Chapter 30: The Great Difference (Part 2)
"Jiangnan reminisces, the most memorable is Hangzhou. Looking for Guizi in the middle of the month in the mountain temple, the county pavilion pillow looks at the tide. When will you visit again?"
Yuan Xiannian stood on the upper floor of the Yayuan of the Ministry of Rites, leaning on the railing, looking at the rows of residential alleys in front of him, and chanting loudly.
Tang Guohong Qingqing Shangguan Yun, looking at Yuan Xiannian's back, disdainful in his heart, and said: "Your envoy is in Jiangbei, and you also know my Jiangnan memories of Tang Bai Letian?" ”
Yuan Xiannian smiled, "Bai Letian's name is easy, there were allusions to Chang'an Ju Da that were not easy to pass down back to the world, and today's Chang'an children will recite Bai Letian's poems." It's Brother Shangguan, whose ancestors have lived in Chang'an for a hundred years, have you ever been to Chang'an to pay tribute to your ancestors? ”
Shangguan Yun's face was blushing, and he didn't dare to fight back, because worshipping ancestors is indeed a big deal, and as a descendant, he can't worship his ancestors, so what kind of face does anyone have to compete for.
The nobles of the Tang Kingdom, almost all of them ran from Chang'an to follow the emperor, how could they have the opportunity to go to Jiangbei to worship their ancestors in the past hundred years, and they were paid tribute across the river every year, and their hearts were the most unpleasant.
Yuan Xiannian didn't want to push people too much, and said with a smile: "If there is a chance, when I return to the dynasty this time, Lord Bai can send one or two juniors to Jiangbei with me." ”
"Thank you so much, Lord Yuan."
"You're polite, you're polite, it's just a gesture."
"Lord Yuan, please, our Majesty will hold a banquet in the palace, and specially invite your envoys."
The ceremony of welcoming the envoys of Daqi in the Southern Tang Dynasty was very solemn, so that Daqi could not find an excuse to destroy the Tang Dynasty.
Although the ministers of the Tang State repeatedly told the emperor that Daqi was a foreign powerhouse and a middle cadre, the pressure of a hundred years or ten years still made the emperor of the Tang State develop a fear of Qi and could not easily change it.
Yuan Xiannian just paid tribute to some silk horses, and Emperor Yuhui of the Tang State waved his hand and gave him back gold beads and jade treasures, and even gave them gold seals and purple ribbons.
The palace of the Tang Kingdom, built with a great sense of beauty, carved beams and painted buildings, four eaves flying, far better than the Great Qi.
The hall has long been full of people, Yuan Xiannian stepped forward to pay respects, only to see the Emperor Yuhui of the Tang State at the top, wearing a dragon robe, wearing a long-winged gauze hat, sitting on the dragon chair, there are six palace maids on both sides playing fans.
Emperor Yuhui is in his forties, with a good appearance and a long beard.
Accompanied by the melodious music, several dancers danced during the banquet, and the dance was soft and moving, and everyone flew to pass the wine and drink endlessly.
Yuan Xiannian was surrounded by Shangguan Yun, and he was introduced to him one by one, and the people who were close to him under the dragon chair were all princes.
Yuan Xiannian first drank three times before he smiled and said: "The hall is full of dragon sons and dragon grandsons, and the Tang Dynasty is prosperous." ”
Great Qi is different, the emperor generally gives birth to the wrong prince, and they are also strictly guarded.
After all, there was a prince of Fufeng, which made the later emperors a little worried, if he didn't commit suicide back then, the palace change would have been successful.
Shangguan Yun smiled and nodded, Emperor Tang can be born, and it is also a skill in this era, and it is a great ability to be a king.
Yuan Xiannian stopped talking, and concentrated on watching the neon dance music of the Tang Dynasty in the center of the dance floor. Jiangnan's wine was strong and soft, and although he drank it happily at the banquet, it only added two blush to his face, and there was no obvious change.
Datang's singing and dancing are really unusual, and Yuan Xiannian nodded frequently.
Suddenly, the music in the hall stopped, and a flute sounded like a birdsong in the hollow, and Shangguan Yun said with a smile: "It is His Royal Highness King Fu who plays the flute himself." ”
Yuan Xiannian was taken aback, because the level of this flute was so high that he had never heard it in his life. It's hard to imagine that this is not the work of a professional musician, but a prince ...
The sound of the flute faded away at the tactful point, and then a string of clear sounds sounded, like a pearl splashing jade.
I saw a woman on the rakuki seat holding a pipa in her arms, wiping it lightly with her bare hands, and using a silk string like ice jade with wheel fingers, flowing notes like water under her fingers.
The sound of the pipa was like a clear spring, Yuan Xiannian temporarily forgot that he was in a foreign land, and his mind was attracted by the dance music in front of him.
In the sound of the pipa, a maiko wearing a cloud bun and a light veil stepped forward, and his sleeves bent back like a willow branch on his waist, and the long water sleeves seemed to hover and fly on the top of the hall like a light hong.
The Jade Hui Emperor at the top felt a light on his face, and asked with a smile: "What do Qi envoys think, how is this court dancer?" ”
Yuan Xiannian bowed lightly and said with a smile: "It's really good!" ”
Emperor Yuhui laughed, stroked his beard, and was content, "Can the northerners sing and dance like this?" ”
"We are in Daqi, and we only have rough military dances such as resting tents and wiping stumbling, and we can't enter the hall of elegance."
The Tang ministers in the hall all glared angrily, and Emperor Yuhui wanted to show off, but he was unhappy, and he just stopped talking, silently watched the dance, and after a while, he was attracted by the song and dance, and gently clapped his hands in agreement.
Yuan Xiannian secretly said in his heart, although Emperor Yuhui is not a wise monarch, he has the grace and bearing to accommodate people, which is not comparable to Emperor Yuan.
The Tang Dynasty is really a dynasty that entertains to death, and the monarchs and ministers drank to the end, went down to the dance floor together, and danced with their hands.
Although Yuan Xiannian had heard about the customs of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, he was still a little stunned when he saw Emperor Yuhui, holding Prime Minister Han Xiyan and Uncle Yang Ting kicking and dancing there.
Soon, there was a prince of the Tang Dynasty who went to the palace to recite poetry, which was really a chapter, not to mention a poem in seven steps.
The melody is subdued, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes light.
These clans are full of talent, it can be said that except for those who are not good at governing the country, the other experts have their own experts, and they are all proficient rather than slightly understood, which opened Yuan Xiannian's eyes.
Is this Datang....
Separated by a river, the same clan and the same origin, but it has derived completely different court monarchs and ministers, and completely different Tongting clans.
Jiangnan, it's still too comfortable, Yuan Xiannian's heart was suddenly full of confidence in what Chen Shou arranged.
In this way, it is easy for Datang to buy grain from a few officials, maybe someone has already done it secretly.
Emperor Yuhui danced by himself, he was in a good mood, and he had long forgotten the purpose of today's gathering and left Yuan Xiannian behind.
He loudly ordered that he should have fun with the people, and instructed the palace people to remove the wine and food, hold a banquet outside the palace, and allow the people of Hangzhou to taste the leftover wine in the palace.
Although it is leftover wine, in fact, many people have not moved, and the people of Hangzhou are vying to come forward to taste, not that they are poor and can't eat, but they are proud of the same wine and food as the emperor, and they want to get a little extravagant.
Yuan Xiannian sighed, looking at the hall of laughter, everyone laughed very happily.
Nantang's life is good... Jiangnan, Huguang, Jingxiang and Sichuan and Shu are all the land of fish and rice, with countless fertile fields and smooth wind and rain. There are also big ships left by the ancestors, which can go to the barbarian land in all directions and make a lot of money, and there are no alien races in the south that can fight, otherwise the mountains, rivers, seas and rivers are moats, and they are not afraid of foreign invasions.
On the other hand, Daqi has internal and external troubles, especially this year, which is even more eventful.
He raised his head and drank a glass of Jiangnan soft wine, forgot his troubles for a while, and integrated into the banquet.