Chapter 4: New Year's Banquet
Let’s stop talking. From this day on, Yang Zhao lived in Daxing Palace with peace of mind and lived his life as the emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
When the TV station used to broadcast "Return of the Condor Heroes", I saw Xiaoyanzi, Erkang, Ziwei and Yongqi playing and making fun in the palace every day, crazy and happy for a day. It seemed that there was no need to study or study. It really made Yang Zhao, who was still in elementary school at the time but was bent by the heavy workload, was envious. Sometimes, dreaming during the day, he would sigh like "How great it would be if I became a prince one day."
Unfortunately, TV belongs to TV, reality belongs to reality. Once you pass through it and become a real prince of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Zhao realized how outrageous he was. You should know that the founding of the Sui Dynasty was only about 20 years ago, and it was full of vitality, and it was definitely not comparable to the Qing Dynasty, which had been established for a hundred years in "My Fair Princess". Yang Jian's family style has always been rigorous and attached the most importance to the education of his children, and he would never allow the Yang family to have a playboy. Therefore, all of the five sons born here are not people with both civil and military integrity.
As the emperor's grandson and the legitimate son of the prince, Yang Zhao's education issues are of course the top priority. In terms of literature, every morning, a knowledgeable scholar from the Hanlin Academy was ordered to come to give lectures for one and a half hours for Yang Zhao. After the lecture, he assigned homework, which was nothing more than writing big characters and reciting the meaning of the scriptures. After lunch, he had a rest. In the afternoon, he went to the imperial palace to learn horse riding, archery and 18 weapons. The person in charge of teaching was the famous Sui Dynasty guardian.
Lai Hu'er is good at fighting and has made great contributions in the process of unifying the world of the Great Sui Dynasty. The family tradition "Guotian Sword" is also a masterpiece. Yang Zhao looked down on him a little, thinking that Zhuo Bufan is also a famous and sexual supporting role, and his status is much more important than Lai Hu'er's supporting role. He learned the "Yi Jing Xuanjian" created by Zhuo Bufan. Although he definitely can't beat top masters such as Mahaye or Chaoyang Tianshi, he should be able to beat Lai Hu'er, right?
Unexpectedly, the two of them fought tentatively, and Yang Zhao immediately lost. Whether it was internal strength, moves or experience, they were far from being a rival to protect him. This blow also made Yang Zhao clearly understand that the time traveler was not born with the halo of the protagonist. If he did not work hard, he might still achieve nothing.
It is also a good thing to realize his shortcomings in advance. Yang Zhao then put down his posture and humbly asked for advice. Speaking of which, although he has integrated two-life memory, he is still mainly based on the ideas of the college student in the 21st century. Therefore, even though he has a good martial arts, he needs to start from scratch in terms of application. This is like a newly installed operating system of the computer. Even if he has memorized the instructions, he still has to go through actual operations before he can use it.
Lai Hu'er's martial arts skills are not outstanding, but with his careful teaching and explanation of some of the most basic martial arts concepts, Yang Zhao would not take many detours.
It should be noted that if a hundred feet tall building is built on the ground, the more stable the foundation is, the greater the future achievements will be. Yang Zhao’s family is not very good. The so-called poor children will be the family early. He has already understood the truth that hard work will bring rewards. Moreover, in this world where personal force is respected, the level of martial arts is related to whether he can make a living. Therefore, even if it is hard, Yang Zhao gritted his teeth and refused to be lazy.
During this period, Yang Zhao also met his cheap man many times. He felt that Yang Guang was crazy and not very awake. Sometimes when he became normal, he seemed extremely talented. Yang Zhao sometimes asked him for advice. This cheap man said to the point of his words and everything he said. But if he became abnormal, he would be incoherent and he would be speechless. It made people feel ridiculous and ridiculous when they heard it.
Although the other party was just a cheap man, Yang Zhao couldn't help feeling sad for Yang Guang after seeing it. Not to mention that Xiao and her husband and wife had a deep affection. They secretly had no idea how many sad tears shed for this.
After dinner, Yang Zhao turned to the courtyard where he lived alone and focused on practicing the Xuanjian of the Book of Changes.
The power of the Xuanjian of the Book of Changes is indeed not outstanding. But no matter what, it is also an authentic martial arts of the Xuanmen. Although the progress of practice is slow, progress can be clearly felt. For example, when playing online games, you can see that your experience value is indeed dozens or dozens of times. Even if upgrading to a level requires thousands of experience value, at least you have hope?
In this way, as time flies, Yang Zhao gradually adapts to his new identity and life, regardless of his physiology and psychology. On the other hand, the weather is getting colder, but the New Year is about to be celebrated without realizing it.
Modern Chinese people are accustomed to splitting the New Year's Day in the Gregorian New Year and the first day of the first lunar month into two festivals. The former is far less valued than the latter. However, there was no such custom during the Sui Dynasty, and New Year's Day is New Year's Day. Therefore, the warm New Year's atmosphere is more than a hundred times stronger than in the 21st century.
Yang Zhao used to rely on his grandfather and for the sake of his life, and he always felt deserted and unhappy during the Chinese New Year. But now he has come here and sees everyone around him preparing for the New Year excitedly and expectantly, but he is gradually infected and becomes equally leaping. On the day of New Year's Eve, Daxing Palace will hold a New Year banquet as usual to show that the emperor and the people will have fun together. On this day, the palace is decorated with lights and colorful colors, and there is joy everywhere.
At the beginning of Shenzhengyou (it was around 5:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon), civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above in the court all entered Chengtian Gate in formal clothes, and went to Taiji Hall to wait for the emperor to pay homage to the emperor. Yang Zhao followed Yang Guang and Xiao early on, and brought his younger sister, Princess Yang Wei, and his younger brother Yang Qing. The family of five was the first to worship the king and father in the inner hall. Later, the deposed crown prince Yang, Yong's lineage, Yang Jun, King Xiao of Qin, Yang Xiu's lineage, and Yang Liang of Han. Dozens of people gathered together, and they all seemed very intimate.
Unfortunately, Yang Zhao watched coldly, but saw that these uncles and brothers were either frightened, afraid, flattered, or be charming, but no one had a true love. Although it was not really important to me, he still couldn't help but sigh in secret that there was no father or son in the Tian family. No wonder some people in later generations said that they would not be born in the imperial family for generations.
After the royal family members met each other, they led by Emperor Yang Jian and Empress Dugu, and the group went out of the Taiji Hall to meet the ministers. According to the official rank, the officials of the rituals were named, including Yang Su and Yang Xuangan and his son, Yuwen Shuyu Culture and his father and son, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng and his son, Gao Bing, Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Xue Ju, Xiao Yu, Xue Shixiong, came to the guards, Yang Yichen, Yu Yuluo, Wei Xuan, Zhou Fashang, Wang Rengong, Feng Xiaoci, Tu Wanxu and other famous contemporary officials who were famous in history all came forward to pay homage and congratulate. They were truly called the brilliant stars and the lineup was prosperous. It really made Yang Zhao very excited.
After the visits of all civil and military officials, it was the turn of envoys from the surrounding countries. It was the 21st year of Kaihuang. The Sui Dynasty unified the world and the world was peaceful. The national strength was unprecedentedly strong, and the army arrived in battle and defeated them. Therefore, the barbarians came to serve and came to pay tribute from all directions. East, West Tu, Jue, Tiel, Uighur, Khitan, Shiwei, Mart, Tuyuhun, Bola, Tochara, Gaochang, Tubo, Liuqiu, Kucha, Khotan, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Wanu and other countries sent envoys to pay tribute. Blonde hair, blue eyes, high nose, deep eyes, twisted beard, curly hair, black skin, white skin and other races gathered, and knelt down to me, shouting long live the emperor mountain of Hua Shangguo. This situation made Yang Zhao even more excited and unable to control himself.
After finally the ceremony was over, everyone attended the seat. The deacon, eunuchs and palace maids presented fine wine and delicacies. Yang Jian first raised his glass toast, and the ministers and envoys returned to drink. Then Yang Guang invited the guests and the ministers drank another cup. Queen Dugu to everyone again, but the guests drank the third cup. After three rounds of wine, the fine music of silk and bamboo sounded slowly. Whatever swallowed swords and spitted fire, rolled the nail board and took the fire, walked on stilts and flew ropes, and even white apes offered fruits and cranes to celebrate their birthdays, it was no problem. All the arts were mixed, and singing and dancing were peaceful. Sure enough, the prosperous Sui Dynasty was extraordinary.
The night fell, and the moon gradually reached the middle of the sky. A group of dancers in light gauze palace costumes finished their dance, bent down and blessed, and retreated gracefully. The music played by the musicians in the hall suddenly changed, from gentleness to mighty and strong. But when the sound of gold and iron clashed, the sound of killing shook the sky. More than a hundred majestic soldiers were wearing armor and holding halberds, and entered the hall. Amid the majestic drums, the soldiers sang in unison. Singing:
"The champion is in the vast sea, with a strong wind. The clouds are scattered across the tiger, and the qi is held in the dragon city. It runs rampant, inside and outside, and the Hu Yun is in a hundred years. The soldiers sleep in the sky, and the stars are falling, and the battle is gone. Yan Diao is fighting at night, and Xinjiao stops the bow. The north wind neighs the horse, Hu Shuang cuts through the Hong. Xiuming Avenue and Youhuang says to be the same. Just go to Chang'an Palace and come to visit Jianzhang Palace!"
While singing, the soldiers lined up and flirted. The left and right sides were round, and the next one was sideways. The fish were beautiful and the goose were swaying, and the scattered wings were scattered, and the heads and tails were scattered, and the heads and tails were reciprocated, making the movements more powerful. The halberds and the thorns in the array were scattered, and the murderous aura was soaring to the sky. Although there were only a hundred people, their momentum was no less than that of thousands of horses and thousands of troops. These elite soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty, who had experienced hundreds of battles on the battlefield and were unbeaten, showed their mighty power in front of foreign envoys, and showed their great spirit. How could all my descendants of China be so overwhelmed by it?
The song "Breaking the Formation Music" has been completed, and the ministers applauded and were both proud and proud. The envoys of all countries were looking at each other and showed fear in their eyes. Yang Jian picked up his beard and smiled, and the dragon was very happy. He couldn't help but stand up and sang: "Okay, okay, good! Good singing and dancing, and people are better! The reason why the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful today is all due to the warriors of all wars. But I am honored by this glass of wine!" After saying that, he raised his glass to pay tribute to His Highness and the soldiers, and drank their heads. The soldiers' long halberds hit the ground, and the sound of the sound shook the earth.
Yang Jian was even more happy and said loudly: "Come here, I will pass on my order. The soldiers danced in the hall, each of whom gave me a piece of brocade and a copper coin. The officers and soldiers from all over the city of Daxing gave me a piece of fine linen, a bottle of wine, and two kilograms of meat to show their merits and repay their hard work!"
After the imperial edict was issued, the deacon and eunuch beside him hurriedly blew dust and said loudly. In an instant, thunder was heard inside and outside the palace city, and the sound of "Long Live" was endless, which was earth-shaking and resounding throughout the world!
While he was cheering, he suddenly saw a few people standing up at the table. The man turned around and bowed toward the middle. Emperor Hua held his fists and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, stay. Just now, the imperial edict sent by Your Majesty is very inappropriate. For the sake of a thousand generations, the external minister pleaded with Your Majesty to take back the imperial edict. Don't lose the big ones because of the small ones!" Although the tone was not high, it was clearly transmitted into the hall word by word. Even the cheers of the three armies in the palace could not suppress them. The deep and thick internal force can be seen from this.
When he said such words on this occasion, the four people were really shocked. The ministers and envoys looked sideways, either surprised, surprised, or glad, or sneered, or had a deep feeling, but no one dared to speak out. In an instant, the Tai Chi Hall was silent, and the needles could be heard. Yang Jian, who was in high spirits, felt even more like a large plate of cold water was poured on his head, and his hands were trembling slightly. He calmed down and frowned and asked, "Who are you? Which country's envoy?"
Chapter completed!