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Ang Lee did not know how to compose poems. As a person of the later generation, he had never learned how to compose poems. At most, he had memorized some famous poems of the ancients, such as the Three Hundred Tang Poems. It was too difficult for Ang Lee to compose a poem himself. Therefore, ever since a minister suggested that a general compose a poem, Ang Lee had an ominous premonition in his heart. He wanted nothing more than to pull the minister over and beat him up to relieve the hatred in his heart. [Love ↑ go △ little ↑ say △ w]
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When Li Longji asked An Lushan to compose a poem, Ang Lee kept his head down. He wanted nothing more than to be invisible so that Li Longji would not notice him.
Although it was not a big deal for a general to not know how to compose a poem and it was not that shameful, the people here were all the most powerful people of the Tang dynasty. If he admitted that he did not know how to compose a poem in front of these people, he would more or less lose some face. It would also make An Lushan, who had already composed a poem, feel proud.
Sure enough, what he was afraid of came true. Ang Lee lowered his head to hide, but he still could not escape Li Longji's eyes. He was asked to compose a poem by name.
Seeing a young eunuch bring the four treasures of the study in front of him, Ang Lee's heart pounded. This was the rhythm of forcing him to his death! If he really could not compose a poem, wouldn't he become a joke in front of everyone?
Of course, Li Longji did not only ask Ang Lee to compose a poem. After calling out Ang Lee, he also called out the names of several generals, including An Lushan's subordinate, Shi Tungan.
Ang Lee was helpless. He took the brush and felt rather uneasy. He quickly recalled the Tang poems that he had memorized in his previous life to see if there were any that he could plagiarize.
Of course, not all Tang poems could be plagiarized. At least, Tang poems before Celestial Treasure could not be plagiarized. Otherwise, it would be discovered. Plagiarism could only be done after Celestial Treasure.
Recall, recall, recall. Ang Lee concentrated on recalling if there were any suitable Tang poems in his previous life that he could use.
"Yes, this is it. I just need to make some changes."
Ang Lee suddenly thought of a Tang poem that he had once been punished by his teacher to write 250 times. Hence, he immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper and checked it carefully. He felt that it was not bad.
Ang Lee turned to look in Shi Qingzong's direction and discovered that he did not even write a single word. Clearly, he did not know how to write. However, this Shi Qingzong did not seem to be in a hurry, nor did he feel embarrassed. He only continued to pour the wine from the pot into the big bowl. After he finished, he took the wine from An Qingzong's table and continued to pour.
"Everyone, General Li has already composed a poem."
The young eunuch gently put away the paper on the table in front of Ang Lee and reported in a low voice.
"Bring it over and let me have a look."
Li Longji took the poem written by Ang Lee and read it lightly. At first, he was quite surprised, but then he showed a look of admiration.
"Good poem, good poem. General Li's poem is quite imposing. It has written the heroic spirit of the men of the Tang dynasty. Good, come, let all my beloved ministers have a look."
"Why don't men wear Wu Gou and conquer the 50 provinces of Andong. Lord, please temporarily go to the Lingyan Pavilion and become a scholar."
A minister read with an expression of admiration on his face.
"Good poem, good poem! The men of the Tang dynasty should be like this. "
"Good poem, General Li's poem has written the heroic spirit of the men of the Tang dynasty. Good poem, really a good poem!"
All the ministers praised Ang Lee's poem, and even more so for Ang Lee himself.
This poem was actually written by the poet of the Tang dynasty, Ang Lee, after the An Lushan Rebellion. It was just that Ang Lee changed two words, changing Guanshan to Andong.
After all, was the situation different? After the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang dynasty urgently needed to recover the 50 provinces of Guanshan. At this moment, the Tang dynasty didn't lose these lands, only the Andong Protectorate and some other remote areas lost some land.
Ever since the Tang Empire and the Xinluo Alliance defeated Goguryeo, the Tang dynasty established the Andong Protectorate in Goguryeo. Its governing area was today's Pyongyang. Its ruling area included the entire Liaodong Peninsula, the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, the northwestern part of Jilin, and the Baekje in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula. It included the eastern part of the Wusuli River, the lower reaches of the Black Dragon River, Sakhalin Island, and the sea.
However, with the rise of the Bohai Kingdom and the Khitans, the Andong Protectorate of the Tang dynasty faced a major threat and constantly moved its governing area. In the third year of Shangyuan, the governing area moved to Liaodong City, and in the third year of Yifeng City, it moved to Xincheng. In the first year of Wansui Tongtian, due to the Khitans' rebellion against the Tang dynasty, the land transportation between the Tang dynasty and the Andong Protectorate was interrupted. In the second year of Kaiyuan, the governing area moved to Yingzhou.
Moving all the way from Pyongyang to Yingzhou not only showed that the governing area was closer to the mainland, but also showed that the Tang dynasty's control over the Andong Protectorate was getting weaker and weaker. Many of the territories that originally belonged to the Tang dynasty no longer belonged to the Tang dynasty. Or it could be said that they belonged to the Tang dynasty in name, but in reality, they had no control over them. Moreover, they had to face the rebellion of the various tribes in the northeast at any time.
In this poem, Li An had proposed to recover the fifty provinces of Andong. What he wanted to express was that he wanted to send troops to attack the Bohai Kingdom and the Khitan tribe, thus completely eliminating this threat. This way, the Andong Protectorate would no longer have any power that could challenge the mighty Great Tang Empire.
As for the provinces in the Andong region that had escaped the control of the Tang dynasty, there were far more than 50 provinces.
Ang Lee's heroic spirit had already been revealed, and this made the Pinglu Jiedushi An Lushan somewhat unable to sit still. Ang Lee's poem was about recovering the provinces that the Andong Protectorate had lost control over, and the Andong Protectorate's governing area was Yingzhou, which was precisely the region An Lushan was in charge of.
In other words, Ang Lee's poem expressed the heroic spirit of the men of the Tang dynasty with ambition, but in An Lushan's ears, it was very much urging and criticizing.
After all, An Lushan had been in Yingzhou for many years, but he had not been able to resolve the problem of the Bohai Kingdom and the Khitans. In fact, he had even been defeated by the Xi Tribe and the Khitans many times, let alone effectively control this region. As such, after hearing Ang Lee's poem, he naturally felt very uncomfortable.
Of course, the current situation of the Andong Protectorate could not be entirely blamed on An Lushan. After all, An Lushan did not have many soldiers under his command, while the Bohai Kingdom and the Khitans were rather powerful. They had established their power in the northeast, far from the administrative center of the Tang dynasty. Although the Tang dynasty was strong, it also had many neighbors to deal with. Naturally, it did not have much energy to deal with the northeast. It could only adopt a defensive posture and set up Pinglu Jiedushi in Yingzhou to guard against the invasions of the northeast.
"An Huer, what do you think of General Li's poem?"
Seeing An Lushan's dazed expression, Li Longji softly asked.
"Your Majesty, this is a good poem. An Huer has guarded Yingzhou for many years and has long wanted to reclaim Andong. I only regret that I do not have enough soldiers under my command and cannot share Your Majesty's burden."
An Lushan reacted very quickly and understood Li Longji's intentions. At the same time, he tactfully expressed that he did not reclaim Andong because he did not have enough soldiers, hinting at Li Longji's intention to give him more military power.
Li Longji nodded in satisfaction. Looking at the poems written by the other generals, he felt that they were not as imposing as Ang Lee's. In fact, they could not even compare to Ang Lee's.
"Your Majesty, General Li's poem is currently the best. However, General Shi has not started writing yet. Perhaps General Shi can write an even better poem."
"Right, right, right. If General Shi can write an even more imposing poem, General Li can only take second place."
The officials excitedly chatted, but anyone could see that General Shi had no intention of writing a poem. In fact, he did not even touch his brush. He only cared about pouring wine into a large bowl.
"General Shi?"
Li Longji could not help but look at General Shi.
General Shi hurriedly stood up with a large bowl of wine and sternly said, "Your Majesty, this humble subject only knows how to lead troops to kill enemies. I am not good at writing poems. I am willing to use wine as an apology."
After saying this, he gulped down large mouthfuls of wine, not missing a single drop.
"Using wine to avoid poetry, General Shi is heroic."
"General Shi is magnanimous."
Seeing General Shi's slightly red face, the officials did not mock him. Instead, they all expressed their approval of him. Although he did not write a single poem, drinking such a large bowl of wine made them admire his alcohol tolerance. At the very least, none of the officials present dared to drink like General Shi. If Poet Immortal Li Bai came, he might be able to compete with General Shi. However, Li Bai did not have the qualifications to come to this banquet.
Li Longji saw General Shi's imposing figure and liked him very much. After a pause, he smiled and asked, "General Shi, what is your name?"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject, General Shi Yun."
"General Shi Yun? How old are you? "
"Your Majesty, this humble subject is already forty years old."
Li Longji thought for a moment and softly said, "Forty years old is not old. Your glory, splendor, wealth, and rank are still to come. However, the name General Shi Yun is not good. I will give you a name! You will be called General Shi Siming. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty. This humble subject will be called General Shi Siming from now on."
General Shi was overjoyed and hurriedly expressed his thanks.
Li Longji took out a Dragon Patterned Jade Annulus and sternly said, "Ang Lee, your poem is not bad. Also, those bean sprouts are very delicious. I will bestow this Jade Annulus to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yu Chaoen took the Jade Annulus and walked a few steps before handing it over to Ang Lee.
Seeing Li Longji bestow the Dragon Patterned Jade Annulus to Ang Lee, An Lushan was not happy. He had spent so much effort and killed nearly a thousand black bears, but he still fell behind Ang Lee. This made him lose face.
"Your Majesty, composing poems is not my specialty. Archery can show my strength."
An Lushan suggested.
His archery skills were not bad. Moreover, he knew that General Shi Siming's archery skills were rarely matched. If they competed in archery, they would definitely win. At the very least, he was confident that he would not let Ang Lee take first place again.
"Your Majesty, archery in the main hall may be dangerous. You can just throw a quiver. This way, we civil officials can also participate."
Li Longji nodded and said, "Good, then let's compete in throwing a quiver. A few days ago, the Western Region emissary sent two bottles of aged wine. I will take out one of them as the winner's reward. Men, quickly bring it over."
Every word the Emperor said was an imperial edict that had to be obeyed. Soon, the quiver was ready. Six copper pots were placed in a row on the dance floor, and a bottle of aged wine with exquisite packaging was placed on the table in front of Li Longji.
The civil and military officials were all interested in throwing the pot, and the Emperor had offered a reward. In a moment, almost all the officials participated. Even Li Linfu couldn't help but compete. Of course, these civil officials' skills were very limited. They couldn't even throw the pot at a distance of three steps.
Three steps, ten arrows. Not many people managed to hit the quiver. Only twenty or so people managed to do so.
Since all twenty or so people had hit the target, the next step was naturally to increase the difficulty. The copper pot was moved six steps away.
The distance of six steps was very far. Tang Chao's one step was about 1.55 meters, so six steps was a distance of 9.3 meters. At this distance, he couldn't even see the mouth of the copper pot clearly. It was obviously not easy to throw himself in.
Sure enough, after this round, there were only a few people who were able to accurately hit all ten arrows. However, An Lushan, Shi Siming, and Ang Lee were still present.
Next, the copper pot was moved nine steps away, which was close to 14 meters away. The mouth of the pot looked even smaller, and the difficulty of throwing the arrows in greatly increased.
At this time, everyone, including Li Longji, was nervously watching the competition. Many of the officials were secretly making bets.
As arrow after arrow was thrown, the gap quickly widened. An Lushan and several generals made mistakes one after another. Only Ang Lee and Shi Siming did not make any mistakes. All of them steadily hit the quiver.
However, the situation was developing in a direction that was beneficial to Ang Lee. The reason was very simple. When he was composing the poem, Shi Siming had drunk a large bowl of wine. At this time, the alcohol was slowly starting to take effect. It was clear from Shi Siming's trembling hands. On the other hand, Ang Lee did not drink much. Naturally, he was not in such a drunken state.
Of course, for Shi Siming to be able to fight to the death with him for so long while in a half-drunk state was already very impressive. At the very least, Ang Lee admired him.
The last two arrows were continuously thrown by Ang Lee. They were all ready to go into the quiver. Shi Siming still had two arrows that had not been thrown. Even if he hit the target, he could at most tie with Ang Lee.
The alcohol continued to rise, causing beads of sweat to appear on Shi Siming's forehead. His hands were also slightly trembling. He could clearly feel that Ang Lee's level was very high, and his condition was very bad. As such, it would be very difficult for him to win.
Once a person's mind was nervous, it was even more difficult to perform normally. When Shi Siming threw the ninth arrow, it rubbed against the edge of the quiver and fell into the quiver with difficulty. This further increased the tension in his heart.
"There's only one arrow left. If General Shi can't hit the target, General Li will win."
"Yes! Just now, General Shi's arrow almost missed. This last arrow is really mysterious! "
All the ministers looked at Shi Siming nervously, and An Lushan encouraged Shi Siming in his heart. Ang Lee had just received a reward from Li Longji. If Ang Lee won this time, he would be even more depressed.
"Shi Siming, you can't lose face for my Pinglu Army! You must hit the target. "
An Lushan whispered to put pressure on Shi Siming.
Of course, An Lushan's eagerness to win was not wrong, but at this time, the more pressure he put on, the more nervous Shi Siming would be, and the more dizzy his mind would be.
"Clang."
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