-- Because the hundreds of thousands of troops belonging to the Dingxiangdao marching department, under the command of Pei Xingjian, in a short period of a few dozen days, the Turkic rebellion was quelled, and hundreds of thousands of Turks were annihilated.

Originally, the banquet was held on the day of the court meeting, but because the emperor Li Zhi was not in good health, he could not eat a few hours of court meeting, and then participated in a long banquet, so it was held separately.

The celebration banquet is held in the Lin De Hall of Daming Palace, which is the main place for the emperor to hold a palace banquet, watch music and dance performances, and meet with the envoys, and the banquet held in the Lin De Hall is of high standard, and the officials in the court are proud to be able to attend the banquet of the Lin De Palace.

In this celebration banquet, in addition to the important ministers of a certain grade in Beijing, all the generals who had participated in the campaign were present, and even Liu Yi, who was still in the period of filial piety, was also asked to enter the palace to participate in the banquet.

Liu Yi is also the first time to enter this very prestigious Lin De Palace, although he has been to many palaces in the Daming Palace, including Hanyuan Palace, but the huge scale of the Lin De Palace building still surprised him a little, this hall specially used to hold banquets is closely connected by four halls, can not be said to be a single building, is a building complex, the total area is estimated to be more than 10,000 square meters, there is a square and rectangular high platform on the left and right sides of the main building of the Lin De Palace, there is a smaller building on the platform, each with an arc flying bridge and the upper floor of the main hall communicates, There are corridors around the main building to form a courtyard, and the whole building complex is combined with several halls of high and low staggered landing, and the main building is set off by the smaller buildings of the east and west, so that the overall image is more magnificent and rich.

Lin De Hall can also be said to be the largest building in the Daming Palace, larger than the Hanyuan Hall of the single hall, can hold a grand banquet, even if the banquet has three or four thousand people to participate, will not feel crowded.

There were nearly 1,000 people attending the banquet this time, which was also the largest banquet held in the palace by the imperial court in these years.

The banquet starts in the afternoon.

The positions of the officials are arranged according to their ranks, but Liu Yi's position has some special exceptions, and he actually sits with Liu Jingtong, He Jiami and other generals who are quite different in rank, and each case is not very far from the throne where the emperor Li Zhi and the empress Wu Zetian sit, which makes Liu Yi a little uneasy, and this is not in line with the etiquette may be impeached by the officials.

However, Liu Yi could only accept this established arrangement, and did not dare to find a seat privately.

At the beginning of the banquet, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian successively praised the soldiers who went out this time, followed by the ministers to praise the merits of the two saints, and then Pei Xingjian, the general manager of the Dingxiang Road March, on behalf of the soldiers who went out to fight, thanked the imperial court for rewarding the soldiers who went on the expedition, saying that in the future campaign, all the soldiers will still fight bravely to kill the enemy, drive the rebels, and lead all the generals present to toast to the emperor and queen.

After the ceremony together, the banquet officially began, countless palace maids shuttled back and forth, adding wine and food to the soldiers, and then there was a silk bamboo pipe music, and with the music, there was a large group of palace maids dancing in the center of the hall.

The festive atmosphere made Liu Yi feel guilty, such an occasion was not something that a person like him could attend, but at today's banquet, Liu Yi got a special notice, as the general who made the greatest contribution among the generals on the expedition, he must participate, but he is allowed to leave after participating.

Liu Yi didn't know what such a message meant, and he didn't know when he could leave.

Liu Yi drank wine with some uneasiness, and talked about the battlefield with Liu Jingtong and He Jiaguan on the side.

While talking, the music in the hall suddenly changed, the light song and the man dance were gone, and the music played became a majestic music, Liu Yi also heard this song several times, that is, to recite Li Shimin's brave performance in the battle for the Tang Dynasty, "King Qin Breaking Array Music", but after Li Zhi became the emperor, "King Qin Breaking Array Music" was renamed "Seven Virtues", Li Zhi, who had not fought on horseback, did not like the passionate and majestic "Seven Virtues", and rarely played in the palace over the years, and now it is said to play this song at the banquet of celebration, It's still a bit surprising, but it's also more suitable.

As the majestic music sounded, a group of dancers dressed in sergeant armor leaped out of the side of the temple, showing their dancing posture in the changing form of the array.

The scene that surprised Liu Yi appeared, as the dancers in military uniforms who were already on the field maintained a certain posture and formation, a dancer dressed as a senior general walked out quickly, and after Liu Yi saw the dancer's face clearly, he was a little dumbfounded, it was Princess Taiping who came to greet him in front of thousands of spectators at the triumphal ceremony.

Liu Yi knew that at Wu Zetian's birthday banquet last year, Princess Taiping once performed a dance in the palace, which was also composed by King Qin's breaking array music.

You must know that the people who perform songs and dances now are all those tricks under the control of the palace music workshop, all of them are people with low status and musicians, people with noble status like Princess Taiping, in front of so many courtiers and foreign envoys, it seems that there is a bit of a loss of identity, it is not appropriate, Liu Yihao doesn't understand what this unconventional demon girl wants to say today.

Liu Yi was faintly worried, this woman said that this woman's performance was for herself.

When Princess Taiping led the dancers to perform, Liu Yi also saw Princess Taiping's eyes looking towards the place where he was sitting from time to time, and kept the center point of the dance not too far from him.

Liu Yi can only sit and watch the dance on the field, after watching it for a while, Liu Yi still admires Princess Taiping, such a woman who grew up in the palace, has been pampered since she was a child, and has a noble status, dancing is not ordinarily good, and the flexibility of the body is also very good.

This is the first princess of the dynasty, judging from the performance of all aspects, her own quality is not generally good, and the impression given by her crazy and arrogant appearance some time ago is completely different.

Liu Yi also secretly glanced at Li Zhi and Wu Zetian who were sitting on the main seat of the palace, and saw that these two people in power also had surprised expressions on their faces, Liu Yi was a little puzzled, Princess Taiping said that this dance is the same as the last time Wu Zetian's birthday, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian didn't know?

As the music became more and more exciting, the jumping frequency of all the dancers, including Princess Taiping, became faster and faster, and the amplitude of the movements became larger.

It may be that everyone present was stunned, and after the dance music ended for a while, some people applauded, and then the applause and cheers on the field were thunderous, and I don't know whether to applaud this dance well, or to applaud the first princess of the dynasty to dance in public.

Liu Yi also applauded, this demon girl dance is really not ordinarily good, it would be better to have a chance to enjoy it alone next time... Princess Taiping took the lead and saluted the audience, and the other dancers dispersed, leaving only Princess Taiping alone.

The audience fell silent, and many courtiers attending the banquet looked at Princess Taiping, who was standing on the field in amazement, panting a little, wondering what this princess, who was deeply favored by His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven, would continue to perform.

After the audience quieted down, Princess Taiping learned to salute the audience like a military general, and then turned around, facing Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and said in her crisp voice: "This time, I went out to suppress the rebellion and achieved a very important victory, and I would like to dedicate this dance to all the soldiers who went out," Princess Taiping paused slightly, turned sideways, faced Liu Yi, and then pointed at Liu Yi with her finger, "This dance is especially dedicated to Liu Yi, the general of Qianniu Wei, who made the first and greatest contribution in the counterinsurgency operation, General Liu took the lead in the battle, With 2,000 soldiers and horses, he attacked the camp of more than 100,000 Turks, and made great contributions to the victory of this battle, and he was the proudest general of all the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty..."

Princess Taiping said, showing a bright smile to Liu Yi, that smile was full of excitement, but also contained pride and pride.

Princess Taiping's remarks made the courtiers present in an uproar, and then there were cheers and applause immediately, and Liu Yi, who was a little embarrassed, also saw that Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, who were sitting on the top, were also full of surprise, and immediately exchanged opinions there in private.

Hearing Princess Taiping specifically refer to herself, Liu Yi had no choice but to get up and salute Princess Taiping who had moved in front of him, "Thank you princess for her praise and encouragement to us soldiers, and thank you princess for her special appreciation of the last general, it is the duty of a soldier to fight for the country, no matter when in the future, as long as the court needs and summons, the last general will obey the order at any time and go out to kill the enemy..."

Hearing Liu Yi say this, Princess Taiping showed a bright smile on her face again, hugged her fists slightly, returned the salute, and then saluted the audience, and retreated in the applause of the generals who received Liu Yi's voice.

Liu Yi saw Princess Taiping retreating, so he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.

Liu Yi felt that a lot of eyes were looking at him, and He Jiami and Liu Jingtong on the side also congratulated him loudly, and while they were a little grateful for the actions made by Princess Taiping, they were also a little annoyed, didn't this push people into the fire pit? In this way, almost everyone knows that the first princess of the dynasty loves herself, how will she live in the future?

Liu Yi had some thoughts of leaving here earlier, but he didn't know when he would be able to leave.

While Liu Yi was distressed, he saw Princess Taiping, who had just left the venue, enter again, this time she had changed her clothes, dressed in gorgeous palace clothes, and held a wine glass in her hand.

Princess Taiping entered the palace, sat down where Li Zhi and Wu Zetian stood, sat between the two, put the wine glass in her hand on Li Zhi's case, held Li Zhi's arm and said a few words, and said a few words to Wu Zetian with the same action.

Liu Yi, who had been watching Princess Taiping's movements, couldn't guess what the three of them were discussing there, looking at the other courtiers in the palace, except for these generals with lower qualifications, there were not too many people in those higher-ranking officials who were curious about such a situation, maybe Princess Taiping did too much like this, and no one felt surprised.

Princess Taiping whispered to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian for a while, and after lying for a while, she also got up, picked up her wine glass, and walked towards the hall, with a look of excitement and pride on her face, as if she had a sense of accomplishment after victory.

Princess Taiping held a wine glass with wine and walked directly in front of Liu Yi, and Liu Yi also quickly got up.

Princess Taiping's bright eyes stared at Liu Yi, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and a smile appeared on her face, "General Liu, I salute you, congratulate you on your great achievements in this campaign, and also toast to your safe return..."

"Thank you, princess!" Liu Yi didn't dare to be rude, and immediately drank all the wine in his cup.

Liu Yi is also lamenting in his heart, with this demon girl here, there are really many opportunities to attract everyone's attention, and he has to find a time to train her again, and ask her not to do such outrageous actions in the future, so that she will become the target of public criticism.

Princess Taiping drained the wine in the cup, then approached Liu Yi slightly, and said in a voice that Liu Yi could just hear: "Yi'an, the father and the queen mother have agreed, you can go, and I will send someone to call you out of the palace in a while!"

After speaking, without waiting for Liu Yi to react, he took the hem of his skirt and walked back to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian.

Because of Princess Taiping's unusual affection for Liu Yi, some young officers who had been on the battlefield were shouting there and cheering for Liu Yi.

Such an honor has to be danced and toasted in public by the first princess, and no second person can enjoy it, many people are envious and jealous, and those young generals who have a lot of thought in their hearts coax with ambiguous voices.

Today is said to be a banquet to celebrate the merits, and no one will blame the generals who have made meritorious contributions to the war for their voices and actions that violate etiquette.

Princess Taiping also left the palace after toasting Li Zhi and Wu Zetian with a glass of wine.

After a while, a young eunuch walked to Liu Yi's side and said in a low voice: "General Liu, the queen of heaven has commanded, you can leave the table..."

Hearing this, Liu Yi confessed to Liu Jingtong and He Jia beside him, got up and followed the eunuch.

After walking out of the hall and walking for a while, Liu Yi breathed a long sigh of relief.

The noise in the Lin De Hall has been cut off, and the outside is shining, Liu Yi is dressed properly, ready to follow the eunuch to continue.

But I heard Princess Taiping's voice coming from behind: "Yi'an, you wait for me..."

(To be continued)