After eating this meal in the restaurant, Li You and his entourage went back to Yucheng Station to rest. Because he went out on patrol incognito, the room arranged for him was not very good, and he was mixed with a group of wind and dust officials who came and went from south to north, which made Li Youda, who was used to enjoying it, frowned.

But in order to wait for the rabbit, and it is not good to go to other homes, Master Hu took the silver to find the post station, and spent a lot of money to rent a separate courtyard, although it is still simple, but it is better to be quiet.

Li You came quickly, and the scholars were not slow to come, and no one would go slow to make a fortune from salt merchants in Yangzhou, let alone Huai'an Mansion and Yangzhou Mansion were so close to each other.

On the afternoon of the second day, Grandmaster Xiao Da, the official of Jiangbei, drove to Gaoyou Prefecture and lived in Yucheng Station.

It is necessary for the high post bag to go out of the city to greet him, and it is also necessary to set up a banquet at night to wash the dust. Bao Zhizhou also warmly invited Xiao Xuedao to live in the mansion in the city, but was politely refused, after all, the great master was just crossing the border.

Master Li, who was dressed in a white dragon fish, hid in the crowd and watched Xiao Xuedao's team live in the Reading Garden in the post station. He thought in his heart that before the dinner party, it was the rest time left by Gaoyouzhou for the great grandmaster who had worked the road, and he could only seize this time to visit the great grandmaster secretly. Otherwise, it is a banquet in the evening, and the ship will depart tomorrow in the morning, how can there be a chance to visit?

As for persuading Xiao Xuedao, Master Li is very sure, as long as he is an official and is constrained by the rules and regulations of officialdom, Li You has nothing to fear.

After the crowd dispersed and Bao Zhizhou also said goodbye, Li You quickly called Master Hu and went to the courtyard where Xiao Xuedao stayed to give two small silver ingots to the door official, "Please pass on the great master, Jiangdu County is visiting." ”

If Xiao Xuedao refuses to see him, it is estimated that Master Li will show his identity.

The official skillfully submerged the silver into his sleeve, and said with a smile: "My lord has said first, most people in Jiangdu County want to visit, and those who come only need to be brought in, and there is no need to report it again." ”

Li You and Master Hu glanced at each other, and thought in unison, it seems that the great master is also prepared, otherwise he will not pass it on, and he will receive it directly.

Li You, who was thinking faster, thought of it in a blink of an eye, could it be that the great grandmaster deliberately made a trip to Yangzhou, just to hold himself on the county test so that he could have other schemes?

Before he could figure out a clue, Li You was led to a place called Tongyuan Hall.

The Grand Master did not intend to be slow, and immediately came out to meet the guests. When he saw Li You, he immediately recognized it, and said with his jaw: "Sure enough, it's you." ”

Li You is only two grades away from the other party, and his own identity is a decent Zhengyin parent official who is licensed by the imperial court, and his reputation is also great, so there is no need to kneel to greet him, he only bowed his hand and said: "I have seen the old grandmaster." ”

Xiao Xuedao returned the salute casually, and raised his hand and said, "Please take a seat!" ”

He also instructed the left and right: "I will talk to my friends alone, and you will avoid it for the time being." ”

Up to now, both sides have a tacit agreement not to name Li You's name.

After Li You sat down, he had the opportunity to observe the other party carefully. I saw that Xiao Xuedao was in his forties, dressed in casual clothes with wide robes and large sleeves, with a thin white complexion, a long beard, and small eyes but very bright.

After the servants served tea and all withdrew from the hall, Xiao Xuedao spoke: "Recently, I am glad to hear that Li Beijia has written his new work, in which the sparse and flamboyant is dripping with joy, and the reading is unstoppable, but the realm is inevitably inferior. I still like the old one..."

This time is very urgent, maybe Zhizhou will come to the banquet in a while, Li You has the time to talk to him about poetry and words, and he went straight to the point: "This county is here, one is to admire the old master for a long time, to meet each other, and the other is for miscellaneous matters." The old master is not only for learning the Tao, but he should concentrate on his career and selecting materials for the country. The name of this Jiangdu County trial is the imperial examination, which is really a dispute between the prefecture and the county, and the old master is involved in it, but it is difficult for the county! ”

Xiao Xuedao smiled indifferently, "Don't take this to say this wrong, this official takes turns to test the schools in various counties, and it should be the turn of Yangzhou Mansion, just when there is an opportunity, why can't this official be a Chinese person in the middle?" ”

He is a four-grade Taoist official, and he is naturally supreme to the local scholars, but he can't control Lord Li, and Li You has no relatives and friends to take care of in the Jiangbei exam.

Therefore, Master Li, who has a background, does not have much respect in his heart, and is impatient to give up the snake, and says to himself: "The old master raises his noble hand, and Jiangdu County will be thanked." ”

Xiao Xuedao was also an interesting person, and laughed: "The silver in your county can be compared to the major salt merchants? ”

It made Li You a little surprised, is this a refusal?

If it is replaced by another official, especially Chen Xundao, if he wants to refuse, he will inevitably refute it sternly: "This is all the people's fat and people's anointment, how can I bear it in my heart, and I will not be dirty!" ”

Accident is accident, Li You has a record in his heart, and seeing that the other party does not speak like an old-fashioned old pedant, he does not hide it, and says very bluntly: "Ming people don't say secret words, in front of the new Zhao Tianguan, this county is willing to say one or two good words for Jun, or replace it with the second assistant Xu Ge Lao." ”

Words should be heard on both sides, and what can be said can be good words or of course evil words.

Xiao Xuedao laughed again: "I have a friendship with the eldest son of Peng Ge in the same year, and I have deep contacts, so I don't bother Li Beijia." ”

Li You almost stared dryly, all the rhetoric was exhausted, and he only had to use the beauty trick, this great master was invulnerable and invulnerable.

However, his mind was smart, and he immediately had a plan, got up and said: "Since there is no speculation today, the county will leave." When the grandmaster arrives in Jiangdu County, he will do his best to be a landlord. ”

After walking a few steps, I heard Xiao Xuedao: "Don't drive slowly, Li!" The officer still has something to say. ”

Li You secretly cursed a few words in his heart, this person was really as he guessed, he must have something to ask for him. Otherwise, if he really wants to refuse himself, he can just refuse to see him, everyone can save a little face, so why refuse in person again and again? It's all about creating a situation where you have a serious need for him.

Master Li didn't return to his seat, stood at the door and said, "The county is in a hurry, and the old master has something to say." ”

This time, it was Lord Xiao's turn to be a little breathless, worried that Li You was young and impatient, and it would be troublesome to really turn around and leave. Hurriedly got down to business: "My family has a little girl, beautiful but not demonic, flawless in appearance, dignified in surname, moderate in advance and retreat, rigorous in action, lenient and less jealous, smart and law-wise, good at reciting scriptures..."

What is this all about? Why can't you understand? Li You was confused. The leader of the Jiangbei literary world in front of him, the grand master of the Taoist school, seems to be incarnated as a professional-level matchmaker, boasting about his daughter with two lips flying up and down, or bragging in front of a strange official who met for the first time.

Is it also optimistic that you want to get married? Master Li couldn't help but interrupt Xiao Xuedao, "There is already a wife in this county, it is useless for adults to talk more!" ”

Lord Xiao of Jiangbei was also stunned by Li You's words, "What does my little girl have to do with you?" To borrow what you said earlier, you and I don't say secret words, the emperor's wedding draft is asking for Your Excellency, if the little girl can be elected as the queen, this official will be grateful for life! ”

You should have lost your mind and gone crazy, Li You sighed, or left. The main palace of the Son of Heaven, the queen, and the mother of the country, is he a six-rank magistrate who has the ability to set it?

(To be continued)