Chapter 13 The Academy
Li Feed received the report and hurriedly led everyone to the palace. Sure enough, I saw a fire in the palace, and a group of guards and eunuchs were busy putting out the fire. Li Jiao stopped the guards and asked about the whereabouts of Jiwen, the king of Yu, but they all said they didn't know. After a while, Di Hou Ye, Ji Hou Ye and other civil and military officials also arrived. After a long time, the fire in the palace was finally extinguished.
Everyone was anxious, and from a distance, they saw Yu Wang Ji Wen leading a team of guards to climb the tower, and Yu Wang Ji Wen was standing behind the curtain. The guards were on the tower and greeted the hundred officials below: "The king has arrived." Everyone was relieved and saluted King Yu Jiwen to say goodbye.
Li He pulled the sleeve of the Marquis of Ladi and whispered a few words. Di Hou Ye nodded and said to the tower: "There is a fire in the palace, and the ministers want to see the holy face of the king." ”
So, King Yu Jiwen opened the curtain and leaned against the railing to look down. Everyone looked up, it was indeed His Royal Highness King Yu, so everyone was at ease.
The hundred officials retreated, and Li He looked for Ren Zuo: "Brother Ren, there is nothing to do, we might as well go to Du Kangju to rub a meal, you can order good wine and food, and I will be the east." Ren Zuo was overjoyed and happily followed.
Li He called a private room, prepared good wine and food, and drank with Ren Zuo. After three rounds of drinking, Ren Zuo opened his mouth and asked, "There is nothing to be courteous, but Brother Li has something to ask?" ”
Li He smiled and said: "Brother Ren, you and I haven't been here for a long time, I am happy today, and I should drink happily." After speaking, he poured Ren Zuo another full cup.
Immediately afterwards, Li He leaned close to Ren Zuo's ear and asked quietly, "Brother Ren, do you know Ji Shang's daughter, Miss Ji Yue?" ”
Ren Zuo smiled: "Brother Li originally wanted to ask Miss Ji Yue. I think that Ji Shang is a master in the academic world, an aristocratic celebrity. And Ji Yue was born in a famous family since she was a child, not to mention her beauty, she is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I don't know how many famous sons came to the door to propose marriage, but she rejected them one by one. Could it be that Brother Li, you also want to get involved? ”
Li He hurriedly covered up: "Where, where, Miss Ji Yue is of noble birth, how can I be a mortal like me?。。。 I don't know where Miss Ji Yue usually goes to spend time? ”
Ren Zuo: "Ji Yue is everyone's best girl, and naturally she often gets together with some famous daughters, and the place where they gather is not allowed to outsiders, especially men. However, Ji Yue often followed her father Ji Shang to study in the academy. ”
Li He's heart lit up: "Brother Ren, you are really well-informed, there is nothing you don't know about the things in Kaifeng City." ”
Ren Zuo was very proud: "That's, in Kaifeng, even if someone sneezes, I can know... Brother Li, don't blame Brother for speaking ugly, with your qualifications, I'm afraid that you are not worthy of Miss Ji Yue, I advise you to die as soon as possible. ”
Li He hurriedly poured wine for Ren Zuo: "What Brother Ren said is true, what he said is true." Come on, let's not talk about this, let's just drink. ”
Li He and Ren Zuo were drunk, staggered out of Du Kangju, and wandered on the street. In a daze, the two of them came to the door of Dihou's mansion. Ren Zuo couldn't help it for a while, and vomited wildly at the carriage in front of the house, and vomited all the wine and food just now on the carriage.
After being silent for a long time, a person walked out of the carriage, and it was Di Houye!
The senior commander of the Dihou Mansion detained Ren Zuo: "Tell the Hou Ye, Ren Zuo lost his temper after drinking and vomited all over your car." Ren Zuo was so rude, he asked the Hou Ye to dismiss him from his official position and expel him from Kaifeng. ”
Di Hou Ye and Yan Yuese: "Ren Zuo was just drunk for a while, not intentionally. If he is punished for this drunken misdeed, where will he have a place in the future? It's just a carriage, just change and wash it. After speaking, let the high commander let Ren Zuo go.
Ren Zuo and Li He were grateful, and they were very grateful to Di Houye.
One day, the sky was high and crisp, Li He changed into a new clothes and went to Ji Shang's lecture hall. Li He visited Ji Shang and claimed to have come to study the scriptures and learn the Tao. Out of the corner of his eye, Li He saw that Ji Yue was also sitting among the students, and sat down at the table behind Ji Yue.
Ji Shang gave a lecture on the stage, and when he was proud, he wrote the word "Ji Said" on the writing board. Li He leaned forward and whispered in Ji Yue's ear: "When I was studying in my hometown, my teacher's surname was Hu, and he also liked to write on the board. Once, when the teacher explained the Tao of "benevolence", he first talked about the opinions of Master Ji, Master Tian Ze, and Master Li Ke on "benevolence", and wrote "Ji Shuo", "Tian Shuo", and "Li Shuo" on the blackboard. Finally, he gave his opinion again and wrote two words on the board - nonsense. ”
Ji Yue couldn't help but smile when she heard this.
Ji Shangzheng said the rise, saw Ji Yue and Li He whispering, and asked: "Li Gongzi, I seem to have heard you say "nonsense" just now, but what did the old man say wrong?" ”
Li He was arrested, and he hesitated: "No, where does Xiaosheng dare to talk about the master... This,That nonsense just now... Eagerly, Li He replied: "Master Ji, just now I was talking to Miss Ji Yue about a friend of mine, who is arrogant by nature and likes calligraphy and painting. One time he came to me for a drink, and after three rounds of drinking, he said to me, "People in the world say I'm crazy, that's because they don't understand art, and you give me a critique, are they talking nonsense?" ””
Ji Shang asked, "What do you say?" ”
Li He: "I conform to the herd. ”
In a burst of laughter, everyone left class. Li He followed Ji Yue: "Miss Ji Yue, you want to go home, why don't I give you a ride?" ”
Ji Yue declined: "Thank you son, I'll just walk with my father." ”
Li He said goodbye to Ji Shang and Ji Yue stupidly, and then went home alone.
One night, Li He tossed and turned, not sleeping.
Early the next morning, Li He came to Ji Shang's lecture hall again. Today, Ji Shang taught the students to practice calligraphy, and the other students were all practicing hard, and Li He was the only one who was dumbfounded, not knowing how to write.
When Ji Yue saw it, she was very curious: "Gongzi Li, why don't you write?" ”
Li He was embarrassed: "I can't write calligraphy well. ”
Ji Yue smiled: "Listening to the discussion between my son and my father, he is also a well-educated person, how can he not understand calligraphy?" ”
Li He stiffened: "It's true, how dare I hide it from you." Before, I wrote an article for a friend to read. The friend read it and said that I wrote it in a disorganized manner, so I told him that I wrote it when I was drunk. Later, I wrote another article and gave it to that friend. ”
Ji Yue asked, "What did your friend say?" ”
Li He: "My friend asked me, are you drunk again?。。。 ”
After school, Li He followed Ji Yue again: "Miss Ji Yue, when Master Ji invited me to come over a few days ago, I heard that you were practicing the piano, and the piano sounded beautiful, and I admired it from the bottom of my heart." ”
Ji Yue was very happy: "Li Gongzi also knows the rhythm of music? ”
Li He: "I love to listen to the piano, but I can't play it, I wonder if Miss Ji Yue is willing to teach me?" ”
Ji Yue was silent for a long time, and Li He looked at her expectantly. After a while, Ji Yue replied, "It's not too early, I'll go back to my house with my father first." I'll answer you later. ”
Li He said goodbye to Ji Yue, and while reminiscing in his heart, he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Li He met Ren Zuo. The two were about to enter the mansion when they saw Li Fu coming in a carriage. Li Jiao hurriedly got out of the car, beckoned the two of them to follow, and went to the lobby of Fuzhong.
The three entered the lobby, only to find it empty. Li Cai was curious and angry, and called the attendants: "Why is there no one, where have all the people gone?" ”
The attendant reported: "Today, everyone has taken leave and did not come to work. ”
Li Feed: "Just one or two people ask for leave, why don't they all ask for leave, is something wrong?" ”
The attendant was terrified: "The villain doesn't know." ”
Ren Zuo: "The prime minister is angry. The villain guessed that maybe they all received Tian Cuo's invitation to go to his mansion for a banquet. ”
Li Jiao frowned: "Tian is wrong? Just that gentleman, what are you doing in his house? ”
Ren Zuo: "The villain heard that Mi Wu, the minister of Jing State, defected and came to my Yu Kingdom. Tian Cuo was entrusted by King Yu and Marquis Ji to accept Mi Wu. Today, Tian Cuo hosted a banquet for civil and military officials at home to wash the dust for Mi Wu. ”
Li Zhi looked unhappy: "I also heard about this." Mi Wu is a nobleman of Jing Kingdom, a celebrity in the world, and he is also a landlord. However, is it necessary to abandon the government one by one for him, and everyone goes? ”
Ren Zuo: "The prime minister doesn't know, how can a Mi Wu let hundreds of officials mess up the rules." Everyone went to the banquet, not for him, but for the drunkard's intention not to drink. ”
Li Fei didn't understand it even more: "It's not for Mi Wu, is it for some more important person?" ”
Ren Zuo was mysterious: "Mi Wu rebelled this time and escaped from Jing Country for one person. This time he came to my Yu country and brought this person with him. Moreover, the hundreds of officials delayed their official business and went to Tiancuo Mansion for a banquet, also for this person. ”
Li He was aroused: "Who is it?" ”