The gatekeeper of the Gyeong Of Silla residence was especially busy today. Usually, only one person was needed to guard the door, but today, there were five people on duty.
Those who came to the residence today were either high-ranking officials or dignitaries. His Highness could afford to neglect them, but the gatekeeper could not.
Hearing that the visitor reported his official title as "Minister in Charge", one of the gatekeepers immediately became alert. He accepted the name card and stepped forward: "Sir, please come in."
Today, some people who came to the Gyeong Of Silla residence would hand over their name cards and invitations according to the rules, but some people swaggered in, such as the old generals just now. They did not need to check the invitations one by one.
In the entire capital, no one dared to freeload or cause trouble during the banquet of the Gyeong Of Silla residence.
The gatekeeper led him through more than half of the residence, pointed to a courtyard in front and said: "This lowly one will escort you here, sir can go in by yourself."
Wei Xian took a deep breath and stepped in.
Then, he saw such a scene.
Old General Ma pointed at Old General Xue's nose and scolded: "You old thing, there are only two drumsticks in total, and you actually want to monopolize them!"
Old General Xue had a drumstick in his mouth, but he was not to be outdone and scolded back: "Old thing, you still have the nerve to scold me? Just now, that jar of 30 years old wine was completely drunk by you, did I say anything?"
Old General Xue and Old General Ma were pointing at the sky and scolding each other.
Right Prime Minister Dong Wenyun and Minister of Revenue Ceng Shichun clinked their glasses.
The person lying under the table and being carried into the room was the capital governor, Liu Dayou.
Minister of Justice Liu Yishui was serving dishes to the old generals.
The two people in the innermost area should be the envoys of the Wu Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom.
If he was not mistaken, the one squatting there grilling fish and crying because of the smoke was the dean of the Divinity Academy, Prince Jin, Li Han.
From his angle, he could see the kitchen.
The figure bustling about in the kitchen was none other than Gyeong Of Silla. Beside him were Princess Shouning and Princess Royal.
Wei Xian did a rough count. More than half of the twenty members of the State Council were here. One prime minister, two ambassadors, three ministers, and four old generals …
In this small courtyard, more than half of the core forces in the imperial court of the Jing Kingdom had gathered.
"Hey, Lord Wei is here too. Why are you so late? Come, sit here." Dong Wenyun's voice came from beside him. Wei Xian turned his head and was pulled to the table in a daze.
He opened his mouth, "Prime Minister Dong …"
Dong Wenyun smiled and said, "There's no Prime Minister Dong here, and we're not talking about national affairs today. Let's drink, let's drink …"
After saying that, the wine glass in front of Wei Xian was filled to the brim.
…
Li Yi was busy in the kitchen alone. He was cursing these bastards in his heart. They were indeed unreliable. His MIngzhu and Shouning were still the most considerate.
When the last dish was out of the pot, he washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen.
Li Xuan's figure came in time from outside the courtyard.
Not only him, but his Empress and Imperial Concubine were also there.
Li Xuan had always been good at timing. It was neither early nor late. He used to freeload alone, but now his whole family came together.
Since his daughter had been freeloaded by his family, he would let him freeload again this time.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, and Imperial Concubine!"
At several banquets in the courtyard, even those who were drunk instantly sobered up and immediately stood up to salute.
Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be so polite today. You can eat your own …"
Although he said so, it didn't matter whether he came or not. Now no one dared to be presumptuous. Even the two old generals' quarreling voices were much lower.
Li Xuan and his Empress and Imperial Concubine naturally had to sit in the room. MIngzhu and Shouning were at the same table with them.
Li Han, who had just gotten rid of his mission of grilling fish, could only sigh and squat back to grill another fish.
"You invited guests, but you didn't call me …" Li Xuan was quite dissatisfied with this.
Li Yi would rather brag to the two old generals than let Li Xuan come and spoil everyone's mood.
He had a feeling that the number of times he would be spoiled by Li Xuan in the future would increase …
Li Xuan picked up a mouthful of food and looked at Li Yi. He asked, "When are you leaving?"
"After the fifteenth." Li Yi thought for a moment. He didn't want to stay in the capital for too long.
Li Xuan sighed and said, "I don't think I'll leave so soon. I'll at least wait until Ze 'er is one year old."
Li Yi looked at him warily and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Shuzhou!" Li Xuan said matter-of-factly, "I plan to move the Academy of Sciences there when the time comes. Build me another base in Ruyi City …"
Up until now, Li Yi still hadn't figured out why Li Xuan was able to say such shameless things so easily.
Did he kidnap his daughter or sister … Even if he did kidnap his daughter or sister, wasn't his request too much?
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "You don't want to be the emperor anymore?"
Li Xuan glanced at him and said, "Don't you have the crown prince?"
Li Yi looked behind him. Li Xuan's crown prince was lying on the bed asleep with four palace maids watching over him.
"Your crown prince can decide the affairs of the country for you?"
"Don't you have the State Affairs Council?"
"What if the State Affairs Council can't decide?"
…
"Brother, sir, the fish is here." Li Han brought the grilled fish over.
Li Yi looked at Li Han and didn't say anything.
Li Xuan picked up a piece of fish and looked at Li Yi. He suddenly said, "I plan to make Duanwu a princess. What do you think?"
Hearing Duanwu's name, Li Han immediately pricked up his ears.
Li Yi shook his head. "I don't have any objections."
"Duanwu and Xiao Han are a perfect match. However, she has the status of a princess. If she marries Xiao Han, others won't gossip about her."
Li Xuan looked at Li Han and asked, "Xiao Han, you're going to be eighteen soon. Brother plans to betroth Duanwu to you. It's time for you to fulfill your marriage with the Wang family. Why don't we do it together?"
Li Han was overjoyed but his face was serious. "It's all up to you, brother."
Li Xuan nodded his head and said, "Brother has to go out for a while. Ze 'er is too young to be the crown prince. As his uncle, you should help him. Brother plans to let you be the regent for the time being. What do you think?"
Li Han picked up a piece of fish and almost dropped it on the ground.
It turned out to be a multiple choice question.
A: Marry Duanwu and Ling 'er.
B: Regent.
This was not a single choice question.
Either A and B choose at the same time, or neither.
Li Han took a deep breath and sighed. "It's all up to you, brother … …"
The officials in the courtyard didn't know that their emperor used a meal to change the structure of the Jing Kingdom for the next few years or even more than ten years.
There are gains and losses. The current Prince Jin, the future Prince Regent, will regard this truth as the true meaning of life for a long time.
The banquet ended earlier than Li Yi expected.
Because of Li Xuan, the officials present all took their leave after eating and drinking their fill.
Li Yi stood in the courtyard, sighed, and said, "Why do you think the late Emperor passed the throne to you …"
Li Xuan looked depressed. "I don't want to … …"
A figure crawled out from under the table. He patted the dust on his body and bowed. "This official greets Your Majesty and Gyeong Of Silla!"
Li Yi looked at him. "This is … …"
"Wei Xian, Minister of Revenue." Li Xuan looked at him and said in surprise. "You don't know the guest you invited?"
Li Yi didn't know this Minister of Revenue. It was reasonable to say that a dignified Minister of Revenue shouldn't be here for a meal. Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Minister Wei, what's the matter?"
Today, Wei Xian ate the chicken cooked by Gyeong Of Silla and the fish roasted by Prince Jin.
He also saw the many ministers and pillars of the court, standing in this small courtyard and standing in the main hall was a completely different side.
He also heard the conversation between His Majesty and Gyeong Of Silla.
"This official admires His Highness Gyeong Of Silla very much."
He took a step back and bowed to Li Yi. "I heard that His Highness is leaving. This official came uninvited to see His Highness off. I hope His Highness doesn't mind … …"
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