"Your Majesty, a group of guards led by Commander Li are here!"
At noon, Li Chang came in and reported to Li Xuan.
"What is Li Wei here for?"
Li Xuan was a little curious.
"Go back to your majesty, you promised your majesty yesterday that you would sell him five hundred bottles of liquor!"
Li Chang glanced at Li Xuan secretly and said cautiously.
Li Xuan slapped his head and then remembered what he said yesterday after drinking too much. A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.
However, it was only five hundred bottles of liquor!
"Is five hundred bottles of liquor worth Li Wei's visit in person? Bring Li Wei to the brewery and fill them with wine directly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang quickly responded with his hands raised.
Soon, Li Chang led Li Wei, followed by a group of guards and five four-wheeled carriages, to the door of the brewery.
"Li Wei has met His Highness the King of Jin and His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Okay, no need to be polite!"
Li Xuan waved his hand casually and asked Li Wei directly: "Where is the money?"
"money?"
Li Wei was startled and then reacted.
"The money is in the car, please wait a moment, Your Majesty!"
With that said, he quickly walked to the first carriage and ordered the guards to move out the two boxes of money inside.
"Your Majesty, these two boxes are five hundred strings!"
"Um!"
Seeing this, Li Xuan nodded lightly.
"Li Chang, fill them with wine!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang responded and quickly walked into the brewery.
Soon, craftsmen walked out of the brewery one after another, holding boxes of liquor in their hands and handing them to Li Wei.
Each wooden box contains ten bottles of liquor, and they are wrapped in linen to prevent collisions.
Five hundred bottles of liquor were quickly inspected one by one by Li Wei and then moved to the carriage brought by Li Wei.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now!"
"Why don't you leave and wait for me to see you off?"
For some reason, looking at Li Wei's mean look, Li Xuan wanted to curse.
"hey-hey……"
Seeing this, Li Wei did not dare to stay in front of Li Xuan for a moment, and quickly escorted five carriages to Chang'an.
Along the way, we were heavily guarded and cautious, for fear of any accident happening.
In Lijiazhuang, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others did not dare to hang out in front of Li Xuan. A group of people took a book and walked around Lijiazhuang one by one, recording everything they felt they needed in their village.
, write it all down, and then arrange for people to build it!
Little did he know that Li Xuan was not that depressed.
However, it is only five hundred bottles of liquor.
One hundred stones of grain can be brewed.
But now, the most indispensable thing in Lijiazhuang is food!
Four days later!
Outside Chang'an City, Tang generals such as Li Jing, Li Daozong, Xu Shiji, etc. returned in a mighty manner with an army of 20,000.
Although there were 100,000 troops when we left, except for 20,000 who were drawn from the Twelve Guards of Chang'an, the rest were recruited from various Zhechong Prefectures.
Leave 20,000 elite soldiers in the Turks to guard the Turkic prisoners.
The remaining 80,000 were all returned to their respective hometowns by their respective captains and two generals from each Zhichong mansion.
They come out for the autumn harvest and return in triumph before the spring plowing.
After resting for half a month, you can start preparing for spring plowing. This way, the war will not delay the farming season. The civil and military officials of the entire court and the entire Tang Dynasty were very satisfied.
Li Shimin took Li Chengqian, Fang Xuanling and other court officials to greet him outside the Mingde Gate of Chang'an City.
Li Chongyi, Li Baoding and others also stood secretly in the crowd and joined in the fun.
Only Cheng Chusi and Yuchi Baolin looked at the generals with gleaming eyes and uneasiness, their faces were bitter, and their buttocks were already hurting.
Sure enough, at night, as soon as the two returned home, they let out a miserable howl.
It lasted for half an hour before it stopped feebly.
Li Xuan didn't know all this.
Li Shimin will hold a banquet for civil and military officials in Weiyang Palace to celebrate the pacification of the Turks and the expansion of the Tang Dynasty's territory again.
Of course, what interested Li Xuan the most was that the Turkic Khan would dance for Li Shimin in public.
Since Li Xuan has agreed to such an interesting event, he will not be absent.
However, what once again made Li Xuan look depressed was that because he was entering the palace or attending a state banquet, he needed to wear royal clothes. Under Li Chang's supervision, Li Xuan was tormented by several older maids for half an hour.
, then put on the royal robes.
Wearing a very heavy crown on his head, he is dressed in purple Da Ke Ling Luo Prince's costume, tied with a gold and jade belt, and thirteen kuang.
Afterwards, Ma Xi led two hundred personal guards in the front, and in the middle was a guard of honor holding plaques. Li Xuan's carriage was in the middle, and at the back was Xue Rengui holding a gleaming horse, leading two hundred Jin Prince's personal guards, following closely behind.
Later.
In a grand manner, we entered the Mingde Gate and walked along Zhuque Street towards the Imperial Palace.
On the road, occasionally you can meet some princes and nobles who also put up a guard of honor and go to the palace.
However, when these nobles saw Li Xuan's honor guard, they subconsciously moved to both sides.
By the time Li Xuan arrived at Weiyang Palace, most of the people in the palace were already occupied.
The officials on both sides were covered with large purple silk cloth, small red silk silk cloth, yellow silk cloth or miscellaneous small silk cloth. However, one side looked delicate and the other side looked rough and fierce.
With just one glance, you can tell which side is the civil servants and which side is the generals.
In some corners, you can also see some foreign envoys dressed in strange clothes.
Seeing Li Xuan, everyone hurriedly bowed to him.
Li Xuan, led by the chamberlain, walked all the way and sat in the second row in the middle. There were only two dragon seats above, which should be the seats for Li Shimin and the old man.
On the side, and on both sides of the surroundings, there were already some princes and county kings who were also wearing crowns, purple silk ribbons, and gold and jade belts.
Many of them looked familiar to Li Xuan, but he didn't recognize them.
The only thing that comforted Li Xuan was that the person on his right was Li Chengqian.
On the side, there are a few little brats whom he doesn't recognize, they should be his cheap brothers.
Li Yuanchang?
Suddenly, he saw a familiar little kid staring at him. Li Xuan couldn't help grinning and smiled at him, but Li Yuanchang was so frightened that he trembled.
Seeing this, Li Xuan's expression froze.
On the side, Li Chengqian looked startled, and quickly explained: "Uncle Jin Wang, Uncle Lu just came out of confinement!"
"I see!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly. It turned out that the little kid was afraid of him!
Afterwards, Li Xuan stopped paying attention and began to raise his head and look around curiously.
The Weiyang Palace is very large. According to his estimation, this kind of palace covers an area of at least three acres. There are 400 seats in it, and a bottle of white wine is placed on every table.
Many officials stared at the liquor with shining eyes.
No wonder Li Shimin would hold a banquet here to accommodate so many people at one time. It is estimated that there are really not many people in the entire palace.
Moreover, with so many important ministers and nobles, plus those stationed in various places, how many important ministers do Li Shimin have...
Li Xuan's eyes were blank, and he couldn't help but start thinking wildly.
When Li Chengqian saw this, he didn't dare to disturb him.
By the time Li Xuan came to his senses, the banquet had already begun. In the center of the hall, there were already two groups of dancing girls, dancing gracefully and gracefully.
After a while, a team of female generals wearing golden armor walked in from the outside, beating golden drums. The entire team was circular to the left and right, moving first and behind, staggered and flexed and stretched like fish, geese and storks, with strong and powerful dance postures.
, looking at Li Xuan with doubts on his face.
He couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian who was standing aside and asked, "What is this?"