Updated: 2012-09-09

Chapter 530 Mid-Autumn Festival Gift

On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Qingping held a moon-watching dinner in the Imperial Garden. Members of the royal family, cabinet members, royal relatives and officials from various ministries were invited to go.

Tan Zong was not qualified to attend such a banquet with the highest standards of Dashun, but because he was Princess Zhaoning's future son-in-law and Emperor Qingping's deliberate cultivation, he was fortunate to attend.

The moon-watching dinner was held in the square of the Imperial Garden. Emperor Qingping sat in the center of the north. On the left is Empress Wanyi and on the right is the crown prince. Zhao Yun'an was next to Empress Wanyi, and Zhao Yuzhao was next to the crown prince, with members of the royal family on both sides.

Except for Emperor Ping of Qing, Empress Wanyi and Prince who had a single table, the rest were two people at the same table.

Interestingly, I don’t know if it was intentional arrangement by Emperor Qingping. Perhaps in order to show his importance to Zhao Yunbo and Zhao Yunzhao, Zhao Yunzhao and Zhao Yunyi sat on a table, and Zhao Yunbo was actually at the same table with Zhao Yunan. The two were chatting and laughing, and there was no trace of grudge.

Cabinet officials and officials of various departments sat on the east side, and royal relatives and nobles were on the west side. Tan Zong's identity was Zhao Yuzhao's future son-in-law, so he naturally sat with the son-in-law, drinking, talking and laughing while enjoying the palace singing and dancing.

After the singing and dancing, the princes and princesses presented Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to Emperor Ping of Qing and Empress Wanyi. They were all made by each person, including ceramics, wood carvings, calligraphy and paintings, etc. Although they are not valuable, they represent the wishes of their children and are also an abbreviation for Emperor Ping of Qing to advocate frugality.

"Father, I have a gift for my father and mother. May I be prosperous and prosperous, and the people be safe for thousands of years." Zhao Yuzhao was the last of many princes and princesses to present a gift. She got up and walked into the venue to bless the Emperor Qingping and Empress Wanyi, and then clapped her hands. She saw several soldiers carrying a rectangular object covered with yellow brocade and placed it in the center of the square.

This rectangular object is about two meters high and three meters long. It is a bracket at the bottom, standing steadily on the ground. The people at the scene were not sure what it was and were talking about it whispering.

After bowing to Emperor Qingping, the soldiers crawled into the yellow Jinbuli on the back of the rectangular object, leaving only one pair of feet outside.

Amid the people's discussion, Zhao Yuzhao came to the rectangular object, smiled slightly at the people around him, reached out and pressed on one side of the rectangular object, and saw the yellow brocade on the front of the rectangular object slowly pulling away to both sides, and a map of Dashun territory hanging on the wooden board appeared in front of everyone.

Could it be that this territory map was painted by Zhao Yuzhao himself? Looking at the Dashun territory map on the wooden board, the people present secretly guessed in their hearts that a prince had given him the territory map before, and Zhao Yuzhao's move looked a bit old-fashioned.

But then, everyone discovered the strangeness of this territory map. There were some colorful small balls on it, which looked shiny and didn't know what it was.

"Out of the lamp." Just as people were speculating about Zhao Yuzhao's intentions, Zhao Yuzhao shouted at the eunuchs and palace maids around him.

The eunuchs and palace maids seemed to have been instructed in advance, and gradually extinguished most of the palace lanterns at the scene, leaving only a small part, and the light on the venue immediately dimmed.

"I wish me a happy and prosperous sky and a long blessing!" Just as everyone was puzzled at the scene, Zhao Yuzhao was blessed with Emperor Qingping and Empress Wanyi, and said in a sweet voice.

Then, a strange scene appeared in front of everyone. The small balls on the territory map gradually became brighter. First, they emitted a faint light, and then became brighter and brighter, attracting the attention of everyone on the scene. Even Emperor Qingping and Empress Wanyi could not help but look at each other. They did not know what Zhao Yuzhao's Mid-Autumn Festival gift was in advance.

When all the small balls emitted bright lights, the people present couldn't help but exclaim, and then there was a commotion. No one expected that all the small balls would form a lifelike flying dragon soaring in the sky, illuminating the entire territory map, looking majestic and stunning.

Seeing this, Tan Zong couldn't help but smile a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This light dragon composed of small light bulbs took him and Xue Yi for several days and finally made it smoothly. The reason why the soldiers were invisible in the yellow Jinbuli behind the wooden board was because they wanted to shake several electromagnetic generators to generate electricity and provide electricity to the small light bulbs.

The people present were buzzing about the small light bulbs. Everyone thought that the small light bulbs were oil lamps with reduced size, and they were all guessing how Zhao Yuzhao ignited them in full view of everyone.

"Zhao'er, what are those little bright balls?" Emperor Qingping thought Zhao Yuzhao's gift was quite thoughtful and asked with interest.

"I believe that they are called "Eternal Lights"" Zhao Yuzhao was prepared and said in an orderly manner, "Because there is a glass cover outside, the wind cannot be blown away and the rain cannot be extinguished!"

When Zhao Yuzhao heard that "the wind cannot be blown out and the rain cannot be extinguished", there was a commotion at the scene again. The people present were knowledgeable and felt that Zhao Yuzhao's words were a bit too big. In their opinion, the principle of this "Eternal Light" is the same as that of an ordinary oil lamp. It must be burned before it can shine. In this way, the "Eternal Light" must at least have a ventilation port, otherwise it will not be suffocated to death.

If there is a passage above, they will naturally be afraid of the wind and rain. Therefore, they are quite dissatisfied with Zhao Yuzhao's words. However, today is a happy day, and no one will be so stupid that they are concerned about Zhao Yuzhao in front of Emperor Qingping.

"It's no point to say anything. You can come up and try it in person to see if what I said is true." Zhao Yuzhao felt that everyone at the scene did not believe what she said, so he looked around at the people around him and said in a sweet voice.

As soon as Zhao Yuzhao finished speaking, the scene became quiet. Everyone didn't know whether Zhao Yuzhao was full of confidence or anger, so no one said anything, for fear of provoking the pearl in the palm of Emperor Qingping.

"Since Princess Zhaoning has set up a stage, I hereby announce that whoever can blow out the eternal lamp, I will reward him with this jade Ruyi." Seeing that the scene was a little deserted, Emperor Qingping smiled slightly, took a jade Ruyi from the eunuch beside him, and said to everyone on the scene with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try." As soon as Emperor Qingping finished speaking, a middle-aged black man wearing a military general's office stood up, bowed to Emperor Qingping, and said in a deep voice.

Emperor Qingping smiled and nodded slightly to the black man. The black man strode to the territory map, first bowed to Zhao Yuzhao, then bulged his breath in his mouth and blew hard at the few small light bulbs in front of him.

Originally, the big black man thought that if he breathed, the small light bulbs would not be extinguished immediately, but when he finished blowing it, he immediately stood there stupidly. The small light bulbs were still on, not to mention that they were extinguished, they didn't even flash.

Seeing this, the people around couldn't help but feel a stir. No one expected that the black man would not blow out the small light bulb.

Seeing this, the black man couldn't help but feel a little confused. He was the first to pop out in front of everyone, so he was full of energy and blew wildly at the small light bulbs.

Zhao Yuzhao stood aside, smiling as he watched the black man blowing the lights there, looking confident.

"Brother Li, who is this general?" The people at the scene were buzzing about the black man. Tan Zong felt that the black man looked familiar, so he asked a handsome prince consort who was at the same table with him.

"General Huwei, Niu Kaishan." The prince-consort surnamed Li smiled and replied. His wife was Zhao Yuzhao's half-sister.

Tan Zong understood now, no wonder he felt that the black man looked familiar. It turned out to be Niu Tieqiang's father.

"Brother Tan, do you think this eternal light can be blown out?" The prince-consort of Li looked at Niu Kaishan, who was blowing a small light bulb with a blushing face and a thick neck in the audience, and asked Tan Zong with a smile. Since Tan Zong is Zhao Yuzhao's future prince-consort, he must know the mystery.

"Since the princess said she couldn't blow it out, then there must be her reason." Tan Zong couldn't reveal the secret of the light bulb, so he smiled slightly and casually passed by.

"Your Majesty, I have used all my strength to blow it out." At this moment, Niu Kaishan, who was exhausted and panting, gave up the idea of ​​blowing out the light bulb, stood up and bowed to Emperor Qingping, and said angrily, if he had known that the eternal light was so difficult to blow, he would not have come up and embarrassed.

Emperor Qingping smiled and waved his hand to Niu Kaishan. Niu Kaishan returned to his seat, brought a towel from the palace maid, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and several generals next to him were talking and laughing in a low voice, asking about his situation when he was blowing the light just now.

Next, several civil officials and military generals came on the stage to show their skills, but unfortunately they all returned in disgrace, and no one could blow out the small light bulbs.

Finally, perhaps because he felt that the wind was blowing too little, and I don’t know who had an idea, let several tall and big guards stand in a row in front of the territory map, fan the small light bulbs up and down to the territory map, trying to fan the small light bulbs.

Unfortunately, even though the yellow brocade cloth on both sides of the territory map was blown by the big guards, the small light bulbs were still bright there, which surprised the people at the scene. No one could understand why the small light bulbs had not yet been extinguished under such a strong wind.

After the big guards had a fan for a while, they had no choice but to take the palm-leaf fan and retreat. The people present whispered and whispered, and talked about the magical eternal light.

Zhao Yuzhao clapped his hands, and the eternal light slowly went out, and the palace lanterns around him were lit up again, causing the scene to be bright again.

As people were gaze in surprise, the sergeants hiding behind the territory map, shaking the handle of the electromagnetic generator, came out of the yellow Jinbuli with sweating and stood side by side behind Zhao Yuzhao. Seeing this, everyone speculated that these sergeants might be related to the eternal lamp.

"Since no one can blow out the eternal light, I will reward Princess Zhaoning with this jade Ruyi." Emperor Qingping was very satisfied with Zhao Yuzhao's congratulations. He knew that it must be a masterpiece of the imperial village in the Gyeonggi, so he raised the jade Ruyi in his hand and announced to everyone present.

A eunuch standing beside him then bowed and took Yu Ruyi from Emperor Qingping, walked forward, and handed him over to Zhao Yuzhao.

"I thanked my father." Zhao Yuzhao held the jade Ruyi in both hands and thanked Emperor Qingping in a delicate voice.

Warm applause rang out around. People not only congratulated Zhao Yuzhao on receiving this imperial gift, but also thanked her for bringing the rare thing like the eternal lamp, which opened everyone's eyes.

Zhao Yuzhao glanced at Tan Zong from the corner of his eyes and returned to his seat with great enthusiasm. Half of this Yu Ruyi belonged to Tan Zong.

Tan Zong secretly noticed Zhao Yunbo. Although Zhao Yunbo had a faint smile on his face, it seemed that he had nothing to do with the Eternal Light, from his seemingly calm eyes, Tan Zong could feel a hint of surprise and uneasiness inside. It was obvious that the appearance of the electric light shocked Zhao Yunbo. Others may not know where the Eternal Light came from, and Zhao Yunbo definitely knew, because his father was the deposed prince of the previous dynasty and must know the mystery of the imperial village in the Gyeonggi.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have a wish to find time to go to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha for a year, praying for good weather and good weather, and the country and the people are safe. Unfortunately, I have been plaguing the country and have no time to go." After Zhao Yuzhao sat down, Emperor Qingping pondered for a moment, looked around at the people at the scene, and said loudly, "Today, taking advantage of this happy day, I decided to choose one of the princes of the royal family to go to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha on my behalf, so as to fulfill my wish."

When Emperor Qingping said this, the scene suddenly became silent. Everyone looked at him in unison. Everyone wanted to know who would choose to go to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha on behalf of him and replace the emperor. This was an infinite honor.

When Tan Zong heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart and looked at Zhao Yunan who was kept in the dark. It seemed that Emperor Qingping had decided to take action to resolve the chaos in the capital due to Zhao Yunan.

"Father, my son is willing to share the worries of my father and go to Mount Wutai." At this time, the prince suddenly stood up, bowed to Emperor Qingping, and said loudly.

"I am very pleased that the emperor has such filial piety, but the emperor is the crown prince. How can you leave the capital easily?" Emperor Qingping smiled slightly when he heard this, waved his hand to the prince, and signaled him to sit down.

Hearing this, the prince had to give up and sat down in his seat.

Tan Zong looked at the prince and frowned slightly. He felt that the prince said something just now was not like a deliberate thing, but was completely from the heart. It seemed that the prince was indeed as polite and filial, as the outside world said, which also showed that he had no opinion and was extremely susceptible to interference from others.

As everyone was watching the scene, Emperor Qingping's eyes fell on the seats where Zhao Yun'an and Zhao Yunbo were sitting, which made Zhao Yun'an feel very happy. Could it be that his father wanted to take this opportunity to drive Zhao Yunbo out of the capital? Although it was a glory to be able to take over Emperor Qingping to worship Buddha on Mount Wutai, for some people, such as Zhao Yunbo, he was undoubtedly exiled.

Zhao Yunbo's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, trying his best to calm down his nervous mood. He looked at Emperor Qingping calmly. It seemed that the old man was going to take action?

The people here looked at Zhao Yunan and Zhao Yunbo. Judging from this situation, Emperor Qingping should choose one of the two to replace him to Wutai Mountain. Who is it? Choosing Zhao Yunan or Zhao Yunbo has a completely different meaning for them, the old fried dough sticks in the officialdom!
Chapter completed!