Vertical arch hall.

This is a place specially used by Huizong to meet foreign ministers and set up banquets, and the space is relatively large.

Before Huizong arrived, the ministers of civil and military affairs were already standing in order.

Standing in the first row is the crown prince Zhao Huan, and on both sides are the public minister Cai Jing and the envoy Tong Guan.

This is not officially the dynasty, so Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou, who Huizong has always preferred, also stood in the first row.

In the east corner of the first row, Lin Lingsu held the dust in his hand and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The whole hall is solemn.

In this slightly depressing atmosphere, one person seems very different.

This person is dressed as a scholar, but there is no trace of Sven that a scholar should have.

This person is none other than Zong Shu.

Zong Shu was still sleeping, but he was picked up in the bed. It turned out to be a hemp old eunuch.

After getting dressed and going out, Yingluo was waiting for him.

may be because he was afraid that Zong Shu would run away, so he sent Yingluo and this eunuch surnamed Wei over and led Zong Shu to the Vertical Arch Palace.

The old eunuch's claws were like pig iron, and he was pinched painfully. This dry old man, with such a big hand, must be a practitioner.

When he arrived at the main hall, Zong Shu felt that Daodao's gaze was shooting over, especially Cai Jing and Tong Guan's gaze, which made him feel like a man on his back.

Zong Shuxin is a horizontal again, afraid that it is a bird!

Zong Shu simply let go, walked to the front row, and bowed his hand to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, Xiaosheng is rude!" ”

Illiterate, you can't even say a polite word, this is rude? Is your teacher a butcher?

The first illiterate person in the capital, he really didn't lose it!

Seeing that no one cared about him, Zong Shu shook his head and said: "Confucius said: Come and don't be rude." Is it the rudeness of the adults, or the insolence of the boys? ”

This guy is too bold, dare to say that the people standing here are rude!

"Zong Shu, this is an important place in the palace, how can you talk nonsense here?" Tong Guan couldn't help but reprimand.

"Oh, it's Lord Captain. Sorry, sorry, yesterday I thought you were an impostor. Zong Shu walked up to Tong Guan and looked at it seriously.

Tong Guan was speechless, what can be done about such a bastard boy?

What if this kid is annoyed, he doesn't compete, he runs away, and waits for Huizong to come in a while, what should I do?

An official in the back burst out laughing, immediately covered his mouth, and looked around in trepidation.

"Zong Shu, Hugh has to talk nonsense. Isn't there anyone who teaches you the rules? Zhao Gou shouted.

"Rules, what are the rules here, how do I know? I'm not an official either. You invited me, okay? Zong Shu unceremoniously slammed back.

The hall was suddenly speechless. This guy is simply a bastard, forget it, he still doesn't speak, it's too embarrassing to be choked by him.

Huizong came, and Zong Shu saw that it was the middle-aged man who watched him compete with the national teacher on the high platform that day.

Everyone in the hall knelt down, and Zong Shu was there alone.

The hall is absolutely quiet, this guy is simply looking for death.

The head of the hall shouted: "Zong Shu, when you see the Son of Heaven, why don't you kneel?" ”

Zong Shu opened his mouth and said, "You're not a fake emperor, are you?" OMG. ”

Where did this kid come from, and he dared to speak to the emperor like this, it's really terrible.

Huizong frowned, why is this kid so rude? The counterfeit emperor can figure it out to him.

"You must not be the emperor. Your face, not enough to count! Zong Shu took another step forward.

The people in the hall were completely dizzy, didn't this kid really have his brain kicked by a donkey, and he dared to speak to the emperor like this, his face was not enough? Meaning, the emperor's face is not good?

Cai Jing had to stop drinking at this time, "Bold child, dare to be honest." Drag him down. ”

The head official of the palace was about to come over, Zong Shu took a step back and said, "Didn't you say that the emperor has four faces?" ”

The emperor has four faces? This guy is simply insane, and his speech is inverted and illogical.

"Father, my son has something to say." Prince Zhao Huan took a step forward.

Huizong's favorite is Zhao Kai, this son is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knows Huizong the most in this regard, while Zhao Huan is mediocre in literature and art.

Therefore, Huizong was lukewarm to Zhao Huan. Today, I didn't expect the prince to speak first.

"Just now, what Zong Shu said is very reasonable. The book "Taiping Yulan" mentions: the ancients, the Yellow Emperor is on all sides. Zhao Huan said.

Wow, Zhao Huan even knows this.

Of course, Zong Shu heard this allusion. Zigong also asked Confucius, saying that the ancient Yellow Emperor was on all sides, and he believed it? Meaning, the ancient legend that the Yellow Emperor had four faces, is it true?

Zong Shu immediately followed Zhao Huan's words and said, "Emperor, I believe in you." It seems that adults can deceive people, I heard adults say when I was a child, the emperor has four faces, everything in the world, and nothing can escape his eyes. ”

It turned out that this was the case, and Yingluo, who was standing in the back, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, there is some truth in folklore. In "The Art of War", it is said that the Yellow Emperor was once attacked on all sides, the Red Emperor in the south, the Qing Emperor in the east, the Black Emperor in the north, and the White Emperor in the west. As a result, four faces were formed: red, blue, black, and white. Zhao Huan continued to explain.

"When a good scripture is passed on to the people, it will become tasteless. Zong Shu, look at the couplet, do you have four faces? Wouldn't that be a monster? ”

After Huizong finished speaking, he laughed.

There was a burst of laughter in the court. The emperor laughed, and the ministers laughed, right.

This illiterate person stirred up the court like this, which made the air in the hall come alive.

"Zong Shu, listen up. The national teacher is the important weapon of the country, and he cannot be taken on unless he is a great talent. Carving insect skills, magic acrobatics, and supporting a family are not indispensable, but they are not of great use for the country. The teachers of the country must know astronomy, geography, and even speculate on the fortunes of the country......"

Huizong tried his best to speak in a way that Zong Shu could understand, and he actually stumbled.

Of course, Zong Shu understood, and said that his way of victory was all small skills of carving insects, which was not worth mentioning.

This emperor is eccentric, isn't Lin Lingsu playing with fire, isn't it a small skill of carving insects? This is obviously to break a game for Lin Lingsu and continue to make him a national teacher.

Seeing Zong Shu's unconvinced look, Huizong said: "I think, you can compare the skills of public opinion." ”

"Master Lin, you are so powerful, how can you compare to the art of public opinion? Look at the feng shui of the house, or look at the direction of the leylines? Zong Shu smiled.

Tongguan Station announced the rules of the competition one step ahead: within a month, find out a new carbon. If you are not sure, you can quit.

Obviously, the option to withdraw from this option was specially prepared by Huizong for Zong Shu.

The people in the palace have already understood that the emperor is killing two birds with one stone.

The first bird: Let Zong Shu automatically admit defeat and let Lin Lingsu retain his position as the national teacher.

The second bird: Knock on Lin Lingsu, and by the way, let him find out new carboniferous resources.

If Lin Lingsu can't find new coal resources within a month, then he and Zong Shu will be tied. Whether the title of national teacher can be kept depends on Huizong's mood.

Lin Lingsu is bound to go all out to find the coalcoal. Because, now the imperial court is facing a huge practical problem: lack of fuel.

In fact, Zong Shu instead became a chess piece in the hands of Huizong, forcing Lin Lingsu to do things.

If it weren't for Zong Shu, Lin Lingsu wouldn't be so concerned about finding coal, if he looked for a year and a half, the people of the capital would have frozen to death.

Tong Guan went to Zong Shu's house and hinted at Zong Yi and made Zong Shu lose the competition. This kid should know what's at stake.

"Zong Shu, do you want to continue the competition, or do you quit?" Tong Guan felt that asking this was purely routine.

"Quit," Zong Shu's words were not surprising, Tong Guan was about to explain to Lin Lingsu, and Zong Shu said: "Quitting is not my style. ”

Not quitting? Zong Shu, this kid didn't quit!

"I, Zongshu, will never release water, and will accompany me to the end." Zong Shu's tone was very resolute.