hall door, because there were so many people and the stove was added, and the banquet hall became warm again after a while.

Emperor Dazhen sat on the main seat and was rubbing his hands just now, but now he took off his coat.

"It's still comfortable here for the third child. Look at the layout, it looks like a home."

The banquet hall is paved with suede on the floor and walls, not to mention staying, it looks warm.

"What are you doing standing up? Sit down, don't you want to eat, third child, when is the banquet?"

"When the emperor comes, naturally the banquet will begin immediately."

"Why don't you hurry up? Weifu and you two mothers are both hungry!"

The noble lady also winked at King Jin, and the latter hurriedly stretched out his hands in all directions to greet and give orders.

"Everyone is seated. This is a family banquet. Father is now attending as the head of the family. Don't be cautious. Tell the chef to start the banquet."

King Jin's words made the emperor smile.

"By the way, father, I don't have too many songs and dances. Let's listen to books. I specially invited a famous storyteller in Gyeonggi to give a lecture. This person has a lot of stories in his belly and is good at ventriloquist. Interesting!"

"Oh? It's not bad, it's innovative, and I'll say it's interesting, hahahahaha..."

The two concubines also laughed along, and the guests relaxed a lot.

Then the banquet began, and steaming dishes were brought in through the side door. There was actually a buffer compartment over there, with cotton curtains on both sides, so that the cold wind would not flow directly into the banquet hall.

Soon the table was full of delicacies and wines. In the small space ahead, a maid entered with a qin, zipa, and another servant brought a screen, table, stool and chair.

The maid played slowly, and the storyteller was already seated in front of the table behind the screen.

Unlike ordinary storytellers, using a screen to block him can allow him to play more freely and make his ventriloquist more expressive.

The emperor was obviously not interested in unknown pawns like Yin Zhaoxian, or in other words, he was not interested in people he didn't know at the scene.

With hot soup, hot meals and fine wine, and the storyteller giving a lecture, the atmosphere of the dinner table also became more lively, but compared to other places, this place is less noisy and more absorbed in listening to the book.

It is the first time that Ji Yuan has heard of ventriloquism in two lifetimes. There is obviously only one person behind the screen, but the sounds that burst out are all kinds of strange, from children to old men, from chickens and dogs to wolf eagles, and all kinds of sounds are extremely realistic. The story told is also extremely "realistic".

Ji Yuan even walked up to the screen with Lao Long and looked at it, confirming that there was only one person there.

And the servants from the emperor to Yin Zhaoxian to the accompanying servants were also fascinated by listening, even the maid who played the music with the plot and strings of the storyteller, the tone was also mixed with the emotion of being attracted by the story.

New Year's Eve is not suitable for talking about beatings, killings, grievances and hatred. The story prepared by the storyteller is "The Legend of the Immortals: Dragon Palace Tour". The strange and weird stories are particularly fascinating.

Talking about one of the passages, Xingmu suddenly slapped the table with a "pop"!

"After all, that talented man couldn't bear his greed. He stole a precious orb from the Dragon Palace on the way to go to the toilet. The Dragon King naturally knew about it. Although he didn't say anything, he also underestimated him. He was no longer as enthusiastic as before. Send him back to the county, and never invite this scholar again!"

"Although this scholar exchanged precious orbs for a moment of wealth and honor, he gradually lost his family wealth in the enjoyment, and after neglecting learning, he lost his talent and fell in love in his later years..."

The maid playing music also became a little sad at this time.

After the story was told, maybe the storyteller was too skillful, but the emperor was fascinated by what he heard. He went to the screen with the flagon in hand, ordered people to remove the screen and put a chair beside it, asking about the gods again and again.

The storyteller didn't dare to disobey the holy will, so he could only satisfy the emperor's curiosity as much as possible. From the scenic spots of fairy mountains to the dragon palace of rivers and rivers, he racked his brains to answer, and also told some folk gods and legends as much as possible.

Ji Yuan and Lao Long were standing at the banquet table at the farthest edge, eating food with chopsticks from time to time, watching the old emperor persevere in questioning this talented storyteller, and thinking back about the emperor's recent years. Hearing that, Ji Yuan smiled.

"Working before the banquet in the middle of the night, don't be fascinated by gold and jade and drunken ghosts and gods."