The emperor, who was just going to flip through the preface, unconsciously read the preface, and then directly flipped through the text.

And the text starts directly from a birthday banquet in Mingzhou more than ten years ago, because of the foreshadowing of the preface, the emperor is directly immersed in the story.

The beginning is a lively birthday banquet, guests from all walks of life celebrate the ninetieth birthday of an old man, such a festive day even if the ninety old man is not immune to greedy cups, and it also opens the prelude to a drunken dream.

The family was anxious that the old man couldn't sleep, but they didn't know that the old man had seen another world in his dream.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty! ”

"Huh?"

Lu Haixian's voice came, and the emperor's attention finally took away from the book, and just now he directly flipped through more than a dozen pages, and saw that the old man was awake in the clouds, and he saw that the immortals took him to travel far away in the North Sea.

At this moment, looking at Lu Haixian, he was still thinking about the book, and Lu Haixian was happy in his heart, but he said with sincerity on his face.

"Your Majesty, you haven't approved the old minister's request to resign and return to his hometown, and I hope Your Majesty will grant permission!"

Only then did the emperor remember that in addition to offering books, Lu Haixian still came to resign, but he was not in a hurry to reply, but asked about the book.

"Lu Aiqing's work is a book of Zhiwei?"

Lu Haixian shook his head.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is slightly mentioned in the book of Zhiwei Xuanqi, but it is not more of a fascinating penmanship, this book is mainly a work that describes the geography of mountains and rivers!"

The Emperor nodded and thought for a moment.

"Lu Aiqing is the pillar of the country, and the resignation will not be mentioned for the time being. Tell me about this book."

The emperor would say this, but he didn't necessarily care about it, but the official asked for his resignation, and directly agreed that it was a little impolite, and it was the norm to refuse first and then approve, and some old ministers with humerus might also refuse three times.

Although it was the first time to meet the saint alone, Lu Haixian did chat with the emperor for a long time in the imperial study, and he didn't leave until almost noon, which also made him a little flattered.

On the emperor's side, he was really attracted by the content of "Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers".

After lunch, the emperor continued to read the book, and only ate a little in a hurry for dinner, and then continued to read until late at night.

As Lu Haixian said, "Chronicles of the Mountains and Rivers of the Four Seas" is a book closer to the geography of mountains and rivers, but it is not only that, it involves humanistic features, and there are many mysteries, because the perspective in the book itself is the process of Lao Suo and the immortals traveling together.

This perspective is undoubtedly very new to the emperor, and it is also the perspective that can often provide some overlook.

From between the words, it is not difficult to feel that sometimes looking down from the sky, sometimes swimming low, with the big water, carrying the wind and clouds, enjoying the scenery of the four worlds and the four seas.

Of course, the emperor, who didn't even finish reading the first book, now only sees the part that has gone with the immortals and just left the eastern realm.

It was already late at night, and the emperor didn't choose which concubine palace to go to, and continued to read the book, to be honest, he hadn't been so "diligent" for a long time.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time for you to rest!"

The old eunuch was concerned, and the emperor rubbed his slightly dry eyes, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's really time to rest"

The emperor wanted to rest, but he didn't stand up, but looked at it for a while, and it was the old eunuch who reminded him again and again, and finally got up and went to bed, and of course he wouldn't go to the palace of any concubine.

This night, after the emperor fell asleep, it can be said that he thought about it day and night, and even in his dream, he seemed to have become the old man, lying in the clouds and traveling far away.

For several days, the emperor was obsessed with "Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers".

But even so, it was only on the morning of the third day that the emperor had just seen the Dragon Monarch of the North Sea ascend the throne, and then he began to walk the water.

At this point, the real grand world in the book "Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" was finally slowly unveiled in front of the emperor

It was already the morning of the third day, and the emperor was holding the second book, and his heart was as surging as the words on it.

"The tide rises, and the wind and clouds accompany. The sun and the moon are shining on the mountains and rivers. All beings are with us. The sky is thundering, and the water is long."

I thought I had seen the in-depth content of this book, but I didn't want to really just start it!

The emperor put down the book for the time being, took a sip of tea from the teacup on the side to moisten his throat, thought about it and looked at the old eunuch beside him.

"Xuan Yu Ziye is here!"

"Yes!"

The old eunuch didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly left and ordered someone to go to the ministry to pass on the emperor's message.

Since saying goodbye to Chu Hang in Dengzhou, Yu Ziye has been conscientiously supporting the government in his own way, and more than ten years have passed, and now he has been an official and a scholar.

Even in today's more dangerous court environment, Yu Ziye is still relatively comfortable and has not fallen out of favor.

He can not only go from side to side, but also follow the emperor's words, and try to admonish in a way that the emperor can accept when the time is right.

Over the years, Yu Ziye has managed to keep many upright and capable ministers, and has managed to eradicate some traitors without a trace.

Interestingly, some old ministers regard Yu Ziye as a courtier, some treacherous people respect Yu Ziye very much, some people may not be able to read Yu Ziye a good sentence if they are saved, some people are removed, and those in the same department also feel that they are "sacrificing" for the overall situation.

But no matter what, Yu Ziye can be regarded as an important contributor to the stability of the current situation.

Perhaps because of this, in fact, today's son, who is not confused, has always trusted Yu Ziye, a single-handed minister.

Hearing that the emperor sent someone to spread the word today, Yu Ziye immediately put down what he was doing and hurried to the imperial study.

When entering the imperial study, Yu Ziye saw that the emperor was concentrating on reading, this situation is still relatively rare, could it be that something big happened, His Majesty is pretending?

"Minister Yu Ziye greets Your Majesty!"

It wasn't until Yu Ziye's slightly loud voice sounded that the emperor's attention was taken away from the book and looked at the front of the imperial case, where Yu Ziye had arrived.

"Yu Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, come and read this book!"

Book?

"Come here, come here!"

"Yes!"

Yu Ziye approached the imperial case, and the emperor had already handed him the first book he had read.

Yu Ziye took the book and read it in a low voice.

"Mountains and Rivers of the Four Seas"

"Yes, it is this "Chronicles of the Mountains and Rivers of the Four Seas", which is written very wonderfully, this Lu Aiqing can be described as brilliant, you know a lot about the geography and water veins of mountains and rivers, see if what is said in this book is reasonable?"

Yu Ziye, who didn't understand anything back then, was influenced by Chu Hang, of course, he would continue to learn this knowledge, and when he heard the emperor's words, he also said more, but read it directly.

"Yu Aiqing, let's go, let's go over there and sit down and watch!"

"Yes!"

The emperor took Yu Ziye to the study couch over there, and sat down on a small wooden table from the left and the right.

Yu Ziye initially flipped through the preface and frowned slightly, and then slowly read the afterword, and was unconsciously attracted by the content.

The emperor on one side saw that Yu Ziye was reading carefully, and he did not bother, and he continued to read the second volume, but this time he was not completely immersed in the book, but would see Yu Ziye's reaction from time to time.

Obviously, Yu Ziye read this book much faster than the emperor, and after a long time, after reading more than a dozen pages, he closed the book for the time being, but he was already shocked in his heart.

Yu Ziye looked at the emperor next to him, but saw that the other party was also looking at him.

"Your Majesty, who wrote this book?"

The Emperor told the truth.

"It was written by Lu Haixian in the Ministry of Rites, and the book was completed a while ago, and I came to dedicate it to me."

"Lu Haixian?"

Yu Ziye nodded slightly, he knew that it was an old minister who was over seventy years old, and a little helplessness and chagrin appeared on his face.

Seeing Yu Ziye's expression, the emperor was slightly surprised.

"Yu: What's wrong? What's wrong with this book? ”

Yu Ziye sighed.

"Alas, there is no problem with this book, the flow of the text and the subtlety of the content are rare in the world. The point is that the geography of mountains and rivers in this book is not much nonsense in terms of some of the content that Wei Chen has seen."

"Since I started from Mingzhou, through the north and south, and from the old land of Nanyan, to the vast grassland, over the mountains and forests to spread to the north, the mountains and rivers are all exquisite and beautiful!"

Yu Ziye was annoyed and annoyed.

On the beauty of the writing, this book has it, the actual evidence of geography and mountains and rivers, this book has it, if the whole book maintains this level, then the wonder of this book naturally needs not be said.

What's more, Dayong missed a minister of humerus.

Lu Haixian is over seventy years old, he is too old, I am afraid that the years have depressed people's aspirations, and now in his later years, he has dedicated a "Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", how many ideals and ambitions are buried in it, and how many are helpless to write it.

"If only I had known Lord Lu's ability earlier."

When the emperor heard Yu Ziye's words, he confirmed some speculations in his heart.

"Yu Aiqing, you said that the geography and reality mentioned in this book are consistent, so what the gods and monsters said in the book are also somewhat true?"

Yu Ziye frowned slightly when he heard this, and thought for a while.

"There are naturally true and false things in the world, but most of what is said in this book is Lord Lu borrowing Lao Suo's dream to express his aspirations, of course, the minister did not get a glimpse of the whole picture of this book, and he didn't dare to say anything, just speculated in advance."

"Aiqing has a point. By the way, Ma has dinner in the morning, Aiqing will stay here and eat with me! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

This kind of grace is naturally not something that ordinary courtiers can have, and during lunch, the emperor and Yu Ziye also talked about "Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers".

Some of the contents of the books that the emperor has seen can be confirmed by Yu Ziye, at least the instructions on these mountains, rivers, landforms and even humanities are not written blindly.

After lunch in the palace, Yu Ziye said goodbye and left, but did not return to the Ministry of Rites, but hurriedly went to the Ministry of Rites and found the old Ministry of Rites.

When he saw Lu Haixian and understood that he was really going to return to his hometown, Yu Ziye couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he also chatted with this old minister for a long time.

Although I haven't read through the content of "Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", I have a deeper understanding of what is written in the book.

In the evening, when Yu Ziye was about to leave the official office of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Haixian sent him out, and the two were still chatting on the road.

"Lord Lu, after the publication of "The Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", I will definitely leave one for Yu, but unfortunately I know it too late, otherwise I must write a preface to this book."

Lu Haixian's own book was recognized, and when he heard that His Majesty couldn't put it down, he was naturally very happy in his heart, and he nodded again and again at this moment.

"Definitely, definitely!"

"Well, Lord Lu don't send it, don't leave it at that!"

"Okay, Master Yu, go slowly!"

The two separated, Lu Haixian was satisfied with a smile, while Yu Ziye walked forward, but stopped after just a few steps.

"Lord Yu Ziye still has something to do?"

Lu Haixian asked in the back, while Yu Ziye turned around and walked back, thought about it and admonished.

"Lord Lu's talent Yu Ziye admires, the book is a good book, but His Majesty may have other thoughts in his heart, and Yu expects that His Majesty will definitely summon you in the near future, if His Majesty asks about the geography of mountains and rivers, it will be fine. If Your Majesty asks about something else"

Yu Ziye said carefully, and Lu Haixian gradually frowned as he listened.

Lu Haixian probably understood Yu Ziye's words, Lord Yu was afraid that the emperor would ask for immortals, which Lu Haixian didn't think much about before.

(End of chapter)