After the poetry farce, Princess Yuya personally ordered the generals. Seeing that all the soldiers and generals in the South China Sea Dragon Palace were willing to fight, she nodded with satisfaction.
"Mr. Shanyuan, since you serve in Pingbo Mansion, you should be good at strategy. Do you have any suggestions for this use of troops?"
Ye Ming smiled and said: "The use of the soldiers in this battle is not important. It only depends on whether each method can defeat the Mullet King."
Princess Yuya said: "My father has been in seclusion so far, and I don't know what the outcome will be. I sent a message two days ago, but I didn't get a reply. I think it's a critical moment.
If my father hadn't stepped in, we might have lost many good players in this battle. "
Upon hearing this, several other princes and princesses expressed that they were not afraid of a fight and were willing to fight the Mullet King to the death.
Seeing that her morale was ready, Princess Yuya didn't say anything to dampen the mood. She was about to order the army to take action when she heard the sound of conch shells at the bottom of the sea.
"Soldiers, please disperse after work today. Meet on time when work starts tomorrow!"
Having said that, he was about to leave first.
Seeing this, the second prince immediately stepped forward and stopped Princess Yuya:
"Sister, the war is imminent, how can we do this?"
"What are you talking about? Soldiers are all warriors with some flesh and blood, and they also need to rest.
If you don’t take a break during off-duty hours, should you take a break during on-duty work? "
Princess Yuya said with some dissatisfaction,
"Get out of the way, you're delaying my work!"
"Sister, if we want to give everyone a holiday, we can wait until after this battle. Then we can even take a few years at a time, no problem!"
"No, coming to work on time is a stipulated matter. It's useless for anyone to say it!"
Princess Yuya waved her hand impatiently, pushed the second prince away, and then said to the soldiers:
"Okay, okay, what are you doing here? Let's all disperse!"
Having said that, he ignored the others and stepped forward with a smile, pulling Miaotong along:
"Let's go, Xiao Miaotong. Auntie will take you to eat and have fun. There are a lot of fun things in the Dragon Palace."
"Ah~~ But aunt, isn't this situation inappropriate now..."
"Hey~ There's nothing inappropriate. It's off-duty time now. Even if my father comes out, there's no reason for me to work overtime!"
Princess Yuya couldn't help but drag Miaotong to play in the Dragon Palace, and casually said to Prime Minister Gui:
"Prime Minister Turtle, please greet the other guests."
"Your Highness..."
Prime Minister Gui also hesitated to speak, but when he saw Princess Yuya leaving without looking back, he let out a long sigh but did not say a word to persuade her.
The generals at the scene did not really leave, but they were a little unable to understand Princess Yuya's behavior.
The princes and princesses who had been away for a long time all looked at Prime Minister Turtle.
This person who has been in the Dragon Palace all year round must know what is going on.
When Guicheng met everyone, he was suddenly sweating.
Just as he was about to explain, he saw that Ye Ming was about to leave the square and immediately asked:
"Where are you going, Mr. Shanyuan?"
"Didn't you say you're off work? I'm just wandering around!"
"What's wrong with you?"
"Isn't it nice to get to and from work on time? What about you?"
Seeing Ye Ming say this, Prime Minister Turtle, who is rarely impatient, stamped his feet anxiously:
"Mr. Shanyuan, please stop joking at this time! Please help me!"
Ye Ming smiled and said: "There are so many of you here, why do you need me, an outsider, to help?"
Prime Minister Turtle shook his head and said:
"We all have to listen to His Highness. There are some things we can't do, so you have to do it to make it easier."
"Oh, what do you need me to do?"
"Get the pen holder on His Highness's desk."
Hearing what Prime Minister Gui said, Ye Ming's eyes flashed slightly:
“What’s that pen stand for?”
Seeing that Ye Ming was asking questions knowingly, Prime Minister Gu was a little helpless and explained:
"That pen holder is called the lazy pen holder. People who use it will become lazy and unwilling to move.
His Highness was originally very diligent and never rested day and night. Later, after receiving this gift from a friend, he became lazy and developed the habit of commuting to and from work on time.
This would have been a great thing for His Highness, but now that the situation is urgent, I’m afraid we can no longer keep this thing..."
"Oh, so Prime Minister Turtle plans to transfer this thing to me?"
"Oh no......."
"No? Forget it, I'll go shopping somewhere else first, and we'll talk about it after work tomorrow."
"No...yes, I just want to transfer this thing to sir."
When Ye Ming heard this, he immediately turned around, held Prime Minister Gui's arm with both hands, and said with enthusiasm:
"Prime Minister Turtle, I have figured it out. The situation is urgent now. We can't waste a moment. We really can't slack off. Come on, let's get the pen holder now!"
After that, he took Prime Minister Turtle and went to the Dragon Palace.
When the others saw this, they were all speechless, but it was hard to say anything about it.
Ye Ming and Prime Minister Turtle went to Princess Yuya's room together.
There was no one in the room at this time, and the pen holder was placed on the desk.
When Guicheng saw this, he said to Ye Ming:
"Sir, the pen holder is here, take it quickly."
Ye Ming waved his hand and said:
"Wait a minute, Prime Minister Turtle, is this considered stealing?"
"My husband, why do you still care about these things at this time? Just take them away!"
Prime Minister Turtle suddenly found that he had a tendency to become impatient in front of this person.
"That won't work. I rely on sincerity to walk around the world. I never say panic, I am always kind to others, and I have never done any sneaky things.
Is it our style to steal things now?
Prime Minister Turtle, do you want me to be infamy for eternity? "
"...What does Mr. Good Destiny want?"
"Go and call His Highness, and I will win the things from her in a fair and just manner!"
"As expected, even if I call His Highness now, His Highness will not come. After all, it is off-duty time..."
"This is simple, just say that I want to bet her on whether she will come or not!"
Hearing what Ye Ming said, Prime Minister Gui was a little speechless, but there was nothing he could do. He sighed and went to the back hall to find Princess Yuya.
At this time, Princess Yuya was pulling Miaotong to perform an obscene dance surrounded by a group of clam girls. Miaotong covered her face with her hands in shame, and her body was being pulled and shaken like a zombie.
Seeing Prime Minister Gui coming over, Princess Yuya, who was dancing passionately, frowned:
"I told you it's off-duty time, so don't come to me for official business."
"It's not official business, Mr. Shanyuan wants to have a bet with His Highness."
When Princess Yuya heard this, she immediately stopped singing and asked excitedly:
"Compared to what?"
"Fighting poems."
"Where are the others?"
"In the main room of your highness."
"Xiao Miaotong, let's go to the class room!"
Princess Yuya took Miaotong and went to find Ye Ming.
Hearing that Ye Ming was going to have a poetry contest with Aunt Yuya, Miao Tong silently prayed for this person.
Apart from anything else, she absolutely believed in the big liar's ability to deceive people.
Not long after, Princess Yuya saw Ye Ming in the class room, came in and asked:
"Mr. Shanyuan said he wanted to compete with me in poetry, but is it true?"
Ye Ming smiled and said:
"Yes, of course it's true. Let's take this fight as a bet, how about it?"
"penholder......"
Princess Yuya glanced at the pen stand on the table, pondered for a moment and then said,
"Can."
"We will win two out of three games. Your Highness is very talented in poetry. Please take advantage of me. I will give you the question in the first game. How about that?"
"Okay, this is good!"
"Then I'm going to ask a question. Your Highness, be prepared."
"You just have to come up with the topic. There is no poem that I can't compose."
Regarding the matter of composing poems, Princess Yuya was extremely confident and agreed immediately.
Ye Ming smiled and pointed at Prime Minister Turtle and said:
"Then please, Your Highness, write a poem with the title Prime Minister Turtle?"
"What's so hard about this?"
Princess Yuya looked at Prime Minister Gui twice, shook her head and said,
"In front of me is an old turtle with his head bowed and his back hunched over. Behind him is a black pot with a green round hat on his head."
"Good, good poetry, really good poetry!"
Ye Ming clapped his hands repeatedly and praised him.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Gui on the side had a grimace on his face and could not say anything flattering.
Seeing that Ye Ming praised her poem so much, Princess Yuya was very proud and said with a smile:
"Mr. Shanyuan, you lost to me on purpose in the first game. This is not good.
Well, this game is just a warm-up, not included. I hope you can ask another question, and I can still answer it! "
"really?"
"nature."
"Then please write a self-deprecating poem, Your Highness."
"Self-deprecation..."
When Princess Yuya heard the words, she opened her mouth to compose a poem, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't come out.
"Your request is too embarrassing..."
"Why did Your Highness say this? As the saying goes, no gold is pure and no one is perfect. There are many self-deprecating poems in the world.
Your Highness is so talented in poetry, how could he be stopped by this? "
"cocoa......"
Princess Yuya racked her brains for a moment and couldn't think of any shortcomings in herself that could be disparaged, and she was extremely distressed.
Ye Ming just looked at Princess Yuya's hesitation with a half-smile.
When Miao Tong saw this, he felt as expected.
This big liar is always good at deceiving people, and I'm afraid my aunt can't fight him.
Princess Yuya hesitated for a long time and said dejectedly:
"That's all, you win this round."
Ye Ming smiled and said: "Then the second game..."
"Hold on, this second round, I should be the one to pose the question!"
"Your Highness, please give me a question."
"I want you to write a self-deprecating song."
Princess Yuya said, looking proud, wanting to see Ye Ming make a fool of herself.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "Hey, I am good at everything, I have everything, but I have no shortcomings. How can I write such a self-deprecating poem?
Hey, I admit defeat in this round.
Your Highness, we are evenly matched. "
Prime Minister Gui and Miao Tong on the side turned their heads and snickered when they saw these two people talking.
The saying is absolutely true: a tree without bark will inevitably die, but a man without shame will be invincible in the world.
Although it was a draw, Princess Yuya was not happy.
This guy is so shameless and really thick-skinned.
But since he said he wanted to fight poetry, he naturally went to the end and said:
"There is one last round, you come up with the questions!"
Ye Ming smiled and said: "Unfortunately, there is also a poem here. I need your Highness to interpret the meaning of the poem. I wonder if Your Highness dares to answer it?"
"Interpreting poetry? Why don't you dare? Just do it!"
"Your Highness, please listen carefully. The following poem is a poem about the situation:
Look at Sanwei when the sun is warm, the wind is high and the two sides are fighting.
The frog turns white and becomes broad, and the dead earthworm grows purple.
Listen to the piwu phoenix, throw the steamed buns and catch the whole grains.
Come back and sit in the house, why not kill. "
Ye Ming finished reading the poem leisurely, then smiled and sat down on a stone bench to sip tea.
Not only Princess Yuya, but also Miaotong and Prime Minister Gui also started thinking about the meaning of this poem.
Not to mention Princess Yuya, even Prime Minister Gu was a little confused. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out the meaning of the poem.
Princess Yuya frowned even more, thinking carefully and finding little to gain.
On the other hand, Miao Tong seemed to have thought of something. She glanced at Ye Ming secretly and became more convinced of the content of the poem. She suddenly felt like she had a pearl of wisdom in her hand.
It turns out that this is what it feels like to know the answer and watch others guess...
After a while, Princess Yuya still didn't guess it, so she had to sigh and asked:
"Mr. Shanyuan, I lost this competition.
If you lose, I will never break my promise. The penholder is yours.
But, no matter what, please tell me the meaning of this poem. "
Ye Ming stood up and smiled:
“Well, actually it’s nothing, it’s like this——
When I was relaxing in Pingbo Mansion a few days ago, I saw three spiders weaving webs under the eaves (see Sanwei on a warm day), and then I saw two sparrows fighting in the corridor (Feng Gao fighting on both sides).
I also saw a frog with its white belly turned upside down like the word "chu" (the frog turned white and wide), and I also saw a purple dead earthworm bent like the word "z" (the dead earthworm is purple in length).
While eating, I heard someone playing the song "Feng Qi Wu" on the pipa on the street (listen to Pi Wu Feng). Before I finished eating the steamed buns, I heard the gatekeeper reporting that the newly harvested coarse grains had arrived (the steamed buns were thrown to catch the coarse grains).
Just after watching the excitement of the coarse grain incident, I saw a picture of a heavenly master beating an imp on the inner door. I felt that it was very enjoyable to draw, so I said it wouldn't hurt to beat him to death. "
"this......"
This explanation stunned Princess Yuya and Prime Minister Turtle.
How can it be guessed by someone so poetic?
Only Miao Tong was smiling from ear to ear. She had been with her all the way that day, so she naturally knew that she was overjoyed to see the two of them looking like this.
Ye Ming came to the desk and said to the lazy penholder:
"Your master will lose you to me, don't resist!"
Having said that, he reached out and picked up the pen holder...
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