Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 330 The Twists and Turns of Human Nature
Chen Xu was completely unaware of everything that happened in Yujing Tiandu.

If he knew, he would probably see through it all:
It's not that the emperor didn't want to achieve lasting merit.
He wanted the benefits of a world-changing policy, but didn't want to bear all the risks involved in such a dramatic transformation.

Therefore, he neither made promises nor hindered it!

Their scheming intentions are blatantly obvious.

And if Chen Xu could see through it, how could Wen Daoyuan not see through it?
It's just that despite the flaws, I'm still willing to accept it this way.

Where the Way lies, though millions oppose it, I will go!
Wen Daoyuan was extremely disappointed in the emperor.

After Wen Daoyuan left, the emperor also let out a long sigh.

He said to Wang Zhen, "My lord, I'm afraid Master Wen will be disappointed in me again. But he doesn't know that I truly have my reasons."

Wang Zhen quickly bowed and carefully comforted him, saying, "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, the one who reigns over the throne. Your thoughts, ideas, and concerns are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people."

Although Master Wen is a great Confucian scholar, he is still a mortal. How could he possibly fully understand His Majesty's heart?

However, His Majesty is magnanimous and humble, able to accommodate the talents of the world.

With such a benevolent ruler as His Majesty, Headmaster Wen should feel fortunate.

Look how eloquent Wang Zhen is.

The emperor was immediately delighted. He chuckled, stretched out his hands, and looked at the fine lines on them that were different from when he was a boy, saying:

"My lord, I cannot act rashly. I must first live well so that I can have some confidence in the future of someone like Master Ruwen."

Although Master Wen cannot understand me, I cannot help but protect him.

How many people in this world have attained enlightenment?
"I have to be here to cover for him."

It turns out the emperor had such a profound meaning.

Wang Zhen was immediately moved to tears. He couldn't bear to wipe away his tears and said in a sobbing voice, "Your Majesty, why are you doing this!"
When this old servant saw it, it was as if his heart and liver had been ripped out.

The emperor sighed again, then suddenly changed the subject, asking, "Grand Master, what is the background of this Chen Xu from Tiannan Circuit? Which family does he belong to?"

Yes, although Chen Xu is famous in the "Records of the Splendor of Dali," countless people in Tiannan Dao know that he was originally ranked thirty-first on the Xuan List, and later became twenty-fifth on the Xuan List—

However, the emperor was unaware of these reputations.

Why would the emperor pay attention to a mere twenty-five on the Xuan List?
He could only remember the top three on the Heavenly Ranking at most.

Wang Zhen was different; he paid attention to what the emperor cared about, and he also paid attention to what the emperor didn't care about.

He had to memorize everything and everyone that was even slightly significant, so that the emperor wouldn't suddenly ask about it at any moment.

Sure enough, when the emperor asked about Chen Xu, Wang Zhen immediately said, "Your Majesty, this Chen Xu is not from a prominent family, and he is not even from a poor and destitute family."

This prodigy was actually from a genuine farming family; for three generations, his ancestors had no inheritance, a family entirely devoted to farming and scholarship.

Yo!
The emperor was first surprised, then delighted.

Pingyang Prefecture is located 30 li outside the city.

At that time, Chen Xu had just left the examination hall.

The commotion outside the examination hall continued; some were happy, some were crying, and some collapsed upon seeing their family members. Doctors rushed forward to support them.

This is all standard practice. Families with substantial wealth will bring only a doctor when picking up examinees; that is considered the highest level of treatment.

Chen Xu also had someone to answer to him.

No, it was two little demons who came to pick him up.

Although many people outside the examination hall were still trying to find Chen Xu after learning about the purple smoke from his essay, they were still searching for him.

However, as long as Chen Xu was willing to avoid it, no one outside the examination hall could see his whereabouts.

The transformation of his literary style is still ongoing!
A waterwheel stood at the bow of the ink-carving boat, while an old farmer stood at the stern. The sea of ​​literature was calm, yet the ink-carving boat sped towards the other shore. In the ink pool at the center of the boat, the literary energy transformed, shimmering with a clear light.

Chen Xu thus felt an extraordinary spirituality; he even felt as if he could hear the breath of heaven and earth.

Suddenly, he felt something and his gaze abruptly turned to the southeast.

What's in that direction?
Yes, that's where the main stream of the Yuancang River is!
The mighty Yuancang River originates from the Kunlun Mountains.

It winds around mountains and passes through canyons.

After countless ups and downs, it finally headed east.

Wherever it passed, it brought endless floods, but also left behind countless lives, nourishing the vast land.

Thirty miles outside Pingyang City lies the most treacherous, vast, and magnificent section of the main stream of the Yuancang River.

The waters here are treacherous, with towering white waves.

Even the most experienced fishermen are often reluctant to fish here, and the best swimmers are unwilling to linger here.

Therefore, despite the vast expanse of the river, only huge waves could be seen rolling on both sides, and there were almost no pedestrians.

But at this moment, as Chen Xu looked into the distance, a person actually walked towards him on the road in the distance!

The newcomer was large and nearly two meters tall.

He wore a straw hat, and his steps were slightly stiff.

However, this stiffness is difficult for the average person to notice without careful observation.

The man in the straw hat had a straight nose, a square face, and very deep-set eyes, with an unusually gloomy expression.

The strangest thing is that, despite his unusual appearance, he is often overlooked by birds and beasts on the roadside.

Birds were even bumping into him—

boom!
The man in the straw hat neither dodged nor evaded, but the bird struck his chest, instantly causing a flower to bloom on his chest.

It wasn't that the bird injured him; rather, the bird's impact on him was like hitting a mountain wall.

In an instant, blood splattered and he died.

The man in the straw hat brushed the bird carcasses off his body as if nothing had happened, and then began to walk and measure the riverbank.

His stiff steps were strangely consistent in length, and after walking back and forth for a while, the man in the straw hat frowned.

"Twenty-one, thirty-four, sixty-eight..."

He was chanting strange numbers in a low, indistinct voice, so that even if someone were right next to him, they would not be able to understand what he was saying.

But he failed to notice that there was a grayish little mouse staring at him intently from the grass beside him.

This is because wild rats are so common in the suburbs that even if you stare at someone for a few seconds, who would have thought that such an ordinary rat actually has a story behind it?

This wild mouse was naturally an ordinary mouse driven by the little mouse Ashi.

Ashi used more than a dozen rats to keep watch around Pingyang City.

Originally, it only sensed something unusual about the examination hall and wanted to gather more information to help Chen Xu take precautions.

Who would have thought that this action would actually allow him to uncover useful information?

The man in the straw hat paced back and forth along the riverbank, sometimes chanting strange numbers, sometimes saying, "The resentment is sixty-nine zhang deep, seventy-eight zhang deep, eighty-six zhang deep..."

There are still shortcomings. What... broke through them?

The man in the straw hat suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

(End of this chapter)