Your Majesty, please draw the card

It was heard that the emperor was going to hold a Mid-Autumn Poetry Appreciation Conference, and the streets and alleys of Chang'an City became lively.

The emperor said that he wanted to select a hundred poems from the people to decorate the palace, so he set up four special places to collect folk poems.

What an honor it is to be able to send the poems to the palace for the nobles to watch!

All of a sudden, those who could read a few words took out their "masterpieces" to participate in the election, and even those who could not read had to gather in front of the collection point to listen to the content of the poem.For ordinary people, there is no better way to reflect that they are "cultural people" than this time.However, because most of the book learning at this time is still in the hands of wealthy families, the works sent for the election are very uneven, and most of them make people laugh, only occasionally there are a few excellent works.

Liu Xi's original intention was to organize a large-scale cultural event within Chang'an, in order to increase the people's enthusiasm for cultural knowledge, which can be regarded as improving the quality of the whole people in disguise.He told Gao Lishi about this idea, but Gao Lishi couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

In the minds of the scholar-official class in this era, although the emperor has the obligation to educate the people, it is unthinkable for them to be able to read and write.The emperors throughout the ages have implemented policies that essentially fool the people. For the ruling class, it is enough for the common people to be honest and do their jobs.It is an eternal truth that the knowledge monopolized in the hands of scholar-officials makes them superior to others.

Liu Xi has seen the era when "there are as many college students as dogs, and graduate students are everywhere".In his eyes, people don't have to be ignorant to be easy to rule. The improvement of cultural quality will bring stronger productivity, and it will also form a beneficial monitoring of the moral behavior of society itself.

"When there is money in the national treasury, I must spread the school, so that the common people all over the world can read and write poetry!" The emperor looked at the collected poems with pride.

Zhao Yun likes Liu Xi at this time very much. Although he is still a child, there is such a spirit in his eyes that people dare not look directly at him.So he smiled at the emperor with a face full of approval: "Zilong is waiting for this day to come soon."

Gao Lishi turned his vagina to the side: "Isn't it because the emperor wants the whole world to suffer with you?"

The emperor was speechless.Although he understands that Gao Lishi urges him to study for his own good, after all, the emperor is going to preside over many cultural assessments including the "political examination", and there are many quotations in the memorial, and he may not even be able to read it without any literary skills, but For a modern person whose level of ancient prose has only reached the level of passing the college entrance examination, learning these is too painful.

So it is of course a good thing for people to be psychologically balanced to let people from all over the world study hard with him!

Of course, Liu Xi would never admit this mentality.He secretly touched the jade plaque in his sleeve, and suddenly he felt a little better.

Eunuch Gao, you also have weaknesses!

After three days of lively selection, one hundred folk Mid-Autumn Festival poems were finally selected.The emperor ordered people to take out one hundred newly made hexagonal palace lanterns, and hang the poems under the palace lanterns uniformly, so that they can be seen clearly and elegantly during the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.

This is the time when the autumn wind is refreshing, the crabs are plump, the ink is fragrant and the palace is full, and the rhyme of poetry is in your ears. A Mid-Autumn Festival poetry appreciation conference has finally kicked off.

Cao Zizhen stood out among the crowd entering the palace.There are no courtiers in his team, only nobles with prominent titles.He followed behind his father and uncle, and his left and right were either rich-bodied meritorious relatives or playboys who were fighting cocks and walking dogs, but he was the only one with clear eyes and a dignified appearance, like a crane walking among a flock of chickens. Seemingly alienated, everyone who saw him would secretly say that the Cao family gave birth to a good son.

Cao Zizhen's aunt is the real grandmother of today's son, and his father and uncle are both marquises. The future is really limitless.Even he himself was vaguely aware that since the cousin he had never met became emperor, his fate had changed.His future is no longer to chant poems against his three or five friends, maybe one day he will stand in the high court like the left and right prime ministers, and guard the king on the dragon chair for his aunt.

Cao Zizhen has never doubted that he will become a capable minister. The only problem is that he is not sure whether his cousin can accommodate his talent, and today he is taking this opportunity to take a good look!

The emperor didn't know that he had become the object of observation by others.Although he held a poetry appreciation conference, he never thought of reusing Cao's relatives.If the famous Cao Zizhen was able to get by, he would not hesitate to give his relatives a leisurely civilian job.As for entering politics?How could the emperor, who had been a wallflower for so long being caught between two factions of relatives, be so stupid as to provoke the third faction?He did create such a big scene for one person today, but that person is definitely not Cao Zizhen.So Mr. Cao, who is well-known in Chang'an, is doomed to have a bad start tonight.

The emperor standing in the side hall of Weiyang Palace looked around with almost furtive eyes.Good, no one around.Zhao Yun was dismissed by him, and stood guard at a place separated by a wall. Gao Lishi didn't say anything, but he was looking forward to the poetry appreciation conference in his heart, and took people to set up the venue early in the morning.Eunuch Zhang went out of the palace to do business but did not return, and Mi Tuan was sent to greet the first group of officials and relatives who arrived.To sum up, it is extremely rare for the emperor to have such a little personal space.

Liu Xi took out a jade tablet with body temperature from his sleeve, and gently called out a person's name.

"Li Bai."

"The grass people are here."

"Pfft!!! You... are you Li Bai?"

Liu Xi looked at the handsome young man in front of him in surprise. He was only about seventeen or eighteen years old, not much older than him.This person's facial features are profound like those of a Han Chinese, and his eyes are extremely light. He has a slender waist and a sword box on his back. If he is said to be a sword fairy, some people will believe it, but if he is said to be a poet fairy, he always feels that something is wrong!

That's right, Liu Xi put a lot of thought into holding the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Appreciation Conference just to show off to the world his newly drawn fifth-level magic card!

Li Bai, the poet fairy, the greatest romantic poet in Chinese history, there are dozens of poems that are familiar to everyone, especially when he asked Gao Lishi to take off his boots for him (hey, emperor, you really don’t want revenge Who?) Such a talent would be too much to be tolerated if he didn't show it off!

Didn't it mean that people with good politics and talents come out in large numbers, today I want to show the world how many great geniuses I have drawn, oh no, I was attracted by my domineering spirit!

As for Li Bai's use, Liu Xi had already thought about it.The rebellious Layman Qinglian can just be used to annoy the old stubborn people in the hall, and by the way annoy a certain father-in-law around him, he never even thought about it!As for the card biography saying that Li Bai is not very good at political affairs, Liu Xi doesn't care, no one is perfect, I believe Li Bai will definitely make outstanding contributions to the cause of Chinese culture and education!

But what happened to this heinously handsome mixed-race boy in front of him?Did I accidentally change Murong Ziying's card by mistake?

The emperor couldn't accept Li Bai's image for a while.

"Why do you carry a sword box on your back?"

"Li Bai is here without the company of the divine sword Qiulian." Li Bai smiled, "Your Majesty, how do grass people look like Li Bai?"

"Uh...this..."

"The grassroots have changed."

"puff!"

Li Taibai, you also wear it, right? !

Well, there is probably only one person who dared to speak to the emperor in such a free and easy tone throughout the ages.

After confirming that the person in front of him was indeed Li Bai, the emperor decided to proceed with all plans.

"What is your identity now?" Liu Xi asked.

Li Bai asked back, "What identity does the emperor think of the grass-roots?" He saw the emperor was stunned, and said with a smile: "The emperor probably wants the grass-roots to pretend to be a child from a poor family. The grass-roots have already prepared the identity documents." After speaking, he took out a card The identity card that comes with the card is shown to the emperor.

Liu Xi thought to himself, the card system is really amazing, even such a thing can be guessed.He was about to tell Li Bai how he should appear on the stage, but Li Bai shook his head and said: "The emperor wants the grassroots to do something, and the grassroots will never refuse, but the grassroots also have something to ask the emperor."

Liu Xi was very surprised. This was the first time a card character bargained with him when he appeared on the stage.

"what do you want?"

"Caomin heard that Eunuch Gao has also come here?"

Fuck, why is the news so well-informed?

Liu Xi felt that he could smell feud!

"You don't want him to grind and take off your boots for you, do you?" Eunuch Gao has hard work without credit, so it doesn't seem to be good for him?

"No, Caomin would like to ask His Majesty to allow Eunuch Gao to go out of the palace every half month, to drink and chat with Caomin."

"what?"

Li Bai, a beautiful mixed-race boy, smiled slightly: "Caomin did something wrong before, and it was very wrong to make him angry. This time, he finally had a chance to make up for it. Caomin felt that he should change his method."

"You...you..." Liu Xi felt that his brain was not enough.

"Caomin has admired Eunuch Gao for a long time, but he is younger than him. He never takes Caomin seriously."

This is already a very obvious confession, if Liu Xi doesn't understand, he should order a plate of mapo tofu and kill him.Is this the relationship between Li Bai and Gao Lishi?Is the truth of history really submerged in people's honest thoughts?

"Then what are you going to do?" His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help being curious.Gao Lishi didn't take Li Bai seriously, he just wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood!After all, Gao Lishi was a general of hussars, plus he has a petty personality (Liu Xiyu), the insult of taking off his boots... tsk tsk!

Li Bai smiled: "Caomin plans to boil the frog in warm water. Caomin will be more patient than before when he comes back to life again."

Hahahaha, Eunuch Gao, I sympathize with you!

While Liu Xi gloated, he agreed to Li Bai's request.When it comes to Li Bai's way of appearing on the stage, if he is worthy of being the originator of romanticism, he may become the trump card of the acting department in modern times. The scenes that were already dramatic enough are even more exciting and gorgeous after he adds oil and vinegar!

Besides, Eunuch Gao, who sneezed three or four times in a row, frowned suspiciously while ordering people to hang up the palace lantern.He didn't think there was anything wrong with his body. Why did the symptoms look like he had caught a cold?Don't be really sick, he doesn't want to miss tonight's meeting.

Eunuch Gao is checking the dishes.The last dish of the Poetry Appreciation Conference was Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs. The recipe was taught by the emperor himself, and the imperial chef Zhang San was in charge of implementing it. (Does anyone remember who Zhang San is?) Eunuch Gao tasted it, and the crab was indeed extraordinarily plump.The emperor said that he didn't sing about chrysanthemums, the bright moon, or reunions during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Could it be that he wanted to use this crab as a theme?Eunuch Gao felt a chill, and drove out this rather unsightly thought.

At this time, the palace lanterns were almost hung up, and Eunuch Gao had also appreciated all the poems on them.He happily checked the seat again, and then turned to the emperor's Weiyang Palace to report the situation.

At the beginning of the festivities, officials and relatives were arranged to appreciate poems in the imperial garden.Not all the people here come here for poetry, and this is also a good time for them to connect with each other.The people around Cao Zizhen came and went like flowing water, and many people were already wondering whether the emperor organized this event to give this talented man a chance to show himself.Cao Zizhen was modest in his mouth, and he also felt that the leader tonight must be him.

In order to add elegance, the emperor specially arranged Qushui Liucup in the imperial garden as the main program of the poetry appreciation conference.A curved "canal" made of wood is erected between the wine tables, and palace people are responsible for driving the water wheel in a place invisible from the outside, so that the water in the canal flows in one direction.As soon as the poetry appreciation meeting begins, the emperor will put the wine glass into the canal and flow with the water. Whoever stops in front of it must compose a poem on today's topic, and if he can't do it, he will have to drink a glass of fine wine. .Those officials who wanted to show their talents rushed to sit in the most crooked part of the "canal", while those who had no confidence in themselves sat in the straight place of the "canal".

Everyone waited for a while before the emperor arrived late, and the emperor announced today's topic as soon as he arrived.

"The current situation of Yong Dayan?" Cao Zizhen was taken aback, "What kind of topic is this?"

What surprised him even more was yet to come...