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The Cheng family is a famous official family in Great Xia, and Cheng Yushi can be regarded as a close minister of the emperor's side. When the pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info first presented the Tibetan sword to the full moon, Emperor Jiayu also personally congratulated him, so he was able to join the Jinwuwei early to experience, and was not afraid of the power of the Pan and Liang families.

Ordinary Jinshi did not dare to participate in the dispute between these two sons, and Xu Xian was not good at helping Pan Yu. He was the only one in the hall who was qualified to express his opinion on this matter.

Cheng Zangjian fell into intense thought, he also felt that Zhong Kui's behavior was excessive, but it didn't mean that this side should be more excessive. He and Pan Yu are friends, and Xu Xian is the same brother, and his fathers Yu Shi Dafu and Liang Xiangguo have never dealt with each other very much, and they should stand on Pan Yu's side with both public and private, and they should be on Pan Yu's side.

But the first thing he has to consider now is not who is more reasonable, not even the different likes and dislikes of Pan Yu and Liang Lian. It's the true thoughts of the Supreme after the Jade Case, and what consequences his choice will cause. If he supports Pan Yu, will it make His Majesty feel that he is also biased as Liang Lian said.

And support Liang Lian, and then compromise his views, whether it is fair to not reward or punish. Yes, this is the safest way, Pan Yu must be able to understand.

In front of everyone's eyes, Cheng Zangjian subconsciously avoided Pan Yu's gaze, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Zhong Kui's actions are not enough to set an example, but his feelings are pitiful, so it is enough to bury him." ”

Xu Xian was a little surprised, he thought that Chengzang Jian would choose to support Pan Yu, but he didn't expect him to play this kind of Taijiquan, and even support Liang Lian in disguise.

Pan Yu was not surprised in his heart, the first consideration of the son of the family was always the word "profit", the interests of the family and his own interests, rather than taking into account his personal feelings. Although it is not useless to make friends with each other, it is impossible to want him to favor himself regardless of everything.

Emperor Jiayu bowed his head and said: "The Tibetan sword is worthy of being born in a royal history family, and it is old and respectful!" This is already a high evaluation.

Chengzang Sword said: "Your Majesty Xie!" Although the goal was achieved, there was a faint uneasiness in her heart, and she felt a little sorry for Pan Yu, and then threw this strange idea out of her mind, she should be able to understand!

"Speaking of which, I had a strange dream last night!"

Everyone listened to Emperor Jiayu tell the dream, and then they understood why he suddenly mentioned Zhong Kui, which was afraid that he wanted to reward the dead Zhong Kui.

Liang Lian hated a lot in his heart, and even gave Xu Xianmeng the right idea of the emperor, and he was even more jealous of his good luck, how could he have thought that there was such a tortuous passage here!

Emperor Jiayu waved his hand and said, "Liang Lian, you are loyal, I already know. But you don't joke, even if it's a dream, you can take it seriously!" Of course he knew that it wasn't a dream, but the king of the palace was not good at talking about ghosts and gods.

Liang Lian suddenly couldn't say anything, and returned to his original position with his mouth shut.

Xu Xian said: "There is a way that dreams are born from the heart, it must be Your Majesty who wants to forgive Zhong Kui in his heart, so he will have such a dream, Your Majesty's benevolent heart will definitely be able to last for a hundred years, and Ze will be used by all people." "As long as you can help Zhong Kui, you don't have to be stingy with a few sycophants.

Emperor Jiayu joked: "Xu Xian, you can run back and forth for a stranger, speak up, and be afraid of officials in the future, and you will be able to live for a hundred generations, and Ze will be used by all the people." He was also very satisfied with Xu Xian's "good man" style, after all, no one wanted to be surrounded by a group of despicable villains who were deep in the city, but the reality of the situation faced by the emperor was often like this.

"Okay, I will give Zhong Kui a green robe, bury it with the specifications of the champion, and take Xu Xian as the master of ceremonies! ”

Xu Xian said: "The minister obeys the order!" couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but also felt the strength of this imperial power, as soon as this order came out, the local officials were indispensable to respond, and they would definitely be able to build a lot of Zhong Kui Temples, and when the time came, they would gather thousands of "wishes" in one, even if Zhong Kui was just an ordinary ghost, he could immediately transform himself into a real "god".

It is not a lie that the Son of Heaven can be a god on behalf of heaven. And in history, it is often like this, the Son of Heaven believes in Buddhism, and Buddhism prospers. When the Son of Heaven values Taoism, Taoism will flourish.

But for cultivators, ordinary wishing power is a double-edged sword, both auxiliary and restraint, with the majesty of the gods, they lose the freedom of immortals.

There is only one kind of aspiration in this world that can enjoy its assistance without being bound by it, and that is the so-called "merit"! Among them, it is not a certain god that is worshipped, but the yearning and reverence of all the people in the world for goodness, and the aspiration formed by this collective unconscious is much purer and more powerful than any wishing power.

Emperor Jiayu said: "There is an ancestral hall, there must be no portrait, who can make a painting for Zhong Kui, if it is done well, I will also be rewarded." ”

The Jinshi looked at each other, and when Zhong Kui was born, they avoided him, for fear of taking a second look, who knew what he looked like?

Although Xu Xian intends to ghostwrite, he is not good at Danqing, so he is helpless.

Pan Yu said: "The minister is willing to give it a try!" She was one of the few people who dared to look directly at Zhong Kui in the palace.

The maid emptied the case, put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Pan Yu thought for a moment, and drew it on the paper, and after a while, a pair of "Zhong Kui's Ghost Hunting Picture" jumped on the paper, but it weakened Zhong Kui's ugliness, highlighted Zhong Kui's momentum, and the majestic style really had the majesty of the king of ten thousand ghosts.

Emperor Jiayu also praised it at a glance, saying that it was exactly the same as what he saw in his dream, but he didn't know that Xu Xian had told Pan Yu about the situation that night, and with her Wu surname, it was naturally not difficult to make this painting. The queen also praised a few words lightly.

Pan Yu was rewarded, his face was full of joy, but he was secretly frowning in his heart. From beginning to end, the queen mother has never mentioned the matter of giving marriage, is there something wrong with it? But even if she is as smart as she is, she can't guess this kind of thing, maybe the queen mother is still hesitating! After all, King Liang is still Xiangguo, and one person is above ten thousand people. The Liang Party is also a behemoth that no one can underestimate.

Soon after, Emperor Jiayu and the Empress left the table, which is also the rule of the Qionglin banquet.

One is that the emperor doesn't have so much effort to spend on this, and the other is that the emperor is at the table, which always inevitably makes people feel uncomfortable and can't enjoy themselves.

The scholars in the hall called each other for their companionship, and they didn't care about the original seats, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

Many people surrounded Xu Xian, offering countless fine wines and beautiful words.

Xu Xian didn't say much, the wine was dry when it came, and such a wild booze aroused countless admiration of "a thousand cups are not drunk".

But no one noticed, he was just barely coping, his eyes were only looking for Pan Yu's trace in the crowd, and the head that surged up just now made him dizzy for a while, and when he came back to his senses, she didn't know where to run.

At last I found her in a remote corner, but I saw her leaning on the pillar of the temple beside her, drinking the wine in her hand and looking at him with a smile.

When Pan Yu saw him looking over, he raised his glass and toasted him with a shake, as if he was congratulating him like everyone else. It's just that there is a narrow smile in her eyes. She knew that he was not good at dealing with this kind of scene, and it was also interesting to quietly watch him scrambled from the sidelines.

Xu Xian couldn't help but glare at her, but he was a little distracted. She was always accustomed to finding her in the crowd, like the brightest moonlight in the starry night sky. At this moment, she is hiding in the mountains, although she is still as chic and calm as before, but in that smile, it seems to add a different kind of charm.

Thousands of cups of wine are in the stomach, even though there are thousands of cups of not drunk, but in that smile, the thousand cups of cold wine in the stomach are ignited, boiled, and volatilized together, so that he is also intoxicated.

Slightly drunk lights, slightly drunk wine, slightly drunk her.

Pan Yu suddenly saw a little eunuch enter the crowd, and whispered a few words beside Xu Xian, Xu Xian bowed his hands on all sides, and followed the little eunuch to the back of the hall.

Chengzang Jian finally broke free from the entangled crowd and found Pan Yu, who was slightly stunned at first, stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Where is Shixian?"

Pan Yu said: "I was summoned by Your Majesty." ”

Chengzang Sword said: "It's really a holy grace!"

He started talking to Pan Yu, and some words rolled in his heart a few times, and finally he couldn't help but say: "Mingyu, you won't blame me!"

Although in the end, the emperor rewarded Zhong Kui, but for him, the goal had been achieved - to express his fair position to the emperor, and also to be recognized by the emperor. This kind of performance should satisfy the father. But there is also a small knot left in my heart.

Pan Yu pretended to be puzzled and said, "What did Brother Cheng say? What do I blame you?"

Cheng Zangjian said frankly: "In the palace just now, I didn't speak for you!"

Pan Yu shook his head and smiled: "The gentlemen are not the party, and the villains are not the party." If Brother Cheng supports me against his will, it will make me look down on me, and we all have things to say and can't help but do. ”

Chengzang Jian immediately untied the knot in his heart, and sighed: "Mingyu is really my confidant!" Fang Cai's choice was indeed correct, but he was still not mature enough.

Pan Yu was still smiling, noncommittal. also sighed slightly in her heart, she was born in the same family, and she could indeed understand his helplessness, so she didn't blame him for his choice. They were carrying too many things, and they all had to stand on their feet. No matter how much wine you drink or how many poems you chant, you can't get this distance closer, and even really close friends can't do it, you can only be as light as water between gentlemen.

At the end of the feast, the wine is singing.

The scholars retreated from the hall one after another.

Only Pan Yu stood in place and looked at it for a long time.

Xu Xiancai returned to the hall again, and there was already a small gold medal and a long scroll of paintings in his hand.

(To be continued)