It was late autumn at this time, the sky on the plateau was as blue as water, and a little breeze blew through, lifting the strands of hair on the temples of the young man in front of the Duhu Mansion.
The hair wants to break free, but there is always a foot holding it back.
The young man looked back, his eyes looking towards the way he came. After looking at him, his affectionate, helpless and unambitious eyes slowly retracted, and the next moment turned into a slight smile on his lips.
He sighed in his heart, the scenery here is really beautiful, and the loneliness in his heart has been reduced by three points. The sky is vast and the earth is vast, and humans are as small as ants and dust...
My surname is Liu, my given name is Suiyun, and my courtesy name is Mengshu. I come from the Liu family in Hedong, and I belong to a family of hairpins from all dynasties.
I don’t want to be an official. Five generations of my family have produced seven Jinshi and two third-ranked scholars in this dynasty. I only participated in the imperial examination to get the number one scholar. As a result, I got the third-ranked scholar again!
I am aloof, arrogant, frivolous and unruly, but on the outside I am as gentle as jade, gentle and elegant. No matter princes and generals, rich merchants, traffickers and pawns, I am polite and humble to everyone.
Whether you call me hypocritical or disguised, it has nothing to do with me. I will listen to you carefully, but I will never care about it, let alone talk nonsense in anger and shame, and I will just laugh it off in the end.
When the whole world is turbid, I alone am clear; when the whole world is drunk, I alone am awake! No one can understand.
I was originally going to live a leisurely life like this, with wine and beautiful women, playing chess, calligraphy and painting, high mountains and flowing water, and writing poems, songs and flowers.
But!
Just last year, I knew that this would become an extravagant hope. The stupid 700,000 soldiers of the Northern Liao Dynasty were defeated by the Jurchens. The dynasty was decayed, the buildings were about to collapse, the winds and clouds were about to gather, and the world was about to be in chaos!
But what about me? It's a long road, I'm walking alone through thousands of mountains, looking at the world with cold eyes?
Do you think I don't want to? But I can't do it, I really can't do it.
That idiot Su Shi came to me again a few days ago. I can't say anything to such an idiot. Apart from praising his master, he has no insight.
As for King Qi? Hahahaha!
Others can't see through him, but I regard him deeply. If I, Liu Suiyun, are said to be the most hypocritical person in the world, with King Qi here, I will give in!
In recent years, although he has not been an official, his family has been prosperous and he always knows a lot about court affairs.
He was a scholar with the title of a young doctorate prodigy, and his martial arts skills were mixed in the market. He spent ten years raising people among the people, and he was promoted to a soldier in one day.
King Qi, what do you want to do?
What this idiot Su Shi said to his master this time was so unceremonious and merciless that it made my face hurt. However, there is some truth in it. I have always accepted it with an open mind. The right thing, no matter who comes from it.
However, like the King of Qi, he will definitely not target without aim, and every word and action must have hidden meanings!
I thought about it over and over again, but it was just that there was a shortage of people to use it. This was a little trick that inspired me, Liu Suiyun, to come out of the mountain.
However, the world is about to be in chaos. If you don't stand by and watch, you must have someone to rely on. Looking at the several princes, how many of them are worthy of use? King Qi might be... okay?
It’s just that for such matters, isn’t it necessary to pay close attention to the thatched cottage and humbly request it? Why didn't you come to invite me, instead of coming to Longyou with a hammer and a stick to raise horses?
In the end, he actually asked me to come to him. What a great king...
Zhao Tong looked at the letter with a look of neither joy nor worry. The letter was written by Su Shi, and the person holding the letter was Su Shi's cousin who did not want to be an official.
The Liu family in Hedong came from a hairpin family. He was very talented when he was young, and even better when he was older. He was selected as the top prize in the imperial examination.
Su Shi said that his cousin was talented and capable of making strategies, but where did he get this insight? Zhao Tong was confused, how could Su Shi, a fool like him, be so sure that his cousin would be of great use if he didn't have much brains?
From the daily description of this bastard, his cousin is pretentious, arrogant, hypocritical, and arrogant. He is usually sad about spring and autumn, sad and self-pitying. The whole world is filthy, but he is pure, and everyone is drunk on him. Wake up alone.
Such people, even if they have real talent and knowledge, still need to be killed and suppressed!
Zhao Tong said: "Please come in."
After a while, Liu Suiyun entered the lobby. There was no lack of etiquette. Zhao Tao watched and someone served tea.
Zhao Tong looked at Liu Suiyun, with a delicate appearance, a gentle body, polite manners, bright eyes, and a smile on his lips, as if he had a complete understanding of everything in the world.
Zhao Tong said: "Mengshu has come from afar. I have something unclear. I heard that Qing Xiang in Bai Yi also came from the Liu family in Hedong. His original name was Sanbian. Because he was in Qi, he was also called Liu Qi. I wonder how long Meng Shu is in the family?"
Liu Suiyun smiled even more when he heard this. King Qi didn't like him, and he was holding back his bad intentions to suppress him.
"In Xing Xing Wu, although my ancestor is not of the same lineage as Mr. Qi Qing, he also had a different name in the brothel in the market. He is known as Liu Wu."
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes. This man ruined the brothel. It seemed to be passed down from his ancestors. He said: "Although Su Shi is my bodyguard, he is actually a confidant. I recommend Meng Shu to come to me today. I can't help but feel ashamed. I am Ying San visited the Liu family, but Meng Shu came from far away. I am not polite enough, but...why did Meng Shu not wait for me to return to the capital?"
You came in such a hurry, you didn't give me a chance to visit the thatched cottage, and you didn't come at night, so I couldn't forget to greet you.
Liu Suiyun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, why should you stick to trivial matters? How can Suiyun dare to compare with the wise men of the late Han Dynasty? Now I am here in a hurry. It is about important matters concerning the world. I have been thinking about it, but I have nowhere to talk. I can't eat during the day and can't sleep at night." , I had no choice but to come here to seek advice from the prince after a long journey.”
Zhao Tong looked at him, "Aren't you happy that he didn't invite you?" You actually came all the way to give me a question?
He said: "What important matter does Meng Shu want to tell this king? I have always heard that in the past few generations of the Liu family, there have been seven Jinshis in the same family, and father and son have visited women three times. Except for Meng Shu, everyone is an official in the court, why can't you tell me?"
Liu Suiyun shook his head and said, "I have to belittle my family. I really can't do that."
Zhao Tong added: "With the Liu family's connections, even the ministers of the court can be promoted."
Liu Suiyun said: "Masters Gonggun only care about immediate interests, how can they care about future rights and wrongs."
Zhao Tong said again: "The prince and the king are all in the capital, why should Mengshu abandon the near and seek the far away?"
Liu Suiyun shook his head and sighed: "It's okay not to say it!"
Zhao Tong remained silent.
Liu Suiyun said: "I came to see the prince just so that the prince can influence this important matter."
Zhao Tong said: "Why?"
Liu Suiyun said: "The prince is in charge of the army!"
Zhao Tong's face darkened when he heard this, and he laughed for a while and said: "The Guards and Military Division is only in charge of troops, and does not have the power to dispatch war. That is the power of the Privy Council. With heavy troops, Meng Shu has now come to the northwest, and all the commanders of the Western Army are... It’s just for comfort, why don’t you tell me?”
Liu Suiyun smiled slightly: "Just because this country's surname is Zhao, if the world is really in chaos and smoke is everywhere, even if there are loyal ministers and good generals, I am afraid that more people will not care about it!"
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, and slapped the table: "Liu Wu, you are making alarmist remarks, despising the royal family, and slandering courtiers. You are so bold!"
Liu Suiyun smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. If King Qi can't even listen to this, then it's okay if Liu Wu doesn't say anything else. Your Majesty can kill Liu Wu right now, and then the whole clan will be implicated." .”
Zhao Tong sneered and said: "Don't imitate that madman from the late Han Dynasty. You must know that I am neither Cao Mengde nor Liu Xuande!"
Liu Suiyun said: "Liu Wu is guilty, even if he doesn't care about his wealth and life, he still doesn't regret it!"
Zhao Tong looked at him and said after a long while: "What is the big thing you are talking about? Please tell me and listen to me. If it is really serious, this crime is not unforgivable to me!"
Liu Wu Suiyun smiled slightly and said: "Liu Wu just said it, please listen carefully."
