Chapter 36 The Supreme Emperor
When Changsun Wuji left the hall gate, there was a small yellow gate leading him to a place to rest. Halfway through, Changsun Wuji looked around and saw no one paying attention, and called the small yellow gate. He took out a string of copper coins from his sleeve, handed it over, and said, "I have something unknown to me, I hope to solve my doubts."
"Oh, this is a mess. I want to know what the uncle wants to ask me. How dare I collect my uncle's money!" Even though that was said, the young master stretched out his hand, and he was embarrassed to take the money. After entering the palace, it is not the whole person, and it is impossible for him to get out of the palace wall in this life. The remaining desire is just this yellow and white thing. If people in the outer court want to inquire about the affairs of the inner court, they must have to bribe a little, which is also a hidden rule in the palace. People like Changsun Wuji dare not not answer if they don't give money, but after all, the answer depends entirely on one's heart. If you don't give money, I will say I don't know, or if you tell lies, no one can do it. In order to get the real news, even Changsun Wuji is no exception, and they all have to take money.
Changsun Wuji naturally understood these rules and said with a smile: "Young man, don't be polite, it's not a big deal. I just want to know where the wine I brought today was bought by Li Siwen. There is only one jar in the palace? To be honest, the wine tastes very good. I want to buy some for guests to use."
"This is not easy to deal with. There is indeed only this jar. I just moved it from the Shangshi Bureau. Is the origin of this wine really tribute by Mr. Li Xiao. It is said that it was brewed by a local wine shop in Dingxiang. The shopkeeper's surname is Bai and his family's skills are passed down. The local people call his wine 'white wine', and I only know that this is what I know."
Changsun Wuji had already got what he wanted to know, nodded and said, "I'll thank you very much."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Please, uncle." Xiaohuangmen responded, reached out to signal, and then walked in front to lead the way again.
Li Shimin would order someone to send wine to Tai Chi Palace in the middle of the night because he knew that Tai Chi Palace would definitely be on the lanterns at this time. His old father, the Supreme Emperor of Li Yuan, must not have slept at this time. Li Shimin did not sleep in the middle of the night to read the memorial, while Li Yuan did not sleep was busy indulging in joy. He was old and had long been unable to do anything about men and women, but the joy of men was not in this matter. He was busy with work, but he could still watch and listen. As the sound of silk and bamboo, the young concubines swayed and gentle. They drank a few glasses of fine wine, which seemed to be drunk but not drunk, half-dream and half-awake. When they were slightly drunk, they seemed to be living in a fairyland and could temporarily forget the mortal world.
Tonight, it was another sleepless night. Li Yuan's two new concubines were from Jiangnan, especially good at singing and dancing. In addition, they were smart and knew how to coax people, which made Li Yuan very happy. This was a great time, and the banquet was held. It was not convenient to invite guests at night, so Li Yuan asked the eunuch to change his court uniform and acted as a civil and military officer in the court. He pretended to be in this Tai Chi Hall, as if he was bathing in a monkey and started playing.
"Report to the Supreme Emperor, the General Manager of the Eastern Palace, Eunuch Gao, asked for a visit, saying that he had received good wine and wanted to offer it to the Supreme Emperor."
"Ha! Good wine?" Li Yuan half opened his eyes, and was helped by his concubine, and sneered: "Can it be a poisonous bar? Li Lao Er hated me for not dying, so he finally couldn't help it? Okay! I will bring the wine as he wished, and I will drink it!"
Who dared to answer these words? The eunuch who reported the message knew that Li Yuan was drinking too much again and did not dare to speak. He pretended not to hear it, turned around and went out to bring the wine over.
Li Yuan grabbed a wine cup, poured the wine over, and opened his mouth and sipped it!
After a big mouthful of wine, Li Yuan's turbid old eyes suddenly lit up. He held it for a while before he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at the singing and dancing in the hall, and somehow, he suddenly felt bored.
How can men be immersed in these red and pink fireworks and be indulged in luxury?
Looking back at that time, in the late Sui Dynasty, the great chaos arose, and the heroes rose up, Taiyuan launched an army and conquered various places. Many heroes were like passing clouds and smoke, but today they belonged to the Li Tang Dynasty. All the heroes of that generation have fallen. Only the Turks have not yet been pacified, and the Tang army is also fighting with it. I heard that the army is invincible and will be triumphant soon.
To say that the hatred between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks did not begin with the Binqiao Alliance.
When Li Yuan started his army, Jie Li Khan had just ascended the throne. At that time, the Turkic soldiers were strong and they were invading Taiyuan wantonly and even sent people to ask for money and property. Li Yuan fought for the Central Plains, worried about being attacked by the enemy, so he had no choice but to agree. He sent Yuwen Xin to bow down, offer tribute to Jie Li Khan, and cede the land of Yuzhong. In the third year of Wude, Jie Li Khan suddenly attacked the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan had just settled the world and had not yet established a foothold, so he had to send envoys to beg for mercy again and bribe money and property. The next year, Jie Li Khan attacked Yanmen and captured Han
Yang Gong Su Gui, Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanshu, Zuo Xiaowei General Changsun Shunde and others led their troops to invade Daizhou, defeated the marching chief Wang Xiaoji, took Hedong, invaded Yuanzhou, and crossed Yanzhou fortress. They traveled thousands of miles, were invincible and robbed. In the fifth year of Wude, Jie Li Khan Liu Heita jointly surrounded Xincheng and then attacked Xinzhou. Later, they entered Yanmen, besieged Bingzhou, plundered Fen, Lu and other states, plundered more than 5,000 men and women, and divided thousands of people to plunder Yuan, Ling and other states, and suffered a lot of life.
Sixth, seventh, eighth, nineth...
In order to avoid Jie Li Khan, Li Yuan even thought about moving the capital, so he sent people to Fan, Deng and other places to inspect, and all the ministers agreed. At that time, it was Li Shimin who opposed the moving the capital.
Li Yuan still remembers what Li Shimin said at that time: "The barbarians have been China's border troubles since ancient times. I have never heard of Zhou and Han moved the capital because of this. I hope I can give me a few years and I will definitely capture Jie Li."
He did not break his promise. This biggest border trouble, Li Yuan's opponent, who was humiliated and helpless, was finally defeated by him!
The past is vivid in my mind, Li Yuan suddenly stood up, threw a wine cup, and shouted: "Get the halberd!"
The eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting beside him were stunned. Li Yuan shouted again and said, "Get my halberd! I want to dance a song! I will play it to me - the music of the King of Qin breaking the formation!"
"Hurry, go and get the halberd!" The eunuch who was serving finally reacted. Several little eunuchs trotted to carry Li Yuan's halberd that had not moved for many years. Li Yuan held the halberd in his hand and paused to the ground. The sonorous Qin King broke the formation music sounded, and Li Yuan waved the long halberd, slowly but very powerful.
After the dance, Li Yuan threw the halberd, laughed loudly, called Eunuch Gao in, and said, "You go and pass the message to Li Er. If he can capture Jie Li and let him dance for me in public, I will forgive him for all his faults and drink this wine with him. I will stop drunk!"
When Eunuch Gao heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt on the ground, shouting: "Thank you, the Supreme Emperor!"
"Go, I'm tired today, I'm all gone!" Li Yuan waved his hand, and Eunuch Gao retreated. Suddenly Li Yuan called him, raised his hand and pointed to the wine jar, and said, "Who is this wine good, I'll send a few more jars!"
Chapter completed!