17. Nanyuan Experience Talk
Xiao Xin’s house in the yard is called “Nanyuan”.
After the officials and officials introduced Gao Liu and the others, Gao Yue looked at Xiao Xin's courtyard, which was very simple. It seemed that this scattered cavalry attendant was definitely not a hot figure in the court.
So Gao Yue quietly asked the official who led the way, "Can Xiao Sanqi preside over the Ministry of Rites test?"
The old official holding the candlelight raised his neck and frowned. He seemed to think for a while before answering, "Baoying seemed to let go of a list in the second year."
As soon as these words were said, Liu Deshi's face behind him was purple. The second year of Baoying was 14 or 5 years ago, and he had just come to Chang'an City. It was vague that Xiao Xin knew about the tribute, but this era was too long!
Gao Yue's mood was even more complicated. He had to compete with Zheng Zhi and left in a hurry. He was holding the poems written by Liu Changqing. After giving them to Xiao Xin, he could not give them to Pan Yan again, because he was very taboo to submit more than one volume.
In the south garden, the lanterns were hung, and Gao Yue and Liu Deshi sat in the reception seat in a hurry. After a while, Xiao Xin took off his clothes, wore a gully scarf, walked out with a cane, leaning on a rattan pole, and smiling at Gao, Liu, "Two men, sit down, drink and food will be brought up immediately."
At this point, Gao Yue had to get up and salute. He thought to himself that Xiao Sanqi is so old and has no children around him. He feels lonely as an empty-nest elderly man. He always can't tell him cruelly that we are actually taking the wrong path. Alas, let's just accompany Xiao Sanqi!
When the servants brought the wine and food, Gao Yue thought about it and took out the scroll written by Liu Changqing and presented it to Xiao Xin. Xiao Xin was born as a scholar (1), and was knowledgeable about poetry and songs. After looking at Gao Yue's scriptures, he was very grateful. Then he looked at Liu Deshi's scriptures, and he also praised it. "If I were the head of the Ministry of Rites in the coming year, I would definitely take Gao Langjun as the leader, and Liu Langjun was a little behind."
Liu Deshi was about to lower his head and complain, but Gao Yue secretly held it down.
Then Gao Yue respectfully asked Xiao Xin, frankly told the competition between Taofen Penthouse and Zheng Zhi's Changhui Penthouse, and then asked the elder and old man to give him an idea to help him.
Xiao Xin was very satisfied because he lived a lonely life every time he went to court. It took a long time since a young man like Gao Yue asked him for life experience so humbly, and of course he had to teach him all his money.
"Why don't you take retreating as your advance?" Xiao Xin slowly proposed this plan to Gao Yue, and then he gave a specific method, "Don't fight against Zheng Zheng Wenming head-on. He goes to Pan Li's house to do a book. If you go too, you will inevitably have some competition. Gao Langjun is not Zheng Feng's opponent, so he will inevitably fall behind. According to my old opinion, it is better to start with Pan Li's family." After all, Xiao Xin is adjacent to Pan Yan, and he is familiar with the situation at the other party's family.
Gao Yue was stunned for a moment, "Xiao Sanqi, do you mean Pan Yan has a daughter?"
It won't work now. If I take too many "high-ranking women's routes", it will be exposed. After all, I can't be considered high and lion.
Xiao Xin shook her head and said, "You go to the way of serving Mrs. Pan Li."
Gao Yue was so scared that his eyes were about to bulge out, and he wanted me to seduce Mr. Pan's wife? This is more like a Tang Dynasty Yulian! However, time is tight and the task is urgent. Even if he seduces him at this time, it is probably too late.
But what Xiao Xin said below made Gao Yue relieved, "Pan Lishi's wife is the daughter of Liu Lishang. This woman has always been frugal and loving herself. Sometimes she is too cautious and always afraid that her husband will do anything corruption and chaos in the court officialdom. So she often goes to Sang Daomao in Tiexing, Dongshi. You and Liu Langjun can grasp this."
Yes, Pan Yan is Liu Yan's son-in-law! Speaking of this, Gao Yue was shocked.
I'm going to go to Liu Yan's appointment soon... Gao Yue pondered for a while, and then listened to Xiao Xin's plan.
After Xiao Xin finished speaking, Gao Yue nodded repeatedly. After all, this ginger is still so hot.
Next, the guests and hosts had fun at the banquet. Xiao Xin also warmly invited Gao and Liu to stay in Nanyuan. Gao Yue couldn't resist and agreed. At night, Xiao Xin and Gao Yue had a chat about the situation in the court and the world for a long time, which allowed Gao Yue to learn a lot.
The next day, Gao Yue and Liu De's room stood in front of the gate of Nanyuan and said goodbye to Xiao Sanqi.
Xiao Xin was reluctant to leave the two, but when he said goodbye, he still told the truth, "Actually, I know that the two of you are going to go to Pan Li's house to carry out the book. Alas, my children are not around Wen Yan (2), and I am a senior citizen of the country. In front of the door, I am not a place for the young people to visit. I am really a little lonely! I also want to thank Gao, the two gentlemen of Liu never said it, and I have been with me for a night. Therefore, those who are scholars must not only have talent and knowledge but also have character. It's a pity that I know that the tribute was fifteen years ago. If I can serve the country again in the future, I will definitely fulfill my promise last night, and I will give the two gentlemen!" After saying that, Xiao Xin submitted the book submitted by Gao Yue and insisted on returning it. He even said that I would not say much, and the two gentlemen still sent the book to the head office.
Gao Yue was also very moved. He said that hearing Xiao Sanqi's good advice last night has increased a lot of valuable life experience. How could he dare to expect Xiao Sanqi to be the best?
After the two left Xiao Xin's house, Liu Deshi cried and said that what Xiao Sanqi suggested was really reliable?
Gao Yue looked at him and said that Xiao Xin is worthy of being a descendant of the Xiao family of Jiangzuo. The plan is very well-planned. Let’s look at us below. “After all, life is like a play, I am the screenwriter.” He thought to himself.
"You won't really want to treat Pan Lishi's wife?"
"Hey, Brother Fangzhai. I am very confident in the ladies' writing. Haven't you seen that the two young ladies of the Cui family are fascinated by my giant craftsmanship now? Mrs. Pan is definitely no exception, but before that, I have to bother Brother Fangzhai to perform in disguise." Gao Yue was very confident and patted Liu Deshi's shoulder.
Liu Deshi also made up his mind and stomped his feet...
The next day, they dressed up carefully. After coming out of Jingyu Temple, Liu Deshi glued himself a lot of fake hair and beard, wearing coarse cloth clothes, holding a small flag, and seemed to have become a fortune teller.
Then Liu Deshi swaggered to the stone bridge outside the Tiexing in Dongshi City, sat down openly, facing Sang Daomao's hexagram stall.
Now, Sang Daomao was shocked.
Sang Daomao was well-known in the capital at this time. This person was extremely good at Taiyi Dunjia and the five elements of disasters. It is said that he had predicted the defeat of the Nine Jiedu governor Xiangzhou. Emperor Daizong also heard of his effectiveness. It is said that he was going to entrust him to the Hanlin of the imperial court.
Now Liu Deshi dares to set up a stall on the other side of the bridge. Isn’t this openly challenging the famous Sang Daomao?
In fact, Liu Deshi was also very nervous. How could he know the knowledge of fortune-telling and divination?
But Gao Yue said to him, "It's not easy to calculate your fortune? I'll teach you the easiest way."
"What, what?"
"That is, if you say East, you say West, if you say South, if you say South, you say you fail, as long as you say something is against him."
"This, this is OK?" At the entrance of the Iron Bridge, Liu De's room was squatting there with a banner holding up, and he didn't dare to trust Gao Yue's words at all.
Soon, a sir went to Sang Daomao to divine and asked if he could be ranked first in the spring exam.
Chapter completed!