Empress, don't make trouble, I'm really a gentleman

"My lord, the servant went to goug their eyeballs."

Fu An sensed Ji Wuchen's displeasure, and hurriedly approached and whispered.

"Don't make trouble."

Ji Wuchen hastily stopped it.

He knew that Fu An was fierce to the bottom of his bones. Although he said it with a flattering smile now, as long as he nodded, he would do it.

It was this kind of cruelty that earned him the title of vicious dog in the capital.

"You made trouble at Taishi Li's birthday banquet, you don't want to live anymore, do you?"

Ji Wuchen scolded in a low voice.

Fu Anmei smiled and said, "Master taught you the right thing."

Walking into the hall, the three people found that the seats were almost full, and only they didn't come.

Sitting in the middle was a beautiful woman in a dragon robe. Besides the heavenly empress Nan Gongjing, who else could there be?
"General Tiance came on time."

Seeing Ji Wuchen, a strange light flashed in the empress's eyes, she said with a smile.

Ji Wuchen clasped his hands, a little embarrassed: "Something delayed me on the way, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Grandma, why are you here so early, how embarrassing it is.

Nangong Jing smiled.

"General, please take your seat."

Li Zhonglian's position in the platoon is very particular, according to the level of status, civil and military positions are separated.

Ji Wuchen glanced over and saw that there was only one seat left, so he sat down.

Wang Yong was beside him.

After taking his seat, he greeted Wang Yong in a low voice.

"Uncle Yong."

Wang Yong nodded unobtrusively, and continued to maintain his posture of closing his eyes and resting his mind.

His status is no lower than that of Li Zhonglian, there is no need to go forward to please and show off like everyone else.

What's more, generals and civil servants themselves are not easy to deal with.

Li Zhonglian sat not far from Nangongjing, a little lower than the latter.

No one can fault this kind of etiquette.

The old man raised his wine glass, looked at all the guests, and said with a smile:
"Old man Li Zhonglian, thank you for your kindness, I would like to offer you a toast."

As he spoke, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

All the guests felt flattered.

This glass of wine can be regarded as the prelude to the banquet.

The group of guests stood up one after another, filled their faces with smiles, filled up their drinks, and drank with their heads held high.

Even the empress smiled and gave a small mouthful.

"Cui Nai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, congratulate the Grand Master on his 190th birthday, and present a pair of Ruyi inlaid with gold and jade, wishing the Grand Master a longevity!"

Among the guests, there was a middle-aged man in the last seat with a red face, he got up and waved, and immediately a servant behind him took out a gift and respectfully handed it to the people in the Grand Master's Mansion.

According to the rules of the Celestial Dynasty, after drinking wine, it was time to offer gifts.

In the Celestial Dynasty, gifts do not need to be expensive, but they must be given. This is a custom and a kind of respect.

The more expensive the gift, the higher the status of the guest.

Moreover, not everyone is eligible for this gift, at least, it must be a dignitary who has entered the reception hall.

Li Zhonglian nodded with a smile to express her gratitude.

After the continuation of Cui Nai, people continued to stand up and offer gifts. The things they donated were not precious in the eyes of the real dignitaries, but among the common people, they were undoubtedly treasures such as family heirlooms.

Ji Wuchen sat peacefully, watching the presenters coming and going, and occasionally there was something particularly rare and interesting, which aroused discussions among the guests.

There is a difference between the things given by civil servants and the things given by military generals. It can be clearly seen that most of the gifts given by military officials are perfunctory, and they are all common things such as gold and silver.

As for civil servants, they prefer to give jade, chess, calligraphy and paintings, which is obviously the result of careful selection.

"Junior Ye Lingyun, congratulate the grand master on his 190th birthday. I am not talented, so I will send you a copy of my own handwriting."

After everyone presented their gifts, a young man in the front row drank the fine wine in his glass, smiled proudly, stood up and bowed to the end.

"Who is this person?"

Ji Wuchen looked a little strange, unexpectedly he didn't know this young man.

However, if he was an unknown person, how could he sit in such a front row?
Ye Lingyun has a handsome face, a proud yet free and easy demeanor, luxurious clothes, and the white clothes are more snowy, giving him the air of a gentleman in troubled times.

Wang Yong glanced at him, and said indifferently: "The champion of the new department, the person of Haoran Academy, has no official position yet."

Ji Wuchen suddenly realized.

No wonder, wearing a commoner clothes, can also occupy a high seat.

Li Zhonglian looked at him with a smile.

"I've heard for a long time that nephew Ling Yunxian's qin characters are excellent, and it's hard to find a word in the market. Today, this old man will learn a lot."

If the grand master of the court had such a gesture, if he were an ordinary person, he might be in awe and fear, but Ye Lingyun just smiled indifferently.

"The master is too famous."

Li Zhonglian looked at the words.

"How about, my nephew opened it on the spot and let everyone see the calligraphy of the new top scholar, how about it?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the guests agreed.

Even Nangong Jing sat up straight, looking forward to it.

Ye Lingyun's handwriting has long been famous.

Ji Wuchen was also interested.

What he sent was also written. It would be embarrassing if it wasn't as good as this guy's.

Ye Lingyun cupped his hands: "Being obedient is worse than being respectful. Zilin, open it and have a look."

The bookboy behind him agreed, opened the black box he had been holding in his hand, and took out a rolled rice paper from it.

The white paper slowly unfolded, revealing a majestic and fierce aura instantly.

Before seeing the handwriting, many people have already changed their expressions.

"Anomalous?"

"The number one scholar in the new department is really not easy. This word can already move the vision of heaven and earth."

"It's an exaggeration. I feel the righteousness in my body is rejoicing, as if responding to the words."

Hearing everyone's words, Ye Lingyun's mouth formed a proud smile.

He has heard a lot of flattery, but the flattery of these dignitaries... sounds very comfortable.

The white paper unfolded slowly.

Live forever!

The four big characters are flying like dragons and phoenixes, showing their sharpness.

It seems that the endless awe-inspiring righteousness is blooming, flooding in the hall, shining with golden light, and indistinctly, there is a wonderful scene of a hundred flowers blooming.

"Beautiful pens make flowers! It has reached the point of wonderful pens to make flowers!"

Among the guests, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials stood up suddenly, his eyes widened.

It wasn't just him, those civil officials more or less lost their composure, some spilled their wine, some stood up in shock, and some people lay down on the table in fright. For a moment, these dignitaries showed embarrassment.

Li Zhonglian watched carefully, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Okay! It's really a fearsome young man. No wonder everyone said that nephew Ling Yun is hard to find. Sure enough, there are no worthless men under the great name!"

Few of the great Confucians can achieve the realm of brilliant pens and flowers, right?

What's more, Ye Lingyun is just a young Confucian scholar.

"Nephew Ling Yun, in the future, this world will still be dominated by your young people. As for us, we are already old."

After admiring a few times, Li Zhonglian sighed softly and put down the wine glass.

I have to be old.

When he was young, why wasn't he as talented and sharp as Ye Lingyun?
Ye Lingyun cupped his hands and saluted. At this moment, the pride on his face was much less.

"Master Grand Master is too famous. Your achievements have already been recorded in history, and the boy is still far behind you. My lifelong dream, Ye Lingyun, is to be able to serve Grand Master."

Everyone was amazed, only Nangong Jing looked a little unhappy.