Chapter 21: Fight for more prosperity for you

The lights in the manna hall were bright, and a certain woman and some people were fighting at night, either playing chess or reciting poetry or drinking orders, and thinking more about the idea was to let her stay with him for a while, even if it was only for a while, who told him to be deeply attracted to her unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, it's not interesting to just play like this, otherwise let's play a drum and pass flowers!" Yang Hanyue kept playing chess with him, and he was already sleepy, so he tentatively proposed to the person opposite.

"Okay, let's prepare the flower balls."

"Your Majesty, Princess Pingyang and Princess Anping ask to see you outside the palace." Wang Deyu reports.

"Let them in."

"Brother Huang, what are you playing?" Princess Anping walked in and hung directly on Li Shimin's neck, full of coquettishness.

"It's still so unruly, I really don't know who will dare to ask you in the future."

"Then I won't marry, and let my father and brother support me for the rest of my life."

Li Shimin seemed to think of something, and the soft voice seemed to sound in his ears again, calling his brother Shimin, and now this sister has a different personality from the little cousin in his impression, but the two are exactly the same but rely on him, come back to their senses, and promise again and again: "Okay, good, I and my father will raise you for a lifetime." ”

Li Shimin is still good to his younger sisters, especially Princess Anping, he can always find a familiar feeling from her, so he is even more fond of her.

"Slave maid, see the two princesses." Yang Hanyue stood up and saluted, retreating to the side.

"Me and Hanyue are going to play with flower balls, do you want to play together?"

"Let's get started, whoever comes first." When Princess Anping heard this, she pulled Yang Hanyue to sit down together, with a happy expression, eager to try and prepare to show her skills.

"I'll come first." Li Shimin took the lead and took the flower ball.

In the sound of the flower drum, the game of flower balls was in full swing, and when the flower balls were passed to Yang Hanyue, the sound of the flower balls hitting suddenly stopped.

Yang Hanyue reluctantly took the flower ball.

Li Shimin knew that he had to seize the opportunity, and couldn't wait to ask: "Hanyue, why do you like Yuwen Chengji and hate me so much." ”

"Your Majesty, the martial arts are all superior, how dare the slave and maid hate Your Majesty, as for General Yuwen, the slave and maid have nothing to say, and they will punish themselves with three cups." Yang Hanyue raised her wine glass and drank three glasses in a row.

The game continues, and Li Shimin catches the flower ball.

Princess Anping saw the rare opportunity, thought about it carefully and asked, "Then who is your most memorable old friend, brother Huang?" ”

"Princess Hanyang."

Yang Hanyue couldn't help but remember that when he first met him, although he was sick with a fever at that time, and his mind was not very clear, he kept muttering to himself that Her Royal Highness the princess should not leave me, don't leave me, thinking that he had given deep feelings to this princess Hanyang, who was his little cousin.

Princess Anping simply blurted out without even thinking about it this time: "Then who is the woman you love the most?" ”

When it came to this question, Li Shimin's eyes were lowered and he smiled lightly.

"Anping." Princess Pingyang watched from the sidelines and coughed a few times.

"Alright, alright, I won't say it."

Some people laughed and laughed in the game of drumming and passing flowers, and some people frowned. In someone's embarrassment, a woman's silence ended quietly.

Before I knew it, I walked to the Imperial Garden, the night view of the Imperial Garden was beautiful, the moonlight sprinkled on the white jade railing, and the view was quiet and charming.

Yang Hanyue leisurely caressed those precious flowers, and suddenly a small chamberlain walked in front of her and stuffed her with a note, wanting to stop the little chamberlain who stuffed the note but found that the person had long since disappeared.

Yang Hanyue stood in place and gently opened the note, this handwriting is so familiar that it was written by Yuwen Chengji, and there is a very eye-catching line of small words on it: If you don't see each other for a day, you will be like three autumns.

Yang Hanyue's eyes lowered slightly, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, his face seemed to appear at this moment, and the warm flow flowed in each other's hearts, and walked forward briskly, while thinking about Yuwen Chengji, I don't know how to keep thinking about dancing with Li Shimin in the garden of Princess Danyang's mansion, and quickly shook his head Don't think about it, it must be too embarrassing just now, I didn't adjust my mentality, it must be so, yes, nodded firmly, and then walked forward unswervingly.

"Hanyue, you're back." Yun Yao saw Yang Hanyue come back and greeted her.

"You come back so late, you won't ......" Yun Yao saw that it was getting late outside, so she took it for granted.

Yang Hanyue was also speechless for her association, and pulled her back to reality with one sentence: "Don't think about it, in fact, I just accompanied His Majesty for a few games, should I go to him for a reward." "I don't know how I have such a whim, and I actually want to take the initiative to ask the emperor for a reward.

"Hanyue, what's wrong with you."

Yang Hanyue was about to turn her whimsical idea into reality, and suddenly stood up: "I'll go to Your Majesty tomorrow and give me a little extra silver." ”

Yun Yao touched Yang Hanyue's forehead: "Hanyue, are you okay?" ”

I really don't know what she thinks, she actually wants to go to the emperor to ask for a reward, it's impossible to think about it.

Having wasted so much time in the Manna Hall to accompany him in entertaining activities, it is also time to order additional Fenglu.

Outside the splendid Manna Palace, Yang Hanyue turned around, and Wang De suddenly walked in front of her: "Your Majesty, Miss Xuan Hanyue is here." ”

"See Your Majesty." Yang Hanyue slowly walked into the Manna Hall and saluted.

"Excuse me!"

Li Shimin glanced at Wang De, and some palace maids brought some knife coins and golden melon seeds: "You can take as much as you need!" If you want bead jewelry, I will give it to you privately. ”

The emperor seemed to know that he was going to come to him to take advantage, and seeing this situation, she really had no way to make money: "Your Majesty, how did you know that I would come to you." ”

"My pampering is your soaring capital, and I want to see your pampered and proud appearance." Walked down from Dan Majesty, grabbed a handful of knife coins and gold melon seeds and gave them to her.

"Now at this time, it is not good for you to give you bead hairpin jewelry, and when I have the right time to arrange you by my side, how many hairpin rings do you want at that time, I will give you as many hairpin rings, now you will take it first!"

Li Shimin stuffed two large handfuls of knife coins and golden melon seeds into her hand, and when he saw that she wanted to return the things to himself, he immediately put up a shelf: "You must accept these things, I should be rewarded for meritorious deeds as a Ming Jun, I have always disliked others saying that I am not a Ming Jun, so once you commit a taboo, I will punish you." ”

This emperor scares her with the crime of bullying the king at every turn, can you have some fresh tricks, a certain woman looked at him fiercely and gritted her teeth.

Li Shimin looked at her with low eyes and nodded her nose: "If you want to take revenge, I am waiting for you at any time." ”

Yang Hanyue was really speechless, and smiled awkwardly: "Naturally, I don't dare to retaliate." ”

"I look forward to your revenge." Li Shimin took advantage of her negligence and hugged her waist: "Good figure." ”

Yang Hanyue was so angry that he almost suffocated, this is the powerful Tang Emperor who would openly flirt with a woman from a good family, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

"I didn't expect that the Tang Emperor also had a time to molest women from good families." Yang Hanyue was hugged by him and looked at him casually.

Li Shimin leaned into her ear and whispered his ears and temples: "Hanyue, the word woman from a good family can't be used indiscriminately, did Yuwen Chengji give you the gift of three media and six appointments?" ”

"No matter how important the government is, it is not as good as me enjoying the pleasure of the boudoir." Li Shimin returned to a serious appearance, looked at Yang Hanyue with a blushing face and a slight smile.

The four words of boudoir joy kept lingering in her heart, staring at the person in front of her with wide eyes, this emperor wouldn't treat her as one of the three thousand fandels in the harem! Yang Hanyue looked at the potential danger in his eyes, and his smile was so penetrating, and hurriedly pushed away the salute: "The slave and maid retreat." "Then he left slowly, and if he stayed, he would be taken advantage of, and that kind of look was simply unbearable, so it was better to slip away first.

Wang De walked in and saluted: "Your Majesty, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, asks to see you." ”

Li Shimin sat up and nodded, and Li Xiaogong walked in from outside the hall: "See Your Majesty." ”

"Brother Huang, what's the important thing to come here?"

Li Xiaogong presented a piece of the recital, and Li Shimin listened to his report while looking at the contents: "Your Majesty, the envoys of Goryeo, Dongying, Gaochang and other countries are coming soon, and they are not good at coming on this trip, so they must be inspecting the reality of our country, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Li Shimin closed his eyes slightly and thought about it, and slowly spoke: "Since they are here, they must well reflect my style of facing the heavens and the kingdom, but there is only one outcome of the competition during the banquet, and that is that we win." ”

Li Xiaogong bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to leave the matter of receiving the missions of various countries to someone this time. ”

"Guanyin, it is most appropriate for me to leave these trivial matters to her, as for the problems of various countries mentioned in your recital, let me think about how to solve them."

"Wechen retired." Li Xiaogong saluted and withdrew from the hall.

In order to welcome the missions of various countries, the palace is busy with its duties both inside and outside.

Yang Hanyue was arranged to the library to sort out all kinds of books.

Li Shimin also kept thinking hard about the good strategy against the enemy in order to meet the envoys of various countries, but he never had half a point of inspiration, and when he looked up, he realized that he had walked to the library pavilion, and he was distraught and walked in to take a look.

When Yang Hanyue was carefully sorting out all kinds of books, she looked up and saw Li Shimin walking in, put down the books in her hand, and hurriedly saluted: "See Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin stretched out his hand and looked at Yang Hanyue: "I also come in casually to take a look." ”

I saw Yang Hanyue sorting out the books, and saw the mountains of books: "Since you are also here, then help me find the Book of the Later Han Dynasty!" ”

Yang Hanyue is obviously not very familiar with the classification of the collection of books in the Library Pavilion, and after looking for a long time the "Book of the Later Han" did not find it, Li Shimin was also anxious when he looked at it, and got up and easily found the "Book of the Later Han".

"Your Majesty, why did you come to the Library Pavilion?" Yang Hanyue carefully sorted out the books one by one.

"This time the envoys of various countries visited, and Emperor Toei Tuiko sent their native maichi to come to the pilgrimage."

"It's good to learn from each other! Isn't it good to learn from each other's strengths? ”

"There is no simple competition between countries, only political competition." Li Shimin looked at her and said earnestly.

"This is also a battlefield, a battlefield without blood." Li Shimin lowered his voice, and his hand unconsciously clenched into a fist and slammed it on the table.

This is the most real Li Shimin, the king of the world, the famous Tang Emperor, with an iron-blooded wrist and a broad mind

Thinking about it carefully, what Li Shimin said is also right, there is only competition between countries, not simple competition.

"Then Your Majesty has a strategy to break the enemy."

"Your Majesty, why don't we give him a steel to overcome the rou." Yang Hanyue proposed to Li Shimin on a whim.

"Go on." It sounded like it was reasonable, and motioned for her to continue.

"Dongxuan is mostly known for soft dancing, if we are ...... with healthy dancing" Yang Hanyue glanced at Li Shimin meaningfully and stopped speaking.

"Miaomy! A soldier who surrenders without a fight. Li Shimin was empowered, and suddenly stood up from his seat: "Then I will ask someone to rehearse "King Lanling's Entrance Song". ”

"Although "Lanling King's Entry Song" is good, it can't have a shocking effect, but it is not as good as "King Qin's Breaking Array Music"." Yang Hanyue also fell into deep thought, and added.

Li Shimin looked at her with a light smile: "You have a good shot." ”

Li Shimin looked at Yang Hanyue's confident appearance, and suddenly an idea was sublimated in his heart, constantly sublimated.

Soon, Li Shimin promulgated a holy decree: those who are proficient in dance arts can perform "Qin King Breaking Array Music" in front of the palace, of course, Yang Hanyue, who is proficient in dance art, is naturally no exception, but "Qin King Breaking Array Music" is too resolute, there is a vague feeling of killing, there is no deep dance skills, and it is precisely uncontrollable, after many rounds of competition, Yang Hanyue lived up to some people's expectations and successfully stood out.

The day before receiving the envoys of various countries, Wang De personally came to the court to announce the decree.

"Yang Hanyue, the palace maid of the court, has excellent dancing skills, and she will be ordered to fight the Dongying Dancing Lady tomorrow."

"Slave and maid, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Yang Hanyue took the holy decree with both hands.

After Wang De left, Yun Yao and the palace maids all gathered around: "Han Yue, you are so lucky, I heard that if you perform well this time, you can also go to the palace to feed Your Majesty." ”

Yang Hanyue only smiled lightly, holding the holy decree in his hand, not knowing what to do.

Yang Hanyue changed into an orange dance dress, and the light red plum makeup looked delicate and skillfully integrated with the exotic style of the dress.

In the Taiji Palace, solemn and solemn, sitting in turn the queen's eldest grandson Huiyan, the concubine Wei Yao, and Yan Xian's concubine Yan Jingshu, Li Shimin, who symbolizes the dignity of the Ninety-Five, has not arrived. Sitting down sat Jieyu Yang Yingjing, Jieyu Zheng Yimu, Jieyu Zheng Shanxue and other concubines headed by Zhaoyi Gao Wanxi.

"All the envoys have come from afar, and the palace will give everyone a cup first." The eldest grandson, Huiyan, raised her glass.

The envoys also raised their glasses: "Thank you, Queen Mother." ”

"Your Majesty has arrived." Li Shimin strode in, and everyone saluted: "See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Flat."

Everyone stood up one after another, and the Goryeo envoys saluted: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the letter I present to the king. ”

Li Shimin glanced at Wang De next to him, he walked down and took the letter of state in the hand of the Goryeo envoy Moza, and then respectfully handed it to Li Shimin, Li Shimin looked at it seriously, the more he looked at it, the more wrong his face became, just stared fiercely at this seemingly respectful Goryeo envoy, he handed over the letter to Wang De, and the king's domineering spirit came to his face: "Read it to them." ”

Wang De took his hand and read it out: "The Celestial Empire is rich in products, so please ask the Celestial Empire to accept it...... 100 gold. ”

The envoys of various countries did not expect that the Goryeo envoys would openly ask for tribute and taxes from the Tang Empire, and they all stared closely at the Tang Emperor on the throne.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the letter of state that the king of Goryeo urgently forwarded to me yesterday for 800 li, saying that he hopes to send envoys to learn from our court, which is probably slightly different from what you said!" Li Shimin shook the national letter in front of him and threw it in front of him.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, sparing your subordinates is also a last resort." Moza's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Li Shimin glanced at the eldest grandson Huiyan next to him, and the eldest grandson Huiyan stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, if you want to come to Goryeo, the envoy also knows that he is wrong, please spare him this time with peace as the precious, and the concubine believes that he will never dare again." ”

"If peace is precious, Moza will spare you in the face of the king and queen of Goryeo, but if there is a next time, I can't guarantee that your head is still on your neck." Li Shimin sat on the throne and leaned forward, his eyes glaring fiercely at Moza.

"Thank Emperor for His Majesty's grace not to kill." Moza rolled and climbed back to his seat.

In this solemn and solemn Tai Chi hall, the singing and dancing are leveled, the percussion sound of the jade chime is beautiful, and the percussion sound of various musical instruments comes frequently, and the dancers also dance with the sound to add a touch of splendid atmosphere to this solemn and solemn palace on weekdays.

After the dance, the dancers also bowed respectfully.

Suddenly, a good-looking woman dressed in a kimono stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I have long heard that the Celestial Empire is quite knowledgeable in dance arts, and the subordinate Matsushita Bingzi knocks on the Celestial Empire for guidance." ”

With the percussion of the musical instrument, the woman sometimes landed and sometimes soared and twisted her graceful posture, sometimes near and sometimes far away, as if giving people a sense of visual impact of flying immortals outside the sky.

"This dance is based on the evolution of the Dunhuang murals of your country, so it is called "Flying Dance".

"Then how does the envoy think he danced in this dance?" The eldest grandson Huiyan smiled and smiled lightly.

"Naturally, it's good."

The eldest grandson Huiyan whispered a few words to Jinyu, and Jinyu nodded slightly and bowed and retreated.

Slowly the door of the hall opened, and Yang Hanyue walked in with her beautiful eyes lowered, and the exotic dance dress on her had a special charm.

At this time, the percussion of musical instruments in the hall also quietly changed, and the sound changed from soft at the beginning to resolute and urgent.

At this time, the percussion of musical instruments is surging and galloping, as if thousands of troops are fighting each other on the battlefield.

Zheng Shanxue couldn't help but feel a shock in her heart, staring intently at her face: How could it be her.

At this time, the sound of the musical instrument became more and more urgent, and Yang Hanyue took the right as the axis and gently relaxed her long sleeves. The delicate body rotates with it, and it spins faster and faster. Suddenly he flew from the ground. More than a dozen palace maids besieged the city in a circle. The jade hand waved dozens of orange ribbons and flew out. The hall seems to be flooded with orange waves, she flew to the ribbon in the air, slender feet light color clothes fluttering like a fairy in the pond, the feather fan in her hand is closed and held, like a pen walking dragon snake painting Danqing, jade sleeves are elegant and vigorous. The feather fan in the hand is like silk, throwing, turning, opening, twisting, round, curved, flowing water and clouds, such as the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing.

"The name of this dance is "King Qin's Breaking Array Music", which praises the merits of our emperor for thousands of years." Yang Hanyue saluted according to the law and bowed down.

At this time, Matsushita Bingzi's heart was full of loss, the essence of dance is to combine rigidity and softness, which is also her original intention to learn dance art: "The subordinates are arrogant, the masters in your country are like clouds, and the subordinates are convinced." ”

After Matsushita Bingzi saluted respectfully, he sat back in his seat, and Yang Hanyue also bowed and retreated according to the law.

"Hanyue, you dance so beautifully." Cheng Ziqing had been guarding outside the hall and saw Yang Hanyue come out, and immediately grabbed her.

"Really?"

When Yang Hanyue and Cheng Ziqing were invited to return to the court, someone suddenly called her: "Yang Hanyue." ”

Yang Hanyue looked back, and it turned out to be Princess Pingyang who hurriedly saluted: "Slave maid see Her Royal Highness the Princess." 〞

"No courtesy."

"This time the envoy of Gaochang is not good, and he wants me to cede the land of Bashu, you also know that Your Majesty has just looked at the base, and there are many such things, so this princess wants to ask you, what can you do."

Yang Hanyue looked around, and suddenly the fine sand left on the ground when the other palace maids were cleaning attracted her attention, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

Princess Pingyang took the maid and slowly walked into the Taiji Hall and sat in her place.

The singing and dancing in the hall continued, and it was all so beautiful.

The envoy of Gaochang stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty the Emperor, my monarch hopes that His Majesty the Emperor will give up the land of Bashu and make it good for Qin and Jin." 〞

As soon as this news came out, there was an immediate uproar, and all the envoys whispered in their ears, who didn't know that the Tang Empire was so strong that even the Arab Empire was not enough to match it, but Gao Chang was so ignorant.

From time to time, the envoys of various countries looked up at the people on the throne, and their keen intuition made them fearful, and the deterrent force slowly spread.

"If His Majesty the Emperor grants permission, then our country will pay tribute to the Celestial Dynasty, and all generations will be called ministers." The Goryeo envoys continued to talk, seemingly unaware

What a disaster I have caused.

"Your Majesty, this palace wants to ask the Gaochang envoy a question for Your Majesty, I don't know if it's okay?"

"Sister Huang, excuse me."

"Gaochang envoy, this palace wants to know that if I cede the land of Bashu, then your country should really pay tribute every year, and come to my heavenly kingdom to be a minister for all generations."

As soon as these words came out, the envoys of various countries were very surprised, and they all looked up at Li Shimin from time to time.

Who knows, this young emperor is surprisingly calm, and there is an unknown mysterious smile on his face, at this moment, the envoys of various countries understand that this emperor has cultivated the domineering spirit of a king at a young age, and at this time they understand that this emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not in vain.

"That's nature."

"That's good, this palace and the envoy high-five as proof." Princess Pingyang high-fived the envoys of Gaochang as evidence.

After Princess Pingyang explained to the maid, the maid bowed and retreated.

The maid soon returned, followed by two maids, who held a very delicate brocade box in their hands.

"This is the palace in the early years of following my father to fight in the south and the north, and the Bashu land collected from the Bashu sunken soil, and now the palace will be transferred to the monarch of your country. Binh Duong

The princess handed Shen Shi over to the envoys of Gaochang.

"How can the Heavenly Empire be untrustworthy." The envoy of Gaochang took the brocade box and threw it hard in this ** magnificent Taiji Palace.

"Presumptuous! I know why my dynasty is the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom is so unscrupulous and arrogant. ”

"I have always advocated benevolence, and the first salute and then the soldier are the embodiment of the benevolence of the state of etiquette in our dynasty, and I am willing to create a peaceful and prosperous era with the kings of all countries."

There are not many kings who can truly value peace, and Li Shimin is one of them, such a king, such a country, really has to make people feel awe and fear.

The Gaochang envoy stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, in the future, my Gaochang tribute will be presented every year, and the dynasty will be called a minister every year." ”

All the envoys saluted and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

All this shows the strength and prosperity of the Tang Empire.

The moonlight was hazy, and Yang Hanyue leaned on the white marble railing in the imperial garden and looked at the starry sky.

Li Shimin approached her slowly, she was usually quiet and polite, but at this time, the clothes fluttered as if she had accidentally fallen into the world and did not eat fireworks, which was fascinating, and also inadvertently tested someone's patience.

Yang Hanyue looked at the night sky, there was also such a night scene, thinking of this, a sweet smile bloomed at the corner of her mouth, that smile was surprisingly sweet, anesthetizing the heart.

"Han Yue, this sky full of stars is rare to make you smile." Li Shimin walked to his side quietly and accompanied him to watch the stars.

"Thanks to you this time, the imperial sister told me."

"Your Majesty praised it falsely, but the slave didn't actually do anything." Yang Hanyue and Li Shimin chatted while walking.

"Han Yue, what do you think of today's governance?"

"In a peaceful and prosperous world, the people are happy, which is better than the rule of the emperor."

"Han Yue, do you think this is the peaceful and prosperous world."

"I promise you that I will make all countries in the world submit to my dynasty, pay tribute every year, and I will let you see a picture of the prosperity of thousands of officials looking forward to Chang'an and all countries worshipping the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, this idea is very good!" She turned her face to him and smiled at him.

"I will let you accompany me to enjoy this prosperous picture." Li Shimin looked at the stars in the night sky and solemnly promised.

"I'll take you somewhere." The warm evening breeze blew, and Li Shimin pulled Yang Hanyue to the palace tower.

Suddenly, fireworks appeared in the sky, brilliant and colorful, and very beautiful.