On the first day, the second day, the third day, and the fourth day of the new year, Liu Erjo left Sanyuan again and went to their mansion in Chang'an.

In addition to Wang Caiyi, Xiaohe, and Xue Rengui, there were also Zhang Chuwen from Xiaoxinzhuang.

After the Lantern Festival, the re-examination of the officials also had a share of Zhang Chuwen.

Along the way, Zhang Chuwen's expression was very calm and indifferent, and from his face, he could no longer see what he was thinking in his heart. Some of the things he has been exposed to in the past few months have made him, who was still a little young, become a lot more mature.

Of course, this is also indispensable to the "Thick Black Book" that Liu Erjo once studied for him, forbearance, decisiveness, and took off the flashiness and sourness of the appearance.

"My eldest brother has news." Poured Zhang Chuwen a glass of wine, and after some thought, Liu Ertiao finally spoke and whispered the news to Zhang Chuwen.

Zhang Chuwen is a relative of their Liu family, and he is one of the few people who can be trusted, and it is necessary to let him know about this matter.

"What?!" The indifference on his face was instantly broken, but Zhang Chuwen quickly stabilized his mood again, there was only him in the carriage, Liu Ertiao, and Xue Rengui were there, Zhang Chuwen raised his head and glanced at Xue Rengui, knowing that this person must be Liu Ertiao's henchman, so he didn't think about it anymore, turned his head and asked Liu Ertiao in a low voice: "Brother Ertiao's words, can you take it seriously?" I wonder where my sister and sister-in-law are now? ”

knew the seriousness of the matter, so Zhang Chuwen was talking, and his voice was very low, and only Liu Ertiao and Xue Rengui, who were sitting in the carriage, could barely hear it.

"Brother Chu Wen, please!" Liu Ertiao raised his wine glass and saluted Zhang Chuwen, and when he saw Zhang Chuwen's alert expression, he chuckled lightly and said, "Brother Chuwen doesn't have to worry, on this horse, there will be no outsiders eavesdropping." ”

Raising his neck and drinking the wine, Liu Ertiao poured the pot for himself and Zhang Chuwen, and said softly: "I don't know the whereabouts of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, but I know that they are living well. ”

Liu Erjo looked comfortable and calm when he spoke, as if everything was under his control, and he was completely not as young as when Liu Yiyi and Lao Liu were in the mansion before. In Liu Yiyi's words, the second child in their family has grown up.

"What do you mean by that?" Seeing that Liu Ertiao did not shy away, Zhang Chuwen also became calm, sat up straight, and asked Liu Ertiao in a puzzled tone in his usual tone.

"On the first day of junior high school, a merchant who sold horses came to the mansion," Liu Ertiao casually touched a cup with Zhang Chuwen, and said: "He bought ten mares and a hundred-mile donkey from Liufu, and spent two thousand gold. ”

Zhang Chuwen quietly poured the wine down, without speaking, waiting for Liu Ertiao to continue to speak.

"That person was sent by my eldest brother." Drinking the wine lightly, Liu Erjo then spoke: "He refused to say where the eldest brother is now, but he brought a message to the mansion that the whole family is safe. My father, mother, eldest brother, sister-in-law, and younger sister are all living well now, safe, thoughtful, and secretive, so that the family should not worry about them. ”

"Then did he say," Zhang Chuwen raised his voice and asked Liu Ertiao, "Who is that enemy of your Liu Mansion?" ”

This is a question that has always been trapped in Zhang Chuwen's thoughts, he really figured out who could make a person like his sister-in-law who shrewd and shrewd like his sister-in-law retreat and disappear overnight?

"This question, the younger brother also wants to know," Liu Erjo chuckled bitterly, when Li Jihe came, he only said some things about the eldest brother's desire to create a horse farm, and nothing else was mentioned at all, I don't know if he didn't know, or he didn't want to mention it, anyway, from Li Jihe's mouth, Liu Erjo didn't get much information about his eldest brother.

"However, the eldest brother also asked the man to bring a word," Liu Erjo said: "Enter!" The eldest brother wants us two brothers to gain a firm foothold in the DPRK as soon as possible, no matter what method is used, and strive to maximize our official position in the shortest possible time. ”

At first glance, this sentence sounded very crazy, but Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen, the expressions on their faces did not change much. The "Thick Black Book" left to them by Liu Yiyi before has exhausted all kinds of rules for fighting in the officialdom, and they all have a little bit of confidence in their hearts about things like being an official. What they lack now is just an opportunity to enter the profession.

Therefore, whether they can pass the re-examination of the Ministry of Officials this year is very important to the two of them.

"I think my eldest brother is also afraid that something will happen to me at home, and he wants us to have more money for self-protection." After some speculation, Liu Ertiao took a fennel bean with a chopstick, threw it into his mouth, and poured a glass of wine for Zhang Chuwen with a pot, and asked Zhang Chuwen softly: "I don't know if Brother Chuwen is sure about the retest after half a month?" ”

"Hehe, ten percent don't dare to say, this retest, the foolish brother is confident in his chest," Zhang Chuwen has always been very confident in his own talent, and the threshold of not being able to retake the test is not that his talent is not good, it's just that he doesn't understand the tricks, and he is from a poor family. But now, because of the existence of the prince tree, these problems are no longer a problem.

Of course, these are all thanks to the good fortune of his good sister-in-law. If it weren't for Liu Yiyi's presence, he might not even be able to see the shadow of the Taidian, let alone drink together again. In his heart, Zhang Chuwen was very grateful to his sister-in-law.

"Well, according to Brother Chu Wen's talent, if the examiner can judge fairly, it is indeed not difficult for Brother Chu Wen to get a junior high." Liu Ertiao nodded lightly, and did not feel that Zhang Chuwen's words were a little arrogant, at the beginning in Tai Academy, even those who claimed to be the best students in Datang were inferior to Zhang Chuwen in terms of talent and learning. Moreover, regarding the matter of Zhang Chuwen getting close to the prince, Liu Yiyi is also very clear in his heart.

"Each other, each other! Hahaha..."Zhang Chuwen raised his glass and touched Liu Ertiao, and the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time, laughing, very bold.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that in the land of Kuizhou, there are such wonderful people!" Li Shimin chuckled and handed the brochure in his hand to Empress Changsun, which recorded some interesting things that Princess Yuzhang encountered in Fengjie, Kuizhou.

Among these interesting facts, Liu Yifan's poems and songs are undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

"The golden bottle of sake is ten thousand, and the jade plate is ten thousand dollars.

I couldn't eat when I stopped throwing my cup, and I was at a loss when I drew my sword and looked around.

If you want to cross the Yellow River and ice congestion river, you will climb the snow-filled mountains of Taihang.

Idle fishing on the blue river, suddenly take a boat to dream of the sun.

It's hard to walk! It's hard to walk! Many divergent roads, where are you now?

There will be times when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds will sail into the sea! ”

Empress Changsun looked at the poems on the booklet, couldn't help but sigh out, looked up at Li Shimin, who was drinking tea, and said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty, the poem is a good poem, and it can be called a good work, but the concubine listens to the meaning of this poem, this person seems to be a little depressed, and his ambition is not rewarded." Isn't that a bit too conceited? ”

"Hehe, the queen is serious," Li Shimin waved his hand disappreciatively, and said to the eldest grandson queen with a warm smile: "Talented people, many of them are like this, conceit is not necessarily a bad thing, young man, shouldn't you be a little vigorous?" Huh.."

"The emperor is right," Seeing that Li Shimin was not angry because of this, the eldest grandson queen echoed with interest, and then lowered her head and continued to look down, and soon, she saw the strange song card: "The wolf falls in love with the sheep".

"A wolf falls in love with a sheep?" What do you mean? Empress Eldest Sun frowned slightly, a hint of curiosity appeared in her heart, and she couldn't help but look down.

The guards in charge of writing the report were very attentive, and when writing this song, they not only wrote down the lyrics in detail, but also marked the tune under the lyrics of each line.

Therefore, in the opinion of Empress Changsun, an expert who is proficient in music, the difference in this piece can be seen at once. It's a great song, if its lyrics weren't as explicit.

"Your Majesty, this song?" Empress Eldest Sun pointed to the repertoire on the brochure and looked up at Li Shimin slightly, she knew that Li Shimin was also an expert in music and rhythm, so she would not fail to understand the uniqueness of this song.

"Both vulgar and elegant, both vulgar and elegant, which is beyond my reach, and the person who can make such a song must be a music and rhythm everyone." Li Shimin once again praised this song, if it weren't for his identity, Li Shimin would have sung it in person.

"It's a good song, Your Majesty," seeing what Li Shimin was thinking, Empress Changsun chuckled and suggested to Li Shimin softly: "Why don't you let the ritual music play?" The concubine was also very curious about this song. Looking at what is written in this recital, Ru'er seems to like this song very much, hehe. ”

"In this way, according to the queen's wishes, let the music come here to play a while, and I will accompany the queen to enjoy it!" Li Shimin nodded lightly, took the words of Empress Changsun, and then opened his mouth to give an order to Xiao Dezi of the Lizheng Palace.

After that, after a while, a burst of refreshing music sounded in the Lizheng Palace:

"The north wind was blowing, the snow was fluttering, and suddenly there was a chord sound, and the wolf he was seriously injured, but he escaped by chance, and it was a sheep that saved it. From then on, they agreed to live three lives, and complained bitterly..."

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