Chapter 185: Reject Moral Blackmail

The eyes of all the civil and military officials were focused on Ning Chen.

Ning Chen was a little embarrassed and said hurriedly: "I don't have the intention to do it...I just don't know where to stand?"

Emperor Xuan pointed casually, "Just stand there!"

Ning Chen said oh and walked over quickly.

Doesn't he think it's okay?

But the expressions of the civil and military officials changed, because that was the position that originally belonged to the left prime minister.

After the fall of the left prime minister, everyone with some strength is eyeing this position.

What did Emperor Xuan mean by letting Ning Chen stand there?

There was only one thing in the court today, and that was to meet with the South Vietnamese envoy.

Emperor Xuan glanced at Eunuch Quan.

Eunuch Quan stepped forward and said in a high-pitched voice, "The envoy of the South Vietnam Kingdom is here to see you!"

"The envoy of Nanyue Kingdom is here to see you!"

The eunuch outside the palace passed on Eunuch Quan's words.

After a while, Kang Luo and the Nanyue Imperial Master walked into the hall, followed by several attendants carrying boxes.

"Kang Luo, the fourth prince of South Vietnam, meets His Majesty Emperor Daxuan!"

"National Master of South Vietnam, see His Majesty Emperor Daxuan!"

The two of them leaned over slightly, then straightened their backs.

The faces of all the civil and military officials in the court became ugly.

Emperor Xuan's face also darkened slightly.

Nanyue is a vassal state of Daxuan, so Daxuan is the king and Nanyue is his minister...According to the rules, when envoys from South Vietnam see Emperor Xuan, they must bow down and bow down.

But Kang Luo and the Nanyue Imperial Guard only leaned forward slightly.

It seems that this unfamiliar dog in Nanyue is too lazy to pretend now.

Li Hanru said in a deep voice: "Fourth Prince, Nanyue Imperial Master, are all of you in Nanyue Kingdom so ignorant of the rules?"

Kang Luo looked at Li Hanru, smiled slightly, and said, "I wonder where Mr. Li started talking about this?"

"Daxuan is the king, and Nanyue is the minister... When you see my Majesty the Emperor Daxuan, you should bow down and bow down!"

Kang Luo smiled calmly and said: "It should be so! It's just that people from the South Vietnam Kingdom have always only worshiped heaven and earth, parents, and kings... This is the custom of my South Vietnam. I also ask His Majesty Emperor Daxuan and all of you to be considerate! "

Emperor Xuan's face didn't look very good, but he was the emperor and he couldn't argue with others because of this matter. It would be inappropriate.

Therefore, ministers have to do this kind of thing.

But looking at the civil and military officials of the court, who didn't know how to argue, Emperor Xuan couldn't help but frown.

His eyes fell on Ning Chen, and then he became even more angry... This guy was actually napping?

What did he do last night? Why are you so tired?

Brat, are you talking?

He always felt that to bully people, Ning Chen had to do it.

But Ning Chen squinted his eyes and wandered to the sky, and didn't notice Emperor Xuan looking at him.

He really didn't sleep well last night.

Li Hanru was still arguing with the Nanyue Imperial Master, and said with a sullen face: "Nanyue keeps talking about customs, and you should know how to follow the local customs when you are in the country. Didn't Ning Yinyi teach you and me the customs of Daxuan yesterday?"

The faces of Kang Luo and the Nanyue Imperial Guard suddenly became very ugly.

Yesterday on the street, Ning Chen stole the show, but made them lose face.

The Nanyue Imperial Master's eyes flashed, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and he said: "It is rumored that Mr. Li is a great scholar in the literary world of Daxuan. He is knowledgeable, knowledgeable, well-informed, and knowledgeable."

"On the way to Daxuan, I occasionally had some insights and wrote the first couplet... But after thinking hard for a long time, I couldn't come up with the second couplet. If Mr. Li can come up with it, then we will follow the rules of Daxuan and bow down. Emperor Daxuan.”

After the Nanyue Imperial Master finished speaking, he glanced at Ning Chen.

He had known for a long time that Ning Chen's poems were one of a kind, and his words would be the most beautiful song for all eternity.

Therefore, he deliberately avoided Ning Chen's best poems to avoid being slapped in the face.

Li Hanru frowned. It was a matter of Daxuan's face, so he couldn't refuse, and he was very confident in his knowledge.

"Okay! Master National Preceptor, please come out."

The Nanyue Imperial Master gave a sinister laugh and said: "Master Li, please listen carefully, my first couplet is...the phoenix flying from the south to the north, and the chickens everywhere are unable to get down."

As soon as this couplet came out, all the officials looked extremely ugly.

Even Emperor Xuan was the same, with a cold face.

Nan naturally represents the South Vietnam Kingdom. When you come to Daxuan, you naturally go north, so the north refers to Daxuan.

This means that Nanyue is a phoenix, Daxuan is a chicken, and Daxuan is not worthy of comparing with their Nanyue country.

Li Hanru frowned, his face turned slightly pale, and sweat appeared on his forehead.

He was angry, but the first couplet of the Nanyue Imperial Master was really not right. He couldn't think of it at the moment.

When the Nanyue Imperial Master saw this, his expression became even more arrogant, and he laughed and said, "My lords, you can also fight against me. No matter who fights against you, you will win."

The ministers were whispering to each other.

But after a long time, no one could confront him.

Emperor Xuan's face looked extremely ugly.

He also tried, but the couplet was really not right, and he couldn't get it right.

Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen subconsciously and almost died of anger. Ning Chen was still napping.

If no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty could stand up to him, Daxuan would be completely disgraced.

At this time, someone also thought of Ning Chen.

Ren Qifeng, the Minister of Rites, jumped out, "Your Majesty, I would like to..."

Emperor Xuan's eyes lit up, and before Ren Qifeng finished speaking, he said, "Ren Aiqing wants to give it a try?"

Ren Qifeng's expression suddenly froze and he said awkwardly: "I think Ning Yinyi should be able to fight against me?"

At this time, others also thought of Ning Chen.

A spokesman stood up and echoed, saying: "Your Majesty, Ning Yinyi is known as the Immortal of Poetry, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with this."

"Your Majesty, Ning Yinyi is very talented. This kind of match should be easy for him."

"Your Majesty, Ning Yinyi's poetry is excellent. I think such a trivial matter shouldn't trouble him."

One by one, the officials jumped out.

Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen and said, "Ning Chen, all the dear friends have recommended you, are you right?"

Ning Chen opened his eyes. After all, he was above the court and he didn't dare to sleep.

This pairing is indeed not difficult for him, but he knows...these bastards don't have good intentions.

If he comes out, that's okay, but if he doesn't, it will be an insult to the country and lose its prestige... His own reputation will also be affected.

Ning Chen looked at an official and sneered: "My lord, you just mentioned such a trivial matter... Since it is a trivial matter, why don't you do it yourself?"

"And you, you said that this kind of thing is easy to catch, why don't you catch one and let me see?"

The two officials' faces turned red when Ning Chen retorted.

"Ning Yinyi, this matter concerns Daxuan's face. Although our words are wrong, let's not worry about it at this time."

"That's right, Ning Yinyi should put the overall situation first."

"Ning Yinyi is also a member of my Daxuan. He should bring glory to my Daxuan. Why should he hold on to the mistakes of several adults?"

The officials spoke to each other as if we had no selfish motives and were just trying to protect Daxuan's face.

"Bah...a bunch of experts!"

Ning Chen didn't save any face.

He can go to war, but only if he is willing... He will never go to war because of the moral kidnapping of these people.

A group of officials looked ugly, although they didn’t know what the experts meant? But looking at Ning Chen's expression, you knew he was cursing, and he was swearing very dirty words.

Ren Qifeng said angrily: "Ning Yinyi must be afraid, right? It doesn't matter, Ning Yinyi's poetry is excellent. It's normal to not be good at pairing. How can anyone be perfect?"

Ning Chen sneered, "Ning is not good at dialogue. If Master Ren is good at it, can Ning learn about your literary talents?"

Ren Qifeng's face turned red and his face was congested. If he could confront him, wouldn't he have done it a long time ago?

Ning Chen sneered and said mockingly: "I can't do it myself, but I still have the nerve to ridicule others. Where's my face?"

"You are covered in old white hair, but you still have the nerve to mock others as monsters... Bah, you are an expert."

Ren Qifeng was trembling with anger, pointed at Ning Chen, and said, "You, you are vulgar!"

"Ning Yinyi is so talented. Isn't he known as the Immortal of Poetry? Sorry, why bother trying to squeeze on one of your own? Isn't it a joke to others?"

A Yanguan has a strange attitude.

Ning Chen looked at him and said disdainfully: "Expert, why do you say that I can't be right? Are you the roundworm in my stomach?"

"Otherwise, why don't we make a bet... If I match up, each of you will lose five hundred taels of silver to me. If not, I will lose each of you five hundred taels of silver. How about that?"

A group of officials looked at each other in confusion.

They were a little unsure for a moment whether Ning Chen could really stand up to him or was he just pretending?

"No way, right? You keep saying that you are thinking about Daxuan's face, so you won't even be willing to pay five hundred taels of silver, right? It seems that you adults are only outwardly loyal and patriotic."

Ning Chen said in a weird voice, who doesn't know the yin and yang?

One official said righteously: "This is above the imperial court. How can we do something as disgraceful as gambling?"

Ning Chen smiled and said: "Big gambling hurts the body, but small gambling makes you happy... This is just to add a little bit of luck, how can it be insulting and polite?"

"If you don't dare, just say you don't dare. Don't make excuses here."

Emperor Xuan coughed.

"Ning Chen, in the important place of the court, you must not be arrogant!"

Although he also hated these officials, at this time, he couldn't think of a way to deal with the South Vietnamese envoys, but instead attacked Ning Chen in a weird way, which was simply disgusting.

However, Emperor Xuan has memorized all these people and will deal with them when he comes back.

Emperor Xuan said: "Ning Chen, if you can figure it out, I will reward you greatly."

Ning Chen's eyes lit up when he heard the words "Zhongyoureward".

He leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try."

A smile finally appeared on Emperor Xuan's face. Since Ning Chen said this, it meant that he was sure.

"Then why don't you give it a try?"

"My lord, I obey the order!"

Ning Chen looked at the Nanyue Imperial Master and said with a smile, "Do you want to bet 10,000 taels of silver?"

The Nanyue Imperial Master snorted coldly. He didn't believe that Ning Chen was good at couplets.

Ning Chen joked: "Why, are you so unsure of your opponent? Or can't you afford so much money?"

"However, it is understandable that small South Vietnam was founded only a hundred years ago. It does not have as long a history as our Daxuan, and it does not have a profound cultural heritage."

"It doesn't matter. I am a great country, Daxuan, and all the nations are coming... It's normal for people from a small place like you to be timid."

The Imperial Master's face was livid, "Ning Yinyi doesn't need to be weird. I won't make this bet... I'm afraid that Ning Yinyi won't be able to match up and will bring humiliation to himself."

He is very confident about his first couplet.

Ning Chen grinned, "Thank you, Master Imperial Master, for sending me the money."

The Nanyue Imperial Master snorted coldly, with disdain on his face, "Ning Yinyi is too confident, be careful of losing face."

"I wonder how long Ning Yinyi plans to play the second line? Is one day enough?"

Ning Chen sneered, "Does it take another day to break the couplet? I can figure it out now, just prepare the money."

"Master Imperial Master, please listen carefully. My second line is...The northern lin leaps to the south, and all the beasts in the mountain bow their heads."

When Ning Chen's second couplet came out, the Nanyue State Master froze on the spot.

The court suddenly fell silent!

Everyone was savoring this second couplet carefully.

"Good, good, hahaha..."

"What a northern unicorn leaping south, all the beasts in the mountain bow their heads."

The Emperor Xuan was very pleased and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Most of the ministers were excited and flushed.

Only Ren Qifeng and those censors looked as if their parents had died... This was simply rubbing their faces on the ground.

This second couplet was not only well-matched, but also humiliated Nanyue. It was simply wonderful!

The Nanyue State Master's face turned pale and blue. He wanted to humiliate the Great Xuan Wentan, but he didn't expect to be humiliated instead.

Kang Luo was stunned, and then his eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed that he still underestimated Ning Chen.

Ning Chen stepped forward and looked at the Nanyue State Master and said, "I also have a couplet here, and I want to ask the State Master for a couplet."

The Nanyue State Master was eager to save face, staring at Ning Chen with an ugly face, "Tell me?"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Listen carefully, my couplet is... a hungry chicken steals rice and is beaten by a child with a bamboo tube."

The Nanyue State Master's expression suddenly froze.

The meaning of this couplet is very simple, a hungry chicken steals rice and is chased and beaten by a child with a bamboo tube.

The difficulty is that there are three pairs of homophones in it, and they form a vivid picture together... This is very difficult to match.

The Nanyue State Master frowned.

Kang Luo did the same, bowing his head and thinking hard.

Emperor Xuan, all the civil and military officials in the court were thinking hard...some sighed, some shook their heads and smiled bitterly, and they couldn't match it at all.

Ning Chen looked at the Nanyue Imperial Master with a playful expression, and said, "Don't worry, just tell me the second line when you leave Daxuan... Oh, don't forget the 10,000 taels of silver."

"Now, it's time for you to fulfill your promise... As a subject, kneel down and worship His Majesty the Emperor of Daxuan!"