I felt a pang in my heart, I didn't know how my father offended Yang Guang, thinking of his attitude towards the ministers of the DPRK and China, I couldn't help but worry, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Ruo Xiu said slowly: "My father accepted bribes when he was in charge of Xingyang Taishou, and was impeached by the imperial historian, and the emperor was angry and dismissed my father's official. She spoke slowly, and although her words were very worried, she sounded to me as if she were breezy and did not shake much.

In addition to Ruoxiu's own sense of stability, there is another thing I know, with what I know about my father, he would never do such a stupid thing for no reason - Yang Guang is as disgusted with corruption and bribery as his father. I thought of Yu Wenhua and his advice to me.

I patted Sanniang's shoulder and said with a smile: "Is my father back?" ”

Sanniang shook her head and said, "Not yet." ”

I nodded and said, "In that case, don't worry too much, my father is not such a foolish person. ”

Sanniang thought for a while and said, "That's right." ”

I looked around and said, "It's all my friends, I'll introduce you." ”

I introduced the people in the room to Sanniang one by one, and after she got to know her, she said to Cao Fu: "Boss Cao, you don't look like you're thirty-eight years old, but you don't even look like you're twenty-eight years old." ”

Cao Fu laughed and pointed to a circle of people in the room: "Cao is not like them, he worries about mundane affairs all day long, I open this teahouse, and I don't have those messy troubles." ”

When I smiled, I saw Zhang Wensu looking at Sanniang meaningfully, I didn't know what it meant, I moved to him and was about to ask, but he pointed to Sanniang and said to me: "Fang Cai Gongzi said to let Wensu go to the house to teach the qin, I don't know if your sister is interested in the qin?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, turned to Sanniang and said, "Sanniang, this Mr. Zhang used to be a famous pianist in the Yueguo Mansion, and now he wants to accept you as a disciple, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

Sanniang smiled: "Okay." Mr. Zhang, Sanniang is in the piano art, only a little bit of trivial details, Mr. is willing to teach, Sanniang can't ask for it. ”

Cao Fu smiled on the side: "Sanniang, Mr. Zhang also said just now, I have everything in this drunken Hongjian teahouse, and only one pianist is missing." Cao took the liberty of asking Sanniang to be this pianist? ”

When Zhang Wensu heard this, he glared at Cao Fu angrily and said, "What is the truth of this?" ”

Ding Yu'er smiled: "The way to make money." Mr. Zhang, you don't understand that very well, do you? ”

Sanniang squeezed her eyes at me, I nodded slightly, and she immediately said to Cao Fu with a smile: "Boss Cao is kind, but Sanniang is disrespectful, thank you so much." ”

Ding Yu'er took Sanniang's hand and said: "In my teahouse, there is one less pianist, if you go to Luoyang in the future, I will invite you." ”

Sanniang instinctively wanted to pull her hand back when she pulled it, but she often traveled in men's clothes, and after looking at Ding Yu'er carefully, she immediately found that she was a woman, so she smiled and said, "Okay." ”

I saw that everyone was so partial to Sanniang, and I looked at Ruoxiu and smiled.

Xun Jian walked over and arched his hand towards Ruoxiu and said, "Ruoxiu, how is your master now?" ”

Ruo Xiu's expression seemed a little gloomy when he mentioned Yan Buji's name, and after thinking about it, he said, "Ruo Xiu doesn't know." It is only known that after the farewell in Xingyang, the master and his friend did not return to Jiangdong, and it is unknown where they went. ”

Xun Jian said: "Hey, forget it." ”

On this day, because of the presence of Sanniang, the atmosphere was even more lively, and Cao Fu and Ding Yuer were also very happy.

Back in the Tang Mansion, everything is the same as usual again, and we still have to face the dismissal of our father. The old and young people of the Tang Mansion were dismissed, which caused a lot of depression in the Tang Mansion.

Not long after Ruoxiu and Sanniang and I returned to the Tang Mansion that afternoon, we received a letter addressed to me, which can be seen from the words "Li Jiancheng personally opened" on the envelope, but it did not say who wrote the letter.

I opened the letter suspiciously and read it, and the content of the letter was related to the news I had just learned, about my father's dismissal. The letter said that the bribe received by the father was given by Wang Shilong, that is, the son of Wang Shao, the governor of the state at that time, and the reason why Wang Shilong gave the gift to the father was completely at the behest of Yang Guang.

I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if my father didn't take bribes, and at the same time admired Yang Guang's exuberant energy—he had to take care of the construction of Luoyang Xiyuan and worry about the dredging of the canal; It is necessary to keep the whole empire functioning normally, and to doubt the loyalty of the minister, as it is now.

Zhang Wensu promised to go to the house to teach Sanniang and several younger brothers to learn the piano, so Cao Fu moved to the Tang Guogong Mansion on the day of his birthday, when I took this letter to him, he was going around a piano in the room, while pacing and shaking his head again and again, seeing that I came to him, he stopped and said, "The strings are broken." ”

I smiled and said, "Such a trivial matter is also worth Mr. Zhang's worries?" ”

Zhang Wensu smiled and said, "It's still a bit of a pity." ”

I shook the letter in front of him and said, "See for yourself, can you guess who wrote it?" ”

Zhang Wensu took the letter and began to read it, but he read the letter for a long time.

I waited for a while before I heard Zhang Wensu smile and say, "Childe can't guess who it is?" ”

I nodded and said, "So I'm here to ask sir." ”

Zhang Wensu thought for a long time and said, "To be able to know this, Wensu only thinks of one person." ”

When I was thinking about Zhang Wensu, I couldn't help but think, I thought about the people around Yang Guang, it wouldn't be Ding Cheng, he has never cared about these things, even if he cared, he would tell me directly, instead of writing a letter with Xuanxuan, thinking of this, my mind flashed, and then his words said: "Yu Wenhua and? ”

Zhang Wensu pondered for a moment, nodded, and agreed with me.

I thought of Yu Wenhua's cold eyes, and what he told me at the end of Taxue Xuan, and I felt that Dad and Yu Wenhua were really confidants, and they both understood Yang Guang's thoughts.

A few days later, Daddy returned home. As I expected, he came back not as negative and pessimistic as most people think, but seemed to be in a good mood.

The second year of the great cause is coming to an end, except for the days in Qizhou, my father and I have often been separated from each other for so many years, and there is no such thing as now, I can find him for anything.

I showed him the letter, and he didn't have a big reaction after reading it, only bowed his head slightly and said, "So, it makes sense." ”

After thinking for a long time, he said: "Built, it seems that my father's previous worries are superfluous." You are serving the Son of Heaven, and your father has always been afraid that you will speak unscrupulously and profane the saints. You must know that the Duke of Qi is high, but he advised the emperor when he was peaceful, and he is still suspicious until now. Now it seems that you are quite a master in the court, but I don't know who this master is? ”

I said, "Yu culture and." But he's ...... now."

The old man waved his hand, signaling that I didn't need to say any more, thought about it again, and said: "Now that the situation is unstable, you are at home, which is the way to avoid disaster, so as not to worry your mother." ”

"So what should I do now?" I asked.

Daddy laughed, "Aren't you already doing it now?" Make friends with heroes all over the world in case of trouble. You are often absent from your side, and your father has neglected you, but I don't know how good you will be, so why don't you try? ”

I said, "Listen to my father's arrangement." ”

My father and I walked to the courtyard outside the study, it was very cold outside in winter, and the bright sunlight shone obliquely on the grass and trees in the courtyard, bringing a touch of warmth.

As a long time ago, Daddy didn't take a sword, but just broke two bamboo branches in the bamboo grove in the backyard and handed me one.

We started to compare in the courtyard, although I have been practicing swords and martial arts very seriously over the years, but every time I think of the scene of my father retreating from the five enemies on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, I still feel that I am far worse than my father. Before he even started the game, he lost half of the game.

As before, it's still me attacking and daddy defending.

The bamboo branch in my father's hand is impermeable, and to be honest, I thought of a variety of ways, but I couldn't attack it. After about fifty rounds, I folded my sword and conceded defeat.

Dad threw the bamboo branch and said with a smile: "Built, your swordsmanship has made great gains." ”

I arched my hand and said, "Compared to my father, it's still far behind." ”

Dad waved his hand and said, "What you lack is just experience." ”

Xun Yi also once said this, he said that with his swordsmanship, he couldn't hand me over, and the reason why I couldn't do it was because I had too little experience in the battle.

"At that time, Jiangdong Junxiu Qiu Yuandu may not be outstanding in swordsmanship, but he challenged people everywhere, so he had a lot of experience in battle, and when facing the enemy, he knew how to adapt." Dad talked eloquently as he walked, "The Mr. Xue who taught you swordsmanship is too upright, he is used to walking the rivers and lakes, and he knows how to see and dismantle moves." You are different, the sword is too straight, and it is naturally good not to enter the side door, but you will inevitably suffer. ”

I bowed my head and said nothing, thinking about the swordsmanship that Xun Yi taught me, there was indeed no trick that was out of the way, but I couldn't hear whether my father was praising or criticizing.

The father said, "Why don't you ask, why does the father take bribes?" ”

I said: "Father, Yu Wenhua once said that the emperor is too jealous. For example, Yang Su, although he is not a direct minister, he is indeed loyal to the emperor and has made great contributions, but the emperor is still not at ease and has to put him to death. Another example is the Duke of Qi, a good minister of the country, who is upright and undeceived, but he has been repeatedly degraded and fell out of favor in front of the saints. Only a villain like Zhang Heng can gain power, but he doesn't know where the disaster is hidden. From this point of view, the way to be an official is now very dangerous. It's better to be as wise as your father to protect yourself. Built to know, so don't ask. ”

Dad said: "My father has always known that you have a close relationship with Yu Culture, but why did you come to this point now?" ”

I thought about it, not knowing how to answer.

When my father saw that I was speechless, he waved his hand so that I didn't have to say anything.

At this time, Ruoxiu and Sanniang appeared in my sight, they seemed to be saying something, and when they saw me and my father, they walked this way.

When I saw Ruo Xiu, I thought that no matter what I did, I shouldn't deceive my father, so I said bluntly: "Yu Wenhua and acting like this, I'm afraid it's to protect me." ”