Emperor Yan got up, staring at Ji Qingchen and Bai Shangwu with cold eyes, Queen Cui and the four concubines, the nine concubines and Jieyu, and the beauties around him did not dare to sit, so they could only get up and accompany Emperor Yan. Naturally, the ministers didn't dare to sit anymore, everyone got up and stepped forward, surrounding Ji Qingchen and Bai Shangwu in the middle.

In front of the two stone tablets in the center of Dayan, Ji Qingchen and Bai Shangwu, who were holding a bucket in their left hand and a pen in their right hand, were still motionless, and they turned a deaf ear to the comments of the people around them.

After a long time, I saw Ji Qingchen, who was standing quietly in front of the stele, suddenly threw down the wooden bucket in his hand, and threw the big cone pen in his right hand into the wooden barrel, splashing a circle of ink, and he stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the stele in front of him and contemplating.

Yes!

Everyone exclaimed!

Because at this time, Bai Shangwu had already begun to write on the stone tablet. I saw him throw the big cone into the wooden barrel fiercely, let the big cone suck up the ink, and then held the pen in both hands, took a deep breath, used all his strength, and forcefully inserted the big cone into the stone tablet with a "snort", and began to swing the big cone vigorously.

He waved the big cone very slowly, but very rhythmically, and it only took half a cup of tea for a "big" character to appear on the stele, and it was cursive.

When the onlookers saw this word, they applauded.

In addition to his ability to carve the word "big" on the stele with a big cone, the word "big" engraved on the stele in cursive script won the essence of the dragon flying and phoenix dancing in cursive, which is also the reason for everyone's applause.

Emperor Yan on the jade platform of the main hall, saw the word "big" carved in cursive on the stone tablet from a distance, his face was flushed, obviously very excited, if it weren't for Bai Shangwu being a native of Lingnan and the son of the king of Nanling, it is estimated that he would also shout a good word. The concubines around him were stunned in surprise, their pretty faces were slightly red, and their eyes were shining as if they were looking at Bai Shangwu who was standing on the stone tablet and continuing to write.

At this time, Bai Shangwu's second character has been carved, which is the word "Yi". The word "Yi" is engraved on the stone stele, which is strong and powerful, and there is a faint killing atmosphere, which is even more domineering and mighty. The onlookers, whether they were people from the Lingnan Mission, people from Xishu and Donghuang, or civil and military officials of Dayan, shouted again. At this moment, everyone has long forgotten their identity, and has been impressed by Bai Shangwu's magic skill of carving words on the stele with a big cone, and has long forgotten the identity of Bai Shangwu's Lingnan people, but they have fallen into the mystery of Bai Shangwu's stone tablet inscription.

Only Emperor Yan became very calm after being slightly excited, and glanced at Ji Qingchen, who was still standing in front of the stone tablet with his hands in his hands, calm and relaxed, with a solemn look on his face. To say that it is just an ordinary competition, even if Ji Qingchen loses, it is nothing, it can only show that he is not good at learning, because the competition between royal children like this is not once or twice, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it will not affect the domineering of the majestic Dayan's dynasty. However, the nature of the competition has changed, and it is unprecedented to use a large cone to engrave words on the stone tablet as it is now, and this matter is destined to be praised by the whole world, and it is to write a grand stroke in the history books. If Ji Qingchen loses in such a competition, Bai Shangwu, a small Lingnan Yi clan, will win prestige, which will make the Great Yan Dynasty, which has been dignified for more than 800 years, and half of the world's talents belong to Dayan, how can the Dayan Dynasty face the leisurely mouth of the people in the world?

"Your Majesty! The concubine believes in Chen'er, and he will not disappoint His Majesty and the concubine! Suddenly, Concubine De, who was beside Emperor Yan, said lightly. As the wife who has served Emperor Yan for nearly twenty years, she knows best what her husband is thinking now.

Emperor Yan retracted his gaze and looked at his gentle and virtuous wife beside him, smiled faintly, and said, "I know that Chen'er will not let me down!" However, he breathed a sigh of relief, sat down slowly, no longer paying attention to Bai Shangwu, who was engraved in the center of the main hall under the stage, slowly raised the wine glass on the jade case, took a sip, and quietly waited for Ji Qingchen to start writing. Concubine De's words were like a tranquilizer for him to stabilize his mind.

The conversation between Concubine De and Emperor Yan stopped in her ears with Empress Cui on the side, and he also knew that now was not the time to be jealous, and a layer of haze flashed on her face when she faced Concubine De, but she said with a smile to Emperor Yan, "Your Majesty, rest assured, Chen'er studied under Li Qingyi, the god of the army of the country, and it was his idea to use a big cone to engrave words on the tablet, presumably he had his own way to win Bai Shangwu." She deliberately said that Ji Qingchen proposed to use a big cone to engrave words on the tablet, on the surface, it was to cheer for Ji Qingchen and relieve the doubts in Emperor Yan's heart, but in fact, she wanted to imperceptibly influence Emperor Yan's judgment and let Emperor Yan understand a truth, that is, if he loses this time, it is also because Ji Qingchen himself is the result of his own support and self-immeasurability.

Concubine De naturally heard the meaning of Empress Cui's words, and knew the queen's thoughts at a glance, but she didn't say anything more, but only quietly stayed by Emperor Yan's side, quietly waiting for the results of the competition.

Good!

At this time, there was another burst of praise from the main hall.

I saw that on the stone stele, Bai Shangwu had already carved out "Long live Dayi!" with a big cone! "Four large cursive characters. When everyone shouted just now, it was when Bai Shangwu was about to put away the pen after writing the word "year". Bai Shangwu withdrew the big cone pen, and the wolf hair of the pen head had been worn out, and only a bald pen head remained. He leaned sideways, so that the stone tablet was fully displayed among the people, "Long live Dayi!" Four powerful characters appeared on the white cherry wood stone, shining with a fierce domineering spirit, showing the ambition of the Lingnan people.

"Your Majesty, please take a look!" Bai Shangwu said loudly.

It may be that he used up his most strenuous strength when he carved the words just now, or it was that writing these four characters made him look extremely excited, and his voice was a little trembling at this time.

This time, Emperor Yan didn't get up, but just quietly glanced at it from a distance, and said loudly, "Okay! The four words on the stele are decisive in killing, worthy of being the son of King Nanling! The all-round talent of civil and military affairs makes me envious! ”

"Your Majesty has won a prize!" Bai Zhiquan bowed down and said, his face was full of red light, he was very proud of his son's amazing behavior, and he felt hearty for raising his eyebrows in front of the hundred civil and military officials of Dayan today. Only Bai Shangwu bowed deeply to Emperor Yan's praise, then moved his gaze to Ji Qingchen, and said in a low voice, "Why hasn't His Highness Nine not moved his pen yet?" Is this still thinking about it? ”

When everyone heard this, they found that Ji Qingchen, the Nine Emperor Princes who was competing with Bai Shangwu, didn't have a word, so they moved their eyes to Ji Qingchen and looked at him with doubtful eyes.

"This is natural—" Ji Qingchen paused, "No. I just want to wait for Bai Shizi to finish writing before writing, lest when this prince writes, there will be no amazing performance of Bai Shizi just now. The irony in his words was very strong, and he didn't even engrave Bai Shangwu on the stone tablet with a big cone pen just now, "Long live Dayi!" "Four words in my eyes.

No matter how Bai Shangwu pretended to be self-contained, Ji Qingchen denied his efforts just now with a word, and his tone was so contemptuous, and he said coldly, "Your Highness has such a big breath!" That little minister is waiting for the amazing work of His Royal Highness the Nine! ”

"Don't dare to be." Ji Qingchen said as a matter of course, he glanced at Bai Shangwu, "But Bai Shizi has to look carefully, don't wait to say that this prince is not martial." ”

As soon as his words fell, the person took two steps back, and without looking back, he slowly went deep into the barrel with his right hand, and steadily lifted the full and round big cone pen that had sucked the ink in the barrel, and calmed down for a while, took a deep breath, and moved his right hand slightly, and saw that the big cone pen shot straight into the stele like an arrow, and then he stretched out his right hand, slowly rolled up the long sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, and slowly held the big cone stele that had been inserted into the stele with his right hand, and began to write one stroke at a time!

Hey! Just as Ji Qingchen's first pen started, the onlookers couldn't help but shout in surprise! Because they found that when the Nine Emperor Princes carved words on the stone tablet, they did not use the most labor-saving cursive script, and the second official script, but the regular script that consumed the most effort and pen power.

And especially now, it is much easier to write cursive script than regular script with a large cone pen to engrave words on a stone tablet. So just as Ji Qingchen waved a stroke, everyone couldn't help but think that if the Nine Emperor Princes could really carve two words on the stone tablet, they would already be better than Bai Shangwu with the font he chose.

And Emperor Yan, who was sitting high on the jade platform, heard everyone's exclamations, so he got up suddenly, glanced at Ji Qingchen's starting stroke from a distance, and felt that it was not real enough, so he strode off the jade platform and walked straight to the stone tablet.

Yes!

At this time, everyone exclaimed again!

Because the first word engraved by Ji Qingchen in regular script has been written, it is a "strong" word.

Although the huge stone tablet is just a "strong" word, the font is strong, like a snow plum in the cold wind, proud and independent.

Then there is the second word, after Ji Qingchen finished writing, Emperor Yan read to himself, "enemy"

Then there is the third word, when Ji Qingchen finished writing, everyone read it aloud, "criminal"

In the back, Ji Qingchen wrote faster and faster, and everyone read the louder and louder they became.

After finishing the last word, he took back the big cone pen and threw it into the wooden barrel on the side, Ji Qingchen said to Bai Shangwu, who was already pale on the side, "Can you please read it again?" ”

"Whoever commits a strong enemy against my Dayan, although he will be punished!" Bai Shangwu's expression was silent, and he read in a dry voice.

What appeared on the stone tablet was: Whoever commits a strong enemy against my Dayan, although he will be punished! These twelve oceans are unbridled, dragons leap into the world, and they are domineering and vigorous.

"Yes!" Ji Qingchen said loudly, "Please also ask Bai Shizi to remember, you Dayi can live long, but those who offend my Dayan will be punished!" ”

"Good! Whoever commits a strong enemy against my Great Swallow will be punished! Emperor Yan shouted loudly, "Although it will be punished!" Although it will be punished! He was obviously very emotional, and he said it twice in a row before he stabilized his emotions, "Chen'er, today you are proud of Dayan, you fight for me, today I will reward you heavily, I want to reward you with a prince!" ”

Prince!

The ministers in the main hall were shocked, it was just a simple competition, and His Majesty took the prince as a reward? The Nine Emperor Princes are only seventeen years old now! is the eighth prince born to the queen, who has not yet been crowned king? How could His Majesty suddenly want to be crowned the prince of the Nine Emperors?

They were incredible! He hurriedly glanced at the officials around him.

"Your Majesty, this time is just a competition, as for the reward-" Sure enough, there was an official who wanted to persuade Emperor Yan and wanted Emperor Yan to cancel the reward for Ji Qingchen, but before he finished speaking, he was glared at by Emperor Yan's cold eyes, and lowered his head in fright, not daring to say anything more.

When the ministers saw this scene, they knew that Emperor Yan wanted to reward the prince of the Nine Emperors and could not change it, so they could only quietly watch Emperor Yan who ascended the jade platform, and could only pray secretly in their hearts, hoping that Emperor Yan would think carefully and not give the Nine Emperors a prince who was too honorable.