Chapter 255: Calyx House Feast

Li Siye was about to fall asleep in a daze with his arms on his pillow, but let Mei'er wake up again.

"Brother, you can continue to tell me about Li Twelve Niang."

"There's nothing to talk about, she's just a beautiful sword dancer and a beautiful look."

"That's it?"

"yes, that's it."

"Brother, what are you thinking?"

"Well, I'm wondering, you're fourteen years old, shouldn't you sleep with your brother anymore, you should have your own boudoir, your own dresser, bronze mirror, grate comb, and rouge gouache."

Mei'er suddenly frowned, covered her lower abdomen with her hands, and shouted uncomfortably: "Brother, my stomach hurts so much." ”

Li Siye was just about to help her sit up, but he saw that her mid-single clothes were red, how could he handle this kind of thing personally as a brother? He hurriedly ran to the door of the West Wing and patted the door panels of the two old maidservants: "Aunt Wu, Mrs. Chen, get up quickly!" My aunt is here, you two help her clean up! ”

The old maids opened the door, and Mrs. Wu looked in the direction of the courtyard gate: "Who, come to visit relatives at night?" Now that there is a curfew outside, how can your aunt get in? ”

"Hey! That's not what I'm talking about! He pointed towards the main hall: "Mei'er her, she has a stomachache now, you can go over and take a look." ”

The two old maids hurried over, sighed and said, "This is Kwai Shui." They stretched out their hands towards Li Siye and said loudly: "Ah Lang, you don't have to worry, don't come over, we'll deal with it!" ”

Li Mei'er went to the wing room with the support of the two old maids, she was surprised and wiped her tears and asked, "Old mothers, what is wrong with me?" ”

"It's not a disease, it's grown up."

She turned her head to see the bucket by the well, and said, "Can you get a bucket of water for me to wash?"

"Hey, you can't use cold water, you'll get sick! Later, the old man will boil some hot water for the eldest lady and prepare some breathable and soft cloth. ”

Li Siye stood under the eaves and looked over there, the two old maids shouted, boiling hot water, and turning over boxes and cabinets, and couldn't help but say sullenly: "What are you doing, how can you make it the same as giving birth to a child."

Aunt Wu shouted at Li Siye, who was standing under the corridor: "Ah Lang, don't just stand, hurry up and chop firewood!"

"Oh."

Yan Xiaosi had already come out of the room at some point, looking for an axe everywhere, but Li Siye pushed him: "Don't get involved in this matter, go back to the house and sleep your sleep."

Li Siye was shirtless, split the firewood into sections, and went to the kitchen with him. Aunt Wu boiled a large pot of water, scooped some hot water in the wooden basin that she usually washes, put a sheep towel on her shoulder, and went into the wing room with the basin in both hands. Mrs. Chen sat on the edge of the well platform and washed the clothes she had changed into in the laundry tub.

"Soak it first, can't you wash it tomorrow?"

"No, if you wash it again tomorrow, it will scab, and if you can't wash it off, good clothes can't be ruined like this."

It was late at night, and the small courtyard of the Li family was still lit up, and the thick green umbrella cover formed by the leaves of the mulberry tree made the dim light blocked in the courtyard, and there was no trace of it outside. Cyan smoke curls out of the mud chimney, blending in the endless night.

……

In the calyx Xianghui building of Xingqing Palace, the pale yellow palace tent is hung on both sides of the row of pillars, Emperor Xuanzong sits on the high platform, and the two palace maids behind him hold a peacock feather palm fan. Below, a team of palace maids held gilded plates and presented wine and delicacies to the meritorious officials sitting on both sides.

The dishes of the palace banquet are also quite simple, nothing more than flax cakes, secret mutton, cut meat, and melons and fruits presented in the imperial garden.

Although Gai Jiayun is the first hero today, he can only be at the top of the left, and at the top of the right is Li Heng, the prince of the East Palace, followed by Li Linfu, the Zhongshu Ling who led the protection of the capital of Anxi, and then there are Niu Xianke and the court officials who were called to accompany him.

On the side of the Anxi lineage are Gai Jiayun, Fumeng Lingcha, Yang Zhilie, the Tuhuo Immortal Khan who entered Beijing with a sin, and his younger brother Jie Apo Yehu.

Calyx building is 12 zhang high, Ambilight, graceful and luxurious, there are countless pillars in the middle, layer upon layer. The upper and lower floors have meeting places, banquet venues, and venues for Xuanzong and his brothers to play music and dance. The banquet space on the top floor is semi-open, with terraces jutting out beyond the palace walls. Every Shangyuan and Qianqiu Festival, His Majesty the Emperor climbs to the top floor to watch the lantern festival on the square in front of Xingqing Palace, and enjoy with the people. The crowd in front of the square can witness the emperor's face and shout long live and weep with excitement.

Colliers held his stomach and whisked the dust in his hands, and shouted in a mellow voice: "Feast!"

The palace ladies dressed in crimson draped pleated skirts lined up, knelt down in front of the table in turn, removed the gold cover on the plate, offered chopsticks with both hands, lifted the jade bottle and poured wine into the glass cup. Then he stood up and slowly stepped back to the side, ready to serve.

"Raise your glass!"

Li Heng took the lead in holding the wine cup and congratulated the emperor from afar: "Congratulations to my father and emperor for quelling the civil strife in Tuqi, and stabilizing the country, so that the hundred countries of the Western Regions will submit to my brilliant Tang Tianwei."

Li Linfu picked up the wine cup and looked at the emperor, but glanced at Gai Jiayun and said: "Gai Zhongcheng, on the day you set out to conquer the cavalry, Your Majesty was worried about the victory and defeat, and you couldn't sleep at night.

Gai Jiayun hurriedly raised the wine cup, saluted Li Linfu and the prince twice, and saluted Li Longji from afar: "When the minister was fighting all night outside Broken Leaf City, he didn't think about His Majesty's entrustment, so he worked harder and harder. And whenever the battle situation is unfavorable, His Majesty's teachings often come to my ears, so that I can rise up generously and not be afraid of strong enemies, so that I can overcome the battle. If it weren't for His Majesty's encouragement, Gai Jiayun would not have been able to do what he is today. ”

Li Heng secretly admired in his heart, Gai Jiayun's words were really beautiful, how could I not think of such a thing.

Li Longji smiled heartily, stroked his chin and long beard, took the wine cup and drank it all, faced Gai Jiayun and pointed at the prince and said: "Gai Jiayun, you have only been the envoy of the West Festival for only one year, and you have made great contributions, and I am very relieved." Today, I will call the prince to you as a companion, and ask him to pay more respects to you, a hero, a few cups, to show my comfort to you. ”

Li Heng stood up from his seat and saluted Gai Jiayun with a wine cup, Gai Jiayun didn't dare to slack off, and quickly stood up, raised it forward with a wine cup, and the two drank it together before they sat down.

Li Longji squinted his eyes ahead, and suddenly asked, "Where is the Fire Spitting Immortal Khan?"

At this time, the Fire-Spitting Fairy Khan, who was wearing a round-necked robe, and his brother Abaya Hu behind him, hurriedly bowed down and stood up from his seat, knelt down in the center of the hall with his sore knees, and said in a panic: "The sinner's bones are sobbing to see His Majesty the Emperor."

Apolla prostrated himself behind his brother, unable to speak.

Li Longji took a sip of the wine cup, his eyebrows were raised, his eyes looked over from the center of the wine cup, such a gaze seemed more majestic, and the fire spit fairy bowed to the ground, his buttocks were pouted high and he didn't dare to raise his head.

"In the past, your father was half guilty of my Tang Dynasty, and the crime was not as good as the son, this section is omitted, and now you are fighting with the black and yellow surnames of the tribe, and I support the yellow surname and add the crime to you, do you have complaints"

Gu Si raised his head slightly, and hurriedly knocked his head on his hands: "This is the crime of delusion in the minister's heart, and there is no complaint, please ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then he prolonged his tone and spoke, as if floating on the top of the building, a Xuanyin sound: "Gu Si, although you are guilty, but I miss the two generations of your father and son to expand the land and the border, and I also miss the Tuqi Shi Hei surnamed The sentient beings are not easy, I ......"

Li Longji suddenly paused, turned back to Gao Lishi and said, "Order someone to get pen and ink."

The palace ladies removed the plates on the emperor's desk and replaced them with curtain paper and inkstone ink tubes.

He put the pen in his hand, thought for a moment, and the pen rustled on the paper, and Gao Lishi read aloud in his voice:

"Virtue is soft and far, soldiers are to threaten the enemy, obey and give up, and the ancient system is also. Turphobia Shi Tu Huo Immortal Khan Gu Si, Brother Ye Hujie Abo, etc., turned their backs into the side, blocking the soldiers, although the ants gathered as stalks,...... Or divide the thatched soil, and rearrange the hook Chen. Gu Si Ke Zuo Jinwu Guards Wai General, still named the King of Xunyi; Jie Apoke is a general of the right military guard. ”

After listening to this, Gu Si was first surprised, and then his eyes were full of joy, and he quickly got up and bowed to the ground three times: "The sinner Gu Si and his younger brother Apo Dai entered the court, and I don't want Your Majesty to give me great kindness, Gu Si is grateful, and I am willing to live in Chang'an and serve Your Majesty for life."

Li Longji nodded with a beard: "His heart is commendable, your two brothers will be seated."

The emperor was very happy today, and waved his hand to Gai Jiayun and said: "Gai Qing, the soldiers of the western part of the city have the courage to serve the frontier, so that they can defeat the enemy and investigate the chaos today." I know that you have already written a note for the conferment of the exercises, and you will present it to me. ”

Gai Jiayun hurriedly took it out of his arms, stood up from his seat and presented it with both hands, and his own Gao Lishi came down, took the music, walked up the steps and handed it to Li Longji with both hands.

The emperor took the paper and briefly read it from beginning to end, except for the first kung fu Gai Jiayun and the second kung fu Meng Lingcha, he didn't know any of the many dense names behind it, like a string of emotionless symbols, but behind these names are flesh and blood people.

Well

Zhaowu Lieutenant Li Siye?

There was a captain whose name I remembered