Liu Ertiao's face stepped down at once, and he had been sending a light breeze fan to Liu Yiyi in his hand, and naturally, there was no movement.

From beginning to end, he never felt that he was at fault, so he asked him to come to the door to make amends, and he couldn't stand this grievance.

Looking at Liu Ertiao's unconvinced look, Liu Yiyi shook his head slightly, a child like Liu Ertiao who is in the rebellious period of youth is the period when his thoughts fluctuate the most, and it is time to educate him well, otherwise, he will suffer a big loss in the officialdom in the future.

"Okay, it's not early, so you don't have to stay here, let's go back to the room to rest, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow," After resting for a while, Yang Bo conveniently sent out all the juniors who were seated.

Outside the martial arts hall, the night was thick, led by the subordinates of the Yang Mansion, Liu Yiyi, Liu Ertiao, Gongsun Helan, and Luo Bingwang The four people all arrived at the wing room in the side courtyard.

"Tonight, the two of us brothers sleep in the same room, and the eldest brother has something to say to you," After sending Gongsun Helan and King Luo Bin down, Liu Yiyi went to the door of Liu Ertiao's room, looked at Liu Ertiao who opened the door for him, and said to him in a warm voice: "Think about it, since we moved our family to the west of the village to the new house, our brothers have never slept together again, think about the past, I really miss a little." ”

To deal with Liu Ertiao, Liu Yi took the line of family affection.

I haven't seen him for a few months, and he can feel that the second child of their Liu family seems to be a little alienated from him, the eldest brother, this is not a good phenomenon, for this brother, as well as his new family, Liu Yiyi has always cherished it.

"Well, big brother come in," listening to Liu Yiyi's words, Liu Erjo's facial expression softened, as if he also recalled the past, when their family was still poor and clanging, the two brothers squeezed into the same bed to sleep, at that time, Liu Yiyi, the eldest brother, was very tall in the eyes of Liu Erjo, almost omnipotent, compared to Lao Liu's honest character, Liu Erjo admired his eldest brother very much.

Stretching out his hand to invite the eldest brother to sit down on the chair in the wing, Liu Ertiao poured a bowl of tea for Liu Yiyi with his own hands.

The eldest brother is like a father, for Liu Yi, Liu Ertiao has always had a respect from the bottom of his heart, even if he is a little dissatisfied and puzzled by Liu Yiyi's approach, he will not do anything excessive to his eldest brother.

"I know, you are a little resentful about letting you go to Xiao Mansion tomorrow," Liu Yiyi motioned for Liu Ertiao to sit down beside him, looked at him and said softly: "You feel very wronged, it's obviously not your fault, why do you have to apologize to others?" I think the eldest brother is a little unreasonable, a little unreasonable, right? ”

Liu Erjo lowered his head, picked up a bowl of tea, and did not answer Liu Yiyi's question, which was a wordless acquiescence.

"During the day, because there are outsiders, there are some things that are inconvenient for the eldest brother to talk to you directly, one is to take care of your face, and the other is that it is not good to be heard by outsiders. But now, there are only two of us brothers, but it's okay," Seeing that Liu Ertiao didn't speak, Liu Yiyi chuckled and asked Liu Ertiao: "Do you know why I, Uncle Yang, and your Brother Helan must let you go to Xiao Mansion?" ”

Liu Yiyi's tone has always been gentle and flat, he came here just to talk to Liu Erjo, not to reprimand, so his mentality is also very peaceful.

"That's because they're powerful!" Seeing Liu Ertiao raise his head, his eyes were full of questions, Liu Yiyi continued: "I have been in Chang'an for so long, there are some things you should have heard, since the previous dynasty, Xiao Mansion is a big family of scholars, noble families, and the children of clansmen who are officials in the court, there are many, just come out of one, you can easily pinch you to death, offend them, how can you be an official in the court in the future?" ”

After taking a sip of tea, Liu Yiyi looked at Liu Ertiao and said: "You must know that our Liu family, one has no power, the other has no power, just a small landlord with a little money and land, after you join the office, most of them have to rely on yourself to work hard, you alone, can you fight a scholar?" ”

"But..." Liu Erjo raised his head, wanting to say something, but he couldn't speak, although he was a little unconvinced, but he also knew that his eldest brother's words were good.

"Big brother knows, you have a good teacher, and big brother also knows the crown prince, General Gongsun, Lu Guogong, Yiguo Gong, etc., some people with very prominent status, but when you really have an accident, are they really willing to come out to help you?" There is no need to guess, Liu Yiyi also knows what Liu Ertiao wants to say, he looked at Liu Ertiao and said: "Think about Dad's right leg, think about Hou Junji's scourge to our Liu family, when something happened to our Liu family, who of them really stood up?" ”

Liu Yiyi is not complaining about anyone, everyone has their own principles of doing things, others are unwilling to help, it is their duty, he will not blame anyone, he just wants Liu Erjo to know a truth now: to be a man, you have to rely on yourself.

"It's easy to put the icing on the cake, it's difficult to send charcoal in the snow, it's far better to ask for others, it's far better to ask for yourself, people live in the world, many times, many things, you can't always count on others, even your own relatives, and you can't always help you, more, you still have to rely on yourself. So," Liu Yichi also raised his head, thinking about the unsatisfactory days in the past, and whispered to Liu Erjo: "Swallowing anger is also a skill that must be learned." This is true in life, and even more so in officialdom. ”

In his previous life, Liu Yijo had read a book called "Thick Black Learning", and he was very impressed by the statement about "black" and "thick" in it, Liu Erjo was a little pure by nature, if he wanted to be an official, it was time to teach him something more suitable for mixing in the officialdom.

"I know what to do, thank you for the teachings of the eldest brother." After listening to Liu Yiyi's words, Liu Erjo had a trace of understanding in his heart, and respectfully gave Liu Yiyi a salute.

It's still that Li'er, there are some words, some things, only his eldest brother will tell him so thoroughly and teach him.

"It's good that you can understand, when you arrive at Xiao Mansion tomorrow, don't say too much, what Xiao Mansion has to say, what grievances you have, the eldest brother will bear it for you first, and the most important thing is to get this matter to the bottom of it. Also, the eldest brother will not leave Chang'an in the past few days, there are some things I have to sort out and prepare for you, and when you really enter the officialdom, you can use it, and then the eldest brother will not be able to help you much, it will all depend on you," Liu Yiyi patted Liu Ertiao's shoulder, and said softly: "Okay, the hour is not early, let's go to bed and rest, and we will get up early tomorrow." ”

Strip, take off your boots, blow out the lamp, go to bed.

The bed is covered with a bamboo mat, which is the coolest to sleep in such weather. On the top of the bed, a white silk veil is hung to cover mosquitoes.

Liu Yi and Liu Yi are still the same as before, one holding a pillow, lying on both ends of the bed, the moonlight is like water, through the skylight on the roof, spilling into the room, just shining on their couch, adding a little light to the room.

"Erjo," Liu Yiyi pillowed his head on his arms, looked at the starry sky above his head through the skylight, and asked Liu Ertiao softly: "I heard that you fought with that Xiao Yuan from the Xiao Mansion for a girl, is it true?" ”

"Huh? Well. Liu Erjo replied lightly, and suddenly became a little embarrassed. Although he is not to blame for this incident, but to fight for a woman, here, is always a disgraceful thing.

"Is it Su Si Nongqing's granddaughter?" Liu Yiyi then asked, "Beautiful?" ”

"Well, in my eyes, she is more beautiful than my sister-in-law, the first time I saw her on the street that day, my heart went with her," remembering the last hurried glance, Liu Erjo still can't forget it, but it's a pity that he didn't have the opportunity to see her again several times later.

Love at first sight? Or is it a lust obsession?

Liu Yiyi shook his head lightly, according to the concept of this era, the current Liu Ertiao is also at the age when it is time to get married, and it is not strange to have such thoughts.

"When you grow up, you can make your own decisions about some things, but if you want to marry her, you have to find a way to pass this year's imperial examination." The words that I originally wanted to reprimand changed when I said them, and Liu Yiyi said softly: "Otherwise, the door is not right, the household is wrong, even if the girl agrees, Old Man Su will not accept this marriage." ”

"I know," Liu Erjo replied unexpectedly, and his voice was very flat: "So during this time, I have been studying very hard, striving to be able to get an official position as soon as possible and go to Sufu to propose marriage." A few days ago, my teacher also told me that with my current talent, it is not difficult to pass the provincial examination, and the difficult part is in the re-examination of the Ministry of Officials in the coming year. ”

"Well, it's great that you can think like that." Liu Yiyi nodded with satisfaction, and then stopped dwelling on this issue, turned over, and said to Liu Erjo: "Okay, it's late at night, let's sleep." ”

"Hmm," Ryu replied softly, and then said no more, and the room was silent for a moment, except for a few crickets that crickets cricketed twice from time to time to indicate their presence.

The moonlight is like water, silent, as the moon goes west little by little, and the night passes.

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