Xiaoxue has followed Li Hong for many years and is very unwilling to use Li Hong's relationship to facilitate others. But this time, the arrival of her cousin, let alone an official of the Tang Dynasty, forced her to consider her situation and began to request His Highness. Is it possible to meet him
"My name is Su Weiwei." Bai Chun lowered his head and said coyly.
"What? Su Weiwei?" Li Hong was startled. In later generations, the name Su Weiwei would not be said to be very popular, but it definitely had a certain weight.
Xiaoxue was also startled by Li Hong's reaction. She hurriedly got up from Li Hong's lap, waved her hands and said hastily: "Your Highness, please calm down. If you don't want to see him, just disappear. I will go and get him back now."
"Stop, who said he's gone?" Li Hong said coldly, looking at Xiaoxue who was overly frightened and her little face turned white and panicked.
Su Weiwei was able to write at the age of nine and had four sons. The eldest, third and fourth sons all inherited their father's legacy and became officials of the Tang Dynasty. However, only Su Fen, the second eldest son of the Su family, married and had children in Meishan County. , lived the life of ordinary people.
And it was this Su Fen who gave birth to a man named Su Xun among his ninth generation descendants. Su Xun's second son was named Su Shi, and his third son was named Su Che!
This is what later generations call the Three Sus, and they also never forget their ancestral home, Luancheng, Zhaozhou. Whether it is their articles, poems, calligraphy and paintings, you can often see their signatures such as Zhaojun Su Che and Zhaojun Su Shi.
And Xiaoxue, Su Weiwei and Su Jing were cousins, and they were also from a scholarly family. Therefore, after being hired into the palace, it was not surprising that Wu Mei took a fancy to her and stayed with her at first.
Just like Xiaoxue, whether Banmei, Xunlan, or Xia Zhi, they are all descendants of famous families. Although they are not as well-known as Qiwang of the Five Surnames, they are all famous families in their respective hometowns.
"Then... when do you plan to meet?" Xiaoxue lowered her head, feeling full of anxiety. She always felt that she was forcing His Highness to do things that His Highness was unwilling to do.
Li Hong looked at Xiaoxue, who felt pity for me, and scratched his head speechlessly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the door of the study room ringing. Banmei appeared at the door, followed by Yan Lingbin, whom Li Hong had not seen for a long time.
"Why are you here?" Li Hong looked at Yan Lingbin and Banmei who were saluting strangely, then looked at Xiaoxue standing aside, and asked in confusion.
"This servant wants to see His Highness because he has something to ask for." Yan Lingbin's moral character is similar to that of Xiaoxue. He lowered his head and twisted his body and whispered.
Among the four major officials, he was the only one who was pushed down by Li Hong. Because of this incident, Li Hong was often scolded by Wu Mei.
At first, Li Hong thought that Long Ma was blaming him for pushing down a beautiful woman when he saw her. She even retorted that she had never pushed down Huo Xiaoyu, Qin Chuchu and others.
But later, when I left Chang'an and headed south, I learned that Yan Lingbin was the daughter of Yan Zhaofu's younger brother, Yan Jingzhong, who was also Yan Zhaofu's niece!
And as a descendant of the Yan family, why was Yan Lingbin trained by the Zheng family and the Lu family of the fifth surname Qiwang, and was known to all the oirans in Chang'an
This matter has a certain relationship with Li Hong. It can even be said that if it hadn't been for Li Hong, Yan Lingbin might not have become one of the four famous people in Chang'an.
Yan Lingbin's father, Yan Jingzhong, and his mother, Liu Shi, were the sisters of Liu Shuang, the Zhongshu Ling who was punished by Li Hong. They were demoted to common people because they were involved in the harem struggle to depose Wang Liwu.
It was under such circumstances that Yan Lingbin was adopted by the Fan Yang Lu family from an early age, and accidentally became one of the four famous celebrities.
So when Yan Lingbin opened her mouth, Li Hong knew her purpose. Obviously, like Xiaoxue, she came to intercede for Yan Zhaofu, Su Jing and others who were waiting in Chongwen Hall.
Li Hong shook his head helplessly and murmured: "These five surnames and Qiwang are really centipede insects that are not dead. Not only can they invite Yan Zhaofu, the Jiuzijian Jiujiu, and Su Jing, the bachelor of Hongwenguan, to be his lobbyists, but they can also Being able to recruit people from the East Palace to serve as lobbyists is enough to imagine how much energy these aristocratic families still have among the people."
Whether it is Yan Lingbin, Xiaoxue, or Banmei, they are all standing respectfully in the study at this moment, lowering their heads and saying nothing. Naturally, they know very well in their hearts that over the years, the relationship between His Highness and Wu Xing Qi Wang is How.
Of course, they also know better whether the relationship between Chongwen Hall, Guozijian and Hongwen Hall over the years is good or bad, but now the two of them are forced to beg His Highness due to the pressure of family ties.
Li Hong stood up and left the desk, pushed Yan Lingbin and Xiaoxue (should we call her Su Xue instead? This name is not bad, what do you think?) to the desk, and then motioned Banmei to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstones for them.
"I'm going to read a poem. You two can each write it down and give it to the person who comes to you. If you can understand it, there may be room for negotiation. If you can't understand it, then seeing it or not will make no sense." Li Hong said calmly as he watched the three women starting to work at the desk.
After finishing speaking, it was obvious that Yan Lingbin and Xiaoxue breathed a sigh of relief. Their little hands were trembling with excitement and they began to work with Banmei. However, they didn't know how to answer Li Hong's words, so they had to follow Xiaoxue lowered her head and looked at each other with joy.
"Su Wu was in the Xiongnu, and he held the Han festival for ten years. White geese flew in the forest, and a letter was passed in the air. The land was bitter for shepherding sheep, and the setting sun returned to the heart. Thirst drank the ice of the moon cave, and the hungry ate the snow in the sky. The sand in the east was far away, and the north was sad. Farewell to Heliang. Li Lingyi burst into tears as she looked at each other. Wu Mei recited this poem that had just come out from the East Palace word by word, but her brows were tightly knitted: "He is like this." What else do you want to do? Why do you refuse to see Qi Wang and send you such a poem? "
Li Zhi looked at the scattered snowflakes outside the window and said happily: "If it weren't for such glass, we really wouldn't be able to sit indoors in a warm spring-like room and watch the snowflakes falling from the sky."
"So your Majesty knows what he wants to do?" Wu Mei put down the poem and said, rubbing her wrist.
"Stop playing mahjong for a while. I just sat there for a long time today and won a hundred taels of silver. It's not worth it." Li Zhi sat comfortably on the recliner, looking at the snowflakes outside that were getting denser, and told Wu Mei.
Now when they play mahjong, without the few rich women such as Xincheng and the rich prince, their bets become smaller and smaller. Sometimes they even play fiercely for several rounds, but when they look back, they find that the four of them No loss, no win, tie!
"When he was conquering Anxi, the four words he said the most were to subjugate the country, destroy the culture, and spread the doctrine. Do you want the five surnames and Qiwang to imitate Su Wu?" Wu Mei half-crouched next to Li Zhi, holding the hand on Li Zhi's leg. Blanket asked.
"I can't tell, it's not as good as before now. He has a city. If you can't guess his intentions, I'm even worse." Li Zhi looked at the snowflakes outside the window and felt that this was the most comfortable time in his life. .
There is no need to worry about the messy fighting among the court officials, no need to worry about the courtiers forming cliques for personal gain, no need to worry about the princes fighting for power, no need to worry about secret fights among the concubines in the harem, and no need to worry about whether the people of the world can survive the snowy weather safely. winter.
Every day I just need to play mahjong or chess, play polo when the weather is nice, and study the dance music I am now passionate about, or if I feel really bored in the palace, I will go to Chang'an City outside the imperial city for a walk, or Go and sit with Concubine Xiao Shu, look at those three people, and then return to the palace at night. What a comfortable and carefree life.
Compared with when I was the emperor, I felt like I was in a fairyland on earth. It was so wonderful.
Wu Mei gave a helpless look at Li Zhi, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was a bit rejuvenated, relaxed and unambitious at the moment. His Majesty has become more and more relaxed since he ordered the prince to supervise the country on the grounds that the dragon was ill. , that is, the vertigo that occurred every now and then some time ago. It has been almost half a month since the last time. This is the longest time interval in the past two years.
"Why are you following Su Wu? Qi Wang of the Five Surnames is still an Imperial College, Hongwen Hall... school!" Wu Mei stood up holding Li Zhi's knees, looked at the snowflakes outside, and suddenly said: "He wants Qi Wang of the Five Surnames to imitate him. Dai Zhide went to the border areas to spread our Confucian culture of the Tang Dynasty."
"Well, I think so. The successful example of the Tubo Protectorate obviously gave him great confidence and made him feel that such a strategy could bring benefits and far-reaching influence to the Tang Dynasty, but... Five Will Qiwang agree? Where are you going?" Li Zhi patted the armrest of the recliner rhythmically with one hand and began to hum a tune lightly.
Wu Mei frowned and listened carefully to the tune humming by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. She couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you say that the lyrics of Taiping are not popular? Why are you still humming it?"
Li Zhi curled his lips speechlessly and said with some regret: "Don't mention it anymore. Yesterday I asked Li Hong to take a look at the dance music I compiled, and then I saw him take out this thing called Allegro and teach Yan Lingbin and others how to play Allegro. In his hands, the playing was quite precise and crisp, so I started humming it unconsciously. "
"You really have no position. You were led astray without knowing it." Wu Mei sighed and sat down on a soft beauty couch next to her.
Li Zhi didn't seem to be able to hear the nice words or that Wu Mei was sarcastic. He actually stood up from the recliner. Then, with Wu Mei stunned, he took out two bamboo boards from his arms and held them in each hand. He picked up a pair and said excitedly: "Shall I call you? Don't tell me, this thing is not that easy to play. It may hurt your hands just to pinch it, and you won't be able to play with that kind of charm."
"Haha, I don't have the ears to listen. You'd better leave the imperial city and call others outside." Wu Mei raised her arrogant chin, leaving the emperor with the allegro in his hand, and then walked out, listening to the allegro emperor behind him. When asking, he said without looking back: "Take Li Lingyue to the East Palace to eat hot pot."
"I am coming too… ."
(End of chapter)