His Majesty Li Er sat down on the floor mat, holding a tea cup in his hand, and sighed: "As parents, we always hope that our children can grow up quickly, but after they grow up, they start a family and start a career, and the time they spend with their parents is very limited. It’s getting less and less, and it’s really hard to endure the emptiness and loss.”
Princess Changle, who was pouring tea with her hands, pursed her lips and smiled, and gave her father a helpless look.
How old are you?
Just like a child, he plays a sad game...
Gently pushing the plate of pastries in front of His Majesty Li Er, he said softly: "What are you talking about, Father? Father is now full of children and grandchildren, and the branches are luxuriant. Even though several brothers and several sisters are married, But there are still brothers Si Zi, Xiao Yao, King Ji, King Dai, King Zhao, and King Cao in the palace who are under Cheng Huan's knees. What you say will hurt their hearts."
His Majesty Li Er said: "Xiao Yao has reached the age of getting married after the Chinese New Year. Although Si Zi is weak, he has cultivated himself well in the past two years. It is time to find him a husband. But you, you are not young anymore. You are here all day long." Inside the Taoist temple, the ancient green lantern Buddha is quiet and cold. My father seems to be looking forward to the stars and the moon to see you. If you come back to the palace occasionally, what do you want?"
He was heartbroken about this girl.
It's just peace and separation. How can the emperor's daughter worry about getting married? The children of the aristocratic families in Chang'an lined up to choose, but they couldn't like any of them. That's all. They have to run to Zhongnan Mountain all day long. Taoist temple, is it so easy to cultivate Taoism and become an immortal?
Every daughter treats it as a hobby and occasionally practices to strengthen her body and cultivate her morale. But what if she becomes addicted to it?
Even with all the power of the country, he is unable to figure out how to become an immortal. To get a Tianzhu monk, he has to hide in the Jiucheng Palace, and he has to secretly make elixirs and medicines. This road is really not easy to follow...
Princess Changle lowered her eyebrows and said, "My daughter is not in a hurry. Isn't it good to stay in the palace with her father for a few years?"
His Majesty Li Er said that's fine, but the key is how many days will you stay in the palace throughout the year?
Seeing the look on his daughter's face, His Majesty Li Er sighed speechlessly. He knew his daughter better than her father. He knew Changle's temperament that was soft on the outside but strong on the inside. He knew that once she made up her mind, no one could persuade her.
If Empress Wende was still alive, Changle would probably be able to hear a few words she said...
"well!"
His Majesty Li Er shook his head and sighed, it is really a debt to his children that cannot be paid off.
Wang De, the chamberlain's chief steward, walked in softly and whispered: "Your Majesty, His Highness King Jing wishes to see you."
His Majesty Li Er was taken aback for a moment. The emperor's younger brother would not enter the palace easily, but if he did, something would definitely happen.
"Do you know what happened?"
Wang Dedao: "According to His Royal Highness King Jing, he recently acquired a collection of Changkang's paintings and came to the palace specially to present them to His Majesty."
"oh?"
When His Majesty Li Er heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he became energetic.
Even though he spent half of his life in the military and is now an emperor, he is actually a literary young man at heart. He has always had a hobby of literature, especially the calligraphy and painting of famous artists, which has reached the point of obsession.
In order to obtain the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written by the "Sage of Calligraphy" Wang Xizhi, as the supreme leader of the Nine Five Years, he actually ordered ministers to go to Shanyin County and steal the "Lanting Preface" from a temple monk...
Since Gu Changkang was Gu Kaizhi, he was hailed as the "Sage of Painting" by his contemporaries. He was famous for his three talents: "painting, writing, and obsession." He had many works, but there were too few authentic works. Each one was a fine product, and his status
It was definitely no worse than Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy works. Where could I sit down immediately? He stood up in a hurry and said to Princess Changle: “I’m going to be my father, so come here and see what kind of treasure your Uncle Jing has got!”
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
Returning to the Shenlong Hall, they saw Li Yuanjing dressed in regular clothes, holding a scroll in his hand, and looking around in the hall. His Majesty Li Er took three steps at a time, stepped forward, stared at the scroll in Li Yuanjing's hand, and said quickly
: "Is it really Gu Kaizhi's painting?"
Li Yuanjing smiled proudly, placed the scroll on the table, took out a flower scroll, spread it out and placed it on the table. His Majesty Li Er had already come over to take a look.
This is a portrait, which is Gu Kaizhi's specialty.
I can only see the person in the painting wearing a wide robe and big sleeves, a high crown and a belt, standing under the pine tree with his hands behind his back, his clothes are open, and his handwriting is tight and continuous, like spring silkworms spinning silk, like spring clouds floating in the sky, and water flowing on the ground, all of which are natural, especially
It is the eyes of the person in the painting, which seem to be awake but not awake, and seem to be sleeping but not sleeping. When they are opened and closed, they reveal a bright and open-minded charm. They can be called the finishing touch, like a god!
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
His Majesty Li Er's eyes shone brightly, his fingers were slightly suspended in the air, and he subconsciously copied along the lines of the characters in the painting, saying "good" three times in a row.
Li Yuanjing saw that His Majesty Li Er couldn't put it down, and felt proud, so he said: "This "Portrait of Ruan Xian" was painted by Gu Changkang in his prime. At that time, his mind was mature, his skills were perfect, and he was at his peak. This portrait is the portrait of Ruan Xian.
That kind of pure, simple yet wild and wild temperament is fully displayed, and it should be considered the best among all Gu Changkang's works."
His Majesty Li Er nodded repeatedly: "Gu Changkang is the best at portraits. All the people he paints are lifelike. He is the best among them."
Li Yuanjing secretly glanced at His Majesty Li Er, sighed, and said with emotion: "Ruan Xian drinks with pigs and treats them equally. He can also ride a donkey to chase maids. He is broad-minded and crazy. He is really a role model in my heart. If a person can be like him,
Really, this life is not in vain!"
"Um?"
His Majesty Li Er was completely focused on the painting. Hearing this, he was stunned and came back to his senses.
The majestic prince of the Tang Dynasty actually wanted to imitate Ruan Xian and become a sage in the bamboo forest who had no rules or restraints and relied on his talents as he pleased?
It is said that the emperor has a "golden mouth" and he has no words to joke about. However, no matter how many ministers are in front of the emperor, they still carefully consider every word and dare not say nonsense.
In other words, every sentence must have something to say...
What does Li Yuanjing want to express?
His Majesty Li Er was still looking at the painting, but he was already muttering in his heart.
When Ruan Xian was in mourning, he was still able to ride on a donkey and steal a maidservant. During a banquet at home, he actually allowed a pig to come to the banquet and drink with him... This is a bit unreasonable to any normal person.
The reason why later generations respected him as the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" was precisely because of this kind of temperament that others could not achieve. They believed that the sages' derogatory remarks or praises of the characters were to find out the root of their actions and determine the talents and conduct of the characters.
.Even if what he did was shocking to the world, it was reasonable and reasonable.
So what is the compatibility of Ruan Xian?
This man's official career was not smooth and he was independent. Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty thought that Ruan Xian was a drunkard and was vain, so he did not use him. Moreover, he was resented by Xun Xu for questioning his music and was demoted to the prefect of Shiping. However, this man did not feel depressed because of this.
Unable to achieve his goal, he wandered around the mountains and rivers from then on and enjoyed it very much.
Is it possible that Li Yuanjing sent this painting to say that what he did before was just human nature, and now he has realized his mistakes and plans to travel in the mountains and forests, being open-minded and open-minded?
His Majesty Li Er twitched his chin, somewhat unexpectedly.
Li Yuanjing added: "Ruan Xian has an open-minded temperament. If he were to stand above the court, his temperament would probably be intolerable. It would be much better than Zhang Ziwen secretly occupying a high position but doing nothing."
Zhang Ziwen was Zhang Yu, the Marquis of Anchang in the Han Dynasty.
This man was a man of profound knowledge and sincerity. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty came to the throne. Because he was the master of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei and ascended to the position of Prime Minister. However, this man was unparalleled in learning but accomplished nothing as Prime Minister. Ban Gu once commented This person: "Confucianism occupies the position of prime minister, wears Confucian clothes, and spreads the words of the previous kings. It is possible to borrow from him, but he still maintains his salary and position, and is ridiculed by flattery. He sees the ropes based on the traces of the ancients, and he is incapable of doing his job. !" It means that this person is knowledgeable and can be praised as a "Confucian", but in fact he has no ability, is mediocre and incompetent, is in a prime minister's position, and is not competent for his job.
To paraphrase a latecomer’s words, being on top of it is like a “clay sculpture with a clay body”…
Later, Zhu Yun, the magistrate of Huaili, wrote a letter of remonstrance, accusing the courtiers of eating the corpses without food, and asked Zhang Yu, the Marquis of Anchang, to behead the rest of the court. Emperor Cheng was furious and wanted to kill Zhu Yun. Zhu Yun clung to the railings of the main hall and shouted loudly, and eventually the railings were broken. It was torn off. Later, Emperor Cheng came to his senses and ordered the broken palace sill to be preserved as a signal to his ministers.
There is even an allusion of "Zhu Yun breaks the threshold".
His Majesty Li Er straightened up and glanced at Li Yuanjing.
First Ruan Xian, who relied on his broad-minded talent, and then Zhang Yu, who was made of clay and pottery. Do you want to be one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest who roamed the mountains and springs, or a submissive Prime Minister?
His Majesty Li Er was actually a little unsure of Li Yuanjing's thoughts. It was said that he had always been wary of Li Yuanjing, but never thought he could achieve anything great, but what happened today made him look at Li Yuanjing with admiration.
Ruan Xian retreated, Zhu Yun retreated, and even started to play cryptic.
The most important thing is...what does this person mean?