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The Emperor glared at him angrily and reprimanded, "Do I want you to appreciate these words now?" Do you think I don't know that these words are well written? What I want you to find out who dared to enter my imperial study and write these words with my pen and ink!
Xu Chongshan smiled awkwardly and immediately left the imperial study. After closing the door, he straightened up. As he walked out of the garden, he realized that his back was soaked in cold sweat.
After a while, the deputy commander of the palace bodyguards appeared in a cold, dark and cold corner under the bunker. He stared coldly at the young eunuch whose face was as white as paper, and said angrily, "You are my underdog of the Secret Guard Squad. I've told you to take that man to the duty room at the back of the Imperial Study. Why did you leave him outside the study and leave?
The young eunuch raised his head and replied in a trembling voice: "Sir, you ordered me to stay away from the area around the imperial study. It would have been obvious if I had stayed there. Moreover, I never thought that Young Man Ning would know about this place and dare to enter the imperial study.
"What's the use of talking about that now? That idiot has already gotten us in trouble!
Xu Chongshan glared at him angrily and added, "Your Majesty wants us to investigate this matter now. Looking at the emperor's expression, I am sure that if that young man was caught, he would have been poisoned more than ten times. Therefore, you must remember this: the idiot did not enter the palace, nor did he enter the royal study. Do you understand?
The young eunuch cried out, "Sir, why don't we just say it's him?" Even if the emperor punishes him, we don't have to worry about him.
Hearing his words, Xu Chongshan became excited and said, "Damn! That idiot is now my subordinate! What would the Emperor think if he found out that the Secret Guard had hired an idiot? Not only will I become a laughing stock, but what if the emperor is still angry and decides to punish me? Do you think it's fair to me?
"That young man has a relationship with Master Cao. Your Majesty will be more forgiving......" the little eunuch reminded him softly in fear.
Xu Chongshan flicked his sleeves and said loudly: "Damn, just because of that Chao Xiaoshu, am I going to be punished for that idiot?"
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Just as Xu Chongshan and the young eunuch were about to suppress the matter, Emperor Li Zhongyi was staying in his imperial study, his eyes fixed on the words on the paper. Suddenly, he walked over, opened the cabinet next to the bookshelf, and pulled out a text from a stack of his own works that he rarely showed to anyone. Then he put the note next to the piece of paper.
The first sentence of this sentence was written by the emperor on the night of the Chunfeng Pavilion incident, and he was going to give it to Zhao Xiaoshu as a reward for the hardships he had endured over the years. It was also to encourage him to stay and continue to serve the imperial court. He never expected that he would not have the opportunity to hand over that text to Chao Xiaoshu, because Zhao Xiaoshu left Chang'an City gracefully after chatting with him for a while.
"Fish jumping in the current ocean... What's wrong with this statement?
The Emperor frowned, staring at the two lines. Then he shifted his attention to the next line, muttering, "Bloom in another world?" "Does this mean that a person can never bloom in today's world, but must leave Chang'an City and my Tang Empire to bloom?"
The Emperor was indeed angry that someone had entered the imperial study without his permission, and he had tried not to think about the meaning of this sentence. However, when he began to calm down, he couldn't help but frown, "blooming in another world". He recalled the day he quarreled with Chao Xiaoshu, and gradually, he began to understand the hidden meaning of this line.
"The fish may have jumped over the ocean, but in the end, it's still my ocean. Blooming in another world is where true freedom lies. I restrained him for more than a decade, and now letting him go is just a way to show my gratitude. Isn't giving others freedom the same as giving oneself freedom?
The emperor finally calmed down, and the frown on his forehead disappeared. He recalls feeling distraught that morning as he stared at the rain-watered plants. He misses his close friends who share similar personalities and traits to him, even though their rankings vary greatly. Maybe his friend was strolling along the mountain road while enjoying the scent of his turquoise robes. Somehow, it made him feel as if he had left Chang'an City with his friends, where he could feel inner freedom and happiness.
But after all, he was the emperor of the Don Empire. Even though he understood the meaning of the words, he was still a little angry about the matter, and he glared at the words and reprimanded: "Even if you are right, I still will not forgive you!" I have to know who wrote these words. How dare he insult me, Emperor! Who is the idiot who wrote these words and wrote them...... Belch...... Write them so beautifully!
Since his temper has calmed down somewhat, he clearly sees things differently than before. At this time, the emperor began to look seriously between the lines. When he looked at them for the first time, he only felt that every stroke of the word was well written, depicting the calmness in the word. However, when he began to study them in detail, he realized that the strokes of the phrase "blooming in another world" were sleek and balanced. From the work, one can feel the hidden skill and strength of the writer's heart. It's not vivid, but it brings out the strength and tenderness in the words. What a wonderful work of art!
"It's... Awesome! The strokes are well written. The character style is bold. They show beauty and arrogance, and the words seem to drift in a witty and masculine way...... Who wrote these words? These are so much better than mine!
The Emperor closed his eyes, raised his brow, and floated his slightly trembling fingers above the phrase "bloom in another world". He couldn't help but be surprised. He knew that his words were not enough to describe how wonderful those words were, because they were so much better than what he wrote. The text is even comparable to the work of famous calligraphers hanging on the walls, or rather, it has generated more energy than them.
Although the emperor's calligraphy skills were not high, his taste was extremely high. Just like that day in the imperial study, Ning Que was full of emotions, and the emperor looked at the words and could somewhat understand Ning Que's contradictory emotions when he wrote these words. He felt as if these words were depicting a scene, an obscure flower, blooming on the other side of the wide blue sea, gently brushing his back from top to bottom, sweeping away all the unpleasant experiences of the past few days.
"Great! Sure enough, great calligraphy!
The emperor immediately felt a sense of relief and happiness from within, as he found inner peace. He looked at the words on the paper, smiled softly, and generously gave his most honest comment.
Suddenly, he straightened his face and slammed his hands on the desk. Then he raised his voice and called his men.
A moment later, the same three eunuchs knelt in the imperial study again, looking pitifully at Xu Chongshan, the deputy commander of the bodyguards. Xu Chongshan, who was trying to suppress his anxiety, approached the emperor and discussed: "Your Majesty, I am now arranging for bodyguards to secretly investigate this matter. Just for now... We have not yet obtained any results.
As one of the officials who knew the emperor best, he knew that the emperor was not a man with a grudge. Not to mention such a trivial matter, even if a very ridiculous thing happens in the palace, as long as it does not affect the entire empire, the emperor will soon forget about it. Therefore, Xu Chongshan originally planned to drag out this matter for a few days and let this matter gradually be forgotten, but he never expected that the emperor would make abnormal actions and was interested in pursuing this matter.
The emperor ignored him, because he was completely mesmerized by the calligraphy on his desk. He stroked his long beard lightly and ordered, "Help me find out who the author of this book is, but remember to be polite to him." Well, once you find him, be sure to invite him into the palace. I would like to ask him for his opinion on a few things.
"Huh?" Xu Chongshan was taken aback and raised his head.
A moment later, the deputy commander of the Forbidden City's bodyguards, who had been soaked in cold sweat in uniform, reappeared under the cover of a cold and unoccupied dark corner of the palace. He looked at the young eunuch embarrassedly, and said helplessly: "By the way, this is the situation in the imperial study." Now it seems that it was a blessing in disguise for that idiot.
The young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. Then he smiled sweetly and said, "This is a great opportunity, sir." If our Secret Guard has a great calligrapher who is adored by His Majesty, I'm sure you'll benefit from it too.