Chapter 501: Immortal grain returns to China, bells and drums ring together
Chang'an in the early morning was still quiet, and the lights of the entertainment city gradually went out in the second half of the night. In the day, only this dawn and sunrise are the quietest moments in Chang'an.
While people were still sleeping and enjoying the rare rest and sweetness, the Chang'an city gate was opened repeatedly, and a cavalry team was like a sharp arrow, quickly piercing into Chang'an Zhuque Street. The conspicuous banner pierced the city gates, and the clear and rapid sound of horse hooves woke up one dream after another.
"Eight hundred miles are urgently reported, Lingnan urgently!"
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The long trumpet, accompanied by the loud sound of horse hooves, started from the city gate and came from a long distance, and even could be heard in the northern palace of the city.
He galloped all the way until the cavalry rushed to the gate of the palace and stood outside the gate. The general showed his flag in his hand and shouted: "Eight hundred miles are urgently promoted. The country's major event, the Duke of the Lingnan Yue urgently reported to His Majesty."
The escort general at the gate of the palace personally welcomed him and called the messenger team to enter for a while. He had already reported to His Majesty. After all, His Majesty had not yet gotten up at this time.
The eunuch Gao ran quickly into the Lizheng Hall of the harem. At this time, His Majesty Li Er was already changing his clothes in a hurry. There was no other noisy Chang'an City. The sound of reporting numbers at the entrance of the palace inside had been clearly transmitted into the harem.
When Li Er heard that it was Lingnan’s urgent report and the country’s major affairs, he was shocked and hurriedly got up and wanted to bring people over. Then he was happy again, as if he had remembered something, but instead of rushing to see someone, he changed his clothes and dressed up first.
"Your Majesty, come to the envoy in the 800 miles of Lingnan..."
"I understand. Go and send someone to see if the Supreme Emperor is in the palace. If he is there, please come and welcome the Lingnan messenger with me." Li Er said with a smile.
"this……
Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor is not in the palace and lives in the entertainment city villa and has not come back.
The 800-limit rush in Lingnan must be an urgent matter. Why is Your Majesty..." When Lao Gao said this, he hurriedly covered his mouth, knowing that he had lost his words. As an eunuch, he could not have his own ideas, nor could he question the Lord. Asking questions is even more taboo.
Fortunately, Li Er was in a good mood at this time and did not care about this matter. Instead, he smiled and explained: "How can I not know? But if you calculate your life, what will happen to Lingnan?
Haha, it’s been three years, and it’s been three years. I guess the fairy grain has been settled, otherwise Feng Ann wouldn’t have sent anyone to say it’s a major event in the country, but it’s related to fairy grain. So I have to come out to greet him personally to show respect for heaven.”
Half an hour later, Li Er, dressed in a dragon robe, walked quickly to the gate of the palace with a guard team. The general who was resting here was shocked. What was going on? Eight hundred miles rushed to make me wait for half an hour. It turned out that His Majesty came out to greet him personally? Has the court changed the rules?
"Lingnan Special Envoy, what is the matter urgently for the Duke of Yue?" Li Er asked when he pressed his excitement.
The messenger brought someone to salute and said loudly in public: "Your Majesty, the immortal grain will be returned to the country, and God bless the Tang Dynasty!"
"You, let me say it again!"
"Your Majesty, the immortal grain will return to the country, and God bless the Tang Dynasty!"
"Speak again!"
"Your Majesty, the immortal grain will return to the country, and God bless the Tang Dynasty!"
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!
well……"
What a fairy grain returned to China, what a Tianyou Datang! Li Er laughed wildly, laughed for a stick of incense, and finally she had tears in the corner of her eyes. She tried to calm down. She reached out to take the secret letter brought by the messenger, carefully opened it, and quickly started to look.
After three times, I became more and more frightened when I read it. The hand holding the letter became more and more trembling, and there seemed to be a huge pride in my chest that had nowhere to burst out.
"Reward! Lingnan messengers, each person has a reward of 100 taels, and they are welcomed by a banquet for celebrating the merits of the army.
The visitor beats the drum of the thirty-six times and beats the bell of the country!
The Tai Chi Hall will be opened, and two hours later, there will be a grand ceremony in the Tai Chi Hall.”
Bells and drums ring together!
This is a major event that may not necessarily occur once in a dynasty, which will bring such a courtesy. The sound of horse hooves wakes up the sleeping people, and the next gathering of generals, hits each general's heart with sounds.
With a thirty-six sound, all the generals above the fifth rank in Chang'an must immediately rush to the palace. Generals below the fifth rank will not have the title of general, they are all called lieutenants. When the generals are gathered, these people must immediately rush to the military headquarters or their own military camp to report back to the building.
All the troops in the military camps in Chang'an need to return to the team within half a day. Whether they are old and unemployed at home or on vacation at home, there are many people. The thirty-six-sounding drums can only be beaten at two times. One is when the country is in danger, and the other is when the country is in great affairs. At this time, the Tang Dynasty dominates the world, which seems to be nothing bad.
Seventy-two bells of the country are summoned to the civil officials. All officials above the fifth rank must enter the palace to meet. Officials below the fifth rank will go to their own office to report and wait for Shangguan’s instructions.
Bai Fan was awakened by the sound of bells and drums in his dreams. He was puzzled. What should be done with bells and drums?
Li Wanping beside him patted the child who had just been woken up. After the child fell asleep again, he asked, "Husband, why don't you enter the court for the big event of the country?"
The Bai family rarely uses servants. The children are taken by several wives themselves. Even the nurse Bai Fan insists on not letting them go. Although the aunt and mother-in-law have made trouble for this, they can't help but fight Bai Fan. Therefore, the children usually sleep with their mothers at home. Now the child is two or three years old. When they didn't know how to leave, they really stayed in a row.
"For husbands, there are only titles but no official positions, and these major national affairs do not have my share.
The sound of bells and drums is either a great joy or a great sorrow. There is probably no devastating disaster in the Tang Dynasty today. It must be a happy event. They can just go to the fun. Now we should sleep well for a while." Bai Fan said lazily, squinting his eyes.
This made Li Wanping speechless. Her husband is very capable, selfless, but lazy and casual. He is busy and does not care about his own life and does not move at all in his spare time. He is really a weird person.
But Bai Fan's good dream is destined to be impossible. It takes not long. There are guards on duty outside to report, and people from the palace come to invite him.
Bai Fan shook his head and smiled bitterly. This was not Li Er's prank.
"Lao Gao, what happened to make you come and disturb my dreams? You won't know that I only have titles but no official positions. I can't control myself by bells and drums."
Looking at the loose clothes in front of him, the eunuch Gao was speechless. The rumors that Lantian Hou was happy and free and unrestrained are definitely not lies.
"My Marquis, it is a major event for the country if you can use bells and drums!
The Marquis has always been indifferent to his own affairs and is most concerned about state affairs. Why is he so calm today?”
"Hahahaha, stop flattering. I, Bai Fan, have always only dealt with the country's evil diseases and difficulties. Who dares to provoke me now? It is definitely a good thing to ring bells and drums. Even if it is celebrated together, you can do it. I don't like to join in the fun."
Old Gao asked speechlessly, "Mr. Marquis, Immortal Grain has returned to China. Don't you join in this fun?"
Bai Fan's lazy expression was stagnant, and he flashed his body and grabbed Lao Gao's collar, "What? Fairy Grain? Is the Southern Fleet back?"
Seeing that the prank was successful, Lao Gao nodded with a laugh.
"Okay, you old guy, you deliberately teased me!
Let me take you for a ride.”
Bai Fan laughed and scolded, holding Lao Gao's collar in one hand, lifted it in his hand, stomped his feet, and rose up, taking it at least a few dozen meters in one step. From a distance, it looked like flying in the air and moving in the air.
Chapter completed!