Domineering Daming

How could Cao Dingjiao have thought that he would meet the emperor occasionally when he came out of the Political Yuan for a briefing? He carefully glanced at Zhu Xu, and introduced to Wei Xuelian: "This is my elder brother, this is... Young Master Zhu."

Wei Xuelian is not a fool, from Cao Dingjiao's attitude and the way he speaks, Brother Cao Dingjiao standing behind Zhu Xu can infer that this person is of extraordinary status!

He restrained his previous sloppy attitude, raised his hands to the two and said with a smile: "So it's Brother Cao, Mr. Zhu, it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm under Wei Xuelian, and I will study with Lao Cao in the Political Academy."

Zhu Xu naturally knew about Wei Xuelian, but he didn't say much, pointing to the two young ladies in the crowd, he said with a smile: "What is the origin of this 'Miss Er Zhang'?"

Cao Dingjiao was not very interested in this kind of talents and beauties, but Wei Xuelian was quite enthusiastic. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "These two young ladies are offshoots of the British Duke's Zhang family. I didn’t expect to meet you here today, it’s really lucky.”

Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian didn't care what they said, they just thought Zhu Xu was curious.

But Zhu Xu's expressions moved slightly, Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao all looked at Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu frowned, and looked at the "Second Miss Zhang" in the crowd. The old concubine had been arranging the selection of concubines, and Miss Zhang was the one she liked the most.

But Zhu Xu never cared about this, he didn't even know whether the old concubine was looking at her elder sister or younger sister.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xu was suddenly taken aback, turned to look at Cao Huachun and said, "You don't know them?"

Cao Huachun approached and said in a low voice: "It's winter. Every time I enter the palace, I wear cotton clothes and hats. The servants have not seen their true faces."

Zhu Xu said "oh", and continued to look at the "two Zhang" misses.

The younger sister is obviously more lively, and the older sister looks quiet. The two of them have about six or seven points of similar appearance, both of which are good in appearance and body.

"Okay, question three!"

The old man of the stall owner talked for a while, and tore apart the third riddle.

I saw that it was still a line of poetry, which was relatively simple: walk through the Immortal Mansion in the Upper Realm.

"Walking through the Immortal Mansion in the Upper Realm? Is this an idiom?"

A group of people bowed their heads in deep thought, the simpler the puzzle, the harder the answer.

Zhu Xu was also thinking about it, and just about to speak, the sister of "Miss Er Zhang" looked at the old man, smiled and said, "It's earth-shattering."

The old man smiled immediately, and said: "Yes, it is indeed earth-shattering, Miss Er Zhang is really smart and agile."

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, he had just finished figuring it out, and he had no idea at all, so he guessed it.

He raised his head to look at the "sister", and then glanced around, and sure enough, he saw many people would smile knowingly, obviously they already had plans.

Zhu Xu secretly twitched the corners of his mouth, thinking that he would spend more time reading when he went back.

The old man looked around and said with a smile: "This fourth question was given by a senior scholar in the previous dynasty. If someone can answer it and wants to ask a teacher for advice, he will definitely be able to do it."

This is more attractive than that screen, and a group of people suddenly quarreled.

"Really, which grand maester?"

"Are you still in court? Or in the capital?"

"Quickly figure out the riddle, guess it first and then tell."

Even "Miss Er Zhang" who didn't care much about "seeking advice from a teacher" was quite curious and looked at the fourth puzzle.

Zhu Xu glanced at Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian, and said with a smile: "Don't be shy, just guess, and I want to see who the scholar is." Then he turned to Cao Bianjiao, Cao Huachun said: "Guess all, and you will get a prize if you guess. "

Both Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao bowed slightly and didn't say much.

Cao Dingjiao quietly glanced at Zhu Xu, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Wei Xuelian didn't have so many scruples, and he was eager to try when he heard the words, and approached Cao Dingjiao in a low voice: "Old Cao, if you guessed right, are you going to learn from a teacher? There is a teacher who is a university scholar and becomes an official in the court. It will not be smooth sailing... ..."

Cao Dingjiao felt his scalp go numb, and quickly said: "Guess first, don't disturb my thoughts."

Wei Xuelian chuckled, and turned to look at the fourth puzzle where the old man tore off the cover.

"Clear the surface of the sea and the soldiers are all in order. What kind of puzzle is this? Is there an idiom?"

"This is a riddle posed by the Grand Scholar. It must have profound implications. If you don't understand it, don't ask."

"Yeah, it must have something to do with his state of mind at the time. Unfortunately, I don't know who it is, let alone what problem he encountered at that time..."

A group of people were discussing, all a little confused.

"Miss Er Zhang" all lowered their heads and frowned. This riddle really cannot be guessed randomly, otherwise it will become a joke.

Wei Xuelian and Cao Dingjiao were also lost in thought. Such a great scholar has always been meticulous in writing questions, without citing scriptures and scrutinizing many times, but he can't find his thoughts at all.

They all disassembled the words one by one, searched their guts, and tried to find a suitable sentence.

Cao Bianjiao didn't study much, even worse than Zhu Xu, so he gave up after thinking about it for a while.

On the contrary, Cao Huachun was thoughtful, and sometimes he had a sudden look, but he couldn't figure it out, he just had a little understanding.

On the contrary, Zhu Xu's heart moved slightly, and he nodded immediately, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He didn't think about the riddle, but guessed the answer directly. During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, there were nothing more than those few things, and the tricks could be figured out.

The old man stood in front of the booth, looked around the crowd with a smile, and when he saw Zhu Xu, his eyes lit up, and said, "My lord, seeing your calm demeanor, could it be that I guessed it?"

Zhu Xu was slightly taken aback, he was just watching the fun.

After the old man's words fell, a group of people looked at Zhu Xu with disbelief and suspicion.

On the contrary, the "Miss Er Zhang" looked at Zhu Xu with a little curiosity, and seemed to want to know the answer.

Zhu Xu noticed the expression of "Miss Er Zhang", and it seemed that she didn't know him either.

"It really is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker..."

Zhu Xu complained in his heart, and said to the old man with a smile on his face: "Private fraud".

The old man's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhu Xu seriously.

Cao Dingjiao and Wei Xuelian still frowned, even if they knew the answer, they still couldn't match up.

This is even more true for other people. The answer to the mystery seems to have nothing to do with the mystery.

"Old man, isn't this right?"

"Yeah, it doesn't match up at all, it's totally out of reach..."

"Nonsense, this mystery doesn't make sense at all..."

"It must be for apprenticeship, nonsense!"