Chapter 97: The Sage's Spring Outing
In March, the order belongs to the budding spring.
The flowers bloom in spring, Li Longji took Yang Yuhuan to play in the suburbs of Huaqing Palace in Lishan, accompanied by stunning beauties, how can he not be happy, plus Gao Xianzhi defeated the Great Food Country and Tubo in the first battle, set up a banquet for wine, banquet for hundreds of officials, and at the same time ordered Chang'an literati to sing praises of virtue, anyone who can send a good endowment, a bounty of thousands, if you pass the second assessment, you can naturally get some idle jobs.
The two prime ministers who were specifically responsible for this matter were the two prime ministers relied on by the sage, Li Linfu and Li Shizhi.
This has become a way for the children of rich families to get through the relationship and submit poems, not only Li Linfu and Gao Lishi, but even Li Shizhi's home threshold has been broken.
In order to open the way for the younger generations, the elders did everything they could, the civil officials looked for the left and right prime ministers, and the military attachΓ©s looked for General Chen Xuanli, all they wanted was to be able to submit the poems of their juniors to the saints for a look, if they could get the favor of the saints, it would be easy to talk about the promotion and wealth in the future!
Cen Shen, who heard the news, felt that his opportunity had come, so he found He Lao, hoping that he could do him a favor and deliver the written spring fu to the sage.
It's just that He Lao is just the sacrificial wine of Guozijian, that is, the president of Guozijian, the president of the university, although he is a purple-robed official, but he has no real power, and the prime minister is in charge of this matter, so he had to find Li Shizhi and let the half-old man with rosacea give him a hand for the big old man, and this spring fu is full of momentum, on the one hand, he praises the great achievements of the saint and creates a prosperous era of the country, and on the other hand, he expresses his ambition to serve the country.
Li Shizhi, who was half-drunk, finished reading the Spring Fu, and also felt that it was a good poem, the opening was magnificent, the overall fluency and boldness, and he agreed directly without hesitation.
It's just that in the hands of Li Linfu, I found that the young man named Cen Shen didn't give a gift, and he didn't have an impression, so he pressed it on the desk, and after a while, he copied the poem again, changed it to Li Jiulang's name, and then gave it to the sage for a look. Sure enough, Li Jiulang was rewarded by the saint and did not pass the second assessment.
In this way, under Li Linfu's stalk, Chunfu's original poem was also lit by candles and burned to ashes!
Under the spring sun, in the He Gong Pavilion.
He Zhizhang, who was gray-haired and old, held a fishing rod and fished with a tall young man.
"Gong He, it's been so long, it shouldn't be a show!"
Cen Shen held the fishing rod, the stubble on his cheeks looked a little haggard, he was in the world, more than 20 years have passed, he came to Chang'an at the age of 20, he was a cloth ten years ago, and he is still a cloth ten years later, except for a spear in his hand, eight luminous cups, nothing else, alone!
"That's not necessarily, maybe the saint accompanies the Taizhen Taoist, and he can't spare time for a while, and he forgets it on the desk, and he will always have the opportunity to flip through it..."
He Zhizhang's old eyes were vicissitudes, and he persuaded and comforted the young man with great ambitions in front of him, but before he finished speaking, he stopped, because it was useless to say more, Cen Shen did have great ambitions, but unfortunately there were too many demons and monsters around the saint!
"He Lao doesn't need to comfort me, I should know how to go the rest of the way!"
Cen Shen held the fishing rod, his eyes were deep, and although his face was full of bitterness, he still smiled, Chang'an is not suitable for him, and he is not suitable for Chang'an!
"He Lao, I plan to go to the frontier, to join the army, and to be a small soldier in the border fortress! I want to defend myself against the enemy outside the fortress and serve the country! It may not be Chang'an there, but the military is my best choice! β
He Zhizhang looked at him and smiled bitterly, feeling the depression of this young man's unwillingness, and sighed in his heart, what is lacking in the court is such a person, it's a pity, it's a pity.
I want to comfort people, but in the end I still look at the waves of the Qujiang Pond, silently, people are old, and their words are light, and they can't speak!
I don't know where the inspiration came from, He Zhizhang remembered that Master Song reported to him that the new princess of Guozijian was a rude and willful princess of Nomura, but what was the princess's name, he really forgot, he couldn't remember so many things when he was old.
Thinking of the princess, He Zhizhang was slightly stunned, a smile slowly appeared on his wrinkled face, and he patted Cen Shen's shoulder, "Princess Protector!" β
"Huh? Princess Protector? Cen Shen was puzzled, what was so strange about a woman, and when she recalled it carefully, it seemed that this princess had seen it somewhere, and a restaurant appeared in her mind!
"Journey to the West!"
"That's right! Journey to the West, what do you think of this story? β
He Zhizhang saw Cen Shen's face with joy, and then asked.
"Of course it's good, Old He, the image of the Monkey King in this story is amazing! I don't understand, how did the princess of the protector write it! Sometimes I dream, I'm the monkey, haha! Wander the world and enjoy it! β
When Cen Shen talked about monkeys, he became energetic, slapped his knees, and swept away his previous decadent appearance.
"Haha, the old man likes it too, this princess who protects the country is not ordinary, the old man suggests, you can serve her first!"
Hearing He Lao's evaluation of others, Cen Shen was also curious, when she first arrived in Chang'an, many people were talking about her, what is the reputation of fishing, what is the background of Nomura, in short, the reputation is not very good.
"Pitching? But recently, there have been rumors in Guozijian that she was against her dizzy master, and some teahouses and restaurants in Chang'an are talking about her, and they also say that this princess who protects the country is famous! β
Listening to the questioning words, He Zhizhang was dissatisfied, and made a straight face, he is the principal!
"What is the reputation of the fame, against the master, Nomura is here, this is a rumor from the outside world! It seems that the young man named Wang Bazhi wrote an ugly poem that didn't make sense, and he scolded people, don't you know, this princess who protects the country is not only beautiful! Uncle He raised his white eyebrows here, and signaled to the young man holding the fishing rod with a different look, "And the talent is amazing, the poem of Jiang Xue that day, Li Taibai can testify!" β
"He Lao didn't want me to take the princess of the country as his wife... People are princesses, their status is noble, my family is in the middle of the road, the door is not right, and I may not be able to afford me! β
He Lao's words are still trustworthy, since the teacher has said so, then this princess who protects the country is really not simple, maybe it's not bad to serve others, but what are you doing to serve others.... Be a guard at the door? This seems unacceptable!
"Hey," He Laojie knocked Cen Shen's head firmly, the old face was unhappy, and said in his heart Why don't you understand this baby, the affairs of men and women don't have to be matchmakers, he understands the character of Yueya Xiaoyou, and the things he recognizes are never ambiguous, "The princess of the protector is the righteous daughter of the saint, if you become the concubine of the princess's mansion, will you still be so depressed?" And the old man heard that the princess's mansion is practicing in the training group, your martial arts can't be wasted! Going to the Princess's Mansion is also a way out! β
Cen Shen touched his chin, it still makes sense, He Lao is worthy of being He Lao, he can understand the sophistication of the world at a glance, and immediately hugged his fists, "Thank you for He Gong's guidance, Cen Shen suddenly opened up, understood!" β
He Zhizhang laughed, and at the same time got up and pulled the fishing rod, and the fish took the bait again!