Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 23 There is only one kind of success in the world: to live your life the way you love.

Li Bai picked up the book and saw a few big words written on it:

Complete Guide to Ancient Winemaking Techniques
"Hahaha..." Li Bai's sadness turned into joy immediately, and he quickly hid the book in the box.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Even if there is a lot of wine, it will eventually run out. But with this book in hand, I can make as much wine as I want.

That old man, Deng, made Emperor Xuanzong so jealous.

After Xuanzong returned to the palace, he moved the entire cart of luggage to his bedroom and checked them one by one.

"This is rice seed. It says... a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu?" Xuanzong couldn't believe it. "If that were true, wouldn't everyone in the Great Tang be well-fed and well-fed, and every family prosperous?"

"Your Majesty, there are really good things in Lord Li's house." Gao Lishi exclaimed on the side.

"These are corn, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes..." Xuanzong continued to rummage through the box. "I've never eaten any of them. Tell someone to get some seeds and plant them first."

"Yes." Gao Lishi replied.

"And these books, on agricultural technology, breeding techniques, mechanical principles... How come I've never heard of them? Well, tomorrow when I go to court, I'll ask the civil and military officials if they understand anything."

Finally, Xuanzong took out the three great books of the time traveler from the bottom of the box, flipped through the table of contents, and applauded.

"What an amazing book! It covers everything. I wonder who wrote it. With such a classic in the Tang Dynasty, it will surely soar to new heights in the future."

"Hide everything in my private vault and don't tell anyone about it."

"Yes." A group of trusted eunuchs responded.

After moving the things, Xuanzong went back to the study to handle official business.

"Gao Lishi, go to the Hanlin Academy and convey my oral order: All Hanlin scholars will be dismissed."

The Hanlin Academy is filled with talented people who are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs and various miscellaneous studies. Their only task is to accompany the emperor in entertainment and relieve his boredom.

If Xuanzong wanted to work hard and regain his former glory, he naturally had to remove these things that made him extravagant.

After hearing Xuanzong's order, Gao Lishi was stunned for a moment, then responded.

"As for Li Bai, just confer him a title, give him a thousand taels of gold, and let him leave Chang'an to be a free and easy marquis." Xuanzong took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"No, Your Majesty is wise."

After receiving Xuanzong's oral instructions, Li Bai was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"I didn't expect to be expelled from Chang'an so soon."

"Well, that's fine. I'll just focus on brewing wine from now on. Maybe I can become a Du Kang."

Three days later, Li Bai packed up his bedding and left Chang'an, the place he had pursued for half his life, and headed for his hometown in Sichuan.

While Li Bai was enjoying himself and sightseeing along the way, Xuanzong suffered from insomnia every night.

Li Linfu, An Lushan... each of them has deep roots and is as fierce as a wolf or a tiger. It is not easy to get rid of them.

Xuanzong secretly regretted that he had been lazy in government affairs over the years and appointed incompetent people, so that even in his sixties, he still had to work hard to rectify the government.

The wind roared outside the window, the bamboo shadows swayed violently, and the bedroom was filled with the smell of damp earth...

Su Jiahe lay on the sofa for most of the day before getting up, going downstairs to eat, and then contacting the agent to go view the house.

"Beautiful lady, this is the best house I have. It has four bedrooms and two living rooms, is open from north to south, and has all the necessary facilities. The neighborhood is also very upscale, with very tight security. There's a discount if you sign the contract this month..."

Su Jiahe looked around the well-decorated house and felt quite satisfied.

"How much is the rent?" "The original price is nine thousand eight hundred a month, but I'll round it down to nine thousand five hundred, is that okay?"

Su Jiahe calculated that the deposit and three installments would be 38,000 yuan. He already had over 100,000 yuan in his hand, which was more than enough.

This time the system cashback was tripled, and on the way, Su Jiahe took the time to sell a few small gold bars, so his deposits increased rapidly.

However, Su Jiahe did not agree readily, but pretended to hesitate.

"The house is nice, but a little expensive. I'll ask the other three friends I'm sharing the apartment with."

In order to avoid revealing his wealth, Su Jiahe made up a friend and lied that he was a roommate.

"Ah? If you split it evenly among the four of you, it's pretty cheap. And the house is beautiful and safe, perfect for little girls to live in."

After some discussion, Su Jiahe finally signed the rental contract and moved into her new home two days later.

There are four rooms, just enough for me to live in, one for Tangqiu, one to accommodate tourists, and one as a spare.

When Sugar Ball saw the big house, he meowed and rolled happily on the floor.

Two days later, a large wooden box suddenly appeared at home, and Su Jiahe knew that Li Bai had written back to her.

The wooden box was a deep purple, shiny, and slightly fragrant, like sandalwood. It was intricately carved with designs that were incredibly intricate.

Su Jiahe carefully opened the lid of the box and found many scrolls neatly arranged inside, with a piece of letter paper on top.

When Li Bai wrote this letter, he was already over 60. Since leaving Chang'an 20 years earlier, he had continued to travel to famous mountains and rivers, make many friends, and compose countless popular poems.

Moreover, Li Bai also studied wine-making technology on his own and became the originator of distilled liquor. The wine he brewed was popular both inside and outside the Tang Dynasty, and he was hailed as the "King of Wine" by the world.

However, Li Bai, who was wealthy and famous for his talent, never got married again. He lived a solitary and carefree life.

Xuanzong reigned for another decade or more, carrying out reforms, prioritizing agriculture and encouraging science. In his later years, he conquered Tibet, conquered Japan, and dominated Asia and Europe until his death last year, when Crown Prince Li Heng succeeded him.

After reading Li Bai's letter, Su Jiahe felt much better.

Although Li Bai eventually left the court and did not realize his political ambitions, a celebrity once said that there is only one kind of success in the world, which is to live your life the way you like.

In this life, he is more insightful and open-minded.

Su Jiahe then flipped back and saw the last page read:
The late Emperor was deeply grateful for Miss Su's gift and gifted me two pieces of calligraphy and painting that have been passed down through generations. I did not want to take any credit for it, so I gave them to Miss Su. I also attached four of my own paintings. I hope you will keep them.

"Huh? Did Li Bai also give me some treasure?"

Su Jiahe took out the top scroll, placed it on the table, and slowly unfolded it. On the scroll were a few lines of wild and flamboyant calligraphy. Su Jiahe could probably make out that it was titled "Song of the Wine."

"Wow, it's actually an authentic work by Li Bai!"

Then, Su Jiahe opened three more scrolls, which were "Preface to the Peach Garden Banquet on a Spring Night for My Younger Brother", "Dreaming of Wandering on Mount Tianmu and Chanting a Farewell Poem" and "Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu" written by Li Bai himself.

Li Bai wrote more than 2,000 poems in his lifetime, but the only authentic work handed down to the present day is "Shangyangtai Tie", which was even graffitied by Emperor Qianlong.

Su Jiahe suddenly owned four authentic works of Li Bai, which was enough to crush collectors all over the world.

Su Jiahe carefully put away the four scrolls and took out the two scrolls at the bottom of the box.

The two scrolls were very long, and Su Jiahe could only put several tables together to spread them out.

Su Jiahe was shocked when he saw the full picture of the two scrolls.

These two works, one is Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Collection, and the other is Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions for Women!

(End of this chapter)