Chapter 4 The third time the emperor bestowed marriage on the wet nurse Ah Meng to go to a banquet and make new acquaintances

In the blink of an eye, the end of the new year is approaching, and the atmosphere inside and outside Chang'an City is quite different from the past. On New Year's Eve, bright red Spring Festival couplets were pasted on the doors of every house in Chang'an. At that time, the images of Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde holding maces and whips became the paintings of many people's door gods, and peach charms were inserted on the doors of many people to avoid Hundred ghosts.In the street shop, all kinds of food are fragrant all over the street, as evidenced by poems: I don't hesitate to add one year old, but I am happy to come to Sanchun.

Liaozhao clouds and smoke are good, flags hang wells and towns are new. Lan Wei disabled this night, bamboo fire and neighbors. Both Li Xian and Empress Wei are people who love to liven up their lives, and they issued an imperial edict a few days ago, ordering officials, bachelors, kings, son-in-law and others from Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province to enter the palace city to watch the new year together.On the evening of that day, the invited people entered the palace city early to wait. As soon as it got dark, people sat at the designated seats, and saw dozens of fires ignited in the open space outside the hall.

This fire is called Liaohuo. At this time, it is not only in the palace, but also in the courtyard of ordinary people. People often gather around the Liaohuo, dance with arms linked, sit drunk and sing songs. This is the New Year's Eve custom in Chang'an. It was the night when the palace was decorated with festoons, and the whole place was filled with candles. All the rooms in the palace were gorgeous, and the concubines and concubines were all dressed in new colorful clothes, which looked resplendent and emerald. After everyone was seated, they only listened to the singing and music playing in unison, and all kinds of delicacies and fine wines came up like flowing water, and everyone feasted on them.After drinking, Li Xian asked everyone to dance outside.At this time, Yue officials led more than a thousand people around the fire to drive away Nuo.They all wore hideous masks and pretended to be various ghosts and gods. There were two old people at the head, one was the Nuo man and the other was the Nuo mother. .Among them, the troublemakers always want to take a few steps forward to spy on the bright faces of concubines and princesses, and then talk to others after returning home the next day.

Nowadays, the revenue of the imperial court is much higher than that in Zhenguan. Li Xian did not hesitate to spend money, imitating the story of the Sui Dynasty. The dozens of volcanoes all use agarwood roots, and each volcano burns several carts of agarwood. He stood up for a few feet.It was night, the fragrance of agarwood and Jiajian actually enveloped the whole city, and floated out of the city, extremely luxurious. After the exorcists left, Li Xian and Empress Wei took the initiative to come to the side of the volcano, danced and sang together with the crowd.After such a commotion, I don't realize that the time has passed.

Everyone went back to the hall, sat down and drank again.Li Xian drank a few cups, his eyes dimmed again, he passed the message to the eunuch beside him: "Go, send Dou Huaizhen to come over." Dou Huaizhen, as the governor of Yongzhou, was also invited today.Hearing the emperor's orders, he hurriedly came to Li Xian's case, and then bowed and obeyed. Li Xian picked up a glass of wine and asked the eunuch to hand it to Dou Huaizhen, then smiled and said, "Come, I will give you a glass of wine." Dou Huaizhen hurriedly kowtowed and said: "I thank Your Majesty for giving me the wine." Then she got up and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Xian went on to say: "Dou Aiqing has done a good job in Yongzhou, and she contributed a lot to Princess Anle's wedding a while ago. I discussed it with the queen, and I want to reward you well." Because the time had passed, some people were a little sleepy, and now they heard that the emperor was going to reward Dou Huaizhen, they all got excited and cheered up to listen to the following. Li Xiandao: "I heard that Aiqing's wife died of illness, and the family has no one to serve her for a long time. How can I take care of my family like this? I and the queen have worried about you for a long time, so I want to find a good wife for you in the palace. Today's New Year's Eve is a great auspicious day." At that time, let's salute you in front of the officials."

Dou Huaizhen was overjoyed when she heard that the emperor personally chose a wife for her, and she was also a member of the palace. She immediately prostrated herself and said, "Thank you for your majesty's reward, thank you for your kindness, Huaizhen has no merit or virtue, what a blessing!" Hearing the words, many people in the audience showed envy, thinking that Dou Huaizhen was short and ugly, and was nearly fifty years old, how did he fall into the eyes of the emperor and empress, and even choose a beautiful wife for him in the palace?The people in the palace are all chosen one out of a hundred, even ordinary court ladies are more than enough to match Dou Huaizhen.Some people even thought, why didn't their old wife die?If he had no wife, such a good thing would never fall on Dou Huaizhen's head.

The queen smiled from the side and said: "Forget it, you get up, go to the side room and let the maid change your clothes for you. The groom's clothes have been prepared for you there, go back quickly, don't miss the auspicious time." Everyone sighed again, the always stern Empress Wei changed her temper today, and even prepared new clothes for Dou Huaizhen.Dou Huaizhen hurriedly left the table to change her clothes, and a person stood up on the table here, but he was the new Zhongshu Lingzong Chuke. Congratulations. Your Majesty and the Empress take good care of your servants, and make them feel like a spring breeze in their hearts. It is really a blessing for you to meet the wise emperor and queen. You are now the Minister of Zhongshu, and the Minister of Zhongshu will redouble our efforts to serve Your Majesty in the coming year. , do your best.”

Seeing that Zong Chuke had taken the lead, Ji Chuna, Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Shi and others hurriedly got up and left the table, and went to Li Xian to flatter him.A few days ago Princess Taiping had the intention of soliciting Dou Huaizhen, now that her brother-in-law gave this person a big gift, she thought that this person must be devoted to her brother-in-law, so she should not have any delusions. Li Xian listened to the compliments from the ministers, and he was very pleased. He said: "We, the monarch and the ministers, are one body. We cannot owe anyone. As long as you do things well, I and the empress can see that you will be rewarded according to your merits." At this time On that day, Dou Huaizhen came out in a groom's attire.I saw him wearing a crimson official uniform and a crimson cloth crown on his head, with a high spirit.Li Xian turned his head and saw Dou Huaizhen approaching, and said with a smile: "Look, Dou Qing's footsteps are fluttering, it's really beautiful."

Dou Huaizhen, who was nearly fifty years old, was wearing a new dress. After all, she was not as pleasing to the eye as the young groom. She felt a little funny, and everyone in the audience burst out laughing. At this time, the ceremony official entered the hall and sang: "The groom is in place, let's play music." It seems that Li Xian and Empress Wei have prepared well in advance, and all the details of the wedding have been finalized. As long as the groom Dou Huaizhen is in place, everything is ready. Just listening to the sound of the sheng music, an internal servant guided the brigade into the hall from the west corridor.At the front are thirty-six palace people holding red lanterns. After entering the palace, the candles in the cages reflected the joyous atmosphere in the palace. A few court ladies entered the palace holding barriers. The barriers are screens that block the view. It was the bride who appeared.

Standing in the palace, Dou Huaizhen saw the emperor bestowing a marriage and holding the wedding ceremony in the palace, such a special kindness is unprecedented, her heart was filled with gratitude to the emperor and empress, and she felt that she was the luckiest person in the world . Amidst the sound of drum music, two court ladies entered at the gate of the palace. They held round fans, and behind the fan stood a graceful woman who came gracefully.The round fan covers his face, so it can be seen that he is wearing a blue Zhai garment with red and green plaid patterns on his hem, and his head is covered with gold, silver and glazed hairpins, which can be seen to be of great value. As soon as the ceremony official made a gesture, the sound of the music weakened, and the maid holding the fan and the girl behind the fan stopped in their tracks.Empress Wei smiled at Dou Huaizhen and said, "Qing Dou, if you can't open the round fan, it's obviously a test of your poetic talent." In Tang Dynasty weddings, poems were often used.When Princess Anle got married, when the welcoming team arrived at the door, she was too late to come out. Wu Yanxiu had to stand in front of the door and shout out the "Makeup Poem" that others helped to write. Now the round fan cannot be opened. This is also a title of weddings in Tang Dynasty. The bridegroom is required to recite the "Poetry on the Fan", and the round fan is slowly withdrawn after three or five times. Dou Huaizhen is quite quick-witted, thanks to his many years of poetry foundation.He focused slightly, then chanted: Don't fan the painting out of the curtain to cover up the stagnant talents in Chunshan. If the Taoist reunion is the bright moon, there must be osmanthus blossoms in it. Dou Huaizhen recited it aloud again, but the fan remained motionless.The people in the seat booed and said: "Not good, not good, sing another song." Ordinarily, Li Xian's wedding had an effect.Staying up late to watch the New Year is really hard work, such a commotion makes everyone's drowsiness swept away, and everyone becomes very excited. Dou Huaizhen had no choice but to compose two more "Poems on Butting Fans". After reciting them more than ten times in a row, the fan was slowly withdrawn. Everyone held their breaths and calmed down, wanting to see what the emperor's married Mrs. Dou looked like.When the face under the flower hairpin was revealed behind the tuanfan, people were stunned: there is no beauty here, and the chicken skin and crane face are obviously an old woman! After the people were astonished, there was a sudden burst of laughter from the crowd. Dou Huaizhen stood in a daze, he didn't expect his new wife to be an old woman, she was old enough to be his mother. Li Xian and Empress Wei also laughed along with the crowd. After all, the wedding was over, and the queen's wet nurse found a good home.Between laughs, Empress Wei urged Dou Huaizhen, "Qing Dou, why don't you go and help your new wife." At this time, Dou Huaizhen experienced a double day of emotion. At first she was ecstatic, but now she was obviously disappointed. However, she quickly hid her disappointment in her heart, smiled again, and hurried over to help her new wife to the In front of Li Xian.They first thanked the emperor for his kindness, and then thanked the queen for her concern. Li Xiandao: "This is the Queen's nurse Wang Shi. She married Dou Aiqing today, so she should have some status. I named Mrs. Dou the wife of the state of Ju, and she is also a third-rank." Dou Huaizhen heard that this woman was the queen's wet nurse, and thought that because of this marriage, she would be related to the emperor and queen, and she was overjoyed again, so she dragged the new wife to kneel down to thank her. Princess Taiping watched the farce with a smile, thinking that Dou Huaizhen married the queen's wet nurse as his wife, and thus became a powerful relative of the queen.This wet nurse has since become the wife, and she must be bossy in the Dou family, so the Dou family will not have a good life from now on. At this time, a voice came from the ear saying: "Auntie, my nephew wishes you New Year's greetings." Princess Taiping looked sideways and saw Li Longji standing aside with a wine cup, smiling.She stretched out her hand to pull Li Longji on the side seat, and said, "You want to beg for cheap again. Don't you just want to save a trip by just worshiping?" According to the usual practice, after the New Year, the five Li Longji brothers will bring gifts Entering Princess Taiping's mansion to pay New Year's greetings. Li Longji said with a smile: "How dare my nephew! Seeing my aunt happy today, my nephew wanted to come here to say hello. Besides, it's not far from dawn at this time. My nephew came to pay New Year's greetings. How dare I be the first person beside my aunt." "You came back from Luzhou, it seems that you don't plan to go back? You have been back to Beijing for more than a month, why don't you come to visit your aunt?" Princess Taiping usually likes Li Longji the most. I think Li Longji is smart since he was a child. The most outstanding of the two sons.Li Longji lost his mother when he was young, and his parents and relatives were not around him. He could only rely on this dear aunt with all his support. "My nephew is also a dispensable role in Luzhou. Now that no one is looking after me when I return to Beijing, my nephew is enjoying himself. Besides, it is a good thing that I can see my father and aunt in Beijing. My nephew wanted to meet Auntie, it's just my nephew Xinna's concubine waiting to give birth, so I seldom go out, I hope you don't blame me." "Hey, you recruited a newcomer again? People say that you are a romantic and romantic man, and it seems true. You failed to achieve anything in Luzhou, but this beautiful woman did not delay. I heard that your newcomer was originally a singing girl. I think you are good at music, and she is good at singing and dancing, and you two get along well." "My aunt made fun of my nephew." "Hmph, don't I know you yet? You don't come to see me, but you spend your whole day with a group of cronies, drinking prostitutes, drinking, and playing horse races. You are really busy, but you use some concubine to be pregnant as a cover. Got me?" Li Longji felt ashamed when he heard the words, and said coyly: "My aunt taught me a lesson. After staying in Luzhou for more than a year, my nephew returned to the bustling capital all of a sudden, so I couldn't help being a bit playful. I hope my aunt will not blame me." You know, this powerful aunt has a lot of eyeliner, and she knows every move in Beijing. "Okay, have fun. There are many beauties in Beijing, and there are many things to have fun. The New Year is here, and my aunt also wishes you to play tricks and have many children." "My aunt has spared my nephew. From now on, my nephew will visit my aunt more often and listen to my aunt's teachings." Princess Taiping smiled brightly, she liked this junior, after all, it was only because of blood relationship.The big things she was thinking about now had absolutely nothing to do with the young man in front of her.However, the two chatted and laughed, and felt much more relaxed. In the evening of the second day of junior high school, Li Longji led Wang Maozhong and Li Yide to set off from Longqingfang on horseback and slowly headed for Tongyifang.At the New Year's Eve meeting that day, Wang Chongye invited Li Longji to the family banquet, and specifically said: "Brother Ah Man, the peonies in my house are in full bloom, and they are truly unique in Chang'an. It would be a pity if you didn't come." .” Li Longji dismounted at the head of Wang Chongye's gate, and as soon as he entered, he saw Wang Chongye greet him with a smile, and said as he walked: "Brother Aman is a believer, you come to the banquet, my house is full of splendor." Li Longji replied Said: "Forget it, you meet with fine wine, and then lead each other with peonies. How can you refuse such a beautiful thing? Where is your peony?" "Behind Zhaobi, there are other caves. Brother Aman, please." The two of them stepped over the screen wall, and saw that the sides of the corridor and the front of the main room were indeed filled with peonies of various colors.Its green leaves are green and tender, and the red, purple, and yellow flowers are very bright. Li Longji can smell the strong fragrance of flowers when he watches them slowly.After watching it, he said: "Well, this flower is of good quality, not inferior to the flowers in Luoyang. Chongye, I think you must have dug up Luoyang peonies and sent them to your private house for personal gain." "Brother Aman, you are joking, how much does it cost to have a few peony bushes? Why do you need to pretend to be public? A few years ago, I saw how beautiful these flowers were in Luoyang, so I gradually picked some flower bushes and transported them back to Chang'an. Slowly, the flowers and colors were ready." "Now the weather is freezing and the trees are withered. How do you grow peony leaves and bloom? Even now, the weather is so cold that if the flowers are kept for a long time, they will freeze to death." "So that brother Aman can know that this is my brother's unique secret book. I planted these flower branches in the side room, and asked the craftsmen to burn transparent glazed tiles to replace the roof. There was a charcoal fire in the room, and then I calculated the flowering time. , or increase or decrease the charcoal fire, and finally catch up with the spring to bloom. The flowers placed on the side of these corridors can be placed here for half an hour at most, and must be withdrawn into the greenhouse; If there is a charcoal fire, it is not afraid of the cold." "Haha, I can't believe that Wang Chongye, who is a suave and charming man, has become a good gardener with pity for flowers and jade. Yes, I come here to enjoy flowers and drink in the middle of winter, and look up at Beijing, that's all." Li Longji talked and laughed. Seeing the shadows of people in the main room, he asked again: "Who else did you invite today?" Wang Chongye smiled and said: "Let's go, I will introduce you after entering the hall. They are a group of interesting people, for example, you and I are best at playing horses, and there are two masters in the hall, it will be beneficial for you to get acquainted. " While the two were talking, they had already entered the main room.Li Longji raised his eyes and saw several people standing in the room.Wang Chongye smiled and said: "Come on, come on, let me introduce you, Brother Aman. He is the Saburo of the Prime Minister of Anguo, he is the King of Linzi, and he is currently Luzhou Biejia." The crowd cupped their hands and said, "I've admired you for a long time, I've admired you for a long time." Wang Chongye led Li Longji to a middle-aged man in his forties, and introduced him: "Brother Ah Man, this person's name is Liu Youqiu, and he is currently the captain of Chaoyi. Regardless of his small official position, he is a man of great insight. Woolen cloth." Li Longji stepped forward and took Liu Youqiu's hand, and said: "Brother Liu's name, Longji has already heard of it. If the five kings had listened to Brother Liu's words, they would not be in trouble." Zhang Jianzhi, Yan Yanfan and others At the beginning, people punished and killed the Zhang brothers, but they did not kill Wu Sansi. Liu Youqiu was familiar with Yan Yanfan, and persuaded him: "Wu Sansi is really a disaster. If you don't get rid of it early, I'm afraid you won't have a place to die." Yan Yanfan and others If they refused to listen, they were all persecuted to death by Wu Sansi. Liu Youqiu is not tall, but his eyes are piercing, and people know him as a man of change when they first meet him.Hearing Li Longji's praise, he held Li Longji's hand tightly and said, "I haven't made any meritorious deeds in words, so what's the point? Youqiu officials keep their words light. It's really lucky to meet the king of Linzi today." Wang Chongye then led Li Longji to a long and tall man with a fair complexion, fine eyes and light brows, and a refined appearance. He was in his thirties, and Wang Chongye introduced: "This person, Zhong Shaojing, is currently the director of the Forbidden Garden. Brother Aman, just now Brother Youqiu was good at writing, but this Brother Zhong is good at books, now all the palace gate lists are written by this Brother Zhong." Zhong Shaojing cupped his hands and said: "Chongye has said it. It is said that the king of Linzi is good at poetry and prose, and he is familiar with rhythm. Shaojing's writing is really a small skill. How dare he praise it in front of the king of Linzi?" Li Longji said: "Every time Longji enters the palace, he looks up and sees that the calligraphy of the palaces is quite smug. With such a demeanor, how can it be a small skill? Brother Zhong, I learned this calligraphy from you today. I will give more pointers in the future." "How dare, how dare." Zhong Shaojing said modestly. At this time, a voice came in from one side: "Amitabha, today you are acquainted, it is fate, but you don't need to be polite and humble." Li Longji took a closer look and recognized the speaker as Pu Run, a monk from Baochang Temple. "Yes, yes, what Zen Master Purun said is very true. King Linzi, I come from the Bao family. My name is Ma Sizong. I am currently in Zhechong of Liren Mansion. Today we come to this house to enjoy flowers and drink wine. It is a fate. We don't need to be too polite ” said Yue Zhong, a rather fierce-looking person. Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and the scene became lively. The rooms in Wang Chongye's house are magnificent, and the pillars are all decorated with brocade embroidery. In the main room, there are old drinks and food, and most of the utensils are made of gold.According to the custom, they need to toast here for a few rounds before entering the inner room for a formal banquet.During the banquet, each guest was served by two girls with double temples.After all, Li Longji was the king of the county, so he naturally sat at the top seat. The wine I drank today is Jiannan's "Shaochun" wine.Everyone drank for a while, and Ma Sizong was the most impatient among them. He asked, "Brother Wang, why is your dish of 'roasted mutton' so late? To be honest, I came to the banquet just for this." The sheep are coming, don’t say there are no more today.” Wang Chongye smiled and said: "People say that our house is good at making this dish, and has such a false reputation, how can I neglect you? Left and right, hurry up." Wang Chongye is well-known in the capital as "Ren Xia", and well-known teenagers in Beijing often associate with him , which naturally cannot be too brief in the diet section.In order to roast the mutton, Wang Chongye spent 300,000 yuan to hire a master craftsman to specially build an iron bed for smoking and roasting the mutton, and then bought a fat lamb from the land in the north of Saibei, butchered it and roasted it. The taste is natural and beautiful, and it is most suitable to enjoy in mid-winter.Gradually, Wang Chongye's mansion became famous for being good at roasting mutton, and everyone who knew him wanted to taste it quickly, and even those with good deeds named the dish "lamb waving" based on the shape of the mutton dripping with oil when roasting the mutton. Tears", which shows how famous it is. In a short while, "the lamb sheds tears" was served on the table, and everyone naturally feasted on it.After tasting it, Li Longji sighed: "I was in Luzhou, and I often thought about the roast mutton here. I ordered people to roast it according to this method. After all, it didn't taste like this." Wang Chongye said: "Brother Aman wants to follow the example, but there are three things that are difficult to call beautiful. One is the iron bed; the other is the cook; the third is to choose the best fat sheep outside the Great Wall. From now on, there is no need to bother. Already, if Brother Aman wants to use it, just give me an order, and it will be ready soon." Purun sat on one side, he was a monk, he could not eat meat and drink like other people, he only drank some green tea, ate some vegetarian cakes, melons and fruits, and he said: "Amitabha, you can just kill and use some creepy names, What 'Lamb Tears'? It's really bloody." Purun is different from other monks. He loves to make friends with people. He often walks through the homes of officials in Beijing and China, so he is very familiar with everyone present.Ma Sizong laughed and said, "Purun Chan Master had better not speak. We are a bunch of ordinary people. If we continue to listen to your teachings, we might lose our appetite." Wang Chongye said: "That's right, at the beginning of the new year, let's talk about more happy things. Let me start first. What do you think is the happiest thing in the past few days in Beijing?" Ma Sizong immediately interjected: "That's needless to say? Naturally, it's the matter of Governor Dou marrying the Queen's nanny." As soon as he finished speaking, the room erupted in laughter. Although only Li Longji, Wang Chongye, and Zhong Shaojing were present at the New Year's Eve meeting, within two days, the story of Dou Huaizhen's remarriage had spread throughout Beijing. Wang Chongye burst into tears with a smile, and said with a smile: "Grandma, it's so funny. When the fan was moved away, I kept staring at Dou Huaizhen's face, and there was a change in his face in an instant. .” "Which three changes?" Since Ma Sizong was not at the scene, he naturally liked to explore the details. "Firstly, when the round fan was half-covered and half-moved, Dou Huaizhen's face was full of gratitude and anticipation because of the joy of the marriage. Think about it, the emperor paid for the wedding for her, what kind of honor is this! Besides! Well, the person you marry may be a stunning beauty, isn't he very beautiful!" Everyone nodded, agreeing. "The second change is very short, that is, in a flash. When the fan was removed, Dou Huaizhen was extremely disappointed when she saw that the woman she married turned out to be an old woman who could be a mother. But I really admire Dou Huaizhen's kung fu. Although I am disappointed, but due to the emperor and empress, I can quickly put away my appearance, I am ashamed of myself." Li Longji interjected: "You have a very detailed view, so it's not easy." Zhong Shaojing spoke slowly, and he said with a serious look: "It is said that the moon is cloudy and sunny, and flowers bloom forever. Since Dou Huaizhen has the blessing of marriage, it seems that there is no need to worry about ugly people and beautiful people." Ma Sizong said: "Hmph, if it were me, if such a treasure was offered at home, I wouldn't kill it." Liu Youqiu then said: "This is the difference between you two. From my point of view, Dou Huaizhen will have a prosperous official career, and if he doesn't manage well, he can even become a minister of the prime minister." Ma Sizong didn't think so: "Hmph, I don't believe that he can become a minister of Zaifu even if he is killed." Liu Youqiu smiled and said, "Let's wait and see." Wang Chongye continued: "The third change is the smiling face from now on. Among them, there is gratitude and more satisfaction. When the whole room is laughing, there is no trace of embarrassment in their expressions. This kind of calmness is really rare. When they left, that Dou Huaizhen held her hand to protect the nanny, her face was tender and sweet, she really became a good man who took good care of her." The people in the seat burst into laughter again. Li Longji sighed and said: "Dou Huaizhen was not such a person at the beginning! Thinking of Di Gong being in Japan, he recommended this person to Empress Zetian several times. With Di Gong's wisdom, how can he be mistaken? It's a pity, it's a pity." Zhong Shaojing said: "Master praised Yan Hui that day and said, 'Living in a back alley, his aspirations will not change. Yao Chong and Song Jing, who were released as foreign ministers, even though they were relegated, they still remained determined, which is admirable." Liu Youqiu felt that Zhong Shaojing was a little pedantic, and continued, "Director Zhong's words are a bit puzzling. All saints say, 'Smart words make you beautiful, but you are seldom benevolent'. Dou Huaizhen, who looked like a gentleman before, has become a villain today. You scold him The heart is not firm. Why is the heart not as firm as iron? It is because he sees that it is not beneficial to follow the teachings of the sages. I would like to ask, if the world is declining and the gentleman is turned into a villain, is there only one left in the world? Do you still have the heart to comfort some of the few people with good morals like Duke Wei?" Liu Youqiu didn't wait for Zhong Shaojing's answer, and then said: "At the beginning of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong accepted advice from virtuous people, and finally formed the ideal of being a gentleman and a minister. The atmosphere in the court. The minister of the Sui Dynasty, Feng Deyi, was used to meeting with the wind to make the rudder, seeking personal gain and committing fraud. Seeing this situation, he had to clean up his past bad behavior and honestly become a serious Tang official. Is it not caused by external forces? I think it is still The external force of the Zhenguan Dynasty is the best." What Liu Youqiu said directly denounced the chaotic situation in today's court, such as sycophancy, peddling officials, nepotism, etc. Except for Li Longji, who has a special status, everyone else present is a low-key official, and he can speak freely about the government in such a private occasion.However, Li Longji met Liu Youqiu and Zhong Shaojing for the first time today, and met Purun for the second time. Although the topic of Dou Huaizhen was bursting with laughter just now, the scene became lively because of it. People often look directly at Li Longji to wait and see his reaction. Li Longji knew that the reason Liu Youqiu dared to speak out about government affairs in front of a new acquaintance just now was because they knew that Xiang Wang's family was different from the current emperor, and even more different from Queen Wei.However, as the third son of Xiang Wang, he usually walks around and plays games, and he has the style of royal children advocating fun. They will think that they don't care about the country's affairs, so they have few doubts, so they said seriously: "Brother Liu's words are quite I like it. After all, Longji is a descendant of Emperor Taizong, and he knows the truth that "starting a business is difficult, and keeping a business is even more difficult" that Emperor Taizong said that day. The formation of Zhenguan style is due to the principle of "resting with the people and educating others" by the emperor and ministers of Zhenguan. They tried their best to restrain themselves and act cautiously, and only then did they have the "Government of Zhenguan" and the "Rule of Yonghui" after that. Now that the political system is slack and villains are rampant, Longji's thoughts are really painful." Purun asked: "From the perspective of the king of Linzi, what is the crux of it?" Li Longji replied without hesitation: "The spirit of Zhenguan has been lost today. As long as the country acts according to the story of Zhenguan, it will be good." Liu Youqiu laughed, and said: "The words of the King of Linzi seem to be similar to what Director Zhong said, and they are too rigid. According to the story of Zhenguan? If the world does not have the surname of Li, how can we talk about the Dynasty of Zhenguan?" Empress Tian and Empress Wei are involved in politics. Li Longji was silent when Li Longji heard that, but Zhong Shaojing said: "Brother Liu's words were too fierce. Empress Zetian ascended the throne that day, knowing that everyone in the world wanted to belong to the Li family, and in the end did not pass on the emperor's title to the Wu surname." , still passed on to your own children and grandchildren, you are really alarmist when you say this." "The five kings are in Japan, and I speak to them, and they think I'm alarmist. What's the result? You all know the result. Now that Wu Sansi is dead, do you think it's impossible for Li to change his surname?" "Appreciate further details." "Although Wu Sansi is dead, the power of the Wu family is still there. Now the people with the surname Wu and the officials who belonged to the Wu family in the past are all under the command of Empress Wei. Everyone knows that the current emperor doesn't like to worry about it, so Empress Wei's power has risen again. The Wu family Everyone in the world knows what the people of the world want, and they will definitely push Empress Wei to go against the trend, there must be many variables, and the current "Xianfeng officials" are rampant in the court, which is the best example." Wang Chongye saw Liu Youqiu's mouth was full of froth, "Puchi" smiled and said: "Brother Liu, you are now a lieutenant of Chaoyi, and you have reached the ninth rank. Do you know why you have not been promoted?" Ma Sizong joked, "Why? Why?" "You show your sharpness, and you are always advising others. This is the fundamental reason why you can't be promoted. Brother Liu, there is a good role model right now. You just said that this person will be an official in the future. If you learn a little bit from him, you will benefit from it for life Endless. I dare say that if you can do this, you will definitely be able to surpass Dou Huaizhen, and if you fail, you may even become the chief assistant." Ma Sizong suddenly laughed, and the others also smiled. Liu Youqiu said angrily: "Forget it, if I want to learn, I won't wait until today. Hmph, the ninth grade is the ninth grade, maybe one day I will get annoyed, so I don't mind doing it." Wang Chongye raised the wine cup and said: "Brother Liu, don't worry, come, let's drink this cup to the brim. Entering my house is just to have fun, don't talk about annoying topics. Brother Aman, you can order the wine, and make it first A decree, if anyone brings up annoying topics again, he will be punished with a drink." Li Longji silently picked up the wine cup, then raised his head and drank it all. His eyes scanned the room, and he said in a deep voice, "Punish me first." Wang Chongye said with a smile: "Brother Ah Man used to love to make orders during the banquets, and the orders were full of wit and joy. How can you change your temper if you have a party from Luzhou?" Li Longji shook his head, tears suddenly came down from his eyes, and said: "What brother Liu said just now was fierce, but it was heartfelt in the end. I am a descendant of Emperor Taizong, so I can't do anything. I just do it leisurely all day long. Shame on the heroes of Taizong!" "A man does not flick his tears lightly, instead of weeping, King Linzi would rather act." Liu Youqiu said with emotion. "How to do it?" Li Longji asked. "For example, if the king of Linzi did not drive for Luzhou, I heard that you rarely enter the official office. This is wrong. Since you are ashamed of the heroes of Taizong, why don't you serve as an official and act according to the story of Zhenguan? If you do this, you will probably Are you worried about avoiding disaster?" Liu You asked persistently and continued to ask. Zhong Shaojing saw Liu Youqiu being aggressive here. He is the director of the Forbidden Garden, and he is well versed in the twists and turns in the palace.At the beginning, Li Longji moved to Luzhou Biejia with the post of Wei Wei Shaoqing. Not to mention he was released as a foreigner, and his rank was downgraded. It was a sensitive time, how dare he act according to the story of Zhenguan?Every move he made in Luzhou, the Luzhou governor would report to the capital in every detail, and it was actually the wisest choice for him to have fun all day and not participate in political affairs.Thinking of this, he looked at Liu You and begged, "Brother Liu, you don't feel pain in your back when you stand and talk. After the Shenlong coup, all the twists and turns, you should understand that what the king of Linzi did, there is nothing you can do about it, don't talk about it." .” Liu Youqiu shook his head, and said: "Because I met the King of Linzi today, I couldn't speak in my heart. King Linzi, the people in the seat are all officials who speak lightly. After all, you are the king of the county. If you want to chase the heroes of Taizong from afar , who in the seat is qualified?" Li Longji had calmed down at this time. He saw Wang Chongye and Ma Sizong in the room were open-minded, speaking and laughing without restraint; This Liu Youqiu has a strong feeling today, as if he wants to discuss his own merits.Li Longji had also heard of Liu Youqiu's name in advance, and he knew that this person was good at planning and had a long-term vision. When he saw him today, he seemed to be inconsistent with his previous impression. So what is his purpose?Do you want to motivate yourself?Thinking of this, Li Longji suddenly turned his face into a smile, held the wine cup in his hand and said: "Offend, offend, today Chongye will cook wine and roast sheep, let us have a good time drinking, but I am here to show the attitude of a woman. Alright, I One more cup of self-punishment, the Lord will start to issue orders." After finishing speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine, then looked at Liu You and begged: "Brother Liu, please sit down. Chongye is right, today is not for saying that On the occasion of serious topics, I will specially invite you into the mansion in the future, and then we will drink tea and talk, how about we have a good debate?" Liu Youqiu cupped his hands and said, "Youqiu, the wild cranes in the clouds, will wait for the call of the King of Linzi." Wang Chongye laughed: "That's right, don't gossip anymore, we're just serious about drinking now. Come here, bring some wine." Liu Youqiu's official career has been difficult in his life, and he has reached the age of forty, and he is still a ninth-rank body, which is really embarrassing.Liu Youqiu has studied comprehensive studies since he was a child, and has changed his literary skills three times. He embarked on an official career as a Jinshi.He also wanted to change his own destiny, so he proposed to Yan Yan and Fan Jianyan to get rid of Wu Sansi, but unfortunately no one adopted it. There are countless people in Purun, who are well aware of Liu Youqiu's ability, and because they embraced it with all their strength, the two often chatted in the temple, whether they talked about Buddhism or current affairs, and they talked about everything. That day after Li Longji met Purun, Liu Youqiu strolled into the temple again in the evening, and Purun told Liu Youqiu about Li Longji's visit. Liu Youqiu asked the details of the matter, and said with a smile: "Hehe, the king of Linzi was smart all his life, why was he deceived by this soldier this time? The chopsticks stood up three times. If it wasn't for this soldier's mischief, would he be unable to stand up? Haha, It's really interesting." As soon as he finished speaking, Russia let out another "ouch". Purun asked urgently. Liu Youqiu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Think about it, Zen master, you and I can see why the king of Linzi attaches so much importance to such a clear-sighted matter? He still can't let it go when he returns to the capital, and he has to come to the Zen master to explain his doubts." Purun smiled and said: "This is also very normal. Today, the emperor suspects Xiang Wang's family and puts his five sons as foreign ministers. King Linzi is in Luzhou, and of course he suffers every day. When he saw the imperial edict back to Beijing, he felt mixed joy and sorrow. He was helpless. Ask ghosts and gods in between. When people are helpless, they all have thoughts." Liu Youqiu shook his head and said: "No! Although I haven't seen the face of the King of Linzi, I know that among the five sons of the Prime Minister, this son is the wisest, he is extremely clever, and he will surely succeed in whatever he wants to do. Does Zen Master know? This son was originally in Beijing There is a nickname in it, called 'A Man'." Purun nodded. "At the beginning, Cao Aman used strategy to change the world. He was good at knowing people, and he was talented and general. Afterwards, the Wei State finally ruled the world. How can this son get this name? He is now a man who believes in divination, so his ambition is not small." Purun smiled slightly and said, "His ambition is not small? I think you are crazy about wanting to cling to people. He is just a prince who has no power. What ambition can he have?" "Hehe, what the Zen master said is confusing. The king of Linzi is visiting today, and you don't say anything else. Why are you persuading him to stay in Beijing and not return? The Zen master walked around the streets and knew very well that the current situation seems calm, but in fact there are undercurrents surging. If you stay in Beijing and don't return, you will have a chance to wait and see, Youqiu thinks so, right?" Purun smiled and said nothing. "In fact, life changes, and I don't know. At the beginning, the Holy One was demoted, and he was worried every day. Could he know that he was suddenly called back to Beijing and became the emperor? Besides, King Xiang was the heir of the emperor at that time. Whether she should be emperor or not is also in the mind of Empress Zetian." "good." "Although the king of Linzi is Sanlang, the prime minister, I know that among the same generation of the king of Linzi, there is no one who has the talent. After the death of the prince Zhongjun, the emperor did not appoint a prince, and the other two sons are embarrassed. For example, the second son Chongfu is not happy for Empress Wei.贬谪外任，此次诸王皆返京，独不准其回，另四子重茂年龄幼小，更无名声。相王五子除临淄王以外，其他四子皆承袭相王脾性，处事恬淡，不喜外交。” “如此说来，临淄王奇货可居了。” “对呀，为何不能一搏呢？” 普润眼观刘幽求跃跃欲试的神情，心想此人处心积虑，一直想攀上一名倚重之人。他对李隆基却不以为然，眼下朝中局势虽暗流涌动，然主势明显。自武三思死后，皇帝李显是一位不谙事之人，朝中大权渐为韦后及上官昭容把持，其多用韦家及武家之人，对李氏宗族百般警惕，太平公主与相王出于避祸考虑，在朝中渐无声息，那么李隆基虽有志向与能力，其能为多少呢？普润想到这里便摇摇头，他实在看不出李隆基能有什么志向，他相信，不唯自己这么想，所有有见识的人都会这样判断。只有刘幽求这样如无头苍蝇之人方才无端妄想，颇有点狗急跳墙的感觉。不过他不打算灭了刘幽求的兴头，毕竟，他们交往频繁相知甚深，眼下刘幽求既然起意，自己说什么也要帮帮忙。 普润沉吟道：“搏与不搏，随缘而已。你既有意，我当为引见。我与王崇晔甚熟，你此后可随我前去结识此人。” “王崇晔声名满长安，我知临淄王与其交往甚频。你莫非想让我通过王崇晔结识临淄王吗？” “不错，临淄王回京后，他别处可以不去，然与王崇晔饮酒玩毬，那是断断不能少的。我若引你贸然去见临淄王，不若这般顺势而为有效果。” 果然，今日的集会上两人顺势相识，刘幽求相对激昂的言语，定能引起李隆基的注意。 此后的宴席轻松无比，众人尽兴而归。