Chapter one hundred and seventy-eight is to protect the short
Even though he had always disliked the young son who had no other advantages except for his fat and smooth skin, Lu Wan still felt sad when seeing Lu Sanlang like this at this moment. He admitted that Zhang Shou was indeed outstanding in appearance, extraordinary in appearance, and the most rare thing.
He had talents that matched his appearance, but he still wasn't happy to see his son behave like someone else's lackey.
However, now was not the time to teach his son a lesson, so he just snorted coldly and got on his horse without seeing anything. Although there were also means of transportation such as pack sedans and carriages, as a young and powerful minister of the Ministry of War, he was not willing to
Showing no trace of weakness. As for the ones prepared for Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang, there is no doubt that they are also mounts.
However, after setting off, he accidentally looked back and became angry again. Zhang Shou's horse was sent over early in the morning by Zhao Guogong's palace. It could be seen that it was docile and obedient, and it could move the fingers like an arm, but on the surface, it seemed
However, the horse carrying the little fat man was just the opposite, with its head drooped and lifeless, as if silently protesting the heaviness of its owner.
Lu Sanlang didn't know that his father was hating iron. As the youngest son, although he was quite famous among nobles in the capital - in the past, most of them had a lot of notoriety, but now most of them are astonished - however, when it comes to entering the palace,
, the little fat guy is still not qualified, let alone a serious occasion like going to court.
Therefore, when he was approaching the left gate of Chang'an in the Outer Imperial City, he couldn't help but look around, extremely curious.
On a normal day, Lu Wan would have been so angry that he would come up and scold him again and again, but at this moment, he resisted the urge and watched with cold eyes how the teacher Zhang Shou reacted. However, until he finally dismounted, he also
Before Zhang Shou could open his mouth to reproach Lu Sanlang for his embarrassing behavior, it was like a countryman entering the city for the first time.
Zhang Shou didn't think the little fat man had anything to be ashamed of. He himself had been to various royal palaces and castles, so he didn't have that much awe and curiosity about the current palace. When the little fat man came back for the first time, he looked at it like a curious baby.
What's the point?
However, when the father and the teacher all turned a deaf ear to Lu Sanlang's actions for their own reasons, some people could not stand it. Just when the little fat man got his feet on the ground, a voice came.
"This is the left gate of Chang'an, not a market restaurant. Since this is your first time here, Mr. Lu, don't you know how to be cautious and not look sideways?"
Lu Sanlang immediately looked around and found that it was the father of Zhao Ying, the Minister of War, Zhao Ying, whom his father had used as an example for him. He immediately raised his eyebrows and wanted to say sarcastically, "You are the father of Mr. Zhao who is still making excuses for his stupidity."
?It’s just that the little fat man is a person with brains after all. His father and teacher are blocking the front, so no matter what he thinks, he won’t have the right to speak.
Sure enough, Zhang Shou, who was calm and composed, was the first to speak: "In the past, the saints climbed up Dongshan Mountain to conquer Lu, and climbed Mount Tai to conquer the world. Now, because this is the first time for Lu Sanlang to come here, he is excited, so he naturally wants to take a closer look at this central court.
In this place, you can look at those outstanding figures of the past who can decide the world's affairs with one word, and you will gain a lot of horizons. It would be a pity if you lose the opportunity to admire and learn from them because of your caution."
Minister Zhao immediately sneered: "Dr. Zhang, are you comparing his students to saints?"
Zhang Shou looked at Minister Zhao intently, and then smiled faintly and said: "If you are not a saint, can't you learn from the saint's transcendent vision? Minister Zhao felt that in front of him, the court was revered as a star by the common people and had its own merits in literary talent and military strategy.
Sirs, are you not worthy of Lu Sanlang's admiration and study? Or do you feel that your talents are meager and not worthy of Lu Sanlang's admiration and study?"
Lu Wan did not expect that Zhang Shou would use forceful words and act as if he was just trying to help his student. Looking at Zhao Shilang's face, which was obviously being contradicted, he immediately secretly said that he was quick. He had only used Zhao Ying to stimulate Lu Wan.
Sanlang Shangjin is not really close to Zhao Shilang. At this time, he was so mean to his son, how could he not get angry?
At that moment, he said lightly: "Why should Dr. Zhang talk to people who stick to the rules and only know how to follow the rules? You must know that when the emperor established Jiuzhangtang, Zhao Shilang had firmly opposed it, but later he gave it to his son Zhao Yingqian, who was known as a talented man.
I went to take the exam, but in the end I failed in the Jiuzhangtang interview, and I don’t know what it means.”
Lu Sanlang didn't expect that his father didn't seem to speak for him, but when he actually came forward, his words were as sharp as a knife, piercing his heart! Then he thought about the marriage he learned from Zhang Shou last night, that his father had arranged for him to get married.
She was originally the youngest daughter of Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry. For the first time in his life, he couldn't help but feel that the old man, who had always been annoying, actually had a cute side.
Zhao Shilang often praised his three sons. His eldest son was a Jinshi, his second son was a Juren, his youngest son was first in the county examination, and eighth in the government examination. Compared with Lu Wan, he had a Jinshi son, a scholar son, and a useless son.
Chai son is much stronger!
Therefore, in the past, he had no fear in front of Lu Shangshu, and would support him when necessary, trying not to let himself, Zuo Shilang, be suppressed. However, today he was crushed because of his son! Who made him
On a whim, I thought that my son failed to win the first place in the Shuntian Prefecture examination because he was a little poor in arithmetic, so he planned to let him go to Jiuzhangtang Middle School?
The blushing Minister Zhao was about to argue again when two of the cabinet bachelors who occupied the highest position among the civil servants in front spoke one after another.
"When a fledgling comes to court for the first time, even if there are any mistakes, they are not intentional. Why go overboard?"
"Everyone has a day when they go to court and their hearts are filled with excitement. Don't forget your original intention."
When he found out that it was Master Wu and Master Confucius, Zhao Shilang was afraid of them, but he still kept his mouth shut. If nothing else, his youngest son's interview paper was still in Shuntian Mansion Office, and he didn't want to do it again.
There was something wrong. Sure enough, the next thing he saw was Datou, Prince Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and Zhou Xun, the son of Guozi Jijiu, saying hello to Zhang Shou. Even Lu Sanlang received several compliments from them.
Secretly irritated and angry, he took a deep breath and quietly made up his mind.
Since Zhang Shou was so blind that he actually valued the fat man from the Lu family and abandoned his youngest son Zhao Ying, then don't blame him for being rude! Even if Shuntian Mansion Office spent a lot of effort to deal with the incident last night,
There was no way he could hide the whole thing from beginning to end! Just seeing that the emperor actually made an exception and allowed Lu Sanlang to attend the morning court, it was obvious that this matter would inevitably be mentioned today!
Zhang Shou was unfamiliar with the etiquette of Chang Dynasty, and Lu Sanlang was even more unfamiliar with it, so Lu Wan gave them a few explanations on the way, but the main idea was only three words - follow the crowd. And Zhang Shou also felt that
, according to my understanding of Taizu's grass-roots creation system, at least today I don't have to kneel down and kowtow like a bug.
And just as he thought, the etiquette of the Chang Dynasty was not complicated, and could even be said to be simple. And because there were few people, there was no need to stand in the vast square in front of the temple to blow the wind, but you could enter the Fengtian Hall. In this kind of shelter from the wind
There was plenty of room for him as he stood at the back. So after bowing and saluting with a lot of officials, he began to listen and think about things.
Zhang Shou guessed that he and Lu Sanlang would be summoned today, mostly because of the unexpected incident last night, but he was not nervous.
It's not that he thinks the matter is not big, but that when it comes to this, there's no point in being nervous!
The Chang Dynasty is not a ritualistic story, but a real place for discussion. All issues are summarized and formulated the night before, so there are no issues that are suddenly brought to the court meeting.
The previous few were related to military and government affairs in the north and southwest. He listened attentively. When he found that Duke Zhao's advance was successful, and that some of the soldiers and civilians who had been captured had incited a tribe in the north to rebel, he felt relieved, and then listened to other large and small reports.
Small events brought a bit of relief. From beginning to end, the emperor rarely spoke, and mostly said a word of mercy after the results were obtained.
It took him half an hour to deal with big and small things one after another. Suddenly, he heard the emperor say: "Today's regular meeting should have been completed. But last night there was a minor emergency.
, I thought about it a lot, and decided to talk about it today. Shuntian Prefecture Yin Wangqing, please tell everyone."
Wang Jie stood up expressionlessly. He glanced at the second prince and saw that he had his head lowered. There was clearly some anger on his face. Not to mention introspection, he was afraid that he might be more blaming. He sighed inwardly.
He took a breath and glanced at the eldest prince again, only to see that he still had the same majestic appearance as before, but in the past he thought he could be regarded as the face of a wise master, but now he felt confused.
Withdrawing his gaze and thinking, he solemnly reported the scene that happened on the street inside Chongwenmen last night. Although he was not at the scene at the time, combined with the testimonies of the police officers and relevant witnesses, even if Shuntian Mansion and Shuntian Prefecture were not involved,
He did not pass on the person involved like Lu Sanlang, but he also accurately recounted Lu Sanlang's original words when he scolded the second prince.
The high-ranking officials who had learned about last night's events from various channels couldn't help but secretly wink at each other in twos and threes. For a while, many overt or covert eyes fell on the second prince, the troublemaker.
Even the eldest prince was not spared. After all, the eldest prince's appearance was too coincidental and precise.
After introducing the general situation, Wang Jie said in an understatement: "In front of the public, the second prince rode his horse down the street, which is one fault; he made unprovoked remarks to humiliate the women of the people, which is two faults; because the Imperial Palace Jiuzhangtang Zhai Chang Lu
When Zhu Zhengyi spoke out, he accused two people of having an affair, which is three faults; if the eldest prince did not stop him, he almost whipped the person in the street, which was four faults!"