Chapter 99: Apprenticeship in front of the Emperor
"The emperor is in the palace, please come in, two adults."
The eunuch who led the way stood on the side of the palace door, stretched out his hand to signal the two of them to go in, Zhang Chengli walked in step by step, Shi Zhongtai tilted his head and looked inside, but he didn't see a single figure, so he looked back and nodded to the eunuch, "Then I'll go in, thank you for leading the way." β
"Why does this colt look stupid."
If Shi Zhongtai knew that his kindness was regarded by this eunuch as a symptom of brain problems, I don't know if he would die of laughter, but at this time, he didn't have time to think so much, and the future father-in-law sat in front of him, so he could only kneel.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
"Let's be flat."
"Move a chair for Taifu."
Li Lianfu, who was standing on the side, walked down the wooden platform with a smile, moved a chair and put it next to Zhang Chengli.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Today, you wear a cloth robe, and it seems that you do think of yourself as his matchmaker, but will you be a matchmaker who wears something shabby?" As he spoke, he looked at Shi Zhongtai again, crossed his leg on the other and asked, "Shi Zhongtai, you are here to propose marriage today, you yourself are wearing a brocade and satin robe, which is glamorous, why are you so reluctant to spend some silver on you, a matchmaker?" β
This question came suddenly, Shi Zhongtai was not prepared at all, glanced at Zhang Chengli who was sitting next to him, and replied with a fist, "Your Majesty, I think there is some deep meaning in Mr.'s move, but Mr. is already elusive, and after thinking about it all the way, I didn't understand what Mr. meant." β
"However, from the fact that Mr. was dressed in cloth clothes and shoes, walking with his chest up and his head up, and walking with the wind, I saw a kind of mind, a kind of heroism that was born for the common people and died for the people, and I saw a kind of self-confidence, and a kind of arrogance that was like entering the clouds even though he stepped on the earth."
If you say the previous paragraph, everyone is vaguely smiling and smiling, just playing soy sauce, then after the latter paragraph, the old emperor directly applauded, and Zhang Chengli, who was evaluated, looked at him for the first time with something more in his eyes.
"Taifu, what do you think of Zhongtai's evaluation of you?"
Zhang Chengli got up and first bowed to the emperor, and then raised his hand towards Shi Zhongtai's half-leaning body.
"Master Shi is praising Weichen falsely, born for the common people, this sentence Weichen does not dare to take responsibility, let alone accept it. The emperor is the king, the minister is the minister, he was born for the king, and died for the king. The emperor treats Weichen with great grace, and Weichen keeps in mind that he walks step by step, and he wants to say that this arrogant spirit is also given by the emperor to Weichen. If Wechen is just an old farmer in the countryside at this time, then where does it come from, so everything about Wechen is a blessing from the emperor. β
I'll go, it's a sycophant, didn't I hear me right?
"Hahaha..., Taifu doesn't have to be too humble, this kid's words are not unfounded, you have been poor all your life to work for the court, you are not greedy for merit or crime, there are not many loyal ministers like you."
I don't know if the old emperor is happy because of Zhang Chengli's words, or because a loyal minister like Zhang Chengli is happy, in short, the smiling face has been hanging, and the happy affection is obvious.
"He called you sir, did he worship you as a teacher? I've heard that you've never met any of the students in this class, and you don't allow them to call themselves your protΓ©gΓ©s. β
Shi Zhongtai lowered his head and didn't speak, but his eyes glanced at Zhang Chengli.
"The emperor asked the minister to be his matchmaker, he came to visit yesterday, and he didn't want to bow directly to the insiders under the corridor, and his wife also called." Zhang Chengli had a bitter face, and I had a very helpless expression.
The old emperor slapped his thigh and laughed, "Hahaha..."
There was a lot of laughter in the Hongde Palace, and the news soon spread throughout the palace.
The old emperor laughed and pointed at Shi Zhongtai and scolded, "You bastard, I originally thought you were just slippery, young and temperamental, but I didn't want to play Lai Pi and ran to Taifu's house, you are really a bastard." β
Scolding and scolding, after all, the old emperor kept smiling on his face, and Shi Zhongtai could also see that he was just teasing himself, not really angry.
"What are you still doing stupidly, my wife has called, don't hurry up and worship your husband."
As soon as the old emperor reminded him, Shi Zhongtai was even more stupid, and on the way here, he still felt that this old guy was not a good person, but now he wanted to worship him as a teacher in front of the emperor, which was too fucking bloody.
Seeing him standing still, the old emperor thought he was stupid, and looked at Li Lianfu. This matter can't be driven by Zhang Chengli, how can there be a master who is in a hurry to find an apprentice, he has never heard of it.
Li Lianfu walked over, pulled Shi Zhongtai's sleeve, and called softly, "Master Shi"
"Oh? Oooh..."
The depressed thoughts were retracted, and Shi Zhongtai withstood the intimidation of the world's largest official on his head, lifted his robe and knelt in front of Zhang Chengli, "Student Shizihang greets Mr. β
Li Lianfu brought the tea that had been prepared a long time ago and handed it to Shi Zhongtai, who raised the top of his head to Zhang Chengli, "Please Mr. Tea." β
Zhang Chengli didn't take the tea, got up and bowed to the emperor first, then stood up straight, stroked his beard and looked at Shi Zhongtai, and groaned, "One step to the sky is easy, don't forget the original intention." β
"Ten years of cold windows are only for today, the four fortunate things in life today you got two, that is, the emperor asked you to worship me as a teacher, I can't help it, but my rules must be followed whether you are a colt or not. People live for a lifetime, they should be ministers, they should be people, they should think about the suffering of the people in the court, and they should think about the heart of the king outside the temple. Did you write it down? β
I'm dizzy, so that's what you mean, I thought you were...
I don't want to think too much, and I can't help but be overjoyed when I clear up my thoughts in my heart, after all, in this era, Mr. is equivalent to half of his father, and he will take care of himself in the future.
"Sir's words, the students keep in mind, in this life, they will not go against the people, and they will serve the emperor loyally."
Zhang Chengli nodded, took the cup of tea and took a sip.
"Okay, then I and Taifu can be regarded as in-laws, hahaha..."
"In this way, the minister will talk to the emperor about the marriage of the recalcitrant man."
"Whew..."
Looking back at the Hongde Palace, Shi Zhongtai didn't understand why he wanted to blow himself out when it was obviously his own marriage, and it was okay to blow it out, but why did he let himself go to Yuhua Pavilion, and he had to follow the princess to ask the queen for peace, what kind of rule is this.
The bitter water no longer vomited, walking slowly along the palace road, the back that had just bent over was sore, and at this time I couldn't help but hold my neck with both hands, arching forward and looking at the sky.
Looking at it, Shi Zhongtai felt that something was wrong, when I used to watch TV series, the woman in the palace had a line that said, "This boxy day, when is the head!" "Now in Shi Zhongtai's opinion, there is no boxy at all, everything that should be seen can be seen, is it because they are too short and blocked by the wall? Isn't it because the wall is too high?