amaotonovel Chapter 333 The Prince's "Theory of the Rise of Eunuchs" Collides with the Emperor
Chapter 333 The Prince's "Theory of the Rise of Eunuchs" Collides with the Emperor
Which one is Guo Ziyi? Is he a hidden gem of the Tang Dynasty?
Excitedly, Si Zi "whooshed" the lid of the box open, and an ancient Tang Dynasty painting popped out. In the painting, an old general in white robes struck a super cool pose, while the curved swords of the Uyghur cavalry opposite him had a chillingly cold glint in their eyes! The clue card was even more arrogant: "At 75 years old, he can still be a powerful figure who served four dynasties as the Prince of Fenyang!"
It turns out that Guo Ai, the one who "drunkenly beat the princess," was actually his sixth son! This son and Princess Shengping were a harmonious couple, having three sons and two daughters... Even Emperor Daizong's beloved daughter had to bow down and obey him. However, Guo Ai dared to lay a hand on the princess for not kneeling to wish his father a happy birthday! Fortunately, Guo Ziyi learned of this and disciplined his son, but in the end, it was the princess who pleaded for mercy, and the young couple reconciled.
The holographic cards unfold the timeline of the An Lushan Rebellion, forming a moving historical animation. The story shows Guo Ziyi, at the age of 68, single-handedly persuading the Uyghurs to retreat. The bloodstains on his saddle, resembling "tomato sauce," were still fresh from his actions!
Si Zi placed the silver spear parts on the table, and the cold light instantly froze anyone into an ice sculpture. The spear shaft seemed to shout, "I am the military governor of Shuofang, and I'm super fierce!" When Si Zi placed it next to Li Bai's wine gourd, the back of the card suddenly lit up. It turned out that while Guo Ziyi was fighting desperately on the front lines, Li Bai was squatting in Xunyang prison, writing poems and weeping bitterly. The fates of these two big shots had miraculously collided!
When Si Zi found the Xue Tao blind box at the bottom of the old book box, she felt like she had dug up a pink treasure! The gold-flecked paper box still carried the moisture from Huanhua Creek. The moment she opened it, the faint scent of ink mixed with the fragrance of peach blossoms wafted into her nose.
The clue card depicts a young woman making paper, her skirt covered in shavings of hibiscus paper, and the poem she inscribed on it seems to be saying coquettishly, "My Xue Tao paper is amazing; even Bai Juyi wanted some!"
The mini stationery is like candy wrappers. Touch it and you'll find the words "Flowers bloom differently to appreciate," and Yuan Zhen's words will suddenly appear on the back. The love and hate between the two are all written on this small piece of paper! If you collect the blind boxes of Xue Tao, Yu Xuanji, and Li Ye, you can summon a map of talented women in the Tang Dynasty. The taverns of Pingkangfang and the pavilions of Huanhuaxi are full of poetic souls that are even more dashing than the boys!
The last blind box with a bat pattern is practically a mysterious little ghost, light and airy, yet exuding an aura of "I'm super capable".
When the rhinoceros horn was opened, the copper bell jingled, like a little demon whispering in one's ear. The riddle on the clue card completely overturned conventional wisdom: "The grandson of Feng Ang, the true protagonist who helped Li Longji ascend the throne and who removed Li Bai's boots?"
The holographic card depicts Gao Lishi dressed in the court robes of a General of the Cavalry, so handsome it's dazzling! It turns out he's not the villain from "The Legend of the Demon Cat," but a loyal minister who strangled Yang Guifei and stayed with Emperor Xuanzong until the very end! A gilded bronze bell jingles, and text from the "Old Book of Tang" flies out like bullet comments: "Don't believe unofficial histories, I'm incredibly loyal!"
When Wu Zetian's golden tablet, Li Bai's wine gourd, Guo Ziyi's silver spear, Xue Tao's stationery, and Gao Lishi's bronze bell sat in a row under the moonlight, they suddenly formed a dazzling galaxy! It turns out that these blind boxes contained the real and vibrant soul of Chang'an City. Some rewrote history with forceful means, some sculpted time with poetry, some protected their country with spears, and some poured out their deepest feelings with stationery…
Furthermore, why did Zi'an become a eunuch? It was because Si Zi told him that this was when eunuchs began to gain power!
The reason is simple: the emperor isn't a thousand-armed Guanyin; he always needs capable and loyal servants. Furthermore, the eunuch faction was very united, perhaps because they shared a common fate…
Zi'an, like an eggplant struck by frost, hung his head low, his sleeves tightly tucked in, squatting beside the gilded bronze vat. The few fingers under his wide sleeves, like imprisoned little elves, were cracking and snapping in his palms.
Ever since he learned that Si Zi was about to return from time travel, he had been like an ant on a hot pan every day, stealing moments during his morning and evening greetings to silently count the days. His dedication was even greater than that of a newly appointed female official studying the "Inner Rules".
Finally, on the day of Si Zi's return, he waited patiently until the third quarter of the hour of Wei (1-3 PM) before eagerly finding her. He saw her leaning against a carved stone bench, her pale yellow dress flowing like a golden river across the white marble table. Her delicate hands, as if handling precious jewels, were arranging lychee pits in a crooked Bagua formation—if the Imperial Household Department were to witness this, they would likely nag her for three days about the rule of "not sitting under a leaning roof," their voices echoing like a nightingale's song, reverberating long afterward in the palace and in Si Zi's ears…