Chang'an ancient meaning

Tang Tongtai, a native of Yong'an County, Yongzhou, got a piece of Ruishi in Luoshui in the fourth year of Chuigong, on which there are eight seal characters of "The Holy Mother Comes, Yongchang Emperor".Hundreds of officials expressed their congratulations on the table, and they all said that "the holiness is enshrined in heaven, and it is handed down successively; the teaching assistant of Shinto is invented by each other." The queen mother was so happy that she accepted the picture in December, accepted the destiny, and held a ceremony to sacrifice to the sky in the southern suburbs. Answer God's favor.

In the same month, the Ming Hall was completed. This kind of hall is 290 feet high and [-] feet square. It is carved with dragons and phoenixes, made of gold and wood, and is called the Vientiane Shrine by the Queen Mother.On New Year's Day next year, the Holy Mother of the Holy Mother will feast on the Vientiane Shrine, wear the crown of the crown, hold the Zhengui, and offer gifts at the beginning of the line. The emperor Li Danya will present it, and the crown prince Li Chengqi will present it at the end.After offering sacrifices to the Wutian God's seat, then the Tang Gaozu, Taizong, and Gaozong's three holy seats, followed by the father of the emperor Wei, and finally the Wufang Emperor's seat.The Empress Dowager wanted to tell the subjects that although the former kings of the Wu family were relatives of the Tang Dynasty, they also received the destiny.

Since ancient times, it was the first time that a woman wearing a crown walked into the hall where the emperor proclaimed politics and religion. More than a hundred bells and tripods rang together, and the entire Vientiane Shrine trembled slightly under her feet.Behind her, followed the handsome and pale emperor Li Dan and prince Li Chengqi, their obedient expressions seemed to indicate that they were just sons and ministers, not the masters of this magnificent palace.The bright and soothing smile on Empress Dowager Wu Zhao's face is unbelievable no matter what. She is already a 60-year-old woman, and her bright eyes are shining with the satisfaction of a [-]-year-old girl walking towards her dream lover.

After the completion of the ceremony, the Empress Dowager gave a banquet to the officials. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor sat on the head, and the Prince Li Chengqi took the four younger brothers who had already been named kings to sit on the west seat.The songs and dances under the steps were carefully arranged by the Chunguan of the Ministry of Rites for the Empress Dowager. The sheng, xiao, qin, pipa, five-stringed strings, konghou, jiegu, and hujia all played together, and more than a hundred dancers from the Jiaofang danced their colorful sleeves, one by one. Sixteen auspicious characters such as Qian, Gu, Dao, Tai, Bai, Wang, Huang, Di, Wan, Nian, Bao, Zuo, Mi, and Chang.Athletic teenagers entertained people with acrobatics such as the five-party lion dance and the golden ball playing with lions.

Li Chengqi was amazed by the elegant and vulgar singing and dancing in front of him. He thought that the Mingtang was the place where the emperor educated, and even singing and dancing should be performed with solemn Zhou etiquette.What surprised him even more was that the Queen Mother ingeniously ordered the south gate to be opened to let the people of Luoyang enjoy the elegance of the Vientiane Shrine. Countless people rushed in from the south gate, and the hungry beggars robbed the distributed steamed buns and pancakes. The square was like a pot of porridge boiling, and even Hong Zhong Dalu couldn't hide the screams and screams, which only reminded Li Chengqi of the scene of hungry ghosts fighting to climb the knife mountain in the three-way hell in the mural.

However, amidst the thrilling din, the Queen Mother and the officials in the palace could still enjoy singing and dancing with joy.Li Chengyi, the second younger brother who was sitting next to Li Chengqi's voice, tugged at his elder brother's sleeve and said, "Brother, I want to eat your fragrant noodles."

Li Chengqi was fascinated by watching the singing and dancing, but he pulled him away, and it took him a long time to figure out what he wanted, so he smiled slightly.The food in front of me was richer than that in front of my younger brothers. The plate of Songjiang perch was sliced ​​as thin as a thread, and it was placed on the flower leaves, like snow piled on the flowers. It was really fresh and attractive.Li Chengqi put the plate on his desk, held another chopstick, and stretched his arms to place it on the third brother Longji's plate.Cheng Yi was overjoyed, almost took the plate into his arms, and began to chew. Li Chengqi saw at a glance that the cuffs of his panties were mended, but embroidered into the shape of a small chrysanthemum, and felt a little sour, so he stroked it lightly.Cheng Yi glanced at it, and said nonchalantly: "My mother sewed it for me, and my mother praised her for her skill."

The aunt he was talking about was Li Dan's concubine Dou Lushi. Li Chengyi's biological mother was a lowly court lady who was disgusted by the queen mother and almost made Li Dan abandon her son.Fortunately, a monk Wan Hui said: "This son is the tree spirit of the Western Regions, brother Yi." The queen mother let the barren Doulu family recognize him as an adopted son. The bestowal is the meager.Fortunately, Li Chengyi was born simple and honest, so he didn't care much about these things. He had a good appetite and a strong body, but he was a little taller than Li Chengqi.

Li Longji nodded his thanks when the eldest brother's chopsticks were extended, and seeing that the second brother was just eating with his head down, he poked his head over and said in a low voice, "Have you heard of the "Celebrating Luo Biao" written by Chen Ziang?" Li Chengqi Dazed: "How do you know?" Li Longji said: "The other day I saw my father holding a piece of paper, smiling slightly while reading it, thinking it was a good thing, I went to see it while he was walking away, and it turned out that it was written by Chen Ziang. "Bai Luo Biao", there are eight words in it, "respect the destiny, and come because of Shunzi". Big Brother, Daddy originally said that Chen Ziang is a great sage who is underappreciated. Do people outside have the same thoughts as him?"

Li Chengqi lived alone in the East Palace since he became the crown prince, and he didn't see his younger brothers often. Although he knew that Li Longji was early and intelligent, but he was only nine years old. Don't tell anyone about it again." Li Longji curled his lips and said: "I only asked my mother, but my mother didn't allow me to say it, and even scolded me. I wondered, he was obviously talking nonsense, why did daddy still laugh like that?" happy?"

Li Chengqi's heart trembled, and he looked up at his father. Li Dan sat next to the Emperor of God and filled up the wine cup for his mother. When the Emperor of God was talking to Xue Huaiyi, he laughed a little jokingly from time to time, and he looked genuinely happy.Li Chengqi thought in confusion, Chen Ziang said that the queen mother got her destiny because of it, could it be true that the queen mother can abolish her father and become the emperor herself?Can a woman really be an emperor?He thought for a while, Daddy smiled, it should be to relieve the burden of the emperor, and the family can be reunited.However, if their father is abolished, will they have to go to a far, far away place like the second and third uncles?Then he won't be able to see Hua Nu and his aunt.Thinking of this, he felt sad again.

The scene in front of me is a prosperous and peaceful singing and dancing. The singer sang: "Yu Zhaoming Hall. Ming Hall Kong Yang. Holy Emperor Zongsi. Mu Mu Huanghuang. God's feast. Five timings..." The mother in the hall is kind and son filial, the king Huichen is loyal, His Royal Highness is respectful to brothers and friends, and the emperor's grace is mighty.But these are the same as the stone with words on it. They are made to deceive the world. Those who perform the show don't believe it, and those who listen to the play don't believe it either.What he saw was that father and son did not protect each other, and mother and son did not depend on each other; it was the sages who were respected by the world, they all bowed their heads to power and said things against their will; Although they are full of fear and sadness, they are asked to laugh here; it is the moment before they are given poison and wine, they have to dance with their hands, dance with their feet, and sing praises.

He was just thinking about it blankly, Cheng Yi pushed him and said, "Daddy is looking at you!" He came to his senses, it turned out that the emperor above had left the table to change clothes at some point, only his father was left at the table, Looking at him smiling.Knowing that such an opportunity is rare, he hurriedly poured a glass of wine, knelt down beside his father, and said, "I wish Your Majesty a birthday." When Li Dan took the wine cup, he asked softly, "Why are your hands so cold? But you don't wear much clothes. Already?" Li Chengqi shook his head and said, "Your clothes are very warm." Li Dan said, "I heard that it's very cold in the East Palace, so put on an extra quilt at night, and close the screen tightly, so as not to suffer from accumulated cold. " Li Chengqi nodded and said: "Yes." Li Dan said again: "Your mother misses you very much, and wants you not to be picky about food, and eat more food every meal." Li Chengqi felt even more sour. Every time I met, I said that I had listened to it no less than a hundred times in the past six years, and nodded again: "My son remembers." Li Dan stared at his son, seeming to understand what he was thinking, stroked his neck, and said with a smile: " It's almost... soon."

The golden lion who suppressed the red scorpion at the corner of the temple spit out a curl of cigarettes, and Li Dan felt exhausted and joyful in his heart.

A few months later, the Empress Dowager ordered Princess Taiping to remarry Wei Wang Wu Chengsi.In order to celebrate her beloved daughter's wedding, the Empress Dowager specially broke the custom of Emperor Taizong's rule of no more than 350 households for princesses, and increased the number of households sealed by Princess Taiping to [-].On the eve of the big wedding, Wu Chengsi suddenly sent someone to apologize to the Queen Mother, claiming that he had contracted a sudden illness and would not be able to get married tomorrow.Shocked, the Empress Dowager opened the palace gate at night and sent Shangguan Wan'er to visit Princess Taiping's mansion.

Princess Taiping has already bathed, wearing a white bathrobe, with her long hair hanging loose, leaning on the mica screen, stretching out her delicate fingers, and touching the golden incense ball hanging on the bed curtain.Her hair is similar to that of the Empress Dowager, long and thick. When combing her hair, she can wear it in a high bun without using a bun. If it is untied, it will be as magnificent as an ink cloud or a black waterfall, almost covering her whole body.

Shangguan Wan'er walked over, put her hands on her long hair and gently stroked her. Taiping, who was about to fall asleep, had no thrush, no veneer, and no lips.Her plain face and this plain hair exude the coolness of fresh green mint.Shangguan Wan'er sighed softly: "Did you say anything to King Wei?"

Taiping bit his lips and laughed lightly, and there was a clear snap, and the incense ball was bounced around by her, and she smiled lazily: "I just let someone tell him that I can marry him, but I won't marry him." He is not allowed to touch other women when he is married to him. Any woman who dares to touch Princess Taiping's son-in-law will be killed with a cane. The man was turned into a red wave."

Shangguan Wan'er sighed: "Why are you doing this? You are embarrassing both the King of Wei and the Queen Mother." Taiping smiled and said, "I know Mother's kindness, so I ask Mother to think about it for me. She likes this nephew, maybe tomorrow Wu Chengsi will be promoted one step higher, but I, after all, have the surname Li, and on that day, my husband wants to kill my elder brother, what should I do?"

Shangguan Wan'er was taken aback when she heard such bold words, and said: "The queen mother also wants someone to protect you." Taiping casually brushed her long hair and said: "Mother just wants me to marry a Wu family, don't It's Wu Chengsi, not Wu Sansi, find the most useless one, as long as he's not old or ugly, I'll marry, I don't need a man to protect me." She slowly raised her eyes, looked at Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Wan'er Son, I only ask for this matter of my mother, I don't want to see the next time when my husband dies, I can't even see his body." Shangguan Wan'er bent down lightly, and pressed her chin against Princess Taiping's head, She stretched out her finger to wipe away a hidden tear from the corner of Taiping's phoenix eyes.

In July of the first year of Zaichu, Princess Taiping got married for the second time. To everyone's surprise, Princess Taiping's husband-in-law was not Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi, who were loved by the emperor, but Wu You, the unknown king of stability. cum.Everyone in the capital of God knows that one day when King Wu Youji of Anding went to court, his family servant suddenly came to report the funeral, saying that his wife Zheng had died suddenly. Wu Youji's wife was under thirty and had always been in good health. He made a slip of the tongue and slapped him as soon as he raised his hand. The family boy cried and said that the lady really died suddenly, and the doctor came and said there was no way to save it.Wu Youji rushed home anxiously, waiting for him was the palace servant with a smile on his face, who handed him a piece of yellow paper, on which was written the birth date of Princess Taiping.

Although Princess Taiping remarried, the wedding ceremony was no less than ten years ago. On the day of the wedding, the Empress Dowager named her new son-in-law as king, and Wu Youji became the first son-in-law since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.According to custom, the bridegroom should go to the bride's house to marry, but Princess Taiping refused to build another mansion, so the queen mother ordered the princess to marry from the palace, and Wu Youji picked up his wife from the princess's inner house in the palace Xiu Academy, and then welcomed Princess Taiping in the Shang Dynasty. Shanfang's mansion.Wu Chengsi said to Wu Sansi half gloatingly and half sourly and jealously, is this clearly a marriage?

Princess Taiping has no sisters. When welcoming her wife in the palace, all the maids in order to make the Queen Mother happy, they all made fun of the princess' son-in-law as the princess's family members.The groom was sweating profusely, and Shangguan Wan'er felt sorry for him, so she wrote three impromptu poems for him. Only then did the door of the academy slowly open, and Princess Taiping walked out of the courtyard.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, when a nobleman marries a wife, there is a custom of blocking the carriage. The bride's brother rides a horse to block the road, and asks the groom for property to increase the joy.Of Princess Taiping's four elder brothers, only Li Dan is still by her side, but Li Dan can't stand in the way of the emperor to ask for money after all, and the princess's cousins ​​are all considered in-laws today. Palace barrier car.

Li Chengqi walked out of the palace for the first time when he was so old. He was ignorantly surrounded by people on the street. The red carpet covered the ground under the horseshoes, and singing and dancing were loudly heard.He was just wondering why he didn't feel a little bit of joy in his heart. He saw the crimson chariot drawn by six horses. The walls are painted with clouds and phoenixes, peacocks, and engraved with tortoise characters. There is a golden phoenix standing on the top wheel, and eight phoenixes standing on the horizontal shaft.Such a resplendent and resplendent car, walking slowly on the petals on the red carpet, reminded Li Chengqi of the poem by Fang Xue: "The cang Geng is flying, and its feathers are shining. The son returns home, and the emperor refutes his horse. Parents It’s a knot, and it’s ninety.” But for the woman in the poem, when life should be the happiest and most prosperous, why does she lower her head and sigh softly: "It’s new Kong Jia, but how old is it?" ?