Shao Yan's master and apprentice had just eaten breakfast, and they heard a commotion outside the inn, and they heard a familiar voice asking: "Excuse me, is Mr. Xu Hongzu here?" A gust of fragrant wind has poured into the inn, Shao Yan knew who it was when he heard it, and looked up, there was a small green velvet sedan chair parked outside the inn door, and Liu Ru walked in with a maid ring by his side, and the girl ring was holding a plate in his hand and covered with a red cloth. Shao Yan and Lin Yunrou had just come down from the second floor, and before they could stand firmly, Liu Ru was already blessed and said, "The slave family has seen Mr. and Miss Qing'er. The two returned the salute.

"The slave family is here to ask Mr. to write a few poems, and he is very cheeky to beg. Turning around, he said to Yahuan: "Ping'er, give the pen fee to Mr." ”

Yahuan Ping'er uncovered the red cloth on the tray, and the eyes of the other people in the inn lit up suddenly, and the snow-bright silver ingots on the plate, round bead chains, were worth a lot of money.

"A little care, not respect!" Liu said.

"Miss Liu, take these things back."

"Sir, do you look down on that?"

Shao Yan said: "I am not short of money, if Miss has a heart, then use it to help the poor." What kind of poetry do you want?"

"Sir's mercy, just according to Mr.'s idea, Ping'er, put it away, go back and donate it to the victims. Sir, can you write some words about lovesickness. Liu said.

Shao Yan thought about it for a while, so let's let some excellent Tang poems and Song lyrics be born in the other world, others have already prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Shao Yan picked up the pen, but it was Li Qingzhao's "A Cut of Plum":

The red lotus fragrance remnants of jade in autumn, lightly dissolve Luo Shang, and go on the Lanzhou alone. Who in the clouds sends the brocade book, when the goose word returns, the moon is full in the west building.

Flowers float and water flow freely, a kind of lovesickness, two sorrows. There is no way to eliminate this situation, so I frowned, but I was in my heart.

Liu Ru read while reading, and when he read: There is no way to eliminate this situation, so he frowned, but he was in his heart. There was a sparkle in his eyes.

Shao Yan picked up the pen and wrote another poem, this is Li Yu's "Seeing Joy":

Lin Hua thanked Chunhong, too hurried, helpless to come to the cold rain and late wind.

Rouge tears, stay drunk, when is it heavy?

As he walked, he was a little puzzled and asked Liu Ruyi, how could he think of asking for poetry. Liu Ru admired the words written by Shao Yan and explained the reason.

It turned out that as soon as Shao Yan's two plum blossom lyrics came out last night, a large part of those music singers were invited by Deng Shutong to set up a banquet from the major Qinglou, and as soon as the banquet ended, he returned to the major Qinglou, of course, he also brought back the words written by Shao Yan.

When Shao Yan heard this, she didn't say much, after all, she still provoked herself, wrote more than a dozen times in a row, and finally stopped writing, so that Liu Ru was pleasantly surprised, originally she only said that she could get two or three songs to be satisfied, after all, people have a number of talents, and they don't want to meet Shao Yan, a freak, plagiarized more than a dozen songs from their previous life in one go, and they are all masterpieces, then again, how can they be passed down through the ages if they are not famous. After writing it, seeing that Liu Ru looked at himself like a monster, and his eyes were full of worship, he realized that he had gone too far, and he had to smile bitterly in his heart.

After Liu Ru thanked him, he left happily. It didn't take long, another Oiran came to ask for poetry, Shao Yan didn't want to favor one over the other, so he had to follow Liu's old routine, in one day, the eight Oiran came all over again, dozens of masterpieces were handed down, so that Xu Xiake's name was a sensation and wanted to be a Beijing teacher, this inn has been famous since then, after Shao Yan left, the owner of this inn simply changed the inn name: Xiake Xianju, since then, as long as it is a celebrity Yashi, to Kyoto, must live in Xiake Xianju, fortunately there is no infringement in the world.

Early the next morning, Shao Yan's master and apprentice left the inn early to browse the Jingshi, not daring to stay in the inn, for fear that someone would come to ask for poetry.

In the prime minister's house, Prime Minister Yuwen Chenghua, who is now in his early fifties, sits on a chair, and there are several books next to him, one "The Mean", one "University", one "Book of Changes", and one is "Xu Xiake's Travels", there are two chairs under him, and two people sit on them, these two are Yuwen Chenghua's staff, Tan Xuan, Tan Muzhi and Zhang Feng Zhang Juyue.

What Yuwen Chenghua is watching is a piece of information sent by his subordinates, about a person, a person who has recently moved the world, this person is Xu Hongzu Xu Xiake, if Shao Yan is here, it can be said that this information is basically true.

The information begins with the words: Xu Hongzu, the word Zhenzhi, the number Xiake, the birth family is unknown, the all-round talent of civil and military affairs, the maid Xu Qing'er next to him, and the martial arts are outstanding......

This information basically matches the relationship between Xu Xiake and Yuehu Mountain and the relationship between the forces in the original city with the facts, but it is not clear about other circumstances, but in this regard, it is also amazing.

Yuwen Chenghua handed the information in his hand to the two of them, and after the two of them read it, Yuwen Chenghua asked, "What do you think of this Xu Xiake?"

The two glanced at each other, Tan Muzhi: "Lord, this son is extraordinary, can be called the great talent of the country, Yuehu Mountain appeared in this son, the name is not passed on, and through the guidance of this son, it has become the first force in the border pass, the entire Yan country is not as good, but also what he does is based on the righteousness, no matter who is in charge of the Yan country, there is no reason to use a knife against it, only to appease it with a heavy lord." The original mountain was originally a grass coward, and it was planned, taking advantage of the rebellion of the country, taking the original city, raising the righteousness of the people, descending to the periphery, and then becoming a major force, forming an alliance with Yuehu Mountain, entering the country can replace the country, retreating can defend the original city, because of the righteousness, the court crusades against the nameless. The two forces are actually formed by their sons, and if the current great forces in the world can get their help, they can really achieve great things. ”

Yuwen Chenghua turned to Zhang Feng and asked, "Juyue, what do you think?"

"Lord, according to this method, there may still be a secret hand, and the forces he has deployed may also have secret forces, but we don't know. Zhang Juyue just said one of his conjectures.

"So tell me what is his intention in planting these forces?" Yuwen Chenghua asked the two most trusted aides.

Zhang Feng spoke first: "Lord, first, as he said, I can't bear to suffer the people, but only protect the people, I don't believe this." There is also a greater possibility of waiting for the price to sell, if he identifies which force, as a gift, and throws himself into it, he will be reused. ”

"Will he pay attention to the so-called righteousness?"

"Probably not, judging by what he did, he was not a pedantic person. What's more, as Mencius said: 'The people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the king is light.' As long as he gains momentum, he will act cheaply on the pretext of preserving the people, and externally, he will not lose anything in his great festivals. "This time it was Tan Muzhi who analyzed it.

At this time, someone entered and sent a book of materials, which was the poem that Shao Yan copied wildly yesterday, Yuwen Chenghua looked through a few poems, and couldn't help sighing: "What a talent!" handed the poem to the two, and after the two read it, they also sighed: "I might as well too!"

Yuwen Chenghua comforted: "Poetry is just a little Daoer, and governing the country is a great power." Can you take it under your command?"

Tan Muzhi said: "Lord, it is difficult at the moment, the situation in the world is unclear, he should wait and see for the time being, and when the time is ripe, he will make a real choice." ”

"If you can't win it over, can you get rid of it?"

"Lord, no, this is his real interest, three classics and a travelogue, so that he is already a first-class sage in the hearts of the world's scholars, whoever kills him will be spurned by the world's scholars, with this, he dares to make the world's cloth, and not afraid. Zhang Juyue explained the reason.

Yuwen Chenghua pondered for a while, then ordered to go down and send out an invitation, inviting Xu Xiake to come to the house for a gathering.

The same thing happened in the palace of the emperor's uncle Yang Xuanfu, from this moment on, Shao Yan was in the eyes of the major forces who really entered the Beijing Division, but as the initiator of many events, Shao Yan and Lin Yunrou were browsing the Beijing Division.

"Sir, things in the mundane world are much more complicated than in the cultivation realm, and I feel like everyone is struggling with their hearts. Lin Yunrou remembered what had happened in the past two days.

"Yes, in the world, human feelings are a university question, and in the past two days, I haven't done a good job, so I ended up sneaking out early today to avoid the disaster. No wonder some people say that the world is full of knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article. Shao Yan said with emotion.

"Sir, how do you do this?" Lin Yunrou's studious spirit was carried forward again.

"Insight means an unbiased observation of the world. Shao Yan replied.

"Sir, how can this be done?"

"Remember how the Tao Te Ching explains Ming and Zhi?" Shao Yan asked rhetorically.

"Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear." Lin Yunrou said.

"Yes, it is easy to know people, but it is difficult to know yourself, because knowing others does not involve yourself, as long as you examine the situation of others, you will be fair, and you must know yourself first, it is difficult to be fair, if you want to know yourself, you must first forget yourself. Shao Yan explained.

"Sir, I see. Lin Yunrou was stunned.

"So, how do you tell me how to be insightful in the world?" Shao Yan began to test her.

"Tao Te Ching says: 'What is the great danger of your body?' so I have a great patient, for I have a body, and I have no body, what trouble do I have?' as said, in order to achieve insight into the world, we must consider the problem without my body, simply put, to achieve selflessness, let yourself as a bystander to look at the problem, only without self, can be fully just, with me, you must consider for me, of course, it is impossible to see the world. Lin Yunrou explained how to do it, Shao Yan nodded appreciatively, and then asked, "How can I be virtuous?"

Lin Yunrou thought for a while and said: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, Mr. persuaded everyone in Yuehu Mountain, persuaded the four generals in Youyuan Mountain, and lobbied all the heroes in the Iron Blood Dan Heart Alliance. ”

Shao Yan smiled: "Although it is not hit, it is not far away." In all things in the world, everyone should benefit themselves, and the same is true for cultivators, however, when everyone is together, everyone is beneficial to themselves, there will be conflicts, and when people are cultivated, everyone can benefit and control their degrees, and they do not use their names to reconcile with reality. ”

"Sir, this earthly battle is much more complicated than between monks!" Lin Yunrou sighed.

The two of them unconsciously have passed the bell tower, crossed the East Street, and went out of Changle Gate, where the inner city of Chang'an, its nine gates and twelve streets. The two went out of Changle Gate and have arrived in the outer city of Chang'an, the inner city is mostly inhabited by court institutions and dignitaries, and the core of the inner city is the forbidden city, which is where the palace is located, and ordinary outsiders cannot enter. The outer city is a commercial port tavern, a place where Qinglou casinos are concentrated, and most of the civilians live here.

Shao Yan's master and apprentice have been to Chang'an for a few days, and they have not had time to go to Yuehu Mountain's business inn in Beijing.

The two came to the business inn, the shopkeeper welcomed into the back hall, and asked about the situation of Yuehu Mountain, because of the turmoil in Yan State, Yuehu Mountain because of the righteousness, guarding the border for the country, many forces have come to vote, the power has reached a quarter of Yan State, Liu Heidang has become a well-known general in Yuehu Mountain, several times out of the north to loot, extremely brave, as if there is a divine protection.

After understanding the situation and saying goodbye, Shao Yan's master and apprentice walked away, unconsciously in the suburbs, green mountains and green waters, the two of them suddenly disappeared, looking ahead, in front of a small courtyard, a peach blossom tree is blooming, and a person under the peach tree is practicing swords.

Shao Yan's master and apprentice's eyesight is far better than ordinary people, and at a glance, they are actually acquaintances!