C30 Chengyin palace

Early in the morning the next day, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty came to the foreign relay houses and offered incense to the foreign envoys who had died. He also assured the envoys of the other nations that he would give them an explanation before they left the Shangjing.

Finally, sincerely invite all emissaries to participate in the empress dowager's birthday banquet that would be held in the afternoon at the Primordial Profound Palace. Previously, under the guidance and explanation of the Lu Kingdom's Crown Prince, Tian Zheng, the envoys from various countries had already understood that this matter had nothing to do with Tang Dynasty.

It was done by someone with ulterior motives, and after that, the defensive strength of the Tang Dynasty increased by a large amount. This time, the Tang Dynasty Emperor personally came to appease the masses and burn incense to the dead, deeply touching the envoys of the various countries.

They all expressed their belief in the sincerity of Tang Dynasty, and also believed that Tang Dynasty would be able to capture an assassin. They would also participate in the empress dowager's birthday banquet in the afternoon and present gifts and programs from all over the countries.

Afterwards, the Emperor ordered for the restriction of Shangjing to be lifted, and tonight, the Emperor would share the joy with the people and fool the flowers with the lanterns.

At this point, the assassination of the envoys from other countries came to an end. However, the battle was still ongoing in the dark.

In the afternoon, the weather was sunny and cloudless. The air was filled with a thick sense of joy, and people of Shangjing had already started getting busy. Every house had their most beautiful lanterns, and the best lanterns and riddles were hung on the door one after another.

Fang Yunlong had changed into a proper blue tight suit, with a warm blue field jade hanging from his waist.

Relying on his clothes, Fang Yunlong looked like an elegant youth. Along with the faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Fang Yunlong had the potential to bewitch others. Following his father, Fang Tianshui, Fang Yunlong stepped into the palace for the first time.

It was worthy of being called the imperial palace of the number one nation in the Yuzhou. The entire imperial palace was decorated in an extremely magnificent manner. The imperial palace's security was even tighter.

Even though Fang Tianshui was known to almost everyone in the palace as the Right Premier, the guards still followed the procedures for checking the identity tokens on their waists. Inside, there were even guards at each step, as well as some hidden guards.

The exaggeration was that not even a fly could fly in. As the Right Prime Minister, Fang Tianshui had the right to sit in a palanquin, but it was also a large palanquin specially prepared for the special ministers and princes. Fang Yunlong could only follow beside his father's, Fang Tianshui, palanquin.

He did not know how many jade and stone he had passed by, or how many beautiful and magnificent palaces he had passed through, to the point that Fang Yunlong was secretly cursing in his heart.

With so many palaces and such a huge palace, if the emperor wanted to sneak out and play, would he be lost in the palace?

The palanquin came to a halt. Fang Tianshui alighted from the palanquin, and under the guidance of a eunuch, continued on down the road. After an incense stick of time, they arrived at the Imperial Palace.

Amongst all the palaces that Fang Yunlong passed by, Cheng Lin Palace was the largest. A door that was several tens of meters tall was nearly two feet on the threshold, and on both sides were two red pillars that could accommodate three or four people.

Right above the middle gate was written three majestic words: "Entering the Palace".

He saw that the interior of the palace was several hundred meters wide, with rows and rows of neatly arranged tables and chairs. In the middle, there was a long corridor covered with a red carpet, which was several meters wide, and at the end of the hall was a flight of stairs.

There were two chairs covered in bright yellow silk. One of them was embroidered with a dragon. And at the corner of the palace, there were many ministers of the civil and military side standing. There were also a few youths standing around, probably similar to Fang Yunlong.

To attend this birthday feast as the family of the ministers. After all, this was a very good opportunity for communication. Introducing one's proud grandson to the civil and military officials of the imperial court would help them enter the imperial court in the future.

However, no one dared to speak loudly in the main hall. They could only speak in whispers.

Fang Tianshui turned to Fang Yunlong and said: "Long'er, come with me. I'll introduce you to a few of my uncles." After saying that, she brought Fang Yunlong to the place with the least people.

Seeing Fang Tianshui walk over, a few ministers came over to greet him, and Fang Tianshui took the opportunity to introduce Fang Yunlong to them, it was only then that Fang Yunlong realized that although this group had the least people, they were the leaders of the entire Tang Dynasty.

The Minister of the Left and the few other ministers included Fang Yunlong's sister, Fang Yu's future Minister Tong Qian, and two generals. And these few lords had only heard of Fang Yunlong's name, this was the first time they had met.

Seeing that Fang Yunlong was not humble or overbearing, was generous, and spoke with respect and propriety, they all said that the Fang Family had successors. As for the few family members, they were also looking at Fang Yunlong politely from the side. When they were introduced, they flattered and flattered him.

However, Fang Yunlong could tell that the Minister of the Left's grandson, Li Bin, did not have a good impression of him, and even intentionally tried to be sarcastic. Fang Yunlong could vaguely guess that the Minister of the Left was very old, and Fang Yunlong's father, Fang Tianshui, was extremely favored by His Majesty.

On the surface, it seemed like the power of the Minister of the Left was greater than that of the Minister of the Right. However, in reality, Fang Tianshui had more authority than the Minister of the Right. However, Fang Yunlong did not care, with his level of happiness, how could he be considered his opponent?

Just as everyone was happily chatting, a group of people wearing royal robes walked out from the back hall. Fang Tianshui and the others all walked up and called them 'Your Highness'. They were none other than the current princes and princes of the royal family.

Suddenly, a sharp voice called out. It was the eunuch who led the eunuch and said, "The emperor's empress dowager has arrived." Everyone hurried to the long corridor in order. When the emperor and empress dowager arrived, they kowtowed nine times, proclaiming, "Long live and long live the emperor, long live and long live and long live the empress dowager."

The emperor said, "Everyone sit down."

The ministers saluted and took their seats. As the Minister of the Right, Fang Tianshui was seated at the first table of the civil and military ministers, while the Minister of the Left was seated at the first table. However, there were a few tables near the steps, which were the seats of the princes and princes.

Fang Yunlong was at the back, together with the other ministers and family members, they all kowtowed to the Emperor. However, Fang Yunlong was not like the others who obediently kowtowed and kowtowed, instead he secretly took advantage of the opportunity to thank the Emperor.

Looking towards the emperor, with a single glance, his entire body shuddered. This emperor was so similar to the young man they saw outside the Shangjing Inn that day. Just as Fang Yunlong was staring blankly at this scene, a sharp gaze passed over.

It was extremely similar to the time when that middle-aged man with a white face and no beard looked at him. Fang Yunlong immediately woke up and glanced at the eunuch not far away from the emperor.

Fang Yunlong thought about it in his heart and understood what was going on. What he saw on that day was the current emperor, and it was no wonder he had such grandeur and demeanor. He was even more curious about the identity of the sickly middle-aged man.

Following the flow of people, Fang Yunlong and the rest of the ministers sat at their respective tables. Not long after everyone sat, the sharp voice sounded again, "The envoys of the various countries are here to see you."

From outside the palace, they saw Crown Prince Tian Zheng of the Lu Kingdom leading them into the envoys of various countries. The ambassadors of the assassinated countries, replaced by the deputy ambassadors of the countries, offered their blessings to the empress dowager and presented their specialties and treasured antiques.

Seeing the various countries come to congratulate the empress dowager on her birthday, the emperor was overjoyed. He gave the emissaries lots of rewards, even more so than when the countries came to offer gifts for the empress dowager's birthday. After the envoys finished congratulating him on his death.

All the princes and princes stood up to offer their birthday wishes to the empress dowager, followed by the officials and their families. When Fang Tianshui brought his son Fang Yunlong to congratulate the empress dowager on her birthday.

The emperor actually nodded lightly towards Fang Yunlong, as if he remembered seeing Fang Yunlong once. The white-masked middle-aged man beside him also nodded lightly towards Fang Yunlong.

After everyone had finished congratulating the Emperor, he said, "Today is the empress dowager's sixtieth birthday celebration. The emissaries from various countries, descendants of the royal family, and family members have come to offer their birthday congratulations. This Emperor is very happy. A feast is being held at Cheng Lin Palace today.

I hope that everyone can let go of their worries and not talk about the affairs of the country and only talk about family matters and have a few cups of wine. " At this point, the palace maids at the tables had already filled their wine cups. The emperor continued, "Come, my beloved officials, we wish the empress dowager a long life, one that is older than Song. Drink this cup to the brim."

The crowd did not dare to hesitate, standing up and gulping down the last drop. After waiting for the Emperor's approval, they all sat down. As soon as everyone sat down, many soldiers armed with weapons suddenly appeared in the middle of the corridor. They split into two teams and spread out. All of the envoys from the other countries had a drastic change in their expressions.