First Lord of Earth

The moment you cross the seemingly plain door curtain, you feel as if you have crossed the boundaries of time and space and stepped into a secret realm that is otherworldly.

Behind the curtain, there is no longer the hustle and bustle of ordinary shops.

Instead, a refreshing and fairy-like scene suddenly appeared, a "lotus pond" suspended in the sky and surrounded by an endless sea of ​​clouds!

Wow!

The clouds and mist are shrouded like a dream, containing the supreme spiritual power between heaven and earth, exuding a soft and mysterious light, and in the center of this sea of ​​clouds, there are huge green lotuses growing impressively.

Each of these green lotuses is like being carved from the purest jade in the world. Each petal is shining with crystal clear luster and exudes a faint fragrance.

It is a fairy spirit that is enough to purify the soul and enlighten wisdom.

Among the large green lotuses in Tianchi, the most eye-catching thing is the largest and brightest green lotus. Lying on top of it is a disheveled middle-aged man who cannot hide his extraordinary and saintly temperament.

He is the owner of this place.

Li Bai, the Qinglian layman known as the three masters of poetry, swordsmanship, and drinking ability of the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, Li Taibai was in a drunken posture, with his clothes disheveled and sleeping on the water lily leaves.

There are several wine jars scattered around him. The wine in the jars has been exhausted, leaving only a faint aroma of wine intertwined with the fairy spirit permeating the air. It is refreshing, and it is definitely a rare good wine!

"Is there a cave behind the wine shop?"

Xia Tian's face was stunned when he entered this space.

But then I felt like it was the right thing to do.

After all, Li Bai and Wang Yangming are both among the top geniuses in Chinese history, and they are also as popular as Zhuge Liang!

Therefore, he is naturally qualified to have a "secret realm" accompanying it, and even a "treasure" accompanying it.

For example, the piece of green lotus in front of him with "endless blue lotus leaves connecting the sky", Xia Tian felt that it should have similar effects to the "fragrant white lotus" in his palace, but the quality was definitely much stronger.

Because, based on Li Bai's own luck.

These accompanying "green lotuses" have a high probability of belonging to the "holy grade", and may even belong to the "divine grade" existence!

"Oh, what a waste of natural resources!"

"My Thousand Days of Drunkenness is enough for an ordinary person to drink for three years, but last time he ruined it in just one night."

When he saw Li Bai sleeping soundly on top of the green lotus and the wine jars scattered nearby, "Wine Sage" Du Kang couldn't help but have a trace of helplessness on his face.

"Fortunately, it can be considered as letting people who love wine drink it, so it is not a waste of natural resources."

"What's more, Mr. Du, the last time you drank, you got a lot of poems and calligraphy from Brother Qinglian..."

Cao Xueqin said with a smile on her face.

"I just feel a little pity for Qinglian... If he hadn't been so heartbroken by the imperial court, he wouldn't have become so decadent! With his talent, if he spent all this time practicing swordsmanship, he might not be so decadent. Already advanced to the Seventh Extraordinary Realm..."

After Du Kang nodded, he shook his head again.

Then, another familiar move.

But then I saw a strong wind flying up, blowing off a petal from a white lotus blooming in the distance, falling into the sea of ​​clouds, and then suddenly turned into a white jade-like "lotus boat"!

"You two, please come this way..."

Later, they greeted Xia Tian and Wang Yangming together with Cao Xueqin, and set foot on the lotus boat together. There was a gentle breeze blowing around them, and they crossed the sea of ​​clouds all the way to the lotus leaf where Li Bai slept!

After getting closer, you can see more clearly that there is majestic spiritual energy flowing around this human saint, constantly surging from the veins of the green lotus leaves and pouring into his body.

This green lotus is so huge that it is more than enough to build a "palace".

And it has the effect of increasing spiritual practice, even for "saints"!

If he could bring a seed back to the Qianxia Dynasty to plant it, I'm afraid everyone would be able to have an effect similar to the "Linglong Jade" he slept on.

"Qinglian, a guest has arrived, why don't you wake up?"

Du Kang looked at Li Bai and shouted loudly.

However, the latter seems to be still immersed in his own dream, turning a deaf ear to the outside world, and does not respond even though he is sleeping soundly!

"Good fellow, is this a true portrayal of the emperor being unable to board the ship and claiming that he is a wine-drinking immortal?"

Xia Tian teased secretly in his heart.

"Oh, it seems I have to spend a lot of money again."

Du Kang shook his head helplessly, and then put down the jar of seemingly inconspicuous mud-sealed wine.

Although this jar looks simple and unpretentious, it is covered with soil.

But as soon as it is turned on, a strong aroma of wine is like the first ray of sunshine at dawn, and the spring breeze spreads across every corner of the secret realm!

This kind of wine fragrance is not only rich, but also carries an indescribable spirituality, which seems to penetrate the soul. Even the green lotus swaying around and the lotus trembling slightly, this kind of spiritual plant seems to be awakened by the wine fragrance and blooms. There was a brighter light, and even the flower bones in a pool of green lotus unfolded!

In an instant, the fragrance is everywhere!

The whole world seems to be affected.

A large amount of spiritual energy surged like a rushing river, converging on the wine jar one after another. It was as if even heaven and earth were eager to taste this drop of nectar and feel the mystery of heaven and earth and the power of growth of all things contained in it!

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious!"

Then Du Kang used skillful techniques and used local materials.

Take a piece of snow-white lotus leaf and fold it into an exquisite wine bowl, then slowly pour the wine from the jar into the bowl.

The wine aroma and the freshness of the lotus leaf interweave to form an indescribable mysterious atmosphere, which contains a trace of the Taoist rhyme of the holy realm, which makes people feel infinite yearning, as if they can glimpse the truth and mystery between heaven and earth with just a sniff!

"If the sky does not love wine, the wine star is not in the sky. If the earth does not love wine, there should be no wine spring on the earth."

The next moment, Li Bai's nose, who was originally asleep on the green lotus, moved.

Although his eyes were still closed, his figure actually "rose from the ground" and "flashed" to Du Kang's side. He stretched out his hand to grab the lotus leaf wine bowl and poured it into his mouth!

"Since heaven and earth love wine, loving wine is not ashamed of heaven. I have heard that clear wine is like saints, and turbid wine is like sages."

While tasting and reciting poems, all kinds of strange phenomena appeared around him.

There are poems and sentences, which turn into magnificent Dao sounds ringing in the sky, and sword energy emanates from the body, like a swimming dragon, stirring up the sea of ​​clouds.

"Since the sages have already drunk, why seek immortality? Three cups lead to the great way, and one bucket is in harmony with nature!"

Endless laws and Dao rhymes are reflected in it, and under the majestic sword energy rushing to the sky, Xia Tian's own sword energy is also eager to try!

"Just enjoy the fun of drinking, don't tell the sober."

Fortunately, after Li Bai's last sentence fell, his eyes opened again.

At this moment, the whole secret realm seemed to be bright in an instant, as if it gradually recovered from the confused state of drunkenness!

"Well, good wine? It's just that the appetizers that Brother Cao brought are too simple, and they are always celery... Fortunately, with the nourishment of Brother Cao's writing, there is a bit of literary flavor to chew... Well, who are these two?"

Then, he finally noticed Xia Tian and Wang Yangming, and the expression on his face was stunned.

"Mr. Qinglian! It's only been a year since we last met, have you forgotten me?"

Xia Tian looked at this unruly and unrestrained hero with a helpless expression on his face.

"Oh, are you old acquaintances?"

Du Kang was a little surprised.

"Well, it's you... I remember..."

Li Bai was a little dazed at first, and then he seemed to finally remember.

With a wave of his robe, a white jade post appeared in the air. It was the "hero invitation" given to him by Xia Tian, ​​who was the Lord of Baiyujing in the city of the human race!

"You are the Lord of Baiyujing... Did you find this place? Is it because I forgot to keep the appointment..."

Then, Li Bai narrowed his eyes slightly.

But his expression was not embarrassed.

Just because he waved his hand next, and more than ten "invitations" appeared in his hand!

"The main reason was that there were too many people who gave the post, and it was really hard to choose, so I didn't go..."

Well, this reason is completely fine.

After all, even in summer, one can imagine the popularity of the "exiled immortal". There are more than one or two lords who are eyeing him.

However, it seems that Li Bai has not "agreed" to any of them!

"It seems that it is not easy to take down Li Bai."

In the hearts of most Chinese people, Li Bai is a very chic and bold person like a god.

Five-colored horses, fur coats worth thousands of gold, Hu Er will go out to exchange for fine wine, and share the eternal sorrow with you...

In folk legends, he even won the gold medal for "writing poems by imperial order" granted by Xuanzong.

Wherever he went, merchants and hotels in the world directly provided him with wine and food for free!

Such a story undoubtedly has a romantic atmosphere belonging to Li Bai.

After all, even if he did not become a high-ranking official, such treatment was enough for him to live a carefree life, without worries about food and drink for a lifetime, which made countless literati in later generations envious!

However, in fact, Li Bai naturally could not have a "gold medal for food and drink", but was almost sentenced to death by the emperor.

Because as a man who is determined to help the country, Li Bai has never been satisfied with just writing poetry. What he really hopes for is to have the opportunity to travel on the battlefield and write his own immortal chapter with the sword in his hand!

"I would like to use the sword at my waist to kill Loulan... I have the courage to fight and eliminate the evil spirits!"

The literati of the Tang Dynasty were not as soft-hearted as the literati of the Song Dynasty.

In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, everyone advocated making achievements at the border.

Li Bai, the same is true!

In the eleventh year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai received a letter from the military judge of An Lushan's shogunate, inviting him to travel to the north and have a "meeting".

At this time, there were already rumors among the people that "the north was going to rebel". If he accepted the invitation and was involved in the rebellion, he would be in danger!

However, Li Bai was brave after all.

He believed that if you don't venture into the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger cub?

Just when he wanted to make achievements, if there was really a rebellion, he could report it to the court and eliminate the scourge for the Tang Dynasty. Wouldn't it be an immortal achievement for the country and the people?

So he went to Youzhou, pretending to be with An Lushan's forces, while searching for evidence, and then hurried back to Beijing to report to the court. However, he didn't expect that the court didn't take it seriously at all. Some officials even advised him to write poems and not to meddle in other things!

Later, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, the people suffered, Xuanzong was in a mess, and even lost the capital...

And Li Bai, who was dedicated to serving the country, happened to meet Yongwang Li Lin who gathered troops to suppress the rebellion and sent people to ask him to serve as a staff member.

So he happily took up the official post with the expectation that he could help the world and officially save the country and the people from the blood and fire.

Unexpectedly, before the rebellion was over, Crown Prince Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor, fearing that Prince Yong would threaten his position after successfully suppressing the rebellion.

He directly declared Prince Yong "conspiring for rebellion" and sent troops to kill him. As a staff member, Li Bai was charged with "joining the rebellion" and became a prisoner...

Later, he was exiled to Yelangzhong by the court, but was "pardoned" because of the severe drought in Guanzhong and barely saved his life. He happily wrote the eternal masterpiece "Early Departure from Baidi City" to express his joy.

And it stands to reason that Li Bai, who had saved his life, should have completely given up the idea of ​​"serving the country by joining the army".

Unexpectedly, even after experiencing so many things, Li Bai, who was over 60 years old, still "did not change his original intention".

Not long after, he heard that Li Guangbi, the deputy marshal of the world's army, was stationed in Linhuai and was preparing to recover Suiyang, Henan. He set out again and vowed to follow the example of "cannibalistic governor Zhang Xun" in the Suiyang defense battle to die for the country and sacrifice his blood for Xuanyuan!

However, this time, he was not lucky.

The exiled immortal was already a mortal, and would eventually be limited by the life span of heaven and earth.

Although he was determined to stay true to his original aspirations, he was helpless. On the way to the military camp, Li Bai fell seriously ill and had to return. He went to his uncle Li Yangbing, the county magistrate, and died after writing "Song on the Road", ending the life of this "exiled immortal"!

Thinking back to the time when this exiled immortal left Shu.

He believed that his talent was enough to rise to prominence, and in "To Li Yong", he compared himself to the great roc with such high spirits!

"The great roc rises with the wind one day; it soars up to 90,000 miles... Xuanfu can still fear the younger generation, and a man should not look down on the young!"

However, this great roc still did not fly out of the constraints of the times and did not fly to his own world.

"The great roc flew high, shaking the eight branches, but was crushed in the middle of the sky, and its power was exhausted. The remaining wind inspired the world for thousands of years, and it flew to Fusang and hung its sleeves on the stone. If future generations get it, they will pass it on. Who will shed tears for Confucius after his death?"

The great roc spread its wings and flew high, flying across the eight wildernesses and to the end of the world.

Unfortunately, the great roc flew to the middle of the sky, but because its "wings" were caught by the Fusang tree, it ran out of power.

Even so, the remaining wind power can still inspire the world for thousands of years!

If future generations get the remains of the great roc, they should pass it on.

Unfortunately, Confucius is no longer here, who can cry for my premature death?

"So, in order to recruit Li Bai, poetry, wine, sword... these three are just the difficult conditions set by this human genius because he is annoyed by the "coveting" of various lords."

"This literati who is accompanied by wine all day long should have "psychological problems" like Zhao Yun and Wen Tianxiang in the past..."

Xia Tian was very sure in his heart.

As long as he can help this "Qinglian Jushi" who seems to be open-minded and bold all his life, but actually regrets for eternity, resolve the thorn in his heart!

Naturally, this outstanding person will be included in the bag. (End of this chapter)