Chapter 124: Warm Soup, Cold Thatched House
The result is conceivable, not only to hold Yuzhou, but also to be promoted to two levels, directly from the history of the assassin to the envoy of the festival, whether Chu Hanlin is willing to admit it or not, his official position as a cabinet scholar, at least half of Yang Liechen's credit, if Yang Liechen did not hold Yuzhou, let alone a cabinet scholar, it would be good not to be scolded by the civil officials in the capital.
Zhang Xuanlin's inner thoughts are the same as Chu Hanlin's, maybe in the eyes of this Prime Minister Zhang, the saint is not a saint, he is still the little doll lying on the table with his name written on it, and he is still the child who can't memorize poetry and books, learn etiquette, and have to be beaten to the board.
Therefore, in Zhang Xuanlin's eyes, His Majesty the Emperor can believe it forever.
"When I was young, I believed that he was definitely a wise man."
Chu Hanlin was noncommittal, if Zhang Xuanlin didn't believe it, he wouldn't have been able to come out with the good story of "three years without admonition, and the court came up with five strategies".
Zhang Xuanlin continued: "Do you know what the first word he learned was? β
"Honorific name?"
Zhang Xuanlin shook his head, he looked at the sky and said word by word: "Junmin Sheji." β
"I also asked him, if you don't learn your name first, how can you learn to serve the king, the people, and the society, guess what he does, he asked me instead, what 'the name is me, if I can't learn to be the king, the people, and the society, then what's the use of me?' Listen to what a three-year-old child can say? β
Chu Hanlin was also very shocked, no wonder Zhang Xuanlin would unconditionally support the saint, and when he didn't know that the saint was a star-chasing building built with two pieces of silver, he still didn't ask.
As the saying goes, a three-year-old can say this, which shows that his mind is not pretending to be greedy for pleasure, but these four words: Junmin Sheji.
"Later, after he ascended the throne, he suddenly ignored the government, which made me very disappointed, in fact, I also wanted to risk death to admonish him, but every time I heard so many people scolding him, I dispelled this idea, people all over the world are scolding him, I, a teacher, must stand on his side, until the day when his real sin is unforgivable and he bears the consequences for his actions, but once I met him, when I saw him indulged in lust, there was no happy look in my eyes, and when I saw me, there was like a peach blossom in the corner of my eye."
Zhang Xuanlin pursed his lips and said with a wry smile: "It would be nice if there was wine." β
Chu Hanlin joked: "Drinking is not allowed in the palace. β
The prime minister of the current dynasty, who was above 10,000 people under one person, actually showed the face of a child, and he continued with a pout: "Since then, I have been speculating, is it because he was forced, or is he a last resort, and he can't help it? β
"How is it possible to be the king of a country?"
Chu Hanlin said.
The king of a country, who else forced him, the gods in the sky?
Zhang Xuanlin looked left and right, only a group of palace maids and eunuchs passed through the corridor, and no one came to the pavilion, he said in a low voice: "What if it is really a fairy?" β
Chu Hanlin squinted, he didn't rush to refute this time, if someone else told him that there were immortals, I am afraid that he would directly wave his sleeves and leave, it was simply nonsense, but it was the prime minister of the dynasty who said this to him, and he had no reason not to think about it again.
Just as Chu Hanlin was thinking about whether the word "immortal" was a metaphor or the meaning on the surface.
The old guy suddenly smiled, patted Chu Hanlin on the shoulder and said, "Have fun with you, are you really serious?" β
Chu Hanlin smiled bitterly and shook his head, no wonder when General Song and Prime Minister Zhang walked together, regardless of the metaphor and simile, General Song had to choke back first, it was not unreasonable.
Chu Hanlin took a deep breath and said, "Prime Minister Zhang, after saying so much, what are you looking for me?" β
Zhang Xuanlin didn't say anything else, and stretched out two fingers, "Since you have become a cabinet scholar, you have to work with Your Majesty almost every day, and I have told you so much, I want to tell you one thing, and then I beg you one thing." β
Chu Hanlin was not stupid, he groaned: "One thing to tell me is not to let me help Your Majesty with the feeling of following the faint monarch, in fact, Your Majesty is Mingjun, but I don't know why it is like that." β
Zhang Xuanlin nodded, talking to smart people is comfortable, and it is thorough at all.
"What is the Prime Minister asking for? In fact, there is no need to say 'ask', now he is a colleague, if Chu is within his ability, he will definitely do his best to do it. β
Zhang Xuanlin shook his head, "The reason why I say 'ask' is because you can do what you can, but there may be some inappropriate places." β
Chu Hanlin let out a puzzled "oh", "Prime Minister Zhang said to listen." β
Zhang Xuanlin said: "The cabinet scholar is the official position that can be closest to His Majesty, and I would like to ask Master Chu to help me pay attention to why His Majesty ignored the affairs of the court in the first place." β
"Nope! No way! It's a head-off thing! Chu Hanlin refused directly without thinking about it, this old madman actually let himself investigate the emperor, isn't this the Antarctic Immortal Weng eating a batch of frost - is it greasy and crooked!
"It's not for you to do sneaky things, I'm for you to pay attention to whether there is anything wrong with Your Majesty."
"No, once you exceed your own duties, it is disrespectful to Your Majesty, and a gentleman cannot do anything unscrupulous! Never. β
Zhang Xuanlin secretly said, this Chu Hanlin is normal when talking about ordinary things, why do you want him to be flexible, he is so pedantic that he can't do it, he smiled bitterly: "It's just a matter of paying attention, just take a few glances when you are doing your own job and checking confidential information." β
"No way!"
"Just take a look at it, there will be no transgressions, and you won't be allowed to really do anything."
"Don't say it again, if it doesn't work, it won't work, once you have an idea in your heart, your motive will be impure, Your Majesty is careful, if you find something, I won't be able to eat and walk away."
Chu Hanlin waved his sleeves and made a gesture to leave.
"Oops!"
Zhang Xuanlin hurriedly stopped, his expression was a little struggling, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "This way!" I can't bear the pain! If you promise me that I will give your students another great achievement, and after the deed is completed, I promise you that he can be a position without losing to your Jingguan'er, how about it? β
Chu Hanlin turned his head, "Really? β
"Seriously."
"Okay, I promise you, take a few glances when you're fine, just a few glances, I won't do anything else, don't forget your promise."
Zhang Xuanlin almost didn't come up in one breath, and sure enough, students are the most important thing in the eyes of the teacher, he can let others get a piece of the pie for his students, and Yang Liechen can also make Chu Hanlin no longer stereotypical and pedantic.
Zhang Xuanlin smiled bitterly and pointed to the old man in front of him, "You are also enough, no one can take advantage of me Zhang Xuanlin, you are the first." β
There are many potholes in Yuzhou, backed by Luoshui, the mountains that are not high on all sides and Yuzhou have a feeling of towering into the clouds in comparison, this kind of terrain has a feeling of reverberation in the spring and autumn, the fragrance of birds and flowers and the autumn wind sweeping the leaves are refreshing, but once into the summer, the tall sun shines into this pothole and does not seem to go out, the whole Yuzhou is like a big furnace, steaming and roasting the people of Yuzhou are miserable.
If some rich and noble families were better, either they went out to Jiangnan Water City to escape the heat, or took out the Chen Bing hidden in the cellar to relieve the heat, and the common people would have no choice, they could only bare-chested and exposed their breasts, and moved their bodies in the shade.
It has been two months since the retreat of the Xishu rebels, and Yuzhou at this time is still bleak, especially at the city gate, where the boulders have not been moved, and the stench is still exuding from the mountains on both sides.
Yang Liechen was afraid that the heat would provoke the plague, and the corpses outside the city had been buried on the spot by him by sending people to sprinkle lime, and the boulder was put on hold for the time being.
Yuzhou Thorn Mansion, next to a secluded small pond, Yang Liechen slept on a recliner, his eyes were stunned and looked at the lotus flowers blooming in the pond, he put the pu fan in his hand on his face and couldn't bear to look at it, but when it was dark in front of him, the figure of the woman would appear in his mind.
On the pillars of the pavilion, there are several small block letters engraved into the wood:
"I love to eat lotus seeds, there is a lotus in the pond, I and my wife moved to Yuzhou to plant it, and now it is slim, and my wife will never return to it."
A tear swept across the face of the thorny master, and it looked very dazzling in the bright sun.
Just when Yang Liechen recalled the past, a maid walked gently from the top of the corridor, there was no maid in the Assassin's Mansion, Tong Yanhai was afraid that this Lord Yang would not be able to think about it, so he arranged more than 20 maids with clever hands and feet to take care of him, so many maids performed their duties and waited in different places in the Assassin's Mansion, so that no matter where Yang Liechen went, someone could always pay attention.
Yang Liechen didn't accept General Tong's kindness, but these maids still settled in the Thorn History Mansion, and his current state of mind was gray, and his heart of grief was greater than death, so he simply didn't care about anything.
This little girl waits in a good place, there are rockeries and ponds, the sun is blocked by trees, not very hot, she likes this place very much, and Lord Thorn Shi often comes here, but every time this Lord lies there in a daze, she can feel a very strong sadness, a few times she asked Lord Thorn Shi a few words, the latter did not pay attention to her, and since then she has never asked anything more, just look at Lord Thorn Shi, he doesn't do anything stupid.
However, the more people are afraid of anything, the little girl is afraid to talk to Lord Thorn Shi, today I was glad that a whole day has passed, it should be fine, and after another hour, Thorn Shi will go back to the room, I just need to follow him out of the pavilion, and today's task will be over.
But just now, the porter came to report, saying that there was an old man surnamed Chu outside the door who asked to see him, as if he was very familiar with Lord Thorn Shi, this little girl was afraid of being afraid, and she was still meticulous in doing her business, she and Yang Liechen were separated by a small wooden bridge, and shouted crisply: "Lord Thorn Shi, someone outside the door is asking to see." β
Yang Liechen moved his eyelids slightly, did not speak, the little maid secretly pursed her mouth, and continued with a sigh of relief: "I heard the porter say that it seems to be the elder of the adult, surnamed Chu, is the adult going to meet the guests for a while, you haven't been out of the house for two months." β
Yang Liechen still didn't speak, just picked up the puff fan covering his face, he sat cross-legged on the recliner, looking at the lotus leaves in the pond, the little maid looked at the adult's eyes, she stared at the already big and bright eyes, covered her small mouth, she muttered to herself: "I actually gave birth to a treasure and Dilian." β
"The little girl knows a lot, this flower name is and Di Lian, its flower language is lingering affection, festive, beautiful, symbolizing eternal marriage, telling husband and wife to love, happy and happy, at this time, it is really God to make me a good student depressed."
The little maid turned around, and a kind old man stood beside her at some point, and she noticed that the porter was winking at her, and the little maid gave the old man a blessing and walked away quickly.
Chu Hanlin slowly paced to the side of the proud protΓ©gΓ©, "I was going to come a long time ago, but the court meeting is too busy, and now all government affairs have to be issued one by one, and I can't pull away, can I see her again?" β
Yang Liechen shook his head, "Let her be quiet for a while, she hasn't slept so well for a long time." β
His voice was a little low, without any emotion, and even made Chu Hanlin feel that it was the voice of a dying man.
Chu Hanlin sighed slightly, he was a student before, but he was not strict in poetry and book etiquette, no matter what he was doing, as long as he came, he would put down what he was doing, and shouted a teacher respectfully, it seems that Zheng Qinglian's death hit him hard.