Chapter 144 Breaking the Engagement with Celestial Phenomena
"There is indeed a more important matter." Jun Liluo said indifferently, "I happened to hear someone mention that you have great literary talent and that you seem to have some research on celestial phenomena. Did you come up with the descriptions of celestial phenomena in your articles yourself?"
Kong Xu was stunned when he heard this. "Your Majesty, which book is the description of the celestial phenomena you mentioned from?"
"I have never read your book, so how can I know which one it is? It's just that someone mentioned to me that you are good at fabricating celestial phenomena, so I brought you here to ask you."
"Your Majesty, the celestial phenomena in my book are all lies." Kong Xu said, "I came up with this idea after reading many ancient books. The audience can just have fun with it."
“You are quite good at making up stories.”
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. It's not easy to make money in this business. In order to make a living, I can only rack my brains. Looking at the books on the market, there are not many that can use astronomical phenomena to promote the plot."
Kong Xu said this with some emotion, "Articles that are too conventional are not easy to sell. The more bizarre and strange they are, the better they sell. That's why I took an unconventional approach. I'm sorry to make Your Majesty laugh at me."
Jun Li Luo remained silent.
He originally thought that anyone who could write about the love story of a gay man was most likely also a gay man.
Later, I casually asked around and found out that this Mr. Kongxu originally wrote stories about talented scholars and beautiful women. He had good literary talent, but there were already too many stories about talented scholars and beautiful women on the market. If they were not written by famous authors, ordinary people would have to rely on their luck to stand out.
Among the more than a dozen books written by Mr. Kongxu, only the two about gay love are the most famous, and the other books are almost ignored.
There are not many books about the love between the gay sleeves in the market, and even fewer that are well written. Some dignitaries have special fetishes but do not share them with others, so they are happy to buy books about the love between the gay sleeves.
Originally he was willing to buy into it, but now he has realized that he is not a homosexual, so he has no interest in the subsequent plot about the romantic prince and the pretty county magistrate.
But recalling the celestial phenomena described in the article gave him an idea.
"You are good at using astronomical phenomena to break the deadlock. Let me ask you, if there is a marriage, and both the man and the woman are famous people, but they don't want to get married. If they cancel the marriage directly, one of them will inevitably bear the blame. What kind of explanation would you use to avoid the blame for both parties?"
Kong Xu was stunned.
It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor came to him to seek Buddhist scriptures.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for asking one more question. What are the identities of this man and woman? I must know a little bit. Don't worry, I am very tight-lipped. What I saw and heard in the palace today, I will never reveal a word to the outside world."
Jun Liluo didn't intend to beat around the bush when he heard this. "The man is Prime Minister Song, and the woman is Miss Jiang who is curing the plague in the west of the city."
Jiang Rumin's name, Phoenix Girl, was brought about by auspicious celestial phenomena, and now that she has cured the plague, she is even more worthy of the title.
There are so many people in the world who believe in celestial phenomena. If he can use the theory of celestial phenomena to resolve the engagement between Song Yunchu and Jiang Rumin, neither of them will be harmed.
Yun Chu's original words were that she would rather let her bear the blame for breaking off the engagement than let Jiang Rumin lose her reputation.
This engagement was originally his fault for mismatching the two girls. How could he let Yun Chulai bear the infamy of breaking off the engagement?
"So it's Lord Song and Miss Jiang... This isn't difficult."
Kong Xu thought for a moment and said, "Jingxing refers to a rare and bright new star. Its appearance is usually a symbol of peace in the world and prosperity of the country. The appearance of Jingxing is often accompanied by other auspicious celestial phenomena. If I remember correctly, Miss Jiang is known as the Phoenix Girl in the market. On the day she was born, there was an auspicious celestial phenomenon above the Duke's Mansion. This Miss Jiang is Jingxing."
Jun Liluo asked, "What about Prime Minister Song?"
"Sir Song is a man of great talent and insight. He is also a great contributor to the fight against the epidemic in the west of the city. He is naturally the Wenquxing."
Kong Xu laughed, "At midnight, the stars are like silk threads. I saw a Jing star shining brightly in the northern sky. It is a new star that symbolizes the prosperity of the country. However, Wenqu star suddenly flickered in the star palace, and it seemed to collide with Jing star. The two stars are accompanying each other, which may be an ominous sign. We must separate the two to achieve a good fortune."
Seeing that he spoke without hesitation, Jun Liluo's eyes showed some appreciation, "That's a good point."
"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment. This is just a simple explanation. If you think it is not profound enough, I can make up something more impressive."
Kong Xu said, "Miss Jiang's reputation as the Phoenix Girl has long been spread. People in the streets and alleys say that she is a miraculous doctor who can save the world. Since people can believe in the story of the Phoenix Girl, they are naturally willing to believe in the dangers of the movement of Wenqu Star and the companionship of two stars. If the two are separated, everyone will be happy and no one will be at fault."
"Well said." Jun Liluo said, "I want you to write an article about this astronomical phenomenon. The more profound the better. I will reward you with 100 taels of gold. Remember, you have not been to the palace today."
The task of writing the article was given to Mr. Kongxu, and what he had to do was to spread rumors in the streets and alleys to make people believe that Jingxing and Wenquxing should not be combined.
Kong Xu came back to his senses from Jun Li Luo's words and quickly accepted this wealth that fell from the sky.
"I will obey your orders and will not let your Majesty down!"
Chu Yuni was also amazed.
Kong Xu was not famous, but he was good at writing stories. He was attracted by the stories about talented men and beautiful women written by Kong Xu. He even thought they were better than those of famous writers. As a result, he became one of the buyers of Kong Xu Gongzi's collection of works.
But he didn't expect that this guy gave up the story of the talented man and the beautiful woman due to the pressure of life and started writing the story of the gay love.
He is obviously a normal man who is married, but he can write gay books and sell them well. It's really strange.
And today he also witnessed this man's ability to make up nonsense. No wonder Mr. Kongxu's stories have various styles. This man really has an active mind and extraordinary literary talent.
Unlike him, Lord Song often said that he didn't even know how to praise someone.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me spread the rumors?"
Chu Yuni knew in his heart that His Majesty always disliked him for being stupid, and he indeed had no talent, but his Chu family had the financial and human resources, and they could do something practical. It would not be difficult for him to spread the news of the double star phenomenon throughout the streets and alleys.
"I have been following Lord Song for quite some time. When others laughed at me for being a fool, Lord Song supported me without hesitation, which made me save face in front of others. I will always remember this favor. Now that Lord Song and Miss Jiang want to cancel their engagement, I want to do my part."
Jun Li Luo glanced at him when he heard that.
Although this person is a little stupid, he does know how to be grateful.
"Well, I'll leave this matter to the two of you." Jun Liluo said in a cool tone, "If you dare to make any mistakes, you know the consequences."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Chu Yuni said, "The two of us will definitely handle this matter well and keep it a secret."
"That's good."
Kong Xu had great ease in talking about celestial phenomena and his thoughts were clear. He finished the article quickly. After Jun Li Luo had read it, he collected the reward and left the palace with Chu Yuni.
On the way back, he couldn't help but ask Chu Yuni out of curiosity: "Brother Chu, we have known each other for quite a long time. Tell me in secret, His Majesty went to such great lengths to cancel this engagement. Is he interested in Miss Jiang?"
"Of course not!" Chu Yuni quickly retorted, "She and Lord Song have both made contributions to the country, but they don't want to be together, so Your Majesty came up with this idea so that they can both be respectable after canceling their engagement."
"I see." Kong Xu nodded, but he had some thoughts in his mind.
I always felt that Brother Chu's expression was a little subtle when he refuted just now.
If Your Majesty likes Miss Jiang, there is no need to hide it, Brother Chu refuted instinctively, as if he was afraid that he would misunderstand.
Having said that, Lord Song has always had a bad reputation, and it's nothing for him to be labeled a heartless man, but Your Majesty insists on giving him a good reputation. It seems that Your Majesty is even better to Prime Minister Song.
He suddenly didn't want to write The Secret Service anymore.
How about writing one: The powerful prime minister dominates the world?
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