Great Tang princess

Chapter 7

At this time, the sun had completely risen, and the golden rays spread over the earth, making the vermilion Daming Palace look gorgeous.

Li Yuechen squatted quietly at the entrance of the inner hall on the left, showing half of his head and looking at a kind of minister who was already waiting in the hall.

Prince Li Hong, who was standing in front of the ministers, turned his head inadvertently, only to find a small half of his head protruding from behind the opposite screen.

He froze for a moment, his bright eyes showed a trace of doubt, he didn't understand why his sister was here.

Seeing his eldest brother looking towards him with a puzzled face, Li Yuechen showed a cute smile, then raised his arm and waved to him.

Li Hong subconsciously raised his head to look at Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, neither of them had any special reaction, it seemed that they were allowed.

Looking at his younger sister who was waving at him, Li Hong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile, raised his wrist imperceptibly and waved at her in a subtle way.

Li Zhi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, seemed to have seen Li Hong's small movements, and then slightly glanced towards Li Yuechen.

But he didn't say anything, instead he showed an almost imperceptible doting smile.

And behind the bead curtain behind him sat Wu Zetian who was also dressed up.

To be honest, no matter how Li Yuechen looked at her now, she was a bit awkward.

Although she was dressed in fancy dress and various headgears, the makeup was really unbearable to look at.

First of all, the whole face is painted pale, it is no exaggeration to say that it really looks like a ghost.

The blush on both sides of the cheeks is also very thick, and it is a bit modest to say that it looks like a monkey's butt.

The lipstick doesn't cover the entire lips, but only creates a small lip in the middle, about half the length of the mouth.

The remaining half is left empty on both sides, and is also painted with a white primer, which visually reduces the width of the mouth.

On both sides of the mouth near the dimples, there are also small red dots on each side.

But the most important thing is the eyebrows. In this era, the higher the eyebrows, the higher the status.

As a queen, Wu Zetian is of course the woman with the highest status, so her eyebrows are drawn particularly high.

The back half of her eyebrows seemed to be covered with something else, while the front half of her eyebrows were raised obliquely.

Well, that's right, just like the last big boss Kaguya Hime in Hokage, the slender eyebrows suddenly turned into two thick black spots.

This makeup made Li Yuechen look awkward, and even couldn't help but get a little goosebumps.

It can't be said to be ugly, it can only be said that it looks a bit abnormal, not quite like a real person, but like a doll.

This may be due to the aesthetic difference caused by the different times. Li Yuechen said that he would not paint his face like this anyway.

But speaking of it, seeing this makeup, Li Yuechen nodded slightly, thinking to himself, probably the Japanese geisha's makeup is also based on this.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Chengxin, who was standing beside Li Zhi, flicked the dust whisk in his hand, and said loudly: "Xuan——Li Ji, the chief marching officer of Liaodong Road, Liu Rengui, the deputy chief marching officer of Liaodong Road, Zuo Wuwei, General Xue Li has an audience with—”

Not to mention, in the quiet hall, Zhang Chengxin's voice unexpectedly reverberated throughout the hall.

Three figures with gray beards but still firm and tough steps walked in from outside the hall.

Come to beat Li Zhi under the high platform where Li Zhi was sitting, raised his hand and bowed to the end.

"Chen, Li Ji (Liu Rengui, Xue Li)! See Your Majesty!"

Kneeling and worshiping were not popular in the Tang Dynasty. Generally, kneeling and worshiping were only performed on important days such as the winter solstice, the first day of the new year, and sacrifices.

Li Zhi laughed and said: "The three lovers are quick to get over! This battle can be completely won, and the three lovers have contributed a lot!"

In the process of being humble and modest to each other, Li Yuechen was also secretly observing the three of them.

The one in the middle must be Li Ji, that's right. He is now in his seventies, but his body still looks strong, and his complexion is also good.

However, the remaining two couldn't be distinguished, so Li Yuechen turned his head, gently tugged on Eunuch Fu's sleeve, made him lower his body, and whispered in his ear: "The one in the middle must be General Li." , what about the remaining two?"

Eunuch Fu also replied in a low voice: "Go back to Your Highness, the one on the left is Mr. Xue, and the one on the right is Mr. Liu."

Li Yuechen poked his head out to look again, the one on the left was the legendary Xue Rengui!

Even though he knows almost nothing about history, he has heard a lot of legends about him since he was a child.

Now that I see the real person, I feel a little excited in my heart.

His beard and hair have been mixed with a lot of white, and his figure is strong. He is slightly shorter than Li Ji and Liu Rengui, but he looks much braver than them. A cruel face.

On the other hand, Liu Rengui, on the right, seems to be quite amiable, with a sense of gentleness.

It's just that he seems to be older than Xue Rengui, and his hair and beard are mostly gray.

What followed was an extremely boring work report, and Li Yuechen was not interested in listening to it, so he took Eunuch Fu and left quietly.

As long as the celebration banquet at noon is not too late, as for now, I plan to go to Yeting Palace.

Since this period of time, Li Yuechen has been running to Yeting Palace every now and then to chat with his two older sisters and pass the time.

I won't stay too long, about half an hour each time.

Liu Shanggong didn't receive any order from Wu Zetian, knowing that the little princess was favored, so he arranged the easiest job for the two princesses.

Every day, you just need to watch over the work of other maids, and you don't have to do it yourself.

After such a long time, the two princesses became very familiar with Li Yuechen.

Seeing her coming, Princess Yiyang smiled and hugged her up: "Chen'er, why didn't you go to the banquet when the army returned to court today?"

"I just went to watch the court meeting, and it was boring," Li Yuechen replied, "I thought that the two elder sisters might be lonely here, so I came here to talk to my elder sister."

Princess Xuancheng next to her picked her up, held her in her arms and shook her vigorously: "Chen'er is so kind!"

Li Yuechen smiled and pinched Princess Xuancheng's cheek and said: "Sister is also very good, her complexion has improved a lot recently!"

Princess Yiyang next to her flicked her hair: "That's right, it's all thanks to Chen'er!"

Because they don't have to work every day recently, and Liu Shanggong also made their food a lot better, so their complexions have basically recovered recently.

The two princesses were born with natural beauty, and when their complexions returned, even though they were wearing the clothes of court ladies, they still faintly found a trace of the luxurious temperament that princesses still have.

Li Yuechen chatted and played with them, sighing in his heart, this is family affection!

"Sister, let me down, don't be too tired." Li Yuechen reminded.

"It's okay, while you still have some strength in your body, let's hug more." Princess Xuancheng arched her forehead with her forehead, "I won't be able to hug her in a few years."

Princess Yiyang next to her obviously agreed: "It's obvious that Chen'er has grown up very fast during this period of time."

Li Yuechen himself didn't feel much about this, maybe it had something to do with him getting up to exercise every morning.

Although he said he had found his master, before formally studying with him, Li Yuechen would still do yoga every morning, stretch his ligaments and so on.

She doesn't know martial arts, but as an extreme athlete, if she can't be called an expert in terms of flexibility and flexibility, she is at least at the professional level.

After staying with the two sisters for a while, Li Yuechen hurriedly left. After all, the banquet at noon had to be dressed up, and she was still in casual clothes, so she had to go back and dress up quickly.

The two elder sisters sent her to the gate of Yeting Palace, and imitated the way Li Yuechen taught them to wave goodbye.

Li Yuechen followed Eunuch Fu back to the Chengxiang Hall, and the maid Xiaohe was already ready, and immediately began to help Li Yuechen dress up.

Ancient dresses are extremely troublesome, not to mention a bunch of various jewelry on the head, and conspicuous jewelry necklaces around the neck.

The key is the wide sleeves. Even if you fold your hands in front of your lower abdomen, the hem of the sleeves will almost stick to your ankles.

If the hands hang down naturally, they can almost touch the ground.

Wearing this kind of clothes, you have to be careful when walking, just like a restraint.

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It was finally noon, and the banquet was about to start.

But before that, there was a more important activity - the prisoner offering ceremony.

Li Ji had already done it once in front of Emperor Taizong's mausoleum on the way back with the army, but he will do it again today.

Li Yuechen didn't know whether killing was required in other dynasties' prisoner offering ceremonies, but in this era, whether to kill or not depends on the decision of the emperor himself.

Li Yuechen appeared next to Wu Zetian in a fancy dress, motionless, looking like a good baby, while the four older brothers could only stand with the minister below.

It is no secret that the princess is favored now, and it is also thanks to Li Yuechen being a daughter, otherwise, many people may be thinking about it.

Several captives knelt down in front of Li Zhi, waiting for the verdict.

The most important of these are the three sons of Yuan Gai Suwen, a powerful minister of Goguryeo.

To avoid the taboo of the name of the great ancestor Li Yuan, it was changed to Quan's surname.And the ones below are his three sons, Quan Nannan, Quan Nan Jian and Quan Nan Chan.

According to Li Ji's report, a total of 76 cities and more than 700,000 households in Goguryeo were captured in this battle.

Listening to Zhang Chengxin reading the imperial edict, Li Yuechen probably understood the result of the handling.

Set up the Andong Protectorate in Pyongyang, appointed Xue Rengui as the protector of Andong, with a total of [-] troops to guard the people and establish the Tang Dynasty.

The king of Goguryeo was demoted to Siping Taichang Bo, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but there is another sentence at the end, the same as the official.

It means to enjoy all the benefits of the Minister of Industry, but without working, it's just a name.

Unless there are some natural and man-made disasters when there are not enough people, otherwise it is basically an invisible person.

The culprit, Nanjian, was exiled in Qianzhou; the male who had meritorious deeds was named General Youwei; and the male who finally opened the door to surrender in Pyongyang was named Sizai Shaoqing.

Of course, the generals of the Tang army also have different rewards...

To be honest, Li Yuechen was a little surprised by the result of this treatment.

Although I have heard that the Tang Dynasty was open and tolerant, and employed people regardless of ethnicity, this is too exaggerated.

Although the boy said that this time he really made meritorious service, which means that he dedicated the entire Goguryeo to the Tang Empire, but it is a bit exaggerated to directly appoint the chief of the capital military region.

Of course, from a logical point of view, it is definitely safer for him to stay in the capital than in Goguryeo. After all, he is alone here, so he doesn’t have to worry about raising a team to rebel, which will help Datang completely bring Goguryeo into its territory.

But to be honest, Li Yuechen felt that if he was sitting in Li Zhi's position, he might not have such a situation.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help raising my head slightly, and looked at Li Zhi with a little more reverence!
In the past, it was said on the Internet that Li Zhi was a giant baby.

But after coming to this world for three years, and now seeing this scene again, if one day he can return to the original world, Li Yuechen will definitely post, Li Zhi is not so unbearable!
Perhaps sensing Li Yuechen's gaze, Li Zhi turned his head and cast a glance, then smiled calmly.

As a father, the daughter who can be regarded as a little padded jacket looks at him with such adoring eyes, and that special sense of accomplishment can make the mood extremely good!
So subconsciously, Li Zhi's waist straightened a lot.

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The ceremony was completed, the time came to noon, and the reception banquet officially began.

The banquet was still held in the Linde Hall, ministers and foreign envoys sat below, Li Yuechen was still held in Wu Zetian's arms, and sat beside her.

If this kind of treatment was replaced by any prince, the ministers would almost instantly feel like standing in line.

But Li Yuechen didn't care about this, now she was so hungry that she blinked twice as she stared at the mustache and roast lamb on the table with her big watery eyes.

She didn't reach for it until Li Zhi announced the opening of the banquet and made a move.

There is no way, in ancient times, ethics was a very serious issue, and it was suspected of usurping if parents took it by themselves before doing it.

Li Yuechen, who was determined to improve his favorability and determined to be a good baby, would not embarrass Li Zhi and Wu Zetian by such things.

Hu Bing feels like the pancakes of future generations, but it's not that big. The one in Li Yuechen's hand is only a circle bigger than her face.

Holding a naan bread in your hand, with a large piece of roast lamb next to it, is also a good enjoyment.

The food in the Tang Dynasty was far from as rich as imagined. Many vegetables had not been passed on at this time, and there were no stir-fried dishes.

Most of the food is still mainly steamed, and the meat is basically boiled or roasted directly on the fire.

Li Zhi touched Wu Zetian lightly with half a glass of wine, and drank it with his head up.

Li Yuechen was still too young, so it was impossible for Wu Zetian to allow her to drink, so there was a maid in charge of making tea to dry the tea for her.

It is said to be tea, but it feels more like a soup.

Because in the process of making tea, some condiments such as onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, cardamom and salt are also added.

In Li Yuechen's opinion, the taste of this tea can't be said to be bad, it can only be said to be weird.

In the hall of Linde Hall, the ministers chatted and ate and drank.

The court ladies and musicians who came out of the teaching workshop danced and accompanied the accompaniment, and the official prostitutes sat beside the officials to chat and accompany the wine. The scene was full of joy and harmony.

(End of this chapter)