At noon the next day, Li Yuebai came to the gate of Fangfu with a letter from his father Li Che and told the doorkeeper that Li Kai's grandson wanted to see him. After a while, the doorman came out and said with a smile: "My old man is invited!" ”

Li Yuebai followed the boy into the Fang Mansion, and compared with the Xue Mansion, the Fang Mansion looked extremely simple and even simple. Li Yuebai came to the back hall of Fangfu, there was already an old man, standing at the bottom of the steps, he was smiling, he looked energetic, very amiable, this person was Fang Ping, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

When Fang Ping saw Li Yuebai coming, he was both surprised and delighted, as if the old people were reunited, and he kept reading: "Good boy, so big, a talent!" It's so similar......" Fang Ping choked up and burst into tears when he said this.

Li Yuebai was so surprised in his heart, when he met for the first time, he didn't know why Lord Fang was so excited, and hurriedly replied: "Junior Li Yuebai, I have seen Lord Fang, and there is a letter from my father, and I also ask Lord Fang to look at it!" ”

Fang Ping took the paperwork, opened the letterhead and read it, but it was Li Che who asked him to protect Li Yuebai, he smiled and said: "Your father is polite, if you can enter the A and B list in the palace test, the old man will definitely promote you to the Holy Lord and seek a half-official position!" Ay! It's been 19 years, and time flies like a white horse! ”

Fang Ping's expression was very sad, he looked into the distance, as if his eyes had passed through the curtains of time, and he saw the scene of swords, blood, and fire in Deyang Palace back then.

"Yuebai, good boy, go in with the old man!" Fang Ping took Li Yuebai's hand and walked into the back hall together. Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Fang, several sons and daughters and other relatives gathered together and met Li Yuebai one by one. Everyone praised Li Yuebai for her handsome appearance and outstanding appearance, and Li Yuebai should be courteous and generous.

Fang Ping only felt that this later life was a material that could be made, and he was very happy to have this wishful protégé, but it was a pity that the two daughters had already married, and he was very sorry in his heart.

The sun was already in the west, Li Yuebai was about to say goodbye to the house, Fang Ping followed him, and ordered the servants to prepare a wine banquet, and everyone drank the wine until late at night. In the end, only Fang Ping and Li Yuebai were left on the wine table, and everyone else was sent away by Fang Ping.

Fang Ping asked: "Presumably, Yuebai already knows about the matter of the chieftain Koubian, what is the best way to defend against the enemy, why not talk to the old man?" ”

Fang Ping wanted to take the opportunity to investigate Li Yuebai's talent and strategy, Li Yuebai said what Xue Mansion had said about how to retreat from the enemy, and the strategy of fighting outside and inside again, Fang Ping praised and said: "What the hero sees is slightly the same, Yuebai and Zhu Chongwu, a scholar of Qiyingdian University above the court yesterday, advocate a secret coincidence!" My Huaxia country is really talented! It's just, hey......"

Li Yuebai saw his sad face, doubted in his heart, and asked, "What is on your mind?" ”

Fang Ping said: "Although the chieftain is a strong enemy from outside, as long as the army and the people are united, there is a way to break the enemy, there is no need to worry, the real trouble of China is in the imperial court!" That Xue Heng! Hum! Li Yuebai was shocked in his heart, and then knew who Fang Ping was referring to, and replied: "But that Xue Heng, the father of Xue Zhongbing?!" ”

Fang Ping said in a low voice: "It is this person, treacherous and evil, dancing with the court, this person is deeply favored by His Majesty, the tree has deep roots, the old man I usually see in my eyes, I am anxious in my heart, but I am helpless, hey!" ”

Li Yuebai said: "The day before yesterday, I had a banquet with Xue Gongzi, who would have thought that he would take pleasure in killing, Xue Mansion is extremely extravagant and luxurious, all of them are looted people's fat and people's ointment, that Xue Gongzi is a person, his heart is like a snake and scorpion, and he is very vicious!" ”

Fang Ping said: "Yuebai, you will avenge this revenge sooner or later!" ”

Li Yuebai was puzzled when she heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Revenge?!" ”

Fang Fang knew that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly covered it up and said: "Forgive the old man for his words, this is a national enemy, not a personal enemy!" ”

Outside the window, lightning and thunder suddenly roared, and heavy rain poured down.

The two of them were silent for a while, and after a while, Fang Ping asked, "Yuebai, what are your plans after the palace entrance exam?" ”

"Forgive me for being born late, I unintentionally restrain my career, come to Beijing to try to seek fame, but my father's long-cherished wish, and then return to Ninghua to complete the marriage." Li Yuebai replied.

Fang Ping shook his head and asked, "Now that the chieftain is pressing the border, don't you want to serve the country and kill the enemy?" ”

Li Yuebai sighed: "Hey! If you have the intention to kill the thief but there is no way to serve the country, it is not yet known whether you can be on the list in the future, if you can't be used by the court, how can you talk about serving the country? ”

Fang Ping said with a smile: "The sage has a saying, 'Hide and hold the way, wait for the time.'" 'Scholars can study with peace of mind, cultivate virtue and wisdom, and have the opportunity to serve the country. How could God forget those talents who put the well-being of all people first and had great love in their hearts? At that time, Emperor Yuhua united the Six Realms, defeated the Demon Lord Chaoyuan, unified the countries, sealed the princes all over the world, gave the surname Wanbang, and finally had my Huaxia. You and I should take Yu Hua as an example, and put the safety of the world first, how can we only care about the private feelings of our children? If the country is ruined, how can it be home? ”

Li Yuebai's heart was shocked, and she secretly said, "If the country dies, how can it be home?" I felt that I had missed Chen Bingqian day and night, and I neglected the responsibility of the country's social organization, and I couldn't help but be ashamed.

Fang Ping saw that he had repented and that his son could be taught, and said with a smile: "If your Jingshi scientific examination goes well this time, the old man will recommend it to the saint." When the national crisis is at the head, there are traitors in charge, and you young people are needed to work hard, reorganize the dynasty, and serve the country! ”

Li Yuebai got up and thanked him: "Thanks to the value of Engong, I feel that my previous behavior was shallow, and I am willing to listen to the teachings of my predecessors in the future and be loyal to the country!" ”

Fang Ping was very happy when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Well, yes, the children can be taught!" You are not deeply involved in the world, you are new to Beijing, and you must be guarded against when you intersect with people! The princes and nobles in this capital are all over the place, and there are many ears and eyes up and down, so you usually have to listen more and talk less. People's hearts are in danger of mountains and rivers, don't look at what he says is sweeter than honey, he tends to be inflammatory, turns around and stabs a knife in the back, falls into the well, abounds, the old man has seen a lot, and there are swords, guns and halberds everywhere! ”

"Don't these saints know?" Li Yuebai said angrily.

"What if you know, the saint knows very well in his heart, the world is already like this, the traitorous party in the court headed by Xue Heng has deep roots, and his henchmen are all over the government and the opposition, and these people are arrested, there is no need for the chiefs to attack us, we will fall in Huaxia ourselves! The saint is also in a dilemma. ”

Li Yuebai heard that the world was so complicated and sinister, far beyond what he could have foreseen.

"That's it, don't talk about this, the old man and your grandfather are good friends, I can see you today, if you see the old man, what will happen in the future, find the old man at any time, maybe I can help you! Come, come, let's continue to drink today, and get drunk! ”

Li Yuebai remembered Shi Sanniang's dying entrustment and asked, "Dare to ask Engong if you know that there is someone named 'Jia Renxuan' in the capital?" ”

Fang Ping's brows tightened, he thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Up and down the capital, there are not a few people the old man knows, but I have never heard of a person named 'Jia Renxuan', who is this person?" ”

Li Yuebai only said that Jia Renxuan was an old friend, and Fang Ping was inconvenient to ask, so the two continued to chat and drink until the end of the night. Fang Ping arranged for Li Yuebai to rest in the mansion, and did not mention it for the time being.