Song Rui introduced Yunze one by one. The person with the highest official position was Yang Zhen, the deputy minister of the Privy Council of the second rank. Next to him was Pan Zhen, the governor of the fourth rank of Yushitai. Then there was Zongzheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, who was the third rank, and the Congzhi of the Household Department, who was the fourth rank. Dong Fang, Gongsun Ban, a third-grade waiter in the Ministry of Industry.
Yunze greeted each of the five people, and the five smiled and asked Yunze to sit down. They were full of curiosity towards Yunze and their attitudes were very friendly.
After all, Yunze is a talent that Song Rui likes. It depends on Song Rui's attitude towards Yunze. He is obviously treated like a nephew. Of course they couldn't ignore or look down upon Yunze.
Not to mention, Yunze has been in the limelight in the capital recently, running a newspaper, and being an amazing poet. Which of the poems that have been circulated is not the best in the world.
Of course, what I want to talk about the most is Yunze’s superb painting skills. Many of the paintings Yunze painted for the rich children in Danyang City were purchased at high prices.
Nowadays, the dignitaries in the capital are proud to own the paintings written by Yun Ze. The painting in the hands of Emperor Jing Song Ji was bought by Princess Song Lin from someone else for a lot of money.
Then, it was delivered to Song Ji. After seeing Yunze's paintings, Song Ji was so shocked that he started to think of summoning Yunze to the capital.
At that time, Song Ji listened to King Kang's words and was about to go and accuse Yunze of making the weapon. It was Song Lin's paintings that made him change his mind. It also made him curious about Yunze.
"Nephew Yunxian, I heard that you are very good at painting. I wonder if I can gamble on your painting skills today and draw some pictures for us old guys. How about that?"
As the Deputy Privy Envoy, Yang Zhen said to Yun Ze with a smile on his face. Following his voice, several other people quickly nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the Prime Minister praises you for your amazing talent and your painting skills. Why don't you let us open our eyes!"
"If I can see my good nephew take action today, it will be a worthwhile trip! Prime Minister, what do you think?"
Hearing the booing from several people, Yunze's face felt awkward. He seemed to be claiming the title of guest. He was just a guest. If he really agreed, it would probably make Song Rui, the host, a little embarrassed.
Yunze looked at Song Rui and wanted to ask for his opinion. In any case, these people were Song Rui's close friends, so he couldn't refuse them directly. Since Song Rui is the master, this decision is of course up to him.
Hearing this, Song Rui smiled and stroked his beard. It felt like his nephew was being praised. He said proudly: "Since uncles like you want to see it, then you can reluctantly draw a few pictures! Let's continue talking. Ours, you draw it first...and later...let's eat together!"
Song Rui didn't regard Yunze as an outsider at all, and looked at Yunze with more and more satisfaction.
As soon as he said these words, the servant waiting next to him quickly went to get an easel, paint, paper and pen for Yunze with a wink.
The other people's faces were full of expectations. Yunze smiled and could only accept it.
"Then my nephew has made a fool of himself!"
Several people smiled and nodded at Yunze. When they saw Yunze setting up his easel and preparing to paint, Deputy Privy Councilor Yang Zhen looked at Song Rui and said:
'Prime Minister, the Marquis of Wu'an Tong Ming, Right Chancellor Li Zheng, and Taiwei Gao Chang have been reporting to His Majesty recently. They want to discuss with Jin the issue of sending troops to destroy the Khitans together. The Holy Majesty has been a little moved and asked me several times. Opinions were also asked about the military resources of the Ministry of War and the military expenditures of the Household Registration Department. It seems that the Holy One wants to make up his mind. '
"Yes, Prime Minister, you once said that the Jin Kingdom is ambitious. If we cooperate with them, it will be like seeking the skin of a tiger. Moreover, if they retain their strength, after destroying the Khitan, they will definitely take action against me, Jingchao."
"On this matter, we have to find a way to make the Holy One change his mind. We can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. If we really send troops, regardless of whether the Khitan is destroyed or not, our Jing Dynasty will be dragged into the quagmire of war!"
"Prime Minister, I have prepared the memorial and am waiting for you to make your decision!"
What a few people are talking about is about using troops against the Khitan. The theme they have been arguing about is that they do not want to participate in the Jin's destruction of the Khitan.
It's not that they don't want to take action, but Song Rui followed Yunze's suggestion and prepared to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, allowing the Khitan and Jin to fight internally.
However, Wu'an Hou Tongming, right minister Li Zheng, and Taiwei Gaochang, who were eager to make achievements, obviously wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to see if they could recapture the Sixteen Continents of Yanyun from the Khitans.
They want to achieve this extraordinary feat and become famous throughout the ages. After all, the Yanyun Sixteen Continents have been in the hands of the Khitan since they were lost to the previous dynasty. The Jing Dynasty and the Khitan fought many times but failed to take it back.
This was the heart problem of the predecessor, the former emperor Jing. Unfortunately, it has not been possible so far. As the emperor of this generation, Song Ji, of course, wanted to achieve the feat of recapturing the Sixteenth Continent of Yanyun. But he is not a talented and strategic emperor, and he is timid in doing things.
He wanted to complete this task, but he was afraid that something might happen. After all, the Jing Dynasty had been fighting the Khitan for so many years and could only barely protect itself. In the end, it had to pay tribute to the Khitan.
Speaking of which, this can be considered humiliating. As an emperor, if you pay tribute to other people's countries, even if you don't become a minister, it is almost as good as becoming a minister.
The few people did not avoid Yunze in their conversations. They obviously regarded Yunze as one of their own. Of course, the main reason was that Song Rui had no intention of avoiding Yunze. Of course, they would not avoid Yunze just yet.
Yunze, on the other hand, did not listen carefully to the conversation of several people. He was not interested in paying attention to these things. Speaking of which, he was the one who suggested that Song Rui sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
Otherwise, Song Rui might also agree to join the Jin Alliance to destroy the Khitan. After all, destroying the Khitans together with the Jin Kingdom seemed like a good choice.
But the problem is that Yunze comes from later generations. Even if this is a parallel world and history has changed a lot, the problem is that many histories are somewhat similar.
Just like the current Jing Dynasty, it is too similar to the Song Dynasty in the previous life. The combat effectiveness of the army is really not good. Once a fight starts, the worst result is probably to be defeated again and again.
In the end, not only would the Sixteen Continents of Yanyun not be recovered, but the Kingdom of Jin would even discover that the Jingchao army was incapable of fighting. A desire to destroy peace arises.
The Song Dynasty in the previous life was finally destroyed by the Jin Dynasty for this reason. If this could be prevented, perhaps the troubled times would come slower.
After all, the ambition of the Jin Kingdom will never stop, and the destruction of Jing is certain, but it will be destroyed late or early. Yunze also wants a few more years of development time.
While they were discussing how to get the emperor to give up his desire to join the Jin Dynasty, Yunze painted six paintings for them. There are almost six angles, and each person is drawn as a protagonist.
He had prepared a painting for everyone. These people suggested painting. It was impossible to give it to only a few people. It would be best if everyone had one.
Unknowingly, Yunze had been painting for almost an hour and a half. These people also discussed it for an hour and a half. Analyzing it from all aspects, I was thinking of ways to make Emperor Jing give up his thoughts.
Just when Yunze was about to finish, suddenly, there was a sound outside the courtyard, and then someone shouted there.
"Princess, the prince is discussing something, you should go see the prince later!"
"Dad, it's time to finish the discussion. I heard that there are guests at home. I'm going to see you... I don't have anything to do with you here. You can go down!" A cold female voice interrupted the servant guarding the door.
Immediately, a woman wearing a lake blue dress appeared there, and Yunze and others looked up.
I saw a woman with an unparalleled appearance and a cold aura coming over her.
She has a cool temperament, but she also has qualities that are as attractive as an orchid. The most important thing is that there is a sense of arrogance in those phoenix eyes.
Just by looking at that look, most people would feel ashamed of themselves. Not to mention, her unparalleled appearance. Even compared to the women beside Yunze, her temperament is more unique.
Although, in terms of appearance, she is similar to several other women, there are only a few people who can possess her bookish intellectual aura. Even Luo Qingcen, who is known as a talented woman, seems to be a bit weaker.
Saw her appear. Several people in the pavilion smiled and nodded to her and said hello.
"Niece Youwei is back...have you finished today's class?!" Yang Zhen was the first to speak, with a look of love in his eyes.
Several other people also hurriedly said hello, but instead of Yang Zhen calling her Youwei niece, the other people called her Princess. The attitude was very respectful.
Although Song Rui is the left prime minister, he is also the prince of Danyang County. Although he is not as good as the prince in terms of title, he can still be regarded as a relative of the emperor. Of course, his daughter is also the princess of the county.
Those people could call Yunze their nephew, but they dared not call Song Youwei, the daughter of Prince Danyang in front of them, their niece. As for Yang Zhen, his status is quite special. His family is the Duke of Han Dynasty.
Even though he did not inherit the title of Duke, his official position and relationship with Song Rui made it clear that he was called niece.
"Uncle Yang, hello uncles, Youwei came here uninvited, please forgive me..." Song Youwei had a faint smile on his face and saluted to several people.
But her expression was calm, and there was no hint of embarrassment after coming uninvited. Her calm and generous expression made a few people feel a little embarrassed to say anything. At this point, the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.
Song Youwei nodded to a few people and looked at Yunze who was drawing, with a look of scrutiny flashing in his eyes.
From the time she came in until now, she only saw Yunze glance at her and then focus on his paintings without showing the slightest interest in her, which made her feel a little strange.
I thought that no matter where she went, as long as he was a man, he would not look at her more, or even be proud to say a few words to her. She was used to people who flattered her.
It's rare for Yunze to treat her like nothing, and that's not to say she hasn't seen her before. Of course, none of these people have other purposes in the end.
At first, he pretended to be noble and wanted to be different in front of her, but in the end, he was not just trying to please her.
Therefore, her first impression of Yunze was not very good. She felt that Yunze was similar to those who pretended to be noble and a bit hypocritical.
She walked to Yunze, and her attention was no longer on Yunze, but on Yunze's paintings, and she saw Yunze sketching them one by one. When she saw the whole painting, she couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder in her eyes.
He exhaled softly from his mouth.
"Great painting! The painting skills are indeed as rumored..." As soon as she said her words of praise, Song Rui, who was sitting there, couldn't help but feel proud on his face and looked at his daughter with a smile. He glanced at Yun Ze again, his eyes flashing, not knowing what he was thinking.
Yunze didn't express his admiration for Song Youwei at all. He just wanted to finish the six paintings now. Then, leave.
As for Song Youwei beside him, although she was indeed beautiful, she was too cold and too arrogant, and Yunze had no interest in making friends with her. Therefore, even though the other party was Song Rui's daughter, Yunze pretended not to see it.
After finishing the last stroke, Yunze turned to Song Youwei and nodded, cupping his fists and saying, "Yunze has met the princess!"
He couldn't really ignore the other person. After painting, he still had to say hello. However, his actions showed a look of disappointment in Song Youwei's eyes.
Song Youwei originally thought that Yunze would be different from others and would remain indifferent. Unexpectedly, Yunze fell into the trap in the end.
However, just when her disappointment showed on her face, Yunze ignored her reaction, took down the six paintings, and handed them directly to the six people in the pavilion one by one.
"Uncles, you have lived up to your expectations. The painting has been completed... I would like to invite some uncles to accept it as a meeting gift for my nephew... My nephew has something to do, so he will take the first step!"
After saluting a few people, Yunze saluted Song Rui again, ignored everyone's reactions, turned around and walked out. When passing Song Youwei, he nodded slightly, which was considered a signal.
Everyone was still in shock after seeing the painting, and for a moment they didn't think that Yunze had left. When he came back to his senses, Yunze was already gone.
Song Youwei stood there in a daze, her mind stuck on Yunze's indifferent gaze. She didn't expect that Yunze turned around and left without any regret, without even the intention of saying another word to her.
This suddenly made her feel frustrated. Even if she met someone who was pretentious before, they would not want to attract her attention. But no one can leave as neatly as Yunze.
Because of this, she can see through the minds of those people, so now that she is twenty, there is no one she can like.
They are either hypocritical people or greedy people. They may have some talent, but their character is ruined. She originally thought that Yunze might be that kind of person, but she never expected that Yunze never showed any enthusiasm for her from the beginning to the end.
And the reason why she came to this yard as soon as she came back was because she heard that Yunze, whom her father often talked about, was coming. She really wanted to see what was so outstanding about this Yunze that her father admired him so much.
Now it seems that this Yunze is quite impressive. In the end, he is not a person who is obsessed with sex. Nor are they pretentious hypocrites,
Looking at the direction in which Yunze disappeared, she was in a daze, and she became a little curious about Yunze.
Here, Song Rui came back to his senses and sighed softly: "This kid walked so fast, I forgot to ask him for his opinion. Alas, you old guys are just thinking about painting. Why didn’t you listen to his opinion first?”
Following Song Rui's words, several other people showed an annoyed look on their faces. Several of them knew why Song Rui insisted on sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers. This idea came from Yunze.
This is also the reason why several people did not avoid Yunze when they discussed this matter. They even wanted Yunze to express his opinion, but they never thought that they would forget about Yunze when they were having a good time!
It seems that we can only find another opportunity next time to listen to Yunze’s opinions!
