After arriving at the flower hall, Qian Jin looked left and right and found that this place was like a private private room.

Directly opposite is a tatami mat with a small square table with delicate red lacquer. Eight columns stand in the center, and there are many curtains of various colors between the columns, which add a lot of life to this room.

After a while, two servants brought seven or eight light side dishes on wooden plates, all of which were served on blue and white plates, and a pot of mung bean wine was placed on the table.

This mung bean wine money has also heard before, mainly produced in Huainan, with mung beans, yams, hyssop and other medicinal materials concocted, has the effect of defeating fire.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Shoufu had already changed into civilian clothes and appeared at the door of the hall, and when he saw Qian Jinwu standing on his own, he raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation. The two got on the tatami mats and sat cross-legged.

"Boy, I don't know your taste, let's eat a few side dishes first." Li Shoufu said with a smile.

Qian Jin filled the blue and white wine glass in front of Li Shoufu, and then filled it for himself, and said: "Shoufu, let the younger generation confess first, and only came to visit after coming to the capital for so long." With that, Qian Jin drank all the wine in his cup.

This mung bean wine is bright green in color, sweet in the mouth, and after drinking, it feels a cool from the throat to the stomach, which is indeed a rare good wine.

Li Shoufu saw that Qian Jin drank it in one go, drank half a cup, and ate a piece of fried tofu, and asked, "Old Man Wen is still healthy?" ”

"My grandfather is in good health, and he can barely walk when I leave Pyeongchang Mansion." Qian Jin said as he ate.

"Oh? ...... year Didn't your grandfather's right leg break? Could it be that this severed limb can be reborn? Li Shoufu said strangely.

"I borrowed some foreign things, and I can barely go." Qian Jin explained. When he went out, he made a prosthetic leg for his grandfather, and he didn't know if it was convenient for his grandfather to use it now.

Li Shoufu was in a good mood when he heard the news, he poured a full glass of mung bean wine and drank it, and the words began to increase:

"I think that in order to deal with Liu Xuan back then, I discussed with your grandfather that one would attack the court, and the other would secretly contact the minister to crusade. Both knew that the one who came forward to attack him would surely die. Your grandfather is a speech official, and his writing is good, and a piece of paper can scold the dead to life, so he picked the most dangerous job. Almost eighteen years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now I think about the events of that year as if they were in front of me. ”

Although Qian Jin has no personal experience, he still feels that the things of the year are dangerous and abnormal after listening to Shoufu's eloquent story. Thanks to Shoufu, if he were an ordinary person, I am afraid that my grandfather would have died in the edict. He didn't know much about what happened back then, and when he saw Shousuke talking about it, he couldn't help asking: "Shousuke, although the younger generation has heard of this public case, they don't know much about it. I wonder if you can explain a thing or two? ”

"There's still a period of karma to be over, so don't embarrass me, old man. However, your grandfather has a lot of idle days now, and I envy it. If I could do it all over again, I wish I could change roles with your grandfather. ”

When Qian Jin heard this, he was even more puzzled in his heart, and several people in the know were silent about the Eighteen Bachelor case, which seemed to have a hidden secret. So he secretly made up his mind that he would investigate it in the future.

When the wine was half-drunk, Li Shoufu gently patted his palms.

After a while, more than a dozen young women in colorful clothes came in from outside, and after saying ten thousand blessings, musicians, dancers and others were in place one by one.

I only heard a sound of zither, like a drop of water swinging in the spring water. Then there were seven or eight women dancing in the center of the hall, like a peacock opening the screen, like a fish flying shallow bottom, and so on, for a time the ribbons were flying, and the fragrant wind was bursting.

It turned out that the sound of silk and bamboo that Qian Jin vaguely heard in the east study was made by these young women during the drill. Seeing that those women had beautiful faces and a pair of wonderful eyes paying attention to Shoufu, Qian Jin couldn't help but think about Shoufu's private life.

Looking at Shousuke again, he was listening with his eyes closed at this moment, as if the hustle and bustle of the capital and the strife in the court had left him.

Qian Jin then stopped bothering.

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At the end of the song, the lights were already lit outside, and the dinner was almost done.

Steward Li was in charge of the lamp in front, Shoufu was in the middle, and Qian Jin was in the back, and the trio entered the east study. After the servant woman looked at the tea, Steward Li came in from outside, holding a bowl of lukewarm decoction in his hand. Shoufu took the medicine bowl and drank it all, and Steward Li packed up all the utensils, bowed back, and took the door with him.

At this moment, four candles have been lit in the east study, and the room is still relatively bright.

Qian Jinguan Shoufu's face was a little dark, and he couldn't help but say worriedly: "Shoufu is in charge of state affairs, and he must also take care of his body. Before I left the house, my grandfather asked me to convey his concern. ”

"Where can you compare with you young people who are old. The doctor has also seen it, and they all say that it is a disease of dampness and heat, and it is enough to reduce the fire. Li Shoufu sighed.

When Qian Jin drank mung bean wine, he had already guessed one or two. Although he didn't know how to do medicine, he still had some basic common sense. The most taboo thing about this fire disease is to work out and avoid eating hot and dry food. So he persuaded:

"The north is dry, and the southerners are always a little unaccustomed to the soil and water, and it is inevitable that they will catch fire. Shoufu might as well take a leave of absence from His Majesty and go back to his hometown to recuperate for a while. The water and soil of this place of birth and cultivation are most compatible with the five elements of people, and it may be good to raise them for a month. ”

Hearing this, Li Shoufu got up slowly, looked at the picture of the tiger descending the mountain with both hands, and said, "I don't dare to ask for what I want." ”

Qian Jin was silent, and he didn't know how to comfort him for a while. The current court seems to be centered on Shousuke, and the emperor has not yet governed alone. If Shoufu is not there, I am afraid that there will be a lot of chaos in plain water.

There was a bit of dreary in the study for a while.

After a while, Shoufu turned around and said, "After the victory of Guanhaiwei, I heard Xu Baolu mention you. Offering plans to salvage artillery, the fourth in Qiuqiu, Guangdong, Zhenjiang Mansion to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and this recruitment system was also proposed by you, right? At such a young age, you have such knowledge, so that me, an old man, has some expectations for you. ”

Qian Jin wondered in his heart, it turned out that Shoufu had always known himself.

Shoufu sat back on the Taishi's chair, took a sip of tea and continued: "I have carefully read the strategies you answered in this meeting test and the palace test, although there are many difficulties in the implementation of the two lines of revenue and expenditure, but if the conditions are ripe, it will be a good policy for governing the country in the future. It's just that...... Seeing that you still have a lot to say, it seems that you are not willing to go into the water without giving a high price. So I simply did what you wanted, and elected you as the champion. ”

Qian Jin listened secretly. At first, he thought that he won the champion purely because His Majesty released water, but today he realized that Shoufu was also one of the promoters. This Shoufu is worthy of being a human spirit, and he can even feel what he answers and thinks clearly.

It's just that Shoufu still guessed wrong about one thing. The reason why he left those gaps in answering questions was not to ask for a price, but because he was afraid that his answer would be too shocking, and it would add unnecessary trouble when the time came.

So, Qian Jin arched his hand and said: "The younger generation had some dealings with the aliens when they were in Guanhai City, and they learned from some of the experience of the aliens in governing the country, which made the first assistant smile. In fact, it is enough for the younger generation to ask for a county order, and they have never thought of being the servant of the Son of Heaven, as well as entering the Hanlin. ”

"Late ...... I thought it would take a lot of time to make you the champion, but I never expected that on the night Your Majesty sneaked out of the palace, the two of you would meet each other. If it is really a chance meeting, the time is also fate! With this layer of cause and effect, it will be much smoother for you to enter the court and discuss politics in the future. When you juniors become the pillars, I will return to my hometown as soon as possible. Li Shoufu said with some expectation.

Qian Jin sighed in his heart, it turned out that Shoufu was playing with the golden cicada shelling.

Originally, he was not too interested in entering the DPRK and participating in politics, but now he is also chasing ducks to the shelves. This is the mainstay of Chen Guo's court, if you don't ask for advice, then today will be in vain. So he bowed down and asked: "The first assistant has been in charge of the government for many years, but the younger generation is a layman, and I ask the first assistant to teach me." ”

Shousuke groaned for a while, and said slowly:

"Now, my Chen Guo is like a broken pot, full of loopholes. The defense of the northern Tatars requires military salaries, and the Northern Liao Jurchens are also stupid, and the southeast Japanese are faintly troubled. In this war, three years of wealth will be in vain. And that's just on the outside, let alone on the inside. The annual salary of 2 million soldiers is enough for a headache, and there is a famine from time to time, and a large amount of silver is consumed when the first emperor dies. I am like a tinkerer, and it is difficult to continue for a long time. If you can help Your Majesty earn money, you will have no problem walking sideways in the court in the future. ”

Qian Jin heard that Li Shoufu claimed to be a tinker, and he couldn't help but sigh. When I heard about making money, my eyes couldn't help but light up. Does he make money, as long as the emperor is willing to give power and money, if he doesn't make a lot of money, he will waste his experience of two lifetimes.

Li Shoufu saw Qian Jin's determined look, and couldn't help but say, "Could it be that you already have a good plan?" No wonder I didn't remind you, I have already worked this acre tax, although it has some effect, but it has offended the local tycoons too much, I am fine in the court for a day, if I am not there one day, it will be difficult to say anything. ”

Qian Jin smiled: "Shoufu should play Go." Although the younger generation is not talented, he knows a little about the rules of Go. But whenever the two sides of the chess game are anxious, then they must reopen their eyes. ”

"Reopen your breath eyes?"

"That's right! I'm not interested in those things that are rotten in the sesame seeds, so I simply open up another source of money. Of course, this is not so easy, and there is a lot to be prepared. Like what...... This sea is forbidden. ”

Shoufu heard this and muttered: "The sea ban is the ancestral system, although the ministers all know the disadvantages of the sea ban, but no one dares to touch this moldy head. The matter ...... An opportunity is needed. ”