Chapter 93 This kid
The spirit of literature and art condenses and spreads in the courtyard.
The scent of ink wafted out of the Xu Mansion. The rich scent of ink could be smelled within a ten-mile radius around the Xu and Qin mansions.
Wei Xun looked towards the study room.
He didn't know what kind of memorial Xu Ming wrote, but Wei Xun was very clear that an article had been published.
In the study, Xu Ming put down his pen and ink, and the entire memorial was already filled up.
Xu Shuiya and the other two were all stunned when they saw the grandiose words written on the memorial.
"I, your humble servant, have received the imperial decree and have been promoted to a concubine of Princess Zhaowen. I have been honored beyond expectation and have been granted the privilege of serving the holy dynasty and enjoying the pure virtues. The Minister of the Central Secretariat, Mr. Xiao, has invited me to attend the banquet and I have been able to write a poem, which has gained a little fame and has reached Your Majesty. I have come out of the Buddhist temple to serve Your Majesty. This is an honor that I cannot repay with my life. The beauty of the princess is well-known far and wide, and her virtue is incomparable to that of Empress Ke."
This long paragraph mainly introduces some of his past events, thanks His Majesty for his appreciation of him, and praises Her Royal Highness the Princess for her beauty and grace.
Anyway, he praised her as much as he could, and said, "I don't look down on Princess Zhaowen. In fact, Princess Zhaowen is really good. It's just my own fault."
Then, Xu Ming began to explain his reasons.
"However, outside of Wu State, the Northern Wilds are in a panic, stationed on the snowy peaks and looking south. Thousands of demon states are looking north. In the literary world of the human race, Qi is the leader. Wu regards the Northern Wilds as barbarians. What does Qi think of Wu? Although I am not talented, I have been honored by Your Majesty for not abandoning me and have been able to serve you. I am willing to serve the country to repay Your Majesty's kindness.
I am young and weak, but I do not feel sorry for myself, I still want to guard Luntai for my country. Lying in bed late at night listening to the wind and rain, I dream of iron horses and frozen rivers.
I know that love between men and women is natural, but at a time of national crisis, how dare I forget my country's concerns for my personal feelings? "
Xu Ming talked about the reasons why he didn't get married.
It's not that I don't want to marry the princess, but I want to serve the country and have higher and greater ideals and goals! Before my ideals and goals are achieved, I have no intention of getting married.
"I entered the knowledge and practice at the age of six, and heard about the border affairs at the age of eight. I miss the legacy of my ancestors. What I dream about every night and every day is nothing but the swords picked up and looked at in a drunken state, and the cold wind blows the horns in the camp. I also look at the eight hundred miles of roast meat distributed to the subordinates, and hear the fifty strings of music over the frontier, and the autumn battlefield. I see the horses galloping, and hear the bows that are like thunder. I secretly think that your majesty is wise and will understand my painstaking efforts. I am willing to devote my life to the country, and dare not talk about my personal feelings, so I implore your majesty to withdraw your order.
Although Rong Chen has no other strengths, he has the ambition to eat the meat of barbarians when hungry and drink the blood of monsters when thirsty, so as to expand the territory and make the Wu State stand on the top.
On the battlefield, life and death are unpredictable. If something happens, how dare I leave the princess alone in this world for my own selfish reasons?
I hope Your Majesty will have mercy on my humble sincerity and listen to my humble wishes. I will die with my head cut off, and I will die with a grass knot. I am overwhelmed with fear and trepidation, and I respectfully submit this memorial to report this to you."
Finally, Xu Ming further elaborated on his reasons:
I don't marry a princess, in fact, to a large extent, it is really for the princess' sake.
Anyone could die on the battlefield, and I don't even know when I'll die on the battlefield.
If I were to marry Her Royal Highness the Princess, I certainly would not be able to stay in the court and serve as an official. If I go out to fight in the war, and something happens to me, the princess will become a widow, right?
Your Majesty, you really need to think about this carefully.
In the entire "Rejection of Engagement", Xu Ming revised Li Mi's "Petition to the Emperor" and Jiang Zeng's "Rejection of Engagement", and used several verses of poetry.
The entire article is filled with long memorials, and the word count is even deliberately reduced to approximately four thousand words.
If Xu Ming was still in Blue Ocean Star, he would definitely not be able to write something like this.
However, the "talent" that Xu Ming had acquired over the years allowed him to write very smoothly. The whole article was sincere and well-organized. In addition, this "revocation of marriage" was also a letter of persuasion to his superior.
And according to Xu Minglian’s reward for winning three prizes - work together.
Xu Ming can increase the success rate of persuading leaders by 30%.
Xu Ming let out a long sigh, thinking that this "rejection of engagement letter" should have given the royal family enough face and a way out, so it shouldn't be a big problem to reject the engagement.
Gusts of wind blowing through pages blew in through the window, swirling over the words on the memorial.
Zhao Wenshan and Xu Pangda were deeply moved.
The poem in the rejection letter that was written at will, "I am young and weak in martial arts, but I do not feel sorry for myself, for I still want to guard Luntai for my country. I lie in bed late at night listening to the wind and rain, and I dream of iron horses and frozen rivers" will probably be included in the poetry collection.
These two sentences, "When hungry, I would eat the meat of barbarians; when thirsty, I would drink the blood of monsters," made Zhao Wenshan feel excited.
Those lines "I pick up my sword while drunk, the cold wind blows the horn in the camp. The roasted meat is distributed to the soldiers for eight hundred miles, the fifty strings play the sound of the frontier, and the soldiers are inspected in the autumn battlefield. The horse is as fast as Lu, the bow is as loud as thunder." It is obviously a poem, but it was not completed, which made Zhao Wenshan feel itchy.
After the ink on the memorial had dried, Xu Ming put it away and walked out of the study.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, sir."
Xu Ming came to the courtyard and handed the memorial wrapped with literary luck to Wei Xun.
Wei Xun glanced at the memorial and took it with both hands respectfully: "Then I will go back and report."
"Thank you, sir." Xu Ming said with a smile.
Wei Xun glanced at Xu Ming with a complicated expression, and walked out of Xu Mansion with the palace maids and eunuchs. Xu Shuiya reacted and hurried to see them off in person.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6-9!
"His Majesty."
In the imperial study, Wei Xun paid his respects to Emperor Wu.
"What's wrong? When Xu Ming found out that he was granted marriage, was he so happy that he couldn't help smiling?" Emperor Wu said with a smile, his eyes fixed on the memorials on the table, which he kept reviewing.
"Your Majesty, the top scholar has broken off the engagement," Wei Xun said in a low voice.
"What?" Emperor Wu raised his head, and the ink in his pen splashed onto the memorial, leaving a few spots of ink.
Emperor Wu discovered that Wei Xun was holding an imperial edict in his hand.
Emperor Wu frowned and asked, "Did that kid give any reason?"
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial written by the top scholar." Wei Xun took out the memorial written by Xu Ming.
"Bring it here." Emperor Wu nodded.
"Yes." Wei Xun walked forward and presented the memorial.
Emperor Wu opened the memorial and wanted to see what this kid wanted to say.
Wei Xun served timidly on the side, waiting for His Majesty to get angry, but Wei Xun found that the corners of His Majesty's mouth were slightly raised.
"What's going on?" Wei Xun muttered in his heart. What did this memorial say? "Wei Xun," Emperor Wu put down the memorial, raised his head and shouted.
"I'm here." Wei Xun lowered his head quickly.
"Let's have a look at this memorial at tomorrow's morning meeting." Emperor Wu smiled and said, "This kid, I really don't know what to do with him."
[Sorry, sorry, I came back late. I got home at 11 o'clock. I wrote one chapter first, took a shower and continued writing.
Today is already Thursday, so this chapter doesn’t count. I will update 10,000 words today. 】
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