Yu Qian stood up with a terrified expression. He lowered his head and did not dare to look up at Zhu Di for fear of offending the heavens.
"Yu Qian, the Southern King said that you have potential. I want you to write a poem within ten steps. Can you do it?”
Zhu Di stood with his hands behind his back, his expression a little playful.
"King Nan?" Yu Qian's heart trembled and he suddenly turned to look at Zhu Gaochen.
When he had just walked in, he had thought that Zhu Gaochen was a high-ranking official of the court. He had not expected the other party to be a Prince.
"The emperor asked you to compose a poem, so why are you looking at me? I don't have any poems on my face!”
Zhu Gaochen shouted with a dark face, secretly throwing a look at Yu Qian, hinting him to quickly compose a poem!
After being reminded by him, Yu Qian came back to his senses. After thinking for a while, he finally took the first step.
Immediately after, Yu Qian slowly said as he walked,"
Thousands of hammers and thousands of chisels cut out of the deep mountains,
The fire burned as if it were nothing.
I'm not afraid of being crushed to pieces,
I want to leave my innocence in the world.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Qian only took six steps.
After listening to his poem, Zhu Di nodded subconsciously.
From the poem, it could be seen that Yu Qian had great ambitions and wanted to be an official. Moreover, he wanted to be an honest official.
Although Zhu Di's literary talent was outstanding, he still did not smile. Instead, he asked,
"Yu Qian, you come from the streets, so you must know the lives of the common people very well. Zhen wants you to write another poem, a poem that reflects the people's livelihood.”
"Oh no!"
When Zhu Gaochen heard the words 'people's lives', he immediately stood up and said,""Emperor, Yu Qian is someone who has read the books of sages. He is so young, how would he know about matters related to the people's livelihood?”
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and said with a fake smile,"Fourth Bro, why are you so nervous?”
How could he not be nervous?
He asked Yu Qian to write a poem that reflected the people's livelihood. According to his straightforwardness, what if he recited the previous 'Desolate Village'?
If Zhu Di heard it, wouldn't he be finished?
That was why Zhu Gaochen had come out to stop him. He wanted to prevent Yu Qian from being too hot-headed.
" I'm testing Yu Qian now, not you. You, you step aside first," Zhu Di waved his hand.
"Yes."
Zhu Gaochen silently retreated to the side, praying in his heart that Yu Qian wouldn't seek death. Otherwise, even his Royal Highness wouldn't be able to save him.
"Then this commoner will embarrass himself."
Yu Qian hesitated for a moment and said,""The village is very desolate, suffering from drought and locust plague every year. The old man pays his debts, the children sell their food, the walls are broken, the houses are blown, the beams are broken, and the moon falls. Who knows that the herdsmen are unwilling to report the disaster!”
From the moment Yu Qiannian spoke, Zhu Gaochen understood that this guy was courting death again.
The poem in the Desolate Village not only expressed the sufferings of the people, but it also satirized the officials of the current dynasty for concealing the disaster and even more deeply satirized the political darkness.
Zhu Di, as the highest authority in Ming Dynasty, was not reading such a poem in front of him a slap to his face?
Sure enough, after Zhu Di heard Yu Qian's poem, his entire face darkened.
"Annual drought locust? I've never heard of a drought or locust plague! Old men pay debts, young children sell grain. The taxes of this dynasty are not heavy, so how can they sell their children to pay grain?”
Zhu Di was furious and shouted in a deep voice,""Yu Qian, how dare you! How dare you deceive the public in front of me!"
"Emperor, this commoner's words are true.”
Talking about the sufferings of the people, Yu Qian's arrogance rose. He knelt on the ground and said,"Your Majesty is a mighty ruler. Every year, you have been fighting wars, causing Great Ming to be unable to make ends meet. In addition, disasters have occurred in various places, and the local officials have colluded and refused to report it. The commoners are suffering.”
"Impudent!"
Zhu Di heard another meaning in Yu Qian's words and immediately flew into a rage."Men, throw this unruly person into the imperial prison!”
"Father, Yu Qian was just hot-headed for a moment. I hope you can forgive him. Compared to the officials who flatter him, his words are not without reason.”
When Zhu Gaochen heard that Zhu Di was going to throw Yu Qian into the imperial prison, he stood up again and pleaded for Yu Qian.
After venting, Yu Qian also realized that he had caused a big trouble. He prostrated on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.
"Since the Southern King is pleading for you, I will give him some face. The death penalty can be avoided, but the crime cannot be avoided. Yu Qian, from tomorrow onwards, you will report to the Imperial Horse Bureau.”
Zhu Di snorted coldly. He looked angry on the surface, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
He admired Yu Qian's talent, but he also hated the other party's arrogance.
An official should know what to say and what not to say.
If he was too straightforward, he would not be able to survive in the officialdom.
Zhu Di asked Yu Qian to report to the Imperial Horse Bureau to temper his temperament through the work of raising horses.
In Zhu Di's eyes, Yu Qian was just a piece of jade that had not been successfully polished. However, with a little time and tempering, he would definitely become a piece of unpolished jade.
If he succeeds, the future will be a blessing for Great Ming.
"Hurry up and kowtow to thank me!" Zhu Gaochen secretly heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly reminded Yu Qian.
"Thank you, Emperor." Yu Qian trembled and kowtowed to thank him.
Thinking of the words he had said in a rush, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine and break out in a cold sweat.
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