Five days passed quickly.
It's time for the banquet of the alliance between Qin and Tang
In addition to receiving the diplomatic mission of the Qin Country, tonight was also to celebrate the alliance between the Qin and Tang countries. It was an official announcement to the world that the Qin and Tang countries had become allies.
On this day.
Chang 'an City was decorated with colorful fences, and there were no less than ten thousand lanterns hanging all over the city. They were brilliant and dazzling, illuminating the entire city as if it was daytime.
It was as if the people were celebrating a festival. They lit firecrackers and laughed and played in the smoke, which was even better than the atmosphere of the New Year.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The bells of the banquet rang.
The atmosphere in the venue immediately boiled over, and all kinds of cultural performances began.
The Yonghe Temple was the most beautiful and elegant palace in the Great Tang, located between the Gate of Heaven Bearing and the Gate of Taiji.
After walking out of the Taiji Gate, there were bell towers and drum towers on the left and right. If one sat in the Yonghe Palace, one could overlook the prosperity and myriad phenomena of Chang 'an.
This was the reason why Li Shimin chose the Yonghe Palace as the location for the banquet.
He wanted the Great Qin diplomatic mission and the foreign envoys to sit in the Yonghe Palace and enjoy the prosperity of Chang 'an and the Tang Empire.
After the bell stopped, the officials of the Tang Empire filed toward the Yonghe Palace for the banquet.
Tonight, the Qin-Tang Alliance Banquet was the highest ceremony of the state banquet. All the powerful officials of the Great Tang would attend, and ordinary officials would be proud to attend.
Great Qin's diplomatic mission was the first to enter the Yonghe Temple.
The other embassy officials of Great Song, Great Ming, and Great Sui entered one after another.
Inside the Yonghe Palace, the decorations were gorgeous. There was a throne in the most spacious hall, and dozens of tables were placed in two rows. Ying Che and the other members of the Qin diplomatic mission sat near the throne.
When they saw Ying Che fall behind, the officials of the Great Tang whispered to each other.
"Have you heard?"
"Young Master Ying Che of the Great Qin Empire killed dozens of princes and nobles of five surnames and seven families who broke into the embassy.”
"His Majesty has suppressed this matter due to the situation of the Qin-Tang alliance.
However, the Five Families and Seven Families would definitely make things difficult for Ying Che tonight. They would make him lose face in front of the envoys of the other countries in the Yonghe Palace.”
"This is interesting. The people of Qin are crude, so how can they compete with the culture of our Great Tang?
Moreover, the five surnames and seven families had Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, Luo Binwang, and other talents. Ying Che was regarded as the most talented person in Great Qin, so he would definitely lose.”
The civil and military officials of the Great Tang conversed.
Li Lizhi was dressed in a male outfit. She quietly walked to Ying Che's seat.
"Changle, do you really want to be your husband that much?”
"If the civil and military officials of the Great Tang knew about this, if your sons and grandsons who admire you knew about this, they would be heartbroken.”
Ying Che immediately recognized Princess Li Lizhi of Changle who was dressed as a man.
" Pfft, who would miss you?"
Li Lizhi secretly spat, her face was full of alluring redness, and she said fiercely,"If you dare to tell anyone, I'll bite you to death!”
"You won't be able to leave the Great Tang Empire!"
"It doesn't matter if I can leave the Great Tang or not. I'm so happy to have you as my companion!”
Even Li Lizhi couldn't stand such a bold and direct tease. She covered her face with both hands because it was already red and dripping blood.
She looked lively and cute, just like a shy elf!
If it was anyone else, they wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous to Li Lizhi. Li Lizhi wouldn't show such an expression, but Ying Che and Li Lizhi were legally the defending couple.
Both of them were smart people, and they could not go against each other's national policy of marriage.
"Shut up! Don't say anymore."
"I'm here to pass on information to you.”Li Lizhi quickly changed the topic and said,
"You killed the sons of the princes of the five families and seven clans of the Great Tang. Although my father helped you suppress them, they still made things difficult for you at the banquet today.”
"Changle, do you still need to lie to me?”
Ying Che smiled lightly." I'm afraid it's not your father who wants to treat me like this. He wants to use the five surnames and seven families to test me."”
"My Imperial Father is indeed testing you. I also want to see!”
Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Li Lizhi admitted,"
"In this banquet, the five families and seven families have been planning for a long time. They are prepared to make you and Great Qin lose face in the civil war and make you lose your life in the martial war.”
"In the cultural relic competition, your Imperial Father really put in a lot of effort to test me.”
Ying Che's lips curled into a smile. He was naturally not afraid of any battle.
This was an alliance between Qin and Tang. As the Young Master of Great Qin, he would not hold back in any challenge. Since Li Shimin wanted to see his strength, he would let him know a little.
"My father will set the questions for the literary competition segment. I have the questions and answers here. Do you need them?”
"Changle, you are really good to your husband. You even asked your father for the questions and answers.”
Looking at Li Lizhi's sly and teasing eyes, Ying Che couldn't help but laugh."No need."
"Really?" Li Lizhi asked,"
"The literary competition will be a competition of poems. I specially prepared a few excellent poems for you. Otherwise, you wouldn't be a match for the five surnames and seven families.”
"Can I win by taking the poem you prepared?”
"I just won't let you lose miserably!”Li Lizhi shook her head honestly."
"Among the five families and seven families, there are some of the most outstanding talents of the Great Tang, such as Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and Luo Binwang. They are all geniuses, and I can't imagine that they would come up with a poem that will be passed down for hundreds of generations.”
Ying Che's gaze shifted and landed on the seats of the five families and seven families. He smiled to himself.
Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, Luo Binwang, and the other four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty were indeed geniuses that had been passed down through the ages. Wang Bo was especially strong.
However, he couldn't lose in a literary battle!
As the Young Master of Great Qin, he represented Great Qin's reputation, so he could only be a plagiarist.
"Since even the poem you prepared lost, then I'll do it myself!”
"I believe that even though you are the most talented person in Great Qin, the culture of the Great Tang is not something you can easily defeat, especially those four gifted talents, Wang Yang, Lu Luo.”
Li Lizhi couldn't help but smile." In that case, there's no hope of a literary competition. You should prepare for a martial competition."”
The five surnames and seven families have invited famous experts from all over the world. You have to be very vigilant. Don't enter the battle easily after being provoked. Otherwise, your life will be in danger.
"If you can't win, immediately ask for help. The experts of the Great Tang will come and save you!”
After Li Lizhi gave Ying Che a "clear answer", she sneaked away.
At the same time.
The drums of the Tang Palace's banquet began to play. Emperor Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and a group of concubines walked into the Yonghe Palace.
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