flstandardbreds Chapter 386: First Meeting with the Prince 2
Chapter 386: First Meeting with the Prince 2
When Crown Prince Xiao Yin entered the room, he glanced at everyone casually, and then he noticed that the girl sitting next to him was secretly looking at him.
This is the child that Wen Che often mentions, intentionally or unintentionally. What is the name of the poetry collection compiled by this child? It is called "Songs Picked Up at Dusk"...
The prince walked to the front and stood firm, letting go of the young eunuch's hand. The eunuch who sang the ceremony shouted: "Ceremony——"
In an instant, the crowd that was standing still shrank down like wheat waves blown by the wind.
Wang Jinyi lowered her eyes to look at the hem of her skirt and listened to the eunuch who was singing the ceremony shout:
"rise--"
Wang Jinyi raised her head slightly, her eyes drifting upwards. The golden thread on the purple dragon robe was gleaming, and she quickly lowered her head again.
The prince clearly saw the girl in front of him. He secretly looked up again and then quickly lowered his head.
He looked at the child in front of him a few more times. The girl had a strange hairstyle.
After the eunuchs helped the prince to take his seat, the eunuch who sang the ceremony shouted:
"Take a seat—"
In the hall, boots, robes, crowns, belts, and women's rings and pendants moved silently. Everyone sat down on their couches. The unreasonable silence made people nervous. Wang Jinyi took a breath, raised his shoulders and then dropped them again.
As everyone held their breath, the eunuch's voice rang out again:
"Xuan——"
Then there were commendations and rewards for the personnel of the local armies.
Wang Jinyi wondered if General Fu had not returned from the city to fight the enemy, and the name of the Beining defender was not on the reward list. Did the prince just listen to one side and believe it? ...
Just as I was thinking about something chaotically, I heard the eunuch calling me.
"Miss Jinyi, the second young lady of the Wang family in Xunyang, please come forward."
After a moment of silence, he looked around. Everyone was looking at him. He glanced at his great-aunt who was sitting below. Seeing the old lady nodding to him hurriedly, like a chick pecking at rice, Wang Jinyi actually smiled brightly.
The voice of the eunuch singing the ceremony sounded again, and my great-uncle anxiously raised his hands to the table and raised them upwards.
Wang Jinyi stood up slowly, walked over steadily, and knelt at the prince's feet.
"I am Jinyi, the daughter of the second wife of the Xunyang Wang family. I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wish His Royal Highness a long life, blessings to all the people, and success in everything."
After saying that, he bowed three times and kowtowed nine times in a proper manner, then knelt down with his eyes lowered. After waiting for a while, no one spoke, and Wang Jinyi was puzzled.
The prince carefully looked at the child who was so miraculous in his son's words. The child was kneeling in front of him. He couldn't connect the girl with the literary monster that Ouyang Wenche mentioned.
He nodded slightly, and asked slowly with a scrutinizing look in his eyes:
"Who are your teachers? What books have you read? What book are you reading now?"
Wang Jinyi clearly heard various slight noises coming from behind her, and even she herself felt it was unreal. Was the prince trying to chat with her about family matters?
You know, the prince didn't even open his mouth just now, but now he wants to chat with me?
Wang Jinyi looked up in disbelief, then suddenly realized that this had offended the emperor, and quickly lowered his head.
The hall was silent for a moment, and everyone thought that the girl from the Wang family must be so nervous that she couldn't even speak.
At this moment, a clear voice sounded in the hall.
"Your Highness, I have never had a teacher. I have learned the Four Books in general and the Five Classics, but I am not very good at the Six Arts.
As for normal days, I just read for fun. Recently, the city was besieged by the enemy, so I read some military books. "
In the hall, everyone from the crown prince to the invited guests were stunned. Even his grandparents were petrified for a moment.
What? This girl, who was less than ten years old, had read the Four Books and Five Classics and learned the Six Arts? She also read military books? How is that possible? Even the usually calm governor hummed twice.
Since ancient times, those who have taken the imperial examinations to become officials have all studied hard since childhood. But who would dare to say at such a young age that he... Oh, she didn't say she had studied, but she really shouldn't be underestimated.
"I heard that you have great literary talent and have collected two books of poetry. Which one do you like best?"
“When life is peaceful and leisurely, I like:
Green Ant New Distillery, red clay small stove.
Can you drink a cup of snow when you come here late?
The enemy siege in the past two months is particularly fond of:
When drunk, he turned on the lamp to watch the sword, dreaming back to blow the horns and even camp.
Eight hundred miles away, the people under my command are burning, and the sound of fifty strings turning over the Great Wall,
Soldiers on the battlefield in autumn.
The horse made Lu Fei swift, bow like a thunderbolt.
To complete the king's affairs and win a good reputation in life and after death..."
Having said this, Wang Jinyi paused and swallowed the inappropriate half sentence.
Before Wang Jinyi's voice quieted down, a confident voice rang out.
"Okay! Have fun!"
Following a loud cheer, there was a heavy sound of clapping of the table.
Wang Jinyi looked up and saw a bearded general sitting on the left seat slamming the table and standing up. His eyes were gleaming on his purple face. It was the Marshal Huyan Yun who had defeated the enemy this time.
A young voice reminded: "Father!"
A young general beside him hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and whispered, "Father, you are being disrespectful!"
General Huyan woke up as if from a dream. His eyes widened even wider. He hurriedly clasped his fists over his head and said, "Your Highness, I forgot myself for a moment."
Everyone in the hall held their breath. Wang Jinyi didn't dare to say anything either.
The prince smiled and waved his hand:
"The old general is a true character. How can he be said to be impolite? Who wouldn't be moved after listening to such a magnificent poem?!"
General Huyan clasped his fists and thanked him: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness!"
He turned around and looked at Wang Jinyi again, his eyes full of admiration.
The prince returned his gaze to the little girl kneeling in the hall and asked again:
"Since you have read military books, do you know the Thirty-Six Stratagems?"
Wang Jinyi thought, is this a test for herself?
She took a deep breath and replied, "Your Highness, I know a thing or two."
"oh?"
Not only the prince, this time there was a clear sound coming from the hall,
"Hiss——" a few slight gasps.
The prince stroked the jade pendant on his waist and asked gently,
"Then tell me, what is 'making a feint to the east and attacking in the west'?"
For a moment, the hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Wang Jinyi knew that it was time to get serious and stop pretending to be a child. He calmed himself down and said slowly:
"The purpose of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west is to show your presence in the east and attack in the west, to attack the enemy unexpectedly and when they are unprepared. Just like..."
She thought for a moment.
"Just like the coalition forces pretended to attack Beiyukou a month ago, but in fact their main force secretly crossed the pass and planned to suddenly attack Beining City."
The prince's eyes brightened a little, and old General Huyan sat up straighter, staring at the little girl in front of him.
"How do you know that?" the prince leaned forward.
Wang Jinyi straightened her back calmly:
"I once analyzed with General Fu how the coalition forces could win a great victory with a small force, and combined the characteristics of several assassinations and attacks by the northern barbarians. I speculated that there was a possibility of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
The most likely scenario for the coalition forces is to feint an attack on Beiyukou and then take a detour to attack Beining City.
The best way to capture Bac Ninh City is to launch a surprise attack on Bac Ninh.
Recently, I studied "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. The coalition forces used the strategy of "the enemy is in disarray, and we take advantage of their lack of initiative to defeat them."
Fortunately, the enemy had some clues to follow..."