Confucius said: Examine yourself three times a day.
When Chen Cheng stood under the Deyang Palace with his infantry halberd, he was examining what he had been doing these past few days. Inexplicably, he became Jian Shuo's subordinate. It seemed that he was under house arrest in the military camp and was not allowed to leave. Now he is standing again
Basking in the sun here, what on earth are you planning to do?
A small yellow doorman hurriedly cleared the palace door, stood on the steps and shouted: "Your Majesty orally: Chen Cheng, the Marquis of the Xuanxi Garden Army, comes to the palace!"
Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, turned his head and asked, "What's going on?"
His companions looked at him with envy and jealousy, and said, "Why are you still standing here? Your Majesty declares his presence before you!"
"oh."
Chen Cheng raised his feet and walked up the steps, but the soldiers on the side quickly came over and stopped him.
"what happened again?"
"You can't walk on the middle steps, that's the royal road!"
"..." Chen Cheng had no choice but to walk from the side. He looked at the steps in the middle. Except for the different colors, they were no different from the ones on the side. Why could the emperor step on them but I couldn't?
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When he arrived at the door of the main hall, he handed the halberd in his hand to the guard at the door, and then followed the small yellow door and walked in.
From the outside, Deyang Hall is already extremely majestic. After entering, I feel even more shocked.
In the main hall, there are more than a dozen large pillars with two people hugging each other, and the dome is ten meters high. Even though Chen Cheng is well-informed, he feels a little incredible when he sees such a magnificent building. You know, there is no steel in this era.
It's made of cement. If the house is built so high and so big, aren't we afraid of it collapsing? Besides, it's not convenient to clean such a big house, right?
Jian Shuo saw him in a daze and said quickly: "This man is meeting Tianyan for the first time, so he loses his composure. Chen Cheng, why don't you kneel down when you see the emperor?"
Chen Cheng came back to his senses, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Cheng, pays homage to your Majesty."
Rub rub rub? Speaking of rub rub, it reminded me of Goose Goose. Then should I sing songs to the sky? He lowered his head and wondered why the emperor asked him to come in. Could it be that he wanted to reward him with a high official position?
Do it? Bah, bah, bah, how can such a good thing happen?
Liu Hong was lying on the chair and saw that Chen Cheng was very talented and very different from the others around him. He felt happy and asked: "The military commander said that your martial arts are ten times better than his, so what do you know?"
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Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said: "I can ride a horse, shoot an arrow, throw, and am proficient in one-handed weapons and two-handed weapons..."
He Jin sneered at the side and said deliberately: "Who doesn't know how to shoot and throw arrows? I can easily pull out thousands of soldiers under my command, don't you know how to order something special?"
Chen Cheng raised his head and looked at Jian Shuo. He saw that the military captain was looking at his nose, his nose at his mouth, and his mouth at his heart. He then looked at the emperor who was directly opposite him, and saw that he looked pale. He thought that the emperor looked pretty good.
He just looks like a sick man.
If he is added to the team, the disease should be curbed, but will the emperor agree? Only by succumbing to himself can he join the team. This... I am afraid that as soon as he brings it up, many people will jump out and hack him to death.
Already on your own?
There are some things that can be said but not said, some things that can be said but not done, and some things that cannot be said or done.
Liu Hong coughed and asked, "Can you order anything else?"
What else? I can also... Hey, what else can I do?
Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Then how about I perform a... trick for Your Majesty?"
"Jugglery?" He Jin patted his belly and laughed. He laughed so hard that he almost couldn't breathe. He held his belly and laughed wildly: "A military prince actually said that he can do tricks! What?
At that time, we big men..."
Liu Hong looked very happy and said, "Then do a trick for me."
He Jin's laughter stopped suddenly, and his face turned red from suppressing it. Chen Cheng stood up, tilted his head and looked at He Jin. Zhang Rang, who was standing next to the emperor, had a smile on his face and said: "General, are you okay?
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Oh, this guy is the pig-killing general He Jin. Chen Cheng seemed to understand a little bit. He looked around and said, "Bring a table and a piece of cloth."
Zhao Zhong scolded the little Huangmen and the palace maids beside him: "Didn't you hear? Go and get it quickly, Your Majesty wants to see the magic trick."
The maids and eunuchs turned pale and quickly brought the things over.
What was carried over was a square table, which was no different from the tables of later generations. It was also covered with a piece of silk. Chen Cheng picked up the silk casually, shook it, and said: "Your Majesty, please see what's here."
nothing."
"Well, there is nothing."
Chen Cheng didn't play tricks, and went straight to the practical stuff. He spread the silk satin on the table, and then lifted it up. On the table where there was nothing, a wine pot and four bronze wine glasses suddenly appeared.
"ah!"
Everyone in the hall screamed in surprise. This ability to make something out of nothing was really surprising.
Liu Hong stood up suddenly, took two steps forward, arrived at Hu's table, and looked around the table carefully.
He Jin's eyes widened and he leaned forward, opening his mouth wide enough to put an egg in. Jian Shuo was also very surprised. He looked at Chen Cheng blankly. Yes, this is the person, but why can't I understand suddenly?
Already? He turned his head and met the eyes of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others.
Facing the suspicious looks of the two big minks, Jian Shuo shook his head gently, indicating that he didn't know either.
Seeing the emperor walking around the table several times, Chen Cheng stepped forward and poured a glass of wine, held it up to his nose and smelled it, then drank it all. Liu Hong smiled and said, "Pour me a glass too."
While Chen Cheng was pouring the wine, Zhang Rang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'd better let this old slave taste it for Your Majesty first."
He raised his head, gave Chen Cheng a vicious look, and said sullenly: "Junhou is really good at this, huh!"
Chen Cheng smiled, handed the wine glass over, and said, "I don't know what to call you?"
Jian Shuo twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "This is Zhang Changshi."
Zhang Rang snorted again, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He felt like a burning fire in his mouth. He rarely drank strong alcohol with such a high alcohol content, and he immediately started coughing.
"kindness?"
He Jin was shocked, pushed away the desk in front of him, pointed at Chen Cheng and said angrily: "How brave..."
Zhang Rang said quickly: "It's okay, General, please calm down. This wine is too strong."
He turned to Liu Hong and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that you should not drink alcohol recently, so please stop drinking this wine."
Liu Hong just thought it was fun and didn't care whether he drank or not. He cheered up and said to Chen Cheng: "Apart from this, will you change anything else?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, just wait and see."
He grabbed the silk satin, shook it, and covered it on the table. The silk satin fell, flat and smooth, without any fluctuation. Liu Hong was so satisfied that he shouted: "It's amazing, it's amazing. If you can change anything else, just use it. If it changes,
If you do well, I will seal you... seal you... Well..."
The emperor turned around and asked Zhang Rang: "What positions are still vacant in the palace?"
Zhang Rang thought for a moment and said: "There are no vacancies in the palace."
Liu Hong turned around and said nonchalantly: "Then I'll make you the King of Kings."
Zhi Jinwu... Well, Emperor Guangwu, the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty, once said: "When the official reaches Zhi Jinwu, he will marry Yin Lihua." The son of a generation of good luck, the early life goal is just to achieve
Zhi Jinwu, it can be seen that this official position is no longer small.
Chen Cheng just thought the emperor said it casually and didn't take it to heart. He cheered up and made salted fish, dried meat, Chinese cabbage,...
Liu Hong was so mesmerized by what he saw that it took him a while to realize what he was doing, and he asked strangely: "How come the conjured food is either food or drink?"
He Jin, Jian Shuo and the others originally felt that something was wrong, but when the emperor said this, they all suddenly realized.
"Yeah, why are you eating and drinking?"
"Can't there be something else?"
Chen Cheng wiped away the sweat on his head and thought to himself: Aren't I afraid of starving? What's wrong with putting more food in the "inventory"? I asked what's wrong?
He smiled and said: "It is possible to change, but it will take a long time to prepare."
Liu Hong coughed a few times and said: "The tricks have become good, so don't go back to the Xiyuan Army and serve as King Wu in the palace. Prepare for the next few days and show me how to change."
Huh? Chen Cheng looked at Jian Shuo, who was expressionless. He looked at Zhang Rang again, and saw a smile on his face, but a look of disgust in his eyes.
Well, isn’t it too much of a joke to get promoted by performing a few magic tricks? But when he thought that Master Wang could play with snakes successfully, he was relieved. Anyway, we are also very technical.
Isn’t that right? Let’s try someone else and see if he can become this good?
Chen Cheng knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
There is gold at the knees of a man. You can get promoted by kneeling down, which is much more valuable than gold. Don’t you see, there are many people who are not good at all and are still calling them alien dads on the Internet.
Liu Hong stood up and said, "I'm tired. General, please retreat."
He Jin quickly stood up and said, "I beg you to leave."
He looked at Chen Cheng carefully for a few times. There was no ferocity in his eyes, but more curiosity. Then he straightened his clothes and walked out with his head held high.
Chen Cheng waited for the emperor to go away and asked Jian Shuo: "Marshal, what does this Jinwu do?"
Jian Shuo glanced at him coldly and said without any expression: "Zhi Jinwu leads the Northern Army, patrols inside and outside the palace, and guards His Majesty's left and right."
"Sounds like a high official?"
Jian Shuo cupped his hands towards him and said in a cold voice: "Zhi Jin, I am good at what I do, I admire you from a certain family!"
After saying that, he walked out of the palace. After taking two steps, he couldn't help but sneered: "It is really a strange thing to use magic as a way to advance into one's career!"
Chen Cheng was stunned and said to Zhao Zhong who retreated: "The commander's words are so unpredictable that it makes people confused. Do you know what he means?"
Zhao Zhong smiled, and the folds on his face were squeezed together like an old chrysanthemum. His voice was sharp and thin, and he said: "I will guard the emperor from now on. If you have anything to do, just tell me to do it."
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Chen Cheng scratched his head and said, "What do you call me?"
"Oh, our name is Zhao Zhong, and I don't have much else. I just took care of His Majesty when he grew up, and I have made such a small contribution," Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "We will still be dealing with each other for a long time in the future."
When Chen Cheng heard the other party say "our family", he felt a chill in his heart. He cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Zhao Changshi. His Majesty appointed me as the King of the Jinwu, but I don't know what to do at all. I don't know Zhao Changshi."
Could you please give me some advice? At least, tell me where to stay tonight."
Zhao Zhong covered his mouth and smiled and said: "Zhijinwu is really funny when he talks. Well, I will ask someone to guide Zhijinwu."
