In the first year of Shangyuan, late autumn.
Li Yunxiao's bone-gnawing pain from thousands of ants for two years has disappeared, and his Death Life Gu has been fed into shape and handed over to the Second Cave Master to inject into his brother.
This year is a bumper harvest. As long as there is enough food and no war, the people will be happy.
Li Zhi was also happy and recruited all the business leaders and famous farmers in the world to come to the court to celebrate.
In Chang'an, officials from the ninth rank and above came together, and a few close friends gathered together to exchange cups and cups, chatting and laughing.
Many colleagues even thought it would be better to eat something they wouldn't normally eat, so they asked someone to catch a lot of grasshoppers, which were fried and fragrant and appetizing.
A group of musicians and dancers played music to add to the fun, and a group of eunuchs and envoys were very busy, slaughtering dogs and sheep, and serving pots.
Li Zhi stood up, raised his glass at the top and drank: "I am drinking this wine with all the ministers. I hope that there will be no disaster in the Tang Dynasty and that the people will be healthy!"
Suddenly there was a huge crowd below, shouting long live.
Even teahouses and taverns in the distance raised their glasses together in response.
At this moment, a group of faces that no one had ever seen suddenly walked in dancing.
This group of people have snow-white skin and their eyes are not brown.
Then there was a group of dark-skinned people performing various acrobatics.
People with white skin are people from the Tang Dynasty (the Roman Empire). This Tang Dynasty is not that Tang Dynasty, but they worship the culture of the Tang Dynasty, learn its governance strategies, name the country Datang Kingdom, and belong to the Tang Dynasty.
People with dark skin were slaves brought back from far away places from the Western Regions, and were generally brought to the court as tribute.
Not only that, there are also many people with special skills competing against each other, such as controlling snakes, insects, rats, and ants so that they can do whatever they want them to do.
Some people even showed themselves pulling themselves up by their hair.
Of course, this man said so, but he had shaved off all his hair and didn't even look up at all. Instead, he made everyone laugh.
The most famous one is undoubtedly a dark-skinned man. He insists on showing off a stunt and wants to attract people's attention. He says that he can only show this stunt twice in his life.
The testicles are broken into pieces!
After a show, he was carried out as expected.
Everyone shook their heads when they saw this fool. They didn't know who taught him this stunt, and that person was so honest. He just smashed it when he said it, and they all felt hurt when they saw it.
Li Zhi thought it was exciting, but Wu Meiniang found it boring.
As a martial arts practitioner, in her eyes, the performances of these guys were like children's games.
At this moment, the prince's concubine Jia Dunshi shouted anxiously.
"Two Saints! The prince is unwell!"
Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang looked at Li Hong after hearing this. At this time, Li Hong's face was indeed pale and his brows were furrowed, but he still pretended to be fine.
"Take the prince to rest quickly!"
After the words fell, the servant stepped forward to help him. Li Hong wanted to bow before retreating, but Wu Meiniang waved his hand: "No need, there are not so many rules."
After Li Hong left, Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang looked at each other with unmistakable sadness.
Celebrations, grand banquets, and universal amnesty are all just self-deception.
Wu Meiniang's eyes were downcast and she was very troubled. As a mother, she felt very uncomfortable, but if it weren't for Hong'er's poor health, how could she hold on to the power?
While he was deep in thought, Li Xian's voice suddenly came from below.
Li Xian wore soft gold silk armor and asked to perform on stage. As he performed, the prince's departure was slowly dismissed.
Li Xiansheng is handsome and has a heroic attitude.
At this time, the civil and military officials discovered that Li Xian was so heroic, like a general on the battlefield.
Then another person came in and competed with him on the stage.
He was wearing soft silver armor, and his appearance was equally handsome, with willow-leaf eyebrows, peach-blossom eyes, and a gentle smile on his face, which actually contained a bit of feminine beauty.
However, he and Li Xian had a great time together, and they were extremely handsome. Everyone praised him for being such a handsome man!
Li Zhi was stunned at this time. He called Gao Lishi and asked, "Who is that?"
"He...he...he is..."
Gao Lishi looked confused. He almost always circled around Wu Meiniang. He didn't know who was coming out.
Li Zhi sighed: "Go up to the side and call me Xian'er's concubine!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
After a while, the concubine who assisted Li Xian came over, and Li Zhi asked the same question.
Li Xian's concubine replied: "This man's name is Zhao Daosheng. He is King Pei's servant. He was originally a horse officer, but he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. King Pei thought he was a talented person, so he took him with him."
The corners of Li Zhi's eyes twitched violently.
He unconsciously thought of the story of his elder brother Li Chengqian and the musicians.
Since ancient times, there have been many good people in Longyang. The more he looked at Zhao Daosheng, the more he felt there was something wrong with him. However, when many doubtful words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
"Probably not, I still think too much..."
Di Renjie, who was sitting down, sighed slightly when he saw this scene.
"Yuanfang, what do you think?"
A reply came from the side: "I don't know how, but based on my decades of experience as an official, I think you should want to ask Li Yuanfang, not me."
Di Renjie was startled, then slowly turned his head and found Li Yifu looking at him with a raised brow.
He forgot for a moment that Li Yuanfang was not at the banquet.
"Prime Minister Li, what do you think of this?"
Li Yifu stroked his beard gently and murmured: "To be honest, among all the princes, no one can compare with Li Hong. It's a pity that the one who chooses others will suffer more and suffer more, causing harm to the legacy for thousands of years..."
"Hehehe, so Prime Minister Li can live for a thousand years."
Li Yifu stroked his beard and smiled: "Then... hum!"
As soon as he said that, Li Yifu's face was startled, he snorted and turned away, ignoring Di Renjie.
After Li Zhi asked those questions on the stage, he stopped asking. He felt that he might have thought too much, and there were many handsome men in the world.
Isn't the emperor's master handsome and charming? Why doesn't he think he has that possibility? right?
Thinking of this, Li Zhi felt much more comfortable.
Under the attention of everyone, Li Xian and Zhao Daosheng exchanged two more weapons. These were real swords and guns. When the weapons collided, they made a sound and sparks flew everywhere.
The two looked like they were fighting or dancing, their eyes facing each other, and they were in perfect harmony.
But the light and shadow of the sword still made those who were not practicing martial arts sweat.
Little did they know that the fights on the martial arts stage were all moves they had practiced privately for a long time.
While the banquet was in full swing, Liu Shenwei was invited to Yuan Tiangang's residence.
The two of them just stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down.
Liu Shenwei suddenly asked: "Does the Emperor think that the Crown Prince will come?"
Li Yunxiao shook his head: "I just feel that Li Hong's death is coming. If he comes, you will listen to me and replace his lungs. There are many people on death row."
"What if you don't come?"
"If he doesn't come...then let him go."
Liu Shenwei stroked his beard and murmured: "Isn't it uncomfortable when a person disappears in front of your eyes?"
Li Yunxiao said calmly: "Did your master tell you?"
Liu Shenwei nodded: "Yes, my master Sun Simiao once said that you and Yuan Tiangang are both hard-working people. He hopes that you can always stick to your heart."
"My true heart, hehehe... Do you think your master understands me?"
Liu Shenwei shook his head and did not reply, and Li Yunxiao did not continue to ask further questions.
