Xiao Zuo pondered outside the palace gate for a long time, thinking about what to impress Li Yu.

At this moment, the chamberlain Yang En walked over, "You are Xiao Zuo?"

Xiao Zuo nodded with a smile on his face, "It's down." ”

"Bixia Xuan, you enter the palace to see you, come with me quickly. Yang Enzheng didn't even look at him, and after speaking, he walked quickly towards the palace.

In fact, don't blame people for looking at people as inferior, the main reason is that Xiao Zuo's dress today is a little weird. He wore a hood on his head, and his upper body was wearing a short brown and coarse cloth shirt worn by civilians, and at first glance he looked like a white body with no fame.

Xiao Zuo hurriedly returned the custom, there were few clothes except for monk's robes, and bought brocade clothes and gorgeous clothes worn by wealthy people, but unfortunately he had no money and was embarrassed to ask Li Shenoracle for it, so he bought a coarse cloth shirt at will.

Following Yang En's footsteps, he walked towards Li Yu's living palace, and Xiao Zuo was apprehensive. Although he also dealt with Qian Hongyu in Wu Yue, Wu Yue was too small, and the emperor didn't have any severance, so he didn't have much nervousness when he said that the place where he met was not the palace.

In fact, he was worried that he would not meet the emperor's courtesy, not because he was afraid of foreign appearances, but because he was afraid of smearing the face of Divine Oracle. After all, today's meeting with Li Yu was arranged by Li Oracle.

Walking into the empty palace, it was Li Yu sitting in the hall, and Li Oracle stood aside, smiling slightly from Xiao Zuo. Seeing that there was no one else except for the two of them, Xiao Zuo's heart settled down a little.

"The grass people Xiao Zuo knocked to see Bixia. Xiao Zuo kowtowed to Li Yu in the way of kneeling in the court drama, he was extremely reluctant, but for the sake of Li Oracle, he didn't care. Of course, he didn't say anything "long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live", this was too numb, he really couldn't say it.

Li Yu frowned slightly when he saw Xiao Zuo, who was not good-looking and hairy in the hall, if it weren't for the sake of Li Oracle, it is estimated that he would have waved his big hand and asked someone to drive this turtle out of the hall.

"Get up and speak. ”

Li Yu said without any emotion, Xiao Zuo stood up consciously, and subconsciously patted his knee, afraid that this kneeling would stain his newly bought pants.

This scene fell in Li Yu's eyes, and his impression of Xiao Zuo instantly fell to the bottom. He glanced at the oracle Li standing beside him, and his eyes seemed to say, this is the person you recommend, what kind of thing.

Li Shenzhi bowed down and said: "Xiao Zuo has lived in seclusion in the mountains with his master since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to count etiquette, please forgive Xiao Zuo for his unreasonable crimes." ”

Li Yu bowed slightly, didn't care about the oracle of Li, but turned to Xiao Zuo and said, "You are Xiao Zuo?"

Xiao Zuo was stunned in place, wondering where he had made a mistake to displease the emperor, and he didn't have time to reply for a while. By the time he reacted, Li Yu had already elongated his face.

"The grass people are Xiao Zuo. ”

"You want to be an official?"

"Huh?" Xiao Zuo didn't expect Li Yu to be so direct, he thought that the other party would have to observe himself first before talking about this topic. He secretly glanced at the oracle Li and said, "The grass people don't want to ask for officials. ”

"Oh?" Li Yu had already planned to find a sesame mung bean petty official to send Xiao Zuo away, but he didn't expect this kid to answer his own words, so he asked, "Then why did you ask the county lord to come to tell me?"

"The grass people didn't ask the county lord to say anything, but the grass people wanted to see Bixia's heroic appearance, and they just wanted to present a poem to Bixia. "How vulgar it is to ask for an official directly, Xiao Zuo originally just wanted Li Oracle to help him ask for a chance to see Li Yu, but he didn't expect Li Oracle to ask for an official directly.

Hey, he sighed in his heart, no wonder the Southern Tang Dynasty was going to destroy the country, as long as this official has a strong relationship, he can ask for it casually, which is easier than buying an official.

In fact, Xiao Zuo misunderstood Li Yu. Although Li Yu has no interest or talent as an emperor, he will not give and accept the official position of the court privately, if it weren't for the sudden request of Li Shen, who never asked for anyone, Li Yu wouldn't even bother to see him.

"Poetry?" Li Yu suddenly felt that this turtle was quite interesting, so he asked, "What kind of poem is it, you can just present it." ”

"Can the grass people chant on the spot?"

"Come. ”

Xiao Zuo thought for a moment, so he chanted: "A new song and a glass of wine, last year's weather was old." When will the sun set? Helplessly, the flowers will fall, and the familiar swallow will return. The small garden incense path wanders alone. ”

Yan Shu's "Huanxi Sha" can be said to be a representative work of early early euphemism in the early Song Dynasty, which is very similar to the sentimental Li Yu's style of words. Xiao Zuo is very confident that Li Yu will be moved by this poem.

Xiao Zuo groaned, and Li Yu didn't say anything for a long time. This word made him think a lot, thinking of his chic when he was young, thinking of the joy of meeting the Great Zhou for the first time, and Zuihou thinking of his painful mood when he passed away after the Great Zhou. This melancholy poem made Li Yu feel bitter and lonely.

"Bixia, Bixia?" Seeing Li Yu's bitter face, Li Shen's voice didn't react for a long time, thinking that Xiao Zuo's words aroused Li Yu's sentimentality.

"Well, there is no choice but to let the flowers fall, déjà vu Yan returns, good words, good sentences. Li Yu's thoughts pulled back from the long memories, and he couldn't help but savor these two words, "I don't know who made this little order, which made me feel empathy and love it very much." ”

It's good to like it, I'm afraid you don't like it, Xiao Zuo was very satisfied, "Qiyu bixia, this word is made by the teacher." ”

Xiao Zuo had already thought about it, he didn't plan to impersonate this song, in front of the real word master Li Yu, he really didn't have the courage to put this word under his own name, he didn't dare to guarantee that after Li Yu knew, he would make two songs by himself as soon as he was interested, it was very easy to goof!

"Who is your master?"

"Teacher Yan Shu. ”

"Then where is your teacher now?" Li Yu likes this poem so much, I really hope to see the lyricist himself, and it is also a beautiful thing to discuss with the other party.

"The family teacher passed away half a year ago. Xiao Zuo's voice was full of emotion, and he couldn't help but almost shed sad tears, and instantly arranged a person who had not yet been born into four people.

"It's a pity," Li Yu sighed slightly, and said, "It's a big pity that I didn't have the opportunity to see everyone like this." But Xiao Zuo, since you didn't do it, why do you want to chant this word to me?"

"The grass people know that Bixia is good at long and short sentences, and his family also loved poetry when he was born. When I first saw Bixia, I felt the strong literary atmosphere of the tutor from Bixia, and I couldn't help but want to chant. Mountains and flowing water, Boyazi period, only people who really understand words can appreciate the beauty of it, and under the whole world, the grass people think that only Bixia can read the words of the teacher. ”

Thousands of wears, but sycophants don't wear. Xiao Zuo knows the reason. He had already thought of using poetry to attract Li Yu's attention, and then used sycophants to win Li Yu's favor.

"Mountains and rivers, Boyazi period, Xiao Zuo, you said very well, but unfortunately I didn't have a chance with your master. After listening to Xiao Zuo's sycophancy, Li Yu was overjoyed in his heart, but then said: "I like this word very much, and it has also changed my opinion of you, but don't think that this will allow me to grant you an official position, you need to know that the officials of the world are the welfare of all the people, and those who are not virtuous and talented are useless." ”

After Li Yu finished speaking, Dao Xi knew that the appetizers had been eaten, and it was time to serve the main course, "Back to Bixia, the grass people have no virtue or talent." ”

"Then why are you here today?" Xiao Zuo's answer surprised Li Yu.

"The grass people came today, not for official positions, not for glory and wealth, not for the grace of Bo Bixia, but for the people of the world!" Xiao Zuo straightened up, word by word, and said sonorously and powerfully.

That aura, that posture, made Li Yu, who had been in a high position for a long time, couldn't help but look sideways, but then Li Yu pretended to be annoyed and said: "What a big breath, you have the ability to come for the people of the world?"

Xiao Zuo replied: "Cao Minzhi is a wild idler who has no skills, but Xiao Min has followed his master to be diligent in farming and farming the fields since he was a child. The foundation of the world lies in the people, and the people depend on agriculture. Bixia can know that what the people want is actually very simple, that is, to be able to eat and drink enough, and the crops planted can have a good harvest. But these have always been extravagant hopes. ”

"Extravagant hope?" Li Yu said puzzledly: "I am light on the meager endowment, I don't raise soldiers, there is no chaos in my court, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, why is it extravagant?"

Xiao Zuo shook his head and said: "The people of one realm, how can they bring the people of the world, the peace of Jiangnan, and the peace of the world." Since the Qin and Han dynasties, no matter the north, the south, the east or the west, they have all been the land of China, and billions of living beings have been the people of China. Bixia only saw the peace of the south of the Yangtze River, but the peace of the world turned a blind eye, so the minister came today for the people of the world. ”

Li Yu has already understood Xiao Zuo's intentions at this moment, he wants himself not to only focus on the south of the Yangtze River, but to have the world in his heart. Looking at Xiao Zuo, Li Yu couldn't help but shake his head, when was he, he also had ambitions to dominate the rivers and mountains and create a prosperous world like the previous dynasty Zhenguan Kaiyuan. However, in today's world, more than 100 years of chaos, Zhao Kuangyin in Jiangbei has a strong army, conquering the east and the west, and has destroyed several small countries, and he has no strength or courage to go with Zhao Kuangyin for a long time.

Li Yu was silent for a long time, he didn't know how to respond to Xiao Zuo, because these thoughts in his heart could not be expressed in front of his subjects.

Xiao Zuo saw that Li Yu was silent, and then said: "Jiangbei Zhao Song, Northern Han, Southeast Wu Yue, Lingnan Liu Han, and I Jiangnan, if it is undecided today, the situation is unclear, the grass people know that Bixia cherishes the people's power and is unwilling to go around, and the grass people deeply feel the benevolence of Bixia. Compared with the Zhao and Song Dynasty poor soldiers and martial people, the people of the Tang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River are like heaven. The grass people have no virtue and no talent, they know that they have no ability to govern the world, and they have no use of soldiers, but they have a warm blood, and they have learned the art of vertical and horizontal with their teachers since childhood. If it doesn't work, you can also spy on Zhao Song's attitude towards our dynasty. ”

Before coming to meet Li Yu, Xiao Zuo had done his homework and knew that the reason why the Southern Tang Dynasty sent envoys to Bianliang this time was to celebrate Zhao Kuangyin's birthday, and the rest of the countries that had not been destroyed by Zhao Kuangyin also sent envoys to congratulate Zhao Er on his birthday at this time. Xiao Zuo knew that Li Yu was as cowardly as a mouse, weak and incompetent, and he would not clash head-on with Zhao Kuangyin if he was killed, so he came up with such a way to impress Li Yu.

So, will Li Yu agree?