The weather gradually became hotter. When Su Shi completed three laps around the general's mansion, he felt as if he had been fished out of the water. Lin Mo's situation was no better than him, and the sweat on his head flowed down his forehead like a waterfall.
The two of them panted slowly and ran into the general's mansion. When their heartbeats gradually calmed down, the two of them dragged their tired bodies back to their rooms.
Su Shi soaked in the warm water and yawned continuously.
He didn't have a good rest last night. Even after drinking, he still went to bed very late and dreamed all night.
So when he woke up early this morning, he felt that his head was as heavy as lead.
Now he was lying in the barrel with a wet towel on his head, eyes slightly closed, stretching his body as much as possible, and his whole body and mind were in a state of extreme relaxation.
Then he fell into a deep sleep.
Su Shi didn't sleep for long. When the water in the barrel became lukewarm, he had already woken up.
At this time, his face no longer looked tired, his eyes were deep, and his whole person became full of energy.
He put on some dry and comfortable clothes and slowly walked out of the room.
Lin Mo had been waiting outside the door for a long time. His energy had obviously not fully recovered yet, his eyes were glazed over and his body was stiff.
Su Shi's smile at this time was as gentle as the sunshine: "You don't have to serve me. You might as well go and have a good rest at this time. We still have a lot to do today and are very tired."
Lin Mo looked at Su Shi with some admiration, because when he first saw Su Shi this morning, his energy was very low, and he obviously didn't sleep well last night.
But when she saw him again, Su Shi had completely regained her vitality.
"I'm fine." As if infected by his vitality, Lin Mo's tone became more relaxed: "I just had a drink last night, and I'll be fine after breakfast."
Then he remembered something and said, "The eldest son just sent word that he was waiting for you in the study."
"Brother is waiting for me in the study?" Su Shi was stunned: "Did you say something?"
Lin Mo shook his head and said, "It seems like someone sent an invitation just now."
"Invitation?" Su Shi smiled and said, "My eldest brother is leaving Beijing soon. Most of his colleagues and friends are preparing to hold a banquet to see him off."
"I heard that this invitation is to invite you, Master."
"Me?" Su Shi said disapprovingly: "Just ask my eldest brother to push it. I've been very busy these days, so I don't have time to go to any appointments."
The two of them walked towards the study, talking and laughing.
When Su Shi walked into the study and saw Su Zhou, he immediately felt that something was on his mind.
Ever since Su Zhou handed over all the affairs of the General's Mansion to Su Shi, Su Zhou seemed to have put down a heavy burden, and his face showed unprecedented relief.
But now he frowned and stared at the red invitation in front of him, as if there was something difficult to decide in his heart.
Lin Mo also felt that the atmosphere in the study was very solemn, so he stood silently outside the study.
Su Shi walked to Su Zhou and sat down, looked at him quietly, and asked, "Are you looking for me?"
Su Zhou didn't speak, but pointed to the invitation on the table.
"Who sent it?"
"Master Zuo Xiangting, great scholar."
Su Shi felt a little strange, it was just an invitation, why did the elder brother feel so embarrassed?
"has a problem?"
Su Zhou didn't seem to know where to start. He thought for a while and then said, "Do you still remember that after you won the first prize at the Jinghu Poetry Club, many people wanted to make friends with you, the top poet."
Su Shi naturally remembered, and he said with a smile: "If it weren't for the big brother who blocked me, I would have left the capital long ago and would still be living happily in Yangzhou."
He was telling the truth. If Su Zhou hadn't stopped most of the banquets for him, he would never have stayed in the capital to attend various dinner parties and would have fled long ago.
Suddenly, Su Shi looked at Su Zhou in confusion and said, "I remember that I left about three invitations. One of them has not been given to me yet?" Then he suddenly asked, "Could it be that the third invitation was from Zuo A bachelor's degree?"
Su Zhou finally nodded and sighed: "That's right. I didn't hand the invitation to you on the pretext that it was still early, and finally pushed it for you. Who would have thought that today, Grand Master Zuo will send an invitation again, and tomorrow he will be at Zuo University. The government is hosting a banquet and I would like to invite you to it."
Su Shi's eyes became very strange, because he could feel that Su Zhou didn't seem to want him to participate in this banquet.
He thought about it and said with a smile: "Since I have already pushed it once, I just need to push it again. What's more, I have been very busy during this period, and I really have no intention of attending the banquet."
Su Zhou said: "Just because we have already pushed once, it will be difficult to push again this time."
"Brother doesn't seem to want me to have contact with Mr. Zuo?"
Su Zhou didn't speak, but his expression proved that Su Shi's guess was correct.
"Why?"
Su Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "Because my father and Mr. Zuo are incompatible. As long as they are both in the court, they will definitely attack each other and no one will give in."
"It's not because of political differences." Su Zhou said slowly: "Master Zuo believes that Daqian is currently in a peaceful and prosperous age, and should civilize the world through culture and education, and should not use force to frighten neighboring countries. Master Father, on the other hand, believes that Daqian is surrounded by powerful enemies. , it’s not yet time to put the swords and guns into storage and the horses to be released to Nanshan.”
"It's not because of political differences." Su Zhou said slowly: "Master Zuo believes that Daqian is currently in a peaceful and prosperous age, and should civilize the world through culture and education, and should not use force to frighten neighboring countries. Master Father, on the other hand, believes that Daqian is surrounded by powerful enemies. , it’s not yet time to put the swords and guns into storage and the horses to be released to Nanshan.”
"So in the court, Mr. Zuo said that my father was alarmist, and my father rebuked Mr. Zuo for forgetting the danger in peace. Naturally, the civil servants sided with Mr. Zuo, and the military generals fully supported Mr. Zuo."
Su Shi couldn't help but sigh: "Since ancient times, the way to govern a country has been both civil and martial arts. I don't know what is so controversial about this."
Su Zhou whispered: "My second brother is unaware of something. The late emperor was fond of martial arts. He reigned for thirty-six years, and spent at least sixteen years conquering the world. Although the late emperor allowed Dagan's territory to expand a lot, it was precisely because of his long history that he conquered the world. Years of fighting left the treasury empty, and in the end even the officials’ salaries could not be paid, and the people were naturally miserable.”
"Your Majesty only began to recuperate and recuperate after he ascended the throne. He did not start a war for more than ten years, and this is why we have today's peaceful age."
Su Shi smiled and said: "From the tone of my elder brother, it seems that I agree with Mr. Zuo's opinion."
Su Zhou shook his head and said: "Although I don't agree with attacking other countries and dragging Daqian into the war. But as my father said, it is not the time to put swords and guns into storage yet."
In civil and military disputes, the public said the public was right and the mother-in-law said the mother-in-law was right. Su Shi didn't bother to argue.
But after knowing these things, Su Shi also felt a little strange: "Since Mr. Zuo is at odds with his father, why does he invite me to a banquet? And he has to send invitations over and over again?"
