The general of the Flying Tiger Army who is responsible for the guard of Mount Tai is Tian An, and he has now grown from the original guard of the Qi Palace, to the captain of the Flying Tiger Army, and the guerrilla general of Zhengwupin.

Tian An accompanied Yan Liben to the sacrificial site of Mount Tai Feng Zen, and Yan Liben was immediately shocked by the majestic two altars of heaven and earth.

Yan Liben had long heard about Li You's activities in Mount Tai, he was full of poetry and books, and when he saw the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth, he understood that Li You and others wanted to follow the example of the ancients and prepare for Li Shimin's celebration of Mount Tai's Zen Seal.

Sealing Zen is an ancient ritual. According to the "Historical Records of the Zen Book" Zhang Shoujie "Justice" explained: "This Mount Tai built soil as an altar to sacrifice to the sky, to repay the merits of the sky, so it is said to be sealed." This Mount Tai is removed from the ground on the hill, and the work of repaying the land is called Zen.

The most outstanding achievement of the emperor is Mount Tai Feng Zen.

Mount Tai Feng Chan has an official record is that in the 28th year of Qin Shi Huang (219 years ago), that is, the third year after the unification of the six countries, the first emperor toured the counties in the east, and summoned more than 70 Confucian doctors of Qi and Lu to Mount Tai, the "first mountain in the world", and held the ceremony of sealing Zen, in order to show that he became the emperor was ordered by heaven.

Taishan Feng Chan is not just any emperor can be held, before the Tang Dynasty in the history of only a few cattle dared to hold such a ceremony, such as Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty.

Li Shimin thought that he was the first emperor of the ages, and he also wanted to hold Mount Tai Feng Zen, but unfortunately, his eastern expedition to Goguryeo finally failed, and he was finally embarrassed to do it. It was only after his son Tang Gaozong Li Zhi completed the conquest of Goguryeo that he fulfilled this wish for him in 665 AD.

Yan Li said in his heart: "No wonder His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest ignored the suspicions of the court, withdrew a large amount of money from the household department, and mobilized the Flying Tiger Army to come here, it turned out to be to prepare for the matter of Mount Tai sealing Zen."

This is probably what Li Shimin wants to do most in his life, Li Shimin is wise and martial and at the same time very happy, this matter is definitely his favorite, there is no one.

This is really the biggest sycophant in the world, and the timing of this sycophant is when Li Shimin is about to win the great victory of conquering Goguryeo, which is really just right.

His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest is really smart! “

Yan Liben was deeply impressed.

At this time, Tian An said: "Lord Yan, my prince invited you to come over because I want you to use your Danqing pen to draw a rendering of the Taishan Sealing Ceremony for Your Majesty." After this picture is completed, you will personally go to the Marshal's Mansion of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to present it to Your Majesty. ”

Yan Liben was overjoyed, this made him participate in the preparation for the construction of Mount Tai Fengzen, which was not only a great achievement, but also a thing that could directly please Li Shimin. This is a great gift from His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest to Yan Liben.

Yan Liben said gratefully: "Please General Tian convey to His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest that the minister Yan Liben thanks the prince for his grace." The minister must do his best to perfectly show the majestic momentum of the Taishan Feng Zen sacrifice ceremony. ”

Yan Liben was ruthless, he worked tirelessly, climbed up and down on Mount Tai, and even climbed to other peaks on the side of the main peak of Mount Tai, and observed the site of Mount Tai's Zen Ceremony from all angles, so as to choose the best angle to show the style of this grand ceremony.

Yan Liben was not only the Tang Dynasty, but also a famous Danqing master in history, and soon after, a magnificent and beautiful schematic diagram of Mount Tai Feng Zen jumped on the paper.

Northwest Palace.

Li You was in a good mood, and after this period of tossing, he hit the power of Changsun Wuji and others, and also made Changsun Wuji restrain a lot. If there are no accidents, there will be a good situation of stability and unity in the court of Zhenguan. Li You can be a foodie for a long time.

For so many years, Li You has been doing something that has nothing to do with foodies, and a wish in his heart has been shelved for many years.

Now the good news is frequent, the war in Goguryeo is coming to an end, the ocean-going fleet is about to return, and the Taishan Zen Ceremony is about to be held.

Seeing that it was impossible for him to leave Chang'an for a while, Li You decided to hold a world food conference in a short period of time to add icing on the cake and push the joy of the Taishan Zen Ceremony to the extreme.

Li You was ready to ask the delegations of various countries who came to participate in the Taishan Feng Zen ceremony to bring the most classic food of their country, and various regions of the Tang Dynasty also brought special delicacies from all over the country to participate in the food conference. In this way, he will not only be able to taste enough of the world's food, but also prepare to write a book of the world's food.

Li You felt excited when he thought of this, he couldn't sit still, and immediately sent a telegram to Li Chengqian.

At this time, the night was already dark, and Li Chengqian was already preparing to go to bed, when Li You suddenly sent a telegram, which startled him, thinking that something urgent military affairs had happened, and hurriedly got up to check. After reading the message, he couldn't help laughing and said, "The fifth brother is really nonsense. As he spoke, he handed the telegram to Hou Haitang, the daughter of Hou Junji, the crown prince's concubine beside him.

After reading it, Haitang smiled and said: "The fifth uncle is delicious, it is famous all over the world." But over the years, I haven't seen him mention these things. The concubine is looking forward to him holding this world food conference. ”

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "It's okay, if there are many good things today, if the fifth brother wants to mess around, he will let him add to the festive atmosphere." ”

He said to the chamberlain Gao Lian: "Call Li You back, just say I agree." ”

The next morning, after the court, Li You came to the Ministry of Rites, and after he told Yin Hongzhi about this, Yin Hongzhi said: "Didn't you say earlier, those envoys sent to various countries have already set off. ”

Li You said: "What is this. I have come to ask you to provide information about the messengers, and I will send Pegasus to chase them, but it will be too late. ”

Yin Hongzhi said with some worry: "Your Highness, will you cause criticism from others if you do these things?" ”

Li You smiled: "Uncle, it's because over the years, few people have criticized me. On the contrary, my heart is not steady. ”

Li You just wanted to take advantage of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian's happiness to make a fool of themselves and leave them with the impression that they had no ambition at all. What ruler wouldn't like a capable and unambitious courtier?

Besides, Li You really likes food, and this time he wants to taste all the delicacies in the world of this era.

Then, Li You came to Shangshu Province.

"Minister, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest." The eldest grandson Wuji saluted and said.

Li You smiled and said, "Lord Eldest Sun is exempt from courtesy. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "Your Highness, what wind blew you here?" "Li You is also rare once a year in Shangshu Province.

Li You said: "My father's birthday is approaching, and I want to make the celebration more lively, so I want to hold a world food conference. I would like to ask Lord Changsun to notify the various prefectures and prefectures in the name of Shangshu Province. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said happily: "Okay, Your Highness's idea is very good, and the minister agrees." The minister immediately arranged this matter. ”

"Then I'll thank the eldest grandson. There are many Persian and great delicacies in my house, and if you have time, the eldest grandson will come and sit with me. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, the minister will definitely go to disturb me if he has time."

After Li You left, the eldest grandson Wuji was also in a good mood. Li Shimin's call clearly explained the things he had done, and Li You already knew that he was not far from ten. The eldest grandson Wuji is still a little jealous of this demonic prince.

Li You said these things, there is no need to come to his eldest grandson Wuji in person, as long as Li Chengqian issues an edict to Shangshu Province. Li You came in person to show his goodwill to the eldest grandson Wuji. The eldest grandson, Wuji, was a smart man, and he immediately expressed his desire to enhance friendship with Li You.

The Marshal's Mansion of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yan Liben, the squire of the Criminal Department, wants to see you?" Ma Xuanliang reported.

"Yan Liben, what is he doing here?" Li Shimin was a little puzzled and a little unhappy. Yan Liben was in charge of investigating the case in Qizhou, did he come here to report the results of the investigation? Li Shimin has obviously explained this matter to Li You, why did he continue to investigate?

He didn't want to see him, once Yan Liben really reported to him about the matter of Eldest Sun Wuji, it would be difficult to do it. He said, "Let's ask him why he came here." ”