Chapter Seventy-Three: The Court Tries to Write, and the Taishi Bets (Ask for Recommendation, Ask for Collection)
"Kong Aiqing, you might as well say it directly, what is the joy of it?"
"Your Majesty, Wu Puguang, a student of the minister, is now serving as the county magistrate in Wannian County."
"Well, I know." His Majesty Li Er responded.
"A student Wu Puguang taught a student, that is, the grandson of the minister, recently invented a new type of pen, the minister was greatly surprised after using it, it is really a clever creation, greatly improving the speed of writing and saving paper, it is really a blessing for His Majesty, the luck of the Tang Dynasty."
Kong Yingda's last two sentences are about His Majesty Li Er's heart.
"Aiqing, there are real things, I want to take a closer look." His Majesty Li Er immediately said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, how can you dare to boast of going to Haikou without a physical minister, and you will personally look at Your Majesty."
After speaking, Kong Yingda presented the quill pen.
The chamberlain hurriedly took the quill from Kong Yingda's hand and handed it to His Majesty Li Er.
"I thought there was something to celebrate? It's just a goose feather, and it's worth Kong Shangshu to be so big and delay the time of hundreds of officials? ”
The crown prince and master Li Gang said unhappily.
"Doesn't the master look down on the things made by the old master and his disciples?"
"Since the ancestors made words, the best pen is a brush, how can it be that the yellow-haired child can change it when he says it?"
Taishi Li Gang looked upright.
"You, you····· Do you dare to try it with the old man? Kong Yingda glared angrily and said.
"How do you compare the law?" Li Gang showed no weakness.
"Let Your Majesty and the officials testify, you and I write together, the old man uses the quill made by my disciple grandson, you write with a brush, whoever writes the most words in the specified time wins? If the old man can't exceed five times your word count, the old man loses, and the old man apologizes to you above the court, otherwise you have to apologize to the old man above the court. ”
Kong Yingda said solemnly.
"·····" The officials gasped when they heard this.
Five times more words, Kong Shangshu is probably crazy?
"Haha······ Haha, it's really a big joke, it's five times more words than the old man, could it be that you Kong Shangshu really thinks that the old man is old, and he can't look down on the old man? ”
Li Gang said angrily.
"The old man thinks that five times is too little, so if you are not convinced, you can give it a try." Kong Yingda responded without showing weakness.
"Please Your Majesty be the master of the ministers, Kong Shangshu is taking his own humiliation, and His Majesty will be able to uphold justice at that time."
The crown prince and master Li Gang said.
"Kong Aiqing, are you sure you want to compete?" His Majesty Li Er held the quill and asked with a smile.
Just now, His Majesty Li Er carefully looked at the quill pen, which is indeed breathtaking, but Kong Shangshu said that he can surpass the writing speed of Taishi Li Gang by five times, which still makes His Majesty Li Er deeply suspicious, so now he is looking forward to a real competition between the two, and it has been determined that what Kong Shangshu said is true.
"Your Majesty, the minister naturally decided to compete, but the minister thinks that since it is a competition, it is better to have a little color."
Kong Yingda said confidently.
"Color? Okay, I agreed to Kong Aiqing's request, I don't know what to do? ”
His Majesty Li Er asked with great interest.
"I don't know what Master Li wants?"
Kong Yingda looked at Li Gang, of course he hoped that Li Gang would take the initiative to say something, and the province would be talked about in the future!
"If you can really be five times faster than me, the old man will no longer object to your student Wu Puguang entering the Ministry of Officials and working with you in the same department."
Li Gang said loudly.
Kong Yingda was ecstatic when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Gang to take the initiative to say his inner thoughts.
Originally, Wu Puguang's talent was enough to stay in the ministry, but Li Gang, who had always been at odds with Kong Yingda at that time, strongly opposed this matter, saying that the master and apprentice were together, affecting the unity of officials, and other unreasonable excuses.
As a result, in the end, Wu Puguang could only go to Wannian County to serve as the county commander, which indirectly led to the drowning of his young son.
If he had stayed in Chang'an City and served in the Ministry of Officials, these tragedies might not have happened.
"Yes, Your Majesty. You want to testify for the ministers, last time it was because of the obstruction of Master Li that my student had to go to Wannian County, this is something that all civil and military officials know, today I will use my student's student, the quills developed to defeat Master Li, to prove what a stupid decision he made to prevent my student from staying in the ministry. ”
Kong Yingda's loud voice sounded in the sky above the Xiande Palace, which surprised many people!
This is not Lao Kong's previous style!
Kong Yingda, a Confucian master who has always been low-key, actually raised his profile today, which really surprised the ministers.
"Okay, Kong Aiqing. I promise you. ”
His Majesty Li Er sat on the dragon chair and said with a smile.
In fact, His Majesty Li Er also has a slight debt in his heart for Wu Puguang to serve in Wannian County, and to be honest, Wu Puguang's talent can be surpassed by only a handful in the entire court.
If it weren't for Li Gang's strong opposition, and a group of officials would follow in the fun, His Majesty Li Er would have left him in the ministry to assist Kong Yingda in the education of the entire Tang Dynasty.
His Majesty Li Er gave an order, and the ministers stepped forward one after another to help open the field.
It's completely a performance that doesn't seem to be a big deal to watch the excitement!
After a while, two tables were placed on top of the court!
"Fang Aiqing and Du Aiqing, let's be a notary."
His Majesty Li Er said to Prime Minister Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, the secretary of the Ministry of War.
"Minister, obey the order."
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui replied in unison.
"Are Taishi Li and Kong Shangshu ready?"
Prime Minister Fang Xuanling asked with a solemn face.
"The old man is ready." Li Gang replied bluntly.
"The old man doesn't need to prepare at all, so why not let him write a few crosses first!"
Kong Yingda confidently responded.
"Don'......t be ashamed to say it," Li Gang gave Kong Yingda a particularly bright white eye, and opened his mouth to fight back.
"Is it unashamed to say it, we'll see later, why bother with such a quick tongue?"
Kong Yingda made up his mind today not to make Li Gang and Li Taishi half angry, and never give up to fight with Li Taishi.
His precious apprentice finally found a piece of jade, and he just used it for his master, and the master's master out of this evil breath in his chest, isn't it beautiful!
"Humph! Who is so quick for a while, it's not certain, the old man has never seen such a brazen person! ”
Li Gang was angry with Kong Yingda.
Seeing that the anger between the two sides was getting more and more intense, His Majesty Li Er made a timely exit to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.