Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 280 The talent of the prince is rare in the world

"Confucius, tell me why you are doing this." Zhao Yi helped Kong Jia sit on the soft couch and consoled him sincerely: "The couplets I gave Tou Man in the hall that day were just for embarrass him."

"Those couplets are all from the ancient books that I have seen to be absolute through the ages. Now even I have forgotten where the ancient books are. I am afraid that no one can match this pair in today's world. Master, why do you have to be so stubborn? !"

It's okay that Zhao Yi didn't persuade him, but when he said this, Kong Jia's face suddenly lost color, and he became completely lost.

Shusun Tong saw that it was not good and quickly said to Zhao Yi: "Your Highness, please don't be humble. Those couplets of yours have become Confucius' heartache now. You'd better tell Confucius the couplets quickly, even if you say Even one of them is good, look at him..."

Zhao Yi saw that Kong Jia didn't seem to be pretending, and secretly complained that Kong Jia had such a low endurance despite his age, but considering the other's age, he could only reluctantly nod and agreed to Shusun Tong's request.

"Then, I'll start with 'Qinglinkou, blacksmiths, make red stoves, burn black charcoal, go south and north to hunt things'."

Zhao Yi cleared his throat, "Actually, I just said this casually. There are not as many messy five-element and four-way mythical beasts as you think. There are actually many in the second line, such as: gold scale armor, silver crown, bronze shield, steel dancing sword, and hot summer. Practice spring and autumn in the harsh winter!”

As soon as Zhao Yi said this, Uncle Suntong gasped suddenly, "Well, His Royal Highness actually said it simply, your second couplet, no matter which sentence, matches the first couplet, I've been thinking about it for a long time , to no avail, I didn't expect..."

Shusuntong also became excited at this time, but he did not lose his mind. Instead, he paid close attention to the content of Zhao Yi's words, and then asked: "His Royal Highness, you just said that this pair is simple, is there any other solution? "

"Naturally, this is the simplest. I have a lot of lower couplets here." Zhao Yi nodded and said: "For example, there are also 'Huangjue Temple, Monk Zhu, carry a golden knife, cross a silver horse, and change the world to determine the universe'. "

"Hiss..." Shusun Tong thought Zhao Yi was talking big, but he didn't expect it to be true. He was dumbfounded for a while, but it wasn't over yet.

"Actually, this sentence is really the simplest, and it can be used in all kinds of gags, and this one." Zhao Yi followed the trend and said another sentence, "Snake kidney flowers, skewer liver slices, cut pig lungs, roast bird hearts, burn birds and cook turtles. Dragon Tiger!”

At this time, Shusun Tong was completely confused. What he thought was eternal was actually said by Zhao Yi three times in a row. And just as Zhao Yi said, he could just say a second line as if he was just making a joke, especially the last sentence, which was simply A stroke of genius!
Kong Jia's eyes finally became bright at this moment. He, who had been silent all this time, finally stood up and said, "It turns out that it's really so simple. This couple is so perfect for each other!"

Kong Jia fully approved of Zhao Yi's three couplets, and he woke up Shu Suntong who was dazed by the side.

"Oh, Confucius, you have spoken, you are really anxious to kill us!" Shusun Tong cupped his hands at Kong Jia, "Look, for you, the crown prince condescends to see you."

"The old minister is guilty, thank you, Your Royal Highness, the old minister!" Shu Suntong's words awakened Kong Jia, and at the same time he was so ashamed that he was about to kneel down to Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi quickly supported Kong Jia and said with a smile: "Master Kong, you don't have to be like this. Everything is for learning. Master Kong's seriousness about learning really makes this prince ashamed!"

Zhao Yi originally just wanted to give Kong Jia a step down, so he said a few nice words, and then was about to pat his butt and leave. However, before he could move, his clothes were grabbed by Kong Jia.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, everything is for the sake of learning!" Kong Jia's eyes were filled with light, "The other two couplets..."

[It's so fucking endless, isn't it enough for me to tell you? 】

Zhao Yi was a little unhappy, but looking back at Kong Jia's age, holding on to his clothes, with a pitiful look, he couldn't help but soften his heart, "Oh, the other two sentences, the prince almost forgot, Those two sentences are a bit difficult, just a couplet."

Zhao Yi pretended to say: "Planting flowers and all kinds of them will eventually become all kinds of fragrances. This pair was tossed about casually by me, so the next couplet was also thought up early in the morning. I tuned the piano and tuned it to make it better. This sentence is barely correct, Kong Master, don't laugh at me!"

When Kong Jia and Shusun Tong heard what Zhao Yi said, they both looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. It was not until Zhao Yi wrote the second couplet on the paper that they suddenly understood.

"This, the prince is really too modest. Only you, the prince, can think of such a perfect match!"

"Exactly. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I can't think of anything. His Royal Highness is still a talented person!"

Shu Suntong and Kong Jia are now completely convinced by Zhao Yi. The two little old men looked at Zhao Yi eagerly, like children, waiting carefully for the answer to Zhao Yi's last couplet.

Zhao Yi looked at the two great scholars who were like primary school students, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then said: "The last painting of 'Lotus and Monk Painting' is a palindrome, so I deliberately put it first at the time, but the result was that Gao Overestimated that Touman."

"Confucius must have been stumped by this line. The second couplet can actually be corrected with 'Book Gallery Room Zi Shilang Shu'."

Kong Jia and Shusun Tong watched Zhao Yi write the last couplet, their eyes were straightened, but they couldn't understand why Zhao Yi was so right.

Zhao Yizhi explained: "In this palindromic couplet, the upper and lower couplets must be consistent, and there must be a thoughtful artistic conception."

"So I use the book in the second couplet to match the painting in the first couplet, and then I use the word Shi to match the lotus. The word Shi can be understood as the word in the room. The monk is an ascetic monk. I use the servant to match it. Both are homophonic and can also be recalled. You two should understand, right?"

After Zhao Yi's explanation, Shusun Tong and Kong Jia looked at Zhao Yi again as if they were seeing a saint.

"I see, that's it. I didn't expect the prince to be so talented. This, this is so unbelievable!"

"His Royal Highness is simply the reincarnation of a saint, no, the saint himself, no, God, I don't even know how to say it!"

"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that the three couplets that have troubled me for so long are here with the prince. It's so simple!"

"I've been thinking about it for several days, but I don't have any clue. But here, the prince, not only did he get it right, but some of him got it right several times without repeating anything. This is really..."

"The talent of His Highness the Crown Prince is rare in the world, beyond my reach, please be respected by the little old man!"

The two great Confucian scholars in the world were so excited that they knelt down directly to Zhao Yi.

They had no clue about the three couplets that day. After Kong Jia returned to the Imperial Academy, he couldn't think of any of them for days, and it almost became his inner demon.

As a result, when I arrived at Zhao Yi's place, it was like strolling in a garden, and it was easy to get right, so I had such a high opinion.

You must know that Zhao Yi's age is enough to be their grandson in front of Kong Jia and Shusuntong, but in terms of knowledge, the two of them combined may not be as good as Zhao Yizhi, so how can this not make them excited and admired.

(End of this chapter)