Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1930 Snow Day Encounter
Hibiscus Garden.

The heavy snow came suddenly, and the sun was still shining brightly a moment ago, but after a while, the sky was dark and the snowflakes were flying.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, is a young man of literature and art, and he loves the scenery of flying snow and welcoming spring the most. He simply moved the banquet out of the building and set it up in an elegant gazebo by the Qujiang Pool, surrounded by thick curtains on three sides, leaving only the south The leeward side is open, and the view is wide. You can see the snow falling into the Qujiang Pond and disappearing, only the beautiful scenery of the faint mist rising.

The pavilions and pavilions by the Qujiang Pool are looming in the heavy snow, like a fairyland in Penglai.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Wei Wang Litai, Wu Wang Li Ke, Fang Jun and his entourage walked out of the tall five-storey building, all dressed in mink fur, and walked along the winding path cleared by the guards to the gazebo by the pool to enjoy the snow and drink.

Li Chengqian was obviously in a good mood, and the flying snow in the sky did not obscure his interest. He said happily: "In the past, whenever there was heavy snow in the pass, the father, the emperor, and the mother were all worried in the palace, because I don't know how many people will freeze to death, but in recent years The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Jingzhao Mansion have ample financial resources. Every winter, they will organize people from county to county and village to help those poor people repair their houses. No matter how heavy the snow is, it can only be a grand event for literati and poets to appreciate the snow and recite poems. It will not be the end of the people."

Wei Wang Li Tai paused, sighed, and said in a low tone: "It's a pity that my mother has been frugal for many years, and she can't bear to be extravagant, but she has not seen the splendor and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today. The emperor punished me by moving all the good things in the world to the Lizheng Hall...the son wants to raise her, but the relatives don't wait..."

The two brothers felt heavy. Although Li Ke was not born of Empress Wende, he recalled that he was nurtured by Empress Wende when he was young, and his admiration was not the same.

Only Fang Jun's memories of the original owner's past became more and more blurred because of his time travel, and his little memory of Empress Wende was not very well received by that virtuous queen. The praise and remembrance of Empress Wende between the ruling and opposition parties, as well as the records in the annals of later generations, let us remember this rare generation of empress through the ages.

The few people were silent, and when they reached the south side of the pavilion facing the Qujiang Pond, they suddenly saw a painted boat slowly approaching from a distance on the pool, and when it came close, one person stood at the bow and said loudly: "My minister Xu Jingzong has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and His Royal Highness the King of Wu."

Another person came out from the cabin, tall and thin, and raised his voice: "Old minister Qian Jiulong, I have seen the three Highnesses."

Fang Jun looked up at the sky.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and the dark clouds were hanging down, the sky was full of snow, and the surrounding fields were dark. Under such weather, Xu Jingzong, an old fox, was in the mood to swim in the lake?

Wei Wang Li Tai's chubby face twitched, and he said in a low voice: "These two shameless people get together, it's really annoying!"

Ever since he realized that he had no hope of retaining a position, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who used to be a "corporate of courtesy and virtuousness", stopped playing with those imaginary things. It is clear and straightforward, which makes people feel good.

Wu Wang Li Ke said with a wry smile: "No matter how annoying you are, they are also heroes of the empire, and there are still two of them. You can't ignore etiquette, right?"

As he spoke, he looked at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian also sighed, and muttered: "So, the prince's errand is not good..."

The two younger brothers can unscrupulously express their likes and dislikes. As the prince, he must follow the rules in every word and deed, and if there is a slight mistake, it will be infinitely magnified. Even if the brothers get together today, there must be no inappropriateness spread .

It's like wearing a shackle...

However, complaints are fine, but etiquette is absolutely indispensable, so I had to stand on the shore and said in a loud voice: "It turns out that Chao Guogong and Xu Sheren are here alone to have a banquet with my brothers. Why don't you two go ashore and have a few drinks?"

As the painting boat approached, there were servants on the boat who set up the gangplank, several people filed down, and went forward to salute the three princes.

Xu Jingzong said: "How dare you disturb the elegance of the three Highnesses? My minister was visiting Qujiang Pond in Chaoguogong. He encountered heavy snow and was about to go back. He met His Highness by chance, so I came to see you. Your Highness, please enjoy yourself, we dare not disturb you. .”

That Qian Jiulong also said: "The old minister is old, I'm afraid it won't please the three Highnesses, staying here will inevitably become a bad guest, it's not good to be disgusted by others, it's better to be sensible and go back as soon as possible, ha ha."

Noticing the displeasure between Li Chengqian's eyebrows, Fang Jun became curious and looked at Qian Jiulong.

This person was nearly seventy years old, his beard and hair were all white, his body was actually strong and strong, his tall and thin figure stood there with a bit of a heroic air, which did not diminish his old and weak state at all.

This man was from the Great Wall of Huzhou. He was a military general in his family for generations. He was confiscated as a slave because of a crime in the former Sui Dynasty, and was given to his cousin Tang Guogong Li Yuan by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.He deserved his fortune, he was good at horseback riding and archery, and he often followed Li Yuan around.After Jinyang raised troops, he was awarded Doctor Jin Ziguanglu for his meritorious service.He attacked Xue Rengao and Liu Wuzhou with the army, and was promoted many times to be the general of Youwuwei.Followed His Majesty Li Er to pacify Luoyang, assisted Crown Prince Li Jiancheng to conquer Liu Heitai in Weizhou, and fought hard to defeat the enemy. In the 12th year of Zhenguan, he was changed to Chao Guogong.

Although he was the favored minister of the first emperor Li Yuan and later assisted Li Jiancheng, he quickly turned to His Majesty Li Er after the Xuanwu Gate change. Not only was his title preserved, but His Majesty Li Er also regarded him as a superior man, with constant rewards, and he was even promoted to Duke of the State .

Fang Jun has heard of this person for a long time, but this Qian Jiulong likes fishing, has a luxurious temperament, hides in the mansion all day long, hugs left and right, and refuses to leave the mansion, so he has never seen him...

When I saw it today, I didn't have any other feelings, but felt that this attitude of relying on the old and selling the old was disgusting.

Li Chengqian is a good-tempered person. He didn't care about Qian Jiulong's words that were not considered respectful. He just wanted to get rid of the matter and said, "What's the matter with Chao Guogong? Talking about your achievements in front of Gu, Gu naturally admires you, how dare you be suspicious? But since Chao Guogong is playing with Xu Sheren, Gu is not against others, and when I have time in the future, I will definitely invite the two of you to a banquet."

For the soft-tempered Li Chengqian to say these words, it shows how annoying Xu Jingzong and Qian Jiulong are...

Qian Jiulong showed hesitation, he was just putting on airs, as a courtier, who wouldn't want to have more contact with the prince, drink and have fun?It's just that he insisted that he was a courtier of the late emperor Li Yuan. He made great achievements after the Jinyang uprising. If he didn't fight to the death, where would the Tang Dynasty be as prosperous as it is today?
People like Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, etc., if they were not relying on them, they were the team members of His Majesty Li Er's Qin Palace, and they were not worthy of leading horses or stirrups!

Not to mention a lucky villain like Fang Jun.

Poor him, Qian Jiulong, went through fire and water for the great cause of the late emperor, and in the end he was only conferred a title, not even a princess...

Listening to what the prince said now, it seems that he doesn't want to see himself?
You brat, why not!
Xu Jingzong, on the other hand, was embarrassed. He knew about his family affairs because he laughed at Ouyang Xun at the funeral of Empress Wende for being ugly. Fake color, thinking that he is suspected of belittling the heroic spirit of Empress Wende.

God is pitiful, how dare he belittle Empress Wende?
As one of the [-] bachelors in Prince Qin's Mansion, seeing Li Er Majesty step by step from the desperate situation to the top, how can he not know the status of Queen Wende in Li Er Majesty's mind?

Even if you lend him a hundred guts, you won't dare to despise Empress Wende!
It is not a big deal to offend His Majesty, His Majesty is strong, but he is broad-minded and tolerant, but if he despises Empress Wende, it will be a dead end...

Facing the three Highnesses at this moment, he looked helpless. He had no choice but to feel helpless. He deeply regretted his actions back then. No matter how ugly Ouyang Xun was, he could just bear it. As for this?

At this time, Fang Jun's eyes passed Xu Jingzong and Qian Jiulong, and fell behind the two slender figures wearing bamboo hats. He saw that one of them was gently lifting the hat with a slender hand, revealing a With a beautiful face like flowers and jade, she glanced at him with a pair of beautiful eyes that were slightly teary, and hesitated to speak.

Fang Jun frowned slightly, hesitated a little, and asked, "But Rong Niang and Wei Niang?"

Xu Jingzong's expression turned ugly all of a sudden, he glared at Fang Jun, and Qian Jiulong was slightly taken aback...

Those two people lifted off the bamboo hats on their heads, revealing two beautiful faces that are almost identical, first saluted the three highnesses with ten thousand blessings, and said softly: "Little girl Xu Rongniang (Xu Weiniang), I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Wei, His Royal Highness King Wu..."

Then, Cai both took a look at Fang Jun, and said: "I have seen Erlang, I haven't seen him for a long time, Erlang's demeanor is even better than before, my little sister is very pleased."

The few remaining memories of these two childhood playmates, who were regarded as childhood sweethearts, appeared in Fang Jun's mind. Looking at Xu Jingzong and Qian Jiulong's two daughters that he was going to take with him when he traveled to the lake, he naturally remembered Xu Jingzong was criticized as one of the crimes in the history books, and his face was frighteningly gloomy.

Is this old thing planning to sell his daughter?
(End of this chapter)