Zhou Bangyan was actually not interested in telling Li Yanqing about these officialdom pasts, he saw that Li Yanqing didn't want to listen, so why bother himself?

It's just that he couldn't hinder Master Li's face, so he had to continue: "There was a war against Western Xia during the Shenzong period, there was a civil official, I can't remember the name, he escaped from the battle, resulting in a fiasco of the army, Emperor Shenzong was furious, and ordered to behead this person, Prime Minister Cai did take the lead in opposition, and never signed the will of the Son of Heaven, he took a few important ministers, and said to Emperor Shenzong very toughly, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, we have never killed scholars and doctors, and we don't want the Son of Heaven to break this example." Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Emperor Shenzong couldn't fight Cai Qu, so he had to change his will to assassinate him, but his subordinate Lang Zhangdun resolutely objected, he said that the scholar can not be killed, and he tattooed the word on the face of the scholar, it is better to kill him, Emperor Shenzong was enraged, slapped the table and said sharply, can't you do a happy thing? Zhang Dian replied very coldly, such a happy thing, don't do it! Guess what the end result is? ”

Zhao Mingcheng sighed, "The matter is definitely not over." ”

"That's right, although Emperor Shenzong was trembling with anger, all the ministers did not carry out his edict, and he, the emperor, could not be the emperor, and this civil official who committed a capital crime was only exiled in the end."

Speaking of this, Zhou Bangyan said meaningfully to Li Yanqing: "This is what I said about the forest, the party of civil officials, they are the real rulers of the Great Song Dynasty, if Yanqing wants to do something big, you must first take root in this forest, and then slowly grow into a towering tree, as a military general, you will never be able to integrate into this party group, and you will never have a future!" ”

Although Zhou Bangyan said it interestingly and vividly, Li Yanqing may not agree with his concepts, and theories such as 'power comes out of the barrel of a gun' and 'truth is within the range of a cannon' have grown deeply in his mind and become his way of thinking, and more importantly, he knows what will happen in another seven or eight years.

Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of the Song Dynasty, was a kind person, did not kill the Hou Zhou clan, did not kill the literati, and when he arrived at the Shenzong, he was forced by the scholars to cancel the stabbing and cane punishment in the civil official punishment, and the great crime could only be exiled, in fact, the exile was also a form of walking, and he came back in two or three years and continued to be an official.

To a certain extent, Song Huizong's reuse of eunuchs is also the inevitable result of being hollowed out by the civil official group.

In the Song Dynasty, being a civil official was extremely comfortable and nourishing, without risk, and without considering responsibility, it was this kind of greenhouse life for hundreds of years that led to the decay and corruption of the Great Song Dynasty officialdom day by day, and it was difficult to return, and finally was swept away by Jin, Yuan and other foreign races, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the splendid civilization was almost cut off, it can be said that the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty all died in the hands of the civil official group, for the interests of the small group, regardless of the rise and fall of the country, Zhou Bangyan actually wanted to join it himself?

Of course, Li Yanqing has another unspeakable reason for his dislike of Zhou Bangyan, perhaps there is a hint of jealousy, although he also knows that his relationship with Master Li is a friendship, but it is enough to make Li Yanqing have a good impression of him.

Li Yanqing was silent, and the atmosphere in the room was a little awkward, at this time, Li Qingzhao raised the book in his hand and said with a smile: "This Great Sage Monster Hunt is very interesting, I heard Jiuzhen say it, and today is the first time to read it." ”

Li Qingzhao had mentioned Jiuzhen for the second time, and Master Li asked curiously, "Who is Jiuzhen?" ”

"It's my little sister, his father used to be an official in Xiangzhou, and he knew Li Shaojun when he was very young."

"Really?" Master Li looked at Li Yanqing with a pair of beautiful eyes.

Li Yanqing scratched his head and smiled: "It's just my little reader, and the people who liked it in this book at that time were basically children, and Jiuzhen was one of them." ”

"Li Shaojun is from Xiangzhou?" Zhao Mingcheng asked.

"Exactly, I was born in a poor family in the countryside of Tangyin County, Xiangzhou."

Li Yanqing said this in fact, he was leaving out the relationship between him and Li Jiuzhen, one is a poor young man in the countryside, and the other is a daughter of Zhizhou, what kind of relationship will they have? Master Li was extremely smart, so she immediately stopped asking.

At this moment, the butler walked to the hall and reported, "Girl, the wine and food have arrived." ”

Master Li hurriedly got up and smiled at everyone: "Master's cooking skills are too bad, so I had to buy a few small dishes from Alum Tower, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

Zhou Bangyan said with a smile: "Although the food is average, but the wine is excellent, the twenty-year Shoumei wine in Alum Tower, there are only ten jars left in the inventory of Alum Tower, and today the master specially took out one jar to entertain us." ”

Li Qingzhao raised his eyebrows, "The master is so face-saving?" ”

"Yi'an Jushi doesn't know! The master is the ...... of the alum building."

Master Li coughed lightly, stopping Zhou Bangyan's leak, and she smiled faintly: "Master Li is just a little bit of a part in Alum Tower. ”

Li Yanqing understood that Master Li must be the major shareholder of Alum Tower, no wonder she can maintain her freedom as a famous prostitute, how can she do it without strong financial guarantees?

"Everyone, please come with me!"

Master Li took Li Qingzhao's arm and walked in front, Li Yanqing specially slowed down and walked with Zhao Mingcheng, he really didn't like Zhou Bangyan and didn't want to listen to him anymore.

"Brother Defu lives in Qingzhou, how can he have time to come to the capital?"

Zhao Mingcheng said with a smile: "I mainly came to the capital to negotiate with the bookstore to publish my "Jinshi Lu", and I also wanted to buy a batch of calligraphy that had disappeared among the people. ”

"What calligraphy?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile.

Zhao Mingcheng sighed and said: "I heard that there are a batch of Su Shi's calligraphy and paintings in Chenliu County, which are the authentic works that have not been burned in the Yuanyou Party case. ”

"Does Brother Defu like the calligraphy of the Son of Heaven?"

Zhao Mingcheng nodded, "Frankly speaking, today's calligraphy and painting attainments are quite high, especially the thin gold body is a treasure. ”

"I have two copies, and if my sister-in-law likes it, I'll give her one."

"Do you have a copy of the Son of Heaven?" Zhao Mingcheng asked in surprise.

Li Yanqing nodded, "It was given to me by the Son of Heaven, I only got it this morning, and the thin gold body is not suitable for me, so I will give it to my brother and sister-in-law." ”

"But it's a gift from the emperor, how can you ...... it at will" Zhao Mingcheng was really tempted, but he knew that the thing given by the emperor could not be transferred at will, and the consequences were very serious.

Li Yanqing smiled faintly, "Then I should lend it to you!" ”

Zhao Mingcheng perked up, it was okay to borrow, he hurriedly whispered: "I'll go back and discuss with Humble Jing, and I'll contact you later." ”

Zhao Mingcheng quietly handed Li Yanqing a note, "This is our address in the capital, and Li Shaojun can come as a guest at any time." ”

The two chatted while soon came to the dining hall, the dining place was actually the back garden of Master Li, a delicate and small garden, small bridges and flowing water, deep bamboo forest, two octagonal pavilions correspondingly brightened, the pavilion in the east is called Chaoqi, the pavilion in the west is called the falling moon, the shape is simple and elegant, the light is soft, there are veils around it, which can prevent the infestation of autumn insects.

"Feel free to sit down, everybody! Don't be too restrictive. ”

Although they said to sit casually, everyone still sat down according to their habits, Li Qingzhao and Li Shishi sat together, they could talk about women, Li Yanqing sat with Zhao Mingcheng, he preferred Zhao Mingcheng's modesty and easy-going, Zhou Bangyan had to sit alone, but wine was his best friend, he really didn't care where he sit?

The dishes were plentiful, with more than a dozen dishes per person, and five maids were in charge of serving them

First two dishes, the first dish is clear water clams, fat and sweet, there are five on each person's plate, Li Yanqing has eaten in Alum Building, this is a famous dish in Alum Building, you can't eat it in the restaurant outside, a clam will cost two taels of silver, this dish is ten taels of silver, not to mention five plates, Master Li is a big deal.

The second dish is orange stuffed crab, now is the crab season, but the upper class of the Song Dynasty is not chewing crabs, but there are a variety of elegant ways to eat, orange stuffed crab is a very distinctive one, belongs to the palace cuisine, the ripe orange is screwed off the top cover, remove the orange flesh, leave a little orange juice, put the crab meat, crab roe, crab oil into the orange, and then cover the orange top, put it in the small retort, add sake, vinegar and water to steam, and finally mix vinegar and salt to eat, delicious and extraordinary.

An orange stuffed crab requires at least five Suzhou hairy crabs, and the price in Alum Lou is very expensive, although Li Yanqing has never eaten it, he knows that it will not be less than fifty taels of silver.

At this time, the maid served them wine, the wine vessel is a tall jade cup, like honey-like golden Shou Mei wine slowly poured into the cup, it looks like a long Shou Mei, the wine is named after this, this is also the treasure of the town store of the alum building, there is no money to buy, the pavilion immediately overflows with the aroma of wine, intoxicating.

At this time, Master Li raised his lips with his jade hand and said with a smile: "The beautiful scenery of a good day, there is the fragrance of wine and crabs......"

"And beautiful people like jade!" Zhou Bangyan interjected next to him.

Li Yanqing and Zhao Mingcheng clapped their palms and laughed, "Yes, there are also beauties like jade!" ”

Master Li's pretty face flushed with a hint of redness, and his eyes as bright as jewels looked at Li Yanqing, and continued: "Master invited a few close friends to sit and drink together today, one to enjoy the tranquility of the autumn night, and the other to congratulate Li Shaojun on his victory over the Western Xia warriors and raise the national prestige of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Everyone got up one after another, raised their glasses and smiled: "To Li Shaojun!" ”

Li Yanqing suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, it turned out that this was a celebration banquet specially organized by Master Li for himself!