Hearing this, the third prince of Wu did not get angry, but pouted and smiled: "Since the prince is so confident, let's have a discussion?" If even you can't compare to me, then wouldn't Datang have no candidate for Princess Shangyi Lan who is more worthy than me? Haha......"

"That's better than ......"

"Wait—"

Before the angry Yang Zexin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Tang: "Third prince, you have come from a long journey, you must have been tired along the way, go back and rest first, let's discuss the matter tomorrow!" ”

Hearing that Emperor Tang had issued an order to expel guests, the three princes of Wu no longer insisted, bowed to Emperor Tang with a smile, and then retreated.

Before leaving, the third prince of Wu did not forget to squint at Yang Zexin, which contained contempt and contempt, which made people crazy!

After the three princes of Wu Guo left, and only Emperor Tang and Zhang Twelve and other four people were left in the court, Emperor Tang looked a little tired, and said in a deep voice: "You guys should go back too......

Yang Zexin hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, the third prince of Wu is so arrogant, he doesn't take our Tang Dynasty in his eyes at all, why does Your Majesty prevent the minister from competing with him?" It's time for the minister to teach him a lesson! ”

"Can you guarantee that you'll win him?"

Emperor Tang said leisurely.

"I ...... Your Majesty, the minister has been immersed in poetry and books for many years, and he thinks that he has good poetic attainments, and he will not be afraid of the rude people of the three princes of Wu State! ”

"Don't be afraid...... Is that it? The poems made by the three princes of Wu when they came to Jingzhou three years ago were already extraordinary, and in the past three years, his skills have been more sophisticated, and he has defeated many poets of Wu State, and he has been named the title of "Wu State Poetry Saint", such a person is not afraid...... Is that it? ”

Because the three princes just said very clearly, since it is said that only Wen Taowu is worthy of Princess Yilan, if he is defeated, doesn't it mean that they have no one in the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Yilan should marry him?

Therefore, Emperor Tang can't gamble, at least not so casually, he must think about it in the long term before he can make a decision.

Four people were sent out of the palace and were depressed.

Emperor Tang's sentence "Don't you be afraid", Yang Zexin didn't dare to answer.

After coming out of the palace, he figured out that the three princes were playing a trick on him! If Emperor Tang didn't stop him, and he hastily agreed, it would be okay to win, but what if he lost?

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

The four of them were aggrieved, and they had no interest in talking, so they came out of the palace and went back directly in the carriage.

In the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Tang said weakly: "Wu De, go to Xuan Mo Guogong, Zhang Guogong, Yang Chengxiang, Mu Taishi and Bai Taifu to enter the palace to discuss matters!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

…………

Seeing his grandson happily enter the palace and come back dejected, all the parents must have asked what was going on in the palace - except, of course, Bai Wanfu and Bai Taifu, who had no children and grandchildren.......

So by the time Wu De announced his decree to enter the palace, several old ministers had roughly guessed what was going on.

In the imperial study, Emperor Tang looked at the five old men and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?" ”

Master Mu stood up first and said, "Your Majesty, before the old minister entered the palace, I heard someone talking about this on the street......

"What?"

Emperor Tang shouted in surprise, didn't he just finish talking about this in the palace, why would the people know?

"Your Majesty, it is rumored that the three princes of Wu have come to the Tang Dynasty to find someone to learn from civil and military, if they win two games, the Tang Emperor will allow Princess Yilan to match him, if there is a win, the three princes of Wu will take the initiative to leave the Tang Dynasty and no longer think about Princess Yilan! But I'm afraid that I won't dare to accept the challenge of Wu in Datang! ”

"How can this be true? Nonsense!! ”

When Emperor Tang heard Bai Jianfu add, he directly slapped the case, and was furious: When did he promise them?

"Your Majesty is angry! The dragon body is heavy! According to Lao Chen, the rumors must be a trick of the Wu people! The purpose of them doing this is to let the people of Jingzhou know the news that Wu Guo is going to compete with Datang, if Datang does not dare to compare, it will hit the morale of the people of Datang and confirm the fact that Datang is afraid of Wu! So this competition, Datang had to take it! ”

Emperor Tang has also heard that these Wu people are forcing them, forcing them to fight!

But if it were a competition, would they be able to win?

"Ladies and gentlemen, if Datang responds to the battle, who should be sent to play, and will there be a chance of victory?"

There was silence again in the imperial study, and no one spoke first.

These five old men are in high positions and powers, and they are all old foxes who have been officials for many years, and they can see things very thoroughly.

The three princes of Wu dared to act with such fanfare, he definitely had his capital and arrogance, this competition was estimated to be nine out of ten for him, how could they casually push people into this fire pit?

Seeing that no one answered, Emperor Tang was a little angry, and directly named him: "Mo Guogong, don't you usually talk the most?" Why didn't you say a word today? ”

“…………”

Mo Guogong turned out to be just a stinger, and he didn't need to be too brainy to speak, but where is this kind of brain-using work that he, a general, should do?

His eyes glanced at Bai Jianfu and Yang Feng, and he was very contemptuous in his heart, isn't this what they should do, this old horseman used to dance happily, but when it was time to contribute, he became a turtle with a shrunken head!

Suddenly, with a roll of his eyes, Mo Guogong thought of a good idea, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the old minister has an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it or not......

Emperor Tang glared at him dissatisfiedly: "If you have an idea, just say it!" When did you become such a mother-in-law! ”

Mo Guogong scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the old minister is a martial artist, and he doesn't know much about Wendou. But Lao Chen has heard that Yang Zexin, the grandson of Prime Minister Yang, is a good poet, and he has the true biography of Prime Minister Yang, and his poetry writing is comparable to everyone's, and he has the reputation of the first genius of the Tang Dynasty, and this Wendou thing is ......"

Although he didn't finish speaking, the meaning couldn't be more obvious: The three princes of Wu didn't want to compare the text, so let the first genius of the Tang Dynasty go on!

Wu Guoshisheng is the first genius of the Tang Dynasty, and he is quite equal!

After Mo Guogong finished speaking, he also glanced at Zhang Guogong, and his eyes were full of pride.

"Your Majesty, no!"

Yang Feng stood up and said.

"Prime Minister Yang, why not?"

"Your Majesty, the talent of the three princes of Wu is not only known to the whole country of Wu, but also famous in all countries, and the merit of this poetry has approached everyone in all countries, and the grandchildren are still young, I am afraid that it will be embarrassing!"

Yang Feng hurriedly said, it's not that he really doesn't want his grandson to fight, it's really that the chance of winning is slim!

"Then what do you say I should do?"

This is not a question, Emperor Tang's face is already very ugly, and the imperial study is even quieter......