The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

Seven days later, Li Changqing’s birthday was held as scheduled in the palace.

The emperor's birthday was originally a very important event, but under Li Xiuning's deliberate management, it became a major event celebrated by everyone.

The birthday was held in the palace. There were many people attending the birthday this time, including envoys from the Western Regions, ministers of the court, prominent families, celebrities from the literary and forest circles, senior generals in the army, etc.

However, at Li Changqing's suggestion, Li Xiuning also selected a group of soldiers with outstanding merits and contributions in the Tang Dynasty's conquests in all directions, as well as some wealthy people who did not forget to benefit the people to attend the banquet.

The soldiers or wealthy people who were invited were naturally flattered, and all of them were grateful for this.

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Baohe Hall.

Baohe Hall was the place where emperors held grand banquets, and many state banquets were also held here, so it was built in an extremely grand and majestic manner.

Taiji Hall embodies majesty and nobility, while Baohe Hall emphasizes grandeur and grandeur. The pillars in the hall are huge pillars that two people cannot hug. The top of the hall is more than ten feet high.

Li Changqing's birthday banquet was held here. Many maids and eunuchs came in and out, filling the entire banquet with delicacies and wine.

There were thousands of people attending the banquet today, which put great pressure on the Imperial Guards responsible for public security.

First, the identities of the people are mixed, and there are a large number of people, but the identity must be confirmed carefully without any carelessness. Second, the safety of the entire banquet process must be ensured, and the normal progress of the banquet cannot be interfered with.

Li Xiuning could understand the difficulties of the Imperial Guards, so he got the Shadow Guards from Li Changqing and asked some of them to disguise themselves as palace maids or eunuchs to take charge of the security of the palace.

After the banquet was set, many guests took their seats in order according to their positions. On the right side of the hall were many ministers, famous families, literary celebrities, etc., and on the left side were those wealthy people, border soldiers and foreign envoys who had been invited as an exception.

The higher the status and the more distinguished the person, the closer they are to Li Changqing's position, but the closest ones are the concubines in the harem.

Li Xiuning attended as the empress today. Sitting next to Li Changqing, she put on the same imperial robe and crown as Li Changqing, and transformed back into the empress of the Tang Dynasty.

When the auspicious time came, after the etiquette officer read the congratulatory speech, under the leadership of Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui and other ministers, many guests attended, prostrated themselves on the ground, and shouted:"My ministers - congratulations on your majesty's birthday! I wish you a happy majesty." Like the East China Sea, your longevity will be as long as the sky!"

Not only them, but also many concubines came out to congratulate them, and the only ones sitting were Li Changqing and Li Xiuning.

Seeing the people prostrating themselves in front of him, Li Changqing felt a little dazed.

He seemed to have seen the scene when Li Yuan awarded him the title in advance when he was seventeen years old. Now five years have passed and everything has changed.

He is no longer the young boy he was before, he has become the father of two children with the Emperor of Tang on his shoulders.

"Time flies by like a white horse, in a hurry."

Li Changqing sighed in his heart, and then smiled at Li Xiuning's reminder:"My dear friends, I have a birthday banquet today, so you must enjoy it to the fullest!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Many guests then stood up and returned to their seats, and the whole banquet officially began.

Hundreds of beautiful palace ladies wearing light and thin robes walked out of the side door of Baohe Hall and danced in the hall. At the same time, the band also Dance music was played.

Many guests drank, chatted and laughed with each other, and there was a lively atmosphere in the hall.

After the middle of the wine, it was time for the gift-giving session, which everyone attached great importance to. On

Li Changqing's birthday, although he had never asked the guests attending the banquet to send gifts, But who would really not give it away?

Moreover, if the gift they gave could be praised by Li Changqing, it would undoubtedly be a very proud thing. If they got a reward from Li Changqing one step closer, it would be enough for them to brag about for a long time.

The first person to present congratulations was the Tibetan envoy. He walked out of his seat, bowed to Li Changqing and said:"Your Majesty, Zanpu asked his ministers to convey congratulations to him. In addition, he presented nine pairs of Tianshan snow lotus, snow fox and silver mink furs. Nine each."

After hearing the words of the Tubo envoy, many guests were a little surprised. Tianshan Snow Lotus is a legendary holy medicine. It is said that it has the effect of human flesh and bones, and it is extremely difficult to preserve and is very precious.

The fur of Snow Fox and Silver Mink is not as good as the former, but it is also It is a specialty of the Western Regions, extremely rare, and the number is nine, which shows that Tubo is very thoughtful.

"Thank you so much for the congratulatory gift."

Li Changqing nodded and said with a smile.

Seeing that Li Changqing was very satisfied, the Tubo envoy was overjoyed and bowed and left.

With such a start, the other guests immediately began to send congratulatory gifts, and they dare not compare with the Tubo envoy. They were so cherished, but they were all very good, and Li Changqing rewarded them all.

But when it was the turn of a literary great sage, he took out a gift that made everyone's eyes shine.

"Your Majesty, this is the"Preface to the Lanting Collection" written by Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy, and is specially dedicated to Your Majesty."

The literary sage carefully unfolded the calligraphy and painting in his hands and said respectfully.

Hearing this, even Li Changqing was a little surprised. The"Preface to the Lanting Collection" by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi is extremely famous. It is said in history that Li Shimin read it every day. Later, they would be buried together, which shows how much he loves it.

Unexpectedly, he got this authentic calligraphy in this life.

Although he is not particularly interested in calligraphy, the preciousness of this gift cannot be questioned.

Li Changqing ordered the eunuch Gao Li to He carefully put it away in front of him, and then said to the Wenlin great sage:"I guess you are also a person who loves calligraphy very much. I don't want to reward you with some yellow and white things to taint this thought. I personally wrote a copy of Qinyuan in the winter of the year before last. Spring, I will give it to you"

"ah?! The

Wenlin great sage was stunned for a moment, then his face was full of surprise and he said with tears of gratitude:"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift of calligraphy!"

Li Changqing's handwriting is extremely rare, not to mention that his poems are recognized by Wenlin. The poem"Qinyuanchun" was popular throughout Wenlin. It can be said that his calligraphy is even better than Wang Xizhi's"Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" Precious, because no one has ever obtained his calligraphy treasure.

After this great sage of Wenlin went down happily, everyone took their envious eyes away from him and continued to offer congratulatory gifts.

Soon it was the turn of the concubines in the harem._Feilu reminds you: three things about reading - collection, recommendation,