Chapter 33 Qualifications for Becoming the Prime Minister

"Strict teacher."

On Yongdingmen Street, under the raging fire on the high platform, the director of the Imperial Observatory, Zhou Yunyi, simply supported himself with his broken leg, knelt in front of Yan Shaoting, and called him his master.

Following Zhou Yunyi's kneeling, he became his disciple.

There was a commotion among the crowd.

Yan Shaoting raised his eyebrows, and hurried forward to help Zhou Yunyi up: "It's just a joke, Zhou Jianzheng don't take it seriously."

Zhou Yunyi, however, looked serious and shook his head, saying, "A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand gold coins, and a wise man is a teacher. Today, Master Yan was able to draw down thunder from the sky, solve the myriad puzzles of celestial phenomena, and clear the source of the truth, which is a contribution to the country."

His heart felt a little heavy.

Years ago, although Yan Shaoting broke one of his legs, he also saved his life.

Now, it can even attract thunder from the sky.

Undoubtedly, he was saying that it was foolish for him to criticize the court by saying that there was no snow a few years ago.

Facing Yan Shaoting, who was able to attract thunder from the sky, Zhou Yunyi felt that this young man might be capable of more than that.

Without waiting for Yan Shaoting to refuse again.

Zhou Yunyi turned around and knelt down towards the imperial carriage that was about to set off back to Xiyuan.

"Your Majesty, I was arrogant and confused a few years ago. The affairs of the court were implicated in the celestial phenomena. This is my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Seeing this situation.

Yan Shaoting was a little surprised.

Although Zhou Yunyi is a bit stupid and is used by Qingliu, it does not prevent him from being considered a man.

People's eyes turned to the imperial chariot.

Gao Gong was so angry that he lowered his head to hide his expression.

Now Zhou Yunyi is kneeling down to apologize.

But it also shows that their practice of encouraging Zhou Yunyi to go to the Meridian Gate to criticize the court years ago was stupid and totally wrong.

This slap was a solid hit on his tall and arched face.

The sound is unusually loud.

"The court is in a difficult situation, and all officials are worried. What is wrong?"

In the imperial carriage, Jiajing's voice came out calmly and without emotion.

Then Jiajing said with a smile: "From now on, follow your teacher and learn well."

This is considered as an acknowledgement of the fact that Zhou Yunyi took Yan Shaoting as his master.

From then on, Yan Shaoting became Zhou Yunyi's master in the Ming Dynasty court.

A sense of funny suddenly arose at the scene.

Approved by the emperor himself.

Does this count as turning Zhou Yunyi into a member of the Yan Party?
Zhou Yunyi heaved a sigh of relief and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I bow to you and thank you."

Meanwhile, no more sound came from the imperial carriage.

Lu Fang commanded the imperial guards and the East Factory guards, turned the imperial chariot around, and returned to the West Garden.

The officials present naturally had to return to their respective offices.

Raindrops are already falling today, and there will probably be a rainstorm next.

Today we have proven that humans can attract thunder from heaven, so the matter is now settled.

Old Yan, Xu Jie and others, along with Yan Shaoting, were reminded by Lu Fang to go to Yuxi Palace.

Yan Shaoting quickly signaled to Zhu Shitai and the other two, asking them to follow him to Xiyuan.

The crowd on the street gradually dispersed.

Yan Shifan was also surrounded by many people.

The officials around him all had flattering smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations, young master. The eldest son of the mansion has such ability. He will definitely achieve great things in the future."

"Look at Little Lord Yan now. He has the demeanor of both Lord Yan and Little Lord Yan. He will definitely be the backbone of our Ming Dynasty in the future."

"We would like to congratulate the young master."

"Now that the eldest master has been blessed with a holy heart, we may be able to witness the beautiful story of one family and three palaces in our lifetime."

"..."

The majority of Yan Party members spoke out.

But the more these people flattered him, the more Yan Shifan felt as if he was being fed mouthfuls of feces, making him feel sick.

But he had to keep smiling and accept all the compliments.

The more these people praised him, the more Yan Shifan felt annoyed. In the end, he could only leave a message saying that he would invite them to a banquet another day, and fled hastily on the pretext that the Ministry of Works had important matters to attend to.

Ok Hee Palace.

Outside, it finally started to rain heavily.

The sky was pitch black and raindrops as big as beans fell in strings, flowing down the eaves like a curtain.

Inside the palace.

The eunuchs lit the lamps.

Yan Song was given a seat as usual, and Xu Jie and others stood beside him.

Yan Shaoting stood there with a relaxed expression.

Above, the Taoist priest had been walking back and forth several times with an unstoppable smile on his face.

at last.

The Taoist priest stopped, put away all his smiles, and looked at Yan Shaoting with deep eyes.

Yan Shaoting glanced at the Taoist priest, knowing the reason, and immediately nodded.

Jiajing had already said in a cold voice: "Can the thunder be triggered at any time?"

Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong and even Lu Fang who were present all looked at Yan Shaoting.

If you answer this question poorly or conceal something, it would be a great sin to deceive God.

If the thunder from the sky could be easily summoned, with its power, even if the emperor was inside the West Garden, he might be able to destroy the entire West Garden.

Yan Shaoting immediately said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it is impossible to trigger the thunder from the sky casually. Only by making thorough arrangements like today can we possibly attract the thunder from the sky."

As Yan Shaoting explained, the seriousness on Jiajing's face obviously relaxed a little.

Yan Song also spoke up: "You must not lie in front of your majesty. Is it really as you said?"

Yan Shaoting nodded and said, "In reply to the old man's words, what I said is absolutely true. If there is even a single word of falsehood, I will fall into an irretrievable situation!"

It's useless to just talk, only such strong words can dispel the Taoist's concerns.

really.

After Yan Shaoting said this, Jiajing's expression completely relaxed.

A smile appeared on his face again. "That's great, but since you have a way to draw down the thunder, and you mentioned before that you can avoid it, what's the other way?"

Yan Shaoting said immediately: "This legal minister has discussed with the Minister of Works Lei before, and will set up iron bars on the top of the rebuilt Wanshou Palace and insert them directly into the ground. If there is another thunderbolt, it will only be absorbed by the iron bars and flow into the ground, without harming the palace itself."

“Is this method feasible?”

Yan Shaoting replied, "Minister Lei has already built a house in a remote place in the south city. We can follow this method. If it is proven to be feasible, we will report it to Your Majesty and then do it in the Wanshou Palace and other halls in the palace."

These were all verifications that Yan Shaoting asked Lei Li to do after he had established a good relationship with him a few days ago.

Since it could reduce the chance of the palace being destroyed, Lei Li naturally agreed.

When Jiajing saw that Yan Shaoting had made arrangements with Lei Li, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

He looked at everyone present: "Originally, this kid said he could draw down thunder, and I thought he was just joking. Today, I and you have witnessed it with our own eyes. Yan Shaoting also verified it with Lei Li in advance, which shows that he has a calm temperament and acts steadily."

Yan Song smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Shao Ting is just an accidental success."

As usual, Xu Jie kept aloof from the matter.

Gao Gong snorted in his heart.

Jiajing was very happy: "The rumors about the celestial phenomena have been put to an end today. We should prevent the palace from being destroyed by heavenly fire. Lord Yan, your grandson has really made contributions to the court."

Without waiting for Yan Song to refuse again.

Jiajing already had his hands on his hips and looked towards Yan Shaoting.

"I have always been clear about rewards and punishments."

"Huang Jin said that your reconstruction of the Wanshou Palace is on schedule and can be completed in a hundred days. With today's achievements, I have to be fair."

Yan Shaoting bowed and nodded quickly.

I was actually looking forward to how the Taoist priest would reward me this time.

"Lord Yan, Lord Xu, Yan Shaoting broke through the celestial phenomena. Can he be the number one person in our dynasty?"

"He is the best."

"Your Majesty praises it."

Yan Song and Xu Jie responded respectively.

"Then reward him to be a tutor in the Hanlin Academy."

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