Chapter 374: Entrusted by the Princess
Although Princess Runan once lived in Baifu, Bai Song had little communication with her, and they rarely met on weekdays.
But Bai Song did not resent the relationship between the other party calling the two old friends.
The mere fact that Princess Runan had approached Yu Shinan alone was enough to make Bai Song grateful.
It's just that when we meet today, Princess Runan is completely different from her previous impression.
The princess of Jixian County is still a grassroots doctor who can go deep into the people, she speaks very aggressively, and she wants to play a play, without the slightest look of foresight.
And now, Princess Runan is really a well-behaved princess, wearing luxurious clothes that ordinary people can only admire, and every hair ornament on her body is a priceless rare object, noble and elegant, spotless, and beautiful as a fairy.
But one important thing is missing.
That's happiness.
Bai Song frowned slightly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you seem to be worried about something?" ”
Princess Runan didn't hide it and pointed to the birdcage in the pavilion.
Bai Song looked at it, confused, but noticed that several of the dozen or so bird cages in the pavilion were empty, but he didn't know what it meant.
At this time, Princess Runan opened a large cage and flapped it gently, and the parrot inside suddenly came out, flapping its wings and flying somewhere.
"Hongu comes here every day to let go of a bird."
"Why?"
"When the rest of the birds are released, this palace will no longer be this palace, and I will not be able to see you again."
"Huh?" Bai Song became more and more strange.
"The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when the palace gets married, and the palace is eager to see you, just to feel the freedom in this last time."
"Getting Married......"
Bai Song didn't know what to say, and the marriage should be congratulated, but it was obvious that the princess was dissatisfied, disliked, and reluctant.
"You have some friendship with the Turks, don't you?" Princess Runan asked.
Bai Song nodded, and said in his heart that he was still the honorary patriarch of the Aji clan.
"This palace has something to trust."
"Princess, please speak."
"I hope you will help the palace see who the Turkic prince is before the Mid-Autumn Festival? What does he look like? How is the character? Literary talent...... Hey, forget about it. ”
"Is the princess going to marry a Turkic prince? The Turkic tribe is divided into many tribes, and each tribe has a prince, and I don't know how the prince wants to marry......"
Before she finished speaking, Princess Runan burst into tears, wiped the corners of her eyes, and smiled bitterly: "I don't know." ”
yes, I don't even know who I'm going to marry, can I be happy?
"Is it a foregone conclusion? Is there room for redemption? Bai Song suddenly asked, and the princess called him a friend, and when a friend is a friend, he will help.
Princess Runan shook her head and said softly: "My father subdued the Turks, in order to stabilize the hearts of the Turks, it is imperative to get married, and it is also an example for the people of the world, attracting more Turks to live in the Tang Dynasty, and encouraging the people of the Tang Dynasty to intermarry with the Turks, as a long-term plan to stabilize the country." ”
Bai Song realized the importance of the matter, and to destroy this kind of political marriage was likely to lead to bloodshed, as a child of the royal family, he had never been able to help himself.
"Hongu had thought about such an ending when he was a child, and he thought he was mentally prepared, but when something really happened, there would still be unwillingness and reluctance."
"Don't worry, princess, I will do my best to help the princess find out the news, and see who the Turkic prince is, what his character is, if the character is acceptable, the princess does not have to worry too much. If the character is corrupt, I ...... I'll figure it out for the princess again. ”
"There's only this way right now, but the wedding date is approaching, and it's only ten days, so you have to hurry. There is no one in this palace to entrust you, only Bai Song is up to you. ”
"Understood."
Bai Song got up and felt that things had to be handled quickly, and he didn't know if there were any people from the Aji clan in the capital, and he didn't know if they still recognized him as the patriarch.
After speaking, Bai Song left the small pavilion and did not stay any longer.
After not taking a few steps, the princess in the pavilion opened the curtain and chased after her: "Li Xiangnan of this palace, you can remember!" ”
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It has been four months since the surrender of the Eastern Turks.
Li Jing's army returned to the dynasty and took a group of Turkic royal captives.
After this group of surrendered troops was brought into Chang'an, Li Shimin did not investigate their crimes, but pardoned all the Turks to appease the Turks.
Some of them left the capital and returned to the grasslands, while others stayed in Chang'an and settled temporarily.
There were far more Turkic people in Chang'an than in Jixian County.
This also includes a number of key figures of high status and prestige among the Turks, who cannot leave and are under house arrest.
But Li Shimin couldn't treat them as criminals, otherwise it would cause dissatisfaction among the Turks, so he could only temporarily offer them as ancestors, and even let the entire Furong Garden live in as a royal court for the Turkic royal family, and reclaimed new land outside the Furong Garden and funded the construction of buildings, which was even more ancestral than serving the ancestors.
The situation in Furong Garden has made the court and the people extremely dissatisfied, and some people even ridiculed that it is better to be a prisoner than to be the emperor!
Compared with Xingqing Palace and Furong Garden, there are already literati who are not afraid of death who have verbally criticized Li Shimin.
Because of this incident, behind the calm Chang'an, there is actually an undercurrent, some people are taking the opportunity to create contradictions, and many officials and literati who have been regarded as heads have been secretly beheaded.
In Bai Song's view, preferential treatment of the Turkic royal family is a helpless behavior at the moment, and the emperor also has the helplessness of the emperor, and conquering a country is far simpler than conquering a nation.
On this point, Bai Song also appreciates Li Shimin's approach.
But this does not mean that Li Shimin can so casually put his father under house arrest in Xingqing Palace.
In the southeast corner, near the Hibiscus Garden, there were significantly more Turkic people active in each square.
Bai Song went back to his home first, took the list given by Qing'er, and found that there was a place called Yingyue Tower on the list in Quchifang, next to the Hibiscus Garden, and there was a girl named Mingyue in Yingyue Building who was Qing'er's choice for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Anyway, they were all going to find out the news, and Bai Song decided to visit the flower building in the southeast corner first, while seeing if there were any suitable singers and dancers, and on the other hand, inquiring about the situation of the Turks in Chang'an.
took the list at home, but Qing'er was not there, and Bai Song had to turn back and go to Dongshi, take Qing'er out of the money village, change into a son's clothes, and use it as a guide to take Bai Song to visit the flower building.
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On the road of the lunch market, the prosperity of Chang'an is like a splendid picture of ink smeared with ink slowly unfolding, playing children, shouting hawkers, accompanying literati, graceful young ladies, all combined into the folk fireworks of the ancient city.
Everything here is in line with all the fantasies of the Bai Song Dynasty for ancient times, people's lives are orderly, even if there are occasional beggars begging along the street, but I have to admit that this year is rich in food and clothing, and the people's hearts are stable.
The prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty has begun, which is the luck of the White Song Dynasty and the luck of the people of the world.
Yingyue upstairs upstairs and upstairs in the middle of the building, Wangjiang is worried about it?
As soon as he arrived at Quchifang, Bai Song heard someone reading such a small poem on the side of the street.
Qing'er explained: "This Yingyue Tower is the largest flower building in the southeast area, the pattern of the flower building is peculiar, it is a circle of double-storey small buildings clustered with a four-storey building, in the people, four-storey buildings are not much, even if it is more than the high-rise palace in the palace, this Yingyue Tower is not much better." Therefore, Yingyue Tower is famous for the building, so there is a saying that Yingyue Tower is upstairs and in the middle of the building.
And "Wangjiang Chou" is the famous song of the famous girl Hua Dan Mingyue in Yingyue Tower, which is about the benefactor holding Mingyue girl listening to Wangjiang Chou's song, but when he looked at Qujiang from afar on Yingyue Tower, he thought that those Turkic people enjoyed the Tang Dynasty Royal Garden, and he didn't know whether he should be worried. ”
"All these things that are not there." Bai Song chirped and hooked his finger at Qing'er, "Let's just say that if Qing'er sings well, it's over." Who cares about these? ”
Qing'er is not a shy girl, she is familiar with her son, her expression is indifferent, she doesn't pay attention to this son's teasing, but seriously explains: "This Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival is not only about singing skills, but also about fame." A famous girl, even if she doesn't do anything, as long as she stands on the stage, countless people have to send lanterns.
This Mingyue girl has become integrated with folk poetry, and it is naturally deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of Chang'an, plus the girl has some singing skills, so the combination should not be bad. ”
"Okay, you can suffer whatever you want."
The carriage stopped downstairs under Mingyue.
Soon after the two of them, a girl who was soliciting customers stepped forward and asked, "Are the two sons drinking or listening to music?" ”
"See people."
"Yo, Childe is really a cheerful person, I don't know which girl I want to see?"
Bai Song glanced back at Qing'er, who spoke in an unfamiliar male voice: "We want to see Miss Mingyue." ”
After that, he directly took out a silver ingot.
The eyes of the solicitors lit up, and they hurriedly beckoned a few people who were idle at the door to come over, and the four or five girls didn't say a word, all of them talked sweetly, and coaxed the two into the building first.
This building in the building is really a building in the building.
The first thing I saw after entering the hall was that there was an attic door behind the hall, which was lit up with various lights, laughter, and I don't know how many benefactors and girls lived.
The pattern of the whole flower building is like a circle of garlic stalks clustered with garlic stalks, which is a little strange and a little novel.
The girls first arranged the two of them to sit down in front of a table, and then the leader said: "Miss Mingyue is not very convenient now, so pick up the guests on it!" Why don't the slave family call other girls to take a look at the two masters? ”
"We can wait." Qing'er grabbed it without waiting for Bai Song to speak, "The silver is not enough, we can add it." ”
As he spoke, two hundred taels of silver were placed on the table, and he looked at everyone with a light smile, "The silver is placed here, see if you have the ability to earn it." ”
Boss Qing is now rich and wealthy, and in the eyes of the girls, he is a fresh little chick, and the key is money.
The money must be in place, and the treatment must have changed.
The girl called the old bustard, and when the old bustard saw this battle, he hurriedly went upstairs to urge, and beckoned a few girls to accompany Bai Song and the two to talk and laugh, and said that it was free, just to see how good-looking the two sons looked, and the girls really liked it.