Shi Qian was shocked. The Tang royal family hosted a banquet for ministers, and he was able to go along with it.
Looking back on the past few years, I lived in the Jianghu in Da Songzhou County and was indifferent everywhere. Now I can actually enter the palace and participate in the banquet of the Tang Dynasty royal family.
Even though Shi Qian was already familiar with Chang'an, he was still a little nervous. His companion patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous. After you go there once, you'll get used to it."
Seeing that Shi Qian still looked worried, he comforted him: "It's my first time to participate, and I'm even worse than you."
Shi Qian laughed dryly and said, "Brother Chu, you have to remind me. Don't let me lose the respect of our Jingzhao Mansion by disobeying me in front of the emperor."
"Don't worry."
When Chu Jiang and Shi Qian came out, Jing Zhaoyin Zhao Hongzhi said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you here? You two should follow quickly."
Zhao Hongzhi got into a carriage and Chu Jiang drove to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the palace where the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan lives. It is indeed too small in size and grandeur. It was originally built by Li Yuan for Li Shimin. After the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin and his father exchanged palaces for each other and went to the magnificent Tai Chi Palace by themselves.
Let his father live in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
In this regard, the ministers of the Tang Dynasty have always been very critical. In recent years, too many ministers have written to the emperor, condemning the emperor for living in a magnificent palace but relegating the emperor to a corner, which was unfilial.
Although everyone was Li Shimin's confidant, they did not care about filial piety during the Xuanwu Sect because they had to gain wealth at that time.
Now that they themselves have become the most powerful figures, of course they must re-promote loyalty and filial piety so that their butts can secure their current positions as much as possible.
Li Shimin refused to listen to these advices and made it clear that he wanted to live in Tai Chi Hall.
It's not that he pays attention to pomp and enjoyment, but a symbol of the transfer of political power.
When he launched a coup and took over, he had been living in the Taihe Palace. At that time, the Supreme Emperor was still living in the Taiji Palace. It was not until three years after he ascended the throne that the father and son's residences were changed. This was a political declaration and
Metaphorically, I will have the final say in this world from now on. The era of the Supreme Emperor has passed.
Therefore, it is impossible for Li Er to give up the Tai Chi Palace, which represents the power of the orthodox emperor, but he is also a person who cares about reputation. Now that he is the emperor, he naturally has to promote loyalty and filial piety.
Letting his father live in a palace that was only at the prince level would make him scolded by the world for being unfilial. That's why Li Shimin made up his mind to build his father a palace of thousands of palaces, a palace of ten thousand palaces, the most gorgeous and magnificent palace complex in history.
, Gen Yue, who must suppress the Song Dynasty, will also be the number one palace in the world: Daming Palace.
The idea of the Daming Palace had just been proposed, and construction was immediately started, making it the top priority of the Tang Dynasty.
Today's banquet is for Li Shimin to tell the world that I am very filial and will build a palace for my father. It will be better than the Tai Chi Palace. Don't force me in the future.
Li Yuan sat at the top, looking listless, while Li Shimin was very happy below.
When Li Yuan saw his son's happy look, he became very angry. After he abdicated, his power was reduced to others, but his energy was still strong and he had nothing else to do. He only had two pleasures in his life:
One is to take concubines, play with women, and risk your life to have children.
The second is to quarrel with his son. It can be said that the Supreme Emperor never misses any opportunity to quarrel with Li Shimin, which often makes Li Shimin very depressed.
He proposed to build the Daming Palace for the Supreme Emperor because he wanted to ease the relationship between father and son. After all, he wanted to show the world that he was not an unfilial son, lest his children and grandchildren would learn from him.
Building the Daming Palace for Li Yuan was a matter of great or small importance. However, it was related to the face of the royal family, and even more so to Li Shimin's face. All civil and military officials in the dynasty were concerned about this.
There are some royal banquets on weekdays where I can excuse myself from going because I'm sick, but if I don't come today, it really doesn't matter.
The princes, princes and nobles gathered together and arrived at the Supreme Harmony Hall of the Supreme Emperor. The usually deserted palace suddenly became lively.
The prince, princes and princesses are here,
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other civil servants came,
Li Jing, Li Shiji, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin are all here.
All of a sudden, the stars gathered together, the literary stars were shining brightly, and the court was filled with officials and ministers.
Shi Qian looked at the room full of nobles. Zhao Hongzhi, who was usually very powerful and powerful in Chang'an, could only be ranked at the back.
His mind was buzzing, and he still felt a little unreal.
The royal banquet of the Tang Dynasty showed its powerful style, especially this time Li Shimin spent a lot of effort to show his filial piety.
There are two thousand people in the drum band alone. They are lined up in the square, and the music can be played without any chaos.
During the banquet, there were countless palace maids and eunuchs, shuttled between the seats, and the banquet expenses were also paid in tribute.
When all the officials are present, it's time for the emperor to appear.
When Shi Qian was looking around, he heard the eunuch singing: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen is here~"
Empress Changsun is supporting the Supreme Emperor, and Li Shimin is also accompanying him on the other side with a smile on his face. But you don't have to look carefully to find that Li Shimin's hand is still half a foot away from his father's arm.
It's not that Li Shimin didn't want to go up and help him, he was afraid that his father would suddenly become angry and throw his hand away, which would be a shame to all the officials in the court, and it would be easy for the historians to record it.
Li Shimin had already been discussed among the people due to the Xuanwu Gate incident, but he didn't want to be accused of being unfilial again, so despite his father's cynicism, he still went to greet the Supreme Emperor every day regardless of rain or shine. As long as he had time, he must go to the Supreme Emperor's office to say hello.
visit.
The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, His Majesty the Emperor Li Shimin, and Empress Changsun walked to the front of the palace and stopped in their tracks. The music was so low that it was inaudible, and the lingering sound curled up. Just as it disappeared from everyone's eardrums, Li Shimin's voice rang out.
Just when the emperor arrived and spoke, the music's tone dropped smoothly and smoothly. To the court musicians, it was nothing remarkable.
If we were to compete in this area, let’s talk about the Song Dynasty. From the first step the emperor took when he first appeared, he could estimate the time of final arrival and then adjust the rhythm of the music. When the emperor stopped and spoke
At this time, not only did the sound end at the right time, but the music also ended at the right time.
Zhao Ji always steals the show every time he appears. It seems to be his personal charm, but in fact Da Song has a very professional team.
Li Shimin gave a passionate speech, which was full of emotion and emotion, as if he was the most dutiful son in the Six Dynasties.
Hearing this, Li Yuan rolled his eyes, his face became increasingly ugly, and he almost snorted on the spot.
Thanks to Queen Changsun's cleverness, seeing the Emperor rolling his eyes, she quickly kicked Li Shimin's heels from the side and back.
Li Shimin received a signal from Empress Changsun and realized that he had said too much. He quickly stopped talking, took a step back and said, "Please give me instructions from the Supreme Emperor!"
Li Yuan looked at the ministers in the palace. They were all traitors and thieves. They had no desire to speak. He cleared his throat and said, "Let's have a banquet!"
The dancers danced, the musicians played music, and the maids and maids served the delicacies like water.
During the dinner, two people stood behind Li Shimin.
They were almost inseparable. People who often served in the palace knew that even when the emperor favored a concubine, there would always be a person dressed like this within ten steps.
They are the most mysterious Lijing sect in the Tang Dynasty, and each one is an elite selected from the six sects.
In order to completely eliminate the remnants of the rebel forces and the powerful green forest power in various places, the Tang Dynasty asked the Ministry of Punishment to establish a secret training base. This is the Six Gates. The young men they trained were named: "Eagle Dogs"
As the name suggests, they are like the eagle dogs raised by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and they are his most trusted people.
The Lijingmen selects the most loyal and elite among the hawks and dogs.
Shi Qian looked at the two people. His eyes only stayed for a while before one of them turned to look at him.
Shi Qian quickly lowered his head and chatted with Chu Jiang beside him with a smile——
Shu Kingdom, Yizhou.
Li Yu looked at the group of people in front of him, dumbfounded.
There are a lot of orioles and swallows in front of me, all wearing silk and silk, Shu brocade, clouds and hair, and the fragrance is blowing.
He agreed to teach Guan Yinping how to fly in the sky, and also agreed to let her call her friends, but in the end she called all her best friends.
There are middle-aged ladies here, as well as a few yellow-haired girls aged four or five. Of course, the majority are young ladies.
They were all aristocratic ladies from the Shu Kingdom. They looked at Li Yu with a smile. As we all know, a woman is shy when you talk to her, but when a group of women get together and face a young man, they become bolder.
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Fortunately this is not Bianliang, otherwise these people would have started teasing Li Yu long ago.
Li Yu had never experienced such a battle, so he seemed a little shy. He coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Next, I will teach you how to control the sky."
A little girl of four or five years old shook her pigtails, raised her hand and asked: "What is Yukong?"
"How stupid! Flying in the air is all about flying! Whoosh, it's like flying."
"Then are you a bird?"
The words of the two girls made the crowd burst into laughter.
Li Yu asked in a low voice: "Why are there still children?"
"You should train her from a young age, so as not to fail when you grow up." Guan Yinping said confidently.
Li Yu shook his head and said, "Bah, these girls, some of these girls are not monks at all."
"Don't worry about that. They are here to watch the fun. Just teach them. Whoever wants to learn can learn, and those who can learn can learn. Otherwise, they will just come to watch a show."
