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Wan Yan Jing spoiled his teacher

On the 12th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, it was the thirtieth birthday of the Jin Emperor Wan Yan Jing, and the Song Privy Council sent a delegation of more than 80 people to congratulate the birthday of the Emperor Wan Yanjing, and a month in advance, brought congratulatory gifts to Yanjing, the capital of Jin. He Shengchen's envoy is served by Hu Yingyuan, a member of the Privy Council, and the deputy envoy is Liu Sanjie, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the rest of the personnel are divided into three sections, respectively, responsible for the confidential information of the national book, gift etiquette and logistics services.

Jin occupied the Central Plains for more than 60 years, and the Jurchens have been basically sinicized. The size of Yanjing's city, the construction of the imperial palace, and the etiquette of the court were similar to those of the Song Dynasty. Wan Yan Jing met with the important officials of the Song Mission in the Chongzheng Palace, accepted the letter of state and congratulatory rites from the Song court, and then gave a banquet to entertain all the members of the mission.

The rest of the work was much easier, the relevant foreign affairs were handled by the two ambassadors, the three officials and other personnel had nothing to do, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlords, Jin also sent ordinary officials to accompany them to the capital and its vicinity.

After a few days, the personnel of the two sides slowly became acquainted, and some political affairs and palace secrets of the Jin Kingdom were more or less disclosed, such as the current emperor's favor Concubine Li.

Concubine Li's name is Li Shi'er, the daughter of the Han Chinese, and her father is a death row prisoner for crimes. At the age of sixteen, she entered the palace as a prison woman. At the beginning, it was a maid who did some rough work such as laundry and cleaning in the harem. The eunuch Liang Shidao saw that he was smart and well-behaved, so he asked her to go to Yuefu Yuan to learn culture and singing and dancing.

There are some rules for palace maids to study in Yuefu Academy. For example, the teacher does not know his name, only his number, and during class, a veil is hung between the teacher and the palace maid, so that they can only hear each other but not see them.

On that day, Emperor Jin reviewed dozens of pieces after Yan Jing, making his legs and feet numb and dizzy. Liang Shidao flattered: Your Majesty, are you tired, do you want to go to the back garden to enjoy the flowers?

Wan Yan Jing thought, what does it mean to enjoy flowers with a eunuch, call the concubine, and there is nothing to like. He shook his head.

Liang Shidao knew that the emperor wanted to go out for a walk, shaking his head because there was no suitable escort, and his brain moved: Your Majesty, the slave remembered that the Yuefu Yuan had taught some small songs, which were very beautiful, go and see?

After Yan Jing was satisfied, he raised his feet and left.

In the Yuefu Courtyard, Zhang Leshi is in class. Seeing the emperor arrive, he hurriedly bowed. After calming down, the emperor casually asked:

"How many women are studying here?"

"Serve Your Majesty, there are nineteen."

"Which of these palace maids is the smartest?"

Zhang Leshi hurriedly replied: "These palace maids, the ministers have never met, they only know that there is one who is quick-witted, unforgettable, and has a pleasant voice. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was immediately interested: "Oh, there is such a smart woman, I want to see it." ”

Zhang Leshi told the emperor that this woman was the eighteenth.

The emperor wanted to test her first, so he asked her to recite the first paragraph of Qu Yuan's "Lisao".

I only heard the sound of the yarn barrier immediately:

Emperor Gaoyang's seedlings are descendants, and the emperor is called Boyong.

Seti Zhen is in Meng Xi, but Geng Yin and I surrender.

Huang Lan Yu Chu Xi, Zhao Xi Yu to Jia------

The voice is melodious and melodious, and the sentences are fluent and free.

After Yan Jing immediately became interested, Liang Shidao saw it, and hurriedly called the eighteenth to come out to see the driver.

The veil barrier was lifted, and a young woman in a purple skirt and fluttering clothes walked up to the emperor and saluted. When the emperor who read countless women saw it, he was immediately stunned: Tianshu has a melon seed face, willow eyebrows are crooked, phoenix eyes are affectionate, the nose is like a hanging gall, just right, the cherry mouth is small, and the lips are like Zhu. ------Ah, what a woman with a peerless appearance and a beautiful country!

Wan Yan Jing pretended to be calm and said, "Calm back, what's your name?" How old is it? ”

The woman blushed and bowed her head and replied, "Tell Your Majesty, the slave maid's name is Li Shi'er, and she is 18 years old this year." ”

Liang Shidao asked, "What kind of tune can you sing?" Sing one to Your Majesty. ”

After Li Shi'er sang a song, the emperor in his prime was already intoxicated and couldn't extricate himself. Liang Shidao understood and said to Zhang Leshi, Master Li doesn't need to learn, let her clean up and enter the palace to sing for the emperor.

The next day, the emperor named Li Shi'er Zhaorong, and the following year he was promoted to concubine.

Wan Yan Jing and Li Shi'er can be described as talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven. Although Wan Yan Jing is a Jurchen, he has no fierce spirit, just like a Confucian student of the Han family, likes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and writes poems and lyrics.

The emperor ordered people to build a dressing house on Qionghua Island in the Beihai Sea, which was specially used for Li Shi'er to watch the scenery and admire the moon. On the moonlit night, Yuyu clarified, "Heaven and earth shine together." The emperor and Concubine Li Shu sat on the hillside, looking up at a round of jade plates in Haoyu, and chanting in a couplet.

The emperor said Shanglian: The two of them sit on the soil. At first glance, this couplet is extremely ordinary, but it hides a mystery, and it is extremely difficult to get it right.

Who knows, Li Shi'er was not afraid, thought for a while, and replied: January is bright. This pair is also extremely neat, and the key is that the metaphor is good. The emperor is intended to be the sun in the sky, and he is the moon, and the moon is bright because the sun shines. There is literary brilliance, and the compliments are not yet visible.

There is a poem that praises:

Zhangzong's palace overlooks the blue stream, and the song and dance place is a mound today.

Xiao combs green sideburns and clouds invade the household, and the night bath ice muscle moon is full of buildings.

?? Emperor Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed, for more than a hundred years of the dynasty, which concubine could be so talented? In the three years since the death of Empress Qinhuai in the main room, there has been no woman to love, and the main palace is vacant. So, he prepared to make Li Shi'er the queen.

?? As soon as the motion to appoint Concubine Li as the queen was proposed, it was strongly opposed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the princes and nobles. Since the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, the royal family has always only intermarried with the Tudan, Tang Kuo, Pucha, Su Zhilie, Wulinda and other tribes, and it is better to marry a queen or a princess. Li Shi'er was born in a humble background, and is the daughter of the Han people, as a concubine is already exalted, and wants to be promoted to the mother of the country, in this way, where will the Jurchen nobles put their face, and make her the queen, we will not agree to die.

?? The emperor had no choice but to entitle the twenty-one-year-old Li Shi'er as the concubine. Yuan, the first also. Privately promised to this beloved woman: I will never stand up again.

The emperor returned to the capital in autumn and set up a banquet to entertain the ministers. During the banquet, singing and dancing performances were arranged. The two actors are talking nonsense. A question: The country has always been rich and the people are strong, and there are many auspicious signs, do you know?

The other party replied: I have heard of it, but I don't know the details.

There is a phoenix in the sky over Kyoto, and she is an auspicious bird. She flies in different directions, and the meaning is different.

What's the difference?

If the phoenix flies upward, it symbolizes the wind and rain, and if it flies downward, it means a good harvest of grains, and if it flies outward, it means that the four countries come to court.

And what about flying inward?

Flying to the inside indicates that he wants to be added to the ranks.

?? The emperor and the ministers all understood, flying here, that is, Concubine Li. However, the words of the drama should not be taken seriously, only laughed off.

couldn't give the position of Empress Li Shi'er, so he compensated for the family of the concubine with a large number of seals. Li Shi'er's father was executed for a crime, and he was also named the Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor, Shangzhu State, and Longxi County Duke, her great-grandfather and grandfather died for decades, and they were also posthumously named marquis one by one.

The official system of Jin follows the Xi Song system. There are twenty-five levels of Jilu officials, and the Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor is second only to Kaifu Yi and the Three Divisions and Tejin, which is the third level; After the Tang Dynasty, the "Shangzhu State" became the highest level of military merit, and the person who won the rank of "Shangzhu State" can enjoy the treatment of the second grade, regardless of the size of the official position; The county duke is the title, the first level is called the national duke, and the county duke is the second class. You know, this is a condemned officer, lord, lord.

Her elder brother's original name was Li Xi'er, and now he has changed his name to Li Renhui, who can't read a basket of big characters, and is named the envoy of the Sanpin Xuanhui and the envoy of the Anguo Army. The two brothers relied on the concubine, sold their official beards, and made a lot of money.

It is always difficult to satisfy all the things in the world, even if it is the emperor, the harem is happy, and the front court is inevitably worried and tired. The arrogant Dajin Emperor never thought that in the inconspicuous northern desert, a force had risen, and it was getting stronger and stronger, and it gradually became a big disaster.