Liu Mingzhi once again put on the dragon robe that he did not usually wear, and took a carriage with a group of beauties dressed in various phoenix crowns and harems to rush to the palace.
According to the rules, except for Qi Yun, the three princesses and the two daughters, other beauties were not allowed to attend the Qionglin Imperial Banquet.
But this kind of rules are only for other emperors. For Liu Mingzhi, there are no rules or regulations. This young master has never talked about rules except for some specific things.
After all, if he followed the old rules, he would have to take Qi Yun and the other sisters to settle in the palace!
Aren't you still living in the Liu Mansion outside the palace in a down-to-earth manner now?
The Qionglin Banquet was hosted by your mother with money from the state treasury, and the money from the state treasury is also your own money in name. Wouldn’t it be a big loss if you don’t take the ladies to eat enough to make up for it.
Young Master Liu originally planned to attend with all his sensible children, but these little bastards came to play with them all morning, and the three sisters Liu Lianniang, Li Jingyao, and Li Zhiyao disappeared.
Liu Mingzhi searched the entire mansion but could not find any trace of them.
Liu Mingzhi thought of the little cutie's unconventional character and was afraid that she would lead Liu Lianniang and the three of them into mischief, so he specially arranged for Liu Song to go to Tianxiang Tower, Zuichun Tower, Anxiangfang... these ten famous places to make secret visits to Mingcha.
Liu Mingzhi felt relieved after confirming that their brothers and sisters did not appear in such a place.
As long as you don't go to places like brothels and other places with fireworks and willows, you can go wild wherever you want in other places inside and outside the capital. It doesn't matter.
In the blink of an eye, several carriages that were not extravagant but full of nobility drove into the royal garden under the watch of the soldiers of the Imperial Guard of the capital.
Liu Mingzhi jumped off the carriage and watched a group of newly promoted Jinshi in the square enter the garden under the guidance of the Forbidden Army soldiers. He held his chin and looked up at the plaque in the garden.
"Damn it, the Qionglin Garden that only existed during the Song Dynasty actually existed six hundred years ago. Who is this Emperor Taizu Gao?"
"Husband, what are you muttering about while staring at the plaque in the garden?"
Liu Mingzhi turned his head and glanced at Hu Yanjunyao who came up to him with a curious look on his face. He smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just feel a little emotional. I thought that my husband was also a dignified Xie Yuanlang of the first house, but he didn't have the blessing to participate here.
Have a Qionglin Banquet.
But you, Yao'er, after we entered Beijing, you were first Huiyuan in the spring examination of high school, and then you were the number one scholar in the new subject that year.
If my husband could predict what would happen next, he would have almost failed in the government examination. If I give you the position of Jie Yuan, you would be able to pass the three Yuan exams of Zhongda University.
What a pity! What a pity!”
Huyan Yunyao looked at Liu Mingzhi's regretful expression and nodded arrogantly: "I only know now, it's too late, what I did back then.
But I participated in the Qionglin Banquet back then, and based on this, you will never be as good as me."
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and pinched Huyan Yunyao's proud face.
"Yes, yes, you can't be as good as Yao'er as a husband, right? My father was so old back then, and based on your appearance when you were disguised as a man, you should have been chosen as the most beautiful man."
"Then there is no way, who made me the number one scholar at that time?
But fortunately, husband, you can no longer take the exam because you have obtained the title, otherwise, I am afraid that my title of No. 1 Scholar will change hands."
Qi Ya shook her head with a smile: "You two, stop complimenting each other, let's go in quickly.
The new scholars should have all arrived. If you delay any longer, it will be an auspicious moment. If you miss the auspicious moment, the new scholars will definitely criticize you as the current emperor for being unreliable."
When the girls heard this, they covered their lips and laughed. They looked at each other and lined up in a row, bowing to Liu Da Shaofu.
"I respectfully invite your Majesty to the banquet."
Liu Mingzhi watched the girls transform into queens in an instant, with the dignified and upright posture that a noble concubine should have. He also put away his carefree expression, coughed twice and became serious, and walked towards the garden at a fast pace.
Got in.
Waiting at the entrance of the garden, Xiao Chengzi and Liu Song saw Young Master Liu and a group of beauties. They looked at each other and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Little Chengzi whispered a few words to Liu Song, flicked the fly whisk and trotted towards the garden.
"Your Majesty is here, Your Majesty is here. Your Majesty is here, Your Majesty is here. Your Majesty is here, Your Majesty is here."
When the officials and new scholars who gathered in small groups in the garden heard Xiao Chengzi's sharp shouts, they immediately became serious and marched towards the entrance of the garden in an orderly manner.
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor."
"I see you, the Queen. She is a thousand years old."
"I see you all, dear concubines, you are a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Except for one person who was staring at Mr. Liu in a daze, all the important ministers and new scholars in the court bowed and made a grand salute.
Liu Mingzhi glanced gently at Lin Hanzhi, who was looking at him dumbfounded, and held up his hands with a faint smile.
"My ministers are exempt from courtesy."
All the beauties followed Qi Yun and waved their hands.
"No gifts for all the ministers."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live forever. Thank you, empress, may you live a thousand years."
Liu Mingzhi flicked the sleeves of his dragon robe and walked towards the main seat of the banquet. When he passed by Lin Hanzhi, he patted Lin Hanzhi on the shoulder.
"How long do you plan to stay stunned? Take your seats."
"Ah? Ah! Sir... no no no... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
A group of important ministers looked at Lin Hanzhi's strange reaction when he saw Young Master Liu, looked at each other, stroked their beards, and secretly laughed.
If Liu Mingzhi had not told what happened between him and Lin Hanzhi in Qinzheng Hall a few days ago, they would definitely be dissatisfied when they saw Lin Hanzhi's reaction today, thinking that Lin Hanzhi was unruly and ignorant of etiquette.
Honor and inferiority.
Now! Definitely not.
If he and others were Lin Hanzhi, they would not be much better than Lin Hanzhi if they encountered today's situation.
The person whom I have always regarded as a fortune teller running a street stall has suddenly become today's emperor, and it is probably difficult for anyone to accept it for a while.
After all, the identity gap between the street fortune teller and today's emperor is really huge. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are worlds apart.
Such a big change is indeed shocking.
Du Chenghao happily walked to Lin Hanzhi and pointed to a seat: "No. 1 Scholar, that's your seat. Just make sure you don't sit in the wrong seat later."
Lin Hanzhi kept swallowing his saliva, looked at Du Chenghao aside, subconsciously wanted to point at Liu Mingzhi, and immediately put down his hands: "Du... Lord Du, he... he... His Majesty..."
"Okay, once you get to know His Majesty after entering the court, you won't be surprised. Our Majesty never behaves according to common sense, so you have to get used to it slowly.
Hurry up and take your seat. Although it is not a serious crime in our court to be discourteous before you, it is ultimately unpopular."
"Yes, yes, thank you Master Du for your advice."
The Forbidden Army general standing in the distance saw Young Master Liu sitting down. He picked up the mallet in his hand and struck the gold foil next to him three times.
"The Qionglin banquet begins, let's play music."
As soon as the festive sound of silk and bamboo sounded, Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and waved to the Forbidden Army soldiers standing next to the gold foil, and said loudly: "No need to play music, I have a good chat with all the ministers and the new scholars."
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army nodded hurriedly and responded: "Your Majesty has spoken, please stop."
The sound of silk and bamboo that had just sounded disappeared instantly.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Qi Yun and the others and saw that they had also sat down and waved his hands.
"My lords, please take your seats."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I don't like to make cakes to satisfy my hunger, nor do I like to chatter with you about things that are unrealistic for you at the moment.
I don’t need to say much about what your day is like today, you all know what it is like.
Qionglin Banquet, Qionglin Banquet, as the name suggests, is just a banquet for new scholars. Since it is a banquet, it is mainly about eating, drinking and having fun.
You can put everything aside today about your great ambitions and how God rewards your hard work. We will talk about other matters when you are given official positions in the future.
I and all your ministers will have a drink together first."
A group of important officials in the court picked up the wine glasses in front of them and raised them high as usual.
"I respect your majesty. I respect your empress."
As for the new scholars, they were stunned for a while before they realized what they were doing, and they picked up their wine glasses with strange expressions.
"I respect your majesty. I respect your empress."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and raised his wine glass to signal: "Cheers."
Liu Mingzhi and everyone drank down the wine in the glass, put down the glass gently, and waved to Xiao Chengzi.