diskusbooks Chapter 420: Each Goes to the Sky 1
Chapter 420: Each Goes to the Sky 1
Wang Jinyi looked at the tears that suddenly appeared in Putian's eyes and tried to comfort him, but she saw Putian hurriedly raised his hand to wipe away the clear snot that was flowing down his nose.
As he was stunned, the neat stitches on the Pushan cuff patch, the frayed cuffs, and the awkward wiping action made Wang Jinyi feel a sour taste in his throat.
The cold wind blew up the threads of Pushan's cuffs, like a needle piercing into people's hearts.
A talented and beautiful person without a family background or backing was unable to display his talent amid jealousy and conspiracy, and was thus buried.
Although Emperor Qianyuan was a wise ruler and in urgent need of capable ministers to assist the crown prince, he had no idea that his number one scholar was being schemed against by cunning men and could no longer gain a foothold in the court...
"Sir, there is no need to refuse."
Wang Jinyi stretched out his hand, "Zhu Yu, bring me my jade token."
Zhu Yu stepped forward quickly and spread out two green jade tokens in his hands. These were the steward's jade tokens. Wang Jinyi took a look and said:
"Take the white jade tablet with my name on it."
A mutton-fat jade plaque engraved with a lotus pattern appeared in Zhu Yu's palm.
Wang Jinyi picked up the warm and soft white jade plate and handed it out.
Yuqing reached out from behind the young lady and took it, presented it with both hands, and handed it to Putian.
Pushan took a half step back, hesitated for a moment, and curled and unclenched his fingers under his blue cotton robe:
"Ms. Wang, I hope you can think about it... at least discuss it with your family... after all, there are bad rumors about me..."
"What's the rumor? It says that you were kidnapped by bad guys and you had to fight a hungry wolf to escape?
Or is it that you passed the imperial examination and rode your horse through the streets in a reckless and carefree manner? Or is it that you had an affair with the princess?
The other thing is that you are arrogant because of your talent, treat your superiors with disrespect, and are at odds with your colleagues? ..."
Wang Jinyi said loudly and firmly:
"Whether these rumors are true or not has nothing to do with me. I only value your talent.
You studied hard and passed the imperial examination after going through many hardships. This is enough for me to invite you to be the head of the library today."
In the cold wind, Wang Jinyi unzipped the hood strap and pulled away the fur scarf that was covering her mouth.
"Sir, you have saved my life. It is because of your warning of the bloody disaster that I can stand here and talk to you today. You are a benefactor and a friend to me. I will not lie to you..."
In the cold wind, the last bit of snow on the old locust tree was blown off, like a special background for the girl. Putian's heart was warmed and it also firmly remembered today's scene.
The Wang family, this is the Wang family after all!
Wang Jinyi immediately understood Pushan's expression.
“Sir, you can regret accepting the jade token. It’s just giving yourself a chance, so why not?
Besides, have you heard of the stars in the night sky?
Do you think the person who uses this pen name would be impulsive and brainless?
I'll give you three days to think about it. Once you've thought it over, I'll talk to you in the abbot's room about the construction and management of the library. By the way, I want to use your talent to do something. Don't think I'm kidding, or showing mercy! ..."
"Yuqing, put the jade token away for me first, and we'll talk about it in three days."
Pushan looked at the encouragement and fighting spirit dancing in the girl's eyes woodenly, and let out a sigh silently. He didn't even notice that his melancholy eyes had relaxed and were faintly filled with a smile.
The two men agreed to meet in three days, bowed deeply to each other, and then went their separate ways.
In the abbot's meditation room, after Ding Yi received the order and left, Emperor Qianyuan pointed to the position on the low couch where the abbot had sat, and looked at Ouyang with a playful expression as he sat down.
The young eunuch tactfully packed up the chessboard, and Emperor Qianyuan pushed the white chess pot to Ouyang. He picked up a black piece with his index and middle fingers and suspended it in the air.
"Tell me, what did you realize today?"
"In the letter that my father passed on before his death, he took responsibility for not keeping only one of the twins according to the ancestral rules. He also wanted to blame himself so that I could return to the royal family..."
Emperor Qianyuan placed the chess piece on Tianyuan, raised his hand and steadied his emotions after hearing the prince's last words, and spoke in a low voice,
"In fact, your return to the royal family depends on what others do. Publishing the truth about the past seems to be one of the ways. You can think more about this matter..."
"My father and the queen both died because of that radioactive jade..."
"Let the internal guards investigate this matter. One hundred internal guards have been activated and Lu Ziyou, a staff member of the Eastern Palace, is in charge. I'll give it to you to supervise it. Are you up to the task...?"
Emperor Qianyuan raised his head and gazed at his sixteen-year-old grandson. Ouyang stood up and clasped his fists, "I will live up to your expectations and will investigate what happened back then!"
Emperor Qianyuan waved, "Come, sit down."
When Ouyang took the white piece from the chess pot and thought about where to place it, Emperor Qianyuan asked again,
"What do you think of the daughter of the Wang family becoming a nun?"
Ouyang looked up at Emperor Qianyuan, thought for a moment, and replied:
"The Wang family made Miss Xunyang shave her head in order to protect her. This shows that the Wang family cares about this girl very much..."
"What else have you seen?" Emperor Qianyuan asked in an enlightening way.
"The Wang family was able to secretly bring people out of the Pure Land Temple and complete the tonsure without anyone noticing, under the supervision of the East Palace guards. This shows the strength of the Wang family..."
"Xiao Yu, do you know what the Wang family is telling us by having the second Miss Xunyang ordained?"
Ouyang looked at his grandfather with an instructive expression and shook his head.
"This decision must have been made by the Wang clan or that old fellow Wang Minzhang."
After a while, a smile appeared on Emperor Qianyuan's face.
“Yu’er, the Wang clan is telling the emperor that the entire Wang family will not take sides in the struggle for imperial power, and they will only be loyal to the ruler.
You must remember that one day when you come to power, you can appoint Wang officials and scholars, but they will not favor anyone in the struggle for imperial power..."
When the curtain drum sounded slowly at the Pure Land Temple, Emperor Qianyuan took Ouyang and Master Huiming to bid farewell. Wrapped in the cold, the group passed through the mountain gate and disappeared into the winding mountain path.
Ever since Wang Jinyi decided to invite Putian out of retirement, he secretly made up his mind not to waste Putian's talent and to keep Putian for the Wang clan.
After all, there have been only more than 500 number one scholars in thousands of years of civilization history. Such a rare talent has finally come across you. How can you let such a treasure be buried in the dust? At least you have to use him for your own benefit to make the encounter worthwhile!
As soon as he returned to Yunshuitang, Wang Jinyi became busy. He first wrote a letter and asked Yuqing to find a way to pass it to the clan, saying that he had met Putian and wanted to keep Putian in the royal clan.
After Yuqing left, he wrote another letter to Fengmei, asking her to rush back to Xunyang overnight to give it to her grandfather, explaining his thoughts and asking her grandfather to take good care of Putian in the future.
The last letter was written to his parents in the capital, asking them to choose a clever child to bring back when their parents came to visit him.
After folding the letter, he thought for a moment and unfolded it again, adding a sentence saying that he might have to spend the New Year at Luoxia Temple. After writing, he used a brush to erase the words, let the manuscript dry, and put it in an envelope.
"Sister Feng, come on, let's go now and deliver this letter to Shangjing and hand it over to my parents personally..."