Ji Tang

Chapter 129 Poems, Books, Ritual and Music
Although Ji Song had no intention of doing anything to Lao Zheng, he still said to Zheng Li: "Why don't you come here to express your gratitude to the empress? Just be satisfied if you can let the empress intercede for you!"

"Zheng Li thanked the empress!" Zheng Li knelt down and bowed his head.

"Well, get up! It's us who have caused trouble for you." Changsun said this and stopped talking.

Li Shimin saw the lively scene and sighed: "It's been a long time since it was so lively. By the way, what were you talking about just now?"

Seeing the looks from everyone, he couldn't hide, so he stepped forward and whispered to Li Shimin: "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace and make it clear to your majesty that all uncles have their own difficulties. As long as your majesty knows about tonight's banquet, he will be treated as such." It’s just a reward from His Majesty.”

Li Shimin saw everyone dodging, so he didn't ask any more questions. It wasn't a big deal, and the faces of the veterans still had to be taken into consideration.

"Okay, then I won't be polite tonight. You don't even have to be the guest of honor. Such good things don't happen often!" Li Shimin laughed.

After saying that, he sat down at the main seat without the slightest hint of politeness.

"My sister has met my brother and sister-in-law!"

"Ji Wu has met your majesty and empress!"

It turned out that Princess Pingyang and Mother Ji came out from behind after hearing that His Majesty and the Queen had arrived.

"Stop being polite, Ji Zhang, please get up too!"

As the head of women in the world, it was the queen's job to receive the female family members, but Li Shimin had never done anything.

"Third sister looks good lately, but do you have any secret recipe?" Changsun said with a smile.

Pingyang glanced at Ji Song and said, "It's nothing. Brother Song gave me some medicine and I feel pretty good. I'll ask him later. If there are no taboos, I'll have some sent to the palace." .”

"Then sister-in-law will be waiting."

"Let's go to the backyard and let these men go crazy here!" After that, he took Pingyang and Ji's mother's hands and said.

"Your Majesty, just follow me!" Mother Ji led the way to the backyard.

Mother Ji has a headache now. She just heard that the emperor was coming. Li Gang, the stubborn old man, took the wrong medicine for some reason and refused to go out to greet him.

She didn't know how to explain it to the queen later, but when the two met, the queen didn't have any surprises. This made Mother Ji breathe a sigh of relief, it's okay!

"Your Majesty, everyone is here, do you want to start?" After Lao Zheng told him that everything was ready, Ji Song asked Li Shimin for instructions.

When Li Shimin came, he also brought with him many members of the royal family, including Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, and Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an.

Now in place, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Let's start!"

"Get ready, look at my gestures later!" Ji Song said to Zheng Li.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I promise you won't make any mistakes!"

Ji Song bowed to Li Shi and walked to the front and said, "I am your Majesty's host today, but after all, it is in my Hao Jie Hou Mansion. I also have some programs to present, please enjoy!"

Just when everyone was wondering, they heard the sound of guzheng playing from around them.

Li Shimin also wanted to see what Ji Song wanted to do, so he said to Chen Shou who was beside him: "Invite the queen here. This boy has fun. It would be a pity for the queen to miss it!"

"Yes, slave, go right away!" Chen Shou said with a smile.

The sound of guzheng sounded gently at first, then the sound of flute, drum, piano and flute sounded one after another.I saw a group of singers coming from a distance, and the piano players were being carried to keep them from going out of tune.

Just when everyone thought it was a song and dance, they heard the sound of reading again: "In the beginning, human nature is good. Nature is similar, but habits are far apart.

If you don't teach, your sex will change.The way of teaching is expensive.

Xi Meng's mother chose a neighbor's place.If you don't learn, you will lose your chance.Dou Yanshan had a righteous prescription and taught his five sons to become famous.

It is the fault of the father whether to raise or not to teach.If the teaching is not strict, the teacher is lazy.

"

A dozen young men wearing moon-white linings, blue cloaks, tall hats, and holding Three-Character Sutra books came from a distance.

This scene shocked the Queen, Li Gang and Princess Pingyang who had just come out of the backyard.

All the young men have impressive looks and grace, and their voices are clear and ethereal.It's like a fairy child walking out of a painting.

"I just said, why did that boy ask me to find someone to make so many clothes? It turned out to be for these children. I should have made more clothes." Mother Ji said annoyed.

"You don't know about this?" Pingyang asked.

"He said he wanted to keep it a secret, so I didn't ask any more questions." Mother Ji said without caring.

Pingyang and Zhangsun both put their foreheads on their hands and smiled bitterly. Fortunately, Brother Song was a steady person. Otherwise, if he was so spoiled by Mother Ji, he would have become a playboy in other people's families.

"Okay, okay! As expected of my disciple, what's so good about those songs and dances? Yingying Yanyan's, that's something only women can watch." Li Gang couldn't control himself when he saw such a scene, he clapped his hands and laughed.

What could Changsun and Pingyang say? When they met this old gentleman, they could only agree, as long as he was happy.

The young people silently recited the contents of the "Three Character Sutra" without any hurry or slowness. As the middle part reached, the songs of the singers became more and more urgent. They cooperated with the young people tacitly, which showed that they had put in a lot of effort.

Except for a limited number of people present who were well-educated people, the others had long been shocked by the sight in front of them.Only those who have never read can truly know the value of reading.

The boys in front of them, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, knew each other as children from Ji's school. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, they had transformed from farm boy to the handsome young man in front of them.

"Second brother, I have decided to send some of my children to Ji's Academy in a few days." Cheng Yaojin said suddenly.

"Would the Marquis agree?" Qin Qiong was not optimistic. He had seen a lot of wealthy families, and they all hid books as if they were treasures. He didn't even think about being taught by a famous teacher.

"Brother Song told me last time that Ji's Academy would be expanded to recruit more students."

"Really?"

"Exactly!"

"Count me in!"

“Learn when you are young, act when you are strong, serve the king at the top, and benefit the people at the bottom.

Raise your fame, show your parents, shine in the front and surpass the back.

The leftover son, Jin Manying.I teach my son, the only scripture.

Diligence is meritorious, but drama is useless.Take precautions, try your best. "

The "Three Character Classic" has come to an end. Just when everyone thought it was about to end, they saw the young people put the books in their arms and suddenly changed their formation.

This formation change made the generals who were aware of the troops present brighten their eyes. They did not expect these young men to be able to form military formations, and they were also scholars. They were simply mid-level officers tailor-made for the army!
With Ji Qing as the leader, everyone formed an awl-shaped charging formation.They started to practice military boxing, which was strictly trained by Ji Lu, and everyone was quite enthusiastic.

Li Shimin looked up at the teenagers below, his eyes full of fire.These are all good young men. They have read books, learned martial arts, and understand military formations. It can be seen that they have also read military books.

As an emperor determined to avenge the Turks' humiliation, there was no reason why he would not be tempted when he saw these young men with both civil and military skills. He was now thinking about how to get these people into the army!
　Thinking of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, I feel inexplicably shocked when I think about it now.Cultural heritage is the most shocking weapon.Later, Qiao Mu will write about a cultural feast of the Tang Dynasty.If you have any materials, please leave a message!Thanks

　　
　
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