Since he said to Zhang Shou that I am not scary, the next four people, when the emperor met them one by one, the questions asked were much more common. And these four Guijie disciples who came in order saw Zhang Shou sitting aside with a smile, and naturally had confidence, although it could not be said that the answer was fluent, but he also behaved quite calmly in front of the emperor, of course, this is also because the emperor did not take the knowledge.

However, at the end of the day, this time the Emperor asked everyone the same question: "Which of my daughters or nieces do you want to marry?" ”

No matter how indifferent he was at first, in the face of this sudden problem, Zhang Shou found that everyone was confused, and no one was spared. In response, the answers of the four people were also different.

"The minister has admired Princess Yongping for a long time, although he knows that he is not knowledgeable, but he still wants to give it a try with the cheekiness...... "This is straightforward.

"The minister knows that the royal daughter has always been of good character, no matter who she can marry, she must be a good match." This is an attempt to be completely innocent.

"I heard that the lord of Ninghe County has passed away since he was a child, and he likes to watch plays, and his father is kind-hearted, and he happens to be a ...... who loves to watch plays" and heard that the third guy unconsciously took the topic astray, Zhang Shou seriously suspected that if he chose a son-in-law for his daughter and niece, he would definitely scold immediately, are you marrying a daughter-in-law yourself, or do you want to find a stepmother for yourself?

"The minister has only seen Princess Yongping from afar, but he has only seen the elegance of the peerless, which shows the demeanor of other princesses. The minister hopes that the future children can have excellent mothers like the princesses and county lords. This is the daughter-in-law who has not yet begun to think about her children.

Because the emperor didn't ask himself how he felt every time he saw a person this time, after seeing these four people, Zhang Shou only felt tired. He even had to be glad that the emperor had asked this question without arresting anyone before, otherwise the strange answer would definitely make him laugh angrily. In this kind of era when marriage is all about parents, most young people don't dare to think about the other half at all.

And even if you think about it, how easy do you dare to say it in front of the emperor? If you really name and say which princess and which county lord you like, the emperor asks again, when have you seen them, and at that time, what if one of them does not deal well with it, and the emperor is furious?

But just when he was muttering in his heart, when the fourth person left, the emperor suddenly asked, "Zhang Qing, what do you think of these four?" ”

Although he promised to help people say good things, it had to be good for them to behave, at this time, Zhang Shou couldn't help but say angrily: "The first one can't write Bagu Wen, and he can't impress Princess Yongping with his cheekiness; The second answer is a one-size-fits-all answer, and it's a bit slippery. The third, I don't know where I heard the preference of the county lord of Ninghe, and I actually got the point wrong. ”

"As for the fourth ......" Zhang Shou paused, then sighed and said, "I have already thought about my children before I get married, and the minister doesn't know what to say anymore." If he hadn't married a princess or a county lord this time, the minister would suspect that his future wife had passed the door and knew about it, and just looking at him could make him embarrassed for the rest of his life. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the few people in the main hall, and said with sincerity: "Therefore, in order for these four boys not to lose their lives because of a moment of stupidity, I implore the emperor and you not to laugh at them and not to spread their stupid words." After all, like them, most unmarried men never imagined who their future wives were, let alone say it in public. ”

"Zhang Qing, your words reminded me." The emperor glanced at him with a smile, and then said lightly, "How these forty people behaved today, only I, Zhang Qing, and you know how they behaved. If there is any nonsense that circulates outside the world in the future, then I am the only one who asks, and don't blame me for sitting down when the time comes! ”

The emperor's warning naturally no one dared to wait, whether it was Liu Feng, the steward of the Qianqing Palace standing beside the emperor, or several other palace people, or the master of ceremonies and the master of ceremonies, all of them should be in unison. As for whether someone will hate Zhang Shou who raised this matter because of this, that's another matter. Under such a clear threat of joint sitting, everyone will stare at one by one.

After warning his attendants, the emperor smiled and said, "Zhang Qing just commented on their answer to my last question, and did not say anything about their performance in front of them, which is unfair. But overall, the judgment is really sharp. Next are Zhu Jiaerlang and Zhang Chen, one is your future second brother-in-law, and the other is the chief of Zhai that you personally ordered, I don't know how they are. ”

These two ...... There are more uncontrollable factors than Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu. Fortunately, Lu Sanpang's kid is already engaged, otherwise he would really have a headache today!

Zhang Shou thought so in his heart, but his face was very calm: "Second Prince Zhu has always been uncertain, and his personality is impulsive, and he is easy to be instigated, but now he has gradually known introspection, and he can objectively understand the gap between himself and his eldest brother. ”

"Zhang Chen once stood up in the chaos caused by the Linhai camp, and he has a rare sense of justice." Zhang Shou deliberately vaguely said that it was Zhang Chen's previous uncovering of the lid or his adventurous behavior in the Cuiyun room, and after a pause, he continued, "Although he is unruly and irritable, he can raise his arms at critical moments, and he has the potential to be a leader." ”

Liu Feng couldn't help but secretly hehe. Zhu Er's is the shame of Zhao Guogong's mansion, and Zhang Chen is also a gentleman who even his father Qin Guogong doesn't want to take care of, just such two goods, Zhang Shou can praise them so wildly?

But the emperor said thoughtfully: "Since there are only the two of them left, and they are old acquaintances, then so be it, let the two of them come in together, and I will ask questions together!" ”

There is no doubt that this is not in accordance with the rules, and for the first 38 people, it can even add the word unfair. However, there is no absolute fairness in this world, Chu Kuan agreed immediately, and actually went out to call people in person. And while waiting for others to come in, the emperor suddenly smiled and asked, "I heard that Qin Guogong said that he entrusted Zhang Chen to you?" ”

This time, Zhang Shou was suddenly extremely stunned. Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan is not enough, right? You are a father and no matter what your son, all of you pushed me as a teacher, which is outrageous enough, but you don't feel ashamed to say this in front of the emperor? He immediately put on a straight face and said coldly: "The minister knows for the first time that there is a father like Qin Guogong in the world!" ”

"Oh, why did Zhang Qing say this?"

Seeing that the emperor did not show any different colors in his accusation of Zhang Chuan, but asked rhetorically with great interest, Zhang Shou said angrily: "As a father, you should also have the responsibility of being a father, how can you directly lose it to your mother and nanny when you are a child, and lose it to your teacher and daughter-in-law when you grow up?" If you don't teach, your father's fault, your teaching is not strict, and your teacher is lazy. Qin Guogong raised but didn't teach, didn't he reflect on it? ”

At this moment, even the other palace people couldn't help but smack their tongues secretly, thinking that Zhang Shou was really bold enough to be so undignified in front of the emperor. And Liu Feng couldn't help but look at the emperor, but what he didn't expect was that instead of reproaching Zhang Shou for being so transgressive, the emperor said meaningfully: "According to Zhang Qing, Qin Guogong seems to be quite at fault?" ”

As he spoke, the emperor laughed and said, "Could it be that Zhang Chen was stubborn in the past, and he himself was not at fault at all?" ”

"If the father disciplines him, but the son does not listen to him and blindly makes trouble, then of course it is the son's sin. However, if the father does not do anything, so that the son gives birth to a rebellious heart and therefore gives up on himself, then of course the father is at fault. Qin Guogong ignored Zhang Chen in the past, and today he entrusted Zhang Chen to me, he is too light to be a father! ”

"Oh? Just now Zhang Wu also said that because of his father's bloody struggle, this is what he has today's glory and wealth, as a concubine, he has no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, so he can't be strict with his father to treat everyone equally, and he is more determined to be self-sufficient and work hard, I looked at Zhang Qing Didn't you look very appreciative of Zhang Wu at that time? The emperor did not give up and continued to ask rhetorically.

"Your Majesty, it is Zhang Wu who agrees with the ministers, not the Marquis of Nanyang. Nanyang Hou has more than one son of Zhang Wu, and Zhang Wu has almost no possibility of inheriting the family business, so if Zhang Wu can't be broad-minded and take a long-term view, then he will only ruin himself under self-pity day after day. But even so, the minister still has to say that the Marquis of Nanyang, as his father, does not care about his children. ”

And Zhang Chen is the only heir of Qin Guogong, then, it is natural that others will regard him and Qin Guogong as one, and anything he has done since he was a child, whether good or bad, will be attributed to Qin Guogong's tutoring. I wondered, why didn't Qin Guogong leave him alone? Therefore, I said to Zhang Chen in the Qin State Mansion that day, after you marry a wife and have children, you must treat your son well. ”

"In Chen's opinion, if Zhang Chen works hard to improve himself and teaches his son well, he can achieve great achievements when his son is better than the blue."

Chu Kuan had just taken Zhang Chen and Zhu Er to the bottom of the steps of the Qianqing Palace at this time, and happened to hear the last half of Zhang Shou's words coming from inside, and he couldn't help but glance sideways at Zhang Chen. Seeing that his face was gloomy, he thought about it and decided to stop for the time being. The next moment, the emperor's voice came from inside: "Oh? What achievement? ”

Zhang Shou said calmly: "He can take his son and say to Qin Guogong, you are not as good as mine, his father is better than my father!" ”

Outside the Qianqing Palace, Chu Kuan was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing. However, when he saw Zhu Er squatting directly on the ground, laughing so much that he almost broke out, he was so angry that he hurriedly went up and picked him up, and reprimanded in a low voice: "This is the Qianqing Palace, be careful of the crime of dereliction!" ”

When he glanced at Zhang Chen with some concern, worried that Zhang Chen would be angry because of Zhang Shou's too joking mention, he saw that Zhang Chen had words in his mouth, and he was repeating Zhang Shou's two sentences just now.

Zhang Chen's idea is very simple: if there is really a day when my son is stronger than me, and I am stronger than my father, then I must really take people to show off in front of my father as Zhang Shou said, that would be too high-spirited!

Seeing this scene, Chu Kuan really felt that he really couldn't figure out the thoughts of young people these years, so he could only ignore Zhang Chen, and went straight to the gate to report, and then turned to the radiant Zhang Chen and the dejected Zhu Er and said, "The emperor has announced it." ”

No matter how the mood changed in an instant, anyway, Zhang Chen pressed down the corners of his mouth with great strength, and Zhu Er raised the corners of his mouth with great effort, and then both went up the steps. Although the door of the Qianqing Palace was big enough, however, because the weather was getting colder, the thick curtain had been hung up, so the two fought for a moment when they entered the door, and finally Zhu Er was defeated as a matter of course.

So, poor Zhu Ergongzi could only slander himself, and he went in one by one, why did it turn for them to see each other when it was their turn to be the last two. Could it be that the emperor was impatient because he saw too many people? If that's the case, and the good list is suddenly reversed, he's really unlucky!

After both saluted, before Zhu Er had time to sort out his emotions, he was stunned by the emperor's words.

"Zhu Erlang, I heard that you had planned to marry Yingying Xu to San Lang of the Lu Shangshu family?"

Zhu Er almost wanted to cry. How many lessons have I learned because of this unobtrusive chaotic mandarin duck score, why do you still hold on to me, Your Majesty? He thought it was Zhang Shou who was angry, but when he saw Zhang Shou stunned, he immediately seemed to defend him, and he woke up like a dream, and hurriedly shouted impassionedly.

"Your Majesty, the minister has long known that he was wrong, can you not mention this shameful past? Lu Shangshu is treacherous, and Lu Sanfat is even more slippery and cunning, where is Yingying's good match? If Chen had known that Dr. Zhang and Yingying were married by his father, the two of them fell in love at first sight, how happy they were, where would they have that kind of thought! ”

And this time he couldn't help but laugh and changed to Zhang Chen, but in the end he realized that this was the imperial front, and after he laughed, he quickly stood up straight, and never said anything again. And Zhang Shou originally wanted to say something for Zhu Er, but he was made to cry and laugh by this poem-like praise at the end of the poem, so he could only say with a straight face: "Your Majesty, Zhu Erlang frankly admits his mistakes, please don't play with him." ”

Seeing that the emperor really smiled and planned to divert this topic, he said with a smile: "When the second prince Zhu heard that the eldest brother was studying under Master Liu, he learned from the pain and decided to cheer up, and those nonsense past events were eager to be thrown into the ditch. As the only man left in the Zhao State Mansion now, can the emperor send a safe master to let him hone his martial arts? ”

Zhu Er was stunned for a moment. Martial arts? He couldn't afford to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he didn't know how much he was scolded by his grandmother and father. I thought there was a big brother in the way, but now...... No, what if there is really a case in the future? Seeing that the emperor was really looking at himself thoughtfully, he turned his heart on the side and finally made a decision.

He took a deep look and whispered: "Your Majesty, the foundation of the minister is not solid, please send someone who is patient, gentle, not impulsive or impatient, and can talk to people well...... As long as he doesn't think he is unqualified......"

Finding that Zhu Er's voice was getting quieter and quieter, the emperor couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Is this because you want to practice martial arts but you are afraid of hardship, for fear that the master will have a big temper? However, seeing that this cousin, who everyone once thought was a waste of firewood, could have such a determination, he was naturally willing to fulfill it: "Okay, get up, I promise you!" ”

Zhang Chen didn't expect Zhu Er's outrageous request to be agreed, his eyes widened and he glanced at Zhu Er, and he suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister also wants to ask you for something...... The minister wants to learn to write the eight-strand text, so please ask the emperor to help talk to Patriarch Ge, so that he can teach the minister this apprentice! ”