Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 212: One year old
Li Shimin really needed some feedback from Sun Simiao.

Whether he is surprised or doubtful, whether he believes it or not, he can accept it.

He has even thought of a way to deal with it.

If Sun Simiao believed it, he would make an appointment with him on the first day of the first lunar month to have a glimpse of future generations.

If Sun Simiao didn't believe it, he only needed to smile lightly and wait for the Medicine King to be surprised by the light curtain.

For this reason, Li Shimin thought about how to turn around and how to leave a message in an understatement.

But Sun Simiao did not have the reaction that Li Shimin expected.

This medical master, who was dubbed the "King of Medicine" by later generations, casually took out a small notebook and charcoal pen, and asked Li Shimin seriously:

"How long has it been since this picture was handed down to His Majesty?"

"It's been more than two months since I got the picture..."

Li Shimin looked at Sun Simiao, who was writing and drawing on the paper with charcoal pen flying. His words stopped and he emphasized:
"I have no disease!"

Sun Simiao nodded, remembered it and asked again:
"Did your Majesty get anything else that could be obtained hundreds of years later?"

So on this day, the people at the Imperial Medical Office swung their sleeves extra hard when they saw His Majesty leaving.

There is no need to guess that His Majesty behaves like this, it must be related to Sun Simiao.

Someone with good intentions went to the east wing of the Imperial Medical Office and took a peek, and saw Sun Simiao standing under the eaves, with worry written all over his eyes.

Although Li Shimin was quite depressed, he also understood that Sun Yaowang really wanted to help the world, so he had no other additional instructions after leaving the Imperial Medical Office.

Although it was not pleasant, at least Sun Simiao agreed to stay until mid-January.

In this way, Li Shimin's goal was achieved, and he simply took a stroll in the palace city.

At this time, Chang'an's plan was basically divided into three parts.

The Tai Chi Palace, the Ganlu Palace, the Inner Garden, etc. were the emperor's private rest and office spaces, and were called palace cities.

On the other side of the straight road from the south of the palace city is the location of Honglu Temple, Taichang Temple, Taimiao Temple, Jiangsuojian, Grand Shrine and other central institutions, which is called the Imperial City.

Apart from the imperial palace, Guocheng is where the city is located, which is where the people live and where Chang'an is most prosperous.

The Imperial Medical Office that Li Shimin came to at this time was affiliated with Taichang Temple and was located in the eastern part of the imperial city.

So after walking for a while, I turned around and arrived at the Jingfeng Gate, the east gate of the imperial city.

The chief guard of Jingfeng Gate, Xiaowei, was already standing by the roadside to salute the emperor with crossed arms. Li Shimin waved his hands and stood at the city gate to listen.

He knew that beyond Jingfeng Gate in the east were Yongxingfang and Chongrenfang.

Walk along the East Street between the two lanes to the fork to the south, and you will find the quite prosperous East Market.

It's already the twelfth lunar month, and for the people of Chang'an, this year is quite simple: How can it not be regarded as a good year when Jie Li descends?
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty understood in his heart: Such a big congratulation was the first time for the Tang Dynasty, but it was by no means the last time.

The bustling sound outside the imperial city was like a hook, making Li Shimin feel itchy in his heart.

Therefore, without much hesitation, Li Shimin hurriedly left with the chariot.

The captain breathed a sigh of relief, but only half an hour later he saw His Majesty walking in plain clothes, leaving and returning.

After the accompanying Yuchi Jingde gave a simple "persuasion" to the captain, Li Shimin and a dozen Jinwu guards, who were incognito, came out of Jingfengmen and flowed into Chang'an Guocheng like a drop of water.

Li Shimin admitted that he was no stranger to Chang'an. After all, he conquered this place when he was young, and occasionally climbed up the city gates of Changle, Chengtian, and Shuntian to overlook Chang'an.

But now that I have visited it in person and without horses, I have just realized how big Chang'an is.

Standing on the street, the noisy hawking sounds all around hit his ears at the same time, which made Li Shimin a little confused:
"Jing De, which way is better?"

Yuchi Jingde thought for a while: "Since your Majesty likes to eat fish in recent months, you should try the butterfly carp."

It's good to have a direction. Li Shimin said with great interest: "Lead the way!"

I bought two burning lanterns and watched a folk dance performance. When I was passing by the main street, I saw men from Pingkangfang and Xuanyangfang playing a lead hook show.

Seeing the two groups of men holding their hooks together and trying hard to pull the big flag on the hemp rope to their side, Li Shimin also stopped and cheered on the spot.

He bought two more ferocious ghost masks for Nuo opera. Looking at Yuchi Jingde who had no choice but to pay, Li Shimin suddenly remembered and asked:
"Jingde, have you passed Zhaoxuhua and Zuisi Ming?"

Before Yuchi Jingde could speak, the stall owner took over the conversation:

"So that this gentleman will know that Zhaoxuhua and Zuisiming are both during the New Year's Eve. It's still early."

"But if Mr. Lang wants to buy Si Ming wine to get him drunk, there is a wine seller at the other end of the street."

It turned out that he was pushing goods, but Li Shimin still smiled and thanked him.

"When the year ends at the end of the year, the sunshine is wasted. When the year ends at the middle of the year, the person is drunk and takes orders."

"In this way, to continue this good year, the twenty-three-year-old stove horse is the first."

Li Shimin hummed softly, vaguely remembering that his mother taught the three brothers before the New Year's Eve when they were young.

The wooden board with the Kitchen God painted on it will be put up on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month.

Lighting a lamp on the stove on New Year's Eve is said to be a waste of light, which can calm ghosts and gods.

Then, wine is poured on the kitchen horse to make the kitchen god drunk and ask for food, which is called drunken command.

What his mother taught him back then was dug up in the corner of Li Shimin's memory. Now his sister has left early, and his brothers have also... But from this, Li Shimin came up with a new idea, and now he sent the Jinwu Guards to do shopping on this street.

Today is already the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, so you can buy everything you need for the New Year.

Stove horses, stove lamps, Si Ming wine, and Nuo dance noodles are all available.

The Jinwu guards thought to themselves, couldn’t these things be purchased in the palace?But looking at His Majesty's face, he was very sensible and didn't say much.

After walking for a while and entering Anyi Fang, Li Shimin saw the butterfly turtle mentioned by Yuchi Jingde.

There was a restaurant built into the square. It was already the twelfth lunar month, but I saw a man with a naked upper body. His muscles were not taut, but he had a very well-proportioned figure.

Hold the knife in your right hand and press the fish with your left hand.

The blade is as thin as a cicada's wing, and the fresh fish is still struggling.

Immediately, Li Shimin saw the kitchen worker raising and lowering his knife. The collision between the knife blade and the cutting board was like the sound of a pipa, which made the onlookers couldn't help but cheer.

The fresh fish that was struggling to survive a moment ago turned into a plate of fish fillets in the blink of an eye.

Li Shimin looked at it intently, as if he could see that every piece of fish meat could transmit light, cut to the smallest detail, and as fine as a gleam of hair.

Yuchi Jingde explained on the side:
"Last year, the chef was entertaining guests. It happened to be a heavy rainstorm. When the strong wind blew, the fish fillets were rolled up and fluttered like butterflies."

"Hence the name Butterfly Ao."

After actually eating it, Li Shimin couldn't help but admire: "There are so many wonderful people in the Tang Dynasty."

With something in mind, Li Shimin hurriedly took a look and returned to the palace.

Because Li Shimin suddenly left the palace, Empress Changsun had already made plans on how to persuade him.

But he never expected that Emperor Tang would suddenly return to the palace with the things he had purchased outside the palace, and he looked like he wanted to boast:
"Guanyin maid, this year is the end of the year, I should rejoice with my children!"

Li Shimin's behavior finally received two points of praise and eight points of criticism.

Li Shimin seriously regretted this and vowed:
"I will take Guanyin Maid with me next time!"

Only then was Empress Changsun let off by the dumbfounded Empress.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has always been very capable of action. After making up his mind, he exempted the princes and princesses from their schoolwork starting from the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Instead, the princess had to decorate the palace with her own hands, and learn to make glue teeth with her own hands, make five-sin dishes, and practice chewing spring together with Empress Changsun.

The princes followed Huangmen to learn Nuo dance, perform Nuo opera, shoot firecrackers, and put up peach charms.

For a time, there was a lot of noise in the palace, which even attracted Wei Zheng to admonish him.

However, Li Shimin chose to stay in China and not publish. You can say whatever you want. I only learned from later generations that "you can't read it back".

In this way, Wei Zheng had no idea what to say: he was too busy before the New Year and His Majesty did not interact with him, so he could only postpone this matter and focus on official duties first.

There was a lot of criticism, but in the end, under Li Shimin's insistence, the princes and princesses of the Tang Dynasty spent a relatively irregular, but also quite unforgettable New Year's Eve.

Seeing Prince Chengqian's face excited about playing Nuo opera, Li Shimin felt a little relieved in his heart.

No matter what happens in the end, at least this Spring Festival, he will learn to be a relatively qualified father.

Turning his eyes, Li Shimin saw a short figure next to Prince Cheng Qian, wearing a ghost mask and playing around with his teeth and claws.

"Wu's daughter..." Li Shimin recited this name silently in his heart.

To be fair, according to Guanyin Maid, this Wu girl is not bad at all, she is excellent at reading and deciphering, and she is as strong-willed as any man.

But when he thought that this young girl, who was only as tall as Cheng Qian's waist, was likely to be his second queen in the future, and follow the example of the former Han Dynasty after the prince's rule, Li Shimin was filled with weirdness.

On the one hand, in terms of her talents and methods, she is worthy of being a figure in her Zhenguan dynasty. Thinking about Sun Simiao and Yan Liben who have been handed down from generation to generation, it does not seem too strange to have such a queen.

But on the other hand, Li Shimin was also full of doubts. When later generations talked about the governance of Prince Gaozong, they rarely mentioned Empress Dowager Wu.

So how did the prince regain power by the queen mother?What kind of dirty swords and shadows are there in the middle?
The only possibility that comes to mind now is: His Li Shimin family is just like the Cao family mentioned by Guangmu, and his genes are not good?

Cheng Qian died young, and Prince Zhi also died young?
So... Li Shimin couldn't help but cast his eyes towards the Imperial Medical Office in the south: I hope King Sun Yao lives up to his name.

Compared with the lively harem, the court meeting on Yuan Zhengri (New Year's Day) seemed calm.

The only thing that could be called a major event was that Gaochang and the Western Turks sent envoys to congratulate him and jointly recommended that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty be given the title "Tian Khan", which was finally approved.

Even though the messenger from Gaochang breathed a sigh of relief, he was still worried:

Why is the expression on this Khan's face so intriguing?

After Yuanzheng, there was a ten-day rest. At this time, Chang'an City fell into a lazy atmosphere.

And in this atmosphere, Sun Simiao received an edict, ordering him to go to the Manlu Hall to meet the saint.

While waiting for the palace door to open, Sun Simiao looked left and right, always feeling that this group of people didn't fit in well.

In addition to him, there are Yan Liben, Yan Lide, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Hou Junji, Li Jing, and Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng.

Imperial physician, painter, admonisher, relative, minister, general.

Your Majesty, what is this for?
　Song joins in the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)