Li Jianguo talked for a long time with the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling in the front hall, and both of them praised Li Jianguo for his quick thinking and intelligence, which made Li Jianguo feel extremely embarrassed.

"Father, since the emperor ordered the household department to take over Xiao Yu's industry, the business of those shops has been slightly depressed, and they are about to close." Li Jianguo hurriedly changed the topic, not wanting to continue to be so embarrassed.

After listening to what Li Jianguo said, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji's attention was also diverted. Fang Xuanling was the first to speak: "I have also heard a little about this matter, why, did the emperor ask you to give him advice?" ”

"Well, when I entered the palace to report to the emperor about the handover of the patrol battalion, the emperor mentioned this matter to me and wanted me to think of a way." Li Jianguo nodded.

Fang Xuanling and Eldest Sun Wuji glanced at each other, and both of them shook their heads helplessly, "We can't help you in this matter, Lord Eldest Sun and I have been officials in the court for many years, and we have no experience in business, so you can only rely on yourself in this matter." ”

Li Jianguo had already guessed that Fang Xuanling would say this, but he didn't show the slightest disappointment, "Father, don't worry, I've already thought of a solution, but before that, I have a question I want to ask you." ”

"Oh? Tell me about it. Fang Xuanling didn't have the slightest look of surprise, he couldn't be more clear about Li Jianguo's ability, so it was not unusual for him to be able to come up with a countermeasure in such a short time.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was sitting on the side, looked at Li Jianguo with strange eyes, he didn't expect that Li Jianguo still had some means for doing business, and he also admired Li Jianguo even more at the moment.

Li Jianguo's expression was extremely calm, and he said, "Father, do you know the right pair?" ”

"Right? Why? Fang Xuanling and eldest grandson Wuji were both at a loss, obviously not understanding this new word.

Li Jianguo saw it in his eyes, and he also understood everything. It seems that pairs were not popular in the Tang Dynasty.

"Let's teach them a lesson!" Li Jianguo muttered to himself, then looked at Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji, and explained: "The pair is originally used for recreation and entertainment in his spare time, and it is a way for literati and artists to show their talents. The pair is divided into upper and lower couplets, generally out of the upper couplet, the lower link needs to be written, the upper and lower couplets require neat battles, need to be connected up and down, and the semantic association. ”

After Li Jianguo finished speaking, Fang Xuanling nodded thoughtfully and said, "What you said seems to be a couplet, right?" ”

"Yes, it's a couplet!" Li Jianguo shouted.

"I naturally know that when the couplet is in the middle of the year, every household needs to post couplets to welcome the new year."

The day of Yuanzheng referred to by Fang Xuanling is the Spring Festival that Li Jianguo is familiar with, and it is the first day of the first lunar month. Li Jianguo also did not expect that since the Tang Dynasty, there has been a custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets. In this way, there is no need for Li Jianguo to explain more than his lips.

"Lord Li, what does this couplet have to do with the response you just mentioned?" Eldest Sun Wuji suddenly asked, Fang Xuanling was also staring at Li Jianguo at this time, obviously meaning the same thing.

"I'm going to set up a couplet in these stores, but of course, only the upper couplet, to attract more customers." Li Jianguo explained.

Fang Xuanling was also interested when she heard it, "This move is interesting, a bit ingenious." It's just that in this way, you can't make a couplet that is too simple, too casual. ”

Li Jianguo nodded, "This is natural, I have already thought of the couplet, and I plan to present it to the emperor tomorrow." ”

"Oh? So soon, it seems that Master Li has been prepared for a long time, I wonder if you can let us open our eyes first? Eldest Sun Wuji said with a smile.

"This is natural, and I also want to see if the eldest grandson and my father can match me as a pair." Li Jianguo is full of confidence, obviously very confident in his pair.

"Then please ask Master Li for advice." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, Fang Xuanling also looked at Li Jianguo, looking eager to try.

"Then I'll be ugly." Li Jianguo walked into Fang Xuanling's study, took out paper and ink, and wrote down the couplet. Li Jianguo came to the front hall with the written Shanglian and handed it to the eldest grandson Wuji. The eldest grandson Wuji took it, and at first glance, he was shocked, and shouted: "Wonderful, wonderful, this link can be called absolute!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji took the couplet, and after reading it, he also raised his eyebrows, "Qin Se Pipa, the eight kings are on top." Wonderful, this coupling is a word splitting, and the artistic conception is unique, which is indeed quite tricky. ”

Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji thought hard for a long time, but they were still fruitless. The eldest grandson Wuji smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Lord Li, this upper link is really a bit difficult, I think Lord Li should have a lower link, I don't know if you can let me take a look?" ”

Li Jianguo took the upper link and shook his head, "Not at this time, I didn't expect that my father and the eldest grandson would not be able to come up with the next link, so it seems that this link is the most suitable reply to the emperor." ”

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling and Eldest Sun Wuji glanced at each other, both shook their heads helplessly, and stopped asking.

"Father, the child has something to do, so I'll go back to the room first." Li Jianguo waved his hands at Fang Xuanling, bowed down and said.

Fang Xuanling also had no objection and nodded. Li Jianguo also turned to the eldest grandson Wuji, bowed down and said, "Lord eldest grandson, I lost my company first." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also hurriedly got up and returned the salute, "Master Li has something to do, so let's get busy first." ”

After Li Jianguo finished speaking, he also walked out of the hall, leaving Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji. The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the direction of the door, turned his head to Fang Xuanling and said, "Lord Fang, your righteous son is amazing." One can never guess, he's like a mystery. ”

"Hehe, Lord Eldest Sun, don't say it's you, even the old man, I can't guess him. His age and talent are really embarrassing for the old man. Fang Xuanling's face flushed and said embarrassedly.

"Alas, having such talents is really a blessing for my Tang Dynasty!" The eldest grandson Wuji sighed with emotion.

After Li Jianguo returned to the room, he threw himself directly onto the bed. Recalling all kinds of things that happened today, Li Jianguo was also deeply moved.

"Qin Se pipa, the eight kings are above; The ghosts and ghosts, the four little ghosts and ghosts are on the side. This couplet is the absolute of the Qing Dynasty, how can you answer it? Li Jianguo shook his head secretly, and said to himself: "It's obviously not enough to rely on this couplet alone, you still need to come up with a few more absolutes to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

Li Jianguo lay on the bed and thought for a long time, for him as a modern person, naturally there is no difficulty, it is just easy to come by.