The Tang Imperial Palace, the most magnificent and solemn palace in the world. Tonight, the ceremonial music in the Liangyi Hall is magnificent, the lanterns are colorful, and the officials and nobles who go to the banquet are dressed in brocade clothes, and their faces are full of light, and they are like a glorious and prosperous world.

"This is the Taiji Palace, and the court is in this hall on weekdays. ”

"Behind the Liangyi Hall is the Lingyan Pavilion, and there is a portrait of my old Cheng. ”

Cheng Yanjin is an excellent guide, and when he entered Chengtianmen, he introduced Li Qiang to the prosperous scenes in the palace all the way.

The Liangyi Hall is the main hall in the palace, and it is already full of people at this moment, and the nobles of the dynasty and the officials of various ministries greet each other and sit down.

Although Li Qiang had no official or title, he was placed in the upper position, next to Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the dynasty.

Li Qiang changed into silk clothes in Cheng Yanjin's mansion in the afternoon, and he looked a little more handsome.

The banquet is about to begin, and the ladies in satin clothes and cloud smoke skirts are holding food plates and wine syrup, their tops are only half sleeves, and their white little arms are exposed, and they are busy back and forth in front of various tables, which is bright and eye-catching.

When it was sent to Li Qiang, the ladies couldn't help but take a few more looks, and sighed that this handsome young man was seventeen or eighteen years old, and he could sit in such an important position. There were even a few who walked far away, and they also looked back from time to time to peek a few times, and their cheeks were crimson.

After a while, Zhong Le made a big play, and a eunuch shouted loudly on the side of the hall: "Your Majesty has arrived." ”

Tang Taizong Li Shimin slowly walked from the back of the hall to the dragon chair in the main hall, the ministers got up, bowed and saluted, and shouted: "Long live my emperor." ”

Tonight is the emperor's banquet, Li Shimin did not wear a dragon robe, a casual clothes, a red and yellow robe, a nine-ring belt, and six-fold boots. After the minister finished saluting, he said a simple sentence.

The minister straightened up, sat down, and the banquet officially began. Amber wine, jasper, golden foot bottle, jade plate, food is picturesque, wine is like a spring, the guqin is swaying, the bell is dingdong, and it is noisy and lively for a while.

Tonight's banquet was held to celebrate the prince's triumphant return from Saiwai. This mission was done very beautifully, the prince only brought dozens of guards out of the fortress, and in less than two months, he subdued the Soviet branch. Not only defeated 20,000 with 7,000, destroyed the Ugulu tribe close to the Xueyantuo Khanate, but also defeated the shaman of the Xueyantuo Khanate!

Two years ago, the news that the people of Fuyu were destroyed by Xue Yantuo with a shaman heavenly fire, the nobles of the Tang Dynasty have also heard about it, it is a Modong Sheng clan that controls 100,000 strings, after a heavenly fire, it has almost disappeared now.

However, after the defeat of the Su branch over the Wugulu tribe, the vast grassland between the weak Luoshui and the Tuhu Zhenshui is now the sphere of influence of the Tang Dynasty. And from the steppe to the Central Plains, there is no longer any need to worry about the threat of natural fire.

After the banquet began, the nobles and officials in front of the prince's case continued to praise the wise and martial, resourceful, and not inferior to His Majesty.

"How are the Li Qiang brothers and General Cheng getting along this afternoon?" The crown prince Li Chengqian finally took a moment to chatte with Li Qiang beside him.

"The old general is very hospitable, and he will teach me martial arts in the afternoon. This Tiangang 36 axe method is really exquisite, in the general's palace martial arts field, the old general only demonstrated three moves, and I was very embarrassed. Li Qiang said truthfully.

"Haha, General Cheng is still a naughty child, you are right, his three-move axe technique is indeed exquisite. But it's not just three tricks demonstrated, it's the old general who can only use these three moves!" Prince Li Chengqian smiled and pierced Cheng Biting Jin's old bottom.

"Ah, how could it be?" didn't the old general say that there is the Tiangang Thirty-Six Axe Method?" Li Qiang asked.

"Do you know where this old general Cheng got the thirty-six axe method of Tiangang?"

"From where?"

He didn't even remember who taught him, and when he woke up, he only remembered these three tricks. This axe method is indeed extraordinarily powerful, but if someone can resist these three moves, the old general will only have one move left to save his life. ”

"What is it to save your life?"

"The wind is tight,!" Li Chengqian said a black word in the rivers and lakes, and seeing that Li Qiang didn't seem to understand, he explained: "It's just shooting the horse and running away!"

It turned out that General Cheng still had such interesting things, Li Qiang said secretly in his heart.

However, he didn't despise Cheng Biting Jin, even if he only had three axes, it was enough to kill the enemy in front of the army. In addition, after all, he is the founder of Lingyan Pavilion who has left a name for the ages. There must be other good skills.

Li Qiang was talking to Li Chengqian, and suddenly someone tapped him on the shoulder. As soon as I turned around, I met a pair of big bright eyes.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old green girl caught Li Qiang's eyes, the girl was wearing a pale pink silk palace dress, a soft smoke skirt sprinkled with flowers at the waist, and a white plum blossom cicada wing veil that dragged the floor, her waist was like a thin willow, and her shoulders seemed to be cut into. Yingsheng Yan said: "You are Li Qiang, right?"

"Son, let's mess around again!" Li Chengqian scolded the girl with a smile, and introduced to Li Qiang: "This is Li Mingda, the princess of Jinyang, the most beloved daughter of Your Majesty and the former queen, she is spoiled a lot on weekdays, and there are some unruly, Li Qiang's brothers are not strange." ”

"Brother Huang has ruined my reputation in front of outsiders again. When Princess Jinyang heard Li Chengqian say this, her mouth pouted: "I just want to meet the heroes who fight side by side with the imperial brother outside the Saiwai." ”

Before he finished speaking, seeing that Li Chengqian was not really angry, he immediately put away his aggrieved appearance, and said to Li Qiang curiously: "I heard that you fought more than a dozen big monks by yourself outside the Saiwai, and you also fought with the immortals?"

"The people outside the Saiwai believe in eternal life, and their followers are called shamans. On that day, when the Su branch and the Wugulu tribe were in a decisive battle, a mangtong descended from the sky. Li Qiang explained to Princess Jinyang that after nearly half a month of getting along with Zhou Fa, his eloquence has improved, although it is not as exciting as what Zhou Fa said, but it is also very organized.

"Are there really immortals? Tell me carefully, how did you fight? Did you win or lose? You are so young, do you really have such a deep cultivation?" Princess Jinyang asked in surprise.

Li Qiang started from the cold dragon stone rock array, to the shaman to summon the heavenly fire and sword array, and then to Mangtong's incarnation, the wooden sword broke Mangtong's colorful doll, and told the princess about the situation that day.

Li Chengqian also added some details to Li Qiang from time to time.

"If only I had been there that day, I would have known that I would have taken the imperial brother with me when he went out of the fortress, not only to see the scenery outside the fortress, but also to see the gods descending from the sky. While listening to this, Princess Jinyang fantasized about the scene if she was at the scene, looking forward to the next time someone left the palace and brought herself on, she could really see the magical scene in the mouths of Li Qiang and Li Chengqian.

"My daughter's family thinks about running around every day. I won't take you, it's very dangerous outside the plug, if you really want to see the immortals, I don't see you usually visit Yuan Tianshi, that's a living immortal that ordinary immortals can't compare!" Li Chengqian opened his mouth and cut off Princess Jinyang's thoughts.

"Fierce, you know how to scold me one day. Next time, I won't let you take it, I'll let Brother Li Qiang take me there. The girl grimaced, trotted away, turned back from afar, and waved happily at Li Chengqian and Li Qiang.

"My royal sister has a quirky temperament, and she is spoiled on weekdays, don't be surprised by Brother Li Qiang. Li Chengqian hugged Li Qiang on behalf of his sister and apologized.

"No, no, that's how it should be at this age. Li Qiang withdrew his gaze and replied.

This time, Li Qiang found that on the main hall not far away, there was a pair of eyes watching him, like a torch.

It's Tang Emperor Li Shiming!

His Majesty the Tang Emperor seemed to have a fine light in his eyes, and Li Qiang didn't know how long this pair of eyes had been staring at him, whether it was from Princess Jinyang patting his shoulder, or from Princess Jinyang trotting away.

I only heard Li Shimin say slowly: "Since you have seen it, answer before going to the hall." ”

Tang Emperor Li Shiming is talking to me? Li Qiang was in a trance, feeling that this didn't seem to be real.

At this moment, Li Shimin was somewhat similar to what he had seen in books before, but he was extremely majestic, and after only a few words like idle chatting came out, the hall was quiet.

"Father told you, go quickly. ”

Li Chengqian's whispered urging brought Li Qiang back to his senses.

Li Qiang got up, walked to the front of the hall, and said, "I've seen Your Majesty." ”

"I heard Qian'er say, you are young, you have a profound Taoism, and once you defeated Xue Yantuo's shaman and the Mangtong beside the great god of Jumang, what about this?"

"Minister...... , Poor Road...... , Grass Folk ...... , the kid was the shaman who defeated Xue Yantuo, but he only fought with that mangtong, broke his colorful doll, and did not win or lose. Li Qiang never thought that he would be called by Li Shimin for questioning in front of the Dao Palace, and he didn't know how to call himself in a hurry, so he changed his title four times in a row.

"Good, good. Li Shimin smiled and said two good words, turned his head to the first place on the left: "What do you think of the national teacher?"

The Taoist who is known as the national teacher, with a childish face and a fairy wind and bones, pondered for a moment, raised his lamp and said: "The minister is watching while drinking." ”