As soon as Lin Wanwan entered the Tai Chi Palace, she felt the imperial power of feudal society pressing down on her. Even the air was stuffy by the palace walls.
Before entering the Liangyi Hall, Lin Wanwan was already sweating nervously.
Ordinarily, she shouldn't be nervous, as she has golden fingers, but everything around her was too solemn, which made Lin Wanwan become nervous without even realizing it.
Chen Dianzan, the female official next to her, whispered to Lin Wanwan as she walked. She told Lin Wanwan why she couldn't face everyone directly (that's what female eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty palace called the emperor), couldn't look around, couldn't behave inappropriately, couldn't, couldn't, couldn't... a series of rules.
Emma, it was so bad that it made Lin Wanwan want to retreat.
But what should be done was still done. When she thanked Chen Dianzan, Lin Wanwan handed a few pearls that she had hidden in her hand to Chen Dianzan.
The latter touched the pearl. Although he couldn't lower his head to study it, he knew it well. He immediately looked at Lin Wanwan with some surprise. This was a very generous move. Then she talked about the precautions even harder.
Lin Wanwan was guilty and curious, and her emotions were very complicated.
We are about to meet Li Shimin, the most famous emperor in history. It’s time to witness history!
If you come to Datang without seeing Li Shimin, your visit is in vain.
After walking for who knows how long, Lin Wanwan finally arrived outside the Liangyi Palace where Li Shimin worked.
Needless to say, it is majestic, but for Lin Wanwan, who has even stepped into the Three Treasures Hall of the Forbidden City (film and television city version) majestically, what she sees is trivial.
Along the way, we met several groups of patrolling guards with swords who were full of spirit and style. There were no beautiful palace concubines that Lin Wanwan was interested in. It was estimated that this road was specially used for officials from outside.
After thinking about things for a while, a middle-aged man with a pale face and a beardless face came out, with his back slightly hunched over, and Xuan Lin Wanwan entered.
Needless to say, this eunuch must have left a mark in history, commonly known as eunuch.
In the Tang Dynasty, these people with little ability were called eunuchs. The title eunuch was invented during the Li Zhi period, and not everyone was qualified to call it eunuch. It was a high position among eunuchs.
After taking off her boots and entering the hall, Lin Wanwan followed Chen Dianzan's instructions carefully, without squinting her eyes, she stepped forward solemnly with her eyes lowered, and performed the solemn bow (that is, kneeling down).
Don't think that the Tang Dynasty was so equal that there was no kneeling ceremony. The seats were too low, so when they saluted each other, they basically knelt down.
In fact, the ceremony that Lin Wanwan performed now was already considered simple. She had checked the information before and found that during the great court meetings during festivals, the ministers had to bow to the head again.
That is to say, after the first two head-offering ceremonies, the ministers twisted their hips, shook their arms and stamped their feet, and the demons danced wildly. There were no fixed dance steps, they just danced freely.
After the dance, there are two more head-offering ceremonies. The higher the dance, the more respect for the emperor. People who are introverted and have zero dancing talent may not be able to survive in the Tang Dynasty.
Lin Wanwan is now a daily face-to-face saint, so the etiquette can be simple. Chen Dianzan has just reminded Lin Wanwan (after Wu Zetian came to power, women no longer need to solemnly salute and bow instead of kneeling. Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, women mainly performed the Wanfu salute).
At this time, Lin Wanwan looked at the floor and said loudly: "I have an audience with Your Majesty."
"No courtesy, stay on your own terms." Li Shimin's voice sounded kind and gentle, like a big brother next door.
Lin Wanwan raised her body, lowered her eyes, and observed Li Shimin with only a little peripheral vision. She saw that he was wearing white casual clothes, without a beard, and he looked very young.
"Are you Wanwan of the Lin family in Luan County?" Li Shimin asked to confirm.
"Your Majesty, you are my daughter."
Li Shimin looked at Lin Wanwan with burning eyes, with the unscrupulousness of a superior towards a subordinate in his eyes, as if he wanted to see through her, which made Lin Wanwan feel uncomfortable and lowered his gaze.
"According to Mr. Xiao's report, you studied under the guidance of a stranger among the people, and contributed salt by drying salt on the tidal flats, so that the salt production in Jiangnan Road was miraculous and relieved the people's suffering from salt shortage. You also followed the teacher's instructions and published sixteen volumes of medical books. The medical skills recorded in them were unheard of.
The medical effect is miraculous, simple and easy to perform, and has benefited countless soldiers;
In addition, fellow disciple Youxiaer brought back high-yielding grain potatoes, sweet potatoes and unique rice seeds from overseas to alleviate the hunger of the people in Luan County; he also knew how to grow cotton and alleviate the poverty plight of the people.
You, your predecessors and brothers have all made great contributions to our country, the country of Tang Dynasty, and have made great contributions to me, so you should be rewarded.
Do you have any wishes that you want to fulfill? Tell me and I will satisfy you."
I'm dizzy! This Li Shimin is too treacherous. If you want a reward, just reward it directly. Why are you asking me?
There are still people who ask the recipient what they want before giving a gift? It’s clear that they don’t care, and they are not sincere!
Didn’t you know that one of the greatest virtues of Chinese people is humility?!
You want me to come all the way from Luan County just to satisfy your curiosity, and then you want me to be grateful for your invitation?
Why don't you just give me rewards happily, talk good things but don't give them reality, are flashy and unrealistic, and treat people like fools?
Angry!
I won’t accept this from you!
Lin Wanwan cursed and complained in her stomach, and then expressed gratitude on her face: "My daughter is just a porter for my master and senior brother. It is only the duty of the people of the Tang Dynasty to offer these things. They dare not be greedy for credit, let alone ask for rewards.
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"Where is your master now?" Li Shimin asked again.
Lin Wanwan looked sad and said: "Master has passed away."
"Where is he buried? Can he leave a famous post?" His Majesty Li Er pursued him relentlessly.
Someone must have reported this information to him, but he had to ask again.
Lin Wanwan had already prepared a draft and was fully prepared: "Master, he does not believe in reincarnation, does not worship ghosts and gods, and only shows mercy to all living things. Before he died, he ordered his senior brother to burn his body and let his ashes spread among the green mountains and rivers to coexist with the mountains.
Master, he calls himself Qingshan layman and has no other name."
"There is such a strange person." Li Shimin was a little moved.
Cremation, for the ancients, was the ultimate punishment.
For an emperor like Li Er who wanted immortality, it was even more of a challenge to his three views.
"Where is Senior Brother Ling now?"
"After Master passed away, there was another flash flood in the mountains, which washed away all the thatched huts we lived in. Senior brother then asked me to go down the mountain to find my family. He took the servants in the thatched huts to travel across the oceans, and then went to travel around the world.
He disappeared without a trace, I don’t know.”
Master's ashes can't even be found, and the fact that cremation is disrespectful to Master's body is also Brother's fault.
Senior brother also took away all the belongings and servants of the sect and left them floating on the vast ocean. Even I don’t know!
Anyway, one push, three, six, five, it’s so neat!
But His Majesty Li Er was not easy to fool, and then asked Lin Wanwan several questions in succession. Fortunately, Lin Wanwan answered them fluently.
You can ask questions over and over again, but I will lose if you tell me.
During the more than twenty days of the water voyage to Chang'an, she panicked just thinking about Yuan Yuan. She would never fall into the pit dug by Xiao Chong last time again.