Crown Tang emperor

Princess Taiping wiped away the wet marks from the corners of her eyes, and after drinking another glass of fruit wine, she picked up the chopsticks and knocked on the glass, singing an old saying: "Walk as you go, go that way..."

Hearing Princess Taiping's speech, King Qi's eyes lit up in the other seat, and he immediately clapped and sang in response.Although there are many famous words by the sages, for the three close relatives in the banquet, none of them are as memorable as this song "Xiaoyao Wang".

Hearing the singing of these two people, Li Tong felt a lot of emotion for a while, and he seemed to have returned to the Shendu Palace where he was in a daze and didn't know where to break out, so he also sang together.

Excited, he raised his hand to hold his second brother, and they sang and danced in circles in the tent.

Princess Taiping was also unwilling to be lonely, because the dress she was wearing was not suitable for standing up and dancing, so she just stood up in the banquet, watching the two dancing brothers laugh and applaud, as if she had returned to the carefree young woman back then The state of mind is just looking at the heroic posture of dancing, and there is a little more special feeling in my heart than before.

The cheerful singing and dancing of the few people soon infected the other guests in the tent. Although they didn't have the feeling to feel the old things, this song "Xiaoyao Wang" was originally a famous banquet opera song, which could most arouse the atmosphere. Everyone got up and sang along, even Li Qianli, the king of Xinping who had gray beard and hair, was shaking his head and shouting for flowers and willows.

The tents in the court were originally open, and when they heard the sound of singing and dancing coming from the master's tent, all the family members also looked around, and they couldn't help being amazed when they saw the sage dancing wantonly.

These female relatives may see the holy face in the past, but most of them are on solemn and solemn occasions. They have never seen and did not know that the saint has such a side, and they feel fresh after being amazed.

In the tent where the queen was, Li Guer also stared at the saint dancing with wide eyes, but felt that watching from afar was not enough fun, so he wanted to sneak out of the tent when no one was paying attention.

But when she turned her gaze back, she found that the queen was staring down at her, her expression was still gentle and kind, but there was a hidden coldness in her eyes.

Being stared at by such eyes, she immediately felt flustered in her heart, and hurriedly lowered her head, but after a while, she raised her face with gritted teeth, her eyes were slightly hazy with tears, and there was a little bit of resentment in her sorrow , not only no longer dodged with a guilty conscience, but revealed a sense of righteousness and confidence.

Seeing the woman's posture and expression, the queen was a little puzzled for a moment, where she got the courage, she slowly looked away, turned her head to call for the maidservant, raised her chin to where Li Gu'er was sitting, and whispered some instructions .

Chapter 0995 spring dreams wrong hair, only hate evil blood

After some dancing and dancing, half an hour passed.

If it's just eating, drinking, singing and dancing, the content of the banquet will inevitably be a bit dull.Seeing that there was still some time before evening, Qi Wang simply proposed to move to the field and hold a few polo competitions.

Members of the clan family went to the banquet today, originally to discuss organizing a polo team, but because of the unexpected arrival of the saint, they did not get to the point.Hearing King Qi's proposal, all the guests present, especially the young people, immediately showed eagerness to try.

Li Tong was also quite a bit skilled at the moment. When he personally conquered Qinghai, he couldn't go to the front line of the battlefield because of his status. He stayed in the rear of Shanzhou. Apart from dealing with military affairs, he just played polo to pass the time.

The Longbian soldiers seldom catered to them cleverly. Although they often made the saint very depressed, it also made the saint's game skills better day by day.

In Longyou, he often missed the whole game. Li Tong also planned to show his prestige after returning to Beijing, but unfortunately, he was full of affairs after returning to Beijing.

Therefore, he also strongly agreed with King Qi's proposal, and was going to let these clan guests feel the fear of being ruled by a saint.

King Qi's new mansion is larger than the old mansion, and there is a small court covering an area of ​​several acres in the mansion, so there is no need for everyone to go elsewhere.King Qi first ordered the servants to go to the stadium to set up, and he himself led the saint into the dormitory to change his jersey, and other guests who wanted to compete in the next game also made their own preparations.

"Sanlang, I've had a lot of leisure in recent years, and I've been practicing every day, and my skills are no longer what they used to be. If you want to win beautifully later, it's best to feed me the ball from the same team!"

When Shezhong changed his jersey, because no one else was present, King Qi was more casual, so he couldn't help bragging.

After Li Tong heard the words, he sneered: "Who is not a hero on the field? Riding horses into the field, even though brothers and sisters are close relatives, they are also enemies! I appreciate your stubborn character, second brother, and after the competition is over, But don’t wash your face with tears and complain about difficulties.”

Before they officially debuted, the two brothers already had a bit of anger for victory, and each clamored how they wanted to beat each other down.

When they changed their jerseys and arrived at the stadium, all the male and female guests had already moved here. The female guests were still sitting around in the tents outside the stadium, while most of the male guests lined up in the court. Looking forward to being picked to play.

Xinping Wang Li Qianli has already passed the age of showing off his muscles and bones. He didn't plan to do strenuous exercise when he went to the banquet today, so he didn't bring his jersey.

But because the saint was going to hit the ball, of course he had to cheer enthusiastically, and directly grabbed the jersey of a boy of his own size. Now he was standing on the field with his chest upright, his gray beard blown up by the wind. Very eye-catching.

Saints and King Qi each lead a team, but because the stadium of King Qi’s house is not too big, it can only accommodate four members of each of the two teams. play.

There were dozens of guests present, and more than 20 of them intended to appear on the stage.When Saint and King Qi each selected their players, each of them also became nervous.

Just as Li Tong took a step forward here, King Xinping approached cheerfully, as if he was determined to choose, which immediately made him a little uncomfortable, and turned his head to avoid Li Qianli's expectant eyes, and turned his gaze to the side Li Yi.

Of course Li Yi wanted to be on the same team as the Saints, but when he saw the sad eyes cast by his own uncle, he shrank his head subconsciously and said with some guilt: "Uncle's skill in the game is not diminished by age..."

When Li Qianli heard this, he felt very relieved, raised his hand and tied the beard under his jaw with a ribbon, and said with a smile: "Bo also hold Shu, he is the king's pioneer. The old man's strong bones are suitable for this purpose!"

The corners of Li Tong's lips twitched even more when he heard the words. This is called ignorance and incompetence. People say that my husband is awesome and is a pioneer with a weapon, not my uncle.

But at this moment, he really couldn't ignore King Xinping's eagerness to ask for a fight, so he simply decided to take this pig teammate with him, so he pointed at Li Qianli and included him in his team.

As for the remaining two players, Li Tong chose Dugu Qiong and a young man from the clan, Li Bin, Duke of Wu County.

This Li Bin is the grandson of Li Xiaoyi, the Duke of Wu who put down Xu Jingye's rebellion during the Chui Gong period. Also living in Hainan.It was not until the sage settled the chaos in the eastern capital that Li Zhaode, then the governor of Guangzhou, visited and sent him back.

This Li Bin was in his twenties, but he was not wasted by his years of exile. He was valued by the Feng family of the Lingnan wealthy family as a wife. Before returning to the court, he even led the Feng family to suppress pirates. It may be the distant uncle of the little eunuch Gao Lishi.

The Feng family in Lingnan has a large number of ethnic groups. Since Madam Xian, they have spread out in various states. Even several states in Hainan have many members of the Feng family as senior state assistants.Although the Gaolishi family was unlucky, it did not harm the prosperity of other ethnic groups.

And the best thing about the Feng family is that they are both officials and bandits. In addition to serving as officials of the Tang Dynasty in the Lingnan states, there is also a rather powerful pirate group in Wanzhou, Hainan. It is said that its leader is also Feng's Shu clan.

AMTD Fengyu, who Li Bin is currently serving as the court supervisor, is one of the main organizers of the polo league next year.

Li Tong appreciated his ability, so he was chosen as his team member.After Liu Youqiu went south to Guangzhou and the control was established, Li Tong even planned to send Li Bin to Guangzhou again as a city ship envoy to prepare for the establishment of a city ship department in charge of maritime commerce.

After the selection of Saint's team members, it was King Qi's turn.King Qi's competitive spirit had been aroused, and he looked at Li Yi, who was known for his bravery among the clan's children, but Li Yi had just given up the opportunity to his uncle, and now he just lowered his head and ignored King Qi's scrutiny.

Seeing this kid's attitude, he made it clear that even if he was chosen, he would be a good guy who would give water to the enemy, King Qi could only look away.

He was still considering the trade-offs here, but the King of Linzi pulled his two brothers forward and said loudly: "My brothers and sisters are willing to help His Highness!"

At this point in the conversation, there is no need to say anything else, so King Qi formed a team with these three cousins, and then each chose a mount.

King Qi was originally a wealthy and idle man, and there were many good horses in the stables. The two sides quickly selected their own cars, and accompanied by the sound of drums beating for entertainment, they walked to the stadium with crescent sticks in their hands.

The position on the field is fixed, the Saint and King Qi are facing each other in the center of the field to compete for the kick-off, the drumbeat stops abruptly, and the crisp sound of the gong has just sounded. Knock.

King Qi lost the upper hand, feeling lost and unhappy, he raised his arms and shouted: "Come on!"

As the highly recognizable bright polo flew into the air, the players who were standing still on the field immediately galloped their horses.

Although Li Tong hadn't played games for a few months, he didn't feel unfamiliar with his exquisite skills. After grabbing the first hand, he rode his horse and slashed. Turning a hook, the polo that was about to hit the ground added new kinetic energy and was lifted up again.

The polo is the size of a fist, and it requires extremely superb maneuvering and force skills to hit successive bumps on horseback. If you can hit all the way, skip the opponent's steal and go straight to the goal, without letting the polo hit the ground halfway, it can be said that It's an extraordinary performance.

The spectators outside the court saw that the saint had hit the ball three times, but the opponent had not yet formed an effective counterattack formation, and immediately burst into a series of cheers.

Although the female family members in the tents are also paying close attention to the dynamics of the stadium, their reactions are not as passionate as the male guests. They just stare with their breaths and fists.

But there was also one person who was very excited. Seeing that the sage took the lead, Li Baoer, the county lord, couldn't help pumping his fists and cheering. As the polo was lifted again, he left the seat and rushed to the side of the field, following the movement of the polo yelled and pointed while running: "Shoot to the left and back..."

The players on the court didn't care about the noise outside the court. Seeing that the saint had already controlled the ball and bypassed his bottom line, and began to turn back to the center, King Qi also waved nervously to arrange his own defense and acted as the master himself. With a copy of his hand, he rode his horse straight into the route of the saint.

Seeing that they could make contact with each other a few feet away, King Qi clenched his crescent stick and planned to steal it in the next blow, but he hadn't finished accumulating power here, and he suddenly rushed out from a diagonal, and it was the old man who was talking about the teenage madness. Xinping Wang Li Qianli.

Originally according to the offensive and defensive formation of polo, after the ball enters the midfield, except for the confrontation between the main hitter and the main copyer, the rest of the players have to deal with each other to prevent the polo from falling into the hands of other teams. It is also the most exciting game on the court. In the part, even if there is no ball scrambling, their respective positions and defenses are also brilliant.

Anping Wang Li Longfan of the Qiwang team has already pressed down on the left line and is responsible for blocking Xinping Wang, but although he is in place here, the opponent cuts straight to the midfield and only leaves him on the side.

Not only King Anping was in a mess, but when King Qi saw Xinping King who rushed out suddenly and approached him without dodging or evading, he also secretly groaned in his heart. The old man really didn't want his life to defend the saint. , Regardless of the rider, the horse's neck will be broken!

Therefore, he could only evade at a tangential line, and missed the body dangerously, missing the opportunity to intercept the polo.

But Wang Xinping's assist was too sudden. When the saint made another smash, he had planned to pass it to his teammates, but because of the lack of side protection, the other two were not precise enough to grab the position.

At the critical moment, Li Tong changed the gesture of knocking into a hook, stuck the ball on the crooked part of the crescent stick, and relied on the potential energy of the forward charge of the mount to directly stick the ball to the stick, and galloped forward for several feet , and before the opponent's joint attack, he waved the stick and threw it to Dugu Qiong, who was ahead on the right line, and he himself was forced out of the center line by Anping Wang Li Longfan who reacted.

"Don't worry about the saint, the old minister is here!"

At this time, there was another shout from behind, and King Xinping, who had never looked at the polo after entering the arena, rode his horse and charged again, slashing at Wang Anping's horse's head with his stick tilted like a saber.

Li Tong took the opportunity to get rid of King Anping's stickiness, and successfully galloped to the back line, but he was basically out of the polo competition at the moment, and the three opponents rode their horses to entangle and steal the flying ball from Dugu Qiong's stick.

Seeing that Dugu Qiong is out of support, and if the ball is intercepted from the back line, the opponent can attack directly, and will inevitably be unable to defend, so she can only swing the stick and hit the ball out of the field, giving up the right to the next ball.

"Pity!"

King Xinping had no awareness of destroying his own offensive. Looking at the polo that flew out of the field, he sighed. Anyone who steals and invades has his own minister to break through!"

Hearing this, King Anping, who had just narrowly avoided the collision but whose earlobe was still grazed by the stick, glared at him, but before he could speak, he was stopped by King Linzi, who was galloping from elsewhere, waving his stick.

Polo is a highly competitive sport. There is such a guy who doesn't play polo and only flatters in the field. Don't think about all kinds of exquisite cooperation. It just depends on the players on both sides who is more reckless.

Needless to say, everyone on the field was depressed, but it was strange to watch the result of a good competition outside the field and it turned into a horse-bumping game for King Xinping.

With such an atmosphere killer, the opponent will be timid when defending, and the other two on the same team will also consciously feed the saint.In this weird atmosphere, the saint finally hastily completed three goals and ended the game.

"It's a pity, if it wasn't for the lack of horsepower in the backcourt, he could have scored a flying goal!"

Wang Xinping, as the most energetic one on the field, was also tired and out of breath at the moment, but he still sighed a little dissatisfied.

A Feihong ball is a goal that a player completes in one effort from the moment he gets the ball to the time he hits it, without being intercepted or changing hands.When everyone in the field heard what King Xinping said, they all rolled their eyes.

Although the victory was not martial, Li Tong was very happy. He was fed the ball continuously, and all the steals were taken by Wang Xinping. He felt that this golfer was really good and gave him a lot of opportunities to show off his skills.

But seeing that King Qi and the others were very depressed, he couldn't praise King Xinping for his excellent assists, so he suggested again: "You might as well try another steal."

Hearing this, everyone's depressed mood eased a little, and King Qi served the ball from the bottom line, and the saints and others were in charge of blocking it.When King Beihai's dribble was stolen by the saint, the cheers that have continued since the beginning of the game sounded outside the court again: "Sage's skill, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories!"

Without looking back, the somewhat hoarse cry was naturally made by the county lord Li Gu'er.

"Noisy!"

Suddenly, there was a low voice in the arena, and the king of Linzi suddenly gave up his opponent, turned his horse and charged straight at the saint, but instead of copying the polo with his swinging stick, he hit the saint's staff directly.

Li Tong was swinging his stick to wait for the attack, when he was hit so violently, the stick missed and fell to the ground.Because King Xinping didn't talk about martial arts and made people feel irritable, his movements were unavoidably violent. He didn't care about it at first, and was waiting to steer his horse back, but he saw that King Linzi didn't dribble the ball and charged, but swung his staff directly towards the opponent. There was no enemy or friend there, but he went straight to Li Gu'er who was outside the field.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong didn't have time to think about it. He rode out and caught the flying polo with his hands.Although this polo is made of hard leather and feathers, there is a stainless steel support inside. Li Tong caught it with his bare hands, and his palms felt swollen and painful. .

"Chen, Chen missed... Sweat got into my eyes, I can't look at it carefully, please ask the saint to lower my responsibility!"

Seeing this, the king of Linzi quickly got off his horse, kowtowed in front of the saint's horse and said.

There are always accidents on the court, and this reason is reasonable, but Li Tong took a look at Li Bao'er, who was bewildered outside the court and his face changed slightly, and then looked back, throwing the polo in his hand. He smiled in front of the King of Linzi and said: "There is no need to talk about the accidents in the game, but the King of Linzi's arm strength is indeed good, and it is necessary to refine his skills, otherwise he may hurt others and himself."

The saint's tone was not serious, but Li Longji turned his head to peek secretly, only felt that those looking down eyes saw him clearly inside and out, and the cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, and he bowed his head and kowtowed in a hurry.

After an episode, the players on the field were already sweating, so they left the field one after another, and replaced the other two teams to continue to compete, but there was no twists and turns.

In the evening, the cool breeze gradually picked up, and all the talents returned to the central hall of the king's residence.At this moment, the news of the sage's visit to King Qi's mansion gradually spread, and some clansmen and nobles who were not planning to come here hurriedly entered the workshop to seek an audience.

The crowd was eager to see him, so the sage stayed temporarily, and arranged a banquet with the palace people to entertain the visitors.

Taking advantage of the gap between setting up the new banquet, the saint, accompanied by King Qi, took a rest in the inner hall of the king's mansion.And in another room in the back hall, Empress Zheng retreated away the other female relatives, and specially kept the county lord Li Gu'er behind.

The two people in the room sat opposite each other, and the palace attendants were also silent, making the atmosphere a bit serious and awkward.

Li Bao'er seemed a little restless in the banquet, and was extremely uncomfortable to be seen by the queen's eyes hidden in the cotton. After a long silence, she said in a low voice: "The queen only keeps my concubine here. If you have any words to teach, you may as well say it directly." ..."

After the queen heard the words, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, she looked at the lady and said with a smile: "There is nothing serious about it. It was only when we met today that I realized that my cousin is already a slim lady, exquisite and beautiful, attracting attention. Usually only at home We met each other in a hurry during the banquet, and I didn't have time to ask details about everything, it was my negligence as the elder sister-in-law, how old is my cousin?"

"The concubine was born in the first year of Sisheng, and the concubine gave birth in a miscarriage. She is nearly seventeen years old..."

When talking about her own life experience, Li Guer couldn't help being a little embarrassed, if the queen didn't ask her face to face, she wouldn't mention it in leisure time.

"It turned out to be a young age, so it's no wonder that you look so young and moving. Most of the stories back then were not in line with people's wishes, so it's worth not mentioning them. Now that the Kaiyuan Restoration has restored order to the family and the country, relationships and everything are gradually becoming more orderly."

After listening to this, the queen laughed and said: "At this age, we should start discussing various important matters of life. There should be no shortage of visits from the good family of the family. The capital is also full of famous families, and there are many talented people from each family. Today, my aunt is in the courtyard. Privately speaking, if the cousin has a favorite, I will be the housewife of the inner court, and I can't stay out of it..."

"No, no... I, I don't need it. The empress is the master of the harem, and the daily palace affairs are already busy, so I dare not disturb her with personal matters."

Li Bao'er didn't expect the queen to summon her to talk about this topic, so she hastily waved her hand and refused, unwilling to continue talking.

"The marriage of men and women in the family is also under my supervision. How can this be regarded as a trivial matter? The daughter is shy, or in a timid mood, but it is also ethical for a female to be a match. For example, the youngest daughter in my family is already a wife and mother. , cousin you..."

The queen would not be easily fooled, and continued to speak after seeing this.

But before the queen finished speaking, Li Gu'er's eyes were already red, and she raised her eyes to stare at the queen with resentment, saying: "I don't want to say, I don't want to... What kind of intentions do I have? How come you have been staring at me since entering the mansion! Do you want to listen to what I have to say? I am indeed an incestuous scum, and I want to pay people who shouldn't be paid! Since the queen interrogates endlessly, I will just say , how are you going to punish me?"

Hearing Li Bao'er's direct admission, the queen was also taken aback for a moment, but after a while she sneered: "Such a sentiment is not unexpected. But since I've noticed it, I will never let it grow! Family ethics cannot be corrupted, This is not only my responsibility, but also the insurmountable iron law of everyone in the clan! Since I confessed it today, not only my words and deeds must be restrained, but even if I think about it, I will be guilty!"

"The queen can't scare me! I'm a sinful seed. What more serious crimes are I afraid of? My parents didn't teach me to guard against anyone. I just had a sexual dream with a woman in the world. Only this He happened to be my cousin..."

When Li Gu'er spoke up to this point, tears welled up in his eyes: "It's just such a misfortune that I was born into this family with thousands of people in the world! My father and brother died tragically in the disaster, but I survived... The joy of the rest of my life after the catastrophe has not diminished." , I have blood relatives to grab my heart! But what sinful crime have I committed to endure all kinds of endless torture?

What kind of virtues have you folk girls accumulated, so that you can enjoy the kindness that I can hardly match in my life?It is nothing more than the teasing of the creation, making you ladies who are admired by the world, but making me an unforgivable bastard! "

Speaking of this, Li Bao'er looked at the queen with envy and hatred in his eyes: "I am not afraid of you, but I respect you because of my cousin, but you don't force me! If it weren't for this evil blood, even There is no crime, and I have the courage to compete with you in the palace! I even resent myself and my parents, and this love is better than my life.

No matter how jealous you are, you will only kill me, but don't even think about hollowing out my heart!What about family style and ethics? If I wasn't afraid that this infatuation would tarnish my cousin's reputation, how would I be able to hold back the passion that burns me so restless all day long?

If you want to punish, I have this all over my body, just laugh and suffer.Without this suffering, without this devastation, I don't even know how to express myself to the saint, I love him more than my own life..."

The woman burst into tears, and she was already exhausted: "I don't know how miserable the death situation is, but as long as a wisp of remnant soul remains, it can always guide me to the next life to find a lover... At that time, I want to thank you, thank you Help me let go of my evil blood and end this unbearable life early!"

Chapter 0996 Jun En mighty, Yanji relatives

Everything in the world can be said to be full of wonders, but human cognition is limited.When people and things beyond cognition and accidents appear in front of you, you will inevitably feel absurd.

Although the queen has lived in the inner palace for a long time, as the master of Kunyu's harem, her knowledge is definitely not short-sighted. Whether it is the palace officials in the garden, or the ministers and wives of the outer courts, it can be said that all kinds of people Wait, all kinds of tempers have been seen and heard, not to mention that there is such a rare woman as the Empress Dowager in ancient and modern times.

But even so, today's Li Guer's words and deeds still far exceeded the empress' cognitive limit, so that when Li Guer finished crying, the empress was still unable to respond.

The reason why the woman was summoned today, the queen has gone through a lot of deliberation, felt that this matter can no longer be indulged, she has made up her mind to persuade and stop, and even severely punish.

The family education she received since she was a child, as well as her responsibilities as the head of the harem, are completely unacceptable to this kind of chaos beyond ethics.Not to mention being a wife, she is instinctively vigilant and guarded against any woman who intends to get close to her husband.