There is no doubt about the dexterity of readers who are immersed in words, especially those who have achieved success.
Especially activities such as guessing riddles are often played by scholars and are one of their daily entertainments. They are even regarded as trivial by real scholars, and many people even dismiss them.
Du Chuke and Wei Zheng are undoubtedly such scholars.
There is a small poem written on the silk lantern. I don’t know where the merchant got it from. I put an advertisement here, probably with the idea of making someone laugh and benefiting my own wine shop.
There are four lines of poetry, each with four characters, "There is good wine for sale." The reason why Du Chuke said it is quite interesting is because the poem is very suitable for the occasion, and it is a New Year's Eve poem.
The others were probably not very impressive in the eyes of Du Chuke and Wei Zheng. They would say a few words but would not come forward to make a big splash, which was completely inconsistent with their status.
The energetic young man in the field is suitable, but if the young man is their nephew or disciple, he will definitely be taken care of after returning.
A gentleman should be careful about his independence, stay away from flashiness, and should not be deceived by external things.
To show off your talent and knowledge in front of everyone, you must be upright and sincere in your intentions. Even if everyone is not as good as you, you must be humble. The most important thing is to avoid speaking rudely or being complacent.
In fact, it is a simple sentence. You must hide your knowledge, use your knowledge in the right situation and with the right people, do not be frivolous and dissolute, and use your talents and knowledge to win the favor of everyone. How is that different from an actor?
Their way of thinking is obviously not on the same line as Li Po.
At this time, the crowd let out a burst of cheers, and the person keeping the light happily immediately offered the lottery, and flattery followed. The young man looked around proudly, as if he had entered the highlight moment of his life.
Li Po led the people away and asked as he walked, "What do you think of this young man?"
Wei Zheng glanced at Du Chuke and said to himself, "You should take it easy. Students from Chang'an Academy may soon be given the title of disciple of the Emperor. Naturally, the emperor's mood will be reflected in his evaluation."
Du Chuke was not as cunning as he was. He pondered for a moment and said: "The new oriole has just begun to cry. It is still delicate and delicate, and its character is even more elusive. If I were a teacher and saw him like this, I would punish him to stay in a closed door for several months to study the meaning of the scriptures and learn something.
You can only give up based on your experience.”
Li Po exclaimed, slightly surprised. He looked at the young man and said he was pretty good. Why did he have to be punished when he got into Du Chuke's mouth?
After hearing this, Wei Zheng over there began to mourn for Du Chuke in his heart. This guy didn't understand the emperor's intentions, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to stay under his disciples for long.
If Li Po hears his inner voice, he will definitely blow his head off. How can I be so narrow-minded? Do you know that you are slandering your Majesty?
But before he could speak, Li Bi over there had already said: "Shilang Du's comments are very pertinent. The young man is a bit frivolous and should be disciplined strictly.
But it looks full of vigor, just like our Tang Dynasty, the sun is rising, it is a joy to see it, and the only people who can discipline it are the monarchs, ministers and people of the Tang Dynasty. Do you think what I said is right?"
Our mother-in-law is still sensible, Li Po nodded approvingly, that's right, if a young man doesn't have the courage to move forward and dare to take action, and he is as deep-minded as the courtiers, he will have to leave three cents of his energy in doing things, and he will only speak half of his words.
, what happened?
Even if you don’t ride a horse and lean on the leaning bridge, and the red sleeves flying all over the building are wanton, you can’t be timid, right?
However, Du Chuke and Wei Zheng had already bowed and saluted. The Queen spoke so grandly and with advice. As ministers, they should act respectfully and listen.
The two of them were also surprised. Queen Li Bi did not have a strong presence in the court, that is, she had only recently come to Taiji Hall to assist the government. Everyone knew that this was to prepare for an alliance with the Turks this year or next year.
Once the emperor leaves the capital, and the emperor is young, the queen will supervise the country, which is the proper meaning of the title.
I just didn't expect that the empress who lived in seclusion would also have such an insight. The kings and ministers of the Tang Dynasty are the parents of the country... This metaphor is really unique, but it is very reasonable. The most important thing is that such a big heart is extremely rare in women. To put it bluntly, it is rare.
It's not an exaggeration.
The empress's life story then resurfaced in Du Chuke's mind, and became much clearer.
Wei Zheng was a little worse. After all, he was an old minister of Jinyang. Every time Li Po went out to fight, he would be handed over to Li Bi later. Today, Su Dan, the Secretary of the Household Department, Wang Qing, the general manager of Bingzhou, Zhang Liang, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Xue Wanjun, the general manager of Lingzhou, etc.
They all served under Queen Li Bi.
Moreover, the queen also once presided over Yanmen together with Yu Wenxin, the current general manager of Youzhou. It can be said that she was a standard heroine with both civil and military skills.
In Wei Zheng's view, the queen now lives deep in the harem and does not come out easily. This is for the sake of the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty, and she does not want to make the officials at a loss like the Queen of Documents.
Otherwise, it would not be unusual for the empress and the emperor to rule the world together, just like during the Kaihuang period.
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Li Bi showed off her talents, and everyone continued to move forward. Then Li Bi turned around and started to make trouble for Li Po.
"It's almost half night, where are the New Year's Eve words that my husband promised me? As the saying goes, you can't just keep your words."
Li Po was "surprised" and said: "I'm talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Who said anything about the Lantern Festival? Don't try to wrong me."
Li Bi's eyebrows suddenly stood up. She thought about it carefully. She couldn't help but feel annoyed. She knew that her husband had fooled her again. She clenched her fists and then unclenched them. If the situation hadn't been wrong, the couple would have staged another full-scale martial arts show.
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The fight was completely defeated, Li Bi grabbed Li Po's corner bitterly, as if to tear off his clothes, Ashina Rongzhen immediately came over and squeezed Li Bi away.
Li Bi secretly slapped her twice in dissatisfaction. Ashinarong really didn't take it seriously and went the extra mile to hold Li Po's arm. Li Po looked at her with approval and her burgundy eyes narrowed in comfort.
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After this episode, Li Po no longer had any interest in letting his ministers show off their literary talent at the lantern market. They were all high-ranking officials in the court and were not interested in such games.
If the situation were different, in front of the ministers in the Liangyi Palace, they would have been much more enthusiastic. Moreover, their poetic talents were mediocre, and the possibility of writing poems and spreading them around was extremely low.
Li Po can understand the saying that it is better to hide one's clumsiness than to reveal one's skill.
After passing several silk lanterns, more and more people gathered around to watch, which showed that the Lantern Festival on Lantern Festival had entered a good stage, and Du Chuke and Wei Zheng also became a little uneasy.
If there are so many people, if they are recognized... they may not be able to handle the poems they prepared, and there is an emperor supervising them. With the emperor's poetic talent, they will never be able to match it. Is this a shame...
But the emperor walked by with his people and never mentioned what happened just now. The two of them gradually thought about it and couldn't help but feel grateful.
At this time, there were more and more people on Zhuque Street. Men, women, old and young, mostly with their families, were wandering around the lantern market, making the spacious Zhuque Street seem crowded.
Li Pozhi led the people into an alley. After a short while, they entered Anshangmen Street. There were also many people here, but the situation was better than on Zhuque Street.
The Qianniu guards who were guarding them were staggering around because they were crowded, and they had to pay attention to the emperor's safety. In the cold weather, everyone's forehead was sweating, but they still didn't dare to relax at all.
Li Po and Li Bi actually breathed a sigh of relief. They were the emperor and queen, and they didn't want to play a crowding game with others.
Li Po chatted with his two ministers at various times, "If we want to hold a lantern market again, we should let some merchants come in, sell some miscellaneous things for food, and perform some singing and dancing skills. Only in this way can we have the atmosphere of the world. If we only look up to
When I look at the lanterns, it seems to be missing some excitement."
Du Chuke's eyes narrowed, and he immediately turned to look at Wei Zheng. His meaning was very clear. What I said, the emperor felt that the scene was not big enough. It is your time to speak this time.
Wei Zheng smiled and said to himself that this person still didn't know the Supreme's temperament. This was just chatting and had no other meaning.
"What the people like is where the fireworks of the world are. The Supreme Being deeply understands the people's hearts. This is a blessing for the people."
According to custom, he first offered flattery, and then he said: "If the Supreme Lord still feels that it is not enough, and the Shaofu broke into the formation music not long ago, why not take advantage of the New Year next year to summon soldiers to perform martial arts to strengthen the prestige of the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing this, Du Chuke wanted to go up and kick him, and even wanted to add fuel to the fire. I misjudged you. It turns out you are just a sycophant...
Li Po gave Wei Zheng a sideways look, "You are trying to find every opportunity. Now that the state is short of resources, where will the funds for martial arts come from? Let's wait until I become a civilized and military leader and welcome a prosperous age."
Wei Zheng bowed and said: "This is your minister Meng Lang. In fact, there is no need for the government to add fuel to the flames. As long as the people live and work in peace and contentment, the fireworks in the lantern market will grow on their own in the coming year."
This year the war has ended, the imperial court has opened the lantern market for the first time, and the people are rejoicing, but I still have a wait-and-see mentality, and I feel that the coming year will definitely be a different scene."
Only then did Du Chuke realize what he was saying, and he immediately retracted his previous comments secretly, and gave Wei Zheng a thumbs up in his heart. This is how a minister who advises should be like this.
Li Po was tricked by Wei Zheng, but he didn't take it seriously at all. He just felt that Wei Zheng had grown a lot under his constant beating. Isn't this because the person who is close to Zhu is red? He thought quite proudly.
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The group of people walked around for an hour, but they were all very cold. The emperor, the queen, and the concubine were all in strong health, and they had been tempered by the severe cold in the north, so they didn't feel anything.
It's just that Wei Zheng can't stand the cold anymore, especially Du Chuke, who is as thin as a pole and can't stand the cold. His nose has runny now, and he quietly wipes it with his sleeve from time to time. It is estimated that it will freeze for a while longer, and this person will go back.
Just get sick for a while.
Li Po and Li Bi had also enjoyed themselves. Li Po waved his hand and headed back home.
On my way back, I stopped by Mrs. Chengguo's Mansion in the east to take a look. There was a circle of lanterns lit outside the wall. They looked small and unique, and they must have been handmade by the women in the mansion.
Li Po stretched his neck and looked around. Li Bi muttered next to him, "Do you want to climb up the wall and have a look? I'm asking someone to bring you a ladder?"
Li Po glared at her, "Vulgar..."
What kind of ladder should we use if we want to climb a wall?