Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 374 Shuangfeng

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace city of Daliang is brightly lit, and there is an endless stream of court ladies and eunuchs.

The roads and corridors between the palaces are full of eunuchs and maids passing through everywhere, lighting lanterns and candles, and there is an endless stream.

On the north side of the imperial city, countless people from the palace complex in the north of Jixian Hall gathered here, and it was very lively.

In the main hall, the palace maids danced and played music, all the officials celebrated, wine and food were exchanged, and the court ladies from Sichuan performed dances. The dance music was personally arranged by Zhou Xian and Mrs. Huarui.

However, as a married old man, Shi Congyun sat on the top with a serious face, and seemed to be appreciating the art seriously, but his eyes kept moving between the maid's buttocks and chest. The sixth sister was dressed in a luxurious phoenix robe and a phoenix crown, dignified and well-behaved Sitting next to him, he looked very seriously.

The other concubines also sat on both sides in turn. Xiao Huanghua also had a separate small table and chairs, sitting next to him. Zhou Xian and Zhao Shijian had to take care of the children and left after staying for a while.

Shi Congyun was very happy watching, and couldn't help but put his hands on the legs of the sixth younger sister next to him.

After the dance and music, all the officials came out one by one to sing praises and show off their literary talent.

To be honest, he liked this flattering session before. After all, who doesn’t like to listen to flattering, let alone flattering each other one by one. It’s a pity that he gradually realized that something was wrong, because these people like to do difficult things when flattering. Strange new words and sentences, excerpts from chapters, the rarer they are, the more uncommon the better, showing knowledge.

And with his level of education and level of ancient Chinese, it can't be said that he doesn't know anything, but he still has a half-knowledge, so that he doesn't have any sense of accomplishment.

Due to this situation, Shi Congyun has gradually become disenchanted with this kind of open, fair, and big-time sycophant's meeting, which is not as good as the dancing and singing of young court ladies.

After a long time, Shi Congyun got tired of it and had no interest in it. On the contrary, he got a reputation for being modest. It's because he is the emperor, even if he farts, it's still delicious.

In the middle of the banquet, the dumbfounded little Huang Hua leaned her head on him and fell asleep. She must have felt like a child watching the Spring Festival Gala. Shi Congyun didn't wake her up, but ordered a few maids to take her carefully. Go down and rest.She is not suitable for this occasion.

The palace banquet continued, because Shi Congyun was more casual, so after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone also drank and chatted in small groups.

As for the envoys from Jiangnan, Southwest and other places, there are two things that caught Shi Congyun's attention the most. One is that the Mohe tribe sent envoys again, asking the Central Plains Dynasty to be the master for them.

Mohe is what they call themselves, and the Khitan people call them privet. Since the end of Tang Dynasty, it is not the first time that people have been sent to the capital to ask for help.

Li Gu once told him that the Bohai Kingdom was conquered by the Liao Kingdom more than 20 years ago and the Dongdan Kingdom was established. Yelu Abaoji made his eldest son the king of Dongdan, a subsidiary of the Liao Kingdom, and ruled the area.

The Bohai Kingdom and the Khitan people used to be the territories of the Tang State. Both Han and Tang controlled Liaodong for a long time, which made the local people accustomed to it. In addition, the news was blocked, so the first thing the Privet people thought of was to come to the Central Plains to find the suzerain country to be the master.

Not to mention the disintegration after the end of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, as early as more than a hundred years ago, the Tang Dynasty actually did not have the ability to firmly control the frontiers of the four directions, and their expectations were doomed to fail.

And Shi Congyun is very interested in the situation in Liaodong. Although there are Southern Tang, Southern Han, and Dali in the south, and Liao Kingdom in the north, Liaodong is beyond reach, and there is still Liaodong in the middle, but he intends to take back Liaodong.

So Shi Congyun met the envoy of the privet man in private, and asked carefully about the current situation in Liaodong.

The privet envoy was also very excited, probably because few people paid attention to him when he came to Daliang before.

Then he carefully told them about the situation and changes in Liaodong over the past few decades.

In the first year of Tianlu in Liao Dynasty, Yeluruan became the emperor of Khitan and restored Dongdan Kingdom, and Yelu Anduan was named King of Ming Dynasty.But a few years later, in December of the second year of the calendar, Yelu Anduan died, and Dongdan was destroyed, and its land directly belonged to the Liao court.

Later, there were many wars against the rule of the Liao Dynasty by the local people near the Yalu River, but none of them were opponents of the Liao army, and they were all suppressed. The Liao army killed many of them.

However, they swore that many people were still fighting desperately with the Khitans, and that as long as the imperial court sent troops, they could work together to defeat the brutal Khitans.

Naturally, Shi Congyun did not fully believe what they said, but only temporarily appeased him. He was also not sure if what these privet women said was true, and whether there were a large number of anti-Liao armed forces in various places in Liaodong.

What's more, the central plains haven't even taken back Youzhou, so they can't reach Liaodong.The situation needs to be paid attention to, but things cannot be done overnight. Things that can be done in three or two days need to be managed for a long time.Shi Congyun thought about it in his heart, and after discussing with Luqiu Zhongqing, Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, Fan Zhi, Li Chuyun and others, he felt that no matter what the privet woman said was true or not, he should support them.

If what they said was true, the privet people's rebellion could contain the Liao Kingdom in Liaodong, help them disperse the Liao Kingdom's troops, consume the Liao Kingdom's national power, and make it difficult for the Khitan people to look after each other.

After a few years like this, when the situation in the south stabilizes, it may be smoother when the army goes north.

If it's true, it's bad luck.

Shi Congyun agreed with them and asked Lu Duoxun to take charge of the matter.

The second is that Duan Sicong, the leader of the Dali Kingdom, sent an envoy to send letters from thousands of miles away, expressing his willingness to communicate.

The territory of the Dali Kingdom covers later Yunnan, the southwestern part of Guizhou, and parts of Myanmar, Laos, and northern Vietnam. The main body is Yunnan Province.

This is the first time that Dali has actively contacted the Central Plains.In history, Zhao Kuangyin conquered Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in the south, but did not send troops to Yunnan. Because he thought of the failure of the Tang Dynasty, he used the jade ax to draw the Dadu River as the boundary, saying "I don't have anything else." The land of Yunnan, which was incorporated into China, became independent.

Shi Congyun is not going to make Dali independent. After all, Zhao Kuangyin is a person living in the current era, and his thinking is limited by the times. He is not.

The failure of the Tang Dynasty does not mean that he will also fail. Perhaps Zhao Kuangyin felt that the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that Yunnan could not be dealt with, and the Liao Kingdom in the north was still eyeing it, so he simply gave up.

But in Emperor Shi's heart, Yunnan was incorporated into China after Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty opened up the Southwest Yi, Tun Yelang, and destroyed the Dian Kingdom.

What's more, Yunnan relies on the remaining veins of the Himalayas. To the south is the gateway to Southeast Asia, and to the west is guarding the foot of the mountain to contain Tubo, so it cannot be lost.

After thinking about it, he asked Tao Gu to edit the book on his behalf, and first expressed his willingness to maintain friendly exchanges with Dali.

Secondly, tell him about the changes in the situation in the Central Plains, clarify the general trend of the world, and finally ask him to send more missions to Daliang to strengthen the relationship between the two countries and exchange news.

He did this to increase the relationship between the two countries, and second, he wanted to know more about the Southwest Dali Kingdom and prepare for the future. It would be best not to send troops.

At the banquet, the envoys of the Privet Man and the Dali Kingdom were very happy, because they both received the attention of the Central Plains Emperor and the answers they wanted, so they can explain when they go back.

In the middle of the night, Shi Congyun led all the officials and envoys out of the main hall, went outside the hall to enjoy the moon, and burned incense to worship the moon.

There is also good news for the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year Hebei continues to have a bumper harvest, Sichuan has a bumper harvest, and Huainan also has a bumper harvest. Officials from all over the country have come to announce the good news.

What made Shi Congyun most happy was that many feudal envoys were in the capital to accompany him to celebrate this Mid-Autumn Festival. Of course, he didn't like these feudal envoys, but was glad that the feudal towns had finally begun to be controlled since the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of these happy events, Shi Congyun was very happy. He drank with all the ministers and refused to refuse anyone. He drank a lot until the whole person was in a daze. It was the middle of the night, and he was so happy that he was sent back to the harem.

In a daze, Shi Congyun thought that the Empress Dowager Fu did not attend the banquet because of her status, and thought that she was alone during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he waved his hands to help him go to the Empress Dowager Fu: "I am going to take care of the Empress Dowager, Drive, drive quickly."

Everyone was a little puzzled, thinking that the officials are so drunk, how can they take care of others, maybe let the Empress Dowager Fu take care of them, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they hurriedly did so.

Although Emperor Shi said that he was going to take care of Empress Dowager Fu, the situation was as expected, it was Empress Dowager Fu who took care of Emperor Shi.

The half-drunk and half-awake Shi Congyun murmured "Queen Mother, I'm here to take care of you", "I just remembered that you didn't go to the front hall, come over and have a look, come to me for a hug." He threw himself on the ground of Queen Mother Fu. on the bed.

Empress Dowager Fu couldn't laugh or cry, and asked the eunuchs and maids who sent the officials over what happened, and they answered truthfully.

Looking at the tall man holding his hand in front of him, who was soundly asleep, he felt a ray of tenderness, stretched out his hand to gently stroke his messy hair, and asked a few maids around him to help, took off his shoes and socks, and then laboriously turned him over.

Looking at the tall man who was holding her hand on the bed and refused to let go, and was sound asleep, Empress Dowager Fu couldn't think of any words to describe him for a moment.

He is so powerful, so assertive, with all the power in the world in his hands, he seems to be an extremely powerful person, unattainable, brilliant and wise, everyone in the world thinks that he is a wise king who has not been seen for hundreds of years.

But in fact, in her heart, the official family is a somewhat domineering and bad little brother, young and courageous.

Remembering that when the late emperor was still there and he was the empress, he dared to look directly at him in front of the late emperor, and dared to look up at him when everyone bowed their heads.

She thought at that time, what a brave young man, he was so bold and rude, he stood out from the crowd, but he was also the most powerful one among the generals at that time, so that the late emperor didn't bother to argue with him on such a trivial matter.

Thinking of the way he looked at her, in fact, she had trouble falling asleep many days and nights, telling herself in her heart that she should be a mother, abide by women's morals, and not be shameless. He is still her brother-in-law, but when she closes her eyes, she will think of him if she doesn't pay attention. That look.

Maybe this is the man of destiny, always so maverick, so bold, and so unconventional, it also makes her toss and turn, and always remembers it in her heart.

Thinking about it now, it's really a sea of ​​vicissitudes, and the world is unpredictable. She never imagined that the relationship between herself and him could reach this point.

How could she have thought that one day she would share the bed with this young man and go to Wushan together? Thinking about it, her face was hot and upset, and she didn't know how to face Liu Mei, but the person on the bed screamed without conscience. He fell asleep, as if his plight had nothing to do with him.Who caused this.
"Miss!"

At this moment, the back hall remembered the brisk footsteps of the second sister. She even put away her face, straightened her waist, and slapped her ruddy face with her hands, acting more dignified, but her hands were pulled by the officials, and she was in a hurry. Can't break free.

The second sister soon arrived at the front hall, and said happily: "Eldest sister, go out and have a look, the moon outside is round and big, come and take a look!"

The second sister never looked like a lady, and her footsteps were different from everyone else's, and she could hear them clearly from a long distance away.

But the second sister shut up quickly when she saw her appearance, the official turned over at this moment, very skillfully, and found a comfortable position in no time.

She murmured in her mouth like in a dream; "Queen Mother, warm me quickly."

Empress Dowager Fu blushed suddenly, the elder sister's majesty could no longer hold back, seeing that the second younger sister was about to leave, she repeatedly shouted: "Stop! Come here, help me serve the official family to rest"

She said vindictively, her heart was pounding, her mind was in a mess, she had never been so embarrassed in front of her second sister.

Her majesty as the eldest sister for so many years seemed to be shattered in an instant. In desperation, she thought of revenge and selfishness, and dragged the second sister into the water, so that she would not be the only one who was sorry for the sixth sister. If she wanted to confess her mistake to the sixth sister , Also pull on the second sister!

So with a stern face, he ignored the restless big hands, and tried to maintain his face and said, "Come here, don't leave!"

The second sister panicked, and took half a step back, "Eldest sister."

"This is an order. Everyone knows that you are in the palace. You can't hide. Come here quickly. I'll teach you. It's not okay to be a girl at such a young age."

"I" the second sister's face was pale and rosy, and she stayed in place for a while, unable to move forward or retreat.

Empress Dowager Fu has a straight face. Now that things are going on, she has no way out. She can only follow the advice: "Listen to the elder sister, you can't escape. It's a matter of time. Come here, I'll teach you."

The second younger sister lowered her head to look at her toes, her face became more rosy, under the majesty of the elder sister, she had no choice but to move over step by step.

The weather in Daliang is the best in autumn, and the Mid-Autumn feast lasts until midnight, and the palace is also brightly lit. In ancient times, when there was a lack of lighting means, staying up all night was an extremely scarce and fresh day in a year, and there were only so many in a year several times.

Rare things are precious, so the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival is difficult for people who live in the bright night of later generations to understand, and the same is true for Emperor Shi's dream.

(End of this chapter)