Red Tang

The spring breeze hits people warmly, blowing green willows, red peach blossoms, and warming Li Kuo's heart.

"Yes, I am my father's only son, Li Kuo." Facing everyone's astonished or doubtful eyes, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Kuo's mouth. There seemed to be a fire burning in his chest. For a moment, he didn't need to hide anything anymore. He was the only son of Li Shizhi, the left prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He had the blood of the Li family of Longxi flowing through his body. He had the courage to face everyone's doubts!

Gao Shi was stunned for a moment, then stroked his beard lightly, and said with a loud smile, "I never thought that someone Gao would make a fuss in Lanyue Tower today, and he would have a nephew. It really deserves my trip to Xijing. Kuoer, your grandpa and I were friends back then. Desperate friendship, I hugged you when you were young. I have traveled a lot outside the Great Wall in recent years, but according to seniority, it is not too much to call you uncle."

Li Kuo was overjoyed when he heard the words, he thought that Gao Shi would ask to prove his identity first, but he didn't expect him to be so open-minded, he didn't care about these details at all.

Bowing down and giving a deep salute, Li Kuo said in a harmonious voice: "My nephew has met Uncle Gao, I wish Uncle an early 'ride the horse in the desert and drive away Saihuan'."

Hearing this, Gao Shi tapped Li Kuo's forehead and joked, "Good boy, you have learned to tease Uncle Gao. After a while, I will drink two cups with the old man. Shizhi's son will never be a porcelain horse in his life." Leng (Note 1)!"

It turns out that Secretary Gao has been advocating the imperial court to sweep the acupoints in the courtyard, and wiped out the Turks.And Li Kuo just used the verses of Gao Shi's "Ji Zhong Zuo" to express his respect for Uncle Gao.

The two uncles and nephews exchanged pleasantries, and Li Kuo realized that Zhang Yanji, who was on the side, was a little shy and made a wrong step backwards, and his expression was quite embarrassing.

Li Kuo knew in his heart that Zhang Zihe, Zhang Yanji's grandpa, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, had always regarded himself as his father's disciple, and had quite a bit of prestige among scholars.But after his father was framed and dismissed by Li Linfu, although the minister did not make trouble like other disciples and old officials, he vaguely avoided some distance from his family.I'm afraid that the young Yanji's temperament will not save face, and he is afraid that he will be humiliated by Uncle Gao.

With a secret sigh, Li Kuo pulled Zhang Yanji to Gao Shi's side with a smile, and said in a harmonious voice: "Uncle Gao, this is Zhang Yanji, the son of Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, and I have died of friendship by urinating with me. I hope uncle will allow it." Together with his nephew, he begged his uncle for a glass of wine."

Gao Shi was obviously in a good mood today. He looked at Zhang Yanji, whose face was a little blushing, and said loudly, "Well, since Kuo'er has a good relationship with Mr. Zhang's young man, let's invite him. There will be more excitement!"

Hearing this, Li Kuo was secretly delighted, and quickly nodded Zhang Yanji with his elbow to signal the other party to come forward to thank him, but who would have thought that this Yumu Gada blushed, turned his head sideways and rushed to Gao Shi, arched his hands, and then hid behind Li Kuo .

For a while, there was bursts of laughter from the crowd, and a few street rogues who feared the world would not be chaotic sang nasty tunes, repeatedly complaining that the young man of the Zhang family, Junkong, had a good skin, but he was a young boy who had never seen the world .

In the moment of embarrassment, shopkeeper Chen trotted out of the shop, cupped his hands at Gao Shi with a smile all over his face, and said, "Secretary Gao, Your Highness Yuzhen invites you to come upstairs for a banquet. Her old man also said that she admires You have been here for many years, this chance encounter is definitely to ask for a gift poem, and I cannot let you escape for nothing!"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his two eyebrows were raised and raised, and his lips parted and closed lightly, for fear that he would accidentally miss the request from Her Highness the Princess.

Gao Shi was startled for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "How dare Gao disobey the order of Princess Yuzhen (Note 2)? However, I would like to bring my two nephews to the banquet together, so I ask shopkeeper Chen to allow me."

Shopkeeper Chen's smile instantly froze upon hearing this, and he smiled wryly in his heart.Secretary Gao, Master Gao, aren't you slapping me in the face of old Mr. Chen? As a restaurant manager, I'm just passing a message to someone, so I don't dare to make decisions for the princess.But after thinking about it, Her Royal Highness asked him to act cheaply, so it would not be a problem to bring two honorable children.As long as you bring someone to her old man's house, are you afraid that she will be unhappy?Thinking of this, shopkeeper Chen's face gradually cleared up again, and he said with a smile: "It's easy to say, easy to say. Her Royal Highness has always appreciated young talents the most. The two young men's faces are like jade, and they will surely win His Highness's favor. .”

Seeing that the goal has been achieved, Gao Shi cupped his hands at Shopkeeper Chen and said, "In this way, Shopkeeper Chen will be here."

Shopkeeper Chen didn't dare to be too big, and invited Gao Shi and his party into Lanyue Tower with one arm and half bowed body.

This Lanyue Building was originally owned by Mrs. Guo Guo, the sister of Yang Zhao's clan, so the layout is magnificent, elegant and unique.The restaurant is designed with three floors, the first floor is the lobby, and dozens of willow square tables are neatly placed, which can accommodate hundreds of people to eat at the same time.Most of the gentry and rich men who dine on this floor don't care about these expenses because of their wealth.The second floor is a private room named after the 24 solar terms. Although the private room is small, it is exquisite.The gold and stone calligraphy and paintings hanging around the wall are paired with the custom-made zither of Su Jinxuan Guqin Shop, which makes people feel refreshed and poetic!Most of the customers on this floor are the officials and lords of the fifth and fourth ranks in the capital. In their spare time, inviting close friends to the 24-section private room of the Moon Tower for a second meal is enough to make you feel amazing in front of your colleagues for several days!As for the three floors, they are extremely luxurious.The entire floor is divided into luxury private rooms named after the three capitals of Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, Luoyang, and Jinyang, even the royal relatives may not be able to reserve them.But it's not like rich merchants and wealthy businessmen have the opportunity to enter the private rooms on the second and third floors to host banquets and invite friends.Although these people don't talk about spending a lot of money, they are the ones who are willing to spend a lot of money. Although Lanyuelou mainly manages the business of the upper class noble princes, there is no need to deal with a lot of meat, right?As long as you spend 24 Wen in this building to buy a wooden waist card, you can become a member of Lanyue Building. If you spend 3 Wen in total, you can exchange for a copper waist card, and you can go to the [-]-solar private room on the second floor for meals. Enjoy the treatment of an official master!If you spend up to [-] yuan, you can be led by the shopkeeper to the Sandu Pavilion on the third floor at a specific time to enjoy the addiction of the royal relatives!The huge attic on the first floor is only divided into three rooms, not only can you drink Gaochang wine with a Silla maid in your arms, squinting and being massaged by a Kunlun slave (Note [-]).You can also listen to the piano music of Aunt Hong in Beili, and compose a story about pink.

Li Kuo didn't know about these things, he just felt that Lanyue Tower really lived up to its reputation when he walked along with shopkeeper Chen.

Shopkeeper Chen had already arranged Xiaowei Wang and his party beside Gao Shi to the elegant seat near the window in the lobby on the first floor.At this moment, he just wanted to bring Gao Shi back to Chang'an Pavilion, but seeing Li Kuo slow down, he said anxiously: "I said Mr. Li, Your Highness is still waiting. If you want to see this restaurant, After the banquet, the little old man promises you to see enough, but at this moment, please follow the little old man to meet His Highness."

Li Kuo knew shopkeeper Chen's mood, smiled wryly, cupped his hands and walked upstairs.

Turn back lightly twice, fold lightly three rounds, Gao Shi and his party came to the third floor of the small building.

Guided by shopkeeper Chen, Gao Shi and his party stopped in front of a private room with a plaque inscribed with Chang'an Xuan.Shopkeeper Chen went up to chat with the guards on both sides of the guard for a while, and then saw the bamboo door was lightly opened, and a scent of ambergris wafted from the room along the wind, making people feel refreshed and free from irritability.

After entering the pavilion, Li Kuo truly felt the vast area and luxurious layout of the room.

From the bamboo gate to the Xuantai, pure Persian carpets are spread in the huge hall, and more than a dozen high-quality nanmu tables are neatly placed along the order of the host and guest. The inscriptions and paintings at that time were all displayed in gold wire frames, strung with tassels and hung between the walls.On one side of the Xuan room, a curtain is even used as a screen to separate a small room, and a large bed with carved railings and lacquer paintings can be glimpsed vaguely.

At this time, there are only two parties with owners in a dozen or so rooms.Sitting behind the first case on the north face was a young woman with willow eyebrows like the moon and red lips like sand.I saw her wearing a light yellow palace dress, her hair in a cloudy bun, and her face smeared with red makeup, she was lazily leaning halfway on the desk.Even so, there is still a sharp and noble temperament in the eyebrows, no doubt it must be Princess Yuzhen.

And next to her was a young Confucian scholar sitting kneeling behind her.I saw his face with Chinese characters, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, thick lips and broad nose, full of Buddha air.She was dressed in a light green Su-pattern jacquard silk deep jacket, paired with a plain purple shirt for half-arms, making her face look like jade.From his interaction with Princess Yuzhen's eyebrows and eyes from time to time, it can be seen that this person must be deeply favored by Princess Yuzhen.

Thinking up to this point, Princess Yuzhen gently opened her lips and said: "I think this is Gao Shidafu under the tent of Marshal Ge Shuhan. Yuzhen has admired his name for a long time. I hope you don't want to be restrained at today's banquet. Have fun."

Hearing the words, Gao Shi stepped forward to bow to Princess Yuzhen and gave a light salute, "Your Highness, the princess, was serious, and it was Dafu who was reckless just now. I am grateful that the princess is not to blame, and someone Gao should punish himself with three cups as an apology." Pour three cups of fine wine from the table on one side, and drink it all up.

"Haha, Your Highness, I told you that Gao Dafu is not a secular person, and he will not stick to those stereotypes. Now you can rest assured." Seeing Gao Shi being so forthright, the middle-aged man burst into pride, clapped his hands and laughed loudly. .

Gao Shi raised his eyebrows lightly, and then said with a smile: "This is Wang Mojie, the lord of Wangchuan. Mr. Gao has admired his name for a long time, and it is really worthwhile to hear and see it today. Coincidentally, a few days ago ri Zhang Jiu (Note 4) also wants to exchange his "Lanting Preface" for your "Ji Yu Wang Chuan Zhuang", and now I just want to help him beg for favor!"

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Note 1: Porcelain Horse Leng: Shaanxi dialect, that is, not clever and dull.

Note 2: Princess Yuzhen: Xuanzong's mother and sister, who later became a monk to Yuzhen Temple, are very fond of Xuanzong.

Note 3: Kunlun slaves: According to records, Kunlun slaves are as strong as cattle, gentle in temperament, down-to-earth and upright, and nobles and wealthy families rushed to buy them as servants.

Note 4: Zhang Jiu, that is, the grass sage Zhang Xu.Liu Yun liked his calligraphy so much, so he asked him to come out to make soy sauce.

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