492, three people ride together, the moon palace will meet Chang'e (please complete the order)
Chang'an.
Fangshi system.
But there is no curfew today.
The Shifangli Lane near Zhuque Street is filled with various stalls, some selling moon lanterns, moon cakes made of pastry and glutinous rice paste, osmanthus wine that has been brewed for a long time, and some common snacks, such as candied haws.
, bean curd, Hu cake, cheese cherry, wonton, locust leaf cold noodles (cold noodles), Sushan, preserved fruit, etc., there are many.
Bai Gui brought Yang Chan and Ganoderma lucidum to Chang'an.
The three of them walked into the inner square, and soon they had all kinds of food in their hands.
"What a beautiful moon lantern."
Yang Chan took a mouthful of Su Shan with a wooden spoon and while eating it, she couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw the colored lanterns hanging on the pavilions of several households.
Sushan, the ice cream of the Tang Dynasty, has a bottom layer of ice and is covered with cream and ghee. It is shaped like a mountain. The Sushan on Yang Chan's hand is called Guifei Red, and the top layer is dyed red with cherries.
.In addition, there are also different Sushan mountains with green eyebrows and clouds.
Bai Gui looked up...
Inside the square wall, bamboo poles were erected on the tile eaves and terraces of each house, and lanterns were hung on the bamboo poles. These lanterns were in the shape of birds and animals, fish and insects, fruit rows, etc., with lanterns burning inside and outside.
On the paper, there are some auspicious words "Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chan Juan" written on it.
The candlelight flickers like stars, which is really beautiful.
"It turns out it's the Mid-Autumn Festival with trees."
Bai Gui smiled and said: "If you want to see the Mid-Autumn Festival night view of Chang'an trees, it's best to see it in the palace. The Feng Tower in the palace is the tallest building in Chang'an City. Only there can you have a clear view of this.
The beauty of thousands of lights."
This custom of putting up moon lanterns is called the Mid-Autumn Festival or Tree Mid-Autumn Festival.
The three of them then came to the entrance of the palace.
Although there was no curfew in Chang'an at this time, and the emperor and all the people were enjoying themselves and celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival together, the palace guard in Chang'an was the strictest at this time.
"I've met Mr. Bai."
After Bai Gui took out the tooth tag and seal ribbon, the general guarding the Suzaku Gate immediately greeted him.
The minister is already regarded as the second-level senior official.
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I heard that His Majesty is holding a banquet in the Linde Hall to entertain ministers and practice for Master Xuanzang, so I also want to go to the Linde Hall to attend the grand meeting."
"Please, General Zheng, please report to Your Majesty."
Bai Gui cupped his hands and said.
He didn't know if Li Shimin held a banquet. But according to previous years' practice, the emperor would banquet his ministers during every festive season to enhance the relationship between the emperor and his ministers. The Linde Hall was also a dedicated place in the Chang'an Palace.
A palace for hosting banquets. Nine times out of ten, you will not go wrong.
"Please... Mr. Bai, please wait a moment."
When General Zheng heard this, he glanced sideways at Yang Chan, Lingzhi, and then at Bai Gui's casual attire, and he probably guessed something in his heart.
If a man is a talented man and a beautiful woman, no one will believe her if she says she has no personal relationship.
On a beautiful autumn day, under the shadow of a lonely lamp, there was a man, a woman and a servant. He had seen this combination many times in Chang'an. But he never expected that Bai Gui, in order to show off, would go to the palace and show off in front of His Majesty.
But..., after all, Bai Gui is a fourth-rank minister of the Ministry of War, which is much higher than him, the general guarding the Suzaku Gate. He is just a city gate man and a sixth-rank official.
It is not impossible for Bai Gui to come to the banquet himself, but most of the officials who came to the banquet were wearing court uniforms. Even if Bai Gui, the Minister of War, did not wear court uniforms, he would at least have public uniforms or official official uniforms...
Although there are all kinds of doubts and dissatisfaction in the heart, the guards of Zhuque Gate do not dare to slack off, nor do they dare to lose their temper with Bai Gui. It is not a big crime for such an important central official to come here in simple form.
Only junior officials have to behave themselves.
He went to the palace to see the emperor and report the matter.
Bai Gui saw the guarding attitude of Zhuque Gate, looked at himself, and understood its meaning.
Act step by step without false pretense.
But he was not just a human courtier. He was just cautious in front of the Jade Emperor, but there was no need to be too cautious in front of Li Shimin.
As long as you don't make big mistakes.
Not to mention that he didn't care about such a small mistake, Li Shimin wouldn't care either.
Shaoqing, the guards from the Zhuque Gate came in a hurry, with a hint of unconfidence in their eyes, "Your Majesty heard that Bai Shilang was waiting outside the Zhuque Gate, and was afraid of missing the right moment, so he specially ordered Bai Shilang to enter the palace and ride on horseback to the Linde Palace."
He always ran there.
In the palace, no one is allowed to ride a horse privately, except for the elderly and important officials.
As for the elderly and important ministers, they were only given a shoulder carriage.
A fourth-grade minister, according to convention, would not receive such extraordinary treatment.
The guards brought a horse.
Seeing this, Bai Gui frowned slightly.
They came in three persons.
But it's hard to say that the guards at Suzaku Gate don't have a sharp eye.
Riding a horse in the palace is a special favor from the emperor. It is a blessing to be able to give it to one person. If you give one more horse or two horses, unless there is an imperial intention from Li Shimin, the imperial guard camp cannot give the horse privately. Once the horse is given,
, if anything goes wrong, it will be a serious crime of beheading.
And thinking about it, even if the guards of the Suzaku Gate said that Bai Gui was the three of them, Li Shimin was gracious and allowed him to ride a horse in the palace, but he would not extend this favor to Yang Chan and the two Lingzhi girls.
There are too many favors, so this favor... is just ordinary.
The red horse raises its hooves.
A vigorous Hexi horse.
Bai Gui hesitated because it was not easy for him to get on the horse and let the two girls walk on the ground.
"Inspector Bai, if you take me and Ganoderma to ride a horse together, I... don't mind." Third Holy Mother Yang Chan said softly, her face flushed.
"Lingzhi and I will cast a spell later, and just attach the feathers to it."
She was afraid that Bai Gui would see through her thoughts, so she added.
What a considerate and good girl.
Bai Gui nodded.
But the next moment, he realized something was wrong.
The Third Holy Mother Yang Chan... must have fallen in love with him? This was a deliberate arson. How could any daughter's family do this without regard to their honor?
Riding together, under the vibration of the horse, there will always be skin-to-skin contact.
"I have always wanted to let the Third Holy Mother open my eyes and see the world, so that I will not fall in love with Liu Yanchang easily in the future. This can be regarded as repaying the Third Holy Mother for helping me this time."
"But I didn't expect it. It was a miscalculation."
Bai Gui sighed secretly.
Compared with him, Liu Yanchang was just a late-schooler and an unknown literati of the 18th level. In the Tang Dynasty, although he was not considered to be in the top tier, he could still be among the top tier.
no way.
It was not easy for Bai Gui to refuse this matter.
He opened his mouth at the Xiyue Temple and said that he had a little reputation in front of Li Shimin and could go to the temple as a guest. He must do what he said.
Furthermore... if Yang Chan felt sad because of his refusal, he would be stealing the chicken but losing the rice. Instead, he would anger his boss Erlang Zhenjun.
The three of them mounted their horses.
The horse's hooves fluttered lightly, and it rushed into the alley of the palace in a moment.
Bai Gui sat at the front of the saddle, with Yang Chan hugging his waist in the middle, and Ganoderma lucidum at the back. The three of them were all immortals, and their bodies could be light or heavy, so even if there were three people riding together, Hexi under his crotch
Kenma didn't look tired at all.
During bumpy times.
The bodies of the two women are like weak willows, swaying in the wind.
The soft jade from my daughter's house is warm and fragrant, and Baigui feels it in my heart.
"Inspection Bai, you are riding too fast."
Yang Chan's heart was beating loudly and her face was on fire, but there was a sweet feeling in her heart. So she wanted to immerse herself in this feeling for a longer time.
"I'll go slower."
Bai Gui was startled for a moment and slowed down his horse speed.
The delicate body clinging to her back looked as if she was far away.
"Too slow again."
Yang Chan whispered.
Her delicate body pressed close to her again.
Gutun
Linde Hall is not far from Zhuque Gate.
Although the three of them were slightly delayed, they arrived at the Linde Hall in less than a stick of incense.
In the palace, the guests were drunk and drunk.
They are all high-ranking officials in the court and well-educated people.
There was also a monk who was silently chanting sutras. There were vegetarian meals on the table. It was Monk Xuanzang.
"Bai Aiqing, I sent someone to your mansion yesterday to ask you to attend the banquet today. But I heard that Bai Aiqing had retired due to illness. I was just regretting it... Unexpectedly, Bai Aiqing, you came to the palace yourself."
Seeing Bai Gui coming, Li Shimin came out to greet him in person, without any pretense, and said with a smile.
He held hands with Bai Gui, and after Yang Chan was a step away, he whispered quietly: "I know that you, my dear, are coming with your daughter, so I specially gave you a horse, dear, to ride to the palace.
.The beauty of this is that those who love you should know it yourself.”
After saying that, he laughed heartily.
On such a festive occasion, the palace banquet would not be such that only the courtiers would be invited to the banquet. The family members were also invited. However, generally speaking, the female family members would be entertained in the side hall of Linde Hall by Empress Changsun herself.
The two halls are not far apart, with only a bead curtain.
Bai Gui: "..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
he said.
He and Yang Chan came to the palace. The man was talented and the woman was beautiful, and no one could stop thinking that way.
Furthermore, Li Shimin also has good intentions.
"This noble lady...could she be the Dragon Girl of Dongting? She is indeed different from ordinary girls. She is so beautiful that she will captivate the country." Li Shimin looked back and said again.
He once planned to promise Bai Gui his own princess, but Bai Gui declined because he already had a sweetheart.
The sweetheart I was talking about at that time was the Dragon Girl of Dongting.
"No, it's not."
Bai Gui shook his head.
There's nothing to deceive about this.
"That is?"
Li Shimin was curious.
"She is..." Bai Gui wanted to hide something, but when he thought about it carefully, there was nothing to hide. It was no big deal. There was no need to hide Yang Chan's identity. "She is the sister of Zhenjun Erlang.
The Holy Mother of Western Mountains was invited by me to come to the palace for a visit."
A guest does as he pleases. When he comes to the palace as a guest, he cannot tell the truth.
"Erlang Zhenjun..."
After Li Shimin experienced the Jinghe Dragon King incident, he was no longer confused about the affairs of gods. After taking a closer look, his expression changed a little, "Isn't that the sister of Zhenjun Erlang, the niece of the Jade Emperor?"
The Jade Emperor’s niece….
Even if the Jade Emperor no longer wants to see his niece, her status is definitely extraordinary.
Li Shimin hurriedly summoned the accompanying eunuchs, whispered a few words, and said: "Speak to the Queen quickly and don't wait too long for the female relatives brought by Bai Aiqing."
He did not tell others the true identity of the Three Holy Mothers.
Bai Gui told him because he was the master, but if he told others one by one about Yang Chan's true identity, it would undoubtedly be rude and offend Bai Gui and Yang Chan.
Just now Yang Chan entered the Linde Hall and was led to the side hall to have a banquet with the officials' female relatives.
Bai Gui and Li Shimin talked for a few more words.
Li Shimin returned to his seat, and Bai Gui also took his seat in front of the palace, where he belonged to the position of minister.
Shortly after.
The banquet is over.
When Bai Gui came, it was too late.
"The moon is full at this time, and the stars are few and far between. Why not go to Fenglou to admire the moon and watch the lights of thousands of houses."
Li Shimin suggested.
It is customary to admire the moon in Fenglou.
At the same time, compared to the restraint in the palace, it is much more casual in the wind tower.
A group of courtiers came to Fenglou with their female relatives.
Fenglou Dangerous Tower is a hundred feet high and is the tallest building in Chang'an.
Tables are displayed one by one.
The meals on the table are not as sumptuous as those at Linde Hall, just some pastries and drinks.
Bai Gu, Yang Chan and Lingzhi also met again and sat on one side, watching the moonscape.
"The etiquette of the three generations: the emperor faces the sun in the spring and the moon in the autumn, so there is respect." - Jia Yi's "New Book·Bao Fu".
The royal palace is different from the people. The people can only admire the moon, but on this day, the emperor will hold a ceremony to welcome the cold and worship the moon.
"Shilang Bai is a bachelor of Hongwen Hall. He can write green poems and offer sacrifices to the moon."
Li Shimin was sitting in the main seat and said slowly.
Qingci is an offering for the Jiao ceremony and is used to inform the heavens.
Although Bai Gui is the minister of the Ministry of War, he is also a bachelor of Hongwen Museum, and has the obligation to write sacrificial texts at national ceremonies. Another point is that in Li Shimin's view, Bai Gui is now a Cao official, and the Qing Ci he writes can better reach the goal.
God knows it.
The reason why he passed by Wei Zheng today is that Li Shimin didn't like the minister named after his admonishment very much. Moreover, Bai Gui also brought the Jade Emperor's niece, who was both affectionate and reasonable, and allowed Bai Gui to show off his talents.
is a good idea.
"I obey the decree."
Bai Gui received the order.
After a while, the eunuch removed the case and replaced it with another table. The four treasures of the study were displayed on the table.
The others continued admiring the moon, leaving time for Bai Gui to write Qing Ci.
"I didn't expect that Inspector Bai would be so valued by today's people."
"Speaking of which, I am familiar with Fairy Chang'e of the Moon Palace. When we gods meet, we don't have to go through the trouble of mortals using Qingci. If you want to see the Moon God, who is the True Monarch of Taiyin, just go directly..."
Yang Chan chirped after seeing the eunuch leaving.
There was much admiration for Bai Gui in his words.
The person who could have the emperor personally order him to write Qing Ci, even if he was not a literary giant, was definitely a scholar with outstanding Chinese skills. Yang Chan had always liked mortal poetry, so when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but be filled with admiration.
"Fairy Chang'e?"
When Bai Gui heard the name, he couldn't help but look up at the full moon.
From ancient times to the present, the beauty of mortals has been nothing more than the four beauties. As for the beauty of immortals and gods, Fairy Chang'e definitely occupies a place and is second to none.
"There is no more beautiful young woman than Fairy Chang'e."
He secretly thought.
Chang'e made many male gods fascinated by her. Zhu Gangxi, who was demoted to the lower world, was one of her admirers.
"I don't know if my writing of this Qingci will alarm the Moon Palace and lead me to come over for a feast."
An idea suddenly appeared in Bai Gui's mind.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. For the Moon Palace, this day is also extremely important. It is the most prosperous time of the year.
He is an immortal, and it is not impossible for him to write Jingyue Palace.
After thinking about it, Bai Gui began to write, and Yang Chan polished the ink. His calligraphy was vigorous, his handwriting majestic, as powerful as a startling dragon, and penetrating into the wood.
He has long been accustomed to writing Qing Ci, and in a moment, he has written a Qing Ci.
But for a ceremony such as worshiping the moon, a Qingci is not enough.
He wrote two more articles in succession, totaling the number of three talents.
Qing Ci's literary talents are outstanding and each chapter is different.
There were eunuchs watching Bai Gui. Seeing that Bai Gui had almost finished writing, he stepped forward to report to Li Shimin. Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin took away the three Qing Ci poems written by Bai Gui.
Hundreds of officials circulated it and nodded silently, praising Bai Gui's literary talents.
Chen Xuanzang on the other side couldn't help but look at Bai Gui a few times while he was sitting in meditation.
Li Shimin first asked the scribes to transcribe three Qing Ci poems, and then said: "Shilang Bai has written the Qing Ci poems. Come and prepare the sacrifice ceremony. I will personally perform the sacrifice."
