Li Zhijie had a strong passion for calf licking, but was shy about showing it in front of his disciples, so he changed the subject at the right time.
"Ling Sheng, Si Kui has just arrived in Yangzhou, and there is no one to take care of him. I am going out to patrol the river in the next few days. I am not worried about leaving him alone in the yamen, so I took you, my senior brother, over and asked you to help me. Take care of me for a few days!" Li Zhijie said the reason why he asked Xu He to come this time.
Lao Li had helped him so many times, how big of a deal could it be to take care of a child?
Without thinking, Xu He patted his chest and said, "Teacher, don't worry, I will take my junior brother to my house in Yangzhou in the past few days. There will be people cooking there, so he will not let him go hungry."
Li Zhijie shook his head: "I'm not afraid that he'll be hungry, but I'm afraid that while I'm out, this kid will neglect his studies. After all, learning is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat! I want you, my senior brother, to supervise me these days. He reads!”
Good guy, the teacher is too cruel for such a big kid. Doesn’t little Li Sikui want his childhood?
Who knew that he was still helping Li Sikui fight the injustice, but this little guy said disdainfully: "Father, does this person have the ability to teach me? Not everyone can teach me if he wants to!"
"Uh..." Xu He was embarrassed.
Li Zhijie was furious when he heard this: "Do you know who your senior brother is? That is the first Xiao Sanyuan since the founding of Nanzhili. Do you think he is qualified to teach you? If you were not still young, I would rule you by law. Arrogant!”
Although Li Zhijie's thunder was loud, he didn't take any actual action. He just smiled apologetically at Xu He: "Liangsheng, this kid has been with his mother since he was a child and has been spoiled. Don't take it to heart!"
What Xu He could say was that he could only slap the little guy's ass in his heart, with an aunt's smile on his face: "Ah, junior brother is so naive, how can I take it to heart! (Boy, don't get into my hands) ,otherwise……)"
After the two men listened, the father hadn't spoken yet. Li Sikui said like a little adult: "What about little Sanyuan? If he can only write a few eight-legged essays, then I don't want his teaching!"
After hearing this, Li Zhijie was probably really angry this time. He looked around, probably looking for something like seven wolves.
Xu He quickly stopped him, looked at kid Li Sikui with a smile and said, "What kind of person do you think, junior brother, can accompany you to study?"
Li Sikui raised his little head and said proudly: "Well, let me test you with a question. If you can answer it, then I will reluctantly let you follow me for a few days!"
After saying that, he blinked his big eyes and saw that there was nothing good in his belly.
But Xu He was an adult who had been crowned. If he said that I didn't accept the challenge at this time, it would be too embarrassing, so he could only pretend to be calm and said: "Then please give me a try, junior brother!"
Li Sikui asked with a sly smile: "We are all used to the word commonplace. The question is, who is this Sikong?"
"Nah!" Xu He wanted to scold her immediately after hearing the question.
Sikong is an ancient official name. It was first established in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It ranks as the third Duke, equivalent to the Six Ministers. Together with Sima, Sikou, Sushi, and Situ, it is also called the Five Officials. It is responsible for water conservancy and construction.
Li Sikui probably suddenly thought of this topic when he heard that his father was going out to patrol the river.
So, why did Xu He scold his mother?
Because this idiom comes from Meng Qi's "Poem of Skills" in the late Tang Dynasty. It is said that when the poet Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty returned to the capital from Hezhou after finishing his duties as governor, Li Sikong treated him to a high-end banquet. Liu Yuxi wrote a poem " "Gift to Li Sikong Prostitute"...
High bun with palace-like makeup, Du Weiniang singing in the spring breeze,
It is commonplace to see noisy things, which will break the heart of the governor of Jiangnan.
The poem is easy to understand, that is to say, Sikong's prostitute dressed up very well and sang "Du Weiniang", which made people feel like spring breeze.
When Liu Yuxi saw this, he sighed, such a luxurious banquet and such a beautiful girl, Li Sikong, who invited me to dinner, was already used to it. As a person who was demoted to Jiangnan as the governor, it was really full of mixed feelings for me to participate in such an occasion. , How can the love be so unbearable?
So here’s the question. The original text didn’t explain who Li Sikong’s name was. This guy Li Sikui was simply making trouble without any reason.
This question also stumped the child's father. Li Zhijie frowned and pondered for a long time, until his body was on fire and his head was smoking. He took a big cattail leaf fan and fanned it fiercely. Apparently because he couldn't think of an answer, he followed I am better than myself.
Seeing that his father and Xu He couldn't answer, Li Sikui said proudly: "How about it? You can't answer it? Then just leave me alone in the courtyard for the next few days, and no one is allowed to care what I do!"
Seeing his arrogant look, Xu He felt funny in his heart, but he didn't want to lose face in front of his children, so he considered it and said, "I'll try to explain it, junior brother, just listen to it."
Hearing this, Li Sikui's eyes became even more cunning. He nodded his head quickly and said, "Okay, okay, come and listen!"
Li Zhijie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly pretended to be indifferent to the junior's debate and turned his head to look away. However, the slower frequency of the fan still revealed his "sinister" intention of waiting for the answer.
Xu He said: "This Sikong's surname is Li..."
Then he told the content of Meng Qi's "Poetry of Poem".
Li Sikui laughed loudly, shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, who I am asking is not Li Sikong, Zhang Sikong and Wang Sikong!"
Xu He knew that he would not be satisfied, so he continued: "In the Song Dynasty's "Taiping Guangji", it is said that Li Sikong is Li Shen!"
After saying that, he took a peek at Li Sikui and saw the expression on his clothes that he had already known you would say Li Shen.
Xu He ignored him and thought to himself: "We are all familiar with Li Shen. Three or four-year-old children have heard of Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers". It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat drops on the soil..."
"Li Shen, who could write the two poems "Compassion for the Farmers", should logically understand the sufferings of the people the best. However, he was in a high position at that time and was no longer a poet of compassion for the farmers. He spent his days drinking, drinking and living extravagantly. Therefore, Liu Yuxi In the poem, I have long heard about the luxury and corruption in Li Shen's life. Today I saw it with my own eyes and couldn't help but write this poem, using the four words "commonplace" to satirize Li Shen."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhijie nodded and said: "Li Shen was classified as a cruel official because of his luxurious life, cruelty as an official, and abuse of power. According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, he would be deprived of his title even after his death, and his descendants were not allowed to be officials. . Therefore, the deceased Li Shen was punished by "cutting off the three officials of the gentry and depriving his descendants of official positions." Maybe such banquets were really [common] in his house!"
Hearing this, Li Sikui's eyes became even more proud. Just as he was about to speak, Xu He interrupted him and said, "Teacher, if Li Shen has a spirit underground, he will definitely be angry when he hears that a common title is placed on his head." There’s no way you can be reborn!”
Hearing this, Li Sikui looked at his senior brother for the first time.
Li Zhijie was also interested, so he stopped pretending and asked directly: "Isn't it him?"
Xu He shook his head: "No!"
