Mr. Zhong, who is anticlimactic, does things surprisingly quickly.
Others came to the capital to run for official positions and wanted to see him. Without the money to clear the way, they could not even think about it for ten days.
Oh, no, even those who are Jinshi in the same class as Xu He, those third- and fourth-class people who want to find a good place will start sending things and notes to Master Zhong from the day the imperial examination results are released.
The reason why Xu He is so lucky is that, firstly, he has already established his official position and does not need to give gifts; secondly, Master Li, who has long been the minister, must be... polite to the new number one scholar.
Xu He felt the courtesy from various departments of the Ministry of Personnel.
"The Number One Scholar!"
"The Number One Scholar!"
"Here you come? Please come in quickly. My lord has asked you several times since this morning!"
…
Xu He stepped into Li Xiyan's mansion and saw him wearing a pair of tortoiseshell glasses and reading documents.
After hearing the movement, Li Xiyan unexpectedly just nodded to Xu He and said: "Liang Sonar, please sit down first!"
"Yes, Lord Budo!"
While Li Xiyan was still immersed in handling official duties, Xu He visited the office of the Heavenly Official Minister.
He is from Huating, Songjiang. In this era, he and Xu He can be considered half fellow villagers.
However, Xu He heard that this township party member who was originally Shen Han had been promoted by Shen Han.
After Shen Han left the court, he was appreciated by Qin Yan, and it was said that he could enter and leave the inner garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion at will.
Xu He felt uneasy. Shen Han's fellow countryman and Qin Yan's best friend could not even urinate in the same pot as him. However, his disciples said that he had inquired about him several times and that the officials were all very polite to him. Obviously This is also the one who said hello.
Li Xiyan, this is...
Just when Xu He was thinking wildly, Li Xiyan shouted: "Come in with a basin of water, I want to wipe my face!"
There were officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs outside the door, and soon they came in with a basin of water.
Li Xiyan said: "Put it on the shelf!"
Upon hearing this, the official put the washbasin on the basin stand, saluted and then left.
When Xu He saw this, he was a little confused. Why did this official, who was doing his job well, suddenly need water to wipe his face?
It's not that wiping your face is strange. What's strange is that after this person finished speaking, shouldn't he take advantage of the hot water and wipe it all over to wake himself up?
And why did he ask the clerk to put it on the washstand while he continued working?
Of course, some people say that he has changed his mind, isn't that okay?
OK……
Half the stick of incense passed, and Li Xiyan still didn't speak. She was busy signing and approving documents with a brush.
At this time, he suddenly took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes.
Seeing this, Xu He finally couldn't help but get up, wet the linen cloth on the shelf with water, then wring it out and walked to Li Xiyan and said: "Master Bu Tang, wipe your face!"
Li Xiyan waved her hand and said: "Put it in the basin, no need!"
Xu He felt a little annoyed when he heard this. He kindly twisted a [towel] for you to wake you up. After all, you should at least say thank you, right?
What's the point?
After a while, Li Xiyan was still working and suddenly said outside: "Come here, bring me a glass of water!"
Xu He is not a stingy person. His age, seniority, and official position are all here. He is a newbie in the workplace. What's wrong with being rejected after twisting the towel?
He stood up quickly and waved away the clerk who came in to pour water. Then he took the iron pot he took from the clerk and came to Li Xiyan in person. He moved his tea cup to the small table and avoided the paperwork. , then the tea is filled!
When he placed the tea cup in front of Li Xiyan, he thought that Li Xiyan would always thank him this time, right?
Unexpectedly, he didn't even raise his head, and just waved his hand, "Go down!"
Yes!
This is treating oneself as an official serving tea outside.
Li Xiyan picked up the teacup, flicked the tea leaves, and then took a sip while staring at the document.
He was obviously taken aback as soon as he took the drink, but he quickly finished it, put down the tea cup, and continued reading the paperwork.
Xu He picked up the iron pot again, took out the tea cup and filled it.
This time Li Xiyan picked up the tea cup and finally looked up...but she wasn't looking at Xu He, but at the misty tea cup.
He blew on the tea and took a sip.
Finally, he said to Xu He: "Liangsheng, when you poured me tea for the first time, why did you use warm water?"
Xu He poured tea for the first time, leaving a small portion of the herbal tea in the cup, adding hot water and then handed it over.
Seeing Li Xiyan's question, Xu He cupped his hands and said, "The coldness of the tea will hurt the spleen. Your Majesty has just been thirsty. I'm afraid that your spleen will be damaged if you drink too much, so I'll serve you warm water first!"
Li Xiyan nodded when he heard this, and then asked: "Then why did you pour hot water for the second time?"
"My lord has already drank a cup of warm tea. Drinking too much tea will hurt your stomach, so I will switch to hot tea and sip it in small sips to calm the mind and not hurt the body!"
Li Xiyan nodded when he heard this and said, "I'm determined!"
When Xu He heard this, he thought, "Fuck!"
I used up my old nose skills and used Ishida Mitsunari's trick to break the silence. You just replied to me with three words, "You are serious"?
According to the script, you shouldn't praise me so loudly, Liangsheng, yours, great!
No, nothing, he, he lowered his head to read the documents again.
I know you're busy, so don't let me come in to see how busy you are, okay?
I won't go out and brag to others and say: "Li Xiyan works hard, Li Xiyan strives for excellence today!"
However, after studying for two years, he gained knowledge and developed the skill of sitting still.
Since you are not in a hurry to talk to me, then I am not in a hurry either.
This is how everyone spends it!
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This is exactly one hour after entering Li Xiyan's mansion.
Xu He had nothing to do. Apart from serving tea and water, he could only sit on the chair and stare at a picture on the wall opposite in a daze.
The water will eventually return to the sea because of kindness, and the mountains will become their own peaks without competing for heights.
The signature is restored by Huating.
It turns out that the word "Fu" is Li Xiyan's. So this is Li Xiyan's life creed?
The calligraphy style used in this painting is Wei Bei.
It's obvious that Li Xiyan worked hard on the Wei stele.
The water will eventually return to the sea because of kindness, and the mountains will become their own peaks without competing for heights.
If we can really reach this state...
Xu He suddenly understood why Li Xiyan kept him by her side.
He was testing Xu He to see if he could let go of his attitude.
After thinking about this, Xu He sat still again, looking at his nose with his eyes, and his mind with his nose.
Li Xiyan was really dealing with official duties. With the recent war in the south, local officials had been transferred frequently, many of whom were feudal officials. All these required him to consult with the cabinet and draft suitable candidates to report to the emperor.
But he really doesn’t have time? Don’t even have time to say a few words to Xu He?
Obviously not.
In fact, he was also silently observing the No. 1 Scholar, the first person in history to win six imperial examinations.
He glanced sideways and saw Xu He sitting on the chair without any sign of irritation.
Combined with the scene where Xu He poured tea just now.
He sighed, raised his head and said, "Did the Department of Literature and Selection tell you?"
