Ji Tang

Chapter 1453 Chollima and Bole
"Your Majesty, I have served you all my life. Now that I am old, I may not have a few more years to live, I think."

Quiet, obviously outside, but at this time it seems extremely quiet. Chen Shou was in a state of humiliation and did not dare to raise his head. Changsun hesitated to speak, but never opened his mouth. Ji Song even looked like he was ignoring the matter.

"Have you thought about it?" After a while, Li Shimin said.

Chen Shou suddenly raised his head and looked at His Majesty in disbelief.

"Your Majesty asked you if you have made up your mind? Why are you so stunned!" Changsun reminded from the side.

"Old slave, old slave, I want to leave the palace!" Chen Shou said this sentence with all his strength, and he lay on the ground trembling all over.

"Oh, they're all gone, they're all gone, I'm the only one left!"

Li Shimin stood up and helped Chen Shou up with his own hands. At this time, Chen Shou had already burst into tears and choked up: "Your Majesty, I can't bear to leave you!"

"Okay, so what if you can't bear to leave. There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever. Get ready, and leave the palace after explaining everything." Li Shimin was a little uninterested. Everyone he knew was leaving him. This feeling was really overwhelming. Not happy.

The eldest grandson watched clearly from the side, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only take out his temper on Ji Song.

"You are quite capable. Chen Shou, who has served His Majesty for decades, has allowed you to impress me. What a skill!" Ji Song couldn't tell that he was sarcastic about himself, but he had already mastered the magical skill of Iron Skin and was invulnerable to weapons and bullets. He pretended to be confused and said, "What did you say, my dear? Didn't I just say that there is a need for a bird keeper in the family? Who would have thought that he would want to leave the palace?"

"Bah, you are a white-eyed wolf who is not well-raised. Your Majesty, don't worry, I will wait until I am in the hands of a humble minister and teach him to work hard. If he doesn't work, he will not be given food."

Seeing that Ji Song's words were getting more and more outrageous, Changsun quickly told him to shut up and warned: "I'm going to talk ugly things to the front. Although Chen Shou is just a eunuch, he has served His Majesty conscientiously over the years and has stood up for His Majesty in the early years. Dao. If you dare to treat others badly, let’s see how I deal with you.”

Li Shimin was not to be outdone and said: "I find that what you have captured is becoming less and less valuable. You lie endlessly without telling the truth. Who did you learn to tell lies with your eyes open?"

Seeing the two people who helped him criticize him verbally, he began to feel helpless and muttered: "I didn't learn this from you."

"What? I didn't hear what you said clearly. Can you say it again if you have the ability?" Li Shimin was immediately furious. He couldn't help but get angry in front of this bastard and couldn't hold it down.

"It's nothing. Wei Chen said that he shouldn't pretend to be stupid in front of His Majesty and His Majesty. It's just that Wei Chen really couldn't bear the thought of him serving His Majesty all his life, and now that he is old and has no place to live, he wanted to find a place for him to take care of him until he died. There is a place to stay.”

Li Shimin suddenly lost his temper. Didn't he know these things? No, he knew that the palace had known too much over the years and would not let it out unless absolutely necessary.

In the early years, these people still had some status in the palace because of their masters. Once they were too old and useless, they finally lost their place. Even if they died, they didn't know if they had a place to settle down, and they could only become lonely ghosts!

"I really can't see through you sometimes. Let's call you benevolent. You can do whatever it takes to face the enemy. Call you weak. After several battles, I'm afraid hundreds of thousands of people will be wiped out in your hands."

"You can play tricks in front of me for Yichen, and you can also think openly when facing injustice. It's true."

Ji Song was silent. Perhaps the influence of his previous life was too great. Even though he was in a high position now, he still had some bottom line in his heart. He could kill people, even kill many enemies, without any guilt.

But when facing the weak, he always has a sense of sympathy at work. He has no idea of ​​​​looking down on people, nor does he have the consciousness of looking down on people like ants.

Whether he calls himself naive or cruel, he doesn't care.

He just hopes that the strong in the world will have some sympathy for the weak. Even if they are just ants to him, please don't hurt them.

"Perhaps this is a little bit of conscience in my heart. I can't bear to see others suffer. Sometimes I would rather kill the other person with my own hands than live a life worse than death. People must have a bottom line. When a person has no bottom line, then It’s not a human being. It’s either a demon or a god. It’s no longer the same species as humans.”

He bowed deeply to Li Shimin and said in a sonorous voice: "Your Majesty can restrain his own desires and let the new king govern. This is a great benevolence." Not being trapped by power is courage. In this way, the curse of the year was broken and the family ties of the Tian family were restored. Now in the Tang Dynasty, fathers were kind, sons were filial, brothers were respectful, friends were respectful, and they paved the way for future generations and served as models for future generations. '

"I can now conclude that among the emperors of ancient and modern times, there are no emperors before or since who have been able to breastfeed your majesty. I congratulate your majesty, congratulate the Tang Dynasty, and congratulate China!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Li Shimin was moved when he heard this, and the discomfort in his heart immediately disappeared. The eldest grandson on the side also knelt down and said: "I also congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate the Tang Dynasty, and congratulate China."

"Long live, long live, long live my emperor!"

After a long time, Li Shimin helped the two of them up with his own hands, patted the eldest grandson and said, "Why are you following him in this nonsense? The words "Long Live" and "Long Live" are all flattering words and cannot be taken seriously.

"No, I sincerely congratulate His Majesty. With Your Majesty in the Tang Dynasty, he will surely be honored throughout the ages."

Ji Song also stepped forward at the right time and said with a smile: "Although a person is no more than a hundred years old, his spirit can be immortalized for hundreds of generations. Isn't this a disguised form of immortality?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then pointed at Ji Song with a dumbfounded expression and really didn't know what to say. Sometimes he had to admire Ji Song's mouth, which could turn black into white and white into black. He can always find new ways to do things that others think are impossible, find the key points, and use them to break through.

"You, I really don't know what to say about you. Sometimes I can make people angry to death, and I want to whip you, but every time I do it, I can't bear to do it. My princes all say that I am too partial. Ministers I won’t say it anymore, I’ve been fighting with them a lot over the years because of you.”

Ji Song's face showed a smile: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's love and trust, I wouldn't be able to achieve my current status and achievements. I am a child from the mountains, and I have been entrusted with important tasks by Your Majesty. I seem to be indifferent these years, but where can I I am not worried every day, but I am worried about living up to His Majesty’s expectations and disappointing His Majesty.”

"So, rather than saying that I am talented, it is better to say that you have made me successful!"

"As the saying goes, a thousand-mile horse always exists but a Bole does not always exist. You are the Bole!"

Ji Song was interested in talking and opened his mouth and said: "There are Bole in the world, and then there are thousand-mile horses. Thousand-mile horses always exist, but Bole does not always exist. Therefore, although there are famous horses, they will only be humiliated in the hands of slaves and die in parallel in a stall. It is also called a thousand miles.

A horse that is thousands of miles away can eat one grain or one stone.Horse eaters do not know that they can eat thousands of miles.It is a horse, although it has a thousand miles of energy, it is not full of food, lack of strength, beauty is not external, and desires and ordinary horses are not available, so do you want to be able to achieve thousands of miles?
If the horse is not driven according to the right way, if the food is not used to its full potential, if the sound of the horse is not clear, the horse will come upon it and say: "There is no horse in the world!" Woohoo! Is there really no horse evil? In fact, I really don’t know about horses! "Li Shimin and Changsun were dumbfounded. They all knew that Ji Song was talented and a Wen Zong in the world. But this famous article that came out of his mouth shocked them inexplicably.

Even the newly arrived Changsun Wuji, Xie Lian, Xu Jingzong, Chu Suiliang, Ma Zhou and others were shocked by this famous poem.

It is wonderful to use Bole and Chollima as metaphors to understand people and understand talents.

He used a thousand-mile horse as a metaphor for himself, and a Bole as a metaphor for His Majesty. He attributed all his achievements to His Majesty's ability to recognize people. Such flattery made even Xu Jingzong, who thought he knew three things, feel inferior.

This article is of great literary talent. Although it is flattering and intellectual, it does not lose its character. How can they argue?
"Okay, okay, a good thousand-mile horse always comes, but a bole does not always come."

"What a world without horses!"

Li Shimin's scalp felt numb when he heard it, his hair felt like it was standing on end, and he had goosebumps. This kind of famous article is actually the pinnacle of the art of understanding people, but it was published in front of me inadvertently. No matter what happens in the future, what happened today will definitely be written down in the history books, and this article will also be famous. Hundreds of generations.

"Master Hao knows talents, and we admire him. Unexpectedly, I accidentally heard that Duke Hao once again wrote a famous article, and he clearly understood the art of recognizing people. That's right, most of the talented people in the world are like the Qing who crossed the river. Most of them are lost. But everyone, why?

Ma Zhou was indeed deeply touched. He was originally a poor student. If His Majesty hadn't valued him, he would never have achieved what he has achieved in his entire life. Sometimes he was still complacent, but today he has completely put away his pride.

Yes, so what if I have talent? There are so many talented people in the world, why can you stand out?

Changsun Wuji looked complicated and said: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was originally the chief of a pavilion, Fan Kuai was also a butcher, Zhou Yafu, Xiao He, and Han Xin. If the Emperor of the Han Dynasty did not have the ability to recognize people, how could he be granted the title of marquis and Prime Minister, and be famous throughout the ages?"

"Shun was raised in the countryside, Fu Shuo was raised in the building, Jiao Ge was raised in the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was raised in the ranks, Sun Shu'ao was raised in the sea, Baili Xi was raised in the city. There are so many talents in the world, but How many people are there in Bole? If there is no Bole, why should they be mentioned in front of others?”

He bowed and said: "Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The rest of the people also bowed and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Hahahaha~"

"Okay, okay, as the saying goes, the king knows his ministers, and the ministers also know the king. If I don't do well, you won't gather under my command. I don't want to thank you. You said that you met me. You are lucky, but what I want to say is that I am lucky to have met you. Without your help, how could I create the Zhenguan Reign? "

"Therefore, you don't have to be too modest. Only by working together can we, the emperor and the ministers, work together to create a future. Now that I am old, Cheng Qian still needs your help. I hope you can treat the emperor like you treat me!"

"I will assist Your Majesty to create the future of the Tang Dynasty and live up to His Majesty's trust!"

"Okay, let's all get up. I was supposed to receive Ji Song back to the court today, but I didn't expect that a peerless article came out. It's really a blessing."

"Come, go, prepare some pen and ink for Duke Xi. I will carry this article with me at all times. Keep in mind that talents are rare. As a king, you must not act recklessly and chill the hearts of talented people in the world!"

Chen Shou quickly sent someone to prepare things. Li Shimin looked at Ziyi, his eyes full of satisfaction. Today was such a surprise.

"Then it would be troublesome for Ziyi to write an article for me and send it to the emperor, so that he can remember that talents are rare and should not be rash. Only in this way can the talented people in the world defect to him."

Of course Ji Song would not refuse and said with a smile: "My lord, I obey the order!"

When Chen Shou brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Ji Song concentrated his energy and wrote with a pen. The regular script he used was square and straight, as if he was cutting with a knife and an axe. His characters were bright and upright, and you could feel a sense of righteousness just by looking at them. Comes in the face.

"Good calligraphy, but Ziyi's calligraphy is getting more and more perfect!" Every time he looked at Ji Song's calligraphy, he found it pleasing to the eye and very comfortable.

Ji Song paused for a moment, and when he was writing the second piece, his pen suddenly sped up, and a hand of wild cursive handwriting appeared. Within a moment, a pair of cursive handwriting appeared in front of everyone.

"The pen moves like a dragon and a snake, as if it were made by nature, good calligraphy, good calligraphy!" Changsun Wuji is a person who loves calligraphy. When he saw such cursive writing, he couldn't help but nod.

"The first word is upright and bright, just like His Majesty's life. The second word is like thunder, rushing but also steady, seeking stability in the rush. This is to persuade His Majesty!" Chu Suiliang said with emotion.

Li Shimin glanced at the other party and knew that he was giving Ji Song eye drops, but he didn't care. If Cheng Qian didn't even have this kind of tolerance, he deserved it.

Changsun Wuji glared at Chu Suiliang and told him to shut up. Do you really think everyone here is a fool? Which of you here is not a wise man from the Tang Dynasty? Who can you hide from him with your little tricks? Besides being annoying, what else can it do?
When Ji Song finished writing, everyone felt that something was missing. It was not until they saw the beginning of the chapter that they suddenly realized that the name was missing!
"Your Majesty, I haven't thought of a name for this article yet, why don't you come up with one?" Ji Song handed the pen to Li Shimin and said with a smile.

Li Shimin was stunned and looked at the innocent Ji Song with a dumbfounded look. This guy could always scratch his itch and leave traces on such titles. Of course he would not refuse and would even be happy to see it happen!

"Okay, then I'll write one!"

He pondered for a moment, then wrote the words "Ma Shuo" in white on the first piece, left an inscription and stamped it with his personal seal.

After writing, he still felt that something was missing. When he saw the crowd, his eyes lit up and he waved to them: "Double happiness is coming today. You are all witnesses. Why don't you leave your name on this article?"

Everyone was stunned at first, but then they were overjoyed. How could they refuse such a good thing?

Changsun Wuji was the first to react and grabbed the brush without saying a word. When everyone else responded, they immediately beat their feet and chests. Such a good opportunity was snatched away by this old man?

Changsun Wuji wrote his name in block letters. He actually used his usual font, but he was worried about ruining the overall layout, so he could only write it carefully in block letters, and then stamped his personal seal on it. Then he nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing Changsun Wuji finish, others rushed forward, but in the end Xu Jingzong took the second place. Everyone immediately glared at him, but who cares about this at this time?

Xu Jingzong scrupulously wrote his name in block letters. After stamping the seal, he was squeezed out by others before he could appreciate it.