It was also a noisy night as it is now. Although the night is already late, the carnival crowd in Dali City has not yet dispersed. Along the road, you can still meet men and women singing and dancing together.
That day was the day when Gao Shengtai succeeded as the new Shan Chan Hou. After several generations of the Gao family's management, when Gao Zhisheng was acquired, he also used Yang Yizhen’s rebellion to vigorously eliminate dissent, until Gao Zhisheng came to power. , Above the Dali court, it has already been eloquent. I am afraid that what is said is more effective than the nominal Dali monarch. If it were not for the potential of the Duan clan, Gao Zhisheng also Once Gu Ji truly abolished the Dali Duan clan and established himself as a king, it will inevitably become a target of public criticism. If it is not beautiful, it will inevitably lead to a concerted counterattack from all forces. I am afraid that now the Dali monarch is no longer surnamed Gao but Duan.
It’s just that although Gao Zhisheng was weighing the pros and cons, he had never been in the high generation stage during his lifetime, but in fact, since he truly occupied an absolute advantage over the Dali court, he has been working hard in this regard. At least after Gao Zhisheng was in charge of the country for so many years, even ordinary people in Dali knew that although the monarch of Dali was part of the Duan clan, he was the one who really talked and was in charge. The ruling and opposition parties knew that in addition to the emperor, there was also a "high country lord" in Dali.
After the Nanzhao tribes became a nation in the Tang Dynasty, they have experienced changes over the past hundred years. Although they have been in contact with the Central Plains, the emperors and ministers of Dali are also the customs of the Mutian dynasty, but after all, the customs are not exhausted. In the small court, the complicated evolution of the Central Plains Dynasty was always inferior to the etiquette and rituals of the "Zhou Li", which was the ultimate good interpretation of the Hou Gao Zhisheng's dynasty, but it still did not produce the same powerful officials in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty. The preparatory ceremonies before the usurpation of the throne such as the addition of nine tins and Jie Jiecheng, so this time Gao Shengtai took over the ceremony when he took over, became a very important means of declaration.
As early as the last days before Gao Zhisheng was alive, the Gao clan was already on top of the Dali court. For Gao Shengtai’s succession ceremony, it had several conflicts with the power of the Dali monarch at the time. The etiquette specifications and the like that were finally determined by the impetus this time were basically carried out exactly in accordance with the appearance of the monarch ascending the throne.
In addition to the fact that there is no such thing as three resignations and three concessions and formal acceptance of court congratulations, such things as amnesties and tax exemptions are generally only possible when the monarch is enthroned, and the ethical government for the benefit of the people is also completely old-fashioned. It is implemented nationwide in the name of Shan Chan Hou ascending the throne. The residents of Dali, the national capital, are rewarded with clothing and food for everyone. Dali was originally very vulgar, and the folk customs were open. In such a festive atmosphere with such benefits, even though It was late at night, and the streets still seemed very lively.
Gao Shengtai walked aimlessly on the streets of Dali, watching these carnival men and women, but he always had a strange feeling in his heart.
These people, this city, and even the entire Kingdom of Dali, are all excited for him today, or gnash their teeth and hate him.
However, Gao Shengtai didn't know why, but he couldn't dissolve into the carnival atmosphere at all. Even when he walked through the city of Dali, looking at the people with different expressions, there was no ripple in his heart, even It was also filled with a strange feeling that even he himself felt extremely surprised.
This was originally what he had worked so hard to plan over the past few years, and he did not know how much hardships and risks he had taken to be outsiders, and finally got something, but today he finally reached such a position, but his heart is completely empty. I just felt that I was walking through the streets, just like a walking dead.
Perhaps this is precisely because he knows very well that whether it is the group of people who are celebrating his ascent today, or the group of people who are hiding in the dark and secretly gnashing their teeth for his success today, that The joy and hatred were actually not directed at him, not at Gao Shengtai.
They will be happy for it, crazy for it, and hate for it is the position of this good interpreter and the power represented by this good interpreter.
Gao Shengtai still understood very well that even he himself, after today, would no longer be his original self.
After sitting in a good position, in the eyes of outsiders, they may only see the scenery that has almost supreme power in Dali, but only those who are really in the game can understand This position of being good at interpreting the marquis has multiple responsibilities, a lot of hard work, and even the lives of many people.
Regardless of whether Gao Shengtai wants it or not, he understands that starting from today, from this moment on, he may inevitably have to do a lot of things that go against his original intentions and face many people he is unwilling to face, just like He is about to do the same.
Gao Shengtai pulled the corner of his mouth slightly and pulled out a wry smile.
He gradually drifted away, turned into an alley, and took a few steps deeper.
This was originally a sparsely populated place in Dali City. The noise and noise outside seemed to have never involved the tranquility of this alley. In the thick darkness, only a family at the end of the alley was hidden. There was a dim light from the wine shop at the door, and in this silence, it seemed quite cold and lonely.
Gao Shengtai walked slowly to the door of the wine shop, paused for a while, then sighed lightly, raised his hand, and opened the door with a "creak".
Only a few people in the shop were sitting at the big table in the middle. When they saw Gao Shengtai pushing the door in, the few people sitting on both sides subconsciously showed joy, and they were about to stand up to greet each other, but they seemed to wake up suddenly. For something, before the smile on his face opened, he froze there, half of his body stood up for a while in the air, and then he sat back slowly.
"Brother Gao, sit down!" The Dali Zhennan Wang Duan Zhengchun sitting in the middle laughed loudly and greeted him loudly. He stretched out his hand, lifted a large jar of wine from the side, and hit the table with a "bang" Go up, and smiled at Zhu Danchen next to him: "What are you doing? Since Brother Gao is here, he is still Brother Gao before the altar of wine is finished, not that Gao Junhou!"
"Okay!" Gao Shengtai stunned for a moment, but in his heart he felt that a fire was burning. He quickly stepped forward, raised the wine jar, and yelled: "I'm late, so I'll punish myself for a bowl!"
"It's three bowls!" Zhu Danchen and Fu Sigui were next to them, and they suddenly became active, laughing and screaming, just like they looked like when they had indulged and indulged countless times in those years.
"Oh", Gao Shengtai sighed softly and closed his eyes.
How many years have passed, but every time I think of that night, think of that wine, everything is so clear, so clear that Gao Shengtai still feels that the surrounding air is still full of flowing in the wine shop that night. The smell.
It's a pity that no matter how big a jar, no matter how much wine, there is still some time to finish drinking.