He may not know about other Taoist temples in Chang'an, but Zongsheng Temple is the royal Taoist temple enshrined by the Li and Tang royal families. If he doesn't know a thing or two, then his eyes and ears as an emperor will be too shielded.
Eight Qi and twenty-four periods, one hundred and twenty days.
Hou Shaowei has been refining the elixir for such a long time, so it is impossible to hide it from others.
"Your Majesty is very aware of everything. I really can't hide my humble thoughts from Your Majesty..."
"Master refined the elixir, I... I wanted to find a suitable opportunity to present it to His Majesty, but I was afraid that the officials in the court would say that I was trying to confuse Your Majesty with my method, so I hesitated..."
Bai Gui turned around and said calmly.
In the feudal dynasty, officials could not have any selfish motives. As long as the selfishness was within the tolerance of the king, and the relationship with the king was close enough, this small selfishness was nothing. But if there were too many conversations, small thoughts would come out.
Big problem.
Cold processing is best!
In the same way, being selfish proves that you are a human being, which will make people feel more at ease.
The King of Qin asked Wang Jian to attack the Chu State, and Wang Jian used the excuse to ask for mansions, rewards, etc. This is why.
"Don't worry about this. I won't announce it to the public. As for the Waidan, I can just take it secretly."
"Let's talk about it... I have just tried my best to govern and make the government clear for a while. If outsiders know about it, it will cause great harm to the country, and I will definitely not reveal it to outsiders easily."
Li Longji chuckled and replied.
It is not uncommon for the Emperor to be bewitched by Fang Wai's Immortal Way, and it is also common for the Emperor to seek immortality but not be able to achieve it. But he is not a fool. With the intelligence of Bai Gui and Princess Jinxian, if this Wai Dan has serious consequences, they will never take it easily.
, and he also knew a little bit about the secrets of the Immortal family. Just looking at Bai Gui's temperament, he seemed to be a member of the Immortal family, and he was relegated to immortals in the world. He knew that he would definitely succeed in cultivating Taoism. After taking these external elixirs, he didn't expect anything big to happen.
consequences.
"On the pretext of refining your new gunpowder, Guangluo Dansha."
"Even if the prime ministers find out, they won't stand in the way..."
He added another sentence.
"His Majesty……"
"Refining new gunpowder does require a lot of cinnabar."
Bai Gui was helpless and replied.
He also didn't expect that Li Longji and he would go to the same place.
He instigated Li Longji to send people to collect cinnabar on the pretext of refining yellow gunpowder. Li Longji knew that both yellow gunpowder and external elixirs needed cinnabar, but there was not much cinnabar for yellow gunpowder, so he wanted to use yellow gunpowder as a guise.
, without telling the ministers, he collected a lot of cinnabar.
The emperor is not omnipotent.
Every government order issued must also be explained to the ministers.
Of course, if you want to be a fool, collecting cinnabar is a trivial matter. Just like Huizong of Song Dynasty collecting flowers and stones, the people were resentful and rebellions broke out.
"I know this."
"But the foreign minister doesn't know..."
Li Longji waved his hand.
"When we find a time, this new gunpowder won't be known to all the officials. All the ministers from the political hall can come and take a look. With their prestige, it won't be a big deal to exploit the mineral deposits in Kyushu for a while."
"With this new type of gunpowder, victory over foreign countries is just around the corner. Even if the people are slightly dissatisfied, they can be suppressed."
He analyzed calmly.
Mining will undoubtedly waste people's energy. The people's resentment is certain, but as long as external victory is achieved, all these dissatisfactions will disappear.
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
Bai Gui raised his hand.
The imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was not as great as that of the Ming and Qing dynasties. There were three provinces and six ministries. The emperor's instructions were first drafted by Zhongshu Sheng. Bai Gui's former Zhongshu Sheren was responsible for this. After Zhongshu Sheng drafted the decree,
After the review by the Menxia Province, if there are not too many flaws, it will be handed over to the Minister for execution.
The Shangshu Province governs six departments.
Edicts issued by the emperor without review are considered central edicts, and officials may not implement them.
Therefore, if you want to be a foolish king, you must first make great plans to replace the chief officials of the three provinces, squeeze them out of the court, and then appoint Ma Chai who only listens to your own words. Only in this way can you follow the procedures and continue to act recklessly and foolishly.
And who is the prime minister in the government at this time?
Yao Chong, Song Jing!
These wise men are relatively upright in character.
Therefore, if you want to mine cinnabar, you must first convince these ministers. After convincing the ministers, the ministers will have disciples and former officials, which are equivalent to the cabinet they formed themselves, and can carry out the decree.
"By the way, now that we've arrived at the school grounds, we can't come here in vain."
"Bai Qing, please put on your smart clothes and play polo with me."
Li Longji said with itchy hands.
This was also his usual act of kindness, playing polo with his close ministers.
Polo, also called Juju, was very popular during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Cao Zhi's "Famous Capitals" contains the sentence "Continuous riding and hitting Judi, with endless skill and skill." This sentence describes the situation of Juju.
In the Tang Dynasty, polo playing was extremely popular.
Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was not only the founder of Liyuanxing, he also liked playing polo since he was a child.
There was a folk song at that time: "When Sanlang was young, his clothes were disheveled. He was obsessed with polo and forgot to return to the palace."
During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, that is, when Li Longji's uncle was in power, Princess Jincheng was married to Tubo. The Tubo envoy proposed to play a polo match with the Tang Dynasty, so Li Xian asked the Shence Army to participate in the war, but Shence
The army was quickly defeated, so polo master Li Longji joined the battle and defeated Tubo.
It was impossible for Bai Gui to recommend him, so he gladly accepted the invitation.
from time to time.
The group arrived at Daming Palace and East Inner Garden.
Pavilion Hall.
The Pavilion Hall is the polo court in the palace.
This time, Li Longji improvised and wanted to play polo, so some famous polo players in the past did not have time to enter the palace, so the eunuchs and concubines who accompanied Li Longji served as polo players.
Bai Gui put on a smart outfit and looked like a young man.
He has succeeded in practicing Taoism, so even though he is now over 20 years old, he is still the same as before.
"Who among you wants to go to Bai Qing's place?"
Li Longji asked several concubines.
Because of the physical disability of the eunuchs, except for a small number of them who can play polo admirably, the rest cannot even mount a horse. After all, those who can learn to ride a horse must be a wealthy family, and how can the children of a wealthy family be allowed to do so?
Enter the palace.
The concubines in the palace were better at playing polo than the eunuchs.
Hearing this, several concubines were ready to make a move.
In the palace of the Tang Dynasty, there were no restrictions on concubines as great as other dynasties.
"Although Bai Qing is a first-class horse shooter, he is only that good at shooting."
Li Longji glanced at the many concubines, nodded slightly, and pointed at a few concubines, "You! You! You!, you are all relatively good at archery, and you will form a team with Bai Qing."
"Yes, Saburo!"
The leading concubine is Concubine Wu Hui.
Concubine Wu Hui was Wu Zetian's grandniece. She entered the palace at an early age and was trained differently from ordinary ladies from a famous family. She was not said to be able to draw a strong bow and ride a strong horse, but she was definitely much better than ordinary concubines in playing polo.
Similarly, if you want to be favored by Li Longji, besides being beautiful, being able to play bow is also a bonus.
Arriving at the stadium, the horse team was divided into two teams.
The horses in the cavalry team are all Hexi horses, of fine breed, and their tails are tied tightly to prevent their tails from intertwining and affecting the competition.
Bai Gui holds the reins in his left hand, wears a scarf on his head, and holds a crescent-shaped ball staff in his right hand.
After coming to Datang for so many years, he must have played polo. To say he is not proficient in it is only compared to masters like Li Longji. With his talent, it does not take much effort to learn to play polo, but he does not play it often.
Just playing polo.
"Marquis Lin Yi, Sanlang said you are good at riding and shooting..."
"Since your skills are in place immediately, playing polo will definitely be good. I'll help you later. You must seize the opportunity to attack. Otherwise, with Saburo's level of polo playing, once you fall behind, there will be no chance of a comeback."
Concubine Wu Hui suddenly spoke.
"The sage has practiced shooting for many years. It is normal for me to fall..."
Bai Gui replied smoothly.
After all, Li Longji is a man who knows how to ride a horse. Although he is a good equestrian, it is still very difficult to achieve this. It is not a shame to lose to Li Longji.
After finishing speaking, he looked back at Concubine Wu Hui, her pretty face was solemn, like a female general preparing for war.
In the past, the chest-length skirts worn by concubines were more dazzling, but now the polo outfit worn by Concubine Wu Hui is tightly wrapped and the contrast is huge, making people feel that it has a unique flavor.
