Some people like the prosperity of the market, but Xue Chongxun is not interested in the noisy crowd occasions. Talking about all kinds of scenes, and involuntarily socializing, even if some colleagues who are very happy and good at talking about the fun of officialdom, or come to a few hidden meat jokes, they can't arouse his interest.

But sometimes there is no way to do it, whether it is the person you want to see or the person you don't want to meet, you always have to maintain various contacts in this position. Xue Chongxun made a meritorious service and received the title, and according to common sense, it is necessary to arrange a banquet to entertain guests and colleagues. So the Hedong Mansion in Anyi Fang was lively again, fortunately there was a wide north street outside the gate, otherwise there would be traffic jams. There are a lot of people who come, and banquets are placed in various halls and open spaces in the front yard, because Xue Chongxun is the most trusted celebrity in front of Princess Taiping, and people give him face is to give face to the Taiping party, Dafan has a bit of status in Beijing, who doesn't want to come?

Xue Chongxun was smiling and happy in the warm pavilion in the living room, as if he was very popular with the title of "prince", and even sometimes he called himself "lonely" when he spoke. Everyone thought he was in a good mood. But he felt bored and full of nonsense. It's the dancing girls who make people happy.

It was the court musician sent by Princess Taiping from the Daming Palace Teaching Division, and the court singers and dancers were authentic from dress to dance. The graceful posture and long sleeves are very beautiful.

Xue Chongxun himself often goes in and out of the palace and is used to seeing these things, but many people do not have the opportunity to participate in palace banquets, and naturally they rarely see these gorgeous things, and their interest is very high.

There is no doubt that the banquet in the Hedong Palace, which is very luxurious, not only invited the musicians of the Teaching Workshop Division, but also the music celebrity Li Guinian was also present to accompany him. This situation made Xue Chongxun sigh again, after Du Fu befriended Li Gui in the future, will his poems really become "common in Hedong Palace...... It should be a good scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and the season of falling flowers is a good time"? When the wine was drunk, Li Guinian played the pipa and invited Xue Chongxun to participate: "If you smell the prince's good piano, why don't you play a song "Three Rivers Music" in an ensemble?" ”

"Lonely is just an amateur...... It's good but not refined, and I'm afraid to laugh and be generous. Xue Chongxun casually said a few words modestly, but everyone just wanted to have fun on this occasion, and it was nothing if he didn't play well as a prince, so he entered the occasion to play, and he was happy.

After the luncheon, Xue Chongxun went inside to rest, and then Xue Liu came in and said, "There is a person named Li Yu who claims to know Lang Jun and wants to see him alone, can Lang Jun recognize this person?" ”

Li ...... Guard against? Xue Chongxun frowned and thought for a moment, he really didn't remember when he had heard of this name.

At this time, Xue Liu said again: "By the way, he said that his uncle is Li Ghost Hand, and the old slave has never heard the names of Li Ghost Hand's nephews, and I don't know if he is telling the truth." ”

Xue Chongxun slapped his forehead: "Thinking about it, the last time I had a roasted tail banquet at Cheng Xianggong's (Cheng Qianli) house, I am afraid that he was the one who angrily scolded the servants in public...... Hehe, this person often goes in and out of various occasions, and sure enough, the young man is not like the old man in Ghost Li's hand, and he must want to make a difference. ”

Xue Liu asked respectfully, "Do you want to see Lang Jun?" ”

"Well, it doesn't hurt to see you. The year before last, his uncle Li Guishou treated my injuries, and if he didn't even see his nephew's face, it would always be too faceless. Xue Chongxun turned around and sat on the chair and picked up the teacup on the desk, "It's just that this will be free, just call in." ”

"Lang Jun wait, the old slave will go and pass the word."

After a while, the maid lifted the curtain, and saw a young man striding in, wearing an old kudzu robe, a bun tied with a cloth towel on his head, and a sallow narrow face, but he looked older than Wang Changling, and his figure was taller and stronger. He was neither humble nor arrogant, clenching his fists and bowing: "In Xia Li, I traveled to Chang'an to seek the Tao and met the prince." ”

Xue Chongxun didn't ask about the invitation, and he himself couldn't figure out how this young man came to the banquet, probably in the name of a bureaucrat literati.

Although this Li Yu is a member of the famous Li Ghost Hand, he has no fame or official position, Xue Chongxun held his own identity, and he didn't stand up, so he sat down and pointed to the chair on the side and said, "Mr. Li, please sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." After Li Yu sat down, the maid came up with tea, and he was silent for a moment without squinting before saying, "The prince is receiving him in a busy schedule, so he will just say it directly." ”

Xue Chongxun nodded with satisfaction: "I like cheerful people." ”

Li Yu said: "Recently, because of the feeling that the world is not distinguishing between right and wrong in the 'Huayi Debate', I and more than a dozen friends want to set up a book club, but the housing site, printing paper mill, etc. need to consume a lot, and we can't afford it, and I want to ask the prince to support one or two, which is really a righteous act to clarify black and white." ”

Xue Chongxun let out an "oh", and said in his heart: It turned out that the literati were looking for someone to pay for it, and if you think about it, you don't lack money, and it's not bad to buy a reputation for money. And last time I listened to some of this Li Bi's words intermittently on Cheng Qianli's mansion, it is a position in support of the theory of bloodline, this position may be used in major matters in the future, although it is too far away, but there is no harm in paving the way in advance.

However, he had another consideration, if he paid to support them to open a bookstore, would the officialdom literati think that I was on the side of the descent theory?

…… Xue Chongxun understands some truths, in the power field, don't express your position if you can, so as not to bear responsibility; If you have to stand up, you have to see the shape clearly and clearly stand, so as not to please everyone at both ends and think that your political position is not mature and stable enough, and it is unreliable.

Mixed results, he said tentatively: "You literati quote scriptures, I don't want to figure out who is right and who is wrong, why do you want to mix it?" ”

Li Yu was stunned, and then persuaded: "I hope that the prince will subsidize it because I have heard of your great achievements in Longyou. Placing Tuyuhun as a detention state not only saves trouble and effort, but also conforms to the national policy of the imperial court at the border pass; But why did the prince abandon this, seek the near and far, and garrison the Han army in the city of Tuyuhun Wangcheng? In the lower courage, in the debate of Huayi, the prince and the inferior should have the same knowledge, right? Your support for the 'Summer Society' is also beneficial and harmless. ”

Xue Chongxun smiled, and said in his heart that this young man is a little interesting, and he wants to use it as an opportunity to find it is also very ingenious, he does not rely on the relationship of Li Ghost to find Yao Chong and others, who are degraded officials, and only seizes the opportunity of the "Huayi Debate" to start. Regardless of the gains and losses, this courage of self-reliance is also worthy of recognition, and the argument is also good, which just captures Xue Chongxun's psychology.

This is that Xue Chongxun is already a little interested in Li Yu, but of course he will not put himself in it because of this, "Governing the border places, how can it be as simple as you say, because the remarks in a certain book affect the overall situation?" If I don't negotiate peace with the Murong clan, how can I borrow troops to take Stone Fort City? ”

Li Yu didn't know much about the actual situation in the Longyou area now, so he stopped him in such a flash, and for a while he frowned and thought about how to continue lobbying.

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you are talented, and it's okay to quote scriptures, but you don't know much about practice, so let's not talk about this." Don't you want me to fund the funds of the book club, let's just talk about this, I agree to borrow...... It's a loan, you have to write down the reason, I borrowed because of the relationship between Li Ghost Hand, not because of any insight and opinion, I don't understand your debate at all. Got it? ”

The last sentence of "do you understand" was quite meaningful, and I don't know if Li Yu really understood, but he nodded, and then hugged his fists and thanked him.

Whether it's because of acquaintances or because the heroes see the same thing, anyway, Li Bi's purpose of making money has been achieved. Li Yu was about to leave, when suddenly Xue Chongxun stopped him again, he turned around and saluted: "What else does the prince have to explain?" ”

"I'm afraid you don't understand...... Xue Chongxun's smile seems to have never changed, it has always been the same expression, "Although the money is a loan, I don't ask you to pay it back, you don't have to pay it back, and you don't talk about interest." ”

When Li Yu bowed his hand to express his gratitude, Xue Chongxun said again, "Do you know why?" ”

"Because of my uncle's friendship with the prince?"

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "I know that if you don't make it clear, you can't guess clearly, anyway, I won't admit what I'm saying now...... You're right, the Huayi debate is similar to what our heroes see, but I don't want the world to determine my position, so I support you in the real world, and you and I have nothing to do with each other. ”

Li Yu frowned and was stunned, and hurriedly said: "The prince is really an open-minded person, thank you for telling me the truth." ”

Xue Chongxun smiled and didn't answer, this Li Yu looks sturdy and tall than Wang Changling, but some of his knowledge is still not as smart as Wang Changling, and he has not found the need to reuse it for the time being, but first tie down the fate, and see if the book club can develop influence among the scholars.

"The specific matter, how much money is needed, and how to allocate it, you can find Xue Liu and say, and prepare the articles of association for me to see." Xue Chongxun said.

After Li Yu left, he took a sip of the teacup and took a sip of it without elegance, rested it on the board and stood up, it was almost time to go out and laugh with the visitors again.

The noise outside the curtain has been "......buzzing", which makes Xue Chongxun's house as noisy as a vegetable market, which makes him a little irritable. But there's no way to do it, just think of it as part of the job.

He shook off his purple robe, put on his hat and walked out. The singing and dancing in the hall continued, the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra was endless, and the musicians and singers were tireless in their performances. The women in low-chested and thin skirts all had sweet smiles on their faces, but no one knew what they liked to show off in front of everyone.

In the fiery environment where people came and went, Xue Chongxun felt a little lonely, everyone wore their own masks, and what they said seemed to have been set like a program. G