Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 462
Yingshengguan is also one of the 36 scenic spots in Shangjing in Chang'an City, and the location of "Yingsheng Meixue".It first originated from the mansion of Li Jing, the hero of the Tang Dynasty, and was later acquired by Li Linfu, a powerful official of a generation.

He also gave birth to 25 sons and most of the 25 daughters. When Li Linfu died of illness and took office, he was liquidated by his political opponent Yang Guozhong, and his children and relatives were all demoted to a wicked place.Only the youngest daughter, Li Tengkong, who became a female crown since she was a child and lived in seclusion in Mount Lu, survived.

Later, before Li Bai went to the Western Regions in his later years, he also sent his wife Zongshi to learn Taoism and health preservation from her, and he wrote "Send Li Tengkong, a female Taoist priest in Lushan Mountain".Although the imperial court later pardoned Li Linfu's descendants and returned the house as a safe haven, they did not dare to live there for a long time.

Therefore, it was soon donated by Li Linfu's great-grandson Li Siqi, and became one of the large and small public gardens in Chang'an City that are open to the outside world.Later, with Li Tengkong being recruited from Lushan Mountain to Beijing, he chose a place to set up a small women's temple——Yingsheng Temple, thinking that he lived in the orthodox tradition.

Therefore, in this garden named after Yingshengguan, there are also many historical allusions left; for example, the moon hall where Li Linfu used to meditate, and the Caiyun Tower where Li Linfu let his daughters climb up to choose their husbands; The Pure Land Garden of Daozi's "87 Immortals Volume"...

Of course, Jiang Tian was invited to Yingsheng Temple not to offer incense, but to secretly escort a garden party held by the Suzerainty Academy.Although during this period of time, there were quite some disputes in the country and court, but it did not affect the daily life of weddings and funerals of the princes and princes in Beijing.

At least on the surface, it cannot be abolished or postponed because it represents the imperial court and is still a part of the ruling order and intangible decency in hand.Especially after the change of the autumn hunting camp, the imperial court needs some activities to decorate the appearance to divert the direction of public opinion.

Therefore, this garden party held in Yingsheng Temple as usual is actually a large-scale social event led by the Suzerainty Academy; , and get to know each other socially.

It can also be said that many marriages and intermarriages between upper-class families/outside vassal princes started from such occasions.Or take this opportunity to let the young men and women meet each other, and after getting a preliminary understanding and impression, they can completely finalize the original marriage intention.

Therefore, compared with traditional activities such as the Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd, traditional activities such as outing by the water and singing harmony songs; It is an activity of the Eighth Rank of Beijing Officials / Seventh Rank of Foreign Officials, which is given more political meaning.

In a sense, it is even related to the symbolic meaning of whether the Tang vassal system, which has been maintained for more than ten generations since the reform of Taixing, is still stable and solid.Coupled with the lessons learned from the past, the security level organized by the imperial court is even better than the previous autumn hunting camp.

Therefore, not only Wu Desi, Jingzhao Mansion, Jinwu Lingwei Zhonglang General Mansion, left and right prison guards participated in it; even Jiang Tian, ​​who had basically retreated behind the scenes and rarely appeared in public; Pull it out and act as one of the safety and security measures for on-site backup.

And the reason why Jiang Tian agreed, there is actually another reason; that is, as the son of the Haidong feudal chief's son, Kada Ya/Pei Gou, will also participate in this garden party; and if there is no accident, his future spouse/wife , will also be chosen among the young women at the garden party.

Therefore, as a close elder appointed by the Pei Mansion, Jiang Tian accompanied him on the short journey from his house to Yingshengguan;

"The old men in the family finally can't force me to do anything this time. After all, the young master has become a member of the old uncle's family, and they can't set up rules for me anymore. The vassal system came to suppress me."

"I also encouraged the retainers and minions who were traveling with me to persuade the young master in a roundabout way. Therefore, if you want to make them shut up and stop, the young master can only reluctantly come here. See if you can find a place where you can sleep well. ?”

"Boss, I still want to thank you, sir! Since my sister has followed you, her temperament that cares about everything has been restrained a lot; she seldom catches up with the young master, and she can't stop talking about it. Finally, I can get it A little clearer."

"Sir, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Sister is bad; Sister is a good woman, and it's also a sincere benefit to my master. It's just like this since I was a child. I don't want to find another two people who are similar. Let's do it again." back."

"Ajiu, what are the conditions and standards for a decent match in your mind?" Hearing this, Jiang Tian couldn't help but ask back with great interest: "Could it be possible to follow Huixiang's opposite?" , looking backwards?"

"No, sir, I misunderstood. My master didn't mean that." Hearing the words, Koda Duck trembled all over as if thinking of something, and even glanced left and right outside the carriage, then shook his head like a rattle and said, "Actually. The young master doesn't ask for much."

"As long as you have a good body and can give birth, you can also be quiet by nature and don't like to be troublesome; you can be gentle and pleasant in private, and you can obey everything. You don't need much housekeeping skills and good management. As a prince's family, these are all Small section, it can be done for others."

"Sir, do you know? The ones selected by my uncle's family are all thinking of warming my bed as concubines, but they are not fuel-efficient things! Master, I just watch their constant tearing, It's enough to have fun; I don't want to worry about the journey in the future."

Jiang Tian felt a little bit of it. In fact, this seemingly dandy "Canda Duck" is not a person without emotional intelligence and rationality; Taking off, even being perverse and casual, Ya Zi must be repaid and covered up.

In other words, it's not that he can't understand other people's positions, or think carefully about them; it's just that except for a few people he cares about, the vast majority of people don't deserve him to do so.Perhaps his wanton disobedience in his early years was more of a secondary act to attract attention.

"In that case, why didn't you tell Hui Xiang clearly?" Jiang Tian teased him in turn, "Communicate well, I believe she can understand you, maybe you can be among the familiar female relatives around you, How about planning one or two good choices for you?"

"Don't...don't..." Keda Duck waved his hands involuntarily and said, "Actually, it's not good to know each other too well; don't say that you know everything well, but once you get together and play tricks, you don't know." How much it would be... I can't afford to lose that person."

"Besides, I don't want to have one more person in the room, who always asks her to report everything." Koda Ya hesitated and said: "Sir, you don't know! In the past, Mrs. In those associations before my sister joined, there used to be some people with abnormal brains."

"I always say that men are as filthy as mud, and to be married is to be willing to degenerate; I keep saying that I am determined not to marry, and I want to support my parents at home until they grow old, and then send them to the girl's temple to have a good time." Then he showed a mocking expression: "That's right, my sister will drive away this generation after she joins the club."

"I also let go of the words in person; said that they are too busy to live in a hurry, so they dare to take such a waste of care and go against human relations. They also said that if they want to have this ability, they don't need to rely on the support and support of their parents and brothers, and live on their own You can still live, and then talk about such big words."

"Master, I like to have fun, but I'm also most afraid of the troubles behind me." Da Keda said solemnly again: "So instead of leaving a lot of right and wrong for the family, it's better to express your attitude from the beginning, and then find someone who is completely right and wrong." People who don’t want to do it, get to know each other again.”

"It's you, sir, you are much more capable than I thought!" Da Daya sighed again: "Not only sister followed you quietly, but even the old man in the family and my serious brother; I'm muttering mysteriously, I'm sure I can count on you to hide the house."

"That's probably Ajiu, you misunderstood." Jiang Tian smiled at him after hearing this: "I'm just a mere seventh-rank censor, and I'm just a post envoy of the two capitals; Changzhi, the secretary of the feudal lord on the top grade, maybe this 'shade' is not the other 'shade' call?"

"That's true." Koda Duck didn't care too much, and continued to sigh with emotion: "However, sir, at the beginning, the young master agreed that if he wants to inherit the family business, he can become a helper for you and sister; but now it seems , those things prepared by the young master seem to be useless."

"That's not the case. At least Ajiu's status as Haidong's son is a potential invisible help to me." Jiang Tian couldn't help but feel moved, and immediately smiled: "I happen to have some ideas, which are related to some potential causes and effects. I just want to use Ah Jiu's identity to act on my behalf."

"It's true! I'm not dreaming!" However, when he heard this sentence, Koda Ya's eyes lit up, and then he clapped his hands together and said joyfully, "It's great that I can still help you. Mister. Please do not hesitate to order, except for the young master’s life, just take it.”

"It's more than that," Jiang Tian shook his head helplessly and said: In fact, whether it's for the sake of my sister's gentleness, understanding, and thoughtfulness, or his potential descendants—the invisible relationship between Little Round Face and Mr. Jiashan , Jiang Tian will not cheat him, but will support him.

"Do you know the water power workshops that are scattered all over the rivers inside and outside of Gyeonggi?" Jiang Tian immediately threw out the answer: "I now have a more trouble-saving and labor-saving mechanism plan, which can prevent it from being affected by the four seasons of cold and heat, and the ebb and flow of water. Influence, and always maintain continuous output.”

(End of this chapter)