Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 118
"This old man has always been noble and pure, thinking that no one in the world can know the heart of this old man, but who would have thought that his bosom friend is His Highness!"

"Today I can hear from His Highness, 'Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness'. I will be satisfied in my life, and I will die with my eyes in peace!"

The smile on Zhao Dezhao's face froze for a moment, and he complained secretly in his heart: "Don't talk about death, I'm still waiting for you to carry the sedan chair to cheer me up, if you really die like this, then I won't praise you for nothing? "At that moment, he helped Yu Bai politely, and said with a smile: "Serious words, serious words! This king has always respected Duke Yu!"

Speaking of "always respect Duke Yu" before, everyone present thought it was deliberate irony, but now they all showed expressions of admiration, and everyone thought in their hearts: "I always write with my heart, how can I write such a lofty and peerless article?" Is it hypocrisy?"

During the banquet, everyone's faces were full of joy, but there was still one person who was not very happy.

"May I ask Your Highness, this building is clearly called the South Building, but why did His Highness write "Yueyang Tower"?" Duan Xiu looked gloomy and stared at Zhao Dezhao suspiciously.

Before Zhao Dezhao could explain, several people immediately rushed to refute:

"With this masterpiece written by Your Highness, this building should be called 'Yueyang Tower'!"

"The South Tower was originally not called the South Tower, but the Yuejun Tower. After being repaired by Zhang Shuo, a famous Tang Dynasty minister, it was renamed the South Tower! Zhang Shuo only presided over the renovation of the pavilion, and then he was able to change the name. Your Highness, this peerless masterpiece, how can it not be worth the effort of a mere restoration? In my opinion, it should be renamed!"

"This is exactly the truth! Articles are things that last through the ages. With your highness's excellent article, this building will be famous all over the world, on par with Tengwang Pavilion!"

"The mountain south and the water north are called Yang. This building is located in the Yang of Yuezhou, so it is appropriate to call it 'Yueyang Tower'!"

Duan Xiu blushed and was speechless after being refuted by everyone.

Zhao Dezhao, on the other hand, opened his mouth and was stunned for a while. These scholars are very good at making excuses!
……

The next day, noon.

Zhao Dezhao had just woken up, washed and changed his clothes, when some military officials went to the central army tent to report.

"Your Highness, another person came to ask for an audience outside the barracks. It is said that they are local celebrities."

Zhao Dezhao had a banquet in Yueyang Tower until late at night yesterday. At this moment, he was still hungover and his head was still dizzy. He didn't react for a while and looked at the military officer in a daze.

Pan Mei who was next to her came closer and explained: "Your Highness, you don't know something. Yesterday your article "The Story of Yueyang Tower" has spread throughout the city, and it has the momentum of Luoyang Zhigui. Your Highness is now famous for writing! Today, people keep coming to see him, but they all say that His Highness is still hungover."

Zhao Dezhao frowned slightly and said nothing.

Pan Mei tentatively said: "Your Highness, why don't you see me last time? These people are local celebrities, and they came here admiring His Highness's literary name, so it's inconvenient to refuse them!"

Zhao Dezhao let out an "oh" and didn't take it seriously.

He doesn't have much interest in "literary names". Can a good article be eaten, even if it can be eaten, it is not worth a sword, is it?Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty did a good job of eloquence, but now she has lost her country and family, and has become a wealthy prisoner in Tokyo. She can't even keep her own wife. I really want to spread this reputation to the emperor's elders. For dad, it would be too wronged if he made dad treat himself on the same level as Empress Li!
Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhao made up his mind, waved his hands and said: "It's gone, this place is a military camp, it must not be a place for literati to write poems and compose poems."

But Pan Mei seemed to be thinking more deeply, and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Highness, this is a great opportunity to gain fame. Although the other generation are all useless scholars, they are quite famous in the government and the public. It will be of great benefit to His Highness to build his reputation. His Highness already became famous last night, so why not keep up the good work? Such a good opportunity cannot be missed!"

This remark moved Zhao Dezhao's heart. The reason why he produced "Yueyang Tower" during the banquet was of course forced by the situation and he had to plagiarize to support the scene, but on the other hand, he also considered that this move would be beneficial To win the prestige of the government and the public, it is also to win over Yu Bai.

Although Yu Bai was relegated, he was a great Confucian in the world after all, and he was an out-and-out leader of the dynasty. His influence far exceeded his position itself. A piece of "Yueyang Tower" can make Yu Bai return to his heart, This is already a big profit, and Pan Mei's meaning is obviously: why not take this opportunity to make another profit?
Although this reasoning is good, Zhao Dezhao still had some concerns in his heart, and pondered: "The affairs of these literati have always been very complicated, I'm afraid it's not easy to handle."

Pan Mei laughed and said, "Why is Your Highness afraid of these literati? Literati want face. As long as you have enough face, you can let Your Highness dictate?"

Zhao Dezhao stroked his chin and nodded slowly.

……

After a while, a local celebrity from Baling came in. This man was wearing a green robe and plain clothes. He was tall and thin, with three strands of clear beard under his chin. His movements were calm and decent, his eyebrows were smiling but not humble, and he looked aloof and otherworldly. His appearance is much higher than that of the celebrities who accompanied the guests at yesterday's banquet.

Just because of his appearance and demeanor and temperament of an outsider, Zhao Dezhao admired him and dared not underestimate him, so he immediately invited him to take a seat.

After exchanging greetings, Zhao Dezhao moved to ask about the purpose of his visit, but the man did not hide it, and smiled calmly and said: "I heard that His Highness wrote an article "The Story of Yueyang Tower" for Yu Gong yesterday, which was widely read by tens of thousands of people in Yuezhou. Luoyang paper is expensive, old man After reading it, I was shocked to be a heavenly being. I admire His Highness extremely, and I am extremely envious of Duke Yu! Today, the old man came to see His Highness, but he dared to ask His Highness to give me a few words of writing and writing. Articles and poems are fine, and this old man should also It worked."

After speaking, he took out a gift list from his sleeve and put it on the coffee table. It seemed very thick just by looking at it.

With just such a movement, the "outsider expert" temperament all over his body suddenly fell to the mortal world.

Zhao Dezhao was stunned for a moment, and it took him a moment to realize that this old boy was here to ask for a name, he was envious of the "Yueyang Tower" that made Yu Bai aloof, and wanted to take advantage of this hot stove Come over and grab a hand!
He glanced up at the man, then down at the gift list, and finally glared hard at Pan Mei, who was sitting with the guests - You said that the scholar wanted to face you, is this all? !
Pan Mei obviously didn't expect such a fuss, and she lowered her head and remained silent.

Zhao Dezhao stood up, with a livid face, and said righteously and sternly: "This king leads the army to go out to conquer the world, how can he imitate the literati, search for chapters and excerpt sentences every day, and be proud of his essays!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, and immediately some military officers came over to chase him away, and the man rolled away in despair.

Pan Mei spat at his back and cursed in a low voice: "Your Highness is right, scholars are indeed troublesome."

Zhao Dezhao wiped the sweat from his brow, gritted his teeth, and said, "Before the rear team finishes sailing, our front team will leave today, and let them catch up quickly! These literati seem to be shameless, but actually I don't know how to be shameless, let's run away quickly!"

(End of this chapter)