As these words fell, a man and a woman walked into the banquet hall hand in hand. Although the man was dressed in plain clothes, he exuded a kingly aura that made people want to kneel down and worship him at a glance. As for the woman, she was gentle and refined. Her manner was generous, and her smile emitted the charm of a superior.
As the man and woman entered, the originally noisy banquet hall instantly quieted down. Then…
"Greetings, Your Majesty…"
"Greetings, Empress…"
Everyone stood up in unison. They did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly bowed in greeting.
This man and woman were none other than the Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin, and the Empress, Zhangsun Wugou.
"Haha…everyone, please rise.”
Seeing everyone greeting him, Li Shi Min raised his hand gently," This time, it's not in the court. I'm only here as a friend to congratulate Zhijie on his birthday. Everyone, please be more casual."”
Li Shi Min's methods were brilliant. Just his words alone made everyone's respect for him deepen.
One had to know that he was the current emperor, but he said that he would come to congratulate Cheng Yaojin as a friend. This was not only an acknowledgment of Cheng Yaojin, but it also told everyone that he, Li Shiming, was respectful to the wise and corporal. As long as they were loyal to him, he would definitely not treat them badly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone did not dare to be negligent and agreed in unison.
Even so, the arrival of Li Shiming had caused the nobles and ministers to become more cautious, and they were no longer as unbridled as before.
After all, Li Shi Min might have said that, but accompanying a king was like accompanying a tiger. No one would be stupid enough to treat Li Shi Min as an ordinary person.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to come personally.”
On the other hand, Cheng Yaojin didn't care about that. He bowed and smiled at Li Shiming.
He had been following Li Shiming for many years. It could be said that before Li Shiming became the emperor, he had been following him. From Wagang to witnessing Li Shiming ascend to the throne, Cheng Yaojin had shed countless blood for Li Shiming.
Cheng Yaojin had contributed greatly to Li Shiming's success in becoming the Emperor, so his position in Li Shiming's heart was naturally higher than the others.
"How can I not come to Zhijie's birthday?”
Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Li Shimin laughed.
"Zhijie, you don't know, but for your birthday, His Majesty ordered me to start preparing yesterday.”Empress Zhangsun smiled and said," She said that she had to prepare a special gift for you. It was only rushed out this evening.”
" He specially prepared a gift for me…"
Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up as he bowed to Li Shiming.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Not to mention whether this gift was suitable for his heart, just Li Shimin's thoughts alone were worthy of Cheng Yaojin's gratitude.
"There's no need for such formalities between us.”
As he spoke, Li Shimin personally helped Cheng Yaojin up.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, what is the gift?”
After getting up, Cheng Yaojin rubbed his two huge palms and chuckled.
Looking at Cheng Yaojin's expression, Li Chun smiled.
"Guanyin maid, get someone to bring the gifts up.”
Then, he turned to Empress Zhangsun and smiled.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Empress Zhangsun smiled, then raised her two jade-like hands and gently patted the door…
As the light patting sound faded, four muscular men suddenly appeared in front of everyone. These four men walked in pairs, each carrying a long item. However, the items they were carrying were covered by red silk, so no one could see what was inside.
The appearance of these four people immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. They all revealed curious expressions. Obviously, they also wanted to know what Li Shiming had given Cheng Yaojin.
"What…is this?"
"It seems quite heavy…"
Under their curiosity, everyone could not help but discuss softly.
"Your Majesty, what is inside?”
Not only were the guests curious, but Cheng Yaojin was also curious. He stared at the two items and asked Li Shiming.
"You'll know when you open it yourself.”
Li Shiming smiled, but he didn't tell Cheng Yaojin the answer directly.
"Hehe, alright."
Hearing Li Shi Min's words, Cheng Yaojin laughed and couldn't hold back his curiosity. He walked up to the four men and stretched out his hand to remove the red silk.
"Hiss…"
"It's actually…"
As the red silk was removed, numerous gasps immediately resounded throughout the entire banquet hall.
Looking at the item in front of him, Cheng Yaojin was stunned at first, but soon revealed a look of ecstasy.
"Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty."
Then, he kowtowed to Li Shi Min.
There was no other reason than the fact that the two items Li Shiming had given him were a pair of…Xuan Hua broad axes!
Moreover, on the two axes, one was engraved with the word "Li", while the other was engraved with the word "Ci". The meaning of these two words was clear to everyone present as long as they were not fools, and Cheng Yaojin was no exception.
"Alright, get up."
Seeing Cheng Yaojin's action, Li Shimin smiled and raised his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Li Shiming's words, Cheng Yaojin slowly stood up.
"Try and see if it fits. This one forged it according to the weight of your original two broad axes.”
After Cheng Yaojin stood up, Li Shimin smiled at him.
"Alright, I'll try."
Cheng Yaojin cupped his fists in response. Then, he suddenly raised his arms and grabbed the two axes in front of everyone. He began to wave them.
"How is it?"
"Hahaha…it's convenient, too convenient. Your Majesty knows my intentions.”
Cheng Yaojin looked at the two axes in front of him with fondness and laughed heartily.
"As long as it's convenient."
Li Shi Min smiled," Alright, today is your birthday. Don't delay it."”
"Yes, yes. Your Majesty, Empress, please take a seat.”
Cheng Yaojin hurriedly let Li Shiming and Empress Zhangsun sit on the seat, and his two axes were carried out by the servants, obviously to worship.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As Li Shiming finished speaking, everyone agreed and sat down.
Everyone sat down and the banquet officially began!
[PS: Big brothers, Happy New Year!]!
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