Chapter 65: Fishing in the Sea at This Time (Part 1)
Chapter 65: Fish Jumping into the Sea (Part 1)
On the entire piece of Xuanzhou bud paper with a slightly fine grain texture, the ink is dripping and unruly, and there are five words written: "The fish is leaping into the sea at this time."
Looking at the frame of the entire ink scroll, there should be the following sentence on the paper, but for some reason, the writer stopped writing tiredly after writing these five words. The last hook of the word "Hai" is hung in white in the middle, and there is a faint trace of silk.
Unwillingness.
These five ink characters are composed with a rigorous demeanor. If an ordinary person wrote them, they would be pretty good. However, in Ning Que's view, he didn't think there was anything impressive about them. Especially since he had just viewed the original works of his predecessors, he naturally felt even more...
The words "catching a fish and leaping into the sea at this time" are really bad. Even if you guessed that the word was written by His Majesty the Emperor, it would not change your perception.
Thinking that he entered the palace today because of his reputation as a calligrapher, Ning Que's heart moved slightly. He thought to himself that if his calligraphy caught the emperor's eye in the future, he would rise up through the ranks and become a jester who was not popular but was extremely famous.
Not bad.
Just as I was thinking like this, I suddenly heard an angry voice coming from far behind the Imperial Study Room. The voice was rich, powerful and extremely irritable. However, due to the distance, I could only clearly hear the most angry words of the scolder.
words.
"Idiots!...Idiots!...A bunch of idiots!"
The word "idiot" was scolded by that person loudly, sonorously and forcefully, as thick as a war drum and as crisp as hitting a rock.
Ning Que stood in the imperial study room in a daze, listening to the word "idiot" that seemed to come from the outer world. He gradually couldn't help but become obsessed with it. He felt very warm in his heart. He secretly thought to himself that he didn't know which steward was actually quite capable of calling an idiot.
I am somewhat coquettish.
The Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty was such a solemn and solemn place. Even the powerful eunuch chief would not dare to curse people in such a loud voice, not to mention that the voice of calling people idiots came from the political hall.
Ning Que didn't know the layout of the buildings in the palace, and of course he didn't know that the area around the imperial study room was always very tightly guarded. The Yizheng Palace was very close to the imperial study room, so he could hear countless idiotic words, but others might not be able to hear them.
In the government hall, jade pillars are entwined with dragons, and golden curtains are embroidered with flowers from the goddess. Sitting on the left hand side of the imperial couch is a beautiful woman in palace attire. She is about thirty years old, with beautiful eyebrows. She is charming and elegant while looking around.
She looks gentle, with slightly thick lips pursed tightly, adding a hint of perseverance. Looking at her headdress and phoenix costume, she is the Empress of the Tang Dynasty.
Sitting on the right side of the imperial couch is a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. Her eyes are slightly lowered and she is distributing tea with her slender fingers. Her beautiful face coupled with this quiet expression makes her look extremely graceful. Her slightly darkened cheeks are tanned by running on the grassland.
Now her fair complexion has returned in just a few dozen days, and she is none other than Li Yu, the fourth princess of the Tang Dynasty.
Between the Queen and Her Royal Highness, there was a middle-aged man sitting on the imperial couch. His black hair was tied back casually, and he was wearing a very large robe. His voice was gentle and powerful and could not be questioned. He occasionally mentioned those two
When the words are spoken, the tone will suddenly jump up like floating clouds hitting the mountains, and thunder will resound through the palace.
On the ground in front of the royal couch, there were more than a dozen officials kneeling. They buried their heads deeply and their bodies were trembling slightly. They looked particularly ashamed and fearful. The faces of His Royal Highness and the two veterans who were qualified to sit were also extremely ugly.
The Tang Dynasty has never paid much attention to secular rules. Even in the daily interactions between monarchs and ministers, ministers often did not need to kneel and kowtow. They only had to bow and salute. Especially in this generation of emperors who are known for their generosity, monarchs and ministers meet each other in the political hall on weekdays.
, His Majesty even waved away the salute.
However, today King Kuanren suddenly burst into rage. The officials of the Tang Dynasty finally realized again that the reason why Your Majesty does not kneel by himself on weekdays is because he is not happy. When he is unhappy, the Assembly Hall becomes terrifying.
The middle-aged man on the imperial couch was naturally the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty - the man with the greatest secular power in the Haotian world. He looked at the ministers kneeling on the cold gold bricks in front of him, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Slowly brushing the faces of everyone - the Central Governor, the Shang Governor, General Huaihua, these are all the big bosses of the military department, Shangshu Youcheng, Zhongsi Minister, the old and young men of the Household Department, Jing Zhaoyin, Huangmen Minister,
How much do the two statues in Chang'an City, the younger brother sitting in the chair, and those old, shapeless guys know about this matter?
"A gang can do river transport business and transfer grain to the warehouse. Why? You are all high-ranking officials in the court. A single word from the steward in the government will make countless people tremble and frighten. Why would Chao Xiaoshu dare not listen to you?
If so? Are you really a bunch of idiots? Have you never thought about the reason?"
His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty looked at his ministers as if he were looking at a bunch of bastard descendants. He put his right hand on the back of his head that was aching a little. He even had the urge to laugh out loud because of his anger and disappointment. He stared at everyone and shook his head vigorously.
He slapped the supporter and scolded: "You want to see who is behind this No. 1 gang in Chang'an. Now that you know it, you know it is mine. Do you feel that you have become the biggest idiot in the world?"
"The Fish Dragon Gang! The Fish Dragon Gang! You are all people who have read poetry and books, and are accustomed to seeing the wind and rain, but no one has thought of the words "Ich Dragon Submerge"? If I hadn't meant it, this Chang'an City
Who dares to use this name as a gang name? I am very disappointed with you, not because you ignore the law and oppress the people, but because you are stupid! Idiots! You have not understood such a simple thing for so many years. Who are you not idiots?
yes!"
The brawl on a spring rainy night in Chang'an City finally succeeded in forcing out Chao Xiaoshu's trump card. However, as soon as this trump card appeared, it suddenly disappeared without a trace, because this trump card was so powerful that only one sentence was needed.
If you say that, you can define everyone as an idiot and then start settling the scores.
The ministers kneeling in the palace were aggrieved and sad and did not know how to express themselves. They thought silently that over the years, no one had found any connection between the Yulong Gang and the palace. Besides, you are the indescribable true Dragon Emperor, and the Yulong Gang is just a shady person in Chang'an.
The status of the little crucian carp in the ditch is thousands of miles apart. They don't exist in the same world at all. Who would have thought that there is a connection between them?
It's like the master of the county government went to trouble a little helper in the back kitchen, but in the end, the masters found out that the helper was covered by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue! But the problem is, there is a guy who is covered by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and
How could he be a helper in the kitchen of the county government office!
If Chao Xiaoshu is an old acquaintance of Your Majesty that you met among the people, and the two have a romantic relationship, then how come he has been soaking in the smelly ditch of Jianghu all these years? As long as you say a word, there will be no one in the empire.
Give him the fourth or fifth rank official vacancy? How can the prince and ministers be idiots? This is purely because Your Majesty is treating us all as idiots.
Those kneeling on the cold gold bricks, those sitting uneasily in their chairs, the dignitaries and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were all full of complaints, but no one dared to jump out and argue with the man on the dragon chair at this time.
For these big figures in the empire, fighting for or subduing the Chunfengting Lao Dynasty was just a small matter, but in the end they encountered the biggest mountain in the world. They knew that they would be unlucky, and more importantly, their subordinates and deputies were responsible for the specific tasks.
Handling these matters, using the power of the imperial court and even the military, has touched His Majesty's bottom line.