Chapter 162: The Washing Feast
The Lady of the Kingdom of Qiu.
Xue Bai put the manuscript in his hand on the table, Yang Yuyao's eyes lit up, and asked, "New story?" ”
"Sort of."
"Stupid, if you give a little to the saint every day, he will remember you. Delivering the entire manuscript in one go is only a one-time credit. ”
"It's an ordinary story, but this drama is different." Xue Bai said: "The manuscript is just the beginning, and in the future, we have to cast, rehearse, and wait until we can sing the opera that makes the saint happy and excited, at least until the beginning of spring." ”
"Although my sister doesn't understand opera manuscripts, she understands you, presumably you will be on the gold list by then, and it will be the time to choose an official?"
"That's exactly what it is."
Yang Yuyao smiled proudly at first, but then raised her eyebrows and said, "It's a pity that you are not the only one who wants to coax the saint. ”
"Zahu sold miserably in front of the saint, claiming to be sick, probably because he was an orphan since he was a child, and he didn't wash three when he was born. The concubine listened to pity him, and called us into the palace today, and gave him three baptism ceremonies together, washing away filth, eliminating disasters and avoiding difficulties, and trying to be auspicious. ”
"Wash him three?"
Xue Bai thought of Wang Zhongsi's worries when he and Yan Duqing talked about the situation in the north, and suddenly felt a strong sense of separation.
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The various shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty and the crisis brewing in the shadows are not unnoticed, but they have always been suppressed. The people in power are trying their best to coax Li Longji to be happy.
Of course, he is not qualified to say this, after all, he is also one of them. It's still the one who coaxes the best and is envied by everyone.
"Wash it, wash it." Xue Bai put away the manuscript and said lightly: "If there is this one, it can be seen that he is also in a hurry." ”
Yang Zhao was urging the scholars he hired to write stories in the house.
"Xue Bai's story of the monkey has been written, and the saint is currently short of stories to read, so you don't do your best? Write more every day and write a new story. Also, don't write some short, long, can't wait for the magnificent 400,000 words of Journey to the West? The longer the saint looks, the more he thinks of us every day. ”
"Yang Langzhong, the contemptible people have an idea to write a story about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and praise the kindness of the sage......"
"Don't write about Emperor Wu of Han!"
Yang Zhao immediately interrupted, he didn't know why the old man with thin-haired hair in front of him thought of Emperor Wu of Han, but he knew that he might not be able to grasp it.
"Let's write about love and love."
The reason why he asked people to write "The Continuation of the Green Messenger" is because Prime Minister Zhang said that he had written "The Biography of the Green Messenger" and was praised by the sage. Therefore, he already knew this aspect very well, and took out a color book as he spoke.
"Come, open your eyes."
When the crowd gathered around, they saw that the color album was very new, and it was printed on fine romantic paper, with pictures and texts.
Although bamboo paper has been around for a short time, some new books have appeared in Chang'an City, which is the first of its kind to be done by the most perceptive profiteers.
The graphic version of the new issue of "Youxian Cave", I want you to write it for me according to this.
This is a legendary story in the Kaiyuan period, mainly the story of Zhang Fu's own sexual encounters, written vividly and lively, and the rhetoric is gorgeous and vulgar.
"This ...... Yang Langzhong, this story is too obscene and obscene, and it is detrimental to the elegance, can the saint like it? ”
Someone just looked at the title of the book and immediately asked.
"Therefore, I let you refer to it, don't write this kind of 'goddess', you have to write a female crown." Yang Zhao said: "Let you see, it's to look at Zhang's words." Sages don't like vulgar words, you know? ”
"I understand, Zhang Fu's talent is excellent, and he writes extremely fragrant with four or six prose."
"That's right, write it to me well, as long as the saint is satisfied, you will not be rewarded."
Yang Zhao raised his voice and said, "In the past, we followed Xue Bai and learned from him, but we didn't learn as well as him, but this time it's different." ”
The arrangements are still being made here, Pei Shi rushed over with a big belly, and said, "Ah Lang, the palace is calling you to Xingqing Palace for a banquet." ”
Yang Zhao came out laughing, touched his wife's face, and said proudly: "I am becoming more and more considerate of the Sacred Heart now, and I will see that sooner or later I will replace the phase of my brother, haha." ”
With such a vision, Yang Zhao rushed all the way to Xingqing Palace, and saw the brothers and sisters of the Yang family in front of the palace gate from a distance, and even went to salute.
Several people spoke, and when they heard that An Lushan was going to wash three times today, his face sank, and the joy he felt before coming disappeared.
"Shameless."
Thinking that although he also coaxed the saint to be happy, after all, he was dancing and writing and offering some elegant things, how could he be as insulting as An Lushan?
It's just ......
"Uncle!"
Suddenly hearing this shout, Yang Zhao turned his head and saw the obsessive An Lushan rushing here.
"Jiri."
"They all look happy." Yang Yan commanded with a calm face: "Don't sweep the sage Yaxing." ”
With that, he rubbed his face and laughed.
Yang Zhao was very depressed, but he had no choice but to laugh, at first he didn't smile, but when he entered Xingqing Palace, he was already smiling.
The crowd was led all the way to the South Xun Temple.
Here is the Xingqing Pond, and the saints often watch the scenery with the courtiers and Hanlin here, feast and drink and have fun.
There are already dozens of beautiful palaces and ladies decorating by the pool, and in addition to the brothers and sisters of the Yang family who participated in this children's washing banquet, there are also several close ministers of the Son of Heaven, such as Li Guinian, Jia Chang and others.
After waiting for a while, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan came out of the Nanxun Palace, and before anyone could laugh, they seemed to think that this scene was very interesting.
At this time, everyone else stood on both sides to watch the ceremony, only An Lushan stood in the middle stunned, seeing that the royal car had arrived, his round body rushed forward, and he fell to the ground, which was actually a big gift to Yang Yuhuan.
"Hello to my mother!"
Seeing this, Gao Lishi couldn't help but say: "I don't know the etiquette, why don't you visit the saint first?!" ”
An Lushan was a little panicked, raised his head and replied: "Hu Er is a Hu person, and the Hu people put Ah Niang in front and Ah Ye in the back." ”
Gao Lishi deliberately said with a straight face: "Who is your grandfather?" ”
Li Longji laughed, waved his hand very generously, and said, "It's okay, Hu Er has no scheming, don't worry about these little things with him."
Yang Yuhuan couldn't help but smile while covering his lips, glanced at Li Longji, and said coquettishly: "It's rare that I'm in front of San Lang, how can I care?"
"Haha, I don't dare, Taizhen should be ahead of me, please."
Li Longji raised his hand and led it, Yang Yuhuan took two steps forward and said: "Hu'er get up, since I have accepted your worship, I will make a washing banquet for you today for my mother, so that you can get rid of all diseases and live a long life." ”
An Lushan was overjoyed, and he kowtowed steadily, and shouted loudly: "The child is so happy!" ”
"It's time for the feast, and the guests are seated."
The saint and the concubine turned to the top and sat down.
Xue Bai got a good position according to the ranking of the Yang family brothers and sat under Yang Chen.
He looked at it, and did not see An Lushan really taking a bath in this hall, but arranged it in the small pavilion by the Xingqing Pool, and the officials and maids were busy and were burning the stove.
Suddenly, a sound of hoops was heard, and a group of dancers walked into the hall and danced like snow, and they stepped on the ground and beat the festive rhythm.
When Yang Chen saw it, he immediately clapped his hands and laughed, and everyone echoed, and the atmosphere in the hall was very cheerful.
Xu Hezi came and sang casually: "Lu'er is born in the Golden Jade Hall, three days of washing and jubilant, A-Niang He Xi gives clothes, and the child wears new clothes when he goes out of the bath." ”
The lyrics sung like this make the atmosphere even more relaxed and cheerful.
Yang Yuhuan said as if he was playing at home: "Okay, then I, the mother, will give me new clothes, and you will carry your beard to wash it." ”
Li Longji quipped: "Hu'er is so heavy, a few people can't lift it, and a few more people come." ”
A few sturdy chamberlains came over with a roof of color to carry An Lushan over to wash.
Suddenly, I only heard An Lushan ask: "Can you ask my little uncle to lead Hu'er to wash the three?" ”
Xue Bai was holding a wine glass, a little surprised when he heard the words, turned his head to look, and met An Lushan's rather sincere eyes.
He looked at his head and happened to look at Yang Yuhuan.
Yang Yuhuan was surprised, and then seemed to feel funny, smiled, and his beautiful eyes were shining with anticipation, with an expression of watching a joke.
Xue Bai would not easily sweep away Li Longji's excitement, so he simply got up, walked on the side of Caiyu as an uncle, and led An Lushan to wash, and in the Nanxun Hall behind him, the singing and dancing were even more prosperous.
Entering the small pavilion, a team of palace ladies stepped forward and waited for An Lushan to undress.
"Uncle Xiao seems to hate Hu'er?"
"I can't say it, it's just that I don't know it."
In front of these palace laves, An Lushan still smiled and said: "Hu Er wants to be friendly with his little uncle and make the saint happy, and he can have a lot of contacts in the future." ”
"It's a pity you'll be back in office soon."
"It's good to have a good relationship, if you still need ginseng medicinal materials, just talk to Hu'er."
Xue Bai frowned slightly when he heard this, turned his head to look, and saw that An Lushan had entered the huge bath bucket with the support of the palace laves, and a big belly was floating on the water, which was quite exaggerated.
Seeing his gaze, An Lushan smiled kindly: "My little uncle washed three for me, if I can eliminate all my diseases, it will also be a blessing for my little uncle." ”
said such things in this palace, but it seemed that Xue Bai was unkind and narrow.
Xue Bai smiled, but he also put aside his prejudices, let them mess around, pointed to An Lushan's big belly with evil intentions, and said, "Since you think you are my nephew, don't be disobedient in the future." ”
"Hu'er doesn't dare, please also ask your uncle to treat Hu'er better."
It is enough to say this, An Lushan has already expressed his overtures and threats, and pointed out that he has seen through Xue Bai's tricks.
At this time, a team of waiters came in and said with a smile: "The new clothes given to Lu'er by the noble concubine." ”
That is a tiger head hat, tiger face belly pocket and other things, metaphorically eliminate evil demons, the first tiger generally grew up healthy, An Lushan put it on, more and more funny, and sat in the color of the public opinion, really like a child, the attendants brought back to the Nanxun Palace.
Yang Zhao drank a glass of wine in a depressed mood, and suddenly heard the hall laughing, and looked up, An Lushan's tiger head hat was worn crookedly, deliberately putting on that stupid expression, which formed a huge contrast with the fat and oily face.
In this way, An Lushan deliberately stretched out a hand, wanting Xue Bai to lead him.
"Little uncle."
Yang Zhao saw that Xue Bai's face was gloomy, as if he wanted to slap An Lushan, but he couldn't help it, and grinned.
"Huh."
laughed, he simply laughed and joked: "Please let the concubine wash the money!" ”
As soon as he heard that he was going to throw money, Li Longji waved his hand boldly, and his attendants came up with a few large boxes, opened them, and they were full of candy and money tied with ribbons.
"Sprinkle, sprinkle."
Yang Yuhuan got up, picked up a handful of ribbon money, and threw it into the colorful hall where An Lushan was sitting, and said with a smile: "Three days of washing the child is full of gold, so that the child will have no scabies for life." ”
I don't know if she really finds it funny, but she's a fun-loving person, with crooked eyes and a lively expression when a little girl plays a game.
But as soon as she turned around and saw Xue Bai standing there, she faintly sensed that he was not very happy, so she stuffed a candy into his hand.
"Eat sugar."
Xue Bai smelled a fragrant breeze wafting by, and turned his head to see that Yang Yuhuan had already left with a long skirt, leaving only a graceful back.
"Go and sprinkle."
"Yes, sissy."
The palace ladies got the order, and they all held candy and money and sprinkled them into the colorful people, almost burying An Lushan in it, arousing the laughter of the girls, and the atmosphere in the palace became more and more joyful......
Xue Bai felt that this kind of behavior of pretending to be ugly and causing jokes was not very interesting, but looking at it, Li Longji was very open and said that it was to wash all the diseases of An Lushan, but in fact, Hu'er was just a plaything. The merry man smiled heartily at this time, perhaps laughing because no one could pose a threat to him anymore.
Everything went as he wished, Li Heng was imprisoned, Li Linfu was old, An Lushan was fat, and Wang Zhonghei was relieved...... At the pinnacle of power, no one came close to him.
He wants to be a god, just laughing like this every year, year after year.
The washing banquet was noisy until noon, and finally it was changed to other songs and dances, and the fairies in the palace were happy, and the monarchs and ministers drank happily.
Xue Bai sat there eating the new dishes developed by the imperial chefs, and suddenly thought of Wang Zhonghe, in comparison, the stinky face that was as depressed as iron was really not good-looking, and it was not good to speak straightforwardly, and he also loved soldiers like sons, and his prestige was too great, how could he not die?
"The treasure bun is more suitable for the palace, the lotus face is tender, and the body is red and fragrant..."
Yang Zhao's eyes fell on the snow-white chests of the palace ladies, thinking that the songs and dances in the palace were these tricks day after day, no wonder the saints liked to read stories.
Today's An Lushan washing banquet is indeed shameless to the point that there is no opponent, and it is not possible to compete with it head-on, just a few days, and when the saint forgets the fun of An Lushan, he can present the manuscript.
"Sage." Xue Bai suddenly said: "Seeing the singing and dancing in the palace, I remembered that there was something to be dedicated to the saint. ”
"Oh?" Li Longji smiled: "What is it?" ”
"It's a play."
"Hahaha."
Li Longji was half drunk and laughed.
"Zhu Qing, look at it, Xue Bai boy, don't look at who is in front of you, but you want to perform?"
Xue Bai immediately lowered his voice a little and said, "It's not a play, it's a play." ”
"Well, you know that you are two pounds, so you can present it."
The drama of "The Legend of the West Chamber" was sent to the imperial front.
Li Longji was a little unimpressed at first, but he was tired of watching singing and dancing, so he just watched it casually.
Gradually, however, he sat up straight and scrutinized it.
Occasionally, he opened his mouth slightly and muttered quietly, after which he frowned.
"Xue Bai, you sing it to me."
"Hui saint, I don't know how to sing, I'm still studying various singing methods, and I can only say one or two sentences."
"Then sing these or two."
"Yes."
Xue Bai didn't shirk, cleared his throat, and suddenly started singing.
"Although there are thousands of miles of people under his eyes, and he has a glass of wine before his death. Before the heart is drunk, the eyes are bloody, and the heart is gray. ”
Yang Zhao was stunned for a moment, only to feel that it was so ugly, he drank all the wine in the cup, and glanced away, but saw Li Longji's expression was very solemn.
"Go on."
"No, just sing this."
Li Longji raised his hand and waved it, signaling everyone to be quiet, he paced a few steps, imitating Xue Bai's singing voice and humming He actually understood how to sing this play in the shortest possible time, and only asked three words.
"Platoon?"
Xue Bai responded: "I don't know yet, I'm trying ......."
"You live in the pear orchard, and show me this play."
Xu Hezi, Xie Aman, Xue Qiongqiong and others in the hall were all bright-eyed and a little surprised.
Xue Bai felt these gazes, but his back was cold, and he saluted and responded: "Back to the saint, what's the point of this, why don't I line up outside the palace, and the saint also line, and then see who ranks better, how about it?" ”
Others were surprised by his boldness, but Li Longji was interested, and said with a smile: "Make a bet? ”
"I don't dare."
"Why don't you dare? I will not embarrass you, but if you lose, I will give you a marriage; If you win, make one more request. ”
When Xue Bai heard about the marriage, he couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, because of this competition, he thought that he could lose or win, but in this way, he couldn't lose, and it was inevitable that he would be embarrassed.
glanced up, but saw Yang Yuhuan taking his script.
"But it's up to the righteous sister to decide whether to win or lose? Otherwise, I would not have won the saints. ”
"Okay, it's up to Taizhen to decide." Li Longji was in high spirits and said, "Say your request." ”
"I'm so good." Xue Bai said: "Since the sage has allowed me to take the form, by the way, I will give another big official." ”
"Okay, you Xue Bai, you really only know how to make progress......"
When they were laughing and talking, Yang Yuhuan always held the drama and watched it, his eyes were bright, as if he had found a huge treasure and had endless joy.
As for the novelty of the washing feast? She had completely forgotten about it......
During the banquet, Yang Zhao asked curiously, "Ah Bai, what story are you sending today?" ”
"Oh, the story is very ordinary, it's just some love and love, and the words are more gorgeous.
"Huh?" Yang Zhao frowned and asked, "Is there a female crown?" ”
"Yes."
Xue Bai responded casually and waved his hand, knowing that Yang Zhao was thinking of going with him, there was no way, he was one step earlier.
His own road has been paved, and he can just take Wang Zhonghe's wind and snow, wine and wealth, I just hope that Wang Zhongsi will not do too badly in this regard.
He understood what An Lushan said today, but An Lushan may not have taken what he said to heart.
"It's a pity you'll be back in office soon."
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