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Chapter 703: Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng

When Wang Bo heard this, he smiled bitterly. His career was indeed not going well. He wrote a cockfighting manifesto, which made His Majesty dislike him. His future was even darker. What good would it do him even if he had literary talent?

There are many talented writers in the Tang Dynasty. He has displeased His Majesty, so who would dare to employ him?

"Once, Pei Wang Li Xian and Ying Wang Li Zhe were fighting cocks, so they ordered you, Wang Bo, to write a cockfighting manifesto.

Who could have thought that this manifesto would actually reach the hands of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. After reading it, Emperor Gaozong became furious and thought that Senior Wang Bo was trying to sow discord among the princes, so he ordered his men to expel Senior Wang Bo from the palace.

The career you just opened up with your talent and hard work was ruined just like that.

You failed in your official career and began to travel around Chang'an.

During this period, a good friend of yours named Du was going to Shuzhou to take up a post. Before leaving, you, Senior Wang Bo, expressed your emotion that you two were experiencing the ups and downs of officialdom together.

So you wrote a poem for him, two lines of which are: A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near, and are still popular today.

Senior Wang Bo, you have to listen carefully to what is coming next," Li Wu suddenly looked at Wang Bo seriously.

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Little Immortal, I will listen carefully and remember everything." What happened next that made the little immortal so serious?

Xie Lingyun couldn't help but sit up straight. Tang Bohu knew what had happened. Although Senior Wang Bo was very talented, his luck was really bad later on. He was a little unlucky guy. He didn't know if he had used up all his luck in the past.

In front of the skylight, Wang Bo's family members listened attentively. They wanted to know what happened so that they could make changes.

"In 671 AD, Senior Wang Bo, because of your knowledge of medicine, was recommended by your friends to join the army in Guozhou, a city rich in medicinal herbs.

Two years passed like this, and suddenly one day, a man named Cao Da came to the door.

He claimed that he was a relative of the famous doctor Cao Yuan, and because he had committed some crime, he wanted to ask you, Senior Wang Bo, to take him in.

Senior Wang Bo, when you heard that the other party was your master's relative, you did not doubt him and hid him.

But a few days later, the government heard the news from somewhere and prepared to arrest Cao Da.

When you, Senior Wang Bo, took in Cao Da at the beginning, you didn’t know his identity. Later, you found out that he was actually a government slave. You were afraid that your family would be implicated, so you killed him.

Later, the government got wind of the situation from somewhere and came to the door, only to find that the criminal Cao Da was dead.

So, Mr. Wang Bo, you were charged with the crime of "hiding and killing a government slave" and sentenced to death.

You should be more careful. Look at what you have done, and that cockfighting manifesto. Forget it, you have already written it.

But you were young and ignorant at the time, so I don’t think Emperor Gaozong would care too much about it.”

Li Wu was helpless, and Wang Bo nodded quickly, "Little Immortal, I have taken note of everything you said."

I didn't expect that he would be even more unlucky later on. Could he just die like that?

When Wang Bo's father heard this, he fainted in front of the sky curtain.

Although Emperor Gaozong of Tang himself was somewhat unhappy, after all, this manifesto was not something that could be written casually and no jokes were allowed.

But since the little immortal had said so, if he continued to argue with Wang Bo, it would be petty of him. He was a magnanimous emperor.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang didn't want to say anything about the latter incident. After all, it had not happened yet and would never happen again.

"Little immortal, am I going to die now?" Wang Bo widened his eyes in disbelief. Didn't the little immortal ask him to learn how to swim?

It shouldn't be just like this, right?

"Of course not. Of course, Senior Wang Bo, when you thought you were doomed, good news came. This year, Wu Zetian was named Empress of Heaven by Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

Therefore, a general amnesty was declared. Although you, Mr. Wang Bo, did not die, your official career came to an end.

After you were released from prison, you heard that your father, Wang Fuchou, had been demoted to the wild Jiaozhi as a county magistrate because of your involvement. This made you feel very guilty, so you planned to set off to see your father.

After you were released from prison, you stayed at home for a year. Then the court suddenly announced the restoration of your official position, but you, Mr. Wang Bo, did not accept it.

In 675 AD, Senior Wang Bo was traveling south and passed through Nanchang, where you happened to catch the completion of the newly built Tengwang Pavilion by Governor Yan Boyu, who was hosting a banquet for his colleagues and guests.

So, Mr. Wang Bo, you improvised the unprecedented "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" at the banquet.

Senior Wang Bo, you never had to think hard when writing poetry. Instead, you would grind while drinking and then fall asleep under the covers.

You woke up and wrote it down in one go without changing a single word. Many people think that Mr. Wang Bo was working on a draft in your mind.

So the term "belly draft" gradually became popular.

The full text of "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" has 773 characters, which contains more than allusions and more than idioms. It is the article with the largest number of idioms created in ancient my country.

His articles are so beautifully written and breathtaking that they are praised as the best parallel prose in the world!

In 676 AD, "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" became famous in Chang'an, and everyone was reciting it from generation to generation.

When Emperor Gaozong of Tang read "The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, the autumn water and the sky are the same color," he clapped his hands in admiration.

I immediately ordered someone to summon you, Senior Wang Bo, back to Chang'an.

But unfortunately, at that time, Mr. Wang Bo, you could no longer return to Chang'an.

Because in that year, you went to Jiaozhi to visit your father, and on the way back, you unfortunately fell into the water and died. You were only 27 years old.

Alas, it is such a pity. I have finished talking about your deeds, Senior Wang Bo. I hope you will be fine this time. Let us toast to Senior Wang Bo," Li Wu said as he raised his glass, and the other three followed suit.

Wang Bo did not expect that he would die like this later, and his father was implicated because of him and was demoted to be an official in the remote place of Jiaozhi.

For a moment, Wang Bo felt guilty and uncomfortable. It was his fault. He shouldn't have killed someone on impulse, nor should he have foolishly believed Cao Da and took the person in. The result was hurting both others and himself.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang in front of the sky heard the immortal's words, "The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, the autumn water and the sky are the same color," and he couldn't help but widen his eyes and praised Wang Bo for his literary talent. He wanted to take a look at Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", which contained more than thirty allusions and more than forty idioms, and was the best parallel prose in the world. How could he not be curious?

Not only Emperor Gaozong of Tang, but other people who had not heard of "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" were also very curious.

So a kind-hearted person posted "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" on the barrage, and everyone who read it applauded and hurriedly copied it down.

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"Alas," Wang Bo put down his wine glass and sighed deeply, "I will never make this mistake again in the future. It's my fault that I have implicated my father."

Xie Lingyun patted Wang Bo on the shoulder and said, "You didn't want this to happen. Besides, it hasn't happened yet. It's better to correct it in time. Why think so much? I don't think your father will blame you."