Chapter 4 Fear of Wife
When he arrived at the gate of Qingliang Palace, the confessor was also worried about Dong Zhongshu's official uniform, and asked with concern: "Dr. Dong, why don't I go elsewhere to help you find an official uniform to put on and see the emperor again?" β
Dong Zhongshu thought for a while, and then said: "Don't worry, it's not the first time I've seen the emperor, besides, the emperor has something to ask me, and it's not in the main hall Xuanshu Palace, don't worry about me." β
Dong Zhongshu didn't tidy up his clothes anymore, anyway, he wasn't wearing an official uniform, so he only flicked his sleeves but strode towards the hall.
The emperor is still in the palace, waiting for Dong Zhongshu. Dong Zhongshu saw the emperor, walked forward quickly, and then knelt down and said, "The minister knocks to see the emperor!" β
In the Qingliang Palace, the emperor does not pay much attention to etiquette, and the courtiers discuss matters here, which is not so serious. This Dong Zhongshu came, kneeling down for the emperor, and the emperor couldn't stand it a little. Dong Zhongshu is more than fifty years old, and in terms of age, he can count the emperor's elders. The emperor, who was sitting on the couch, stood up and went forward to help Dr. Dong up.
However, after the emperor helped Dr. Dong up, he looked Dong Zhongshu up and down, as if something was wrong.
The emperor may have been deliberating for too long, and he hasn't reacted for a while, there is something wrong with this Dr. Dong.
The emperor didn't see it, but Dong Zhongshu knew what was wrong with him, so he first confessed to himself: "Your Majesty, please give the courtiers the sin." β
The emperor originally felt that there was something wrong with Dr. Dong, and he wanted to know what Dong Zhongshu was guilty of, so he asked, "What are you guilty of?" β
The master's father, Yan Weiqing, and his gang were still accompanying the emperor, Wei Qing communicated with Dr. Dong with his eyes, and also pulled his clothes with his hands, signaling Dr. Dong to come to see the emperor in plain clothes?
Wei Qing had a friendly gaze, and there was also that worrying situation. Dong Zhong smiled at Wei Qing comfortably, meaning that he knew that he was a problem with clothes, and he was about to open his mouth to explain to the emperor.
"Dr. Dong, you came to see the emperor dressed like this, is this in line with your 'Three Platforms and Five Constants' thinking? Why don't you fulfill the 'rule of king'? The emperor is dressed neatly, what kind of virtue do you have? β
Before Dr. Dong could say the words of his explanation, the master father was not polite and criticized Dr. Dong with his head and face.
Dong Qiushu and Master Father Yan are both scholars, and academically, Dr. Dong is more focused than Master Father Yan, so his theoretical level is slightly better than Master Father Yan. Dr. Dong has an upright personality and has always been on a case-by-case basis for academic issues, so he is also unsympathetic to criticize the incorrect academic views of the master's father, just like the current master's father criticizes him Dong Zhongshu.
Academically, the master father is far inferior to Dong Zhongshu, so in life, as long as he catches Dong Zhongshu's flaws, it's no wonder if he can't vent the depression in his heart!
After the master's father Yan said this, the emperor realized that the place where he felt that Dr. Dong was wrong was his clothes. The emperor's eyes swept over Dong Zhongshu, looked up and down, and circled around him.
Dong Zhongshu knew that the situation was not good. If you tell the matter of the official uniform yourself, it is much better than the main father Yan first, then the effect of the explanation is much better. Unexpectedly, the master's father Yan was too bad, and in front of the emperor, he said that he Dong Zhongshu's no, Dong Zhongshu now realizes that it seems that the usual academic arguments with the master's father may have broken his heart.
Now it's not a matter of wanting to have a relationship with the master's father, how to explain it to the emperor in order to escape the emperor's punishment.
Cold sweat oozed from Dong Zhongshu's forehead, and the sweat on his back turned into droplets, which were already rolling on his back.
Dong Zhongshu touched the fine sweat on his forehead with his hand, fell to the ground, coughed again, and said, "It's all because I'm afraid of my wife......"
So, Dong Zhongshu explained that he was a person who was afraid of his wife. Today, the messenger hurriedly summoned him to see the emperor, and he originally wanted to change his official uniform. However, my wife said what to change, I didn't see the confessor in such a hurry? Is it for the emperor to be in a hurry, or is it important to wear clothes? The emperor does not rest on the bathing day, it seems that it is an urgent matter, and he wants Dong Zhongshu to see the emperor as soon as possible. At home, Mrs. Dong is the same. Besides, what Mrs. Dong said is also reasonable, it is still important to do things for the emperor, so she was kicked out by her wife and asked the emperor to forgive her sins.
The emperor's eyes rolled for a moment, thinking that the 'Three Outlines and Five Constants' were mentioned by your Dr. Dong, and the 'Husband for Wife Guidelines' was regulated by you, but you said that you were afraid of your wife. The emperor didn't believe it, and wanted to confront the confessor to see if what Dong Zhongshu said was true.
It's a mess this time, I didn't expect the emperor to be so serious, and he is in a pair with the confessor, where is it right, which is not a bully?
Just now in the car, you should have discussed with the admonitor and let the adjudicator know how to explain yourself.
Dong Zhongshu thought that he had a smart brain, and he was afraid of his wife to talk about things, and he made the emperor happy when he was a joke, turning big things into small things and small things. Who knows, the emperor is still serious, it's over.
It seems that if he wants to learn Dongfang Shuo, he Dong Zhongshu still can't learn it, that is Dongfang Shuo's patent, only he Dongfang Shuo can make the emperor laugh, and he can make big things small and small things.
The messenger was soon heard, and the emperor asked about the situation that Dr. Dong had just been invited. Unexpectedly, what the confessor said was exactly the same as Dong Zhongshu, and he also added oil and vinegar, and described Mrs. Dong's tone of blaming Dong Zhongshu vividly, saying that a lively country woman like a shrew appeared in front of the emperor's eyes......
Before the confessor could finish speaking, the emperor laughed. The emperor smiled and said, "Dr. Dong, Dr. Dong, I am a great man and a Confucian, and I am actually a master who is afraid of his wife." I now find out that all the civil servants under me are afraid of their wives. Look at these military attachΓ©s, which one is afraid of his wife? β
How could this confessor guess that he, Dong Zhongshu, would use the fear of his wife to coax the emperor to laugh happily?
Dong Zhongshu didn't care about how the confessor knew how to talk about things with his wife, and only focused on the dialogue with the emperor. He immediately replied to the emperor's words: "Yes." β
Seeing that the emperor was happy, Dong Zhongshu was energetic, and his mouth spoke faster than his brain. After saying it, I know that it is inappropriate, and this will offend people again.
Dong Zhongshu said yes, everyone knows who the word 'have' is talking about.
The emperor also thought of it, and the emperor was also cheerful, and said with a smile: "You mean Wei Qing, right?" Where is he afraid of his wife, he is afraid of me. If he bullies my sister, aren't you afraid that I will fix him? You have to learn from me in this aspect, when do you think I was afraid of my wife? Chen Gillian is spicy, right? I'm going to get rid of her right away. Okay, let's not talk about my wife, let's get down to business. β
The emperor said that he was going to abolish Chen Ajiao, and his eyes widened one by one, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
But as if the emperor was fine, he returned to his seat in the middle and ordered Dong Zhongshu to sit close to the emperor. Then he whispered: "Actually, I'm also afraid of my wife, I'm afraid of Chen Ajiao, she is going to divorce me, I have no choice but to lock her up, find a suitable time, and announce my divorce." β
Dong Zhongshu didn't know if the emperor was comforting him, or was it really a story? If you want to say that Chen Ajiao is going to retire from the emperor, it's not impossible, you don't like her anymore, she is a widow when she is young, and if you don't leave, your emperor will forget it.
The emperor talked about Chen Ajiao, and it seems that he forgot about Dong Zhongshu's official uniform.
The decoration of this cool hall is not as luxurious as that of other halls, but it is also exquisite. Several sets of classical tea tables were covered with fine brocade, and a set of exquisite tea sets were placed on them. On both sides is a gauze curtain, a gust of wind blows, the curtain in the room gently drags up, dancing perfectly under the touch of the wind, and the cyan gauze curtain ripples with the wind. The faint scent of sandalwood fills his side, and the hollow carved windows shine into the speckled sunlight, and the delicate carving decoration is very extraordinary......
The emperor and the inner court like to discuss matters here.
After the emperor sat down, he turned his eyes to Dong Zhongshu again, and then asked: "I said Dr. Dong, you probably touched it on the road, what did I ask you to do?" β
Where did Dong Zhongshu dare to touch the emperor's thoughts? Even if you feel it in your heart, you don't dare to say it!
"Your Majesty, where do I dare to touch your mind? Besides, you are the emperor, where can we courtiers guess in your heart. Dong Zhongshu didn't dare to guess.
The emperor likes to dig into the minds of his courtiers, so he asked Dr. Dong to speak out, saying, "If I want you to say it, you can say it." Didn't you just come up with your three strategies by touching my mind? If you say something wrong, I won't punish you, just like today when you don't wear an official uniform to discuss matters. β
With the emperor's order not to punish the guilty, Dr. Dong was not afraid, he really wanted to give it a try and see if he could guess the emperor's thoughts.