When Duan Ling was full, he straightened his chopsticks sideways, put them in the food box, and closed the lid.
"Cooking is like making a fuss." Zheng Yan said casually outside the door, "Pay attention to the harmony between ingredients, not just spicy and salty, and sometimes you have to find out the origin of the diners, observe his face, and speculate about him. The right taste is often the best.”
"Teached." Duan Ling replied with a smile, "If anyone married you, they wouldn't want to go anywhere in the world."
Zheng Yan laughed and teased: "Food and sex, if you follow me, you will have something to eat when you wake up every day, and you will have something to eat when you lie down, and I will feed you when you are sitting, and you will be able to go to bed. , I'm still holding you and feeding you, it's all deliciousness that can't be eaten in the world."
Duan Ling knew that once he took Zheng Yan's words, it would be endless. He was the only one to be ridiculed, so he turned around abruptly and said, "Cooking is like running a country, and running a big country is like cooking a small fish."
Zheng Yan came over to collect the food box, changed a set of the four treasures of the study, put it in front of Duan Ling, spread out the question paper, and said, "Write it, the paper has been soaked in water. Your Majesty ordered that I will try it again today."
Duan Ling had thought about this question before, but now he nodded, spread out the paper, and there was a sentence on it: "Move in the rain, fight against the wind, and set all nations."
Duan Ling: "..."
This is a passage from "Zhuangzi Miscellaneous Articles in the World". It is not the content of the Four Books and Five Classics. He doesn't know if others have read it, but he has read it himself. Duan Ling thought that everyone had the same topic? Question like this? How do you ask other students to write
Zheng Yan didn't say anything, just hugged the sword in his arms, leaned on the couch and dozed off, obviously coming to invigilate the exam.
This is no longer a ten-year cold window, and Duan Ling can't help but think of his father, who liked Taoism back then. Cooking is to govern a big country like cooking small fresh food; to learn martial arts is to cook a dick and quench an ox; to be a human being is to conquer others and become strong; to live a life is to be rich in contentment.
So he also liked Taoism, read "Zhuangzi", there are Kunpeng who traveled 90,000 li, there is chaos with seven orifices not yet opened, there is a turtle dragging its tail freely in the mud, and there is a tree that does not hit the rope...
There is also this story about Dayu's flood control - "In the past, when Yu destroyed the floods, the rivers and rivers were connected to the four barbarians and nine states. There were 300 famous rivers, 3,000 branch rivers, and countless small ones. The river in the world; the Philippine has no _, the shin has no hair, it is soaked in rain, and the wind is blowing, and it is home to all countries."
This is where the term "Combine the Wind and the Rain" comes from.
"Is this an exam question from Your Majesty?" Duan Ling asked.
"Just write it." Zheng Yan said, "I'm a rough person and I can't read, how do I know?"
"You must be literate." Duan Ling was dumbfounded.
Zheng Yan laughed and said, "I got the champion, and I also worship you as my master."
Duan Ling pondered for a moment, wondering what Li Yanqiu meant when he asked this question. Did he really think of the flood outside, or was there another meaning inside? He didn't dare to speculate about Li Yanqiu's intention for the question, and wrote the words "blocking is worse than sparse", and began to break the question from the allusions of Dayu's water control.
This time, I had no obstacles, and I wrote the letter and pen, and when I wrote nearly a thousand words, the maid came in to light the lamp, and Zheng Yan remained motionless, sitting like a statue.
Duan Ling's heart is clear. From the way of water control to the way of state governance, public opinion is water. Water can carry a boat or overturn it. It can carry a boat and run a flood. country.
After Duan Ling finished writing, his heart fell, thinking of where Wu Du had gone, could it be that he asked Zheng Yanlai to accompany him
"Where's Wu Du?" Duan Ling asked.
"Wait here." Zheng Yan replied, seeing that Duan Ling had finished writing, he came over to collect the test paper, sealed it in a paper tube, and turned away.
As soon as Zheng Yan left, Duan Ling became nervous again, for fear that some killer would come to take his own life. Fortunately, Wu Du came in within a moment, and the two were like changing shifts.
"What's going on?" Duan Ling asked.
Wu Du was apprehensive in his heart, he put his long index finger in front of his lips, and with a "shhh", he sat down with Duan Ling and said, "I can't go back yet, your majesty will see your paper later."
Wu Du lowered his voice and told the story in a low voice. Duan Ling frowned deeply and said, "I have already agreed to the minister, but I really can't push it any more, what should I do?"
"I'll find a way." Wu Du replied.
"Either... just today." Duan Ling had been tormented by this matter for too long, and the long pain was not as good as the short one, so he simply stabbed it in front of Li Yanqiu, but what happened next was really hard to control. As expected, he confronted Cai Yan and Lang Junxia, but he had nothing to rely on, only two papers stolen from Yuanren.
"Is the paper on you?" Duan Ling asked.
Wu Du showed the sword to Duan Ling, took off the lace behind the scabbard, revealing the edge of the yellow paper inside the lace, Duan Ling took a deep breath, nodded, and sealed the lace as it was.
"How?" Wu Du said.
Duan Ling's heart was beating wildly, and he hugged Wu Du sideways and buried it in front of his chest. Wu Du put his arms around Duan Ling and said, "Don't worry, no one can move you. If the situation is not right, I will take you and let's run away."
Duan Ling took a deep breath, shook his head, and calmed down.
"It depends on the situation." Duan Ling said.
This is the biggest challenge he needs to face in his life.
"If I don't enter the palace, what can the minister minister do to me?" Wu Du said.
Duan Ling was silent for a moment, feeling extremely uneasy in his heart.
"Unless Your Majesty and him give up this idea." Duan Ling replied, "Otherwise, the shepherd will definitely force us."
Gradually he came up with an idea, whether today was the best time, but at least they had another way to go.
"The family has been turned over." Duan Ling said, "Wuluohoumu knows the paper, they must have figured out how to deal with it, it will never be so easy, don't pierce it today, otherwise it is likely to fall into their trap inside."
Wu Du pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"Did Zheng Yanchao say anything to you?" Wu Du asked.
Duan Ling shook his head and Wu Du said, "Today I suddenly remembered that when I came back that day, when I was packing my things, Zheng Yan also saw it, have you noticed it?"
Duan Ling recalled that night and slowly shook his head. Zheng Yan was indeed present that night, but did he know what Wu Du put in the box? Shouldn't he be so careful? Suddenly, Duan Ling broke out in a cold sweat—Zheng Yan saw Lang Junxia open the hidden compartment of the scabbard. There might be something there. No, the hidden compartment was clearly hiding something.
He also said a sentence at the time: "What kind of mystery are you playing?"
When Zheng Yan was at home that night, if Zheng Yan noticed Wu Du, he might have seen what he put in the box. If Zheng Yan was smart enough, combined with Lang Junxia's previous expression and Wu Du's reaction at that time, he could roughly guess. , Wu Du took something from the scabbard and put it away!
"Which side is Zheng Yan with?" Duan Ling asked.
"He rarely manages things." Wu Du said, "In the past, it was only because of his friendship with Yao Fu that he did some things for Yaohou. It is said that when the late emperor went to Huaiyin one year, he met him at first sight. Later, Zheng Yancai came to the palace, why? ?"
Wu Du stared at Duan Ling, Duan Ling was thinking about Zheng Yan's position, if his father was still alive, Zheng Yan might be one of the few people in the world who agrees with him. But Wu Du seemed a little jealous and said, "He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
"Of course not." Duan Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and the dignified atmosphere suddenly became strange.
"I'll check." Wu Du stretched out his hand to touch Duan Ling, and Duan Ling whispered, "This is the Imperial Palace!"
Wu Du rubbed and touched, and Duan Ling felt uncomfortable, but Wu Du lowered his head and kissed him. After a few kisses on his lips, Duan Ling's breath quickened.
"I want to go home." Duan Ling said.
"Either let's go." Wu Du said.
Going to a place where there is no one and not so many troubles... Duan Ling's heart suddenly became gentle, no matter what, he still has a way out, and this way of retreat is the people around him. No matter who Duan Ling is, what identity he has, whether it is Duan Ling, Wang Shan or Li Ruo... This person will never leave him.
He raised his eyes to look at Wu Du, leaned forward, and took the initiative to kiss Wu Du on the lips.
Wu Dudeng's face was flushed, he covered his nose with one hand, turned his head sideways, and was embarrassed to look at Duan Ling. Duan Ling only found it funny and said, "What are you blushing?"
Wu Du couldn't even speak, so he waved his hand quickly. At this moment, the sound of footsteps sounded, and Zheng Yan came.
"Yo." Zheng Yan said, "Can you play with me? Just teach you two."
"Go away!" Wu Du said angrily.
Duan Ling smiled and said, "Let's talk."
Duan Ling smiled on the surface, but he was ready to test Zheng Yan. Zheng Yan looked at Duan Ling with a smile in his eyes and said, "Your Majesty has called you."
Duan Ling suddenly mentioned it in his heart, Wu Du looked at Duan Ling, Duan Ling nodded, and Wu Du said, "I'll take you there."
Zheng Yan and Wu Du sent Duan Ling outside the imperial study. Zheng Yan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Shan is here."
"Come in." Li Yanqiu's voice said.
Duan Ling had prepared countless times in his mind, but the moment he entered the study, his mind was suddenly empty.
When I saw Li Yanqiu in the corridor that day, he couldn't say anything; to this day, he still can't say anything.
Li Yanqiu sat behind the desk, with Duan Ling's paper on the imperial desk. He looked up from the paper and looked at Duan Ling. This time, Duan Ling was able to take a closer look and see Li Yanqiu's appearance.
He looks very similar to his father, with eyebrows, eyes and nose, he is clearly the person he has seen in countless dreams. He had lost him for too long, and when he saw Li Yanqiu, he seemed to be back in a dream in an instant.
He used to be afraid, but he was afraid that it would last forever and the years would last. I don't know which year, he would forget his father's appearance and lose the light in his life, which is irreplaceable light. However, when he met Li Yanqiu again, there was a sense of attachment in his heart - as if as long as he was in front of him, he could feel his father's existence through him.
This connection is in each other's blood and has never disappeared.
"Wang Shan?" Li Yanqiu said.
Duan Ling came back to his senses and knelt down on the ground.
"Caomin Wangshan, see Your Majesty."
"After today, you won't be a peasant anymore." Li Yanqiu said, "their papers haven't been judged yet, I didn't expect that the first one I got was your papers. Sit down, I have a few words, I want to ask you."
Duan Ling was busy and saluted, stepped aside, sat behind the desk, and when he looked up at Li Yanqiu, Li Yanqiu just happened to cast a glance at him.