The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 323 Li Longji's Horse Shooting Is Better Than Me (Full Order)
He may not be clear about other Taoist temples in Chang'an, but Zongsheng Temple is a royal Taoist temple enshrined by the royal family of Li and Tang. If he doesn't know a thing or two, then the emperor's eyes and ears are too blocked.

Eight climates, 24 climates, 120 days.

Hou Shaowei has been refining the outer alchemy for such a long time, it is impossible to hide it from others.

"Your Majesty is very discerning, and I really can't hide this little thought from your majesty..."

"The elixir refined by Master... I wanted to find a suitable opportunity to present it to His Majesty, but I was afraid that the court officials would say that I used Fang Dao to confuse Your Majesty, so I hesitated..."

Bai Gui turned the conversation away without showing any signs of expression, and said.

In feudal dynasties, how can an official have no selfishness, as long as the selfishness is within the limit that the king can tolerate, and the relationship with the king is close enough, this little selfishness is nothing.But small minds can also go awry if you engage in too much chatter.

Best served cold!
In the same way, selfishness proves that you are a person, which will make people feel more at ease.

The king of Qin asked Wang Jian to attack the state of Chu, and Wang Jian asked for mansions, rewards, etc. under the pretext of this.

"Don't worry about this matter, I won't announce it to the public, if the outer alchemy is said, I can just take it secretly."

"Say it out... I just tried my best to govern the government and make the government clear for a while. If the foreign court knows that Yu's country is in great trouble, I will definitely not confide it to outsiders easily."

Li Longji chuckled and replied.

It is not uncommon for Fang Wai's immortal way to deceive the emperor, and it is also common for the emperor to seek longevity but fail.But he is not a fool, with Bai Gui and Princess Jinxian's intelligence, if this outer pill will cause serious troubles, he will never take it lightly, and he also knows some secrets of the fairy family, just looking at Bai Gui's temperament, he seems like a fairy People in the family, exiled immortals in the world, know that they will succeed in cultivating Taoism.After taking these external pills, it is expected that there will be no serious problems.

"On the grounds of refining your new gunpowder, Guangluo Dansha."

"Even if the group finds out, they won't hinder you..."

He added another sentence.

"His Majesty……"

"Refining new gunpowder really requires a lot of cinnabar."

Bai Gui had no choice but to reply.

He didn't expect that Li Longji wanted to go with him.

He instigated Li Longji to send people to collect cinnabar on the grounds of refining yellow gunpowder.However, Li Longji guessed that both the yellow gunpowder and the outer elixir needed cinnabar, but the cinnabar used in the yellow gunpowder should not be much, so he wanted to use the yellow gunpowder as a guise to collect more cinnabar without telling the officials.

The emperor is not omnipotent.

Every government order issued must also be explained to the ministers.

Of course, if you want to be a foolish emperor, collecting cinnabar is a trivial matter, just like Song Huizong collecting flowers and stones, the people complained and rebelled frequently.

But if you want to be a wise king, you can't do this kind of behavior.

"I know about this."

"But the ministers don't know..."

Li Longji waved his hand.

"Wait some time, this new type of gunpowder is not easy to let all the officials know, just come over and have a look at it. With their prestige, it will not be a big problem to mine the Kyushu mineral deposits for a while."

"With this new type of gunpowder, victory over foreign countries is just around the corner. Even if the people are slightly dissatisfied, they can be suppressed."

He calmly analyzed.

Mining will undoubtedly waste people's power.There is definitely public resentment, but as long as the external victory is won, all these dissatisfaction will disappear.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Bai Gui cupped his hands.

The imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was not as great as that of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The system of three provinces and six ministries, the order issued by the emperor was first drafted by the Zhongshu Province. Bai Gui’s former Zhongshu Sheren was responsible for this. After the review by the Menxia Province, if there are not too many mistakes, it will be handed over to the Shangshu Province for execution.

Shangshu Province governs six ministries.

The decree issued by the emperor without review is the central purpose, and officials may not implement it.

Therefore, if you want to be a foolish king, you must first make great efforts to plan, replace the chief officials of the three provinces, push them out of the court, and then appoint a horse boy who only listens to his own words.

And who is the Zaifu in court at this time?

Yao Chong, Song Jing!
These virtuous ministers are relatively upright in character.

So if you want to mine cinnabar, you have to convince these ministers first.After persuading Zaifu, Zaifu has his disciples and old officials, which is equivalent to the cabinet formed by himself, and can carry out the government orders.

"By the way, now that we've arrived at the school grounds, we can't come here in vain."

"Bai Qing, put on your strong clothes and play polo with me."

Li Longji said with itchy hands.

This is also his usual act of kindness, playing polo with his close ministers.

Polo, also called strike, was very popular in the Han and Tang dynasties.In Cao Zhi's "Famous Capitals", there is "Lianqi hits the soil, and the skill is the best." This sentence describes the situation of shooting.

In the court of the Tang Dynasty, playing polo was very popular.

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was not only the patriarch of Liyuanhang, he liked playing polo since he was a child.

People at that time sang a folk song: "Sanlang was disheveled when he was young, he was obsessed with polo and forgot to go back to the palace."

During Tang Zhongzong’s time, that is, when Li Longji’s uncle was in power, he married Princess Jincheng to Tubo. Tubo’s envoy proposed to play a polo match with Datang, so Li Xian sent Shence Army to join the battle, but Shence The army was quickly defeated, so the polo master Li Longji joined the battle and defeated Tubo.

It was impossible for Bai Gui to recommend him, so he readily accepted the invitation.

a while.

A group of people arrived at Daming Palace, East Neiyuan.

Pavilion hall.

The pavilion hall is the polo court in the palace.

This time it was Li Longji impromptu and wanted to play polo, so some famous polo players in the past did not have time to enter the palace, so the eunuchs and concubines who accompanied Li Longji served as polo players.

Bai Gui put on a vigorous outfit, looking like a sassy young man.

He has achieved success in Taoism, so even though he is in his 20s now, he is still the same as before.

"You guys, who wants to go to Bai Qing's side?"

Li Longji asked several concubines.

The eunuchs were physically handicapped, except for a small number of people who could play polo, and the rest could not even ride a horse.After all, those who can learn how to ride a horse must be rich, and how can the children of rich households let them into the palace.

The concubines in the palace are better than eunuchs in playing polo.

Hearing this, the concubines were ready to move.

In the palace of the Tang Dynasty, there were not as many restrictions on concubines as other dynasties.

"Although Bai Qing's horse shooting is top-notch, she's not that good at bow."

Li Longji glanced at the many concubines, nodded slightly, and pointed to a few concubines, "You! You! You! You are all better at shooting and bowing, and form a team with Bai Qing."

"Yes, Saburo!"

The leading concubine is Concubine Wu Hui.

Concubine Wu Hui is the grand-niece of Wu Zetian. She entered the palace since she was a child, and her training was different from that of ordinary noble ladies. Not to mention being able to draw a strong bow and ride a strong horse, she was definitely much better at playing polo than ordinary concubines.

Similarly, if you want to be favored by Li Longji, besides being beautiful, knowing how to kill is also a bonus.

To the field, the horse team is divided into two teams.

The horses in the cavalry team are all Hexi horses, of good breed, and their tails are tightly tied to prevent the tails from being entangled and affecting the competition.

Bai Gui holds the rein in his left hand, wears a scarf on his head, and holds a crescent-shaped stick in his right hand.

After coming to Datang for so many years, he must have played polo. If he is not proficient, it is only compared to a master like Li Longji. Just play polo.

"Lin Yihou, Saburo said that you are good at riding and shooting..."

"Since the skills are in place right away, playing polo is definitely not bad. I will help you later, and you must be the first to attack. Otherwise, with Saburo's level of polo playing, once you fall behind, there will be no chance of a comeback."

Concubine Wu Hui suddenly spoke.

"The sage has practiced Juju for many years, and it is normal for me to fail..."

Bai Gui replied smoothly.

After all, Li Longji is a man who knows how to ride horses. Although he is good at equestrian skills, it is still extremely difficult to achieve this. It is no shame to lose to Li Longji.

After he finished speaking, he looked back at Concubine Wu Hui, with a pretty and solemn face, like a female general preparing to fight.

In the past, the chest-length skirts worn by concubines were more dazzling, but now the polo dress worn by Concubine Wu Hui is tightly wrapped, and the contrast is so great that it feels unique.

(End of this chapter)