Great Tang Southern Emperor

In response to this statement, a person who knew a little bit of inside information said: "That's not necessarily true, we really have the possibility to celebrate my birthday."

"What do you mean? Where did you say that?" Others quickly asked: "This time the banquet must be attended by dignitaries, what are we? Is Mr. Yan also planning to accept our birthday celebration?"

"Oh, I've been talking about it for a long time, and I'm a little thirsty." The man looked at the teapot in front of him and said with a smile.

A man dressed as a young man next to him knew the fun immediately: "Xiao Er, serve this master a pot of good tea, and I will pay for it."

This is also the rule of teahouses and restaurants. Restaurants and restaurants are places where information is concentrated, but the world eats lunch for free, and information is naturally not free. If you want to get something, you must pay a corresponding price.

"Thank you, young master." The man thanked with a smile, and then continued: "You don't know, my sister-in-law is the cook of the Yan family. It is said that this birthday, at the beginning, the Yan family did not Accepting the meaning of congratulations from us ordinary people, I guess they didn't even think of it. But later, the ancestor of the Yan family, that is, Yan Zhitui, Mr. Yan, offered to celebrate with the people, and anyone who needs to come to celebrate the birthday Don't refuse, don't refuse, and order the Yan family to hold a banquet for us in a separate courtyard, and it is said that Mr. Yan will also be there at that time..."

"Really? That's great. I'll be there."

"No, I have to pick out some good gifts."

"Yes, this time I have to be pleased with Mr. Yan's joy, maybe my son will be admitted to the first prize."

"That's right, my mother is already eighty this year, maybe she can live a long life if she is overwhelmed by this joy."

"Yes yes yes, let's go together..."

"..."

The enthusiasm of the people does not mean that Yan Zhitui has such a high prestige (no matter how high his prestige is, if he has not been born for more than ten years, others will have forgotten him), but... just thinking about it before As those two people said, Yan Zhitui is a great Confucian and an old birthday star. The ancients were superstitious and believed that Yan Zhitui was the kind of person with both good fortune and longevity. Blessing and culture, increase the longevity of the family and add blessings to the children.

In other words, the reason why the people are so enthusiastic is actually for a purpose, they all want to get benefits from Yan Zhitui.

This is also in line with the most basic values ​​of Chinese people - just like gods, the reason why people in China worship gods is because gods can give them benefits, and no one worships gods who can't give them benefits (the most famous is The Three Stars of Fu, Lu and Shou are worshiped by all generations, but none of the Gods of Plague, God of Decay, God of Mold and God of Poverty are enshrined).

This is different in the West. Western religions believe in selfless devotion—you worship God, that’s what you should do, and when you get sick, God doesn’t help you relieve the pain. This doesn’t mean that God is incompetent, but that you are not pious enough. God will not bless ungodly believers. If you want God to bless you, then you must worship more piously.

This doesn’t work in China. In China, if this god can’t do you any favors, the people will definitely abandon him immediately and believe in other gods. There is no doubt about it—the tradition of people worshiping gods when they see gods is also true. For this reason.

It's just that the common people are happy, but the Yan family is about to go crazy...

"What on earth is the ancestor going to do?" Yan Zhaofu (Yan Zhitui's great-grandson, Yan Jing's son) is in charge of receiving the civilians. In addition, to correct a little mistake, Jing is his character in Yan Jing's name, and Qin Li is his name. , the same is true for Yan Shigu), he is going to be crazy busy today, and there are at least 2000 guests just to receive, even though there are people to help, he is still very tired.

In the evening, after the family met to discuss the situation, Yan Zhaofu couldn't help but began to howl: "Do you know how much of a sensation you caused after the news got out? Just today, I received at least 2000 people. This is still news. Because there is no spread, I estimate that by tomorrow, the number of people will soar to at least 5000 people, and there should be more people the day after tomorrow... If this is when the banquet is actually held... a seven-day banquet... I think I can give you a hard time die."

"Presumptuous, is that what the old ancestor said?" Yan Jing scolded Yan Zhaofu: "The old ancestor made such an arrangement, of course he has his reasons, where is it your turn to question it?"

"You can't say that." Yan Shigu waved his hand and said, "Zhaofu is indeed very tired today. I can see it. It's just that Zhaofu, you have been a little tired these days. After the birthday banquet, uncle Seal a big red envelope for you."

"I don't care if there is a red envelope or not, but I am really tired." Yan Zhaofu complained: "Uncle, please send a few more people to my nephew, otherwise my nephew will really die of exhaustion."

"There are no people left." Yan Shigu shook his head quickly: "Now our family is completely busy, and everyone is so busy that their feet don't touch the ground. Where can I send you someone? You still have to work hard. As long as your task is completed, the ancestors may reward you."

"Do not……"

Chapter 715

Chapter 78 Happy birthday

After several days of hard preparation by the Yan family and the hard work of the chefs of the Yue Palace, all the preparations were finally ready before the banquet, and the birthday finally arrived.

"Your Highness, the chariots and horses are ready and ready to go." Xiao Fuzi came in to remind Li Zhen just dressed in Yue Wangfu.

"Let's go." Li Zhen walked out of the palace with Wu Meiniang and the two cute babies who had just been picked up.

Outside the palace, the horses and chariots have been prepared—in fact, there are only a few steps from the palace to the Yan’s house. The reason why we need to take a carriage is purely a courtesy, not only the horses and chariots, but also the crown prince’s honor guard Li Zhen has been registered as the crown prince. Although he has not yet moved into the East Palace, it is mainly because he has not passed the last joint, but in the guard of honor, he can already use the prince's specifications, I forgot before), even the guards, grooms and There are thousands of people beating gongs and drums. It is estimated that the head of the team here has reached the gate of Yan's house. Maybe the tail is still in the palace. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is enough to explain problem.

Not only Li Zhen, but all the people attending the banquet today should be dressed in formal attire, with a lot of car drivers, just to save face for Yan Zhi - this is one of the reasons why Li Shimin didn't go to the banquet, otherwise he If he came, not to mention that all the officials were trembling and had no intention of celebrating his birthday, he would probably be able to stand all over the street with his son's ceremonial guard. Does this make it difficult for others to do business?

Therefore, the congratulatory gift from Li Shimin and Concubine Yan can only be conveyed by Li Zhen.

"Your Highness, here we are."

It was only less than half an hour before the convoy arrived - this was because his prince's guard of honor deliberately slowed down in order to show his dignity, otherwise, with the convoy's footsteps, two quarters of an hour would be enough. After all, the Yan family It is also a family of officials and officials, and the mansion is not very far from Zhuque Street.

At this time, people from the Yan family had already greeted him: "Chen Yan Silu, I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After all, Li Zhen's identity is extraordinary, ordinary guests only need the third generation such as Yan Shigu and others to welcome them, but the third Li Zhen must be greeted by the second generation of the Yan family, and must be the eldest son. Only the head of the family can greet them in person.

Li Zhen hugged Li Huang, Wu Meiniang hugged Li Zhao, and the two got out of the car hand in hand: "Mr. Silu is free of ceremony. Today is the birthday of the ancestor of the Yan family. It is a day of great joy. Let's skip these red tapes." .”

In fact, it stands to reason that such words as "have fun with the people" and "celebrate with the whole world" should only be used by the emperor, but...

Still the same sentence, who told Yan Zhitui to be old enough and senior enough?

Even if you look at Datang, there should be no one who is older, more senior, and more admirable than him. He can be called the oldest birthday person in the world. When you see him, you have to salute as a junior.

What's wrong with such a person using two days of expert words?

How dare the emperor say anything?

Believe it or not, you can only endure the scolding that makes you bloody spray every minute?

"Your Highness is too polite, Your Highness please."

"Mr. Silu, please."

"His Royal Highness is here, and I will give you ten top-quality black South Pearls, and congratulate the old birthday star on enjoying immortal blessings forever. Crane Yannian Picture" embroidery, congratulations to the old birthday star for a long time, the sun and the moon shine together..." Xiao Fuzi sent the invitation and gifts, and the host of ceremonies immediately shouted at the top of his voice-the ancient emcee is not a good job Work, there were no loudspeakers in ancient times. If you don't have a good voice, you can't do this job.

After entering the compound, Li Zhen knew how lively the Yan family was at this time.

The Yan family's house in Chang'an is not small enough to hold hundreds of people without being crowded. However, today, such a courtyard is full of people. In this courtyard, all relatives and nobles regardless of seniority , everyone huddled together to celebrate lively, even Li Zhen saw Cheng Yaojin who was drinking with others, and the person who was fighting with him was just a little riding captain.

"His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

"I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

"Stupid, what is His Royal Highness the King of Yue, it should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yes, yes, it is His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Hello, Your Royal Highness."

"Did you see it? His Royal Highness saw me and was smiling at me."

"Nonsense, His Royal Highness is smiling at me."

"..."

Li Zhen's goal is too obvious. When passing through the yard, many people greeted Li Zhen proactively, and Li Zhen also responded with a smile, and his smile fell into the eyes of some people. For the best encouragement to oneself, and even for a smile, some people scrambled for it.

Li Zhen didn't care about these things, he needed to go into the main hall and meet Yan Zhitui.

"Your Highness doesn't know something, my father has been friends with His Highness for a long time." Along the way, Yan Silu said with a smile: "My father is very clear about what His Highness has done these years, and he can be said to appreciate His Highness very much. "