Rise From the Humble

A series of footsteps outside attracted the attention of everyone in the outer hall of Wanshou Palace. Soon, little Eunuch Zhang pulled Zhu Ping'an's sleeve and trotted into the outer hall.

When Zhu Ping'an entered the Wanshou Palace, he only had time to bow to the adults in the outer hall. He didn't even have time to say hello before he was pulled by his sleeves by little Eunuch Zhang and walked into the inner hall.

When everyone in the outer hall saw Zhu Ping'an being summoned, their eyes were filled with confusion.

Yan Maoqing looked at Zhu Ping'an's figure walking into the inner hall, and lowered the corner of his mouth, "Haha, you have done something wrong and you will not survive. Your Majesty believes in it. If you praise the Buddha, you are finished today."

After entering the inner hall, Zhu Ping'an immediately saw Emperor Jiajing sitting on a futon with his eyes closed and meditating, and Huang Jin standing beside him.

When Huang Jin saw Zhu Pingan coming in, he gave Zhu Pingan a kind smile.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Ping'an has arrived." After little Eunuch Zhang entered the inner hall, he whispered to Emperor Jiajing who was meditating.

As soon as the little eunuch finished speaking, Zhu Ping'an knelt down in a polite manner, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to pay his respects to Jiajing.

"The minister of the cabinet, Zhilang, the imperial minister, and the inspector of Taicang, Zhu Ping'an, bow to my emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

After Zhu Pingan knelt down, he lowered his head and lay on the ground. He paused for about two seconds before hearing Emperor Jiajing's voice above his head.

"Zhu Aiqing, please get back on your feet." Emperor Jiajing stood up and was helped by Huang Jin to sit on the dragon chair and said leisurely.

"My Lord, thank you for your kindness." Zhu Pingan thanked him with a big salute and then stood up, acting very respectfully.

"My dear, do you know your guilt?"

Zhu Pingan just stood up, and Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Pingan with slightly narrowed eyes and asked lightly.

Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an knelt down again. His back suddenly felt cold and goosebumps arose. However, he soon calmed down again. He shook his head with an innocent look and said, "I don't know."

As the saying goes, if you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. You haven't done anything illegal or illegal, so you have a clear conscience.

"I don't know?" Emperor Jiajing asked with a half-smile, and then asked in a deep voice, "I ordered you to inspect the Taicang bank, but why did you come to submit an article to me instead? Do you think I don't prioritize? Is it possible that you are a fool?"

Oh, it turns out it was because of this. Zhu Pingan felt completely relaxed. He raised his head and explained with an aggrieved look: "I don't dare. Your Majesty is wise, powerful, diligent and caring for the people. He is the emperor of the ages. How can he be a coward?" I did not leave my post without permission. I have been in Taicang from nine o'clock in the morning to one o'clock in the afternoon, checking the account books. I came to Xiyuan at one o'clock in the afternoon because I had something to ask for to see the Holy One. I only found out about the article when I handed in the document asking for permission to see him."

"Come to Xiyuan at Youshi... Doesn't that mean Aiqing just arrived?" Emperor Jiajing squinted his eyes and glanced at the scale engraved on the copper pot in the palace, raised his eyebrows slightly, and was doubtful of Zhu Pingan's answer.

"Your Majesty is wise, I have indeed arrived just now." Zhu Pingan nodded solemnly.

"What kind of wisdom is this?" When Emperor Jiajing saw this, he couldn't help laughing and scolding Zhu Pingan.

Although Zhu Ping'an's flattery is stiff, there are advantages to being stiff. If you flatter him, you will be embarrassed, but the other person will look funny. This can be regarded as another form of lively atmosphere.

"Haha, the number one scholar has just arrived, and he has written such an article "Kneeling in front of the Buddha for three thousand years"? I just heard Xiao Lizi from Wuyi Hall say that you only spent less than a cup of tea. Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms A poem written in seven steps is just like this, it is like listening to legends about strange things, which is really hard to believe." Huang Jin observed the words and said with a smile, there were some things that Emperor Jiajing was not comfortable saying, but they were different.

"The lower official also felt it. It happened to be the right time, so he wrote faster. He never dared to compare with Cao Zhi's talent." Zhu Pingan shook his head and explained very humbly. Admiral Huang Jin was in charge of Dongchang and was also in charge of the Rites Supervisor. His official position was much higher than that of Zhu Ping'an. There was nothing wrong with Zhu Ping'an calling himself a subordinate here.

"Cao Zhi also expressed his feelings. The champion doesn't have to be modest," Huang Jin said with a smile.

Well, Zhu Pingan shook his head with a wry smile.

"Warm tea and compose? Haha, it's interesting. Then pour Zhu Aiqing a cup of tea and let me see how Aiqing warms tea and composes." Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Pingan leisurely and said, "Master Tao went to Taihe Mountain to build Yuan Yue." , Huishanmen still lacks a couplet. If you are ready to warm tea, I will pardon you. If you are not able to do it well, I think I will know the consequences of deceiving the emperor."

Soon a young eunuch poured a cup of tea for Zhu Pingan and placed it on the ground in front of Zhu Pingan.

"I thank you, Lord, for your kindness. I will do my best." Zhu Ping'an thanked him, but felt speechless in his heart. It's all what you said about the warm tea composition and so on. I didn't set this flag.

However, Zhu Ping'an is not worried at all about writing couplets. After studying in ancient times for so long, writing couplets is not difficult for him. Moreover, he used to travel on poverty in modern times and was influenced by fairy tale novels, so he also went there. I visited some Taoist temples for free and memorized many Taoist couplets, which was enough to cope with this crisis.

It is better to use ready-made ones. The couplets on modern Taoist temples must be carefully selected and selected only if they are particularly outstanding.

During such a cup of tea, the couplets I wrote would definitely not be as good as the carefully selected couplets at the Taoist temple.

Just which one is better to use?

Zhu Ping'an closed his eyes and began to think. Taoist temples appeared in his mind, and couplets appeared in his mind like a horse.

Emperor Jiajing did not rush him, but looked at Zhu Ping'an with interest with a smile on his face.

Huang Jin seemed to have great confidence in Zhu Pingan, and the eyes he looked at Zhu Pingan were full of confidence.

Um

Yes, after thinking for more than ten seconds, Zhu Pingan thought of the couplets he saw in a Sanqinggong Taoist temple in Hebei.

After thinking about it, Zhu Pingan was not in a hurry to show off. Instead, he continued to close his eyes and meditate, pretending to be thinking hard.

Appropriate hiding is necessary, especially now. If I write so fast, where will the ministers in the outer palace turn their faces? In addition, Emperor Jiajing was conceited and very sensitive, so it was not appropriate for him to perform better than his emperor. ,

In this way, in Zhu Ping'an's meditation, time passed minute by minute.

"Haha, No. 1 Scholar, the tea will be cold if you don't write it down." After a moment, Huang Jin urged with a slight smile.

"Wait a minute or two. Oh, yes." Zhu Pingan looked anxious. After about three to five seconds, he looked inspired again. He picked up the brush on the side, dipped it in ink and wrote on the rice paper. Get up:

Tai Chi judged that Qian and Kun were formed, with Qian as the father and Kun as the mother. With great magical power, one Qi and three pure beings could save the common people in the four continents;

The two rituals are divided into yin and yang, yang belongs to heaven, and yin belongs to earth, showing boundless magic power, leaving the dragon and the tiger, and cultivating the golden immortal of ten thousand tribulations.

Zhu Ping'an wrote one sentence and Huang Jin repeated one sentence.

"Although the time is a little overdue, herbal tea is still considered tea. So-so, let's just consider you passed this time." After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing commented like this, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

The words behind these two couplets, "Save all the Li Shu people in the Four Continents" and "Cultivation into the Golden Immortal of Ten Thousand Tribulations", simply spoke to the heart of Emperor Jiajing, which made Emperor Jiajing very satisfied. His purpose in building Yuan Yue was to save all the Li Shu people in the Four Continents. As for cultivating the Golden Immortal of Ten Thousand Tribulations, it was the pursuit of Emperor Jiajing.