Chapter 656: Finally Seeing the Emperor Again
After a while, the three of us walked to the door of the Tribute Academy, compared to the previous scene, there are not many scholars in front of the Tribute Academy, and they probably feel that this palace examination is hopeless, go back to review and wait for next year's palace examination. Situ Hong and I, Yue'er stepped forward and walked to the door of the Tribute Courtyard, and said to the guards guarding the door: "In Xia Biran, I ask to see the head of the Tribute Courtyard." ”
"Dare to ask, but Bi Gongzi, one of the top three who came to the palace test yesterday?" The guard guarding the door was probably also informed, looked at me and asked.
"Exactly." I nodded politely.
"Master Bi, please come with me." The guard nodded at me, turned and walked away.
I raised my feet and walked towards the Gongyuan, followed by Situ Hong and Yue'er.
"Master Bi, this tribute courtyard is only allowed for you to enter alone, and no one else is allowed to enter." The guard also spotted Situ Hong and Yue'er who were following me, and stopped looking at me.
"They're in the family." I'm busy with poetry.
"Family members can't, I hope Bi Gongzi will forgive me." The guard was polite to me, looked at me and said.
"That'...... All right. I also knew that I couldn't embarrass the guards, so I turned my head and looked at the two people and said, "Wife, Yue'er, you go back and wait first, I won't have anything to do." ”
"But my husband ......." Situ Hong's face was full of concern.
"My wife, who has nothing to do, the emperor wants to summon me, soon, I will go home soon, you go back and wait for me first." I comforted again.
"Then Brother Bi must be careful." Yue'er also looked concerned.
"Don't worry." I nodded.
Yue'er didn't speak again, and gently supported Situ Hong. He turned around and left the Tribute Courtyard.
When the guard saw that the two men had returned, he turned around again and led me into the courtyard.
I followed the guard all the way up to the hall, and then the guard departed, and the three men in official uniforms came in from outside, and led me out of the hall without waiting for me to greet me, and I could see from memory that the three of them were leading me into the palace.
Within half an hour I was in the palace, and as I had been yesterday, the three men led me straight to the door of the study. After saying this, I asked me to wait for a moment, and then walked into the imperial study by myself.
I looked boredly at the view outside the study. Just when I was sighing in my heart that the palace was full of beautiful scenery, a sharp voice suddenly came from the imperial study: "Xuan Biran enters the imperial study!" ”
I hurriedly raised my feet and walked into the imperial study, and as soon as I walked in, I bowed to the ground: "The grass people Bi Ran knocked to see the emperor!" ”
"Get up, Bi Ran." The emperor's thick and steady voice came.
"Emperor Xie!" I answered again, and slowly stood up.
"Show Bi Gongzi." The emperor said to his father-in-law beside him.
"Yes." The public replied openly. Then I walked over and placed a wooden chair beside me.
I sat down slowly. The emperor asked again: "Bi Ran." I announced that you came to the imperial study, why did you arrive for a long time? ”
"...... this?" I listened to the emperor's words, but I felt a dilemma in my heart, if I said what happened before. The emperor believes it or not, the key is that Lord Chen will hold a grudge against me, even if I am the champion in high school, he will find a chance to wear small shoes for me, if I don't tell the truth, in the words of the palace, it is called the crime of bullying the king, which really embarrass me!
"Is there anything unspeakable about Bi Gongzi?" When the emperor saw that I hesitated, he couldn't help but ask majestically.
"Back to the emperor, the grass people came late...... in fact, it was because ...... The grass people have other things to do. I rambled casually.
"Oh? What is it? The emperor asked.
"Back to the emperor, actually...... In fact...... In fact, I opened a barbecue restaurant in the capital, but I came late because I was busy in the morning. I couldn't help but think of excuses in my head, and I opened my mouth to say.
"Bi Gongzi opened a barbecue restaurant in the capital?" The emperor was obviously confused by my answer, "Can you tell me what kind of business your barbecue shop is doing?" And what is the name of it? ”
"Back to the emperor, the barbecue restaurant operated in the lower area specializes in barbecue and called flower chicken, and the name of the store is given by Lord Mingwang, called 'Zuixiang Building'." I said respectfully.
"Drunken Fragrance Building?" The emperor couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "But that famous barbecue shop in the capital, 'Zuixianglou'?" ”
"Back to the emperor, exactly." I was overjoyed and couldn't help but whisper.
"I have also eaten the barbecue meat in the drunken Xianglou, the taste is delicious and the meat is pleasant, it can be called a delicacy in the world!" The emperor praised: "But I didn't expect it to be opened by Bi Gongzi, Bi Gongzi is really a business leader among talents!" ”
"Emperor Xie's praise." I hid my joy and hurriedly saluted.
The emperor looked at me, and his tone couldn't help but become serious again, "Master Bi, do you know why I asked you to come?" ”
"Back to the emperor, the grass people guessed that it should be yesterday's palace test." I replied respectfully.
"Not bad." The emperor nodded, "Do you know who among the three of you is the champion, who is the leader, and who is Tanhua?" ”
"The grass people are stupid and don't dare to guess."
"You also saw the situation in the imperial study yesterday, all the ministers and the princes have tasted the poems of the three of you, but these three poems are rare masterpieces, so I can't decide which of the three of you should be elected champion, I have decided to let the three of you compose a poem on the spot after a night of thinking, and it has been decided." The emperor looked at me and said solemnly.
"The emperor is wise."
"Okay, since Bi Gongzi doesn't object, then please come with me." As he spoke, the emperor stood up from behind the table and walked towards the outside of the imperial study.
Seeing this, I hurriedly got up and followed behind, although I don't know much about the rules in this palace, but I have watched a lot of costume court dramas before, and I more or less understand some of the rules of the palace, and I walked forward with small steps behind the emperor.
The father-in-law followed the emperor's side without leaving an inch, and when he saw that I knew the etiquette, he also nodded to me.
I followed the emperor out of the imperial study all the way, and I didn't know that Lu Dao walked into the hall again, as soon as I walked in, I saw Chen Bo and Wang Yue already standing respectfully, and I couldn't help but be happy when I came, and the two of them smiled at me but didn't say much.
The emperor slowly walked to a large wooden chair headed by him, and his father-in-law was busy waiting to sit down, and after sitting down, the emperor looked at the three of us who were standing, and said loudly: "Since the three of you have arrived, let's start!" ”
"Yes." When the three of us heard this, we all responded with a salute.
"Good!" The emperor responded, then raised his head and glanced at the layout of the hall, and said casually: "Since it is a poem in public, then take this hall as the theme, and each of you three will make a poem!" ”
"Yes." The three of us answered in unison.
"Who will do it first?" The emperor looked at us.
"Back to the emperor, the grass people will do it first." As soon as the emperor's words fell, Wang Yue stepped forward and responded.
The emperor nodded slightly, "Okay, then let Wang Gongzi compose poems first." ”
Wang Yue didn't answer again, just saluted the emperor, and then paced slowly.
Looking at his solemn face and frowning appearance, I also know that he is composing poems in his heart, although I have gone to college before, but I don't know anything about these ancient poems, the most familiar one is Cao Zhi's seven-step poem, poetry is about an improvisational situation, can not be achieved overnight, and it needs to be revised repeatedly, and the poems can be dictated after hearing the title of the emperor, which is definitely a talented man who fights.
…… (To be continued......)