The Lotus Garden of the Tang Empire was built after Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, established the Tang Dynasty, and changed Daxing into Chang 'an.
Furong Garden was also called Furong Garden. It was a forbidden garden of the Sui Dynasty royal family. It was located on the south bank of the Qujiang Pool in Chang 'an, close to the outer city of Chang' an. It was surrounded by high walls. The garden covers an area of 30 hectares and is 17 miles in circumference.
Furong Garden included many scenic spots such as Purple Cloud Pavilion, Maiden Hall, Imperial Banquet Palace, Fanglin Garden, Apricot Garden, Tea House, Tang City, Qujiang River, and many others.
A few years ago, Li Shimin had given it to the King of Wei, Li Tai. Now, it was the place where the King of Wei, Li Tai, recruited talents and received blessings. It was a place where he recited poems and admired the moon.
It was already late autumn, and golden chrysanthemums covered the entire Fragrant Forest Garden. The scholars and literati who came and went laughed and laughed with each other. They sang and sang, and they thought it was elegant. At the side, the King of Wei, Li Tai, who was the focus of everyone's attention, was in high spirits.
Some time ago, Sima Suxu advised Li Tai to learn from the ancient wise kings and invite guests to write books.
Li Tai thought about it and felt that it was feasible, so he submitted a memorial and wrote the "Records of the Land". He invited the author, Xiao Deyan, the secretary, Gu Yin, the secretary, Jiang Yaqing, and Xie Yan to join the army to write it.
Wei Wei provided the tent, Guanglu Division provided food and drink, scholars who had literature mostly interacted with him, and noble children were more willing to climb the dragon to echo, for a time the door was like a market.
Li Tai felt that it was too slow, so he wanted to achieve great things quickly. In Jizhou, a total of 550 articles were compiled and recorded, which lasted for four periods.
As expected, the emperor was very happy when he learned about it. He issued an edict to collect it in the Secret Pavilion and gave him ten thousand pieces of brocade.
Therefore, today, Li Tai was very happy. Holding this poetry gathering in Fragrant Forest Park was not so much a leisure and elegant event for scholars as it was more appropriate to call it a celebration party.
"Your Highness, the Ninth Highness and the Secondary Concubine Wu have come to attend the meeting.”Du Chuke quietly walked to Li Tai's side and laughed in a low voice. The pride and disdain in his words were not hidden at all.
Li Tai, who was sitting on the stone bench and chatting happily with everyone, pursed his lips and did not say anything. The corners of his mouth curled up into a proud arc as he mocked,"This little brother of mine is really a good-for-nothing. I heard that he has a sexual desire for Yang Jian. Seeing him today, it is indeed true. He actually brought his own wife and concubines for such an elegant matter. It seems that the child prodigy of the past is just a flash in the pan and is not worthy of being a human.”
The young elites around Li Tai also laughed silently. Although they didn't say anything, they were also very disdainful of this famous " silkpants prince " of Chang 'an.
Li Tai's words about Yang Jian's sexual itch actually meant that he was afraid of his wife and wife. The modern term " tracheitis " was also used. These words were definitely not good words for a man. In modern times, it might have been seen as a joke, but now, it was quite sarcastic.
Speaking of Sui Wendi Yang Jian, this person was not simple. He single-handedly established the Sui Dynasty, unified the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and ended the turmoil that lasted for a hundred years. Moreover, they would actively develop agricultural production and build the second world-wide Eastern Empire since the Qin and Han Dynasties. From another perspective, Emperor Wen of Sui could be said to have indirectly established the prosperity of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He had stockpiled a large amount of food. Even at the end of Zhenguan, after decades of turmoil, there was still surplus food. It could be seen that he was a hero of his generation.
However, every family had their own difficulties. Yang Jian was no exception. In terms of husband and wife, Yang Jian could be said to be one of the most depressed emperors since ancient times.
Although Old Man Yang was as noble as an emperor, he did not have any concubines in his harem. There was only one woman, and that was his Empress Dugu.
Empress Dugu was named Jialuo. He was a descendant of the Dugus. His father, Dugu Xin, was once a famous battle general in Bei Zhou. He had a deep personal relationship with Yang Jian's family. After Empress Dugu married into the family, not only did she manage the family well, but she also helped her husband to establish the Sui Dynasty and become the emperor. She was a rare virtuous wife.
Even with Empress Zhangsun's reputation, she was still inferior to this old senior.
However, with the stability of the dynasty and the merciless passage of time. Gradually, Aunt Dugu became Grandma Dugu. She was old and yellow, and had reached menopause. Her gentleness and virtue had become a beautiful memory for Old Man Yang.
At this moment, the successful Sui Wendi finally revealed his true nature as a man. Behind her back, he secretly got together with a young and beautiful palace maid, Madam Yuchi.
Otherwise, why was he so manly?
In fact, before the establishment of the Chinese Empire, even during the Republic of China, it was still possible to openly marry a concubine. Moreover, more than a thousand years ago, it was common for a man to marry three wives and four concubines, just like how rich people now had mistresses.
Let alone the emperor? However, he was still a monster. When Old Man Yang was young, he had sworn to Grandma Dugu that he would only love her for the rest of his life.
Alright, this oath was very powerful. Even the audacious Student Li would never make it. It was something that was obviously impossible. Student Li would never use it to fool others, let alone someone with a high IQ like Wu Mei Niang!
Therefore, Old Man Yang was inevitably in a tragedy!
According to this oath, Empress Dugu would kill Madam Yuchi when Emperor Wen went to court. Old Man Yang, who had returned with a heart full of happiness, could not do anything to the Empress. He mounted his horse and ran out of the palace alone. The officials were so frightened that they chased after him. In one breath, they chased for more than twenty li.
Old Man Yang, who was riding on his horse, sighed." I'm not the king of a country!”His subordinates advised him not to look down on the world for a woman. Only then did she persuade him to come back.
Even though the couple seemed to have reconciled on the surface after they returned. However, a barrier had already formed in his heart.
Old Man Yang's personality had been upgraded to Grandma Dugu's, which led to the Sui Dynasty's short life. Empress Dugu hated heartless men, so she appointed her second son, Yang Guang, who only had one wife, and deposed the crown prince, her eldest son, Yang Yong, who had several wives. After Dugu's death, Old Man Yang frantically looked for several beautiful women. In the end, he died of exhaustion from the beauty.
Before he died, he said,"If Dugu was here, I wouldn't be like this."
It was sad to hear the words of a dying man. However, Old Man Yang was probably just saying it. If Dugu was here, looking at her old face, I, Old Man Yang, would definitely keep my chastity. I wouldn't be like this now, dying of exhaustion in the end.）。
(Little Demon Dream Whisper: Even so, Empress Dugu was, in a sense, the first woman in China to defend her marriage. The little demon had always admired Empress Dugu's actions. This was because there were very few women who dared to defend their love even in ancient times. Especially when men were in a strong family and women were in a weak position, it was even rarer.）
As for Fang Xiang, he naturally referred to the Prime Minister of the Great Tang, Fang Xuanling, and Old Master Fang. When it came to Old Master Fang's henpecked story, it was even more touching.
One day, Li Zhi's old man, Li Shimin, suddenly had a sudden impulse and decided to bestow a stunning beauty to his beloved minister, Fang Xuanling, who had accompanied him through all the wars and ruled the world together. However, Old Master Fang had never dared to accept it.
Hence, Boss Li asked Empress Zhangsun to come out and persuade Madam Fang Xuanling.""According to the national policy, when a cadre reaches a certain level, they can have a mistress. Your husband is getting on in years. Let him eat the tender grass for a while. His Majesty's action has the meaning of rewarding him.”
However, Old Madam Fang's attitude was very firm and her will was very tenacious. She refused to allow Old Fang to have a mistress no matter what, even if the country's policies allowed it!
Seeing that he couldn't go in, Boss Li was furious and said angrily,"Why are you so insensible? Now, you have two choices. One, stop being jealous and live on. Two, if he continued to be jealous, he would die immediately.”
"I'd rather die of jealousy!"”
Boss Li steeled his heart and asked someone to bring him a glass of wine."Alright then! Drink this cup of poisonous wine!”
Thus, the "shrew style" Matriarch Fang raised her wine cup and gulped it down in one gulp. That was what was called forthright, without a trace of fear.
In the end, Big Li saw this and said,"Good boy!" Forget it, let's do what we should do. I can't afford to offend this woman!”
The lovely dividing line.
This story was widely spread in later generations, and it was a household name in the Great Tang.
However, Wei Ting, the steward of the Wei Residence, who had rushed over, was anxious. He stepped forward and tugged at Li Tai's sleeve, indicating that Li Tai should watch his words. After all, Li Tai could talk about it in private, but it was not appropriate at this time and place. After all, Fang Xuanling was still in power and had the Emperor's heart. It was definitely not a good thing for Li Tai's great cause to mock the Prime Minister of a country in front of everyone.
However, Wei Ting had obviously overestimated Li Tai. Li Tai was currently enjoying his life. Even if he did think of it, he would not care, let alone not think of it.
However, the King of Wei, Li Tai, did not care. Li Zhi and Wu Mei Niang, who had just been lured in, looked at each other and smiled. They had a hint of a fox's aura. They were cunning and coquettish. They were the typical type who pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger. They cared very much.
Wu Meiniang winked at Li Zhi, and Little Li smiled knowingly. He took a step forward and laughed loudly at everyone,"Yo, fourth brother, Xiao Jiu specially came today to congratulate fourth brother for being rewarded by Imperial Father. Why did fourth brother leave Xiao Jiu at the side and not get a seat? It made Xiao Jiu too sad.”
His voice was loud and clear, neither hurried nor slow, and he had a very magnanimous manner. However, the words he said were a little cynical.
This caused all the scholars present to be disdainful, but they still cupped their hands helplessly.
Although Li Tai was arrogant, he wasn't a noob. Since Li Zhi had said so, if he didn't say anything, it would be too outrageous if his father heard about it.
Li Tai twisted his pail waist and lifted the elephant leg, but he had no intention of standing up. With a fake smile, he looked at the beautiful Tian Xiang Wu Mei Niang behind Li Zhi, and a hint of desire flashed in his eyes. Then, he looked at the smiling Li Zhi and cupped his hands."Zhi Nu, why are you interested in bringing your wife and concubines to fourth brother's Fragrant Forest Park today? Aren't you going to run your business or accompany your wife and concubines to go shopping?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scholars who were watching the show couldn't help but burst into laughter. When Prince Jin was four years old, he actually went against etiquette and ran off to do despicable business. For a time, he became a joke. As for Li Zhi, he liked to accompany Wu Mei Niang and Xiao Shuran, the daughter of the Xiao Family, shopping. That was even more famous in the Imperial Capital. He was known as the " number one silkpants in Chang 'an."
Made of purple silk with a large ball of flowers, the belt was made of jade, and he was dressed like a proper Third Rank Prince. Li Zhi had a smile on his face, and he was tall and elegant. He did not look like he was raised by the same parents as Li Tai, who was as thick as a bucket.
Li Zhi didn't care about Li Tai's words at all. He sat down arrogantly. Wu Meiniang, who was beside him, also smiled as she watched. Her expression didn't change at all. It was as if the insult Li Tai had said to Li Zhi just now hadn't been heard by the Second Miss.
Little Li smiled brightly at Li Tai and showed off his big steel teeth. He praised,"Fourth Brother, don't expose Xiao Jiu's shortcomings. Xiao Jiu is just interested, so naturally, it can't be compared to Fourth Brother. Fourth brother is the most intelligent prince in the Tang Empire, and he is also a master of literature. He has collected thousands of books and is a master of calligraphy and painting. Even father has praised him. He has given Fourth brother a long stay in the capital, set up a literary museum, and recruited scholars. Who can have such a gift?”
Li Zhi's series of praises had really tickled Li Tai's itch. In the ten years that Li Zhi had been concealing his strength and biding his time, Li Tai's talent was indeed worthy of being the crown prince in these aspects. Only that perverted thief Li Ke could compare to him. Of course, the premise was that our Little Li didn't step forward to attack him.
Over the past ten years, under Kong Yingda's guidance, Little Li had a very high level of attainment in poetry, songs, zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He was no longer the original " Little White." However, even his teacher, Old Master Kong, did not know about it.
Li Tai's expression softened, and the way he looked at Li Zhi also became gentler. He said modestly,"Zhi Nu praises you. Fourth brother still has a lot to learn in this area. Today, the scholars of Fragrant Forest Park are all as high as Gao Da, and among them, there are many outstanding scholars.”
"Your Highness, you flatter me too much," the scholars around him said respectfully.”He raised his head and puffed out his chest. He was arrogant. He did not look humble at all. Indeed, people were divided into groups. Birds of a feather flock together.
"What were you talking about just now, Fourth Brother?" Li Zhi asked curiously."Xiao Jiu seems to have vaguely heard the name of Fang Xiang."”
Ignoring Wei Ting and Du Chuke's eyes, Li Tai raised his head and smiled proudly.""Just now, we were talking about the itch of the house. Zhi Nu, don't learn the house. You're afraid of women and lose the dignity of the royal family.”After saying that, he even swept a contemptuous glance at Wu Meiniang, who was standing behind Li Zhi with a sweet smile on her face. At this stage, she was walking the pure and cold route.
Wu Meiniang still had a faint smile on her face. There was no change in her expression.
Li Zhi rubbed his nose and smiled." Fourth Brother only knows one thing and doesn't know the other. It's been hard on Mrs. Fang."”
Li Tai waved the dragon carved Lantian jade pendant hanging on his waist and said disapprovingly,"Oh, what does this king not know?”
Ignoring Li Tai's unhappy expression, Li Zhi said rather ruefully,""Before Fang Xiang became famous, he fell seriously ill and was about to die. Thus, he said to Fang Furen,"I'm sick. You're young, so you can't be a widow.”He wanted Fang Furen to take advantage of her youth to marry someone else. However, Mrs. Fang cried like a weeping person. She quietly hid in the bedroom and dug out one of her eyes with scissors. She presented it to Fang Xiang, expressing her conviction that she would never marry again. Before long, Fang Xiang's illness was fortunate enough to recover. Fang Xiang therefore respected Madam even more and loved Madam until old age. Such a good wife who never left him. How virtuous and virtuous was she? Fang Xiang had married a good wife.”
It wasn't that Li Tai didn't know about this, but that he deliberately didn't say it. After all, Mrs. Fang had once clashed with Li Shiming and was famous throughout the Great Tang. But now that Li Zhi was talking about this in front of everyone, it was clearly a slap in the face.
However, Li Zhi was telling the truth. Li Tai snorted heavily and downed the wine in the white jade cup on the round stone table. He put it down heavily with a dull and clear sound.
Li Zhi, on the other hand, was like a weasel that had stolen a chicken. Fang Xuanling was a person who cared a lot about his face. Although he had earned some face for him today, it was enough. As long as he had a better impression of Li Zhi compared to Li Tai, Li Zhi's goal would be achieved.
A person suddenly appeared among the scholars and bowed to Li Zhi. He smiled and said,""I heard that Prince Jin is very talented, I wonder if I can see Prince Jin's elegant demeanor.”
Li Zhi held a grape in his hand and smiled as he looked at the gloomy young man in front of him. He turned his head to the silent Li Tai and said with a smile,"I wonder what your name is. Fourth brother, why don't you introduce me to Xiao Jiu?”
Looking at Cui Shan You, Li Tai smiled proudly and said,""This is Cui Shanyou, the eldest son of the Cui family of Qinghe. He is a good friend of mine.”
The Cui family of Qinghe?
Li Zhi looked at Cui Shan You in surprise. It seemed that he had come with ill intentions." I'm afraid that I'm not worthy of your attention."”
Cui Shan You smiled." Prince Jin is too modest. Prince Jin is a child prodigy. He has been famous for more than ten years. How can he not write poems? Ci works too."”
'It seems that Cui Clan has a good impression of my fourth brother. They're starting to attack me.' In the Tang Dynasty, lyricism was just a game for the common people. It was the same as the later "Mouse Loves Rice". Although it was sought after by ordinary people, it would never be able to make it to the "Grammys".
Li Tai also smiled as he looked at Li Zhi. It seemed that his fourth brother was too narrow-minded. He would rather help outsiders than help his own brother. However, he was stupid enough. If he was smart, he would support Li Zhi. Li Shiming was very happy to see brothers love each other, especially a brother who was full of love. This title was directly related to the ownership of the throne.
Unfortunately, this fourth brother of his was really too " noob." If it wasn't for other reasons, Li Zhi wouldn't even bother to spend time on this fourth brother of his.
However, since he came to Fragrant Forest Park today, he did not plan to keep a low profile.
The World Party had to officially enter everyone's line of sight. Then, it would start from today.
He stood up and took the wine jug from the stone platform. He raised his head and took a big gulp. He laughed loudly and said,"In that case, I'll ask Mr. Cui to set the questions.”
Cui Shan You immediately said that he didn't dare. He looked at the wine pot in Li Zhi's hand and said with a smile,"Since Your Highness is holding a wine pot in your hand, why don't we use wine as the topic?”
Li Tai's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything. He looked at Cui Shan You with satisfaction. Using wine as a topic wasn't difficult, but it was also because it wasn't difficult. There were countless poems and songs like this in ancient and modern times. It was very difficult to make something new.
Li Zhi walked down from the pavilion of Fragrant Forest Park and walked on the gravel road that was covered with golden chrysanthemums on both sides. He took another sip of wine. The people around him could also see that Li Zhi was thinking about it. Wu Mei Niang, who was standing at the corner of the pavilion, was smiling at this moment. No one knew better than her how talented her husband was. His poems and songs often made her feel intoxicated and amazed.
"Don't you see that the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky and flows into the sea without returning?
Haven't you seen the sad white hair in the mirror of the high hall? In the morning, it was like a black silk that turned into snow at dusk.
Life is full of joy, do not let the golden cup empty face the moon.
I am born to be useful, and my money will come back when it is spent.
Cook sheep and slaughter cattle for fun, and drink three hundred cups at a time.
Don't stop drinking.
I'll sing a song with you and ask you to listen to it for me.
Bells, drums and jade are not expensive, I hope you will not wake up after a long time of drunkenness.
Since ancient times, sages and sages have been lonely, and only those who drink leave their names.
Once upon a time, the king of Chen held a banquet in Pingle. He drank ten thousand taels of wine and laughed at will.
Why did the host say that he was short of money? He had to buy it directly and pour it to you.
A streaky horse's fur coat is worth a thousand gold,
Call me to go out and exchange for wine, and I will share with you the sorrow of the ages.”
After finishing the poem, Li Zhi threw the jade pot in his hand into the sky and strode out of the garden. He laughed and said,"Fourth brother, Xiao Jiu will take his leave. Mei Niang, go back and let your husband draw your brows.”As soon as he finished speaking, the jade pot in the sky fell to the ground with a bang and shattered.
Wu Meiniang bowed to the crowd, and her red phoenix eyes smiled into a beautiful crescent moon as she slowly walked in Li Zhi's direction.
However, when he reached the entrance, he suddenly turned around to look at everyone. His eyes, which were originally as calm as autumn water, suddenly flashed with a dense killing intent. Then, he returned to normal and disappeared outside the garden.
Looking at the shattered jade pot, Li Tai was so angry that his hands trembled. With a "pa" sound, he smashed the precious jade cup in his hand into pieces. Li Tai looked fiercely in the direction where Li Zhi had disappeared from the corner of his eyes."Good, good, good. Xiao Jiu, you're really arrogant.”
The surrounding scholars also reprimanded Li Zhi for his last rudeness. Only Cui Shan You's pupils constricted inexplicably.
"What a good poem. It's enough to spread its name through the ages. Is such a person really a silkpants? What a joke." Cui Shanyou's eyes became more and more unfathomable.
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