"Wow, sister Yaoyao, look, Heitan Tou! Did you smear the ashes from the pot on your face?"
"Wow, sister Yiyi, look, Huang Mao! The yellow hair on his head looks like that of our uncle Brown, our uncle's sworn brother!"
"Wow, sister Feifei, look, little dwarf, this must be three feet tall. Is the pillow on your back just for stepping on while watching a show?"
Young Master Liu looked at the weird looks in his colleagues' eyes and lifted the startled little cutie into his arms. He covered the cutie's mouth and smiled bitterly at the colleagues around him: "Tong Yan Wu Ji, Tong Yan
Wuji!"
Several officials wearing scarlet official robes happily looked at the little cutie in Young Master Liu's arms!
"Dong Guo, is this your tiger girl?"
"I'm going to make you laugh. This is Liu Luoyue, one of my daughters. A child has never seen the world. The nonsense he talks cannot be taken seriously. It cannot be taken seriously!"
"No, no, no, Duke Ding is too modest. Miss Luoyue described it very vividly!"
"appropriate!"
“Just right!”
“To the point!”
"That's great, that's great. Colleagues, let's take your seats. His Majesty will be arriving soon!"
"Invite Duke Dingguo!"
"Please, please!"
The banquet table is a long table used for large banquets. During the palace banquet, the civil and military officials ate at separate tables. One person could sit on his knees, and four people would not be too crowded. One table for the whole family was just right!
Palace banquets were held for all civil and military officials, and it was a good idea for the whole family to sit at the same table when a noble lady was appointed. Mr. Liu didn't know when this rule was passed down, but it was extremely useful.
It was perfect for the two daughters Qi Yun and myself to sit together with a few children!
After a slight glance, I saw that there were two rows of long tables arranged far away in the square outside Qinzheng Hall. At each table, there were more or less their own female relatives sitting at the table!
Even Xia Gongming, an old scholar, was kneeling next to an old woman wearing a phoenix robe with silver hair and a kind face and a child. It must be the wife and grandson of this two-dynasty senator!
The court was filled with nobles and nobles, and people began to take their seats in a bustling manner!
Young Master Liu pressed the little cutie on the soft futon and stared at the cutie with a tigerish face: "Learn from your three sisters how to be a good girl. Keep your head down, eat and drink and talk less. Don't yell or scream, otherwise daddy will
Spanked!"
The little cutie hurriedly covered her butt with her hands, nodded hurriedly, and leaned towards Liu Yiyi!
"Yue'er knows, Yue'er must learn from her sisters obediently!"
"Third brother! Why are you here so early!"
"What are you yelling for? I don't know why I thought you fell into a pit?"
Young Master Liu looked helplessly at Song Qing, who rarely took off his armor and put on a splendid robe!
Song Qing's face darkened: "What did you eat in the morning? You speak so rudely. My two younger siblings, you should discipline them well, so as not to be remembered as a sap in the future!"
"Brother, how can a sister-in-law dare to discipline her husband? It's the husband who disciplines his sister-in-law!"
"Sister Yun is right. When you marry, you must obey your husband. Your husband is our sister's heaven. No matter how your husband acts as your sister-in-law, you can only follow her obediently!"
The two women maintained their own faces in this way, and Young Master Liu's vanity was greatly satisfied. He glanced at Song Qing triumphantly: "You see, this is what you call a man! As for what you said about my young master's words, I don't think so.
I’ll give you a general idea! Jiang He and you two haven’t seen each other for a long time, wouldn’t it be appropriate for you not to say hello to him?”
Dare you say that this young master has a bad mouth? Later you will know what a bad mouth is!
Song Qing followed the direction of Young Master Liu's mouth and looked towards An Gou who was chatting with An Xin: "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that brothers Jiang He have become marquises. It's time to establish friendship!"
Young Master Liu looked at Song Qing walking towards An Gou'er and smiled strangely. He reached out and stroked the little cutie's hair. If Song Qing could sit down calmly in his seat today, Liu Mingzhi's name would be written upside down!
Liu Mingzhi looked at the familiar officials passing by in twos and threes, nodding and saying hello from time to time. Those Westerners also sat down in their own seats one after another under the leadership of the officials from Honglu Temple!
After just a cup of tea, Young Master Liu saw Song Qing, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, his fists clenched white, walking towards his position, and gave himself a gesture of wiping his neck, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.
The hostility!
Young Master Liu chuckled, and the old god squinted his eyes and started humming!
"Husband, why does eldest brother look so strange?"
"It's normal. If you go ahead, your expression won't be any better. This guy Jiang He is so angry that he won't even pay for his life. He has been sailing on the sea for so long and every woman is taking care of him. It's inevitable that he is a little psychopathic!"
"Really? I think brother Jiang He is very easy to talk to!"
"A slutty slut looks like a gentleman, but in fact, her obscene thoughts are about to overflow!"
Qi Yun's face turned red and she pinched the soft flesh of Young Master Liu's waist: "Be serious, there are still children here, what should I do if I have taught them bad things through words and deeds?"
"Yes, yes, husband, I almost forgot, you must pay attention, you must pay attention!"
"Your Majesty is here!"
The chief steward's sharp voice came. Li Zheng, dressed in a dragon robe, walked towards the dragon chair and dragon table that had been arranged. The beautiful empress, Nangong Meng, followed in a dignified manner to accompany him!
Followed by a group of countless orioles, concubines, concubines, and nobles from the harem, there were twenty-seven or eight people, some of whom Young Master Liu had never even met!
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"The Queen is a thousand years old!"
"The imperial concubine is a thousand years old!"
"My dear friends, today is a palace banquet, no need to be polite, please take your seats!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The envoys from the Jiaozhi Kingdom and the Moshe Kingdom meet with Emperor Dalong!"
"See the Queen!"
"See the noble concubine!"
"The envoys from the Western countries, without courtesy, please take your seats. You will go to the Great Dragon to worship and respect the Great Dragon as the master. You are the subjects of the Great Dragon. From now on, all distinguished envoys will do the same as you dear ones in the Great Dragon!"
"Thank you Emperor Dalong, long live long live long live!"
Li Zhengduan sat on the dragon chair and winked at the chief steward. The chief steward nodded respectfully and took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and slowly walked to the steps to unfold it!
"Emperor Dalong issued an edict saying that the envoys from various countries will come to Beijing with the Dalong fleet to pay tribute and pay tribute. His heart is commendable! He specially granted a corner of the East Street City to be given to the envoys from all countries for the special envoys from all countries to carry the goods.
I will trade with Dalong people, the government, and merchants here, and I will make my first pilgrimage here. I am granted permission not to pay any taxes for this trade!"
"I have seen all the precious jewels, rare birds and animals, and Western specialties that were paid tribute by the noble envoys of various countries. They are all pleasing to the eye, and the dragon's face is very pleasing to the eye. According to the ceremony of the dragon, I should return them ten times. However, since I came to the throne, I have been actively reforming the government and creating new things."
, I don’t like the old etiquette and old customs, so I would like to return a specially made gold medal to the noble envoys and supervisors to show the friendship between Dalong and the Western countries. True gold is not afraid of fire and will last forever!"
"If you stand thousands of feet high on a wall, you will be strong if you have no desires; if the sea accepts hundreds of rivers, you will be big if you have tolerance. The dragon wishes to have everlasting friendship with all the Western countries!"
"Appreciate this!"
Young Master Liu blinked his eyes and looked at Li Zheng who was sitting on the dragon chair. Damn it, real gold is not afraid of fire and will last forever!
No matter how I look at it, I feel that you are reluctant to pay back the gold, silver and jewels as tribute ten times. You are unconventional and unconventional, don't like old etiquette and old customs, nonsense, just greedy for money. You really agree with Jiang He's words, when XX still wants to establish a
Chastity Arch.
It is said that in a country of etiquette, reciprocity is reciprocated? Isn't it too shameless to give away someone's tribute worth tens of thousands of taels with a gold medal?
It's okay if you give me a few hundred taels of silver as a reward, but you can't be too stingy, and you can't be too political!
Young Master Liu leaned forward slightly and looked at the few eunuchs holding trays beside the chief steward. He looked at the shiny sign above and felt slightly ashamed!
If I'm not mistaken, the quality and the light are not unexpected, so it should be made of brass!
Sure enough, you can't be too polite. You can also get a real gold medal. Even if you mix it with other metals, at least you can't fool people too much!
More than a hundred Western envoys at the bottom of the banquet understood the content of the imperial edict under the translation of some envoys who were better at speaking Chinese!
They all looked at Li Zheng who was sitting on the throne with tangled expressions and trembling lips. He hesitated to speak, and finally chose to remain silent and looked at An Gouer not far away!
In particular, a few Western envoys who were dressed in the most gorgeous clothes did not hide their distress, and they agreed to return the tribute items tenfold?
Except for the tribute items that the king asked us to bring, most of the treasures were paid out of our own pockets to pay tribute to your emperor. We just wanted to make ten times the profit. Now, we just give away a gold medal. What about ten times?
Already?
An Gouer shrank his neck in embarrassment and backed away from An Xin, not looking at the Westerners staring at him.
To be continued...