Chapter 343: The Finishing Touches (Part II)
Bai Jiujiu gathered his spiritual power to the tip of his pen and pointed it at the dragon's eye socket.
In an instant, the lifeless dragon seemed to come back to life, and its dark eyes were very expressive, as if it was staring at a person.
Several palace people originally had sarcastic smiles on their faces, but after seeing this scene, the smile suddenly froze on their faces, and they looked at it again and again in disbelief, yes, it was indeed lit.
Seeing their different expressions, the queen couldn't help but chuckle in her heart, "Mrs. Xu, I advise you not to play tricks, if you admit your mistake now, maybe Your Majesty will be able to ...... lightly."
"Your Majesty, Niangniang, it's lit, the dragon has eyes." The palace man on the side muttered in a trance.
The queen who was interrupted was originally displeased, but after hearing what the palace people said clearly, her face suddenly changed, and her voice was trembling imperceptibly, "Then don't you present it quickly and show it to Your Majesty." ”
The palace people woke up like a dream, and hurriedly sent the dragon robe to the emperor, only to see a majestic dragon shuttling between the clouds on the newly made dragon robe.
The queen almost screamed in surprise, this is impossible, absolutely impossible, when she went to see it just now, the dragon clearly had no eyes!
"You're cheating!" The queen suddenly raised her head, and her sharp gaze shot straight towards Bai Jiujiu.
Bai Jiujiu handed the pen back to the palace people, the brush was the same as when it was first taken out, it was clean, and there was no trace of soaking ink, in the face of the evidence on the board, the queen had nothing to say even if she was unwilling.
"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, this is the will of God, which indicates that with the wise decision of His Majesty, our dynasty will definitely clear the sea and create a peaceful and prosperous world."
Xu Huaiqing added a fire at the right time, which provoked the emperor's long face to be happy, and he stroked his palms and laughed, "Lord Xu's explanation can be said to be very in place, but I am still very curious, how did Mrs. Xu use a brush without ink to point out her eyes?" ”
"Back to the emperor, the courtiers can swear to the sky, there is absolutely no deception, as Huaiqing said, this is God's reward for His Majesty."
Similar compliments were often heard by the emperor, and this was the first time he recognized these words, and felt that he was really destined by God.
The anger just now has completely disappeared, the emperor asked people to bring up the brush, and after checking it carefully, he didn't find anything unusual, his heart was greatly shaken, and at the same time he looked at Bai Jiujiu differently, thinking that she was sent by God to deliver the will.
The queen was crazy with hatred, the five fingers hanging in her sleeves pinched into her palms, the expression on her face was uncertain, and she almost wanted to vomit blood in her heart, the emperor was happy because of Bai Jiujiu's hand, if she came out to say something, wouldn't she openly go against the emperor?
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, and the queen finally stood up and congratulated in a stiff tone, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, Mrs. Xu has really opened the eyes of this palace, but I don't know, Xu Huaiqing and King Wei are very close, is it also the will of God?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall solidified again.
The emperor's smile froze, and he stared at Xu Huaiqing with an unpredictable expression.
When the atmosphere was tense, the eunuch reported that the crown prince and the crown princess had come to ask for peace, but the emperor did not think much about it and motioned for people to come in.
The crown prince seemed surprised when he saw Xu Huaiqing kneeling on the ground, "Father, what's wrong with Lord Xu?" ”
"What's wrong, you ask him what's wrong with himself." The emperor's tone was not good, and anyone could hear the sarcasm in his words.
The prince deliberately pretended not to understand, like the queen on the side asking for help, the queen told Xu Huaiqing and the king of Wei colluded together, and at the end said seriously, "Emperor, you can't be like the king of Wei, it's a big crime to form a party for personal gain." ”
Glancing at the emperor's expression, the prince said in a loud voice, "Erchen knows that such a troublesome matter will definitely not touch his hands. ”
As if to prove the credibility of his words, the crown prince turned to Xu Huaiqing suddenly, looking very disappointed, "Lord Xu, Lone has always admired you very much, and my father is also good to you, what else do you have to be dissatisfied with?" These days, Lone has also heard a lot of rumors, but Lone thinks that you are not that kind of person, and he thought that he would defend you, but he didn't expect ......"
The prince shook off his robe angrily, his face full of regret.
Zhao Feihuai, who witnessed all this, was secretly happy, as long as Xu Huaiqing was cut from his official position, then he would no longer be able to protect Bai Jiujiu, and when the time came, he would not let her rub it.
In the face of everyone's doubts, Xu Huaiqing's back was straight, and there was no panic on his face, but he just kowtowed and said that he and King Wei were just normal and did not form a party.
But no one here listened to him.
Seeing that the emperor was about to be furious, Baili Su suddenly asked to see him.
The emperor frowned slightly, what did Baili Su do at this time, knowing that if it wasn't a big deal, the other party would not touch his moldy head at this juncture.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, the emperor hated that iron could not be made of steel, and glanced at Xu Huaiqing, who was kneeling on the ground, and Xuan Baili Su came in.
Dressed in red, Baili Su did not look at the two kneeling on the ground, but directly saluted the emperor and reported one thing: The history of the customs and customs of this dynasty compiled by the Hanlin Academy has been completed.
The emperor raised his eyebrows quite unexpectedly, this book has long been said to be compiled, but the old men of the Hanlin Academy have been dragging it, one will say that there are not enough people, and the other will say that they want to go on field trips and the like, in short, they have not started writing for a long time, and he was busy with state affairs later, so he was too lazy to urge it every day, but he didn't expect it to be compiled so quickly.
"How is it so fast?" The emperor couldn't help but ask.
Baili Su's face was full of smiles, and he glanced at Xu Huaiqing next to him, "This is all the credit of Lord Xu, after he came to the Hanlin Academy, he knew that Your Majesty was going to compile a book, and wanted to use it to reflect the customs of our dynasty, so Lord Xu took it to heart, I heard that he often picked up the lamp and flipped through the information, so he wrote the book in a few months." ”
When the emperor heard that it was Xu Huaiqing, his expression couldn't help but ease a little.
Baili Su didn't seem to see the change in his face, and continued to praise him, "Lord Xu is really talented, even Weichen was a little eager after reading the book he wrote. Your Majesty, when the nations come to worship in the future, we can give them this book, so that they may know that we are ahead of them in all respects, and that it may serve as a deterrent. ”
In recent years, some Fanstates have gradually become restless and have begun to harass the borders, which has caused the emperor a great headache.
The deterrence that Baili Su said is actually very important, let Fanbang know the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I believe that they will not dare to act rashly.