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Chapter 374 Full Moon Wine

Since Luoyang was taken back and An Qingxu fled to Xiangzhou, the connection between the Tang Dynasty court and Jiangnan and Jianghuai prefectures was finally cleared. In November, one million stones of grain and five million stagnant of salt tax transported from Jianghuai arrived in Chang'an through Tianbao Canal. Guanzhong was in full swing, and the recovery of the canal transportation meant that the Tang Dynasty was back on track.

On this day, the Sining Prince's Mansion celebrated the full moon of the eldest grandson. This was the only grandson of Sining Prince Li Lin. The eldest son Li Zhao only got his first son ten years after getting married. Of course, it was not the one born of his wife. That woman could not lay an egg for ten years.

It is said that the child's mother was a personal maid from Li Zhao. She got into trouble shortly after giving birth and died of puerperal fever, but no one cared about it. King Sining was the eldest son of King Ning Li Xian, and Li Zhao was the eldest grandson. This baby child was naturally the eldest grandson of King Ning, and his bloodline was very noble.

King Sining burned incense and changed his clothes, washed his hands in Yuban, and devoutly bowed to the ancestors of Li's family. The day before he was full of the month, he officially named the child Yi. The Zongzheng Temple Minister was also filled with thick ink and personally added the word "Yi" to the main book of the Li family genealogy. The emperor's reward immediately followed and named Li Yi as the commander of the Shangqingche, Gao Lingbo, his father, Li Zhao, the clan's son, was promoted to Suzhou several levels, fulfilling his long-cherished wish of being an official.

The family was full of glory, but everyone knew that this was probably because Li Lin had an ambiguous son-in-law. He said it was ambiguous because of Li's marriage, and Li Jingyan was still working as a nun in Ganye Temple?

However, another imperial edict from Li Yu was issued in time. Li Dazhai, the father of the right prime minister Li Qing, was respected as the Duke of Jingyuan County. He also told the world that although Li Qing and Li Jingyan had the same surname, they had different clans, they could pardon the two of Li Xiang's crimes for marriage. Li Jingyan was allowed to return to secular life from Ganye Temple and formally marry Li Qing. He was expelled from the title of Princess Pingyang and was named the Lady of Song and the second wife of Li Qing.

The contradictions in all aspects seemed to be resolved, and everyone was very happy. The full moon wine was also very grand. Before dawn in the morning, the Sining Palace sent more than a dozen carriages to various yards in Chang'an to give porridge, so that the poor people could also enjoy his joy. No! It should be that the children were competing for poverty, and it is said that this was easy to support them.

As soon as the sky was dawn, officials came to celebrate in a constant stream. The carriages stopped long on the street in front of the mansion. The sound of firecrackers and trumpets shook the sky. From time to time, families came out to spend a round of money, causing hundreds of children to snatch them again and again.

Li Lin stood at the door wearing a bright red auspicious robe to greet the guests, and her face almost turned into a flower. He was greeting the prince, Li Mi, when he suddenly saw another carriage stopping. Yan Zhenqing, a new subordinate in casual clothes, lowered his head and came out of the carriage. He smiled and bowed from afar, saying, "My Lord Jiji is very happy today, Yan Zhenqing is here to congratulate him."

Li Lin smiled and greeted him, holding his hand and said, "Mr. Yan can come in person, so that the wall will shine brightly. Today, the grandson is full of the moon. Mr. Yan is not allowed to return until he is drunk!"

At this time, someone next to him suddenly interrupted, "I heard that Mr. Yan likes to splash ink when he is drunk. Then I will wait next to you today. My father-in-law should prepare more good banners!"

The two turned around and saw the right prime minister Li Qing standing aside with his hands behind his back, looking at them with a smile. Minister Yan was startled and hurried over to greet him. At this time, Li Mi also walked up and looked at Li Qing for a while. He looked at Li Qing for a while. He saw him wearing a light green wide-body Zen suit and a small thin linen hat on his head, looking very leisurely. Li Mi couldn't help laughing: "Today is also the family business of Li Xiangguo, why do you seem to be here to drink?"

Li Qing laughed and said, "I arrived early in the morning and said that I would welcome guests for my father-in-law, but he said that if I welcome guests, the door would be blocked, and serving tea and water seemed to be inappropriate. I couldn't do it anymore, and it was inappropriate to think about it. I had to wait for the dinner to drink!"

Everyone laughed at the end of the story, "Let the right prime minister serve tea and water, it's so interesting, but who dares to drink it!"

At this time, Yan Zhenqing went in first, and Li Lin went to welcome new guests. Seeing that there was no one around, Li Mi whispered to Li Qing: "Pei Xiangguo is seriously ill, and I'm afraid there will be no more time. Has the Prime Minister ever considered the successor of the left prime minister?"

Li Qing glanced at him and saw that his eyes were a little unnatural, and he understood in his heart that he hoped that he could give in. Needless to say, Li Yu wanted him to succeed Zuo Prime Minister.

Li Qing did not show any expression and only smiled faintly, saying, "Although the successor of the Zuo Prime Minister was recommended by Li Qing, it still needs to be discussed by the cabinet. Finally, the emperor made a decision. However, although Pei Xiangguo was seriously ill, he had not resigned yet. It is probably inappropriate for us to discuss this matter now."

When Li Mi heard that he was smooth, he had to laugh dryly: "Today is the Man Yue of King Sining, King Changsun of Si Ning. It is indeed inappropriate to talk about this matter. Li Mi is not considerate enough, so I won't say it anymore! I won't say it anymore!"

At this time, several more carriages came, but the Minister of Revenue Di Wuqi and Miao Jinqing and several other officials of the Ministry of Revenue made an appointment. They saw Li Qing at a glance and hurriedly came forward to greet him, but ignored Li Mi and didn't even say hello. Seeing that everyone ignored him, Li Mi felt bored and had to go in first.

It was noon, and the lobby in Li Lin's mansion that could accommodate thousands of people was already full of guests. The chatting and laughing were loud and loud. Everyone found their own seats to sit down. Teams of maids and their families kept shuttled between the guests. Some served the dishes and some poured wine for the guests, while the guests were drinking slowly while chatting with the people next to them.

Some clever officials also carefully observed the seat arrangement. King Sining was the father-in-law of the right prime minister. How could he not give the seat arrangement to him for such a major gathering? Especially when Pei Kuan was seriously ill, the position of the left prime minister would definitely be given up. Perhaps a clue could be seen from the seat arrangement this time.

The banquet is arranged vertically, divided into six columns, three columns on the left and right, and there are male guests on the right, and female guests on the left, and males and females sit opposite each other.

In the middle is a long open space, with a group of dancers dancing gracefully.

The first arrangement of the right head was Pei Kuan's seat. Pei Kuan was seriously ill and his eldest son came to replace him, but he did not dare to sit in the first place. The chief was now sitting at the Minister of Revenue Di Wuqi. Everyone couldn't help but question this arrangement. Could it be that Di Wuqi would be the left prime minister? Several impatients have already started to whisper.

There were another row of seats at the top, sitting at the host and some guests with respect. Sitting in the middle, of course, the owner Li Lin. It was close to his right side, which was supposed to be the seat of the child's biological father, but now the right prime minister Li Qing was sitting. However, everyone was relieved to think about it. Li Qing was the child's uncle, and Li Zhao of course had to give him the seat. Below Li Qing was not the child's biological father, but the Yongwang Li Lin, and below was Zong Zhengqing's Silu King Li Yu, and then the child's biological father Li Zhao. He looked calm and could not see any joy.

However, the appearance of Yong Wang was shocked many people. After the new emperor ascended the throne, all the princes and grandchildren who escaped with the Supreme Emperor were closely guarded by soldiers and were not allowed to leave the mansion and almost disappeared. Does the sudden appearance of Yong Wang Li Lin today mean that there will be any changes in the political situation?

King Yong Li Lin kept silent. In fact, he was also full of doubts. From noon the day before yesterday, more than 100 soldiers guarding him suddenly evacuated. There was no sign in advance, and no one knew what had happened. Until yesterday morning, no soldiers came to guard them. Li Lin finally realized that he was free. He immediately got on a carriage and walked around Chang'an City. Even the streets and alleys that he never looked down on became so beautiful.

However, when his heart calmed down a little, he suddenly became confused. He knew that the soldiers guarding him were sent by Li Qing. From their usual words, he could tell that he only knew the general but not the Emperor Anxi Army. Why did Li Qing let himself go? Could it be that his kindness was caused? Or it was meaningless to guard him, and he could never guess it.

Just when he was puzzled, he suddenly received an invitation from Li Lin to invite him to attend his grandson's full moon party. He had always had a good relationship with Li Lin. In order to resolve the doubts in his heart, he was invited to come, but unexpectedly sat next to Li Qing.

"Your Highness's face is rosy and his spirit is flying. It seems that he has been well maintained in the past few months!" Li Qing smiled and picked up a glass of wine and toasted Li Lin.

Li Lin was angry, but he did not dare to offend Li Qing, so he had to pick up the wine glass and barely give him a greeting, and said coldly: "I looked haggard a few months ago, and my face was like a dead person. I only gradually recovered from the day before yesterday. Li Lin recognized the greetings of the prime minister."

Li Qing was not angry, but just smiled faintly and said, "It seems that your highness has been a little misunderstanding. The purpose of Li Qing sending troops is to protect your highness's family from being hurt, and there is no other intention."

Li Lin drank the wine in his hand and slapped the wine glass on the table and said, "Then why don't we send troops to protect us now?"

Li Qing sucked a small mouthful of wine and said slowly: "Now the battle in Xiangzhou is about to come, and the source of troops is tense, so he has to aggrieved the princes. If you don't feel safe, you can train your servants to protect yourself."

Li Lin was stunned for a moment, "Training the servants to protect themselves." This is a very obscure statement. According to the previous understanding, this is to tell him that he could raise some private troops or warriors, but what does Li Qing mean now? It made him confused.

At this time, a small commotion suddenly occurred at the small door next to him. More than a dozen women rushed in from outside. Walking in front was Li Zhao's wife Pei. The wet nurse next to her was holding a swaddling cloth in her hand. After following the rules of the full moon wine, this is the little protagonist who has been full moon today. Li Lin immediately stood up and walked up to meet him quickly. He carefully took the swaddling cloth from the wet nurse, walked to the first seat and smiled to Di Wuqi. Wei Jiansu and others took a quick look. Although the rules were not destroyed, the child's face was covered with a gauze scarf, and he couldn't see his face clearly. However, Di Wuqi immediately concluded: "The appearance is pretty and generous, and he is calm and can definitely accomplish great things in the future!"

A pretty and generous appearance is what he imagines in his mind. As for his calm temperament, of course, it is strange that the child is sleeping sweetly, and it is not calm!

Perhaps because she was afraid that the alcohol in the lobby would smear the child, she didn't wait for a few curious female guests to come and see her, Li Lin hurriedly handed the child to the wet nurse and ordered her to take it away quickly.

The full moon wine continued until the afternoon before gradually dissipating. Li Lin was a little drunk and hurriedly got on the carriage and drove towards the royal palace. He still lived in the Ten Kings House. Ten Kings House was actually a place name. It is also called Yongfufang. It is located in the northeast corner of Chang'an and is the first yard in Chang'an. There are not only the Sixteen Kings House and Baisun Courtyard, and a large number of ordinary people also live in it.

When the canal transportation was restored, the people of Chang'an were confident. The streets of each yard were very lively, and Yongfu yard was no exception. The wine shops on the street were already full of drinkers, and the streets were even more lively. Dancing Hu women, grocery peddlers, artisans, and down-and-out warriors were all everywhere. Li Lin was half lying in the carriage, but his eyes were separated by bamboo curtains, looking at everything on the street. It was these happy little people who made the entire street full of vitality.

Just when he was still a hundred steps away from the Yong Prince's Mansion, there were cheers coming from the corner of the street. Li Lin looked through the curtains, but was attracted by a pair of brothers who were performing arts. He immediately ordered the carriage to stop, and he looked at the performance of the brothers with a focused expression.

The two of them were about twenty-four years old, about five years old, dressed very worn, and did not use any props for the performance. They just pulled two ropes between several trees. The two brothers jumped on the rope at the same time, pulled out the sword and fought on the rope. The sword light flashed for a moment, and the sword energy was so strong that it was not uncommon for just sword fighting. The key was that the skill of the two young men was really good and they didn't need help. The two stood on the rope and fought back and forth, winning waves of awesomeness.

Even Li Lin was moved suddenly. He had raised warriors, but none of those warriors could compare with these two young people. Li Lin's love for talent suddenly arose. He waved his hand and said to the approaching guards: "Wait a moment, and after the performance of these two young people, ask them if they would be my guards. If you want, you will bring them to me immediately, but if you don't want to, don't force them."
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