The atmosphere in the palace was a little strange, but Princess Jin Yao felt a bit familiar. Looking at the emperor, he looked even more familiar, looking like he was angry and wanted to hit someone——
"Danzhu." She interrupted quickly, "Zhang Yao has really gone home. My father just met him and asked a few words."
Chen Danzhu finally believed it and wiped his tears: "Your Majesty, just ask me if you have anything to say. I always know everything about Your Majesty - what did Your Majesty ask Zhang Yao?"
Princess Jin Yao said hurriedly: "It's a good thing. Zhang Yao's article on water control is very good. It was recommended by several adults, so Your Majesty asked him to ask."
What? Chen Danzhu almost jumped up in shock. Is it true? She looked at the emperor in disbelief, surprise and joy: "Your Majesty, what is going on?"
The emperor looked at the girl's face that was almost deformed with joy and sneered: "You are here to see Zhang Yao. Zhang Yao is not here. What are you doing in front of me? Get out!"
Chen Danzhu looked at the emperor timidly: "Your Majesty, I am here to see your Majesty."
Seeing that the emperor's beard was about to fly, Princess Jin Yao hurriedly waved to Chen Danzhu: "Danzhu, please leave first. Zhang Yao has gone home. If you have any questions, ask him."
Chen Danzhu then kowtowed to the emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will leave." After saying that, he happily left the room, and the sound of footsteps running away was heard from outside the palace again.
The emperor responded: "This Chen Danzhu is really ridiculous!"
Princess Jin Yao called out to her father: "She is just too worried about Mr. Zhang. She is afraid that Mr. Zhang will be implicated by her, and she made a big fuss in the Imperial College before. This is to hurt her friends! It is loyalty."
The emperor sneered: "So in her eyes, I am still a fool, and she will fight for my friends to the death!"
Duke Jin Yao advocated opening her mouth, and suddenly thought that if the sixth brother said yes, he would make his father half angry to death. She hadn't seen such a scene for a long time, and she didn't expect to see it again today. She couldn't help but be distracted.
He chuckled to himself.
The emperor was even more angry because his beloved, obedient and well-behaved daughter was actually laughing at himself.
The third prince smiled softly: "Father, Miss Danzhu did not lie before. It is precisely because you are a wise king in her heart that she dares to be so ridiculous, unscrupulous, unblocked, and honest."
The emperor looked at his son who had always cared for him and sneered: "It's enough to say nice things to her. Don't use words like frankness and sincerity about her."
The third prince responded with a smile and asked, "Your Majesty, does that Zhang Yao really have the talent to control water?"
He and Princess Jin Yao were also hurriedly summoned. When they were summoned, the proceedings in the palace had already ended, and they only heard a general summary.
The emperor thought that he didn't believe it at first. He didn't want to hear Zhang Yao's name at all, nor did he want to see him. He didn't know how to read what he wrote. But these three officials had no contact with each other on a daily basis, and the yamen where they worked did not
Different, they both mentioned Zhang Yao at the same time, and they quarreled in front of him. The quarrel was not about whether Zhang Yao's article was trustworthy, but about who Zhang Yao should be his subordinate - they were about to start a fight.
It's simply disgraceful!
This made him very curious and decided to see for himself what Zhang Yao was doing.
He called Zhang Yao over. This young man was able to advance and retreat appropriately, and his words were extremely clean and sharp. When it came to water control, he didn't say any vague words or nonsense. Every move and word he made exuded confidence, and he was very similar to those three.
The officials were discussing in the palace, and he was fascinated by it——
Hey, such a good young man was dragged and entangled by Chen Danzhu, and his pearl was almost ruined. It was really unlucky.
Fortunately, he ignored Chen Danzhu's absurdity and discovered it in time.
The emperor twirled his short beard a little proudly. In this way, he was indeed a wise king.
"Whether he is a talent or not?" he said calmly, "we still need to verify that water control is something that cannot be done by just writing a few articles."
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Chen Danzhu rode through the busy city, making people scream and neigh. He rushed to the door of Liu's house in one breath. Without waiting for the horse to stop, he opened the door and rushed in. He arrived at the hall before the servants of Liu's family wanted to announce.
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"What's going on? What did His Majesty tell you?" Chen Danzhu asked in one breath, "Did he beat you and scold you to make you kneel?"
Shopkeeper Liu's family and Zhang Yao were all present in the hall, and everyone looked beaming with joy. They were shocked when Chen Danzhu barged in.
Liu Wei hurriedly stretched out her hand to help her: "Miss Danzhu, do you also know?"
Chen Danzhu waved to her, breathing unsteadily, and Zhang Yao brought the tea and handed it to her.
"Don't worry." He said with a smile, "It's a good thing. During the previous competition, I couldn't write the poems and songs in the classics and history, so I wrote a few articles about the thoughts of my father and me on water control over the years."
Chen Danzhu didn't pay attention. In order not to put pressure on Zhang Yao, she didn't pay attention to the competition between scholars. The purpose of this competition was to find an opportunity for the emperor to meet Zhang Yao. Then they would discuss water control. She didn't expect that Zhang Yao would admit it at this time.
I wrote it seriously.
"So many people are watching." Zhang Yao said with a smile, "I can't just write nothing. Writing about myself is something I'm not good at, and it's easy to make jokes. I might as well write about what I'm good at."
So that's it. Chen Danzhu was holding the tea he handed her and her breathing gradually became calmer.
"Brother wrote these and submitted them, and they were also compiled into an anthology." Liu Wei continued, telling Chen Danzhu what he had just heard from Zhang Yao. These anthologies were circulated in the capital, and each person had a volume, and then several court officials
The officials saw this. They were very knowledgeable about water control. They were surprised after reading Zhang Yao's article and immediately reported it to the emperor. The emperor ordered Zhang Yao to go to the palace to ask questions.
With this question, Zhang Yao's talent was noticed by the emperor.
Chen Danzhu slowly sat on the chair and took a sip of tea.
"Brother is going to be an official!" Liu Wei said happily.
Zhang Yao smiled and said: "It's not yet, it's not yet." He explained to Chen Danzhu, "Your Majesty first asked me to go to Wei County with Mr. Jiao, Mr. Qi, to verify whether the new water gate of Bianqu Canal is feasible. We will make a conclusion after returning."
Chen Danzhu sniffed and said nothing.
Mrs. Cao chuckled at the side: "That's still an official. He was seen by His Majesty and appointed by His Majesty. He is more powerful than that Pan Rong."
Those thirteen scholars had to go to the Imperial College to study first, and then they were judged and ranked as officials. Zhang Yao became an official directly.
Liu Wei said happily: "Brother is so awesome!"
Shopkeeper Liu nodded and smiled, feeling happy and sad at the same time: "Brother Qing's lifelong ambition can be realized. Xiaodouzi is better than his predecessor."
Zhang Yao smiled: "Uncle, why did you call me by my nickname again?"
Mr. Cao scolded: "Yes, Ayao will be an official from now on. As an uncle, you must pay attention to etiquette."
Liu Wei covered her mouth and giggled.
Zhang Yao also laughed, and suddenly stopped laughing and looked at the woman sitting on the chair. The woman held the tea to her mouth, but did not drink it. Her tears rolled down and dripped into the teacup——
"Miss Danzhu." He couldn't help calling softly.
Only then did Liu Wei and others look at Chen Danzhu, and they were all startled.
"Danzhu, what's wrong with you?"
Why is Miss Danzhu crying at this great joy?
Chen Danzhu raised her hand to wipe her tears and smiled at them: "It's a great event, I'm happy, I'm so happy." Her hand wiping tears fell on her heart, and she pressed hard, "My heart can finally relax."
Come down."
In this life, Zhang Yao would no longer be known until after his death. In this life, he finally stood before the emperor alive and was praised as a talent by the emperor.
Liu Wei smiled and said, "Then why are you crying?" He raised his hand to wipe her tears.
Zhang Yao said nothing. Looking at the woman who couldn't stop crying, he could indeed feel that she was crying for joy, but he also felt inexplicably sad.
