The emperor beat someone in front of Wenyuntang, which caused quite a commotion.
Young people are more indignant. Fighting over disagreements is not a big deal in Kansai. Moreover, these young Kansai literati are different from those who came later. There are very few who have no power to tie a chicken. It is common for them to ride horses and draw bows.
It's not uncommon for people to use fists and kicks.
But when you hit someone during a gathering, you lose everyone's face, so they naturally get very angry.
Yan Xiangshi, Li Shousu and others just murmured a few words, and everyone started to put out the fire. The emperor came quietly, mingled among the people, and even composed a small poem, which seemed to be a bit manipulative.
Interested, this is a good thing.
When I left, someone offended me and I was only punished lightly. I was really lucky... Especially Wu Yuanshuang was scared to death and ran away long ago, so the little disturbance quickly calmed down.
The literary meeting was actually over at this point. Some people's interest was not diminished and they had no official positions, so they stayed in the academy to continue talking about martial arts. Others made appointments with friends for later meetings and dispersed one after another.
In fact, this time the gathering was a bit simpler. According to the usual practice, music, chess, calligraphy and painting are all elegant things, and they have to take turns to do it, which can better reflect everyone's cultivation.
This time, there was no chess and chess, and no one showed off their martial arts skills, such as shooting an arrow or something, which was a bit unsightly.
When they left, many people came to Li Shousu and others to complain. The academy is a very good place. In the future, cultural events will be held here. They must be more complete, otherwise how can they have fun?
Li Shousu and others naturally agreed to the promise one by one, and the goal was actually achieved. Everyone thought it was a good place, and they would naturally mention it when they went back to Chang'an to interact with people, and the reputation of the academy spread.
In the future, more and more literati will come, and the reputation of the academy will rise. If we recruit students next year, we should gain something.
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At this time, Li Po had already left the academy, mounted his horse, and looked at the sky. He returned to Chang'an just in time to find Fan Zhe, and went to the Princess Mansion in the evening. He had a wonderful time.
When returning to the city, the north wind gradually picked up, and Li Po braved the wind all the way to the city. Li Po was very cold, but he still stood on his horse to admire the Chang'an City in the twilight, and then hurried into the city with his people.
He went straight to his father-in-law's house. The emperor's son-in-law came more frequently, which made Li's house always feel like it was facing a formidable enemy and disturbed the people very much.
Of course, the whole family does not feel this way. There are many high-ranking families in Chang'an City. Which family do you think can often come and go with the emperor?
That is to say, Li Jing is not here, so it is difficult for some people to come to visit. Otherwise, the front door of Li's house will be crowded with carriages and horses. There are few people who can help in times of trouble, but there are many people who can add icing on the cake.
It was a coincidence that Chen Wenyuan was in the mansion this time.
Tax Collector Chen is nearly forty years old. Compared with the young man who came to Mayi as an official and went on a blind date, he is already a completely different person.
He was waiting outside the door with his aunt, cousin, etc. When he met his old friend, he repeatedly accused him and was extremely frightened.
Li Po felt that he should really be afraid. He was so ruthless when he ordered people around. At that time, he must not have imagined that he would be here today, right?
Of course, since Mr. Chen was the guarantor, he had no intention of settling any old scores with Chen Wenyuan. Since he no longer had any disputes, he could only reminisce about the past.
Talking about the old events in Mayi, Chen Wenyuan naturally had a lot of emotions. He was in the prime of his youth and had a high self-esteem. He also felt that he was well-organized and well-organized in everything he did.
But in the end... it was a joke. He stayed in Mayi for two years and accomplished almost nothing. His cousin ignored him and there was no progress in his official career.
And the saddest thing is that when he saw the chaos in the frontier, he did not want to stay in the place of right and wrong, so he resigned and returned to Chang'an. This not only made Li Jing very disappointed with him, but also showed that he lacked the courage to face difficulties.
, unworthy of the big responsibility.
As a result, I spent half my life mediocre and achieved little, which was far from the expectations of my elders in the family.
It was not until this year that his aunt interceded for him that his career improved slightly.
Even when Li Po thought of the high-spirited tax collector Chen who seemed to be quite capable, and then looked at Brother Chen who was by his side now, he shook his head secretly. Time is really a butcher's knife, it can always kill people.
beyond recognition.
"Nowadays, there are many old friends in Mayi. I won't talk about it, teacher. Yu Chigong guarded the city gate in Mayi back then. You should still remember it, right?"
"Then how can we forget that I spent some time with him. At that time, I thought he was very extraordinary, but I never expected that he was actually a great general."
Chen Wenyuan clicked his tongue in admiration. Maybe he had done a lot of psychological construction early on, so he was relatively calm when he spoke, and there was no sign of envy, jealousy or hatred.
"Yes, looking back, things are really different. Back then, Wang Lu was the governor of Mayi, and now he is the governor of Taiyuan County. Well, you must also remember Liu Wuzhou.
That man traveled around Liaodong in a scheming way and became some kind of captain of the Yingyang Prefecture. He did a lot of bad things when he returned to Mayi, and I finally caught him and killed him.
There are also some people... who are stationed in the north. You also have some reputation at that time, so you don't have to be taboo about anything, you can go around with them."
Chen Wenyuan's eyes turned red after saying a few words. Li Po didn't want to hear him cry, so he just said a few words about old things in Mayi and it was over. This was for Chen's sake, otherwise, huh...
Now that Mrs. Chen was the wife of the Jin Dynasty, Li Bi selected some palace servants from the palace and sent them to serve her, and Li Jing's mansion became lively.
There are many servants, and the quality is one of the best in Chang'an. Finally, it has the appearance of a big house.
Li Bi didn't want to give too many benefits to his brother and sister. He told Li Po that they had no talent and a little wealth was enough. If he gave them too much, he was worried that they wouldn't be able to enjoy it.
Li Po very much agreed with her idea. It is true that a person can ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs, but those chickens and dogs are useless in the sky. They might fall down one day and be shattered to pieces.
It's better to just stay on the ground and be fed.
The food cooked by Mrs. Chen is still so delicious. Xu's son-in-law often comes to visit, so Mrs. Chen has to continue to study her cooking skills, so there are many more varieties, which makes Li Po very satisfied.
After dinner, it was getting dark outside. Li Po was not in a hurry to leave. He chatted with Mr. Chen for a while, then asked Chen Wenyuan how he was doing in his post at the Ministry of Revenue, and was concerned about his uncle's career.
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In fact, it was all just publicity. Their career was in Li Bi's hands and had nothing to do with the emperor.
After leaving Li's Mansion, they rode side by side with Ashina Rongzhen. Without any instructions from him, everyone just jumped on the horse and headed towards the Princess' Mansion.
After walking for a while, Ashina Rongzhen said: "The queen said she wanted to make her a wife..."
After hearing the beginning, Li Po waved his hand and told Qian Niu to stay away. It was about his reputation and he couldn't let others listen to him.
"She asked everyone to think of a more suitable title. Some of them said they couldn't think of it, and some said that the queen had the final say... Then she got angry and asked Gao Bao'er a few questions, which scared Gao Bao'er to tears, but she still didn't want to.
Change your words, why?”
In the darkness, Li Po smiled awkwardly.
Why else? As soon as the title was banned, it blocked Li Xiuning's way to enter the palace as a concubine. The women in the palace are so smart. If you think about it for a while, you can figure out whoever banned the title is the culprit.
Becoming the queen's scapegoat.
They must have thought that this was against the emperor. Even if they wanted to please the queen, they could not do so at the expense of offending the emperor, so they kept silent.
In fact, he and Li Bi had already discussed it. Li Bi just used this to find faults with the concubines, knocking them from time to time, taking a look at their character, and looking for anyone who was particularly stupid.
Guy.
"Don't get involved in these messy things. If anyone comes to talk to you, just tell the queen not to do anything. Those women are all weak and weak. Just slap them to death."
"My husband's heart is getting softer and softer. He is always afraid that I will kill someone."
Li Po was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and immediately took a sip of wind, coughed twice and said: "Being soft-hearted is not a bad thing. After all, I am not a tyrant. When I can avoid killing people, I will be more compassionate.
We were so murderous back then, but we had to do it because we were in a dangerous situation. Now we are dominating in Chang'an, which is completely different from back then. Besides, these people in Chang'an cannot be convinced by killing...
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Ashina Rong over there really seemed to understand what he was saying, and after thinking for a while he said, "As long as they kill the right person, they will be convinced."
Li Po was suffocated, feeling that what she said made sense, but he couldn't find anything to say to refute it.
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In the back house of the former Princess Pingyang Mansion, Li Xiuning was talking to her sister Li Xiuying, and also invited Wan Xuanyu, the former Concubine Wan Gui, to accompany her.
Li Xiuying had a bad temper and was impatient. She looked cheerful, but in fact she was unruly and willful, regardless of the consequences. She would have been kicked out by the Dou family. In fact, it was not just because the Li family in Longxi left to memorize characters, she was in Dou family.
Being very unpopular in the family's house is also an important reason.
It was only after experiencing this setback that she restrained herself a lot, especially in times of crisis. Her husband never left her, which restored her soul, and then her sister really helped her when she needed help the most.
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So now that her life has settled down, she treats this place as another home and comes here often. Li Xiuning sometimes finds her annoying and doesn't want to talk to her, but she doesn't mind and goes to talk to other women in the backyard.
After all, when she came to her sister to cry, these women, who were suffering from the same problem, also came to shed tears with her. In the past, they used to quarrel with each other in the palace, but now they seem to be really harmonious.
Nowadays, their condition is much better than last year, and they can go home and walk around. However, most of them are not as good as they want. Their families are very indifferent to them, and some even keep them out.
In contrast, although Yin Ah Shu has a bad reputation, he is still willing to hide his daughter at home and would rather bury her with her than drive her out of the house. He is much more affectionate than those people.