Inside the palace, Li Yuan was reviewing government affairs.
The current Tang dynasty not only had a large number of wars happening outside, but there were also many things waiting to be done inside. There were countless government affairs. After all, the frontline war would involve countless government affairs and require a lot of work from the rear. Not to mention, Li Yuan wanted to stabilize the internal affairs, so Li Yuan's affairs were extremely busy.
Even so, Li Yuan would rest a little after a day of tiredness. After all, he was a certain age and his energy was not as good as before. Now, Li Yuan's love for Consort Yin De was much less.
This was due to the influence of the Yin father and son.
Li Yuan disliked Yin Changqing and hated Yin Shu for not teaching his son well. In addition, after he returned to the palace and saw Consort Yin De, Consort Yin De did not care about Yin Changqing's bad side at all and kept praising her younger brother Yin Changqing, hoping that Li Yuan would give Yin Changqing an official position.
Consort Yin De's way of doing things caused Li Yuan to dislike her even more. Now, Li Yuan spent most of his time resting in Zhang Jieyu's palace. Today, after Li Yuan finished his work, he left the Sweet Dew Hall and went to Zhang Jieyu's harem with Xiao Li.
However, just as Li Yuan walked out of the Sweet Dew Hall and walked to the corner of the corridor, he heard someone discussing.
"Speaking of which, Guan Yu is really brave and extraordinary. Killing Hua Xiong with warm wine, too wonderful."
"I feel that Guan Yu is just a fool's courage, it's not surprising. Speaking of which, Cao Cao is still powerful, courageous, and capable. Unfortunately, Cao Cao's family background can't compare to Yuan Shao, quite miserable. "
"Speaking of miserable, can Cao Cao compare to Liu Bei? In any case, Liu Bei is also a member of the royal family, but he is middle-aged and has accomplished nothing, wandering everywhere. He is the most miserable, having aspirations but unable to reach. "
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Two eunuchs were discussing in low voices.
This discussion was coincidentally heard by Li Yuan. So Li Yuan stopped and listened for a while. Xiao Li, the Imperial Household Chief beside him, frowned, a hint of coldness on his old face.
These damn bastards!
They are actually discussing everywhere.
Don't they see where this is?
Li Yuan stayed for a while, coughed lightly, and strode forward. Following his light cough, the two little eunuchs already lowered their heads and stood at the side obediently.
Li Yuan brought Xiao Li and walked straight ahead.
It's just that when Xiao Li followed Li Yuan and left, he glared at the two little eunuchs. After walking for a distance, Li Yuan looked at Xiao Li who was beside him and asked, "Xiao Li, what are they discussing?"
Xiao Li arched his back slightly and said in a sharp voice, "Your Majesty, they are talking about a book called 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. This book is now all the rage in Chang 'an, and countless people are chasing after it. "
Pausing for a moment, Xiao Li continued, "These insensible bastard slaves, it's fine if they read books in private, but they actually openly discussed it regardless of the occasion. Your Majesty, when this old servant comes down, I will definitely punish them properly. I will strictly discipline them and make them annoy me to death. "
Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. However, We are rather curious about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Bring it to Us."
"Yes!"
Xiao Li bowed and answered.
"Let's go back to the palace. I might as well read. I'm too lazy to see Zhang Jieyu. Her words are similar to Consort Yin De. "
Li Yuan was originally prepared to go to Zhang Jieyu's courtyard, but he had a lot of things to worry about. Especially at Zhang Jieyu's place, Zhang Jieyu still had to say some unfounded things about Du Qi, making Li Yuan dislike going there.
He might as well return to the Ganlu Hall.
Once Li Yuan returned to the Ganlu Hall, Xiao Li gave the order. Soon, the first five chapters of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms were sent over. After Xiao Li received it, he stood respectfully in front of Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Li Yuan received it. When he saw the opening, his brows rose.
Nowadays, it was not a popular word.
It was a popular poem, but the form of the word was originally born from the Yue Fu. Moreover, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the format of the word had already appeared. It was just that it was not popular. Therefore, even if it was the opening of Immortals of the River, it could not be considered as something new.
The opening poem, 'Immortals of the River', already made Li Yuan's eyes light up.
This poem, in the bold and unconstrained, also contained vigor. In the sonorous use of words and sentences, there was no lack of profoundness. The entire text was generous and solemn, full of charm. Reading it was soul-stirring.
After Li Yuan looked at Immortals of the River, he already nodded his head in approval. In his heart, he had more recognition of this Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Looking at the big picture through a tube, from the details, he could already see the extraordinariness of this book.
Li Yuan continued to read on.
When he read, he would unconsciously examine everything in the book with his identity as an emperor. After he finished reading the first five chapters of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he said emotionally, "Xiao Li, although this person Luo Guanzhong joked about history and changed some things in history, he did not change the major matters and did not confine the minor matters. This book is really not simple."
After pausing for a moment, Li Yuan continued, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has talent, structure, and even wisdom and strategy. Now, We understand why the people in the palace like to talk about it. Now, We are also eagerly waiting for the follow-up content. Speaking of which, this is only a short five chapters. Tell me, is there more to follow? "
Xiao Li said, "Your Majesty is wise. You actually saw through the true meaning of the book at a glance."
After a pause, Xiao Li said, "Speaking of which, only five chapters of this book have been published so far. The bookstore that sells this book is in Xi City's Zailai Bookstore. We don't know Luo Guanzhong for the time being. "
Li Yuan's eyes revealed a hint of expectation. He ordered, "We look forward to the follow-up content. At the same time, we also want to meet this person Luo Guanzhong. To be able to write such an article, he must be a person with great talent. It's really a bit of a waste to use such a person to write a book. Looking at the text, he must be a capable person with military strategy. Arrange for people to immediately investigate Luo Guanzhong's situation. "
"Yes!"
Xiao Li complied.
He bowed and complied, then turned and left.
Li Yuan flipped back to the first chapter and read it again. Although this book only had the first five chapters, in reality, through the content of these first five chapters, one could already see a lot. Therefore, Li Yuan was looking forward to it.
Xiao Li did not leave for long. In less than an hour, he returned. He came to Li Yuan's side again. The expression on his face was somewhat strange. He said, "Your Majesty, the situation of Zailai Bookstore has been investigated clearly. This Luo Guanzhong has also been investigated clearly. Speaking of which, Your Majesty has seen Luo Guanzhong. "
"Ah!"
Li Yuan was somewhat surprised.
His thin body slightly leaned forward. His hand propped on the table. He said, "Let's hear it!"
Xiao Li said seriously, "Your Majesty, this book was sold by Zailai Bookstore. A few days ago, Xi City's Zailai Bookstore was not worth mentioning. It was a bookstore that almost went bankrupt."
"In other words, Du Qi went to Zailai Bookstore and bought Zailai Bookstore. Then, the bookstore had the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to the results of the investigation, the contents of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms were all written by Du Qi. "
"For the time being, we don't know who Luo Guanzhong is. We only know that this book was written by Du Qi. Therefore, this old servant boldly speculates that this Luo Guanzhong is Du Qi. "
Xiao Li bowed and expressed his opinion.
After Li Yuan heard it, he frowned.
It was Du Qi again. Right now, he was full of praise for Du Qi. Not only did Du Qi know how to run a business, but Du Qi also knew when to advance and retreat. His words and actions were all good.
Originally, Li Yuan already had a whole new level of respect for Du Qi. He admired Du Qi very much.
He did not expect that this bookstore now involved Du Qi again. Thinking of Du Qi's various things, Li Yuan instinctively felt that Xiao Li's analysis was very likely true. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms should be related to Du Qi.
So much so that the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms book, Luo Guanzhong, was very likely to be Du Qi.
Xiao Li was an old man who had always been by Li Yuan's side. He was familiar with Li Yuan's nature. He was even more clear about Li Yuan's present situation. He was quite approving of Du Qi. He said softly, "Your Majesty, it's not difficult to know about this matter. Your Majesty just happens to have nothing to do. You might as well go out of the palace incognito. Go to the Du family and you'll know. "
"That's the reason!"
After Li Yuan heard it, a brilliant smile appeared on his face. He said, "Come, let's go out of the palace."
"Yes!"
Xiao Li received the order and immediately went to make arrangements.
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