Just as Taihe City became extremely lively due to the arrival of Tang Prince Li Hong, Chang'an City continued without exception, with its usual bustling, prosperous and peaceful days.
Moreover, a great event happened in Chang'an City in the past few days, that is, King Li Zhe of England finally got married. Along with this, the entire Chang'an City was also lively for half a month, making the prosperity and peace of the Tang Dynasty even more vivid. The vividness also made some people start to have crooked ideas.
Li Hong was like a giant beast lurking in the East Palace of Chang'an City, always keeping a close eye on the oppressed noble families and royal family members who dared not stand up. When Li Hong left Chang'an to expedition to the southwest, these Everyone breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
Now that the wedding of King Li Zhe of England has just passed, the remaining festive atmosphere is still spreading in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. Some people have begun to get ready to take action without the fear of Li Hong, the fierce tiger.
Today, Hanyuan Palace was occupied by Li Zhi and Wu Mei. A grand banquet was held here for royal family members and noble families. King Li Zhe of England, King Li Dan of Yin, Princess Taiping, Yiyang, Gao'an, etc. were all invited to the palace by Li Zhi.
Kong Zhiyue of the Chinese Imperial Academy, Su Jing of the Hongwen Hall, Xu Yanbo of the Chongwen Hall of the East Palace, as well as the descendants of Xungui from the three provinces and six ministries were all recruited into the palace to participate. Even Yan Weizhen, the son of Yan Zhaofu, who had engaged in malpractice for favoritism, was also recruited into the palace. Summoned into Hanyuan Hall.
Such a grand banquet was also the first time such a grand internal banquet was held in the palace after Li Zhi retired to the harem, because in the past few years when Li Hong was in power, he had never held such a large-scale banquet in the palace.
This makes some people begin to feel as if they have returned to the past again. They no longer have to be kicked by Li Hong to move forward like they have been in recent years, and they no longer have to be held down by Li Hong and shrink their heads.
In the East Palace, due to the expedition of Prince Li Hong, only Pei Wanying was able to attend the banquet. However, Bai Chun, a "slave", was personally summoned into the palace by Queen Wu Mei to participate in this grand banquet.
In the brightly lit Hanyuan Hall, the sounds of royal banquets could be heard, and graceful dance figures were dancing freely in the Hanyuan Hall. The entire Hanyuan Hall had a peaceful and elegant atmosphere.
Li Lingyue and Shangguan Wan'er sat on both sides of Bai Chun, and Pei Wanying was next to Li Lingyue. She kept pouting her mouth when she saw Princess Taiping in a bad mood. Pei Wanying kept secretly tugging on Li Lingyue's sleeves to prevent her from suddenly He stood up and attacked Kong Zhiyue and others who were reporting to His Majesty.
King Ji Li Shen also signaled Li Chuyuan with his eyes from time to time, asking her to take care of Li Dan and Li Zhe next to him, while his son-in-law Xu Yanbo lowered his head and listened quietly to Kong Zhiyue's accusations against Chongwen Hall.
This time, Su Jing of Hongwen Hall was implicated. Now that Kong Zhiyue saw Hongwen Hall imitating Chongwen Hall’s restructuring, he already disliked it, so he just took advantage of this opportunity to meet with some gentle families among the wealthy nobles. He began to pour out his bitterness to His Majesty Li Zhi, who was in charge of the Tang Dynasty.
"When Brother Huang was here, he was as gentle as a cat, almost like a shrunken turtle. How could he dare to talk and talk as loudly as he does now? Now that Brother Huang has gone to the southwest, he has started to make small moves. This It is really the tragedy of the Tang Dynasty to be so shameless!" Li Lingyue looked at Kong Zhiyue's talk with hatred, picked up a lychee and threw it into his mouth.
Pei Wanying, with quick eyes and quick hands, watched Li Lingyue just throw the lychee into her mouth, and immediately pulled Li Lingyue hard: "Are you so angry? You haven't peeled the lychee yet."
"I said it's not sweet at all, and the skin and flesh are still so rough." Li Lingyue said vaguely, and then spit out the lychee with the skin on.
"You should be more honest today and don't cause trouble for His Majesty and the Queen. If Kong Zhiyue wants to talk, let him do it. When His Highness comes back, he will naturally be dealt with." Bai Chun poked Li Lingyue's waist from the side. , said with a warning smile.
What Li Lingyue fears most is that others touch her itchy flesh, so every time Bai Chun teases Li Lingyue, Li Lingyue suffers the most from her waist and eyes, which are often scratched by Bai Chun with her delicate jade fingers.
Shangguan Wan'er also turned her head and looked across Bai Chun at Li Lingyue, who was twisting her upper body to avoid being tickled. She also whispered in a low voice: "Xu Yanbo must join forces with Su Jing of Hongwen Hall to reorganize the company, and ask Xu Yanbo to take over many Chongwen Halls." The bachelor is transferred to the Hongwen Hall, and Kong Zhi has made an appointment to take charge of the Imperial Academy. Now he comes with Yan Zhaofu’s son, obviously he wants to make a difference. Don’t worry, let’s see how they deal with it first.”
"Xu Yanbo's neck is almost broken. Look at that guy's head lowered. Every time I ask him for something, he behaves like that. But this time Li Chuyuan can't help him. Let's see what he does!" Li Lingyue glanced at Xu Yanbo angrily. Ever since the release of "Fang Jian Tian Xia", she and Xu Yanbo had become sworn enemies. It felt like the other party owed her hundreds of taels of gold.
But Xu Yanbo has always dealt with her with a strategy of being like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. This makes Li Lingyue always feel like she is powerless every time she faces Xu Yanbo. Moreover, with Li Chuyuan next to her speaking up for her, this Li Lingyue was even more helpless against Xu Yanbo.
But now, under the gaze of four beauties, big and small, Xu Yanbo once again started the mode of not being afraid of boiling water. No matter how you said Kong Zhiyue said his fault, he just lowered his head and didn't know whether to admit his mistake or remain silent. Virtue.
Li Chuyuan pressed the fat man Li Dan's arm, and even started to pinch the flesh of Li Dan's arm with her sharp nails, but she could not stop Li Dan from suddenly standing up and pointing directly at Kong Zhiyue.
"I believe that the branches of the Five Surnames and Qiwang who went to Anxi and other places should be recalled to the Tang Dynasty instead of going to the barbarian lands to educate the barbarians. There are not many and few uncivilized areas in the Tang Dynasty. People who can read and read are Chang'an ranks first, but there are very few in other places. There are many people in the countryside and mountains who are illiterate and do not understand etiquette. Nowadays, prominent families go to Anxi and other barbarian places, but they have neglected the knowledge and etiquette in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, and... I am big How can the knowledge of the Tang Dynasty be conveyed to others so easily? Therefore, I think this is putting the cart before the horse, and your Majesty should correct it in time." After saying this, Kong Zhiyue raised his head and drank the wine in his hand.
"It's nonsense, it's simply nonsense! Isn't the barbarian land the territory of our Tang Dynasty? The people of the foreign countries are not the people of our Tang Dynasty! The five surnames and seven people went to the foreign countries to learn the etiquette and laws of the people. , knowledge, why not promote the culture of the Tang Dynasty? Do you really want to be like you, and only pass it on to people you like? "Li Dan is better than Princess Taiping?" Three years older, the little fat man has now become a sturdy fat man of eighteen. He stood up and pointed at Kong Zhiyue to retort, which also showed his majesty as a prince.
Li Chuyuan looked at Li Dan next to her speechlessly. She wanted to grab this guy, but this guy was now heavier than both of her. How could she, a weak woman, hold him
"Don't talk nonsense." King Ji Li Shen quickly glanced at Li Zhi and Wu Mei's visibly twitching faces and hurriedly stopped them.
Chang'an City is finally missing that "God of Plague". If another God of Plague emerges, it will be impossible for the God of Plague to emerge one after another.
But Li Shen's words seemed to light a fuse, igniting Li Dan's words all of a sudden. Instead of shutting up Li Dan, they turned on a machine gun.
"Brother Huang, you have always been dissatisfied with the Chongwen Hall. Now that you are seeing the Hongwen Hall begin to restructure and imitate the way of studying in the Chongwen Hall, you begin to feel that you are weak and weak, and you start to win over others, hoping to continue to stick to your The knowledge is not open to outsiders, so what is your intention? Could it be that the knowledge of the Confucius family can only be the knowledge of your family?" Li Dan actually came out from behind the table and pointed at Kong Zhiyue's nose. questioned.
Li Zhi and Wu Mei, who were sitting in the middle, were stunned. This was the first time they saw Li Dan getting angry with a minister, and this minister was once his husband. What happened? Did you drink kerosene today? So angry!
Kong Zhiyue glanced at His Majesty and the Queen who were not immediately angry, then smiled at Li Dan and said, "Prince Yin, what you said is unfair, right? Since His Highness the Crown Prince entered the East Palace, there has been no Chongwen Pavilion. It was open to students from any foreign country, and even the Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty were all terminated because of the war with the Tang Dynasty. King Yin, you said that I strictly guard the Confucian teachings. Isn't this a bit unfair to me? Fair? I attach great importance to respecting teachers and teaching, and do not accept evil people, evil minds, or those with evil intentions. However, I have always been kind to Japan, Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje. I have never stopped or refused them to come to the Imperial College to study. Your Highness I have been unwilling to open this move again. Is this also my fault? "
Hearing Kong Zhiyue's rhetorical question, both Li Zhi and Wu Mei felt their hearts in their throats. After all, Kong Zhiyue was right. It was Li Hong who refused foreign students to study in the first place, and It's not Kong Zhiyue.
What's more, even if Kong Zhiyue refused, he was only rejecting Tang people or common people, but he never said that he rejected foreign students, whether they were from the East or the West.
Now Li Dan stood up for his brother, but was asked by Kong Zhi to rebel against the general. If he couldn't come up with a reasonable excuse, wouldn't Li Dan lose all his face in front of everyone
Princess Taiping Li Lingyue has always been the person who protects Li Dan the most. All her actions at Ci'en Temple on Yuanri are enough to illustrate the problem. Just when she was about to stand up and rescue Li Dan, she was grabbed by Pei Wanying.
I heard Pei Wanying gently holding Li Lingyue's hand and whispering: "Don't worry, I believe you, Brother Eight Emperors, have learned a lot in Chongwen Hall these days. I'm afraid Kong Zhiyue will be embarrassed."
(End of chapter)