"Wizard, wizard, the old man's vision is really right!" In the Anyi County Mansion of Chang'an City, Pei Ju laughed excitedly while patting the book in front of him, and his long beard kept shaking with his laughter. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Sir, what are you so happy about?" At this moment, a hunched old servant stepped forward with a tray, put a bowl of sour plum soup to relieve the heat in front of Pei Ju and said with a smile, only to see that the old servant's face was full of wrinkles, the little white hair on his head was tied into a bun, a pair of cloudy old eyes did not have any look, and his rickety figure was also very thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

"Hahaha~, Lao Fu, look at this book, the things on it are amazing!" Pei Ju saw this old servant but laughed again, this Lao Fu used to be his companion, he had followed him to fight the Turks and Goguryeo, and even rescued him from the battlefield twice, it can be said that he was loyal to him, deeply trusted by Pei Ju, and usually discussed with him about anything, so Lao Fu is not only a subordinate, but also sometimes plays the role of a strategist by Pei Ju's side.

Lao Fu took the book and looked at it at the moment, but a pair of cloudy old eyes suddenly brightened, and finally said excitedly: "No wonder the old man praised the person who wrote the book as a genius, this book actually improved the current arithmetic method, making arithmetic more simple and clear, if those officials in the household department use this kind of arithmetic to count, it will be much simpler!" ”

"Haha~, Lao Fu, you are really right, this book was printed by the imperial court and distributed to officials at all levels, and it must be studied by officials at all levels, I'm afraid it won't take long, as long as it involves arithmetic, this new arithmetic will be used, but this is not the most important thing, what is the name of this book?" Pei Ju first said with a smug face, as if he had written this book, and then he pointed to the title of the book and smiled.

"Li Gongzi arithmetic?" Lao Fu was also stunned when he saw the title of the book, and then whispered to himself, "Since he is called 'Gongzi', this person's age should not be very old, and among the people in the entire Tang Dynasty, who are young and famous for arithmetic, I am afraid that there is only Li Chunfeng from the Qin Palace, could it be that this book was written by him?" ”

"Lao Fu, you really guessed correctly, this book is indeed written by Li Chunfeng, but this Li Gongzi does not refer to Li Chunfeng, you can just look at the preface in front of you." Pei Ju smiled again and said, some time ago Li Chunfeng dedicated this book to the imperial court, and at the same time received a strong recommendation from the prince and the king of Qin, even Li Yuan read it and appreciated it greatly, and immediately issued an order to engrave this book, and then distributed it to officials at all levels to study, it is estimated that after the promotion, the arithmetic of the imperial examination will be based on this in the future.

Lao Fu was also surprised to look at the preface in front of him when he heard this, and his eyes widened all of a sudden, and after a long while, he looked at Pei Ju and said: "Master, I didn't expect this Li Xiu to have such a talent, the poems he made before have been recited by the scholars of Chang'an, and now he has made such great achievements in arithmetic, plus he is valued by the crown prince, the king of Qin and the princess of Pingyang, this person's future future is simply limitless!" ”

"That's true, the old man has lived for more than seventy years, and he has seen countless young and handsome young people, but a talented young man like Li Xiu is also the only one in his life!" Pei Ju also showed an expression of flying eyebrows on his old face, and at the same time, he was even more fortunate that he had agreed to Li Xiu's marriage to his daughter.

"Master, this Li Xiu is indeed a talented young man, but I heard that he had no intention of pursuing a career, and successively rejected the solicitation of the crown prince and the king of Qin, and instead went to the princess mansion of Pingyang to make a nominal sacrificial wine, I am afraid that such a person will not enter the court in the future, right?" Lao Fu said with some doubts at this time.

No one understands Pei Ju's mind better than him, now they have just descended to the Tang Dynasty, and Pei Ju is already old, no one dares to guarantee that he will live for a few years, and there are no particularly outstanding people among the descendants of the Pei family, if Pei Ju falls, I am afraid that the Pei family will decline immediately, so Pei Ju wants to use his daughter to get in touch with Li Xiu, so that the Pei family can have a relationship in the future.

"Hahaha~, Lao Fu, you are wrong, in fact, what I admire most is Li Xiu!" When Pei Ju heard Lao Fu's words, he laughed loudly, and his face showed a more satisfied expression.

"Oh, why did you say that, sir?" Lao Fu said a little strangely.

"Hehe, others may not be able to see it, but how can Li Xiu's thoughts be hidden from the old man?" I saw Pei Ju smirked and said, "In the eyes of others, Li Xiu may be ambitious and disdainful of being an official, but in my opinion, he doesn't want to get involved in the battle between the prince and the king of Qin at all, because he knows the truth that immortals fight and mortals suffer, and before the prince and the king of Qin fight for victory, I think he will be free from the court!" ”

Although Pei Ju has a problem with his character, he has to say that his vision is very old and spicy, and he almost guesses most of Li Xiu's thoughts, but he doesn't know that Li Xiu really doesn't want to be an official.

"That's what happened!" Lao Fu couldn't help but muttered to himself in surprise when he heard this, and then he asked with some puzzlement, "But isn't he afraid of offending both the prince and the king of Qin?" And now that he doesn't stand in line, how can he fully trust him when the crown prince or the king of Qin wins the throne? ”

"Lao Fu, this is Li Xiu's cleverness, he has his back to Princess Pingyang, the prince and the king of Qin can't do anything about him, and with his talent, he doesn't need to show loyalty to anyone at all, this is also his biggest reliance, others can't learn if they want to!"

Pei Ju couldn't help but sigh in the end, Li Xiu could not stand in line, but he couldn't, in fact, he had fallen to Li Shimin some time ago, but after seeing Li Shimin fall behind during this time, he began to have frequent contact with Li Jiancheng, although this made his reputation not very good, but for an old fox who had already seen through the world, interests were far more important than fame.

Lao Fu also paid more attention to Li Xiu when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly spoke: "Master, since Li Xiu has such talent and knowledge, and knows how to protect himself, if he is an official in the future, he must be a very good minister, such a person must not give up, you look at the marriage between Yiniang and Li Xiu......"

When it came to the end, Lao Fu's old eyes also flashed with a shrewd gaze, and Pei Ju said categorically: "The marriage between Yiniang and Li Xiu must be done, and it must be done as soon as possible, anyway, this marriage was proposed by Li Jing, and he had already promised to get engaged last time, let alone regret it!" ”

"Master is wise, it can be regarded as her blessing that Yi Niang can marry such a young and handsome man!" Lao Fu also smiled when he heard this, Yi Niang was just born to a servant girl, and even before she was fifteen years old, Pei Ju didn't know that there was such a daughter, and it was an incomparably cost-effective thing to exchange such a concubine for a promising young man like Li Xiu.

"But I'm still a little worried about Li Xiu......" Pei Ju suddenly spoke again at this time, he remembered that after Li Xiu and Li Jing's father and son fell out last time, he had mentioned marriage with Li Xiu, but the other party didn't admit it at all, but asked him to go to Li Jing.

Lao Fu saw his master's face, and knew what he was worried about, when he pondered for a while, he suddenly thought of a solution, and said a few words in Pei Ju's ear, but Pei Ju was stunned at first, then happy, and finally said with some embarrassment: "Lao Fu, is this a little inappropriate?" ”

"Master, reputation is nothing, the Pei family's prosperity is true, and you have done everything you need to do, unless Li Xiu doesn't want fame anymore, he can only accept it obediently!" Lao Fu smiled very treacherously and said, people are invincible if they are shameless, this old guy understands this truth better than anyone else.

Hearing Lao Fu say this, Pei Ju lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded, and then thought of one more thing, and spoke again at the moment: "But if you want to do this, you still need the cooperation of Yi Niang, what is she doing now?" ”

"Master Qiqi, since Li Xiu's fame, the old slave has rearranged a place for Yi Niang, and also arranged a maid to take care of her, during this time she has been staying in the place where she lives to read and write, and there is no special action." Lao Fu reported with a smile that Yi Niang was Pei Ju's daughter who was going to marry Li Xiu, and she was also Pei Ju's youngest daughter.

The status of concubines and concubines is only a little higher than that of subordinates, don't think it's just a joke, for example, like Pei Ju, he has too many sons and daughters, most of them are concubines and concubines, and some of them are better, but those who have no reputation, their status is really not much higher than that of their subordinates, and some even have to work in person, otherwise they won't even be able to eat, in comparison, Li Xiu and Qi Niang are not the worst treated in Li Jing's mansion.

"That's good!" Pei Ju was also a little relieved when he heard this, for the daughter of Yi Niang, he only went to see Yi Niang after Li Xiu made a splash on the Shangyuan Festival, and told her that he was going to marry Li Xiu, he remembered that Yi Niang did not object or agree at that time, and his eyes were full of indifference when he looked at him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Forget it, I'd better go see her, and I'll explain something by the way!" Pei Ju finally suddenly spoke again, perhaps thinking of the way Yi Niang looked at him last time, which made Pei Ju feel a little uneasy in his heart, so he decided to visit her in person.

"That old slave will show you the way!" Lao Fu immediately nodded when he heard this, Pei Ju, the new residence he arranged for Yi Niang, has not been to it, and he definitely doesn't know the way.

At that moment, Pei Ju followed Lao Fu to the inner house, turned around and came to a quiet courtyard, pushed open the courtyard door and entered, and immediately saw a small garden, bypassing the rockery and a few bushes of bamboo in the garden, under the huge plane tree, a girl in a white skirt held a scroll and studied quietly, looking like a demure lady from a distance. (To be continued.) )