Yu Ji frowned and looked at Bai Song, who seemed to have no intention of talking about their past friendship.
This is fine, everyone understands it tacitly, but there is less hypocrisy.
"What if I don't tell you? What can Master Bai do to me?"
"Yu Ji Yu, you are not really blinded by the worldly praise. Do you really think that you are some kind of literary giant?"
Bai Song smiled coldly and made a mouth gesture. Although there was no sound, it was clear that Bai Song only said five words.
Three hundred Tang poems!
Yu Ji's face darkened, and he suddenly remembered the strange book that sent him to the detective, an anthology of Tang poems and Song lyrics, a masterpiece that collected the essence of the Tang and Song literary circles in the previous life for hundreds of years!
Bai Song's meaning is very obvious. I know your secret. If you don't listen to my instructions, you will expose the fact that you used someone else's place to live.
No matter how high you are praised by the world now, you will fall badly when the time comes.
A book is Yu Ji's Achilles' heel.
"Bai Song, why are you so mean!"
Bai Song shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Is this the first day we met? You should have understood my despicableness a long time ago. After all, I am greedy for life and afraid of death. In order to live, I will do anything."
"..." Yu Ji was silent, but it was obvious that he was confused. Big beads of sweat were pouring out, and his hands and feet were feeling cold.
Bai Song said casually: "Master Yu, you must enjoy the feeling of being sought after by others, right? I know this feeling, and I also know how much you cherish everything now. There are saints in the world who are not afraid of life and death, but there are very few
You fool who is not afraid of honor, your honor is not related to you alone. If your affairs are known to the world, the entire Yu family will be implicated. Do you have the courage to bear the consequences of going against me?"
"Bai Song, you were personally promoted by my grandfather, and now you actually repay kindness with hatred? Are you still not a human being?"
Bai Song laughed and said: "Hahaha, Yu Ji, don't you think it's ridiculous? When I gave the book to you, I only asked you to choose one or two of them to use for your own fame. It's because you are greedy and you have it once.
Borrowing poems from the book for the second time, who created today’s situation? Who dragged the entire family down?”
"I……"
Yu Ji was speechless, the previous momentum was gone, and he collapsed in the room, as if he had lost his soul.
Bai Song was not in a hurry. He sat down and drank tea by himself. He looked like a sinister and treacherous powerful official in unofficial history.
After a while, Yu Ji woke up from his daze and said in a deep voice: "What do you want me to do?"
Hearing this, Bai Song frowned inadvertently. It seemed that Yu Ji had given up.
In fact, Bai Song was a little disappointed. If Yu Ji could persist under his own pressure for a while, even if he chose to fight to the death, he would be able to gain Bai Song's absolute trust.
If Yu Ji had that persistence in his heart, Bai Song would tell him his true thoughts in the next moment.
It's a pity that Yu Ji, like Bai Song, is a common man after all. After tasting the taste of power, it is difficult to return to ordinary life.
But that's fine, it saves a lot of trouble, just keep him in the dark.
Bai Song cheered up and said: "What I want you to do is very simple. It is nothing more than to stand up and say a few words for me, so that all the literati in Chang'an City should stop for a moment and come to the palace to make trouble. If anyone else comes to make trouble,
I won't be polite."
"What am I going to say? They won't listen to me."
"You just need to tell them that I am on the side of the world's intellectuals. Don't listen to rumors, but look at my real actions."
"Let me deceive the world and let the world's scholars believe that you will follow the sages' New Year to protect the true history, but in the end it showed a completely different result?"
"It's up to you to guess what you want. As long as you listen to my instructions, I will ask you to help me in the future. If you want to continue to be your master Yu, you'd better not be as cold as you are today."
After saying that, Bai Song left the Yu Mansion without looking back.
…
Three days later, the exterior walls of Beiding Palace were repainted.
No one is sneaking around to splash ink anymore.
On the same day, Bai Song was announced to the palace and arrived in front of the emperor.
Li Shimin stared at Bai Song and asked: "I heard some news today, saying that you chose to stand with the world's literati. Is this relevant?"
"Your Majesty, may I ask what it means to stand with the world's intellectuals?"
"Playing dumb?"
"Your Majesty, I really don't know."
Li Shimin frowned and asked again: "Then tell me, how far has Tang Shi achieved?"
"This..." Bai Song was a little embarrassed and whispered, "Actually, it hasn't started yet."
"It's been a few days and you're telling me that nothing has been done?"
"The emperor himself said that the one-year deadline is too early, isn't it?"
"How dare you talk back!"
Li Shimin is obviously not in a good mood today.
"You kid, you'd better be smarter than me. Don't imitate those stupid donkeys and act double-faced in front of me. If I find out what bad intentions you have, I'll chop off your head right now in less than a year!"
"Your Majesty, why are you so angry? Please tell me what's going on."
Bai Song didn't have any rules when it came to his words, and Li Shimin couldn't figure out what he was thinking.
Li Shimin was angry because he couldn't figure out Bai Song's thoughts.
At this time, a eunuch ran over and winked at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin understood and raised his hand to ask Bai Song to go out and wait outside the hall.
Seeing Bai Song leaving, the father-in-law came to Li Shimin and whispered: "Your Majesty, the matter has been investigated clearly. Mr. Bai went to Yu Mansion for the first time three days ago and met with Yu Shinan's grandson Yu Ji."
"Yu Ji? Is that Master Yu who is called the God of Poetry?"
"It's him. He's the one who said Lord Bai will be of the same mind as the world's literati. It wasn't Lord Bai who said it himself."
"Yu Shinan is also a stubborn old man. Will his grandson speak to Bai Song?"
"They are classmates. They studied together under Yu Shinan. I heard they have a good relationship. But three days ago, Mr. Bai hosted a banquet to invite Yu Ji. Yu Ji did not attend. It was Mr. Bai who came to visit in person to meet him. Originally, Yu Ji was released
The words were to cut off all contact with Mr. Bai, but after meeting Mr. Bai later, Yu Ji came forward and put in good words for Mr. Bai."
"Is it possible that that boy Bai Song really wants to join forces with them to fight against me?"
"Your Majesty, you really made a mistake in blaming Lord Bai this time. This time Yu Ji has something in Lord Bai's hands. Even if Yu Ji doesn't want to, he has to come out and speak for Lord Bai."
"What handle?"
The father-in-law leaned directly into the emperor's ear and whispered.
Li Shimin's eyes almost popped out of his head when he heard this: "What did you say? All the poems written by Yu Ji were actually written by Bai Song?"
"Your Majesty, this servant feels that I have to hide this matter for Lord Bai. Otherwise, if others find out, Lord Bai will be in a difficult situation."
