Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 789 The Eternal First Parallel Essay
Li Qinzai really had no other purpose for visiting today.

He just wanted to tell King Teng that he liked his daughter.

After the incident, Li Zhi was obviously favoring him, but the Son of Heaven secretly assisted him. His grandfather and biological father were also trying to smooth things over, and jointly arranged an errand for King Teng.

Xue Na and Gao Qi directly intervened, and together they drove Yu Yin out of Chang'an.

His relatives and friends around him were helping him, but Li Qinzai found that he hadn't even expressed his opinion frankly so far.

This is very unmanly.

Others are helping him marry a wife, so he should at least show his heart in front of his future father-in-law, right?

If he didn't even have this bit of courage, he really wasn't worthy of marrying a woman like Jin Xiang back home.

So today Li Qinzai came, took the initiative to come to the door, first apologized, then gave gifts, and finally told King Teng without fear, I like your daughter, that's it.

Without playing tricks or tricks, Li Qinzai hopes that this matter will be aboveboard from beginning to end, and he does not want to cast a disgraceful shadow on Jinxiang's future.

King Teng was still sitting in the hall, staring blankly at the amber wine cup on the table, his expression lost in thought.

Li Qinzai didn't play any tricks, but King Teng's psychological pressure at the moment was heavier than the mountain.

Stress comes from everything and everyone around you.

The emperor helped Li Qinzai in the open and in the dark, not to mention the young and old in the British government, but the Yu family, who was so close to the door, resolutely withdrew, and his daughter was dying...

King Teng has lived to this age, and the pressure has never been as great as it is today. To be honest, he is a little bit overwhelmed.

I always feel that I am competing with the whole world, as if everyone in the world is happy with Li Qinzai and his daughter, but I am the enemy of the world, gritting my teeth to die.

For a moment, King Teng was really shaken.

Of course the palace needs to be respectable, but... even the emperor is partial to this little ruffian. If he disobeys the emperor's wishes and is secretly vengeful by the emperor, it will not be a good thing for the descendants of Prince Teng.

If he had known that Li Qinzai was a pit of fire, King Teng might have justifiedly refused, and would never agree to push his daughter into the pit of fire.

However, in fact, Li Qinzai has made great contributions to the country in the past few years, shared the worries of the emperor, was born in the British government, and was extremely favored by the emperor. His future is simply limitless.

In terms of character, apart from some bad things in the past few years, I have not heard of any bad deeds in recent years. It can be said that Li Qinzai is good in all aspects except that he is married, and he is simply the perfect candidate for a good son-in-law.

What's even more helpless is that my daughter has to marry him if she wants to die or live. The fire pit in King Teng's eyes, but her daughter is regarded as the Western Paradise...

King Teng sighed heavily. The current situation is that people around him are persuading him openly and secretly, but he is not a human being.

The host and guest in the hall were silent.

After expressing his heart, Li Qinzai was also very sensible. He knew that the banquet was almost over, so he got up and said goodbye with a smile.

King Teng remained expressionless, hummed lightly, and did not get up to see the guests off.

Li Qinzai smiled. He had just taken two steps outside the hall when he suddenly stopped and turned to look at King Teng.

"I heard that during the reign of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong enfeoffed His Royal Highness in Tengzhou, so he was called 'Prince Teng'. I also heard that when the late Emperor was alive, he changed His Royal Highness to Hongzhou and served as the governor of Hongzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. During the reign of Hui, he bought land in Hongzhou and started to build Tengwang Pavilion..."

"However, the emperor later changed His Royal Highness to Chuzhou, so the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou just laid a foundation, and then stopped working, right?"

King Teng frowned: "Why did you bring this up?"

Li Qinzai thought for a while and said: "Since the foundation of the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou has been laid, it would be a pity to suspend work. I see that His Highness seems to be obsessed with the construction of the Tengwang Pavilion. When he was in Tengzhou, he built a Tengwang Pavilion. The Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou , let me help His Highness continue to build it."

King Teng was taken aback for a moment, and then said in surprise: "You help me build the King Teng Pavilion? The one in Hongzhou?"

Li Qinzai nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I will pay the money and materials, and the British government will hire local craftsmen and peasants to build the Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou and then give it to His Highness. How about it?"

A look of ecstasy flashed in King Teng's eyes. Although he was born in the royal family, he has always been a literati. His dream in this life is to make friends with literati all over the world besides eating, drinking and having fun, and then build a tall building in a beautiful place. Fu with all the poets facing the river, shoot all over the railings.

The Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou had to stop working because Li Zhi was relegated to Chuzhou again.

At this moment today, Li Qinzai suddenly proposed to build the Tengwang Pavilion. I have to admit that Tengwang was really a little excited at the moment.

Just showing ecstasy, King Teng became vigilant again: "Why did you help me?"

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "Of course it's to please the future father-in-law, otherwise?"

King Teng was stunned, then furious: "I don't need it! I'm not short of money, so can't I afford to build the Tengwang Pavilion?"

Li Qinzai was not in a hurry. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Your Highness is indeed not short of money, but your Highness lacks literary talent. Even if you have built the Tengwang Pavilion, then what? You must keep some ink treasures in this pavilion so that it can be preserved." Are you famous through the ages? Do you have calligraphy? Do you have literary talents?"

Speaking of which, Li Qinzai took out a piece of paper full of words from his arms, handed it to King Teng, and said with a smile: "I am not modest, speaking of literary talent, I happen to have a little bit of literary talent. This "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" was written by me last night." doing..."

"Although the pavilion has not been built yet, the preface written by a literati, that is, me, has been completed. After reading it, His Highness will decide whether you want me to help you build it. If His Highness still does not agree, you may as well write this "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" " tore it up on the spot, and let this ancient parallel prose disappear from the world."

King Teng took it subconsciously, with a sneer on his face: "You are really immodest, boasting about 'eternal parallel prose', have you never seen a splendid article?"

Li Qinzai shook his head: "Your Highness has never seen such a beautiful article before."

As he spoke, Li Qinzai bowed his hands to King Teng with a smile: "I will take my leave, and return to the Duke's residence to wait for His Highness's reply."

Li Qinzai walked out of the palace gracefully, and King Teng stared at his back, frozen for a long time.

Behind the screen at the back of the hall, the delicate figure that had stood still for a long time also moved slightly, turned around and left quietly.

Sitting alone in the hall, King Teng slowly unfolded Li Qinzai's "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng". After skimming through it for the first time, his expression gradually changed from disdain and contempt to shock. He couldn't help sitting up straight, and read it again with the most dignified attitude over again.

After reading it countless times, King Teng's expression became solemn, and there was a bit of admiration in his eyes that he didn't even want to admit.

"The "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" is really the first parallel prose of the ages. This son has such a literary talent..." King Teng muttered to himself in shock.

At this moment, King Teng seemed to have completely integrated into this parallel essay and couldn't extricate himself from it.

He lowered his head and read it carefully again. When he read the sentence "Unlucky fortune, ill-fated fate, Feng Tangyi is old, Li Guang is difficult to seal", King Teng was shocked and suddenly cried bitterly at his desk.

(End of this chapter)