Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 300 Spring comes and the Ming Dynasty seals Xiyue

Li Tengkong was held by Xue Bai and rolled several times on the stone floor, feeling severe bone pain in his body.

When she came back to her senses, she saw that a large piece of the clothes on Xue Bai's back had been burned, and there were still ashes on the edges of the silk satin.

"Are you OK?"

"Walk."

Xue Bai didn't care about anything else. After getting up, he helped her and ran forward.

There are cliffs on both sides, and there is only a stone road leading from the steps to the rooftop. It has not been repaired yet, and there is still a passage behind the stone steps. They squeezed in and only saw the inside of the rooftop.

Huge beams stand among them, with the top still unsealed. Looking up, you can see a bright moon and half a sky of fire.

This was exactly where Xue Bai wanted to bury the gunpowder, but he didn't care to look at it at this time. He led Li Tengkong and hid in the gap in the stone, squeezing into the deepest darkness.

Both were panting heavily, and they tried their best to regulate their breathing.

"Did An Lushan set the fire?" Li Tengkong asked in a low voice, "Did he want to kill you?"

Just now, Xue Bai used his body to protect her and rushed out of the sea of ​​fire. Now it was her turn to protect him.

If someone came after her, she would prove to them that she was the daughter of the right prime minister and they would not be allowed to take action.

"I don't know, let's hide for now."

They were afraid that someone would really come after them, but they were also waiting for them.

This wait took a long time.

"Did they think we were dead? They didn't come to find us."

"I'm thinking that if An Lushan did it, he only needs to kill me." Xue Bai said: "There is no need to burn the Xiyue Temple."

"But if it weren't for him, who else would burn the Xiyue Temple?"

"I don't know yet, sit down."

Xue Bai helped Li Tengkong sit down.

She whispered tiredly: "I'm very worried about Ji Lanzi and the others."

"Don't worry, no matter what, it's not for them."

"Maybe we will die here, and our bodies will be buried together with stones in this sacrificial altar... It's really scary."

Li Tengkong said it was scary, but actually it didn't sound like he was scared, but more like he felt relieved.

After a while, she tiredly leaned her head on Xue Bai's shoulder.

Xue Bai turned his head and felt her even breathing. The breath slightly brushed his cheek and made his heart start to beat again.

She fell asleep.

As a result, Xue Bai remained motionless, as if he was afraid that someone would come after them and hear their movements.

Time passed little by little, and the Xiyue Temple collapsed in the fire. The fire gradually went out, and a ray of morning light shone down from above the stone wall... During the process, the two of them sat there, letting the mountain wind carry the ashes away.

Li Tengkong opened his eyes and first saw Xue Bai's side face. He was also asleep, with his eyes closed and his head lowered. His expression was different from before, with a touch of gentleness.

When he opened his eyes, she closed them again.

In the distance, someone's voice could be heard, seeming to be talking about putting out the fire. It didn't look like there was a killer as they expected.

"I gonna go see."

"I'll go with you." Li Tengkong took the initiative to hold Xue Bai's hand for the first time, and then let go.

The two of them plucked up the courage to walk out of the sacrifice platform. They saw small ashes floating in the sky, and the majestic Xiyue Temple was in ruins.

As they walked towards the ruins, someone glanced at them but ignored them and continued to do their work.

From this, Xue Bai could be sure that what happened last night was not An Lushan sending people to hunt him down.

Who else could it be?

~~

"Who set the fire?"

"Returning to the county, I don't know yet."

"Tell me to go down and dig up all the ashes to see if there is any hidden fire. Don't let it reignite again."

"Here."

Wang Ketong, the magistrate of Huayin County, has arrived at the top of Huashan Mountain. He is calm on the surface, but he is extremely worried in his heart.

The saint will come to Huashan in November to enshrine Zen, but the Xiyue Temple was burned down... There is no disaster more serious than this.

But precisely because the situation was so serious, Wang Ketong felt unreal and did not panic too much.

The first thing he did was to find the Lingtai Cheng and asked, "How long will it take to rebuild a Xiyue Temple?"

"Wang County Magistrate wants to rebuild?"

"Of course." Wang Ke said: "How can a saint not have an ancestral hall when he is enshrined in Xiyue Mountain?"

"I'm afraid this matter is no longer something that County Magistrate Wang can decide. We have to wait for the saint's will..."

"Come on, let's talk here." Wang Ketong lowered his voice and said: "The people of the whole county are eager to see the issue of the Zen of Xiyue. It is exactly what the people want. How can I let down the people's wishes when I serve as an official? In any case, we The Xiyue Temple must be rebuilt before November and the news must be blocked.”

"Hide it? How can you hide it?"

"It's not to hide it, but to say that the fire is under control and will not affect Feng Chan. Even if the saint knows, he will understand that we are loyal."

"Magistrate Wang, you are too courageous!"

"Do you think that if you report the truth, we will still be alive? Such a big thing has happened." Wang Ketong said anxiously: "Do you know how deep the Feng Chan issue is?"

"How could I not know?"

"Only the Xuanyuan clan can be granted the title of Zen. Only when a saint is granted the title of Zen Five Mountains can he be called the Xuanyuan clan!" Wang Ketong became more and more excited and said: "Not only that, how many people want to use this matter to get promoted? What do people think? Xiang, even if the saint wants to stop, this matter cannot be stopped!"

Fengchan Xiyue is what people want. This is not false. At least some people can get great benefits from this matter.

Of course, there are many people who oppose such a waste of money and people. But things have reached this point, and the voices of the opponents have long been suppressed. Now the supporters are getting excited. Some are looking forward to rewards, and some are looking forward to promotions.

If you want to stop at this time, who can agree?

"For us, the only way to survive is to rebuild the Xiyue Temple." Wang Ketong said in a loud voice, "Don't you understand?"

"How is this possible? Money, wood, construction time, it can't be done..."

"Everything depends on man-made things. We can always find a way."

As he spoke, Wang Ketong turned around and saw two men walking towards him and said, "Wang Ketong, Magistrate of Huayin County?"

"Who are you waiting for?"

A command talisman was handed to Wang Ketong, and the visitor said: "We were ordered to come to inspect the Xiyue Temple and got the arsonist."

"Arsonist?"

"Li Bai."

Wang Ke was also stunned.

In fact, he knew Li Bai. During the third year of Tianbao, Li Bai was given gold and released. When passing by Huayin County, he drunkenly bumped into him.

This incident was later made up into a story by the people of Huayin, saying that Li Bai rode a donkey to the county government office in order to teach him a lesson, embarrassing the county magistrate.

He also told how Li Bai scolded him.

"I was ordered to wipe my vomit with a dragon scarf, hold a spoon in my hand, a strong man take off his boots, a noble concubine holds an inkstone, and I was allowed to walk on horseback in front of the Emperor's Palace, but I am not allowed to ride a donkey in Huayin County?!"

"I didn't know Li Hanlin was here. Please forgive me."

"You have received the title and honor of the state, but you cannot sympathize with the sufferings of the people. Instead, you have corrupted the law and harmed the people. You have committed many crimes. If you don't change your ways and return to the right path, it will be difficult to forgive..."

Wang Ketong thought about this and shook his head. He thought that if he really accused Li Bai, he would make the world think that he was seeking revenge, which would be self-defeating. However, he could no longer decide this matter, so he said: "Li Bai is too famous." , I’m afraid it is?”

"What you want is a high reputation."

~~

Xue Bai has noticed that there are more new faces on Huashan Mountain.

But when he returned to Zhenyue Palace, no one recognized his true identity.

"Li Sanlang, it's good to be back. Pindao is worried that you will be caught in the sea of ​​fire."

After talking to the Taoist priest of Zhenyue Palace, Xue Bai became more and more confused after seeing Du Jin and talking in detail.

Last night, the fire in Xiyue Temple was obviously set intentionally by someone, but he couldn't figure out who it was and what the purpose was.

Later, Zong Duojun came back worriedly. When he saw Li Tengkong, he quickly asked for help, saying that Li Bai seemed to have been captured.

……

"They only captured Mr. Taibai but not me. It shows that they haven't discovered that 'Xue Bai' is in Huashan yet."

"Then this matter has nothing to do with us?"

"It's not irrelevant." Xue Bai said, "Mr. Taibai came with me. I have to save him no matter what."

Du Jin said: "I inquired that Wang Ketong, the magistrate of Huayin County, wants to rebuild the Xiyue Temple."

"Just him?"

"Yes, there is insufficient money, manpower, and time, but it seems that he can't survive without rebuilding." Du Jin lowered his voice and said with some excitement: "This is an opportunity to bribe him."

She realized that now was the time when Wang Kettong was most disturbed and demanding, and he was the easiest to control. Once Xue Bai could control Wang Kettong and secretly manipulate the reconstruction of Xiyue Temple, the opportunity to assassinate Li Longji would disappear. greatly increase.

In addition, controlling Wang Ketong can also rescue Li Bai.

But to Du Jin's expectation, Xue Bai listened and reacted calmly, as if he was still thinking about something.

"Do you think it's feasible?" Du Jin then asked again.

Only then did Xue Bai come back to his senses and said, "You can give it a try."

"What are you thinking?"

"I have a guess..."

~~

Chang'an, Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie, Miao Jinqing and others waited in the meeting hall for a while, and finally saw Li Linfu coming slowly.

"Please greet me, Prime Minister Chun."

After seeing the ceremony, Yang Guozhong first handed over a few documents, which were the money and food allocated by the Taifu to Fengchan Xiyue.

Li Linfu looked at it with a calm expression and said nothing.

Seeing this, Chen Xilie handed over a copy of the Di newspaper with an apologetic smile and said: "Right Prime Minister, if you look at today's newspaper, you will know that the officials who published it are well organized. After Wang Changling and others were demoted, no one will publish falsehoods anymore. .”

Li Linfu took the newspaper and glanced at it, and saw that it was full of praises for the emperor's seal to Huashan.

Because the edict to grant Zen to Mount Xi was issued to the world not long ago, it was a good time to praise his virtues.

Interestingly, there are actually poems and poems by Wang Wei, Du Fu and others.

Du Fu wrote an "Ode to Feng Xiyue" and believed that this move was based on the ancient law. Among the five elements, the Tang Dynasty ranked among the earth virtues, which was consistent with the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. However, after the Yellow Emperor granted Zen to Mount Huashan, there was no emperor again for thousands of years. In mountaineering, if a saint can only inherit the beauty of Xuanyuan Huangdi, his achievements will far exceed those of the seventy-two emperors who sealed Mount Tai;

Wang Wei wrote a poem "Huayue". He first described the scenery of Mount Huashan and pointed out that it "majesticly dominates the capital of Qin." If you only hope for a long time, why stay alone in Yunting."

Li Linfu even heard that Wang Changling also wrote a strange poem. The reason was that Wang Changling had a friend named Tao Bi. He once suppressed the rebellion in Liuzhou and was famous for his bravery and prowess in battle. He was demoted last year. Therefore, Wang Changling sent a poem saying: "When I heard that the general broke through the sea gate, how could he be banished to Hunan and Yuan? In the spring, the Ming Dynasty granted the title of Xiyue, and I will return the purple ribbon to you."

Even these people are advocating that "spring has come and the Ming Dynasty will grant the title of Xiyue", which shows how enthusiastic the atmosphere is in the court now.

For example, Yang Guozhong and others believed that they had made great efforts in the matter of Feng Chan, and they were working hard to wait for a good performance when the time came.

Everyone's heart was as hot as a fire.

In this case, Li Linfu got some not-so-good news.

He calmly threw away the newspaper, glanced at Li Xiu, and said, "Read all the news from Huayin County."

Li Xiu then stepped forward and handed an urgent letter delivered by a horse into Chen Xilie's hand.

"Prime Minister Zuo, please take a look."

Chen Xilie spread it out and looked at it, and said in shock: "This...how could it be like this?"

Li Linfu said calmly: "How to know the truth?"

Yang Guozhong couldn't wait for Chen Xilie's slow movements, grabbed the news, glanced at it quickly, and almost cursed.

"How can it be burned? The palace has spent so much money, and the news of the saint's enthronement has been announced to the world. How can something like this happen?!"

Miao Jinqing was also frightened and angry, saying: "What are the officials in Huayin County and Lingtai doing? They all deserve to be punished!"

Yang Guozhong said: "There are still nine months until the enshrinement of Zen. Is there still time to rebuild a Xiyue Temple?"

They discussed, but Li Linfu did not answer, and motioned to Li Xiu to bring out the second message.

"According to the report from Huayin County Magistrate, this fire may have been set by Li Bai while he was drunk."

"Li Bai?" Chen Xilie was stunned. He didn't understand why Suo Douji wanted to deal with a prodigal like Li Bai this time. What was his purpose?

Yang Guozhong was not familiar with Li Bai. He only knew that he had a poem duel with Xue Bai at Lantianyi, so he felt that Li Linfu wanted to involve Xue Bai this time.

Miao Jinqing knew that Li Bai had offended Li Linfu when he was a member of the Imperial Academy. Perhaps the right minister was narrow-minded and wanted to take revenge even now.

After that, they thought that there was no need for the Right Prime Minister to make a fuss about this matter. It was really possible that Li Bai burned down the Xiyue Temple after he was drunk.

"Let's talk about it." Li Linfu looked thoughtful and said slowly: "The Xiyue Temple cannot catch fire for no reason... What do you think should be done with Li Bai?"

Yang Guozhong was the first to realize the profound meaning of these words.

If a fire breaks out for no reason, then someone should take responsibility for it, and Li Bai's name is known all over the world, so it is up to him to bear the responsibility. It has advantages but also disadvantages. The right minister should listen to their opinions...

~~

Huayin County.

In just a few days, the county town no longer had the lively scene it once had.

Some of the officials who came to seek promotion opportunities because of the Feng Chan incident quickly left after learning about the fire in Xiyue Temple. Of course, there were other people who took the opportunity to actually start seeking promotion opportunities.

Xue Bai also came down from Huashan and lived in Huayinyi.

He was inquiring about the follow-up of the matter, but fortunately, Du Jin had already deployed people around Lingtai Cheng, and Lingtai Cheng had been very close to Wang Ketong recently, so he was able to find out some news.

"Wang Ketong changed his mind. He truthfully reported the fire in Xiyue Temple to the court and blamed Li Bai for arson."

"Why?"

Du Jin had clearly heard before that Wang Ketong wanted to conceal the fire. Who would have thought that as soon as he returned to the county seat, he would report that Li Bai had set the fire.

She thought deeply and murmured: "I'm afraid, Wang Ketong knows this and he can't hide it."

Xue Bai asked: "Why can't you hide it?"

"There is a possibility...the arsonist came from Chang'an?"

Seeing that Du Jin also guessed the same, Xue Bai nodded and said, "I want to see Mr. Taibai."

"It's difficult, but you can try."

Du Jin agreed and spent a lot of money on it.

Wang Ketong, the magistrate of Huayin County, probably also had some ominous premonitions, so he collected money for his family as a way out, and agreed to let Zong Duojun go visit Li Bai.

At the same time, Wang Ketong also revealed a piece of news.

"This county does not want to arrest Mr. Taibai. I have official business. Madam Zong, please forgive me."

"I beg the county magistrate to learn from this that my husband-in-law was wronged. Many people saw that he went there after the fire broke out."

Fellow Wang Ke said: "Oh, he lit a fire when he was drunk, then went back and fell asleep. After the fire started, he ran over and admitted that he had set the fire."

Zong Duojun shook his head repeatedly and said anxiously: "That's not the case, I can testify..."

Wang Ketong spoke in an official tone and said, "Now that I can avoid death by confessing, why should I suffer more?"

While speaking, Xue Bai was pretending to be a servant, lowering his head and following Zong Duojun. After hearing this, he became more and more sure of his guess.

Finally, they walked through the dark corridor and entered the prison.

Li Bai seemed to be fine, and he was sitting there singing, his singing voice was cheerful and free-spirited.

"I have been addicted to complaining and it has been rampant for a long time. The ancients have always known what is wrong at fifty. Make up for the mistakes with words, and the common people will be immortal. Cover up the flaw and hide the ugly. The moon rises to ridicule, making you ashamed of the bright head. The realization is late, and things have passed. Move. What’s the use of a white jade? Blue flies come before me again and again..."

Seeing Mr. Zong Duo coming, he stood up and said with a smile: "Don't worry, for such an obvious thing, I will be able to get rid of my grievances soon."

"You are too old, but you don't want to live in peace."

"Hahaha, I am addicted to this and have been rampant for a long time."

Xue Bai gave the couple space to talk. He looked around the prison and saw that Li Bai was imprisoned in a single room. He could speak through the wooden fence not too loudly so that others would not hear him.

Only then did he step forward.

"Brother Taibai, I have something to tell you."

"Sanlang is here. Just hope you're okay. I'm worried about you getting caught in the fire."

"I lied to Brother Taibai, I am Xue Bai."

Li Bai was not surprised. Later, he pretended to be surprised and said narrowly: "I see, you don't know the true face of Mount Lu."

Even now, he is still in the mood to joke.

"Who else but Xue Lang can write those poems? We in Huashan don't know about Lantianyi and me about poems, but Duojun has heard rumors in Huayin."

"Brother Taibai already knew this." Xue Bai said, "Let's get down to business. Didn't Brother Taibai set the fire?"

"Of course not." Li Bai said: "But they said that if you confess, you will be exiled to Xiangyuan at most. If you don't confess, you will suffer a lot."

"who are they?"

"County magistrate."

Xue Bai said: "Brother Taibai, does he know who is the mastermind behind the arson?"

While speaking, he glanced at Zong Duojun.

Zong Duojun then stepped back a few steps to guard the two of them and let them talk.

Li Bai sat down beside the wooden fence and listened.

"Who set people on fire?"

"If my guess is correct." Xue Bai said slowly, "He should be the current saint."

"saint?"

Li Bai squinted his eyes, recalling that figure.

It had been several years since he left Chang'an, and the saint was a little blurry in his memory. He couldn't see the saint clearly, and gradually he couldn't understand whether he was a wise master or a faint king.

"Why did the saint burn down the Xiyue Temple when he was dedicated to practicing Zen?"

"Because it can't be sealed." Xue Bai said: "Maybe Nanzhao has rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to Tubo. The war in the southwest has resumed and the world is uneasy; maybe he has noticed that Anlu Mountain has a rebellious intention and a great chaos is imminent. In short, since it cannot be sealed, Chan , just burn it."

Li Bai looked straight at Xue Bai, for a long time, he smiled and sighed: "Sanlang can talk more freely than me."

"The saint does not want his ministers to think that he is declining and making repeated requests. He hopes to cut through the mess quickly, so a fire is the simplest way. Burning down the Xiyue Temple is to end the matter quickly." Xue Bai said, "The only option is That’s the case, because no one else dares.”

When he said this, Xue Bai knew that this matter was ridiculous and it was difficult for Li Bai to believe it.

But absurd things are most likely to occur in officialdom, because power can lose people's reason.

Building the Xiyue Temple on the dangerous peak of Mount Huashan was already an extremely crazy idea.

You know, during the Kaiyuan period, Zhang Yuan was appointed prime minister. In order to complete Li Longji's feat of conferring Zen to Mount Tai, he also worked hard and offended countless people.

But now, the Tang Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, and Li Longji turns a blind eye to these crises. The huge court coaxes this completely confused emperor to grant Zen to Mount Huashan. Can it really be done?

Li Bai may not believe it, but in fact, Xue Bai is even less willing to believe it.

If someone else was responsible for setting the fire, since Li Longji had already issued an edict to enshrine him in November, he would do it no matter what the cost. In this way, Xue Bai still has a chance to continue his preparations for assassination.

But if Li Longji really ordered the arson, he would never come to Huashan again. Who would have thought that the emperor could go back on his word like this when he issued an edict to the world?

Xue Bai would not be able to assassinate this saint...

~~

Xingqing Palace, Nanxun Palace.

Li Linfu slowly walked into the hall and saw that the hall was empty. The saint was sitting alone on the royal couch, looking incomprehensible.

"Your Majesty, Huayin County reports that there is a fire in the Xiyue Temple."

"There's a fire?" Li Longji was stunned and murmured: "Then, I can't consecrate Huashan?"

Li Linfu hesitated and responded: "I think that being granted Zen status is just the icing on the cake. Emperor Taizong never granted Zen status. It is enough for a saint to be granted Zen status."

"How did the courtiers react?"

"To honor the saint's achievements, the court officials thought that the Xiyue Temple should be built again."

Li Longji said: "Don't waste people and money."

"The saint has a clear warning." Li Linfu asked: "The Xiyue Temple seems to have been set on fire by Li Bai while drunk. He is famous all over the world. If he can plead guilty... I ask the saint to forgive me."

"Li Bai." Li Longji nodded and said, "Yes, it's a fire. I still love his poetic talent and will pardon him."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Linfu solemnly agreed. In this way, the fire in the Xiyue Temple was not a punishment from the gods. If anyone talked about it in the future, they would be more concerned about the drunken Shixian becoming confused.

A few years ago, Wang Zhi began to dig the Huashan Road. Within a few years, he spent countless money and food, and countless laborers died under the cliffs of Huashan. After working vigorously for so long, the matter finally ended in a hasty way. .

However, even he didn't understand why the saint suddenly changed his mind.

Both the monarch and the minister fell silent, and Li Longji patted his knee gently.

There were many reasons for giving up Fengchan Huashan, but in the final analysis... he didn't want to go.

Last year, Li Xiazhou entered the palace and expressed his opinions.

"The saint was born in the first year of Chui Gong. The stems and branches are Yi and You. Among the five elements, Unity matches gold, and metal is placed in the west. Therefore, Huashan Mountain in Xiyue coincides with the saint's destiny. If a saint wants to live forever, he should go to Huashan Mountain."

In fact, the matter of conferring Zen to the Huashan Mountains has been prepared for several years, and Li Xiazhou's words were just following Li Longji's wishes. Everything that happened later made Li Longji know that it was all fake. Behind the Fengchan Xiyue incident, there were countless people's selfish intentions.

He was originally willing to cooperate with those people, but after doing this, he became the only emperor after the Yellow Emperor to grant Zen to Mount Hua, and his achievements exceeded those of the seventy-two emperors. But now that I know it's fake, I'm not so eager after all.

A few days ago, he had a nightmare. After waking up from the dream, he suddenly realized that he was old.

A very important fact before him is that he may not be able to climb Mount Huashan, and he will no longer have the ambition he had when he originally wanted to go.

What was even more terrifying about that nightmare was fear. Li Longji felt a faint worry in his heart - he didn't want to encounter rebellion in Huashan again.

All these things are shaking his idea of ​​becoming a Zen monk.

Finally, there was one more thing that succeeded in crushing his faith.

"What happened to the Nanzhao Rebellion?"

"Return to Your Majesty."

Li Linfu hesitated and tried to make the situation less serious, but the fact of what happened could no longer be concealed.

"Geluofeng has captured the city of Yaozhou and the thirty-two cities of Xiaoyizhou, killed Zhang Qiantuo, and hung his head on the city wall. This fact was due to his personal enmity with Zhang Qiantuo, and because of Zhang Qiantuo's relationship with him. The woman...had an affair..."

"Private feud." Li Longji said.

"Yes!" Li Linfu said hurriedly: "I have sent someone to question Ge Luofeng, and I will make him apologize to Your Majesty."

Li Longji's face was ugly. He wanted to mobilize an army to kill Ge Luofeng and let out a bad breath, but he could only swallow it for the time being.

Yaozhou has been lost. Once the news spreads, it will be his emperor's face that will be lost.

"The right minister must deal with it as soon as possible."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Linfu heard the sage's unhappy tone and hurriedly accepted the order to leave.

He walked out of Xingqing Palace. Although there was Jinwu Weijing Street in front of him, he could still hear the voices of people in the restaurants and teahouses of Chang'an City singing praises for the conferment of Zen on Huashan Mountain.

"How great is Shuohu! The Lord of the Ming Dynasty cannot defeat the righteousness, and the merits cannot be achieved. Let Bailing go and return to Huaqing..."

Li Linfu felt unhappy when he heard this. He called someone and said, "Tell them to shut up. The Xiyue Temple has been burned down."

~~

Huayin County Prison.

Xue Bai said: "In my opinion, the saint is unwilling to speak out. If Brother Taibai refuses to plead guilty, I understand that they will not dare to give in. After all, this fire represents a concession; of course, if Brother Taibai admits it, maybe they If you really stick to your promise and only convict yourself of a small crime, maybe the saint will think you are sensible. How to make the decision is up to Brother Taibai himself. I am here just to explain the matter clearly to you."

Li Bai did not answer after hearing this. Instead, he stroked his long beard and recited a poem with laughter.

"The great road is like the blue sky, I alone cannot reach it."

"I am ashamed to be chased away from the Chang'an community, and the red chickens and white pheasants gamble on pears and chestnuts."

"Stringing the sword, making songs and playing bitter sounds, dragging the train is not suitable for the king's family."

"..."

At this time, Zong Duojun's visit time has come, and the jailer has come to drive people away.

Xue Bai had no choice but to walk out.

As he walked, he could still hear Li Bai singing loudly.

"The bones of King Zhao linger in the vines, who is more likely to sweep away the golden platform?"

"It's hard to travel, but come back!"

When Xue Bai came out of the county jail, he still felt the poem echoing in his ears. Although he didn't hear Li Bai's clear answer, he knew Li Bai's choice.

It was difficult to travel, so Xue Bai knew that it was time for him to return to Chang'an.

He regretted not waiting for Li Longji in Huashan, but it didn't matter, his ambition did not change in any way...

(End of this chapter)