Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 308 Chen Qingsi is narrow-minded again (two in one)

Chimaluo looked at the young man in front of her. She had only been in Chang'an for a short time, and the one she heard the most about was the youngest scholar, the youngest minister, a genius in the world with both civil and military skills, and countless praises. , there was a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Chimaluo was born in the Molu family, the most prosperous family in Tubo. He was one of the four noble families in Tubo and the top powerful man in Tubo. Even if the men in the clan are not the prime minister in the court, they are still subordinate to the prime minister, below a few people and above tens of thousands of people. Women are born as concubines of the royal family, and the most outstanding one is Queen Zanpu.

Chimaluo was born with intelligence and outstanding appearance. She was selected as the future Queen of Tubo at a young age. Using the future Queen of Tubo as a training tool, she became one of the most outstanding rising stars of the younger generation of Tubo, and the most outstanding among the generation of the Meulu family. of one. So much so that everyone in the Lu family sighed. If Chimalo was born a boy, why would the power of Tubo be allowed to be held by the Gar family for a long time?

As one of the most outstanding people in Tubo, Chimaluo has been exposed to outstanding figures such as Galdongzan, Mangsongmangzan, Zanxiruoduobu, Lunqinling and Kilixu since he was a child. I am curious, who is worthy of such praise, and how does he compare with their heroes from Tubo?

But I didn't expect to encounter it today...

Facing the greetings from the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Qingsi nodded slightly and said: "We should be extremely cautious with special countries to prevent them from encountering any accidents or embarrassing things."

Fang Bao, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, bravely said yes.

At this delicate moment, the Ministry of Rites agreed that the Tibetan envoys should go to Chang'an to explain their complaints and pay tribute. They were under tremendous pressure and did not dare to reply in the face of Chen Qingsi's rhetoric.

Chimaluo was slightly displeased and said: "It is said that the Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette. I, Tubo, come here with great courtesy and sincerity. Chen Shilang's attitude is really against the way of hospitality."

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "This lady has misunderstood. I, the Tang Dynasty, cannot do anything that makes people laugh by being arrogant and respectful. It's just that your country has a habit of betrayal and betrayal. There are enemies everywhere. Chang'an gathers people from all over the world, so it is inevitable. There will be enemies of your country, and if something goes wrong, the court will be blamed."

When it comes to bickering, Chen Qingsi can't lose to anyone, not to mention that a country like Tubo will definitely carry out the villain's hooligan behavior to the end on the way to its rise.

The national structure is riddled with holes.

However, Chimaluo was not upset and accepted it calmly, saying: "It is a small country outside the country and does not know the laws, etiquette and customs of the king. I hope that Minister Chen will give me more advice in the future."

This is the difference between a small country and a big country, and between a gentleman and a rogue.

Small countries and hooligans dare to lie down on the ground and act like a crying mother when something happens, but big countries and gentlemen cannot be like them and just roll on the ground when something happens.

Chen Qing nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will give you more advice."

When a great country and a gentleman deal with rogues, they don't need to use rogue methods, as long as the sword is sharp enough.

Chi Maluo took a deep look at Chen Qingsi and followed Fang Bao away.

Chen Qingsi asked: "What happened today has nothing to do with her?"

Wang Fangyi shook his head and said: "It must be Mingzi who was disturbing the public and deliberately swaggering through the market to attract our attention. As for Guo Daizhao falling into the water, no one can tell for sure."

Chen Qingsi said: "It's okay to let him suffer. It will teach him a lesson."

He said goodbye to Wang Fangyi again and made an appointment to meet again next time.

Chimaluo followed Fang Bao on the way back to Siyi Pavilion.

Chi Malo is very talkative, looking for topics along the way.

Fang Bao responded very politely. As long as it didn't involve state affairs, he answered everything happily.

Chimaluo naturally asked about Chen Qingsi: "I heard that Chen Shilang's poetry is unparalleled in the world?"

"That's natural!" Fang Bao said with lively eyebrows: "There are not many poems and essays by Chen Shilang, but they are all excellent. They are all shocking and magnificent, and the classic words in the poems make people have endless aftertaste, which will last for thousands of years. Especially where is the sunset village gate in "Yellow Crane Tower"? The Yanbo River makes people sad. I like it the most, and I can't help but respect it every time I read it."

Chi Maluo couldn't help but nodded and said: "To be honest, I particularly admire the poetry and prose of the Central Plains. Cao Zijian of the Han Dynasty and Li Baiyao of this dynasty have collected and read their poems."

As she said this, she immediately recited a song called "Ascending the Ancient City in Autumn Evening" by Li Baiyao to show that what she said was true.

"It's just Chen Shilang's poems, but I have never heard of them."

Fang Baodao: "Mr. Chen's rise to the south of the Yangtze River is only a matter of recent years. The Tubo lady is thousands of miles away, so it's not surprising that she doesn't know Mr. Chen's name."

Chimaluo hurriedly asked: "Can you tell me in detail?"

Fang Baoxian pondered for a moment, thinking about Chen Qingsi's allegorical story. Almost everyone knew it. It was not a secret. Any scholar could know it all. There was nothing worth hiding.

Things that are about to be known to everyone are briefly stated.

Chi Maluo asked Chen Qingsi's poems again.

Fang Bao also knows everything and talks about everything.

In the end, there was some unknown shock in Chimaluo's eyes: he felt how different the great roc was from the wind, soaring up to 90,000 miles, and he also felt the cold killing force of the heavy snow-covered bow and sword in order to chase away Qingqi.

She actually doesn't like poetry and is not good at it, but she can still feel the charm of Chinese culture from every word of the classic words.

Looking at the Siyi Pavilion, which was very close at hand, Chimaluo finally asked: "I don't know where there is a collection of his poetry and essays? I was chatting all the way, and I found that Mr. Chen is talented enough to compete with Cao Zijian and Cao Zijian." Compared with Li Baiyao."

Fang Bao immediately corrected him and said: "You can compete with Cao Zijian. Although Mr. Li is very talented, he is still inferior. As for Mr. Chen's poetry collections, every bookshop in Chang'an has them. Mr. Chen's Poems are best-sellers, and no bookstore is willing to make money."

Chimaluo bid farewell to Fang Bao and returned to the most remote courtyard of Siyi Pavilion.

It can also be seen from the arrangements of the Siyi Pavilion that their group is indeed not welcome.

Chimaluo directly approached Dayan Mangbuzhi, the deputy prime minister of Tibet.

"By the way, the person arrested in Furong Garden was one of ours? He did not escape. He was captured by the Tang people and is now being tried in Wuhoupu."

Chi Malo said with a bit of solemnity.

Dayan Mangbuzhi waved his hand and said: "No problem, they no longer need to exist, but they failed to cause a conflict between Zhao Chiman and the Wu family. The sacrifice of this chess piece was a bit of a loss."

Chi Maluo was shocked and said: "Is this deliberately exposed?"

Dayan Mangbuzhi nodded and said: "In order to find out Tang Ting's reaction in this hasty move against Tang Ting, he had no choice but to expose the information network he had set up over the years. Zhao Chiman is a man who keeps his word and has the style of an ancient chivalrous man. . Many people from the three sects and nine schools in Beijing are willing to listen to his orders. Zhao Chiman used their power to cause us huge trouble. There was a rift between the Changsun family and the Wu family, so they planned to abandon a news network of little use in exchange for turning against each other. But he didn't want to It’s been ruined…”

"Who!" Chimalo asked.

"Chen Qingsi!"

When Dayan Mangbozhi said this name, there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

It's him? Chi Maluo smiled and said: "I also met him at Wuhoupu today. He is indeed a good person."

Not forgetting the purpose of his trip, he asked again: "But we found out who ruined the layout of the big talk."

Dayan Mangbuzhi nodded and said: "Chen Qingsi!"

Or him?

Chi Maluo's heart trembled slightly and he said: "Is it wrong? How old is he? He has such ability?"

Dayan Mangbuzhi said softly: "Age is not a problem. The Central Plains has never been short of amazing and talented people. How old was Huo Qubing back then? His achievements in a few years will be difficult for future generations to match. Although there is no clear information It’s proven that it’s him, but all the clues point to this person, and nine times out of ten, it’s unmistakable.”

Chi Maluo seemed to be frightened, took a breath, and said: "Tang Ting really has a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger! By the way, do you need me to test it out?"

Dayan Mangbu asked: "How to test?"

Chi Maluo shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it yet, but Chen Qingsi's name is very resounding. It is said that he has Cao Zijian's talent, literary skills and martial arts. He is extraordinary. Just go with him."

Dayan Mangbuzhi frowned and said, "That's fine, I won't give up even if I don't let you give it a try, so be careful."

Chima Luo Yingying made a blessing and said: "Don't worry, Deputy, it's getting late, I'm going to rest first."

Dayan Mangbuzhi nodded and said yes, watching Chi Malo leave.

long long time...

The deputy Tubo lecturer sighed and said: "What a pity, what a pity! It would be great if you were a man, so that you wouldn't die in a foreign country."

Chi Maluo returned to his room and whispered: "Chen Qingsi!"

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Royal palace, inner garden.

Empress Wu looked at her niece, who was still a little pale, and said distressedly: "Come, Minyue, let me see where I am injured."

Helan Minyue pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "Aunt Saint, Minyue thought she would never see you again. That thief really wants to kill me."

Thinking of last night's scene, Helan Minyue couldn't help but be frightened, but then she thought that she had been rescued by Chen Qingsi, and felt a little relieved.

Empress Wu comforted Helan Minyue, looked at her mother and sister, and said, "What's going on? How could a good thing become like this?"

Empress Wu hates that iron cannot become steel. She is extremely insecure because of the experience of being abused as a child.

Now she is the empress of the world, her husband is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and her son is the future prince of the Tang Dynasty. She has reached the peak of her life.

But she was still uneasy. At the moment, she was still young and beautiful, with a look that could charm the emperor. But what about ten or twenty years from now?

At that time, when I was old and beautiful, would Li Zhi still love me as much as he does now?

As the emperor, Li Zhi will definitely have no shortage of young and beautiful women in the future. Will there be a Madam Qi or Madam Gou Yi then...

Will the crown prince's position be as stable as it is today?

Empress Wu was suspicious and too smart. She had read too many books and knew that although the prince was the crown prince of a country, he might not be the future emperor.

Empress Wu wanted more protection and wanted to promote and train some people to become Li Hong's assistants.

It's just that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Although Empress Wu is a queen, she has no way to deal with the affairs of the court.

Although Li Zhi was an emperor who did not follow common sense, he would not easily hand over his power to a harem woman.

The only thing Empress Wu can do now is to cultivate talents of the Wu family and support the Wu family.

Let Yang Lao and Wu Shun buy off the poor scholars with money and make arrangements in advance for He Lan Minzhi's rise...

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. A foreign craftsman sneaked into the Wu family, caused a scene, and was humiliated.

Grandma Yang and Wu Shun did not dare to hide anything and explained the situation in detail.

Yang Lao and Wu Shun were both narrow-minded women. When they talked about Zhao Chiman and Wang Fangyi, they doubled down on their arrogance and domineering power.

Grandma Yang said angrily: "This Wang Fangyi is the cousin of that bitch, and Zhao Chiman is the nephew of the eldest son's family. They are blocking the road to arrest people at this time. Isn't this just a slap in the face of our Wu family? We really want this Let them search it, that's fine. Where can I put my face..."

Wu Shun also added insult to injury and said, "You haven't seen how arrogant those people are, especially the one named Wang Fangyi, who even wants to attack us. It's just Zhao Chiman, he has the power, what is Wang Fangyi?" ?”

What kind of person is Empress Wu, how could she not hear that her mother and sister were adding fuel to the fire?

But he couldn't help but be angry, if for no other reason than because Wang Fangyi was Queen Wang's cousin.

She suppressed her anger and said, "So you are planning to forcefully confront the imperial servants? Can't you use your brains and think of a more appropriate solution?"

Regarding the situation faced by the Wu family in Furongyuan, she had at least ten ways to resolve the situation, and even made Zhao Chiman and Wang Fangyi ask for trouble.

There was obviously more than one better solution, but my mother and sister chose the worst one.

Empress Wu only hated that she was trapped in the harem. Otherwise, how could she be controlled by her own methods?

Grandma Yang and Wu Shun did not dare to say anything more.

Empress Wu said: "You should thank Chen Shilang properly. If he hadn't come forward, it would have ended badly."

Yang Lao and Wu Shun have no good impressions of Chen Qingsi. They will not remember that Chen Qingsi saved Helan Minyue. They will only remember that Chen Qingsi is the son-in-law of the Xiao family. Moreover, when Chen Qingsi scolded Jiao Rui last night, she meant something.

No matter how great the favor is, they can't remember it, but they remember Men Qing for the smallest grudge.

However, they did not dare to say anything in front of the angry Empress Wu. And the two of them also knew that they could provoke Zhao Chiman and Wang Fangyi, but they couldn't provoke Chen Qingsi. Even if they didn't like him, they had to hold it in.

"In this way..." Queen Wu just thought for a moment and came up with a way to deal with the aftermath, "You go to Chen Shilang's home in person to express your gratitude, and I will also give you a heavy gift here. As for Zhao Chiman, I will praise him for his dedication to his duties. , and give him a reward, so you don’t need to pay attention..."

Helan Minyue held Empress Wu's hand and listened obediently to the adults' conversation without interrupting. However, when she heard about going to Chen Qingsi's house to express her gratitude, her eyebrows curled up happily.

Grandma Yang and Wu Shun both looked unhappy, so they just gave Chen Qingsi a gift to express their gratitude.

Why is Zhao Chiman?

Empress Wu said meaningfully: "If you give him a gift, he will be blessed with life!"

(End of this chapter)