The day after the dinner, the news of Su Yan's poetry meeting with the officials of the general's mansion spread throughout the capital.

From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone knew about Su Yan.

Not long after, Su Yan's identity, his previous poems, and even some of Su Yan's deeds in Zhuo County were all dug up.

After a few days, Su Yan became a household name and was famous in Luoyang.

The North Palace in the imperial palace.

This is the most lively and prosperous part of the entire palace.

Not only are the palace maids here younger and more beautiful than those in the South Palace.

The emperor, empress, and concubines all live in the North Palace, so those who can stay in the North Palace are all big figures.

Anfu Hall, this is where the emperor works daily, and the usual court meetings are also held here.

When he got up in the morning of this day, Emperor Ling of Han came to Anfu Hall very excitedly, and then asked someone to call Zhang Rang over.

""Your Majesty!"

Zhang Rang entered the hall, bowed and said

"Haha, father, the medicine you gave me before is really effective. I was very excited the whole night yesterday and had a lot of fun."

When Emperor Lingdi saw Zhang Rang coming, he laughed.

Because when Emperor Lingdi of Han ascended to the throne at a young age, it was Zhang Rang and others who supported him, so Emperor Lingdi was very dependent on them. He even said in front of many people:"Empress Zhang is my father!" Although

Emperor Lingdi never called him that in formal court meetings, he was accustomed to calling Zhang Rang"Father" in private.

Zhang Rang bowed, lowered his head and smiled,"As long as Your Majesty likes it, I got this medicine by chance from a sorcerer. It has the effect of strengthening the body and replenishing qi, and can make men vigorous during intercourse. The effect is quite large"

"It's not just bigger? It's too big. That medicine is really magical. I didn't feel tired even when I was having sex with several women yesterday. I felt so happy in many years."

At this point, Emperor Ling deliberately paused, and then said,"Father, that medicine.....Anything else?"

Zhang Rang smiled inwardly. He knew what Emperor Ling meant by calling him here so early in the morning.

"Your Majesty, I still have some medicine left, but not much. If Your Majesty needs it, I can send someone to find the sorcerer and ask him for the secret recipe.

Zhang Rang lowered his head and said,

""Okay, okay, father, please bring me the medicine as soon as possible, and send more people to find some for that magician. I like this medicine very much, and I will make more when I get the prescription."

Emperor Ling said three"OK"s in a row, his face was very excited.

At this time, he may have noticed his situation, and he coughed twice, then said:"Father has presented me with such a miraculous medicine. Tell me, father, what reward do you want?"

Zhang Rang bowed and said in fear:"I have received great grace from Your Majesty. Everything I have is bestowed by Your Majesty. I present the medicine to Your Majesty to repay Your Majesty's kindness. How dare I ask for another reward?"

"Alas!

Emperor Ling waved his hand and said,"Father, you have served me for decades. You have made contributions and have worked hard. I am not a person who does not understand reason. You should be rewarded. Just speak up."

Zhang Rang pretended to think, then said,"Your Majesty, I have a lot now. I really don't need any more rewards, but I want to recommend a talented person to Your Majesty."

"Oh, what talents does father want to recommend to me? Tell me about it, please."

Emperor Lingdi asked with great interest.

Zhang Rang said,"I heard a few days ago that the general invited Minister Lu to a banquet to welcome him."

"Well, I know about this. Before, all the officials wrote to me asking me to recall Lu Zhi. After all, he is a senior official in the court and is loyal to our Han Dynasty. I cannot help but use him."

Emperor Ling nodded.

Zhang Rang said,"Your Majesty is wise. Minister Lu has fought for the country for many years and is a pillar of our Han Dynasty."

"Haha, I heard someone say before that Lu Zhi scolded my father and others as treacherous ministers, and Zhao Zhong even cried to me. Now you, my father, are speaking for him again. It's really interesting."

The Emperor Ling said with a smile

"Your Majesty, I believe that Minister Lu was just careless for a moment and believed the slander of the villain, so he said that. In fact, he has no ill will towards me and others. Please don't blame him."

Zhang Rang said softly with a hint of viciousness in his eyes.

Emperor Ling waved his hand, motioning him to continue.

Zhang Rang continued:"At the banquet that day, Minister Lu's disciple, Zhuo County Governor Su Yan, shined. He toasted with poems and wrote more than ten poems, all of which are classics."

"Even an old slave who doesn't know much about poetry and prose thought it was wonderful, not to mention those scholars with brilliant literary talent."

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Father, tell me about it.

Emperor Ling was very curious and asked.

Zhang Rang had prepared to recite. He recited the three most famous moonlight poems by Su Yan that night to Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling could not write poems, but he was a royal child after all. He had learned from many great scholars when he was young.

He had never eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run.

When he heard the poems recited by Zhang Rang, his face was shocked.

"Is this really written by Su Yan? Such a masterpiece is indeed rare in the world. I think this person must have great literary talent. Yes, it seems that Lu Zhi has accepted a good disciple."

Emperor Ling nodded and praised

"Father, do you want to recommend Su Yan to me?"

At this point, Emperor Ling understood what Zhang Rang meant.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhang Rang bowed and said,"The general had repeatedly asked Minister Lu to be the prince's teacher, and Minister Lu had no choice but to agree, but he must have felt resentful."

"If Your Majesty could promote his students and call him to serve as an official in the capital, then it would surely appease Minister Lu's resentment and allow him to settle down and teach the prince about debate."

After hearing what Zhang Rang said, Emperor Ling fell silent.

Zhang Rang noticed something was wrong. He looked at Emperor Ling and his eyes moved.

""Father, which of my two children, Bian'er and Xie'er, do you think is more suitable to inherit my throne?"

Emperor Ling asked suddenly after a while.

No one answered.

Zhang Rang lowered his head in silence, not daring to answer.

He knew that Emperor Ling knew what was going on and asked him this question only because he couldn't help it. He couldn't answer according to his own thoughts, otherwise it would arouse Emperor Ling's suspicion.

He thought for a while, and then said,"Your Majesty is still in his prime. Isn't it too early to consider such things? And I believe that Your Majesty should have made up his mind. Why do you need to ask me for my opinion?" When

Emperor Ling heard this, he smiled and said,"That's right. Now that I have your medicine, I feel like I am more than ten years younger. I will try my best to give birth to a few more princes. Then I will have more candidates to choose from."

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