"Prime Minister Mo... But who is the Prime Minister Mo Ming, who is known as the 'divine fortune teller' and is one of the two prime ministers?"
"…Yes, this person is extremely scary, and it is not advisable to provoke him too much." Lu Xianyuan's eyes showed a trace of fear, "So, you'd better be careful with his nephew."
Chu Tianxiao smiled faintly: "Okay, I understand."
Lu Xianyuan didn't know whether he had listened or not. Time was running out, so he didn't think much about it and continued, "Also... the literary competitions in previous years have always advocated policy essays and practicality. We will use the Holy Page at that time, so you don't need to worry about the evaluation being biased. However... you must also be careful with your writing and don't write anything that is extremely treasonous. Otherwise, I can't protect you under the power of the Holy Page!"
Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes. "Holy Page? One of the four great national treasures of the Four Kingdoms? I remember that only the Kyoto Autumn Night Banquet will bestow a Holy Page every year, right?"
"… Thanks to you, I was able to use the holy pages that I carry with me to protect myself, even though I was scolded by my father."
Chu Tianxiao heard this and knew that he could not just sit back and watch, so he clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your concern."
"It's good that you know! This is a favor, remember to pay it back!" Lu Xianyuan snorted unhappily, "I don't know what's going on, but I just like you. Is it because..."
"Your Highness, I like girls!" Chu Tianxiao said hurriedly. Lu Xianyuan immediately became furious: "What do you mean!"
"I don't mean anything else... Your Highness, aren't we discussing business?" Chu Tianxiao blinked his eyes, looking very innocent. Lu Xianyuan glared at him fiercely and said, "The literary competition is about to begin. You'd better take down the two banquet masters for me, otherwise... this matter is not over!"
As he said that, Lu Xianyuan walked out. Chu Tianxiao breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh... Fortunately... It doesn't look like he is a..."
Shaking his head, Chu Tianxiao thought quietly for a moment, and then walked out. However, before he took a few steps, a young man dressed in a long robe and dressed like a scholar came towards him. He stood in front of Chu Tianxiao and looked him up and down: "You... are the prodigal son?"
Without waiting for Chu Tianxiao to answer, he raised his eyebrows, as if he was standing on some high ground, looking down on others, and spoke loudly to himself.
"As a member of the Divine Marquis family, you do not work hard to govern the country, but only know how to laugh and have fun. This is your first sin!"
"He only appointed treacherous people and did not know how to judge people. When he first came back, he caused the Marquisate to split up, and he promoted lowly lackeys. He had no respect for etiquette and law. This is his second crime!"
"Your act of showing off your wealth has ruined our country's culture. What's the fault of letting you destroy the treasure? This is your third crime!"
"You have the weapon refining method, but you keep it for yourself instead of handing it over to the empire for the people to share. How selfish you are! This is your fourth sin!"
"These four crimes are so filthy! How can the great world of the Great Zhou tolerate you? Why don't you kill yourself and thank the world?"
As he spoke, the young man looked at Chu Tianxiao with an arrogant expression, full of disdain and ridicule...
Before Chu Tianxiao could say anything, a few young men dressed similarly came up behind him and made sarcastic remarks to Chu Tianxiao.
"Brother Mo's words are insightful and thought-provoking!"
"The Autumn Night Banquet is supposed to be a grand feast for all the scholars in the world. It's already inappropriate to let those dirty warriors in, and now even such a prodigal son has sneaked in..."
"Hmph, if you know what's best for you, just quit the literary contest. Look at your appearance. Aren't you ashamed of yourself in front of us scholars?"
"Get lost, you ignorant fellow! Don't pollute our eyes!"
Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, having heard a hint of contempt in the words, and turned to the man who first slammed down four "major crimes" and inexplicably wanted to "commit suicide to thank the world", and said with a hint of surprise in his tone: "You... are actually Mo Xiang's nephew, Mo Jun?"
As soon as these words came out, the young man's face, which was originally high-spirited, changed. He frowned and said, "Shut up! How can a loser like you be qualified to talk about my uncle!"
Chu Tianxiao looked at him deeply, and then sighed: "I heard that you have good literary talent and have written several good policy papers that have been widely circulated?"
Mo Jun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and snorted, "So what?"
Chu Tianxiao waved his hand and said calmly: "It's better to meet in person than to hear about it."
Mo Jun was stunned at first, and then became furious: "What did you say!"
Chu Tianxiao sneered: "From what you said just now, I know you are a sour Confucian. You have a lot of rules and regulations, and you talk better than you sing. In fact, you don't understand the ways of the world at all! Your so-called etiquette and selflessness are all just moaning on the moral high ground. You are not even as good as a useless person! I really don't know if you were kicked in the head by a donkey when you were a child... With you, are you worthy of being the nephew of Prime Minister Mo?"
"Or... even Mo Xiang is no more than this?"
Mo Jun was furious when he heard this: "You are just a playboy, what qualifications do you have to criticize me? How many books of sages have you read? Can you recite "Saint Cloud Records"? Can you recite "Jin Tongshi"? Let me tell you, I had memorized all of them when I was six years old, and I could recite them backwards when I was ten years old! There are also "Seven Words of Thought" and "Knowing Destiny" of the Great Zhou Dynasty... This scholar has read more books than you have eaten!"
"So what?" Chu Tianxiao sneered at him, "Just because you can recite a few books, you think you're so great? Have you ever been a local official? Have you ever been a county magistrate? Do you know the customs of the world? What you studied is called the books of sages, but it doesn't teach you how to make money or how to be a good person. Instead, it sets up all kinds of rules and regulations, which make you feel superior after reading a piece of waste paper. You are obviously a useless Confucian scholar, useless to the country and a drain on the foundation of your family, but you still think you are superior to others? You keep talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but what's the use of you? You still want to show off in front of me? Forget it, don't do such childish things and make a fool of yourself in front of me!"
After hearing this, Mo Jun couldn't believe it. Someone actually dared to talk to him like that! How dare he fight back? He was a dirty, shameless prodigal, how dare he!
Mo Jun didn't know that he was actually more like those rich and handsome men he criticized, who relied on their "second generation" status, "disregarded etiquette", and were selfish. However, with his background, even if he met his destined lover, he would probably endure the frustration for a while and wait for a counterattack later. This is the so-called classic plot - meeting a rich and handsome man on the road, and being ridiculed and slapped in the face.
But this time... Mo Jun got the wrong script.
Because this time, the ones he mocked were not the poor princes who had no status, no background, and no money, but... the prodigal sons who were loved by their parents, had money in their hands, and had a strong background!
The only son of the leader of the thirty-six great divine marquises, and one of the many nephews of Prime Minister Mo Xiang...
So after comparing them, who is the tall, rich and handsome one? Is this really a scene where you meet a tall, rich and handsome man and then just mock him casually
No!
This is simply a poor, sour scholar who is stepping on the moral high ground and running to the rich, handsome prodigal son to ask for education!
Chu Tianxiao looked at him coldly, without giving him any chance to breathe, and said coldly: "You claim to be a scholar, but have you memorized the Great Zhou Law? Let me ask you, you use morality to suppress others and try to force the son of the Shenhou family to death. What crime should you be charged with?"