Chapter 168: First Sight of Empress Wu Meiniang
Based on Li Yao and Lou Shide's year-old friendship, Li Yao became an alternative in the eyes of many ministers in the court and the palace for a while, no, after Zhao De, many ministers came to greet Li Yao, Li Yao knew in his heart that these people were so polite to him because of Lou Shide's face.
Otherwise, with him, a small princess mansion guard, it would be impossible to get such treatment, and Dong Cheng on the side was very dissatisfied with Li Yao getting such treatment, but his mentor Lou Shide was there, and he was still talking and laughing with Li Yao, he didn't dare to go over to find trouble with Li Yao, so he could only stand there with his friends and sulk secretly, and remember the kick that Li Yao tripped over him just now.
Li Yao also glanced at Dong Cheng's dissatisfaction, but he ignored it at all, and still responded with these ministers hypocritically on the surface, the so-called officialdom is like this, others respect you a foot, you have to pay him back, remember not to be too arrogant and complacent, don't make it like Di Renjie and everyone hates it.
"Queen Mother, the emperor is ......" Just when Li Yao was dealing with a group of hypocritical adults, suddenly, in front of the huge Chaohe Palace, a scream unique to such a eunuch sounded, and everyone in the hall was calmed down in an instant.
Li Yao also hurriedly closed his mouth and looked forward anxiously, Li Yao at this time can be said to be very anxious and nervous, because he can finally see the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Meiniang, and finally traveled to the Tang Dynasty, if you don't see the greatest woman in Chinese history with your own eyes, how can you let Li Yao be willing.
Under Li Yao's expectation, behind the tall screen in front of the main hall, Wu Meiniang, who was dressed in a graceful and luxurious golden robe, led the current Tang Emperor Tang Ruizong to slowly walk out from behind the screen, and walked out with the two of them, as well as Shangguan Wan'er, Princess Taiping and Princess Qianjin, three beautiful women who had just entered.
The five of them were followed by a lot of palace maids and eunuchs, and the momentum was eye-catching, and the aura of the Empress Dowager Wu Meiniang was obviously much stronger than the emperor Li Dan who followed behind her, Li Dan only ascended the throne last year, that is, in 684 AD, so he is now just a young man in his early twenties, naturally not as strong as the aura of the Empress Dowager Wu Meiniang, after all, she is the greatest woman in Chinese history.
Just as Li Yuanyuan watched the five people walk to the head of the main hall and sit down, the ministers in the court and the hall had already arched their hands, bent their waists, and shouted in unison to Wu Meiniang and Li Dan who were sitting at the top of the main hall: "The ministers see the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, and the ministers are a thousand years old, and the ministers are a thousand years old, and the ministers are a thousand years old, and the ministers are looking at the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”
Note that everyone put the Queen Mother Wu Meiniang in front first, from this point it is enough to see how important Wu Meiniang's status in the Tang Dynasty is now, and Li Yao also knows this, and was stunned for a few seconds, Li Yao also forcibly suppressed the excitement and excitement in his heart, and learned from the ministers in a good way, and saluted the two.
Wu Meiniang, who was sitting at the top of the hall, raised her little white hand nobly, and shouted to the people of His Royal Highness: "Everyone is flat! Today is the emperor's twenty-third birthday, that is, the birthday banquet, then there is no need to be so solemn, everyone relax, sit down, and eat and have fun tonight." ”
"Empress Dowager Xie. The ministers shouted in unison.
After Wu Meiniang should be off, they will each sit down, Li Yao naturally followed Cheng Boxian together, and walked to the right side of the hall under a special table for Cheng Boxian, as the captain of the guard of the princess, Li Yao didn't even have a seat in this hall, if it wasn't for Cheng Boxian, the old brother here, he really didn't know where to go.
But Princess Qianjin sat at the front of the hall with Wu Meiniang, at this time, she didn't have the time to take care of Li Yao at all, Li Yao also understood this very well, Wu Meiniang is now powerful, she called Princess Qianjin to the east, she would never dare to go west.
And after all the ministers sat down, the court and the main hall that was still messy and crowded just now is quiet, the ministers are seated on both sides of the hall, and the middle hall is completely empty, Li Yao hurriedly glanced at it, and found that this hall is really very big, just to say that this length, there must be two basketball courts side by side as long, as if it was after the hall was vacated at this time, such a huge still sees.
Li Yao was just mixed in the crowd, even if he looked up, he didn't look good at Wu Meiniang at the head of the hall, he just heard her beautiful voice, and now, the hall was empty, Li Yao looked up and saw Wu Meiniang sitting on the head of the hall clearly, that is, this look, instantly stunned Li Yao.
When he first saw the Empress Dowager Wu Meiniang, Li Yao's first feeling was shock.
It is now 685 AD, that is, the first year of the Tang Dynasty, so if you calculate it according to such a time, Li Yao can easily calculate Wu Meiniang's age, she was born in 624 AD, and by now, she is already a 61-year-old old woman.
But it is such an old woman in her sixties, Li Yao can't see any old woman on her face, doesn't it all say that once a woman reaches more than fifty years, her face is full of wrinkles and she looks old? But Wu Meiniang is just the opposite, she now gives people the feeling of being a woman in her forties, not to mention that there is not a single wrinkle on her beautiful face, just to say that the pair of towering plumps on her chest is still stiff and full, and even the robe on her chest is a little unbearable.
Li Yao didn't know what kind of clothes she was wearing inside and deliberately strangled, or if she had such a young posture, in a word, Wu Meiniang Wu Zetian at this time, although she was an old woman in her sixties, but her appearance was the same as a woman in her forties, and her appearance was so beautiful that men had some palpitations, and they couldn't even figure out how she maintained herself so that she could be as young and beautiful as she is now.
No, the young woman in her forties who is the princess of Qianjin is sitting next to Wu Zetian at this time, and the two of them are there, looking like two sisters, and it does not give people the feeling that Wu Meiniang is nearly twenty years older than Princess Qianjin, which has to be amazing.
At this time, Li Yao remembered that when he was still in the 21st century, a great man, this man was none other than our Uncle Jackie Chan, when Li Yao traveled to the Tang Dynasty, our Uncle Jackie Chan was also in his sixties, but no one could tell from his face that he was an old man in his sixties.
Perhaps, Wu Meiniang at this time gave Li Yao the same feeling as Uncle Jackie Chan in the 21st century, what is the meaning of being old and strong, isn't this it?
Uncle Jackie Chan is in his sixties, and he still gives people the feeling of a middle-aged man in his forties, so Wu Zetian is in his sixties, doesn't he just give Li Yao the feeling of a middle-aged woman in his forties? Such a feeling is particularly obvious, and Li Yao has to admit one thing, that is, he was really shocked by Wu Meiniang.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today I thank you for celebrating my birthday, and then ......" Just as Li Yao looked at Wu Meiniang sitting at the head of the hall, secretly feeling stupid, Li Dan, who was sitting in the center of the hall, said the pre-banquet words in a timely manner, everyone came to congratulate him on his birthday, and he naturally couldn't be slow when he was the emperor.
Isn't that the same with Chinese etiquette? The so-called knowledge of books and gifts is not only for women, but also for men sometimes.
Li Yao couldn't listen to Li Dan's words in his ears at this time, all his attention was focused on Wu Meiniang sitting next to him, thinking that he would become the first face of this woman in his life in the future, Li Yao's heart was a little pounding.
Originally, he thought that Wu Meiniang would be a very ugly old witch now, but her beauty was like a flower, which really made Li Yao a little excited.
Li Yao stared at Wu Meiniang stupidly, and Cheng Boxian, who was sitting next to him, quickly moved his elbow and muttered in his ear: "Brother Feng, don't look at it, you stare at the Queen Mother like this again, if you are seen by the Queen Mother, you will be finished, did you hear it?" ”
"Ah...... Oh, I heard it, I heard it. Cheng Boxian muttered like this, Li Yao quickly came back to his senses and replied to Cheng Boxian in a low voice.
"The Queen Mother is often very shocking to watch, when I first met the Queen Mother, her expression was the same as yours, don't look at her age, but the whole person is almost like a middle-aged woman, not old at all, no wonder you will be stunned. Cheng Boxian teased Li Yao again.
Li Yao controlled himself to come back to his senses completely, and took his eyes off Wu Meiniang's body, he did not deny that Cheng Boxian was indeed very right when he said this just now, if he wasn't shocked, he wouldn't have stared at Wu Meiniang like this just now.
As the saying goes, a Mei Niang, a lifetime Mei Niang.
Think back then, when Tang Gaozong Li Zhi died, the last sentence he said to Wu Meiniang, the meaning contained in the words may not be enough, Wu Meiniang is more than sixty years old, and she is still so beautiful and beautiful, isn't it Mei Niang who screams, he looks like Mei Niang will not change for a lifetime?
At this time, Li Yao couldn't help but think of a poem called "Ruyi Niang" that he had seen in the 21st century, which was a love poem written by her to Tang Gaozong Li Zhi when she was a monk in the 21st century.
Looking at Zhu Chengbi's thoughts,
Haggard and fragmented as a remembrance.
Unbelief is longer than tears,
Unpack and inspect the pomegranate skirt.
The meaning of the poem is that Wu Meiniang wants to tell Tang Gaozong that after she came to the poetry of Gankarma, she was haggard and emaciated because she missed Tang Gaozong, and if Tang Gaozong didn't believe that she often cried for him, he asked him to open the box and look at the pomegranate red dress full of tears.
Li Yao thought in his heart, Wu Meiniang wrote such a lyrical love poem, which moved Li Zhi to be unable to help herself, and finally summoned her back from the Ganye Temple, if it wasn't because she had a special charm, or a talent that men couldn't resist, then why would Li Zhi be so emotional to her?
That is the case, Wu Meiniang can become the only female emperor in Chinese history, this matter may be destined in the sky, Li Yao now sees the empress Wu Meiniang for the first time, Wu Meiniang gave him such a feeling, and it is not difficult to understand why Wu Meiniang has such a charm, so that men are willing to bow down under her pomegranate skirt.