Chapter 25 Chapter Twenty-Five

Yan Boyu has a very good reputation, but there are other reasons for entertaining guests on Chongyang Day besides having fun together. Tengwang Pavilion has just been refurbished, and everyone happened to have a meal and cheer for Yan Boyu's son-in-law.Because Yan Boyu's son-in-law has always been very talented, but Yan Gong didn't seem to want to get him up by himself, so he had to take this opportunity to increase his popularity.If the hype is successful, the future of the son-in-law will be safe.Therefore, this banquet is still very important to Yan Boyu, no less important than his daughter's remarriage.

The son-in-law stayed up all night, memorized the articles written in advance by heart, and just waited for the next day to start writing, so that he could look suave, well-learned, well-educated, and talented.According to Mr. Feng Menglong, a novelist, the son-in-law is named "Wu Zizhang", and he is also a rare first- and second-class figure in the world.He was assigned to the place closest to the celebrity, while Wang Bo sat in the last position in the last row, and the situation was quite miserable. The banquet started, and Yan Boyu delivered a speech first. Good morning gentlemen and gentlemen

Of course there will be this category, but everyone's thoughts are not on this (nor on eating meat). Yan Boyu beeped for a few minutes, and the banquet finally started. After a while, someone (Tuo) at the banquet started clamoring for an article to describe the grand occasion.All the guests in the house were trusting, and they all knew how to be humble. When Yan Boyu took out the four treasures of the study, they each gave way, not daring to take it for granted.Yan Gong's subordinates walked over to Wang Bo's place in a mighty manner, but he was dumbfounded. This young man even picked up a pen.

Yes, this shameless Wang Bo, what is he doing? Everyone looked at this brat in surprise, and then at Yan Boyu. Yan Boyu flicked his sleeves, hid behind the screen and got angry. The son-in-law stayed up all night reciting the text, is it easy for him? Under the eyes of everyone waiting to make a fool of themselves, Wang Bo started his writing.But Yan Gong was not reconciled, so people stared at him, Wang Bo wrote a sentence, and he read aloud.No one thought that an ancient and unique article was written in such a situation that everyone despises. "The old county of Yuzhang, the new mansion of Hongdu; the stars are divided into Yizhen, and the ground is connected to Henglu."

Yan Boyu: "This is a cliché!" "Bring along the three rivers and lead the five lakes, control the wild Jing and lead Ouyue." Yan Boyu: "Cut." "Wuhua Tianbao, Longguang shoots at the market of Niudou; outstanding people, Xu Ru under Chen Fan's couch." Yan Boyu: "..." "Xiongzhou Wulie, handsome and talented. The Taiwan God is at the turn of Yi and Xia, and the host and guest enjoy the beauty of the southeast." Yan Boyu's face suddenly relaxed, he put on his coat again, turned and walked out of the barrier. ... "The sunset and the lone duck fly together, and the autumn waters are the same color as the sky."

Everyone in the house was shocked, and the guests turned pale. Yan Boyu stood beside him, nodding his head in amazement. "Genius, genius, genius!" He walked up to Wang Bo, asked him to write the preface at ease, and praised his talent with everyone.In an instant, Wen Cheng, the famous "Preface to the Pavilion of the Prince of Teng", which has been passed down through the ages, was born out of nowhere. Sigh! The fortune is uneven, and the fate is too many; Feng Tangyi is old, and Li Guang is difficult to seal.Qu Jiayi is in Changsha, it is not without a holy master; it is not a bright time to flee Liang Hong to Haiqu.It depends on the gentleman who sees the opportunity, and the master knows his fate.When you are old and strong, you would rather move the heart of the white head; if you are poor and stronger, you will not fall into the blue sky.I feel refreshed when I drink the greedy spring, and enjoy each other when I am in a dry place.Although Beihai is on credit, it can be taken up by soaring; the east corner is gone, and it is not too late for Sangyu.Meng Chang is noble and pure, and has no spare time to serve the country; Ruan Ji is rampant, how can he cry like a poor man?

Bo, three feet of life, a scholar.There is no way to ask for a job, waiting for the weak crown of the final army; if you have a pen in your arms, you will love Zongxi's long wind.Let the hairpin sit in Bailing, and serve the morning and evening in Wanli.Thanks to the precious tree of Xie's family, to meet the neighbors of the Meng family.He is getting closer to the court day by day, and he keeps company with him; now, I hold my sleeves together, and I am happy to entrust the dragon's gate.When Yang Yi doesn't meet, he caresses Lingyun and feels sorry for himself; when Zhong Qi meets, he is ashamed to play the flowing water.

Alas! The resort is infrequent, and the feast is hard to come back; Lanting is gone, Zize Qiuxu.For the parting words, I am fortunate to be grateful to Yu Weijian; to ascend the heights and write a poem is what I hope for all the gentlemen.Dare to be contemptuous, respectful and sparse, and short quotations; every word is equal, and the four rhymes are complete. Please sprinkle the Panjiang River, each pouring into the land and the sea: The high pavilion of King Teng is facing the Zhujiang River, and Peiyu sings Luan to stop singing and dancing. The painted buildings fly towards Nanpu clouds, and the bead curtain rolls in the rain in the western mountains at dusk.

The shadows of the clouds and lakes are long and the sun is long, and things change and stars move for several degrees of autumn. Where is the emperor's son in the pavilion now?Outside the threshold, the Yangtze River flows by itself. It is said that Wu Zizhang and Wang Bo became friends.Yan Gong was overjoyed and gave Wang Bo a hundred pieces of fine brocade. Everyone has seen that Wang Bo has given up his arrogance and humility, and his articles have become humble, but they are still so amazing.Wang Bo, Zi'an, who claims to be a boy, you have already understood a lot of truths. You know how to persevere until the end, even when you are old, and you are stepping closer to your dream. It is also gratifying.So I know that your future is limitless.

Come on, although Beihai is on credit, it can be taken up if it is soaring; Dongyu is gone, and it is not too late for Sangyu! On the seventh day of November in the second year of Shangyuan (AD 675), Guangzhou, Lingnan Dudufu. Crossing the South China Sea is Jiaozhi, where there is Wang Fuzhen, the man who has been waiting for the child who made a mistake to come and see him.Wang Fuzhen didn't know that Wang Bo was coming to see him, and Wang Bo was also wandering in Guangzhou.I don’t want to think about the reason. I only know that in the autumn of the second year (AD 676), Wang Bo took a seaboat from Guangzhou to his father’s place.The sea route is not far away, and it is also within easy reach.

It was during this section of the journey that a storm ruined Wang Bo's youth. He drowned in the sea and died, leaving countless regrets. This year, he was twenty-seven years old. The emperor is playing. Li Xian probably forgot about Wang Bo. What he is most concerned about now is not the drowning of a literary genius in the South China Sea, but how to fight against Li Xian. Yes, cockfighting is a method of fighting, and singing classes are also a method of fighting.Different from cockfighting, singing class is a spectacle.The two brothers Li Xian and Li Xian each recruited heroes from all walks of life and built two sheds in the east and west respectively. The two friends faced each other and fought against each other.Celebratingly, their actions have had a lot of support from their parents.And the heroes in the east and west sheds, in order to make the superiors look good, they will show themselves at all costs. The two sheds became the most lively scenery in Chang'an. In September of the first year of Shangyuan (AD 674), Li Zhi and Empress Wu actually visited the two sheds. Under the eyes of all the people, the East and West Sheds started a round of competition. This is what you are talking about when you sing and I come on stage.It can be seen that Li Zhi was inconsistent in his actions, and he did not see any similarities between cockfighting and fighting spirit.But this situation angered the veteran Hao Chujun.Hao Chujun, who doesn't know what is good or bad, thinks that the two princes are in their youth, and they should learn such good qualities as letting pears push dates, so how can they curse with a bunch of comedians.The two talkatively, the two sheds will win or lose each other, if there is a win or loss, there will be discord, and if there is discord, there will be a fight.He accused Li Zhidao: "Your Majesty is not going to be harmonious with etiquette and justice, but is still destroying unity!" Li Zhi was sweating profusely from being scolded by Hao Chujun. Sure enough, on the day when the admonishment was sealed, someone died suddenly due to excessive excitement, which caused an uproar in the court.And the person who died was not ordinary, it was Li Ji's younger brother Li Bi.They were watching the fun together, but someone died. Li Zhi wept bitterly, fasted for Li Bi for a day, and expressed his repentance and reformation.He accepted Hao Chujun's opinion and closed the east and west sheds.In order to allow themselves to do something serious, Li Zhi and Empress Wu convened a hundred officials to discuss state affairs. Hundreds of officials gathered together, and finally discussed a worthwhile thing to do - ancestor worship! Nothing in the world, really idle. Ancestor worship, commonly known as tomb sweeping, is not about the number of people, but the sincerity in sweeping the graves of relatives. Therefore, it is not necessary for Empress Wu to organize everyone to worship the ancestors sincerely, but the more people there are, the better.This is a good opportunity for Empress Wu to show her means, and it is also a great opportunity to promote traditional virtues.In August of the first year of Shangyuan (AD 674), the ancestor worship activity initiated by Ersheng kicked off.The two moved out all their ancestors. Empress Wu suggested that Li Yuan, who was originally called Emperor Taiwu, should be renamed Emperor Shenyao, and Empress Taimu Dou should be renamed Empress Taimu God.As for Li Shimin, he was originally called Emperor Wen, but now he has become Emperor Taizong Wenwu Sheng.Empress Changsun, formerly Empress Wende, is now revered as Empress Wendesheng. So, what's the point of just adding the words "God" and "Holy" in front of the name? In fact, this is for living people. A filial child will definitely fight for the name of his ancestors before adding a title to himself.Therefore, Li Zhi and Comrade Wu Jue completed the filial piety to their ancestors together, and then changed the title of "Emperor" to "Heaven" in a grand manner.This is how the emperor and queen were born.After the ancestor worship is over, the dead ancestors will love whoever they want, and they will become the Queen of Heaven, which is the result that Empress Wu wants. Seeing that Li Zhi did not object to her doing so, Empress Wu began to encourage Li Zhi to change the must-read list for scholars all over the world. Her request is very simple, that is, it will be listed as a must-read book for scholars. We know that, commonly known as "Laozi", is a classic written by the Taishang Laojun Li Er.With Empress Wu's character, she would never do anything that was useless to her, so why did she insist on moving out?Many people can't figure it out, including scholars all over the world. However, history is revealing the answer for us step by step. What Tianhou hates the most is what she wants to get rid of the most. For the upper ranks, there must be other books for the lower ranks. However, there is no preaching of etiquette and morality, but the enlightenment of governance by doing nothing.Therefore, when Taoist books occupy people's minds, Confucian books don't matter.What Confucian scholars hate most is that women are in power. Wouldn't it be great to turn Confucian scholars into Taoist priests who are full of "Lao Tzu"?Wouldn't it be great to change the status of women? Li Zhi was still in the chaotic period, but Tianhou had already turned the "Book of Filial Piety" into the basic bibliography of the theory. The experience tells us that the Queen of Heaven is very scheming.So, how does the "Book of Filial Piety", which seems to have nothing to do with Tianhou, contribute to the majority of women, especially Tianhou?Tianhou has her own reasons. In the above table, Tianhou repeatedly pointed out that it is not easy to conceive in October, so she often mentioned the eldest grandson queen to Li Zhi. The last sentence points out the main idea: the people in the world, if the mother dies and the father is alive, they will all decline for three years. Tianhou's opinion triggered another big debate in the court. In the end, some ministers angrily denounced the opposing party, probably meaning that it is easy for your mother to raise you, why do you have no humanity at all?In short, all the officials quickly reached a consensus and accepted Tianhou's first condition.There was no resistance from Comrade Emperor Li Zhi, who was always surprised and delighted by Wu Zetian's actions.In return, Tianhou asked Li Zhi to raise the salary of officials above the eighth rank in the capital (in the capital, an official is above the eighth rank). The queen is lovely, and after the first round of bombardment, she prepares for the next round of offensive. She is going to sacrifice silkworms.The first silkworm, also known as Leizu, female, the wife of the Yellow Emperor (don’t know), benefited mankind by inventing the techniques of planting mulberry, raising silkworms, drawing silk, and peeling cocoons.A group of court ladies brought a group of elders from the imperial court to pay homage to Leizu. According to Tianhou, without Leizu, we still have no clothes. We should be grateful to her old man.All officials knew that Tianhou was peeling off Li Zhi's power layer by layer until everyone believed that letting her take charge was the right choice.Tianhou was waiting, she knew that Li Zhi was not in good health. The day came, and it came suddenly. Li Zhi was dizzy, and (this word needs to be reread) fell ill neatly. He stubbornly called a meeting of ministers, saying that he couldn't do his job like this, so he could only hand over this pile of stalls to Tianhou.The courtiers were silent for a while, Li Zhi was a little embarrassed seeing that everyone refused to express their views.Everyone is afraid to speak, let the middle palace control the government, once the foreign relatives interfere, the whole Tang Dynasty will inevitably be messed up.But if you object, Tianhou will not reason with you, you can reason with Lord Yama. Hao Chujun stood up, "The Son of Heaven manages the outside, the Empress rules the inside, this is the law of heaven. Besides, the crown prince is so old, if His Majesty wants to pass on the government, why not pass it on to the descendants, but to the Queen of Heaven?" Li Zhi was stopped by Hao Chujun's questions, and he sat there blankly. "Do you have any other comments, sir?" "Chu Jun's words are most loyal, Your Majesty should listen to them." "We will discuss this matter tomorrow!" Tomorrow, Li Zhi issued an edict to let Li Hong take charge of the government, and the Queen of Heaven assisted the government. Empress Wu hated Hao Chujun, she gritted her teeth with hatred.She swore that one day, she would find Hao Chujun's mistake and tear him into pieces.It's a pity that Hao Chujun and Li Zhi have a good relationship, and Li Zhi also trusts this person very much.What's even more pity is that Hao Chujun is a perfect person, if he wants to find fault with his shortcomings, it's better for the queen to save herself. Tianhou really didn't find any mistakes of the old man until the day he died of old age.