When he heard that Zhao Hao was also going to participate in the literary competition and was personally appointed by His Majesty as the director of the Imperial College, the handsome Duan's face changed immediately.
He knew Zhao Hao before and had heard various rumors about him.
Why should a good-for-nothing, waste, a bastard who reeks of money participate in a literary duel like him?
So, after glancing at Zhao Hao, he frowned and said to Shang Henshui, "Master Jijiu, this literary duel is of vital importance and concerns the interests of the country. Isn't it too hasty to let someone who hasn't even read a few days of books participate?"
Shang Henshui was stunned, then glanced at Zhao Hao calmly.
Seeing that Zhao Hao didn't seem to hear him, he said, "Duan Yu, you may not know Zhao Hao, but this little guy is quite talented in poetry."
"Moreover, he is not a formal participant in the literary duel, but is here as a backup."
"You don't have to worry about him, just prepare yourself."
After hearing what Shang Henshui said, Duan Yu was obviously still a little bothered, but he didn't say anything more.
Just stepped aside.
Zhao Hao just finished fiddling with the potted plants by the window. He turned around and asked with a smile, "Mr. Shang, what are we going to do next?"
Seeing that Zhao Hao was so calm and didn't take Duan Yu's words to heart, he couldn't help but nodded approvingly at him.
"It's nothing. I'll have someone prepare a set of clothes for you. Put them on first."
"In the afternoon, we will send people to discuss the specific rules of the literary duel with the envoys of the two countries."
"But we don't need to worry about these. Someone will go there on their own."
Zhao Hao said, "So nothing's wrong? Then I'll leave first!"
Shang Henshui said unhappily, "Why are you in such a hurry? This is your first time in our Imperial College, don't you want to look around?"
Zhao Hao quickly waved his hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. This is a place where you all study great knowledge. I am an unlearned person, so please don't bother me."
As they were talking, Wen Siye brought over a set of Siye's clothes.
Zhao Hao put it on and tried it.
It fits pretty well.
Zhao Hao laughed and said, "Mr. Shang, it's getting late. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"
When they reached the door, Zhao Hao turned back and said, "Mr. Shang, Siye Wen, if you want to eat, just go to the first floor. Don't be polite to me. By the way, you two can go, and forget about the other pedantic scholars who read too much."
“Retreat!”
After Zhao Hao finished speaking, he left without looking back.
joke.
You are pretending to be like Brother Ritian, but who are you to blame for letting Brother Ritian spoil you?
Looking at Zhao Hao leaving, Shang Henshui gave a helpless smile.
Duan Yu, who was standing next to him, suddenly looked unhappy and snorted coldly.
Back on the first floor, Princess Yongning was in his study.
Zhao Hao was surprised and asked, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Princess Yongning: "I heard that the Queen summoned you to participate in the literary duel with Wu and Shu tonight, so I came to see you."
Zhao Hao laughed and said, "That's right. Look, I've even put on my clothes. What do you think?"
Princess Yongning looked around and said, "Not bad, quite suitable."
Zhao Hao couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, will you also participate in the literary competition tonight?"
Princess Yongning nodded: "After all, this is a big event, I will definitely go and see it with my own eyes!"
Zhao Hao: "Your Highness, everyone says that the culture of Wu and Shu is flourishing. Is this true or not?"
Princess Yongning said, "Really, in terms of culture, our Gan Kingdom is indeed much worse than those two countries. If it weren't for Shang Jijiu, the gap would be even greater."
Zhao Hao frowned and said, "So, even though we are at home, we are still at a disadvantage in this literary duel."
Princess Yongning nodded.
The two of them had lunch together on the fourth floor at noon. Since they still had plenty of time, Princess Yongning suggested going to the winery to take a look.
Zhao Hao nodded in agreement, and the two went to the winery.
This was the first time Zhao Hao came to visit the winery in person.
Although the area is not large, it is no problem to produce thousands of kilograms of wine every day.
Now it has been built, cleaned up, and the materials have started to be fed in.
There is also a recruitment sign at the door.
After taking a look around inside and out, Zhao Hao was quite satisfied.
Princess Yongning said, "In the next few days, once the workers are in place, we can officially start brewing wine."
Zhao Hao: "Your Highness, why don't I see a place where alcoholic beverages are distilled?"
Princess Yongning: "The distillation place is not here. There are too many people and it is noisy, which is not conducive to keeping secrets, so I arranged for the distillation to be carried out in another place."
When Zhao Hao heard this, he immediately gave Princess Yongning a thumbs up.
Even though this is a royal winery, it still needs to be kept secret.
Some people don't care about this and will still leak the secret once they know it.
Come out of the winery and return to the first floor again.
Princess Yongning suddenly asked, "Zhao Hao, what do you think if the evening banquet is handed over to the First Floor?"
Zhao Hao was stunned and said, "This is great news. This is a huge promotion for the First Floor."
Princess Yongning shook her head: "Promoting the First Floor is secondary. What's more important is that we should fully utilize our home field advantage."
After hearing what she said, Zhao Hao immediately understood.
The delicacies and wines on the first floor are not available anywhere else.
The people of Shu and Wu have never met each other.
Let them see this, it will put them at a disadvantage psychologically.
Before the literary duel even started, he had already lost momentum.
Zhao Hao did it as soon as he thought of it. He quickly asked the kitchen to prepare, and then the first floor closed for business at night.
There's no way. There are not enough cooks and we can't handle it.
You can only take care of one thing.
The two of them immediately went into the palace to report their ideas to Jiang Wan'er.
After listening to this, Jiang Wan'er agreed without thinking.
Zhao Hao hurried back to the first floor and brought the chef into the palace. Of course, he prepared all the seasonings himself.
As night fell, envoys from Wu and Shu entered the palace.
Jiang Wan'er first received the delegation in Fengtian Hall, and then ordered the left prime minister and other ministers to bring the delegation to Linde Hall.
When everyone came in, Zhao Hao also stood up to greet them along with Shang Henshui and others.
On the Wu side, the leader was Sun Tuo, the third prince of Wu.
On the Shu side, the leader was the second princess of Shu, Li Ge.
One is a handsome young man.
One is a beautiful princess.
A combination of handsome men and beautiful women.
The left prime minister stood beside the two men and introduced the ministers one by one.
Soon, Jiang Wan'er came out wearing a dark gold uniform.
Everyone immediately bowed and paid homage.
Jiang Wan'er said calmly, "Okay, everyone take a seat."
After everyone sang thanks, they took their seats.
Jiang Wan'er clapped her hands lightly, and the palace maids who had been prepared immediately lined up to serve the delicious food.
Jiang Wan'er's eyes were on the Third Prince and Princess Li Ge.
"Third Prince, Princess Li Ge, this is your first time in Da Gan, you must try the unique delicacies of Da Gan."
“You can’t eat this anywhere else in the world.”
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