Chapter 389: The Palace Night Banquet

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The old eunuch Chang De glanced at the crowd in front of him, and after crossing a stone bridge, he bypassed them and chose another road on the left.

When I entered the palace, I caught up with the upper and lower courts, so those people who came towards me were the civil and military officials of Jingguo?

Walking out of the palace gate, the crowd was bustling, Li Yi glanced at it, and didn't see a single acquaintance.

"The one who is at the forefront is Qin Xiang." Changde didn't look back, but suddenly said lightly.

Li Yi is no stranger to the word "Qin Xiang", and when he heard this, he turned his head and saw from a distance that there was an old man walking in the forefront, who couldn't see his appearance clearly because of the distance.

Even if the two have never even met, Li Yi really doesn't have a good impression of this Qin Xiang.

Not to mention how he is in political affairs, just saying that he has taught Qin Yu such a grandson, how much better can he be?

After passing through a palace wall, there was no longer a scene of the hundred officials scattering, Li Yi also left this matter behind, Miss Liu Er waited in the Bowen Palace, and Changde took him to see Emperor Jing.

At this time, the hundred officials who had not yet walked out of the palace gate gathered together in twos and threes, talking about something in a whisper.

"Is Your Majesty finally dissatisfied with Prime Minister Qin?"

"Shangshu Province has never heard the news, it was His Majesty who personally issued the edict, it seems that His Majesty deliberately wanted to bypass Qin Xiang."

"In recent days, Your Majesty's mind has become more and more difficult to guess, the matter of establishing a prince has been delayed again and again, and now it is weakening the Qin family------ is not the prince that Your Majesty likes, Your Majesty is still thinking about ......"

"Be careful, be careful!"

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When the topic talked about something, everyone realized that this was not something they could discuss in private, and hurriedly stopped, looked around, and saw that no one was paying attention, and hastened their pace and walked outside the palace.

The edicts issued by His Majesty in the court just now had become the only thing on their minds at this time.

For no reason, an important figure of the Qin family who served in Zhongshu Province was transferred out of the center of power, although the grade remained the same, but the meaning of the representation was different.

But that's not all, it has a close relationship with the Qin family, and several of Qin Xiang's students in Beijing have also been affected to varying degrees, and the bright and infinite future suddenly became unknown, in addition, there are some large and small transfers, all of which are related to Qin Xiang's family of officials, and the sum of several things is very intriguing.

Could it be that Your Majesty is finally going to take action against the civilian clique headed by Qin Xiang?

Over the years, many of His Majesty's decrees have been strongly opposed by these conservative factions, and for the sake of the stability of the DPRK and China, His Majesty will often choose to retreat.

Most of the people in the court can't participate in these things, and they don't dare to guess anymore, so it's better to leave it to Qin Xiang and them to have a headache.

As for whether the King of Shu can become the crown prince, although this matter also has a lot to do with them, at least for now, it is not very important.

The ancestral system cannot be violated, even if His Majesty does not value the King of Shu, but the queen mother died two princes in succession in her early years, until after the birth of Princess Yongle, the imperial doctor in the palace asserted that it is impossible for Niangniang to have an heir in this life, so the prince born to Cui Guifei is a legitimate thing to become a prince.

What's more, including Qin Xiang, countless officials in the court support the ascension of the King of Shu, and in the case of occupying the righteousness, even His Majesty cannot go against the will of the ancestral system and so many ministers at the same time.

Without any preparation, there was a sudden such a big tremor in the DPRK, and compared with it, other things were naturally not so important.

For example, they learned from the mouths of the juniors in the family yesterday that the invitation of the King of Shu last night finally broke up, Li Xuan, the son of King Ning, and the King of Shu turned their faces, and the little grandfather of the Qin Xiang family seemed to have met an assassin------

It's all a joke between juniors, no one will connect these two things, His Majesty's small purge of Qin Xiang's lineage has not affected them, and the most important thing at the moment is another matter.

The envoys of the State of Qi have arrived in Kyoto and have asked to see them twice in succession, but His Majesty has refused.

The people of the Qi State were waiting to be received in the Hongxu Temple, but His Majesty was preparing to feast the courtiers again in the palace to celebrate the return of General Xu Dingyuan's victory, and the hundreds of Chinese military officials of the dynasty and all the nobles in Beijing should participate, which was simply to insert a knife into the chest of the envoys of the Qi State again.

There is no doubt that when the other party immediately sent envoys over at the end of the war, it must have been to discuss the affairs of the two cities that were captured.

General Xu Dingyuan will return to Beijing today, and the day of celebration will be chosen tonight, and the hundred officials will go home in a hurry to take a good rest and bath so as to meet tonight's grand event.

Li Yi didn't know that the old emperor was going to have dinner tonight, he was secretly glad in his heart, fortunately he had an extra eye this morning, and he didn't eat too much for breakfast, otherwise he might have eaten for a while.

It's still the garden from last time, it's still the pavilion from last time, and even the dishes on the stone table haven't changed much.

The dignified monarch of a country, at this time, is like an ordinary middle-aged man, sitting opposite Li Yi, eating a bowl of white porridge and a few dishes with relish.

"Listen to Shou Ning, are you teaching her to cook?" Emperor Jing asked casually, just like ordinary people usually have a family routine with their neighbors.

Li Yi has gradually adapted to the face of the old emperor, a big man, it's normal to have a little quirk, maybe this emperor happens to have a hobby of pretending to be a commoner after the next dynasty.

"Princess Shouning wants to cook for His Majesty and Niangniang in person, at a young age, she has filial piety, and the minister admires it very much." Li Yi was not polite, and said while eating.

Emperor Jing nodded, thinking of Princess Shouning, a smile appeared on his face.

All the princes and princesses were respectful to him, but Shou Ning was different, which could make him feel like a true father, which he couldn't experience in other children.

He put down the bowl, let Changde take another bowl of porridge, and said: "I heard Mingzhu say that you are treating Yongning, how sure are you?" ā€

Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, although the imperial doctors in the palace and countless folk divine doctors were helpless against Yongning's illness, but Li Yi was different, if there was anyone in this world who could give him a glimmer of hope for Yongning's illness, this person would only be Li Yi.

Speaking of this, Li Yi's face changed slightly solemn, and he said: "To be honest, there is not much hope, I can only try my best." ā€

Emperor Jing's expression was stunned for a moment, then he sighed and said: "That child has suffered a lot, although I am the king of a country, I can't do anything about her illness, I know that you are a really capable person, I hope that in my lifetime, I can see her as ...... as a normal person."

Li Yi didn't speak, although this was also what he wanted, but he really didn't have any confidence in this, so he could only figure it out slowly.

I wonder if I can see her again on the stone steps next to the Bowen Hall for a while?

"I know what you did in Hanshan Temple, and Master Tanyin also praised you very much, very good, in my Jingguo, is it a place where the monks of Qi Kingdom show off their might......" Emperor Jing quickly diverted the topic, but Li Yi began to wander from that moment just now, and when he passed by the Bowen Hall just now, he didn't seem to see her......

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The palace is not a fun place, Liu Ruyi stood outside a palace, watching Li Yi give a lecture to a group of princesses and princes, she was even more uninterested, bored looking at the slowly moving white clouds in the distant sky.

There was a slight sound of footsteps in the corridor on the left, and she turned her head to meet the eyes of the young woman who was walking this way, and both of them were stunned.

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Li Yi walked out of the Bowen Hall and looked at the stone steps around him, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

Compared with him, a group of princesses and princes rushed out of the palace in a swarm, and everyone had an excited smile on their faces, especially King Jin, whose round body was eager to turn a few heels on the ground.

How could they not be happy, this was their last arithmetic lesson in the near future, and for a long time to come, they would never see the gentleman who would put their name on the palace wall, and what could be more pleasant?

As for the schoolwork he left behind------ let them read books and learn arithmetic by themselves?

What are you kidding, if they can read those heavenly books themselves, what else do they want to do?

In short, for a while, you won't have to face those strange symbols again, and it's better to never see him again!

Li Yi stood outside the hall for a while, not seeing the person he wanted to see, and was slightly disappointed in his heart, but in addition, he always felt that something seemed to be missing, and it took him a while to realize that Miss Liu Er was actually gone!

The palace is not Liuye Village, nor is it the Viscount's Mansion, but it is going to be a big deal if you break into it casually, Miss Liu Er is obviously not the kind of person who will be arrested when she encounters the palace guards, if this fights, it will be a big trouble!

Fortunately, as soon as Li Yi's thought came to mind, he saw her and Li Mingzhu coming from the other direction.

"You're good." Miss Liu Er glanced at Li Mingzhu and said very seriously.

"So are you." Li Mingzhu tidied up his cuffs and said with a smile.

Li Yihu looked at the two of them suspiciously, when did the two of them hook up?

Did you take advantage of the lecture you just had?

But when it was in Qing'an Mansion, Her Royal Highness the princess did not come to the door less, and they never spoke at that time......

"What did you just do?" Li Yi looked at Miss Liu Er suspiciously and asked.

Miss Liu Er glanced at her, obviously not accosting her.

At this time, Li Mingzhu had already let go of a prince who rushed out of the palace happily, looked at Li Yi, and asked a little puzzled: "Li Han said that they don't have to take arithmetic classes in the future, you let them learn arithmetic by themselves?" ā€

Li Yi nodded, looking at the excited little fat man Jin Wang in the distance, the corners of his mouth hooked a trace of arc, he really thought that he could completely let himself go without going to class?

When he came back next time, the little fat man would understand what innocence was.

"Why? How could they possibly learn arithmetic on their own? ā€

Li Mingzhu was surprised, even she had a hard time learning that kind of thing by herself, let alone these children?

In her opinion, this is simply impossible.

"The role of the gentleman is only to inspire and guide, there is very little to teach them, arithmetic, just like the starry sky at night, vast, endless, in the end, it is up to them to explore and discover......"

Li Yi looked at Her Royal Highness the princess and explained: "Although these princes and princesses are young, they will always grow up, I am cultivating their ability to learn independently, and I am also cultivating their ability to solve problems by themselves, not to mention that I have already written the textbook for them, with their current foundation, there is no problem in understanding what is written on it." ā€

"Actually, you're too lazy to teach them yourself, right?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked.

For this matter, he actually found such a high-sounding excuse, if he didn't know him very well, he would definitely feel that what he said was very reasonable.

No, although she knew that it was just an excuse he made, she couldn't deny that she really felt that he was justified at the moment.

Euphemism and subtlety is the fine tradition of the Chinese nation, when speaking, often after a few detours, before expressing their meaning, even Miss Liu Er, who has never eaten fireworks in the world, is not exempt from vulgarity.

For example, he owes Miss Liu Er a hundred taels of silver, although she will be very serious about matters involving silver, but at least Miss Liu Er will not point it out directly.

For example, she would say that she wanted to buy a piece of cloth for exactly one hundred taels of silver.

For another example, she would ask herself with great concern for the first time, if the one hundred taels of silver she borrowed from him last time were enough, and should she not borrow him again?

For example, she would ask Li Yi euphemistically and implicitly, the cloud floating in the sky ------ not like the one hundred taels of silver that he borrowed last time?

Obviously, Her Royal Highness the princess does not know how to be tactful and subtle like Miss Liu Er.

So the atmosphere in the room began to become awkward.

"Does Father agree?" She looked at Li Yi and asked.

"Of course."

Li Yi replied without hesitation, just now, he had reached an agreement with the old emperor on this matter.

Just kidding, he fooled a monk like Master Tanyin, and he fooled a monk of Qi State, and he has always been a monk who fooled others, could it be that the old emperor would be more difficult than them?

Now that his father has agreed, Li Mingzhu naturally has nothing to say.

He shook his head a little helplessly, and said: "I don't know if my father told you that the palace ban will be canceled tonight, a banquet will be held in Yonghe Palace, a banquet will be held for the ministers, and at the same time General Xu will be picked up and dusted, as a county, you will also participate." ā€

"Is there such a thing?" Li Yi looked surprised, what Li Mingzhu said, no one told him just now.

[ps: The last one is because of the two-in-one, the number of words has not changed, and the pirate website can't see the previous instructions, let's talk about it here, no need to add a group to ask specifically.] 怑