Chapter 172 A Poem in Seven Steps, I Want to Be His Majesty’s Favorite
As soon as he said these words, he immediately aroused uproar and anger.
"Who is he? He wants to assassinate Xie Langjun. What is his motive?" someone asked angrily.
"Could it be that yesterday's chess competition made some people jealous?"
"Or maybe Xie Langjun is famous far and wide, and someone is deliberately trying to block his way?"
"I'm afraid someone really wants to block his official career!"
"..."
In the midst of the discussion, Lu Lingxuan's expression gradually turned from pale to livid, and Mutiva next to her had a look of panic and disbelief!
Obviously his people had seen Gao Anahu and Er Zhuying leading seven or eight killers to chase Xie Zhen! It is absolutely impossible for a nobleman to defeat nearly ten killers even if he has some martial arts skills to defend himself, not to mention that Nar Zhuying is a seasoned master on the battlefield!
What is going on?
Everyone noticed that Xie Zhen's mysterious clothes did have some blood stains on them, but fortunately he was not seriously injured, so he could still stand in front of the palace calmly at this moment.
"You said, someone wants to kill you?" Gao Zhan also asked in shock.
"yes!"
"Who?"
When Gao Zhan asked, Xiao Jinyu fell silent, and Prince Lanling did not speak behind her.
At this time, the people in the palace were surprised. Some even urged: "Yes! Who is it? Xie Langjun, tell me quickly, who wants to kill you?"
Amidst the noisy and angry questions, Xiao Jinyu sighed slightly and replied: "It's better not to say anything! Nowadays, people speak softly and don't dare to identify the people in the temple! Let alone miss the important event of His Majesty!"
The words "people in the temple" already made people think about it, and the people in the temple began to whisper. Some even cast suspicious eyes on Zu Jue, which made Zu Jue's face turn red and white, feeling extremely insulted.
"Look at what I'm doing. I, Zu Jue, am willing to admit defeat. Since I gave up yesterday, I only have pity and admiration for Mr. Xie, and I have no intention of being jealous of such a villain!"
He spoke so impassionedly that Xiao Jinyu responded with a smile: "It's not Zu Zhongshu! Please don't make random guesses! Thank you very much for your concern for Xie Zhen!"
He turned to raise his broad sleeves and faced Gao Zhan and said, "Your Majesty, since Zhenzhen has arrived, please ask your Majesty to come up with a question!"
A hint of interest arose on the corner of Gao Zhan's lips, his eyes were locked on "Xie Zhen" and he said, "Okay! Yesterday you and Zu Zhongshu competed in chess, so how about today we compete in poetry and calligraphy?"
I heard that you once wrote a fragment of a poem in the Fahua Mountain Collection of Southern Dynasties. Today, I don’t want to read the fragmented poem, but I just want to see how you can write a good poem in the shortest time that can be passed down through the ages. "
When Gao Zhan said this, He Shikai sarcastically continued: "What a broken poem, I'm afraid he can't write it anymore, it's just a mystery to show off his talent and reputation. Some literati who are just trying to gain fame like to build their reputation like this!"
As soon as he said this, more literati looked indignantly!
Xie Zhen still smiled and ignored it!
At this time, Gao Zhan looked at Zu Jue again, "In the past, Zu Zhongshu wrote the "Dingguo Temple Stele" within two days, and wrote the poem for the princess of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to leave the fortress in one day, which was far better than the original work. From then on, Be famous all over the world,
I know that the Xie family of Chen County is good at poetry, but our country of Qi is also full of talents, and there are many people who are good at poetry and calligraphy. In the past, Pei Rangzhi, the minister of Zhongshu, and Lu Sidao, the minister of Huangmen, each wrote An article about marching from the north and joining the army,
How about Xie Langjun and Zu Zhongshu write a poem each with the themes of joining the army and the Northern Expedition? "
Xiao Jinyu replied: "As I wish, your Majesty, please give me a pen!"
Zu Jue also said: "It's true!"
Seeing her confident look, Gao Zhan couldn't help but asked sarcastically:
"Are you going to finish this poem today before a leaf falls?"
"Your Majesty is joking. Zhen can't finish a whole poem before a leaf falls. Why not learn from Cao Zijian and write a poem in seven steps?"
Writing a poem in seven steps is pretty crazy, right?
Zu Jue wrote the poem about leaving the fortress in one day, and it has been recited by thousands of people. How many people are as talented and gifted as Cao Zijian?
"Xie Langjun is really arrogant. What if he can't compose a complete poem within seven steps?" He Shikai suddenly asked.
"What do you mean by what He Shizhong said? If you can't do it, you can't do it. In other words, you just lost a competition. What else can you do?" Li Mi continued.
The monk turned to look at Gao Zhan and said: "I think that if you can't do it, it can only mean that this Xie Zhen is a person who has a false reputation and is just trying to gain fame. Your Majesty should expel him from our country of Qi!"
These words made all the scholars of His Highness Taiji look at him angrily!
King Lanling's calm face also showed anger!
It was only when he saw the hint given to him by Xiao Jinyu with his hands behind his back that he could barely suppress the anger in his heart.
"Yantong, I've said it before. This is a talent test to select good talents for the country. If they are good talents, I should promote them. If not...at most, I will not let him become an official in our country of Qi. Use Don’t drive him out of Qi!”
"yes!"
Although Gao Zhan spoke in a calm tone, one word of not allowing him to serve as an official in Qi State would have already ended a person's future. The punishment for such a change of direction was not light. After hearing this, the monk burst into laughter and kept saying yes. .
"Then let's get started!"
When Gao Zhan ordered people to get pens, ink and paper to grind, Xiao Jinyu looked at Lu Lingxuan deeply. She did not expect that this woman would want to kill "Xie Zhen" so quickly, but fortunately she walked out of the Lanling Palace From the first step, Gao Changgong and Fenghuang noticed that a group of killers were following them, so she had to change her plan temporarily and let Ling Ye help Fenghuang kill these people who were following them!
She needs to buy more time for Phoenix, and then implement the second step of the plan!
…
When the poems in the Tai Chi Palace reached their most peaceful climax, a bloody battle in the North Palace was about to end.
Er Zhuying did not expect that the young man who was already restrained by him and whose neck could be broken by him only needed more strength, would suddenly exert force and stab a broken dagger into his chest.
The boy stabbed his vital part from the armpit in a suicidal direction!
The fatal blow caused Del Weiying's throat to burst with sweetness, and he suddenly vomited out a large amount of blood. He looked in disbelief at the young man in front of him who was covered in stab wounds and stained red with blood.
The young man took a few breaths, supported the injury on his arm, stood up slowly, and looked down at him.
He saw disdain, pity, and a hint of resentment in the young man's eyes!
No, impossible! It was obvious that he had always had the upper hand, and he could kill the child at any time if he wanted to. The reason why he didn't kill him so quickly was because he wanted to see him struggle and suffer, and gain some pleasure from it!
How could he lose?
He taught this kid most of his martial arts skills, so how could he lose?
"Yes, you have taught me many of my martial arts skills, so you have determined that I will never be your opponent, right?"
Phoenix also sneered, stepped forward, looked at Er Zhuying whose face was gradually turning gray, and grasped the hilt of the sword that was inserted into his body!
"Originally I didn't want to kill you, but you already know the identity of my brother Qing, and you still want to kill her. How can I trust you to live in the world!"
"As for what you said, my grandfather once betrayed your father, so you will betray my father... Hey, success is a king and defeat is a bandit, how can we explain the grievances in this world?
Grudges repay each other. Since then, let’s end it here!”
After saying that, his eyes suddenly became cold and fierce, and he tried to pull out the sword. Unexpectedly, Er Zhuying actually grabbed the broken sword with both hands, looked at him and said with a smile: "Wait, listen to my last sentence! "
"Murong Jue, you like Princess Lanling very much, don't you?"
Phoenix's hand paused, and his expression was slightly stunned.
Er Zhuying seemed to feel the attachment and waves suddenly rolling in his eyes!
"You have protected her for so long, but you must feel uncomfortable watching her marry someone else!"
"Instead of making yourself feel uncomfortable, why not take everything you want? If one day you can be the king of this world, you will definitely get whatever you want, including her!"
"Anyway, the king of the Gao family is dissolute and immoral. If you destroy the Gao family, what's the harm in replacing the Gao family in the world?"
Seeing the surprised and unpredictable look in Phoenix's eyes, Er Zhuying laughed twice more and finally said,
"Murong Jue, in fact, you are not the only one who left the Murong clan in this world. Xianbei's military and political affairs are each their own. There are also old members of the Murong clan who are willing to follow you and remain in Jinyang's army..." At this point, Er Zhuying was already He exhausted his last bit of strength, but when he saw a gleam of surprise in Phoenix's eyes, when he took his last breath, a hint of joy appeared in Huibei's eyes!
Phoenix was still in a daze when Ling Ye rushed in. Seeing him motionless and stunned, he hurriedly called out: "Boy, what are you doing standing still? The mission is about to leave. You have to go to the palace back garden quickly and act according to the plan the girl said! "
Gao Changgong had already told him the location of Yuwenhu's family, and then he needed to sneak into the palace alone and find Yuwenhu's aunt Yang who wanted to be sent back to Zhou!
Seeing the blood all over his body, Ling Ye's expression changed slightly, and he said worriedly, "Why are you so injured? If someone finds out..."
"You won't be discovered!" Fenghuang interrupted abruptly, "Brother Qing gave me medicine so that I can heal myself and prevent any more blood from flowing out!"
After saying that, he took off his black clothes that had been stabbed to pieces, quickly cleaned the stab wounds on his body, applied medicine, put on another woman's clothes and sneaked into the back garden of the palace.
This last thing needed to be done by himself, so Ling Ye did not follow him.
But after Phoenix took a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at Ling Ye.
This time I looked back, as if I had made up my mind, but my heart felt like a knife piercing my heart.
"You must protect Brother Qing, protect her, and don't let her get hurt again..."
After saying something in a hoarse voice and choking for a while, the young man's tears that he had been holding back for a long time finally burst out of his eyes. After Ling Ye solemnly nodded to him, he resolutely ran towards the back garden of the palace.
Seeing him sneaking into the Li Palace, Ling Ye jumped up to the highest point of the North Palace. He watched two officials wearing red robes and Sanliang Guan enter from the main gate of the Li Palace and invited an old woman out. There was a young woman beside him to support him.
Seeing this woman, Bi Yiyun and Wei Shou showed hesitation on their faces.
The old woman explained: "She is one of my maids, A Ying. She has been with me for a long time. Without her care, I will have many inconveniences along the way. I would like to ask the two envoys to allow me to bring this maid with me!"
Bi Yiyun looked at the maid carefully for a long time. Only when he couldn't see any flaws, he looked away angrily.
Wei Shou was a veteran of the Wei and Qi dynasties. He knew all about this old woman's past. She was alone in a foreign country and separated from her children for thirty-five years. He couldn't help but feel pity and said to Bi Yiyun: "She is just a maid, let her Take it with you. We, the State of Qi, have indeed detained the old lady for many years. We also ask the old lady to return to the State of Zhou and send you a letter to Otsuka Prime Minister of the State of Zhou. I have already written the content of the letter. Madam will then use her own Just modify the handwriting a little!”
"good!"
The old woman's eyesight was already very bad, so the maid took the letter for her and stuffed it into her hand.
"Without further ado, let's go!"
The mission to send Yang to Zhou this time was a secret mission, and His Majesty had made it clear that there was no need to make any announcement, lest Zhou's spies would take action on the way.
The old woman said hello and got into the carriage with the help of her maid.
Bi Yiyun and Wei Shou also mounted their horses together, and the carriage began to drive towards the official road, and then gradually drove towards the outside of the city gate!
Ling Ye stood at the highest point like this, watching the carriage drive out of the city gate and gradually go away, becoming a shrinking black spot in the smoke and dust.
Until a message of a bouquet of fireworks came from the direction of Yecheng Station, Ling Ye also took out a bamboo tube and shot a splendid firelight into the air!
At the same time, outside the Tai Chi Hall in Nancheng, a bunch of fireworks exploded in the blue sky!
The fireworks are like silk and rain, but they are as gorgeous as thousands of trees and flowers blooming. They look extremely beautiful!
After Xiao Jinyu saw the fireworks, she couldn't help but smile with tears in her eyes. She opened her lips lightly and couldn't help but recited a sentence: "People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This matter has never been solved in ancient times. I hope people For a long time, we share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart!”
Have a safe journey, Phoenix!
No matter whether we meet again in the future, I will always remember you!
Remember your kindness in protecting each other with your life!
Remember the past of being dependent on you!
At this time, Xiao Jinyu didn't notice at all, because the poem she just read out unintentionally made all the scholars in the palace dumbfounded, and the whole place fell into silence!
Someone even took out a pen and wrote down this sentence!
"May we live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart! I heard such a beautiful saying today!"
"Yes, once this sentence is spoken, it will definitely be famous throughout the ages!"
Gao Changgong couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. Others didn't know the meaning of her recitation, but he understood it. Seeing the tears in Xiao Jinyu's eyes, he raised his hand slightly as if he wanted to comfort her, but he was afraid of being seen. Put it down after getting some clues.
But Lu Lingxuan's face became extremely ugly!
She looked at the sky where the fireworks exploded, and seemed to think of something, and looked at "Xie Zhen" again in disbelief!
He Shikai was still mocking at the side: "What's good? His Majesty asked him to write a poem with the theme of joining the army and the Northern Expedition. Does the poem he wrote have anything to do with it?"
But before he finished speaking, he saw Xie Zhen holding a pen with both hands and writing on the screens that were erected one after another!
Her brushstrokes are extremely fast, flowing like clouds and flowing water, flowing freely and eye-catchingly!
As she calmly spread her pen and ink, one sentence after another of poems came out from the mouths of the onlookers:
"After the snow in the Tianshan Mountains, the sea wind is cold, and the flute blows sideways to make it difficult to travel. Three hundred thousand people were recruited in the moraine, and they turned back to look at the bright moon for a while!"
Is it just finished? Aren’t you still completing the seven steps?
Looking at the words and poems on the screen, the onlookers fell into speechless silence again.
I thought this song was already a quatrain! It was enough to make his talent famous again, but he didn't expect to see that he had no intention of stopping writing!
“Look, he is still writing!”
Surprisingly... there is a second song!
"The luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink it, you will be drunk immediately. Don't laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times?"
"..."
No, the second song is nothing, because there is a third song, a fourth song...
"The snow-capped mountains are covered with long clouds in Qinghai, the lonely city looks out over Yumen Pass, the yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and the Huns will never return them if they are not defeated!"
It wasn't until the fifth poem was finished that everyone saw Xie Zhen stop writing and face the emperor!
"I wonder if composing five poems in seven steps counts as passing His Majesty's test?" she asked.
Gao Zhan was stunned. He saw this young man in black clothes standing in front of him like a mountain. Behind him were five screens filled with poems!
Seven steps! Five poems!
Simply...can't even be called a human being!
What was even more shocking was not only his poems, but also his calligraphy. Scholars had already rushed to the five screens, copying and studying the poems and calligraphy on them!
"Five poems, five fonts, not only inherit the legacy of the two kings, but also the style of Wei and Suo Jing!"
"This is truly a rare talent in the world!"
"Yes, it's incredible. How could a young man do this? Is this a gift?"
The voices of exclamation in the main hall were endless, and Xie Zhen was still waiting for the answer from the Emperor of Qi!
It was Li Mi who reminded Gao Zhan, and Gao Zhan finally woke up and coughed lightly: "Such a talent is enough to surpass the ancient and modern. In this test, you have been recognized by all the scholars and no one can match it." , is a well-deserved first place!”
"I wonder what Xie Qing's ambition is?"
"Xie Zhen" smiled, knelt down and said seriously: "Zhen Zhen has no ambitions, he just wants to be His Majesty's favorite!"
The author does not know how to write poetry, so here I have the audacity to borrow ancient masterpieces. In fact, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were also the peak period of poetry culture. Many talented people wrote very good poems, such as Pei Rangzhi's Expedition from the North, Lu Sidao's Military March...
(End of this chapter)