Tiantang

Chapter 64 Yang Yuhuan's Hidden Worry and Li Longji's Probe (Part [-])

Chapter 070 Yang Yuhuan's hidden worries and Li Longji's exploration

In the imperial study.

Li Longji was writing something at his desk with great interest, while Gao Lishi leaned forward slightly, watching with a smile, and seemed to be admiring repeatedly.

Li Jingzhong walked in on tiptoe, and as soon as he showed his head, Gao Lishi waved him away.

After a while, Gao Lishi walked out indifferently, and Li Jingzhong quickly fell to the ground and said respectfully, "General, I was ordered to bring Zhang Xuan here, and I am summoning him outside the imperial study."

"Let him come in, our family is waiting here." Gao Lishi waved his hand.

Li Jingzhong didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly withdrew as ordered.

Although they are both eunuchs, their status and status are as different as heaven and earth.It can be said that Gao Lishi is so high that he can call the wind and rain in the three thousand palaces of the Tang Dynasty, and control the life and death of the eunuchs in the palace. To deal with an insignificant eunuch like Li Jingzhong is as easy as pinching an ant.

Therefore, eunuchs like Li Jingzhong feared Gao Lishi even more than the emperor.

Li Jingzhong hurried out to call Zhang Xuan, "Young Master Zhang, General Gao is here to invite you."

"Young Master Zhang, don't be rude when you meet General Gao..." Just as Zhang Xuan was about to pass by him and enter the imperial study, Li Jingzhong hesitated for a moment, but lowered his voice to remind him.

Zhang Xuan stopped and cupped his hands in thanks, "Thank you, Eunuch, Zhang Xuan saves it."

When Zhang Xuan entered the outer hall of the imperial study, Gao Lishi was sitting on a rocking chair with his eyes closed.

Zhang Xuan knew that Gao Lishi was deliberately putting on a show, but he had no choice.At this moment, the difference in status between him and Gao Lishi is too great, there is no comparison at all. It is actually normal for Gao Lishi to put on airs in front of him.

"Zhang Xuan pays his respects to General Gao." Zhang Xuan bowed down.

Gao Lishi slowly opened his eyes, glanced slowly at Zhang Xuan, suddenly smiled and waved his hands, "Brother Zhang, let's meet again. When we went to Mrs. Guo's house that day, our family I feel that the little brother is not a thing in the pool, and sooner or later there will be a time of soaring... It's just that I didn't expect this day to come so soon."

"It's not simple, it's not simple."

"It's all the general's love and support, and Zhang Xuan is so terrified and ashamed." Zhang Xuan was indifferent in his heart, but his mouth showed another scene.

"It has nothing to do with our family that my little brother can have today. However, our family has been talking about my little brother with the emperor these days, but we are quite admirable..." Gao Lishi slowly got up, "The emperor called , my little brother will follow our house into the court to meet the Holy Majesty. When you see the Holy Majesty, you must not be rude, speak nonsense, violate the rules, and break the rules. Do you remember the rules in the palace?"

"Zhang Xuan always keeps in mind the teachings of the great general, and he never dares to forget them for a day."

Seeing Zhang Xuan's respectful attitude, Gao Lishi smiled softly, "Let's go—"

After entering the study, Gao Lishi hurriedly walked to the back of the book case, leaned on Li Longji's ear and whispered, "Everyone, Zhang Xuan is here."

Li Longji snorted, casually put down the pen in his hand, then sat up straight, and said calmly, "Xuan".

Gao Lishi cleared his throat, and shouted in a sharp voice: "See you, Zhang Xuan—"

Zhang Xuan bypassed a beautifully carved screen, went inside and prostrated himself on the ground, "Zhang Xuan pays homage to the emperor, long live my emperor."

Seeing that Zhang Xuan's etiquette was quite satisfactory when he saw him, and no one could find any faults, Li Longji couldn't help but smiled and looked sideways at Gao Lishi and said with a smile, "Lishi, this son's behavior seems to be that of a courtier..."

Gao Lishi smiled without saying a word.

"Stay flat, Lishi, show Zhang Xuan a seat."

Li Longji waved his hand slowly.

Zhang Xuan bowed and replied, "Thank you, Majesty Long En, Zhang Xuan dare not take a seat, just stand."

Seeing him like this, Li Longji didn't insist, but the sharpness in the projected eyes became more and more sharp.

After a moment of silence, Li Longji suddenly grabbed two memorabilia from the desk and asked Gao Lishi to pass them on, "Zhang Xuan, look at these two memos first, and I'll ask you again when it's over."

Zhang Xuan took the watch with both hands respectfully, opened it hastily, and was surprised.These are two memorials from courtiers recommending him to be an official. One was submitted by Yang Guozhong, recommending him as a doctor of the Ministry of Rites; Official—Prince Si Yilang.

The doctor of the Ministry of Rites is a real position from the fifth rank, while the prince Si Yilang is a virtual position from the sixth rank. One is an important position in the six departments of the imperial court, with a high rank; the other is a subordinate official of the Eastern Palace, with a low rank. Power is not comparable.

But for Zhang Xuan, this is not the most important thing. What is important is why Li Longji showed him these two recommendation lists. What is the intention of this scheming Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?

Test yourself?Zhang Xuan's thoughts flashed, although his face did not change, but his heart actually stirred up waves.

Li Longji stared at Zhang Xuan with an indifferent smile on his face. In fact, the natural power of the Son of Heaven over all living beings did not need to be deliberately artificial at all, and it spread out invisible.

Zhang Xuan's heart tightened, and he respectfully handed over the two memos in his hand to Gao Lishi, and then stood by his side with bowed head, waiting for Li Longji to ask him.

"Your talent is famous in the court and the public. In the court, many ministers and workers have expressed their intention to recommend you to be an official and serve the court." Li Longji said slowly, but the smile on his face It is more intense, "And I am also a person who loves talents. Although you are young, your talents and temperament are quite worthy of reuse."

"Most of the subordinates in the East Palace are idlers... I deeply agree with Yang Xiang's recommendation of you as a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. Therefore, after thinking about it, I decided to accept Yang Xiang's memorial. Calling you into the palace today is just a part of me. Love talents, I would like to remind you in person. This way of being an official is very different from the way of a scholar..."

Li Longji said lightly, but there was a hint of sharpness in his seemingly cloudy eyes.

Out of the corner of Zhang Xuan's eyes, he noticed that Gao Lishi's slightly squinted blister eyes occasionally opened and closed, revealing a bit of playful brilliance, so he couldn't help but sneered.

As a high-ranking emperor, facing such a scholar who is not yet a weak crown, he still wants to play with such deep scheming, isn't it extremely absurd?

In fact, any official position is not the point, the point is that Li Longji was unwilling to let Zhang Xuan become Yang Guozhong's disciple.And his real intention was to let him enter the East Palace to assist Prince Li Heng. As for whether he should be a real assistant or a nail placed beside Li Heng, that was not what Zhang Xuan had to consider now.

But the emperor refused to directly put his intentions into practice... The inadvertent probing and hinting were nothing more than to see whether Zhang Xuan knew current affairs and would cooperate with the emperor to complete the play—that is, to let the emperor achieve Wish, but not to irritate Yang Guozhong and the Yang family (mostly Concubine Yang).

It is natural for Zhang Xuan to understand current affairs. After passing Li Longji's first wave of tests, it is inevitable for him to add some weight to his heart and support him as a dark chess game that can be cultivated; and if Zhang Xuan does not understand current affairs ——Or the emperor would not object to Zhang Xuan becoming a disciple of Yang Guozhong, but his future would inevitably be suppressed by him.

If Zhang Xuan was just an ordinary young scholar, he would really get lost in the emperor's performance, and thus jump into a dangerous pit without realizing it.

(End of this chapter)