Because the first snow of the year came early and the weather was extremely cold, among the officials of the three provinces and six ministries, there were endless generations of people who took leave due to illness, especially many elderly officials could not survive. Therefore, Li Longji deliberately moved back the time of the court every morning by half an hour. Even so, although Pei Guangting, who was a lot older, was able to ride a horse in the outer city of Luoyang Palace because of his special purpose, he was still unfortunately hit, and he had to recuperate at home because of a cold a few days ago. But this menacing illness was enough to annoy him, but unexpectedly, after the fraud in the examination books of the Ministry of Officials, there were several major changes one after another, which made him almost bite his silver teeth.

"Du Junli, I really underestimated him"

Seeing Pei Guangting's face pale, and then he covered his mouth and coughed a few times, Li Linfu hurriedly persuaded him. Although his initial anger was not inferior to Pei Guangting, he had already adjusted to this emotion, and at this moment, he had persuaded the other party in turn. However, Pei Guangting obviously did not stop his anger, but slammed the bed board hard, and said in a fierce voice: "I knew that he would become Xiao Song's helper, so I should have done my best to curb his rising momentum Wailang, the examiner of the Gongju next year, remember it...... Li Pengnian? ”

Li Linfu nodded: "Li Pengnian is the grandson of Li Huaiyuan, and he has always been good friends with me. And today's waiter of the Ministry of Rites is none other than Zhang Juntian, the son of Zhang Shuo, who knows what Du Junli thinks, and Zhang said that he had made a lot of stumbling blocks back then. As for the fraud in the examination books of the Ministry of Officials in the past, I found out a piece of news from my cousin Jiang Si, saying that Du Junli noticed that the matter of the examination books was not because of anything else, but because of those who hated the method of following qualifications used by Xiangguo, and then pointed fingers at the selection of people who exposed this article."

"These rat-eyed people" Pei Guangting was so angry that his brows stood up, but after a long time, he had to sigh and say, "Right and wrong have their own justice, as long as Your Majesty can sympathize with me, I am afraid that I will not be able to go to the court these days, let alone go to the political hall, you have to worry a lot about the affairs of the ministry...... Ahem, ahem

Coming out of Pei's house, Li Linfu couldn't help but hesitate a little when he thought of Pei Guangting's weak appearance. Although it was only a small wind chill, Pei Guangting was far younger than Xiao Song, but if this illness lasted too long, I am afraid that it would be difficult to say the phase, after all, it is impossible for the Son of Heaven to let an old and sick person occupy the phase for a long time. In recent years, many of the prime ministers promoted by the Son of Heaven have been directly promoted by the squire, such as Li Yuan, such as Pei Guangting. And he himself is also a squire, and he is also the most important official among the six departments and, although he has never served as a foreign official, whether it is the secretary of the country, or the middle of the imperial history, the squire of the criminal department, and the servant of the ministry, his proficiency is famous.

If Pei Guangting really has three strengths and two weaknesses, can he try to fight for it? You must know that Lu Dao, with him as an arm in the outer court, Concubine Wu Hui will be happy to see him succeed, he is smarter than Yuwenrong, and he is more knowledgeable about current affairs than Yuwenrong

And speaking of Zhang Jun, he is the son of an old enemy, even if he can't prevent the Son of Heaven from appointing him because of the old feelings, how can he send the incense and dumplings of Zhigongju to him?

After the end of the day, the sky was filled with a little snow. It has only been three days since the previous goose feather snowfall, and the snow on the ground has not yet melted, and this drifting snow is naturally even more cold at this moment. When Du Shiyi came out of Luoyang Palace and crossed the Tianjin Bridge, he only felt that the north wind was tight, and it was even colder than in the palace. He couldn't help but wrap his fur tightly. When he was about to reach the end of the last bridge, he heard a voice behind him.

"Du Zhongshu"

This voice Du Shiyi was not familiar with, and when he looked back, he felt a pang in his heart. Fifteen-year-old Shouwang Li Qing he saw several times when he was in the Shuowang Dynasty, Fengshen Langxiu, dignified appearance, as for how to treat people, because the kings are not allowed to hand over foreign ministers, so he is not clear. At this moment, he called the king with a smile and bowed, and Li Qing said with a smile: "I just happened to meet Du Zhongshu, I am really lucky." Qianbaoge is on sale today a new yellow flower paper, literati and ink writers flock to it, because I learned the news late, I have not booked, and it is not good to be cheeky and compete with people, I don't know that Du Zhongshu may cut love? I'm willing to pay the original price."

Since relying on Qianbao Pavilion to carry out the cultural industry, Du Shiyi has made a lot of money on this, and familiar celebrities such as Zhang Xu, Wu Daozi, He Zhizhang, etc., often ask him to get some new four treasures of the study in private, and he has not refused. At this moment, since Li Qing begged generously, he also readily agreed: "Since the king said so, when the note is sent, I will send it to the king." ”

"Okay, good" Li Qing smiled for a while, and hurriedly thanked him. He got the order of Concubine Wu Hui today, and hurriedly chased out after finding out the time when Du Shiyi left the palace, and opened the conversation on the grounds of asking for yellow flower notes, and then it was naturally the highlight, "In this year's polo match, there happened to be a team from Tubo who won the championship in one fell swoop, although Grandpa appreciated this, but he couldn't help but be angry that there was no one in my country, tomorrow I made an appointment with Dou Shilang and Jiang Shilang to play polo with them in front of the palace, who knew that the person who had originally made an appointment with Lu Dao actually missed the appointment." Dou Shilang and Jiang Shilang both said that Du Zhongshu was skilled in arching and horses, and he played polo very well, so I wonder if he can play side by side with us? ”

Dou Yi and Jiang Du would actually say to people, I play polo very well? If you want to say that the poetry is pipa, he can indeed be called proficient, the equestrian skills are acceptable, and the swordsmanship is not satisfactory, but if you talk about polo skills, you can't beat the horse as well as those guys who are proficient in this way, and it is almost impossible to replace Cui Jianxuanlai, not to mention the skills in front of the emperor, that is, it is really offering ugliness

Du Shiyi secretly scolded Li Qing is eyes open and said nonsense, and when he saw a young man in a bright brocade robe not far away, he quietly walked towards this side, although he hadn't seen it a few times, and he hadn't even said a word, he still recognized the other party. So, he deliberately raised his voice slightly, and helplessly spread his hands and said, "Wang, Dou Shi and Jiang Si are putting gold on my face." It's true that I've played polo with them a few times, but every time I've made up the numbers, they probably haven't told the king, I have ten swings, and it is already a fluke to be able to enter the door hole once, if the official game is played, it can only be a drag, does the king want me to lose face in front of the emperor? ”

Li Qing had tried it in front of Dou Yi and Jiang Du for this invitation, and both of them insisted that Du Shiyi's polo skills were good, but when Du Shiyi said this at this moment, he was a little stunned. He was born with a unique endowment, even if he was raised by King Ning and his wife when he was a child, but the pair of adoptive parents were even better to him than their own children, and when Concubine Wu Hui later joined him in the palace in addition to Queen Wang, in order to make up for the regret of raising him outside the palace when he was a child, he was even more obedient. Therefore, it is inevitable that he is more than intelligent and clever, and not shrewd and patient.

Before he could think about how to cut into the topic, a lazy voice came from behind him: "Since the eighteenth brother can't find someone to make up the number, how about I, the elder brother, volunteering to make up someone's head?" ”

Li Qing hurriedly turned around and recognized that it was the King of Light, and his face couldn't help but show a reluctant expression. Although Li Qia, the king of light, is no longer the favored prince in his early years, he is a brother after all, he can not take people in his eyes after people, but he has to show due respect in front of people. He forced a smile and said, "Eighth Brother is famous for being good at riding and shooting, since you are willing, it is the best." ”

But what he didn't expect was that after Li Qia, the king of light, agreed, he smiled at Du Shiyi and said: "Du Zhongshu, polo is just a play, and winning or losing doesn't matter." According to the rules, a team of five people, since Dou Shi and Jiang Si are all going to go down, and the eighteenth brother is graciously invited, why do you want to refuse? Eighteen brothers, who is the rest of the people? If it weren't for anything, wouldn't it be beautiful to count me and Du Zhongshu together? ”

Although he didn't understand why the King of Light, who had always been a princeling, helped him squeeze Du Shiyi's promise, Li Qing felt that the opportunity could not be missed and did not come again, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Okay, just follow what the eighth brother said."

Du Shiyi raised her eyebrows slightly, and immediately smiled bitterly and said: "If it's just a game of the Imperial Garden, then I have no choice but to be respectful and obey." However, I also asked the two kings to allow me to bring someone to replace me, so as not to let the Tubo people exalt their prestige at that time. ”

Whether it is Li Qing or Li Qia, as long as Du Shiyi agrees, everything will be fine, and they all agreed immediately. When they saw Du Shiyi go to the front to meet the entourage, the two brothers who did not match their faces and hearts glanced at each other, and their expressions were all cold. After all, Li Qing was a few years younger, so he snorted angrily and said, "Eighth brother, what kind of medicine is this sold in the gourd?" ”

"It's just a few days of idleness, just looking for a chance to loosen up." Li Qia, the king of light, smiled, yawned lazily and said, "It's not too early, I'll go back to my house first, so as not to be accused of being careless in words and deeds, eighteen brothers, take your leave." ”

Even if he was secretly annoyed, Li Qing couldn't turn his face with Li Qia in public, he could only watch the other party walk away. Thinking about the good things but halfway through, he clenched his fists in annoyance, smashed the void, and then commanded left and right: "Go to King Ning's mansion, I want to visit the eldest uncle and eldest aunt"

Because of such an unexpected incident, Du Shiyi was a little absent-minded all the way, and when she returned to the door of the private house, she was still thinking about it, and almost collided with a person who came out of the door. Recognizing that it was Zhang Xing, he didn't wait for the other party to salute and greet, so he pulled someone inside and said, "Qijun, I have to tell you something first." ”

Zhang Xing was planning to go out to the Cui family library in Yongfengli, but when Du Shiyi couldn't help but pull it back, he felt a little strange in his heart. When he heard what it was for, he was dumbfounded, pointed to his nose, and said with an incredulous face: "Me? Let me replace Du Zhongshu to play that polo game at that time? But I have never been in the palace."

"Since those two kings have agreed to my request, they will naturally do it for you, and then you just have to play well" Du Shiyi smiled and patted Zhang Xing's shoulder, and then said meaningfully, "Do you want to see me swing in front of the emperor and be embarrassed?" ”

Zhang Xing was dumbfounded for a moment, and the next moment, he asked with a strange face: "How does Du Zhongshu know that I play polo well?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Du Shiyi suddenly laughed loudly, until he saw Zhang Xing's surprised and inexplicable face, he stopped laughing, and said happily: "Qijun, Qijun, you don't know the friendship between Elder Wen and you, what good skills do you have, he has already told me everything."