bastard seizes tang

Chapter 595
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Autumn Banquet. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Shimin will hold a banquet in the Linde Hall to feast on the ministers.

Today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet has a special meaning to Li Ke, because this banquet is the first time he has participated in such a grand banquet since he became the crown prince, so he naturally attaches great importance to it.

In the Linde Hall, the emperor Li Shimin is sitting at the head of the hall, the prince Li Ke and the princess Wu Meiniang are sitting on the seats in the first row on the left, and below Li Ke are Wei Wang Li Tai and Wei Wangfei Yan Wan.

Today, the people who can have a banquet with them are all senior officials of the fourth rank and above in the middle of the capital, and the banquet is full of nobles, with delicious wine, food, singing and dancing, it is indeed a prosperous scene.

The night had not yet fallen, the sky was dim, all the monarchs and ministers had settled down, and the servants sang "Banquet" loudly, and the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet had begun.

At the beginning of the banquet, there were songs and dances. There were not so many restraints between the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and the feast began to drink and drink.After a round of dancing, after three glasses of wine, the atmosphere of the banquet slowly began to rise, and Linde Hall was really lively.

Although everyone was very interested in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, today's banquet and dance music are already secondary, because all the officials know that there will be important things to be announced at today's big banquet, and this important thing is Enter the directory of Lingyan Pavilion.

Although all the ministers were drinking during the banquet, their eyes glanced at Chu Suiliang standing behind Li Shimin and the imperial decree held in the hands of Chu Suiliang from time to time. This imperial decree recorded the list of meritorious officials.

After another dance, the banquet was nearly halfway through, and finally Li Shimin pressed his hand, signaling the dancers in the banquet to disperse, then got up and said to the ministers: "A few days ago, I followed the words of the prince to mark the The merits of the ministers are specially placed in the Pavilion of Meritorious Ministers in the Lingyan Pavilion of Taiji Palace, and drawn into the list of meritorious officials. It not only shows their merits and glory in the world, but also inspires future generations to follow the sages. Today is a festive event, so let's make a decision .”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he waved his hand, motioning for Chu Suiliang to come forward and announce the decree.

"As a king, driving talents and treating scholars with sincerity wins the hearts of the people. I have been here for more than ten years, and I have exhausted my strategy, my minions have exhausted my strength, and I have united with one heart, so that this is the case. To commend merits and virtues, Lingyan Pavilion is specially set up to pass on to future generations.

Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, is a noble family, a hero and an outstanding person, ranking first; Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, a famous clan king, who is uniquely known for his military exploits, is ranked second; Jiamou, ranked third. Tang Jian, the Duke of Ju State, who was loyal and pure, and kept the country in his heart, ranked 23; Li Ji, the British Duke, who was famous for the Great Wall of his family and country, ranked 24. "

Chu Suiliang’s voice was clear and loud, and although he was not fast in reading, the list of 24 people was really not many, and he finished reading in just half a cup of tea. Li Ke sat in the banquet and looked at the officials in the banquet. An important minister who is famous all over the world, but listening to Chu Suiliang's words made Li Ke feel like a student listening to a school teacher reporting the ranking of a class exam, so he couldn't help laughing.

Wu Meiniang, who was beside Li Ke, looked at Li Ke and smiled suddenly. She didn't know why Li Ke was doing this, so she rushed to Li Ke and asked, "Why is the prince smiling? But Chu Suiliang read it wrong?"

The ranking of this list is very appropriate, whether it is the first-ranked Changsun Wuji, or the last-ranked Li Ji, they are all reasonable and beyond reproach, and no one comes forward to say no, but it is Faced with such a list, Li Ke, the main drafter, laughed, and Wu Meiniang was naturally a little curious.

Li Ke suppressed the smile on his face, and replied: "Chu Suiliang thought very well, and there were no mistakes or omissions. It's just that I think it's very interesting."

Naturally, Wu Meiniang couldn't guess what Li Ke was laughing at, she just saw Li Ke laughing, and found it interesting, so she picked up a lychee from the banquet, slowly peeled it off, stuffed it into Li Ke's mouth, and said to Li Ke: : "You, you are laughing out of shape, and you don't know what you are having fun with."

What Li Ke was enjoying, Li Ke didn't say it himself, Wu Meiniang naturally couldn't guess, but when Li Ke and Wu Meiniang were laughing, Li Tai, who was sitting under Li Ke's hand, suddenly stood up.

At some point, Li Tai took out a long scroll from his sleeve, put his hands in front of Li Shimin, and said to Li Shimin, "I would like to report to my father, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the grand meeting of Lingyan Pavilion. It is double happiness, my son." To celebrate today's joy, I present a copy of "Lingyan Pavilion Fu" and present it to my father."

Among Li Shimin's sons, and even the entire Tang clan, when it comes to martial fame, Li Ke is the absolute leader when Li Xiaogong retires, but when it comes to fame, Li Taicai is the number one among them.Li Tai's sudden offering of gifts at this time was naturally intended to show off in front of all the officials.

Seeing this, Li Shimin knew that his son had presented the Fu, and he also smiled, and ordered someone to present Li Tai's "Lingyan Pavilion Fu".

This "Lingyan Pavilion Fu" is the result of Li Tai's pondering for several days, and he asked the scholars in the mansion to help him carefully study it several times, counting word by word, and only then did he have the confidence to present the Fu in public.

Li Shimin is also literate and knowledgeable. Li Shimin took the "Lingyan Pavilion Fu" presented by Li Tai, but with a few glances, he knew that this Fu must be top-grade. Except for Cen Wenwen and other few people, even the ministers of the court could write it. There were not many of them left, and I was overjoyed immediately, and ordered people to recite Li Tai's "Lingyan Pavilion Fu" in public, obviously they liked it very much.

"Guangdong is like the imperial pole of the holy Tang Dynasty. The universe conquers the Qing Dynasty, and the great industry is created again. Hope. The appearance of the algae painting is clear, and the shape of the painting is shining. How can it not meet the sage's lord, the festival of Jian Gong's loyalty. The stone is sometimes drained, and the water is sometimes exhausted. "

Li Tai's "Lingyan Pavilion Fu" has more than [-] characters in it, the words are luxurious and magnificent, it is indeed a masterpiece, it also makes Li Shimin really look good in front of the ministers, Li Shimin looked at the faces of the ministers at the banquet , the smile on his face grew heavier.

Just after reciting "Lingyan Pavilion Fu", Cheng Qian, the secretary and young supervisor, came out and said: "My Majesty, Wei Wang's "Lingyan Pavilion Fu" is magnificent and soul-stirring, compared with Sima Xiangru's "Zixu "Fu" can also be compared to a higher level, and if you get this excellent Fu, it can be passed down to the world with the name of Lingyan Pavilion, and I congratulate your Majesty."

Cheng Qian's words caught his ears, and the smile on Li Shimin's face turned into a tinge of color. Li Tai is his beloved son, and it is his honor that his literary talents are so praised by the officials.

Li Shimin immediately said: "The King of Wei's offering of gifts won my favor. The reward is a hundred catties and a thousand pieces of Shu brocade."

A few days ago, Li Tai also heard some rumors about the prince's discussion in the court. Some civil officials headed by Wei Zheng did not approve of Li Ke as the reserve. It's not that Tai has no chance at all. Showing his abilities before all the officials today is another step he has taken.

Li Tai leaned over and thanked him: "My son is not talented, thank you father for your gift."

The matter of Lingyan Pavilion was originally initiated by Li Ke, and today's banquet was Li Ke's first feast after becoming the crown prince, but seeing Li Tai presenting a gift to steal the limelight, Wu Meiniang naturally refused.

Wu Meiniang looked at Li Tai's appearance at the banquet, and asked Li Ke in a low voice: "Today is a feast, and there is another grand event. The King of Wei has prepared a masterpiece to congratulate his father. Has the Crown Prince prepared anything?"

Li Ke patted himself on the chest and said with a smile: "It's just poetry and fu, I just came here casually, why do you need to prepare in advance, only doing it when you want to do it is the top grade, and writing it for the exam is the worst, and As a husband."

(End of this chapter)