Chapter 56: Visiting Pei Xingjian
Chongyi Fang, the younger brother of Pei Xingjian, the servant of the ministry.
Pei Xingjian studied under the famous general Su Dingfang, Su Dingfang is Li Jing's descendant disciple, and it can be said that Pei Xingjian is also a descendant of the pharmacist department. In the past few years as the protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, with his outstanding military talent, he has won many battles in the suppression of the rebellion, which has quelled the chaos in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. After returning to the court, Pei Xingjian served as a servant of the Ministry of Officials with the rank of three grades, presided over the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, systematically formulated the system of selecting personnel for the Ministry of Officials, and recommended a lot of people to the imperial court, many people recommended by Pei Xingjian showed extraordinary talents, such as Cheng Wuting, Zhang Qianxuan, Wang Fangyi, Heiya Changzhi, Li Duozuo, etc., which were recognized by the emperor, the empress and most of the courtiers, and won the emperor's respect for these achievements.
Nowadays, the world calls Pei Xingjian "through the lunisolar calendar," "good at knowing people," many people want to get Pei Xingjian's evaluation, and also want to get his recommendation, so Pei Xingjian's house is a visitor all year round, but most people can't see Pei Xingjian.
There were more people who came to visit Pei's mansion, which made Pei Xingjian a little annoyed, so no one saw the concierge.
After such an order, the visitors were all blocked out of the house, and Pei Xingjian finally had some quietness.
But today, the concierge did not strictly implement Pei Xingjian's order, and when Pei Xingjian was thinking about things in the room, he came to disturb him again.
This time it was the housekeeper in the house who came to report it, and after the housekeeper entered the house, he said carefully: "Master, there is a person outside the door who claims to be your ancestor's old friend who asks to see him, this is a thorn!"
"Nope! I didn't tell you, I didn't see anyone!" The train of thought was interrupted, Pei Xingjian was a little angry, drank majestically, and didn't look at anyone's worship. He had just instructed that even if the prime minister came to visit, he would not see him.
"Yes, sir!" The housekeeper felt a little cold sweat, answered, and walked out with the door.
But to Pei Xingjian's surprise, the housekeeper came back after a while, and said tremblingly outside the door: "Master, that person refuses to leave, he said that you will definitely see him!"
"Oh!?" Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment, and asked with some surprise, "Who is it?" He motioned for the butler to come in.
After the housekeeper came in, Pei Xingjian stretched out his hand to ask the housekeeper for the visitor's name.
"Master, it's Liu Yi and Liu Gongzi, the youngest son of Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Labor!" The housekeeper said and handed the famous thorn to Pei Xingjian.
"Liu Yi?!" Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment, his face slowed down, and he didn't look at the famous thorn when he took it, so he ordered, "Let him come in quickly!"
"Yes, sir!" The butler breathed a sigh of relief.
The young man at the door was really difficult, but that confidence and bearing made the housekeeper, who had experienced many things, impressed, and finally told the young man that the master of his family would indeed meet him.
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Liu Yi followed the housekeeper of Pei Mansion into the inner courtyard, and to his surprise, Pei Xingjian actually went out of the door.
"Virtuous nephew!" Pei Xingjian greeted him from afar, "I don't know if it's the virtuous nephew who came to visit, and I almost turned you away..."
Such a scene also surprised the housekeeper, this young man is really not an ordinary person, in the past several times high-ranking officials from the DPRK and the central government have visited, and his own master has never been so polite!
Seeing that Pei Xingjian was so polite, Liu Yi also strode forward and saluted respectfully, "I have taken the liberty to visit, and I ask Pei Shilang not to be surprised!"
Pei's mansion is really difficult to enter, and it took him a long time to grind before the housekeeper was willing to go in to report, but after the report, Pei Xingjian was gone, Liu Yi was very surprised, but he was not discouraged, he was still grinding, and asked the housekeeper to report his name, the housekeeper of Pei's mansion reluctantly went to report again, but this time Pei Xingjian finally saw him.
Pei Xingjian welcomed Liu Yi into the study, sat down by the fire, and ordered the servants not to come in and disturb after serving tea.
After there were only two people in the house, Pei Xingjian once again expressed his condolences for Liu Xianli's misfortune, but he immediately asked Liu Yilai's meaning, "The virtuous nephew is now guarding his filial piety, why did he come to a certain mansion today?" ”
Seeing Pei Xingjian so straight to the point, Liu Yi also sat upright and replied respectfully: "Pei Shilang, in the next day, there is really something to ask you for..."
It had just snowed a few days ago, the snow had not yet melted, it was very windy outside, it was very cold, Liu Yi, who was leaning on the fire, felt some warmth, coupled with Pei Xingjian's concerned gaze, the warmth in his heart was even stronger. Liu Yi had an idea in his heart, and the first thing that came to his mind was to come to Pei Xingjian's mansion, hoping to get the help of this important minister in the court.
Pei Xingjian had roughly guessed the purpose of Liu Yi's trip, but he didn't say anything, and took a sip of tea, "The virtuous nephew is polite, my father and Ling Zu are world friends, and the family suffered misfortune when I was young, Ling Zu and Ling Tang also care for a certain person, if you have something, as long as it does not violate the original meaning, a certain will definitely help!"
"Pei Shilang, my father was defeated when he led the army, and he was martyred, and I want to take filial piety to join the army, so as to avenge my father as soon as possible, and I am ashamed of the Tang Dynasty!" Liu Yi looked at Pei Xingjian with a very firm expression and said, "I have heard that the people recommended by Pei Shilang will be reused by the imperial court, so I also took the liberty to come here and want to ask Pei Shilang to recommend him to serve in the army!" Pei Xingjian said it so directly, Liu Yi didn't go around the bush, and directly said the purpose of today's visit.
"Oh!?" Pei Xingjian was not surprised at all, and looked at Liu Yi with a gleam in his eyes, "You are still observing filial piety, so you are not afraid that others will say that you do not keep filial piety?" ”
Liu Yi did not avoid Pei Xingjian's eyes at all, "I feel that I can avenge my father and be ashamed of my Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, that is the greatest filial piety, if this humiliation cannot be snowed for many years, and my father's revenge cannot be avenged, my father's spirit in the sky will definitely blame the incompetent brothers in the next few brothers, that is the biggest unfilial piety!"
"That makes sense!" Pei Xingjian was a little surprised by Liu Yi's composure and persistence that was not commensurate with his age, and nodded in praise, "But do you think other people will approve?" For example, the emperor and the queen..."
Father's revenge can't be avenged, of course, it is the biggest unfilial piety, if this Liu Yi in front of him can capture the Tubo man who killed Liu Xianli and behead him in front of Liu Xianli's tomb, that is the greatest filial piety, plus the qualification of Liu Yi in front of him is indeed very good, Pei Xingjian also appreciates it very much, listening to Liu Yi say this, he is a little moved.
"If Pei Shilang can approve of the next move, presumably with Pei Shilang's recommendation, no one will blame, including the emperor and the empress!" Liu Yi said confidently.
Pei Xingjian was a little shocked, the tone of the young kid in front of him was not ordinary madness, and he pushed the desperate thing on his head. However, when Pei Xingjian was in the martial arts competition, he had already seen that Liu Xianli, the youngest son, was indeed different, and the bearing shown by him when he was not as weak as the crown was amazing, and he was so calm that even some ministers who had been officials in the court for many years did not have it.
Especially Liu Yi's eyes that are not commensurate with his age, so that a person like Pei Xingjian who is good at knowing people can't figure out the meaning in his eyes, in a word, it is very incomprehensible, coupled with what Liu Yi said at the end just now, Pei Xingjian has a stronger interest in the young man in front of him...;