Chapter 633 Honesty is very important
The censor Xiao Yi was very excited. He took a few handwritten books belonging to Wang Xizhi and left the palace happily. As for Li Shimin's fun eyes behind him... Well, there were no eyes behind him.
Xiao Yi, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiao Yi of Nanliang, really said that he is a clan relative of the old man Xiao Yu, and his generation, that is, the grandfather of the two, that is, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan.
However, we are telling the story of the Tang Dynasty, not the Southern and Northern Dynasties, so I won’t talk about the specific relationship between them here. In short, just knowing that these two are relatives.
Speaking of which, Xiao Yi took on the task, disguised himself as a merchant, found a reason and came to the temple of the old monk Biancai to stay.
In ancient times, there were no chain stores like Home, Hanting, and even hotels were only available in some county towns. Missing staying in the Intou often happens, so Xiao Yi staying in the Intou did not arouse the suspicion of the monks, so he let him live in the temple.
But the monks did not expect that Xiao Yi's body was really weak. After staying for a night, he became sick for some reason. His face was pale like a ghost. He couldn't see any tricks after looking for a doctor. But seeing his almost dead appearance, the monks also knew that if he was letting him leave at this time, this guy would definitely not live for two days.
There was no way, monks were compassionate and looked at Xiao Yi who was half dead, so they could not drive out the seriously ill person outside the door. So Xiao Yi used this excuse to live in the temple, and lived there for half a month.
Half a month said it was not long or short. After a while, I became familiar with the monks in the temple and had a few encounters with the old monk Biancai.
The old monk Biancai is a disciple of Monk Zhiyong, and his knowledge is naturally not bad. Xiao Yi is a guy with a family background, and his family is not worse than Biancai. After meeting, the two immediately saw Mung Bean meet him, and the relationship naturally became familiar.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Xiao Yi took out two original works of Wang Xizhi borrowed from Li Shimin, and showed off his tone with a proud tone. The old monk was a little distracted at first. He naturally looked down on the "mortals" such as "Auntie's Post" and "Ping'an Post" and evaluated them as "Not a Le'er".
But Xiao Yi sneered at the old monk, put away the words and posts and ridiculed him as bragging.
In fact, cultural people are similar to martial people, so they can't stand being ridiculed in their professional life. So the old monk was excited and did something that he regretted for his life - taking out the preface to the Lanting Collection.
If we really talk about it, it was really right for the ancients to say that a nobleman was born in three generations. If the old monk did not say anything and only gave Li Muyun the preface to the Lanting Collection, it would probably be regarded as a collection at most.
But for Xiao Yi, when he saw the preface of Lanting Collection, he was stunned. Even if he was prepared, he still shocked him to know that this thing might be in the hands of his hand.
This shock does not come from the discernment that can hide such precious things, but from the character sticker itself.
It’s like we know that there is a UFO in our friend’s house, but we never get to see each other. Finally, we felt the same when we saw it one day.
The shock does not come from friends, but from UFO. The feeling is like: Oh, so that UFO is like this!
The old monk Bincai smiled proudly at the shocked Xiao Yi. In terms of knowledge, he always missed Lao Xiao half his head. This time he finally showed his face with his ancestors' things.
Xiao Yi was really able to bear it. After seeing the preface to the Lanting Collection, he did not show any extra performance. He just couldn't put it down and admired the old monk, and at the same time expressed his envy of the banquet.
Since then, the old monk believed that he had found the only friend in life, often referred Xiao Yi as Zhong Ziqi, and compared himself to Yu Boya. The two went out to travel together, slept together, and became a pair of friends who could talk about everything.
On this day, it was Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days. A noble man from Chang'an came to invite the old man to attend the banquet, so the monk naturally would not refuse, so he asked Xiao Yi to go together.
Halfway through the way, Xiao Yi pretended to forget things, but was afraid of wasting time, so he asked the old monk Biancai to go first and went back to the temple to get things.
The monk did not doubt that he was there, so he left him. As a result, Feihong never appeared again after he left.
In Chang'an, Changsun Wuji's mansion, the old monk Bincai sat awkwardly among a group of Tang Dynasty scholars, listening to His Majesty Li Er who was speaking toasts there on the main seat.
It has been an hour since I entered Changsun Mansion. According to time, that guy Xiao Yi should have arrived at this time, but for some reason he has not appeared.
The old monk couldn't help but start to worry secretly, fearing that something would happen to Xiao Yi halfway. After all, that guy had just recovered from serious illness, and no one knew if he would have any problems on the way.
I have to say that this old monk is indeed a little cute and has no idea when he was deceived. But he can't blame him for this matter. After all, no one can imagine that a person with extraordinary talent would be a thief.
"The King of Xiaoyao is here!" Just as His Majesty Li Er raised his glass to toast, a disciple of Changsun Mansion suddenly shouted loudly outside.
Li Muyun, the King of Xiaoyao?! The face of the old monk Bincai was a little unnatural. Although the monks had all the five aggregates, Li Muyun's actions were too annoying. Even if the old monk Bincai had a good temper, he would inevitably feel a little fluctuated after hearing his name.
This actually does not mean that Lao Shang’s cultivation is not enough. After all, everyone is human, and seven emotions and six desires are inevitable. If you really practice to the point where you lose even the seven emotions and six desires, you will not be human.
At this time, Li Muyun had already walked in from outside with Mu Yu, and once again had a folding fan in his hand, which was almost the same as the one that Li Er took away. While greeting everyone, Li Shimin walked towards the main position.
A moment later, Li Muyun came to the Emperor's lower house, turned his head intentionally or unintentionally and looked at the old monk Bingcai in the crowd, and then bowed to the ground: "Brother, I have obtained a treasure a few days ago. Today I will ask the brother to help me appreciate it."
"What?" Li Shimin's heart beat wildly, and he tried hard to calm his mind and make his voice calm as much as possible.
"Mu Yu." Li Muyun turned around and looked at the little girl behind him.
The little girl understood and took off a bamboo tube from her body, held it up with both hands to the eunuch Lao Long who was coming up, and handed it respectfully. Then Lao Long turned respectfully and handed it to Li Er.
Although Li Shimin had tried hard to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, his movements could not help but speed up. He opened the bamboo tube in a few seconds and took out something from it.
Then, before he could unfold the thing, a bald old monk suddenly stood up below, his eyes wide open, his mouth silently opened, and finally he spit out a mouthful of old blood and fainted.
Li Er took out the object, and even the old monk burned it to ashes could recognize it. What was it if it wasn't the scroll of the Lanting Collection!
Actually, Li Er is always unreasonable in this matter. It would be fine if you say you took someone else’s beloved thing, but why do you have to take it out in front of others? Isn’t this obviously angry!
However, Li Shimin couldn't care about these things. He thought that he had asked the old monk if he had this thing, but the old monk said he lost it, which disappointed Li Erda.
Now that the things are brought back, the Emperor naturally wants to avenge his original "revenge". As for whether it is authentic or not, would an emperor care about these things?
Besides, the old monk admitted that he had lost the thing himself. If he went up to ask for it at this time, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. If he didn't do it, he would kill the nine clans. So he had to eat even if he didn't eat even if he didn't. After all, it was his fault that was not the first.
So based on this matter, we can learn a lesson, that is, we must be honest in life.
Just imagine, if I had made another choice when I first decided to take out the preface of the Lanting Collection, then at most, Li Shimin would borrow it from him.
The old monk only needs to wait for a while before going to the palace to ask for it. Although he may not be able to return it, at least he still has the chance to come back. At worst, he can go to Wei Zheng and others. I believe that Li Shimin will not be able to rely on him for his reputation.
But the old monk chose to lie and told Li Shimin that this thing was lost.
This would mean that he would lose his own way of retreat. Now that the things have come to Li Er's hands, he has no excuses to ask for. Even if he goes to Wei Zheng, Yu Zhining and others, those people will not help him. After all, he lies first, and Li Shimin already has enough excuses. Even Wei Zheng and others cannot blame Li Er for anything.
In short, everyone actually knew what was going on in their hearts, but because of the old monk's mistake, he could only swallow this thousand hatred by himself.
Two days later, Li Muyun recommended him to make contributions and rewarded him with a thousand feet of brocade.
Originally, Li Er planned to give him a title and directly promote him to a prince, but he was stopped by Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others. After all, this kind of thing was not good, and it would be bad for the emperor if it was spread.
Xiao Yi was also promoted to the position of Youzhou Assassin, and was on the fourth rank, and was many steps higher than the previous Censor.
But what this guy did was a bit unlucky, so he was directly sent to Youzhou. In the Tang Dynasty, it was almost the same as the border. It was probably because Li Shimin didn't want him to talk nonsense, so he did this.
But it was enough for Xiao Yi. After all, he was promoted. As for where he became an official... there will be decades left in the future. If he keeps his mouth tighter, he will be able to be transferred back to Chang'an sooner or later.
Before leaving, Xiao Yi found Li Muyun and asked him to have fun in Chang'an City for a night, with all the wine, food and swords.
Chapter completed!