Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 87

Huayin Li Bai rode a mule upside down, but said that Li Bai returned home, and the days and months passed, and he didn't realize that it was more than half a year.Desiring to wander around and have fun, he bid farewell to He Zhizhang. With a gold medal in his body, he led twenty servants, rode a mule, pretended to be a bachelor, played freely, and got drunk all day long.Suddenly at the boundary of Huazhou, people reported that Xuzhi County in Huayin was very dangerous, and people dared not commit crimes.Bai asked what happened, and the villagers replied: "This man is from Shandong, his surname is Xu, and his name is Wenhan. Since he took office, he has been greedy for money, lustful, drinking all day long, and ignoring civil lawsuits. If there are any offenders, they will be severely punished. Don't separate them from each other, and the common people suffer from it." When Bai heard this, he said angrily, "If I get rid of this man, what's the benefit of keeping him?" So he hid in a place with his servants, and then he rode a mule upside down, only in the county. Go and wander.

It turned out that although the officials and soldiers in the yamen did not dare to speak, Wen Han saw a drunk in the public hall, so he called his attendants: "Catch me." When he didn't move, he dragged Bai to the bottom of the steps.Wen Han ordered: "Put this drunk man in prison, wait for him to wake up and ask him, make a confession, and make a decision in the future."

Bai said: "What crime have I committed to torture me like this?" The prison officer said: "It's not my fault that the reason and law caused this. Xuzhi County wants you to confess and understand, and to draw up a law in the future." He said: "If you want to recruit How can it be so difficult!" Then he had a pen and paper to answer.The confession statement reads: The Confucian student's surname is Li Mingbai, and he was a weak crown in his youth.The family is from Jinzhou and grew up from Xichuan.In the past, he jumped the Dragon Gate in one fell swoop, and proclaimed Lindi Que three times that day.Books and texts can calm Yan Fan, compose Fu and help the community.Brocade robes and jade belts are often worn, and the imperial chef serves food.Drunk Dan Chi several times at the banquet, and the eunuch helped him back to the palace to rest.Give wine to your relatives, Meng Yushou spoon, book to Fan's house, Yang Taishi grinds ink in the court, Gao Taiwei wears boots to the saint.I am allowed to walk on horses in front of the Temple of the Son of Heaven, but I am not allowed to ride mules in Huayin County.If you want to know that the county has surpassed the emperor, if you want to ask me why, I will go to the emperor's palace with you.What is offered is true.

He wrote the confession in vain and handed it over to the prison officer. He was so shocked that his face turned ashen, and his heart was broken. He bowed his head in a panic, and begged: "My lord, spare my life, and the poor pawn is sent by Meng County. I have violated my dignity, and I hope to have mercy." Bai said: "If you don't do your business, you can send the confession to Xu Wenhan to watch it."

When the prison officer left, he saw Xu Wenhan crawling towards him and worshiping him in the prison.Wen Han said: "A certain person's naked eyes offend his dignity, and he is willing to die." At that time, when all the second officials heard about it, they all came to intercede.Bai Nai took the gold medal and gave it to all the officials to look at it. Everyone stuck out their tongues, bowed their heads, and worshiped in the hall together: "Everyone is a death penalty, and I hope to see mercy!" Bai smiled and said: "You will be honored by the country, But they all defraud the people's wealth; as the parents of the people, they rely on official power so much. Deceiving the country's laws at the top and harming the good people at the bottom is one of the crimes. Drunk all day long and not doing county affairs is the second crime.

But to ask for bribes, to judge right and wrong, to go wrong and straight, is the third crime.Allowing one's own food and clothing, making the masses hungry and cold, these are the four crimes.The behavior of ordinary people, riding over the county gate, being arrested under orders, imprisoned and tortured for reasons, the crime of trespassing without reason, not obeying the law, is rampant, and the fifth crime is also.With these five crimes, are they the parents of the people? "All the officials said: "We dare not offend your lord again, and we are willing to die. Bai said: "If you change your past, I will spare your life." "All the officials thank you, and set up a banquet to take care of you.

While Bai was drinking with Wenhan and all the officials, it was reported that the imperial court sent an envoy to call Bai back to the court, so Bai said goodbye to Wenhan and followed the envoy until Chang'an to meet the emperor.The emperor said: "After you have been farewell for a year, my heart is like three autumns. I think about it day and night, and miss it in the morning and evening." Bai said: "The same is true for your majesty." I am disgruntled. Now I give you a building, build a mansion, and live in the imperial capital." Bai said: "I am a drunkard, and I am afraid that I will lose the ceremony of court congratulations sooner or later. It is really inconvenient." The emperor said: "As you wish, Qing or I am not responsible for disrespect." Bai said: "The relationship between the emperor and his ministers is ruled by etiquette, and the ministers dare to do this!" Since the emperor and Bai had banquets and poems day and night, they had a leisurely time.It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the emperor invited Bai Tong to go on a dragon boat to enjoy the scenery on the Yangtze River.The night, the river and the sky are the same color, the bright moon is like silver, and the wind is clear and the dew is refreshing. This scene is hard to describe.

The Luan flute is light, the phoenix pipe is clear, the prince holds the cup, and the colorful girl holds the cup.Bai was overjoyed, so he sang a poem to the emperor. The poem said: "The Mid-Autumn Moon turns to the beginning of the second month, and the dragon boat wins the boat at night."

Thousands of miles of silver light hangs down with jade dew, and the stars enter the curling all day long.

On the edge of the city, the wind is dense and the wind is soft, and the river is full of waves and the shadow of the moon is lonely.

There is no need to lift the ladder to fight with the bulls, and the stars fall and fall with the rivers and lakes.

The emperor also chanted a poem that said: The river wind rises at the beginning and the waves are slight, but the water soaks in the clear sky and the moon shadow is low.

Wanli Bocheng is endless, and the dragon boat tours the blue glazed glass; at this time, the emperor is laughing and laughing, and when he is drunk, he orders the musicians to sing and dance in front of him.The emperor said to Bai: "Since I pacified the civil strife and ascended the throne, although I have played this music, I have not always done it well.

Zhiqing is proficient in rhythm, and Gai and I teach it. "Bai said:" I don't have much talent, but I learned a little about the six arts when I was young.Your Majesty has an order, and I dare not obey! "The emperor then set up the left and right teaching workshops, ordered Li Bai to teach folk music, and selected hundreds of musicians. The emperor taught himself the French music in the Liyuan, so-called Liyuan children, who lived in the North Courtyard of Yichun.

Every time the emperor was joking with his disciples in Jiaofang, when the emperor, Li Bai and other disciples were having fun, they suddenly heard the military situation in Chang'an city: Li Suibiao, the Yushi of Henan, said: "Fan Yang Jiedu envoy An Lushan called himself the king of Dongping County, Set up officials and soldiers, and turned against the imperial court. His soldiers were very sharp, and they captured the prefectures and counties. The watch wind collapsed, and it was prepared for the embankment." The emperor was shocked and said: "Lushan rebelled, with many wings, it is really a trouble in the heart." At that time, it was unknown what happened. Resist the enemy.

General comment: People and ministers lead their monarchs to be in charge. Xuanzong set up left and right teaching workshops to teach them personally.

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