He Zhizhang said: "Brother Taibai doesn't know that Wu Yun has become an official."
Mr. Zhengjie is the Taoist priest Wu Yun. Today's saints hear his name and call him to the Imperial Academy. However, when the sage asked him, Wu Yun actually replied: "The essence of Taoism is no more than five thousand words, and the branches and words are spread out in a waste of paper!" Wu Yun contradicted him in person many times, and asked for orders again. Returning to Maoshan, the saint's work in cultivating Taoism for Wu Yun was obviously a reward, but secretly he was afraid that it also meant being placed under house arrest.
Li Bai was surprised and said: "I have never heard of this. Since he has retired to seclusion, why doesn't he come to see me?"
He Zhizhang said: "Wu Zhengjie failed to beg for mercy and retreat. The saint ordered people to set up a Taoist temple for him to practice in Yueguan in the capital, but he was not allowed to leave the capital."
Since the current sage Li Longji ascended the throne in the first year of Xiantian, he has worked hard to create a prosperous Kaiyuan era. However, during the thirty years of peace in the world, the saints could not help but slack off in government affairs. They also worshiped gods and immortals and were obsessed with elixirs. Over time, they became suspicious and unpredictable in the power of God. Wu Yun contradicted him many times in person, and requested an order to return to Maoshan as a hermit. He was afraid that the saint would find him suspicious and unwilling to help him practice Taoism and become an immortal. Wu Yun's work in cultivating Taoism was obviously a reward, but secretly he was afraid that it also meant being under house arrest.
He Zhizhang continued: "However, although Mr. Zhengjie has not left Beijing, he has also become a serious Taoist priest. If your heart is clear, you can cultivate truth no matter where you are."
Li Bai praised and said: "Brother Ji Zhen said it is right."
While he was talking, Tong'er had already returned to the stone room with the wine gourd and wine cup. The wine was sold by Ji's old shop. He Zhizhang was a good wine. When he lifted the cup and smelled it, he could feel the fragrance. When he entered, he felt that it was mellow but not without a bit of acrimony. It is comparable to famous wines such as Yingzhou Fushui and Jiannan Shaochun, but it can also be called a fine wine.
He Zhizhang waved to Tong'er and said, "Brother, your name is Dansha? I wonder if you have a training name?"
Tong'er said in embarrassment: "My name is not Cinsha. I am an abandoned child. I don't know who my parents are or where they are from. Fortunately, Uncle Jun took pity on me and took me all the way to Nanling. He only called me 'Tong'er', and Sui After meeting Mr. Taibai, he called me Cinsha, saying that this was a method that could help him refine the golden elixir as soon as possible."
He Zhizhang laughed loudly and said: "Then let me give you a name. Since you have had the adventure of going up the river, you can separate the word "su" and call it "Jiang Shuo", which means "Jiang Shuo". Trace it back'."
Tong'er felt that "Jiang Shuo" sounded much better than "Cinsha", so he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Supervisor He, for the name."
Pei Min teased Tong'er and said, "You don't have to thank him. This is the name of 'traveling back'. I'm afraid that the post star will be shaken for the rest of my life, and I won't be able to live in peace. No, I'm going to travel upstream soon."
Li Bai suddenly caught something strange from this sentence, and immediately thought that one of them was the Secretary Supervisor and the other was General Zuo Jinwuwei. Neither of them had idle positions in the court. This time, he was afraid that this was not just a private visit to a friend, so he tentatively said: : "Do you two have official business here?"
He Zhizhang laughed loudly and signaled to Pei Min with his eyes. Pei Min took off a bamboo tube from the belt around his waist and handed it to Li Bai. Li Bai quickly held it with both hands. This tube is made of purple bamboo and painted with lacquer to prevent dust and water. The surface is shiny and can be seen. If you look carefully, the middle of the cylinder is divided into upper and lower sections by a thin seam. The seams are sealed with wax and official seals.
At this moment, Li Bai's hands holding the cylinder were trembling slightly. He calmed down a little and twisted his hands hard. The wax seal broke with his hands, and the cylinder was divided into two parts, revealing a roll of documents. The paper roll was smooth and smooth, and the color was as smooth as White jade is white rattan paper...
In the Tang Dynasty, a unique ancient rattan, called Yanxi rattan, was produced on the banks of the Yan River in Fenghua, Yuezhong. The Yue people used the rattan to make paper, which was called rattan paper. This rattan paper is famous all over the world, and some of them are as smooth as jade and are called "rattan paper". "White rattan paper" is a special paper used by the imperial court to recruit and announce books. Li Bai was shaking slightly as he held the scroll of paper that he had been waiting for for seventeen years. He slowly unfolded the scroll and saw the following letter:
Under the door:
I heard that Li Bai, a native of Qinglian Township, Changming, Baxi County, South Jiandao, was a talented person who learned a lot at a young age. Since he came out of Shu, he has gained a good reputation for his talents. Wu Jun of the Hanlin Academy recommended him as one of the outstanding talents in the wild. . He Zhizhang, a guest of the prince, doctor Yinqing Guanglu and secretary-general, invited the minister to declare it to Nanling. General Pei Min, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, was the deputy envoy. Following the imperial edict.
April 19, the first year of Tianbao
Zhongshu Ling, Right Prime Minister and Minister Zuo Pushe, Guanglu Dafu, Jin Duke Li Linfuxuan
The Minister of Zhongshu, the Minister of Ziwei, and the Duke of Zhao Wang Jufeng
Xu Qiaoxing, a native of Zhongshu Sheren and a scholar of Jixian Academy
The book is made as shown on the right, and the talisman is followed. "
The above documents are all transcribed in regular script, with the three central scripts using seals respectively, and two lines of small characters on the far left written in red pen:
September 20, the first year of Tianbao
Made possible
After Li Bai read the book, he was silent for a long time. Pei Min came over and cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations, brother Taibai, for finally entering the imperial court. Wu Yun recommended you to the saint when he resigned from the Imperial Academy. Princess Qia Yuzhen and Supervisor He are here On the other hand, I took the opportunity to present you "The Great Hunting Ode" and "Wu Qi Qu". The saint saw it and was so impressed that this conquest was launched. The two of us asked for this trip. I am not worthy of saying that I would like to congratulate the prisoner and so on. Years…”
He Zhizhang waved his hand and said: "I insist on coming. Otherwise, it is not enough to apologize to Taibai. The last time I came to Beijing, my dear brother, I wanted to recommend you to the Holy Emperor. However, the right minister cannot be bypassed in any recommendation of officials. Our Li The prime minister is famous for his "sweet mouth and sword". He is especially jealous of talents and talents, and he has been in trouble for many years. Unexpectedly, Wu Yun took his retirement as an opportunity to direct his brother's talents to the Holy See."
Li Bai waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Brother Jizhen, what is the crime? Brother and Princess Yuzhen have shown me great kindness. Bai Mo will never forget it. I recall that when I first entered Chang'an, I was not allowed to visit Tianyan, and spent the whole day in the Zhongnan Mountain villa. Sitting there feeling melancholy, I was lucky enough to have a drink with Jizhen and talk about poetry. All the things that day happened before my eyes..."
Seeing how sad he was, Pei Min quickly interrupted and said, "Don't dwell on this old score anymore. Now let's think about when to leave for Beijing."
Li Bai said: "Of course, the faster, the better. If you two are not tired of the journey, you can set off today."
Tong'er said: "How to do it? We also need to arrange for the family and take care of the things."
He Zhizhang smiled and said: "When the emperor received the summons, he rushed there on a starry night. What about his family... I think Brother Yi Taibai, a great talent, will not stay in the Hanlin position for too long. When the emperor appoints him and gets the real title, I think he will stay." If you go to Beijing or go abroad, it's not too late to pick up your family. Now, it's better to live in peace and quiet."
After the discussion was settled, Li Bai returned to the hut and told Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu was naturally happy to hear that Li Bai had become an official, so she just urged Li Bai to leave quickly. .
Li Bai was free and easy and not very soft, but the boy's hands and feet were nimble. He packed his luggage in a short time and the group set off. As soon as the autumn wind blew when he went out, Li Bai felt that he was drunk and suddenly became inspired by poetry. He sang loudly:
The newly ripened white wine returns to the mountains, and the yellow chickens peck at the millet, which is getting fat in autumn.
The children cook chicken and drink white wine, while the children laugh and hold people's clothes.
Sing loudly to get drunk, and dance to win the glory of the setting sun.
It is not early to persuade people to take advantage of all the hardships, and to travel long distances on horseback with a whip.
The foolish woman in Kuaiji bought the minister lightly, so I resigned from home and went west to Qin.
I looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and went out. How can I be a Penghao person?
A group of four people set out from Nanling and passed through Xuancheng, Chizhou, Susong, Xiakou, and Yunmeng. After traveling for more than ten days, they arrived in Anlu. Anlu is a thoroughfare between water and land. There are two routes to Chang'an in the west.
The first is to take the dry road: go straight north along the post road through Shenzhou and Xuzhou to the eastern capital Luoyang, then turn westward and enter the capital via Tongguan. The advantage of taking the dry road is that it is wide and straight and can be passed through in all seasons, but the journey is more than 1,700 miles and the journey is long.
The second road is the waterway, which is the water transport route in Shannan - take the official water transport ship up the Shuohan River to Xiangyang County, then go up the Danshui River to Luoyuan Wharf in Shangzhou, go ashore and pass through Wuguan to Lantian, and enter by land In Chang'an, not only the total mileage was shortened to 1,200 miles, but there were also 800 miles of waterway, which was much more comfortable than riding. This was the waterway that He and Pei took when they came here.
Shannan water transport mainly transports money and grain from Shannan and Jiangxi provinces into the capital. It was almost late autumn and water transport was idle. Therefore, He and Pei easily obtained a water ship from the Ezhou Duzhi Yamen of the Du Shui Supervisor to return north.
This is an official water transport ship with a square stern and a flat bottom. It has a shallow draft but a large load. Because its flat bottom is not afraid of sitting on sand and is not easy to run aground in shallow water, it is also equipped with a three-masted sail. It is good at "manipulating the wind" and can sail against the wind and the current.
There were more than thirty soldiers and sailors on board. In addition to the sailors of the headquarters led by a navy captain from Ezhou Duzhi Yamen, there were also ten elite soldiers of Zuojinwu Guard led by Pei Min. Because on the ship, the soldiers all wore leather armor and waists. There is a horizontal sword hanging in it and a crossbow on the back. The Tang crossbow has a long range, high accuracy and strong power. If it encounters ordinary water thieves, even fifty or a hundred people will not be able to get on the boat.
The official water transport ship that everyone was traveling on was very spacious. The bow of the ship was installed with waterwood, and the sides of the ship were equipped with water boards, which made the sailing more stable. At this moment, the wind was gentle and the waves were gentle, and the big ship seemed to be gliding on the water. In a blink of an eye, the sky turned white. The river wind blew from east to west, blowing away the river fog in front of the ship. The bow of the ship cut through a huge gray curtain on the river like a sword blade.
As the fog dissipated, the scenery on both sides of the river slowly became clearer. Jiang Shuo had never taken a boat trip before, so he leaned on the bow and looked around, feeling that everything was fresh. Li Bai leaned against the side of the boat and stared at the river in a daze, wondering whether he was composing a new poem or thinking about something on his mind. He Zhizhang was getting older and was still hungover from last night, so he went to the cabin to rest. Pei Min also slept under the mast of the ship. The sailors were all veterans of the Duzhi Envoy Office who often traveled this route. They were under the central command of a navy captain. This captain was originally from Mingzhou, Huainan Province. His surname was Chen Xiandeng. His family had been a navy soldier for generations, and they worked on the water transport route in Shannan. I have been working on the line for more than ten years, and I am very familiar with boating on the Han River. At present, the commander, sail and steering are performing their respective duties, and they are busy but not chaotic.
We walked like this until the end of the afternoon, and the autumn afternoon sun was so warm that Jiang Shuo also felt lazy and took a nap against the side rail. When he was half asleep, he suddenly heard Chen Xianden coming over. He said to Pei Min: "General, it seems that something is wrong with the situation on the river."
