It was the end of midsummer, the weather was extremely hot and unbearable, and everyone in Bian Palace's clothes were much thinner.
Renming Hall was unusually lively. Empress Fu, noble concubine Gao, two royal brothers Liu Chengyun and Liu Chengxun, the eldest princess and her husband, as well as several uncles and their families were all invited to the palace and banquet. Because Liu Chengyou's eldest son was full moon.
The rules in the palace are not too strict, they are all relatives, and they are in the Queen Mother's palace, so the atmosphere is very relaxed and warm.
"My dear, look at how beautiful this child is." Gao held the prince in her arms and said to Queen Mother Li with a smile on her lips.
"In appearance, he looks like an official, and when he grows up, he will be a handsome man." Da Fu said with a smile when he saw Gao Huaijin holding the child in his arms, reluctant to let go.
Mrs. Li's face was full of love, her phoenix eyebrows almost curved into a perfect crescent when she saw her eldest grandson.
"Mother, let me see, I haven't even hugged the emperor's nephew since he was born." Princess Yongning came forward and begged. He took it and immediately added something to brighten the atmosphere: "There is indeed some official charm between the eyebrows."
The swaddled baby is plump and has no facial features. How come it looks like Liu Chengyou. But that’s all I say, that’s it. The emperor's son is not like the emperor, who else can he be like? Maybe only his mother.
Liu Chengxun also joined the crowd of women, and he wanted to reach out and touch the prince's face with interest, but his claws were slapped off by Mrs. Li.
Among the direct relatives of the royal family, Liu Chengxun is the youngest, and now there is finally a younger one who is younger than him, which makes him quite excited.
"Sister, my sisters-in-law can hug and touch me, why can't I?" Liu Chengxun exclaimed.
Liu Chengxun has regained his former exuberance and likes to have fun in the palace. However, with the discipline of the Li family and Liu Chengyou, the Huang brother, he has been restrained, otherwise, if he is left unchecked, he may become a second-generation ancestor.
Looking at him angrily, Mrs. Li said: "Look at your reckless actions, you don't know the importance of it!"
However, after all, he was the child's little emperor's uncle, so Li carefully let him hug him. He entered his arms and burst into tears. This made Liu Chengxun, who was already very gentle, a little at a loss. Soon, his immature face made an "angry" look and said, "This kid doesn't give his uncle the face!"
This scene made everyone present laugh. Some of my uncles may be flamboyant outside, but they are very well-behaved here. However, when the young uncle Li Ye saw a group of people surrounding a baby, especially his sister Li, he never looked away, and his heart felt inexplicably sour.
"The officials are here!" the chamberlain shouted, temporarily interrupting the atmosphere in the palace.
Under the welcome of everyone, Liu Chengyou quickly stepped into Renming Hall, and subconsciously glanced at his four uncles Li Hongxin, Li Hongjian, Li Hongwei and Li Ye, who were extremely young. Li's relatives accounted for more than half of the entire palace.
Just as the prince was celebrating his first birthday, Liu Chengyou did not deliberately keep a straight face, but he was as solemn as usual. His eyes swept over him, carrying a sense of majesty that made people dare not turn their attention. Liu Chengxun, in particular, couldn't help but shrink his neck. He was especially afraid of his royal brother now.
Just like an ordinary full moon banquet, the etiquette is very simple and nothing special is done.
The prince was wrapped in a set of wedding clothes, including hat, pants, shoes and stockings, and a green gold charm was hung on his body to show good fortune. A group of people sat down and ate eggs, cakes, dumplings... In short, what they ate was good wishes. It was obvious that the atmosphere in the palace had dropped since Liu Chengyou arrived.
But Liu Chengyou didn't care so much and hugged his son himself. In the past month, Liu Chengyou had not hugged him three times in total.
This time, the child didn't cry. And in Liu Chengyou's arms, he kicked his calves slightly, his dark eyes looked particularly bright, looking at Liu Chengyou, he was clearly smiling. Seeing that childish smile, Liu Chengyou felt something in his heart, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
Liu Chengyou's smile, whether it was an illusion or not, made the atmosphere around him slowly become warmer.
When the baby returned to milk, Liu Chengyou handed it over to the wet nurse.
"Tokyo is under control and the village is gradually becoming more peaceful. The inspection department has to work hard, but it is also thanks to brother Zhongjian's loyalty to his duties and the merits of the governor!" Liu Chengyou called his brother-in-law Song Yanwo to him and chatted with him.
In his position and in his political affairs, Song Yanwo was very competent in his role as the Inspection Department, almost completely following the rules and policies formulated by Liu Chengyou when he inspected the capital. A very smart person, without any excesses.
Song Yanwo looked very humble and responded politely: "I am just a follower of Xiao Gui and Cao Cao. Without the trust and support of the officials, how can I achieve this with my talents?"
"We are all a family, and we are having a family dinner. Brother-in-law, there is no need to be so formal." Seeing his restraint, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but waved his hand, and changed his title by the way.
"Yes!" Song Yanwo's attitude remained unchanged and he always maintained a respectful attitude.
Liu Chengyou couldn't help but look at this brother-in-law. He was handsome and tall, even more handsome than him. Song Yanwo came from a well-known family. His father was an official to Jiedu and military envoy. His grandfather was Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and his mother was Princess Yining. When he grew up, he even married a princess. When Liu Zhiyuan married his daughter to Song Yanwo, it could be called a high-profile marriage to a certain extent. After the founding of Han Dynasty, he was deeply trusted by two generations of emperors.
In this era, Song Yanwo can be described as a winner in life. The most rare thing is that despite being surrounded by many auras, despite being so noble and prosperous, he is still able to tolerate favors and humiliations. He is humble and corporal, without any arrogance or willfulness. He is also talented and learned, and people at the time call him a virtuous person. Among the relatives of the Han emperor, some were corrupt, some were tyrannical, some were incompetent. Compared with them, Song Yanwo was considered very rare.
"Is my brother-in-law interested in serving as an official?" Liu Chengyou seemed to think about it for a while and asked in a consultative tone.
Song Yanwo was slightly surprised, but facing his brother-in-law's calm gaze, he thought about it for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "As long as the official family has a destiny, I am willing to go there."
"I want to use my brother-in-law to save the Shunyi army." Chatting with smart people is refreshing, Liu Chengyou said directly.
"Shunyi Army..." Song Yanwo muttered, and after thinking for a while, he finally came to his senses: "Yaozhou?"
"Exactly!" Liu Chengyou said calmly: "It is always difficult to settle down in Guanzhong. My brother-in-law is a relative of the emperor and has high expectations. I hope to use you to guide Guanyou and also appoint the third assistant."
Song Yanwo frowned in thought for a while, then suddenly realized something. He nodded, looked at Princess Yongning among the women, and said, "I wish to go alone, but the princess should stay in Tokyo."
The situation in Guanzhong has become increasingly delicate. Song Yanwo has obviously made some decisions and understood Liu Chengyou's purpose of sending him to Yaozhou.
Less than two hundred miles east of Yaozhou is Tongzhou, Xue Huairang's territory. To the east of Tongzhou, across the Yellow River, is Hezhong Mansion. To the south of Tongzhou, less than a hundred miles across the Wei River, was Huazhou, the territory of Hou Zhang, the governor of the Zhenguo Army. These three have become somewhat closely related recently.
"Erlang, it's been so long, I have to give my grandson a name." At this time, Queen Mother Li called Liu Chengyou to her and said.
Liu Chengyou responded: "My son has ordered the Bachelor's Academy to discuss the name."
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"Your Majesty, after discussion among the ministers, the emperor's eldest son can be named 'Chang'. Chang means the day is long, the day is long, the day is long, the day is long, the time is comfortable, and the time is long -" Several Hanlin scholars, including Bian Guifan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, were summoned. When your majesty sees him, he talks nonsense.
Before he could finish his words, he was directly interrupted by Liu Chengyou without giving any face: "No!"
The short response directly made Tian unable to continue the conversation. Several people looked at each other and stood in the hall, somewhat at a loss.
Seeing this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you prepare a few more words?"
They were immediately stopped. Perhaps because they didn't react, or perhaps they didn't dare to say anything, Bian Guitan and others just apologized: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Seeing this, Liu Chengyou didn't criticize him too much, he just waved his hand and said: "Think about it again."
"yes!"
When I returned to the Hanlin Academy, the matter spread. A scholar asked Tao Gu about this, only to hear Tao Gu raise his lips with disdain, and then said calmly: "How can I, the eldest son of the emperor, be named for the subjugation of the country?"
