The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

"I can save it."

Bai Gui pondered for a moment and replied.

Wu Huifei was very scheming, and he already knew it when he met Wu Huifei in the third year of Kaiyuan. At that time, Concubine Wu Hui gave him the Alchemy Sutra and scratched his palm. Her intention was obvious. Later, Concubine Wu Hui's thoughts were verified, and she took the opportunity to apologize and gave him two pearls in the darkroom...

Since he knew that Concubine Wu Hui had evil intentions, he had already been wary of Concubine Wu Hui. It was only in order to "better steal" power that he became deeply friends with Concubine Wu Hui.

The two briefly talked for a few more words.

Bai Gui resigned and left.

…

Although Bai Gui only told Concubine Wu Hui and Li Longji of his intention to step down as prime minister, some of his decentralization measures in the political hall have already made many officials with a keen sense of smell detect a clue.

None of the officials who have been in the officialdom for many years are simple.

However, there was no scene of people leaving the Duke Dai's residence to enjoy the cold tea, and there was no crowd at all.

Previously, Song Jing and other prime ministers were dismissed as prime ministers because the power was controlled by the emperor. The emperor no longer allowed them to be prime ministers, so they naturally had no power at all, and the world seemed to be in trouble.

But at the moment, Bai Gui is the real prime minister. He has no imperial power and has resigned voluntarily. He has a great reputation in the government and the public. Even if he is not the prime minister and is idle at home, he still controls all the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty.

On this day, I arrived at the Taixue Academy for a lecture on Synodic Day.

The speech was delivered by party leader Bai Gui.

Eminent people from all over the country came together in their feathered robes.

Nearly a thousand people.

The scene is huge.

The people in the lecture included not only courtiers who were officials in the court, but also scholars who came to Chang'an to take the exam and elegant people in the opposition.

Bai Gui has presided over the government for so many years, using the imperial examination as a way to select officials who meet his political priorities, and these officials are often from scholars who participated in Taixue lectures...

This time and again, there are many party members.

However, the reason why so many people gathered today was because of the news coming out from the court that a generation of powerful ministers was about to step down from office. Everyone was surprised by this.

In recent years, although Bai Gui's prestige is unparalleled, he has also received a lot of criticism. Some people think that he is doing what Yi Yin and Huo Guang did, and some people think that he is a traitor like Wang Mang and Cao Cao, intending to rebel.

Although Bai Gui had been in power for many years, the Tang Dynasty ushered in an unprecedented prosperous age, but when Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp it, these voices were covered up by the praise of the prosperous age, but it was not impossible.

Today Bai Gui lectures on the Book of Changes. The lecture is finished.

"Recently, there have been discussions between the government and the public that Duke Bai wants to hang up his seal and leave. I wonder if this is true?"

When Bai Gui left the scene, someone finally couldn't bear their curiosity and asked.

This is the time for Taixue lectures. On the surface, there is no distinction between high and low status, and everyone can speak freely. The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and it was unlikely to be punished for words. Furthermore...the prime minister is capable of running a boat, and Bai Gui is not a petty prime minister, so even if it is slightly offensive, the consequences will not be serious.

"It should be true!"

Bai Gui was calm and calm as he replied.

should?

Everyone speculated on the meaning of Bai Gui's words.

Then it became clear.

The meaning of this sentence is that according to the fixed plan, Bai Gui will step down as prime minister. But if the situation changes, the word "should" will no longer hold, and the rule will continue.

To put it more simply, the voiceover is to warn some people that the prime minister wants to resign as prime minister safely, but if there are some short-sighted people who can't even wait for this little time and make trouble, then he will You won't be polite, just take the job for a while and let some ignorant people give up.

And these "uninterested people" may be court officials, emperors, queen mothers, etc. who cause trouble. There is a certain possibility, after all, everyone will covet this supreme power.

A simple sentence, showing the style of a powerful minister!

"The Supreme Emperor was unwise and visited the south of the Yangtze River three times, causing external and internal troubles. At that time, the Turks were attacking, the country was unpredictable, and the emperor was indulging in pleasure. Fortunately, Duke Bai saved the building from collapse and saved the people from the fire..."

"Baigong has been in charge of the world for more than fourteen years. He has good governance and harmonious relations, and all wastes are prosperous. The Tang Dynasty is broader than the four barbarians. Nanzhao, Tubo, Persia, Dongying, and all the countries in the Western Regions all surrendered and worshiped. All the countries came to court. The people accepted it in the world. , the people of Semu, Kunlun (slaves), Xiyi, and Rouran followed them. They regarded themselves as Tang people, and they were happy with Se..."

"Now that Mr. Bai has retired from office and returned to his hometown, he is abandoning the wishes of all the people!"

"Please Mr. Bai think twice!"

Suddenly, a high-ranking scholar came out of the queue. After saluting Bai Gui, he spoke loudly.

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply.

"Please Mr. Bai think twice!"

The scholars came out one by one and bowed in obeisance.

Although Bai Gui's reputation is slightly flawed, people can never be flawless. Although many of the scholars who are now on the march have selfish motives, the ability to follow them also shows that Baigui's good reputation is what everyone expects.

The common people and scholars in the world have no time to think about whether Bai Gui is arrogant or usurping power. What they look at is whether there is much food left in the rice barn at home, whether taxes are heavy, whether culture and education are better than in the past, whether the court accepts many talents, and so on.

Bai Gui has done all these well, with a high level of internal affairs and impressive external record.

It is understandable that such a person has a large group of supporters.

Of course, some people think so, but among those who came out, there are also many people who have strange thoughts and try to retreat in order to force Bai Gui to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.

"Please don't try to persuade me again..."

"I have made up my mind. After becoming an official, I will retreat from the world and practice Taoism, and will no longer be involved in government affairs."

"In addition, although the original phase has left, as long as there are wise people like you who share the same goals with the Imperial Academy, the country of the Tang Dynasty will not collapse..."

Bai Gui narrowed his eyes, looked at the many scholars who bowed to him, and replied calmly.

What he said was indeed correct.

After he stepped down as prime minister, he had two layers of insurance.

First, Zhang Jiuling, a virtuous prime minister, inherited his position. Although Zhang Jiuling had a private conflict with him because he deposed and established things, he and Zhang Jiuling were gentlemen's friends. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and Zhang Jiuling and his political views are still consistent. Yes, people will not perish and government will cease. Secondly, there are these scholars who have been appointed by Taixue. These people are his disciples and will do things according to morality and sacrifice their lives.

After hearing what Bai Gui said, the scholars who had made appointments with the Imperial Academy had no reason to persuade him anymore. Bai Gui has made up his mind and wants to leave the court and practice Taoism in isolation. If they try to persuade him to stay, it will be difficult for them to say anything.

The purpose of escaping from the world and cultivating Taoism is to seek immortality. They can never let Bai Gui give up the thought of immortality.

At this time, the trend of cultivating Taoism was strong. It was a very common social phenomenon to be an official in the court and a Taoist in the wild. For example, Li Bai once tricked Du Fu into "looking for immortals, looking for immortal grass, and practicing elixirs" together. On the way, he found Gao Shi, and the three of them became friends.

Of course, Du Fu finally woke up and quit.

Another point is that now Bai Gui says that these scholars are capable of taking charge and shouldering big responsibilities, but every scholar is always a little ambitious. Now it is Bai Gong who is very famous and said this. They can't say that they are not good at it. Can't do it.

As the lecture came to an end, all the scholars wrote poems together and presented them to Bai Gui.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was a common thing to write poems as gifts after attending a party. Not to mention, now that it is such a meaningful event, it is normal to write poems as gifts.

Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Wang Changling, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Meng Haoran, Wang Zhihuan and others wrote poems.

The questions are all caused by the gift to Mr. Bai.

Among them, Wang Changling even wrote the famous sentence "A heart of ice is in a jade pot".