Chapter 976: Shangyuan wants to tug of war
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In Xiaolin Bird's plan, Cui Geng is not only the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, but also known as "Cui Feijiang" and "Cui Qingtian", how can he not pull down his face and write poems to irrigate water, right?
What's more, this is an impromptu poem, no matter how high Cui Gengwen is, a poem has dozens of words, hundreds of words.
However, how could he have thought that Cui Geng actually came up with China's longest ancient poem: "Song of Long Hatred"!
The song of long hatred is a famous poem by the poet Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, which is written about the love story of Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, he didn't dare to say it directly, I was the grandfather who wrote it today, but under the name of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Anyway, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also first dawned and then fainted, and he also favored the beauties to make the court into a miasma, and the experience of the two people was similar.
Today, this "Song of Long Hatred" was brought by Cui Geng to meet the situation.
After Cui Geng finished reading, he said: "Chang Qing counts, how many words are there in total, and settle accounts with the owner of Xiaolin Building." β
Feng Changqing said: "Don't count, it's a total of eight hundred and forty words, and you should be given eight hundred and forty thousand yuan." Well, in addition to Jin Xiaoji's 500,000 yuan, he can just find us 340,000 yuan. β
"What? Still looking for 340,000? "The little forest bird was so dark in front of him that he fainted.
Feng Changqing stepped forward, grabbed his neck collar, and said, "What? I said it in advance, but you still want to pay the bills? β
Xiao Lin Niaoyi begged: "The little one doesn't dare to pay the bill, but the problem is, there is really not so much money!" Think about it, a Silla maid is only 20 yuan, how much do I have to sell to have 340,000 yuan? β
Cui Geng didn't expect him to really pay the money on the spot, and said: "Then take as much as you want, and write an IOU to the official for the rest." β
"Okay."
This time it's a good thing, Xiaolin Bird lost a beauty for nothing, and also posted 340,000 yuan upside down.
After the show, go home.
Cui Geng saw that Li Bao'er wanted to speak and stopped, and said, "Do you have anything to say?" β
"This ......" Li Bao'er said: "The concubine thinks that our gold and silver mines in Fusang were done by the Fusang Imperial Court, and even if this little forest bird knows about it, he can't be the master of the Fusang Imperial Court." β
"So what?"
"Therefore, the concubine felt that what her husband did was not very appropriate. Or...... That IOU, just give it back to the little forest bird, right? β
"Hey, you, you, do you think that Xiao Lin Niao later helped us deal with Jin Xuanqi, and he took revenge for his husband's actions?"
Li Bao'er thought for a moment and said, "It's not as serious as revenge, but it's really about the same meaning." β
Cui Geng sighed and said, "Bao'er, you are still too naΓ―ve. Tell you, the little forest bird has absolutely no good intentions this time......"
Then, he asked Li Bao'er a few questions.
First, why should the little forest bird help himself? To say that he wants to ease the relationship with himself, it is completely unnecessary. The blood feud of more than 3,000 lives can be eliminated by a small gesture of goodwill?
Besides, it was Shangguan Wan'er who wanted to curry favor with Li Xian and buy Jin Xiaoji. I'm a soy sauce maker, how much favor can I get to please myself?
Second, why did Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping carry a huge amount of money today? If you weren't prepared, who would carry hundreds of thousands of money tickets with you?
Third, by the same token, why does Jin Xuanqi have a money ticket of 500,000 yuan? He is bound to get Jin Xiaoji, just because the sperm worm is in the brain?
After listening to this, Li Bao'er said thoughtfully, "What do you mean...... This little forest bird is trying to provoke the relationship between our Datang and Silla? β
"Even if you don't hit it, it's not far away." Cui Geng's eyes flashed, and he said, "Moreover, I can be sure that the identity of this Jin Xiaoji is not so simple." β
"Huh? Isn't the father in danger? β
"Don't worry about it." Cui Gengdao: "Have you ever seen the emperor who was assassinated by the woman in the palace? The concubine Yin during the Taizong period still had a grudge against Taizong for killing her father, and the court naturally had a set of methods to avoid such incidents. β
Only then did Li Bao'er put her mind at ease and said, "But we can't just leave it alone, right?" β
"How can you say that it doesn't matter? Jin Xiaoji was watched by Shangguan Zhaorong, and she couldn't set off any waves. Not to mention...... I suspect that the key to this matter is not what Jin Xiaoji can do, but her own identity. Huh, dumb? I just don't know if she's really dumb or pretending. β
In fact, the key is that Cui Geng is now mainly worried about rescuing He Lou Aoqing, and he doesn't want to think about the conspiracy of the Fusang people.
He even vaguely felt that it would be good for the Fuso people to make a big news. When the time comes, if you implicate them, you can mobilize the army openly and avenge Li Shan and others.
In the following days, Cui Geng took the initiative to contact Tang Luzhi, and through his wife He Louqian, he exchanged news with He Lou Aoqing in the palace and formulated a rescue plan.
In addition, Cui Geng gave Tang Xiu a sum of money. After Tang Xiu used the money to bribe Wei, he was soon appointed as the third rank of the Tongzhong Shumen and supervised the revision of the history of the country.
Now, the number of prime ministers in Datang has reached ten.
Time is like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, it is the Shangyuan Festival.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chang'an people have more expectations for the Shangyuan Festival than any festival. Without it, only this Shangyuan Festival, as well as the day before and the day after this day, Chang'an does not enforce the curfew, and people can carnival all night.
At that time, there were many customs of the Shangyuan Festival, such as eating an oil mallet (something similar to fried Lantern Festival), such as welcoming Zigu, such as watching lanterns, such as singing and dancing on the street...... Wait a minute.
In addition, as an emperor, of course, he has some privileges to do some tricks that are exclusive to him.
For example, Wu Zetian is so happy, when she goes to the Yuan Festival, she likes to organize a magnificent dance of thousands of people.
Li Xian likes to have fun, so he ordered someone to specially make a lantern group that is more than 60 zhang high and more than 30 zhang long, and spent hundreds of thousands of yuan for the subjects of the world to watch.
Not only that, on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, he convened officials above the fifth grade in the capital in the Taiji Palace, as well as many relatives and nobles, to find ~ joy.
The reason why it is not in the Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace is because the place is too narrow and some activities cannot be carried out.
That's right, what Li Xian asked the ministers to do was not to sing poems and sing and dance or anything, but to ...... Tug of war.
Later generations often regard Li Xian's liking to watch tug-of-war as a symbol of his unscrupulous monarchy, but in fact, it is not true.
The tug-of-war was originally called "hook", and according to legend, when Wu and Chu were fighting for hegemony, the state of Chu used this game to train the people. The significance of this is that in the event of a water battle, the enemy ship is hit with a hook to prevent the enemy ship from escaping.
By the time of the Tang Dynasty, tug-of-war had become a very popular sport. One is its military significance, for example, Tang Xuanzong once ordered people to perform a tug-of-war of thousands of people in front of the envoys of various countries, and the envoys of various countries were intimidated by their momentum and knelt down to surrender.
There is also a meaning, that is, praying for a good harvest, similar to a sacrifice, which is mostly held on the Shangyuan Festival.
Therefore, Li Xian's request for ministers to "tug of war" is really not excessive.
Of course, many of these ministers are in their seventies and eighties, and it is not in line with the facts to say how wise Li Xian's holy decree is.
Therefore, his will was a little cold at the time.
Or was Prime Minister Tang Xiu anxious to perform, and shouted: "Your Majesty is deeply gracious, and the old minister dares not to serve?" β
Tang Xiu is the oldest among the ministers (eighty-one years old) and the highest official rank (when he is the prime minister), he is the leader, what else can the ministers do?
People looked at each other, had to kneel on the ground, and said, "Wechen obeys!" β
However, there is another person who stands without kneeling, as if standing out from the crowd, it is Pingzhangshi under the Zhongshu Sect and Cui Geng, the Shangshu of the Household Department.
It's not that he doesn't want to tug of war, tug-of-war, exercise and exercise, what's wrong? However, he has been worried about "stealing He Lou Aoqing" tonight, and he is quite absent-minded.
Seeing this, Empress Wei smiled slightly and said, "What? Jiro doesn't want to tug-of-war? β
Cui Geng had already reacted at this time, and quickly explained: "It's not that Weichen doesn't want to tug of war, but ...... This one...... Weichen has no power to tie the chicken, and I'm afraid it's useless to participate or not. β
"Erlang, what you said is not sincere." Empress Wei said meaningfully: "I'm afraid...... You're worried, right? β
"Tonight's business?" Cui Geng's face changed slightly, and he said, "Isn't it watching the lights tonight?" What could it be? By the way, it also depends on whether Mrs. Longxi's welcome Zigu is effective, is it...... Queen, are you referring to this? β
"Erlang, you're still dead, duck with a hard mouth." Empress Wei slapped his palms twice and said, "Shulang, come out." β