In the early spring of February, just after the sting, the earth is dressed in new green clothes, and the cattle are comfortably chewing the tender grass in the sun. On the wide and open, flat and fertile Weiping plain, camellias, plum blossoms, peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, and pear blossoms bloom one after another, and the pink begonias are reserved and delicate.

On both sides of the Weishui, the willow branches are swaying, next to the Fengshui, the grass is green, the bees are collecting honey in the flowers, and the yellow orioles are singing in the woods.

In the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace, Emperor Li Shimin was reviewing the chapters, and the chamberlain Zhang Ananda handed over the examination roster of the Inner Literature Museum, Li Shimin opened it and took a look, the first place was Wu Yue, and then looked at the doctor's evaluation, and said with a smile: "The top three talents are outstanding, and they will be established as talents, and the latter will be named Baolin, the Imperial Maiden and the Cai Nu according to their ranking!" ”

Zhang Nei went to the Yeting Palace to announce the decree, Wu Yue took off his skirt, changed into a hairpin Zhai clothes, listened to the announcement of the book, and after the ceremony, Cui Cairen, Xiao Cairen, Zheng Baolin and other sisters congratulated Wu Cairen.

Wucai people wear black collared green Luo Zhai clothes, embroidered pheasant feathers, vermilion sleeves, plain yarn in the single, with knee covering, trim trimming, wearing Huadian five trees, waist wrapped leather belt, wearing crimson belt, Pei ribbon, feet wearing green socks and green shoes (heavy wooden shoes), walking back and forth like a green peacock, very noble and beautiful.

In addition to the hairpin clothes, the talented people are also equipped with a hairpin dress, which is worn at the banquet, and the Yanju usually wears a public uniform, which is a hairpin dress that removes the middle single, knee covering, and large belt.

Wu Yue suddenly became a fifth-grade female official, and she was really excited for a few days, and she had nothing to do, so she compared the queen with the talented person:

(1) Function: The queen is in charge of the six palaces and the internal and external women, sitting on women's ceremonies. Talented people are in charge of the banquet and sleeping, and they are in charge of the silk to dedicate their New Year's work.

(2) Travel cars: The queen's cars include Chong Zhai, Disgusting Zhai, Zhai Che, Anche, Siwang Che, Jingen Che Liu, etc. The nine concubines took the Zhai car, and Jieyu had gotten off the car, each driving two horses.

(3) Clothes: The queen's clothes include robes, bow clothes, and hairpin dresses, and jewelry flowers. The clothes of the internal and external women include flower hairpins and hairpin dress uniforms, which are one product and nine days, and five products and five days.

(4) Lu Book (Travel Honor Guard): The queen travels, Shangyi plays, Shangfu leads the division to the guards, and the six Shang are below to the inner room to be welcomed, and the queen takes the public opinion to go out, the canopy, the guards, the guards, and the inner women. One hundred and fifty people each from the Qing tour team, the left and right compartment yamen, and the left and right leading guards, followed one after another.

Jieyu, beauty, and talent: two people in Tsing Yi, partial fan, group fan, square fan ten, two obstacles, one obstacle one, an car, two horses, eight drivers, ten people inside, two cars from the car, and twenty halberds.

Through comparison, it was found that the grades in the palace and outside the palace were similar, and the dignity and inferiority were also very distinct, and the martial artists were more fascinated and dreamed of the queen's position.

Wucai people met with superior officials, from Wei Guifei, Yang Shufei to Xiao Meiren, and found that their beauty has its own characteristics, such as Wei Guifei is 2 meters tall, with a beautiful posture and demeanor, and is a famous long-legged and athlete; Concubine Yan Xian has a quiet posture, a quiet demeanor, and is good at female popularity. But they have all given birth to children and are no longer young.

According to the usual rule, talented people have to take turns to wait for pen and ink in the Ganlu Palace, first Cui Cairen, then Xiao Cairen, and it is the turn of Wucai people on this day. Wu Yue dressed up carefully, put on a hairpin dress, took the red silk to the outside of the Ganlu Palace, and then walked into the hall, Lu Changshi welcomed into the palace, saw the emperor bow, and said: "The talented concubine Wu Shi pays a visit to Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin raised his head and motioned for Wu Yue to kneel beside the desk, on which there were scrolls (chapters and tables) and seals (sealed tables).

I saw Li Shimin wearing a black gauze hat, wearing a red and yellow embroidered dragon robe, a nine-ring belt around his waist, black leather shoes on his feet, a mustache on his mouth, a goat's beard, his eyes were like torches, and his heroic spirit was compelling.

The martial arts people added a little respect and sat down respectfully. Li Shimin watched the concert and asked: "Your hometown is from Wenshui County, Bingzhou, right?" What did you see and hear along the way from Wenshui to Chang'an? ”

Wu Cai said: "The concubine's hometown is in Nanxu Village, Wenshui County, Bingzhou, from Wenshui County to Chang'an, there are more than 1,000 miles of road, along the way the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the common people live and work in peace and contentment, all industries are prosperous, the road is not forgotten, the night is not closed, the thieves are not born, the road is safe, such a stable social situation is due to His Majesty to remove the Sui rebellion, the people of the world and the people!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, took a pen to write Zhu Criticism, Wucai stretched out his slender jade fingers to grind ink, and the two pulled some common words and Shanxi customs. The martial arts talent has a loud voice, a round tone, full of neutrality, and a rough and bold female temperament revealed in the enchanting, which made Li Shimin appreciate the female Ma

Beautiful.

Li Shimin wanted to listen to the popular opera in Shanxi, and the martial artists sang a piece of Puzhou Bangzi, which is a folk opera about the love between men and women.

Li Shimin saw that she threw a wink at herself from time to time, as if hinting that he could be more intimate and warm, a little unhappy, and remembered a popular folk song "Wu Mei Niang Song", and asked: "Do you have a name?" ”

Wu Cai said: "The concubine's name is Wu Yue." "It's too ordinary, it's not good!" Li Shimin shook his head and said, "I will give you a new name." The word "charming" was written on the paper.

Wu Cairen was very happy, and hurriedly said: "Concubine Wu Mei Xie Your Majesty for the name!" "Erya" says that the word flattery is beautiful! After speaking, he looked at the emperor affectionately.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You can sing another piece of bangzi!" The martial artist sang happily.

Li Shimin was secretly happy, and thought to himself: What is beautiful, your beauty is not porridge! You're not the dish in my bowl. Tang Ling, the left concubine of the prince of the Sui Dynasty, sang "Wu Mei Niang Song" for Yang Yong, which was said by Li Gang to be a silver voice and a filthy audio-visual, hehe! Wu Mei, it's not so easy to get on the dragon bed.

After the martial arts performance was excited, Li Shimin said: "I'm tired, you can read these movements, and I will listen." Wu Cairen picked up the scroll and read it aloud, Li Shimin leaned on the royal couch, closed his eyes and recuperated, listened to a volume, pondered for a moment, and then picked up a pen to write Zhu Pi.

When he read the recital of Gao Shilian, the secretary of the ministry, Li Shimin was displeased and said: "I ordered him to write the "Clan Chronicles" and publish his surname, because he wanted to break the rank of the scholar clan and reform the malpractice of the scholar clan buying and selling marriages, why did he still leave it as it was?" ”

Wu Cairen said on the side: "The "Clan Chronicles" intends to take the Boling Cui clan as the first class, and His Majesty's Longxi Li clan is ranked behind it, it is indeed incredible, the concubine's Wu surname is not even ranked fifth, and the father of the family has also paid official worship to the governor and Shangshu, and he also asks His Majesty to be the master and arrange the Wu surname first! ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and said: "This needs to be discussed with Gao Shilian, Wei Ting, Cen Wenwen, Linghu Dedi, etc.!" "Write down Zhu Criticism: Shandong Shi people have been declining for generations, and they have no crowns, but they rely on marriage to make money, and I don't understand why the world values them? The public rank does not need to be counted several generations ago, and the rank of today's officials is not used.

It was already dark at night, and the martial artists asked for advice on the matter of sleeping, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "No need, I want to rest alone." The martial artist bowed out again and returned to the court on his shoulder.

Zheng Shaojian, Lu Changshi, and the monk She Fengyu made the bed, prepared hot soup, and waited for the emperor to go to bed.

After Li Shimin took a bath, he yawned and said, "There are always Diao people who want to go to me!" I am supreme and noble, am I the one who wants to be on everyone? But it's still fun! ”

Young Eunuch Zheng was taken aback and said, "Who dares to go to Your Majesty?" It's a wonder in the world! The minister only heard that His Majesty was on someone else, called Linxing, and everyone was proud to be Linxing! ”

The back position did not come as he wished, and the martial arts people faintly felt a trace of ominousness, not only was the back position out of reach, but it was also difficult to be promoted to become a beauty, because Li Shimin didn't seem to be interested in her!

Wu Cairen was a little nervous, and privately exchanged information and experience with Zheng Baolin, Cui Cairen, and Xiao Cairen in serving the emperor, and learned that none of them had been on the dragon bed, so they calmed down a little.