"As for me, I am even worse. I am not afraid of you making fun of me in front of Brother Yu. My literary accomplishment, let's put it this way, is probably on the same level as the king."
Yu Shaoxie frowned: "Brother Xiao, why do you have to belittle yourself like this?"
Xiao Rong opened his mouth to continue speaking, but when he heard these words, he was suddenly stuck.
Seriously, can't you learn how to be tactful?
"...This is the truth. What I have learned is not about words and literary meaning. If I sit with scholars to recite poems and write couplets, they will see that I am not good at writing in less than a quarter of an hour. Besides, I don't want to deal with them in this field for years. For them, it is leisurely and elegant, but for me, it is like magic music."
After a slight pause, Xiao Rong sighed, "I have had this idea for a while. Brother Yu, do you know that I plan to ask three questions in the collection of essays?"
Yu Shaoxie nodded.
Xiao Rong: "I came up with the question, but I hope Brother Yu can take the credit for me. From now on, I will tell everyone that you came up with the question."
Yu Shaoxie looked at him quietly. After two seconds, he realized that Xiao Rong was not joking but was serious. Yu Shaoxie stood up suddenly: "Absolutely not!"
He angrily said: "Xiao Rong, who do you take me for?!"
Xiao Rong was stunned for a moment, because this was the first time that Yu Shaoxie called him by his name directly. Scholars never called each other by their full names unless they were extremely angry.
Yu Shaoxie: "It doesn't matter if you are not good at words or do not understand the meaning of the text. Since you can set questions that stump thousands of scholars, it has proved that you are better than them! I don't understand why you always give up these benefits. It is obviously your idea to practice medicine for free, but you gave it to the king. The library was also what you wanted to build, but you gave it to Mr. Gao. Now you even want to give me the identity of the leader of the collection of essays. I don't know what you think. Maybe you are born not to attract attention, or maybe you think these are not benefits, but that is your idea. I will never steal something that belongs to you!"
Xiao Rong was stunned. He also wanted to stand up and explain himself. However, as soon as he raised his butt, Yu Shaoxie pressed his shoulders and pushed him down again: "Listen!"
Xiao Rong: “…” You are so fierce!
Yu Shaoxie was still furious: "Don't say you did it willingly. Have you ever thought about me? It clearly has nothing to do with me, but I have to listen to others praising something I didn't do. Do you want to live this kind of life with a guilty conscience? If you were in my shoes, would you agree to such an outrageous thing?"
Xiao Rong pursed his lips. He definitely didn't want to do that. If the system hadn't done this, he would never have gotten involved in other people's troubles.
After a while, Xiao Rong said, "But I have no choice. I am a person who knows a lot but also knows little. If I don't find someone to replace me, my shortcomings will be exposed to others sooner or later. I thought... I thought you would help me."
At the end of his speech, his voice became quieter because he had not thought about it that much. He was thinking from the perspective of a giver, but had not considered how much pressure the recipient was under.
Originally, he had not planned to let Yu Shaoxie come. He was planning to let Gao Xunzhi come. After all, he was the prime minister and had the highest status, and he was in charge of the library and other things. But after seeing Yu Shaoxie's unknown side that day, Xiao Rong couldn't analyze what he was thinking. He might have felt that Yu Shaoxie was very suitable for getting along with others, or he might have felt that Yu Shaoxie would not refuse his request, so he made the decision on his own, and when it was mentioned today, it was a big bombshell.
Generally speaking, when it comes to things that require other people's high-profile participation, he would not act on his own and would discuss it with others. He made an exception in the case of Yu Shaoxie, and ended up suffering such a huge setback.
Xiao Rong lowered his head and stopped looking at Yu Shaoxie because he felt a little embarrassed, especially after he confessed to Yu Shaoxie that he actually had no literary literacy at all.
Even Qu Yunmie didn't know about this. He subconsciously thought that Yu Shaoxie wouldn't mind, so he told him.
But he regretted it now, he shouldn't have said it.
Opposite him, Yu Shaoxie listened to his voice getting smaller and smaller and watched his head lower and lower, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Xiao Rong had never been so weak in front of others. Even if he was not arrogant in the past, he was always neither humble nor overbearing.
Yu Shaoxie's heart trembled, because he suddenly understood why Xiao Rong would give this matter to him. He didn't really think that no one else could do it. If he really thought that no one else could do it, there were other ways to solve this matter. He was looking for him simply because he wanted to find him. He also knew that this was a good thing and could bring him many benefits. Just like he wanted to get back to Qu Yunmie no matter what he encountered, he now also wanted to get things for himself.
Yu Shaoxie felt like groaning. Everyone was right. He really should change his outspoken temper! ...
Xiao Rong was regretting. He secretly warned himself that he should never tell anything to other people again. Look at his fate. How embarrassing!
Suddenly, his shoulders were held down on both sides. Xiao Rong subconsciously looked at his shoulders. Then, he heard Yu Shaoxie's commanding tone: "Rong'er, look up at me."
Xiao Rong did look up, but the expression on his face was shocked.
What did you call me?!
Even the Prime Minister wouldn’t call me that!
But Yu Shaoxie obviously felt that he was different from the prime minister, so he could be called that.
"Rong'er, I know you mean well, but you also need to know that I mean well too. I am very happy and touched that you want to make a name for me, but fame is by no means as important to me as you are to me. If you don't want to bear the responsibility of becoming a household name in literature, I will help you. No matter what it is, as long as you come to me, I will definitely help you, even if I have to fight for my life, but I will not do it by taking your things like this, do you understand? Rong'er, do you understand my feelings?"
Xiao Rong: “…………”
He stared at Yu Shaoxie blankly, feeling like screaming and rushing out of the conference room.
Even if I understand... I still don't understand after hearing your disgusting words! Let go, you bastard!
Being outspoken is not just a disadvantage. When misunderstandings arise, it is a great advantage. Under Yu Shaoxie's nose, he will not allow any misunderstanding to last overnight. ...
Xiao Rong was numb. He didn't dare to leave because he was afraid that if he came, Yu Shaoxie would have some physical contact with him again. Yu Shaoxie didn't intend to delay since he had just made a promise. He started to think of a solution for Xiao Rong on the spot.
You know what, he actually came up with one.
"How about this, for the anthology, we make up a fictional person with great talent?"
Xiao Rong was resisting the urge to go back and take a shower. He didn't know why, but he always felt a little dirty. ...
He looked at Yu Shaoxie in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Yu Shaoxie smiled and said, "If you don't want people to know that you came up with this question, then make it so that no one came up with it. We won't make this person public, and only let those scholars guess who is so powerful. If the same thing happens again in the future, we can do the same. What's more interesting is that this way, this person's identity is very flexible. He can be one of us, or a virtuous person who doesn't want to get involved in the world, or even a member of someone else's power. Who can tell the truth from the false?"
Xiao Rong looked at Yu Shaoxie in surprise. This was probably the best idea he had come up with since joining the Zhenbei Army.
Yu Shaoxie was still asking him: "Is this plan feasible?"
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