Ziyou, why are you suffering? ”

"Brother Yaofu, this is an eventful time. The son takes a step back, the thief goes further, and when there is no way to retreat, there is still a place for you and me to stand in the court? ”

Fan Chunren let out a long sigh, he really felt old. Compared with Su Zhe, Fan Chunren would not be too worried that he would be expelled, degraded, and humiliated by the Fa-changing faction.

After all, his father is Fan Zhongyan, and Wang Anshi, the former leader of the Fa Reform Sect, also inherited Fan Zhongyan's will, plus there is also the kindness of appreciation and support, Fan Chunren is still effective as a middleman to help the two ends say good things.

However, it only works, but it cannot change the determination of the reformers to carry out the reforms. It's okay to just implement the law change, but the law change faction still has the intention of degrading Yuan You's important ministers one by one, and the means are despicable, and they don't hesitate to frame them. He even had a hunch that the Reformers were not just here to take what they had lost, but also to take revenge.

has been up and down in the Huan Sea for decades, looking at the level of people, it is naturally not bad. Fan Chunren has long seen that the Fa-changers who have been snare by Zhang Dian today are far inferior to those in Wang Anshi's time. This is true both in terms of talent and moral conduct. The level of virtue is not as good, and you can only work the means. I have to say that Fan Chunren was afraid.

His worst fears were finally starting to happen.

At this time, Su Song had already retired, refusing to serve as the local governor several times, and the emperor gave preferential treatment to the Taiyi Palace in his knowledge, which was already a retired court. Su Song was treated preferentially, which was due to the emperor. Su Song was the only one among the important ministers of Yuanyou who took the emperor's opinion into account when he met with the Empress Dowager Xuanren and reported on the government.

Other important ministers, including Fan Chunren himself, often ignored this.

It can be said that Su Song is the only Yuan Youtuo orphan minister that Emperor Zhao Xu used his imperial power to keep in the court, and it is also likely to be the last Yuan Youtuo orphan minister.

In addition, after the burial of the Empress Dowager Xuanren, Lu Dafang, who presided over the burial, went to his hometown.

Yuan You in the court took care of the ministers, and he and Su Zhe were left. If Su Zhe had another problem at this time and angered the emperor, then he would have no point in staying in the court.

It is difficult to support a lonely tree, and it is difficult to sing a lonely palm.

This is probably the biggest dilemma Fan Chunren is facing today.

Thinking of this, his heart was extremely heavy, and he hoped that Su Zhe could listen to his advice, at least not too hard. But obviously, Su Zhe also has his position, which cannot be changed.

Speaking of which, this can't be blamed on Su Zhe for not understanding the overall situation, but literati have such problems. The position they express is the belief that they have pursued all their lives. Once the position is gone, the faith collapses, and the person becomes the walking dead. Ministers, traitors don't count.

After thinking about it, Fan Chunren still felt that Su Zhe should have more contact with young people, such as Li Kui. This kid always does things that give people a headache. But in essence, he is talented, although Li Kui's talent is not compatible with reading. Especially that kind of extraordinary vision, which is incomparable to these old courtiers.

Thinking of this, Fan Chunren suggested: "Brother Ziyou, Li Qingchen is just deliberately provoking you. deliberately targeting you, it should be more of an official position of a Chinese scholar. As long as he is not given a chance, he can only jump up and down, and there is nothing he can do. However, I heard that after Brother Ling's door came down to the capital, you avoided it? ”

"Where's my nephew at home?" Su Zhe avoided the heavy and said lightly.

That's right, Su Guo is naturally his own nephew, how can he ignore it?

But the plight of Li Kui and others is difficult to say. Speaking of which, Su Zhe's impression of Gao Yu was originally very bad, Gao Yu was a scoundrel in the capital before, and he knew all these things. Knowing Gao Yu's past, even though Gao Yu is no longer what it used to be, in Su Zhe's eyes, this is still the scoundrel who wandered the streets of the capital at the beginning, that's all.

He is a man who wants fame, how can he let a scoundrel into his own house.

He is not his second brother, and he is deceived at every turn. Even if Gao Yu has been working diligently under Su Shi for more than ten years, he still can't change Su Zhe's opinion of Gao Yu.

"What about Li Kui?" Fan Chunren asked.

If Fan Chunren didn't ask, Su Zhe didn't want to say it, but since he asked, the anger in Su Zhe's heart didn't come anywhere, and he said angrily: "The refusal is to make them feel ashamed and brave, but you can also see that these boys not only did not feel ashamed, but gave up on themselves." Brother Yaofu, you also heard it just now, these kids have only been in the capital for a month, and they have made such a big name, which makes people laugh. Even up to heaven, I can't discipline these people for my brother. ”

After speaking, he threw off his clothes and boarded his own carriage.

Watching Su Zhe leave angrily, Fan Chunren sighed: "This son is still so stubborn. ”

"Master, are you going to the yamen?"

"What yamen to go to, the master is tired, go home."

Fan Chunren said to his entourage.

Compared with the bleakness of the conservatives, the reformers are full of joyful enthusiasm. They seemed to have won a game, although they did not completely anger Su Zhe, but it also made Su Zhe angry enough. As long as it continues, it is inevitable that Su Zhe will not make mistakes. At that time, as long as the thunder strikes, after Su Zhe is forced to leave the court, it will be the court where the Fa-changer family is dominant.

Li Qingchen recommended a few Li Kui, but he didn't have a good heart. This is deliberately embarrassing Su Zhe in the court.

As for whether Li Kui would influence the emperor after a few meetings, he really thought about it. But when I think about it, I think it's impossible.

Let the three children of Su Men enter the forbidden palace and contact the emperor, and according to the character of Emperor Zhao Xu, he has unspeakable vigilance and precautions against strangers. Moreover, Zhao Xu's current style imitates Emperor Shenzong everywhere, and he is determined to be a Ming Jun. Although the little emperor is young, after all, he has received a strict imperial education since he was a child, and although the Empress Dowager Xuanren controlled the government of the Yuanyou period.

But the education of the emperor has never been slackened. Even more rigorous than any previous emperor, Zhao Xu's education was stricter.

The emperor who is educated in this way can show calmness, indifference, and even insecurity, but judgment will definitely not be lacking.

Li Kui and Li Yun are all poor people from a small place like Yizhou, and Gao Yu is only a military household, how many refreshing suggestions can such people make the emperor refresh and attract the emperor's attention?

In addition, the emperor is very wary of his courtiers, and in Li Qingchen's opinion, these people can only embarrass Sumen, and there is no chance of turning the tables.

Teaching the emperor how to play mahjong is only two or three days at most.

Even the emperor forgot Li Kui and others after learning mahjong and the novelty passed.

Think about yourself, when I first participated in the provincial examination, I was also full of people, when it comes to political opinions, I can only become a microphone for the saints, and when the emperor listens to this is the most important words, how can I pay attention to it?

It's impossible, the emperor had already heard of Li Kui before that, right?

It's absolutely impossible.

But Li Qingchen couldn't think of it, but Zhang Dian couldn't help but think: "Bangzhi, why didn't you tell the old man when you recommended Li Kui and others before?" ”

"Xiangye, what do you mean by that? Could it be that you have also heard of Li Kui and others? Li Qingchen didn't care, he is now a bachelor of Hanlin, and he has been appointed as the chief examiner of the current department. Before the provincial examination begins, he will also have a process of adding titles, the Ministry of Knowledge.

The order will be hung in the province of Shangshumen, and the right to know the Gongyuan.

Anyway, the promotion is already in sight, as long as he is promoted one more level, he can take the official position of deputy minister. No matter what Cai Bian or Zeng Bu is, they have to bow their heads to themselves.

What can Chapters say?

Li Kui has not only heard of it, but also seen it.

Thinking of Li Kui's always unexpected actions, I'm worried that this guy won't let his plans change, right? I had to comfort myself: "This son is extraordinary, you better be careful, right?" ”

Chapters didn't even say why.

Li Kui has more to do with the Liu family, and he is also speculating.

Li Kui's ability is not just a martial artist, let alone a scumbag. It's a bastard who doesn't learn a trick.

This is what Zhang Dian bothered Li Kui the most, Li Kui's knowledge is obviously not something that Su Shi can teach. With just a set of bookkeeping methods, Su Shi may not be able to teach it.

Although Su Shi is Li Kui's ancestor, his teacher is someone else.

But if Zhou Yuanzhen was a hard-working person who was really talented and learned, he would not have been a jinshi for almost ten years before he became a county magistrate who did not enter the stream. To be developed, he should be developed.

As for the monk who taught Li Kui kung fu......

Forget it, Li Kui is like a mystery that haunts Zhang Dian. And the Zhang family, the third son Zhang Zhu, who is more familiar with Li Kui, also can't understand why Li Kui can always come up with some seemingly inexplicable methods, but in the end they are quite amazing.

For example, exchanges.

It simply established the supremacy of the bulk trading products of the Great Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Zhang Dian knew some news that Li Kui and the Liu family were very close, which had his own judgment, and also the news that his son brought from Yingzhou.

Li Qingchen is very conceited, which comes from the fact that he does have conceited capital, and he is very good at writing articles, and even Ouyang Xiu once said that his literary style can be compared with Su Shi. But if you really want to talk about hard work and planning, he is also one of the worst backbones in the Fa-changing faction. What he's best at is actually framing, making things out of nothing and the like.

After the court meeting was dispersed, he returned to the official office of Shangshu Province with a trace of confusion.

didn't care too much, just pondered, and went to the eunuchs beside the emperor another day to probe the wind and listen to whether Li Kui had bewitched the emperor. However, after he was reminded by Zhangdun, he was really a little nervous. I couldn't help but think of a piece of music in my heart, and I wondered: "Could it be him?" Impossible, how could there be such a coincidence? ”

It doesn't matter if the emperor wants to see the people or the scholars.

The Imperial City Division will definitely not be able to get around.

What's more, it is to enter the palace to teach the emperor mahjong skills, which is a distance that can hurt people by raising his hand, in case of a moth, the people of the Imperial City Division will be miserable. Not only the Imperial City Division, but also the eunuchs of the Ouchi Forbidden Palace were also nervous.

On the one hand, after drawing up the holy decree and using the seal, the eunuch did not go directly to Li Kui and the others, but waited for the spies of the Imperial City Division to bring the news of the identities of the three people.

"Sure enough, it's Master Su's apprentice grandson, so it's no problem."

The eunuch who read the holy decree saw that Li Kui and Li Yun were both Su Shi's disciples, so they naturally relieved themselves. But Gao Yu's identity made him worried.

There was no choice but to go back and tell the ancestor Feng Shining.

Feng Shining personally went to ask the emperor about it, and although Zhao Xu felt that the people underground were a little too cautious, he still allowed them to act cheaply.

Only then did the palace send the lieutenant to Huang Tingjian's house to read the holy decree.

Youyi Alley, probably since the completion of this alley, there has never been an angel in the alley.

The people and horses of the brigade walked by proudly, so frightened that the residents hurriedly closed the far door and hid behind the crack in the door to secretly watch.

"It's going to Master Huang's house!"

"Master Huang has committed an accident?"

……

The lieutenant stood at the door of Huang Tingjian, and after luck, a sharp voice resounded throughout the streets and alleys: "Yizhou scholar Li Kui, Li Yun takes the order!" ”

It was Fan Chong who opened the door, and he shouted to the far door in a little confusion: "Don't make trouble, is the holy decree also arranged by you?" ”

But the moment he saw the lieutenant, he was dumbfounded and muttered: "How does it look like the real thing?" ”

It was rare for a scholar to meet the emperor before the provincial examination. Unless it is a famous Confucian who is amazing in talent and famous all over the world. But in the courtyard, Fan Chong himself didn't dare to say that he had such a level. As for Li Kui and Li Yun, isn't this a joke?

Seeing that the lieutenant was holding the holy decree, Fan Chong did not dare to decide without authorization, so he could only find Huang Tingjian.

Zhongguan's nose was about to crooked, he had never suffered such a grievance, and it didn't matter if he wasn't invited into the house, and one by one thieves looked at his waist, afraid that he was fake, and asked him to verify his identity. This kind of humiliation made the lieutenant eager to pounce on and scratch these eyeless dirt buns to death.

Fortunately, Huang Tingjian has seen Zhongguan.

This allowed the people in the palace to enter the courtyard.

However, the courtyard was too small to place the incense offerings, and it was a busy job.

After the lieutenant left, it is undoubtedly Gao Yu who is the most disappointed, Li Kui and Li Yun have been treated favorably by the emperor, why can't they be reduced to themselves?

The reason is very simple, Gao Yu's reputation is not good, and his parents are dead, so he has the potential to become a busy man, and he was vetoed by the Imperial City Division to enter the palace.

In addition, Li Kui is also very helpless, he knew that he could meet the emperor by playing mahjong in the capital, what kind of effort have he been tossing around for more than two years?