The emperor held a temporary court meeting to receive dozens of generals below Xue Chongxun, and he could not just issue a reward edict. The state rewards and punishments are based on meritorious deeds, and most people are promoted, but there are only two people who are crowned marquis or promoted to the title. The marquis is naturally Yin Ci, and he is the one who captured Li Sanlang, and he honored the reward order of the imperial court last year and sealed the Marquis of Pingyang.

Then there is the main general Xue Chongxun, the greatest credit for the victory is, of course, on the boss, he was promoted from the king of the county to the prince, sealed ten thousand households, and was called "King Jin"! The sentence "Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and marquis of ten thousand households" was not a lie in the Tang Dynasty, and the princely generals were of course the fastest in the great war. However, he is a prince with a different surname who really does not dare to accept it, and only the eldest son of his Xue Chongxun's three generations of royal blood, the uncrowned princess Taiping, dares to happily accept the title.

The edict was issued, and the ministers were particularly silent today, and it was not long before they dispersed.

As soon as Li Sanlang died, the central government had no external threat, and it seemed to become lifeless all of a sudden. Fortunately, the Lantern Festival is approaching, and the city is full of fire and bustle, so that the dead atmosphere is covered.

Xue Chongxun was also worried that his power would expand too quickly and would lead to the vigilance of most people in power. However, after returning home from the court, the wives and concubines were very enthusiastic about receiving the wind and washing the dust for him, and the house was busy arranging festive decorations, making it lively and harmonious, but he seemed to have fallen into a hot spring, and forgot those troubles for the time being.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I saw that all the eaves of the house were decorated with lights, from the master to the slaves and maids were all dressed brightly and decently, and delicious food was placed in all halls and courtyards, and the atmosphere was very good. Xue Chongxun asked casually, only to know that these arrangements were presided over by his mother-in-law Sun, and there was finally a master in the heart, otherwise how could there be such an atmosphere? Although Li Yan'er is young and has limited ability, it is good that her mother-in-law can help. Moreover, Li Yan'er's mother's family has no relatives, and their mother and daughter seem to have gradually developed a sense of belonging under the protection of Xue Chongxun, which makes Xue Chongxun's heart warm.

Before it was dark in the evening, the Jin Wangfu set up a family banquet, and even the slaves had a banquet and had a lively family banquet.

Later, Prime Minister Zhang said that he invited his colleagues to watch the lantern festival together, and also invited Xue Chongxun by the way. Xue Chongxun readily agreed without saying a word, and hurriedly changed his clothes and prepared to go out...... Does he know that the prime ministers are ready to support the emperor and set up the crown prince, these prime ministers used to be members of Princess Taiping's party, and if something happened to Taiping, seeing that they were about to fall apart, Xue Chongxun had to win over some of them It was a serious matter, otherwise he would not have the right to participate in the decision-making of the court even if he was a prince, but it was very unfavorable.

Since Zhang said that it was quite face-saving, Xue Chongxun naturally hit it off and rushed to entertain with them.

Several people met at the agreed place, all dressed in cloth, with some domestic slaves, and went to the lantern festival together to join in the fun.

Except for Zhang Shuo, the other official grades are not enough to be extremely popular, and when he saw Xue Chongxun, he naturally nodded and patted his ass. It just so happened that everyone wanted to guess the lantern riddle on a whim, and under mutual humility, they all asked Xue Chongxun to guess......

Xue Chongxun was really not very proficient in those literary things, so he hurriedly excused himself: "Xue Moujie martial arts, that is, to join in the fun, how dare you get an axe for such an elegant thing?" It's Zhang Xianggong's all-round talent in civil and military affairs, why don't you let me wait for an eye-opener? ”

Zhang said that he was the prime minister, the official of a hundred officials, and naturally someone immediately asked Zhang Shuo to show his talents, but there was also someone who grabbed Xue Chongxun and said: "Xue Lang is too humble, your song in the Eastern Capital, 'You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky' can be called a swan song for the ages, how many people are so literary and martial arts ancient and modern?" ”

Xue Chongxun was very depressed, his face was naturally not good, but Zhang said that he was good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw this, he relieved himself and said: "Poetry is a thing of temperament, Xue Lang can compose poems, and he may not have time to look at the riddle-like play, he is not interested, everyone should be embarrassed for Xue Lang, let him make a poem." ”

Poetry again? Xue Chongxun's forehead flashed with three black lines, what Tang poems describe the Lantern Festival? He really couldn't even think of it if he wanted to...... Even if you come up with it, the name of the poem is getting bigger and bigger, and the Tang people like to compose poems, so what should I do if I catch it in the future? If Lao Tzu can memorize all 300 Tang poems, he may be able to barely cope with it for a while, not to mention that there are only a few poems that he can memorize, which are nothing more than those famous poems that are too popular in later generations.

No more poetry! Xue Chongxun was anxious, and he was embarrassed to excuse himself by saying that it was written by the staff last time, and how embarrassing it was to admit plagiarism! Even if everyone suspects, then they will be suspicious, and it is not a big evil thing for a prince to occasionally be a vassal of elegance; But it would be too face-saving to admit it directly.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I think it's still a guess." ”

Everyone is just trying to have fun, and it is not difficult for Xue Chongxun to participate in it, he will guess if he wants to guess.

Xue Chongxun looked around, only to see that this street is near the East Market, belonging to the commercial zone, the brightly lit street is full of lanterns, but most of them are placed by merchants. During the festive season, people don't care about the little money, they can't get an atmosphere, businessmen can't make a profit, and it's a matter of wishful thinking. Some businessmen have brains, and they will let beautiful slaves set up stalls, and send some handkerchiefs, fans, pendants and other elegant things, which are cheap and interesting, and seduce the ignorant young man to compete for a lot of money, and the business is very good.

He picked one at random, asked his entourage to give copper coins, and then uncovered a lantern riddle to see the riddle, the answer was not visible in the back, and he had to guess before he showed it. Everyone came up to take a look and said with a smile: "It's cheaper Xue Lang." ”

Ma said that he was usually very strict, and he always pulled a face, and he smiled and said: "This is too simple, the store is clearly going to give people away." ”

When everyone shook their heads and said that there was no challenge, Xue Chongxun frowned, and he couldn't guess. In his previous life, he was not interested in this riddle and had little contact with it, but in this life he is a martial artist, and when he looked at the riddle, he was stunned for a while. Hearing that everyone said it was too simple, he took the opportunity to say, "Then I'll get another one." ”

So Xue Chongxun didn't wait for everyone to answer, so he uncovered another one, and looked stupid at the past...... I don't even know one of the people in the riddle, so guess what?

His face suddenly turned red, Zhang said to wait and see, guessed in his heart, then played a round, told the riddle, and then said: "There is nothing to guess about these riddles, let's find a place to drink." ”

At this moment, Xue Chongxun found a familiar figure, it turned out that Sun was visiting the lantern festival with a few maids and servants, and Xue Chongxun squeezed over there while promising everyone, wanting to say hello. It is difficult for the Sun family to come out and walk around, and it is estimated that such a lively night is also to see the excitement.

…… At this time, the maid beside the Sun family also recognized Xue Chongxun coming, and reminded the Sun family: "Madam, do you see that Lang Jun is over there, do you want to go over and see him?" ”

Sun wore a red jacket and dressed like a young woman from a rich family, and was unwilling to show his identity. She heard the girl talking, so she looked at the place where she pointed, and sure enough, she saw Xue Chongxun walking this way in the crowd, and there were Zhang Shuo and a few other officials behind her. She didn't recognize a few other people, but Zhang said that she had been the prime minister for many years, and occasionally went into the inner palace to see Princess Taiping in the Taiping Dynasty. Therefore, a guess can be guessed that several other people are also ministers of the imperial court.

"Lang Jun and the courtiers are busy with business, and they can't even be idle during the Lantern Festival, so it's really difficult for him, let's not go and make trouble." With that, Sun led his entourage in the opposite direction, and then flashed into a shop that sold children's jokes.

When Xue Chongxun walked to the place where she was standing just now, where could she still see people? He looked left and right and looked at the fact that Sun's figure was gone, and he knew that she didn't want to show up in front of the courtiers, but a trace of loss still flashed in his heart, and he felt very inexplicable.

At this time, Zhang Shuo and others also caught up and asked Xue Chongxun if he was looking for someone? Xue Chongxun replied casually: "I see that the lights here are good-looking, let's see if the lantern riddles are interesting." ”

Everyone looked at each other, as if to say that you still want to guess and get back face? I just don't know if there is a riddle of "one plus one equals many...... Everyone laughed and interrupted: "It's better to be happy to drink, let Zhang Xianggong be the east today." ”

At this moment, I suddenly heard a colleague next to me say in a surprised tone: "Isn't this King Song?" ”

Xue Chongxun turned his head when he heard this, and sure enough, it was the emperor's eldest son, Li Chenghong, the king of Song, and the prime ministers had recently been mentioning the matter of the crown prince, so everyone naturally paid attention to this prince who had not paid attention to it before. I saw that Li Chenghong was in his early twenties, and he looked like a handsome boy, and he looked several times better than his father Brother Fen, probably because he looked like his biological mother.

Li Chenghong also recognized Xue Chongxun, who was in the limelight, but he was very humble at this time, and when he came up, he hugged his fists politely and said, "I've seen my cousin." ”

"Ha ......" Xue Chongxun was not familiar with this kid before, and basically never met him specifically, that is, he had seen it once or twice in public, and at this time, he found that King Song was so behaving and actually called him brother and brother, and he was a little strange in his heart, and he hurriedly replied: "It turned out to be King Song's cousin, what a coincidence." ”

Li Chenghong said: "The city is so lively, it doesn't make much sense to stay at home, so I came out to hang out...... Do you guess the lantern riddle here? ”

A colleague said: "These riddles are nothing new, and we are about to leave." ”

Li Chenghong smiled again: "My cousin is really admirable, he broke 100,000 enemies in the battle array, and he can chant poems to play with lanterns and guess fans, which is the case with both civil and military skills." ”

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "Where is it, the name is too much." ”

"Cousin, don't be too humble, in less than a month, I heard someone chanting your 'You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky' in two places, which is not only extraordinary, but also catchy, worthy of being a peerless poem!" G