Zhao Kai was about to put the painting away when he saw a middle-aged man in green shirt looking intently at his painting. Zhao Kai had seen a lot of people, but there were still very few extraordinary people like him.
He is personable and gentle, like the cold plum blossoms proud of the snow, independent of the world. This temperament is very similar to a person, his master, Zhang Fuyao.
Zhao Kai knew that he had met a celebrity, so he smiled at the middle-aged Confucian scholar and said,
"If you like it, sir, how about I give this painting to you?"
"No need." The middle-aged Confucian scholar shook his head.
"In this world, not everything you like can be obtained. There are too many things in the world that you can't always ask for," the Confucian scholar seemed to be feeling.
Zhao Kai also said with emotion: "Yes, as the saying goes, things often go wrong in life, but it is the same as what others say!"
These words seemed to hit a sore spot in the man's heart. He was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke:
"You little kid, you are quite talented. It seems that what the world calls you is not false,"
At this time, Zhao Kai looked calm on the outside, but in fact, he was already upset inside. Hearing the other party's tone, it was obvious that he was coming for him. This Cao Changqing came to find him, and most likely it was with bad intentions. He was a descendant of the royal family.
Ah, even though it was illegitimate.
Zhao Kai quickly waved his hands and said: "What the world says cannot be taken seriously. The world always says that Xu Xiao is a minister who harmed the country, but I know that he is the savior of the people of Liyang.
The world also always says that the fall of Western Chu was because the queen misled the country, but the fact is that the fall of Western Chu was just the general trend and not a personal disaster. So, a thousand people have a thousand ideas, so why care about what others say, I
This mediocre behavior is all supported by those mediocre people in Liyang and cannot be taken seriously."
Zhao Kai looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was worried about his mother. He called Zhang Fuyao frantically: Help! Teacher, there is a Confucian saint who wants to kill me!
He had only experienced the power of the No. 3 in the world not long ago. Facing the No. 4 in the world, he had no confidence. Zhao Kai knew that Queen Xi Chu was the knot in his heart, so saying something nice now could at least increase his favorability.
"You still have some self-awareness. The talented and learned people in the world don't bother to take part in some bullshit imperial examinations. Most of them are just mediocre people who are greedy for fame and fortune. However, the treatise on the Eight Kingdoms you wrote is quite good!"
Confucian scholar in green shirt, no, it was Cao Changqing who did not take these young people seriously at all. He turned to look at Zhao Kai and said:
"Do you know why I came to you?"
Zhao Kai said with a helpless smile:
"Sir, you probably came to kill me, right?"
Cao Changqing laughed when he heard this:
"You are smart. Someone told me that you are the most likely candidate to be the crown prince in the future and are an obstacle to my restoration of the Western Chu Kingdom. Let me kill you!"
Cao Changqing said bluntly, a murderous aura suddenly appeared in his body!
"Who is it? Nalan Youci?"
Zhao Kai said without seeming to care,
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Cao Changqing's pupils dilated instantly, and he said with some surprise, his eyes changed when he looked at Zhao Kai. Zhao Kai clearly had no power, so why could he guess that it was Nalan Youci from among millions of people? This is unscientific! Blind guessing
?
"How could you guess it was him?"
Zhao Kai said with a matter-of-fact expression:
"I have been staying in Shangyin Academy before. I have kept a low profile and have not offended anyone. To say who's interests have been infringed upon, it is probably the grace order I wrote. In this way, only that person wants to kill me.
There are several vassal kings, and there are also the princes in the palace, but they probably can’t hire you, a master. To say that among the vassal kings, the one who is the most ambitious, the most afraid of being cut off from the vassal, and the one who wants to kill me the most is probably
That’s the one from Southern Xinjiang, it’s easy to guess!”
Zhao Kai continued with a contemptuous tone: "He didn't dare to do it himself, so he had to come to you. Did he also promise you that when Western Chu regains its kingdom in the future, his hundreds of thousands of troops in southern Xinjiang can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?
, in the future he will occupy Liyang and you will occupy the south and Guangling and rule by dividing the river? This is just a lie to children, the foundation of his southern border is also in the south!"
After a long silence, Cao Changqing looked at Zhao Kai with complicated eyes and said coldly:
"Perhaps, I really should kill you. You are too smart. What the world says may not always be wrong. I was not as good as you when I was that age!"
Cao Changqing's words made Zhao Kai feel a lot more at ease, and he turned to look in the direction of the West Barrier Ruins.
"Too many people have died here before. Do you want this West Barrier scene to happen again? The world has only been peaceful for a few years?"
"Hmph, it's not your turn to tell me how Cao behaves. Do you think everyone in the world is like Xu Xiao, who would not even care about family feud for the sake of the world? He Xu Xiao is indeed admirable. That will only make people jealous.
You, the Zhao family, are always pushing your limits!"
Over the years, Cao Changqing has been looking for trouble with the Liyang royal family, but he has not found the chief culprit of the country's destruction, Northern Liang King Xu Xiao. This shows that he is not an unreasonable person.
Zhao Kai is also helpless. He has never taken anything from the royal family in these years. Almost everything he got was obtained through his own efforts. Despite this, many people still associate themselves with the royal family. What does this mean?
?You don’t enjoy any rights, but you have to bear responsibilities? The key is that you don’t understand what the royal family does.
Zhao Kai smiled helplessly:
"What the royal family does has nothing to do with me. They still owe me a debt. Sir, you can call me on next time you go to attack Tai'an City. I also want to collect a debt."
"Sir, he could have escaped from the world and been the romantic sage and Confucian saint in green shirt that everyone envied, but he still cared about his motherland, which is really admirable." The word "love" is really a life-and-death commitment.
Cao Changqing ignored Zhao Kai's comments about him. In his opinion, Zhao Kai, a son of a noble family who was born in a peaceful era, was not qualified to comment on him.
"In the stormy spring and autumn, some people hug their heads and cry; some people take shelter from the rain under the eaves; some borrow umbrellas and cover up with raincoats; for my great sake, I will never take shelter from the rain! I would rather die singing in the rain than live under someone else's roof!"
Cao Changqing said bluntly: "If I hadn't seen you write those four wishes, I would have played a game with you today. Then Nalan Youci wanted me to be a chess piece. What a joke! I, Cao, have only been a chess player in my life.
He doesn’t deserve it!”
Zhao Kai also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If he really took action today, even if he could leave with the "empty" character, it would be too sad if he was targeted by a Confucian sage whose strength was close to that of a Confucian sage! Zhao Kai handed the painting to him casually.
He looked at him and said:
"Thank you sir for not killing me. This humble painting will be my life-paying money,"
Zhao Kai knew that Cao Changqing was playing a very big game of chess, a chess game that would influence the world. If he won, the world would be in chaos, the Spring and Autumn Period would reappear, and thousands of people would be caught in the flames of war again. He must not be happy even if he wins.
If you lose, you will die, and there will be no possibility of Da Chu's restoration within five hundred years. No matter how you play, it will be a difficult game.
Cao Changqing did not accept Zhao Kai's painting and left without saying a word.
Zhao Kai thought to himself that his mood at this moment must be very complicated. If he could use a poem to describe it, it would be:
Asking you how much sorrow you can have is like a river of spring water flowing eastward!
You, Cao Changqing, are worried, and so am I, Zhao Kai! I originally thought about growing up in a humble way for a few years, but I didn’t expect to be targeted by these big shots so quickly! It’s so difficult!
Zhao Kai carefully put away the painting. With such a good poem, he might as well send it to Xu Weixiong later.
Heroes in the Snow: No. 15
Cao Changqing, the Confucian sage in green shirt,
Western Chu chess awaits imperial edict, minister of the country's subjugation, one of the top three in the old martial arts review, one of the four great masters, known as the most popular player in the game, and the final result is invincible~~~~
For projects that haven't been finalized yet, Zhao Kai usually leaves a portion empty first.
Comments:
Asking what love is in the world can teach you how to make love between life and death!
Deng Tai'an, who is also a peerless master, can be ranked fifth, and even Zhang Julu can be ranked tenth, but Cao Changqing can only be ranked fifteenth. This is really a bit of revenge.
But Zhao Kai doesn't care about that. Zhang Julu has worked hard for twenty years to open the door to heaven for the poor people in the world. How can you, Cao Changqing, compare to him?
Deng Tai'a can be ranked fifth only because he punched him every time~~~Ah! He was killed with one sword and one sword, and he made a great contribution to the world!
What do you, Guanzi Cao, have? You have the skills of a Confucian sage, but have you ever made any great contributions to the world? Even giving Cao Changqing fifteen Zhao Kai felt that it was too much.
"What's wrong with ranking you fifteenth? I dare to do that in front of him!"
Zhao Kai then touched the handsome face that had been touched by Mrs. Deng before, and felt a little pain. He thought for a moment and then said to himself:
"It's better not to let him know until you can beat him!"