Yang Guang once served as the governor of Yangzhou, and Jiangdu was where he managed for ten years.
The temporary palace in Jiangdu had been built. He took his ministers to revisit the old place, played music on horseback, and composed "Jiangdu Palace Music Song".
"Yangzhou is a good place to stay for a while, and the tall and splendid terraces and pavilions are a good place to visit. The wind pavilion and fragrant trees welcome the early summer, and the wheat fields in Changgao bid farewell to the remaining autumn.
Green sparrows float on the laurel-lined oars in the green pond, and purple horses leap on the golden saddles under the fruits. Drinking from the green cups and white ants, singing and playing in the city with long sleeves.
The singing girls held various musical instruments in their arms, sitting sideways on horseback, playing and singing.
As the horse galloped forward, the singing girl's clothes fluttered, like a fairy in heaven.
Li Shimin and Li Xuanba were young and did not participate in this garden party on horseback.
They and Empress Xiao sat on the high platform to enjoy the view. Looking down from the railing, they could just see the emperor and his ministers "wandering in the garden".
Empress Xiao smiled and said, "Sanlang, you are good at writing poetry. It is said that you can compose a poem in five steps. Do you have any inspiration now?"
Li Xuanba said honestly, "In fact, I prepared my five-step poem in advance. Before I went to the Zheng family, I had already guessed the topic they might ask me to write. It was probably just describing some scenery, so it wouldn't be too difficult for me. Now that I am asked to write a poem, I need to think about it for a while."
Empress Xiao did not look down on Li Xuanba because of his "frankness". Instead, she admired Li Xuanba's intelligence even more.
"Don't worry, think about it slowly. It doesn't matter if you can't think of it." Empress Xiao rubbed Li Xuanba's head and said, "Writing poetry is just a minor thing."
Li Xuanba nodded: "Yes."
Li Shimin leaned close to Li Xuanba's ear and whispered, "Can't you see the poems of people in the future? Can't you really pick a good one?"
Li Xuanba: [When life is good, you should enjoy it to the fullest, and don't let the golden cup face the moon empty. ]
Li Shimin's eyes flickered. Isn't this good?
Li Xuanba was helpless: [This is a poem written by the poet Li Bai when he was frustrated. Do you think I can write such a poem with my experience? Poems should also be copied in accordance with the character, step by step. Now I can only copy some simple landscape poems. When I am older, I can copy some poems with youthful spirit. But I do have a poem that can be used now. When the emperor comes back, I will present it to him. ]
Li Xuanba asked for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote and drew, pretending to be working hard to compose a poem.
Li Shimin helped Li Xuanba grind ink.
Empress Xiao, concubines and princesses all watched the "child prodigy" compose poetry with curiosity.
When Yang Guang finished playing and came back to invite Empress Xiao and the concubines to take a walk by the water, he saw that Li Xuanba and Li Shimin both had ink on their faces, like little cats sent as tribute from Chuzhou.
Yang Guang laughed loudly and said, "Li Erlang, Li Sanlang, what are you doing!"
Li Xuanba raised his little painted face and said, "Your Majesty, I am writing a poem."
Li Shimin raised his little painted face and said, "Your Majesty, I am playing with pen and ink."
When Yang Guang heard Li Xuanba talking about writing a poem, he came over curiously to see what poem Li Xuanba had written. After hearing what Li Shimin said, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and raised his hand to knock Li Shimin on the head.
Yang Guang looked down at the four lines of poetry that Li Xuanba had already written and read out: "The boats are sailing back home after a thousand miles of sailing, and they say they are heading back to Yangzhou, the old town. May I ask where Yangzhou is? South of the Huai River, north of the Yangtze River, west of the sea. Not bad."
Yes, it's okay. It's a poem you wrote yourself, right?
The poem that Li Xuanba is writing now is "Floating in Dragon Boat" written by Yang Guang.
Later generations believed that Yang Guang wrote the poem on his way south based on the scenes depicted in it. However, whenever Yang Guang had inspiration to write a poem, he would discuss it with Empress Xiao. Li Xuanba was sure that Yang Guang had not yet figured out the poem.
Li Xuanba speculated that "Dragon Boat Ride" in this time and space might have been written by Yang Guang when he was in Jiangdu recalling the situation of his journey south.
Yang Guang's own poems should be liked by him. And if Yang Guang already has "poetic" thoughts in his mind, Li Xuanba can help Yang Guang bring out the poem.
Yang Guang once said, "If I had been selected by the literati and officials, I would have become the emperor." He was very proud of his talent and did not like others to surpass him in talent.
If Li Xuanba had used a poem by Li Bai to amaze everyone, and instead of saying that his age and experience were inappropriate and just saying "amazing", he would be doomed.
Li Xuanba said eagerly, "Your Majesty, I will now express my feelings. But no matter how I think, life on the ship is always noisy, sleepy and tiring."
Yang Guang was shocked at first, then laughed: "I asked you to accompany me, and you still complain?"
Li Shimin helped his brother explain: "We are still young, it is too early for us to appreciate singing and dancing."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and sighed deeply like a little old man.
It's a pity that the few ink marks on his face are too funny. He doesn't look like a mature teenager, but more like a naughty boy playing tricks.
The ministers behind Yang Guang looked curiously at the two children who were not at all afraid in front of the emperor.
It was common for the emperor to raise the children of his maternal relatives for a period of time. For example, Emperor Wu of Han personally trained Huo Qubing, but Huo Qubing was reluctant to learn. Huo Qubing's son Huo Shan was also appointed as a minister at the age of four and often accompanied Emperor Wu of Han.
Oh, both of them died young.
When the ministers learned that the emperor raised the twin sons of Duke Tang with the empress, they all said privately that Duke Tang Li Yuan was probably the only relative that the emperor did not fear.
Now seeing how Li Erlang and Li Sanlang were so comfortable and close to the emperor, they were even more convinced of this.
Yang Guang was very indulgent towards those he loved. Now that he had a good impression of Li Shimin and Li Xuanba, he was happy to be the kind elder.
He asked the maid to fetch water for Li Shimin and Li Xuanba to wipe their faces, and said jokingly: "I didn't ask you to watch the singing and dancing, but to take a good look at this magnificent landscape and broaden your horizons."
Li Xuanba, whose face was being carefully wiped by a palace maid, held up the pen in his hands with both hands and said, "My nephew's knowledge is not enough to finish this poem. Your Majesty, please help me add a few more lines."
Before Yang Guang could say anything, Empress Xiao was already laughing so hard that her body shook with laughter: "I asked you to write a poem, but you asked His Majesty to help you? Your Majesty, you can't write for him."
Li Xuanba said: "The dragon boat is magnificent, and my child is too young to write a poem that can describe the magnificent artistic conception of the dragon boat."
Yang Guang smiled and took the pen that Li Xuanba held with both hands: "Okay, I'll add a few words for you."
When he looked at these four lines of poetry, the last four lines naturally emerged in his mind, as if these four lines were already in his mind and were only brought out through Li Xuanba's poems.
After a moment of contemplation, Yang Guang added with his pen in high speed: "Six reins will be stopped for a while, and the singing and dancing will be stopped for a while."
The corners of Li Xuanba's mouth were slightly curved upwards.
Yang Guang pondered for a while and wrote the last two lines: "How can it be like the land in the palm of Jiangdong, where I can swim alone in the mirror."
Li Shimin looked at these two lines of poetry with longing in his eyes.
Li Xuanba said in admiration: "Only an emperor could write the lines 'Zhang Jian Di' and 'Jian Li You'. Uncle, you completed this poem for me. I can only pass on my poems because of you."
Li Shimin put away his yearning look and asked curiously, "Ah Xuan, is this what you said? You and others are killing people indiscriminately, and your cousin is responsible for killing people indiscriminately, and you are responsible for the killing?"
Li Xuanba: "…"
Brother, you don't have to let your thinking be so divergent!
Yang Guang burst into laughter when he heard this.
He said modestly in a rather smug tone: "It's not a masterpiece that will be handed down from generation to generation, but it's just good enough to read. Yu Shinan, your handwriting is the best, come and help me rewrite this poem!"
A middle-aged man with a thin face and some white hair stepped out and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Xuanba blinked. Hmm? Did I just hear a familiar name?
He looked up at Yu Shinan.
Yu Shinan rolled up his sleeves and was about to spread out a new piece of paper. The considerate Li Shimin immediately stretched out his short hands, helped Yu Shinan spread out the paper, and diligently ground the ink.
Li Shimin said, "I heard it earlier... I heard from my father earlier that Yu Sheren's calligraphy is unique. Ah Xuan, today we can broaden our horizons!"
Li Xuanba followed his second brother's words and said, "Yes."
He brought a new pen to Yu Shinan.
Yang Guang smiled and said, "Li Yuan did praise Yu Qing's calligraphy to me. It is barely appropriate to match my poem with Yu Qing's calligraphy."
Yu Shinan first saw the two children's sensible appearance, and his eyes could not help showing some warmth. After listening to the emperor's words, he restrained the emotion in his eyes and returned to a calm appearance.
He washed his brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote smoothly in one go.
Yang Guang laughed and said, "Okay! Frame it for me!"
Yu Shinan put down his pen and stepped aside respectfully.
Li Shimin loved calligraphy from a very young age. He circled around Yu Shinan's calligraphy, so excited that he couldn't stop, making Yang Guang and Empress Xiao laugh.
Li Xuanba stood obediently aside, looking at Yu Shinan out of the corner of his eye.
He remembered why the name sounded familiar.
Yu Shinan, one of the "Eighteen Scholars" of the Qin Palace Literary Institute, one of the twenty-four meritorious officials in the Lingyan Pavilion, and my brother's most trusted and important official.
At that time, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was still a six-year-old child, and Yu Shinan was a middle-aged man in his fifties who was frustrated.
Yu Shinan stood to one side with his head bowed, his eyes as gloomy as an ancient frozen well, blocking all the ambitions in his heart.
At this moment, he probably doesn't believe that there will be a day when a wise ruler will recognize his talent.
Li Xuanba: [Brother, Yu Shinan will be famous for his uprightness and courage to speak out. He is known for his five unique qualities: virtue, loyalty, erudition, literary talent, and calligraphy.]
Li Shimin's gaze left Yu Shinan's calligraphy and turned to the middle-aged man who was slightly bowed and behaved very humbly.
He doesn't look like a loyal and courageous minister.
Li Xuanba: [He is not yet. ]
Oh. Li Shimin scratched his head. People change so much.
But Yu Sheren looks quite old. Could it be that he suddenly became a straight-forward person after he turned gray-haired?
Yu Shinan noticed Li Shimin's gaze.
Not only did Li Shimin not feel embarrassed, he even smiled at Yu Shinan.
He said to Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, Ah Xuan and I have been playing for so long, it is time to pick up our studies again. Yu Sheren's calligraphy is really beautiful, can Ah Xuan and I learn calligraphy from him?"
Li Xuanba: "…" Who would add homework to themselves?
Yang Guang smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."
Yang Guang brought Li Shimin and Li Xuanba with him to educate them as his juniors, so naturally he would send people to teach them to read and write.
It's just that life on the dragon boat was so happy that Yang Guang forgot about this matter.
Seeing that the two were young and felt unwell on the dragon boat, Empress Xiao did not mention the matter.
Now that we have arrived in Jiangdu, it is time for the two children to continue their studies.
There were no princes or grandchildren in the palace who were currently attending school. Yang Guang was thinking about letting Li Erlang and Li Sanlang test out the teaching skills of his ministers, so as to select teachers in advance for the little princes and grandchildren who would definitely be born in the future.
Yang Guang did not originally consider Yu Shinan as a candidate for a teacher.
He used Li Shimin and Li Xuanba to test the teaching level of his ministers, and the teachers he chose were also the future teachers of the princes and grandchildren.
Although Yu Shinan was famous for his talent, he was taciturn and submissive in front of Yang Guang. Only his handwriting was worthy of praise. Yang Guang looked down on him.
Li Shimin liked Yu Shinan's calligraphy, and Yang Guang felt that children should first learn to write well, so it was appropriate to let Yu Shinan be the calligraphy teacher for the princes and grandchildren.
After deciding on Yu Shinan, Yang Guang summoned the Minister of Justice Yuwen Bi and said, "Minister Yuwen, you said you were old and weak and didn't want to go out with me. How about you temporarily become a teacher to Li Erlang and Li Sanlang and teach them how to read and write? I am taking them on a tour in the south. If they neglect their studies, Li Yuan will definitely blame me. Minister Yuwen is very talented and should be more than capable of teaching children."
Except for Li Shimin, everyone could hear the sarcasm in the emperor's tone.
Li Xuanba thought hard. This name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. There were too many important officials with the surname "Yuwen" at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Yuwen Bi calmly bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Seeing that Yuwen Bi actually accepted the task very calmly, Yang Guang felt as if there was a breath stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down, and he was almost suffocating.
The "Yuwen" lineage to which Yuwen Bi belonged had no relationship with the Northern Zhou royal family and were not relatives.
Yuwenbi, the Duke of Pingchang, was highly valued during the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. He was a very prestigious minister of three dynasties. He was very upright, generous and principled, and often gave advice to Yang Guang. Yang Guang hated Yuwenbi very much, but at the same time he knew that Yuwenbi was indeed a virtuous person. So he planned to kick Yuwenbi away from him and let him assist the crown prince and teach the emperor's grandson.
Yang Guang could have spoken in a nice way and appointed Yuwen Bi to assist the crown prince as a favor, but he just couldn't bear it and had to stab him.
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Yuwen Bi, however, acted like an "elder" and ignored the emperor's ridicule, as if the emperor was being unreasonable, and there was not even a trace of humiliation on his face.
Yang Guang became even angrier.
But Yuwenbi obeyed his orders obediently. Yang Guang could not blame Yuwenbi for this matter, so he could only swallow his anger and said, "Grandmaster Gao Jiong, you come and teach Li Erlang and Li Sanlang the meaning of the classics."
An old man stepped out and accepted the order: "I obey your order."
Huh? Li Xuanba heard a familiar name again, but he still couldn't remember it for a while.
"Ah Xuan, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and become my disciple." Everyone was sweating because of the two "teachers" chosen by the emperor. Even Empress Xiao stopped smiling. Only Li Shimin was grinning. "Disciple Li Shimin greets the teacher! Ah Xuan! We have chosen a world-famous sage as our teacher!"
"Ah...Disciple Li Xuanba, greetings to the teacher." Li Xuanba followed and bowed.
Yuwen Bi said calmly: "Duke Tang is a dashing, open-minded, tolerant and tolerant man. I have taught his children well."
Yang Guang's face darkened.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Empress Xiao immediately tried to smooth things over: "How can you become a disciple without a gift? Someone, bring Erlang and Sanlang's gift here."
She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, should Erlang and Sanlang kowtow to the three teachers?"
Yang Guang said gloomily: "Knock it."
Li Shimin was still smiling foolishly, and pulled Li Xuanba to kowtow to the three teachers.
Yang Guang asked the three to leave early on the pretext that they were preparing for class. Empress Xiao and other concubines praised Yang Guang's poems, and Yang Guang's expression improved.
The second wave of garden tours began again.
…
After playing with the emperor for half a day, Li Shimin and Li Xuanba left early to prepare things for school tomorrow.
"Three important ministers are teaching us. My cousin is so good to us." Li Shimin said.
Li Xuan said domineeringly: "The emperor should use us to test the teaching ability of the three of them in preparation for teaching the emperor's grandson. We will leave the palace after returning to Luoyang, so we are not their real disciples."
Li Shimin patted Li Xuanba on the shoulder and said, "Ah Xuan, we have the opportunity to study with Lord Yuwen and Lord Gao for a period of time, which is something that everyone in the world will envy. Do you still want to be their real disciple? Mother said that people should not be too greedy. This is not good."
Li Xuanba ignored his second brother who would always look for opportunities to "lecture" him in order to highlight his brother's status, and changed the subject: "Duke Yuwen and Duke Gao are very famous?"
Li Shimin said proudly: "Ah Xuan, although you know everything about the past and the future, why don't you care about the current affairs? Ye Ye often tells us about the great sages in the court. Have you forgotten?"
Li Xuanba thought in his heart that Li Yuan's "lectures" were too boring, and most of what he talked about were things he already knew. He basically dozed off with his eyes open and had indeed forgotten everything.
Seeing that his brother really didn't know, Li Shimin was very happy to tell Li Xuanba what he knew about the two of them.
It's so rare to encounter something that Ah Xuan doesn't understand! Finally I can teach Ah Xuan this time! Li Shimin's chest swelled up so much that he almost flew off.
Li Xuanba listened to his second brother's description and compared it with his memories of his previous life.
As he listened, his face turned paler and paler.
Before Li Shimin finished introducing the achievements of the two men, Li Xuanba, who was packing stationery for tomorrow, had his hand shaken and the inkstone fell on the table with a loud "clang".
Li Shimin was shocked.
Li Shimin held his brother's shoulder and said, "Ah Xuan? What's wrong? What's over? Are you feeling unwell? I'll call the imperial physician, wait for me!"
"Don't go!" Li Xuanba held his second brother and said, "It's nothing, I just slipped."
Li Shimin looked at Li Xuanba's expression and saw that there was indeed nothing wrong with Li Xuanba. He went out and asked the wet nurse for a cup of warm water. After letting Li Xuanba drink it, he continued to pack up with Li Xuanba.
Afterwards, Li Xuanba went to bed early on the grounds of being tired. Li Shimin was still full of energy and went to the yard to practice archery.
After Li Shimin left, Li Xuanba opened his eyes and stared at the bed curtain in a daze.
He remembered who Gao Jiong and Yuwen Bi were.
In later generations, Gao Zuo gained some "traffic" on the Internet because of his connection with Empress Dugu.
In the story circulating on the Internet, Empress Dugu was a staunch supporter of monogamy. Because Gao Zuo first did not remarry because of grief over his deceased wife, and then made his concubine pregnant, Empress Dugu believed that Gao Zuo was unfaithful to his deceased wife, so she advised Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, to alienate Gao Zuo, which led to Gao Zuo being demoted to a commoner.
The Internet uses this story to praise Empress Dugu.
Of course, this is not the case. This is just a pure political struggle.
Although Empress Dugu was strict with Yang Jian, she was not too idle to care about other people's backyards, and her only requirement for her son was not to favor concubines over wives. In fact, all the ministers that Empress Dugu relied on had many wives and concubines.
She did this just to eliminate the supporters of Crown Prince Yang Yong.
Gao Jiong was a man of great talent and military strategy, and was highly respected. As his daughter was the concubine of Crown Prince Yang Yong, he was an important supporter of Yang Yong. Emperor Wen of Sui once wanted to depose the crown prince, but Gao Jiong dissuaded him from doing so because of his advice to "respect the order of seniority". Empress Dugu therefore wanted to get rid of Gao Jiong.
The full picture of the so-called "infidelity to his deceased wife" was that Empress Dugu first asked Emperor Wen of Sui to find a second wife for Gao Jiong, but Gao Ying refused on the grounds of old age. Later, when Gao Jiong's concubine became pregnant, Empress Dugu advised that "Gao Jiong was disloyal to the emperor for refusing the emperor's gift of a wife because he loved his concubine", which made the old and suspicious Emperor Wen of Sui gradually deepen his suspicion of Gao Jiong.
After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he issued an edict saying that he would accept advice from all sides and recalled old ministers who were involved in the struggle for succession in the later years of Emperor Wen of Sui. Gao Jiong was also appointed as Taichang.
Yang Guang liked vocal music and recruited musicians from all over the country. Gao Jiong submitted a petition to stop him. Yang Guang was building the canal and Tokyo, and later he wanted to build the Great Wall. Gao Jiong requested to postpone the project. Yang Guang was too gracious to Qimin Khan. Gao Jiong believed that we should be wary of the Turks and not trust them or treat them too well.
In the third year of Daye, Gao Jiong was killed for "slandering the government" and all his disciples were exiled.
Gao Jiong was not a "villain" but a loyal and good official of the Sui Dynasty.
Similarly, Yuwen Bi also incurred Yang Guang's dislike for his repeated admonitions, and died together with Gao Jiong for "slandering the government."
Yang Guang hated Gao Jiong deeply. After Gao Jiong's death, Xue Daoheng, a famous poet and official of Sili, praised Gao Jiong's talent in public, and Yang Guang found an excuse to execute him.
He and his second brother took Gao Jiong and Yuwen Bi as their teachers. After Gao Jiong and Yuwen Bi continued to give advice to Yang Guang, which made Yang Guang disgusted and killed them, Yang Guang, with his narrow-mindedness, would probably develop a dislike for him and his second brother, and even vent his anger on the Duke of Tang's Mansion.
Even though this teacher-student relationship was arranged by Yang Guang himself.
Li Xuanba had no intention of "predicting" this matter to Li Shimin too early.
Although he occasionally "let something slip", he kept secret anything that would add too much psychological burden to his second brother.
No matter how precocious my second brother was, he was still only a six-year-old child.
"We have to find a way to distance ourselves from them and let Emperor Sui Yang know that my second brother and I don't like them." Li Xuanba buried his head in the quilt with thick fur, and whispered to himself to encourage himself, "I can do it, I can do it."
He was very flustered.
Although Li Xuanba often used the perspective of later generations to "point fingers at the country" and "be cynical" in front of Li Shimin, he was very clear about his own capabilities.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, many heroes gathered together, and those who could stand on the historical stage were all outstanding. If he could compete with these people, he would not be just a historical marketing account editor in modern times.
Yang Guang was destined to kill Yuwen Bi and Gao Jiong. Even the court officials could not persuade him to do so. What could a child do?
All he could do was to try his best to distance his second brother from these two loyal officials of the Sui Dynasty who were destined to die.
People in later generations often say that Li Yuan had no contribution to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, which is not true.
Although Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, had military achievements, the capital for his uprising was Duke of Tang, Li Yuan, and it was also Li Yuan that everyone initially served.
In ancient times, seniority, reputation and age were very important.
Without Li Shimin, Li Yuan might have only become a member of a separatist force, or even been directly swallowed up by Dou Jiande and other forces, and disappeared in the dust of history; but at the same time, it would have been difficult for Li Shimin, who was not yet twenty, to compete with the heroes alone, even if his contribution to saving the emperor was not swallowed up.
There were so many dukes in the Sui Dynasty, but only Li Yuan could accomplish his goal because he had military power at that time. If Li Yuan had not gained the trust of Yang Guang at the end of the Daye period and obtained the military power of Taiyuan, the Tang Duke's Mansion would not have been able to successfully start an uprising.
If Yang Guang was afraid to exclude Li Yuan because of Gao Jiong's incident, Li Yuan would not be able to gain Yang Guang's trust and would not be able to go to Taiyuan and hold military power.
Although Li Xuanba knew that history would not be easily rewritten, and that if Li Yuan did not have military power, the Tang Guogong Mansion could recruit soldiers and start an uprising through other means, the ending of Xue Daoheng in the history books still frightened Li Xuanba.
Who is not afraid of death? He pretended to be calm, but in fact he was always a little afraid of Yang Guang, who was moody and tyrannical.
"I should have known I shouldn't have tried to please Yang Guang." Li Xuanba muttered, "But Yang Guang has called my brother and me to his presence. If we don't please him, we'll be doomed. How annoying."
Li Xuanba poked his head out from under the quilt, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and calmed himself down.
It was not okay to reject the teacher, and it was even worse to not study hard and make Gao Jiong and Yuwen Bi hate them. The teacher was given by Yang Guang, and if they did not respect the teacher and did not study hard, it would also be considered disrespectful to the emperor.
Damn, this is so annoying!
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1. The boats return home after traveling thousands of miles, and they return to the old town of Yangzhou.
May I ask where Yangzhou is? It is south of the Huai River, north of the Yangtze River, and west of the sea.
I stop the six reins for a while and let the singing and dancing on the mountain trail stop for a while.
How can it be like the land in the palm of your hand in Jiangdong, where I can travel alone in Jianli. - Yang Guang in "Dragon Boating"
2. You can stay in Yangzhou for a long time, and enjoy the magnificent terraces and pavilions.
The fragrant trees in Fengting welcome the early summer, while the wheat fields in Changgao bid farewell to the remaining autumn.
Green sparrows float on the laurel oars in the Lutan Lake, and a purple horse leaps on the golden saddle under the fruit trees.
Drinking from a green cup, singing in the clouds, with long sleeves and clear voice. - Yang Guang, "Song of Jiangdu Palace Music"
3. The emperor calmly said to his secretary Yu Shinan: "I don't like people's advice. If someone in a high position gives advice to seek fame, I can't stand it. As for humble people, I will give them some leniency, but I will never let them go to high positions. You know this!"
The emperor was proud of his talent and learning, and he was always arrogant to the scholars of the world. He once said to his courtiers: "The world says that I am the heir of the family and I rule the world. If I were selected by the scholars and officials, I would also be the emperor." - "Zizhi Tongjian"