On the ninth day of the sixth lunar month in the fifteenth year of Tianbao's reign, Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Hanyuan Hall of the Ming Palace.
As the first palace of the Li Tang Empire, since Emperor Taizong built this magnificent palace for Gaozu, all subsequent emperors of the Li family, except the goddess dragon named Wu Zhou, all regarded this palace as their first palace. Living center. On weekdays, the emperor met with ministers, listened to government affairs, and held ceremonial activities such as the New Year's Eve in this palace. It was also the administrative center where the emperor and officials handled matters.
The main hall of Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall, is located on a one-foot-high platform. The entire hall is four feet above the ground. Looking from a distance, the Hanyuan Hall is tall and majestic with its back against the blue sky, and is breathtaking. The emperor listened to the government in the Hanyuan Hall and could overlook the Chang'an City at his feet. There are three "dragon tail roads" in front of the hall, which are stairs from the ground into the hall. The Longwei Road is divided into three levels, with bluestone handrails on both sides. The upper handrails are engraved with chi head patterns, and the middle and lower handrails are engraved with lotus patterns. The lotus patterns are drawn by the formation master's magic power to draw the water image among the five elements, and are distributed in various places. It is used to dispel fire and ensure that the entire hall is not invaded by fire.
In front of Hanyuan Hall are the Xiangluan and Qifeng Pavilions, and in front of the pavilions are the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. Whenever there is a court meeting, all the officials of the previous court, under the supervision of the censors, stand under the Bell and Drum Towers, waiting for the morning bell to ring, and then enter the court hall one by one. While the court meeting was going on, the supervisory censors and admonishment officials stood on both sides of the upper railing of Longwei Road. The ministers were arranged on both sides of the hall according to their rank. At the top and in the center was the Nine-Five Master who was the number one in the world.
The Daming Palace and its foundation, Longshou Mountain, seem to form a picture of a dragon, with Longshou Mountain as the head, Hanyuan Hall as its base, and its tail and belly, controlling the giant dragon. The Dragon's Tail Road in front of the palace has steps like linlins, shaped like a dragon's tail. At that time, when Taizong Li Shimin built this palace, he not only mobilized the entire Taishi Bureau, but also invited many famous Taoist monks from all over the country, and ordered them to perform hexagrams, divination, and talisman drawings. Regardless of the scale of the building or the protective formation, All done to perfection.
Tonight in the Hanyuan Palace, a crescent moon streaked across the exquisite turret, casting a hazy and cold moonlight over the high-walled palace. The palace was brightly lit and full of people. Looking from a distance, the bright yellow palaces look like they are stuck on the ground. The palace is located among the trees, with glazed tile roofs exposed, just like a golden island. The ground is covered with duckweed, green and bright. The two coiled dragons on the cornices, with golden scales and golden beards, are vivid and restrained, exuding a ferocious domineering attitude, choosing people to devour and ready to fly!
When today's emperor Li Longji hurriedly summoned the ministers in Hanyuan Hall, it was originally an urgent discussion on how to deal with the incoming rebels, but later, due to Gao Shi's words, it turned into a singing and dancing ceremony, just like the dozens of powerful people in Tongguan. Wan Dajun has been wiped out in a snap, and the situation at this moment is more like a celebration banquet!
In the main hall at this moment, Gao Shi, who was sitting five feet away from Tianjia, was attracting everyone's attention. Everyone's eyes and ears were turned towards this side, paying close attention to every move, word, deed, frown, smile and question of the monarch and his ministers. One answer.
When the emperor asked questions, Gao Shi naturally did not dare to hide anything, and immediately tried to figure out the words in his mind and how to respond. When answering the emperor's questions, you can't make a single mistake. Accompanying the emperor is much more dangerous than accompanying a tiger. A tiger can only eat one person. If the emperor eats a person, it will bring disaster to the nine tribes.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I will now truthfully report the rather miraculous and bizarre circumstances in that trip. If I have made any mistakes, I hope that Your Majesty will forgive me."
The emperor was very casual and waved his hand:
"I love you, but it doesn't matter if you say it"!
"Thank you for your Majesty's grace. I am scared. But it was the autumn of the third year of Tianbao. I and my brother Li Du have been accompanying me for more than two months. We and I went hunting in Meng Zhuyeze, wrote poems in Chuitailiang Garden, and tasted old wines. , laughing and chatting about the general trend of the world, the talents of the two brothers Li and Du are really the only ones I have seen in my life. They are indulgent, happy and unrestrained. I am not as good as the two of them! Brother Li was already famous all over the world at that time. Although brother Du is not famous, he still In my opinion, Brother Du’s talent is definitely not inferior to that of Brother Li!”
After hearing Gao Shi's comments, the emperor was very interested in the unknown Du Zimei. Li Longji knew that bastard Li Bai very well. That scoundrel could make his noble concubine grind ink for his pleasure, dare to chop Yang Guozhong with a sword, and even asked Gao Lishi to carry his boots. He even got drunk and even ignored him, the emperor's boss. In the end, he was really helpless. You are disgusted by the gods and ghosts because of your lack of propriety, which caused the whole court to complain. It is obvious that even the county magistrate may not be able to do well, but he insists on saying that he is a prime minister. I want you to be the prime minister. I think you will be angry by now. died. But it turns out that this idiot is talented. Five hundred years ago and five hundred years from now, I dare to say that no one can be better than him. "Look up to the sky and go out laughing. How can we be from Penghao?" Listening to this sour word written, it really makes people grit their teeth and is really unforgettable.
I'm not familiar with the Emperor Gao Shi in front of me, but his sentence "Don't worry about having no friends in the future, and no one in the world knows you" is so well written. You can know the whole thing at a glance. It's incredible to be able to write such a magical sentence. What a great talent!
I just listened to what he said for a long time, but the third person who was traveling with him, Shan Yixue, was still better than Li Gao and Li Bai. How could there be a mountain higher than Li Bai in the world? The emperor really didn't believe it!
"Gao Aiqing, I wonder where this amazingly talented Du Zimei came from? Does she have any masterpieces? Why have I never heard of such a great talent? Is it possible that there are still so many rural sages today?"
"Report to Your Majesty"
After hearing the emperor's inquiry, Gao Shi immediately sat upright. The first few sentences were easy to answer, but the last one was much more dangerous. Du Fu came from a clean background and could be considered a famous artist. His works were even more wonderful, and there were many that he considered to be the best among contemporary works. It's just that the emperor's last sentence of "a wise man from the countryside" is extraordinary.
Li Linfu, the traitorous prime minister of the generation, was afraid that new students would enter the court after gaining fame and would dilute his rights. He was afraid that these people would pose a threat to him, so he deceived the superiors and concealed the talents of the world. This move caused many pearls to fall behind the scenes, and many pillars of the Tang Dynasty were buried as a result. My friend Du Fu happened to be on this list.
Although His Majesty the Emperor finally put things right and dealt with Li Linfu's lineage, youth is fleeting and time will never come back, and the talents that were wasted in the past ten years are gone. Although the fault lies with Li Linfu, the emperor also indulged in his fault. Just like An Lushan in front of him, the fault lies with Yang Guozhong, but the emperor cannot be exempted. Yang Guozhong just tried to lure the emperor into trouble to protect himself. He was no better than Yang Guozhong. That idiot could only say stupid things and do stupid things. He, Gao Shi, had a higher surname and a higher level of intelligence.
"There may be talents among the countryside, but after the turmoil, as far as I know, those with outstanding talents were all inspired by His Majesty. They probably all found their own place to show their talents, and the fortune of the Tang Dynasty is still booming!"
Gao Shi's answer was an understatement, which relieved the emperor's embarrassment and slapped His Majesty on the dragon's ass. As expected of the surname Gao, he was really Gao.
After hearing Gao Shi's answer, the emperor felt relieved and felt that the grape wine in the cup was more mellow and sweet.
"As for Brother Du, although his ancestors are not from a famous family, they have also established themselves as scholars. Their ancestors have been officials since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. They have a good family background and a good family tradition. His ancestor is the slightly famous Du Shenyan. Even the Holy Queen Zetianshun is quite sure of his ancestor’s talent!”
Gao Shi truthfully reported Du Fu's family background, and the emperor was somewhat impressed after hearing it. After thinking silently for a while, I finally remembered Du Shenyan.
"I never thought that this person would be Du Shenyan's grandson, but I didn't know if this little Du would be like his grandfather, who is loved by others for his talent and disliked by others for his arrogance!"
It turns out that Du Fu's grandfather is indeed a well-known character. Firstly, he is really talented, and secondly, he has a really arrogant character. Du Shenyan was born as a Jinshi and had a profound family education. At that time, he was as famous as Song Zhiwen. He worked in the five laws and was good at writing. How is his poetry? The poem "An Early Spring Visit with Lu Cheng in the Jinling Mausoleum" is revered by later generations as the first of the five verses in the early Tang Dynasty, and can even be regarded as the founder of five-character verse poetry. Being able to create a genre has a very high status in the history of literature. His phrase "The flowers that come and go do not bloom, but the old and new snow still remains" can be regarded as a stroke of genius.
It's just that Du Shenyan is self-reliant and arrogant. Such a temperament is naturally unpopular in the officialdom, even to the point of being annoying.
How crazy can Du Shenyan be? He once said: "My articles should be worthy of serving as Yamen officials in Qu and Song Dynasties, and my writing should be worthy of Wang Xizhi's north face." You see, he disdained the articles of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, and he also despised Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Naturally, the ancients would not jump out and argue with him, but he was not polite to his contemporaries.
When Du Shenyan was serving as a direct bachelor of the Xiuwen Museum in the capital, he once got drunk and uttered arrogant words to everyone at the table. He said: "Su Weiwei will die." You must know that Su Weiwei was Du Shenyan's immediate boss and a famous official at the time. Others didn't understand what this meant, so they asked him why Su Weiwei died. Du Shenyan actually replied that if Su Weiwei saw the article I wrote, he would definitely die of shame. What he said was so baffling that people couldn't even laugh or cry. If such a person doesn't get his mouth smashed, God will look down upon him!
Du Shenyan was later demoted because of his bad words and caused trouble. After he was sent to the local state capital, he still did not repent. He still looked down upon his colleagues or superiors and often made sarcastic remarks. His colleagues and superiors were fed up with this arrogant person, so they made up some charges and put him in jail and sentenced him to death.
Du Shenyan had a 16-year-old son named Du Bing. After Du Bin heard that his biological father had been wrongly accused, he decided to avenge his father. Du Bin had practiced both civil and military arts since he was a child, and he was good at gun and stick skills. In addition to his young bloody temperament, when he heard that his father was unjustly imprisoned, he sneaked into the governor's house and assassinated the man who had wronged his father. Zhou Jizhong and Du Bing were also killed on the spot by the Yamen guards because they were unable to fight with four fists. As soon as this incident came out, it shocked the government and the public. Everyone praised Du Bing as a filial son. Su Ting, the Duke of Xu State, even personally wrote an epitaph for Du Bing. Wu Zetian also heard about this, so she summoned Du Shenyan to the capital to personally interrogate the case. After learning the inside story, she admired Du Bing's enthusiasm and admired Du Shenyan's poetic talent. He was awarded Zuo Lang, and then moved to Wai Lang, a member of the Department of Food and Drinking.
In addition to being extremely arrogant, Du Shenyan was also disdainful. He once attached himself to Wu Zetian's favorite Zhang Yizhi brothers for personal gain, and together with Song Zhiwen, he took the opportunity to attack the Li clan. The year Du Fu was born, Tang Xuanzong succeeded to the throne. Du Shenyan died of illness four years ago. Fortunately, Du Shenyan died early. If he had lived a few more years, he would have met the same fate as Song Zhiwen, and would inevitably be settled by the iron-blooded emperor. Li Longji was definitely not kind to those who clung to Zhang Yi's brothers and attacked the Li clan.
After understanding the origin of this little Xiao Du, Emperor Xuanzong couldn't help but feel uninterested in this little Xiao Du who had never been masked before. What melons grow on the vine, this is what my grandfather did, and so does his grandchildren. He stopped asking questions at the moment and let Gao Shi continue to report.
Gao Shiduo was an exquisite person, and he was already very good at observing words and emotions. He didn't want to continue to pester Du Fu's problems, but he really cherished his friend's talent and knowledge and couldn't bear that his friend lived a busy life. He endured the emperor's unhappiness and cautiously asked:
"I wonder if your Majesty has ever heard of the "Three Great Rites"?"
Xuanzong stopped drinking wine and thought for a long time before tentatively asking:
"But these three pieces are "Ode to the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty", "Ode to the Imperial Ancestral Temple", and "Ode to the Southern Suburbs"?
Gao Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, his hands and feet were trembling with excitement, and he quickly replied sincerely:
"His Majesty is truly a famous emperor through the ages! His literary and military skills are as good as those of Taizong. It is these three articles that can help Your Majesty to remember them so that Brother Du can enjoy the emperor's grace!"
Xuanzong felt very touched after hearing such compliments. He had always aimed at Taizong all his life and was bound to match Taizong's achievements. Now he can be recognized by his ministers. Moreover, these words of recognition are different from those vain flattery and sincere words. He was so excited that he almost danced when he saw Gao Shi being so excited. If he hadn't taken into account the decency of his ministers, he would have kowtowed to himself!
"Could it be that these three articles were written by this person?"
"Reporting to your majesty, these three articles were written by Du Fu. You can recognize the emperor by hearing his words. Brother Du is talented and knowledgeable. I think your majesty will be able to understand everything clearly!"
"If this is really the case, this person is truly an unparalleled talent! I still remember that I was very happy when I first read these three articles."
After a pause, the emperor continued:
"I remember that it was the first month of the tenth year of Tianbao. According to the old rituals, three grand ceremonies were held to worship Taiqing Palace, Taimiao Temple and Heaven and Earth. These three rituals were included in the pre-offering ceremony. I greatly appreciated these three articles when I reviewed them. , and also ordered Li Linfu to summon the author, test it personally at Jixian Academy, and reserve it for great use. Could it be that he failed to test it? Otherwise, how could such a talent be unknown to me? "
Hearing this, Gao Shi sneered in his heart. How could a genius who had just entered the world at the age of twenty-three and was able to write "Be the top of the world and see all the small mountains at a glance" fail even that pediatric test? After a trial, I only got the qualification to "participate in the selection order", and I just waited for the court to assign it, but in the end nothing happened! If it hadn't been for the fact that the chief examiner was still Li Linfu, Du Fu would have been an important minister in red robe today!
"Reporting to your majesty, Brother Du is not only a man of outstanding talents, but also an excellent character. This king has the world in mind, has great ambitions, and is compassionate and compassionate. Everything he learns and does is inspired by his feelings. He has never been pretentious in a word, and has never been dirty in every gesture. He has a vague demeanor of a saint. I admire him very much! It’s just that due to various twists and turns, it has never been able to shine!"
Of Li Bai and Du Fu, Gao Shi obviously admired the latter more. Li Bai is a free and unrestrained person, romantic and uninhibited, and has the potential to be aloof. The three of them had been looking for the immortal for several months. In Gao Shi's view, the immortal was actually very close at hand, and Li Bai's words and deeds were all that of an immortal. Not only was Li Bai's talent known to the world, but he was also profound in Taoism, and even his swordsmanship was outstanding. Whenever he visited famous mountains and rivers, he could always find a few friends in those inaccessible places. For others, the longer the contact, the deeper the understanding. On the contrary, the longer we get along with Li Bai, the shallower the understanding. It seems that he has countless secrets waiting for you to discover. Today you meet one, and tomorrow two will pop up, such as playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, bowing, horse riding and shooting. , cooking, brewing and steaming, fishermen and farmers picking, it seems that there is nothing Li Bai can't do. Do you think such a person can be regarded as a god or a demon?
Du Fu was different. Like him, he was born in poetry and literature. Apart from being good at learning, he was an ordinary person. Li Bai is the cloud and Du Fu is the mountain. So in comparison, Gao Shi prefers the flesh and blood body that can be touched and grasped. Today, he finally had the opportunity to meet the saint. He knew in his heart that from tonight on, he would definitely have a high position in the Tang Dynasty Hall, so he would take this opportunity to say a few more good words to his friend. It would be a blessing from God. As for Li Bai, it's not that he doesn't want to ask for the emperor's favor. In fact, everyone in the world knows that the favor given to Li Bai by the emperor is several levels higher than the favor given to him.
At this moment, Emperor Xuanzong got to know Du Fu again through Gao Shi, and secretly made a note in his mind that if there was a chance, he would still have to fish him out and try to use him. He might be a pillar of the country. After clarifying the details of the three people in this group, the monarch and his ministers began to gossip, and Gao Shi also reported the strange things that their group encountered!
"Reporting to your majesty, I remember that it is on the boundary of Wangwu Mountain. This mountain was named "the first cave of Taoism" by your majesty. The scenery is beautiful and beautiful, and the rumor that "the descendants are endless" is worth mentioning. A visit. Brother Li, as always, said that he has an old friend, the Immortal, who lives in this mountain, and it is worth a visit. The Immortal’s name is Sima Chengzhen in secret, and I think Your Majesty knows about it!"
Emperor Xuanzong not only knew about this Immortal Sima Gao Shi spoke of, he knew it too well. Ever since Gao Shi mentioned Wangwu Mountain, Li Longji's heart immediately became extremely alert. That was the biggest secret in his life. Could it be that Li Bai also knew about it? If it was true, Li Bai would die immediately.
Li Longji, whose mind was spinning, calmed down and perfectly concealed his murderous intention before listening to Gao Shi continue to speak.
Li Longji, who was proud and arrogant, had few people who truly admired the talents of his time, but he treated Sima Chengzhen with deep courtesy and called him "Brother Taoist".
As a descendant of Lao Tzu Li Er, Emperor Xuanzong issued an edict specifically after he succeeded to the throne. He said that in order to consolidate the destiny of the emperor, he specially held a ceremony to confer the title of Emperor Xuanyuan on me as the "Great Sage Ancestor Emperor Xuanyuan", and later he was granted the title "Emperor Xuanyuan". "Emperor Holy Ancestor Dao Xuanyuan", Tianbao thirteen years later he was promoted to "Emperor Great Holy Ancestor Gaoshang Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor". And more Laozi temples were built across the country. The two capitals were renamed Taiqinguan and Taiwei Palace. Laozi Temple in Bozhou was also called Taiqinguan, and the temple in all states in the world was renamed Ziji Palace. All the palaces are built in the palace system, and the etiquette for sacrificing an upright official is the same as sacrificing the Ancestral Temple. Xuanzong also ordered various places to cast or paint statues of Laozi to worship him. Laozi was not only the "holy ancestor" of the Tang Dynasty, but also became the protector of the country and religion.
As for the reason behind such a huge effort, only a few people in the world know about it.
Sima Chengzhen is the twelfth generation master of the Maoshan Sect of the Shangqing Sect of Taoism. His courtesy name is Ziwei and his nickname is "Baiyunzi". It is said that he is a descendant of Sima Kui, Taichang of Cao Wei. He studied Taoism diligently when he was young, but had no intention of becoming an official. Later, he was inspired by heaven and man to study under Pan Shizheng, a Taoist priest of Songshan Mountain. He began to learn Taoist techniques such as Shangqing Sutra, talismans, Daoyin, and Yuxiao Peak, and lived in seclusion at Yuxiao Peak of Tiantai Mountain. He is a man of great erudition, good at literature, and profound cultivation. His Taoist supernatural power is even more unpredictable. He also likes to study seal script. The seal script he writes is self-contained, called the "Golden Scissors Book". He usually lives in seclusion at Yuxiao Peak in Tiantai Mountain. .
As early as Xuanzong's grandmother Wu Zetian heard of his great reputation, she ordered him to be summoned to Luoyang, the capital. The goddess Long first praised his virtues, and then personally issued an edict after seeing his magical powers. Later, Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty summoned him to the palace in the second year of Jingyun. Emperor Li Dan personally asked him about the yin and yang skills and the management of the country. He replied that the yin and yang skills were "heretical" and that the country should be governed based on "inaction", and based on this This book quotes scriptures and puts forward many mantras of the Heavenly Family. His answer, which was neither humble nor arrogant, was profound and simple, which was in line with the emperor's wishes. He was given the magic weapon Baoqin and Xia Wenpei.
When Xuanzong arrived, he was not willing to be followed by others. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, he personally sent his younger brother Sima Chengyi to welcome his elder brother Sima Chengzhen to the palace. He personally received the Dharma seal and was enshrined as the Taoist emperor. In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, he was summoned to the palace due to secret matters and asked to choose a good place in Wangwu Mountain to build a balcony for living. According to his wishes, a temple to the true king was built in each of the five mountains. Xuanzong ordered him to write "Laozi's Tao Te Ching" in three characters, publish the main text and engrave it as a stone scripture. The prime ministers Zhang Shuo and Zhang Jiuling at that time all took this immortal as their teacher. In the twenty-third year of Kaiyuan, Sima Chengzhen became an immortal at the age of ninety-six. Xuanzong personally issued an edict and posthumously awarded him the title of Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, with the posthumous title of "Mr. Zhengyi". The imperial edict ordered his former residence in Nanyue to be the "Jiangzhen Temple" and ordered his disciple Xue Jichang to preside over his Taoist temple. He also specially ordered a bronze bell cast by Hengzhou Mansion to be given to the temple. This bell has a strict shape, a deep talisman and weighs four thousand kilograms. It is also nourished by the immortal energy left by "Mr. Zhengyi". It can shock the mountains and rivers and subdue demons. Demon is a rare Taoist treasure.
Hearing that Li Bai and his friends were going to Wangwushan to look for this real person, Xuanzong felt murderous intent in his heart, but he couldn't help but laugh at him. It seems that hanging around me is not in vain. I know a few real immortals and fake demons. But if you really know something you shouldn't know, then you are seeking your own death. You can't blame me for being cruel. In the past, "Bai Yunzi" had great admiration for Li Bai, appreciating his talent and loving him even more for his uninhibitedness. It is often said that Li Bai's Taoism is natural and he has a good foundation for cultivating immortals. Li Bai himself also admired and loved this old immortal. As soon as he was sent away by the emperor, he went straight to "Baiyunzi". But you, Li Twelve, didn't do your homework. This trip to Wangwu Mountain to seek immortality was destined to be in vain. Let’s go for a run!
Haha, interesting and interesting!
Hum hum, it must be killed!
