Chapter 39 Ridic Holyduan

Since Huang Chao led a large army across the Yangtze River, Li Yan felt that the "thief" was far away from the capital, and the imperial city was safe and he could play to his heart's content, so he was in a better and better mood.

One day, Li Yan and Chen Shufei watched the dance "Spring Warbler" performed by the dancer in the Xianghui Building of the flower calyx, and the music of the accompanying dance was as beautiful as the song of birds. The formations of the dancers gradually separated to the left and right, like birds spreading their wings. The dancers are dignified and beautiful, like peaches and plums in full bloom, full of spring breeze, and a color of Luo clothes, like the clouds in the sky.

Chen Shufei gently scooped up the honey with a spoon and handed it to Li Yan's mouth. Li Yan swallowed it reflexively. Chen Shufei said anxically, "Your Majesty, is this dance beautiful? Zhang Xu once wrote a poem describing this song and dance: Xingqing Chinanliu has not opened, and Taizhen took a plum first. The insider has sung the spring warbler and danced softly under the flowers.

Because Chen Shufei pestered Li Yan to watch the dance with her dancers, Li Yan has been tired of going to the Huaqi Xianghui Building to watch these dances every day. After listening to Chen Shufei's words, Li Yan said carelessly, "It's okay, my concubine, I'm a little sleepy today and want to have a rest."

"No, Your Majesty agreed to accompany me to watch the full paragraph of "Spring Warbler"!" Chen Shufei's mouth shut and won't let go.

Li Yan listened and had an idea and said, "My concubine, I came out to watch the dance with you today, but I forgot a big thing! You must go and handle it now!"

"What's the big deal? Does your majesty have to go out in person?!" Chen Shufei looked puzzled.

"Well, I heard Zheng Wei say a few days ago that Huang Chao Thieves recently dispatched troops to invade the capital! Concubine, I'm going to Xuanzheng Hall to deal with it now!" After Li Yan finished speaking, she left the table. Chen Shufei quickly grabbed Li Yan's skirt and asked, "Your Majesty, when will you accompany me to watch the dance again?"

Li Yan said hesitantly, "My concubine, I'll finish the big event in the court and play with you in a few days, okay?" After saying that, Li Yan's index finger and middle finger stretched out in a "eight" shape, and finally left a sentence: "88!" Run out.

Chen Shufei looked at Li Xun's distant figure and felt very disappointing. She sat there listlessly and said to the dancers, "Stop! I don't want to watch it today. You can retreat!"

The music stopped in an moment, and the dancers also stopped dancing and looked at Chen Shufei in surprise. Two dance tricks came to Chen Shufei, gently held Chen Shufei's hand and asked, "Chen Niang, you seem to be in a bad mood today. Shall we play chess with you, okay?"

When Chen Shufei looked at these two dance tricks, it turned out to be Wen Zhaoyi and Gao Zhaoyi, who were also Li Yong's favorite women. Wen and Gao are good at observing words and looking at each other, so they are deeply loved by Li Yong, and Chen Shufei also likes them very much.

After listening to Wen and Gao's words, Chen Shufei felt much better. She nodded and said, "Well, I haven't played chess for a long time. I will play a few games today, but I have something to say first. Don't let me!" After saying that, he got up and left his seat, took Wen Zhaoyi and Gao Zhaoyi's hands and left the building.

Li Yan lied in front of Chen Shufei and finally got out of the horse court. He called the stone wild boar and said happily, "Shi Aiqing, today I finally slipped out of the flower calyx Xianghui Building. Go and inform the horse team members and gather at the horse court. I want to play polo well! By the way, inform the civil and military officials in the Xuanzheng Hall and let them also come to the Horse Stadium to watch my wonderful performance! If there is any major event in the court, it will be played on the horse court!"

"I obey the order!" The stone wild boar answered and went to inform.

After the horse team arrived, the fierce competition began. Li Jun was like the wind on the field, from left to right, to front and back. As long as the ball reached his feet, it seemed to stick. No matter how the opponent plotted, he could only watch him run all the way until he shot the ball into the goal.

Li Yan's excellent skills have won bursts of applause. The polo of the Tang Dynasty is actually the current football. To be honest, in terms of football skills, among the emperors, Li Yan is really likely to win the championship. Except for Song Huizong and Zhao Ji, who can compete with Li Yong, other emperors are difficult to compete.

In the cheering crowd, there was an official named Yang Zhizhi. At this time, he served as Jing Zhaoyin, which was equivalent to the mayor. However, Yang Zhizhi was more powerful than the average mayor and managed Chang'an, the capital of Tang. He applauded very vigorously. After thepolo game, Li Yan left the stadium contentedly. Yang Zhizhi walked to Li Yan, nodded and said, "Your Majesty's outstanding ball skills are really a blessing for all people. The servant reported a good news to His Majesty that recently, locusts flew near the capital and couldn't survive. They all died next to the thorns! This shows that heaven has fallen auspiciousness and protects the Tang Dynasty. Locusts are like yellow nest thieves. As long as they come to fight the capital, they will die!"

"Great, this is really good news! I have been in the Tang Dynasty for nearly 300 years, how can Huang Chao, a group of thieves, be overthrown! Yang Aiqing is loyal to the country, and I am very gratified. Now I will reward you with 20 taels of gold and 100 pieces of silk. I hope you can continue to work hard and share my worries!"

Yang Zhizhi hurriedly knelt down: "I thank you for your grace, and I should do my best to work for the Tang Dynasty!"

The next day, after eating breakfast, Li Yan suddenly came to the Xuanzheng Hall and saw the civil and military officials standing on the other side. Tian Lingzi was pointing fingers and dealing with the memorial.

When Tian Lingzi saw Li Lian enter the Xuanzheng Hall, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "The old slave did not know your Majesty's presence and missed the distance to welcome him. I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"

The civil and military officials all knelt down to say good.

Li Yong waved his hand and said, "Ha ha, everyone, calm down quickly. I'm still a child, don't be polite! Aiqings go to the court to discuss politics every day. Thank you for your hard work! I'm going to take a look at everyone today. If you have any books, just show them to me!"

Dong Yu, who made up the right to fill the threshold, came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, I am brave. Now the people everywhere, especially the yellow nest thieves, have attacked cities and plundered villages everywhere since they crossed the south of the Yangtze River. Now half of the south of the Yangtze River have fallen into the hands of the thieves. On behalf of Bei Li Keyong and others, they supported the soldiers and held themselves. They did not listen to the order of the central government and killed the local governor without authorization. Famines are frequent and the world is restless. Your Majesty should reduce hunting, play less polo, watch less singing and dancing, and personally cut off government affairs, so that all the people of the Tang Dynasty will return to their hearts and will be able to restore the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty!"

After Dong Yu said, Zheng Wei, Yu Cong and others agreed with Dong Yu. Although Li Jun was playful, he was still a reasonable person, but his self-control ability was too poor. Now he has grown into a young man and often has the ambition to manage the country well. However, because the government has been abandoned for a long time, Tian Lingzi generally handles big and small affairs. Naturally, he is not the opponent of Tian Lingzi in terms of experience and skills. Nowadays, many officials in the court are Tian Lingzi's faction, and it is indeed very difficult to change this dominant situation. Tian Lingzi is used to playing two-faced techniques. He always likes Li Yan and tries his best to use various entertainment activities to encircle Li Yong's body and mind. Sometimes Li Yan's opinions are at the same time as Tian Ling, and Tian Lingzi even uses some coercive means to force Li Yan to comply.

Eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty were generally managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Court Bureau, the Palace Bureau, the Xi Official Bureau, the Internal Service Bureau, the Internal Affairs Bureau and other departments. In charge of books, doormen, bereavement, warehouse supply and other matters in the palace. Each bureau chief is ordered or prime. At the time of Emperor Taizong of Tang, the restrictions on eunuchs were relatively strict, stipulating that the highest rank of eunuchs in the province was three grades, and the amount was also extremely limited. After the death of Emperor Taizong, the system gradually relaxed. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, the total number of eunuchs increased to 3,000, and as many as 1,000 eunuchs were awarded more than seven grades. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, there were many eunuchs, and only four or five grades were more than 1,000. There are many people who have been awarded the rank of general on the left (right) of Sanpin. After the Anshi Rebellion, the eunuch's power expanded, and some even became princes and ranked among the three princes. Some eunuchs are also involved in military power. At the time of Emperor Suzong, he also set up a military envoy to serve as the ruler among the eunuchs as the highest military position to monitor the generals. Since the Dezong Dynasty, eunuchs have mastered the military power of the Shence Army, Tianwei Army and other forbidden soldiers. The lieutenant of the guard, the middle guard and other important positions in the army are all held by eunuchs. Because the military and political power was held by the eunuch group, not only the civil and military officials came from their subordinates, but even the abolition of the emperor was decided by them. Seven of the nine emperors who ascended the throne during the reign of Emperor Xianzong to Emperor Zhaozong were supported by eunuchs, and two were killed by them. The dictatorship of eunuchs has become a major disease in the society of the middle and late Tang Dynasty, making the traitors at all levels in power and return to virtuous.

Tian Lingzi controlled the Shence Army and had the right to speak in the court. Li Yan had to listen to Tian Lingzi. Fortunately, Zheng Yu and other loyal ministers presided over justice, and sometimes some positive theories were made in the court, such as Dong Yu just said.

Li Yan listened to Dong Yu's theory and thought that it was indeed reasonable. He sat on the dragon chair and said, "I am very gratified by what Dong Aiqing just said. Because of my infatuation with entertainment, I have indeed abandoned government affairs. Now I have grown up. From today on, I will govern myself! Everyone loves you, but there is a chapter. Although it is presented to my imperial tour, I will definitely have meritorious service, and if I have done it, I will be punished.

Dong Yu kowtowed his head: "Thank you for your trust. I will definitely do my best for the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Yan nodded: "Dong Aiqing is flat. In recognition of your hard work, I will reward you with 30 taels of gold and 100 silk today."

"Thank you for your kindness. I will be loyal to the country to repay your kindness!" Dong Yu was so excited that tears rolled over.

Li Yan said, "That's all for today's court meeting, retreat!"

The officials came out, and Tian Lingzi stared at Dong Yu fiercely, eagerly to swallow Dong Yu alive.

Li Xun really kept his trust. From the next day, he really went to Xuanzheng Hall every day to discuss politics, and Tian Lingzi could not stop him.

One day, Li Yan received a memorial from Li Kan, the envoy of Pi Ning. In the envoy, Li Kan asked Li Yan to add Li Daoya, the envoy of Huaqing Palace. Li Daoya is a eunuch and Li Kan's adoptive father. Li Kan has made a lot of silver for this. Of course, Tian Lingzi tried his best to persuade Li Yan to play.

Li Yong told the Minister of Wenwu about this matter. Tian Lingzi glanced at the ministers with cold eyes. Seeing this, Wen Wu did not dare to offend Tian Lingzi and said silently.

Dong Yu has always been very disgusted with what Tian Lingzi did, and resolutely came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, I think Li Daoya does not meet the conditions for adding officials and promotion to the title! According to the instructions of Gaozu and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, all those who add officials must be meritorious to the society. Today, Li Daoya has not made decent contributions to the Tang Dynasty. At best, she is just an ordinary eunuch, so it is not appropriate to add Li Daoya to the title!"

The Privy Secretary Yang Fugong came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think Dong Yu's argument is unreasonable! As the envoy of Huaqing Palace, Li Daoya manages Huaqing Palace day and night and does things in an orderly manner. Every time your majesty comes to Huaqing Palace, why does he play with all his heart? It is because Li Daoya is organized. In addition, Li Kan, as the adopted son of Li Daoya, defended Pi Ning and ensured the safety of the western capital of the Tang Dynasty, which was also quite a great contribution. If Li Kan's folds are not allowed this time, the members of the world will definitely be far away from the Tang Dynasty. So this time, I will definitely be promoted to the rank of Li Daoya, and Fang Fu is the hope of all the people!"

Tian Lingzi also knelt down in the hall and shouted, "The old slave must ask your majesty to allow Li Kan's fold this time. If your majesty does not agree to the old slave's request, the old slave will not get up!"

Li Yan was disturbed by the ministers at this time. He knew that Tian Lingzi was really not easy to mess with. Although Dong Yu's words were reasonable, Dong Yu's official position was not big. This time he could only listen to Tian Lingzi's words. Li Yan thought about it and said slowly, "According to the play of Tian Aiqing and Yang Aiqing, I promised to add Li Daoya to the rank of honor for the Huaqing Palace, but it can't exceed the third level of the original position. Specifically, it will be handled by Tian Aiqing and Yang Aiqing and retreat from the court!"