Yu Qizhe paused slightly, his face looked calm, but several thoughts had already crossed his mind. He knew that the eunuch must be Shen Tian's man. He said gratefully, "So it was Prime Minister Shen who said this. Zhan Xing and Prime Minister Shen have never had any contact. I didn't expect that Prime Minister Shen still cares about Zhan Xing."
The young eunuch smiled and said, "I, the editor, won the first place in the imperial examination before I was even twenty. You are really talented and promising. Prime Minister Shen appreciates you and has a love for your talent. Naturally, he will recommend you to His Majesty. In the future, I, the editor, will often walk in front of the emperor. It is only a matter of time before His Majesty values me. I am bound to have a bright future."
"I am truly ashamed to receive your kind words, Eunuch Wang." Yu Qizhe said, "If it weren't for Prime Minister Shen's care, I would not have had the chance to be summoned by the emperor."
Seeing that he had accepted Prime Minister Shen's favor in his heart, the young eunuch was very satisfied and said with a smile, "Although I am a eunuch, I have seen a lot of things in the previous dynasty. For a person, it is not important what his background was before entering the officialdom. What is important is to choose the right big tree to lean on. It is said that big trees are good for shade. If you choose the right backer, you can rise to the top in one step. But if you choose the wrong one, at best you will waste your life in mediocrity and have a bleak future. At worst, you will have no hope of promotion and may even lose your life."
The young eunuch slapped him lightly on the mouth, "Oh, I don't know what's wrong with me today. I can't control my mouth when I see Editor Yu. I'm so talkative! Editor Yu, please don't look down on me for being too talkative."
"What Eunuch Wang said are all valuable advice. Zhan Xing has benefited a lot from listening to it. I would like to thank you for your advice." Yu Qizhe bowed with a sincere look on his face.
The young eunuch found him more and more pleasing to the eye. The ministers of the previous dynasty had always looked down upon eunuchs. Even though they were polite in words, they had never shown respect to eunuchs like them, with the exception of Cheng Zhangyin.
Seeing that the palace gate was about to be reached, he escorted him to the east side gate and said, "Editor Yu, take care. I will take you here."
Yu Qizhe nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
After leaving the palace, Yu Qizhe saw the family carriage parked outside. Lu Jin was sitting on the shaft with his arms folded, and Liuzi was sitting on the shaft. When they heard footsteps, they both looked over.
"Why are you so late today?" Lu Jin jumped off the carriage. He and Liuzi had been waiting at the palace gate until now after finishing his duty at the Palace Guard Department. He almost thought that something had happened to Yu Qizhe in the Hanlin Academy today.
Yu Qizhe said briefly, "He was summoned by His Majesty."
He got on the carriage and Lu Jin followed him in. "Why did the emperor suddenly think of summoning you?" Lu Jin was very angry for Yu Qizhe at first. He was the first in the class of three places in the imperial examination. Although he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, his official position was not as good as the second and third place. Later, he heard Yu Qizhe say that being too aggressive will bring disaster, and it was better for him to keep a low profile now. Only then did he gradually let it go.
Liuzi drove the carriage, and Yu Qizhe leaned against the wall of the carriage, his body relaxed a lot, and said, "The emperor summoned me to Fengtianzhai to discuss Taoism. The eunuch who just sent me out of the palace said that the emperor was unhappy about the renovation of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the court today. It was Prime Minister Shen who mentioned me in front of the emperor, so he remembered to summon me."
"Shen Tian?" Lu Jin frowned. "What is he thinking? Everyone knows that you are Liu Ci Fu's disciple. He is not trying to be a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken."
Yu Qizhe rubbed the mutton-fat jade around his waist with his fingertips without saying a word.
No matter what Shen Tianan was thinking, it was a good thing for him. At least he got to show his face in front of Emperor Mingzheng. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
When he answered like that in the palace examination that day, he had already left a clue for himself, so it didn't matter even if Shen Tian didn't mention him in front of Emperor Mingzheng today.
As long as Emperor Mingzheng takes the elixir, those accusations that he worships Taoism and neglects state affairs will appear again and again. Sooner or later, Emperor Mingzheng will remember him. Shen Tian just brought this opportunity forward.
The young eunuch suggested that he rely on the big tree of Shen Tian, but he didn't know that Yu Qizhe had never thought of relying on anyone for shade, but wanted to be that big tree himself!
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