Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 335 Kneel down
Chen Qingsi did not take Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao's invitation to heart, but returned to the backyard to be with his wife and children.

Xiao Miaochen also knew that her husband was about to face a big test, but she did not ask. When she had no choice, she was not anxious, nor did she say anything to cause trouble. She just stayed by her side, believing that her husband would be able to overcome the difficulties. .

Chen Qingsi held her son Jingjing in her arms. The little boy was one year old and already knew how to recognize and call people.

The little guy was held in his arms by his father and kept shouting "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Yeah, it means father and grandfather.

In this era, it often refers to father.

The little guy's speech was awkward, his voice was milky, and he still had a serious baby accent when he said it, but when he said "yeye", it was waxy and his words were correct.

Chen Qingsi's heart melted as she held her precious child.

Chen Qingsi really didn't take Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao's invitation to heart, but the world outside became noisy.

The scholars who advocated palace-style poetry, headed by Shang Guanyi and Xue Yuanchao, were full of grievances these days. They were deeply rooted and had a large number of people. They originally took the initiative, but they could not support the talents of the elites in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. King Luo Bin and Lu Zhaolin The two of them were unstoppable in Chang'an. Zhang Jianzhi, Fu Jiamo, and Du Shenyan were also among the best, as well as two children, Yang Jiong and Wang Bo.

Yang Jiong and Wang Bo are the most terrifying. They are too young and no one will cause trouble for them. It is completely impossible to win against him. But if you really want to ignore them, they will occasionally make shocking remarks that shock everyone.

It's not a shame to lose to King Luo Bin and Lu Zhaolin, but to lose to a child is to lose face to grandma's house.

Just like Zheng Shiyi of the Zheng family, he was also a good person back then, but he lost to Wang Bo and now he has become a big joke.

As a result, even though there were many scholars who supported palace-style poetry, they had the illusion that they were being suppressed.

Especially after He Lanmin spent a lot of money to create a new song that fit the verses of the Tang Dynasty, the new song became popular in Chang'an and was spread in the streets and alleys.

After all, there are many well-off families in Chang'an City, and the main entertainment for the people to pass their time is singing and dancing.

The Tang Dynasty was always victorious and its nation was full of self-confidence. Before, all they had heard was the music and dance of the barbarians coming from Qiuci. There was no selection at that time, so I naturally listened to it with great interest. Now that the Tang Dynasty has its own poetry, it is natural to listen to the poetry of its own country.

Due to multiple reasons, the momentum of Tang Dynasty style was unparalleled for a while, causing scholars who advocated palace style poetry to gradually fall into panic.

But now Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao have taken action, but Chen Qingsi, the founder of Sheng Tang Style, has chosen to give in and avoid fighting.

The extreme contrast made the scholars who insisted on palace-style poetry straighten their backs. They swept away the boredom in their hearts these days, and instantly felt that they were capable again, and they repaid the grievances they had felt in these days.

Since Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchang took over, the outcome of the following games has become unimportant.

This also caused the situation to change again.

Faced with this situation, the happiest person is Cui Xinming, who made it happen.

Listening to the good news coming from everywhere, Cui Xinming also relieved his depression and said in a louder voice: "It should have been like this a long time ago. This guy Shangguan Yi is pedantic and ignorant. He has listened to what I said a long time ago. Why did he end up like this?" in this way?"

They had noticed a long time ago that Li Zhi planned to use Shangguan Yi to take charge of Shilin to deal with themselves, and they had been secretly stumbling upon him.

After Chen Qingsi entered Beijing, they secretly instigated Shangguan Yi to deal with Chen Qingsi.

As a result, Shangguan Yi said righteously that this was not the behavior of a gentleman.

It also saved them from watching a dog-eat-dog drama.

"What is supposed to come, will come eventually. It's not too late for good things to happen..."

Cui Xinming waved his hand and said: "If we continue to instigate each other to fight, we must make both sides completely break up. It is best to make them completely hostile and fall into endless internal fighting, so that the court will be too anxious to take care of us..."

Cui Xinming had an expression of wisdom and regained control of everything.

The Du family residence.

Four generals, Zhang Jianzhi, King Luo Bin, Fu Jiamo, and Du Shenyan, gathered at Du Shenyan's home.

Zhang Jianzhi and King Luo Bin did not have real estate in Chang'an, but Fu Jiamo did, but the house was very small and not suitable for gatherings.

Du Shenyan was born in the Du family in Jingzhao, a wealthy family in Gyeonggi that was as famous as Wei's family. His ancestral mansion occupied less than half of the neighborhood.

This place also became the operational headquarters for the promotion of the Tang Dynasty style.

Facing the opponent's counterattack, the four people gathered together to meet.

Although Fu Jiamo was a scholar, he had a bad temper and cursed: "A group of young people who dare not fight head-on use such despicable methods. It's shameful and abominable!"

Fu Jiamo did not take this matter seriously and also pointed out Lu Zhaolin's departure.

When their confrontation was at its most intense, Lu Zhaolin received a letter from the clan. The letter was very long, but the content was very short. In summary, it was just four words: "My mother is in danger, come home soon."

Lu Zhaolin also saw that the content of the letter may not be true, but as a son of a man, how could he gamble so much on such a thing?
Even for the trivial 10% or 20% possibility, Lu Zhaolin had to go back.

Du Shenyan came from a noble family and was used to all kinds of intrigues. He was used to it and said calmly, "Don't complain fearlessly. Think about how to break the situation."

Fu Jiamo's face was full of unwillingness, he drank the tea in front of him and said: "If you really have a plan, why do you do this?"

Everyone here is smart, and they all know that in this situation, they have nothing to think about. The real victory or defeat no longer depends on them, but on Chen Qingsi.

But everyone knows that Chen Qingsi is not good at the palace body.

Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao were the masters of palace-style poetry at that time. If they really faced off, they would probably win more than they lost.

However, it is not too embarrassing for Chen Qingsi to lose in palace style poetry, as long as she can find face in the prosperous Tang style.

Avoiding a fight was something they didn't expect.

King Luo Bin looked at Zhang Jianzhi and asked: "General Meng, sir, you are not an irresponsible person. When you were the magistrate of Qingxi County, you could stand up for unrelated people in other counties, let alone now. He asked us Don't be anxious, just wait and see. Do you have any concerns?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three people's eyes fell on Zhang Jianzhi.

This group of people is good at culture and is suitable for the work of educating etiquette. They are very sensitive to current affairs.

Zhang Jianzhi is different. His identity as a poet is just a hobby, and political maneuvering is his strength.

This time they were able to counterattack with ease because Zhang Jianzhi was planning behind them.

Zhang Jianzhi paused and said, "Sir, perhaps you don't want to face Shangguan Shilang head-on."

Fu Jiamo asked hurriedly: "Why is this?"

Zhang Jianzhi paused and said: "If we confront him directly, his real opponent will laugh."

King Luo Bin and Fu Jiamo did not react for a while.

Du Shenyan understood instantly and said, "Brother General Meng refers to the Guandong gentry?"

Du Shenyan's Jingzhao Du family had a very good relationship with the Li Tang royal family, and was also a family that fully supported and cooperated with the imperial court. It had the experience of fighting with the Guandong nobles for the imperial court. After hearing what Zhang Jianzhi said, he quickly understood the whole story.

King Luo Bin and Fu Jiamo were a little slow, but they also knew that the relationship between the court and the nobles was mutually fearful and dependent on each other, and they understood a little bit.

Zhang Jianzhi didn't want to dwell too much on this matter.

Du Shenyan did not have this intention, and said: "I once heard my uncle say that His Majesty reused Shangguan Yi in order to suppress the scholars in Guandong. In this way, the same is true for Sir... This Shangguan Shilang has won, It’s better to win without force.”

Zhang Jianzhi said: "I think he may not be able to win!"

"How to say?"

The three of them looked at Zhang Jianzhi again. Zhang Jianzhi shook his head and said: "I don't know. I am as capable as the firefly and the bright moon, sir. I can't see through his plan. I just feel that sir is not someone who gives up easily. He should have his own plan for doing this. Sir, since you want to Let’s be patient, let’s just wait.”

Although the three of them were not satisfied with this answer, as of now, they could only wait patiently.

Among them, the scholars who advocated palace-style poetry and prose became even more arrogant, and it seemed that the outcome was determined.

Shangguan's residence.

When Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao got together, they didn't feel much joy. They both had a hurdle in their hearts and felt that they couldn't get over it.

Xue Yuanchao couldn't help but said: "Shilang Chen actually rejected your and my invitation. Is this because he really doesn't dare to keep the appointment, or..."

He was silent for a moment and said, "Would you rather lose than let the other party see the joke?"

Shangguan Yi drank a glass of wine gloomily, shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

He paused and then said, "I hope it's the former."

Shangguan Yi has always flaunted himself as a gentleman and restrained himself. If it is really the latter, what he has always insisted on will be broken.

"Father……"

Shangguan Tingzhi is also proud of the spring breeze, changing from his previous decadence.

Shangguan Yi looked at the "dog" in front of him and frowned: "Your uncle and I have something to talk about. If it's nothing, don't interrupt."

Shangguan Tingzhi said hurriedly: "The child will leave after just saying a word..."

He bowed to the two of them and asked: "Father, uncle, in a little while, March 3rd will be the Si Festival. It will be a great day for spring outings. Isn't it possible that Chen Shilang is still unwell? How about that?"

"Get out!"

Shangguan Yi was furious and started to judge the case.

Shangguan Tingzhi was startled, did not dare to say anything, and walked away dejectedly.

Cui Xinming quickly received this kind of news and said with a bit of ridicule: "Extremely pedantic!"

Cui Dongri frowned and said, "Shangguanyi doesn't want to invite me here, what should I do?"

Cui Xinming said: "It doesn't matter, at this point, no one can reverse the situation. If Shangguan Yi doesn't want to, naturally someone will. This person, whether Chen Qingsi or Shangguan Yi, he can't refuse."

Chen Qingsi has been very low-key recently, ignoring the rumors outside.

Until February 25th, when Chen Qingsi was accompanying his wife and children in the backyard, he suddenly received news that the steward of Prince Han's Palace asked for an audience.

King Han?

Chen Qingsi thought for a moment before finding his news in her mind.

After stretching a lot, the opportunity came.

The King of Han in the Tang Dynasty was named Li Yuanjia, with the courtesy name Yuanjia. He was the son of great ancestors Li Yuan and Yuwen Zhaoyi, and the younger brother of Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

This person is a rare talent in Li Tang's family, and he is proficient in the art of fighting between left and right.

This is not Chen Qingsi's nonsense, but news from the palace that Li Yuanjia can draw circles with his left hand and squares with his right hand, recite scriptures and history orally, count sheep by eye, and compose a forty-character poem in one go. Jue: Six things were done together, codenamed "Fairy Boy".

Whether it's an exaggeration or not, Chen Qingsi doesn't know, but that's how it is spread.

But what is certain is that Li Yuanjia was very knowledgeable and had a collection of thousands of books. He was one of the few poets among the clan ministers.

In the past, every time he came to Beijing to report on his duties, the late emperor Li Shimin would host a banquet for Li Yuanjia, and then invite the court poets to write poems and have fun with him.

There is no doubt that Li Yuanjia loved palace style poetry the most and was also the best at it.

Chen Qingsi came to the front hall.

A waiter waited with his hands behind his back.

Seeing Chen Qingsi's arrival, the chamberlain presented the greeting invitation with a smile and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Han loves poetry the most. I heard that Chen Qingsi is an unparalleled talent, so he specially invited the minister to visit Taibai Mountain on March 3rd. His Highness also invited Chang'an to a banquet. I have many talented people accompanying me, including Shangguan Shilang and Xue Shilang. I wonder if Chen Shilang is feeling unwell?"

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Han invites me, no matter what my health is, I will definitely attend the appointment."

The waiter chuckled and said, "That's great! Then we're leaving now?"

Chen Qingsi said: "Waiter, please go slowly. I won't see you off."

As he said this, he really didn't give it away. He just walked back to the inner courtyard, went to the study, took a blank folded book from the desk, rubbed the ink with drops of water, and wrote at the desk, writing in one go.

After drying the ink, Chen Qingsi said: "Come here, take this folded book to Shangguan Shilang's residence and hand it over to him personally."

Almost at the same time, Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao received Li Yuanjia's invitation.

After Xue Yuanchao agreed, he immediately came to Shangguan's residence.

Looking at the invitation in Shangguan Yi's hand, Xue Yuanchao smiled bitterly: "It's impossible not to go. King Han is forcing us to fight..."

Shangguan Yi said: "Ignore him. The King of Han likes palace style poetry the most. How could he want to see the Tang Dynasty style prevail over the palace style poetry? What a good idea. In comparison, Chen Shilang also received an invitation. "

At this moment, news came from outside that Jiang Chen, the steward of the Chen family, was asking for a meeting.

Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao looked at each other in shock.

Shangguan Yi said without too much hesitation: "Invite him in!"

Jiang Chen has been trained in etiquette, and every move he makes is very appropriate: "I have met Shangguan Shilang, Xue Shilang. The master of the house has a letter, and I ordered it to be delivered to Shangguan Shilang personally."

Shangguan Yi returned the gift, stepped forward to take it in person, and said, "Send hello to Minister Chen on my behalf."

Jiang Chen returned the gift and retreated.

Shangguan Yi looked at the letter in his hand and felt inexplicably uneasy.

Xue Yuanchao was very curious, but did not step forward, but waited in place.

Although he had a good relationship with Shangguan Yi, he wanted to avoid suspicion when writing letters from others.

Shangguan Yi tore open the envelope and found a thin folded book with five words "Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night" on it.

Shangguan Yi opened the fold of the book and saw:

The tide of the Chunjiang River connects to the sea, and the moon and the sea coexist.

Yan Yan has followed the waves for thousands of miles, where is the spring river without moonlight!
The river flows around Fangdian, and the moonlit flowers and forests look like hail.

Frost in the sky flies unconsciously, and Baisha cannot be seen in Tingshang.

……

This is a palace-style poem following the Yuefu of the Chen and Sui Dynasties. It has beautiful words and brilliant words...

His knees suddenly softened, and his body leaned forward unconsciously. He became alert and quickly put his hands on the ground, kneeling down!
(End of this chapter)