Chapter 176: Eruption of Fury
As long as she asked for help, he would help her out. Jun Li thought, as long as she looked at him with begging eyes like before, he would help her immediately!
But Jiang Xue did not ask for help as he wished. Instead, she stood up calmly, bowed slightly, and said with her red lips: "Since His Royal Highness Prince Li thinks highly of me, then let Changle take the lead."
She closed her eyes and thought, then chanted: "Hair like green, slender fingers grasping jade, spring willows reflecting dew, silk clothes dancing lightly, morning orioles turning back with snow on their sleeves, autumn eyes flowing with deep affection, a startled swan dances with flying sleeves, beauty fades easily, love lingers, watching the comedy of life with a smile."
After the words were spoken, the lingering sound fell into silence, and people seemed still immersed in the mood of the poem.
Applause broke out, led by Xiao Zhan, his eyes full of approval, even a little proud. The applause became louder and louder, and almost everyone stood up and cast admiring glances at Jiang Xue.
"Sister Changle, that's awesome!" Xiao Yun cheered.
Only three people did not stand up: Xiao Li, who wanted to humiliate Jiang Xue but got what he sowed, Xiao Min, who wanted to take the opportunity to ridicule her to save his face, and Jun Li, who thought he understood Jiang Xue but was surprised by her talent.
"Your Highness Prince Li, I am sorry to have Changle to present me with such humility." After Jiang Xue bowed, she sat down calmly.
"Tsk tsk, Princess Changle from the Gan Kingdom actually possesses such literary talent! Now, you have raised the standard of our poetry gathering to a higher level!" Xiao Li swept his eyes around, and the people around him lowered their heads, not daring to respond.
"The princess has already started, how about one of you comment on this poem?"
There was a provocation in the words, and whoever dared to respond would become a target.
"Wenshui, tell me." Xiao Li looked at Jun Li with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
"Princess Changle's poems are indeed elegant, catchy and easy to remember. But Wenshui privately thinks that the pattern of the poems is a bit narrow, mostly focusing on women's melancholy, and it is not worthy of being presented in a high-class place."
Jun Li was very good at observing people's words and expressions. He knew that Xiao Li didn't want praise, so he deliberately made such an evaluation.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Xiao Li's expression eased a lot.
“The comments from Wenshui are very pertinent.”
"Princess Changle is an outsider after all, so it's not easy for her to have such accomplishments. Next, who will recite a Beiling poem to let the princess appreciate the true style!"
This was said cleverly, using Jun Li's words to imply that Jiang Xue was not very skilled and wanted to use the power of others to suppress her.
No one present was a fool, and everyone knew the implication of Xiao Li's words.
Xiao Li's party was ready to make a move, and several of them went into battle one after another, but none of them was as good as Jiang Xue's poem.
Either the writing is mediocre or the artistic conception is shallow.
Xiao Li's face was slashed again and again, and he was about to explode.
At this time, Wang Changqing, the Minister of Shouzheng Temple, stood up.
"Your Highness, poetry writing requires inspiration. Without inspiration, the poem will be hard to inspire and naturally hard to be outstanding. Moreover, in front of Your Highness, everyone is a little nervous, so it is common for them to perform poorly."
Hey, Wang Changqing, this old fox, calmed Xiao Li's anger with just a few words. He is really good at it. Seeing Xiao Li's face relax a little, Wang Changqing continued:
"How about I tell you guys something new so you can relax a little bit?"
"Lord Shouzheng, please tell me what you have to say." Xiao Li nodded, which was considered as his agreement.
"In my spare time recently, I found a very interesting book called "General's Strategy". I wonder if anyone here has read it?"
Most people shook their heads. What? "General's Strategy"? They had never heard of it.
Jiang Xue looked up at Wang Changqing. When he raised the book, his right sleeve slipped down, revealing the centipede-like scar on his wrist. The conversation with Lin Wenxing flashed through her mind:
"There is a darker scar on his right wrist."
It seems that the person who forced Lin Wenxing to write "The General's Strategy" was undoubtedly Wang Changqing, the Minister of Shouzheng Temple.
Jiang Xue raised her eyes and exchanged glances with Xiao Zhan. She had asked Xiao Zhan before if he knew the origin of the scar. Xiao Zhan only said that Wang Changqing had injured his wrist and might have a scar. Now it was confirmed that he was the target she was looking for.
Xiao Zhan understood and whispered a few words to Qing Feng behind him. Qing Feng nodded and left the table quietly.
Wang Changqing turned around and looked at Xiao Li. The exchange of glances between them was intriguing.
Seeing this, Jiang Xue lowered her eyelids slightly, with a dangerous light flashing in her eyes. Everyone in the building knew that a storm was coming.
"This book records all the glorious military exploits of Beiling's generals! Strangely, the achievements of Zhenbei Hou account for more than half of the book! The last sentence is even more highly praised." Wang Changqing turned the page and read aloud the comment: "Beiling has Hou Sailong descendants, and the century-old imperial city will not decline!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a deep and angry voice came from the courtyard: "How dare you! Who is talking nonsense!"
Everyone was panicked and quickly stood up and knelt to greet the sudden arrival of the Supreme Emperor!
"Your Highness!"
This scene is so familiar, as if history is repeating itself.
Jiang Xue could still vividly remember the scene of the Emperor of Beiling suddenly showing up at the Plum Blossom Banquet and everyone kneeling down to pay their respects. How could it be such a coincidence that Wang Changqing showed up just as he finished speaking?
The timing is even more accurate than calculation.
Jiang Xue glanced sideways and saw the smug sneer on Xiao Li's face, and her heart understood clearly.
"Everyone, stand up." Emperor Beiling strode to the main seat, sat down, and stretched out his hand to Wang Changqing: "Lord Wang, let me see the book."
Wang Changqing presented the book with both hands with great respect. Everyone stood up and dared not breathe. Only the sound of the emperor flipping pages could be heard in the air.
After about an incense stick of time, Emperor Beiling finished reading, his eyes stopped at the words praising Zhenbei Hou, his face was gloomy enough to drip water. Finally, he snapped the book shut and slammed it heavily on the table!
"How ridiculous! Has the achievements of Zhenbei Hou been inflated to such an extent? Could it be that Beiling would disappear without him?"
The emperor was furious and everyone in the hall was terrified!
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Everyone knelt down again, everyone was terrified.
When Xiao Li and Wang Changqing's eyes met, they couldn't hide the pride in each other's eyes.
"Father, I think this book is too exaggerated. Although the Marquis of Zhenbei has made remarkable achievements, to say that he is better than the Dragon Clan is to imply that he can replace our Xiao royal family, isn't it?"
Xiao Li added fuel to the fire just to take advantage of this fire to get rid of Marquis Zhenbei in one fell swoop!
Didn't Xiao Yan want to win over the Marquis of Zhenbei to fight against him? It just so happened that he was under house arrest, which completely cut off his escape route!
In this way, Marquis Anguo's position as Grand Marshal is secured, and Xiao Li will also be able to control the military power, so his path to becoming the crown prince will naturally be smooth!
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