Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 680 Lingyan Pavilion
The sobbing sound of the shakuhachi flute sounded, sometimes mixed with the sound of a few fifes. After the rhythmic sound of the Jiegu, the musician played the pipa, the court ladies danced lightly, and some women sang softly.

"All the fragrances shake off Du Xuanyan, occupying all the charm to Xiaoyuan."

"The shadows are sloping and the water is clear and shallow, and the dark fragrance floats at dusk."

Li Shan didn't care that this poem from the Ming Dynasty appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and it was probably passed down to future generations because of this palace banquet, but I really feel that today's etiquette is a bit too much.

I'm not afraid to think too much, but I'm afraid I can't think of it... Li Shan smiled on his face, and from time to time he looked at Li Yuan who was sitting in the first place, thinking in his heart, generally speaking, it may not be good for an emperor to be so gentle and courteous. Signal.

But this time, Li Shan really thought too much. In his opinion, although the Eastern Turks were so powerful in the Wude period, after all, they were destroyed in the early years of Zhenguan. , Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo, Western Turks, and Goguryeo were subjugated one after another, and Tubo was supported by the advantages of the terrain.

Therefore, in Li Shan's mind, no matter how good the Eastern Turks are, they are only the last glory.

Of course not, it's just that they are unwilling or afraid to do it.

As a traveler, without personal experience, it is difficult to understand Li Yuan's aggrieved kneeling under the Turk's horseshoe for a long time. Such etiquette, Li Yuan does not think it is too much, even the clan's children and important officials in the court do not think it is too much.

In fact, in history, when it was heard that the Eastern Turks were destroyed and Jieli Khan was captured alive, Li Yuan went too far. He feasted on the clan officials and plucked the pipa in person. At that time, Tang Taizong Li Shimin also danced in person... At that time The venue of the banquet is Lingyan Pavilion.

The banquet lasted from noon to dusk. Li Shan was led by Li Xiaogong, followed by Li Daoxuan. The latter naturally didn't need much. The former was probably because of Li Jing, who was also very friendly to Li Shan, and frequently turned his head to chat.

Seeing that the banquet was about to end, the half-drunk Li Yuan got up with a gold cup in his hand, staggered a few steps, and said with a smile, "It's a pity that Huairen has been canonized as the county king... Just tell me!"

Many eyes focused on Li Shan's calm face, such as Li Daoxuan, Princess Pingyang, Chai Shao, Chen Shuda and others were a little worried. Li Shimin even suspected that his father was probably drunk... In this case, once Li Shan said something , as the emperor's father, would he not agree?

But what if Li Shan puts forward some embarrassing conditions?
Everything else is easy to say, the most critical and difficult thing is how to arrange Li Shan's return to the court... This has given Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren, who is also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a headache.

Considering that Li Shan is the prince of the county, he has made such great achievements but asked to return to the court... But the chiefs and adjutants of the three provinces and six ministries are already full, and other positions including temples seem a bit low.

Li Shan got up and saluted, "I don't have anything else to ask, but the sage to give me money."

The hall was quiet for a while, and several people frowned slightly. Loving money is not something to be ashamed of. Everyone knows that Xia City is largely responsible for the prosperity of Daizhou, but asking for money in this situation... is actually the best answer Nothing.

Li Yuan was stunned, in fact, he regretted asking just now, Huairen is young after all, if an embarrassing scene happens, the banquet will be a bit bad.

But to Li Yuan's surprise, he actually reached out to ask for money... Li Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, and was speechless for a while.

"Father, there are some rumors in the market." Li Shimin said with a smile: "It is said that King Handan loves Aduwu the most."

Li Shimin turned his head to look at Li Shan, "Three defeats of the Turks, Jieli and his son were all defeated by you. For such a great achievement, why should you be rewarded with money? Huairen's words are really unbearable..."

You can't really let your father reward you with money, can you?
Such a great achievement is difficult to reward for a while, but it may not be impossible to reward in the future... Li Shimin thought in his heart, maybe he can use this as an excuse to push Li Shan to a certain key position in the future.

But before she finished speaking, Princess Pingyang stood up and said sharply: "Shut up!"

The hall was silent for a while, and the musicians also stopped playing. In the sight of everyone, Princess Pingyang, who was dressed up, looked at Li Shimin, and said loudly: "Huiren went to the Daidi, prepared to build Xia City, opened up trade routes, and moved the people. The market is quite profitable, and my father knows about it."

"But Xia City benefited, and Huairen promised to relocate the residents, build houses, buy farm tools, and distribute rations to alleviate the pain of displacement."

"This time, Huairen invited him to return to the court, and Xia City's income was scattered among the families of the dead soldiers and the disabled soldiers."

"Huai Ren asked his father to give him money for nothing more than to pay for the dead bodyguards, why does the third brother despise him for this?!"

Li Yuan's wine was awakened by his daughter, and he quickly remembered that his daughter had mentioned about the disposal of Xiashi's income a long time ago, and even Xiashi's monthly account books would be sent.

In the battle of Guji Town, the soldiers who died in the battle were paid by both the court and the central government, but most of Li Shan’s personal guards did not join the army and followed Li Shan in their personal capacity, such as the children of the powerful clan in Dai County, such as the young and strong of Sun Moon Lake. , that is to say, the personal guards sent by Princess Pingyang twice are in the army.

For those personal guards who died in battle, the court may not have pensions... But this kind of thing also needs to be carried out on behalf of the state. To put it bluntly, it must pass the level of Li Jing, the general manager of the state.

Li Yuan quickly figured it out, whether it's a pension or a reward, it's no good, no matter how loyal his personal guards are...

Thinking of this, Li Yuan asked: "If you are a personal guard, why don't you ask for land?"

"Don't be a soldier of the government, don't ask for land." Li Shan said calmly: "This should be a lesson for the latter."

Li Yuan couldn't help stroking the back of Li Shan's hand, feeling for a long time. Although the founding king was not like Li Shan, a traveler who could see the decline of the government soldiers after a hundred years, he was also very clear about the connection between the land and the government soldiers.

For Li Yuan, what he admired most about Li Shan was that this young courtier had the ability to advance and retreat. He was in charge of the state governor's mansion. Good grasp of the scale, did not get things out of hand.

After pondering for a moment, Li Yuan said: "Give 20 yuan to Handan King Li Huairen."

Last year Chang'an Doumi cost 200 renminbi, but because Hedong was not defeated by the Turks last year, the price of rice in the pass dropped to more than [-] renminbi per doumi.

One hundred thousand dollars, that is, one thousand buckets of rice, would be a little more if replaced with wheat millet. Li Shan calculated in his mind that it would be about five tons of rice... Dongshan Temple's secret warehouse does not know whether it can be filled in.

Everyone was very satisfied with this Lingyan Pavilion palace banquet, but a few people were rather embarrassed.

For example, Li Shimin who was beaten up by his sister, Li Shan who was beaten up by his sister, and Chai Shao whose wife beat Li Shimin...

(End of this chapter)