Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 119 The legendary wizard?

Chang'an, Ganlu Hall.

Empress Wu was reading absentmindedly when she suddenly received news from outside the house that her mother, Lady Yang Lao of Daiguo, and her sister, Lady Wu Shun of South Korea, and their daughter, Helan Minyue, were asking for a meeting.

Empress Wu was overjoyed at first, then frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Let them in!"

Empress Wu put down the book in her hand and walked lightly to the outside.

The first one to come up was the cute Helan Minyue. She jumped forward and bowed with a bright smile: "I have met the Queen's aunt."

Empress Wu smiled and said, "My family doesn't need to be polite!"

Mrs. Yang Lao, the wife of Dai Guo, and Wu Shun, the wife of South Korea, were unhappy in their early years. The former was bullied by his two nominal sons Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang and fled back to his parents' home.A husband died early and was looked down upon. He returned to Chang'an with a pair of children and lived with his mother.

As a result, one person achieved the Tao of chicken and dog and ascended to heaven.

Yang Lao and Wu Shun became empresses because of Wu Mei, and became Lady of Dai and Lady of Korea. They also obtained the privilege of entering and exiting the palace. Their status changed from crow to phoenix. They could not control their mentality, were a little wild and arrogant.

Even when facing Wu Mei, the queen who gave them such a status, they didn't show much respect and only bowed slightly.

Empress Wu and her mother depended on each other and suffered together. The relationship between mother and daughter was excellent.She is not very close to the Korean wife Wu Shun. After all, her sister married young and had little contact with her. However, she has a deep political purpose for this sister and does not take it seriously. She greets them cordially.

After just chatting for a few words, Empress Wu asked Wu Shun: "Sister, how are you doing with your studies here?"

The permanent resident is Wu Shun's son, Helan Minzhi.

A hint of fondness flashed in Wu Shun's eyes, and he said: "Dalang is talented and intelligent, and can understand the general meaning of words. He loves poetry. The teacher said that he has a bit of Mr. Qingxi's style."

Empress Wu raised her eyebrows, Mr. Qingxi Chen Qingsi, whose name she had heard for a long time in the palace, was just another identity of the Xiao family's son-in-law, which made her dislike him.

Helan Minyue read at this time: "I am already deep in spring when I am studying. Every inch of time is worth every inch of gold. It is not the Taoist who comes to make people laugh, but Zhou Qing and Kong Sizheng are pursuing it. My brother loves Mr. Qingxi's poems the most and often sighs with emotion, if I can worship Mr. Qingxi I will have no regrets in my life. Hehe, Aunt Queen, please read Min Yue well!"

Empress Wu forced a smile and said, "Okay!"

She touched Helan Minyue's head, and repeatedly told her sister to seize the opportunity of Helan Minzhi's studies, and said pointedly: "The talents of our Wu family are withering, and we have talents if we live here for a long time. We should cultivate them well and make our family shine." Lintel."

Wu Shun was very surprised that her son's surname was Helan, but she couldn't figure out the key and didn't bother to think about it, so she just agreed.

Before Empress Wu allowed her mother, sister, and niece to take their seats, she actually issued an eviction order: "It is not convenient for us to entertain guests in the palace today. Mother and sister, please come back another day."

Grandma Yang frowned and said, "Can't you just take a break?"

The palace was deep and dark, and the weather was freezing. They felt cold and tired from the journey.

"No!" Empress Wu said seriously: "Your Majesty has been in a very bad mood recently, and my daughter doesn't know when he will come. It would not be good if he sees our family gathering and makes him upset."

When Grandma Yang and Wu Shun heard this, they did not dare to stay and left in a hurry with Helan Minyue.

Seeing this, Empress Wu breathed a sigh of relief and put on a sad look.

Wude Hall!
The young Emperor of the Tang Dynasty put his hand on his forehead, closed his eyes in deep thought, and frowned slightly, indicating that he was in a bad mood.

The maids and maids who were waiting around did not dare to show off their dignity.

Li Zhi had been dormant for six years. Once he became powerful, everyone in the temple knew how powerful he was, and everyone feared his power as emperor.

Li Zhi's mood was not due to the Jiangnan snowstorm. For him, this kind of snowstorm was not enough to affect his mood.

What made him unhappy was the war in the West. Ashina Helu, the Western Turkic Khan in the Western Regions, had always been dissatisfied with the king's rule. In May last year, he ordered Zuotunwei General Cheng Zhijie to be the general manager of the march on Congshan Road and led the generals to attack. Helu.It started well. General Su Dingfang of the Youtun Guard led 500 elite troops to attack the [-] Western Turks army, killing more than [-] enemy generals. His style remained the same, and the armor, weapons, cattle and horses discarded by the Western Turks army were scattered in a criss-cross pattern. On the hillsides and fields, it is impossible to count.

But later, the deputy general manager Wang Wendu was jealous of Su Dingfang's achievements and instigated him, which actually caused the Western Expedition army to return without success.

Li Zhi was so angry that he ignored Cheng Zhijie's contribution to the founding of the country and dismissed him from his official position.

The Tang army, which was invincible and invincible, fought a cowardly battle. The emperor Li Zhi could not feel better. The snow disaster in the south of the Yangtze River made it worse.

"Your Majesty! The memorial from Xu Yushi, the governor of Muzhou, has arrived."

Li Zhi said: "Send it over!"

Li Zhi took the memorial and looked at it carefully. Looking at a large memorial, half of it was full of praise for Chen Qingsi. He couldn't help but marveled, and for a while he didn't know what to do.

Since Li Zhi came to the throne, he has been fighting with the Kanto gentry. He reused Shangguan Yi, who was born in the imperial examination, and promoted the imperial examination. He planned to rely on the imperial examination to cultivate useful talents and get rid of his dependence on the gentry.

The Kanto gentry responded by sending their own children to take part in the imperial examination, seizing the places in the imperial examination in one fell swoop.

The appearance of Chen Qingsi gave Li Zhi a new strategy.

A man who was so poor that he relied on farming and hunting for a living turned out to be incredibly talented. Not only did he compile an elementary school article like "The Three Character Classic", but he also raised the banner of opposing palace-style poetry, creating a prosperous Tang style and forming a poetry world of his own. One sect became a very famous Confucian in Jiangnan.

Li Zhi was not as enthusiastic about imperial poetry as his father, and he had no special interest in poetry and maintained a neutral attitude.

However, the words "Sheng Tang Style" appealed to his taste.

Li Zhi deliberately promoted Chen Qingsi to serve as a role model for poor families, telling the world that relying on the gentry is worse than relying on the imperial court.

He can give what the nobles can give, and what the nobles cannot give, he can still give.

However, Li Zhi has his concerns. Chen Qingsi is too young.

He was only 21 years old when I first heard his name, and now a year and a half later, he is still only 23.

He has no qualifications and no official experience.

Can such a person be able to carry the banner?Can you stand your trust?
Li Zhi doesn't quite believe that people who write good poems often don't know how to behave.

His initial plan was to have Xu Yushi go to Beijing to become prime minister and cultivate his own power, and then Chen Qingsi would stay in Jiangnan to polish his skills. Zheng Rong and Wei Hao were the whetstones he threw to Chen Qingsi.

When Master Xu Yun has gained a certain level of strength in the capital and Chen Qingsi is almost polished, he will be transferred to the capital.

In this way, Chen Qingsi has a certain amount of officialdom experience, and Master Xu Yu also has a certain amount of strength, and can protect his old subordinates, two-pronged approach.

Master Xu Yu hasn’t come to Beijing yet!

Zheng Rong and Wei Hao didn't stir up any trouble at all, they were completely caught, like an eagle catching a chicken.

Li Zhi couldn't help but mutter, where did this kid learn the tricks?

Could he really be a legendary wizard?

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