The holy book is coming.

The streets and alleys were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the festive atmosphere in the capital became increasingly intense.

Almost all the yamen in the court have suspended government affairs to make final preparations for this sacred ceremony. Today, it has been twenty-five years since the emperor ascended the throne at the age of thirty-five, which is considered an auspicious number, and this year is just right.

It was the emperor's sixtieth birthday. The emperor, who had lived in seclusion in Xiyuan and had not left the palace for more than twenty years, made the unprecedented decision to go to the Temple of Heaven to worship heaven. It was a great event.

In the past twenty-five years, although the world has not been at peace, it has blocked the Western Chu and Hengduan Mountains in the west, and has recaptured Fenghuang Ridge in the north. The promise made when he ascended the throne has been fulfilled. The people's hearts and the self-confidence of the children of the Ming Dynasty have also increased unprecedentedly.

The emperor has not been in court for twenty-five years, but the affairs of the court have been managed in an orderly manner, and the court is firmly in the hands of the emperor.

The auspicious gifts from various places were also presented to the palace one after another.

There is a rice with nine ears, a white deer appears, and a thousand-year-old meat is offered as Tai Sui, all kinds of things.

Of course, Liumenmen, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are also drawing up a list of amnesty for the whole country, and another group of people have been exempted from prison.

Since your Majesty changed the reign title to Longjing six years ago, the imperial taxation has been rising steadily, the world's population has also grown rapidly, and the number of arable fields has increased by more than 50,000 hectares compared with before.

The editors of the story worked hard and racked their brains to come up with the name Longjing Zhongxing, and prepared a big book to leave their name in history.

Although the emperor practices the way of immortals, he is also very concerned about his reputation among the people. It must be said that these four words have won the emperor's heart.

If these nerds in the Hanlin Academy are serious about flattering, it will be several levels higher than the bullshit auspiciousness and rare treasures. We need money and treasures, but we don’t have them, but we have pens. If we have pens, we can

You can leave your name in history, or you can be infamy for thousands of years.

The civil and military officials in the court began to prepare for the palace night banquet on the tenth day of October.

During the day, he worshiped heaven, and at night, his majesty held a banquet in the palace to entertain the ministers.

A total of two hundred people were invited.

The three ministers, six ministries and nine ministers, the princes and nobles in the court, the highly respected Confucian scholars in the capital, the important ministers in the army, the veterans who have become officials but are in the capital, there are not many people who can really be assigned to the various yamen, and they are actually invited.

, were overjoyed, and those who had not been invited also sighed with regret. With this position of power, being able to attend the palace banquet is also a symbol of identity and status.

Governors and governors from other provinces were not invited.

To serve the emperor and shepherd the world, just do what you want.

Except for one person, that is Xu Ting, the governor of Jiangnan.

He is a protégé of the Emperor with good roots and will become in-laws with the Emperor. It is the kind of holy family that one cannot envy.

This night banquet came too late.

The last night banquet in the palace was more than 20 years ago, and more than half of the people invited today are still studying hard in the cold window.

Therefore, when people noticed that three of the six gates were present, they couldn't help but feel curious, envious, and even a little bit jealous. You know, as the head of the six divisions, only four people were invited to attend, and the rest

There are only three people in each department.

However, everyone felt relieved when they thought about Fan Xiaodao's rumor.

Tacitly.

It is estimated that the identity of the young prince Fan Xiaodao should have been confirmed.

For him to be invited to attend this night banquet can be regarded as an explanation to him.

However, Zhao Xing, the son of Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is also invited, so what kind of ghost is he? I am a doctor of the fifth rank, and I have no chance. You, a red-clothed head catcher who is not of high rank, enjoy the treatment of a priest (

The career number is from the fifth level), and he is actually qualified to appear at the night banquet.

It's not fair, it's not fair!

Fan Xiaodao was also surprised when he learned that he was also on the invitation list for the night banquet.

In the past few days, he and Zhao Xing were very busy dealing with His Majesty's travel route.

This kind of thing is like this, it's so busy, like the Six Doors, the Ministry of Rites.

To die in leisure is like the Hanlin Academy or the Imperial Academy.

Especially after he injured Lin Yuan, Lu Tianshuo actually became more honest. He didn't mention anything about Lin Yuan being beaten. He also corrected the more than 100 safety hazards he and Zhao Xing raised at that time, and even asked someone to ask for help.

, the two of them conducted the inspection again, with a very low posture.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

With his character of retribution, the more he behaves like this, the more he will be hiding bad moves from behind!

However, when it comes to face, you still have to get by.

Back at the Six Gates, everyone congratulated the two for attending the palace night banquet.

These two red-clothed catchers have caught His Majesty's eye. Their future achievements can be imagined, so their words are more respectful and polite, and they are not as casual as before. However, seeing Yang Deshui's

I thought it was a little funny when I looked at him with a greedy but unwilling expression.

"What's the big deal? It's just a night banquet, and you don't feel comfortable eating. Where can you eat without eating?"

A sour smell of grapes overflows from the inside out.

In fact, Yang Deshui's position is very embarrassing.

Although he is nominally the executive deputy chief catcher, he has been almost ignored in the yamen. Even the internal affairs chief has rarely come to visit recently.

At first, he was still a little uncomfortable with it. After he came on duty every day, he made tea and estimated that it would be about the same time. He took a teapot and walked around among the various offices, and even asked about their cases. But after he lost power,

, Human relationships are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold. It can be seen that those who used to greet him with smiles and flatter him, also deliberately avoided him, as if they were seeing the god of plague. After trying several times, Yang Deshui learned to hide behind him every day.

In the Nanya Office.

In recent days, he has always looked restless, and he doesn't know whether it is because of an imbalance in his heart or because of other things.

He read the whole story of the Qifeng Pavilion Case as soon as he returned to his room. After reading it, he felt chills all over his body.

He even regretted why he went to explore the secret road in the first place?

That damn curiosity!

Now that I know such a secret and hide it in my heart, I can't sleep all night, and my whole person has become in a trance.

As for the letter Song Jinjiang left for Fan Xiaodao, he never opened it. It was sealed with fire paint and Song Jinjiang's seal, and he did not dare to open it easily.

The whole person's temper is becoming more and more weird, and even weird.

However, when he saw Fan Xiaodao, his eyes were evasive.

He even hesitated whether to hand the file and envelope to Fan Xiaodao, but after thinking about it again and again, he gave up the idea.

If the contents of the dossier were exposed to the world, it would probably cause an earthquake in Beijing.

When he calmed down, he was also weighing the pros and cons.

Now that he is marginalized, he is not willing to accept it. He has such a thing in his hand. How to make good use of it can be the most beneficial to him. It is best to succeed in counterattack and soar into the sky. At first, he imagined several ways. After some deductions,

Things will develop in an uncontrollable direction, and may even end with everyone being executed.

Now he is in a state of chaos.

…

Envoys from various countries arrived in Beijing one after another.

Envoys from more than a dozen countries, including the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Western Chu, Qianluo, Goryeo, Japan, and Ryukyu, handed over letters of credence one after another, expressed their blessings for the emperor's birthday, and also presented valuable gifts. This kind of thing is generally not done.

They were all received by the Ministry of Rites, and now there was one more person, Prince Zhu Yan.

Just a holy book has made him extremely tired, and he has also received envoys from various countries. He has not seen them for several days, and he looks very haggard, and his eyes are bloodshot.

Fan Xiaodao said: "Your Highness, you are busy with official duties, but you must also take care of yourself."

Zhu Yan sighed and said, "I think so too, but there are too many things to worry about. Either there is some trouble in the east, or there is something wrong in the west. There is no fuel-efficient lamp."

Although Zhu Yan has an office, he still likes to work in the prince's mansion most of the time.

Xu Miaozi brought a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup and came to the study. Fan Xiaodao stood up and saluted, "I have seen Mrs....Ms. Xu."

Xu Miaozi has not yet married, but the two have an engagement, and His Majesty is also planning to marry them after the birthday ceremony, so Xu Miaozi will come to take care of the prince almost every day, and sometimes he will stay overnight, as if she is the crown prince.

When they first entered Beijing, the two had some unpleasant quarrels, but with Zhu Yan's mediation, this incident was considered a turning point.

Xu Miaozi had already learned from the steward Yuncai that Fan Xiaodao was discussing matters with the prince in the study.

Therefore, her appearance was somewhat deliberate.

There was a different kind of emotion in Xu Miaozi's eyes. Although it was subtle, it also fell into Zhu Yan's eyes.

Zhu Yan had already sent someone to investigate the matter between the two of them in Jiangnan.

Although it was nothing, Zhu Yan still felt a little unhappy.

Xu Miaozi appeared on purpose purely to take revenge on Fan Xiaodao.

Don’t you have a good relationship with the prince?

I just want to appear in front of you!

She smiled and said, "It turns out that Mr. Fan is here too. I'll go get another bowl."

Even though he said this, he didn't have the slightest intention to move his feet. How could Fan Xiaodao be ignorant and said, "No need."
To be continued...