The feast begins, and the first course is roasted venison.

Ordinary people can't eat this thing, and there is not much venison on everyone's plate, and many people still want to taste it, especially the jinshi or low-level officials who participate in the banquet for the first time.

Ji Ning looked at the venison on the table and thought: "Zhao Kangzheng is Zhao Kangzheng, and I am afraid that only Zhao Kangzheng can arrange such a large medicinal diet!" ”

Venison is full of yang energy, and Ji Ning doesn't want to taste it, because except for the emperor that day, I'm afraid no one can be accompanied by a beautiful woman in this place, and his main purpose that day is not to come to taste wine and eat meat.

Several dishes were served one after another, from the princes and nobles to the Jinshi and military generals in the back, the things they ate were basically the same, and no one had any privileges on this issue.

Ji Ning was still a little embarrassed to be at the same table with Gu Yuming, after all, Gu Yuming had stolen his poems at the poetry meeting.

The wine and food were almost ready, Zhao Kangzheng stood up, it would be reasonable to say that the emperor should give a toast to the people present first, but looking at the emperor's expression, it seemed that he was not in a hurry to drink.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although today is not a celebration of the whole world, but I am happy in my heart, I will give you a glass first!" Zhao Kangzheng raised his glass and said.

"Respect Your Majesty!" Those present also raised their glasses, and after the emperor had drunk the wine, all those present also drank.

Ji Ning didn't drink the wine, but poured it in his sleeve, anyway, no one paid attention to this side in the dark light.

At this time, Ji Ning was also observing, King Hui and King Chong were both sitting in very high positions, and at this time, King Hui had been paying attention to the emperor's reaction, as if he had known that the emperor would be poisoned.

But after Zhao Kangzheng drank the wine, there was no reaction for the time being, and Uncle Li Guo, King Hui and others were not in a hurry, Ji Ning guessed that these people should think that even if it was poison, it would not be done immediately, and there would still be a certain amount of reaction time.

"Reile Division Performance!" After three rounds of drinking, Long Cheng shouted beside him, and the dancers of the Rele Division came out.

These dancing girls are all dressed up in flowers, each girl has a bewitching temperament, and after dancing, she has a unique charm of a woman, plus drinking and eating venison, so that the audience present is enthusiastic.

Ji Ning didn't pay attention to those dancing girls, but looked at the princess of Cheshi Country who was relatively low on the opposite side.

But when she saw that the princess did not eat or drink, she seemed to have made some preparations.

Ji Ning thought to himself: "There is a big problem with this princess of Che Shiguo, it doesn't look like a princess of the Western Regions, but someone seems to be pretending." Could it be that her purpose was to assassinate the Emperor? Who the hell arranged all this? ”

Looking at the emperor at the top, Zhao Kangzheng's face was still as usual at this time, and he was even talking to Long Cheng next to him, with a smile on his face.

After a short time, the first dance of the Rite and Music Division was finished, and it was the turn of the royal family and nobles, civil ministers and military generals present to toast the emperor.

As a toast representative, the person who came out to preside over the speech was Ma Heng, a bachelor who came to the Confucian Temple, and his status among all people is also one of the best, second only to the left and right ministers of Shangshutai.

But before toasting, I have to say a toast, this toast, to put it bluntly, is to praise the merits of the peaceful and prosperous era of the Great Yong Dynasty, Ma Heng said something on the spot that was contrary to Ji Ning's words: "...... Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the country has been stable, the prosperity has been peaceful, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, which is the blessing of the people of my great eternal dynasty and the blessing of the subjects of the four seas. As a scholar of the Temple of Literature, I toast to His Majesty......"

What Ma Heng said was digging out his heart and lungs, while the ministers below seemed to be grateful to the emperor.

This is the atmosphere of the feast, and no one will seem very sincere at such times.

Ji Ning also picked up the wine glass, and it was the turn of the ministers present to toast three glasses for the emperor, and the three glasses of wine were poured into the sleeves by Ji Ning without accident.

Everyone sat down, and the emperor at the top was still safe as usual, and there was still no reaction to any poisoning.

King Hui seemed to be calm, but in fact, he was already a little nervous in his heart, under such an occasion, he might be exposed, and with the people he led, it would be difficult to fight his way out of the encirclement.

But King Hui is not very worried, because the soldiers and horses he sent will soon be killed, and at that time he can even kill Uncle Li, King Chong and the five princes at the same time, and he can ascend the throne in person, but he is afraid that it will be difficult to explain to the subjects of the world, and he prefers to let Uncle Li come out and bear the infamy of the usurper, while he himself will sit back and enjoy the success.

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The banquet continues.

After a group of artists finished performing, Uncle Li got up with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, today there are subjects from all over the world, and I don't know the countries of friends from all over the world, but I have sent gifts to Your Majesty?" ”

The words were said to Zhao Kangzheng, but it sounded like they were said to the people in Fanbang.

Zhao Kangzheng said with a smile: "I also want to know, I don't know the envoys of friendly countries, can you come forward to talk?" ”

Fanbang people, there are dozens of large and small countries, many of them are countries in the Western Regions and grasslands, they brought gifts, they are not very heavy, because their country originally did not have many treasures, to pay tribute is to find some small and fine, must be the Central Plains does not have and feel rare.

"I, An Yueguo, sent ten pairs of Baoyu!" An envoy in his fifties came out and said.

This envoy is a bearded man, in Ji Ning's opinion, he is similar to Avanti, and the jade he offers is Hetian jade, which is a good thing in this era of gentleman Peiyu, especially Peibai jade.

Zhao Kangzheng waved his hand, asked people to take the wooden box, and presented the white jade in front of him, he picked up the jade in the wooden box and looked at it, nodded and smiled: "Sure enough, it's Baoyu." I am going to give these precious stones to those who can show their talents at the banquet today, and then you young talents will have to behave well! ”

The emperor first expressed his attitude, and then he would test the knowledge of the scholars present, whether it was an official, a jinshi, or a military general, as long as the performance was good, there would be a gift of Hetian white jade, which was a very glorious thing.

In addition to the white jade offered by An Yueguo, which is still a little eye-catching, the rest of the effects are just some ordinary treasures, most of which are exotic flowers and plants, and they may not be able to survive when they move to the Central Plains, but this is also the best gift they can give to the Central Plains Emperor, and they themselves are still waiting for the Central Plains Emperor to reward them with cattle, sheep or grain.

The long-awaited and final finale is naturally the princess of the Cheshi Country.

But seeing that the princess covered her face with a light veil, she walked over with the wooden box in her hand, and slowly knelt down and said, "I have seen the respected Celestial Empire!" ”

"Excuse me!" When Zhao Kangzheng saw Princess Che Shiguo, his eyes were straight.

But seeing that the princess stood up, she did not hand over her wooden box to others, but slowly walked towards the emperor step by step, and even Zhao Kangzheng looked straight and did not object.