It's been nearly two months since the recruitment list was sent, and he still hasn't received any news from the recruitment hall, Huan Ji was a little disappointed, he stood in the somewhat blackened room and stared quietly at the door, Cheng He walked in with a little staggering steps, gently lit the oil lamp, and the blackened room began to flicker.

"Uncle He, is there any talent in this world?"

Cheng He was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "When will there be no talents in the world." ”

"Then why didn't they come? There is me in the court, as long as our monarchs and ministers are single-minded, who dares to disadvantage them, is my reward not enough? Am I so unworthy of their trust? There was some crying in Huan Ji's voice, "I am the king of a country, the country is in such trouble, no one is willing to help me, a lonely man." Uncle He, take a look, the documents on my bookcase are all sent from all over the place, where is it, and what is the matter, there is not a single piece of news in it that can make me excited, and there is also the silver I want to give to those places for disaster relief, but the treasury does not have it, a few days ago, I had to take out the three hundred taels of silver in my private treasury, and now it is here? ”

As we all know, the emperor's private treasury is generally rarely used, these money is to reward meritorious people, and there are also for the daily expenses of the royal family, which can be approved by officials who specialize in managing money, and no one will use this money until it is absolutely necessary, but now Emperor Xuanzong has to use it.

There are tears in Chenghe's cloudy eyes slowly rolling, Huan Ji is his own big one, when he was a child, he was no different from other princes, he loves to play, he refuses to study hard, the food must be fine, the clothes must be luxurious, the sachet hung on it must use the herbs picked that day, if it is left overnight, he will no longer bring it, and then he went out to travel, and when he came back, it was no longer like before, dark but much stronger, everything required frugality, and then sat on the throne, and he was even more devoted to the government, Cheng He believed that he would definitely be a good emperor, but now seeing him crying helplessly like a child, Cheng He's heart was full of bad feelings.

"Uncle He, didn't you say a few days ago that there are talents who are almost here? But why has it been more than a month, and there is still no news? Huan Ji wiped away his tears, he knew that now was not the time to cry, he still had to work hard, "I have been dreaming that the eagle has been trapped by a net recently, what is the sign?" ”

Cheng He thought for a while and said: "This virtuous man should have arrived, but he may be in some trouble, I will go out of the palace tomorrow to investigate, and once I meet him, I will bring him back." ”

Huan Ji held Chenghe's hand and said, "Okay, Uncle He must bring him back, the lifeblood of Zhao Guo is tied to this person's hands." ”

Chenghe nodded and went out, the fine snow looked exceptionally clear in the hazy night, and the high city walls in the distance were completely submerged in the heavy snow. Huan Ji's oil lamp kept on, Diao Dou's voice came, it was already the fifth watch, Huan Ji stretched his waist, sat down and put the newly approved documents on the desk, and began to read the next volume. When Cheng He came to ask him to leave the palace, Huan Ji was still sitting like that, and the oil in the oil lamp next to him was almost burned out.

After leaving the palace, Chenghe went straight to the famous "Yueyang Wine Shop" in the imperial city, which has been open for a hundred years, and it is full every day, and the exquisite skills of the musicians next to it often attract guests to applaud. Cheng He knew that the people who came here to drink were either dignitaries or literati, and ordinary people couldn't afford to consume it, and they couldn't understand the dumb music.

Cheng He came here just to try his luck, the reason why he didn't go directly to the Zhaoxian Pavilion was because he knew that those real talents were all arrogant, and I was afraid that no one would want to go there directly.

On this day, Uncle Yang was bored walking on the street, he had been in the imperial city for six or seven days, there was no news from the Zhaoxian Pavilion, and the coils he brought when he went out were almost exhausted, even in the most ordinary pavilion in the imperial city, I am afraid it was only enough to live for a day or two. He stomped his steps slowly, suddenly smelled the fragrance of wine, raised his head, it was "Yueyang Wine Shop", he swallowed his saliva, which is what he can afford to consume, but just as he was about to turn around and leave, there was a sudden commotion behind him, and two young men dressed as bartenders knocked on the gong and walked out, shouting loudly: "Today, a distinguished guest from the wine shop came to the door, proposing that whoever can match the couplet he made can receive ten taels of silver!" ”

Uncle Yang was happy in his heart, this is not a small amount for Uncle Yang or ordinary people at this moment, ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for at least two years in this era when everything is withering. These ten taels of silver are the foundation for Uncle Yang to find a way out now, otherwise I am afraid that he will starve to death on the street before he can see the emperor.

Uncle Yang stepped forward and asked the bartender, "I don't know what kind of couplet the noble man came up with?" ”

The bartender looked Uncle Yang up and down, although he was poor, he was indeed dressed as a scholar, so he replied: "The noble man only said that he was looking for a learned person, and he would only ask for a question when he entered." ”

Uncle Yang was brought in by the bartender. This is the first time that Uncle Yang has entered such a luxurious wine shop, the inside and outside of this wine shop are like two worlds, the noise outside cannot be transmitted here, the walls are hung with paintings and music scores of ancient and modern celebrities, the paint on the tables and chairs is shining, slightly exuding a fragrance, the aroma of wine has already made Uncle Yang feel a little itchy, but he tries his best to control himself. He looked around, the people sitting here were really rich or expensive, all of them were richly dressed, the jade pendants on their waists collided with each other and made a crisp sound, and the aroma of the sachet could even compete with the aroma of wine.

In the middle is sitting a hand-cranked folding fan, a man with a face like a peach blossom, this person is extremely handsome, I saw him raise his hand to beckon Uncle Yang over, Uncle Yang approached and said: "I don't know how ...... brother Tai"

The man didn't wait for Uncle Yang to finish speaking, he covered his mouth with a folding fan and smiled, his voice was as clear and beautiful as a woman. Uncle Yang was stunned and didn't know what to say.

The man knew that he was out of shape, and hurriedly replied: "It's rude, it's rude, my little brother can't help laughing just because my brother calls me brother, don't blame it." The younger brother's name is Zihua, and if you want to come to Brother Tai, you are the one who wants to be right, Brother Tai, please take a look. ”

I saw Zihua take out a bamboo slip from his sleeve, and the bamboo slip read: The ancient and modern Central Plains are prosperous for a few days. But I didn't see the next link, I thought this was the topic, Uncle Yang stroked his beard and said: "My surname is Uncle Yang, a person from Anding County, Yunzhou." This coupling is quite interesting, and now the Central Plains has gone through several dynasties, although there are divisions from time to time, but they are all moving towards unification, this is the trend of the times, where the unification will have a prosperous era to breed, so this joint I have a long separation of the old and new dynasties. ’”

Zihua pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Wonderful, the seven sons of Yilian are all prosperous dynasties, and they skillfully answered Shanglian." I'll take my brother to meet someone. ”