Li Shui turned around, cupped his hands to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, I just want to contribute a little bit to the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty."
"I have a wide range of hobbies, and now I am creating Qin Jiu's cursive font out of my interest."
"As for what Dr. Chunyu said about replacing the official font of the imperial court, it is completely a villain."
"I am obsessed with cultivating immortality and refining elixirs, how can I fight for this little fame and fortune?"
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Huai Guzi, you are interested."
Li Xin secretly gave Huaiguzi a thumbs up, and the two looked at each other.
Li Xin sighed and said: Brother Huai, you are the only one who can speak eloquently. You regard fame and wealth so lightly that I, Li Xin, almost believe it.
Li Shui seemed to read Li Xin's thoughts from his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and said with a secret smile: That's it? Do you think I still need to argue?
Listen to the shouts outside, I haven't done anything yet, and I have already won the support of the Confucian scholars and the common people.
Sometimes if you don't fight, you will gain the most.
Chunyu Yue's old face turned red and white at this time, and he didn't know what to do.
I could definitely win, but I thought that in terms of culture and education, it would not be easy to deal with Huai Guzi who didn't know a few Chinese characters.
Unexpectedly, he was fooled by Huaiguzi's few words.
He is obviously the mainstay in maintaining the stability of Daqin's culture and education, so why is Huaiguzi saying that he seems to be a black sheep hindering the development of Daqin.
Chunyu Yue was very disappointed. Even with his hands on crutches, his body could not help but tremble.
Li Shui noticed something strange and walked forward with a smile, trying to help Chun Yuyue.
Chunyu Yue snorted coldly and turned around to avoid it.
Ying Zheng said at this time: "Everyone else should stop standing and do what you have to do."
After everyone listened, they bowed their heads and responded, then continued to sit down and began to write the word Qinjiu.
Ying Zheng looked up at Chun Yuyue and said, "I saw you two arguing as soon as I came in."
"Did Dr. Chunyu come here to quarrel with Huaiguzi?"
Chunyu Yue lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will definitely not be as boring as Huai Guzi, who speaks quickly."
"I saw Confucian scholars gathering outside, so I came over to see what was going on."
"Then everyone invited me in and wrote the word Qinjiu."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Dr. Chunyu's calligraphy has long been famous. Not only Confucian scholars, I also want to observe it."
Chunyu Yue nodded, but before he could speak, Li Shui said first: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Not only Your Majesty, I have admired Dr. Chunyu for a long time. It was under Dr. Chunyu's influence that I gradually became interested in calligraphy."
Chunyu Yue muttered in a low voice: "You are still interested in calligraphy, which is completely discrediting calligraphy."
Li Shui pretended not to hear and continued: "Your Majesty, Dr. Chun Yuyue has never liked excitement, and he is even aloof and arrogant."
"Today, I took advantage of the Confucian scholars to write the word Qinjiu, so I specially invited Dr. Chunyu."
"Firstly, I ask Dr. Chunyu to set an example for all Confucian students, and secondly, I can get Dr. Chunyu's guidance in person."
Ying Zheng smiled, nodded and said, "There is no end to learning. It's good to have this kind of heart."
"Since Huaiguzi is open-minded and eager to learn, Dr. Chunyu, why not give Huaiguzi some guidance."
Chunyu Yue lowered his head and responded, slowly sat down, laid out the paper, and prepared to write the word Qin Jiu.
Li Shui looked at Chun Yuyue who was slowly sitting down and said: "If Dr. Chun Yu writes well today, the contestants present will be able to enjoy the lowest discount on purchasing Qin wine in the future."
Several Confucian scholars whispered excitedly: "Really? Really?"
Li Shui smiled and said, "Your Majesty is here, of course what I said is true."
"As long as Dr. Chunyu writes well, these are not problems."
Several Confucian scholars whispered to each other and whispered: "That depends entirely on Dr. Chunyu."
Another Confucian scholar said: "Why are you so nervous? Dr. Chunyu is a great contemporary Confucian and a master of calligraphy. He can write excellent works with his eyes closed."
The Confucian scholar next to him said, "Hey, I, I just really want to have a taste of Qin wine."
Chunyu Yue frowned and glanced at the noisy Confucian scholar next to him. If he hadn't been in front of His Majesty, he would have swung his cane past him.
As a Confucian scholar, my disciple is so impetuous, isn't this just a joke to Huai Guzi.
Chunyu Yue glanced at Huai Guzi, who was smiling, and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
Chunyu Yue shook his head, expecting that he, Huai Guzi, could not play any tricks in front of His Majesty.
After regaining his composure, Chunyu Yue was just about to write when Li Shui said, "Dr. Chunyu?"
Chunyu Yue stopped writing and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Shui said slowly: "Nothing."
Chunyu Yue was speechless for a while, wanting to curse, but he still held back his temper and said, "If nothing happens, don't disturb me."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Dr. Chunyu entered as a contestant, so the works he writes must also be scored by the judges."
"Dr. Chunyu, please pay attention to what kind of font you write."
"It's not easy to get this deal."
Chunyu thought about it more and more, and just now Huaiguzi told other Confucian students that they would get high marks if they were similar in form and spirit.
But I am a master of Confucianism, and my calligraphy is unique. Qinjiu written in my own writing style will definitely be appreciated by His Majesty.
But it may not satisfy Huaiguzi. If I take the opportunity to publicize it, I may even lose my reputation.
Thinking of this, Chunyu Yue realized why Huai Guzi stopped him before he started writing.
I finally understood the routine here.
Huaiguzi, ah Huaiguzi, you are really deceiving me. You are so scheming against me, even in front of His Majesty.
Should I insist on satisfying His Majesty, or should I cater to him and satisfy all the Confucian scholars at the same time?
Dr. Chunyu held the pen in his hand but didn't put it down for a long time. His forehead was already sweating.
Li Shui said to Li Xin beside him: "Li Xin, look, Dr. Chunyu was calm just now, but now it seems that he is still under pressure."
Li Xin looked at Chunyu Yue, who had yet to finish writing, and sighed: "My sister-in-law has always been confident in his calligraphy. It seems that he is really taking it seriously this time."
After thinking for a long time, Chun Yuyue suddenly had a flash of inspiration. It would be better to find a compromise method that would satisfy both His Majesty and all the Confucian scholars.
Chunyu Yue quickly started writing. As soon as he finished writing the character Qin, he thought for a moment and realized that the small seal script was still too obvious, so he crumpled it into a ball of paper and threw it aside.
After writing several pages in a row, Chunyu's sweat dropped on the paper. Not one he was satisfied with was crumpled into a ball of paper after he shook his head.
Li Shui looked at the paper balls one by one and felt very painful.
Although papermaking technology is mature now, it is also created by the hard work of workers. In short, these are costs.
Besides, Chun Yuyue didn't spend any money to participate in the competition, so he was still wasting it.
Li Shui walked up to Wang Laoshi and whispered: "Count these paper balls in a while and count them all on Dr. Chunyu."
"If there is another person who comes in to compete without paying, you will pay double for him."
Wang Laoshi lowered his head nervously and said yes, while staring fiercely at Chun Yuyue's back with his small eyes.
(End of chapter)
