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Chapter 198 The Battle of Wind and Cloud (One Country)
A round of red sunshine shone on Li Qiao's house.

Li Qiao, a descendant of Zhaojun Li Kai's lineage, once served as a prime minister, and Cui Rong and Su Weiwei of the Cui family both moved the world with their writing.

Now the sun began to shine into the study from the window, but there were several servants outside guarding the study.

There are more than a dozen old people in the study.

One of the old men looked at everyone and said: "I sent someone to check the news last night. They have indeed shipped a lot of spices from the southern sea country since last summer. Not only that, but there are also a lot of ivory, tortoiseshell, coral, and pearls. The most let What is strange is that they claimed to be the descendants of Zhang Zhongjian and established a country in the South China Sea, but now they transported these precious things to the Central Plains for trading. They also brought a large amount of gold, and combined the gold with the trading The economy has been replaced by the flying money of our Dazhou. Do they want to return to Dazhou for development?"

Hearing his question, another old man also frowned and said, "Li Erlang, if it's according to what you said, why did they contact us and ask us to provide a lot of weapons and some craftsmen instead of using money?"

The name Zhang Zhongjian came from the mouth of the deceased general Li Jing.It is said that this person is the son of Zhang Jiling, a rich man in Yangzhou. He was almost killed by his father because of his ugly appearance when he was born.Later, when I saw the chaos in the world, I also thought of rebellion.I met Li Jing by chance, and the two chatted happily.Seeing Li Shimin at Li Jing's mansion again made me even more ashamed.So I said to Li Jing, you can protect the Li family to play in the Central Plains, and I will go overseas to be the king.

I haven't heard from him since.

But after Li Jing's words got out, there were many rumors among the people that Zhang Zhongjian was a man of the world, and Zhang Zhongjian became a bearded man, a mysterious figure who knew the world at a glance.

These dozen or so elders are middle elders with seven surnames, elites among the people in the world, so they naturally know the truth and falsehood.There is this person, and even this person is really capable, otherwise he would not be able to enter the eyes of General Li.Think about Li Jing's record, which makes all Turkic Khitan Uighurs daunting.But there is absolutely no magic in the rumors.

Since they have saved a lot of flying money and want to enter the Central Plains, what are they doing to buy weapons now?Rebellion, shit, the world was in chaos at that time, Zhang Zhongjian gave in, and now the world is stable.

The room was lost in thought.

At that time, this self-proclaimed descendant of Zhang Zhongjian proposed this deal after the envoy of Daxia Kingdom, an island country established in the South China Sea, asked to see them.For spices, ivory, and tortoiseshell, the seven surnames all know the huge profits.But it was the requirement of this weapon that made them very embarrassed.There are also craftsmen, this is not to transfer craftsmen to Yangzhou, or Chang'an, but go to the South China Sea, and don't even think about coming back.In this way, hundreds of people disappeared, so it's strange if it didn't cause any impact.

At this time, another old man smiled wryly and said: "The main thing is that we are in the limelight, otherwise this transaction is not a big problem. As long as we keep it a little more secretive. Another point, they sent someone to contact me last night. After talking about it for a few days, they will pay tribute to the imperial court. If we don’t agree, they will have to find another family.”

Although it is a country, no one from the Great Tang regards these small countries in the South China Sea as one thing.Moreover, the risk at sea is very high, but there are some countries that have claimed the vassal of Datang, such as Linyi, Shuizhenla, Luzhenla, Piaoguo, Luoheluo, Langyaxiu, Shandan, Luoyue, Panpan, there are Goro, Kuloumi, Poli, Heling, Duopoden, Sri Buddha Oath, Jiecha Kingdom, Naked Man Kingdom, etc. on the sea. (About the specific geographical location of the surrounding countries of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid your disgust, I will introduce it in a single chapter later)

Some sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty once every few decades, some only once every few hundred years, and some were only seen in the notes of eminent monks or sea guests who went to Tianzhu to seek Buddhism.

The so-called tribute is more for the sake of looking good, and no one takes him seriously.For example, Sri Lanka vowed to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty once last year. From their mouths, they knew that this country produced a lot of gold, dipterocarp, and mercury sand, but they were interested.Sometimes it is said that it is two months from Jiaozhi Fanhai, and sometimes it is said that it is 20 days. I am afraid that they may not be able to find the way home.

But shipping was not without it. The Tang Dynasty also set up a Tiju City Ship Envoy in Guangzhou to manage maritime trade and collect tariffs at the same time.

But when Guan Jian was the envoy of the Great Xia Kingdom, when negotiating with them, he promised to provide them with a huge amount of spices, ivory, tortoise shell, and coral, so huge that all the families felt excited.And the trade profits of these things are amazing.

Hearing this old man's words, the other old men looked to the southwest, and the square where today's competition was held was in that direction.Among them, the elder Zheng's parents showed shame on their faces.

Seeing his expression, an old man from the Cui family patted him on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to blame yourself. At the beginning, Ling Shiro had good intentions, so he did not hesitate to condescend to marry that kid's sister back to the family. Daughter-in-law's. It's normal for Sun to look down on her. She's just a vulgar village woman! It's just that that kid doesn't know what's good. But we all underestimated him."

Originally, in this competition, the painting was the first thing. The painting that Wang Hua gave to Di Renjie, and Di Renjie gave it to Wu Zetian. Therefore, some disciples with seven surnames who held official positions in the court all saw these two paintings.The unique feeling is very realistic, but it loses the "meaning" and "spirit" of traditional Chinese painting from the original meaning.Therefore, on this point, the seven surnames are fully sure.However, he came up with a picture of "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", which is not only well painted, but also has a new technique, and it is also an orthodox traditional Chinese painting that cannot be more correct.

Then there is Qin. I have heard "Yangguan", but I don't believe in evil. Could it be that all ten songs are "Yangguan" and "Chunjiang Huayueye"?But now it really is possible.

Then there is calligraphy, and no one believes that there will be ten new styles of regular script, ten kinds of cursive script, and ten new styles of official script, and it is a style of brushwork that will allow future generations to have a reference path.Cangjie really invented characters?But now this possibility is infinitely magnified.

What makes them most confident is the article.But it was "A Fang Gong Fu" that made their confidence disappear.

As for the poems, I also have confidence in the original, is it really a swan song?What now?
Chess hasn't seen it yet, so it is estimated that since he brought it up, he will definitely have full confidence.

Originally, when they heard the news, all the families were filled with righteous indignation and prepared to teach this ignorant kid a lesson, so each family sent one or two elders to Luoyang with the best disciples in the family.

Yet no one expected this to happen.

The seven surnames are only one step away from being completely defeated by one person!
The oldest old man knocked on the table and said: "From my point of view, this person needs weapons. He may want to conquer more places and occupy more resources in order to obtain wealth. Everyone, you can take a look at the list. Most of them are shipbuilding craftsmen, and there are some boat nails. Therefore, we don't need to think too complicated. According to the old man, we can promise him, otherwise once they pay tribute and let Wei and other families know, they will not be like us. In this way, there are various taboos. But be careful. First of all, find a way to learn more about the other party. Also, according to the old man, the world is paying attention to us because of this competition. We cannot be transferred from the Central Plains. Instead Find a way, find someone in the middle, go to Lingnan, and plot against those criminals. Don't leave any evidence for the other party. At the same time, watch the movements of this small countryman while walking."

These seven surnames and ten families are related to each other by marriage, one is prosperous and the other is humiliated.Except for Wang Han who is young and ignorant, as these old people, he would not do such a thing.The cooperation between them is also very sincere.

After listening to the old man's words, they thought about it and nodded together.

But they didn't know that it was because of today's decision that almost brought disaster to their ten families!

This is a very important business.If the cooperation is successful, according to the amount mentioned by the envoy of the Great Xia Kingdom, the wealth brought to each family is no less than the new porcelain kiln obtained by Wang Hua, and even far exceeds it.

At their level, they are not young people who will be arrogant and look down on money.Wrong, like Wang Hua, each of these dozen people knows the power of money.That's why I was cautious, even surpassing the competition for this time.

Or there is another reason, because the success of this transaction can comfort their wounded hearts to some extent!

After making a decision, he walked out of the study and came to the living room.

There are several people sitting in the living room, they are the best disciples among the seven surnames, and they will be the candidates for today's competition.

The oldest man said: "Remember, it doesn't matter if you lose or win today, you don't need to worry about it. Even if you lose, it's not a big problem. The most important thing is that you all have to show our aristocratic family's demeanor, demeanor and heritage. This is the most important point. There are talented people in every generation, but what about their descendants? Therefore, if you lose, you only lose your talent. But you can’t lose your bearing and dignity. And it’s a good thing to lose.”

After listening to his words, these people didn't quite understand.

People all over the world are waiting to see their jokes.Why losing is still a good thing.

"Because of this, our next generation of disciples will know that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky, so that they can get rid of their carelessness and study with peace of mind. Only in this way can a hundred flowers bloom in our big families. Do you understand!" the old man snapped road.

"Besides, it's an eventful time now, so I just took this opportunity to put us in a dormant state. This is also very important. In the future, we must learn to use our heads to think more about everything. When we see the benefits, we can also see the disadvantages. What is the next sentence!"

This is exactly what a dozen or so elders discussed yesterday.The current political situation is too unclear, even though there is one point, they are not optimistic about the Zhang brothers, even though they are so popular now.But apart from the Zhang family, there are also the Wu brothers, will they sing a big show like Wu Zetian?It is the Li family, or the two brothers Li Xian and Li Dan.Now Wu Zetian split Li Xian's rights, allowing Li Dan to step onto the stage.

Wu Zetian was laying the net.But this is Wu Zetian's idea.These elders obviously felt that there would be even more chaos in the future because of Wu Zetian's arrangement.

There was also the mighty Princess Taiping who stepped in decisively and asked her disciples to borrow five great poems. This was a favor for her big families to accept her.This also shows that she is cunning.

Only by dormant and sure to hit with one blow, can the big families accompany the final victor and laugh until the end, in order to reap the greatest benefits.

Therefore, Wang Hua's attack this time is an opportunity!
None of them are easy!

After the old man finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Go!"

Although the old man said so, these people are still not reconciled, how can they not want to win!
They walked outside the house one by one, looked at each other, and clenched their fists.

Wang Hua met Li.Hand over the manuscript.There are manuscripts for paintings, poems, calligraphy and articles. The chess game is not announced to the outside world until the game is played through a large board hanging on the screen.This is also the idea of ​​soliciting Wang Hua.

Two people are playing chess, so many people want to see this big place, how can they be satisfied.Therefore, Wang Hua proposed to hang a few large boards on the surrounding walls, nailing black and white pieces on them, and nailing or taking the corresponding chess pieces at each step.In order to let more viewers try to figure it out.This is the subsequent listing.

There is also the piano, and it is not possible to distribute the piano score to some people until the time of the competition. It is impossible for everyone to have a copy.How expensive is printing now?
However, dozens of judges did not move.

Although everyone came, the disciples with seven surnames did not see any of them.

Today is not yesterday, even though Empress Wu Zetian ordered them to decide the first place in the square.But these talented scholars are not stupid.It was obvious that Wang Hua singled out the seven surnames by himself. If it was the first three days, he could still show off his talents like Zhang Jiuling did.It's different now, it's an official game.There's no need to get involved.

Another point, we can also see that the emperor is secretly supporting Wang Hua to further suppress the aristocratic family.If I do it myself, the emperor might think that he is helping the family against her.On the contrary, it is not beautiful.

Therefore, no one from the aristocratic family came, and no one handed over the manuscript to the doctor who was appraised for the competition.

However, some people want to hang their works behind them after the results are out.

Wang Hua had no choice but to wait.

Wu Zetian had no choice but to wait.

She had waited before, but that time it was Wang Hua who was waiting at the White Horse Temple.Now the roles are just reversed.

As the sun rose higher and higher, noisy discussions began to spread from the crowd.

Li Hong whispered in Wang Hua's ear, "Erlang, aren't they afraid of you?"

After finishing speaking, he giggled and laughed.But I also know that this is a joke.Ten families with seven surnames and many excellent disciples, how could they be afraid of Erlang alone?
But in the current situation, she never expected that Erlang could push Qi Xing to such an unbearable situation.

But Wang Hua didn't feel proud at all.The truth is far from this.At first glance, it seems that between me and Qi Xing is a competition between a little sheep and a tiger.But not in the bones!This little sheep has countless golden fingers. In front of these golden fingers, the seven surnames are not even a sheep.

This is a truly unfair competition.
Wang Hua is not proud of it either.

The sun was ten percent higher.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, and finally saw a few people, among a group of young people, walking over like stars.When they came to the venue, they saluted first, and even greeted Wang Hua warmly when they saw Wang Hua.

All of them had spring-like smiles on their faces and gentle attitudes.

There is no competition, and the demeanor of these people is also admired by everyone. They are indeed disciples of aristocratic families, and their demeanor is extraordinary.

Everyone is here, let's start the competition.

Su Jijiu said: "Let's follow Wang Erlang-jun's rules, the first poetry competition."

As he spoke, he posted the poems of both of them on the screen.But this time it was different. Contrary to Wang Hua, Su Jijiu first posted poems written by disciples of the Cui family.

This is a trend!
After the paper with the poem written on it was pasted up, Su Jijiu moved away to let everyone watch.

There was a burst of applause from the crowd.Even Wang Hua applauded, what a poem!
But it is the appearance of this poem that makes everyone look forward to the next struggle.

PS: Really entangled, this monthly ticket list.Although I hate swearing and rudeness the most, I can't help but say, TMD.In this chapter, I just sat in front of the computer for three o'clock before trying to open some code words. In fact, I worked very hard, but brothers also worked hard.Some book friends actually subscribed to the talent for a monthly ticket, and didn't even read it, it was produced purely for a monthly ticket.I believe that many readers have monthly tickets that I have asked for over and over again.With you book friends, what else can I complain about.Forget it, I don't look at the fucking list.Continue to code words, and then strive for an early explosion.

(End of this chapter)