Chapter 64: The Night Banquet

On the night of the first year, the lanterns on the upper floor of the calyx illuminated the square in front of the palace.

Li Xiu finally stopped, gasped for breath, and stood behind the officials lining up in front of him.

Xue Bai was not as nervous as him, and said, "Shilang, there is something important to ask ......."

"Why can't we wait until after the royal feast?"

"Let Yang Shenjin and I become father and son, but someone gave Shilang an idea?"

Li Xiu was surprised: "How do you know? ”

Xue Bai frowned, recalling that day when he met Pei Mian in front of the door of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, he looked at him to show his openness, but he didn't see it, and only cared about helping Wang Jiao to board the car.

There is a conspiracy hidden in my heart, and of course I am afraid of being seen.

"Was it Pei Mian's idea?"

Li Xiu said: "I talked to Wang Zhun about finding a place for you, and it happened that Pei Mian was present and gave him a clever plan. ”

Xue Bai nodded, admitting that this was indeed a desperate plan.

Let Yang Shenjin recognize his son tonight, and in the future, the Yang family will be beheaded because of rebellion, not only his fake son, but also the Du family who adopted him.

At that time, all the evidence pointing to Donggong and Pei Mian will naturally be destroyed, and all insiders will be destroyed.

However, Xue Bai had evidence in his hands - the letter with the seal of the East Palace's subordinate officials used to connect with Wu Kangcheng, as well as two dead soldiers.

But he only has this one card, once it is played, it will all be taken by Li Linfu in life and death.

Although it is necessary to prevent the father and son from recognizing their relatives, they cannot tell the right minister's mansion in their entirety, and they must be cautious and tentative.

"Shiro, I have something important to inform the right minister."

"It's too late, the royal driver is coming soon."

As he spoke, Li Xiu frowned, glanced in the direction where the red-robed officials were, and whispered comfortingly: "I know that you are reluctant to recognize Yang Shenjin as your father, but he is actually not worse than most people in the court, it is nothing more than some empty eyes, and some do not take others seriously. ”

"Does Shiro know where the murderer I chased tonight is?"

"Let's not mention it first, it's Li Kun who is too much tonight." Li Xiu was a little impatient and reminded: "The imperial banquet is coming, no matter what, let it go." After going to the banquet, he was the prominent Yang Xu. ”

"It's possible that they weren't Kim Go-wei ......"

~~

On the long street, a carriage was stopped, Li Jingzhong lifted the curtain and glanced out, and asked the green-robed official who stopped the car: "Who are you?" ”

"The inner servant Shangyuan Ankang, the lower official is the Gyeonggi interview envoy Judge Pei Mian, who was supposed to enter with the Gyeonggi interview envoy prince, but the lower official came late......"

"Come on." Li Jingzhong said, "Take you for a ride." ”

Pei Mian hurriedly thanked him, boarded the carriage and said in a low voice: "Gong Li, something happened." ”

Li Jingzhong was silent and waited for the following.

"The plan was seamless, all human and physical evidence were sent to Yang Shenjin, once triggered, there would be no more Donggong case, only Sui Yang plotted against the case. But something went wrong, and the six people who should have been killed by Yang Shen were ...... Two less. ”

"What does it mean to be 'two less'? If you run away, you will chase it, if you hide it, you will find it, what is the use of you coming to me as an old slave? ”

"Thinking about it, there is only one possibility, they were taken away by Xue Bai."

"Who?"

Li Jingzhong seemed to have been stung and asked sharply.

Pei Mian said: "Xue Bai, it can only be him." ”

"Pei Gong, you have to be the prime minister in the future! Can't you do this little thing? ”

"People are in Xue Bai's hands, and Xue Bai is in Xingqing Palace." Pei Mian said helplessly: "I'm just an eight-grade official, and I really can't interfere in the affairs of Xingqing Palace." ”

Li Jingzhong sighed and said, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"Xue Bai has too much in his hands, and he is extremely threatening." Pei Mian said: "I originally planned to trigger the Yang Shenjin case in two days, but it was too late, and the case was closed tonight." ”

"Shangyuan night case? Do you dare to break the sage's Yaxing who watches the lanterns?! ”

"If it's too late, the situation must be in the hands of Suo Douji."

Li Jingzhong's voice became sharper and sharper, and he asked, "Then if Xue Bai is not Yang Shenjin's son, do you still have a way to kill him?" ”

"Yes, that's a lot." Pei Mian said: "But I have to survive tonight......"

~~

When he was a child, he drove to Xingqing Palace.

Xingqing Palace is the residence of the current saint when he was the vassal king, and was later rebuilt into a palace city, occupying the entire Xingqing Fang near the east of Chang'an City and Qingmen.

This place is located in Chang'an City, and it can indeed be called happy with the people.

"I have to go. You stay outside the building, don't move around, no matter how long, just wait for my arrangement. ”

"Inspection, will be the right school of the superintendent Li Xiu, admit!"

Li Xiu really didn't have time to listen to Xue Bai, handed over the fish talisman and went straight into the Calyx Tower.

Xue Bai watched his back disappear, turned around and left.

He first circled around the outer direction where the horses had been parked, observing the horses.

Originally, he was confident that he could recognize Yang Yuyao's car, but tonight's Xingqing Palace was full of powerful people, and there were countless famous horses carved cars, so it was really difficult to find.

After looking for a long time, someone suddenly called him.

"Xue Langjun?"

When I turned my head to look, I saw that it was a pearl.

No wonder Xue Bai couldn't find it, it turned out that Yang Yuyao had changed to another car.

"Mingzhu Niang hasn't entered the building with Yao Niang yet?"

"The ladies are a little later in the feast." Mingzhu made a look and said, "Yao Niang said, I don't want to pay attention to you." ”

Xue Bai understood, walked to the front of the car and said: "Yao Niang is in the Yuan Ankang, the beautiful jade Kunrui, and the blessing is a hundred years." ”

A maid lifted the curtain, Yang Yuyao was gracefully stepped on the car by Mingzhu and got out of the car slowly, without looking at him, her face was indifferent, and she said casually: "It turned out to be the quasi-son-in-law of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, what's the matter?" ”

"I came to congratulate Yao Niang on the festival, and if there is nothing to do, then I will leave."

"Wait!"

Xue Bai had already turned around, heard this clear sound, and stopped.

"Come here, I've got something to tell you." Yang Yuyao raised her hand and made a move, full of charm.

When Xue Bai got closer, she deliberately leaned into his ear and whispered.

"I begged Yuhuan to arrange a life experience for you, and she asked a big chamberlain to do it. It is difficult to know this matter, the big family is not in the hands of you and me, and the door is too low and you will miss your future, not only must people be willing to recognize you, but others must not find out the flaws. Fortunately, as long as you have a background, I will take care of you in the future, are you still afraid that you will have no future? ”

"As long as you can not be tilted, an ordinary background is enough, but I didn't expect Yao Niang to bother so much, I'm really ashamed."

"What's the use of just saying nice things? If you don't bother, how can you give up the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's house? Yang Yuyao sneered, "I have to go, look for me after the banquet." ”

The incense is drifting away.

Xue Bai was about to go back and continue to wait, but halfway through, someone called him again.

"Xue Bai?"

It was a simple carriage with only two wheels, and an attendant was walking down with a copper kettle, it was Li Jingzhong.

The lights around him were bright, and Xue Bai could clearly see the horror in Li Jingzhong's eyes, the kind of surprise, chagrin, and fear that he wanted to trample on an ant but was bitten by a poisonous snake.

Maybe one more step?

Xue Bai was vigilant, at this time there was Jin Wuwei in the distance, but the carriages around him blocked their view, Li Jingzhong brought four little eunuchs, and he was only one.

"Bang."

Li Jingzhong knelt straight to the ground, put down the copper kettle he was holding in his hand, raised his hand, and simply slapped himself in the face.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

slapped his left and right cheeks, Li Jingzhong just moved two steps towards Xue Bai with both knees, and kowtowed his head twice.

"The old slave should die, please Xue Langjun kill the old slave, but don't blame the prince again!"

Xue Bai's eyes froze, and he instantly became vigilant.

Li Linfu's subordinates were left with some intrigue and hard work, so he hadn't felt this kind of loyalty and forbearance for a long time.

"The old slave should be damned!"

Li Jingzhong is still talking, slapping himself every time he says a word.

"The prince ordered the slave to settle Du Liangdi, with the intention of protecting Du Liangdi and Xue Langjun, the old slave deliberately misinterpreted the prince's intentions and ordered to kill the mouth without authorization, the old slave should die!"

Later, I thought back that the old slave didn't know how to endure it at that time? The old slave is over forty years old, has no children and no daughters, and is alone, but the family sister once had a daughter, who died at the age of five, and the sister is gone because of the mourning of the daughter, if the girl is alive, she is the same age as Lang Jun, the old slave can be so mad, at that time it was really crazy, the old slave should die! ”

"Thousands of mistakes, all the mistakes of the old slaves. Only one thing is true, the prince is absolutely harmless to Xue Langjun's heart, and the prince still knows about this matter. Don't let me be a lowly slave and maid, so that the prince and Xue Langjun misunderstand and the gap is deeper! ”

He burst into tears, prostrate on the ground, and put on a wagging tail and begging for pity, looking extremely pitiful.

Xue Bai said in a cold tone: "Enough, the more humble you are today, the more ruthless you will be to kill me in the future." ”

"No, old slaves are born lowly. is willing to serve a noble person like Xue Langjun, it doesn't hurt for the old slave to kneel, as long as the Tang Dynasty can always get along with each other and not be suspicious of each other. ”

Li Jingzhong climbed forward like a dog, holding Xue Bai's boots and pleading.

Xue Bai kicked him away with a kick and shouted, "Finished talking nonsense? ”

When Li Jingzhong heard this, he felt like he was being cut at this time.

It didn't cost him anything to cry and kneel, but listening to Xue Bai's hard-hearted tone, he actually wanted the East Palace to pay the price.

"Xue Langjun, if you tell the truth to Suo Douji, what if you use the dead soldiers of the East Palace to kill people? Once it is stabbed, everyone will die, if you sue the East Palace, you will hurt yourself first. ”

"When I come out of the tank, I just take revenge, and I can drag the entire East Palace to accompany the funeral, it's worth it."

Li Jingzhong could hear his tone calmly, he really wanted to cry without tears, thinking why couldn't he get over this matter?

He had no choice but to kowtow like pounding garlic and keep crying and begging.

"What does Xue Langjun want? The old slave must do it with all his might! ”

Suddenly, a beautiful drum music sounded in the calyx building.

It was the end of the ceremony of the hundred officials.

In the distance, the woman's laughter also sounded faintly, and the female relatives also began to feast, and even the wind was blowing with incense......

~~

"Li Xiaoxian, hurry up, the Shangyuan banquet is about to start."

"This is coming out."

Someone pushed the door out of a room behind the Calyx Tower, and Li Tengkong pushed the door out with some reluctance.

She was wearing the clothes of Princess Li Niang of Xianyi, with a belt to tie the colorful skirt above her chest and a thin silk.

This dress is gorgeous and bright, the silk is soft and obedient, and it can best outline the woman's figure. Li Tengkong felt uncomfortable, she was like other Tang Dynasty ladies, holding a color practice with both hands, but her hands were raised higher and blocked in front of her chest.

When Li Niang saw her, she couldn't help covering her mouth and smiling, she didn't laugh at her immediately, and beckoned her to go quickly.

"You will sit with me in a while, my husband will not have to sit tonight, he will have to have a banquet, let's go...... Azuki bean sprouts. ”

"You still say!"

"Okay, let's not talk about it. Famous girls, where do you get dirty? ”

"That's the thing."

In front of them, there are countless palace ladies holding wine jugs passing under the corridor, all of them combing jade snails and wearing pink and white gauze skirts, all of them are pretty, and the queue is endless.

The two bypassed the cloister and walked into the gorgeous back hall with lanterns hanging high, and met two other women at the Yimen, the two daughters of Zhang Quyi of Shangzhu State, the eldest daughter Zhang Si and the second daughter Zhang Ting.

Li Niang pulled Li Tengkong forward and introduced: "The seventeenth lady of the right prime minister's mansion, the name of the boudoir is vacant, and the word is Xiaoxian." This year, I will be out of the cabinet, and the wedding banquet should need the help of all families. ”

"Coincidentally, my second mother is also married late and will be out of the cabinet this year, you should be close to each other."

Zhang Si said, pulling Zhang Ting to the front.

Zhang Erniang was eighteen years old at the time, long past the age of marriage, she is very beautiful, but her cheekbones are slightly high, a little mean, but she smiles very cutely, which can cover up this small flaw in appearance.

"Fairy is similar to me. I got married when I was young, and I must have a very high vision, I don't know which husband I have picked now? ”

"He's not a high-ranking kid." Although he has not yet issued a marriage letter, Li Tengkong still responded generously, "It's just a white body." ”

"I see, then tonight will not be in this calyx building." Zhang Ting covered his mouth and smiled: "It's a pity, I originally wanted to take a sneak look, but I didn't have a chance." ”

"In the future, I will set up a banquet to invite Erniang, and I can also see it."

Although Li Tengkong was polite, he seemed a little cold.

After a few more conversations with each other, the Zhang sisters left. Zhang Si was impatient to chat with these daughters, turned straight to the temple where the worshippers were located, and said loudly: "Chicken boy, can there be a gamble after the lamp is lit?" ”

Here, Li Niang looked at Zhang Ting's back, and the smile on her face immediately turned cold.

"Do you know why Zhang Ting said that he is similar to you? She is over twenty-nine years old and still unmarried, she originally wanted to be a female crown picture and be comfortable with whichever man she wanted......"

"It's not the same." Li Tengkong hurriedly said: "Cultivation is to purify the heart and realize wisdom, and to help the world to accumulate goodness, is it to associate with men?" ”

"Who's going to talk to you about this? Zhang Ting said goodbye to you, can you hear it? Li Niang said: "The implication is that although she only married at twenty-nine, she married the prince of the Tang Dynasty; You survived until twenty-eight, but you only married a white body. Zhang Erniang is famous for her sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and she doesn't fall behind, have you seen it? ”

"What do I do when I hear this? I'll marry a white body, and I won't have so many twists and turns in the future. ”

"Hey, how come the right minister has a daughter like you?"

The more Li Niang thought about it, the more unhappy she became, and continued to complain in a low voice, she knew that only by talking to Li Xiaoxian about these things would she not get into trouble.

"The sage treats Zhang Quyi's cousin closer than his own children, but Zhang Quyi doesn't know what to do, marrying a daughter in the East Palace, this is completely betraying us......"

whispering all the way, Li Niang led Li Tengkong into the banquet.

The calyx building in the middle hall is heavy, the royal family is on the west side of the main hall, and through the heavy curtain, you can see the kings sitting in a row in the main hall.

Among the kings, there is a figure that is particularly lonely, it is the brother of Li Niang's mother, Li Xuan, the king of longevity.

She couldn't help but secretly said in her heart, Brother should also cheer up, this Tianbao Li Linfu should always bring down Li Heng, everything still has a chance......

~~

"What do you think of my husband's appearance?"

"Huh?"

Li Tengkong sat down, and was thinking about his thoughts with his head down, when he heard the words, he looked in the direction of Li Niang's finger.

The dance and music of tonight's feast were in charge of the horse Yang Wei, who was standing in the middle of the hall and making the final arrangements for the Maiko, looking thirty-five or sixteen years old, dignified and dignified.

The next moment, a big chamberlain went up to the hall to remind Yang Xun that the saint was about to arrive, and he immediately bowed down and smiled reverently.

After the big maid left, Yang Wei looked at the surrounding palace and scolded in a low voice, "I don't know how to move faster?!" ”

Li Niang felt satisfied and said: "After seeing my husband, you can look at Zhang Ting's husband." ”

As she spoke, she looked at the kings with a mocking gaze at the top of the kings.

The crown prince Li Heng has just sat down, and the foundation of his appearance should be good, but he has long been consumed by pressure and uneasiness, and has been replaced by gray hair, a slightly hunched back, a fat figure, and a cowering behavior.

Li Niang really looked down on him and shook her head.

Li Tengkong was distracted again.

She had watched for a long time behind the window of choosing a son-in-law, but she never understood where the young man's unique feeling came from, and she was the only one who felt that he could be born and enter the world. When you are born, all living beings and princes will be treated equally, and when you enter the WTO, you will have a basis for advancing and retreating, and you will be able to cope with it freely......

"Hey, Li Xiaoxian, you've annoyed me, what are you thinking?"

"Princess, you said that if there is a person who treats his wife very well, is willing to compensate for the death of a person, and is usually considerate, is this person good?"

"It's good."

"But what if he doesn't know that the woman in front of him is his wife?"

Li Niang immediately said: "That's the amorous nature, you can chop it and feed it to the dog." ”

Li Tengkong was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips, and his emotions were not as high as Fang Cai.

"You." Li Niang said, "I picked a white body, my character is poor, and I don't even have the qualifications to enter the banquet, I can't even look at it, there is a very good ......."

At this moment, the temple was silent.

Suddenly, no one dared to speak, and everyone got up one after another, in unison.

"Saint to!"

"Emperor Fu Weiwu, Shangyuan is healthy!"

"Emperor Fu Weiwu, Shangyuan is healthy!"

The sound spread layer by layer, and the royal relatives and important ministers in the near distance had finished shouting, and those in the distance began to shout.

And an old and hearty voice sounded in the hall.

"All the ministers are safe and healthy, and the people celebrate together."

"The saint system, the whole world celebrates!"

Because of the sage's words, the drums sounded on the upper floors of each workshop, spreading all over Chang'an, and all the people in one hundred and eight squares could hear the holy will.

No one can sleep, everyone has to celebrate with the saints.

"The saint system, the whole world celebrates!"

At one time, hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an City saluted and cheered in unison.

The lights could have been even brighter.

"Sage Shangyuan Ankang!"

"Sage Shangyuan Ankang!"

“……”

Between heaven and earth, only this one voice reverberates.

On the throne, Li Longji was bathed in this grand and incomparably splendid, and nodded with a little satisfaction.

Throughout the ages, the rising and sinking of the sun and the moon have never been prevented by manpower, but on the first night of the first year of each year, he can break the day and night, and his power is higher than that of the sun and the moon.

Because this is the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty that has never been seen in ancient times.

He is the first saint of a thousand years that has never been seen in the past!

Ordinary people chattered that Chang'an City was very afraid of fire, the lights were dangerous, and it was dangerous to have no curfew...... The knowledge is like that of ants.

They don't know that only on the first night of the first day can all the nations of the four seas witness this prosperous era and holy monarch who has reached the peak like a miracle!

(End of chapter)