"The people in the southwest border are ignorant and have not yet been civilized, how can they compare with the Great Wei. The palace maid's answer was very earnest, "So even if the envoy arrives, the emperor will only greet him hastily." The splash didn't make a big splash, so the girl naturally didn't hear about it. ”

The palace maid also glanced at the envoy with disdain: "It's just a routine state affair, and I want to entertain you." Otherwise, with their little tribute, the emperor would not bother to keep them. ”

As if feeling that the two female dependents were talking about them, the envoys of Tubo and Nanzhao looked at it, and they were not angry or angry, but coaxed children, and knocked on the silver cup with a gem-inlaid spoon, playing a short piece of music, and before Xin Yi and the two heard about it, they laughed first.

Xin Yi's eyebrows furrowed. My heart is more vigilant.

This Tubo and Nanzhao envoys are so unenlightened, firstly, it may be that the folk customs are not civilized, and the chickens and ducks are the same, and secondly, it may also be brave and arbitrary, and even the Great Wei Emperor does not pay attention to it.

The former possibility is a joke, and if the latter possibility is not a good sign for the country and the people.

Xin Yi suppressed the coolness in his heart, raised his eyes and looked around, dozens of brocade curtains on the balcony, there were more than three important ministers of the court, five surnames and seven wang magnates, and there were also concubines and palace dependents, but it was also a lively and overwhelming pressure, except for her accident.

"This aunt pleased. Xin Yi turned his head and said politely to the palace maid behind him, "Dare to ask the emperor what is the holy intention of summoning the people's daughters to attend, is there a saying in the palace?"

The palace maid frowned and shook her head: "This, the slave and maid really don't know." As soon as the holy decree came, the Daming Palace was turned upside down. The queen also brought the royal family to admonish, saying that it was not in line with the etiquette law, but the emperor made up his mind, and the excerpts that were dissuaded were burned as firewood. ”

The coolness that Xin Yi had suppressed came up again.

There is a wild Nanzhao and Tubo, and there is an unreasonable attendee, but I am afraid that this palace banquet will cause a big mess.

Xin Yi glanced at Li He, he was greeting the envoy and saying something about the permanent diplomatic relationship, his warm smile was not the slightest different, he seemed to notice Xin Yi's gaze, and turned his head suddenly.

Xin Yi didn't have time to accept it for a while, and his eyes just met Li He-

Li He smiled. The eyes are as deep as the sea.

Xin Yi chuckled in his heart.

I'm afraid that one of the messes today is that Li He dug a pit for her.

Xin Yi secretly reminded himself to be careful, that a courtesy and politeness, enjoy all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, everyone is interested, singing, dancing, juggling small tunes are hot, and the drums and shengs are smoked and cooled, but they are also too peaceful and joyful.

"It's boring, it's boring. Every time these songs and dances are exchanged, even if the envoys of Tubo and Nanzhao haven't seen enough, it seems that my Great Wei style is not good. Suddenly, Zheng Siying's delicate voice sounded crisply.

The flute stopped, and all eyes gathered.

"This is the Wang family of the five surnames and seven hopes, the eldest girl, Zheng Siying. Li He added the word "Wang family", and first took the initiative to introduce it to the envoys, and then said with a smile: "Si Ying's words are reasonable. What kind of happiness do you want? I forgive you for your innocence. ”

Zheng Siying Yingying came to the scene and bowed down with her skirt: "The emperor is groomed, my great Wei is the state of etiquette and music, especially coquettish, poetry and words, songs and words, sound and harmony, and rhythm and harmony (Note 1). How about giving poems to help Yaxing?"

After speaking, Zheng Siying glanced at Tubo and Nanzhao again, and her eyes were full of arrogance: "What does the envoy think?"

Tubo and Nanzhao envoys glanced at each other, as if they didn't understand what song and what law, and they just looked at Li He, Li He smiled, and only looked at the audience.

"What do you think?"

The faces of the officials suddenly became a little strange.

Tubo and Nanzhao are barbarians, and the folk customs have not yet been civilized, so it is great to be able to talk about some ethics, and how can they pass the poetry and elegance of the Central Plains.

But when everyone looked at Tubo and Nanzhao with a little pity, one played with the edible gem spoon, and the other grabbed the leg of the roasted lamb and sent it straight to his mouth, that pity suddenly turned into contempt.

The minister seconded. The minister also seconded. One by one, the courtiers stood up, echoed Zheng Siying, squinted at the envoys, and showed off without hesitation.

The envoys of Tubo and Nanzhao didn't know whether they were really stupid or simple, but they happily clapped their hands: "Heavenly Khan Shengming!"

Li He immediately agreed. Then some eunuchs withdrew the banquet, everyone cleaned their mouths, Taichung lit incense, prepared the four treasures of the study, and the air was suddenly filled with the fragrance of ink.

"Since it was Si Ying's suggestion, let Er be the first to start. Li He seemed to be in a good mood and chuckled.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers think that now that the people of the Great Wei Kingdom are safe, and all the countries are coming to the court, and there are envoys from the two countries here, it is even more magnificent! The courtiers are the people of the Great Wei Dynasty, and they feel the good fortune of being in a prosperous era.

"Tang Yaohou is a deed minister, and he is a person from the universe. As far as the nine suits are all neighbored, and the dry descends to Ruixi Kun and the treasure (Note 2). ”

The last precious word fell, and praise suddenly sounded in Taichung. Even Xin Yi nodded secretly.

This poem is magnificent, there is no female voice, more like the Kansai Han holding the iron plate, singing the great river to the east, although the poetry is commonplace, but has seen the coquettish skills.

"Good poetry. Good, good, good. Three good words in a row, accompanied by the man's applause, came from the east seat.

"Prince Xie Jin praises falsely!" Zheng Siying saw the man's face clearly, and couldn't help but be sincerely happy, and Ying Ying bowed down.

Li Jingting's face did not fluctuate much, he just raised his eyebrows slightly, and knocked on his palm with the handle of the folding fan, but for him, who is known as Lao Tieshu, such public praise is unusual.

Sure enough, the smoky platform made a commotion again.

The thieves' rat-like eyes swirled between Zheng Siying and Li Jingting, and they exchanged heads and ears: "When will the prince of Jin pay attention to a woman?"

"You don't know. I heard that the former girl Zheng had a heat stroke in Daming Palace, and it was the prince of Jin who personally took her to the Imperial Doctor's Office, and how many palace maids and eunuchs along the way could see it clearly. A imperial physician proudly lowered his tone and said with great meaning, "It's time for Prince Jin to choose a concubine." ”

Li He also glanced at Li Jingting deeply, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the Tibetan envoy say: "In the poem, Tang Yao seems to be a great god, but he is the respect of the Heavenly Khan?"

There was an abrupt dead silence in the smoke and cool platform.

Zheng Siying's smile stiffened, the corners of her lips twitched a little, and Li He didn't speak, as if he was still waiting for the courtier's answer, and he had the right to watch a good show.

Everyone can see that this poem is a praise to Mingjun. To put it bluntly, he borrowed the name of the sage Tang Yao and brought a high hat to Li He. Tang Yao borrowed to refer to Li He, but Li He's original name was not Li He.

If he denies it, it will be a slap in the face of Li He, is the current monarch a mediocre one? If he admits that the Li family's country has become the Tang family, what kind of thing is this?

The word game in the poem was exposed in the vernacular when it reached the mouth of the Tibetan barbarians, and the words were ugly, but there was no mistake at all.

"My father's martial arts, a hundred years of prosperity, although not Tang Yao, is better than Tang Yao. Suddenly, Li Jingting's cool words broke the stagnation, relieved Zheng Siying, and saved Dawei's face.

"Yes, yes, the emperor is not Tang Yao, he is better than Tang Yao. The ministers immediately agreed, and the ministers suddenly realized, and they were so happy that they raised their glasses to each other, and the shengzi flute of the smoky platform was restarted, as if the embarrassment of Fang Cai was just an illusion.

Only Zheng Siying's face is not very good-looking. I just made a splash with a poem, and I was dismantled by others, and I am still a barbarian who doesn't even understand Pingxuan.

exegesis

1. Poetry and Verses: Excerpts from "Shangshu Yaodian".

2. Tang Yao's poems: excerpts from Wang Wei's "Fenghe Shengzhi Tianchang Festival Gives Zaichen Song System".