Chapter Forty-Three: Helan Minyue
When Mrs. Han was expelled from the palace by Empress Wu, her daughter Helan Minyue was ten years old and could enter and leave the palace. Korean ladies often inquire about the palace through their daughters as a form of pastime.
Helan Minyue and Princess Yiyang are the same age, and they originally studied in the palace with Princess Xuancheng and King Yongwang Li Sujie and others, and lived a happy aristocratic life.
But when she woke up one morning, Helan Minyue found that her friends were gone, so she went to ask her teacher Xu Qitan and her brother Helan Minzhi, and they all said they didn't know.
When she returned home, she was depressed, and after Mrs. Han learned the reason, she said: "This must be Ah Mei's arrangement, my daughter can't ask more, otherwise even you will be locked up in a small black house!" Helan Minyue nodded sensibly.
Four years have passed, and Helan Minyue has grown into a big girl.
On this day, she got up early in the morning to comb her hair and dress up, apply Zhu powder, draw eyebrows, and then put on the hairpin dress sent by the envoy, and acted like a water willow, shaking the green shadow in the lotus pond.
Grandma and brother came to pick her up from the pavilion, and Mrs. Han sent her out of the door, and said with a smile: "Is my daughter dressed up so good-looking to go on a blind date?" Helan Minyue replied: "Auntie wants to take us back to our hometown!" ”
Mrs. Daiguo took her two grandsons to the Feixiang Hall of Ziwei Palace to meet the queen. Enter the palace and enter the palace, salute and sit, and the martial queen looks his nephew up and down.
I saw Helan Minyue combing her hair and looking around at the fairy bun, depicting mandarin duck eyebrows, Shi Xiaoxia makeup, wearing sachets on her waist, and wearing green sachets on her feet, just like when she entered the palace.
Helan Minzhi was wearing a brocade robe, a five-color silk hakama, a leno head, a grass and gold hook around his waist, and black leather boots on his feet.
Empress Wu smiled and said: "My nephews Luan Zhang Fengzi and Yaolin Yushu can be promoted to the dynasty and contribute to the country!" The niece is in the cardamom years, the grass and trees are beautiful, the beauty of the beautiful state, everyone loves her, and the flowers bloom, I am afraid that the sons and grandsons of the capital, and the young talents will go crazy again! Ha ha. ”
Seeing that the second grandson did not respond, Mrs. Daiguo secretly looked at her and urged her to thank her. The brother and sister understood for a while, and then bowed down and said: "The ministers and concubines worship the queen mother Chitose, everything is decided by the mother Chitose!" ”
Empress Wu said: "Hurry up, just call me aunt in the future, the family is wrinkled, but it will be divided." ”
Next, Empress Wu explained to Mrs. Daiguo the time, place and meeting route from the Eastern Capital to Bingzhou, and Cui Shanggong, who was standing on the side, handed over a road map with a mark.
Mrs. Daiguo and Empress Wu exchanged pleasantries for a while and then took her grandson home. A few days later, Mrs. Daiguo's family met with Empress Wu at the agreed place and drove to Bingzhou.
In the halfway palace, Li Zhi saw Mrs. Han's family and greeted her warmly, Mrs. Han was pleasantly surprised, but unfortunately Empress Wu was on the side, and the two could only talk awkwardly.
Empress Wu was always on guard against Mrs. Han, so that she could not approach Li Zhi alone. Of course, Helan Minyue saw it in her eyes, and she was especially interested in the man who was carefully cared for by the Empress Wu as a baby.
The man had been very fond of her since she was a child, and she found that whether it was a general in armor and a halberd, a guard, or a courtier with a wat board in his hand, he had to bow down respectfully when he saw him, even the majestic and powerful queen.
Helan Minyue began to look up to Li Zhi and worship Li Zhi like looking up at the moon in the colorful clouds! Everything that man has is something she admires and loves!
She began to approach Li Zhi, consciously or unconsciously, chirping and bouncing in front of him, showing off her melodious voice and charming curves, and sometimes standing quietly behind him watching him write Zhu Pi's paintings.
And Li Zhi is also very enthusiastic about her, looking at her eyes as warm as fire, every time he is with her, he can talk happily and play happily, full of rare passion.
Min Yue keenly felt Li Zhi's love for her, as long as she wanted, the Tang Emperor would belong to her, and the wealth and power behind him would also be shared with her.
One afternoon, the two rode together on an outing in Taiyuan. Li Zhi asked her what her impression of the Son of Heaven was, and she said, "The Son of Heaven is like an immortal sitting on the clouds, closest to God, and conveying the will on behalf of God." The Son of Heaven worships the Son of Heaven, and all the people worship the Son of Heaven!"
Li Zhi laughed and praised: "Minyue has grown up, and Minyue is sensible!" Min Yue asked rhetorically, "What is Your Majesty's impression of me?" ”
Li Zhi thought for a while and replied: "You have both the appearance and temperament of your aunt when she was young, and the figure and demeanor of a concubine, your voice is like a silver bell, your muscles are like snow, your body fragrance is rich, and your country is fragrant, you are a very rare beauty in the world!" ”
Min Yue pricked up her ears and listened carefully, her face gradually flushed.
Li Zhi also said: "You also have many hobbies, such as reading and writing, dancing, music and female workers. Naturally beautiful, lively and cute, and likable. ”
Hearing the emperor express his love for him bluntly, Min Yue was tactful and shy, and her apricot eyes were confused.
When they came to the lake, the two dismounted and walked hand in hand, allowing the horses to graze freely. The two leaned on each other under the mulberry tree, lingering and tactful. Then, I rode a horse and galloped, you chase me!
After returning to the palace, Li Zhi took treasures such as flowers and birds, silver iris sachets and silver dots, emerald pearls, tassels, etc., and gave them to Minyue.
Seeing that her daughter often goes out and refuses to stay in the house, Mrs. Han criticized Minyue and said: "Playing around all day, crazy everywhere, don't you want to get married?" ”
Min Yue didn't answer. Mrs. Han packed her luggage, found sachets and tassels, and asked her daughter where these treasures came from, and Minyue said that it was sent by the emperor.
Mrs. Han exclaimed: "Are you in love with Your Majesty?" What's wrong with this, don't you know that Auntie is good at jealousy? Min Yue said: "Auntie is not that kind of person, she is very good to me." ”
"You didn't touch her cheese, of course she treated you well, if you touch her cheese now, she will immediately become an angel and a demon!" Mrs. Han said.
Min Yue said: "I don't believe it, anyway, Your Majesty loves me, and I love Your Majesty, that's enough." I want to glorify the lintel of Helan's house, and I will no longer look at the eyes of others. ”
Mrs. Han was stunned, and then thought about it: It's not bad, Ah Mei treated me like this, why should I submit to her? The daughter is so beautiful that she can completely charm Li Zhi. So he said, "Then you have to go to the ancestral grave and burn more incense, and pray that the ancestors will bless you with all the best!" ”
At the foot of the West Mountain in Nanxu Village, Wenshui County, the emperor and the family of Mrs. Daiguo worshiped the tomb of the samurai, and Mrs. Han burned incense and made a wish, asking for eternal happiness for the two children.
Minyue burned incense and made a wish, asking to bless Li Zhi to love him forever.
After returning to Luoyang, Li Zhi took Minyue to the elegant Jiuzhou Pond in Ziwei Palace to watch lotus flowers and pick lotus flowers. The two jumped on a small dragon boat, Li Zhi was about to paddle, a white Persian cat also jumped up, Minyue liked it very much, stroked it, picked lotus seeds for it to eat, but it didn't eat.
Li Zhi lifted a fishing rod, loaded the bait, threw it into the pool, and after a while caught a white carp, the Persian cat meowed, and without waiting for Minyue to pick up the hook, he bit the white carp in one bite, and ate it fragrantly.
Min Yue scolded with a smile: "Little gluttonous cat, little gluttonous cat, if you have a fish, you don't care about anything, be careful, don't let the hook stab your mouth!" The Persian cat meowed a few times, as if to say, "I know, I know, don't be verbose, don't be verbose!" ”
Li Zhi picked a bright lotus flower and gave it to Minyue, and Minyue also picked a lotus pod and peeled it for Li Zhi to eat.
The boat landed, and the two came to the Yaoguang Palace, where there were ten stacks of birds, wood, stones, and maiden screens. Minyue took the lotus flower and sniffed it, and said, "It's so fragrant, the fragrance of nature!" ”
Li Zhi had an idea, took a pen and paper, and said, "You stand still, I'll give you a portrait and record your beautiful image!" Min Yue held a lotus flower in her hand and stood under the locust tree to pose for pose.
Li Zhi stared for a while, blinked, and said, "Okay, I've already filmed it, you can move!" Then he swiped his pen to paint, sketched and colored, and a beautiful woman with a beautiful national color jumped on the paper!
Min Yue looked at it and said, "Wow, Your Majesty has drawn so well!" Li Zhi smiled: "Is it really good?" Is it prettier than yourself? Min Yue said: "It's really beautiful, but you can't move!" ”
Li Zhi said: "I have already slapped the moving you in my mind!" Kong Neishi, you go to the Shaofu Supervision Weaving and Dyeing Office to deliver the decree, embroider this portrait on the tulle, and make ten stacks of large screens. I'm going to put it here! ”
Kong Nei Shi withdrew from the palace, and Min Yue showed a touched expression.
Two years later, Empress Wu changed the titles of civil and military officials and harem officials on a large scale, reformed the internal affairs system, clarified the responsibilities of concubines, and became more and more tightly controlled by the emperor.
In addition to facing the Empress Wu every day, Li Zhi could hardly interact with other palace maids, which violated the nature of men who like to mess with flowers and grass, especially for powerful men.
After Empress Wu gave birth to Li Xulun, she had to recuperate in confinement, and a large number of government affairs were returned to Li Zhi.
One day, Li Zhi was nervously reviewing the transcript of the major military affairs, and Helan Minyue walked in, sat opposite the desk, and looked at Li Zhi quietly.
Li Zhi was immersed in the recital, his mind wandering on the battlefield thousands of miles away, and he didn't even notice that a beautiful fairy with a rich body fragrance descended on him.
Min Yue sighed and said, "The farthest distance in the world is that I am sitting opposite you, but you are watching the recital!" Li Zhi casually agreed: "This is a very important transcription, it is a transcription about the victory or defeat of the Haidong battlefield!" ”
Min Yue snorted, stood up and turned around to leave, Li Zhi smelled the body fragrance, and when he saw that it was Min Yue, he hurriedly put down the copy and said, "It turns out that Min Yue is here, you see that I am so busy and dizzy, it is not a human life!" Please wait a moment, I'll be with you right away! ”
After quickly approving the important recital, Li Zhi got up and wanted to take Minyue out of the hall to relax. Min Yue saw the eight-fold screen of Wang Xizhi's authentic calligraphy placed in the palace, and immediately became interested.
If you look closely, it turned out to be Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface", "As Usual Post", "Huang Tingjing", "Le Yi Theory", "Aunt's Post", "Sunny Post When the Snow is Fast" and other line works.
Min Yue commented: "These words are like a dragon jumping over the gate of heaven, a tiger lying in the Phoenix Pavilion, the natural posture of the sky, and the form and spirit are both!" Li Zhi nodded and said, "You have a good evaluation!" His words can be comparable to the goddess of Luoshui, fluttering like a shock, graceful like a dragon, Rong Yao Qiu Ju, Huamao Chun Song! ”
Minyue said, "I want to learn his calligraphy too!" Li Zhixi said: "Wow, if you want to learn his calligraphy, just look for me!" Because all his calligraphy is in my collection! Hehe. ”
Li Zhi took out the original calligraphy preserved in the inner house to show her, and from different angles you can see the hidden pen method in the ink, Li Zhi demonstrated and explained to Minyue, and the two discussed calligraphy skills enthusiastically together.
Then, Min Yue said, "Your Majesty taught me calligraphy, and I will also help Your Majesty do one thing?" "What are you doing?" Li Zhi asked.
"You must be very tired from watching so many recitals, your eyes are blurry, and your back is sore, let me read it for you! Isn't it okay for you to lie on the couch and listen to the instructions? Minyue replied.
"Great!" Li Zhi said happily. Originally, this work was done by Cheng Zhi, but they all became cautious because they were afraid of the Empress Wu.
Min Yue has no scruples, and she is enthusiastic and lively by nature, which drove Li Zhi's sluggish mood as soon as she came, and the atmosphere in the palace was also lively. After Li Zhi listened to Minyue's reading, he wrote Zhu Pi again, and his work efficiency improved a lot.
After another two years, Li Zhi took the eighteen-year-old Helan Minyue to the newly built Penglai Palace Taiye Pool to play. There are huge royal lotuses floating on the Taiye Pond, as well as rare varieties such as thousand-petal lotus, dancing concubine lotus, and cuigaihuazhang.
The two watched the lotus flowers and the mountains in the distance on the Taiye Pavilion, and took a boat to the foot of Penglai Mountain to pick lotus pods and water chestnuts together, and had a great time.
When Minyue saw Wang Lian, she had a whim and wanted to dance on Wang Lian. Li Zhi immediately arranged for Taichang musicians to set up musical instruments on the pavilion, play the sheng and play the zheng, and beat the drums.
Min Yue flew from the boat to the huge Wang Lian leaf, danced "Return to the Wind and Send Far Song", and walked on the leaf, jumping and flipping, like colorful butterflies flying among the flowers, weeping willows swaying by the pool.
Li Zhi clapped his hands and praised: "In the Han Dynasty, Zhao Feiyan danced in his palm, and today there is Helan Minyue Lotus Dance, all of which are extremely beautiful and pleasing to the eye!" The painter was instructed to depict this scene as a souvenir.
Minyue boarded the boat after the dance, and the red embroidered shoes were not wet. Li Zhi also took her to visit Qionglin and Daying Treasure House, and allowed her to freely choose her favorite gold and jade jewelry.
Li Zhi also allowed her to freely choose her favorite palace Accord as a fairy residence to rest in the palace. Not only that, Li Zhi also canonized Helan Minyue as the Lady of Wei under the pressure of the empress, because Li Zhi fell deeply in love with Minyue.
Although this love was criticized by the empress and feudal morality, Li Zhi did not intend to give up, but became closer and closer to Minyue.
The emperor and queen traveled east to seal Zen, and the Korean lady's family also accompanied him. Empress Wu gave birth to a daughter halfway through and needed confinement to recuperate, and Mrs. Wei took advantage of the situation to serve Li Zhi. However, after arriving in the Eastern Capital, the emperor and queen began to be inseparable again. But Li Zhi will still find time to find Lady Wei Guo.
After the successful completion of the Dongyue Zen Ceremony, Li Zhi, Empress Wu and Li Hong successively set up banquets with the envoys of the feudal domains, the civil and military officials, and the women inside and outside the Six Palaces to drink and share the peace. The banquet lasted seven days.
At night, bonfires are lit on the vast meadows at the foot of the mountain, and the envoys of the feudal domains, princes and ministers, regardless of gender, young and old, dance. Helan Minyue also secretly came to watch, and couldn't help but sing and dance with the Lord of Yecheng!
The county lord of Yecheng asked curiously, "Beautiful girl, who are you?" ”
Helan Minyue shook her hair and said proudly: "Me! It is the lover of His Majesty the Emperor, the Lady of Wei State, and it is a good product, which is the same as the grade of the concubine! ”
The county lord of Yecheng showed a reverent expression and said, "Oh, noble girl, I don't know Mount Tai with my eyes, I take the liberty to ask, and I ask for forgiveness!" ”
Helan Minyue smiled: "Oops, it's okay!" Let's dance happily together! ”
The prince of Shi, Shi Huna, the prince of Tocharo, the special service of Kada Jian, and the lord of the city of Boxian, He Fu Diyan, all came to invite the lord of Yecheng to dance, and sent people to propose to the king of Zhuju Banguo, Si Lule, and the queen.
Schile and the queen asked their daughter who she liked, but the lord of Yecheng County didn't know who to choose. Helan Minyue said to her: "Beautiful county lord, are you a little fresh meat control or an uncle control?" ”
The county lord of Yecheng shook his head and said, "I don't control anything. "That's easy! You see that the cows, sheep, and deer on the grassland are all evenly divided, so why not choose a husband through a polo game? Min Yue said.
The county lord of Yecheng was still a little hesitant. Min Yue said again: "Hold a polo match, whoever wins you will marry whomever you want, honorable Lady Wei Guo, I can ask His Majesty the Emperor to testify for you." ”
The county lord of Yecheng exclaimed: "Really? All right! ”
In the afternoon of the next day, a polo match was held on a meadow near the Hajj altar, and five people were each brought in by the prince of Shikuna, the prince of Tochar, the special service of Kada Jian, and the lord of the city of Boxian, He Fu Diyan.
Helan Minyue invited Li Zhi to watch the game, and the lord of Yecheng, Si Lule and the queen sat on the main stage. Schuyler announces the start of the race.
On the field, horses of all colors galloped back and forth, and warriors rode on horses and hit the seven treasure balls with painted poles in their hands. He Fudi was fast and took the lead in scoring a goal, and the crowd of onlookers sang earth-shatteringly.
The special service Ka Dajian was very unconvinced, swept over with a cane, and almost hit He Fu Diyan in the head, He Fu Diyan was quick to move, slipped from the horse's back to the horse's belly, and escaped. Shi Huana slapped forward and struck a full moon-shaped sweep to hit the Qibao ball into the goal. Min Yue cheered loudly, but the county lord of Yecheng was a little nervous.
The dust on the field was everywhere, people were neighing on their backs, and so on and so on, and in the end, He Fudiyan won with five goals!
According to the rules, Li Zhi announced that the county lord of Yecheng would marry He Fu Diyan, the lord of Boxian City, and the black-clothed warriors cheered for victory, ran to the middle of the grass and lifted He Fu Diyan into the air, and caught it steadily!
The county lord of Yecheng hugged Helan Minyue tightly, thanking her for her idea to help him find the person he wanted!
This is exactly the good relationship at the foot of Mount Tai, fighting for a husband on the polo field! This exciting competition drew a successful end to the grand Dongyue Zen sealing event.