Chapter Ninety-Six: Before the Banquet
Xuan Ning stared, and woke up from deep meditation inch by inch. \γ 0ο½\\
The royal car is still moving forward, and it is obvious that only a moment has passed in reality.
In the meditation just now, in an instant, the essence of the yuan turned into essence, circulating throughout the body, performing a great cycle, and the spiritual desire was combined with some unpredictable force.
The unity of heaven and man, the beginning of the grandmaster, Yang Xuanning casually put down the "Recipe for Eternal Life" in his hand, in fact, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty got this book, and he once summoned many scholars to decipher it, and it has basically been translated, and now of course it has fallen into his hands.
It's just that after Yang Xuanning read it, he knew that he couldn't cultivate at all, but with this thing, he could see a trace of the edge of the grandmaster.
At this time, the rain is falling. Looking out from the window of the royal car, I saw a dense rain, merging heaven and earth into one, and a gust of wind blew, and the rain was blown like smoke, fog, and dust by the wind.
"Archive the original and a copy of this book in the inner library. Yang Xuanning suddenly spoke.
"Yes, official. "The royal car is huge, similar to a house, divided into several partitions, it was originally used by Emperor Yang of Sui to play with women in the car, at this time, the female official outside responded, paused, and said: "Official, the dragon boat has arrived." β
The dragon boat of Emperor Yang of Sui, 20 meters wide and 68 meters long, > the palace and the courtier's room.
Under the royal car, although there is rain, there are naturally dozens of big covers and lead, into the dragon boat, first on the deck, see the scale of thousands of square meters, praise in my heart, this is indeed the pinnacle of this era, the support of the wooden structure alone, should reach a critical point, right?
Stepping through the hatch, a passage stretched forward, and there were three inner cabin portals on each side, until there was a large hall, which turned out to be very large. It can accommodate a banquet of 100 people, which is really remarkable on a ship.
The hull is not completely enclosed, and several small windows with bamboo curtains allow for controlled access to the outside by wind and light.
"The minister visited the official's house. A female official stepped forward and bowed, wearing a thin, off-the-shoulder, low-cut palace dress. can't stop the spring light inside at all, the snow-white and towering **, and even the red**, are clearly visible, drawing out the female lines obviously, she knows that Yang Xuan's gaze fell on her **, and her neck was a little red, but she still asked: "Official, do you want to hold the lamp?"
"Let's hold the lamp!" Yang Xuanning said. I still praise the beauty of the harem in my heart.
With Yang Xuanning's order, the candles on the silver candlestick were lit one by one, inside the hull. Even if it's daytime, it's dark, and it's raining today?
To know. Ancient candles were quite expensive, and Yang Xuanning had long known this, so he didn't have to go to this world to learn.
That's why I read the Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin's poem "Why should he cut the candles in the west window". Why did the poet cut the candles? At that time, the candle core was made of cotton thread, standing upright in the center of the flame, and because it could not be burned out and charred, the remaining ends of the candle core had to be cut off with scissors from time to time. This is undoubtedly a troublesome matter.
That's all. The point is that the material at this time is generally animal fat. The price is expensive and beyond the reach of the general public. Therefore, lighting candles and lighting lamps with candles were regarded as wasteful and extravagant behaviors in ancient times, and Liang Taizu lit lanterns on the Lantern Festival in the first month of the third year of Kaiping to pray for blessings. It was considered by historians at the time to be a move against customs and luxury.
However, it seems to remember that in the original history, three hundred years later, Li Yu, the ancestor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, had found a candle made of asphalt wax from the place of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so the price of candles in later generations was low, and the lantern custom of the Lantern Festival gradually entered the folk home of the nobles of Gengting, and became a common social custom spread among the people.
This Li Yu is shrewd and capable, quite popular with the people, founded the country for the Tang Dynasty, known as the Southern Tang Dynasty in history, and protects the territory and the people, compared with the simultaneous secession of the countries, the Southern Tang Dynasty is vigorously strong, due to the establishment of the imperial examination, the construction of schools, the culture is also more prosperous than other countries, but seven years later, this guy died of poisoning due to taking pills, it is a pity.
He thought about it for a while, and was afraid that he would forget it as he thought, so he commanded, "Where are the living houses?"
"The minister is here. "A civil official who Chinese New Year's Eve and a female official bow down at the same time, and the living house is divided into two parts, and the main affairs are recorded by the civil official, and the internal affairs are recorded by the female official.
"Record what I think, look for pines and cypresses, and get asphalt wax to make candles. β
"Yes, recorded. The two of them immediately wrote it down and recorded it on the emperor's living table, and at this time, all the lamps and candles were lit, a large number of palace ladies also entered, and the guards were also properly arranged.
Yang Xuanning sat down, picked up the teacup and sipped the tea, slowly realized it, put it down again, and then said, "Where is Du Fuwei?"
As he expected, Danyang had fallen, and Du Fuwei's troops were less than 10,000 and could not afford to fight again, so he surrendered a few days later and came to Jiangdu.
In a time of time, a man with a high crown on his head, about fifty years old, and a clumsy face, came in, bowed down and saluted: "Minister, Du Fuwei, meet the king." β
According to history, in the thirteenth year of the great cause, this self-made man who built a great foundation was actually only nineteen years old, but in this world, although his deeds are similar, he is already a fifty-year-old person, and this person has no son, otherwise he would not arrest people everywhere as godsons.
It's just that when this person kneels down, he shows the demeanor of a first-class master in his gestures.
"Du Qing, since you came to see the widow, the widow also knows your sincerity, the widow has two roads, what do you think?" Yang Xuanning condescended, sat on the upper seat, looked down and said.
Du Fuwei felt that in the small hall, seven or eight deep qi machines locked on him, and more than a dozen breaths were paying attention to him, and he couldn't help but ooze a few traces of cold sweat, and said, "Please show the king." β
"The first article, the widow named you as the founder of the country and returned to Nanbo, 6,000 acres of land, hereditary not replaced, you need to get the right to the army, but also enjoy your own blessings and nobles, as long as you do not seek great rebellion, you can continue to be descendants, and the widow will not rebel. β
Du Fuwei's eyes lit up, the founding of the country returned to Nanbo, and the status seemed to be a little lower, but in fact, this is attributed to the ancient rites, and the Sui Dynasty was completely different from the Sui Dynasty to seal the duke at every turn, there are real interests and titles, you know, there is a feudal city, although it is an ancient tradition, but in fact, it is very rare when it comes to the Sui Dynasty, even if there is, it generally refers to a place to receive it remotely, and it is not to be actually controlled, and it is not hereditary.
Moreover, there have been rules for the reduction of titles by themselves in successive generations. Many nobles, after a few generations, directly reduced to white people, there are also a lot of people, one hereditary, one fiefdom, what a blessing. As long as there is no open rebellion, it will be passed down from generation to generation, and it is the most important foundation for the family.
Moreover, this Jue is equivalent to the fourth grade, according to the Tang Law. Seven grades in the county, five grades in the county, in general. Living in a county, local officials have to come to ask for peace when they take office, so they don't have to be angry.
"The king wills. It is the will of the ministers, and I ask the king to show the second article. β
"Second, if you join our army system, you can choose 200 cronies from your original army, and then the army will be reorganized. The widow lets you be the general of the fourth grade. Lead 15,000 troops first. The widow ordered you to crusade against Li Zitong, if you have military exploits. How about accumulating it again, and when the widow wins the world with the widow in the future, and rewards it together?"
"The minister is willing to choose the second way and serve the king. Duvowe thought for a moment, and then agreed.
"Well, you can step aside. Yang Xuanning waited for him to leave, and then said, "Summons Mrs. Dongming and Miss." β
This also didn't have much time, a woman came in, she was dressed in a lake-green dress, high hair and sideburns, and her figure was elegant and graceful.
Li, it seems, is only a thirty-year-old noblewoman, this is Mrs. Dongming
And later, a girl, wearing a summer dress, with black and shiny green silk hair, jade bones and ice muscles, this girl is Princess Dongming Shan Wanjing.
Of course, there was an old man with her, Shang Gong, tall and rickety, but his wrinkled eyes often flashed with strange purple light, as if there was a god without a god, it was very intimidating, and he stayed outside the hall.
"Meet King Tang. β
Yang Xuanning smelled the faint fragrance from them, it was very tempting, but there was no wave in his heart, originally he wanted to marry this mother and daughter as a harem, but at this time, seeing them, he didn't have any such thoughts.
"You're late, and you don't know what's going on. Yang Xuanning looked down at the second daughter coldly and said indifferently.
"Why did King Tang say that?" said Mrs. Dongming calmly.
"When the widow starts an army and gets one county and two counties, if you take refuge, you should not lose your position, even if you want to be the king, you can also get it. "The territory occupied by the Dongming faction is the Ryukyu Islands, with a total area of about 3,500 square kilometers.
"When the widow gets five counties and six counties, if you take refuge, you can do a lot, and you will be a prince, of course. β
"Before the widow got Lingnan, there were more than a dozen counties, you waited for refuge, it was wise, and you didn't lose your title, and now, the widow got dozens of counties, the south was almost unified, and there were tens of thousands of sailors, you waited to see the widow, but you still called the king of Tang, and didn't kneel down to call the minister, in order to calm the anger of the widow, wouldn't you not know the current affairs?" Speaking of this, his eyes fell on the second daughter again, and he said with a dumb smile.
Princess Dongming Shan Wanjing suddenly blushed angrily, and was about to speak, when she suddenly felt that her whole body was calm, and the hidden qi around her immediately pressed on her body, and when she saw Yang Xuanning's eyes, she had revealed a bit of murderous intent, but she was cold in her heart, and she didn't dare to speak, and Mrs. Dongming said in a deep voice: "The weak eat the strong, the winner is the king, and the concubine didn't expect that the Tang King would succeed so quickly, since he won a county until now, until now, it has only been two years, the concubine knows no one else, and she can't see the real dragon, and she asks the king for forgiveness, I don't know what the king wants?"
Yang Xuanning nodded and said, "That's not bad. β
As he spoke, he walked with his hands in his hands, from top to bottom, and said calmly: "Now the widow has 50,000 sailors, and it is really a palm to destroy your foundation, but as long as you are interested, the widow will not be like this, and the widow will build a county for the stream, and you can be any one of them to know the county, and your weapons manufacturing industry will also belong to the Ministry of Industry." β
Shan Wanjing finally couldn't bear it anymore: "You dream!"
As soon as this sentence came out, suddenly, the killing machine was in the room, Yang Xuan's eyes were calm, and when he saw that he was about to spit out the word "kill" in his mouth, he immediately took out his hand and divided the body of this Dongming princess Shan Wanjing into a mess and threw it into the river to feed the fish.
To this day, this kind of beauty, as far as he is concerned, is really similar to a cabbage, and they have no feelings for each other, and killing them is no different from killing a dog.
"My daughter is rude, and I ask the king to forgive her sins. Mrs. Dongming hurriedly saluted and said.
Yang Xuanning still has some scruples in the end, Mrs. Dongming's martial arts are already close to the grandmaster, which is comparable to his current level, and now the strength around him, with many weapons, is also very sure of strangling these two daughters, but Shan Wanjing must be dead, but Mrs. Dongming may still be able to escape, the most important thing is that she is Zhu Yuyan's daughter, kill the two of them, Zhu Yuyan is bound to be with him, although it is said that the south has been decided, but Zhu Yuyan is really dead, and the damage caused is also very great, so he snorted coldly and restrained his angerγ
"However, Liuqiu is the only one that I have to build, and the king is going to destroy it with one hand?" asked Mrs. Dongming as well.
"Hmph, if you talk about strength, there is really no need for the widow to scruple anymore, it's just that you are the daughter of Yue Shan, and Yue Shan is also the teacher of the widow, if you sacrifice the business of weapon manufacturing, the widow will not deceive you, etc., there will be other aspects to make up for it. β
"Please also show me the king. β
"Yunmenghu, do you know?"
"The concubine still knows. β
"I named you the Viscount of Yunmeng, and you can get 3,000 acres of land near Yunmeng Lake, and the widow also sealed Junshan to you and others, as a base for your faction, so that you can worship the two goddesses of Xiangjun and Xiangfei in ancient times, and they will not be replaced. As for Liuqiu, you will also send someone to serve as the magistrate, and you can serve three terms, how about it?"
Mrs. Dongming suddenly moved, her local faction, although it is the Demon Gate, is actually the Taoist system of the ancient witch sect, the god of sacrifice, a large part of which is the two goddesses of Xiangjun and Xiangfei, although the area of Junshan is only one square kilometer, but 72 peaks, surrounded by water, the climate is mild, the rainfall is full of ++ around, the land is fertile, suitable for the growth of bamboo and tea trees.
The special green tea produced on the island - Junshan Silver Needle, is very precious, and at this time, although the area is large, but the population is only thousands, in contrast, there is no loss, the moment is silent, and then said: "Since the king's will has been decided, the concubine can only act like this." β
"Since that's the case, then you can go down later!" Waiting for them to leave, looking at Shan Wanjing's indignant face, a smile floated on the corner of his mouth.
"It's not early, there are two more, let's see you after the banquet!" Yang Xuanning said: "Just set up the banquet, well, let the widow see everyone first." β
"Yes, official. At the sound of the order, the musician immediately entered and sat solemnly waiting, obviously the team accompanying the banquet.
And more than 50 palace maids, entered, arranged the banquet one by one, because it had already been prepared, so it was also very fast, the orchestra strings and orchestras played in parallel, melodious music rhyme, echoing around the beam, has begun to try.
After a while, Shang Xiufang entered: "Xiufang pays a visit to King Tang." β
Yang Xuanning looked straight at the past, the purple shirt and red skirt were also thin at that time, the eyebrows were picturesque, the green silk was colorful, and the fat was like snow, which not only had an elegant natural beauty, but also a misty and lazy temperament.
"Why bother to be polite, adjust the piano sound!"
Shang Xiufang lowered her head lightly, revealing a slender pink neck as graceful as a swan, and said softly: "Yes, King Tang." β
Yang Xuanning couldn't help but move in her heart, she was indeed born with beauty, which made me feel pitiful, and she was also becoming more and more powerful, so such a woman also came to play, you know, in the original, she was a guest on Li Tang's throne.
Shang Xiufang came to the zither and sat down, stretched out her white and delicate jade hand, and began to adjust the strings of the zither.
After the audition, after a while, she calmed down, stretched out her hand and pressed on the strings of the zither, a string of smooth and crisp zither sounds immediately filled the space in the hall, this zither sound, resonated in the air, so that Yang Xuanning's heart moved, he looked at her again, only to see that at this time, she had sat upright, her expression was devoted, almost forgetting her body and mind.
Yang Xuanning's meticulous experience slowly gave birth to a little respect, no matter what her identity is, at least at this time, she is fully committed to music, so she has become everyone!
The sound of the zither introduces him to a strange realm of music, and she presents a certain rich and elusive flavor through the tactful and different keys, and the low back is sad and nostalgic, inadvertently revealing the beauty of being lost in the world of music.
After finishing the song, Yang Xuanning opened his eyes and spit out two words: "Banquet." β
Suddenly, the other musicians greeted the guests, and dozens of qualified people who participated in the banquet all boarded the dragon boat and entered the main hall to participate in the night banquet held by the king.
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