Xiao Yuanche was sitting alone in the study, holding a copy of "Bohai Landscape Chronicles" in his hand and reading with gusto.
Wei Changan walked in and reported: "Master, Su Cao is back."
Xiao Yuanche's eyes were still on the book, and he just smiled lightly and said: "He's back so soon, let him come in."
Wei Changan nodded. Not long after he left, Su Ling strode in.
Xiao Yuanche pointed to the seat next to him and said: "Going to the Forbidden Palace this time has opened your eyes. It is much better than my Sikong Mansion."
After saying that, he put down the book in his hand and looked at Su Ling with a smile.
Su Ling waved his hand and said indifferently: "What a shabby place. There are many palaces, but there are endless steps everywhere. It tired me to death. I don't like it anyway. I still like Sikong Mansion."
Xiao Yuanche pointed at Su Ling and said with a smile: "That's a forbidden palace, and it's not in your eyes anymore? You, tell me, what kind of official job did you get?"
Su Ling smiled and said: "But I was rewarded with an official position, but I didn't say which official position I would be..."
Xiao Yuanche heard this and said with some confusion: "Since I have been rewarded as an official, how come I don't have any position?"
Su Ling scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "He said that I can take any civil or military official position, no matter how big or small..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he was surprised at first, but then said with a smile on his face: "Oh, this is really a big deal. Which one did you choose? A civil official or a military attache?"
There was only a look of interest in his expression.
Su Ling waved his hand without thinking and said: "Me? Civilian and military attache... Now I am a bit disappointed with Sikong. I am neither a civil official nor a military attache. I don't do anything. How can Liu Duan serve the food? I
Why did you bring it back to him intact..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he looked at him in disbelief for a while, then he laughed and said deliberately: "You kid, why don't you become an official and take his salary, but you still don't do anything?
How nice, I save you the trouble of giving you a promotion."
When Su Ling heard this, he also opened his eyes wide and hummed: "Huh? Sikong is right. This business is guaranteed to make money without losing money. How about I go back now and ask him for an official position?"
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he rolled his eyes at him and said, "That's the Forbidden Palace. Is that a place where you go in as soon as you say you want to? Pull it down!"
Xiao Yuanche waved his hand and then said: "Tell me, what did you say?"
Su Ling did not hide anything and revealed all the conversations he had with Liu Duan after entering the palace.
Of course, he felt that the "Four Hengqu Sentences" that he pretended to be X were not a glorious thing, so he had no shame to mention them again...
Xiao Yuanche's eyes fluctuated, thinking about something.
After Su Ling finished speaking, Xiao Yuanche nodded, with a hint of coldness in his eyes and said: "After all, when you are older, you have more to think about. The more you think about, the harder it is to suppress it. Maybe for him,
I shouldn't push too hard, maybe I should change my approach..."
Su Ling just didn't understand and looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the left and right walls of the study room, as if Xiao Yuanche was talking to himself.
Xiao Yuanche nodded suddenly and said: "Very good, Su Ling, you did a good job entering the palace this time, I am very satisfied."
He paused and suddenly caught a glimpse of the "Bohai Landscape Chronicles" that he had not finished reading on the desk. After thinking for a moment, he threw the book into Su Ling's arms.
Su Ling was wandering in the sky when he was hit by a flying book and suddenly came back to his senses. He was stunned for a moment, and then felt something flying into his arms.
He picked it up and looked at it, and when he saw the six characters "Bohai Landscape Chronicles", his heart suddenly moved.
He pretended to be confused and said, "This book was given to me by Sikong because he thought Su Ling had done a good job?"
Xiao Yuanche smiled faintly and said: "That's right... take it back and take a good look at it. Maybe you will find it useful in the future."
Su Ling seemed a little dissatisfied with this so-called reward. He first took it in his hand and flipped through two pages at random, and saw that in addition to some textual annotations, there were also some pictures.
Su Ling then said: "What is this book about... My trip to the palace and my battle of wits and courage with Liu Duan is worth a book?"
Xiao Yuanche gave him an annoyed look, and then said: "If you want to take a good look at it, take a good look at it. Maybe you will be able to use it soon."
Su Ling's heart moved, and he said without concealing it: "Could it be that when Sikong sends troops to the north, he also needs to take Su Ling with him?"
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said, "Why, you don't want to go to the battlefield with me?"
"I... of course don't want to go..." Su Ling did not hide her resistance at all.
"Huh? You kid is getting more and more presumptuous..."
Su Ling waved his hands with a wry smile on his face and said, "Sikong made a mistake... It's not that I don't want to go to the battlefield. Think about it, Su Ling has trouble dealing with even an assassin on the battlefield.
..Besides, I am just a little Cao Yu, how can Cao Yu go to the battlefield...Cao Yu can't even compete with a war horse..."
Xiao Yuanche laughed and scolded: "You boy, he gave you an official position. You are not surprised by hundreds of thousands. Now you are telling a lot of nonsense here. Don't you just want me to promote you to an official position?"
Su Ling chuckled. In fact, he really just didn't want to go to the battlefield. The battlefield was changing rapidly, especially when he faced the Bohai Sea. Maybe the direction of the war would not change in general, but if something went wrong, he would not risk his life.
Worth it.
However, Xiao Yuanche got it wrong.
Su Ling had no choice but to go down the slope and show some desires appropriately in front of people who still don't fully trust you, which will often have unexpected miraculous effects.
Xiao Yuanche thought he had a plan, and with a smile on his face, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's do this. After the court meeting in three days, I will make a rule and promote you to be the commander of the Sikong Prefecture or the commander of the generals. What do you think?"
Su Ling was a little confused and said: "The general has shit? What kind of shit is it?"
Xiao Yuanche pointed at him with his hand and laughed and scolded: "Don't pretend to be crazy, don't you know? As the leader of the subordinates, with a rank of thousands of stones, from the fifth rank, Shi Ke, the general and commander of the Sikong Mansion, can help me command the troops, and his rank is slightly higher.
Genuine fifth grade.”
Su Ling looked like a villain and clapped his hands and said, "Then I can't walk sideways underneath you?"
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said with a smile: "In this long history, the prime minister has the most powerful position. Generally, the rank in the court is in the third rank. However, the position of prime minister has been vacant for a long time, so if it is only in the long history,
, your official position is indeed the greatest."
Su Ling then made a satisfied look and said, "Thank you Sikong for supporting me. When the time comes to go to the battlefield, Su Ling will be the vanguard officer."
Xiao Yuanche laughed loudly and said with great satisfaction: "Okay, after singing at his place for a day, you must be tired, so go back and rest."
Su Ling then nodded, stood up and said goodbye.
He stood up and walked to the front yard.
Suddenly he heard a woman's voice calling him, and Su Ling stopped suspiciously, turned around and looked behind him, but there was no one there. After listening carefully, there was only the sound of wind.
Su Ling then shook his head and walked out.
Outside the study, a pale yellow figure stood a little lost in the snow on the ground, with tears in his eyes.
"Why did you call him?" The voice in the study was deep and slightly angry.
"Father, he saved me, I always have to..."
"You are the eldest daughter of our Sikong Mansion. He is just a long history official who has not yet been officially appointed. How can you behave like this when you chase him out without any hesitation?"
"But......"
"No but, go back to your own house. Without my order, you will never see that person again..."
The pale yellow figure trembled slightly, then turned around, never looking at the person in the study again.
Suddenly there was a tear on the cheek, and those starry eyes were full of firmness and determination.
Without saying any more, she strode out of the study room.
The pale yellow figure disappeared for a while.
In front of the study door, Xiao Yuanche's figure slowly appeared.
He stood under the shadows, his face gloomy.
Girl Jingshu, it’s not that your father doesn’t want you to have more contact with him, it’s just that you also have difficulties as a father, if he and you are together.
That is something that cannot be tolerated by heaven...
He sighed, turned around and walked towards the study again. There was a hint of old age in his back.
............
The next day, Longhuang Hall, Longtai, Kyoto.
All the civil and military officials arrived, and Liu Duan sat in the middle on the dragon chair. After Qi Shizhai said the scene, Xiao Yuanche slowly stood up.
There seemed to be a questioning look in his eyes as he said: "Your Majesty has had a look at the list of officials that I drafted a few days ago. I don't know what your Majesty thinks of the candidates. If they are not suitable, I will consider it again."
Liu Duan knew in his heart that he wanted an exchange of interests, so that Xiao Yuanche agreed to hold the Longhuang Poetry Festival and build the Longhuang Tower, so none of the officials he nominated could reject it.
Thinking of this, he unexpectedly became calm and said with a pleasant expression: "Xiao Aiqing has done her best for the court and recommended talents. How can I be wrong? According to the candidates proposed by Aiqing, I have already drafted the imperial edict and will hand it over after the dynasty is over. It will be issued from Zhongshu."
Xu Wenruo, who was in the first row among the courtiers, felt a little strange and surprised. In the past, Liu Duan always hesitated for a long time and always stubbornly eliminated some people. Although it was innocuous, he always showed that he was the king of a country. Why was he so happy today?
He couldn't help but feel a layer of worry and shadow in his heart.
Although Xiao Yuanche was a little surprised, it was always in his own interest and he stopped talking.
After Liu Duan signaled Qi Shizhai to hand over the edict to Xu Wenruo, he looked at Xiao Yuanche with a smile and said unhurriedly: "Xiao Aiqing, you mentioned Su Ling to me a few days ago. I saw it, and it turns out that he is a talented scholar." I like you very much, and when Su Ling resigned, I told him from the bottom of my heart, I wonder if Xiao Aiqing has heard of it before?"
His tone was neither quick nor slow, and the smile in his eyes was even more obvious.
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he was extremely surprised. What did he say from the bottom of his heart? Su Ling had never told me that he only said some innocuous words in front of the emperor. I also confirmed repeatedly that judging from his expression, there was nothing missing.
.
But today Liu Duan suddenly asked, what's the explanation?
He was filled with doubts and was speechless for a long time.
But Liu Duan said this again, still smiling and waiting for his answer.
However, Guo Baiyi was in the third row among the ministers. When he saw Xiao Yuanche being stunned for a moment, he knew that his lord was suspicious again.
Suddenly he opened his mouth and said in a loud voice: "Su Ling is a talented and learned man. His words are from the bottom of his heart. I and all my ministers are also eager to listen to his lofty opinions. I respectfully ask for your Majesty's advice!"
When Kong Hechen in the front row heard this, how could he not know Guo Baiyi's intention? He just frowned and snorted, scolding him so many times in his heart that he was a prodigal.
Only then did Xiao Yuanche come back to his senses and said with a faint smile: "The Holy Master cherishes talents. This is the blessing of the Great Jin Dynasty. Su Ling, a commoner, must speak everything he knows in front of the Holy Master, and speak from the bottom of his heart."
, If the Holy One asked, he would naturally not hide it. But I had no chance to hear it. Please give me the Holy One's instructions."
Seeing that Liu Duan finally came back with a victory, he laughed and said with a happy face: "Xiao Sikong really thinks so? If so, that's great, Qi Shizhai, present it..."
Xiao Yuanche didn't know what kind of medicine Liu Duan was selling in his gourd. His face was expressionless, but he had random suspicions in his heart.
But he saw Qi Shizhai holding a tray and walking towards him.
Liu Duan still had a smile on his face, raised his chin towards Xiao Yuanche and said: "Xiao Qing, please open the paper in the tray and take a look."
Xiao Yuanche glanced at Qi Shizhai suspiciously, but saw that Qi Shizhai also looked calm and composed. He sneered in his heart, then gently took out the paper in the tray and opened it to read. It was a paragraph. The font should be Liu
There is no doubt that it is written in hand.
Liu Duanhu looked at Xiao Yuanche with burning eyes and said in a deep voice: "Please Xiao Qing, please read it to them."
Xiao Yuanche was startled at first.
However, Guo Baiyi said loudly from below: "Xiao Sikong is my Sikong of the Great Jin Dynasty. How can I do such small things? I, Guo Baiyi, am willing to do it for me..."
Liu Duan waved his hand and said in a voice that was unquestionable: "Guo Qing is not in a high position, so naturally he cannot read the momentum of my ministers. Only Xiao Qing can do this..."
He looked at Xiao Yuanche who was a little stunned with a smile and said, "Isn't Xiao Aiqing unwilling?"
"Of course I am willing..." Xiao Yuanche then showed a calm expression, unfolded the paper, and spread it out in front of him with a loud bang.
"Those who are born as humans should set their minds for heaven and earth, set their lives for the people, inherit their unique knowledge for the past saints, and create peace for all generations!" Xiao Yuanche's voice was not loud at first, but by the time he read the second sentence, he was already obsessed with this sentence.
Being so attracted, the voice involuntarily became much louder, and the intonation became more ups and downs and sonorous.
After reading it, he still felt a little agitated in his heart.
Even I, who have always been known for my bold poetry, felt that this passage was so bold and ambitious, and it was still deafening after listening to it for a long time.
All the officials in the main hall had expressions of surprise and admiration. At first, the whole hall was silent, and everyone was solemn. Gradually, the voices of intense discussions came out, one after another.
Xiao Yuanche secretly thought that these words could never come from Liu Duan's mouth.
Without him, according to Liu Duan's cowardly character, he wouldn't have half the heroic spirit in these words.
He suddenly understood that these words should have come from Su Ling's mouth.
It turns out that this is what Liu Duan said from the bottom of his heart.
Although Xiao Yuanche was calm on the surface, he was already uncertain in his heart. With such words and such things, why didn't Su Ling reveal anything to him?
If Su Ling had known at this time that he had brought himself such trouble by not explaining these four pretentious sentences to Xiao Yuanche, he might have recited these four sentences intact.
However, how could Xiao Yuanche know that Su Ling just didn't want to mention it because he stole it from others.
Several thoughts already flashed through Xiao Yuanche's mind.
Why didn't Su Ling explain to himself in advance what he was saying to the emperor by saying these words?
It shows that he has great ambitions. Does he want to help the world and benefit all people? Or does he want to become famous all over the world?
What does Liu Duan mean by showing this sentence to the public at this time?
But no matter what it means, is this clearly a sign to all officials that Su Ling surrenders to him?
Countless questions suddenly arose in Xiao Yuanche's mind.
Perhaps, this Lidya Su needs to be carefully examined.
So, let’s wait for a while about the long history position.
If Su Ling knew at this moment that Xiao Yuanche was even more suspicious because of a few words he copied, and that he also lost the long history of generals that should have belonged to him, would he himself be dumbfounded?
Liu Duan was very satisfied with the situation of the ministers in the hall at the moment. He glanced at Xiao Yuanche again and saw that he was standing there with a dazed look on his face. He felt even more proud, so he cleared his throat and repeated these words again.
, his eyes seemed to be filled with endless admiration, and he said: "Today, I will show the heartfelt words of this little Cao to all the ministers. I want them to use these words as an example and to reflect on themselves all the time and every day!"
Liu Duan's voice was a bit loud. He suddenly stood up from the dragon table, flicked his sleeves and said: "If you take this as your ambition, why worry about my great advancement and failure to prosper!
All the ministers looked at each other in astonishment, and they all secretly thought about the words spoken by a little-known Cao Yu, that it was really unexpected that the emperor would elevate him to such a high level.
After a flash of thought, all the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "I obey the holy edict, long live long live long live."
It had been a long time since Liu Duan had seen the courtiers kneeling in unison and shouting "Long Live the Mountain". Only at this moment did he realize that this was the beauty of being the emperor.
He was somewhat smug and nodded with satisfaction and said: "Now, with the support of the ministers headed by Sikong, our Jin Dynasty has regained a lot of its former glory. A great country should not only have strong weapons and weapons, but also have a peaceful and happy people, and a prosperous culture."
yes!"
As he spoke, he turned to Xiao Yuanche and said, "Xiao Aiqing, tell me, are these words of mine correct?"
Xiao Yuanche was caught off guard by his sudden combination of punches.
It's just that Jiang is still old and spicy, so he secretly sunk in his heart, secretly thinking that he should remain unchanged in response to all changes, and then said: "I think that what the Holy One said is absolutely true!"
Liu Duan made a sigh of relief and said loudly: "I think that in the past few hundred years of the Jin Dynasty, there have been endless literary talents. In my day, Xiao Qing and Xiao Qing's beloved sons were also leaders in the literary world. I think about it more than a month ago.
Later, it is the beautiful day of the beginning of spring. At that time, the ice and snow have melted, and all things have revived. It is also the day when vitality begins to emerge. With this in mind, I decided to gather all the talented scholars from all over the world for a Longhuang Poetry Recital on the day of the beginning of spring. I don’t know.
What do you think, Sikong and Qing?"
Xiao Yuanche instantly understood that Liu Duan had made such a big circle, and the focus was on this poetry meeting.
Su Ling's entry into the palace this time was motivated by the name of the poem. What he is going to do now at the Longhuang Poetry Society must be to recruit Su Ling.
Xiao Yuanche had made a decision in his heart and immediately said loudly: "Holy Holy Ming, such a grand event should have been organized long ago, and it should form a tradition. Starting from this, it will be held every three years, so that I can have more great promotions.
When a famous article comes out, I wonder what the Holy Spirit will do?"
Liu Duan did not expect Xiao Yuanche to agree so readily and the whole thing to go so smoothly. He was very happy and said hurriedly: "What Sikong planned is the fate of the country! So it goes as Sikong said. It's just...
"
Liu Duan's original intention was to say that I hoped that Su Ling would also participate as an exception, so that it would be more obvious that Su Ling was his.
But before Liu Duan could finish speaking, Xiao Yuanche actually interrupted and said, "I have an unkind request..."
Liu Duan could only be stunned and asked: "Ai Qing, but you said..."
"Since we are convening literary talents from all over the world, I dare to ask Su Ling, the guest minister of Sikong Mansion, to participate..."
After Xiao Yuanche finished speaking, he looked at Jin Emperor Liu Duan with deep meaning.
Liu Duan felt a little unhappy and thought to himself, Xiao Yuanche was really cunning and stole his words. In this way, he clearly told the officials that Su Ling was still Sikong's. But then he thought again, no matter what, Su Ling
The purpose of participating in the poetry meeting is always achieved.
Liu Duan then nodded and said: "Su Ling is certainly qualified to participate in this Longhuang Poetry Contest with her poem Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night."
Liu Duan suddenly spoke again: "Not only Su Ling will participate, but also several of Sikong's beloved sons, such as Jianshu, Sishu, and Cangshu will also participate."
Xiao Yuanche's face was expressionless. How could he not know the emperor's intention? If his son happened to face Su Ling by chance, whether it was Su Ling's defeat or his sons' defeat, it would be a loss to him.
, it will all be a loss of face.
Xiao Yuanche thought for a while and then said: "I am favored by the Holy Lord, but my second son and fourth son are not satisfactory in literature, so I don't want to embarrass myself. The third son can give it a try when the time comes."
Liu Duan thought to himself, it's okay to have one of them. Then it would be best to see his Sikong's son surrounded by our talented people. It would be best if he and Su Ling fight each other and end up being killed by his beloved.
It would be better if my person takes the first place.
Liu Duan nodded and said: "As the world says, there is only one person who can learn a stone, and Xiao Sixu alone has eight fights. In this case, I will wait to see the style of Sikong Aizi that day!"
After he said this, he suddenly turned his head, without looking at Xiao Yuanche, and said loudly to the ministers below: "Kong Aiqing."
Kong Hechen fell to his knees when he was busy leaving work.
"You will make a list of those who are qualified to participate, so that no educated person is left out."
Kong Hechen hurriedly nodded in agreement. The Qing school headed by Kong Hechen naturally agreed with these things. They were all well-educated and wrote a few poems in their spare time, which was arty and elegant, but it was common for them to do so.
Liu Duan then turned to Xiao Yuanche and said: "Xiao Aiqing also contributed a lot to Su Ling's visit to the palace. Naturally, the grand event must be held in a good place. I feel that on the vernal equinox, the sun is warm and the wind is clear. If
In the main hall, wouldn’t it be a failure to live up to the wonderful spring time..."
He paused and said: "Since I came to the throne, I have never carried out any large-scale construction projects. Today I will make an exception for the world's talented scholars."
As he spoke, he leaned towards Xiao Yuanche and said: "In front of the Longhuang Hall, on top of the 950 steps, we will build a Longhuang high platform for one month. When the time comes, you will join me and wait for the dragon."
Huangtai brings together talented people from all over the world to participate in this grand event!"
"As for the selection of the master craftsman who will build the Longhuang Tower... I will leave it to Xiao Aiqing to decide..."
He suddenly looked at Xiao Yuanche and said in a much louder voice: "I wonder what I mean, Qing Qing?"
Xiao Yuanche understood that this was to sell him a better deal, and he sneered in his heart, but he took the lead and shouted: "The Holy One is wise, and I obey the decree!"
When all the ministers and ministers at the lower steps saw Xiao Yuanche, who was the first to call the Holy One, he was wise, they all bent down and knelt down, shouting that the Holy One was wise.
Liu Duan's face was full of pride. Looking at the courtiers prostrate on the ground, he suddenly felt that he had great power.
However, he felt a chill in his heart as he suddenly discovered.
Facing the whole hall of people prostrating and worshiping, it wasn't just me.
There is also Xiao Yuanche standing tall and tall on the side.