Chapter 426 I Am Very Familiar with Wu Hou
Bianjing City, winter is slowly coming to an end.
Recently, the eunuchs have been feeling increasingly confused about the emperor.
First, a very ordinary stone table in the imperial garden was solemnly moved into the greenhouse.
Then the imperial guards were ordered to guard it strictly, which made the eunuchs feel puzzled:
It only costs a few hundred dollars to hire a stonemason to make such a thing. Does the emperor think that someone will steal it?
Well, maybe someone really stole it.
After the imperial guards had been guarding for only half a month, a palace maid and two eunuchs jumped into the well around this hall.
Although it was an accident, everyone who was hanging around in the palace was in danger.
There were even rumors that the three people wanted to sneak in and chop the stone table with an axe, which led to their misfortune.
It is impossible to know whether it is true or not, but the eunuchs have been walking around here since then.
But today, the eunuchs were staring at this side hall vaguely, and they were very concerned.
How could they not care? The emperor had just entered, and then Zhao Pu, who had become a prime minister again, hurried over. Soon after, the emperor's younger brother, Zhao Guangyi, the Yin of Kaifeng, also entered the side hall.
Moreover, the emperor had brought a few smart eunuchs with him when he entered earlier, so the eunuchs were all concerned about their fate.
If they encountered an accident again, they might have to go out of the palace to fetch water to meet the needs of the palace.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't think so much. These eunuchs were all selected with great effort according to Zhao Pu's advice.
They had clean backgrounds and reliable personalities, and most importantly, they were all good at fine brushwork. They were summoned here to let them copy the light curtain.
Just looking at the stone table that was only three feet square, Zhao Kuangyin was in a dilemma. He didn't know how to let the eunuchs see the content of the light curtain clearly and have space to display their painting skills.
Until Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi arrived, he still didn't figure out the reason for this problem. Fortunately, he didn't have to worry about it next.
A soft light appeared on the stone table, but the line of words reflected made the three people confused.
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As this sentence gradually faded, the light on the stone table gradually dimmed, causing Zhao Kuangyin to worry.
Fortunately, soon, a ray of light bloomed again from the stone table, and it flew away from the stone table and rushed straight to the roof.
The people present looked in this direction, and saw that the roof of the hall was no longer visible, as if an immortal had violently torn a hole from the clouds.
And from this hole, the familiar voices of Zhao Kuangyin and the other three fell again, which made the three of them feel relieved.
This made it easier for the little eunuch to paint, but it was a bit uncomfortable to look up when watching. If there was a soft collapse... Zhao Kuangyin also had a plan in his mind in an instant.
Zhao Pu was a little curious when he looked at the two lines of words floating on the light curtain after it was magnified many times.
After the last light curtain ended, the official stayed and talked about many things about the light curtain in bits and pieces, knowing that it might have the ability to know the future through the past.
As for these words floating over, Zhao Pu also knew that they might be the real masters who would be remembered in history, but when talking about what they had said in the past, the emperor was a little vague, which made Zhao Pu very regretful.
So there was a suggestion that the emperor should select Xiao Huangmen, record what was said in words, and copy what was seen in pictures, wouldn't it be complete?
And now seeing two names that can only be seen in history talking to each other again, Zhao Pu was also a little eager to move.
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Ganlu Hall in Chang'an, Tang Dynasty.
The last time the light curtain appeared was on January 3, and this time it was April 3 after three months.
After entering April, the climate became completely pleasant, and Chang'an became busier inside and outside.
Mathematics was separated from the Imperial Academy and set up a cabinet. Although there were many criticisms inside and outside the court, after the joint promotion of the prime minister and the emperor, and the war in Liangzhou diverted attention, the overall implementation was relatively smooth.
At the end of March, Li Shimin also officially issued an edict, listing the crimes of Tuyuhun, and ordered Li Jing, who was already prepared in Liangzhou, to formally conquer Tuyuhun and capture its Khan in Chang'an to be punished. This caused quite a stir inside and outside Chang'an.
The people of Chang'an who had seen the captive Jie Li with their own eyes were very dissatisfied, thinking that pulling the Tuyuhun Khan here just made a pair, and His Majesty had said that Tuyuhun had repeatedly violated the border and should be hung up and beaten.
The court was more pessimistic. After all, whether it was the war records against the Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty or the surprise attack on Jie Li by the Duke of Dai, it showed that the only way to win against the Hu people was to go straight to the general's tent.
Which direction did the door of the Tuyuhun king's tent open to, did the Duke of Dai know?
If Tuyuhun could not be defeated quickly, the turnover of food and grass would be quite wasteful, and it might cause another wave of turmoil in Hexi, which had just been stable for a year. Why couldn't it be done slowly?
But what puzzled the censors was that the prime ministers still stood together with the emperor this time, and even Wei Zheng, the secretary who used to have a loud voice, stopped making noises this time.
So the censors finally calmed down after a while of noise. After all, the army had already set out, and the emperor's edict had been issued. There was no turning back.
In this way, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde also found something to do. They tried to deduce the situation on the front line based on the battle reports sent back from the front, and prepare for the subsequent personal expedition.
As for the Japanese envoys, Mita Kuwa was quite patient. He planned to stay in Chang'an until July, as the emperor of the Central Plains said, and wait until the Khan of Tuyuhun was also presented to Chang'an, and then return to the east with the envoys, so that the Japanese king could know two things to promote the pre-planned plan:
The Tang Dynasty is very strong, and it will definitely destroy you if it says so.
The Tang Dynasty has no interest in the East China Sea, and destroying Tuyuhun is also to fully manage the Western Regions.
As for whether the Tang Dynasty can quickly destroy Tuyuhun? Yu Tianqiao may have more confidence than Li Jing himself.
How could the Tang Dynasty not win?
When the time officially came to April, Li Shimin discussed with Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling in private, and finally decided to invite his queen to watch the light curtain together.
After all, she was the mother of the Tang Dynasty, and the biological mother who taught the prince by words and deeds.
On the small hand, Li Shimin and his Guanyin maid often mentioned the future of the light curtain when they chatted in their spare time. Whenever they talked about these things, the curiosity in the queen's eyes could not be concealed.
Besides, it happened that several generals were out fighting, and the chairs in Ganlu Hall were empty...
So on April 3, Empress Changsun came to Ganlu Hall again.
Just looking at what the younger generation said on the light curtain, Li Shimin also smiled bitterly:
"It's better for the queen to come at the right time than to come early."
Empress Changsun smiled and didn't comment, and she was also full of curiosity.
The young lady from the Wu family is talented and she likes her very much, but she can never imagine that she can ascend the throne and command the world like Your Majesty.
However, seeing the handwriting floating on the light screen, Li Shimin did not hesitate to pick up the pen and write down the rhetorical question.
At the same time, he did not forget to boast to his queen:
"I said, I am very familiar with Zhuge Wuhou."