The banquet in the main hall has begun, with thousands of people gathering together, and the music has been converted into Kucha music. Han musical instruments bells, chimes, shengs, zithers, lying qins and Western musical instruments vertical qins and quilts. In addition, the unique instruments of Zhaowu Hu people such as fish, five-string pipa, shells, cymbals, clappers, and drums were played by several music workshops. There were as many as 180 dancers, with a heroic momentum and powerful dance.

Suddenly the music stopped abruptly and turned into a separate inspiration. The sound of drums was tense and excited. Eighteen dancers swirled out of the dancers. This was the Tuozhiwu from the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, also known as Hu Xuanwu. The drift dance was flying, and the golden rings on the wrists and ankles were fighting each other, which was crisp and pleasant.

The guests at the table were in high spirits and laughter. Teams of maids and eunuchs carried food plates to shuttle between the banquet, putting the delicious fat sheep cooked in the golden cauldron into the plate on the table, and the carp caught from the Wei River were stewed into delicious food, with sauce everywhere and aroma.

This time, Yang Huahua's birthday was actually handled by Li Longji. Most of the decorations came from the palace. They were extravagant and exquisite, and were astonishing. The drinking utensils were inlaid with gold and jade, with gold and jade cups, purple-scented Luomu crystal bowls, white jade double lotus cups and plates, and crystal lifting pots. The table was decorated with flower pots, vases, Samarkand gold bottles, Khurashan silver bottles, and local Yuezhou celadon bottles.

The names of flowers in the pots and bottles are marked with ivory plaques. The white jade plate contains grapes transported from Bashu, mangoes, pineapples from Nanzhao, and lychees sent from Lingnan, which are particularly precious in the cold winter.

Li Qing'an was most satisfied with the wine. There were two kinds of wines in a crystal lift pot. One was the Supreme Jiaohe wine tributed by Gaochang. This wine was made of the best grapes and was only supplied to the palace. The ministers and ministers were only rewarded by the emperor. They could not be bought in the market. This time, the Poplar Flowers celebrated their birthday, and Li Longji brought half of the wine in the Daming Palace wine cellar.

Another type of wine is Sanleju from Persia. As the name suggests, it is made up of three types of wines: Anmole, Pili and Halile. It is a low-alcohol liquor. Although this wine is small, it can also be drunk in a large Kucha restaurant. It is just that the price is expensive, and a glass of wine costs 300 cents.

In contrast, Li Qing'an prefers Jiaohe wine. The wine is infused into the iced crystal bowl, reddish and crystal clear, as if it is a precious work of art.

The opportunity was rare. Li Qingan had already drunk three bowls in one breath. It was sweet and mellow, and he drank it so happily.

"General Li, you have a good drinker! Come on, I'll give you another cup."

Sitting next to him was the Censor General Wang Gong. Wang Gong was also a famous family and had a respected status in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the eldest daughter of the Wang family was even the queen of the Tang Dynasty. The Wang family was prosperous for a while. In order to eliminate the influence of the prominent families on the Tang Dynasty's politics, Emperor Gaozong of Tang resolutely abolished Empress Wang and Wu Zetian came to power, which meant that the Wang family began to decline.

However, the children of aristocratic families enjoy the best education and had a great advantage in the Tang Dynasty, which was the imperial examination and scholars. Wang Gong was one of the outstanding children of the Wang family. He was about 35 or 36 years old and looked handsome. Especially he was gentle and elegant, and he looked even more elegant.

Wang Gong brought his wife and daughter to the banquet today. His wife and daughter sat in another seat, and he and Li Qing'an took a sip of wine. Wang Gong squinted his eyes and smiled, "General Li, the prime minister attaches great importance to you! Don't let him down."

Wang Gong is Li Linfu's confidant, and he also knows about Li Qing'an, but he is a little confused about why Li Linfu values ​​Li Qing'an so much. The only explanation is that Li Qing'an's background is simple and he is valued by Gao Lishi.

Li Qing'an had already seen Li Linfu. He was sitting in the first seat of the right leader and sitting with Gao Lishi. At this moment, Li Linfu also drank a lot of wine and was talking to Gao Lishi in a daze.

Li Qing'an put down the crystal bowl and asked in a low voice: "Wang Zhongcheng, I wonder what Li Xiangguo wants to arrange for me to do?"

Wang Gong pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, I don't know much. The Prime Minister has always been far-sighted in his work, and it is not something that we subordinates can guess. But I can be sure of one thing that General Li will implement a major strategic deployment of the Prime Minister."

At this time, Yang Huahua's laughter came not far away, "Everyone is here to attend my birthday. Huahua is very grateful. Drinking this glass of wine to express my gratitude."

Accompanied by more than a dozen maids, Yang Huahua came to toast one by one. She changed into a long red and yellow skirt, wearing a short emerald green jacket, with red silk on her shoulders, and a winding hem of more than five feet long. Two maids were holding far behind. She wore bead rings made of eighteen night beads, a jade hairpin on her head, and a jade hairpin with a beautifully crafted phoenix with pearls swayed in her hair bun. Along the way, she saw her wide sleeves, a silk scarf fluttering, a long skirt swaying, a ring and a jingle, and a faint fragrance swaying.

Yang Huahua's face was slightly drunk, her cheeks were flushed, and she held a small crystal cup the size of a thumb. She walked to Li Qing'an and Wang Gong, and raised her glass with a smile and said, "A general and a scholar are arranged in one seat, which can be said to be a double wall. Come on! I wish you a cup, thank you for your appreciation."

She put the wine glass on her red lips and sucked it gently, looking at Li Qing'an with a pair of wonderful eyes. The waves of her eyes flowed in her beautiful eyes, and she had a passionate charm.

Li Qing'an raised the bowl and smiled and said, "Drinking with a cup is not enough. I wish the third wife a bowl. I wish the third wife eternal youth and endless youth."

After saying that, he drank the wine in the bowl in one mouthful and smiled, "The third lady's wine is the sweetness that Qing'an has never drunk before. Thank you!"

"General Li is a generous person, so I have to drink all this cup." Yang Huahua chuckled, drank the wine in the cup, which aroused a cheer.

Yang Huahua smiled slightly at Li Qingan and went to the next table.

At this time, Dugu Mingzhu quietly came to Li Qing'an's side and laughed in a low voice: "General Li, let's go and have fun too!"

"Where to play?" Li Qingan asked with a smile.

"Look, you see, the pot is throwing over there! My sister has gone too."

Dugu Mingzhu pointed to the side hall and saw more than a hundred young men and women gathered in the side hall, playing the game of throwing pots. The throwing pots is a literary drama of archery. A few feet away, a high-legged gold bottle is placed. Players throwing arrows into the gold bottle will win. This was originally a game in the palace and gradually spread to the people. Because it is suitable for both men and women, it is very popular among the people and has become a must-play game in banquets. Generally, there are lottery heads. According to the number of arrows in the throwing bottles, it is divided into more than a dozen rules such as first lottery, second lottery, three lottery, etc., with different rewards.

Li Qing'an often plays this game in Kucha. He is a master of this. He was not interested in the last time in the Liyuan Villa, but now he is free. In addition, with the kindness of the little beauty, he stood up and smiled and said, "Let's go! Let's play together."

Dugu Mingzhu was extremely happy. She held a long skirt in one hand and held Li Qing'an's hand in the other and ran towards the side hall. The Tang Dynasty was open and it was very normal for men and women to hold hands. For example, singing, hundreds of men and women holding hands and singing and dancing. Therefore, Dugu Mingzhu held Li Qing'an's hand and ran between the couches. Except for a few noble ladies muttering that they were running too fast, no one cared about them.

There are three gold bottles in the side hall, with three eunuchs as referees, two of them divide the arrows and score points, one of them gives the color, the colored heads are either pearls and jade jewelry, or money, that is, Kaiyuan Tongbao made of gold, and silver nude sons, most of which are worth one or two jin of coins, and are not worth a high value, and are mainly used to adjust the atmosphere.

More than a hundred young men and women lined up in three groups and threw pots one by one. Dugu Mingyue was also in the queue, but her eyes were occasionally turned to Li Chu, the King of Guangping.

"Sister, can you please let me get in the team?"

Dugu Mingzhu ran to her sister with a smile. When Dugu Mingyue saw Li Qing'an walking behind her sister, she knew that it was her sister who dragged him, so she smiled and nodded to him, and said to her sister: "It's not OK to go to the lineup. Otherwise, my sister will give you the seat and I will re-arrange it."

"Then forget it! I'll go to the queue by myself, it's very fast anyway." Mingzhu pulled Li Qing'an for a while and went to the end.

There are three distances for throwing pot games: 1 zhang, 3 zhang and 5 zhang. Each time, five arrows are thrown, and scores are multiplied according to the number of shots and the distance. For example, 1 zhang and 3 zhang are three points, 3 zhang and 3 zhang are nine points, and 5 zhang and 3 zhang are fifteen points. The higher the distance is about the farthest.

At this time, a burst of cheers came from the front. The King of Guangping Li Chu was 300 feet high and got 12 points, which was the highest score today. Everyone applauded loudly, and many girls' eyes flashed with brilliant light, looking at him with great admiration.

Li Chu was also very excited. After all, he couldn't help feeling proud of his youthful nature. He went up to get a jade hairpin and gave it to Cui Huan's daughter Cui Yiyun. Dugu Mingyue's eyes were filled with gloom, and she turned around and left the team, and lined up with her sister.

"Mingzhu, let me vote with you!"

Dugu Mingzhu saw it, and when her sister was not paying attention, she said to Li Qing'an with her ears: "You have to show off your skills and teach this little prince a lesson."

Li Qingan smiled and nodded, "Okay! I'll try it."

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