In the evening, the banquet in the palace was held, and the martial arts hall was full of joy. The palace maids and eunuchs were shuttled back and forth. The queen mother and the queen mother, the emperor, concubines, princes, and princes sat down. Chen Ao sat next to the wife in a corner, adjacent to the princes and princes. After all, the father-son relationship in the palace was weaker. The emperor had many children, so the princes and princes were dozens of feet away from Zhao Ji. Before Zhao Ji raised his glass, everyone did not speak. They just waited for the chopsticks to take the initiative to officially begin.

Chen Ao's eyes fell on An Ning not far away. An Ning sat with a little prince. The little prince was so silly that he was kneeling on the ground but was always restless, but he wanted to look like an adult. An Ning's eyes were covered with green waves today, trying to avoid suspicion and look at it, not daring to look at Shen Ao. The hair, which was as black as transparent as a princess, was tied with a hairpin with a bead of flowers on it, and there were tassels hanging on it. When she talked to the little prince, the tassels were swaying. .The white and clean face, soft and thin skin. Her eyebrows are as slender as picturesque, her eyes are as flashing as stars, her thin lips under the bridge of the nose are gently pursed, and the corners of her mouth bent upward when talking to the little prince, with a little sad smile. She looked fresh and refined, without a trace of human fireworks. She was wearing a white-backed gauze shirt and a white pleated skirt, sitting there, dignified and noble, quiet and elegant; so pure and tender, like a budding lotus, spotless.

Zhou Ruo leaned against Chen Ao closest, twisted Chen Ao gently and whispered: "Look at what the emperor is doing! He will not change his nature!"

Chen Ao took his gaze back, smiled awkwardly, and said softly: "You can't see it?"

Zhou Ruo said jealously: "I can't see enough at home." He stood up with his small body, leaning against Chen Ao with a sudden smile on his face, and whispered: "I remember, she is An Ning?"

Chen Ao lowered his head and said ummy: "Well, this, today's weather is good. Oh, my head hurts a little. Is it food poisoning?"

Zhenzhen looked at Shen Ao in anger and said, "You haven't eaten yet, why are you poisoned?" She turned her eyes and looked at An Ning, saying, "This princess is born well, but she doesn't know what kind of temperament."

Chen Ao said with a dull face: "He is so bad." Zhenzhen is knowledgeable and smartest. How could Chen Ao not know that she deliberately digs a trap? If An Ning has a good temperament and praises her like a flower, she will definitely suffer.

The banquet officially began. Chen Ao drank a few glasses of wine, and the atmosphere finally became warmer. Zhao Ji was afraid that everyone would not be happy, so he specifically told him not to be stubborn. Several brave princes over there had already walked around. Zhenzhen stood up, held a glass of wine, and said, "I'll talk to An Ning."

Chen Ao's palms were sweating, and Zhou Ruo also stood up and said, "I'll go too."

With Zhou Ruo, Chen Ao's clothes were wet on the back of his back. Seeing Tang Moer sitting upright, he felt glad: "It's still Moer who is well-behaved and well-educated are indeed different."

Unexpectedly, Tang Moer suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go and have a look, too."

The three women walked towards An Ning's seat, Chen Ao was speechless, lowered his head and drank and did not speak. An Ning was a little nervous when he saw someone coming. Then, four women gathered together, and the little prince who made some comments from time to time gathered together to make a table and laughed in a low voice. Sometimes the people at the table suddenly turned to Chen Ao. Chen Ao felt a different look, corrected his attitude, and deliberately raised his glass to drink calmly.

This banquet was longer than ever in Shen Ao's opinion. During this period, the third prince and King Qi came to pay a visit to the wine. Chen Ao used an excuse to chat with Zhao Mo to cover up the embarrassment.

As the banquet was about to end, Concubine Shu suddenly stepped over, glanced at Chen Ao, her eyes fell on the seat beside Shen Ao, and said, "Sir, can I sit there?"

Chen Ao cheered up and said seriously: "Please sit down with Empress."

Concubine Shu sat down slowly, looked at Chen Ao and said, "It is said that Lord Shen is handsome, but when I see him today, it is indeed extraordinary."

Chen Ao knew that she had some more words, so he did not interrupt.

Concubine Shu continued: "The matter between you and An Ning has been done. I will not blame you. Your Majesty has already let go. It is only a matter of time before marriage. I wish you can treat her well in the future."

Chen Ao raised his glass and drank with Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu stood up calmly and left her seat, her eyes turned to An Ning, and suddenly said with emotion: "It is inappropriate to do such a rebellious thing in the imperial garden. Don't do this in the future without rules."

Chen Ao calmed down instead and smiled and said, "Yes."

When the banquet ended, when the song ended, Yang Jian entered the hall with a serious look, bowed and said aloud: "Your Majesty, the Zhengde Gate has been arranged, and the people of Bianjing are all coming out to watch the ceremony."

Zhao Ji was slightly excited and said loudly: "It is rare that today is a good day to get rid of the old and welcome the new. Everyone should have fun. Go to the viewing platform of Zhengdemen and have fun with the people. Chen Ao, come to my side."

Chen Ao stood up and bowed to respond. The group arrived at Zhengde Gate in a mighty manner. The city tower of Zhengde Gate had been renovated. The city tower was divided into three floors, one floor was some princes and ministers, the second floor was the princes, the emperor, and the top floor was the two queens, Zhao Ji and the concubines. This matter was proposed by Chen Ao, and Chen Ao of course had to be with the emperor to explain.

The Empress Dowager didn't understand these things. First, she asked Chen Ao to come aside and asked about the rules here. Chen Ao explained: "The rules set by the Ministry of Rites are like this. First, fireworks are set, and then His Majesty issued an edict in front of the people under the city tower. Then the highlight will be the main event. The captain of the Martial Arts School will accept the review of His Majesty."

"Chapter reading? This is a good New Year's Eve, and it's a bit inappropriate to see the sword and sword shadows." The empress dowager seemed a little unhappy.

The Empress Dowager, who was sitting aside, suddenly said coldly: "My Song Dynasty relies on the sword light and sword shadows and the literati. At this time, the review was precisely the measure that Your Majesty attached importance to military preparations, and it was very good."

The Empress Dowager ignored the Empress Dowager and asked Chen Ao: "Is that true?"

Chen Ao said, "This is right. Although the world is peaceful now, the so-called gentleman should eliminate military weapons and avoid danger. His military should not be played, but he would have no power; his military should not be abolished, and he would have summoned enemies. In the past, King Fuchai of Wu died when he was wary, but King Xu Yan was destroyed without martial arts. Therefore, the Ming king was in charge of the country, and the superiors did not play military weapons, and the inferiors did not abandon martial arts. Our Song Dynasty did not make a living for the dawn, so we could not start the war easily, but we could not forget the war, and forget the war would be dangerous."

The queen mother smiled and said, "Whatever you say makes sense. OK, the Ai family wants to see what can be read in the martial arts school."

Zhao Ji appeared from the city tower, and the bustling people outside the moat, who had no end, bursts of praise instantly burst into tears. Such a scene made Zhao Ji throw away his thoughts just now, and he couldn't help but wave to the crowd. Now countless Kongming lanterns have been lit here, suspended in mid-air, as bright as day. After a while, fireworks are everywhere. With the roar, colorful fireworks are shooting into the air, extremely gorgeous.

This is the first celebration in the history of the Song Dynasty. Although many rules are not yet mature, they are also quite good. Fortunately, Bianjing is already crowded and has the experience of celebrating temple fairs. This celebration will not cause any mistakes. There are orders for the maintenance of the imperial guards everywhere, so there is no fear of trampling or chaos.

Zhao Ji looked down at the crowd downstairs and suddenly felt a sense of pride. All the kings under the sky are kings, and all the kings are kings. It turned out that it was not just empty words. Seeing those enthusiastic but somewhat blurred faces, the crowded people praised everywhere. Zhao Ji held the wall and stomped his eyes, looking into the distance, and became extremely calm.

Chen Ao looked at Zhao Ji and suddenly realized that the emperor in front of him was a little strange. How could he say that it seemed like a different person. In the past, Zhao Ji was more like a poet or painter. Although he showed nobleness all over his body, he had a poetic and picturesque bookish spirit in his bones.

But now... Zhao Ji is calm and determined, and has a heroic spirit in his control of the world.

Leng Feng Shuoshuo, standing at this vent, his face was blown by the cold wind. Yang Jian, who was beside him, carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, it's cold here, so why not go inside and take a break."

Zhao Ji looked back and said calmly in his eyes: "I will stand here, come and read the order. Chen Ao, come and stand by my side."

Chen Ao stood beside Zhao Ji, but his mind was different from Zhao Ji. He was so cold that he could not stand at a high place. This was his most intuitive experience.

Zhao Ji pointed under the city tower: "Aiqing Chen, have you seen it?"

"Weichen saw it."

"What did you think?"

"What I think of is the anger of the common people. The two corpses were buried, blood splashed five steps, and the emperor's anger, millions of corpses were buried, blood was drifting, and the life, death, honor and disgrace of all peoples maintained His Majesty."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "That's right. It turns out that I still have such a big relationship. Why didn't I know before?"

It was at this moment that the sound of gold sounded, and then a eunuch in a big red dress raised his voice, stood up with an imperial edict, and said loudly: "Charge said:..."

After the imperial edict was over, the crowd knelt down one after another. No one could hear what the imperial edict was recited clearly. It was blown away by the wind. When the imperial edict was finished, it was still the sound of the mountain crying for a long time. The sounds of hundreds of thousands of people were symphony, and although it was messy, it was still as powerful as a rainbow.

Next, the Martial Arts School appeared. Chen Ao and Zhao Ji held the wall and stomped the wall, both a little excited and uneasy. There must be no mistakes in the heavy show here.

A rumbling cannon sound came from a distance, which was a signal of proofreading. Then the drum sounds roared, as if even the earth could not help but tremble. On the city tower, the huge drum sound became more and more rapid with the tremolo, and Chen Ao's heartbeat couldn't help but jump.

Everyone held their breath, and amid the sound of drums, their eyes were motionless to look at the end of the Imperial Path. At the end was darkness. In the darkness, it seemed as if there was a force that was about to move. They... were coming!

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Chapter completed!