Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 53 Changsun Wuji's Provocation

Soon, Yu Zhining copied the entire article, and after writing it, he compared it with the original text. After confirming that it was correct, he and Kong Yingda bid farewell to Gao Ming.

Before leaving, Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining told Gao Ming that they would tell Li Shimin about the couple, hoping to popularize couplets in the Tang Dynasty. Gao Ming naturally couldn't wish for this result, and of course he fully agreed.

Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda got a satisfactory agreement and left contentedly. Gao Ming's eyes were full of smiles as he watched the two leave.

"Finally back again, Li Tai, my brother will soon teach you to be a man again, haha!"

What Gao Ming said about bringing back a city naturally refers to the gap between him and Wei Wang Li Tai. He believes that as long as this couplet can rise in the Tang Dynasty, with the reputation brought by the couplet, let alone equalize Li Tai. , even surpassing him is not impossible.

In fact, Gao Ming still underestimated the influence of couplets. In the three days after Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining left the East Palace, almost the entire officialdom in Chang'an City and even the aristocratic families knew about couplets.

The most important thing is that with the "Gao Ming Contrasting Rhyme" that has been renamed by Gao Ming, everyone's ability to accept this couplet has improved a lot, and now some people have begun to work hard on it.

There is a good saying that is called "Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second", and there is another saying that "the literati are inferior to each other". It can be seen that educated people have a heart to compare with each other directly, and the couplet just gives them A fitting "battlefield".

The comparison between articles and articles, the difference between the winner and the loser is often very small, and it is difficult to see at a glance, but the pair is different. If you can match up with the next couplet, the outcome will be decided directly.

The most important thing is that the couplet is different from writing a poem. To put it bluntly, it is just a sentence, but it is a good way to "literately fight" because it tests a person's quick thinking.

Therefore, in the short three days since the couplet appeared, it has become popular in the literati circle in Chang'an, and even the civil officials will take time to come up with a good couplet so that they can show off in front of their colleagues when they go to court.

"Brother Zhang, I heard that you have done a lot of research on this couplet. I suddenly thought of a couplet. Would you like to try it?"

"Liu Xiandi has won the prize, come on, please come up with the right one!"

"Okay, my upper line is like this..."

Situations like this have now become the norm in the entire city of Chang'an, which shows how deeply the couplets have had a profound impact on the literati circle.

It can be said that at this speed, the couplets will spread to the entire Tang Dynasty in less than a year. By that time, Gao Ming's influence in the literati circle will directly transform into his reputation among the literati!

And after Li Shimin's approval, Kong Yingda has already started to teach couplets in the Imperial College, so Gao Ming also found that his eldest son Li Xiang looked at him with more and more admiration in the past two days. a good thing.

"Finally, I don't have to worry about losing face in front of Xueba's son!"

As for the youngest son, Li Jue, he is still a little afraid of Gao Ming. Whenever Gao Ming puts on a straight face, he runs fast, and when Gao Ming smiles at him, the little guy immediately runs over flattered and like Gao Ming acting like a baby. Gao Ming laughed out loud.

"This little thing is clever!"

As a "Three Generations of Emperors" whose roots are upright, Gao Ming suddenly felt that he had already begun to stride towards the pinnacle of his life!
The only shortcoming is that he still has to get up early to go to the court, and what's more tragic is that he can no longer doze off in the court.

In the past, when Gao Ming went to the court, everyone's eyes were basically focused on Li Shimin at the top, so Gao Ming could occasionally take a nap against the pillar and be lazy.

But it's not working now, since the couplets were spread, everyone looked at him curiously when he went to court, and was stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes, how could he sleep?

It was the same on this day, just after the morning court, everyone turned their attention to Gao Ming, and Gao Ming suddenly felt that he was not well.

"Damn it, I look at me like this every morning. I'm not glass. If I'm so anxious, I'll go to tease your daughters next time. Make sure to tease one of them, one left and one right..."

Of course, Gao Ming can only think about these words in his heart, on the surface he still has to show the majesty of the prince and pretend to be serious.

Suddenly, Li Shimin spoke.

"Prince, I heard that you created the couplets that are making a lot of noise nowadays. Is this true?"

Obviously, Li Shimin is planning to help his son gain political capital. Once Gao Ming admits it, it means that the couplet will be stamped with his own brand, and no one will be able to get involved in it in the future. This is very important for stabilizing his position. effect.

Gao Ming also knew this, so he quickly stood up and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Father, although this couplet was written by my ministers, my ministers have little talent and learning, and I still need to be corrected by all the adults in the court."

As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, the ministers in the court immediately felt at ease.

Look at the prince, he is not arrogant or impetuous, he can create something like couplets, and he is so humble, he is a model of literati!
For a moment, everyone looked at Gao Ming with gentle eyes. Seeing this scene, Li Shimin who was sitting above couldn't help but secretly nodded.

"This kid is not bad. Not only is his brain very flexible, but he also knows how to adapt to changing situations. Not bad!"

And at this moment, a person came out from the side, and then cupped his hands towards Gao Ming.

"I came up with an upper couplet together with a few colleagues yesterday, but I couldn't think of a suitable second couplet. I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for advice!"

Gao Ming also knew this speaker, he was his predecessor, Li Chengqian's uncle, eldest grandson Wuji.

Changsun Wuji is relatively fat and has a high position and authority. He is the "first brother" in the court, so when he stands up, he is particularly conspicuous. When he bows to Gao Ming, everyone's eyes turn accordingly Gao Ming.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming couldn't help frowning immediately.

"Damn, I just humbly said please correct me, but you really jumped out and prepared to correct me, isn't it too embarrassing?"

Gao Ming knew that it would be impossible not to answer at this time, but if he answered it badly, he would lose face. For a while, Gao Ming felt like he was riding a tiger, but when he looked at Changsun Wuji's half-smile, it was obvious that he was Gao Ming immediately became angry when he tried to tease his expression.

"Damn it, that's right. Although I'm a half-baked guy, he's still better than you guys who have only studied pairs for a few days, right?"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming also bowed his hands to Changsun Wuji with a smile all over his face.

"I don't dare to give pointers, my eldest grandson will make a question!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, all the people in the court cast their eyes on the two of them, and the atmosphere in the court began to become a little different.

(End of this chapter)