Chapter 30 Chapter Thirty

The empress raised her hand slightly, and the musicians bowed their heads respectfully, and immediately erected konghou, crested konghou, curved-neck pipa, five-stringed pipa, pipa, flute, Jiegu, waist drum, tambourine and other instruments played in the hall. , the sound of dance and music is resounding in the palace, two palace maids with graceful waists, green gauze caressing the lotus root arms, gracefully dance the charming and seductive bell dance, the empress's wonderful eyes glanced at It seemed that I remembered that I was kneeling on the ground, and my legs were actually numb: "I heard that you summoned the woman of the Prince of Dali in the Golden Rose Garden. It is rumored that Duan's moon is lustful, so she is the Prince of Dali." Is it the favor you want to redeem in the letter?"

Saruer chuckled and said: "The empress is still the most powerful, she is Duan Yuerong's favorite servant Jun Mowen, mother still remembers the silk satin that the child brought back for the empress and the empress when she toured the south of the Yangtze River this year, the empress and the empress are not all Do you like it very much? Those are from the hands of Jun Mowen who disguised himself as a man." There was a slight commotion in the hall, and many people's eyes frivolously flicked to me, probably thinking of my status as Duan Yuerong's pet servant and the romantic rumors about me, the Empress's expression became serious, her mouth I read my name several times in Chinese, and I suddenly realized: "Don't ask Mr. Donghai, Penglai is a bank borrower! I never thought that such a rich and strange person is actually a daughter," she raised her hand slightly. , I slowly got up, and walked forward slightly trembling, and heard her smile and ask in fluent Chinese: "What's your real name?"

"Back to Your Majesty the Empress Dowager," I bowed my head and said, "Caomin's real name is Jun Mowen." She was surprised and said: "We often hear that Prince Duan has special hobbies. He likes changing women's clothes and becoming a female celebrity. Could it be because of you, a concubine who started wearing men's clothes?" Saruer took the lead in laughing, and there was a mocking laughter resounding in the palace, Guo Erren was full of mockery, but Xuanyuan Shuhuan looked at me thoughtfully. At this time, a person entered the hall, holding a brocade box, but he heard the servant Cong report loudly: "The envoy of the King of Dali presents a finger bone of Shakyamuni Buddha, and wishes the holy body and health of His Majesty the Holy Empress."

There were many envoys from other countries in Xizai, and many Buddhist countries in Xizai. When they heard that the king of Dali offered a finger bone to the Buddha, most of the people present knelt down excitedly and chanted reverently. Dali is a famous Buddhist country in the south. There are countless monarchs who have become monks. Duan Yuerong also said that Buddha bones are the most precious treasure of Dali. However, in this era of Turkic Buddhism, Buddhism has just begun to prevail in the empire, but its scale is far from comparable to that of the Western Regions. The brocade box bowed.

Immediately ordered to enshrine the Buddha bones into the temple first, and wait until the auspicious day to welcome the Turkic Youguang Temple. In the seat, a young man who was about the same age as Ami stood up. He seemed to be one of the thirteen riders of Yubeizhai. His status was second only to Amir, and his name was Kamal. Emperor Taihuang, this is the great fortune of the Turkic Empire, and Kamal requests His Majesty the Empress Dowager and His Majesty Khan to respect Buddhism as the state religion, so that auspiciousness will always shine on our Turkic grassland." Another old man with thin yellow hair stepped forward and said, "Kamale Meru is right, but if Shijia Buddha is allowed to enter the grasslands of the empire, where will our ancient Tengger be?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone murmured, the dance and music in the venue quietly stopped, and the debate in the hall gradually became fierce. The Buddhist kingdom is attached to it, and it is advocated to establish temples and halls, spread Buddhism, govern the country with Buddha, and appease the hearts of the Buddhist kingdoms, and should actively study Han culture, build cities and repair rituals, let the people change their way of life, and let the Western Regions become prosperous and prosperous. And that old man is Turkic Right Chamber Cha and one of the well-known Turkic conservative leaders, Gu Dulu, is completely opposite to Kamal, who believes that Buddhism cannot be regarded as a state religion, and since Turkic dominates the Western Regions, it is time for the subordinate state to change to Turkic customs instead of Turkic to follow Buddhism.

I stepped back a little, my legs and feet hadn't recovered from the numbness, I quietly moved to the seat in the last row and sat down. Fortunately, the debate crowd continued to join, and the servants listened intently, and gradually moved forward , No one pays attention to me at all. I frowned, rubbed my legs, and felt a pair of wine eyes flashing over, but saw Feijue looking at me with a smile on my face. Does the emperor not care about it? When I was puzzled, he whispered a few words to Amir, and after a while, Amir gave me the same food and drink as the guests here with a cold face. It was nothing more than beef and mutton milk tea, but it was more delicate. , I poured myself a glass of wine, raised it to him, and slightly bent the corners of my mouth to express my gratitude. He was slightly surprised, but immediately imitated me and raised my glass to me in a naughty way, watching me smile even more .

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is asking you something!" Suddenly, Biying recalled Saruer's gaze, and her brown eyes glanced at me, reflecting the cold light under the crystal lamp, so I paid attention Then, when all the eyes in the hall turned to me and Saruer. "Oh, Your Majesty, this is a great knowledge." Saruer raised his eyebrows, stood up slowly and smiled at the Empress Sunshine: "Guerren Yehu is the elder of the three dynasties, my child I would like to hear his opinion first." The empress's eyes flashed, and then everyone's eyes turned to Guo Erren. Guo Erren stood up slowly and came to the nave. His tall and tall figure blocked the ancient and gorgeous window lattice pattern. A slanting shadow was cast on his cold cheek, only the gray eyes were as clear as silver: "Before the old minister answers this question, the old minister would like to ask the two honorable majesties and everyone a question."

"May I ask your Majesties and everyone, do you want our Turkic to become a sharp sword to dominate the world or a blunt knife that is getting rusty?" "Guoerren," the empress laughed loudly, "you are still the same as before, every time you answer a question, you always have to make a fool of yourself." Guo Erren smiled lightly, seeing the Empress Dowager's face becoming kinder, softening the hard lines on his face, it was the gentlest expression I have ever seen in my life, "I really know the truth," said the Empress Dowager He smiled and said: "Your Majesty and I all the warriors of the empire hope that the Turks will become a sharp weapon to dominate the world."

"Okay! Your majesty the mistress is holy!" Guo Erren continued with a full face, "I, the Great Turk, have had eleven emperors since the ancestors raised by Ashina wolf, and the population of the first emperor was only as large as that of Dongting. One percent, the reason why we can compete with the rich countries in the East is the nomadic life given to us by Tengger. Our yurts are as light as feathers. We don't have to work hard like the Han people. The cattle and sheep are extremely strong, and the free horse life makes our people strong and brave. The descendants of Tengger are the descendants of the god hunters, the greatest warriors in the grassland. When we need more exquisite food, cloth, or more Slaves," he pointed at a Han slave in the palace and said contemptuously: "then we can invade and loot, and when our enemies come, we can hide in the mountains and forests. What can we do to the descendants of Tengger?"

When he spoke eloquently, everyone listened with bated breath, my brows began to wrinkle, and Saruel looked back at my trophy again, with an unfathomable smile on his face. "If we practice Han Chinese culture, build cities and repair rituals, we will fall into the vortex of Han people's arrogance. If we fail, we will be surrounded and wiped out." He sighed: "Although Buddhism is good, it persuades people to be kind and benevolent. To be kind and avoid killing will inevitably lead to the weakness of our people, and it is definitely not the way to win with force," he said coldly: "Our Great Turks will become a blunt knife under the guidance of Buddhism. The Turkic Empire’s long-term hegemony, so the veterans thought it must not be respected.” Gradually, his eyes became sharper, and his voice became more sonorous and forceful: "Nowadays, the territory of the Han people is divided, and internal struggles continue, while Dali Xinji is still weak. Whether it is the east or the south, it is the strength of our empire. The best pasture of national power, all descendants of Tengger, whether it is the fattest livestock, the most dazzling jewelry, or the most beautiful woman, all are within your grasp. May your two Majesties make up their minds and let the Turkic cavalry step on the ground? In the palace of the Pinghan family, let the gold and jewels in the Yeyu Palace adorn the delicate faces of Her Majesty the Empress and everyone in Kehe Dun, let the most noble woman of the Duan family become the slaves of all the heroes present, let the enemies Ye Hu, Burke And Meilu all become His Majesty's enemy-killing stones." For a moment, the hall was terribly quiet, some of the people were ashamed when they heard this, some were startled, some were fascinated, as if the victory was right in front of them, but no one said anything, Guo Erren knelt on one leg In the main hall, he looked at the empress firmly. After a while, the crowd boiled over, and some people began to support Guoerren's decision, but the queen's beautiful face changed drastically. Saruer looked at the empress with a smile and said nothing, while his mother's face was serious. After a while, she suddenly With a smile, she felt like a spring flower, and she clapped her hands lightly: "Your Excellency Ye Hu, it's my birthday, it's really inappropriate to talk about such serious current affairs, how about we talk about it in detail later?" Everyone was stunned, and shut their mouths wisely, and some people began to flatter and congratulate the Empress Dowager on her long life. He bent down and said, "Forgive me for being stupid." "You are still the same," the empress chuckled for a while, wearing all kinds of brilliant treasure rings in her jade hands, supporting her head, tilting her head and smiling at Guo Erren for a while. The empress came down in person, and Fuguoerren stood up, held his hand tightly, and laughed: "Ye Hu has been working in northern Xinjiang for the past few years, and I haven't seen Hu Tengwu from Ashina's family for a long time." Let's go!" She said loudly, "Where's my favorite Hu Teng Wu?" The music started again, and everyone returned to their seats. A group of fit men, wearing brocade boots and wearing jade belts around their waists, began to dance the masculine Huteng dance. While their bodies were spinning, they kept jumping and jumping, which was very eye-catching. As described in the ancient poem: Raising eyebrows and moving eyes, stepping on the tapestry, red sweat exchanges beaded hats.Drunk but leaning east and west, my boots are weak and full of lamps.The impulsive moves around the circle are all in response to the festival, and the turbulence and cunning of the moon court seem to be dissipated in this exciting and wonderful dance. The dancing men took out all kinds of fresh roses in their hands. Turkic men and women were very open-minded. They all said that these roses were collected by the noble ladies of the palace. The favor of the sweetheart, everyone laughed and scrambled for the flying roses, the petals rained down in the air, and the mirror-like gold bricks were gradually covered by flower braids. The drunken men were a little depressed to find a pile of roses in front of Saruer's table. Obviously, the ladies of the nobles bribed the dancers with a lot of money to dedicate their roses to the most powerful man in the empire in order to gain favor. The emperor is naturally Drinking with a smile, Guo Erren picked up a rose, put it in his nose and sniffed it, and said affectionately to the empress: "No matter where the old servant is, I will always remember the rose of the mistress, and it will always be this rose." It smells like a scent." Her majesty's beautiful wine eyes, which were as beautiful as Saruer's, smiled at Guo Erren without saying a word. The drunken Kamal moved to the Huteng dance group with a blushing face, and jumped up randomly, causing everyone to laugh.The man who led the dance moved around, and the rose hanging in his mouth seemed to be thrown towards Saruer, and hit the wine jug waving in Kamal's hand halfway, changed the direction of flight, and threw it on my table, throwing the wine bottle that was drinking I was taken aback, and then I noticed that the eyes of the man leading the dance were very familiar. After thirty days of drinking, the Huteng dancer was sweating red and covered his beaded hat, and the empress did not drink much, so she asked Saruer to continue entertaining the officials. Amidst the shouts of long live Your Majesty, the female lead, the female empress Taihuang smiled and let the queen help him into the inner palace. Saruer was also worried about Biying's pregnancy, so she asked the maid to help her back to her palace, but when she was about to leave, she looked at me unexpectedly, which made me startled, because that look was so unfamiliar. After a while, Saruer ordered the big men who danced Hu Teng to go down, and let the female dancers dance the soft Hu Xuan Dance of the Western Regions. People who have seen the world, but are still dumbfounded to find that those maikos can successfully hold an unprecedented fashion and underwear exhibition in Paris. The female family members of the imperial court are almost retired, and the men naturally start to go wild in their drunken eyes. The situation was horrified, some ran to the midfield to pull the maikos to dance, some giggled and chased those beautiful maids. I stunned a man with a facial expression who rushed towards me with a flagon, stood up, and walked out of the palace. Now, the wine has woken up a lot, and the aroma of the rose in my hand is strong. I sat by the small stone in the clear spring, and slowly picked off the yellow rose petal by petal under the moonlight. , but saw that the last petal was imprinted with Liubi, the Eastman of Yanzilou, and the inscription was a V, surrounded by five roses.

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Notes: Burke, Meilu, and Yehu are all Turkic official names, and Yehu is the biggest official position below the Khan, so Guo Erren is a very powerful prince in Turkic, and Turkic people worship natural spiritual power and wolf totem They believe that their own nation is born of wolves, and they are descendants of the wolf clan. It is stipulated that all countries in the Western Regions must salute to the wolf's head flag, and they believe that trees are the ladder to heaven.The martial Turks have a very special custom. After killing the enemy, they like to make a stone statue of the enemy, which is called an enemy stone, and put it in front of the king's tomb to commemorate the khan's military exploits.