Chapter Twenty-Four: The Vanishing Anonymous
"Zhao Zongfu, who is it?"
"Runan Wangfu Shiro-kun!"
"Oh, royal relatives?"
"That's not all!"
Shen Yan looked at Xue Zong, who seemed to be quite puzzled by his loneliness, and added softly: "The brother of Zhao Zongshi, the thirteenth lang of the Runan Palace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"Zhao Zongshi?!" This time, Xue Zong understood and reacted.
Although he is a native of the Great Song Dynasty, he is a little unheard, but he has a far-sighted knowledge that others cannot match.
No wonder when he heard Zhao Zongfu's name, he felt a sense of déjà vu, and that was because the name "Zhao Zongshi" was too well-known.
Zhao Yun, the king of Runan County, let the thirteenth son Zhao Zongshi, later renamed Zhao Shu, succeeded Zhao Zhen, the son of the Great Song Dynasty, and succeeded to the throne, which was later Song Yingzong.
But now, he is just a child who was once raised in the palace by the emperor and queen, a relatively special child of the clan. I'm only a teenager.
But because the three princes of the official family died again at the beginning of this year, and the government and the opposition had some voices, Zhao Zongshi's worth has increased a lot.
Even the many princes who brought the Runan Royal Mansion seemed to be superior and became a special existence in the clan, and the noble courtiers were more or less polite when they saw it.
Of course, even if they don't stammer, these people should not be offended, after all, if the official family has no children in the future and Zhao Zongshi ascends to the throne, many heirs of the Runan Royal Mansion will have to ascend to heaven and become the upstart of the Great Song Dynasty.
Shicai offended Zhao Zongfu without knowing it, and Shen Yan couldn't help but feel a little troublesome, especially involving Xue Zong, who didn't want to do it.
After all, she is still the granddaughter of the prime minister's family, Zhao Zongfu may not dare to do anything, but Xue Zongfu is from an ordinary background, not to mention the future, with Zhao Zongfu's current status, it is easy to make a stumbling block.
It was Shen Yan who was apologetic and felt a little sorry for Xue Zong.
And Xue Zong himself knows better that if the historical trajectory remains unchanged, Zhao Zongshi is going to be the emperor, and the Runan Royal Mansion is just around the corner.
Now that he has offended Zhao Zongfu, it seems that the consequences are very serious......
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In the Linshui Palace, Emperor Zhao Zhen was drinking with the ministers, a rare and festive day, and the monarchs and ministers were in a good mood.
Shicai didn't know who started it, so he started a comparison with the order of writing, and under the impetus of the fire, the high-spirited emperor Zhao Zhen simply promoted it to the entire Jinming Pond.
But where there are good poems and texts to toast, there is a heavy reward.
The emperor offered a reward, and the scholars and talents naturally rushed to be the first, and after a while, a lot of manuscripts were sent to the Linshui Palace.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty acted as a temporary judge, after all, the hundred officials were all born in Jinshi and were knowledgeable, and many of them were scholars, such as Yan Shu and Ouyang Xiu, etc., and it was more than enough to judge some poetry and literature.
However, after reading many manuscripts, there are few that I like, especially Prime Minister Yan Shu, and everyone's vision is naturally higher, and the manuscripts in hand can't be seen at all.
Is it because the literary style of the Great Song Dynasty is darker than in the past, too lacking in talents, or has he not come to Jin Mingchi today, or is he unwilling to participate in the pen?
Yan Xianggong couldn't help but sigh with emotion, looking at the manuscript newly sent by the servant, he didn't have much interest, especially at a glance, the handwriting was sloppy and unorganized.
The first thing for a reader is to practice words, and he looks at people from words, and it is not much better to learn from them, Yan Xianggong first made a bad comment in his heart.
But the manuscript still needs to be read, even if it is just a formality.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, when you look down, Yan Xianggong's face immediately changed, first a little surprised, then a little surprised, and finally couldn't help clapping your hands and said: "Okay!" ”
In this situation, if the doctors of Guozijian saw it, they would definitely remember that Ouyang Xiu also reacted like this when the Simen Pavilion was marking the papers that day.
However, the word "good" is quite shocking, especially from the mouth of Yan Xianggong, who is full of literary brilliance and fame in the Great Song Dynasty.
It was because the monarchs and ministers in the Linshui Palace were all attracted to it, and Emperor Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "What, Yan Qing saw a masterpiece?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, yes, the minister saw two long and short sentences, although the handwriting was sloppy, but the rhetoric was excellent."
"Really?" Zhao Zhen was immediately interested.
Yan Shu handed the manuscript to the chamberlain very wisely and forwarded it to the emperor, Zhao Zhen took it and looked at it carefully for a moment, and said with a smile: "This handwriting is indeed as Yan Qing said, it is very sloppy, but the words are good, Yan Qing has already praised it, all the secretaries take a look, if there is no objection, today will be the leader of this article." ”
Immediately, the chamberlain passed the manuscript to the officials and doctors present to browse, and the emperor and Yan Xianggong had already applauded, and the text was excellent, so naturally no one refuted.
"In this case, this article is the leader, I should give something, what to give?" Zhao Zhen asked with a smile, and said after a moment's silence: "Why don't you reward a set of four treasures of the study, if you have good literary talents, you should practice your words well." ”
"Your Majesty is very true!"
"By the way, who wrote this?" It was only at this time that everyone found out that this manuscript was not signed, and the emperor's reward could not be given to an anonymous person, right?
The soldiers of the forbidden army were summoned to inquire, but they didn't know their names, but they only knew that it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and there was a beautiful woman in purple shirts beside him at that time.
Receiving such a message, the two people present suddenly moved their eyebrows slightly.
One is Ouyang Xiu, because he has seen this scribbled handwriting, which looks quite similar to Xue Zong's handwriting in the Simen Pavilion recruitment examination, but because he has never signed it, he does not dare to confirm it rashly.
But now, when I heard that it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, I already knew it in my heart, and guessed that it might be Xue Zong.
A teenager who can write "The Theory of the Six Kingdoms" will almost be able to say that his literary skills will not be bad, and he was born in a small civilian family, and it seems not strange that he has not practiced calligraphy well since he was a child, and it can be explained.
It's just that why did he write good poems without leaving a name? Forgetting obviously won't, is it deliberately not named, worried that the limelight will be too big, and deliberately low-key?
At a young age, he already had such a delicate mind, and Ouyang Xiu didn't know whether to say good or bad? In that case, it is better not to participate at all and make such an anonymous ...... Is there any other reason?
The other is Li Di, the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road, just looking at the handwriting and words, he will definitely not be able to guess who did it. But when he heard the beautiful woman in the purple shirt, he subconsciously thought of his granddaughter, who was dressed like this today.
Although there are many people wearing purple shirts, when it comes to beauty, Li Di is still quite confident, and few people can compare to his granddaughter's appearance.
If his granddaughter wrote such a work, he wouldn't find it strange, Shen Yan has this talent, but the soldiers of the forbidden army said that he was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and he was still with his granddaughter.
Li Di pondered for a long time, thought about it with the elimination method, and seemed to have only reached one conclusion - he met the young man on the bank of the Wuzhang River.
There are very few men whose granddaughters are familiar with in Tokyo, and he seems to be the only one of the right age, and as the top of the Shimenkan entrance examination, it is not surprising that he writes such a beautiful work.
It's just that why didn't he sign his name and make an anonymous name? What's going on?
I couldn't find the author, and this reward couldn't be sent for a while, Zhao Zhen sighed lightly, and instructed the soldiers of the forbidden army to go out to look for it, and then continue to drink with the ministers.
In between drinking, Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on the slightly scribbled handwriting on the manuscript, and his mind seemed to be thinking about the artistic conception of the text.
Then he quietly admonished the inner servant beside him, and the inner attendant immediately put away the manuscript and quietly went to the water hall without knowing where to go?
As for the author of the manuscript, Anonymous still has no clue, and it is said that the soldiers of the forbidden army searched the entire Jinmingchi and found no one, including the woman in the purple shirt.
Everyone else didn't take it seriously, Jinmingchi is a big place, and it's not surprising that they missed it or left. But for some reason, Li Di's right eye subconsciously began to beat, and a kind of uneasiness vaguely rose in his heart......