Chapter 070 Yang Yuhuan’s hidden worries and Li Longji’s test (Part 2)

In the imperial study room.

Li Longji was at his desk happily writing something, while Gao Lishi leaned forward slightly, watching with a smile, and he seemed to be admiring.

Li Jingzhong tiptoed in, and as soon as he showed up, Gao Lishi waved his hand and held back.

After a while, Gao Lishi walked out indifferently. Li Jingzhong quickly bowed to the ground and said respectfully, "General, the young man was ordered to bring Zhang Xuan and was summoned outside the imperial study."

"Let him come in, our family is waiting here." Gao Lishi waved his hand.

Li Jingzhong did not dare to neglect and quickly responded to his order to retreat.

Although they are both eunuchs, their status is no different from the world. Gao Lishi is above him, and he can be said to be calling the wind and rain in the three thousand palaces of the Tang Dynasty, and he is in charge of the life and death fate of eunuchs in the palace. It is as simple as picking up an ant to deal with an insignificant eunuch like Li Jingzhong.

Therefore, eunuchs such as Li Jingzhong were even more afraid of Gao Lishi than the emperor.

Li Jingzhong hurried out to call Zhang Xuan, "Young Master Zhang, General Gao Da is welcome."

"Young Master Zhang, don't be rude when you see General Gao..." Just as Zhang Xuan was about to pass by him and enter the imperial study room, Li Jingzhong hesitated for a moment, and lowered his voice to remind him.

Zhang Xuan stopped and bowed and said, "Eunuch Xie, Zhang Xuan can't do it."

When Zhang Xuan entered the outer hall of the Imperial Study, Gao Lishi was sitting upright on a rocking chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Zhang Xuan knew that Gao Lishi was deliberately making a move, but she was helpless. At this moment, the status difference between him and Gao Lishi was too big and there was no comparison at all. It was actually normal for Gao Lishi to put on airs in front of him.

"Chang Xuan greets Gao Da General." Zhang Xuan bowed down.

Gao Lishi slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Zhang Xuan slowly, and suddenly Zhan Yan smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Zhang, we meet again. When we went to Lady Guo's mansion that day, our family felt that the boy was not a thing in the pool and would fly sooner or later... but we didn't expect that this day would come so quickly."

"It's not simple, it's not simple."

"It's all the great general's kindness and support, and Zhang Xuan was so frightened and ashamed." Zhang Xuan felt indifferent, but there was a different scene on her lips.

"It has nothing to do with our family if you have today. However, when we talk to the emperor these days, we are quite amazed..." Gao Lishi slowly stood up, "The emperor summoned him, and the boy will come with our family to pay homage to the emperor. When you meet the emperor, you must not be rude, do not speak nonsense, and do not break the rules. Do you remember the rules in the palace?"

"Zhang Xuan always keeps the teachings of the general in mind and never dares to forget them for a day."

Seeing Zhang Xuan’s attitude of being respectful, Gao Lishi smiled softly, "Let's go--"

After entering the study, Gao Lishi hurriedly walked behind the desk, leaned on Li Longji's ear and whispered, "Everyone, Zhang Xuan has arrived."

Li Longji said oh, put down the pen in his hand casually, then sat upright, and said calmly, "Xuan".

Gao Lishi cleared his throat and shouted sharply: "Chang Xuan saw you--"

Zhang Xuan walked around the exquisitely carved screen and went in and bowed to the ground, "Zhang Xuan greeted the emperor, long live my emperor."

Seeing Zhang Xuan paying homage to his etiquette, people couldn't tell any fault, Li Longji couldn't help but smile and looked at Gao Lishi and smiled, "Lishi, this boy's behavior seems to be like a courtier..."

Gao Lishi smiled but said nothing.

"Please flat, Li Shi, show Zhang Xuan the seat."

Li Longji waved his hand slowly.

Zhang Xuan bowed and replied, "Thank you, Emperor Longye, Zhang Xuan doesn't dare to sit down, just stand."

Seeing that he was like this, Li Longji did not persist, but the sharpness in his eyes that had been projected became sharper.

After a moment of silence, Li Longji suddenly grabbed two memorials from the desk and asked Gao Lishi to hand them down, "Zhang Xuan, please look at these two memorials first. It's over, I'll ask you again."

Zhang Xuan took the memorial with both hands respectfully, and hurriedly opened it, and was shocked. These were two memorials from court officials who recommended him to serve as an official. One was submitted by Yang Guozhong, who recommended him as a doctor of the Ministry of Rites; the other was written by the censor Shi Qing, who actually recommended him as an official of the Eastern Palace - the Prince Siyilang.

The doctor of the Ministry of Rites was from the fifth rank to the upper level, while the prince Siyilang was from the upper level to the upper level. One was the important position of the sixth rank in the imperial court, with high rank; the other was the official of the Eastern Palace, with low rank, and the two were two ranks apart. In terms of power, there was actually no comparison.

But for Zhang Xuan, this is not the most important thing. What is important is why Li Longji showed him these two recommendation memorials. What exactly does this Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who is full of power and scheming, mean?

Testing yourself? Zhang Xuan's thoughts flashed. Although her face did not change, her heart actually caused a stir.

Li Longji had a calm smile on his face and stared at Zhang Xuan. The emperor's natural power that was above all sentient beings actually did not need to be deliberately artificial, and it was invisibly radiated.

Zhang Xuan's heart tightened, and he respectfully turned the two memorials in his hand and returned them to Gao Lishi. Then he stood by his head and waited for Li Longji to ask.

"Your talent is famous and famous. In recent days, many officials from the court have expressed their support to me, intending to recommend you to serve as an official and serve the court." Li Longji said slowly, but his smile on his face became stronger. "And I am also a person who loves talent. Although you are young, your talent and character are quite worthy of use."

"Most of the members of the Eastern Palace are idle positions... Yang Xiang recommended you as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, and I deeply agree. Therefore, after thinking about it, I decided to agree to Yang Xiang's report. Calling you into the palace today is just a bit of my love for talent, so I would like to mention you in person. This way of being an official is very different from that of a scholar..."

Li Longji said lightly, but a trace of sharpness appeared in his seemingly turbid gaze.

From the corner of Zhang Xuan's eyes, she found that Gao Lishi's slightly narrowed blistered eyes occasionally opened and closed, and she could not help but sneer in her heart.

As a noble emperor, facing such a scholar who is not as weak as a young man, isn’t it ridiculous to play with such a deep scheming?

In fact, the key is not the point of taking any official position. Li Longji is unwilling to let Zhang Xuan become Yang Guozhong's disciple. His real intention is to let him enter the Eastern Palace to assist Prince Li Heng. As for whether to assist or do a nail placed beside Li Heng, that is not the issue Zhang Xuan has to consider now.

But the emperor refused to put his intentions into practice directly... Inadvertently tempted and suggested, it was nothing more than to see if Zhang Xuan knew the current affairs and was willing to cooperate with the emperor to finish this scene - that is, to let the emperor achieve his wish, and not to stimulate Yang Guozhong and the Yang family (mostly Yang Guifei).

Zhang Xuan naturally stopped talking about the current affairs. After passing Li Longji's first test, he would increase some weight in his heart and use it as a craftable secret chess to support and train it. If Zhang Xuan did not know the current affairs, or the emperor would not object to Zhang Xuan becoming a disciple of Yang Guozhong, his future prospects would inevitably be suppressed by him.

If Zhang Xuan was just an ordinary young scholar, he would really be lost in the emperor's performance and jump into a dangerous pit without realizing it.
Chapter completed!