"Zhang Qing, I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you doing?"
Zhang Xiu, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but choke up in his throat when he heard the warm words coming from the front of the hall.
Your Majesty has not forgotten me, Zhang Youwei!
After taking a deep breath, Zhang Xiu just raised his head and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I'd like to thank you for your concern. I have excellent muscles and bones. I can eat a bushel of rice and ten pounds of meat. I put on my armor, mount my horse, and pull two stone bows!"
Due to the existence of martial arts, the requirements for archers in various countries have also increased a lot.
Those who can draw a two-stone bow are ordinary archers, and those who can draw a three-stone bow are elite archers. However, since the difficulty of mounted archery is much higher than that of shooting on foot, it is enough for a cavalry commander to be praised for being able to draw a two-stone bow on horseback. Riding and shooting.
"King Taihe has been on the battlefield for a long time, I don't know how to evaluate him?"
Zhao Yu looked at Huang Jingming, who had just been named King of Taihe, and asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty has a good eye. If this boy can be sharpened a little, he will definitely be a good general in the army."
Huang Jingming gently stroked the long beard under his chin and said with a smile.
Your Majesty has given yourself enough face today. I can't help but feel interested. It's time to give your Majesty some face.
However, looking at the young man in the center of the hall, Huang Jingming felt a little bit amused.
Where did His Majesty get his good luck? It was just that he was rescued by the other party. Unexpectedly, he was still an eighth-level warrior.
Judging from his spirit, he must have learned from his family.
Such a young man will become a good general after several years of training on the battlefield.
"I still trust King Taihe's vision."
Hearing Huang Jingming's words, Zhao Yu showed a trace of pride on his face.
"Zhang Xiu, I will appoint you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Palace. I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, and a house in the capital."
The Great Chu Forbidden Army is not led by the Ministry of War, but by the commander of the Palace Front Division, ranked second rank, and has three commanders of the Palace Front Division, ranked fourth rank, who are the true emperor's personal troops.
"Wei Chen, thank you for your kindness!"
Zhang Xiu salutes you again.
"Get up and learn more from Commander Huang in the future. Don't let me live up to my expectations of you."
Zhao Yu said lightly.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty actually placed this piece of embroidery in the Forbidden Army...
Huang Jingming lowered his eyes slightly, thinking secretly in his heart, but he soon felt relieved.
The Forbidden Army is in the hands of Wen Bo. With him, even an eighth-grade master cannot make trouble.
He still has great trust in his cousin.
"His Majesty decrees that the king, named Pu and Wenbo, come to the palace to see you!"
Not long after, Gao Lishi's highly recognizable voice sounded again.
Outside the Tai Chi Hall, Wang Pu, who had been waiting for a long time, raised his hands to dust off his clothes and walked into the Tai Chi Hall with his head held high and his chest high.
"Your Majesty, Prince Pu, pays homage to your Majesty! I greet your Majesty and wish you all the best."
Seeing Wang Pu entering the palace, Huang Jingming's eyes suddenly opened and he cast a curious look at the gentle scribe in the palace.
Is this Mr. Wang whom Yizhi spoke of, the wise man whom His Majesty uses as his arm?
"Mr. Wang, there is no need to be polite."
Contrary to Huang Jingming's expectation, Zhao Yu's attitude towards Mr. Wang was even better than that towards Zhang Xiu before.
Can Yizhi really win him over?
Huang Jingming had doubts in his heart for the first time.
"If it weren't for your master's plan, how could I be where I am today?" Zhao Yu said from the bottom of his heart, looking at the blue-clothed scribes under his Majesty's command, "I would like to ask you to be a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and a banquet official to teach me how to use hundreds of schools of thought. If I have any questions about the meaning of the scriptures, I can always ask for advice. I wonder if you can give in, sir?"
Sir, I know that you have great talents, but now I have not yet obtained the authority. Even if I give you a real position, there will be constraints from all sides, and it will be difficult for you to display your talents, so I can only temporarily aggrieve you!
A bachelor of the Hanlin Academy is a noble position in the court, but he does not have much power.
Before Wang Pu could speak, he saw a minister walking out of the queue holding a wat board, shouting "Your Majesty, no!"
Zhao Yu frowned and looked over, but it was Liang Zhuo, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, who suddenly became even more angry.
There were six departments in the Chu State's court, headed by ministers of each department, followed by left and right ministers.
Dachu respected Zuo, so Zuo Shilang became the nominal second-in-command among the six ministries.
The reason why Zhao Yu was angry was because the left minister of the Ministry of Industry was a member of the Empress Dowager Xuande.
Zhao Yu really didn't expect that he only gave his husband a fourth-grade Hanlin bachelor's degree, and he was not a high-ranking official in the third grade, but there would be some short-sighted people who would come out to object!
He and his husband were already aggrieved, but there was still someone so stubborn trying to tease him?
Do you really think that the emperor who just ascended the throne is a decoration and a piece of shit?
Even if he is a clay figurine, he is still very angry when he gets angry!
"Liang Qing, why not?"
Zhao Yu's tone was full of gloom.
"Your Majesty, the Hanlin Bachelor's degree is designed for people who are well-read in poetry and literature and are talented..."
Before Liang Zhuo finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Zhao Yu.
"What Liang Qing means is that my late father was a blind man who believed Wang Wenbo's words and invited him into the Marquis Mansion?"
Liang Zhuo:? ? ?
Your Majesty, what I am saying is that this Wang Pu has no talent, so why is the late Lao An Guohou involved?
Although Liang Zhuo vaguely felt that something was wrong, his mind had not turned around for a while.
Zhao Yu's tone became a bit colder, and even sounded a bit like gritting teeth in the ears of the ministers.
"That day, it was my late father who invited me to the Marquis Mansion. Before he died, he repeatedly told me to treat him as a teacher. Why, Liang Qing meant that I should disobey my father's words and do what he said. That unfilial person?"
Liang Zhuo: Huh? ? ?
I am not, I am not, Your Majesty, please stop talking nonsense!
Liang Zhuo was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Da Chu governs the country with filial piety. Failure to observe filial piety is a serious crime.
If he was really crucified and he was deliberately encouraging the emperor to be disrespectful of filial piety, then there is a high probability that he would not be able to keep his official skin.
"I will die, I will die!"
Liang Zhuo finally realized how stupid what he just said was, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Seeing that Zhao Yu wanted to punish Liang Zhuo for his sins, Wang Pu quickly bowed and said.
"Sir, please speak up."
Zhao Yu still has to give Wang Pu some face.
Wang Pu glanced at Liang Zhuo who was kneeling on the ground, disgust flashed in his eyes, and he said:
"I have heard it before, but it is not an exaggeration if I don't know. Now that Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, it is the time to employ people, and it is better to use the merits than to use them. It is better to forgive Minister Liang and allow him to perform meritorious service despite his crime."
Wang Pu's words made Liang Zhuo extremely grateful.
Mr. Wang is really a generous man, but I wrongly blamed him.
When Zhao Yu heard this, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
"Furthermore, the land of Chu is vast and thousands of miles apart, and is filled with outstanding people. Compared with the heroes in Chu, the talents of the humble ministers are no more than the fireflies compared to the bright moon. Your Majesty has ordered me to serve as a banquet official and give lectures to Your Majesty. I dare not disobey. , but please Your Majesty to recruit talented people from all over the world and consider them as good teachers. As the ancients said, when hundreds of rivers converge, a river and a sea form. I am bold, but Your Majesty, please think carefully about it."
Only then did Zhao Yu understand that the meaning of Wang Pu's words was to let him choose a few more talented and learned people to serve as banquet officials, so as to share his attention, and hope that he could learn from others' strengths and grow from them.
"Sir's words are like enlightenment."
Zhao Yu finally nodded and agreed.
"Forget it, just follow what Mr. Liang said. Minister Liang, originally I was going to remove you from your official position, but for the sake of Mr.'s face, I will give you a year's salary as a punishment." After Zhao Yu said that, he looked He said to the ministers below, "All of you in the palace are important and famous ministers of Chu. You must know where the talented people are in the world. I hope you can recommend one or two to me during these days. If you have real talent and practical knowledge, I will definitely get it and use it."
Seeing that the ministers agreed, Zhao Yu nodded with satisfaction and winked at Gao Lishi.
"In that case, is this the end of this court meeting?"
Gao Lishi, who received the instructions from Zhao Yu's eyes, waved his fly whisk and shouted:
"If there is something going on, go ahead and leave if there is nothing going on!"
Before Gao Lishi finished speaking, Chu Ziwen, the imperial censor, held the wat tablet in his hand and said loudly.
"My lord, I have something important to report to Your Majesty!"
