Wu Zhao sat next to Li Zhi, with Li Yi's Mansion directly below. Seeing Li Zhi's sad face, he also knew that he was thinking of completely breaking with Tubo.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered something. Do you want to listen?"
Li Zhi nodded: "Let's talk and listen."
Li Yifu recalled with a look on his face: "I still remember that more than ten years ago, there was an imperial doctor in my court. This person had great medical skills and often communicated with Liu Shenwei and others."
"When General Cheng Yaojin was seriously ill, the old guys discussed going to visit him, but the imperial doctor said that if the disease can be cured, he should inquire about it. If the disease cannot be cured, why go again?"
Li Zhi was startled for a moment, then frowned: "What a snobbish guy. General Cheng is a former general after all. Although he has resigned from his official position, he is still a meritorious official."
"Whose last name is that man? I really want to know him!"
Li Yifu said awkwardly: "I haven't finished speaking yet. Your Majesty, why don't you continue listening?"
Li Zhi nodded, and Li Yifu continued: "He just said that, but he went to see it after all."
"But what people didn't expect was that everyone was welcomed in, but he was thrown outside. General Cheng said that the imperial doctor could come to see him and prove that he would not die for a while, so he was sent to the hospital. Kicked away..."
Li Zhi was suddenly startled before he realized what he was doing, and then showed a smile: "You old boy, it turns out you want to make me happy, but you are too cunning."
Wu Meiniang also covered her mouth and smiled softly at the side. If it were Cheng Yaojin, he would really be able to say this.
She couldn't help but look down at a table that was not too far away and not too close. She saw Li Yunxiao drinking tea alone with an expressionless face, as if he didn't hear the joke.
With her eyes moving, she had an idea and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
"explain."
"Today is a happy day. You all here should be free. Why don't you tell a joke one by one and have fun together?"
Li Zhi laughed and said, "Then let Meiniang do the talking."
Wu Meiniang nodded in response and told a rather interesting joke. Not only Li Zhi was amused, but also all the officials laughed.
All the ministers were having fun, but one of them sighed repeatedly.
Shangguan Yi.
Since he entered the court, in addition to drafting edicts for the emperor, he has also devoted himself to studying scriptures and calligraphy, so he attaches great importance to etiquette.
He felt that it was inappropriate for the queen to drink with the ministers on such an occasion as today, and she also had to tell jokes in public, which simply deviated from his understanding of the banquet.
But now it was his turn to tell a joke. His few words directly silenced the lively atmosphere, because it was not funny at all, but more like hinting to Li Zhi that the banquet should not be like this.
Li Zhi glanced at him lightly and said nothing.
Wu Meiniang saw that Li Zhi was unhappy, and she couldn't let him sit out the banquet, so she took the initiative and said, "Actually, I have another joke."
Li Zhi became interested: "You continue."
"I heard this when I stayed with you in the East Palace."
"It is rumored that there is a person named Zhang Huaiqing. This person is of average talent, but he likes to be arty. He often plagiarizes other people's poems. Li Yifu once wrote a poem."
"The moon is carved into a singing fan, and the clouds are cut into dancing clothes. Self-pity returns to the snowy shadow, so that I can return to Luochuan."
Li Zhi nodded: "I have known this poem for a long time. I heard it when I was young. When I heard it, I also thought he had great literary talent."
Li Yifu looked down with a silly smile: "It's funny, it's funny..."
Wu Meiniang continued with a smile: "Zhang Huaiqing wants to take this poem as his own, but Li Yifu is already famous all over the world, so he must not dare to blatantly do so."
"So he added two words to every poem."
"When I am in love, I carve the moon into a singing fan, when I am out of my nature, I cut the clouds into dance clothes. When I look in the mirror and feel pity for myself, I return to my shadow in the snow, so that I can return to Luochuan when I come."
Li Zhi was startled for a moment: "What an extravagance, it's better not to add any words at all, hahahaha..."
The ministers also burst out laughing after hearing this.
A thin middle-aged man below agreed: "According to the method of waiting for revision, the world's poetry will be eaten alive and can be tampered with."
"No." Wu Meiniang suddenly interrupted: "There is a person who dares not change his poems."
"Oh? Who is it?" The ministers were all confused.
Wu Meiniang looked down and said with a smile: "Far away in the horizon, but close in front of you."
All the ministers looked at Li Yunxiao in unison.
This is quite reasonable. Zhang Huaiqing is very courageous, but the emperor's poems are regarded as masterpieces, so there is no reason for the other party not to know about them.
And why not tamper with it? I'm afraid it's because I'm worried about this guy's revenge...
Li Zhi looked at Li Yunxiao and said with a smile: "Master Imperial, it's hard for me to invite you here today, why don't you also tell a joke?"
Li Yunxiao nodded: "Okay."
Li Yunxiao stood up, glanced at the surrounding ministers, and then said expressionlessly: "Yesterday, there were 1,133 fallen leaves in the courtyard. The number today is still unknown."
All the ministers were suddenly stunned. What kind of joke is this?
They were all embarrassed. Should they laugh or not?
These two sentences are obviously not a joke, they have hidden meanings, but if you don't laugh, wouldn't it be bad?
Some ministers could not understand the meaning, but Wu Meiniang and Li Zhi clearly understood the artistic conception of these two sentences.
Lonely.
Li Zhi slowly said: "Emperor Master..."
Li Yunxiao interrupted: "Your Majesty, I have something to do, so I'll leave first. Please keep this picture."
Phew~~
Li Yunxiao used his internal strength to move the picture scroll on his waist to the table, and then walked out of the banquet.
Li Zhi opened the painting, and a night scene of Chang'an in its prosperous age appeared in front of him.
"Is the Imperial Master blaming me?" Li Zhi murmured to himself.
Seeing this picture, he suddenly felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Wu Meiniang asked from the side: "Your Majesty, are you tired?"
Li Zhi nodded, then waved his hand: "My dear friends, have a drink. I feel a little uncomfortable, so I will leave first."
All the ministers looked at Li Zhi who suddenly changed his appearance, and they all stood up and saluted.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
....
As soon as Li Zhi left, he returned to Tai Chi Hall and looked at the scroll.
He knew what the Emperor Master wanted to say, which was to continue the prosperous age, or in other words, he recognized his talent.
Now that he has obtained the woman he likes, and his uncle's party has been completely recovered or eradicated, but in this prosperous age, he suddenly found that there are not many ministers around him who can appoint the state.
Wu Meiniang imitated Li Zhi's example and pointed at him with both hands.
"What are you worried about again?"
"Now the territory of our Tang Dynasty is greater than when Taizong was in power, the wealth storage is better than that of the previous dynasties, and the prosperity of culture and education is far from what it was in Zhenguan. Why do you have to make yourself unhappy?"
"I just feel that there are no reusable people around me. For example, those prime ministers, or the slippery guy Li Yifu, are not worthy of reuse."
Wu Meiniang sighed and shook her head: "Your Majesty, even if you are the emperor, you only have two eyes and two hands. You have to do and supervise everything yourself. How tiring is that?"
"As the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss. If you want to find honest ministers, you will definitely find very few. According to what I said, in this case, it is better to recruit everyone. As long as they are talented, they can share the worries of the king. That’s a good minister!”
