Chapter 257 Giving gifts and goose feathers, the gift is light and affectionate

Chapter 257 Giving gifts and goose feathers, the gift is light and affectionate

The twenty-third day of the month is the forty-third birthday of Empress Wu. Despite the constant turmoil in the DPRK and China, it is impossible to celebrate the birthday, and the pomp must not be shabby. You must know that in addition to the envoys from Silla and Tubo, there are also envoys from Tocharo, Kangguo, Anguo, Persia, Shule, Khotan, Yanqi and a large number of countries whose names are so awkward that Li Xian can hardly be called are also there in order to celebrate Zhengdan.

Although many courtiers have such and such ideas in their hearts, they must not give gifts, and they cannot be taken lightly. No matter how honest you are, if you really dare to give a light calligraphy and painting written by yourself as a congratulatory gift at this juncture, then I'm sorry, you will have to wish the queen the queen's birthday in Lingnan at this time next year.

For the first time, Li Zhi offered a "chair" on his birthday, and trained a group of palace maids; The next few Karakuri were numerous; On Shangguan Yi's birthday, he and Li Honghe gave an ice sculpture...... Now it's a birthday again, and everyone is waiting for Li Xian's gift, and even a few bigwigs who are planning things have to admit that waiting for Li Xian's gift is a more interesting thing than bothering to plan and plot.

Li Xian originally planned to pretend to be a ghost and concoct an auspicious rui, but after thinking about it carefully, he still gave up. This kind of thing seems to be inexpensive, but it has to be done up and down, and the slightest mistake can cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, as early as half a year ago, he began to prepare, and he took great pains to almost finish Jiang Lang, so it was easy to think of what he should give.

The same Lin De Hall feast, the difference is that the most eye-catching one today is the Empress Wu. According to the previous rules, the queen's birthday naturally had to be congratulated by the wife, however, Li Zhi could even throw the government to his wife, and the weekday banquet was always accompanied by the queen of martial arts. Such a big joy as the fortieth birthday will naturally not wronged his wife to stay in the inner palace to be congratulated.

So, after receiving the ceremony in the Imperial Taiji Palace, the emperor and the mighty ministers moved to the Lin De Hall to continue the feast. As soon as the feast opened, the staggered plans were staggered, but the bejeweled congratulatory voices continued. At the same time, it is mixed with words and swords, and it is a good scene of both excitement and crisis. The Empress Wu who sat on the main seat was smiling, and her dark cyan hairpin shirt was accompanied by a silk of the same color. Don't be noble and elegant.

At the behest of Li Xian, the dance carefully rehearsed by the Teaching Workshop Division was pushed to the back, but Ha Mier led a group of Western Regions dancers to present a dance drama. The performance is a scimitar dance. Dozens of dancing girls were all dressed in narrow-sleeved bearded robes, holding scimitars that sometimes spun sharply and sometimes stopped abruptly, and the cold and shining scimitars showed graceful arcs from time to time. In the midst of this exotic dance, most of the guests exchanged glances and smiles on their faces.

The Datang Earth Sword Dance is naturally no worse than these Western Regions Dances, but it is really rare to gather so many people to perform the Scimitar Dance, but it is just a novelty. Therefore, Empress Wu smiled and threw an appreciative look at her three sons. And at this moment. Li Xian pulled Li Xian's sleeve dissatisfied, and asked in a low voice, "Sixth brother, the gift you gave won't be over with just one dance, right?" ”

"This is just an appetizer, your sixth brother is to let Hami'er show her face in front of her father and queen mother!" Li Hong replied in front of Li Xian, with a knowing smile on his face. "Sixth brother, I'm not wrong!"

Lee Hyun shrugged his shoulders with a bored face. But there is no refutation. Looking at the attitude of my father and mother, basically Hamier has passed this level, so that's it. In the future, even if he really wants to get people in the door, he probably won't attract any gossip.

He glanced at the Garqin Mausoleum, which was sitting not far away, and saw that he was looking intently and did not see any other expression on his face, so he withdrew his gaze. At this time, only listening to the extreme change in the music in the field, all the dancing girls suddenly threw down the scimitar in their hands, and each took out the folding fan that had been prepared in their waists for a long time, and stacked them together like stacking Arhats, and then unfolded the folding fan in their hands together, which was actually a total of seven words.

"I wish the queen eternal youth!"

Ahem –

At this time, no matter how much Empress Wu could bear it, she couldn't help but choke and cough again and again, and then glared at her son angrily. Next to him, Li Zhi laughed even more, and it was easy to stop laughing, so he shook his head at Li Xian: "People say that Furu Donghai Shou is more clever than Nanshan, and you are so weird, and I don't look at this is the feast of Lin De Palace, and everyone laughs carefully!" ”

Li Xian stood up with a smile and saluted to everyone, and then said unhurriedly: "This longevity is not as long as youth, in the minds of the sons and fifth brothers and seventh brothers, it is better for the queen mother to stay young forever!" This song and dance is over, and the sons have gifts to offer! As he spoke, he stepped forward and took out a box, and the chamberlain took it and offered it, and after Li Zhiwu opened it curiously, he was surprised by the things inside.

It's not gold, it's not jade, it's not treasure, it's actually an ordinary four combs.

Li Xian ignored the surprised or strange eyes of everyone, and explained very calmly: "This first one is a boxwood comb, the world's most important boxwood, with its no fire, its wood is tight and greasy, clearing heat and dampness and detoxifying; The second is a horn comb, which clears inflammation and cools blood, relieves pain and itching, removes dirt without sticking, and relieves itching without pain; The third is a green sandalwood comb, which is said to be invulnerable.

decay, its fragrance is refreshing and calming; The last one is a peach wood comb, which avoids evil and evil, and all evils are avoided! ”

As he spoke, he bowed down deeply: "The head is the head of the sun, and the doctor has already combed his hair more than 100 times, and he has slept until the dawn of the day." Erchen knew that the queen mother had been unhappy recently, so he deliberately made the picture himself and made these four combs, which should have been inlaid with gold and jade to ask for their prestige, but the queen mother was the most thrifty person, so the son was brave and offered this original object. ”

There are so many more names in just four combs! Even if there are well-read and knowledgeable among the ministers, they still can't help but be stunned in the face of Li Xiandi's clever words, let alone those generals. And Li Hong and Li Xian were stunned for a while, and at the same time cast an envious look at their brothers.

It turns out that gift-giving is not only a gift, but also so important! No wonder they had received such a hint from Li Xian before, and this was the reason for their daring feelings.

For Li Xian's explanation of the Tao, Li Zhi couldn't help but smile dumbly, but after Empress Wu ordered Ah Qian to accept the gift, she was smiling. She has been suffering from insomnia lately, and even taking medication has not had much effect, and she doesn't expect the four combs to make a big difference. The most important thing is the son's heart, and it is undoubtedly very satisfying to know that she, a mother, is not sleeping well now and sending these.

Li Hong gave a jade pillow and a white rhino, and Li Xian gave a pot of precious orchids, all of which were closely linked to the four words of freshness and comfort. Seeing this scene, many people began to beat their chests secretly, knowing that this was the case, why bother to buy those expensive but useless gifts? You can't even make a splash when you send it!

Simply go to Peiwang Li Xian to inquire about gifts in the future, and at most send a little favor, and everything this prince will give to please the emperor and queen! After pondering the past few years, many people have made up their minds about it.

When the dinner was at its climax, suddenly an attendant rushed in to report that Li Yifu, the governor of Shanzhou, had a gift for the queen. As soon as these words came out, the hall was silent, and even Li Xian felt a chuckle in his heart, and immediately looked up to see Empress Wu's face. And this is not tight, it is shocking to see. Despite the brilliant lights on the four walls, Empress Wu's face was almost cloudy as if it was about to drip water. Obviously, this sudden encounter was not even expected by Empress Wu herself.

So, is this Li Yifu himself crazy when he wants to return to the dynasty, or is someone simply provoking him to do it?

"Bring it in!"

Li Zhi's face was neither happy nor angry, and even his voice didn't seem to have the slightest emotion. When the little chamberlain heard this, he hurriedly retreated, and in a short time he took a plate covered with a brocade handkerchief.

Seeing this, Empress Wu frowned, and immediately shouted: "Uncover the veil!" ”

In front of everyone's eyes, as soon as the brocade was gone, he revealed something on his plate. Seeing this, most people either disdainfully or sneered, and everyone had an abacus in their hearts. There was nothing else on the plate, it was an ear of rice, more precisely, it should be the so-called Jiahe Xiangrui.

Li Xian knew that it was bad as soon as he saw something, if this thing was offered by Li Yifu when he was still the prime minister in the past, it would naturally only please and not be unlucky, but the problem is that at the moment, Li Yifu is nothing but a fuse! Whether it is Jiahe or Valley, it is up to others to decide. Of course, the most important thing is to look at Li Zhi's attitude - is it because of the impeachment of the ministers that he completely disliked Li Yifu, or because of his own appointment, he is not ready to put this former important minister to death.

"Yifu has a heart."

With a simple sentence, Li Zhi put an end to this gift. However, the originally lively and happy birthday feast unconsciously had a little more haze, and although the birthday ceremony after that was also exquisite, it was difficult to make the emperor sincere. Among the three princely brothers next to him, except for Li Xian, who was still there to make a commotion, Li Xian and Li Hong almost kept making eye contact, wishing that the dinner would end immediately.

It was easy to get to the moment when the song ended, and Li Xian asked for an errand to see him off, and sent several important ministers out of the Lin De Palace. As soon as Liu Xiangdao left his sight, he grabbed the sleeve of Xu Jingzong, who wanted to slip his feet, and asked in a deep voice: "Xu Xianggong, do you know about Li Yifu's gift in advance?" ”

"I'm not a god!" Xu Jingzong glared at him very dissatisfied, the fat on his face shook twice, and finally said angrily, "If I knew about this, I would definitely stop Yifu from acting so stupidly." Looking at today's situation, he doesn't seem to know what kind of trouble has happened to the DPRK and China for his affairs. It's strange, is he so closed-minded? ”

Li Xian couldn't help but sigh: The news is blocked...... I'm afraid that someone deliberately blocked the news of Li Yifu. The vicissitudes of life, Li Yifu probably didn't expect that this situation would fall on him, right?

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