Does that mean you can leave? Is this the end of Jun’s prelude?
Zhang Yue couldn't help but look confused. He came here worried and left confused.
Is it the fish that is wrong, or am I wrong?
Didn’t the dragon fart take a good shot?
However, Zhang Yue picked up the slippery and jumping fish without hesitation, and said regardless of soiling his official robe: "I accept the order."
After saying this, Zhang Yuebei took three steps back facing the officials and was about to turn around and leave.
The official looked at Zhang Yue's bewildered look and laughed loudly: "Come back. Put the fish in the bucket first."
Zhang Yue put the fish into the bucket, but the fish jumped into the bucket with a pop and almost slapped Zhang Yue.
Seeing this, the official was overjoyed again. He pressed the fishing rod and said, "I haven't been so happy for a long time."
Zhang Yue was so embarrassed by a fish that he forgot about the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers and blurted out: "Is there anything unhappy about your majesty?"
The official was stunned for a moment and then said: "Of course, ordinary people take pleasure in the desire of food and drink. What pleasure does the desire of food and food give me?"
"For example, a beggar is happy if he has an eaves to shelter from the rain, but what happiness does it have for me if I have three thousand houses in a house?"
Zhang Yue said: "I understand, your Majesty is only happy at home."
The official didn't comment after hearing this, and then raised the fishing rod in his hand.
Zhang Yue stood by silently.
"No need to be formal, just fish with me."
The official spoke kindly.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, indeed the officials were as tolerant as the rumors, unlike Han Qi who was so judgmental all day long.
However, there is a saying that the bigger the official is, the more lenient he is. In fact, this is not the case.
It's just that you are not within the scope of his temper.
In Fu Bi and Han Qi's eyes, the official family was definitely not like this.
Zhang Yue picked up the fishing rod and looked like he was sitting upright, but his thoughts wandered a little.
The official looked at the pool and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Heng, the magistrate of Ruzhou, is Zhang Dun's clan nephew, so is he your clan nephew too?"
Zhang Yue's heart trembled, and he said respectfully: "This is indeed recorded in the genealogy."
The official said: "Zhang Heng was the number one scholar in Jiayou's second year. He has outstanding talent, but his official career has been difficult. Why can you do that?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's because he doesn't live in harmony with the light, so he is ostracized by others."
The official looked at Zhang Yue happily and said: "You are an honest man, and I appreciate a minister who knows everything. It is really a pity for your nephew Zhang Heng. I know that he has been wronged, but I still want to let him go."
Zhang Yue said: "Your majesty's words are enough for my nephew. I heard that my heart was kind, and I have not regretted it even after nine deaths. All this is to repay your majesty's kindness."
The official said: "Since I was selected as the number one scholar from a poor family, except for Feng Jing, the careers of everyone else have been mediocre. Do you know why?"
Zhang Yue hesitated slightly, and then said: "I am homesick and everything is going well. Feng Xueshi's family must have a good wife, and the family affairs are harmonious, so I can think of you and serve the country."
The official laughed when he heard this: "Okay, it's good that a family has a good wife."
"Have you ever fished in the river?"
Zhang Yue said: "There is a clear stream in front of my hometown. I used to fish by the stream when I was young."
"But Nanpu Creek?"
Zhang Yue was stunned and said: "Your Majesty's Holy Might, all the world is connected to your heart."
The official said with a smile: "Don't rush to praise me. This stream was told to me by Duke Xi back then. At that time, I was sitting beside the imperial pond, just like you and I, sitting fishing. Nanpu River, send you to Nanpu, what a good name."
Zhang Yue said quickly: "I am scared."
The official said: "It's okay. When you get older, it's easy to think of old friends. Back then, Mr. Xi told me about the difference between the fish in the imperial pond and the fish in the rivers and lakes. Please tell me."
Zhang Yue said: "I think that the fish in this pond are fat and big, and your mouth will be full of oil when you eat them. The fish in the rivers and lakes are thin and meatless but strong, so it is best to use them to make a pot of fish soup."
The officials were very happy when they heard this.
Zhang Yuesheng laughed and said, "My words are vulgar, which makes Your Majesty laugh."
The official smiled and said: "You are doing the right thing for the king, which is very good. I also asked Mr. Xun? There are more fish in the rivers and lakes of Xun Gongdao and fewer fish in the ponds, but the fish in the rivers and lakes are harder to catch than the fish in the ponds.
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Zhang Yue pondered what the official said.
The official said: "Let's get back to the topic, you and Mr. Xi both come from poor families. From a poor family to reach this stage, I don't need to say more about your talents."
"I summoned you today to take a look at you. I already know a little bit about you."
Zhang Yue felt a little stiff.
"I have one final question: Is it possible to suppress mergers and exploit a hole in your policy? This is Qin's system."
Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to your Majesty, it is possible but difficult to do."
"Tell me carefully."
Zhang Yue said: "Since you are your Majesty's counselor, I use the metaphor of fishing. Why the fish in the imperial pond don't bite the hook is because the waiters in the imperial garden usually feed them too much."
"As for why the fish in the rivers and lakes don't bite the hook, it's because although the bait is delicious, it will kill you if you eat it, so you should cherish your life."
"Therefore, if annexation is not suppressed, the common people will have to fight tooth and nail to survive. If they don't get a chance, the merchants and powerful families will not contribute."
When the official heard this, he looked surprised and said, "That's insightful. I didn't misjudge the person."
Having said this, the official stood up and Zhang Yue hurriedly helped him.
The official stood up with some difficulty and then said to Zhang Yue: "Reform is feasible but difficult. If the country is fine, why use such harsh methods, but now it seems to be the only way."
"I am old and have more than enough ambition but not enough strength. In fact, I may not have been able to do it even back then. You are still young. Although you will not be able to rule as a minister for a long time, I am happy that..."
Zhang Yue said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, if you live for ten thousand years, you will be able to reign forever."
The official smiled and said to the chamberlain serving behind him: "Has Han Qi arrived?"
The chamberlain said: "I am waiting for orders in the corridor."
"Let him in."
The official's eyes became a little troubled and he said to Zhang Yue: "You can help me walk a few steps by the pool."
Zhang Yue couldn't help being flattered when he heard this, and helped the emperor walk a few steps, when he saw Han Qi leading the two ministers to the imperial garden.
They were all shocked when they saw Zhang Yue walking around the imperial pond with his family members on his side, and then they all went to the pond to pay homage.
The official said to Han Qi and others: "Zhang Yue talked with me about fishing, and I learned something."
Everyone thought that Zhang Yue had been chatting with the emperor about fishing for almost half an hour.
The official said: "Have the imperial edicts for canonization been drawn up?"
"I report back to Your Majesty that it has been drafted. Zhang Yue and Su Shi will be ranked third grade, and Su Zhe will be ranked fourth grade."
The official said: "Very good, Zhang Yue, I remember that you are related, right?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, you are really a gossip among officials.
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty is related to Wu Chong, the current transfer envoy of Huainan Road."
The official said: "I know that this matter has been spread in Beijing. I heard that Wu Chong intended to marry him with a daughter, but Zhang Yue said that he could not get married unless he was a Jinshi. How could it be that the daughter of the Wu family is ugly? She is not worthy enough.
you?"
As soon as the official said this, Han Qi and other ministers laughed.
Zhang Yue almost fell to the ground. "Guan, please don't harm me. It will be terrible if this word spreads."
Zhang Yue could not argue at this moment: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am from a poor family and it is difficult for me to..."
The official said: "As the saying goes, after the big one, you get the small one. You have passed the Jinshi and then the junior college. But no matter what course you take, don't delay the years of other women's women because of temporary poverty."
"It's difficult to keep everything in mind, but I've made the decision for you. I'll give you three hundred thousand dollars to marry a girl from the Wu family in style."
