Two days later, Li Zhiyun was in his palace. A eunuch came in and reported: "Master, Longxi Duke is looking for you and is waiting outside the palace gate." He quickly went to the palace gate, walked out and saw a car parked on the roadside. In the luxurious carriage, the eldest brother was leaning out of the window and waving to him.
He got on the carriage, and the eldest brother smiled and said: "Fifth brother, eldest brother will take you to a banquet. You may meet the emperor at the banquet today."
"Which emperor?"
"That's the former acting king Yang You." The eldest brother said, "Abba made him emperor."
"Oh, it turns out to be a puppet..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" the eldest brother reprimanded with a straight face, "Today's banquet, there are more than a dozen ministers from the court. When you see the emperor and the ministers later, you must not lose etiquette, so as not to lose the face of the Li family! "
The carriage drove into the palace and stopped in front of a palace. Li Zhiyun got off the carriage and followed his elder brother into the palace. The eunuch standing at the door sang loudly: "The Duke of Longxi is here!"
The banquet had already begun. Sitting on the throne at the top of the hall was a young man wearing a crown and a yellow dragon robe. Below, in front of the desks on the left and right, more than a dozen ministers were sitting. Except for Wei Yijie, Li Zhiyun didn't know anyone else.
A eunuch led them to their seats, and Li Zhiyun sat down carelessly. The eldest brother first bowed respectfully to the emperor, then bowed his hands to the ministers, and then sat down.
Wine and food were placed on the table, palace musicians played elegant music, and a group of palace ladies danced in the center of the hall. The ministers present raised their wine vessels and toasted each other frequently. The atmosphere was very happy...
Li Zhiyun suddenly saw Wei Yijie, who was sitting opposite, raising his glass to toast him, and quickly picked up his glass to return the favor. After he put down the wine vessel, he looked around and found the little emperor sitting on the throne staring at him. After their eyes met, the little emperor quickly looked away.
After the song was played, the palace lady withdrew. The little emperor said: "Mr. Longxi, who is beside you? Can you introduce me to him?" The eldest brother stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, this is my fifth brother Li Zhiyun."
"Oh? But the genius boy who wrote 'Goose Goose'?"
Oops! This poem spread quickly enough, and it reached the palace? However, the eldest brother didn't know about this yet and said in confusion: "What's 'goose goose'? I don't understand!" At this time, the person opposite laughed and said: "Are you plagiarizing someone else's work?" Upon hearing this, the eldest brother glared at the other person and said: " Lord Fan, what do you mean by this?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Wei Yijie quickly stood up and came to the rescue and said: "My lords, that poem was indeed written by Mr. Li, and the dog Wei Xiaobao can testify!"
It seemed that Wei Xiaobao had publicized this for him. When he said it was done by King Luo Bin, Wei Xiaobao, probably like Liu Yinglian, just didn't believe it!
At this time, an official named Yao Silian stood up and said slowly: "Mr. Longxi, if your brother has a poetic talent, can you compete with me on the spot?" Upon hearing this, the eldest brother quickly bowed and said: " Mr. Yao is well-educated and rich, how can he, a teenager, compare with you?"
Li Zhiyun noticed that the ministers present, except for Wei Yijie and a few others, seemed to be full of hostility towards the brothers. He was angered by the other party's arrogance and stood up and said: "Brother, I'm just writing a poem, what's the big deal? I should just make fun for the emperor and all your lords. Lord Yao, what's the title?"
"The title is based on the music that was played just now."
"good".
So the eunuch got a pen, inkstone and paper. After the two of them finished writing, they placed it on the table. A eunuch first took away Yao Silian's poems and handed them to the proclaimer. The announcer read aloud: "The throne is a wonderful piece of music, played with delicate hands; it can be played around the beam for three days, and it is as fragrant as minced meat."
After reading it, several people cheered, and Yao Silian also stroked his beard and smiled proudly. Li Zhiyun almost couldn't help but laugh - it seems like such a bad poem has sycophants applauding it? It’s so ridiculous! There were more than a dozen ministers present, and of course some of them were good at poetry. After hearing this, they shook their heads and sighed.
Next, the eunuch took away what Li Zhiyun had written and handed it to the proclaimer. The proclaimer looked at it and glanced at him in surprise. He pretended not to see it and touched his nose.
The announcer read loudly: "In the daytime, silk and bamboo are in chaos, half in the spring breeze and half in the clouds; this song should only exist in the sky, how many times can it be heard in the world?"
After finishing reading, there was silence in the hall, and Yao Silian stopped stroking his beard. After all, the little emperor was young and not so thoughtful. He couldn't help but praise: "Good! Good! What a good poem! Come, give Mr. Li a glass of royal wine!" A eunuch took a glass of royal wine and handed it to Li Zhiyun. He drank it all in one gulp.
After a while, a lean old man diagonally opposite stood up and said with a smile: "Master Li is indeed young and talented, I admire him! However, I have a question, can Mr. Li answer it?"
Li Zhiyun said: "May I ask your lord your surname?" The thin old man put on a sour scholar's posture, twirled a few rat whiskers in his hand, raised his head and said: "This is Zhang Xu!"
"Mr. Zhang, what's your advice? But there's no harm in talking!"
"Master Li thinks why scholars should study???"
Zhang Xu asked this question, and the implication is: Scholars should follow the teachings of the sages. The king, the king, the ministers, the fathers and the sons, should abide by the etiquette and laws, and should not do anything that exceeds the rules. Obviously, Zhang Xu was bullying his youth and trying to lure him into his trap. He was insinuating that the Li family wanted to replace the Sui Dynasty, which was not in line with the words of the saint and was a treasonous act!
Of course the ministers present understood Zhang Xu's intention, and they all looked at each other in silence. The eldest brother also stared at him nervously, fearing that he would say something inappropriate.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, I think the reason why scholars should study is to set their minds for the world, to pray for the people, to inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations!"
"Boom!" Could it be that the explosives Li Zhiyun was carrying exploded? of course not! But his words exploded in everyone's ears! Everyone present was dumbfounded. Zhang Xu's face turned pale, and his whole body was shaking like chaff. After a while, he sat down dejectedly.
There was silence in the hall for a long time. Wei Yijie just stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Li said is true! The world is in chaos right now, and all the people are suffering from axes, clinkers, soups and woks! I and other scholars should help the emperor. , quell the war and create a peaceful and prosperous age for the people of the world!"
After the banquet, when they returned to the carriage, the eldest brother said happily: "Fifth brother, you performed very well today! You don't know that Chang'an City is calm on the surface, but in fact it is turbulent. Those old officials of the Sui Dynasty don't care about our Li family. I’m convinced, today is a lesson to them!”
The eldest brother did not go back to his mansion, but came to Tai Chi Palace with Li Zhiyun. After entering the palace, I asked the palace maid and learned that my father and the queen were both in Ruiguang Hall.
The two came to Ruiguang Hall. When Li Zhiyun took a look, wow, it was so lively! Abba and the Queen were sitting on the throne, and Amma and several other aunts were also present. The second brother, third sister, and brother-in-law happened to come to pay their respects to Abba and the Queen. After the eldest brother knelt down to his father and the queen, he stood up and recounted the events of today's banquet...
"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, ask for orders for the living people, carry on the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations." Abba read it again and was surprised, "Can this bastard say such a thing?"
"It's absolutely true! Abba!" the eldest brother said excitedly, "I saw it with my own eyes, and all the ministers here were dumbfounded! Old ministers like Yao Silian and Zhang Xu have been slandering behind their backs, saying that our Li family only relies on force. Today Let them know that our Li family is not only prosperous in martial arts, but also prosperous in culture!..."
The second brother walked up to Li Zhiyun, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zhiyun, that's great!" The queen also smiled and said, "Child Zhiyun has been smarter than other children since he was a child. With today's knowledge, it is also It should be!"
Seeing others praising her son, my mother naturally felt proud, but she still said humbly: "How knowledgeable can a teenage boy be? He just said a few words casually..."
"What? Just a few random words?" Abba glared and said, "These casual words are the words of a saint! Come here!" The eunuch standing by the side quickly came over and said respectfully: "Your Majesty."
"Instruct the Ministry of Rites to write this motto on a plaque and hang it on the Imperial Academy Hall, so that scholars all over the world will know why they study!"
"Yes!" The eunuch responded respectfully, turned and walked away.
The third sister walked up to Li Zhiyun excitedly, smiled, held up his face and rubbed it: "You brat, that's great! You've done a great job for our Li family!"...
