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Chapter 30 Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet

In the Tang Dynasty, most women got married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and the legal age of fifteen was the legal age. Although Zheng Liwan had been married for many years, she was actually a girl under the age of less than twenty. In the eyes of later generations, she was a beautiful girl who had just passed the developmental period. She had no experience in love at all. Faced with Luo Shixin's sweet words across the ages, she had no resistance, and she looked forward to the arrival of their marriage day.

Before August 18th comes, there is another festival that needs to be treated with caution.

"The father sent someone to send a message to the palace to enjoy the moon together on the Mid-Autumn Festival day. He held a banquet to entertain him. I chose a set of clothes for my husband. Do you think it's appropriate?"

On that day, when he returned to the house from the Ministry of Justice, Luo Shixin received news from his mouth that Li Yuan invited their family to the banquet.

When Luo Shixin heard the moon watching, he realized that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming. When he thought of his surviving parents in the 21st century, he became sad and said to himself: "My parents should be in good health. You are so strong that you will definitely live a hundred years old... I should accompany you to celebrate the festival today. With him here, I can feel at ease here. We are brothers of a mother and compatriots, and we will not distinguish between each other. Take my filial piety and respect each other."

Seeing that Luo Shi's believers were sad, Pingyang was worried and hurriedly said, "What's wrong? Did you think of something unhappy?"

Luo Shixin sighed: "I miss my parents too during this reunion festival!"

A trace of confusion flashed in Pingyang's eyes, and then he smiled and said, "Mr. Langjun's hometown is Licheng, Qizhou. Let's take time to go and have a look together. I have been married to Mr. Langjun for many years and have never worshiped the two old people."

Luo Shixin nodded with a smile. Then he thought of something and asked, "You are also celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival?" He remembered that the Mid-Autumn Festival was a legal holiday in later generations. It is the second largest traditional festival as the Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. It is a festive day for family reunion to eat moon cakes and watch the moon. However, there is a saying that you can enjoy the moon on August 15th in this era, but there is no saying that you can reunite on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although there was an activity of "Welcome the cold at the Mid-Autumn Festival night" and "Working on the Moon in the Autumn Equinox" as early as the Zhou Dynasty, the popularity of the people should be in the Song Dynasty, and it was only during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that developed into an important festival that can be compared with the Spring Festival.

Luo Shixin has been in the Tang Dynasty for several years, but he has never celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival. Most of the Mid-Autumn Festivals are the ones who miss the moon alone and their parents who have been thousands of years later.

Pingyang explained: "August fifteen is a memorable day for my father. Every year on August 15, as long as there are no major events in the court or everything is busy, the father will celebrate in the palace and invite his beloved son, daughter and a few caring old friends to gather together to eat and enjoy the moon. There are only a dozen people. The father has a lot of eyes for his husband. Of course, he is indispensable."

It turned out that Li Yuan raised an army in Taiyuan, but due to his poor strength, his initial progress was not smooth. He was strongly resisted by the Sui Dynasty, and his internal and external affairs were inseparable, and his military spirit was back. Faced with this situation, Li Yuan's good brother Pei Ji invented the moon cake on August 15, 13th year of Daye. He also used the full moon as a conception and distributed it to the army as military pay to solve lovesickness, which successfully solved a major problem on the road to rise for the Tang Dynasty.

After ascending the throne and unifying the world, Li Yuan missed his original days very much. Every August fifteenth day, all big and small would hold a small banquet to recall the past. It was because of everything about the moon that the moon cakes were full of lovesickness. It was precisely because of this starting point that the Song Dynasty was able to eat moon cakes with the moon, so that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival developed into a traditional festival with the Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.

This year, Li Yuan prepared a banquet as always and invited everyone to gather: the number of people is still not large, but Luo Shixin was one of them and the only son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty.

Faced with Lord Taishan’s invitation, Luo Shixin did not hesitate to change into the clothes carefully prepared by Pingyang and went to the banquet together.

After entering the palace, he happened to meet Xiao Yu who was traveling with him. As the "Xiao Lang" in Li Yuan's heart, he is indispensable for this small banquet.

Xiao Yu originally had no great hope that Luo Shixin could control the Ministry of Justice, but he was amazed. Especially in the case of the rebellion of King Lujiang, he had a more famous demeanor, which was far beyond his expectations. The Ministry of Justice was one of the six ministries under his jurisdiction. Luo Shixin's successful rectification of the Ministry of Justice was also relieved.

The two get along well.

After arriving all the way to the exquisite open-air villa of the west hall of Tai Chi Hall, Chen Shuda, Yu Wenshi and the two were already waiting in the villa.

Chen Shuda was the Shizhong, Yu Wenshi and the Zhongshu Ling. The former was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and the latter was in charge of the Central Secretariat and were both prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

Although Luo Shixin had a high status in the Tang Dynasty, he was still inferior to those of them. He stepped forward to say hello.

After a while, Pei Ji arrived. Not long after Pei Ji arrived, Li Yuan and Li Shimin arrived one after another. The maid also attended the banquet and served food.

Perhaps because he let go of the burden of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan's spirit is much better than before. Although his white hair and beard have increased, his face is slightly red.

"Don't be polite when you come, sit down!" Li Yuan greeted everyone and sat down. It was obvious that this small banquet was the same people.

Luo Shixin looked around and felt a little panting in his heart. Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, the ministers of the Shangshu, Chen Shuda Shizhong, Yu Wenshi and the Secretariat, the eldest Tang Dynasty prime ministers of the three provinces gathered together, and there was also a Tang emperor who was half a month later, and a eldest princess who was half a month later...

Luo Shixin suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and then he discovered some problems: those present are all core figures of the Imperial Party...

Li Yuan likes to be a hand-off manager. The key is that the boss of the three provinces is a member of the Imperial Party, and even if he distributes power to his son, he cannot escape his control. Although Luo Shixin is a "reverse boy" and carved the mark of the Qin Wang Party in the Phoenix Valley, he is always the most powerful general to resist on the surface. Even Li Jing, the Minister of War, could not shake his status.

"It seems that today is not just about watching the moon!" Luo Shixin muttered in his heart.

Li Yuan, who is about to become the Supreme Emperor, has arranged some funerals before he is about to become the Supreme Emperor.

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Silla capital Jincheng.

King Shirama Jinping held an emergency meeting late that night, calling out to his two daughters, Jin Deman and Jin Shengman's confidant Jin Yuxin.

"Father, we were rushed to come, but Baekje is calling again?" A hurriedly angry flashed in Jinderman's beautiful eyes. He had a strong hatred for Baekje, who was constantly making trouble for them, and his hostility towards Baekje even exceeded that of Goguryeo.

Jin Shengman and Jin Yuxin had the same idea, and their expressions were not good-looking.

The three northeastern countries coexist, and Goguryeo is the first, Silla is the second, and Baekje is the third.

Because of the struggle for the Han River Basin, the relationship between Goguryeo and Silla is like the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, and the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and there is no war without a moon.

Because Baekje is the weakest and unable to defeat the two countries, he is proud to enjoy peace and avoid the trouble of war, and his national strength is increasing day by day.

Goguryeo was seriously injured in his battle with the Sui Dynasty, so he joined forces with King Wu of Baekje to deal with Silla to prevent Silla from becoming bigger.

King Wu of Baekje also destroyed the peaceful alliance with Silla and launched a conquest against Silla. However, Baekje's strength was inferior to Silla after all, and was not Silla's opponent, which made Silla's general Kim Yu Shin-shin defeat the fallen water.

King Zhenping's original intention was to take advantage of the situation to counterattack Baekje and destroy Baekje. Turning back is due to the superiority of Goguryeo. But just when Jin Yuxin launched troops against Baekje and killed Baekje, King Zhenping was warned by the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty strongly accused Silla of absolute force and made Silla retreat in a stern tone.

King Zhenping thought about it and chose to obey. He ordered Jin Yuxin to withdraw Silla and return the captured city to Baekje to quit. However, the matter was not stopped. King Fu Yuzhang of Baekje had quite a means and used his foreign policy very skillfully. He initially dealt with Goguryeo and the Sui Dynasty in China, and used the two sides to fight each other to seek the interests of Baekje. Later, he became a good friend with the Tang Dynasty and Yamato Kingdom. On one hand, he said that Baekje was a subordinate of the Tang Dynasty and on the other hand, he became a subordinate of the Yamato King.

After the Tang Dynasty came forward to mediate the war in Silla Baekje, Fuyuzhang wanted Yamato to seek help from Japan, and Emperor Shu Ming sent troops across the sea to help Baekje deal with Silla. Baekje was only slightly inferior to Silla. With the strength of Japan, Silla suffered a great loss and was captured by them in one fell swoop.

It would be fine if this strength is not enough. The soldiers who came across the sea from Japan were like wild animals, burning, killing, looting, and robbing. The lost cities almost became deserted cities, and the hostility of Silla towards Baekje even surpassed the hatred accumulated with Goguryeo for hundreds of years.

"No, General Jin's suggestion is very effective. Baekje and Yamato's coalition forces dare not act rashly for the time being. It is another important event related to Silla's future." King Zhenping glanced in front of the three with a serious expression and said, "I just got a piece of news from the Han heroes on Changbai Mountain. Their emperor Li Yuan has decided to abdicate. In just half a month, the new Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will ascend the throne."

Jinderman, Jin Shengman, and Jin Yuxin looked at each other, with an excited light in their eyes.

Jin Yuxin said: "We cannot miss this opportunity. We must show our sincerity and cannot let Baekje take the lead."

Silla is sitting in the Han River Basin, which can be said to occupy the richest land in the three northeastern countries. However, the land they occupied is located eastward. The biggest disadvantage is that they cannot be adjacent to the Tang Dynasty. If they want to be in trouble during the period of their mission, they can only reach the Tang Dynasty by sea, land, or land, either by sea, land or by land.
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