On the fourth day of the fifth month of the 57th year of the Kangxi reign, the old man's birthday finally arrived. Although it was only less than two months from the issuance of the edict to the celebration, all matters were really smooth. Not only were the Mongolian princes, but many envoys from the vassal states all attended the banquet, but they also specially convened 999 elderly people over 70 years old from the capital and surrounding governments to accompany them, and a "Thousand Old Man Banquet" was created. At this time, nearly a thousand old men and civil and military officials from the third rank and above in the court gathered in the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, chatting and laughing in groups of three or five, while waiting for the visit of the emperor.

"I'm going to see Your Majesty!"

At the time of Si, a whip sound suddenly sounded from the direction of Ganqing Gate. Then, Li Dequan led dozens of small eunuchs to the front, followed by sixty-four dressed palace maids singing and dancing, and then the old man's dragon chariot. When he saw that the old man had arrived, Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi, the two top-ranked majors, did not dare to neglect them, and led all the people in the square to kneel down and greeted each other in unison.

"All my dear friends!"

As soon as the dragon chariot stopped, two little eunuchs rushed forward, one by one, one by one, and took action together, lifting the bright yellow curtain of the dragon chariot. Two more little eunuchs went up and served the old man with a red face. Then they saw the old man looking around at the crowds kneeling all over the ground with high interest. Xuxu raised his hand and shouted warmly.

"Thank you, your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Since the old man shouted, the crowd did not dare to lose their manners, so they thanked each other in unison, stood up in chaos, and all stood with their hands down, and looked like they were listening to the instructions.

"Okay, okay, there is no need to be polite. Today, so many old men gather here to celebrate my birthday. I am very happy. Everything is fine. I have only arrived after breakfast. I believe that everyone will be hungry if they arrive early. I will ask all the old gentlemen and all the dear ministers to come to the table."

The old man was very energetic, his face was very rosy, and his tone of interest was very warm. After giving a smile, he immediately walked to the seat of the top leader and settled down. Several 70-year-old ministers who were specially selected to accompany the banquet were promoted to the chief, and accompanied the old man to laugh and talk about Wuji.

"Prince, Your Majesty is summoned."

Hongqing was at the center and was also the identity of Long Sun. He had to be with him in the front few seats and dealt with the old men who came to the banquet. Just as he was drinking, he saw Li Dequan hurried over, bowing to Hongqing, and whispering to him.

"Elders, Your Majesty has been summoned. Xiao Wang must accompany you for a while. Please let me take care of yourself. Xiao Wang will go back."

After hearing the old man's invitation, Hongqing did not dare to be careless, but he did not rude to many old men at the same table. After accusing him of humility, he stood up and walked towards the chairman where the old man was. He saw that the third master was standing behind the old man. He frowned involuntarily, but he did not dare to delay any further. He quickly grabbed the old man's side, knelt on the ground, and asked for his respect.

"I'll give it a break. I can't bear to drink. Qing'er, let's go with you, Ama, toast to each table on my behalf to express my gratitude."

The old man did not let Hongqing think too much, and waved his hand with a smile, and casually ordered.

"Zhe, grandson obeys the order!"

Toasting to each table on behalf of the old man was a very high honor. Hongqing dared not refuse, so she could only respectfully agree to the promise. With the third master, several small eunuchs accompanied the chairman, slowly walked down to each table, and thanked him for the toast.

When the Third Master and his son acted like this, the people on each table did not dare to be negligent at all. They all accompanied them with a smile on their faces. The atmosphere of the banquet was extremely high for a moment. The eyes of the princes could not help but feel envious and jealous in their eyes, especially the tenth brothers, who had the jealousy in their eyes, which was so fierce that they could burn a hole in the sky. If the eyes could kill people, I was afraid that the Third Master and his son would have been killed by the Tenth Master and his son million times.

"Third Master, Your Majesty's expression is a little wrong. Doctor Wang looked around before and said that his qi and blood were on the side. If you drink more, I am afraid something will happen. Look at this..."

There were nearly three hundred banquets in the square. Even if each table was just a greeting, it would be fine, but walking in a circle was not an easy task. Fortunately, the third master and his son were all in large numbers, and they could barely handle it. When the general returned to the chairman's reply, the third master and his son were already slightly drunk. But at this moment, Li De came up with a sad face, touching the third master's ear, and explained in a low voice.

"oh?"

The third master was already dripping a little. When he heard Li Dequan say this, he immediately woke up seven points and looked at the chairman. Then he realized that the old man not only had an extremely abnormal face, but his lips were even tilted from time to time. It was obvious that something was wrong with his body. He was shocked, but he did not dare to make a decision in a hurry. Instead, he looked at Hongqing quickly. He saw Hongqing nodding quietly, and then he quickly ordered: "It's not time to go, if you have time, Eunuch Li will go to pass the king's order immediately, and then play music to see him off."

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With the third master's words, Li Dequan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, responded quickly, and walked towards the drum and music team in front of the Taihe Palace. Without hesitation, he heard the sound of the Dan Palace. The old man who was in high spirits was stunned at first, but without thinking too much, waved his hand, under the service of two little eunuchs, and waved his hand to the crowd of people who were kneeling all over the floor, shaking it and boarded the dragon chariot. With a shout, the large group of people headed towards the Zhonghe Palace in a mighty way. Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi and other grandchildren, and all the princes did not dare to be negligent, and stood up and followed the Emperor's Garrison.

The Zhonghe Hall is where the emperor rests when the ceremony is held. Generally speaking, the ceremony is held in the Taihe Hall. The ceremony is cumbersome and time-consuming. It is not only a torment for the ministers, but also a physical task for the emperor. When the ceremony is over, they are often very tired. At this time, the Zhonghe Hall comes in handy. The emperor can rest here before returning to the harem. The same is true for the old man’s birthday ceremony. The difference is that at this time, the Zhonghe Hall and even the surrounding corridors are filled with several gifts, such as jade carvings, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and so on. It is full of dazzling jewels and treasures, which makes people dazzling.

"Emperor, my son has asked the servants to prepare a soft couch in the hall. If you don't hurry back, just rest in this hall first. If you can allow your sons to fulfill their filial piety, it will be a blessing for them."

When the old man was worth the arrival of the old man, the third master had already led the people to the Zhonghe Hall as quickly as possible and arranged it quickly. Just now, the old man had already arrived with two little eunuchs to support him. Seeing this, the third master hurriedly came forward and gave an advice with a smile on his face.

"Well, the third brother is intent. I'm not tired. Let's take a look at it first, it's a bit strange. Don't worry about me, I'm fine."

The old man did not accept the good intentions of the third master. He waved his hand with a smile and pushed away the two little eunuchs who were supporting him. His steps were erratic and wandering along the edge of the hall. Then the people who arrived did not dare to come forward to disturb the old man's elegant mood, so he could only follow in different expressions.

"Well, who sent this box? Why are it closed?"

The gifts that can be displayed in the Zhonghe Hall are all treasures. Even though the old man is used to seeing treasures, he is still a little dazzled by the dazzling array of gifts in front of him. He commented while walking, and was extremely excited. But when he was in the middle of the hall, the old man suddenly frowned, pointed at a large box that was tightly closed, and asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, it was just sent by the slave. This is a gift specially brought back by the General King from the front line."

As soon as the old man asked, the third master immediately caught him a little blind, and he had no other choice. He had handled the arrangement of Zhonghe Palace himself. In his memory, there was never such a strange box. He was confused and confused. He saw the top-notch officers following him squeezed out the military officers, and he grabbed the imperial court in a few big steps. He respectfully paid a visit.

"Oh, it's Orostro. Tell me what's inside?"

The old man looked closely and saw that Oroqtai was coming. He immediately raised the corner of his mouth, smiled and raised his hand, signaling Oroqtai to flatten, but he asked with interest.

"I don't know what my master said. The general king only said that it was a treasure from heaven, and the slave had no chance to see him."

Orostro has experienced ups and downs in the past decade. First, he was demoted to Beigukou for causing trouble after drinking at Mulan Hunting Ground to eat for several years. Later, he was able to return to the capital due to the suffrage of the Tenth Master, but he never had a serious job. Until the Fourteenth Master got the position of commander and recommended him, he was able to re-elect the title of First Class Guard in Da Nei and go to the war with the army in the name of Deputy Commander. This time, he was entrusted by the Fourteenth Master to return to the capital to celebrate the birthday ceremony. In a hurry, the capital, who had just arrived at yesterday, was now at the Promotion Palace, so he did not go to ask the Third Master to arrange gifts. Relying on his former first class guard in Da Nei, he was familiar with the people, he put the gifts of the General King into the hall. At this time, when the old man heard the question, he dared not neglect it, so he quickly bowed and replied.

"A strange treasure from heaven? Haha, I'm very curious. Come and open it."

After hearing Orostro's such a silence, the old man's already excited moments became even stronger. Without thinking about it, he waved his hand and ordered with great enthusiasm.

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