Chapter 789 The First Parallel Prose Through the Ages
Li Qinzai really had no other purpose for visiting today.
He just wanted to tell Prince Teng openly that he liked his daughter.
After the incident, it was clear that Li Zhi was favoring him, but the emperor secretly assisted him. His grandfather and biological father were also trying to find a way to smooth things over, and jointly submitted a petition to arrange errands for Prince Teng.
Xue Ne and Gao Qi directly intervened and joined forces to drive Yu Yin out of Chang'an.
Relatives and friends around him are helping him, but Li Qinzai finds that he has not even expressed his position frankly so far.
This is very unmanly.
While others are helping him find a wife, he should at least express his feelings in front of his future father-in-law, right?
If he doesn't even have this bit of courage, he really doesn't deserve to marry a woman like Jin Xiang back home.
So today Li Qinzai came, took the initiative to visit, first apologized, then gave gifts, and finally told Prince Teng fearlessly, I like your daughter, that's it.
Without playing tricks or plotting, Li Qinzai hoped that this matter would be honest from beginning to end, and he did not want to cast a disgraceful shadow on Jinxiang's future.
Prince Teng was still sitting in the hall, staring blankly at the amber wine cup on the table, his expression deep in thought.
Li Qinzai didn't play any tricks, but Prince Teng's psychological pressure at the moment was heavier than a mountain.
Stress comes from everyone and everything around you.
The emperor helped Li Qinzai overtly and covertly, not to mention the young and old in the British government, and the Yu family, who was just on the verge of defeat, decisively withdrew, and his daughter also had to live or die...
Prince Teng has lived to this age, and the pressure has never been as great as it is today. To be honest, he is a bit overwhelmed.
I always feel that I am competing with the whole world, as if everyone in the world is happy to see Li Qinzai and his daughter succeed, but I am the only one who is the enemy of the world, gritting my teeth and carrying it to death.
For a moment, Prince Teng was really shaken.
Of course the palace needs dignity, but... even the emperor is favoring this little ruffian. If he goes against the emperor's will and is secretly resented by the emperor, it will not be a good thing for Prince Teng's descendants.
If he had known that Li Qinzai was a pit of fire, Prince Teng might have refused with confidence and reason, and would never have agreed to push his daughter into the pit of fire.
However, in fact, Li Qinzai had made great contributions to the country in the past few years, shared the emperor's worries, was born in a British government, and was extremely favored by the emperor. His future was almost limitless.
In terms of character, except for some bad things in the past few years, there has been no bad news in recent years. It can be said that Li Qinzai is good in all aspects except being married, and he is a perfect candidate for a good son-in-law.
What's even more helpless is that his daughter has to marry him life and death. The fire pit in the eyes of Prince Teng, his daughter thinks of it as the Western Paradise...
Prince Teng sighed heavily. The current situation is that people around him are trying to persuade him openly or secretly, but he is not a human being inside or outside.
The guest and host in the hall were silent.
After expressing his feelings, Li Qinzai was also very sensible. He knew that the banquet was almost over, so he stood up and left with a smile.
Prince Teng remained expressionless and gave a faint hum, without getting up or making any move to see off the guests.
Li Qinzai smiled and took two steps outside the hall when he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Prince Teng.
"Xiaguan heard that during the Zhenguan period, the late Emperor Taizong granted His Highness the title of Tengzhou, so he was called the 'King of Teng'. I also heard that when the late Emperor was still alive, he changed the title of His Highness to Hongzhou and served as the governor of Hongzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. His Highness had already been in Yongzhou During the Hui period, he bought land in Hongzhou and started building the Tengwang Pavilion..."
"But later the emperor changed His Highness's title to Chuzhou, so the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou only laid a foundation and then stopped construction, right?"
Prince Teng frowned: "Why did you bring this up?"
Li Qinzai thought for a while and said: "Since the foundation of Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou has been laid, it would be a pity to stop the work. I see that His Highness seems to be quite obsessed with building Tengwang Pavilion. When he was in Tengzhou, he built a Tengwang Pavilion, and the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou , let me help His Highness continue to build it."
Prince Teng was stunned for a moment, then asked in shock: "You will help me build Prince Teng's Pavilion? The one in Hongzhou?"
Li Qinzai nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I will provide the money and materials, and the British government will recruit local craftsmen and civilians to build the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou and then give it to His Highness. How about it?"
A look of ecstasy flashed in Prince Teng's eyes. Although he was born in the royal family, he had always been a scholar. His dream in this life, apart from eating, drinking and having fun, was to make friends with scholars and guests from all over the world, and then build a tall building in a beautiful place. I walked along the river with other poets and took pictures of the railings.
The Teng Prince's Pavilion in Hongzhou had to stop construction because Li Zhi was demoted to Chuzhou again, and this matter became an everlasting unhappiness in Prince Teng's heart.
Today, Li Qinzai suddenly proposed to build Prince Teng's Pavilion. I have to admit that Prince Teng was really excited at this moment.
Just as he showed his ecstasy, Prince Teng became wary again: "Why are you helping me?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Of course it is to please my future father-in-law, otherwise?"
Prince Teng was stunned for a moment, and then became furious: "I don't need it! I'm not short of money, so why can't I build the Prince Teng Pavilion by myself?"
Li Qinzai was not in a hurry. He smiled after hearing this and said: "Your Highness is indeed not short of money, but His Highness is short of literary talent. Even if you build Prince Teng's Pavilion, what will happen next? You must leave some calligraphy treasures in this pavilion so that it can stay. Is it famous through the ages? Do you have calligraphy skills? Do you have literary talent?"
As he spoke, Li Qinzai took out a piece of paper full of words from his arms, handed it to Prince Teng, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have a little bit of literary talent. This "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" was written by me last night. Made..."
"Although the pavilion has not yet been built, the preface written by a talented scholar, that is, me, has been completed. After your highness has read it, you will decide whether you want me to help you build it. If your highness still does not agree, you might as well write this "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" "Tear it up on the spot, and let this eternal parallel prose disappear from the world."
Prince Teng subconsciously took it with a sneer on his face: "You are really immodest. You are boasting about your 'eternal parallel prose'. Do you think I have never seen the beautiful article?"
Li Qinzai shook his head: "Your Highness has never seen such a beautiful article."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai smiled and cupped his hands towards Prince Teng: "I will take my leave and return to the Duke's residence to wait for His Highness's reply."
Li Qinzai walked out of the palace gracefully, and Prince Teng stared at his back, frozen for a long time.
Behind the screen at the back of the hall, the pretty figure that had been standing quietly for a long time also moved slightly, turned around and left quietly.
Prince Teng sat alone in the hall and slowly unfolded Li Qinzai's "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion". After browsing it for the first time, his expression gradually changed from disdain to shock. He couldn't help but sit up straight and read it carefully again with the most dignified attitude.
Read it again.
After reading it countless times, Prince Teng's expression became solemn, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes that even he himself was unwilling to admit.
"The "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" is indeed the most famous parallel prose throughout the ages. This man actually has such literary talent..." Prince Teng murmured to himself in shock.
At this moment, Prince Teng seemed to have been completely integrated into this parallel prose and could not extricate himself.
He lowered his head and read it carefully again. When he read the sentence "Unfortunate fortunes and misfortunes, Feng Tang Yi Lao, Li Guang is difficult to seal", Prince Teng was shocked and suddenly fell down at the desk and cried bitterly.