The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 634 Honesty is very important

The inspector censor Xiao Yi was very excited, took some handwritten letters belonging to Wang Xizhi, and left the palace in a hurry. As for Li Shimin's playful eyes behind him... Well, he doesn't have eyes behind him.

Xiao Yi, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiao Yi of the Southern Liang Dynasty, was actually a kinsman with the old man Xiao Yu. The generation of Gao Zu, that is, the grandfather of the two people's grandfather was the same person, that is, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan.

But what we are talking about is the story of the Tang Dynasty, not the Southern and Northern Dynasties, so I won’t go into details about the specific relationship between them here. In short, it’s enough to know that the two are relatives.

It is said that Xiao Yi accepted the mission, disguised himself as a businessman, found a random reason, and came to the monastery of the old monk Biancai to stay overnight.

In ancient times, there were no chain stores such as Home Inns or Hanting, and even inns were only found in some counties, and things that missed Sutou and lodging happened from time to time, so Xiao Yi’s lodging didn’t arouse the monks’ enthusiasm. Suspected, let him live in the temple generously.

But the monks didn't expect that Xiao Yi's body is really weak. After staying for one night, he fell ill for some reason, his face was as pale as a ghost, and he couldn't find any way to see it if he went to the doctor. Seeing that he was about to die, the monks also knew that if he was allowed to go at this time, this guy would definitely not live for two days.

There was no way, the monks were merciful, looking at the half-dead Xiao Yi, they couldn't drive the seriously ill people out of the door, so Xiao Yi used this excuse to live in the temple for half a month.

Half a month is not long or short, and I got to know all the monks in the monastery once and for all, and I have met the old monk Biancai several times.

The old monk Biancai is a disciple of the monk Zhiyong, so he is naturally not bad in knowledge, and Xiao Yi, who has a family background, is no worse than Biancai. After the two met, they immediately looked at Mung Dou, and they naturally became familiar with each other. .

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xiao Yi took out two authentic works of Wang Xizhi that he had borrowed from Li Shimin, and showed off with a rather complacent tone. The old monk at Biancai began to take it lightly, and he naturally held the preface to the Lanting Collection. I don't like "fanpin" such as "Aunt Post" and "Ping An Post", and evaluate it as "not mediocre".

But Xiao Yi sneered at the old monk, put away the stickers and ridiculed him for bragging.

Literate people are actually similar to warriors, so it is unbearable to be ridiculed professionally, so the old monk who discriminated talents got agitated and did something that he regretted for the rest of his life - he took out the Lanting Collection Preface.

If it is true, the ancients were right when they said that a nobleman was born in three generations. If the old monk Biancai didn't say anything and just showed Li Muyun the preface to the Lanting collection, it would probably be regarded as a collection at most.

But for Xiao Yi, when he saw the preface of the Lanting collection, he was completely stunned. Even if he had been prepared for a long time, knowing that this thing might be in the hands of Biancai still shocked him.

This kind of shock does not come from the ability to hide such a precious thing, but from the sticker itself.

It's as if we know that a friend has a UFO at home, but we have never been able to see it, and the feeling when we finally see it one day is similar.

The shock was not from my friends, but from the UFO, and it was like: Oh, so this is what UFOs are like!
The old monk Biancai looked at the shocked Xiao Yi and smiled triumphantly. Usually, he was half a head behind Old Xiao Yi in terms of learning, but this time he finally showed his face with his ancestor's things.

But Xiao Yi was really able to bear it, after seeing the preface of the Lanting collection, he didn't show any unnecessary performance, he just couldn't put it down and admired it with the old monk, and at the same time expressed his envy for that banquet.

Since then, the old monk thought he had found the only confidant in his life, and often referred to Xiao Yi as Zhong Ziqi, and compared himself to Yu Boya.

On this day, seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be in a few days, a distinguished person from Chang'an came to invite old Shang Biancai to the banquet, the monk naturally would not refuse, so he invited Xiao Yi to go with him.

On the way, Xiao Yi pretended to have forgotten something, and was afraid of wasting time, so he asked the old monk Biancai to go first, and went back to the temple to pick up the things before coming.

The monk didn't doubt that he was there, so he let him go. As a result, after he left, Fei Hong Mingming never appeared again.

In Chang'an, Changsun Wuji's mansion, the old monk Biancai sat awkwardly among a group of scholars of the Tang Dynasty, listening to His Majesty Li Er, who was on the throne, making a toast there.

It has been an hour since he entered the Changsun Mansion, and according to the time, that guy Xiao Yi should have arrived by this time, but for some reason he didn't show up for a long time.

The old monk couldn't help but began to worry secretly, for fear that something would happen to Xiao Yi on the way, after all, that guy had just recovered from a serious illness, and no one knew if something would happen to him on the way.

I have to say that this old monk is indeed innocent and cute, and he didn't know he was cheated, but he can't be blamed for this, after all, no one would have thought that a person with extraordinary talent would be a thief.

"King Xiaoyao is here!" Just as His Majesty Li Er raised his glass to toast, a member of Changsun's family suddenly shouted outside.

Happy King Li Muyun? !The expression on the old monk's face is a bit unnatural. Although the five aggregates of the monks are empty, but Li Muyun's actions are too irritating. No matter how good-tempered the old monk is, it is inevitable to hear his name Some volatility.

In fact, this does not mean that Lao Shang's cultivation is not enough. After all, we are all human beings, and the seven emotions and six desires are unavoidable. If you really practice until you lose all the seven emotions and six desires, then you are not a human being.

At this time, Li Muyun had already brought Mu Yu in from the outside Shi Shiran, with another folding fan in his hand, which was not much different from the one taken by Li Er. Li Shimin walked towards the throne.

A while later, Li Muyun came before His Majesty the Emperor, turned his head to glance at the old monk who was in the crowd intentionally or unintentionally, and then bowed to the ground: "Brother Emperor, I got a treasure a few days ago, today I am here to invite the Emperor Brother, help me appreciate it."

"What?" Li Shimin's heart was beating wildly, and he tried his best to calm down and make his voice as calm as possible.

"Mu Yu." Li Muyun turned his head and glanced at the little girl behind him.

The little girl understood, untied a bamboo tube from her body, held it up in front of the eunuch Lao Long who came up to him, and handed it up respectfully, and then the old dragon turned around respectfully and handed it to Li Er.

Although Li Shimin had tried his best to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, he couldn't help but quicken his movements, opened the bamboo tube in twos and outs, and took out something from it.

Then, before he could unfold the thing, he saw a bald old monk suddenly standing up below, his eyes wide open, he opened his mouth silently, finally spewed out a mouthful of old blood, and passed out directly.

Li Er took out that thing, even an old monk who had been burned to ashes could recognize it, so what if it wasn't the scroll of Lanting Collection Preface!

In fact, speaking of it, what Li Er did was old and outrageous. You said that you took someone else's favorite thing, so why did you have to take it out in front of others?Isn't this clearly outrageous!
But Li Shimin couldn't care about these things. He thought that he had asked the old monk if he had this item, but the old monk said he lost it, which disappointed Li Erda.

Now that the things have been brought back, His Majesty the emperor naturally wants to avenge the original 'revenge'. As for whether it is authentic or not, would an emperor care about this?

Besides, the old monk himself admitted that he had lost his things. If he went up to ask for it at this time, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and he would punish the nine clans if he didn't do it. , after all, it was his fault first not.

So according to this incident, we can learn a lesson, that is, we must be honest in life.

Just imagine, if Bian had made another choice at the beginning and took the initiative to take out the Lanting collection, then at most Li Shimin would have borrowed it from him.

The old monk only needs to wait for a while before going to the palace to ask for it. Although he may not be able to return him, at least he still has a chance to come back. At worst, he will go to Wei Zhengzhi's generation. I believe that Li Shimin will not force him because of his own reputation. of.

But the old monk chose to lie and told Li Shimin that the thing was lost.

In this way, it was tantamount to cutting off his own way out. Now that the things are in Li's second-hand hands, he has no excuse to ask for them. Even if he goes to Wei Zheng, Yu Zhining and others, those people will not help him.After all, he was the one who lied first, Li Shimin already had enough excuses, even Wei Zheng and others couldn't accuse Li Er of anything.

In short, everyone actually knew what was going on in this matter, but because of old monk Biancai's mistake, he had no choice but to swallow all this hatred.

Two days later, Li Muyun recommended meritorious service and rewarded him with a thousand-foot brocade.

Originally, Li Er planned to raise him to the title of a prince, but was stopped by Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others. After all, this kind of thing is easy to say, and if it spreads out, it will not be good for the emperor's reputation.

Xiao Yi was also promoted to the rank of Inspector of Youzhou, and he was on the fourth rank, which was many steps higher than the previous supervisory censor.

It's just that what this guy did was a bit dishonorable, so he was sent directly to Youzhou, which is almost the same as the border in Datang's calculations. It is estimated that Li Shimin didn't want him to talk nonsense, so he did this.

But it was enough for Xiao Yi. After all, he was promoted. As for where to be an official... There are still several decades in the future. If he keeps his mouth shut, he will be transferred back to Chang'an sooner or later.

Before leaving, Xiao Yi found Li Muyun and invited him to have a good night in Chang'an City, with good wine, food and swords.

Xiao Yi didn't mention the reason for the treat, nor did Li Muyun, but everyone is smart, so it doesn't really matter whether they talk about it or not, the big deal is that they will come and go often in the future.

(End of this chapter)