A series of footsteps outside attracted the attention of everyone in the outer hall of Wanshou Palace. Soon, little Eunuch Zhang took Zhu Ping'an's sleeve and trotted into the outer hall.
When Zhu Ping'an entered the Wanshou Palace, he only had time to bow to the adults in the outer hall. He didn't even have time to say hello before he was pulled by his sleeves by little Eunuch Zhang and walked into the inner hall.
When everyone in the outer hall saw Zhu Ping'an being summoned, their eyes were filled with confusion.
Yan Maoqing looked at Zhu Ping'an's figure walking into the inner hall, and tugged down the corner of his mouth, "Haha, you have done something wrong and you will not survive. Your Majesty believes in it. You praise the Buddha. You are finished today."
After entering the inner hall, Zhu Ping'an immediately saw Emperor Jiajing sitting on a futon with his eyes closed and meditating, and Huang Jin standing beside him.
When Huang Jin saw Zhu Pingan come in, he gave Zhu Pingan a kind smile.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Ping'an has arrived." After little Eunuch Zhang entered the inner hall, he whispered to Emperor Jiajing who was meditating.
As soon as the little eunuch finished speaking, Zhu Ping'an knelt down in a polite manner, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to pay his respects to Jiajing.
"I, the Minister of the Cabinet, Zhilang, the Imperial Academy's Attendant, and the Taicang Inspector, Zhu Ping'an, have come to pay homage to our Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
After Zhu Pingan knelt down and bowed his head, he lay on the ground. He paused for about two seconds before hearing Emperor Jiajing's voice above his head.
"Zhu Aiqing, please get back on your feet." Emperor Jiajing stood up and was helped by Huang Jin to sit on the dragon chair and said leisurely.
"My lord, thank you Lord for your kindness." Zhu Pingan thanked him with a big salute and then stood up, acting very respectfully.
"My dear, do you know your guilt?"
Zhu Pingan just stood up. Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Pingan with slightly narrowed eyes and asked lightly.
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an knelt down again. His back suddenly felt cold and goosebumps appeared. However, he soon calmed down again. He shook his head with an innocent look and said, "I don't know."
As the saying goes, if you don’t do anything wrong, you won’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. You haven’t done anything illegal or illegal, so you have a clear conscience.
"I don't know?" Emperor Jiajing asked with a half-smile, and then asked in a deep voice, "I ordered you to inspect the Taicang bank, but why did you come to submit an article to me? Do you think I don't prioritize?
Is it possible that you are a fool?"
Oh, it turns out it was because of this. Zhu Ping'an felt completely relaxed. He raised his head and explained with aggrieved expression: "I don't dare. Your Majesty is wise, powerful, diligent and caring for the people. He is the emperor of the ages. How can he be a coward?"
I have not left my post without permission. I have been in Taicang from 10 o'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock in the afternoon, checking the account books. I came to Xiyuan at 1 o'clock in the afternoon because I had something to ask for to see the Holy One, and I only found out about the article when I submitted the document for the request."
"Come to Xiyuan at the time of You... Doesn't that mean that Aiqing has just arrived?" Emperor Jiajing squinted his eyes and glanced at the scale engraved on the copper pot in the palace, raised his eyebrows slightly, and had doubts about Zhu Pingan's answer.
"Your Majesty is wise, I have indeed arrived just now." Zhu Ping'an nodded solemnly.
"What kind of wisdom is this?" Emperor Jiajing saw this and couldn't help laughing and scolding Zhu Pingan.
Although Zhu Ping'an's flattery is stiff, being stiff has the advantage of being stiff. If you flatter him, you will be embarrassed, but the other person will look funny. This is another form of lively atmosphere.
"Haha, the number one scholar has just arrived, and he has written such an article "Kneeling in front of the Buddha for three thousand years"? I just heard Xiao Lizi from Wuyi Hall say that you only spent less than a cup of tea. Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms
A poem written in seven steps is just like this, it is like listening to legends about strange things, which is really hard to believe." Huang Jin observed the words and said with a smile, there were some things that Emperor Jiajing was not comfortable saying, but they were different.
"The lower official also felt it. It happened to be the meeting, so he wrote faster. He never dared to compare with Cao Zhi's talent." Zhu Pingan shook his head and explained humbly. Huang Jin, the governor of Dongchang, also
The person in charge of the Ceremony Supervisor has a much higher official position than Zhu Ping'an. There is nothing wrong with Zhu Ping'an calling himself a subordinate official here.
"Cao Zhi also expressed his feelings. The champion doesn't have to be modest," Huang Jin said with a smile.
Well, Zhu Pingan shook his head with a wry smile.
"Composition on warming tea? Haha, it's interesting. Then pour Zhu Aiqing a cup of tea and let me see how Aiqing warms tea and compose it." Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Pingan leisurely and said, "Master Tao went to Taihe Mountain to build Yuanyue Mountain."
, there is still a couplet missing at the Huihuan Mountain Gate. If you are ready to warm the tea, I will pardon your innocence. If you are not able to do it well, I think I will also know the consequences of the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Soon a young eunuch poured a cup of tea for Zhu Pingan and placed it on the ground in front of Zhu Pingan.
"I thank you, Lord, for your kindness. I will do my best." Zhu Pingan thanked him, but felt speechless in his heart. You didn't set this flag for the warm tea composition or anything.
However, Zhu Ping'an is not worried at all about writing couplets. After studying in ancient times for so long, writing couplets is not difficult for him. Moreover, he used to travel on a budget in modern times and was influenced by fairy tale novels, so he also went there.
I visited some Taoist temples for free and memorized many Taoist couplets, which was enough to cope with this crisis.
It is better to use ready-made ones. The couplets on modern Taoist temples must be carefully selected and selected only if they are particularly outstanding.
During such a cup of tea, the couplets I wrote by myself are definitely not as good as the carefully selected couplets at Taoist temples.
Just which one is better to use?
Zhu Pingan closed his eyes and began to think. Taoist temples appeared in his mind, and couplets appeared in his mind like a horse.
Emperor Jiajing did not rush him, but looked at Zhu Ping'an with interest with a smile on his face.
Huang Jin seemed to have great confidence in Zhu Pingan, and the eyes he looked at Zhu Pingan were full of confidence.
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Yes, after thinking for more than ten seconds, Zhu Pingan thought of the couplets he saw in a Sanqinggong Taoist temple in Hebei.
After thinking about it, Zhu Pingan was not in a hurry to show off, but continued to close his eyes and rest his mind, pretending to be thinking hard.
It is necessary to hide one's clumsiness appropriately, especially now. If I write so fast, where will the ministers in the outer palace turn their faces? In addition, Emperor Jiajing is conceited and very sensitive, so he should not be better than the emperor.
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In this way, as Zhu Pingan was deep in thought, time passed minute by minute.
"Haha, Zhuangyuanlang, the tea will be cold if you don't write it down." After a moment, Huang Jin urged with a slight smile.
"Wait a minute or two, we have it." Zhu Pingan looked anxious. After about three to five seconds, he looked like he was inspired. He picked up the brush on the side, dipped it in ink and wrote on the rice paper. stand up:
Tai Chi judged that Qian and Kun were formed, with Qian as the father and Kun as the mother. With great magical powers, one Qi and three pure beings could save the common people in the four continents;
The two rituals are divided into yin and yang, yang belongs to heaven, and yin belongs to earth, showing boundless magic power, leaving the dragon and the tiger, and cultivating the golden immortal of ten thousand tribulations.
Zhu Ping'an wrote one sentence and Huang Jin repeated one sentence.
"Although the time is a little overdue, herbal tea is still considered tea. It's just so-so, so I'll let you pass this time." After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing commented like this, but he was very satisfied in his heart.
The words behind these two couplets, "Save all the Li Shu people in the four continents" and "Cultivation into the Golden Immortal of Ten Thousand Calamities", simply spoke to the heart of Emperor Jiajing, which made Emperor Jiajing very satisfied. The purpose of building Yuan Yue was to save all the Li Shu people in the Four Continents. As for cultivating the Golden Immortal of Ten Thousand Tribulations, it was the pursuit of Emperor Jiajing.