In the evening.

Back at the palace, Yan Yangnian returned to the imperial study and began to review the folds.

Nearly half an hour passed.

The old eunuch Yao Yi hurriedly came to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Chen of Donglan Academy Palace asks to see you. ”

Yao Yi bent down deeply in front of Yan Yangnian to make a compilation, so reported.

"Zhang Chen?"

Yan Yangnian frowned, looked up at Yao Yi and asked, "What does this old guy want to do here?"

Yao Yi hesitated for a moment, and said with a sneer: "Back to Your Majesty, just this afternoon, the golden body of the saint enshrined in the Donglan School Palace, as well as the golden bodies of the six great Confucian scholars of the Donglan School Palace, all collapsed at the same time. ”

"It is rumored that this matter is related to the vision that happened in the Evergreen Temple, and then I don't know why, this Zhang scholar actually showed signs of entering the Tao, but unfortunately he didn't succeed in the end. ”

Yan Yangnian hesitated for a moment, and sneered: "This stubborn old guy, if I didn't guess wrong, I should have come to talk to me softly, and wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of Senior Ye." ”

Yao Yi smiled, looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, then invite Mr. Zhang to come in?"

Yan Yangnian exhaled, then stood up, and said with emotion: "After all, he is a scholar of Donglan Academy, and he is highly respected in our Great Yan Ancient Country, so I naturally have to go to greet him in person, otherwise I will have to leave something behind." ”

Yao Yi smiled knowingly.

Soon.

Yan Yangnian and Yao Yi hurriedly walked out of the imperial study.

When the two appeared in the main hall.

Saw.

Zhang Chen was dressed in a Confucian robe, with a white beard, and behind him stood two middle-aged men with peaceful faces.

"Elder Zhang. ”

After seeing Zhang Chen, Yan Yangnian said hello with a smile on his face, and then hurriedly walked down.

"Old decay Zhang Chen, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Smell.

Zhang Chen and the three of them immediately knelt on the ground and respectfully bowed their heads.

"Elder Zhang, get up quickly, I have already said that you and I will meet, so there is no need to make this big gift. ”

Yan Yangnian came to Zhang Chen's side and hurriedly helped him.

Zhang Chen said solemnly: "If you don't follow the rules, you don't have a square circle, you don't have an official position, you can only be regarded as a grass citizen, and there are thousands of disciples of the Donglan Academy behind you watching, don't break the rules." ”

That's it.

Zhang Chen once again bowed deeply, and then slowly got up.

Yan Yangnian shook his head with a smile, and then invited: "Elder Zhang, please follow me to the imperial study to speak." ”

Zhang Chen nodded slightly.

"Elder Zhang, at this time, you came to find me, what is the so-called matter?"

"Your Majesty, the scene that happened in the Qianxian Hall of Donglan Academy Palace today, you must have heard of it, right?"

"I have indeed heard of it, and I have heard that Elder Zhang has signs of entering the Tao, which is really gratifying. ”

"Although there are signs of entering the Tao, but after all, it still can't get what you want, my generation of scholars want to enter the Tao, the time and place are favorable, all of them are indispensable, presumably Your Majesty should have heard of it. ”

"Zhang Lao is the great Confucian of our Dayan Ancient Kingdom, who has educated the world all his life, since there are already signs of entering the Tao, then it is naturally a matter of time before he enters the Tao. ”

"Your Majesty has an overreputation, in fact, the old man came here tonight to ask His Majesty about a saint. ”

"Saint?"

"That's right, the saint enshrined in the Evergreen Temple. ”

"What did Mr. Zhang say?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's not a secret, if the old man didn't guess wrong, this saint is now in our imperial capital, or not far from the emperor, and Your Majesty can build the Evergreen Temple in Dongshan against public opinion, you must have seen this saint, right?"

"This ......"

Yan Yangnian first chatted with Zhang Chen and went to the imperial study.

Afterwards.

The two talked in the imperial study for nearly half an hour, and Zhang Chen left as he wished.

Seeing Zhang Chen and the three leave,

Yan Yangnian and Yao Yi stood in front of the main hall and did not leave for a long time.

Yao Yi asked softly, "Your Majesty, it seems that this Zhang scholar is bound to meet that Ye Sage." ”

Yan Yangnian stood with his hands in his hands, looking into the distance, as if he laughed at himself: "Whether I can see Senior Ye or not, it is not up to me to decide, Senior Ye has to nod." ”

Speaking of which.

Yan Yangnian couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "However, through the observation just now, Zhang Lao does have signs of entering the Dao, if nothing else, it is very likely to become the first in the entire Great Yan Ancient Kingdom in the past thousand years, worthy of the name of Wendao Semi-Saint." ”

A faint look flashed in Yao Yi's eyes, and he asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you want to let Elder Zhang see that Ye Sage?"

"Huh?"

Smell.

Yan Yangnian retracted his gaze and glanced at Yao Yi lightly.

Ponder for a moment.

Yan Yangnian said thoughtfully: "I naturally have this idea, Senior Ye has given us so much luck in the Great Yan Ancient Kingdom, I believe that it will not be long before the heritage of our Great Yan Ancient Kingdom will far exceed the other three ancient countries." ”

"If it can, in the future, the ancient kingdom of Dayan will definitely be able to unify the land of Zhongzhou, and I will definitely be recorded in history and will be remembered for centuries, and throughout the ancient and modern times, no matter the country, who has not had such ambitions among the emperors of all dynasties?"

Speaking of which, in the end.

Yan Yangnian was full of energy, generous speeches, and his chest was fluctuating.

But.

Soon.

His expression darkened again.

"It's a pity, I suddenly feel a little funny, even if I can dominate the land of Zhongzhou in my lifetime, but I am just a chess piece after all. ”

Yan Yangnian's face was full of sadness, and he said with emotion.

Chessman?

Yao Yi suddenly came back to his senses, his face changed wildly, and his heart was full of shock.

Oh, yes!

The Zhang scholar of the Donglan School Palace, and even the entire Great Yan Ancient Kingdom, all had great cause and effect with that Ye Sage.

Even that Zhang scholar can enter the Tao.

Even the Great Yan Ancient Kingdom can dominate Zhongzhou.

can look down on the overall situation, all this is like a game of chess, and that Ye Shengcai is the controller of the chess game!

Come to think of it.

Yao Yi asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, you have seen it so thoroughly, but what is the purpose of this Ye Sage?"

The corners of Yan Yangnian's mouth curled slightly, turned to Yao Yi, and said with a wry smile: "In their eyes, we are like ants, although I am the emperor of this Great Yan Ancient Kingdom, but in their eyes, what is the difference between them and those beggars on the street?"

"So, don't say you can't figure out their minds, how can I figure out their deep minds?"

Yao Yi was stunned and nodded thoughtfully.

At last.

Yan Yangnian looked up at the bright stars in the sky, and said secretly in his heart: "Although it is very helpless to become a pawn of others, if I can really help the ancient country of Dayan unify Zhongzhou, I will be satisfied." ”

The other side.

Zhang Chen and his two protégés sat in a chariot and marched slowly towards the Donglan School Palace.

"Sir, was what you just said a little too direct?"

A middle-aged man with thin cheeks asked respectfully.

Zhang Chen didn't have much expression on his face, and said indifferently: "You seem to be underestimating the current emperor a little, whether it is open-mindedness or ambition, it is far from what you can imagine." ”

"And that Ye Sage is the only saint who walks in the world in contemporary times, how can he obey his wishes, if he easily agreed to the old man before, it will make the old man think that there is absolutely something wrong with it. ”

Zhang Chen said earnestly: "You two, you must remember that the saint is by no means as simple as you think. ”