It is indeed a bit strange for an imperial emperor to wink in front of a broken mirror.
Moreover, there were several people who could be called important ministers of the country surrounding him, all of them marveling at the mirror that was worthless in Xiao Han's eyes!
This scene, this picture!
Xiao Han looked really embarrassed! He just wanted to turn his head and pretend not to recognize them.
"Xiao Hou?"
Just when Xiao Han rolled his eyes crazily, Kong Yingda next to Li Yuan accidentally saw Xiao Han's expression and asked strangely: "What's wrong with you? Why do you have such an unhappy look on your face? Could it be that you gave it to me today?"
What’s the significance of this mirror?”
When Xiao Han heard this, he was shocked. He quickly put away the expression on his face and said blankly: "I'm not unhappy? Who is not happy?!"
"Then what's the reason for that expression you just had?"
Kong Yingda, an old man who always liked to be serious, how could he be fooled by Xiao Han? He chased after Xiao Han relentlessly and asked.
Xiao Han looked at the people next to him and looked at him. Even Li Yuan turned his head. He suddenly panicked and said indiscriminately: "I just? Oh, I just thought of this mirror."
Asking himself, Xiao Han was forced to say this out of necessity, but to Kong Yingda's ears, it had other meanings.
Turning back and taking a closer look at the mirror placed in the box, Kong Yingda turned back and solemnly raised his hand to Xiao Han and asked, "Oh? What's the meaning of this? Can Xiao Hou clear up my doubts for us?"
When Xiao Han saw that things had developed like this, his face was as wrinkled as a bitter gourd! If he had known, why would he pretend to be well-informed? Wouldn't it be nice to be a country bumpkin with them? It's okay now, it's a lie, that's what it takes
Countless lies to fill!
"This is not good! You are the ones who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable..." Xiao Han replied weakly, while his mind was racing, thinking of measures to make up for the leak.
Kong Yingda, who was standing in front of Xiao Han, was thin, but his waist was straight! When he heard what Xiao Han said, his expression changed immediately, and he held his hands and said:
"Xiao Hou's words are wrong. There is no end to learning, and those who have mastered it come first! Even the sage Confucius once said that when three people walk together, there must be my teacher! We, the disciples of the saint, will never dare to be complacent in the world! No way!
Just learn and ask if you don’t understand. This is the true way of learning! Do not disgrace the teachings of our sages!"
What Kong Yingda said gave Xiao Han, who was still trying to muddle through, a headache! However, in his heart, he had some changes towards this stubborn old man.
Because no matter in the Tang Dynasty or in later generations, it is always difficult to admit the excellence of others! Especially to admit a person whose status, including age, is far inferior to yourself, it requires an open mind!
Bowing his hand towards Kong Yingda, Xiao Han also stopped laughing and said seriously: "Thank you, Mr., for your teaching! I dare not hide it from you, sir. I have seen the change of dynasties and the rise and fall of nations, and I have learned a truth from it: use copper as a mirror,
You can straighten your clothes! If you use history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs! If you use people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses!
It’s a pity that the boy is now incompetent in literature and martial arts! He cannot understand the depth of history, and he cannot be as upright as a mirror of a man! I can only offer a real mirror to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can straighten his clothes and express his feelings.”
I don’t know if anyone heard what Xiao Han said next. Anyway, as soon as he plagiarized Xiao Lizi’s words, the huge court became silent!
Even the sounds of singing and dancing subsided unconsciously, leaving only the sounds of burning candles and people breathing around.
"Using copper as a mirror, you can dress properly! Using history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs! Using people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses?"
Kong Yingda lowered his head and pondered, chewing on what Xiao Han had said over and over again. After a long time, he raised his head and sighed, looking quite lonely:
"Listening to someone's words is worth ten years of reading! I used to think that you, Marquis Xiao, were a naughty child, and that your achievements were all due to luck! Now that I look back, it turns out that you are too self-righteous!"
"Well, sir, there's no need to be like this. The boy is already naughty..." Xiao Han looked embarrassed and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Kong Yingda's wave.
After stopping Xiao Han's words, Kong Yingda slowly turned around and gave a salute to Li Yuan: "Just now, Xiao Hou said in just a few words that the principle of "doing one's best work and one's fault" is the best! It is even more profound than the sages' "Three Examinations of Myself"! Your Majesty, I have such a gift for you.
Congratulations to the talented and handsome man! Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty for having such a minister!"
Following Kong Yingda's words, everyone else in the court, whether they understood or were as wide-eyed as Liu Hongji, clasped their hands and shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Yuan was also quite emotional at this time. He looked at the mirror in front of him, then turned to look at the ministers who were saluting him. He took a deep breath and said: "No courtesy for all the ministers! What Xiao Qing said is for me today."
The best you can get! The gift you gave me is the most precious thing to me!"
After saying that, Li Yuan thought for a moment, pointed to the four chamberlains who were carrying the mirror and said in a deep voice: "You guys will carry this mirror to my study! I will write down what Xiao Qing just said, and write it down here.
Look in the mirror and never forget what you see!"
"Here..."
When the four chamberlains heard Li Yuan's instructions, their faces immediately turned pale!
You know, this Tai Chi Hall is quite far away from the Emperor's study! The four of them would have lost half their lives if they carried such a heavy mirror!
However, the emperor has spoken at this time, and they have no guts to refuse! After all, if they move, they will only lose half their lives... If they don't move, their whole lives will be lost...
Waiting for the chamberlain to carry the mirror away, Li Yuan returned to the imperial desk, picked up a palace flower placed on it, looked at it, and asked the eunuch beside him to hold it and give it to Xiao.
cold.
"Give this to me?"
Xiao Han saw the "dead eunuch" holding a huge silk flower to him with a smile. He was almost startled on the spot. He looked at the eunuch and then at Li Yuan, but he didn't dare to reach out and pick it up!
What are you doing? You got such a big red flower to make yourself the groom’s official? You can’t do this!
"Why are you standing there stupidly? Take it quickly. This is your Majesty's reward! It is a great honor. You can put it in the ancestral temple to worship your ancestors!"
Chai Shao looked at Xiao Han and scratched his head anxiously when he saw that Xiao Han didn't reach out to pick it up. He almost wanted to pick up Gong Hua on his behalf!
Xiao Han didn't know that this thing couldn't be obtained casually!
Chai Shao led his troops to fight so many battles, but he only got three flowers! Now they are carefully enshrined in the ancestral hall. If there is a wedding or funeral in the future, he can invite them out to show off to the public for the world to admire!
What he is thinking about now is: "Ancestral temple? Where can I find an ancestral temple? Now I don't know where my ancestors are! But according to convention, when it comes to the eighteenth generation, if you count on your fingers, I am better than myself.
My ancestors were born hundreds of years earlier... It's really confusing..."
