"The little man and horse went to see the Supreme One. The Supreme One came too quickly. The villain didn't have time to sort things out. There was something unbecoming of a man. Please don't show any guilt to the Supreme One."
This was actually Ma Zhou's first official meeting with him. He had met Du Fuwei when he accompanied him during Li Po's night visit to Prince Wu's Mansion.
Well, the last time I went out with the prodigal son of the Chang He family, I barely met the emperor, but the ending was quite tragic. He was sent to the Chang'an magistrate's office for a few pictures.
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Ma Zhou was naturally frightened when he formally appeared in front of the emperor for the first time.
As he said, the emperor's arrival was too sudden. By the time he heard the announcement, Li Po had already led his people out of Chang'an City, and he was only allowed to organize a little while before they arrived.
Looking at Ma Zhou, who was covered in dust but in good spirits, Li Po nodded secretly, this is what a person doing things looks like.
"This is Ma Zhou, who will soon be the memorial minister of Chang'an Maritime Academy. He has written several memorials for King Wu. He has good literary talent and thoughtful thinking. He is a talented person.
Since you are offering wine to Chang'an Maritime Academy, you are my subject, so why do you call me a villain? Then I really want to be punished. The visitor has noted that Ma Zhou has violated the rules in front of Lord Ma Zhou. He will increase his salary by fifty dan and give him ten pieces of silk.
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Having said this, he thought for a while and then said: "With a salary like a fifth-grade official, the King of Wu is a rich man. You will definitely benefit from being by his side. My favor is not much. I only hope that you can run this academy well. Don't
You must live up to my expectations."
As everyone looked at him, Ma Zhou's mood was up and down. He thought he was going to be punished, but unexpectedly he got benefits. The emperor's joke made his heart a little unbearable.
Ma Zhou's excitement can be imagined. As he bowed deeply, his voice of gratitude was choked with sobs, "The Supreme Being treats the villain... He treats me so kindly, how dare I not sacrifice my life?"
Wei Zheng and others were also astonished, and carefully looked at this unassuming man who was about to become the cup bearer of Chang'an Maritime Academy. As close ministers of the emperor, they knew that the emperor never praised others easily, so they showed Ma Zhou's charisma even more.
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Not to mention this, Li Po asked Ma Zhou to accompany him and asked with a smile: "I heard that you intended to take part in the imperial examination. You must have changed your mind now, right?"
Ma Zhoudao: "I came from a humble background. When I was in Hebei, I was just a minor official. I have been wasting my time and made no achievements. I can only hope to achieve something in the imperial examination."
It’s just that I now have the trust of His Highness King Wu and have entrusted His Majesty with such an important task, so I don’t dare to look around anymore. I just hope that I can make a difference in the wine ceremony in the Academy and live up to His Majesty’s trust.”
Li Po nodded, "Whether it is the recommended examination or the imperial examination, in my opinion, they are all taking different paths to the same end. They all want to serve the country, so don't worry about gains and losses.
I heard someone say this, gold can shine wherever it goes, but truly talented people will never be buried wherever they go.
You come from a poor background and it is destiny that cannot be disobeyed, but I hope that you can become my golden stone and cultivate talents for our Tang Dynasty. If you don't let me down, you will naturally not let yourself down."
These heartfelt words made other people's eyes look wrong, not to mention the person involved, Ma Zhou. The importance of Ma Zhou, an unknown person, in their minds has increased.
Li Po cheered Ma Zhou up very hard. In fact, an academy's sacrificial wine was not worthy of his treatment, and he didn't know what kind of person Ma Zhou was. There were only a few memorials, and they would not be so heavy.
But this position is very important to him.
Since Ma Zhou is in this position by mistake, he must be more careful to win over him and not let him become King Wu's private party. It is best to make small reports on King Wu from time to time in the future. That would be perfect.
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But now it seems that Ma Zhou is a bit stupid and should not be able to do such clever things.
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A group of people were walking on the construction site, and Lu Xiangjun was among them, following closely.
The way she walked was very interesting, bouncing and bouncing, and she looked full of energy.
The important people gathered around the emperor, and not many people paid attention to her. She quickly calmed down and began to look around curiously.
"Wow, what a big puddle..."
When he came to the newly opened lake, Lu Xiangjun looked at the large puddle that was almost as far as the eye could see with a little wonder.
Jiangnan is crisscrossed by rivers, and Jiangling is on the edge of the Yangtze River. Naturally, Mr. Lu Xiang was not amazed by the size of this artificial lake, but by the magnificence of human power.
Digging such a big pit, filling it with river water, and then connecting the river channel... If you don't express your emotions, you wouldn't be Mr. Lu Xiang.
It is indeed the work of a dog emperor to waste money and people only for his own selfish interests.
Yang Guang died in Jiangdu, and her family was ruined. The man named Yang previously built Luoyang and the canal, and countless people died. Thinking of this, she cursed the dog emperor several times in her heart.
There are too few words, so I will give a bad review here...
The lake is only half full at this time, and the water surface is very turbid. The embankments need to be repaired and strengthened one after another. Some vegetation needs to be planted on the shore, and houses and docks need to be built. It will probably not be long before this place becomes a scene in Chang'an.
If it were opened to the outside world, Chang'an Academy would probably lose a lot of its charm.
Li Po was in a good mood and walked half a circle around the artificial lake, pointing and lecturing from time to time. In fact, he had only one purpose, to make the officials pay attention.
While walking, Yun Dingxing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, rushed over quickly. When he came to the emperor's side, he kept apologizing. This man was everywhere, everyone avoided it, and no one wanted to get involved.
But Yun Dingxing is such a wonderful person, he is shameless, and as long as the emperor is happy, he doesn't care what others think.
What's even more amazing is that at the end of this stage, seeing that the emperor didn't blame him for neglecting his official duties, and didn't say anything else, and seemed to have passed the test, he hurriedly came to Li Po's side and began to flatter him.
In fact, the quality of his flattery is really not high. When he meets a gentleman, he will definitely kick him. Li Po is not a gentleman, and he is willing to listen to people's good words, but he still has the urge to persuade this guy.
Lao Yun, can you go back and read more books, learn from those literati, and see how they flatter you? I can't stand it when you slap me so hard.
But Yun Dingxing became excited. What a great opportunity. No one around him had a higher official position than him, so no one dared to compete with him for favor. It was a good time to flatter him.
At this moment, he laughed in a low voice and said: "I heard that there will be another talent show in the palace. My granddaughter has just grown up. I want to send her to the palace to serve the Supreme Lord, so that she can do her best for me."
It was such a fresh and refined statement that the corners of Li Po's mouth twitched involuntarily.
"There are so many important things to be decided in the court, how can I have the time? You should pay more attention to me. If something goes wrong, I will only ask you. Be careful, I will prevent your granddaughter from getting married."