Li Zhen was very proud to be able to worship two famous teachers at once. As soon as he returned to the palace, he rushed to see his father without stopping. He did not hide anything and told the whole story in detail. Li Shimin was very happy.
He immediately agreed to Li Zhen's request and planned to choose a good time to host the apprenticeship ceremony for Li Zhen after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Even though the apprenticeship matter had come to an end temporarily, Li Zhen was very happy for more than half an hour.
, but one thing immediately came to the table—money!
Li Zhen does have some money. As a prince, he can get hundreds of dollars every month, and he can also have thousands of dollars throughout the year. At this time, it is equivalent to the total assets of an ordinary wealthy family. If it is in the future
After the country, it is a piece of cake to rely on the annual income of the fiefdom to earn eight thousand yuan a year, but after all, it is a distant water, which cannot quench the thirst of the nearer. Besides, God knows whether the old man will let himself go to the country by then.
, if not, you can’t just rely on that pitiful monthly routine.
Li Zhen always hid in the palace and didn't interact with anyone. Naturally, she didn't need to spend money. But now she was about to become a teacher and learn skills. I'm afraid socializing was inevitable. Li Zhen didn't intend to take advantage of the Yan family unconditionally.
With money to spend, I have no choice but to advance my financial plans to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Fortunately, Yan Ming has not stopped "strategic layout" for more than half a year. Now, although it is a bit hasty to act immediately, at least it can still be done
Even if I can hold it up, I can only make do with it.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Reunion Festival. In the Tang Dynasty, it was a major festival second only to the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, not only the whole country celebrated, the emperor also had to lead his ministers to hold a moon worship ceremony. In addition to a banquet for the ministers,
It was very lively to accept the autumn tributes sent from all over the country. This year coincides with the fifth year of Li Shimin's accession to the throne. After the hard work of the two emperors of the Tang Dynasty, the economy of the Central Plains has fully improved, sweeping away the poverty situation in the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty.
, In addition, at the end of last year, the East Turkic Kingdom, which had been troubled by the Central Plains for a long time, was just wiped out. People's hearts are stable and prosperous. It is a gratifying scene. It is natural to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. No, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, tributes sent by governors from all over the country are
The entire Taiji Hall was filled with gifts, and Li Shimin was so elated that he ordered a banquet for all the ministers at Chengtian Gate Tower. All the elder princes were invited to attend. This was the opportunity Li Zhen had been waiting for.
Chengtianmen, the main entrance of the Tang Dynasty Palace, is located in the middle of the south wall of Taiji Palace. There is a tall tower above the door. There are east and west chapels on the left and right outside the door. There is a palace square three hundred paces wide in front of the door. It faces the Zhuque Gate in the south.
Mingde Gate, a straight north-south street about 150 meters wide, has a very important location. It was the place where the emperor of the Tang Dynasty held "outside court" ceremonies. Banquets and music were usually held here. When the court had to pardon,
It may be used to demolish the old and bring in the new, or to receive tribute envoys from all countries and guests from all over the world. The emperor also has to attend the Chengtian Gate to listen to government affairs. Today's Mid-Autumn Festival moon worship ceremony and night banquet with ministers are held here.
Although it was said to be a night banquet, in fact, the banquet started from the official ceremony of Youshi. The ministers arrived at Chengtianmen early. Not only the courtiers, but also those with titles and official status in the capital also came. The officials followed their orders.
Everyone of high and low rank has his own position. Generally speaking, those at the king and public level can have a seat on the city gate tower near Tianyan, while the rest can only sit in the square downstairs, with hundreds of people and banquets.
Moreover, coupled with the eunuchs and maids who were waiting in the palace, the square, which was not too big, was immediately crowded with people, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere. It was so lively.
Wow, there are so many people. Damn it, the hour is almost here. Where has our old man gone? Why hasn’t he shown up yet? He’s so faint! This is the first time for Li Zhen to attend such a party.
, was very curious about everything. He arrived at the city gate tower early in the morning, said hello to the brothers, and then ignored the noise of the brothers together. He lowered his head and thought about it, and his heart was agitated.
There is no peace of mind. After all, his performance today is a big issue related to "Qian Jing", so nervousness is inevitable.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" the high-pitched eunuch's voice of Deng Yao, the eunuch's eunuch, rang out among the noise. Suddenly, the courtiers who were laughing and chatting happily fell silent. Everyone stood bowed and waited.
Li Shimin's arrival. The bands that had been prepared in the East and West Drum Towers immediately started playing drums. Li Shimin and Empress Changsun stood side by side and slowly climbed up to the Chengtian Gate Tower to the sound of music. The courtiers knelt on the ground and shouted three times: "Long Live the World."
Reverberating through the sky.
"I love you so much. I am gathering with you today. I will not go home until you are drunk. Come and have fun!" Li Shimin waved his hand with a smile on his face and loudly announced the start of the banquet. All the courtiers had thanked you and took their seats. The person in charge of the food and drinks
Eunuchs and maids came and went serving food and wine, and the whole place burst into cheers, making the whole place feel festive.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there was less emphasis on etiquette than later generations. Drinking was just drinking, and there was not so much poverty. Not only the courtiers drank freely, but also Li Shimin and Empress Changsun. Look, the boss’s bottle of wine, the old man
He was so stunned that he didn't even frown, and fucked him to the ground in one breath. The heroic spirit was enough to soar to the sky. In a blink of an eye, after three rounds of wine, it was time for the princes to come forward to toast. The prince took the lead, and all the brothers
Afterwards, each of them would write a toast poem or tell a joke, and try their best to make the old man happy. As long as the old man drank the wine, it would be considered a success. Oh, not to mention, all the princes at the same time had their own tricks.
, which made the old man drink happily, and it would probably be Li Zhen's turn to come on stage.
Is this the beginning? Come on! Li Zhen took a deep breath, picked up the wine bottles on the table with both hands, walked quickly to the table where Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were sitting, and said loudly: "Emperor Father, Empress Mother, I have something to offer, but
Something to toast to.”
Although Li Zhen was not big, his voice was quite big and he was very powerful. He immediately suppressed the noise on the city gate tower. Everyone's eyes were immediately focused on him. The big guy's curiosity
Everyone was hooked - Li Zhen said he had something to offer, but there was nothing else in his hand except the wine bottle. No one could figure out which play Li Zhen was singing, and the whole scene immediately changed.
It became quiet.
Li Zhen didn't have any outstanding performance in the past, but since entering school this year, she has achieved many good results. First, she showed her calm general style in the East Palace robbery case, and later she took down Li Jing, who even Li Shimin couldn't handle.
What particularly impressed Li Shimin was that Li Jing was indeed a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Jing was loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but he was never Li Shimin's confidant. When the Xuanwu Gate incident occurred, Li Shimin tried to win over Li Jing to join the rebellion, but
Li Jing, who was the Minister of War at the time, flatly refused. Of course, Li Shimin was worthy of being a hero of his generation. He did not use Li Jing because Li Jing did not follow him in the uprising. On the contrary, he trusted him more and since the beginning of Zhenguan, all foreign wars have been handed over to Li Jing.
Li Jing went to the commander-in-chief. These are digressions and will be skipped for now. When Li Shimin heard that Li Zhen had something to offer as a toast, he immediately laughed and said: "Zhen'er, what kind of surprise do you plan to give me?"
Again? No, when have we ever had this before? Where did the word "again" come from? Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, not wanting to understand the meaning of the word "again" that his father said. However, at this moment, Li Zhencai was eager, but he also
Not too lazy to think about it, he hurriedly replied: "To my father, please ask Rong Erchen to call someone to present the things. My father will know as soon as he sees it."
Seeing what Li Zhen was selling, everyone who was originally curious was even more intrigued by this moment. They all whispered among themselves. A group of brothers also secretly speculated. Li Shimin was very curious.
He looked at Li Zhen with interest for a while, waved his hand and said, "That's right."
Haha, it’s done, let’s just wait for you to say this! Li Zhen was secretly happy, bowed to Li Shimin, stepped aside, and gestured to Liu Dequan who followed him to the banquet.
After understanding, Li Dequan hurriedly ran down the city gate tower. Within a moment, he led a group of young eunuchs and hurried up carrying things such as boards and boxes. The group of young eunuchs had been practicing this for a long time.
The performance went smoothly. After a while of busy work, I finally assembled a large table neatly, and put a chair with a carved pattern of nine dragons and soaring clouds on it. A set of executive desks and chairs for later generations was born.
Already.
"Zhen'er, what is this?" Although Li Shimin saw the general function of the table and chair, he didn't know its name. After pondering for a while, he asked with a smile.
Don’t know? Hey, that’s right! Li Zhen is very proud. This set of tables and chairs was specially made by Li Zhen according to Li Shimin’s stature. It is made of golden nanmu and painted with raw lacquer. The tabletop is so shiny.
Regardless of the taste, the simple shape and the dragon patterns inlaid with gold threads on the tables and chairs are truly extraordinary.
"Father, this is a desk and chair. They are specially made for my father. Please try them out." Li Zhen smiled and clapped her hands, and a young eunuch placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
on the table.
"Oh? Okay!" Li Shimin was a man of both civil and military skills. His favorite thing on weekdays was calligraphy. Now that he had a drink, he became even more generous. He didn't say much. He got up, walked to the table, and patted the table.
I sat down on the back of my chair, picked up the Langhao pen on the table, and in a flash, a big "dragon" character appeared on the paper.
"Good words!"
"wonderful!"
"Very good!"
…
When a group of princes and dignitaries saw this, they immediately cheered loudly, and for a while the whole city gate tower was filled with cheers. Li Shimin himself was also very satisfied with what he had written today, holding his long beard and laughing loudly,
The laughter is full of heroism.
Hehe, as long as the old man is happy, our "money" journey is guaranteed! Li Zhen was so happy that she grinned with joy, and her pupils were so proud that they almost turned golden - there were all kinds of things rolling around in her head.