Chapter 124: Silver Veil Reflects the Window Sill
Xue was startled, she turned around sharply and found that Sima Cheng's seat was empty, thinking that she had just been carried away by anger, and she didn't even notice that Sima Cheng got up.
Sima Cheng raised his eyes slightly, and bumped into Xue's angry and helpless deer eyes, Xue nodded a little blankly, so Sima Cheng turned around and said to Li Xuan:
"Does Gongzi Li know who this Wei Meng is?" Sima Cheng's words were not warm, his eyes were like ice cubes, and he raised his eyebrows lightly, just a slight move made Li Zhang's anger disappear by half.
Li Xuan couldn't help but take a step back, was stunned for a while, and then immediately returned to his previous look, hiding his panic well, and said:
"I don't know, please explain in detail."
Sima Cheng seemed to have expected it, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a ghostly smile, just like the last ray of light before a storm, giving people the illusion of only a moment.
"Then do you know who this Wei Meng is sarcastic?" Sima Cheng took a step forward, and the invisible spirit once again made Li Xuan confused.
Li Xuan thought for a long time before he thought of this poem to make it difficult for Xue, but he didn't expect to kill Sima Cheng halfway, he thought that Sima Cheng was arrogant, didn't ask about the affairs of the court, and was willing to be an idle cloud and wild crane, but now he was so blatantly helping Xue, he was a little surprised.
But Li Xuan is not an idle person, since he pretended to be stupid at the beginning, he must pretend to be the end, so Li Xuan said:
"Cheng Gongzi said with a smile, I don't know about this."
Sima Cheng was not annoyed and continued:
"Wei Meng was the teacher of the three generations of Chu kings and a world-famous Confucian scholar, and this poem was written by him to admonish the king of Chu when he assisted the third generation of Chu kings."
Li Xuan naturally knew, but he still pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and sighed:
"I see."
"Then Gongzi Li, do you know what kind of person this third-generation King of Chu is?" Sima Cheng didn't give Li Xuan a chance to breathe, and immediately asked.
Li Xuan had already said that he didn't know for two in a row, he originally thought that the little emperor had no ink spots on his chest, and if he continued like this, wouldn't he seem illiterate, so Li Xuan pretended to hesitate and said:
"If you are sarcastically admonished by everyone like Wei Meng, you must be a faint king......
"It is worthy of Li Gongzi, it is really well-read and strong, the king of Chu, as the king of a land, only knows that he is a close relative of the emperor, but he does not know that he is also a court official, not only does not strictly enforce the law, but also runs rampant." There was a hint of cunning in Sima Cheng's eyes.
Li Xuan was a little confused, he didn't know what Sima Cheng meant by saying this, Sima Cheng saw his confusion, so he continued:
"So the reason why the king of Chu was admonished by Wei Meng was because he did not fulfill the duties of the king of Chu and did not fulfill the responsibilities of an official, and at that time, Wei Meng was old, and the king of Chu looked down on his old bones, so Wei Meng could mention the allusion that Qin Mugong asked the yellow-haired old man for advice, and hoped that the king of Chu would listen to him."
"I see." Li Xuan pretended to nod his head, but his face was already displeased, and Sima Cheng was secretly pointing out his mistake of taking things out of context.
"Moreover, Wei Menggui is a generation of Confucian scholars, and he only dared to speak sarcastically when he was old, as the saying goes, 'in his position, seek his government', I believe that Li Gongzi naturally understands."
Sima Cheng continued to secretly poke at Li Xuan's conspiracy and sarcastically mock him for transgressing the courtesy of the monarch and ministers.
"The king of Chu does not care about the major affairs of the country, plays with hounds, horses, beasts and birds all day long, neglects agricultural affairs, forgets the seedlings, and the people are therefore scarce, but the king of Chu is happy with this, if he is a national student, the future courtier of Dayu, does not care about the wisdom of the sage, only cares about power and money all day long, ignores the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and forgets the way of heaven and earth, so the country is in a miasma, will he also be happy about it?"
When Li Xuan heard this, his face suddenly became flushed, his lips were closed, but the corners of his mouth were still trembling slightly, and he wanted to refute it, but he was speechless. Xue also finally heard the doorway, Sima Cheng's words were extremely explicit, and every word was straight to Li Xuan's pain.
The students in the hall who had been bullied by Li Xuan were overjoyed, but they didn't applaud, Sima Cheng not only made a decision on the spot, but also had courage and strategy, Cui Lin, Lu Yizhi, Lu Tong and others also cast admiring eyes on him.
Sima Cheng saw that Li Xuan had already cracked his crown, only to realize that he had inadvertently said too many aggressive words, if it was normal, he would only brush his sleeves and not care.
So Sima Cheng turned around, saluted to the snow again, and said:
"In the following rough opinion, His Majesty and all the students of the country have laughed, there are exaggerated words, I hope you, especially Li Gongzi, will forgive me." Sima Cheng turned around again and glanced at Li Xuan.
It's just that on weekdays, Sima Cheng's face is as bright as ever, but it has brought great humiliation to Li Zhang, Li Zhang's hand under his sleeves has been tightly clenched into a fist, and in the end, he didn't even answer Sima Cheng's words, so he shook his sleeves and sat down indignantly.
Xue saw that Li Xuan looked angry and ruined, and was beaten by Sima Cheng's witty words, and the depression in her heart instantly dissipated, and said to Sima Cheng with a smile:
"Cheng Gongzi, please get up, I let you enter the palace to accompany me to study, it is really the right choice, listen to your words, I feel that the mouth is suddenly open, and I hope you will give me more advice in the future."
"Your Majesty is serious, I don't dare to do it." Sima Cheng immediately leaned over and bowed his hand, looking humble and polite.
Xue was in a good mood, and she didn't want to argue with Sima Cheng, so she waved her hand and motioned for him to come up.
However, when Sima Cheng returned to the hall, Xue was about to cast a grateful gaze at him, but he was greeted by his cold and deep eyes, and there was no other movement, no words, it was still just a moment, and Xue was completely stunned.
Xue was in a trance, Sima Cheng looked like this, Xue was at a loss in her heart, and Sima Yun on the side also saw Sima Cheng's strange appearance and Xue's blankness, so he sent a bright smile to Xue, Xue also felt the strength, glanced at Sima Cheng again, and turned his head in disbelief.
Li Xuan's words made Sima Cheng completely faceless, and there was already a whisper in the hall, Xue Qing coughed, pulled everyone's attention back, and it was also regarded as stabilizing his emotions, and then said:
"I wonder if you have anything else to say about tonight's poem?"
There was silence in the hall, and Snow continued:
"All the poems on the spot, whether it is homesickness and nostalgia, or poignant and clear, or lamenting the eternal time, but also looking at the present through the past, make me feel very gratified, because everyone, let me feel that the future of Dayu can be expected."
Xue will look at the corresponding people when talking about each subject, and she will keep in mind the verses that everyone says, although she did not talk about the way to govern the country tonight, but Xue also felt that she had gained a lot, not only in terms of literature and ink, but she felt as if she was getting closer to the students of these countries, and closer to becoming a qualified monarch.