Cheng Qianli was promoted to prime minister and held a "roasted tail banquet" at home, specially entertaining the emperor and Princess Taiping, and also entertaining relatives, friends and colleagues who came to congratulate.

Although their hometown is in Jingzhao Mansion, it is not in Chang'an City, but fortunately, the ancestors of the Cheng family are wide, and there are also two ancestral houses in Chang'an. A place in the north of the city where every inch of land is valuable, but it has been sold when the family road falls; The other is not very valuable in the south, but it is still there, and Cheng Qianli didn't have time to take care of the ancestral house in the south of the city when he returned to Chang'an.

Chang'an City is polarized, and the north of the city is close to the concentration of palace yamen, east and west cities, which is extra prosperous and crowded; During the Ruizong period, the Tang Dynasty tried to establish a market in the south of the city, hoping to develop the economy of the south of the city, but it did not take long for the business to be deserted and ended in failure, and now it has become a place for beggars and shabby settlements to shelter from the wind and rain. The reason is that Chang'an City covers a wide area, the road from south to north is far away, and there is no public transportation, except for the dignitaries and wealthy families, not everyone has horses to ride, there are cars, and the common people rely on walking or donkey carts for transportation, so the south of the city is so depressed.

Xue Chongxun's Anyi Fang was far from Tongshanfang, where Cheng Qianli's house was located in the south, and he had to take a car to go there, and there was another team of Flying Tiger Regiment cavalry guards.

When his team first left Anyi Fang, he saw a familiar figure through the crack in the bamboo curtain of the car window. I saw that the people all avoided the side of the road, among which there was a woman on horseback, although she was wearing a bearded dress and pretending to be a man, Xue Chongxun recognized it at a glance that it was Yuwen Ji coming. He remembered again that after he came back, he was busy with everything, and he never took the time to go to Yuwen's house to have a look.

Yuwen Ji's expression was a little sad, and she just looked at the carriage and horse team silently. The spirited knights of the Flying Tiger Regiment were all brightly armored, sitting straight on their horses, marching neatly with long weapons in their hands, and the low-key pine carriage, which attracted everyone's attention.

Someone next to him whispered: "Lord Hedong, you have made a great contribution in Longyou, and this will be a pomp to catch up with the prince......"

Yuwen Ji thought gloomily: Has he forgotten about me?

When I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard someone say, "Is the little lady from the Yuwen family?" When she looked back, she saw a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi, with a white and chubby smile, no hat, and a wooden hairpin in his bun.

The smile of the white fat middle-aged man was very kind: "Xue Liu from Hedong Wangfu is below, just you are an old slave, I have seen the little lady a few times, but the little lady must not have paid attention to me, so I can't recognize it." ”

"What's the matter?" Yuwen Ji's tone was a little cold.

Xue Liu carefully took out a purple sandalwood box from his arms, and presented it with both hands: "Since it is the main master, please accept it from the little lady." ”

Yuwen Ji hesitated for a moment, but still took it, she was already Xue Chongxun's woman, and there was no need to be angry in front of a house slave. When he was about to open it, he heard Xue Liu hurriedly say: "Don't open it, there are many people in this place, take it back and take a look." ”

"Who has the ability to steal it from me, I want to see it, what baby, can you be so nervous?" Yuwen Ji smiled and opened the box at the same time. Suddenly, a burst of golden light and red light flickered, and in the uproar around them, they all turned their heads to look at Yuwen Ji's hand.

Yuwen Ji was also surprised, and looked at the contents of this ordinary purple box with a "look" in a daze. Inside was a delicate necklace of thousands of tiny red gold, and in the middle there was a red and fiery gem, which did not look like a dead thing, but moved like a flame like a living thing...... After a closer look, I found that it was because of the reflection of sunlight, and the reflection from different angles made it seem to be burning.

Yuwen Ji forgot about Xue Chongxun's anger for a while, and blurted out: "It's so beautiful!" ”

Xue Liu hurriedly stepped forward, closed the box, and said in a low voice: "The wealth is not exposed, borrow a step to speak." ”

Yuwen Ji felt funny, covered her mouth gently, and said in her heart that this old slave is really a money fan. The two left the street together, and when Yuwen Ji looked back, Xue Chongxun's convoy had already moved away along the long street.

Xue Liu walked for a while before he stood still: "This thing is valuable, after my family Langjun conquered the Tuyuhun Khanate, the two countries and two armies attacked Shibao City...... You've heard of Stone Castle, right? ”

Yuwen Ji said: "You just finish the words once, I'm not as ignorant as you think." ”

Xue Liu hurriedly clenched his fists and apologized, and continued: "At that time, Murong Clan, the king of Tuyuhun Khan, met with Lang Jun, and the meeting gift he gave was a rare thing. Lang Jun said that there will be a banquet in the palace next time, and he will give this to you to wear. ”

Yuwen Ji's heart was beautiful, but she still said angrily: "Is it so precious to me?" I can't stand it. ”

"I don't know about this, I'm just on an errand."

Yuwen Ji asked again, "How do you know I'm here?" And how do you bring this thing out to find someone? ”

Xue Liu said with a smile: "The treasure will naturally not be on me, and I don't know that the little lady is here." It was only after Fang Cai Langjun gave the order that he handed it over to me and pointed to your location. ”

"So he can see me?" Yuwen Ji smiled.

Xue Liuyi patted his head, "By the way, there is another matter." Today is Prime Minister Cheng...... The person who just came back from Longyou with Lang Jun, he was promoted to Zaifu, and held a roasted tail banquet at home to entertain guests, Lang Jun wanted to take you there, but Concubine Cheng is the niece of the prime minister, and it is more suitable to take her on such an occasion, so I went with Concubine Cheng. When Lang Jun first returned to Chang'an, he was busy with everything, and he would go to your mansion in two days. There is another sentence: If the love between the two is long, how can it be in the morning and twilight? ”

"If the two love for a long time, how can it ......be in the morning and twilight" When Yuwen Ji recited this poem softly, her slender hand gently held the treasure box in her arms, and her voice became softer and softer.

Cheng Qianli's family held this roasted tail banquet, invited the emperor and Princess Taiping, and made it extra fine, with 58 dishes per table. The imperial chef in the palace and the chef of the big restaurant invited a lot of people to come. The families and bureaucrats of Tongshanfang are constantly coming and going, and the south of the city has never been so lively.

The table is full of delicacies. There are cold cuts, such as Wuxing with bream; There is a hot stir-fry, such as a sauce of the Patrol; There are barbecues, such as golden bell grill and bright shrimp grill; In addition, soups, desserts, and pastries are also available. Some of the names of these dishes are quite evocative. For example, Guifei Red is a refined flavored red pastry; Sweet snow, that is, fried noodles with honey; the white dragon, i.e. the shredded mandarin fish; Snow baby is a hot pot with frog meat wrapped in bean flour; The Yellow Queen Mother rice is a rice bowl made of meat, eggs, etc......

When the wine was good, Xue Chongxun was thinking about the Flying Tiger Regiment, so he asked Chang Yuankai, the general of the forbidden army, to supply and organize. Chang Yuankai is the person of Princess Taiping, and he fought side by side with Xue Chongxun during the previous coup, of course, he had nothing to say, and promised to establish the system and hang on the head of the forbidden army, and the supply of military supplies would naturally be transferred from the forbidden army.

But although Chang Yuankai was happy, his mind was not confused, and he said: "The Flying Tiger Regiment is officially equipped with cavalry, wearing two-gear armor, armor and long soldiers, bows and crossbows, and the number of guards is as many as one regiment. ”

Xue Chongxun moved his position, approached and said: "When my mother was still living outside the Daming Palace, the emperor allowed the establishment of palace guards, and outside the palace of Princess Taiping of Zhenguo, there were five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, all of which were guarded by the forbidden army. ”

Chang Yuankai smiled bitterly: "This matter can only be calculated if you talk to His Highness today, and my brother can't help it...... However, the prince is an understanding person, and His Royal Highness could have been like that at the beginning, because her old man was a princess and a woman, and the prince was different. ”

Xue Chongxun felt that there was some truth after hearing this, so he said: "Then it is better to transfer the Flying Tiger Regiment to Xuanwumen on an errand, and General Chang will help arrange this matter." ”

Chang Yuankai picked up his wine glass and said: "It's a trivial matter, and it is incumbent on you." ”

At this moment, Princess Taiping on the upper throne asked with a smile: "Chongxun, what are you and General Chang talking about quietly?" ”

Xue Chongxun shook his head and said, "It's okay, just chat a few words." "He didn't tell his mother about having a guard...... Sometimes it's better to keep a low profile, it's too ostentatious and it will attract criticism.

In addition to congratulating Cheng Qianli for his visit, his colleagues also congratulated Xue Chongxun on the title of king at the wine table, and made an appointment to come to the door to congratulate. Of course, Xue Chongxun didn't refuse, and then another banquet would be held. This life in Chang'an is so accustomed, singing and dancing, drunk with wine and meat every day, and singing and dancing every night.

The toasters and patters came up one after another, and when the cups were staggered, Xue Chongxun was drunk, his face was red, and he was full of wine. But after the banquet, there were singing and acting people on the stage to make people happy. Xue Chongxun just wanted to take a bath because of the smell of alcohol, but everyone's interest was very high, and he couldn't leave the table early, so he had to sit there and drink tea and eat refreshments while watching the play.

On stage, he happened to be playing a military drama, and this kind of witty and funny show was very joyful, and it was one of the common hobbies of the officials and people of the Tang Dynasty.

In Xue Chongxun's view, the military drama is a bit like modern cross talk, it is all two people grinding their mouths on the stage and talking nonsense. There are two characters in the military play, "Joining the Army" and "Canghu", and there are many props that have never been seen in modern times, such as a mallet wrapped in soft cloth to hit the head of the army.

When Xue Chongxun looked up, he saw a person sitting in the middle of the platform who looked like a scribe in Confucian clothes and a man in praise of clothes, he was sitting alone in the middle, and another person wearing Taoist robes was sitting in the corner. He felt a little novel at first glance, so he turned his head to Cheng Ting next to him and said, "Today's military scene is chic, I didn't see the army and the falcons." ”

Cheng Ting said as if she was very expert: "This is "Three Teachings on Balance", it's very funny, Lang Jun will know it when you look at it." ”

I could only hear the person sitting in the corner asking, "Sir is a man who is the Buddha of the three religions?" The scribe replied, "Woman." The questioner exclaimed, "Why?" The scribe said calmly: "The Diamond Sutra clouds: sit on the seat. or not a woman, who annoys the husband to sit and then sit also. The audience burst into laughter.

The person in the corner of the stage asked again: "Who is Taishang Laojun?" The scribe said, "It's also a woman." The questioner had disdain, but he could hear: "Tao Te Ching" cloud: I have a great trouble, for me to have a body. And I have no body, what is my trouble? If it is not a woman, why is there any trouble? At this time, Emperor Li Shouli also understood, and stroked his palms and laughed.

The questioner asked, "Who is King Wenxuan (Confucius)?" He said, "The woman too." The questioner asked, "How do you know?" Dao: "The Analects of the Analects: Sell it! Sell! I'm a waiter too. To a non-woman, to be married? ”

Fen Brother Li Shouli thought it was very interesting, and even said loudly: "Well spoken, give the official in long clothes a reward!" ”

The bureaucrats looked at each other, and finally someone whispered in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, the officials of the imperial court can't reward indiscriminately, if Your Majesty thinks it's good, reward some gold and silver." ”G