At dusk, on the road leading to Sun Moon Lake Zhuangzi, a horse-drawn carriage was coming at a high speed. Occasionally, someone in the carriage shouted lowly, and the driver immediately waved his whip to drive the horses to speed up.
Two or three years later, Li Shan's arrival has brought great changes to the surrounding environment. Children of aristocratic families and dignitaries come to Dongshan Temple to offer incense. The first and most profound impression is this road, which is filled with fine stones.
, it won’t turn muddy when it rains, and it won’t slip when it snows.
But at such a high speed, Ling Jing in the carriage could not help but feel dizzy. He had been in Tiance Mansion today. He only found out about Li Shan's canonization of the county king an hour ago and rushed back after being ordered by King Qin Li Shimin.
In the eyes of many, many people, Li Shan was granted the official membership of the clan, which was a generous gift from a saint. If Li Shan had not rescued Princess Pingyang last year, he would not have been included in the clan even if he had made great achievements.
In this era, ordinary rural people from powerful families or poor families, or even grassroots people, often raised their lintels in this way after they had achieved a certain status, but usually by clinging to them. For example, the Yangzhou Du family clung to the Jingzhao Du family in history.
The people of Eleon came to raise the lintel.
While the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties were generally gifted, Du Fuwei was no more than a commoner, Li Shiji's family was wealthy, but they were no more than a powerful family in the countryside, and even Luo Yi and Hu D'en were just ordinary nobles.
But in the eyes of insiders such as Ling Jing and Li Shimin, Li Shan is different.
The great-grandfather Shen Guogong Li Mu has been through four dynasties and has a high reputation. His father and ancestors have been awarded many titles, and there are many talents in the family. If Li Jincai had not done something bad, it has been passed down for four generations. Although the lintel is difficult to compare with the five surnames and seven families, it may be comparable to the Pei family in Hedong.
Prominent families like the Liu family in Jie County are similar.
Li Shimin even made up his mind to wait until the day came true, ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and regain the title of Duke of Shen Kingdom, so as to vent his anger on Li Shan.
Ling Jing didn't know what kind of reaction Li Shan would have, let alone what kind of reaction Zhu would have, so he hurried back to Zhuangzi.
"Ling Gong is back."
The young man who was guarding the entrance of the village said hello from a distance and reined in his horse, which was slowing down. "We will have a good meal tonight. Just now, the seventh uncle asked someone to buy twenty sheep!"
Ling Jing opened the car curtain, frowned and asked, "Did Zhu Wei give the order?"
"yes."
"Huairen is back?"
"Mr. Lang came back and went into the city again in the afternoon."
After being silent for a while, Ling Jing got off the carriage and walked into the village. He saw the commotion around Li's house from a distance. As he walked closer, he heard the woman's congratulations through the wall. Occasionally, he could hear Mrs. Zhu speaking... Mrs. Zhu
Speech is like cutting a carrot with a knife, very crisp and easy to distinguish.
Maybe I was wrong?
Ling Jing was a little puzzled, so after thinking about it, he went to the opposite door and went straight back home. He asked a few questions casually. Both daughters-in-law looked envious and jealous, and they were very happy when they talked about Mr. Zhu.
In fact, Ling Jing really thought wrong. When Zhu was sent to Lingnan, he happened to meet the exiled Li Dewu. In the land of Lingnan, it was rare to see children from aristocratic families... But after experiencing all this, Zhu was disgusted with Li Dewu and could not bear to hate him.
To put it bluntly, she only cares about her son now.
For the Zhu family, the fact that his son was included in the clan and canonized as a county prince meant that even if his life experience were revealed to the world, at least his life would not be in danger, and even his official career would not be greatly hindered.
As for the Li family... Li Jincai was convicted of treason, and the whole family was destroyed. It would be nice if he didn't drag his son down, and he couldn't give him any help.
"Mr. Ling."
"Mrs. Zhu." Ling Jing's wife Zhu suddenly came to the door and said with a smile: "I just found out, congratulations."
Mr. Zhu chuckled and said, "Da Lang, I will also thank you for your help."
I really haven't been of much help... Ling Jing blushed a little, and if it weren't for his thick skin, he would have oozed out. After pondering for a moment, he whispered: "Madam Zhu, don't worry, Huairen is favored by His Majesty, and there is Princess Pingyang."
For help, he will be fine in the future."
Mrs. Zhu knew that Ling Jing was talking about Mrs. Wenxi Pei, and this seemingly huge obstacle two or three years ago had been kicked away without her realizing it.
After chatting vaguely for a few words, Mr. Zhu smiled and brought up the business, "Dalang canonize the county king, and the plaque on the house in Yanshoufang should be changed..."
Ling Jing stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. He had been famous in Shandong for many years and was famous for his calligraphy when he was young.
Zhu took a breath and continued: "I heard Dalang mention that there is a bachelor in Hongwen Hall who is famous all over the world for his calligraphy..."
The smile on Ling Jing's face was a little stiff, and he pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic, "Being included in the clan and canonized as a county king, what do Huairen think?"
Zhu blinked, "Of course I was very happy, and even asked people to take the money to buy sheep."
Regarding this, Li Shan was only worried that Mr. Zhu would not be able to think about it. He himself was indifferent, very indifferent.
In his previous life, Li Shan had no sense of belonging to the so-called family, and it was almost the same in this life... well, almost all his clan members were killed because of Li Jincai.
What's more, for those who have traveled through history, counting from the Tang Dynasty onwards, there were the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Liao, Jin, Meng and Yuan Dynasties, and then the Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered the customs, with mixed bloodlines... In this era, you can choose any surname.
Li's, maybe they are all several generations of Li Shan's ancestors.
"Nothing said?"
Zhu thought for a while, "When I first returned home, my expression was a little strange... but I just said that Your Majesty was very kind."
Ling Jing couldn't stop laughing at this moment. He and Li Shimin both agreed on this. His Majesty blamed Li Shan for the blame... Based on his understanding of Li Shan, this guy would probably be so angry that he would jump off his feet.
Ling Jing asked several more questions, and after Zhu answered them one by one, he changed the subject, "That person from Hongwen Hall..."
"But Yu Boshi?" Ling Jing was a little helpless, but Yu Shinan's calligraphy was indeed better than his own.
Yu Shinan came from a famous family and was quiet and ascetic. He studied under Gu Yewang and Xu Ling successively, and then studied under Sun Zhiyong, the seventh generation of Wang Xizhi.
Therefore, Ling Jing was the first to think of this person. Yu Shinan successively served as an official in Yu Wenji, Dou Jiande, and Hulao. After the First World War, he joined the Tiance Mansion as the Record Office and joined the army. He became one of the eighteen bachelors of Hongwen Hall.
Zhu hesitated for a while and then shook his head and said: "Early last year, Dalang asked him for a book. I remember his surname was Chu."
"Chu Ximing?" Ling Jing raised his eyebrows. Chu Liang, who was also an eighteenth bachelor, was also good at calligraphy. In his early years, he had made friends with Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Xu Ling, Gu Yewang and other celebrities who were good at calligraphy.
After hesitating for a while, Ling Jing shook his head and said: "Scholar Chu is nearly seventy years old. He has been bedridden since then and has difficulty holding a pen..."
"That's not right." Zhu said in surprise: "Dalang said that the man was under thirty."
"What?"
"Dalang praised his unique calligraphy, and his calligraphy will be praised by future generations. He will definitely be no weaker than Ouyang and Yu Gong."
Ling Jing's expression changed slightly, "Huairen is talking about Chu Suiliang, the eldest son of Scholar Chu..."
"Yes, that's the man. Huairen is in a hurry these past two days and will be leaving the next day. Please leave it to Mr. Ling."
Ling Jing agreed and sent Zhu out with a smile, with a strange look on his face. He remembered that at a banquet at the end of last year, His Highness the King of Qin praised Chu Suiliang for his unique calligraphy. Ouyang Xun, who happened to be present, looked at this future
It should be as famous as Yu Shiji in the world, and Yu Shiji also recognized this statement.
That's natural. Ouyang Xun, Yu Shiji, Chu Suiliang and later Xue Ji were collectively called the "Four Great Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty".
It was because of this incident at the end of last year that Chu Suiliang's prescription became famous, but Li Shan asked Chu Suiliang for the prescription at the beginning of last year.
Ling Jing specializes in calligraphy and does not dare to compare with the likes of Ouyang Xun, but he still has some eyesight... I can't even see that your calligraphy is as good as that of a dog, but you can actually tell whether it is good or bad?