Chapter 29 Something wrong

The moon is in the sky, and in the Liangyi Hall of Tai Chi Palace, there are bright lights and bright areas. The bustling tables and cashmere seating blankets are arranged in line, the wine and tea sets are neatly arranged, the palace maids in pink and the eunuchs in blue are shuttled back and forth in the palace...

Although Nayan, who was the Minister of the Tang Dynasty's Civil Affairs Department, felt that the financial and taxation pressure of the Tang Dynasty was extremely high, Li Yuan's night banquet in Liangyi Hall was still quite expensive.

The Liangyi Hall is even more magnificent. The table and screens are even more gloomy than the window lattices, and the hollow flower carvings are not a matter of effort. The carved windows on all sides are opened, allowing the fresh night wind and bright moonlight to enter the hall; each guest is lit by red mud stove, and the seats are covered with thick sable fur, and there is no coldness of the autumn night. The beautiful and enchanting palace maids and eunuchs with beautiful eyes crush the beast fragrance and add it to the red mud stove. The blue-white light smoke dissipates, the fragrant fragrance and the steam on the cooking utensils, as if they are in a fairyland on earth.

According to the political clarity of the early Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan was so extravagant and wasted, and ministers would have generous advice. In fact, everyone shut up their mouths and never mentioned this matter.

The family, country and country cannot be confused. Even if the emperor admits that he is the world, the world is him. In fact, these are two different concepts. The ancient tax system was actually two systems. The "Han Shu Criminal Law" says: "The capital is thousands of miles away, and there are taxes and taxes, and taxes are enough food, and taxes are enough food, and taxes are enough soldiers." Tax is to collect grain from the people, so it is to collect money from the people, so it is to collect money from the people, so it is to the character "bei". However, in fact, the distribution of taxes and taxes is the state expenditure received, and the money received (mainly the cap tax) is royal expenses.

Qianlong’s so-called “never increase tax.” In fact, he just played a word game, but he would never raise taxes. This is the big part of the national fiscal revenue.

Although the Tang Dynasty did not have an internal affairs office like the Qing Dynasty, it was like that of the Qing Dynasty that specialized in managing the royal family's money, but during the Tang Dynasty, the country's fiscal revenue was the same, and the royal expenses and the treasury were the same as the same money bag. However, Li Yuan had related to the political cash contributed by the Long nobles and the Shandong nobles. This huge amount of financial resources did not belong to taxes, so Li Yuan could squander it arbitrarily.

When Chen Ying entered the Liangyi Hall, he was also stunned. Although Chen Ying was well-informed, he did not expect that Li Yuan would be so extravagant in holding a banquet.

As the ministers entered the hall one after another, the melodious sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the dancer entered the venue and danced gracefully. The first person sitting on Li Yuan's left was Pei Ji, the second person was Xiao Yu, and the third person was Chen Shuda. The first person sitting on Li Yuan's right was naturally the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng, but the second person was not the King of Qin Li Shimin, but the Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning. The third person was Li Shimin. The fourth person was the King of Qi Li Yuanji.

Chen Ying looked at Li Yuanji curiously. This is the ugly son who seems to be recorded in history that even Empress Taimu was so angry that she wanted to strangle him to death?

Chen Ying was very confused. Not only was Li Yuanji not ugly, but he seemed even more heroic. Li Yuanji was the tallest among the three brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and he was nearly two meters tall.

Although Chen Ying was fortunate to attend this night banquet, he sat in the seat below.

Although Li Yuan ignored Chen Ying, he kept observing Chen Ying secretly and found that Chen Shuda was a bit restrained and calm foreign minister at this banquet, but Chen Ying and Pei Ji were Chen Ying and Pei Ji. It is not surprising that Pei Ji was calm. After all, Pei Ji and Li Yuan had a very good personal relationship. No matter whether it was a big or small banquet, Li Yuan would never let Pei Ji be absent. On the contrary, Chen Ying rarely seemed to attend such high-standard banquets.

Li Yuan actually didn't know that in the era in which Chen Ying lived in later generations, the atmosphere of eating and having a meal was the most prosperous. He had to invite a wedding, a child had to be one hundred days old, a child had to be one hundred days old, a child had to be one who was admitted to college, a house moved to a new home, a elderly person had to be one who died... his family had patients, and he had to be one who recovered from his illness. Once, a friend of Chen Ying had hemorrhoids and even held a banquet... As a favor, it was a very large expense in the living expenses of later generations.

Chen Ying, who was immersed in the traditional food and entertainment culture of the motherland, has been tested since childhood, dealing with this scene, it was really a drizzle. After all, the Tang Dynasty people were very civilized to persuade them to drink, and they did not have the bully-style method of "good feelings, one sip" and "if you don't do it, you look down on others" in later generations.

However, in Li Yuan's view, the fifth young master of Hou Mochen was calm and composed at the banquet of the prime ministers in the world, and his manners were elegant and upright. While chatting and laughing, Zhou Lang Xiao Qiao seemed to have the first marriage, and the feather fan and the wind of the silk scarf. Well, this boy is definitely not something in the pool!

Li Yuan looked at Chen Ying, like that, the more he looked, the more he felt satisfied. Li Yuan seemed to be in a good mood. He had only been half an hour after the banquet, and he was a little drunk.

Li Yuanji suddenly moved his seat and brought the wine jar to Chen Ying.

"General Chen!"

Chen Ying had never heard Li Yuanji speak, as if a thunder sounded in his ears. Chen Ying looked at Li Yuanji in confusion and said, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Li Yuanji stepped forward and patted Chen Ying on the shoulder and said, "You are very good. I saved my third sister. I owe you a favor. In the future, if you encounter trouble in Chang'an City, come to me. Even if the sky falls, I will hold you over!"

Chen Ying was a little speechless, feeling that although Li Yuanji's voice was a little louder, he was still a good person. He was not as unbearable as recorded in history.

Faced with Li Yuanji's persuasion to drink, Chen Ying was naturally not afraid of the arrival. With the alcohol content of this era, even the beer level was not considered a good choice. Chen Ying drank three bowls with Li Yuanji in a row.

Li Yuanji looked at Chen Ying and became more and more eager: "Good, General Chen is so refreshing. I like to make friends with cheerful people the most. I have identified you as a friend!"

Chen Ying originally remembered that he didn't want to get drunk, but in fact every drunk person was like this. He obviously didn't want to get drunk, but he couldn't help but drink until he couldn't help it.

Slowly, Chen Ying's consciousness became blurred.

...

A leisurely sigh rang in Chen Ying's ears. Chen Ying opened his eyes and suddenly found that he was actually in a strange environment. Chen Ying remembered at this time that this place was actually in the warm pavilion of Tai Chi Hall.

A vomiting smell of slurry came to the nose, and Chen Ying felt that his stomach was still turbulent.

Chen Ying struggled to get up, but now he found that there was vomit around him. Chen Ying hurried out of the warm room and came outside the house.

The sunshine in the warm chalet was so strong that Chen Ying's eyes were pricked for a while before he could get used to it. He patted his head hard, and he felt his brain blank.

"You're finally awake!"

Chen Ying didn't have to look back, but he knew that this was his dream-ridden voice.

Chen Ying turned around and saw Li Xiuning standing in the corridor.

But Li Xiuning looked very tired and her eyes were covered with bloodshot.

Chen Ying was just about to open his mouth, but his stomach was not controlled by him at all. He ran to the side of the pillar and vomited violently. However, the things in Chen Ying's stomach had already been vomited, and he was very uncomfortable at this time.

A beautiful palace maid came with warm water. Chen Ying rinsed his mouth continuously, and after a while, he realized it.

Chen Ying said: "Princess..."

Li Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief and said with red eyes: "You go back and rest first!"

The smell on his body was too heavy, so Chen Ying had to leave.
Chapter completed!