As the Empress of Shu Kingdom's voice fell, more than a dozen civil officials, both old and young, stood up at once.
However, the great scholar Qiu Rui, who was in the lead, did not stand up, which immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Qiu, aren't you going to participate?"
Qiu Rui smiled faintly and shook his head: "You young people make friends through literature, so I won't join in."
Hearing this, the dozen or so people who had just stood up all frowned.
However, no one said anything.
The middle-aged man standing in front of Zhao Hao said, "Everyone, Lord Zhao Hao is only one person after all. If too many of us participate, it will seem like the majority is bullying the minority..."
Before he could finish, Zhao Hao gently waved his hand and said, "It's okay, we can make friends through literature. There are too few people, and it's meaningless."
"Anyone who wants to participate, please participate."
The middle-aged man was immediately delighted and said, "Well, Lord Zhao Hao is indeed a man of great skill and courage. In that case, we will not refuse him."
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "It's nothing. As long as anyone among you can write a better poem than me, you will win."
Hearing this, the Empress of Shu Kingdom widened her beautiful eyes and said, "Master Zhao, your calmness and elegance are truly amazing to me."
"Um... Can't Mr. Zhao come to my Shu Kingdom to be my son-in-law?"
"Okay, okay, I won't say any more."
Zhao Hao bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty and the gentlemen present, please give us some questions."
The middle-aged man also said: "Your Majesty and the others, please give us some questions."
The Shu Kingdom Empress' beautiful eyes fell on the court officials: "Which of you has a good topic, please feel free to tell me."
One of the purple-robed elders said, "Your Majesty, now Nanchu has joined forces with Wu to start a war against Dagan."
"A war is about to break out."
"We all know the purpose of Lord Zhao Hao's visit this time."
"In that case, why not write a poem on the subject of war?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen of Shu's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and all the ministers present nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the Empress of Shu said happily: "Well, let's take war as the topic, Mr. Zhao, and all the nobles, let's begin."
"Come here, please prepare your writing!"
Soon, the writing and ink were arranged, and everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, but did not move and put the pen down again.
This made everyone curious.
The Queen of Shu Kingdom immediately asked in confusion: "Why didn't Master Zhao write it? Have you not thought about it yet?"
Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty, poetry is just a form of entertainment. You can write it at will without thinking too much."
Upon hearing this, all the Shu ministers rolled their eyes, and sneer and contempt immediately appeared in their eyes.
It’s too much to brag about love!
The Empress of Shu was puzzled and asked, "If that's the case, why didn't Master Zhao do it right away?"
Zhao Hao said calmly: "I want to see what poems everyone in Shu can write, and then decide what to write."
The middle-aged man who was sitting diagonally opposite Zhao Hao couldn't help but snort and laugh when he heard this, "My Lord, is it possible that you are having trouble writing?"
He didn't believe even a single punctuation mark in Zhao Hao's words.
Well, there was no punctuation in this era either.
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will know in a moment."
The middle-aged man raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "I hope so."
After saying that, he lowered his head and began to think again.
Among the other dozen or so people, some were also in deep thought, while others had already started writing.
Half a quarter of an hour later, more than a dozen people had finished their creations.
The Empress of Shu said: "My dear ministers, please show us your poems one by one."
The middle-aged man stood up first and proudly picked up his poem.
"Your Majesty, let me just throw out some ideas to inspire others."
The Empress of Shu Kingdom nodded happily: "Okay, let's start with you, my dear!"
The middle-aged man walked out from behind the desk, adjusted himself slightly, and began to recite.
"The sound of horns and drums can be heard across thousands of miles."
"The cavalry is busy in the battle."
"Three thousand demons are all frightened,"
"The clear water of Chujiang rinses the Wu spear."
After the middle-aged man finished reciting the poem, many people immediately laughed and nodded.
"Good, a great story of three thousand demons being frightened, and the clear water of Chujiang River washing away the Wu spears, well written!"
"Brother Zhizhi, good poem!"
"That's right, Brother Zhizhi is indeed very talented. He was able to write such a poem in a short time. The artistic conception is far-reaching. It's really amazing!"
“…”
For a while, the sound of flattery was endless, but Zhao Hao's face looked a little unsightly.
This poem is actually not very good.
Mainly the last two sentences.
Chujiang River is the largest river system in the southern part of the country near the central part.
It can also be said to be the lifeblood of Dagan.
The area around the Chujiang River system is also the most important granary in Dagan.
It feeds half of the people in Dagan.
As for Wu Qiang, it refers to a spear army that had fought hundreds of battles in the Wu State and was also the most powerful army in the Wu State.
Famous throughout the world.
The clear water of Chujiang River is used to rinse the Wu spears. Naturally, it means that the spear army of Wu has already reached the area near the central part of Dagan and occupied the entire Chujiang River. They are using the water of Chujiang River to wash the blood off the Wu spears.
The previous sentence, "Three thousand evil spirits were all frightened", is obviously an insult to the Dagan army, saying that they are all evil spirits.
Once this poem came out, it became clear that it was not an attempt to make friends through writing, but a personal attack.
Zhao Hao's expression naturally didn't look good.
The middle-aged man walked up to Zhao Hao, bowed slightly, and then smiled softly.
"Lord Zhao, I am sorry for showing off my ugliness."
Having said that, he turned around and bowed to everyone.
"Everyone, I am sorry for the embarrassment."
Then, another middle-aged man came out with his own poems and began to recite them.
Then the second, and the third.
There are some that are slightly better than the first one, but overall not much better, they are basically at the same level.
If we take the intention of the poem into account, the first one is the most direct.
It was even more highly praised by everyone present.
Because in the entire Shu Kingdom court, there are still more ministers who want to join the war.
When all the poems were finished, the middle-aged man looked at Zhao Hao and said, "Lord Zhao, have you not decided on your poem yet?"
Zhao Hao took a deep breath, glanced at the other person, and then looked at the Empress of Shu next to him.
"Your Majesty, I, the Great Gan Mission, come here with the intention of peace, hoping to form a Qin-Jin friendship with the Kingdom of Shu."
"But it seems that my colleagues in Shu Kingdom don't think so."
"I wish I could do something great, but I was wiped out in an instant by the iron hoofs of the coalition forces of Southern Chu and Wu."
Zhao Hao turned to look at the middle-aged man in front of him: "Since you want Wu to win the war so much, why are you still here now instead of joining the Wu army?"
The middle-aged man was not angry, but smiled complacently and said: "My Lord, what are you talking about? I just know that the Wu Kingdom's spear army is very powerful."
“So I’m just worried about the big thing.”
"If the Wu State really lets the horses drink from the Chu River, what will we do then?"
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