Chapter 172: The Most Pressing Moment in History (7)

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Li Shuang'er is also concerned about Xu Chen's movements these days, because he asked him to prepare a birthday gift, and he was still curious about what rare treasures this horse could offer, but for things like jewelry, he always felt too tacky, so he paid attention to it.

The Zhang family came to the house to discuss the matter of publishing a book, so they naturally couldn't avoid Li Shuang'er's eyes, so Zi'er bought a copy and looked at it at a glance, and she couldn't stop reading it all night, and finally finished reading it and felt that the story was wonderful, Zi'er said that there are two such "Journey to the West", one is orthodox sentences, and the other is biased towards the vernacular, and the vernacular has been selling hot recently.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there were many novels that were popular, called "legends", and the words and texts could only be concentrated on high-level people, while the legend model had a large audience, and the people could also read it, but once the vernacular of "Journey to the West" was released, it became popular.

Zhang's book store is sold in the name of Xu Chen's concubine, Xu Chen learned that Zhang Yuer's eldest brother is also shrewd, and he still doesn't want to be so high-profile in his heart, if this history is really handed down, the author of "Journey to the West", one of China's four famous novels, is Xu Juma, it would be too shameless, and there are many shameless things to do, and it doesn't matter.

It also gave the eldest brother of the Zhang family some marketing methods, such as finding a famous character to make a preface to the book, and even engaging in some scandals, but the most shameless method like hunger marketing Xu Chen resolutely put an end to it, such books spread a kind of culture and enrich the spiritual level of the people, how can you just look at the small profits in front of you?

Buy one get ten free, buy ten get one free is very marketable, two days of sale, "Journey to the West" has been spread in the capital, teahouses and wine shops are flying all over the sky, so lively, the people of Chang'an met and said a word verbally: "Hey." Have you watched "Journey to the West"? ”

It is very easy for foreign envoys to see this book, especially the Japanese, who respect Tang culture very much, and send a large number of envoys to Tang every year to study, and the Celestial Empire will also take care of little Japan like a little brother, short and not very handsome, will always become a vulnerable group, of course, the most important thing is that the Japanese people at this time are very simple.

Therefore, after the Japanese envoys came to the Tang Dynasty, they would regard this place as their second hometown. Some are not even willing to go back after completing their studies, and some are willing to go back to see their mother, such as Li Bai's best friend Chao Heng, who almost fell into the sea and drowned, causing his good friend Ah Bai to cry for several years.

Just like this Japanese envoy who wants to pay homage to the horse, he gave a name called Tokyo Day, he came to the Tang Dynasty in the early years, and after he went back, he became a senior turtle and became a high-ranking official, and the name given to him is reverie in modern times. He came to Tang this time and organized a group of newcomers to bring a group of newcomers, planning to stay for a few days, maybe a few years, maybe a few months. But as soon as I entered Chang'an, I heard that a copy of "Journey to the West" was passed on in the alleys, and I took it to read it, and it was really good-looking.

Only then did I hear that the author of "Journey to the West" was a Tang Dynasty horse, and I also heard about the recent fiery deeds of this horse. Especially a few poems by the concubine, Li Bai was not allowed at all, and Xu Kuima was regarded as a generation of great writers. I have the heart to make friends, but I have a low status.

When I entered the palace, I learned that the figure in the crowd was the legendary Xu Da Pony, but I didn't expect the status of the Pony to be so high, it actually made the hundred officials bow their heads, and it seemed that even the Prime Minister Yang did not dare to provoke him, so he dared to toast Xu Juma at the time of this toast, and toasted Xu Juma, one was to attract the attention of Xu Juma and gain some favor. The second is to spread the reputation of "Journey to the West" bigger, and it is still easy to get favor by touting the horse.

On the royal seat, Yang Yuhuan asked: "Is this "Journey to the West" a collection of poems? ”

Everyone watched, and most of them were this question, Xu Chen wanted to answer, but who expected Li Shuang'er to see him grinding and chirping, so he took a step and said: "Back to the concubine, this "Journey to the West" is not a collection of poems, but a story......

Li Shuang'er finished the synopsis of the story in minutes, but everyone heard it novelly, what ninety-nine eighty-one is difficult, what Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, although it is general, it also portrays a prototype, which makes people reverie.

Everyone has heard Xuanzang's story a little, but the apocryphal creation of "Journey to the West" undoubtedly makes people have a strong interest, Xu Chen was surprised that Li Shuang'er's expression ability is so prominent, and the synopsis of this story is very exquisite, hey, when has this Nizi read this book?

Yang Yuhuan sighed, lowered his head and thought about it, and said with a smile: "You don't know anything, Ming'er will send a few copies to the palace, so as not to make those sisters in the pear garden look boring." Yang Yuhuan said with a smile, glanced at An Lushan, and said with a smile: "If this "Journey to the West" is put on the stage, how about An Daren playing Zhu Bajie?" ”

As soon as these words came out, even Princess Yuzhen, who didn't talk much on the side, almost laughed out loud, not to mention Emperor Li San, laughed directly, and there was an instant laughter on the imperial banquet, An Lushan blushed directly, usually joking in the palace, An Lushan was willing to be teased by Yang Yuhuan, but now at the birthday banquet, there are so many imperial relatives and foreign envoys, and he is no longer the An beard who licked the monkey face and was insulted by others!

The dignity of the feudal officials was provoked in public and laughed at in public, and he was already on the verge of anger, but his face was red for a long time, and he still had to laugh, this is not good to be angry, just endure the calm for a while, not to mention that this is his godmother, the mother can only say a few words, and the son can only lose a smile!

An Lushan always felt that Yang Yuhuan was like a different person when he came to Beijing this time, in the past, there were few people who could have fun with women in the palace, so An Lushan found the right time, licked his old face and flattered him, pretending to be a grandson, in order to win Yang Yuhuan's closeness, but this time, he could obviously feel that Yang Yuhuan and his godson were not so happy, and all this, in An Lushan's opinion, was completely because of one person, Xu Yuma!

Yes, the reason why Yang Yuhuan began to unconsciously alienate was only because Xu Yuma often teased himself!

Looking at Xu Yuma sitting under the imperial seat, An Lushan's eyes had a trace of imperceptible coldness, and the subtext in An Fatzi's heart at the moment was: Nima, is it great to be handsome!

"Xiaguan is suitable for the role of Zhu Bajie" An Lushan smiled, as soon as his acting skills came up, God couldn't stop him, because Emperor Li San's eyes were full of praise when he looked at An Lushan.

Xu Chen naturally also saw that An Lushan had a very high status in Li San's heart, and trusted him very much, yes. The old people also like such honest characters the most, and despise those young people who think they are smart, and An Lushan is undoubtedly successful.

During the banquet, Prince Li Heng also laughed with everyone at this time, the birthday banquet was carried out at this time, this old boy didn't let out a fart, Xu Chen almost forgot about Li Heng's existence, being a prince is so low-key, it's not just a good thing or a bad thing, Xu Chen's impression of Li Heng is still very good, this person is at least very honest to himself, and he was teaching in the East Palace for a while. Having lunch together all day, feelings are naturally there.

The discussion about "Journey to the West" has just come to an end, and the birthday banquet is almost halfway through, and the people in the banquet began to talk again, An Lushan is obviously a lot more honest, Yang Guozhong is just coming to the fore, and only he and the two are outsiders on this royal banquet.

Li Shuang'er resumed her silence after introducing "Journey to the West", and Xu Chen leaned over again and said, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted to respect your elders, but this time you will respect them together." ”

After speaking, Li Shuang'er's eyes widened. It seemed a little incredible, that is, he saw Xu Chen stand up, and then he also got up.

As soon as they stood up, no one spoke at the royal table. It was to listen to Xu Chen: "Shuang'er and I take this opportunity of Your Majesty to pay tribute to your elders, I don't know if Your Majesty can agree." ”

When Li San heard this, he smiled and said, "You two have such intentions. How can I stop it? ”

When Xu Chen received the order, he said to Prince Li Heng: "The first cup is to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Heng was cold by everyone for a long time, and he was suddenly honored by Xu Da Ma and looked a little frightened. was indeed very excited, so he also got up and held the wine glass: "It's all my own family, it's all my own family, so I must be polite." ”

Xu Chen took a sip, Li Shuang'er also took a big sip, a little choked, Xu Chen leaned over his head and whispered: "If you can't drink enough, don't be strong."

"You have to take care of it!"

Immediately, the eunuch beside him filled two more people.

"The second cup of Aunt Jingyuzhen, Aunt Li Qing, Guifei Niangniang, Uncle Tian, Uncle Qi Wang......"

All the royal relatives nodded and smiled, quite satisfied, and the three women took a sip of wine, and the men naturally took a sip with Xu Chen, and Li Shuang'er followed closely behind, taking half a sip.

"This third cup ......"

A total of twelve people on the royal banquet have already toasted eight, except for the two who toasted, and the remaining two are naturally Yang Guozhong and An Lushan.

After the third glass of wine was raised, An Lushan and Yang Guozhong were ready, and Xu Yuma said:

"This third cup, I and Shuang'er respect the Tang Dynasty, the world is peaceful, the country is rich and the people are strong......"

Fortunately, Xu Yuma didn't give the two of them any face, except that they both toasted, but the last cup deliberately slowed down his tone.

After saluting, he sat down, if it was before, Li Shuang'er would definitely blame Xu Chen for being so rude, but Shuang'er knew that this colt didn't like the two people in front of him very much, so it was just disrespectful, and it was not a big deal, it was the Li family who was respected.

The people in the hall are naturally very concerned about the dynamics on the imperial seat, and careful people will find that the first cup of this concubine is the prince, the second cup is a group of people, and the third cup does not know who to respect, but only the prime minister Yang and General An are not respected.

Prince Li Heng is very happy, this concubine gives himself face!

Emperor Li San naturally could detect that Xu Lushan had some opinions on An Lushan and Yang Guozhong, but this horse did like it, and An Lushan was indeed loyal, so he didn't want to get involved.

Tian Cheng was smiling at Xu Chen, at first he was a little worried because this kid was too violent, but now it seems that the more hostile this little horse is to those two, the more likely he is to take him under his door.

The people outside the Hanyuan Hall are too far away from the emperor, and what happens in the hall can only be passed on by word of mouth, and the tables are also close, and even the tables are set up on the steps of the hall, and everyone can know what happens in the hall.

At this time, the people outside the hall were still talking about Xu Yuma's new work "Journey to the West", most of them had never heard of it, and the envoys outside the hall had the desire to translate this "Journey to the West" back to their home country after learning that the horse was a great writer.

At this moment, there was a piece of paper on the table near the stairs of the main hall that was spreading among the people......

This piece of paper was brought by Qiu Lu, a member of the Criminal Department, because the people present admired Xu Juma's literary talents, Qiu Lu boasted that he had the latest poems of the horse, where did everyone believe it, Xu Juma only wrote a few poems in total, how can you get a foreigner?

Qiu Lu took out a piece of paper that was a little wrinkled from his arms, and said: "This is made by the horse himself, and it is stamped with a seal!" ”

So Xu Yuma's latest masterpiece was spread like this, but everyone was startled when they savored this poem, and then they saw that the seal was Xu Chen Xu Wenxian. The style of this poem is excellent, but the content of this writing is a little unpleasing to the emperor, this Qiu Lu dared to come up with such a poem at the birthday banquet, it is clear that he wants to discredit the horse.

The people at the table next to them heard Qiu Lu's poems about the horses, they were very curious, and this piece of paper was passed on again and again, and people who knew a little knowledge could naturally taste the content of the poem, and they all frowned, but the others were curious, and Qiu Lu did not stop it, and in this way, soon the poem spread.

It's too normal to compose poems on such a big occasion, it is nothing more than praising the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is just bragging, and everyone will also evaluate it when they see a poem passed on, and when the poem reached Li Ye's table, Li Ye was taken aback.

As soon as I saw this piece of paper, I knew it, and quickly grabbed it to see that it was my brother-in-law's scratch paper, this poem was picked up by Li Ye from the garbage heap in Xu Chen's study, at that time, the horse was famous, and he wanted to buy his poems, Li Ye often went to steal it, and then secretly stamped it and took it home to collect, Xu Chen scolded him after he knew, and almost didn't dare to take it out.

Li also knew the sensitive issues in this poem, and when he saw that everyone was surprised, he wanted to confiscate it quickly, but Prime Minister Yang on the royal banquet noticed it.

"There are people in the hall who have written poems first, so come up and take a look." Yang Guozhong said to the eunuch beside him, his voice was a little loud, which attracted the attention of everyone on the imperial seat.

Emperor Li San was naturally happy, and when the eunuch got it from Li Ye's hand on the imperial seat, Yang Guozhong signaled that the eunuch could read it to everyone.

So Xu Yuma's masterpiece was shown:

Chang'an looked back at the embroidered city,

The top of the mountain is opened for a thousand times.

A ride on the red dust concubine smiled,

No one knows that it is lychee.

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