Chapter 556: Wen Xuan's Visit
Su Qi'an, who was still arguing with them just now, not only changed the direction, but even put forward such a brilliant idea, and took the initiative to participate in the so-called cultural fight.
It's not that he doesn't believe in Su Qi'an's ability to be qualified to compete, but his performance is too affectionate, and the more affectionate he is, the more it shows that there is a pit waiting for them behind him.
This idea is wonderful, but it can't come from Su Qi'an's mouth.
Su Zhe and Su Tai glanced at each other and wanted to open their mouths to deny it, but just as the two of them spoke, suddenly, behind the private room, a sharp voice accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded.
"Spread His Majesty's will, and everyone will accept it."
The sudden holy decree made Su Zhe and Su Tai stunned, and their eyes flashed, looking like they didn't know why.
got up directly, stood on the stand in the private room, and bowed his hand to the messenger who had already entered the middle ring.
Seeing this, the rest of the people all got up and bent down, and the ordinary people around them knelt down one after another.
The chamberlain looked around, cleared his throat, and said softly, "Your Majesty has a will, the matter of the competition in the ring, the widow knows, Dongshan Hou's proposal, in line with the widow's wishes, if the Fusang delegation has no objection, then with Dongshan Hou's words, half a day later, still here, the matter of literary fighting." ”
The chamberlain repeated Su Xuanyong's words unhurriedly, as if he was asking, but Showa Incheon knew very well that Emperor Daliang opened his mouth and decided that even if it was him, he had no objections.
From the bottom of his heart, he did not object to using the six arts of a gentleman to decide the victory or defeat of both sides and settle the matter of harmony, but he fell into his arms.
The six arts of the gentleman, although it came from Da Liang, were introduced to Fusang a hundred years ago, and he was coincidentally interested in the ancient etiquette culture of Da Liang.
To put it bluntly, in Fusang, when it comes to the six arts of a gentleman, he dares to call it the second, and no one dares to call it the first.
He has self-confidence, looks at Da Liang, and wants to beat him no more than a finger, and Su Qi'an, who took the initiative to invite Ying to fight this time, is definitely not within a finger.
The investigation of this person in Showa Incheon is very clear, this person has great talents, and he is limited to shooting in the six arts, and as for the other five, he is not at the level of mastering.
And he is different, he is quite proficient in the six arts, even if he unfortunately loses in the archery art, but the other two random ones are handled by hand.
Although it is not clear why Su Qi'an proposed this kind of cultural fight, and also participated in the competition in person, Showa Incheon can guarantee that the victory of this cultural fight must belong to him.
This is not conceit, but a recognition of one's own strength, since he wants to play Wendou, Showa Incheon naturally has no objections, and nodding to the chamberlain in the ring is affirmation.
The chamberlain glanced at the two princes above, Su Zhe and Su Tai, all of whom spoke in unison. "We have no objections, and we will obey my father's will."
After all the answers were affirmed, the chamberlain bowed his hand to Su Zhe and Su Tai above, and under the escort of a team of soldiers, he turned around and left.
After the waiter left, the people around the ring slowly got up, all staring at each other with big eyes.
At the end of the ring competition, His Majesty has to come forward, and it will continue in the form of a literary fight.
Wendou They also did not resist, the skills of the six arts of the gentleman passed down from ancient times are difficult to see in Daliang publicly, and they are fortunate enough to witness it with their own eyes, which is the luck they can't get in a few lifetimes.
And His Majesty has decided that what other opinions can they, ordinary people, have? There was something in their eyes that they were expecting.
Although I don't know how proficient Su Qi'an is in the six arts of the gentleman, he dares to speak, indicating that he still has confidence, and then he will wait for the Wendou that will start half a day later.
The departure of the chamberlain announced that the ring competition was over, and after a half-day rest, the next fight began.
Compared with Wen Dou, Su Zhe and Su Tai wanted to know more about why their father intervened at this time.
Is there any other intention behind the sudden intervention? For example, did you suspect that they secretly helped Showa and Incheon? Or is it a distrust of their handling of the ring?
This is the most important thing in the hearts of the two, if they don't figure this out, the two of them are afraid that they will not be able to sleep well.
About a quarter of an hour after the chamberlain left, the door to the private room opened, and a guard walked up, and without saying anything, handed out a note, handed it to one of his henchmen, and then turned to leave.
The henchman stepped forward quickly and presented the slip to Su Zhe, who opened it with the strip and glanced at it, only four big characters were written on it, "It's business as usual." ”
Looking at these four words, Su Zhe's solemn face stretched slightly.
Handing the strip in his hand to Su Tai, Su Tai swept his eyes and nodded slightly, with a slight sneer on his face.
"Second brother, it seems that this time we were played by our father again."
"To be more precise, we were played by our father from beginning to end, and my father's mind was too deep, which was my carelessness."
Su Zhe took Su Tai's words and sighed.
"Yes, we all guessed wrong, my father's attitude towards Heqin at the beginning was to oppose it, and the reason why he showed some hesitation was to see how we reacted."
"But we made a choice that went against Su Qi'an, we blindly forbear, and Su Qi'an, with a tough attitude, whether it was carrying the corpse into the hall before, or making trouble in the ring, these are not because my father values Su Qi'an and trusts him, but on behalf of Da Liang, showing an attitude."
"We are the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, even if we are declining, we have our pride, so practice ourselves, no wonder my father will intervene, we lost this game."
At this time, Su Tai was unusual, not as angry as before, but very calm.
The previous anger, to put it bluntly, was simply aimed at Su Qi'an, Su Qi'an had no one in his eyes, he was disrespectful to him, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to control in the future, so he naturally had to seize every opportunity to suppress it.
But this time, the real arranger is not Su Qi'an at all, but their father, who seems to be out of tune and doesn't care about anything.
Although they didn't say anything or blame, the two knew very well that if the two continued to support the matter of harmony, they would be on the opposite side of Su Xuanyong.
This kind of confrontation is related to the status of the two in the future, and compared with the small favors provided by Showa Incheon's so-called cooperation, it is clear which is more important than the other.
After understanding Su Xuanyong's true intentions, the mentality of the two immediately changed, Su Tai beckoned, and his henchman stepped forward and whispered something in his ear.
The henchman nodded and left, and Su Zhe on the side didn't have to guess at all, he knew what Su Tai said to the henchman.
Most likely, in the next cultural battle, he will fully support Su Qi'an to win at all costs.
This is not to shake hands with Su Qi'an, but to be forced by the situation behind him, all the opposition that runs counter to Su Xuanyong, insist on insisting, and finally die miserably.
If nothing else, the supreme person in Daliang at present, there is no one else, it is Su Xuanyong.
Even if their father is out of tune and doesn't seem to care about anything, as long as he reigns for a day, the two of them have to be cautious at all times.
The absolute imperial authority is strict and inviolable, and the phrase "accompanying the king like a tiger" is not a joke, especially relying on the two of them recently, what they do, at present, we must indeed be cautious and walk on thin ice.
After Su Tai's matter was finished, he said to Su Zhe, "Second brother, you said that our timely remedy, will my father trust us?" ”
"Fourth, don't be nervous, since there is a note, don't you understand the meaning above, we just have different opinions, it doesn't mean that we are opposed to my father, correct it in time, it's not a big problem."
Su Zhe's calmness somewhat made Su Tai feel a little at ease, he nodded, looked down, Su Qi'an, who had already stepped down to rest, and said softly.
"Second brother, how sure do you think Su Qi'an will win in the next Wendou?"
Su Zhe didn't speak, he looked at Su Qi'an's eyes for a long time and then retracted it, turned his head, and said softly with a smile on his face.
"How sure you are of winning, does it matter?"
Su Tai was stunned, his brows furrowed slightly, his eyes flashed, and after a while, he stretched out and said with a smile.
"The second brother is right, this is not important to us, the biggest pressure now is not us, but him."
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At this time, Su Qi'an, who got out of the ring, accompanied by Xie Cang, did not stop and returned to his private room.
The two of them just walked into the private room, their eyes looked at each other, their faces were stunned, and there was one more person in the private room, this person was not someone else, but Master Wenxuan.
Wen Xuan's appearance was something that the two of them didn't expect, in the ring competition, Wen Xuan had already greeted them and wouldn't come.
The martial arts competition in the ring is a group of martial artists, and literati like him basically don't show up.
The Confucian scholars of the Hanlin Academy all have their own official duties, and they have nothing to do with his important affairs, and they generally rarely show up.
Even Su Qi'an may not be able to invite people from the Hanlin Academy out at any time.
Speaking of the ring competition, Wen Xuan was not very interested, after all, it was not Su Qi'an who participated, but the two guards under him, which was even more boring.
With his understanding of Su Qi'an, he has some confidence in sending two guards to participate in the competition, and there should be no problems, because of this, Wenxuan didn't bother to go, and Su Qi'an didn't bother.
And now, the sudden appearance of Wenxuan really shocked the two.
But the two of them are not ordinary people, and after thinking about it, as if they had thought of something, they stepped forward, with a smile on their faces, and said softly.
"I didn't expect Wendou to lead you out, the teacher, and the student's participation was under a lot of pressure."
"Yes, but since the master can come, in the next Wendou, our winning rate is not small, and I am afraid that the master will be able to take care of one or two when the time comes."
Xie Cang on the side joked with a smile.
Wen Xuan rolled his eyes at Xie Cang, "Xie Doll, when did you become so flamboyant, I will go to the Hanlin Academy in the future, and let the old man discipline Old Man Chu well." ”
Hearing this, Xie Cang's face showed a bitter color, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Master Wen, please spare me, boy, I'm joking, it's not me who wants to go to Hanlin Academy to study, but Brother Su." ”
"It just so happens that you are here, if you take advantage of this time to make up for Brother Su, it can be regarded as a re-review."