As soon as he entered the palace where Emperor Jiajing practiced immortality and alchemy, Mr. Yan Ge was surrounded by the scent of sandalwood. It was still cold in spring outside, and it was extremely hot in the palace.
However, our Mr. Yan Ge has already adapted to this fragrance and temperature, and his face is neither red nor out of breath.
The entire hall was brightly lit, with sandalwood and candles burning everywhere. In the middle of the hall, there is an alchemy furnace that is as tall as a person and surrounded by two dragons and beads. Seven-color flames are burning under the alchemy furnace, and a swirling smoke is emitted from the top of the alchemy furnace. Next to the alchemy furnace is a Tai Chi Bagua mat, which is made of gold, white jade and various precious materials. This Tai Chi Bagua mat alone can last ordinary people for thousands of years.
Sitting cross-legged on the Bagua mat is a somewhat handsome middle-aged man wearing a thick blue Bagua Taoist robe, warm shoes on his feet, and a Hunyuan scarf on his head. He has a thin figure and a dignified face. From time to time, this man has a hand in his hand. Put some strange but extremely precious fuel into the alchemy furnace.
This person wearing a blue cloth Bagua Taoist robe is no ordinary person.
This man is the greatest alchemist in the world and the most powerful alchemist in the world. He is also the helmsman of the Ming Empire, the largest empire in the world today, and the eleventh generation monarch of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing. The current Taoist title is Lei Yuanyang Miaoyifei Yuan Zhenjun, the Supreme Qing Emperor of Lingxiao. This Taoist title can only be possessed by Taoist gods, but who would let him be the emperor?
In the past two days, Jiajing Emperor Jue's practice has improved again, and he wants to add a Taoist title to himself: "Nine Heavens Hongjiao Puji Creatures Palm Yin Yang Gong Guo Da Dao Siren Purple Extreme Immortal Weng Yiyang Zhen Yuan Xu Xuan Ying Enlightens Subduing Demons Zhongxiao Dijun" "If you become an immortal in the future, it will be a good show in the sky. It is currently in the planning stage.
In fact, all gentlemen in the Ming Dynasty have quite good personalities. Take the two recent emperors as an example. Jiajing’s predecessor, his brother Emperor Zhengde, was a freedom-loving traveler who loved armed parades the most; Jiajing, on the contrary to his brother, he Like to stay at home. He likes to squat all day long, practice elixirs, and take drugs in the hope of immortality. Since he came to Xiyuan, he has hardly moved around.
"Chen Song, pay homage to the real person."
Mr. Yan Ge entered the palace. Then he kowtowed to Emperor Jiajing devoutly and skillfully. When ordinary ministers saw Emperor Jiajing, they would kneel down and shout, "Long live your majesty, long live, long live, long live your majesty." However, Yan Song was different from others. What he shouted was to pay homage to the real person.
Although Yan Song is older, his voice is still as loud as ever.
In addition to the different names, the way Lao Yange bowed was also different from other ministers. Yan Song's set of kowtows is the standard Taoist way of kowtows.
Before Mr. Yan Ge knelt down, he stood with his feet in an "eight" shape, two to three inches apart, which was very standard. While bowing, he clasped his hands in front of his abdomen, from bottom to top, with his right hand away and his left hand covering his heart; At the same time, he leaned down calmly and pressed his right hand on the ground. Kneel down on both knees, then leave your left hand from your heart, press the back of your right hand to form a "ten" shape, prostrate yourself and kowtow, with your head on the back of your hands.
Old man Yan Ge knelt on the back of his hand, his old face was as bright as a smile, and he shouted, "Chen Song, please see the real person."
"Get up, Wei Zhong." Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the Tai Chi Bagua mat, couldn't help but smile on his face after hearing Yan Song's obeisance. Yan Song still understands my feelings. Xu Jie's three long live shouts just now were not as comforting as Yan Song's words.
After hearing Emperor Jiajing call him Wei Zhong, Yan Song was very happy. The Holy One did not call him by his name, but called his own character. It could be seen that the Holy One still favored him very much, and his holy favor was still there.
"Thank you, Master." Yan Song's face was as bright as a smile, then he stood up and stood respectfully aside.
Emperor Jiajing added some fuel to the alchemy furnace. Seeing the fire burning vigorously, he nodded with satisfaction, patted the charcoal shavings on his hands, and stood up from the Tai Chi Bagua mat.
Huang Jin gave Emperor Jiajing some water to cleanse and wipe his hands with a wink, and then ordered the small Huangmen to bring a chair embroidered with Bagua and dragon patterns for Emperor Jiajing to sit on. After Emperor Jiajing sat down, he was extra kind and asked a young eunuch to move a chair for Yan Song. Yan Song was moved and knelt down to thank him before sitting down.
After Emperor Jiajing waited for Yan Song to sit down, he began to chat. As they chatted, the topic turned to the upcoming examination.
"Wei Zhong, how is Xu Jie doing in this test?" Emperor Jiajing asked casually.
Based on this sentence, Yan Song had already concluded that the emperor had already made up his mind to choose Xu Jie as the person to host the examination. No wonder the old boy Xu Jie just raised his tail, it turned out to be this. Isn't it just hosting an audition? What's the use of a bunch of young guys? However, it's time to spank this old boy Xu Jie.
"Chen Jue's Xu Shangshu is the best candidate to take charge of the examination." Yan Song replied with certainty.
"Oh, why?" Jiajing narrowed his eyes and asked with interest.
"Xu Shangshu's poetry and calligraphy are outstanding. To this day, Xu Shangshu continues to write, and many famous works have been published. It is Xu Shangshu's strength."
"Xu Shangshu used to supervise the Imperial College. He has quite a lot of experience in disciplining students and is good at supervising students. It will be no problem for him to take charge of the examinations."
"In recent days, I have observed that Xu Shangshu has been very diligent, attentive to government affairs, and has managed the Ministry of Rites in an orderly manner. In all the examinations, promotions, promotions, awards, and transfers of officials, Xu Shangshu has done his best to fulfill his responsibilities, is fair and selfless, and is really the work of his ministers. Role model.”
"Xu Shangshu also has many excellent works on Zhai Jiao Qing Ci..."
"..."
"In a word, Xu Shangshu is both talented and dedicated. He is indeed the best candidate for this examination."
In just a short while, Yan Song praised Xu Jie over and over again, including his good poetry and calligraphy, his rich management experience, his hard work, fairness and selflessness, his excellent poetry, and his talent. , etc., in short, Yan Song was full of praise for Xu Jie and repeatedly emphasized Xu Jie's advantages. If it weren't for the limited time, Yan Ge could always praise Xu Jie here all day and night.
If Xu Jie was on the side, he would definitely blush. He would definitely hold Yan Song’s hand and say with emotion, Hey, I didn’t expect you, Lao Yan, to be a real person...
Emperor Jiajing listened to Yan Song's evaluation of Xu Jie and nodded repeatedly, appreciating Yan Song even more.
Did Yan Song get kicked in the head by a donkey? When he saw Xu Jie outside just now, he was still thinking about spanking this old boy. Why is he acting like a coward now, kneeling down to tease Xu Jie without moral integrity? !
Seeing Emperor Jiajing's admiring eyes on him, Yan Song praised Xu Jie even more enthusiastically.
"Xu Jie is worthy of being the pillar of our court."
Yan Song pushed Xu Jie to the height of a pillar, sighed, and then added in an understatement;
"It's just that Xu Shangshu has been traveling to His Royal Highness Prince Yu more frequently recently, because he's afraid he doesn't have enough time."
It's just such a sentence. At first glance, it's an understatement, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't mean much.
Emperor Jiajing paused in nodding when he heard this, and then nodded heavily. The beautiful image of Xu Jie in his heart suddenly collapsed.
He always goes to the third child. Xu Jie has second thoughts. A few months ago, Xu Jie wrote to him to establish a prince. It is said that this boy has already submitted three or four memorials to establish a prince. He always runs to the third child, no wonder.
This kid, before I'm dead, I'm ready to start a new business!
Emperor Jiajing had already made a big cross for Xu Jie in his heart and relegated Xu Jie to the cold palace. He was not going to reuse this two-eyed boy again in the future!
Yan Song was very familiar with Emperor Jiajing. Seeing Emperor Jiajing's expression, Yan Song smiled silently in his heart, "Xu Jie, you still want to fight me, you are so young!"
So what if I praise you a hundred times;
One word is enough to hold you down! (To be continued.)
PS: Thank you very much for your support, I finally added a chapter today.
