Chapter four hundred and twenty first bedside wind
The night is approaching dusk, and the cold wind is blowing. But on this freezing day, the Tai Chi Palace is brightly lit and full of people.
The snow on the road to the palace has long been cleared away, and the smooth and flat bluestone slabs underfoot reflect the red lanterns hung on the high walls of the palace, giving off a faint halo.
The majestic palace was illuminated by the halo emitted by these red lanterns, suddenly showing a sense of joy and peace, completely devoid of the previous silence at night.
A banquet was still going on in a side hall, and the maids and chamberlains serving food and drinks were all in a hurry.
Xiaonian is a day when no keys are left in the palace, and the curfew in Chang'an City is also lifted, of course because today is a day of reunion.
At this time, the guests in the palace were like clouds and the banquet was like water.
Whether they are princes, grandsons, concubines in the harem, or members of the royal family, as long as they can make it, they will all gather together today.
At this time, His Majesty Li Er felt relaxed and in a good mood, and the wine was dry. It was really a great pleasure.
Not to mention the poor days when he tightened his belt a few years ago, such a banquet has not been held for many years, of course because he, the emperor, has no money in his inner treasury.
Being able to hold such a grand banquet today meant that His Majesty Li Er was so proud that he naturally drank a few more drinks.
The members of the royal family present here have not seen His Majesty Li Er drink so heartily for many years.
In fact, everyone feels relieved when they think about it!
It turned out that the national treasury was extremely poor, and many of the construction projects of the imperial court had to draw funds from Li Er's inner treasury. Where could there be spare money to hold such a banquet.
Since starting the glass business in cooperation with Yang Fan, not only has the national treasury been filled to an unprecedented level, but Li Er's inner treasury has also been filled with copper coins.
Li Er, who had always been regarded as a poor man before, can certainly now show off his talents and vent all the grievances he had felt in the past few years.
As members of the royal family, everyone understands the pain in His Majesty Li Er's heart.
As a result, anyone who can drink can compliment Li Er's civilized and martial ethics.
After all, if His Majesty Li Er has a good life, then they, the royal family members, can also get some glory.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, His Majesty Li Er was already drunk and hazy. He raised his hand to wave away the dancing palace maids and shouted: "It is the New Year's Day and it coincides with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. How can such a weak style of music be used?"
It can show the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and revive military music."
"Good!" The etiquette officer who arranged the program hurriedly asked people to prepare. Of course they knew the preferences of His Majesty the Emperor.
After a while, several groups of armored and strong men walked into the hall.
The sound of clothes and armor as you move around makes you feel the chilling atmosphere.
A burst of rapid drumbeats sounded, shaking the sky.
This unique military music was so powerful that everyone present was excited!
The dancers who move with the sound have vigorous steps, the queues are relaxed and relaxed, the swords and swords are crisscrossed, the strong men move quickly and orderly, and their voices are generous and firm.
Not to mention the royal children who have never seen this dance, even the royal family members who have seen it more than once are all awe-inspiring and horrified.
The head of state accepted the law and resigned, and the generals attacked the rebel ministers. Xian sang "The Music of Breaking the Formation" to appreciate the people of peace...
The performers sang sonorously, and everyone present joined in with the singing, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
Even the people outside the palace can hear this rumbling song.
His Majesty Li Er was in high spirits and sang together in unison, his face flushed with excitement, which was rare for an emperor who kept his emotions to himself.
At this time, the old eunuch Wang Huangui suddenly walked beside him and whispered a few words in his ear.
His Majesty Li Er's hands that were still waving suddenly froze, his entire face became distorted, and the muscles on his cheeks bulged. You can imagine that this was definitely not a good thing.
After glancing at the people singing and dancing crazily in the main hall, His Majesty Li Er returned to the back hall calmly.
With a bang, a table was kicked away by His Majesty Li Er, and the porcelain bowl on the table rolled and flew far away, and was smashed into pieces.
The few servants who were with him were so frightened by this sudden turn of events that they immediately knelt down and did not dare to raise their heads. Their delicate bodies were trembling, for fear of harming Chi Yu.
"That's unreasonable! Is Yang Fan, that bastard, trying to force me to chop off his head? This kid was born in the year of the Ox in his last life. Why does he get into trouble whenever he has free time? I'm really angry."
His Majesty Li Er was furious and could hardly control himself.
The veins on his originally handsome face were bulging like curved earthworms, and his face was as ferocious as a ferocious beast that chooses people to devour. His former gentle and gentle temperament has long been forgotten.
Even Wang Huangui, who was highly regarded, did not dare to step forward to dissuade him at this moment.
When the emperor is angry, the land will be covered with blood for thousands of miles. No one dares to stop him.
After venting for a while, His Majesty Li Er sat down on the couch without any image, huffing and puffing for a long time, and then he calmed down a little.
"Bring me the elixir!"
"promise!"
After taking a few gray-brown pills, Li Er couldn't help but squint his eyes and let out a comfortable groan. After a long while, he asked: "Tell me the cause and effect in detail."
Wang Huangui sorted out his thoughts and said softly: "Marquis Zhongyi accompanied several princesses to the Dazongchi Temple to pray for the Queen. During the process, he met the eminent monk Bianji of Huichang Temple. Because the monk Bianji was entangled with the princess, Marquis Zhongyi was very angry and beat him.
Monk Bianji."
"It just so happened that Wei Ansi followed his grandmother's order to invite Bianji to chant sutras and pray for blessings. He saw monk Bianji being beaten, which led to a conflict with Marquis Zhongyi."
"The servants led by Wei Ansi struck stones with eggs and were beaten to death by Marquis Zhongyi."
"In the end, Bianji walked away, and Wei Ansi was forced to kowtow a few times. Only then did Marquis Zhongyi give up..."
"Hiss!" His Majesty Li Er took a breath of cold air: "Is this stick really full of courage? Not only did it blatantly offend Buddhism, but it also offended Jingzhao Weishi to death. Does he really think he has three heads and six arms?"
In fact, it is not surprising that His Majesty Li Er reacted this way. In a stable era, Buddhist believers developed too fast.
Although Taoism is a state religion, Taoism is far inferior to Buddhism in terms of brainwashing common people.
As an emperor, Li Er had to be cautious when facing Buddhism, fearing that these people would incite believers to rebel.
Now that Yang Fan is beating up an eminent Buddhist monk, isn't this a naked slap in the face of a Buddhist?
Although Yang Fan gave Bianji a reputation as a flowery monk, there was no real evidence.
Once Buddhism gets into trouble, His Majesty Li Er really doesn't know what to do.
In addition, Yang Fan was so stubborn that even Webster was offended to death.
Not only was the heir of the Wei family so frightened that he wet his buttocks, he was also made to kowtow and admit his mistake on the spot. Wasn't this a blow to the Wei family's face?
Jingzhao Weishi is a family that has been inherited for thousands of years. It has a profound heritage and is one of the leaders of the Guanzhong family.
When Li Er first came to the throne, in order to appease these aristocratic families, Li Er had to marry a second-hand concubine Wei Guifei.
The reason why Concubine Wei was promoted from a widow to the first of the four noble concubines was not only because of her beauty, but also because of the support of Wei Shi behind her.
Even thinking about it with his buttocks, Yang Fan really stung a hornet's nest this time.
Once the Buddhists and the Wei family join forces to impeach Yang Fan, what should they do?
If Yang Fan is dealt with, who will preside over the imperial examination in the near future?
If Yang Fan is not dealt with, once these aristocratic families unite, a bloody storm will be inevitable.
The prosperity that we have finally built up over the years will fall short.
It’s difficult!
His Majesty Li Er rubbed his temples, not knowing what to do.
It was also the first time that I had the idea of letting Yang Fan serve as an official. That little gangster was really capable of tossing people around!
Li Er closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, but after pondering over it, he really couldn't change the general in the imperial examination this time.
Because His Majesty Li Er really has to take advantage of Yang Fan's indomitable momentum.
Not to mention anything else, with this guy's reputation among the people, even if there were some mistakes during the exam, Yang Fan could convince the people.
And Yang Fan went out to conquer Tibet for the first time, defeating a hundred thousand cavalry with a few thousand soldiers. This kind of divine and demonic act can also shock the aristocratic family and some young people.
Let these people not dare to blatantly undermine the reformed imperial examination system.
Seeing His Majesty Li Er's embarrassed look, Wang Huangui said respectfully: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is not a good thing that Marquis Zhongyi acted unpaid today."
"How do you say that?" Li Er frowned and raised his head and asked.
Li Er knew that this old eunuch had learned the art of protecting oneself wisely.
If there is no reason, it will definitely not be aimless.
"Old slave, you are bold!" Wang Huangui cleared his throat: "I remember that Marquis Zhongyi mentioned Buddhism when chatting with His Majesty..."
Marquis Zhongyi once said:
In the name of praying to the Buddha, temples receive offerings from believers and make a lot of money. Although they maintain social stability to a certain extent, they are more of a social cancer.
On the one hand, there are countless properties and fields under the name of various temples, but they do not need to pay taxes, which reduces the income of the imperial court.
On the other hand, temples rely on their tax-free rights and immunity from servitude, which makes them a place outside the law.
For ordinary people, as long as they transfer their real estate to the temple in the form of donation or sale, and pay part of the land rent, they can exchange for the temple's protection and exemption from taxes and labor.
This can easily lead to land annexation, leaving people with no land to farm, and is also the source of the demise of the dynasty.
Therefore, Lao Nu’s suggestion: use the excuse that the monk is greedy for the mortal world and disrespects the princess, to redefine the rights and responsibilities of the temple so that the court can better control Buddhism...
Wang Huangui's words reminded Li Er of Yang Fan's original views on Buddhism.
yes!
As long as it is guided and restrained, Buddhism will become a means for the court to appease and control the people.
Why should I be afraid of the large numbers of Buddhist believers?
Once monks are only responsible for chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha, how can they cause any big troubles?
The big tail cannot be shaken off, and now it is time for Buddhism to straighten things out.
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er's eyes gradually became firmer, and his heart became hot: "How should the family deal with it?"
Wang Huangui smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone, I have little knowledge, how can I do anything!"
Li Shimin was slightly stunned.
Yes, it does feel like you are in a hurry and seek medical treatment.
The reason why the old eunuch had such an opinion just now was because he heard Yang Fan's original thoughts.
It seems that to untie the bell, you still need someone to tie it, and you have to find a guy like Yang Fan who is not stingy.
But how to deal with Webster?
It doesn't take long for Concubine Wei to hear about her nephew being humiliated. Once this woman starts to make a fuss, it will be really difficult.
The wise and mighty Majesty Li Er has another headache!
The loyal Wang Huangui saw this and felt anxious in his heart, and secretly scolded Yang Fan in his heart.
He is just a eunuch and will not participate in any major national affairs.
Although I have always had a good impression of Yang Fan, so what?
In his eyes, the emperor is everything to him.
Yang Fan was always looking for trouble to embarrass the emperor, which was really annoying!
Wang Huangui had served in the palace for many years, so he certainly knew how difficult Concubine Wei was.
With the help of her natal family, Concubine Wei even wanted to take a peek at her mother's position in the world. If the Queen had not also had the support of her natal family, the outcome would have been uncertain.
But everything is so unpredictable!
Before Wang Huangui could think of how to comfort Li Er, he heard the sound of footsteps.
Looking up, he saw Concubine Wei, dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes and with gold hairpins on her head, approaching surrounded by maids.
How did this person get here?
If you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here!
Don’t you know that when Your Majesty is thinking about something, you are not allowed to be disturbed?
Although Wang Huangui was muttering in his heart, he quickly stepped forward to greet her: "I have seen the imperial concubine!"
Concubine Wei is now in her forties, although she has already passed her prime years.
But she is naturally charming, and her oval face has no trace of time at all, making her look extremely pretty and her skin as smooth as jade.
Coupled with proper maintenance, there is no sign of aging at all, but it exudes a mature charm.
It's just that the pair of eyes that were like waves of anger were a little red and swollen, making him look even more delicate, making him feel pity for me.
Concubine Wei gave a slight salute and said calmly: "Excuse me, I see that Your Majesty has not returned for a long time. Can Your Majesty be in the palace now?"
Although Concubine Wei's attitude was very casual, Wang Huangui did not dare to show any slightness, so he quickly reported back: "Concubine Wei, Your Majesty is in the palace."
"Your Majesty avoids being disturbed by others when he is considering a problem. He is a little upset at this moment. If the imperial concubine wants to go in, please be careful...
Concubine Wei Gui glanced at Wang Huangui in surprise and nodded slightly, accepting the friendship of this advice.
"Then let me go in and take a look first." Concubine Wei lifted up her skirt lightly, swaying her waist lightly, and walked slowly into the palace.
At this time, His Majesty Li Er was sitting on the bed, contemplating and considering carefully.
When he heard a noise and then smelled a gust of fragrant wind, Li Er raised his head in shock and looked at Concubine Wei standing in front of him Yingying.
But Concubine Wei asked anxiously: "Why did your Majesty suddenly leave the table just now? Is it because you feel unwell?"
His Majesty Li Er looked uncertain. He hesitated for a while before saying, "I am feeling slightly unwell, so I will leave first."
Concubine Wei was so frightened that her delicate body trembled, and she quickly knelt on the ground and sobbed softly: "Your Majesty, your dragon body is showing signs of weakness. Have you consulted the imperial doctor?"
"Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and I am also the heaven of my body. I boldly implore your majesty to take more care of the dragon body."
His Majesty Li Er's face softened slightly and he asked: "Don't worry, there is nothing serious about my health. Why did the noble concubine come to see me?"
"Your Majesty's dragon body is fine, I'm relieved!" Concubine Wei lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head, her voice was charming and soft.
But he knew in his heart that His Majesty Li Er must have heard about the conflict between Yang Fan and the Buddhist clan and his own Wei family, and was thinking of countermeasures.
At the same time, Concubine Wei's eye circles began to turn red, as if she was brewing something.
His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly and remained silent. It seemed that he had a headache.
Sure enough, Concubine Wei wiped away her tears and sobbed: "Your Majesty, since I entered the palace, I have always behaved myself and never asked for any favors for my mother's family. This is all because I know that Your Majesty is the co-owner of the world and must handle matters in a respectful manner.
Only by being fair and just can the people of the world be convinced."
"But now the Wei family has been made trouble by traitors and their reputation has been ruined. They are simply embarrassed to face their ancestors."
"I thought that I, Webster, would pass down my poems and calligraphy to my family and adhere to the principles of a gentleman. Unexpectedly, a disaster would come from heaven and my descendants would be bullied. I beg your majesty to take justice for Webster out of consideration of the long-lasting friendship between my husband and wife..."
After saying that, two lines of tears poured down, like jade beads with broken strings. His pitiful appearance made even a man feel soft.
His Majesty Li Er couldn't bear it, so he took Concubine Wei's little hand and comforted him: "What did my concubine say? You and I are one, why do you need to be so open-minded?"
"I have just heard about what happened today. It is said that your nephew Wei Ansi does not distinguish between right and wrong and acts as a savior, which is why the conflict happened. I am a little embarrassed!"
How could Concubine Wei give up? She clenched Li Er's big palm tightly, her pretty face was filled with tears: "I don't want to stir up trouble, but Marquis Zhongyi not only beat up my nephew, but also made my nephew
Kowtowing in public clearly shows that he does not take the Wei family as a royal relative seriously. I think this is going to cut off the retreat of our Wei family..."