Li Bi now lives in the Hanliang Hall of the Forbidden Palace, where the emperor spent his summer vacation.
To the north of Hanliang Hall is a pond called Hanliangchi. Later generations may not be familiar with this pond, but as long as it is expanded and renamed Taiyechi, how does it sound?
In fact, the Hanliang Hall project was not completely completed at this time. The general framework of Chang'an City was built in a very short time, but its construction period was very long. From the Kaihuang period to the present, within a few decades, not only Chang'an
The city is constantly expanding, and the palace is constantly being improved.
Even Li Yuan, whose family was very poor, had to build something after he became emperor. Do you think how poor it was when Emperor Wen Yang Jian lived there?
Li Po drank some wine, but he was not drunk. Many of his gestures just now were just fake. You can only speak your mind when you are drunk. Just like Li Jing, he was really drunk and said many words that he would not dare to say on weekdays.
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After listening to this, Li Po felt that the words he said about Li Yuan that were widely rumored in Chang'an that year were not necessarily slanderous rumors. They probably really came from the mouth of his father-in-law.
Therefore, Li Jing cannot be involved in confidential matters from now on. If you drink too much, you can't keep your mouth shut, and it is easy for things to get messed up... I heard that my father-in-law and Xu Shiji have been very close recently, and I don't know what they will say.
Xu Shiji, that Henan bandit, seemed to have a sly mind all over his body, so I had to give him a few blows later to prevent him from getting carried away and plotting against people he shouldn't.
It was getting late, and there was only some afterglow from the sun.
Originally, she wanted Li Jing to stay in Liangyi Palace, but after learning the news that Li Jing was drunk, Mrs. Chen quickly rushed over and took her husband away. She was probably afraid that he would make a mistake while drunk or lose his moral integrity.
Heartbroken.
As for Li Po, he took advantage of his drunkenness and strolled into the carriage, and was led into the inner garden for the first time. The entire inner garden was located on the north side of the palace, and was separated from the Taiji Hall, Liangyi Hall, Ganlu Hall and other buildings in front by a wide road.
Wide horizontal streets divide the entire palace into two parts.
Most of the south is where the emperor and ministers work, while the north is the forbidden area of the harem, where the queen and concubines live. Foreign ministers are prohibited from entering unless they are ordered to do so.
The entire palace is a city within a city. The inner garden occupies a vast area, and the palace complexes are dotted on this canvas like chess pieces.
Therefore, most of the nobles in the imperial palace had to travel by means of rickshaws (chariots) or sedan chairs (shoulder carriages).
Some famous powerful officials, such as Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, also had names such as carrying swords to court and riding horses in the palace to show their specialness.
The emperor is the master of the entire palace. He basically has no taboos here and can wander around as he pleases. No one can control him. He cannot do it outside the palace. Ministers will come to persuade the emperor to do this or that. It is best to stay in your palace.
Don't come out and cause trouble to others.
The Hanliang Palace was not very close, and Li Po's legs felt a little weak when he walked there. He passed through so many palaces, pavilions and courtyards that Li Po lost count. It was like entering a maze.
Fortunately, Li Po always had a good sense of direction and knew that he was walking northeast. As the sky darkened, the eunuchs and palace servants leading the way gradually began to panic. A bolder man came to report to Li Po and paused.
After a while, the palace people lit their lanterns and then moved on.
The streets in the palace were dark without street lights. Lights gradually lit up in the palaces and buildings. A smoke of smoke began to fill the palace. The Shangshi Bureau began to cook in various canteens in the palace.
After it is ready, it will be sent to the palace.
Of course, the nobles usually have their own small stoves, and the Shangshi Bureau is only responsible for providing them with ingredients. There are probably as many as 800 people in the palace who can cook, and there are as many as 800 or 1,000 people who can make wine.
Li Po said he liked it very much.
In fact, after staying in the palace for a long time, there is nothing strange about it. It is like a city within a city. People live their own little lives here. Some are in charge of others, some are being managed, some are intrigues, and some are striving for the top.
Those who just want to live peacefully are like a daughter's country.
The palace people in Jinyang Palace in Bingzhou have long been scattered. Even if Empress Xiao lived there, there were only a few people there, while the palace gardens in Chang'an City were full of life.
The palace people came and went with lanterns. When they saw this group of people, they were surprised and immediately moved aside. When they took a closer look, they all bent down in fear. No one dared to collide with them.
The guards had already cheered up, hoping that someone would shout in front that the King of Han has entered the palace, so that the palace people could stay away. After all, not long ago, this was Li Yuan's territory.
By the time someone told His Highness the King of Han that Hanliang Hall was not far ahead, the news that the King of Han had entered the palace had gradually spread in the palace.
The prying eyes immediately gathered here, and on some small roads, there were suddenly more people...
Outside the main hall of Hanliang Palace, Li Bi was already there to greet him. Following the rules of the palace, he saluted Li Po from a distance while the palace people sang words of welcome to His Royal Highness the King of Han.
Li Po secretly laughed, this welcoming posture is not very good... Li Bi has been in the palace for a while. In addition to meeting the concubines in the palace and appeasing people, he is also learning the etiquette and various rules in the palace.
This is a process that every harem mistress will go through. She just doesn't know what it will be like when she meets the women in the palace.
In general, Li Yuan's harem is very complete, with a complete set of concubines and female officials in various positions, but some are missing now.
A large part of them were sent out of the palace by Li Yuan. These people mainly had children of Li Yuan. Some of them went back to their father and brother's homes. There were also some who were from low family backgrounds and were obviously unable to protect and unwilling to protect their own daughters, so they went there.
Pingyang Princess Mansion.
Some people took advantage of the chaos when Li Po led his army into the city and escaped from the palace. After Li Po and his wife entered the palace, they did not pursue them again.
The rest of the people are waiting for their fate to be arranged. In this changing situation, the women in the palace are actually relatively pitiful. The old master has just died and the new master has come. The choice is completely out of their hands.
Li Po didn't care much about this, and handed over the power of managing the harem to Li Bi early. He did this when he was in the Han Palace, and he did the same when he came to Chang'an, showing a very high level of self-control.
And he really didn't want to make Li Bi unhappy. In addition to the fact that the two had known each other since they were young and had been together for many years, the woman's strength was also an important reason.
Of course, the main reason is that Li Po no longer has the energy to deal with women's troubles. Like in the later TV series, the emperor who hangs out with women all day long and constantly interferes with housework can still become an emperor outside.
A promising and wise ruler is really unrealistic.
The prerequisite for a wise king is diligence. Once you live the days when the sun rises under the hibiscus tent, you will not be far away from being a weak king.
At least now Li Po has nothing to do with Hunjun, and military and political affairs have taken up most of his time. It is a rare pastime to find time to go to Wude Hall to play, or have a drink with his father-in-law and go for a walk like now.
Or it was because the Umrah meeting had just started.
With such a busy schedule, how can I still have time to flirt with this one and get along with that one?
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Without saying anything, the couple entered the palace together. It was much brighter here. Li Bi looked at her husband, got closer and smelled it, and there was a smell of alcohol.
Li Bi couldn't help but rolled her eyes. How much did she and Grandpa drink?
After entering the inner hall and sitting on the couch, Li Po stretched out his legs and sighed contentedly. It was not a long walk and he was mostly awake from the wine.
The husband and wife had just had a fight two days ago. According to past habits, he was not afraid of the woman taking advantage of his drunkenness to kill him again.
Li Bi would not take advantage of someone's situation, so she ordered the palace servants to get hot towels, wiped Li Po's face, and had people prepare meals and hot soup. They served her very attentively.
"Where is Xiaochun? She has been missing for some days. How could the palace be so kind and keep her so quiet?"
When Li Chun was mentioned, Li Bi became upset. The eldest lady in her twenties, who had not yet married anyone, wandered around in front of her all day long, making some people in the family restless and often causing ridiculous things.
What happened was simply a misfortune for the family.
"Who knows, why not go to Penglai Hall and have a look?"
Li Pocai was too lazy to move, "You should keep an eye on her. Don't make her angry. If something happens, you and I will have to deal with the aftermath."
Li Bigang had just seen off his mother-in-law, and he was in a good mood. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "That's not true. If she was so careless, she would have demolished the Han Palace long ago... It's just that she was too playful. Today she will go fishing, and tomorrow
Here we have to go boating, visit the garden, climb mountains, and practice swordsmanship... If we keep going like this, sooner or later we will be able to make a name for ourselves in the palace."
In fact, it didn't matter morning or evening. Li Chun, who had been wandering around the palace with Ashina Tianxiang and others all day long, had already become famous and everyone knew about it.
Li Po couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "As long as she is happy... I have sent a letter to Jinyang and asked someone to escort Queen Xiao south. When she comes, where do you think she should be placed?"
Li Bi glanced at her husband sideways and said with a hint of a smile: "The most beautiful woman in the world has returned to her hometown in Chang'an, why not stay in her Qingning Palace..."
Li Po replied in seconds, "Don't mess around... I intend to use Prince Qin's Mansion in the east as a place for Empress Xiao to be raised. Do you think that's OK?"
The Prince of Qin's Mansion is naturally the residence of King Qin Li Shimin. It is close to the palace city and no one lives in it now.
Li Bi thought for a while, "How can we reassure people that Queen Xiao lives outside? I'm not kidding, she has a good reputation... Once something happens, it won't be easy to deal with."
Li Po shook his head and disagreed, "She is a smart person. Just send more people to her and she will be fine."
Li Bi hummed twice and stopped trying to persuade her. She just said with a hint of sarcasm: "You are soft-hearted..."
Li Po laughed, "The most beautiful woman in the world will always receive preferential treatment wherever she goes."