The weather gradually became hotter, and when Su Shi ran around the General's Mansion three times, the whole person seemed to be fished out of the water. Lin Mo's situation was no better than him, and the sweat on his head flowed down his forehead like a waterfall.

The two of them gasped and slowly ran into the general's mansion, and when their heartbeats gradually calmed down, the two dragged their tired bodies back to their rooms.

Su Shi soaked in warm water and kept yawning in his mouth.

He didn't rest well last night, and even after drinking, he slept late and dreamed all night.

So when he woke up early this morning, he felt his head feel heavy as if it had been filled with lead.

Now he was reclining in the barrel, his head resting on a wet towel, his eyes slightly closed, his body stretched as far as possible, and his whole body was in a state of extreme relaxation.

Then he fell into a deep sleep.

Su Shi didn't sleep long, and by the time the water in the barrel became warm, he had already woken up.

At this time, his face was no longer tired, his eyes were deep, and his whole person became radiant.

He changed into a dry and comfortable suit and walked out of the room slowly.

Lin Mo had been waiting outside the door for a long time, his spirit had obviously not fully recovered, his eyes were stagnant, and his body was stiff.

Su Shi's smile at this time was as gentle as the sunshine at this time: "You don't need to serve me, you might as well go and take a good rest at this time, we still have a lot of things to do today, and we are very tired." ”

Lin Mo looked at Su Shi with some admiration, because when he first saw Su Shi this morning, his spirit was very poor, and he obviously didn't sleep well last night.

But when he saw him again at this time, Su Shi had completely regained his vitality.

"I'm fine." As if infected by the vitality in his body, Lin Mo's tone also became relaxed: "It's just that I was greedy for a cup last night, and I will be fine after breakfast." ”

Then he remembered something, and said, "Just now, the eldest prince came to say that he was waiting for you in the study. ”

"Big brother waiting for me in the study?" Su Shi was stunned: "Did you say anything?" ”

Lin Mo shook his head and said, "It seems that someone sent an invitation just now. ”

"Invitation?" Su Shi said with a smile: "The eldest brother is about to leave Beijing, and most of his colleagues and friends are preparing to hold a banquet to see off the eldest brother." ”

"I heard that this invitation is for you."

"Me?" Su Shi said disapprerovingly: "Just ask the eldest brother to push it, I'm very busy during this period of time, where do I still have time to go to any appointment." ”

The two talked and laughed all the way to the study.

Walking into the study, as soon as Su Shi saw Su Zhou, he immediately felt that he had something on his mind.

Since Su Zhou handed over everything in the General's Mansion to Su Shi, Su Zhou seemed to have let go of his burden, and his face showed unprecedented relief.

But now his brows were furrowed, his eyes were fixed on a red invitation in front of him, as if there was something difficult to decide in his heart.

Lin Mo also felt that the atmosphere in the study was very dignified, so he stood silently outside the study.

Su Shi walked up to Su Zhou and sat down, looked at him quietly, and asked, "Are you looking for me?" ”

Su Zhou didn't speak, just pointed to the invitation card on the table.

"Who sent it?"

"University scholar Zuo Xiangting Zuo."

Su Shi felt a little strange, it was just an invitation, why did the eldest brother feel so embarrassed?

"Questions?"

Su Zhou didn't seem to know where to start, and after thinking about it, he said: "Do you remember that after you won the championship in the Jinghu Poetry Club, many people wanted to befriend you, the poet leader." ”

Su Shi naturally remembered, he smiled: "If it weren't for the eldest brother blocking me, I am afraid that I would have left the capital a long time ago, and I am still happy in Yangzhou." ”

He was telling the truth, if Su Zhou hadn't stopped most of the banquets for him, he would definitely not have stayed in the capital to entertain all kinds of dinners, and he would have slipped away a long time ago.

Suddenly, Su Shi looked at Su Zhou suspiciously, and said, "I remember that Da Yao left three invitations at that time, and one of the invitations has not been given to me so far?" Then he suddenly said: "Could it be that the third invitation is from Scholar Zuo?" ”

Su Zhou finally nodded and sighed, "Not bad." At that time, I didn't give you the invitation on the pretext that it was still early, and finally pushed it for you. Who knew that today Scholar Zuo sent an invitation again, and tomorrow he will hold a banquet in Zuofu and want to invite you to participate. ”

Su Shi's eyes became very strange, because he could feel that Su Zhou didn't seem to want him to participate in this banquet.

He thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since I have already pushed it once, I will push it again, not to mention that I have been very busy during this period of time, and I really don't have the heart to participate in the banquet." ”

Su Zhou said: "Just because it has been pushed once, this time it is not good to push again." ”

"Big brother doesn't seem to want me to have contact with Lord Zuo?"

Su Zhou didn't speak, but his expression proved that Su Shi's guess was correct.

"Why?"

Su Zhou smiled bitterly: "Because my father and Lord Zuo can be regarded as incompatible, as long as both of them are above the court, they will definitely attack each other, and no one will back down half a step." ”

"It's not because of political disagreement." Su Zhou said slowly: "Lord Zuo believes that the current Daqian is in a peaceful and prosperous era, and the world should be educated with culture, and the neighboring countries should not be deterred by force. And my father thinks that Daqian is surrounded by strong enemies, and it is not yet the time for swords and guns to be put into storage and horses to be put in Nanshan. ”

"It's not because of political disagreement." Su Zhou said slowly: "Lord Zuo believes that the current Daqian is in a peaceful and prosperous era, and the world should be educated with culture, and the neighboring countries should not be deterred by force. And my father thinks that Daqian is surrounded by strong enemies, and it is not yet the time for swords and guns to be put into storage and horses to be put in Nanshan. ”

So in the court, Lord Zuo said that his father was alarmist, and his father reprimanded Lord Zuo for forgetting his danger. And Wenchen naturally stood on the side of Lord Zuo, and the military generals fully supported their father. ”

Su Shi couldn't help but sigh: "Since ancient times, the way to govern the country has been indispensable for both culture and martial arts, and I don't know what there is to argue about." ”

Su Zhou said in a low voice: "The second brother doesn't know, the first emperor is good at martial arts, he has reigned for thirty-six years, and at least sixteen years have been conquering the world. Although the first emperor expanded the territory of Daqian a lot, it was precisely because of the long-term conquest that the treasury was empty, and in the end, even the officials' salaries could not be distributed, and the common people were naturally miserable. ”

"Your Majesty only began to recuperate after ascending the throne, and did not start a war for more than ten years, which is why today's balance is prosperous."

Su Shi said with a smile: "Listening to the tone of the eldest brother, it seems that I agree with Lord Zuo's opinion. ”

Su Zhou shook his head and said, "Although I don't agree with attacking other countries, dragging Daqian into the war again. But as my father said, it's not the time to put the guns in storage. ”

The civil and military disputes are all public and reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and Su Shi is too lazy to argue.

However, after knowing these things, Su Shi also felt a little strange: "Since Lord Zuo is-for-tat with his father, why does he invite me?" And you have to send invitations again and again? ”