Crown Tang emperor

Now, he needs to show his sense of propriety, not get carried away because a new song has received a lot of applause, and continue to show his performance, so as not to leave an impression of being arrogant and frivolous.

As for whether this will appear young and mature, full of scheming?

It depends on each person's point of view. If he can say "Only love, live me", in Wu Zetian's eyes, he is no longer a brainless boy.As for the two ministers of the Wu family, even if he was pretending to be crazy and drooling, he wouldn't have a good impression of him from the look on his face.

Not participating in making poems, Li Tong also had more energy to observe the courtiers in the palace and try to figure out the attitude of these foreign ministers towards the fact that their brother came to the fore.

Although it was only some temple superintendent officials who attended the ceremony today, there were also high-ranking officials such as Dou Lu Qinwang and Wei Juyuan.

The attitudes of these people are worth smacking. Li Tong stood behind the curtain and only listened to human voices, but he heard these high-ranking officials who attended the front class speak frequently and were more active.

But when their brothers appeared in front of the people and attended the class, the attitudes of these high-ranking officials obviously became restrained. Even when Wu Zetian was interviewing poems with high-spirited propositions in the hall, these people were also lacking in enthusiasm.Especially that Doulu Qinwang, who bowed his head and twisted his beard as if groaning bitterly, and finally even willingly punished himself to drink, but there was no poem to offer.

On the contrary, those middle- and lower-level officials responded enthusiastically to the inscriptions and poems, and there were even a few excellent works, which made Li Tong's eyes shine when he heard them.Although it is still not as dignified and elegant as his "Vientiane" lyrics, considering that it is an impromptu work, it is not completely unremarkable.

For one thing, people have different positions and positions, and their feelings are different.After thinking about it for a while, Li Tong could also think of the reasons for the different reactions of these courtiers.

The current situation is subtle and sensitive. The higher the position, the deeper the feeling will naturally be. When encountering any variables, the more you think, the more restrained your emotions will naturally be.

The restraint and introversion of these big guys in purple costumes made Li Tong realize that not everyone welcomed their brothers' appearance in the current situation this time.Emperor Gaozong still has his grandson in the process of adoption, and the Tang Dynasty is not worried about having no successors. Similar thoughts, at least, did not appear in these people's minds.

As for the middle- and lower-level officials, they have little experience of the disputes and entanglements at the upper level, or are surprised by the appearance of the son of the former prince Li Xian, but they are still most concerned about seizing this rare opportunity to show their face in front of the imperial court, and they don't feel much. How an idle young king behaves and how much influence it can have on them.

Indifference, even hidden resistance, this is the subtlety that Li Tong felt from the attitude of the courtiers.This also made him realize that the legacy left to them by his late father Li Xian is really running out, and there are very few people like Ouyang Tong who can still keep a close eye on their brother's situation.

But this feeling is not enough to make Li Tong feel warm and cold.

As a human being, who hasn't had a little calculation of his own.Not to mention that their late father Li Xian had only been the heir apparent for a few years, even his fourth uncle Li Dan, who was still on the throne, was full of Tang officials, and few of them were moved by the fact that the emperor could not eat the meal of Dajiu. Tears, push case elegy.

The indifference of these courtiers made Li Tong feel a little more at ease in his heart.This scene fell in the eyes of their grandma, and she probably became more convinced that their three little grandchildren really did not pose any political threat and could continue to be raised with peace of mind.

But this also made Li Tong realize that for a long time in the future, he will still have to rely on Wu Zetian to live his life. It is still a bit unrealistic to rely on emotional cards and emotional inspiration to mobilize the masses to protect his own safety.

The idea of ​​options such as hanging from Ciwutai does not have any mass basis for the time being.But this does not mean that this idea is completely unfeasible. You are indifferent to me now because you are not familiar with me.But as long as they get acquainted, who can not love a handsome young king who is full of talent, beauty, and harmless?

Therefore, the success of the performance of "Vientiane" Daqu should not be abandoned in the arrangement and copying business of Neijiaofang. The upper-level line must be developed, and the lower-level line must continue to be cultivated.Although it seems unreliable at the moment, it is still walking on two legs after all.

Li Tong is still figuring out his new position and future route here, as the sun gradually sinks down, the daily feast is also coming to an end.

The ceremonial officer appeared again, read a long article from the scroll, and all the officials avoided the banquet to hear it respectfully.Li Tong was in the front row, but this time he heard it clearly. Leaving aside the empty rhetoric in front of him, the real dry goods of this imperial edict are mainly concentrated in the second half.

After the completion of the Dajiu Ceremony this time, those who are above the third rank of the casual rank will be granted a son of Enyin, who will follow the rank.Those who are above the sixth rank will be granted a second rank.For those of the seventh grade and below, one to three grades will be awarded according to the circumstances.

Hearing the whispers and joy of all the ministers in the hall, Li Tong knew that this was the highlight of this big banquet etiquette.Anyone who can attend the hall will be short of a few sips of wine and meat. They don't care much about the group dinner, not to mention that in such an occasion, no one will really eat and drink to their heart's content. Li Tong saw someone sitting in the hall A mouthful of food did not move, and the older man was so hungry that his eyes turned green.

What people really care about is the addition of grades, like those big bosses in purple costumes, who can accompany their son to a future with a meal.As for those low-grade people, it is a real progress in their own political future.

For many low-ranking or high-ranking officials, it is extremely difficult to go through the ranks and advance one step.Especially between the sixth rank and the fifth rank, it is a huge leap, because the Tang Dynasty's shadow granting system can reach one son from the fifth rank, and I don't know how many people have been stuck in this threshold for a lifetime, and now it is a dinner party, easy across.

Therefore, before the imperial edict was read aloud, there were already many voices of weeping and beckoning in the hall.

Hearing those voices of gratitude, Li Tong felt very uncomfortable.He engages in plagiarism, stealing the feelings of other people's poems and books, and occasionally thinks about it and feels that he is quite immoral.But compared with his grandma's behavior, it really pales in comparison.

Splurging your Li Tang magnates, poaching your Li Tang corners, and seizing your Li Tang Jiangshan, do you think you are angry?It's really hard to guard against, and it's hard to guard against house thieves.

What's even more irritating is that this reward spreads to everyone in the palace, but it has nothing to do with the three brothers.Although the three of them are first-rank princes, they have not opened a mansion to serve, and they don't even have an official position, so naturally they will not be granted a dismissal rank.

However, they were not completely ignored.After the officials Xie En withdrew from the palace, the three of them were stayed behind by the middle official under the order of the emperor, and led to the other palace.

Chapter 0091

In the other hall of the Ming Hall, apart from some maidservants and eunuchs standing inside and outside, only Li Tong and his three brothers were waiting here.

Although they were sitting in the seats, there was a bit of fidgeting and embarrassment on the faces of several people, including Li Tong.

"Xun, Xunnu, will the Emperor still summon our brothers?"

Li Shouli is a kid who escapes from the nest, and once he is in an unfamiliar environment, he can't help but be timid and restrained. He hardly said a word in the chamber before, and now his expression is equally disturbed.

Li Tong just shook his head and didn't answer.To be honest, he had a rather easy day today, especially the moment when he faced Wu Zetian in the hall, and even now thinking about it, he still has lingering fears.

No matter how much he slanders behind his back, and even laughs at Wu Zetian, the people around Wu Zetian are trained to be a little bit trembling, but when it is his turn to experience it for himself, his mood is really hard to call relaxed.Needless to say what Wu Zetian's methods are, the key is that the feeling of life and death, honor and disgrace at the discretion of others is too strong, which makes it difficult for him to maintain a stable mood.

If there is a choice, Li Tong really does not want to have any direct interaction with people like Wu Zetian.But in reality, the initiative is not in his hands. Even the opportunity to be trained this time was obtained by his own hard work for more than half a year.

This is probably similar to later generations, knowing that buying a house is just to let developers play with themselves more, but many people still pursue this opportunity tirelessly.

The real predicament is like Qiu Shenji's staring gaze, which is very similar to the mother-in-law's critical gaze, but the former is much more harmful than the latter.Freedom is precious, but love is even more expensive.If it is a small life plan, both can be thrown away.

After waiting anxiously, nearly half an hour passed before someone finally entered the other hall.

Wei Tuan'er entered side by side with a graceful middle-aged female official, followed by more than a dozen servants, who either held utensils flat or carried boxes and cages.

Seeing the three kings standing up to greet them, Wei Tuan'er's eyes naturally fell on King Yong'an, smiling like a flower: "The new song presented by the king and others is so elegant and beautiful, it makes people can't believe that the world can still enjoy such a beautiful scene of fairy music! Your Majesty the God Emperor After returning to bed, he was still full of praise, and told the big party tomorrow and the next few days to repeat the grand occasion!"

Hearing this, Li Tong was overjoyed again. This "Vientiane" Daqu was able to get Wu Zetian's love and attention. Such a long time of hard work finally paid off.

Here he hastily said a few words of modesty, and then he heard Wei Tuan'er say: "The ceremony has been going on for several days, and His Majesty the Divine Emperor has returned to the palace to rest, but he still thinks that the king and other talents can be rewarded, so I specially ordered my concubine to accompany Mrs. Peimen Shedi." Come and reward the three great kings."

Hearing this, Li Tong was half relaxed and half disappointed, but when Wei Tuan'er introduced the identity of this fellow female officer, he couldn't help being awed, and hurriedly saluted solemnly.Of course, the main person to respect is this lady's husband, Pei Xingjian, a famous official in the early Tang Dynasty.

Yuzheng Shedi stepped forward and looked at the three kings carefully, and there was no shortage of praise in his eyes: "The kings are filial and righteous, and they have both talents and interests. Such a talented person, there is no problem in everything."

Although he was unable to see Wu Zetian again and received some training in the secret room, the arrival of Yuzhengshe Di Shi also made Li Tong truly feel that in Wu Zetian's mind, their little grandsons really have a considerable sense of existence.

Yuzheng is the highest rank of female officials in the court. Empress Wu Zetian ruled the country, and most of the imperial edicts were issued from it. In the outer dynasty, it was the position of Fengge of Zhongshu Sheng.

After the wedding, Wu Zetian sent the female official Yuzheng to meet their brothers, instead of being sent by the embarrassing status of Wei Tuan'er or Shangguan Wan'er, it can be said that her attitude has corrected.

She Dishi read out the rewards for them, mainly focusing on goods.After all, the three of them are already princes, and even though they are all appearances, if they want to change their profits and losses, they must pay the court officials.

Once Emperor Zhongzong took power in the reign of Empress Wei, a large number of oblique officials who did not go through Fengge and Luantai were produced, which avoided the normal election procedures and were despised by others.

The authority of the king is based on a whole set of rules and regulations. The reason why Wei Hou's power is more absurd than that of Wu Zhou and Tang Dynasty, almost a farce, is that you can't recognize this essential problem. The rules and regulations are completely destroyed. Your king's authority Where did it come from again?

After listening to the rewards for their brothers, Li Tong couldn't help being more impressed by Wu Zetian's excessive punishment and rewards.Aside from other treasures, Jinsha and the three brothers alone weighed more than ten catties, and there were thousands of pieces of all kinds of high-quality silk and silk fabrics!In addition, pearls, gemstones, tortoise shells, rhinoceros jade, etc., are all calculated in boxes.

Of course, Li Tong's thinking is really suspected of being cheap and being obedient. After all, Li Tang's country is not his, and now at least he has licked the housekeeper's grandma, and before the country dies, he will share more of the family property.

However, Li Tong really didn't care much about these treasures and belongings. It wasn't that money was like dung, but it was really useless. If you were hungry, you couldn't eat, if you were thirsty, you couldn't drink, and it took up space in the room.

What really caught his attention was something other than these rewards.For example, he was jealous of Xue Huaiyi's little tortoise that could travel unimpeded in Da Nei before, but now the three brothers got one, engraved with their respective titles on it, and packed it in a purple gold fish bag.

This can't help but make Li Tong sigh with emotion, the gold and silver craftsmen supported by Da Nei are really efficient, and now it's only more than an hour before the end of Da Jiu, and the three little beetles have been carved, and the font is quite correct.

Their family was imprisoned in the big house, and there was no explicit order to prohibit them from entering and leaving, but the problem was that they were not given the keys to enter and exit.

When he was allowed to study in the Inner Literature Museum, he only issued a goldfish talisman, and there were only stripes on it and no magnate. It was just a temporary talisman, and the level was very low. It would take half a day to go back and forth to an inner teaching workshop.

Playing with the little beetle in his hand, Li Tong also specifically inquired about the access authority of the beetle in the forbidden area, and got Wei Tuan'er's answer, except for some special absolute forbidden areas similar to the level of his grandma and his fourth uncle's bedroom, Da Nei Zhong Basically, it can be said that it is unimpeded, and it is even possible to leave the palace through the Xuanwu Gate.

Of course, since the tortoise talisman has not yet been established by the imperial court, fish talismans must be matched in the area controlled by the Nanya Imperial Army.But this restriction has basically no effect on Li Tong, not to mention Jin Wu Wei Qiu Shenji, his old enemy, he just had a bad fight with Wu Youji of the right guard, and he wandered to the Nanya guard area for nothing, looking for death?

Calculated in this way, it seems that the little golden turtle is useless, and he dare not really wander out of the Xuanwu Gate, but the distance to and from the Inner Jiaofang will be shorter in the future.Lao Tzu has a golden pen, and the copycats are energetic.

In addition to the reward for each of the three, Li Tong also had another reward: Yongchang jade coins.

This jade coin is half the size of a child's palm, and the jade is smooth and delicate to the touch, with the word "Yongchang" inscribed in seal script on the surface.

According to Wei Tuan'er, the beautiful jade engraved with jade coins was discovered by the jade pickers in Lantian on the same day when the treasure map was released in Luoshui. Most of the codes have been rewarded, and there are only a few pieces left. King Yong'an can get one of them, which shows the favor of the emperor.

"Auspicious things fall from the sky, and there are blessings to follow. His Majesty the God Emperor thought that the king was injured by an illness in the middle of last year, and he almost lost his grandson. He specially ordered the king to go in and out of the adornment. Naturally, evil spirits will not hurt him."

Wei Tuan'er said with a smile.

Knowing the origin of this jade coin, Li Tong was a little bit dumbfounded.He was not eligible to participate in Luo Dian earlier, but he did not expect to find souvenirs afterwards.Fuze followed suit, so he naturally didn't believe it, even if the Dan Shu iron certificate, damn it or die.Not to mention that people like Cen Changqian and Zhang Guangfu who had to give jade coins to Luo Dian really suffered disasters one after another.

But he has nothing to be dissatisfied with getting such a special concern, at least he can pretend to be a tiger if he hangs on his body. My grandma loves me, and I have more than 30 loves in the world. Who dares to stare at me casually?

If it is said that the previous items such as the fortune talisman are just better than nothing, then the last item is the real dry goods.

Yuzheng Shedi stepped forward and said: "After the ceremony, the new song "Vientiane" will be staged every day. Your Majesty has expanded and compiled new songs. His talent is commendable. His Majesty the Divine Emperor ordered you to attend the ceremony with his entourage."

While speaking, she waved her hand, and behind her was a female historian and an eunuch who stepped forward to lay out various parts of a dress, and a female official from Shangfu Jusi stepped forward to measure Li Tong's body size, and it was necessary to measure it overnight The revision will not miss tomorrow's ceremony.

Li Tong was really pleasantly surprised when he heard this arrangement.

After coming to this world for more than half a year, what he feels most is not the precarious and dangerous predicament, but the complete lack of sense of existence.

Human beings are social animals, and the absence of a sense of existence means that they cannot interact with the whole world, such as Zhong Shaojing's ignorance of them in the internal literature center, and the ignorance of them by the music officials in the internal teaching workshop, and so on.

What really made Li Tong's mentality unbalanced was not human snobbery and indifference, but that in such an atmosphere of overall ignorance, there would be no effective connection and interaction at all.

No matter how hard you toss, others will treat you as nothing. If things go on like this, people will even question their own existence. The feeling of powerlessness without feedback is the most tormenting person.

Because of this, he worked so hard to win a chance to face Wu Zetian: no matter the result is good or bad, at least let the morals of the world notice and face up to his existence.

Until now, Li Tong is still not sure whether Wu Zetian's words in the chamber hall really killed him, or it was a kind of temptation.

But judging from the results, he should have passed some kind of scrutiny by Wu Zetian, and then he got the opportunity to continue to participate in the ceremony. With Wu Zetian's tacit approval, he had a sense of presence within his rules.

No matter how many gold and silver rewards, it is nothing more than moving from one room to another in Ouchi.

But only his existence, expanding from the big inside to the current situation and exerting influence, is the real qualitative change for Li Tong: he is no longer just a pig or a dog raised in the big inside, but can A relative who participated in certain ceremonies with Wu Zetian.

Chapter 0092 The Enemy Meets

When the three kings left the Institute of Renzhi, there was still some time before dawn, and the sky was full of stars on the way back.The team had expanded several times compared to when they came, and Yuzheng She Di personally led the team to escort the three kings back, because there was still part of the reward about the concubine Fang and others that she needed to read out.

Throughout the whole day, the family members of the Renzhiyuan were also in extreme torment. The concubine Fang almost never left the central hall, asking every once in a while if there was any news.The other family members, including the palace maids, were also absent-minded in their work, looking out frequently.

A group of people arrived at the Renzhiyuan in a mighty way, and everyone from the concubine Fangshi hurried out to greet them, and returned to the central hall after a noisy negotiation.When She Di announced the divine emperor's decree, Fang, who had accepted the decree, couldn't help crying again.

Li Tong and the other three hurriedly brought the aunt back to the banquet, and She Di couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The concubine worked hard in moral education, and it is rare to cultivate a young man like a king, and now she finally enjoys the blessings, and she will have a lot to rely on for the rest of her life."

Fang's emotions were agitated, and he couldn't help crying after hearing the words. He held the youngest son's wrist tightly with one hand, and patted the other two sons' shoulders with the other hand, the corners of his lips moved, unable to speak.

After many gifts were delivered and put into the warehouse, Shedi didn't sit down for a while, so as not to disturb the family's taste of joy, but before leaving, he asked King Yong'an to rest early, so as not to delay the ceremony tomorrow.

After the Shedi family and his party were sent away from the Renzhiyuan, Li Tong and the other three brothers returned to the central hall, and once again solemnly paid homage to the aunt: "My son will live up to the family's expectations, and your Majesty will honor your family and invite favor. Taiwan will also be built soon!"

"Good son, my, my..."

Without the presence of outsiders, Fang couldn't control his emotions even more.Although he pretended to be dead in the morning without any regrets, but the third son went out to attend the ceremony, and within a day and night the family was rewarded again. The happiness and joy was really irresistible, and it turned into tears streaming down his face.

If so, after a while, Fang Shi hastily summoned the palace servants to deliver the meals that had been prepared early in the morning.Not to mention, I don't think so, Li Tong and the other three felt very hungry when the hot meal was placed in front of them. Even Li Shouli, who was the most carefree, was cautious on occasions like Da Jiu, and didn't dare to let go of eating.

Now that I’m home, I’m free to eat. Fang sits on one side, looking at his third son with a joyful face, not caring about Li Shouli’s violation of the etiquette of not talking when eating, and dancing with his mouth full of food. details of the ceremony.

Li Shouli spoke happily, but he also paid attention to the scale, announcing the good news but not the bad news. He just focused on telling that the performance of "Vientiane" Daqu has won a lot of applause.As for the conflict with the Wu family before participating in the ceremony, and even the risk of being expelled, they didn't mention it.

"Second brother is still bullying and deceiving others, how can there be a fairy dancer who can fly in the air!"

The younger sister, Li Youniang, listened fascinatedly with wide-eyed eyes, but she still did not forget to ask questions to express her distrust of this incomprehensible brother.

"Really, it's really dancing and dancing..."

Li Guangshun, who has always been taciturn, now also has a smile on his face, truly blending into the family atmosphere.

"Your son is a talented person, there is nothing he can't do! You little lady is also rare and strange. In the old year, my family was in the East Palace..."

Fang smiled and embraced the little lady who was still doubtful, and the topic of echoing was casually talking about the scenery of people, affairs and scenery in the early years. Usually, these things would not be said much, but now that she is happy, she no longer has those worries and worries.

A home-cooked meal is far less rich and solemn than Mingtang Dajiu, but the harmonious atmosphere is a hundred times better.After Li Tong finished his meal, he habitually wanted to pass on tea, but Fang raised his hand to stop him: "Sanlang will attend the ceremony tomorrow, so don't try too much of that Kangshen bitter drink, a few cups of warm soup, hurry back to your room to rest."

Li Tong was not stubborn either, he poured a cup of hot buttermilk into his stomach, chatted with his family for a while, and then got up and went back to the house under Fang's urging, and went to sleep.At the end of the day, he was really exhausted physically and mentally.

When the youngest son left, Fang's face became solemn again, looking at the two eldest sons, he said earnestly: "Although Sanlang is the youngest in the courtyard, he is exclusively favored by your father's shadow. Now that the world has returned to my family, I will go to my family again. In the future, it will inevitably be involved in personnel exchanges. You two are idiots but seldom plan. When things happen, you look up to your younger brother. Don't be rash and think that it is unseemly for a brother to follow a younger brother! Especially Ji Zi, if you don't take care of me, I will I'm afraid you won't be able to act as an adult!"

After Li Shouli heard the words, he just smiled: "Your Majesty is really worrying, I have already kept this point in mind! Sunnu and I are very close, and whatever he says, I just think it is Aye who taught me!"

"Nonsense again!"

Mrs. Fang stared at him, then sighed again: "But your attitude is commendable. You are all fatherless and orphans. I can teach you only a few. Not only must you abide by friendship and respect in the future, but you must also set up a family in the future. Alienate each other. Parents’ old affairs and human disputes have nothing to do with your brothers. But in the future, if you do something scandalous about family disharmony, you don’t have to enter the ancestral hall again. Even if your parents’ souls are consumed, you will never be subjected to this stench! "

Seeing the solemn and solemn words of the empress, Li Guangshun and Li Shouli also had a correct posture and respectfully accepted the instruction.

In fact, even if there is no such lesson as Fang's, and far-sighted things are not mentioned, if the experience of the Mingtang Langshe today is not for the third brother to control his ideas, they will have lost everything.The trust and dependence built up bit by bit cannot be profited or lost by words.

Li Tong had a peaceful sleep that night, feeling unprecedentedly relaxed, falling asleep as soon as he touched his pillow, and when he opened his eyes again, he was awakened by Zheng Jin's entry into the room.

After a hasty breakfast, the family members gathered together to send off again, and Li Tong went to Mingtang again under the guidance of the palace officials.

Participating in the ceremony went much smoother this time, and nothing bad happened.Under the guidance of the palace official, he went straight to the side hall, where he changed into a solemn dress that had been modified.

When wearing the uniform, he couldn't help feeling that the more people lack something, the more they value something.Yesterday when the brothers attended the ceremony, their clothes still followed the old style of the Yonghui period. Today's dress is several times more cumbersome than before.Empress Wu Zetian ruled the country, and she lacked a lot of etiquette and laws to rely on, but she was keen to revive the ancient etiquette, going back to the pre-Zhou Dynasty, first rituals and then soldiers, what else can I argue?

After sitting upright in the side hall for nearly an hour, another palace official came to guide him.With the appearance he made yesterday, he naturally no longer needs to hide behind the curtains on the edge of the main hall when he attends the ceremony today.

When Li Tong walked out of the side hall, the officials had already lined up in front of the shrine.Standing in the distance and looking down, there was a crowd of people, much larger than yesterday.

According to the "Tong Dian" of later generations, there were 620 officials in the Tang Dynasty, of which 180 were internal officials, and [-] were in foreign states and counties.

Although this data is for reference, it is certainly not static. In some special periods, such as the Wu Zhou Revolution and the Anshi Rebellion in the middle Tang Dynasty, the feudal separatist regimes will inevitably have the problem of excessive titles and job rewards.