Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 405 Mid-Autumn Festival
When Liu Bing heard Gao Ming say that he could not go to the palace, he immediately knelt down in front of Gao Ming with a "plop".

"His Royal Highness, please be kind!"

"Uh……"

Li Shimin sent someone to invite Gao Ming, so Gao Ming naturally couldn't refuse to go. The reason why he refused to go just now was actually just a joke with Liu Bing.

Seeing everyone kneel down for him now, Gao Ming also knew that the joke was overdone, so he quickly helped him up.

"Okay, old Liu, don't worry, I'm just kidding, come here, eat a piece of watermelon!"

As he said that, Gao Ming took a sliced ​​watermelon from the table and stuffed it into Liu Bing's hand, and then put his arm around his shoulder.

"That old Liu, what kind of people did my old man call this Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, this time His Majesty is holding a banquet at Guanglu Temple. Apart from you, other princes and princesses, as well as ministers of the third rank and above have arrived. The sedan chair has been prepared, Your Highness, let us set off quickly!"

Hearing Liu Bing's words, Gao Ming finally understood, probably because Li Shimin waited and waited but still couldn't see him, so he asked Liu Bing to pick him up.

Seeing Liu Bing's anxious look, Gao Ming had no choice but to nod, then turned around and shrugged his shoulders towards Su Wan'er and the girls.

"I planned to celebrate the festival with you, but now the old man calls me, so I can't help it. You can play by yourself, I'm leaving!"

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Seeing the women Qi Qi bowed to him, Gao Ming waved to them, and then went towards Guanglu Temple with Liu Bing.

Guanglu Temple is one of the five temples. It is the place where the royal family offered sacrifices and the emperor hosted banquets to entertain ministers. Its status is equivalent to the Great Hall of the People or the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in later generations. It is not a place for ordinary people to go.

Therefore, those who can be invited to Guanglu Temple by Li Shimin all come here with proud faces, and the four characters "I'm awesome" are almost written on their faces.

If anyone is really not interested in coming, then only Gao Ming.

Isn't it just a meal?Where do you eat differently?
Gao Ming has always hated socializing. In his opinion, it is enough to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his family members. It is quiet and refreshing. Why invite a large number of ordinary people to disturb it?
However, Gao Ming also knew that Li Shimin must have his own ideas. For the sake of not forcing him to go to the early court, Gao Ming decided to entertain him once.

When Gao Ming and Liu Bing came to Guanglu Temple, the banquet had already begun.

The moonlight was bright in the sky, and the lights in Guanglu Temple were brilliant. The tables on the left and right were lined up like two long snakes, and they were filled with fruits and wine.

There is a spacious space in the middle of the desk case, a group of beauties in long-sleeved skirts are dancing there, and the officials sitting behind the desk case are all chatting and laughing, looking very happy.

Seeing Gao Ming coming in, many officials immediately stood up and bowed to him, and Gao Ming returned the salute to them one by one with a smile.

As the No. [-] figure in Datang, Gao Ming couldn't just sit down casually, because even if he wanted to, no one else would dare to sit in front of him.

Gao Ming also knew this, so he went straight to the front, bowed to Li Shimin and sat down on the first seat on his right.

Seeing that Gao Ming was seated, Changsun Wuji stood up with a smile on his face, and then bowed to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't you ask my colleagues to compose a poem with the theme of 'Watching the Moon'?"

Writing poems at banquets is not a rare thing in the Tang Dynasty, it can even be said to be the norm, so after hearing Changsun Wuji's proposal, many ministers nodded one after another, saying that this proposal is very good, and many people have already begun to frown and ponder , planning to think of a good poem to show off.

At this time, Gao Ming was also happy in his heart.

"Compose a poem with the moon as its theme? It's too simple, okay? I'll just say, 'When will the bright moon come? Ask the wine to the blue sky'. This group of bumpkins in the Tang Dynasty must be stunned. Wow, hahaha, this is so cool. !"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming suddenly became elated.

After Li Shimin heard Changsun Wuji's proposal, he was ready to agree, but when he saw Gao Ming's excited face, Gao Ming's words "open the cannon and hit his mother" appeared in his heart for no reason...

So afraid of losing face, he immediately changed his mind.

"Ahem...today everyone just drink to their heart's content, let's forget about writing poems, come, I will drink with all my loves!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin raised his wine glass. Seeing this scene, all the people present stood up, then raised their wine glasses with both hands and drank in unison.

"Thank you, my lord, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

With Li Shimin taking the lead, the scene became lively immediately. Everyone drank together, talked and laughed, ate fruit, watched beautiful women dance, and the scene was very happy.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Shimin was also a little bit drunk, he stood up immediately, and then waved to the dancing ladies.

"You all leave!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, the dancing maids saluted him quickly, and then retreated.

Seeing this scene, the ministers showed puzzled faces, they really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Li Shimin's gourd.

Seeing the bewildered looks of the officials, Li Shimin smiled slightly.

"Dear dears, I have a song, and I would like to share it with all dear dears!"

After speaking, Li Shimin began to sing.

"There is a spirit of the sea in my life, and the years are ruthlessly turned over page by page. The moment I leave the universe in my heart, I am destined to be unwilling to be lonely..."

Li Shimin's voice is thick and deep, and he sings with a heavy feeling, and as a man standing at the top of the power of the Tang Dynasty, as soon as he opens his mouth, his self-confidence and courage are sung by him, very Shocking.

This can be seen from the stunned faces of the ministers present.

From the moment Li Shimin sang the first sentence, there were no other voices at the banquet, only Li Shimin's singing echoed around.

"...It's not easy to be a big man. You are still persistent in the face of danger. You hide your love for your children in your heart. Let it go up and down..."

After singing "Big Man", Li Shimin looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, with no sadness or joy on his face.

Seeing this scene, all the ministers stood up, scrambling to bow to Li Shimin.

"Today I can hear the last song of the Holy Spirit, even if I die, I will have no regrets!"

"If you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening!"

"The Holy Majesty has a true temperament, please be respected by this humble minister!"

Looking at the ministers scrambling to flatter, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth twitched several times.

"Damn it, "Big Man" is my song, okay? Is piracy not illegal these days?"

But Gao Ming didn't dare to say this to Li Shimin, so he could only comfort himself in his heart.

"It's okay, isn't it just a song? I still have many songs in my mind!"

Just as Gao Ming thought of this, Li Shimin's voice suddenly came from his ear.

"Gao Ming, I heard that you know rhythm quite well, why don't you play a song too?"

"Uh……"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming was taken aback for a moment, he was somewhat confused about Li Shimin's intentions, but when he saw Li Shimin's half-smile face, he immediately became angry.

Damn, you dare to provoke me with my song, if the tiger doesn't show its power, you will think I'm a puppet cat?
Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately stood up, and then looked up at the sky at 45 degrees with his hands behind his back, with no sadness or joy on his face.

"In this case, let me play "Borrowing from the Sky for Another 500 Years"!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Ministers: "..."

(End of this chapter)