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When the adults returned to the Golden Palace, Jiajing had already sat there one step ahead, and asked with an ignorant expression: "You Aiqing can see clearly, is that really a Qilin?" ”

There was a man who liked to slap horses, so he rushed to Jiajing and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, it is indeed a unicorn in the world, and the people are a sensation." All excitedly shouted long live to celebrate the peaceful and prosperous times! ”

"Oh, really?" Jiajing looked at the ministers and said.

"That's true," Sister Yuan bowed and said: "The prosperity of the unicorn indicates that the world is peaceful and my emperor has a long life." The Ming Dynasty is eternal, and Weichen is so excited that he can't help himself, so he specially made "Qilin Fu, dare to ask the emperor to appreciate it." ”

"Oh," Jiajing said with a smile, "You might as well read it to everyone." ”

"Yes." Sister Yuan cleared her throat and said: "Holy virtue and create a prosperous world; De'an Baodi, Shisheng Qilin, two feet long, elk body horseshoe, dark meat horns. The literature is welded and shining, and the golden light is shining. The toe does not trample on things, you must choose the soil, Shu Shu slowly, the rhythm of the movement, listen to its and woo, the music association Zhong Lu, the benevolent beast, the ancient encounter, according to its gods, ascend to the heavens" attracted everyone to applaud.

At this time, Wan Cai, the secretary of Dali Temple, also came out to add oil and vinegar and said: "Holy one." The minister also has something to say. ”

"You say." Jiajing nodded.

"When the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, every time the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, there was a unicorn appeared, in the past, King Wen was on the bank of the Wei River, and the unicorn was dedicated to Mangzhuan Mountain, and then the world was unified; Today's unicorn is in the world, contributing to the dynasty, this is the emperor's blessing with fraud, the eternal solidity of the society, this is a once-in-a-lifetime happy event" Wan Cai said excitedly: "Weichen thinks, when the edict is ordered to the whole country, the whole world celebrates, amnesty to the world, in order to feast on the prosperous world!" ”

Jiajing's gaze swept over the faces under the imperial staircase. These people are either agitated or frustrated. or worried, or happy, as if the scene just reappeared, but he clearly felt that the emotions of those people were just reversed, the joy became sadness, and the worry became happiness, making him feel that everything in front of him was so unreal, it seemed that everyone had ghosts in their hearts, and they all wanted to calculate themselves" The emperor is not old and dizzy, he has noticed that those who echo Wancai are all Yan Shifan's henchmen in the past, and their intentions can be imagined.

Jiajing's gaze swept among the ministers, and finally fell on the silent face, because this guy's expression was very serious, and he was still sighing, and he seemed to have a very different opinion.

"Silence, everyone is congratulating Shengshi. Why didn't you say a word? The Emperor asked.

"Back to the emperor, the minister is thinking about a problem." Silence pretended to be deep.

"Oh" The hall was quiet, only the voices of the emperor and Shen Mo remained, and Jiajing said, "You might as well talk about it." ”

"The minister is thinking" Shen Mo said slowly: "What is the peaceful and prosperous world, and what is the standard of the peaceful and prosperous world?" ”

"Whatever you want to say, don't sell it." Sister Yuan was condescending with the unique majesty of that scholar.

"Hehe, go back to Yuan Ge Lao" silently arched his hand and said: "Xiaguan listens to the sage, the way to the prosperous world." In the ceremony of virtue and virtuousness, not in the essence of auspiciousness. ”

"You mean, the emperor is not polite and virtuous?" Yuan Fei asked.

"The lower officials don't dare." Shen Mo bowed his head.

"I don't dare." Sister Yuan. Xiang said: "It is precisely because of the emperor's courtesy and virtuousness that this unicorn is in the world" said to Jiajing and said: "The holy virtue, Ze is surrounded by the Quartet, and the people of Li live in peace." All feel the emperor's grace, the unicorn is the essence of the world, and it is made of the hearts of the people! That's why it is said that the prosperous era is a unicorn, and there is a prosperous era with a unicorn. You have to understand! ”

"Many" silence clearly disagreed. provoked Sister Yuan to glare: "What are you humming?" ”

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency." Shen Mo raised his voice and said: "Since ancient times, historians have had a public opinion. Those who can be called prosperous must meet six articles, one is Guoqin, two is Min'an, three is Guofu, four is Minzu, five is Guoqiang, and six is Wenchang, and these six are the criteria for judging whether the era is prosperous or not. "Pause. The sentence said: "It's not because there is something that looks like a unicorn, it is said to be a prosperous age!" ”

"Bold! Courageous! Extremely daring! As soon as the silent voice fell, he listened to several people, and people shouted at the same time, and Hu Zhi jumped out and said, "Long live." The minister impeached Shen Mo with bad intentions and dared to slander the Holy Lord! His words were really bold, and even Jiajing changed color for them, and he arched Zhang Juzheng these people. is even more sweaty for him, and the net wants to help. But he listened to the silence and retorted to those humanitarians: "One

Shen Mo had already decided to change his past style of swallowing water. Hu Zhi is hitting the muzzle of the gun! How can silence allow them to frame it? He glared angrily and said, "How could I have said such a thing! ”

"You just said that just because the Qilin is in the world, you can't say that today is a prosperous world!" He Bin confronted him and said: "It means that today is not a prosperous age!" "Words of the heart, this words are heart-wrenching!

"Lord He, did you gain your fame back then by your own ability?" Shen Mo sneered. At this moment, he was sharp, like a sharp sword, stabbing at the enemy with no indefatigable direction.

"Of course!" He Bin said angrily: "What do you mean by this? Although he relied on Yan Song to make his fortune, his fame was still tested by himself.

"Then why can't you even understand such simple words?" Shen Mo laughed and said: "I said that the standard for judging the prosperity is whether the six conditions are met, and the extraordinary ten look at the things that look like Jia Rui one by one" said and looked at He Bin Dao fixedly! , will be bargained for today's sentence? ”

"This," He Bin was speechless for a moment. Hu Zhi hurriedly said: "Although you didn't say it, you already thought so in your heart!" ”

"Then I'm going to ask," Zhu Mo looked at him and said, "Master Hu, do you know what the lower official is thinking at the moment?" ”

This Hu Zhi saw the sweat on his forehead and said, "Who can know? ”

"Since you don't know now," Shen Mo spread his hands, "how could you possibly know?" Sure enough, Hu Zhi was speechless.

Since his silent debut, he has never lost his mouth.

"Okay, okay," Jiajing stopped him: "Don't make any noise." "The two sides had no choice but to call the fighting. I heard the emperor ask Shen Mo and said: "Shen Mo, you understand what you mean, but you still don't recognize this unicorn." Right? ”

"Shengming has no way to pass the emperor." Shen Mo flattered and said with a smile: "Wei Chen's careful thinking can't escape your dragon eyes at all." He said with a look of uncertainty and said: "Wei Chen feels that although the characteristics of that strange beast can match the unicorn, but adding all the characteristics together, it does not have the charm that the rui beast unicorn should have." On the contrary, it seems a little ugly and clumsy" It seems, maybe, probably, a one-horned rhinoceros instead of a unicorn. ”

Jiajing was amused by his series of uncertainties, and only after a while did he say with a straight face: "Silence, you are also in the crowd that went out to identify, since you have objections, you should raise them on the spot, why do you say it now?" Do you want to see the jokes of the ladies of the United States? ”

"The emperor has wronged the minister," Shen Mo hurriedly shouted: "It is because the minister did not think of the evidence to convince others for a while. Shen Mo said helplessly: "So I was searching my intestines and scraping my stomach to find a countermeasure, so I didn't have time."

"Did you find that?" Sister Yuan and those people were already anxious, and they wanted to interject a few times, but they were ignored by Jiajing intentionally or unintentionally, only to see that the emperor still asked unhurriedly: "Lord Yuan has already quoted scriptures to prove that it is a unicorn, if you want to say no, it is a rhinoceros, but what evidence is there?" ”

Through the emperor's words and expression, Shen Mo could guess a little bit of the sacred heart, so he boldly said: "I didn't expect the evidence, but I remembered some anecdotes, which seem to be quite similar to today's events." ”

"What's the story?" Jiajing asked.

The minister remembered that Fan Zhen of the Song Dynasty recorded in the "Dongzhai Chronicle": "In the second year of Jiayou, in June, the two beasts of Jiaozhi Gong were like buffaloes, with meat armor and horns at the end of their noses. Then eat. I thought it was a lin. Shen Mo replied in a deep voice: "It is also Shen Kuo of the Song people." It is also recorded in "Mengxi Pen Talk" that "to the middle of the harmony, the toe is sacrificed, like a cow and big, the whole body is a big lin, and the head has a corner."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but suddenly realize, and their hearts said: "I feel that the unicorn is like something." Isn't it like a cow? I have believed. This object also appeared in the Song Dynasty.

"So, the Song Dynasty also had such a "What's that?" Jiajing said quietly.

"There is no difference between the records of the two of them." Shen nodded silently and said: "And the description is similar to the "strange beast outside" looks like a god, Weichen believes that the people of the Song Dynasty have also seen the same strange beast at that time. As he spoke, he raised his head and said with a strong and confident face: "The major affairs of Jiarui's country, the Ming monarch should not be gullible, and the imperial court should not be easily decided, because this is not only related to the dignity of the emperor at that time and the prestige of the court, but also will remain in the history books and be commented by future generations." ”

Jiajing nodded slowly and said: "Lian is also worried about this" and said to Shen Mo: "Since you have such a good memory, just tell me what the Song Dynasty did twice, so as to give Lian a reference." ”

"Yes." Shen Mo said lightly: "Both times it has caused a lot of controversy, and the biography of the examination is examined." It is not the same as Lin, and it was called a mountain rhinoceros at that time. However, the rhino does not say that there are scales, and I don't know it. Saying that, he spread his hands and said: "The Song people can't tell the difference, it's a rhino or a lin." So the minister is still uncertain. ”

After listening to the silent words, Jiajing asked everyone, "What do you think?" "Are there more strange beasts like unicorns, or more like one-horned rhinos?" "Everybody hasn't seen these two things, so naturally they're pulling them in their favor.

Sister Yuan said that since it has the same characteristics as the unicorn, it is naturally a unicorn; Gao Gong said, since it is a unicorn, why is it like that, decay? Sister Yuan was not happy. How is it decaying? The road is arched high, with a big body and small eyes, and a head bowed. Isn't it declining?

"That's modest and low-key, ugly but gentle! It is the characteristics of the human beast. Yuan Fu said anxiously: "It's you, judge people by their appearance, vulgar and shameful!" ”

"It's not about judging people by their appearance, it's about judging beasts by their appearance." Gao Gong said: "There are several Qilin in this hall, look at the mighty strength, that is the style of the head of the five spirits!" You got that. The first of the five ugly is about the same!

So the two sides fought and quarreled, although the victory and defeat were inseparable, but in any case, the one-sided "unicorn theory" no longer exists.

The rapid tapping sound of "lock lock lock" sounded again, and everyone saw that the emperor was already impatient. Only then did he finish his voice. Although they all kept their mouths shut. But Jiajing still felt a thousand flies flying in his ears, and couldn't help but swear secretly. Don't get these pesky guys anymore.

Calming down, Jiajing said to Shen Mo: "You just say directly, what did the people of the Song Dynasty do in the end, right?" ”

"Yes." Silence

Shi: "The monarch and the minister discussed to the end, neither can deny it, can not affirm righteousness, want to say!" slack, Xiao Fei is worried about bullying; It is not a word, and it is irrefutable. So the strange beast is the most cautious and decent. He bowed to the end and said, "Your Majesty." The minister thought that this matter should be dealt with in this case, and the direction should be appropriate! ”

"Hmm," Jiajing was still noncommittal, this time it could confuse the ministers At first, everyone felt that the emperor loved Xiangrui, and when he saw Qilin, he must be closer than Lao Tzu, so no one dared to raise objections; Later, it was discovered that the emperor was not very enthusiastic about the unicorn. It seems that I don't agree with it, so I dare to say a few words of truth; Who knows that he has not expressed his position until now, so that no one can guess his thoughts.

Seeing the emperor's ambiguous attitude, Sister Yuan had confidence again. Out of the column pointed to the silence and said loudly: "Your Majesty." This person deliberately denies the Qilin, in fact, he wants to deny the ironclad fact that my Jiajing Dynasty is a prosperous era, and his heart can be punished, Your Majesty! Said murderously: "Please punish this fang!" Righteousness! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has already said it." Shen Mo said weakly: "Whether our dynasty is prosperous or not is not a fight decided by a unicorn, but by the emperor and everyone in the main hall!" ”

Hearing him say this, including Jiajing, everyone couldn't help but have a fever in their cheeks. Jiajing Xin said, isn't it, whether this thing is a unicorn or not, it all depends on how the union determines it, saying that it is it, not yes, saying that it is not, yes and no. That's it! In order to prove that today is the prosperous age. You have to reluctantly admit it; But people are self-aware. Jiajing knew that he had been the shopkeeper for all these years, and the Ming Dynasty had internal and external troubles and many drawbacks. It's already riddled with diseases, and it's still prosperous? If you don't end up, you will burn high incense.

So he is really worried that once he recognizes it, he will become a laughing stock, laughed at by the world, and laughed at by future generations.

And if I want to kowtow to such an ugly thing, Jiajing feels depressed, it's really hard to choose.

But he obviously misunderstood Shen Mo's intentions, so he only listened to Shen Mo continue: "Not only Your Majesty and your lords, but also countless Ming officials who are not in this Purple Light Pavilion, the two capitals and thirteen provinces! ”

"Ah, do these people have the final say?" The crowd was amazed and said, "Is it their turn to speak?" ”

However, Jiajing already understood the meaning of silence, and smiled when he heard this: "Shen Aiqing, you are not talking about a unicorn, but a prosperous age, right?" ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Silent said in a loud voice: "With its crazy obsession with the legendary unicorn." It is better to cherish the 80 million people of the Ming Dynasty. As he spoke, he spread his hands and said solemnly: "As long as the emperor selects the virtuous and capable, courteous and virtuous; If our officials can fulfill their duties, be diligent in government and love the people, they will surely make 80 million people and the court work with one heart and one mind. ”

"That's great!" Many people couldn't help but applaud, so they followed behind Shen Mo and said, "The ministers seconded it!" ”

Jiajing still had the same expression, but his brows furrowed, obviously he already had an idea, and he asked Xu Jie, "What do you think of Lord Shoufu?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the old minister thinks" Xu Jie said solemnly: "What Lord Shen said about the prosperous world is the right reason!" Since the Han and Tang dynasties, there are three recognized prosperous periods, Emperor Wenjingwu, Zhenguan Kaiyuan, and Hong Yongxuanren. No one said that it was called the rule of the world because of the unicorn phoenix, but because of the martial arts of cultural governance, the wealth of the country and the strength of the people, and the coming of all countries to the dynasty as mentioned by Lord Shen! As he spoke, he lifted the placket of his robe and knelt solemnly in front of the emperor. He said in a deep voice: "The minister is not talented, I am willing to smear the ground with my liver and brain, assist my emperor to carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future, and create a glorious and prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"The ministers are willing to smear their hearts and minds" The hundred officials followed together, and said in unison: "Assist my emperor in the prosperous world." Create a brilliant and prosperous era of Daming! "Sister Yuan, King Jing and others. Although a hundred were reluctant, they had to follow the indiscriminate number.

At this point, the dust has settled, and the result is a happy one, at least on the surface. No one was punished, and the emperor also rewarded his two sons with the two auspicious things, the "Emperor Tianhou Earth." The sun and the moon shine forever. The stone was given to King Yu for safekeeping; And the rhinoceros outside the palace that almost turned into a unicorn. In the end, it was named "evil spirit" and was given to King Jing to raise well.

The matter seems to have been resolved satisfactorily, and no one praises Shen Mo's wit and erudition, loyalty and advice, and also makes the world re-acquaint himself with this young Hanlin Academy, it turns out that he also dares to tell the truth and dare to advise" This is really rare among the brothers and officials of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, they raised the silence too high. Because of his gentle way of persuasion, he can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and can only make the emperor have a brain fever for a while, and then he should cultivate and cultivate, and he should be obsessed with Xiangrui.

If you want Emperor Jiajing to remember forever, you can't do it silently, so you can only wait for a certain god to do it.

Dizzy, it's really embarrassing, there are rhinoceros in the 6 halls as extras. I've already pinched the wheels away. Sarui, a farce has become the main theme, I feel that I have the potential to be a red screenwriter, hehe.