bayedsolid Chapter 170 The imperial edict has arrived!
Chapter 170 The imperial edict has arrived!
It will come eventually.
It was August 15th, the sixth year of the Wenzhi reign.
Mid-Autumn Festival!
This was supposed to be a great day for families to reunite, but this morning, Eunuch Wei's carriage from Kyoto arrived at the Zhenxi Palace.
This incident quickly overshadowed the fire in the city garrison two days ago, in which the city garrison was burned to death.
The people of Xiling City stopped what they were doing and looked at the neat and solemn team riding tall horses, wearing silver armor and holding two-meter-long swords, and the dusty carriage in the middle of the team. They knew that these were the angels who came from Kyoto to deliver the imperial decree.
They watched the team heading towards the palace, and when they could no longer see the end of the team, they began to whisper to each other excitedly.
"It must be to summon Master Bai to Kyoto!"
"Master Bai is about to rise to great heights!"
"Yes, the Emperor has taken a liking to his talent, so he will definitely stay by his side... and his status as a son-in-law is just a matter of a word from the Emperor!"
"Entering the palace to see the emperor, what a blessing this is."
"Don't be jealous. Can your child write those poems? Can he write 'Lanting Preface'?"
"What do you think the palace's reaction will be?"
"How can the palace react? This is an imperial decree! The prince will be heartbroken to lose this son-in-law!"
"..."
This was indeed a delegation from Kyoto conveying an imperial decree.
Eunuch Wei was sitting in the carriage.
The last time he came to Xiling City to convey an imperial edict was three months ago.
He had seen that son-in-law before.
He is quite handsome, but as for this man... as the people of Xiling City said, it is only his appearance that is pleasing to the eye.
The rest... is ridiculous!
The King of Zhenxi spent his entire life in military service, guarding the western regions of Xingguo for decades, yet he married such a son-in-law.
Eunuch Wei could only express deep sympathy for the King of Zhenxi's experience in his heart.
This is the struggle!
No matter how wise and brave the King of Zhenxi was, he could only hold his nose and drink the consequences alone after being tricked by such a guy.
However, he never expected that just half a month after he arrived in Kyoto, Mr. Fang, the great scholar from Jinghua Academy, would return to Beijing from Xiling City.
When this old man returned to Beijing, he brought the news that the prince's son-in-law had won the first prize in the Zhuxi Literary Competition!
The next day, the article Bai Shaoqiu wrote at the Zhuxi Literary Club spread in Jinghua Academy.
That guy was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. In just two or three days, almost everyone in Kyoto was talking about Bai Shaoqiu, the son-in-law of the royal family in Xiling City!
A loser known to every household in Xiling City actually won the top prize in literature after just three days of reading in the library...
Is this the decline of literature in Xiling City?
Or is there something else behind this?
His poems immediately spread in Kyoto, including the poem "Outer Frontier".
There are many literati in Kyoto. When those poems fell into the eyes of those literati, they were the first to fall silent, because the level of those poems was as high as that of a three-story building.
This silence was short-lived, and then many scholars began to denounce the King of Zhenxi.
Cheating!
This is definitely cheating!
Because someone from Xiling City talked about Bai Shaoqiu's past seventeen years!
What he said makes sense.
That's a waste of money.
I don't even know a few words.
It even pissed off the teacher who taught me how to teach!
Such a person suddenly has talent as high as the third floor. What do those writers who are still at the stairs or have already reached the first or second floor think?
They think the only explanation is cheating!
Xiling City is the fief of King Zhenxi, so it is too easy to help the son-in-law cheat.
So, someone wrote a letter to the emperor, asking him to summon Bai Shaoqiu into the palace to test his knowledge in front of all the ministers!
If the palace cheats...
This boy should be beheaded!
The palace...should be punished!
Eunuch Wei once again received the imperial decree.
He was very nervous.
He believed in Mr. Fang's character, but found it hard to believe that a waste could write those poems, especially the "Lanting Preface"!
The "Lanting Preface" was still on the desk of Du Ziteng, the director of the Imperial College, and the discussion for inclusion in the National Academy had not yet begun, because Du Ziteng told the emperor that this article had the potential to be included in the National Academy, but the author of this article... still needed to be determined after the emperor's examination.
The implication is that if this article is included in the Chinese classics and published, and the author is an imposter... this will probably become a laughing stock among scholars all over the world!
The emperor agreed with this. Although he liked the article very much and wanted to promote it to all the scholars in Xingguo, he also had to be patient and wait.
Hey……!
Eunuch Wei sighed, thinking that the prince's move was not particularly brilliant.
Bai Shaoqiu's true colors will be revealed as soon as he enters Kyoto, and the emperor will definitely chop off his head. The prince can be said to have used the emperor's knife to win freedom for his daughter, Princess Changying, but the prince's move will also bring him great trouble.
Cheating is the most despicable thing for scholars all over the world!
The civil servants in the court will certainly criticize this matter, and the emperor may also take this opportunity to do something to the palace.
To be honest, the son-in-law is the real pitiful person.
He was flattered to death by the palace.
Being used by a group of people.
I heard that he didn't even see his wife.
I’m going to die soon... I’m not even eighteen yet... I’d better die sooner and reincarnate sooner.
If you have some ability in your next life, don’t be a son-in-law again.
As they were thinking this, the team arrived at the Prince of Zhenxi's Mansion.
Upon hearing that the angel had arrived, the princess went out to greet him in her best attire.
The middle door was opened, a salute was fired, and the princess respectfully welcomed the arrival of Eunuch Wei.
Eunuch Wei was dumbfounded.
"Princess, where is Bai Shaoqiu? This imperial edict... is for him!"
"Eunuch Wei, he is not in the palace."
"...Where is he?"
"He's in the Baicao Garden in Liujiaojing Alley."
Eunuch Wei did not hesitate. He bid farewell to the princess and, led by a servant from the palace, the team arrived at Baicao Garden in a mighty procession.
Eunuch Wei got off the carriage and stopped in front of the gate of Baicao Garden.
On the left is Sanwei Book House.
There are many people buying books in Sanwei Bookstore because today is the second day that Sanwei Bookstore sells the third volume of "A Dream of Red Mansions".
The people who were buying books in the bookstore now all rushed to the door and looked at the ceremonial procession.
There was a lot of envy in his eyes, knowing that Mr. Bai was going to the capital by imperial decree.
The gate of Baicao Garden is closed.
The guard leader Zhao Poshan took two steps forward, knocked on the door, and shouted:
"The imperial edict has arrived...Please receive it, Bai Shaoqiu!"
Bai Shaoqiu was sitting cross-legged in the pavilion and meditating. He had fallen asleep.
Xiao Xi in the front yard was startled and quickly ran to open the door.
Eunuch Wei walked in with the imperial edict in his hand, accompanied by Zhao Poshan.
The two came to the patio of the main courtyard and were stunned when they saw what was there.
There are three people in the patio!
A man was leaning against the pillar of the pavilion with his arms folded, holding a piece of foxtail grass in his mouth.
A man holding a long iron stick stood one step away from the pavilion like a door god.
He wiped his mouth, put a finger to his lips, and said "hush" to Eunuch Wei and Zhao Poshan, and whispered: "Brother-in-law is practicing Qi, you... come find him later!"
Eunuch Wei was stunned: "...No, I'm here to convey an order to Master Bai!"
"Wait for the imperial edict!"
You dare to say you're waiting for the emperor's decree?
What can Eunuch Wei do with this foolish young man from the palace?
Bai Shaoqiu in the pavilion was awakened by Dongfang Meng's voice.
He opened his eyes.
Suddenly smiled.
Zhao Poshan!
He stood up and walked towards Eunuch Wei.
Didn't kneel down.
He bowed and said, "Eunuch Wei, nice to meet you again."
As he said this, he reached into his arms and took out a stack of banknotes!
He stuffed the stack of banknotes into Eunuch Wei's arms and took the imperial edict.
"It's just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, sir."
"It is indeed a little cold in my humble abode, and it is getting late."
He took out a few more banknotes and stuffed them into Zhao Poshan's hand, then said:
"We'll leave early tomorrow morning... I'll pack up and won't host a welcome party for you."