On the afternoon of the next day, Li Yanqing arrived at Tianshui Lane on time, this area is obviously a high-end residential area, where many dignitaries live, and the surrounding environment is very quiet, with exquisite mansions hidden in the green trees. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Yanqing hired an ox cart to come, he got off at the entrance of the alley, and walked directly into the sweet water alley, he saw Master Li's mansion at a glance, and there was a gorgeous carriage parked at the door, which was the carriage used by the alum building to welcome distinguished guests.

Li Yanqing walked up the steps and patted the door knocker, the door creaked open, and the door was opened by an old man who looked like a housekeeper, "May I ask ..... you are?"

Without waiting for Li Yanqing to answer, I saw Master Li walking over quickly with a smile on his face, "Uncle Wen, he is my guest!" ”

"Ahh I'm sorry, please come in! ”

The old man hurriedly opened the door and invited Li Yanqing to enter the door, Li Yanqing walked in the door, looked at Master Li, and saw that she was wearing a light green half-sleeved gown, her jet-black hair was delicately combed, and a golden hairpin inlaid with gems was inserted, and her long swan-like neck revealed a piece of snow-white and delicate skin.

She doesn't have any makeup on her face, slender eyebrows, a pair of beautiful eyes as deep as a pool, a beautiful and tall nose bridge, a plump and round mouth, and a curvaceous figure, which shows her gentle and elegant temperament, but without losing the vitality of a young girl.

"This is for you!" Li Yanqing handed her a bag of gifts in his hand.

"What is it?"

Master Li's smile was like a flower, and his beautiful eyes shimmered with a jewel-like luster, and Li Yanqing was a little stunned for a while.

Master Li glanced at him a little coquettishly, and asked with a wave of eyes, "Do you want me to guess?" I guess it's your Bao Yan Zhai's incense powder or something. ”

Li Yanqing reacted at this time, and hurriedly said: "It's not makeup, it's a book!" ”

"Books?"

Master Li was a little surprised, tilted his head, looked at him playfully and smiled: "It's the first time someone has given me a book, do you know what book I like?" ”

"I don't know, but this is a book I wrote, some of the weird vernacular novels I wrote before, maybe you've heard of it."

"It turned out to be Li Shaojun's masterpiece, I'm going to read it carefully."

She stretched out her hand to pick it up, and Li Yanqing hurriedly waved her hand, "This is heavy, you probably can't hold it!" ”

The old housekeeper next to him stepped forward with a smile and said, "Give it to me, young gentleman!" I'll take it. ”

"Then it's going to be a problem."

Li Yanqing handed him a thick bag of books, and at this time three people walked out of the back room, the first one Li Yanqing knew, it was Zhou Bangyan, a close friend of Master Li, and behind was a man and a woman, both about twenty years old, the man was of medium stature, fair-skinned, gentle-looking, and had a gentle and amiable smile on his face.

The young woman beside him was wearing a white skirt and a red brocade on her shoulders, she was tall and plump, with fair skin, goose egg face, very delicate facial features, and a rare heroic spirit in her eyebrows and eyes.

Zhou Bangyan smiled, "Our host and guest today are here!" ”

Master Li glanced at Zhou Bangyan and smiled at Li Yanqing, "Li Shaojun, let me introduce these two friends, this is Brother Defu, the son of Zhao Xianggong." ”

Although it was very polite to introduce it like this, Li Yanqing was still confused, but the man was refreshed, hugged his fists and smiled: "Under Zhao Mingcheng, Li Shaojun's magic arrow is unparalleled, which makes Mingcheng infinitely admired!" ”

Li Yanqing's mind turned, and he suddenly knew who the young woman next to him was, it turned out that she was Li Qingzhao, a celebrity through the ages, which made Li Yanqing surprised and delighted, and actually met Li Qingzhao here.

It's just that now is not the time for him to pay tribute to Li Qingzhao, Li Yanqing hurriedly returned the salute, "Li Yanqing has also admired Brother Zhao for a long time!" ”

"You know me?" A hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Mingcheng's eyes.

Li Qingzhao next to him said softly: "Husband, people are just saying a kind word." ”

"Nope! No! Li Yanqing hurriedly explained, "I have indeed admired Brother Zhao for a long time, Brother Zhao is a member of Jinshi, and the younger brother has been happy to hear about it for a long time." ”

Zhao Mingcheng's face was slightly red, he was just obsessed with the study of gold and stone, and he was far from talking about everyone, but Li Yanqing really knew himself, which also made him happy in his heart, and he hurriedly introduced his wife next to Li Yanqing, "This is a clumsy jing, slightly more famous than me." ”

Li Yanqing was a little weak-hearted, he gave Li Qingzhao's poem to Master Li, but he didn't expect the two to be friends, but that poem should be after Nandu, and it has nothing to do with the present, Li Yanqing hurriedly bowed and saluted, "In the name of Yi'an Jushi, Yanqing has been admired for a long time!" ”

Li Qingzhao smiled slightly, "Li Shaojun, we've met." ”

"I also feel that the layman is a little kind, but I can't remember where I have seen it, it is really rude."

"Then you should know my clan sister Jiuzhen!"

Li Yanqing suddenly slapped his head, "I remembered, ...... in Alum Tower"

He met Li Jiuzhen in the alum building, and Li Jiuzhen was later called away by a young woman, wasn't it Li Qingzhao?

"You guys chatted and left me in the cold, it's not okay!"

Next to him, Master Li smiled and said, "Wait a while, you must be fined three glasses of wine per person!" ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhou Bangyan hurriedly said: "It's cold in the yard, let's go into the house and talk, to be honest, I'm willing to punish me with ten cups!" ”

"You drunkard thinks beautifully, and the punishment for you is not to drink!" The crowd laughed and followed the master back to the guest hall.

Master Li's room is not too big, all are very elegantly furnished, the living room is filled with a faint fragrance, although it is the late autumn season, but here is warm as spring, everyone sits on a wide circle chair, very soft and comfortable.

At this time, the two maids re-served tea to them, Zhou Bangyan coughed lightly, and smiled at Li Yanqing: "We were still talking about Yanqing's refusal of the official family yesterday. ”

Li Yanqing was stunned, did this matter spread so quickly?

Master Li said softly on the side: "Some things spread very quickly, what happened yesterday is already known to the court today, this matter is still heard by Zhou Weng in the court this morning, does Li Shaojun allow us to continue to talk about it?" ”

Li Yanqing bowed and said: "Yanqing is willing to listen to you!" ”

Zhao Mingcheng said with a smile: "Just now I said that Li Shaojun refused to be promoted by the Son of Heaven, which is a stupid decision in the eyes of many court officials, but I don't think there is anything wrong with it, when Yan Xianggong was fourteen years old to make up the secretary of the provincial orthography, there is a premise in this, that is, the Tongzi subject in his examination, although it cannot be compared with the imperial examination, but after all, it is famous, and Li Shaojun did not take any exams, and he was born as a fellow jinshi, which is not in legal theory!" ”

Next to her, Li Qingzhao smiled and added for her husband: "Just like a bottle of jasmine, it is elegant and fragrant when it first blooms, but it withers and decays over time, and there is no chance of rebirth, the reason is that it has lost its roots." ”

"That's right! This is the truth, without a foundation, it cannot last. ”

Master Li looked at Li Yanqing with a pair of beautiful eyes and asked, "Li Shaojun is skilled in arching and horses, and he refused the official family yesterday, does he have any intention of joining the army?" ”

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said: "I don't have this idea in the army, but if I am asked to lead an army to defend my family and country, I will gladly agree." ”

"No!"

Zhou Bangyan shook his head, "Just now Mingcheng and Yi'an Jushi also said that the way to be an official is first to need roots, but it is not enough to have roots, but also to have an environment for growth, just like a big tree, growing in the forest, one day it will grow into a towering tree, if it grows alone on the side of the road, it will be cut down before it becomes a tree, in fact, the environment is the most important!" ”

Seeing that Li Yanqing didn't speak, Master Li pursed his lips and asked with a smile, "What exactly does Zhou Weng mean by the environment?" ”

"Let's be a civilian-official party!"

Zhou Bangyan is a very talkative and eloquent person, and since he has said his conclusion, of course he must find arguments to prove it.

"I'll tell you another thing about the past, probably in the Renzong period, Gaoyou Zhixian is called Chao Zhongyue, when there was a bandit gathered thousands of people to attack Gaoyou, Chao Zhongyue privately bribed the bandit leaders with heavy money, so that they did not fight Gaoyou, to fight other counties, this matter was later reported, Emperor Renzong was very angry, must kill Chao Zhongyue, the ministers of the court and the central government have supported the killing of this Chao Zhongyue, the imperial decree was issued, but Xiangguo Fan Zhongyan was resolutely opposed, resolutely refused to add a seal on the will, colleagues blamed him, said to send money to the rebels, blame other places, this kind of person is not killed, how will the county guard it in the future? Do you know how Fan Xianggong answered? ”

Everyone said in unison: "Zhou Weng, go on!" ”

Zhou Bangyan smiled, and continued: "Fan Xianggong will tell everyone, if I don't kill the minister, this is a matter of Shengde, how can it be easily destroyed?" Today, we opened an opening for the Son of Heaven to kill Chao Zhongyue, what if the Son of Heaven slipped his hand and pulled us out to kill us? The ministers suddenly woke up, and the next day, all the ministers were resolutely opposed to killing Chao Zhongyue, and in the end, Emperor Renzong had no choice but to withdraw the edict and send Chao Zhongyue to the matter. ”

Everyone applauded, "It's really interesting!" ”

"This is still the year of Renzong, and when it comes to the year of Shenzong, the situation is even more serious."

Speaking of this, Zhou Bangyan smiled and said to Li Yanqing: "Is Shaojun interested in listening to it again?" ”

Only then did Li Yanqing realize that Zhou Bangyan's story was actually told to himself, and it turned out that he was in his own class, and Li Yanqing was slightly unhappy in his heart.

He glanced at Master Li, and when he saw that she nodded lightly to him, Li Yanqing said lightly: "Since Zhou Weng is full of interest, how can Yanqing do anything to ruin the fun, Zhou Weng, please continue!" ”