When the third princess heard Xiao Ye's words, a look of disbelief suddenly appeared on her face. What did he say?
What do you mean by your own words? Let’s forget about it, right?
Nowadays, there are only two princesses at the dust-washing banquet, one is her, and the other is Li Mingyue, who has the honor to come to the dust-washing banquet because of the grace of her father.
Could it be that Chu would rather have a concubine than her?
She is a legitimate princess!
The beauty of the country and the beauty of the country are nothing compared to a concubine?
The Chu people who have no vision!
At this moment, the Crown Prince of Zhou looked at Xu Qing and said: "I have long heard that Xu Zhengshi is both civil and military. I happened to get a lucky pair a few days ago. After thinking about it, I still haven't found the answer. I wonder if Xu Zhengshi can explain it.
Confused?"
Xu Qing turned to look at the Crown Prince of Zhou and said, "Prince, it's okay to say so."
If you show off your power, you are creating a problem for yourself.
But Xu Qing is no longer the Xu Qing who didn't understand anything. In the past few years in Chu State, he has also read a lot of poems and books. He can learn anything very quickly due to his photographic memory, and his knowledge reserve is absolutely sufficient.
Today, Xu Qing not only stands on the shoulders of giants, but also continues to strengthen himself.
It was just a few pairs, and he really didn't think he couldn't do it.
The crown prince of Zhou Kingdom spoke confidently: "The sky is the chessboard and the stars are the pieces. Who dares to play?"
This was something he had thought about for a long time, and he would definitely be able to find this Marquis of Anding County who was both civil and military.
Xu Qing was slightly startled when he heard what Prince Zhou said. He was still curious. Could it be that Prince Zhou also received nine years of compulsory education?
Isn’t this from primary school textbooks?
But it shouldn’t be. If a second time traveler appeared, would the Zhou Kingdom still be as virtuous as it is now?
Or the prince...
But no matter what, Xu Qing spoke first and said: "What's so difficult about this? The sky is the chessboard and the stars are the pieces. Who dares to play? The earth is the pipa and the road is the string. Who can play it?"
Prince Zhou's eyes couldn't help but widen when he heard Xu Qing's words. He had been thinking about a match for half a month, and now he figured it out?
The ministers who were still thinking around them were also slightly startled. They had just finished listening to the pair, and their brains had just received the signal and had not started to move. Is it over here? How could it be so fast?
Xu Qing looked at Prince Zhou with confusion on his face, thought for a while and said: "I also have a couple here, and I can't figure it out after thinking about it. I wonder if the prince can clear up the confusion."
Prince Zhou subconsciously asked: "I wonder what pair it is?"
But after asking, he regretted it again. If he couldn't get it right, wouldn't he make a fool of himself, and in the end it would be Zhou Guo's face that would be lost?
But Xu Qing didn't care about that and said, "My first couplet is: odd changes to even and remains unchanged."
After finishing speaking, Xu Qing looked at Prince Zhou expectantly.
The Crown Prince of Zhou was at a loss when he heard Xu Qing's words, and looked at the ministers of Zhou as if to help him. Unexpectedly, these ministers were also at a loss.
It's not that they can't get along with each other, it's just that they don't understand the logical relationship.
It changes from odd to even, which is easy to understand.
Odd numbers are odd numbers and even numbers are even numbers. This has been around for a long time.
Where is the logical relationship?
Why do odd numbers change to even numbers but not even numbers?
If you can't figure out this logical relationship, no matter how subtle their pairing is, there will still be problems!
But they couldn't directly ask the man what the relationship was between odd and even.
Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that they are the most powerful country and are incompetent?
At this time, all the ministers were thinking about whether they should go to the Imperial College of Accountancy and invite a few doctors to come and ask questions.
Xu Qing here couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw that Prince Zhou couldn't even answer a code word. It seemed that he was overthinking it. Prince Zhou just happened to think of this couplet.
Emperor Zhou looked at the increasingly solemn atmosphere at the dust-washing banquet and softened his words: "I heard that Xu Zhengshi saved my Princess Mingyue of Zhou from the thieves when he was in Chu. He can be regarded as the savior of my Princess Mingyue of Zhou.
, since Xu Zhengshi is here today, let Mingyue pour a glass of wine for Xu Zhengshi, as a way of expressing gratitude to Xu Zhengshi and his family for their life-saving grace."
After Li Mingyue heard what Emperor Zhou said, she took the wine flask on her desk in her hand, stood up and walked slowly to Xu Qing's side, filled Xu Qing's cup with wine, and said, "Mingyue, thank you very much for saving your life."
Xu Qing picked up the wine glass, looked at Li Mingyue's evasive eyes and trembling eyelashes, and thought of his status as the ambassador at the dust-cleansing banquet. Even if there were thousands of words, it was not suitable to say them at this time, so he just said: "It's a simple effort, princess, you don't have to
polite."
Li Mingyue lowered her head desperately, not daring to look into Xu Qing's eyes. The person she longed for was clearly in front of her, but at this time she didn't dare to look him in the eyes.
After Li Mingyue returned to her seat, she put down her drink and lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, Mingyue is a little tired. Can you let Mingyue go back and rest first?"
Emperor Zhou smiled and said, "Since you are tired, go back and rest first. I will order a few imperial doctors to take a look at your health. You are about to marry Loulan far away. It is related to the country of Chu State. You must not show up on the auspicious day because your body has lost its etiquette."
yes."
After Li Mingyue said so, he took two steps back, turned around and walked out of the hall.
After she turned around and walked to the door, no one in the palace could see her face, the tears that had been swirling in Li Mingyue's eyes finally couldn't be controlled anymore and fell down, pattering on the blanket.
Xu Qing held the wine glass that Li Mingyue poured in his hand, watched her leave, and finally drank the wine in one gulp.
Emperor Zhou smiled and said, "My daughter has lived in the palace for a long time and has never seen such a scene. She lost her temper for a while. Please don't blame me."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Your Majesty is serious."
At this time, the third princess said: "Father, Loulan Kingdom is far away from the capital of Zhou Kingdom. If my sister Mingyue wants to marry Loulan, it's better to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, in the cold winter months and heavy snowfall, the road may not be good."
Let’s go, it will delay the trip.”
Zhou Huangdao: "What are you talking about? The auspicious time of the zodiac has been determined by Qin Tianjian, how can it be changed hastily?"
The prince on the side also said: "It would be more appropriate to change the departure time of Princess Mingyue to the bridal chamber time after arriving at Loulan. In this way, it is not a missed opportunity. An earlier date can also make Loulan more loyal to me.
country, it’s hard to say that this is a double blessing.”
Emperor Zhou said, "If that's the case, shouldn't Mingyue have to leave in two days?"
The third princess said, "It just so happens that King Loulan is still in the capital, so you might as well follow our chapel in the Central Plains here to add joy to your father in this cold winter."
When Xu Qing heard what the third princess and the prince said, he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "The foreign minister said bluntly, the prince and princess can still interfere in politics at will on the date set by His Majesty the Emperor? As the saying goes, you have no joke, if you change the date at will,
I wonder where the majesty of the Nine-Fifth Lord lies?"
Prince Zhou heard Xu Qing's words and said, "The envoy is exaggerating. This is a family matter of my Li family. How can I get involved in politics?"
Xu Qingdao: "How can the marriage between the two countries be such a simple family matter? It's not too much to say that His Highness the Crown Prince's behavior is a challenge to the monarchy, right?"
When Prince Zhou heard Xu Qing's words, he immediately knelt down in front of Emperor Zhou: "My son, I will never dare to disobey my superior! Please give me a clear warning!"