Li Shimin looked at Li Yi, who was standing still, and frowned,""Brat, I'm punishing you to compose a poem. Are you dissatisfied with this punishment?”
Li Yi shook his head and sighed.""Your Majesty, it's not that you're dissatisfied, but that it's too simple. Why don't you change the way you punish him?”
Li Yi's words caused all the officials in the hall to gasp.
"This…isn't this brat too arrogant? At such a young age, he didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.”
"A silkpants is still a silkpants. I thought this kid was different from before, but who knew that he would dare to boast so shamelessly.”
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Not only were the civil and military officials dumbfounded, even Li Shi Min's face darkened.
Li Jing, who was already worried about his son, almost fainted. This damned kid, did he know what he was saying?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. My son has spoken arrogantly and offended Your Majesty.”
Li Jing, Duke of Wei, hurriedly apologized.
Fang Xuanling, who had been silent all this while, pleaded on Li Yi's behalf,""Your Majesty, for beginners in poetry, they might really think that it's very simple. With their experience and knowledge, they are still unable to understand the profoundness of our Great Tang's poetry. Therefore, Li Yi's words are not out of recklessness or arrogance.”
Just as Fang Xuanling had said, all poetry beginners would go through this stage. This was something that all the famous poets were very clear about.
Thinking of this, the anger in Li Shiming's eyes finally dissipated a little."Brat, since you said that poems are too simple, then you should show everyone today and come up with a good poem.”
"Of course, I will not treat you unfairly. If you do well, I will reward you. If you don't do well, you can give your qualifications to others.”
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he did not give Li Yi a chance to speak. Instead, he instructed the eunuch beside him,""Prepare a brush and ink for this kid."
"Yes." The eunuchs hurriedly retreated to prepare.
Soon, a table, brush, ink, paper, and inkstone were all prepared.
At this moment, Hou Junji, Wang Quan, and the others all sneered at Li Yi."Commandant Li, let's begin. Now, the Emperor, Empress, and the princes are waiting for your masterpiece.”
Li Yi smiled at these people's mockery.""Then I'll have to trouble Duke Chen to grind the ink for me.”
Hou Junji flew into a rage and was just about to rebuke when Li Yi took a huge step forward with his head held high and chest puffed out. His clear and magnetic voice rang out,"The great roc rises with the wind in one day."
Before anyone could react, the second sentence was blurted out,"Soaring up to ninety thousand miles."
When Li Yi blurted out those two lines, Li Shimin's expression changed drastically. He pointed at Hou Junji and said,"Quick, quick, grind the ink."
Hou Junji staggered and almost fell to the ground. He was a Duke and Minister of Justice, but now he had to grind ink for a brat who was still wet behind his ears. This was simply humiliating.
But…once the imperial edict was out, how could he disobey the king's order?
In the end, Hou Junji staggered to the table and began to grind ink.
At this moment, none of the officials had the time to pay attention to Hou Junji. Now, all the attention was focused on Li Yi's proud and upright figure.
In the main hall, the eyes of the beautiful Princess Changle sparkled.
Everyone held their breaths and waited for his next sentence.
"Even if the wind stopped, it could still shake off the Cangming water.”
"When people saw me, they all sneered at my words.”
"Father Xuan can still be afraid of the younger generation, but a husband can't underestimate his youth.”
Li Yi walked eight steps and came to the table.
When the last voice sounded, everyone in the hall reacted from their shock.
Li Shi Min was the first to speak. His eyes were glowing as he sighed,"Father Xuan can still be afraid of the younger generation, but a husband can't underestimate his youth. Wonderful, wonderful, this is too wonderful."
Unexpectedly, Fang Xuanling, who had just recovered from his shock, had a face full of excitement and shame. He bowed at Li Yi from afar.
Li Yi did not dare to be arrogant when the current Prime Minister treated him with such respect and returned the gesture.
Fang Xuanling felt ashamed and sighed,"This old man apologizes to Commandant Li. With just this poem of yours, this old man admits defeat. Compared to this, my previous works are like the stars compared to the moon.”
"Haha, Old Fang, you're overpraising me. It was just a limerick.”Li Jing was afraid that his son would offend Fang Xuanling, so he quickly stepped forward and said humbly.
However, Fang Xuanling's expression changed when he heard what Li Jing said.""Duke Wei, you…this is an insult to us. If your son's poem is a limerick, then what are the poems that we have written shamelessly? Is it worse than dog shit?"
" Cough cough…" All the officials present were stunned. Who would have thought that the usually gentle and refined Prime Minister would be so vulgar today?
Fang Xuanling wasn't the only one who was angry, even Li Shimin was furious. This Li Jing really doesn't know how to talk. If Fang Xuanling's poems are dog shit, then what are my poems?
Li Jing could only laugh and stop talking. He wanted to be humble, but who knew that he would anger someone.
Fang Xuanling was a fan of poetry, and he seemed to still be immersed in Li Yi's poem. His eyes were filled with admiration,""Your Majesty, in my opinion, the two most bold and unconstrained lines of this poem are the first line,'The great roc rises with the wind in one day, soaring up to ninety thousand li.”
Li Shimin seemed to have the same feeling." I have different feelings from you. I think the last sentence,'Xuanfu can still be afraid of the younger generation, but a husband should not look down on youth', is the best."”
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To the surprise of all the officials, the prime minister and the Emperor were arguing about which sentence was the best.
As a result, no one could interrupt the debate and could only wait for the debate to end.
Fang Xuanling's eloquence was exceptional, and his short speech rendered Li Shimin speechless.
Li Er was furious and turned to Li Yi,""Kid, tell me, which line of your poem is the best?”
"It's all good." Of course, Li Yi was not stupid enough to get involved in their dispute, so he could only say so.
After he finished speaking, a burst of laughter rang out in the hall.
In the end, it was the erudite King of Wei, Li Tai, who broke the awkward situation.
"Imperial Father, you should debate with the Prime Minister in private. Xiaowei Li hadn't finished his work yet.”The King of Wei, Li Tai, was well-mannered. After persuading him, he turned to look at Li Yi.
Li Shi Min seemed to have thought of something,"Right, right, Li Yi, hurry up and write down that poem. I want to frame it for you and hang it in the Imperial College. Let the scholars of the Great Tang look up and see that not all the sons of princes were good-for-nothings.”
"Yes." Li Yi sat down at the table and picked up a pen. He dipped it in the freshly ground brush before turning to the black-faced Hou Junji."Lord Hou has worked hard. This ink grinding is very professional.”
Hou Junji almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, just as Li Yi picked up his pen and everyone thought he was going to write, he stopped.
"Ah, my boots are a little uncomfortable.”
Everyone's expression changed, especially the civil and military officials. They subconsciously took a step back. They knew that this kid from the Kingdom of Wei was up to no good again.
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