Li Shi, although there is a word difference between him and Li Shishi.

But the two are completely different.

The former is an elder with profound virtue, and the latter is just a woman with a thin and talented reputation.

Li Bangyan looks unreliable, but he didn't expect to remember Li Kui's goodness. This made Li Kui feel very relieved, he had never done a few good things in his life, and he did it once unintentionally, but he was read well, which really made Li Kui's heart feel a little warm.

He smiled and said, "Shimei, I heard that you are gone, can you be hit?" ”

Li Bangyan was slightly uncomfortable, it was not that Li Kui asked about his sore spots, but that he had disappointed Li Kui. Ashamed said: "Back to Master Li, the kid didn't learn well, and he didn't wait for him to appear in the capital, which disappointed Master Li." ”

"Didn't hit?"

Li Kui was surprised, Li Bangyan was one of the people with the best brains Li Kui had ever met. Even compared with Su Shi, he has the ability to never forget, and he is also quite talented in poetry. The article is also unique, and it stands to reason that it will not be missed! Although he is playful, he is still a person who can tell which is more important.

The students on the side hurriedly relieved Li Bangyan and said: "Master Li doesn't know, this time the main exam is heavy and light. Shimei is good at arguing, but ridiculous, so he was not selected. ”

"Shimei was only promoted to the upper house last year, and this year's end is inevitably a bit hasty. In time, it will inevitably be the first to enter the ranks. Another student is obviously Li Bangyan's friend and fan brother, so he is much more confident in Li Bangyan.

However, Li Bangyan's strategy is indeed problematic.

Policy is the specific government issue asked by the emperor or the ruling party, and the main focus is on solving practical problems.

For example, if the household finance is insufficient, how to open up sources and reduce expenditure?

The Ministry of Industry is unfavorable for the project of dredging the river, but there is another way?

Those who are good at strategy are officials who can solve practical problems. If it is a scholar who participates in the imperial examination, most of them are the children of official eunuchs. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Su Shi, who is not afraid of anything, and even the examiner's writing is not necessarily better than him. But let him handle government affairs, I'm afraid he will be blind. And ordinary scholars, who are good at strategy, are basically the children of official eunuchs, and only they have the opportunity to contact officialdom. Even many officials took their sons with them to take office, and before participating in the imperial examination, they had a wealth of ability to handle government affairs.

And the children of craftsmen like Li Bangyan, I'm afraid it's really difficult to write a good strategy. I can't think of this thing.

There is no luck on the road of the imperial examination, an unlucky person like Li Bangyan who has no foundation and has been forgotten by the owner of the fund, even if he wants to take the exam, he has no chance to find a big guy to make up for the class. Just like Fan Chong, Li Kui and others at the beginning, the teachers who made up the classes before participating in the examination were Huang Tingjian and Qin Guan and others, and even Su Shi's literary talents, when he participated in the subject exam, Zhang Fangping also gave him a small stove.

But Li Bangyan can only mess around in Taixue, and there is no one to ask.

Of course, he was already satisfied.

He is just an ordinary craftsman's child on Hedong Road, and being able to blend into Taixue is already burning high incense.

Not to mention that when he was about to end the game, Li Kui was not in the capital, and he couldn't help if he wanted to find someone to help.

Li Bangyan is not a person who complains, on the contrary, his optimism makes people a little uneasy. I saw him bow down and say to the surroundings: "Brothers, this kind of thing depends on luck, and this time the younger brother did not pass the exam, which shows that our brother's love has not been broken." Otherwise, if someone really becomes an official, wouldn't it be that in the future, the heavens will be different, how can there be the joy of living next to each other and wandering the capital now? ”

"It's extreme, it's extreme!"

"Shimei is so open-minded, and it is really disgraceful for me to be a little daughter."

"If you don't get drunk today, you won't go home!"

"Yes, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

……

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Li Bangyan hurriedly came over and invited Li Kui: "My lord, there is a new Hongling girl in the restaurant ahead." I can jump rope and dance, and I'm ready to go to the show. My lord, it's better to have time ......."

Li Kui frowned, and said in his heart, this guy is like this when he met him a few years ago, why did he go to Taixue and not change at all?

The prodigal son is the prodigal son after all, how can it be changed?

Although Li Kui is also very excited about dancing on the rope, this is acrobatics, right? But he is such a big official now, but he is mixed with a group of Tai students, although most of the Tai students are not younger than him, but it is not very good to spread out. decisively rejected Li Bangyan's invitation.

Together with Zhang Zhu, he chose a private room in the restaurant, and after Li Kui and Zhang Zhu sat down, a small servant suddenly came to knock on the door, opened it and bowed down and asked: "Two adults, there is a student Li Bangyan downstairs who wants to see him, I don't know?" ”

"Let him come up."

Li Kui thought at first that Li Bangyan had no money in his pocket, but Li Kui still underestimated him. Li Bangyan didn't have any money in his pocket, but brought two people to the private room: "My lord." ”

At the moment of meeting, Li Bangyan was suddenly a little shocked and didn't dare to look at people. and stood away from the visitor, as if he wanted to show his heart to Li Kui, we are not familiar with them.

On the contrary, one was tall and one short standing next to him, two of them were imposing, one was older, but he was only in his twenties. The other is very young, fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Student Chen Gongfu visited Li Zhizhi."

"Student Li Gang has seen Li Zhizhi."

Li Kui put it on the wooden chopstick, looked up at Chen Gongfu, and sighed secretly in his heart: "What a decent man and gentleman, with a ruddy complexion and firm eyes, especially a square face, it is a kind of loyalty and outspoken decency." ”

Looking at Li Gang again, it is not idle. This guy isn't very old, but he also seems to be a man of determination.

Speaking of which, Li Kui is still a little surprised in his heart, who are the people he is involved in making friends? Most of them have a very bad reputation...... Don't worry about most of them, all of them are guys with a bad reputation. Over time, the reputation of a traitor in the history books basically didn't run. Even if he is an upright person like Hua Rong, it is a pity that he is a martial artist, and he is embarrassed to be reused.

This is not to despise Hua Rong, but that the Great Song Dynasty is like this, and the scholars are superior.

Wufu, forget it, you deserve to kill the embryo.

Guozi is in charge of the world's Taixue, primary school, martial arts, and so on, but when did the master of sacrificial wine pay attention to martial arts?

Li Shi said before: no good and no evil is the body of the mind, there is good and evil is the movement of the will, knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, and doing evil for good is a thing. The kid heard it, like Huang Zhong Da Lu, deafening and deaf, and couldn't help himself for a long time. After many years of doubts, Master Li deserves to be the head of Confucianism in the world, and we came to visit us, because we have something to ask for. Chen Gongfu bowed and said, although his heart was agitated, he could still behave politely.

Li Kui is becoming more and more satisfied with Chen Gongfu, such a student will definitely not lose money if he receives one.

Immediately warmly invited: "Please also sit down and speak." ”

"Little Er, add two pairs of chopsticks."

Even Li Bangyan felt that Li Kui had changed, and his proprietor was not a good talker. Especially when he is disturbed, he has a straightforward personality and never hides his inner thoughts. He looked at Li Kui's happy appearance, and couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, and wanted to tell Li Kui: You will always regret it!

"Master Li, I came here to invite Master Li to go to Taixue to argue with the people of Luoxue, although Master Li has just made a statement now, it is a good time to become famous. Luo Xue is pedantic learning, although we are dissatisfied with its rampant, but outnumbered, such as Li Shi comes, it must also learn too much of a pure place. ”

Li Kui is like going to a thatched house and eating a fly with his mouth open, he went to Taixue to debate, looking for death?

What kind of heart do you have?

If he is sentenced in Yan'an Mansion, this blind little rabbit cub should be hit with forty boards and used to repair the fort.

Li Kui is alone, can he deal with thousands of mouths in the country?

True, he has a loud voice, but there are limits. Fifty people screaming together can defeat him, and he is full of food and fighting with thousands of people?

In case of defeat, this face will be lost.

"What about you? Li Gang, your father used to be a staff member of Duke Lu, and I also met him in Yan'an Mansion. I heard that I have returned to Beijing. Your family doesn't allow you to participate in arguments, does it? ”

"But Master Li, if you don't argue, aren't you afraid of people?"

Although Li Gangren is small, he is also an unconvinced master.

Li Kui was a little bit waxy, and he felt that it was definitely a mistake to ask Xiao Er to add dishes and chopsticks just now. Especially when looking at decent people, they don't like what they say. What does it mean to be indisputable, but to be afraid? Li Kuixin said that if he had won the battle, he would have gone to Taixue to beat Luo Xue's disciples. In case, in the debate, because he has little reading and is full of loopholes, won't he lose all the reputation he has saved so hard?

Because of small losses, the gains outweigh the losses.

"Young man—"

Li Kui suddenly put on a posture of a person who came over, anyway, even students like Chen Gongfu and Li Gang, who had no official positions, didn't dare to refute: "Young people guard against arrogance and rashness, you are still studying, will you try to end this time?" ”

"Shame on the students!"

Speaking of the exam, Chen Gongfu looked helpless, he didn't even have the qualifications to participate.

Li Gang bowed his head and said, "The student is ashamed! After all, Li Kui was not a few years older than him and became a jinshi, according to his thoughts, when Li Kui was his age, he should be a well-read and well-remembered person, and he must have a huge gap with Li Kui in terms of learning.

"You see, you don't even understand the words of the sages and the subset of scriptures and histories, so you want to argue with others. Wouldn't it be that if you don't give up your roots, you will not only waste your studies, but also get no benefits. You are doing this, I am really worried about the future of Da Song! Li Kui looked compassionate, as if he was really worried about Chen Gongfu and others.

In order to get rid of these two debt collectors, he really tried his best.

Of course, I still have to say a few words of encouragement.

"Studying requires a foundation of business, and you must know that everything is in the heart, and the best is the essence of the heart. Staying true to right and wrong, but ignoring the pursuit of nature, is the biggest mistake. Things are the way, and the way is the thing. Things should be done with dedication and dedication, so as to achieve the unity of knowledge. At that time, you don't need me to argue for you at all, you yourself can use the majesty of the Brilliant Heavenly Dao to look down on the villains in the world, why do you want to go far at the near end? ”

After Li Kui said a great truth, Chen Gongfu was really excited, as if he had found the belief of victory, bowed down to the ground, and said respectfully: "Master Li Yiyan, be my teacher!" Please also ask Master Li to take ......"

"Wait." Li Kui didn't have time to send people: "You guys are studious, I'm very pleased." But apprenticeship is not needed. ”

"Master Li, how can this be done?" Chen Gongfu was anxious.

Li Kui was even more anxious than him, if he really accepted such a disciple, wouldn't he never have peace in the future? If such a depressing thing had been born as a bandit, according to Li Kui's character, he would have been killed a long time ago. If it weren't for seeing Chen Gongfu wearing a Confucian shirt, he would not be able to do it, so he saved this person's life. But he definitely didn't dare to be a disciple and take it in. He immediately set a condition for Chen Gongfu: "It's not impossible to apprentice if you want to apprentice, wait until that day when you have consolidated your knowledge." ”

Chen Gongfu looked at Li Kui in disappointment, and finally sighed: "The student will go back and study hard." ”

"Student quit!"

When these two guys left, Li Kui breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and pointed at Li Bangyan and said, "These two frustrated people can't be your friends, right?" ”

"Master Li, I'...... How can there be such a friend. These two people are very annoying, and they often talk about the government and politics in Taixue, and I can't avoid them, how can I make a mistake with bandits? ”

If it is in his hometown on Hedong Road, Li Bangyan will inevitably tie up with Chen Gongfu and students like Li Gang. But now, his vision is also high, and he can't look down on such boastful people.

Of course, the Tao is not the same, and he thinks that he is all the way to the other party.

Li Kui eased up a little at this time, and sighed: "I'm relieved to do this." ”

After Li Bangyan left, Zhang Zhu was curious: "Chen Gongfu and Li Gang are very good, why do Renjie refuse to be thousands of miles away?" ”

"Such a frizzy boy knows that righteousness and anger are fighting, isn't it causing trouble for someone all day long?" Li Kui rolled his eyelids and said impatiently: "I just wasn't happy with Xing Shu, so I just used reason to suppress him for a while." ”

"Hey, something is wrong!" Li Kui's sharp eyes fell on Zhang Zhi's body, looked up and down for a while, and suddenly said, "Something is wrong, Third Uncle Zhang, do you have something to hide from me?" ”

"Nope!"

Zhang Zhu's face changed suddenly, and he denied it.

"Third Uncle Zhang, I heard that your monthly routine at home has stopped, can you live on the income of the Eighth Rank Official?" Li Kui asked with a smile at Zhang Zhu.

These words immediately made Zhang Zhu's face embarrassed, and he didn't wait for him to speak. Li Kui smiled and said, "Third Uncle Zhang, you also know that there are more than 100,000 yuan lying in the treasury of our Military Command Bureau. And the Military Command Bureau is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, this money! It's okay to send it down, or it's okay to spend it. Originally, I thought of giving a bonus to my colleagues, so that everyone could be more energetic. But ......"

"Don't do it!" Zhang Zhu pulled Li Kui and refused to let go, and asked: "Renjie, tell me quickly, how much can I get?" ”

Zhang Zhu used to receive a monthly allowance of 100 yuan per month at home, which he did not have enough. Although he is now an official, half of the official salary of the eight-rank official is money and half is things. For example, rice and noodles, grains, cloth, these are all available. And the eight-rank official, plus his loose official, is forty times a month. The money in hand is less than thirty times.

Don't be surprised that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty actually have mung beans and other miscellaneous grains in their Yulu, this is not the Yulu of the officials deducted by the imperial court. Rather, these grains, cloth is often cheaper and of better quality than the market. It is also one of the benefits of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty.

But apart from money, there is no need for chapter awards.

When he made money, he had mung beans, rice, cloth, and other goods. However, his father has all of these, and he sends more, and the family can't eat them all at all.

And the dignified prime minister's son asked him to sell miscellaneous grains for money, but Zhang Zhu couldn't wipe his face.

As a result, he did not reap any benefits as an official at all, but suffered a big loss.

So I heard that Li Kui wanted to use the small treasury of the Military Command Bureau to benefit his subordinates. He couldn't help but shine in both ways. Holding Li Kui, he refused to let go: "Renjie, what do you say about Third Uncle Zhang to you on weekdays?" At the beginning of Yingzhou, I prepared tung oil and other materials for you, and drove 500 miles of waterway to Jiangning Mansion to deploy it for you, you said, is your third uncle better for you? ”

"Yes!" Li Kui deliberately teased Zhang Zhu.

Zhang Zhu's face fell, and he said pitifully: "Renjie, you can't be a man without preaching morality!" ”

"Third Uncle Zhang, I wondered, when Zhang Xiang was an official in Yizhou, you weren't interested in money! Back then, the kid was greedy for money, and he was reprimanded by you. Li Kui said curiously.

Zhang Zhu touched his face and didn't admit it, and pretended to be suspicious: "Is there one?" How come I don't remember? Speaking of the lack of money, Zhang Zhu became depressed and said sadly: "Renjie, you don't know!" When my father was degraded, how dare I spend money? Living with his tail between his legs, he is afraid that he will make a big movement and attract attention. But since I came to the capital, I have more and more invitations to eat, so I can't go out without money every time, right? It's okay to eat people, can the girls owe money? ”

"Truth be told, I've fallen into famine outside. Although I didn't have a lot of money, I was able to get money at home before, and I could barely cope with it. But since I became an official, my father actually stopped my monthly routine, saying that I had reached the age of self-reliance. I'm almost forty years old, and I'm still fending for myself? When I was a junior sergeant, why didn't he say that? ”

"Seeing that the bill is about to be settled, I still have two hundred yuan of money to spend on wine. If I ask for an account at home, I will be beaten to death by my father! ”

Speaking of these, Zhang Zhu was full of resentment. If he had become an official after he had been admitted to the Jinshi, now he would be a five-rank official.

More than ten years have passed, he is still an eight-rank official in the officialdom, like a newcomer in the officialdom, how can he maintain the pomp and circumstance of the prime minister's son?

In this regard, Li Kui was silent, and he also felt sad and worthless for Zhang Zhu.

But Li Kui is not easy to comment on. After all, it was a decision made by Zhang. Lao Zhang's family, in Zhang's room, all four sons were admitted to the Jinshi, but only two were allowed to come out to be officials.

Zhang Zhu and his younger brother.

Chapter aid, the fifth in the palace test.

Even Zhang Dian was embarrassed to say: You can't study, and if you study at home for a few more years, you will stop Zhang Yuan from going out.

can be the fifth-ranked jinshi in the dignified examination, and he has been in the officialdom for ten years, but now he is only a seventh-grade official. If it were someone else, it would have been Wupin Zhizhou a long time ago.

It can be seen how much Zhang Dian suppressed his sons in order to be the prime minister.

"Money is a trivial matter, before you ......said, "Don't say 200 guan, even 2,000 or 20,000 guan is not a big amount for him." But he was sure that Zhang Zhu had something to hide from him, so he deliberately let Zhang Zhu say it.

Zhang Zhu got up and opened the door, looked at no one in the corridor, and then pulled them up again, came to Li Kui and whispered: "Don't talk outside, I don't listen to everything, it's just that my father talked to Cai Bian again, and I overheard two sentences." It seems that Luo Xue is going to be classified into the party struggle, and Cheng Er is going to be unlucky. ”

"Really?"

When Li Kui heard this, he suddenly came to his senses.

There is a saying about what is called, beating the water dogs.

No, the reason is not clear.

Li Kui immediately stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and made up his mind for a long time: "Third Uncle Zhang, I can't drink wine with you, I have to go home." ”

"It's so boring to go home, my younger brothers and sisters are pregnant, and you don't have a pastime when you go back." Zhang Zhu said with a sneer.

Li Kui Zhengse said: "I have to go home and write books and speeches to prepare for the complete destruction of Ercheng's heresy." ”

Zhang Zhu hurriedly said: "Renjie, then the money ......"

"You won't have a problem discussing it with Cai Jing, right?" Li Kui remembered that Zhang Zhu and Cai Jing did not have a good relationship, and he was angry a lot before.

Ke Zhangzhu said confidently: "Renjie, don't worry, I firmly believe that on the issue of money, your third uncle and Cai Jing have the same opinion." ”