The country is in troubled times, and there are only a few cabinet ministers.
Wu Xingbang's absence these days makes Qin Yan and Xu Song very tired.
When I heard this news, these two people were happiest.
Next is the Zhizheng Emperor.
Hearing that the test had finally yielded results, he also felt that there was one more person he could discuss matters with.
After Wu Xingbang left the examination hospital, the first thing he did was to go to the palace and submit his list.
Emperor Zhizheng said: "Since my deputy minister of cabinet is coming soon, you two should stay here and wait!"
Qin Yan smiled and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, all the talents in the world are under your command!"
Emperor Zhizheng smiled and said, just listen to this. There are so many talents in the world, how is it possible for them all to pass the Jinshi examination? He's not a fool.
However, thinking of this, he looked at Xu Song and said, "I heard that you have a nephew who is also a candidate for the exam?"
Before Xu Song could speak, Qin Yan said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Ge's nephew Xu He is the son of Jinke. Coincidentally, Mr. Xu Ge just brought his nephew into Wenyuan Pavilion!"
"Oh?" Emperor Zhizheng's tone before was lazy, but after hearing the news, he finally became more interested.
Xu Song quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am old and not good at what I do, so I have to ask my nephew to help me enter the palace!"
Emperor Zhizheng waved his hand and said: "What you said makes me feel that I am treating my old minister poorly, Wang Ji..."
"emperor!"
"Reward Mr. Xu Ge for sitting on his shoulders in the ban!"
Wang Ji was stunned after hearing this. Generally, a shoulder carriage is treated like a chief assistant. For example, Qin Yan. Logically speaking, he can ride in and out of the palace on a shoulder carriage carried by two people.
The Jianyu is a bit like the sliding pole on Lushan Mountain in later generations. It is carried by two people at the front and back, and there is a chair-like thing in the middle. It may not be comfortable for people to sit on, but it is still very convenient for people with inconveniences.
Xu Song was shocked when he heard this. Even Wu Xingbang didn't receive such treatment. He...
He quickly knelt down on the ground and said, "I am grateful to His Majesty for your kindness, but I am forbidden to sit on my shoulders. That is a treatment that only the chief minister can receive. I don't dare to accept it."
Qin Yan was originally feeling sour, but finally felt better after hearing these words.
Emperor Zhizheng waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Where are there so many rules? Just help me keep the inheritance of our ancestors!"
After saying that, he said to Wang Ji: "Go to the Wenyuan Pavilion and call the Xu He. Let me take a look!"
The emperor was actually interested in Xu He, which made Qin Yan's jealousy that had just subsided rise again.
His son often accompanied him to the palace during the day.
But in all these years, Emperor Zhizheng had never summoned Qin Que.
But Xu He was actually summoned by the emperor in person. I wonder how this little guy did in the exam.
If you do well in the exam, you might rise to the top.
But when Qin Yan thought about his plans that day, he felt less sour again.
So what if this kid wins the top prize?
In the end, he was not his grandson-in-law.
Thinking of this, he looked at Xu Song and smiled at him.
This smile confused Xu Song. He had known Qin Yan for so many years, and he couldn't understand Qin Yan better.
This man looks broad and pot-bellied, but is actually very narrow-minded.
Why was he not jealous of what the emperor did just now, and why was he smiling at himself?
Changed your temper?
When the young eunuch came to Wenyuan Pavilion to see Xu He, Gong Youwei was stunned.
Even if Xu He is Jieyuan, he is still just a young man whose hair has not yet fully grown. He is less than twenty years old, and the emperor actually wants to invite him to see him?
"Congratulations to Mr. Xie Yuang!" Gong Youwei was smiling on his face and crying in his heart. He thought that he was almost fifty and often walked around the palace, but he still didn't even know what the emperor looked like. gas.
Xu He was also surprised. He accompanied Xu Song into the palace once and could actually see the emperor?
Is the emperor so easy to see? This is approachable.
"Mr. Xu, Your Majesty is still waiting!" the young eunuch bowed and urged.
When Xu He heard this, he quickly packed up his mood and followed him out of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Along the way, they went round and round and met many imperial guards and eunuchs standing guard. When they saw Xu He wearing a round-collared robe and entering the Forbidden City, they all looked at him in unison.
After walking for about a stick of incense, Xu He saw a Taoist temple-like building standing near the west wall of the Forbidden City.
Different from the surrounding palaces, this Taoist temple is very different from the temples in terms of architectural lines, proportions, materials, decoration, and colors.
Amidst the splendor, it brings the natural aesthetics of "returning to nature" to the extreme.
Especially after entering the Taoist temple gate, the low vegetation between the front hall and the gate is lush, and a natural, subtle, diluted and simple atmosphere hits the face.
But he couldn't raise his head. As soon as he raised his head, the three characters "Wanshou Palace" not far away brought Xu He back to reality.
"Master, please wait a moment while the Sa family goes to report to our ancestors!"
Xu He arched his hands.
I thought that after the little eunuch left, I could observe the surrounding environment.
Unexpectedly, another eunuch came in at this time and explained many rules to Xu He before allowing him to take a look at the side hall.
The first thing that made Xu He feel different was the large Bagua purple gold brick on the ground. He didn't know how it was fired. The brick had a frosted texture and was engraved with the pattern of Bagua Tai Chi Yin and Yang fish.
It was very comfortable to step on, and the ground was so warm that it probably burned the ground dragon.
Xu He raised his head and looked around. The walls were very plain, without any unnecessary decoration.
On the contrary, there is a word hanging on the north wall.
There are a few lines of elegant cursive characters written on it: "Do not value the virtuous, do not value hard-to-find goods, and do not show desire. This is the rule of saints, empty their hearts, strengthen their belly, weaken their ambitions, and strengthen their bones; always make the people Ignorance and lack of desire make a wise man dare not do anything. If he does nothing, everything will be cured!"
Xu He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the signature on the lower left.
"In the 18th year of Zhizheng period, Zhang Hao recorded the teachings of the Supreme Master!"
Under the signature is a big red seal with the two seal characters "Yu Shu" engraved on it!
This passage was excerpted from Laozi's "Tao Te Ching", but Zhang Hao, oh, Emperor Zhizheng, did not copy it completely.
In fact, the reason in the original text is, do not respect the virtuous, so that the people will not fight;
Not expensive and rare goods will prevent people from stealing; not seeing desirable goods will keep people's hearts calm.
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It means not to praise talented people to avoid competition, not to value rare treasures, not to let those who see it become thieves, not to let things that may arouse greed be allowed to disturb the people's hearts.
Anyway, to put it bluntly, it’s just a matter of doing nothing.
Xu He thought about it, it was really ironic.
In the place where the Qing Dynasty was built, His Majesty personally wrote an article about governance by inaction.
But governing by doing nothing is originally a means of governing the country.
Aren't you forgetting things and me and concentrating on cultivating Taoism?
Why are you still thinking about how to govern the country?
Isn't this a bit of a cover-up?
