On New Year's Eve, there was a burst of firecrackers in Chang'an. At this time, gunpowder had just appeared and had not yet been applied to firecrackers. The firecrackers of the Tang Dynasty were made by throwing bamboo joints into the fire. The flames burned the bamboo joints and made a crackling sound. A crisp crackling sound.
I heard that there are also exorcism activities in several cities in the west of Chang'an City. The government has approved that there will be no curfew tonight. Normally, Nuo men and women and boys are selected from among the children. The other men and women wear ghost masks. A group of people Play, play, and sing on the street to drive away ghosts.
However, Li Changan could only think that she still had to stay in the palace to attend the banquet and stay up late.
Thanks to the fact that she and Li Longji were getting along quite happily on the surface during this period, and because she had a new concubine this year, Li Changan got a very remote seat at the banquet, surrounded by people. These children of about the same age are all children from royal families, and each of them is very childish.
Fortunately, the children who could be brought to this banquet by their elders were already sensible children who could look at each other, and no one would cause trouble. At most, they would just whisper a few words because it was far away from Li Longji's seat.
The little girl sitting on Li Changan's right hand is about the same age as her. She should not be the princess of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. If she is the princess of Emperor Xuanzong, it would be her sister who should be on her left.
On her right side, it means that her status is a little lower than hers. She should be the daughter of one of her brothers.
"Whose child are you?" The singing and dancing was too loud, and Li Changan couldn't hear clearly the chatter in Tang Xuanzong's area. It was too boring to just eat, so he simply found someone to chat with.
The girl was snow-white and cute, with a softer outline than Li Changan. She seemed to have a quieter temperament, and she always ate quietly.
She was stunned for a moment after hearing Li Changan's words, and she didn't know what to call Li Changan.
"My name is Li Mingjin, and my grandfather is Prince Zhong."
Li Changan found out that she was the daughter of Suzong of the Tang Dynasty. One of the daughters of Suzong of the Tang Dynasty was named Princess Hezheng. She had some impressions. There was an inscription related to her called "The Monument of Princess Hezheng's Mingdao". She had read it before, but she didn't know it. Not this little girl in front of me.
"You should call me aunt. My grandpa is your grandpa's grandpa." However, whether Princess Hezheng or not didn't stop Li Changan from entertaining the child.
Li Mingjin glanced at Li Changan, and seemed not to understand why the little girl in front of him, who was about the same age as her, could be her aunt, but the little girl was very well-behaved.
"Ming Jin has met my aunt."
Li Changan grinned, took out a handful of candy from his embroidery bag and stuffed it to Li Mingjin: "Good boy, eat candy, eat candy."
These candies are fruit-flavored maltose bars that she specially boiled. There are four flavors: fig, orange, hawthorn and goat's milk. After they are cooled, they are cut into small pieces and wrapped in oil paper. They are similar to the hard candies of later generations, which are not yet available in pastry shops. Launched, it is still a confidential product.
Li Mingjin stuffed one into his mouth.
tasty!
It didn't take long for her to be won over by Li Chang'an's "mature big child" temperament and bribed by delicious candy bars. She was a "little aunt" with milk every mouthful, and she would answer whatever Li Chang'an asked.
After the banquet was over, he reluctantly pulled on Li Changan's sleeve and said that he would come and play with Li Changan next time he went to the palace.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Concubine Wu Hui began to choose a teacher for Li Changan.
It is not expected that such a young child can achieve anything, it is just to enlighten the child. It is enough for the ordinary school clerk of Hongwen Hall to teach Li Changan. Concubine Wu Hui did not bother to choose by herself, but directly brought a roster of school scribes and let Li Changan choose by himself.
Li Changan was very self-aware. As long as she was a serious scholar, she could teach her bad calligraphy. The person who could serve as the school clerk in the Hongwen Hall was the least knowledgeable person who was a Jinshi, so it was more than enough to teach her how to write.
But since Concubine Wu Hui let her choose, she could indeed see if she had any "acquaintances" and find the best one. It wouldn't be a pity if she couldn't find one.
Li Changan flipped through the roster casually.
Li Changan took a breath of air.
Li Changan pinched himself to make sure he was not dreaming.
Li Changan hugged Concubine Wu Hui's thigh: "Aniang! I want him to teach me calligraphy!"
Her fingertip pointed at a name on the roster.
Yan Zhenqing.
She had met this brother when she was studying! Yan Jin Liu Gu, the second-best running script in the world "Manuscript of Sacrifice to My Nephew", and regular script must practice calligraphy "Duobao Pagoda Stele"!
She even learned from his cousin Yan Gaoqing. In the sentence "For Yan Changshan's tongue, for Zhang Juyang's teeth" in Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness", Yan Changshan refers to Yan Gaoqing. When An Lushan rebelled, Yan Gaoqing would rather die than obey. After cutting off his tongue, he still scolded An Lushan with blood in his mouth!
The members of this family are all talented people who can rule the country when they mount their horses, and they can stabilize the country when they dismount!
Concubine Wu Hui glanced at Yan Zhenqing's information and said clearly: "It turns out to be the Yan family. Descendants of Yan Shigu are of the Yan Hui lineage and have a pure family tradition. She also obtained the Jinshi title at a young age. I will teach you how to write." More than enough.”
Li Changan nodded desperately: "Yes, yes, he taught me how to write, which is more than enough!"
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Yan Zhenqing has been "someone else's child" since he was a child. He lost his father when he was three years old and was raised by his mother, Mrs. Yin. He has a stable and mature personality and can learn everything at once. In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, when he was only 25 years old, he easily passed the Jinshi A Division when he came to take the imperial examination, accomplishing something that Du Fu and Meng Haoran had not been able to accomplish in their lifetimes. In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, which was just past When he was a year old, he was appointed as the school secretary by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The school secretary was a good position. He was close to the royal family and nobles, and he could easily be favored by the royal family and nobles for promotion.
If nothing unexpected happens, Yan Zhenqing will stay in the position of school secretary for a few more years, and then go through many changes and become a highly praised good official. It will not be until Yang Guozhong comes to power that he will be disliked and excluded by Yang Guozhong and transferred from the capital. Then during the Anshi Rebellion, he pulled up an army to cut off the retreat of Anlu Mountain and made great contributions to quelling the Anshi Rebellion, which was appreciated by Tang Suzong Li Heng.
However, appreciation is temporary and rejection lasts a lifetime. After Tang Suzong came to power, Yan Zhenqing annoyed Li Heng and the eunuch Li Fuguo because of his upright character, and was demoted and excluded from the capital. After Tang Daizong came to power, he reused him, and then he annoyed Prime Minister Yuan Zai because of his upright character, and he was squeezed out and demoted again. After Tang Dezong came to power, he was asked to go into the enemy camp alone to persuade the rebel Li Xilie to surrender and die. In the end, he was killed by Li Xilie because he would rather die than surrender, ending his generous and tragic life without meeting the Ming Lord.
But now there has been a "billion point" accident.
When Shangguan told him in a subtle tone with a hint of envy, "I'm going to consecrate the princess tomorrow," the pen in Yan Zhenqing's hand fell to the ground, and the splashed ink even got into the toes of his shoes.
Yan Zhenqing is a very serious and upright person. When he learned from Shangguan that the princess who needed his enlightenment was only five years old, he was at a loss.
In view of the fact that more than one of his clan sisters had been frightened to tears by him, Yan Zhenqing doubted whether he could coax the five-year-old princess well.
With this kind of worry, Yan Zhenqing sat uneasily in his yard all day long, waiting for Li Changan to come over.
The Daming Palace was home to today's three palaces and six courtyards. It would not be good for a young man like Yan Zhenqing to stay in the palace for a long time. In addition, Li Changan liked to run out, so he simply asked Li Changan to come to Yan Zhenqing to enlighten him.
Because of this errand, Yan Zhenqing's superior also allowed Yan Zhenqing not to be in Hongwen Hall to read books, but to travel freely between Hongwen Hall and home.
Li Changan deliberately got up early and brought the bundles he had prepared, including ten strips of dried meat, three jugs of good wine, and a piece of cursive handwriting written by Zhang Xu that he had obtained from Concubine Wu Hui, which he had tricked from Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty by acting like a spoiled brat. One each of Ouyang Xun and Chu Suiliang's calligraphy.
She remembered that Yan Zhenqing first learned calligraphy from Chu Suiliang, then from Zhang Xu, and also studied the two kings in depth. It's just that not many calligraphy works of the two kings have been handed down to this day, and they are relatively precious. Chu Suiliang and Ouyang Xunze were both masters of calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty. Calligraphy works are rare to ordinary people, but there are many in the royal family, so it is more appropriate to keep them for repair.
"I want to go to school, carrying a small schoolbag..." Li Changan sat on the carriage, holding the small schoolbag that he specially asked the embroiderer to sew, and hummed softly.
Maybe I can bring back some of the draft paper Yan Zhenqing used to share with my instructor!
People in the Tang Dynasty liked locust trees. Han Yu once wrote about the "Twelve Green Locust Streets" in Chang'an. "The light rain on Tianjie is as moist as cakes." The name is 'Huai Street'".
In mid-January, the locust trees have not yet sprouted, so there are no green locust trees to see. Yan Zhenqing's house is to the left of a large bare locust tree in Yanshou Square.
Although Yan Zhenqing was born in an upright family, the Yan family only had a rich cultural heritage but not much wealth. In addition, Yan Zhenqing lost his father when he was three years old. Thanks to his mother's hard work in raising him, he did not have much wealth in his hands, so naturally he could not afford to buy Dongcheng. Houses with expensive land prices can only be lived in the west of the city.
Li Changan took a long carriage ride before arriving in front of Yan's house. She happily carried her small schoolbag, followed by the maid holding dried meat and a wine jar, and walked to Yan's house in two steps. Yan Zhai did not close the door. Li Changan could just go in directly, but she still stopped in front of the door and stopped the maid from entering. She just knocked hard to let the master know that a guest was coming.
Before Yan Zhenqing walked out in a hurry to salute Li Changan, Li Changan smiled and saluted Yan Zhenqing.
"My teacher taught me how to write. He is my teacher. In this world, students only have to say hello to their teachers. There is no reason for teachers to bend down to their students." Li Changan looked up at Yan Zhenqing and spoke first to block his words.
Yan Zhenqing obviously did not expect that the mellow and cute five-year-old child in front of him could say these words. He seemed to want to say something, but swallowed the words as they reached his lips. In the end, he just greeted Li Changan and his group to enter the hospital.
Yan Zhenqing was surprised when she saw the dried meat and wine jars in the hands of the two maids. Then she thought it was Shu Xiu. Her expression softened when she looked at Li Changan, and she felt good in her heart.
He originally just thought that the little princess would not be too difficult to deal with, but he did not expect that Li Changan would be several times better than the best situation he imagined.
When he saw Li Changan sending the two maids out in front of him and letting them go shopping in the West Market by themselves, and then pick her up again after dark, his good feelings in his heart increased a lot.
Many students in Hongwen Hall go to school with servants and maids. Most of these servants are assigned to them by their elders who are afraid that their children will be bullied. This is partly why the teachers in Hongwen Hall do not dare to take care of their students. A bad He was taken to his home by a follower. How dare a seventh- or eighth-rank official take care of a first-rank official and a prince or princess? Students are easy to manage, but their parents are difficult to deal with.
Even before they had a formal conversation, Yan Zhenqing already liked this young but very sensible student.
