"Princess Huizhilan is very kind. I can't hide this from the princess's eyes and ears with this little trick."
Bai Gui replied.
Although the poem he wrote about Qin Guan is very talented, it can be used at this time, and it will inevitably have the meaning of clinging to the powerful. But the ordinary dog-legged clinging to the powerful is different from the great poet or literary giant clinging to the powerful. It is far different.
Far.
So instead of pretending to be ignorant and noble, it is better to be secular.
"This is the entry and exit token for my Taoist temple."
"I'll give it to you."
"When you go to Chang'an for the imperial examination, if you have time, you can come to my Taoist temple... Forget it, you make your own decision."
Princess Jinxian hesitated for a while, called the female officer, handed Bai Gui an access token to Jinxian Temple, and said.
When Li Longji, Princess Yuzhen, and Princess Jinxian were still young, Wu Zetian killed their biological mother, Concubine Dou De, threw her body into the wilderness, and was imprisoned in the palace for more than ten years. Therefore, in order to protect herself, Princess Yuzhen
, Princess Jinxian was made a female crown since childhood. Later, after leaving the palace, they did not build the princess's mansion at this time, but built a Taoist temple in Shengyefang.
The Taoist temples of the two princesses are the same as their titles, namely Yuzhen Temple and Jinxian Temple.
Don't think that this token is just a certificate of entry and exit, but with this, you can barely be regarded as a guest and a close person of Princess Jinxian.
"When you go to Chang'an, you will definitely visit Jinxian Temple."
Bai Gui put the token into his sleeve with his backhand and held it in his hand.
From a fairy boy to a guest at the curtain, a normal guest at the curtain, Princess Jinxian's treatment of him changed completely.
Extenuating circumstances!
The poems he wrote now have proved his talent. When he went to take the Jinshi examination, he was not a sure winner, but he was still a young hero. And it was normal not to win the selection once. There are many people who took the Jinshi examination several times before passing the Jinshi examination.
.
It would be weird not to try to win over such people.
…
Bai Guizou accompanied Princess Jinxian and had a vegetarian meal.
Princess Jinxian and her party, who had gone on an outing in the southern suburbs, returned to Chang'an.
Chang'an is only a few miles away from Shaolingyuan.
Youxian Temple accepted dozens of nobles and nobles in a year. However, Bai Gui did not deliberately make friends with them like he did with Princess Jinxian. Instead, he did things that ordinary Taoist priests should do.
stand out.
Making friends with powerful people does not care about quantity, but about quality.
Li Longji's feelings for his two sisters are naturally not overwhelming, and they are closer than he treats his own sons.
Have been in a relationship for more than ten years.
After all, we are sisters who share adversity.
And compared to other powerful people in the city, Princess Jinxian is young and beautiful, and is obviously much easier to deal with.
After a few days.
Bai Gui resigned from Master Chen, the master of Youxian Temple.
He is just a Taoist who lives in Youxian Temple. He has never been married, so he can just call him Bai Jushi.
They can only be regarded as people who believe in Taoism.
"You went to Chang'an to take the imperial examination, martial arts, and both civil and military subjects. I haven't seen much of it, but you are very unusual for having such ambition."
"This is some incense money I collected from Guan Nei a few days ago. I have prepared it for you. You can take it yourself."
When Master Chen saw Bai Gui, he gave him a long bow, nodded slightly, stroked his long beard and chuckled.
Youxian Temple is one of the lower temples of Zongsheng Temple, and there is no shortage of money.
Bai Gui had a bright future, and he had always had a good impression of Bai Gui who lived in the temple. He gave some Cheng Yi as a parting gift, which was considered a kind gesture.
Bai Gui thanked him and accepted Cheng Yi.
Not many, dozens of them.
Quite heavy.
In the Tang Dynasty, gold and silver were only valuables, not common currency.
He wrapped these dozen coins around his waist, which was a heavy pile. Fortunately, he had practiced martial arts, otherwise it would be difficult to walk with all the money.
Pantai is named because in ancient times, people would tie money around their waists when walking long distances.
They bowed deeply and said goodbye.
Bai Gui walked out of Youxian Temple and arrived at the archway in front of the temple. Changji had already helped him lead the horse to the hitching post.
"Meihe, take care along the way."
The blue-robed Taoist priest nodded and said.
"Take care of yourself!"
Bai Gui got on his horse and sat on it. This horse was a brown horse. It was not a good horse. It was not comparable to the white horse he got from Bai Mansion when he was in Yanjing, but it was still average.
horse.
This horse is a Turkic horse. It was bought specially for him by Xiagui Bai family for him to practice literature and martial arts.
Lean less.
The white horse drove all the way to Chang'an City.
"The Tang Dynasty existed under Zhao Zhao, and God provided for all nations." - He Zhizhang.
Only when I saw the city of Chang'an at this time did I know what the prosperous age of ancient times was. Busy traffic, people coming and going, it looked like flowers were blooming, and fire was cooking oil. Although there were poor people in cold clothes, their mental outlook was not at all what it was like in the Qing Dynasty.
Comparable. At this moment, the Tang Dynasty has just experienced the Shenlong Transformation and the Tang Long Transformation, and is already on the verge of collapse...
Far inferior to the prosperous Tang Dynasty in Kaiyuan and Tianbao years!
"The family legacy left behind during the reigns of Taizong and Gaozong is so strong."
Bai Gui sighed, dismounted and walked towards Shengyefang holding the reins.
As a native of Chang'an, he had an impression of Shengyefang. The Wu Mansion where Zhou Ying lived was actually a mansion built on the old site of Shengyefang. Although it is now very different from Chang'an in the late Qing Dynasty, the basic layout of Chang'an was as early as Yuwen
Kai Ying set the tone when he built Daxing City, which has not changed for thousands of years.
"Thousands of houses are like a chess game, and twelve streets are like vegetable beds."
"Bai Letian's poem..."
"Wait a minute, I am Bai Letian's great-uncle now. It seems impolite to recite the poems of my descendants."
He shook his head and walked to the West Market.
I ordered a piece of sesame cake and a bowl of noodle soup sprinkled with sesame.
The Hu cake is freshly baked, shaped like a pot helmet, baked to a golden color, sprinkled with white sesame seeds on top, and fragrant.
After eating, I feel very satisfied.
Pay and leave.
From time to time, Bai Gui led his horse to Shengyefang and Jinxian Temple.
Jinxian Temple is relatively easy to recognize among the mansions. After all, the Taoist temple has some differences in shape from ordinary mansions. Moreover, Jinxian Temple and Yuzhen Temple are adjacent to each other and can be seen at a glance.
He handed over the Jinxianguan pass token and the famous assassination to his disciple.
A famous thorn is a famous post.
"It's Taoist Master Bai, please come in, please come in."
The doorman politely led Bai Gui to the reception room of Jinxianguan.
Just as Bai Gui expected.
Even if he has this pass token, it is still difficult to meet Princess Jinxian.
I can only secretly say that he has already experienced it and will only come after he is full.
I waited for about an hour.
Only then did the female Taoist priest from the temple arrive and ask him to straighten his appearance before meeting Princess Jinxian.
The maids in Jinxian Temple also wear female crowns.
The maid dressed as a sorceress entered the backyard together, passed through layers of moon gates, walked to a courtyard, and saw a man and woman playing chess.
The girl is Princess Jinxian, and she is dressed similar to before.
The man is wearing a bright yellow python robe and a crown of virtue on his head. He is about twenty years old, handsome and handsome.
Bai Gui saw that his appearance was somewhat similar to that of Princess Jinxian. The two looked friendly, and he had already made a rough judgment in his mind. This young prince should be Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji, the current crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.
"pity……"
"It's too late to die."
He thought to himself.
If Li Longji had died earlier, he would have been a perfect emperor, with commendable civil and military skills.
The two of them played chess in silence, while Bai Gui stood aside, watching the chess without speaking.
When it comes to his chess skills, he can clearly see that Li Longji has been giving in to his younger sister. Tang Minghuang's literary accomplishments are still very high, and basic skills such as chess are not a problem.
"This is the little Taoist priest I met a few days ago."
"Very talented."
"It's fair to say... that Jin Ke will participate in Jinshi and Martial Arts at the same time."
After Princess Jinxian admitted defeat, she paused for a moment, thought of something, and opened her red lips lightly to introduce.
"oh?"
"Take Jinshi and martial arts subjects at the same time?"
Li Longji couldn't help but stiffen his right hand while playing chess. The white jade chess piece was caught between his index and middle fingers.
He looked up at Bai Gui and saw that this Taoist was rich and handsome. Although he did not look like an immortal, he had an aura of poetry and calligraphy that ordinary people could not compare with. He suddenly felt a bit curious in his heart.
To be honest, there have been many people with both civil and military skills since ancient times. In ancient times, it was just a matter of course for people to become generals and prime ministers. But since the introduction of Jinshi subjects and martial arts subjects, people who want to take both subjects at the same time still have to
It is extremely rare, and those who can succeed are even rarer.
If Bai Gui could pass the Jinshi and Martial Arts subjects, he would be truly a rare talent.
Even if he could only pass the Jinshi examination, he would still be one of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
"I just remembered that when you came back from an outing in the southern suburbs to pray for blessings, you got a poem. Later, you showed it to Prime Minister Zhong and several prime ministers of the Political Hall, saying that you wanted them to write some warm papers..."
"I still remember that poem."
"It seems that Eighth Sister is thinking about the world."
Li Longji shook his head and smiled.
As the biological brother of Princess Jinxian, he was quite concerned about the marriage between Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen at this time, but these two girls had been practicing Taoism since childhood and were unwilling to get married, leaving him to fuck with his father.
Heartbroken.
"What are you talking about, brother? I think he is really talented, so I introduced him to you..."
"Forget it if you don't listen. He will take the Jinshi exam anyway. After the official examination, he will be awarded an official position."
Princess Jinxian said dissatisfied.
Li Longji sighed when he saw this, and then turned to look at Bai Gui. "A few days ago, my father was on a tour and stayed in the palace at night. He dreamed of the glow filling the sky and the auspicious clouds. He thought this was a good omen for our Tang Dynasty, so he planned to cast a
Bell, hanging in Jinglong Temple of Chongrenfang."
"I heard that you are good at calligraphy and have the confidence to take the imperial examination. You must be good at poetry and poetry. Jinglong Temple is a Taoist temple and you have been a Taoist for a long time... But this clock still lacks an inscription engraved on the body of the clock..."
"I also ask you to write a letter about this. If it is possible, I will send it to you and ask my father to reward you."
He said slowly.
"Jingyun Bell?"
Bai Gui was slightly surprised when he heard this.
The bell of the Spring Festival Gala in later generations came from the Jingyun Bell cast in the second year of Jingyun. The inscription engraved on the Jingyun Bell was written by Li Dan himself, Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty. When he was in the Normal School of the provincial capital, he went to the Forest of Steles in the Confucian Temple to copy it.
At that time, I once copied Li Dan's handwriting.
But obviously, Li Dan's handwriting was written in the tone of his being an emperor, such as this sentence, "I am eager to think about nine mysteries."
It's obviously impossible for him to copy it.
In addition, the content written by Li Dan was not very outstanding. Even if Li Longji ignored some writing styles, it was obvious that his writing was definitely difficult for the Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, whose literary level was among the best among emperors.
He pondered for a while and then walked to the table where he was playing chess. Someone had already prepared pen and paper.
The inscriptions written on the Jingyun Bell are most suitable for Jiao Ci. Many people do not understand the Jiao Ci, but they will understand a lot when mentioning the Qing Ci written for Emperor Jiajing. Qing Ci is also called Qing Ci, and later became Jiao Ci and Zhai Ci.
The general term for Ci is a kind of talisman used by Taoist priests to report to heaven or recruit divine generals. It is named after it is written on ivy paper.
The Qing Ci is actually a memorial document dedicated to the gods in the Taoist Zhai Jiao ceremony. It is a sacrificial poem. The Qing Ci used in different Zhai Jiao rituals is different.
However, Qingci in the Tang Dynasty was still limited to Taoist fasting rituals. In the Song and Ming dynasties, Qingci shined brightly.
Bai Gui has seen a lot of Taoist scriptures in later generations. He has a photographic memory and has long been familiar with some Taoist Qingci.
So, I started writing as soon as I was ready.
But while I was writing it, I paused for a moment and thought that since this was written by Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Dan, could it be that... in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there were not many literate people who could write memorial poems?
This is impossible!
Not to mention Zhang Ruoxu, whose single poem overwhelms the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, none of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty at this time were of the Yi generation, and their poems and poems were first-rate.
How could it be his turn to write this green poem?
However, after just thinking for a while, Bai Gui came up with a suitable Qing Ci.
Qin Guan's "Qingci after Dengdi".
He made a few corrections and wrote:
"I believe that God's destiny is so great that we don't expect any results; there are many living beings in the world, so we really rely on prayers... Fu Nian, I was born in a humble state, and I have been stationed in Qin for a long time... I have a private door to live in Yan, and there is no potential for disease.
Health; official fortune is prosperous, avoid slander and injury, and ministers have no responsibility."
After he finished writing, he wrote another famous Qing poem, "Kiuzhou relies on wind and thunder for its anger, and it is pitiful for thousands of horses to stand in silence. I hope that God will be full of energy and send talents of any kind."
If this was the imperial examination during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, he would never be so radical.
But who told this to be the Tang Dynasty? Only after you have become famous can you be "passed on the list" and your name can be on the Jinshi list.
It doesn't go too far if you use the topic to your advantage.
As for calling himself a minister, it's not a big deal. He is not a real commoner. He is a scholar with a good family background. Although calling himself a minister is a bit presumptuous, it is obvious that no one will care about this aspect.
In the same way, in the whole world, it is the king's land, and it is the king's minister who is on the shore of the land. He calls himself a minister, but it is easier to win favor. After all, everyone recognizes his talent, and it is really not difficult to become an official.
"It's well written. These two Qing Ci poems are both well written, one is long and the other is short."
"It's just writing an inscription for Jingyun Bell. This is a bit inappropriate. It would be better for my father to write it himself."
"You are very good!"
Li Longji clicked his tongue in surprise.
There is no shortage of talented people in the Tang Dynasty, but there are really not many people as smart as Bai Gui at such an age. And Bai Gui's intelligence is not like Wang Bo's, who is wanton and high-spirited, making people laugh.
Frown.
It's just right, with the heroic spirit of a young man, but also the calmness and alertness that don't belong to a young man.
"Your Highness, I wonder if I can ask the heavenly official to review these two poems."
(Tianguan, according to Zhouli records, the court was divided into six officials, headed by Tianguan Zhongzhao, who oversaw hundreds of officials. In the first year of Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty, the official branch was called Tianguan. In the first year of Tang Zhongzong's Shenlong reign, it was changed back to Tianguan. However, in the Tang Dynasty,
Generally speaking, the Minister of Civil Affairs is called Tianguan.)
Bai Gui bowed slightly, confident.
The person in front of me is Li Longji. Li Longji even tolerated Li Bai, which shows that he is a generous emperor. And now Li Longji is fighting for power with Princess Taiping. It is impossible to let him, a "sage", go to Bi Tianbao.
Over the years, I have become even more thirsty for talents.
The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was not like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which had a series of methods that prohibited cheating, such as the name-blinding system. If you want to obtain the Jinshi examination, in addition to having a certain degree of strength, help outside the examination room is also essential.
