Although the old emperor showed goodwill to him, Huo Chenan still had a trace of worry in his heart.
The most ruthless imperial family, today the old emperor may have seen my value and will not kill me, but the great secret is the sword of Darkmos hanging over his head.
Although Huo Chenan is usually very open-minded, he is not stupid, how can he not worry about his future?
While thinking wildly, the pot of wine on Huo Chenan's desk has been drunk by him.
Three-tenths drunk in the night, seven-tenths left in the world.
Huo Chenan turned his eyes to the wine pots of others. At this time, the other three were thinking hard about the questions asked by the old emperor.
Huo Chenan walked up to Zhang Renyu and said with a smile: "My dear, I have finished my drink. Can I borrow your drink?"
Apart from the purpose, Zhang Renyu still admired Huo Chenan's knowledge. He smiled and said: "Brother Huo, please help yourself."
Huo Chenan bowed his hands to express his gratitude. He was not polite at the moment. He picked up the wine pot and drank it from the spout.
After the second pot of wine, Huo Chenan was seven points drunk, and the worries in his heart were just forgotten.
Suddenly, Huo Chenan laughed loudly, "Hahahaha", and the other three looked at Huo Chenan in confusion.
Huo Chenan was just laughing at himself. Only when he was drunk could he sober up. Don't worry about the future.
Although Huo Chenan was drunk at this time, his voice was still steady. He could only hear him chanting slowly:
"After all the hardships,
there are few stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind blows the catkins,
and my life is up and down like duckweed in the rain.
I am afraid at the beach,
and I sigh at my loneliness in the ocean.
Since ancient times, everyone has to die,
but I will leave my loyalty to shine in history."
The pen in Zhang Renyu's hand fell to the ground.
Zhao Gongming's face was also livid. They were all well-educated people, so how could they not know the greatness of this poem.
The crowds were all waving their hands excitedly and shouting Huo Chenan's name.
At this time, Huo Chenan was no longer the person who was not qualified and filled the number in their mouths, but a poet of all ages, a great poet who would definitely leave his name in history.
The three poems written by Huo Chenan at today's poetry meeting alone were enough to make him famous for generations to come.
The old emperor was on the dragon boat, savoring Huo Chenan's poem. This poem seemed to be Huo Chenan's letter of surrender to the old emperor.
The cause of the incident was the outrageous experience of that day, which led Huo Chenan to start a war. Until the night was thick and the stars rose around him, the current country was in tatters and precarious, and he himself was also a miserable person, and it could be said that he was closely related to the old emperor; he was extremely terrified when he knew the old emperor's secret, but he was willing to keep this secret alone, which was loneliness. In the end, everyone has to die since ancient times. He was not afraid of death, but he hoped that the emperor could understand his sincere heart.
Everyone has to die since ancient times, and I will leave my loyalty to shine in history. The old emperor repeatedly savored this poem, and the more he savored it, the better he felt it was. He could not help but nod slightly. This kid was really innocent.
He immediately ordered someone to go and convey the order, summoning Huo Chenan to see him.
The young eunuch walked to the deck in small steps and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The emperor has ordered Huo Chenan to come to the audience."
The news was boiling on the shore of Xuanwu Lake. The old emperor's order was equivalent to announcing that Huo Chenan was the champion of this poetry meeting. Everyone on the lakeside shouted Huo Chenan's name. For a time, gongs and drums were loud, firecrackers were blasting, red flags were waving, and there were crowds of people.
In the end, the three people on the platform cast envious eyes on Huo Chenan, and Zhang Renyu even had a little unwillingness in his eyes.
Eunuch You said to Huo Chenan: "Come with me."
After that, he took the lead to climb the gangway and walked towards the dragon boat.
Huo Chenan followed closely behind, and his steps were still a little staggering because of drunkenness.
When Huo Chenan walked to the middle of the gangway, he couldn't help but look down. In the dark night, the high gangway was unknown how high it was from the lake surface, and he could only hear the sound of water splashing against the hull.
Huo Chenan's brain was a little slow because of drunkenness, and he always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something. But he couldn't remember it for a while.
Just when he was confused, a breeze blew, the gangway shook, and Huo Chenan's feet were unstable and he fell down the gangway.
At this time, the crowd watching was stunned. What was going on? Shocked, the new champion of the poetry meeting actually jumped into the lake to commit suicide. Shouts and screams came one after another.
Su Linglong had been paying attention to Huo Chenan on the stage. When she found that Huo Chenan fell down the gangway, her heart seemed to miss a beat. She pushed through the crowd like crazy and squeezed towards the lake, but there were too many people, and she, a weak woman, couldn't squeeze through at all.
"Huo Chenan, you can't die, get out of my way, Huo Chenan~" The anxious mood was beyond words. Tears flowed from her eyes uncontrollably.
When Huo Chenan fell into the lake, he finally figured out what he had forgotten. It was his sister's Mercury retrograde property! How could I forget this?
At this time, Huo Chenan was extremely tired. Destroy it, I'm tired.
Fortunately, Huo Chenan was nicknamed the little white strip in the waves. Although there was Mercury retrograde, it did not hinder his agile posture in the water. In a moment, he swam to the shore.
As soon as he got ashore, the imperial guards on the dragon boat received the instructions of the old emperor and jumped into Xuanwu Lake like dumplings to rescue people.
Huo Chenan wanted to stop him but it was too late, so he had to swim back.
In the end, Huo Chenan was carried to the dragon boat by two imperial guards. Although Huo Chenan said he didn't need it, he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the imperial guards.
The old emperor looked at Huo Chenan, who was wet all over, and said to You Zizai, go find him a set of clothes to change.
"I obey your order."
The crowd on the shore stopped arguing when they saw Huo Chenan being dragged onto the dragon boat. Su Linglong finally put down her worries when she saw this scene.
Huo Chenan, dressed in new clothes, stood respectfully in front of the old emperor. Huo Chenan was handsome to begin with. When he took off his servant's clothes and changed into casual clothes, even the old emperor couldn't help but admire him in his heart: he is indeed a handsome man.
The old emperor was sitting on the dragon throne at the top of the dragon boat at this time. He just smiled at Huo Chenan without saying anything. Huo Chenan felt a little scared.
"Your Majesty, I offended you that day. Please be magnanimous and let me go." Huo Chenan said cautiously.
"Which day are you talking about?" The old emperor asked with a gloomy face.
Huo Chenan knelt down with a plop when he heard this. Damn it, a man's knees are made of gold. My life is the most important.
"I have never seen your majesty, and I have heard nothing and seen nothing." Huo Chenan said loudly.
The old emperor smiled and nodded, and then he said: "A man from Jiangning County, are you willing to serve as an official in the court?"