Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 76 That was the era of Emperor Wu of Han!
immediately.

An elder from the Zheng family came out.

Facing the gazes of countless students, he said loudly: "Dear students, the fact that there is such a plagiarist in my Zheng family is due to the Zheng family's lax discipline. On behalf of the Zheng family, I apologize to all students and the Tang Dynasty literary world."

The elders of the Zheng family bowed deeply to everyone present with sincere feelings.

These words made Zheng Hongyun's face turn pale instantly. He knew that he had been abandoned by his family.

The struggling movement stopped and he became weak all over.

"As expected of the Zheng family of Xingyang, I really admire your sacrifice for the sake of justice."

"Yes, a noble family should be famous for its justice!"

"Hmph, don't forget, it is these noble families who control the books and prevent poor students like me from advancing into the officialdom. Can a little justice cover up their crimes?"

"Hahaha, Xingyang Zheng family, I really want to become their retainer. Following behind such a fair family is what we wish for!"

"...."

The Zheng family gained a lot of favorability. Many poor students who originally disliked aristocratic families had to admit that the Zheng family did a great job and deserved the title of aristocratic family.

When I heard the discussion direction, I tended to lean towards the direction that was favorable to me.

The elder of the Zheng family stood up, not even bothering to look at Zheng Hongyun, and continued: "Dear students, from now on, our Zheng family will strictly discipline our students, and the incident of tonight will not happen again."

"Young students of my Zheng family, did you hear that?"

The elders of the Zheng family looked in the direction of their own family.

The students from the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Schools all gathered together as family units.

The same is true of Zheng family of Xingyang.

After the elders of the Zheng family shouted at them, all the students present could see that all the students of the Zheng family nodded obediently and promised not to plagiarize.

"Okay, this is what you said."

"I hope that all students in the world will work with the Zheng Family Discipline Hall to supervise this matter. Anyone who violates the discipline knowingly will be killed!"

The elder of the Zheng family had sharp eyes, revealing an unquestionable majesty. He then looked at Zheng Hongyun and said coldly, "I would like to trouble the two guards to suppress the shame of our Zheng family and act according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Our Zheng family will fully cooperate and will never tolerate it!"

The two guards understood.

They stepped forward and held Zheng Hongyun, who was as desperate as a dead fish, on both sides and took him away.

"Okay, fellow students, I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

"The interlude is over. Now we can continue with the poetry contest. We can compete in poetry or literary talent!"

Wei Zheng stood up and spoke loudly.

Announce that the poetry reading will continue.

In an instant.

The poetry session becomes lively.

One by one, well-known students came on stage to compose impromptu poems or display their literary talent.

The expressions of great scholars such as Yu Shinan, the organizer, gradually became better.

"This poetry gathering is really different from previous years. The quality is really very high."

"I never thought that the young people in the Tang Dynasty are so talented in writing."

Yu Shinan smiled happily and stroked his gray beard.

"Yes, what a pity... the person that His Highness Xiao Sizi was talking about was her second brother. Such a talented person didn't come."

"Second brother... could it be His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu? But His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has long been... Could it be Li Tai, the Prince of Wei? But how can the Prince of Wei be so talented?"

Kong Yingda couldn't help but frown, as if thinking about something.

He could rule out Li Tai because Li Tai was taught by him and he knew that Li Tai did not have such literary talent.

The words fell.

Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan and others were silent.

yes….
It would be great if this talented person could come to the poetry reading tonight.

Where is the second brother that His Highness Xiao Sizi mentioned?

Could it be... that it is really His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei?

But how is this possible!

at the same time.

Something strange happened offstage.

A student from the Zheng family did not leave the stage after writing the poem.

Instead, he narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Sizi.

"I am not talented, but I have a question in my mind that I need to ask the little princess to answer. I wonder if the little princess can give me a chance?"

When Xiao Sizi saw that the criticism was directed at her, she hid behind Princess Changle in fear, only looking at the student from the Zheng family with her small eyes.

Princess Changle patted the little girl's hand, signaling her to rest assured. She immediately stood up and said with a smile, "I wonder if this young master has any confusion that he would like to ask me about? Feel free to tell me."

The student from the Zheng family laughed and said, "Your Highness Princess Changle, just now, I heard the little princess say that her second brother is the original author of [Jinse]. But according to Zheng Hongyun, the shame of our Zheng family, the original author is a work by a talented scholar from the folks."

"This... is a contradiction. How could the second brother of the little princess be related to a talented scholar among the people? Could it be... that it was the Prince of Wei or another prince who came down to the people and wrote this poem?"

"Or is it that the second brother mentioned by His Highness Xiao Sizi is like the shame of my Zheng family, a thief who steals from the talented people and is also a chicken-stealing and dog-thief?"

"The little princess's second brother? Could it be that Prince Wei? Prince Wei...how could he be so talented in writing!"

"Yes, that's right, this must be a mistake. Maybe His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is just like Zheng Hongyun, who got the original work of a talented folk artist from somewhere and is also a plagiarist."

"It is possible. Princess Xiao Sizi is still young, so it is possible that she was deceived by her brother, the Prince of Wei."

"Your Highness the Prince of Wei is just a playboy, how could he have the ability to write such beautiful poems?"

"Humph! Are you a member of the royal family, and you want to steal the poems of scholars like us?"

"..."

The students were talking a lot.

During the conversation, no one believed that the second brother mentioned by Xiao Sizi was the author of the poem.

This made Zheng Yiyan, a student from the Zheng family, smile.

He came up to accuse Princess Jinyang Xiao Sizi at the suggestion of the family elders.

The Zheng family lost a member of the clan because of Xiao Sizi, and they can't just let it go!
"Your Highness, listen to this. These are all questions about your second brother. Your Highness, could you please explain to me and the students present where your second brother got the [Jinse]?"

"He plagiarized it, too! Don't claim it as your own work!"

Zheng Yiyan opened his arms wide. With the support of his family elders, he was magnanimous and full of vigor.

In an instant.

Countless pairs of eyes were focused on Xiao Sizi.

Little Sizi is shy and generally very scared.

But at this moment.

She couldn't stand anyone questioning her second brother.

"Damn it, you are talking nonsense. Second brother would never plagiarize other people's works! [Jinse] is definitely a poem written by Second brother, and Sizi saw it with his own eyes!"

Little Sizi gnashed his teeth, his cute little face filled with anger.

"Is that so? This was also written by your second brother, but the reputation of His Highness the Prince of Wei is well known to all of us. Is he... a talented writer? And the one who wrote [Jinse]?"

"Hahaha, this really is... a huge joke!"

Zheng Yiyan laughed out loud.

"伱!!!"

Little Sizi stamped his feet, he was really angry.

She immediately wanted to say that her second brother was not Li Tai, but when she thought about how her second brother did not show up just now, and it was her elder sister who showed up, and without her second brother's consent, the little girl did not dare to say it directly.

It is really hard to express my suffering.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry for suddenly bursting into laughter. I was being rude."

Zheng Yiyan bowed and apologized, then continued: "But... those who don't believe it, little princess, this is not just me."

"Then...if His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is really the hermit of Jinyang, with his talent, how could he only write one poem, [Jinse]? Little Princess, since you said you watched your second brother write such a poem."

"I wonder... are you looking at other poems? I believe that the person who can write [Jinse] must be extraordinary and can write other poems. Your Highness Xiao Sizi, can you say a few words casually to broaden the horizons of us students?"

Although his speech was polite, it was full of sarcasm.

The students also responded.

They were all awakened.

If Xiao Sizi's second brother is really the author of "Jinse", with his talent, he must know more than one poem. And if Xiao Sizi can't say it, then wouldn't the accusation of plagiarism be confirmed?

They joined the condemnation.

At this time, Kong Yingda, Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan and others all changed their expressions.

Sweat broke out on my forehead and I felt anxious.

This time, things have gotten serious!

If Xiao Sizi can't tell, then the reputation of plagiarism among the royal family will be completely established...
If nothing unexpected happens, even if His Majesty comes forward, it will be useless, and the reputation of the royal family will be ruined in an instant!
They want to stop it.

But how could they stop all the students from questioning?

If it is stopped by force, it would only make the matter more obvious and further confirm the reputation of a certain prince of the royal family as a plagiarist.

"Damn it! The Zheng family actually took the little princess' words seriously. She is still a child, so it is normal for her to brag about her brother!"

"There's nothing we can do. The little princess is first a member of the royal family, and secondly a child. She has been used as a breakthrough point by the Zheng family."

"Yeah, it's not easy for us to help at this moment. Helping would be counterproductive."

"...."

Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda and others just shook their heads.

at the same time.

Little Sizi was shy to begin with, and now that he would be denounced and criticized by thousands of people, he was so anxious that he almost cried.

"Damn it, it was clearly written by my second brother, why don't they believe it? Bullying, wuwuwu, too bullying."

Little Sizi's eyes were red, as if he was about to cry, and he looked so aggrieved that it made people feel distressed.

Princess Changle saw it, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

She was about to speak when she noticed someone walking towards her.

Looking up, I suddenly found that it was Qin Changye.

"Master Qin?"

Princess Changle's eyes flickered, and the intelligent girl seemed to have thought of something.

Qin Changye laughed and said, "Let me handle it next."

at the same time.

Many people noticed Qin Changye.

"Who is that?"

"I don't know, but judging from his temperament, he is extraordinary."

"He was brought by Princess Changle. I don't think he is the son of one of the dukes. Who is he?"

"Seeing that he could talk to Princess Changle like that, he must be of a very high status."

"...."

Many students were discussing and talking about it.

Zheng Yiyan also looked at Qin Changye curiously.

These gazes made Qin Changye the focus.

Qin Changye sighed helplessly.

He actually wanted to live a low-key life, but Xiao Sizi, this little fool, would sometimes do stupid things, and he would not sit idly by.

"So-called shackles... Am I putting shackles on myself again?"

Qin Changye smiled and shook his head.

He has lived for a thousand years.

Years of loneliness should make the immortals tend to be ruthless.

After all, when you know someone very well, but see him die while you remain unchanged, that feeling is extremely painful.

In the past time,
He had seen with his own eyes, Zulong, Fusu, Emperor Wu of Han, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei... each of these familiar faces changed little by little, grew older little by little in his eyes...
Then die.

Although there was one person in the Qin Dynasty and a few people in the Han Dynasty who survived, most of them still died of birth, aging, sickness and death due to the laws of nature.

These many experiences did not make Qin Changye become indifferent.

Because every time he woke up, he saw a group of people waiting for him, thinking about him, and protecting him.

That group of people was the Meng family.

So much so that every time he woke up, he was bound by something.

This time when I woke up, I wanted to ignore the bond, but ended up falling into the quagmire of Xiao Sizi again.

This time, Qin Changye knew that he would become famous.

Bad reputation, malicious eyes, curiosity….
There are so many different things.

But he doesn't care about that.

Over the past thousand years, he had been in high positions more than once or twice and had enough experience in dealing with these gazes and how to handle them.

Shake your head and don't think about it anymore.

Qin Changye squatted down and gently wiped Xiao Sizi's tears, saying softly: "Xiao Sizi, it's okay, second brother will help you get justice."

Little Sizi sniffled and choked up as he asked, "Second brother...what are you going to do?"

Qin Changye smiled lightly: "Of course I'm helping our little Sizi get justice. You always call me second brother, so if you're bullied, how can I just sit there and watch?"

"These so-called noble families, if they bully you, they are bullying me, Qin Changye!" "Besides, the Tang Dynasty is still named Li, not Zheng, Lu and other noble families. As a princess of the Emperor's family, how can you let the dignity of the royal family and you, little Sizi, be laughed at by them!"

Qin Changye, who has always been gentle to others, now bursts out with the aura of a thousand-year-old immortal, and is intimidating without even being angry.

Zheng Yiyan, who was on the stage not far away, didn't know what Xiao Sizi and Qin Changye talked about, but the look in Qin Changye's eyes made him unable to stop being afraid.

His body felt cold and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.

But he reacted quickly.

"What a joke! I have my family to protect me. Why would I be afraid of the person behind Princess Changle? I am not even afraid of Princess Changle, so why would I be afraid of the person behind her?"

Zheng Yiyan took a deep breath and his eyes regained their original confidence.

now.

After some words,

Seeing that Xiao Sizi's tears gradually stopped, Qin Changye felt relieved. He stood up and looked directly at the person from the Zheng family.

"Mr. Zheng, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Your aura just now scared my little sister a little, so I spent some time comforting her."

"I have to say, Master Zheng, your aura is really intimidating. You almost made a Tang princess cry."

Zheng Yiyan's eyes flickered, and he immediately laughed, "Hahaha, this gentleman is joking. Even if I have ten thousand guts, I would not dare to scare the little princess to tears."

"Zheng... I am just telling the truth. After all, plagiarism is the most taboo in the literary world. Wasn't a student of my Zheng family expelled from the family just now as a warning to the public?"

Qin Changye nodded: "This is absolutely true, but Qin is subjective, Mr. Zheng, you are bullying the Li Tang royal family."

"Your Highness Xiao Sizi, you dare to question a princess of the royal family."

His eyes were slightly narrowed and his face was smiling.

These threatening words startled Zheng Yiyan.

Yes!

He was only in his teens. If it was just him, how could he dare to question the princess of the time.

Moreover, he is named "Jinyang" and is a little Sizi who plays an important role in the entire imperial Li family!
Isn't it the confidence given by the family behind them? It also indirectly proves that the family behind them looks down on the emperor.

Zheng Yiyan was a little frightened by Qin Changye, but recovered quickly.

With the Zheng family standing behind me, what is there to be afraid of!
Zheng Yiyan pretended to be calm and said, "Haha, sir, you can always find a pretext to accuse me of something. How dare I do that?"

Qin Changye smiled faintly: "Yes, maybe Qin is overthinking it."

Zheng Yiyan was about to continue speaking, but seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly: "By the way, who exactly is the young master? If I remember correctly... you just mentioned my little sister, could it be that... the young master has recognized His Highness Xiao Sizi as his adopted sister?"

Qin Changye nodded: "Yes, I recently recognized His Highness Xiao Sizi as my adopted sister, which also means... the second brother of His Highness Xiao Sizi that you have been looking for is... me."

Zheng Yiyan's eyes widened: "What, it's you!"

He couldn't believe it.

Everyone thought that the second brother that Xiao Sizi mentioned was a member of the royal family, but who could have thought that it would be the young man in front of them.

What ability does this young man have that can make His Highness Xiao Sizi recognize him as his second brother?

Or... is this person here to speak up for His Highness Xiao Sizi and cover up his lie?
But that doesn't matter anymore.

The elders in the clan asked the great scholars employed by the Zheng family about the person who could write "Jinse". It was said that it was hard to find one in the world. Throughout the Tang Dynasty, there were no more than ten people who could write this song.

Therefore, it is impossible to cover up the lie, unless he is really the author of "Jinse"!
As long as the person in front of you cannot compose a poem like [Jinse], he is... a liar.

Like that

Tonight, the Di family's reputation will be further tarnished!
"Okay, I will not discuss any more unnecessary things with Mr. Zheng. I came here this time to stand up for Xiao Sizi and to prove my name as Qin Changye."

Say it.

Qin Changye looked at the students around him and said loudly: "Tonight, I know that you students don't believe His Highness Xiao Sizi. This is also Qin's fault. I just wanted to hide it, but I almost made all the scholars in the world think that His Highness Xiao Sizi was lying!"

"Your Highness Xiao Sizi may be young, but he never lies. So... I will teach you a lesson tonight. Why? Don't judge a person by his appearance!!"

Qin Changye spoke in a powerful voice, with great confidence and authority in his words.

Such momentum,

This made many students gasp, and they felt as if they were being stared at by a superior. They felt frightened and uneasy, and subconsciously wanted to believe what the other person said.

"This young master is so confident, are we wrong?"

"No, when judging anything, you should not look at the surface, nor listen to what he says, but look at what he...does."

"That's right, I agree!"

"It all depends on how this young master can restore the reputation of His Highness Little Sizi."

"...."

The students were talking a lot.

at the same time.

Qin Changye turned his head slightly, and when he turned his head, he saw the fine wine in front of him, his eyes sparkling.

He slowly said, "Tonight, all the students are drinking happily. Qin will present a poem to cheer you up."

There was silence for a long time.

Just when some students wanted to ask about Qin Changye's situation, suddenly, a chilling line of poetry rang in their ears.

“Don’t you see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea never to return!”

"Don't you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and it looks like blue silk in the morning and turns to snow in the evening!"

hiss!
This!
Upon hearing this, everyone present took a deep breath and felt their scalps tingling and goose bumps all over their bodies.

Just two lines of poetry are enough to make people feel the soul-stirring spirit.

They can assert that this poem will be a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages!

In an instant, all the students looked at Qin Changye. This was a feast for the literati, but also a part of watching the show that they also liked.

Qin Changye is an unknown person. They have discussed this before and it is certain that they have never heard of his reputation. It is certain that he is an unknown person.

How could such an unknown person come up with such poetry?

Such verses come out,

So...what about Zheng Yiyan? How should she face it?
Most of the students were extremely excited and expectant, and they were all looking at Zheng Yiyan, wanting to know how he would respond.

However, Zheng Yiyan was already standing there in a daze.

Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan, Kong Yingda and others finally relaxed their frowns.

When Kong Yingda saw the crimson invitation card handed over by Xiao Sizi before, he already had some idea in his mind that the young man in front of him was the talented person that His Majesty was talking about.

He was blaming Li Shimin in his heart just now, and was also confused as to whether he had misheard the emperor's instructions?

Now that Qin Changye has appeared, he understands that nothing is wrong, nothing is wrong!
Qin Changye also deserves the title of a talented person!
….….….….….….
Tonight, the poetry festival in Chang'an City is in full swing.

There was no peace in the ancient tomb either.

There were no plans for tonight.

But perhaps it was the tomb-robbing gene deep in the creature's heart, or perhaps tombs were always robbed at night in the past. In any case, Cao Kewei arrived at the ancient tomb late at night.

He also brought along Meng Yuan, a descendant of the Meng family, and Li Junxian.

Lalai Mengyuan,

Because with Meng Yuan here, the safety inside the ancient tomb will be greatly improved.

The reason why Li Junxian was brought along was that if Li Junxian was not accompanying him, he would not be allowed to enter the ancient tomb.

"It's already this late at night, Mr. Cao, are you still going to go down?"

Li Junxian seemed a little dissatisfied.

Cao Kewei laughed and said, "I used to rob tombs at night, but I felt something was wrong when I robbed tombs this morning. I couldn't tell what was wrong, but at night I realized it was because of the time."

"I feel the danger and sharp perception much better at night than in the morning."

“This…” Li Junxian was stunned, and then sighed: “Forget it, this is fine.”

Yes or no.

After all, His Majesty is very concerned about the ancient tomb and wants to explore it quickly to find out more things and information about the immortal.

As the main force in tomb exploration, Cao Kewei was highly valued and almost all of his opinions were adopted.

Nowadays, exploring tombs at night is not a big deal, so it’s okay for him to do so.

The group sorted their equipment, and their equipment was well kept by the Jinwu Guards and checked on time.

So soon, everything was ready and dressed.

A group of people,

Cao Kewei, Meng Yuan, Li Junxian and six Jinwu Guards, a total of six people, took advantage of the night to walk towards the bronze door to explore.

However, when they were halfway there, a Jinwu Guard came over quickly with an anxious look on his face and said something in Li Junxian's ear.

Suddenly, Li Junxian's face changed slightly.

"What's wrong, Commander Li?"

Cao Kewei couldn't help but ask.

I secretly complained in my heart, could it be that he wanted to cancel the operation tonight?

"Inside the ancient tomb, we found other secret passages."

Li Junxian's face was solemn.

The exploration of this ancient tomb is not limited to the area inside the bronze door, but all other places outside the tomb are also being thoroughly investigated.

It is under the charge of Jinwu Guards.

And all of these were arranged by Li Shimin.

"Other secret passages?"

Cao Kewei and Meng Yuan were both stunned.

Li Junxian didn't plan to say much, he took a deep breath and said, "Let's go over here and take a look at the situation first."

He led the way.

Meng Yuan and Cao Kewei looked at each other, and then followed.

On the road.

Cao Kewei asked Meng Yuan about other secret passages in the ancient tomb, but Meng Yuan knew nothing about it.

He knew that bronze door, and it was the only place he knew.

And that's just weird.

Without further ado, the group rushed to the entrance to the new secret passage.

This is much inferior to the bronze door, and if you don't look carefully, you wouldn't know there is an entrance here.

"This is incredible, it's actually true!"

Meng Yuan was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Cao Kewei showed some excitement on his face: "A tomb within a tomb, very interesting."

"Commander Li, shall we go in?"

Li Junxian frowned and said, "We are still not sure how dangerous this place is, and Brother Meng knows nothing about it. We need to investigate first."

Cao Kewei smiled and said, "So, aren't we investigating?"

These words stunned Li Junxian, but he soon understood.

In the past, he was the head of the Jinwu Guards and was at the command center. Whenever something happened, he would direct his subordinates to do it. He would only step forward when he was sure that the problem could not be solved or when his intervention was needed.

But now it’s different, he needs to take the lead.

Especially the tomb robber Cao Kewei. In the past, he was the first to take action once an ancient tomb was discovered, so he developed the idea of ​​going down to take a look whenever he came across an ancient tomb.

There is a huge gap between his idea and Li Junxian's.

"That's right, Mr. Cao is right."

"Since we want to investigate, we should go in."

Li Junxian exhaled, thought for a moment, and continued, "But we can't guess whether it's dangerous inside, so Brother Meng, please don't go in for the time being."

"You are the key to exploring the Bronze Gate. If anything happens to you, we will not be able to explain."

Meng Yuan heard this and thought about it. He really knew nothing about this place. He had failed many times in the bronze door. In this unknown place, he might become a burden.

"it is good."

Without much hesitation, Meng Yuan nodded and agreed.

Not long after.

Li Junxian, Cao Kewei, and six Jinwu Guards entered the secret passage.

It is a dark passage here, with no sunlight at all.

It is far inferior to the grandeur inside the bronze door.

When they walked to the light, they were shocked to find two rows of terracotta warriors standing in an orderly manner before them.

Are they the Terracotta Warriors from the Qin Dynasty?

No, it's not.

After investigation, Cao Kewei found out that these were all soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

"How could the Terracotta Warriors of the Han Dynasty appear in the tomb that Yu Zulong prepared for his master?"

Cao Kewei frowned slightly, not understanding.

He didn't understand, and Li Junxian next to him was even more confused.

"Which generation of the Han Dynasty did this place belong to?"

Li Junxian took a deep breath and asked.

Cao Kewei shook his head: "I don't know yet, huh? Wait... I think I understand."

At this moment, Cao Kewei was holding a torch and looking forward, and on the stone wall in front of him, there was a word carved.

"Wu"!
Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, it can be called the Dynasty of Martial Arts.

There is only one generation, the reign of Emperor Wu of Han!
(End of this chapter)