Chapter 186: I made up a story that made people think about it
Su Changan looked at the girl who asked the question and was stunned for a moment.
No answer yet.
Xia Fengxiang looked at the people below and said, "I found him on the side of the road."
Everyone looked at the empress in surprise.
Then everyone looked at Su Changan again.
Picked up.
What's the meaning.
Everyone was stunned, then they blinked and looked at the Empress and Su Changan with curiosity.
Su Changan smiled helplessly and nodded: "Well, I fainted and she picked me up and saved me."
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone was surprised again.
The high and mighty Queen actually fainted and was rescued by Your Majesty.
Isn't that a scene like a hero saving a beauty?
Can.
Why did the Queen faint?
Hasn’t the Queen been recuperating in the palace since she was a child?
Could it be that he fainted because he was seriously ill?
Then he was rescued by His Majesty who was passing by. After that, the two of them got along well with each other, and fell in love with each other over time, so they had the relationship they have now?
While many people present were thinking this, looking at Su Changan with eyes full of pity, and looking at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, they felt that it was really destined by God that the two of them met each other. They were indeed a match made in heaven.
but
Those who knew the truth, such as Mu Xu and Su Zifeng, just smiled and said nothing.
Because in a sense, it is true.
As for Yang Shanchang, he was also keeping smiling and not making any other gestures. As for what he was thinking in his heart, no one knew.
Su Changan didn't pay much attention to the looks from the people below. He just smiled and said, "As for how we fell in love with each other, a lot of things happened. For example, we would argue over whether a dish was delicious, or fight while chatting, or play some childish games. After spending a long time together, we fell in love with each other."
But at this point, Su Changan thought of something and said, "I was occasionally harassed by some people, but because of your majesty, I was able to get through it safely."
As soon as these words came out.
Many people below immediately had scenes emerge in their minds.
That is, His Majesty and the Empress, just as the story says, His Majesty saved the Empress who fainted due to illness, and then the two of them got to know each other, laughed and played every day, and all kinds of interesting stories happened.
And then there are the villains
As for who the villain was, the person that immediately came to everyone's mind was Li Nishang, and some people even looked at Yang Shanchang over there.
After all, a few months ago, it was these two people who constantly made things difficult for Your Majesty in the court.
There were two villains who constantly made things difficult for the Queen, but with His Majesty's protection, the two of them overcame all kinds of difficulties and finally became a couple.
As for the bad guy, one died.
Besides, I don’t dare to do anything now.
While thinking this, many people unconsciously thought in their minds, isn’t such a wonderful story the best love story?
Moreover, the Queen is extremely beautiful and her looks are even more stunning than any other beauties.
Your Majesty is a man of great talent and strategy, and his politics are lenient.
No matter how you think about it, these are the protagonists in the story.
The more they thought about it, the more envy many students had in their eyes when they looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, but they were also very happy in their hearts.
They felt particularly happy and inexplicably excited and joyful when they saw these two people sitting together like this, especially when Su Changan and the empress smiled at each other, which made them even more inexplicably excited.
Even some teachers and scholars, after hearing this, felt that just looking at the two of them together made them feel as happy as if they had drunk honey.
It was the first time that Su Wan'er heard the story between her elder sister and His Majesty. Although she was young, she looked very happy.
Sometimes, she would even pull her second sister Su Linhan's clothes with an embarrassed and excited look on her face, and she felt particularly happy and joyful.
but
Not everyone is in a good mood.
For example, Lord Mi Wanjun, his face was pale before and he still looks regretful now.
In addition, there was Yan Jingqing, who kept his head down. Although he would force a smile occasionally, he would immediately lower his head and look at the happy faces of the students from time to time.
It looked like he was very close to Su Changan and His Majesty.
This made Yan Jingqing begin to doubt whether the empress had deliberately arranged it this way tonight in order to win more hearts and minds among the students.
While thinking this, Yan Jingqing raised his eyes to look at the Grand Tutor, and found that the Grand Tutor was just smiling, so he continued to lower his head and drink silently.
But suddenly he noticed that Mi Wanjun was looking at him with a look of help.
Disgust immediately appeared in his eyes!
He originally came just to watch the fun tonight and help Yang Guofu see what would happen tonight.
But he didn't expect that because of that bastard Mi Wanjun, not only did he get into such trouble, but he also lost face in front of the students!
The most important thing is, for no apparent reason, I have to pay for the trouble caused by you, a bastard!
How could this not make Yan Jingqing angry!
But just when Yan Jingqing was extremely angry and drinking.
The students were talking because Su Changan had just talked about his relationship with His Majesty, and His Majesty had also said a few words about it.
However, I inexplicably felt the closeness between His Majesty and the Queen, and I felt closer to them, so I became much bolder.
So three or four people came out at once and wanted to ask Su Changan questions.
Su Changan asked them to come one by one.
So the female scholar who stood up first spoke immediately.
However, when he saw this person, Su Changan naturally recognized him at once. It was Gu Chiyu from Yangzhou who had asked him questions at the previous literary gathering.
Gu Chiyu bowed and looked at Su Changan and asked, "What kind of books does your Majesty read on a daily basis? I have been reading your poems and "A Dream of Red Mansions" recently. I think your Majesty must have read a lot of books on a daily basis. Otherwise, how could you master such a variety of writing styles? That's why I am very curious."
Su Changan smiled and said, "I have been reading a miscellaneous book called [New Stories Around the Fire] these past two days. It contains a variety of short stories, and each short story has a moral. For example, I remember the story I read last night was...
A famous swindler took a fish to a monk's room and said to him, "Let's make a bet. Master, tell me whether the fish in my hand is dead or alive."
The monk knew that if he said it was dead, the man would let go of the fish and let it live. But if he said it was alive, the man would secretly squeeze the fish to death.
So the monk said, "It is dead."
So the man threw the fish to the ground proudly and laughed at the monk, "I won."
The monk didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded, "Yes, I lost."
Then the monk released the fish.”
After hearing this story, everyone below was thoughtful.
The Taifu's expression was slightly startled, but then he immediately returned to normal, still smiling.
But while looking at the empress, he also looked deeply at Su Changan.
When Mu Xu heard the story, he thought about it carefully, glanced at Yang Shanchang, and then said nothing, just looked at Su Changan with a smile.
It's amazing! After her identity was confirmed, our Queen came up with one surprise after another. Now she can use such stories to tell Yang Shan that Chang An is staying calm.
but
These two are the only ones like this here.
Whether it was the students, teachers, or officials, they all fell into deep thought when they heard Su Changan's story.
Among them, Li Wei stood up and bowed, then said: "Although the monk lost, he got a real living fish, and released the innocent fish. It seems that he lost, but in fact he won."
Su Changan nodded: "This story actually means that sometimes winning or losing is not important, because the result is what really matters. The man from Jianghu won, but he lost everything. At most, he went out and said that he defeated the monk, but did the monk lose anything? He may have lost some fame and fortune, but he saved a life, which was a real win for him. On the contrary, the man from Jianghu boasted about his victory everywhere, but with his cleverness and wisdom, it won't take long for people to find out that he is actually a fool."
After listening to this, all the students were thoughtful.
Even the teachers and gentlemen nodded secretly when they heard this story.
It's a good idea to tell a great truth through a story.
And this story is quite interesting,
【New Theory of Fireside】.
Is there such a book?
Everyone was confused.
Among them, a student who wanted to read the book bowed and said, "Madam, what is this book?"
Su Changan was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "It is a unique copy, but I can't give it to you because I have to preserve it. But if you want to read it, I can copy a copy and send it to the Imperial College, and then print it or you can copy it yourself."
However, Su Changan was helpless because the title of the book was made up and the story was told casually based on the story of the monk Ikkyu.
After all, you can't say that you don't read books, otherwise your image will be ruined.
Hearing this, all the students bowed and many teachers also looked expectant.
but
Xia Fengxiang rolled her eyes at Su Changan, who was talking nonsense. She knew very well that Su Changan had no place to read books. He was so bored every day that he either rolled around on the floor of the hall, yawned, and played with cats and the others.
It's only these two days, because of the things happening in the palace, that I've been reading books and official documents.
Reading
What kind of book is this? [New Talks by the Fireside], it’s strange that there is such a book!
only
Xia Fengxiang thought of the story Su Changan had just told him, and after laughing, he secretly cursed Su Changan in his heart, saying that he looked honest, but was actually a bad guy.
Then he glanced at Yang Shanchang and saw that Yang Shanchang looked normal, which showed that the old tutor understood.
But when he saw Yang Shanchang tidying up his clothes, Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "Well, it seems like he's about to leave."
The friendliness displayed by Su Changan was further appreciated by the students because he was going to copy books and deliver them.
After all, Su Changan was not a person of high status, but he told them that he would personally copy a copy and send it to the Imperial College.
How can this not make the students closer to Su Changan?
But just when another student was about to ask a question
Yang Shanchang stood up, walked to the middle of the lecture hall, bowed to the empress and Su Changan, and said, "Your Majesty, Queen, I am not feeling well. Staying here will only disturb the students and the Queen, so I want to go back home first."
Xia Fengxiang said, "Taifu is not feeling well, so let's go back."
The Grand Tutor immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Your Majesty."
After saying this, Yang Shanchang bowed to the officials and teachers present, then turned around and slowly left.
Yan Jingqing was quick-witted and immediately stood up to say that he would send the tutor back.
Xia Fengxiang still waved his hand to indicate yes.
Some members of Yang's party also wanted to leave, but they knew they couldn't, so they could only keep their heads down.
When the people inside and outside the lecture hall saw that Yang Shanchang and Yan Jingqing were leaving, they were naturally happy and relieved. It was best for them to leave, out of sight, out of mind, to avoid disgust!
But what everyone cares about is that Mi Wanjun is still here, which is a bit regrettable.
But in fact, Mi Wanjun also wanted to go with them because she was anxious to apologize to the tutor.
However, if she followed him now, it would be too obvious, so Mi Wanjun thought about waiting.
Although the Grand Tutor and others had left, the students were still as enthusiastic about asking questions to Su Changan as ever. They even felt more relaxed, and more people stood up to ask questions.
…
Yan Jingqing supported Yang Shanchang and walked out of the Imperial College.
On the way, Yan Jingqing wanted to say something, but Yang Shanchang shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."
Yan Jingqing understood and said nothing more.
On the way, the two of them each rode in a carriage.
Outside Luoan City, there was a hustle and bustle with laughter.
But Yan Jingqing sat in the carriage with an ugly look on his face. He felt nauseous just thinking of Mi Wanjun!
However, Yang Shanchang had a blank expression on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Yang Shanchang did not return to the mansion where he had lived during this period, but went straight back home.
When Yang Guofu found out, he was overjoyed and ran out to greet him immediately.
However, Yang Guofu noticed that his father and Yan Jingqing looked unhappy and wanted to ask them something. However, after thinking of something, he ordered the servants not to get close and helped his father into the study warm room.
In the room, Yang Shanchang, Yang Guofu and Yan Jingqing were sitting by the fireplace.
Yan Jingqing told him everything that happened tonight.
When Yang Guofu heard this, his face turned ugly, especially when he knew that Mi Wanjun had done such a treacherous thing, he immediately became furious: "Mi Wanjun is still treacherous, relying on currying favor with you to get to the top, now her wings are not yet fully grown, and her intentions are very strong! Don't worry, Dad, there are plenty of ways to make that bastard suffer, and I will definitely avenge you!! "
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Yan Jingqing: "You have even implicated Old Yan and asked him to pay so much money. Let's not talk about whether the stock of Baihua Jade Wine is sufficient. If it is not enough, we have to transport it from the south, which is another huge sum of money! Mi Wanjun is too much of a rip-off!!"
Yang Shanchang shook his head: "Are you still in contact with the King of Shu and the Eighth King's people?"
Yang Guofu was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head: "You know all the people who contacted me before, but since the incident with Li Nishang, we haven't been in touch since then."
Yang Shanchang said, "It's completely broken."
Yang Guofu was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Dad, your son is already wiping his ass."
Yang Shanchang's face was solemn: "Did Daoji reply to that letter?"
Yang Guofu nodded immediately: "Yes, I followed your instructions. I didn't say anything extra. I just told him to take care of his health and his daily life."
However, after saying this, Yang Guofu looked at Yang Shanchang and asked, "Dad, besides Mi Wanjun's incident, did anything else happen?"
As he spoke, Yang Guofu looked at Yan Jingqing.
Yan Jingqing thought about it carefully and shook his head: "Nothing else happened. At most, I was scolded by the Queen."
Yang Shanchang said in a deep voice: "Jingqing, tell Guofu the story told by the Queen."
Yan Jingqing was stunned for a moment, but immediately repeated to Yang Guofu the story that Su Changan had just said casually, which actually had nothing to do with anyone and was just said simply to maintain his image and idol image.
After saying this, Yan Jingqing was actually quite curious about why Yang Shanchang asked him to tell the story again.
but
After hearing this story, Yang Guofu immediately looked at Yang Shanchang and said, "Dad! Is His Majesty going to force us to death?!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Jingqing was stunned and then looked at Yang Shanchang.
Yang Shanchang glared at Yang Guofu: "What are you yelling about! And His Majesty is forcing you? Who are you, Yang Guofu, in His Majesty's eyes!"
Yang Guofu frowned.
But Yan Jingqing immediately asked: "Teacher, Guofu, does that story have other meanings?"
Yang Guofu saw that Yan Jingqing didn't understand, so he said, "You are confused. How could you not understand? Su Changan told this story just for Dad. He said that we are the people in the underworld!"
Yan Jingqing paused, got the reminder, and thought carefully, he and others were really like those people in the world of martial arts.
They started to gain momentum three years ago, and until now no one dared to provoke them. But suddenly, His Majesty stood up and knocked them to the ground.
Isn't it just like that Jianghu person? He seems to have won and is complacent, but in fact he has been defeated from the beginning and has become a laughing stock in the mouths of others.
Yang Shanchang shook his head and said, "I have told you countless times to know your position clearly! In the past, we were the people in the martial arts world, and Your Majesty was the monk. We were complacent, but we didn't know that we had already failed miserably! Now we are just the fish. Life and death are just a matter of Your Majesty's thoughts."
"Su Changan, the Queen looked down on this village girl from Yan. Even though she saw through us more and more clearly, she is now beginning to show her edge. She told us this story while the students were asking questions. She was telling us on behalf of His Majesty that if we stay safe, we may have a glimmer of hope. If we do anything else, someone will kill us without them even having to do anything."
Hearing what Yang Shanchang said, Yang Guofu clenched his fists and looked angry.
Yan Jingqing thought for a while and asked, "If that's the case, then isn't it Dao Ji who holds the power of life and death over us?"
Yang Shanchang nodded and said, "I have been telling you that Dao Ji is here, and we are here. Now, His Majesty is also telling us about this. Be safe and do your job well in the future. Jing Qing was implicated by Mi Wanjun this time, but it's nothing. I also know your family background in recent years, and I just gave some money."
Yan Jingqing nodded: "Yes."
Yang Shanchang stretched out his hand and rubbed his brow: "Guofu, let someone warm my bed."
Yan Jingqing stood up immediately: "I'll go and give the order."
Yang Guofu nodded, looking at his tired father, feeling a little distressed, so after thinking for a while he said: "Dad, although I have cut off contact with the Shu King's people, he still keeps sending gifts to our farm in Anning County. Otherwise, your son will leave a way out for us?"
Hearing this!
Yang Shanchang looked at Yang Guofu, his eyes were as sharp and resolute as a hawk fighting against the sky in the winter wind and snow, "If you want to die, take a knife and cut your own throat outside Chengtian Gate! Don't implicate our whole family!!"
(End of this chapter)
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