You know, the only one who can say long live is the emperor!
Although Xiao Yuan was riding alongside the Emperor, even a fool could tell who was shouting "Long Live".
King Qin's heart is clearly revealed.
The shouts shook the sky and continued for a long time.
Xiao Yuan put away his bow, handed it to Xu Hu, and raised his right hand.
The shouting stopped.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Seeing this scene, Shang Rui's face turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stammered: "Qin... King Qin's archery is unparalleled, which opened my eyes."
"How can I make His Majesty laugh?" Xiao Yuan said with a smile.
Shang Rui swallowed, looked around, and said: "I, I suddenly feel unwell and want to return to the palace immediately..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan was not embarrassed and said in a calm tone: "In that case, I will send your Majesty back to rest."
With that said, before Shang Rui could answer, he shouted loudly: "Liang Yuan!"
"I'm here!" The latter immediately stepped forward.
"Escort His Majesty back to the palace."
"promise!"
Shang Rui left, scared.
After he left, Xiao Yuan acted as if nothing had happened. He led the officials and hunted around again before returning to the high platform.
The majestic horn sounded and the drum beat loudly.
Both sides below were filled with civil and military officials.
On the high platform directly above, Xiao Yuan picked up the bronze cup, faced the ministers below, and said in a loud voice:
"Today, the reason why Qin is strong and prosperous is all because of the help of all my beloved ministers! For this grand gathering, the civil and military forces of our country, Qin, have gathered together. I have thought about it over and over again and decided to hold this grand gathering to honor the merits of civil and military forces..."
"This hunt will be a competition between civil servants and generals, and a battle between generals and bravery. Anyone who is in the top three will be rewarded!"
"Long live! Long live -"
The shouts filled the sky again.
The generals were all excited and gearing up.
Xiao Yuan raised his left hand slightly, the scene became quiet again, and he said loudly:
"There is an evil tiger in this forest and mountain, which often hurts the lives of the people. Today is a grand gathering. All our officers and soldiers of the Qin Dynasty can go there. Whoever can hunt this ferocious beast will be the first to win today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the generals became more excited and mounted their horses one after another, as if they were about to rush out immediately after giving the order.
Xiao Yuan looked like this and waved his hand: "Go!"
"Drive--" As soon as he finished his words, Peng Shuang, who had already been prepared, was the first to rush out on horseback.
Seeing this, Tang Yue couldn't stand behind others, so he slapped the horse's buttocks fiercely.
"Stop grabbing!"
"That's what I said!"
In the distance, you can still hear the shouts among the generals.
Xiao Yuan smiled heartily and said loudly again: "Everyone, please take your seats!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty——" The civil servants all bowed down, and then sat down on both sides below after their own cases.
Not long after, the sergeant also brought up the pens and inks one by one.
Xiao Yuan also returned to his seat, looked up at the bright sunshine, and said in a good mood: "Within an hour, I will read the articles of the ministers, let's start!"
Following his words, the sergeant finished writing and retired, and all the civil servants began to chat quietly with the left and right.
Not only the ministers of the DPRK but also the governors of various local counties were present at this grand event, so the number of people was very large.
This was Huang Su's first time in the capital of Qin. He was obviously a little flustered when he was with so many ministers. He couldn't help but said: "Oh, your Majesty is hunting in Linshan today. Why didn't you receive any news about this civil servant's competition? …”
"Yes, if I had known earlier, I should have been prepared..." Another official agreed.
Du Shi, the current magistrate of Yizhou, is adjacent to Wang Su. Both of them were former ministers of the Xuan Dynasty. They have a good personal relationship, so he tentatively asked: "Master Wang, what do you think of this competition?"
Wang Su smiled slightly and said in a calm voice: "Master Du, do you know why the king goes with the emperor to hunt for a round before hunting?"
"Oh?" Du Shi's heart moved when he heard this.
Wang Su continued: "The king's ambition is for the world, and there is no need to say more about his ambition to pacify the mountains and rivers, but this emperor's heart is becoming more and more obvious..."
Du Shi heard this and said quickly: "I know how to write. Thank you very much."
Their conversation was clearly heard by Ding Rong, who was not far away. He rolled his eyes and immediately dipped his ink, writing as if he was inspired.
On the other side, Jiang Yi said with a smile: "When it comes to articles, Shangguan is eight times more talented. It seems that you are bound to win this competition?"
Shangguan Wenruo seemed to be in a bad mood, and his face had always been a little gloomy. Hearing this, he forced a smile and said, "Master Jiang, you are serious in your words. I have few talents and little knowledge. There are many talented people in our country of Qin, so I can't get my turn."
"Sir Shangguan, you are too modest." Jiang Yi smiled and said nothing more. He rolled his eyes and started writing.
With his shrewdness, how could he not see what Xiao Yuan meant today? The article even praised him.
Shangguan Wenruo was silent for a long time before he picked up his pen and started to move.
One poem, one hour, is really nothing to a great literati.
However, many ministers still stop writing and meditate in order to carve out chapters and sentences.
Liu Changqing, on the other hand, moved smoothly without any pause, and it didn't take long at all to finish the article.
From the beginning to the end, he did not pause in the middle. After he finished writing, he checked it himself, and then handed it over to the sergeant on the side and said: "Please submit it to the king for review."
The sergeant took it, held the bamboo slip in both hands, placed it respectfully in front of Xiao Yuan, and then stepped back.
Seeing this, many ministers couldn't help but glance at Liu Changqing.
Xiao Yuan was also a little surprised. When he picked up the bamboo slips, he subconsciously praised Liu Changqing: "Master Liu is really quick in thinking and completed it so quickly."
As he spoke, he also unfolded the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully.
Liu Changqing's article is not very fancy, just ordinary. What's more, in the words, there are many things that are inappropriate about what happened to your Majesty today.
After Xiao Yuan finished reading, he glanced at him, closed the bamboo slips again, and put them aside without making any comments.
Then, another bamboo slip was delivered.
Xiao Yuan continued to expand, and the following articles were all praises. Many people's words and sentences had the implicit intention of persuading people to move forward, sometimes like dragons and sometimes phoenixes.
Xiao Yuan finished reading one volume, closed the other volume and put it away.
Not long after, I read Shangguan Wenruo’s article.
This article is really magnificent in writing, majestic in tone, extremely sophisticated in rhetoric, echoing back and forth, and continuous.
But Xiao Yuan's expression turned gloomy as he watched.
In the article, he first said something about the decline of the royal family and the fragmentation of mountains and rivers, and then quoted scriptures and borrowed the words of saints to urge Xiao Yuan to observe humility, so that the world can return to its heart.
This great scholar.
Xiao Yuan pinched the bamboo slip, narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced at him.
