My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"My dear ministers, please don't be polite. Please take your seats."

At this point, the meal at the banquet officially began. Only after Li Longji took up his chopsticks and took a bite of food could the others start to eat.

After taking a bite, Chang An couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The New Year's Day banquet is indeed extraordinary. Even the food used to entertain officials is so delicious."

Li Ying smiled and said, "Of course. New Year's Day is the beginning of the year, so it has a special meaning, so the preparations are naturally better."

Chang An nodded in agreement, and then continued to eat. But this time, before he put the food into his mouth, an eunuch came up and placed a tray in front of Chang An.

Chang An looked up and saw a golden wine jar filled with mellow wine in front of him. He also seemed to feel that almost everyone's eyes were on him.

"Your Majesty, grant Marquis Dingkang a bottle of Yuqiong!"

"Thank...thank you, Your Majesty."

Chang An picked up the wine glass at this time, still not knowing what to do, and then Li Ying whispered to remind him: "Father gave me the wine just to drink with you."

Hearing this, Chang An quickly stood up with the wine jar. Li Longji said, "Marquis Dingkang, you have given me many suggestions this year and have made great contributions repeatedly, but I only allowed you to meet me without kneeling, and did not give you any other good rewards."

"I will give you the first cup of this New Year's Day banquet."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I was just doing what I should do." Chang An said.

"There is no point in saying more, Marquis Dingkang, please." Li Longji also picked up the wine glass, clinked glasses with Chang'an, and then drank together.

"Marquis Dingkang, please take a seat."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chang An sat down, and Li Longji began to greet other ministers. At this time, Li Ying excitedly pulled Chang An and whispered, "Congratulations, Chang Yonghe."

"What are you congratulating me for?" Chang An was still a little confused.

"Why else could it be?" Li Ying explained, "My father would bestow wine at the New Year's Day banquet every year. Only the favorite ministers or the great meritorious ministers were eligible to be bestowed with wine."

"It's possible that there will be a lot of wine this year, or that no one will give wine next year."

"You don't know, when the eunuch brought you wine just now, the looks from the other adults were so wonderful. This is a rare honor, so it's worth congratulating you."

Chang An nodded. The value of this honor now is probably equivalent to being able to drink a cup of tea with him more than a thousand years later.

Then, there was a wine jar in front of him, which surprised him. He subconsciously looked towards the main seat and found that Li Longji and Queen Wang were both smiling at him. He looked around again -

If the first glass of wine had attracted the envy of the ministers around him, then the second glass of wine surprised the ministers. But they had never seen two glasses of wine given!

Even Li Ying was a little surprised. By doing this, wasn't his father bound to make Chang An fall into a situation where he was targeted and envied?

At this time, Queen Wang spoke up and said, "Marquis Dingkang, this cup is given to you by me."

All right.

Now the ministers were even more surprised. His Majesty gave him wine because he had made many great contributions, but why did the Queen also give him wine? Could it be that Chang An also...

Have you made suggestions for the management of the harem?

Of course it’s impossible!

Chang An had no choice but to pick up the second wine bottle, stand up, and say, "Thank you, Queen."

"This cup of wine is to honor you for helping His Majesty solve problems. His Majesty used to be often worried and often couldn't eat, but thanks to your advice and suggestions, His Majesty has been in much better health recently."

"Queen, I just said that I was only doing what I was supposed to do."

After Chang An finished speaking, he and Queen Wang toasted each other from a distance and then drank the wine.

After sitting down again, Li Ying said, "Chang Yonghe, you are so honored. Not only did your father toast you, but even the queen gave you a glass of wine."

"My dear Chang, you are really talented. Even the Queen gave you wine. I guess when you go back, I don't know how many adults will be jealous of you." Yuan Qianyao said, "Not only them, even I have never drunk the wine given by the Majesty."

Chang An rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Then why not let me give all the opportunities to make great contributions to Master Yuan next time, so that Master Yuan can have a drink at the New Year's Day banquet next year."

Yuan Qianyao smiled and said, "Forget it, forget it. Let's just forget it. Our styles of doing things are very different. If I use your method, I'm afraid your majesty will see through it at a glance."

After saying that, the old naughty boy looked at Li Longji on the stage again, and then whispered to Chang An: "Your Majesty has already seen the idea of ​​sending the children of the noble families abroad last time, but he said it should be kept secret, so His Majesty did not make it public."

"After the last time, I would rather not think of a solution than lose face in front of His Majesty. Young friend Chang, please don't embarrass me. I don't have many years left to live. Please save some dignity for me."

Chang An and Yuan Qianyao both laughed, then raised their glasses and toasted each other. Then Chang An said, "I wonder if Master Yuan has ever heard a saying?"

"Appreciate further details."

"Although my friend is stubborn, his life span is like a turtle." Chang An said with a smile.

After hearing this, Yuan Qianyao was stunned for a moment, then he laughed dumbly, pointed at Chang An and scolded him, "My dear Chang, are you saying that I am an old turtle?"

Chang An picked up the dish and said as a matter of course: "Of course not, I am wishing Master Yuan a long life. I don't have many friends, and Master Yuan is my only friend regardless of age difference, so of course I have to cherish him."

"You, you are so good at sweet talk. I'm afraid that when you married Madam Gu, you also relied on these sweet words to deceive her." Yuan Qianyao said.

"How is it possible? Gu Niang and I are truly in love, and we got married willingly. How can it be called a lie?" Chang An immediately looked innocent. "My parents ordered it, the matchmaker said it, three letters of engagement, six letters of betrothal gifts, and a sedan chair carried by eight people. It's all legitimate. How could it be a lie?"

"Hahaha!"

After chatting with Yuan Qianyao, Chang An's attention returned to the banquet, which was filled with joy and dance.

The emperor and his ministers were dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the musicians played the strings of the harp and flute, and the melodious music echoed in the palace. The dancers were dressed in colorful feathered clothes and danced gracefully, like fairies descending from the earth, beautiful beyond measure. Their dance steps were light and graceful, and the ribbons in their hands danced in the wind, as if bringing people into a fairyland.

Li Ying was young and drank a little too much, so he was a little drunk. He held the wine glass, looked at the dancing girl in front of him, and said to Chang An:

"Chang Yonghe, what do you think of this dance?"

"very nice."

"Then do you know what kind of dance this is?"

"do not know."

In fact, Chang An felt that this dance looked familiar, but he couldn't say it out loud. After all, this was a palace dance. If he said that it looked familiar or that he had seen it before, it would inevitably be heard by someone with ulterior motives, and he would use it to complain, which would definitely cause trouble.

Li Ying smiled and pointed at the dance and said, "This is the Brahman Song. It was brought by Yang Jingshu, the governor of Xiliang, and presented to my father."

Chang An raised his eyebrows, then muttered in a low voice: "Brahmin Song? Colorful Feathered Robe Song?!"

"What is "Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Coat"? " Li Ying asked directly after hearing it.

"The slow song and dance and the stringed instruments are so beautiful that the king cannot get enough of watching them all day. The drums of Yuyang shake the earth, startling the dancers in their colorful costumes and feathered robes." Chang'an smiled and whispered as he looked at Li Longji who was engrossed in watching the dance.

"The drums of Yuyang shook the earth, startling the dancers in their colorful clothes and feathered robes. What a good poem, what a good poem." Li Ying said, "It is indeed wearing colorful clothes and light cicada feathered robes, which is a good name."

"It's just that this dance piece right now can't be called 'Rainbow Feather Dance' yet."

"Why?"

"This is a Buddhist piece of music. It doesn't have the mysterious feeling of fairies in colorful skirts and feathered robes. And Buddhism is ultimately a foreign religion, not the native religion of our Tang Dynasty. Unless it is modified to make it more in line with the mythology of Tang Dynasty Taoism, it naturally cannot be called "Colorful Skirt and Feathered Robe," Chang An explained.

"I want to go to Guanghan Moon Palace, but I feel it is too cold. On the way back to heaven, I suddenly hear the sound of a jade flute and lingering music. The clear song and slow dance, the wind-blown sleeves and flying phoenixes, dye the loneliness and coldness of the moon. This is the "Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Coat"."

After listening to this, Li Ying seemed to be thinking about something, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Chang Yong and you are also quite knowledgeable about music and dance. Could it be that Madam Su Meng told you all this?"

"I heard that you and Madam Su Meng were close friends before."

Chang An said, "That can only be called a confidante, but it won't be that far. I have no knowledge of music and dance. I just happened to see this "Brahman Song" in a book."

"Then I thought about another way of expressing it based on my own ideas."

Li Ying nodded, then waved her hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. I don't care. Anyway, my father is also very proficient in music and dance. He should be able to improve it himself."

"What are you talking about?"

At this time, Li Ke'er's voice came from behind. Chang An and Li Ying turned around. The former explained: "I was just discussing this dance with His Highness."

"I didn't realize that Marquis Dingkang also studies dance music?" Li Ke'er sat next to Chang An with a wine glass in her hand and said with a smile.

Chang An's nose twitched slightly. Li Ke'er didn't smell of alcohol, so she probably didn't drink much. But her face was slightly red at this time, which made people feel a little strange.

"No, I just mentioned something about dance music."

"So that's how it is." Li Ke'er nodded, but she didn't know if she believed it or not. "Forget it, let's not talk about dance music for now."

"Marquis Dingkang, may I drink a cup with you?"