Chapter 74: Fishing for Dragon Fish in Stormy Lake

As soon as he finished reading, His Majesty the Great Xia felt happy in his heart.

He continued reading, his voice getting louder.

“The white jade capital in the sky has five cities on the twelfth floor.

Immortals caress my head, knotting my hair and receiving immortality.

The deeds of saints and wise men since ancient times are nothing but empty names hanging like floating clouds.

Walking the world with a sword, getting drunk is just a dream. "

The first four sentences use the real to describe the imaginary. The real scenery and real spiritual actions are actually describing the illusory scenes in a dream.

The last four sentences use fiction to describe reality. The poet wakes up from a dream and realizes that since he is already pursuing immortality, the things he pursued before as saints and sages are like floating clouds in a dream and are not worth mentioning.

If one succeeds in practicing Taoism, a sword and a glass of wine are enough to spread Taoism in the world.

After reading it once, the Emperor of Daxia felt that it was not enough, so he read it again in a louder voice.

The sound of reciting poetry spread throughout the entire Fengyu Lake.

Then the Great Xia Emperor laughed out loud, "I thought the Confucian article was well written, but I didn't expect the Taoist article to be even better!"

"Queen, don't you agree? I will reward the person who wrote this article."

The Queen smiled again, "This article will surely be passed down through the ages."

The sage had a myriad of emotions in his mind, and the sky changed color when he was angry. Now it was difficult to hide his joy, and for a moment the sea of ​​clouds around Yujing Mountain rolled, presenting a dazzling purple color coming from the east.

The Great Xia Emperor looked at the Daming Palace Master and asked, "Who asked you to submit this article?"

The Lord of Daming Palace did not answer directly. He first pointed at the article and then at the lake, "Your Majesty, look, the fish are coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sky changed. Purple auspicious clouds rolled down and fell into the blue waves. The dragon fish could not bear the temptation of such great fortune and jumped out of the water one after another.

Zhou Tieyi seized the opportunity and pulled with the bamboo pole in his hand.

The article was originally written by him, so naturally he had an advantage that no one else could match. Now, the Emperor had made the final decision, the Empress Dowager agreed, and the Lord of Daming Palace used Taoist magic to guide him. If he couldn't catch any fish, he would never fish again in his life!
An invisible energy force pulled, and a large fish with a golden back and dragon whiskers was directly pulled up. This large fish might have the ability of a fourth-grade Taoist in the outside world.

But in this stormy lake, it is a fish that even Zhou Tieyi of the eighth rank can pull up.

Zhou Tieyi pulled up the fish, and the eunuchs around him naturally came forward and caught the fish with a special fishing net, and the fish could no longer escape.

Zhou Tieyi bowed in the direction of His Majesty the Great Xia, "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!"

The Lord of Daming Palace pointed at Zhou Tieyi at the right moment and said, "Your Majesty, look, isn't this the fish coming?"

The Lord of Daming Palace spoke with a double meaning, and the Emperor of Daxia's eyes fell on Zhou Tieyi.

Of course he knew that Zhou Tieyi and the Lord of Daming Palace were acting in collusion.

It's just that this double act is well sung.

I didn't hide it from him and sang it openly.

I felt comfortable listening to this, it was much better than the intrigues and petty intrigues in the court.

It would be great if everyone in the world were as wise as Taoists.

The Great Xia Emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, don't joke. What reward do you want?"

Zhou Tieyi bowed again and said, "The emperor has already rewarded me with a fish, so I dare not ask for another reward."

This is really a wonderful thing to say.

Everyone present has a high political IQ.

The Queen Mother said that this was an article that would last through the ages, so it was difficult to reward. The article that would last through the ages outside the door had not even been rewarded yet!
However, when writing this immortal article, Zhou Tieyi had already thought of how to reward him in order to prevent any problems from happening.

With such thoughts, Mei Qingchen deserves the evaluation of being a capable minister in governing the country.

In the whole of Tianjing, those who said that the Zhou family gave birth to a tiger and a dog were all blind and should be ridiculed by the world! Hearing this, the Great Xia Emperor's face was even more delighted. He thought for a moment, "Jing'er, come to my side and fish."

Even with Li Jing's shrewdness, she was stunned for a moment.

Although he went to pick up Zhou Tieyi to go fishing this morning, he never expected that such a good thing would come out of nowhere.

How long has it been since my father called me Jing'er?

Li Jing finally reacted, took a deep breath, and bowed straight, "Thank you, father."

As he spoke, he picked up the pike and the fishing rod and trotted to the dayuntai.

Better fishing here!

As Zhou Tieyi followed Li Jing in, he naturally followed her up to the Dayun Terrace. The two of them ran to the front of the Dayun Terrace from the Fengyu Lake, the farthest place away from the emperor.

The nine princes and twelve princesses all stared with wide eyes.

The prince was already over thirty years old, but when he saw this situation, his expression still became unnatural.

Even became gloomy.

This Zhou Jiazi and his fourth brother are really good at hiding!
They both used to be prostitutes!
So scheming, so scheming.

It would be a disaster!

Fortunately, the counselor next to him pushed the prince.

The prince reacted immediately, stood up and said, "Father, now all the dragon fish in the world have come to your door, it is really a happy event!"

Although the prince was a little slow to react and needed to be reminded by those around him, he was still the prince after all and was born with the righteousness.

The Emperor of Great Xia looked at the Crown Prince. Actually, this reaction was quite good.

However, with Zhou Tieyi's example in front of him, he didn't seem so happy.

When Zhou Tieyi passed by the prince, he deliberately took advantage of the fact that His Majesty had not nodded yet and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that the dragon fish in the world has never been to His Majesty before."

This is a heart-breaking statement!

The many princes and princesses of Fengyu Lake, who were just in shock, were now even more horrified.

Is Zhou Tieyi crazy? You should just take your reward. Why are you talking nonsense like this? If His Majesty is angry, today's good things will turn into bad things and no one will end up well. Do you think you, Zhou Tieyi, will end up well?

The prince's expression changed drastically, and even anger appeared on his face. How dare you do this!
Then Zhou Tieyi bowed to His Majesty and said, "Your Majesty is wise. The dragon fish in the world, from ancient times to the present, will all head towards Yujing Mountain from now on."

The smile on the face of the Great Xia Emperor did not change. "You are a man who knows how to talk. This will not happen again."

He knew that Zhou Tieyi was using this favor to pressure the prince and even the queen mother once, in revenge for what the queen mother had just said and the provocation from her family, but he could give her this favor!

However, the prince's performance just now made him feel a little dissatisfied.

I’m just afraid of being compared to others!
Suddenly he thought of the "Petition for Apology", and his dissatisfaction with the prince became even more obvious. He had to teach his son a lesson.

When the Fourth Prince Li Jing and Zhou Tieyi sat next to His Majesty, the Queen suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "Now that His Majesty has someone to keep him company, I should also prepare to entertain the ladies. The Zhou family has taught this child well, and I will learn from her later."

Is this a naked threat?
Everyone around was stunned. How come fishing for dragon fish in the past was never as exciting as it is today? After just a cup of tea, it felt like the Zhou family was about to have a fight with the Queen!
Zhou Tieyi didn't say anything and looked normal. Whatever he said now would be wrong.

He can use the emperor's majesty to pressure the queen, and the queen can naturally use the emperor's majesty to pressure the Zhou family.

The rules of the game are set by His Majesty. Whoever opposes it will be making a real mistake.

What I said before was just child's play, which gradually accumulated favors and faults in His Majesty's heart.

Whoever doesn't make mistakes is the winner.

There is no reason to interfere with the referee.

The Great Xia Emperor nodded and said, "It's time now, you go and entertain them yourself."

(End of this chapter)