Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When the incense stick was half burned, Du He began to pick up the pen and ink and wrote quickly on the rice paper.

After Du He finished writing, Li Shimin immediately whispered to the eunuch.

"Present the poem written by Du He."

Although this was a competition open to all ministers, what Li Shimin was most concerned about was the poem written by Du He.

After all, every poem Du He wrote before was a masterpiece with guaranteed quality.

Not long after, the eunuch brought Du He's poem to Li Shimin's desk.

"Your handwriting is great, you've made great progress!"

Li Shimin praised Du He's handwriting and then looked at it carefully.

"'Viewing the Mountain'?"

"How is Mount Tai? The green of Qi and Lu is endless."

"..."

"You will be at the top of the mountain, and you will have a panoramic view of all the small mountains."

After he finished reading the poem carefully, he suddenly felt open-minded and full of heroic spirit.

Li Shimin was excited and said again: "I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains."

"This poem is so magnificent and full of ambition!"

In just over a month, he would lead civil and military officials to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. Unexpectedly, Du He actually wrote a poem related to Mount Tai.

This really hit the mark for him!

When the officials who had finished writing the poems saw Li Shimin's excited expression, they suddenly felt helpless.

It seems that Du He's poem will win the first place again this time.

After the eunuch collected all the poems, Li Shimin read them carefully and then asked the eunuch to read out the poem written by Du He.

When the poem "Viewing the Mountain" was finished, the Taiji Hall fell into silence again.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "My dear ministers, I think Du He's poem is the best. Does anyone have any objection?"

As Li Shimin finished speaking, all the civil officials participating in the competition lowered their heads, and no one raised any objections.

The artistic conception of the poems they composed on the spot was not very exquisite, and their momentum could not be compared with that of the poem "Viewing the Mountain".

Especially the last line of the poem, which made them repeat it over and over again.

Du He looked at the reactions of these officials and thought to himself.

"It's not that you are weak, but the poets of your generation are too amazing!"

"Any poem you copy is very good."

This poem "Viewing the Mountain" is one of the representative works of the great poet Du Fu, and is a famous piece of seven-character regulated verse.

Speaking of which, Du Fu was also from the Jingzhao Du family, so Du He felt justified in borrowing the poems of his juniors to show off.

Ministers such as Chu Liang, Yan Shigu and Linghu Defeng all stood up and expressed their feelings.

"Your Majesty, we lost this poetry contest."

"Du Shangshu's "Viewing the Mountain" is undoubtedly the best of the show!"

Wang Ji, who was known as the 'drinking scholar', stood up and gave suggestions to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I think that the poem "Viewing the Mountain" is a famous piece handed down from generation to generation, and it can be included in the 300 Tang poems along with Du Shangshu's other masterpiece "Spring River Moonlit Night"!"

"As for the two poems, 'Recovering the Old Land for Your Majesty' and 'Visiting Hibiscus Garden', I think they can be eliminated."

Several of Wang Ji's poems were also selected into "Three Hundred Tang Poems", and he felt proud that his poems could be compiled together with Du He's masterpieces.

But when he saw "Collecting Old Land for Your Majesty" written by Fang Yiai and "Visiting Hibiscus Garden" written by Cui Shenji, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

If he had not been afraid of the power behind these two people, he would have immediately suggested to Yan Shigu to remove the poems written by these two people.

Before Li Shimin could say anything, Cheng Yaojin immediately became unhappy.

He stood up and said, "I think the poem 'Visiting Hibiscus Garden' is very well written and cannot be removed!"

Then he opened his voice and read aloud in front of everyone.

"It's nice to sleep soundly under the scorching sun, and another year has passed since autumn and winter."

"Year after year, Hibiscus Garden is bustling with activity."

After Cheng Yaojin finished reading it, he clapped his hands and sighed.

“This kind of poetry is interesting!”

Although Cui Shenji had no relationship with him, Cheng Yaojin was not targeting anyone but the matter, and he highly approved of the poem written by Cui Shenji.

Except for the poems written by Du He, all the poems in that collection are garbage, just forced fancy words.

Li Shimin laughed and scolded: "Cheng Zhijie, you idiot only remember this doggerel poem, right?"

This doggerel is quite interesting. Although it doesn't have a very deep artistic conception, it is quite catchy.

"hey-hey."

Cheng Yaojin's true colors were exposed by Li Shimin, and he touched his nose in disappointment.

After hearing this doggerel, Li Tai, as the owner of Furong Garden, suddenly felt that Furong Garden had lost its elegance and become vulgar.

He thought to himself, "I need to find someone to write a new poem for Hibiscus Garden!"

Last year, at the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival held in Furong Garden, some short-sighted historians made irresponsible remarks, which became a stain on his life.

Choi Shenji's poem "Visiting Hibiscus Garden" will reawaken people's memories.

When people from generation to generation read this poem, they will think of the bad things he did. Wouldn't his reputation be ruined?

Li Shimin ignored Cheng Yaojin, nor did he follow Wang Ji's advice to adjust the content of "Three Hundred Tang Poems". After all, it was not good to change the content of the poetry collection too frequently.

It would be better to change it every two or three years, so that more excellent poems can be added in.

Li Shimin turned to look at Du He and said with a smile on his face.

"Du He, this hundred taels of gold is yours."

"This poem "Viewing the Mountain" really pleases me!"

As he said this, Li Shimin signaled to the eunuch and asked him to hand the gold bar to Du He.

Du He stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

This kind of year-end banquet is really interesting. Just by copying a poem from the younger generation of the Du family, you can take home a hundred taels of gold.

When the other civil and military officials looked at Du He holding the heavy gold bars, they all showed envious expressions on their faces.

Looking back on the year 18 of Zhenguan, the rewards Du He received alone were more than what honest ministers like Yan Shigu and Wang Ji received in their entire lifetimes.

After seeing Du He stealing the show, Li Chengqian glanced at Li Tai opposite him with some pride, then shook his head with some contempt.

Just now Li Tai was bragging about how outstanding Yin Yuhe was, but in front of Du He, he was just a piece of shit.

"hateful!"

Li Tai felt his elder brother's contemptuous look, and his hands hidden in his wide sleeves immediately clenched into fists, making a creaking sound.

He gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "Li Chengqian, I want to see how long your arrogance will last!"

"When I accomplish great things, I will make you kneel on the ground and watch me ascend the throne. I will trample on your dignity!"

Li Tai now thinks that he is becoming more and more powerful. Once he gets Zhang Liang and the weapons, he will be able to compete with his father.

As for the prince who had no soldiers and no power, he was completely ignored by him.

Moreover, all the contempt he suffered in Taiji Hall today must be returned when he arrives at Chang'an next time!