Chapter 154 Gods and Demon Beasts

The crisp ringing of the bell on the ground woke up Li Zhiyi's reverie, but he saw a group of people and the old man walking towards the huge case in the center of the hall.

Pang Yushi still opened a long yellow paper edict with both hands: "Today's holy life is in advance, because of the solemn atmosphere in the examination room, I am amnesty to forgive the grand and complicated edict etiquette, and send me to read it directly!" The third round of propositions for the Holy King, the edict is the name of the two-word proposition of the history of the song, the Ministry of Rites received the edict and explained to me separately, the way of expression is not limited, the rhythm is ancient style poetry, close body poetry, five words, seven words, miscellaneous words, Yuefu is not limited, the time limit is four moments, start now! ”

One moment is 30 minutes for the next generation, and four quarters is two hours for an hour, but Li Zhi is concerned with the unlimited mode of expression, compared with the first two rounds of expression, there are narrative poems, lyric poems, and philosophical poems, and the expression type of argument is missing.

There are two main types of differences in the way of discussion, which are tortuous and obscure, and the mainstream is to expose the darkness of national affairs and people's livelihood and reflect the suffering of the people.

The third round of propositions is aimed at the past history, and of course, the first sentence of this kind is marked with its purpose, and the irony and poetry of the chapter show its ambition are not limited.

On the contrary, the more ridicule is made of some famous events and figures in history, the more the emperor and political affairs of the current dynasty are revealed.

Li Zhixin is straightforward, but also gives quite understanding, Gaozong held this poetry conference, the main purpose is to show that he does not forget the legacy of the emperor, and intends to give back the prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty, and give back to the Holy Ancestor to perceive the good intentions, and the conference will start with the praise, the scenery will be inherited, and the summary will end, which is more appropriate.

How to end it is naturally the most direct way to criticize and expose the bad phenomena in the current affairs and politics at that time, which is undoubtedly the best means to borrow this round, and this historical proposition is obviously a clever strategy.

He didn't make fun of Tang Gaozong because of this, but he would do the same, after all, the main purpose of this poetry conference is to make the special proposition masterpieces famous in the world, so as to draw the most perfect end to Tang Gaozong's 34 years in power.

Of course, the current Tang Gaozong does not know when he will die, and Li Zhi's next treatment for him will only make him suffer less.

Wind vertigo is a chronic brain disease caused by a variety of etiologies, the main symptoms are headache, forehead pain, joint pain, body heat and sweating, upper breath reversal, dizziness when restless, to the point of inability to see, it is the most intense period of clonic seizures, which belongs to the late stage of incurable.

Tang Gaozong suffered from this disease at this stage, which was tantamount to declaring that he was incurable and his life was short.

Li Zhi himself will have the means to postpone his life limit a little, but it will also make history seriously deviate because of this, it is not like more than 70 years later, Li Zhi let Chang'an City safely avoid the disaster of the Anshi Rebellion, but it is a great merit to save the people from fire and water.

But he still has a way to make Gaozong temporarily reduce the pain of his illness and temporarily restore his eyesight, although it has little to do with the final lifespan, but it is enough to convince Gaozong that it is he Li Zhi who allowed him to live for more than a year.

Epic poetry refers to the creation of poems with historical themes as the object of writing, without discussing the ancient, nostalgic, reading the ancient, feeling the ancient, or the ancient Xing, reading the history, singing the history, etc., all of which are directly sung by the historical figures and historical events as the title.

All these kinds of texts have a common feature, that is, they all use history as the carrier of the poet's feelings, and the historical situation is closely integrated, so they all belong to the category of epic poetry in the broad sense.

Most of these poems are based on the dark reality of political corruption and the misery of life, and use historical facts to express their feelings about the chaos of the times, the lack of talent or the bitterness of their hearts, and at the same time care and sympathize with the suffering of the people, they also satirize and criticize the rulers, and entrust the ideal of longing for Zhongxing.

The epic poem is not heavy on words, so it seems to be easy to popular, bright and smooth, the style is simple and easy, and loyal to historical facts, and the argument is fair, but Li Zhi decided to take this article, is a Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin created a poem "Sui Palace": Ziquan Palace locks the smoke and wants to take Wucheng as the emperor's home. The jade seal is not destined to return to the corner of the sun, and the brocade sail should be to the end of the world. There is no firefly in the rotten grass today, and there are twilight crows in the weeping poplars in ancient times. If there is a queen in the underground, it is not advisable to ask the queen again. Garden flowers.

The whole poem adopts the technique of comparison, written flexibly and implicitly, with bright colors and sonorous syllables, although the content is a song about the Sui Palace, it is actually a satire on the absurdity of Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. is a dead country.

This poem writes that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went out endlessly in order to have fun, extravagant and mediocre, dug canals, built palaces, worked the people and lost money, and finally created the conditions for himself to lose the country, and became the same king of the country as the queen of Chen.

The poet regards Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty as a typical tyrant known for his absurdity and luxury in history, and admonishes those rulers who are debaucherous and corrupt, drunk and dreaming of death.

This time, Li Zhi's eyes were silent for a long time, and although the epic poem of Guy Yin described the scene of Emperor Yang's travel, criticized Emperor Yang's absurdity and extravagance, the whole poem went deep layer by layer, seeing the big from the small, and the meaning was profound, showing a solemn atmosphere in the Wan turn, and profoundly revealing the historical reasons for the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

However, the irony of the past and the present is close to borrowing from the past and the present, and this irony can be very different from the previous and the next, and the slightest difference will make the king of any dynasty restless, so that it will be a disaster of death if he is condemned.

He needs to carefully scrutinize every word, and he does not allow the slightest irony in the poetry.

After confirming that it was correct, half an hour had passed, and he did not hurry to study the ink pen, exert his true anger, and write calmly.

If it is smooth, it is done in one go, but it only takes a moment, and after a little back-checking, the file will be handed in, even so, it is the first person to be successful.

But he went out less than ten feet, and a woman's voice shouted behind him, at first glance it sounded like the yellow warbler out of the valley, the kite cried and the phoenix chirped, crisp and loud, but tactful and soft.

Turning around and looking, sure enough, it was Shangguan Wan'er who caught up, "Actually, I have already finished writing, just waiting for Mr. Li to submit it!" In Li Zhi's ears, there is a bit of demon in the delicate, and a little bit of charm in the softness.

"Wan'er's work can go well? Epic songs, but women are not good at it! ”

"It's not like that, as soon as she received the holy proposition, my sister knew that she was out of the top three. Although Wan'er has been taught by several people to know the affairs of the officials, she does not know much about the past historical facts, and she reluctantly put together a "Three Kingdoms Theory", and she is not afraid of Mr. Li's jokes. ”

Li Zhi laughed and shook his head, "Wan'er is too modest!" What, find me something? ”

"Can't talk if you're fine?" Shangguan Wan'er's starry eyes were like waves, and she glanced at a streamer, which was both disgusted and unbearable, "It's just to remind you how to hand over the Su Jian Sect to your sister." ”

"Could it be that Wan'er's place is very secret, or is it deliberately hidden?"

"My sister is a personal maid beside several princes, and she is just holding a talented name! But someone has long coveted the body of the little sister, and you appeared for no reason, not afraid of arousing that person's suspicion? ”

Li Zhixin gave a cold war, but his face showed a look of surprise: "I just sent the plain note to you, otherwise the guards in front of the sect will hand it over!" ”

He didn't dare to follow the topic of Shangguan Wan'er to ask questions deeply, and he was not interested in finding out who that person was, the person who coveted Shangguan Wan'er's body was, of course, a certain prince, and now the righteous prince was Li Xian and Li Dan, obviously the twenty-year-old Li Dan did not dare to compete with the twenty-six-year-old Li Xian.

As soon as they met, this woman bluntly talked about this kind of topic with him, a person who has a simple life, which made Li Xinxin feel more vigilant.

"Actually, you don't have to despise your little sister so much, maybe you think we don't know each other well, in fact, I know you very well, and even know that there is another twelve-year-old and a half-immortal body crying around you!"

"How do you know that? Where does the immortal energy in your body come from? Li Zhi was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't help but pour a wisp of true qi into his hands, secretly grabbed his true strength, and was ready to go.

"Mr. Li, seeing that your eyes are murderous, I'm afraid that you have the intention of killing your little sister?" There was a touch of desolation in her eyes, "Actually, I belong to the same origin as Pang Qi, but I don't know anything like her." It's just that I'm six years older than her, and she awakened a wisp of ancient consciousness in her body earlier. Would Mr. Lee want to hear it? Then put away your murderous aura and listen to my sister speak slowly! ”

Li Zhi hesitated slightly, seeing that his eyes did not have all the charming looks before, but returned to an abnormal clarity, as if he came from the pure world, which was quite similar to Pang Qi's flawless eyes.

Putting away the blessing of true qi, Li Zhihui smiled apologetically, "In my heart, the three daughters around me are my lifelong guardians, and I can't tolerate the slightest threat from others, and I ask Sister Wan'er to understand!" ”

"Are you willing to call me sister?" She pointed to a thick ancient tree in the courtyard, "Let's move there and talk deeply, don't worry, I'm more afraid of others knowing the secret in my heart than you!" Our pestle is too conspicuous here. ”

The two of them stood still under the shade of the tree, and without waiting for Li Zhi to open her mouth to inquire in detail, she thought to herself: "It is precisely because of the awakening of a wisp of ancient consciousness in my brain that I can know that there is another person in the far suburbs of Chang'an City who has the same breath as me, and that person is of course Hoof!" It's just that the breath on her body is far purer than mine, so she is the god of flowers, and I am only the most despised wild fox, the evil fox spirit in my heart! ”

Li Zhi's complexion changed again, and for a moment, he seemed to have touched some unknown level of information.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Wan'er seemed to have a good insight into his thoughts, "Don't doubt it too much, as far as I feel, people like the two of us should be the only ones left." What follows is the self-deferred assertion, which may not be quite in line with the real facts, but it is not much the same. When Pang Cry and I were both born, we were ingested into a wisp of pure energy in our bodies, which is different from the kind of cultivated energy body in your body, but a certain kind of mind stripping! In other words, the energy in the two of us does not have any external power, but a kind of responsibility to descend on the earth, or it means that the future destiny has been deliberately designated! ”

She squinted at Li Zhi, who was already a little frightened, and pouted and chuckled, "Don't worry, I have a different fate from your sister, and I can't tell the specific difference, so it may be more appropriate to make an analogy." If I compare Cry Er to the heavenly gods in myths and legends, I am a body that has not yet crossed the catastrophe demon beast that wants to turn a demon into a demon fairy, and there is a world of difference between the two! Moreover, I, the lowest-level monster who is about to cross the catastrophe, need to do some merry and evil deeds in the world this time, so that I will have the opportunity to ascend to heaven through the body in the future! Your family is already a god in the sky, so she doesn't need anyone to help her determine her fate! In other words, I am here to suffer, and she is here to experience life, and there is no comparison before! ”

"How can I listen to you like this, as if I were listening to a book from heaven?"

Shangguan Wan'er pursed her lips and smiled, unable to hide her beautiful posture and radiant appearance: "Mr. Li, you don't have to pretend in front of your sister, as for your own origin, although my sister can't guess it, but your performance in recent days is too forgetful, and I can't help but make people with special perceptions like me suspicious!" But I won't care, just because I'm with Cry! You can also rest assured, that kind of difference is like the difference between high and low in blood, so that I can't live the slightest rebellion, on the contrary, there is a kind of intimacy similar to the source of blood. ”

"No, now I need cold water to stimulate my mind!"

A series of shocking revelations made Li Zhi indeed a little overwhelmed, even though he was originally a reborn body and had seen more and more unbelievable and fantastical things.

But in the end, those cognitions come from the memory of the soul, and everything Shangguan Wan'er said happened in real life, if what this woman said was true, how could she not make him frightened.

And this potential unknown, which may be a threat to those around him.