A high-pitched voice suddenly came from the eunuch guarding the door of the palace.
After the eunuch saluted, he said: "My lord, the emperor and all your lords are waiting for you. Please hurry in."
Hearing the eunuch say that frightened Muchuan. Aren't you in the morning court now?
In the morning, everyone discussed state affairs. Why were everyone waiting for Muchuan for no reason?
When he entered the front hall of the morning court, he found that the ministers on the left and right sides and Li Shimin on the throne all looked over. Their eyes were as sharp as sharp knives, which made Muchuan frightened.
It seems that the atmosphere in the court is a little bad. Maybe nothing good will happen today.
Muchuan endured the shock and confusion in his heart, and then bowed to Li Shimin and saluted: "Greetings to the emperor, long live my emperor."
"Is Muchuan Aiqing here?
It’s good to come, it’s good to come!”
While Li Shimin was talking, a man wearing strange clothes appeared in the center of the hall. He had small eyes, a pointed nose, thin eyebrows and a big mouth. This man took the initiative to come up to him and greeted Muchuan: "So you are Muchuan?
I have admired your name for a long time."
"Who are you?"
"I am the envoy of Goguryeo, Jin He Xuanbin, and I would like to ask Lord Muchuan to give me some advice."
Kim and Hyun Bin?
It's a really strange name, but it makes sense when you consider that the other person is from Goguryeo.
But why did the Goguryeo people appear in the Tang Dynasty?
According to Muchuan's knowledge, the Tang Dynasty is now attacking Goguryeo. Could it be that the other party sent an envoy to sue for peace?
But even if you sue for peace, this matter is still being discussed with Li Shimin. Why would you call Muchuan here?
Muchuan's head was filled with questions. He didn't know why, but Fang Xuanling came over to explain to Muchuan, and he learned that Li Shimin wanted Muchuan to present a poem!
The envoy sent by Goguryeo really wanted to talk about peace. In addition to talking about peace, he also wanted to have a poetry contest with Muchuan.
The Goguryeo envoy Jin Hexuanbin in front of him was a man of poetry and literature and was good at composing poems. He wanted to compete with the most talented people in the Tang Dynasty, so Li Shimin found Muchuan.
Li Shimin sat on the golden dragon chair and said in a hearty voice: "Mu Chuan, do you understand everything?
I'm counting on you this time! You have to present a poem beautifully. If it's not done well, don't blame me for being rude."
I don’t know whether Li Shimin was encouraging or threatening.
Well, just write poetry. Anyway, it is not difficult for Muchuan.
"We are guests. Why don't envoys Jin and Xuan Bin go first?"
Jin and Xuan Bin were not polite, nodded slightly, and started composing poems under the hall.
"The sunrise is bright and beautiful in the east, the sunset is boundless in the west, the blessings are as thick as the earth..." Jin Hexuan Bin wrote a poem in a eloquent way. The poems are neat and the diction is gorgeous. As a scholar, it is indeed good.
However, the most terrible thing is the meaning contained in the poem. Apparently many ministers in the court have heard it.
The poem refers to the brilliant brilliance of the Pearl of the East. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo was closer to the east.
As for the setting sun returning to the west, it means that things in the west are declining and will soon be replaced by the rising sun in the east.
Compared to Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty was located in the west, which meant that Goguryeo was to replace the Tang Dynasty.
As soon as this poem was published, it immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the ministers in the court.
"What a arrogant and arrogant messenger, what kind of thing is this?
How dare a small country take the place of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, a small country like Goguryeo should send troops to destroy it as soon as possible! Do you really think that our Tang Dynasty is easy to bully!"
"I thought this envoy was here for peace talks, but he is not here for peace talks at all. He is clearly here for provocation!"
The ministers talked a lot and made sharp remarks. It was obvious that everyone was very dissatisfied with Kim and Hyun Bin.
Jin Hexuan Bin was calm and composed, and did not feel that there was anything wrong with the poem he wrote. Instead, he pretended to be innocent and argued that his poem was just a description of the sunrise and sunset, which was a conventional description of scenery.
There is nothing wrong with poetry.
"You, the officials of the Tang Dynasty, are really surprised. Why are you reacting so excitedly?
You actually think that Goguryeo wants to start a war with the Tang Dynasty?"
Kim and Hyun Bin are really eloquent. I think the other party must have thought carefully about how they would respond when their poems attract criticism.
Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was naturally angry. In his opinion, Goguryeo was just a small country, and it dared to challenge the majesty of the Tang Dynasty like this.
However, as a big country, Li Shimin didn't want to appear to be careless in spending money, so he waved his hand and ordered the ministers to quiet down.
Afterwards, Li Shimin looked at Muchuan with burning eyes and said expectantly: "It's your turn, Muchuan, you have to let other countries see the cultural charm that our Tang Dynasty has accumulated."
Little did they know that when Li Shimin said these words, there was a different kind of threat in his tone. The subtext was that if Muchuan you can't show off the power of the Tang Dynasty, I will destroy you.
Well, it wasn't the first day Muchuan met Li Shimin, so how could he not know what the Lord was thinking.
After taking a deep breath, Muchuan began to compose poetry.
"The rooster crows and rises to the sky, becoming the sun; meeting a dragon, folding its wings and reducing it to dust; the small and innocent person returns to nothingness..." Muchuan turned his steps slightly, spoke lightly, and composed a poem of 100 words.
As soon as this poem came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the palace, and all the ministers applauded and said hello.
"Hahaha, you deserve to be Muchuan! This poem describes our great Tang Dynasty champion!"
"That's right. They, Goguryeo, are just a small country. They compare it to a chicken. Do you think that when it crows a few times and flies up to the sky, it becomes the sun?
Not at all! When we meet the real dragon of the Tang Dynasty, we are just humble dust!"
"Look at how Kim and Hyun Bin look, are they probably mad to death?
Our Number One Scholar in the Tang Dynasty is not easy to bully!"
The ministers' voices burst into laughter, all mocking Jin and Xuan Bin.
Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was also very happy. It seemed that Muchuan had lived up to his hopes. He turned to look at Jin and Xuan Bin and asked: "How are you, envoy Jin and Xuan Bin?"
I wonder if this poem suits your taste?"
"Hmph, the Tang Dynasty was such a huge country, how could it actually humiliate people with this kind of poetry?"
"Humiliating people?
I don’t know what the messenger meant, so why does this poem mean to humiliate people?”
"Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, don't think I can't see it!"
Jin and Xuan Bin pointed out several key points in the poem, saying that Muchuan compared the Tang Dynasty to a dragon and Goguryeo to a rookie. Isn't this humiliating!
After hearing this, Muchuan smiled handsomely and said, "Is there such a thing?
I didn’t say that this dragon is our Tang Dynasty... It seems that Kim and Ambassador Hyun Bin compared their country to a novice, haha."
