Late Tang

Cui Yunqing led Li Jing to a man in a scarlet official robe in his forties, and introduced him: "This is Yu Gong, Sima Yu of the state. Commander sitting on one side, you should ask Yu Gong more in the future."

Zhou Sima Yukun is indeed a thunderous name.Because, in the past few years before this year, Yu Jian was still the Jiedu envoy of Ziqing and Pinglu, and the highest military and political officer in the five prefectures of the entire Shandong Peninsula. In the past, when talking about him, he had to be called Yu Jieshuai.Yu Yu's four brothers were all of Jinshi background.

His father, Yu Ao, was once an observer of Xuanshe.The elder brother, Yu Gui, is an observation envoy in Hunan.The third younger brother Yu Cong, the Jiedu envoy of Dongdao in Shannan, was first married to Princess Guangfu, and later the emperor married Princess Guangde to him.The fourth younger brother is Yu Qiu, and Lingnan Rongguan is an envoy.He himself was originally the envoy of Ziqing and Pinlu Pingdu.

The five members of a family of father and son are Jinshi, and all of them hold such important positions as Jiedu envoy, observation envoy, and economic envoy, which can be seen from the original glory of the family.But two years ago, Yu Cong was framed by Wei Baoheng and demoted to governor of Shaozhou.Then the Yu family was also implicated, except Yu Gui was demoted to be the governor of Yuanzhou, Yu Yu was demoted to be Sima of Dengzhou, and Yu Qiu was also demoted to be the governor of Yazhou.

As the demoted Sima, most local officials are not willing to make friends with them, because if they walk in, it may cause attacks from Sima's opponents.And it would be inappropriate to neglect these demoted Sima too much.Because many Sima who were demoted were finally re-appointed, and it is even possible to directly worship the Prime Minister from Sima like Yang Yan who proposed the two-tax law.

However, Cui Yunqing obviously didn't take these things seriously, and she was still very enthusiastic about Yu, and even Cui Yunqing even said some words of comfort to Yu in front of Li Jing.Regarding these words, Li Jing also knew whether they were true or false, because Wei Baoheng, the former prime minister who had previously framed his family, had been bestowed to death by the new emperor.Next, the large group of officials who were demoted from the imperial court by Wei at the beginning may be reactivated.

Yu Jin didn't seem to care about the truth or falsehood of Cui Yunqing's words, she just smiled slightly, like a pot of old wine, just by getting close, she could already be influenced by him.Yu Jian didn't give Li Jing any gift, but he gave Li Jing a word.

"I don't have a sword to give you, and I don't have gold or silver for you. I'll give you a word today." Yu Cang stroked his beard and said: "Keep a normal heart, and you will be a free person in the world! Be indifferent and clear, and be peaceful and far-reaching. Do whatever you want , be at peace with the situation." When he spoke, Yu Yu was very calm. The Yu family was once very prosperous and was demoted. Perhaps it was these experiences of ups and downs that made him see through many philosophies in this world.

Li Jing couldn't help but feel touched when he heard a senior official who used to be in charge of the military affairs of the five states say so. This seems to be a warning to Li Jing that Cui Yunqing appreciates him, and he can reach the sky in one step.Although it was just a few words, to Li Jing, it was more valuable than the 100 taels of silver that Feng Yanqing gave.With today's series of changes, he has indeed begun to feel a little flustered in his heart.

Fortunately, there was Yu Cang's wake-up call.Looking back, Li Jing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.Cui Yunqing's appreciation for him is indeed important, but the most important thing is to play steadily.Now it is the end of the late Tang Dynasty, no matter how high you are, it is of no use. For example, Yu Yu's family are all big officials in one side of the border, but in the end, they were all demoted by Wei Baoheng with a paper document.

Without a stable foundation, it is all castles in the air.It looks like glory, but it can't stand the wind and rain.

"Don't be surprised by honor or disgrace, just watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; if you have no intention of going or staying, look at the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky." Li Jing suddenly popped up a pair of couplets in "The Story of Vegetable Roots" by Ming Hong Yingming, and couldn't help but blurt out .

"Don't be surprised by honor or disgrace, just watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; if you have no intention of going or staying, look at the clouds rolling and calming in the sky. Well, it's very good." Yu Yu's eyes showed surprise, although there was no such literary form as couplets in Tang Dynasty, But it did not affect the admiration and admiration of Yu Yu and Cui Yunqing, two officials with Jinshi backgrounds.

"A few words, but it profoundly expresses the attitude of life towards things, things, fame and interests: don't like what you get, don't worry about what you lose, don't be surprised by favors or disgraces, and have no intention of leaving or staying. Only in this way can you have a peaceful mind and be indifferent and natural. One reads the three characters in front of the court, which has the meaning of picking chrysanthemums and seeing Nanshan leisurely, while the three characters looking at the sky show the broad feelings of magnifying the eyes and not being as knowledgeable as others; the sentence Yunjuanyunshu is more flexible The lofty realm, full of the broad-mindedness of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Well said, I did not expect that Ji Yu not only has outstanding martial arts skills, but also has such a talent for shooting arrows. It is rare, rare, if it is not for being pioneered by Cui Shijun Take the first step, the old man wants to accept him as a disciple."

Cui Yunqing was also very happy to see Li Jing being praised so much by Yu Yu, and she said rather proudly: "Hands are fast, but hands are slow."

Yu Yu kept shaking his head at Li Jing, and sighed, "It's a waste of money to join the army with such talent. Why don't you read the classics and historical collections carefully, and wait until next year to take the imperial examination. Wouldn't it be better to find someone who was born as a Jinshi, and in the future, he will enter the temple, assist the king, and go down to Anli Shu."

Li Jing was a little bit moved. With the current situation, it was only a matter of time before Yu Yu was reused. If Yu Yu was willing to help him take the imperial examination and become an official, with such a huge power in the Yu family, I am afraid that this path will be worse than the current choice. more smoothly.It was only a moment of heartbeat, and Li Jing immediately thought again, it is the late Tang Dynasty, damn it, next year Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao will rebel, and in a few years even Luoyang and Chang'an will be destroyed.It is really inappropriate to take the road of imperial examination at this time.

Shaking his head, Li Jing thanked Yu Jian for his kindness, and then refused.The reason for his refusal was a bit far-fetched, and it made Yu Jian a little unhappy.In the end, it was Cui Yunqing who spoke on the sidelines, and suggested that Li Jing should also worship Yu Yu as his teacher, saying that Li Jing would come to ask Yu Yu for advice if he had time.He also said that now that the eunuchs in the court are in power, it would be a good way to stay in Dengzhou and walk in the army, and Yu Jian's unhappiness was calmed down.

After chatting for a long time, Li Jing left the two teachers behind and went to toast the other officials alone.After a round of wine, Li Jing was a little dizzy, even if he drank some low-alcohol wine.He walked to the stairs where there was no one there, and wanted to hide for a while, but he didn't expect to see Feng Liang guarding there, shrinking his head and looking inside.As soon as he saw Li Jing coming, he smiled all over his face, took Li Jing's hand and said, "Brother was about to invite my younger brother to go down and have a few drinks with the robes in the army, but I saw you and the envoy When they are together, they dare not come up to disturb you. If you happen to be here, then quickly go down with brother!"

Li Jing really didn't want to hang out with Feng Liang, but he didn't want to evade it too obviously, and he was a little bit drunk, so he was half-suspected and dragged downstairs by Feng Liang.