Qianlong said it calmly, but these words ignited thunder.
Historians and a group of scholars around them were also embarrassed. This couplet has been studied for hundreds of years, countless times, and interpreted in thousands of articles and books.
However, no one has ever discovered that there is a typo in it. How did this "cook" in a dragon robe know?
"Junior, don't talk nonsense. Emperor Qianlong is an emperor, so he still has basic cultural knowledge. The lack of style in writing is understandable, but your claim that there are typos is simply nonsense."
Qianlong did not argue. He shook his dragon robe, pointed at the first couplet, and said with a smile: "Speak with facts. Please look at the word 'Liao Cai' in the first couplet. Do you find anything?"
After this reminder, many scholars, reporters, and network anchors all looked at the word "Liao Cai" in the first couplet, but no one at the scene noticed the error.
The old scholar didn't take it seriously: "I didn't find any mistakes. Young man, do you know it again?"
Qianlong smiled and said: "Everyone must know the meaning of 'Liaocai', which refers to officials. I have also mentioned before that when Qianlong wrote this couplet, he was in a bad mood due to the freeze disaster in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition, Bo is slightly tipsy from wine, so when he writes, he is inevitably a bit carefree."
Everyone nodded, this reason seemed to make sense.
Qianlong continued to explain: "Qianlong may not have paid attention when he was writing the inscription, but if you look carefully, is the word 'Liao' in 'Liao Cai' missing in the middle?"
After Qianlong mentioned this, someone actually discovered this "shattering secret"!
"Yes, you see, the character 'Liao' is written in one go, and the writing is acceptable. But if you look carefully, the horizontal line in the middle of the character '日' below the character 'Liao' seems not to be dotted."
"Yes, because there are many strokes in this character and they are all written in one go, it doesn't seem to affect the integrity of the font. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to tell."
"This 'chef' is so awesome. He even knows such secrets? This Zhutian Royal private kitchen is simply a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!"
At this time, the old scholars and other scholars studied carefully for a long time. After careful study, they indeed discovered this big secret that had not been discovered by others, just as Qianlong said.
The old scholar's breath was slightly unstable. He put his hands behind his back and asked Qianlong: "Junior, this discovery of yours is good, but I would like to ask, where did you transfer this knowledge from?"
Qianlong smiled: "It's just my humble opinion. Old man, here comes the third question. Guess which hand of Qianlong wrote this couplet?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar!
Even the old scholars and other scholars were stunned for a moment. What kind of problem is this?
"The chef said this, does it mean that Qianlong wrote with his left hand?"
"No, I've never heard that Qianlong was left-handed!"
"This question is definitely a trap. Everyone has always believed that this couplet is written with the right hand, and there is nothing wrong with it. But this 'chef' is not simple. Since he pointed out this question, it must be different from the usual perception. Isn't it Is it really written with the left hand?”
"There is no historical allusion or data support for this, right?"
The old scholar put his hands behind his back, and some dim light showed behind his thick lenses: "Young man, is this a problem?"
On the side, the tall and mighty Zhongli Wuyan squeezed to the front, his voice was like a galloping bull, loud and clear, roaring to silence the whole audience: "Why doesn't it count? If you know the answer, just answer it, Luo Li!" What are you doing?"
The old scholar raised his head and pushed the thick lenses. When he saw Zhongli Wuyan's tall and mighty figure, he was confused for a moment.
"Right... left... this... I have never studied this point. According to conventional inference, there is no historical record that Emperor Qianlong was left-handed, so I boldly infer that it was written with the right hand."
After speaking, the old scholar looked at Qianlong with burning eyes, as if waiting for trial.
Xiang Shaolong interrupted at this time: "Old man, there is no historical record that Qianlong was left-handed. What do you want to explain? Does this mean that Qianlong can't write with his left hand?"
The old scholar was stunned. This logic seemed... a bit unreasonable, but...
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Everyone knows that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was very cruel to him. He had to be proficient in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, horseback riding and archery. Although the proficiency of the left hand and the right hand are not exactly the same, there are some things they are good at.
.Left-handed means that the hand that is usually used is the left hand. But for people who are not left-handed, it does not rule out that the left hand is also flexible. Does this logic make sense?"
Xiang Shaolong's words made everyone nod in agreement.
The old scholar even had hot sweat on his head. This was no longer the same as when he first arrived.
Qianlong revealed the puzzle: "Actually, this question is a bit abstract, but it is very representative of the problem. This couplet was written by Qianlong's left and right hands together."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar again. There are really a lot of secrets revealed today.
Moreover, when everyone looked at the "chef" dressed in a dragon robe, they also looked at him with admiration. This "chef" also knew too much.
"The second character on the horizontal couplet, the sixth and seventh characters on the upper couplet, and the first and last character on the second couplet are all done with the left hand. You can step forward and take a closer look, and you will find that the strokes and the ending
It’s a little different.”
Everyone was surprised again, especially a few gray-haired calligraphers who made careful comparisons and discovered this shocking secret.
However, the old scholar, who was sweating profusely, trembled on his face: "No...impossible! There is no historical record of this kind of thing, so it cannot be used as evidence. Junior, I can't do it because of your one-sided speculation, or
I read some fallacies in unofficial historical novels and used them to question orthodox scholarship."
It seems that the old scholar is still dissatisfied.
At this time, Ying Zheng waved his sleeves and sent a message to Qianlong with his spiritual consciousness: "It has been found out clearly. These people were invited by their colleagues to find trouble. You're welcome."
Qianlong smiled and nodded. Suddenly, his royal aura shook.
From the dragon's eyes, two streaks of shocking imperial aura that could not be detected by outsiders shot out.
The imperial energy was like flowing light, sinking into the old scholar's eyebrows. Then, the old scholar felt a sudden change in the time and space of the world. He was surprised to find that he was accompanied by Qianlong and came to the outside of Qinzheng Hall in Xiangshan!
It was the Cold Food Festival, and at night, Qianlong dismissed several ministers. Looking at the memorials about the disaster in Jiangnan, Qianlong took a sip of wine, and then ordered the eunuchs to prepare pens, inks, paper and inkstones to write inscriptions in the Qinzheng Hall.
Open and close, the emperor's aura emerges vividly on the paper.
Sure enough, as Qianlong said, when he got emotional when writing, Qianlong actually changed the brush to his left hand...