Fumeng Lingcha rubbed his knees and said consolingly: "I have already thought of what to do about this matter for you. Recruit more people and go to Yaochi in Tianshan Mountain to find them. Bing Cao Shenjun Zhang Yuanli's article is very colorful.
, when the time comes, let him write a memorial, describing the process of searching in a more fantasy and tortuous way. When the time comes, the saint will inevitably be overjoyed after reading it, and we will return to Beijing to commemorate our merits. This is also very important.
A plus.”
Li Siye folded his hands helplessly and said, "Since you have said so, I shall obey your orders."
"You should be more attentive to this matter and do it more brilliantly. I see that you look a little unhappy, Siye. There is a truth that I want to tell you personally. Everything in the world has its own consequences.
It is done around the vision and standpoint of the saint."
"It's like the expedition to Xiaobolu. The Tubo occupation of the country of Xiaobolu cut off the tribute from more than ten countries west of Congling, which reduced the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty. The saint's face was tarnished, so the expedition to Xiaobolu was a meritorious achievement.
Also, let’s just talk about building a post station and clearing out bandits. Why do you do this? You also heard it at Prime Minister Li’s mansion. The envoy from Dashi came to meet the saint and told him that bandits were rampant in Anxi on the Silk Road and that the post station was inconvenient. This
It is related to the face of the Tang Dynasty and the saint. Not only these two things, but all things in this world, we must follow the wishes of the saint. Without the stand of the saint, even if the sky falls and you repair the hole, there will be no
It’s all in vain. This is just a metaphor. Think about it carefully.”
Li Siye had known it for a long time, but from what Fumeng Lingcha said...it seems that Fumeng Protector has already mastered the essence of being an official, and it seems that it is not unreasonable to become the governor of Hexi Province in the future.
After he came out of the Protectorate, his thinking began to diverge again. After personally experiencing some things, combined with the knowledge from later books and the Internet, he roughly understood the advantages and disadvantages of a centralized feudal dynasty based on Legalist theory. The advantage was cohesion.
To be powerful, one person wants to dominate the world. If he wants to unify the world, the entire Guanzhong and Three Qin Dynasties are moving towards the goal. After fighting for six generations, he can sweep across Liuhe. If he wants to be a wise king and an emperor throughout the ages, the entire political structure is moving towards this goal.
If we move forward, in just twenty years, we will be able to achieve good governance and people, bring peace and tranquility at home, command authority from all over the world, and achieve the title of Khan of Heaven.
The disadvantages are the same. If the emperor's desire is just to eat and sleep and amuse beauties, the entire country will soon come to a state of stagnation. It really complies with the saying, a bird cannot fly without a head, and a snake cannot walk without a head.
The first man of the empire is becoming increasingly faint, and this seemingly prosperous country has actually begun to decline.
Now all states and provinces are catering to the emperor. It is estimated that before long, the courtyard of Xingqing Palace will be filled with statues of Lao Tzu. This is how strong the centralization of power is.
Bai Xiaode, who was waiting at the entrance of the courtyard, saw Li Siye walking out gloomily, followed him and asked curiously: "What's the big deal?"
"Yes, it's a big deal. We need to find my statue."
"Looking for my statue?" Bai Xiaode scratched his head in confusion.
He took Hei Pang's reins from the soldiers' hands, turned around and said to Bai Xiaode: "Call all the brothers."
"Looking for the idol?"
"Look for some shitty idol. I'll invite the brothers to have a drink at Orchid's Restaurant tonight. We'll talk about other things tomorrow."
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As night falls over Qiuci, the Orchid Wine Shop is brightly lit. Kangju beauties in long purple skirts are walking back and forth between the tables, holding wine jars in their hands to refill the soldiers' drinks. The warriors have bold temperaments and speak in natural voices.
Ye Gao, all kinds of vulgar slang words came and went, making everyone laugh.
Li Siye left the table with the wine glass, held it in both hands and drank a few glasses with everyone, then quietly passed through the screen, then climbed the stairs at the corner, and went up to the attic on the top floor, isolating the rough laughter of the rough men.
Behind him.
The top floor of Orchid Restaurant is a circular pavilion with windows on eight sides. From a high position, you can overlook most of the dome-roofed houses in the city. In the drunken night, faint lights shine through thousands of houses.
The thorn willows in the yard swayed in the wind, and the moving lights not far away were the signs of someone walking at night holding a lantern.
At this moment, two people were sitting in front of the table in the center of the pavilion. The wine cups in front of each of them were filled with fine wine. However, these two people looked awkward and absent-minded, as if they were not here to drink.
Li Siye held the wine cup and asked with a smile: "You two master craftsmen, how come the wine in the cup is still full? Is it because the wine in Orchid Winery is not delicious?"
The two men hurriedly got up from the ground, bowed their heads and crossed their hands to Li Siye: "See General Li."
"Please take a seat, please. This is not a formal occasion, so there is no need to be too formal."
The two of them knelt down beside the table in a formal manner. Li Siye picked up the wine utensil and poured himself a cup. He raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp. When he put down the cup, he saw that the two of them hadn't moved at all. He couldn't help but laugh: "Since you two
If you can't let go, let me talk about the matter first. Jiangmen Yu Du and Meng Du are the craftsmen of the Anxi Protectorate, and they are in charge of four to five hundred people, including carvers and painters. I heard that at that time, Dunhuang
The Thousand Buddha Caves, including three or five caves with Buddha statues, were built by the two of them."
The two of them responded in succession: "Yes, yes, I wonder why the general invited us to come to this Orchid Wine Shop?"
"I feel relieved now." Li Siye held the table and said, "I would like to ask you to carve a statue of Emperor Xuanyuan riding a green bull. Does Emperor Xuanyuan know who it is? He is the one who is willing to write the Tao Te Ching.
An old man."
Yu Dujiang replied: "This should not be a problem. As long as there is a portrait of Emperor Xuanyuan, we can design the drawings ourselves and send people to carve it. I don't know where General Li wants to erect the statue."
"This is exactly what I want to say. You know Tianshan Yaochi Lake? It is October now and the temperature has not yet reached the point of severe cold. I would like to ask you to take people up to Tianshan Mountain and carve a statue of Emperor Xuanyuan on the bank of Yaochi Lake.
In addition, try to make this statue as natural as possible, so that no one can see the traces of cuts and cuts. I wonder if you two can do it?"
The two heard something else from Li Siye's words, and lowered their voices cautiously and asked: "General Li, can we ask, let us go to Tianshan Yaochi to carve the statue of Emperor Xuanyuan riding an ox, and who will this statue be given to in the end?"
see?"
"Now that things have happened, I have been honest with you and told you the truth. It was the current saint who dreamed of Emperor Xuanyuan at night, and the next day he sent an order to the world to search for the statue of Emperor Xuanyuan. Now all states and roads are searching for the statue of Emperor Xuanyuan.
The statue of the god is sent to the capital, and we will not be willing to be left behind."
Carpenter Mengdu's shoulders trembled, and he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "What the saint wants is the statue of Emperor Xuanyuan's manifestation. If you let the two of us make it now, isn't this the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Li Siye frowned coldly. This Meng Douzhi is too weird. Can something like a statue of a god be taken seriously? If I don't ask someone to carve one, how can I transform it for the emperor?
"Mengdu knows, you can't say that. There are fifteen regions and three hundred and thirty states in the world. Could it be that the statue of Emperor Xuanyuan they found is real? Besides, whose statue is this? It belongs to Emperor Xuanyuan.
As long as the statue is natural and has a three-point resemblance, we will invite it to the capital in a carriage. Who will dare to stand up and fight against the counterfeiters? Who is qualified to fight against the counterfeiters? Have any of them seen the real Emperor Xuanyuan?"
Li Siye felt that his tone just now was serious, so he said slightly softly: "Don't worry, you two, you can take people to Tianshan to carve as much as you want. I have never seen you tonight. You don't have to worry about the rest after you come down the mountain.
It's up to me to do it."
After that, he held their shoulders and said in a very friendly tone: "I paid for the mutton stew on the table and the fine wine. It would be a waste if you don't drink or eat. Think about it slowly."
Please use it slowly and I won't bother you."
He turned around and walked leisurely towards the stairs. As if he thought of something again, he suddenly turned around, pointed at the two of them and said: "The future of all of us in the Anxi Protectorate is entrusted to you. You should be aware of this."
The magnitude of the matter, don’t let me and my husband, Protector Meng, down."
The two of them were trembling at the same time, and even their backs were feeling cold. At this moment, they couldn't care less. They grabbed the chopsticks on the table and ate large pieces of mutton. They picked up the wine cup and drank it down, as if they had seen through life and death.
The hero is eating his meal.
Li Siye quietly returned to the second floor of the wine shop, picked up the wine cup again, and drank and chatted with many brothers in the Guards Brigade. Even his laughter became much rougher, and he quickly got into the mood.
Until the stars were high and the night was cold, and the banquet was over, Li Siye rode his black fat horse alone along the deserted Qiuci streets and returned home.