Chapter 2419 the voice of the people
The northwest sides of the stone face the Yangtze River. It was winter, and although the wind was not strong, it was a little cool. Sun Ce was worried about the elderly's bodies and did not dare to stay for too long.
There was a naval camp that stretched for more than ten miles on the river. Three major naval masters gathered in Jianye, and Xuanwu Lake became the place for a big night banquet. The naval master could only camp on the riverside, with a mighty and amazing momentum, which aroused another surprise. No one expected that in just a few years, Jiangdong had built so many giant tower ships. No wonder the maritime business was in full swing.
Countless eyes were turned to Huang Yueying and Qin Luo. Although they were women, they were the most skilled in shipbuilding today. Especially Huang Yueying, who mainly engaged in sea ships, and the building ships here were basically designed and modified.
No one dared to joke with Sun Ce at this time, but it would not prevent someone from teasing Huang Zhong, saying that his Central Guard was benefiting from Qin Luo's glory.
Huang Zhong's wife, Mrs. Hu, was a little unhappy. Mrs. Hu was Huang Zhong's wife. Qin Luo was just a concubine and could not attend the throne ceremony as a spouse. She used her own identity. Because of her contribution to the construction of ships, Qin Luo not only became a professor at the Wood School in the Taixue School, but also was named the county monarch with a fief of 1,000 households, five hundred households higher than Huang Zhong himself, and more than her wife. If it weren't for their sisters' relationship, she would have almost no face to attend the ceremony.
But then again, until now, the ship built by Qin Luo has indeed helped a lot, otherwise she would have been unable to hold on. Although Huang Zhong did not have outstanding contributions, he was not defeated, so he was able to become the leader of the Central Army and grant him a title of thousands of households. She also received the imperial edict as she wished.
I took a quick look at the river, got down the city wall, walked through the small back garden, and walked towards Xuanwu Lake.
It was already late, and the lights were on the stairs on the Xuanwu Lake. The big red lanterns on the masts could be seen through the entire Xuanwu Lake. The lanterns under the eaves were slightly smaller, like bead curtains, dotted with the stairs. The bright lights shone out from the windows, and the figures in the cabin were vaguely visible at the banquet.
Further away, the houses along Xuanwu Lake also lit up. Although they are not as neat and clear as the building boats, they are also staggered and arranged, like the stars in the night sky, or like scattered pearls, dazzling, making people feel relaxed and strange, suddenly feeling vast and mysterious.
The subjects sighed again, and even Sun Ce himself was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him. Although he was the ruler of the city, he had never carefully watched this beautiful scenery. The power of the people is really great. As long as there is a relatively relaxed policy that allows them to reliably reliably, they can burst out unimaginable vitality and create amazing achievements.
On the other side of Xuanwu Lake, Ni Heng stood against the window in a restaurant selling seafood. The beard who was traveling with him was full of pearls and jade, his eyes were like stars, and his white face was red by the red lanterns outside the window, which was beautiful and charming. However, Ni Heng's attention was not on her, but in the imperial city in the distance.
It was already late, and lights were lit on the city. Judging from the number and movement of the lights, the newly ascended emperor should have arrived and will be on board for the banquet.
"Sir, why don't you go to the grand feast?" Hu Ji said indifferently, her eyes as charming as silk.
"A group of people are just pretending to be polite, it's better to drink here." Ni Heng pinched Hu Ji's face. "Why, do you think I'm not old enough?"
"How dare you, how dare you?" Hu Ji smiled. "I just heard that the king, no, now he should call him His Majesty. He is the most handsome man in Jiangdong, but he has never had the chance to see him with his own eyes. It would be great if the adults could take me to see him."
Ni Heng raised his eyebrows slightly. "What are you talking about? Now the most handsome man in Jiangdong is right in front of you..."
Hu Ji glanced at Ni Heng, covered her lips and smiled. Ni Heng also felt bored and muttered embarrassedly. "It's still the saint who is right. There are many lustful people, and those who are virtuous are worthy of virtue. Only women and villains are hard to raise."
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly shouted, "Is that your Majesty want to board the boat for the banquet?"
With this shout, a crowd of people suddenly rang out in the already bustling restaurant, and countless people rushed towards the window. Ni Heng was almost squeezed out of the window without paying attention. He fought hard, but was squeezed out of the window.
At this moment, someone shouted: "Back back! Back back! Be careful not to squeeze!" Then, the few people who were squeezed by Ni Heng were pulled back by someone. Ni Heng's pressure was greatly reduced. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but scold, "What are you squeezing? Can you see clearly when you are so far?"
"You have to see if you can't see clearly." A harsh and excited female voice rang behind Ni Heng. "This may be the only time for such a grand event in your life."
"Yes, it must be seen."
Upstairs and downstairs, there was a sound of sound. Fortunately, the restaurant was prepared for a long time. More than a dozen strong men were maintaining order and avoiding accidents, so they controlled the situation. This was even more true on the streets downstairs. The soldiers drawn from the central army stood in a row, preventing the onlookers from crossing the railings, so as not to fall into the lake. The sporting horses rode back and forth, and loudly reminded the people to retreat and not to be crowded.
Ni Heng could see clearly upstairs and couldn't help laughing secretly. Zang Ba, the Zhijinwu, suffered a great loss this time. Not only did he not have the opportunity to participate in the grand banquet, but he also had to be frightened. He was afraid that he would have to lose a few pounds these days.
Just as Ni Heng was thinking about watching Zang Ba’s joke, a cheer suddenly came from the lake. At first, it was not clear, but vague, but later the sound became louder and louder, and the people on the boats of the merchant building not far from the shore were cheering.
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
Ni Heng curled his lips, and the corners of his lips had not yet recovered, and the people around him shouted. "Long live my emperor, long live!" Ni Heng rolled his eyes and thought to himself that even if you shouted, His Majesty the Emperor on the other side of Xuanwu Lake would not hear it. They are really a group of fools.
But no one of the people cared about Ni Heng's mood. They shouted at the top of their voices. At first, it was a little messy, but later they shouted in a sound, with the sound rolling like thunder, shocking the earth. When Ni Heng heard it, he had an illusion that it seemed that the entire Jianye City was cheering.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Sun Ce stood on the city, watching his subjects bowing in front of him, bowing down on hundreds of warships, listening to the thundering "Long Live" cheers, he was intoxicated for a moment, and inexplicably had an illusion that he wanted to raise his hand and wave it, and shout "Long Live the people".
It turns out that being a leader feels so satisfying.
Sun Ce turned to look at Zhang Hong, Yu Fan. Zhang Hong, Yu Fan shook his head and denied it at the same time. "Your Majesty, this is not what we have arranged. It is the people who sincerely thank Your Majesty for your kindness and come from the heart."
Sun Ce thought about it and felt that it was not like it was arranged on purpose. At first, there seemed to be only one voice, but later some people responded and shouted their own, not very coordinated. Some people shouted "Long live Your Majesty", some people shouted "Long live My Emperor". Until the end, tens of thousands of people shouted together and formed a momentum, they were unified into "Long live My Emperor". If someone said that the arrangement was too poor, and they were not a qualified director.
Amid the thunderous cheers, Sun Ce got off the city, boarded the central army's tower ship, ordered people to whisper the flag, thank the people on the tower ship, and sent people to ride light boats and horses to thank the people on the shore of Xuanwu Lake.
The cheers outside gradually dissipated, and the big night banquet inside the building officially kicked off.
Under the guidance of the waiter, Sun Ce came to the rest cabin next to the main banquet. Empress Dowager Wu and Madam Sun were waiting here, joking with the spring breeze on his face. Yuan Quan, Sun Shangying and others who did not attend the ceremony were talking with each other. Xu Hua and a group of half-grown children were playing games, and the atmosphere was relaxed and lively.
When everyone heard the footsteps outside, they put away their smiles, except for Empress Dowager Wu and Princess, who consciously stood in the right position.
Sun Quan walked in first and bowed to salute. "The Empress Dowager, the Great Princess, Your Majesty and the Queen arrived."
Empress Wu looked slightly, turned her head to look at the eldest princess beside her, and smiled at each other. "Please ask your Majesty, the Queen comes in."
"Here." Sun Quan turned around and said loudly: "The Empress Dowager asks His Majesty, the Empress into the cabin."
Sun Ce took Yuan Heng's hand and walked in slowly, bowed to Empress Dowager Wu, and bowed to the eldest princess. He said a few more words to the eldest princess. Without this aunt's help, the grudge between him and his mother would not be so easy to untie. It is difficult for honest officials to manage housework. He can clear the general trend of the world, but he cannot reverse his mother's pity for his son. It is precisely because of his aunt's timely guidance that he finally solved the knot.
It is precisely because of this that Sun Ce specially appointed his aunt as the eldest princess, with a fief of 3,000 households, a three-month prince, and a five-major captain.
The eldest princess was grateful to Sun Ce for his intentions and quickly returned the gift. Although the Wu Kingdom is now focusing on industry and commerce, the rent and income of fief is not worth mentioning, but more of it is honor, she is still very satisfied. It is rare that she is rich and not forgetting her roots. As an emperor, she still attaches so much importance to family affection. The royal family is not kind, so if it is someone else, Sun Quan will have the chance to appear here.
After the ceremony of each other, they sat down and talked for a while. When the ministers outside sat down, someone came to invite Sun Ce and others to attend.
Sun Ce and Yuan Heng, one left and one right, helped Empress Dowager Wu slowly out of the cabin. The ministers stood up, bowed and shouted in unison.
"Congratulations to the Empress Dowager Jin An!"
"Congratulations to the eldest princess Jin An!"
Empress Wu and the eldest princess returned the greeting with a smile and took their seats one by one. Sun Ce was in the middle, Empress Wu and the queen were on both sides of him, and the eldest princess sat on the top of the left, Sun Shangying, Sun Shanghua and others took their seats in the order of age, Sun Quan was also among them, but Sun Yi and Sun Shangxiang were not among them. They sat with the five great archers and were the chiefs.
Sun Ce looked at Sun Quan's expression. Sun Quan was very calm and there was no sign of too much emotion on his face. Sun Ce secretly sighed that if you can tolerate it, Sun Quan is really the most prominent of their brothers and sisters.
Everyone sat down, and with a sound of food, Shangshiguan began to serve the dishes. The palace maids and servants came up like flowing water. As the lids of the food box were lifted one by one, dishes with all colors, fragrance and flavor appeared in front of everyone. The cabin was steaming hot and the fragrance was sensation, making people's index fingers tremble.
Taichang Wei Teng stood up and said aloud: "All ministers stop talking, respectfully ask Your Majesty to give a speech!"
Chapter completed!