On weekdays, opening one's mouth is the way of a sage, and keeping one's mouth shut is the way of a sage. It seems that there is nothing in the world's knowledge that they do not know. How can they sometimes quote the ancient and modern to insinuate themselves as the emperor? If something is not done properly, it is no better than a saint.
That is exactly what a contemporary saint looks like. But now, faced with provocations from people or poems, he has stopped talking at all. Where have all his usual skills gone? Have they all been thrown into the dog's belly?
Emperor Qianwen was very angry. Yan Fu was very discerning. Seeing that most of the ministers bowed their heads and said nothing, he went down to the Jinluan Palace and walked among the ministers. His main target was those knowledgeable ministers. .
For example, the left and right servants, such as Du Jin, a scholar of Hanlin University and known as the internal minister, is a great poet of the generation. Such questions should not be difficult for him.
"Eunuch Yan, don't try to offend me. This is my first time seeing such a poem. I still need to study it." Du Jin lowered his head and said with a blush.
Du Jin gave in, not to mention the other ministers, who all lowered their heads. Whenever Yan Fu approached, he would forcefully twist his head to the side to show his attitude.
Yan Fu walked around a lot, looked at many courtiers, and found that there was no one talking to him. Except for the generals and nobles, all the courtiers had their heads lowered. Even Those military generals were cursing the uselessness of the literati in their hearts. At this moment, no one would raise their head, attracting the attention of the emperor and Eunuch Yan, and causing trouble.
Almost everyone had their heads lowered, showing their arrogance and distinctiveness.
Before, everyone stood with their heads raised, hoping to stand as high as possible so that the emperor could always notice them. Shen Ao, who was still growing up, could hide behind and sleep against the dragon pillar. But now, everyone lowered their heads. His figure was also revealed. The appearance of sleeping against a pillar was particularly eye-catching. At least at this moment, both Emperor Qianwen and Yan Fu noticed him.
Seeing someone sleeping in the morning, Yan Fu was furious. When he got closer, he saw clearly that the man in purple robe and official uniform was not Shen Ao, but who else could he be?
Yan Fu did not recognize Shen Ao immediately due to the change in clothes. After all, the official uniform was too big, which made Shen Ao look completely different from yesterday. But now that he recognized him, Yan Fu was overjoyed immediately. He thought I wonder if this person has ever shone brightly at a poetry meeting hosted by the eldest princess. Maybe he can solve the problem.
With a trace of hope and luck, Yan Fu walked to Shen Ao, who was sleeping against the dragon pillar, and said softly: "Zhongguo Gong, Zhongguo Gong, don't sleep anymore. The emperor has seen you. This is contempt for the emperor. This is But he will be punished."
"Well, I didn't sleep. My father-in-law was thinking about the title of the poem." Of course Shen Ao would not admit it. Although he still closed his eyes, he still had a clear mind when answering the question.
"Oh, could it be that Duke Zhongguo can solve this problem?" He didn't have much hope at first. The main purpose of coming here was to remind Shen Ao not to overdo it. But when he heard this answer, Yan Fu stared. Eyes, a look of expectation on his face.
"Haha, it's just a palindrome poem. This kind of poem can be read by the prince just by opening his mouth. He can read a few or more than a dozen poems. It's not a problem." Shen Ao opened his mouth, and when he opened his mouth, he looked very casual and looked down upon others.
Thanks to his standing position relatively far back, his voice was not very loud when he spoke these words. Otherwise, if others heard him, he would be accused of being arrogant.
These words sounded arrogant to others, but to Yan Fu's ears they were no less than the sound of nature. His tone became very excited, "Does this mean that Duke Zhongguo can be interpreted?"
"It's natural. My Lord is not someone who likes to talk big." Shen Ao also opened his eyes at this moment, with a serious expression on his face.
Yan Fu saw hope, and just when he happily wanted Shen Ao to stand up, Shen Ao suddenly closed his eyes again, and then said seriously, "Oh, why does my head hurt suddenly? Oh, It’s so annoying, my head hurts now and I can’t think of anything.”
"Is... Lord Zhongguo okay?" Yan Fu asked quickly and concernedly, taking it seriously.
"It's okay, it's okay. I've been having this problem for a long time. Eunuch Yan should know it." Shen Ao's right eye suddenly opened, and then he blinked. That didn't mean he was feeling unwell, it was clearly a reminder.
"I still know this old problem." Yan Fu suddenly realized it. He suddenly remembered that when he went to find Shen Ao yesterday, he said he had a severe headache, and later allowed him to go to the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry to select half of the things and give them to him. It took ten great workers and the headache disappeared. Could it be that the same is not true today?
With speculation in his mind, Yan Fu tried to ask: "Mr. Zhongguo, what do you mean or what are the conditions? You might as well say it quickly. You must know that the emperor is waiting for the result now. This is not the time to joke. "
Of course, Shen Ao knew that he couldn't joke at this time, so he had to put forward conditions. Otherwise, after passing this village, wouldn't there be no such store?
"Yes, what Eunuch Yan said is true. It's just that my father-in-law has this headache all the time. There is nothing we can do about it. Of course, if the big workers can provide fifty people and 30% of the items in the treasury can be chosen by oneself, then this headache will be gone. It will be fine for a while." Shen Ao said without being threatened. Then he closed his eyes without waiting for Yan Fu to reply.
He has said everything that should be said, and then it depends on Yan Fu's reaction. He believes that the other party will definitely understand what he means and will definitely satisfy him.
"You..." Seeing that he could not threaten Shen Ao, Yan Fu had no choice but to shake his head and said: "Forget it, fifty big workers can agree, but 30% of the goods is too much, so we will inform the emperor and finally give you a How is the result?"
Without opening his eyes, Shen Ao just closed his eyes and nodded. If you want to ask a question, go quickly, otherwise the Japanese envoy will laugh at you.
With a sigh, Yan Fu turned around and walked away. He came to the Jinluan Palace at a fast speed and whispered to Emperor Qianwen in a low voice.
At this moment, Emperor Qianwen's face changed from white to red, and then from red to black. After a while, the blackness slowly dissipated and returned to the white and quiet color.
As soon as Yan Fu left, Shen Ao opened his eyes. He was waiting for Emperor Qianwen's decision and was ready to bargain with him. But at the same time, his heart beat faster.
After all, this was a threat to the emperor. Although from his understanding, Emperor Qianwen would not kill ministers under normal circumstances. He was in charge of Guochanglong recently, and he actually made a lot of money for his old man, plus his aunt and uncle. As long as his face is there, the possibility that Emperor Qianwen will deal with him is extremely slim.
But didn’t someone say that it is most difficult to guess the emperor’s heart?
Who knows if Emperor Qianwen would change his temper and punish himself? Being nervous is a must.
But no matter how nervous he is, he still needs to ask for benefits. This is based on his businessman nature and is also a means of protection. The more outstanding his performance, the more attention he will attract. Often such courtiers The more perfect your performance is, the more it will arouse the emperor's suspicion. And if you can reveal enough shortcomings in some aspects, the emperor will be convinced when he sees it.
The emperor can better control the ministers with shortcomings and can use them with confidence.
At this time, Shen Ao showed a greedy look, in order to tell Emperor Qianwen that he loved money very much, and that he had no ambitions, let alone a city. Don't pay too much attention to people like him. No need to be wary.
Not to mention what Shen Ao was thinking, Emperor Qianwen was indeed very angry at this moment.
When did this happen? Seeing that the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom wanted to see Da Gan’s jokes, they also wanted to see his jokes about being the emperor. The civil and military officials in the dynasty were all at a loss. Shen Ao was finally able to solve the problem. He is still negotiating conditions with himself.
Does he have a great cause in his heart? Does he have the way of a minister? Does he still have himself as an emperor?
At this moment, Emperor Qianwen wanted to drag Shen Ao out and give him a good beating. But he couldn't. Now was not the time to get angry with him.
Forcing himself to calm down his agitated mood, he looked far away and could see Shen Ao looking at him. This time, there was no need for Yan Fu to send a message. Emperor Qianwen raised his hand and stretched out two fingers.
This was the promise of 20% of the goods to Shen Ao, and this result was already a big surprise to him. He thought that if he gave half a percent, he would be able to make up 10%. But he did not expect that the emperor is the emperor, and he is generous enough to give 20%. What else is there to say? Come on!
Help clean up the Japanese country and let him know that the palindrome poems that Guan Yuan Zhonghao has researched have long been tired of him. Let the opponent stumble and defeat him in the most familiar field, that is the ultimate goal. Something cool.
Yan Fu, who was standing on the side, looked at this scene with sadness in his heart. He agreed to Shen Ao half the time, but was called a prodigal by His Majesty. Now it's better, and he gave 20% all at once. I really don't know who it is. Even more prodigal.
Shen Ao had already nodded and made his decision, but Guan Yuan Zhonghao over there was still clueless. Seeing that no one had answered the question after a while, he couldn't help laughing because of his rising vanity. "Dear Emperor Daqian, are you and your ministers unable to answer it? It doesn't matter. There are only a dozen people in Japan who can answer this poem."
What he said was very modest, but the meaning was very clear. It was to tell everyone that Japan has more talents than Daqian, and more than ten people can interpret such a poem.
After saying this, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were even more ashamed. They knew that this time it would probably be carried here. I am afraid that they will not be able to make fun of the small country of Japan with the most common poems in the future.