Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 351 Innovation Chapter Happy Events in Life ([-])

"Prime Minister, you can't accept your gift." The master of ceremonies said to Li Si with a smile on his face.

Li Siqi was surprised, and said: "Why can't you accept it? Could it be that Li Si's gift is too light for you to despise?" What Li Si gave was a pair of mandarin ducks playing in water, exquisite workmanship and high value. It couldn't be better, I didn't expect the master of ceremonies to refuse to accept it, and it wouldn't do if he wasn't surprised.

Zeng Shuyao was also surprised, and said: "Yes, we specially hired a good worker to carve this jade. It is very suitable for Mr. Zhou to give it to him for his wedding."

"Oh, Prime Minister, you have misunderstood." The master of ceremonies explained with a smile on his face: "That's not the meaning of the small one. Your gift is just because it is too good and expensive, so you can't accept it."

Li Si was even more surprised: "There's no reason for this. Don't accept gifts that are expensive, but only accept cheap ones."

He originally asked a rhetorical question, but the master of ceremonies nodded in praise and said, "Prime Minister Mingjian, Mr. Zhou has ordered that any gift with a market value of more than ten taels of silver will not be accepted. The prime minister's pair of jades is worth a thousand taels of silver, right? Zhou It's not that the prime minister doesn't know the rules of the gentleman, how dare you accept the rules of the younger ones."

Li Si was the first to encounter the matter of accepting cheap but not expensive, and wondered: "What kind of mystery is Mr. Zhou playing?"

Zeng Shuyao said in admiration, "Brother Zhou is brilliant."

Li Si asked, "Ma'am, where did you say that?"

Zeng Shuyao explained: "Brother Zhou set up such a rule because he was afraid that the officials would embezzle in order to give gifts. Think about it, the official's salary is only a few silver coins. What an honor it is for Mr. Zhou to get married and the emperor personally officiate the marriage." Well, how dare the officials not come to congratulate, they come, of course they want to send a generous gift, they don’t have enough Dai silver, what else can they do besides go greedy?”

Li Si suddenly realized, praised and praised: "Mr. Zhou is indeed brilliant. However, if the gift we prepared is not delivered, I will be too sorry for Mr. Zhou."

After all, Zeng Shuyao and Zhou Chong have been together for a long time, and they know Zhou Chong very well, and said: "Don't sigh. I was thinking, Brother Zhou is so painstaking, let's not make things difficult for Brother Zhou, how about it, your Xiaozhuan is a masterpiece, You just write a picture, I think brother Zhou will like it."

Li Si's Xiaozhuan has been famous throughout the ages, this is a good idea, Li Si said: "That's the only way to do it."

The master of ceremonies offered his pen and ink and said, "Master Li, please."

Li Si pondered: "What character should I write? Write a happy character." With the pen in hand, full of thick ink, he hung his wrist and swiped a brush, and with one swipe he wrote the word "Xi". Fei, there was a burst of applause, and they praised: "Good words, good words!"

His Xiaozhuan is indeed not a bragging, it is really well written.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" The master of ceremonies was about to accept the inscription, when a loud voice shouted: "Slow down!"

Li Si saw that it was none other than Zhang Liang who spoke, and he came side by side with Han Fei and Wei Liao.They are important ministers in the court, and all the officials voluntarily make way for them.

"Master Zhang, what advice do you have?" asked the master of ceremonies.

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Don't dare to see the teaching, Zhang Liang has a small idea, please consider it."

"If Zifang has something to say, please tell me." Wei Liao said with a smile: "Zifang has thousands of tricks, and it is time to put them to good use, why not show your skills."

Zhang Liangqian said: "Mr. Liaozi has won the prize. Zhang Liang thinks that Mr. Li's happy words are well written, but there are some flaws in the ointment."

Li Si's Xiaozhuan has been famous for thousands of years, and in his own opinion, it should be perfect. Zhang Liang actually said that there is a flaw in the ointment. He was also very surprised, and asked for advice: "Li Si is not talented, so I ask Zifang for advice."

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Prime Minister, don't worry too much. The prime minister's handwriting is very good. Zhang Liang is not as good as it. It's just that Zhang Liang thinks that a happy character is too lonely. Good things come in pairs. If you want to write, you can write two happy characters." , in pairs, in pairs, with phoenix and phoenix singing together, this is the way to stay together. Zhang Liang sees it briefly, and please consider it, my lords."

"Good idea, good idea!" Everyone praised in unison.

"Miao Miao Miao!" Han Fei and Wei Liao applauded in admiration.

Li Si patted his forehead and said: "Thanks to Zifang reminding, otherwise Li Si would have made a mistake. Zifang, please." Handed the pen in his hand to Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang's handwriting is also good, but compared with Li Si, it is still far behind. He said: "The prime minister's Xiaozhuan is well-known all over the world, how dare Zhang Liang use his axe, he has to work hard for the prime minister."

Han Fei stammered: "Student, Zifang's words are very true. Your Xiaozhuan, the senior also admires, this writing is none other than you."

Everyone thought this way, Li Si said: "Since that's the case, Li Si has made a fool of himself." He wrote vigorously, and wrote another happy character next to the happy character, which became the double happy character.

The double happiness characters were originally written by Wang Anshi after he won the first prize, and he was happy to have a beautiful wife. When he was happy, he wrote the double happiness characters, which have been passed down through the ages. Unexpectedly, it was to give Li Si, Zhang Liang, you an idea, I have a clever plan, 1000 in advance It was created in [-], and it was on the occasion of Zhou Chong's wedding, which is really unexpected.

Wei Liao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In Liaozi's opinion, Mr. Zhou doesn't accept heavy gifts, so we can do what we like and don't give him any gifts." Thinking about it, Zhou Chong was favored by the emperor, if he didn't give gifts, if he was offended, it would be no joke.

"Please be quiet, let Liaozi finish talking." Wei Liao lowered his hands, motioning for all the officials to be quiet, "What Liaozi means is that we will do our part for Mr. Zhou. This pair of happy characters is too monotonous." , what Liaozi means is that the prime minister is asked to write more, and we will help to make arrangements, and post all the places in the mansion that should be posted."

This idea is good or not, but it is a bit unbelievable and unacceptable. The officials look at me and I look at you, at a loss.Gan Luo responded first: "Mr. Liaozi's idea is very good, let's do it like this. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhou will only be happy, not unhappy."

"Yes!" Han Fei said affirmatively, "Thank you, Prime Minister."

Although Li Si was eager for quick success, he was also an elegant person. Such a special celebration was really extraordinary, and he became interested, saying: "In this case, Li Si will show his shame."

Wei Liao, Zhang Liang, and the others posted the double happiness characters everywhere, and after a while, the house was full of joy.

Just when everyone was busy posting words, a loud voice praised: "Double Happiness, so good! What a good word! What a great idea!"

Everyone didn't need to think about it to know that Qin Shihuang had arrived, and said in unison: "See the emperor!"

Qin Shihuang came in surrounded by Zhao Gaoren, and said: "No, no! Li Si, your handwriting is really extraordinary, and the structure and layout of the strokes are the best. A double happiness character, since then, my Daqin has added another character with a wide range of uses."

Li Si hurriedly said: "The emperor has won the award, but the minister dare not take it. The double happiness characters were made by Zifang, and the minister just wrote it in handwriting."

"The ovary is wonderful, the fruit is extraordinary!" Qin Shihuang praised: "What are you doing in a daze? Go and post the words. With these words, Mr. Zhou's wedding celebration will be even more lively! I will also post a picture."

(End of this chapter)