People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1291 Lantern Festival, celebrate the good times

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival is full of lanterns.

In Hanyuan Hall, singing and dancing took place.

The emperor sat high on the imperial couch. His drunken eyes passed over Li Xian, Li Dan, and Princess Taiping on the left, and landed on the clan members, ministers, ministers, and their family members in the palace. His face showed satisfaction. color.

Then he raised his hand, and the drum music in the hall stopped immediately, the dancers faded away, and it suddenly became quiet.

"I am very happy for the Lantern Festival tonight, King Nanchang." Li Zhi turned sideways and looked between the kings.

Li Xuan, dressed in a purple python robe, bowed and stood up with a solemn expression: "I am here."

"Write a poem to celebrate the festival and make me happy." As he said, the emperor's eyes fell on Fuchang County Lord, and then said with satisfaction: "Fuchang County Lord, come to uncle. Come, let’s enjoy your father’s masterpiece together tonight.”

Xia'er raised her head and glanced at Li Xuan. Li Xuan nodded, patted her on the back and said, "Okay, let's go."

"Here!" Xia'er held her hands up like a young adult, and then quickly walked up the golden steps.

The emperor stretched out his hand to hold Xia'er in his arms, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "Okay, twenty-seven men, let's start."

"Here!" Li Xuan earnestly handed over his hands, and then said in a deep voice: "The red gate is red at the beginning of Huayang, the sparse buildings are changing, and the dragon and Lin are not less elegant; the purple and gold flute, the white jade harp, the palace lanterns are bright at night, and the epiphyllum is in full bloom, and I am drunk and happy."

Li Zhi gently raised the wine glass and placed it between his lips, as if he was savoring something, and finally drank it down with a smile on his face.

"I have been on the throne for thirty-three years, and I am still as elegant as Long Lin. I am drunk and carefree. Come and raise a glass to celebrate the festival." Li Zhi raised the wine glass that had been refilled by the maid, looked at the ministers in the palace, and said: "The shadow of the Lantern Festival lantern , the fragrance of Luo Qi, the dancing of chariots, and the good fortune of the world."

"I would like to congratulate your Majesty on the festive occasion and good luck to the world." All the ministers in the palace stood up at the same time and then raised their glasses in celebration.

"Drink." The emperor raised his glass and drank it down.

……

After the banquet was over, Liu Jinyu hugged Xia'er tightly, as if she didn't want to relax for a moment.

Just as he walked out of Danfeng Gate and walked towards his carriage, a voice sounded from behind: "Twenty-seventh Lang."

Li Xuan immediately stopped, and Liu Jinyu turned around in surprise at the same time, then cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Uncle Wang."

Han Wang Li Yuanjia walked up to Li Xuan with some guilt and said: "What happened before, Wang Bodai's 20th brother..."

"Uncle Wang, great uncle." Princess Taiping's voice suddenly interrupted Han Wang Li Yuanjia's words. Li Yuanjia turned around in surprise, and then saw Princess Taiping and her consort Xue Shao walking out together.

Princess Taiping, who had just got married, had already put on a bright yellow dress, and her originally childish face also showed a bit of plumpness.

The golden hairpin shook, and Princess Taiping had arrived in front of Li Xuan and Li Yuanjia. She said slightly blessedly: "I've met my uncle, I've met Uncle Wang."

Li Xuan and Li Yuanjia returned the salute at the same time: "Your Highness!"

Princess Taiping glanced at Xue Shao, who was a little embarrassed, then looked at Li Yuanjia and said, "Uncle, Taiping has something to say to Uncle Wang. I'm sorry for interrupting."

"It doesn't matter." Li Yuanjia smiled, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "If Mr. Twenty-seven is free, you might as well come to the house for a walk."

"Here!" Li Xuan bowed deeply, then watched Li Yuanjia leave, then looked at Princess Taiping, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for rescuing the siege."

"Relief? What rescue?" Princess Taiping didn't understand the situation for a while.

"Nothing." Li Xuan held up her hands, looked at Princess Taiping and Xue Shao, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Highness and the consort Qinse for their harmony."

Princess Taiping suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said: "The poem that Uncle Wang sent that day..."

Li Xuan waved her hand and said, "It's just my best wishes. A hundred years of love, a thousand-mile marriage, and today is a rare holiday. Your Highness and your consort may wish to take more walks."

"I still have to thank Uncle Wang." Xue Shao stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "I have offended many people in the past. I hope Uncle Wang will forgive me."

"They are all members of the family, so there is no need to be so polite." Li Xuan slightly bowed her hand, then looked at Princess Taiping and said, "If Your Highness doesn't mind it being troublesome, I will be grateful if you can help take care of some Xia'er occasionally."

"What did Uncle Wang say? The Princess of Fuchang County is also Taiping's sister. Uncle Wang can rest assured that there will never be anyone in Chang'an who will be unhappy with the Princess of Fuchang County." Princess Taiping said very grandly.

Li Xuan cupped her hands in excitement and said, "In this case, I will thank Your Highness."

Princess Taiping suddenly laughed happily, showing her white teeth.

……

The car curtains shook, and firecrackers burst out outside.

Li Xuan withdrew her gaze, looked at Liu Jinyu who was holding the dozing Xia'er, and said in a low voice: "If something really happens in the future, then I will go to Her Royal Highness immediately. In the entire Tang Dynasty, there will be no one except the Queen of Heaven." Don’t give face to the princess.”

Liu Jinyu nodded solemnly, and then whispered: "So, this time King Zheng's matter was manipulated by King Jiang behind his back?" "Prince Jiang." Li Xuan sneered lightly, then waved her hand and said: "Although King Jiang is greedy and cruel, and he is blind in one eye, which hinders his vision, he is aware of current affairs and is tolerant and generous. The trivial matter of being a husband cannot be ignored by King Jiang. The real manipulator , only Prince Jiang and several of his other sons."

"Has your husband already found out?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise. Li Xuan had never said a word to her about this matter before.

Li Xuan shook her head and said: "There is no need for my husband to investigate this matter, and my husband has not thought about it. His Majesty has sent people to investigate this matter. Now that the results have not been found out, people with suspicions have already come to express their opinions. It has nothing to do with yourself, but people who are truly guilty..."

"I will find someone to put in a good word through my connections." Liu Jinyu immediately understood what happened, and then she frowned and said, "But why?"

"This is something that happened in the early years." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "After the death of the father, only orphans and widows were left in the entire Prince Peng Mansion. Only Aunt Huainan and the others still took care of them. The other clan kings, Either he doesn't care, or he bullies him wantonly, and King Jiang is the latter.

In particular, King Jiang's fiefdom is in Jiujiang, which is just north of Nanchang. My husband had been in Jiangzhou during the Spring Festival, but he only walked in Poyang Lake and never went ashore. "

When Liu Jinyu heard what Li Xuan said, she immediately understood that the relationship between the two parties was bad. She asked in a low voice: "Why hasn't your husband mentioned this matter all these years?"

"What's there to mention? This happened a long time ago." Li Xuan shook her head and sighed: "Although the palace was a bit difficult in the early years, fortunately, the mother, concubine, and husband's salary were still there, and they could support it. , and later, somehow, His Majesty found out about this, so he severely punished King Jiang.

It was also at that time that my husband was summoned to Chang'an by His Majesty and trained in Zuo Qianniu Guard. After that, there was nothing more, and now no one provokes my husband. "

"Okay, so why did they suddenly show up again this time?" Liu Jinyu frowned tightly.

Since she married Li Xuan, she has been getting along quite harmoniously with the various princes in Kaihuafang. The elders such as Prince Zheng's Mansion, Prince Han's Mansion, and Prince Huo's Mansion have taken good care of them. Although the other family members are not so close, they There was never any malice.

"What else could it be? It's just asking for an official position." Li Xuan sneered softly and said: "My husband is in charge of military power on the plateau and attacking Tubo. Some people naturally think that my husband relies on the reputation of the Tang Dynasty. In exchange for Naturally, the last person can do it, so I will transfer my husband from the Luoshe way, or transfer them to the Luoshe way, and work slowly, and I will naturally achieve something."

"This must be a dream." Liu Jinyu's face was filled with disbelief.

"Of course I'm dreaming." Li Xuan sneered disdainfully and said, "Although Brother Zheng Wang is not that shrewd, he is not so easy to be calculated. He just didn't expect that it would be his own clan brothers who would do it. That's why he was He shook his hand, but in this way, the matter fell into His Majesty's eyes, and You Qi gradually found out the truth.

Next, what Prince Jiang's Mansion will face is His Majesty's wrath. "

Liu Jinyu finally understood everything now, why King Han came to plead for mercy just now.

After a slight pause, Liu Jinyu asked again: "In that case, if Prince Jiang is punished, will it create a gap between Prince Han and the palace?"

"This is not a bad thing." Li Xuan turned around. In the darkness, he looked at his wife seriously and said, "My husband has been fighting on the front line for many years, and his prestige in the clan is not low. If he can win over some children from marginalized clans to serve in the army, Your Majesty is naturally happy to see this happen, but if you get too close to other royal families, your Majesty will inevitably stare at you a few more times, let alone the Queen."

After saying "Queen of Heaven", Liu Jinyu's expression suddenly changed slightly.

In recent years, there have been successive kings of Jiang, King Qi, King Xu, King Cao, the deposed Prince Xian, as well as the filial emperor Li Hong in the early years, King Zhuang, King of Huainan County, and King Jiang. There are so many royal families in bad situations and endings. Although they are The emperor was dissatisfied, but the one who really took action was always the Queen.

Although Li Xuan had a good relationship with Prince Zheng, Prince Zheng was considered a confused person, otherwise he would not have been plotted against. Therefore, although Li Xuan was a threat, it was not a big threat in the eyes of Empress Wu and the Emperor.

Liu Jinyu nodded gently. Now she finally understood that her husband was right. There was some estrangement from the clan, which was not a bad thing.

Over the years, there may be no reason why Li Xuan has been trusted by the emperor and Empress Wu.

"My husband is leaving tomorrow. There are really unresolved matters. Please contact the Crown Prince and the Princess. They will spread the word to His Majesty."

Li Xuan looked down at her daughter and said softly: "As for Xia'er's matter, although Yue Weng said that nothing will happen again, in order to avoid being plotted by others, it is not a bad thing to spend more time with the princess, especially since she has officially left the palace now. When dealing with people, the lady takes care of everything."

Liu Jinyu nodded slightly, and then said: "Do we really not need to worry about Prince Jiang's affairs?"

"No need." Li Xuan said very firmly, and then said with cold eyes: "How to punish is a matter for Your Majesty and the Queen. None of us have the right to make decisions for Your Majesty, and only in this way, the future of the family will There will be less trouble.”

"Okay!" Liu Jinyu nodded in agreement.

Li Xuan stretched out her hand and gently hugged Liu Jinyu into her arms, and then whispered: "My husband will not take any of them this year, but next year, Dou'er, Si Niang, and their children will all be with me." If you take it to Tubo, you should also be more careful at home. In this day and age, being careful will make a boat sail forever."

"Yeah!" Liu Jinyu became more and more serious, and she pursed her lips tightly.

It was during these two years that the emperor prospered. There have always been major crises in the change of imperial power.

Li Xuan took her two sons to Tubo in advance to prevent risks.

Holding his wife in his arms, Li Xuan looked at the lights of Chang'an flashing outside the car curtain, and whispered softly: "Where in the world is the most beautiful place? Emperor Li prefers Yuanxi. Thousands of silk ribbons form a screen of peaks and mountains, and the sky is golden and green."

The treasures and silver jade are shining in the crimson curtain, and dragons and tigers are flying; the sand embankment is far away, and the carved wheels and embroidered hubs are competing for the houses of the kings.

In the graceful day, the concubine of Huiyue Mansion, the immortal guest in the sea cave; pulling incense and shaking the green, saying that the hand is singing, the streets are beautiful.

The moon is light and cold, gradually approaching dawn, and the sound of leaking is silent. When I was young, I was still crazy and how could I return without being drunk! "

　I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival, a life of frivolous drunkenness and a happy life.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)