Chapter 249 New Year Banquet (Begging for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month!)

As the New Year approached, Zheng Ge gave all the civil and military officials in the court three days off and set up a sumptuous banquet to entertain them. In addition to generals like Tianxuan and Li Mu who were in charge of one side, almost all the prominent figures in the empire came. On this day of national celebration, the officials walked and chatted in the palace.

People who rarely see each other would toast each other and reminisce about their long separation.

From time to time, there would be palace maids and eunuchs as numerous as clouds shuttling back and forth in this Hall where matters of the world used to be held, bringing up fragrant dishes one after another to every table, making the ministers in the hall salivate with delight.

[This is the glory of our Great Qin Empire! ]

Prince Fusu stood in a corner, surrounded by Prince Jianglu, Prince Gao and other descendants of Zhengge. His bright eyes swept across the hall, and he saw the joy and excitement on those faces, and this thought arose spontaneously.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

After an unknown amount of time, all the candles in the Sihai Guiyi Hall were lit, and the bright candlelight dispelled the darkness in the hall, creating an area that seemed as bright as day. At this time, the iconic duck voice of Zhao Gao, the Minister of the Imperial Chariots, sounded, and the sound waves spread throughout the Sihai Guiyi Hall, suppressing the noisy voices in the hall.

"I will see you, your Majesty. Your Majesty will live forever!"

Following Zhao Gao's call, everyone in the hall knelt on the ground, shouting in unison, paying homage to the Great Qin Supreme. Following the shout, Zheng Ge, wearing the black dragon emperor robe, stepped into the hall with the gait of a dragon and a tiger under the protection of Gai Nie and others, walked across the red carpet in the center of the hall, and walked towards the throne at the end of the hall.

Every step he took seemed to be in unison with the hearts of those in the hall, and it was exceptionally loud.

The road to the throne is both short and long. Zheng Ge came to the throne that only he dared to sit on in the whole world. He turned over gracefully, sat on it, and looked down at the ministers kneeling at his feet.

"My lords, please be free of any courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Only after getting Zheng Ge's permission did the ministers dare to stand up.

"Take a seat!"

When the Four Seas Returned to One Hall was built, a fire dragon was buried underground. Therefore, although the dishes had been served for some time, they were not cold at all. Each table was specially prepared, and the ministers were allowed to take their seats according to their status.

"My dear ministers," Zheng Ge raised the wine jar in front of him and gestured to everyone after the civil and military officials of the Great Qin Empire took their seats. "In the past year, our Great Qin Empire has been thriving. The small seal script has been promoted throughout the empire, and the currency, weights and measures, wheel tracks, etc. have also been unified. Although the remnants of the six kingdoms are still ruthless, the foundation of the empire is becoming more and more solid. Thanks to the great help of my dear ministers, today, I would like to offer a toast to you all!"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

"Your Majesty, as subjects of the Great Qin, we should devote ourselves to the Great Qin."

"Your Majesty, you are serious."

……

Zheng Ge personally proposed a toast, which scared the ministers half to death. They refused repeatedly, but they all felt a warm current in their hearts, knowing that their contributions to the empire had not been forgotten by the First Emperor.

"Let's have a party!"

After toasting to all the ministers as an emperor, Zheng Ge ordered, "Let the banquet begin!"

Following Zheng Ge's order, a group of dancers dressed in brightly colored dance costumes and graceful figures rushed into the hall. Each dancer had learned Zhao Wu, and although they could not compare with the successor of Zhao Wu, the Snow Girl, they should not be underestimated. They danced like flying swallows on the water, and their flowing sleeves outlined layered phantoms.

"it is good!"

"Wonderful!"

"This is Zhao Wu!"

……

Zheng Ge ordered a banquet to be served. The ministers enjoyed the wine and food in front of them while appreciating the performance. The atmosphere instantly became frenetic.

In a corner of the main hall, a set of chimes was brought up at some point. Several musicians held hammers and struck the specially made chimes, producing clear sounds. The melodious melody was like the sound of flowing water in the mountains, cleverly blending into the dance of the dancers in colorful costumes, creating a beautiful picture that was unique and independent.

Zhao Wu was just an appetizer, there were also performances by strong men and soldiers, and other instruments such as zithers, harps, flutes and pipes were played one after another. The performances were either beautiful, or otherworldly, or domineering. The accompanying instruments kept changing their melodies, each time bringing out the theme of the show to the fullest, leaving the hall silent.

Bang!

As a rough man, Wang Ben was immersed in this perfect performance unconsciously. When a bottle of wine was delivered to his hand, he was so absorbed that his hand loosened and the bronze wine bottle fell to the ground, and the wine inside spilled on his robe. The sound of the wine bottle falling to the ground was particularly loud with the background of various musical instruments.

Before the people who were awakened from their drunkenness could look at Wang Ben, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall, followed by the sound of a wine jar falling to the ground, completely destroying the joyful atmosphere.

"Greetings to His Majesty, long live His Majesty!"

With hurried footsteps, a palace eunuch pushed open the palace door, walked quickly into the palace, and knelt in front of the place where water gushed out from the ground when the Sihai Guiyi Palace was being built, but was cleverly designed by Gongshu Chou to turn it into a fountain. He paid homage to Zheng Ge on the throne.

"what's up?"

On this festive day, Zheng Ge believed that if there was nothing important, ordinary people would not dare to disturb him. Even so, the look in his eyes when he looked at the eunuch was still filled with a hint of displeasure from the bottom of his heart, and he said in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty," the eunuch lowered his head, took out a scroll of documents from his bosom, and handed it over respectfully, "Lord Wushuang outside Xiaoguan has sent someone to deliver a batch of tribute. This is a document written by Lord Wushuang himself!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Gao, the Imperial Chariot Officer, stepped forward like a ghost, took the document from the eunuch's hand, and personally handed it to Zheng Ge who was sitting on the throne.

Zheng Ge spread out the document, and his sharp eyes swept through the document written by Tianxuan at a glance. His face changed several times: joy, surprise, doubt and so on bloomed successively, and finally condensed into ecstasy from the bottom of his heart.

"Hahaha." Zheng Ge laughed loudly, holding the document in his hand. The rolling laughter was filled with infinite ecstasy, and it spread to the Guiyi Hall all over the world.

"My dear ministers," after a while, the laughter just stopped. Zheng Ge held the document tightly, stood up from the throne, looked around at the ministers in the hall, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Wushuang has sent me a generous gift! It includes 30,000 taels of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, and more than a dozen kinds of crops and fruits produced in the Western Regions."

"Garlic can not only be used for seasoning, but if you squeeze it into juice and apply it on the wound, it can prevent inflammation of the wound to the greatest extent; alfalfa is not only a high-quality forage grass, but also can consolidate the fertility of the soil; radish, if used for a long time, can prevent night blindness;..."

Zheng Ge explained the benefits of the various crops and fruits sent by Tianxuan one by one, his tone full of excitement. Tianxuan's documents not only marked the appearance and planting methods of each crop, but also explained the benefits. Zheng Ge didn't think that Tianxuan dared to deceive him on such a big matter, and was keenly aware of the role of these crops and fruits in the Great Qin Empire!
(End of this chapter)