When Changsun Wuji came out of the palace gate, there was a small yellow door leading him to a resting place. Halfway through, Changsun Wuji looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he stopped the small yellow door. From his sleeves
He took out a bunch of copper coins and handed it over, saying, "My dear father-in-law, I have something unclear and I hope you can clear up my confusion."
"Oh, this is embarrassing for me. What do you want to know? Just ask me. How dare you accept my uncle's money!" Although he said this, the little father-in-law stretched out his hand to take the money.
There is no trace of embarrassment in his movements. After entering the palace, he is no longer a complete person. He will never be able to get out of the palace wall in this life. The only desire left is this yellow and white thing. The people in the outer court want to know about the inner court.
It is an unspoken rule in this palace that bribes are required for everything. For people like Changsun Wuji, Xiaohuangmen would not dare not answer the question without giving him money. But after all, the answer depends entirely on your heart. If you don’t give
If I say I don't know about money, or tell lies, no one can do anything about it. In order to get the real news, even Changsun Wuji has to take money.
Changsun Wuji obviously understood these rules and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, little father-in-law. It's not a big deal. I just want to know where Li Siwen bought the wine brought today. There is only one jar in the palace? Really?
To be honest, this wine tastes very good, and I would like to buy some to serve to guests at banquets."
"This is not easy to handle. It is true that there is only this jar. The slave just moved it from Shang Shi Bureau. What is the origin of this wine? It is indeed a tribute from Mr. Li. It is said to be brewed by a local wine shop in Dingxiang. The shopkeeper
My surname is Bai, and the skills are passed down from my family. The locals call their wine 'baijiu', and that's all I know about it."
Changsun Wuji had already got what he wanted to know. He nodded and said, "Thank you so much, little father-in-law."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Please, uncle Guo." Xiao Huangmen responded, stretched out his hand to signal, and then walked in front to lead the way.
Li Shimin would order people to deliver wine to the Tai Chi Palace in the middle of the night because he knew that the Tai Chi Palace would also be holding lamps at this time. His old father, Emperor Li Yuan, must not have slept at this time. Li Shimin stayed up in the middle of the night because he wanted to read the memorial.
, while Li Yuan doesn't sleep, he is busy having fun. He is old and has long been unable to do things between men and women, but a man's happiness does not lie in this matter. He is too busy to do anything, but he can still do it.
Look, you can also listen. As soon as the sound of silk and bamboo sounds, the young concubines are swaying and gentle. After drinking a few glasses of wine, they seem drunk but not drunk. They are half asleep, half awake, and slightly tipsy. They seem to be living in a fairyland.
, you can temporarily forget about the mortal world.
Tonight is another sleepless night. Li Yuan's two concubines are from the south of the Yangtze River. They are especially good at singing and dancing. In addition, they are intelligent and know how to coax people. They made Li Yuan very happy. This happiness was so great that a banquet was arranged.
It was late at night and it was inconvenient to invite guests, so Li Yuan asked the eunuch to change into court clothes and act as civil and military officials of the court. They pretended to be in the Tai Chi Hall, as if they were wearing monkeys and wearing crowns, and started to play.
"Report...to the Supreme Emperor. Eunuch Gao, the manager of the East Palace, asked to see him. He said that he had obtained good wine and wanted to present it to the Supreme Emperor."
"Ha! Good wine?" Li Yuan half-opened his eyes, sat up with the help of his concubine, and said with a sneer: "Could it be a poisonous bar? Li Laoer hates me so much that he can't help it anymore? Okay!
I will do as he wishes, bring the wine, and I will drink it!"
Who would dare to answer such words? The eunuch who reported the message knew that Li Yuan had drunk too much again and did not dare to talk to him. He pretended not to hear and turned around and went out to get the wine.
Li Yuan grabbed a wine cup, filled it with wine, and opened his mouth to take a big gulp!
After taking a big sip of wine, Li Yuan's turbid old eyes suddenly lit up. He held his breath for a long time before letting out a long sigh. Then he looked up at the singing and dancing in the hall, and for some reason, it suddenly felt boring.
How can a man in this world be so immersed in these red and pink fireworks and be so intoxicated?
Looking back on those days, when there was great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, all the heroes rose up. Taiyuan raised troops and conquered various places. How many heroes were like passing clouds, but today the world has belonged to Li and Tang. The heroes of that generation have all fallen. Only the Turks have not yet been pacified, and the army of the Tang Dynasty has also
We fought with them and heard that the army was invincible and would be victorious soon.
The hatred between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks did not begin with the Benqiao Alliance.
At the beginning of Li Yuan's campaign, Jieli Khan had just ascended the throne. At that time, the Turkic troops were strong and strong, and they invaded Taiyuan wantonly, and even sent people directly to ask for property. Li Yuan was chasing the Central Plains, and he was worried that he would be attacked from both sides, so he had no choice but to agree. He sent Yu Wenxin to bow down to Jieli.
The khan paid tribute and ceded the land of Yuzhong. In the third year of Wude, Jieli Khan suddenly attacked the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan had just established the world, but his foothold was not stable, so he had to send envoys again to beg for mercy and bribe them with property. The following year, Jieli Khan
Khan attacked Yanmen, captured Hanyang Gong Su Gui, Taichang Qing Zheng Yuan, Zuo Xiaowei General Sun Shunde, etc., led his troops to invade Daizhou, defeated the marching commander Wang Xiaoji, captured Hedong, invaded Yuanzhou, and crossed Yanzhou
The fortress traveled thousands of miles, was invincible, and plundered. In the fifth year of Wude, Jieli Khan and Liu Heita jointly surrounded Xincheng, and then attacked Xinzhou. After that, they entered Yanmen, besieged Bingzhou, and plundered Fen, Lu and other states.
More than 5,000 men and women were plundered, and several thousand men and horses were divided into plundering Yuan, Ling and other prefectures, and all lives were devastated.
Six years of martial virtue, seven years, eight years, nine years...
In fact, in order to avoid Jieli Khan, Li Yuan even thought about moving the capital, so he sent people to inspect Fan, Deng and other places, and all the ministers agreed. At that time, it was Li Shimin who opposed moving the capital.
Li Yuan still remembered what Li Shimin said at that time: "The Yi and Di have been China's border troubles since ancient times. I have never heard of the Zhou Dynasty, so the Han Dynasty moved the capital. I hope you can give me a few years and I will definitely capture Jie Li."
He did not break his promise. This biggest border threat, the opponent who had made Li Yuan humiliated and helpless, was finally defeated by him!
With the past events still fresh in his mind, Li Yuan suddenly stood up, threw the wine cup, and shouted: "Bring the halberd!"
The eunuch Gong E who was waiting on the side was stunned. Li Yuan called out again and said: "Bring me my halberd! I want to dance a song! Play to me the music of King Qin breaking the formation!"
"Quickly, go get the halberd!" The waiting eunuch finally reacted, and several young eunuchs trotted over to carry the halberd that Li Yuan had not touched for many years. Li Yuan held the halberd in his hand and threw it to the ground. The sonorous King of Qin broke the
The formation music sounded, and Li Yuan waved his halberd, slowly but very powerfully.
After the dance, Li Yuan threw away his halberd and laughed loudly. He called Eunuch Gao in and said, "Go and send a message to Li Er. If he can capture Jie Li and let him dance for me in public, I will forgive him for everything."
It's your fault, drink this wine with him till you get drunk!"
Eunuch Gao was overjoyed when he heard this. He knelt on the ground and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Go, I'm tired today, let's all disperse!" Li Yuan waved his hand, and Gao Gong announced his departure. Suddenly Li Yuan stopped him, raised his finger to the wine jar, and said: "Who is this? This wine is good.
, send a few more jars over!"
"No..." Eunuch Gao was stunned, but he didn't dare to say that only this altar would ruin Li Yuan's interest, so he had to accept it, thinking that he would go back and tell Li Shimin the good news first, and as for the wine, he would just think of something else.