Chapter 21 Chapter 21

"Your Majesty, have you ever heard that Yang Hao, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, just arrived in Jinling for a day, and made a fuss everywhere. First, he intentionally confronted General Huangfu Jixun, and then he almost fought with Chen Fuzheng for the famous prostitute Shenghan in Piaoxianglou. Fortunately, the two adults took the overall situation into consideration and forbeared again and again, so there was no conflict. This Song envoy is so perverse, it is by no means aimless. In Ming'er's opinion, he is probably provoking intentionally in order to cause trouble and create excuses for the Song people to invade , Zhao Kuangyin never forgets the beauty of the Tang Dynasty and his empress."

After Zhe Ziyu entered the palace, he saw that Empress Xiao Zhou was developing a new type of powder cake, so she gave advice and compliments, and coaxed Empress Xiao Zhou to mention her street knowledge without losing the opportunity when she was happy. When Xiao Zhou heard that his face was full of joy, he disappeared immediately, and turned to worry: "Today when the official family returned to the palace, they also complained that the Song envoy did not know etiquette and was arrogant and disrespectful in the court, which made the official family lose face. Xuan Fu Xuan Fu , the name of this person is Xuan Fu, but he only proclaims but not caresses. He only knows how to show off his martial arts, but he doesn't know how to show him kindness. Song Ting sent such a person here, thinking about it, he really didn't take my Tang Kingdom seriously. My sister is now With that said, it seems that Song Ting really has other plans, so... what should I do?"

Zhezi Yu's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the fact that Tao Gu, the Minister of the Household Department of the Song Dynasty, and Tao Gu, a senior scholar in the Chai and Zhou Dynasties, went to the Tang Dynasty?" Xiao Zhou covered his mouth and smiled and said: "Good karma, bad karma, what a day, I had to sleep in the post booth all night. Farewell to the gods, the pipa has played all the lovesickness tunes, and there are few bosom friends. When the strings are broken, what year is it? Hehe, this Of course, I have heard the first word. After Han Xizai's death, the fairy sister Qin Ruolan mentioned in Tao Gu's poem was resold to Xueshi Cao's residence. I hadn't entered the palace at that time, and I had seen her before. On the one hand, at that time, although Miss Qin was in her late teens, she still had her charm, so it can be seen that she was really beautiful in the past, so it's no wonder that Scholar Tao was fascinated by it, why did my sister suddenly mention him?"

Zhe Ziyu sighed secretly: "Although this little Empress Zhou is older than me, it is a pity that she is like a bluegrass in a pot. She was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and has an innocent temperament. She only knows poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she doesn't know the dangers of the world. She really has nothing at all." Scheming, she still doesn't understand if I give advice like this." While sighing to himself, Zhe Ziyu said: "Yang Hao is stuck in the Tang Kingdom, and we can't force him to leave. Why don't we learn how Han Dashi made fun of Tao Gu, so that he feels ashamed and retreats in spite of the difficulties?" What? That's his own loss of etiquette, but it has nothing to do with my country of Tang."

Xiao Zhou said happily: "Hey! This method is really good, and my sister's idea is really clever." But she thought about it again, and couldn't help hesitating: "However... this Yang Hao is too vulgar. He actually argued with Chen Qiao in the street for a prostitute. Such an envoy of the Song Dynasty who has no regard for dignity, even if we envoy him If a maiko comes to lure him into a trap, I'm afraid he will only boast about this romantic thing, not ashamed, but proud, how could he leave then?" "Well..., what the empress is worried about is also very possible."

Zhe Ziyu pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and laughed: "Yes, this Yang Hao doesn't care about face like Tao Gu. If he had an affair with an ordinary maiko, he wouldn't feel ashamed, but... if this woman is The women in my Tang palace are different. No matter how shameless he is, if his envoy has an affair with a woman in my Tang palace, it will be a big breach of etiquette. The national court can't afford to lose this face, maybe he will be dismissed as soon as he returns to Kaifeng, how dare he boast." Empress Xiao Zhou changed her color slightly and said: "My sister's words are not good enough. Although there are many concubines in the harem, some beauties and officials may not have been lucky once, but they are all famous concubines after all. If they are asked to go Seduce Yang Hao, although Yang Hao can't stay in my Tang country any longer, but the dignity of the official family has disappeared, and how many people in the world want to laugh at the official family for being bullied by the people of Song Dynasty, isn't this a small loss? "

Zhe Ziyu said sweetly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, let's just listen to Ming'er. First of all, although the people sent here are people in the palace, they must not be the concubines of the king. Maiko singers, maids and maids are all He is a member of the palace, so it will not hinder the dignity of the king, this is one of them. Second, although we want to drive Yang Hao away, we will never learn from Han Xizai and let a maiko have sex with him. Han Xizai's absurd reputation is known all over the world, but my wife can't get involved in such things, Ming How can my son be so ignorant?What Ming'er meant was to let a smart and beautiful palace prostitute create some ambiguous misunderstandings with him. As long as the matter was publicized, he would have no way to explain it, so he had no choice but to move and go away in despair. "

Xiao Zhou raised his face and said: "My younger sister is a lady, how can I say such market slang?" As she spoke, she gave a "puchi" smile, and covered her mouth and said: "But this method is really good. Let this Song envoy who intends to provoke trouble suffer from being dumb, and leave my Tang country as soon as possible. It is not easy for Song Guo to send another envoy." Come on, when the time comes, they will have no more excuses, and my country of Tang will be at peace." Zhe Ziyu said: "Your Majesty worships the Buddha devoutly and is kind to others, so she sees others too kind. Even if Yang Hao returns to the envoy, Zhao Kuangyin's ambition will not disappear. It's just that there are fewer excuses, so he can delay more. Time and time. The empress should advise the ruler of the country to strengthen ties and make friends with Dali in the south, Fanqiang in the west, Wuyue in the east, and Khitan in the north. At the same time, make more use of loyal and capable ministers, improve the government and the people, mobilize the horse and force the army, and strengthen the strength of the Tang State .Only when the Tang State is powerful and has many friends, the people of Song Dynasty will feel jealous and dare not easily covet it."

Xiao Zhouhou sighed softly: "The government governs by doing nothing, and the Chinese and military are wise in the court. Don't you know how to strengthen yourself now? It's just that our Tang State is in the corner of Jiangdong, and it will never be as strong as the Song State. This is also a helpless thing. My Palace As the head of the harem, he should set an example for the six palaces, how can he interfere in state affairs? Moreover, the officials often sigh and sleepless because of this, and this palace can't bear to worry about the officials anymore." Zhe Ziyu knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, so he stopped talking, and changed the topic: "If you want to let Yang Hao fall into the trap, you must first have a kind-hearted beauty who can move his heart. Does the empress have a suitable candidate in her heart?"

Little Zhou Bing focused his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said: "How about Mi Niang? When the official family held a banquet, Yang Hao, the emissary of the Song Dynasty, was arrogant and acted like no one else was around. Only Mi Niang kept his eyes on him when he performed the dance, obviously he was attracted to Mi Niang. Mi Niang is a court official. Zhong Maiko is not an official concubine, her status is just right, and her talent for dancing makes her a leader among beauties in the southern country, she will definitely be able to seduce Yang Hao." Although Zhe Ziyu came up with this idea, but after hearing Xiao Zhou's praise that the girl is enough to seduce Yang Hao, I still feel a little uncomfortable: These stinky men are tired of looking at the beauty of the world, and they turn to flatter women's doubles When the feet come, a pair of feet will follow like bees and butterflies, I really don't know what to say.

At the state banquet, the envoy Yang Hao of Song Dynasty stared intently at the beautiful feet of Mi Niang. I have seen Xiuzu. She practiced dancing all day long, and her toes were covered with hard calluses. When she was wrapped in silk, her shape was like a bamboo shoot like a moon. This girl's feet are much inferior, those stinky men are all blind, Yang Hao is also the same, I really don't know what he is obsessed with." Zhe Ziyu had a bit of a taste, and was thinking sourly. Seeing her strange look, Xiao Zhou hurriedly asked, "Your sister thinks there is something wrong?" Zhe Ziyu came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Oh, no, Ming'er was thinking, this person has been chosen, but he has to find a suitable opportunity to do it. The lady is a maiko in the palace, and he is a foreigner from the Song Dynasty. Minister, it is not easy to meet him. It is reasonable to choose the place of "fornication" in the palace. Ah, yes, the empress may as well let the officials invite him to the palace for banquets from time to time, so that Come, firstly, it can fetter his whereabouts and prevent him from causing trouble in the market, and secondly, it can show the courteous treatment of my Tang court to the Song envoy. As for him 'unruly' in the palace and doing rude things, That would make sense.” After hearing this, Xiao Zhou nodded happily. This beautiful young woman who was just 23 years old was indeed a greenhouse orchid that had not experienced any wind and rain.In terms of mental experience, it is much simpler than that of Zhe Ziyu. She needs to worry about it every day, but it is just a matter of studying dyes and cloth, pondering rouge pollen, and it is a rare opportunity for her to tease a Song Guo Envoy, Empress Xiao Zhou couldn't help showing her childlike innocence. She only felt that this matter was very interesting, so she couldn't help gearing up and eager to try it. The two discussed again, Zhe Ziyu saw that it was getting late, and the forbidden palace was about to be locked, so he got up and said goodbye, but Xiao Zhou stopped her and said happily: "We will start doing this tomorrow, there will always be something to do." It took a few days to lure Yang Hao into the trap calmly. My sister left without being too busy. Bengong designed a few incense burners, which the craftsmen had just finished building. My sister happened to play with Bengong before leaving. Not too late." Zhe Ziyu had no choice but to stop, Xiao Zhou asked someone to bring a few lacquer plates, and the lacquer plates were filled with things, covered with a red handkerchief, about the same height and size, when the silk scarf was pulled off, there were several jade incense burners , the ingenious shape and the exquisite carving are rare in the world.Ganqing is not only a cosmetics designer, costume and dance designer, but also a handicraft designer. Xiao Zhou said happily: "Sister, come and see, this incense burner designed by the palace is called 'Bazilian'. It is carved from a piece of beautiful jade into double lotuses with two pedicles. There are many fine holes in the lotus core. The incense burns in the burner After it is lit, the smoke curls out from the lotus core, which is very beautiful. There is also this one, which is called "bending lion". A young lion is engraved on the stove, and the cigarette comes out of the lion's mouth. This one is called "Fengkouying". , on the stove is a golden phoenix with upturned wings, stretching its neck to the sky, and the smoke comes out of the mouth, like flying. If you look at this one again, the carving effort will be longer. This incense burner is called "Xiaoyingzhou". , the flat place is the sea, the towering place is the mountain, and the smoke circles between the sea and the mountain, which is full of fairyland." Xiao Zhou introduced the characteristics of each incense burner one by one. Others, such as 'Yu Taigu' and 'Ronghua Ding', are all rare golden and jade objects in the world, and the conception is also ingenious.Zhe Ziyu thought to himself: "If Empress Xiao Zhou is not the queen of a country, as the mother of the country, she has the responsibility to admonish the king and care about the people, but with such ingenious thinking, she can't be said to be indulging in pleasure, but she should be praised for her ingenuity and respect for the world." Talented girl. It's a pity... her career is related to the livelihood of thousands of people..." "Come here, add incense, light it up and have a look." After Xiao Zhou gave an order, a palace maid filled the incense burners with first-class Buddhist incense. For a while, the strange fragrance filled the hall, and the curling cigarettes rose up. Li Yu Just at this time, he walked in from outside the hall, seeing such a beautiful scenery, he couldn't help but stare strangely. He waved his hand to stop the waiter from singing, and tiptoed in, stood aside and held his breath to admire. He was already familiar with Xiao Zhou's style, and it goes without saying that Zhe Ziyu, who was standing side by side with her, was indifferent to her. Poor, what is especially rare is that this girl Mo Yimingmo has a heroic look between her brows, which makes her temperament completely different from that of Xiao Zhouhou. This Miss Mo is indeed worthy of being from a family of military generals. She is full of heroism, but she does not conceal her beauty and beauty. She has her own beauty with the beauty of a heroine. The two beauties stand side by side, like a real Gushe, with a graceful appearance and a majestic spirit. Qingying, people don't know the fireworks in the world.Li Yu couldn't help but praised happily: "It's wonderful, it's wonderful, this incense burner is wonderful, and the beauty in the smoke is as indistinct as a fairy dust, which is even more wonderful." "Ah, the daughter of the people didn't know that the lord was coming, so please forgive me." Zhe Ziyu was looking at the wonders of the incense burner, and when he saw Li Yu standing aside, he quickly saluted. "Miss Mo, please, there is no need for so many rules in the palace." Li Yu caressed his beard and smiled and said: "Gu Jian Niang Niang is standing side by side with you in the curling cigarettes. She is as beautiful as a girl shooting a fairy. She is so beautiful that it dazzles Guxin... Guhu has a poetic spirit. Come on, come on." Take the four treasures of the study for Gu." Li Yu's special four treasures of the study are all treasures. The paper is "Chengxintang paper" that is as smooth as spring ice and dense as a cocoon. The rare ink of Li Tinggui.As for his ci, it is the best in the world, and I don't know how many girls who are dreaming age have been dumped. At the beginning, Xiao Zhouhuang was fifteen years old. Because her sister was seriously ill after the big week, she went to the palace to visit her. It was Li Yu's wonderful words that touched the heart of this girl with particularly developed romantic cells, and her heart was tied to her brother-in-law's. body. When Li Yu first saw the innocent, beautiful and lively sister-in-law Zhou Nvying, he was moved by her beautiful appearance, and immediately wrote a poem for her: "When you look for spring, you must first spring early, and you should not wait for the flowers when you look at the flowers." Old. Ethereal jade softly held, fermented grains floating cup face clear. Why do you have to laugh frequently, come back to the forbidden garden late in spring. Drunk and leisurely comment together, poetry is formed according to Jie." "When you look for spring, you must start early in the spring. When you look at flowers, don't wait for the flowers and branches to grow old." It is exactly the same as Lu Dongbin's song: "The flowers bloom can be folded, and the branches must be broken. Don't wait for the flowers to be empty and break the branches." Xiao Zhou later had a strange thought. Afterwards, after the two chatted in private, they wrote a poem for her: "The girl on the roof of the Penglai courtyard is closed, and there is no one talking in the painting hall. Throwing pillows in the light of emerald clouds, smelling the strange fragrance of embroidered clothes. The pearls and locks are moving, and I hate it." Yinping Dream. The face is full of slow smiles, looking at each other with infinite affection." This poem tied the heart of the female heroine. At that time, the female hero was fifteen years old, and her love was just beginning. Li Yu's talent is needless to say. In addition, he was still young at that time, and he was also the emperor of a country. Isn't a petty bourgeoisie young woman at his fingertips?So, little Nvying was kidnapped by the strange uncle to see the goldfish. The two erotic poems won a stunning beauty, and the other more erotic poem killed a queen.When the song "Bright flowers, bright moon, dark cage and light mist, it's good to go to Lang's side today! Socks in shorts, walking on incense steps, carrying golden shoes. See you at the south bank of the painting hall, always cuddling with people. It's hard for slaves to come out, teach you how to show mercy After the song was spread inside and outside the palace, a ray of fragrance soul suddenly disappeared after the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is common for men to have wives and concubines among the people, even in the eyes of women, it is also a matter of course, not to mention that Li Yu is the emperor of a country, Xiao Zhou didn't think there was anything wrong with serving her husband with her sister, but after Da Zhou always Most loved by Li Yu, Li Yu had an affair with Empress Xiao Zhou, and their love affair was in full swing, so the visits and care for her would inevitably be reduced, and she was already lost in her heart.When I heard that Li Yu had achieved good things with her younger sister at this time, every word and every sentence of that erotic poem was like a sword like an arrow, but after the big week, she felt great pain in her heart. At that time, her youngest son had just died, and her husband had moved on, how could it be human?The heart-broken Empress Da Zhou has been lying against the wall since she heard the news, and never looked at Li Yu and her sister until she died.Although her illness was serious, it was not a mortal disease at first, and it was difficult to cure her later, which of course had something to do with her depression and depression. But if it is said that Li Yu is hypocritical to her, it is not the case. He really loves the Empress of the Great Zhou and the Empress of the Little Zhou, but he does not really understand his daughter's mind, and he does not know that he is ill after the Empress of the Great Zhou. Taking care of her new love during the heavy period actually hurt her so badly. Li Yu was able to win one of the two Que Yan Ci, and one Que Yan Ci to kill the other. The magic power of his Ci is no small matter. Now that the cigarettes are surrounded by Zhe Ziyu's beauty, Li Yu's heart of pity and pity is stirred, and this is how to accept her The thought of entering the palace. Xiao Zhouhou was fascinated by Li Yu's two wonderful words. When he saw him, he first praised the beauty of the two of them, and then said that he was very happy with poetry. His eyes were only fixed on Zhe Ziyu, and he immediately understood what he was thinking. , even though he knew that the emperor and concubine could not be stopped by him, he was still a little unhappy. But she thought about it again, since she had formed a relationship with Li Yu, it has been a full eight years now, but she has no heirs. Although there are many concubines in the harem, there are not a few of them who have been favored by officials, but they all have nothing. So far, the official family has only one son. As an emperor, there are too few heirs, so that occasionally the prince has a minor illness, and people will panic. Zhe Ziyu often instilled in her some ideas about the country, people's livelihood, military politics, and economy. After Xiao Zhou, he gradually became aware of the crisis. Thinking about it from this perspective, he felt that it would be a waste for the government to admit a few more women he liked into the palace. There is nothing wrong with it, even if you grow a lot and get a little income, as long as the royal family can have more heirs, the country and the hearts of the people will be more stable. At a glance, Mo Yiming is the lucky face of Yi Fu Yi Zi, Yi Shi Yi Jia, who has many sons and daughters, and she loves the same sisters as herself, and they get along best. If she can enter the palace, he will not only have an extra companion who can talk and relieve boredom If she can give birth to a son and a half daughter from her husband's family, the royal family of Li and Tang will not be so single. She is a queen, and the new prince must be raised by herself after all. Being a few years younger, it is inevitable for each other to have their identities, so they let go of the jealousy and pursed their lips in silence. Unexpectedly, Ms. Mo seemed to be incomprehensible. She didn't even know that the lord's praise was sincerely addressed to her, and that poem would also be made for her. She looked out hastily and said to Li Yu: "The lord , The Forbidden Palace is about to be opened, and the women are not from the palace, so it is inconvenient to stay here, so I bid farewell to the lord and empress." Zhe Ziyu held back his blessing, and then retreated lightly. Li Yu was stunned, looking at her beautiful figure.The servant hurried in holding the Four Treasures of the Study, bent down and said, "Officials, the Four Treasures of the Study are here." Li Yu flicked his sleeves, and said in a wan mood: "Let's put it back, Gu... Shixing is gone." Zhe Ziyu, who hurried out of the palace, stood at the bottom of the steps, flicked his green sleeves, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Qi Fei Emperor Xiao Baojuan liked to open a shop, but was killed by his subordinates; Starved to death; Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty Li Xuan was fond of cockfighting and Cuju, and as a result, the rebels were everywhere, and he died of worry and anger. Those who play with things and lose their ambitions and do not do business will have a good end. Poems and songs are nothing but elegant things. I have no expertise in business affairs, and such a fool has come to give me Zou Ziyu's idea, hmph! Which eye of this girl can see you as a trash!"
"My lord, this is an invitation from Huangfu Jixun. I invite you to travel with me to Qixia Mountain." Jiao Haitao regretfully sent an invitation, and said, "It's a pity that we didn't go to Yanziji, otherwise we could take a closer look at their naval camp there." Yang Hao took a glance, threw the invitation aside, and said with a calm smile: "Although Huangfu Jixun is a soft-boned person who only knows how to flatter, he is not a stupid pig with no brains. How could he do such a thing?" "This one is the invitation card for Dongtai Imperial Envoy Gou Rixin to invite you to a banquet. Fortunately, the time of Huangfu Jixun is staggered by one day. Hehe, the Tang court saw that the Song Dynasty is powerful, and there are still many officials who are stalking the people." Yes, my lord might as well make a fool of myself, socialize in many ways, and get to know these dignitaries in the court more often, it will always be beneficial for us to inquire about the news. If we win them over, we will also crowd out those who are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, killing two birds with one stone." "Well, what Jiao Sicheng said is reasonable, but there are too many appointments for the banquet, how can we handle it. For Gou Yushi and Zeng Junjun, Jiao Sicheng will do it for you. As for Huangfu Jixun's invitation..." As soon as he said this, a small official walked in gently, bowed and bowed and said: "My lord, the Lord of Jiangnan has sent an envoy to invite you to a banquet in the palace tomorrow." Yang Hao was in a daze, and casually threw Huangfu Jixun's invitation to Jiao Haitao: "This one, Mr. Jiao, please do it for me." Then he asked the little official carefully, waved him to go down, touched his forehead and said in thought: "During the state banquet, I didn't give him a good look. Li Yu hasn't had enough shit? He even invited me to the palace for a banquet. Hehe, the situation now is somewhat similar to when I first arrived in Fugu , all of them approached me with their own scheming, but at that time I wanted to see Zhe Yuxun but couldn't see it, but now Li Yu is rushing to curry favor with me. I don't know how Yanyan and Wawa are settling down. How long will it take to come?" When Yang Hao was worrying in the posthouse, Bisu had just walked to the downtown streets of Jinling. He stood at the intersection of Jilong Street and asked people where the posthouse was. Quietly went to see Yang Hao, looking around for the entrance of the inn, suddenly saw a figure floating by not far away, vaguely it was the woman he had been haunting in his dreams, he couldn't help shaking his body, and hurriedly chased after her. However, the streets in the downtown area were crowded with people, and it was impossible to be lighthearted in public. When he squeezed into the crowd, he saw all the alleys leading in all directions, and he didn't know where the beauty had gone. He couldn't help standing on the street, feeling lost...