After meeting Wang Wei, Xue Bai guessed that Princess Yuzhen had returned to Chang'an City, and she had palaces in Luoyang, Wangwushan and other places.

Presumably Qixuan Zhenren also returned from traveling with her.

Leaving the wine shop and walking in front of the Yuzhen Temple, the scene was really different from usual, and there were many more carriages, horses, and guards in front of the door.

Xue Bai still went to the side door and knocked on the door, and the guest who came to know the guest was a female crown that he had never seen before.

"I've seen a real person, and I'll pay a visit to the vacant son."

"Okay, you little man, dare to come to Yuzhenguan to hook up."

"The real person misunderstood, I'm friends with Vacant."

The female crown beckoned him to come in, personally led him to the guest house, and said with a smile: "I don't understand, which one is not a 'friend'?" Or should you be a cultivator, but you have a friend like you? ”

Talking all the way, her tone was natural and kind, slightly teasing, and when she arrived at the guest house, she drifted away.

Xue Bai waited for a while, and Li Tengkong came.

After not seeing her for many days, she lost some weight and looked a little thin.

"You came to find the master to diagnose Mrs. Yan, right? Master didn't live here, so he returned to Chang'an, and yesterday he went to Zhongnan Mountain. I left a prescription to replenish the qi and blood in the ventricles, and I can take it first, and you will come with me. ”

After that, Li Tengkong turned around and took Xue Bai to Lian Dan's room, with a somewhat businesslike attitude.

"Can I go to Zhongnan Mountain to meet Qixuan Zhenren?"

"Are you going?" Li Tengkong raised his eyes as if he was a little surprised, and said lightly: "If you want to go, find a time, I will take you there." ”

"That's right, thank you."

"I heard you're in jail again?"

Xue Bai said: "I came here today to thank you, thank you for ......"

"Nope."

Li Tengkong was a little flustered, secretly annoyed that the slave was talking nonsense again.

She turned her back, pushed open the door of Lian Dan's room, and said, "I just went back because of some family matters, and when I learned about you, I asked a few questions, but I couldn't help at all." ”

As she spoke, she walked over to the medicine stove and quickly changed the subject.

"This recipe can be made into pills, I'm almost ready, can you wait a while?"

"Okay." Xue Bai said: "Whether you help or not, if you ask someone for me, but you are ridiculed, I should always thank you." ”

"You still say."

Li Tengkong is a girl's heart after all, recently she was counted down by Eleven Niang every day, and then envied Fourteen Niang, and when she returned to Taoism, she was teased for interacting with men...... In short, it is a mess of the Dao heart.

These were all because of Xue Bai, she couldn't help but be a little annoyed with him, and finally said a word of anger at this time. It's not to blame him, but it looks like a flirt between men and women.

But after reacting, she felt that it was inappropriate, and hurriedly stabilized her Dao heart.

"Ahem, I'm a cultivator, and I don't bother me with gossip."

Xue Bai smiled.

Li Tengkong peeked at it, couldn't hold back, and asked, "Have you heard?" My fourteenth sister's business. ”

"I heard that Du Wei and I have a few mutual friends."

"Really? So what do you think? ”

"Everyone has their own aspirations."

In Xue Bai's opinion, Du Wei's good future will definitely be affected by the Li family, and he will definitely not do such a stupid thing.

Li Tengkong flattened his mouth in dissatisfaction and scolded in his heart.

"Motivational ghosts."

"What did you say?"

"Huh? I didn't speak......"

~~

I took the pill and walked to the bottom of the porch, just as I heard the melodious sound of the piano.

Under the peach tree on the other side of the Yimen, a female crown is playing the piano, with a slender posture.

"I have to learn music too." Xue Bai muttered to himself in a low voice.

Now this emperor is good at music, and with this skill, it will be of great help to his future, for example, Genu is good at music.

Li Tengkong was about to speak, but a five or six-year-old boy ran from the corridor, followed by four maidservants.

"Senior sister, I'll go to the Lian Dan room to play, is it okay?"

"Go ahead."

The childish boy smiled and climbed over the threshold, tilting his head and trying to smell the herbs.

He is very good-looking, and both of his parents must be of excellent appearance.

It was rumored that Princess Yuzhen had a son although she was not married, so Xue Bai asked in a low voice, "Is it Princess Yuzhen's son?" ”

Li Tengkong was asked in his ear, a little nervous, and nodded.

At this time, the female crown of Fuqin heard the movement, got up with the qin, and walked this way.

Xue Bai originally thought it was Princess Yuzhen, but at this time he found out that this female crown was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, with a beautiful appearance and a peach and plum.

"Vacate."

"Ji Lanzi."

Li Jilan responded, a little curious about the relationship between the two, and couldn't help asking, "Who is this?" ”

"Xue Bai."

"It turned out to be Xue Lang in person."

Li Jilan's eyes lit up, and she bowed generously, and said: "I also love to read Xue Lang's poems, Lang Jun uses 'Qingyu Case' as a word card, but it has the meaning of 'Beauty gave me a splendid section, how can I report the Qingyu Case'?" ”

While speaking, she took two steps forward and stared at Xue Bai with affection in the corners of her eyes, as if she was interested in him, but in fact, she purely loved poetry, but she gave birth to a pair of peach blossom eyes, and her smile made people feel beautiful.

Although she is still an ignorant and simple girl, she is born with a red face and a troubled appearance.

Xue Bai didn't know what she was talking about, so she responded: "It's just a random name." ”

"It's really everyone's style, Xue Lang has such an artistic conception when he names him at will. I am fortunate to see today, can Lang Jun point out the little woman's poems? ”

"Ahem." Li Tengkong hurriedly said: "He still has something to do, so he has to leave." ”

As he spoke, he pulled Xue Bai out with some vigilance.

Li Jilan followed two steps, and wanted to talk to them, but Li Tengkong's steps were hurried, so he had to give up.

……

Li Tengkong sent off the guests and turned back to the alchemy room, Princess Yuzhen was playing with her son, and Li Jilan was standing aside and talking.

"It's really a romantic figure in Chang'an, no wonder even the saints appreciate it."

"What? Touched by mortal hearts? ”

"The apprentice just admired his talent."

While speaking, Li Jilan turned around and saw Li Tengkong coming, and said, "Tengkongzi, we are talking about your friend, 'Li Taibai in the sky, Xue Gongzi in the world'." ”

Hearing this, Li Tengkong was stunned, and when he looked at it, Li Jilan's cheeks were slightly red, and her apricot eyes were full of affection, as if her spring heart had sprouted.

She knew that she looked like this, but she was still worried that her Xue Bai would be snatched away, so she forgot to answer for a while.

Princess Yuzhen looked at it and saw that one of the two apprentices was like a lotus flower and the other was like a peach blossom, and she couldn't help but smile.

"Ji Lan, you go and sort out your poems, when it's empty, I'll feast Xue Bai and comment on it for you."

"Really? Thank you so much. ”

Li Jilan showed joy on her face and bowed and retreated.

Princess Yuzhen put down the naughty child in her arms, let him play by himself, and beckoned Li Tengkong to come forward to speak.

"Don't worry about Ji Lan, she doesn't have a scheming, she just looks at Youye."

It was also recently that Princess Yuzhen returned from Wangwu Mountain with Li Jilan, knowing that the apprentices were not familiar with each other, she sighed and talked about Li Jilan's life experience.

She is the daughter of Li Hua, the director of the Ministry of Industry, although Li Huaguan is not high, and the article is famous all over the world, and she is upright and serious. When Ji Lan was six years old, she was playing in the courtyard, and wrote a poem about Rose and said, "After the time has not been set, the mood is chaotic", Li Hua thought that her daughter knew the mood of "marrying" at a young age, and was afraid that she would ruin the style, so she was sent to this temple. ”

Li Tengkong listened and sighed: "Ji Lanzi is a poor person. ”

"And you, guarding against the sisters of the master, and shrinking back yourself, it is nothing more than letting such a little man be robbed by outsiders."

"The disciple has no ......"

"I just ask you, do you really want to marry him? If you are willing, you will nod, I will be the master for you, if you twist and pinch again, don't blame others in the future. ”

Li Tengkong looked up and saw that Princess Yuzhen had pressed her hands on her shoulders, her expression was free and easy, and there was encouragement in her eyes.

She was panicked, at a loss, and secretly asked herself, what kind of Tao is this cultivation now.

~~

Xue Bai left Yuzhenguan, thought about it, and did not go to Yan's house, but went to Chang'an County to find Yan Zhenqing.

"Teacher, this is the pill given by Qixuan Zhenren, let Sanniang replenish the qi and blood of the heart first."

Yan Zhenqing took the porcelain vase, was silent for a while, turned around and turned out a stack of old manuscripts, and handed it to Xue Bai.

"Look at the old man's scrolls when he was young."

"Thank you, teacher."

"How are you preparing for the annual exam?"

"Students feel that their writings and calligraphy are all beneficial."

"Delusion." Yan Zhenqing commented mercilessly.

He stroked his beard and groaned, and said, "Tomorrow, after the completion of the schoolwork, I will go with the old man to meet someone." ”

"Yes."

Xue Bai was a little curious, and after waiting for a while, Yan Zhenqing didn't say anything, but asked, "Haven't you provoked right and wrong recently?" ”

"Nope." Xue Bai said: "If there is something, I will definitely tell the teacher in advance." ”

"That's fine."

Yan Zhenqing was still nodding, but he listened to this vertical and then asked again.

"Teacher, do you know that the Four Towns Festival has made Wang Zhonghei return to the dynasty?"

"Do you want to do a lot of things again?"

"I won't cause trouble, this matter has nothing to do with me." Xue Bai emphasized again, and then continued to ask, "But for Stone Castle City?" ”

Yan Zhenqing asked rhetorically, "Where did you get the news?" ”

"There is talk in the teahouse and the restaurant, and it is said that the sage has decided to take the stone castle city and issued an edict to consult the strategy."

This matter is indeed no secret, but it has nothing to do with many people in Chang'an City, so only a few people who pay attention to current affairs are discussing it.

Yan Zhenqing saw at a glance that Xue Bai's inquiry about this matter was not untargeted, and snorted coldly: "How are you doing?" ”

"Dare to ask the teacher, is it possible to avoid the battle of Stone Castle City?"

"I'm afraid that Wang Zhonghe's return to the dynasty this time will not be able to stop this."

"Since you must fight, the student may have a weapon to give to Wang Zhonghe, what does the teacher think?"

"How daring." Yan Zhenqing immediately scolded.

As soon as he heard it, he understood that if this weapon was useful, and Xue Bai didn't say that it was dedicated to the saint, it would be equivalent to giving a part of the saint who could have been obtained to Wang Zhonghe.

Why is that? Befriending a side general.

Xue Bai was also tempting, and when he saw the teacher's reaction, he knew that this move was too risky, and responded: "The student said it wrong, it is dedicated to the saint." ”

"What kind of weapon is it?"

Yan Zhenqing asked out of concern, and Xu Xuan realized that he couldn't compete with the students, so he waved his hand, "No matter how strange your ideas are, you don't have to show the old man ......"

"Teacher, please see."

Xue Bai had already unfolded a scroll in front of him, catching him off guard.

"It's ...... Catapults? ”

The students guessed that today's catapults could be improved, and that the range and power of this heavy-duty catapult could be increased several times. I named it 'Boulder Cannon', what did the teacher think? ”

"The name is good, the picture is too sloppy, if you only follow this artwork, you can't make it."

"The students only have a rough idea, and they only have a preliminary idea at the moment. Whether it can be used or not, whether it can be made, and how it will be made must be discussed with the craftsmen. ”

"Do you know how to communicate with the old man beforehand?"

"Exactly. The teacher told the students to be safe, and the students listened, so they asked if this was possible. ”

Yan Zhenqing got up, twisted his beard and thought, pacing back and forth.

Offering weapons is easy to say, but at this time, it is bound to be involved in a power struggle. But if it is really according to what this kid said, the range and power will increase several times, or it may make many fewer Tang soldiers die.

Finally, Yan Zhenqing made up her mind and responded: "It's feasible." ”

"Didn't the students get into trouble?"

"Do you know any skilled craftsmen?"

"Still searching."

~~

The next day, the sound of reading sounded in the Taixue Hall.

Du Wulang leaned over and asked Xue Bai in a low voice, "Can you go to Fengwei Building today?" Daxi Lady wants to thank you. ”

"Busy."

Xue Bai focused on studying, and without looking back, he reached out and pushed Du Wulang's head away.

Du Wulang thought that the official positions of his relatives and friends had been arranged, but he and Xue Bai had not even obtained the Jinshi, which was indeed inappropriate, and he was determined to study hard.

"The gentleman's affairs are filial piety, so loyalty can be transferred to the king's ......"

I don't know when I fell asleep again.

When I woke up, the class had ended, everyone else was gone, Yang Xuan, who was sitting in the front, was sleeping soundly, and Xue Bai was cleaning up the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

"Let's go."

"There is a banquet today, will you go together?"

"Okay, why is Wenyan missing me, who are they?"

"I don't know."

When he was about to leave the door, Du Wulang suddenly reminded Xue Bai to look at the person outside the door and muttered quietly.

"See the old man? Guozi sacrificial wine, Wei Gong, the name of a 'statement' word, Jingzhao Wei's. The official prince concubine, the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the bachelor of Jixian Palace, and the editor of the national history for more than ten years, are you still seeing it for the first time? ”

Xue Bai looked at it, Wei Shu was sixty years old, with a long beard and a gray beard, leading a donkey and putting a scroll in the blanket on the donkey's back.

After putting the scroll away, Wei Shu lifted his feet, but he couldn't turn on the back of the donkey, he was old, very fat, and clumsy, he turned his head to see the two apprentices, and beckoned.

"Come, help the old man."

Xue Bai and Du Wulang stepped forward and helped the sacrificial wine on the back of the donkey.

Wei Shu sat down, glanced at Xue Bai, and asked, "You are the Xue Bai who is talented and high-flying?" ”

"The student is exactly."

"Haha, Yan Qingchen invited, you and I are about to go to the same place, let's go."

“……”

Du Wulang couldn't help but stare again.

Previously, he accompanied the doctor and Si Ye to drink, and there was a big case of Chunqiu, which has only subsided for a few days, but he has to accompany the sacrificial wine to drink.

If there is another big case in Qiuqiu, what will be good?

~~

As a dignified national son sacrificial wine, the world's literary and historical masters, Wei Shu's mansion is very large, and it is worthy of being the gateway of Jingzhao Wei.

can be seen inside, but the Wei Mansion is the same as the Xue Mansion in an empty and simple style.

Wei Shu was not because of gambling, but because his family had a collection of more than 20,000 volumes, all of which he bought and personally proofread and published.

In addition, since the Wei and Jin dynasties, there are hundreds of volumes of Caoli authentic works, ancient monuments, ancient artifacts, prescriptions, formats, money scores, seal scores, etc., contemporary famous meter titles, all of which are complete.

The old man showed off all the way, and when he entered the lobby, he beckoned the old servant to sell wine.

Not long after, four middle-aged people came together, two of them were Yan Zhenqing and Zheng Qian, and the other two were in their thirties.

"Haha, Xue Bai is already here, and now that Qingchen has arrived, it can be regarded as having gathered 'Han Yu'." Wei Shu stroked his palms and laughed, "Let's bring two small salutes." ”

Everyone laughed.

Yan Zhenqing is older and not polite, introducing his two friends.

"Xiao Yingshi, the word Maoting, known as 'Xiao Fuzi' and 'Mr. Wenyuan', Lanling Xiao, a descendant of the Southern Liang clan, and the seventh grandson of King Poyang. At the age of four, he was given a text, at the age of ten, he was the champion at the age of nineteen, and he started as a secretary with a straight word, and now he is the school manager of Jixian Palace. ”

"Li Hua, the word Uncle Yao, Zhao Jun Li, twenty-year-old Zhongjinshi. He has lived in seclusion for many years, learned macro vocabulary, was promoted to secretary of the provincial school, and is now the head of the Ministry of Industry. The two of them are also known as 'Xiao Li', and their literary fame is famous all over the world. ”

"This is the inferior Xue Bai, with mediocre talent, and he hasn't seen two gentlemen yet?"

"Student Xue Bai, I've seen Mr."

"Don't be polite." Li Hua said: "Xiao Fuzi and I agree very much with your article, the humanities are too cumbersome......

~~

Previously, Du Cheng had told Xue Bai how to take eight steps on the Qingyun Righteous Path, which is difficult to understand if there is no example.

And these people in front of us are examples.

They were nineteen years old as the middle jinshi, and Yan Zhenqing was twenty-five years old before high school...... They all climbed in the direction of the important ministers of the country.

Wei Shu is already a master of literature and history today; Yan Zhenqing's future achievements do not need to be said; Zheng Qian won the favor of the Son of Heaven, and the royal mouth was called "Three Uniques"; "Xiao Li" advocated ancient texts together, setting a precedent for the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties.

It's a pity that Li Linfu controlled the phase and blocked their way to becoming the ruler, and then the world became chaotic.

But they are all geniuses, and they are all on the most stable path that only heaven can walk.

This is Yan Zhenqing showing his connections to Xue Bai, which can be regarded as truly recognizing this disciple.

……

"This bad man's talent is not bad, if Wei Gong doesn't believe it, you can give him a try."

"Since the Qing minister has opened his mouth, how can the old man not believe it. It's rare to get together today, and let's have a drink and talk about articles. ”

Getting together with a group of geniuses, Xue Bai also felt pressure.

However, he even lobbied for poetry and Buddha, and today he will not forget to make friends with officials and work together to make progress.

After a round of drinking, he set his sights on Li Hua.

"Master Li works in the Ministry of Industry?"

"Not bad."

"The student has a weapon that he wants to sacrifice to the saint, I wonder if Master Li is interested in it?"

Although Li Hua was twenty years old, his luck was very poor, and he did not wait for the members of the Que for many years, and he was released from the brown when he was more than thirty years old, and now he is still on the rank of the ninth rank.

He recently heard that three people in the current branch of Chunqiu were directly made up for the county lieutenant and secretary after passing the election of the officials.

"If there is anything that can help the Ministry of Industry, Xue Langzi will speak."

(End of chapter)