In the Great Xia Imperial Court, all the civil and military officials were looking at Yue Ze and the others. They were all drenched in cold sweat as they discussed in low voices!
Assistant Minister Liu's couplet was too tricky. It was the simplest form of heaven and earth, but it was a couplet that could not be matched at all!
The four messengers behind Yue Ze were discussing in low voices, their faces anxious. Yue Ze, on the other hand, looked lonely. He had studied couplets for many years and naturally knew how terrifying this couplet was!
The terrifying degree of this couplet was even more terrifying than the couplet he had come up with. It was impossible for them to match it!
"We can't match Assistant Minister Liu's couplet. We admit defeat!”Yue Ze sighed softly and cupped his hands at Liu Changan, his face blushing!
"Hahaha!" Prime Minister Li Houcun laughed heartily, feeling proud and elated. Only the heavens knew how much humiliation he had endured as the head of the Great Xia Kingdom's civil officials!
"Emperor Xia, Great Wei has lost this couplet competition!”Yue Ze only wanted to admit defeat so that he could return immediately. It was too embarrassing!
"Haha, good!" The Xia Emperor was also overjoyed." Note it down. Assistant Minister Liu's couplet is worth a thousand gold. Give Assistant Minister Liu an additional thousand gold!"”
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Changan's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Yue Ze who was about to leave and quickly said,""Emissary, wait!"
Yue Ze turned to look at Liu Changan. Liu Changan smiled and said,""Previously, we agreed that it would be three, so it should be three!”
Yue Ze was stunned. Liu Chang 'an smiled." As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Previously, my Xia Dynasty had a couplet. My Heaven and Earth Appearance is the second couplet!"”
"If the envoy brings this couplet back, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain. Why don't I give the envoy another couplet? It'll be easier to explain when the envoy returns!”
"Assistant Minister Liu!" Le Ze's face flushed red. This was humiliation. Li Houcun was delighted."Assistant Minister Liu is right. We agreed on three, so we have to do it in three!”
"Right, since your Great Wei has sent out three teams, our Great Xia will naturally send out three teams as well!”"Could it be that the literary country, Great Wei, is also afraid?”
"This brat is thinking about my gold!”The Xia Emperor could not help but laugh and shake his head. If there really was such literature, why would he be afraid of lacking gold?
Liu Zhonglu had his eyes closed the entire time. No one knew what this Great Xia general was thinking!
Yue Ze gritted his teeth and glared at Liu Changan. He said through gritted teeth,""Assistant Minister Liu is talented, but such absolutes are already rare in a hundred years. Could it be that Assistant Minister Liu still has some advice?”
Liu Changan smiled." You flatter me. This couplet is just something I thought about when I was bored. It's not something that happens once in a hundred years!"”
"My third couplet is also very simple. It is a five-word couplet!”Liu Changan smiled at Yue Ze. When Yue Ze heard that it was a five-word couplet, he immediately felt that something was wrong and looked at Liu Changan warily!
"Smoke locks the willows in the pond!" "My third couplet isn't making things difficult for the envoy, is it?" Liu Changan asked with a smile. Messenger, what do you think?"
"Smoke locks the willows in the pond?" Yue Ze was stunned. It was that simple? Even Li Houcun was stunned and said anxiously,""Assistant Minister Liu, why don't you think about it carefully?”
"No need!" Liu Changan smiled." Just this couplet. In order to let the Great Wei's diplomatic mission know this couplet better, I'll have to trouble Prime Minister to write this couplet out!"”
A messenger behind Yue Ze said proudly,""There's no need. Such a couplet is not rare in my Big Wei.”
Yue Ze was stunned. Was it really that simple? Liu Changan looked at the messenger with a half-smile.""I'll have to trouble Prime Minister to write this couplet!”
Although Li Houcun did not know what Liu Changan was up to, there was a pen and paper on his table, so he began to write!
After he finished writing, Li Houcun looked at it for a moment and pondered. Then, he seemed to have thought of the key point and laughed loudly,"Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful!"
"Your Majesty, please take a look!" He opened the words, and the Xia Emperor and the others all looked over, but were puzzled."Prime Minister, what's so wonderful about it?"
"Your Majesty, why don't we let Great Wei's diplomatic mission take a look?”Li Houcun chuckled as he glanced at Yue Ze and passed the five words over!
"Hmm?" As a couplet master, Yue Ze naturally discovered the uniqueness of this couplet faster than Li Houcun!
"Five Elements Couplet!" Yue Ze's face turned pale instantly. He looked at Liu Changan in disbelief.
"What is the Five Elements Couplet?" When the Xia Emperor saw Yue Ze's expression, he couldn't help but feel curious as he asked Li Houcun!
Li Houcun smiled and said,"Your Majesty, you can take a look. If the left side of the five words in Assistant Minister Liu's couplet is separated?"”
"Fire, Gold, Water, Earth, and Wood!" The Xia Emperor came to a sudden realization, and the other literary officials also instantly reacted."Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!"
"There is an unwritten rule in the Five Elements Couplet. When the five elements form a couplet, the order in which they are placed is correct. The first couplet is Fire, Gold, Water, Earth, and Wood, and the second couplet must also be!”
"The Five Elements Couplet is just an idea that existed in the literary world of Great Wei, Li Shigui. He thought hard for three years, but still couldn't think of a suitable Five Elements Couplet!”
Li Houcun's face was filled with excitement." And Assistant Minister Liu's Five Elements Couplet has a profound artistic conception. It can be said to be a perfect example!"”
He looked at the Xia Emperor and the court officials." I can say that Liu Shilang's couplet has opened up the history of the literary world. It is the beginning of the Five Elements Couplet and also the creator!”
The Xia Emperor was stunned and was rather surprised. All the civil officials in the Great Xia Dynasty were discussing in low voices. Yue Ze and the others 'faces were ashen and they did not refute!
Liu Changan smiled." Prime Minister, you flatter me. The Wei Empire's diplomatic mission is here for the three northern provinces. It represents the attitude of the Emperor!"”
"Then my Great Xia will naturally have our own attitude. Emissary, these two couplets are a gift from my Great Xia to Great Wei!”
"Hmm?" Just as Liu Changan was about to say something, he realized that Liu Zhonglu, who had been sitting, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in his direction. This glance happened to be seen by him!
"How could that be?" Liu Changan realized that Liu Zhonglu's gaze was filled with mockery, warning, and even fierceness. It was as if he wanted to shut up!
"Could it be?" Liu Changan seemed to have sensed something. He glanced at Li Houcun and found that Li Houcun was smiling and cooperating with him. It seemed that Li Houcun was more supportive of him than his father!
The Emperor of Xia seemed to be thinking about something. Liu Changan finally realized that he had gone too far!
Whether it was Li Houcun or the current Emperor Xia, what right did he have to be so arrogant in the court?
Previously, he had been focused on earning gold, but now that he had calmed down, he realized his stupidity. Cold sweat began to flow unconsciously. It seemed that he had been arrogant. Everyone present was an old fox in the officialdom!
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