Li Gang thought for a while, nodded and said: "This method is feasible..."
Seeing that Li Gang had no objection and had already agreed to serve as the director of the Tanshan Library, Li Yuanji said nothing else and entered the Li Mansion with Li Gang with a smile, chatting with Li Gang about their daily life.
Let’s talk about the friendship between master and servant.
During this period, neither of them discussed the matter of begging for bones.
We are all smart people and know what the other person wants, so we can just take care of many things and there is no need to criticize them.
After having a meal with Li Gang and all of Li Gang's children and grandchildren, Li Yuanji left Li Mansion and returned to the palace.
Yang Miaoyan, Wang Ruan and others were not there. Li Xu, Li Ling and Li Chengye were also taken away by Yang Miaoyan, saying they were going to Quchi to have fun with the people and spend the Lantern Festival with the people.
At this time, there were no medicine-haired puppets, the earliest fireworks, so there was nothing interesting to see during the Lantern Festival.
What you can see are all kinds of lights and various masks.
Nobles from various families, officials at all levels, and merchants from all over the country will contribute a large number of lanterns for people to watch on this day, and compete with each other. Finally, a lantern leader will be chosen to earn some fame.
Therefore, there are no substantial rewards. Nobles from various families, officials at all levels, and merchants from all over the country are not short of practical rewards. Everyone is more interested in fame and face.
In this process of fighting for reputation and face, merchants basically gave way to officials, and officials gave way to nobles from various families.
Therefore, what seems to be a competition actually depends on social status.
Merchants cannot suppress officials, and officials cannot suppress powerful people.
Anyone who crosses this red line will suffer crazy revenge from the upper class.
Therefore, even if the rich and powerful make the lanterns as ugly as shit, officials at all levels and businessmen from all over the world will only make them uglier than they do, and they will never make them look better than them.
Therefore, the outcome of this competition was determined from the beginning.
Li Yuanji was not at all interested in this kind of competition without any suspense, nor was he at all interested in the various lanterns that were claimed to be pleasing to the eye.
In this era of low productivity, limited thinking, and few available resources, even if all classes try their best, the lanterns they make are just the same.
It is estimated that they are not even comparable to the lanterns hung out during festivals in some small cities in later generations, let alone compared with big cities.
It is said that when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty held a water and land ceremony in Luoyang, he invited skilled craftsmen from all over the country to build a lotus lantern with only nine layers.
It was even touted as the first lamp in the world, and no one could surpass it within a hundred years.
That is to say, Li Yuanji didn't know how to do a hundred things, otherwise, he would surpass him every minute and show it to everyone in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Yuanji is more interested in various masks than various lanterns.
In later generations, masks have become an exclusive plaything for children. Adults almost don't play with them, let alone wander around in the streets with masks, and they are easily regarded as fools.
Therefore, the appearance rate of masks in later generations is extremely low, and the prosperity of the entire industry is almost non-existent.
But it was different in the Tang Dynasty. Masks were not only the toys that children loved to play with, but also the toys that adults loved to play with. During festivals, adults would wear various masks and wander around the streets. On weekdays, there are also masks in the streets and alleys.
There are people selling masks, and there are even people walking around wearing masks.
Therefore, masks have a very high appearance rate in Datang, and the entire industry is also very developed.
In addition to various animal masks, there are also various flower masks, as well as various masks handed down from ancient times, as well as masks of gods believed in different places.
However, the ancients always maintained a reverence for gods, so even if they had fairy masks, not everyone could wear them, let alone every occasion.
At present, except for some masks of wild gods, most of the masks of serious gods can only be seen during water and land rituals, exorcisms, blessings, and sacrifices.
Other times, let alone seeing it, you may not dare to take it out easily.
After all, the national policy at this time focused on worshiping the Rong, and blaspheming the gods was a serious crime.
Even if the imperial court doesn't care or the believers of the gods don't care, the clan members from all over the country will investigate to the end.
So when Li Yuanji saw Li Xu appearing arrogantly in front of him wearing a mask with four golden eyes, he was surprised.
The mask with four eyes was not common in later generations and was not famous.
But in the Tang Dynasty, it was famous.
It has a very long history and can be traced back to the time of Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
It is one of the famous Fang Xiangshi.
It is one of the gods that is mainly used to exorcise demons and evil spirits in the Nuo Opera Festival.
If Li Xu was wrapped in a bear skin, put on black clothes and red clothes, and carried a sword and shield, he would be no different from Fang Xiangshi.
There are rumors that Fang Xiangshi is a great god under the Yellow Emperor. When the Yellow Emperor was touring the world, his wife died on the road. The Yellow Emperor ordered his great god to stay aside and named her Fang Xiangshi.
The purpose was to allow Mr. Fang to keep custody of his wife's body so that it would not be harmed by all kinds of monsters and ghosts.
Therefore, Fang Xiangshi has four eyes, which are for distinguishing the four directions, covering the bear skin, frightening all kinds of birds and beasts, holding a spear and shield, and fighting against all kinds of monsters and monsters.
That's why people say that Fang Xiangshi has the ability to exorcise demons and eliminate evil spirits.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, it has become one of the gods worshiped by all dynasties.
It was not until the Song Dynasty that various Taoist gods appeared and withdrew from the stage of history.
Li Xu wanders around wearing his mask, which is blasphemous.
"Who gave it to you?"
After grabbing Li Xu and taking off Fang Xiangshi's mask while Li Xu struggled and howled, Li Yuanji stared at Li Xu with a stern face and asked.
With Li Xu's identity, the people serving her would never dare to encourage her to do such a blasphemous thing, let alone condone her doing such a blasphemous thing, so this mask must have been given to Li Xu by someone else.
, and this person’s background is not small.
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Li Xu was very unhappy when the mask he had just fallen in love with was taken away from him. He pouted his lips angrily and looked at Li Yuanji angrily without saying a word.
Li Yuanji was too lazy to comfort Li Xu and directly asked the female official who was following Li Xu: "Who gave it to her?"
The female official quickly lowered her head and said in fear: "Ms. Yang gave it to the county lord..."
Li Yuanji frowned slightly and said, "Empress Yang, which Empress Yang?"
There were many people in the Tang Dynasty who could be called Yang Niangniang. There was one in Chengqing Palace, one in Chang'an City, and those who were born in the Yang family in Guanlong and were called aunts by Yang Miaoyan could also be called Yang Niangniang.
Therefore, you must find out who the other party is in order to determine what purpose the other party has.
The female officer whispered: "It's Empress Yang from Chang'an City..."
Li Yuanji's brows suddenly furrowed even more tightly, he took a deep breath and said, "Yang Yicheng?!"
The female officer lowered her head but made no reply.
But it was already obvious what she meant, it was Yang Yicheng.
Yang Yicheng's move was not calculated at all, because with her current status and the power she had at her disposal, there was nothing she could do.
What Yang Yicheng did was purely to disgust people and cause them some trouble.
This is precisely the reason why Li Yuanji frowned even more tightly.
If Yang Yicheng had any plans or plans, then he could logically use this as an excuse to eradicate Yang Yicheng.
But Yang Yicheng had no calculations and no plans. He was just doing it to disgust people.
She is both Li Yuan's cousin and Li Tang's royal relative. If she is beaten and killed just because she is disgusting, it would be too much to make a fuss. At that time, not only the Yang family of Long, Yang Miaoyan, but also Li Shimin Palace will be affected.
Mr. Yang in there will have opinions, and Li Yuan will also complain.
A group of officials who have received favors from the Yang family and are now serving as officials in Li Tang will also have some complaints.
So she disgusted someone, but Li Yuanji couldn't take revenge. This was why Li Yuanji frowned.
Li Yuanji was not a stingy person and could allow a woman to live.
But the premise is that this woman must be harmless.
If she is harmful, then Li Yuanji will eradicate her regardless of whether she is a boy or a girl.
"Liu Jun?"
"I'm here."
Liu Jun quickly stepped forward at Li Yuanji's greeting.
Li Yuanji ordered: "I heard that Fuqing Temple in Luoyang seems to be renovated. You send people to invite the masters from Fuqing Temple to Chang'an. Let them live in my cousin's house for the time being."
Liu Jun understood and nodded with a smile: "Here!"
Although Yang Yicheng was disgusted and couldn't take revenge, but since Yang Yicheng liked to cause trouble for others, Li Yuanji didn't mind causing some trouble for Yang Yicheng.
Fuqing Temple is the place where Yuwen Shiji's ex-wife, Yang Yicheng's niece, Yang Guang's daughter, and the former Sui Nanyang Princess became a monk.
Yang Nanyang is a decent woman, with a man's demeanor and a man's strength.
After Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Guang, she resolutely broke with Yu Wenshiji, and she had helped Dou Jiande deal with Yu Wenhuaji, so she was not a weak woman.
It would be strange if these two women, who are neither weak women, come together to cause something.
As long as they cause trouble, you can justifiably raise the butcher's knife against them.
Then it’s up to them to see who can suppress the other, and who can make the other listen to her.
Although Yang Yicheng is good, she is a clan girl after all, not a direct descendant like Yang Nanyang.
So in terms of status, she couldn't suppress Yang Nanyang.
And she is older than Yang Nanyang, more thoughtful, deeper, and more calculating than Yang Nanyang. Therefore, if she wants to succeed, she must suppress Yang Nanyang and make Yang Nanyang listen to her.
But Yang Nanyang is also a woman with a strong temper and strong opinions.
So if Yang Yicheng wants to suppress her, he must subdue her.