The middle-aged man's words also served as a reminder to Lu Yun.
The etiquette he mentioned was nothing more than that when two countries came, gifts were naturally required, otherwise it would be too stingy.
Moreover, since he took the initiative to go on a diplomatic mission to Shu, he must have something urgent to do, so he naturally needed to show some weakness.
"Who are you?"
"This eunuch actually asked about me. Well, I'm the Prime Minister of Shu, Zhang He!"
Lu Yun thought thoughtfully, "So he is the Prime Minister? No wonder he looks so arrogant and dares to speak to me like that. It turns out he has the confidence to do so."
Although the Prime Minister said this, he probably only represented the emperor's intention. He smiled lightly and walked forward to explain.
"Prime Minister, why do you say that?"
"Prime Minister Zhang, you didn't even say I was being impolite, so why are you bringing up this kind of thing here?"
"Prime Minister, our Great Zhou has always been a country of etiquette and rituals. It is definitely not like what you said. Please don't worry."
"Besides, why does Prime Minister Zhang look down on eunuchs? Eunuchs are also human beings and can be just as capable!"
Zhang He snorted coldly, looked at him with disdain and said, "Why don't you tell me what abilities you have?"
"Can Prime Minister Zhang lead troops to fight like me? Can he go to the grasslands and support the new royal court like me?"
"If you have the ability, if you have the courage to go, I will respect you. But you dare to laugh at me here, a scholar!"
Zhang He's face suddenly turned pale, because he really didn't have the courage, but he still spoke stubbornly.
"Why not?"
"Hahaha, a prime minister is so bold when it comes to boasting. If that's the case, I'll ask Prime Minister Zhang for some advice."
"Don't you scholars like to brag about yourselves and your prowess at writing poetry and couplets?"
"Do you dare to compare this with me, or all the ministers in the court combined!"
Lu Yun thought to himself that he had to earn back his face, otherwise these people would become more and more presumptuous and really think that he dared not say anything excessive to them.
These people took a look and were also very curious and confused. What on earth was Lu Yun thinking? But it sounded quite interesting.
Don’t they believe that with so many people together, they can’t defeat this guy?
"Mr. Lu, you are so bold! You are so arrogant! You challenge all of us civil officials here alone!"
"In ancient times, there was a debate between two scholars. I never thought that such an allusion would be lowered to a low level by a eunuch like you."
"Okay! In that case, we'll play with you for a while."
"Someone come!"
Lu Yun also smiled calmly. He was very confident and calm. This was a simple matter for him, something that couldn't be simpler.
He can even let the other party come up with questions.
"You are the masters. I am here to learn from you today. How about this? You can set the questions like this, but it doesn't mean I'm cheating or anything."
Zhang He stood up and snorted, "Okay!"
"Don't say we took advantage. You were the one who said it on your own initiative. You, a eunuch, are quite interesting."
"Why don't we make the theme of today's banquet the flower stamens!"
"Our Hibiscus City, as the name suggests, represents the hibiscus flower. Using flowers as the theme should be fine, right? You should be able to accept this, Eunuch Lu!"
"Can."
Lu Yun smiled calmly. This was too easy for him!
"You come first."
Zhang He had a confident smile on his face. This was a very simple matter for him. He could come up with a poem just by talking about it.
There are simply too many poems with flowers as the theme.
"The spring breeze blows and the flowers sway, filling the yard with red, white, purple and yellow. Honey butterflies compete for beauty, and the blooming and falling of flowers are the essence of the human world."
After writing this poem, Zhang He was full of confidence, feeling that he had already won. After all, he thought the poem was very well written.
Later, the ministers of Shu Kingdom present also applauded. One reason was that he was the prime minister and they naturally had to give him some face.
Another thing is that I think what they wrote is really good.
Lu Yun had a look of disdain on his face. To him, no matter how good the poems he wrote were, they could not compare to the brilliant chapters of his own era.
"How is it? Eunuch Lu, what do you think of this poem I wrote?"
Lu Yun smiled calmly, "This poem is pretty standard, isn't it? In my opinion, it's just an ordinary poem, nothing special. Although it doesn't have any flowery words, it's too plain and has no flavor at all."
For a moment, this made Zhang He very angry, and he asked angrily.
"How can a eunuch like you write good poetry? And you dare to say that my poetry is just standard? You need to write quickly. I want to see what kind of famous lines you can write."
Lu Yun looked at it calmly, and thought that since it was Hibiscus City, he would write a poem about Hibiscus flowers, so that they would be convinced.
"Everyone, listen carefully."
"The hibiscus on the south bank of the small pond... blooms and withers at the mercy of the east wind."
"I wrote this poem about hibiscus flowers. What do you think?"
After hearing his poem about hibiscus, everyone present thought it was very good and definitely better than the one written by Zhang He.
Zhang He was a little embarrassed. Your project was actually crushed by someone in the aspect of writing poetry. But then he thought, what's wrong with writing poetry?
There are so many people who write poetry. Who says that a prime minister must be able to write poetry? He looked at the others with a thick face and said coldly.
"I'll give you a chance!"
"Write a good poem."
“…”
Seeing them like this, Lu Yun was quite helpless. The poems written by these people were indeed not very good, so he wrote another one.
"The beauty of April has faded, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom..."
When this poem was finished, all the ministers present shut their mouths.
They thought that when it came to writing poetry, no one could compare to this eunuch. He was so good at writing poetry that it was beyond the reach of ordinary people. How could he be so good at it?
Is he really a eunuch? It is incredible that a eunuch can have such talents, which is beyond everyone's expectation.
Even the Emperor of Shu looked at Lu Yun with admiration. This eunuch from Xinxiang was indeed powerful. No wonder he was appreciated by the Emperor.
No wonder he could become their envoy of the Great Zhou.
"How about it, everyone? Is there anyone who can write a better poem than mine? If not, I win!"
Lu Yun spoke confidently, but no one present could answer.
They all lowered their proud heads.
Seeing them admit defeat, Lu Yun felt secretly happy.
"Well, you did lose, but that doesn't change the fact that you have no manners!"
"You people of the Great Zhou are indeed vulgar people!"
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