Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 594

But this is not difficult to understand. No matter how awesome the title of the poem is, you can’t eat or drink it, and you have to throw a lot of money into it for singing. After all, it’s because the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was not perfect. They were all divided up by the honorable families, and there were very few who were offered for the imperial examinations. However, although these two family backgrounds are good, their reincarnation skills are not full. One is from Hebei, the other is from Hedong, and neither is from Guanzhong. People on the right have already suffered a disadvantage in life. Even if they enter the official career and have an official status, it is very difficult to get ahead.If the Tang Dynasty and the Ming and Qing dynasties took the imperial examination to select scholars, the two in front of them must be honest and memorize the Four Books and Five Classics at home and write stereotyped essays, so they would not be able to write poems and fus, and they would not be doing their jobs properly!

"With the reputation of your talents and learning, as long as you wait patiently, it is only a matter of time before you can return to the court!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "There is no need to be too anxious!"

"Hey!" Lu Zhaolin sighed: "Your Majesty, I am young and easy to grow old. Brother Zi'an should still have a chance. I am now nearly forty years old, and my health is not as good as before. If I delay for another two years, even if the imperial court expropriates me, I'm afraid There is more than enough heart but not enough strength!"

Wang Wenzuo glanced at Lu Zhaolin, and it was indeed as he said, some white hair had appeared on his temples, his figure was thin, and his face was full of wind and frost. His physical condition was indeed not very good. He is depressed and frustrated, but after all, he is only in his early twenties, and the unique vitality of youth is still ready to emerge from all over his body.The selection of officials in the Tang Dynasty has the theory of "body, speech, writing, and judgment". One is the body, which is magnificent in appearance; In other words, he looks tall and tall, can speak well, writes good characters, and can write good official documents.With Lu Zhaolin's current situation, even if the court wanted to use him, the first rule would be dismissed.

"Brother Lu's physical appearance has indeed lost a bit!" Wang Wenzuo said: "But brother Lu is about the same age as me, and this age is in his prime, so why is he so depressed?"

Hearing what Wang Wenzuo said, Lu Zhaolin already had a wry smile on his face. He was about the same age as Wang Wenzuo, both in their 30s and less than 17s. The problem is that he is already a big official in the frontier, and the favorite of the emperor and the prince. Hug, the tooth flag is like a cloud; and I was a pawn in the Deng Wangfu in my early twenties, and lived with the Deng Wang Li Yuanyu for more than ten years. The Deng Wang is indeed very good to me, but the problem is that he is the No. , and has no merits, and has never entered the core of Datang's power.Therefore, although Li Yuanyu had gone through joints for him, he could only go to Yizhou Xindu to become a district county captain. Three years later, the county captain's term expired, his evaluation was average, and he was not promoted. As a result, he simply stayed in Shuzhong , immersed in poetry and wine.

From the point of view of later generations of literary lovers, this is of course a blessing. Usually, the poorer the poet is, the better he can write. , "Difficult to Travel", "Explanation of Diseases", "Five Sorrows", "Ode to the Sick Pear Tree" and other excellent works will naturally not be able to be written.But for Lu Zhaolin himself, it's a different matter. Although the article is true, it's better than not getting promoted and getting rich!

"The next scholar, how dare you compare with the prince!"

"You can't say that!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "I am indeed a little prouder than the two of you at the moment, but most people in the world will remember you two through the ages, and may not remember me!"

"Wang Gongping Baekje, destroying the Japanese kingdom and Goguryeo, his meritorious service is unrivaled, even after a thousand years, the world will never forget it!" Wang Bo said.

"I hope it is as Zi'an said!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "It is also a fate to meet you today! I think you are quite interested in returning to Chang'an. If there is something I can do, please speak up!"

Wang Bo and Lu Zhaolin both showed joy when they heard the words. After all, Wang Bo is younger, not as deep as Lu Zhaolin's city: "If the prince is willing to say a word, he can help me like water and fire!"

"Zian wants me to speak for you in front of the emperor?" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

"That's not necessary!" Wang Bo said with a smile: "It was a few years ago that the emperor reprimanded me. I'm afraid the emperor himself has forgotten it. If you mention it again in front of the emperor, it is equivalent to reminding the emperor. , can be described as mixed!"

"That's true!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, thinking to himself that Wang Bo is indeed a child prodigy, extremely alert, and has a clear understanding of the psychology of the superior: "Then what do you want me to do?"

"Can you ask the prince to recommend brother Lu and me in front of the prince!" Wang Bo said.

"This Wang Bo has a wicked heart! He is determined to plunge into the center of the political vortex. It seems that he will not be able to escape that knife if he is not drowned!" Wang Wenzuo sneered in his heart when he heard this. Famous poets such as Lu Zhaolin usually emphasize their part as a writer, but they don't say much about their part as a statesman.If you know the lives of Wang Bo and Lu Zhaolin, you will find that after they entered official careers, their first step was to enter a certain palace as a literary servant, but Lu Zhaolin followed the relatively marginal King Deng, while Wang Bo followed Pei Wang Li Xian (that is, Prince Zhanghuai of later generations, the second son of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian).

Different from after Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, the clan and vassal kings in the early Tang Dynasty were also a very important role in court politics. Like the prince, he had his own army and subordinate officials. Although the sparrow was small and complete, it was like a small court; Kings generally also have their own fiefdoms, have their own civil and military attendants, and can take up official positions. They recruit talents, expand their prestige through editing books and various social activities, and actively participate in various struggles in the court and within the court.This is also the reason why various court coups occurred frequently from the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the reign of Xuanzong.

All this is not accidental. After all, the early Tang Dynasty was not far from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the autocratic imperial power was not yet stable, and the demise of the Sui and Northern Zhou Dynasties was not far away.The custom of entrusting the clan kings and the emperor with wings to fight against internal and external threats such as the gentry and relatives has not disappeared.It is also a normal choice for a writer like Lu Zhaolin and Wang Bo with outstanding literary talents to participate in the politics of the emperor with the role of literary courage and think tank in exchange for his own promotion.In normal times, they compose poems and articles, organize articles, increase political prestige and embellish glory for their masters; once they meet each other, they write a call for thieves and directly attack the enemy.

However, the well-structured and magnificent inscriptions have extremely special advantages in this respect, such as Chen Lin's "Discussing Cao Cao", Wei Shou's "Essay on Liang for the Eastern Wei Dynasty", and Luo Binwang's "Discussing Wu Zhao for Xu Jingye". Is one of the top for.These flamboyant articles had a very powerful mobilizing and agitating effect in the political environment of the gentry at that time. It is not an exaggeration to say "spiritual atomic bomb". Cao Cao was scared into a cold sweat after reading Chen Lin's article; Let the world lift up to the sky and bow down to the ground; Wu Zetian sighed after reading Luo Binwang's article, saying that it is the prime minister's fault to have such a talent and make him fall down!All have a background.

Wang Bo was kicked out of Chang'an by Li Zhi at the beginning because he wrote "The King's Rooster Calling on Yingying" to cheer for the cockfight between Pei Wang Li Xian and Ying Wang Li Xian (the third son of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian).Li Zhi's reason is: the two kings fight cocks, and Wang Bo, as a doctor, does not exhort, but writes a call (in ancient times, it is used for recruitment, government announcements or documents to denounce and expose crimes, etc., also refers to combative criticism, condemnation, etc.) Article), deliberately fabricating and exaggerating the situation, this person should be expelled from the palace immediately.

But obviously this is not the whole reason. Li Zhi also came from the crown prince. Of course, he will not forget the tragedies of brothers fighting for the throne between his father and his two generations.Of course, Li Zhi would not attribute this tragedy to the feudal autocratic imperial power itself, but believed that there were treacherous villains around the princes, who provoked the brotherhood among the princes, and finally led to tragedy. The villain was driven away from the prince and replaced with a benevolent gentleman, so that the princes could settle down and live in harmony.

Seeing Wang Wenzuo groaning silently, Wang Bo became more and more anxious: "I heard that the prince is deeply trusted by the prince. If the prince has a word, it will be as good as my next life!"

"Zian!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "As far as I know, you worked in Prince Pei's Mansion when you were in Chang'an, didn't you?"

"Not bad!"

"Since you have served in Prince Pei's mansion, the distinction between monarch and minister has been determined. If you return to Chang'an and go to the Crown Prince's East Palace, where will His Highness Prince Pei be?"

Wang Bo was dumb for a moment, his face was as pale as death.As Wang Wenzuo said, although the crown prince is the crown prince, theoretically King Pei is a subject and the crown prince is the king.But as long as the prince does not ascend the throne for a day, it is not certain who will be the next emperor.Since you, Wang Bo, have been with King Pei in this struggle for the throne, and now you want to run to the prince, where will you put the face of King Pei?Even if the emperor does not speak, he will be bitten to death by the admonisher.

"What the prince said is true!" Lu Zhaolin sighed, and he patted Wang Bo's shoulder: "Xiang Zi'an, the prince's road is not for you and me, let's find another way!"

"Find another way?" Wang Bo smiled wryly: "Brother Lu, don't you understand? One enters an official from the eighth rank, and is promoted to the first rank in two years. After ten years, he is promoted to the seventh rank official. My beard is white. Just a governor of Xiazhou! Half his life studying hard, just for this?"

When Lu Zhaolin heard this, he was speechless for a while. The Tang Dynasty inherited part of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties' nine-rank Zhongzheng and Qingzhuo official systems. It's fine for ordinary people, after all, being an official is already progress.But it is different for the children of aristocratic families with outstanding literary talents like Wang Bo and Lu Zhaolin. They originally had the opportunity to go straight to the sky and go straight to the prince. At least Wang Bo had this opportunity. Struggling, this feeling is especially painful.

"Wang Bo, don't blame me for being ruthless. Otherwise, Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing and his like will definitely make you miserable if you want to go back to Chang'an like this!" It's not difficult! It's better to go on the road with me, but it's really impossible to recommend to the prince!"

Wang Bo and Lu Zhaolin looked at each other, shook their heads together and said, "I still have some trivial matters waiting in Chengdu, so I don't dare to disturb the prince anymore!"

"Come here!" Wang Wenzuo called his slaves, brought 100 taels of silver, and two famous thorns, and said with a smile: "That head of Haidongqing costs a lot to feed, and the 100 taels of platinum is for feeding. If you come to Chang'an, you can come to my house with a famous assassin and conspire to get drunk!"

Wang Bo and Lu Zhao came out of the tent after receiving the famous thorns donated with gold. Acton brought the things needed by the sea dongqing and said with a smile: "Be careful, you two, this bird has to stay up for a while. Day, otherwise you will be disobedient!"

Wang Bo also knew the method of "boil the eagle", nodded, he remembered what the Mohe boy said earlier: "You are not lying, this bird is indeed much better than my original one!"

"That's natural!" Acton smiled: "You two, be careful on the road!"

Wang Bo nodded. He and Lu Zhaolin got on the horse and walked along the road. After walking for a while, Wang Bo suddenly said, "Brother Lu, do you think that Wang Wenzuo doesn't want us to go back to Chang'an?"

"Why do you say that? Didn't he invite us back together later? He also gave us a famous assassin?" Lu Zhaolin asked back: "As for the recommendation to the crown prince, what he said is also reasonable!"

"I'm not talking about that!" Wang Bo said, "I just have a feeling that he doesn't want us to go to Chang'an!"

"Is this impossible?" Lu Zhaolin frowned: "With his current status, he is completely different from us. Besides, he is a military general, not a scholar of literature, so there is no need to worry about us going to Chang'an. out of his way!"

Wang Bo nodded. He is a young man after all, and his emotions come and go quickly. After a while, he shook his head: "Forget it, I don't want to think about it, but we didn't lose money this time anyway. We got a hundred gold for nothing. There is such a good eagle, if it is in Chang'an, it will not bulge out those guys' envious eyes!"

"Yes!" Lu Zhaolin looked enviously at Hai Dongqing on Wang Bo's arm, and said with a smile, "This kind of fetish is really rare!"

"By the way, I almost forgot about today's game!" Wang Bo suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Lu, you still owe me a five-character poem, do it quickly!"

"This—" Lu Zhaolin remembered now: "It shouldn't be counted, right? You didn't catch the eagle back then, did you?"

"Why didn't I catch it, I was just shot by that Mohe kid's arrow!"

"Then let me think about—"

"Hurry up, Cao Zijian can make a poem in seven steps, Brother Lu, you can't exceed fourteen steps at most today!"

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"This Lu Zhaolin is really unlucky!" Cui Hongdu watched the figures of the two disappear below the horizon, and sighed to Wang Wenzuo: "Sanlang, you recruited him, but he refused to stay!"

"Although Lu Zhaolin is older, he is softer than Wang Bo. If Wang Bo refuses to stay, Lu Zhaolin will not stay either!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

　Thanks to Xuefu Wuche Kong Yiji, Long Zhan Yuye and other book friends for their rewards!
　　I worked overtime all night at work last night, and my whole body was sore and limp. It's really bad for a middle-aged person!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)