Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 4 Confused and Confused (1) ([-])
Famous travel
Ma Shouzhong, who was in charge of all engineering affairs in Xiyuan, was very worried when Emperor Yangdi opened up the Yuhe River, built dragon boats, and now selected a thousand temple girls from all over the world. On this day, he finally figured out a reason, so he hurried into the palace Advise Emperor Yang: "In ancient times, emperors have closed the grand ceremony for their actions. The last time your Majesty opened the market in the Western Regions, you were in a lot of trouble. It is not right for you. But opening up the territory is still a major national event; Unnamed, I'm afraid that His Majesty will be criticized by future generations after a long life. In the past, His Majesty built this Xiyuan, after many years and thousands of craftsmen, I don't know how much manpower and money was spent to build it. The Sixteenth Courtyard of Shenshan Mountain. But it is such a scenery like a heavenly palace and a fairy island, why is Your Majesty abandoning it again, and looking for some scenery in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Naturally, such a remark could not persuade Emperor Yang, but the unnamed sentence reminded Emperor Yang. Immediately, he thought about it for a long time, and suddenly the memorial on Yuwenda yesterday said, Liaodong Korea has not paid tribute for many years.So he decided to use the name of conquering Liaodong to cover up his fact of traveling.In this way, an edict was issued first to convey to the world, saying that it was a personal conquest by the royal family, but in fact, he sent another good general to Liaodong with a little army, bluffing, but his own whereabouts had already gone to Jiangdu, who could do nothing What?The next day, Emperor Yang, who was proud of his cleverness, held a court meeting and announced such a decree to his ministers. It was an imperial edict to conquer Liao.It says:
There are no two days and two places in the universe, and there is only one monarch and minister in ancient and modern times.The emperor of the Great Sui Kingdom, who refused to return to Liaodong Koryo, conscripted soldiers, and first issued an edict to the Quartet, so that he could know the grace and power of the heavenly court.If it goes well, we will help it with virtue, and we will give it the grace of rain and dew; if it goes against it, we will punish it with prestige, and add the power of wind and thunder.Therefore, the Yellow Emperor had the march of Zhuolu, so why did he say a hundred battles?What's more, Koryo, Liaodong, is close to Dianfu, and it is safe to let it not court, so as to hurt the king; if it is stalked, will it damage the prestige of China?Therefore, today I love to fight and fight, and the name of the celestial dynasty is correct;With a crowd of tigers and tigers, coming down to the hole, it is the same as destroying the dead!

As soon as this generous and painful edict was issued, Emperor Yang went on a dragon boat trip in a legitimate way.Just at this time, the chief eunuch who was in charge of training a thousand court ladies also worked hard to train them.The newly selected [-] palace foot girls who had practiced for many days were assigned to ten large dragon boats.There are ten people in a cable, and a hundred people in a boat.When the wind blows, hang up the brocade sails, each holds a blue oar with a gold-embellished pattern, and sits around the boat; when there is no wind, each holds a brocade cable, and drives the sheep to the shore with colorful whips. Yangdi felt good about the scenery.

Before his departure, Emperor Yang decreed that Yang Yu, king of Yue, also the eldest son of his eldest son Yang Zhao, would stay in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and leave half of the ministers of civil and military affairs to assist him in managing the government; then Emperor Yang himself could go outside to play without worry up.

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On the auspicious departure day selected by the ceremonial officials, Emperor Yangdi and Empress Xiao Longzhang Fengzao, in a royal atmosphere, led many concubines and concubines to ride together in a golden and jade-covered happy carriage.There are also those three thousand beauties and eight hundred palace concubines, all driving seven incense chariots, surrounding the jade chariot.All the servants are dressed in python clothes and jade belts, and ride on horses.Because of the name of Zheng Liao, there are still eight thousand Jinyi troops lined up in front of Luanyu.The dragon flags fluttered, and the phoenix belt fluttered. They were arranged along the imperial road, which was a full ten miles away.

When the imperial chariot arrived at Baishi port, Emperor Yang didn't go to the palace, but directly took all the empresses and concubines on board.The ten big dragon boats where the emperor and empress are located are all connected together with copper cables, and they are in the middle.The favorite concubines and concubines were allocated among the [-] No. [-] dragon boats, half in front and half in the back, surrounding the big dragon boat.An embroidered flag is inserted on each boat, which is compiled into a name; all the ladies and beauties live in accordance with the name, so that they can be called from time to time.Ten thousand miscellaneous boats are divided into civil and military officials and Huangmen servants; they travel slowly along with the dragon boat.With the sound of drums on the big ship, ships of all sizes will march in;There are also ten generals, called cable protectors, who patrol around the dragon boat constantly.Although there are [-] dragon boats and hundreds of thousands of people who almost fill up a Yu River, they are neat and serious, no one dares to make noise, and no boat dares to go wrong and lag behind.

Pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, plant willows in Sui embankment for thousands of miles

Before the departure, the thousand beautiful court ladies were specially brought to see him.Sure enough, when Emperor Yang saw that they were all slim and beautiful, his heart was in full bloom.After a brief glance, he sent an order to beat the drums and set off the boat.It just so happened that there was no wind on this day, and the sails could not be stretched; the man who guarded the cable drove a thousand white goats to both sides of the bank, and escorted the maids of the temple to go ashore to pull the cable.The maid who had been trained strictly, started to move gracefully as soon as she heard the drums on the boat beating lightly. The ten big dragon boats had already been dragged forward by a hundred brocade cables.Emperor Yang, carrying Empress Xiao, leaned side by side on the boat tower, looking around, and saw the palace girls on both sides of the river, crescent eyebrows lined up, pink and black in a row, what a beautiful scenery.

The more Emperor Yang looked at it, the happier he was, and he said to Empress Xiao, "It's not in vain for me to enjoy myself so much for the sake of the emperor!" Empress Xiao, who was best at flattering horses and completely disregarding the queen's airs, also played back: "Your Majesty can enjoy yourself in time. , can really be called God Knows His Fate!"

After standing for a while, Emperor Yangdi went down from the boat tower, leaned against the side of the boat, and looked at the foot girls carefully, but found that they couldn't walk half a mile. Open and close, panting uncertainly.It was the weather in early April, the new heat was pressing, and the sun was pressing on the noodles. They squinted their eyes tightly, and the veins on their foreheads were bulging.This group of palace girls are all delicate girls of fifteen or sixteen years old, how can they afford it, so they didn't walk very far, and they all fell into this shape in embarrassment.

When Emperor Yang saw this situation, as if he was facing a critical, difficult and difficult event for the country, he thought hard to himself, let these women lead the rope, it was for the sake of beauty, if all of them were walking in a panic , not only boring, but full of ugly behavior.You have to think of a magic way to solve this problem.So he hurriedly passed the decree and asked Mingjin to stop the boat. The women in the hall were eager for the sound, and hurriedly took up the cable and went back to the boat.

Yu Shiji, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, was accompanying him and gave Emperor Yang a timely solution to the problem: "According to my humble opinion, this matter is not difficult, as long as your Majesty sends a decree to plant all the weeds on both sides of the strait." The willows look like two rows of emerald curtains, are you afraid that they won’t block out the sunlight?”

Emperor Yangdi pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "Although this method is wonderful, it's just the long embankment for thousands of miles. When will the magistrates be able to plant so many willow trees?" His Majesty Xu said in the decree that no matter the officials or people, anyone who can plant a willow will be rewarded with a piece of silk. Those poor people are greedy for small profits, and they can plant this thousand-mile long embankment in three to five days." Yang Yang The emperor couldn't help but praised again: "Qing is really a useful talent!" So he passed the decree, issued the second military industry department, and quickly wrote the notice, and the flying horse informed the people on both sides of the strait; , loaded with countless pieces of silk and silver, and the corresponding silk money will be issued according to the number of willow trees planted along the way.

Sure enough, in less than a day's work, willows have already been densely planted on both sides of the nearby hundred miles.Seven days later, Qianli Sui Dike had already been planted like a willow alley.The green light covers the ground, and the green shadows tower into the sky.

Emperor Yang looked at it, praised the scenery, and said to Empress Xiao: "In the past, Qin Shihuang enshrined Zen on Mount Tai. When the wind and rain came suddenly, there was nowhere to hide. Fortunately, five big pine trees on the mountain covered it. As a doctor, the world will call it Wudafusong in the future. Now that I travel to Xingjiang City, it is all thanks to the two rows of willow roads that can hide from the sun and also serve as a guardian, so I will also give them a royal surname, surname Yang." Since then, the world has called willow trees willows.

Empress Xiao was also busy showing off, and said jokingly, "Your Majesty has won a hero with the same surname today, and you should also celebrate." Then he ordered the left and right to watch the wine and serve it to Emperor Yang.Emperor Yangdi took the wine and smiled even more heartily.

With the sound of the sailing drum, a thousand palace foot girls still went ashore to lead the brocade cable, holding colorful whips, and drove the white jade sheep, and walked in a row.Only this time, willows were planted on the two embankments, and the blue shadows were so heavy that not even a ray of sunlight could penetrate, and there was also a breeze blowing from time to time, making it cool and pleasant.

纳美
Emperor Yangdi took all his concubines to drink wine and listen to songs on the dragon boat. Riding on the wine, he went around the railings on the dragon boat everywhere, savored and watched the palace footwomen on both sides of the river carefully, and secretly selected them.These women with crimson silk and colorful sleeves, walking lightly and gracefully, walking through the shade of green poplars, are all very lovely.Especially when I saw the third dragon boat, the woman was taller and more handsome, with a soft waist, a pair of big eyes that were watery in autumn, and two beautiful eyebrows in spring and long daisy.Under the moisture of fifteen or sixteen years old, Bai Xue's condensed skin became more and more like a fresh fruit, tempting to take a bite.Emperor Yang, who had seen countless people, looked at this woman from top to bottom, from right to left, and was 100% satisfied. At this time, Empress Xiao ordered Zhu Guier, who was very favored, to invite the emperor to go back for a drink, but he saw Yang Di leaning on the railing , with his eyes fixed on the shore, no matter how Zhu Guier urges him, he always ignores him.

Seeing that Emperor Yangdi was not to be moved, Zhu Guier had to report to Empress Xiao, who knew her husband, Mo Ruo's wife. Empress Xiao couldn't help laughing and said, "Long live, I don't know whose demon has fallen!" Then she led everyone to the third dragon boat, and along With the straight eyes of Emperor Yangdi, he also saw the woman on the shore.So Empress Xiao, who was clever, immediately praised loudly: "This woman is really charming!" Seeing that Emperor Yang didn't completely change his ignorance of Zhu Gui'er just now, although his gaze had not yet retracted, he had already expressed satisfaction Empress Xiao said, "However, although this woman looks good from a distance, she doesn't know how she looks up close. Your Majesty, why don't you let her come on board to have a look?" One sentence reminded Emperor Yang, and he came back to his senses. , also paid attention to Empress Xiao.

When the woman Xuan came to take a look, that beauty was more exciting than looking at it from a distance, especially the faint fragrance from her body, which was even more intoxicating.Emperor Yang immediately beamed with joy, and Empress Xiao teased him and said, "Your Majesty is blessed with beauty, so heaven sent this beauty."

Emperor Yang asked someone to call the woman to him, and asked her where her hometown was, what her name was, and how old she was.The woman was so shy that she couldn't answer, and the maids on the left and right pressed her for questions, and she replied in a low voice that she lives in Gusu, her name is Wu Jiangxian, and she is 17 years old.Empress Xiao praised "You are young", and then asked her if she ever married a husband?When Wu Jiangxian heard this, she immediately lowered her head in shame, and didn't say a word.Empress Xiao smiled teasingly at Emperor Yangdi and said, "Don't be shy, I'm afraid I'm going to marry my husband tonight!"

Emperor Yang laughed loudly when he heard this, and said, "Your wife seems to be a matchmaker!" Empress Xiao also laughed and said, "Don't your Majesty look like a bridegroom?" Wedding wine is eaten!"

What you said, what I said, made Wu Jiangxian more and more ashamed, turned his face away, and couldn't say a word.This appearance makes people feel more and more cute and pitiful the more they look at it, so Emperor Yang issued an order to stop the ship with gold.

(End of this chapter)