Yu Zhen Guan.
Li Jilan is afraid of heat, and every summer she becomes a little wilted, like a withered peach blossom.
She kept fanning her hand, and when she came to talk to Li Tengkong, she didn't forget to fan her too. After talking about articles and poems for a while, she casually asked: "It's been a long time since I saw any new poems from Xue Lang. What has he been doing lately?" ?”
"Seeking an official position."
"What a fan of officials. Which yamen is he in now?"
"The Ministry of War."
Li Jilan said "Oh". If Xue Bai was in Shangshu Province, she would not be able to see him easily. Shangshu Province was the most heavily guarded in the imperial city.
However, Mrs. Guo Guo lives in Xue's house now, so it's not easy to take the liberty to visit her.
"He is really remarkable. He entered Sendai two years after he became an official. My grandfather has not been promoted for many years."
"Ji Lanzi." Li Tengkong finally opened his eyes, sighed helplessly, and asked, "Aren't you going to practice today?"
"I have a lot of things to do every day. It was only when I suddenly thought of him that I rarely cared about him." Li Jilan didn't answer the question. In fact, he answered what Li Tengkong really asked.
She thought for a while, then asked again: "Shall we go to your house today? I remember that the orchids in Youxiang's Mansion are about to bloom. Let's go see the flowers."
"If you want to meet Xue Bai by chance, he doesn't go there often these days."
"Who wants to see him? They all say they want to see orchids."
…
The orchids in Youxiang Mansion are transplanted from the deep mountains and valleys of Sichuan and Sichuan. They are extremely difficult to cultivate, so they are very rare.
On the bank of Yanyue Lake, in the shade under the rockery, orchids are dotted in the flower beds, bringing a sense of freshness to this mild summer.
Two beautiful figures were walking along the path. Li Jilan turned his head from time to time and glanced at Yanyue Hall on the opposite side.
In fact, Xue Bai didn't know that Li Jilan looked at him across the lake from here several times.
"Don't look at it." Li Tengkong said, "Other people don't know, and they think you want to pry into the secrets of Youxiang Mansion."
"Then you guessed it right." Li Jilan smiled.
She raised her head, smelling the slight fragrance of flowers in the air, and was about to compose a poem.
Suddenly the sound of poetry reciting came from the front.
"The fragrance of orchids is far away in the wind, but the sweet rain of elegant osmanthus is near."
"The grass has fragrant roots, but the withered vine lacks flowers and leaves."
This is a poem by Li Bai, but the poem not only writes about orchids, but also different flowers and trees such as osmanthus, which does not quite fit the situation at hand. If Li Bai's poems must be recited, Li Jilan should be able to recite the poem "Orchid", which contains the line "A solitary orchid grows in a secluded garden, and all the grasses fade together."
Then, a person turned around from behind the rockery, but it was Yang Qixuan.
"Brother-in-law." Li Tengkong called.
Yang Qixuan nodded in response and said, "Ji Lanzi is here again?"
The word "again" made Li Jilan a little embarrassed. She knew that she had come frequently a while ago, but she didn't expect that someone would really notice her. She blushed with embarrassment and said, "Well, let's come and see the orchids."
Yang Qixuan's bones softened when he saw her shy look when she lowered her head. Speaking of how difficult it is to cultivate these orchids, my father-in-law sent people to transport them from Sichuan and Sichuan and also used a stagecoach on the Lychee Road.
"Ji Lanzi doesn't know, but those horses are carefully selected from the grassland, and each one is worth one hundred thousand dollars. But I bought a sacred horse from the Western Regions a few days ago. Do you know how much it is worth? Three hundred thousand dollars.”
Today's market price of a horse ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. Yang Qixuan's horse is indeed worth showing off.
It's a pity that Li Jilan was not interested and found it boring. He covered his mouth and yawned while looking at the flowers.
"Brother-in-law, where is Sister Eleven?" Li Tengkong asked.
"Her uncle's brothers are here and are entertaining them in the front yard. By the way, a few days ago Fan Yang Jiedushi specially sent someone to give me some sandalwood, which will be beneficial to your Taoism. I will send someone to Yuzhen Temple later... …”
Li Tengkong was a little confused about what Li Shiyi's maternal uncle's brothers were doing. He turned to look in the direction of the front yard and saw several figures coming from the front yard. One of them was tall and had an easily identifiable temperament.
"Xue Bai is coming today, but Tenth Brother didn't send anyone to tell me?"
Yang Qi declared: "Juro was originally afraid of being deceived by Xue Bai, so he asked you to help keep an eye on him. It's no longer necessary now. Xue Bai has no chance to deceive Juro anymore."
He said this as if Xue Bai was about to die soon, which shocked the two of them.
"Why?" Li Tengkong asked quickly.
Li Jilan also immediately looked at Yang Qixuan.
The atmosphere was dull after chatting for so long, but now he was suddenly stared at by two beautiful young ladies. Yang Qixuan was a little confused for a moment. He couldn't help but wonder, does Li Jilan still like Xue Bai?
But Xue Bai is already married.
After thinking about it, Yang Qixuan thought that she often came to Youxiang's Mansion more probably because she liked him.
"Brother-in-law, what did you say just now?"
"Oh." Yang Qixuan finally reacted and said, "Xue Bai has been demoted to Yaozhou."
Li Jilan knew that Xue Bai was an official fan. When he heard that he had been demoted, he said anxiously: "But he has just been promoted to Shangshu Province."
Yang Qixuan said: "Ji Lanzi is afraid that he doesn't know where Yaozhou is and is trapped in Nanzhao. If he is sent there, wouldn't he be demoted?"
Li Tengkong quickly looked to the other side of the path and frowned when she saw several servants passing by.
It should be noted that the sentence "in Nanzhao" just now violated a taboo. Now that the power of the Youxiang Mansion is at its peak, if a political enemy wants to take action one day, Yang Qixuan can be convicted by just this sentence.
~~
"Xue Lang, please wait a moment, I'm still asleep."
On the other side of Yanyue Lake, Li Shiniang withdrew from the hall and said to Xue Bai with a smile: "Let's go back to the flower hall and sit for a while."
She had just been entertaining her brother in the flower hall when she met Xue Bai and Cui Guangyuan, and she had to step forward to lead the way.
Xue Bai turned to look at Li Xiu, who smiled bitterly. It was clear to both of them that Li Linfu was not asleep, but had become ill again.
Only Cui Guangyuan, who was standing aside, didn't know this. He just regarded it as the authority of the right prime minister and wanted to show them off.
The group of people returned to the flower hall to wait. After a while, Li Linfu invited Xue Bai to meet him alone.
"Is the right minister awake?"
Li Linfu paused for a while and said, "I'll give you one last chance and listen to my arrangements. It's better than dying in Nanzhao."
During his five years in Tianbao, he had not been able to arrange for Xue Bai. Now he knew that Xue Bai would not agree, but he still expressed his thoughts.
"Cooperating with An Lushan to support Prince Qing is the most favorable result we can achieve after defeating An Lushan. Only with him can we ensure that the situation will be stable once... the prime minister falls ill. Wang Zhongsi cannot do it. He has always had feelings for Li Heng in his heart. He has handled so many major cases and rarely wronged anyone. Once there is a change, Wang Zhongsi will support Li Heng. You are too close to him, why not cooperate with An Lushan? .”
These considerations made Li Linfu himself very reasonable, so his tone was even somewhat sincere.
"I am tired, and I plan to use a year or two to help the young people. If you listen to my advice, you will be able to become a great minister in the future, just around the corner."
Xue Bai asked: "What are the conditions for the Right Prime Minister?"
"There are no conditions." Li Linfu said: "There is only one thing. Seventeenth Mother has a deep love for you. Don't let her down in the future."
Xue Bai asked: "What the right prime minister said makes sense, but what about the victory or defeat in the battle of Nanzhao?"
"Without you, can we still win?"
"Since I can win, what's wrong with me going to Nanzhao to do some war work, and then cooperate with An Lushan to assist King Qing after returning to the court?"
Sometimes when talking about things, we are not afraid of sincere quarrels, but more afraid of hypocritical echoes.
Since Xue Bai said this, Li Linfu didn't bother to convince him and pointed to the table.
"There is a document in there that states that you are appointed Sima of Yaozhou and deputy envoy of the Yunnan Defense Department. The seal of the truth is right here. Now that you have decided to go... just stamp it yourself."
He didn't say it clearly, but Li Linfu's words contained some serious meaning. Xue Bairuo had once again violated his wishes, and even if they didn't turn against each other, they could no longer maintain the previous harmonious relationship.
In specific situations, for example, when An Lushan dealt with Wang Zhongsi, he would never protect Xue Bai again.
Zhu Zi, who was protected by a single thought, failed to become the successor of the Youxiang Mansion...
Xue Bai stepped forward and looked at the edicts and official documents.
There is also a copy of Yang Guozhong's appointment here. The official positions on it are very long, "Yinqing Guanglu doctor, censor doctor, judge branch officer, chief minister and Shannan West Road interview and handling envoy, Taifu Qing, two Beijing and Taifu". Envoys from the government, secretary of agriculture, cashier, prison, temple, charcoal, palace market, Changchun, Jiucheng Palace, etc., interviews with external envoys from Guannai Road and Gyeonggi, Shangzhu Kingdom, Yang Guozhong, the founder of Hongnong County..."
If he hadn't looked, he wouldn't have realized so intuitively that Yang Guozhong had reached this point.
After that, there was a long paragraph of praise, and finally Yang Guozhong was appointed as "Chief History of the Governor's Office of Shu County, Deputy Ambassador of Zhijie Jiannan Jiedu Zhidu Yingtian and so on".
Xue Bai picked up the imperial seal given to him.
"The envoy of entertainment, Mr. Xue Bai, is responsible for his talents. He can be appointed as the official of Chaosan, the Sima of Yaozhou, and also the deputy defense envoy of Yunnan."
The entire paragraph added up to less than one new official title granted by Yang Guozhong.
But in the end, it's your choice.
Xue Bai picked up the right minister's seal and stamped it with a red seal.
"Go." Li Linfu waved his hand in disappointment.
"One more thing." Xue Bai said: "Cui Guangyuan, a doctor in the Ministry of War, is also willing to go to Nanzhao to serve Du Ji. Yang Guozhong has promised the saint that he will be his farewell to Yunnan..."
"I don't have time to see him."
"Then, I stamped the seal for the right minister?"
Li Linfu remained silent. Although he acquiesced to Xue Bai's actions, his eyes became more and more disappointed.
"Snapped."
Xue Bai also approved Cui Guangyuan's appointment, put the desk in order, and said goodbye to Li Linfu solemnly.
"Goodbye, Right Chancellor."
He left the Prime Minister's Mansion today, and he probably won't come back until he comes back from Nanzhao.
After knowing each other for many years, they were either enemies or friends, but to this day, he and Li Linfu were still different from each other.
They had scolded each other and tried to kill each other, but there was nothing left to say before parting. As for whether Li Linfu is a traitor? Good or bad? Do you have the ability? Xue Bai no longer cares about these issues.
He only knew that the reason why Li Linfu was able to serve as prime minister for so many years was not because of the popular support of the people of Tang Dynasty, but because Li Longji was satisfied. Then, Li Linfu's duty is to let the saints enjoy the prosperous age with peace of mind, and to do a practical thing for the people is all beyond his salary.
To the saint, this prime minister is competent; to the countless people who will die in the flames of war, it is unfair to say the word "competent".
But what can he say to Li Linfu? Do you want Li Linfu to change it? You are already so competent, what else should you change?
I won't change it even if I die.
…
Li Linfu looked at Xue Bai's leaving figure and shook his head.
"Shu Zi, your life has been so smooth. Your heart is as high as the sky. When you come back from Nanzhao, you will know that the truth is right."
~~
After leaving Yanyue Hall, Xue Bai thought that Li Tengkong was not here today either.
So before going to Nanzhao, do I need to go to Yuzhen Temple to see Taoist priests?
He shook his head and put away these distracting thoughts...
"Xue Bai."
Turning around, he saw Li Tengkong and Li Jilan running from the lake, their Taoist robes swinging in the breeze.
Yang Qixuan followed them, quickened his pace at the end, rushed to Xue Bai first, and said with a smile: "Xue Lang, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Brother Yang has been promoted again?"
"Did Xue Lang see it?" Yang Qixuan wiped his dark green official robe and said with a smile: "The sage praised me for being honest, smart and knowledgeable, and he has promoted me to a doctor of Taixue."
"Congratulations." Xue Bai said: "I guess you will be moving to the fifth rank soon?"
Yang Qixuan nodded, secretly thinking to those who understood, it was just refreshing. I had just talked a lot with the two young ladies, but they didn't understand what he was capable of.
"I am also serving as Zuo Bu Que, and I want to find another admonishment doctor..."
"Xue Lang." Li Jilan couldn't help but ask, "Have you been demoted?"
She had actually been waiting for a while, but she was anxious and interrupted Yang Qixuan.
Xue Bai couldn't help but smile, laughing at himself in his heart. The official position he had worked so hard to obtain was demoted in her eyes, and said: "It's the same as serving the imperial court wherever you serve."
"How could it be the same? After we leave Chang'an..." Li Jilan wanted to say, "I'll never see you again." When the words came to his lips, he changed his words: "Is there any better place in the world than Chang'an?"
"yes."
Xue Bai thought to himself that the barbarians and rebel ministers from all directions also wanted Chang'an. If something was not done, Chang'an would not be able to survive in the future.
Looking at Xue Bai's expression, Yang Qixuan guessed that he must have been demoted, so he was embarrassed, so he pretended to save himself, and then made another silent remark.
"Okay, can Xue Lang still resist the decree? I'm afraid I can only leave this wild land of Yaozhou once. If it doesn't work, Seventeenth Mother, please help me and ask my father-in-law..."
"Yang Lang."
Li Shiniang happened to come over and heard that her husband was making a fool of himself. She quickly interrupted and stepped forward and said, "Xue Lang is going to Yaozhou himself. Don't ask more questions."
She preferred to ridicule Li Jilan, and then asked: "Ji Lanzi said she came to our house to see the orchids, did you see them?"
"Well, I saw it, it drove really well."
"These flowers are not for free." Li Shiyiniang raised her lips slightly, glanced at Yang Qixuan, and said, "I have heard for a long time that Ji Lanzi's poems are good. How about composing a poem with orchids?"
"Okay." Li Jilan responded, "But in front of Xue Lang, if I write poetry, I'm really just trying to do my best."
"Just in time, there are pens and paper in the flower hall over there, how about moving on?"
Li Jilan first looked at Xue Bai and invited him to go with him. When Xue Bai nodded, he couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.
When they walked to the flower hall, they saw several young men standing inside. Cui Guangyuan was sitting beside him, accompanied by Li Xiu.
One of the young men was holding a writing brush and had just written a poem on the paper. Everyone applauded, including Cui Guangyuan.
Just when a group of people arrived, the young man who wrote the poem turned his head, his eyes lit up when he saw Li Jilan, and he couldn't help but whisper: "So beautiful, Sister Eleven really didn't lie to me."
Seeing this, Li Tengkong grabbed Li Jilan and asked, "What is Sister Eleven doing?"
"What can I do? It's just poetry. My brother-in-law and his brothers also chanted an orchid poem just now. I asked Ji Lanzi to write another one to see who can write better."
Li Shiniang didn't say it clearly, but it was obvious that she wanted her brother to see Li Jilan.
This was not a big deal. She couldn't force Li Jilan to marry, but Li Tengkong knew that although her brother-in-law's poetry was good, his character was very bad, and he didn't want Li Jilan to deal with him, so he turned around and asked Li Jilan to get married. Walk.
"Seventeen, you're rude." Li Shiniang stopped him with a smile.
Yang Qi preached: "Why bother..."
"Shut up!" Li Shiniang suddenly stopped smiling and shouted: "Do you have any say in this matter?!"
Yang Qixuan immediately showed a sneer on his face, knowing that his feelings for Li Jilan were revealed, which led to today's incident, and he couldn't help but feel panicked.
Li Shiniang turned to Li Jilan and smiled again.
"Ji Lanzi, I just wrote a poem, as I promised you just now. You can't come to the house not to see orchids, but to see men... something else, right?"
This was said with a smile. Li Jilan didn't know how to answer and was a little embarrassed.
Yang Qixuan felt very distressed when he saw it. Unfortunately, he was afraid of his wife and did not dare to speak for help. Fortunately, he saw that Li Tengkong would protect his friend.
"Let me write poetry."
It was Xue Bai who spoke first. With a generous and decent smile on his face, he calmly walked into the flower hall and reached out for the brush.
His reputation was there, and he hadn't written a poem for a long time. It was rare for him to take the initiative to leave a poem, so no one refused him, even if they didn't like him privately.
"Please, Mr. Xue, today we are writing about viewing orchids in Youxiang Mansion."
"good."
Xue Bai wrote a poem, dipped it in ink, and casually wrote a poem.
A hand of beautiful regular script was waved casually, and he once again felt the peace and tranquility of Chang'an.
I didn't think so in the past, but when I was leaving, I realized that this kind of peace was extremely precious. Now that I'm gone, I don't know when I can write poems in Chang'an again.
After the poem was completed, Xue Bai put down his pen and turned his head, only to see Li Jilan looking at his poem intently, while Li Tengkong looked at him.
He sometimes felt that Li Jilan liked him and Li Tengkong didn't like him, but today he felt a little different...but he couldn't explain clearly.
"Is this a poem?"
Several young men around started talking.
"It doesn't look like poetry."
"Isn't this time too... too bad?"
"There's no rhythm at all."
"I'm sorry, Xue Lang, but your poem is too perfunctory."
Cui Guangyuan stood aside and watched. He wanted to speak for Xue Bai, but he could only say: "The artistic conception is still good."
"I missed it." Xue Bai said, "Let's go."
Cui Guangyuan then raised his hands to everyone and said, "See you later, gentlemen."
Li Xiu said: "I'll send you two as gifts."
It was said that they were two people, but Li Tengkong and Li Jilan also left the Youxiang Mansion with Xue Bai. They had avoided it in the past, but now that Xue Bai was leaving again, they had to ask him clearly.
After leaving the Youxiang Mansion, Cui Guangyuan had something to say to Xue Bai, but seeing this, he wisely left first.
Li Jilan raised his eyes to glance at Xue Bai from time to time, then avoided it, and then peeked at him again when he wasn't paying attention.
"What's wrong?"
"Thank you Xue Lang for rescuing me."
"It doesn't matter, we are all friends. This is a small matter today, so don't take it personally."
"Then, did you deliberately write a strange poem to them because you were angry with them because of me?"
"Actually, that's not poetry..."
~~
Yang Qixuan was pinched twice by Li Shiniang again.
He was a little envious of Xue Bai. He was also a man with a wife, but today he let Xue Bai take the lead for Li Jilan. To be precise, he despised Xue Bai.
It's a pity that he married the pampered daughter of the Right Prime Minister, so he can only tolerate it occasionally.
It would be great if one day, my status could be higher than that of Eleven Niang. Sooner or later, this day would come.
Just as he was thinking about this, someone patted him.
"Brother-in-law, what do you think of this poem?"
Yang Qixuan sneered: "Is this worthy of being called a poem?"
"I see, Xue Bai is just a gangster."
"In this way, we will spread this bad poem and make him lose face before leaving Chang'an."
"good idea."
~~
If the Tang army mobilized from Chang'an wants to enter Nanzhao in autumn and winter, although it is only barely ready now, it is time to leave.
The strength of this part of the army is not large, and the main force has already been transferred to the Shifu in Yizhou to recruit troops. Therefore, at this time, not many people in Chang'an City discussed this matter.
What has been discussed most recently is a poem, which has even reached the palace.
"Is this also called poetry?"
Li Longji held a piece of bamboo paper, looked up and down, and finally frowned and said, "Is it really written by Xue Bai?"
Gao Lishi responded: "The talent of Jiang Lang is exhausted."
"I thought he was getting carried away, so at such a young age, I gave him a scarlet fish bag."
Li Longji threw away the bamboo paper in his hand and was about to deal with other things when he suddenly couldn't help but read another line of Xue Bai's poem.
"wrong."
He murmured: "There is something wrong with this poem..."
~~
Before leaving Chang'an, Xue Bai went to see Zhangchou Jianqiong again.
"Xue Lang, please take these documents. There are also some letters in them, which are sent to my hometown in Sichuan."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhangqiu."
"I'm not helping you for nothing." Zhangchou Jianqiong said: "I think you are amiable and trustworthy, so I would like to ask you to say a few kind words for me in front of the imperial concubine and the right minister. I can't stand those big cases. .”
Xue Bai said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhangqiu, I have already inquired and found out that the Right Prime Minister has no plans to persecute you."
"real?"
"The right minister has a booklet with the names of political opponents. The bad news is that Zhang Qiu Gong is among them..."
Although Zhangchou Jianqiong had expected this, he still stood up and stroked his long beard, showing hesitation on his face.
Xue Bai continued: "The good news is that Zhang Qiu Gong's name is very late."
"Then it will be my turn sooner or later."
"Let's put it this way, Zhang Qiu Gong's name is behind me. In front of me are Xianyu Zhongtong, Zhang Qiqiu and other Jiedu envoys, as well as Yang Guozhong, Zhang Bian and other ministers. Behind me are even more. Mr. Zhang Qiu can wait until I die before worrying."
Zhangchou Jianqiong burst into laughter and sighed: "Xue Lang went to Nanzhao this time. Some people told you that this trip is unlucky, right?"
"Of course there is."
"I am the opposite of you. When I returned to Chang'an from Sichuan and Sichuan, many people told me that I would die in Chang'an." Zhangchou Jianqiong said: "In the fifth year of Tianbao's reign, when I was returning to the imperial court and passing through Hanzhou, I fell from my horse and fell into a coma. I was moved into the post house, and there happened to be a Mengyang county captain in the post house. Coincidentally, when I woke up, the Mengyang county captain happened to die suddenly. At that time, a Taoist priest came and said something strange."
"What weird thing?"
"The Taoist priest said that Lieutenant Mengyang Ma County died in my place, and I still have four years to live."
Xue Bai shook his head and said, "I don't believe this."
"I don't believe it either." Zhangchou Jianqiong said, "Do you know who that Taoist priest is?"
"who?"
"He defrauded me of some money, and later, through his acquaintance with me, he defrauded my uncle and made some useless aphrodisiacs..."
"Li Xiazhou?"
"Xue Lang also knows him?"
"He is a Taoist priest who is always good at playing tricks."
Zhangchou Jianqiong said: "Although I said I didn't believe it, I was always thinking about it in my heart. After I returned to Chang'an, I was afraid that my right minister would harm me, so I hid in my house all day long. I regret seeing Xue Lang recently!"
"Zhang Qiu Gong need not regret..."
"What I regret is that for the past four years, I have been tied up and frightened, doing nothing. I regret it more than death."
After saying that, Zhangchou Jianqiong let out a long sigh and said, "This is the last experience I can tell Xue Lang. Let's go and give it a try."
"I will definitely live up to Duke Zhangqiu's high expectations."
…
After receiving many documents from Zhangchou Jianqiong, Xue Bai studied them carefully after returning home.
Then, he was surprised to discover one thing, that is, Zhangchou Jianqiong's boast to him, "I have done too much credit in Sichuan and Shu", seemed to be true.
All along, Xue Bai's impression of Zhangchou Jianqiong was that he recommended Yang Guozhong to the court and later attached himself to Yang Guozhong. But when he carefully read the records in these documents, he realized that this was another famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
Maybe it's not very impressive, but it can still be regarded as one of the bright stars of the Tang Dynasty.
The first is the narrative about the recapture of Anrong City. Obviously, the Tang Dynasty's recovery of Anrong City, which had been lost for sixty years, was not just a matter of Li Longji giving a clever trick in the palace. Zhangchou Jianqiong went through an arduous battle to siege and defend the city when he recaptured the city.
Secondly, during his tenure in Sichuan and Shu, he not only had outstanding military exploits, but also had good civil administration. A large number of water conservancy projects were built to benefit farmers.
For example, the Wansui Pond in Chengdu was completely silted up during the Kaiyuan period. It dried up without water when the weather was sunny, and easily overflowed when it rained, causing disasters. So Zhangchou Jianqiong mobilized the people to dredge and irrigate the fields in the three townships.
For example, the Xinyuan Canal, which starts from Wenjiang and ends in Chengdu, was also dredged by Zhangqiu and Qiong. Today, Xue Bai's bamboo paper making and transportation of bamboo paper from Sichuan and Sichuan still rely on this canal.
In addition, there are Yuanji Weir, Tongji Weir and so on.
But what surprised Xue Bai most was not Zhangchou Jianqiong's achievements, but the court's evaluation of him.
Because his background was too low, the court gave Zhangchou Jianqiong enough official positions, but not enough fame.
Maybe it's because of Yang Guozhong, maybe it's because all the credit goes to the saint...
Xue Bai put down the Wendu in his hand and thought, anyway, among the bright stars in the Tang Dynasty, this one is not missing.
"Mr. Lang."
"What's wrong?"
"Someone sent a message saying that Zhangchou Jianqiong died of illness."
Xue Bai was stunned and looked up at the sky.
It was daytime this time and he didn't see a single star.
~~
Xingqing Palace.
A eunuch hurried into the hall.
"Sage, Zhangchou Jianqiong, the eunuch of the palace, died of illness..."
"Wait a minute."
Li Longji raised his hand and stopped the eunuch from speaking.
He was thinking hard and muttering something softly. Afterwards, his raised hand rose and fell with a brisk rhythm.
"Yes!"
Li Longji suddenly cried out in surprise and said, "I have composed the music."
"saint?"
"Hurry up and bring me my konghou, and let Taizhen, Mei Jing, and Nian Nu come to listen... all come."
"According to the order."
"Yes, don't forget Yongxin. Invite Yongxin as well."
The young eunuch who came to announce the funeral also quickly put down the memorial and ran to get the konghou.
Soon, many beauties gathered, and the saint looked proud, but he didn't know why.
"Have you ever heard of Xue Bai's poem that doesn't sound like poetry?"
"Answer the sage, I have heard it."
"He has come up with a riddle for everyone in the world. I have answered it. Please listen to it."
The sound of the harp and the melody are light and melodious.
Li Longji played a tune and looked at Xu Hezi.
Xu Hezi understood, followed the tune, and started singing.
The poem that was originally recited without rhyme became a beautiful and moving song.
"..."
The song floated out of Nanxun Palace and gradually out of Xingqing Palace.
Before long, almost everyone in Chang'an could sing this catchy song.
"I came from the mountains and brought orchids and planted them in the small garden, hoping they would bloom well..."
(End of chapter)
