A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 633

In the sky above the imperial city, the mountains shouted long live.

There are some different sounds mixed in,

Listen carefully, but it is some nobles such as Turk Qijin Teqin who are shouting "Khan".

A group of Turkic nobles who had just been crowned King Kegong and Grand General Zhonglang Jiang collectively presented the title of Khan of Heaven to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin.

Emperor Li Shimin was very happy and laughed.

Shangshu Zuopu Shefang Xuanling stepped forward and announced the decree, "I, Emperor Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, have higher moral virtues than a hundred kings. My talents have been outstanding throughout the ages. I have appointed all Xia internally and subjugated hundreds of barbarians externally. The Hufan Lord in the north of the country has been sent to Que Dunqing. Please The title of the Supreme Being is Heavenly Khan. Later, he sent a seal to the Tibetan rulers outside the Great Wall, and they all called the emperor Heavenly Khan, and he will unite all barbarians!"

The emperor happily accepted the title of Khan.

"Since ancient times, people have valued China and despised barbarians. I only love them like one, so all their descendants rely on me like their parents."

The emperor said these words in public. He was very noble and a loving father.

Wu Huaiyu watched from the side, but he was very sober. You must know that Li Shimin had publicly said another sentence before, Yi Di are just like animals, they are afraid of power but not moral.

Today's joyful and harmonious scene is just that the Tang Dynasty completely defeated the Eastern Turks, not because of kindness.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has only been 13 years, but they have fought more than 80 wars. There is no love at all.

It is not too unusual for the Turkic nobles to honor Li Shimin as Tian Khan.

In ancient times, the Turks, Rourans, Tieles, and even the Khitan, Tuyuhun and other leaders all called Khan. It was also common for them to call the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Khan. They added the word "tian" to express their surrender, but this was not the first time. .

In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen Yang Jian defeated the Turks, and the Turks gave Yang Jian the title of Saint Moyuan Khan. From below the sky to above the earth, under the sun and the moon, there is only the Saint Khan. Today is a great day. May the Saint Khan live a thousand years. It's always like today.

Tian Khan is almost the same as Sage Khan. Anyway, it means I am convinced, I am convinced, we are convinced. Although Li Shimin doesn't like his cousin Yang Guang very much, he still respects his uncle Yang Jian.

Now that he has only been in power for three and a half years, he has been able to defeat the Turks and make all the Tibetans surrender and honor him with the title of Khan. This means that he has reached the level of Yang Jian in the hearts of the Tibetan people. How could he be unhappy?

"The Duke of Jin,"

Hou Junji looked over and said, "Why are you frowning at such a grand occasion? Do you think it is inappropriate for the Tibetan princes to confer the title of Khan of Heaven?"

Huaiyu looked at him. This guy was a censor and a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was still a prime minister involved in political affairs. He was getting more and more arrogant.

I heard that this guy has been ridiculed since he became prime minister because he didn't study much before. He really made up his mind to study hard. Even because Wei Zheng admired his efforts, he even worshiped Wei Zheng as his teacher and started reading the Eight Classics seriously. Come on, I heard that I am pretty good at reading, and I can even write poetry.

However, when this guy opened his mouth, he deliberately dug a hole for Wu Huaiyu with ill intentions.

"It is very good that all the ministers present the title of Khan of Heaven to Your Majesty. In the whole world, who is the king's land, and who is the guest of the land, is it the king's ministers?"

"Then why is Duke Jin frowning?"

Hou Junji still refused to give up.
Huaiyu said, "I just saw the scene of this prosperous age, and I suddenly felt poetic. I wanted to write a poem to record this situation. I heard that Duke Lu was studying with the Prime Minister of Wei and had achieved success, so why not compose a poem together? First congratulations.”

"In front of the Duke of Jin, I don't dare to do anything for my family. I am willing to listen to the new poems of the Prime Minister."

The two prime ministers exchanged words with each other, which soon attracted everyone's attention. Even Li Shimin smiled and asked Huaiyu to write a poem on the spot.

"Then I'll show my disgrace and put it together in a hurry."

"Who doesn't know that the Duke of Jin's poems are amazing, especially his poems on frontier fortresses? Please let us enjoy them." Hou Junji said loudly, wishing that everyone could hear that Wu Huaiyu was going to compose a poem on the spot. He didn't quite believe it. Wu Huaiyu could compose an excellent poem on the spot. He became a disciple of Wei Zheng, and also consulted with Kong Yingda, Lu Deming and others. He read many books very diligently.

But it is only a brief reference to the allusions. As for the poems, they are at the level of limericks at most. The yellow dog is white on the body and the white dog is swollen. They are already rare works that praise the snow without seeing the snow.

Prince Chengqian asked someone to get paper and pen, holding a scroll in one hand and a pen in the other, and stood next to Huaiyu.
"The teacher recited poems, and I came to record them."

The emperor also looked at him with a smile, and even said to Jieli Tuli, Li Simo, etc. Wu Huaiyu was not only a capable commander in command of the army, but also an excellent poet, calligrapher, painter, and doctor.

"The Turks are in the northwest, apart from the outer areas of Juechen. They are far away and dangerous, and even if they are arrogant, they are not in danger.

King Lie Lie is a teacher, Xiong Chi is a disciple.The dragon flag rolls over the waves, and Yu rides across the sky.

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The emperor sat facing south, surrounded by thousands of barbarians and Di people.He is called the Son of Heaven and God, which has never been the case in ancient times.

Offer the title of Heavenly Khan to cover the capital of our country. The soldiers will not fight each other, and everyone will protect their lives and bodies. "

Wu Huaiyu said one sentence after another,
A long poem was recited, with powerful sentences.

The prince Chengqian wrote quickly, and the more he wrote, the more excited he became, and his face turned red.

Li Shimin high-fived and praised, "Okay, well written."

Hou Junji followed the high-five, but actually did not understand the good and bad, but just echoed. Li Shimin asked Hou Junji with a smile, "I heard that Sanshui has studied hard in the past two years, and even learned to write poems. Do you understand Huaiyu?" This poem?"

"Returning to the saint, the poems on the frontier fortress are well written, and they correspond well to this situation."

"Wei Zheng, you are teacher Hou Junji. Please tell him about the poem Huaiyu."

Wei Zheng came forward with some helplessness, first crossed his hands and saluted, and then said to Hou Junji, "This poem by the Duke of Jin should be a rap song."

Hou Junji was really stunned.
Wei Zheng had no choice but to say, "Rao music and Bei Ge are both drum music in Yuefu songs. The music originated from Beidi and the Western Regions. Rao music is used as military music.
Rap songs and northern songs are bold and unrestrained, and the language is strong and straightforward.

Since the Han and Wei dynasties, there have been rap songs and lyrics, but not in the Tang Dynasty. I heard that the Taichang Temple Propaganda Department has Rong music, but the lyrics are not included.Rao songs and drum music poems are usually a group of poems. I dare to ask Jin Guogong how many poems are in this group of poems, but twelve? "

Compared with Hou Junji, who knew nothing, Wei Zheng was indeed a knowledgeable prime minister. He could immediately tell that Wu Huaiyu's poem was unusual, and was actually a poem about rap and drum music.

"This poem is indeed a lyrics for Rao music drum music. For the time being, I only have this one. I will think about it carefully when I have time."

"Then I'll just wait for the completion of the twelve poems of Tang rap drum music,"

Rap songs and drumbeats are official elegant music. They are not only given to soldiers fighting on the front line to boost their morale, but also to noble ministers. Some of them are given as posthumous gifts, and some special dignitaries and ministers will also give drumbeaters to drummers during their lifetimes. This is status treatment. symbol of.

The status of drum music is very high. Today, the rap music in Taichang Temple in the Tang Dynasty was restored and reconstructed by Taichang Shaoqingzu Xiaosun of Fan Yang's ancestral family, but there are no words for the music.

Hou Junji stood there, feeling that he looked very ignorant.

"The Duke of Jin is such a talented person, why not make another song? No one is satisfied with it," Hou Junji said with a smile.

Wu Huaiyu pretended to be embarrassed, but Hou Junji deliberately made a fuss.
"Sanshui," the emperor called to Hou Junji,

Wu Huaiyu crossed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I will present another rap song and drum song. The Eastern Turk song just now, and now I will sing the Iron Mountain Breaking song.

The iron mountain is broken and the desert is comfortable.Erlu Jin, even the Qionglu.With Beihai on its back, it is the corner of Kunyu.Sui Lai invades the border area, or Fu Yudu.The emperor appointed the marshal to pursue his ambitions.

Defeat Dingxiang and descend to Kuiqu.I live in a poor house and scold Yu Wu.A hundred barbarians are courageous and a gangster.Mighty and dazzling, the ghost district is bright.

The benefits are numerous and the contribution is insurmountable.

The officials and ministers bowed their hands, but it was the emperor's motive. "

The smile on Hou Junji's face froze. Unexpectedly, Wu Huaiyu composed another song as soon as he said he would do it. He suspected that Wu Huaiyu must have finished it a long time ago, but now when he recited it, he said it was freshly made.He secretly looked at the faces of Wei Zheng, the emperor, and others, and found that they kept nodding, and seemed to have done a good job in this song.

"The prince will give this copy of the rap lyrics to the Propaganda Department of Taichang Temple. It can't just have music but no lyrics."

Hou Junji was a bit unwilling to give up, "How can the Duke of Jin, a great talent, be able to compose another song?"

"Why don't Prime Minister Hou play a song?"

Hou Junji was defeated by an army, and he smiled ugly. His limericks were not neatly written, so how could he dare to embarrass himself here?

He retreated sullenly, saying that the Duke of Jin would slowly think of new poems in the future.

"I suddenly had some inspiration, so why don't I write another song "Zhan Wu Lao" to dedicate to His Majesty?
Fighting in Wulao, moving the river.If you are against the help, you will try to push the horns.The angry zodiac beasts fight against Qiao Yue.

The cute teeth are proud of frost and hail.Wang Mou made an internal decision and Shen took control.

Spread the grass and bind it with two masters.Fear of Huarong, outline and seal.

If you are destined to die, you will be humble enough to cut it.The only way to be virtuous is to be enlightened first. "

Rao music and music and lyrics are actually the same as lyrics. The music comes first and then the words. You have to be familiar with the music and then write the lyrics. Is it difficult or not? Of course there are many restrictions.

Even if Hou Junji studied for three lifetimes, he would still not be able to compose any quality music or lyrics. However, when Wu Huaiyu composed three songs in a row, everyone took it for granted.

Everyone gave high fives and expressed admiration.

Especially for these three lyrics, although he wrote the lyrics for agitation music and has a strong rap style, the content is basically about praising the emperor and praising the Tang Dynasty.
The first song, Tian Khan, talks about the Tang Dynasty destroying the Eastern Turks, and the Tibetan chieftains were bound to Chang'an and presented their prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. They all presented the title of Tian Khan to the emperor. The second song, Iron Mountain Broken, is about Wu Huaiyu leading the Northern Expedition. The story of the attack on Tieshan to pursue Jieli is also a record of Li Jing, Wei Chigong, Su Dingfang and others in the Northern Expedition to attack Dingxiang, fight at Baidao, break Tieshan, attack Qikou, and capture the chieftains.

As for the third battle against Wulao, it praises Li Shimin's great achievements in fighting Dou Jiande's 10 horses at Wulao Pass with thousands of horses.

On today's occasion, as soon as the lyrics of these three rap songs came out, it was really suitable for the occasion and made the emperor very comfortable.

Hou Junji no longer dared to speak.

Every time Wu Huaiyu composed a song or lyrics, it was like a slap in the face.

The emperor laughed and rejoiced. Today he has avenged his previous humiliation and feels proud.

"Prepare an edict,
Li Jing, Wu Huaiyu, and Li Daozong made great achievements in the Northern Expedition. Each of them was given a propaganda unit, and Wu Ben was given 40 men to hold the sword.

Li Ji, Su Dingfang, and Yuchi Gong each gave Wu Ben 20 men to hold ban swords."

It was extremely rare to be given Guchuang, Huben and Banjian during his lifetime. It was quite common in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, but it had not happened in the Tang Dynasty.

Generally, after death, the clan and ministers are given Yu Bao Guang Chuang and Hu Ben Ban Swords. For example, after the death of Princess Li Sanniang of Pingyang, she was buried with military honors and given Yu Bao Gu Cui, a large coat, a command banner, 40 Ban Swords, and Hu Ben Jia soldiers.

Before the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan accepted Zen and proclaimed himself emperor, Emperor Yang You of the Sui Dynasty issued an edict to give the Tang King Li Yuan the privilege of going to the palace with a sword, not to rush into the court, and to praise and worship without mentioning it.

Even Pei Ji, the head of the Wude Dynasty officials and a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, never gave him any encouragement.

The emperor waved to Wu Huaiyu, "Erlang will ride back to the palace with me,"

"The prince is coming too," the emperor waved to Cheng Qian again.

Hou Junji stood there and could only watch with envy as Wu Huaiyu got on the emperor's carriage. Among the civil and military officials, this treatment was unique to him.

Hou Junji also wanted to advocate Ban Jian. His dignified prime minister and official minister were not as good as Su Dingfang, a remnant of Hebei who came to join the imperial court only during the Zhenguan Dynasty.

That guy is now the General of the Youtun Guard and the Duke of Linqing County. He has been granted the title of a hundred households and a twenty-year-old Tiger Guard holding swords. I can’t bear it!
(End of this chapter)