Chapter 7 The Sixth Aunt and Nephew's Talk, Chaowen Xinchi Feast and Poems

Seeing that the impeachment of the two censors ended without a problem, Princess Taiping was very disappointed.The mastermind of this incident was none other than Princess Taiping, she summoned Xiao Zhizhong that day, the two conspired for a long time, and made a plan for Xiao Zhizhong to find someone to impeach. Princess Taiping weighed the situation and felt that Empress Wei's public opinion about the "five-color cloud" and "Sang Wei Song" was a very dangerous signal, indicating that Empress Wei's ambition had gone from conspiracy to light.Her ultimate goal is nothing more than to follow the story of Empress Zetian, gradually empty the emperor Li Xian, and take charge of the government alone.Princess Taiping must not see this result.She knew very well that once Empress Wei took control of the government, her first target of elimination would be herself and her elder brother Li Dan's family.Princess Taiping, who has witnessed the turmoil in the court and is well versed in tactics, knows that if anyone with his surname takes power, the Li clan will become the first stumbling block on his way. Isn't that what her mother did back then?

Princess Taiping knew very well that with Empress Wei's current status, it would be difficult for others to shake her if her elder brother Li Xian did not abolish the empress.But the elder brother Li Xian obeyed Queen Wei's words and asked him to abolish the empress unless the sun came out from the west.As a result of her conspiracy with Xiao Zhizhong, she agreed that Queen Wei's minions should be eliminated first: Zong Chuke and Ji Chuna, as for Cui Shi, they were nothing more than incidental roles. Generally speaking, there must be two prerequisites for any conspiracy: the first is to benefit oneself at the expense of others, and the second is to leave no trace.It is absolutely in the interests of Princess Taiping to take down Zong Chuke and Ji Chuna.They believed that if Zongji and Zongji were dismissed from office, the emperor would definitely use Wei Anshi and Xiao Zhizhong again.Wei Anshi has never gathered cronies in the court, if he was granted the Zhongshu order, he would be relatively fair, which would definitely be acceptable to Princess Taiping.And if Wei Anshi becomes the order of Zhongshu, he must be the beneficiary. According to the conspiracy principle of whoever benefits, many people will definitely think that Wei Anshi is the instigator of this incident.In this way, Princess Taiping, the real mastermind behind the scenes, can be left without trace.

It's a seamless plan. However, even though Princess Taiping had a clever plan, she did not expect that the emperor Li Xian would be a person who did not follow common sense. He actually made the opponents become brothers in the palace, which is really unbelievable!When Princess Taiping learned of this result, she was funny and angry at first, but later, she became deeply worried.She knew that this must be the result of Empress Wei's hard work in order to protect her minions. She could ignore the rules of the court, ignore right and wrong, and disregard her ancestors' patriarchal law.

So, how to curb Queen Wei's actions in the future?Princess Taiping, known for her decisiveness, never dragged her feet in the mud, and she immediately decided to take more decisive measures.Although the decision is made, the process of its implementation must be both bold and cautious, which dare not be negligent.She pondered there for a long time, and suddenly remembered Li Longji on the field that day. She felt that Li Longji could become a key person in this huge plan of hers. I remember that Li Longji's companions on that day were the director of the Forbidden Garden, Lirenfu Zhechong, and Wanqi Guoyi. Although these people were not high-ranking officials, they all held certain real power, and they were still very useful at critical times.After all, Princess Taiping is in a high position and has experienced too many major events. Her vision is much sharper than ordinary people, and she can see the crux of the matter at once.Now she was waiting for Li Longji to come, thoughts in her heart were full of thoughts, and she suddenly thought of such a question: why does this son make so many friends in the army?When it comes to playing games, then Zhong Shaojing and Ma Sizong can still gallop on the field, but Chen Xuanli and Ge Fushun are not as skilled after all, they can only watch the whole game from the sidelines, and have no chance to play.From this point of view, this Saburo may have other deep meanings in making friends with people in the army in the name of playing tricks!If San Lang really had such thoughts, then his previous view of San Lang must be completely wrong, he is an unfathomable person.

Princess Taiping shook her head, not believing her guess.Because from the beginning to the end, Li Longji is famous for his love of entertainment and entertainment, his love of making friends, his love of flirting, this is the mainstream of his temperament.As for the many friends in front of me who are soldiers in the army, it was probably by accident.Princess Taiping shook her head, letting go of her previous suspicions. Princess Taiping's mansion is not far from Xingqingfang. While Princess Taiping was thinking about it in the hall, Xue Chongjian had already brought Li Longji back.After Li Longji entered the hall, he bowed and said: "Aunt Taiping is well, my nephew is here to pay my respects."

Princess Taiping withdrew her thoughts, turned to face Li Longji, and said with a smile: "Your little mouth is very sweet, you said last time in the field that you would come to pay your respects often in the future, I stretched my neck and waited for a long time. I've seen you before. If Chongjian hadn't asked Chongjian to call you today, would you have come obediently?" "My nephew made a mistake, I hope my aunt will punish me." Princess Taiping snorted and said, "You don't do serious things every day. I heard that you often go to Baochang Temple recently. Have you fallen in love with the beautiful nun there again?"

"Auntie, there are only monks and no nuns in Baochang Temple." Princess Taiping laughed and said, "So, aunt has wronged you? What? Did you change your temper and prepare to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha? This is very good, and it can cure your erratic temperament." Princess Taiping turned to Xue Chongjian and said, "Go to the kitchen and explain that Saburo will be here for dinner at night. I will chat with Saburo here for a while, and after the meal is cured, you can ask Wang Shiqian to come over and have dinner together." Xue Chongjian agreed and left.

Li Longji was a little flattered to see that his aunt treated him very grandly today, and thanked him: "Auntie has something to do, just ask my nephew to do it, and there is no need for meals, my nephew really can't afford it." Princess Taiping stared, and said: "Do you still have a flower wine to drink at night? If so, I won't stop you." "Don't dare, my nephew obeys my aunt's arrangement." "That's right, sit down. Whatever you want to eat or drink, it's already prepared on the side table, go get it yourself." Li Longji was very obedient, he walked up to Princess Taiping and took her teacup, then poured tea into it, put it in front of Princess Taiping, said: "Auntie please use tea." Then he returned to the seat carefully.

Princess Taiping said: "I asked you to come here because I've been bored these few days. I wanted to find someone close to me to chat with and relieve my boredom, so I thought of you. You don't have to be restrained today. We can go wherever we talk, as long as we chat Just have to be happy." "Nephew, I don't know why my aunt is depressed these days?" Princess Taiping gave him a sideways look, and said: "You play hard every day, so you are naturally happy every day, and you have no time to care about other things. Haven't you heard that? A while ago, a monk sued me to the government for a water grinder. It made me feel ashamed. Also, Bao'er now ignores me as an elder, and often says contemptuous words behind my back. Sanlang, outsiders bully me, and the juniors at home don't take me seriously. You say, life is going What else do you mean?"

"My nephew has heard about these things, but now that the matter is over, my aunt doesn't need to worry about it anymore. My nephew knows that my aunt has always been broad-minded and ambitious, so such a small fact is not worth mentioning." "Aspirations high? Such a Saburo, how can you judge me like some boring people? What kind of ambition can I have? The current situation, you just stay at home honestly and still have something to do. Isn't it a big taboo? It seems that your father is right, his sons are quite paternal, and you alone are the most worrying."

At this moment, Li Longji recalled the secret conversation with Liu Youqiu that day, Liu Youqiu asked him to try to join forces with Princess Taiping, which can be said to awaken the dreamer.Afterwards, he thought about it, because he really couldn't figure out what Auntie was thinking, so he didn't dare to open his mouth rashly.Today my aunt invited me, although she laughed and scolded me as in the past, but she had a one-way conversation with me, and this way was already special.He thought about it, trying to test his aunt's true attitude. Li Longji shook his head and said: "What my aunt said, my nephew does not agree. My father and my brothers deal with things indifferently, and seem to be wise to avoid disasters, but when disasters really arise, they cannot be avoided. As before We were not involved in the Chongjun incident, but my father and aunt were suspected, and our brothers were let go. If it weren't for the nephew having a good time, we don't know when we would be able to return to Beijing. Aunt, then My father blamed my nephew, saying that I don't like to be at home, and let my elder brother take care of me, my father is so passive, what do you think?" Because Princess Taiping was young, she didn't know much about her elder brother Li Hong and her second brother Li Xian, but she played with her third brother Li Xian and fourth brother Li Dan since she was a child, and she knew the temperament of these two elder brothers very well.She sometimes thinks that the character of the children has a lot to do with the mother, like her own mother, the Empress Dowager is extremely powerful, and her children are mostly submissive; if the mother is meek and inactive, her children are mostly independent.The elder brother Li Dan has a modest personality, and most of his sons inherit his father's style. Only this Saburo is an outlier. It seems that the proposition that the strength of a mother's personality affects her children may not be accurate.Now that Li Longji asked this question, thinking of the purpose of talking with him today, he murmured: "We were born in the royal family, that is, in a place of suspicion, so it is the first choice to deal with things with a calm and non-controversial attitude. But as you said, It’s just doing inaction like this, and disasters will come from the sky at any time. Instead of this, it’s better to live happily and enjoy many pleasures in the world.” Li Longji said with a smile: "My aunt praises my nephew so much, I think my aunt will never blame my nephew again." Princess Taiping also laughed, thinking that talking with interesting people would make the atmosphere much happier, so she smiled and reprimanded: "You Saburo, you know how to talk. You made a big circle, and you got me into it. " Li Longji wanted to continue probing, and said seriously: "My nephew doesn't dare. In fact, my nephew is also very depressed these days." "What's your worry?" "In the past few days, the streets and alleys have been talking about the new name of the sage, "Heshi Tianzi" and the appointment of Cui Shi. Everyone is talking about the chaos of the current dynasty and bribing the public. Aunt and nephew are descendants of the Li family. Hearing this The news is really dull." Li Longji's "street talk" is actually a bit exaggerated, and these things are currently only discussed among officials, and the common people don't know about them. Princess Taiping wanted to use these things to test Li Longji's opinion today, but Li Longji threw it out bluntly and was filled with righteous indignation. She was very satisfied with Li Longji's attitude, so she nodded and said: "Yes, not only the descendants of Li's family should be like this Think, how can anyone with some conscience allow such evil to run rampant in the world? As the daughter of the Li family, I am also very angry. Sanlang, I have actually been depressed these days, and this is the reason! Bribery is common practice in the world today, and you know the reason ?" "My nephew respectfully listens to my aunt." "Today's bribery in the world is public, because the world has no fear. Emperor Taizong lived in Japan, and he practiced it to make the politics of Zhenguan clear; the father inherited the legacy of Emperor Taizong, and the style of Zhenguan continued as usual. It was when the mother was in power. Brothers and others abolished the government policy, after all, it is not the mainstream, and the courtiers dare not act rashly. But now, Empress Wei, Bao'er and others have destroyed the Great Wall by themselves, and my emperor brother has become a "peaceful emperor". Fear, how can Chao Gang not be broken?" "What my aunt said is very true." Li Longji said this in his mouth, but he didn't think so in his heart.He knew this aunt's means, she saw others very clearly, but forgot her own behavior.At present, Chao Gang is in disorder, which is also due to my aunt. Princess Taiping was excited, and continued: "Sanlang, these things are nothing more than that, there is even more strange thing now, that five-color clouds appear in Webster's suitcase, it is really a daydream. The most annoying thing Yes, my muddled brother even drew a picture for her and hung it on the side of the palace gate. Alas, why didn’t he understand what is well known to passers-by? Alas, if I knew this, I should have let them The family will continue to stay in Fangzhou, and it is best for your father to sit on the throne." Princess Taiping's words are all angry words now, although Empress Zetian loved her little daughter back then, she would never listen to such important matters. What does Princess Taiping say, and Princess Taiping is very obedient in front of her powerful mother, and she will not go overboard. Li Longji interjected: "Auntie's words are true. My nephew also heard from others that Empress Wei is now following the story of Empress Zetian, and she is making every step of the way with great ambitions." Princess Taiping disdainfully said: "She? Does she have the strategies and methods of the queen mother? Sanlang, let me tell you the truth, even if there are ten Websters, they are no match for the queen mother!" The two of them have spoken very blatantly and frankly up to now. The aunt and nephew have absolutely the same view and the same goal in terms of what Queen Wei did. Princess Taiping smiled again, and said: "Sanlang, Empress Wei is really not a wise person, she found Zongji and others, besides singing songs to please her, what else can she do for her? I Look, it will only be a disservice. Also, Webster's current focus on seeking a high position is also false in my opinion. It's just that the third brother doesn't want to be the emperor anymore, and the fourth brother, when will it be her turn again? " Li Longji waved his hands again and again, and said, "Auntie said it before. Father has already surrendered the world, and he doesn't want to say anything about the position of emperor." Princess Taiping laughed and said, "How do you know what brother Si is thinking?" When Princess Taiping said this, she suddenly felt that she had spoken too much today, this Sanlang is extremely smart, it's better not to let him fully understand his thoughts, so she said , "That's right, the fourth brother loves Tian She Weng the most in this life, and he doesn't want to worry about it. If he makes him worry about the world, it's better to kill him. Forget it, let's not talk about these topics. The more we talk, the more we get angry, and we don't get angry anymore." Our bodies. Saburo, let’s talk about something light. I know you like to compose music and write lyrics. What new work do you and that concubine Zhao have recently? " Zhao Min has now given birth to a baby boy for Li Longji. Before that, the Yang family gave birth to the eldest son Li Sizhi for Li Longji. This son is the second son, named Li Siqian. Li Longji replied: "Auntie, my nephew was in Luzhou last year. One day, I saw the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard. I was touched by it. Later, on the way back to Beijing, I saw the fallen trees by the roadside, so I composed this song, which is called "Ganting Courtyard." "Autumn". My nephew and Mrs. Zhao practiced together a while ago, and I have completed the interpretation and performance of this song. If my aunt is free, you can watch it." Princess Taiping smiled and said: "You also know that I am not good at poetry, and I am even more ignorant of rhythm. But this song is about autumn wind, I think you didn't feel very good in Luzhou, so I hope you have some sustenance? Okay, then I will enter the fourth In Brother's Mansion, if you ask Mrs. Zhao to sing and dance, I can still tell whether the dance looks good or not." "Auntie is too modest, you associate the autumn wind with your heart, why don't you know the rhythm? Auntie said some time, then I will play the drums and let Zhao Min sing and dance with you." Princess Taiping thought for a while and said: "How about the night after tomorrow? You go back and tell the fourth brother that I will visit the mansion that day." "My nephew will let my father know. My aunt can't leave empty-handed. My nephew and Zhao Min will ask for a reward when the time comes." "Hey, you can climb the pole, but you came to blackmail me?" "My nephew doesn't dare, but my aunt's reward is a must." Princess Taiping pointed at Li Longji with a smile and said: "Just talking for a while, your sarcasm has improved again." At this time, Xue Chongjian said: "Mother, dinner is ready, please come to the banquet." Princess Taiping nodded and said: "Okay, you go first, I will go after a few words with Saburo. Remember, it's just the four of us, let the others do what they want." Xue Chongjian turned and left after taking orders .When Princess Taiping said this, she naturally excluded her current husband-in-law, Wu Youji.Fortunately, Wu Youji is very obedient, he is different from the domineering temperament of most men in the Wu family, he is usually low-key and respectful.Empress Zetian originally wanted Princess Taiping to remarry Wu Chengsi, but Princess Taiping firmly disagreed, and she chose Wu Youji herself. It was Wu Youji's character that she liked at the time.It's a pity that Wu Youji already had a wife at that time, and if he was asked to stop his wife and remarry or let Princess Taiping be a concubine, the Queen of Heaven would absolutely not accept it.However, Empress Zetian had her own way. She sent someone to assassinate Wu Youji's wife. In this way, it would be a matter of course for Wu Youji to marry Princess Taiping after losing his wife. Li Longji heard that Princess Taiping had something to say, and asked attentively, "Auntie, what else can I tell my nephew?" Princess Taiping smiled and said: "It's not a big deal. You just said that the fourth brother blamed you for being sociable, but I thought otherwise. Don't think that my personality is more outgoing, but I always thought in my heart that men and women are different after all. .Women, after all, it is right to trace red and read books at home, and men should aim at the four corners and be famous all over the world." What Princess Taiping said is actually the way that Confucianism has advocated for many years. Unfortunately, after Empress Zetian came to power, she vigorously promoted the status of women.After Empress Zetian, now Empress Wei, Shangguan Waner, Princess Anle, and even Princess Taiping in front of me are all-powerful in the political arena. Li Longji was also very surprised when he heard the words, wondering if my aunt would change her mind in the future?With such doubts in his heart, he still praised in his mouth: "What my aunt said is very true. I hope that when my aunt sees my father in the future, I will ask my aunt to intercede for my nephew so as to ease the situation." "Forget it, don't ask for cheap. Don't I know you yet? No matter how loud the fourth brother speaks, you still do your own thing, and you don't change what you do." "Auntie said so, my nephew has been declared a rebel, and my nephew dare not bear such a serious crime." "Haha, come on, don't be talkative. By the way, those friends I saw on the playground that day were more interesting." Li Longji heard that Princess Taiping mentioned his group of friends, and didn't understand why she became interested in it, so he replied casually: "Yes, their hobbies are similar to those of their nephews, and they also talk to each other speculatively, so they have a lot of contacts. " "Well, it's good. I want to entrust you with one thing, and you have to do it with your heart." "What my aunt ordered, what my nephew does." "Your brother Chongjian is also a sociable master. He doesn't have many friends outside, so he loves to compose poems and prose with Dianzhu Wang Shiqian in the mansion. It's really melancholy. As I said just now, a man should be ambitious. The Quartet needs friends. After a hundred years in the future, this family will still need him to preside over it. How can I rest assured that he behaves like this?" "Brother Chongjian is honest and humble, very much like a brother. Auntie can't be too harsh." Princess Taiping shook her head and said: "I don't want him to be like this for a long time. What I want to entrust to you is to ask you to bring Chongjian and Wang Shiqian into your circle of friends and let them learn some communication skills. Do you find it difficult?" Li Longji felt that his aunt's move was unimaginable. The so-called friends were like-minded people who often communicated with each other because of a tacit understanding. He had never heard of forcing people into other people's circles bluntly.However, Xue Chongjian is a very good person, he doesn't speak much, and has a very easy-going personality. I believe that my circle of friends can accommodate this person.Li Longji didn't think much about it, but felt that if he agreed to this matter, the relationship with his aunt would be deepened in the future, so he agreed wholeheartedly: "Auntie's order, Longji will follow it, what's the problem? It's just my This group of friends is too low-level, and I am afraid that Brother Chongjian will be ashamed to associate with them." "That's nonsense again, so when you associate with them, do you want to be depraved? Don't talk nonsense, just do it like this. Let's go, let's go to eat." Princess Taiping stood up, took Li Longji's hand, and led him walk out the door. Wei Anshi is very angry these days, he has nothing to do with the world.How could things have anything to do with me? Zong Chuke uttered words in private, and the content of his words passed into Wei Anshi's ears.Zong Chuke's main idea was: an old immortal is so in love with the phase, he dare not speak out, but the mastermind is here to throw an arrow in the dark.Hmph, one day, this old man will know the consequences. Wei Anshi knew the reason why Zong Chuke insulted him. According to Zong Chuke's understanding, since Zong Chuke replaced Zhong Shuling, Wei Anshi felt unwilling.This time, Wei Anshi made a big fuss about the Western Regions, with the purpose of driving Zong Chuke out of power, so that Wei Anshi could come back and still serve as the Zhongshuling, so that he could avenge his past. However, Wei Anshi was really wronged, he never had such thoughts, and he did not take any action. Cui Wan was a Jinshi in Chang'an for three years when Empress Zetian was in power, and Wei Anshi stayed behind in the capital of the gods at that time, and also sentenced the two ministers of Tianguan and Qiuguan.According to the regulations at the time, scholars officially obtained the qualifications to become officials after participating in the "official examination" of the Ministry of Heaven.Therefore, after the "Guan Examination", the "Guan Banquet" was funded by the imperial court, and the number one scholar served as the recorder, and then served as the main banquet, main wine, main music, and main tea according to the ranking. The banquet was very grand. At the "Guan Banquet", all the Jinshi and Jinshi pushed Tianguan Shilang to sit at the head, and they were honored as "seat master", so these Jinshi and Tianguan Shilang had a teacher-student relationship.In the following years, they supported each other, and they had an additional layer of subtle relationship than ordinary teachers and students.Although Tianguan Shangshu is not called the "seat master", it has a considerable origin.Cui Wan was the Jinshi of this class, and Wei Anshi was also in charge of the heavenly official minister at that time, so naturally the two had a relationship.This time, when Cui Wan wrote to impeach Zong Chuke and Ji Chuna, the people in the court would definitely come to the conclusion that Wei Anshi was in charge as long as they could discern their origins a little bit. Thinking of this, Wei Anshi couldn't help shaking his head.I thought that if the impeachment was not Cui Wan's own intention, then the envoy had deliberately shifted his attention to himself, so as to confuse his sight.After all, Wei Anshi has been an official for many years, and he is well aware of the tricks in it. Now he suddenly deeply admires this masked envoy: He does not show any traces, and his tricks are ruthless! Wei Anshi racked his brains, but still couldn't think of the clue of the person in charge.In the current situation in the court, Empress Wei's power can be said to be overwhelming. Empress Wei's cronies control the affairs of the court. If Zongji and Zongji's such bad behavior is a serious crime in any dynasty, if the Queen of Heaven is in power, she will definitely take it lightly Can't spare them.But because Empress Wei said a few words, the emperor put it down lightly, and somehow made them brothers, which is really a strange thing from ancient times.In such a situation, members of the Li family only seek to protect themselves. If a minister like himself who refuses to follow others wants to ask to be appointed to avoid disaster, who would have the leisure time to attack?Wei Anshi really can't think of who this expert is! While thinking about it, Wei Anshi suddenly had a thought, he hadn't visited Xiang Wang for a long time, and he was going to take a walk in the near future. After Li Longji returned home, he did two things. He first called the head musician and asked him to rehearse the song "Gan Ting Qiu" he composed. government. Liu Youqiu came soon, and Li Longji called him into the ear room of the middle hall, then closed the doors and windows tightly, and the two began to talk softly. Li Longji recounted the process of his aunt summoning him today, and then said: "Brother Liu, you asked me to join hands with my aunt at the beginning, it seems that God blessed us. Before I even made a move, my aunt came to the door. She asked Chongjian to follow us , the relationship will be even closer in the future.” Liu Youqiu pondered for a while, and then said: "Princess Taiping is worthy of being Princess Taiping, Your Highness, Princess Taiping's wisdom is beyond my reach!" "Brother Liu, why did you say that?" Liu Youqiu smiled slightly, and asked back: "Princess Taiping's gaze is like a torch. She took the initiative to summon His Highness this time, and she must have thought that His Highness would be beneficial to her. Tell me, what did Princess Taiping see?" Li Longji didn't speak when he heard the words, but smiled slightly.He had already realized in Princess Taiping's mansion that the aunt's kindness this time was because she had taken a fancy to his group of friends.Since she has taken a fancy to her group of friends, she must have a conspiracy in her heart, and this conspiracy is not a trivial matter. Liu Youqiu said: "Since Princess Taiping has such an idea, one of our previous mysteries can finally be solved." Li Longji shook his head and said: "Yes, the main messenger of the impeachment is actually my aunt. My aunt has done a good job this time. If she doesn't come to me and talks so much, what we said before will end up as suspicion." .” Li Longji and Liu Youqiu had paid close attention to the impeachment before, and waited and watched the development direction of the matter.When the result came to light, the two couldn't help laughing and laughing. They had thought about many results in advance, and they never expected it to end with this result.During the course of the incident, Li Longji searched for various clues, and asked Wang Chongye to quietly inquire into the details of Cui Wan and Li Shangyin in order to determine the cause of the incident. They absolutely do not believe that the main emissary is Wei Anshi, because anyone with a discerning eye knows that Wei Anshi has now adopted a strategy of avoiding disasters, and will definitely not instruct his disciples to come forward to impeach him in order to burn himself. .So, who is the main messenger? After thinking about it for a while, they had some doubts about Princess Taiping.Li Longji knew that his father had absolutely no intention of doing such things, and he did not take any action, so after thinking about it, only his aunt was more suspicious.After a meeting with my aunt today, the matter came to light. Liu Youqiu smiled and said, "That's very good. I told His Highness to contact Princess Taiping before. Now that she takes the initiative to come to her door, there is no need to bother. Princess Taiping is so powerful. You can see the purpose of His Highness in making friends, you are worthy of Princess Taiping." Li Longji didn't say a word, what he was thinking in his heart was: since my aunt can see the deep meaning of his friendship, then there must be others who think the same way.He pondered for a while, and then asked softly, "Brother Liu, have I been better than Meng Lang these days? It seems that I have left a lot of traces on the outside for attracting my aunt's attention." Liu Youqiu also pondered for a while, and said: "That's right, there will be no more occasions to play 毬 like that day. Your Highness may have wanted to beat Tubo 毬shou at the beginning, so that only six people went. If ten people also went that day, There will be no trace." After Liu Youqiu said that, seeing Li Longji's face showing displeasure, he said in relief, "Your Highness don't need to criticize yourself too much. Your Highness has a reputation for loving music and traveling around in Beijing for many years. This time, fighting for strength and winning more with less is quite in line with His Highness's temperament, and ordinary people will take it lightly. Let's put it bluntly, if there are no more than five people in the capital with the vision of Princess Taiping, Your Highness don't need to be too concerned .” Li Longji said coldly: "Five people? If there is one person on the queen's side who can know me, how can I be safe? Brother Liu, we'd better be cautious for a while, and don't get together easily and give others a handle." "If His Highness suddenly changes his behavior, ordinary people will think it is abnormal. I think that His Highness can keep in touch with those irrelevant people in the future to maintain his previous reputation. This is safer." "Well, Brother Liu, what we are discussing is only known to you and me. Even Chan Master Purun can't reveal a single bit." "I know." "You have to go to the city to find a secluded place in the past few days, and there must be interesting things there, so that everyone has a reason to go. In the future, we should try not to enter this mansion for our gatherings." "Okay, I'll take care of this matter." Liu Youqiu agreed, his mind still running fast, and he asked, "His Royal Highness, I think of something. Princess Taiping is planning such a big thing, and she is targeting Empress Wei. If If Empress Wei’s power is eliminated, the present Majesty will definitely not be able to be an emperor anymore. Tell me, if Princess Taiping succeeds, will she be in charge like Empress Zetian?” "She won't! I've thought about it. After all, my aunt is a sensible person. With the power of Queen Zetian, she doesn't dare to go against the general trend of the world, and she won't. If things come to this point, aunt can only push the father out of the way." is required." "Introduction? So, on that day, Princess Taiping will let King Xiang be the emperor in name, and she will have the final say?" Li Longji suddenly saw the sly gleam in Liu Youqiu's eyes, and thought he had fallen into his trap, so he smiled and said, "Brother Liu, when did you learn to hide your head and show your tail? You don't have to hide your words in front of me." Li Longji Longji knew that Liu Youqiu's intention was to say that Princess Taiping took a fancy to Li Longji's network resources, so he sent Xue Chongjian and Wang Shiqian to strengthen contact, and on the other hand, he also had the idea of ​​strengthening control.In this way, Li Longji became a chess piece on Princess Taiping's chessboard. Although this chess piece is crucial, it is ultimately a small role of Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping and Li Longji have now come together for the common benefit.They each have their own strengths, and the combination of the two can more than double their strength?Princess Taiping took a fancy to Li Longji's military connections, while Li Longji took a fancy to her aunt's influence in society and her connections in the court. Li Longji knew that according to the current weight, he was definitely in a secondary position. After all, Princess Taiping's status could not be shaken. Even so, it doesn't mean that Li Longji has nothing to think about. He didn't ask Liu You for clarification.After Liu Youqiu left the mansion, when he thought of the incident just now, there was a slight stir in his heart: I had clearly mentioned the topic just now, but Li Longji didn't answer the question. From this, it can be seen that this son is nearly twenty years younger than himself, and his scheming Unpredictable.When I was young, I was in a high-spirited time. How did I have such a quiet time? On the day after tomorrow, Li Longji remembered the appointment with Princess Taiping, and went to Xiangwang Mansion alone in the afternoon.Before his departure, he asked the musicians and Zhao Min to perform "Gan Ting Qiu" again, and entered Xiangwang's mansion after dinner. Li Longji went straight to the middle hall after entering Xiang Wang's mansion, and saw Wei Anshi talking with his father in the hall.After entering the hall, he greeted Li Dan first, and then paid his respects to Wei Anshi. Seeing Li Longji coming, Li Dan said, "You came just in time. Someone from your aunt's house said just now that she won't be coming tonight." Li Longji said: "Auntie, what's urgent? She took the initiative to watch the boy's music and dance that day, and the boy is already ready." Li Dan said: "Why she didn't come, the visitor didn't say clearly, but said that she was a little depressed, it seems that Bao'er provoked her." Li Longji nodded and said, "Oh, I know about this kind of thing." This incident happened only yesterday, and it was actually not a big deal. Unexpectedly, Princess Taiping was depressed because of this, which surprised Li Longji. It is the family of noble Qi Xianhuan, who often likes to give up money to build Buddhist temples.Princess Taiping bought a house in Xiufang last fall, and had it repaired to become a Buddhist temple.Because the temple is located in the center of the city, there are a large number of people living around it, and the incense is very prosperous after the completion of the temple.However, yesterday, a large group of wolf-like government servants suddenly came to the west of the temple. They said that under the order of Mr. Zhao Luwen, another large temple will be built here, and they only compensated the residents some money symbolically. , and then ordered them to leave. The area to be demolished is more than ten times larger than the temple built by Princess Taiping.Yamen servants also spread rumors that the name of this temple already exists, and it is called "Anle Great Buddha Temple". When the news reached Princess Taiping's ears, she immediately understood that this was the trick of Princess Anle.Princess Anle blatantly built a big temple next to the one she built. The purpose was not to show off, but to humiliate herself.It is obvious that if the "Anle Great Buddha Temple" is built, "Yuanma" Zhao Luwen will definitely spend enough money and materials to make the temple beautiful. At that time, pilgrims will compete to enter this temple. It looks dilapidated, so it will be empty. There is such an advantage in the capital, if there is a prominent person behind a small matter, people will definitely investigate it thoroughly, and then talk about it more vividly.The matter in front of me is very interesting. What an exciting thing it is for a niece princess to challenge her aunt princess!All of a sudden, this little incident became known to everyone in the city, and some people with good deeds even went to the repair workshop to watch it, and surrounded it tightly. When Li Longji heard about this, he didn't take it to heart.He thought at the time that this was Princess Anle's nonsense, which would not last long.Li Longji did not expect that Princess Taiping, his grand aunt, would be so angry about this matter, and felt worthless for it. Li Dan said: "If your aunt doesn't come to the mansion to watch the dance today, she won't go to the Dingkunchi meeting tomorrow either." "Ape Horse" Zhao Luwen really worked very hard to build Dingkun Pool. Princess Anle made him build it successfully before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that it has just entered May, Dingkun Pool has been built.Princess Anle was overjoyed, so she invited her father, queen and queen to Dingkunchi to watch it.Li Xian naturally agreed, and ordered all the officials to enter the pool to watch and write poems. This day is set for tomorrow. Li Longji didn't answer this question anymore, and said: "Father, my aunt is not coming today, it's a good thing that Wei Gong is here. Musicians and Mrs. Zhao will come over later, how about your comments?" Li Dan said: "Well, An Shi is the best at poetry, and your words of music and dance are just judged by him. What do you think, An Shi?" Wei Anshi thought for a while and said: "Prince Xiang, my subordinates haven't visited the mansion for a long time, and I have been bothering you for a long time today, so I dare not trouble the King of Linzi anymore." How dare you point out the principles of music and dance? From now on, when Princess Taiping watches the dance, An Shi will accompany the last seat to feast her eyes." Li Longji cupped his hands and said, "Duke Wei's words are really humble." Li Dan didn't like to be lively at first, so he waved his hands and said: "Forget it, Sanlang, don't let them come over. You can step back first, and I will have a few words with An Shi." 李隆基起立躬身道：“如此，孩儿就告退了。韦公，您请宽坐。” 五月的长安城里，已稍显燥热。人们闲暇时候，往往喜爱到曲江之侧游赏。然曲江两侧近年内各衙署修建了许多厅馆台榭，一些达官贵宦之家也在这里辟地修宅，于是这里的人声渐隆，再无僻静之所。大凡人声鼎沸处，向为文士不喜，所以许多人转而向城外杳无人迹之处寻觅游赏之所。 安乐公主的定昆池建成，一道矮墙圈进了方圆四十九里的土地。墙内屈曲蜿蜒的水景将各种景物萦带为一体，其累石为山，以像华岳，引水为涧，以像天津。飞阁奇檐，斜桥磴道，衣以锦绣，画以丹青，饰以金银，莹以珠玉。又为九曲流杯池，作石莲花台，泉于台中流出，穷天下之壮丽。 出延平门外二十里，即为定昆池。这日辰时之后，皇帝及皇后的车仗迤逦出了延平门，其后面跟随着百官的队伍，一路上鼓钲齐鸣，仪仗鲜明，引起沿途路人的注目。 李显与韦皇后到了定昆池门前，未见安乐公主前来迎接，心里微觉诧异，然并不为意，两人进入门内。 进入门内后有一阔地，这里有风亭水榭、梯桥架阁，以名花异木最盛。有天台之金松、琪树，嵇山之海棠、红桂，天目之海棠、厚朴，钟山之月桂、杨梅，曲房之山桂、温树，金陵之珠柏、栾荆、杜鹃，宜春之柳柏、红豆、山樱，蓝田之栗梨、龙柏。李显看到这些奇树，啧啧赞道：“皇后，这赵履温确实有本事，如此短的日子，他竟然将天下奇树集于此。” 韦皇后道：“还不是裹儿逼得紧吗？裹儿这一次算是得偿心愿了。定昆池？我们不看其他，就是眼前的这些树木，已然把昆明池比了下去。” “哈哈，裹儿虽为人母，毕竟还是小儿女心性啊。” 他们转过树丛，眼前豁然开朗。就见一巨大的拱形桥直伸池中，桥下池水碧波荡漾，真是好大一片湖面。再视池中心之岛，只见那里重峦叠嶂，宛似华山之状。因距离较远，山形细致处稍显模糊。 李显看到桥上有数个农妇模样的人，她们皆腰背鱼篓，显是在那里垂钓摸虾。其眉头一皱，说道：“好好的一个园子，何方农妇擅敢闯入？你们去瞧瞧，把她们赶出去。” 几个如狼似虎之人疾步前往，李显很快听到一声娇叱，那几个人顿时不敢动弹，就见一个腰背鱼篓的农妇小跑着奔了过来。此人来到李显近前，嚷道：“父皇，此为女儿的园子，你莫非要赶我走吗？” 李显张了张嘴，惊愕中方才知道这帮农妇是女儿及下人们所扮，遂说道：“原来是裹儿，你怎么变成这种模样？” 安乐公主一把扯掉头巾，露出娇艳的脸庞，反问道：“这样不好吗？” 韦皇后道：“你最爱胡闹。你不在门前迎候，就该罚你。好好的一个人儿，怎么就变成了一个渔婆子的模样，后面的百官马上入园，你如此模样成何体统？” 安乐公主哈哈一笑道：“母后好没有趣味，女儿如此装扮，想以此逗父皇母后一乐。哈哈，想不到女儿如此苦心，母后竟然劈头盖脸一顿训斥，实在冤枉啊。” 李显笑道：“罢了，裹儿，你速去更换一下衣衫，你母后说得对，如此模样见大臣，确实不成体统。要知百官随朕出城，皆因观赏你这定昆池。你为本池的主人，总该庄重些。” 安乐公主嘟起嘴道：“不嘛，女儿为本池的主人，就该如此装扮。这里又非朝会，何必太过庄重？何况，女儿不过一个公主的名分，在朝中又没什么官职，没有必要如百官那样正装执笏。对了，父皇，您若不提起，女儿还想不起来呢。您若要让女儿更换衣衫，就给女儿一个官职吧。” “你要什么官职？哪有女儿在朝中为官的道理？裹儿，不要再胡闹了。你当初找朕要昆明池，朕未答应，结果就有了眼前这个定昆池。哼，你以为朕不知道吗？你取名为定昆池，明显想把昆明池比下去，你定是想以此气朕来着。如此，你还不满足，又来要什么官职？皇后，你说呢？” 韦皇后笑道：“裹儿的心胸很大，不足为怪。今日女儿要授官职，还算新鲜，女儿为何就不能到朝中为官呢？陛下，我们且听她说一说。” 安乐公主道：“对呀，母后说得对。阿武还能当皇帝，女儿要个小官做做有何不可？” 韦皇后与安乐公主母女对则天皇后怨恨极深，她们在李显面前说话，对则天皇后殊无敬意，李显这些年早已习以为常。他听见女儿称呼自己的母亲为“阿武”，不以为忤，连忙问道：“裹儿，你想要个什么小官呀？” 安乐公主道：“父皇，您的儿子没有一个好东西，如重俊那样，完全猪狗不如。他们没有孝心，整天想的就是如何赶走父皇，哪儿有女儿贴心呀？女儿这些天一直在想，太子之位说什么也不能再设了，干脆给女儿一个皇太女的名分，让他们都死了心，女儿定千秋万载忠心侍奉父皇。” 李显闻言，不禁惊愕得张大了嘴巴。 李显共有四个儿子，大儿子李重润系韦皇后所生，其余三个儿子李重福、李重俊和李重茂皆为宫人所生。李重润十九岁时，有人密报他与妹妹永泰郡主说张氏兄弟的坏话，故被则天皇后下令杖杀；韦皇后后来当权后，认为李重润之所以身死，缘于李重福实为张氏兄弟的线人，因此把李重福贬至外任；三子李重俊不堪韦皇后与安乐公主的欺辱，奋起谋变，结果事败身亡；四子李重茂今年刚刚十六岁。 韦皇后现在没有亲生儿子，也不可能再生育，遂对安乐公主之言甚为嘉许。他见李显不言声，说道：“陛下，裹儿的话也有些道理。如今太子之位虚悬，天下及朝臣仰之甚切，不能虚悬太久。若把裹儿立为皇太女，则天下安定，朝臣也少了聒噪。我看不错。” 李显虽然糊涂，也知储位之立非同小可。女儿虽然贴心，毕竟是武家的媳妇儿，若立其为皇太女，那么自己百年之后，这天下是不是姓李，那是不得而知的。 看到父皇在这里踌躇不答，安乐公主大为不满，嘟起嘴道：“哼，父皇还是不疼女儿，就这点小事，父皇还推三阻四，让女儿实在心寒啊。” 李显答道：“裹儿，储位非为小事！事关重大，朕不可擅专。这样吧，朕回头再与你母后商议商议，再和一些大臣合计合计，如此方为稳妥。” 韦皇后见李显并未拒绝，遂打圆场道：“裹儿，就这样吧。百官马上入园，你就不要再搅缠了。你父皇说得对，赶快把衣衫换了，如此模样确实不成体统。” 安乐公主见母后这样说，认为她肯定会赞成自己的皇太女之说。只要母亲同意，父皇也不会推脱太过，遂笑容上脸，又扮了个鬼脸，转身离去。 这时百官已然进园。李显此时在携来的御座上坐定，百官按例朝拜，李显令其平身，百官按朝例立于御座前。这时，黄门官趋前宣道：“圣上有旨，百官入园后可四处游赏，并以定昆池为题拟作诗篇，午时前齐集池中央华岳山前，由上官昭容品评，最佳诗作可入乐为词，圣上另外有赏。诗会之后，圣上在瑶光殿赐宴。” 百官再复叩拜谢恩，由此来看，今日之会很是轻松，许多人皆面露喜色。 众人渐渐散去，他们三五成群到各处游赏。李显在人群中看了半天，未见太平公主人影，仅看到相王李旦，遂对黄门官道：“去，召相王过来，让他陪朕游赏。” 李旦闻听哥哥召唤，就疾步走了过来，他再向哥哥行礼，又向韦皇后示意，李显问道：“四弟，朕在人群中未见令月妹妹之影，她今日未来吗？” 李显答道：“臣弟不知，想是她被它事绊住了身子，以致未能成行。” 韦皇后很明白太平公主未来定昆池的原因，一撇嘴道：“你们的这个妹子呀，心眼儿如针鼻一般。我听说裹儿最近在修政坊欲建一处佛寺，不知如何惹恼了她，放言说再也不参加任何朝廷之会。相王，我们都为长辈，犯得着和小辈们较真吗？” 李旦当然明白太平公主今日不来的原因，他不想评论此事，含糊答道：“臣弟委实不知。若果有此事，令月妹妹确实有点过了。” 李显得知太平公主今日不来与会，原因是与安乐公主怄气，哈哈一笑道：“她原来是与裹儿较劲呀，咳，令月妹妹确实为老不尊，事儿若传扬出去，还不让人笑掉大牙？四弟，你该劝劝她，怎么年龄愈长，性子愈成小儿女姿态了呢？” 韦皇后笑道：“她大约想返老还童了。前一段时间，听说她与僧人争一具水碾，闹得不可开交，还打了一场官司，现在又与侄女儿斗开气了。将来会不会与幼童争夺玩具呢？哈哈，实在好玩。” 李旦躬身道：“请皇兄皇嫂放心，臣弟今日回城后就直奔妹妹府中，好好说她一回。” “嗯，就这样吧，我们毕竟是兄妹，千万不能生分了。走吧，我们一同到四周转一转，四弟，看来裹儿的这个池子造得不错，比昆明池要好，京郊从此又多了一处景致。” “那是自然。裹儿风华绝代，须有如此景致相配最好。”李旦平时惜语如金，他今天能说出这等话，也算不易了。 赵履温兴建定昆池确实费尽了心力，他调来十余万人在此日夜作业，再传令各地输来名木奇石，天下能工巧匠皆集于此，该工程不亚于秦始皇所造阿房宫的规模，其工期尤甚于阿房宫。如池中华岳山所用之石，由工匠在华山现场剥离，再用草绳将巨石缠满，然后人拖马拉，辗转运到池中。那些天，全国通往京城的驰道和漕运中，定昆池所需之物占了所输量的七成。 百官从各处渐渐会至池中的华岳山下。只见山体皆选用华山那样黝黑的山石，其绝壁峭立，山间台阶相连，赫然就是一座微缩的华山。登上山顶，那里有数座凉亭，倚亭而观，可见山下的定昆池水势潋滟柔波，园内的奇花异木争奇斗艳，与远方的终南山浑然一体，未见人工斧凿的痕迹。山脚下的一个小广场上，风拂杨柳，脚踩碧波，实为观景的一个好去处。临近水池一侧，临时搭就了一个鲜花棚子，上官婉儿要在这里品评诗作，以定优劣。 百官诗作皆集上官婉儿之手，其慢慢赏析，每读过一篇诗作，若不入眼，纤手便将之向外一抛，那写有诗作的丝绢飘飘洒洒，慢慢跌至棚下，该诗主人看见自己的诗篇被弃，心里就有了一丝遗憾。 彩棚的对面，一帮乐工在那里奏乐，十余个优伶在那里翩翩而舞。舞者皆身着衣襟修长的舞衣，其长袖飘飘，如白雪迎风飘舞，似鸿鸟举翅欲翔。舞姿轻盈曼妙又兼舒缓柔婉。是时宫廷舞蹈分为健舞与软舞两种，顾名思义，软舞以舒缓柔婉为舞蹈特点，场中所舞正是软舞之代表——回波舞。 大约婉儿用心阅读，其品评速度极慢，棚上需过片刻方才跌下一篇丝绢来。李显在这里等待得有些不耐烦起来，又不能急催婉儿，于是就想了一个消磨时间的主意，他对群臣说道：“众爱卿，棚上由昭容品评诗作，我们也不能闲着。眼前回波舞正酣，不能没有回波词。这样吧，卿等能者多劳，各试作一首，如何？” 皇帝之言即为旨意，座下群臣只好搜肠刮肚，以为回波词。 沈佺期毕竟文思敏捷，其心中默思片刻，急就成章，越众朗吟道： 回波尔如佺期，流向岭外生归。 身名幸蒙啮录，袍笏未列牙绯。 沈佺期此次借词自嘲，说自己现在虽列修文馆学士，毕竟未蒙授任，所以向李显乞还“牙绯”，那是伸手要官的意思。沈佺期吟完，宗楚客大约得了沈佺期的好处，即拱手向李显道：“陛下，沈学士才思翩翩，臣以为他现在乞还牙笏绯袍，亦属无愧。”李显闻言，此时心情正好，遂当场答道：“好呀，就依卿所奏，还沈佺期牙绯罢了。宗卿，此事由你来办。嗯，谁还有词？” 纪处讷此时越众道：“陛下，臣才疏学浅，不能急就。然臣曾听闻过俚歌，与回波词相似。” “好呀，说来听听。” “此俚歌词近谐谑，恐怕冒犯了陛下，若陛下赦臣无罪，臣方敢奏闻。” “赦你无罪，说吧。” 纪处讷遂吟道： 回波尔如栲栳，怕婆却也大好。 外头只有裴谈，内面无过李老。 李显及群臣听过此歌，颜色不禁大变。 歌中所提的裴谈，现任谏议大夫，此人以怕妻出名，且有三怕名言：妻少时如活菩萨，一可怕；儿女满前时如九子魔星，二可怕；及妻年渐老，薄施脂粉，或青或黑，状如鸠盘茶，三可怕。至于所说的李老，即指当今皇帝李显。 裴谈此时坐在末座，其怕妻名扬天下，所以满不在乎。李显虽然怕韦皇后，毕竟现在是皇帝，现在纪处讷当众说他惧内，脸上有点挂不住，就透出些尴尬之色。 李旦虽然恬淡处事，他毕竟当过皇帝，尽管名不副实，也深明皇上的威严何在。现在纪处讷公然侮辱自己的皇兄，其心中不是滋味，不过因为其惯常的秉性，还是神色木然的样子。 韦安石闻言，心中顿时大骂：“此贼公然侮辱皇帝，实为大罪，唉，只是皇帝果然惧内，那也怨不得别人。”当是时，除了韦皇后嫡系之人，其他人估计都如韦安石一样的心思。然他们碍于韦皇后的威风，皆选择不吭声的方式。 还是韦皇后率先说话：“纪卿由何听来的俚歌？还算有趣。你们这帮男子，何必害怕惧内呢？若人人有一个能持家的夫人，何愁不旺家呢？陛下，臣妾觉得纪卿说得有理，应该有赏。” 李显此时恢复了颜色，接过韦皇后的话茬道：“不错，今日来游定昆池，本来就是图个快活。纪卿此词，谐谑有趣，可越日领赏。” 纪处讷急忙叩拜谢恩，群臣见此结果，心里五味杂陈。 经过这么一番忙乎，棚上的上官婉儿品评诗作已到了尾声。群臣的诗篇皆飘了下来，唯有沈佺期与宋之问尚未手执己诗，看来今日之冠须从此二人中胜出。 这时，一张丝绢飘然而落，恰被萧至忠拾到，他看了一眼，将之递给沈佺期，说道：“哈哈哈，看来你今日只好屈居第二了。”沈佺期脸现失望之色，伸手接过。 上官婉儿立起身来，朗声说道：“陛下，皇后，妾以为，今日之诗，以宋之问之诗为冠，可以入乐。” 李显道：“好呀，朕看你在沈、宋之间犹豫半天，缘何最后弃沈而取宋？” 上官婉儿道：“当今诗界沈宋齐名，今日二诗工力悉敌，确实难以取舍。不过沈诗落句词气已竭，宋犹健笔，宋诗因而胜出。” 李显虽作诗一般，毕竟经常观诗，又得婉儿指点，品评功夫还是有一些的。他令人拿过沈李二人的诗笺，凝神观看。 沈佺期诗曰： 法驾乘春转，神池象汉回。双星移旧石，孤月隐残灰。 战鹢逢时去，恩鱼望幸来。山花缇绮绕，堤柳幔城开。 思逸横汾唱，欢留宴镐杯。微臣雕朽质，羞睹豫章材。 宋之问诗曰： 春豫灵池会，沧波帐殿开。舟凌石鲸度，槎拂斗牛回。 节晦蓂全落，春迟柳暗催。象溟看浴景，烧劫辨沉灰。 镐饮周文乐，汾歌汉武才。不愁明月尽，自有夜珠来。 这两首诗皆为五言六韵律诗，诗句语言的锤炼和气势的流畅，已超出了齐梁浮艳之作的范围。后世比较推崇沈宋二人，缘于他们在诗歌声律中的贡献，他们完成了律诗“回忌声病，约句准篇”的任务，使以后作诗的人有明确的规格可以遵循，以此为界限，古体诗与近体诗可以明确地区分。 两人诗中都用了汉武帝与昆明池的典故，以歌唱颂扬李显，并描绘了君臣赋诗唱和的场景，全诗确实难以区分高下。沈佺期诗末两句“微臣雕朽质，羞睹豫章材”用了“朽木不可雕也”句意，已然离开全诗主题，用婉儿的话说，叫做“言浮于言”，而宋之问诗的末句，仍然紧扣主题，即“言尽意不尽”，所以把沈诗比了下去。 李显将沈宋二人叫到面前，将诗笺还给他们，说道：“昭容品得不错，沈诗确实失于末句。沈卿，你今日得朕言语，明日复你牙绯，亦算有得嘛。” 沈佺期急忙谢恩。 宋之问见状，急忙叩首道：“陛下，向来沈宋齐名，臣今日又得诗冠，乞陛下亦还臣牙绯。” 李显笑道：“哈哈，你们诗写得好，手也伸得挺快。也罢，明日也还你牙绯吧。” 宋之问急忙谢恩。 李显又道：“此时日已中竿，朕有些饿了，走吧，我们用膳去。” 自唐太宗开始，宫廷里流行唱和诗词，文士们也爱联诗聚饮，这种上流社会的风气逐渐引领时尚，使全社会以作诗为荣。唐诗后来逐渐鼎盛，成为唐代的文学瑰宝，与唐初的这些活动是密不可分的。 且说崔湜被授为襄州刺史，其一面准备行装，一面与婉儿缱绻缠绵。 崔湜心中当然烦闷，自己无非收了一点小钱，却被弄得下狱贬官，若不是婉儿这次倾力帮忙，还不知为何等结局呢。再看那宗楚客与纪处讷，他们收了突厥人的大把财物，丢了安西四镇，又劳师远征，丧帅失卒，按道理应为杀头之罪，然而两人什么事儿都没有，依旧固守原职。崔湜每每想起这些事儿，不禁暗暗咬牙切齿：奶奶的，事儿为什么如此不公平？ 婉儿明白他的心思，劝慰道：“这个世界上不公平的事儿太多，就是冤死的人儿，又何止万千呢？”看到崔湜那懊丧的嘴脸，婉儿心中又大乐，揶揄道，“你羡慕宗楚客，为何当初不走韦皇后的门子呢？” 崔湜何等聪明，马上明白婉儿的话中之意，急忙谢道：“岂敢，我此生得逢婉儿，已为前生修来的福分，岂敢得陇望蜀？” “哈哈，看来你的心中还有不甘嘛。我为陇上，能有蜀中令人眼热吗？你也太小瞧我了。我是一个妒妇吗？哼，我若小气，能让安乐公主入你怀中吗？若没有这一档子事儿，安乐公主此次能帮你吗？” 婉儿的这一番连珠反问弄得崔湜不知所措，脸现惶恐不安之色。 婉儿此时的思绪却想到别处，其长叹一声道：“澄澜，经历了你这一档子事儿，我也有所悟啊。别看我平时风光无比，又是圣上昭容，又有内相之说，然真正有了事儿，谁来帮我呢？这次若非安乐公主找圣上说项，你现在恐怕已在江州了吧。唉，人无事时整天里浑浑噩噩，有事时方悟世态炎凉。” 崔湜道：“如今皇后势同日月，若依你所言，我们今后想法修通与皇后的管道，如此方立于不败之地。” 婉儿冷笑