In the main hall of Qingning Palace, there were sounds of singing and dancing.
More than thirty ladies from Beijing, old and young, gathered together. Most of them came from prominent families and their husbands or sons held important positions.
Entering the palace to attend a banquet is a rare honor, a reward for the royal family, and a good opportunity to connect emotionally.
For Queen Li Bi, this is also the best occasion to show the queen's majesty.
No one would feel uncomfortable at this moment, they would all say good things, but some people may have defective temperaments, or they may not be able to speak well enough, leaving a bad impression on others.
But overall, the dinner was still a success.
The ladies all tried their best to use tactful and appropriate gestures to compliment the queen and express their gratitude.
Li Bi was also observing them carefully, secretly distinguishing the close ones from each other, because the queen also needed support from all aspects.
One of the most characteristic rights of the nobles in the harem is that the ministers can take the wife route, and if there is a big or small incident, the female family members can come to the palace.
Whether it is a petition or an argument, sometimes it can indeed achieve very good results. This mainly depends on the degree of closeness to the empress or other concubines.
If you don't burn incense on weekdays and just do it temporarily, it will be very difficult.
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Let’s not talk about the social interactions between the ladies at the banquet. Tonight’s program is also very novel.
The palace people wore all kinds of newly made palace clothes and danced in front of the court. The style of the palace repertoire was also different from before.
Whether it is music or dance, the rhythm is very strong, and there is a hint of vigor and surprise. People feel the joy and enthusiasm, and the lingering things are much less.
The climax of the banquet was when Lu Xiangjun, the Yuezheng of the Taiyue Department, played a piece of Qingyutan, which was supplemented by singing and dancing. The artistry was very high, and the ladies who listened were intoxicated.
This is a famous song that is leading the trend in the Beijing Examination this year. Needless to say the poem, it is an imperial composition, and the composer of the music is Lu Xiangjun, a former famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River.
Most of the ladies have heard this piece before, and some can play it themselves, but originality is originality, and no one else can match it in terms of technique or artistic conception.
Even if you are a little bit worse, even if you play every note correctly, it will sound like two pieces of music.
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After playing one song, the whole hall was silent, and the lingering sound lingered for three days.
After a long time, the ladies sipped the taste with satisfaction, clapped their hands reservedly, looked at the petite Jiangnan woman in the palace, and finally connected her with the image of the famous piano master in the capital.
Some people are thinking that the imperial court is really eclectic in employing people now. A famous prostitute from Jiangnan has entered the Taile Department. They have never heard of such a thing before.
There was also the example of Shen E earlier. The royal family is really tolerant. It seems that in the future, their own government will have to follow suit and recruit some people into the government, but they cannot let other families compete.
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"Lady Lu's piano music is wonderful. With her here, I can stop singing and dancing. Her skills are peerless and can be compared with those of the previous sages."
Li Bi praised her endlessly, and the ladies nodded in agreement. They were all thinking about inviting Madam Lu to stay with her for a while.
Once she was able to enter the palace and the sound of the piano was heard by the queen, Lady Lu's worth skyrocketed again. After a while, she might be the leader of the musicians in the palace.
"Come and give me some wine, and then you can receive three pieces of silk and be promoted to a higher official rank."
Li Bi rewarded her casually, and Lu Xiangjun thanked her repeatedly while still mumbling inwardly. The queen seemed amiable and more generous than the emperor, so she was a good guest.
Well, she does have a big heart...
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Next, Taiyue Department presented another formation-breaking music.
This is a military music arrangement adapted by the Music Department at the end of last year, and a group dance that has been revised several times over the past year.
While the bells and drums were ringing, dozens of people entered the palace, wearing armor and carrying guns. They changed their formations from time to time, and fought in battle formations. The momentum was not small, but there was still a sense of grandeur.
There were people beside him who narrated the story, praising the emperor's achievements in bringing peace to the world.
The ladies could all see that this dance was used to flatter the emperor, and it would definitely become popular in the world and become a significant note in the early Tang Dynasty.
You don't have to think hard when looking at this kind of thing, just applaud it. In fact, no matter how hard the palace people try, they can't show the scene of fighting in battle.
However, it can also lead a temporary trend. If it is taken out on such occasions, it itself represents the royal martial spirit. A slightly smarter person can easily understand it.
If you get some men with makeup and makeup to show off, then the world will naturally follow suit...
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What made everyone's eyes shine again was the eight beautiful Silla women entering the palace. With their exotic charm, they danced the Hwarang eight-step dance composed by the Silla people, accompanied by the Silla grand piano.
This is the military music of the Silla people, composed by the famous Silla scholar Jin Dae-ui.
Foreign monks are good at chanting sutras, but it’s hard to say in terms of artistry. The music and dance of the Silla people are still within the category of ritual dance, so it can only be said that they have some unique characteristics.
It just makes people from Tang Dynasty feel refreshed when they meet them for the first time.
Their dance is not that complicated. In the eight-step dance, people turn just a few inches and make various postures. They are obviously imitating the various movements of their Hwarang disciples during training.
One moment they are galloping, and the other moment they are bending a bow and setting up an arrow... That's the content, and the music is unremarkable. It's just a few Silla women with beautiful figures and different expressions, whether it's their appearance or the aura on their bodies,
They are all very different from those of the Tang Dynasty.
When dancing gracefully, it looks very pleasing to the eye.
As soon as the dance was over, Dugu said, "The exotic customs are refreshing. It's all thanks to your majesty that we got to see them."
I heard that people from the Japanese Kingdom came to Chang'an not long ago. I don't know what they look like. Maybe it won't be long before I can see them performing dances, right?"
Some people laughed and said, "Madam, you have to look at Shu from a long distance. You are too greedy."
Li Bi was very interested and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the soldiers at the front did not care about life and death, and expanded the territory, so that the women could enjoy peace and not suffer from the chaos.
The sound of singing and dancing now shows that peace has arrived. Come, let us pay a toast to the soldiers at the front who have worked tirelessly to bring us a peaceful life."
The ladies immediately put away their smiles, sat down solemnly, held up the wine cups with both hands, and drank a drink with the queen.
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The ladies felt that the weather was indeed different.
After the Silla people performed the dance, several more women from the Western Regions came to the temple, and their looks became even more unique.
He was dressed in a beard, barefoot and with hair hanging down, revealing half of his white arms and legs. He had silver bells on his hair and on his hands and ankles, and he held a unique harp in his arms.
As soon as they showed up, they outshone the Silla people. This is the real exotic style.
Their dance was also very passionate. Several girls were playing the strings of the piano while spinning and dancing quickly in the hall.
The dance of the Western Regions looks very casual, and it is also within the category of sacrificial dance. It is just cheerful and unrestrained. The girls make various movements, displaying their youthful enthusiasm wantonly. Their steps are light and lively, jumping up and down, accompanied by silver bells.
The voices boldly show off their beautiful figures.
Amidst the lightness and joy, what is revealed is full of original temptation.
The old man couldn't bear to see it so suddenly, and thought to himself that it was lucky that there were no men here, otherwise he would have been so ugly.
But for a younger person like Dugu, she was muttering in her heart that it was really shameless, and at the same time looking at it with a good eye, she was also thinking about whether she could let Jia Ji learn it later. This is similar to the dance music of the Tang Dynasty.
It's completely two ways.
Back then, when Yang Guang led his troops to form an alliance with the kings of the Western Regions in Zhangye, why didn't he bring back some of these people?
Several girls finished dancing and prostrated themselves on the ground.
This time they received warm applause. Whether they liked it or not, the ladies felt their eyes had been opened.
Li Bi happily rewarded him with some rewards.
Dugu asked a few questions on behalf of everyone. In fact, everyone already had a premonition.
Sure enough, these girls were all gifts presented to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty by envoys from the Western Regions...
The Empress still speaks so grandly. The trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions is just around the corner. There will be more and more people like this in the Tang Dynasty in the future.
Each government can raise some in the future, it shouldn't be difficult.
The queen's open-mindedness makes the ladies like her very much...
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When the feast finally came, it was almost late at night.
The ladies also drank a lot, so Li Bi simply let them stay in the palace. None of the ladies would refute the queen's kindness, and resigned with satisfaction. Under the guidance of the palace servants, they stayed in the palace overnight.
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Li Po read this chapter in Liangyi Hall and waited until someone came to report that the banquet in Qingning Palace had ended and the ladies had stayed in the palace.
Li Po sighed, feeling lonely and cold.
Damn, he said he should have a good time, but it turns out that the fun belongs to other people. What is this?
Although he was full of resentment, he did not dare to go back to the Manlu Palace tonight anyway. The ladies went to the palace for the banquet and even stayed in the palace. If he was not careful, there might be many rumors in the future.
But there are still people who remember him.
Wang Zhen slipped in with a red face.
She was only thirteen or fourteen years old when she entered the palace of the Han Dynasty. Now she has grown up. She is a little chubby and has a round face like Wang Qi. She always smiles and looks very happy.
I have been getting along with Li Chun, Ashi Tianxiang and others for a long time. She is no longer the little girl who cried loudly when she was wronged and looked for comfort everywhere.
His temperament was too lively, and he followed Li Chun around everywhere. He completely lost his heart and interest in giving alms to beggars. He completely explained what it means to be red when you are close to red and black when you are close to ink.
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Seeing her arrival, Li Po smiled and teased her, "What are you doing here?"
Wang Zhen had obviously drunk a little too much, so she raised her head boldly and said, "Back then, Your Majesty thought I was too young and never got close to me. Now that I am over ten years old, if I am no longer favored by Your Majesty, I will not be able to see anyone.