The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 238 A bright future

However, there are mediocre people in Chang'an City who are devoted to power, and naturally there are also officials who are clean-minded and devoted to the people.

After they heard Li Bai's poems, they naturally loved it. After all, good officials who wholeheartedly serve the people can only be in the minority, and they are also targeted by powerful officials.

So, to a certain extent, they have a greater sense of identity with Li Bai.

Therefore, they also secretly sent people to find Li Bai, hoping to make Li Bai their confidant and then have a good time over wine.

Li Bai, on the other hand, was also waiting for the news at home. Although he was not calm, he strictly required himself to read a book to calm himself down.

However, the first person Li Bai waited for was not a person from the palace, but a person from the palace dressed in brocade.

"Excuse me, can Mr. Li be at home?"

Li Bai looked at the man wearing brocade clothes but with a feminine face outside the door. It was very obvious to him that he was a eunuch.

"I am Li Bai!"

Li Bai frowned and looked at each other.

"I have also heard that you came to Chang'an City to serve the Tang Dynasty, but you have no way to serve the country. Even something like that happened at the banquet a few days ago, which really made me very angry!"

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"No gift!"

But at this time, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji looked like a middle-aged man, with a sense of majesty all over his body. He looked at Li Bai in the center of the hall, and then walked down, "You are what the people of Chang'an City say. Banish the immortal Li Bai?"

Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, looked at Li Bai's appearance, and immediately returned to the desk and took out a piece of paper, which was full of words.

There must be beautiful palace maids in palace attire walking by one after another, holding the items needed by the nobles in their hands, walking towards Li Bai, coming close and standing respectfully aside, waiting for Li Bai to pass first.

The palace is full of the weight of time, and the strong style of the Han Dynasty is also dotted in the carved beams and painted buildings. Li Bai knew that this palace was once a palace of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, it incorporated the style of the Tang Dynasty, and The exotic scenery from all over the world led to the Tang Dynasty Palace today.

"Master Li, the Ye family came from the palace. Your Majesty has read Master Li's poems and is yearning for them, so he sent the Ye family to invite you!"

There were powerful warriors in golden armor standing on the royal road. They held long spears and stared at Li Bai slowly as he entered. After a moment, they looked back.

"'An Neng bows down to the powerful and makes me unhappy!' It's really a good poem!"

So he said: "I have a good friend who once went to Tianmu Mountain in the southeast and told about the beautiful scenery on Tianmu Mountain. This made me yearn for it very much!"

Obviously, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, took what Li Bai had done and immediately asked him about his doubts. He did not give orders because he was the emperor, which made Li Bai respect the emperor even more at that time.

Li Bai immediately understood that the person in front of him was the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"I wonder what Li Hanlin felt when he wrote this poem?"

So he immediately thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The splendid palace gave Li Bai a great visual shock, with its cornices, jade towers, majestic buildings, and auspicious beasts flying above the carved white marble railings.

The eunuch who came said straight to the point.

Li Bai looked at it and found that his poem was written on it.

"good!"

Then, he walked into a palace under the leadership of the palace eunuch. He couldn't help but look up, and then he saw a man wearing a dragon robe with a majestic look standing at the top looking at him.

Li Bai listened quietly.

He quickly tidied up his appearance, and then said: "Please wait for a moment, angel, so that I can wash and change clothes before heading to the palace!"

"Don't dare call yourself an immortal!"

"Presumably Li Hanlin had already decided to leave Chang'an at that time, right?"

"So when I wrote this poem, I also imagined the beautiful scenery on Tianmu Mountain..."

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji looked at Li Bai with admiration, "There are not many young people with such backbone nowadays, and you are one of them!"

Huge stone slabs are paved on the ground, stretching to the huge palace in front. The palace in front is majestic and huge, like a wild beast lingering on the earth, making people feel fearful.

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji also smiled and signaled Li Bai to relax, and then said: "I have already known about you in the Great Wall recently. It is precisely because of your poems that I feel very fond of you. I am curious, so I invite you into the palace this time."

After standing still in the palace, Li Bai straightened his clothes and then saluted respectfully.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Li Bai has been brought!"

Li Bai quickly raised his hands and said respectfully.

"In this case, Li Bai, you will stay in Chang'an City. I will personally grant you an official position, and you will temporarily serve as a Hanlin bachelor in Chang'an City!"

Li Bai looked at it and saw that the poem on the paper was "Sleepwalking Tianmu Yin Farewell" written by himself.

"Li Bai, a common man, has met His Majesty!"

The eunuch was not in a hurry either.

"It doesn't matter!"

After hearing Li Bai's explanation, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji also asked with a smile.

"Ok!"

How could Li Bai not be shocked and grateful to hear that the emperor personally awarded him an official position, and even served as a Hanlin bachelor in the palace.

After all, people who can serve as Hanlin bachelors in the palace are often talents selected through the imperial examination. However, he was directly awarded this official position by the emperor without taking the imperial examination. This has exceeded his expectations when he came to Chang'an City. .

Hearing this, Li Bai's face changed. Even if he had written poems such as "An Neng can crush his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy", he would not look down on the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Bai smiled slightly but said nothing.

And Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, would also agree.

But at this moment, a waiter suddenly walked in from outside. After the waiter saw Tang Xuanzong Li Longji saluting, he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, the Princess Yong'an Mansion has sent documents!"

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji didn't pay attention at first, but after hearing the words "Princess Yong'an Palace", his face suddenly became solemn and he looked at the waiter on the side, "Is it really a document sent by Princess Yong'an Palace?!"

As he spoke, he took the document from the waiter's hand and opened it to read.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed sent by Princess Yong'an Mansion. The paper has the unique mark of Princess Yong'an Mansion on it!"

At this time, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji also opened the document and read the specific content on the document. As Tang Xuanzong Li Longji looked down, a smile appeared on his face, and there was also doubt.

After reading the contents of the document, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji immediately looked at Li Bai aside with a surprised look on his face, and couldn't help but look at Li Bai carefully.

Li Bai looked confused, but when he heard that it was the document sent from Princess Yong'an's Palace, he also thought of something. At this time, when he saw Tang Xuanzong Li Longji's eyes, he immediately understood.

"Is this document about me?"

"Yes."

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji nodded, then handed the document to Li Bai beside him, indicating to Li Bai to watch.

After reading the contents of the document, it turned out to be about myself.

According to what the waiter just said, this document came from Princess Yong'an's Mansion, and Li Bai knew the reason for his jade pendant yesterday.

Li Bai raised his head and immediately explained the reason.

After listening to Li Bai's story, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji suddenly looked shocked, and at the same time the doubts in his eyes disappeared without a trace, "I didn't expect you, Li Hanlin, to have met Princess Yong'an!"

Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, sighed and quickly asked Li Bai about the scene when he met Princess Yong'an.

Li Bai naturally said this in detail.

After listening to Li Bai's story, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji couldn't help but sigh: "What Princess Yong'an is thinking is beyond our ability to guess. For the Tang Dynasty, Princess Yong'an made even more contributions, and Princess Yong'an left Chang'an. I have always been worried about Princess Yong'an's safety, but when Princess Yong'an left, she only said: 'Don't let anyone follow you,' so I don't know anything about Princess Yong'an's whereabouts."

"Unexpectedly at this time, Li Aiqing actually met Princess Yong'an in Shu. I wonder how Princess Yong'an was doing at that time?"

"Princess Yong'an's elegance makes me yearn for it..."

Li Bai described Princess Yong'an's appearance and temperament in detail. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Long reflected each other on Li Xinni in his memory. There was no change in Princess Yong'an from Li Bai's words, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that I am also very close to Li Aiqing. Since it was recommended by Princess Yong'an, I will definitely use Li Aiqing again!"

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When Li Bai returned home, he was filled with emotions.

I never thought that a few days ago, I was just a white man, and even had a bad reputation in the eyes of the dignitaries in Chang'an City, but at this moment, I suddenly transformed and became a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.

Even from now on, being able to always be by the side of the current emperor made Li Bai particularly excited.

Being able to contact the emperor from time to time can also express his ambitions.

His identity had changed drastically, and his thoughts had also changed. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of his friend who had just left a few days ago, and regretted why he didn't persuade his friend to stay for a few days.

In this way, now that I am appreciated by His Majesty, I can also recommend my friends.

But it was too late to say this at this moment. I sighed deeply in my heart and pushed the door open.

And my heart is full of longing for the future life...

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Li Xinni, who was in Jincheng in Shu, did not expect that someone would miss her in Chang'an City, thousands of miles away. She was busy with her life today.

"Taxue, how about we go out for a trip outside the city today?"

In the courtyard, Li Xinni sat under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, looking at Ta Xue who was grazing quietly in the stable, and then asked.

Autumn has entered. Although there are autumn changes in Shu, it is not obvious. There are still more lush greens on the mountains, and there are only a few yellow leaves.

Of course, many of the wild fruits in the mountains are ripe, and the small animals in the mountains also accumulate the food they need for the winter.

"Xilulu...good!"

Texue yelled, and then uttered a clear word "Okay".

Seeing Ta Xue speaking more and more smoothly, Li Xinni was not surprised at first.

Seeing that Ta Xue agreed, Li Xinni immediately started to prepare, and soon after, she took Ta Xue out of Jincheng.

The years passed unknowingly, and Li Xinni also stayed in Jincheng for five years, because Li Xinni refused Bai Zhi to extend her immortality. Five years later, wrinkles finally appeared on her face.

Although her long black hair has not turned white, it can be seen that she has begun to grow older.

Li Xinni has long been mentally prepared for her own aging, and she has even begun to enjoy her own aging process and experience the fun of slowly growing old.

Five years later, Li Xinni also knew that she was leaving again. After staying in one place for too long, she experienced the humanities and customs in Jincheng and lost the curiosity she once had.

The first to know that Li Xinni was leaving Jincheng was naturally Butcher Zheng's family. They also heard that their neighbor who had been with them for five years was leaving, and they felt extremely reluctant to leave.

What also made them feel distressed was that during these five years, Li Xinni had always lived alone. Even Zhang, the wife of Butcher Zheng, had tried to persuade Li Xinni to find a husband many times, but she was always declined.

Butcher Zheng and his family stopped trying to persuade him.

The longer they get along with their neighbors, the deeper the relationship may be. The Zheng Butcher family also unknowingly has deep feelings for Li Xinni. In addition, Li Xinni is extraordinary in martial arts. From time to time, she goes into the mountains to hunt and lets Zheng Butcher sell, which greatly affects Zheng Butcher's family. It was a great help, how could I not make them feel grateful?

In addition, as his son grew older, he also learned swordsmanship from Li Xinni, so to a certain extent, their relationship was not just that of neighbors.

During these few days of separation, Butcher Zheng and his family all went out to see each other off. They watched the beautiful woman walking alone, carrying a bag, holding a white horse, and holding a sword in her hand, and felt lonely and desolate. feeling.

They walked silently beside Li Xinni until they walked out of Jincheng City, and even walked a long way along the official road.

"I've sent you a thousand miles away, but I have to say goodbye in the end!"

Finally, Li Xinni stopped and looked at Butcher Zheng and his family. Li Xinni also had different feelings for Butcher Zheng and his family.

Who says that friendship can only exist in the homes of dignitaries, princes, generals, and ministers? Even traffickers and common people can have deep friendships.

Li Xinni could feel the concern of Zheng Butcher's family for her, but she still said at this time: "We have been sent far away, Brother Zheng, please go back as soon as possible!"

At this moment, this is the time when spring flowers are blooming. The weeping willows on both sides of the official road are green, and their delicate leaves sway with the breeze.

Hearing Li Xinni's words, Butcher Zheng immediately broke off a branch from a weeping willow and handed it to Li Xinni, saying, "I am a rough man and don't understand the language of separation. I can only give your girl a willow branch." Zhi, please have a safe journey, Miss Li, and hope we can meet again one day!"

Today's Dachang is prosperous, and countless flower stories are spread among the people. There are so many soldiers guarding the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty. When the soldiers go on expeditions, many family members break willows to say goodbye, and it has become a custom to say goodbye.

"it is good!"

Seeing the fresh willow branch in Butcher Zheng's hand, Li Xinni took it with both hands and placed it carefully in the luggage on Texue's back.

(End of this chapter)