Although he knew that it was a rare honor to be invited by Emperor Bixia to go with him, Wei Ba still declined. Although there are many beauties in the palace, they are not his dish, not to mention that if this matter is to be spread, then his reputation will stink, and the word Yuchen is a notoriety that cannot be shaken off for a lifetime. He smiled and said: "Bixia, the minister has been in the palace for a few days, and he doesn't know how the family is doing, so I implore Bixia to allow him to go home and rest for a day." ”

Liu Chan was a little stunned, put down the wine glass and sighed: "Alas, you are tired of being in the palace, you can go home to rest and rest." My home is here, even if I am tired of it, where can I flee to? ”

Wei Ba's heart softened when he heard this. Speaking in detail, Liu Chan, the emperor, is just a high-level prisoner, and no matter how big the palace is, staying in it all year round will make people tired. His mind moved: "Bixia, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy with all, why don't you summon all the kings to come and drink together?" If you are worried that the movement is too big, please invite the queen and the prince to come, and it will be more lively. ”

Liu Chan frowned lightly, and thought for a moment: "You're right, forget about the kings, presumably they are drinking happily now, and they may not be in the mood to accompany me." Mouse, invite the Queen Mother and the Queen to drink and admire the moon. ”

Huang Hao responded, arranged for someone to prepare a few cases first, and then turned around to invite. Wei Ba got up and saluted: "Bixia, the minister is inconvenient here, Rong Chen will leave first." ”

Liu Chan glanced at him, and said with something in his words: "You are not an outsider, for the sake of you and your relatives, the queen mother personally asked, and the queen also cared about it many times, don't you just leave without greeting them?" ”

Wei Ba smiled and no longer insisted on leaving. As Liu Chan said, it is necessary for him to express his gratitude to the Queen Mother.

"Do you know that I don't invite kings?" Liu Chan deliberately sneered twice: "The Empress Dowager issued an edict." It is necessary to marry the king of Lu and Eastern Wu. You don't know that King Lu hates you. If he comes, I'm afraid that he won't be able to drink, and he will beat you up to relieve your anger. ”

Wei Ba was "frightened": "How about the minister?" ”

"Well, King Lu is my younger brother, and you can't fight back. Moreover, although this matter was not decided by you, it was also provoked by you, and it makes sense that he would beat you up. In my opinion. Ask for your own blessings. hahaha......"

When Liu Chan said that he was happy, he smiled and trembled, and his face was red. It wasn't until the queen walked in with the queen mother that he barely stopped smiling. The Queen Mother looked at his ruddy face and the smile in her eyes that could not be hidden. I couldn't help but ask, "Why is Bixia so happy?" ”

Liu Chan didn't dare to slack off. Hurriedly stepped forward to salute. said seriously: "After returning to my mother, I have Wei Ba to read with me these days, and I have experience in governing the country. It's with joy. ”

"Really?" The Empress Dowager looked at Liu Chan suspiciously, nodded, walked to the table and sat down, and then said lightly: "In this way, it is indeed a happy thing." Tell me, but what are your experiences? ”

Liu Chan's face did not change, he turned his head, and waved his sleeves at Wei Ba, who was standing behind him: "Wei Shizhong, don't you report your recent reading experience to the Queen Mother?" ”

Wei Ba was speechless, so he had to step forward and briefly explain his experience of reading in the past two days, of course, some clichés of governing the country with benevolence and righteousness. The Empress Dowager listened quietly, and Zuihou nodded: "Wei Shizhong is worthy of being a rising star, and it is rare to have such insight after reading for a few days." However, governing the country is not just something that can be learned by reading books, but also learning to deal with actual government affairs. ”

"Thank you for the teachings of the Empress Dowager." Wei Ba replied respectfully. He knows very well that this queen mother is not inconspicuous, it does not mean that she does not understand anything, just look at how cunning Wu Yi's old fox is, you can know the background of Chen Liu's Wu family.

"Wei Ba, in the future, you must assist Bixia with your heart, and you must not slack off."

"Yui!"

"Well, that's all there is to it about government affairs, if the old woman says it again, I'm afraid that the wine will be cold, and it will annoy people." The Empress Dowager smiled gently: "Empress, Wei Ba has assisted Bixia in his studies, you can give a glass of wine on behalf of the old woman." ”

Empress Zhang, who had been sitting on the sidelines, did not expect the queen mother to have this order, she was a little dazed for a while, and after a while, she suddenly woke up, and hurriedly took the wine glass from the palace maid's hand, got up and handed it to Wei Ba. Wei Bacheng was terrified, and hurriedly took it and drank it all. The queen was also a little cramped, and a touch of crimson flew on her face. Liu Chan looked at Wei Ba, stared at Empress Zhang for a long time, scratched his head, his thick lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Wei Ba then toasted the Empress Dowager and Empress and congratulated the Empress Dowager on her birthday. The queen mother was in a good mood and asked about the war in Guanzhong and Xiangyang. Wei Ba fought hard and told the story again, of course, he didn't forget to focus on the wisdom of the cavalry general Wu Yi commanding Ruoding, and the invincible martial arts of Guan Xing, the left supervisor of Yulin, and Zhang Shao, the right supervisor.

The Queen Mother listened with satisfaction and nodded again and again. Empress Zhang also listened attentively, staring at Wei Ba unnaturally. Although she is a queen, she really has no status in the palace, and Liu Chan usually can't think of her, most of the time she sits alone in the Jiaofang Hall in a daze. Although the scale of today's banquet is not large, it is a very rare entertainment for her, especially Wei Ba's ups and downs in the war in Xiangyang, which is exciting, and it is a rare experience for her. Hearing the tension, she clenched her fists, held her breath, her eyes widened, and her whole person became smart, seeing Liu Chan wondering, is this still the usual taciturn and unsmiling wooden man?

Drinking with others was the most uncomfortable, the queen mother and queen were very happy, Liu Chan also had a rare lively night, but Wei Ba was half tired to death. It wasn't until the beginning of the war that Wei Ba got rid of the unfinished emperor Bixia and dragged his tired footsteps out of the palace to go home. In recognition of his merits, the Empress Dowager personally ordered the servants of Changle to arrange carriages and horses to send Wei Ba home.

Last time, he was in the same car as Cheng, and this time the queen mother specially sent a car to take him home, Wei Ba didn't care about it, but the Wei family was a sensation all of a sudden, and regarded it as a great honor. When Wei Ba arrived home, he was surprised to find a large group of younger brothers and sisters standing at the door waiting for him, and his face was red with excitement.

Wei Ba was surprised, got out of the car, and patted his little head one by one. "Why don't you sleep yet?"

"We know that Brother Ah is coming back today, so we are waiting." The little girl Lan'er dragged Wei Ba and didn't let go. While yawning, he said, "Brother, why did you come back so late?" ”

Wei Ba was very helpless: "No way, my brother has official business to do." Go to bed, you all go to bed, you don't grow taller if you go to bed too late. ”

A group of girls and boys listened, and then they were reluctant to go back to their rooms. Wei Ba went to ask Mrs. Zhang and Deng Shi for peace, and then returned to his courtyard, and when he walked through the West Crossing Courtyard, he saw that the lights were still on inside, so he couldn't help but stop and hesitate. Walked over. Raise your hand and knock on the door.

"Who?" Someone inside agreed, and then footsteps sounded, and the door was opened, revealing a somewhat haggard face and puzzled eyes: "Are you ......"

"Li Jun Qinzhong?" Wei Ba smiled: "Under Wei Ba." ”

Li Xun listened. Scales fall from one's eyes. Hurriedly opened the door. While letting Wei Ba inside, he patted his forehead and said ashamedly: "It turned out to be Wei Shizhong." Look at me, I didn't even think about it. ”

Wei Ba smiled silently, walked to the bookcase, looked at the pile of drawings and mechanical models on the case, and said with a smile: "Li Jun is really a waste and forgets to eat." ”

Li Wei laughed embarrassedly: "The mechanical technique in the waiting, I am happy to see the hunting, pondering day and night, like a treasure." Today, I was stumped by a question, and I couldn't figure it out, so much so that I was ashamed to see that I didn't even recognize it in the waiter. ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Wei Ba naturally sat in the guest seat, picked up the drawing on the case, and said with a smile: "If there is any doubt, we can learn from each other and benefit each other." Li Jun, are you interested? ”

Li Wei rubbed his hands embarrassedly: "Of course I can't ask for it, it's just that the servant has just returned home, this ...... Not so convenient, right? ”

"It's okay." Wei Ba said to Wei Xing behind him: "Go and inform Madame, just say that I will talk to Li Jun before going over, let her not wait for me, and rest early." ”

Wei Xing responded and turned around. Li Wei sat down at this time, took the drawings, and asked Wei Ba for advice. Wei Ba answered them one by one. While they were talking happily, the door opened, and the bell walked in with a food table, and put some wine and food on the table, saying that Xiahou Hui specially asked her to send it for Wei Ba and Mr. Li to enjoy.

Wei Ba was nothing, but Li Yu was inexplicably grateful, and thanked him repeatedly. After the bell left, Li Wei praised Wei Ba for Xiahou Hui's demeanor, housekeeping, and courtesy. Wei Ba smiled, he could hear from Li Wei's words that Xiahou Hui's status in the mansion had been improving recently. Especially recently, in the preparation for Wei Feng's marriage, Xiahou Hui showed a clever overall planning ability and won the respect of the entire Wei family.

"Li Jun, are you still used to living here?"

"Habit, habit." Li Yuhaha smiled: "Wei Shizhong, let me tell you something that is not productive, if you don't dislike it, I will resign from Shangshu Lingshi now, and come to your mansion to be a Xixi." ”

Wei Ba raised his eyebrows slightly: "I can't ask for it, but Li Jun gave up his career, don't you think it's a pity?" ”

Li Wei smiled and was silent for a moment: "What's the pity, I'm a frivolous person, I can't be an official, and I won't have anything to do in my career after all." In this case, it is better to be comfortable, so that Shangguan's eyes can be quieter. ”

Wei Ba understood. This Li Wei seems to be very unsuccessful in his career, and he is already a little desperate. His boss Shang Shuling Chen Zhen is a person in the Jingxiang lineage, and he is a diehard loyalist of Zhuge Liang, and he spares no effort to suppress the non-Jingxiang lineage. Li Wei is not only a native of Yizhou, but also a Jishu talent, and he is not used to those things in the officialdom, so it is expected that he will not be in Chen Zhen's eyes. When he arrived in Wei Mansion, he was like a fish in water, he was idle, and he could do what he liked, and it was normal for him to be happy.

However, Wei Ba has his own considerations, this person is a talent, and he is willing to take the initiative to take refuge, which is of course a good thing. But if he wants to give up his career, I am afraid it will be impulsive, and he will inevitably regret it in the future.

"It's not a trivial matter, let's wait and talk about it first. The world is changeable, and with Li Jun's great talent, there may not be no chance of rising to the top in the future. ”

"I also hope to borrow the auspicious words of the servant to be loyal to Bixia and serve the country in the future." Li Wei picked up the wine glass and toasted Wei Ba with a glass of wine. "Wei Shizhong, you should teach me how to calculate the length of this force arm first. I can roughly see some doorways, but I have never been able to figure out the specific calculation method. (To be continued......)

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