Great Tang princess

In fact, Shangguan Wan'er's condition is not bad, because she has been exercising with Li Yuechen, so despite her graying hair, she has maintained a pretty good figure.

If you just look at her back, you will never be able to guess her real age.

And even if she saw her face, she would feel that she was about 40 years old at most, and she would never guess that she was almost [-] years old.

The car stopped at the gate of Daming Palace, the two got out of the car, and Yi Luoru went to park the car.

As soon as I got off the car, people around me came over to salute and say hello, wishing a happy new year.

Li Yuechen also smiled and nodded in response, and then walked in side by side with Shangguan Wan'er.

Walked on Longwei Road, came to the gate of Hanyuan Hall, and then underwent inspection and body search.

The internal guards were conscientious during the inspection, but when they inspected Li Yuechen, they searched and let him go.

It's not that she abused her power, but that it was really unnecessary.

For Li Yuechen's level of combat power, when you are in the same room with her, life and death depend on whether she wants to fight or not. It doesn't make much difference whether she has weapons or not.

Entering the hall, the two separated and came to their seats to sit down.

People like Li Yuechen and Li Dan are located at the front and are closest to the emperor.

Although Li Xian has already become a commoner, he is still treated the same as the royal family in all aspects.

It's not that no one has said this, but Li Xian said that no matter whether he is a common man or not, he is my brother, what's wrong with sitting in front?
After a while, Emperor Li Xian also came over, and the ministers saluted together to express their congratulations to the emperor.

Then Shangguan Wan'er, the chief assistant of the cabinet, came out and stood in the center of the hall, and began to recite parallel prose.

While she was reading the parallel prose, everyone in the hall was secretly observing the members of the royal family sitting at the front.

Let's not talk about Li Chongrun, the prince, but the emperor's brothers and sisters are really completely different.

The oldest ones are the two princesses Yiyang and Xuancheng, both of whom are over [-] years old, their hair is mostly gray, and their black hair is almost gone.

However, the spirits of the two sisters are exceptionally good. Although there are many wrinkles on their faces, their bodies are light.

When I first entered the main hall, I couldn't see the feeling of an old man when I looked at my walking and standing.

And Li Xian and Li Dan are obviously a few years younger than Li Xian, but they seem to be the other way around.

Li Xian's appearance looks much younger than his two younger brothers. As for the youngest Li Yuechen, he looks almost 20 years younger than his actual age.

Compared with her elder brothers, she stood with them, and she didn't look like a brother and sister. Some people might believe that she was a father and daughter.

But fortunately, some white hair can still be seen on Li Yuechen's head in recent years, which dispels the rumor that she is a goblin.

At least people can see with their own eyes that she will age too, but at a slower rate.

But I have to mention that when Li Yuechen smiles now, the few wrinkles around the corners of her eyes make her look a lot more friendly.

After the parallel prose is finished, it is time for officials from various places and foreign envoys to give gifts.

In fact, this link is the most boring. Basically, different countries give away some local specialties.

For example, those who produce gems give gems, and those who produce spices give spices.

As for the domestic side, there is nothing to say, basically they are all local specialties.

However, Li Yuechen told Li Chongrun early on that he remembered to cancel this link after he ascended the throne, mainly because it was easy to encourage corruption.

Some people may think that it is not too much to give a gift during the Chinese New Year.

It's not too much, the problem is, this is a feudal society, what does the emperor want on weekdays?
In the final analysis, most of these presents were kept in the bottom of the box in the warehouse, or they were given to foreigners who came to give gifts a few years later, which is really meaningless.

What's more, the essence of a gift lies in the intention rather than the price.

Gifts made by hand are often more meaningful than those bought with money.

What's more, it is still a small problem to give gifts to the emperor in this era, after all, most officials' families are too rich.

However, with the gradual improvement of the imperial examinations, if this system is preserved, those with money in their families will not feel bad about giving gifts to the emperor, but what about those officials who have no money?
Colleagues have all given it away, so I can't help it too, can't I?Then we can only find a way on corruption.

In the end, the gift to the emperor still had to be scavenged from the fat and anointing of the people, and the nature changed.

So Li Yuechen told his nephew a few years ago that this clause must be canceled after he ascends the throne in the future.

As for the gift-giving by foreign envoys, that is a diplomatic activity and of a different nature.

After the gift-giving session is over, the show will follow.

At this time, the artists had already arrived in a row of tents temporarily set up outside the main hall. After finishing their makeup, they began to perform on stage one by one according to the host of the master of ceremonies.

The opening show was a large-scale song and dance performance with more than 300 people, which immediately made the whole hall lively.

There are Han Chinese and other nationalities in this dance troupe, and the dance moves of different nationalities are well blended.

And the sound of music also sounded everywhere in the hall, making it difficult to tell where it came from.

Since the telephone was invented, other products based on the same principle have appeared in the following years.

For example, microphones and speakers.

Although the current speakers can't play too much sound, as long as there are enough, it's not a problem.

Although it is impossible to make electronic musical instruments now, as long as a microphone is placed in front of the musical instrument, the sound can naturally be transmitted to the speakers that fill the entire hall through electric current.

However, due to technical reasons, the current audio is still somewhat distorted.

Therefore, the singers who sang and the actors who performed sketches later did not use them, but tried to use their real voices as much as possible.

In addition, there was a cross talk show, which caused constant laughter in the hall.

Because of the open atmosphere, no one said anything even if they made fun of the emperor.

For example, now, the two people on the stage are talking about the topic of being afraid of their wives.

"You talk about you, and you are afraid of your own wife. I feel ashamed for you when I say it."

"What's so embarrassing about this? Is our Tang afraid that there are not enough of our own wives?"

"Do you have proof?"

"There are ballads to prove it! Haven't you heard the echo music that has been popular in recent years?"

"Oh, I've never heard of this, how about reciting a few sentences?"

"When you return to Boer, it's good to be afraid of women. There is only Pei Tan on the outside, and there is no Mr. Li on the inside!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the audience roared with laughter.

The two who were going to continue performing had to stop temporarily, waiting for the laughter to pass.

The foreign envoys could understand Chinese, and they also laughed.

Li Yuechen couldn't even close his mouth from ear to ear, he kept patting his thighs, it was absolutely amazing!
As one of the parties involved, Pei Tan, the censor doctor, laughed heartlessly when faced with the laughter of his colleagues, without embarrassment at all.

As for Li Xian himself, because the beads on the crown are too long, he doesn't know what his expression is now.

But judging from the shoulders that kept shrugging, it seemed that he was also laughing, and he was not angry at making fun of himself.

Li Chongrun, the son, didn't dare to laugh too much, so he could only lower his head and cover his face and laugh in a low voice.

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Various programs displayed the rich cultural heritage of the Tang Dynasty, and also kept the whole hall in a happy atmosphere.

Soon when it was time, the master of ceremonies stared at the clocks placed on both sides of the hall, ready to count down.

The clock is also a new product researched a few years ago. It is about the height of a person and has a pendulum underneath. It is considered a relatively old clock.

Of course, this antiquity is only for Li Yuechen, and this kind of thing is basically only seen in TV dramas.

However, in this era, it is definitely synonymous with high technology, and many foreigners have spent a lot of money to buy it back.

Li Yuechen also thought that selling this kind of thing to them might trigger a mechanical revolution abroad.

Because the inside of the clock is driven by gears, if you buy this thing and disassemble it for research, you may be able to develop more mechanical products.

But it doesn't matter, Li Yuechen even plans to sell the steam engine to them in the future.

For the time being, she is not worried that Datang Technology will be overtaken. The first is that foreign systems cannot keep up.

If you want to have a system for research and development of science and technology, the situation in foreign countries requires a revolution.

And this process, to say the least, will take decades, and this is still under the condition that the royal family is determined.

If the royal family can't make up their minds, it's hard to say, and it may take hundreds of years.

Not to mention selling them steam engines, if they only study this and not electricity, then only steampunk can go in the future.

As for electricity, let alone foreigners, even in the private sector, it exists like metaphysics.

Many people think that the light is driven by lightning, because now all tall buildings in the city are equipped with lightning rods.

In thunderstorm weather, you can often see lightning connected to those tall buildings, so many people think so.

Li Yuechen deliberately controlled the development of science and technology, so as not to let it go too fast, otherwise he would step on all the mines that the developed countries have stepped on in the future.

She recorded these things in as much detail as possible in the "Datang Infrastructure Handbook" written by herself. In the future, this book will become a book passed down from generation to generation by the emperor.

With this book, there is no need to worry that foreign technology will surpass Datang in the future.

Again, science and technology need to be constantly explored, and the existence of this book is equivalent to saving Datang the time of those explorations, and just telling them which direction they should work hard.

Don't underestimate the time saved, this is enough to ensure that Datang will be at the forefront of technology in the future, and all other countries will have to follow Datang to cross the river.

As for the study of the things in this book, the structure of the world is basically settled at that time, and how to develop in the future can only be placed on the future generations.

This is also the reason why Li Yuechen didn't put this book in the Academy of Engineering, but let the emperors pass it on by themselves.

The Academy of Engineering cannot give up this spirit of exploration, and the existence of this book is just for the emperor to remind them "accidentally" from time to time.

This is the keynote that Li Yuechen set for the future Academy of Engineering and the royal family. As long as we follow this path, we should be able to avoid the Guozuo that was only 300 years old in history.

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The royal gala ended just as soon as it was ugly, and the ministers walked out of the palace, each got into his own car and went home.

Although there are clocks and watches, most people still prefer to use the hour to tell the time.

When you really start to use the time, at least it is after the young people who have been accustomed to the existence of clocks since childhood grow up.

Cars left the palace one after another, announcing that the time has come to Guangshun for 15 years.

Throughout the holiday, Chang'an City was in an extremely lively atmosphere. The first to third grades of junior high school were basically the days of family reunion, and no one could be seen on the street.

But from the fourth day of the lunar new year, various shops have opened their doors, and the number of people on the street has also increased.

Many foreigners walked the streets in groups, carefully observing every detail of the city.

And those candidates who are waiting for the spring exam usually call a rickshaw, no matter where they go, they don’t forget to read while sitting in the car.

And the locals, dudes usually run around on motorcycles.

The average middle-class family thinks that motorcycles are too expensive, so they usually buy a bicycle and ride them.

The price of bicycles has dropped a lot now, although it has not reached the point where everyone can afford it.

But for ordinary middle-class people, it's not something they can't afford.

All motor vehicles need a license plate, and Chang'an was called "Xijing" during this period, so the license plate number was set as Beijing A by Li Yuechen.

I originally wanted to call it Jingjia, but I felt that the follow-up was not very pleasant, so I used English letters.

At the same time, she couldn't help but think, maybe in a few decades, there will be fewer and fewer Beijing A license plates.

Li Yuechen designated Zhuque Avenue as the central area of ​​the city, and then gradually expanded outward.

But in fact, generally speaking, it expands towards the south.

This is because the Daming Palace is in the north, and the Imperial Palace must not be placed in an area that is too prosperous.

So Li Yuechen's idea is to change all the vicinity of the future palace into a villa area.

Because it is impossible to allow tall buildings near the palace to prevent being peeped.

And even the tallest buildings closest to the palace must be tall buildings inside the royal family, so as to block the peeping from the outside.

As a result, the large-scale open space near the palace can only be used as a high-end residential area.

As for the commercial center, let's lean towards the east and west cities.

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After the new year, the most anticipated thing is undoubtedly the Shangyuan Festival. Compared with the new year, this is what the whole city is looking forward to.

The annual fireworks show always makes the whole city pause for a while, and people can't help but stop to observe the fireworks blooming in the sky.

While the fireworks are getting more and more beautiful, various folk sacrificial activities are even more varied.

Different religions have different ways of offering sacrifices. On the Han side, there are basically people wearing ghost masks running in front, and people behind them whipping the air with whips.

And various other religions also have strange ways of offering sacrifices, walking around on different streets to attract believers.

The royal family is generally too lazy to care about these. Although the state religion is Taoism, other religions are also allowed to exist.

As long as it does not break the law and does not evade taxes, it is allowed to exist.

Generally speaking, today's Datang is the most developed, open and inclusive place in the world!