The official road of the farmer

Before Ye Junshu waited for Wen Erhan to bring his younger brother to visit, the day of the court's banquet was coming.

During the period when envoys from all over the world arrived one after another, the imperial court was not idle and had already started preparations for the banquet.

The banquet was held in the palace, and the person in charge was naturally the empress.

He has already had the experience of hosting large banquets many times, and he is very familiar with hosting again.

It's just that Concubine Ming and the Ming family are not very happy.

For such a big matter, Emperor Tai'an didn't let their mother-in-law get involved. Does this mean that Emperor Tai'an is already very afraid of them?

For this palace banquet, Emperor Tai'an directly named Empress Li to be in charge. Concubine Rong and several other concubines who were close to Empress Li assisted, but Concubine Ming and her lineage were unable to please.

King Dai couldn't control his temper in front of Concubine Ming, "Concubine Mu, what is the meaning of the father? Is he going to raise the seventh brother?" Could it be that the father has already selected the seventh brother as the future prince?

"Don't be impatient, Dai'er. Your father just wants to balance the relationship, so he will pay more attention to the seventh prince. But don't worry, with Concubine Mu and your uncle around, he won't be a threat to you."

Concubine Ming comforted her.

Among the grown-up princes, except for the Seventh Prince, the others are not threatening, and Xiahou Xuandai never takes the others seriously.

They have long wanted to eradicate the Seventh Prince, so as not to cause trouble in the future, but unfortunately since childhood, the Seventh Prince has been protected tightly and heavily guarded. Xiahou Xuandai and the others tried countless times but could not find a chance.

Otherwise, they would not have watched the only threat grow.

The Li family is indeed the biggest nemesis of the Ming family.

Xiahou Xuandai complained: "Uncle is really old, he will only let me wait and see what happens, calm, and have no other plans!"

It's not as good as the big cousin who has seen it thoroughly and knows that the Seventh Prince can't really develop.

Uncle is over sixty years old and in his sixtieth year, although he still occupies the position, he is old and overly cautious in his actions.

He revealed several times that he wanted the Ming family to come forward and invite the crown prince, but his uncle always refused because the time had not come.

Over the years, there have been countless opportunities, and the position of the crown prince is within easy reach, but because of these four words, I watched as I missed it.

When will the time come?Xiahou Xuandai was very dissatisfied.

Concubine Ming reprimanded lightly, "Dai'er be careful, your uncle has been up and down in the court for decades, and there is a reason for how to act. In the opinion of Concubine Yimu, you will listen to your uncle."

Dai Wang said yes, but he didn't think so.

"Concubine Mu, the minister there will leave."

Concubine Ming waved her hand, "Go."

Watching Xiahou Xuandai leave the palace, the imperial concubine Ming frowned slightly.

Ming imperial concubine has dominated the harem for many years, except for Emperor Tai'an's own petty thoughts, he was worried about the power of the Li family before helping him to fight the empress.

Concubine Ming herself has some scheming methods.

But ever since the old Marshal of the Li family, father, son and brothers died on the battlefield one after another, Emperor Tai'an seemed to feel ashamed of the Li family and was much more tolerant of the Li family.

Since then in the harem, Concubine Ming has never overwhelmed Empress Li again.

There is no true love for an emperor. Fortunately, everyone in the harem can see clearly, so they don't expect extravagant love from an emperor.

Empress Li and Emperor Tai'an respected each other as guests, and the imperial concubine Ming also lived in peace.

But even so, the Dai King's lineage has had a hard time in recent years. The sudden emergence of Ye Junshu alone has contained their power development.

However, Emperor Tai'an had money in his hands and abundant military equipment, so he had confidence.

In addition to the courtiers who can win the merits of the dragon, the new generation of young Jinshi officials with high ambitions, the court has prepared a stage for them to display, life is easy, and naturally they will not stand in line so easily.

Now that the seventh prince has grown up and started to work for the imperial court, some vacillating fools choose to wait and see.

The two of them are most likely to compete for that position, one is the leader and the other is the heir. Strictly speaking, the latter has the advantage, and it is justifiable.

Dai Wang is no longer young, he is over 30 years old, and the Seventh Prince is in his prime.

Emperor Tai'an is still in good health, and it seems that he has at least many years to live, and the king of Tai'an... can't wait any longer.

Knowing son Moruomu, the noble concubine Ming naturally knew what Xiahou Xuandai was thinking, and his thoughts were turning back and forth.

Now that the Seventh Prince's lineage is rising, once the momentum becomes strong, it will definitely attract the fear of Tai'an Emperor.

If they push the boat along the way and let the Seventh Prince develop... No, this is not possible, maybe they will still be able to steal the chicken instead of losing money, and instead help him.

After all, Emperor Tai'an is not young anymore. Even though he looks healthy now, it is uncertain when...

If the Seventh Prince is allowed to gain power, then one will ebb and the other will ebb and flow, and the situation will become more severe.

They can only hope to win that position when the Seventh Prince is not yet full-fledged.

At this time, Concubine Ming suddenly thought that their Ming family had been too complacent a few years ago.

When Emperor Tai'an was still in his prime, he developed his power unscrupulously and almost threatened the throne.

Concubine Ming suddenly felt cold sweat when she recalled it now.

I am afraid that they have already been the thorn in Tai'an Emperor's side, the thorn in his flesh.

If it weren't for the empty treasury at that time, internal and external troubles, and the Ming family controlled most of the court, once Emperor Tai'an made any liquidation actions, the court would definitely be shaken, and foreigners would take advantage of the emptiness to enter, and blood would flow like rivers.

It can't be said that they will all be killed by Emperor Tai'an, those who are confined, those who are exiled, and those who should be demoted will be demoted.

It's dangerous and dangerous.

They should lurk in secret like the Li family, and slowly develop their power behind their backs...

Failed.

Now it's done, no matter how much you worry about it, it's useless.

But they may not be at a disadvantage, as long as they don't rebel, even now, Emperor Tai'an and the Li family can't touch them.

Thinking of this, Concubine Ming decided in her heart, and secretly decided that she must ask the emperor to be more peaceful.

But the Seventh Prince needs to stop.

After Xiahou Xuandai left the palace, he went directly to drink with his eldest cousin Ming Pengzhan.

Seeing that the Seventh Prince was full of ambitions, Xiahou Xuandai was depressed and frustrated.

Ming Pengzhan couldn't see Xiahou Xuandai's gloomy face drinking alone, so he tried to persuade him.

"Why is the lord so depressed? It's not easy to increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige."

"What prestige do I still have? Now who doesn't know that the seventh prince is reused by the emperor? Even those envoys may only know the seventh prince but not the king."

Xiahou Xuandai sneered.

"Father gave the responsibility of receiving envoys to the seventh younger brother, and I was thrown aside with nothing to do. The whole court is full of people. Who doesn't know that the king has been left out in the cold?"

"My lord, don't underestimate yourself. In fact, you don't have to worry. The seventh prince has just been exposed to political affairs. It doesn't matter whether he has done well or not. The court officials are not fools. A prince who has just accepted an errand is weak. How can he easily lean towards him? ?”

"It's different for you, my lord. You have been in the court for many years, and you have achieved countless achievements. Everyone in the court sees it. How can a yellow-haired kid compare?"

"My lord, you are a real powerful lord, and the Seventh Prince has a princely title, why do you take him so seriously, my lord?"

Xiahou Xuandai was holding the wine glass, listening to Ming Pengzhan's words, he felt much more relaxed, but he still said with a calm face, "Although I said so, I don't want my seventh brother to be proud."

"That's natural. The state banquet is coming soon, there are many envoys from various countries, and things are complicated and complicated. It's normal for some mistakes to happen."

Ming Pengzhan said with a smile.

Xiahou Xuandai stopped drinking, looked at Ming Pengzhan, poured a glass of wine for Ming Pengzhan with a smile, and then poured himself a glass.

He picked up the wine glass and raised it to Ming Pengzhan, and Ming Pengzhan also picked up the wine glass.

The same two cups touched lightly in mid-air, making a crisp sound.

Xiahou Xuandai said with a smile, "My cousin still understands me."

The day after tomorrow is the state banquet. In order to attend the banquet in the most energetic state, Ye Junshu and others will not go out tomorrow, and only need to make some preparations before participating in the banquet.

It's already night when I go out and come back today.

Ye Junshu and Li Yu discussed who to bring to the banquet.

Both of them need to participate as a couple.

It is rare to see such a grand state banquet in several years. The last time only Ye Junshu participated in it halfway, and the other brothers of the Ye family have never seen such a grand meal.

Xiao Shan, Cheng He and Lu Geer must be brought along.

The two brothers are both old, one has an official position and the other has a title, so they can naturally attend such an important banquet and see the world.

Ye Jun has the status of only a scholar, and it is only the Ye family. If they bring family members, it is naturally possible.

It's just that there are two sets of twins and Qin Geer's five children, so we can't favor one over the other.

Having too many children is also a problem.

But with too many, Ye Junshu was worried that he would not be able to take care of them.

In the end, Li Yu made the decision and took them all.

In his words, he believes that the children they teach are smart and quick-witted, and will be able to deal with small situations by themselves.

It is impossible for them to keep people under their wings all the time. It is best to let them experience more while they can still watch.

Ye Junshu thought it made sense, so he agreed.

"Tomorrow, I will send someone into the palace to talk to the empress." There is nothing wrong with adding a table temporarily.

The important positions have been arranged, and Li Yu doesn't want to put the children in too conspicuous a place, so just let them watch the excitement in a remote place.

"Okay." Ye Junshu knew nothing about it.This is how people in the court can handle things easily!

So the next day, Ye Junshu told the children about this decision, which naturally elicited cheers.

Although the children are very curious about state banquets, they have only participated in the banquets held during the Chinese New Year before. They have never seen an international state banquet like this!

Although they all wanted to see and see, they were very sensible and didn't clamor to go.

I didn't expect to get such a surprise the day before my departure.

Ye Junshu excited them for a while, and then began to tell them, the general sentence is to listen more, watch more and talk less.

The children nodded seriously and repeated it several times to show that they remembered it.

Then they hurried back to their yard, ready to pick their favorite clothes to wear tomorrow.

There were people from the palace watching, Ye Junshu naturally wouldn't worry about what trouble they would make, so he let them go.

On the other hand, Jun Ye seemed a little uneasy, "Brother, I'm going too?"

"Naturally." Ye Junshu said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"Can I go..." Ye Jun was worried that he would cause trouble for his elder brother. After all, he was just a commoner, and because of his identity as the Ye family, he was able to attend such an important banquet as the state banquet. Ye Jun was worried. The political enemy participated in a book saying that the elder brother and the elder brother are playing for selfishness.

After all, only officials of the fourth rank and above and nobles and nobles can participate!

Ye Junshu knew what Ye Junyou was worried about, he patted Ye Junyou on the shoulder, "Of course, I have been to palace banquets before, what are you afraid of?"

It is too slow to start to know fear now.

It is always good to see more of the world.

They are all brothers of their own family, regardless of closeness.

But it was a state banquet!

Ye Junyou was extremely worried.

But he can't be worried about this concern and let his elder brother's kindness go, "Well, I'm not afraid."

Not only would he not be afraid, but he would also take good care of his younger brothers and nephews, Ye Jun clenched his fists and thought to himself.