After all the princesses and princes-in-law’s gifts were read out, it was finally the turn of Lin Xuan and the ‘future princes-in-law’ who were not yet married.
"A dressing table presented by the Marquis of Jingyang County."
"The Prince of Zhao Guogong presented a handwritten copy of the Taoist Scriptures to Mrs. Nanyue."
"The second son of Duke Su presented a red coral."
Because they are not married, they cannot be called so-and-so's consort.
People who knew Mrs. Nanyue's name took a breath when they heard that what Changsun Chong sent was the Taoist scriptures handwritten by Mrs. Nanyue.
Mrs. Nanyue, formerly known as Wei Huacun, was a native of Rencheng in the Jin Dynasty. She was a female Taoist priest with the courtesy name Xian'an. She was also known as Zixu Yuanjun and Mrs. Wei. She was the first generation grandmaster of the Shangqing sect and was known as the "Grandma of the Two Immortals" among the people.
and one of the four great goddesses revered by Taoism.
In addition, the Tang Dynasty respected Taoism as the state religion. In a sense, all gifts today are inferior to the Taoist scriptures handwritten by Mrs. Nanyue.
"Your Majesty, what is the dressing table? The name sounds like it is a dowry?" Concubine Yang asked curiously.
The makeup box (pronounced lian) is a mirror box used by ancient women to put on makeup.
The dressing table sounds like it is used for dressing, but she has never heard of the name dressing table.
Empress Changsun shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
"Your Majesty, why don't you let someone bring it over and take a look?" Concubine Yang suggested.
The congratulatory gifts were given to the eunuchs to be registered and kept in the warehouse.
Only if Empress Changsun is interested in a certain item will it be taken.
It's not like what some novels say, they are all presented by hand.
There were dozens of princes, princesses, and consorts, and each of them personally sent a congratulatory gift, and they had to send it at a certain time.
Of course, Empress Changsun can also only let her own children present gifts with her own hands.
Because she is the master of the harem, no matter which concubine gives birth to the child, she needs to be addressed as the queen mother, so she cannot do this.
"Come here, bring up the dressing table from Marquis Xian of Jingyang County." Empress Changsun said.
"yes!"
Not long after, several eunuchs came in carrying something covered with red cloth.
Queen Changsun was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the dressing table given by Lin Xuan was so big.
Although she hasn't seen what it is yet, if it were a comparison, Lin Xuan's gift would definitely be the best.
The eunuch carefully placed the dressing table in front of Queen Changsun.
"To the Queen, this is the dressing table of Hou Xian of Jingyang County."
Empress Changsun nodded, stood up and lifted up the red cloth covering her.
Empress Changsun looked up and saw a very large mirror, with her face reflected in the mirror.
"Ah!" Empress Changsun couldn't help but exclaimed. She was so surprised that she didn't even bother to cover her mouth.
Originally, everyone's attention was on the dressing table, and the main hall was a little quiet. After Empress Changsun exclaimed, the main hall became even quieter.
What on earth was it that caused Empress Changsun to not even care about her image, so she exclaimed in surprise on such an occasion.
However, from where they were sitting, they could only see the back.
All I could see was a cabinet that seemed to be made of rosewood, with a round object on top that seemed to be made of silver.
Although red sandalwood is precious, it is very common to Empress Changsun. It should not be because of red sandalwood.
Silver is even less likely.
For a moment, everyone in the hall became curious.
Princess Yuzhang stood next to Li Lizhi and asked curiously: "Sister, what exactly did the Marquis of Jingyang County send?"
Li Lizhi was a little excited and said with some resentment: "How did I know? I was worried about her before. It's not like you didn't know."
Speaking of this, Li Lizhi felt a little resentful. It was useless for her to worry about Lin Xuan. It turned out that Lin Xuan had already prepared it.
Princess Yuzhang thought for a while and realized that this was really the case, so she did not continue to ask.
Empress Changsun also came to her senses at this time. She had seen countless treasures in her life, and this was the first time something had moved her so much.
She couldn't help but get closer to the mirror and looked at it carefully.
The face in the mirror is clearer and can be said to be every detail.
"Sisters, come and take a look." Queen Changsun said.
Concubine Yang and others were anxious for a long time. After hearing this, they stood up and walked to Queen Changsun's side.
Even if you have imagined it before, this dresser is definitely a treasure.
But when they saw their clear faces in the mirror, these concubines couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Ah~"
"This is truly a peerless treasure." Concubine Yang said enviously.
The other married women became even more curious after hearing Concubine Yang's words.
What kind of treasure could make the queen and concubines exclaim in surprise?
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Such a thing is rare in my life. Some of my courtesy will make you laugh."
"Where can I get such praise from the Queen? It must be a peerless treasure. I wonder if your Majesty can let us see it too?" said the Princess of Hejian County.
"Why not?" Empress Changsun smiled and said to the eunuch: "Be careful and turn the dressing table around so that everyone can see it."
Several eunuchs now also know how precious this dressing table is, and they are more careful when carrying it.
The entire hall, whether it was the princess or the princess, everyone was eagerly looking forward to seeing what it was that made Empress Changsun exclaim.
When they saw everyone's faces reflected so clearly in the mirror, everyone exclaimed.
Although the bronze mirror of the Tang Dynasty can still see clearly, it becomes very blurry when it is far away.
But this mirror is different. Although some of them are far away, the reflection in the mirror is still clear.
Because of this mirror, the back hall was filled with exclamations of surprise and turned into a mess.
…
Lin Xuan didn't know this. He was drinking wine and admiring the dance of the dancers in the palace.
This kind of banquet is actually very boring.
Because of the strict hierarchy, he was surrounded by marquises, but he didn't recognize any of them and didn't even have anyone to talk to.
The most surprising thing is that Li Yuan came.
It's not that Li Yuan hated Li Shimin and never forgave him until his death.
Do you usually cause trouble for Li Shimin? Why doesn't it look like this now?
Li Yuan hates Li Shimin, that's for sure, but it's not as serious as the legend says.
When Li Shimin destroyed the Eastern Turks, he held a celebration party. Li Yuan not only attended, but also praised Li Shimin, saying: "The great ancestor of the Han Dynasty was unable to avenge his death in vain. Now my son can destroy the Turks, and I have entrusted the people to do so, so why worry!"
When Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, he faced the threat of Turks.
In order to relieve his worries, Li Yuan had no choice but to surrender to the Turks and pay tribute. In order to express their support for Li Yuan, the Turks also sent a small number of cavalry to participate in the battle. The Turks' support for Li Yuan was not free, and the price charged was very high. Li Yuan
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there was an attempt to get rid of the control of the Turks, which resulted in several wars.
In the second year of Wude, the Turks began to send troops to attack Taiyuan, but they died of illness on the way. Logically speaking, the enemy's leader died of illness on the way to attack you. Li Yuan should be happy, and the whole Tang Dynasty should be celebrating. Li Yuan
Although he was happy in his heart, he did not dare to show it at all. After Li Yuan received the news of Shibi Khan's death, he actually mourned Shibi Khan at Changle Gate. Li Yuan ordered the ministers of the Tang Dynasty to go to the embassy collectively to express their condolences to the Turkic envoys
In mourning, he also gave the Turks a huge sum of money.
The Turks wanted to attack the Tang Dynasty, but Li Yuan was so servile to Shibi Khan. What would the subjects of the Tang Dynasty think of Li Yuan? Li Yuan suffered huge humiliation by doing this. Li Yuan's humiliation did not change
The Turks gave up. The Turks still supported Liu Wuzhou and fought a proxy war with Li Yuan. In this war, Li Yuan suffered a big loss at the beginning. Even Taiyuan, the land of Longxing, was occupied by Liu Wuzhou.
Li Yuan's younger brother Li Xiaoji was also killed in this war. Liu Wuzhou accepted the canonization of the Turkic Khan and was known as Dingyang Khan. With the support of the Turks, he almost destroyed the new Tang Dynasty. Except for
In addition to Liu Wuzhou, the Turks also supported Liang Shidu, Yuan Junzhang, Liu Heitao and other forces, and constantly harassed the Tang Dynasty. Liu Heitao, in particular, posed a great threat to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin
His younger brother Li Daoxuan was beaten to death by Liu Heitai.
In the seventh year of Wude, the Turkic Jieli Great Khan launched a fierce attack on the Tang Dynasty. The scale of this invasion exceeded previous scales. Li Yuan was frightened by the Turks' battle, and he ordered to abandon Chang'an and move the capital to Xiangyang. Li Shimin argued hard,
This made Li Yuan give up the idea of moving the capital. Li Yuan sent Li Shimin to lead his troops to resist the Great Khan Jieli. Li Shimin used counterintuitive tactics to repulse the Turks' attack. During Li Yuan's reign, the Tang Dynasty had always adopted a tribute policy towards the Turks. The Turks
When people were unhappy, they would invade the borders of the Tang Dynasty and plunder the population and money of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Tang Dynasty could only send money and women to the Turks again and again.
Li Shimin destroyed the Eastern Turks and captured Jieli Khan alive, which not only contributed to the expansion of territory, but also avenged his revenge and saved his face.
Li Yuan hated Li Shimin. Many people thought it was because Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and even their brothers were not spared.
In fact, what Li Yuan hated more was that Li Shimin had robbed him of the throne.
There have been many examples of brothers fighting each other in history. What happened between Yang Yong and Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty is a lesson from the past.
These things can be seen from the fact that Li Yuan passed the throne to Li Shimin but was unwilling to move out of Tai Chi Palace.
Later, Li Yuan saw that Li Shimin had taken control of the court and had no hope of restoration, so he moved out of Tai Chi Palace.
Therefore, Li Yuan does not hate Li Shimin as much as many people think.
There is no such thing as not forgiving Li Shimin until his death.