- This chapter is a hand-to-hand fight)

The king of Jiaozhi, Li Rìzun, sent his younger brother to lead an envoy to Bianliang to present the credentials and present various sè state gifts. Jiaozhi is a poor and remote country, and there is nothing to make the Celestial Empire look at it, but this time, the pair of gifts they brought greatly attracted a lot of attention.

They even offered a pair of unicorns!

That's the holy beast unicorn, it is said that only the Shengshi Holy Son of Heaven is in the court, will appear in the world!

The so-called auspicious rain from heaven is a great good thing, after hearing this letter, the people of the Great Song Dynasty are very excited...... Looking at the unicorn on the painting all day long, this can be regarded as a life!

The official family is also a little excited, he has been self-denying recently, his soul is fragile, a little auspicious or something to comfort him, it is really good.

Of course, as the son of Zhenzong, he is still very interested in the so-called auspiciousness, lest he repeat his father's mistakes, Zhao Zhen asked people to confirm in advance whether the goods were unicorns or some kind of birds.

So several erudite pavilion officials set out, pretending to be officials of the Ministry of Rites in Yangzhou, and met the Jiaozhi Mission. Taking the opportunity to verify his identity, he finally saw the legendary 'Kirin'.

I saw that the small bulge that looked like a buffalo and had many round nail heads on its body, as if it was covered with a thick layer of armor, and on its huge head was a big horn......

"This ......" The officials were stunned and couldn't help but look at each other, what is this? It's too different from the unicorn in my impression!

Look at those little mung bean eyes, resting on the huge head. It looks silly and stupid, how can it have half the majesty of the holy beast unicorn?

But those Jiaozhi people insisted that this was the unicorn! Look at its four hooves, covered in armor, and most importantly, with a single horn! What is it if it's not a unicorn?

Although the unicorn beast has no head but no tail, three-year-old children know these remarkable characteristics. And they all match this strange beast! Does the unicorn look like this? People still don't believe it. But several adults couldn't find a reason to refute it, so they had to perfunctory first, go back and close the door and sum it up.

"What do you think?" The leading Hanlin bachelor Hu Su Dao.

"This has never been seen before." An official said softly: "It's really unclear whether it's Lin or not." ”

When you boarded, you were blinded, what did the official family send you to do? Isn't it just to determine the authenticity? If there is no conclusion, where will everyone's face go?

It's just that these pavilion officials, although they are all familiar with books, have very little actual knowledge, and it is really difficult for you to let them judge.

"How do ancient books describe the unicorn?" In any case, you have to come up with a charter, Hu Su asked.

"Ancient books, Lin is not a beast of China, a horn and wears meat, and is equipped without harm. So for benevolence also. Someone immediately replied.

"It's okay too." Hu Su touched his chin and said, "What else?" ”

"Erya. Release the Beast", "Say Yuan. Distinguishing things", "Shuwen" Lubu, and "Zuo Chuan" all say that Lin is 'oxtail'. Immediately someone said, "This is the same tail as the beast we see today." ”

"Ancient texts say that the hooves of the unicorn are horses' feet and round hooves." Another humane: "It's also right." ”

"The ancient book says that the sè of the unicorn is the yellow sè and the lin." Someone else added: "It's still okay!" ”

However, some people objected: "On Balance. Speaking of Rui" cloud: 'When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was on a hunting tour in the west, he got Bailin, one corner and five toes. 'Horn or time; Those who speak with five toes are different. ”

"What is the explanation of the horse's feet and round hooves?" The former retorted.

Let's talk about it. The crowd found it impossible to cite scriptures to deny it. On the contrary, the more I studied the evidence, the more I felt that this thing was extraordinary, could it be that the real unicorn was like this? It is possible that the Central Plains has not seen this thing for too long, because the portrait has been out of shape.

In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on Hu Su, whether it was or not. It has to be decided by the leadership.

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Everyone almost fell to the ground in unison, and had to disperse in a hurry.

Hu Su is currently a Hanlin Bachelor, and if he goes any further, he may be ranked in the center, but he may never be able to take this step. He knew that if he looked away and became a laughing stock for the ages, his dream of being the prime minister would come to an end. There is no room for him to be careless.

Early the next morning, Hu Su came to the Jiaozhi people again, wanting to confirm with his own eyes, who knew that he was encountering the strange beast, poof, poof, a big puddle, and the stench was stinking.

'Ball, what kind of unicorn is this?' Hu Sudeng's heart was half cold, and after he went back, he thought about it and felt that it was better to be conservative. So he described what he saw truthfully, and analyzed it according to the classics, and finally gave a seemingly rigorous, but in fact sleek conclusion - all kinds of things, this thing should be very similar to the unicorn Rui beast Undoubtedly, but because no one has ever seen a real unicorn, so I am not sure that it is a unicorn.

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Report 100,000 rushed to the government hall. Fu Bi Han Qi is the prime minister, everything is unified, this matter is now a national matter, involving diplomatic decency, of course, it must be managed.

"This slippery head!" Seeing Hu Su's reply, Han Qi took a sip and said: "Pulling the gourd in the east and pulling the scoop in the west, I just don't draw conclusions!" ”

"And what do you think?" Fu Bi asked.

Han Qi shook his head: "I only learn the study of saints." "By implication, I didn't study zoology...... almost didn't choke Fu Xianggong to death. Fortunately, Han Qi changed his words and said: "Since it can be determined that it is a Rui Beast, then there are only two kinds of one-horned Rui Beasts, one is Qilin and the other is Tianlu. But Tianlu doesn't have armor, so it should be a unicorn. ”

"However, the newspaper said that this thing is described as silly and ......foul," Fu Bi frowned.

"Describe stupidity, or it may be wise as foolish." Han Xianggong said disapprenomerly: "As for the smell, just wash it." ”

"It seems that Gansu has recognized this unicorn." Fu Bi looked at him and said.

"I didn't say that." Han Qi shrugged his shoulders and said irresponsibly.

"......" has never done anything about this veteran ruffian, Fu Bi. I had no choice but to say in a muffled voice: "If it is determined that this thing is a unicorn, it must be greeted with a grand ceremony, and it will be fed with the highest treatment, and the court and the field doctors will also write a message to congratulate it." If it turns out not in the future, won't it be a joke for small countries and small states? ”

"Who can prove it's not?" Han Qi glared at him and said, "Let him just prove it!" ”

"It's fine." Fu Xianggong thought about it, he had to walk on the road for a month, there are so many talented people in the world, there are always people who can recognize them. If you can't recognize it, then it's okay to admit that it's a unicorn......

So I asked the official to tell the world, no matter who it is, go and identify the pair of strange beasts, recognize them and tell the truth, and reward them heavily!

The most people in Bianjing City are idlers, who don't recognize it, anyway, everyone can't recognize it, and they are not afraid of being embarrassed. As a result, people flocked to the Cochin Mission to see the exotic beasts......

A month has passed, and still no one can recognize it.

Since everyone doesn't know each other, it doesn't hurt to think it's a unicorn. Seeing that the thing was about to arrive in Beijing, under the strong command of Han Xianggong, it was finally decided to greet them with the etiquette of welcoming auspiciousness.

The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, hurry up to find the relevant etiquette to welcome the auspicious, do not need to find the ancient books, during the first emperor of this dynasty, a variety of auspicious activities were held.

Other officials also searched their stomachs, searched for chapters and sentences, and wanted to make a few manuscripts, and when Qilin arrived in Beijing, he would be able to produce a congratulatory table with jīng color.

This rì Xiu Mu, Sima Guang was rarely in the house, and he was working hard in the study, and Sima Kang led Wang Yan in.

The two families are good friends, Sima Guang has always regarded the handsome and intelligent Wang Yan as a nephew, and when he saw him come in, he didn't put down his pen and said: "Yuan Ze, you sit casually, and wait for me to finish writing this line." ”

Wang Yan stood beside him, waiting for Sima Guang to put down his pen before he smiled and said: "I thought my uncle was repairing the congratulatory watch, but who knew that he was still writing "Tongzhi", but sure enough, the eight winds did not move!" ”

"What the eight winds don't move." Sima Guang shook his head and smiled: "I never believe in any auspiciousness, because I don't want to join in this fun." ”

"Actually, many people don't believe it." Wang Yan smiled faintly and said: "Qilin, the divine beast, like the dragon and phoenix, is soaring clouds and flying in the nine heavens, how can it be transported by people like cattle, thousands of miles?" ”

"That's a good point." Sima Guang nodded and said: "It's a pity that no one can come up with empirical evidence, and now the East Mansion has asked Yousi to prepare for the etiquette of Xiangrui, which shows that it has approved that thing." ”

"I'm afraid it has ulterior motives." Wang Yan said coldly.

"How?" Sima Guang knew that this young man's scheming was rare in the world, and perhaps only that Chen Zhong could compete with him.

"Uncle, who is in charge of this?" Wang Yan asked.

"Han Xianggong."

"Hasn't he always been wise to protect himself?" Wang Yan asked, "How can you be willing to take such a risk?" ”

"This ......" Sima Guang thought about it, and said, "Don't sell it!" ”

"Uncle is erudite, so he naturally knows what the unicorn represents......" Wang Yan said word by word.

"Oh......" Sima Guang understood at once.

Legend has it that a unicorn can bring children to people. Legend has it that on the eve of Confucius's death, there was a unicorn spitting jade book in his home, on which it was written, 'The descendants of Shui Jīng, the king of the declining Zhou Dynasty'. Although this is said, it is actually the blueprint of 'unicorn sending children'. And once the unicorn appears in the country, it not only means that the holy lord is virtuous, but also has the meaning of the country's longevity.

"What do you mean?" Sima Guang asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Wang Yan nodded and said, "I suspect that Han Qi is using this auspicious theory to attach the theory of establishing a prince. He said in a low voice: "Our one is still in Guangxi, this is his best chance!" ”

"Not bad...... Sima Guang squirted: "There is indeed such a possibility." ”

"Not a possibility, but a certainty." Wang Yan said categorically: "I bet that many of those congratulatory tables must be filled with private goods!" ”

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