The Snowy Path of the Heroic Blade

Chapter 1010: Let you never get what you want (2)

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After General Hezhou, he quickly led his troops to Jizhou to reinforce Xu Gong, without any excuse.

They are also local military generals who hold the military power, and one side is a rebellious courtier and a traitor, hoping to build up the merits of supporting the dragon. On the one hand, the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the toughness knows the loyal ministers.

For the time being, Wang Xionggui, who was still the envoy of Guangling Road Economic Strategy, returned to the mansion safely. He did not accept his wife's suggestion, and did not immediately take a bath and change clothes to wash away the bad luck. He is Zhao Youling, the Minister of Zhongshu Province who is second only to Qi Yanglong, the chief assistant of the current dynasty. One was Yin Maochun, who was qualified as Minister of the Ministry of Officials by the Imperial Academy. Wang Xionggui's two confidantes and stewards were greatly surprised. You must know that not only the master and the two adults had made it clear before that they would never get in touch with each other, but in fact, although the prime minister of Yonghui, Yin Maochun and Zhao Youling were in-laws, they had always had a shallow relationship. , but also from selflessness.

Therefore, after the two of them left the empty mansion, they both felt that their work was in vain, but neither of them expected that one of them would come to visit him, and he had a prominent status, Yuan Guo!

Also from that "Spring of Yonghui", also an official with a bright future in Zhang Lu, and Yuan Guo was so talented in his early years that he even surpassed Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun, who were the top three in the imperial examination. Weng is the younger generation with the most blue eyes. It's just that Yuan Guo's disposition was too casual, his knowledge was too high, and his sharpness was too strong, so he was quickly overtaken by Zhao and Yin in the officialdom. In the end, even Wang Xionggui and Han Lin left him far behind. Huixiangfu came back alternately, and served as two ministers, but because he didn't agree with the emperor, he quickly left Tai'an City and was relegated to Liangliao Road to serve as the deputy governor. Well, they don't care much about Yuan Guo, and even the scholars of the Liao Dynasty don't like this "good man" who is getting older and less assertive. The junior person who was tricked into drinking by Yuan Guo, an unscrupulous senior, had a good gathering in Yuan Guo's mansion.

The youngest son of Wang Xionggui, Wang Yuanran, the most famous young man in the capital, had drunk flower wine for the first time in his early years, which was brought by Yuan Guo. In order to deal with such trivial matters, Han Lin, the former Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who was always known for his gentleness, courtesy and frugality, completely broke up with Yuan Guo, an old and disrespectful guy. But after so many years, Wang Yuanran, the idle dude, Yin Maochun's eldest son, Yin Changgeng, young people with lofty aspirations, they all get along very well with Yuan Guo, who has the least airs of elders.

When Zhao Youling, Yin Maochun and two central leaders came to Wang Xionggui's study, the five most outstanding young people in Zhang Lu back then, except for Han Lin, who served as an economic envoy in the northwest, were all together.

After the four of them sat down together, they were all speechless for a while.

As the host, Wang Xionggui raised his teacup and said with a soft smile, "I will replace the wine with tea, and Zisi will take care of you in the future."

Zisi is Wang Yuanran's watchword, and it was a gift from Tantan Weng Huanwen. But all four of you here know that there is another secret. At the beginning, Wang Xionggui hoped that Zhang Julu, the teacher of the four of them, would bestow the letter. It's just that Zhang Shoufu has never been interested in such icing on the cake, and he has never made a gold offer with anyone. On the contrary, Tan Tan Weng, who has profound knowledge, has always been willing to refuse anyone, whether he is a colleague in the officialdom or a friend of scholarly circles, he will respond to everyone's request. Tan Tan Weng's official status is probably due to this little bit of accumulation. In fact, Wang Xionggui just mentioned it casually at the time. How dare he expect Mr. Shoufu to make an exception for him. After all, how well-known was the young Wang Yuanran among the children of the family at that time. As a father, he knew it well, and Mr. Shoufu might not be happy Take Wang Yuanran seriously, every year on the first lunar month, Wang Yuanran and his elder brothers followed Wang Xionggui to the Shoufu mansion, every time it was like a mouse entering a cat's nest, absolutely not daring to say a word. No wonder Wang Yuanran was timid, just imagine that even the sons of Shoufu felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy when they saw Zhang Julu, and they didn't dare to take a breath, how could Wang Yuanran dare to do anything wrong.

It’s just that I don’t know why Wang Yuanran’s expression Zisi was indeed written by Zhang Julu, but he just found an opportunity to relay Huan Wen, and he didn’t want to make it public.

Wang Xionggui was overjoyed at the time, and it is no exaggeration to cry with joy. It's just that the Hubu Shangshu, who is well versed in officialdom rules, dared not publicize it to the outside world, even when he went to his wife's son, he never revealed the truth.

Yuan Guo was the first to speak, "What's the problem with this? It's a good thing for Zisi to turn his prodigal son back now and not to live in such a muddle like in the past. As an elder, of course I have no reason to shirk."

Then Yuan Guo turned his head to look at Zhao Youling with a smile, and deliberately asked, "Master Zhao, right?"

Zhao Youling glared at this guy, but facing Wang Xionggui's almost pitiful eyes, he nodded and smiled, "No problem."

Only Yin Maochun remained silent.

During the Spring of Yonghui, Yin Maochun was extremely outstanding, otherwise he would not have been cultivated by Yuan Benxi, the emperor of the former Liyang Dynasty, as a prime minister, and he would have valued him more than the other Song Dongming.

Yin Maochun, who has been in charge of the Imperial Academy for more than ten years, is also the most famous official in the world today who deserves the reputation of "the world is full of peaches and plums". In a sense, Yin Maochun has more stamina than Zhao Youling, who is temporarily slightly higher in official title and more powerful than himself .

Seeing that Yin Maochun didn't speak, Wang Xionggui didn't force it, and didn't dare to force it.

Unexpectedly, after Yin Maochun put down his teacup, he cherished the words like gold and said, "Okay."

Wang Xionggui suddenly said: "My teacher once said in the past that scholars are duty-bound to govern the country, and scholars can save the country within their power, but only scholars should not disrupt the country."

Yuan Guo hummed, "If I remember correctly, I did."

Wang Xionggui was silent for a moment, "At that time when the Western Chu rebellion was quelled, the three of you had never witnessed the chaos in the Jiang family temple on Guangling Road, so you probably wouldn't know that kind of worldly beauty that scholars are willing to reveal only when life and death are at stake. state."

Wang Xionggui laughed at himself and said: "After I settled the Spring and Autumn Period and unified the Central Plains, when I edited the history books of the previous dynasty, I always saw some jokes, such as the water is too cold and the well is too small, and my house has four walls, no beams and no white silk. I used to be reluctant. Believe it, only this time, I have to believe what I have seen and heard with my own eyes."

Wang Xionggui stood up, and came to the window seat where the snow was falling heavily, "Chen Zhibao, Zhao Bing, and Nalan Youci came hand in hand for the celebration banquet in Chunxuelou. There are thousands of rebel armored soldiers downstairs. There was Mr. Tangxi who stood up and questioned Zhao Bing on the spot. But I, Wang Xionggui, who is the same as Lu Baijie, a second-rank official in frontiers, dared not speak out even though I was angry."

Wang Xionggui turned his head and asked with a smile, "I've always thought, what would my teacher say and do if he was there?"

Yin Maochun fell into deep thought, Zhao Youling smiled and said nothing.

Yuan Guo twisted his beard and said: "I reckon, Mr. who has never fought with anyone in his life, will give Zhao Bing his old punches for the first time."

Yin Maochun laughed out loud without any scruples.

Zhao Youling, who was also known as a great master in officialdom, also laughed knowingly.

Wang Xionggui straightened his clothes, turned to look out the window, and bowed solemnly.

Yuan Guo sighed, got up slowly, straightened his clothes, and bowed.

Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun looked at each other with a smile, stood up at the same time, and bowed to each other.

The matter of scholars.

No matter what other scholars in the world think or do, I am a scholar in Zhanglu, and I am self-cultivating! Qi family! Rule the country! Ping the world!

In a fringe area of the imperial city of Tai'an City, the door of a small courtyard is ajar. A blind young man and a maid who depend on each other cook wine by the stove on a snowy night.

The maid named Xinghua said worriedly: "Master, it seems that the world outside is becoming less and less peaceful. When I went to buy vegetables, I heard that the three rebellious vassal kings were fighting all the way, and they just missed Lu Shilang's army. Well, the price of rice in the capital has risen a lot, if we don’t stock up any more, we’ll be in trouble.”

Now the young man in white clothes smiled proudly as a prince and said softly: "Don't worry, we won't be hungry. But it's good to have enough food at home and not panic."

She hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Young master, can we hold it? Is it true that as long as Gu Dazhu's two Liao frontier troops rush south to help, we will be able to successfully quell the chaos? But even I know Shu Wang Chenzhi is very good at using soldiers, he helps King Yanchi and the others work as minions, what should we do?"

Lu Xu, who is in charge of Liyang Zhao Gou, said softly: "The white-clothed soldier saint chose to accept Wu Chongxuan's army not only because he wanted a quick battle, but also because the scenery farthest in his line of sight was not in this city of Tai'an, but It's Gu Jiantang's Liangliao Border Town."

Xinghua looked blank, "Ah? What is he thinking?"

Lu Xu joked, "Then only God knows."

She carefully handed Lu Xu a cup of hot wine. They have been together day and night for the past few years. The two of them have already had a good understanding. Although they are blind, they took the glass naturally. , there will be chaos again."

The corners of Lu Xu's lips curled up, "The two of us can probably be considered lucky, and we just happened to live in the past twenty years. The people of the Central Plains in the early days of Yonghui, and the people of the Central Plains after the summer of the third year of Xiangfu this year, the old people before, and the children now , have to live in fear."

She smiled, "Young Master said so."

Lu Xu turned her head and "looked" at the half-closed and half-open door, her lips were pursed, her expression was peaceful.

She looked at the side face of the young master, her eyes were dazed.

She didn't have any extravagant hopes, she just hoped that she could stay by his side until she saw the young master slowly turning gray, but the young master would never see her grey-haired unbearably old.

Lu Xu turned her head slowly, breaking the tranquility, "I have dismissed spy Zhao Gou today, and I can say anything."

Xinghua hesitated and said, "My lord, do you feel lonely occasionally?"

The blind young man shook his head with a smile, "I am content with myself."

Xinghua stuck out her tongue, "Young master is quiet and indifferent, really amazing."

He laughed at himself: "The well frog talks about the sea, and the summer insect talks about ice, that's the best."

She didn't understand well, so she didn't speak.

Lu Xu suddenly said: "I remember that there is spring water in my hometown, which is praised as the ninth spring in the world by the tea sage of Dafeng Dynasty. If you pour the spring water into a cup, the water surface will cover the cup without overflowing, and it can even float copper coins."

Xinghua stared at those Qiushui eyes, "Is it really so magical?"

Lu Xu laughed loudly, "The copper coins floating on the water must be fake, but it is true that it is like drinking wine in a glass. If there is a chance, we will use the spring water there to cook wine in the future."

Xinghua nodded vigorously.

Lu Xu raised his head slightly, and whispered: "This spring is the most pleasant, with eighteen spring breezes."

She asked curiously, "My lord, who wrote the poem, it's pretty good."

Lu Xu stretched out her finger and pointed at herself with a gentle smile.

Xinghua immediately said solemnly: "It's really a very good poem!"

Lu Xu pointed at her, "You're not a good flatterer."

Xinghua was a little embarrassed.

Lu Xu gently spread out a palm to the woman beside him.

As if struck by lightning, she was timid and tender, and finally mustered up the courage to stretch out her somewhat cold slender catkin and place it on the palm of his hand.

Lu Xu squeezed her hand tightly and said, "Xinghua, I'm blind. From now on, you can help me see those great rivers and mountains. If you see them, I will see them."

She choked up and said, "My lord, don't think I'm stupid."

Lu Xu shook his head and said softly, "My husband dare not."

The snow outside the house is falling heavily, and the heart inside the house is as warm as spring.

Xiangfu four years, early spring.

The last heavy snow at the end of last year has not yet melted away.

Zhao Sui, king of Jiaodong, dispatched all his elite troops to the south. At the same time, Hezhou General Cai Bai's elite cavalry and Yang Huchen Han Fang's cavalry successfully merged.

These good news made this year's first court meeting add a lot of festive atmosphere that was never seen in Chinese New Year.

After retreating from the imperial court, Sun Yin found Fan Chang in the crowd, and said that he had missed a remnant book recently. It was really a great achievement, and his chess power skyrocketed. He would definitely be able to impress this ten-level chess master on the chessboard.

Fan Changhou originally walked side by side with Song Keli, who also worked in the Imperial Academy.

After Fan Changhou heard Sun Yin's provocation, he agreed with a smile, and made an appointment to have a competition at Sun Yin's house tonight. Sun Yin repeatedly reminded this big country player, don't forget to take it along the way before going to the door. Fan Changhou had no choice but to promise Liuji Mutton in Tingmafang that even if the person was not there, he would never let the mutton miss the appointment, so Sun Yin gave up.

Li Jifu, the top scholar in the last imperial examination, trotted all the way, and when he came to the madman Sun Yin, he was a little panting. After Sun Yin rolled his eyes severely, Li Jifu smiled shyly.

Li Jifu, who looks mediocre and has a dull temperament, has always been ridiculed as the bottom of the top three in Liyang's imperial examinations. Compared with Gao Tingshu Tanhua Wu Congxian, the second place in the imperial examination in the same session, he is far inferior, in terms of background, career prospects, and a clear view of the capital. Li Jifu has been doing nothing for three whole years, and his reputation is not obvious. Now the next palace examination is about to usher, although there is no result yet, but last autumn's Qiu Wei Huiyuan Qin Guanhai, in terms of demeanor and demeanor, was already superior to Li Jifu. With the help of Jin Lanting Gao Tingshu and others to promote and build momentum, Li Jifu naturally became a green leaf, and he would be picked out for cynicism from time to time.

Li Jifu, an honest man, is the only thing that attracts attention, probably because he is willing to be the follower of Sun Yin, a madman in Beiliang. If there is nothing to do, he will go to Sun Yin who has just been transferred to the Ministry of Rites. , It seems that if you don't do this, you won't feel at ease. The civil and military officials in the temple have long been accustomed to this. On the other hand, Sun Yin is really a non-stop master. After he became famous in the debate in the Guozijian, he lost his official position very quickly, and was transferred from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Rites within a year. Scolding the first minister and the second servant Sanlang, the only Langzhong who escaped by chance was the only one left. Almost every time he went to court, he would be chased and asked by other big bosses, such as "Ma Langzhong, did you get caught by that one yesterday?" Blocking the door and scolding?" "Maybe you can continue to survive today?" "Master Ma, you must persevere, I guarantee that you will be safe and sound this month! Whether you can get your salary next month depends on you! "

Soon this Ma Shilang became a well-known figure in the government and the public without any reason, which shows the arrogance of Sun Yin, the "little official of the Ministry of Rites".

At dusk, in Madman Sun's rented small house, the chess players were not Sun Yin and Fan Changhou, who boasted of their chess prowess, but an unattractive foreigner who was already famous all over the world. The Xiangfu Chess Master of Xiangfu fights against each other on the chessboard, and after more than 60 moves, the former still does not lose the wind. The more insiders who know Fan Changhou's majestic chess prowess, the more they will know that this is not easy. When the world chess world recognizes Fan Changhou, who is known as "Fan Zi", his strength has surpassed Li Mi, the national teacher of Western Chu, and he is very likely to catch up with Huang Sanjia and Cao Changqing. The victory and defeat are between five and five, so there is a "Xu Wei" A bear does not reach the capital, and Fan Wudi is within arm's length", a humorous saying.

Several national players in Liyang Chess were convinced by the defeat. Among them, Yuan Mei, a famous chess player who wrote "Taoquan Game Spectrum", admitted frankly that Fan Changhou was invincible first. People can really drag the chess game into the middle game.

In addition to Sun Yin and the chess players, there are also Li Jifu and Song Keli in the room. Sun Yin is squatting on a small bench with a large plate of peanuts in his pocket. A gentleman is watching chess without saying a word, while Sun Yin, who is not good at chess, is watching chess indiscriminately. Fortunately, the young scholar didn't listen to his advice at all. Song Keli did not watch the battle, but was flipping through an ancient book that Sun Yin picked up from somewhere. Li Jifu, who had no chair or stool to sit on, squatted directly beside Sun Yin, occasionally picking up a peanut from the plate, chewing slowly. If you take it too fast, you will be slapped off by Sun Yin, and Li Jifu can only look resentful.

After more than eighty moves, the young scholar surrendered. Although this person's strength was already astonishing, the fly in the ointment was that whether it was good or bad, his posture was too low for the stage. relation.

Fan Changhou raised his head, looked at the peer who was staring down at the chess game, and asked gently: "Brother Liu, how many years have you been learning chess?"

The young man surnamed Liu raised his head and said with a smile: "In less than three years, I only played chess after I went to Beijing to catch up with the exam, and I didn't play much. After my friends left the capital last year, no one wanted to play chess with me. "

Fan Changhou smiled wryly and said, "Brother Liu is like a god on the chessboard, that's amazing."

Sun Yin laughed happily, feeling happier than after he had won Fan Chang. This man surnamed Liu who was rushing to take the exam was the one who abducted and tricked him to get to this house, even if it was like this Well, if it weren't for Sun Yin's identity in Beiliang, this guy might still not come here to borrow. The young man's surname is Liu Minghuai, and he is also from Beiliang. He was the only scholar who participated in the Qiuwei Examination last year, but his ranking was extremely low, and he could barely participate in the imperial examination. . It's just that Liu Huai is not unknown, because a middle-aged Confucian scholar surnamed Zhang, who has no fame, helped Liu Huai copy the scriptures at the gate of the Imperial College. After Liu Huai settled here, he lived in seclusion and devoted himself to learning. When Sun Yin, a madman, was studying in his hometown in Beiliang Dao, he was known for his "superior craftsmanship". Everyone in the literary world is willing to make a name for him, and then Tantan Weng Huanwen, who is firmly seated in the top position in the Ministry of Education, has personally verified this matter, and he has to teach Sun Yin to be a low-key person, while pinching his nose and snorting Hum said, "This son won the imperial examination, and he will get something out of his bag."

Liu Huai has benefited a lot from preparing for the palace examination this spring. Although Liu Huai has a rigorous personality, he has no arrogance. In the early morning, Sun Yin, who needed to participate in the morning court, got up and opened the door, and then asked one by one, but although Sun Yin answered every question, Sun Kuangshi, who got up very angry, still scolded Liu Huai a few words "more than diligence, A little lacking in qualifications", "Even Li Jifu is not as good as that idiot" and so on. If he gets up and is not angry, he will pat Liu Huai on the shoulder and encourage him, "It's okay, the article is written in the same way as Li Jifu. It's not too embarrassing, after all, you are not me, Sun Yin, Liu Huai and Li Jifu, who come out once every ten years, but I, Sun Yin, have a rare encounter in a hundred years." Yes, Yin Maochun won the first prize, but his mentor, Zhang Shoufu, how did we rank in the palace examination? Look at Li Jifu, he also won the first prize, and I, who has never even participated in the palace examination, can compare ?”

Li Jifu, who often lives here, always smiles and does not speak at this time.

Damn it, you have to know that although Li Jifu's official career is not going well, his imperial examination essay is really the number one scholar essay that no one can pick out the slightest flaw!

In his classic article three years ago, a certain senior champion willingly bowed down, and said in public with a smile, "I am so lucky that I can not have the palace exam in the same year as Li Jifu! Wu Tanhua, who is second in the list, is so unfortunate!"

Fortunately, Li Jifu never refuted half a sentence.

In the beginning, Liu Huai only thought of the gentle brother Li, who had the same name and surname as Li Jifu, the number one scholar in the first year of Xiangfu. After he learned the truth, he had no choice but to persuade Sun Yin in private, at least not to make fun of Li in front of himself. Brother, but Sun Yin waved his sleeves and said, "There are countless people who have been scolded and humiliated by my Sun Yin, and there are very few people who have been reluctantly approved by my Sun Yin. Li Jifu is too happy, so why would he be angry! "

After meeting Li Jifu, Liu Huai, who had a good relationship with Li Jifu, almost moved out of the house in a rage, but Li Jifu tried his best to stop him. After the two had a heart-to-heart conversation outside the door, Liu Huai returned to the house. Yin finally resisted the impulse, but he was obviously holding back.

In the end, Li Jifu scratched his head and said with a smile after Sun Yin forcibly swallowed the words that came to his lips: "Brother Sun, if you want to say it, I can say it. You are uncomfortable, and I am actually even more uncomfortable."

Sun Yin pointed at Li Jifu, looked at the helpless Liu Huai, and said triumphantly, "Did you hear that?!"

After getting along with Sun Yin for a long time, Liu Huai, who had learned a lot of unpopular mantras, couldn't help muttering: "His mother is irrational, and there is no law to return his mother!"

Therefore, the three of them get along in a harmonious way.

Liu Huai also knew that Li Jifu had a lot of real talents and learning, and the most important thing was that he had a more rare kind of "Zhongzheng Peace", without arrogance and arrogance, and he was definitely not the kind of person who "appears to be a loyal person, but is actually treacherous".

Today, Liu Huai only knew that Sun Yin had chess friends at home to play chess. After the two well-mannered guests arrived, Sun Yin did not introduce their identities. I went down to the restaurant in Dong restaurant, but I was full of energy. I got Sun Yin's salary, and I got married with those Kong Fang brothers. If it is not enough, I can still pay on credit. Sun Yin is not worth tens of thousands of taels of gold

So Liu Huai only knew that the two were named Song and Fan.

At this time, when he heard the young man surnamed Fan praise himself as "like a god" and "remarkable", Liu Huai looked a little weird. Just me, a layman who just learned to play chess by accident, is it inappropriate for you to flatter me like this

Keenly aware of Liu Huai's gaze, Fan Changhou was also very helpless, he was not Sun Yin, he didn't have the cheek to register himself.

Sun Yin couldn't be happier, grabbed the last handful of peanuts on the plate, gave half to Li Jifu, shook his robe after getting up, and said with a smirk: "Liu Huai, do you know who this guy is? ', Shidan Chess Master, I am the number one player in the court, Cao Guanzi is the second, the famous Huang Menlang of the Imperial Academy, Fan Duanxian!"

Fan short first

Pouring beans in a bamboo tube, Sun Yin called out so many nicknames, even Song Keli, who was reading a book in the distance, couldn't help but shook his head slightly.

Fan Chang stretched out his hand to rest his forehead.

Liu Huai was not stupid, so he came to his senses very quickly, got up and bowed, "Liu Huai thanked Mr. Fan for his guidance."

Fan Changhou hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, "It's just a discussion, I don't dare to teach."

Sun Yin rolled his eyes, turned his head and said to Li Jifu: "See you, sour scholar! There are still two!"

Before Li Jifu could speak, Sun Yin sighed and said, "Including you, three!"

But before Sun Yin could continue to speak, Song Keli had already said: "Don't bother Brother Sun for your praise, add me, four!"

Sun Yin came out for no reason, and was extremely straightforward, "Song Keli, I'm not talking about you. Since you are close to Xiaoguo's uncle Yan Chiji, you can be regarded as a gentleman's friend, so why bother with those gossips, alas, it's cheaper in the end." Finally, put a foot in between the two of you."

Song Keli, who was holding the book, took a deep breath and didn't speak.

Sun Yin still didn't want to give up on this, and murmured: "Song Keli, you need to know that the strong point will turn light, and you will be a beautiful couple. Don't be blinded by the old man's red line just because you are arrogant. .”

Liu Huai and Li Jifu looked at each other, could it be that there is really a mystery here

Fan Changhou, who roughly knew the inside story, suppressed a smile.

Song Keli raised the rare ancient book in engraved edition in his hand, "Three hundred taels of silver! Don't accidentally burn it, it's not worth even thirty taels!"

Sun Yin quickly stretched out his thumb, tsk-tsk praised: "Shoot Huanglong straight, use soldiers like a god! I'm convinced!"

Song Keli snorted coldly and continued reading.

Liu Huai tentatively asked: "Mr. Fan, can we play another round?"

Fan Changhou smiled and nodded, "Just call me by my name."

The two sat back on the stool and continued to fight again.

The bored Sun Yin lost interest in watching chess and could only be in a daze.

Li Jifu didn't have much interest in playing chess, and his chess skills were average, but he enjoyed watching the two masters play chess with great interest. As for the quality of chess, he was naturally more than ten floors above Sun Yin.

Sun Yin said to himself: "It's a pity that Chen Shaobao and Yan Chiji are not here, otherwise all the guys I like will be in the same nest."

Liu Huai is extremely focused on playing chess. In fact, no matter whether he is studying or doing things, Liu Huai is so focused.

Of course, Fan Changhou, who has written scores countless times, is also the same.

Song Keli thought a little when he heard the words.

Only Li Jifu smiled, just very happy.

It's very strange, although Sun Yin and Sun Yin have known each other for a long time, but there is never any heartfelt words between them, Sun Yin always likes to think about things in a daze, and often wanders away from things. When Li Jifu was beside Sun Yin, he seldom took the initiative to speak. He usually just read a book quietly, thinking about the big and small matters in the officialdom, and the high and low people in the yamen.

Sun Yin said to himself: "Actually, Fan Duan has a strong focus on winning and losing first, and he can afford to let it go. He is really suitable for being an official, not for playing chess. First, wander around places like the Chongwen Hall of the Imperial Academy of the Imperial Academy. Don't be afraid of being slow." I'm afraid of being fast. Song Chuji... oh no, Song Chufeng, it's because of her bravery and diligence, she became a servant for three years, a minister for five years, and a chief assistant for ten years. To be honest, Song Keli, you should obediently be one of your ministers. At worst, I will let you choose six ministers. As for Liu Huai, don’t get stuck in the pile of books. Be a teacher, no What a big prospect, if you are exhausted, you will be given a mid-level posthumous title after you die, what kind of Wenjie, Wenyi, Wenda, what is a beautiful posthumous title? Let’s practice Gongmen and get through the day. Remember to burn incense and worship Buddha if you have nothing to do. If you are lucky, you will find a third-rank servant, or a governor of a state, but if you are not lucky, alas, you can only borrow money from me. It's getting late, I guess it's almost impossible to marry a decent little daughter-in-law..."

Li Jifu nodded vigorously solemnly.

Well, it seems that the number one scholar is serious.

Song Keli shook his head again.

Before the night ban in the capital, Fan Changhou and Song Keli bid farewell to leave, and Liu Huai got up and sent him outside the door. Li Jifu left the house later, Liu Huai helped carry the lantern to the corner of the alley, and then handed out the lantern.

Liu Huai clearly saw the number one scholar walking away, holding a lantern in one hand, blocking his sight with the other arm, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Before going out, Sun Yin picked up the Fengban book that Song Keli put on the table, casually threw it to Li Jifu who was about to leave, and said angrily: "I lend you the book, and the friendship is the friendship. You have to return it! The shortest three days Years, five years at the latest, I will count the days with my fingers. If you dare not pay it back, I will carry the dung bucket to your door and throw it at your door. Believe it or not!"

"Don't be mother-in-law, get out!"

In the night, Li Jifu gradually walked away, and then walked faster and faster, striding forward.

In fact, for some reason, the number one scholar, who was struggling in the officialdom, kept borrowing money from his colleagues recently, but he never spoke to Sun Yin. It is said that his family sent a letter to the capital and urgently needed a large sum of money to tide over the difficulties. It's just that Li Jifu's family members naively thought that Li Jifu, who was honored by his ancestors, was destined to rise to the top in the capital. How could he know that it was not easy to climb the officialdom in Tai'an City? The Jinshi and the first degree may have a much better life than now, and at the worst, they will have a lot more money and have more friends. Taking a step back, even if it is a second-class Jinshi who can be sent to another place, or a fellow Jinshi who is lucky enough to fill the vacancy immediately, well, it is the parent official of the shepherd side, and it is difficult for the poor to think about it. He happens to be the number one scholar, but he also has no family background to make the icing on the cake, and his seniors in the officialdom have no timely help. How can Li Jifu turn into a dragon when he encounters a storm? He had already been bent over by the elders in the capital, so the word "boil" that Sun Yin may have said before was unintentional, really hit the nail on the head.

But no matter how hard it is, Li Jifu was born as the number one scholar. As long as there are not too many twists and turns in Li Jifu's future official career, it will eventually go smoother and smoother. Not to mention the most outstanding ministers, with the magnanimity of the successive emperors of the Liyang Dynasty, there is no half way The number one scholar who died young, at worst, became officials of the fourth rank by chance.

Then, three to five years later, Li Jifu would certainly be able to pay for a published book, and he would still be able to afford it.

Then Li Jifu secretly sold the book now, even if it was a cheap sale, there would still be two hundred taels of silver. For Li Jifu's family, it was a huge hurdle, as long as there was this money to open the way, they would definitely be able to overcome it.

Crazy scholar Sun Yin, since he was able to surpass Liyang's scholars in the imperial examination system, is he a dead scholar? Really ignorant of the world and ignorant of human feelings

impossible.

Liu Huai returned to the house with mixed feelings, looked at Sun Yin who raised his legs to flip through the book, and said softly: "Even if I know it's unnecessary, I want to say thank you for Brother Li."

Sun Yin didn't turn his head, and said indifferently: "You thank me for him? Hey, be careful that the elm lump surnamed Li will be in the officialdom in the future, and I won't miss you,"

Liu Huai said calmly: "Brother Li and I, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Although the taste is not as good as wine, wine can quench your thirst, but water can quench your thirst. I never hope to have any interests with Brother Li. If so... "

Sun Yin interrupted Liu Huai's words, "It's wrong, it's a big mistake, do you know why looking at history, it seems that in the fierce party disputes in the past dynasties, the real gentlemen have lost a lot, while the hypocrites have achieved success again and again? ?”

Liu Huai was about to speak, but was interrupted by Sun Yin. The madman stared at the oil lamp and said, "You don't know, even if you think you know now, it's wrong. A gentleman likes to call himself a friend and not The party, the real gentleman is foolishly regarded as the standard, and he really did this. You must know that on the way to the top of the officialdom, the most taboo is to look like a full house, but in fact there is no help. , many times it will only be counterproductive, why? Because they don't know who the biggest smooth donkey in the world is. It's the hypocrites who are willing to spare their skins, and those who have the courage to bet all their belongings on the gambling table to use small things to make big things are really small People are the only ones who can help save the day. Speaking of which, don’t think that hypocrites and real villains are scholars with empty stomachs. Let me tell you, whether the morals of scholars are high or low, and how many books they have read and how much fame and reputation they have gained. There is a certain relationship, but there is absolutely no necessary relationship. Let me ask you, Song Keli's father and grandfather, the "Two Masters of the Song Family" who were well-known overseas during the Yonghui period. A hundred years later, there are still countless scholars who imitate and practice hard. Are the essays of Mr. Song good? Of course they can’t be better. Poems and songs are all excellent. I only talk about prose. I guess after a thousand years, what are the top ten prose masters? And so on, Song Keli's father will still have a place. But if the father and son are not guaranteed at the end of the festival, they will be ruined in the end. It's just that the old chief assistant Zhang Julu is dissatisfied with their dominance in the literary world, so there is no reason to blame them. , Do you really believe Liu Huai? I, Sun Yin, don’t believe it, or to be precise, I only believe half of it. This matter has to be discussed in depth, broken down and explained clearly. You have to listen to me until dawn, because it involves too much government affairs It's a secret, the trend of Liyang's imperial examination, the rise and fall of the world's cultural context, the trend of public opinion in the south of the Yangtze River, the serious illness of the two departments of officials and rites, etc., etc., I guess you have to listen to it."

Liu Huai stood where he was, dumbstruck.

Sun Yin still crossed his legs, swayed, and said with a smile: "As long as you enter the temple, there must not be many people who are truly like-minded, right? But you have to remember one thing, whether you are an official in Beijing or a local In power, there is a fixed number of chairs in the officialdom. Once you sit down, there must be someone missing. Enmity in the officialdom is far worse than that of the Jianghu. This famous saying is from a certain great writer... Well, it is my Sun Yin who said Yes. When your position is high enough, there are fewer and fewer chairs. This is especially true. If you don’t lose your original intention in the ups and downs of the officialdom, you will only suffer more and more, because you want to let go of your hands and feet.