Fang Er was terrified.
If a few of these chicken feathers hit something, it would be troublesome.
He quickly shouted to the crowd.
"Clear the way! Clear the way!"
As soon as the voice rang out, the officials gathered there quickly scattered in all directions with expressions of panic.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin also reacted, no longer bothering with Li Xiaogong who was holding him.
He quickly reached for the brakes. The vehicle's speed had just dropped a little when Cheng Yaojin, looking down at the road, caught sight of the lower half of a person appearing in front of the vehicle out of the corner of his eye.
He immediately looked up and saw Hou Junji raising his right foot and kicking the motorcycle with all his might.
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Cheng Yaojin, with his fiery temper, was not about to take this insult lying down, even though he was in the wrong.
He veered the motorcycle and, sure enough, twisted the throttle to the fullest, zipping past Hou Junji.
Hou Junji, having put too much force into his kick, couldn't retract it. He ended up in a split, landing on the ground.
With a *chi la* sound from between his legs, he felt a chilling sensation in his groin. Hou Junji's face turned ashen.
After Cheng Yaojin dodged him, seeing Hou Junji's clumsy landing, he immediately let out a schadenfreude laugh.
"Gou! Gou! Gou!"
Li Xiaogong suddenly shouted.
Cheng Yaojin looked ahead, somewhat bewildered.
"Holy crap!"
"How is there a missing stone slab in front of me!"
*Dong~~~!*
"Cheng Heizi! You bastard!"
Li Xiaogong exclaimed.
Then came two thuds, as Cheng Yaojin and Li Xiaogong were both thrown forward, crashing heavily onto the stone-paved road.
Fang Er was about to lose it!
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Dejected, he walked towards the two on the ground. Before he got close, he saw Cheng Yaojin nimbly climb to his feet.
He then went to Li Xiaogong's side and helped him up.
"How are you? Hurt anywhere?"
Li Xiaogong clutched his aching waist, twisted it a couple of times, and then rolled his eyes at Cheng Yaojin.
"You bastard! How did you drive?"
Seeing the two of them bickering with full vigor, Fang Er stopped paying attention to them and went to the motorcycle to check its condition.
The moment he looked, he instantly wanted to grab Cheng Yaojin and beat him soundly.
"You son of a bitch, the front wheel rim is deformed!"
God only knew how these two hadn't been seriously injured.
He righted the motorcycle and pushed it, about 1.3 to 1.4 meters long, to the imperial guards guarding Chengtian Gate.
He reached into his怀 and pulled out a piece of broken silver, tossing it over.
"Brother, after you get off duty, help this Marquis find a bullock cart and send this to Fang Family Village. I'd be much obliged."
The imperial guard quickly caught the silver and tucked it into his clothes.
His hands moved so fast, only a blur could be seen.
The guard grinned.
"Your Highness, rest assured, I'll make sure it gets there."
Before long, the palace gate opened, and Lai Yi appeared before everyone.
"Everyone, please enter the hall."
After speaking, he flicked his horsetail whisk and turned to walk inside.
The Liangji Hall was where Li Shimin conducted his daily business.
The court sessions were held in Taiji Palace.
Fang Er followed behind the civil and military officials.
Cheng Yaojin, Chai Shao, and Li Xiaogong, some clutching their waists, others covering their heads, followed behind Fang Er.
Upon entering the main hall of Taiji Palace, the officials lined up according to their civil and military ranks, awaiting Li Shimin's appearance.
A moment later, Eunuch Lai walked to the imperial steps and shouted to all the officials.
"The Emperor arrives~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
His voice was loud, with a drawn-out trailing end, but strangely, Fang Er didn't hear the sharp pitch of other eunuchs.
He hadn't paid much attention during their previous interactions, but when his voice boomed, it became obvious. Was this guy not properly castrated?
He shook his head. This was a palace matter, and it was best not to offer any opinions.
Li Shimin, clad in his dragon robe and wearing his crown, walked out from behind the great hall.
He ascended the imperial steps and took his seat on the dragon throne.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
All the officials bowed in unison.
Li Shimin raised his hands, palms facing upwards.
"Rise."
After everyone stood up, Li Shimin spoke again.
"Yesterday, the Marquis of Liaodong presented an item called the 'Great Tang Dictionary'."
"Lai Zi, take it down and have it circulated among the ministers."
Lai Yi brought the dictionary and presented it to the officials.
"Which minister would like to go first?"
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui had already seen it, so they remained still.
Wei Zheng was the first to step forward and take it.
As the substantial dictionary entered his hands, Wei Zheng's expression became solemn. Reading it again.
Such a thick book, bearing the name of a 'dictionary'.
He opened it with great anticipation, skipped the table of contents at the beginning, and went directly to the content in the middle.
"Pì: pronounced pì, the character is composed of 'shī' and 'bǐ', with 'bǐ' also serving as a phonetic component. 'Shī' refers to the body, and 'bǐ' originally meant 'ranked alongside', here referring to 'both legs'. 'Shī' and 'bǐ' are combined to represent 'gas expelled from between the hind legs of an animal's body'. Original meaning: turbid intestinal gas."
Upon seeing the content of the dictionary, Wei Zheng was greatly surprised.
"This explanation is very accurate!"
"But, what are those two symbols?"
He flipped further.
"Gàn: pronounced gàn, a surname. It can also refer to water entering a boat. It can also refer to the turbulent waves with large undulations in river engineering."
Wei Zheng nodded involuntarily.
Then he looked at Fang Er.
"Marquis of Liaodong, what do these symbols in the dictionary represent?"
Fang Er cleared his throat and explained the meaning of Pinyin once again.
After hearing Fang Er's explanation, Wei Zheng was awestruck.
"Marquis of Liaodong possesses great talent! I, Wei, am impressed!"
He then turned to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, this dictionary, I believe, should be promoted throughout the nation!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly, not yet making a final decision.