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Chapter 382 New Year's Court Meeting
"A coincidence?" Pei Sanniang asked again.

Husband Li Dai smiled wryly and said, "Let me give you a clever example! In the second year of Tongtian, Wang Fangqing, the minister of Fengge, donated his eleventh generation ancestor Wang Dao, the tenth generation ancestor Wang Xizhi and Wang Hui, the ninth generation ancestor Wang Xianzhi, Wang Huizhi, Wang Xun, and his great-grandfather Wang Bao, ten volumes of ink-printed rare books of 28 members of the Wang family were dedicated to the empress, and the empress added treasures and brocades after admiring them for several years and returned them to the Wang family. This is a coincidence."

"Since you paid it back, how can you call it a clever trick?"

Li Ye couldn't help but said: "Mother, the copy is returned, the real one is kept."

Pei Sanniang glared at her husband, "If you don't speak clearly, how would I know?"

Li Dai hurriedly apologized and explained: "The lady doesn't know something. How could this kind of ancestral treasure that has been handed down for more than ten generations take the initiative to donate? I have to pretend to show off everywhere, thank the emperor for his kindness."

Pei Sanniang frowned and said, "Then I don't understand. Since today's emperor took the treasure of Lancui Pavilion by chance and Ye'er was forced to give it up, why did the emperor pretend to do something?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Mother is right. In recognition of my initiative to donate treasures, he pretended to give two things. The grandfather's title will be inherited by the father. After the spring of next year, the father will be promoted to the Minister of Rites."

Pei Sanniang's eyes brightened and she smiled, "I really like this kind of posturing!"

Lancui Pavilion treasure has nothing to do with her, she doesn't care, but her husband's promotion and title is what she cares most about.

But Li Dai couldn't be happy, the title originally inherited by his elder brother was given to him, and the emperor's casual words provoked hatred between his elder brother and himself.

It was almost dawn, and the emperor Li Longji was changing his court clothes, preparing to participate in the annual New Year's court.

At this time, Gao Lishi put an inventory in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is the inventory of Lancui Pavilion."

"Where is the thing?" Li Longji asked.

"The things are still in the No. [-] warehouse of Baoji Cabinet Square, but they are completely controlled by the old slave."

He also presented a treasure offering book written by Li Ye, "This is Li Ye's treasure offering book to His Majesty, it is very well written!"

"What did you write?"

"He said that the most precious treasures are easy to perish if they are hidden among the people. They should be hidden in the treasure land of the palace, the country and the country, and they will last for thousands of years."

"A little sycophant!" Li Longji laughed.

"He doesn't want the ten treasures from His Majesty!"

Li Longji was a little surprised, "Why?"

"He said that there is Wang Xizhi's "Funeral Poster" among the hidden treasures. If he doesn't take it, he won't be reconciled. If he does, His Majesty won't be reconciled, so he simply doesn't want it. Your Majesty, this kid can become a great weapon!"

Li Longji squinted his eyes and smiled. This kid is indeed very wise and good at talking. He obviously wanted to steal money, but he called it a courteous.

Li Longji turned to the catalog of calligraphy and painting, and the first one was the original of Wang Xizhi's "Funeral Poster". It was originally collected by Wu Zetian, and later it was given to Zhang Yizhi, a favorite minister. After Zhang Yizhi was killed, this calligraphy treasure was not found, and it was lost among the people. Kaiyuan 26 In [-], it was purchased by Li Linfu with a thousand gold and hidden in Lancui Pavilion.

Li Longji had been eyeing this treasure for a long time, since Li Ye didn't take advantage of the loopholes to take it away and generously kept it for himself, Li Longji had no choice but to express it.

He smiled and said: "This child is so good at understanding the holy will, how about it! I will give him a solid seal, and he can take any city as his food city in the countries of the Western Regions."

The titles of the mid-Tang Dynasty are valuable and worthless, and they are worthless if they are not. Rectification, but there are still many people with titles, which greatly reduces the gold content of titles.

The title is very noble in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of high-ranking officials. In fact, the ruling and opposition parties have long recognized that an official is more important than a noble.

Whether the title is valuable or not mainly depends on whether it is actually sealed. If the title of the title is only mentioned in the decree of the title, but not the food town, or only a certain amount of food town is mentioned, this means that it is a false title.

The Tang Dynasty stipulated that [-] households should be eaten by princes, [-] households should be fed by county kings, [-] households should be fed by princes, and so on.

Of course, this is only the upper limit. In fact, it is impossible to really give you so much. For example, Zhang Jiuling was granted the title of Earl of Shixing County in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, and he was granted the title of [-] households.

According to regulations, the earl's food town is [-] households, and Zhang Jiuling only got [-] households, which means that [-] households is only the upper limit, and he did not say that he must give you [-] households.

Therefore, Li Longji said that there are many countries in the Western Regions, and Li Ye can choose any city as his food town. This sentence has a very meaningful meaning.

Of course the Son of Heaven would not speak indiscriminately, it just depends on how Li Ye understood the deep meaning of this sentence.

To put it simply, if you want to get the food city rewarded by the emperor, you must first destroy the country, turn the country into a state, turn the city into a county, and finally turn the county into a food city.

The New Year's Grand Dynasty was held in Hanyuan Hall. There were too many officials who came to participate in the great dynasty, more than [-] people. Not only officials of all sizes from Chang'an came, but also from Gyeonggi Province, Guannai Province, and Hedong Province. Officials from Han, Henan, Longyou and other areas all came to pay tribute to local specialties.

Even if other Dao states are too far away to come, they must be represented by the Beijing-based Jinzuo Academy to offer tribute.

After the end of the Great Dynasty, there will be a New Year’s banquet for hundreds of officials. The main emperor’s banquet is for court officials of the fifth rank and above, and other low-rank and minor officials, false officials and officials from other places do not need to participate.

Before dawn, the streets of Chang’an City were already filled with lights. Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Jinwu Guard stood on the main streets holding huge candles. Chang’an City was illuminated like daylight, and it was also called the City of Fire.

This is a grand event on the first day of the first lunar month every year. More than [-] officials, wearing court uniforms and official hats, stand neatly in front of Danfeng Gate.

The low-pitched horn sounded, and the gate of the palace was opened wide. Amidst the subsequent sound of drum music, the team of officials began to march forward, with huge golden curtains on both sides. , the whole palace looks extraordinarily resplendent and resplendent.

Passing through the Danfengmen Square, officials of the fifth rank and above enter the Hanyuan Hall, while other officials stand outside to participate in the New Year's Eve.

At this time, the emperor sat down, and five thousand officials paid homage in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live! Long live!"

Li Longji waved his hand, "Your highnesses are free from courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Longji said a few more words, nothing more than the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the world is peaceful, everyone has worked hard last year, I hope you will continue to work hard in the new year, I will definitely give you more officials and honors, etc.

Then, the Minister of Taichang Temple and the son-in-law Zhang Yi read the New Year's greeting table, which can be described as cadenced and brilliant, and praised the emperor. He mainly used the battle of Talas in the river as a starting point to publicize the achievements of the emperor in opening up the territory.

Then the right minister Yang Guozhong announced the major issues to be implemented this year.

Then they discussed the specific time for this year's imperial examination. Within half an hour, Zhang Yi announced the end of the new year's dynasty, and the emperor would entertain the court officials next.

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Li Ye did not attend the court banquet. Although he was above the fifth rank, he was a foreign official, not a court official.

After the early dynasty ended, Li Ye came to Pingkang Fangzhu Mansion to visit his grandfather.

Li Linfu seems to be in good spirits, but this is an illusion. It is an illusion created by the accumulation of various precious medicinal materials. Li Linfu has already run out of fuel, and once the precious medicinal materials lose their effect, he will come to the end of his life.

"Grandfather, I have something bad to tell you!"

Li Ye held his grandfather's withered hand and sighed, "It's about Lancui Pavilion!"

"Is the emperor looking for you?"

Li Ye said helplessly: "Gao Lishi came to me yesterday and said he could keep ten pieces for me, but I didn't want the same, and dedicated them all to the emperor."

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Linfu's mouth, "I know, he won't let it go, so I'll give it to you, you did the right thing!"

"Grandpa, I'm sorry!"

Li Linfu shook his head lightly, "You will take it back, right?"

Li Ye nodded, "I will!"

Li Linfu smiled and patted his grandson's hand, "Ye'er, remember what your grandfather said, the emperor is the top hunter in the Tang Dynasty, no one can beat him, but he can't fight the general trend, follow the general trend, and you will be invincible! "

(End of this chapter)