A Timely Wife

Originally thought that he could meet Emperor Chu Cheng at the Luming Banquet, but unexpectedly, Emperor Chu Cheng did not come at all, but was sent an imperial decree, which was read out by Prime Minister Wan himself. What surprised everyone present was that Li Ruosong, the champion of the new division, actually Instead of being assigned to the Hanlin Academy as the Hanlin, he was sent to the Ministry of War. It was just a small experience in the Ministry of War. Even the imperial decree clearly stated that the champion of the new department must go to the post immediately after receiving the decree. Three days must be completed first.

Li Ruosong felt a little baffled. He subconsciously glanced at Prince Zhong, and found that Prince Zhong was sitting on his chair with a somewhat surprised expression. Li Ruosong understood that there might be something wrong with this decree. He was sick and was resting in the bedroom without seeing everyone else, otherwise Prince Zhong would have gone to ask Emperor Chu Cheng.

When Li Ruosong was about to accept the decree to thank you, Prime Minister Wan said, "Li Zhuangyuan, no, Li Jingwen should not be in a hurry to thank you. I have a couple here. I wonder if Li Zhuangyuan can match them?"

"I'm not talented in a low position, I'm willing to give it a try." Li Ruosong replied.

"Then the old man came up with the first couplet. The two apes broke the tree deep in the mountains, and the little monkeys dare to saw it together?" When Prime Minister Wan said this first couplet, his expression was very subtle, with some contempt and a little complacency. He thought about the pair for a long time. Li Ruosong, a poor boy who came out of nowhere, actually replaced his nephew as the No.

Although under his insistence, Li Ruosong was sent to the military department which was the least valued for a little experience, and was also sent to his nephew's territory, but he still felt that there was a bad breath in his heart. Come out, only humiliating Li Ruosong face to face can make him feel better.

Li Ruosong's stature was not enough in front of Prime Minister Wan. Prime Minister Wan was extremely tall. To be precise, all of the Wan family were tall. Even the women were very tall, a little taller than many men.Li Ruosong is about 1.8 meters tall, but standing in front of Prime Minister Wan who is nearly [-] years old is still not enough.

Prime Minister Wan's Shanglian is very ironic, it can be said to be a pun, that is, it satirizes Li Ruosong's stature, and also insinuates that Li Ruosong's official position is as small as an ant. In front of him, Li Ruosong is like a monkey , It made him feel ridiculous not to talk, but to jump around.

As soon as this couplet came out, many courtiers and Jinshi were in an uproar in the garden. A few courtiers and Jinshi felt that Prime Minister Wan was disrespectful. It is really shameful that a dignified prime minister cares about a small experience. Of course, most of the courtiers still felt that Prime Minister Wan's upper couplet was very good, very appropriate, and the wording was also very precise. As soon as this couplet's upper couplet came out, it first attracted a lot of applause.

Prince Zhong leaned on the chair with his eyes closed, not sure if he heard it, Prince Zhong didn’t speak, Hu Hai and the others just watched from the sidelines, Feng Cheng had an expression that I couldn’t understand what you were saying, Minister of the Ministry of War was there While applauding, he kept his mouth shut when he could say anything as a military servant. These few people didn't speak, and the others who wanted to help Li Ruosong naturally couldn't speak.

Prime Minister Wan was a little overjoyed by the praise, he helped his beard, and said: "The old man's first couplet has been published, please Li Jingcheng to make the second couplet."

Li Rusong glanced at Lord Zhong unobtrusively, saw that Lord Zhong was looking at him and nodded slightly, and replied with a smile: "Since the prime minister has released the upper line, then I will try to write the second line. The correct answer is, a horse with its feet stuck in the mud, how can an old beast get out its hooves."

This couplet is also a pun, that is, it calls Prime Minister Wan a beast, and it also implies that Prime Minister Wan is old and useless. The corners of Prince Zhong's lips are slightly raised. This Li Ruosong is really interesting.

Prime Minister Wan's face flushed with anger, and when he was about to say something, he heard Prince Zhong say slowly, "That's right, the battle is neat and interesting."

Prince Zhong spoke up, and Prime Minister Wan did not dare to say anything even though he was in power, so he could only swallow his breath silently.

Prime Minister Wan's swallowing his anger does not mean that the people of Prime Minister Wan's faction died down. On the contrary, the people of Prime Minister Wan's faction began to find and attack Li Ruosong angrily. Quick thinking is the first evaluation given to Li Ruosong in Da Chu Zhi, and it is also the most praised.

The Minister of Rites was the first one to attack. He said directly: "This couplet, please Li Jingcheng, come out with the next couplet, and the snow is pressed against the bamboo branches."

Li Ruosong sneered in his heart, and responded, "The wind blows the lotus leaves back to the sky."

The Minister of Rites was stunned for a moment, and then wrote a couplet: "The firefly enters the weeping willow, and a little spark wraps around the willow."

Li Ruosong smiled slightly, and said to him: "The dog sleeps in the grass, and the dog is offending Wei Yuan for the time being."

Originally, he wanted to ridicule Li Ruosong who came from a poor and humble background and was lucky enough to win the No. [-] Scholar and be appointed an official. Li Ruosong directly retaliated against him. The Ministry of Rites was called Weiyuan Province in the previous dynasty. It means that the Minister of Rites can only jump a few times in this position now, what will happen in the future is uncertain, and it also means that the Minister of Rites is just a dog in front of Prime Minister Wan.

The Minister of Rites was so angry that he was speechless. He pointed at Li Ruosong's nose, "You, you, you, you, you, you, you haven't spoken for a long time, but it was Li Ruosong who was very polite to the Minister of Rites. Arching his hands, he said, "Accept."

These two words almost didn't hold back the Minister of Rites.

Seeing this, the Minister of the Ministry of War continued to say: "Come on, I have a few pairs here, please enlighten me by Li Jing."

"Don't dare, please be right." Li Ruosong was much more polite than before. You can't be polite. Regardless of whether this Minister of the Ministry of War is a useless person or not, he is his immediate boss. If you want to go to the post safely, Naturally, you should be more well-behaved.

"The four mouths share the same picture, and the inside mouth is under the control of the outside mouth." The Minister of the Ministry of War is telling Li Ruosong that I am your boss. Others can't control it, but you and I can control it. It depends on whether I am satisfied with you or not. Don't be too arrogant. Li Ruosong saluted and said, "Five people share the umbrella, and the villain is covered by the adults." This is Li Ruosong telling the Minister of War, don't worry I still know how to measure. You are my immediate boss. After this little experience, I still need to rely on adults. I hope you can forgive me.

Although Shangshu of the Ministry of War is also from the Wan family, but this person has a false name and likes to listen to good things. Once someone says something to his heart, he will be happy if he is flattered, and he will be a little bit flustered. Shangshu of the Ministry of War is tougher than you. , but if you show weakness, I won't say more about you.

Therefore, after listening to the Minister of the Ministry of War, he smiled very proudly and said, "That's right, that's right. In the future, our Ministry of War will finally have a person with outstanding literary talents."

The Minister of War did not look at the faces of Prime Minister Wan and Minister of Rites. If he saw it, he might not be able to sleep peacefully in the next few years.

Li Ruosong cupped his hands and replied, "Thank you for your love, sir."

Before the others could make a sound, Eunuch Cao suddenly said, "Our family has heard about Li Zhuangyuan's name for a long time. I wonder if our family is qualified to match against Li Zhuangyuan today?"

Li Ruosong was curious why this father-in-law would suddenly embarrass him, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face, and said politely: "Of course I can get it, I don't know how to call this father-in-law?"

"You call us Eunuch Cao."

Hearing this sentence, Li Ruosong suddenly understood why this father-in-law would embarrass him. Dare is still his rival in love. When encountering such a thing, even a man would not say that he should not fight.

Li Ruosong said with a smile: "Eunuch Cao, please write a question."

"The township examination, general examination, and palace examination are the ladders for scholars to go straight up. Li Zhuangyuan should know this well. Our family will publish an upper couplet here. Please Li Zhuangyuan will come up with a lower couplet." Eunuch Cao said in a shrill voice.

"Father-in-law, you don't need to be so polite." Li Ruosong replied with a cupped hand.

"The three-element solution will be on the list." Eunuch Cao touched his bald chin after finishing speaking.

Li Ruosong's eyes darkened for a moment, and he said, "There are four seasons in the world, summer, autumn and winter."

Eunuch Cao laughed loudly when he heard the words, "Li Zhuangyuan's couplet is not right. The four seasons in the world are spring, summer, autumn and winter. How could there be only three seasons? How can spring be called four seasons? This time Li Zhuangyuan lost, lost gone."

Li Ruosong shook his head, smiled a little strangely, and said: "Eunuch Cao's words are wrong, dare to be a father-in-law, if the roots of spring don't exist, how can it be called spring?"

Eunuch Cao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his face turned red. The surrounding courtiers knew that Eunuch Cao liked what he liked, and his expressions became weird. Li Ruosong was mocking Eunuch Cao, who is obviously a rootless person, but always likes to do dirty things.

The more Prince Zhong listened, the more he felt Li Ruosong's appetite for him, but Prince Zhong didn't stop him, he just wanted to see how far Li Ruosong could go.

Eunuch Cao also had no words, which made the courtiers shrink back for a while, but the newly promoted Jinshi didn't have such concerns, and all those who passed away with some real skills also asked Li Ruosong to answer correctly.

Li Ruosong will not refuse anyone who comes, if you write the upper line, I will be able to answer the second line.

"Golden thread willows by the Jinshui River, and golden thread willows piercing the mouth of goldfish. Please give the correct answer."

"The second place is very polite, there are jade hairpin flowers outside the jade railing, and the jade hairpin flowers are placed with jade human heads."

"The reeds on the wall are top-heavy, light-footed and shallow-rooted. Zhuangyuan Lang came to answer this sentence."

"Bamboo shoots in the mountains, with a sharp mouth, thick skin and a hollow belly, please taste it, Mr. Minister of Rites."

Over and over, Li Ruosong had already answered more than a dozen people's Shanglian, and he did not lose the slightest bit. Li Ruosong became famous before Enke's Luming Banquet.

After everyone stopped asking Li Ruosong to give a correct answer, a little Taoist priest stepped forward and said to Li Ruosong, "Here is a portrait, and I would like to ask Li Zhuangyuan to inscribe one."

Li Ruosong replied: "The Taoist priest, please bring the portrait for me to have a look at."

According to the Taoist priest, he gave the portrait to Li Ruosong. Li Ruosong glanced at it, smiled coldly, and wrote with a brush: "Thieves, thieves, thieves, you can't get them because you stole Lu Xiandan. Instead of being a Penglai guest."

The little Taoist priest saw this article, and secretly groaned in his heart. Now, the old Taoist priest can only suffer from being dumb. No matter how you look at the words, it is said that their old Taoist murdered the emperor with the intention of overthrowing the court, but he couldn't say it, so he could only go back with a bitter face and return to his life holding the painting.