Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

Lai Gongmin's words were frank and to the point, and Li Zhi praised him for being reasonable, and revoked the imperial edict of the western tour.At the same time, Lai Gongmin was promoted to be the servant of the Huangmen.The news of Li Jin's illness spread to Jiucheng Palace.The second sage issued a decree to recall all his children from other places to the capital and wait in front of his bed.In October, the second sage returned to Chang'an, and immediately drove to Li Jin's private house in Jinningfang to visit his illness.Li Jin thanked him again and again, and in turn relieved the Ersheng, so as not to delay the state affairs because of him.Wu Zetian ordered an imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment, but he politely declined.He took the medicine rewarded by the emperor and the prince immediately.The family wanted to invite a doctor, but he still refused.

"I was originally a native farmer in Shandong. I had nothing. I joined the army when I was seventeen or eight years old. Later, I met the late emperor. The emperor's kindness was great. Now I am an extremely human minister. I have tasted all the ups and downs of the world. It is time to return to my original land." He said. "Take a thousand medicines, take a pill when you encounter medicines, treat them once, take some medicines, it's better than bad taste." "Medicine can cure fake illnesses, but alcohol can't cure real worries." Li Jin raised his eyebrows on the right: "There is a fixed number of lifespans in life, how can you beg for your life from the doctor?" After a while, he knew that he was far away from the sky and close to the ground, so he said to his younger brother Bi: "I I want to confide in a few words, leave the world safely, you go and prepare."

Li Bi called the whole family together, prepared food and wine, and sat down in front of Li Jin's sick bed.Li Jin picked up his glass and took a sip of the wine, and his dim old eyes glanced over everyone's face: "The sage said, life and death have their own destiny, and wealth depends on the sky. I have bet on my life since I was a child, and being able to live to this day is considered a good thing." Satisfied. There is only one thing that I am always worried about." "Master, what's the matter?" Madam asked with her lips whispering. "Don't interrupt, let me finish my sentence. Do you know that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are conscientious and hardworking in state affairs, but because of the unworthy son Fang Yiai and Du He, all their hard work has gone to waste, and their family fortunes have been ruined." Yes. Brother Bi, Brother Yu, I have a request for you..."

"Brother, tell me, my younger brother obeys all orders." "Okay, okay, good brother," Li Jin sipped another small glass of wine, "After I die, the funeral will be kept simple, no extravagance, and the funeral will be done early, so that the people and the land will be safe. After the funeral, you will move here and manage the whole family. Brother Bi Ah, it’s not easy to smell when it’s gone! Please remember, always pay attention to the breeze that starts at the end of Qingping. Whoever has a bad heart and associates with people who behave badly, as long as there is a sign, before causing disaster, first use the family law. Engage in it, deal with it decisively, and after killing it, report to the Holy One."

"Brother, little brother knows." "Brother, cut, don't be soft-hearted. Once you develop a carbuncle, you will regret it later and instigate it." Before he could finish speaking, Li Jin let go of his hand, and the wine cup fell to the ground.From then on, he stopped drinking and didn't speak.On December 3rd, this legendary figure, Zhao Fan's military genius and great martial arts general of the Tang Dynasty, passed away suddenly.He was seventy-five years old.The new wind is majestic, and catkins are flying all over the sky.Regardless of the wind and cold, the two saints boarded Weiyang Palace, an ancient Han Dynasty city in the northwest of Chang'an City, stood on the tower to watch the funeral car carrying the coffin, and drove slowly towards Zhaoling.Li Jin's tomb was built the same as Yinshan, Tieshan, and Wudexiangshan, in recognition of his meritorious service in defeating Bo Turks and Xue Yantuo.It has existed since ancient times to climb the tower to watch the funeral of heroes.The two saints did this not just out of traditional etiquette, just pretending to cry for people to hear, they were crying from the heart and each had their own concerns.Since the time of King Jin, the ministers of the late emperor that Li Zhi respected, such as Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang, Changsun Wuji, etc., have passed away one after another, and now the only remaining Li Jin has also passed away. A sense of loneliness arises spontaneously, compassion for others, and weeping with grief.When Wu Zetian was established as queen, there was great resistance, and the elders and important ministers almost unanimously opposed it, almost reaching the point where "the mountains and rivers have no way out".However, Sikong Li Jin, one of the important towns in the country and one of the three lords, did not agree with ministers such as Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan, Laiji, etc., and treated him with a calm attitude, thinking of Wuji and others as "lower status" Wu Zhaoyi, even if she is not particularly biased, at least she is not disgusted.When Li Zhi asked for his opinion, he replied strategically: "This is a private matter of the royal family, so there is no need to ask outsiders."

With one word and one word, relying on this sentence, the danger was turned into a bargain, the passive situation was reversed, and the atmosphere of "the willows are dark and the flowers are bright and another village" appeared.Wu Zetian, who has always had a clear sense of resentment, naturally shed tears when he thought of this.The second sage gave Li Jin the highest evaluation and honor. In addition to being buried in Zhaoling, he also gave him the post of Taiwei.His eldest son, Zhen, has passed away. Youzhen's eldest son, Jingye, inherits the title of Duke of England.Li Jingye later failed to attack Wu Zetian, canceled the "Li" surname bestowed by Li Yuan, and restored the original "Xu" surname, so he was called Xu Jingye later.Twenty-four Xu Jingnai's Lao Tzu Li Er said: "Disasters come from blessings, and blessings come from misfortunes."

Misfortune is the premise of happiness, and blessing contains elements of misfortune.The conquest of Gaoli was undoubtedly a great blessing for the Gaozong Dynasty, and it was also a shining bright spot.At this time, China was in the golden age and the country was at its peak.However, droughts occurred frequently and continued year after year. The people in the east were hungry, and the people in the west were also hungry.Until the third year of Zongzhang...in March, the drought has not been eliminated.Both Wu Zetian and Li Zhi panicked. After Nan Xiao sacrificed to the sky, he issued an edict to pardon the sinners all over the world, and changed the year name to the first year of Xianheng.Then, Penglai Palace was renamed Hanyuan Palace.In April, the Tubo Kingdom captured eighteen Jimi prefectures in the Western Regions, and united with the Yi Kingdom to capture the city of Kucha.The Tang Dynasty was forced to abolish the four towns of Kucha Xinjianku County, Yuyi Xinxuhetian area, Yanqi Xinyanyanqi County and Liule Xinxushule County.Order Xue Rengui, the general of the Right Weiwei, to be the general manager of the Luosuo Road march, the general Ashina Daozhen, the general of the left guard, and Guo Daifeng, the general of the left guard, to be the deputy chief managers, mobilize more than 100,000 people to attack Tubo, and escort Tuyuhun The tribes of the Khanate returned to their hometowns.The prosperity of Tubo started from Songtsan Gampo.Ancient legend: "On the center of the sky, there lived the prince Qi Duanji, the six father kings of the gods. He had three brothers and three younger brothers, including him, a total of seven people. Go to the lower realm to be the master of the people and become the king of the six yak tribes."

Zanpu means a strong husband, and Qi Nieqi has this title, which shows that he is very strong and can command the other six great chiefs.The thirty-second generation Zanpu Qizong Nongzan was also named Songtsen Gampo.He succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen, married Princess Tang Wencheng at the age of twenty-five, died of illness at the age of thirty-four, and was succeeded by Sun Manglun Mangzanpu.Zanpu was young, and the prime minister Ludongzan was in charge of state affairs, inherited Songtsen Gampo's cause of founding the country, and pushed Tubo into a stronger stage.Tuyuhun is a big country of the Qiang nationality. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty defeated Tuyuhun, and the Khan Murong Fuyun hanged himself to death. Tang Li Fuyun's eldest son Murong Shun became Khan.Although he was close to the Tang Dynasty, he had no prestige in the country and was killed by his subordinates.His son, Nuohebo, was born, young and ignorant, the courtiers fought for power, and the country was in chaos.In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin made peace with Princess Honghua, supported Nuohebo clearly and restrained the pro-Tubo forces in his country.After Li Zhi came to the throne, Tubo continued to use troops against Tuyuhun, and finally defeated Tuyuhun. Nuohebo fled to Liangzhou with thousands of remnants, and Tuyuhun fell.Lu Dongzan stationed troops in Qinghai, and sent an envoy, Lun Zhongcong, to the Tang Dynasty to ask for peace, which meant that the Tang Dynasty would admit that Tubo had occupied the land of Tuyuhun.Li Zhi refused, and in the second year of Qianfeng's reign, Lu Dongzan died secretly, and his son Zunye Duobu succeeded him as Prime Minister.Today, three years later, Zunyeduobu captured the eighteen states of the Western Regions in one fell swoop, and the Tang Dynasty had to send troops to crusade.Guo Daifeng was originally on the same level as Xue Rengui. This time, he was ashamed to be his subordinate when he conquered Tubo, and he often sang the opposite tune and even violated the resolution.The Western Expeditionary Army arrived in the southwest of Gonghe County, Dafeichuan, Qinghai, and was about to march towards Wuhai. Xue Rengui called the commanders of the three armies to discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy.Guo Daifeng sat sullenly with a stern face, ignoring him, pretending to close his eyes and meditate.Xue Rengui didn't care about it, and said in a deliberative tone: "Wuhai is far away from us, and the terrain along the way is quite dangerous. Marching is very difficult. If you carry luggage, it will be very inconvenient. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win."

"Then what should we do?" Ashina asked. "It's best to keep 20,000 horses and set up two fences on Dafei Mountain in the south of Qinghai Lake, and store food, fodder and military supplies in the fences. We will lead lightly armed and elite soldiers to walk both ways, and walk two days a day. If the Tubo army is unprepared and launches an attack suddenly, it will surely succeed." "The commander-in-chief likes to use strange soldiers. It's good, but it's hard to be sure." "Our army is running for a long distance, and if we don't fight quickly, it will be difficult to last. If we delay, we will definitely not be able to delay them. If we delay for a long time, we will definitely lose."

After hearing Xue Rengui's answer, Ashina really turned his face to Guo Daifeng: "What does Shuai Guo think?" "Oh." Guo Daifeng opened his eyes, "I don't have any new insights, and I will follow the chief executive's decision." Xue Rengui was promoted to the tent of the Chinese army and issued a general order, leaving Guo Daifeng in charge of the rear army. He personally and Ashina Daozhen led the elite soldiers to go first.The army and horses crossed the sand and grass, and found the Tubo army at the mouth of Jishi River in the east of Wuhai.Xue Rengui got the report of visiting the horse, took advantage of his unpreparedness, and urged the army to cover and kill them together.The Tubo army was terrified and at a loss. Before they had time to set up their formation, they were attacked by the Tang army. Their men were not as good as their armor and their horses were not as good as their saddles.Xue Rengui took the lead, and Ashina Daozhen was not far behind, and rushed to kill.The Tang army's war drums soared to the sky, the shouts shook the ground, and they slashed and killed. The Tubo army shouted for their father and mother, ran around like wild donkeys, and fled in defeat.The Tang army beheaded and captured countless people. After cleaning the battlefield, they advanced to Wuhai to rest and wait for Guo Daifeng to come to join the army.Guo Daifeng was dissatisfied with Xue Rengui in his heart, but he did not dare to disobey the military order, so he adopted the method of dismantling the stage, deliberately slowing down, stopping and walking, walking and stopping, and marching slowly with 20,000 horses and luggage.Before arriving in Wuhai, they encountered a huge army of more than 200,000 troops from Tubo, and were forced to fight.

Guo Daifeng was depressed and his morale was not high, and he was defeated after only a few rounds.The Tubo army spread all over the mountains and plains, rushing head-on, launching an offensive like a swarm of bees, waving sabers and howling wildly, and the chaotic horseshoes trampled the ground, shaking the mountains and rivers.Tang Jun was so frightened that he didn't dare to go forward to fight anymore. He subconsciously retreated, retreated, turned around and ran.Guo Daifeng couldn't stop him, so he ran after him. He ran all over the sky, and lost all food, fodder and military supplies.Xue Rengui's army could not support alone, so he had to retreat, and returned to Dafeichuan with Ashina Daozhen, joined up with Guo Daifeng's defeated army, set up camp, discussed how to protect the army and horses, retreated to a safe area, and asked the imperial court to send reinforcements to come to meet them.Zunye Duobu got the military report and ordered his son Lun Qinling to lead 400,000 horses to chase him to Dafeichuan.Xue Rengui knew that he couldn't resist the enemy, so he immediately ordered to disperse his troops, each of them seized the favorable terrain to snipe, supported each other, and retreated while fighting.In the end, due to the disparity in numbers and the lack of food in the army, the soldiers went into battle hungry and found it difficult to even swing their weapons. They were killed by the Tubo army, and almost the entire army was wiped out.Fortunately, Xue Rengui, Ashina Daozhen and Guo Daifeng are all brave generals with superb martial arts and superb archery skills.The Tubo army did not dare to approach and let them slip away.Heroes cherish heroes.Although Lun Qinling had won a complete victory, he still admired Xue Rengui's bravery and power, and dared not despise him.The two sides sent envoys to negotiate a settlement, and Tubo released the prisoners.Xue Rengui returned to the mainland with the defeated generals.Li Zhi was so angry that his lips were twisted, and his breathing became short and suffocated.Wu Zetian walked back and forth for a while, and said calmly: "Our army suffered such a miserable defeat, there must be other reasons for it, you might as well check it out first, and then deal with it." "It's the same thing whether to check or not," Li Zhi's cheeks twitched, "I must kill them." "In any case, right and wrong responsibilities have to be clearly distinguished, and lessons have to be learned from it to avoid repeating similar mistakes in the future." "I know, you want to protect Xue Rengui and exonerate him." "Don't you want to protect him?" Wu Zetian replied, "As we all know, the three armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. These coaches and generals are rare elites, and they cannot be killed with a single stick." "Okay, okay, I can't say no to you, so I'll deal with it as you like." Wu Zetian ordered Da Sixian Le Yanwei to go to the barracks to verify the defeat, investigate the responsibilities of Xue Rengui and others, and report to the Ming court according to the seriousness of the crime.Then put the three coaches in shackles and handcuffs, and escort them to the capital.Li Zhi obeyed Wu Zetian, leniently dealt with it, pardoned the death crimes of the three people, and only expelled from office.Xue Rengui was defeated in Dafeichuan, and Tubo effectively occupied Tuyuhun, completing the great cause of unifying the Qiang countries.Most of the land in the four towns in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty was also taken away by Tubo.The Western Regions are the passage of the Silk Road, and Tuyuhun is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, the Tang Dynasty is unwilling to give up and is determined to regain it.Wu Zetian summoned Xue Rengui and inquired about the reasons in detail: "How can you concentrate 400,000 troops in Qinling to fight with you?" "Tubo is close to Hebei, and Tuyuhun has several times more household registrations than it. Most of the military rations and horses come from Tuyuhun." Xue Rengui replied. "Can you take Tuyuhun back?" "Forgive me bluntly, don't make such a plan for the time being. The general guarding Tuyuhun is the son of the Tubo prime minister, so it can be seen that he attaches great importance to it. However, our country is suffering from drought, and it is difficult to mobilize military supplies. Therefore, we have to wait for the opportunity and take advantage of the civil strife before sending troops. .” "Is Lun Qinling easy to deal with?" "He is the grandson of Lu Dongzan, the head of the residence, and three younger brothers: Zanpo, Siddhartha, and Bolun. They are all capable and brave. The troops are stationed in other places, and the neighboring countries are deeply threatened." "What advice do you have?" "As an expedient measure, it is best to select a wise, courageous and prestigious general to guard Liangzhou to prevent Tubo from extending to the interior. "Wu Zetian adopted Xue Rengui's suggestion and appointed Jiang Ke, the right minister, as the general manager of the Liangzhou Road March to resist the Tubo invasion. At first, the imperial court planned to resettle the remnants of the Tuyuhun Khanate to Nanshan, Wuwei City, Gansu, Liangzhou. But some people were afraid that Tubo would invade. Advocating defeating Tubo first. Xue Rengui was defeated, so he moved the Tuyuhun tribe to the south of the Datong River in Haojianshui, Ledu County, Qinghai, Shanzhou. The tribes were afraid of the power of Tubo and did not dare to live in peace. Moreover, Shanzhou had little pasture land. Wu Zetian thought twice , and moved the Tuyuhun tribe to Lingwu County, Ningxia, Lingzhou, and set up Zhongning County, Ningxia, Anle Prefecture. At the end of autumn, the agricultural harvest was poor, food prices soared, and people’s hearts were fluctuating. On September 14, Wu Zetian’s mother, Mrs. Yang, Lu Guozhonglie’s wife, passed away. The only confidant. Li Zhi specially bestowed upon Situ Zhou Zhongxiao, a warrior, as Taiwei, Jin named Taiyuan King, and Yang was Taiyuan Princess. There is no first case of a foreign relative in the Tang Dynasty bestowing a prince. The imperial court ordered nine ranks and above All civil and military officials, as well as wives, princesses, princes, duchesses, and princesses all went to Zhougong Mansion in Xiuxiangfang to mourn and cry. In December, Li Zhi issued an edict to restore the official names changed in the second year of Longshuo to their old names. After nine years, people have gotten used to it, but they still find it easier to pronounce the official titles handed down from the Sui Dynasty. This winter, the Guanzhong and Longyou regions were extremely cold.The severe cold cracked the earth, and the ground was covered with criss-cross cracks: several feet long, more than ten feet long, even several feet long, meandering and twisting, stretching at will, like a fishnet, like a spider's web, more like a turtle shell, as if to Inhale all creatures into the crack and digest them.The snow in the market was mixed with dust and sand, and was trampled into a solid block, and there were piles of snow on the side of the road.At night, everything seems to be frozen and solidified.However, the new wind is like a drill with its penetrating power, exerting its power on the vegetation, insects and birds and beasts. The birds in the nest are frozen, and the wind blows them from the branches to the hard ice.The snow was falling overwhelmingly, the door was blocked by heavy snow, and the phenomenon of people freezing to death and starving to death became more and more serious.The imperial court allocated batch after batch of grain, cloth and coffins to prefectures and counties, and ordered officials to go to the people to investigate the disaster situation, take corresponding relief measures, mobilize relatives and friends to raise orphans, and strictly forbid them to be used as slaves.In recent years, disasters have been frequent and refurbished. Droughts, floods, wind disasters, sandstorms, insect plagues, blizzards, hail, and frost have attacked in turn.More than forty states have been hit by drought, insect infestations and harsh and prolonged freezes this year.During the famine, the plague was prevalent and spread wantonly. Even in Chang'an, the capital city, many families became extinct.Li Zhiji frowned, his internal organs burned, and he avoided sitting in the main hall as usual, reduced his diet, and put an end to music, singing and dancing.Wu Zetian hated the negative attitude and dull atmosphere, and was afraid of harming Li Zhi's health, so she signaled Xu Jingzong to persuade him.When Xu Jingzong had an audience with Li Zhi, he remonstrated with the attitude of a long-time Confucian: "The way of heaven is permanent. It should not survive for Yao, nor perish for Jie. Although your Majesty treats it calmly, there is no need to be so terrified." "The sky doesn't say anything, but the earth speaks the truth." Li Zhi was extremely depressed, "I don't know my destiny, so I don't think I'm a gentleman. God's show is clearly condemning me for my lack of virtue and deeds." "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, the lord of all people, and a healthy dragon is the blessing of all people." "As long as the people are happy, I would rather suffer by myself." After the new year, Wu Zetian adopted the strategy of relocation, leaving behind the prince Hong Jianguo, and insisted that Li Zhi move his family from Chang'an to Luoyang.Chang'an was full of mourners, and the imperial court used rented rice from the south of the Yangtze River to relieve the disaster. It was embezzled and embezzled step by step, and there was not much left in the hands of the people. Even the lower-level officers in the Habayashi Army couldn't eat enough.Prince Hong saw that the prisoner's rice was mixed with elm bark or grass seeds, and immediately ordered the official warehouse to be opened to donate food.Dai Zhide and Zhang Wenjin, who assisted the prince, were very dedicated to their duties, providing the prince with the actual situation at any time, inspiring the prince to restrain himself and return to the courtesy, and to apply benevolent governance.Later, they persuaded Liang Jinzhu, a rich man in Chang'an, to donate 3,000 guan for disaster relief.With the enlightenment and assistance of Confucian officials, Prince Hong did some good deeds and won a reputation.Amidst all the praise, he was a little flustered and a little dizzy. He spent a whole day hanging out with those noble relatives and famous Confucianists, invading the Confucian teachings and couldn't extricate himself.Wu Zetian was a practical person.She welcomes and adopts specific and effective opinions, and hates allusions, flowery rhetoric, and irrelevant high-spirited speech.For those with political vision, regardless of their origin and status, they are all promoted and reused, while those bureaucrats who are eloquent and eloquent are sneered at. The aristocrats studied Confucianism since they were young, and they had a common language with the prince. They gradually favored the prince, and cleverly seduced and instigated the prince to curb Wu Zetian's innovative measures.The political opinions between mother and son are often opposed, the relationship between each other becomes estranged, and the feelings become increasingly complex, subtle and sinister.In the struggle for hegemony, and in the conflict with the conservative ideas of overseas Chinese education, Hong became the shield of Wu Zetian's opposition.As the saying goes, the poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring.In order to avoid unimaginable consequences, Wu Zetian decided to honor the concubine for the prince and free him from the entanglement of Confucian officials.Prince Hong was nineteen years old, and his brother Xian, who was two years younger than him, already had a child. When his father Li Zhi became the crown prince at the age of sixteen, he had a child, the late abolished crown prince Zhong.There are maids and slaves in the East Palace, but Hong has never doted on anyone.We must let him understand life, and then understand the way of the world, so that it is possible to change his psychological state that is confined to the idealization of Confucianism. Helping Prince Hong to complete the five hundred volumes of Yaoshan Yucai, his daughter is in her twenties and eighth age, as pure and immature as a lotus emerging from water, with a beautiful face, and a scholarly family, knowledgeable and courteous.Prince Hong, who is not close to women, also thinks that she is amiable and lovely, and is pleasing to his heart. The six ceremonies of marriage and engagement have already been carried out and the five ceremonies of Nacai, name asking, Najib, Najib, and date request have been carried out. The wedding date has been determined, and only the wedding ceremony is left.Wu Minzhi learned of this fact, and had heard about the Yang family. In his heart, he had a deep-seated hatred for his aunt Wu Zetian, and secretly vowed to avenge his mother and sister.When his sister He Lanrong, Mrs. Wei Guo, was poisoned to death, Li Zhi cried bitterly when he saw him, and said sadly: "When I went out to listen to the government in the morning, she was fine, and there was no way to save her when I retired from the court." Why did he die so quickly?" Wu Minzhi wept as if he had burst into a fountain of tears, choked up and unspeakable.After Wu Zetian learned of this situation, he closed his eyes and said, "This kid suspects me!" From then on, he became disgusted with him and began to hate him.Wu Minzhi also began to retaliate against Wu Zetian.He is young, strong, personable, very popular among women, determined to use his own advantages to destroy this marriage.On the one hand, he mobilized scoundrels and friends of wine and meat to create public opinion around the Yang family, saying that Prince Hong is a neurotic sick man, a waste with no sexual capacity, and marrying him is equivalent to death without burial.On the other hand, he bribed Yang's nanny and personal maid at all costs, and finally met Yang in the back garden. "Prince Charming" Wu Minzhi is already a young veteran in the field of love, with rich experience, it is easy to subdue an innocent girl who grows up in the boudoir.Yang was flustered, her heart was beating violently, crystal tears hung from the corners of her eyes, twinkling in the moonlight, her lips were trembling pitifully: "Don't pester me, Brother Min, I, I, I'm afraid, I dare not .” "This is the greatest pleasure in life, and you should be happy. When the time comes, you will regret it when you enter the palace and live with that wooden man who doesn't understand the customs." As he spoke, he hugged her and kissed her desperately.Yang struggled hard, closed her eyes in shame, and pleaded in a low voice like a groan: "Let go, let me breathe, please, don't hurt me!" She lost the strength to resist, and softly Lying in his arms, he put her down gently, untied her crony familiarly, and took possession of her.The love affair between the future Eastern Concubine Yang Shi and Wu Minzhi has aroused people's interest.At first, they just talked about this anecdote quietly, with mixed doubts and beliefs.One night late at night, Wang Ba, the "light pole", saw Wu Minzhi climb over the wall and enter Yang's mansion. Then the lights in the embroidery building flickered, and the maid took him into the embroidery room.Since then, the rumors have swept away like rolling waves.Wu Zetian's eyes and ears hurried from Chang'an to Luoyang to tell the truth.Wu Zetian received the information, and she had already been wary of her nephew.After He Lanrong's death, she found the hatred complex towards her from his eyes, so she made up her mind to strike first.At that time, mother Yang was alive and endured it.When Mrs. Yang passed away, Wu Zetian gave him a large sum of money and asked him to build a statue of Buddha to pray for his grandmother.The nasty nephew probably used the money to facilitate his revenge against her.She couldn't bear it anymore, she explained the truth to Li Zhi, ordered Yang Sijian to cancel the engagement, issued an edict to abolish Wu Minzhi's "Wu" surname, restore the original "Helan" surname, deprive him of his official title and salary, and exile the people in Lingnan. Leizhou.Yang Sijian woke up as if awakened from a dream, ordered his daughter to commit suicide by swallowing gold, and killed the nurse and maidservant with a cane. He Lanminzhi was put into a prison van and escorted to Lingnan.In Qujiang County, Guangdong Province, Shaozhou, which is 1,700 miles away from Leizhou, the escort officers and soldiers strangled him to death with horse reins according to the secret order, and exposed his body in the open air.The vagabond got carried away with complacency and ended up like this.At the end of the year, the two saints set off from Luoyang, the eastern capital, to visit Xuchang City, Henan Province, and Ruzhou City, Henan Province; and held a large-scale hunting activity in Ye County, Henan Province, in order to organize the army and train soldiers.The ancient emperors hunted, the original intention was to practice martial arts and soldiers, remove pests from the farmland, and enshrine the ancestral temple with the hunted.Wu Zetian often took it as a recreational activity, allowing Li Zhi to stretch his muscles and bones. She even participated in it herself, driving the eagle and driving the dog, and galloped away immediately. The fun could not be enjoyed in court banquets and light dances.However, Wu Zetian arranged this hunt with obvious intentions.In recent years, internal and external troubles, many things have tormented her enough, she also wanted to use this to relax herself and adjust her spirit.Of course, the main purpose is to show the might of the people all over the world, inspiring people, saying that the court will never be intimidated by difficulties, and will definitely get out of the predicament and embark on the road of prosperity and military strength again.On the way home with a full load, she and Li Zhi walked slowly side by side, deliberately talking to Li Zhi loudly, and said in a tone of deep admiration: "The late emperor is so majestic and holy, he pulls a strong bow with all his strength, and uses twelve long arrows, which are rarely matched by my subordinates." The concubine has personally seen him shoot arrows without fail, shooting deer in the circle, piercing his chest more often, even if he is as fierce as a tiger, as strong as a bear, and as swift as an antelope, he is often killed with one shot." "Alas," Li Zhi sighed, "It seems that the first generation is strong and the second generation is weak. It is a foregone conclusion." "The emperor's actions followed the teachings of Laozi, inherited the legacy of Zude, and ruled with softness to overcome strength and inaction. Laozi said: teach people to be soft and weak, and they will be humble and uncompetitive; teach people to be humble, and they will abandon their glory Reality. If you are humble and don’t fight, you can be selfless and selfless, and you can return to simplicity and truth by abandoning beauty and seeking truth.” "You can say it." Li Zhi took a whip and shaved the horse's mane, "Whatever you say will make sense when it reaches your mouth, it makes sense." "Well, Your Majesty," Wu Zetian glanced sideways at Li Zhi, "The elders and important ministers are dying one by one, sick and sick, it seems that a group of people must be found and appointed as soon as possible." "Are you thinking of Xue Rengui again?" "No. Of course, talents are hard to come by. Xue Rengui will have to be employed again sooner or later. What I am most worried about now is that Xu Jingzong has been ill for a long time. I am afraid that he will not live long." "In my opinion, Liu Rengui is better than him. He is upright, down-to-earth, and versatile in both civil and military affairs." "Liu Rengui will have to employ people after a hundred years." "Which mountain to sing which song, there are talents from generation to generation, and someone will naturally take over." Xianheng three years Buddhist?In February, Jiang Ke, the servant and Duke of Yong'an County, died.In August, Xu Jingzong, Duke of Tejin and Gaoyang County, also died of illness.He was eighty-one years old.The Second Sage abolished the court for three days to express his condolences, and ordered civil and military officials to go to Xu's mansion to weep, posthumously present him as Kaifuyi Tong Sansi and the governor of Yangzhou. His body, like Li Jin, was buried in Zhaoling.Because of Xu Jingzong's meritorious service in supporting the Empress Wu, deposing the Queen and the rest of the party, Long Shuo served as a servant in the second year, and was transferred to the Shuling the next year, and became the Duke of Gaoyang County.Since then, he has become Wu Zetian's capable general, and he is so popular.Xu Jingzong was quite talented and knowledgeable, with a strong record of extensive knowledge. He was selected as a scholar in the great cause of Sui Dynasty. At the beginning of Tang Wude, he joined Lianzhou Biejia. Li Shimin was called as one of the eighteen scholars of Qin Wangfu. Dianxinshu, surname records, etc.However, his moral character is not good, he likes and hates his own history, pretends to be beautiful and hides evil. In the rare years, he also built gardens, pavilions, rockery and waterside pavilions. He imitated the "connected buildings" built in the palace, which once caused a sensation.The north building of the company building has five floors, one hundred feet high and ten couplets wide;The distance between the four floors is twenty feet, and the four floors are connected by three-story corridors, so they are called connected buildings.There are cornices and brackets on each floor, painted pillars and carved beams, and jade railings around. The railings are filled with precious flowers in four seasons, colorful and colorful.The corridor is one foot five feet high and two feet wide, and you can ride a horse to watch the flowers.Xu Jingzong's main wife Pei died very early.A maid beside Pei's, beautiful in appearance and as beautiful as Chang'e in the moon, was deeply loved by Xu Jingzong, so he named her Geng, and became his successor in one step.At the beginning, Xu Jingzong and the Yu family loved each other in every possible way, and they were as close and harmonious as fish in water. During the day, they walked around the building with horses and watched flowers, and at night, they turned upside down.However, there are three hundred and sixty days in a year, and it is inevitable that there will be times when you get tired of playing.His abnormal mentality also changed again and again, and he actually thought of stealing incense and jade.One day, with curiosity, he visited a high-end brothel named "Jufanglou".The madam's eyes are poisonous, and she can tell that the visitor is not an ordinary person at the first sight, and the reception is extremely warm.Sure enough, Xu Jingzong offered a high-end price, ordered a few famous dishes, and asked Tianxiang, a singing girl, to come and drink with him.Tianxiang came out and said Wanfu politely, raised his head to look at Xu Jingzong, just met his eyes, and smiled back. "Beautiful, beautiful," Xu Jingzong admired sincerely, "but I don't know how to sing?" "Thank you for your compliment." Tianxiang was blessed again, lowered her eyelids as if shy, twisted her waist, filled a glass of wine, and offered it to Xu Jingzong's hand.Then he turned his singing voice and sang slowly to the beat of the lyre: "The class of picking immortals in the sky, the real people go back and forth."Frame green cattle, pass the letter early.The new courtyard of Penglai is imagined, with bamboo outside the flowers and mountains beside the bamboo.Xuan Mian Tang comes to leisure, life is the most difficult.It's really idle, less than human life.Half of the gods will take it first, and keep the other half for leisure.Xu Jingzong listened while drinking, savored carefully, and unconsciously drank a few more glasses.From time to time, Tianxiang greeted Xu Jingzong with hot eyes, as if he had come from heaven, which aroused his excitement even more. He was drunk, blood rushed in his chest, the muscles on his face bounced subconsciously, and his voice was louder than usual It was short, and it seemed that he couldn't take a breath, he couldn't hold on to himself, he hugged Tianxiang and wanted to kiss him, and he wanted to have fun.The bustard said: "Tianxiang is my adopted daughter, she sings but not sells herself." He bargained and forced Xu Jingzong to spend a lot of money to buy Tianxiang.Xu Jingzong suffered a loss. The so-called selling singing but not selling himself is nothing more than raising his status and asking for a higher price.On the other hand, he was not fooled. Tianxiang is not only beautiful and coquettish, good at singing and dancing, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.As for adding to the fun at the banquet, she is also good at throwing pots, pitching bamboo, throwing orchids, Tibetan lottery, sharing tea, guessing pieces, making jokes, thimbles for hemp, and Baidao characters. She is proficient in everything.Tianxiang is naturally well-behaved and smart, serving Xu Jingzong with considerateness, and dealing with guests and friends without leaking water.Xu Jingzong is full of literati, and he is also an elderly person, and there is no shortage of fragrance around him.The Yu family was obviously neglected, but she was unwilling to be lonely, and soon hooked up with Xu Jingzong's eldest son Ang. The two are about the same age, they hit it off in love, they are as good as glue, and they are fascinated.When Xu Jingzong paid attention, he found that Yu's belly was protruding, and her breasts were protruding forward through her clothes, looking fat and big. She was so surprised that she shivered like cold water pouring on her body.He showed a ferocious face, determined to follow the family law.Jin Shi was beaten to death, and the fact that she had an affair with Ang was truthfully revealed.Xu Jingzong became furious like being bitten by a wild animal, and divorced Yu Shi.Claiming that Ang was not filial and had incest with his concubine, he asked the court to exile Xu Ang to Lingnan.After several years, his anger gradually subsided, and he went to the doctor's office to ask Ang to be released and return to Beijing.When he learned that Feng An, the chief of the barbarians in Lingnan, had a wealth of money and received a large amount of bride price, he married his daughter to his son.When the imperial court gave Xu Jingzong a posthumous title, Yuan Sigu, a doctor of Taichang, commented: "Xu Jingzong abandoned his eldest son to a remote and wild land, and married his youngest daughter to a barbarian, which ruined the reputation of China. According to posthumous law, the name It doesn’t fit to be called Miao, please give him a posthumous title.” Miao Yin is absurd, meaning absurd.Xu Jingzong's grandson, Xu Yanbo, was not convinced, accused Yuan Sigu of enmity with the Xu family, vented his personal anger, and asked to change his grandfather's posthumous title.Xu Yanbo is a decent person, simple and unpretentious, law-abiding, diligent in learning, inquiring, and quick-witted.Xu Jingzong often asked him to ghostwrite the classics and documents, which was deeply loved by Xu Jingzong.He once expressed his heartfelt heart and heart and said: "My son is not as good as that son." "My father is not as good as that father." Xu Yanbo's eyes flashed, and he met him casually.Xu Jingzong's words mean: My son Ang is not as good as his son Yan Bo.The meaning of Xu Yanbo's words is: My father Ang is not as good as his father Xu Jingzong.It is neat, appropriate and ingenious, and there is no lack of wit.The grandparents and grandchildren answering each other and singing poems in unison became popular stories for a while.Wu Zetian also took a fancy to Xu Yanbo and arranged for him to be the prince's servant and manage the affairs of the prince's womb.She attached great importance to Xu Yanbo's appeal and ordered a new negotiation.Dr. Taichang Wang Fushi raised his face, twirled the tips of a few beards on his chin with his pointed fingers, and said in a melodious and eloquent manner like an endorsement: "The gain and loss of grievances is a short time, but honor and humiliation are a thousand years." If Yuan Sigu really has grudges with the Xu family and takes the opportunity to vent his personal enmity, he should be punished according to law. If not, the posthumous title he proposed cannot be changed." "The Duke of Gaoyang was trusted by the emperor and granted high positions and treatment. How can he be given the posthumous title of Miao?" Dai Zhide, Minister of the Household Department, said that it was not unreasonable, and it was the fact.When Xu Jingzong was seventy-two years old, he resigned from the Zhongshuling due to old illness, and still retained the prince's junior teacher and Tongxitai three grades.The tedious daily affairs are eliminated, the power of the prime minister is still in control, and the history of the country is also studied, but the specific writing is done by grandson Yanbo, who is only responsible for checking.During the trip to Mount Tai, he and Li Jin were awarded the title of Fengchan Ambassador together. He was seventy-five years old this year, and Li Jin was two years younger than him.The Shuangsheng took special care of these two elders, and allowed them to enter the palace gate on horseback in the early court.从宫门到大殿有一段相当长的路程，其他朝臣，不论年龄大小，身体好坏，都得步行，惟独他俩可以坐轿出人。李筋死后，他自觉病鹰缠身，力不从心，辞去了一切官职，月俸却照原职支给。武则天最看重的大臣首推他和李筋。二位长者虽然一文一武，却有许多相似之处，他们的出身门弟都不高，李筋出生于普通农家，他是隋朝一位中级官员之子，都非簪缨门第或贵族世家的后裔。因此他们都偏向于武则天，拥立她当皇后。他们忠于明廷，勤劳国事，赴汤蹈火，在所不辞。武则天也视他们为胸腹之交，公事、私事都要和他们通通气，重大决策都要找他们事先密议。他俩的造诣也颇髙。一个武功盖世，屡建殊勋一个文章巨匠，着述甚丰。二者在各自的领域里都是成就非凡，可以说有着异曲同工之妙。王福畤一下被戴至德问住了，但他不肯服输，又引经据典地争论起来：“从前，晋朝司空何曾既忠且孝，只因每日饮食费用髙达万钱，秦秀就给他定谥号为缪。许敬宗的忠和孝都不如何曾而饮食女色的耗费都超过他，给予缪，的谥号，并不亏待他。” 争来论去，各持一端，下不了结论。二圣下诏，集合五品以上官员，重新评议。帝、后的态度明朗化了，公开化了，只不过没有说出来而已。早在麟德二年化，二月，李治舒舒服服地住在合璧宫享清福，口里无味，跟左右官员谈起了隋朝的兴亡。 “炀帝拒绝臣属的规劝，以致亡国，朕常常引以为鉴戒，虚心求谏，可是竟没有人说话，什么缘故？” “陛下所作所为尽善尽美，”李筋对答说，“群臣没有什么话要说。” 众所周知，褚遂良、韩瑗和李治的舅父长孙无忌，因为谏止立武昭仪当皇后，都逃不脱一死。在血的教训面前，人人悚惧，噤若寒蝉。李治明明不好直言，却又装出一副兼听纳下、导之使谏的姿态，谁还敢犯逆鳞，极言规谏，自讨苦吃寻死路。李筋洞明世态人情，厚的看薄了，薄的看穿了，回忆起李世民临终前，对他颁下杀机四伏的调令，至今汗毛凛凛。君主不识好歹，滥施淫威，臣下不得不口是心非的糊弄几句，求福避祸。此时朝臣中敢于谏诤的人已如凤毛鳞角，少而又少。用心揣测武则天的意图，顺着杆子往上爬的人倒是愈来愈多。礼部尚书阳思敬便是其中之一。 “谥法上说，有过能改称恭，请用恭字作许敬宗的谥号。” 阳思敬话一出口，好像风吹云散似的，武则天和李治的脸豁然开朗了。察言观色，官员们都知道了阳思敬一话中的，再没有人提出异议了。李治和武则天交换了一个眼色，颔首照准，依从了阳思敬的奏请。时隔不久，武则天便把王福畤贬到交趾越南河内当县令去了。王福畤也许书渎多了，变得憨里憨气的。然而恩怨分明的武则天对于这样一个不屑于一顾的书憨子，也不肯轻易放过，—棍子把他赶出了京城，并且因此引出了一则颇带神话色彩的风迭滕王阁的传奇故事。王福畤是王通的儿子。王通，绛州龙门山西河津人，在隋朝参加秀才科考试中高第，官蜀郡司户书佐、蜀王侍读。大业年间天下大乱，他弃官退居河、汾间，以着书讲学为业，撰写十二策、续六经等，门徒甚广。主张儒、佛、道三教合一，但以儒学为主。他以“明王道”为己任，想重振孔子学说，当时有“王孔子”之称，享有“河汾道统”的美誉，李世民在晋阳起兵时曾登门向他求教过。死后门人谥文中子。他的儿子福郊、福畤模仿论语，根据其门人所记王通生前言论，以问答的形式整理成书，取名中说。王福畤的名气远不及父亲，也不如他的儿子王勃。王勃，字子安，少年对策即高中榜首。沛王李贤听说王勃擅长写文章，聘请他当王府修撰。当时，亲王流行斗鸡，王勃用游戏的笔调作了一篇檄周王鸡文，很快在宫中传开了。他自己也十分得意，横看竖看，情不自禁地笑出声来。当李贤问他“何谓文顶武足”时，他嘻嘻一笑，扬起下巴，比比划划地回答说：“文顶武足，就是形容鸡冠和鸡矩嘛。” “五德呢？” “韩诗外传上说：鸡头戴冠，文也；鸡足生矩，武也敌在前敢斗，勇也；得食相告，仁也；守夜报晓不误时，信也。文、武、勇、仁、信，称做五德。” “秦关早唱，庆公子之安全。我想，大约来自鸡鸣狗盗的典故。” “……”王勃睥睨周王李显一眼，笑而不答。 “化身更号朱衣，”李显继续边猜边说道，“肯定是指红公鸡。” “斗鸡还有白公鸡、黑公鸡、暴花公鸡嘞。” 李旦的话还没说完，太平公主头发一甩，抢嘴道：“我喜欢黑公鸡。” “黑公鸡有什么好？”李旦争辩道，“像你一样，一身青衣，一看就知道是个道姑，好丑的。” “我丑不丑，与你有什么相干？” “丑了没人要，嫁不出去。” “好，你说我嫁不出去，我要去告诉母后。” 太平公主气得涨红了脸，哭了起来。李贤抱起太平公主，替她抹掉眼泪：“妹妹，好漂亮的，不丑。李旦才丑咧，尖嘴猴腮，像根干豆角，肯定嫁不出去。” “男孩子娶媳妇，不嫁人。” “好，让他娶不到媳妇，打光棍。” 李贤逗得太平公主止住了哭，李显和李旦都失去了兴趣，走开了。李治得知此事后，把火气发泄到了王勃的身上，觉得他轻浮而又不怀好意，在他的儿女中制造矛盾，挑拨他们互相争斗，于是把王勃逐出了沛王府。后来王勃在虢州担任参军又因罪被革职。官场失意，文学得意。这时，王勃已蜚声文坛，与杨炯、卢照邻、骆宾王齐名，号称文坛四杰。他的送杜少府之任蜀州已广为传诵，其中“海内存知己，天涯若比邻”，成了家喻户晓的名句。四杰的作品，在诗耿发展史上，起到了承先启后的好作用。王勃的诗，不只以写景见长，抒情也纯真深挚，能够打动人的心弦。在南下去交趾省父之前，他作了一首五绝山中：长江悲已滞，万里念将归。况复高风晚，山山黄叶飞。他沿着隋炀帝所开运河通济渠，向东南而下，至扬州，转道长江，逆流西行，抵九江，泊舟上岸。次日，王勃准备上庐山游玩，正行之间，望见道旁绿柳荫中有一座古刹一一龙王庙。他人庙走到神前，焚香磕头，虔诚祷告水府龙君保佑父母安康，一家团圆。出了庙门，忽见一白髯长者从绿荫里转了出来，背后跟着两个挑货担的壮汉。王勃让到路边，好让他们过去。老头停住脚步，打量了他一眼，问道：“你敢莫就是王相公，幸会，幸会。” 王勃微微一怔，拱手答道：“在下正是王勃。请问长者，为何认得我呀？” “名满天下的京都大才子，谁个不知，哪个不晓。” “老人家，你带些货物去哪儿？要不要帮忙？” “人人都说王勃狂，”老头手捻白髯眯细一只眼睛，“看来受了两番挫折，锐气倒是磨掉了不少。” “做人要本分，行文得狂傲。这是我家的老传统，无论一帆风顺，还是遭受挫折，都很难改变。” “噢，领教了，领教了。唔，明日乃重阳节，洪州阎都督要作滕王阁记，相公文才盖世，怎么不去露一手，既能获得重奖，又可留名千古。” “从此地至洪州，五百里水路，一天一夜怎么赶得到？” “我正要去那里销货，你坐我的船，保管不误事。” 老头说得很有把握，王勃跟随他上了货船。两个壮汉启了锚，扯满风篷，用篙撑开船，老头亲自扶舵。船如同漂浮在水面上，行得又快又平稳。傍晚进餐时，老头陪王勃饮了几杯酒。王勃不胜酒力，便呼呼地睡着了。晨哦初露，船便停靠到了洪州的水码头下。王勃一觉醒来，睁了睁惺忪的睡眼，还以为是在梦中。一壮汉等王勃洗漱净手后，把他引到了耸立在赣江边的滕王阁。永徽四年至显庆四年，太宗李世民之弟、滕王李元婴任洪州都督时，修成此阁，以其封号命名。阁高九丈，共三层，东西长八丈六尺，南北宽四丈五尺，上层前楼额曰“西江第一楼”。它与武昌黄鹤楼、岳阳岳阳楼齐名，为“江南三大名楼”之一。 滕王阁倒塌后，上元二年，又在原址上重新修成。九月九日重阳节，洪州都督阎伯筠在此设宴庆贺，心想由其女婿吴子章撰写滕王阁序，好在贵宾面前炫耀女婿的文采。王勃上楼时，宾客已经就座，席案上摆满佳肴酒果。王勃年轻，而来宾不是儒臣，便是名儒、学士，不敢僭越，依次坐在末位。开宴之后，坐在主位上的阎伯筠和坐在对席的州剌史宇文钧打了个招呼，站起身来，举杯敬酒道：“滕王守洪都，风调雨顺，留下名阁胜迹。今重修滕王阁，相屈诸公至此，意在求作滕王阁记，刻石立碑，留传后世。愿诸君不吝笔墨，勿辞为幸。现在我提议，为佳作问世干杯！” “干！干！干！”一阵哼杂的附合声之后，都饮干了杯里的酒。阎伯筠带头坐下来，吩咐书吏捧出笔墨纸砚到席前恭请。众人皆知阁都督本意，固辞不受。最后轮到王勃，却没有推辞。四座见这操北方口音的小子不知高低上下，都偏开了脸，装做视而不见。阎伯玲脸往下一沉，佯装有事的样子退进了书房，暗中指使书吏道：“这小子不知趣，班门弄斧，要与子章争雄。你们守在他身旁看其所作，轮流来报。” 书吏围到了王勃的身旁，本席的人都避开了。王勃拾起额头想了想，似神来天外，下笔如龙飞凤舞般写了起来。一书吏跨进书房，向阎伯筠禀报道：“文章开头写的是：南昌故郡，洪都新府。星分翼轸，地接衡庐。” 阎伯筠仰靠在绳床上，自言自语地说：“谁都知道翼轸两星座为楚的分野。庐山在洪州北面，南方是衡山，算他勉强凑到了一起。” 又一书吏来报：“襟三江而带五湖，控蛮荆而引瓯越。” 阎伯玛身体扭动了一下：“口气大，扯得宽，且看他如何收拢。”接着又进来了一书吏：“物华天宝，龙光射斗牛之墟，人杰地灵，徐孺下陈蕃之榻。” 阎伯玲揶揄地笑了笑：“嘿，他在借用东汉陈蕃太守专设一榻，接见名士徐孺的故事，启发老夫跟他聊聊天。好小子，想得倒美，我可没那份闲心。” 他把双手枕到脑后，闭目养神去了。等听到“落霞与孤鹜齐飞，秋水共长天一色”时，阎伯筠一个鲤鱼打挺从绳床上弹了起来：“绝妙！绝妙！此子非寻常之辈，一定大有来头。让我去仔细瞧瞧。” 众人见阎都督复返出来了，都静了下来，观察他的态度。瞬息之间，王勃收束了全文，把笔搁到了砚台上。阎伯筠手捧文章，高声朗读起来，愈读愈兴奋，高低疾徐，悠长短促，脑袋不知不觉地摇晃起来。读毕，又递给四座去看。尽皆啧啧称赞，莫不叹服。蓦地一人离席而起，扬起眉头，喊着说：“且慢！诸位切莫上当受骗。这篇文章我曾读过，不是他的作品，是偷来的。” “别人写的？”宇文钧将信将疑，“有何证据？” “我背得出来。” 吴子章语气很干脆。 “好，你当面背给大家听听。” 吴子章昂起头，倒背着双手，一句一句背了起来。说来也奇怪，他果然背得一字不差，众人都听呆了，听傻了，不知到底是怎么回事。 “子章，不要耍小聪明。” 阎伯筠打破了沉默，“我知道你的记忆力特强，过目不忘。” “岳丈大人，”吴子章抱怨道，“何必戳穿嘞，我正要为难他一下。” “你难不倒他。” “难不倒？” “刚才我打听过了，他就是王勃，王通的孙儿，王福畤的儿子。” 众人恍然大悟，交头接耳议论开了。宇文钧踱到当中，评断道：“王相公文采焕发，吴相公记性稀罕，二人都是天下奇才，各有千秋，半斤八两。” “不，不，”王勃谦虚道，“吴相公的记性，我比不上。” “吟诗作文，我可得从头跟你学起。” 吴子章态度很诚恳。 “二位各有其长，不妨结为八拜之交，互相学习，取长补短。” 听了阎伯筠的话，王勃心头一喜：“只怕高攀不上哟。” “是我髙攀了你。” 吴子章喜形于色，“请问贵庚几何？” "Twenty-six years old." 王勃脆快地回答。 “我长你五岁，过了而立之年。” 阎伯筠乐得眉开眼笑，脸上没有一条皱纹不溢着笑意，奖赏王勃白金千两，又相赠若干珠宝及彩缎，作为见面之礼，并留下他住在府上，和吴子章一起切蹉学问，游览洪都胜迹。秋尽冬来，王勃辞别阎伯玲和吴子章，继续南行。第二年春天，吴子章出差到岭南，与王勃不期在驿馆相逢。二人喜出望外，互诉衷情。 “人生聚散无常，想不到你我兄弟又在此见面了。” 王勃非常激动。 “贤弟走后，岳丈大人替我谋了一份公差，命我去南海换取公文。我们就此约定，两个月后，再来此相会，不见不散。” 王勃点头应允。夜晚，二人抵足共眠。王勃做了一个梦，梦见泛海途中，陡起风波，海涛汹涌。忽见白髯长者驾一叶轻舟飘然而来，向他招手：“相公莫怕，我特来接你过去，跳下船来吧。” 王勃纵身一跳，惊了醒来，吴子章披衣掌灯，以开脱的语气安慰说：“贤弟思亲成梦，可见心情之迫切。” “他说特来接我过去，此话模棱两可，是不是我的寿数快到了。” “多心了，多心了。贤弟年纪轻轻的，死不了，不会死的。” “长者很可能就是龙君。” 王勃神情有些恍惚，“我从九江去洪州，也是他用船送的，日行五百余里，没有神力相助，绝对不可能。” “吉人自有天相，用不着东想西想。” 天亮后，二人拱手惜别，各自上路。两个月匆匆过去了，吴子章办完公差，如约返抵驿馆。可是等了又等，却不见王勃的人影。他边等边琢磨着：“与其在此等下去，还不如前往交趾走一遭，便一切都清楚明白啦。”