The carnival of a group of people is the loneliness of one person.
This internet buzzword in later generations corresponds to Chang Yu's current state. The ministers were drinking wine, admiring lights, flowers, singing and dancing, and reveling wantonly, while he stood beside the emperor with his hands tied and was attentive to serving him, serving tea, pouring water, and even picking up vegetables with meticulous care. cautious.
The eyes of the ministers in the palace fell on him from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, with different meanings. However, Chang Yu ignored them and did not make eye contact with anyone. His face was expressionless, neither happy nor sad, and he was doing his job peacefully.
Just this indifference made many people respect him.
Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers would glance at him from the corner of their eyes while they were having a good drink, and while pouring wine for themselves, he whispered: "It's a big festival after all, so let them be happy."
"I am also very happy." Chang Yu smiled faintly. Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, picked up the wine glass, and said in a loud voice: "In this year, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the world is peaceful. All the ministers have contributed indispensably. However, if we talk about the merits, Chang Yuzhi is indispensable. "Lao" said and looked at Chang Yu: "I'll give you a toast!"
"Thank you, sir." Chang Yu quickly bowed and took it with both hands and drank it all in one gulp. The elders in the hall had different expressions, some were happy, some were unhappy or sad, and some were dumbfounded.
Because the emperor does not give wine, but toasts!
Only officials have always respected the emperor, but I have never seen the emperor respect his ministers, and he still respected a eunuch!
Good guy, this emperor's art is really fooled by you. Chang Yu was filled with emotion. It was said that Emperor Chongzhen was ordered to do it when he was in danger. He had never been trained or learned the emperor's art since he was a child, but it took him more than ten years to do this. He is a self-taught person.
"We also have a toast to the Duke." As soon as Chang Yu finished drinking Emperor Chongzhen's cup, Li Yan, Zhou Yuji and other generals stood up to toast. They did not say "I am waiting for you", nor did they say "respect to Eunuch Chang", but to "Dongchang". Lord, I respect the governor of Dongchang who led them to charge into battles in the north and south!
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said nothing, his eyes scanning the faces of the ministers.
"I would also like to toast you a drink." Just after they finished, the prince actually came to join in the fun.
"My prince respects Eunuch Chang..." King De followed closely, and then the Red Lady...
Forehead……
"Chang Yu, I also want to toast you." No one expected that Princess Kunxing would also take the bait...
The atmosphere in the Qianqing Sect suddenly became subtle. Li Banghua and others' expressions were no longer as calm as before, and they became cramped and embarrassed. Speaking of which, they had no personal enmity with Chang Yu, but their status and array were different from the previous one. Eunuchs are natural enemies.
But the emperor has already made a statement, and the military commanders group and the princes and vassal kings have expressed their stance. On his side... is he respectful or disrespectful?
"Eunuch Chang..." At this moment, Zhang Shize, the most distinguished British prince in the Three Kingdoms, raised his glass and stood up. Before he could speak, Chang Yu quickly bowed and said, Mr. Guo, I would like to express my gratitude to you... and drank in one gulp. After finishing the meal, he poured himself a glass of wine and toasted the other two princes. The three princes were smiling and looking very satisfied.
Now the cabinet bosses couldn't sit still. The emperor was showing off, the prince and prince were showing off, and the three princes and generals had followed suit. They were the only ones left. It would have been too stingy not to show off, but no one wanted to give in to the big boss on this occasion. The eunuch toasted, which would be the emperor's way, so even Shi Kefa, who was close to Chang Yu, was in a dilemma at this time.
So, after several rounds of glances, Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, stood up with his cup. Obviously, he was recommended as the representative to toast, and of course there were considerations in choosing him to take the lead. The other elders maintained their own identities. Toasting Chang Yu would lower your status, and it would affect your reputation even more if word spread about it. Oh, look, so and so did so and so every day, and the result was that he was licking his face and toasting to the eunuch... But Jiang Fengyuan was different. Although he was a minister, he was Minister of Rites, toasting is also a kind of etiquette. He toasting is just a kind of etiquette!
"Master Jiang..." Before Jiang Fengyuan could say anything, Chang Yu hurried over and said, "We understand the wishes of Master Jiang and all of you, but our family is really drunk, and we have to serve the emperor!"
Hey! Not only did he politely decline the other party’s toast, but he also lost the other party’s face!
Of course, you can also understand that I don't give you face, but my excuse is impeccable!
Li Banghua and Wu Sheng looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly, this kid is really...
The Emperor Chongzhen laughed at the joy, and invited the ministers to drink together. Chang Yu retired behind him and sighed slightly. He felt more and more tired in his heart. Looking at the group of people in front of them, they couldn't help but admire how much they drank. Even though Emperor Chongzhen had drunk two or three kilograms at the moment, his expression remained unchanged, even though the alcohol level was not high these days.
Of course, it is incomparable to the vast amount of wine jars under his command.
"I think you still have something to deal with, so go ahead." After drinking three drinks with his ministers, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly whispered to Chang Yu.
Chang Yu was immediately relieved, and you were finally liberated.
Before coming here, I had thought that this banquet of hundreds of officials would be bad, but I still didn't expect that he would be serving others eating, drinking, and having fun, and that he would be asked to wear a bullfight uniform and cooperate with Emperor Chongzhen to perform his clumsy imperial tactics.
Fortunately, he knew enough was enough, and he also knew that Chang Yu didn't like this kind of situation, and seeing how cooperative he was, he let Chang Yu go.
Chang Yu, who thought he would have to stay up until midnight, breathed a sigh of relief and left. When he walked out of Donghua Gate, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, listened to the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the palace, let out a hey, and walked out of the palace quickly.
After leaving Dong'anmen, there was already a carriage waiting: "Brother came out so early." Chunxiang jumped out of the car and walked forward.
"I still think it's too late." Chang Yu smiled bitterly and jumped into the car.
"The Hundred Officials Banquet was very lively, hehe, but it's a pity that I couldn't get in and take a look."
"It's lively, but you can't see it." Chang Yu chuckled.
"how?"
"I feel like vomiting after looking at it." Chang Yu leaned against the car window and closed his eyes: "Has everything been arranged at home?"
"Yeah, I'm just waiting for you to start the dinner. I thought I'd have to wait until midnight."
Chang Yu opened his eyes and took a long breath: "If the emperor really lets me wait until midnight...hey, the emperor still has his heart."
The night is getting darker, but the excitement has not diminished. The prosperous places in Sijiu City are still crowded with people. There are stalls, vendors, literati, and even talented people and beauties.
Changfu is also very lively. It can be said that it has been so lively for a long time.
Little Apple's family, Wuzhong's family, and Song Luoshu's family all came here to celebrate the festival. It's been a long time since there were so many people, maybe it hasn't been this lively for a long time.
The family talks around the fire at night, warms the wine and admires the moon. This is the Mid-Autumn Festival that Chang Yu wants. This is the most comfortable and pleasant one.
He, who had refused to drink in the palace, started drinking more and more. Eventually, even Wuzhong discovered that he had never seen Chang Yu drink so much.
Chang Yu said that he was happy today and wanted to drink freely.
But Sujing looked on with a cold eye. She felt that he didn't drink so much because he was happy.
Looking up at the bright moon and looking down at his hometown, Chang Yu stood in the yard and looked at the bright moon in the sky and groaned.
Could it be that he was homesick?
