It was not that Duan Yanxing had never seen Dai Hou before, but when he saw the young man in front of him, who was wearing the royal robes and wearing a five-beam crown, approaching from far away, Duan Yanxing was speechless for a moment.
"The Daihou truly has the bearing of a king."
It wasn't just him, everyone who had seen or not seen Dai Hou before looked at Dai Hou coming, and all of them were shocked.
This is Daihou!
This is the prince's son!
As expected of the grandson of the emperor, his magnanimity far exceeds that of other kings!
We are not about to enter the palace, and this is not the time to whisper to each other. I am afraid that officials who are familiar with each other will be unable to restrain themselves and sigh with emotion to their colleagues who are close to each other.
"Master Marquis, please come this way." Duan Yanxing suppressed his thoughts, greeted Su Ziji from the door of the hall, and led Su Ziji into the hall.
Because it was Su Ziji's first time here and he didn't know where to stand, he needed Duan Yanxing to guide him. Duan Yanxing directly led Su Ziji to the top, where he was at the head of the kings.
Many officials walked into the hall and stood in order according to their official positions, but they still couldn't help but secretly look at Su Ziji in front of them.
"The Emperor has arrived——"
The door of the west pavilion was opened, three quiet whips were sounded, drums were beaten, chimes were beaten, yellow bells were played, and music was played loudly, and the emperor slowly walked towards the throne.
With a smile on his face, the emperor stood in front of the throne for a moment, then sat down straightly.
"Le Zhi, salute!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
After Shan shouted, he almost stopped breathing, and the whole hall became so silent that you could hear a needle drop.
Although he has been used for twenty years, the emperor still blushed slightly today. He glanced at the kings and then at the marquis.
This is the great position, which can control people's honor, disgrace, life and death with a single word, and nothing can replace it.
The emperor stretched out his hands to show his displeasure, and the eunuch sang: "The king of Qi, the king of Shu, the king of Lu, and the marquis of Dai are given a seat."
"Thank you, my son (grandson)!"
The four people thanked them, and there was a commotion among the officials. It seemed that Daihou had a high status in the emperor's mind.
"My ministers!" The emperor stopped smiling and sat firmly on his throne. His breath was calm and his face was rosy. He did not look like he had been seriously ill at all.
Eunuch Zhao knew in his heart that this was the effect of Xiao Huan Dan, but the officials and princes and lords standing below didn't know it. They took a peek, and their minds were full of thoughts.
Just listen to the sonorous voice of the emperor: "Emperor Taizu was born and died to create a foundation. This is well known to everyone, so I won't say more."
"Taizu is not only a martial artist. He reigned for eleven years, revived the decadence of hundreds of years, worked diligently day and night, diligently pursued governance, and worked tirelessly day and night. I have witnessed these with my own eyes. I have continued Taizu's ambition. During these eighteen years , it is also very hard and tiring, and I have lost a lot, but I dare not say that I have created a prosperous era, refreshed the government, and equalized taxes. So far, I have achieved some small achievements."
"Ask yourself whether you can be right for Taizu and right for Sheji."
The emperor turned his eyes to his sons and saw that they all had dull expressions. He couldn't help but feel discouraged. What he wanted to say stopped when he reached his mouth and changed the topic: "These are not only the achievements of me, but also of all of you." The hard work of my ministers.”
"After a year of hard work, I will give you a feast this year. I think you can do it without following the usual etiquette."
In an instant, the bells and bells chimed in unison, and hundreds of officials expressed their gratitude to the music. The ceremonial officer loudly said: "Stop the fun - enjoy the banquet and pay tribute!"
According to the rules, on the first day of the New Year, the officials will reward the officials and the royal family will pay tribute.
The emperor first rewarded the officials one by one according to their merits this year. The atmosphere, which was still a little strange at first, suddenly became lively, as it should be in the new year.
After all the officials had been rewarded, it was time for the lord and the royal family to pay tribute.
Needless to say, the Lord of Merit paid tribute first. It was just a roll call and no actual gifts were placed in the palace. However, when it was the turn of the royal family, it was different. They came to the palace one by one and showed it to the officials to show the harmony of the heavenly family.
"The king of Shu presented a tribute screen made of Linlang jade! It is made of the nearly lost Linlang double-sided embroidery. It required nine virgin embroiderers and took a year to embroider it. There is a picture of the fairy girl on it..."
"The King of Qi paid tribute to a pearl shirt that prolongs life and prolongs life! It is made of tens of thousands of pearls with similar skins..."
"King Lu pays tribute..."
All the kings presented their New Year gifts one by one, all of which were at least three pieces. The eunuch not only called the names, but also showed the gifts to the emperor and the people present one by one. Each piece was hard to find, and the emperor was very happy. He gave me a good look.
When it was King Qi's turn, King Qi raised his eyes and peeked, and found that his father nodded and smiled when he saw the pearl shirt and other gifts he presented, and said: "Not bad."
King Qi's heart immediately dropped to his stomach, and he had time to listen to other people's tribute gifts, especially staring at Dai Hou.
When it was the turn of the marquis, he secretly curled his lips when he heard that the tribute presented by the marquis was a pair of pearls, a pair of auspicious coral ornaments, and a picture of thousands of blessings.
"Although this Thousand Fortunes Picture has earned him a reputation as a filial piety, this gift is also a bit shabby."
"After the New Year, Daihou is no longer a newcomer. Can we ask the censor to give him some eye drops?"
No matter what you read, it is said that filial piety or lack of filial piety is not a false courtesy. The emperor is rich all over the world, what does he not have? All the trustworthy people are dead, not to mention the former Wei Dynasty, even Taizu. There was a marquis who was deprived of 500 households because of the fineness of the gold he paid as tribute, and was demoted to the rank of uncle.
This is still based on Taizu's merits. If he were in the previous dynasty, it would be normal to completely seize the title.
So who dares to give a small gift?
King Qi was thinking about it, but the emperor was obviously more interested in the tribute gift from the marquis. After the eunuch called out the gift, he said: "Bring me the Thousand Blessings Picture. This is a painting by my grandson. I want to take a good look at it." It just depends.”
Eunuch Zhao went down in person, took the Thousand Fortunes Picture from the young eunuch, and held it in front of the emperor. The eunuch helped unfold it. Now, not only the emperor could see it, but also several first-class people who were nearby could also watch.
"Okay!" The emperor looked at it and his eyes lit up.
There is no water in this praise, because in this picture of Thousand Blessings, each word "blessing" is different from the other characters, and it also forms a landscape picture with a vast artistic conception. It is clearly the work of everyone.
It really took a lot of effort to achieve this level with such a thousand words of blessing.
With the emperor's praise, the several ministers who were watching naturally followed suit. Usually they might flatter the emperor, but this time they were all sincerely convinced by the praise.
"The painting of Dai Hou is well-proportioned in terms of space and density. Not only is it of extremely high quality, but in my opinion, it is at least as good as the previous king Wang Ke. In terms of his filial piety, it is an unparalleled work."
Wang Ke and his son are both world-famous for their paintings, and Wang Ke is the most skilled. He is the first in history to be awarded a baron for his paintings.
This is extremely high praise.
King Qi couldn't help but change his color after hearing this.
"Your Majesty, the banquet is ready." At this time, a eunuch ran over and reported.
The emperor coughed, signaled Eunuch Zhao to put away the Thousand Fortunes Picture, and said to the officials present: "Thank you for your hard work. After the banquet, everyone can go home to celebrate the New Year."
As he said this, his expression turned cold: "However, I have two things that I am happy and worried about. It would be best if I resolve them before the Chinese New Year."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid my food won't taste good."
