Crown Tang emperor

Gao Xuan has different images in different periods and regions, but this is not a problem for Wu Zetian, just worship together.So when the ritual ceremony on the south bank of Ningbi Pool was completed and the officials followed the emperor's heir to the north bank, the sacrifice here was only half completed.

Li Tong saw his younger sister, Li Youniang, attending the ceremony as a Zhai Niang, dressed in fancy clothes and holding a flower basket in her hand, but her mind was no longer in the ceremony, and she turned her head frequently to look at the animal pen guarded by the soldiers of the Imperial Army not far away.

There are birds like hawks and harriers and beasts like tigers and leopards in the animal pen, but the most eye-catching are several huge elephants.

This batch of elephants was a tribute from the Linyi Kingdom during the Tianshou period, and they have been domesticated to be very docile.The elephant is the Dharma guardian beast in the Samana, so at the moment, the fat elephant skin, including the thick and long ivory, are also painted with many Buddhist patterns, which is very eye-catching.

After noon, the lengthy ceremony was finally completed, and the sun was shining brightly, making the scenery in the Shendu Garden more vivid and beautiful.The emperor's heir entered and invited the Holy Emperor to move to the Ningbi Hall, and then the drums and music sounded. Li Tong, wearing embroidered armor, led all the guards to appear on the stage, and walked forward with the Jinwu Guard, holding bows and dancing vigorously.

At the same time, all the eagle houses and animal pens were opened one after another. There were eagle slaves whistling, flying eagles, tigers, leopards and other beasts prostrated themselves on the ground, each roaring.As for the most eye-catching elephants, they are arranged in two rows, arching from the front of the holy car, which further reflects the majesty and solemnity of the holy car.

"Did you see it? Did you see it? My elder brother dared to dance in front of those monsters, how brave he is!"

Li Youniang was walking in the team, stretching her neck and looking ahead to perform. Seeing her brother dancing vigorously a few meters away from the elephant, she was even more surprised, full of pride and showing off to the left and right.

Zhu Zhainiangs are not very old, when they heard Li Youniang's showing off, they all showed envy, everyone would not wish their father and brother to be heroic.

But there are also discordant voices. Li Youniang is still showing off here, and there is already a girl in a green skirt snorting coldly next to her: "What's the big deal? Those big beasts just look fierce, and their ferocity has been pulled out long ago. hurt!"

Li Youniang raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and sneered at the other party, "Everyone has tongues, so it's easy to say, let your brothers compete with each other!"

After hearing the words, the girl in the green skirt was at a loss for words at first, and then pouted after a while and said, "There are too many people dancing in front of me, and I don't see others showing off. It's annoying to keep bragging about little things!"

"I'm talking to myself, I blame you for having a long ear and a long tongue, I can't hear you, get out!"

The team started to walk, and it was a little scattered, not as strict as before, Li Youniang said, and the flower basket in her hand was already waving towards the opponent.The girl leaned back to dodge, her skirt caught her ankle, and she fell directly to the ground, consciously showing her ugliness, so she simply sat on the ground and began to cry.

Seeing this scene, Li Youniang also panicked, took back the flower basket, looked around and said, "I didn't meet her, all you ladies want to be witnesses!"

A group of Zhai ladies are not far away from Shengjia, and the commotion here quickly attracted attention. A female official rushed in, and after a little inquiring, she found out that there was a quarrel between two county chiefs, and the one crying on the ground was the beloved daughter of King Liang. , Feeling a little difficult, hurriedly got out and rushed forward.

Not long after, Princess Taiping in full attire approached and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"Master Changxin committed evil and knocked me down with a flower basket!"

The lady on the ground stopped crying, got up and pointed at Li Youniang bitterly.

"I was just pretending, she slipped by herself!"

Li Youniang also made an angry sound, but Princess Taiping grabbed the flower basket in her hand, raised her hand and threw a slap on Wu Sansi's daughter: "Is it down? Do you know what occasion? You have to be dignified and go straight when you are bleeding. What about your mother?" This kind of upbringing, to develop such a clumsy attitude!"

While speaking, she pulled Li Youniang out of the queue and walked to the front of the queue. Li Youniang followed behind, and couldn't help but sigh: "My aunt is so majestic!"

Princess Taiping laughed when she heard the words, and pulled her back up: "It's reasonable and unreasonable, my wife has to be strong! If you still don't feel angry, go back and continue to deal with her!"

Soon, the team arrived at Ningbi Hall.The Ningbi Hall is different from the deep and square halls, but a cloister-style building complex. There is an open main hall in the north, and the verandahs on both sides are connected in circles, enclosing an open square in the middle, and the verandas on all sides can look directly at the center. .

The ministers and the wives of each family went to the main hall from the holy emperor and the emperor's heirs, while the rest of the family members sat in the left and right verandahs.According to Wu Zetian's consistent style of conduct, it is inevitable that he will make a masterpiece next.

The main content of the conferment is aimed at a group of foreign wives.

Among them, Princess Taiping sealed another 250 households, and adding the previous seals, it has reached an unprecedented [-] households, far exceeding the princes including King Wei.Probably because mother's love can't be poured out, even the goddaughter Princess Qianjin, who is now Princess Anding, has also been added as Dachang Princess, and a total of [-] households have been sealed.

In addition, the mother and wife of civil and military rank three or above, over 65 years old, and plus Mrs. Guo.Those who are above the fifth grade and whose mother is over [-] years old will be given the title of Mrs. County to commend them for being educated talents in the community.For the rest, all the wives who are in the midst of life are also given gifts of tin and hairpin dresses.Once the award was awarded, it was natural that the whole hall was full of thanks again.

After the ministers and wives in the palace finished thanking each other, Princess Taiping came forward again and bowed down, saying: "The minister's family has a humble life, and hastily made things. Hongxin is eager to hope for a good relationship. I visited the letter from the young sister in the Shouli court of King Siyong. , Emperor Zong Lanzhi, and Jiashu grow up, and I hope to get married on this wonderful day, and the clan will be strengthened!"

Shangsi Festival already has the tradition of seeking a spouse with ancient rituals, and it is also appropriate to discuss marriage on this day.Last year, on Boxing Day in Shangsi, Princess Qianjin proposed marriage for her son to the daughter of King Wu Chengsi of Wei, and was bestowed a marriage by the Holy Emperor.

It was just that after hearing Princess Taiping's marriage proposal, there was inevitably a lot of discussion in the hall.The holy family enjoyed by Princess Taiping is obvious to all, and the Dai Wang is now in the limelight. If the two families get married, their respective positions will undoubtedly complement each other even more.

Wu Zetian smiled and nodded in the hall: "When the children grow up, the marriage should be at the right time. The two clans are close, and now the love is added. The family of Zhu Qing will testify that it is time to become beautiful. Congratulations, your two families can discuss the etiquette by yourself. Envoys to participate!"

As soon as this remark came out, Li Shouli's concubine concubine Li Shouli also hurriedly left the table, and thanked the emperor together with Princess Taiping.As for Li Youniang, she already knew that there would be such an event, but at this moment, she was surrounded by several banned female officials and entered the back of the hall, and she changed into Zhai Niang's colored dress, and after some make-up, she returned to the hall, wearing a bright red dress. , looking very festive.

Joyful sounds sounded outside the hall, and various actors, musicians and dancers appeared on the stage one after another, and they performed in sequence according to their titles.However, the occasion in the palace is solemn, and all the officials have their own plans, and few of them really pay attention to the performances outside.

Soon, as the music in the outer hall changed, it was time for Dai Wang to perform "Deng Xian Le".

Wu Zetian's eyes lit up in the palace, looking down at the courtiers and wives, he said with a smile: "Just now, the family talked about relatives in private, and the families just watched from the sidelines. But the Tian family is not alone. In terms of goodness, well-known scholars from all over the world are gathered in the hall today, looking at whether they are worthy or not, and appreciating the characters carefully!"

Chapter 0392 Fairy is gone, return me Xunqing

In the verandah outside the hall, ladies and gentlemen from various families sat together. Unlike the atmosphere in the hall, which was more or less dignified, the atmosphere was more relaxed and cheerful.

Although these family members are all pampered and not in an ordinary family, they rarely have the opportunity to enjoy such a grand and beautiful singing and dancing performance in Jinzhong.

Especially when the generals and officers of the Imperial Army Zhu Weiyi's Mansion came on stage and performed songs, the ladies and gentlemen watched them attentively.There were even slaves from various families who stood outside the corridor specially, following their master's instructions, their eyes were constantly cruising and searching among the tage team.

The Shangsi Festival is also the courtship day, and the officers and men of the Forbidden Army Yifu are mainly composed of the children of the scattered families of the lords, and there are few poor families.After selection, all of them are tall, heroic, and extraordinary. For these officials and officials, they are naturally suitable marriage partners.

And in Zhuweiyi's mansion, Qianniuwei, a group of dandies, received the most attention. When Zhonglang General Li Lingwen led a group of emerald robed men to sing and dance on the stage, there was even pleasant applause from the surrounding buildings from time to time. There are even women walking out of the verandah, singing and composing on the sidelines.

Tang Shi Fengshang was unrestrained and enthusiastic, and in such a cheerful and lively atmosphere, this was not considered a disrespect.Etiquette is solemn or loose, there are always new people in the world, the love between men and women is originally a manifestation of harmony between heaven and earth, and frankness and frankness have a kind of unadorned and touching charm.

On the side of the hall, when Zhu Qianniu was ready to appear on the stage, the little county head of the Liang Wang family who was still sobbing after being comforted by his mother wiped away his tears at this moment, stared out of the hall, and asked: "Which one is the Pei family boy?"

Concubine Liang was also looking carefully, and asked the maid to come down to confirm that Pei Guangting was not among them after halfway through the song, so she comforted her daughter and said: "There must be a selection of more than a dozen people on the stage, the Pei family is dignified, Erlang may not like to have such fun."

The county magistrate of the Wu family lowered her face when she heard the words: "I don't even get in front of people for daily teasing, this is the good match that Aye wants to choose for me? I don't know what kind of clumsy talent it is, to deceive nobles by relying on family status! County Lord Xin is a lowly concubine who can be selected for the high election, I am the daughter of a famous king, so I must surpass her in the selection!"

While speaking, Zhu Beishen had already finished singing, went in and kowtowed and then walked around to leave.At this time, there were already various sachets thrown into their bosoms outside the arena, and there were even maidservants rushing about, busy inquiring about the family backgrounds, ages and marriages of the preparations.

"Lady, there is no Xunqing in this play."

The maidservant, Chun'er, stood outside the corridor and inquired for a while, then hurried back to the corner of the verandah, and whispered to her wife.

Zheng Wenyin nodded in disappointment. The Dai Wang led the crowd to dance before the parade, and their family members were still following behind, so they couldn't appreciate Dai Wang's heroic appearance.

Seeing the servant girl standing outside for a long time, her face flushed with sweat, she said: "You stay here, you don't need to go forward and look carefully."

The servant girl Chun'er smiled and shook her head after hearing the words: "The servant girl is not tired. I want to help the lady but I wish. When I see Xunqing appearing on the stage, I will tell the lady back and forth."

While speaking, she walked around the hall again from the side and rear.

"Choosing a son-in-law in the ceremony is only a miscellaneous trick for the humble selection of people of low family status and no one cares about. The third lady recalls the maidservant, don't be rude in front of others!"

Mrs. Zheng is a fifth-rank county lord. Although she went to the hall to meet the saint, she was not qualified to sit in the hall. Inviting her to the table made the atmosphere of the house where the Zheng family lived was dull, not as cheerful as the surroundings.

When Zheng Wenyin heard this, her pretty face flushed, she called back her maidservant, and sat silently.

After a song and dance performance, and the new program has not yet been staged, Zheng Gao hurried in from the verandah, and after taking a seat, whispered to his wife: "Your Majesty has made it clear that he wants to talk about relatives with all the families, and the acting king will appear on the stage soon. Later, I will present the congratulatory form, and I will follow my heart. Wei Xianggong, Yao Xianggong and others are also willing to make a connection for my family. Whether it can be done or not depends on the luck of the ladies in my family!"

Mrs. Zheng was also surprised when she heard the words, and quickly ordered her family to move the seats to a prominent place in front of the porch for the ladies to be married.

"Third lady, go and sit down, there is no need to be ashamed in front of a good relationship!"

Seeing that his cousin Zheng Wenyin was lagging behind the crowd, Zheng Gao thought that the young lady was shy and introverted, so he raised his hand and ordered his family to move her seat to the middle of the door.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zheng's face was a little unhappy, she lighted Master Lafu's robe and said in a low voice: "Such a great fate, why don't you give up?"

After Zheng Gao heard the words, he stared, looked back at his wife and scolded in a low voice: "My family has a big plan, let your poor wife plot against you! Every family present, I don't know how much they care about the king! The third lady is my family's most beautiful, most likely to overwhelm Qunshu, the rest are the material for choosing vulgar fate..."

"But, but..."

Mrs. Zheng was still waiting to speak, when suddenly there was a burst of violent applause outside the venue, and when she looked up again, she saw the handsome young king with a small crown in feathers and a crown on the central stage.

"That, that's Xunqing..."

Zheng Wenyin, who had just sat in the front seat, looked at the stage, her brows and eyes froze for a moment, she came to her senses after a while, she glanced around guiltily, only to find that all the ladies next to her were also looking directly at the stage, no one noticed her gaffe, and secretly With a sigh of relief, his eyes fell back to the center of the stage, and this time there was no deviation.

At this time, the sky was already in the evening, and the sun hanging down from the west was shining down, shining on the young king's colorful feathers, like a ball of hot and gorgeous fireworks.The golden lotus flower crown encloses the bun hair, and the handsome face is covered with a layer of light golden light under the setting sun. At first glance, it looks angry and restrained, like a majestic statue that does not belong to the world carved by time.

The melodious music sounded, and the smoke from the four corners of the stage diffused. The young king raised his head and slowly raised his arms, as if he had transformed into a divine bird with wings ready to fly. A series of exclamations sounded.

Of course, the young king failed to break through the air after all, and still fell back on the stage.On both sides of the stage, there are dancers in colorful clothes interspersed with each other, or holding a tripod, or begging for alms, the goddess offers grass, and the ape picks mushrooms. On the stage filled with cigarettes, with the help of various props, there are scenes of fairy anecdotes. The pictures are vividly reflected on the stage.

But no matter how magical and beautiful the picture is, the figure of the golden crown and feather clothes is the absolute center of the field.

He lies idle under the pines and cypresses, talks with his hands on the top of the high mountains, haunts the sea of ​​clouds, dances and dances among the mountains and rivers, picks bait, plucks the strings and whistles, sometimes as calm as a virgin, sometimes as crazy as a devil, sometimes Invite the moon to dance together, and sometimes hold a cup to drink alone.

Various gestures and pictures outline a poignant and beautiful image that although independent from the world, is still entangled in karma and cannot be detached.And the hearts and minds of all the people off the stage were also grabbed by it unconsciously, especially those girls who watched the show in front of the hall, and there were many emotional ones, who were already in tears, hating why the good fortune was so ruthless, and didn't care about anything beauty.

On the stage, Wang Zijin took off his golden crown and feather coat, describing that although he was downcast, his body under the plain cloak was still strong.He climbed up the rock, but was blown off the rock wall by the strong wind, rolled and fell into the deep ravine, and even the orchestral music was silent for a while.

Off the stage, Zheng Wenyin held her heart and closed her eyes, and tears fell like broken bead curtains.Of course she knew that none of this was true, but there was still a deep sadness in her heart, she had already forgotten what occasion she was in, and she just wanted to cry without scruples.

At this moment, a clear cry of a crane resounded, and a light-bodied but huge-winged crane appeared between the peaks and ridges wrapped in silk, and when the young king rolled into the air again, he held his body firmly. shape to catch.

The sound of auspicious music, like fairy sounds, moves the heaven and the earth, calms the storm, and even the unattainable mountains are no longer arrogant, the steep walls are slow, the grass and trees bow their heads, and the cranes soar up, carrying the road to finally reach There is a detached figure, going straight to the deepest part of the peak, and finally disappearing between Songyue Mountains.

The lingering sound was still lingering, and the music was about to stop. Suddenly, a mournful voice sounded from the stage: "Give me back Xun Qing!"

The voice seemed to be a signal, voices came and went from all sides, even some women in skirts rushed to the near side of the stage, opened the cover of those tents on the stage, just wanted to see clearly whether Xun Qing was still alive or not.

Half an hour after the long dance, Li Tong's physical strength was also seriously exhausted. After controlling the wooden crane to hide behind the painted curtain, he sat directly on the stage, grabbed the cloak to wipe the sweat on his face, and at the same time sighed with emotion. Realism is a labor of love.

However, he was still panting here, when he heard chaotic shouts from outside, and two musicians and eunuchs rushed in behind the curtain, set him up and rushed to the other side of the stage: "Your Highness, go back, those ladies are crazy!" !"

The musicians hugged His Royal Highness Dai Wang and exited from the side, and then went straight to the back of the hall. At this time, more than a dozen ladies and gentlemen stepped onto the stage, rummaging among the cigarettes, causing the scene to be chaotic.

"The long-term love in the world is so favored, don't give up lightly, don't give up lightly!"

When Wu Zetian in the hall saw this scene on the stage outside the hall, he couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear for a moment.

This chaos lasted until the Dai Wang changed clothes from the back of the palace and went to the palace to worship before it came to an end.At this time, night had already fallen, palace lanterns hung high in the outer corridor, the garden was full of trees and flowers blooming like brocades.

After the stage was rearranged, singing and dancing continued, but the whole day's ceremony was almost over.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor treated the ministers and their families preferentially today, and the ministers naturally had to show their respects. Following the roll call of the ceremonial officials, the ministers went to the hall one after another to present congratulatory forms and presents.

In the Zheng family's house, Zheng Gao was also preparing to go to the palace to celebrate. In addition to the congratulatory form, he asked his family to take out the exquisite boxes and cages that had been prepared long ago, and said to his ladies: "Will you present a gift to express your affection?" It depends on your own scheming and good luck to be rewarded by the supreme being."

All the girls stepped forward one by one, and placed the gifts that they had prepared for a long time and felt that they could show their talents in the cages.

"My lady, my lady, it's your turn."

The maid, Chun'er, pushed Zheng Wenyin who was standing in the corner, and shook the scriptures copied by her own lady in her hand: "Shall I deliver it for my lady?"

"No, not this one."

Zheng Wenyin raised her hand to stop the maid, and then took out a rolled scroll from her side: "Enter this one."

"This painting, this, my lady said that it is rare to enter the imperial garden, and she wants to paint the beautiful scenery and return home for Ye Niang to enjoy?"

After seeing this, the maid said in surprise, Zheng Wenyin's face blushed when she heard the words, she stuffed the scroll into the hand of the maid, and pushed it forward: "The scene is in my heart, and I can redraw it whenever I want. The rest of my life's hatred is in front of my eyes..."

Chapter 0393 is my strength, why ask others

After nightfall, although the celebration is still going on, it is no longer as lively as in the afternoon.Some ministers who don't like to make noise, such as Wei Wang Wu Chengsi, left the table after presenting the congratulatory table.

In the apse, all the female officials are busy sorting out the ministers' congratulatory forms and various gifts.

"Another one! His Royal Highness is really attractive!"

A female officer unfolded a congratulatory form in the cage, browsed it briefly, and then said loudly.During the celebration, His Majesty the Holy Emperor had publicly stated that he wanted to choose a concubine for the acting king, and all the ministers who wanted to marry also expressed their intentions in the congratulatory form.

"I also have a copy here, Spin Shaoqing Li Hedu, selected from his family's gift."

The other seat official Wan'er also raised her head and smiled.

Hearing this, some female officials couldn't help gasping: "The Li family of Zhaojun? Another famous family in Shandong! What's wrong with these families? One by one, the family is difficult to hold, let's fight for the young king!"

It's no wonder that the female official made such a fuss, and with the newly selected Li Hedu who was born in the Li family of Zhao County, the five surnames have already been assembled, and some families have more than one family for luck.These families all have their own family status and are proud of being among the forbidden marriages. The majesty of the royal family is not taken seriously. It is extremely difficult for ordinary families to beg for a daughter.

But now, these people are vying to express their wishes, hoping to get married with the acting king, which is really shocking.

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and at the same time, she sighed in her heart, His Majesty the Holy Emperor used the acting king as a bait to make all the families compete for luck. Although the means were small, the effect was huge.

Of course, although the forbidden marriage families compete for their own appearance, it is not an exaggeration after careful inspection.These big families have a long history and have many houses. Although they share a prefecture, not every family is powerful.

Among these houses, the main branch of the clan is also called Ding Zhuo Fang, in other words, only these houses can represent the prestige and reputation of their respective counties.Even within the same surname, there is a huge difference in whether or not a house is fixed, and it cannot be generalized.

Some of the wealthy clans are self-owned, and they lack the ability to run a business. They borrow money from their children to get married, so their talents are low, and their reputation is quite unbearable, even inferior to ordinary families.

Among the five surnames who begged to be the king's generation, the real clansmen were the ones who had fixed their homes, but in fact only the Taiyuan Wang clan and the Xingyang Zheng clan were the only ones.As for the other families, they are all just vassal branches in vain, with the real idea of ​​climbing the dragon and becoming the phoenix, and wanting to share the momentum of the acting king.

Due to reasons that are well known but cannot be elaborated on, it is very difficult for the Taiyuan Wang family to choose even if they have a fixed house and no matter how earnest their attitude is.As for the Zheng family in Xingyang, they put on a stance that they must win. The Northern Ancestor lineage alone dispatched two houses, namely Zheng Gao, the servant of the Heavenly Official of the Donglin House, and Zheng Xin, the Prince Youwei of the Lianshan House.

Although the current Zheng family in Xingyang is far inferior to Cui and Li Gaodi in terms of reputation and status, but among the dwarfs, the Zheng family is much better than the commoner branches of the Cui and Li families. .In particular, Zheng Gao, the servant of the heavenly official, once elected, his popularity doubled.

In addition to directly expressing their intention to marry each other, some ministers also seconded the recommendation.

Among them, the prime ministers Wei Yuanzhong and Yao Xuan both recommended Zheng Gao in the congratulatory forms, and there were several other congratulatory forms that also mentioned the Zheng family in Xingyang to varying degrees, but they recommended the fifth house of the northern ancestor of the Zheng family, namely It is Zheng Jingxuan, the son-in-law of the daughter of the princess.

Shangguan Wan'er's staff secrets were not short-lived, and after looking through several memos, she roughly sorted out the context of one of the personnel in her mind, sorted out these congratulatory forms, and placed the congratulatory form of Di Renjie, the local official servant, on the table. Mark the top, and make ink dots under the cover sheet.

At this moment, suddenly a maid of the palace hurried in, looked around for a while, went straight to Mrs. She Di, Mrs. Huayang who was behind the case, and whispered a few words before entering.After hearing the words, Shedi's face showed a little suspicion, she got up and followed the maidservant, walked around the hall and entered a verandah on the side.

At this time, the people in the verandah have retreated, and only a young girl in a green skirt sits in the middle, who is the little county head of Liang Wang Wu Sansi's family.

Shedi's family was entering the house, but before they could even ask, the county magistrate of Wu's family had already raised her hand and said, "Close the door, and all of you will back down!"

"The unknown county lord is calling, do you have any inquiries?"