Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

Li Xin knew he was bluffing, but Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan didn't. As soon as they heard that Li Xin was going to publicize this matter, the two were immediately frightened.

Ordinarily, this matter is actually not big, but it just didn't solve the problem. But for Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan, this was no small matter.

The reason is also very simple:

Wang Wenjian, surnamed Wang, comes from the Wang family in Taiyuan.

Cui Wenyuan, surnamed Cui, came from the Cui family of Boling.

They are all descendants of high-ranking families with five surnames and seven Wangs. Although they are not the most noble and purest direct descendants in the clan, at any rate, they have the opportunity to be recommended by the family to serve as an official because of their relatively outstanding talents and learning. This is the so-called "door shade", one of the most important ways to become an official in the Tang Dynasty.

The biggest basis for the implementation of this system was that people in the world generally believed that the children of the gentry were superior in learning, far surpassing the children of the poor. This kind of determinism of birth, which is completely incomprehensible to modern people, was the basic consensus of almost the whole society in the Tang Dynasty.

Under this premise, what Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan bear is not only the dignity of the two of them, but also the dignity of the Taiyuan Wang family and the Boling Cui family behind them.

Once the news that the two of them failed to answer the difficult question posed by the King of Chu gets out, everyone will laugh at it, and even the family will be ashamed. It's not good for anyone, I have to lose to such an ignorant dude!

Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan flashed through their minds the possible serious consequences of humiliating the family, and then swallowed in unison, reading the same conclusion from each other's eyes.

"Can't go! Absolutely can't just go away like this!"

The two turned their heads at the same time, and took out their respective topics to think hard.

Lao Zheng looked at the expressions on the faces of these two people with a smile, which was more painful than two months of constipation, and his heart was as refreshing as drinking a large glass of grape wine.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the two of them could no longer bear the feeling of a splitting headache, bowed their hands to Lao Zheng, and said honestly: "We have surrendered. Can you inform His Royal Highness King Chu? Just say Wang Wenjian (Cui Wenyuan), head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to see him!"

Knowing is knowing, not knowing is knowing.

This is the teaching of Mr. Kong Lao.

For the children of the gentry, it is shameful to be inferior to others in knowledge, but if they run away in despair, as Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan wanted to do at the beginning, the embarrassing effect will be doubled, and it will even affect the family. Family reputation, for example, the children who were accused of teaching did not have the demeanor that scholars should have.

Since he can't escape and can't solve the problem, the answer to how to deal with the situation in front of him is already obvious.

Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan had no choice but to bow their heads.

"When will they admit defeat and when will you let them in?" Old Zheng clearly remembered what his lord told him at the time, so he opened the door according to the lord's instructions, let the two of them in, and said, "Please! The lord is already behind us." The court is waiting for the two of you!"

Seeing the vermilion door slowly open, Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan felt excited at the same time, as if they had finally walked out of a long and winding dark tunnel and saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Cui Wenyuan couldn't help the redness of his eyes, and Wang Wenjian even secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

Under the leadership of the servants, the two walked through the palace to the back court.

It was afternoon, and the sun was still so lazy. Li Xin, the king of Chu they were going to visit, was lying on a strange looking thing, basking in the sun.

It was wooden and looked like a bed, but it was not flat. On the whole, it is a bit curved, especially the base of this thing is two half-moon-shaped wooden boards. Such a base made it impossible for it to stop firmly on the ground, and it was always shaking slowly, without the stable look that furniture should have.

If Li Xin knew what Cui Wenyuan and Wang Wenjian were thinking about the reclining chair under him at the moment, he would definitely stand up and angrily push them in turn on the reclining chair to feel it: "You feel your conscience and say, shake it like this Not happy?"

After coming to the Tang Dynasty for so many days, Li Xin missed all kinds of furniture of later generations, so he asked Wang Gui to invite two or three carpenters to do long-term work at home. The deck chair under him at the moment is the masterpiece of these carpenters. It has to be said that no matter which era, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen is commendable. Li Xin just said a few words casually, and they overcame the difficulty with their outstanding wisdom and made a decent recliner.

In the warm afternoon sun of autumn, set up a recliner in the yard, lie on it, shake it, and bask in the sun, it’s so beautiful. If you still have a girl in your arms, let’s bask in the sun together on this big recliner, Take a nap, it will be more nourishing.

Li Xin didn't even open his eyes, and accurately raised his hand to wipe off the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, Wang Gui lightly coughed twice and said, "My lord, a guest is here."

"Ah?" Li Xin opened his eyes and took a look. Seeing two strangers standing beside Wang Gui, he closed his eyes again and said, "You guys are here."

Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan had no choice. No matter how unconvinced he is in his heart, no matter how much he dislikes Li Xin, he still needs to do superficial work. The two had no choice but to bow to each other and said: "The official Wang Wenjian (Cui Wenyuan) pays homage to the King of Chu."

Although Li Xin has only a title and no official position, logically speaking, he should not be counted as a "shangguan", but there is no way, his status is too special.

Li Xin waved his hands casually, and said, "You guys are too slow to come. I've been sunbathing in this yard for a long time."

Wang Wenjian and Cui Wenyuan's expressions changed. Wang Wenjian said with a half-smile: "That's not because His Highness the King of Chu is so talented, so he stumped us both by asking two random questions!" Negatively accused Li Xin of intentionally making things difficult, the sarcasm was beyond words.

Li Xin burst out laughing upon hearing this.

"You're too funny, aren't you?" Li Xin pointed at Wang Wenjian and said, "I gave you a question, but you couldn't do it, and you actually blamed me for making it too difficult? If you followed your thinking, you wouldn't pass the imperial examination. Can all scholars blame the exam questions for being too difficult? You still have a sly face? I really admire your cheekiness!"