Not long after the palace examination, the Qionglin Banquet was held in the capital bustlingly.
At this time, it is March in Yangchun, the season is just right, the peach blossoms in Qionglin Garden are in full bloom, each tree is brighter and more moving, like a sea of pink mist, when the breeze blows by, the petals will fall down one by one , fell with the wind in the banquet hall and on the shoulders of everyone, making the minds of the already proud Jinshi become a little fuzzy.
Wenchao's Qionglin Banquet has been held very grandly in recent years, and it can be said that it is a vanity fair that has reached the sky in one step. It's just because those who came here, besides the new academics who won among thousands of students this year, as well as the dignitaries and relatives of the royal family in Beijing, one status is more valuable than the other, and the civil servants who can speak in the whole of Kyoto are basically here. More than half can be found online.
For the Xinke Scholars, it is not a bad thing to be able to make a good impression in front of these nobles through the Qionglin Banquet.
As for the dignitaries in Beijing and China, there may be a few of these Jinshi at the Qionglin Banquet who will be able to go to court in the future, so it is always harmless for them to show their faces in front of these potential stocks first. In the past few years, Emperor Wen Xiao obviously paid more attention to supporting civil servants than military officials, so they all followed Emperor Wen Xiao's intentions with great winking, and each ended up creating momentum for the Qionglin Banquet.
Aspiring Scholars hope to show their talents in front of the dignitaries and lay a good start for themselves in the officialdom in the future. If they are lucky enough to directly win the favor of some high-ranking officials, their careers in the future must be difficult. Don't worry. The dignitaries also need to observe the true level of these new seedlings at the Qionglin Banquet. Therefore, under the circumstances that both parties have needs, the competitive but elegant part of fighting poems and fighting essays has become an unwritten rule in the Qionglin Banquet.
But this Qionglin Banquet was a little different. It had already started for nearly an hour, and everyone who could be polite to each other had finished politely, but no one took the initiative to start the conversation, and brought up the highlight of the poem and essay, and the atmosphere was short-lived. There was a short silence.
Needless to say, everyone present was well aware of the reason.
Sitting at the top today is Prince Su!
They never imagined that Prince Su, a pure military general who could not be more pure, would one day appear at the Qionglin Banquet where Wen Jinshi was invited. Not to mention that Prince Su rarely attended various banquets in Beijing, even if If he wants to participate, he should also go to the martial arts banquet for Wu Jinshi! What is it for a general to be squeezed into a bunch of civil servants
Not to mention anything else, just say that Prince Su sat there, and the murderous aura from his experience at the border frightened all the civil servants and most of the Jinshi who hadn't had time to see the world. The atmosphere of the banquet was so weird that there would be silence from time to time.
However, although everyone is as quiet as a chicken on the surface, in fact, every student and official present here is silently thinking about some gossip that is not easy to explain clearly.
The reason for Prince Su's sudden appearance at the Qionglin Banquet is actually very obvious.
Didn't you see that while they were frightened by the evil spirit on Prince Su's body, they all shrank their necks, but at the same time they couldn't help sneaking glances at Prince Su's side
Isn't that man who is sitting brightly next to Prince Su, with an outstanding figure and appearance, the young Mr. Xie who has recently spread gossip with Prince Su all over the capital of Xinyuanhou's Mansion
It seems that the rumors in Beijing are not exaggerated this time. Prince Su is indeed very concerned about this young master. In this Qionglin Banquet, Prince Su obviously only came to accompany Xie Ming, and he was only busy for Xie Ming during the whole process. Ming served wine and food, even though he sat at the top because of his status, he didn't give much attention to other people at the banquet.
As the saying goes, a hero is saddened by a beauty... Prince Su, this hard rock, has finally fallen
I just don't know if Marquis Xinyuan, whose only seedling was raped, would be so angry that he would secretly be a villain for Prince Su in the middle of the night.
Although Xie Ming looked indifferent, he didn't seem to reject Prince Su's closeness, but no one knew that this master was serving food based on his face, and what he hated the most in his life was Prince Su, who was a big and three rough guy, who was kind and caring. So arrogant and ruthless, if he is willing to succumb to Prince Su, he will see the devil!
Xie Ming was probably suppressed by Prince Su with his powerful status. After all, no matter how powerful the Marquis of Xinyuan's mansion is, it is still far from Prince Su's mansion.
Although the atmosphere was confusing and embarrassing, everyone was very excited in their hearts, which can be regarded as very interesting.
In the end, it was the fourth prince who stood up and broke the embarrassment. He stood up, first toasted Prince Su with a glass of wine, and then calmly said, "It's been three rounds of wine, why don't you take advantage of the moment when you are in high spirits? All Jinshis are invited to play a battle of poems, so that we can see the demeanor of Xinke Jinshi." In addition to Prince Su, there are only a few princes with the highest status, and the fourth prince is now taking the initiative to stand up and start a conversation, no doubt is the most suitable.
Prince Su raised his eyes and glanced at the fourth prince. It was rare for him to cooperate. He opened his mouth and said two words following the fourth prince's words: "Please."
Seeing that Prince Su finally expressed his opinion, someone immediately took over the words of the fourth prince, so the Qionglin Banquet could continue smoothly, and the fourth prince's suitable performance this time also left a lasting impression in everyone's hearts. Not a bad impression.
The Jinshi had been preparing for this link for a long time. After the poetry competition started, they even lost their worries about Prince Su for a while. In the end, when the atmosphere reached its peak, even several great Confucian scholars left the stage and followed with two poems.
He Yan sat beside Prince Su, quietly watching the commotion in front of him, and didn't join them, just watching and drinking by himself.
Xie Ming's own literary skills are only average, and he, an outsider, knows nothing about composing poems and articles. However, this does not prevent him from enjoying the poems written by these people with great interest. After all, various events in this period He also only heard some superficial information in history class, and now being able to watch it with his own eyes is also a very novel experience.
Although Prince Su is a local, he has no literati mind at all, so the two "illiterate" just stand on top of a bunch of literati, drinking and eating in their own way.
Seeing the young man raised his head and drank a glass of peach blossom wine, the corners of his eyes were bright red, Prince Su couldn't help frowning, and whispered to persuade him: "Drink slowly, if you drink too much carefully, you will have a headache when you go back."
When He Yan heard this, he turned his eyes away from the group of people who were happily fighting poems, looked at him sideways, and replied lightly: "I'm drunk, isn't it convenient for you to do bad things? You should be happy It is."
Maybe it was a little drunk, at this moment the young man's beautiful peach eyes glowed with a moist soft light, and the way he squinted his eyes was especially endearing, coupled with those words with deep meaning, Prince Su's complexion was tense, The body is also tense.
"Ah Ming," Prince Su paused, and said in a low voice, "You're drunk, be good, stop drinking."
His Ah Ming usually loves to tease him very much, she is very vile, now she is drunk, and the teasing between words is a bit more than usual. It's about making a fool of yourself in public.
He Yan is indeed a little drunk, but it is a pity that drunk people always have no consciousness of being drunk, and He Yan is of course the same.
He snorted softly, raised his hand and poured himself another glass of wine, and muttered angrily, "You're just drunk!"
Prince Su was fascinated by his cute complaining appearance, and wished to immediately follow his wishes and pour another glass of wine for him himself, but rationally, he knew that Xie Ming might hurt himself if he drank like this again, so he hurriedly He stretched out his hand to hold the young man's wrist, and with a clever trick, he changed the sharp-mouthed jug into his own hand, and comforted him: "Ah Ming, be good."
The peach blossom wine tasted very mild, but it had surprisingly strong aftertaste, and this body had a poor capacity for alcohol, so He Yan quickly passed out.
He Yan was drunk at this moment, his cheeks were flushed, seeing that Prince Su had snatched his flagon, he immediately reached out to grab it back, but he managed to barely remember that it was at a very serious Qionglin Banquet, and he couldn't hold it openly In order to save Prince Luosu's face, he held his breath and leaned closer to the man, threatening in a low voice: "If you don't return the jug to me, I will beat you when I go back!"
Could it be that she "kicked" him with soft feet to torture him like that night...
Prince Su imagined it for a while, and was unconsciously startled by the young man's threat, and almost made the young man snatch the jug back from his hand.
He Yan's expression was obviously dissatisfied. In order to grab the flagon, he almost threw himself into Prince Su's arms, but he still failed to snatch his own flagon back.
He Yan felt resentful in his heart, but because he couldn't hit someone in public, he stretched out his hand and pinched Prince Su's waist severely.
Drunk people have little strength, even though He Yan felt that his attack was already very vicious, but in fact the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Prince Su just felt his waist being gently pinched by the young man's hand.
Not only does it not hurt, but it also gets angry.
This Qionglin Banquet really couldn't last any longer.
Prince Su felt that he was burning hotter than the drunk Xie Ming, so he used his internal strength to suppress the heat on his body, and began to think about how to take Xie Ming away first.
But this battle of poems is over, but the battle of essays has just begun, and it is estimated that it will not last for an hour.
If he is himself, he doesn’t care about his reputation, he can leave the meeting first, but there is his Ah Ming beside him, his family’s Ah Ming is the most face-saving, after all, it is a bit impolite to leave the meeting halfway. I was angry with him.
When Prince Su was in distress, the fourth prince had escaped from the crowd at some point and came to him, with a smiling face, he said very understandingly: "Mr. Send it back. The nephew over there will explain it clearly, and will never let Mr. Xie fall into his mouth."
Prince Su thought for a moment, then nodded to the fourth prince. His nephew is very tactful, and he can read his face, not to mention anything else, he is quite satisfied with the fourth prince's ability to handle affairs.
On the contrary, He Yan, when he was supported by Prince Su, saw the fourth prince beside him, with a hint of disgust reflexively showing on his face.