Wang Ou didn't want to talk to Li Shimin, but he was worried that Li Mu would be jealous because of this. He glanced at him cautiously and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty misunderstood. It was only because Zhu Luhou's words were so good that he couldn't help but read them out loud. I hope you will."
Your Majesty, please respect yourself."
Li Shimin was asked to "respect himself". Wang Ou was probably the only one in the world who dared to say this. However, Li Shimin didn't dare to say anything. He was asked to respect himself, so he respected himself, for fear of being offended in the slightest.
After suffering a loss from Wang Ou, Li Shimin certainly had to find a balance elsewhere. Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu and deliberately made things difficult for him, saying: "Li Mu, did you hear that Mrs. Peony said that your lyrics are good, I
I have known Mrs. Peony for many years, but I have never heard her praise a person so much. Why don't you write another poem to suit the occasion? Let me see if you, a great talent who claims to be the most talented person in the Tang Dynasty, are not just a mere disciple.
Does it have a name?"
If it were anyone else, I would be really stumped.
What the ancients paid attention to when writing poems and essays was "accidentally obtained by clever hands". Often excellent works can only be born when the scene and artistic conception are present. In his previous life, Li Mu learned 300 Tang poems and 300 Song lyrics, which were also in the vast sea of poetry.
Selected from a vast sea of poems. Just imagine how many poems were produced in the Tang and Song Dynasties over a thousand years. There are only over 600 excellent works. The proportion is actually very low.
Even Li Bai and Du Fu may not be able to write an excellent poem quickly according to the proposition. Li Shimin is simply making things difficult for others. It is obvious that he is jealous of Li Mu. Who told Wang Ou to say just now?
Li Mu, how are you?
Li Mu naturally understood what Li Shimin meant, and thought to himself, the old guy is quite bad. I just came to the limelight here, and you want to suppress me? Hey, I won't let you get what you want. Although I am not Li Bai and Du Fu, I have a little bit
I am a better time traveler than Li Bai and Du Fu. I have memorized 300 Tang poems and 300 Song lyrics. If you are looking for fault in this aspect, you are really looking in the wrong place!
Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you still want to sing songs with water?"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Mrs. Peony said that you are good at writing lyrics for Shui Tiao Song, so of course it has to be Shui Tiao Song."
"Still admiring the moon?"
"right!"
"Get a pen and paper!"
Li Mu shouted, and someone brought a pen and paper. Wang Ou rolled up his sleeves and helped Li Mu polish his ink very naturally. Li Shimin felt even more disgusted when he saw it, but he couldn't explain. In his opinion, Wang Ou
She is Li Mu's elder, and Wang Ou is a talented woman who likes these things. It is not a big deal for an elder to sharpen his skills for the younger generation. If he blocks it, it will look stingy.
But the jealousy in his heart could not go away. Li Shimin made up his mind. If Li Mu's writing was not good or not particularly good, he would criticize it harshly and beat Li Mu's arrogance.
With this idea in his mind, Li Shimin watched Li Mu write with his eyes widened, secretly hoping that it would be best if Li Mu wrote the first word wrong, causing him a big embarrassment.
"The mountains and rivers are majestic, windy and cold. Send a message to Sister Yue and lend me a jade mirror to see through it."
"The fish and dragon in the secluded valley roared mournfully, the reflected stars shook, and the sea air filled the night. The silver tower surged up, threatening the Purple Mountain."
"To express independence, I wear flying clouds and cut off my cloud crown. I rinse the ice and wash away the snow, and I gaze at the smallest speck of a thousand miles."
"Looking back at the Three Mountains, I heard that the immortals laughed at me and asked me to return all my desires. I waved my hand and went away, and the phoenix flew even more."
When he wrote the first sentence, nothing could be seen. Li Shimin was about to comment, and then Li Mu wrote the second sentence without pausing. As soon as the second sentence came out, Li Shimin was immediately glad that he had not spoken just now. If he had said
The only one who is embarrassed is himself.
This song "Water Melody Song Tou Jinshan Watches the Moon" is a masterpiece of the Southern Song Dynasty poet Zhang Xiaoxiang. Although Zhang Xiaoxiang is not as famous as Su Shi, Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji and others, he is still a good person. He won the first prize and even more
It is rare for him to be upright. Because he wrote a letter to defend Yue Fei, he was jealous of the powerful Prime Minister Qin Hui. He falsely accused his father Zhang Qi of treason and had his father imprisoned. Only after Qin Hui's death was he rehabilitated. He was a representative of the "bold and unrestrained" poets.
one.
The level of the entire poem, among the 300 Song poems, is not top-notch, but at least it is in the middle. At least at Li Shimin's level, there is nothing wrong with it.
But Wang Ou can clearly feel that the level of this poem written by Li Mu "in a hurry" is much lower than the previous one "Shui Diao Ge Tou". For a literati, there is nothing wrong with this poem.
Li Muzhi, who regarded his works as his life, had a literary talent like the bright moon in the sky, but he fought with Li Shimin for her sake and wrote a work whose standard dropped drastically. Thinking of this, Wang Ou's heart felt as if someone had grabbed it, and it hurt.
I want to shed tears.
Li Zhien was beside Wang Ou. Seeing that her eyes were red, he was worried that something had happened. He quickly shook her hand and changed the subject: "Oh, the performance seems to have started. Husband, let's not be bored in the room. Let's accompany you."
Your Majesty, please go outside and watch the performance."
"Yes, yes!" Li Shimin was there. When he heard Li Zhien's words, he quickly borrowed the donkey from the slope and said: "Today is mainly about admiring the lanterns. The queen is also about to arrive. Let's go together to greet her." After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked in front.
Li Mu smiled and shook his head, put down the brush, reached out and took Wang Ou's hand, and patted the back of her hand twice. Wang Ou looked at Li Mu, his eyes full of affection.
"Ahem!" Li Zhien coughed and said, "I want to go home, so that your majesty can see it. I can't eat it and carry it around!"
Li Mu had no choice but to let go of his hand. Wang Ou also blushed and took Bai Qiaoqiao's arm. The two of them went downstairs first. Li Mu grabbed Li Zhien's little hand and said, "Are you satisfied with this?"
"Is this how it should be... I will marry you tomorrow." Li Zhien leaned on Li Mu's arm and said coquettishly: "Husband, didn't you say you had a surprise for me? It's already here, where is the surprise?
?”
"Keep your heart in your stomach, and tomorrow I will make sure that you become a woman that is envied by all the girls and wives in Chang'an City."
Li Zhien hummed: "Is it so powerful? I don't believe it!"
"Okay, I've grown up so much that I don't believe what my husband says anymore, so how about this surprise is gone, let's have a meal, kowtow for a while and we're married?"
"No," Li Zhien stood on tiptoe and kissed Li Mu: "My husband is the best to me, and he can't bear to let me down."
"That's not possible,"
"husband"
After making a fuss, we went downstairs and met Li Chengqian and Li Tai brothers who were accompanying the queen on the street. At this time, Pingkangfang's oiran selection competition had officially begun. There were more or less people standing next to the stages in front of each house.
Some people gathered. But it was obvious that the largest number of people were at the entrance of Lichun Courtyard. The stage was surrounded by people on the three inner and outer floors.
If you look carefully, you will find something strange. Among the crowd gathered around, there were many children, and each of them had a handful of candied fruits in their hands. Li Shimin saw this, pointed at Li Mu, but also
Didn't say anything.
With the queen by his side, Li Shimin also behaved himself a lot. He didn't dare to look at Wang Ou more, but he couldn't help but wanted to. Even though he was so cautious, Empress Changsun still found out about it. Although Empress Changsun was unhappy, she also knew about it.
I couldn't rely on Wang Ou, and there were so many juniors around, so it was really hard to say anything. So I sandwiched myself between Li Shimin and Wang Ou, blocking Li Shimin's sight so that he couldn't see, and pulled Wang Ou to talk about some topics about his daughter's family.
He couldn't get a word in, and after a few times, Li Shimin himself was defeated.
They walked forward for a while, and Li Chengqian and Li Tai who were walking behind disappeared at some point. No need to guess that these two boys must have gone to the gambling house. Li Shimin was squeezed out and fell into the same place as Li Mu.
The people looked at each other, feeling bored, rather disgusted with each other.
Being idle was also boring. Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "Are you satisfied with the gift I gave you?"
"Uh..." Li Mu looked at Li Shimin blankly and said, "Your Majesty, what are you referring to? I don't remember that your Majesty has given me any gifts. It seems that your Majesty has never given me any rewards except when I was granted the title of Marquis.
Chen, when I was granted the title of Marquis, I gave eleven pieces of money. I put the money in a sandalwood box without spending a single word. I planned to offer it to immortality, in case the descendants of future generations have a horse stirrup.
In the short term, you can still buy an ox to plow the fields..."
"Stop saying these useless words." Li Shimin interrupted Li Mu and said angrily: "Don't play tricks on me, I didn't give your concubine a royal decree? A fifth-grade royal decree, do you think it's nonsense? Whose family did you hear about?
Is your concubine appointed? The entire Tang Dynasty, that is, you Li Mu! I am not good enough to you?"
Just as Li Muchang was about to open his mouth, Li Shimin said again: "I heard from the senior officials that you still want gifts! How can I give you money? Why are you asking me for this little money? Don't think that I don't know that your sworn brother has Da Da
If the head's grave is dug, it will cost two to three hundred thousand gold and silver at least, right? Have I asked you for a penny?"
Li Mu didn't dare to continue, he was afraid that if he continued talking, Li Shimin would split the account. He couldn't decide the money, it was all Li Siwen's money, so it seemed better to say less.
"I have changed."
Li Shimin let out a long sigh and said: "I have been reflecting on myself these days. It is indeed unfair to you, but Li Mu, I have to say a word for myself. I treat you well."
"I have gone too far towards you. For example, I have taken advantage of you in terms of money, and I will not deny it. But think about it, I have also given you a lot of conveniences, right? Besides, you are also a court official.
But you don’t go to court, have I asked you?”
"Although you are my minister, do you act like one? If I ask you according to the rules I ask of my ministers, can you do it? I and you are different from monarchs and ministers. I really treat you as a minister.
Treat me as your nephew, and you must keep my friendship in your heart."
Li Mu was a little unsure of what Li Shimin meant. He nodded vaguely and remained silent. After a while, he added a sentence and said: "Your Majesty, what I care about is not money. I hope your Majesty can understand me."
Li Shimin laughed, waved his hand, and said: "Let's let this matter go and let's not mention it. From now on, you will be fully responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have confidence in you and will not interfere with you anymore. I will not interfere with you anymore."
There is only one request: within three years, can I have ten thousand cavalry?"
"Uh..." Li Mu thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "If there are no natural or man-made disasters, I think there will be no problem."
"That's fine."
Li Shimin frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something. Li Mu didn't dare to ask, but he could make a guess.
Excluding the butterfly effect, according to historical facts, after the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, there should be a stable period for a few years. The main enemies that emerged subsequently were Tuyuhun, then Tubo, and then Xue Yantuo
, in the middle and late period of Zhenguan, it was Goguryeo's turn to appear.
The tens of thousands of cavalry that Li Shimin was expecting were not known for which family he was preparing for. However, this kind of thing could not happen overnight. With the current national power of the Tang Dynasty, even if there were one million guns at his disposal, it would not be able to support them.
Ten thousand fully armed cavalry.
Why?
You can't make those armors, you can't buy that many horses, and if you have money, you can't build ten thousand horses!
Therefore, a country's armaments are directly proportional to the country's national strength. When the national strength has not improved, it is useless to have ten thousand elite cavalry, even if you have money, it is just a fantasy.
Li Shimin also wanted to understand this, so he suppressed the eagerness in his heart and decided to let Li Mu do it and wait for the result.
Continuing to walk forward, he was about to reach the East Gate of Pingkangfang. Li Shimin stopped thinking, frowned, smiled and asked: "Li Mu, I want to ask you something, please tell me the answer intuitively.
, must not be concealed.”
"good."
"Do you think that the phrase 'share the beauty of the moon' that Mrs. Peony recited with me just now really means nothing to me at all?"
Li Mu is really going to curse. What is this, molesting someone's wife in front of her?
Li Mu said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, I think your Majesty may be overthinking it. Madam Peony has already made it very clear that it is because my poem is so good and has nothing to do with your Majesty."
"No, no, no!" Li Shimin shook his head and said: "I have just analyzed that my daughter's family is shy. Even if she is thinking about me, she is embarrassed because of her status and face. If you want to say it's because of the words, then why are you
When the second poem came out, she stopped reading it? I thought it was the three words "Gong Chanjuan" that touched her heart. Li Mu, do you think that if I decreed that Mrs. Peony should be included in the palace..."
"No! Absolutely not!"
Before the word "How" came out of his mouth, Li Mu had already shouted, which attracted Li Shimin and the people next to him to look at him. Li Mu quickly lowered his voice, took Li Shimin and walked a few steps quickly to a secluded place, and said: "Your Majesty, you
Are you confused? What is your identity? What is Mrs. Peony’s identity? You want to bring her into the palace, what do you think?"
"I" Li Shimin sighed and said, "I just thought about it."
"I can't even think about it!"
"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "I can't even think about it? Why?"
"That" Li Mu cleared his throat and said, "What I mean is that your Majesty should be strict with himself. That is to say, thinking this way, it, it goes against the reputation of Ming Jun!"
"Your Majesty, please don't forget that you also have a queen, and Mrs. Mudan is the eldest daughter-in-law of Cui family in Qinghe. Even your Majesty, you can't force someone to marry their widowed granddaughter-in-law to you, right?