The fourth batch of guests that I'm waiting for today, although they're a little late, I'll still wait for them.
The familiar voice at the entrance sounded envious, but if one listened carefully, they would be able to hear the hidden resentment and mockery.
The owner of the voice was wearing a long sword at his waist. The sword collided with the gold-wrapped jewelry at his waist, making a clanging sound. She had quite a number of attendants, and they all followed her closely, step by step, from the corridor to the banquet.
"The Southern Dynasty's national strength is in such decline, how can they still enjoy such luxury?”The owner of the voice walked over step by step. More than half of the people present recognized who it was. Some of them immediately felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles, while some of them directly stood up with their heads lowered.
Where in the entire Great Zhou could they find such an arrogant and unruly person? Then it must be my subordinate, Feng Tianjiao.
Feng Tianjiao was wearing a purplish-red silk robe with a back collar. As the weather had been a little chilly recently, he had added a thin cloak. It would be fine if you didn't look closely at this thin cloak. If you looked closely, you would realize that the pattern on it was actually related to the national emblem of our Great Zhou!
At a glance, the first thing embroidered on her cloak was a pill bird and a fire phoenix. However, on a closer look, there was an even more demonic young butterfly beside the fire phoenix, swallowing the fire phoenix's head! Even though the young butterfly had a small mouth, the embroiderer was able to make the whole picture look abnormally harmonious. It was as if she had embroidered an ancient battle on a cloak.
As soon as she entered the banquet hall, she took out the sword at her waist. The attendants behind her held two large bamboo baskets covered with golden flannel in the air.
She pulled out her sword, and the guests around her all hid to the side. Some of them were so scared that they trembled. With a cold smile on her lips, she raised her sword and slashed the golden velvet cloth in half. People looked into the big basket and became speechless. A few children even felt like vomiting.
"This is also considered a congratulatory gift?" A child asked the adult beside him in a low voice, but his mouth was quickly covered.
I stood up and slowly walked over to them. I want to see what she has up her sleeve today.
I looked down and saw two large bamboo baskets on the left and right. There was a pig's head and a dog's head. The neck and head were covered in blood. It looked like they had been cut off by someone with a guillotine not long ago.
I frowned. Looking at this scene, I also felt a little nauseous. However, when I remembered the meaning behind these two heads and how I had acted as a " sculptor " at the end of the sword dance, I instantly felt less disgusted.
I straightened my posture and relaxed my brows. I bowed to her and turned around to return to my master's seat.
Just now, I took the opportunity to take a closer look. The people Feng Tianjiao brought with her were not only First Rank armed guards from the Northern Dynasty, but also several boxers from the Jian family. I reckon she's looking for an excuse to give me a good beating today.
Humph. Today is my birthday. How can I let you have your way?
I walked to the round table and very politely invited the fourth batch of guests to take their seats. I mainly invited Feng Tianjiao and a few people who looked more noble around her. The remaining martial guests and thugs naturally sat in the north area.
I saw her take a seat with the people around her. These people around her were all dressed in silk and satin. They were probably all imperial relatives of the Bei Feng family. I also saw the Du family, which was ranked alongside the Ouyang and Xia families in the four major tragedies. The Du family is now also in power because of the female faction. Because they have been very close to the Northern Feng royal family in the past few years, they have also become popular in front of Feng Tianjiao.
Among these women, there was one more special one. Her face was covered with silk, and her waist was like Chang'e's. She looked very familiar to me. When I invited her to take a seat, she gave me a very charming look as if she was telling me something, which made me really stunned.
Where did this beauty come from? Such a delicate temperament was really unlike the people who followed Feng Tianjiao.
I still wanted to carefully identify her face, but time was really tight. I retracted my gaze and continued to arrange for the next few people to take their seats.
Feng Tianjiao would definitely be the last to take a seat. She was full of energy and her face was full of pride. She walked from the entrance to the round table with a swagger. I was almost used to it.
Because she was the last to sit and sat directly opposite me, I felt a little awkward and had to exchange a few words with her, even though I really didn't want to.
"The Emperor's Book didn't come today?" I forced a smile and asked someone to pour another round of wine for the guests.
"My aunt was entrusted by someone today. She was invited thousands of times, but it was difficult for her to refuse. That's why she went up to Qiucang Mountain to meet someone. Of course, she didn't have the time to come here and cause trouble!”
Listen! Such an arrogant and domineering appearance!
I couldn't be bothered with her. To put on a show, I asked someone to put a few more good dishes in front of her. I feel like I'm going to explode if I sit at the same table as her.
I turned my head and saw that the Imperial Consort was still in a daze on the stage. Even though there was another batch of guests in front of him, he did not wake up from his daze. I quickly walked up to the stage and held his hand to let him walk behind me. With a look, I signaled the person who was knocking the gong backstage to come up to give me a loud start.
The gong sounded. I cleared my throat and spoke in a voice that everyone present could hear.
The real show began.
"Today, all of you have gathered here to participate in this Ji's birthday banquet. I'm really touched. It can be said that I'm very excited to see you today!”I called myself " Ji ", which stunned many people who were holding their chopsticks. Many people put down their chopsticks and wanted to listen carefully to what I was going to say next.
" I heard that the Vice Minister of the Southern Dynasty just died last month. My condolences." Someone mentioned the death of Nian Gu to me. Whether he had good or bad intentions, I had to thank him for adding another bargaining chip to my speech.
"Yes, the Deputy Prime Minister has passed away, and the Prime Minister has fallen ill in the residence for many days.”
"Don't be discouraged, Your Majesty. Don't you still have many civil and military officials?”The Xia family's eldest daughter's eyes rolled around as if she was joking. She didn't believe it at all and even pretended to come over to help me.
Hearing her words, some of the people below began to whisper again.
"That's right. There are still some old officials in the Southern Dynasty. Why didn't anyone come today?”
"You're too ill-informed! A few days ago, this fatuous and incompetent person on the stage had directly ordered people to lock all the officials who came to advise her in her bedroom. She had directly gone to sleep in the palace of her favorite concubine. Yes, yes, it was the one behind her!”The person who answered pointed at Zhang Xiaomang and said enthusiastically," Who would come to her birthday party today for such a ridiculous thing? She had probably been thinking about how to push Jun Xinju at home!”
Feng Tianjiao narrowed her eyes as she listened to the discussions behind her. She could not help but smile. I guessed that she had probably heard of my ridiculous behavior recently and wanted to see it with her own eyes. Today, she was given the chance to come and sit, so of course she couldn't suppress her curiosity. In addition to the contents of the last decree I gave to Eunuch Yan, this was also the basis for my bet on why she would definitely come.
I saw that the public opinion during the banquet had almost fermented, so I pretended to be very painful and continued to speak.
"I'm ashamed that I can't take on this great responsibility. I'm just a person who knows how to laze around and wait for death. I really can't control so many people!”
My face was full of tears, and it just so happened that I didn't expect to really cry in the previous scene and directly pushed the crying scene to the peak. I had been holding Noble Consort Zhang's hand the whole time. At this moment, I was wiping my tears with the sleeves of his costume.
When the audience heard what I said, there was definitely a hidden meaning in my words. Before I finished speaking, they were all very concerned about what I thought next.
"Then what do you mean?"
"The most important thing in the world is to eat and drink. I'm ashamed to say this-I plan to give up the throne of the Southern Dynasty to the capable. Anyway, as long as I can continue to enjoy my life, I'll take all the land and resources in the southern region!”
The moment I said this, everyone was shocked and the entire venue boiled. How could the matter of the throne be trifled with? Moreover, the throne under me is the Zhou family's dragon vein that has been passed down for thousands of years. Now, I actually want to give up?
Feng Tianjiao jumped up from his seat. I observed that she wanted to curse and mouthed," What the hell are you doing?”，I couldn't care less about her at the moment. I just lay on Zhang Xiaomang's sleeve and cried.
When Zhang Xiaomang heard me say this, he was also dumbfounded. He stared at me blankly, his red lips slightly parted, unable to say a word.
" You must be joking." The various powers blinked their eyes when they heard me say this. They didn't know what was going on.
"Today is my birthday, so it's naturally my mother's, or even the Great Zhou's, suffering day. As a son, how can I joke?”I cried so hard that I kept pulling the Noble Consort's sleeve to wipe my tears. My face was filled with despair and unbearable. I felt that I could really win an Oscar.
"This Ji is ashamed. I know that this matter was rushed and absurd, but I have also thought about it for several months! You all know that it is not the first time that the south has come to a dead end. You all know the debts I owe to many of the bosses here.”
"That's true." Boss Zheng from the East District was the first to stand up. He called for the servants behind him to bring over a stack of account books." His Majesty has been living extravagantly recently. He owes a lot of money. This is only a small portion. The rest is piled up in my woodshed! I originally had nothing to do today, so I came over to congratulate you on your birthday. I thought that you might have been rich recently. After the banquet, there were still some leftovers left, so I should pay you back first!”
"Yes, yes! He also owes my family. The bookkeeper at the bank has told me several times."
"There's also my family's. Everyone can take a look and be witnesses!”
As expected, the wealthy merchants of the East Borough didn't disappoint me. A bank owner is a bank owner, and my instinct to lend money will never change. This just happened to put my reputation of being " incompetent " into practice.
And I knew that if I wanted to make the people below truly moved, of course, it wouldn't just be these people who came out to say a few words. I gave a look to the people below the stage. The palace eunuchs who had been prepared earlier carried out a few large piles of gold, silver, and strings of money, filling the entire stage. On top of them were dozens of large title deeds and property clauses. All of these things added up was a sum that everyone present except Feng Tianjiao would be envious of.
No nonsense! I spent a few months 'worth of money on this, and I also hired people to secretly transfer the money. For this, I almost emptied the national treasury. It can be said that almost all of the Southern Dynasty's property is here.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"I'm too ashamed, I really can't take on such a great responsibility. These things will be destroyed by me sooner or later. If I can give up my position as soon as possible, then these will be my hiring fees for the capable.”
I watched as the people below the stage became more and more jealous. They watched as the huge benefits piled up together, and everyone wanted a piece of it.
Feng Tianjiao slowly returned to her seat. I could see that her face was full of doubt. She looked exactly like Noble Consort Zhang beside me, but my Old Zhang was much better looking than her.
"Is there anyone capable enough to recommend themselves and share my worries? Sigh, if you put it that way, this would be the best birthday gift for me today!”
There was complete silence below, but I could see that there were people in every seat of the fourth district who were about to make a move. The others were still observing the situation and secretly thinking about it.
However, since the Northern Feng royal family was still here, no one dared to say anything.
"Sigh, looks like I'll have to spend my birthday in sadness!”
When I said this, it just so happened that I gave everyone present a big way out. Everyone at the banquet laughed. On the surface, it looked like they were joking and peaceful, but I knew that the undercurrents behind them had already surged from this moment on.
The scenes continued to progress. I still have fun to do.
"Then how will you make a living in the future?" As we continued to chat and laugh, someone asked me.
"You reminded me too well! To be honest, this is also the theme behind my birthday banquet today. I plan to make a living by writing books in the future. Everyone here has more or less seen and heard of some of the paintings I wrote that are circulating in the streets."
Seeing that the four of them nodded, I stood up and took out the brownish-gold wooden box. I picked up a roll of white paper from the golden shell. It was just the size and style of the most popular drawing book.
"Today, I would like to invite everyone to bear witness. This is the new chapter that I will write from today onwards!”
A large piece of curtain fell from the yellow pear wood background behind me. On it were written five big words in black ink-New Book Launch!
"Ah?" Everyone was stunned once again. Feng Tianjiao was also dumbfounded. Zhang Xiaomang started to look at me as if I was a lunatic.
I chuckled and continued to hold his fair hand, quietly stroking it.
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