The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 523 The Emperor’s Mental Technique
"Long live my emperor!"

Apparently Xia Shouzhong had already reminded Wang Hui of the rules for meeting the emperor. After Wang Hui stepped into the imperial study, he walked forward and saluted in a proper manner without looking around.

Wait until Emperor Wanlong said "Stand up".

Zhang Yunyi smiled at Wang Hui who was slowly standing up and said, "His Majesty is quite impressed by the crossbow you designed. However, Lord Li, the Minister of War, also felt a sense of appreciation for your talent when he heard about it and wanted to summon you to the Ordnance Department to serve the country."

As he spoke, he stepped aside and pointed at Li Congwen, saying, "This is Lord Li!"

Zhang Yun逸 was not being pretentious.

Firstly, he was well aware of the hatred between Wang Hui and Li Congwen, so he was not worried that Wang Hui would choose the Ministry of War.

Secondly, he also wanted to take the opportunity to test Wang Hui.

The reason why he brought Wang Hui was to give him a chance to meet the emperor.

Although on the surface it was the credit of recommending him, in reality there were other plans.

But I didn’t expect that Li Congwen would happen to meet him at the right time.

Although this episode added some variables, it was not a bad thing for him.

After all, he met Wang Hui for the first time yesterday, and to a certain extent, he had some celebrity filters.

If Wang Hui meets his enemy and ignores his advice and causes big plans to be ruined by small mistakes, then he will take the opportunity to withdraw.

At present, he has not left any handle. No matter how hard you try, it is just because he values ​​talent, so he uses his connections and makes introductions to take care of his cousin Wang Hui.

But as the situation develops, it is inevitable to be involved.

If Emperor Wang Hui shows his admiration and can get his enemies to obey his orders, then there will be more protection in the future and they can trust each other more.

But if he felt that the emperor attached great importance to the crossbow and lost his mind for a while, then even if Zhang Yun逸 still used him, he would only treat him as an ordinary subordinate.

Wang Hui obviously didn't expect to meet Li Congwen. He was stunned at first, and then bowed to Wan Long again.

"Your Majesty, I am a juren in the third year of Zhengqing. I have wasted half my life but failed to pass the imperial examination. I have long been discouraged. The immortal learning created by the Marquis is profound and extensive. I love rare instruments and I am appreciated by the Marquis. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

He flattered Zhang Yunyi a little bit, and then said: "I dare not take credit for this crossbow, it is really the credit of my uncle..."

Not to mention the juren, even the xiucai had achieved fame and honor. In addition to enjoying corresponding privileges such as tax exemption, they also had a certain income, so they could no longer be called common people.

Hearing this, Zhang Yunyi narrowed his eyes to hide the gleam of light in his eyes.

Emperor Wanlong and Li Congwen exclaimed, "Oh? Who is your uncle? Has he come to the capital?"

"Your Majesty, my uncle has passed away." He exhaled deeply and said, "Although my uncle was a little famous, it is not enough to alarm Your Majesty, so it is better not to mention it!"

Upon hearing that the person was dead, Emperor Wanlong and Li Congwen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Zhang Yunyi had already opened his eyes and gave Wang Hui a look of approval.

He mentioned the Zhang family in passing in front of the emperor, laying the groundwork for future plans without alerting Li Congwen. It was hard to believe that he was too thoughtful.

However, after hearing what Wang Hui said, the emperor did not need to be biased.

"In that case, there is no need for you to worry about it, Mr. Li!"

Emperor Wanlong waved his hand and said, "Although this crossbow was designed by your uncle, you have made great contributions by presenting the map, and Minister Zhang strongly recommended you, so I will reward you with the same Jinshi degree!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Emperor Wanlong did not comment, but turned to look at Zhang Yunyi and said, "As for the position... does Minister Zhang have any thoughts? Why don't you report them together? I will consider them carefully so that I can issue an order together!"

There are many different factions in the government, and the way of balance has long been rooted in the heart of Emperor Wanlong. It was precisely because of the control of Prince Ning's faction that the Ministry of Industry corruption case occurred. With this precedent, how could Emperor Wanlong not take precautions?

The study of immortality is easy to talk about, but the Tiangong Academy is another matter. It is a government office that makes a lot of money every day. Even if they want to support Zhang Yun逸 to compete with the civil officials, they don't want him to dominate alone. Granting Wang Hui the same status as a Jinshi is also one of the reasons.

Regardless of whether Zhang Yun逸 arranges Wang Hui to go to Tiangongyuan or not, he will find a way to arrange a position for him in Tiangongyuan.

Although Wang Hui was recommended by Zhang Yun逸, he was, after all, a juren, and was granted the same jinshi status, and it was he who finally issued the decree. The emperor's grace was so great that it could be regarded as a nail planted in the Tiangong Academy.

Although Zhang Yun逸 did not see the many twists and turns in the emperor's mind, he could hear his intention of showing favor.

Although he also wanted to win over Wang Hui, he didn't count on it completely. He didn't want to compete with the emperor, so he just went with the flow and said, "Please let your majesty know!"

Emperor Wanlong immediately made the decision and said, "Since you have recommended him so strongly, he must be quite talented. Such a talent should not be wasted. Although there is a lot of work to be done in the field of immortal studies, the Tiangong Academy cannot be slack either. Let him take on the responsibility of both sides, so that he can share some of the burden for you!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhang Yunyi said while the iron was hot, "There are few people with great achievements in Tiangong Academy and Xianxue. This way, we can put our knowledge into practice and achieve the effect of setting up a tree at the south gate. It really kills two birds with one stone!"

Zhang Yun逸 flattered the emperor to a certain extent and gave Wang Hui a higher starting point without saying a word.

Emperor Wanlong nodded, then looked at Wang Hui and said, "After all, you have just entered the officialdom. You should first serve as the director of Tiangong Academy and hold the title of Doctor of Immortal Studies. After you have made contributions, I will give you another reward!"

Even if one was a second-class Jinshi, most of them had to start from the eighth or ninth rank.

Wang Hui was only a fellow Jinshi, and was given the sixth-rank official rank when he first entered the officialdom. Even though he had made contributions to the crossbow, and was admitted to government offices such as the Tiangong Academy and the Xianxue Academy, he was still flattered.

"Your Majesty! I have not done anything, how can I be worthy of your kindness..."

This was exactly what Emperor Wanlong wanted, and he said without question, "Alright! I believe in my own and Lord Zhang's judgment, and I have made up my mind. You should thank me soon!"

Zhang Yun逸 was quite tactful, and the emperor didn't want to be too explicit, so he took him along.

Only after Wang Hui expressed his gratitude and accepted his official uniform did Zhang Yun逸 leave the palace with him.

He went to Tiangongyuan, read out the emperor's edict, and introduced a group of colleagues to Wang Hui.

Zhang Yun逸 selected more than ten skilled craftsmen, and then took Wang Hui and drove to the Taoist school outside the city.

Although Tiangongyuan is more suitable for making spinning wheels and bicycles.

But in order to combine theory with practice, Wang Hui still needs to make up for some theoretical knowledge. He has to coordinate the overall situation and it is impossible for him to spend too much energy on one person.

Therefore, you can go to Xianxue to get some teaching materials for self-study, which will also facilitate communication.

In addition, the craftsmen of Tiangong Academy have no theoretical support, so even if they are led to make products, what they have learned is limited. Xianxue also has an experimental base, which can lead students with certain theoretical knowledge to practice, not only achieving twice the result with half the effort, but also enabling mutual communication.

After handing Wang Hui over to Lai Shangrong and making arrangements for the future, he came to the duty room of the Xianxue.

He ordered Lai Shangrong to fetch the list of applicants for the Immortal Studies course, and summoned them to question them one by one.

In a country as big as the Great Xia Dynasty, there are always people whose talents are overlooked. With Wang Hui's example, he had a little more hope in signing up for the study of immortality.

Although he did not discover anything historically significant that could be compared with Wang Hui, there were many surprises, some of whom had outstanding abilities, which made Zhang Yun逸 overjoyed.

However, Zhang Yun逸 also found in the list that there were relatively many people coming from the Jiangnan area.

After some indirect questioning, he gained a better understanding of the situation in Jiangnan and also roughly guessed what the emperor and Li Congwen discussed.

He couldn't help but worry about Zhen Shiyin's situation. At the same time, he couldn't help but remember that according to the date, Jia Zheng had already arrived in Beijing, but there was no notification yet.

I thought to myself, could something have gone wrong along the way?
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(End of this chapter)