When I came to Huaqing Palace, I hung lanterns everywhere and tied colored silk, which was quite a red and festive scene.

Today's Huaqing Palace is still called Tangquan Palace, and the official name was changed fifty years later.

However, the largest palace in the entire Lishan Palace is called Huaqing Palace, so the people in the court are also accustomed to calling it this way to deliberately highlight its splendor.

Its opulence and grandeur can be seen in the Miyagi Castle, where important buildings are located.

The city is divided into four gates, the north and south gates are opposite to the central axis, the palace wall is separated by the wall for the east district, the west district, the north district three districts, the east area has Yaoguang Building, the Flying Frost Palace, the Nine Dragons Palace, the pear garden.

This pear orchard is the main venue for tomorrow's wedding ceremony, and the musical instrument performers and the artists of the two countries, who preside over the Taijoji Temple and perform the singing and dancing music, set off the atmosphere.

As soon as Li Yixing got out of the car, he could see the prince surrounded by a group of people, chatting and laughing with a group of distinguished guests from the Western Regions.

This is a comprehensive dinner hall with music, dance, and opera, and even though it is already winter, the charcoal fires placed in an orderly manner everywhere do not feel cold.

Approaching on the ground covered with red felt carpets, a singing song announced their arrival, the prince and the others waited before looking back, and Li Zhi led the ladies to hurry forward.

According to the customs of the Tang Dynasty, several ladies other than Afifa can appear, but considering the face of the Arab Empire, the bride will be exempted from the process of greeting several long rooms at tomorrow's wedding.

The crown prince was obviously very interested, but Li Zhi also clearly felt that this person was different from the temperament of a king in the past, he was just acting as the ruler of the dynasty, and Li Xian seemed to be an emperor at the moment.

However, when he arrived, the prince obviously subconsciously restrained a little, although Li Xian himself did not realize it.

Because of the presence of envoys from the Arab Empire, the atmosphere has always been in harmony, and Afifa has officially been included in the ranks of the Western Regions, and has long been invited to other places by the imam and a group of his mother's family.

Li Zhi spent his days at this restrained and ostentatious lavish dinner, and there was no sense of festivity.

It was almost midnight before he escaped the somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

In the palace where he was temporarily staying, when there was only one family left, Pang Cried complained:

"I've been feeling impatient for a long time, what are they, are they deliberately showing? Put out the royal dowry one by one, as if you are afraid that others will not know the wealth of the Tang Dynasty? ”

Her contempt came from the dowry arrangement, such as gold plates, gold bottles, gold boxes, gold bowls, gold pots, gold bottles, gold hand furnaces, gold ruyi, gold gourds, as well as pearls, jade, white jade, and coral products.

And they were to be brought back to the Western Regions with another wedding.

The previous official dowry has long been given, and it is said that these are other gifts from Empress Wu, saying that they were given to Princess Afifa alone.

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Since Empress Wu has this kindness, we just have to continue, it is their business that they are willing to show off, as long as it ends up in our hands!" ”

"Look at your money-obsessed face!" Qing Qijiao said angrily, "Cry is right, you actually have to put it again at the next wedding, isn't it too troublesome to go back and forth?" This is not the way to show national strength! ”

Yu Ran and Yi Yi sneered and sneered at each other, and Li Zhi didn't bother to talk to them in depth, so as not to arouse the nameless fire again:

"Cry, don't you want to try your hand at flying swords? How about we go to the secret realm? ”

This method of switching the goal was blunt enough, but it was clearly effective, and it was unanimously rejoicing.

The two old men in the secret realm are taken care of by their daily diet, and the youngest Ibn is also taken care of by his father Sasher, and they are also happy.

Several women shouted at the test flight, and after they had a preliminary mastery, Li Zhi devoted himself to making snuff.

If you go to the Western Regions, you will be away for at least two months, and you will find time to do this in these two days.

The wedding ceremony on the second day was solemn and rigorous, because it was a matter of political affairs between the two countries.

Empress Wu arrived at the moment before the ceremony, and her front and back hugging scene were much stronger than the crown prince.

She summoned Li Zhi and his wife before the wedding, and sure enough, Princess Taiping followed her, and took advantage of a moment when no one paid attention to her, and had a short exchange with Li Zhi.

Because there had been discussions in advance, during the wedding, the woman also sent an old imam to stand on the side of the wedding tent and recite a certain chapter of the Quran melodiously and joyfully.

The wedding shed is located in the pear orchard, the first seat of the Empress Wu, the prince and the emperor's envoy Mahdi, the new relatives and friends sit together, and the man's relatives and friends are all in the remaining seats.

On the table, there are three colors of the stove screen, the stove is lit with rue incense and sandalwood, and in front of it are the big red full post, the four treasures of the study, the wooden box and the fruit plate for the dowry.

The plate contains longan, red dates, peanuts, and ginkgo nuts, which are called "happy fruits", and several bouquets of welcome flowers are placed.

The joy shed is resplendent and solemn.

After some tedious ceremonies, the wedding feast began and was moved to the palaces.

Waiting for a couple of newcomers to toast the Empress Wu, leaving the prince, he left belatedly, flamboyant when he came, and hugged when he went, and did not have any branches because of her.

Qingqi's ladies were deliberately downplayed their existence, which was also proposed by them.

In the future, when they arrived in the Western Regions, several ladies would not even show up that day, and in this regard, the Abdul family was still very grateful.

In the cave room at night, the girls also had the heart to stay in the secret realm, giving Li Zhi and Afifa time alone.

After some wind and rain, the satisfied Afei Fa snuggled in Li Zhi's arms and whispered:

"Brother Zhengwen, my sister is very pleased to come to such a harmonious family!"

"We cultivators, we already take these worldly worlds very lightly, if it weren't for the fact that I have a certain amount of responsibility, I would like to live with you in the secret realm for a lifetime and live some peaceful lives!"

"What will our Chaoyuan Secret Realm look like in the future? Is it big? ”

"It's going to be big, maybe bigger than the whole of Datang."

"When I came to your Dongtu Datang, I originally thought that my family would keep me away from the turmoil of the war, but I never expected to meet my brother, so I became a cultivator, and I have seen too many things beyond my cognition, and it is like a dream to think about it at this time!"

"Then you don't regret it?"

"Not really! Even if you change your faith in the future. ”

"Did you think you'd share a bed with several sisters?"

"It's impossible to think about it, I'm also a dignified princess of the empire, and I rarely think of such a shameful person! I remember that my sisters deliberately climbed into the same bed after you asked for me, and my perception at that time was as shocking as if the sky was falling apart! ”

"And now?"

"I've been used to it for a long time, and my brother is very strong, one or two sisters can't handle it!"

Li Zhi listened to it, his breathing gradually became short, and his hands began to strain.

Afifa also reacted strongly, and took the initiative to savor the throbbing of each one very seriously......

The next day, the more than 100 people from the Western Regions on the ship returned to the Shengjing Zero.

The VIPs of the Abdul family were sent by the imperial court to visit various parts of Lishan.

Li Zhi's people also left one after another, after all, this is a royal garden, and there are many rules, and it is impossible to be as casual as when he was in Chang'an City.

Three of his apprentices were recruited from the secret realm of Chaoyuan, and they were led by the ladies to play around the Huaqing Palace.

Li Zhi was called by King Ming, King Song, and King Jiancheng to visit Li Xian, who had not yet left.

Obviously, this was also arranged by the prince, and the purpose was of course to unravel the involvement outside Luoyang City.

Of course, no one mentioned this matter anymore, and when several people got together, it already showed that the problem was well solved.

After the foreshadowing, Li Xian said: "Mr. Li's Bohai Bay plan surprised me very much, I also talked about it with my mother yesterday, and she even raised his finger to Mr. Li!" ”

The opening of the Bohai Bay waterway is indeed a major event that benefits the country and the people, and even those with different political views will feel the significance.

"Dengzhou sea into the Goryeo Bohai Road, can be a northern maritime Silk Road from this point on, the Japanese people through the east of the soil, actually from Liaodong, this line opened, will be Goryeo, Silla, Liuli Island completely included in it, Northeast Asia Maritime Silk Road prosperity is imminent!" Li Zhi replied.

"It is said that during the Sui Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to Dongtu, and its fleet was to go along the Goryeo and Silla Peninsulas to the Liaodong Peninsula, and then cross the Bohai Strait and land at Dengju in Laizhou Bay?"

"No, they didn't really cross the Bohai Bay, but through the open sea."

"My mother asked me to ask, what is the use of its opening in Datang?"

In fact, everyone present understood that Li Xian's question was so detailed, in fact, it was what the Empress Wu wanted to know.

"In addition to the military significance, Cao Yun sailed along the coast as one, and transported strategic materials such as grain, grass, and weapons to the ports of eastern Liaodong as the other. This route has been opened up, and with the development of shipping, it will gradually replace inland river transportation, and you must know that the shipping between the two peninsulas is not only Dengzhou Port and Sanshanpu! ”

"Please make it clear!"

"For example, the road from Yuyang to Liao, from Haikou to Youtun River Tongbao is less than 200 miles, among which Caobodian, Yuetuo Sang, Jiang Nu Tomb, and Peach Blossom Island can all be bayed, which is a direct connection between the coastal ports in Bohai Bay, and the fresh vegetables picked on the same day in each other can be reached within a day, which is its convenience."

King Jiancheng sighed: "The reason why it is said that the sea traffic between the Central Plains and the Northeast is a pioneering move, is this! Especially when there are frequent wars on land, it is equivalent to opening up a shipping route in the Bohai Sea to penetrate directly into the hinterland of the northeast, and the advantages of changing in response to the changes in the war situation are immediately revealed! ”

King Song also continued: "In this way, not only the products of the Northeast region, but also grain, weapons and other materials can be mobilized in a very short time, and this change is quite terrifying!" ”

Li Zhi nodded:

It can be said that from now on, the existence of this route is linked to the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty. As we all know, the economic center of gravity has gradually shifted southward since the Sui Dynasty, but the north has been repeatedly hit by wars, the countryside is barren, and the grain is exhausted, and the economy in the northeast will eventually be unable to meet the huge grain expenditure, and can only rely on the rich Jiangnan region. ”