Crown Tang emperor

"Tianjia and Minjia are different after all. Such a vast garden is exclusive to one family..."

"Did you see that the few concubines just served by your side are all pearl pendants, gold and jade as adornments?"

Mrs. Zheng was sitting in the main table, and listening to the discussions of the girls, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Although the family tradition is passed down, the virtues are frugal, not to be enjoyed. But wealth and honor are common in the heavenly family, so let's not talk about it." A princess, the Shangguan who was admitted to the hospital in the afternoon should be restrained. She is just a remnant of the Xing family who is employed by the Tian family. Your Royal Highness, what you hope for is not worth mentioning."

After hearing this, the faces of the Zheng family daughters in the banquet also showed fascination, but there was also a voice that was not lacking in worry: "The Tang Ruren I saw just now is really a beautiful person. His Royal Highness already has such a beautiful concubine, so he might not be able to look at the vulgar eyes of the world..."

Mrs. Zheng laughed after hearing the words: "In ancient times, in the doctor's family, the beauty is just low. The innate family status and the acquired character are the real treasures of enjoying the long-term family. It's just a sex trick, but you can enter If you are in charge of family affairs and know how to be respectful to a great woman, you might as well give up her seat, if you are really pampered, you can simply be exiled from the court!"

While speaking, she looked up and saw the girl in the yellow skirt walking into the hall with her master and servant, her expression was a little stiff, but she quickly said in a deep voice, "What's the matter with the third lady?"

"Mistress Zhi returned to the hall, and Wen Yin entered to tell Ann."

The girl in the yellow skirt drew back her skirt as a salute, and said: "If the eldest lady doesn't teach me, Wen Yin will go back to the house and go to bed early."

As soon as she finished speaking, a girl in a pomegranate skirt stood up and waved: "Since the third aunt has entered the hall, please stay and gossip for a while. The beauty of the imperial garden, how often do strangers see each other? Auntie is not a sleepy lazy person. Qu Qinlian, we sisters are not as good at skills, so if you want to ask for advice, you are afraid of disturbing your parents."

These words were already somewhat provocative, and the maidservant next to the girl in the yellow skirt was quite upset when she heard the words, the girl in the yellow skirt smiled after hearing the words: "Playing string opera is also a cultivation of nature, and all ladies and women have their own strengths." , I always have envy in my heart. Interests and leisure, people are different, so there is no clever conclusion."

The girl in the yellow skirt is named Zheng Wenyin. Although she is in her prime, she is the cousin of the servant Zheng Gao in terms of seniority, which is also normal in big families.

At this time, Mrs. Zheng in the hall also said: "It is not always time to enter the garden to attend the ceremony. Recently, the family has been doing business, and you know, third lady, that the Lord has entrusted me with important matters. Someone discussed the total. Since the third lady is going to attend the ceremony together, don't dislike you nieces who are shallow and incompetent.

"Ma'am, I'm serious. Wen Yin herself is not good enough for a woman, and she doesn't know about human affairs. Except for the words of blood relatives, she probably doesn't know anything about this trip. How dare you take the blessings of your relatives with you? Human feelings are solid. , This life, this life, not the morning dew and sunset glow, the momentary beauty and ecstasy. The magistrate asked me, if I am truly capable, I would simply take charge of the family affairs, so as to save the ladies from worrying about sleeping and eating."

When Zheng Wenyin talked about this, she bowed to Mrs. Zheng in the hall: "I am unfamiliar with people and affairs, and my mind is hesitant. I have no one to look up to except my relatives. My heartstrings are stretched into a thread, and I can't bear the cold or warm. So you have to go to bed early and be on your own. May I ask if you have anything else to teach me?"

When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she saw that the young girl's gaze had awe-inspiring expression, she was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a moment of stunned, she said: "It's inevitable that this is the case, Third Lady, go to bed earlier."

After the girl in yellow skirt, Zheng Wenyin, left, the atmosphere in the hall was no longer as lively as before, Madam Zheng waved her hand and said, "You guys go back to your homes, go to bed early, and attend the ceremony tomorrow, don't lose your composure."

After retreating from the crowd, she left the girl in the pomegranate skirt alone, and handed over gifts such as jewelry and spices from Shangguan Wan'er in the afternoon to the girl: "Tomorrow, I will refine my demeanor, and don't make your aunt laugh at others!"

The girl in the pomegranate skirt was delighted when she received the gift, and she sneered again: "She deserves to be in charge of the family affairs! Auntie, can't you keep her in the dorm tomorrow so that no one else can see her?"

Mrs. Zheng sighed after hearing the words: "Becoming married to His Royal Highness, this is a big family matter. The Lord is sure to be safe, so he must inform all families. The third lady is indeed impressive. Tomorrow, the Lord will also participate in the ceremony. I can't do it." You should put your heart into it, but if there is a possibility, I will push you forward."

This girl in the pomegranate skirt is not only Mrs. Zheng's niece, but also the daughter of her younger sister of the same clan. The friendship between the two is of course biased.But she knew how much her husband Lord Zheng Gao attached importance to this matter, even if she wanted to make some small moves, she would only dare to do so within limits.

In the middle of the middle of the night, the tranquility of the night was no longer in the Shendu Garden. Many palace officials, eunuchs, and imperial guards from the two yamen entered the garden in large numbers to make final preparations for the festival.The entire imperial garden is filled with voices of various voices, as well as the sounds of erecting utensils and cultural relics.

In such a noisy environment, it is still difficult for ordinary people to fall asleep, and people who are already full of thoughts are tossing and turning even more.

In the house in the southwestern corner of Zheng's home courtyard, the little maid tossed and turned, looking at the motionless bed curtain inside the screen, finally couldn't help but whispered: "My lady, are you asleep yet?"

After a while, there was a slight sound of turning over in the bed curtain, and the little maid said pleasantly after hearing the words: "It turns out that the lady is not asleep! The lady is really brave at night. The maid saw that the eldest lady's face was turning blue, but still..."

"You are so noisy!"

There was a girl's scolding sound from inside the bed curtain, no longer calm as usual, and there was a taste of coquettish and reproachful voice.

When the little maid heard this, she hurriedly covered her mouth, but after a while, the girl's voice rang out: "Although the imperial garden is gorgeous, it's better to sleep in the countryside. Attend the ceremony early and go home immediately!"

"Ah, so fast? But the city of Shendu is much more lively than the countryside. Didn't the lady promise before she left the village that we would go to Nanshi for sightseeing? I also brought a lot of money to buy..."

The servant girl was chattering to herself, when she suddenly heard the gasping of the girl in the bed curtain getting worse, she sat up startled and rushed into the inner room, opened the curtain, and saw her maiden curled up in a ball through the dim light cast by the window paper. Her delicate cheeks were already covered with tears.

"My lady, what are you feeling? I'll go..."

The little maid was even more shocked when she saw this, she turned around and went to call for help.

"No, no need... I, I'm just, I'm so scared, Chun'er, my heart hurts, I..."

The girl grabbed the maidservant and buried her head in the maidservant's arms, her sobbing became obvious: "I'm so stupid, Aye and my mother tried to persuade me, but I heard that it was Xunqing... the servant's family said so earnestly, I was so foolish as to think that I could really... God's people are so evil, and I am so stupid, no wonder the big ladies, yes, how is it possible? Wouldn't it be good to just stay in the village? I don't have a bit of dignity to hold on, Nothing left!"

"Yes, yes! The lady still has me. Shu'er is with the lady, and we will return home immediately after the incident! The lady is not the gossip of those low maidservants, they are themselves. They are not as good as the lady in everything, and worry about themselves. If you don’t win, you have to speak ill of your lady! The lady is at home, she is the jewel of the whole family, should we all be blind and see the wrong woman?”

Seeing that his wife lost her composure, Shu'er, the maidservant, turned into a weeping voice: "My lady, don't cry. When you cry, the servant girl will be afraid too. The lady is not stupid. It's that, that Xunqing, who wrote the obscene words." Seductive...he is also a big villain."

"What are you talking about! What does this have to do with other people? It's just a scheming in the family and an unrealistic dream..."

The girl stopped crying and wiped away the tears on her face.

The servant girl breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the lady's mood improved, and she felt that she could use this to comfort the lady, and continued to hum: "I think it's him! A really good man, everyone is busy with work, who has free time to write those erotic poems and melodies?" Sultry miss? Will the master know it? Several gentlemen also... Hey, I saw it long ago, but the lady doesn’t allow people to talk about it! Let those stupid women fight for it. Strong, dysentery head, and a tumor the size of Xixiang Zhu Lizheng on his forehead."

After the girl heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "Shut up! At that time, when Xun Qing was famous, how could you be so... well, no matter what, it has nothing to do with me. You evil maid After accumulating good morals, I will be annoyed if I continue to spoil people like this!"

"It's fine for the lady not to be sad, it doesn't matter whether he is handsome or ugly!"

The maid didn't dare to continue the choreography, so she turned around and said, "But one thing is known, if he only chooses Zheng Qiniang and doesn't see his wife, his eyes must be bad."

"Silly lady, it's not as simple as you think! When you hire a wife, the first priority is the family. Aye lives in the village, so he has no power to benefit others. The father of Seventh Lady is the official of the southern province, and the mother's family is Lu's Gaodi. In this way, the eldest lady was still trembling, worried that she would not be able to attach the dragon's tail.

Alas, people worry that relatives are not valuable, and I hate my lover for being too magnanimous.He, he has such a talent, even if he is really a small person with a tumor on his forehead, I can still weave and embroider, no, I don’t worry about not being able to start a family..."

Speaking of this, the young girl Zheng Wenyin was disappointed again, hugging her maidservant and lying on the couch, looking at the bed curtains and said: "The heavenly family is rich and expensive, in order to enjoy the spring, we can build a huge garden. As for us, It is already out of proportion to poke into the fence and take a look at the scenery. But if you want to take a look tomorrow, you will know who you admire, and you will have no regrets."

"Then do you want to go to Nanshi?"

The little maid, Chun'er, asked weakly again.

Chapter 0390 Wei Niang's story, Huaiyi's voice of indignation

At dawn, all the ministers gathered in front of the Xuanwu Gate in the north of Da Nei, and went straight from Shengjia to Shendu Garden.

Li Tong is both a prince and a general of the Nan Yamen, so he was naturally in the front row, and rode his horse to accompany the holy car.On the opposite side of him, Wei Wang Wu Chengsi also rode his horse and walked slowly. Although his position was already extremely conspicuous, Wu Chengsi's face was still so gloomy that it almost blended with the starry night.

However, Wu Chengsi's face was so ugly at this moment, not because he was walking shoulder to shoulder with Li Tong, but because of the small chariot accompanying the emperor's heir, Li Dan, the emperor's heir, also participated in the ceremony today.

Although this was not a good phenomenon for Li Tong, seeing Wu Chengsi's face turned even uglier, he couldn't stop laughing to himself.You old boy stare at me again, are you dumbfounded now?

Sorrows and joys came too suddenly, and at the beginning of the first month of the year, Wu Chengsi was very happy as a gift.As for now, there is a sudden sense of the tide receding and that person swimming naked.It turns out that no matter how hard you try, you are still married to your mother, and you, Wu Chengsi, can only be like your grandson, following along.

Of course, for Li Tong, who had seen too much of his grandma's tricks, he didn't think it had any clear direction.At this point in the situation, no matter what political intentions his grandma expresses, she has only one purpose, which is to confuse the public and ensure the stability of her own position.

Whether it is Li Dan, the emperor's heir, or Wu Chengsi, the king of Wei, and of course Li Tong, they are all cards in Wu Zetian's hands. When to play which card is just a need of the times at that time, and it does not mean final result.

In fact, anyone with a little political wisdom can see this clearly.However, because each is in the current situation and has different interests and interests, it is inevitable that they will be affected more or less.

People like Wu Chengsi, in particular, are not smart enough and are more likely to indulge in superficial stimulation.Li Tong seriously suspected that the reason why Wu Chengsi lived so long in the future should be due to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Life is full of ups and downs, and daily worries about gains and losses, so he really can't bear this stimulation.

Thinking about it like this, Sheng Jia entered the Dragon Scale Palace.There is still some time before dawn, except for the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards who are on duty, the accompanying officials can take a sneak peek at the family members who have entered the Shendu Garden in advance, and then return to the Dragon Scale Palace to attend the ceremony at dawn.

As a general of Nanya, Li Tong did not have such convenience, he sat in the side hall with other generals, waiting for the call.

In today's Forbidden Army system, the left and right Habayashi armies of Beiya are divided into camps and thousands of riders. The left Habayashi general Qu Chongyu and the right Habayashi general Wu Youning can be said to be the most powerful generals.In the southern yamen, the left and right guards are the leaders, the left guard Xue Huaiyi, and the right guard Xue Mo Chuo.

These four guards can be said to be the four heavenly kings among the generals of the forbidden army, directly controlling more than half of the power of the forbidden army in the city of God.

The other Nanya generals, although their names sound majestic, actually have their own strengths, including the left and right Jinwu Guards.Although the street disciples under the Jinwu Guard were numerous in number, they were basically mobs. It was okay to intimidate civilians, but they could not be counted on for a real battle.

The Forbidden Army system has its interlocking and meticulous checks and balances, but it also has a great crisis.As long as these four guards can be dealt with, or even just a part of them, the seemingly tight palace defense will become full of loopholes.

Sitting in the hall, Li Tong looked at these people casually, and there were many miscellaneous thoughts flashing through his mind.If you want to make trouble in the ban, you can't avoid these four people, especially the left and right Habayashi Army.

The Beiya Yulin Army was expanded on the basis of the left and right camps during the Gaozong period. One of the most important features is that the soldiers are commanders. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is very guaranteed.

In addition, the Habayashi Army has another characteristic, that is, there are a large number of foreign soldiers.

This is also easy to understand. The strength of Gaozong's external development during the first dynasty was among the best in the entire feudal period, and wars consumed money and food in addition to human lives.

Throughout the early Tang Dynasty, until the prosperous Kaiyuan period, the financial situation was actually so-so.

Gaozong wanted to maintain a high-speed external expansion, and at the same time build the Eastern Capital to get rid of the restrictions of the Guanlong Group.Under such circumstances, how can there be enough money and food to expand the Habayashi Army, a professional army that is almost completely out of production.

The reason why the Habayashi Army can be established is that a key factor is to directly introduce a large number of elite foreign soldiers based on the dividends of the war to strengthen the military power of the central government.

It is precisely because of this that in the early Tang Dynasty, there will be many generals who will serve as Habayashi Wei generals, such as Hei Chi Changzhi and Quan Xiancheng before, Qu Chongyu now, and Li Duozuo later.Apart from their lack of foothold in the political situation, it is also feasible for the generals to control the soldiers.

Li Tong wanted to continue to expand his influence in the Forbidden Army. Although inserting people at key positions was direct and effective, it was too conspicuous and needed to be cautious.In addition, there is another way that is to expand his influence among the fan soldiers and generals.

There is actually a basis for this incident. Don't forget that he also has a group of friends of the Goguryeo survivors.The current situation is getting unpredictable, and Li Tong can't guess what his grandma will do next, so he thinks deeply about every bit of power that he can control the influence at the moment.

Right now, he is thinking about whether it is possible for him to directly intervene in the military affairs of the Beiya. If possible, maybe he can use his Goguryeo friends as a breakthrough point to quickly cultivate a group of forces close to him in the Beiya, instead of just Guo Da, a commander-in-chief of a thousand riders who thinks more than reality.

Just as he was thinking this way, suddenly a figure flickered in front of him, and when he looked up, it was Xue Huaiyi who came to him and raised his hand to signal him to go to a remote place in the palace.

Li Tong followed Xue Huaiyi, and said with a smile: "What can Master Xue teach you?"

When he arrived in the corner, Xue Huaiyi's expression changed, he looked back at Li Tong, and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone: "Wei Tuan'er's lowly maidservant is currently in the king's mansion, and I see it for the sake of the king, so I don't care about the past, but please tell her , if I make another story, I will not be polite to her!"

Li Tong was stunned when he heard the words, and his face darkened after a while: "Master Xue, can you express it? Xiao Wang may not be talented, but if everyone in the school makes mistakes, I am confident that I can take care of it!"

"Dai Wang, don't treat me like this. I have no bad intentions towards you, and I know that lowly servant girl, hey, in short, I have told you, and some people don't want to see me well. If you blindly cover up, then you can only go your own way." Take care!"

After Xue Huaiyi said this, he didn't stay any longer, turned around and walked away.

Being held accountable by Xue Huaiyi thoughtlessly, of course Li Tong was also a little upset. He was also not in the mood to stay in the palace to plot against the Beiya army. After walking out of the palace, he stood on the porch looking at Xue Huaiyi's back as he walked towards the inner palace, frowning slightly. wrinkled.

At this moment, Wu Chengsi's figure flashed from the hall on the other side, looking at Li Tong with a dark smile.

Li Tong was full of anger at the moment, and seeing Wu Chengsi's humble appearance, he felt even more unhappy, he walked around his crotch, holding the handle of the instrument knife, and went straight to Wu Chengsi.

Seeing the young king approaching Kuo Xing with an unfriendly expression, Wu Chengsi was taken aback for a moment, subconsciously took two steps back, and beckoned to summon two guards behind him to stand behind him, then stabilized himself a little, looked at Li Tong with his head raised : "You, what are you going to do?"

"Huaiyi made things difficult, did the king of Wei say that? Since the incident, I have not committed any crimes with the king of Wei, and we have not fought for each other. If you bring trouble into my inner house, I will never let you go!"

Li Tong tapped on the handle of the instrument knife, looked at Wu Chengsi and said in a cold voice.

When Wu Chengsi heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief, he raised his finger and pointed at Li Tong and said angrily, "Zhuzi, how dare you talk to me like this! How dare you threaten me?"

"There is no such thing as misfortune or good fortune, only people call for themselves! If the King of Wei thinks that my courage is only in words, then you have a try!"

Li Tong sneered, and summoned a commander of the Imperial Guard who was patrolling in front of the palace, and asked, "Is General You Jinwu Weiyuan here? See him!"

As he said that, he also looked back at Wu Chengsi, not hiding the ruthlessness between his eyebrows and eyes.

Although he still doesn't know the exact reason for Xue Huaiyi's remarks, he can probably guess some of them. It's just that Wei Tuan'er introduced a new boyfriend to his grandmother and let Xue Huaiyi know.Seeing that Wei Tuan'er has left the forbidden center now, he came to beat him.

He hasn't figured out how to treat Xue Huaiyi yet, but Wu Chengsi, an old bastard's attitude of watching the fun makes him uncomfortable. Of course, he can't make Wu Chengsi feel comfortable and make this guy feel uncomfortable.

If it hadn't been so direct before, but now, his grandma and his fourth uncle had the intention of settling down, so there's nothing to be afraid of.No matter how bad Wu Chengsi's mind was, he would not regard Li Tong as his first target.

Wu Chengsi was naturally not in a good mood at the moment, especially after seeing Dai Wang threatening him at the exit, he turned his head to the right Jin Wuwei General Yuan Lin hurried in to see him, his face inevitably became more gloomy.

After returning to the side hall, he summoned Wu Yizong, who used to be the former General of the Right Jinwu Guard, and asked, "What does the Right Jinwu Guard, Yuan Lin, have to do with Dai Wang?"

Wu Yizong lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I really don't know, His Highness saw that the two of them colluded?"

"Is it still up to me? Dai Wang just bluntly threatened, turned around and summoned Yuan Lin. Is there any collusion between the two of them? "

Wu Chengsi said bitterly: "No wonder, this kid is so confident that he dares to show off his power in the mansion! What kind of man is Yuan Lin? If you think about it carefully, I will tear down that Zhuzi's arm!"

"Threat on behalf of the king? How dare he?"

Wu Yizong was also a little confused at the moment.

"Huiyi has already held him accountable. Hmph, this kid is just obsessed with his beauty and good fortune, and he doesn't know what kind of disaster he has brought in. For a mere beautiful maid, he doesn't even pay attention to Huaiyi!"

Wu Chengsi said again: "Continue to dig deeper, whoever is that lowly servant girl and Taiping attracting into the palace, hold the real record, and then sue Huaiyi."

"But, is this His Majesty the Holy Emperor... I am worried that digging deeper may offend His Majesty."

Wu Yizong couldn't help but said again.

"This matter is a serious concern. That's right, didn't you say that the state officials reported that there are monks and strangers in the Hanoi kingdom? Attract the gods to help Huai Yi solidify his favor."

When Wu Chengsi talked about this, he said: "Desire for longevity is the birth of human nature. Your Majesty Maitreya's incarnation, but now he recruits Shen Zhi to play Prince Jin, which is not a good sign. After the emperor's heir is terminated, this evil trend must be suppressed." !"

Chapter 0391 I have a good grandson, and I have a good discussion with Qing

The Shangsi Festival on March [-] has a long history.The most known to later generations is the Lanting gathering of Wang Xizhi and others in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

After entering the Tang Dynasty, this festival was also known as one of the official ritual activities.For Wu Zetian, the Shangsi Festival has a special meaning, that is, through ritual activities, she can show her female body and maternal side.

There are several important contents in the Shangsi Festival, which are suburban sacrifices, ritual sacrifices and banquets.Among them, the suburban sacrifices are sacrifices to Gaoxuan, which is the god in charge of marriage and childbirth. Therefore, the Shangsi Festival also has the meaning of seeking a spouse and a child.

After the sky brightened, the families of all the officials, especially the wives of each family, entered the Dragon Scale Palace to pay homage to the Holy Emperor, and then accompanied the holy car to the Ningbi Pool in the Shendu Garden to hold a suburban sacrifice.

As for the officials, they will follow the emperor's heirs, and they will repair their body on the south bank of the Ningbi Pool. Even if they are bathing in the water, of course it is impossible to take off naked and splash in the water. mean.

Li Tong led all the preparations to stay with the audience, but he didn't need to participate in the ceremony, and he couldn't get a close look at the scene where Wu Chengsi and others followed the emperor's heir to make a ceremony, but he didn't think too much about it. nice.

But no matter how upset the Wu family was, there was nothing they could do about it.

Whether it is the kings of the Wu family or Li Tong, no matter how much they fiddle with the current situation, they are not as good as the emperor's heir Li Dan in this kind of etiquette related to the basic family ethics. For the closest relationship, I can only blame myself for not coming out of that belly.

Of course, even if it came out of that belly, there is nothing to be proud of.Although the emperor's heir had to attend the ceremony today, his wife and children were still missing. Those who ordered his wife to enter the ceremony were Princess Taiping, Princess Yong, and his goddaughter, Princess Qianjin.Wei Wang Wu Chengsi did not have a concubine, and Liang Wangfei's family background was too low to be liked by Wu Zetian, so the position had to be assigned later.

Attending the ceremony today, there are also the families of the Wu clan kings.Li Tong saw that although Wu Chengsi and the others were more than ten years older than the emperor's heir Li Dan, their children were all about the same age. His eldest son, Wu Yanji, was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and after that, he was a teenage boy.

This is not surprising. The kings of the Wu family were relegated when they were young, and they lived in fear and precarity every day. Naturally, they had no conditions to marry wives and have children.It wasn't until He Lanminzhi's trumpet practice was disabled that he could see the moon and go online, so everyone married and had children late.

As a result, among the royal relatives of the Li Wu family of this generation, except for the Li Tong brothers, there are no backward adults, and there is no one who can fight.So much so that when he saw the emperor's heir and his party going to Ningbi Lake, Li Tong felt that his second brother, Li Shouli, looked outstanding and heroic in the team.