After listening to Ma Dai's words, Su Wuming was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Something happened at the border gate?" What's the matter? ”

Ma Dai and Gao Chen glanced at each other, and then Ma Dai said: "This matter is very important, Brother Gao and I also trust Master Su, so I asked you to discuss it, so please help Master Su after listening to it."

After hearing Ma Dai's words, Su Wuming suddenly regretted a little, he felt that he might have gotten on a boat, although it could not be regarded as a thief ship, but it was difficult to get down, he should have thought of it earlier, just relying on poetry to make friends, more or less unreliable.

However, Su Wuming, as a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, was still a little interested in the affairs of the border pass, so after Ma Dai said those words, Su Wuming smiled faintly and said: "Brother Ma, please speak up if you have anything to say, if you can help, you will definitely not stand idly by." ”

Hearing Su Wuming's words, Ma Dai showed a little smile on his face, and then said: "Master Su, it's like this, now there is a shortage of grain and grass at the border pass, so I'm afraid that I ...... I'm afraid it won't last long. ”

Su Wuming frowned slightly, he felt that this matter was incredible, although Datang was no longer the Tang Dynasty of the past, but now Datang is still prosperous, how can the grain and grass at the border pass not be enough?

Full of doubts in his heart, Su Wuming immediately asked: "It is said that I know, the court just approved the grain and grass sent to the border after the year, how can it not be enough, haven't you received it?" ”

Ma Dai shook his head: "I got it, but it's too little." ”

"Too little?" Su Wuming was puzzled, the border pass was the defense line of the imperial court, if the soldiers at the border pass couldn't eat enough, who would defend the Tang Dynasty? Therefore, Su Wuming didn't think that the imperial court would be stingy with those grains and grasses.

"Yes, it's too little, originally we wanted 200,000 quintals of grain, but in the end it came to our hands, but only 50,000 quintals of grain, a full three-quarters less, our general Guo Xiong Guo Marshal learned about it, and immediately sent a message to the imperial court to ask, but he didn't reply for a long time, and sent someone back to Beijing to inquire, but he was driven out by the household department, and the people sent to see the emperor couldn't enter the household department, and now we have no way at all."

After Ma Dai finished speaking, Gao Chen sighed and said: "Later, the imperial court was going to hold a talent competition, although Brother Ma and I were in the army, we still had some understanding of poetry, so I thought that if we can achieve a certain ranking in these competitions, and then have the opportunity to meet the emperor, we can present these things to the emperor, we don't believe that the emperor will withhold our grain and grass." ”

After hearing this, Su Wuming already understood everything, and after understanding, he was a little embarrassed, originally with Su Wuming's current identity, it was very easy to enter the palace to see the emperor, but what about entering the palace to see the emperor? Is this matter something that he can say as a director of Dali Temple?

No matter which emperor is extremely afraid of military power, and those who are close to the soldiers, the emperor may not be welcome, if Li Yan knows that Su Wuming has a connection and collusion with the border generals, he is afraid that Li Yan's suspicion will be touched, and Su Wuming's net worth will be difficult to protect.

Therefore, although Su Wuming was able to see the emperor, this matter could not be said by him.

But Su Wuming can't ignore it, after all, the border pass will be the protective layer of Datang, if they can't eat enough, I'm afraid that they won't be able to fight well, and if they can't fight well, how can Datang be stable?

After thinking about it for a while, Su Wuming bowed his hand to Ma Dai and Gao Chen: "Don't worry, I will not sit idly by in this matter, but because this matter involves border soldiers, I'm afraid it is not appropriate for me to come forward, I will secretly investigate who is making the bad withhold your grain and grass, and the two of you can also act according to your original plan." ”

Hearing Su Wuming say this, Ma Dai and Gao Chen were more or less disappointed, after they came to the capital, they inquired about Su Wuming, and knew that he had a token to walk in the palace, and they also knew that Su Wuming was righteous, so they felt that after informing Su Wuming of this matter, Su Wuming might immediately enter the palace to face the saint, but Su Wuming did not.

The two of them were by no means stupid, and naturally they also took into account Su Wuming's concerns, so they didn't want to say anything else about it.

After three rounds of drinking, the three of them talked about other things, and after being so drunk, they separated, and after Su Wuming returned to the house, he immediately recruited Hu Fei, and he asked Hu Fei to investigate whether what Ma Dai said was true and who was behind this matter.

For this matter, it is indeed a little inappropriate to hand it over to a Jianghu person like Hu Fei, but at this time, Su Wuming has no one available, so he can only hand it over to Hu Fei, although it may be more troublesome to let Hu Fei investigate these things, but with his ability, he should be able to investigate some news.

The news is not easy to inquire, so after the arrangement, Su Wuming will focus on the next competition, if Su Wuming is promoted tomorrow, then he will have to focus on the chess competition, Su Wuming knows Go, but he is not proficient, and he may not have Wen Tingyun in the line, but Su Wuming understands a truth, that is, playing chess is a matter of wit, and it is a matter of chess, but sometimes it is not a human being?

Therefore, the level of chess skills, sometimes does not depend on how much you know, the key is how you look at the person you play chess, if you see his purpose in the chess game, then to win him, maybe it is not a difficult thing, even if your chess skills are not as good as him, then there is a chance to win.

If it was before, Su Wuming might just want to compete in chess and advance, but after today's events, Su Wuming deeply feels that a person has the right to have the benefits of being famous, so even if he doesn't have much ambition, there are some things that he should fight for.

Late at night, the palace, Li Yan's imperial study.

Several judges showed all the selected good poems to the emperor Li Yan, there were about more than 20 poems, Li Yan read these poems one after another, and finally took out one more from the poems he had read, and read:

The military song should sing the big knife ring and swear to destroy Hu Nu out of the jade pass.

Only solve the battlefield and die for the country, why should the horse leather shroud be returned.

This poem is the one written by Su Wuming, after Li Yan read it, he smiled indifferently and said: "I really didn't expect that my Dali Temple of Datang Temple Si Zhi also has such a patriotic heart, rare, rare!" ”

After Li Yan finished speaking, Li Shen, who was standing on the side, suddenly stood up and said: "Shengshang, this Su Wuming poem does write the feeling of a side poem, but the words are too straightforward and arbitrary, and it is not a masterpiece. "Li Shen is Li Deyu's person, so naturally he can't see Su Wuming, so as soon as the emperor Li Yan praised him, he came out to belittle him.

After Li Shen finished saying this, Li Yan frowned slightly, and at this time, Chen Xin, who was standing on the side, quit, regardless of whether this Su Wuming's poem was too straightforward, but after all, this was selected by him from the arena, even if he thought that this poem was a chicken rib, but he would never allow others to say that he was a chicken rib.

So at this time, Chen Xin immediately stood up and said: "Lord Li, what you said is not right, I remember that Lord Li has a particularly famous poem, it seems to be called something, oh, by the way, it is called Min Nong, this poem of Min Nong is highly respected by all of us, on the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops are in the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate, the grains are hard, such a poem, Lord Li, I am afraid it is also very straightforward." ”

Li Shen's poem is indeed very straightforward, but this poem is good in its straightforwardness, which can be understood by ordinary people who have not read the book, this poem has the meaning of exhortation, so the more people who understand, the better, when Li Shen wrote this poem, he wanted ordinary people to understand, but now with the promotion of his official position, his focus on many things is different, at that time he wanted the people to know that it was not easy to get food, and now he wants to win in the party struggle, in other words, it is to exclude dissidents.

But although the focus is different, Li Shen is still very proud of the poem, because this poem can be said to have spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty, and a poem can be spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty, so the author of this poem does have this capital pride, but now some people criticize him, or rather, criticize this poem.

And the criticism left him speechless.

The other judges are also not easy to say, although they also have partisan disputes, they are not as enthusiastic as Li Shen, and they have already seen Li Yan's intentions from Li Yan's expression, so they dare to interject and say that Su Wuming's poem is too straightforward, doesn't this make the emperor Li Yan unhappy?

At this time, Li Yan was not unhappy because of Li Shen's words, he was just thinking about what to do next, in fact, Li Yan asked people to make side poems, not just because he longed to make meritorious contributions, in fact, what he wanted most was to establish his own military power, if he had military power in hand, he was still afraid of the forbidden army mastered by those eunuchs?

From these poems, he didn't think of a way, he just felt that the people who could write good side poems were loyal and patriotic, and he felt that they were of great use.

It seems that there are some things that you can't do if you want to, even if he is the emperor, he will have concerns, and he doesn't do it if he wants to.

After handing over those poems to several judges, Li Yan showed a trace of exhaustion, shook his hand at those judges, and said, "Everyone, Aiqing, kneel down!" ”

After leaving the palace, Li Shen's old body suddenly crumbled a little, and he felt a little afraid of what he had just said, but fortunately the emperor didn't care.

At this time, Chen Xin snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and strode out of the palace.

The night is very beautiful, the sky is full of stars, and tonight's Chang'an, I don't know how many talented people will be sleepless, and I don't know how many beautiful people are thinking about it.