Text Chapter 500: Provocation of Genius
At night, the Zetian Palace was brightly lit, and hundreds of crane palace lanterns glowed faintly, illuminating this resplendent palace. When Lin Muyu arrived, he found that many important officials had already arrived. The two princes Tang Lan and Su Muyun It's all here. Although foreign surnames are not crowned kings, the power of these two people is too great. The rule that foreign surnames are not crowned kings seems to be useless to them. In addition, the ministers attending the meeting include the commanders of the major legions, as well as the six ministries. Shang Shu, apart from these top officials from various ministries, are all fresh faces.
Lin Muyu knew some people, such as Ji Lin and Ouyang Ping, who belonged to the four great aristocratic families of Tianshu. Most of the people attending the banquet tonight were from Tianshuge, and people could already vaguely foresee what was going to happen.
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"Mu Mu..."
Tang Xiaoxi greeted her from a distance. She was wearing a fiery red dress dotted with exquisite gemstones and gold patterns, which set off the beautiful girl who had gradually grown into an even more glamorous figure. The long skirt wrapped her exquisite and graceful body, outlining the perfect curve full of youthful atmosphere, which can be called radiant.
Lin Muyu couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and said with a smile, "Xiaoxi is so beautiful tonight."
Tang Xiaoxi pursed her lips and said with a smile, "It's a good thing you came today, otherwise I've been dressing up for nothing for so long..."
As she said that, she seemed to feel that the words were too suggestive, she couldn't help but blushed, she turned her pretty face away from Lin Muyu, as if I didn't say anything.
"Okay, let's take a seat..."
Qin Yan, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, came over in a suit of armor, followed by a few calm-looking imperial guards, cupped his fists respectfully, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are here... The seats between you and Princess Xi are arranged at a distance. Follow me to the nearest place to His Highness."
"good."
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After everyone sat down one by one, Qin Yin finally came, wearing a beautiful dark blue dress with a beautiful figure, and a blue spiritual gemstone pendant on the robe with a pattern of a dragon, beautiful and majestic, Holding the faintly glowing Heaven Suppressing Sword in his hand, he sat lightly on the throne, looked at the officials with a smile, not angry but mighty.
When the empress arrived, everyone naturally fell silent quickly.
But Qin Yin's eyes fell on Lin Muyu, because she hadn't seen him for many days.
Lin Muyu looked at Qin Yin, read the yearning from Qin Yin's eyes, couldn't help but pouted slightly mischievously, and blew a kiss to the empress, Qin Yin's face flushed immediately, but the group of officials were too far away, and the angle was too far away. No, I didn't know what happened, but the female officer Shangguan Jingyue who was standing beside Qin Yin gave a chuckle.
"Okay, let's start the banquet." Qin Yin said.
"yes."
Shangguan Jingyue stepped forward and announced the start of the banquet, and the wine and food were served.
Since the reorganization of the Yulin Guard, the Eagle Nest Camp has also been rebuilt, supervised by Qin Yan himself, and quickly regained the establishment of seven or eight hundred people, and there are many strong people, so there is no need to worry about the food in Zetian Temple Yes, there are a lot of game and rare fruits in Xunlong Forest, and the table is quickly filled, and a refreshing fragrance hits.
Lin Muyu kept staring at the plate of fish in front of him. It smelled very fragrant. It was the legendary dragon fish. It tasted so delicious that it already made his index finger twitch.
Qin Yin held up the wine glass, stood up lightly, and said: "My lords, I invite you to gather here tonight, and I hope that you will not be restrained, and you will not return if you are not drunk. Come, let's drink this glass to the full, and may the Great Qin Empire prosper and live forever. bustling."
"Prosperity and peace, eternal prosperity."
Everyone raised their glasses together and drank the wine in one gulp. The Empress made a toast, and no one dared not show respect.
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After drinking the wine, a mellow and spicy smell flowed into his throat. Lin Muyu immediately swept up the delicious food on the table in front of him. When he was eating, one person stood up at the table, it was Ji Lin.
"Ji Lin is in charge, what's the matter?" Qin Yin asked with a smile.
Ji Lin clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the old minister has already drawn up the rank and treatment of the people listed in Tianshu Pavilion, please take a look at it."
Qin Yin waved her hand and said: "Your Excellency in charge can just read it directly, and let all the adults listen to it."
"yes."
Ji Lin took out the dossier hidden in his sleeve, opened it and said loudly: "Tianshu Pavilion, the strategy of governing the country with literature, anyone who can write inscribed texts in Tianshu Pavilion can be included in the Tianshu Pavilion literary circle, and those who write adult books will be titled "Scholar", the monthly salary is two hundred gold coins; the person who writes the spiritual book, the title is "Ling Shi", the monthly salary is one thousand gold coin, rewarded to hundreds of households; Five hundred households; those who write heavenly scriptures will be titled "Heavenly Scholars", with a monthly salary of 10,000 gold coins, and a thousand households will be rewarded with the title Marquis; those who write divine books will be awarded a monthly salary of 100,000 gold coins, and ten thousand households will be awarded the title of duke, which will be passed on from generation to generation. , This is the list of ranks of Tianshu Pavilion proposed by the old minister, please have a look at it, Your Highness."
After Ji Lin spoke, it was like throwing a huge boulder into a banquet that was as ordinary as water, causing an uproar.
One person stood up against the table, and it was Su Long, the commander of the Iron Blade Army. His face was very ugly, and his words were full of gunpowder. The cabbage on the street is rotten. A mere land official wants a monthly salary of 3,000 gold coins. It’s just a dream. Do you know the monthly salary of the commander of the empire? The treatment can far exceed ours.”
The other commander also stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, we are the soldiers of the empire who were born and died, and fought the demons and Yihe rebels repeatedly, in exchange for the short-term peace and tranquility of the empire today, how many soldiers died for the country The bones are not cold, and now these so-called scribes are being canonized, and the soldiers of the empire are not convinced."
More and more people opposed it, and even Feng Jixing, Xiang Yu, and Su Yu looked unhappy.
Qin Yin saw it, nodded silently, and said: "I understand what you commanders mean, but the inscriptions in the heavenly script are mysterious magic circles that can attract the power of heaven and earth, and the empire has to pay attention to them, and Lord Ji Lin's level and The distribution of monthly salary...is not very exaggerated, after all, so far no one can write heavenly books, and even earthly books are extremely rare."
At this moment, Minister of the Household Department got up and said respectfully: "Your Highness, the Household Department's income is almost fixed every year. If... if there are graded rewards like Master Ji Lin, the expenditure of the Household Department will greatly exceed the budget. As more and more scribes engrave inscriptions in the heavenly scriptures, this expenditure will definitely increase, and eventually reach the point where the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot afford it."
"Your Highness."
Feng Jixing said calmly: "I think...it's better to reduce the monthly salary of some scribes a little bit, otherwise it will really be like what Lord Hubu Shangshu said, the income of the entire empire will be exhausted by Tianshu Pavilion."
However, at this moment, Qin Yong of Zhongwang's Mansion stood up, cupped his fists and said respectfully: "Your Highness, once the strategy of governing the country with literature is formulated, it must not be neglected. The veteran thinks that the salary listed by Director Ji Lin is not too much."
Qin Yin nodded lightly: "I see, Uncle Wang, please sit down."
"yes."
At this time, Xiang Yu stood up slowly, and said: "Your Highness, the demons and Yihe Kingdom rebels are still eyeing the empire. If we spend all the Jinyin coins on Tianshu Pavilion, once the Demon Race, Yihe Kingdom If war is launched again, what should the empire do to resist it? Could it be that...these powerless scribes hold the heavenly book in their hands to guard the territory? Will you be scared enough to pee your pants?"
Lin Muyu couldn't help laughing, even Xiang Yu couldn't sit still, once Qin Yin agreed to Tianshuge's appeal, then the empire would really be strong in culture and weak in martial arts.
At this moment, beside Liu Yan, the Patriarch of the Liu Mansion of the Four Great Aristocratic Families, a handsome man stood up, put away the paper fan with a "swipe", and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I think all the leaders must It's because they haven't seen the power of the inscriptions in the Heavenly Book, if they had seen it, they would most likely agree to Master Ji Lin's request."
Xiang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Who are you?"
The young man respectfully said: "The second son of the Xialiu Mansion, Liu Feng."
Qin Yin smiled slightly: "Master Liu Feng, you... what kind of heavenly scriptures can you write?"
Liu Feng said: "I am not talented, I just wrote a low-grade book late last night. If I give you some more time, I will definitely be able to write a real book from the sky and dedicate it to Your Highness."
Not far away, Ji Lin said: "Your Highness, Liu Feng, the second son of the Liu family, is indeed a rare genius. He was able to write a book from the ground at the age of 27, which is rare in the world. His aptitude and understanding are first-class."
"Yeah."
With approval in her eyes, Qin Yin said: "The empire needs talents like Master Liu Feng, I hope you will continue to work hard."
Liu Feng raised his head to look at Qin Yin, and was immediately overwhelmed by the empress's peerless appearance. For a moment, his face was full of color, and he clasped his fists and said, "For Your Highness, I must live up to your expectations."
He said "For Your Highness", which made everyone a little upset, and Liu Feng looked at Qin Yin with less awe, but more frivolity.
Feng Jixing was slightly angry, and said: "Master Liu Feng, as a minister, you dare to look directly at His Highness's face like this, is it too frivolous?"
Liu Feng hurriedly lowered his head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty should die... It's just that His Highness's face is like that of a celestial being, so astonishingly beautiful, washed away by all the brilliance, like a fairy descending into the mortal world, I can't help myself." After watching it for a while, I still hope...and hope His Highness will forgive me..."
Feng Jixing clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of anger.
At this time, Lin Muyu stood up and said, "Your Highness, I will request that Tianshu Pavilion's salary request be halved."
"Oh, brother Ah Yu thinks so too." Qin Yin smiled sweetly.
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Liu Feng saw that Qin Yin was so intimate with Lin Muyu, but he was filled with displeasure in his heart, and said: "Your Highness, the salary of Tianshu Pavilion must not be lowered. To rule the country with literature, literati are the foundation of the empire. According to what I see, it should be reduced. For the establishment and equipment expenditures of the major armies of the empire, it is right to spend the saved gold coins on the inscriptions in the Heavenly Book."
"Put P."
Lin Muyu cursed, and said: "You can say things like reducing the imperial army. Once the demons and the Yihe Kingdom start a war, does the empire rely on trash like you to guard the border?"
Liu Feng raised his eyebrows, and said: "Scholars are not useless. Everyone in the empire can practice martial arts, but not everyone can write inscriptions in heavenly scriptures. Only one in ten thousand can write a book. Commander Yu believes that his martial arts cultivation is outstanding. , but... you must not underestimate the Heavenly Book Pavilion, because the Heavenly Book is something that you will never be able to reach in your entire life."
"Yeah."
Lin Muyu sneered: "If I can write a heavenly book, the monthly salary of Tianshu Pavilion will be halved, how about it."
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"You can write a book." Liu Feng couldn't help laughing, his eyes were full of strong contempt, and said: "If Commander Yu can write a book from heaven, even if it's just a book by himself, I, Liu Feng, will be willing to bow down." Watch genuine content for the first time!