Chapter Ninety-Two: Balancing the Government and the Opposition
On the first day, the eastern capital of Luoyang, Vientiane Shrine.
The Western Turkic Attached Ceremony was held ceremoniously, Hu Sero as the protagonist, there was no more moths, a fight on the Hanguan Ancient Road, better than the effect of Doulu Qinwang's exhaustion of means, let kneel on kneel, let kowtow on kowtow.
The envoys of the vassal states watched the ceremony, and the other envoys were fine, accustomed to which emperor they were, and when they came to the Vientiane Shrine, they had to bow their heads, without exception. The envoys of the Western Regions are deeply touched, the Western Turkic Khan Ashina Hu Sero, in the past in dozens of small countries in the Western Regions, can be called a demon king killing god-like figures, that is, since the throne of the Khan, wreaking havoc for more than 20 years, the name can stop children crying at night, and his white marching banner is a nightmare for any city and tribe.
"Minister, Western Turkic Khan, Ashina Hu Sero, meet the great queen of the Celestial Empire" Hu Sero followed the etiquette officer's point and behaved in a proper manner.
The envoys of the Western Regions couldn't believe their eyes, and the queue was a little noisy.
"Duh, solemn" The attendant in the hall pouted his lips and drank loudly, facing the Chinese military envoys, and they cleaned up their clothes together, silent.
Hu Sero's expression is also a vibrating, salute like a ceremony, according to the script and the Empress Wu to answer the Western Turkic customs and natural disasters harvest, out of the Vientiane Palace to change clothes, a moment later, wearing the Tang Dynasty King costume into the pilgrimage, and the Empress Wu re-see the ceremony, set the status of the monarch and minister, offer all kinds of tribute, although Hu Sero has become a mourning dog, the family is extremely rich, the tribute has thousands of cattle, five hundred horses, ten thousand sheep, extremely rich.
Empress Wu gave a banquet to Tao Guangyuan, and ordered Hu Therro to return to China five days later.
Between the banquets, the music and the song, not waiting for the order of the Empress Wu, Hu Seluo, who was entangled by Doulu Qinwang and Wu Sansi in turn, took the initiative to leave the table, "The Queen of Heaven, accepted and blessed by the Heavenly Dynasty, the ministers can enjoy wealth and nobility, and they are happy here, and they are willing to dance to add color."
"The Khan has this intention, very good" Empress Wu smiled and groaned, the style was magnificent, the mind was flying, last year, this year, every year there were vassal domestic attached, her Zhengdan feast, not only with the courtiers, the people together, but also to make the vassal country participate in the grand event, such a merit, who can compare? Empress Wu looked forward to being self-proud, fluttering like a fairy, in a good mood, and did not want to embarrass Hu Sero too much, "The countries of the Western Regions have always been good at singing and dancing, envoys, can you have Yaxing to dance with the Khan?" ”
"Ministers obey orders" The envoys of the Western Regions naturally have no words, for them, dancing is a daily routine, not to mention that it is with Hu Sero, which can be called dancing with wolves, and it is also a rare memory in life.
Hu Seluo glanced at the dozens of accompanying dancers who came out of the sparse uproar, and did not feel that the embarrassment was alleviated, but felt even more ashamed, these conquered lambs were not worthy of dancing with the lone wolf favored by the immortal heaven, and knelt down again, "The queen of heaven, there is a way that singing and dancing are not separated, and the envoys can show their singing voices, and they have heard the poetry and string songs of the Heavenly Dynasty for a long time, please give the musicians to accompany us."
"Oh? "After a little thought, Empress Wu understood Hu Seluo's thoughts, although this person was rude and uncivilized, the arrogance of the nobles was a lot, "Zhongqing, who wants to play a song?" ”
Everyone laughed reservedly, everyone had a hand, and they all wanted to show a hand, which was more embarrassing.
This crowd does not include the right policy, he does not have this hand, no need to be embarrassed, the seat is in the third row, unobtrusive, comfortable, holding a lamb arm and gnawing deliciously, this meal is a bit like cumin roast lamb leg, but it is more delicate and soft, the spices are very flavorful, but not greasy, it is a rare Tang Dynasty food that he likes.
"The nephew is willing to play for the khan" unexpectedly, the first to come out to fight for the opportunity to show his face is Wu Chenghe, generally speaking, this kind of opportunity is the middle-level officials or the close juniors of the royal family come out to compete, and the purple-robed minister comes out to perform, which damages the prestige of the imperial court.
"Hehe, since the heir has this heart, it's up to you to come" Empress Wu was surprised for a moment, waved her hand and agreed.
Wu Chenghei ordered someone to bring the guzheng and sit on the piano bench, "The Khan is quite brave, it just so happens that I have recently composed a general order for the talented Quan Ce Shaoqing, and the song is sung by General Xie Yaohuan, several of whom are destined people, and the official will play this song to cheer up the Khan."
"Zheng ......"
Without waiting for Hu Sero to react, Wu Chengsi plucked the strings, and the high-pitched tune sounded, Hu Sero was not stage frightened, and did a few small movements to warm up, and then the movements became bigger, leaping, Hu Xuan, and limb dancing were displayed one by one, and the movements were full of strength, and it was very hot to bring up a wave of heat, and the envoys of the Western Regions countries slowed down a beat, and soon began to chant in a variety of languages, in order to match the tune, the voice was very high, and it was very ugly.
Quan Ce's appetite was disturbed by them, he threw away the ivory basket and looked at Wu Chenghei who was playing the guzheng, in all fairness, this person has an excellent appearance, a well-proportioned figure, an awe-inspiring appearance, and the level of playing the guzheng can't be heard, but he chose the general order, I am afraid that it is not only to make Hu Seluo deflated, but also to take the opportunity to express his position, cut off the impact of the second son Wu Yanyi's incident on himself, and express his loyalty to the Empress Wu.
He is wandering out of the world here, the tune has been finished, Hu Sero danced the whole scene, his face was slightly ruddy, his breath was stable, and he stroked his chest with one hand during the curtain call, and saluted the Empress Wu with Turkic etiquette.
Empress Wu clapped her palms and laughed, praising her, "The Khan dances majestically, worthy of the noble species of Northern Xinjiang, and a masterpiece of outsiders"
A night feast ended happily.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the feast of Zhengdan, after worshipping in the Vientiane Shrine, the Empress Wu of Heaven accepted the congratulations of the ministers, and changed the yuan again, and 690 was the first year of heaven.
At the end of the ceremonial activities, Quan Ce accompanied Hu Seluo to start his journey to the White Horse Temple, where he listened to Master Shenxiu, the head of the Northern Sect of Buddhism, explain the Great Cloud Sutra.
Quan Ce was quite interested in Master Shenxiu, and tried to talk a few words, but Shenxiu Buddha was stoic, respectful and distant from the official family, full of Amitabha Buddha, and had no intention of enthusiasm, which made him very boring.
Hu Sero was quite in awe of the Buddha, he was respectful and respectful in Zen, and he was calm when he listened to the scriptures, and sat firmly on the futon, without the appearance of being violent and rebellious on weekdays.
Quan Ce was not interested, and walked out of the door, and the guard next to him, Sha Zha Fu, quickly greeted him, and said a few words in his ear.
The corners of his mouth curled, Quan Ce didn't take it to heart, Wu Chengsi handed over more than 120 people from relatives and friends, who had close friends with Wu Yanyi, from the fourth grade Shangbaocheng to the unsuccessful prodigal son, to Lijingmen for interrogation.
Breaking the tail to survive, Wu Chengsi did this part, even if Hou Sizhi had the intention to chase and fight, the Empress Wu could not tolerate it.
It was expected, and Quan Ce never thought of pulling Wu Chengsi off the horse with this matter, this is impossible, the Wu Zhou Revolution is imminent, and Wu Chengsi is still of great use.
Xu is Shenxiu Master Taoist profound, Hu Seluo was baptized by the Buddha in the White Horse Temple, changed the itinerary, did not go to Songshan, to participate in Zen in the White Horse Temple, Quan Ce was happy to be idle, met the increasingly thin Xue Huaiyi, and returned to the Eastern Capital.
At the gate of Changxia in the eastern capital, he met the Xuanzhi Qincha and received the order of the military queen.
“…… Honglu Shaoqing's power policy, since he took office, he has worked hard and made many achievements, and he should be rewarded, but his youth, acting aggressively, suddenly living in a dignitary, not the so-called way of Ming officials to pay meritorious heroes, specially opened to this and various positions, for the history of serving the emperor, from the six products, walking the public house, cultivating humility, and balancing the government and the opposition, Kuang Zheng discipline ......"
Serving the imperial history, he avoided Wu Chenghei, but his top boss was the famous Lai Junchen.
"This tail, and there are clips" Quan Ce smiled bitterly.