On May 12th, the sky was dimly lit.
The morning light shone through the window lattice on the white marble tiles of the Wenhua Hall. Two chamberlains slowly walked into the hall and extinguished the copper lampshades one by one.
Wei Chen came out from the east class and bowed to Zhao Zhen who was behind the imperial eucalyptus. Then he took out the book on the eucalyptus and turned to the page that the lecturer was talking about today. He pressed it with a golden ruler and then slowly retreated. To the side.
The hall was filled with solemnity, except for the cadence of the officials' sermons, which echoed endlessly.
Wei Chen stood aside bored, quietly glancing at the faint morning light outside the window lattice. He recalled how trembling he was when he first came here to serve as a Jingyan officer a few months ago, and how he was so familiar with it today. He couldn't help but feel a little unreal. Feel.
Although the first Jingyan that Wei Chen participated in ended up being unhappy, the Jingyan did not stop because of this.
Except for the third, sixth, and ninth day of each month, which are the morning prayer days, the reading is temporarily exempted. The rest of the first, second, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, and tenth days of the month are exempt from the reading unless there is severe cold or heat.
Of course, since the last Jingyan, the three bachelors who annoyed Zhao Zhen have never appeared on Jingyan again. Most of the lectures and readings on Jingyan are completed by the Hanlin officials appointed by Zhao Zhen.
Without the three instigators, Han Zhang, Wen Yanchang, and Xu Mu, Jing Yan also returned to his former calm and carried on step by step.
As for Wei Chen, as a book exhibition official, he naturally performed his duty unswervingly - turning over books for Zhao Zhen.
It's the same today.
But something is different.
At the end of the morning's lecture, the chamberlain on the side reminded Zhao Zhen softly: "Your Majesty, it's almost noon. It's time to go back to the palace for dinner."
Zhao Zhen nodded, said to the lecturer, "Thank you for your hard work, Qing family," then got up and left, driving back to the palace.
Wei Chen and a group of Jingyan officials also entered the side hall of Wenhua Hall and enjoyed the sumptuous Jingyan banquet.
While Wei Chen and his colleagues were eating and chatting, a chamberlain walked into the side hall and asked, "Is Wei Xiuzhuan here?"
finally come!
Wei Chen breathed a sigh of relief, immediately put down his kuaizi, stood up and said, "I'm here."
The chamberlain said solemnly: "His Majesty ordered Wei Xiuzhan to come to the Wende Hall to have an audience!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was surprised.
The emperor summoned him alone. This was the rhythm of relying on his trusted ministers!
Wei Chen seemed to have expected it, and was not surprised at all. Instead, he secretly sighed: The officials are really impatient. They summoned me just after noon. I thought I would have to wait a little longer.
Immediately, he followed the chamberlain who delivered the order out of the Wenhua Palace and came to the door of the Wende Palace. This was the boundary between the outer court and the inner court, and foreign ministers were not allowed to enter without permission.
After waiting for about a cup of tea, the red lacquered door of Wende Hall was pushed open, and a smooth white face that Wei Chen was familiar with came into Wei Chen's eyes. It was Gao Huai, the chamberlain.
Gao Huai smiled at Wei Chen, then led Wei Chen to the Dongnuan Pavilion next to the Wende Hall, and said: "Your Majesty is still having a meal, Wei Xiuzhan, please sit down for a moment."
After that, he reminded in a low voice: "Wei Liuyuan, relax. Your Majesty had a great appetite when he just had lunch. I think he is in a very good mood today."
Wei Chen nodded. This little eunuch had eyes and was quite kind to him. He whispered at the same time: "Thank you, father-in-law."
Gao Huai said quickly: "Anyway, your Majesty's regard for Wei Liuyuan is seen by all the servants. I will ask Wei Liuyuan to take more care of you in the future."
"It's easy to talk about."
After Gao Huai left, I don't know how long it took. The bead curtain hanging on the door was opened, and Zhao Zhen, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, walked in slowly.
Wei Chen immediately bowed to greet him, but Zhao Zhen smiled and pressed his hand down: "Wei Aiqing will sit down and have a sip of tea first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me a seat."
Wei Chen sat down as he was told, took a sip of tea, and then asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you have anything to ask about when you call me this time?"
Zhao Zhen seemed a little embarrassed to speak, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "I heard that there is a rumor in Beijing recently that Wei Aiqing met an immortal and gave him a poem in his dream the day before yesterday. Is this possible?"
Wei Chen said: "Reporting to your majesty, this is indeed the case. The day before yesterday, I dreamed that I was above the nine heavens, and I met an immortal singing from the sky. After I woke up from the dream, I recalled the scene in the dream vividly, together with the immortal The song is also kept in my heart.”
Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he urged: "Quickly read the immortal's song to me."
Wei Chen bowed his head and said yes, and then slowly chanted: "In Taohuawu, there is Peach Blossom Temple, and there is Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple. Peach Blossom Fairy grows peach trees and folds flower branches for wine money."
………
The world laughs at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at the fact that the world can’t see through it. There are no tombs of heroes from the Five Tombs, and there is no wine or flowers to cultivate the fields. "
"Wow, the world is laughing at me for being so crazy. I am laughing at it and the world can't see through it!"
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Such a work that is untainted by dust and otherworldly, as expected, only a deity can write it!"
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After admiring for a long time, Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Chen again and said with emotion: "Ai Qing deserves to be the sixth grader. Wenqu is reincarnated. I have such an unparalleled destiny. I am very envious!"
After saying that, Zhao Zhen seemed to have thought of something again, and asked expectantly: "Besides this song, does the immortal have any other magical qualities?"
Hearing this, Wei Chen struggled for a while with an expression on his face, and finally prostrated on the ground with a look of determination: "The most important thing in the world today is the heir. For the sake of the ancestors, the country, and the people of the world, I have the courage to ask this question in my dream. I hope your majesty will forgive me for the matter concerning the Immortal Emperor’s heir!”
Zhao Zhen's expression suddenly changed, he was silent for a moment, and asked with a trembling voice: "How did the immortal answer you?"
Wei Chen said loudly: "The immortal looked through the human scriptures and said that if the saint can adopt the descendants of the clan as heirs, his sainthood will definitely continue. This is the blessing of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
When Wei Chen finished speaking, Zhao Zhen's face suddenly turned pale, he staggered and almost fell. When the chamberlain on the side saw this, he was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support him.
After the panic, there was silence in the Nuan Pavilion, and the chamberlains and maids standing nearby held their breaths nervously.
After a while, Zhao Zhen seemed to have just come back to his senses. He looked blankly into the distance and murmured: "Does even an immortal want me to adopt the clan?"
As he kept mumbling to himself, the hesitation and doubt on Zhao Zhen's face gradually disappeared, and finally he sighed with regret and showed a relieved smile.
"I have orally decreed that if the great clan has no son, then the younger clan will be his successor, and the one who comes after him will be his son. Now there are Zhao Zongrang, the king of Yong, and Zhao Zongji, the king of Yan, who are both handsome and talented. They have been established as princes and entered the court. Counselor on political affairs. I will choose a worthy person to take over the position of heir."
Done!
When Wei Chen heard this, he couldn't help but feel determined. He and Han Zhang had been planning hard for several months just for today's big drama.
The so-called immortal theory is naturally nonsense, it is just a pretense. In fact, Zhao Zhen himself saw it very clearly. He could even guess that Wei Chen had received Han Zhang's instruction to do this.
This is the tacit understanding between the emperor and his chief minister.
Han Zhang saw the embarrassment of Zhao Zhen's situation and gave Zhao Zhen the stage of a fairy's dream. Zhao Zhen also quickly understood Han Zhang's intention and got off the stage.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen's expectations, shock, hesitation, and other emotions were just a performance for the world to see.
Perhaps only the sadness when he finally announced his decision was his true feeling in his heart.
The reason why Han Zhang found Wei Chen to star in this scene is because after Wei Chen passed the sixth grade, he became recognized as the reincarnated Wenqu Xingjun, the person closest to the immortal in the eyes of the world.
Therefore, it is undoubtedly the most suitable choice for Wei Chen to be the protagonist of this fairy's dream. After all, no one else has such a legendary character as Wei Chen, and the fairy's dream is not convincing enough.
Facts have proved that Han Zhang's vision is indeed vicious, and Wei Chen once again strengthened the credibility of the immortal's dream with a song "Peach Blossom Temple" that is not of this world.
With the final result, not only Zhao Zhen was satisfied, the ministers were satisfied, but Wei Chen himself was even more satisfied. It can be said that everyone was happy.
Wei Chen couldn't help but be a little surprised that such a huge contribution in formulating strategies and building reserves was achieved so easily.
