If it’s not Li Shen, then who could it be?
Xu He said: "The "Ben Shi Shi" that records this incident says that Liu Yuxi returned to the capital from his appointment as the governor of Hezhou to attend the banquet. According to the "New Book of Tang" records, this time was the second year of Baoli. Liu Yuxi from now on He County was transferred back to Luoyang, but no duties were assigned at that time."
Li Sikui asked: "Is there any problem with this?"
Xu He said with a smile: "The problem is big. From the first year of Baoli to the fourth year of Taihe, in these five years, Li Shen served as the governor of Jiangzhou, Chuzhou, and Shouzhou. Although he had been trying to transfer him back to the capital through entrusting connections, he , but was never able to get what he wanted, so Li Shen was not a Beijing official at that time, and his position was far from that of Sikong. How could it be possible when he could not even meet Liu Yuxi who had been transferred back to Beijing? Invite him to dinner?"
Hearing this, Li Zhijie sighed: "I see, if the chronology of the two is correct, then Li Shen is definitely not Li Sikong!"
Li Sikui stared at Xu He with a sullen face and said, "If it's not Li Shen, then who is it?"
Regarding the commonplace, to be honest, Xu He really studied it carefully in later generations.
Judging from the time when Liu Yuxi was transferred back to Beijing, the Sikong at that time should be Pei Du.
but……
"There is also a Tang book called "Yunxi Youyi", which was recorded by Fan Xin (Yin Shu). He also recorded this incident, but it is completely different from the record in "Ben Shi Shi"!"
Li Zhijie nodded when he heard this and said: "Yunxi Youyi seems to be a Tang Dynasty notebook. It contains poems, unofficial history and trivial matters. I had borrowed it from a friend in the Hanlin Academy before."
Xu He nodded with a smile and said: "This book quotes Liu Yuxi's autobiography, which states: "When I went to Wutai, Du Gonghongjian, the Grand Sima of Yangzhou, held a banquet for me. I was drunk and returned to the post hall!"
Li Zhijie suddenly said: "That's right, it's in the book!"
What this sentence means is that Yangzhou Grand Sima Du Hongjian invited me, Liu Yuxi, to dinner. I drank too much and then returned to the hotel to rest.
Xu He said: "The next sentence in this paragraph is [When I woke up and saw two women beside me, I was shocked]!"
When Liu Yuxi woke up, he found two girls beside him. He was surprised at that time and said, "You are not mine either. Why are you here?"
Nai said, it was the girl who said: The doctor was at the banquet with Sikong Shi, and he specially ordered two musicians to sleep with him.
The two girls said that you wrote a poem at the banquet, saying "It's commonplace and noisy, and it breaks the heart of Suzhou's governor".
You feel very disappointed when you say that I am good at singing and dancing, and that I am used to seeing and enjoying it.
Master Du thought you were in a bad mood, so he asked us to accompany you.
"So, do you think this Sikong's surname is not Li? In fact, he is Du Hongjian? Then don't forget that the name of this poem is "Gift to Li Sikong, a Prostitute"!" Li Sikui said disdainfully.
Xu He shook his head: "Of course it's not Du Hongjian. He died in the fourth year of the Dali calendar. Liu Yuxi was born in the seventh year of the Dali calendar. He was not yet born at that time, so what is contained in "Yunxi Friendship" is just nonsense. That’s it!”
Li Zhijie is really Emo this time. Everyone reads books, but a book like "Yunxi Friendship" can be passed by just reading it. He won't pay attention to the birth date of everyone in the book, let alone this. What does [commonplace] matter?
His son was just looking for trouble, but Xu He was also a weirdo, and he actually studied this.
Therefore, since his knowledge blind spot was involved, Li Zhijie was prepared to sit back and watch without saying a word, so as not to show his cowardice and embarrass himself in front of his juniors.
Li Sikui became irritated: "It's not this, it's not that, what are you talking about?"
Xu He was no longer in a hurry at this time. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, we are slowly sorting out this matter and using elimination methods to squeeze out some possibilities. In the end, isn't it..."
Li Sikui had no choice but to curl his lips and let him continue.
Xu He said: "At that time, Li Sikong looked around and found no such person. As for Du Sikong, apart from Du Hongjian, there really was one."
"That is Du You, a famous official in the Mid-Tang Dynasty! The grandfather of the poet Du Mu! Du You once left Yangzhou and worked in Yangzhou for fourteen years before returning to Beijing to become the prime minister. When he became the prime minister, his position was very long. The first one was the inspector general. If he was , that official position is suitable. And Liu Yuxi once served as his secretary-general."
"Du You is said to have a maverick personality and not stick to trivial matters, so he might actually be able to say goodbye to Liu Yuxi and have a drink with a singing girl."
Li Sikui's eyes were already straightened, and he asked nonchalantly: "Is that Du You?"
This time Xu He smiled slyly and said: "It is recorded in "Yunxi Friendship" that he went to Wutai in the past. The last line of the poem broke the heart of the governor of Suzhou. It was the fifth year of Yamato when Liu Yuxi went to Suzhou to be the governor. At this time, Mr. Du Youdu has been dead for nineteen years, and he will definitely not have enough to eat!"
Li Sikui collapsed and inserted his hands into the hair on his big head. Apparently Xu He made his thinking and logic confused and he was confused.
Li Zhijie couldn't help laughing, but he ignored his son. After all, he was still his biological son. In order to save some face for his son, he forcibly suppressed the laughter below, but his face turned red and purple, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. .
Li Sikui said irritably: "You rambled on for a long time, but in the end you didn't tell the real owner. Who is this Sikong? You didn't answer!"
Xu He smiled and said, "You don't know the answer even the person who asked the question, why do you expect me, the person who answered it, to be able to answer it?"
Let's talk, I have a good time looking at my little junior brother.
Exposed...
Li Sikui's face turned red.
That's right, he didn't know who this Sikong was, but he knew that this Sikong was definitely not the Li Shen he was told about by word of mouth.
He originally thought that Xu He was just a nerd who studied to death. When he heard this question, he had two reactions.
Either he said he didn't know, or he said it was Li Shen.
But both answers revealed that Xu He didn't ask for deep understanding in reading. A person who was not good at reading was not qualified to take him to study. According to Li Sikui's thinking, Xu He must have been ashamed and took the initiative to leave. In this way, he could take advantage of Now that my father is away, I can live a carefree life at home.
But he really didn't expect that Xu He really didn't know who this Sikong was.
But he is true...it is a bit powerful.
He even cited scriptures and cited all possible contemporaries and eliminated them one by one.
Although he didn't have the answer, he also exposed his little thoughts.
Read like this...
What kind of monster student did his father find?
However, Li Sikui has one more trick... to act shamelessly!
"I don't care, you still haven't said who Sikong is! I don't want you to lead me to study!" Li Sikui simply showed off the persona of an ignorant child and rolled around!
Xu He sighed and said: "This Sikong may not necessarily refer to a specific person, but it may refer to a high-ranking official like Sikong who lives a luxurious and luxurious life. So textual research is fine, but you can't go too far!"
After finishing speaking, he said: "Everything is commonplace now, why bother bothering the ancient Ning?"
Li Sikui still wanted to quibble.
But after Li Zhijie heard this poem from Xu Hekouzhan, he picked up the chopsticks on the table and glared at his son.
It seems to be saying, if you dare to say no again, I will beat you to death.
Seeing this, Li Sikui could only sit down and prepare to eat in disgrace.
Xu He breathed a sigh of relief and cursed in his heart: "I'll go, this year's students are not easy to fool!"
