Man Tanghong

Chapter 236

After Li Yuanji added the crown, under Li Yuan's comment, he fooled his ancestors again.

Basically, I talked about what kind of ambition I have and what kind of person I want to be in the future.

He wrote down what he said and burned it to his ancestors.

This step is called determination.

After setting up his ambition, Li Yuanji, led by Li Yuan, left the temple, went through a set of tedious rituals, and then rushed to the Tai Chi Hall.

After the determination is over, it is a gift. Naturally, this step cannot be completed in the temple.

Otherwise, the ancestors of the Li family would have spirits, and seeing the gifts received by their descendants, they would be far more precious than any presents they had seen when they were alive, and they might crawl out to ask.

'Why, show off to me, right? '

Under the guidance of Li Yuan, Li Yuanji went to the Tai Chi Hall and took his own seat.

Members of the royal family, including Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Shentong, took their seats first, followed by all the officials, who sat firmly in their seats.

After sitting down, Li Yuan was not polite, and said generously: "My son is crowned today, what congratulations do you have, please present it quickly."

Li Yuanji always felt that this step should be reserved.

It has to show that the royal family regards money as dung.

But Li Yuan didn't seem to think so.

He seemed to feel that it was appropriate for all the royal family members, as well as civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, to present gifts to his son at this time.

Under Li Yuan's urging, Li Jiancheng took the lead and gave a golden bow inlaid with various gemstones. He said that it was used by an emperor in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it looked very precious.

Not to be outdone, Li Shimin sent a golden knife with only one gem inlaid on it, but it was as big as a fist. He said it was used by Qimin Khan of Turkic, but he didn't know if it was true or not.

Afterwards, Li Shentong, Li Daozong and other royal family members who were older than Li Yuanji presented various precious and meaningful congratulatory gifts.

Those younger than Li Yuanji did not offer gifts to Li Yuanji.

Because they are younger brothers, Li Yuanji should love them and give them rewards instead of asking them for gifts.

After the royal family members presented gifts, the officials also began to present gifts to Li Yuanji in order according to their ranks.

The value of the gifts was not cheap, but none of them exceeded the value of congratulatory gifts from Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Shentong and others.

This is the art of gift giving.

You can't sell more money than your boss, or your boss will lose face.

After all the officials offered their gifts, it was the envoys who offered their gifts.

The envoys' gifts are relatively generous, and they are basically sent up box by box.

It is filled with all kinds of treasures.

They don't need to care if their limelight will overwhelm anyone in Datang, they just need to present enough gifts to make Li Yuan or Li Yuanji smile, that's enough.

Only in this way can they appease the coveted heart of this powerful suzerain country.

Only in this way can they demonstrate their degree of submission to this powerful suzerain country.

If the gift you give is not valuable enough, then the suzerain country will not hold back when it hits you, and may even launch a war against you because of it.

Although there are still internal strife in the Tang Dynasty, and there are powerful enemies like the Turks entrenched on the side, but it is far from something that other small countries around can provoke.

Among the envoys, the Turks and Japanese gave the lightest gifts.

The former has enough strength and does not need to rely on Datang's breath.

The latter himself argued that he was poor.

Li Yuanji was not satisfied.

Li Yuan was not satisfied either.

Li Yuanji didn't say anything.

But Li Yuan went mad on the spot, and scolded the Turkic people for neglecting his son's coronation ceremony just after asking for peace with the Tang Dynasty.

He also reprimanded the Japanese, using poverty as an excuse, purely to fool people. The Japanese neglected his son's coronation ceremony, but they had no intentions.

The Japanese envoy touched the ground with his head, lying on the ground and howling bitterly, but Li Yuan was unmoved.

Li Yuanji was very satisfied with Li Yuan's attitude as an envoy.

In addition to being tough, it is tough, if you don't accept it, you will fight.

Let's see who confesses first.

It was also from this moment that Li Yuanji knew that Datang's external toughness did not start from Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty, but from Li Yuan's Wude Dynasty.

It's just that Li Yuan is tough on the outside, just to see what people order.

Li Shimin is tough on everyone.

If possible, Li Yuan should and would like to be tough on everyone.

It's a pity that Datang is currently suffering from serious internal worries, and there is no way to deal with the powerful Turkic enemy in a short period of time, so it can only shout in front of the Turkic people, and it cannot pose a substantial threat to the Turkic people.

After Li Yuan reprimanded the Turks and Japanese, he began to distribute rewards to those who offered gifts.

Some were given to officials, some to nobles, some to money, some to cloth and so on.

Li Yuan is proud, and so is Li Tang's royal family.

Asking a group of people to present gifts is just out of a wish, not to make a fortune.

Therefore, the gifts that Li Yuan gave in return were almost all the gifts presented by the crowd.

Only Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin did not receive gifts in return.

Because in Li Yuan's eyes, it was right for Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to give gifts to Li Yuanji.

After the process of offering gifts and rewards was completed, it was almost evening.

Li Yuan left everyone behind to have a banquet in the Taiji Hall, and when he was in high spirits, he issued an order to amnesty the world.

Li Yuanji doesn't like this kind of celebration that amnesties the world at every turn.

Because in Li Yuanji's view, those who were caught and put in prison really broke the law, and they deserved the punishment they deserved.

You cannot forgive their sins from time to time just because you are happy.

This will only encourage them to make more crazy mistakes.

For example, pinpoint some auspicious days and times, or commit crimes when the emperor or empress is about to die.

Even if he is arrested and brought to justice, he will be released soon.

Therefore, the amnesty of the world, apart from disturbing the stability of the world, has no benefit, and it will not make people feel what kind of grace it is.

However, Li Yuanji did not make a sound to stop it.

Because jumping out to stop Li Yuan at this time will affect Li Yuan's majesty.

Li Yuan organized such a big coronation ceremony for him, but he ran out and slapped Li Yuan in the face.

Can Li Yuan be happy?
What will the world think of him?

The banquet continued until late at night.

Li Yuanji reeked of alcohol, and returned to his Wude Hall with a lot of congratulatory gifts.

Go back to the hall.

Yang Miaoyan and Chen Shanyi had already prepared hot water for washing.

After Li Yuanji washed up briefly, he fell asleep.

……

The next day.

After Li Yuanji woke up, Yang Miaoyan had already counted all the gifts received during the coronation ceremony and put them into the treasury.

"Alang, you have received a lot of congratulations for being crowned this time."

Yang Miaoyan said with a smile while wiping Li Yuanji's face.

Li Yuanji had gradually gotten used to being served by others, and slowly enjoyed this kind of feudal poison, allowing Yang Miaoyan to wipe his face with a sweat towel.

After tidying up, he slowly smiled and said: "It's just some stuff, if you like, I can give you all."

Yang Miaoyan said amusedly: "I am your concubine Yuan, we are one body, what's yours is mine, what's the difference between you giving me those things and turning your left hand over your right hand?"

Li Yuanji laughed and said: "There is still a difference. What is yours is mine, that is true, but what is mine is still mine."

Yang Miaoyan glanced at Li Yuanji dumbfounded.

Li Yuanji hugged Yang Miaoyan slowly, and asked softly, "Have you prepared the gift for Xie Shufang?"

Two days later, it will be Xie Shufang's wedding day.

As Xie Shufang's lord, he not only had to prepare a generous gift, but also set up a guard of honor and went to congratulate him in person.

Yang Miaoyan snuggled into Li Yuanji's arms, nodded and said, "It's ready, some of them have already been sent over."

The congratulatory gift that Li Yuanji prepared for Xie Shufang was heavy and numerous.

So it can be delivered in advance, and when you go to the Xie Mansion to congratulate, you only need to send someone to deliver a gift list.

Those who sing praises only need to read out the gift list, and there is no need to count the gifts.

Because it is impossible for the people of the Wang Mansion to stand at the gate of the Xie Mansion and wait for the people of the Xie Mansion to count the gifts.

"That's good. After attending Xie Shufang's big wedding, we will continue to live in Jiulongtan Mountain."

Li Yuanji still prefers to live in Jiulongtan Mountain, because it will reduce his sense of existence and stay away from the series of meaningless disputes that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are now making.

Yang Miaoyan hesitated for a moment, and said: "If we want to go back to live in Jiulongtan Mountain, I'm afraid it will not be so easy."

Li Yuanji looked at Yang Miaoyan suspiciously.

Yang Miaoyan smiled wryly and said: "When you were crowned yesterday, the eldest sister-in-law brought someone over and said that she wanted you to teach Chengzong's martial arts."

Li Yuanji frowned slightly.

When Zheng Guanyin said this before, he thought Zheng Guanyin was joking, but he didn't expect to be serious now.

However, Zheng Guanyin's purpose is obviously not simple.

Zheng Guanyin should have received Li Jiancheng's instruction, and wanted to use this to ease the relationship with him, and then further win over.

He never thought of helping Li Jiancheng, let alone being wooed by Li Jiancheng.

"I remember that Chengzong has been weak and sickly since he was born, and he is not suitable for martial arts at all. You rejected my eldest sister-in-law for me."

Li Yuanji spoke without hesitation.

Li Chengzong was born as a medicine jar.

The bones of the body are extremely poor.

Everyone in the Imperial Hospital has diagnosed Li Chengzong's illness, and they have nothing to do with Li Chengzong's illness.

Sun Simiao also watched it for Li Chengzong, but he was helpless.

Li Yuanji teaching him to practice martial arts is like lighting a lamp to boil oil for him, and he will die.

Yang Miaoyan said with a wry smile: "But the elder sister-in-law came with her father's instructions."

Li Yuanji frowned and said, "So what?"

Yang Miaoyan couldn't laugh or cry.

Up and down the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanji dared to say "so what" when facing Li Yuan's oral instructions.

Li Yuan will not kill him yet.

"Then I'll send someone to the East Palace and talk to my sister-in-law about it."

"Well, by the way, tell my sister-in-law that she has the intention of letting Chengzong practice martial arts. It is better to let Chengzong follow Sun Simiao to study medicine. Maybe he can find a way to save himself from the medical skills passed down by the sages."

"..."

(End of this chapter)