Dragon's Origin

“This current Emperor is quite the clever fellow, able to listen to advice!” Wang Sheng exclaimed in the Marquis’ residence after hearing Mei’er describe the day’s events.

Being able to listen and use the opportunity to cultivate such a perfect and lofty image of the royal family is far beyond the capabilities of a stubborn and self-opinionated fellow like Duke Song.

“What do you think will happen to those guys who came to cause trouble today?” Mei’er was excited, as this was truly her first business venture, a successful opening. She had been in high spirits ever since returning to the residence.

“If Chief Steward Li handles it, they’ll probably die,” Wang Sheng replied after thinking for a moment.

“What if the Emperor handles it?” Mei’er pressed on.

“If the Emperor handles it, they’ll probably live,” Wang Sheng quickly answered. Without waiting for Mei’er to ask why, Wang Sheng began to explain: “I said, the current Emperor is a clever man. He won’t ruin several loyal ministers and princes for the sake of a business. At most, he’ll punish them. They’ll be spared the death penalty, but they won’t escape punishment.”

“If I had known this, you should have put a decisive and ruthless formation on the Emperor’s sword, so that the Emperor would immediately have the desire to dominate the world as soon as he held it,” Mei’er grumbled, clearly unhappy that those troublemakers wouldn’t die. Thinking of the formations on the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone she had used, she couldn’t help but think of the Emperor’s sword.

“Don’t. If there were such a formation on the Emperor’s sword, would the world still be peaceful?” Wang Sheng was startled by Mei’er’s crazy idea. “Even if the Emperor was willing to let his emotions be controlled by a formation, the people around him wouldn’t dare let him use it casually. An Emperor who always thinks about dominating the world would bring disaster to everyone.”

Mei’er wasn’t stupid. After pondering for a moment, she realized the key point, opened her small mouth, and patted her chest, putting on a frightened expression. Wang Sheng couldn’t take his eyes off her, which made Mei’er happy for a while.

Mei’er decided that she would invite Uncle Su and his wife to the residence another day to treat them well, as Uncle Su next door was so impressive that he could persuade the Emperor to write the signboard together with Wang Sheng.

When she told Wang Sheng, Wang Sheng directly rejected the idea. His Marquis’ residence training room was still a ruin, so it wasn’t appropriate to entertain them. If there was anything, he would just go over to them, as Uncle Su and his wife were still quite hospitable hosts. Mei’er didn’t realize that this was just Wang Sheng’s excuse and happily nodded.

The next morning, while the Emperor’s announcement was still causing a stir, three young men were kneeling in front of the Qian Sheng Yuan. If anyone had come to see the excitement yesterday, they would definitely recognize that these three were the arrogant and unruly Changshan Prince’s son and two ministers’ sons who insisted on taking a 90% share with ten gold coins yesterday.

Yesterday’s Emperor’s announcement caused a shock in the court and among the people. Many ministers didn’t know anything in advance and were caught off guard. However, fortunately, this was a benevolent act, which caused the ministers to shout long live the Emperor. It was the Emperor’s benevolence that the royal family was willing to use the imperial treasury to buy tributes, which was good for the reputation of the royal family, but it didn’t hinder the ministers. Everyone was happy.

However, one thing was related to the officials, and that was the opening of Qian Sheng Yuan. If it was just buying and selling ordinary stationery that had been confiscated, no one would take a second look, but it was said that there were custom-made unique items by grandmasters inside, which was worth seeing.

Although many of the officials looked down on those craftsmen, it didn’t mean they didn’t like the works of those grandmasters. People were people, and works were works, and they distinguished them very clearly.

Grand Scholar Zou Yuanliang was one of them. He was now over sixty years old, but he had been cultivating by fusing with Yuan Souls since he was young. Although his cultivation was not high, unlike those experts who could easily reach the fourth or fifth level, even if he was only at the early stage of the third level, he was considered a profound cultivator among scholars. Especially since the Yuan Soul he fused with was unique, his body was very outstanding. A sixty-year-old man looked like he was only in his forties.

As soon as the morning court was over, Grand Scholar Zou ordered his servants to take him straight to Qian Sheng Yuan. He couldn’t wait to see what the so-called custom-made unique items by grandmasters were.

Although many people didn’t think that stationery could make much of a difference, Grand Scholar Zou was different. He saw the Emperor’s sword that the Emperor was carrying with him during the morning court today.

Because of the Yuan Soul, Grand Scholar Zou’s eyesight was much better than other ministers. As soon as he saw the sword, he discovered its extraordinary nature. The top-notch craftsmanship completely immersed Grand Scholar Zou in it.

If the works that Qian Sheng Yuan took out were of this level, then Grand Scholar Zou must not miss this good opportunity. Taking advantage of the fact that the ministers had not yet reacted, taking advantage of the fact that Qian Sheng Yuan’s reputation had not yet spread, taking advantage of the fact that everyone didn’t know the name of the things inside Qian Sheng Yuan, Grand Scholar Zou would grab one if he could, and grab two if he could grab a pair.

Rushing to Qian Sheng Yuan, Grand Scholar Zou felt relieved when he saw that there were not many people staying at the entrance of the street. He could still seize the opportunity. Grand Scholar Zou didn’t even look at the three young men kneeling at the door, pretending not to see them, which was considered to save them a little face.

As soon as the servant reported his name, Shopkeeper Liu of Qian Sheng Yuan immediately greeted him. Qian Sheng Yuan had already obtained the list of important officials in the capital. A grand scholar like Zou Yuanliang, who was excellent in both calligraphy and painting, was definitely a first-class guest.

However, Grand Scholar Zou’s good mood began to diminish when he passed through the front yard of Qian Sheng Yuan, because he saw a servant of a sworn enemy resting in the front yard. That is to say, the other party might have arrived a little earlier than him. The servant was drinking tea and resting outside, and it seemed that he had been inside for a while.

Grand Scholar Zou hurriedly quickened his pace and came to the middle hall. Sure enough, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the old fellow Qi Yongning, whom he usually disliked the most, sitting upright at the desk, holding a white writing brush in his hand, about to write.

Qi Yongning was another grand scholar, and his school of thought was different from that of Zou Yuanliang, and they often argued tit-for-tat. However, one thing that Grand Scholar Zou was very proud of was that although Qi Yongning could argue with him equally in academics, he was inferior to him in calligraphy. This was the case whether it was the previous seal script or the currently popular regular script.

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However, today, Old Qi’s condition was a little different. As soon as Grand Scholar Zou entered the door and saw his sitting posture, he realized that something was wrong. It wasn’t that Old Qi’s condition was not good, but that it was too good, so that Grand Scholar Zou couldn’t believe that it was really Old Qi.

Grand Scholar Qi sat upright at the desk, in a state of concentration like a mountain, dipping ink, adjusting the brush, his movements were calm and unhurried. The moment he put down the brush, Grand Scholar Zou’s heart skipped a beat.

Just looking at Old Qi’s current energy and spirit, I’m afraid that with this stroke, Old Qi will be able to write an excellent character.