Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guan Jiujiu, how could he let go of this material that can attract people's attention and flatter his own adults?

His Majesty Li Er had just read the headline, and almost thought he had read it wrong. He immediately stopped the silver chopsticks in his hand, rubbed his eyes and looked again.

It is still "Guo Ye's Hundred Poems on Fighting Wine", which is not wrong at all.

He couldn't help being puzzled, and blurted out: "Guo Ye can actually fight wine with a hundred poems? Isn't the Chang'an Morning News too exaggerated? He is boasting and lying, and I want to see how he, an ignorant and unskilled slut, fights wine." One hundred poems, hum..."

After His Majesty Li Er finished speaking, he looked down at the newspaper and didn't take a bite of the cakes on the table.

At this time, the woman in court dress sitting opposite him couldn't help but blame: "Your Majesty, I don't go to court today anyway, so I'll read the newspaper later. Let's have breakfast first, or it will be cold in a while."

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand without raising his head, continued to focus on the newspaper, and said casually, "Concubine Yang, I'm full, you eat first, I'll talk about it after reading the newspaper."

The woman facing His Majesty Li Er today is not the Empress Changsun of Ganlu Palace, but Concubine Yang of Sufeng Palace.

This concubine Yang is the biological mother of Li Ke, King of Shu, and this concubine Yang has another identity, that is, she is the former princess of the Sui Dynasty, the daughter of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.

Concubine Yang is charming in appearance, enchanting in temperament, good at singing and dancing, and has a unique temperament.And when Li Ke was born, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, so now in his thirties, it is the time when a woman's charm is at its best.

Apart from Empress Changsun, Concubine Yang, who was a former Sui princess, was the most favored in the entire palace.

But being favored is the most favored, and the identity is also the most sensitive.Who made her the princess of the former Sui Dynasty?

You must know that Li Tang replaced the Sui Dynasty, took over the country and the world.

Concubine Yang was born as a princess of the former Sui Dynasty. This level of status put her here, which made some court ministers and the Li and Tang royal family taboo and resent her.

Especially the cultural relics of the Tiance Mansion who followed Li Shimin, who was still the King of Qin, to conquer the world, they were most disgusted with this Concubine Yang, always thinking that she would bewitch the Holy One.

In addition, Li Ke, the king of Shu born by Concubine Yang, was somewhat disliked among the royal kings.

Therefore, although Li Ke, king of Shu, and Li Tai, king of Wei, were about the same age, their treatment was completely different.Li Tai was able to continue to support his parents, while Li Ke was about to leave Chang'an and set up a mansion in the middle of Shu.

Seeing His Majesty Li Er quietly reading the newspaper, Concubine Yang seemed to have heard the word "Guo Ye" mentioned by His Majesty just now. Is that the person who holds the post of governor of the state capital?

Immediately, Concubine Yang became interested in the contents of the newspaper.

After about a while, she asked sideways, "Your Majesty, what did the newspaper say? What about Guo Ye's Hundred Poems on Wine Fighting? Could it be that this Guo Ye is also a poet? Guo Ye is helping Ke'er in Shuzhong, so the concubine can feel at ease."

I asked a lot, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. I was stunned that I didn't get a response from His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er was still the same as before, looking down at the newspaper, without making a sound for a long time.

After about half a cup of tea, Concubine Yang rested her chin on the corner of the table and looked at His Majesty Li Er quietly, suddenly——

"Hahahaha, good, great, wonderful, wonderful!"

His Majesty Li Er raised his head suddenly, and burst out laughing again and again. He flicked the newspaper a few times, and praised: "What a Guo Ye, could I be mistaken? Taier gave him a 'poetry monster' , Wen Cheng bestowed on him the nickname 'Guo Quanjiu', Ying Jinger, very Ying Jinger!"

Concubine Yang was taken aback by His Majesty Li Er's sudden madness, she pretended to be a frightened little woman, and asked pitifully, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about in this newspaper? What are you talking about?" Poetry monster? What is Guo Quanjiu? Why are the ministers and concubines confused?"

His Majesty Li Er was amused by Concubine Yang's cuteness again, he laughed and said: "Listen, life must be full of joy, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon, I am born to be useful, and I will come back after all the money is gone. What a transcendent and unrestrained state is this? Good poetry, good poetry!"

"There is also this sentence, I advise you to drink more wine, and there will be no old friends when you leave Yangguan in the west."

"My concubine, listen to this sentence again, Jun Moxiao, who is lying drunk on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times?"

"This kind of heroism can only be done by Guo Ye, who has gone to battle, killed the enemy and seen blood. If it is those scholars and literati who have studied hard for ten years in the Jixian Poetry Association, it is difficult to have such an artistic conception! "

"Haha, listen to these words of persuasion again. Advise you with one cup of Jun Mo Ci, persuade you with two cups of Jun Moyi, and persuade you with three cups of Jun Moyi. Just persuading you to drink can make so many famous people, haha, I really deserve it." Persuade Guo to drink!"

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Holding the newspaper in his hand, His Majesty Li Er sighed with all his heart, rather than saying these words were for Concubine Yang to hear, it would be better to say that His Majesty Li Er was reminiscing endlessly.

Concubine Yang was completely confused when she heard it, but she still heard some clues from the emperor's mouth, that is, His Majesty is extremely fond of and satisfied with Guo Ye, even if Guo Ye committed the crime of privately beheading the Tubo prince. Duo Chiluo was sent back to his hometown to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors and assist the King of Shu, but His Majesty still did not change his appreciation for Guo Ye.

At this point, Concubine Yang also felt that her Ke'er had found a treasure.As long as Ke'er and Guo Ye get along well, wouldn't it be a help to Ke'er in the future?

Concubine Yang said softly, "Even if Guo Ye is talented, your majesty must have the insight to know the pearl. It is said that there are thousands of li horses, but bole does not often have them. From the perspective of my ministers and concubines, your majesty is the one." The real winner."

"Oh?"

His Majesty Li Er put the newspaper in his hand on the table, and laughed again: "Haha, what Concubine Yang said made my heart burst into joy, that's true, otherwise I wouldn't value Guo Ye so much. Haha..."

"Yes." Concubine Yang saw that His Majesty was in a good mood, she stood up and walked behind him, took the initiative to pinch his shoulders for him, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, are you staying overnight at the Sufeng Hall of my concubine?" ?"

"Okay, I am busy with state affairs and often neglect my concubine, I should live here for a few days and make it up to you."

Concubine Yang was overjoyed when she heard it, and she said excitedly: "Thank you, Lord Long, thank you..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old minister Xiao Yu kowtowed outside the hall to see His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister begs Your Majesty to uphold justice for me and give my son some justice!"

"Your Majesty, Guo Ye privately beheaded the Tubo prince Duo Chiluo first, and then murdered my son Xiao Shen. These rebellious officials and thieves should be divided into five horses and punished by the chariot!"

"Veteran Xiao Yu, kowtow outside the palace to see you, and hope His Majesty will summon you!"

Suddenly, there was a ghostly cry that was more shrill than howling wolves outside Sufeng Hall, which not only interrupted Concubine Yang's invitation to favor, but also ruined His Majesty Li Er's elegance.

Concubine Yang looked displeased, and His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he shouted out of the hall: "Come here, quickly help Master Xiao into the hall. What happened, let Master Xiao enter the hall and explain it in detail."

"Here!!!"

Chapter 638 The Stinky and Shameless Xiao Yu

Crying outside the hall, Xiao Yu, who was in tears, entered Sufeng Hall under the guidance of the palace staff.

As soon as he entered the hall, he didn't care about the three sevens and twenty ones, and with a plop, he knelt down on the ground and cried for a while: "Your Majesty, this old minister has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, served the Supreme Emperor with all his heart, and was driven by His Majesty. There is work to be done without merit! Today, the old minister kneels down and begs His Majesty with his body half buried in the loess, to be the master of the old minister!"

His Majesty Li Er could not help but frown when he heard Xiao Yu's outrageous cry, and a slight ominous omen rose in his heart.

Could it be that Guo Ye, this bastard, did something outrageous to the Xiao family?

Immediately, he stepped forward to help him up, and comforted him in a friendly voice: "Xiao Qing is my minister, and she has made great achievements to my Tang Dynasty. What's the matter? Feel free to tell me if you feel wronged will rule for you."

Hearing His Majesty Li Er's words, Xiao Yu's sobs subsided a bit immediately, and then she snotted and burst into tears, telling the story of the eldest son Xiao Shen who committed suicide by throwing himself into a well last night.

Xiao Yu was sobbing and talking intermittently, His Majesty Li Er listened patiently, his brows could not help but twist into a big pimple, until Xiao Yu finished crying, he sighed leisurely: "The Jixian Poetry Meeting is still happening like this What kind of thing? Since ancient times, there is no one in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. There are winners and losers in the battle of poems and essays. How can the son Xiao Shen be so impulsive? I remember that he was the number one in the imperial examination last year, and now he works in the Ministry of Rites. Man, what a pity, what a pity..."

Xiao Yu heard that His Majesty Li Er seemed to be partial to Guo Ye, and cried out again, "Your Majesty, my son was humiliated by Guo Ye's dog thieves. I threw myself into a well in a fit of anger, and I hope that Your Majesty will uphold justice for my son and punish Guo Bandit."

His Majesty Li Er heard that, although he sympathized with Xiao Yu's pain of losing his son, but hearing that he insisted on putting Xiao Shenzhi's death on Guo Ye's head, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of criticism in his heart, and secretly said sullenly, your son What does it have to do with Guo Ye to compete with others for winning or losing a poem, and when he loses, he can't think of committing suicide by throwing himself into a well for a while?To put it bluntly, it's self-inflicted humiliation, and it's no different from anyone else!

He also heard about the feud between Guo Ye and the Xiao family mentioned by Changsun Wuji, Yu Shinan and others, but he did not expect that Xiao Yu would have such a deep prejudice against Guo Ye, and his son, who was brain-dead and beautiful, wanted to kill himself and insisted on dragging Guo Ye as a pawn. be made a scapegoat.