"Brother Li, since I passed the exam, I have been awarded the title of bachelor of the Hanlin Academy by the emperor, and my main job is to be responsible for writing the history of literature, and there is not much time to meet the emperor."

"I really don't know much about Zao Wou-ki, but I can tell you everything I know, and as for what I don't know, I can't do anything."

Zhao Yong sighed and said to Li Qingzhu helplessly.

Li Qingzhu nodded understandingly: "I understand, you have studied hard for so many years, and you also want to have a good future, and I will not force you to do some dangerous things." ”

"Well, tell me what you know."

Zhao Yong responded after hearing this, and then began to speak.

And Li Qingzhu also determined that Zhao Yong didn't know a lot after listening to it, at most, what the emperor gave Zhao Wou-Ki every time, and then which officials Zhao Wou-Ki met, and Zhao Yong didn't know anything about the rest.

However, Li Qingzhu also got what he wanted from this information.

From what the emperor gave Zao Wou-Ki every time, it can be seen what Zao Wou-ki's status is in the emperor's heart, and from which officials Zao Wou-Ki has met, you can see how far his current shili has reached.

"Hanlin Academy is a place without power, so Zao Wou-Ki will not be interested in this place, so he has never been here." Zhao Yongzuihou concluded that not only the Hanlin Academy, but also the other departments that did not have much power, Zao Wou-Ki would not take it to heart at all.

"I know this, no matter what, I still want you."

Li Qingzhu said to Zhao Yong gratefully, Zhao Yong said no.

"By the way, Brother Zhao, may I ask when is the selection day for Wu Zhuangyuan this year?" Li Qingzhu suddenly asked with concern, and only the approximate date could be heard on the street, but no one knew when the specific date was.

"You're talking about the day of the test, right? In the past few days, the imperial court is conducting a literary examination, and after the literary examination, it will be a martial arts examination, and I don't know the specific date, and the imperial court has not yet announced it, but it should be in the past two days, right? To be honest, with Brother Li's knowledge and martial arts, it would be a pity not to take the martial arts champion. ”

Zhao Yong shook his head and sighed for Li Qingzhu, in his opinion, Li Qingzhu's demeanor that stomped on the official road at the beginning, but he was afraid that all the candidates who participated in the competition were not Li Qingzhu's opponents.

"Hehe, Brother Zhao, you're laughing at what you say, if I go to participate in Wu Zhuangyuan and am exposed to Zao Wou-Ki's eyes too early, then can I still get rid of him?"

Li Qingzhu shook his head and asked with a smile, Zhao Yong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "That's the same, haha." ”

The two talked happily, Li Qingzhu asked about Zhao Yong's ideals, and Zhao Yong told him that he just wanted to do a lifetime of learning in the Hanlin Academy, just a little bit to support his family, but in fact, he didn't have much ambition.

Li Qingzhu didn't laugh at him, this kind of thinking is very common, the kind of people who have always fantasized about doing something big, only one percent can succeed, and most of the rest of the people are doing nothing.

So when you were a child, if someone told you how your ideals should be, and told you that it was very important to establish a lofty ideal from an early age, it was all nonsense, and the ideal was always subjugated to reality, and it was an idiot to do it without considering the reality and blindly pursuing the ideal.

The two talked about noon in the study, and it wasn't until Zhao Fu brought Xiao Cui, who was already hungry, that the two remembered the time.

"Oh, look at me, I've lost track of time. Brother Li, you and I haven't seen each other for a long time, how about we continue to talk in detail after lunch? ”

Zhao Yong warmly invited Li Qingzhu, Li Qingzhu also had a good impression of Zhao Yong, I didn't know that this was weishenme, in short, I wanted to be friends with him when I saw Zhao Yong.

"Okay." Li Qingzhu happily agreed.

As soon as the two of them went out, Xiaocui ran to Li Qingzhu's side and said dissatisfiedly: "Uncle Shi, you said that you took me out to go shopping, but you ran to chat alone and threw me aside, this is not the same suffocation as the chief rudder!" ”

"I have to talk to Brother Zhao in detail in the afternoon, so aren't you going to be suffocated?" Li Qingzhu joked to Xiao Cui with a smile, and Xiao Cui immediately groaned in pain after listening to Li Qingzhu's words, and said exaggeratedly: "You still want to talk about it for an afternoon?!" ”

"Hehe, Miss Xiaocui, why don't I ask Zhao Fu to go out with you in the afternoon?" During the detailed discussion with Li Qingzhu, Zhao Yong already knew about the beggar gang and Xiaocui's name.

Xiao Cui has no knowledge, she is just a maid, what to think of and say, after listening to Zhao Yong's words, she looked at Zhao Fu with contempt: "He? He's just a stuffy gourd, and it's almost the same when I take him around the capital. ”

Xiaocui's contempt made Zhao Fu blush, and Zhao Fu said unconvinced: "Where am I a stuffy gourd!" ”

"You still say no, you couldn't hold back a word for a long time in the side room just now, I'm almost bored to death!" Xiao Cui immediately pointed at Zhao Fu and fought back, this spicy woman made Zhao Fu completely lose his temper, and he opened his mouth and extinguished the fire.

Li Qingzhu and Zhao Yong couldn't help laughing when they saw this, Li Qingzhu smiled and said to Xiao Cui: "Since this is the case, then you should go back to the helm first, and tell Senior Brother Mo where I am, so as not to bother me again afterwards." ”

"Who called Uncle Shi, you are not in the gang almost every day, Uncle Mo deserves to bother you!"

Xiaocui naughtily made a strange appearance to Li Qingzhu, and when she saw Li Qingzhu raising the dog stick, she hurriedly hugged her head and retreated, and when she was more than ten steps away from Li Qingzhu, she said to Li Qingzhu: "Uncle Shi, you are a bad person, I will never come out with you next time!" ”

After speaking, Xiao Cui turned around and ran, opened the door and left the Zhao Mansion by herself.

"Brother Li, your uncle doesn't seem to have any prestige in front of others?" Zhao Yong teased Li Qingzhu after Xiaocui left,

Li Qingzhu also smiled bitterly: "I am a few years older than Xiaocui, but I am just a generation higher than her, usually she doesn't treat me as an uncle, but like a brother." ”

"Hehe, Miss Xiaocui is innocent and cute, isn't this quite haode? Like those young ladies from large families, on the contrary, it restricts nature. ”

Zhao Yong's words made Li Qingzhu's eyes light up, and he smiled: "Oh? Do you think so? I thought you were pedantic. ”

"Less, although I learned the way of Confucius and Mencius, but this matter of nature is also a little rejecting what the sages said."

There are definitely few people who dare to say this in this era, and Zhao Yong dared to say this, Li Qingzhu had to look at him with admiration.

The two came to the living room with a smile, Zhao Yong himself was born poor, even if he became an official, he did not forget this thrifty and simple style of life.

"Hehe, Brother Li, come on, come on, it's rare for you and my brother to see each other once, I'm in this house, it's the first time I've made five dishes, usually I'm at home, two dishes and one soup are solved."

Zhao Yong greeted Li Qingzhu warmly, and Li Qingzhu nodded happily, but he was stunned when he saw the table full of tofu dishes.

Zhao Yong saw that Li Qingzhu was stunned and thought that he was surprised by his taste, so he explained with a smile: "Brother Li, don't blame, I have loved vegetarian food since I was a child, especially the tofu dishes in the north, I once ate it once and I can never forget it, come on, please try it, these tofu dishes are fresh and elegant, and they have a different flavor." ”

Zhao Yong said, and then took a piece and ate it with relish.

Li Qingzhu looked at the table full of tofu dishes in a daze, but his thoughts drifted far away.