In the Yuji Teahouse, Zhuang Xian and Xie Zhiyi pushed the window to look at the foreign carriages coming and going on the street, driving a fragrant wind to float in the capital recently.

The window was half-closed, and the two sat down again to drink tea.

Xie Zhiyi's city was quite deep, although his heart moved, but he didn't speak, and tasted the fragrant tea slowly, as if he went to the appointment this time purely to try the new tea in Yuji Teahouse.

Zhuang Xian was not as calm as him, took a sip of tea, and couldn't help but sigh: "Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I have never seen such a large-scale draft!" ”

The founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was strictly thrifty, and the same was true for women, and the descendants strictly adhered to the ancestral teachings, so there were never many concubines in the harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor mostly looked at the paintings and selected people, and never let the state governments recommend at least 20 girls of appropriate age in such a way that the state capitals would go to the capital to participate in the election.

There are thirteen state capitals in the Great Zhou, so after calculation, there are at least 260 show girls participating in the election this time, which is not counting the school-age girls in the capital.

You must know that when the new emperor ascended the throne, the draft girls enriched the harem, and there were only more than 100 people at most, and most of them came from the families of high-ranking officials and magnates in the capital.

When Xie Zhiyi heard this, he was silent for a moment when he held the tea, and then said with a smile: "Senior Brother Zhuang has heard about it, the senior elder of the Hanlin Academy has given a lecture." The Holy One was sympathetic to his old age and infirmity, and when he first wrote to him to ask for his resignation, he 'reluctantly' approved it. ”

At first glance, it seems to be incompatible with what Zhuang Xian said.

Zhuang Xian was stunned when he heard this.

As an inspector of the Hanlin Academy, of course he knew about the old-timers in his own office.

But Xie Zhiyi deliberately asked this, obviously not really asking him if he knew about it.

Zhuang Xian thought for a while, and then thought about Xie Zhiyi's expression and tone when he spoke, and suddenly understood.

Although he did not have the qualifications to go to the court, he could only listen to the summons of Emperor Yuan Jia, but as the eldest grandson of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, it was impossible for Emperor Yuan Jia to reprimand Lord Gao in the court in order to protect Zhao Guifei.

Xie Zhiyi said that Emperor Yuan Jia was sympathetic to the old ministers so that he approved Mr. Gao's request as soon as he played it, and did not repeatedly dismiss it as a sign of importance, but who didn't know that Emperor Yuan Jia was angry because Mr. Gao directly reprimanded Zhao Guifei as a "demon concubine and calamity to the country" in the court, so he approved Mr. Gao's request without any retention, and deliberately used this to save Mr. Gao's face.

Therefore, Xie Zhiyi didn't ask him if he knew anything about Elder Gao's Zhishi just now, but he was mentioning that he should not discuss the affairs of Emperor Yuanjia's harem, and be careful of the trouble.

After Zhuang Xian figured it out, he smiled softly.

He was grateful for Xie Zhiyi's reminder, but he didn't intend to accept his kindness.

He didn't know why Han Yan specifically asked him to maintain a good relationship with his relatives and friends in the letter, but he could guess that it must be a big deal, otherwise someone like Han Yan would definitely not be willing to bother to maintain these worldly relationships.

Since he had already promised Han Yan, he would naturally do his best to do this matter well.

And at the moment, Xie Zhiyi obviously just reminded him to pay attention to his words and deeds out of friendship, and did not intend to have a deep relationship with him.

Zhuang Xian could understand Xie Zhiyi's prudence, after all, Xie Zhiyi, who was born in poverty, was able to achieve today's achievements, thanks to his own efforts and the support of the Yue family, he didn't dare to make a mistake at all, let alone act as casually as he and Han Yan.

"Elder Gao is old, and his spirit has become worse and worse in recent years, and the saint is kind and tolerant, so he let him go." Zhuang Xian pretended not to understand Xie Zhiyi's words, and casually responded.

As for Zhao Guifei's resentment because the draft was imminent, she was angry with the little palace maid who had been promoted to a concubine by virtue of her belly, causing her to have a miscarriage; Empress Dowager Zhao used this as an excuse to force Emperor Yuan Jia to make concessions and agree to the matter of the draft girl enriching the harem, and it seems that it is not suitable to mention it to the cautious and alert Xie Zhiyi at the moment.

"A generation of new people replace the old, and now the DPRK needs a young and high-spirited mainstay like Senior Brother Xie." Zhuang Xian smiled admiringly.

These words came from the bottom of his heart, after all, although Xie Zhiyi is currently only a servant of the ministry, but the speed of his promotion, the steadfastness of his politics, and the beauty of his reputation are in the eyes of everyone.

Second, there is also a compliment.

Who doesn't like to hear good words!

Believe it or not.

Sure enough, Xie Zhiyi smiled when she heard this, and hurriedly said humbly: "Senior Brother Zhuang praised it falsely. The foolish brother has been able to come this far, thanks to the appreciation of the saints and has been promoted. In the future, I just want to take care of my own one-third of an acre of land, work diligently and do official duties, think that the saint will share the worries, and live up to the cultivation of the saint. ”

Sincere in speech, humble and retreating.

Although he is still cautious and cautious, the politeness that was a little alienated before has become much better.

At least I'm willing to sit down and talk to Zhuang Xian.

Zhuang Xian has been playing horses and parading the streets since he was a child, and he is good at eating, drinking and having fun, and he has dealt with all kinds of people, and he has also developed the ability to observe words and colors.

Seeing that Xie Zhiyi's vigilance was slightly relieved, Zhuang Xian was overjoyed, but he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but turned to talk about his friendship with Xie Zhiyi.

A person like Xie Zhiyi, who is deep and cautious, although he also likes to listen to good words, he will never give up his principles because of a few good words from the other party, and he will be easily persuaded.

Not only will he not be convinced, but he will also be suspicious because of this, and he will be included in the list of "not to befriend".

When the time comes, it will be difficult to try to redeem it.

"Senior Brother Xie doesn't have to be so modest." Zhuang Xian said with a smile, "I think that when I was in Guozijian, which master didn't often use your example to educate the posterity, I hope everyone can learn from you, be a person with both ability and political integrity, become the pillar of the country of the Great Zhou, and make the teacher proud!" ”

As he spoke, he got up and poured Xie Zhiyi a cup of tea with his own hands.

This is not a lie.

Xie Zhiyi was very heartbroken by Zhuang Xian's words and deeds, and saw that Zhuang Xian understood his previous hints, no longer talked about the national political draft, and focused on the friendship of his senior brothers, so he also talked to Zhuang Xian about the interesting stories when he was in the Guozijian in a relaxed and comfortable manner.

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After Zhuang Xian told Han Yan about the draft in the letter, Han Yan, who received the letter, thought about it, turned out the letter from Han Qian to Zhen Guogong that he had collected before, put it in his arms, turned over and chased the wind, and rushed all the way to Xiushui Hezi Town.

Bai Qi happened to be in the store, and when he saw Han Yan coming, he hurriedly greeted him, and asked with a smile, "Why did Brother Han come over at this time?" But what's the matter? ”

The letter from the capital was just sent back to the corner of the badger village to Han Yan today, could it be that the letter said something urgent, so Han Yan replied in such a hurry?