The melodious and melodious music suddenly became stagnant, the pharynx flowing, and the strings condensed to the throat.
Hundreds of silver candles shone down on the terrace for a moment, silent, and countless eyes stared at Yao Ying, dazed.
Yaoying's face was calm, and her slender hand held up the wine glass in front of the emperor's case, "Today, all the sages have arrived, the young and the old have gathered, the heroes and warriors of all ethnic groups have all returned, and I wish me great Wei Shi and Suifeng, and He Qinghai. Yan."
After she said that, she dipped her fingernails in the wine, flicked a few times at the full audience, and drank it with a toast.
The hot wine entered the intestines, the corners of the eyes were slightly flushed, and the spring ripples filled the room.
The courtiers in the Tang Dynasty and the officials and family members who were leaning against the window on the second floor looked at her blankly. The leaders of the tribes of the Hu tribes were already excited and praised. congratulate.
Everyone during the banquet reacted and stood up one after another, bowed their heads and saluted, Long live the mountain.
The prince Li Xuanzhen, who was in the second seat, also put down the wine glass after a moment of daze, and saluted with the others.
Li De glanced at Yaoying and greeted everyone with a smile.
The atmosphere of the banquet rose to its peak at this moment.
Yao Ying, who raised the whole audience with Ling Yun's arrogance, did not stop, and the maid and eunuch, surrounded by the golden lacquer screen, climbed up to the second floor.
The eyes of everyone in the hall followed her for a long time, until her figure disappeared behind the brocade gauze curtain fluttering in the wind on the high platform, and they stretched their necks reluctantly to stare.
The music played happily again.
Everyone whispered and talked a lot.
The chiefs and princes of the Zhuhu tribes did not hide their amazement at all, and asked the waiter next to them: "That noble lord just now was the rumored Seventh Princess?"
The waiter nodded.
The chiefs exchanged a look of sudden realization: it is absolutely stunning, no wonder Ye Lu is willing to hire Liangzhou, knowing that the Murong Clan, He Clan, and Ashina Clan who are now entrenched in Liangzhou are not good stubborn.
On the high platform on the second floor, concubines, concubines, concubines, and noble ladies looked at Yaoying who looked like a goddess in the candlelight, with complicated expressions on their faces.
Yaoying did not look sideways, walked to the window, sat alone, and poured herself a glass of wine.
Li Zhongqian was not there, no one dared to control her not to touch the wine.
The Crown Princess Zheng Biyu on the side sighed, looked downstairs, and found that Li Xuanzhen got up and left the table, and walked towards the apse under the guidance of a palace maid.
What is he doing in the apse
Before she could think about it, a maid walked to her side and whispered, "Miss, Princess Fukang is gone!"
Zheng Biyu was stunned for a moment, then put down the glass: "Gone?"
The maid looked horrified: "Today, the Holy Savior ordered the princess to go to the banquet. His Royal Highness sent someone to the princess' mansion, and asked the princess to be there, saying that the seventh princess would ask for her to marry in public at that time, so that she would not be afraid, and the slaves were ordered to escort the princess into the palace. , After waiting for a long time, the princess didn't go out, so I dared to enter the house to check, and found that the princess secretly left through the back window at some point!"
Zheng Biyu groaned in her heart.
Now the Seventh Princess has not taken the initiative to ask for a marriage, and the engagement between Zhu Luyun and Chief Yelu has not been terminated, why did she run away
Could it be that she didn't believe that Li Xuanzhen helped her find a solution, and was afraid of getting married, so she ran away
The more Zheng Biyu thought about it, the more he felt a headache, and instructed the maid: "Send all the guards to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the princess, the princess' mansion, the places where the princess frequents, and the places where His Royal Highness frequents, all of them are carefully searched, and none of them can be missed! "
The maid nodded in response, and before she had time to get up to speak, there were two abrupt clangs of wine cups landing downstairs.
The music stopped at some point.
The atmosphere was tense.
Zheng Biyu motioned to the maid to keep silent and listened.
There was an embarrassing and deadly silence under the stage, and a man's question came from the sound of the burning silver candle: "I heard that Princess Fukang of your country has no intention of marrying, and has already fled! Since the princess has no intention of marrying our Khan, why did she take the initiative to ask for marriage? I admire your country wholeheartedly and wish to enlist the clan, but the princess of your country teases and insults our khan like this! Since your country has broken its trust first, the Yelu Ministry does not need to keep its promise. Our warriors will swear to defend the honor of the khan. Please prepare your country for the battle!"
After speaking, he threw the wine bowl, turned around and left.
The princes, the leaders of other tribes, immediately became restless, shouting and demanding to see Princess Fukang immediately, otherwise they would not dare to join the Wei Dynasty.
The palace servants on the stage were so frightened that they shivered slightly.
Zheng Biyu was sweating profusely.
The hundreds of military officials under the stage looked at each other, their faces even uglier than those of the family members.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple responded quickly, got up and left the table, stopped Chief Yelu and several princes, and asked them to return to the table.
Chief Yelu is over sixty years old. His long gray hair is braided and draped over his shoulders. His face is old and wrinkled, but his eyes are as sharp as falcons. He wipes his oily mouth and speaks unskilled Chinese. , said indifferently: "If we can see Princess Fukang tonight, Ye Lu will naturally have nothing to say."
The officials tried to persuade Chief Yelu to stop them, sent people to find Princess Fukang, and urged the princess to enter the palace as soon as possible.
Jin Wuwei replied: In fact, Princess Fukang has long disappeared. They have been searching for an afternoon and found nothing.
The official was angry and anxious, and stomped his feet in hatred.
Several ministers in the political affairs hall knew that Zhu Luyun was missing, looked at each other, got up and left the table, avoiding behind the curtain.
After a while, Li De also found an excuse to retreat to the inner hall.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites reported what happened: "Princess Fukang disappeared for no reason. The ministers waited outside the palace to search for an afternoon. No trace of the princess was found. I don't know where the Yelu tribe heard the news."
There was an uproar from the crowd.
Several ministers who were close to the East Palace immediately searched for the prince's trace. No one was seen, and they quietly beat a drum in their hearts: Could Princess Fukang be taken away by the prince
Prime Minister Zheng frowned and said angrily: "Princess Fukang's actions are really self-willed! She was the one who ignored the dissuasion to marry in public, and now she is the one who absconded in fear of marriage. Now the Ye Lu Ministry is clamoring to attack Chang'an, how will it end? ?"
The secretary of Shangshu said: "Maybe the princess just went to play somewhere and forgot today's banquet..."
Zheng Yu sneered: "Tonight's banquet was originally set up to celebrate the attachment of various ethnic groups and the marriage contract between the Yelu Chief and Princess Fukang. The Ministry of Rites sent someone to inform the princess yesterday. The princess didn't go out for a long time, so why did she want to go out today?"
The waiter was speechless.
Everyone held their own opinions and quarreled for a while.
Li De sat on the low couch and said nothing.
The candles flickered, and several Jin Wuwei hurriedly entered the inner hall and presented a letter: "Your Majesty, Princess Fukang's valet found a letter!"
Li De took the letter and opened it, glanced at it, twitched the corner of his mouth, and looked at the ministers: "Look at it."
Dudu Pei was the first to step forward, grabbed the letter and glanced at it, and was furious: "Princess Fukang really ran away!"
The other ministers stepped forward to read the letter with him, all frowning.
The letter was left by Zhu Luyun. She said that she had nightmares every night and had trouble sleeping and eating, so she could only walk away.
Dudu Pei cursed loudly.
The others listened to his vulgar swearing, coughed a few times, and pretended not to hear him.
At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites stumbled into the inner hall, tidied up the front of the clothes that had been ripped apart by the nonsense, and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Fukang won't show up again, those nonsense people will really mess up!"
Dudu Pei shouted: "Everyone is gone, how do you show up?"
The officials of the Ministry of Rites were dumbfounded.
The secretary and young supervisor pondered for a moment, then took a step forward: "Your Majesty, for today's plan, we can only choose another noble girl to marry."
Dudu Pei slapped his fists and grabbed his sleeves: "This method has been tried for a long time! Princess Fukang arbitrarily promised marriage, Ye Lu's clan messed up, and was arrogant. How many noble girls were exchanged, none of them looked down on them, and they insisted on insisting on it. Marry Princess Fukang!"
The secretary and the young supervisor said calmly: "It happens that today is the grand banquet in the palace, and all the noble girls and clan girls who are suitable for marriage in Beijing are present. It is better to choose one from among them. Accompany some beauties and make-up."
When the crowd heard the words, their color changed.
The female guests who were chatting and laughing on the second floor were the families of civil and military officials! It's their sister, daughter, granddaughter, granddaughter!
Who has the heart to let their own pearl and pro-prairie
Everyone scolded the secretary and the young supervisor for talking nonsense, but Li De showed a thoughtful look, as if he was considering the young supervisor's proposal.
Several ministers whose daughters were young were sweating profusely, and they dared not let out a sound.
Li De raised his head and said, "It seems that this is the only way to go."
The ministers were like concubines in mourning, and beads of sweat rolled down from their temples.
The servant stepped out of the inner hall and ran towards the second floor. After a while, there was a burst of fearful screams and sobbing from the second floor.
Just when the ministers were devastated and unable to do anything, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, the seventh princess asks to see you."
The ministers were startled.
Li Dedao: "Let her come in."
Yaoying entered the hall in response, met the surprised eyes of the ministers, walked to Li De, bowed down and raised her head: "Sir, when I heard that Princess Fukang had absconded, the Ye Lu tribe was furious, and the Hu Hus were uneasy. I can't bear to see all the noble ladies panic and fear, and I can't bear to see the imperial court mobilize swords again because of this, and I would like to make a sacrifice on behalf of Princess Fukang and her relatives."
The inner hall was quiet for a long time, and the needles could be heard.
Governor Pei whispered: "Seventh Princess, you are the daughter-in-law of my Pei family..."
Yaoying looked at Governor Pei.
"I am the princess of the Li family, a citizen of the Wei Dynasty, the daughter of the sage, and a minister of the sage..."
She paused and said in a sonorous tone, "Even though she is a woman, she also has the will to serve the country, and she is willing to serve the country as her body, and she will do whatever it takes!"
The little lady's voice was soft and her words were loud, reverberating in the empty inner hall, and in the hearts of every minister.
The heartstrings of the crowd were shaking, and they were speechless for a while.
After a long while, it was Dudu Pei who spoke first: "Your Majesty, Ye Lu's clan lives only by water and grass. If you go out and be with your family, you will have to suffer in the future."
Yaoying's back straightened: "I have no fear, and I have no regrets."
She knelt in the hall, her eyes clear and peaceful.
"You can't go in and out, you can't go back, the plain is suddenly far, the road is too far; you bring a long sword and Qin Gong, your head and body are far away, and your heart is not punished; sincerity is both brave and force, and you are strong in the end and can't be bullied; your body is dead. God uses spirit, and soul is determined to be a ghost!"
"My son's uncle taught my son and brother to benefit the country, not to seek wealth and honor, to protect the family and the country, and not to ask the way forward."
"My uncle's family protects the common people. The whole family is heroic, and the country is peaceful and stable with flesh and blood. Although my son is a woman, I also thank the family for the family's instruction. I wish to be loyal to the country like my uncle, and not give up even if I die."
Everyone present silently exchanged a shocking look, and was speechless for a long time.
They can also say the words the Seventh Princess said, and they can say it more impassively than the Seventh Princess.
But who can speak more truthfully than the Seventh Princess
- Xie Wuliang, who taught the Seventh Princess and the King of Qin these principles, regardless of his weak body, worked hard all his life to pacify the chaos of war, devoted himself to the end, and died.
None of the Xie family survived, and their bloodlines were completely cut off. For generations to come, every member of the Xie family adhered to morality, guarded one side, and sacrificed their lives to protect the people without turning back.
They are loyal to the Ming Lord, loyal to the court, and even more loyal to the people.
When times are dangerous, see ministers' festival, and the world is chaotic and loyal and good.
The aristocratic families worked hard for their own interests, but only the Xie family was awe-inspiring.
So firm.
So pedantic.
Also so admirable.
Therefore, when the seventh princess said such words, the ministers did not doubt her ambition and mind at all.
Li De sighed and looked at Yaoying, as if he couldn't bear it.
The ministers were uneasy, sweating like pulp.
After a long time, Li De waved his hand: "Okay, very good, Qiniang is worthy of my blood, and did not fall into the name of my grandfather's Xie family."
He motioned the officials of the Ministry of Rites to go out and spread the word.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites were stunned for a while, then came back and stumbled out.
Not long after, there were cheers and cheers from outside the hall, and the officials turned back to the inner hall.
"Your Majesty, Yelu Chief is ecstatic, saying that he will go back and order troops to be the vanguard of the Wei army's attack on Liangzhou!"
Everyone slowly regained their senses, and the big stone in their hearts quietly fell.
That's fine. After a round of circling, Chief Yelu got what he wanted, the court could take Liangzhou, Princess Fukang could stay in Chang'an, and they didn't have to marry far away, and their families escaped.
Everyone was in a false alarm, but they were still uneasy and did not dare to say a word.
The secretary and young supervisor suddenly appeared in the crowd, and Chao Yaoying gave a deep bow: "Princess Gao Yi! This minister is ashamed!"
He raised his head, his eyes were red, and he looked around.
"Princess is worthy of being a princess of the Great Wei Dynasty and a girl of the Li family! Princess Fukang was originally a relic of the previous dynasty, and the saints pity her for being lonely and helpless. Disregarding the righteousness, he assassinated the Holy High many times, the Holy High could not bear the harsh criticism, and made an exception to designate her as Princess Fukang, and love her as always."
"Princess Fukang is still unaware of repentance. Together with foreign thieves, they are causing chaos in the imperial court. Not only do they communicate privately with Nanchu, but they also intend to collude with the eldest Princess Yiqing, who married the Turks, to invade Guanzhong in the south!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"Is this true?"
The secretary and young supervisor sneered: "The evidence of Princess Fukang's treason is conclusive. The sage took pity on her miserable life and concealed it for her. She avenged her revenge and walked away, leaving the court and the people's livelihood behind!"
He raised his voice suddenly.
"The Zhu family's daughter is ruthless and unrighteous, but my Princess Li is willing to give up her life to marry Jiangshan Sheji!"
"The sage has done the utmost justice to Princess Fukang! The last emperor of the Zhu clan of the previous dynasty was ignorant and incompetent, causing harm to the country and the people, and the people of the world could not wait to eat their blood, eat their flesh, and sleep on their skin! If he hadn't acted in reverse and harmed the loyal and the good, how could the world be in chaos? How could Woye in Guanzhong fall under the iron hoofs of the Hu Hu? Jiangshan, return the peace and happiness of the people, the Sage does not owe the Zhu clan! I do not owe the Zhu clan! The world does not owe the Zhu clan!"
The heartstrings of all the ministers trembled violently, and they all knelt down in cold sweat.
Zhongshuling, who had spoken for Zhu Luyun many times before, even touched the ground with his head, trembling all over.
Yaoying smiled mockingly.
What happened at the banquet today was a scene that she and Li De had negotiated in advance.
Li De hid Zhu Luyun and supported Li Xuanzhen. She took the initiative to ask for her marriage. The young secretary deliberately fanned the flames and disturbed people's hearts. In the end, when she promised to marry, the young secretary scolded Zhu Luyun in public, revealing the scars in everyone's heart.
Both the Li family and the courtiers were former ministers of the previous dynasty. When the last emperor sent messengers to ask for help, the Li family stood by, and the ministers were helpless.
This is the knot between the Li family and the courtiers.
Li De adopted Zhu Luyun, patiently tolerated her, indulged her, and let her erase the guilt and nostalgia of the ministers for the previous dynasty little by little.
Then today, the calm appearance that everyone carefully concealed was completely pierced, and the truth was put bloody in front of everyone.
The wrath of an emperor, even if it is veiled, can make the ministers scare the hearts and souls to pieces.
From today onwards, no one dares to say a word for Zhu Luyun.
No one dared to rely on the old and sell the old, and use the Li family as an old minister of the Zhu family to suppress the imperial power.
Li De looked at the ministers who were crawling under his feet, smiled lightly, and remained silent.
The ministers did not dare to move.
The candlelight flickered, and Li De's snow-white temples shone with a faint luster. He looked at Yaoying and said, "Qiniang, you are loyal to the country, and you are very happy for your father. What do you wish for? As long as you can do it for your father, you must do it. advocate for you."
Yaoying bowed her head solemnly and said in a clear voice, "Your Highness, I don't want anything."
Li De was stunned.
It's not what they said.
A few days ago, they made a deal, Yaoying asked him to punish Concubine Rong and treat Concubine Xie kindly, and he agreed.
Now, why does she say she wants nothing
Li De's eyes flickered.
Yaoying stood up straight, her face indifferent.
"Your Majesty!" Dudu Pei was the most angry, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said loudly, "The seventh princess is for the country and the people, worthy of my Princess Wei! The Holy Majesty can't wrong her! The court can't wrong her either! Since the seventh princess has nothing to do Please, the Holy One might as well reward Concubine Xie!"
The other ministers responded immediately.
"Xie Guifei is the direct daughter of the Xie family. She has a noble family background. She is elegant and leisurely. She accompanies the sage in Wei Shi, shares the joys and sorrows with the sage, and works tirelessly."
"My beloved daughter is married far away, what kind of pain should the imperial concubine be?"
The ministers tacitly stopped mentioning the embarrassing and sensitive topic of Princess Fukang and Zhu Shi, and praised Concubine Xie Guifei, and at the same time hinted to the emperor: They follow the Li family and have no nostalgia for the previous dynasty!
Prime Minister Zheng Yu remained silent for a while, and after waiting for two rounds of praise from everyone, Fang tended to step forward.
"Your Majesty, back then, the Xie family helped the sage to retake Wei County, but now the Xie family is full of heroism. The King of Qin opened up territory for His Majesty and was seriously injured. The seventh princess voluntarily married for the great cause of the sage.
He paused.
"The minister believes that a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, nor without a mother for a long time."
Before he finished speaking, the ministers were dumbfounded.
Li De didn't say anything, his eyes swept across Zheng Yu's face, and finally fell on Yaoying's face.
I see.
She did not ask for nothing, but retreated to advance.
Li De said: "Xie Guifei is sick..."
Zheng Yu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the princess is willing to marry, and the Yelu tribe will take the initiative to send troops to help our Wei army recover Liangzhou. If the seventh princess is married as the heirloom princess, wouldn't the Yelu chief be more and more grateful to the sage? Xie Guifei I am sickly, and the internal affairs of the palace can be assisted by several other concubines."
The implication is that the queen is just a false name, and more importantly, Li Yaoying has become a princess, and the court can speak loudly.
As for Concubine Xie, since she is stupid, how can she bear the false name of a queen
Moreover, Li De promised to share wealth with the Xie family back then, but now that the Xie family is dead, Li De should also compensate Xie's mother and son.
As for Li Zhongqian becoming the heir apparent, and whether he will compete with Li Xuanzhen for the throne, everyone is not worried, the blind know how stable the crown prince's position is.
Rites officials immediately seconded.
The other ministers hesitated for a moment, then followed suit.
Li De thought for a moment.
He is always sensible and realistic, Xie Manyuan is already stupid, Li Zhongqian is seriously injured, Li Yaoying is married... He has just beaten Zhu Luyun to wake up the ministers, making them fearful and uneasy, at this time, they can't let them chill.
Li De's scheming turned around, and he quickly made a decision: "Pass the imperial book and the family, canonize Xie Guifei as the queen, the seventh princess as the princess Wenzhao, and the relative Ye Lu."
All the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, long live the mountain.
The sage is willing to canonize Xie Guifei as the queen, indicating that for the time being, they will not be killed by a cunning rabbit or a running dog.
Li De took a panoramic view of everyone's expressions and narrowed his eyes.
It seemed that there were many people in the court who sympathized with the Xie family, and he had to be careful.
Just as she was about to get off the car, Yaoying, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly bowed down again and said loudly, "Sacred Lord, I remember something, and ask for your permission."
Li De's face darkened slightly.
Yaoying said without changing her face: "I just thought about my uncle, and my heart was very painful. My uncle was saddled up for the saint, and he worked hard, Xie's family was full of courage and loyalty, and his poor grandfather's family was loyal and good, but his blood was cut off, and he didn't get a good death... My son is about to marry away. , thinking that the Xie family doesn't even have a descendant to provide meals, it's really uneasy in my heart."
"I personally think that the court can't let the loyal and good have no queen, and can't let the people with lofty ideals who admire the Xie family feel cold."
She looked directly at Li De, facing the indifferent gaze of the emperor, and said word by word: "My brother Zhongqian was taught by his uncle when he was young, and he grew up in Xie's family and inherited the teachings of Xie's family. I would also like to share the worries of the Sage, and please register my brother as the heir of the Xie family, to inherit the cigarettes of the Xie family, so that the loyal and good people in the world can express the grace of the Sage."
After saying that, Yaoying bowed her head and bowed.
The people in the hall stared at her blankly, as if they had been hammered in the head a few times, and their minds were buzzing.
Guanzhong has returned to tranquility and is increasingly prosperous.
They indulge in enjoyment, singing and dancing, and the Xie family only has the grassy graves left.
"Your Majesty, this minister agrees."
Zheng Yu knelt down.
The others knelt down one by one.
Since Li Zhongqian threatened the status of the prince Li Xuanzhen, Concubine Xie became the queen again, and the Xie family had broken blood, it is better to let Li Zhongqian adopt to the Xie family.
It is not only to continue the Xie family, a surname that is extremely noble in the hearts of the common people, to avoid the prince's struggle for the throne and the turmoil of the court, but also to save Li Zhongqian's life.
Li De sat on the couch and looked at Yaoying, who was motionless, calm and firm amid the second voice of the ministers, and was in a trance for a moment.
No wonder she said those words when she came to see him that day.
No wonder she just said nothing.
I see.
Qiniang didn't plan to deal with him at all. He used Qiniang to intimidate the ministers and completely solve the scourge of Zhu Luyun. Qiniang followed the trend and sought a chance for her mother and brother.
First, he was generous and offered to marry on his behalf, mentioned the feelings of the Xie family, then incited the ministers to elect Xie Guifei as the queen when they urgently needed to ease the atmosphere, and finally proposed to adopt Li Zhongqian, every step counted.
The ministers in the DPRK and China will not help her for no reason. Which of these people have reached a covenant with her in private
Prime Minister Zheng is not a person who speaks up in justice.
He has never taken this daughter seriously.
Unexpectedly, he looked at her lightly.
What a pity, she is Xie Manyuan's daughter.
If Tang Ying was born, it would be Li Xuanzhen's right-hand man.
Li De waved his hand: "Precise play."
The ministers kowtowed incessantly.
Li De didn't want to see Li Yaoying again, so he got up and returned to the seat.
Dudu Pei didn't keep up, he helped Yaoying up, and said with concern: "Princess, is someone taking you back?"
Yaoying shook her head, thanked Governor Pei, and left the inner hall.
Xie Qing was waiting for her outside: "Princess, Jin Wuwei has restrained Concubine Rong."
Yaoying nodded.
She only asked Li De to punish Concubine Rong and treat Concubine Xie kindly, because she knew that she was in a weak position, and Li De might not keep her promise, and it was useless to ask more.
He even lied to his confidant Xie Wuliang, let alone her
So today she accompanies Li De in a play of filial piety to a father and a daughter, and then asks him for compensation in public, so that he has no room to go back.
From today, Li Zhongqian is no longer his son.
Brother is free.
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