[Rebirth] Anecdote of Li Tang

On New Year's Eve, Yixin was surrounded by a group of people to freshen up early in the morning.According to the old customs, old clothes should be worn on New Year's Eve, and new clothes should not be worn until the first day of the year.

But because she was about to enter the palace, she changed into a costume anyway.Naturally, the food and clothing expenses of the Fang family could not be compared with that of the Eastern Palace. That day when Xin Xin came back from the Eastern Palace wearing Li Chengqian's mink fur jacket, she happened to be bumped into by Fang Xuanling.Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, but said nothing.

Now that the mink fur jacket has been put away by Xinxin, he will definitely find a suitable time to return it to Li Chengqian in the future.

Entering the palace today, Xin Xin wore a woolen cloak, and she wore a red dress, red and white, which looked very festive. In addition, Xin Xin was originally good-looking, and the government praised her for a while.

In addition to Xinxin, Fang Yiai was also allowed to enter the palace.Perhaps Li Shimin wanted him to strengthen his relationship with Princess Gaoyang, so he came up with this edict.

The two younger brothers of the Fang family were wearing the same uniform, and the two handsome young men followed Fang Xuanling and Lu Shi. When others saw it, they couldn't help but praise them.

A group of people entered the palace amid the sound of approval.The solemn palace in the past is a bit less dull during the festive season. The red silk for the New Year is hung on the cornice of the palace, and the ministers in auspicious clothes file in.When walking, it was not as silent as in the past, and congratulations came in twos and threes.

After being far away, Yixin saw the bright light in front of her. Before she could make a sound, she heard Fang Yiai whispering: "It's so bright ahead, how many candles will it cost?"

Yixin was stunned for a moment, looked around, saw that the eyes of the ministers before and after were all focused on Fang Yiai, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to cover his mouth.Fang Xuanling who was walking in front also coughed lightly, and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense."

Fang Yiai was reprimanded inexplicably, so she was naturally depressed.When he was downcast, he suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Mr. Fang Ge, why bother to scold the young master, he just told the truth."

Upon hearing this voice, Fang Xuanling frowned even tighter. Looking back, it was Wei Zheng who spoke.Seeing that everyone's eyes were glued to him, Wei Zheng let out a meaningful chuckle among the silent crowd: "I know today is a special day, and everyone dare not tell the truth if they want to be auspicious. I have always been indifferent to these things, and His Majesty's move is indeed inappropriate. So many candles have indeed illuminated the palace, but the people's fat and people's anointing consumed in this is really incalculable."

Wei Zheng has always had the temperament of saying one thing and another.But such an outspoken temperament can easily offend people.All of a sudden, the crowd exploded, and many ministers directly pointed their finger at Wei Zheng, and sneered, "Wei Zheng, you are so courageous. On New Year's Eve, you dare to speak nonsense here!"

Wei Zheng also refused to budge, there was even a hint of a smile on his lips, but his voice was completely cold: "Not only do I dare here, but I will also dare at the New Year's Eve banquet later."

The man didn't expect Wei Zheng to be such a hard rock with gritted teeth, and said angrily, "You..."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Fang Xuanling coughed heavily from the side: "This matter happened because of the dog. The dog is young and the tutor is not good. My dear, go and apologize to the two elders."

His way of persuading a fight with [-] big boards each is still very effective. Even Wei Zheng would not dare to accept the gift of Fang Yiai, let alone the officials who challenged Wei Zheng. He laughed and said, "How dare you dare?" , It's Chinese New Year, harmony makes money, harmony makes money."

Seeing that the two had stopped arguing, Fang Xuanling continued walking forward.When they got closer, they realized that the exaggerated light did not come from the temple.On the square in front of the Tai Chi Hall, there were a lot of candles, illuminating the entire area brightly.Although it was very bright and eye-catching, to be honest, even a junior like Xin felt that it was too much.

This candle was lit more like an atmosphere deliberately created by the emperor, which was quite different from Li Shimin's simple style in the past.

However, even if he had doubts in his heart, Yixin could only sit down with Fang Yiai first.In a short time, all the kings and princes arrived.

As soon as Li Chengqian took his seat, his eyes couldn't help looking around, and Xin Xin's eyes never left Li Chengqian for a moment.Today's Li Chengqian is dressed like a little fairy boy, and the luxurious dress looks like the handicraft of the Shangyi Bureau, and his whole body has the bearing of the prince of the Eastern Palace.

The two people who were looking at each other met their eyes after a while, and Li Chengqian smiled uncontrollably on his lips.As if wanting to hide his joy, Li Chengqian picked up the jug on the table and poured a full glass of wine into the glass.

As soon as the wine was poured, Li Chengqian felt something was wrong.The wine cup was not an ordinary porcelain cup, but a crystal clear agate cup.In the bright square, it exudes dazzling luster.Now, even Li Chengqian noticed the abnormality of this New Year's Eve banquet.

This obviously runs counter to the simplicity that Li Shimin has always advocated, but the five temples and nine ministers never have the courage to disobey the emperor's order, and everyone knows that this is a thankless task.Since it is impossible for each monastery to make their own decisions, there is only one possibility left: the arrangement of this New Year's Eve feast is entirely at the emperor's behest.

Before Li Chengqian was freed from his doubts, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had already arrived at the square.At the moment when all the civil and military officials were paying homage, Li Chengqian looked up and found a strange face.

What's even more weird is that the face-faced woman actually walked beside the emperor with the Changsun family.Even the imperial concubine Webster did not receive such treatment.

When Li Shimin and his party approached, many ministers also saw this abrupt woman from the corner of their eyes, and the complexions of many Sui Dynasty survivors changed.

When Li Shimin was seated, he looked around, and it was not difficult to find a strange atmosphere shrouded in the square.Everyone's eyes seemed to be on that woman, but Li Shimin obviously didn't intend to introduce her to everyone.

With a smile on his face, Li Shimin raised his glass and said: "Masters, tonight is the New Year's Eve banquet, and tomorrow is the first day of the Yuan Dynasty. Tonight, you don't have to be formal. It's good for the monarch and ministers to have fun together." The wine was down.

Yi Xin also toasted with everyone present. He put the wine glass under the tip of his nose and sniffed it, smelling a scent of medicinal herbs.The jug contained no ordinary wine, but Tusu wine specially offered on New Year's Eve.

Xin Xin didn't really like the taste of this wine, so he just took a sip lightly.On the other hand, Li Chengqian took a long breath unpreparedly, and the expression on his face was brilliant.He frowned and opened his mouth to look at Xin, but he saw that he covered his mouth and looked at him happily.In an instant, he felt that when Neng Bo smiled contentedly, the smell in his mouth didn't seem to be so choking.

On one side, Li Chengqian and Xinxin were flirting with each other, but on the other side, there was a piercing sound of collision, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Li Chengqian turned his head and was surprised to find that the culprit was the agate cup in Concubine Yang's hand.The agate cup was overturned on the ground at this moment, and the remaining liquor in the cup spilled all over the floor.Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Concubine Yang became flustered, and the tightly twisted silk handkerchief in her hand revealed her complicated mood at the moment.

In Li Chengqian's impression, Concubine Yang was not favored among Li Shimin's concubines because of her status as the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.But Concubine Yang is a serious princess after all, she must have participated in events like the New Year's Eve banquet, so how could she make such an abrupt mistake?

Li Chengqian couldn't figure it out for a while, but he heard the strange woman sitting next to Li Shimin say: "This agate cup will not break when it falls to the ground, which means a safe and peaceful New Year, and it is an excellent omen."

After the woman finished speaking, the square was still silent.The ministers who knew the woman's identity didn't answer, and those who didn't know were more cautious. Only Li Shimin said with a smile: "Wanwan is right, this is a good sign. Concubine Yang has contributed to a beautiful thing. It is God's will. Come on." People, reward!"

Concubine Yang received the reward so suddenly, everyone could see it now: the emperor's attitude towards that woman is really intriguing, especially the ingenious title.

"Wanwan."

Although it was only verbal and the people didn't know which two characters it was, it was not a secret that Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty used the small character Wanwan.For a while, all the ministers felt their sense of proportion.

As Li Shimin said, the New Year's Eve banquet was originally a grand gathering for the monarch and his ministers to enjoy together, but someone couldn't hold back and coughed heavily.

Li Shimin turned his head and saw Du Ru's face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Li Shimin patted his forehead in embarrassment, turned his face to Li Chengqian and said, "Look at my memory, Chengqian, on this New Year's Eve, how could the Nian Beast be blown away without firecrackers? I prepared bamboo for you brothers, You lead them to burn."

In the Tang Dynasty, there was already a saying to scare away the Nian beast with noise, but there was no gunpowder in the Tang Dynasty, so there were no such things as firecrackers.The so-called firecrackers are to hold hollow bamboo joints and throw them into the bonfire.The fire ignites the bamboo joints, and sparks emerge from the bamboo heart, making a crackling sound, which is especially suitable for the New Year.

And this kind of activity is usually done by the children at home.Li Chengqian listened to Li Shimin's words, and led his younger brothers, Yixin, Fang Yiai, Du He and other aristocratic children to the bonfire. Yixin had never participated in such an activity before.

Li Chengqian realized that this was an excellent moment to play handsome.Immediately, he picked out a slender and handy one from a pile of bamboo joints, and threw it into the bonfire.The bamboo joints were instantly entangled by the tongue of fire, making a series of crisp and loud sounds.

Taking advantage of the festive voice, the ministers chatted in twos and threes, and the scene was very lively.Mrs. Changsun was looking at the children playing with a smile, and accidentally added a half-moon-shaped dumpling to the bowl.