Can I get to the other side?

Cui Mansion.

After the heads of the major aristocratic families left the palace, they did not go home separately, but came to Cui Mansion to gather together in a tacit understanding.

The dark room was filled with lifelessness.

Everyone was sitting in their respective seats, no one spoke, and no one knew what they were thinking.

In the end, Dong Zhong broke the silence and asked: "What do you think...what did His Majesty mean by what he said tonight?"

"Does His Majesty already know about our plan?"

What the emperor said at the banquet tonight seemed to be for everyone, but in fact it was for them.

This forced them to have all kinds of thoughts in their minds.

Because if the emperor really knows their plans, then tonight is a warning to them not to act rashly.

"I don't think so."

After thinking for a long time, Dou Fu shook his head, "Your Majesty only talked about the matter of clearing the father's land tonight, and did not mention the Imperial College."

"And we haven't done anything big recently. We are just secretly promoting discussions between the government and the opposition on the Imperial College and preparing for a joint petition in advance."

"So I think His Majesty's words tonight are intended to appease us and make us understand the imperial court's clearing of land."

In order to avoid the eyes of the embroidered clothes envoy, they did things very secretly, so as not to let the emperor notice.

Therefore, Dou Fu believed that it was impossible for the emperor to know their plan.

Shen Rong, however, said worriedly: "Not necessarily. We have cooperated very well with Qingzhang Tianmu. Why does Your Majesty need to specifically talk about this to us?"

"Your Majesty must know something. Even our current conversation may be overheard by the Embroidered Clothes Master!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

I couldn't sit still for a while.

The existence of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy is like a sharp blade hidden in the dark. No one knows where it is or when it will pierce their hearts.

Just when everyone was hesitating whether to leave quickly, Cui Yan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his hand and slammed the table in front of him.

"Enough!"

Cui Yan shouted loudly and glanced across everyone's faces, "Just a few words will scare all of you like a frightened bird!"

"So what if His Majesty already knows about it? Could it be that if His Majesty knows about it, we will do nothing? Let the Imperial Academy continue to develop like this?"

"Now I know I'm afraid. What did I do long ago!"

"The competition for promotion is bound to be fierce. This is a game between us and the emperor, and we will not hesitate to shed blood!"

Cui Yan couldn't stand the timid attitude and behavior of this group of people. He was not willing to sit back and watch the Imperial Academy gain a foothold, but he also didn't want to offend the emperor.

Where is the best of both worlds?

"Ha, that's nice to say."

Dou Fu sneered disdainfully, "The knife didn't fall on your head. Of course you didn't know how to be afraid. You really angered the emperor. You know the consequences yourself."

"I won't play with you anymore. You can do whatever you like."

After that, Dou Fu was about to get up and leave.

Cui Yan was annoyed when he saw this and said sternly: "If you walk out of this door, then I will tacitly agree that you have chosen to join the emperor like Yang!"

"Do you, Mr. Dou, really want to stand against everyone?"

Cui Yan's words made Dou Fu stop in his tracks.

His face also darkened.

Yang's behavior was despised by everyone, but now Yang's holy love is strong, and Yang Xiu is a cabinet bachelor, so there is nothing he can do.

But if Mr. Dou is also considered to have a reflex, no one here will give up easily.

Cui Yan stood up and said expressionlessly: "Things have reached this point. The arrow has to be fired. No one can stay out of it!"

"I have asked the teacher to come to Chang'an after next spring. Before then, we only need to continue to promote public opinion on the Imperial College between the government and the opposition."

"I don't want anyone to say they want to quit again."

The emperor hopes that the Imperial College can stand firm.

And what they want to do is to intensify conflicts.

As long as the public opinion against the Imperial College is fierce enough, they can legitimately compete with the emperor in a battle of arms.

Everyone had different expressions. After thinking about it, they were convinced by Cui Yan and nodded.

…

This year's Spring Festival is very peaceful and peaceful. The war is over and the people are having a good year with peace of mind.

There was also a heavy snowfall in Chang'an, but because the court had made preparations for cold resistance and disaster relief before winter arrived, no one was frozen to death in this heavy snow, which was also a rare sight in previous years.

After all, winter is particularly difficult for many people. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, which is the emotion of wealthy families and scholars who have no worries about food and clothing. In fact, heavy snow often represents disaster.

It's just that the emperor ordered local governments to prepare for the arrival of winter early, so this year's winter will not be so difficult to survive.

After the Spring Festival, tributes from various places also arrive.

The so-called annual tribute means tributes from various places to the emperor to show respect. , there are local specialties, treasures, medicinal materials, handicrafts and so on.

Generally, annual tribute is paid at the end of the year. Now that the Han Dynasty has just been unified, in order to celebrate, various tribute items from various places are also very rich and precious.

Among them, there is one thing that is very rare, and that is a Pixiu sent as tribute from Yizhou.

Liu Xie was very surprised when he learned the news.

Pixiu is a legendary beast, and it was presented as a tribute. This made him really curious about what this so-called Pixiu was.

He doesn't really believe that Pixiu actually exists in the world.

Soon, the so-called Pixiu was transported to the Imperial Garden, and Lu Lingqi, Zhen Mi and other concubines came to watch curiously.

Even courtiers such as Jia Xu, Lu Su, and Zhuge Liang put down their government affairs and came over. After all, everyone was curious about what the legendary Pixiu looked like.

In the imperial garden, a large iron cage was placed in the open space, but it was covered with a piece of cloth, and the iron cage was completely covered.

However, from time to time, deep animal roars came from the iron cage, which sounded quite like human voices and made people shudder.

Gao Lan ordered his guards to guard around the cage, and then reported to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, the one locked inside is the Pixiu."

Zhen Mi blinked and couldn't help but wonder: "Pixiu is the legendary dragon son beast, how could it be caught?"

Jia Xu, who was on the side, laughed when he heard this: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. Pixiu is the son of the dragon, but your majesty is the real dragon emperor. How can the little Pixiu be bigger than your majesty?"

"When the Holy Lord is alive, divine beasts appear. This is an auspicious sign!"

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Stop flattering me, lift the cloth and let me see what this Pixiu looks like."

"Huh? Me?"

Jia Xu was startled when he heard this. After taking a look at the iron cage, he pretended to be weak and said: "Your Majesty, I felt cold last night, and now I feel weak..."

Liu Xie rolled his eyes, raised his foot and kicked his butt gently, then asked Gao Lan to step forward and lift the cloth on the iron cage.

Gao Lan immediately agreed, then stepped forward and pulled off the black cloth on the iron cage, exposing the scene in the cage to everyone.

The eyes of everyone in the imperial garden were attracted.

When Liu Xie saw clearly the "Pixiu" locked in the iron cage, he was stunned.

"Big... panda?!"

There is no Pixiu in the cage, but a rather plump bear-like creature with distinct black and white hair and two dark circles under its eyes. What is it if it's not a giant panda?

"Is this the so-called Pixiu?"

Liu Xie's mouth twitched slightly and he turned his gaze to Gao Lan.

Gao Lan nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, this is exactly Pixiu! You see, it looks so strange. It has black and white colors on its body, representing one yin and one yang. It is really a mythical beast!"

After hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but hold his forehead, feeling that his expectations were in vain.

Zhuge Liang carefully looked at the panda in the cage for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed Pixiu. I have seen relevant records in the book, but this is the first time I have seen the real Pixiu."

The other ministers also nodded.

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Everyone seems to know the relevant allusions.

After hearing what they said, Liu Xie remembered that the name giant panda was only found in later generations and was not called this name in ancient times. The earliest record was in the Book of Books and was called Pi.

"Mao's Poems" calls it Baizi, and "Emei Mountain Chronicles" calls it Pixiu.

The "Book of Beasts" calls it "raccoon dog", and Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" calls it "tapir". It is said that it can eat people's dreams.

There is an old saying: "There is a strange beast in the world, with a black and white body, and a strange dream that cannibalizes people."

After these names changed for many years, it was called Cat and Panda. However, due to the difference in reading and writing order, it became Panda by accident.

In addition, it also has a very old nickname, called Iron-eating Beast. This name originated in ancient times. It is said that it was the mount of Emperor Chi You.

Because the number of giant pandas is really rare, even in ancient times, they were very rare. In addition, their black and white colors conform to the Taoist theory of yin and yang, so they are regarded as the mythical beast Pixiu.

All in all, his name is not uniform.

Seeing that the legendary mythical beast Pixiu turned out to be a giant panda, Liu Xie also felt a little dumbfounded.

At this moment, the giant panda in the cage was looking at them with hostility. It seemed that so many people had frightened it.

In addition, there was some meat in the cage, but it was not moved much. The giant panda also looked a little listless.

Seeing this, Gao Lan explained: "Your Majesty, according to the officials who paid tribute, this brave animal never eats or drinks for some unknown reason."

"I've tried beef, sheep, chicken, duck, and fish, but it doesn't eat much. It's been hungry for several days."

Hearing this, Liu Xie knew what was going on. Although pandas are omnivores, they are not very interested in meat.

Fortunately, he saw this panda today, otherwise this poor panda would have been hungry for who knows how long.

So he ordered: "Go to Yushanfang and get some fresh bamboo shoots. I remember they made winter bamboo shoots a few days ago."

Bamboo shoots are not only found in spring, they are also found in winter, but they are usually buried in the soil and are difficult to dig out. They are a relatively rare food.

"Bamboo shoots?"

Gao Lan was stunned. What were he doing with bamboo shoots?

But since it was the emperor's order, he had no choice but to obey and immediately ordered someone to go to Yushanfang to bring some fresh bamboo shoots.

Then Liu Xie picked up a few bamboo shoots and walked towards the cage.

When Jia Xu saw this, he couldn't help but remind him: "Your Majesty, be careful! This Pixiu looks quite fierce, don't get close!"

However, Liu Xie didn't care. After walking to the cage, he threw the bamboo shoots in his hand.

The giant panda in the cage originally roared and threatened Liu Xie.

But when it saw the bamboo shoots thrown in by Liu Xie, it immediately stretched out its claws to grab it, then sat down, holding the bamboo shoots and started crunching them.

Orcs will never be slaves!

Unless food and accommodation are included.

So delicious.

Seeing such a scene, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing, while the rest of the people were stunned.

Such a ferocious looking beast actually eats bamboo shoots instead of meat?

"puff……"

Lu Lingqi couldn't help but laugh when she saw the giant panda looking so naive while eating bamboo. Liu Ying, who was holding her in her arms, widened her eyes and stared at the panda in the cage without blinking, and stretched out her little hand to it.

Seeing this, Liu Xie smiled, took Liu Ying from Lu Lingqi's arms, and carried her to the cage to look at the pandas.

After all, the cuteness of giant pandas is world-class, and it does not distinguish between men, women, old and young, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.

"It's really strange."

Lu Su clicked his tongue and said, it was an eye-opener. How had he, a person from the Jiangdong area, ever seen such a strange beast?

"Just keep it in the imperial garden."

Liu Xie ordered and decided to keep the panda.

The Royal Garden is big enough, and it wouldn't be a problem to keep a panda. It's just kept in a cage anyway, and all you need is enough bamboo shoots.

In his previous life, he had only seen pandas in the zoo, but now he was able to raise one by himself. In future generations, he would probably be envied by countless people.

This is the privilege of being an emperor.

Although there are many giant pandas in Bashu, they are not easy to catch. After all, pandas are the most powerful beasts after tigers and lions.

It is easy to kill, but difficult to capture one alive.

The panda was caught by local people because its claws were injured, and was then presented as a rare and exotic animal by local officials.

While everyone was watching the pandas, Jia Xu suddenly tugged on Liu Xie's sleeve and whispered: "Your Majesty."

Liu Xie turned around and saw Jia Xu looking towards the entrance of the Royal Garden, so he also followed his gaze.

I saw Guo Jia coming over at some point.

Liu Xie handed Liu Ying in his arms to Lu Lingqi, got up and walked over, with Jia Xu following closely behind.

"What's the matter?"

Liu Xie came to Guo Jia and asked directly.

Guo Jia reported solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have received news that the great scholar Zheng Xuan will arrive in Chang'an soon."

Hearing this, Liu Xie's eyes suddenly froze.

Zheng Xuan, of course he knows this name.

A great scholar in the world and a leader in the literary world, his prestige among scholars was unmatched. When he had just escaped from Yuan Shao's control, he even sent someone to invite him, but the other party did not give him face and refused the invitation.

But why did Zheng Xuan suddenly come out of the mountain now?