Outside the numerous palace gates of Linxian Palace, the sounds of music, music and dancing could be heard.
The fragrant purple camel came out of the emerald steamer, and the crystal disc contained plump white fish. The palace ladies came in an endless stream, bringing all kinds of seafood and mountain delicacies to the palace.
However, the ministers who came to attend the banquet were stopped at the door by the golden armored guards, preventing them from entering the banquet.
Everyone stood at the door looking at each other and talking about it: I wonder what kind of medicine is sold in Emperor Yu's gourd!
Until the time for burning incense has passed, all the dishes have been placed on the table, and they are so delicious and delicious that people outside the door can't help but salivate.
But Emperor Yu still had no intention of letting him go. The old, frail, and hungry adults outside the door were already sweating profusely and trembling all over.
But everyone could only beat their waists and legs, and no one dared to complain.
After half a stick of incense, as Eunuch Shuangxi read out in a soft voice, Emperor Yu finally arrived with his queen and concubine Yun.
After the three of them were seated, Eunuch Shuangxi walked to the door with small steps, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "The Holy One has decreed that for today's banquet, please sit down according to your past merits and demerits! The rules are as follows:
Those who have meritorious service but no fault will sit in the front row and eat first-class seats;
Those whose merits and demerits are equal will sit in the next row and eat the middle seat;
Those who have no merit or demerit will sit down and eat at the bottom of the table...
Finally, those who have no merit or fault can only stand aside and are not allowed to eat.
All past merits and demerits, please make your own judgment, Your Majesty will not comment!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar!
No one expected that in such a festival celebrated by everyone, Emperor Yu came up with a new trick and tricked everyone!
However, now that the imperial edict has been issued, no one dares to complain.
Everyone gathered outside the door, anxiously thinking to themselves: Looking at the civil and military officials of the dynasty, even those who are recognized as having meritorious deeds but without fault would not dare to sit in the front row rashly!
Likewise, no one wants to stand around and watch others eat.
This is not a matter of a meal, but no one wants to be labeled as having no merit and no merit!
Who knows whether Emperor Yu will settle the scores after the banquet?
Although everyone did not discuss with each other, they all agreed that only the middle and bottom seats are the safest!
But the seats are limited, so it seems that what everyone is competing for is foot strength and speed.
Just when everyone was eager to give it a try, Wang Su, who had always been conceited and arrogant, took the lead and walked into the palace.
Under the expectant eyes of everyone, he sat on the middle seat without any surprise, with a calm look on his face.
After he gave a demonstration, other people also walked into the hall, pretending to decline at first, and then sat down on the middle seats one after another.
Some low-ranking officials spontaneously sat at the bottom of the table.
Within a moment, the middle-class and bottom-class seats were full, but the first-class seats were empty, and no one stood aside to watch.
While Emperor Yu was drinking wine, he watched with great interest the embarrassed appearance of the ministers hesitating and tremblingly selecting seats, with a playful smile on his face all the time!
Some people had just sat down, raised their heads and caught Emperor Yu's gaze, stood up again, and sat down to the next banquet.
Some people wanted to sit in the middle seats, but when they saw people with more authority than them sitting aside, they quickly stood up and sat in the bottom seats.
After everyone sat down, Emperor Yu looked around, his sharp eyes flashing - everyone's choices were not very different from his expectations.
He was very satisfied with his full control over the minds of his ministers. He was proud of his extraordinary wisdom and enjoyed the authority of manipulating others.
His keen eyes fell on King Yi who was sitting at the bottom of the table. Emperor Yu suddenly smiled: "King Yi, you are a member of the royal family. You don't have to sit down with others to discuss your merits! Come and sit next to me!"
After saying that, he looked at King Yi with a half-smile but pointed to the empty seat in the front row.
King Yi bowed his hands and said calmly: "Thank you for your love, Your Majesty, but I don't dare to claim credit! Naturally, I don't deserve to sit in the front row! Although I am your younger brother, I am also your subject, so naturally I should do the same.
Like everyone else, follow this rule!"
Emperor Yu smiled playfully and asked, "Then why did you choose the last-class seat?"
King Yi lowered his head and closed his eyes, and replied respectfully: "My younger brother is not talented and has made no contribution to the country and the country, so naturally he has no merit! However, I have always been idle and careless about fame and fortune, so I think I am not at fault!"
Emperor Yu smiled slightly and said no more. He just picked up the cup and slowly drank the wine in the cup.
Along with the sound of drums and shengs and flutes slowly sounded.
Dancers with heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes filed in from outside the door, stood upright in the hall and danced gracefully.
Everyone saw Emperor Yu holding Yun Concubine in his arms, watching the dance and drinking wine, looking very happy. Presumably there would be no more problems, so they gradually felt relieved.
But after a lot of trouble, these ministers had no appetite at all when faced with a table of delicacies.
Just at this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the door.
Everyone followed the sound and saw a swaying figure, staggering into the door, standing swaying in the hall and looking around blankly.
After being surprised, everyone saw clearly that the person coming was the eldest prince.
I saw that his eyes were blurred, his cheeks were flushed, and he was swaying so hard that he couldn't stand still. It looked like he was very drunk.
Seeing the eldest prince losing his composure, Emperor Yu's face darkened, and he said in a serious voice: "Zhen'er, why are you here, and why are you still looking so drunk?"
The eldest prince glanced at Emperor Yu expressionlessly, his blurred eyes always staring at the woman in his arms.
The naked gaze was full of friendship. Han Yan was a little flustered by him, and couldn't help but lean closer to Emperor Yu.
This caused dissatisfaction between the queen and Liu Bingwen.
But at the moment, the queen doesn't care about being jealous. Although she doesn't know why the eldest prince is acting like this, she can only smooth things over: "Zhen'er, why are you here? Come quickly and sit down next to me!"
As she said that, she raised her hand and pointed to the place beside her, waving to him.
Immediately, she bowed gracefully to Emperor Yu and explained warmly: "Your Highness, Zhen'er is in a great mood just after getting married! I drank a few more drinks today! I hope you will forgive me!"
Facing the eldest prince's gaffe and the queen's plea, Emperor Yu kept a straight face and said nothing. But the eldest prince's eyes towards Han Yan were seen through by him at a glance.
The son actually coveted his father's concubine, which touched Emperor Yu's bottom line!
Looking up, he saw the eldest prince swaying to the first-class table and sitting down. Under everyone's astonished eyes, he rolled up his sleeves and started eating and drinking.
Gu Sisi, who came with him, blushed and stood beside him uneasily, whispering advice.
But the eldest prince turned a deaf ear and just picked up the wine bottle on the table and continued to drink himself.
Emperor Yu's face was livid and his brows were furrowed: "Chengzhen, in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty, even the most accomplished people dare not sit in the first class seats! Why do you, a descendant of the royal family with no merits, sit there?"
The eldest prince ate without raising his head and snorted coldly: "Being the only grown-up son of my father is my greatest contribution! Why can't I sit here!"
"Asshole!"
I saw the eldest prince acting so wildly and speaking arrogant words in front of everyone.
Emperor Yu suddenly became angry and blood filled his pupils. He slapped the table and roared fiercely.
Tianyan was furious, and Gu Sisi beside her was shocked. She immediately knelt down and bowed: "Father, calm down! His Highness drank a few more drinks in Shuixin Palace today. Now his consciousness is a little unclear, so his behavior is a little abrupt!"
All the ministers also immediately stood up, bowed and saluted, and all urged: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
The queen took advantage of the situation and roared at Gu Sisi: "You know clearly that His Highness seldom drinks alcohol on weekdays. Why didn't you try to persuade him to drink when you saw him drinking today?"
Gu Sisi knelt on the ground upright and apologized cautiously: "My mother taught me that it was my concubine who failed to take good care of Your Highness. I ask your father and mother to punish you! Don't be angry, lest you become angry!"
The queen raised her hand and angrily said, "You are so derelict in your duties, so of course I have to punish you! Why don't you take Your Highness down to sober up? What are you doing here?"
After that, she gently advised the emperor: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Zhen'er seldom drinks alcohol on weekdays. Today, she happily drank two more glasses, so she inevitably got a little bit superior and said some inappropriate words. I will let you go now."
He went down to sober up."
In front of the civil and military officials of the court, Emperor Yu thought over and over again and decided to give the eldest prince a step down.
"Since the eldest prince is drunk, don't stay here! You and the princess should retreat and rest!"
If Gu Sisi was granted amnesty, she quickly stood up and walked to the eldest prince, pulling him to persuade him to leave.
But the eldest prince pushed Gu Sisi away and shouted angrily: "Leave me alone! How can I not be part of such a feast? I won't leave today, and I want to drink to my heart's content!"
After that, he took a few more sips of wine, picked up some vegetables with chopsticks, and started eating and drinking.
Seeing that he was so ignorant of praise, the emperor was furious, and his sharp eyes burst out with burning anger, as if he wanted to burn the unworthy descendants in front of him.
All the ministers trembled and immediately fell to the ground, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down! The dragon body is important!"
The queen also hurriedly knelt down and said sincerely: "Your Highness made a mistake while drunk, and it was my concubine who failed to teach her son well! Please calm down your Majesty, I will accept the punishment voluntarily!"
Concubine Yun also stood up and said softly: "Don't be upset, Your Majesty! Your Highness must have just made a drunken mistake and didn't mean it!"
When the eldest prince saw everyone standing up one after another to speak for himself, he drank a glass of wine and sneered: "What's wrong with me? Why do you need a bunch of sycophants to plead for me! When you face the emperor's difficulties, those who have merit will
Don’t dare to take credit. Those who have made mistakes don’t dare to admit their mistakes! Aren’t you all doing this because you are afraid that the emperor will settle the score?”
Hearing this, everyone took a deep breath.
No one knows what the eldest prince is doing today, how dare he challenge his authority in front of the emperor!
"You traitor!" Emperor Yu roared and kicked over the case in front of him, spilling the wine and food all over the floor.
He pointed at the eldest prince and cursed angrily: "I have given birth to a rebellious son! Okay, if you don't want to leave, I will leave!"
After that, he waved his hand and strode away angrily.
Yun Bin was so frightened that her face turned pale. She bit her lip and glanced at the eldest prince worriedly. She sighed softly and followed him out.
When the emperor left the banquet in anger, it was like a bolt from the blue to others.
But the eldest prince was still sitting in his seat, pouring cups of wine into his mouth, paying no attention to everything around him.
The queen knelt on the ground with a pale face. She clenched her fists desperately and clenched her gums, her eyes full of grief and anger.
Seeing the emperor leaving, she slowly stood up with Yuexiu's help and walked step by step to the eldest prince.
Just as everyone was in shock, two crisp sounds of "pop, pop" suddenly came from the hall.
Everyone turned around in panic. Looking at the queen helplessly, she raised her hand and gave the eldest prince two loud slaps.
The eldest prince's cheeks immediately swelled up, but he didn't care about the pain on his face at all. He only slowly raised his head and looked at the queen with a half-smile, a rebellious sneer on his face.
The queen pointed her red and swollen hand at the eldest prince's nose and said sadly: "I have been hurting you for so many years in vain. You are really, really useless!"
After saying that, she stamped her feet, and with Yuexiu's support, she walked away heartbroken.
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