The banquet ended in a joyous atmosphere. The people who attended the banquet went home in groups.
Wang Wei took his own people and went home to understand the situation.
He prepared to memorize the information and catch up with the group. After going to Hongnong, he would return to Chang 'an and become the county magistrate of Lantian County.
He knew that the opportunity was right in front of him. If he could meet the Emperor and become the county magistrate, he would be promoted in the future.
Li Yi watched as Wang Wei left alone in the company of so many people. Suddenly, he thought of someone.
"Is Meng Haoran at home or at Dongting Lake?" Li Yi thought of Meng Haoran.
Meng Haoran's home was in Xiangyang, Hubei. According to the information, he was supposed to go to Dongting Lake and visit Zhang Shuo.
In history, Zhang Shuo was banished from Chang 'an and became the provincial governor of Yuezhou. Meng Haoran met him there.
After a year, Zhang Shuo wrote a letter to Su Yi. Su Yi asked Li Longji to persuade Zhang Shuo to become the provincial governor of Jingzhou.
However, Zhang Shuo did not go to Yuezhou. He was not allowed to be the Prime Minister and was sent to Henan Province.
Henan Province was not a banished official. Although it was not as good as the Prime Minister, its status was not low. It was the governor of the Eastern Capital.
It was responsible for collecting taxes, planting rice, and maintaining the roads between the two capitals. The Winged Knights went to Dali to make steel. Other things needed Zhang Shuo's help.
Even if Meng Haoran went to Dongting Lake, he would not be able to see Zhang Shuo. Who else could help him?
"Meng Haoran? Clear dawn rises because of the flow, crossing the river. Sand fowls are near, a distant tree cannot be distinguished. "
Princess Yongmu heard Li Yi's muttering and recited four lines of Meng Haoran's poem. She did not say the rest.
The poem was called Climbing Lumen Mountain. It was written when he was 20.
"It's him, he … Alas!" Li Yi did not know how to evaluate Meng Haoran.
He had the talent to write poems. When he was an official, he was only an aide for a short time.
He did not know what it was like to be an official. However, he was good at writing poems.
Li Longji, who was good at writing poems, was usually willing to give him a chance. However, when he finally met him, he was so scared that he hid under the bed.
Moreover, when he was asked to recite a poem, he recited: Untalented, the wise master has abandoned me, sickly old friends have neglected me.
Li Longji did not like bitter poems, so he did not give him an official position.
His failure to pass the imperial examination was probably not because of the scriptures, but because he did not write the practical policy well.
Meng Haoran knew very little about national affairs and politics.
He had been thinking about his idyllic poems all day. Should this person give him a chance? Although he had been a vagrant all his life, his family was quite wealthy.
In the end, he didn't die of poverty. He died of sores on his back.
The medical conditions could have cured him, but he drank and ate fresh food with others. He drank with Wang Changling.
The poison sores that were about to be cured relapsed and he died.
"Should I also give him the position of county deputy?" Princess Yongmu thought that there was a person who was similar to Wang Wei and felt that it was a good idea to follow his example.
"I sent someone to look for him alone? No way. "Li Yi didn't want to take the initiative to look for Meng Haoran.
If he were to look for Meng Haoran, many people would take Meng Haoran seriously. But was Meng Haoran really that important?
If he wanted to look for someone, he would look for someone who would become a famous minister in the future. He didn't have a chance in the early days, but later on, he would become a high-ranking official and govern the place well.
"Yes, I will think about it and see who is suitable. Then I will write a letter and ask him to come to Chang 'an." Li Yi decided to give it a try.
He called some people who were of low status now but would become high-ranking officials in the future. These people were directly branded with the name of Li Family Zhuangzi.
While Li Yi was thinking, a person came to the south of Chang 'an at night.
He stayed in the inn in the south of the city, which belonged to Li Family Zhuangzi. When he registered, he said that his name was Meng Haoran.
Li Yi didn't expect that Meng Haoran would go to Chang 'an instead of Dongting Lake.
Meng Haoran didn't go to Dongting Lake specifically to look for Zhang Shuo. He was there before.
Next year, he went back home and visited Zhang Shuo. Zhang Shuo promised to help him, but Zhang Shuo was transferred away and didn't arrange an official position for him.
When Zhang Shuo returned to Chang 'an, he also didn't get an official position for him.
Meng Haoran met Li Longji at Zhang Shuo's house last time.
Now he came to Chang 'an by himself. He probably thought that there was a heated brick bed in Chang' an, but there was no heated brick bed in Xiangyang, so it was cold in winter.
Meng Haoran hurried to the south of Chang 'an. It was dark. He checked into the inn, took a hot bath, changed into a new set of clothes, and went out for a stroll.
Chang 'an was not cold in winter at night. There were street lamps on the streets.
There was a night market in the south of the city, where there were many snacks.
Tanghulu, sesame malt candy, shabu shabu, barbecue, fried food …
The only thing that made the stalls unhappy was the free hot soup. People didn't buy the soup.
When the stalls were cold or thirsty, they would drink half a bowl of the soup and then continue to walk around.
Meng Haoran went to the gold and silver shop first. He had some exchange coupons, but he didn't have enough. When he was at home, he used copper coins to exchange for gold.
Now he had to exchange the gold for coupons. The gold was heavy, and the copper coins were even heavier. It was not easy to go out for a stroll.
The gold and silver shop in the south of the city was run by the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Other people's gold and silver shops were responsible for making jewelry and other things.
The Li Family Zhuangzi's gold and silver shop was only responsible for exchange. Copper coins, silver, and gold were directly exchanged for coupons.
There were merchants who collected copper coins from other places and exchanged them there. Then they took the coupons to other places and sold them at a high price.
Usually, they could make a profit of ten percent. There was no risk in this business.
They invested ten thousand taels. If they led a team, they would get a thousand taels. After deducting the expenses, they could get seven hundred taels.
Then they would buy things from the capital and transport them back to sell. The purpose of doing this was not only to make money, but also to facilitate their local business.
It was Meng Haoran's first time in the capital. In the afternoon, he went to another county and saw the prosperity of the local area.
It was dark in Chang 'an, but he could still see people coming and going.
He touched the gold on his body. It was still there. He didn't lose it. He looked at other people and felt that there would be thieves in a crowd.
The other people didn't care. When they were buying things, they took out money from their inner pockets. Some took out a pile of money.
The big money was on the outside, and the small money was inside.
"Brother, aren't you afraid that others will be jealous of you taking money like this?"
Meng Haoran saw that the person took out a lot of money and kindly reminded him.
"No, there are no thieves in the capital. Instead, there are former thieves who help to keep an eye on the crowd." The person who took out the money smiled.
He looked at Meng Haoran and said, "This is your first time in Chang 'an?"
"Yes!" Meng Haoran nodded.
"The current capital gathers the thieves and pays them a salary. They are responsible for watching the others. If they see thieves from other places, they will catch them."
The person who took out the money smiled and explained that there were no thieves.
Meng Haoran was slightly surprised and then smiled, "Are there people who kidnap children?"
"No, there are people in charge of every place. If children are kidnapped, these people will be responsible."
There was a hint of pride in the man's expression as he spoke.
The capital was safe. It felt like a dream.
Meng Haoran looked around and didn't see anyone in charge of anything.
"Don't look. They hide very well. Sometimes when you drop things or money, they will help you pick them up. "The person who took out the money didn't look elsewhere.
"Is that so?" Meng Haoran was envious. In Xiangyang, where he was from, there was no such thing.
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