Chapter 238: Qingping dials Li Hanlin drunk

Li Bai's footsteps were windy, but he was tripped and almost fell down. His alcohol was awake, but the stamina of alcohol left in his body made him extremely excited. The rich wood fragrance and melodious sound of silk and bamboo made his romantic and passionate poet's feelings swell to the extreme.

Li Bai's eyes had swept across the hall. The atmosphere in the hall was leisurely and lazy, and the musicians on both sides were content. The children of the Liyuan Garden sang softly, and the melodious singing echoed in the hall. The graceful dance music had long sleeves in the sky, with a willow waist swaying, and the gorgeous clothes were like colorful clouds in the sky. There were gauze curtains hanging in front of him. The figure inside was visible. The palace maids and eunuchs served in two rows. In the middle were the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and his beloved concubine. This was an unusual scene in the emperor's private life.

There was no minister, only Li Bai, but such honor made him feel a little unhappy. The emperor summoned him not to discuss state affairs, but to ask him to recite poems and essays to entertain his old age. In this way, what is the difference between his dignified Hanlin scholar and those children of Liyuan, musicians and dancers?

"I'm going to see your Majesty!"

At this moment, Li Bai's passionate heart had slowly cooled down, his mouth was bitter and astringent, and he stood still with his hands down, waiting for the emperor's orders.

"If I guess correctly, Li Hanlin will definitely go to drink and write poems again?" Li Longji spoke kindly and had a slight smile on his face.

"I am drinking and having fun with a few poets!"

In Li Bai's knowledge, the Hanlin Bachelor's status was extremely high. Emperor Gaozong secretly participated in the current affairs to divide the power of the prime minister, and was called the "Northern Scholar" at that time. After Kaiyuan, he was in charge of internal orders. All the imperial edicts and imperial orders that were called exempted from generals and prime ministers and ordered to conquer were all from the hands of the Hanlin. Later, the Hanlin became more and more respectful, and the courtesy was more and more relatives. He was called "Nei Prime Minister", and he thought it was the emperor's personal personalities.

So when he first became a Hanlin scholar, he was very excited and flew, saying, "I laughed to the sky and went out, why are we all wet people?" He was ready to help the people of the world with his own talent and learning.

But the ruthless facts shattered his dream of governing the country. He only had a false reputation in Hanlin. He had never seen half of the Baima edict so far. He did not participate in the government affairs of the court. He only received a portion of rice every month, and then drank and had fun with a group of madmen and savages, talking about state affairs in vain.

At this moment, the resentment accumulated in Li Bai's heart suddenly rose with the alcohol in his body. He could no longer help but blurted out his dissatisfaction, "What else can I do besides drinking and writing poems?"

This sentence shocked Gao Lishi beside the emperor. He had been following the emperor for decades, but no one dared to speak like this. He couldn't help but look at Li Longji, and only saw that his smile was still gentle, but a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.

Gao Lishi shook his head secretly. Li Bai was proud of his talent and did not take the world seriously. He thought he was, and could govern the country if he could write poetry? Which scholar in the Tang Dynasty could not write poetry? In the eyes of the emperor, he was just a "poor" common hermit.

The atmosphere in the Chenxiang Pavilion suddenly became solemn. Li Bai also secretly regretted that he was speaking without choice, but he had already said it and could not take it back. He changed his mind slightly, and stood proudly with his hands behind his back, saying it, so why fear it?

Li Longji smiled faintly and said, "Today, mid-spring, peony flowers are in full bloom. I accompany my beloved concubine to appreciate the flowers. I have no new lyrics to sing. I know that my beloved concubine's wonderful writing is the best in the world. I specially invited my beloved concubine to write two new poems for my beloved concubine?"

Li Bai bowed to the ground, "If Your Majesty does not mind that I am writing poems after drinking, I would like to share your worries for you!"

However, Yang Guifei smiled sweetly, "I heard a hundred poems about Li Bai's wine fighting for a long time. Today I am lucky enough to see you. Come and give you wine to Hanlin!"

Several eunuchs hurried to get the wine, and Li Longji turned around and smiled at Gao Lishi: "Please ask the general to go to my study and get a set of pen, ink, paper and ink."

Gao Lishi responded and led two little eunuchs away in a hurry. Li Bai looked at his slightly hunched back and couldn't help but secretly despise him. A eunuch could even become a general of the cavalry and even reviewed memorials for the emperor. He learned his own knowledge and was devoted to the country, but he had to have a job as an idle official and write poetry and enjoy it for others. How unfair the way of heaven was! Li Bai's indignation had just calmed up suddenly. He saw the eunuch bringing a few high bottles of wine, so he grabbed it and drank it all in one go.

Soon, Gao Lishi brought back a new set of four treasures of the study. At this time, Li Bai had already finished a few bottles of wine and was drunk. He laughed loudly, and was extremely sad and angry, and he played the cup and wrote a song: "Don't you see the water of the Yellow River coming from the sky, flowing to the sea and not returning. Don't you see the bright mirror in the high hall sad white hair, and the morning is like black hair turning into snow in the evening. Life is full of joy, don't let the golden cup empty against the moon, my nature is born to be useful, and I will come back after all the gold is gone."

He staggered onto the Arhat bed, raised his hand and shouted, "Get paper and pen!"

The little eunuch lays white paper, but Li Bai pointed at Gao Lishi and said, "The general does not need to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, so he can grind ink for me!"

Gao Lishi was stunned. He looked back at Li Longji. Through the gauze curtain, Li Longji seemed to smile without saying a word. When he looked at the Yang sisters, they all held their cheeks, as if they were enjoying this interesting scene.

Gao Lishi had no choice but to hold a sense of anger in his chest, and pushed it away to grind the ink eunuch, laughing: "It is my blessing to be able to grind the ink for the banished immortal."

Li Bai's pen was full of ink, and he let out a stroke, laughed and said, "Take it! Thank you for the Anxi wine with this poem."

Gao Lishi carefully held the poem and ran to Yang Yuhuan and presented it to her. Yang Yuhuan hurriedly sat upright, put the poem on the table, and looked at it intently, but saw the drunken pen and ink on it, and wrote:

The clouds think of clothes and flowers think of appearance, and the spring breeze blows the threshold and the dew is thick.

If it weren't for the presence of the group of jade hills, they would have met under the moon on the Yao platform.

The words in the poem are colorful, and every word is sparse. After reading it, Yang Yuhuan felt like the spring breeze is full of paper and the flowers are everywhere. She laughed happily, "Sanlang, Li Hanlin is worthy of being a banished immortal, it is really a good poem."

The beloved concubine's joy made Li Longji very happy. She didn't care about his rudeness to Gao Lishi, and said loudly: "Give Hanlin another drink!"

Li Bai's poems were not yet excited, so he simply jumped off the ground, holding the wine while writing like flying, and in a blink of an eye he wrote two more poems, throwing the pen, drinking all his hands, shouting: "Have fun! Hurry!"

At this time, Yang Huahua also came forward and saw two poems written:

A bright red dew condenses the fragrance, and the clouds and rains of Wushan are heartbroken.

I would like to ask who is like the Han Palace, but poor Feiyan leans on her new makeup.

Again:

The famous flowers are so beautiful that the country is happy, and the king looks smiling.

Explain the infinite hatred of the spring breeze, and the agarwood pavilion leans on the sill pole in the north.

Every word and sentence are all about Yang Yuhuan, and it has nothing to do with her Yang Huahuan. She said slightly sourly: "Only Yuhuan is worthy of this poem. The words are well written, but people can frame it, which is also a good story."

Yang Yuhuan was extremely happy, so she poured a glass of wine in person and handed it to Gao Lishi and said, "Meng Li Hanlin gave a poem, Yuhuan couldn't thank him. Even if this glass of wine was my little intention, it would be inconvenient for me to go out, so please transfer it to Li Hanlin."

Gao Lishi carefully took the white jade cup and sighed, "What a honor this is for the imperial concubine to give wine in person."

He turned around and was about to leave, but Li Longji called him, "After drinking this glass of wine, the general will help him to rest! In view of his beloved concubine's happiness, I will give him a rest on the boat tonight."

Gao Lishi agreed and came to Li Bai with a wine cup, laughing and said, "This is the wine that the Imperial Concubine poured for you by himself. The emperor also gave you a night of rest in Xingqing Palace. Why don't you go and thank you quickly!"

Li Bai held the jade cup in his hand, and the man was intoxicated. He couldn't help but burst into gratitude to Li Longji. The eagerness of longing for being appreciated and valued for many years burst out at this moment. He immediately stepped forward and knelt down on the ground, crying: "I sincerely thank Your Majesty and the Empress for your kindness. I am willing to be a minor official, and use the learning in my heart to repay Your Majesty's kindness for your understanding."

"Thank you tonight, so take a break early!" Li Longji understood Li Bai's intention to be an official? Although Yang Yuhuan liked it, he did not appreciate it. He always praised the simple and vigorous style of writing. He liked the poems of He Zhizhang and Zhang Jiuling the most. He was not interested in Li Bai's poems full of strange imaginations, nor did he like his silly personality. Although Li Bai is famous, Li Longji did not want to use him.

Seeing that Li Bai wanted to be an official, Li Longji changed the subject and gave a wink at Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi understood and immediately stepped forward to set up Li Bai and smiled and said, "Li Hanlin is a little drunk. Why don't I help you to rest."

Seeing that Li Longji avoided answering his request, Li Bai couldn't help but feel ashamed. He also let Gao Lishi carry him out. He heard his long sigh from afar, "Life is not satisfactory, and the Ming Dynasty radiates a small boat."

‘Hmph!’ Li Longji’s nose sprayed a cool air, and he looked at Li Bai’s back and sneered: “If you can’t become an official, you want to get a small boat. Did he treat my Hanlin Academy as a restaurant and teahouse?”

Let’s talk about Gao Lishi sending Li Bai to the resting place and ordering the eunuch to serve the marquis, and he returns to Chen Chenxiang Pavilion. Gao Lishi is also a sixty-year-old man. After a lot of trouble, he is also exhausted. Especially Li Bai’s rudeness made him secretly angry. Even the right prime minister Li Linfu wanted to call him Ahon. The princes wanted to please him but could not, but Li Bai actually ordered himself to serve the marquis. Gao Lishi was a scheming person. He was different from ordinary eunuchs. He took an opportunity to slander him. Gao Lishi was not because he didn’t want to care about Li Bai, but because he didn’t want to ruin his image of being arrogant for this matter.

Li Longji used his status to study ink for a jester who recited poems and essays, so he didn't need to complain. He would do it properly for him.

Gao Lishi turned two turns and suddenly seemed to hear someone calling him. He stopped, but saw that it was the prince-consort Zhang Ye running towards him.

"Ahon! I've been waiting for almost two hours." Zhang Ye didn't give up and waited outside. Suddenly, he saw Gao Lishi and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Gao Lishi looked at him in surprise, "Why did the prince-consort wait for two hours?"

"A group of literati and madmen are lying about the government and slandering the royal family. I can't help but sue the emperor." When Li Guinian brought Li Bai back, he walked to the back door. Zhang Ye didn't see it. He thought that the poets were still sleeping in Taibai Building!

"Who is so bold?" Gao Lishi responded to it, but he didn't agree with it. He knew Zhang Ye's character, and such a thing must be his personal grudge. If he didn't add fuel to the fire, that would be a strange thing.

"Ahon, let me talk." Zhang Ye pulled Gao Lishi aside and chuckled in his ears with added fuel to the fire.

Gao Lishi's eyes gradually narrowed into a slit, and a sneer ejaculated. When someone was about to go to bed, someone sent a pillow. Isn't it God's will? He patted Zhang Ye on the shoulder and smiled and said, "It's rare that you work so hard to protect the emperor's reputation. The emperor has not yet rested. You wait, I will report it for you!"

In the agarwood pavilion, Yang Yuhuan was reading the poems written by Li Bai to her over and over again, as if she was chewing the fragrance in her mouth, and the aftertaste was long. She was extremely satisfied and felt that she owed him a favor, so she couldn't help asking for an official position for him.

"Sanlang, I think Li Bai is also very pitiful. The poem is so well written, so why not just give him a small official!"

Li Longji shook his head, "Can you be a qualified official if you write a good poem?"

He pointed to the children of the Liyuan Garden and sneered, "Like they are just actors. If they sing well and perform well, can they have the ability to participate in political affairs? The same is true for Li Bai. As an official and an official, he must not only care about the people's lives, but also do everything himself, solve the trivial matters of people's livelihood for the people, collect taxes for the court, or work hard in the copywriting, or run around the ridges of the fields. These are impossible with Li Bai's impetuous heart. I am just using his fame and talent to attract elites!"

He looked down at Yang Yuhuan and said softly: "I know that Yuhuan likes his poems, and I will not treat him too much. As long as he is honest and does not talk nonsense, he can be a Hanlin for me with peace of mind, and why is it difficult to give him his lifelong glory and wealth?"

At this time, Gao Lishi had already sent Li Bai back. He walked into the agarwood pavilion and whispered to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is looking for a meeting outside. He has been waiting for almost two hours, saying that something is important."

"It's so late, what else does he have?" Li Longji frowned and turned to Yang Yuhuan and Yang Huahuan and said, "You guys go back first! I'll come soon."

"Sanlang also needs to rest early!" Yang Yuhuan didn't want to delay his business, so he pulled Yang Huahua to go first.

It was already late at night, and the moon was walking among the dark clouds, and the moonlight was looming. In the peony garden outside the agarwood pavilion, a woman in white was still enjoying the flowers. While she lowered her head and smelled the fragrance of flowers, she quietly watched the movements in the agarwood pavilion, and seemed absent-minded. She was naturally Yang Huahuan. She just broke up with Yang Yuhuan and slipped back. She wanted to find the opportunity to spend time alone with Li Longji.

Soon, the lights in the agarwood pavilion went out, Zhang Ye whispered to the emperor, and then two rows of lanterns were lit up, dozens of eunuchs and palace maids walked towards Li Longji, and Gao Lishi also returned to the house. Li Longji felt extremely tired and wanted to rush back to the Furong tent to have a good sleep.

After turning a corner, he suddenly saw Yanghuahua appearing in the peony garden. He was slightly stunned and excited. Wasn't she just waiting for herself?

"You can't wait to follow me!"

Li Longji drank the eunuch and the palace maid, and the single man walked towards Yang Huahua anxiously. When Yang Huahua saw him coming, she immediately showed her skills. When Li Longji was less than ten feet away from her, she suddenly fell into the stream next to the flowerbed. Her dress was wet. Yang Huahua hurriedly reached out to Li Longji and shouted: "Your Majesty save me! Your Majesty save me!"

Li Longji was shocked, stepped forward two steps, grabbed her white wrist, and pulled her to the shore with force. Yang Huahua seemed to be frightened, and suddenly rushed into Li Longji's arms, hugging him tightly and trembling.

Such a strange fall in love and such obvious hint, how could Li Longji, who had been through the crowd for a long time, understand that when he saw that there was no one around him, his courage gradually grew. His arm slowly put on her waist, hugged Yang Huahua tightly in his arms, his heart filled with the excitement of having an affair, and his legs began to tremble.
Chapter completed!