"Your Majesty, you don't know. In fact, I have seen this picture before."
Li Ziming said, looking at Mr. Sun who was standing on the other side.
"Master Sun and I have been good friends for many years. Because of this, I was fortunate enough to see this scroll the year before last."
"If your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask Mr. Kong to come and take a look."
Kong Lao was one of the few remaining great scholars in the Zhou Dynasty. He always lived in seclusion and ignored the affairs of the court. But precisely because of this, he has always had a transcendent status in the Zhou Dynasty.
The Empress frowned slightly, feeling hesitant in her heart. Although she had confidence in Xiao Dongzi, even if Mr. Kong came over, he might not be able to identify the authenticity of this painting.
If Mr. Kong's appraisal is wrong, then Xiao Dongzi may be in big trouble this time.
Thinking about this, she slowly said:
"Kong Lao is already very old, and trivial matters are not enough to make him make another trip. In my opinion, it is better..."
Before he finished speaking, the eunuch's thin voice came again from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, I would like to see the editor Kong Shutong."
Kong Shutong? Why did he come?
The empress frowned. This Kong Shutong was the youngest son of Mr. Kong. Unlike Kong Lao, this Kong Shutong liked to express his own opinions very much.
But the empress knew in her heart that Kong Shutong was just an armchair strategist. Therefore, he was specially placed in the Hanlin Academy to edit and compile some articles, but he had no real power.
But she didn't expect that Kong Shutong would take the initiative to ask for a meeting today.
"Go, let him in!"
In a moment, Kong Shutong, wearing a Confucian robe, walked to the front of the hall with long strides.
"Weak minister Kong Shutong, please see your majesty!"
He said, bowing and saluting. Talking eloquently:
"Wei Chen heard that Wei Chen's students presented a painting. I wonder if Your Majesty can let Wei Chen take a look?"
Another one here for the picture scroll!
When the officials saw this, a strange look appeared on their faces.
Kong Shutong, who was originally above the court, was just a small transparent person. But what's special about him is that he is the son of Kong Lao.
In other words, his meaning can represent the Confucius family to a certain extent.
On the dragon chair, the empress narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, with a dangerous light flashing in her eyes.
At this point, if she can no longer see anything, then she is pretending to be an emperor.
It was obvious that this was a killing round specifically aimed at Xiao Dongzi.
Although I don’t know who created this game, there are already quite a few characters exposed so far.
The legitimate son of a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and two editors of the Hanlin Academy.
Tsk tsk... Whose is this Great Zhou now?
"Kong Aiqing, you can watch it if you want."
The empress waved her hand, and a murderous intent flashed through her eyes. It's just that this murderous intention was well hidden and not noticed by others.
Naturally, Kong Shutong didn't notice anything was wrong. After taking the scroll, he looked at it carefully.
Then he silently closed the scroll and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, I would like to guarantee with the reputation of the Kong family that this scroll is indeed from many years ago."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the officials present suddenly changed.
In the name of the Confucius family, doesn’t that mean that the authenticity of this picture scroll is endorsed by the Confucius family?
At this moment, all the ministers present realized that a murderous move was coming against Yang Dong.
At this point, it no longer matters whether the song "Plum Blossom" was written by Yang Dong. The important thing is that the Kong family is over!
Who is Yang Dong? That's His Majesty's confidant.
Targeting Yang Dong, isn't it targeting His Majesty?
For a moment, the officials couldn't help but focus on Lin Chunqiu, the chief assistant.
They wanted to know whether such a round was actually done by Lord Chief Assistant.
However, Lin Chunqiu's eyes still seemed to be closed, and he stood motionless at the top, as if everything that happened in the Hall of Supreme Harmony had nothing to do with him.
On the dragon throne, the empress was also somewhat suspicious of Lin Chunqiu.
"Lin Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?"
Hearing the empress nod to him, Lin Chunqiu slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were very deep, as if they had gone through countless hardships.
He bowed slightly, saluted in the direction of the dragon chair, and then slowly said:
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is not important."
"Now that the Jin Iron Cavalry is eyeing it, how can we, the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, waste time because of this trivial matter?"
"I believe that all the ministers in the court should find a way to solve the threat of Hou Jin as soon as possible."
When the empress heard this, she didn't show any surprise on her face. She took a deep look at Lin Chunqiu and said calmly:
"Since Lin Aiqing thinks so, let's just drop the matter."
"Xiao Dongzi, you go back to work."
As soon as these words came out, the officials were in an uproar.
They never expected that Lin Chunqiu would actually speak for Yang Dong.
There was such a great opportunity to cut off His Majesty's right and left arms. But at the most critical moment, the chief assistant not only put away the machete, but also gave the opponent a hand. m.
Tell me, what is this?
Lord Chief Assistant, are you joining forces with His Majesty?
Smart people have already guessed this possibility. They immediately lowered their heads and began to think about the pros and cons.
However, Li Ziming was not happy when he heard this.
He bowed again and bowed deeply to the empress.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"
"Your Majesty, you know that this matter has aroused widespread discussion among the people. If those who defraud the world and steal the world are allowed to get away with it, how can I, the great Zhou Dynasty, make the scholars in the world bow their heads?"
The empress frowned slightly and glanced at Li Ziming with her cold eyes.
Li Ziming felt this majestic gaze and felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him. The mountain seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms, almost taking his breath away.
But when he thought about that, he gritted his teeth and said firmly:
"I would like to ask your Majesty to think twice!"
"Xiao Dongzi, do you have anything to say?"
The empress withdrew her gaze and glanced at Yang Dong, who looked calm.
Yang Dong had been listening to the play for a long time, and was listening with great interest when he was suddenly called, and his body froze involuntarily.
But his reaction, to others, looked like he had a guilty conscience.
Sun Xing sneered and said sarcastically:
"Why, Manager Yang is afraid?"
"I'm afraid of your uncle!"
Yang Dong glanced at Sun Xing, his eyes full of disdain.
"He has a fat head and big ears, just like a pig. Do you think I will be afraid of a pig?"
As soon as these words came out, Sun Xing immediately turned red with anger.
"you you……"
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
Yang Dong snorted coldly and bowed deeply to the empress.
"Your Majesty, this servant is wronged!"
"Please, Your Majesty, give me a chance to clear my grievances!"
"oh?"
A hint of interest flashed in the empress's eyes.
"Why don't you come and tell me what you want to do?"
Some people died, but not completely...
