The days were exceptionally long in the height of summer, it was already more than six in the afternoon, and the sun had not yet set in the west outside.
Yongshou Palace hall.
A four-dragon gossip bronze tripod burning three wrist thick sandalwood incense, coupled with the three Qing statue of the three burning sandalwood incense burner, making the temple incense fire, unending, dazzling the entire palace are curling sandalwood smoke.
Inside the hall there are three long cases, in front of the long case there are more than ten officials are busy, writing, or reading a stack of question books.
Such sunshine, such incense, but inside the Palace of Eternal Life is cool as if the air conditioning is on.
Who is the source of cold air?
Obviously not busy writing or reviewing the question book of more than ten officials in the temple.
Look further in.
Inside the hall of the bedchamber in the middle of a gossip cushion, cushion in front of a few copies of the question of the open article, gossip cushion sitting in a sitting a wearing a green cloth gossip robe, head wearing a mixed scarf, thin, dignified face, a serious face of a middle-aged man.
This man was none other than Emperor Jiajing.
Jiajing Emperor closed his eyes, his brows were locked, his face was very bad, a posture that no one could get close to him, and it felt like a cold aura emanated from his bones.
Obviously the cold aura originated from here.
Beside Jiajing Emperor who closed his eyes for cultivation, there were also two small eunuchs kneeling, and the small eunuchs were holding two food boxes high in their hands, which emitted a burst of aroma.
“Your Holiness, please also have your meal. Breakfast and lunch you have not entered, this dinner if you do not enter, is the iron body can not stand ah. I implore Your Holiness to use a bite of it ……”
Huang Jin knelt in front of Jiajing Emperor and risked his life to advise him, his face filled with worry and anxiety.
“Companion Huang, remove it, I am unhurt and have no appetite.”
Jiajing Emperor opened his eyes and swept a glance, shook his head expressionlessly, then continued to close his eyes and pinch his hand seals to meditate.
Kneeling to raise the food box two small eunuchs did not know what to do, Huang Jin sighed and waved his hand, letting the two small eunuchs remove the food box.
“The saint did not eat again?”
Yan Song, who was busy in the outer hall, saw the little eunuchs walking out with the food boxes, and couldn’t help but put down the brush in his hand, and went forward with an anxious face to ask.
“His holiness said he has no appetite.”Two small eunuchs lowered their heads and said back.
Alas ……
Yan Song sighed, worriedly looked in the direction of the bedchamber, and then shifted his gaze to the busy ministers in the main hall, under Yan Song’s gaze, the busy ministers in the main hall became more uptight.
A heavy task and a long way to go.
Jiajing Emperor has not eaten again, indicating that his mood is still poor, which also indicates that the article they just submitted did not satisfy Jiajing Emperor.
The atmosphere in the great hall couldn’t help but depress a few more points.
“Hua Ting, how is your article doing?”Yan Song slowly paced in front of Xu Shi and asked softly.
“The last article is done, this second article is just about to wrap up, still need a tea time.”Xu step looked up and said back.
“Zi Shi, what about you?”
Yan Song nodded and asked Li Chunfang, who was seated at the bottom.
Li Chunfang got up and respectfully returned, “Back to Pavilion Elder, my humble servant is about to finish this second piece.”
“Good.”
Yan Song nodded with great relief, those sitting at this table were some of the best penmen in the Ming.
If Yuan Wei didn’t go to the border inspection then it’s better …… This time Yan Song thought of Yuan Wei, Yuan Wei although arrogant some, but still respectful to himself, and also with the East Building friendship, if Yuan Wei didn’t go to the border inspection then, with this kid’s penmanship, this one day’s work at least can do three masterpieces.
I am old, not as talented as in the past, today only wrote a vomit, compared to the articles of Xu Shi and others, or a little worse.
But the good thing is, in the afternoon has been notified by someone to the east building, I think very soon the east building will be able to people will write a good article to send.
Yan Song asked after this table of ambush writing officials, and then paced to another long case.
This table had dozens of question books on it, and three officials were carefully flipping through the dozens of question books on the table.
“Jingqing, are there any masterpieces in the essay question books sent from outside this afternoon?”Yan Song walked to Yan Maoqing and asked.
When Yan Maoqing heard Yan Song’s words, he was about to get up and salute, Yan Song slightly smiled and waved his hand signalling that it would be good for Yan Maoqing to sit and reply.
Yan Maoqing is Yan Song’s old subordinate, things Yan Song such as things father, no, is more filial than to the real father, so the outside world is also much Yan Maoqing is Yan Song’s godson’s statement.
“Pavilion old man standing, how is it good for Mao Qing to sit. The afternoon of the article question book, I have carefully and meticulously flipped through several times, write a few good, but called on the masterpiece is very few. These are the rare ones that are well written.”Even if Yan Song signalled Yan Maoqing to sit down and reply, Yan Maoqing still got up and replied respectfully and without losing familiarity, saying that the three books on the table were handed over to Yan Song.
Yan Song nodded, took the three question books, casually opened the top one, flipping up:
“The world tastes to Buddha and Taoism compared to each other, Yu a smile a cover. Buddhist cultivate sex not cultivate life, cultivate the next life not cultivate this life, empty talk karma blessing, how can it be a great success? It is the Buddha’s manifestation, into the secular cross-currents, the Buddha’s fools are mostly blinded by this. We must know the truth of “around the gentleman clever over the face of sensitive, do not meet the true teacher do not strong guess”.
……
I am writing this article because I don’t want to argue. I’m not going to argue about it. It is only to help people in the mystery to solve the problem!”
“Jingqing, you did well.”
After reading this essay question book, Yan Song nodded slightly, his face showing some smiles, and praised Yan Maoqing.
This article was written in an unconventional manner, although the writing style was not better than that of Li Chunfang and the others, but in terms of the entire article, it did not fall behind in the slightest.
Visible yan maoqing is selected by heart.
In Yan Song is about to flip through the next when, outside the temple came in a small eunuch, see this small eunuch, Yan Song face smile more thick, will hand the three articles question book handed to the Yan Maoqing, and encourage a few words.
After encouraging Yan Maoqing, Yan Song walked towards the little eunuch, who turned his back to the crowd and took out a question book from his sleeve and handed it to Yan Song.
My son’s essay has finally arrived.
Yan Song received the question book, nodded with satisfaction, took out a bulging pouch from his sleeve and stuffed it into the little eunuch’s hand.
The little eunuch pushed back a bit and then collected it.
Yan Song gentle smile and nodded, then turned around and returned to the seat to go, anxious to Yan Shifan knife article, copy again.
This send Yan Shifan knife article of small eunuch just exit the temple, there is a small eunuch holding five articles question book came in, it is in Wuyi Hall Secretary straight Eunuch Li.
“The adults of the Wuyi壂 have submitted five more articles.”Eunuch Li walked into the hall and reported.
“Thank you, Eunuch Li.”
Yan Maoqing went forward to thank Eunuch Li and received the question book, he was responsible for screening the articles submitted by the officials of the Wuji Hall Division, the articles submitted by the Wuji Hall had to pass through his hands first, selecting the best works, and then handing them over to Yan Song for an inspection, and then Yan Song would decide whether or not to submit them to the Jiajing Emperor’s imperial inspection.
