"Spring comes only once in a hundred years." This year's New Year's Day and the Beginning of Spring in the Song Dynasty fall on the same day. In the eyes of the people of Tokyo, this is an auspicious event brought about by Liu E and Zhao Zhen, the mother and son of the Tian family who are able to govern the country well.
They don't care about the Year of Double Spring. It's actually a matter of time, not auspiciousness that varies from person to person.
This special year brought the prestige of the Zhao and Song Tianjia to a certain point. The people of the Song Dynasty were celebrating this special year, but the Liao Dynasty, which also used the lunar calendar, did not celebrate it. After all, they used the lunar calendar more.
Known as Han Li, the self-aware Khitan people do not want to celebrate. They only want to celebrate festivals that belong to the Khitan tradition.
The relationship between Song and Liao is very strange. They can't help each other, and they are similar in many ways, but they are not from the same culture and species. Is it a contradiction? Of course it is a contradiction, is it harmonious? But it is not that disharmonious.
The two sides even seem to be evenly matched but often "spiritually victorious" opponents. It's just a matter of quarreling with each other, and they have to smile and quarrel with each other at the same time!
At first, Ye An thought that the relationship between Song and Liao was tense. Even if there was no local war, there would be small-scale border frictions. But in fact, both sides were very restrained. In addition, the land of Yanyun and the northern land of the Song Dynasty
They are all Han people, and the two sides on the border are originally from the same species, so there is little friction.
Especially after the Liao people adopted the methods of the Han people to govern the Han Dynasty, the friction between the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty became less.
The emperors of the two countries even exchanged private letters. For example, there were many letters between Yelu Longxu and Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng. The two emperors almost created a prosperous era in their era.
The "Double Spring Festival" of the Song Dynasty is very lively at the moment. After the Zhengdan Dynasty gathering dispersed, the emperor actually invited him to dinner...
Not everyone can receive such treatment. Generally, they are envoys from other dynasties, important ministers of the Song Dynasty, clans, nobles, relatives, etc. But even those who cannot attend the banquet in front of the emperor can still get it.
reward.
Only then did Ye An discover that there were discrepancies in the historical facts recorded in the original history books, because the written words could not show the luxury of the Song people at all.
Li Zunxu sat behind a few tables and looked at the palace servants who were constantly coming and going in the hall. He smiled and said to Ye An: "Don't look at it, your eldest princess has also used the eldest princess to enter the palace for a banquet. The empress has given enough to the official family this time."
Face, this banquet is attended separately. The banquet is held by the official family and the courtiers, and the empress lives in the palace. This can be regarded as the honor of the official family!"
"The official family has reached the age of tying their hair. In a few years, they will be crowned and they will get married."
Li Zunxu lowered his head and smiled: "Hey, the official family is getting older day by day, and Tusu wine is not for nothing. The more years we get, the closer the official wedding day will be. After the wedding, he will be in charge.
It is a matter of course, how could a saint not have made plans in advance to show his kindness to his ministers?"
Ye An nodded slightly. Yes, Liu E did give Zhao Zhen enough face at this Zhengdan court meeting. Although the curtain was hung behind him, he rarely spoke. Zhao Zhen was almost always greeting the courtiers and foreign envoys.
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The concession at this grand event was enough to show Liu E's "care" for Zhao Zhen, and it also made the originally dissatisfied courtiers feel a lot more comfortable. In Ye An's view, this was Liu E's method of retreating in order to advance.
Doing this may cause some loss in face, but as long as we can seize the power in our hands and avoid the backlash of the courtiers, isn't that better than anything else?
Courtiers are sensitive to politics. Even relatives like Li Zunxu are carefully observing Liu E's every move, not to mention the more sensitive civil and military courtiers.
This banquet was just a meal for Ye An, but more attention was paid to the courtiers. The expressions of the people in the palace were the most interesting in his eyes.
Some are happy, some are contented, some are graceful, some are fearful and unable to take on heavy responsibility, and of course there are some who are light-hearted, such as Wang Qinruo who was promoted by Liu E.
The person Ye An admires the most is him. People like Wang Qinruo are almost regarded as traitors by the courtiers, but he can still stay in a high position for a long time and be so content. Obviously he understands Liu E's deeper intentions.
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Although the court officials did not want to see him, he was still involved in political affairs and was a dignified deputy prime minister. He was still chatting and laughing with others, and there was no trace of his distress at all.
As for Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, they didn't show many expressions. Their faces were full of elegant smiles. It can be seen that the real boss has experienced ups and downs. Before launching the fatal blow, he had a close relationship with Wang Qinruo.
The relationship between them can even be described as harmonious.
"I heard that Marquis Ye is good at admonishing officials with profound poems. Today, the officials are giving a banquet. I wonder if we have such an honor?"
Ye An looked for fame, but he didn't expect it to be Privy Councilor Cao Liang. After speaking, he looked at him with a smile. Ye An's heart suddenly sounded alarm. He crossed his hands and saluted: "Ye An's poems are all unpopular folk songs."
Made of slang..."
Cao Li sneered and said: "Since it is a common slang, how can it be used to admonish the officials? Isn't it insulting to the saints? As a bachelor, Ye Hou should teach the officials with the words of Confucianism and the righteousness of the saints!"
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Li Zunxu was a little dissatisfied on the side. He was about to speak for Ye An when he was stopped by Ye An. He smiled and crossed his hands towards Cao Li and said, "What Privy Cao said is that although folk slang sounds ridiculous, the meaning behind it is actually
It has the effect of alerting people."
There is usually no taboo when the emperor gives a banquet during the Spring Festival, and teasing and even ridicule among the ministers are common. Of course, the premise is that the emperor has not yet changed his clothes, and the ministers are bored at the moment. It is natural to see Cao Liang and Ye An "fighting" in the palace.
They all made a fuss and asked Ye An to compose a poem.
As for the banquet, poems and songs are naturally indispensable. This is a pastime among literati, and it is also a place where military commanders often tease literati. Cao Lili's words obviously made Wang Zeng unhappy, but Lu Yijian looked at Ye An with deep meaning,
He always felt that this kid could make Cao Li make a fool of himself in public.
"Changsheng heard that Privy Cao got a concubine a few years ago, and she is really getting stronger! Today I will write a poem as a gift. I hope Privy Cao will not dislike her!
The eighteenth-year-old bride is eighty-year-old, with pale hair and red makeup. The mandarin ducks spend the night in pairs, and a pear tree presses the begonia."
This is a satirical poem by a great writer. Eighteen versus eighty, white hair versus red makeup, this is already a great contrast. A pear tree describes Cao Li's gray hair, while Begonia is bright and delicate, with a "pressed" in the middle.
"" word, coupled with the previous sentence, is the last word left. In human words, it is "good cabbage is given to pigs"!
For a moment, the ministers burst into laughter. Cao Li held the wine cup tightly with the veins in his right hand exposed. Although there was a smile on his face, he was staring at Ye An with murderous intent in his eyes.
Ye An doesn't care about such threats. He is really not afraid of obvious threats. Cao Lili is actually a poor man. He has fallen into Liu E's "little book" without knowing it. It's a pity that he has been overwhelmed by the power in his hands.
I lost my mind, I was already saving him by doing this...