As a famous artist in the world, Zhang Jiuling's talent is indeed incomparable, and when he chanted the poem in public, those present who understood poetry were impressed.

In a short period of time, the poems that should be made are so neat and timeless, and the poetry is far-reaching, enough to be included in the poetry collection canon, this kind of attainment, everyone present asked themselves if they could do it.

Many people are thinking: "Could it be that His Majesty leaked the title of the poem to Zhang Jiuling in advance, so that he could deal with it so easily?" ”

Among the people who doubted, the most unwilling was Li Linfu.

But Li Linfu asked himself, Caixue could not be compared with Zhang Jiuling at all, and he was not sure whether the emperor intended to leak the title of the poem, so he turned to Li Longji and asked for instructions: "I don't know what advice Your Majesty has for Zhang Linggong's poems?" ”

Li Longji waved his hand happily and said with a smile: "This poem is very good, it says what I hope in my heart, there are ten ways to gather envoys to the banquet today, you should live up to what Zhang Qing's family poem says, for the country and the people, remember what Wei Wenzhen said, 'The grievance is not big, but the fear is the people, the boat is overturned, and it is advisable to be cautious'." ”

The envoys of the Ten Dao Dynasty all stood up and received the order: "Remember, the ministers." ”

Li Longji said with a smile: "It's not for you to remember, but to let the subjects of the world understand this truth." Zhang Qingjia, your poems are very good, if no one else comes out, you will be promoted to the poems that should be made today. ”

Zhang Jiuling respectfully agreed.

Li Linfu was angry in his heart.

He hated to come out and write a poem to compare Zhang Jiuling with him, but he knew that he couldn't learn, so he could only hope for the people present, but Zhang Jiuling is now the prime minister, don't say that no one can compare, even if someone really has this poetic talent, he will not deliberately brush Zhang Jiuling's face.

"It seems that the poets of the world, led by Zhang Qing's family, what does the concubine think?"

Li Longji did not feel ashamed, and even felt that he had selected the best talent in the world to serve as prime minister, which was a manifestation of his meritocracy and a commendable thing.

Although Concubine Wu Hui was not angry with Zhang Jiuling, she could only follow the emperor's words: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. ”

"Haha."

Li Longji was very interested, Huo Ran stood up, and actually raised his wine glass and walked down the jade steps, and all the princes and ministers present could only get up and bow in greeting.

In the end, Li Longji walked up to Zhang Jiuling, raised his glass and said: "I am really fortunate to have such a good minister from Zhang Qing's family, come, I respect Zhang Qing's family with a glass." ”

Zhang Jiuling was sincerely afraid: "How dare the old minister ......?"

said that he couldn't afford it, the emperor had already made a gesture, and Zhang Jiuling could only accept it.

The two of them drank face to face, and when Li Longji turned around and returned to the jade steps, I don't know that many people looked at Zhang Jiuling with envy, jealousy and hatred.

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This palace banquet has become Zhang Jiuling's special, and everyone revolves around Zhang Jiuling, even the emperor.

Zhang Jiuling also felt that his face was bright, and when he sat down, Pei Yaoqing beside him said excitedly: "Zhang Gongzhen is a model of the ministers, and he really fights for us and other scholars." ”

The phrase "we wait" seems to be a group of scholars born in the orthodox imperial examination of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and no other faction can integrate into their circle.

Li Linfu didn't want Zhang Jiuling to continue to be in the limelight, so he asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that there is a Gongsun clan dancing today, I wonder if it can be spread so that the ministers can enjoy it?" ”

"That's what I mean......" Li Longji was about to agree, but when he saw Princess Xianyi standing up on the seat next to him, his eyes turned away.

Princess Xianyi got up, and in the eyes of many people, it was nothing more than another good treasure to be presented to the emperor.

Princess Xianyi has always been known for being eccentric, basically playing the role of a pistachio at the banquet, and the ministers also like to make fun of her, and the emperor's doting daughter is naturally the protagonist of the whole banquet.

"Xianyi, are you okay?" Li Longji asked.

Princess Xianyi said with a smile: "Father, my son knows that Prime Minister Zhang Cheng's poetry is very good, and I have occasionally got a poem in the past few days, and I want to ask Prime Minister Zhang for advice." ”

The princes and ministers present couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

The little girl's family, in the past, was always ridiculed by Zhang Jiuling for not learning and not knowing, and she was still not interested, but today she actually said that she wanted to ask Zhang Jiuling for advice on composing poetry, and she didn't meet the erudite Confucianism with the newly enlightened child, and she actually wanted to ask for the four books and five classics? It's clearly a reversal.

"Xianyi, don't mess around."

Concubine Wu Hui was the first to open her mouth to reprimand, she wanted to show that she was strict with her daughter, and Princess Xianyi's abrupt behavior was not from her instructions.

This is Concubine Wu Hui's attitude.

Li Longji was very interested, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's her honor to be able to consult Zhang Qing's family, how many people in the world have such an opportunity?" Born in the emperor's family, naturally there are some preferential treatments, and I will give you this opportunity to be close to the water. ”

Li Longji loves Princess Xianyi very much, seeing that his daughter has a heart, he came out to ask Zhang Jiuling, who is the first person in the world to learn, for advice, it is inevitable that he will be a little relieved to be a father, who does not want his son to become a dragon? Naturally, I hope that the higher my daughter's knowledge, the better.

"Since my father is gracious, my son asked Prime Minister Zhang Cheng if he was willing to give advice?" Princess Xianyi looked at Zhang Jiuling, who was sitting precariously, with a smile.

Zhang Jiuling was a little embarrassed at this time, usually he likes to take the school to take the school Princess Xianyi's knowledge, and there is inevitably ridicule and contempt in his tone, not that he has no demeanor and has to deal with a little girl, but completely because he hates this little girl's mother from the bottom of his heart.

"The princess is willing to ask for advice, and the old minister should listen to herself."

Zhang Jiuling got up and saluted with a forced smile.

Princess Xianyi is a junior, but she is also the daughter of the emperor and is considered the lord of courtiers.

A courtier must show sufficient respect in the face of the lord, which is also the etiquette that scholars who are deeply influenced by Confucianism should observe.

Princess Xianyi's eyes lit up, and she showed a wise smile on her pretty face, and said, "Since Prime Minister Zhang Cheng is willing to listen to my clumsy work, then I will say it." ”

Everyone was waiting for Princess Xianyi's "masterpiece" with a playful attitude.

"Dongshan Hall occupies Wuhua, and passers-by point out to the public house."

First, he chanted two sentences, the words were plain, without any rare words, and there was a kind of limerick vulgarity in the simplicity and unpretentiousness, which felt like he was saying one thing, not composing a poem.

Everyone's first impression is: "The princess is just as talented." ”

"Prime Minister Zhang, you built a Dongshan Hall in Dongshan, and this poem is about this."

Princess Xianyi explained with a smile, without giving Zhang Jiuling a chance to reply, and continued to recite the last two sentences as they were, "The last two sentences are also about this...... Listen well, that is, 'let the public peach and plum all over the world, why use planting more flowers in front of the hall'? ”

Princess Xianyi's poem is divided into two paragraphs, and the words used before and after are basically the same, which makes people feel that this poem is simple and unpretentious.

When Princess Xianyi finished reading the poem, many people still had a perfunctory smile on their faces, and some wanted to come out to compliment a few words, but they understood that this was a poem by the princess asking Zhang Jiuling, and Zhang Jiuling should comment on it first.

The smile on Zhang Jiuling's face was very kind at first, with a kind of respect for the junior, but when Princess Xianyi finished chanting the whole poem, Zhang Jiuling's face suddenly froze somehow, and his brows slowly wrinkled when he stood there, and his face became cold.

Then the people around also noticed the abnormality, and they were curious at first, but after pondering the poems written by Princess Xianyi a little, many people suddenly felt a sudden in their hearts, and then looked at Zhang Jiuling with shocked eyes, all wondering how he would respond.

Li Longji listened to his daughter finish reading the poem, didn't think much about it, and asked with a smile: "Xianyi, what is the meaning of your poem?" ”

Princess Xianyi said with a smile: "Can't my father hear it, but in fact, the son is praising Prime Minister Zhang Cheng for being all over the world?" Zhang Chengxiang is very knowledgeable, and Erchen wants to be his student, and now everyone in Liangjing has the same mind as Erchen. ”

"Haha, yes, who doesn't want to be able to worship Zhang Qing's house? Zhang Qingjia, don't see outside, Xianyi She has no attainments in poetry, although you point out, you don't have to care about my opinion. ”

Li Longji was very interested and wanted to know Zhang Jiuling's opinion on this poem.

Originally, Zhang Jiuling was just frozen there, but after listening to the emperor's words, his face was shocked, and then he lowered his arrogant head, like a defeated rooster, even Pei Lianqing, who was beside him, heard that the emperor seemed to have something to say, and quickly pulled Zhang Jiuling's clothes, with the intention of letting him accept it when he saw it.

At this time, those who realized it later suddenly dawned.

This poem has a lot of meaning.

You Zhang Linggong is already full of peaches and plums, why do you still "plant flowers in front of the door"? The meaning of planting flowers means that you recruit famous people from all over the world, and you want to be the world's scholars and teachers? He also set up a poem title for the scholars of the world to decide who is qualified to pay homage?

"In the simple and unpretentious verses, there is such a deep meaning, no wonder Prime Minister Zhang Cheng's face is so ugly!"

A lot of people are thinking about it, and then they want to understand one thing.

"With the talent of a princess, how can she make such a poem with such a hidden meaning? His Majesty asked for the princess, doesn't it mean that this is a poem that His Majesty asked the princess to compose? Isn't it Your Majesty who is really a poet? ”

When Li Linfu thought of this layer, his face showed a smug look again.

You old man Zhang also have today.

I didn't have the talent to compare your poems on the spot, but there is always someone who can suppress your arrogance.

Didn't you know how capable you were before?

Now look where your face goes!

"Back to His Majesty's words, the old minister thinks that the ...... mentioned in this poem The old minister was ashamed. ”

Zhang Jiuling lowered his head, and did not say to Princess Xianyi, but directly returned to Li Longji, "The old minister is busy with official business, and he has not taught scholars for several years...... As for planting flowers, it's just a hobby in Lao Yu's later years, and Dongshan Hall, Lao Yu hasn't been to it for a long time......"

Originally, I wanted to comment on the poem, but when I said it, it became a self-defense, and the implication was that the content of the poem mentioning him and Dongshantang was really biased.

Li Longji was slightly stunned, and his mind was still a little confused.

As the first half of his life, Li Longji was a rare wise emperor, with a very high vision, and never thought about how to prevent courtiers from usurping power, and he really didn't take Princess Xianyi's poems to heart, and he didn't understand what was going on for a while.

Li Linfu climbed up the pole and asked, "Zhang Linggong answered the question. Your Majesty is asking you for your evaluation of poetry. ”

Zhang Jiuling said: "The old minister is shallow in his learning, and he doesn't dare to make judgments. ”

"That ......"

Li Longji hesitated for a moment, saw that the atmosphere was a little wrong, waved his hand and said, "Just be a child and laugh, don't mention this poem." The banquet continued, and Zhang Qing's family was invited to take a seat. ”

Zhang Jiuling was like being amnestied, and when he sat down, his head was covered with cold sweat, but he didn't dare to reach out to wipe it.