"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has arrived~~"

As soon as Zhao Zheng stepped to the front of the hall, only Hao Zhen sang, which immediately made the people in the hall hear it clearly.

Immediately, he stepped forward quickly, and before His Royal Highness King Qin, he slowly pushed open the door of this side hall.

"See His Royal Highness King Qin!"

As early as when he heard the words of His Royal Highness King Qin, everyone in the hall had already stood up one after another, and after the door of the palace was opened, they saluted in a uniform manner.

"Huh! Mr. Zuo, what is this doing?! ”

As soon as Zhao Zhenggang entered the hall, he saw at first glance that the Confucian Taoist master with white hair and a majestic and righteous body was also on crutches, preparing to kneel and salute with difficulty, and couldn't help but be surprised!

"This ...... This! Isn't it tormenting the king?! ”

Between speaking, he took two steps and three steps, and hurriedly rushed to Mr. Zuo, supported him with both hands, and forcibly invited Mr. Zuo again.

"Mr. Zuo! Hurry up, please! Hurry up, please! ”

Zhao Zheng stood up straight with Mr. Zuo, and hurriedly said politely in his mouth.

After all, this Confucian and Taoist master is at least old here, regardless of his talent and identity.

It would be really rude to let this old man with white hair and crutches kneel down and salute himself, especially when the other party is still a great Confucian!

"Nope! Your Highness! Don't stand in my way! ”

Who knew that Zuo Xuan heard this, but he didn't take advantage of the situation to get up, but shook his head again and again, and insisted on kneeling and bowing with excitement!

"Please allow the old man, on behalf of the thousands of people in Qinchuan, to salute and thank His Highness!"

"Huh? This?! ”

Zhao Zheng was shocked, but he didn't know what Mr. Zuo meant!

On behalf of thousands of Qinchuan people, salute and thank me??

This...... Thank you for what?

What's more, Mr. Zuo is from Nanyang County, not from Qinchuan County!

But why did he thank the king of Qin on behalf of the people of Qinchuan?

"Mr. Zuo...... You and I have never been masked, where did we come from...... Where do you say thank you? ”

Zhao Zheng was puzzled, but he still held on to Mr. Zuo and didn't let him kneel down on the spot.

"Your Highness! Although you and I have never been masked, since you entered the Qin Dynasty, the decrees that govern the country have ...... But I've been friends with the old man for a long time! ”

Zuo Xuan didn't obey, he still stubbornly wanted to bow down, and his expression was excited, and he bluntly said that he had already been friends with His Royal Highness King Qin for a long time!

"Uh, this ......"

Zhao Zhengdeng was stunned on the spot, but he never thought that Mr. Zuo, as a famous Confucian in the world, and in Nanyang County, had already been secretly paying attention to himself!

"Your Highness! The decrees you have enacted, whether they are tax reform policies such as apportionment into the mu, or system innovations such as imperial examination and selection, are rare in the world, and they are a great plan for the benefit of the country and the people! ”

Zuo Xuan became more and more excited as he spoke, but he couldn't help but kneel down and salute, but he was still held in mid-air by Zhao Zheng and couldn't kneel on the ground.

"Mr. Zuo! I can't help it, I can't help it! ”

Zhao Zheng's little face was flushed, and he was stunned to hold on to Mr. Zuo to prevent him from kneeling and saluting.

What are you kidding?

Such a highly respected Confucian master, even if his father meets him, he will definitely treat him politely, and he will never let the old gentleman kneel and bow down.

What's more, he himself, a young vassal king who is only twelve years old??

"Nope! Your Highness! You have reduced weight and light endowment for the people at the bottom, and opened the promotion ladder for the children of the poor family! With such a kind of universal grace, how can you not afford to be an old man?! ”

However, Zuo Xuan was still stubborn and insisted on insisting on bowing down to His Royal Highness King Qin!

"Hey, hey! Mr. Zuo! Never! Never! ”

Even so, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but exclaim again and again, signaling that he would never dare to do this!

But in the face of Mr. Zuo's repeated insistence, he had no choice but to continue to hold on, and held up Mr. Zuo, who was almost kneeling!

And Mr. Zuo is extremely stubborn, no matter how polite His Royal Highness King Qin is, he has to insist on kneeling and bowing, it seems that it is not enough to express the gratitude in his heart!

So under the stunned gaze of others, I saw His Royal Highness King Qin and Mr. Zuo, just up and down like this, you come and go, no one refuses to give in, it's just very happy......

"Mr. Zuo! Square peg! It's not suitable! ”

"Your Highness! Suitable! Suitable! ”

"Mr. Zuo! I can't help it! I can't help it! ”

"Your Highness! Make! Make! ”

After going back and forth like this a few times, I saw a woman who followed Mr. Zuo with her, and finally shouted as if she couldn't hold back!

"Father...... Your Highness, he respects you so much, you ...... Don't embarrass Your Highness too much......"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zheng immediately looked at the woman with gratitude in his eyes, and echoed in his mouth.

"Yes, yes, yes! This is reasonable, Mr. Zuo! Don't you want to torment this king! ”

"This ......"

Zuo Xuan couldn't help but look left and right when he heard this, only to find that everyone in the hall was looking at himself and His Highness with a smile.

He hesitated for a moment, and seemed to feel that it was not appropriate for him to be humble back and forth with His Royal Highness King Qin, so he sighed and finally had no choice but to give up.

"That's it...... His Royal Highness treated him so politely, the old man was really frightened! ”

Zuo Xuan struggled to get up on crutches, and looked at the sincere smile and gaze of His Royal Highness King Qin, and immediately said with appreciation on his face.

"When I saw it today, I knew that His Highness really had the wind of the ancient Ming Jun!"

Zhao Zheng waved his hand again and again when he heard this, and said humbly in his mouth.

"Hey! Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! Mr. Zuo praised it falsely! ”

After that, he stretched out his hand again and politely invited.

"Zuo Lao, please take a seat......"

"Hey, don't dare, Your Highness, please ...... first"

Zuo Xuan immediately waved his hand, but asked His Royal Highness King Qin to take a seat first.

"Hey! How does this work? Zuo Lao, hurry up and take a seat! ”

Of course Zhao Zheng refused, and still insisted on asking Mr. Zuo to sit first.

"Your Highness! You respect you as the king of a country, and the old man is just a commoner, how dare you sit down first? ”

However, Zuo Xuan decided that there was a difference between the monarch and the people, how could he put the people first and then the king, so that he lost his manners!

"Zuo Lao! You're welcome! Hurry up and take a seat......"

"Your Highness! How can you lose the number of respectful and humble courtesies! ”

"Zuo Lao!"

"Your Highness!"

So, under the stunned gaze of everyone, the two humbled each other, but neither of them would take their seats first.

In the end, just when Zuo Xuan's daughter couldn't help but speak again, it was Zhao Zheng who took the lead in defeat, and sat down helplessly with both hands.

"Okay, okay, just according to what Mr. Zuo said......"

After taking a seat, he hurriedly beckoned the rest of the people to take a seat.

"Zuo Lao, sit down quickly...... And this ...... Well, this is Mr. Zuo's ......"

It was only at this time that Zhao Zheng had the opportunity to carefully look at the man and woman who came with Mr. Zuo.

It's just that before he could guess, Zuo Xuan had already responded with a smile.

"Back to Your Highness, this is the old man's dog-Zuo Suke."

"Poof!"

When Zhao Zheng suddenly heard this, he couldn't hold back for a while and laughed out loud!

"Well, Your Highness......"

Zuo Zhu was immediately stunned, but he didn't know what His Highness meant, and even his hands that wanted to be waved couldn't help but be stunned in place.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, it turns out to be Mr. Zuo, look up for a long time, look up for a long time, look up ...... for a long time"

Zhao Zheng forcibly held back a smile, secretly slandering in his heart that this thief is really good at naming his name, and politely said that he looked up for a long time.

"Your Highness, this is the old man's favorite little girl - Zuo Ying."

Zuo Xuan just looked at this scene with a smile, but didn't say anything, and instead introduced his little girl Zuo Ying.

"Folk girl Zuo Ying, I've seen Your Highness!"

Hearing this, Zuo Ying hurriedly got up and bowed.

"Huh...... No courtesy, no courtesy. ”

In a hurry, he hadn't looked at it carefully, but at this time, he looked at it, but it really made Zhao Zheng's eyes shine!

I didn't expect Mr. Zuo's little daughter...... It's such a water spirit!

Ahem, phew, what do you want Zhao Zheng!

Zhao Zheng secretly took a few sips in his heart, quickly cheered up, forcibly turned his gaze, and introduced to Mr. Zuo.

"Zuo Lao, this is the king's sister - Zhao Yun, you can call her Yun'er."

When Zhao Yun heard this, she hurriedly got up and said as if she was excited in her heart.

"Yun'er has seen Zuo Lao ......"

"Oh, it turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess! The old man is disrespectful and disrespectful......"

When Zuo Xuan suddenly heard this, he couldn't help but get up in shock, and hurriedly saluted with Zuo Zhu and Zuo Ying.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the name of Mr. Zuo, Yun'er has been admired in my heart for a long time!"

Zhao Yun waved his hand again and again, but he said regretfully as embarrassed.

"If Zuo Lao was willing to enter the court as an official back then, Yun'er must have already worshiped Zuo Lao's door......

"This ......"

Zuo Xuan was stunned at first, and then shook his head again and again, but he was silent with a smile.

"Okay, okay, Zuo Lao refused to go out of the mountain at the beginning, and he has his reasons...... What's the point of saying that now? ”

Zhao Zheng pretended to be displeased and glared at her, then turned his head to look at Mr. Zuo again, and asked with a smile.

"Oh yes, I didn't know that Mr. Zuo came to visit late at night...... But why? ”

"Don't hide what Your Highness said, the old man rushed from Nanyang to Qinchuan County for days, just to ask His Highness for advice in person!"

Zuo Xuanyan said what he meant, couldn't help but smile, and said on the spot.

"Huh? Don't bother me! This king is shallow, how can he afford to ask for advice! ”

Zhao Zheng was suddenly shocked, a word of advice, but he was really a little confused when he listened!

How can you be virtuous, and you can still let the world-famous Confucianism come to ask for advice?

"Huh...... Your Highness, don't be humble! What the old man wants to ask for advice is the decree that is currently being implemented - the imperial examination system! ”

Zuo Xuan just smiled and flicked his beard repeatedly, and then explained his intention in one word.

"Oh? Imperial examination system? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng seemed to have some thoughts, or some understanding.

"Not bad! The old man wants to ask His Royal Highness, why dare to risk the world's disapproval and vigorously promote the imperial examination and abolish the inspection? ”

As soon as these words came out, Zuo Xuan's eyes were blazing, looking directly at His Royal Highness King Qin!

"This ...... The reason why the imperial examination is recommended and the probationary examination is abolished is because the selection of the imperial examination is beneficial to the country and the people! ”

Zhao Zheng was stunned at first, and then replied without thinking.

"Oh? How can it benefit the country and the people? ”

Zuo Xuan followed closely and asked questions one after another.

"The so-called benefit of the country has the following two benefits."

Zhao Zheng did not panic, stretched out two fingers and said eloquently.

"First, regardless of background, in terms of talent, you can select great talents for the use of the country!"

Zuo Xuan bowed his head slightly, his face did not change color, and he heard the details.

"Second, dredge the class channel, so that the people at the bottom may be able to jump up! In this way, the country is stable and not afraid of turmoil! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the temple showed a different color.

Zuo Xuan's eyes were even more revealed, and he couldn't stop shaking his head again and again.

"The so-called benefit to the people is regardless of class, regardless of whether you are high or low, as long as you are talented, you can enter the office!"

Zhao Zheng said, couldn't help but wave his hand, and said with all of them.

"In this way, the people of the world will know that only by forging ahead can we change our destiny!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a brilliant speech, and everyone in the hall was dumbfounded and moved!

Only by forging ahead can we change our fate!

"In this way, the country has good talents to use, and the people have hope to advance, then the country should be prosperous, and the people should be rich and strong!"

As soon as the words fell, he only heard Zuo Xuan suddenly laughing, and praised it on the spot!

"Hahahaha! A good sentence: Only by forging ahead can you change your fate! ”

Saying that, he actually supported himself and stood on the spot with a cane!

"A good saying that only the country can be used, and the people have hope to enter! In this way, it deserves a color word! ”

After that, Zuo Xuan stood in place, looking stunned.

"There is hope for the people...... Wish...... What a word of hope......"

Such a simple word, for the people at the bottom, it is the greatest luck in their lives!!

"Zuo Lao, you are ......"

Seeing this, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but get up with it, but he looked at Mr. Zuo's stunned appearance, and he didn't know what to do.

When Zuo Xuan heard this, he immediately trembled, and then turned his head and said loudly!

"Your Highness!"

Zhao Zheng was stunned, but only listened to Zuo Lao continue.

"The old man was born in Nanyang, from a poor family, he has been studious since he was a child, but he has no chance to go to school! Then he tossed and turned, and after several twists and turns...... Only then did he find a good teacher in Lin'an City, and he was able to learn and succeed, and since then he has moved the world! ”

Zuo Xuanyan said about this life, with an indescribable look of emotion on his face.

"However, the day when he succeeds in learning, he is more than half a hundred years old, and half of his life ......is wasted."

When everyone in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but sigh, but they were speechless.

"If the old man was born in today's Qinchuan, he would have met such a holy monarch as His Highness! How do you need to wait until the year of knowing your fate...... Can you learn and succeed? ”

Zuo Xuanyan said this, and immediately looked at His Highness, but he said with an excited expression.

Therefore, the old man sat in Nanyang, and suddenly heard that the imperial examination was born! The excitement in my heart is simply incomprehensible!! ”

As he spoke, Zuo Xuan couldn't help but take two steps closer, grabbed the hand of His Royal Highness King Qin and said!

Since that day, the old man only felt that there was a raging fire in his chest again, and he couldn't help but leave overnight, and rushed to Qinchuan day and night! It is for such a grand event of education, such a great cause! Contribute a little bit of your might!! ”

When Zhao Zheng heard this, he finally couldn't help but be stunned and speechless for a long time!

"Zuo Lao, this ......"

……

"In the twelfth year of Shenwu, Nanyang Jing Shen Zuo Xuan took the female Zuo Ying to Qinchuan County.

was occasionally met by the king of Qin, and when he saw the color, he wanted to marry and return.

Xuan had no choice but to explain his body, but he was threatened.

'Or marry his daughter alone, or ask his teacher alone, choose one of the two, and you can't have both!' ’

Xuan Da mourned, did not give up his daughter, and was forced to obey it, and helped the government to abuse it. ”

- "Da Li Dynasty" Sima Qiu Gan