Chapter 281 The Palace Stays New Year’s Eve

As the sun sets over the Western Mountains and the lanterns are turned on, the Baohe Hall in the Forbidden City is filled with people.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Emperor Jiajing held a banquet to entertain his ministers. Thousands of people attended the banquet, and there were countless palace maids, eunuchs, dancers, and singers.

The palace was brightly lit, drums and music were loud, and people were buzzing.

Outside Zijin City and in the capital, every household also lit up lanterns, and the family sat together, eating rice cakes, drinking Tusu wine, and eating melon seeds.

In the thick darkness of night, the capital looks like a city with lights that never sleeps suspended in the dark void.

Li Changzhou and Yaochi were sitting in the Baohe Hall, opposite Shao Yuanjie, and above them were Emperor Jiajing and Queen Fang.

In the center of the hall, after a dance ended, envoys from various kingdoms came forward to congratulate Emperor Jiajing.

"The King of Ryukyu Zhongshan wishes His Majesty the Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty long live!"

The tributes included twelve Japanese beauties, agates, pearls, a large amount of silver, ores, weapons, and some handicrafts.

"Hulu Mosi and other countries sent envoys of 1,200 people to wish His Majesty long live!"

The tributes include coconuts, coconut wine, coconut oil, coconut sugar, gems, pearls, glass bottles, precious iron knives, Fulang double-edged knives, ambergris, etc.

There were also tributes from Manlajia, including coral trees, crane tops, Western cloth, rhinoceros horns, ivory, black bears, turkeys, parrots, white muntjacs, agarwood, etc.

Tatar, Oara, Korea, Japan, Great Ryukyu Kingdom, Little Ryukyu Kingdom, Annan Kingdom, Chenla Kingdom, Siam Kingdom, Champa Kingdom, Sumatra Kingdom, Western Kingdom, Java Kingdom, Huanheng Kingdom, Baihua Kingdom, Sanfu

Qi, Boni, Turpan, Siam, Samar, and Hami.

One country after another is full of treasures.

"How many players do you think there are among these people?" Yaochi put his mouth next to Li Changzhou's ear and asked softly.

"At least one from each country." Li Changzhou said with a smile, picking up a piece of lamb tail with his chopsticks and scanning the hall with his eyes.

Some prying practitioners or players avoided his sight.

He put down his chopsticks, picked up the wine glass casually, and asked Yaochi: "Are you the only one on this mission?"

"There are five more, I don't know where they are." Yaochi also picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him.

"I believe you."

Yaochi rolled her eyes at him, and they both took a sip of wine at the same time. The palace maid with beautiful clothes and graceful figure brought spicy live rabbits and phoenix tail oranges.

Yaochi saw that the palace maid was petite and cute, she was only twelve or thirteen years old, she was just a child, so she gave her a phoenix tail orange.

After the palace maid left, amid the congratulations from the Sumatra Kingdom, Li Changzhou whispered to Yaochi: "I feel like vomiting when I see rabbits now."

"Don't spit on me."

"This is just an exaggeration of the rabbit world."

"When the lunar base is built, you can throw rabbits on it and make a 'Lunar Rabbit' dish. Quanjude Roast Duck costs 200 a piece, and you can charge 2,000 for each rabbit. When the tourism industry is opened in the future, we will promote the saying, 'Don't eat it when you get to the moon.'"

Advertisements like "Moon Rabbits Are for Nothing" will make you think there are not enough rabbits." Yaochi whispered with a charming smile.

"Clever!" Li Changzhou clapped and said with a smile, "Speaking of roast duck, I think of a TV series——"

The two said at the same time: ""Love Through Time and Space"."

"I must have a drink." Li Changzhou raised his wine glass again, and Yaochi also raised his wine glass with a smile.

"When I was watching this TV series, Qian Xia was so greedy that Zhu Yuanzhang ate roast duck that he drooled. The next day, I took my slingshot, shot a wild duck, and roasted it in the woods."

"Is it a wild duck or someone else's duck?"

"Wild. I didn't expect you to watch this kind of TV series. Don't all the ladies from your wealthy families practice piano and guzheng?"

"I can also play the flute."

"Your Majesty Baohe Hall, please be more serious."

"Huh? Isn't playing the flute inappropriate?" Yaochi's eyes were innocent and ignorant, but the corners of her mouth under the veil were half-smiling. "By the way, speaking of Ming Dynasty TV series, have you seen "The Best in the World"?"

"Hulong Villa, I've seen it before." Li Changzhou took a bite of chicken fir from southern Yunnan, "This is delicious."

Yaochi raised his chopsticks and took a sip: "Generally speaking. Emperor Zhengde in "The Best in the World" was the previous Emperor of Jiajing. There are also Yukihime Yagyu and Piaoxu Yagyu from Japan."

"Kill the God of Death with one strike!" Li Changzhou slashed with his sword, "Qian Xia used this move to beat me when I was a child. Unfortunately, I was not yet developed at that time, so she was riding on me, holding me down and beating me."

Yaochi covered her mouth and smiled, very happy.

After laughing, she glared at him angrily, panting slightly and said, "I want you to pay attention to these foreign girls. They are like gods of death who can be cut with one sword, and Ah Bi Dao with three swords, they dominate the world."

"You understand." Li Changzhou picked up the wine glass and said, "Here's to you."

The two of them were talking, laughing, whispering, and sometimes making gestures and looking around, making some people in the hall tremble.

Immortal cultivators can sense the vast ocean-like mana in their bodies, and players basically know Li Changzhou and have long heard of this King of Black Mist who massacred millions of people.

There are even rumors that he is the one who is "invincible" and "has no taboos".

But the two of them really just spent the New Year chatting, chatting about Ming Dynasty TV series, and enjoying singing and dancing.

After the New Year celebrations in various countries, hundreds of singers and dancers took to the stage to perform, singing and dancing, playing silk and bamboo drums, singing and singing, making it lively and prosperous.

Li Changzhou watched the singing and dancing and couldn't help but miss Yang Qinglan and his sister. He didn't know what they were doing now.

It was estimated that it was around 9:30 in the evening. The singing and dancing stopped for a while, and there was no sound in the Baohe Hall, except for the slight crackling of candles.

"By decree -" the eunuch in charge of the ceremony shouted loudly, "please ask all the masters to use their magic to drive away ghosts and evil spirits!"

The palace is the residence of the emperor, and the dragon veins are here. How could there be ghosts and evil spirits?

However, during the New Year's Eve, it is a ritual to hold a large-scale exorcism ceremony. Immediately, there were Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain, Shenganwang, Zhengyiyi, Quanzhen Taoism and other sects, as well as countless casual cultivators.

Under the leadership of the police, they walked around the Forbidden City in a sweeping manner to drive away evil spirits.

How could a ghost survive in such a situation?

There were only civil and military officials left in the hall, as well as some masters or Taoist priests who were not qualified to exorcise evil spirits.

"Zhenren Li."

Li Changzhou looked over and saw a handsome Taoist priest with a beard looking at him with a smile.

"I heard that real people have the method of landing on the moon. Why don't you also demonstrate the art of exorcising ghosts today?"

The art of exorcising ghosts is not difficult, but the difficulty is that there are no ghosts. Just like the art of slaying dragons, there is no corresponding target. How to prove the authenticity of Taoism?

Li Changzhou looked around the empty hall and took a closer look at the leaders of various factions, such as Longhushan Shao Yuanjie and his friend Tao Zhongwen;

Gu Kexue, the leader of the Immortality Sect, practiced the art of longevity, and was born on April 19, 1482. It is now New Year's Eve, 1539, and he still looks like he is only fifteen years old.

That is to say, this person said that boys and girls could refine autumn stones by urinating. After Shao Yuanjie's death, he became the Minister of Rites. There was a rumor at that time: "Thousands of urines can be exchanged for one Minister." Gu Kexue was also called "

"The Book of Refining Urine".

Sheng Duanming, the leader of the Yuhua Sect, was well versed in medicine and stone, and was convinced that it could lead to longevity. He studied the Theory of the Five Elements and mastered the changes in the five elements. He was also the Jie Yuan in the provincial examination in the eleventh year of Hongzhi and a Jinshi in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi. He is now the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites.

There are also Wang Yangming's successors Lan Daoxing and Lan Tianyu; and the optimistic master Li Xidao.

The person who asked Li Changzhou to exorcise ghosts was the optimistic contemporist Li Xidao.

These people had heard that Li Changzhou could cast spells around Emperor Jiajing, but they had not seen it with their own eyes. As for mortals such as Huang Jin and other eunuchs and maids, even if they saw it, it would not mean anything.

Wasn't Emperor Jiajing himself deceived by them?

If you offer some tonics, aphrodisiacs, and refreshing medicines, you can dare to say that you will prolong your life, gain immortality, and become a god. Melatonin did not dare to boast like this back then.

Everyone looked at Li Changzhou.

The hall was brightly lit and full of guests, but at this moment, Li Changzhou and Yaochi, sitting side by side, seemed to be real immortals.

Some of the palace maids looked at Li Changzhou longingly, wishing to lick his face. Even Queen Fang, who was pretty and graceful, couldn't help but twinkle in her eyes when looking at Li Changzhou.

Emperor Jiajing is a hand-controller, the second queen and the third queen Fang in front of her are both beauties with beautiful hands. They are only 23 years old this year. In modern times, they have just graduated from college and play King of Glory and drink milk tea all day long.

"Master, please cast your immortal magic." Emperor Jiajing was full of confidence in Li Changzhou.

If you can even go to the moon, what does it mean to be a mere ghost? He was looking forward to the unique methods of this unique Li Zhenren who believed that fasting and gathering yin and replenishing yang were useless.

"Your Majesty," Li Changzhou did not salute when he spoke, and his attitude was casual, "It's not that I don't want to, the Forbidden City is a place where dragon veins gather, and there are no ghosts."

"Does it matter?" Sheng Duanming, the owner of the Yuhua Gate, said with a smile, "On New Year's Eve, people hang up Spring Festival couplets and set off firecrackers. Is there a Nian beast? It's just for good luck."

Li Changzhou glanced at him and was determined to get his "Theory of Five Elements".

He smiled: "That's fine."

After saying this, he didn't even get up. He flicked his purple robe sleeves and reached out to grab hold of the outside of the palace.

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"Look at me, look at me, my overlord whip!"

"Ground mice are the most powerful!"

"Get out of the way, let me show you my fire flower!"

A group of children were playing with oil lamps and lighting firecrackers, and adults were also joining in the fun - some of them were only seventeen or eighteen years old.

The "Master" holding the fire plow flower immediately attracted everyone's attention. This was a firework worth three taels of silver!
To be continued...