Seeing that Yu Chuxi was not angry, Xie Shu felt relieved, and looked at her lover with uncontrollable joy.

After Eunuch Liu made the announcement, he was hesitant about whether he should remind Xie Shu of something, but seeing this scene, he thought Xie Shu would not care much about this matter.

Eunuch Liu couldn't help but recall three days ago...

Although Lord Lu arrived in time and Emperor Qing did not punish him, Eunuch Liu was able to escape unscathed, he was still quite frightened when he returned.

Eunuch Liu knew that Gu Zhong must have done this at the behest of the Third Prince. This was to scare others and serve as a warning to others! Eunuch Liu was still hoping that he would find a big tree to attack after returning to Beijing, but now he understood that he didn't have to wait until then.

With the Third Prince's ability, wouldn't it be easy for him to find an opportunity in his next trip?

But Eunuch Liu worked in the Imperial Household Department. Firstly, he was not a close attendant to the emperor. Secondly, it was not easy to place someone who had a say around the emperor.

Just when Eunuch Liu was feeling depressed, Wei Qingtong came to visit him...

Wei Qingtong first thanked him, and then explained the purpose of his visit.

He now has nowhere to go and doesn't want to live anywhere else. He doesn't have any other requests, he just asks Eunuch Liu to give him a place to settle down.

As Wei Qingtong spoke, tears began to fall.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Liu was at a loss for a moment, but when he looked at Wei Qingtong's condition, he suddenly had an idea.

In fact, Eunuch Liu was entrusted by Xie Shu to rescue Wei Qingtong this time. He did not inquire about anything in advance and only heard of Wei Qingtong.

When he saw Wei Qingtong today, Eunuch Liu couldn't help but take a second look at him. Although Wei Qingtong's background was a little poor, his appearance and temperament were like a white lotus born in the mud, which was very surprising.

This Wei Qingtong is not only a rare double-child, but he also has a mole between his eyebrows, earning him the nickname "Little Guanyin".

Eunuch Liu's mind raced, and a bold idea came to his mind. Perhaps, he could present Wei Qingtong to Emperor Qing.

At first, Eunuch Liu also thought that his idea was too ridiculous.

Although Emperor Qing also liked beautiful women in the past, he has paid more attention to self-cultivation over the years and no longer favors anyone in particular. Even Concubine Gu, who was once the most favored concubine in the harem, is now only visited by Emperor Qing once or twice a month. Of course, this is unique in the harem.

However, Eunuch Liu thought again, Emperor Qing is also a human being, how could he really give up his seven emotions and six desires?

Emperor Qing may have other intentions during his southern tour this time.

After all, Emperor Qing had only met ladies from the north before. Could it be that he had never thought about the beauties from the south?

If I could offer my beauty to please Emperor Qing, wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to have someone speaking in front of him in the future?

And now Wei Qingtong was right in front of him, and no one was more suitable than him.

There was nothing wrong with Wei Qingtong's appearance or figure. Most importantly, he was also known as "Little Guanyin"...

Maybe it doesn't mean anything to others, but it is different for the emperor.

Moreover, Wei Qingtong has no background, no power or influence. Even if he becomes favored in the future, he will still have to rely on him.

When Eunuch Liu thought of this, he had made up his mind.

Eunuch Liu looked at Wei Qingtong meaningfully and said with a smile, "Our family can give you a good place to go. This place is a place that countless people in the world dream of going to. It all depends on whether you are willing or not."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingtong slowly stopped crying. The color disappeared from his face, and instead he looked as white and pure as a lotus in the rain. He then nodded gently without saying anything.

Seeing that he was smart and obedient, Eunuch Liu was even more satisfied. He remembered something and looked at him with lightning eyes. He asked, "I have something else to ask you. Tell me the truth, did you have no relationship with Xie Shu?"

Although Eunuch Liu also felt that the answer to this question was no surprise, he had to ask it again. After all, Wei Qingtong was to be sent to the emperor, and there was no room for any carelessness.

Wei Qingtong raised his head and said: "Eunuch Liu, Brother Xie is just... pitying me, we are innocent and have nothing to do with each other."

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with his expression, Eunuch Liu felt relieved and gave him some advice and instruction for a few days before sending him to Emperor Qing.

As expected, Emperor Qing took a liking to Wei Qingtong that day, and Eunuch Liu was promoted to a higher rank because of it.

Eunuch Liu came to his senses. Although he had failed to live up to Xie Shu's trust, everything was settled now and there was no point in thinking about it.

After a while, a banquet was set up in the hall, and Eunuch Liu took over as the host. Just as the banquet was over and the table was cleared, a loud singing was heard from outside the hall: "The Saint has arrived."

After hearing this, everyone was afraid to breathe and bowed their heads to greet.

Xie Shu lowered his eyes. He was not as in awe of this ancient ruler of the highest class as the others, but he did feel a hint of curiosity in his heart.

At this time, Emperor Qing was seated and everyone was exempted from formalities.

Everyone looked up nervously, and saw that although Emperor Qing was only 45 years old and wearing a yellow robe, he looked much younger and dignified. At the same time, everyone also noticed that there was a beautiful male concubine beside Emperor Qing. For some reason, they always felt that she looked familiar, but it was difficult to recognize her.

Only Su Kai recognized this person. He was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. Before Su Kai could catch his breath, he heard Emperor Qing's friendly voice: "Who is Xie Shu? Come forward and let me see you."

Xie Shu walked to the front as he was told. He looked straight ahead and did not pay any attention to the male concubine beside the emperor. He just felt that there was a strange gaze looking at him.

However, Xie Shu did not care and said calmly: "I, Xie Shu, greet the emperor."

When Emperor Qing saw this young man approaching, he was completely different from Lü Shuo in style, but he was also handsome and elegant, which made people's eyes light up. He admired him a little more and couldn't help asking, "How old are you this year? Do you have any achievements?"

Xie Shu whispered, "I am a humble person. I am already twenty years old this year. After passing the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, I made no progress in the following four years."

Emperor Qing was slightly stunned when he heard this. He only knew that Xie Shu was Jiang Hong's new apprentice before. He thought that he was not much different from Lu Shuo and should have passed the imperial examination at least. He didn't expect that he was only a scholar.

However, when Emperor Qing saw Xie Shu's outstanding demeanor and his ability to be neither humble nor overbearing, his confusion was immediately dispelled. He thought that this man had won Jiang Hong's favor and was talented. He thought that he might have been unlucky for a while, or that he was hiding his shortcomings. He might be able to make a big splash in the future. Besides, Lü Shuo won the first place in the imperial examination at the age of 18, which was a rare talent in the previous dynasty. How could everyone be like him?

But when Emperor Qing thought about this, he was not as optimistic about Xie Shu as before. He had originally wanted to come up with a question to test him, but now he wanted to make things difficult for him. It happened that something had given Emperor Qing a headache in the past few days.

Emperor Qing then asked, "Xie Shu, you are both a student and a disciple of Jiang Hong. I want to ask you, since the last dynasty, the Yellow River has burst its banks every few years. Now, the Yellow River has been managed for many years, but there has been no progress. It has become the biggest problem in Jiangnan. Do you have any ideas?"

When Emperor Qing asked this question, he actually had no hope of getting any solution from Xie Shu, who had been studying all the time. After all, the Yellow River consumes tens of millions of manpower and countless gold every year, but none of the successive river governors were useful.

Xie Shu fell into deep thought after hearing this. There were not many ways to control the Yellow River in ancient times. Generally, they used the method of strengthening the embankments and dredging to divert the Yellow River into the sea.

But in fact, this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. If the upper reaches of the Yellow River are not managed, soil erosion will be serious and silt will impact the lower reaches, which will still cause flooding.

Of course, even if we realize this problem, it is not easy to solve it. First of all, due to the limitations of manpower and technological levels, the upper reaches are vast and sparsely populated, making it difficult to call on the people to plant trees. There is also no way to set up reservoirs in the area where the Yellow River flows to regulate the water flow.

However, Xie Shu recalled several books about ancient water conservancy projects that he had read in the present world, and he had the answer in his mind. He said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the difficulty in managing the Yellow River is due to the wrong river management techniques. The Yellow River is silted up year after year. Simply clearing the sand and silting and widening the river will only cause the riverbed to accumulate more and more, and eventually block the underground transport, causing it to burst in all directions."

Emperor Qing was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that Xie Shu's words were so accurate. No wonder the annual efforts to clean up the Yellow River sand were in vain.

Emperor Qing also had doubts in his heart. Xie Shu said that this method of river management was wrong. Could he come up with a better way?

At this time, Xie Shu continued, "Your Majesty, I think it would be better to build a dike to flush the sand with water."

Upon hearing this unprecedented statement, Emperor Qing's eyes suddenly flashed, and he asked, "What do you think?"

Xie Shu replied: "The downstream riverbank should be reinforced and raised to narrow the river channel. This will increase the water flow and speed up the downstream water flow. Not only will the new sand not sink, but the old sand will also be washed away."

Emperor Qing seemed to be thinking deeply after hearing this. Although the feasibility of this method still needs to be verified, Xie Shu was able to come up with such an idea, which showed that he was definitely not an ordinary person.

Emperor Qing suddenly felt a desire to appreciate talent, and said: "Xie Shu, you are not bound by the small inch of the world, and focus on the current situation. It is indeed good, but it is a pity that you have no achievements now..."

Emperor Qing felt a little embarrassed when he said this. Originally, if Xie Shuruo had the status of a juren, Emperor Qing could directly give him an unhurried official position, and if there was a chance in the future, he could slowly rise up.

At this time, a soft and timid voice suddenly sounded beside her, saying, "Your Majesty, I recognize this Master Xie. His talent is well-known throughout Jiangnan. Since you think that Master Xie is so open-minded, you should also be open-minded."

Emperor Qing was surprised when he heard this and said, "Oh, so Lord Wei also knows Xie Shu?" However, Emperor Qing didn't care about this, he just smiled and said, "Lord Wei's words make sense, how about this, Xie Shu, I order you to be the Left Picker, what do you think?"

When these words were spoken, the people present were simply in disbelief, with different expressions on their faces. It was clear that they had suddenly realized, wasn't this the little Guanyin "Wei Qingtong"?

Who could have imagined that after Shuang'er, the helpless girl in the past, was taken away by Eunuch Liu, she would actually transform into the emperor's male concubine!

At this time, everyone couldn't help but secretly think that since Wei Qingtong was able to recommend Xie Shu under such circumstances, it seemed that the two of them really had no ambiguous relationship, and were just friends as neighbors.

However, Xie Shu was going to rise to a high position because of this. For a moment, everyone was envious and jealous. Thinking of Su Kai, they felt gloating. If Emperor Qing knew that Su Kai had threatened Wei Qingtong, would Su Kai still have a chance to survive?

Su Kai's legs were already trembling and he could hardly hold on.

Yu Chuxi raised his head and stared at Xie Shu's figure with a complicated look in his eyes, but in the end he just looked at him calmly.

After Emperor Qing finished speaking, he waited for Xie Shu to express his gratitude. Eunuch Liu even winked at Xie Shu vigorously, as if he wanted to agree on Xie Shu's behalf.

Nowadays, the imperial examination is being promoted vigorously throughout the country. Emperor Qing has rarely made exceptions to recruit anyone in these years. The last time was several years ago.

This time, Emperor Qing took a fancy to Xie Shu and gave him the position of Zuo Shiyi. It is conceivable that Emperor Qing admired Xie Shu very much.

Although Zuo Shiyi was an eighth-rank official, he could serve Emperor Qing and give him advice. He was also known as the "honorable official" and countless people tried to curry favor with him!

Who could refuse such an official position?

Xie Shu's expression remained unmoved, as if Emperor Qing's words had no appeal to him at all. He spoke without hesitation, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my rudeness. I still want to enter the government through the imperial examination."

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