The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 219 Surprised
In July, the weather turns cold.

As the three volts came to an end, the night was obviously cooler, and even the chirping of insects by the pond became much more subdued.

Lin Zisu has always been afraid of heat, and she slept without closing the windows all summer.However, the autumn nights are getting cooler, and when I go to bed these nights, I also draw the Xiangfei curtain to prevent the night cold from entering my body.

A few days ago, Lin Zisu sent a lot of gadgets sent by the emperor to his brothers and sisters, but there were a few rare items that were sent to Lin Zisu's house by Mrs. Bi.

Among these objects, the most attractive is the Western clock that chimes automatically.

This western clock is exquisite in workmanship,

The sound of da da is also very comfortable to the ears, as if the time has been moving.

Every half hour and timing, two bright yellow orioles would drill out from the western clock, screaming "cuckoo".

The people in Tingfengyuan had never seen a western clock, so they regarded it as a rarity. Whenever the time was right, they found excuses and ran into Lin Zisu's room to see the rarity.

Even when the two little birds were about to come out, the girls would watch the needles on the dial and count down together, waiting for the little birds to come out.

"Five, four, three, two, one, come out! Come out!"

Following the cheers of a few little girls, the oriole in the western clock began to chirp again, and the whole courtyard was full of laughter.

Not only the girls were curious, Lin Zisu was also very interested in this Western clock.

In the past few days, taking advantage of the cool weather, she dug out the western books hidden at home, compared them with the books, and began to study them.

The Western characters are squishy. When Lin Zisu was young, she learned some superficial words from her grandfather, but she could only distinguish the simple meanings in Western books.

She was bored in the room looking through for a few days, but she got very little, so she couldn't help feeling secretly depressed.

She made up her mind that the next time she went to the palace to see the emperor, she must ask for an order to go to Honglu Temple to find a master who knew Western language and learn Western language well.

A few more days passed in the blink of an eye, and on July [-]th, Lin Zisu was in trouble.

Since the emperor bestowed the marriage, she and Xie Xi had a marriage agreement.

According to the regulations, every [-]th day of the lunar new year, one must enter the palace to greet the queen to show filial piety.But July [-]th is the Ghost Festival, which is also called "Ghost Festival" among the people. It may not be appropriate to say hello on such a day.

Lin Zisu felt that she could not break the empress's taboo, so she never handed over the sign to the palace.

Unexpectedly, at noon on July [-]th, the palace sent someone to Kang Ningbo's mansion to deliver a message, saying that Lin Zisu was invited to attend the sutra banquet.

This time it was beyond Lin Zisu's expectation. She thought that the last time she was able to participate in the sutra banquet, it was the emperor's promise from the past that allowed her to participate.

It can be seen from this that the emperor is determined to make her a regular guest of the Jingyan.

Lin Zisu was a little confused about the emperor's thoughts. Even if he wanted to show the Lin family's favor to the officials, it didn't have to be like this. Isn't this arousing hatred for the Lin family?

No matter what Lin Zisu thinks, in short, the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed.On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, Lin Zisu woke up early in the morning with extreme sorrow, and hurried to the palace.

Because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household had to worship their ancestors, and the emperor thoughtfully shortened the length of the morning meeting.

Lin Zisu waited in the palace for over an hour before being led into the Wenhua Palace.

The cabinet had been waiting in the Wenhua Palace early, and when they saw Lin Zisu coming to the sutra banquet again, everyone was dumbfounded, even more surprised than last time.

Jingyan is an important ceremony of the imperial court, and it talks about the learning of emperors.Among the descendants of the royal family, only the prince can participate in the meeting.

Lin Zisu just has the status of the Queen of Dun, even the King of Dun, Xie Xi, is not qualified to stand here and listen to the lecture.

The emperor had a sudden whim, which is also reasonable, but this time he called Lin Zisu over again, could it be that there is some deep meaning?
The emperor met the surprised eyes of the officials and said with a smile: "The girl was the curator last time, and I think she cooperated well with Mr. Fan. This time, Mr. Fan will teach the scriptures, so I called her into the palace. It should be to let her know more."

Jingyan's lecturer was still Fan Zhen. Hearing what the emperor said, he smiled again and again: "Your Majesty is right, this girl from the Lin family is smart, and the old man likes it very much. If I have time later, I can pass on some simple insights to her. "

When Fan Zhen said this, the whole room was shocked.

As we all know, Fan Zhen has always regarded himself very highly, except for the Fan family's own children, he has never taught his knowledge to the outside world.

I heard that the previous head of the Zhang family approached Fan Zhen in person, hoping that he could guide Zhang Ruogu's studies. Fan Zhen rejected the Zhang family's request on the spot, and the old head of the Zhang family still regretted it until his death.

More than ten years ago, Zhang Ruogu was known as the number one talented person in the south of the Yangtze River, and Fan Zhen directly rejected him.

It is conceivable that Fan Zhen's vision is so high, but this time Fan Zhen took the initiative to show his favor to Lin Zisu, a little girl, in front of so many people, which was really beyond the expectations of the officials.

Everyone was attracted by Fan Zhen's words, and they were all guessing the reason in their hearts.

Some people think that Fan Zhen's move is to show off to the emperor deliberately, but it seems that there is something wrong with it. Fan Zhen is notoriously noble. For more than ten years, he has rejected the emperor's invitation one after another, and has never cared about the emperor. face.

Someone noticed Fan Zhen's age.

After all, Fan Zhen was over sixty years old, so he would inevitably suffer from headaches and fevers. I heard that Lin Zisu was quite skilled in medicine. It seemed that Fan Zhen was deliberately showing his favor because of Lin Zisu's medical skills.

Amidst the doubts of the officials, Fan Zhen started today's lecture.

Today he is talking about "On the Monarch and His Ministers". At the beginning of the chapter, he quoted the original sentence in "Mencius" as the argument for the lecture.

"The sage has worries. He makes Qi a disciple and teaches human relations. Father and son have relatives, monarchs and ministers have righteousness, husbands and wives are different, seniors and children are orderly, and friends have trust."

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"If there is a world, there are rulers and ministers, and the ruler and ministers naturally have a principle of righteousness. The ruler envoys his ministers with righteousness, and if they do not conform to righteousness, they cannot be entrusted; the ministers serve their ruler with righteousness. If righteousness is inconsistent, they cannot be honored. All come from righteousness, this is the righteousness of the ruler and his ministers."

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"Your Majesty Fu Wang will lead by example, and take righteousness as the yardstick for governing. The subjects of the world will follow your majesty as an example. The rule of Yao and Shun will not be far away! The ministers are very happy."

Today, Fan Zhen chose this topic ingeniously. He didn't mention regulation at all, but he emphasized the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers everywhere, which is just an extension of the saint's theory last time.

The emperor nodded again and again, it seemed that Fan Zhen knew what was on his mind.

Seeing that Fan Zhen's speech came to an end, the emperor was about to give a reward, but he saw Cao Lang hurried to the door of Wenhua Hall, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this servant has something important to announce to disturb the Holy Learning, please Your Majesty." Forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)