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Although Ke Qi already had a way out in his mind, in order to show his respect to the emperor, he had to show his loyalty at all times, so he deliberately made a young man who was outspoken and honest, and said: "The students are afraid , this flower should be dedicated to the emperor!"

Ke Qi is a Jinshi of Xinke, and he can already call himself "Chen".However, he has not received the imperial examination, nor was he awarded an official, so it is not wrong to call himself a student.Don't underestimate such a small title, the reason why he calls himself a student now is to make himself appear more harmless.

Faced with Ke Qi's performance, the emperor nodded slightly in his heart.

In fact, the emperor's act of resigning flowers seems to be embarrassing Ke Qi, but it may not have created an opportunity for Ke Qi.Recently, some princes have been jumping very hard, the emperor is quite dissatisfied with this, so he wants to beat them up.As a result, Ke Qi became a chess piece in the hands of the emperor.For a newcomer in the workplace like Ke Qi, it's nothing to be treated as a pawn by the superiors, which just shows that he has value that can be used.

However, this back and forth dialogue was obviously not enough to satisfy the emperor.So, he said with a smile: "I know Tan Hualang's intentions, and I appreciate it... But, I am already an old man, so I won't steal the limelight from young people this year. Why don't Tan Hualang look at my princes?" .”

Zhuangyuan Lang was really sweating for Ke Qi.The emperor's previous words were just alluding, but now this sentence is clearly saying it.The emperor must let Ke Qi choose one of the princes!Xinke Scholars did not dare to look around, but the princes all looked at Ke Qi unscrupulously.

Prince De squinted his eyes at Ke Qi for a long time.Yes, a handsome boy!

Ke Qi's mind was clear, and he said sincerely: "The emperor's ambition is not old, just like the sharpness of a precious knife." Forget about the flower offering, the emperor said he was old, could the courtiers follow this path? Should the sentence come down?Absolutely not!Let's coax the emperor first!

The number one scholar was almost in admiration of Ke Qi's quick wit!

Everyone knows to brag about the emperor, but not everyone can say something as good as Ke Qi in the first place.The emperor said that he is an old man, and if the courtiers really follow along and say that you are indeed old, the emperor, you can just pack up and go back to your hometown to grow sweet potatoes!But if Ke Qi said, Your Majesty, you are not old at all, and you are less than 30 years old when you look at your prime, long live your Majesty, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, this seems a little too fake.

Therefore, Ke Qi directly avoided the topic of old age by using the four words of ambition.

Ke Qi was about to continue talking, when Prince De smiled and said, "I have seven brothers, but Tanhualang only has one flower in his hand. Fortunately, this Baohua Magnolia can be divided into pieces, so that we can all touch it." Wenchang Hongyun under the rule of the father." There is only one flower, but a flower has many petals.

Prince De is the son-in-law of the Qingyang Houfu, and Ke Qi is also the "son-in-law" of the Qingyanghoufu. They can be regarded as brothers-in-law.

Ke Qi felt a little touched.Prince De, who doesn't like to show off, can stand up at this time, and he himself has taken some risks.Because of a little carelessness, people will suspect that Prince De is taking the opportunity to win over Xin Ke Jinshi.If it wasn't for helping Ke Qi, Prince De wouldn't talk so much.

However, Prince de's idea is indeed feasible.The emperor wanted Ke Qi to present flowers to the prince, but Ke Qi could not offend anyone, so he simply took off the petals one by one, and then sent a few pieces to each prince, so that everyone received the flowers, which is equivalent to everyone Did not receive flowers.

The point of Kairui Emperor is that he wants to beat those restless princes.Although it can be regarded as beating them now, as long as the emperor immediately praises Prince De's idea, the princes should know it well. In fact, the emperor is not happy to see any of them show up.

The emperor just wanted to make it clear that, except for the prince, he treated the remaining sons equally.

If the emperor feels that this level of beating is enough, then he can now climb down the ladder set by Prince De.However, the emperor can be more capricious sometimes.He felt that this level of beating was not enough, and he also had more expectations for Ke Qi.

So, the emperor smiled and said: "A precious magnolia, born from the aura of heaven and earth, grows from the nobility in Huiming Guangyuan, and the jade petals are like neon clothes and feathers. Looking at it, I only think it is very perfect." Ah. If the petals are deliberately separated, it will not be beautiful. What do you think, the second child?"

The second child is Prince Zhide.

What the emperor means is that Ke Qi must find someone to present flowers, or present the whole flower.

Ke Qi: "..."

Although Ke Qi had long thought in his heart to sprinkle dog food as a way out, but this way out is not easy to take.

As a courtier, it is inevitable to show off your cleverness in front of the superiors, but sometimes the superiors will not like it if you show off too much.For example, something happened between Cao Cao and Yang Xiu.Cao Cao took a box of crisps and wrote the words "one-in-one crisp". Yang Xiu picked up the dim sum and ate it, calling it "one mouthful of crisps for one person".Although Cao Cao affirmed Yang Xiu's intelligence at the time, this incident had already laid the groundwork for Yang Xiu's death.

Ke Qi didn't know whether the box of crisps was real or fabricated by later generations, but he learned a little from this story, and he must never be complacent in front of the superiors just because of a little cleverness.In order to show off one's cleverness but lose the emperor's respect and trust, that is putting the cart before the horse.

But now that the situation is urgent and the emperor is approaching step by step, Ke Qi has no choice but to choose an extraordinary way.

So, Ke Qi knelt down with a slap, and with determination and sadness in his eyes, he said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the student has studied hard for more than ten years, and he has memorized the four books and five classics in his heart. Now that he is in high school, he thought he would be lucky to serve the king." , but I don't want to...Your majesty is a wise king, the student is small and humble, and I have admiration in my heart..." He was not afraid to praise the emperor from head to toe, and these words seemed to be confessing his last words.

The emperor was a little uncertain about what kind of medicine was being sold in Ke Qi's gourd, but at least he was completely relieved by Ke Qi's flattery.

"Okay, I know Tan Hualang's loyalty." The emperor sat in a high position, taking in all the faces of everyone, "It's time to present flowers."

Ke Qi hesitated.

"Why, don't you ever embarrass me by presenting flowers to my emperor's son?" the emperor said.

Ke Qi heard that the emperor's words didn't mean to blame at all, and he was determined.

Ke Qi's face was blushed forcibly: "Magnolia flowers can express love. There is a saying, affection will not change the color of the year, and the heart will grow forever. The student once swore to his brother Qi at home that he would never give up the whole flower again in this life. Giving it to others will fulfill the student's affection for him. If I break my oath, I will be struck by lightning."

This sentence is combined with the previous sentence, which means: Your Majesty asks me to offer flowers, then I will offer them, and if I am struck to death by lightning, I will also accept it.

Everyone was dumbfounded.Such a development was indeed beyond their expectations.

The eldest son of the emperor thought that he would definitely be able to show off the limelight at the Bright Light Banquet, but Ke Qi didn't cooperate. He sneered and said, "Since I made an oath, why did you dare to present flowers to the emperor just now? Is it because you want to provoke thunder, or Are you making up these words now? Oh, this is the crime of deceiving the king!"

Ke Qi made another big gift and said: "The world can learn from the students' love for Brother Qi! However, the word love is not higher than loyalty and filial piety. First there are heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers, and then there are other things. In the hearts of students, Brother Qi values The life of the students. However, the heaven, the earth, the monarch, the relatives and the teachers are more important than everything. Please learn from the emperor."

This is of course not the truth.

Of course, Xie Jinhua's status in Ke Qi's mind is more important than Emperor Kairui's.However, in this era, on this occasion, Ke Qi must say such politically correct words.These words not only showed his deep affection for brother Qi at home, but also showed his loyalty, filial piety and righteousness.

According to the meaning of Ke Qi's words, his flowers can be dedicated to heaven and earth, to kings, to relatives and elders, and to teachers.But apart from these five categories, he had to keep his promise to Xie Jinhua, and he could no longer dedicate flowers to others.Otherwise, he is willing to be bombarded by the sky.

All the Xinke Scholars were sweating for Ke Qi.

Ke Qi's courage is really too great!

However, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with Ke Qi's behavior.An Dynasty is the first son, and Ke Qi and Xie Jinhua are legal brothers. Ke Qi values ​​​​Xie Jinhua so much and is willing to make such an oath, so he cannot be said to be wrong.And Ke Qi didn't directly say that he didn't want to offer flowers, but that he might be struck to death by lightning after offering flowers.No matter how bold Ke Qi was, he did not directly reject the emperor's will.

The emperor smiled and said: "Haha, I never thought that my Tanhua Lang would be a man of temperament!"

Ke Qi lowered his head and let out a sigh of relief.

Passed.

"It seems that this flower can only be accepted by me." The emperor said in a good mood.

Xinke Jinshi are all the emperor's people.No matter how noble the prince's status is, can he be higher than the king?No matter how hard they fight, can they beat the emperor?The flower offering happened in just a few minutes, the focus is not on the flowers, but on whether everyone's attitude can satisfy the emperor.

Ke Qi set a good example for everyone.Those present here looked back and thought about it carefully, and they knew exactly what the emperor was singing in this play.The emperor also praised Ke Tanhua and Xie Liuyuan as a match made in heaven. Listen, if Ke Qi hadn't satisfied the emperor, would the emperor have said such a thing?

Prince De glanced at Prince Rong out of the corner of his eye.His elder brother, who has never been very thoughtful, is afraid that he has already held a grudge against Ke Qi.

Ke Qi only felt that these few minutes passed very long, but fortunately the matter was finally resolved.He respectfully presented the flowers, and said impassionedly: "The Holy Majesty is ordered by Xuanqiong, and the richness is in Huanyu, which is the heaven and the earth. The people should bow down to raise the emperor, and I am also grateful for the kindness of your majesty's father who loved and raised Lishou. We wait Since disciples inherit the kindness and prestige of the emperor and relatives, respect the virtues of the virtuous, and refrain from becoming a saint, they should repay them with the gift of disciples. I have always used the palace examination to recruit talents. Only by dedicating it to His Majesty can one be said to be in good shape and not against the heavens. Only those who are trustworthy can feel at ease."

The translation of Ke Qi’s words into the vernacular is:

The emperor is ordered by heaven to govern the people on earth. He is the embodiment of heaven and earth, the king, and the father of all people. Xinke Jinshi is the disciple of the emperor, and the emperor is naturally the teacher of Xinke Jinshi.Therefore, you are the only one in the world who has occupied the world, king, relatives and teachers. If this flower is not dedicated to you, who else can it be dedicated to?Xinke Jinshi don't admire you, who else can they admire?The people do not regard you as the Supreme Being, who else has the qualifications?

This is so well said!

The moment the emperor took the magnolia flower, Prince De stood up from his seat, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground.He thought in his heart, as far as Ke Qi is concerned, the eldest brother must not be able to beat him, just wait for Ke Qi to rise to the top.With such a desertion in his heart, Prince De shouted Long live my emperor in time.The princess said, don't rush to join in the fun with other things, but you can't miss the opportunity to make dragon farts.

Everyone offered their knees to Ke Qi, knelt down together, followed Prince De's words, and shouted to the emperor: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."