Kyushu court.
On the nine-step staircase, there is a golden luan, a golden throne, and a golden crown.
Emperor Xun, who was nearly 70 years old, stood high above, looking at the ministers sitting neatly in their seats in the court hall below, and said softly: "Li Zhen entered the capital?"
The voice was very low, but when it was transmitted, everyone in the entire court could hear it.
There is no microphone installed in the chapel, but architects have designed the chapel into a church-like building structure. An acoustic extreme, the entire chapel is shaped like a trumpet.
In the Jinluan Palace, even if Emperor Xun farts, the people below can hear it clearly.
The court in Kyushu is not like the feudal system 10,000 years ago. It is quite humane and every official has a seat. There is a table in front of each seat with tea, drinks and the like. Each seat has a fixed position to sit on. The bigger the official, the further forward he sits.
An official reported: "He has entered the palace and is waiting for the summons in the guest hall."
In this palace, officials don't sit here all day long. There are various administrative units in the palace, each unit has a small building, and officials sit in offices when they go to work.
It was because of the arrival of the number one scholar that they were temporarily summoned to sit in court. It is said to be a court meeting, but it is actually a meeting with a relatively solemn atmosphere. The leader sits in the main seat and the subordinates sit in the lower seat.
Xun Jiayuan (the real name of the Emperor of Kyushu) lowered his eyes: "Xuan."
"Proclamation champion Li Zhen enters the palace."
An official immediately conveyed the message and called Li Zhen to go.
There was silence in the court, and many officials were actually extremely confused. What they were confused about was that Li Zhen had just arrived in the capital. How could he be summoned just after he arrived
Logically speaking, Li Zhen should be arranged to stay in the guest room of the palace for one day. When he goes to court tomorrow morning, he will be recruited into the Jinluan Palace.
But today it was so urgent. As soon as the people arrived, the emperor immediately summoned everyone and then summoned the number one scholar. Is there any need to be so anxious to see the number one champion in Kyushu
All the officials couldn't help but smile knowingly, the emperor loves talents.
Li Zhen was summoned and was a little shocked. He turned to ask Mingkang: "Do the people in the empire center act so resolutely in everything they do?"
Mingkang, who followed Li Zhen, had a puzzled look on his face: "I don't know. In the past, when the number one scholar came to the capital, he would stay in the guest room for a day or two before being summoned by the emperor. You are unique this time."
Li Zhen nodded thoughtfully.
"No. 1 Scholar, please come this way."
"Thank you, officer."
The official smiled kindly at Li Zhen and led the way.
After walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at the Jinluan Hall. Looking at the majestic and solemn Jinluan Palace, Li Zhen became solemn.
Looking inside, he saw a man whose face he couldn't see clearly sitting high on the golden throne. Li Zhen naturally knew that this was the Emperor of Kyushu, the supreme ruler of the empire's power center.
"Li Zhen, an examinee from Hangcheng County, meets the Emperor."
Li Zhen knelt down and worshiped according to the rules.
Xun Jiayuan smiled slightly: "Li Zhen, you have traveled thousands of miles and been covered in dust. Thank you for your hard work. Come in and sit down."
The official quickly made an invitation: "No. 1 Scholar, please."
Li Zhen lowered his head and followed the officials into the court hall, 'the most glorious place in the world'. It was his first time entering the court hall. To say he wasn't nervous would be a lie. He knew that everyone sitting here was a person in charge of the general administration, and any one of them would stomp their feet, and Kyushu would be shaken.
And now he is in the same room with them. Everyone nodded kindly to themselves. Li Zhen also nodded and paid tribute one by one.
Li Zhen was led to an empty seat in the front row, but Li Zhen did not sit down and stood there.
Emperor Xun smiled again and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Emperor."
Emperor Xun stood up, walked quietly for two steps on the golden palace with his hands behind his back, and seemed to be stretching his muscles. He said casually: "I have heard about your unique talent for a long time, and it turns out that heroes emerge from young. Eh? The injury on your forehead is... what happened?"
As he said this, Emperor Xun stopped and glanced over with a pair of tiger eyes, a somewhat cold look in his eyes.
The scene was so solemn that all the officials held their breath.
Li Zhen was silent for a moment, weighing in his mind, should he say it or not
Inadvertently, Li Zhen remembered the conversation he had with the prince in Jinzhou County a few days ago. The prince scared him at that time. Because Xun Shifei actually knew that he was investigating the people's livelihood conditions in various counties along the way.
My heart suddenly became horrified.
Li Zhen understood that the emperor was not asking what was going on with his forehead. The emperor just wanted to know how he would answer.
My heart shuddered. For the first time, I felt the unfathomable heart of the legendary king. Also, if the emperor doesn't know what happens at the emperor's feet, wouldn't the court be doomed
He went to Beijing and beheaded ten people. Would the people in the imperial court not know about such a big thing? And asking questions knowingly has more meaning here.
While everyone was holding their breath, Li Zhen, who was silent, smiled and said, "Thank you, the Emperor, for worrying about me. The injury on my forehead was caused by a minor accidental collision after entering Balong City while rushing to meet the Holy Master."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the court became even more silent. All the officials looked at their noses, mouths and hearts. They sat there motionless and seemed to hear nothing.
In the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Xun Jiayuan seemed not to have expected Li Zhen to answer like this. He was silent for a while, his eyes relaxed, and he said with a smile:
"Young people are just impatient. They need to be orderly and steady when doing things."
"I will obey the emperor's teachings."
Understood. Li Zhen understood everything. If Emperor Xun was still a little confused when he asked the question, then after saying that young people are impatient, everything became clear.
He didn't even ask about the Eighth Prince. He didn't even ask about the rumors. He paid no attention to whether the emperor's authority had been discredited by rumors. He didn't worry about it, it didn't matter.
This shows that he has never thought about taking himself to heart...
Sure enough, Emperor Xun changed the topic and said: "Imperial College of Technology, Fuxing University. Which one do you choose?"
"Fuxing University."
Emperor Xun asked straight to the point. Li Zhen answered decisively and neatly.
Everyone in the court lowered their heads and said nothing. They could vaguely feel the unkind atmosphere. At this time, almost all officials understood why the emperor summoned Li Zhen in such a hurry. It was not because of love.
There is only one reason - I don’t want to see Li Zhen!
I just want to get everything over with quickly and then disappear from him. After figuring this out, all the officials began to speculate. Then, why didn't the emperor want to see Li Zhen? There is no reason.
Was it because of the conflict with the Eighth Prince? Unlike, this matter is too small, in the eyes of the emperor, it is an insignificant matter.
Everyone couldn't help but think of what Qian Mao said some time ago: "Isn't it true that the emperor also became famous at a young age?"
At that time, the emperor replied: "Master Qian, compare him with me? Am I someone he can compare with?"
Could it be... could it be because of this sentence
But the officials were even more shocked and confused. This... is impossible. If the conflict with the Eighth Prince is considered a trivial matter, then this is just a sentence, as insignificant as dust.
But, is it because of this
The faces of many officials became serious. If it was really because of this sentence... Then the emperor, has he become too conceited now? Does the imperial power of the empire conflict with the prominence of talents? Do not conflict…
Is the fight between the prince and the number one scholar a big deal? Not big, both parties were walking within the rules, and no one broke the rules. The emperor can even pretend not to know.
Are these two things combined, the reason why the emperor doesn't want to see the number one scholar in Kyushu whom he personally ennobles
The officials couldn't understand why. Why would the head of power care about such a trivial matter
Then thinking of some of the things Emperor Xun had done in recent years, many officials' eyes flashed with sadness.
"Li Zhen, why didn't you choose our Imperial College of Technology?"
Wang Zhongshu couldn't hold himself any longer, so he finally stood up and asked questions face to face.
After Wang Zhongshu finished speaking, many officials in the court couldn't help but sneer.
Are you stupid? Wang Jixiang is your son. Li Zhen led a team to level all the Yanziji under your son's rule. The knots were strong. He went to Imperial College, which was a fool's errand.
After laughing, the officials smiled again, well, Wang Zhongshu himself didn't know about this. Li Zhen's defeat of Yanziji spread throughout the government and the public, but no one told Wang Zhongshu to save face. As for his son Wang Jixiang, he probably hasn't figured out what to say yet, so Wang Zhongshu naturally doesn't know.
Hearing that Li Zhen did not choose Imperial College, he was still angry: "The teaching quality of our Imperial College is not comparable to that of Fuxing University."
At this time, Xu Shenxue stood up and looked at Principal Wang, who had low political IQ, with a mocking look: "What you are saying... Is Principal Wang biased?"
Xu Shenxue was too lazy to argue with him. Xu Shenxue knew about Yan Ziji and knew that Li Zhen would not choose Imperial College no matter what. He didn't care at all what Wang Zhongshu said. So I replied in a neither soft nor hard tone.
What else did Wang Zhongshu want to say, but Emperor Xun couldn't stand it anymore: "Okay, let Li Zhen decide for himself."
As soon as the emperor made the decision, Wang Zhongshu could only sit down helplessly, feeling depressed in his heart. Why didn't Li Zhen choose Imperial College? Strange.
Then, the emperor talked about other things, what was wrong with the empire's strategy? The regular court meeting began. Li Zhen was never mentioned again.
Li Zhen sat there with his head lowered and silent, his eyes constantly moving, trying to figure out where he had offended the emperor
The eighth prince
It's impossible, is it possible that a dignified emperor would be so small-minded? Would the Emperor really be jealous of him playing the game within the rules? Even if the emperor feels uncomfortable, he will only be unhappy with the eighth prince. He was the number one scholar he personally named, but the eighth prince spread rumors and slapped him in the face. Why do you hate yourself
Can't figure it out.
This attitude…
An hour later, the court meeting came to an end. When the meeting was over, Emperor Xun said with a smile:
"Li Zhen."
(End of chapter)