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The re-organization of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner will be held on September [-]th, and all civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing and their families will be invited.

Han You has been home for eight or nine days.When he was in the palace, the emperor did not do anything to him according to the agreement, but they slept together hugging each other every night, and it was easy to make people unable to help but indulge in this kind of tenderness.So when Yuan Zheng announced that he was in good health, Han You immediately asked the emperor to leave the palace and return to his residence.

He thought it would take some talking to persuade the emperor to allow him to leave, but Xia Siyan quickly agreed, only asking him to bring a few guards with him when he went out, and sent him two of the hidden guards around him.

Who knows that after returning home, there is no peace and tranquility in Han You's imagination, instead, people are greeted and sent off constantly, and people come to visit and greet him every day.Han You was so annoyed that he simply said that he was seriously ill and thanked guests behind closed doors, and asked for a few more days off, preparing to report back to the household department after the palace banquet.

Time flies, and it is September [-]th in a blink of an eye.

On this day, the civil and military officials were seated in the Taining Hall according to their ranks, and Han You's seat was the fifth one from the left under the throne.Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is the position of a cabinet member. Although Han You has not been formally ordered to join the cabinet, all signs indicate that Han You has begun to participate in cabinet affairs.Several veteran cabinet ministers also treated Han You with equal courtesy on this occasion, and the meaning behind it is self-evident.

The decoration in the hall is gorgeous, and it is as bright as daylight by hundreds of candles, shining brightly.The officials all arrived early. At this time, they each suppressed their voices and chatted and laughed with their colleagues around them. The atmosphere was lively.

It was rare for the wives of the family to participate in this kind of feast, and they all looked around excitedly and whispered, and finally everyone focused their eyes on Han You in unison.

Today he was wearing a scarlet official uniform of the second rank, and the golden pheasant patch on his chest clearly indicated that he was one of several important figures in the political center of Zhao Kingdom.Sitting on the left and right of him are old men in their 60s and [-]s, and their family members sit behind them.So one could see the row of cabinet ministers at a glance, only Han You was young and handsome, and only the family members behind him were vacant.

The quick-witted family members began to exchange information about Han You, all wanting to see whose lord would be lucky enough to accept the future prime minister as his son-in-law.

At just the right time, Feng Ke, dressed in a blue silk blouse, walked quickly to the side of the throne and stood respectfully. Everyone knew that the emperor was about to arrive, and the hall fell silent in an instant.

A moment later, Xia Siyan walked slowly into the hall surrounded by his servants and guards. The relaxed atmosphere of talking and laughing just now suddenly became solemn and solemn, and everyone stood up to salute.

Xia Siyan looked around, neither sat down on the throne, nor asked everyone to sit down.He smiled slightly and said, "Today is a special Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, which was postponed for a month. I think everyone knows why."

His voice was not loud, but his words were clear, resounding loudly in the empty and silent hall.Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what the emperor was going to say.

Xia Siyan continued: "Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion. We gathered here today, laughing and laughing, with good wine in the cup, delicious food on the plate, and beautiful family members around us. However, we died in the Mid-Autumn Festival bombing. However, those compatriots who have never been able to sit with their relatives and friends will never be able to sit together."

Some of the people here also lost their relatives in the bombing. They had just come out after a month of grief. At this time, the emperor raised their concerns again and couldn't help sobbing.Everyone in the hall heard the sobs one after another, and they all looked sad.

Xia Siyan paused for a while, then continued: "For the past month, the Jingzhao Mansion and the City Defense Force have worked together to investigate day and night, and now the truth has finally come to light—the planning of the Mid-Autumn Festival bombing, the fish and meat of the people of Zhaoguo, and the chaos of the people of Zhaoguo." The most important thing is our neighboring country, Beichang!"

The last few words were like thunder, and the hall was completely silent, as if time had suddenly frozen.Some were surprised, some were terrified, and some already knew the truth and speculated about the Sacred Heart. After a short period of silence, they immediately became noisy, and everyone whispered to each other.

Han You looked at Xia Siyan suddenly, he had already guessed what Xia Siyan was going to do!

Sure enough, Xia Siyan looked around the hall slowly, then raised his voice and said, "Since the founding of our country, the Taizu, we have advocated peace and never provoked troubles. We are so bullied! This blood debt with Beichang, I will pay back for those innocent people who were killed or killed!"

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then someone cheered loudly, and many people clenched their fists angrily and shouted:

"Defeat Beichang Dog! Take revenge for your compatriots!"

"Tape down Beichang! Protect my country of Zhao!"

"Drive Beichang Dog out of Zhao Kingdom!"

"An eye for an eye! Smash Beichang!"

Xia Siyan pressed his palms down, motioning for everyone to be quiet, and solemnly shouted: "General Yu Sixian!"

Yu Sixian got up and walked to the throne, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said loudly: "I am willing to go to the northern border and swear to protect my Dazhao people to the death!"

"Okay!" Xia Siyan raised the rhino horn cup on the imperial case in front of him, and said loudly, "Tonight, we will see off General Yu and wish the Northern Expedition Army a triumphant return!"

Everyone in the hall raised their glasses and said in unison: "I wish the army of the Northern Expedition a triumphant return!"

A court lady immediately walked up to Yu Sixian with a wine glass. Yu Sixian stood up and held the wine glass with both hands, bowed to the emperor, and then drank the wine in the glass.

Only then did everyone in the palace understand that this palace banquet was said to be a make-up Mid-Autumn Festival, but in fact it was for the general to see him off.

During this period of time, the news that there was a secret operation by Beichang in Beijing had already spread in secret, and everyone had speculations about the Mid-Autumn Festival bombing.The City Defense Army and the Jingzhao Mansion showed unprecedented thunder speed, and in just 20 days, they found out the traces of Beichang's secret work.Immediately afterwards, the emperor ordered the Ministry of War to unite with all the prefectures and governments to conduct a large-scale investigation of key cities across the country, and to wipe out the spy system established by Beichang in Zhaoguo.

Originally, the war would not happen so quickly, but just three nights before the Mid-Autumn Banquet, the Ministry of War received a report from the Governor of Zhaobei, saying that Beichang Xizuo had been caught in Maozhou, and it was found that they would also be in the near future. Quancheng, where Maozhou's state capital is located, and Raocheng, where Changzhou's state capital is located, caused another bombing, which was not less destructive than the Mid-Autumn Festival bombing in Beijing.

Xia Siyan was furious, and summoned the general of Zhen Guo into the palace overnight. The monarch and his ministers discussed secretly for a day and a night, and finally Xia Siyan handed over the Tiger Talisman of the Northern Army to Yu Sixian in the early morning of September [-]th.

He hasn't had time to tell Han You about this.

Xia Siyan has been very busy since the bombing.First, Han You was dying of poisoning. He almost collapsed and went crazy.However, Han You's attitude against the war is very clear, and Xia Siyan also feels that excessive financial pressure is not good for the national economy and the people's livelihood, so he is not in such a hurry to send troops.But now the northern border is in jeopardy, and the war is on the verge of breaking out.

Zhaoguo took the opportunity to send troops out of the famous army. If he didn't take the lead in sending troops, he might be said to be cowardly and afraid of fighting.

Standing at the top, Xia Siyan saw that Han You also drank the wine in the glass like everyone else, and he didn't take Yuan Zheng's words to his heart to stop drinking at all, so he frowned slightly.But Han You kept his head down and didn't look at him. He looked away and said to Yu Sixian with a smile: "General Yu, the safety of my country of Zhao depends on you. I'll toast you again and wish you a safe return!"

After talking, the two monarchs and ministers raised their glasses to congratulate each other, and drank another glass.

At this time, the dinner party officially started.

Yu Sixian returned to the first seat of the military generals and sat down, and then the musicians played the qin, se and shengyu, and the singers and dancers came, and the hall was full of singing and dancing.

Sitting on the throne, Xia Siyan looked at Han You again. At this moment, Han You also looked at him. He smiled and mouthed: "Han Aiqing."

Han You didn't respond to his words, raised his wine glass to him expressionlessly, and drank it in one gulp.