Countless snowflakes, shaped like goose feathers, were scattered from the night sky. 6 In the hall of the main hall of the Shangshu Office of Henan Daoxingtai, at this moment, there was a bright light. Butter candles as thick as a child's arms and carbon stoves scattered everywhere in the hall made the temperature in the house no longer look like the middle of winter, but rather like the warmth of spring flowers. Under the melodious music of silk and bamboo, a rich banquet has been set up in the hall to entertain guests. Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the emperor Yang Jian has been practicing simplicity and not luxuriousness. Therefore, although the palace holds a banquet, there are no particularly precious delicacies on the table. Dog meat, mutton, wontons, carp, red beans and glutinous rice, meat balls, bean sprouts, vermicelli, chicken, duck and other ordinary dishes, nine plates and nine bowls, to eliminate the cold.

Of course, no matter how simple it is, it is not about reminiscing about bitterness and sweetness, and there is no need to make the dishes into unpalatable food. Moreover, although the ingredients are not particularly rare, Confucius once said first: never get tired of fine food and fine meat. A family of rich families have various means to turn decay into magic. For example, one of the bowls of mutton noodle soup dumplings is a home-cooked dish that ordinary people often cook, but it is never simple to cook.

First, wash the mushrooms and make the soup, then remove them and set aside; put the cubes into the pot and cook them, stir-fry them after the water vapor is dried, add ginger, green onion, garlic and other seasonings, and stir-fry them after the flavor is added. Then marinate them with vinegar, add the mixing noodles, salt, and soy sauce; after the meat is rotten, add the fungus, and stir-fry them slightly, add the clear mushroom soup, and then roll the soup off and put the cut powder, soaked vermicelli, then add the leek, garlic sprouts, and coriander. The soup in this pot is red, yellow, green, white and black, and has five colors. The aroma is so strong that it makes people salivate, and the index finger is very sensational. Most of the other dishes are similar.

Yang Zhao has never been very particular about eating. The chefs in the Shangshu Administration were transferred directly from the camp of the Luoyang City garrison. You can imagine how skilled his skills are. Such exquisite dishes are never available. At present, the little prince temporarily notified the landworms of Luoyang City, and the leader of the Luoyang Gang gang was obtained by Shangguan Long. Of course, Shangguan Long himself could not cook. However, he had a Dong family restaurant under his name, which was where all the gourmets in Luoyang City flocked to him. As for the shuttle cheques, he was the most popular among the crowd.

The beautiful maids who were pouring wine and serving dishes were the same as the musicians in the hall. They all came from another insect in Luoyang City. Luoyang Furong Fengxiang (actually one of the eight masters of the Demon Sect, the leader of the True Pagodao Taoist Pichen) under the name of Manqingyuan. This Manqingyuan is a famous gold-selling cave. Of course, the beautiful maids and outstanding musicians need as much as possible. With these two helping to organize, they have always given people the impression of Henan Dao Shangshu Office, which is more like a military camp but never like the royal palace. Tonight, it rarely reveals a bit of wealth and honor that they don’t have on weekdays.

The reason why Yang Zhao arranged banquets and ceremonies so well was that it was because of the arrival of King Han and Lady of Tang, and because today was exactly the winter solstice among the twenty-four solar terms. The so-called winter solstice is the end of the Yin and the day when the yang energy began to grow. During this day, the position of the golden crow in the sky is neither east nor west, but instead is south. The short daytime is the highest in the whole year, and the long shadow of the sun shines is also the highest in the whole year. After this day, the winter is in the middle of the 30th century, but the duration of the day gradually increases, which is consistent with the theory that the old yin produces Shaoyang in the Book of Changes, so there is a common saying that the winter solstice is born in one yang. There is a saying in the Book of Han that the yang energy of the winter solstice is the first to celebrate, so it is called auspicious day.

Since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty by King Wu, he has gone through various dynasties such as Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties. The winter solstice is a legal festival for the court. The Book of Later Han says: Before and after the Winter Solstice, a gentleman is at peace and quiet, all officials are silent, and they do not obey the affairs of the government, and choose auspicious days before relieving things. The people all worship their parents and elders on this day. Those who are the emperor must go out to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship the sky. Therefore, there has been a saying that the Winter Solstice is the New Year of the Year in history.

Looking back on the past year, Yang Zhao has been running around everywhere, and there are always all kinds of things, busy all the time. Whether it is Shangyuan or Qingming Festival, whether it is Zhongyuan or Double Ninth Festival, when many important festivals arrive, the little prince has no time to pay attention to, let alone celebrate it specifically. But he never thought that today, when he just returned to Luoyang City, it turned out to be the Winter Festival. Just then, the King of Han and the Lady of Tang also arrived from Taiyuan to Luoyang (the Eastern Turkic missions also came out together, but the Turks did not have the habit of celebrating the Winter Festival, so they did not stop in Luoyang and rushed to Daxing). Therefore, no matter whether it is reasonable, the King of Henan, who is the host family, should hold a banquet to welcome guests to welcome guests from afar and celebrate the Winter Solstice.

The so-called distinguished guests are not only the King of Han and the Lady of Tang. Under the lights, there were twenty banquets in the hall. Above the main seat, there were naturally the King of Henan Yang Zhao, and behind him was the maid Xiaoqing. On the left, the first seat was the King of Wei Yang Shuang, who had the highest status and longest among the crowd; the second seat was the King of Han Yang Liang; the third seat was the Lady of Tang, with two women, one big and one small, Li Yuan's only daughter Li Xiuning,

He also favored concubine Wan Zhen'er during his lifetime; the fourth seat was Zhang Xutuo, the fifth seat was Li Mi and Li Fazhu, the sixth seat was General of the Henan Palace of the King of the Palace of the King of the People, and the sixth seat was Li Jing and Li Yaoshi, the military officer of the King of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of the People of

On the contrary, those who sit on the row on the right side of the little prince are all white. The seats are Fan Qinghui, the descendant of Cihang Jingzhai. The second is Zhu Yuyan, the leader of the Yingui Sect of the Demon Sect, and his daughter Zhu Meixian. The dual cultivation of Pi Shouxuan, the Huanmei Madam Wen Caiting, Yin Yan Mei Danmei, and Mo Yin Bian Bufu sat on the third and fourth mats respectively. The fifth mat is Zhengyidao's disciple and metaphysics genius Yuan Tiangang. The sixth mat is Zhai Rang, the great leader of the Green Forest of Henan Dao and his adopted son Cheng Yaojin. The seventh mat is the Blood Phoenix Du, the eighth mat is the Dead Sima Huang Tomb and Feitian Situ Ya. The ninth and ten taels are the leader of the Luoyang Gang Shangguan Long and Luoyang Furong Fengxiang.

There are 29 guests here, and their origins are so complex that I dare not say that there are no ones to come, but they are definitely unprecedented. Regardless of their status, Cihang Jingzhai and the Yingui Sect of the Demon Sect are enemies who have been fighting each other openly and secretly for hundreds of years. At this time, the brains of the two major sects can actually sit and drink together, and it seems that they are still at peace with each other for the time being. For guests who are familiar with the identities of the two, how can they not be secretly amazed by it?

Yang Zhao sat in the main seat and ignored all the expressions of surprise, surprise, contempt, anger, disdain, worry, worship, gloating, or being at ease, and was at ease, and just doing whatever he should do. In a moment, the maid at the table removed the remaining wine and sent it to the Dong family restaurant's new winter brew. After the winter began, the wine was brewed in the jar, which was an old custom in the south of the Yangtze River and was nevertheless in the north. After the Great Sui army wiped out the Southern Chen army, it was politically north of the south, but culturally invaded the north. Therefore, the customs of Jiangnan gradually spread to the north.

This new wine brewed in winter is made of fresh glutinous rice after autumn harvest, steamed in winter water, and mixed with osmanthus and various herbs. Its taste is sweet and golden, with a faint fragrance of osmanthus, and the taste is refreshing and pleasant. Mellow but not strong, it is the most nourishing and nourishing. At that moment, Xiaoqing picked up the wine pot and poured a cup for his young master. Yang Zhao held the cup and sniffed it gently, but felt sweet and fragrant, and the room was full of spring. He looked up at the table for everyone and smiled and said: There is a folk saying that the winter solstice is as big as the year, and it was originally a day of reunion. Unfortunately, I am the king of the emperor and grandfather.

I was destined to leave the town. Even during the festival, I could not enjoy the filial piety of the emperor's grandfather, the emperor's grandmother, and the father and mother. It was a great regret. I would like to use this cup of fresh winter wine to toast me, the Emperor's Emperor of Sui, and wish the Emperor's grandfather, the Emperor's grandmother's long life and good health. After speaking, he had already held the cup and stood up, and bent down to the direction of Daxing City to the west and bowed three times, sprinkled the wine in the cup on the ground. The guests on the table defended themselves, Yang Shuang, and all the guests did not dare to be negligent and followed them to worship, and also sprinkled the wine in the cup.

After the worship was finished, everyone turned back to their seats. Xiaoqing quickly poured the second cup for his young master. Yang Zhao raised his glass and looked out the house. He saw snow flying, goose feathers everywhere, covered with silver, and was particularly charming. He couldn't help but smile and said, "I heard that there has always been a proverb among the people, saying that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. This good snow is coming in time. I hope that in the coming year, I, the Sui Dynasty, will be able to make good weather and all the people in the world live and work in peace and contentment. Come, everyone drank this cup for the people of the world. After saying that, he raised his glass and invited it all, and took the lead in drinking the wine in the cup. Everyone also drank it.

Among all the people here, if they are sleek and versatile, they should be the rich man of Luoyang. He was determined to curry favor with the promising Henan King, and he stood up first and bent down slightly and said: The court was unfortunate. This year, there was a war in the southwest, and Yang Su, an ungrateful thief, who rebelled and rebelled. As a result, the common people were displaced, and our merchants suffered heavy losses. However, the court also had great luck that the prince, a hero of the life, turned the tide twice, and finally eliminated the disaster that day, and gave the Sui Dynasty a bright world. The prince not only had thunderous means, but also had the heart of the Bodhisattva, and did not forget to live in the people everywhere. This is really a blessing for our Great Sui Dynasty. Here is a villain, I wish the prince more blessings and longevity, so that the Sui Dynasty can be permanent.

Rong Fengxiang's speech was a little too flattering. And what he said was that he had regarded the King of Henan as the future Emperor of Sui. Such an attitude was a little beyond the reach. However, the Emperor Yang Jian was already in his sixties, and in this era, he was quite old. If it were not unexpected, it would be a foregone conclusion that Prince Yang Guang succeeded to the throne. As the eldest son of the prince, Yang Zhao performed so well, and would be a natural thing to be able to ascend to the great treasure and hold the throne in the future. At present, everyone was really happy, or perfunctory, nodded and drank a glass of yes, and each one drank a drink. Only the Han King Yang Liang showed a strange light of dissatisfaction in his eyes, snorting contemptuously in the voice he could only hear, and only put the wine glass on his lips to make a look, but even half a drop of wine did not really get into his throat.

Although everyone can praise and praise, Yang Zhao cannot accept it calmly. He shook his head and said, "I am young and shallow, what do you know? If you say that you can achieve something by chance, it is not the only one of me. It depends on everyone here to help you, so that you will not make any big mistakes. Taking advantage of the winter solstice festival today, I will give you a cup, please, please. Raise the cup from left to right to draw a small circle to show your invitation, and drink it all up again.

All the guests drank again. King Wei Yang Shuang stroked his long beard and laughed: "Xunzi &bu11; Yao's Questions" says that the princes are the kings who get their own teachers, the ones who get friends dominate, the ones who get doubts survive, and the ones who do not think of themselves are lost. Therefore, King Zhuang of Chu was worried. Although Zhao'er was young, he could not be arrogant or impatient and know how to find teachers and friends. This is the posture of a king. In the third generation of our Yang family, we can have such a thousand-mile horse. Why worry about the unrestrained country? Well, it's very good, haha~~

King Yang Shuang of Wei paused, but said: Confucius once said: I am determined to learn at 1500, and I am established at 200. Zhao'er will be twenty years old next year (20 years old, and 18 in essence). After the ceremony of the crown, you should start a family and establish a house and spread branches for our Yang family. Zhao'er, do you have any plans for this major event? Have you ever made any arrangements for you, the emperor's brother and sister-in-law?

King Wei Yang Shuang never had children in his life, so he cared about his brother Yang Jian and regarded his grandchildren as his own. When he gathered together during the festival, he was happy and naturally asked about his nephew's marriage. It was normal. But he never expected that as soon as he said this, the originally relaxed atmosphere in the hall immediately became tight.

Yang Zhao sighed in his heart and said intently: What should come is finally coming. He calmed down and said calmly: When he said uncle, his nephew and grandmother left Daxing last time, the emperor's grandfather and grandmother had no arrangements for this matter. But, when Zhaoer came to Taiyuan a few days ago, I decided to make a good marriage for Zhaoer with Mrs. Tang. Before the King of Henan was finished, King Yang Liang of Han had already interrupted it first. He smiled and said: But he is the granddaughter of Mrs. Tang, Li Xiuning.

I am afraid of dividing the line
Chapter completed!