"The humble ministers kowtow to the Supreme Emperor and wish the Supreme Emperor good luck every year and good luck every year."

Although almost everyone in Chonghua Hall has heard of Jia Lian's name, many of them have never seen Jia Lian's true face.

Therefore, when Jia Lian appeared in front of the hall, many people couldn't help but secretly praise him at first sight: What a handsome young man!

He is indeed a young man. Among the people who can enter the palace, regardless of the clan or the civil and military officials, Jia Lian is definitely one of the youngest people.

Just when all the dignitaries in the hall were praising Jia Lian's appearance, they saw that the Supreme Emperor, who had been sitting on the high dragon chair from beginning to end, stood up and stepped down after staring at Jia Lian for a few seconds.

steps.

Seeing this, everyone could not be surprised and stood up to show respect.

"Are you Jia Lian?"

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, the humble minister is Jia Lian."

Face to face with the Supreme Emperor, the supreme being in the world, even Jia Lian felt quite pressured. He quietly raised his head and took a look at the Supreme Emperor, who was standing only a few steps away in front of him, and saw that his body was old and thin.

However, even for such an old man who looks quite frail, his random actions can affect the whole hall, which represents the thoughts and actions of the most powerful people in the entire Wei Dynasty.

"As expected, you are a handsome and elegant person with extraordinary appearance. It seems that the Queen Mother is right. You are indeed the most outstanding young talent among my generation, the Great Wei Dynasty."

The Emperor did not hide his praise for Jia Lian at all, and the mention of the Queen Mother in his words made everyone who heard it feel envious.

Jia Lian didn't know what kind of luck he had hit. Not only did Ning Kangdi value him in every possible way and regarded him as a confidant, but even the two old saints, the Emperor and the Queen Mother, also had such good senses for him. It was a blessing.

Already.

You know, even the current prince would never receive such treatment.

Jia Lian was not stunned by the sudden honor and favor from the Supreme Emperor. Instead, he glanced at Emperor Ning Kang standing above him. He noticed that his expression had not changed at all and was still as cold as water, and his heart skipped a beat.

While he was looking back, he glanced at the high-ranking Queen Mother, and met her bright eyes. However, the latter immediately turned indifferent at that moment, and even her beautiful face became...

A bit of a cool color.

Jia Lian did not dare to make a mistake, and quickly bowed and responded: "The Emperor and the Queen Mother are so complimentary. I am ashamed that I cannot deserve it."

The Supreme Emperor looked around Jia Lian half a circle with great interest, and suddenly said: "Although the pair of unicorns that your Rongguo Mansion gave me are good, they are nothing to me. Compared with this jade unicorn, I

I would rather see the real talent and learning of this real Qilin.

I have heard a few poems you have written before, and I think they are quite good. So today, I want to test you in person. I wonder if you have the courage to show off your talent and learning in front of me, a prince full of people in the palace?

"

Hearing what the Supreme Emperor said, many people in the hall became interested. They all knew that Jia Lian was a martial artist, but they had also heard that Jia Lian became very popular in poetry when he was gambling with others in the Prince's Courtyard and wrote many excellent works.

, not only wiped out the face of those who gambled, but also made glorious deeds such as earning 10,000 taels of gambling capital.

Hearing is worse than seeing. Today, you may have the opportunity to witness with your own eyes whether it is just rumors or whether Jia Lian is really talented and versatile in both civil and military affairs!

Of course, there are also many people who are secretly jealous. The Supreme Emperor has not been involved in foreign affairs for many years. Normally, even the prince, grandsons and grandsons can see his appearance, let alone take an exam in person.

It is definitely a great honor to be taught by the Supreme Emperor, let alone on such an important occasion as the Supreme Emperor's birthday banquet.

It is conceivable that if any of the disciples in the clan could get such an opportunity, they would wake up laughing in their sleep.

Jia Lian had long known that if he chose to show off his talents at the beginning, such things would be inevitable in the future. This was actually the reason why even if he chose to join the martial arts, he still devoted part of his energy to studying poetry and songs, not just to pick up girls... in order to be able to

If you blend into the atmosphere of talented women in your family, you will not lose your prestige.

I don't know if what I have learned over the years can pass the test of the Supreme Emperor.

In fact, given his status, if there were any inexplicable people asking him to write poems and lyrics, he could just ignore them. Or just like he did to the Zhou brothers, he would gamble 10,000 taels to stop them...

But these moves are obviously ineffective against the Supreme Emperor.

"The humble ministers have few talents and little knowledge, and they are afraid of staining the ears of the Supreme Emperor."

"You don't have to be modest. I've said it before. If you do well, I will reward you heavily."

Hearing the Emperor say "heavy rewards", Jia Lian almost couldn't help but want to start memorizing poems at all costs. After all, if the Emperor can specifically emphasize heavy rewards, this reward must not be easy.

Maybe just make him the Duke of the country...

But there is a big problem... The boss Ning Kangdi is not sure why he feels awkward now. Showing his face in front of the Supreme Emperor at this time, and even taking his reward, is unpredictable.

Changing the court now? Come on, Jia Lian doesn't mind having a long life.

After sorting out all the causal relationships in his mind, Jia Lian showed no expression on his face and remained modest and cautious. "Thanks to the Supreme Emperor's love, I condescend to take a test. I am willing to give it a try."

"very good."

The Supreme Emperor was very satisfied with Jia Lian's performance. He had indeed read Jia Lian's poems before, and he had a good impression of this boy, so he suddenly thought of taking a test today.

Seeing that Jia Lian agreed, he looked thoughtful, and with a glance, he had already decided on the topic.

He raised his finger and pointed at the door of the main hall, and said with a smile: "It is the early winter season, so let's use snow as the theme. If you have any idea, whether it is a rhymed poem or a quatrain, you can use it as you like."

Everyone looked in the direction indicated by the Supreme Emperor, only to find that at some point, snowflakes had begun to float in the sky. The snowflakes accumulated on the tops of the trees outside the palace, creating a floating snow-white world.

Many people sighed in their hearts: Colleagues outside the palace, how are you?

Jia Lian had no time to care about the people enjoying the snow banquet outside the palace. He also followed the instructions of the Supreme Emperor and looked around. His brain and thoughts were running at full speed, thinking about how to deal with the situation in order to best solve the situation at hand.

Seeing Jia Lian thinking, the Emperor did not urge him at all. He turned around and sat back on the dragon chair.

The whole hall was very quiet, with hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at Jia Lian. Suddenly Jia Lian turned around, walked to the bookcase carried by the eunuchs next to him, dipped his pen in ink, and as he wrote, his words

Read it rightly:

"Heavy snow crushes green pines"

A very powerful opening sentence and opening question. Just listening to this first sentence, many people have a feeling that this Zhenyuan Hou is by no means a person who lives up to his fame.

"Green pines are straight and straight"

Well, taking snow as the title but mentioning "pine" in two sentences seems to be a crime.

Some knowledgeable people frowned slightly, but because of Jia Lian's reputation, they did not dare to draw a conclusion easily, thinking that maybe there would be a wonderful turning point in the future.

"Know the lofty and pure pine trees"

Is there a pine again? Some people can't help but doubt it, but others are thinking, could it be what Jia Lian wants to do? Even so, it is obvious that the minister is strong and the master is weak in the first half of the line, how should we turn around in the second half to get back?

"Wait until the snow melts"

…

Those who were waiting for Jia Lian to read the second half of the poem were startled when they saw Jia Lian stop writing. Is this the end?

Perhaps because of preconceptions, everyone knew that Jia Lian was going to write about "snow", so they did not immediately understand the poem in terms of "pine".

When Jia Lian put away his pen, they slowly came to their senses, and then they couldn't help but think deeply.

Looking at the rows of pine trees outside the main hall, their branches bent under the weight of snowflakes, anyone with some literary appreciation can feel the praise for the character of the pine trees in these four lines of poetry read by Jia Lian.

As one of the "Three Friends of Suihan", it is not surprising that Song has been written and praised a lot by literati since ancient times.

The strange thing is, if it is really as I thought, wouldn't Jia Lian be off topic?

Many people find it incomprehensible. Let’s just say that Jia Lian is not good at it. He wrote these four games very well. If the theme was loose, I’m afraid it would be a rare masterpiece.

Could it be that there is some other deep meaning in this?

Perhaps because of the uniqueness of Jia Lian's poem, the palace remained quiet for a long time after he finished reading it.

until……

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Sitting next to Emperor Ning Kang, the gentle empress suddenly noticed that the dragon's body, which had been motionless since sitting down, suddenly trembled, and couldn't help but ask with concern.

"nothing."

Emperor Ning Kang replied in a low voice, but his eyes were fixed on His Highness, Jia Lian, who had stopped writing and was standing in front of the case with his hands lowered.

"What a 'To know how noble the pine trees are, wait until the snow melts'!"

Emperor Ningkang was very shocked. After a few years, he once again felt the brutal oppression from the Supreme Emperor.

He had worked hard to formulate the national policy that was about to be promulgated. He had prepared and arranged almost all the preliminary preparations.

However, just because of the simple words of the Supreme Emperor today, all his plans were shattered, and all his hard work and planning were in vain.

He didn't listen to the Supreme Emperor's high-sounding reasons at all. He firmly believed that he was right, so he was angry inside.

But while he was angry, he vaguely noticed something was wrong.

He seemed to remember that in the past, when faced with the interference and suppression of the Supreme Emperor, he could only instinctively choose to obey, and did not dare to resist at all.

But today was different. Facing the Supreme Emperor's interference today, he not only argued with him, but also had a huge impulse in his heart, wanting to break the confinement in front of him at all costs and say no to the Supreme Emperor.

Fortunately, the only trace of reason left in his heart allowed him to barely suppress the anger in his heart and resisted it from exploding.

He didn't quite understand why he had such a change at first, but after hearing Jia Lian read his poem, he suddenly understood something.

Yes, when he first ascended the throne, everything was given by the Supreme Emperor and he could not resist.

What is different now is that he has been in power for seven years. These seven years of hard work in state affairs have made him unknowingly gain strength and a solid foundation like a pine tree rising from the ground.

However, he forgot that no matter how strong his foundation and strength were, he could never surpass the Supreme Emperor. Just like the green pine, no matter how tall and strong it was, as long as the snowflakes were flying all over the sky, it was destined to fall.
To be continued...