Chapter 3 Dugu Lantai
The first table is two gray-haired old men, one is dressed in black, the other is dressed in white, drinking "plum blossom wine", eating "stew" This is not strange, the strange thing is that the two of them talk about some strange things, and occasionally say something amazing, the diners in the vicinity of the shock turn back from time to time, or out of curiosity to watch, or listen seriously.
The second table is a pair of young and beautiful women, since it is "beautiful", it must be very attractive, although not to say one in a thousand, but there is still one in a hundred, the strange thing is that these two women obviously look like a Han people, but the clothes on their bodies reveal an exotic style. He wore five or six silver ornaments on his head, wore a black dress, two strange flowers embroidered on the skirt, two pairs of red embroidered shoes kept swinging under the table, and his body was covered with tiny bells, and as long as the two of them moved, the crisp and pleasant ringing of the bell spread throughout the first floor.
The third table was about a sixteen-year-old boy, and the round table didn't look big, but it was big enough for four or five people, and he was the only one at this table. And that's not the strangest thing, the strangest thing is his appearance and his left arm. Because he has a face that most women in the world are ashamed of, how beautiful it is, I am afraid that the words of praise in the world are difficult to describe, if I have to describe, then I can only use one sentence to describe: like the bright moon in the night sky, hanging alone in the sky in the dark night, showing his uniqueness, and being looked up to by thousands of people in the world! Hundreds of millions of stars, only he is the brightest, he illuminates not only the desperate night, but also those invisible gloom!
How could such a young man not be conspicuous? But such a beautiful young man was like a peerless demon, but the sleeve of his left arm was empty. It turned out that he was a one-armed boy, and why did such a perfect man have only one arm? Hey! Why did God do him so unjustly? These were the voices of all the women in the audience.
The young man looked calm, smiling, drinking himself with his right hand, and from time to time using chopsticks to pick up the "messy stew" on the table and take a bite, that every move, calmly and casually, as if it implied a certain meaning, his calm and calm expression, and as if there were few things in this world that could move him. How could such a look suddenly appear on a sixteen-year-old boy? and his clear eyes, as if he could see through everything, no one dared to look at him!
But no one dared to ignore his presence, the entire first floor, although he was the most calm, although he sat in an inconspicuous corner by the window. His smile like a faint moonlight, his aura like a spring breeze, affected the entire first floor, as far as this strange three tables is concerned, he is undoubtedly the strangest one, but also the most dazzling one!
At this time, I only heard the one in black among the two gray-haired old men: "The old man has seen many powerful women in his life, but there are only five of them that I admire the most! And among these five, she ranks first with Wu Zetian!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire first floor was almost audible with pins dropping.
Why? Because I was so frightened! Think about it, ordinary people dare to talk about the royal family behind their backs, no matter which dynasty or generation, once they are discovered, it is a great crime to kill their heads. Although Wu Zetian had not yet been proclaimed emperor at this time, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time, and now that she was in power, what was the difference between her style of acting and that of the emperor? Not to mention that the vicious methods and decisive killing of this person today could be said to be unprecedented! In the years since she took power, all those who talked about her behind her back or in the public and said bad things about her, whether they were ordinary people or a high-ranking official of the highest rank, had disappeared.
And the two strange old men in front of them, dare to talk about the current one at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Luoyang, the capital of the gods, how can they not be shocked and frightened, but everyone is curious, afraid of fear, and the entire first floor was attracted by the old man's amazing words, so everyone turned their heads to look at the old man and waited for his next words.
Even the sixteen-year-old boy who was as intoxicating as the bright moon turned his head to look at the old man slightly, as if the old man's shocking words made him a little interested.
The old man naturally saw the young man turn his head, and the old man in black seemed to be even more excited to make the young man turn his head, so he directly drank three glasses of "plum blossom wine" in a row.
Sure enough, the companion of the old man in black, that is, the old man in white, said impatiently: "Say it quickly, say it quickly, don't you see everyone looking at it?
I saw that the old man in black unhurriedly picked up a steaming piece of mutton from the ding and put it in his mouth, and then drank a glass of "plum wine", and was very addicted! Then I heard him say: "Although Wu Zetian has not been called the emperor, but in fact he is in power, in these years, Wu Zetian has weakened the power of the nobility with great courage, promoted and reused many officials headed by their martial arts, and expanded the ruling base. Appoint honest and talented people, such as famous ministers Di Renjie, Wei Yuanzhong, Zhang Cambodia, Yao Chong, etc., to encourage agricultural production, and if the state and county wasteland is reclaimed and the household has surplus grain, the state and county magistrate can be promoted. During the reign, the number of hukou increased, and the social economy developed further. It is called 'Zhenguan Legacy' by those who have a heart!"
The old man in white said, "Oh, what is 'Zhenguan Legacy'?"
The old man in black said: "The grand occasion that occurred during the reign of Tang Taizong was called 'the rule of Zhenguan', and these people in power by Wu Zetian were called 'Zhenguan Legacy' by some people, commonly known as 'the rule of Xiaozhenguan'!"
When the entire first floor heard this, they were shocked, and they all thought in their hearts: "What a high evaluation! It is simply incredible to dare to be comparable to Tang Taizong!" But if you think about it carefully, although such an evaluation is a bit exaggerated, the people's living standards are improving day by day, and the words of the old man in black are not unreasonable.
I only heard the old man in black continue: "Throughout history, it is taboo to interfere in the government of the harem, and it is rarely successful, because not only the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty do not agree, but even the people of the world do not agree with a woman to govern!"
But today, she is not only in politics, but also quite ruthless and successful, and her means and strategies are not clever!
She has experienced fierce struggles inside and outside the court for more than 20 years, from Mei Niang, Cairen, Zhaoyi, Queen, and Queen of Heaven, and to this day, how many people still dare to challenge her authority!"
Everyone was shocked and speechless by the shocking words of the old man in black, but they were excited one by one in their hearts, no one dared to object, obviously agreeing with his words, although the means were ruthless after today, but she governed the country in an orderly manner, just by virtue of this, no one dared to disagree!"
At this moment, a voice that only heard "Papa..." suddenly remembered, and everyone turned their heads to look, but found that it was the one-armed young man who was as dazzling as the bright moon. After slapping the table a few times with his right arm, he probably wanted to clap his hands, but he only had one arm, so he slapped the table.
The young man looked at the old man in black and said, "The seniors are really witty, good discussions! Good words! Good eloquence!"
The old man in black and the old man in white glanced at each other and said, "Childe Miaozan, the old man is just idle and just talking casually." However, the two of us look at the young age of the son, but the light is introverted, and the qi is unfathomable, is it that he has reached the realm of returning to the basics! And the childe has a unique temperament, like the bright moon in the sky, which makes people admire, such a character, I have only seen the two of them in my life! I don't know what the name of the son is?" The hearts of the two black and white elders were also quite shocked, because with the initial realm of the two grandmasters, they couldn't see through the young man in front of them.
The young man smiled lightly and said, "The surname is Dugu, and the name is Lantai!"