458. Master, I Know How to Pray for Rain (Please Order the Whole Thing)

"only……"

"Such a talent, I made him Qingque's teacher. Google search reading and Qingque just became his apprentice. As time goes by, Qingque..."

Li Shimin was happy but also worried.

Compared with other emperors, he is relatively sensitive to the aspect of "brothers, friends and brothers". After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he had been trying his best to avoid causing trouble to Xiao Qiang again.

The best way to avoid causing trouble to Xiao Qiang is to fully support the prince's party. Let the prince have enough advantage to crush the other heirs. Fortunately, the prince Li Chengqian did not exceed his expectations. He was "intelligent in nature", "extremely intelligent", "refined, filial, pure and profound", and "beautiful and handsome".

This is why Li Tai wanted to learn calligraphy from Chu Suiliang, but he declined. He found a junior official for Li Tai who was good at calligraphy, and promoted this junior official to the eighth rank Zuo Shiyi.

But now..., this little official is not an ordinary person. Just by looking at this memorial, you can see some of his talents. Although he is not as good as the Gong Gongs in the court now, after more than ten years of training, he will definitely have the qualifications and strength to rival the Prime Minister.

Taste the tripod and you will know its flavor.

"Qingque is still young, and Chengqian and Qingque also respect and love him. I know His Majesty's heart, and I want to take precautions. But since the matter has become a reality, why not trust Qingque and Chengqian."

Queen Changsun advised.

The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. No matter how sensible she was, this time Li Tai's apprenticeship was thwarted, and she already felt a lot for Li Tai's son. If she continued to guard her son Li Tai, she, as a mother, would not be able to bear it.

Although Li Shimin was worried, he thought that he was still young and full of energy, and his two sons were still young, so after this idea passed through his mind, he did not mention it again.

…

After the performance, on the third day.

Court meeting.

Li Shimin commended several officials who wrote good memorials, including Bai Gui. In addition, Li Shimin sent another official to Bai Gui, who was temporarily the county magistrate of Zhouzhi County to carry out the strategies implemented in the memorial.

Although the methods mentioned by Bai Gui in the memorial are all in order.

But as an emperor, you cannot trust others easily. Once the central government issues an order, it will affect not one place, but a state, or even the whole country. Don't be careless.

Let Bai Gui be the county magistrate temporarily just to see if the method is feasible.

Can it be implemented in all states and counties in Guanzhong?

Zhouzhi County is close to Chang'an City, and in later generations it was one of the two counties under the jurisdiction of Chang'an. It's not far from Chang'an. It's more than 20 miles away and can be reached in less than an hour.

The county magistrate is second only to the county magistrate and is not a permanent official position.

Bai Gui dared to present the report, so naturally he was not just talking nonsense, he had already figured out a set of effective methods within a month after he learned about the Dragon Girl in Dongting.

Three days later, the emperor patrolled Zhouzhi, inspected the crops, and returned with great joy.

Therefore, on the next day, with the unanimous consent of all the prime ministers in the Political Affairs Hall, the Zhongshu Province drafted the decree, the Menxia Province reviewed it, and the Shangshu Province executed it. Government orders were issued to Guanzhong and surrounding counties and counties to implement Baigui's method.

The drought in Guanzhong also affected neighboring Liangzhou.

The Liangzhou government announced a notice, and Taoist Zheng from Qingshan Temple in Wuwei City also learned of the matter.

"Unexpected, unexpected..."

Taoist Zheng looked at the Di newspaper and shook his head, feeling extremely surprised.

This apprentice gave him a lot of surprises.

Bai Gui's name was clearly listed in the newspaper. It was the official who presented the report this time who was notified by the government throughout the country and became famous all over the world.

"Pindao thought that after practicing Taoism, he had enlightened his wisdom and was lucky to pass the imperial examination. But he didn't expect that his ability was more than that..."

Taoist Zheng murmured to himself.

If only he had known in advance that Bai Gui had this ability. No matter what, Bai Gui will not be allowed to seduce the Dongting Dragon Girl. Because after Bai Gui and Dongting Dragon Girl achieved good things, Bai Gui had Dongting Dragon Palace as a support, even he did not dare to underestimate her. Bai Gui, a good disciple, was equivalent to giving up to the Dongting Dragon Palace.

Don't think this is just a memorial or a national policy. But this means that Bai Gui is not an ordinary person, but an extremely smart talent. This kind of talent is more precious than some immortal treasures.

An army of thousands is easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find.

The reason why Dongting Dragon Palace invested in Bai Gui was because Bai Gui showed his talents and was worthy of Dongting Dragon Palace's investment. There is no shortage of monks with ordinary cultivation in Dongting Dragon Palace. But Dongting Dragon Palace is in short supply of talents like Bai Gui.

Intelligence is not the same as having a brain.

Taoist Zheng is not a fool, and he understands this.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Zheng Pan looked at Taoist Zheng doubtfully and asked.

She knew that her husband had always been mature and steady, with a gloomy personality. This was the first time she saw such an expression when she stayed at Qingshan Temple.

Taoist Zheng said nothing and handed the newspaper to Zheng Pan.

This newspaper was obtained by him from the government through magic.

"Brother Noble?"

"Your brother went to Chang'an and even became a high official? Husband, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

When Zheng Pan read the newspaper, she found that she was from Zhangtai. Even though she was not an oiran, she could read and write well. After reading the newspaper, she quickly found Bai Gui's name.

Official, that’s an official!

And he is a capital official in Chang'an!

Thinking of "Brother Noble" in her heart, she couldn't help but stand her legs together, making them tight.

"Slut!"

Taoist Zheng gave Zheng Pan a cold look, and Zheng Pan's thoughts and deeds could not be hidden from his eyes.

…

Chang'an, Imperial Palace.

Li Zheng Hall, Li Tai's bedroom.

After the success of the experimental field in Zhouzhi County, Bai Gui was also dismissed from the post of Zhouzhi County Magistrate. After returning to Chang'an, he took up the idle post of Zuo Shiyi in the Ministry of Personnel.

As for promotion, there is no rush for the time being.

The key to being an official is to be modest and prudent.

The Ministry of Personnel and Li Shimin have remembered his contributions. As long as there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Personnel or other departments of the central government, he will be promoted to serve.

If he doesn't even have this patience, there is no need to be an official.

As usual, Bai Gui teaches Li Tai calligraphy once every half a decade.

However, when teaching Li Tai this time, Li Tai's attitude was much more earnest than when he met Bai Gui before.

The same was true for Princess Changle Li Lizhi on the other side.

"Teacher, these few days, I have been in the palace. My father and mother taught me to learn more practical skills from you, teacher, so that I can become a wise king in the future."

Li Tai said abruptly after copying the calligraphy.

He changed his address to Bai Gui from Mr. to Teacher.

A little closer.

"Oh?"

Bai Gui paused and turned to look at Li Tai. Li Tai was very similar to him in this respect, knowing the principle of hitting the snake with the stick.

Knowing to find opportunities.

Li Shimin asked him to teach Li Tai only calligraphy, but did not say to teach him anything else. As for what Li Tai said, Li Tai or Empress Changsun mentioned it, but it was just a casual remark, more of a lesson to his son.

"Your Highness, look at this cursive script, and then look at this regular script. I wonder which one is the best."

Bai Gui smiled, and did not explicitly refuse Li Tai, but pointed to several calligraphy works on the long table.

"Regular script...excellent."

Both calligraphy works were written by Li Tai, so he gave his answer after a little hesitation.

Cursive script, written by beginners, is not worth seeing.

Regular script, he started learning since he was a child, and after a long time, although it is not a top-notch one, it is worth seeing.

"The short one, it is better to be consistent than to change a hundred times."

"The old one, both the cursive and regular scripts have divine methods, and the casual works are treasured by others."

Bai Gui said lightly.

As the voice fell.

Li Tai's eyes shrank suddenly, and he understood the meaning.

The long and the short seem to be talking about people who are good at calligraphy and people who are not good at calligraphy. But after thinking deeply, he understood that this was Bai Gui's advice to him. The old one and the short one are not about calligraphy, but about age. The old one is the crown prince Li Chenggan, and the short one is the young him.

He is young, just like the cursive and regular scripts, it is better to be consistent than to change a hundred times. There is no need to do anything false, just be a wise king quietly. Opportunities will come naturally.

"Thank you for your teachings, teacher."

Li Tai bowed and thanked.

The palace maids and Li Lizhi on the other side heard this, but they did not understand its meaning without putting themselves in the situation.

Even if the palace maids told the emperor and empress about this, and the emperor and empress saw it, Bai Gui would not be in trouble. This was to persuade Li Tai to keep himself in line.

After the teaching, Bai Gui packed up and left Lizheng Hall.

But just as he reached the palace wall, Li Lizhi, who came out with a blush on her face, called Bai Gui out of breath.

"Mr. Bai, my father is going to ask me to marry that idiot Changsun Chong."

"This princess doesn't want to marry him..."

After that, Princess Changle looked at Bai Gui expectantly, hoping that Bai Gui would show her a way out. The people she saw most in the deep palace were palace maids and eunuchs. In addition, there were people from Changsun's family. She thought about this and decided that she could only tell Bai Gui, her teacher, that there might be a way.

Others might have a way, but they were timid and didn't dare to say it.

In her eyes, Bai Gui is now very smart. After all, he is in the mouths of his father and mother.

"This matter... is a private matter of the royal family. Please forgive me, princess..."

"I have no idea."

Bai Gui glanced at Li Lizhi, who was only half his height, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head.

The expectation in Princess Changle's eyes instantly turned into disappointment. She forced a smile, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Bai, for staying."

After speaking, she turned and left without entanglement.

The steps of the courtyard were lush and green on the roadside.

Bai Gui walked out of the palace wall, and he shook his head without paying much attention.

Li Lizhi was born a princess. Even if she didn't marry Changsun Chong, she would marry the son of another meritorious official. This is true for all other princesses of Li Shimin.

...

Chang'an, Shunchangfang, Bai's House.

Because of his meritorious service, Bai Gui was rewarded with a thousand gold coins by Li Shimin. Moreover, because he was an official, the pawnbroker quickly found a suitable house. After he bought it, he moved in immediately.

He walked to the alley and was about to open the door to enter the house.

He saw a middle-aged Taoist priest in a yellow robe standing quietly at his door at the alley.

"Disciple greets Master."

Bai Gui stepped forward to greet him.

"Disciple, there is a severe drought in Guanzhong. You have made a great contribution to the report, and the official report has spread all over the world. Master has learned about it. But you don't know that I have another magic, called praying for rain, which can alleviate this disaster."

Taoist Zheng hid his hands in his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly.