The country is eventful, and there are few ministers.

Wu Xingbang is not here these days, but Qin Yan and Xu Song are tired.

Hearing this news, there is no one happier than these two.

The second is Emperor Zhizheng.

When he heard that the test had finally come to fruition, he also felt that there was another person to discuss.

After Wu Xingbang was discharged from the examination hospital, the first thing must be to enter the palace to submit the list.

Emperor Zhizheng said: "Since my cabinet assistant is coming soon, you two should also stay, wait a minute!" ”

Qin Yan said with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, all the talents in the world are driven by Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng smiled, this kind of words, just listen to it, there are more talents in the world, how can they all be admitted to the Jinshi? He's not stupid.

However, thinking of this, he looked at Xu Song and said, "I heard that you have a nephew who is also a reference person in this department?" ”

Before Xu Song could speak, Qin Yan said: "Your Majesty, Xu Ge Lao's nephew Xu He is Jinke's son, and coincidentally, Xu Ge Lao Jin'er happened to bring his nephew into Wenyuan Pavilion!" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Zhizheng's tone before was lazy, but after hearing the news, he finally became a little interested.

Xu Song hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is old and not good at walking, so I have to let my nephew help the old minister into the palace!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng waved his hand and said, "When you say this, it makes me feel that I treat the old minister lightly, Wang Ji ......"

"Your Majesty!"

"Appreciate the old man Xu Ge sitting on his shoulders in the forbidden!"

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment after hearing this, the shoulder is generally the treatment of the first assistant, such as Qin Yan, it stands to reason that he can sit in and out of the palace with two shoulders carried by the people.

The shoulder is a bit like the sliding rod on the Lushan Mountain in later generations, carried by two people in front and behind, and a chair-like thing in the middle, which may not be comfortable for people to sit on, but it is still very convenient for people with inconvenient legs and feet.

Xu Song was taken aback when he heard this, even Wu Xingbang didn't have this treatment, he ......

He hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The minister is grateful for His Majesty's kindness, but sitting on his shoulders in the forbidden middle is a treatment that only the first assistant master has, and the old minister does not dare to be." ”

Qin Yan was originally sour, but after hearing this, he finally felt more comfortable.

Emperor Zhizheng waved his hand, and said indifferently: "Where are there so many rules, you just need to help me keep the foundation of my ancestors!" ”

After speaking, he said to Wang Ji: "Go to Wenyuan Pavilion and call that Xu He, I will take a look!" ”

The emperor was also interested in Xu He, which made Qin Yan's jealousy that had just been calmed rise again.

His own son often accompanies him into the palace during the day.

But for so many years, Emperor Zhizheng had never summoned Qin Que.

But that Xu He was able to be summoned by the emperor in person, and I don't know how this little guy did in the exam.

If you do well in the exam, you may be able to rise to the top.

However, Qin Yan thought about his plans that day, and felt less sour again.

What if this kid wins the top prize?

In the end, he is not his grandson-in-law.

Thinking of this, he looked at Xu Song and smiled at him.

This smile can confuse Xu Song, he has known Qin Yan for so many years, he can't know Qin Yan better.

This man is wide and pot-bellied on the surface, but in fact he is cautious.

The emperor did this operation just now, why wasn't he jealous and still laughing at himself?

Changed your sex?

When the little eunuch came to Wenyuan Pavilion to announce Xu He's audience, Gong Youwei was stupid.

Even if Xu He is Xie Yuan, after all, he is just a young man whose hair has not yet grown, and at the age of less than twenty, the emperor actually wants to invite him to meet him?

"Congratulations to Duke Xie Yuan!" Gong Youwei was smiling on his face and crying in his heart, thinking that he was almost fifty soon, and he often walked in the palace, but he didn't even know what the emperor looked like, so he was very angry.

Xu He was also surprised, he just accompanied Xu Song into the palace once, and he was able to see the emperor?

Is the emperor so easy to see? Approachable, this belongs.

"Young Master Xu, Your Majesty is still waiting!" The little eunuch bowed down and urged.

When Xu He heard this, he quickly packed up his mood and followed him out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Going around and around along the way, they met a lot of forbidden soldiers standing guard and eunuchs sweeping along the way, and they saw Xu He wearing a round-necked robe that lifted people, and actually entered the Forbidden City, and they all looked at him together.

After walking about a stick of incense, Xu He saw a Taoist building standing near the west wall of the Forbidden City.

Different from the surrounding palaces, this Taoist temple is very different from the temple in terms of architectural lines, proportions, materials, decoration, and colors.

In the midst of a golden splendor, it brings out the natural aesthetic of "back to basics" to the extreme.

Especially after entering the Taoist gate, the low vegetation between the front hall and the gate is luxuriant, and a natural, subtle, diluted and rustic atmosphere comes to the face.

But he couldn't look up, and as soon as he looked up, the three big characters of [Wanshou Palace] not far away pulled Xu He back to reality.

"Please wait a while, the Sprinkle family will pass through the ancestors first!"

Xu He arched his hand.

I thought that after the little eunuch left, he would be able to observe the surrounding environment.

Who knew that at this time, another eunuch walked in, and after explaining a lot of the rules of the face saint to Xu He, he was allowed to have time to look at this side hall.

The first thing that made Xu He feel different was the large Bagua purple gold brick on the ground, and I don't know how it was fired, this brick has a frosted texture, and the pattern of Bagua Taiji Yin and Yang Fish is engraved on it.

It's very comfortable to step on, and the ground is very warm, and it is estimated that it burned the earth dragon.

Xu He looked up and looked around, the four walls were very plain, and there was no superfluous decoration.

But there is a pair of words hanging on the north wall.

Written on it are a few lines of elegant calligraphy: "Not virtuous, not expensive and rare goods, not visible desire, is the rule of a saint, humble heart, solid belly, weak ambition, strong bones; It often makes the people ignorant and desireless, so that the wise do not dare to do it. For inaction, there is no cure! ”

Xu He's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the lower left.

"In the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, Zhang Wei Jinglu Taishang Daojun language training!"

Under the inscription is a big red seal, engraved with two seal words of "Imperial Book"!

This passage was excerpted from Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", but Zhang Wei, oh, that is, Emperor Zhizheng, did not transcribe this passage completely.

In fact, the original text should be, not virtuous, so that the people do not fight;

Inexpensive and rare goods, so that the people will not be thieves; If you don't see what you want, the people's hearts will not be disturbed.

……

It is said that we do not respect the ability to win souls, lest people compete, do not value rare goods, do not let those who see them become thieves, and do not let those who see things that may cause greed, so that the people's hearts will be disturbed.

Anyway, to put it bluntly, it's the rule of doing nothing.

Xu He thinks about it, it's really ironic.

In the place of Qing Xiu, His Majesty personally wrote a Zhongtang of inaction.

But the rule of inaction is originally a means of governing the country.

Didn't you forget about things and self and devote yourself to cultivating?

Why do you still think about how to govern the country?

This is a bit of a suspicion of covering up and stealing the bell, right?