Crown Tang emperor

Thinking back to last year in Luodian, the family could only squat in the forbidden area and count ants. This year, the situation is very different, and the whole family has started to form a group to sell the ancestral business.

Compared with his brothers who are busy with tasks and have no time to get away, Li Tong's part is relatively free.He only needs to be responsible for sending all kinds of auspicious things received by the Chunguan Ritual Department in the previous period to the Secretary by category, and then display them in the ceremony hall.

This work has been going on all the time, and it has been preliminarily completed before the ceremony, and it only needs to be checked with the list one day before the ceremony.

Although he was not busy with official business, Li Tong was not idle either. After all, his mansion was located in the southeast corner of the city, so he had to send his family to Longmen Bieye in the south of the city, which was close to the ceremony venue, to attend the ceremony nearby.

"Third brother, third brother, where are you?"

When the little girl Li Youniang learned that she was going to live in the city for a few days, she was so excited that she jumped for joy, fearing that she would be left behind, she rushed to the palace every once in a while to see if the third brother had left.

Li Tong was still explaining the tasks to the assistants, when he raised his eyes to see the little girl in the big red jacket jumping in again, he was really annoyed, he waved his hand and said: "Hurry up and go back to the mansion to dress up your pony, let you Cousin will help you."

The fufus usually see the king is elegant and calm, but it is rare to see such an irritable appearance, and they all smile and watch the interaction between the brothers and sisters.

Li Tong glared angrily at Li Yi who was also smiling: "Chang Mei quickly sent this lady back to the concubine, and you also stay in the mansion to check the safety device."

After Li Yi forcibly pulled the lady away, Li Tong continued the topic just now, and said to Shi Sizhen: "Please invite two voices from Neijiaofang, and then enter Longmen Bieye tonight. When Wei Lang's tent is set up, first put the The government has arranged to go in."

In addition to the setting up of imperial cultural relics for the Longmen Ceremony, celebration tents will also be set up along the way for families above the third grade in the capital.Li Tong's family is being divided into an area near the main ceremony hall, and the arrangement must be careful and decent.

When Shi Sizhen took the order to leave, Liu Youqiu, who had just returned to the capital, stepped forward to report who would accompany the palace to attend the ceremony.Some low-ranking officials are not qualified enough to participate in the formal ceremony, so they often have to rely on the powerful families in order to go to the scene to watch the ceremony.

The three kings were allocated 35 places, and they needed to be careful in how to choose them. If they really wanted to introduce some kind of madness and other acts of disorderly etiquette, they would not be able to afford it.

After a busy schedule, it was almost evening when we left.Surrounded by hundreds of people and seven or eight carts, they left Luxinfang in a mighty way.

Going straight along the side street, the Wangfu who was in charge of exploring the road ahead had already galloped back on his horse. The way was that Dingdingmen Paradise Street was already congested and it was difficult to leave the city, so the group simply left the city through Changxiamen, and then crossed Dunan.

At this time, in the south of the city of the gods, the forbidden soldiers can be seen roaming around on patrol, running back and forth to drive away the idlers.Cars and horses rumbled on the dusty road, which was very busy.

Li Tong rode his horse in the lead, followed by the officials from the front and back, and the guests who attended the ceremony joined in one after another on the way.It was not until we reached the southern suburbs of Dingdingmen that we realized why the wide Tianjie was congested.

It turns out that in the southern suburbs of the city, a large terrace has already been set up. On the stage, there are singing songs, actors and maiko dance gracefully, and the bright and colorful pictures can be seen from a long distance.

The location of the terrace is off the main road, but there are too many people to join in the fun. The surrounding area of ​​the big terrace is already crowded with people, and there is no free space between grassy fields and ditches.The crowd of onlookers has already extended to the main road, and some drivers from the city saw such a lively scene, they simply stopped in the street and looked around on their bicycles.

"Who is so arrogant, dare to make such a play before the ceremony to confuse the masses?"

Liu You put his hands on his eyebrows, stepped on the saddle to look at it, then frowned and said, "I'm afraid there will be tens of thousands of people ahead, so your majesty can't go close!"

Li Tong was also taken aback by the big scene, and he was curious about who would dare to be so bold, but he didn't dare to get too close when he thought that there were female relatives in the car behind him, so he waved his hand to signal to continue to detour, and galloped back to the side of the car , raised her hand and pushed back Li Youniang, who had half-protruded out of the car, and glanced at Tang Lingshu, who was also in the car with an excited expression on her face: "You all stay safe, don't get out of the car!"

Li Youniang waved her small fist to smash the carriage to vent her dissatisfaction, but when she saw the third brother's expression darkened, she smiled mischievously: "Brother, who do you think I am? If you don't believe me, don't you believe your own wife?"

Hearing this, Tang Lingshu raised his hands to half cover his pretty face and said in a muffled voice, "If my lady doesn't say this, the king may still trust you a bit."

You are so self-aware!

Li Tong glanced at the lady, laughed himself first, and said: "It's not that you are not allowed to play, there are already a hundred plays in Bieye, and the wild road is noisy and disturbing."

He went to the back car to greet his aunt, Fang Shi, when the voice in front of the team called him again, he looked up, it was his aunt Princess Taiping's family order, telling the princess that she was waiting on the front slope.

The team climbed up the hill all the way, and then saw a somewhat larger team at Princess Taiping's house.

Princess Taiping was wearing a hut with a collar and was riding a fine horse with a flowery mane. When she saw Li Tong approaching, she rode the horse and rushed down. The horse stopped only a few feet away, and Li Tong was so frightened that he almost turned his horse to dodge.

Seeing Li Tong's false alarm, Princess Taiping laughed triumphantly, raised her fingers and put her hat on her brim, revealing her white and smooth forehead, and said with a smile: "Sanlang's riding skills are not improved, if your Jiao Niang three How can you look like this if you divide your skills?"

You treat me as idle as you!

It's not that Li Tong doesn't practice equestrianism, but he was so busy in the past that he was teased by Princess Taiping, and his face was embarrassing. Before he could speak, Princess Taiping pointed down the slope and said with a smile: " Such a huge battle, Saburo is amazed to see it? Your aunt is not an ordinary woman who is idle in the courtyard, taking advantage of this to make troubles, after today, our theater will be famous all over the city!"

Hearing this, Li Tong understood why this scene happened.It's normal when you think about it, the Dragon Gate Ceremony is such an important occasion to build momentum, even the most popular warriors of the Wu family don't dare to mess around with this kind of thing, only his aunt dared to do it many times in the world .

But, you hitch a ride like this, does your mother know?

Li Tong looked back at the noisy scene at the bottom of the slope, and couldn't help giving his aunt a thumbs up: "It's more than amazing! My aunt's handwriting is really shocking, and the gods are dumbfounded!"

"Are you laughing at me when I can't hear it?"

They got to know each other more and more, and they didn't stick to trivial matters. Hearing what Li Tong said, Princess Taiping gave him an annoyed look, and the smile on her face quickly disappeared, turning into distressed expression: "How could I have predicted that there would be troubles?" Such a big battle! I am really anxious and have no clue now, I am waiting here for you to finish! You are not an outsider, so think about what to do? Tianjie is congested, Dingdingmen can’t get in and out, it’s really going to mess up Rites, you have to be prepared to take care of your cousin!"

Seeing that Princess Taiping's complexion changed rapidly and she collapsed, Li Tong couldn't laugh or cry for a while, as if she wanted to rely on him. Could it be that the mentally handicapped aura he wears only works on friendly troops, so why are they all pig teammates!

"It's not like I didn't know that this time I was reckless, but I still look at me like this!"

Seeing that Li Tong didn't speak but looked at her, Princess Taiping blushed even more, but her tone soon softened: "Except for Sanlang, who can I look up to? It's not that I don't want to consult with you when the theater is completed, but you Ask yourself if you have paid attention to me recently? You are always an elder, so how can you be constantly begging for advice."

It turns out that you are still a shameless person.

Li Tong raised his hand to signal Princess Taiping to stop talking, looked at the noisy scene down the slope and meditated for a moment, then raised his hand to summon Li Yi, and asked, "I taught the song "Youth Walk" the day before yesterday, are you familiar with it?"

After Li Yi heard the words, he nodded quickly, and Princess Taiping next to him asked curiously: "What is the song "Youth Walk"? Saburo has a new work, let's go, let's go, you say, you say!"

Knowing that she had stabbed Lou Zi, Princess Taiping was no longer strong, and when she saw Li Tong looking over in a blink of an eye, she stopped her voice in embarrassment, turned her horse to one side, but still stared at this place.

"Choose a strong horse, fight with twenty members, sing around the crowd, pay attention to safety, and don't be trampled by the crowd!"

Facing this mess, Li Tong had no other way for a while, but could only hope to create a new hotspot to distract some of the gathered crowd, especially the most active urban rangers.

Li Yi was originally a young man, and after hearing the words, he was already very excited, and nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

After speaking, he rode his horse back to the team to choose to follow the crowd, and Li Tong ordered Liu Youqiu to lead his family members to the team of Princess Taiping's family for protection.

Princess Taiping rode her horse up again, as if she wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, but she was not curious for too long. Soon the sound of horseshoes came, and Li Yi and more than [-] different kinds of flags were already galloping down the high slope.

More than [-] riders galloped up, the momentum was not small, many of the onlookers on the terrace down the slope turned their heads to look, and saw the horse team approaching, and there was no lack of panic to avoid, but the commotion had not yet spread, the horse team had already galloped around the crowd Get up, and at the same time there is a neat and vigorous singing: "Don't you see the young knight-errants in Shendu, hunting balls in the daytime and throwing them at night! Hulu million will be spared, revenge is as close as you can get! The young knight-errant has passed by, and his clothes are all beautiful... …Where did Luohua travel, laughing into Orchid's restaurant!"

The song was majestic and the tune was high-pitched. It resounded through the wild for a while, and the rest of the noise was drowned out. The commotion in the crowd gradually subsided, and everyone listened attentively. After singing the song once, a series of cheers erupted.There were also young people near the terrace who wanted to hear more clearly, and rushed out of the crowd one after another.

The cavalry ran back and forth, and after singing several times, a considerable number of servants had gathered behind them, and there were already many young wanderers who followed and chanted, or they were not as powerful as the knights, but their voices were high-pitched and had their own The boldness surged out of the heart freely, and the female dancers on the terrace were no longer charming, and they ran around wildly with high spirits.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Li Tong waved the flag on the high slope, and the knights down the slope rode their horses and galloped towards the barren place in the wilderness when they saw the order. It is no longer the previous scene of cascading and gathering.

When the crowd had dispersed to a certain size, the soldiers of the imperial guards who had been reorganized and assembled slowly approached the terrace. The crowd was oppressed by the force of the troops, and they no longer dared to gather and make noise. After all, it did not cause too serious consequences.

Seeing this scene on the high slope, Princess Taiping's bright eyes widened. When she turned her head to look at Li Tong, her expression was a little dazed. After a while, she stepped forward and grabbed Li Tong's wrist as if she had discovered a treasure: "Where is Sanlang still?" How many good pieces are there? Knowing that you have such a bold pen, why are you afraid that the theater will be deserted!"

Li Tong looked at his aunt speechlessly, and felt sorry for Li Bai in his heart, what a magnificent and provocative poem, but it was used to clean up the mess and wipe the ass of his aunt.

The farce was resolved, and the two families joined forces. Princess Taiping regained her spirits when they set off on the road again. She was a little embarrassed to face her nephew, and leaned over to the carriage, pointed at the carriage, and Tang Lingshu laughed and said, "What kind of lady would you get this?" Fortunately! In the future, it will be inevitable that the crowd will be jealous, so you have to be careful!"

Chapter 0211 It's not advisable to take the name of a hero lightly

Before the Dragon Gate Ceremony officially started, Princess Taiping and King Hedong first made a big splash.

It was nearly twenty miles from Dingdingmen in the south of the capital to Bieye in Longmen. There were a lot of people on the way, and most of them were talking about what happened just now.Because the environment was too chaotic at that time, they may not know exactly who wrote it, but this does not prevent them from talking about it.

In the beginning, people talked more about the huge terrace and the many prostitutes that appeared on the terrace. Some coquettish people could more accurately call out the names of those prostitutes with different names, and there was no shortage of envious and sudden discussions. No wonder As early as a few days ago, there was a lack of color in the Fengyue Field of Shendu. It turned out that they were all collected by people, and they made a stunning appearance on the stage today.

People always have a natural admiration and pursuit of beautiful people and things. Hearing pedestrians talking about all kinds of things, Li Tong couldn't help feeling that his aunt really brought beauty marketing to the extreme.

Money, power, beauty, etc., are all vividly expressed through this incident. When it comes to the publicity effect of the theater, it may even surpass the Longmen ceremony prepared by his grandma with the power of the whole country.

When Li Yi and the other princes took a detour and returned to the team, those urban rangers lost their targets and began to return to the avenue one after another.So gradually the voice of "Youth Walk" sang wildly, one after another on the road, suppressing all other miscellaneous voices.

On the way, Liu Youqiu approached anxiously and said, "Your Majesty's talents are new, and he is really full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm. However, with the agitation of human feelings, and the crowd singing wildly to follow, there may be uncertainty. It is not appropriate for Your Majesty to be pure and honest. Lightly touch the name of the hero..."

Nowadays, there is no baptism of martial arts novels, so there is no such thing as a great chivalrous man who works for the country and the people.The so-called heroic spirit is really not a good reputation, especially for a young king of the clan like Li Tong.

Not to mention the heroic words and sentences in the poems, just the attraction and bewitchment of those ranger mad youths, it is easy to think of many negative things.

Hearing Liu Youqiu's reminder, Li Tong just waved his hands and smiled: "It's just a grand and humorous, harmless. The singer's lyricism is not only elegant and high-standard in the scholars, but the waywardness in Luli is also cute. I have a feeling, the song is bold and handsome. That's all. If people can hurt me with customs, Jianju will not be immune to disaster."

Liu Youqiu's reminder is not unreasonable, but the current Li Tong has indeed passed the initial stage of being cautious in everything and fearing that he will make mistakes.

Although he can't be called a big boss now, he has already had more and more connections with more and more people in different depths. Some troubles that could have made him scratch his head in a hurry now no longer need to take the initiative to ask them. Someone will take the initiative to help him solve it.

In the evening, a group of people finally arrived at Longmen Bieye.In the past two months or so, Li Tong also sent people to carry out a preliminary rectification of this villa. Although it was trapped by the season and all kinds of mulberry and planting affairs had not yet resumed prosperity, the manor was not too bad to live in.

Outside the manor, the family members sent earlier led by Feng Changsi went out to greet them, but Princess Taiping and her party had other places to go.However, she likes to be lively and hates living alone, so she just ordered her family to go to another nearby property, while she stayed and entered the village together.

"Those house slaves are really abominable. I said earlier that my other business here can be called a beautiful residence, but I didn't expect it to be just a village!"

Walking outside the mansion, Princess Taiping said angrily with a rather unsightly expression.

The area of ​​this manor is not small, the farm house alone occupies more than one hectare, and most of it is the owner's garden.Compared with Li Tong's first arrival, he had already tidied up in an orderly manner. Of course, the building is far less gorgeous than the Wang's residence in the capital, but the area is more than several times larger.

And from Li Tong's point of view, this manor is not a simple one. After all, it is located in the outskirts of Shendu, surrounded by hills and water. It is an exquisite pastoral scenery outside, and the manor's central hall, terrace and pavilion are all available.If you are tired of the hustle and bustle in the city, this is an excellent place for leisure and health preservation.

"Being able to receive a gift to live and support the family is already a deep family relationship, and I am grateful. Besides, the fertile fields and spacious houses here may be deserted for a while, but the younger generations are lacking in management."

Li Tong was very contented, and said to Princess Taiping with a smile.

However, Princess Taiping frowned, waved her hand and said: "Sanlang, I understand what kind of talent you are. You have both big and small, and you never waste anything. There must be good rules for giving you the land. It is still like this today, so you can see the new How desolate is the time of gifting! Between us aunts and nephews, I will no longer tell you coldness and negligence, but the house slave relies on the master to be lazy, so perfunctory to my dear relatives, this is the negligence of my family management, and I must not take it lightly. Let go!"

Hearing what Princess Taiping said, Li Tong also smiled and stopped persuading her.People with a lot of thought can see the truth. As early as the first time he saw the deserted manor, Li Tong thought that it might be Princess Taiping's servants who were perfunctory.

Princess Taiping's mansion has a lot of property, since she already wanted to gift her nephew generously, of course she would not choose an abandoned garden on purpose.It's nothing more than his family members who are in charge of pastoral affairs. When the princess doesn't pay more attention, they throw out a wasteful property that doesn't have much oil and water.

But even if the countryside is deserted, such a vast farm in the outskirts of Shendu is still valuable, so Li Tong naturally has no reason to criticize.But now Princess Taiping felt that she had been deceived by her slaves, and this was her family matter, so Li Tong couldn't comment on it.

"Saburo, don't worry, I will give you another explanation in the next few days!"

Princess Taiping said to Li Tong sternly again, and then said with a smile: "For people like us, the depth of friendship does not depend on the amount of wealth. What I saw just now, I don't know how to praise you. Do you know that it's just to raise money for that event? In the sex scene on the terrace, thousands of coins were thrown around, if it wasn’t for Saburo, you would not say it couldn’t be perfect, and you might cause trouble for yourself.”

When Li Tong heard what Princess Taiping said, he couldn't help being speechless.One string is consistent, one thousand dollars.

One must know that his annual income is only a few thousand dollars, which is enough to cover food and clothing for the whole family all the year round, except for the deduction of food and clothing for the country. As a result, his aunt just dumped him a year's worth of money without changing her face. Income, this handwriting is really exaggerated.

Speaking of this incident, Princess Taiping became full of spirits again: "Sanlang and I are really a perfect match and complement each other. After this, everyone in the city must know that our theater has beautiful songs and beautiful women, which can be called the most beautiful. , it will not be full of guests by then!"

After hearing this, Li Tong felt even more speechless. If you only want a full house of guests, your name as Princess Taiping is not enough?Even if the commotion is well known in the city, do those ordinary people in the village want to go bankrupt just to go in and listen to a play?

While speaking, a group of people had already entered the manor.Li Tong ordered the government officials to entertain the guests who came with him on his behalf, while he first went to the backyard to settle in his aunt Fang's family and other family members.

The manor has a vast area, and there is a horse farm covering an area of ​​[-] to [-] mu in the back garden. Li Youniang has rarely seen such a spacious house, and after getting off the car, she ran wildly, very excited.

Xue Chongxun led Li Youniang's flower-covered fruit off the horse, and trotted after him.He also lived in Wang's mansion for a long time, but Li Tong was too busy to stay home all day long, and he didn't have time to teach this cousin, so he simply let him be Li Youniang's little groom, but he was very responsible, at least better than Li Shouli. The goods are reliable.

Princess Taiping asked the horse to be led into the stable, and when she saw Li Tong walking out of the residence of the concubine Fang, she waved to him, pointed at the pair of young children chasing back and forth on the racecourse and smiled: "Sanlang, come and have a look." If you, a pair of younger brothers and sisters, can get closer and closer, it will be even more beautiful!"

"There are relatives and elders in the family, I dare not overestimate the case."

When Li Tong heard this, he didn't answer directly, and then pointed to Li Youniang who was running and laughing and said: "It doesn't look like Jingshu, my cousin and I have never had any grudges, but I can't bear to be tired."

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping laughed, and did not continue the topic, but her eyes flickered, as if she did not say it casually.

And Li Tong seemed to have a smile on his lips, but he was actually thinking about how to decline this matter in his heart.If it was Li Shouli, he didn't care much about the marriage, but there was only this little girl, who was so cute and dependent on him. He only hoped that this little lady could live her life smoothly, and couldn't bear to push her into intrigue. among complicated personnel.

It's not that he looks down on Xue Chongxun, his cousin, but if he looks at the big from the small, there is a bit of this meaning.This cousin is introverted and quiet, unlike his mother, he has no assertiveness and is easy to obey.

Right now, the two families are enjoying themselves happily, but it's hard to guarantee the future.With Princess Taiping's strength, Li Tong didn't think this introverted and weak cousin was a good man worth entrusting.

Li Tong stayed in the backyard for a while, and went to the front hall when the officials notified the guests that they were coming.Before leaving, he also called Xue Chongxun to stop him from following around behind his Chinese cabbage.

After Li Tong left, Princess Taiping walked towards Li Youniang with a smile, beckoned and shouted: "Young lady, come to Auntie. You like to play in a big house, and Auntie has a garden nearby, which is several times bigger than your home! Do you want to go?" Go to Aunt's Bieyuan, there are also beautiful utensils and toys of your cousins, whatever you like, Auntie will give you!"

When Li Youniang heard this, her small face was full of fascination, she blinked her eyes and then said: "Thank you, aunt, but my elder brother taught me that you are not allowed to accept gifts. I am young and irritable, and what I like is just for fun. If you are short-tempered and greedy, you will lose the sense of friendship with others, and brother will punish me!"

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping's expression froze, she changed her mind a bit and then smiled and said: "You can ask your sister-in-law to go with you, I will give the gift to your sister-in-law, and let your sister-in-law pass it on to you."

"My sister-in-law doesn't even know how to accept her. She has nothing but brother in her heart. Even if she accepts, she will only accept brother's love. I've seen through her a long time ago, so I can't count on it!"

While talking, the little girl patted the fruit and got off the horse and ran away.

Seeing this, Princess Taiping whispered angrily, "I gave you this garden house!"

Chapter 0212

The main hall of Longmen Bieye Manor is very distinctive. There are five halls in front, back, left, and right. The back hall is used for the owner’s daily life and short rest. The front hall is used for door servants to guide the guests.

It can be seen from this that Xue Shao, the original owner of the manor, is always full of guests and likes to hold banquets.Although the old people are gone now, the bustling scene is far better than in the past.

Li Tong and Xue Chongxun merged into the back hall, and then heard a lot of human singing in the middle hall, and the most sang was naturally Shaowang's new work "Youth Walk".

Seeing the young king walking out, the guests stood up one after another to pay respects, Li Tong smiled and bowed his hands, and walked into the middle seat.There were hundreds of guests in the hall. In addition to the old friends who often interacted with each other, there were also many new faces, such as Song Zhiwen, who also had a very high poetic name, Dongfang Qiu, Zuo Shi of Wenchang Province, Fu Jiamo, a scholar in the library, and Yuan Ban. thousand and so on.

The hall was full of guests, some of whom knew each other, and some did not. Qiao Zhizhi, who had a lot of friends, took the initiative to act as a friend and introduced the new guests to the young king.When everyone was familiar with each other, Qiao Zhizhi said with emotion: "The grand ceremony is coming soon, and all the scholars from the government and the public are going to Longmen, and the gathering in the hall of the king can be said to be more than half beautiful!"

It is no exaggeration to say this, most of the rich and powerful families in the city first came to Longmen to hold banquets in advance, and many of them had already traveled around other families' gates, but among the banquets they had, none were as lively as the Hedong King's gate.

When it comes to power, the King of Hedong is not the highest.Around Longmen alone, Prime Ministers Cen Changqian, Yang Zhirou, and Wu Chengsi each hosted a banquet. Compared with those high-ranking southern officials, the Prince of Hedong is more expensive, but his power is still inferior.

However, when it comes to the influence of the current scholars, those prime ministers may not be comparable to the current Hedong King.

One is that the King of Hedong presided over the compilation of the ceremonies, and he promoted many scholars, and many people with unrecognized talents were rewarded and recommended by him.Moreover, the examinations of various disciplines held just now also let the people of the time see the name of King Hedong's knowledge. There were twenty or thirty candidates from various disciplines before and after, and as many as half of them were appreciated and treated by King Hedong on different occasions. .

Such a ratio can be said to be astonishing, and therefore many people are proud to receive one or two comments from King Hedong.

For this fame, Li Tong really couldn't explain clearly, what he relied on was his eyes, it was all obtained by real money.Except for Zhang Shuo and a few people he knew, the others just followed the trend and came to the palace a few times.Therefore, this accuracy rate is also supported by the number of passengers received.

Li Tong is not without regrets. For example, Zhang Jianzhi, a late bloomer, ranked first in the list of virtuous founders. At the age of more than 60 years, he finally died, and was awarded the supervisory censor.Probably because he didn't play with young people, he never came to the palace as a guest.