Chapter 42: The Second Coming of the Decree
The spring rain drizzled on the tiles, gathering into small raindrops, falling along the eaves on the bluestone, splashing small splashes of water.
Lu Chensheng sat on the edge of the hall with a large window open, looking at the peach blossom buds outside, swaying in the drizzle, feeling a little lost.
After a while, Lu Chensheng came back to his senses, and the white seeds in his hand fell on the corner, and immediately ate a piece of black seeds.
Immediately, Lu Chensheng picked up the black piece and looked at the game that had changed and fell into deep thought.
Chu Wu was watching quietly on the side, sitting in front of the rain curtain playing chess with him, and only felt that all this was so beautiful.
At this moment, his son was like a leisurely hermit.
But this silence is destined to last for a long time.
Linyu came to Taohuawu in a carriage, and then the prince, who came, also got off the carriage.
When I saw Lin Yu beside me, I was stunned for a moment, and my face changed slightly and I immediately wanted to kneel down.
Seeing this, Linyu quickly waved his hand. Mr. Lu must be inside now, and she didn't want Lu Chensheng to know something.
Eunuch Wang was naturally very good at observing his words and expressions. At this moment, seeing Lin Yu’s movements, he quickly straightened his body slightly.
"Is this here to read the imperial edict?"
Eunuch Wang came for more than a day, but Linyu only found out now.
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wang nodded immediately, with a pleasing smile on his face.
"Since that's the case, my father-in-law will go in by himself, so don't talk about my identity."
Linyu waved his hand lightly and said softly.
Eunuch Wang responded and took the people in.
Linyu followed.
As soon as a few people entered, they saw Lu Chensheng sitting by the large window, wearing a white Confucian shirt, sitting on the ground, with Go in front of them.
Such a scene is truly extremely harmonious and peaceful.
Linyu was slightly stunned when he saw this scene.
Eunuch Wang took a look at him, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. After waiting a little for a while, he coughed gently.
"The imperial edict has arrived, Lu Chensheng please accept the edict!"
When Lu Chensheng heard the sound, he turned his head and looked at it. When he saw the imperial edict in the hand of the prince beside him, his face suddenly collapsed.
What's going on?
Didn’t you just read the imperial edict yesterday? Why did another one come now?
"The young student responded to the order."
Lu Chensheng was helpless and could only accept the order at this moment.
"I see that Lu Qing is quite talented. Although he is indifferent to fame and fortune and does not like official positions, the Jiang Kingdom is in a turmoil. I hope Lu Qing will become an official."
There were only a few words, but they still revealed the intention of asking Lu Chensheng to become an official.
Lu Chensheng was completely helpless now. Didn’t he just refuse yesterday? Why did another one come here now?
I just refused yesterday. How could the emperor know so quickly and pass the imperial edict so quickly?
If it weren't for the fact that the material of the imperial edict did not seem to be fake, Lu Chensheng would have thought that the other party was passing the imperial edict.
"Can you continue to refuse this, right?"
Lu Chensheng asked carefully, if he refused one after another, he would not have committed the crime of beheading, right?
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wang immediately said kindly at Lu Chensheng.
"Of course, we can know that Your Majesty is respectful to the wise and the wise will not be angry. Moreover, Your Majesty has invited Mr. Lu to come out several times in succession, and it can also create a good story if it spreads."
Speaking of this, the prince paused slightly, "Do you know that Your Majesty likes your poems very much, especially your sentence that you looked at the princes and kings, which made Your Majesty extremely fond of you."
Does this emperor even know the poems he has written?
Lu Chensheng felt a little relieved when he heard it at first, but after hearing it, after thinking about it carefully, something was wrong.
“Several times?”
Lu Chensheng looked at Eunuch Wang with a serious expression.
Eunuch Wang nodded with a smile, his sleeves slightly opened, and several volumes of unopened imperial edicts were revealed inside.
Seeing this, Lu Chensheng's face changed slightly, and it was obvious that he wanted to force himself to agree.
If the emperor refuses the imperial edict once or twice, the emperor will show his magnanimity and respect for the wise and rudes. When outsiders hear it, they will praise the emperor.
But if Lu Chensheng refuses the imperial edict in succession and so on, he will become ungrateful.
After hearing this, outsiders only think that Lu Chensheng is too rampant.
Apart from this, the emperor will be angry if he is refused to resist the order in succession!
In this way, if Lu Chensheng refuses, he will be afraid of it.
"Siucai Lu, can you accept the order?"
Eunuch Wang held the imperial edict in his hand and asked gently at Lu Chensheng.
Lu Chensheng subconsciously shook his head when he heard this.
When the prince saw this, he was not angry, but just smiled and took out the third imperial edict.
Lu Chensheng reacted and immediately changed his face when he saw the other party about to dismantle the imperial edict.
"Let's wait!"
Lu Chensheng shouted quickly, this is the third thing, nothing is going to happen!
If the other party was reading the imperial edict, Lu Chensheng would have to think carefully.
"Scholar Lu doesn't have to worry. You can also refuse this third way. Rejecting a few more times can also show the emperor's mighty grace. It's nothing if we come to our family a few more times."
Eunuch Wang was unmoved when he heard this.
Lu Chensheng didn't believe it. This third way could be rejected. Even if Lu Chensheng refused several times from now on, he must agree in the end.
After all, only if you agree can you be considered a good story.
If you don't agree, hum...
Lu Chensheng took a deep breath, "Eunuch Wang, please wait, you have no hurry to do this. I want to ask Eunuch Wang to hand over an object."
Eunuch Wang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. What object was handed over?
"Prepare your pen and ink for the fifth day of the first lunar month."
Lu Chensheng waved his hand and said, and the fifth day of the lunar month hurried to the side to start grinding ink for Lu Chensheng.
After a while, the inkstone was covered with ink.
Lu Chensheng picked up the brush and touched it gently, then began to write.
When Eunuch Wang saw this scene, he became a little interested and immediately came forward to watch it.
Linyu walked up to the front without being outdone at this moment, and swept his beautiful eyes lightly.
When I read the first line of poetry, I was stunned.
"In Taohua Temple in Taohuawu, peach blossom fairy under Taohua Temple, peach blossom fairy grows peach trees in the fragrance of peach blossoms, and picks peach blossoms and sells wine for money."
Linyu widened his eyes and looked at the poem in front of him tightly.
The hidden attitude in the poem directly jumps out of the paper, and such poems are even more considered to be a masterpiece!
Eunuch Wang also widened his eyes, although he was just a eunuch.
However, as many people come into contact with the palace and read more poems, I still understand some of them.
At this moment, he was also shocked to the spot.
(About this song of Taohua Temple, the author used to think that the temple means a temple. When Tang Yin was in a downturn, a confidante came to his side and later settled in Taohuawu.
Later, when his confidante died, Tang Yin, who was deeply sad, became a monk named Liuru, so he always misunderstood that this temple was a temple.
Later, I checked and found that the song of Taohua Temple was written around 1507. At that time, Tang Yin had not become a monk and his confidante was still there. So the author looked for it and said that the meaning of this temple should be a house that is not open to the public. I don’t know if there is any mistake. If there is any, please correct me.)
Chapter completed!