Yan Maoqing had been paying close attention to the movements in the inner hall. Compared to the average person, Yan Maoqing's hearing was much better, a little abnormal, about one-third better than the average person. The average person's hearing was 5 meters, but Yan Maoqing could hear the movements of 6 to 7 meters away. Yan Maoqing had never told anyone about this.
Yan Maoqing couldn't hear clearly the general sounds and movements in the inner hall, but he could vaguely sense the high-decibel sounds and movements.
Yan Maoqing pricked up his ears, but didn't hear anything at first.
Hard work pays off.
After a while, Yan Maoqing vaguely heard the laughter of Emperor Jiajing.
The emperor smiled?! Well, this is good news. We were summoned to the Wanshou Palace just for the emperor's smile. We don't have to worry about the emperor being in a bad mood and taking his anger out on others because of someone's "kneeling in front of the Buddha for three thousand years".
Yan Maoqing touched his chin and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Next, Yan Maoqing continued to listen carefully to the movements in the inner hall, but he couldn't hear anything. Well, after a while, he heard it again. It seemed that the emperor was talking to Eunuch Huang, but he couldn't hear a word clearly. Although Yan Maoqing's hearing was better than that of normal people, it was not a dog's ear after all, and it was not that good.
After probably a few more breaths, Yan Maoqing vaguely heard the Emperor Jiajing's laughter again, and it seemed that it was more than one laugh, but he couldn't hear it clearly. However, Shaoqing, Yan Maoqing could still hear the Emperor Jiajing's sneer quite clearly.
Because the decibel of sneer was louder than conversation, Yan Maoqing could hear it.
Hearing this sneer, Yan Maoqing immediately thought of Zhu Ping'an's "Kneeling Before the Buddha for Three Thousand Years", and could not help but lean his body towards the inner hall, with his ears raised higher...
After the sneer, the inner hall became quiet again, which made Yan Maoqing a little disappointed and unsure. Could it be that it was not Zhu Ping'an's article? Yan Maoqing had been with the emperor for many years and had a good understanding of the emperor's temperament. If it was Zhu Ping'an's article, with the emperor's temper, he would definitely not just sneer.
Not quickly enough, Yan Maoqing's mouth curled up again, and he vaguely heard the words "brave enough" in the inner hall.
In this way
Yan Maoqing confirmed that it was undoubtedly the article written by Zhu Ping'an.
Speaking of courage, at this critical juncture, who could be more courageous than Zhu Ping'an who "knelt before the Buddha for three thousand years"
Did Zhu Ping'an get kicked in the head by a donkey? He actually wanted to use this to attract the emperor's attention and be different? Haha, I'm afraid that you can attract the emperor's attention, but you can't withstand his anger...
"Click, click, click..."
After about a few minutes, there was a noise heard in the inner hall, followed by a series of dense and small footsteps, and then a young eunuch hurriedly walked out of the inner hall with dense and small steps, with an anxious expression on his face.
When they saw the young eunuch come out, the eyes of Yan Song, Xu Jie and everyone else in the outer hall were all focused on him.
When they saw the anxious expression on the eunuch's face and thought of the noisy noise in the inner hall just now, everyone's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this article did not please the emperor again? !
"Ahem, what is Eunuch Zhang in such a hurry about?" Yan Song stood up and asked, looking concerned and worried.
"Reporting to the Lord, I have been ordered to summon Zhu Ping'an to an audience. I hope you will forgive me." Eunuch Zhang hurriedly stopped and bowed to Yan Song, then hurriedly walked out in small steps, as if there was something extremely urgent.
Summon Zhu Pingan? !
Yan Song was bewildered when he heard this. Why was the emperor in such a hurry to summon Zhu Ping'an
Xu Jie, who was standing by, was also slightly startled when he heard this, and then he touched his chin and pondered. Wasn't Zhu Ping'an inspecting the Taicang Treasury? Why did His Majesty summon Zhu Ping'an so anxiously? Did something big happen in the Taicang Treasury? Or did Zhu Ping'an come here today to make a contribution
Well, with Zhu Ping'an's talent, it is not impossible for Lai Wuyi to contribute articles. Xu Jie was still very optimistic about Zhu Ping'an.
However, Eunuch Zhang's anxious and serious expression made Xu Jie a little unsure. Logically speaking, if the article submitted by Zhu Ping'an was appreciated by the emperor and the emperor wanted to reward Zhu Ping'an, Eunuch Zhang should not be so anxious.
Except for Yan Song and Xu Jie, everyone else in the outer hall looked puzzled.
However, there was one exception, and that was Yan Maoqing. From what he heard and saw, Yan Maoqing was extremely sure that Zhu Ping'an's article "Kneeling Before the Buddha for Three Thousand Years" had caused a huge disaster, and the emperor summoned Zhu Ping'an to bring an army to punish him.
hehe
You deserved it for what you did!!
It was time to close the office at 5 p.m. It was not yet time for supplies to be ready, nor was there an order to stay on duty all night. Except for the officials who were responsible for writing poems and essays, all the other officials on duty left work one after another.
Zhu Ping'an did not leave work. After he sent the article to the emperor for his review through Eunuch Li, he found a conspicuous seat in the Wuyi Hall and sat down. He did not leave the palace, nor did he return to his office, as if he was waiting for someone.
After Eunuch Li presented the articles of Zhu Ping'an and others to the Wanshou Palace for the emperor to review, he returned to Wuyi's post and saw Zhu Ping'an at a glance.
"It's time to get off work, Lord Zhu, why aren't you coming back?" Eunuch Li said politely, wondering if Zhu Ping'an wanted to wait here for Emperor Jiajing to be in a better mood before asking him to submit a petition to see him? !
"I'm a little tired after riding horses today. I'll have a cup of tea to relax before going home." Zhu Ping'an said as he raised the teacup in his hand. There was still half a cup of hot tea in the cup that he hadn't finished.
We have to wait, right?! Then we don’t know how long we have to wait?!
Not to mention a cup of tea
Even a pot of tea may not be enough.
Eunuch Li did not believe Zhu Ping'an's words. He was sure that Zhu Ping'an wanted to wait until the emperor was in a better mood before asking him to deliver the petition requesting an audience with him.
But now it's almost evening. Even if His Majesty is in a good mood, he still has to eat and rest. How can he have time to summon you, a small sixth-rank official? If I send you a memorial and disturb His Majesty's rest, Governor Huang will definitely skin me alive.
I will never lose the big picture for the small.
Eunuch Li made up his mind that even if the emperor was in a good mood and even if Zhu Ping'an gave him red envelopes, he would not submit a petition to Zhu Ping'an requesting an audience with the emperor.
There were still many officials in Wuyi who had not left. They were all very confident in the articles they had submitted and wanted to wait for the results.
They thought that if their articles won the emperor's favor, they would be the first to know, and it would be convenient for them to be rewarded or summoned. If they missed the opportunity to be rewarded or summoned because they were no longer Wu Yi, they would regret it for the rest of their lives.
Lord Wang, Lord Zhang and others in the hall were of this kind. When they were waiting, they saw Zhu Ping'an sitting at the next table, drinking tea leisurely and waiting, and they were speechless. They looked down on Zhu Ping'an's mentality and thought it was too greedy.
They knew that Zhu Ping'an had only spent a cup of tea to write the article. He wanted to be rewarded by the emperor for writing an article with just a cup of tea? It would be better for him to go home and have a shower and sleep.
The two officials in the same office as Zhu Ping'an finally finished writing the articles, walked out of the room, came to the hall, and handed their articles to Eunuch Li, who compiled them and presented them to the Wanshou Palace for the emperor to review.
When they passed by the hall and saw Zhu Ping'an sitting leisurely drinking tea and waiting, they looked at Zhu Ping'an with even more speechlessness and contempt than Lord Wang and Lord Zhang.
Lord Wang and Lord Zhang have not seen Zhu Ping'an's article, but they both saw with their own eyes that Zhu Ping'an "knelt before the Buddha for three thousand years."
Just for this article, you still expect His Majesty to reward you?!
It’s such a beautiful thought!!
Just when Eunuch Li had compiled the remaining five articles submitted by Wu Yizhen and was about to go to the Wanshou Palace to present them to the emperor for his review, he heard a burst of dense and rapid footsteps, and then saw Eunuch Zhang, who was serving the emperor in the Wanshou Palace, running towards him in a hurry.
The eyes of everyone in Wuyi suddenly lit up.
They knew this eunuch Zhang. They knew that he served beside Emperor Jiajing. In the past, it was often this eunuch Zhang who announced rewards and decrees.
Eunuch Zhang came to Wu Yiqi. Doesn't this mean that the article that won the Holy Spirit's heart was written by Wu Yiqi? Then doesn't it mean that it was most likely written by you or me
Lord Wang, Lord Zhang and others looked at each other, their faces filled with joy. They stood up excitedly and bowed to greet Eunuch Zhang.
"Master Xiao Zhu, hurry up, the emperor is summoning you."
When Eunuch Zhang came running over, he immediately saw Zhu Ping'an who was sitting in a prominent place. His face lit up with joy, and without bothering to greet Eunuch Li, Lord Wang, Lord Zhang and others, he ran hurriedly to Zhu Ping'an and said something. While speaking, he pulled Zhu Ping'an's official uniform and trotted towards Wanshou Palace.
Zhu Pingan?!
It turned out to be Zhu Pingan? !
When Lord Wang and Lord Zhang heard this, their ears suddenly buzzed, as if a thunderclap had exploded overhead on a clear day. They could hardly believe their ears. Their eyes almost popped out of their heads in surprise, and their mouths opened so wide that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
I can't believe it.
Zhu Ping'an wrote the article in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea!
Why
The two officials in the same office room as Zhu Ping'an were stunned at first, and then they thought of Zhu Ping'an's words "kneeling before the Buddha for three thousand years". Their expressions were different from those of Lord Wang and Lord Zhang who showed envy, jealousy and hatred. There was no envy, jealousy or hatred in their eyes, but a kind of pity.
Zhu Ping'an has hit a wall.
well
Young man, be impatient, look, you’ve hit your head against the wall.
The expression of Eunuch Li standing aside was different from theirs. He was shocked, simply shocked, and of course a little bit blushing.
Zhu Pingan won the emperor's favor by writing an article in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea? !
Zhu Ping'an was just sitting there drinking tea, waiting for someone from the Wanshou Palace to come and summon him? The funny thing is that I thought he was waiting for the emperor to be in a good mood before asking me to submit a petition requesting an audience.
In ancient times, there was Guan Yu who killed Hua Xiong with warm wine, and the eighteen princes who fought against Dong Zhuo were all shocked.
Today there is an essay by Zhu Pingan about warming tea.
As a bystander, Eunuch Li felt a bit like the eighteen princes, and at the same time he was somewhat glad that he did not say what was in his heart just now.