At the beginning of the new year, according to the ancestral system, officials in the capital would wish the emperor a happy new year.

The officials in Bianliang have been streamlined several times, but there are still no less than a thousand. Fortunately, everyone is familiar with this set of rules and etiquette, and they are busy but not inconvenient.

Huang Zhen is now becoming more and more prime minister. Under his command, everyone soon stood in line with civil officials, military officials, royal relatives and nobles. The same queue is arranged according to the height of official positions and titles, which seems orderly.

In front of Daqing Palace, everyone met each other and naturally had to greet each other. This was because the team was in a mess and the Censor Guanfeng, who was usually very strict in supervision, no longer had a stern face, but smiled like everyone else. When they met an acquaintance, their friends would come forward to greet New Year's greetings.

As soon as the auspicious time comes, the eunuch sang a verse, the left prime minister Huang Zhen led all officials into the palace, and Emperor Xiyuan Zhao Cai had already sat upright in the main hall to accept the worship. There were too many officials in Beijing, and those who did not usually attend court came, so everyone took turns to go to the hall to pay homage to the emperor. The prime minister read the obscure and difficult prose to the emperor, and every word was unusual, and then the internal minister answered and thanked the emperor.

However, Chen Shou was not among them. Many officials looked around and did not find Zhongyong Hou, which was quite surprised.

Some people have predicted it for a long time, so it is not surprising that the Zhongyong Hou lives in a simple and easy way. Every day, except to go to Taoist temples to burn incense, he does not appear in the yamen. He is no longer famous, and his arrogant past was still a topic of talk about by the people.

When the officials finished New Year's greetings, there were also congratulatory letters sent by officials from other government officials and vassals, and representatives sent by local officials preached in public. Even Jiang Chucai sent people, but they did not let them in. They also scolded Jiang Chucai as a traitor, so that he could repent as soon as possible.

The officials were hungry until lunch break, and even though they were full in the morning, they were hungry.

Fortunately, the worship finally ended at this time, and the emperor announced that the palace banquet was held. The ineligible minor officials left the palace after visiting the emperor, and only senior civil and military officials attended the banquet. Because the palace banquet was held in Jingtai Hall, everyone rushed to Jingtai Hall again.

Zhao Cai looked at the ministers with a smile. This was a rare sight for him that he had seen so many officials. Many of them took turns to come forward to congratulate the emperor alone.

The envoys from the Southern Tang, Khitan, Goryeo, and Japan also participated in the worship. Fortunately, the envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty were here for the first time. In recent years, the two sides of the river have been moving more and more frequently.

The wealthy families who actually grasped the lifeline of the Tang Dynasty hoped to open up the big market of Northern Qi. Now Lianghuai and Chen Shou have blatantly opened the sea and opened merchants. The Southern Tang Dynasty has countless grains, silks, tea, and even famous calligraphy and paintings...

These are all in short supply in the Northern Qi Dynasty. What’s so bad is that there is Dali in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and there is not even a shortage of war horses. In addition, the transportation of Shanghai is convenient, which is faster than the Silk Road, and it is the well-deserved world-class prosperity.

The conditions of the Southern Tang Dynasty can be said to be unique and developed navigation technology, allowing their merchant ships to gallop in India, South China, and even to the great cannibal territory of West Asia.

Unfortunately, their cavalry and infantry were far less powerful than the navy, and the generals did not dare to start a war in the Great Qi Dynasty.

The Tang envoy gave Zhao Cai many exquisite gifts, which surprised Zhao Cai. The emperor of a country was not as good as the wealthy princes of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and also made the Tang envoy laugh secretly.

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There was no official in Chen's mansion who came to pay New Year's greetings, because Chen Shou had already notified him in advance and he had to accompany him in the palace today.

While he gave the emperor enough face, he could enjoy the joy of family reunion.

In Chen Shou's bedroom, Chen Shou lay on the spring couch with his legs raised. On the chair to his left was Li Lingyue, behind him was Hong'er pinching the shoulders for his mistress.

Hong'er's technique is better than Chen Shou. Li Lingyue squinted her eyes comfortably and listened to Xue Shao's songs in her ears.

The others were also sitting on the chairs and watching Xue Shao's performance. Only Yuan Xinyue was listening while acting as a female girl. It was found out a few days ago that she was pregnant. She was wearing thinner than others, and she smiled from time to time, calm and beautiful.

The curtain was lifted open, and Lu'er walked in quickly. She was wearing a white jacket, holding a piece of paper in her hand, and her eyes rolled around and looked at Chen Shou.

"What did you take? Come and listen to Shao'er sing the song." Chen Shou waved.

Lu'er raised the gift list in his hand, made a face, then walked to Li Lingyue and smiled and said, "Madam, Mrs. Su sent someone to send gold and silver croakers, two sets of gold and silver croakers, one set of jade plate rhinoceros horn cups, twenty Shu brocade, two pairs of two pairs of live deer, four pairs of live white rabbits, four pairs of black rabbits, and two pairs of live golden pheasants."

"Sister Su is intent." Li Lingyue smiled and took the gift list, looking at it with a smile, looking like a little wealthy person.

Chen Shou took it over and after reading it, he smiled and said, "They will have a share. Each person will receive a few golden cakes and will be regarded as my master."

When the concubines heard this, they all stood up happily and were about to come over to thank them.

"I think it's beautiful, our mansion has its own rules." Li Lingyue coughed lightly and said, "According to the old rules, let me and Lu'er separate."

Tang Wanying, who was originally the happiest, had a small face collapsed, and Chen Shou was puzzled and asked, "What rules? Why don't I know, who sets the rules, dares to surpass me, and clearly does not take the head of my family seriously."

"I decided it, how about it?" Li Lingyue asked with her chin raised.

"It's okay, I just ask."

Tang Wanying quietly walked up to him, lay down beside Chen Shou's ear, and whispered: "Whoever stays in the room you have one more day can get more money. This is the rule set by the wife."

Chen Shou's eyes lit up. No wonder they felt that these days they were more enthusiastic than usual. They also used some of the awkward postures they used before. They turned out to be wealth that moved people. As expected, they were worthy of being his own good servants. This rule was well established, and Chen Shou laughed at Li Lingyue.

He saw Tang Wanying beside him, and looked worried, and asked with a low smile: "Hehe, Xiaowu, do you miss the master?"

Tang Wanying's face turned red, her nose frowned, and she whispered in aggrievedly: "I don't have enough money, and my sisters and sisters use better rouge than others."

"Don't worry, I will love you for a few more days and I will all come."

"Really?" Tang Wanying said half-believingly: "You have to keep your word."

Chen Shou pinched her white little hand and blinked: "A word is said, it is hard to chase after."

The curtain of the door was lifted up again. Liu'er came in outside, walked to Chen Shou, and whispered: "Master, there is a group of envoys who said they were from Tang. I want to see you."

Chen Shou nodded, notifying the officials of Daqi himself, but not informing the envoys. Naturally, who has the final say in Bianliang now, is expected to come to him.
Chapter completed!