got up early in the morning, and the Cui family's car was already waiting in front of Liu Xu's door. Yesterday, Cui Ye informed Liu Xu that Lord Zhizhou summoned the two of them this morning, saying that he wanted to ask about some related matters that the two knew when they participated in the suppression of bandits.

Liu Xu followed the carriage of the Cui family to the state yamen and met Cui Ye.

The last time Liu Xu saw Lord Zhizhou, he was tried by him, and he didn't even dare to raise his head that time. This time he was going to meet Lord Zhizhou, and Liu Xu was really a little apprehensive in his heart. This Lord Zhizhou used to be an important minister of the imperial court, and now he also serves as the pacification envoy of the Jingdong East Road, although the road of the Great Song Dynasty is still only a formality as a first-level administrative unit, but it is basically equivalent to the governor of the province and the mayor of the provincial capital city in later generations. Liu Xu in later generations has never even seen the county magistrate, and he can't help but be apprehensive when he sees a high-ranking official.

Cui Ye saw that Liu Xu was a little apprehensive, so he smiled and said, "Why is the second brother still nervous?" Grandpa often praises you for talking and laughing in front of him. Didn't the second brother himself do "Fixing the Storm" and express his open-mindedness that he was not shocked by the humiliation, how could he see that Lord Zhizhou was so nervous? ”

Liu Xu said in his heart: I didn't know Cui Lao's identity before, and I said that I had no stake in Cui Lao, so I could naturally talk and laugh. Can this Zhizhou Lord be the same? He is our parent and magistrate, and he is in charge of us directly. Besides, he was tried by him for that crime, so he was a little weak-hearted, can he not be nervous?

Liu Xu smiled bitterly: "Big brother, don't laugh at me, I didn't know the identity of the old lady before, if I knew the identity of the old lady, how dare I speak so casually!" Besides, my song "Fixing the Storm" is purely moaning without illness, so don't laugh at me, big brother. By the way, eldest brother, tell me about the life and temperament of this Kou Zhizhou, I should be prepared when I answer. ”

Cui Ye said: "Second brother, don't be nervous, speaking of this Kou Daren's temperament, I think this Kou Zhizhou is afraid that he admires you, a young talent, and only summoned you this time." In that trial of your illicit wine case, although I testified to you, there were obviously many flaws, but Kou Zhizhou obviously wanted to help you, so he deliberately ignored it. Speaking of Kou Zhizhou, he was young and promising, only nineteen years old in high school, appreciated by the officials, and stood at a young age, so he became a doctor and a privy deputy envoy. Kou Zhizhou is a young man, and he also appreciates young talents. At the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, Kou Zhizhou was full of praise when he heard the second brother's "Water Tune Song Head", and told his grandfather that he hoped to meet you. Now I'm afraid I'm going to summon you this time by taking advantage of the bandits, and I'll investigate you by the way. The second brother answered correctly and was appreciated and supported by Kou Zhizhou, and his future will be bright. This Kou Zhizhou is so young and appreciated by today's officials, it is inevitable that he will return to the center of the imperial court. ”

When Liu Xu heard Cui Ye say that this Kou Zhizhou was only young, he had already achieved such a public-level position as the deputy privy envoy, and he couldn't help but be impressed in his heart, and it was estimated that there were few comparisons in the Great Song Dynasty. Liu Xu asked, "I don't know what the name of this Kou Zhizhou is?" ”

Cui Ye looked at Liu Xu, he was very surprised, and Liu Xu didn't even know the name of this Lord Zhizhou for a long time. Cui Ye said speechlessly: "The second brother's actions and words are always surprising. This Kou Zhizhou is now the benchmark for many young students in my Great Song Dynasty, and many young students take Kou Zhizhou as a model to learn, but the second brother doesn't know the name of Kou Zhizhou? This Kou Zhizhou, surnamed Kou Mingzhun and his name Pingzhong, does the second brother really know? ”

"Ah", Liu Xu couldn't help but be shocked, Kou Zhun? How can I not know that I am famous. Strongly advocated Song Zhenzong's personal expedition, repelled the Liao army under the city of Danzhou, and promoted the "Tanyuan Alliance" that maintained the peace of Song and Liao for a hundred years, isn't it Kou Zhun? A figure who has left a strong mark in history, can Liu Xuyan know? It turns out that this Kou Zhizhou is Kou Zhun. Liu Xu couldn't help but be a little excited at the thought of meeting a big celebrity in history. came to the Great Song Dynasty, and it didn't take long for me to meet two Prime Minister-level figures of the Great Song Dynasty, which was really a blessing. Of course, Wang Zeng was going to become prime minister, and that was many years later. However, the Kou Zhun who is going to see in front of him has already served as a high-ranking official at the prime minister's level. Liu Xu couldn't help but be a little excited, what a big thigh, how can he hug it?

Cui Ye saw Liu Xu talking to himself at that moment, and he was excited for a while, a little inexplicable, and couldn't help but say strangely: "What's wrong with the second brother?" ”

Liu Xu was asked by Cui Ye, and couldn't help but come back to his senses, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Let the eldest brother laugh, the younger brother has never known that this Lord Zhizhou is Kou Zhun Kou Xianggong." The younger brother has always taken Kou Xianggong as an example, and now he is a little excited to learn that he will be able to see him in person soon. ”

Cui Ye said with a smile: "I thought that the second brother was already fame and fortune, and he was not shocked by the humiliation, but he was also a man of temperament, it seems that everyone is willing to ask for fame and wealth!" ”

Liu Xu smiled bitterly: "Indifferent to fame and fortune, they are all excuses for those who can't chase fame and fortune, but they are high-minded, don't laugh at the little brother." ”

Cui Ye said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go in, the second brother is extremely talented, and if he makes a good word, he will definitely be appreciated by Kou Zhizhou." ”

Liu Xu was a little eager to try it in his heart, thinking in his heart whether to throw out his first words and try to win Kou Zhun's appreciation? Anyway, it's always a good thing to have a noble person to carry you. Although he wants to live a peaceful and wealthy life in the Great Song Dynasty, the current businessman is not as important as his own era, and now in the era of the official standard, power is the most important. If you do business on your own in the future, you can't guarantee that you won't offend people, and it's always good to have a big tree to lean on.

When Cui Ye and Liu Xu followed the officials to the back hall of the state ya, Kou Zhun and Zhang Tongju were already chatting and waiting in the back hall.

Cui Ye and Liu Xu hurriedly stepped forward to meet them!

The two said: "The student has seen Kou Zhizhou and Zhang Tongju! ”

Kou Zhun saw that both of them were both talented and talented, and he couldn't help but smile and said: "There is no need to be polite, both of them are young talents in Qingzhou, and I have heard Zhang Tongju talk about it for a long time." Cui Liulang I have seen it before, Liu Erlang I saw it for the first time today, the first talent in Qingzhou is extraordinary, don't be restrained, sit down quickly. ”

Liu Xu hurriedly said: "Kou Zhizhou praised it falsely, and the student was ashamed!" ”

Liu Xu and Cui Ye leaned over and sat down in their chairs.

Zhang Tongjuan, who was sitting next to him, said with a smile: "Let the two of you come today, Kou Zhizhou mainly wants to know about Erlang's kidnapping." Liulang also told Kou Zhizhou about the things we were doing in the unloading stone shed and Qingfeng Mountain, and Kou Zhizhou had a comprehensive understanding. ”

After Zhang Tongju finished speaking, he called a state government clerk to make a record.

Liu Xu recounted the situation of his kidnapping and escaping to the stone sheds and confronting the bandits. Cui Ye also recounted the battle he followed the forbidden army in front of the stone shed, and the situation of going to Qingfeng Mountain to suppress bandits.

After hearing this, Kou Zhun said: "In this way, the official has a general understanding of the kidnapping of Erlang this time and the process of suppressing the bandits. Erlang rest assured, Su Qingpin hired a murderer to kidnap you, this official will not let him go unpunished, I will report to the imperial court, remove his fame and origin, and issue a sea fishing document to arrest him, and he will be brought to justice. ”

Liu Xu got up and said, "Thank you, Lord Kou." "The punishment that Kou Zhun said for Su Qingpin can be said to be extremely heavy, and Su Qingpin's life is over. The literati of the Great Song Dynasty were treated very favorably, and they would not be deprived of their origin unless they were guilty of a major crime. The literati attached great importance to their fame and origin, and once they were deprived of their origins, they were no longer isolated from their literati status. Although it was a big crime for Su Qingpin to kidnap Liu Xu, Liu Xu was able to escape without causing substantial harm. Kou Zhun's treatment of Su Qingpin was obviously biased towards Liu Xu, angry for Liu Xu, and directly blocked the way out for Su Qingpin, beating him to death with a stick, without giving him any chance, Liu Xu understood in his heart that he wanted to get up and thank him.

After the business was over, Kou Zhun couldn't help but want to take the school exam to see if they were talentable. If he really has the ability, Kou Zhun would like to give him more help, so that he can become his help. However, Kou Zhun mainly values Liu Xu, after all, Cui Ye is a member of the Cui family, a wealthy family in Qingzhou, even if he is promoted, he will still be affected by the interests of his own family, and he may not be able to completely follow his own mind, so Kou Zhun mainly wants to take the school to Liu Xu.

Kou Zhun said with a smile: "After the business is over, let's talk casually." Erlang can now be the first talent in Qingzhou, your words are the first high-quality songs, Kou likes it very much, can there be new lyrics recently? ”

This is the talent of Liu Xu to be examined.

Kou Zhun felt that since Liu Xu could make those few wonderful words, his talent must be extremely high, but Kou Zhun still wanted to confirm that he would first test whether he was really talented. The talent that can be created in Kou Zhun's heart, of course, is not only a few poems, but also depends on his knowledge and ability, of course, it will be examined later.

Liu Xu couldn't help but think: Fortunately, it was the school's own poems, and he could plagiarize a few poems to deal with.

Liu Xu couldn't help but secretly think, what poems could move Kou Zhun! Liu Xu thought about it in his mind, combined with Kou Zhun's temperament and deeds that he knew in later generations, Liu Xu suddenly thought of a poem that might move Kou Zhun!