Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Mei Niang, I thought you were only good at calligraphy, but I didn't expect you to have such a strong talent for poetry."

Among all the concubines in the harem, only Wu Meiniang was proficient in Feibai calligraphy.

Therefore, the topic that Li Shimin discussed most with her was calligraphy.

Wu Meiniang bowed gracefully and said, "Your Majesty, I have been studying since I was young, and I have been free since I entered the palace, so I have a lot of time to study literature and history."

"If you read more books, you will be able to compose some poems after a while."

A person who is well-read in culture is naturally elegant. People like her who are well-read in culture give people a very different impression in their words and deeds.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Mei Niang, I also like poetry and books. Come to Ganlu Palace more often in the future, and we can exchange poems and songs together."

"I thank your majesty for your grace."

Wu Meiniang had a faint smile on her face.

Seeing that the white moonlight in his heart was so close to his father, Li Zhi felt like his heart was stabbed by a knife.

The most painful thing in life is that the ideal woman you meet turns out to be your father’s concubine.

Hey ~

Li Zhi's mood became lower and lower.

After everyone calmed down, the eunuch announced the second place.

"The second place winner of this poetry competition is No. 1500. The scores of the three rounds of poetry are A-middle, A-low, and A-low."

"Please come out, No. 1500, to accept the reward."

Li Tai's eyes were always on the middle-aged man, and he was also hoping in his heart that he would not stand up.

Because the talented person who wins first place in the poetry competition is the one who writes three top-grade poems in a row.

He hoped that such great talent could be used by him.

Du He is the prince's man, so just let him get second place.

But what people fear most will often develop in the direction they fear.

The middle-aged man took a few steps forward, then handed over the wooden sign and bowed.

"I am No. 1500 Wang Fuzhi, formerly a doctor of the Imperial Household Department. I was promoted to the position of Assistant General of the Yongzhou Department of Household Affairs two days ago."

This low-profile Wang Fuzhi is not very famous, but his son is Wang Bo!

A famous poet among the Four Talents of the Early Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

It turns out he is an official!

Thinking of the rewards promised to the various tribes, Li Shimin asked in confusion: "Wang Fuzhi, are you representing the Taichang Temple to attend the poetry meeting?"

Wang Fuzhi bowed respectfully to Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, I am not an official of the Taichang Temple, so I am attending the poetry meeting as an individual."

He went on to explain: "I have been promoted by the Ministry of Personnel to be a military officer in Yongzhou, and I will have to leave Chang'an the day after tomorrow to take up my post."

"And I am quite fond of poetry and songs, so I came to participate before taking up my post."

There was another reason for attending the poetry reading, which he did not say.

Wang Ji, one of the judges of this poetry competition, is his uncle.

When the uncle and nephew were drinking and chatting, Wang Ji saw that his nephew had good talent, so he called him to join the poetry meeting.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Wang Fuzhi, you are so talented, why don't you go to Yongzhou to be a military officer? Go to the Ministry of Personnel to be a recorder!"

Wang Fuzhi's face was filled with ecstasy. He nodded his head in thanks and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Sent!

The Yongzhou Sihu Canjun was only an official position below the seventh rank, while the Jiujiulang was an official position above the sixth rank!

Two small promotions in a row!

In just less than ten days, he was promoted twice. He wanted to sing a song to express his joy.

Moreover, the Jiujiulang was one of the grassroots core officials of the Menxia Province, responsible for recording the emperor's daily actions and national affairs.

This belongs to the ranks of close ministers.

Li Tai narrowed his eyes and stared at Du He in shock. He didn't expect that he would be the first place in the poetry competition.

Although we lost a great talent, it’s nothing big.

Even if Du He won the first place in the poetry competition, it would not have any other substantial effect except for some rewards and fame.

Then he set his sights on Wang Fuzhi, a talented man who had to be brought to the Prince of Wei's Palace.

After the top nine winners were awarded, everyone's attention was focused on Du He.

The eunuch knew that Du He was the prince consort, and his voice was particularly excited when he announced the first place.

"The first place in this poetry competition is No. 666, and the scores of the three rounds of poetry are respectively A-grade, A-grade, and A-grade."

After he finished reading, he said with a smile: "Prince Consort Du, please come up and accept the reward from His Majesty."

After Du He handed the wooden sign in his hand to the eunuch, he bowed to Li Shimin and waited for the reward.

Looking at the complacent Li Yi and Du He, Princess Gaoyang's pretty face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Damn Fang Yiai, he's not even as good as Du He!"

"What a useless wimp!"

When she was cursing Fang Yiai in her heart, she never thought about Du He's ability to get A grade for three consecutive poems.

Even if you ask Fang Yiai to imitate poetry, he won't be able to write a top-notch poem.

Wu Meiniang also blinked her peach blossom eyes and kept staring at Du He.

She was very curious about what kind of good poems this super second-generation kid, the current emperor's son-in-law, could write.

Li Shimin said with a wry smile: "Du He, your reward is not easy to decide!"

According to the original reward, he could at most be promoted to an official of the sixth or seventh rank.

But Du He is now a secretary-general of the fourth rank, and he can’t continue to be promoted, right?

Not to mention that there are no vacant official positions above, even if there were, the merits would not be enough for promotion.

After thinking for a moment, Li Shimin pinched his brows and said, "This time I will reward you with a thousand pieces of silk and satin, a thousand strings of gold and silver, and a thousand books."

Du He's mouth twitched, but he still bowed respectfully and said, "I thank your majesty for the reward."

It’s good to have a reward of money, so that I won’t have to worry about having no money to spend when my child is born.

As for the collection of books, it would be nice to place them in the princess's mansion to add to the scholarly atmosphere.

After the award, Wu Meiniang said curiously: "Your Majesty, why don't you have someone read the three poems of Prince Consort Du? I also want to see how good the first-class poems are."

"Haha, no problem." Li Shimin laughed twice, and then ordered the eunuch: "Read Du He's three poems once."

As the eunuch read out the poems copied by Du He, Wu Meiniang and the other people who participated in writing the poems had expressions of appreciation and admiration on their faces.

"Du He, how did you come up with these three poems?"

"Can you teach us how to write poetry?"

Princess Nanping, Princess Yuzhang, Princess Dongyang, Princess Linchuan and others surrounded Du He and talked at once.

When everyone was congratulating Du He, Li Tai whispered to Li Shimin, "Father, it's almost time now. I'll go downstairs and ask someone to bring in food."

Li Shimin looked at Li Tai with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Go."

He also reminded: "The food among the people must be distributed properly. The people must not be dissatisfied, and there must not be any chaos."

"Don't worry, Father. I have already made all the preparations."

After Li Tai bowed, he walked down the platform with an excited look on his face.

Today is a great opportunity for him to leave a good reputation in the hearts of the people. With the concerted efforts of all the staff in the Prince of Wei's Palace, everything has been prepared.

In order to seize this good opportunity, he spent a large sum of money and prepared food for nearly 10,000 people.

There can't be any mistakes!