Chapter 323 The Value of Art
Dressing floor.
I saw Lu Shigua sitting on a chair, holding a red silk thread in his hand, and the other end of the silk thread was extended into the bamboo curtain.
The palace maids on the side were all excitedly looking at the silk thread, including Li Zhi who was waiting on the side, which was the very famous hanging silk pulse diagnosis.
At that time, Sun Simiao, the master of Lu Shi Gua, used this red thread to diagnose Queen Changsun's pulse and cure Queen Changsun's serious illness.
After a while, Master Lu put down the silk thread.
Li Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's the situation with the teacher's hexagram?"
Lu Shigua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Wu Zhaoyi and the fetus are very good."
"That's good, that's good."
Li Zhi smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you."
"Your Majesty is so serious, it's just a slight effort."
Mr. Lu nodded slightly.
Li Zhi smiled and said, "I'll ask you to prescribe a few more pairs of fetal relief medicines for Zhaoyi."
Lu Shigua shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, a woman's pregnancy is the way of heaven, not a disease. If you drink medicine without illness, it will be counterproductive. I have always disagreed with taking medicine when you are pregnant. In fact, Zhaoyi only needs to keep a good mood. If you have nothing to do, go out and walk around and try to pay attention to your diet. This is enough. I can write a few food prescriptions for Zhaoyi and several sets of exercise methods for pregnant women."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "That's really a blessing for you."
Wu Meiniang inside said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for worrying about my body."
"I dare not, I dare not."
Then, Lu Shigua wrote a few recipes, and then taught the palace maids a set of exercise methods for pregnant women. He resigned from Li Zhi's gratitude and left.
As soon as he left, Wu Meiniang walked out from behind the curtain and smiled, "Young Master Lu doesn't seem to have changed at all. She is still so cautious."
Li Zhi said in surprise: "Have you heard of him too?"
Wu Meiniang said, "How come he hasn't heard of it? He used to check the pulse of Emperor Taizong and advise Emperor Taizong not to be superstitious about immortal elixirs and immortality, and to arrest all the Taoist priests who refined the alchemy. However, Emperor Taizong did not listen to him, and he almost lost his life because of this."
"But the facts also proved that what he said was right." Li Zhi sighed a little. He said: "I hate those alchemy techniques because of his words, and ordered the palace to strictly prohibit alchemy."
Wu Meiniang said: "But in recent years, he seems to be not in Chang'an."
Li Zhi nodded and said, "He quarreled with his parents because he opposed the marriage of close relatives, and later wanted to marry his junior sister from poor backgrounds. As a result, his parents were kicked out of the family and left Chang'an a few years ago. He only came back recently." Speaking of this, he sighed slightly, "In fact, he can't help but have great medical skills and is also very talented, but his personality is too strong and he is too persistent in everything."
Wu Meiniang said, "Since that's the case, why didn't Your Majesty invite him to come to the court to help Your Majesty?"
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "Why didn't you have any advice? I personally spoke two days ago to recruit the seven sons of Chang'an to become officials. But they didn't agree."
Wu Meiniang said, "Why?"
Li Zhi narrowed his eyes and said, "It's because they are too smart."
Wu Meiniang was slightly stunned. She seemed to understand a little, and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. Recently, hasn't your Majesty an extra right-hand assistant beside you?"
Lee Zhi said: "Are you talking about Han Yi?"
Wu Meiniang nodded.
Li Zhi sighed: "Although Han Yi is smart and a very good talent, his influence in the court is incomparable to the seven of them. He can only give advice for me behind the scenes and cannot support me in the court. This is Han Yi's biggest disadvantage, but this is exactly what I need most at the moment."
Wu Meiniang said: "But I think Han Yi's talent is really a bit wronged by being a mere censor."
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know that this censor was taken away by me and Han Yi from the ministers. Just be content. If he is really capable and can make contributions, I will naturally promote him, but it will take time. In comparison, once Lu Shigua and others enter the court to become officials, they can immediately help me in the court."
Before we knew it, the hot summer has gradually passed. As time goes by, "White Life and Death Love" has become a necessary entertainment program, especially those noble ladies, who love this "White Life and Death Love" deeply, and they are looking forward to Li Zhi wanting to watch the drama every day.
To this day, "White Life and Death Love" has come to an end.
Moreover, it was three consecutive days of performance, which shows that Li Zhi was eager to see the ending.
The finale of "White Life and Death" tonight is finally about to unveil the mystery.
But it was very regrettable, and it ended in a tragedy.
Here, Han Yi shamelessly plagiarized the ending of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". In the end, Ye Jingjing was caught back. Xiong Fei, who has always been smart, was unable to defeat power in the end. The Ye family designed to frame Xiong Fei, so that Xiong Fei fell seriously ill in the wet and cold prison. After three months, he eventually died of illness.
Ye Jingjing finally jumped into Xiong Fei's grave, closed the cemetery and turned into two butterflies, giving a regrettable ending for "White Life and Death Love".
This scene is also the most test of acting skills. Fortunately, it was performed for three consecutive days. Meng'er and Mengting also went deep into the play, crying to the death, and portraying the love that is hard to part with.
The ladies were all crying and almost cried from the beginning, and some even started sobbing loudly.
Among them is Wu Meiniang, who is also crying so hard that she can't help herself.
Many men even quietly wiped the corners of their eyes. Li Zhi was so emotional, even more so, and he cried loudly. Fortunately, he was carrying the ministers on his back. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing enough.
Those eunuchs and palace maids were frightened when they saw the emperor crying like this, and even the silk handkerchiefs they handed over were shaking.
I feel hated in my heart!
Which bastard made this up?
It's just a scolding Han Yi. If they weren't all women, they had to go to the backstage to tear Han Yi apart. It was so heartbreaking.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Han Yi had long expected this situation to happen and kept hiding behind and dared not come out.
But can he hide from these noble ladies and the emperor?
Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang were both unhappy with the ending. As soon as the drama ended, they did not praise or reward him, and directly called Han Yi to the inner palace.
"Han Yi, what are you doing? Why are you giving Xiong Fei and Ye Jingjing such a tragic ending? It's really outrageous."
As soon as Han Yi entered the door, Li Zhi was furious and pointed at Han Yi and shouted angrily.
Wu Meiniang also said heartbrokenly: "Han Yi, I won't help you this time. I can only blame you, but I can't blame others."
Li Zhi said: "You must change the ending for me."
Big brother, big sister, this is just a drama. Han Yi said: "Your Majesty clearly understands, I do this for a reason, and it is definitely not intentionally angering Your Majesty and Zhaoyi."
Li Zhi didn't understand at all and said, "What's the reason?"
Han Yi said: "To find an answer."
"Answer?"
"good."
Han Yi said: "I just want to know if the aristocrats and common people love each other. Is it really not tolerated by the law of nature and not accepted by the world?"
When Wu Meiniang heard this, the resentment on her face suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Li Zhi asked in confusion: "Where did you start with this?"
Han Yi said: "If it is an ending that everyone is looking forward to, then this can only be said to be good and for everyone to be happy. But the definition of drama in my heart is not simply for people to entertain. It must also be inspiring people. I remember that day, my Majesty and I discussed that the current family marriage is an extreme behavior and an act that destroys human nature. Since it is wrong, it should be corrected.
I dare say that the tragedy between Xiong Fei and Ye Jingjing did not only happen in dramas. There are many similar tragedies in reality. But everyone tried to cover it up, and the stubborn old gentry thought that what they did was right. Those who scolded me dared to say that if they were the Ye family, wouldn't they do this? Or, have they never done this?"
Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "This seems to be dissatisfaction with you, but in fact it is dissatisfaction with themselves."
"Yes, that's exactly what it means." Han Yi explained: "I arranged it like this to let them see the tragedy they created, to let them understand how shameful their past behavior was, and their tears also gave a good answer. This tragedy will always remain in their hearts. When facing such a thing in the future, they will definitely think of Xiong Fei and Ye Jingjing. At the same time, they will also think about whether they are right or wrong in doing so. Although they dare not say it, they will abandon their own family marriages, but at least they can inspire them. This is a kind of progress."
Li Zhi thoughtfully and after a moment, he said, "You are right. This drama can indeed inspire people."
Wu Meiniang was also quite touched and said, "It's just that we think too shallowly."
Han Yi hit the railway while the hot: "Your Majesty, in fact, it is not just a drama, but also poetry, songs, and paintings, which can inspire and warn people. I once saw a painting that depicts the scene after the war, the corpses all over the mountains, the twisted faces, the scattered limbs, and the river dyed red by blood. When the people see all this, will they still look forward to war? I don't think so.
Why did the people in the country rise in peace during the Zhenguan period? Although the Taizong Emperor made great contributions to civil and military affairs, there is another reason that cannot be ignored, that is, the people were experiencing successive wars at that time. They knew the cruelty of wars. They were tired of wars. They just wanted to live safely. They became very easy to satisfy. It was precisely because of this psychology that the prosperity of the Zhenguan period was promoted.
However, in our Tang Dynasty, we have not experienced war for decades. The generation that has just grown up does not know the cruelty of war, and does not know how hard-won life is now. How many people have given their lives to come into being today. Do we let them experience another war and let them experience that feeling? Of course not, this requires using something else to war.
This can not only warn the people, but also urge the monarch. Your Majesty, you have not experienced the tyranny of Emperor Yang of Sui, and you don’t know how many of them have sacrificed their lives for it. If my play tells the story of countless people who were exhausted to death in order to build this Wannian Palace, and countless families and families were destroyed, then when Your Majesty wants to build a large-scale construction, these scenes will make Your Majesty afraid. Is it really worth doing this? Therefore, Your Majesty should vigorously promote this creation that can warn the people and warn the monarch.”
Li Zhi was deeply in thought after hearing this. After a while, he smiled slightly and said very moved: "Han Yi, thank you for saying this to me. This is the most sincere advice I have ever heard since I ascended the throne."
Wu Meiniang asked with a smile: "But how to promote this kind of creation?"
Han Yi said: "The great reward for our Fengfei Tower and set Fengfei Tower as a role model for everyone."
Li Zhi laughed and said, "It turns out that you are here to seek rewards. Don't worry, I will not treat you badly."
Han Yi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty clearly understands. I say this, not to be a reward. I don't want money or people. I just want a stone statue."
"Stone statue?"
Li Zhi was stunned.
Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "You don't want to carve a stone statue for yourself, are you?"
"Of course not, I don't have the qualifications." Han Yi shook his head and said, "I hope to carve Xiong Fei and Ye Jingjing into stone statues and place them in our North Lane. I hope that everyone can remember this unforgettable love. In fact, I can also carve it myself, but if you have the halo of Your Majesty, I believe it will affect more people and get more recognition."
Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's not too much for Han Yi to ask for this reward."
She is from a commoner, and of course she hopes to eliminate such a family marriage.
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Okay! I promise you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
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