Chapter 302 The Emperor Goes to Welcome

Wang Ping'an was also surprised. Why did the scolding come so quickly? It was delivered in the middle of the night. As the distance was Li Zhi's memorial, it was Li Zhi's memorial to send it to Chang'an quickly. The emperor immediately made a reply and then sent it back. There was no time delay!

Feeling his scalp tingling, Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "This time the disaster has really caused great trouble. Let me be the deputy chief examiner. This is a huge joke. The emperor will be furious when he reads the memorial, otherwise he would not have made a reply so quickly. Maybe this matter has been spread in the court and will be spread to the people. When people in later generations make annotations on the idiom "overestimating one's ability", they will definitely write it like this: A long time ago, there was a man named Wang Ping'an..."

Li Zhi shook his body and fell to the bed suddenly, shouting: "Gou's headache, Gou's headache! It's not a disease, Gou's can't answer the order, so you can take it on your behalf!"

Wang Ping'an was very anxious. Did you make a mistake? Can someone else do it for such a major matter as receiving the imperial edict? Don't say you have a headache, even if you are going to die now, you have to be with you!

He said, "Your Highness, don't do this. Even if the emperor wants to punish him, he will punish his ministers. What does it have to do with you? The emperor will not scold you. Let's go and accept the order together!"

Li Zhi rolled around on the bed, and he said, "Why is your father punishing you? This matter has nothing to do with you. Haven't you refused several times? Didn't you say that everyone else has seen it? It has nothing to do with you!"

Suddenly, he stopped rolling, sat up straight again, and said strangely: "Not sick, when my father appointed you as the uncle of Zheliu County last time, you agreed immediately, and why did you say thank you for your kindness? Last time I promised so quickly, why did you push me and four times this time?"

Wang Ping'an grinned, scratched his head, and said, "This, this... people always have to grow up. The little minister didn't know the rules last time, so he agreed faster. Now that he knows, of course he has to refuse again and again!"

Li Zhi fell to the bed again and continued to say half-deadly: "So, my father will not punish you, but I will punish the orphan. The ministers will also laugh at me and say that the orphans like things in the cup..."

As he was speaking, Li Ji shouted outside the door: "Your Highness, the emperor's imperial edict has arrived. It was sent by General Shi Da. Come out quickly and receive the edict!"

Li Zhi yelled, sat up and said, "It turned out to be sent by a loyal minister. It seems that my father is really angry! I, I..." When he was anxious, he did not call me a widow, and called me directly.

Wang Ping'an said: "It's better for your highness to hide in the house. If you hide for a few days, you will probably be able to avoid the emperor's punishment. Maybe the son emperor will forget about this matter!"

He was sarcastic about the prince who did something wrong and was afraid of his father's punishment. Could it be that he was still a child?

Li Zhi didn't hear that this was a sarcasm, and actually said, "How can you hide? How can your father forget such a major thing?" He jumped out of the bed, put on his shoes, and dressed up. He waved his hand at Wang Ping'an and said, "Let's go and receive the imperial edict!"

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Okay, there's still a little bit tough!" He followed behind and left the house with Li Zhi.

When Li Ji saw them coming out, he quickly flashed aside and revealed Shi Zhongchen behind him. Shi Zhongchen was sweating, but his face was serious. He couldn't guess the content of the imperial edict from the expression on his face, whether it was good or bad.

Li Zhi came to the courtyard, knelt down in front of Chang'an, and said, "My minister Li Zhi received the order!"

Shi Zhongchen launched the imperial edict and started to recite it. The imperial edict was quite long. When he heard it, it was written by Chu Suiliang. He could write it no matter how it was difficult to understand.

Halfway through hearing this, Li Zhi smiled on his face. He was no longer afraid, because this imperial edict was praising himself, saying how he had vision, how he discovered Wang Ping'an in the vast crowd, and how Wang Ping'an was young and promising, and could be a role model for the scholars of the Tang Dynasty!

This is not to punish me, it is to praise me and say that I did the right thing!

The most critical words are always left at the end. When Shi Zhongchen read the last sentence, Li Zhi was overjoyed. He never expected that what he said after getting drunk was actually regarded as a wise move by the ministers, and those who rule later generations should learn accordingly!

Wang Ping'an was stunned when he heard this. He knelt next to Li Zhi, his body was stiff and he couldn't even move! It's impossible. When Li Zhi presented the memorial, he drank too much. Could it be that the ministers also drank too much when they listened to the memorial in the court, and Li Shimin even approved the memorial when he was drunk?

I was actually the deputy chief examiner!

"I'm so proud!" After reading the memorial, Shi Zhongchen smiled and said, "Your Highness, why don't you get the order quickly!"

Li Zhi smiled even more and said, "My minister, Li Zhi, thank you!" After taking the imperial edict, he stood up and smiled, "Loyal minister, how could the father agree to let Wang Ping'an be the deputy chief examiner?"

Shi Zhongchen smiled and said, "The prince is far-sighted and considers my century-old plan of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, the emperor has to support him, so why would he not agree!"

He looked at Wang Ping'an and saw that the King of Kings was still kneeling straight, but he didn't even react at all! He hurriedly said, "No sick, it's time to get the order to thank you!"

Wang Ping'an said with a roar, came to his senses and said, "Thank you? But what good is the little minister? He can be the deputy examiner? This, this is absolutely not possible!"

Shi Zhongchen stepped forward and pulled him up and said with a smile: "Isn't it said in the imperial edict? The prince should set an example for future generations. The emperor agrees very much, so you must set a good example for the scholars in the world. Don't let down the emperor and the prince's expectations for you!"

Wang Ping'an slowly stood up and thought to himself: "I have become a role model for scholars all over the world? How did I become? Why didn't I know?" He was confused and could not say anything!

Shi Zhongchen knew in his heart that no matter who it was, he suddenly suffered such a great honor or blow, and no one could hold back and not be dazed!

I looked at Wang Ping'an. Although he was gentle and elegant, he was hairless and had not even reached twenty years old. How could he be the chief examiner? Alas, it was really... I said you can do it, you can do it, you can't accept it!

Shi Zhongchen turned to Li Zhi and said, "Your Highness, the big problem of dialectic smallpox has been solved under your guidance, right?"

Li Zhi nodded quickly and said, "It's easy to solve it, it's easy to brag!" When it's time to brag, you have to brag. It's boring to brag, you have to brag!

Shi Zhongchen said: "That's good. The grand ceremony has been prepared in the capital. I'll wait for you, Prince, to return to Beijing. Let's stay for another day and set off for the next day!"

Li Zhi whispered and said, "I'll go back to Beijing so soon!"

He was a little reluctant. Once he found out that he was drunk, it wouldn't matter if he caused trouble. Anyway, as long as he had his father and uncle, he could solve anything and bad things could turn into good things. He didn't want to go back to Beijing so early. How good it would be to stay outside, how free you can, and just play whatever you want!

Shi Zhongchen said: "The court cannot have no prince for a day. How many political affairs are there? I'm still waiting for the prince to go back and deal with it!"

"Then, okay!" Li Zhi agreed reluctantly.

Li Ji brought a house for Shi Zhongchen, arranged accommodation for him, and everyone went back to the house to rest.

The next day, the news spread, and the emperor personally asked Wang Ping'an as the deputy chief examiner. The scholars were ecstatic and came to congratulate Wang Ping'an, but Wang Ping'an told them that from today to the end of the scientific examination next year, he would not collect the papers, let alone be anyone's confidant!

But the scholars didn't care at all. They had long "entered into the gables of their mentors" and became Wang Ping'an's disciples. They still had to submit any business papers and ask for confidants. We are all disciples of Deputy Chief Tester Wang, you are a family, and they are not distinguished from each other!

After a busy day, I packed my luggage. Just after midnight that night, everyone set off and left Shikeng Village. The soldiers raised their torches and began to burn the village. Smallpox patients lived here and conducted dialectical diagnosis. Although the results were good, the village must be burned before promoting the results to the world, so as not to cause any uninformed people to come in and be infected with smallpox. Smallpox can only be prevented, but cannot be cured!

When he left the village, Wang Ping'an looked back and saw the fire and the sky shining brightly in the valley. He lived in this small village for half a summer and half an autumn, and he had some feelings. Now he was about to leave, but the small village was about to turn into ashes. He couldn't help but sigh and sigh!

Outside the valley, there were already troops waiting, and countless carriages were coming to pick up the people in the valley. All those who participated in the diagnosis had to go to Beijing to worship the emperor and accept the cheers of the people!

After getting on the cart, I rushed to Chang'an. In the middle of the night, the soldiers lit torches. The brigade of nearly a thousand people extended more than two miles away. The long line was winding like a long dragon, swimming slowly!

They set off in the middle of the night to get to thirty miles from Chang'an before dawn. That would be the starting point of the parade for the people of Chang'an to welcome Li Zhi and others back, and the end point was Chengtian Gate. It is estimated that the whole city might celebrate in the future and become a grand ceremony like the Shangyuan Festival!

The brigade was moving very fast and rushed all the way. Although the people in the car were extremely bumpy, no one complained. They all knew that the important moment was coming!

In one breath, he rushed out of about 60 miles. Before he could reach the designated location, in the dark, the number of people who came to welcome Li Zhi and Wang Ping'an began to gradually increase.

The people were holding torches in their hands and cheering on the side of the road. When the convoy passed by, they followed behind and walked towards Chang'an City together! More and more people, and the team was getting longer and longer. In less than ten miles, the team had followed tens of thousands of people. The torches illuminated the night sky, and cheers came one after another!

As the dusk faded, the fish belly turned white in the east. The brigade came to thirty miles away from the city. A high platform was built here early. On the platform, two generals stood, both with golden helmets and golden armor, and a big red cloak on their backs. These two generals were no one else, but Yuchi Gong and Cheng Zhijie!

Around the platform, there were 20,000 to 30,000 people, all of whom were from the villages and towns outside Chang'an City. They came early, not to welcome Prince Li Zhi, but to welcome Wang Ping'an. No matter how important the prince is, it is better to prevent the evil diseases of smallpox. Wang Ping'an, who eliminates the threat of plague, is important!

Seeing the arrival of the brigade from afar, Yuchi Gong said, "What a good guy, there are so many people, it seems that the parade has begun!"

Cheng Zhijie said, "There are all people in the villages and towns outside the city, not many. When you reach the city gate, you can see again. I guess I will have to go up at least 100,000!"

The two of them smiled together, walked down the platform, came to the side of the road to welcome Li Zhi.

Li Zhi got out of the car, imitating Li Shimin's usual way of traveling, holding the car railing with both hands, with a serious expression. But his excitement was indescribable, and he was about to cheer the people again. This feeling was really good. It was better than listening to music and dancing, drinking and having fun, and playing with the concubines of the Eastern Palace... In short, this is the most intoxicating thing in the world!

Wang Ping'an stood behind Li Zhi, leaned against the car door, hugged his shoulders, and looked at Li Zhi's expression. He was funny and excited again. The prince of the Tang Dynasty was a very emotional person. He was happy and not sad. And when he was scared, he could be afraid. When he said a few words to him, he would immediately be happy again, like a child.

Li Zhi turned around and said, "Wujian, look, Yuchi Gong and the others are here. This is the first batch, and there are two batches behind!"

Wang Ping'an nodded and thought to himself: "The emperor will not go out of the city to greet him in person, right?"

When he arrived at the high platform, Li Jizong stepped forward and greeted Yuchi Gong and Cheng Zhijie immediately. After seeing the ceremony, the two generals strode forward, knelt down in front of the frame, and said in unison: "Welcome the prince back to Beijing!"

Li Zhi raised his hand proudly and said, "The two beloved ministers are free from courtesy and return to the capital with their own sons!"

"I obey the order!" Yuchi Gong and Cheng Zhijie stood up, turned over and protected the prince's carriage.

Yuchi Gong shook his eyes at Wang Ping'an. Wang Ping'an smiled back and said hello!

The people next to the high platform cheered together: "Welcome the prince to return to the capital, and welcome the imperial physician to return to the capital!" After shouting, they followed the brigade and walked towards Chang'an together.

Dongdong, Dongdongdong, the people who came with drums began to beat, and some people who looked like inside actually took out the gong and beat it with a bang, as if they were making a way for Li Zhi to ring the gong.

After walking ten miles, I saw another high platform in front of me, with three ministers standing on it, which were Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang. Behind them, there were 40,000 to 50,000 people standing, all over the place!

After the three old ministers came forward to see Li Zhi, they did not take the car, but also got on the war horses to protect Li Zhi, and the people behind the high platform also joined the brigade.

After walking nearly ten miles away, the Chang'an city wall was right in front of me, and there were countless people standing in front of the moat. The number was so large that there was no estimation of the specific number. It was all people, and there were crowds of people!

Wang Ping'an looked up at the city gate and saw a yellow umbrella erected in the city tower, and flags of various patterns were lined up from the city wall, and there were countless numbers.

Suddenly, Li Zhi said, "Ah, my father is here!"
Chapter completed!