Chapter Ninety-Seven: During the Banquet

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The first is the upper seat, with only four seats, naturally Yang Xuanning, Queen Song Yuzhi, Concubine Shang Xiuxun, and one is Concubine Jing Shen Youlan.

Secondly, the guests who could be arranged to the palace were of course very important local people, but the cabinet did not send anyone to come, and even then, twenty-four seats were set.

Hou Xibai entered, he was dressed in green clothes, cranked folding fans, and between his gestures, there was a kind of literary style, dignified, chic and free, forming his extraordinary and moving temperament.

"Hou Gongzi, please come in. The female officer stepped forward to greet her.

The clothes in the palace were originally based on beauty, but at this time it was summer, and it was even lighter, with a low-cut skirt with a corseted waist, and a slender waist with a hand, as well as snow-white skin.

These beauties, born beautiful, looked forward to the light in their eyes, and immediately made Hou Xibai sigh, directly took out the fan, and painted it without any scruples.

These beauties, each holding a pipa, transverse flute, waist drum, shell and other musical instruments, play a melodious rhyme.

There wasn't much time, Song Lu also came, and both of them knew the roots, and they both smiled and greeted each other.

After another moment, Dongming's wife Shan Meixian and Shan Wanjing also came up, although the two daughters are mother and daughter, they seem to be sisters, they can all be classified as stunning, and they also exchanged a few words.

According to the custom, before the banquet, everyone is allowed to communicate, and Yang Xuanning, as the host, will only come out last.

Therefore, there was not much time for another Confucian man in his thirties to step forward.

"It turned out to be Mr. Wang, and I was lucky to meet him today. Song Lu stepped forward and Shi Li said.

Wang Tong, the word Zhongyan. Born in a family of eunuchs, his father Wang Long, once in the beginning of the Sui Kaihuang Dynasty, treated Zhaoyun Longmen as a doctor of the country, and played seven articles of "The Rise and Fall of the Essentials" to Emperor Wen of Sui, "The gains and losses of six generations". It was quite praised by Emperor Wen of Sui.

The Wang family has a deep history, so Wang Tong has been influenced by Confucianism since he was a child. There is a record of "Master and Son Fifteen as Teachers", which shows that Wang Tong was proficient in Confucianism when he was a young man and had excellent learning.

Originally, in history, this person lived in the fourth year of Emperor Wen of Sui, died in the thirteenth year of Emperor Yang of Sui, and was only thirty-five years old when he died, but in this world, this person is still alive and well. immediately said with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare, I was asked by King Tang, how dare I slack off." Come on your own. ”

At this moment, someone laughed again: "It turns out that everyone has already come, I hope to forgive me for being late." ”

Everyone looked over and saw Mei Xun. This person is the head of the Nanhai faction, with martial arts, and has reached the first-class realm, he is very proud, because even if it is not as prosperous as the Song family, he has already learned. He was awarded the official position of the fifth grade. It is too shou for Yazhou County. I will not take office soon.

Although the Nanhai faction controls Yazhou County, it is not in the right name after all. If it doesn't go well, it's different now.

At this moment, the crowd that had already arrived suddenly commotioned, it turned out that Shang Xiufang was coming, Shang Xiufang was born beautiful, walking, sitting, and lying, all of them had thousands of manners, a smile and a smile, all of them could not be reversed to all beings.

When she came to everyone, she held her breath.

Her eyes swirled over everyone, and she said with a smile: "Xiufang is curious by nature, and seeing that everyone is discussing happily, she can't help but come over to listen and listen." ”

Of course, everyone knew that she was joking, and Hou Xibai smiled immediately: "We are studying whether Xiufang will present a song for King Tang tonight?"

Shang Xiufang smiled "poof" and said casually: "Of course, but this time Xiufang is also a guest, and there is only one song." ”

Everyone was immediately overjoyed, and said in a loud voice: "One is good, how dare you ask for more than one?"

Like this, Yang Xuanning naturally has respect for the world's top music and dance masters, and is not the modern kind of celebrity prostitute who can be played with inside and outside the circle.

Hou Xibai asked again: "I don't know how much time you will stay here?" It is said that you are going to the Western Regions, and you are very much looking forward to going together. ”

Shang Xiufang pursues music and dance, devotes herself to China, and her footsteps are all over the country, even far away, and she never stays in one place for a long time, so Hou Xibai said this.

"Middle-earth music has a long history, so why ask for it. Song Lu said disapprerovingly.

Shang Xiufang said: "Middle-earth music has a long history, but Hu music can be used as a reference. For example, the music of Tianzhu, Qiuzi, Shule, Anguo, Goryeo, Gaochang and Kangguo all have their own characteristics and differences, especially the highest level of Qiuzi music, however, Tang Wang gave me a seven-score music, which is different from the existing five tones, Xiufang is studying, and wants to live in Nanlinyuan for a while. ”

"Nanlin Yuan, I don't know what the scale is, does King Tang want to build a large number of buildings?" Wang Tong couldn't help asking.

The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was an important period in the history of China's social development, and the pursuit of the beauty of the natural environment by the scholar class and the travel of famous mountains and rivers became a common fashion among the upper strata of society.

Literati and painters participated in gardening, allegorical painting in the landscape, sending mountains and rivers as feelings, and the art of gardening advanced from the stage of natural landscape gardens to the stage of freehand landscape gardens.

The Sui Dynasty ended the state of war in the late Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the social economy was once prosperous, and the wind of gardening flourished. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty "personally looked at the landscape map of the world, and built palaces and gardens in a winning place", rejuvenating the teachers and mobilizing the people, and working the people and losing money.

Shang Xiufang pursed her lips and smiled: "Shanglin Yuan, built since Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty in the second year of Jianyuan, spans the county borders of Chang'an, Xianning, Zhouzhi, Huxian, and Lantian counties, 300, and there are Ba, Shan, Jing, Wei, Feng,

, orange eight water in and out of it. Thirty-six gardens, twelve palaces, thirty-five views, in, although Chang'an is still called Shanglin Garden, the actual scale is less than one-tenth of the original. ”

"There are few people in the south, Wu County is five, 18,000 households, Shen Faxing and Tang Wang fought that day, defeated, 3,000 families were connected by Zhulian, and exiled in Lingnan, half of the land in the county, Tang Wang intended to choose Wu County and build Nanlin Yuan, although not as good as the land of five counties when Emperor Wu, there is also a county of land. ”

"In this way, isn't it a matter of rejuvenating the people and working the people and losing money?" Wang Tong interrupted her.

"As far as I know, it will not be, because it is not a day's work, nor is it the matter of the king alone, it is said that this is the future when the lord of the country is rewarded, he will receive acres of land to become a family, and now there are various Taoist families. More than 20 branches, thousands of people, each into the lord, Mr. Wang can see the saint today, and he will also give the prince of the country, and enter the land!" Shang Xiufang said with a smile: "Xiufang can also get a piece today." Thinking that the future residence, but also Xiufang himself to build, not to consume the treasury, Xiufang does not seek strange materials and stones, does not seek different trees and plants, rare birds and beasts, as long as the entrance landscape is green, the forest is hidden in the lake, but also satisfied. ”

"Oh, so to speak. In the next also asked for more than a dozen acres of land, moved to the neighbors. Hou Xibai closed the fan and said with great interest.

Speaking of which. Then another man came in, and saw this man of medium height, with a red beard full of curly cheeks, who was a bearded man. With two people behind him, seeing this, he stepped forward and said: "I just came, I heard a sentence or two, Xibai and Xiufang, what kind of garden do you want to build?"

The bearded guest and Yang Xuanning were called brothers back then. After a farewell. It has now been separated for two years. I didn't think it would appear again now, but at this time. The bearded guest is only Zhang Zhongjian, and Yang Xuanning is already the king of Tang, and the difference between the two can be called huge.

"Brother Zhongjian came, is talking about the South Forest Garden, although the area of the South Forest Garden is wide, the overall plan is also presided over by Lu Miaozi, but the king is currently only out of the Taihu Lake Dongting Mountain for the Wang family garden, planted with tea trees, the king named Biluo Chun, Xiufang tasted, the soup color is green, curly like a snail, its fragrance is tangy, and planted in the peach, plum, apricot, plum, persimmon, orange, ginkgo fruit, pomegranate and other fruit trees, tea trees, fruit tree branches are connected, the roots are connected, the tea absorbs the fruit fragrance, the flower tea taste, the cultivation quality, one product is set as tribute tea, the second product is sold, and now it costs no more than 10,000 taels of silver. And Taihu Lake whitebait is also listed as a tribute, the shape is like a hosta, the color is like ivory, the cartilage is scaleless, the meat is delicate, the taste is delicious, I went once, and I immediately liked it!" Shang Xiufang said with a smile.

Then he asked, "Who are these two?

This person is tall and majestic, between twenty-three and four, not handsome, but the bridge of the nose is quite suitable, the forehead is broad, and the eyes are shining, giving people the impression of being both stable and resourceful, he smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth: "In Xia Li Jing, I am really fortunate to see everyone, this is my inner son red breeze." ”

The red whisk girl is also a beautiful woman, her skin is better than snow, her appearance is her own, and her words and temperament are all a temporary choice.

The bearded guest smiled and said, "This is my brother, and so is my brother and sister!"

At this moment, the sound of the music changed, this is the song to welcome the king, everyone hurriedly stood up, no longer spoken, sure enough, a female official stepped forward: "King Tang has arrived." ”

Accompanied by Song Yuzhi, Shang Xiuxun, and Shen Youlan, more than a dozen guards followed, Yang Xuanning wore a royal robe, and entered the room, and everyone present hurriedly knelt down: "Meet King Tang." ”

"All the Qing family are quick and exempt, today's banquet is only about romance, regardless of the number of courtesies. Yang Xuanning hurriedly smiled, walked down the steps, and said in person: "You have come from afar, and you are negligent, I am really uneasy!"

Everyone didn't even dare to say it, they got up, and the bearded guest looked over, but saw Yang Xuanning's white robe, his skin was as white as snow, and his face was like a crown of jade, he looked really a young man, but his eyes were dark and unfathomable, but in one move, he suddenly showed an indescribable bearing, graceful, wise, and calm.

And the young man behind him was also dressed in green clothes, calm and serene, and he also bowed his hands, smiling but not speaking.

Everyone knows that this young man is Li Chunfeng, the leader of the Jinyi Guard.

In the past few years, as Yang Xuanning's foundation has become bigger and bigger, the strength of Jinyi Weidi has also expanded significantly, absorbing a large number of martial artists, and it has become a big thing.

As for the guards, they are all fat and shiny.

The bearded guest didn't know what it was like in his heart, and after a few words with you, Yang Xuan's gaze fell on him, and he said with a smile: "It turned out that Second Brother Zhang was here, I haven't seen him for two years, I'm really very happy, who is behind Second Brother?"

Li Jing swept his sharp gaze, and immediately gave birth to an induction, only to know that Yang Xuanning, martial arts are really profound, when he stepped forward and replied respectfully: "The villain is Li Jing, I saw Brother Zhongjian the day before yesterday, he appreciated him, and he became a friend, and it was really an honor to meet King Tang today." ”

Yang Xuanning called the bearded guest the second brother, and Li Jing didn't dare to call himself the younger brother of the bearded guest, which was equivalent to Yang Xuanning's younger brother or even elder brother, so, how could it be obtained?

Yang Xuanning's expression did not move, and he smiled indifferently: "I see, since he is a friend of the second brother, he must be a national soldier, and it is really a joy to be a widow." ”

He knew it in his heart, and he was very satisfied with the opportunity to see him, but when he arrived here and now, no matter how famous the ministers in history were, they were also smiling and idle, so he said with a smile: "Everyone, take a seat, there is no need to be polite today." ”

Everyone responded with a bang and took their seats. Suddenly, the delicacies were served to the table by the beauty, and the music was also opened.

When everyone is seated, they all finish serving

Ning Xinran said: "This is either a widow or a countryman. Or the widow's heart is really full of joy, today, the widow first toasts you a cup. ”

The crowd hurriedly stood up and drank in courtesy.

After a cup, Yang Xuanning said with a smile: "I don't ask about etiquette today, but I can ask for comfort, you can feel free." ”

Each table has a total of eight dishes. Only Yang Xuanning has nine paths, one more, but at this time, there is one seat. Most of them are one person, or husband and wife sit together, so the portion is really sufficient, generally speaking. It's great to be able to eat half of it, and the rest is just that, and the three-course dish is a great thing to say.

Squirrel osmanthus fish, in fact, is a hanging fish, the meat of the osmanthus fish is delicate, and there are few osteoporotic spines. After flowering and frying, the head is wide open. The tail is cocked. The inside resembles a fluff and resembles a squirrel. When pouring shrimp, dried bamboo shoots, and tomato sauce marinade, it will also make a sneering sound like a squirrel, and when you eat it in one bite, it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour.

There is also a golden hairy crab, a big fat crab, as soon as it opens, it is full of butter, and it is also delicious.

On the whitebait again, the shape resembles a hosta, the color is like ivory, the cartilage has no scales, the meat is delicate, and the taste is extremely delicious.

At first, everyone was still a little restrained, but Li Chunfeng, who knew Yang Xuanning's intentions, enlivened the atmosphere, Song Yuzhi, Shang Xiuxun, and Shen Youlan also talked more, and Qiu Ke, Hou Xibai, and Shang Xiufang were all uninhibited people, and they also let go, and the atmosphere of the banquet became stronger, and the atmosphere became warmer.

Dozens of Kabuki floated out like butterflies, singing and dancing to the melodious sound of drums. The skirts are tumbling, the long sleeves are fluttering, and the figures are charming, everyone is overjoyed, and it is difficult to remove them from them.

After three rounds of drinking, Yang Xuanning showed a thoughtful look, and said leisurely: "The widow has won Jiangdu, Luo Shixin, and good news, Yong'an has been down, and now General Du has returned to my Tang Dynasty, which is really a blessing for the widow." ”

The people present were all shocked when they heard this, the strategy of ancient Jingzhou, now the five counties of Jingling, Jiangxia, Baling, Yang, and Yong'an are all down, there are almost no major doubts, if it weren't for the fact that Emperor Yang of Sui did not die, the nearby counties should have surrendered without a fight.

But even so, the land of ancient Jingzhou is just around the corner, and Yang Xuanning's territory has surpassed that of Wu back then, and even surpassed.

Du Fuwei hurriedly stepped forward: "The king started from scratch and unified the south, but for a few years, he is blessed by God, and the minister can serve the king, it is really a blessing for the minister, and the minister will capture Li Zitong for the king." ”

"General Du's talent, the widow is convinced, as long as the general arrives, Li Zitong will be captured, and three days after the banquet, General Du can lead 20,000 troops and go to the army, now the general is invited. Yang Xuanning said with a smile, saw him stand up, and said: "Now that the south is unified, we should promote literary affairs to shock the Han Dynasty, and I invited Mr. Wang to come today for this matter." ”

The noise in the hall stopped, everyone listened carefully, Wang Tong quickly stood up, and said: "The king takes it too seriously, and he doesn't dare to do this, but if the king has an order, he should obey it." ”

"The widow wants to promote the Han Dynasty, since it is necessary to enlighten first, I would like Mr., with about a thousand words, three words and a sentence, a group of four sentences, the content is superficial, catchy, the content is mostly to sing the Han Dynasty, in order to enlighten the minds of the Han people, in the future will be the first book of enlightenment for children in the world, I don't know if Mr. willing?"

Originally, in history, the three-character classic was written by Ying Lin in the Song Dynasty, and the part of the book about the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties was added by later generations. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been widely used as a textbook for Mongolian studies, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the writing is natural and smooth, unpretentious, simple and simple, and sincere. It has been highly praised and cannot but be said to be the most influential and representative book.

When Wang Tong heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "This is my sincere wish, and the ministers will visit the king." ”

After the unification of the Sui Dynasty, although the attitude towards Confucianism was basically used and supported. But compared to Buddhism, it is simply pediatric, when Emperor Wen of Sui was born, he was raised by Feng Panruo Temple by Zhi Xianni, as well as the strong support of monks and nuns, and had to spread Buddhism, and abolished the learning of the world, Confucianism in the Sui Dynasty did not really recover, let alone how much development.

The status of Confucianism in the Sui Dynasty was the lowest among the three religions, and the Sui Dynasty famous scholar Li Shiqian was superior or inferior to the three religions, and Shiqian said: "Buddha, the sun, the Tao, the moon, Confucianism, and the stars." ”

It can be seen that Confucianism was only a foil to Buddhism and Taoism at that time.

Based on this realistic understanding, Wang Tong on the one hand longs for the revival and revitalization of Confucianism, on the other hand, of course, he will not blindly reject Buddhism and Taoism like the previous Confucians, he has always wanted to revive Confucianism, in his opinion, Yang Xuanning wants to promote the Han Dynasty, Confucianism is of course the first priority, so he came with a little gesture, and immediately expressed his willingness to return to the courtiers.

Wang Tong has a peculiar nature, and he never does anything with others after becoming famous at the age of thirty. Abandon martial arts and follow literature, do not teach people martial arts, only gather disciples to give lectures, and have written a lot of books. The most popular person is as he imitated the "Spring and Autumn Period" to write the "Yuan Jing", imitated the "Analects" into the "Zhongshuo", and said to himself: "I have no way to go in the world, no way, but the Tao follows."

It is for this that Yang Xuanning said with a smile at the moment: "Great goodness, Mr. Feng is the lord of the country, the position is more than the seven products, and the land is 100 acres. ”

He also said: "Shang everyone's choice for a while, but also for the country, I hope everyone will train people who sing and dance for me, Confucius called music important, and the same is true for today's widows." When he said this, his heart was filled with joy.

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