A dragon has a way to travel, and a snake has a way to walk.

The shooting competition of the palace maids and eunuchs was held in the racecourse. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the racecourse to conduct puzzle competitions in various ways. There were no rules, no referees, and no eliminations. It was a completely entertainment conference.

However, the royal family's shooting and gambling battles were very formal, and the venues were completely different.

The royal family's shooting and gambling battles were arranged at Wangxiantai.

Wangxiantai is close to Taiye Pond, and is the highest and largest group of buildings in the Daming Palace.

There are seven buildings in total, echoing the Beidou in the sky. Each building is ten feet high and majestic. There is a mid-air bridge between the buildings. Walking on the bridge, it is like walking in the clouds.

In the middle of the seven buildings is Wangxiantai, which is equivalent to four basketball courts.

Wangxiantai is wide open north and south, facing Taiyechi in the north. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the Taiyechi will hold a dragon boat competition, and the emperor and the imperial concubines sit on the Wangxiantai to watch the battle.

Either watch the stars on the Chinese Valentine's Day or the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival, or look at the fairy platform, they are the most ideal places to look up at the night sky.

There were authoritative referees in the shooting competition between the royal family and the two saints, and the five prime ministers acted as witnesses in this gambling battle to prevent both sides from remorse.

Zhang Jiuling, Pei Yaoqing, Han Xiu, Li Linfu, Niu Xianke, these are the Five Prime Ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

Among them, Zhang Jiuling and Pei Yaoqing are the people of Emperor Li Longji, while Han Xiu, Li Linfu and Niu Xianke are recommended and appointed by Li Chengqi.

The key to the reason why the two saints were able to coexist was that the Tang Dynasty had not formed a civil war and the Tang Dynasty maintained stability and prosperity was that both sides strictly abide by the agreement reached.

The agreement clearly states that both parties must abide by the rules, keep their promises, and fight in literature rather than armed forces.

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On the avenue down the Qixing Tower, thousands of soldiers of the Yulin Army holding halberds stood, three steps and five steps, with high alert.

The grass on the roadside was full of royal families, not only the young children living in the palace to study, but also hundreds of Li Tang families from outside the palace.

They got together, some talked about life ideals, some talked about polo betting on dogs, some talked about beauty and wine, but no one talked about today's title.

The titles of the Tang Dynasty were so precious that only royal families, famous officials, and generals who made military achievements were qualified to be awarded titles.

The royal family had the innate advantage of having titles, but it was only when the Tang Dynasty was founded that it had a full title.

Secondly, when the new emperor ascends the throne, his children and grandchildren will be awarded a title once.

The next step is inheritance, but when the legitimate son inherits, he will be reduced to one level, the prince becomes the heir prince, and the prince becomes the prince.

When the eldest grandson inherited his generation, he cut his title down one level, and for more than a hundred years, he had almost lost his title.

What's more, if you are not a legitimate son or grandson, you will not even have the qualification to inherit the title.

This rule of reducing the vassal states also applies to founding heroes.

In addition, Wu Zetian slaughtered Li Tang's direct royal family, mainly targeting the high-ranking royal family, and Wu Zetian was not interested in the general distant royal family.

The Li Tang royal family also realized that there were too few children from the royal family with titles, so they implemented the system of rewarding merits and awarding meritorious deeds, and they could go to war to make meritorious deeds, guard the border, or stabilize the four directions.

War is unrealistic, and guarding the border is even more unreliable. The most realistic thing for the royal family is to stabilize the four directions. Simply put, it is to do tasks.

The emperor and the regent jointly issue a task list every year, but not everyone can do the task.

Children of the royal family with titles can apply directly, and the title levels and tasks are also different.

If there is no title, then three or more royal families need to jointly recommend it, and then pass the inspection of Zongzheng Temple to have the opportunity to apply for the task.

When the mission is completed, there is a chance to be awarded and promoted.

Because the title is difficult to obtain, less than 100% of the six or seven hundred royal children present have titles, and they are basically all direct royal families.

Li Xiu and Li Yuchun stood on a high place and had to wait until the emperor and the regent entered the building before they could enter the building.

"Which building will we enter later?" Li Xiu asked, looking at the seven tall buildings.

"Did you see those two buildings?"

Li Yuchun pointed to the two tallest corridors and said, "The emperor entered the Tiangang Tower, the regent entered the Beidou Tower, and we can all enter the other five buildings, but I want to remind you to pay attention to your demeanor. Your previous records have been poor."

"I don't remember very much."

Li Yuchun said earnestly: "Entering the building is a formal occasion. The rules are strict and everyone is careful. I will teach you a trick. If you remember it, you won't foul."

"Tell me?"

"It's just five, no words, no movement, no food and drink, no violation of orders, no delay."

Li Xiu widened his eyes and wanted to stay in there for a day, and he could do anything else. How could he not eat or drink?

"What happens if you violate it?"

"Actually, it won't be so? But you will be recorded by eunuchs in daily life and despise by other royal families. You have a bad reputation in the past and your father doesn't like you, which is related to your lack of self-discipline in formal occasions. You always have to eat and drink, which is different. Brother, just have lunch and can't starve to death."

Li Xiu laughed silently. His predecessor was a person with a temperament. Like him, he didn't like to abide by the rules.

A melodious music came, this was Taihe music.

The children of the royal family walked towards the roadside, and the emperor's convoy of honor guards came.

Although it was traveling in the palace, it was also very popular, with evil-resistant cars, egrets, leopard tail cars, yellow axe cars, and phoenix flag cars one after another, and then a dragon chariot appeared.

The dragon chariot of the Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty was high above.

Below were thousands of palace maids and eunuchs, and they were surrounded by thousands of palace maids and eunuchs, passing through Hanliang Avenue in a mighty way.

In the team, Prince Li Ying and twenty legitimate sons were also following along the way, and Gao Lishi, the general manager of the Inner Palace, was also among them.

Li Xiu met the Emperor of Tang for the first time and was also his father.

Although it is only on the side, you can still see that the emperor looks solemn, silent, and seems to be full of thoughts.

Beside Li Longji, his favorite woman, Concubine Wu Hui.

Concubine Wu Hui looked around and looked around, and her spirit was full of energy.

Speaking of which, Wu Huifei is Li Xiu's aunt, but she never likes her clan's sister Wu Xianyi, nor does she like Li Xiu.

She was afraid that the case of Huangfu Taishu would involve her, that her clan sister would be demoted and her nephew would be deposed, so she never said a word.

However, she still wants the least face, and it was because of her persuasion that Li Xiu could stay in the palace for a year.

Taking care of the weak son can also be considered an explanation for the clan girl.

Li Xiu also squeezed around the road to watch the fun, and he completely forgot that he was once one of them.

But he is a prince after all, with an unusual temperament and stands out in the crowd.

Concubine Wu Hui's eyes were circulating and she was the first to see Li Xiu.

"Your Majesty, that's the Thirty-Eighth Lang!"

Li Longji slowly turned his head and also saw Li Xiu on the roadside. His eyes were cold, as if he saw a passerby.

Li Xiu smiled and waved his hand. His ex-boy Li Xiu would definitely cry and kowtow. But he wouldn't. He was just a soy sauce to watch the fun.

Concubine Wu Hui was a little depressed. Is this child becoming stupid after falling seriously ill?

"Shibalang, look over there!" Several princes also saw Li Xiu.

Li Mao looked at Li Xiu not far away, smiling, without repentance at all, and said coldly: "He has no hope."

Another music sounded, this time it was Showa, and the regent's convoy was also here.

The princes gloat and wanted to look at Thirty-Balang with pity, but found that the person was gone.

“There’s there!”

When someone pointed, a group of princes suddenly became angry.

This kid actually went to the Regents' convoy to watch the fun. Do you still have a position?

Li Chengqi's specifications were one level lower than those of the emperor, but he was also very powerful, with hundreds of eunuchs and palace maids following him, as well as more than 20 of his children and grandchildren.

His eldest son, Li Feng, was granted the title of Prince Wei. Except for the youngest son Li Cui, the other sons were all princes, and the grandsons were county dukes and county dukes, all of which were one level lower than the descendants of the emperor.

Li Longji's descendants had some expressions. Li Chengqi's descendants were like a group of zombies on patrol, with a hard body all over, no expression on their faces, and even their eyes were straight.

They were also afraid! This is the emperor's territory, and the imperial guards on both sides could take them all at any time.

However, Li Chengqi smiled and kept shaking hands with the royal families on both sides, smiling like a Maitreya Buddha.

Li Xiu saw Li Cui in the team, and Li Cui also saw him.

Li Cui took advantage of his father's chance to talk to other royal families and sneaked out of the team.

"Thirty-balang, after this competition, my father promised to give me a prize. Guess what I would want?"

"What do you want, what does it have to do with me?"

Li Cui's squinting eyes were flashing with unconcealed pride.

"I will ask for a little palace maid, her name is Gongsun Xiaomei! She will become my woman. As long as the woman I like, she will definitely not be able to escape from my palms, haha!"

Li Xiu clenched his fist, and he had the urge to smash the fat face in front of him with a fierce punch.

"Jiulang, the team is gone, what are you doing?" someone shouted in the distance.

"Here you come!"

Li Cui quickly turned around and walked back into the team, he looked at Li Xiu with a provocative look on his face.

"There are people like this everywhere. They rely on their own identity to bully others!"

Li Yuchun walked up to Li Xiu and sighed: "My father did tell me last night that the title was given to him this time, and he will win the first place in the shooting today."
Chapter completed!