Tian Ding was still in the main hall, chatting with some respected old men, when he suddenly saw a servant running towards him in a hurry.
"Sir, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has arrived at the mansion!"
The servant panted and reported to Tian Ding.
When Tian Ding heard this, he looked at his servant in surprise, why did the king come here today?
Although he was puzzled, Tian Ding still stood up and walked out of the main hall under the leadership of his servants. When many old nobles and middle-aged men in the main hall heard the king approaching, they did not dare to neglect and stood up quickly.
Follow Tian Ding.
In the courtyard.
The young men of the gentry who were originally talking to each other, as well as some elegant scholars who regarded themselves as noble, suddenly saw the arrival of King Qi. They all stopped talking and knelt on the ground to salute King Qi.
"Greetings to the King!"
"Meet the King!!"
Whether they were servants, maids, or scholars, everyone was quiet at this moment and did not dare to raise their heads and look directly at King Qi.
Qi Wangjian and his palace guards hurried past in front of everyone.
After Qi Wangjian passed by, everyone dared to raise their heads and looked at each other, full of doubts.
"Why did the king come here suddenly?"
"Yes! The Prime Minister also came with the King! What happened?"
"I don't know!"
In the courtyard, many gentry disciples whispered to each other, their expressions full of curiosity. No one knew what happened. After a while, no one knew which gentry disciple was the leader. Everyone plucked up their courage and came to the court.
He rushed in the direction where King Qi went to see what was going on.
In the middle courtyard.
Tian Ding had just arrived at the courtyard and saw King Qi arriving with Hou Sheng and Yu Cang.
"Kings!"
When Tian Ding saw King Jian of Qi, he raised his hand to salute.
"Tian Ding didn't know the king was coming."
Tian Ding wanted to speak and took the opportunity to ask King Qi why he arrived in such a hurry without sending anyone to inform him. However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by King Jian of Qi.
"I came here today because I want to know why my clan brother has found a great sage but is unwilling to bring him to meet me? Is it because I feel that I don't know talented people, or is it?"
When Qi Wangjian said this, he seemed to be complaining a little, and looked aside with his hands behind his hands.
"I still feel that a humble man is not worthy of being a wise king!"
Qi Wangjian expressed his dissatisfaction, but fortunately after he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that the words were a bit harsh, so his expression softened a little and was not as stiff as before.
Although Yu Cang said bad things about Tian Ding on the way here, Qi Wangjian still believed in Tian Ding in his heart.
Tian Ding was a man, and King Qi Jian knew it clearly.
The reason why he was angry was because he didn't understand why Tian Ding kept it secret from him, the King of Qi.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
Tian Ding forgot to put down the hand he was holding, and looked up at King Qi with a confused look. Tian Ding was a little confused at this moment. Not to mention why the king came in a hurry, he was the great sage in the mouth of King Qi. What great sage?
?
Is there any great sage here?
"Brother, do you still want to hide this from me?"
When Qi Wangjian heard Tian Ding's words, he suddenly had a better temper, but looking at Tian Ding's confused look, it didn't seem like he was faking it.
So after Qi Wangjian thought for a few moments, he looked directly at Tian Ding.
"I asked my clan brother, is there a bookstore in the backyard of the mansion?"
Qi Wangjian said.
When Tian Ding heard this, he looked at Qi Wangjian and nodded seriously in less than a breath.
In the courtyard.
Not to mention Tian Ding, even the other old noblemen kneeling on the ground looked at each other in confusion at this moment. They didn't understand what was going on. What did Tian Ding commit that made the king so angry?
But it doesn't look like it. If Tian Ding really made King Qi furious like he did more than ten years ago, then it wasn't King Qi who came over to the mansion in a hurry, but Tian Ding went to the ancestral temple himself.
Now, what is going on?
As countless nobles began to wonder, Tian Ding's voice came.
"Going back to the king, there is indeed a study in the backyard of the mansion. It was used by my daughter in the past. Tian Ding rarely went there. However, Tian Ding guaranteed his life. It is just a study. There is no great sage as the king said? Tian Ding Qi Guo
With a sincere heart, if he finds a great sage, why wouldn’t Tian Ding be willing to take him to meet the king?”
Tian Ding raised his hands, frowned, and said word by word to Qi Wangjian.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jian of Qi looked at Tian Ding, and then looked at Gui Hanzi. When he saw Gui Hanzi nodding, his expression finally relaxed.
It seems that even Tian Ding doesn't know about this matter.
Tian Ding, who was on the side, saw Qi Wangjian's actions and looked at Gui Hanzi, as if he had already guessed the cause of the matter.
On the other side, Hou Sheng and Yu Cang were completely relieved when they learned that Tian Ding didn't know about this matter. What they were most afraid of right now was that Tian Ding had already firmly protected him, which would make them
They are quite troublesome, and they can only use some means to get rid of the person who made the bamboo slips like they did with Tian Jin.
"Brother, can you take me to the backyard to have a look?"
After Qi Wangjian's expression softened, he seemed to regret that he had been angry at Tian Ding in the first place.
But it's not surprising that he is really eager to see such a great sage for the first time in so many years since King Qi Jian. It is no exaggeration to say that if he can meet that great sage, if he learns that the other person really wrote the bamboo slips
As the king of Qi, he is willing to eat, live and live with him, and he will give the beauty, wealth and status to him without hesitation.
What the former King of Qin Ying Zheng could do, Tian Jian could do it too.
"Your Majesty, please!"
When Tian Ding heard what King Qi said, he didn't hesitate at all. He didn't even say that King Qi was going to go, but he also wanted to find out what happened.
Why did it alert the King of Qi to come here in a hurry, and even say that there is a great sage!
Thinking that the study in the backyard was always used by his daughter alone, Tian Ding was full of doubts as to what on earth his daughter had been doing.
At the same time, Tian Ding glanced at Hou Sheng without leaving any trace, and the two of them exchanged greetings to maintain their superficial relationship.
In the courtyard.
As Tian Ding finished speaking, Qi Wangjian, led by Gui Hanzi and accompanied by Tian Ding, Hou Sheng and others, walked towards the backyard.
"Daxian?"
"Who is it that actually alerted the king and came here specially to the mansion! Let's go and have a look!"
"Walk!"
Seeing King Qi and his entourage walking towards the backyard, the nobles who were kneeling on the ground stood up one after another, looked at each other, thought about it, and followed behind.
Those who can come to Tian Mansion are basically without exception. They are either rich or noble. They are all famous in their territory. Naturally, they are not timid people, so they go with them to have a look, and they are not very afraid.
backyard.
Tian Cong, Tian Sui and others have been apologizing to Luan Gudong and others who were kicked out of the study by Tian Feiyan. Seeing that Luan Gudong and the other women did not really blame their younger sister, they were relieved and didn't understand.
Why does the little girl who always knows the importance of things now drive people out of the study room?
During the conversation, when they saw movement not far away, Tian Cong, Chen Xu, Qu Rong and others all looked over.
When they saw Tian Ding, Hou Sheng and others, their eyes widened, let alone seeing King Qi actually coming here.
"Tian Cong, meet the king!"
"Tian Sui, meet the king!!"
After reacting, Tian Cong, Tian Sui and others raised their hands one after another and saluted King Qi and his party. Then they saw King Qi, his father and others walking straight towards the little sister's study.
"what happened?"
Tian Cong and Tian Sui looked at each other with confusion.
In the study.
When Tian Ding brought King Qi to the study, what was surprising was that rolls of bamboo slips were piled neatly on the wooden table. When Tian Feiyan saw the group of people, he timidly lowered his head and stood there.
"Feiyan, meet the king!"
When Tian Feiyan saw King Qi, he greeted him.
Qi Wangjian looked at Tian Feiyan in front of him, and then looked at the bamboo slips piled aside.
"These are all things you wrote?"
Qi Wangjian looked at Tian Feiyan with doubts and asked, and then looked at the study room in front of him. It was quite exquisite, and there were many bamboo slips on the wooden shelves in the back. At the moment, he was not sure whether those bamboo slips were
Written by Tian Feiyan.
"Father, how could she write this!"
Before Tian Feiyan spoke, Gui Hanzi couldn't help but whisper.
King Qi glanced at Gui Hanzi and signaled that he was not allowed to speak.
Tian Feiyan also glared at Gui Hanzi. Others were afraid of Gui Hanzi, but she was not.
However, after listening to King Qi's words and watching his father and Prime Minister Hou Sheng standing aside, they had already picked up the bamboo slips and looked at them, Tian Feiyan looked at King Qi.
"Back to the King, it was not written by my little girl!"
Tian Feiyan answered honestly.
"Um?"
As Tian Feiyan finished speaking, Tian Ding, who was holding a bamboo slip and looking at it, didn't take it seriously at first. However, after seeming to see something, his brows furrowed, and then his expression became more solemn.
Qi Wang Tian Jian glanced at Tian Ding, and he didn't know at this moment. Tian Ding really didn't know about this matter. Thinking of this, Qi Wang Tian Jian felt helpless in his heart. This father was responsible for his daughter knowing such a great talent.
have no idea.
I have long heard that this clan brother doted on his daughter because of the death of his wife. Before, Qi Wangjian didn't realize it. Now, looking at Tian Ding, Qi Wangjian couldn't help but shake his head.
"Can you tell me who wrote this book?"
Qi Wangjian looked from Tian Ding to Tian Feiyan. In order to show his respect and attention, he even raised his hand to salute and asked seriously.
Gui Hanzi on the side also looked directly at Tian Feiyan, her beautiful eyes full of jealousy, thinking how great it would be if she knew the person who wrote the bamboo slips!
And right in Qi Wangjian's eyes.
Tian Feiyan looked at Qi Wangjian with a troubled face and explained what happened.
It turned out that a few years ago, she once went out to socialize and saw an old man riding a bull. The old man was about fifty years old, wearing a tattered sheepskin fur and holding a jug of wine. At that time, the old man learned that she had
The little deceased mother, who had no one to accompany her, sighed, "Well, at my age, I am too lazy to bother with it." Then he said that he would tell her stories in the future. He had heard many stories and could tell them to her.
is also like this.
Although the whereabouts of the old man were unknown later, he often asked people to send bamboo slips to her, sometimes in Linzi City, sometimes in other places, even thousands of miles away in Korea and Zhao.
In the study room.
As Tian Feiyan spoke, Qi Wangjian looked thoughtful, while Tian Ding, who was looking at the bamboo slips, turned his head and looked straight at Tian Feiyan, with eyes that were both shocked and ridiculous.
When did my daughter get to know such a distinguished person? Why has her daughter never mentioned this matter?
Although the story in the bamboo slips is absurd, there are many details that make people feel numb the more they think about it, and the more they think about it, the more unfathomable it becomes. No wonder the king rushed to the mansion in a hurry.
Who is the other party?
Why had he never heard of such a talented person in Qi for so many years?
"How do we know if what you say is true or false?"
Gui Hanzi looked at Tian Feiyan's innocent face and questioned softly.
However, Tian Feiyan just glanced at her lightly.
"You can go check it out!"
After Tian Feiyan finished speaking, she didn't bother to pay attention to Gui Hanzi, who she disliked very much. When Gui Hanzi left the mansion, she had already asked the servants to leave the mansion and follow her instructions. Without evidence, no one could find out.
What.
But the characters on the bamboo slips are all "Qi", so no one would think of Qin.
Father is no exception!
"you!"
Gui Hanzi was rendered speechless by Tian Feiyan's words, and could only look at Tian Feiyan unwillingly.
In the quiet study room.
Qi Wangjian and Hou Sheng looked at Tian Feiyan and didn't know whether what Tian Feiyan said was true or false, but seeing that Tian Feiyan didn't look guilty at all and what Tian Feiyan said, they were more inclined to believe that Tian Feiyan was not lying.
, after all, an old man who is not of a certain age and has experience beyond the world cannot write these bamboo slips, and his life-long understanding of the way of governing the world is very obscurely hidden in the story.
"He is indeed an expert!"
After Qi Wangjian learned that Tian Feiyan didn't know the identity of the other party, he sighed. Thinking of the other party's behavior of writing on the bamboo slips, Qi Wangjian's mind already pictured an old man riding an old ox and full of knowledge.
But now that he couldn't see it with his own eyes, instead of saying the last two sentences, Qi Wangjian couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"I hope to find an opportunity in the future to introduce you to me! I have worked hard for decades to govern, and there is not a day when I am not worried about the country and the people, and there is not a day when I am not thinking about ways to strengthen the country! Now that I have heard that there are such masters in the world, I cannot help but
Seeing this, I am really unhappy."
Qi Wangjian raised his hand and said to Tian Feiyan, and also took the opportunity to propose that he wanted to take away all the bamboo slips here and carefully ponder what the master had left in the story.
Hearing that King Qi wanted to take away all these bamboo slips, Tian Feiyan's eyes widened. She wanted to keep some, but she saw her father glaring at her with rare anger. Seeing this, Tian Feiyan could only shut her mouth obediently.
, reluctantly agreed.
"You're still mean to me! You've driven everyone away!"
Tian Feiyan looked at his father's eyes, which seemed very angry, and seemed to have countless questions to ask, and he complained in his heart.
Looking at King Qi's appearance in front of him, Tian Feiyan thought that if King Qi knew what happened in the future, he might be angry to death from his father.
Half an hour later.
In Tian Mansion.
With the arrival of King Qi, there were already many people and mixed eyes, and the matter could not be concealed at all. Soon the matter spread, and the courtyard was filled with the voices of the nobles discussing privately, making endless noise.
In particular, those elegant scholars who thought they were unparalleled in talent and learning were all trying to find out who it was that the King of Qi was so concerned about, and who actually hid his talent and knowledge in stories on bamboo slips. They seemed to have never heard of such a character.
.
This made them very dissatisfied and extremely curious about what was written on the bamboo slips.
When they saw boxes of wooden boxes filled with bamboo slips being moved away by Gong Wei and others, the most confused ones were Tian Cong and Tian Sui.
My little sister knows a great sage?
Not to mention Tian Sui, even Tian Cong was a little confused at the moment. In their eyes, although the younger sister always liked to be alone, and they seldom went to the younger sister's study, they had never seen or heard the younger sister interact with her.
What expert has come into contact with?
“Go check it out!”
With doubts, Tian Cong and Tian Sui took advantage of the gap and quickly came to the study after saying goodbye to Qu Rong and others.
Looking at the little girl standing aside with an aggrieved look, Tian Sui glared at him when he arrived. Tian Sui swallowed his saliva unnaturally, and looked at the bamboo slips in front of him that were being loaded up and taken away. Tian Sui had a premonition that the little sister would
It is estimated that he will no longer care about his brother for at least a year.
However, Tian Sui was also a little helpless. Who knew that these inconspicuous bamboo slips were actually written by a great hermit? Moreover, if he had known about it earlier, not even him, not even his father, would have made such a big fuss.
After all, throughout the ages, many virtuous officials, let alone those who have not yet become famous, have been killed or assassinated.
This is a place where it is difficult for Qi to compare with Qin, and it is also a problem that even his father has a hard time solving.
"Father!"
"Father!!"
Tian Cong and Tian Sui came to their father Tian Jin's side and bowed their hands in a ceremony.
However, Tian Ding, who was holding the bamboo slips and watching them carefully, ignored them at all. Looking at the bamboo slips, he sometimes frowned, sometimes marveled, and sometimes his eyes were full of shock.
With doubts, Tian Cong glanced at his younger sister Tian Feiyan, then turned his head, reached out and picked up a roll of bamboo slips in a wooden box beside him, opened it and started reading.
After looking at it, Tian Cong's expression gradually became serious, and he finally wondered why there was such a big commotion in this study.
At the same time, at the Palace of the King of Qi.
The eunuch who had looked at Hou Sheng before was holding a pen and ink and copying another scroll of bamboo slips on the wooden table. He carefully peeked around from time to time. After finally writing the bamboo slips, the eunuch stood up and put the original bamboo slips away.
On the wooden shelf, another scroll of bamboo slips written by himself was hidden and walked out of the room.
He was the person arranged by Prime Minister Hou Sheng to enter the palace. At that time, the Queen was still dead, and Hou Sheng was the Queen's younger brother. Therefore, based on the relationship between the Queen and the Queen, he was placed beside the Queen to serve the Queen.
When the queen passed away, because of his relationship with the queen, he always stayed by King Qi's side.