One of his nieces and relatives, Gaochang, who had a complicated life experience, was about to return to Chang'an twenty years later and needed his company. He understood the emperor's words and wanted the Li family in Longxi to recognize her.
Another niece recommended him to serve in Zongzheng Temple. He also understood the emperor's intention. He was asked to go to Zongzheng Temple to assist Mrs. Chu in managing temple affairs. At the same time, he had to open his eyes and ears and report everything.
Li Zirou never dreamed that one day she would work in Zongzheng Temple. Although not all the officials there were relatives of the emperor, the position of the fourth-grade young minister of Zongzheng Temple would never fall into the hands of outsiders.
The secretary-general he served before was, like the Honglu Temple Shaoqing, a fifth-grade civil servant, one step away from becoming a high-ranking official in the imperial court.
In his career plan, he could serve as a secretary and a young eunuch for a few years, and then he could win over ministers in various ministries, or military generals in the Wei family, and the Chief of the Wei family could also serve as a transition.
In addition, if he is to serve in the capital, he must start as the governor of each county. If he has made achievements in the position of secretary and young eunuch, it is also possible to win the deputy position of various inspectors.
But Zongzhengsi Shaoqing...what the hell is that...
If the young secretary secretary has little hope of promotion, but can still do something, then Zongzheng Temple is a complete place for retirement.
Except for the official position in charge of Zongzheng Temple, the officials who came out of there would not pay any attention to you. In the words of later generations, they were serious and leisurely positions.
No matter how high your official rank is, your scope of authority is only a tiny bit, and you still have to deal with troublesome clan relatives. If officials from three provinces and six ministries say a few words to you, people will think it is superfluous.
Li Zirou didn't know how she offended Mrs. Chu and got such retribution. What a bad luck.
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In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Po imagined the chaotic ethical relationship of the former Sui royal family, and at the same time he also worried about his origins.
After all, his bloodline seems to come from Yang Liang, King of Han Dynasty, and he can be considered a member of the Yang family. Does his genes also contain the violent and frenzied elements of the Xianbei people?
Of course, these are actually all nonsense. The reason why foreigners often behave in bestiality has a lot to do with their customs and habits. In addition, there is probably a bit of endocrine imbalance, which leads to them always doing some unreasonable things.
In fact, people who hold great power have some mental problems, and this also makes them outstanding in certain aspects, so they have power.
After becoming an emperor, he was deeply aware of the influence of power on people. In turn, you can use the power in your hands to achieve goals that are impossible for ordinary people to achieve.
This is a mutually reinforcing process, so the loss of control of power is often accompanied by the mental distortion and even collapse of the superior. The greater the power you previously held, the more complete this final collapse will be.
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"Your Majesty is not in good health, so you still need to rest more. I have ordered people to make arrangements for the spring sacrifice ceremony in two days. Your Majesty does not need to worry about it anymore. You can just go out of the city to worship at that time."
Time has entered April, the spring breeze brings warmth, everything revives, a few spring rains fall, and the air is filled with the breath of spring.
Li Po walked in Hui Garden. Hui Garden is on the west side of the palace. It is a standard royal garden. It was definitely not built by Li Po. This is the inner garden of the palace built by Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo.
There are some locust trees, peonies and other plants planted inside, which bloom in spring, so the palace also called this place Chunyuan. It is said that Queen Wenwen liked to walk here very much in her spare time.
Spring is the time when people in Chang'an go out for an outing. The royal family sometimes organizes spring hunting. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Po has not done anything like this. He just held an autumn hunting the year before last.
The Spring and Autumn Festivals are now scheduled, but this year he had a cold, so the Spring Festival was postponed for a few days.
The weather was sunny today, and Li Po had recovered from his cold. He felt that he was too tired to work on the eucalyptus tablets and had treated his body badly, so he put down his official duties today and took the concubines to the Hui Garden for recreation.
He didn't bother to take a closer look at the scenery, but he felt that the air here was very good and the fragrance of flowers was refreshing. After walking around, he felt like he had had a half-day of leisure.
It happened that Wen Yanbo came to the palace to see him, so he simply summoned him here to talk to him.
The concubines were surrounded by palace people and scattered throughout the garden. Their laughter and laughter could be heard from time to time. The concubines who entered the palace in the third year of Yuanzhen have now grown up. They are wandering in the garden, full of youth.
, people are more delicate than flowers, and they are very pleasing to the eye.
Queen Li Bi and a group of people stayed by the pond in the garden. Wang Zhen, who was plump and fat, got a fishing rod and caught the ornamental fish in the pond. They were surprised and counted the most lively place there.
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Wen Yanbo accompanied the emperor with a drooped face, looking at his nose, mouth, mouth and heart, never looking around.
Li Po rarely...well, it can be said that he is unique, would summon his ministers to the inner garden of the palace to talk, because he is not the kind of erudite king who can talk to his ministers anytime, anywhere, about the past and the present.
Wen Yanbo just happened to be lucky this time, so he was very uncomfortable with it. He had a close friendship with the emperor and knew the emperor's details. Such elegant things as visiting the garden could not be done according to the inherent procedures of literati. Otherwise, if he said a few words, the emperor would definitely ask for it.
"Becoming angry from shame".
So when he had nothing to say, he talked about the Spring Festival and advised the emperor to take good care of his body and rest first without overworking himself.
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Li Po was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'm not even forty yet, why do I talk so much? I met Yuan Tiangang a few days ago, do you know what he said to me?"
Wen Yanbo's eyes flashed and he raised his head to look at the emperor, "Yuan Taishi is good at looking after people, but your majesty is the emperor. Anyone who likes the emperor will lose his life if he interferes with Tianhe. I think it is better for your majesty to see him less."
Li Po couldn't help but feel happy after hearing this. Sure enough, he was still Wen Daya...
You must know that Yuan Tiangang is very popular in the aristocratic circle. When he was in Luoyang, he made a living by telling fortunes to the powerful and earned a great reputation. He basically left the fortune teller business.
In Central Plains parlance, he has the appearance of a heavenly master. In later Western parlance, he is almost equivalent to a prophet or a guide like Moses.
Because the civilization system is different, there were very few religious figures in Chinese history who participated in politics and maintained a positive image. Many arrogant figures who participated in politics would be accused of causing trouble to the palace, and their fate was needless to say.
Yuan Tiangang was an exception. This man knew how to advance and retreat. He was called into the court to serve as Taishi Ling, and after being warned by the emperor, he no longer told people easily.
So this man has a very good reputation, but Wen Yanbo is still very wary of him, which suits Li Po very well.
Wen Yanbo was actually very surprised. The emperor had never respected ghosts and gods, so why did he believe Yuan Tiangang's lies?
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"Not to mention other things, Yuan Tiangang has a good way of maintaining his health, and it seems that losing his life is not a big deal..." At this point, Li Po laughed.
Wen Yanbo couldn't help but smile. The emperor's speech was something that no one else could imitate. He always made people feel childlike. But most of the time, he couldn't help but laugh or cry and didn't know how to answer.
"He told me about the calendar, but I couldn't quite understand it. It included a lot of astronomy and geography, and it sounded very profound. In fact, it boiled down to just one sentence. According to the fate of the Tang Dynasty, the world will have good weather and good grains.
Fengdeng.
Most officials will be able to be rich and prosperous for a long time, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. Even if they are auspicious words, they are also a good sign, right?"
Wen Yanbo nodded. Regardless of whether what Yuan Tiangang said was accurate or not, given his reputation, these words would indeed have the effect of calming people's minds.
As long as this person doesn't make random remarks or do things that confuse the king, you don't need to worry too much.
Li Poze continued: "He saw that I was ill, so he told me about my destiny. He said that I was in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, and my title of Yuanzhen would last for at least sixty years. It is now the eighth year of Yuanzhen, so he said
I can still enjoy the country for more than fifty years, haha."
After hearing this, Wen Yanbo didn't know what to say at all. You said you can't listen to his nonsense, right? Isn't that cursing the king? You said okay, no matter how you hear this, it doesn't sound right.
Damn it, that’s how cunning the alchemist is. Even if you don’t believe something, you still hope it’s true.
Li Po was not done yet, "Fate...if it could be calculated like this, it would be a joke. Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Xiao Xian and others must have heard similar statements, but what is the result?
Before they die, can they still seek trouble for the person they spoke to? They... If I really live to be a hundred years old, Yuan Tiangang can become famous. If not, who can remember what Yuan Tiangang said? "
What he said was the same as before, and there were no taboos. Wen Yanbo immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the words of alchemists can easily deceive people's ears and eyes. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart.
It is better to chase Yuan Tiangang out of the capital. This person is so bold that he will surely cause trouble in the long run."
Li Po waved his hand, "It doesn't have to be like this. With your Majesty waiting, who can confuse me? It's just a casual chat. Even if it gets spread, it will only make people laugh.
I really hope that everyone can live longer, so that I can take a closer look at what the prosperous age is like. It’s just that I don’t have to live too long. The highlight of my life is within these thirty or forty years. If it is longer,
, it’s not interesting either.”
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When talking about age, the topic inevitably came to a serious point. Wen Yanbo tried to persuade him a few words, but Li Po just hummed and haha, not really listening.
This inevitably makes Wen Yanbo resentful towards Yuan Tiangang. You said you are so old, why are you still so talkative? When you calculate other people's fate, have you calculated how long you can live?
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While talking, we came to the depths of Huiyuan. The vegetation here is rich and well-organized. The scenery becomes more and more charming...