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242 busy with tedious work
"The Holy Will is indeed wise." Ni Qi nodded.
"So, are these treasures changed every year? When will they be changed?"
"Going back to Master Ni, it changes every year, and it's always on New Year's Eve."
"Oh? Then the current batch of treasures were replaced more than half a year ago?"
"Exactly." Yuchi Lingtian replied respectfully.
"Oh, by the way, only this Persian carpet has been kept by the emperor for Honglu Temple all year round, so it has never been replaced."
Listening to Yuchi Lingtian's answer, Ni Qi was speechless for a while, and meditated for a while.
He asked again: "According to what I know, the Sifang Pavilion and warehouses are also under the unified management of Honglu Temple, right?"
Yuchi Lingtian said: "Master Ni's words are very true. Mr. Shaoqing Liu Yifei has always been in charge of the affairs of the Sifang Pavilion, and he is also in charge of the annual replacement of tributes."
Ni Qi nodded and said, "Lord Liu Yifei was killed last night."
Yuchi Lingtian's face darkened, and he said sadly, "What a disaster."
"My lord Ni, every festival is the busiest time for Honglu Temple. Everyone is going all out to show off their skills and win the favor and appreciation of the Holy One. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival this year... ..."
Ni Qi asked: "Master Liu Yifei has anything unusual recently?"
Yuchi Lingtian said with a slightly trembling voice, "It seems to me that there is nothing unusual about it."
"Yesterday afternoon, in order to determine the order in which the emperor will receive the envoys from the four barbarians to worship the Mid-Autumn Festival tonight, Mr. Liu and his subordinates were busy in the protocol department until Xushi, and then returned to Honglu Temple to report to Mr. Zhou."
"How could I have imagined that it would be the last time I saw Mr. Liu." As he said that, tears flashed in Yuchi Lingtian's eyes.
Ni Qi comforted: "Master Yuchi, don't be too sad, Dali Temple will definitely investigate the case of Mr. Zhou and Mr. Liu.
"Now let's deal with the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration."
"Oh, Master Yuchi, when you have free time, please sort out the tributes received by the Sifang Pavilion over the years."
"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will trouble you to go to the warehouse to check it myself. I want to know the result."
Yuchi Lingtian nodded frequently in response: "I understand."
Ni Qi then returned to the subject and said solemnly: "Then let's start organizing the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations now."
"Master Ni, please take your seat." Yuchi Lingtian asked Ni Qi to sit behind the Honglu Temple Minister's case, then bowed and retreated to the front of the case.
Ni Qi spread out Liu Yifei's albums in front of him, browsed and said, "Let's start with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and hundreds of officials entering the palace to pay homage. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and moon appreciation will still be held in the open imperial garden as in previous years." ?”
Yuchi Lingtian said obediently: "Your Excellency's words are absolutely true."
Yuchi Lingtian turned his head and explained to Ni Qi and Alatanamuki who was standing behind Ni Qi: "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th, the Holy Majesty and all the officials will enjoy the moon together, which is regarded as an internal banquet of our Nanqing court. "
"However, in order to appreciate the moon, we cannot hold a banquet in the hall. We can only look up at the moon in the imperial garden, with a wide view."
"At the same time, the imperial garden is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and music and dances continue. It is really a joyful night for the monarch and his ministers to spend together."
Alatanamuki bowed slightly and said, "My lord Yuchi, you don't have to stay indoors to watch the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. You have to go outside to look up at the full moon in the sky, so you know these rules."
Ni Qi was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile: "This is common sense, okay, it's really great."
Ni Qi slightly covered the booklet in his hand, raised his head and said to Yuchi Lingtian: "It takes too much time to read all the details. I still want to ask Mr. Yuchi to introduce the preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival feast and moon appreciation."
"You pick the important ones and talk about the troublesome ones, and you can skip the others."
Yuchi Lingtian agreed, and began to explain in a leisurely manner.
It turned out that although the Mid-Autumn Festival feast to appreciate the moon was celebrated by all officials, in fact, those who could really be invited were the civil and military officials and princes and marquises who were qualified to discuss politics every morning in the court and served above the fifth rank.
The list is usually drawn up by the emperor himself. This year, the Nanqing Emperor issued the list early, and now the Eight Worthy Kings are only acting according to the order.
Banquets, music and dances are organized by the Ministry of Etiquette, and Honglu Temple is mainly responsible for overall planning and coordination during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquets.
Ni Qi listened to Yuchi Lingtian's narration in a coherent and orderly manner, so he couldn't help nodding his head frequently.
After listening to it at last, he sighed: "Master Yuchi, I listened to your narration just now, the arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and moon appreciation have been very well arranged, so I am relieved."
Yuchi Lingtian said: "Thank you for your praise. In fact, these preparations have been arranged by Lord Zhou and Lord Liu before, and everything that should be done has been done up to now. You only need to supervise and execute according to the corresponding procedures."
Then look at the Siyi court celebration during the moon appreciation, which is the official business hosted by Honglu Temple.
Then Ni Qi and Yuchi Lingtian checked each item, including the list and order of the envoys' audience, the list of Mid-Autumn Festival gifts and tributes, the process of court greetings, the speeches of the Eight Sage Kings and the gifts in return, etc.
There is no matter big or small, everything is clear, and when everything is sorted out, when I look up, the sun is already late, and the sun is setting.
Yuchi Lingtian sighed and said: "Master Ni is rigorous and diligent, wise and thoughtful, I have seen it today."
Ni Qi raised his feet and stood up slowly, shaking his head and said, "Sitting all afternoon, my legs are numb. I really don't know what to do."
Alatanamuki stepped forward and lightly held his arm: "My lord, this slave will help you move around."
Ni Qi nodded, and walked a few steps slowly in front of the hall with the support of Alatana Muqi.
He stopped again, turned his head and said to Yuchi Lingtian: "It seems that everything is basically ready. Except for one envoy from the Four Barbarians who is fighting with our Nanqing army..."
Yuchi Lingtian reminded: "Xingluo Kingdom."
"Yes, the Star Luo Kingdom has turned against us, and the two sides have fought each other. All diplomatic ties and exchanges have been severed. The other envoys have confirmed their congratulations."
Yuchi Lingtian said: "The two countries are at war, and they have broken off diplomatic relations with Xingluo Kingdom, it's not a big problem if they don't arrive."
Ni Qi pondered and continued: "The last important thing is the celebration music and dance. This year it will still be the 'Qin King Breaking the Array Dance'."
Yuchi Lingtian replied: "Yes, it's just that the number of music and dancers has increased to 900 people this time. It is magnificent and unprecedented in scale. The Ministry of Rites is rehearsing day and night."
Ni Qi couldn't help asking: "Does Honglu Temple need to inspect the rehearsal?"
Yuchi Lingtian replied: "Usually Mr. Zhou or Mr. Liu will take a look at it in the last two days, but we haven't had time to go this year."
"If Master Ni wants to watch it, it should be now. It will be too late after nightfall. It will be the official Mid-Autumn Festival banquet hosted by the emperor."