It can be said that it has attracted everyone's attention.
In fact, with Shao Chengzhang's announcement of signing up, not only did everyone's attention come into focus, the whole place was a bit agitated, and Emperor Zhao also rarely smiled, with an expression of anticipation... He actually wanted to see what kind of person this Southeast idol celebrity Zhang Wugou, who was almost like "If people don't know Chen Jinnan, it's useless to call him a hero", was like?
After a while, a middle-aged scholar wearing a soft bun, a plain long gown and a jade pendant was seen walking along the West Lake. He turned around in front of Phoenix Mountain. Before he came to the emperor, he seemed to have a calm posture and a straight body, which attracted countless people who were "ready for consultation" to look up, wanting to see what Mr. Wuque looked like.
However, there happened to be a monk named Dahui among them. He saw this scene from afar, and then stole a glance at Emperor Zhao who was sitting below with an expectant look on his face. He sighed in his heart and recited a jingle in the chaos.
As the saying goes:
"Beat the stone man's head with a stick, and expose the facts.
There is no need for Zen meetings or Taoist meetings. "
After finishing reading it, Monk Dahui felt that he had done a good job, so he recited it twice more in his mind and prepared to go back and copy it.
However, just as Monk Dahui had written down his new creation, Zhang Jiuchen also arrived before the emperor and was about to pay his respects... At this moment, suddenly, a large flock of crows suddenly flew out from the Phoenix Mountain behind Emperor Zhao, and then made a lot of noise, like a dark cloud with its own sound, flying over everyone's heads, causing everyone to suddenly change color but not knowing what to say.
Everyone in Hangzhou knows that there are many crows on Phoenix Mountain.
Even Emperor Zhao knew this, because this was the location of the old palace of Wu Yue, and he, Emperor Zhao, had originally stayed here. This was also the reason why this martial arts conference was held on the banks of the West Lake... It was not that Emperor Zhao was trying to be pretentious, but this place was right in front of his door.
After living here for several days, I knew that there were a lot of crows here. So many that I could not sleep because I could hear them crowing in the middle of the night every day.
However, even though they knew about it, the fact that it happened at this time and in this kind of situation made everyone suspicious. Especially when the crows flew over, they quickly exploded over the West Lake. Most of them flew away in groups, but a few actually turned back to Phoenix Mountain and kept crying.
"It's okay, just use it as an accompaniment."
After waiting for a long time, the crow kept calling intermittently. Zhao Jiu was too lazy to pay attention to it, so he smiled and gestured to Zhang Jiucheng. "Mr. Zhang, please speak."
"I am ashamed." Zhang Jiucheng came to his senses and felt that he had lost his composure. He quickly bowed. "Excuse me, Your Majesty."
"I'm at peace." As the loud crow's cry came again, Zhao Jiu also became serious. "Zhang Qing, is there anything you want to teach me?"
"I am ashamed to say that before I write to you, I would like to ask you a question."
"Tell me about it."
"Your Majesty is asking about government affairs today. I wonder what attitude you have towards these advices and memorials?" Zhang Jiucheng was indeed extraordinary from the beginning. She was not the same kind of slut as those who were 'for consultation' next to her.
Zhao Jiu also nodded slightly and looked at me seriously: "Not only today, but also during this southern tour, I have only one sincere look at you."
Zhang Jiucheng nodded slightly, then continued to stand in front of the emperor holding the document in his hand and asked: "I also thought that the emperor's southern tour this time, from the original intention to this martial arts conference, was a sincere attitude... It is under the attention of everyone, and everyone knows it. This cannot be false."
Zhao Jiu was slightly proud.
"But I, a commoner, would like to ask the emperor, the emperor is sincere to others outside, he appears sincere during the southern tour, he is sincere at the martial arts conference, is he always sincere in Tokyo? Is he still sincere when he returns to the harem? In private, are they also sincere to the concubines and close ministers?" Zhang Jiuchen continued to inquire.
Hearing this, Zhao Jiu's face finally changed slightly, but he hesitated for a moment, not knowing what he remembered.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the emperor could not speak directly, Zhang Wuqiu raised his head and said, "Since the emperor is hesitating, I am afraid he cannot admit his sincerity."
Zhao Jiu sneered, shook his head, and then turned to nod at the other person sitting there: "Zhang Qing is right. I was already insincere when I hesitated just now... Besides, I really can't be cautious when alone, let alone be sincere to anyone."
When the two met and fought for the first time, it was Zhang Wujiu who got the upper hand. However, the victorious Mr. Wujiu did not show any joy at all. Instead, he became more respectful and leaned over to respectfully present the document in his hand with both hands.
The Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Yu Yunwen, stepped forward to take it and then presented it to the emperor.
When the document arrived, Zhao Jiu opened it on the desk in front of him, glanced at the opening format, and closed it directly, then spoke sincerely to the person below:
"Zhang Wujiu, I have long heard of your reputation. As early as in Tokyo, Prime Minister Zhao Ding mentioned your name, saying that you are a talent for being a prime minister. When I arrived in Hangzhou, the envoy Lu Xianggong also told me that you are a talent for being a prime minister. Not only that, although the Prime Minister Zhang Jun did not mention you, he said that there is a monk Dahui in the southeast who is sensible and obedient. If I want to manage temples in the south, this person may be more useful than the abbot of Shaolin Temple. When I came to the southeast, I asked a little and found out that you and the monk Dahui are old friends, so I have even more expectations for you..."
At this point, Zhao Jiu and Zhang Jiucheng almost simultaneously glanced at the monk Dahui who was meditating in silence among the row of bald heads, which made the latter jump with fear… At this moment, the great monk felt that the official was too cunning. Since he knew that he was related to Zhang Shuxiang's family and that he was so close to Zhang Jiucheng, he didn't even come to ask him, and didn't even reveal it. He just pretended to force him to pay two hundred more stones of new rice.
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