Chastity Layman

In August, the emperor set out from Luoyang and sealed Mount Tai in the east.

Go to Qizhou in September, visit Lingyan Temple, and then arrive at Mount Tai.

Hundreds of thousands of chariots drove eastward, and hundreds of kings and envoys from the feudal vassals came to watch the ceremony. The emperor decreed to build a sacrificial altar in the south of the mountain first, a Dengfeng altar on the top of the mountain, and a Zen altar in Sheshou Mountain.

On the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, God Haotian was formally worshiped at the altar of worship. The next day, the jade book was sealed on the altar at Daiding, and walking meditation was held at the first mountain of Dailushe.

Due to the early death of the queen and the lack of a seat in the harem, the crown prince was ordered to offer gifts to the emperor.

On the altar of Dengfeng on the top of Mount Tai.

Li Shimin put on the most solemn crown today, with the sun and the moon on his shoulders, the stars on his back, and the twelve coats of arms.

Holding the jade document in his hand, he made a sacrifice to the sky.

"There are emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty who dare to declare to God Haotian that the fortune of the Sui Dynasty is in danger, the number is poor, the people are dying, and the Dingzuo is in ruins."

"Gaozu rescued Li Yuan with a yellow axe, and rescued sinking by bestowing Xuangui... The minister honored the remaining threads and respectfully inherited the accumulation of celebrations, so he won Kunshan's dormitory, and the flames of the sea ascended the waves. Si Shi descended to Ling Qiong Hao."

"Today, I would like to announce the completion of Dongyue, and the credit goes to Shangxuan. The great treasure is cloned, and the Hongji will last forever.

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From Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Dongying, Gaya, Limup, Chenla, Funan, Gantori, Langyaxiu, Puluozhong, Lion Kingdom, Jieri, Western Turkic, Frankish, Persian Sasanian, Rome The kings and envoys of more than a hundred countries including Fu Tuo witnessed this sacred moment together.

Especially for those blond envoys from the West, they were even more shocked.

Whether it is Rome, Persia, or the Frankish country that was once a barbarian, they cannot get rid of the strong interference of religion in secular state power.

No emperor or king of any country can say no to those powerful religious forces.

But now, they saw that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was able to communicate directly with God and ask for credit.

"It turns out that this is the meaning of the Son of Heaven!"

The Son of Heaven in the Tang Dynasty directly communicated with God, he was the Son of Heaven, but their emperors and kings could only communicate with the Pope, etc. This is a huge difference.

The emperor of Tang Dynasty not only holds the power of the secular state, but also holds the power of religion.

At this moment, they are envious and worshiped.

Queen Jindeman of Silla, Queen Fanlin of Linyi, Queen Mo Jiemanru of Subi, and Queen Huangji of Dongying, the four queens of the vassal states came forward in full dress and paid their respects.

"Hold the amulet to lift the image, and create a map of the earthquake. Yingwei is ahead of a hundred kings, and Dejia is in the world."

"Tihang meets the military, completes the dedication of the soldiers and barbarians, plows and chisels the end of joy, I don't know the power of Yao and Shun. The evil eliminates the atmosphere, and increases the brilliance of the sun and the moon. Celebrating the glory of Xiurong, the complexion of misty clouds. Spiritual things arrive, rest auspiciously Committee. Jiangmao will have the same fragrance of millet, and the double girdle and one stem will be as strong..."

Li Shimin enjoyed this feeling very much.

As the emperor's eldest daughter, Changle also came to the east this time and accompanied the emperor. At this time, she introduced the queens of the four vassal states to the emperor.

"The Queen of Silla has been on the throne for ten years. When her father died of illness, I, the Tang Dynasty, sent envoys to support the Queen's succession. The Queen has been on the throne for ten years, and she has always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Shimin looked at the pretty queen of Silla, and asked her daughter gossip, "I heard that the queen is still unmarried?"

"Hmm..." Chang Le looked at this young queen, and thought it was amazing that a woman could be a king, and yet become a king without marrying or having children.

"Give me a painting of peonies drawn by the Lord of Lelang County!" Li Shimin said.

Kinderman is the king of Silla who was officially canonized by the Tang Dynasty, and he was also awarded the Duke of Lelang County and the Lord of Zhuguo.

Kindermann stepped forward to thank him.

Then Queen Linyi came forward.

Li Shimin deliberately lifted the crown of Tianping to look at her. Queen Linyi came to the Central Plains to congratulate the Tang emperor almost every year in these years, but in the past, when the Zhengdan court was held, there were a lot of envoys from various countries, and Li Shimin couldn't see clearly.

"Lizhi, what do you think of this Queen Linyi?"

Changle had been staring at Fan Lin for a long time. The whole world knew that Queen Linyi was in exile when her country was destroyed and her family was destroyed. Later, she had to be rescued by Qin Lang. The two also performed a legendary story that the common people talked about.

Changle has seen Qin Lang's concubines, Yuxiao, Yu Xuanji, Yang Chongniang, etc., and even those concubines of other races, and she can treat them with a normal heart, after all, they are just concubines.

Wives and concubines are very different.

But this queen of Linyi is not Qin Lang's concubine, she can only be regarded as Qin Lang's outer room, but she is a special outer room, and she gave birth to a pair of illegitimate children.

Looking closely at the queen at this time, I found that she was graceful and magnificent, and I couldn't help feeling jealous and panting, and even felt sad, and was in a daze for a while.

Li Shimin turned his head to see his daughter's expression, and couldn't help but gloomy.

"Please take a step forward, Mr. Nichinan!"

Queen Linyi was also canonized by the Tang Dynasty. Not only was she conferred the title of King Linyi, but she was also awarded the title of Duke of Rinan County and the Honor of Zhu Guo.

Fan Lin stepped forward.

"Head up."

The queen looked up.

"I don't know if Lord Rinan met Qin Taiwei in Wu'an when he went north to the Central Plains this time?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, when the concubine went north and passed by Wu'an Mansion, he made a special trip to visit Duke Wei, but Duke Wei was recuperating on the island of Halong Bay at the time, so we couldn't meet each other."

Li Shimin snorted.

Rehabilitation, recuperation, what? Although Qin Lang is one of the best among all the generals in the Tang Dynasty, he is not Qin Qiong's kind of fierce general who charged into the battle and single-handedly captured the flag. The handsome who captures the king and cuts the handsome, how can there be any old illnesses and injuries.

It has been almost four years since I went there, and I still refuse to return.

"really?"

"The concubine dare not lie to the saint!" Fan Lin said.

At this moment, Princess Changle suddenly asked Fan Lin, "When was the last time the Duke saw Saburo?"

Fan Lin was a little embarrassed. After all, normally speaking, it was impossible for him, the king of a feudal state, to meet privately with Qin Lang, an important official of the Tang Dynasty who was recuperating in the fief.

But in the end, he bit his lip and said the truth.

"This spring, my concubine paid a visit to Duke Wei when she came back from Luoyang to pay homage to Emperor Bi and passed through Wu'an."

"How was his health then, okay?" Chang Le asked again.

"Duke Wei is in good health."

The princess nodded, and then fell silent.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

Li Shimin coughed to break the atmosphere.

"Give Rinan County a pair of glass vases!"

The queen stepped back, but the princess was still in a daze.

Li Shimin comforted his daughter, "Then Qin Lang is too disrespectful, I will send a hundred riders south in a while, tie Qin Lang back, and marry you next month!"

Chang Le reluctantly laughed, "Sanlang has worked hard these years. My daughter heard that Sanlang has not been idle in the past few years. He kept his filial piety for Lord Qin Zhongwu while writing books and compiling histories. , can’t be buried, it’s so rare to find a time to calm down and write out the talent in my stomach to the world, how good it is.”

"I can't write a book, can't I write in Chang'an or Luoyang? Does your marriage affect the writing of books and history? I have tolerated Qin San for a long time. This year you must get married. I will send a hundred horses south in a while, more and more It's getting worse, you bastard!"

Li Shimin was really angry.

This year he has invited again and again, and called back again and again.

But Qin Lang didn't give the emperor any face.

The enlistment edicts were issued one after another, and even Qin Lang dared to refuse the emperor's private letter.

Anyway, there is no good talk or bad talk, this Qin Sanlang just refuses to come out of the mountain.

Not only did he refuse to come back, but he even pushed back the wedding date he chose for Changle.

"Father, let's talk about the private affairs of the sons and ministers later, Queen Dongying Huangji and Queen Supimojie are still waiting!"

Queen Huangji is the new queen of Dongying. She was originally called the Emperor, but when the Queen was pushed away, the Tang Dynasty taught the Wa country a lesson, so the Japanese became more honest.

After Empress Tuigu died of illness, the middle school was also in chaos for a long time, with fierce infighting surrounding the heir royal family and the power minister Su'er's family. In the end, Su'er Eizo insisted on setting up another King Shu Ming. King Shumei is the grandson of Emperor Minda, and Prince Tamura, the son of Prince Hikoto Oshisaka, the elder brother.

The eldest brother of Emperor Minda and the first empress, and his second empress was his own sister, Empress Tuiku.

The eldest brother, the prince, was assassinated by the Suga family because he did not have the blood of the Suga family. Later, the Suga family supported Emperor Shuming because he was easier to control and more obedient than the other prince with the Suga family. .

Emperor Shu Ming reigned for ten years, but the real power of the Wa Kingdom was in the hands of Su Wo. Emperor Shu Ming died of illness last year, and he was once again caught in fierce battles over the succession of the throne.

In the end, the Su'er family reached an agreement with all parties, and the Empress Bao Huang Daughter came to the throne as the queen, called Huangji Queen.

There is a tradition of blood relatives in the country of Japan. Princess Bao is actually the younger sister of Emperor Shuming. She was first married to King Gao Xiang, the grandson of Emperor Yongming, and gave birth to Prince Han. She is beautiful but also scheming. Then she became the brother's queen, and gave birth to two princes and a princess.

After the death of Emperor Shu Ming, several princes competed for the throne. In the end, Princess Bao reached an agreement with Su Er, the power minister, to let her be the queen.

For the Su Wo family, they supported Empress Tuigu before, so it is of course no problem to have another empress, and it is undoubtedly more convenient for them to hold power if the empress is the queen.

At this time, Queen Huangji walked towards the Emperor Datang gracefully, moved her lotus steps lightly, bowed to Li Shimin, and even gave a secret glance.

Li Shimin shuddered, feeling disgusted, the queen of Huangji was forty-eight years old at this time, no matter how good-looking she was, she was no longer young.

What's more important is that the Japanese's current makeup habits like to whiten their face, shave their eyebrows and blacken their teeth, this kind of makeup looks like a female ghost at first glance, with a white face His eyebrows were shaved off and painted two dots, his lips were painted a red dot, and his teeth were still black. Smiling at him, how terrible it was.

After all, Li Shimin is only forty-two years old, six years younger than the queen, one is in the prime of life, and the other is completely old and decrepit.

"Give the Japanese king a eight-foot mirror!"

Li Shimin hurriedly said, giving the bronze mirror, he also wanted to remind this female Japanese king to take a good look in the mirror when she goes back, so that she doesn't come out to scare people again.

Princess Changle, who was originally gloomy, couldn't help laughing when she saw this scene next to her.

Li Shimin gave his daughter an angry look.

Queen Supi, Mo Jieshi, is also the new queen conferred by the Tang Dynasty. He is the daughter of Prince Supi who fled to the Tang Dynasty before. Because Su Pi is originally a woman who is noble and a man who is inferior, and women are in power. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty revived the country, conferred the titles of the Niang family and others, established city-states, and became the vassals of the Tang Dynasty.

In the end, the subjugated Supi Mojie family was supported and proclaimed king, which is actually equivalent to the name of the leader of the small states in Upper Subi, but because the Mo Jie family died in Tubo at the beginning, the royal family has withered these years, and there is no What kind of power is far inferior to Niangshi, Nongshi, etc., but after all, the identity is there, and it is quite convenient to use it to press Niangshi and others.

Queen Subi was very young, covered in gemstones, but her face was so red that she couldn't see her true colors clearly.

"Give Yu Ruyi a handle!"

After being frightened by the Japanese queen, Li Shimin was in no mood, and quickly rewarded the queen and the following kings and envoys.

After the ceremony was finally over, Li Shimin returned to Tai'an City at the foot of the mountain, and immediately summoned Xu Luoren.

"You immediately take the imperial edict and send a hundred cavalry to gallop south."

"Go to Guangnan and escort Qin Lang back to Luoyang!"

Li Shimin said angrily.

Xu Luoren smiled and said, "How dare the ministers detain the meritorious service of the country."

"This Qin Lang toasts and doesn't eat fine wine, then I won't be polite to him, go and tie him back for me." He simply took off the jade sword he was wearing and handed it to Xu Luoren, "You take me If he still dares to push back his sword, you will cut off his head and bring it back to me."

Xu Luoren quickly restrained his smile.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be like this. I also heard that Duke Wei has devoted himself to writing books in the past few years in the history of the fief, and has published several masterpieces."

"There are so many scholars, great Confucian scholars, and historians in my history museum. Without him, Qin Lang can still compile history books, but my Changle is already 28 years old. I can't just waste my youth like this. I can't watch Changle day by day. Depressed, emaciated, unhappy. I have to tie Qin Lang back to Qin Lang, he doesn't want to be an official, and I don't force him, but he has to come back to marry Changle and have children!"

"He, Qin Lang, is already thirty-two years old. He hasn't even gotten married yet. Do you want to remain a bachelor forever? What's the proper way? Doesn't the Duke of Wei need an heir?"

"Is he like the heroic spirit under Shubao Jiuquan?"

Seeing that the emperor was really angry at this meeting, Xu Luoren didn't want to persuade him much.

He has a good relationship with Qin Lang. He is the emperor's confidant, a childhood playmate, and an old friend in the residence. Only study musical instrument scores, study horse scriptures, and collect good horses.

Qin Lang didn't have any conflict of interest with him, and both of them were even close ministers of the emperor, so they could actually take care of each other, and Qin Lang was the kind of person who would make troubles, so the two of them were usually pretty good.

"Saint, I'm wondering if the Taiwei's refusal to return to Beijing has something to do with the conquest of Goguryeo? The Taiwei has left the court since the defeat of Tubo, and he has been away for several years."

Li Shimin stroked his beard, "It is indeed possible. This kid doesn't want to fight and I don't force him. Is he the only one in Datang who can lead troops to fight? Which one can't Li Jing, Li Ji, or Su Lie? Yu Chigong, Zhang Shigui, Duan Zhixuan, Li Daozong, Aren’t Chai Shao, Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, Liu Lancheng all good generals of the moment? When you go to see Qin Lang, just tell him that if you don’t want to go to war, I won’t force a strong man, but this marriage can be married. Can't escape!"

"I accept the order!" Xu Luoren saw that the emperor's tone slowed down, so he accepted the order.