At this time, Emperor Qing's suspicion began to take effect again. He held the handle of the dragon chair and raised his eyes and shouted coldly:

"Okay! Stop arguing!"

"Northern Qi challenged us first! My son wants to win glory for the country! Let’s fight them!"

"Pass on my order!! A poetry contest between the two countries will be held in the Star-Picking Tower of the Imperial Palace in three days! The champion is the fourth prince of Qing. Whoever can defeat him with poetry will be the most famous literary figure in Qing!!"

When these words came out, the court officials were shocked!

They never thought that this small suggestion would be adopted by His Majesty!

This is a major event that affects the diplomatic relations between the two countries!

However!

The next moment!

They heard His Majesty speak."The court will be adjourned today!"

After the word"adjourned" fell.

Everyone left.

On the way back.

Prime Minister Lin also shook his head and said helplessly in his heart

"It seems... the fourth prince is going to be in the spotlight this time"

……

In just half a day, the news of the Zhaixing Tower Poetry Competition spread throughout the capital!!

When this news reached Li Changqing's ears, he also smiled slightly.

"Three days later!"

"I am looking forward to the poetry contest in Zhaixing Tower!"

At this time, in a certain mansion,

Li Chengze was sitting in the study.

In front of him stood a maid.

The maid was wearing a light red Luo skirt and a goose yellow satin waistcoat. With her cute little face, she looked particularly cute.

At this moment, Li Chengze looked at the little maid with cold eyes and asked indifferently:

"Are you sure that the Fourth Prince has entered the palace today?"

The little maid nodded quickly.

"Your Highness, it is confirmed! Prince Li Si did go to the palace!"

"But he has been back for more than an hour."

Hearing this,

Li Chengze's eyes narrowed immediately, and then a playful smile appeared on his face.

"I wonder why the emperor summoned the fourth prince?"

At this time, a general under Li Chengze came over with a sword. He was one of the eight generals in the second prince's mansion!

The ninth-rank swordsman! Xie Bian!

"Your Highness! I have heard the news that the Fourth Prince has entered the palace. He even boasted that he would challenge the literary circles of the two countries in Zhaixing Tower and challenge Qi Xuanyun, the envoy of Northern Qi!"

"Your Highness! These four princes are probably really competing with each other in this royal family!!"

"At such a young age, he is so brave!"

Upon hearing this news,

Li Chengze's face suddenly changed!

The Poetry Competition in Zhaixing Tower!

Hearing this, he understood that Li Changqing was trying to build momentum! With this thought in mind, he snorted coldly.

"Humph! In that case, let’s fight him! This prince wants to see if this fourth brother has the courage to fight me to the end!!"

"Go and get those scholars and literati to prepare for this poetry contest! No matter what, we must severely weaken Li Changqing's spirit!"

Li Chengze's eyes have turned cold.

At this time,

Xie Bian also laughed.

"Your Highness, don't worry. With the strength of our camp, we will definitely make the Fourth Prince suffer a loss."

"Even if he wants to turn the tables, he probably won't be able to do it!"

Hearing this,

Li Chengze also smiled coldly.

"That’s right! This time, I want everyone in the world to know that the literary world belongs to me, the Second Prince!"

"As for the fourth prince? Humph! I want to see if he can make it."

……

After the news of the poetry contest spread, the people of the entire capital were in an uproar.

They all knew that someone from the Northern Qi royal family was going to trip up the literary world of Qing.

But what they didn't expect was that the leading figure in the literary world of Qing was the Fourth Prince of Qing!

The Fourth Prince was only eight years old, and he was actually going to compete in poetry with the envoys of Northern Qi!

This was simply a feat!

And the Fourth Prince was the champion of the poetry contest in Zhaixing Tower!

This was going to set up the literary world of Qing as well!

Such a move made many people give Li Changqing a thumbs up.

They understood.

This is how Li Changqing wanted to tell the world!

The literary world of Qing was dominated by Li Changqing!

They also applauded the Fourth Prince's actions.

After all, the people of Northern Qi wanted to challenge the authority of Qing!

Then Li Changqing would naturally not be weak!

Of course! There were also some self-righteous literati and poets who thought that the Fourth Prince was too arrogant.

"What!? He, an eight-year-old prince, dares to be the champion?"

"Stupid! It's so stupid!"

"Is this the Qing Dynasty's royal family? It's simply a joke! Northern Qi scholars came to challenge our Qing Dynasty, but they didn't let those old scholars and poets compete, and actually let a child be the champion!"

"Is this an insult to the Qing Kingdom?"

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