The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 208 Bai Zhi: Emperor, what do you think?

"The imperial examination system...is really..."

At this time, the strange emperor Li Shimin was also a little helpless and didn't know what to say.

Li Xinni smiled, sat aside, sighed, and said: "The exam was completed perfectly this time, and I also discovered many shortcomings. I'm afraid I will need you, the emperor, to complete it from now on!"

At this time, Li Shimin noticed Li Xinni sighing and thought it was because Li Xinni was tired. He immediately felt a little guilty and walked down to sit next to Li Xinni, sitting next to his sister just like he did when he was a child, and said:

"Sister, I have worked hard in the past year..."

"My sister helped me when I was still a prince. Now that I have become an emperor, my sister still helps me like this..."

"You and I, brother and sister, don't have to be like this!"

Li Xinni didn't care.

But Li Shimin still said: "If my sister loves power, I'm afraid she will be in power today. All I can do is, sister, you don't want anything..."

"Are you hitting me?"

Li Xinni pretended to be angry.

"Don't dare! Don't dare..."

Li Shimin waved his hands quickly, and at the same time stood up and bowed to Li Xinni. His look and demeanor immediately reminded Li Shimin of the time when he was a child, who broke into his boudoir like a daredevil, and later apologized and begged himself not to tell his father.

Li Xinni smiled and pointed at Li Shimin, and finally they both looked at each other and smiled.

"I will naturally pay attention to what my sister says."

After a while, Li Shimin got down to business again and said at the same time: "For the talents selected for this exam, we also plan to..."

"Not urgent."

However, before Li Shimin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Li Xinni.

"There is no rush to appoint those selected this time. After all, this is just the first examination of the imperial examination system, and it is also the first examination among the imperial examinations. There will be three more examinations later."

"It's better to wait two more years and take four exams before making an appointment. There should be a better choice!"

"Too!"

After hearing Li Xinni's suggestion, Li Shimin nodded in agreement. He could still afford to wait for two years.

……

Following Chang'an City in holding the imperial examination, there were also counties and counties in the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, thorough preparations were made for the first examination of the imperial examination system.

This has resulted in a large number of students passing the exam across the country.

Of course, not all candidates choose to continue taking the exam, and some think they have no talent and directly choose an errand in the local government.

……

Li Xinni, who returned to Princess Yong'an Mansion, naturally had to continue to be busy. After all, after the first exam, there would be a second exam.

There are two exams every year, and we will definitely find someone to take charge of them in the future.

"I wonder how the divine bird is doing now..."

Li Xinni was sitting in the hall, looking at the documents in her hands, and suddenly became distracted and thought of the divine bird.

It has been more than a year since the divine bird fell into a deep sleep, and I don’t know when it will wake up.

After a moment of silence, Li Xinni continued to look down at the document in her hand.

Time passed, and half a year passed. However, Li Xinni did not wait for the divine bird to wake up, but instead waited for a piece of bad news.

The Supreme Emperor in the palace is critically ill, and according to the imperial doctor, time is running out.

Upon hearing the news, Li Xinni looked stunned, and then she quickly got up and rushed to the palace to see her father for the last time.

Seeing Princess Yong'an's eager look, An Weiyang, who was accompanying her at the side, quickly comforted her: "Princess, don't worry, your father is a good person, it may be just an ordinary illness..."

Hearing An Weiyang's comfort, Li Xinni shook her head slightly. How could she not know that her father was old.

Birth, old age, illness and death are all human nature!

It's just that when you actually experience that moment, you will truly understand the pain.

Princess Yong'an's car drove smoothly and quickly arrived at the palace where the Supreme Emperor lived. At this time, outside the palace, a large number of people were seen gathering.

Not only were the imperial doctors waiting on the side, but also the royal family, quietly waiting for the situation inside the palace.

When everyone saw Li Xinni arriving, they all motioned for Li Xinni to enter.

Seeing this, Li Xinni had no time to talk to them and entered the palace directly.

But she saw that in Palace 1, the spacious palace seemed extremely dark at this time. She entered all the way and came directly to the bed of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.

On the bed, an old man was lying quietly. Next to him, the Emperor Li Shimin and the Queen were sitting quietly.

The old man lying on the bed seemed to hear footsteps and slowly opened his eyes.

His turbid eyes saw Li Xinni coming in a hurry, and he immediately showed an unreadable smile, "Xinni, you're here..."

"Father……"

At this time, Li Xinni's eyes were full of tears, and the tears flowed down silently.

At this time, it seemed that the father and daughter of an ordinary family were saying their final goodbyes.

"Don't cry..."

Seeing Li Xinni's sad look, the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan smiled and said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death...the reincarnation of heaven, there is nothing to be sad about..."

"But... Xin Ni has never changed..."

"..."

Li Xinni was speechless, and when Emperor Li Shimin heard what the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan said, he couldn't help but look at Li Xinni with twinkling eyes.

Yes!

Li Xinni seems to have never changed!

Even though more than ten years have passed, he still looks like he did when he was young.

As for the reason, they naturally know it, Gain the Divine Bird!

It is no secret that the divine bird can grant people eternal life.

And the person who was granted immortality by the divine bird was right in front of him, but this was the first time he saw him.

And the person now is Li Xinni!

Everyone also understood Li Xinni's silence.

But I heard the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan on the bed change his voice and say: "Everyone pursues immortality, but what is the meaning of immortality?"

"The longer you live, the more regrets you may have..."

The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan sighed and suddenly said: "Perhaps, this is also good..."

The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan glanced at Li Xinni, raised his hand and patted Li Xinni's hand gently, and then he fell weakly on the bed.

She raised her head and looked at her father on the bed, and found that his eyes had been closed forever at some point.

The tears in her eyes no longer existed at some point, and she sat quietly beside the bed, silent.

Emperor Li Shimin on the side saw the death of the Supreme Emperor. Although he was sad, he also sighed a little.

But he also knelt on the ground to show his filial piety.

He knew that his father should have no regrets, and he died of a healthy life. According to the ancients, it should be a happy death.

But as far as the country is concerned, he has to look sad.

Of course, it's not just that Li Shimin is not filial.

As the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor spread, the entire city of Chang'an fell into sadness.

The whole city is engaged in vegetarianism, and the people can't help but feel sad.

The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan did not reign for long, but he was actually the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty!

The people today are able to live a stable life because of the Emperor's contribution.

Next came the funeral of the Supreme Emperor. Li Xinni stayed in the palace and did not leave the palace for a long time.

However, misfortunes never come singly. Not long after the death of Emperor Li Yuan, the Queen Mother also passed away.

For the people in Chang'an City, the successive deaths of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager further highlighted the deep relationship between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

Half a year later, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were buried together in the imperial mausoleum, and Chang'an City seemed to have returned to its former appearance.

The second examination of the imperial examination system was also held smoothly. After finishing all this, Princess Yong'an handed over everything to specialized officials and stopped paying attention. And Princess Yongan went out of the mansion less and less often, and the number of appearances outside became less and less.

During this period, Emperor Li Shimin also came to Princess Yong'an's mansion many times to persuade Princess Yong'an not to be too sad. The emperor thought that Li Xinni was still stuck in the sadness of the past.

But is Li Xinni really stuck in sadness?

not at all!

It's just that she suddenly found that she was increasingly unable to communicate with the outside world. There seemed to be a gap between herself and the outside world...

……

Lishan, Divine Bird Palace.

When late autumn arrives, everything declines.

The green mountains all over turned into a golden color at this time, making it even more dazzling under the sunlight.

On Lishan Mountain, row upon row of beautiful buildings and jade buildings dot the mountain.

It is majestic and majestic. There are soldiers wearing majestic armor guarding the mountain, and there are attendants dedicated to cleaning the palace on the mountain.

However, two years ago, the Divine Bird Temple was suddenly under martial law and no one was allowed to enter.

The soldiers guarded the place day and night, working extremely hard.

But today, the sun is born, and the golden and warm morning sun shines on the palace, shining with brilliant brilliance.

At the same time, crimson light suddenly emitted from the main hall of the Divine Bird Hall, like burning flames, shooting straight into the sky!

The soldiers guarding the Divine Bird Palace in the distance of the palace suddenly stared at this scene with their mouths agape. Such a strange phenomenon in the world made them speechless!

The next moment, they also reacted and quickly sent people to Chang'an City to inform them of the situation in the Divine Bird Temple at this time.

However, before the soldiers who went to notify him left, they saw that the door to the main hall of the Divine Bird Palace suddenly opened, and then a fiery red figure flew out of it!

"The divine bird! It's the divine bird!"

"The divine bird has awakened!"

"..."

The soldiers looked at this scene and marveled again and again.

The divine bird flying out from the Divine Bird Palace is hovering over the Divine Bird Palace and hovering above Mount Li!

The huge figure was reflected in the sky, allowing people in the distance to see it clearly.

"What's that in the sky?!"

"That direction is..."

"...Lishan!"

"Lishan Divine Bird Palace!"

The people were shocked and thought of something in an instant.

"It's the Divine Bird Temple on Mount Li, and the Divine Bird is actually in Mount Li!"

"Could it be that the divine bird is sleeping in the Lishan Divine Bird Palace? Has it woken up now?!"

"Hurry and take a look!"

"Let's go together!"

"..."

The people who were not far from Lishan hurried to Lishan, hoping to see the sacred bird more clearly.

At this time, Bai Zhi was hovering in the sky. This time he fell asleep, and his body became a little stronger.

The increase in strength has also led to the increase in the power of his various magical powers.

Although he didn't test it, he knew it in his heart.

"I don't know how long it has been since I fell asleep this time..."

After a moment of silence, he gradually hid his figure, and at the foot of the mountain, the soldiers guarding the Divine Bird Palace and the people at the foot of the mountain saw the shadow of the Divine Bird in the sky gradually fade and finally disappear.

"The divine bird has left!"

"It's too late after all!"

"Where is the divine bird..."

"..."

……

Bai Zhi looked at his body and had a general understanding of his body. Then his figure flashed and disappeared into the sky.

Chang'an City.

When Li Xinni heard a strange phenomenon coming from the Lishan Divine Bird Temple, she felt something strange in front of her. When she looked up, she saw a sacred bird suddenly appearing in front of her.

"Sacred Bird, you're awake!"

Li Xinni looked at the divine bird in surprise, with a smile on her face.

"Yeah! Wake up!"

Bai Zhi nodded and then looked at Li Xinni's face, only to see a hint of sadness between Li Xinni's eyebrows.

"How long have I been asleep? What big things happened during this period?"

"Sacred bird, you have been sleeping for two years. As for the big event... the imperial examination system has been officially implemented. Is it a big event?"

"It counts..."

Bai Zhi nodded. In the original history, the imperial examination system was also established during the Tang Dynasty. It is not too late to implement it now.

At the same time, it can be regarded as improving the imperial examination system in advance.

However, when Bai Zhi looked at Li Xinni's eyebrows, the trace of sadness was still there. Apparently, something else happened.

Seeing that Li Xinni was unwilling to say more, Bai Zhi didn't ask any more questions.

"Now that the imperial examination system has been implemented, what are you going to do?"

People need to be busy to enrich themselves, otherwise, the rest of their lives will be very empty.

"I don't know..."

Li Xinni shook his head. Nowadays, the Women's Palace and Junzi Tower have become a kind of government agency. They operate in their own rules and regulations, and Li Xinni does not need to pay attention to them.

As if she thought of something, Li Xinni suddenly looked at the divine bird with a smile on her face and said: "Sister Weiyang is getting married. She was given a marriage by the people of the world and married into a noble family in the imperial court..."

"An Weiyang..."

Bai Zhi thought about it. When she returned to Chang'an, An Weiyang was still unmarried and considered a beautiful woman. She was completely different from the little girl from Shazhou.

Because of Li Xinni, she became a princess, and now she has a good destiny.

"What? Are you secretly moved too?"

Bai Zhi joked.

Li Xinni shook her head slightly and did not respond to Bai Zhi's joke.

However, Bai Zhi came to his senses and couldn't help asking: "Wei Yang is not the goddaughter of the Supreme Emperor. What does the Supreme Emperor say?"

"Father...father...passed away!"

Bai Zhi: "..."

It turned out to be for this reason!

Bai Zhi looked at Li Xinni but said nothing.

After a moment, Bai Zhi's figure disappeared in an instant. When he appeared again, he was already in the palace.

"I've seen the magical bird!"

Emperor Li Shimin naturally would not get along with the divine bird casually like Li Xinni. Li Shimin was very respectful to the sacred bird.

"What happened during the two years I was asleep? Tell me in detail!"

"Yes!"

Li Shimin had some doubts in his heart, but he did not refuse and told everything that had happened in the past two years.

Finally, after hearing this, Bai Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Emperor, what do you think of the death of the Supreme Emperor?"

(End of this chapter)