After the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, other small courts had no power to resist, and small courts such as the Southern Han, Northern Han, and Wu Yue were destroyed one after another.

As a reader, Ouyang Shu still knows these histories very well. Therefore, however, he never interrupted Xu Jiang's words, and let him finish all his words. He gradually became a little interested in General Xu's tone. He noticed that when General Xu mentioned Zhao Kuangyin, he was not referring to Emperor Taizu or anything like that, but to denounce his name, and anyone could hear the disrespectful meaning in it.

It stands to reason that Xu Jiang, as a scholar, is also the champion of the previous dynasty, and he has also achieved such a high position as the official secretary, in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, which treats scholars well, he should not have such an attitude.

However, Ouyang Shu guessed a possibility from the facts he described: he was likely to be a relict of the previous dynasty, and perhaps it was the person from the Southern Tang Kingdom in his mouth.

Speaking of this, Xu Jiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea, and then glanced at Ouyang Shu with a meaningful gaze, and continued: However, although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu. Although these small countries were destroyed, they did not stop dreaming of recovering for a single day, and for this dream, although they were enemies in the past, they came together at this time. The remnants of several small countries got together and formed this Hidden Dragon Pavilion, which means that the dragon dives into the abyss and is looking for an opportunity to soar into the sky.

Ouyang Shu was stunned: What does Xu Gong mean, could it be that he was born later, and it also has something to do with this Qianlong Pavilion?

General Xu pointed to the portrait of Ouyang Shuzhi, the sixth generation head of the Li family in Qianlong Pavilion, on the portrait and said: Then why do you think your father is called Li Gu? Why are you called Ouyang Shu?

Ouyang Shu was stunned, and suddenly stood up: What do you mean, my family is the widow of the Southern Tang Kingdom?

General Xu smiled and said: Regarding the secret of your family, to be honest, the old man is not very clear. However, I know that your family and the Nantang Li family are indeed very related. In Qianlong Pavilion, your family is the representative of the Li family of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Ouyang Shu only remembered at this time that his family was indeed a little different from ordinary people. For example, the portrait hanging in the house should not be Li Jing's now, and it would not be surprising if the precept of Shen Nai's reign was hung in the emperor's house.

Xu Jiang didn't speak, he had been quietly watching Ouyang Shu, waiting for him to come back from the shock.

After pondering for a long time, Ouyang Shu asked again: Then Duke Xu, which family is the head of the family? I remember that among the ten countries, there is no family head surnamed Xu!

Xu Jiang's face showed a look of amazement: I think at the beginning, my ancestor was surnamed Meng!

Ouyang Shu suddenly said: So, you are the queen of the royal family of the Hou Shu Kingdom?

General Xu smiled noncommittally: Now, it doesn't matter whether the royal family is royal or not, what is important is how to complete the will of our ancestors? Later, the Great Song Dynasty increased its troops against Shu several times before calming down the situation. And in order not to be hated by the Zhao family, my Meng clan moved away from the homeland of Shu and changed the surname to Xu. Therefore, what my Xu family represents now is the Meng family of Houshu. You should understand the reason why I just said so much about the Southern Tang Dynasty, right?

Ouyang Shu nodded and said, "Understood." However, what exactly is going on with the Qianlong Pavilion that Xu Gong said? According to my thoughts, it is still difficult for these people who have lost the country to unite together, because everyone used to be the king and grandson, and it is difficult to say who is the master and who is subordinate, and who is up and who is down, right? Besides, if the trend of great unification has been achieved today, it is impossible to return to the era when the heroes were divided. Therefore, even if one of them succeeds in recovering the country, it also means that the others will never succeed in recovering the country, so how can the other ones be psychologically balanced?

General Xu nodded and said appreciatively: It's good that you can calm down in the shortest possible time and present such a big problem.

Regarding what you said, the Hidden Dragon Pavilion intends to do so. At the beginning of each cabinet's tenure, it is necessary to pass through the joint test of several family heads. After passing the test, you can successfully become the cabinet master. And in this cabinet director, if the restoration of the country is successful, they must ensure the prosperity and wealth of the other families, and the other families must surrender all their armed forces accordingly, and no longer bother with the affairs of the government, and they must also find a way to make the descendants forget who they once were.

Today, the total number of candidates for the pavilion master of Qianlong Pavilion is the Li family of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Liu family of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Meng family of the Later Shu Dynasty. The other states of Wu, Fujian, and Chu were originally destroyed by your Southern Tang Dynasty, so it was naturally impossible to form an alliance with the Southern Tang Dynasty; the strength of Nanping was too weak, and the descendants of the Gao family had disappeared and could be ignored; Wu Yue had always been the eagle falcon of the Great Song Dynasty, and they all made great efforts to destroy your Southern Tang Dynasty, so they couldn't form an alliance with us; all the clansmen of Liu Gang, the queen of the Southern Han Dynasty, had been killed by his heartless father, and as soon as Liu Gang himself died, the royal family of the Southern Han Dynasty would be destroyed, which could not be mentioned.

Ouyang Shu nodded and said, "In this way, Duke Xu should be the current pavilion master of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, right?"

Xu Jiangruo smiled meaningfully: However, I believe that it won't be long before someone from your Li family will become the master of this pavilion.

Ouyang Shu slowly walked into the door of an inn, the shopkeeper of Na Yi was sitting there and kept looking out of the door, and when he saw Ouyang Shu coming back with an angry face, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Hit a wall, right? Xie Yuan doesn't have to be angry, let go and think about it, and he will be relieved. Whether it is a friend or a relative, it is not surprising that you are going to borrow money from someone's house empty-handed, and it is expected that you will eat behind closed doors, and if you are unlucky, you will be humiliated!

Ouyang Shu heard that although he was verbose, he didn't mention the breakfast money he hadn't paid yet, and a warmth rose in his heart, so he asked: I have no money now, so you are not afraid that I will run away from the debt?

Shopkeeper Yi smiled indifferently and said: If that's the case, what loss will there be to me? Isn't it just a matter of more than a dozen dollars? Actually, a few years ago, I met a candidate who lost his money like you, and lived with me for about ten days, and then he won it, not only returned the money to me, but also helped me change the name of the inn to the current one. In the past few years, the business of my inn has improved a lot, and the name of this inn is also a great achievement! It is easy to remember, and it is easy to say, and outsiders are willing to come to my inn, and the next time they go to Bianjing, most of them will still choose me here.

Ouyang Shu nodded, and suddenly said: What you mean by this, isn't it reminding me that I can stay here and not leave?

Shopkeeper Yi laughed and said: If you only want to take the imperial examination, what does it matter if you rely on me, anyway, if you are in high school, you should always return the money to me; if you don't get in, your family can't go back, how can I bear to ask you for that accommodation money and food money?

When Ouyang Shu heard this, the depression in his heart was swept away, and he laughed, this person who looked ordinary in the shopkeeper Yi was indeed a strange person. After laughing, he asked again: What is the solution that you just said can solve the urgent need?

Shopkeeper Yi smiled: Xie Yuan, you are a reader, how is that handwriting?

Ouyang Shu was stunned for a moment, and only after a while did he say embarrassedly: It's okay! As soon as these words came out, he himself felt a little blushing.

Shopkeeper Yi misunderstood Ouyang Shu's hesitation, thinking that his handwriting was very good, but he was embarrassed to boast, so he pretended to be modest. He said: There is a calligraphy and painting street on the side of Little Sweet Water Lane, and there are many people there on weekdays to write letters, invitations or something for others, and you can also write your own calligraphy and paintings and sell them there. If Xie Yuan doesn't feel ashamed of this, he can also pass. It's just over the New Year, and the people over there don't think much, and the tables and everything are ready-made!

When Ouyang Shu heard this, he hurriedly said: Make money with your own efforts, what is there to be ashamed of, I will go!

Xiao Tianshui Lane is a famous red light * area in the Great Song Dynasty, where there are many Chu Pavilions, and you can see some children of flowers everywhere. Ouyang Shu hadn't been in, but because the south intersection was opposite Daxiangguo Temple, for Ouyang Shu, it was a familiar road.

After a short time, Ouyang Shu came to Xiao Tianshui Lane, and according to the direction pointed by Shopkeeper Yi, he quickly found the calligraphy and painting street.

The so-called calligraphy and painting street is actually just a small open space covered by a curtain, and there are more than a dozen desks in the open space, and there are ready-made chairs next to the desks.