On the top of the willow trees in the moonlight, people meet in a new house.
After a heart-to-heart exchange, Li Yunze leaned on the bed and entered the realm of a saint.
His mind was filled with family, country and world, and how to prevent the Anshi Rebellion that broke the backbone of the Tang Dynasty.
It wasn't until a low sobbing sound came from beside him that he came back to his senses.
"The energy hasn't passed yet?"
Li Yunze asked with some confusion, "Your neural reaction arc is so long?"
Yang Yuhuan turned away angrily and secretly shed tears.
"What's wrong?" Li Yunze leaned over and controlled the grapes. "Is there anything you can't tell me?"
"Mr. Lang is going to Dongdu." Yang Yuhuan shook his head but did not break away. "I have been away for several months, and I miss you deeply in my heart and mind."
"What do I mean?"
Hearing these ironic remarks, Li Yunze immediately smiled, "Don't be angry, I'll take you with me."
"ah?"
Yang Yuhuan's sobbing suddenly stopped and she turned around to look at him, "Is what Lang Jun said true?"
"Of course it's true." Li Yunze said with a smile, "What's the point of lying to you?"
"But Langjun is going to the Eastern Capital on official business."
"What's going on with the official business?" Li Yunze rubbed his fingers. "I just went to watch. The one who really does the work is the Minister of Etiquette. Let's go together and treat it as a wedding trip."
"Um."
Yang Yuhuan, whose eyes were still slightly red, laughed through tears, her beautiful eyes full of joy.
There are no trains these days, so it is not easy to travel far away. It is even rarer to be able to travel far away with your wife.
On the morning of the trip, more than twenty royal guards on horseback escorted several carriages and left the royal palace and headed straight for the city gate.
In the afternoon, a chamberlain came to the palace and said that Concubine Yang Shu (Yang Zhenyi) invited Princess Shou to the palace for a banquet.
Unexpectedly, Princess Shou went to Dongdu with the king.
Xiao Huangmen was obviously dumbfounded. He didn't expect it to be like this at all. He stood there and walked around in circles, not knowing what to do.
The servant of Prince Shou's Mansion was puzzled, "If the princess is not here, just go back and report. Is it possible that Concubine Shu will still blame you?"
The little Huangmen rolled his eyes and didn't bother to explain. In the end, he could only stomp his feet angrily, "Why did you follow me to Dongdu?"
In desperation, I could only leave in a hurry.
The servant who stayed behind in the palace even rolled his eyes and said, "Idiot."
In the Daming Palace, Li Sanlang received the news that he was practicing Taoism. At the age when he knew his destiny, he also began to dream about immortality.
"Eighteen Lang, it's still too leisurely. I still have leisure time to take the princess on a trip, so I have to put some extra burden on him." Li Sanlang waved his hand, "Go and tell Concubine Yang Shu that I won't go there tonight."
The journey from Chang'an City to Luoyang, the eastern capital, takes about half a month by horse-drawn carriage without rushing.
Along the way, Li Bai recited poems and composed poems during the day, and Yang Yuhuan greeted him along the way at night, which was not that boring.
When they arrived in Dongdu, the convoy went directly to Princess Xianyi's house.
"Is Shizuro here? Please come in quickly."
Princess Xianyi and Prince Consort Yang Hui warmly entertained Li Yunze and his wife.
The longevity king Li Xuan and Princess Xianyi are siblings, and there is no doubt that they are one of the same.
The Prince Consort Yang Hui was naturally on this side.
Human relationships in this era are like this. Those who are close to you are naturally your own people, the kind who cannot escape even when your family is being confiscated and your family is being exterminated.
"Come here this time, I won't disturb you much."
Li Yunze said a few polite words, and then introduced Li Bai to Yang Hui and his wife, "This is Li Taibai, the official of Prince Shou's Mansion."
Princes and royal orders seemed inconspicuous in the Tang Dynasty, but if it had been in the early Han Dynasty, they would have been like prime ministers in the kingdom of kings and princes.
Yang Hui and his wife had also heard of Li Bai's reputation, and immediately exchanged a few pleasantries. This made Li Bai, who had always been trying to make connections but could never find a way, feel very emotional.
'When I was wandering outside the door, I just felt that the courtyard wall was so tight that I couldn't peep. Now that I have entered the hall, I am greeted by smiling faces wherever I go.'
I didn't drink today, so Li Bai didn't say what he was thinking.
If he had said it out loud, Li Yunze would have told him, 'I am giving you a smile for my sake, not because you have really entered the house to the point where everyone wants to greet you with a smile.'
Li Yunze and his party stayed at Princess Xianyi's mansion and took Yang Yuhuan around for a whole day.
As for Li Bai, he wanted to do something, but the person who was really responsible for the imperial examination this time was the Minister of Rites. As an official of the palace, he could only go to inquire about some information, but others ignored him for more matters.
After a few times, Li Bai's temper also got worse, and he simply abandoned his choice and went to hang out with friends to get drunk.
Yang Hui complained about this, but Li Yunze didn't care.
Candidates from all over the country gradually gathered in Luoyang City, making this already prosperous and lively Dongdu even more lively.
In many well-known restaurants, famous officials are having banquets all day long, which has become a beautiful scenery in the Eastern Capital.
The imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty were different from those of the Song and Ming dynasties. In addition to being almost monopolized, the most important point was that the number of people admitted was very small.
How little?
When there are few students in a subject, only three or five students will be admitted.
That's right, when there are few, there are only three or five people.
Moreover, most of these three or five people are occupied by nobles and nobles. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to get ahead. Even talented people like Du Fu and others are defeated one after another.
Therefore, the mainstream method of becoming an official in the Tang Dynasty at this time was still the recommendation route.
On this day, Princess Xianyi took Yang Yuhuan to a banquet hosted by the Handkerchief Friends. Li Yunze had nothing to do and went out to hang out with Yang Hui.
"Eighteen Lang." Yang Hui, who was walking aimlessly on the street, lowered his voice and asked, "You just spend the whole day sightseeing and you don't think about big things?"
After he married Princess Xianyi, his identity was destined to be in Li Xuan's group.
As a responsible person, Yang Hui is very dissatisfied with Li Yunze's current behavior of not doing his job properly, and now he expresses it in a subtle way.
Yang Hui is indeed a very responsible person. Historically, after Li Xuan lost power, Yang Hui turned to the Si Qi King Li Zhen, encouraged him to rebel, and then committed suicide along with him.
Not to mention anything else, this sense of responsibility alone is much stronger than that of Li Bai who spent three days fishing and two days drying nets.
Li Yunze responded with a smile, "Since we are doing big things, I don't need to go into battle personally. If I have to do everything myself, then big things will definitely fail."
Yang Hui frowned and wondered, not understanding what Li Yunze meant.
If you don't do such a big thing as competing for the crown prince position yourself, who else can you expect to do it?
Seeing the confusion and curiosity on his face, Li Yunze walked forward with his hands behind his back and whispered a few words.
"There are people in the palace who have spoken out. We don't need to intervene, and we can't."
"The crown prince's biggest backer is not your majesty, but the prime minister. This is the key. Naturally, our clan cannot take action against the prime minister, so we need to help the prime minister establish a powerful opponent."
"After that, everything will fall into place."
Yang Hui thought carefully, "Who is the prime minister's opponent?"
Li Yunze smiled and said nothing, and simply walked forward.
If you wait until this time to think of arranging an opponent for the prime minister, you won't be able to do it within three to five years.
When you come to the south of Tianjin Bridge, you will see the most famous and largest Exorcist Tower in Luoyang City.
This place is extremely famous because the owner is the best at making wine in Luoyang, so there is an endless stream of drinkers every day, and there are even countless literati and poets who wrote countless arty poems about it.
Li Yunze gestured, "How about having lunch here today?"
Yang Hui laughed, "That's great."
The two of them walked into the bustling Immortal Immortal Tower, and the knowledgeable servants of the Prince Consort hurriedly came forward to greet them and salute.
In just a moment, the restaurant owner also hurried over.
The Prince Consort is a standard royal relative, and Yang Hui himself is also from a royal family. He is the son of the princess.
No matter how famous the Banished Immortal Tower is, it would not dare to offend it.
The shopkeeper was very discerning. After careful inspection, he discovered that the Prince Consort was actually standing behind Li Yunze holding the ceremony. This young man's identity was no small matter.
Yang Hui laughed and said, "Don't look at it. This is King Shou. He just arranges a room for us."
The shopkeeper hurriedly saluted, "Meet the King."
When the guests coming and going saw and listened to this scene, they all looked askance at it.
When we arrived at the second floor of the restaurant, it was obviously more lively than below. There were shouts and shouts from the surrounding rooms from time to time, making it as noisy as a food stall in later generations.
This is always the case in places where you drink too much.
When passing by a door, Li Yunze suddenly stopped.
When Yang Hui and others looked over in confusion, Li Yunze had already reached out and pushed open the ajar door.
The shouting and noisy voices suddenly amplified.
There were more than ten people in the room sitting and drinking, and everyone was red-faced and clearly drunk.
Seeing someone suddenly barging in, some people immediately shouted dissatisfiedly, "Where are you this rude man from? Get back quickly."
When the man saw Li Yunze standing at the door and looking at everyone, he immediately stood up and was about to push him.
Unexpectedly, he was grabbed by Li Bai.
Without waiting for anyone to ask, Li Bai, who was blushing, hurriedly saluted Li Yunze, "Your Majesty~~~"
The room suddenly fell silent.
After a moment of silence, some dignitaries stood up in a hurry and signaled everyone to salute Li Yunze, "Greetings to your Majesty~~~"
Most of the people here are famous officials who came to participate in the imperial examination, as well as their friends.
They all know that Li Bai has successfully become an official, and Li Taibai's nobleman is King Shou.
What we know even more is that the person who made the final decision on the imperial examination in Luoyang was this King Shou.
Now that I suddenly met this person, I naturally felt uneasy, fearing that I would leave a bad impression on this great king and end up failing the exam.
Fortunately, Li Yunze did not embarrass them. He smiled and waved his hands, "No need to be polite. I came in for dinner and passed by when I heard Taibai was asking for a drink, so I came in to take a look. Why don't we come together?"
Naturally, everyone would not refuse such a good thing, and they immediately rearranged their seats and gave the main seat to Li Yunze.
After sitting down, Li Yunze looked at Li Bai who was suppressing his drunkenness and asked, "Taibai is having a banquet here. Has any masterpiece come out?"
Speaking of this, Li Bai didn't feel uncomfortable.
He immediately poured himself a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and exclaimed that Dong's wine was delicious.
Then he read out to everyone the work he had done with this moment in mind.
"Today we meet in Dongchaqiu, Luoyang, and build a restaurant in the south of Qiaonan, Tianjin!"