Let's say that Li Shimin summoned Xu Zhen to the Danxia Palace, and co-wrote with Li Mingda, the three of them talked about the sea and the sky, and there was a lot of joy, probably worried that such a good day would never return, Li Shimin did not mention the matter of establishing the reserve from beginning to end, Xu Zhen did not plan to wade into troubled waters, he was happy, and the three of them broke up happily.

The Shenyong Earl's Mansion has been burned and killed by the Marquis, although it has been repaired and rectified in advance, it is inevitable that it will be sluggish, and the servants have changed their faces, but fortunately, Zhang Suling and the cliff wandered around and did not stay in the mansion, otherwise they would have to be mutilated.

After Xu Zhen returned, Zhang Jiunian, the chief steward, sealed many worship posts, but two of them had to be mentioned, because they were invitations from Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and Li Tai, the king of Wei.

This is not out of Xu Zhen's expectations, after returning from the rebellion in Qizhou, he got close to Li Tao, and persuaded Li You to surrender alone, and he got so many credits, if he hadn't been sealed once before leaving the school, he would have to be sealed again this time, which had already attracted the envy of many generals.

When he arrived at the court, in order to exonerate Li Chengqian, he gave the saint a step, and mentioned the matter of education, and offended a cadre of civil servants, and now Xu Zhen is a lonely person in the court, except for Li Jing and Wei Chi Jingde, who have no desires and no desires, and the two brothers Li Zhi and Li Tai dare to invite him to the mansion as guests.

Although Xu Zhen knew that Li Zhi would win in the end, to be honest, he didn't have much of a good impression of Li Zhi, and after returning from Tuyuhun, this Li Zhi had already known Xu Zhen, but after many days, Xu Zhen didn't have too deep an impression of Li Zhi, and finally felt that this person was mediocre.

On the contrary, Xu Zhen's interest in Li Tai, who is versatile and learned, is deeper, and after a deep sigh, Xu Zhen also made up his mind and asked Zhang Jiunian to reply to the post, and the next day he took Kaisa and Zhang Suling and Zhou Cang and other relatives to the Wei Palace.

The king of Wei lived in Yankangfang, as early as the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, the saint came to the palace of the king of Wei in person, and thus pardoned the prisoners of Yongzhou and Chang'an who were under the capital crime, and exempted the people of Yankangfang from renting for one year, and rewarded the officials of the palace of Wei and the old people who lived in the same square many things.

Then the former Sui Dynasty palace Furong Garden was given to the King of Wei, this Furong Garden is the beautiful scenery of Chang'an, the name is outside, known as "30 acres of residence, 17 miles back to Zhou", it can be seen that the saint is favored by the King of Wei.

Or in order to avoid many suspicions, the King of Wei did not meet Xu Zhen in the main mansion, but set the location in the Furong Garden.

Although the Shenyong Mansion is not narrow, how can it be compared to the Hibiscus Garden? The brothers thought that they had entered the capital and were accustomed to seeing prosperity, but when they entered the hibiscus garden, they realized that they were just frogs at the bottom of the well.

But see the vast building in the garden to repair the corridor, even bending, its land extends and cool, across the belt of the original Xi, there is a bamboo forest again, the green is Gangfu, there is a cool hall under the east saka, there is a waterfront pavilion in the east of the hall, it is delicate in the broad, magnificent and gentle without lacking.

Because it was to meet the king, everyone did not dare to be presumptuous, although they often dressed up, but even rough people like Zhou Cang knew to be clean and tidy.

The deacon of the palace guided all the way, along the way the beautiful maid shuttled like a flower butterfly, let people linger, go around this deep courtyard, only to come to a scene in the garden, there is a building near the water, the name is Caixia, just like the fairy in the water, it is amazing.

King Wei has already set up a banquet in the building, including the taste of mountain seafood, and there are literati and intimate maids to accompany, waiting for Xu Zhen's arrival, seeing Xu Zhen and his party getting closer and closer, King Wei smiled like a spring breeze, warm and happy, and went downstairs to welcome.

Xu Zhen is also a person who knows the number of etiquette, and hurriedly confessed: "Xu is barbaric and humble, how dare you bother the king to welcome him, don't torture us!" ”

But said that although the king of Wei has a large waist and abdomen, his face is extremely delicate and handsome, giving people a great visual contrast.

The starting hand was warm and fat, full of strange fragrance, grabbed Xu Zhen's wrist, and was affectionate like a brother, but said that Xu Zhen had a credit to the royal family, that is, he was kind to him King Wei, and Xu Zhen took care of his son, and he has not been reciprocated, and today is a good time.

A group of scribes in the building have many bones and demeanor, and they have no flattery for Xu Zhen, but they are sincere and unpretentious, which makes people feel quite comfortable and calm.

However, Zhou Cang and other generations of warriors, without a little ink in their stomachs, did not have much intersection with these scribes, and the King of Wei was also considerate, leading Zhou Cang and others to another seat.

There was no one else at this table, only an old man with a red face, Zhou Cang and the others were surprised when they saw it, and saluted respectfully: "Venerable is Henan Grandmaster Wei Wuchen?" ”

Seeing that Zhou Cang's eyes were bright and his face was vague, the old man opened his eyes slightly, cleaned up and down, and said in surprise: "This little friend's face is very close, but Luoyang Dao Saint Zhou is the nephew of the faint light?" ”

Zhou Cang saw that the old man mentioned the name of his ancestors, and immediately said with joy: "The old uncle is above, and the kid is Zhou Cang, the son of Zhou Weiguang!" Many brothers, this is the martial arts master Wei Old Man I mentioned day and night! ”

After hearing the name, a group of people entered the table one after another, but it was lively, this Wei King Li Taiguo is a person who does great things, and he has already explored Xu Zhen's side clearly, and it can be regarded as having a heart.

Xu Zhen followed King Wei into the chairmanship, and the wife of King Wei's mansion came over and introduced Kaisa and Zhang Suling into the inner courtyard to enjoy the scenery and eat tea, so that they could be served.

Zhang Jiunian sat with Zhou Cang and others, and Mo Ya was older, but he was humble, so he sat with Xu Zhen.

The guests and hosts were happy, and the King of Wei toasted and drank without mentioning it.

Although Xu Zhen was born in the military, he relied on the knowledge of the present world and also had an understanding of literature and history.

The king of Wei took advantage of the wine, and made someone offer a beautiful wooden coffin, sent it to the cliff, and said with a smile: "This king has always liked to collect classics, I heard that the old master is an elder of the Zoroastrian religion, and there is a Bible of the Western Regions here, which is just given to the old master, and I hope the master will not dislike it." ”

Mo Ya repeatedly excused, prevaricating but not behold, this is the end, opened a look on the spot, and was immediately stunned, the wooden box is treasured, is the Zoroastrian holy envoy Alasuo's personal things, its own value aside, just the authentic work of Alaso, is enough to be worth a fortune!

In this way, where did Mo Ya dare to accept it, and hurriedly resigned, but was forced down by the King of Wei, and there was another talented man in the palace, who was familiar with the history of Zoroastrianism, and talked very happily with Mo Ya.

During the banquet, the scribes also left one after another, giving up the place to speak to the king of Wei and Xu Zhen.

How could Xu Zhen not know that King Wei had the heart to make friends? It's just that he is well versed in the historical trajectory, this King of Wei is doomed to failure, although the glory and favor are monstrous, but in the end he was defeated by Li Zhi's men, which is also embarrassing.

From the bottom of his heart, the talent of this King of Wei is indeed far superior to the mediocre Li Zhi, but Li Zhi has an old strategist like the eldest grandson Wuji by his side, which is too difficult to contend with, even if Xu Zhen has the heart to help, it is impossible to change history.

Li Tai didn't mention sensitivity, but asked Yu Xu Zhen with a smile: "The day before yesterday, General Xu mentioned some knowledge in the court, and this king deeply felt the same way, and had the heart to handle some literary affairs, but he wanted to hear General Xu's high opinions, and I hope that the general will not hesitate to give advice." ”

Xu Zhenlian said that he didn't dare, but he was really a little moved, this King Wei's bearing was really impressive, he received so many benefits from others, and he couldn't say anything if he didn't pay back, so he replied with a smile: "Don't dare to teach, although Xu was born recklessly and has no ink, but for this literary matter, he does have a small thought, it is better to say that the great king has a lot of power, and when he hears it, don't laugh at it." ”

Li Tai is a talented bachelor, how can he really cherish the literary views of a military general like Xu Zhen? It's just that I want to use this topic to win over Xu Zhen.

However, when he heard Xu Zhen say this, he also became interested and praised him again and again.

Xu Zhen took a good time, and then slowly suggested: "As the saying goes, there is no second in martial arts, and there is no first in literature, but there is no lack of famous scholars, so literary affairs should also be divided into good and bad, for the world to admire, the king should not use the many resources of the Literature Museum, put the list to evaluate the literary master, all the folk Confucian, the court elders, as long as the knowledge is enough, can be on the list, since ancient times the scribes are more rebellious, with this list, many places compete for the first time, will be able to make the world lively!" ”

"Set up a list?" Li Tai, the king of Wei, frowned at first, but soon his heart was nervous, and after a deep groan, his eyes suddenly burst into light, as if he had been opened to another world and saw an unprecedented scene!

This imperial imperial examination also talks about a ranking, but the list is not a new thing, but what Xu Zhen said is that in addition to the imperial examination, there is another way to recruit talents!

Since King Wei was moved, he pestered Xu Zhen to explain in detail, and the latter also aroused interest and poured out his plan.

According to Xu Zhen's meaning, it can be modeled after the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion made by the Holy Lord, and evaluate the world's literary masters, but it is a delicate painter, written on paper, and published by the Book Bureau, and will be publicly commented by the people of the world!

Xu Zhenzhen used the principle of modern cards to draw these literary masters on the cards, which are small and delicate and ingenious, and will definitely be praised among the literati, and even trigger a national literary boom!

Li Taiguo, the king of Wei, is a person who is obsessed with literature, and after sending Xu Zhen and his party away, he gathered many talents overnight, refined and improved Xu Zhen's views, and put forward many supplements and improvements, and really put them into action!

Li Tai told Cen the text of this idea again, and was highly praised by the great Confucian, and hurriedly offered the plan, the sage had already favored the King of Wei, seeing that this proposal was ingenious, and borrowed from the creativity of the twenty-four heroes, Longyan Dayue, and allowed the annex of the Wei Palace's mansion to start executing, which caused a sensation for a time and became a major event in the literary world!

Li Tai did not forget Xu Zhen's merits, and spoke for Xu Zhen humbly in front of the sage, who felt that his son was honest and not greedy for merit, and loved King Wei more and more, and had the idea of letting Xu Zhen assist Li Tai.

Seeing the sage's attitude, many courtiers in the court also consciously underestimated Xu Zhen, they should not have snubbed Xu Zhen in the first place, but now Xu Zhen is becoming more and more powerful, jealousy and secret fighting are no longer appropriate, but they should take the initiative to get acquainted!

This matter soon fell into Li Zhi's ears, and he asked himself if he was not slacking off on Xu Zhen, why did Xu Zhen run to the side of King Wei?

In his heart, he found his uncle, the eldest grandson Wuji, but the latter was a ruthless old fox, and after hearing about it, he had a grudge against Xu Zhen!