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Banquet for 100 families, feast for 100 families, every New Year's Day, the Metropolitan Government would select 100 family representatives from the three provinces of the Northern Territory to come to the Winter Palace to attend the banquet. (And these 100 families must be people of the Northern Territory with a good family background, and must absolutely support Duanmu Anguo, and half of them must have daughters who entered the Winter Palace.
In short, these one hundred families must be grateful to Duanmu Anguo, so that they can sing his praises at the banquet.
Feng Yuheng and the others from Huan Pavilion stood outside the hall. Inside, an old man in his seventies was kneeling on the ground, trembling slightly. He faced Duanmu Anguo and said with tears of gratitude: "The weather in Jiangzhou got cold early this year, and most of the crops in the fields froze to death. When the Grand Commander heard about this, he exempted 80% of Jiangzhou's taxes without saying a word, and also allowed us not to hand in the remaining grain, but to keep it all for our own consumption. We will never forget the Grand Commander's life-saving grace to the people of Jiangzhou!" The old man kowtowed to Duanmu Anguo as he spoke.
Duanmu Anguo sat at the head of the table, holding a wine cup, listening to the old man's words very seriously, then nodded and said, "I am the parent official of the Northern Territory, and all the people are my subjects. If you are in trouble, I naturally cannot sit idly by."
In a word, the people of Dashun became the people of Duanmu Anguo. Feng Yuheng thought that Feng Jinyuan had also gone to the Northern Territory to suppress the disaster last year, but he didn't know what the people of the Northern Territory thought at that time.
After the old man finished expressing his gratitude, he was supported by someone and returned to his seat. Then, another middle-aged woman came forward with a child in her arms. The woman knelt on the ground and said loudly, "This is my son, named Nian'en. Nian'en means remembering the kindness of the Grand Commander. This child has been weak and sick since he was born, and his life has been in danger several times. The family has spent almost all their savings on his medical treatment, but it is still a drop in the bucket. Because we didn't have money to ask for the medical fee, the medical clinics in Songzhou didn't dare to let us in. The child was about to die. Fortunately, we met the Grand Commander, who not only gave us the medical fee, but also ordered that all seriously ill people in the city could receive financial assistance from the Governor's Office, and no medical clinic could refuse to admit patients because they had no money. This child's life was given by the Grand Commander, and when he grows up, he will repay him with all his strength to thank the Grand Commander for saving his life."
To say that the old man's words did not touch Feng Yuheng too much, but this woman's words immediately reminded her of the "universal medical insurance" and "reduction of fees for major illness treatment" that she had always wanted to promote. It's just that Dashun is too big, and there are always obstacles to its implementation. In addition, her energy is really scattered and she can't take care of one thing, so it has been delayed until now. Unexpectedly, such an idea has started in the North Realm. Although it is not mature yet, it must be admitted that Duanmu Anguo is indeed a meritorious service in this regard.
As she thought about this, she could not help but plan to test the convenience of the future in her Ji'an County in the future. However, at this moment, there were footsteps not far behind her, stepping on the snow, very powerful. At the same time, a feminine voice sounded - "If your eldest daughter had not been selected to enter the Winter Palace, there would be no such good thing as free medical treatment."
Feng Yuheng's heart moved. In her memory, three voices instantly overlapped into one. One was the Thousand Weeks Lotus King, one was the woman who had just broken the ice to fish by the lake, and the other was now. No wonder she only felt that the woman's voice sounded familiar when she saw her, but she didn't expect it to be like this.
Everyone turned around, and Feng Yuheng had only turned halfway when she saw a bright red color rushing towards her. Her cloak was blown up by the wind and covered her face.
Feng Yuheng rubbed her face with irritability. Although she was wearing an ice silk veil, she could still smell the faint scent of rouge on the cloak. It smelled good, but also made people feel surprised.
At this time, the visitor's voice started again, and he was talking to Duanmu Anguo: "The seriously ill people in the country? There is an additional condition before that. The family who receives this treatment must send a daughter who is not yet married to you, Duanmu Dadutong. If not, there is no way you can enjoy this reduction in medical fees."
Feng Yuheng laughed, so that's what happened.
This sudden "exposure" made Duanmu Anguo look very ugly. At the same time, the officials and people sitting in the banquet hall were all surprised. No one could have imagined that there would be such a bold and blind person who dared to squeeze the Grand Commander in this way at the banquet of a hundred families on New Year's Day.
But Duanmu Anguo only had an ugly expression on his face, and he had no other reaction at all. He even stood up himself, quickly adjusted his mood, and soon with a smile on his face, he walked down from the main seat, lifted his robe and knelt down towards the red-dressed woman who entered the hall, and said loudly: "Your Highness Duanmu Anguo, I kowtow to His Royal Highness the Lotus King!"
As soon as these words came out, people immediately reacted and followed suit and bowed. However, some people still hadn't figured out whether this Lian Wang was the king of Dashun or Qianzhou. If he was the king of Dashun, why did Duanmu Anguo call himself a minister? If he was the king of Qianzhou, did it mean that the rumor among the people that the Northern Realm had returned to Qianzhou was true?
Some people boldly asked this question, Duanmu Anguo laughed and said loudly: "The three provinces of the Northern Boundary were originally the territory of Qianzhou. They were divided by Dashun for so many years. The people are not the same, and the relatives are not the same. How many relatives are separated, how many families are torn apart. I know where the roots in your hearts are, and I also know what is the most important thing for officials as parents. The most difficult thing to give up in life is the roots. The roots of the Northern Boundary are in Qianzhou. Even if they are separated for thousands of years, the blood of Qianzhou is still flowing in the bones of my people. Today, His Royal Highness the Lotus King of Qianzhou has come to the Northern Boundary in person to celebrate this New Year with everyone. This official will also take this opportunity to announce to the world that the Northern Boundary has returned to Qianzhou!"
This was too sudden for the people, but even so, it still caused them to cheer loudly. People bowed one after another, expressing their joy at the return of the Northern Realm to the Thousand Zhou Dynasty without hesitation.
The scene shocked everyone present. The people in the Illusion House also knelt on the ground. Feng Yuheng had no choice but to kneel, but two questions surged wildly in his heart - did all the people in the Northern Realm have such expectations of returning to Qianzhou? Qianzhou Lotus King was actually a woman?
She couldn't help but secretly look up, but saw that the red-robed Lotus King had already passed Duanmu Anguo and walked straight to the first seat. Beside her were two maids holding ice lotus lanterns, standing on both sides of a seat, welcoming the Lotus King to take a seat.
Duanmu Anguo stood up somewhat awkwardly and returned to his seat. Together, they once again accepted the worship of everyone in the hall.
Due to the arrival of the Lotus King and Duanmu Anguo's timely announcement that the Northern Realm had returned to Qianzhou, the order of the performances was changed again. Two more songs and dances were added before the illusion that was supposed to be performed. Shen Yuning frowned and said, "It's Qianzhou's song and dance. This flattery is really good."
Duanmu Anguo took advantage of the topic and said, "Over the past hundred years, too many Qianzhou bloodlines have been cut off from the territory. You all know that I have a daughter who entered the Dashun Palace and became the concubine of the Dashun Emperor. But because she has Qianzhou blood in her body, even though she gave birth to the third prince, she still couldn't escape the tragic fate. And the third prince was executed by the Dashun Emperor not long ago."
This was no secret, and people sighed when they heard it.
Duanmu Anguo added: "Although Dashun distributes winter supplies to Beijie every year, the cotton clothes they give are not as warm as Qianzhou's, so every winter people freeze to death on the streets. Qianzhou is so close to us, but it's a pity that we can't go home. This is the sadness of Beijie."
The atmosphere he created caused all the people to sob. After a while of crying, someone finally took the lead and shouted loudly: "We want to go back to Qianzhou, we want to go home!"
For a while, the people's voices became louder and louder, and Duanmu Anguo's face became more and more triumphant. Feng Yuheng squinted and looked forward, just in time to see the Lotus King glaring at Duanmu Anguo with a mocking look on his face.
Finally, the magic show began.
Led by the magician, a group of girls entered the hall. Under the magician's magical hands, one magic show after another with the theme of ice and snow was performed, which made people exclaim in amazement.
Feng Yuheng and the other girls didn't have any important tasks. They just stood on the field, occasionally waving their sleeves and turning around a few times, like vases, cooperating with the illusionist to create a colorful atmosphere.
Of course, the highlight was the end of the illusion. As expected, Duanmu Anguo asked the girls to stand in front of him, take off their veils, and take two steps forward one by one to announce their names. It was like the imperial court selecting concubines. If someone was chosen, someone would give them an ice flower. If someone was not chosen, the servants would put their veils back on.
Every year, the Illusion House would send out a group of girls after a performance. Duanmu Anguo was particularly fond of the girls trained in the Illusion House because these girls were good at singing and dancing, and they also knew some small magic tricks that could entertain him.
One by one, the girls came forward, some stayed, and some were eliminated. Shen Yuning and Zhang Lingxi were successfully given ice flowers. Feng Yuheng heard Zhang Lingxi sigh softly, sighing out the thousands of pains in her heart.
Finally it was her turn. She half lowered her head, walked forward and bowed: "Your servant Fu Ya greets the Grand Commander."
Her voice did not have the expectations of the other women, nor did it have the lack of confidence like Zhang Lingxi's. Her voice was more indifferent and cold.
But it was this coldness that attracted Duanmu Anguo's attention. However, his attention suddenly turned to Feng Yuheng's face. Duanmu Anguo suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, and pointed at her with an expression of complete disbelief, "You! How dare you come here?"
Feng Yuheng was puzzled, "Why can't I come?"
The magician's heart skipped a beat, fearing something might happen, so he hurried forward and asked, "This is Fu Ya, the daughter of the Fu family in the southwest of Songzhou City. Commander-in-chief, is there anything wrong?"
"Fu family?" Duanmu Anguo was startled, and then he looked at Feng Yuheng carefully. The appearance of the girl in front of him was infinitely similar to the face he saw on the day of the fire in the Dutong Mansion. For a moment, he had the illusion that the two were actually the same person.
He shook his head and said with a sullen face: "What Fu family? You are clearly the one I have been looking for..."
"You are clearly the Ice Flower Fairy I have been looking for!" A voice suddenly rose up - For mobile phones, please visit:
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