Chapter 35: Congratulatory Gifts (2)
It is said that all the princes and princesses of Li Er's accession to the throne will prepare congratulatory gifts to celebrate him, and some people will suspect that the eldest of these children, Li Chengqian, is only ten years old, and the rest of the youngest are only one or two years old, why do you still need congratulatory gifts? What gifts can such a young child prepare?
This is actually not a question of the value of the gift, the value of the gift itself is not the most important thing at this time, the most important thing is whether the gifts prepared by these princes and princesses can please Li Er, if it is in line with the new emperor's wishes, then in these years of his reign, I am afraid that life will be much more comfortable than the rest of the princes and princesses. It is a small stepping stone that can decide whether to be favored or not, so countless ministers have taken the opportunity to test who will make a difference in the future, so as to decide to bet. This has almost become an unwritten unspoken rule, when Li Yuan first ascended the throne, Li Er took three cities overnight in the border pass as a congratulatory gift, and now it is his turn to receive the gift.
At the beginning of the banquet, this time it was not like the previous banquets, one person and one table, and there was a stinky rule of not saying anything, although this rule often had no effect on Li Er's banquet. It's very open, not only can you eat, but you can also speak, and the whole scene is very lively. Li Er took the eldest grandson and several concubines to sit on the main seat, looking at the endless shuttle of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, constantly inspecting, to see those people approaching, those people hugging in a group, these are all things he is going to sort out and face, this banquet also has such a purpose in it!
Almost half an hour passed like this, the industry was already approaching the end of the hour, and the time to offer congratulatory gifts was almost up, and Li Kuan and these little guys were quietly called by the palace maids to wait in a pavilion on the side. A few of the youngest ones were still grabbing all kinds of food and stuffing it into their mouths, Xiao Nianwei's mouth was smooth and shiny at the moment, and it seemed that she was feasting just now. At this moment, she was waved by a palace maid holding her little hand, muttering that she wanted to go back to eat delicious meat, and her oily little hand left a handprint on the palace dress embroidered with orchids, and the palace maid who held her was helpless, and the rest of the people were fine, only this Princess Yuzhang was the most lively and difficult, and this drudgery fell on her head. Her sisters sympathized with her when they heard the news.
"Okay, Yuzhang, stand up obediently. Go wash and wash, I'm about to give a gift to my father and queen mother, be nice! Li Chengqian put on the posture of a big brother and said to the little guy. Since Li Er was crowned crown prince. Li Chengqian somehow became confident, and he didn't look like a big brother to all his brothers, and even he was no longer so hostile to Li Kuan, which Li Kuan didn't understand a little, but it seemed to be a good thing.
"Hmph...... Don't want it! Big brother bad! The little girl broke free from the palace maid's arms and walked towards Li Kuan and Li Liqian, grimacing at Li Chengqian, and ignoring Li Chengqian.
"Vile. Wash your hands obediently and wipe your mouth clean. I'm about to give a gift to my father, what gift did Wei'er prepare? Li Kuan asked with a smile when he saw the little guy running over with his calf sloppy.
"This is Wei'er's secret, don't tell Second Brother Sรน!" The little girl is a big ghost, and she has learned to keep it secret.
"I don't even know, second brother, don't ask!" Li Lizhen said on the side, this little guy has been mysterious since he learned that he was going to prepare a gift, and even Li Lizhen, who lived in the same room with her, didn't know what the little girl was doing.
"So tight?" Li Kuan was a little surprised, a little girl who was just over two years old or less than three years old could hide so many people, it seems that this gift is not simple.
"When the auspicious time comes, the ministers are quiet!" The eunuch's sharp voice was like sandpaper across the glass, which calmed down the lively atmosphere of the scene at once, and everyone stood in line according to their official positions and civil and military positions, waiting for the highlight of tonight.
"The saint has ascended to the great treasure, and the princes have come to congratulate!" The eunuch spoke again, this is about to begin.
Li Chengqian, as the boss and the crown prince, was naturally the first to appear, he walked out of the pavilion with a box in his hand, his handsome little face was full of pride, although he was only ten years old, but he also showed a magnificent extravagance. The pace is not big, but it is very steady, and the distance of each step is slightly different, almost equal, which is definitely hard practice. Li Chengqian's years of study and training have shown their due effect at this moment, and countless ministers have expressed their approval, and this prince has not disgraced the emperor. Li Er also showed joy on his face, his eldest son was still very good, and he didn't say anything about this appearance.
"The child congratulates his father on his great treasure, wishes the Tang Dynasty a thousand generations, and wishes his father and queen mother a long life!" Li Chengqian's compliment was a bit general, it can be described as decent, but by the way, he added his mother's eldest grandson, and showed a piece of filial piety, which can be said to be that Li Er and the eldest grandson are happy.
"Okay, I have accepted your blessing, what gift have you prepared for me? Present! Li Er stroked his beard, and Long Yan Dayue asked Li Chengqian to present a congratulatory gift.
"The child has no other ability, this is a tiger skin that the child led his guards to the hunting ground outside the city, and returned from hunting, and dedicated it to his father here!" Li Chengqian stepped forward with the box in his hand and said loudly.
Li Er didn't expect Li Chengqian to go to the royal hunting ground to hunt a tiger, you must know that a fierce beast like a tiger is not something that ordinary people dare to provoke, Li Chengqian's courage is really big. Of course, Li Chengqian contributed much and Li Er knew it, but at his age, he didn't dare to go to the mountains to find a tiger.
"Not bad! This tiger skin is in perfect condition, and it is a rare good thing! Li Er opened the box sent by Li Chengqian, took out the two-meter-long tiger skin, and praised after looking at it carefully: "It's just that this tiger is too dangerous after all, and you must not risk yourself like this in the future!" After Li Er praised it, he taught two more lessons, and Li Chengqian also listened obediently.
Li Chengqian prepared a tiger skin, then the rest of the brothers are probably not simple, especially Li Ke, this third brother is only a little younger than Li Kuan, and he is not a year younger than Li Chengqian, compared with his eldest brother everywhere, this time his gift is probably similar. It's just that the fat green finch doesn't know what to prepare. Li Kuan thought to himself after seeing Li Chengqian's gift.
According to the order, it should be Li Kuan after that, but although Li Kuan is the second, he is not a concubine, but only the second son, so Li Chengqian is followed by Li Tai, which is in the same order as when he accepted the division before, these two brothers were born to the queen of the main palace, of course, they should be more special. Li Kuan didn't care about this, but Li Ke gritted his teeth a little, his identity was not low, how could he be ranked behind the flying pig-like Li Tai, and at a young age, he also knew that he was carrying the royal blood of the two dynasties, which was unspeakably expensive, so he was unwilling to compete with Li Chengqian everywhere, and the stronger Li Ke paid much more effort than other brothers, whether it was talent or martial arts, he was outstanding among the brothers, although martial arts were not the opponent of Li Kuan, a later traverser, But it is not weak, which is rare for children under the age of ten.
Li Tai got out of the pavilion with his empty hands, although he was wide and fat, but this was too fat, this was still after taking Sun Simiao's diet pills, otherwise I am afraid it would really be a ball, the little fat man's physique is really speechless, and I don't know how to make him lose weight.
When Li Tai came to the field, he looked very funny when he bowed because he was too fat, but no one dared to laugh.
"The child has come to congratulate his father and queen mother! I wish my father and queen mother to grow old together, and I wish the Tang Dynasty eternal solidity! Li Tai also said words of congratulations.
"Qingque, what kind of gift have you prepared?" Li Er still likes Li Tai very much, although this son is really a little fat. At this moment, he asked with a pleasant face.
"The child has prepared a scroll of paintings for his father and queen mother!" Li Tai took out a scroll from his sleeve, this thing is not big, and it really can't be seen in his already wide sleeves, so many ministers who thought that this fat prince did not have a congratulatory gift and muttered in their hearts changed their faces slightly at this moment.
"What did the blue finch draw? Take a look at me! Li Er still has some confidence in this fat son's paintings, this kid did not inherit his martial arts and war talents, but inherited his mother's talent, in recent years, he has been famous in Chang'an City, and Chang'an City has also held poetry meetings and literary meetings in recent years, but this little fat man who is not good-looking also shines in it. Since he dared to show his hand on this occasion, it must not be a defective painting, but I don't know what the level is.
Li Er didn't let the little fat man go up, because the main position was not so big for the little fat man to squeeze in. So he personally walked down, took the scroll from Li Tai's hand, and unfolded it below.
'Nice!' Li Er is not only good at fighting for calligraphy and painting, but also has a lot of attainments, his Feibai also writes a little bit of Cai Yong's taste, the signboard at the door of Jiuxianju and the poem that loves wine is from his handwriting, although the sentence of the poem is plagiarized by Li Kuan, but the word is indeed written by Li Er's own hand, and now Jiuxianju can be said to be famous, the signboard written by the saint himself, in Chang'an City, this is the scorpion baba - the only one. Li Kuan has also made a lot of money these days because of Li Er's words. And calligraphy and painting are not separated, and Li Er also has his own opinions on Danqing. So to be praised by Li Er, even if it is because the person who painted this painting is Li Tai, but at least there is a level above the level.
Li Kuan was in the pavilion, no less than three zhang away from Li Er, so far away he could only vaguely see that the paintings seemed to be patches of landscapes, layer upon layer, and he didn't know what was painted. But Li Er's face was happy, it seems that Li Tai's gift is very popular with Li Er.
The ministers also stretched their necks to see what the fat prince had drawn, so that the Holy Dragon Yan was happy, but they were far away from Li Er and they were farther away than Li Kuan, and they couldn't see it clearly, so they could only be in a hurry. (To be continued......)