Tonight's poetry meeting is not very formal, because Zhu Yunwen really wants to use such an event to give foreign envoys, new scholars and subjects the impression of peace, peace and happiness. However, perhaps it is because he is worried about the series of great victories ahead.
He knew the truth well, so he was a little guilty, or a little reserved, and did not want others to see his original purpose, so he was shy. Although it was organized by the Ministry of Etiquette and co-organized by the Zhongshan Prince's Palace, he did not endow this poetry meeting.
Too many official imprints.
This way, the Ministry of Rites and the Prince's Palace of Zhongshan can freely take action and make this grand event lively and lively, yet eclectic, and it does have a sense of having fun with the people.
In the center of Mochou Lake, a round platform was set up. It was probably because there were pillars underneath, so it was stable and would not sway with the waves caused by the surging ship. There was a circle of lanterns placed on the edge of the platform, and it looked like it was empty.
There will be a performance soon. Because news has spread, the Ministry of Etiquette has specially transferred a large number of kabuki performers from the Jiaofang Division to organize this poetry and wine party.
In the Ming Dynasty, officials were not allowed to visit prostitutes, but singing and dancing were allowed to add to the entertainment. The main function of the government-run Jiaofangsi, especially the institutions in the Imperial City, was dance and music, not a place for selling one's flesh and blood, which is what the people call performing arts but not one's body.
The six painted boats all stopped around the round platform, showing the shape of a petal. On one of the boats there were many colorful dancers busy making preparations, and there was the sound of vocal music being adjusted in the cabin.
When Xia Xun boarded the ship, many tables and chairs had been set up on the front deck of the ship he was on, and a lot of wine and food had been laid out. People were standing up to greet them, and people were sitting down, and chatter and noises were coming and going, making it very lively.
Meng Shilang arranged the envoys from Japan and Shanhou, and then went around to see Shangshu Chen Di. Xia Xun saw that Fang Xiaoru had arrived. Although he and Huang Zicheng had resigned from the DPRK because of the failure of the war ahead.
In some positions, he is relatively low-key now, but because he is still favored by the emperor, he still seems to be living a comfortable life.
The new scholars who were lucky enough to board this ship couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard that the master was here. Before the grand ceremony officially started, they came in groups to pay their respects. Fang Xiaoru sat on the chair and raised his hands to support him.
Just to respond to a courtesy, if you casually ask someone a few questions, smile and comfort someone a few times, that person will be beaming with joy, and his bones will become lighter by three points. This is the most popular person in the imperial court.
Li Jinglong, Xu Zengshou, Huaiqing Prince Consort and others were sitting at another table. When Xia Xun saw this table, he noticed that there was a warrior sitting at the same table. Although this man was wearing ordinary common clothes, he was sitting there with his shoulders straight and his back straight.
His expression was stern, looking forward, and quite majestic. Only when Xu Zengshou, Li Jinglong and others were talking to him, he would show a smile. At other times, he would not look sideways and raise a glass to drink from time to time.
Because Xu Zengshou invited the guests to compete with his eldest brother, the list was not announced in advance. Xia Xun did not know that this person was Chen Hui, the former governor of the 24th Guards outside the capital. He only thought that this person could sit at the same table with Xu Zengshou, Li Jinglong and others.
, his status was certainly not low, and he looked gloomy, obviously having other things on his mind, so he secretly noted down this person's appearance in order to check his identity later.
Several people were chatting and laughing at Xu Zengshou's table, especially Li Jinglong, who seemed to have never suffered a defeat or been suppressed or ostracized at all. He hugged his good-looking concubine, talked loudly, and laughed even more exaggeratedly and unscrupulously. , which is eye-catching. At the same table, only the unknown military general Xia Xun looked lonely.
At the next table, there was Xu Huizu accompanying Fang Xiaoru, Shangshu Chen Di, Minister Meng Fu and others. At this table, they were chatting and laughing happily, but when they saw a Huaiqing prince-in-law arriving at the next table, Fang Xiaoru's face didn't look good. Then Li Jinglong and Chen Hui arrived one after another, making Fang Xiaoru even more displeased. Only when his disciples bowed in front of him and saluted him did he show any smile.
"Two years ago, you were just flattering and making fun of you. How could I, the Duke of Wei, look down on you, a ninth-grade rotten scholar!"
Seeing Fang Xiaoru's neutral expression, Xu Huizu felt secretly annoyed, but the situation was stronger than the person. This person was currently the most popular person in front of the emperor, and the emperor's master obeyed him. Xu Huizu suppressed his anger and couldn't help but feel angry again. I hate my brother: "This third child has invited some bad friends, and he is sincerely causing trouble for me, right?"
Because of Fang Xiaoru's obvious indifference, Xu Huizu wanted to use the opportunity of chatting and joking to ask him to be a matchmaker, but it was difficult to say what he wanted to say about choosing a match for his sister from among the students he had admitted in this department.
Xia Xun stood behind the so-called Prince of the Mountain Queen He Tianyang, looking at everyone on the boat coldly. Naturally, no one would care about his presence. Similarly, he did not pay attention to the little book boy standing next to Xu Huizu. At this time, most people Everyone stood facing the bow of the ship. Even if Xia Xun looked around, all he saw was Xu Ming'er's back. How could he have imagined that this person was actually the little princess.
The Japanese envoy and the Shanhou State envoy were having banquets next to each other, and it was the Xu family who presided over the arrangement of the tables and chairs. They did not know that the two sides were not on good terms, so when Shilang Meng arrived, they had no choice but to make up for the mistake. In Meng Shilang's opinion, although the two sides did not get along, , and they will never fight in a place like this. No matter what, they represent a country after all, and will not do anything in public that is detrimental to the national system to make people laugh.
Although the Japanese were dissatisfied with the people behind the mountain, they never thought of attacking them on such an occasion. However, He Tianyang is actually a pirate, not really a prince of any country. If you talk politely to a pirate, you are not talking to a cow. ?
He Tianyang glared at Mitsuo Shimazu, and Mitsuo Shimazu stared at He Tianyang, with big eyes and small eyes, their eyes "thumping, banging, banging". Finally, they snorted coldly, raised their chins, and looked dismissive. He Tianyang's eyes were confused. Then I started to think about how to play with this file.
"Little sister, hey, what do you think of that?"
Xu Zengshou was chatting with Li Jinglong when he suddenly saw a young man in white shirt passing along the side of the boat. Under the moonlight, he looked like a beautiful woman. His eyes lit up and he quickly turned to Ming'er and whispered. Although he invited Chen Hui and Li Jinglong, He came to the banquet with Huaiqing's consort and others just to disgust his eldest brother and ruin the marriage he arranged for his younger sister. But when he saw a scholar's work that caught his eye, he didn't mind letting his younger sister see it.
This white-robed young man was as handsome as jade, and he was a high school scholar. He was naturally talented and learned, so he couldn't wait to show his sister.
Xu Ming'er was very unhappy with her eldest brother's "coupling". She was standing there sulking. When she heard the third brother quietly asking for his opinion, she said bluntly: "I don't like it!"
"Hey, you should take a look first. I think this guy is quite handsome."
Xu Zengshou was a little anxious, so he quickly called another servant, whispered a few words to him, and asked him to find out the identity of the person. The servant left in a hurry after hearing the order. The person was Liu Yujue, and he didn't expect that someone would take a fancy to him. After wandering around on the boat for a while, I saw that there was nothing possible on this boat, so I boarded the steps and walked to another boat.
At this moment, a maid in blue who was carrying a melon and fruit plate screamed. The plate in her hand was turned over, and a plate of cantaloupe (cantaloupe) was placed on Shinemon's head. The noise around him immediately quieted down. The people serving drinks on this boat were all maids transferred from Zhongshan Palace. When he saw that the girl had gotten into trouble, a man who looked like a steward rushed over and scolded angrily: "Why are you so careless?"
As he said this, he took out a sweat towel. Shinemon took it in annoyance and wiped it on his head and face.
The girl glanced at the man sitting next to Shin'emon and said a little reluctantly: "Third steward, he... he pinched me... it hurt..." As she said that, she gently rubbed her buttocks.
"oh……"
Everyone around, whether they were officials, Jinshi, or other people's servants, suddenly understood and looked at the little dwarf who was sitting upright with contempt.
Shimazu Mitsuo, like everyone else, looked left and right with a look of disdain. After looking for a long time, he found that everyone was looking at him. His white face suddenly turned red, and the two black dots above his eyes looked surprised. He jumped up, jumped up, waved his hands and said, "Nani? It's not me! It's not me!"
He Tianyang, who was sitting on the other side of the road, raised his legs and curled his lips and said: "It's embarrassing in public..."
"Baga! It's really not me!"
He Tianyang said disdainfully: "You are nine! You are ten! Tell this girl, what are you talking about? I am not your father..."
Shimazu Mitsuo was so angry that he wanted to rush over and fight, but the steward stopped him and calmed down the matter and said: "Okay, okay, there are many people and many hands, maybe some slut took advantage of this girl. Please sit down, please sit down today." Tonight, the eldest and third masters of my family invite all the guests to a poetry and wine event, but please don’t ruin everyone’s interest.”
As he said this, he glanced at the maid. The maid gave Shimazu Mitsuo a hard look, turned around and walked away. Shimazu's face turned the color of an eggplant with anger, but he didn't know how to explain it. He was just angry. He sat down on the ground, blew his beard and stared, desperately trying to find someone but not knowing who to look for.
He Tianyang smiled triumphantly and twirled his fingers in his sleeves: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's smooth and fragrant, this tastes...not bad...hmm!"
He Tianyang was smiling brightly, and his eyes suddenly widened. Next to him, Ping Nu was sitting dignifiedly and pretty, looking forward, but her hands slipped from his sleeves to his waist, twisting them fiercely. Xia Xun looked on and already knew it was He Tianyang. Xia Xun was making trouble and seeing him being dealt with by Ping Nu, Xia Xun just smiled softly and focused his eyes on Li Jinglong. He suddenly felt that Li Jinglong's lively chatting, laughing and unrestrained seemed to be all a disguise. Especially the one that looked like he had eaten His stimulant-like performance, even when he was most proud of his life, had never been like this and seemed to have a slightly crazy flavor.
He did it on purpose!
Xia Xun suddenly realized: Li Jinglong was using this kind of performance to cover up the sadness and loss in his heart. Cao Guogong, who was once aloof and respected by others, was an arrogant person. He could be incompetent or shameless, but he had great self-esteem. .Whether it is contempt or ridicule, it is unbearable for him, and this is precisely what he has to endure whenever he appears in public. Therefore, he uses his bohemianness and indifference to cover up the humiliation and embarrassment in his heart .
"Li Jiulong..."
Xia Xun stared at him, his eyes gradually showing a greedy and grasping light.
At this moment, the sound of elegant music started, and a person appeared on the round platform surrounded by the boat...
p: Come back from learning to drive, hurry up and write, thank you for your support. Guan Guan, keep working hard!