Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 187 Su Shi sends paintings
"Brother Zizhan, did you go to the brothel again?" Li An asked.

Su Zhe said solemnly: "Let Zi Qian laugh."

"Haha, Brother Zizhan did what he wanted, so it's not a big problem." Li An smiled.

Su Shi is three years older than Su Che, but in comparison, Su Shi is a bit more willful.

On the contrary, Su Che was much more mature and steady, more like an older brother.

Su Shi likes to go to brothels. When he met Li An before, he even thought about taking Li An there.

Like visiting brothels, it was really not a problem in ancient times.

It is said that many literati in the Song Dynasty had prostitutes.

As high-end consumption places, brothels attract high-income groups including literati and officials. These people can not only enjoy various entertainment services in the brothel, but also show their cultural and artistic accomplishments by interacting with the girls in the brothel, such as reciting poems and writing poems.

Therefore, brothels are more like a platform for literati to socialize, and sometimes even a way to seek political or literary support and recognition.

"Brother, you'd better wash up and tidy up first, don't lose etiquette." Su Zhe chased after him and said with a frown.

Su Che obviously didn't want to talk more about his brother's romantic affair, so he led Li An into the hall, asked him to wait for a while, and then went into the room to call Su Shi.

Otherwise, while they were talking and talking, they took the girl back to the room to have in-depth communication, but he could only really communicate, how uncomfortable it would be.

When Su Shi invited him to go, he was actually taking him to communicate with the literati, not to find women.

As for the so-called talented women in brothels, if they are praised by some famous literati, their worth will double.

"Zi Qian is not an outsider."

Although Su Shi said this, he still told Su Che to talk to Li An first while he went to wash up.

The Su family's house is not big, just a small courtyard. The main room is a living room, and there are two bedrooms on the left and right.

The two brothers Su Shi and Su Che lived in the room on the right.

Su Che entered the room, and soon there was the sound of slight voices. Not long after, Su Shi ran out in disheveled clothes.

It's not like many people think of looking for flowers and flowers.

Li An was still young at the time. Although he wanted to see the brothels of this era, he still held back.

And if he stays in Beijing, he will probably be from the eighth rank, and if he is sent abroad, he will be the eighth rank.

"Well, my elder brother was awarded the title of Secretary of Fuchang County in Henan Prefecture, and I was awarded the title of Secretary and Provincial Secretary." Su Che's tone was somewhat bitter.

"Zi Qian, you are back. If a little more time passes, I will take office." Su Shi looked at Li An and said with a smile.

"Brother Ziyou, has the appointment of you and Brother Zizhan been settled?" Li An asked.

In addition, the environment and cultural atmosphere of brothels inspired the creative inspiration of some literati. The brothel girls of the Song Dynasty were famous for their talent and wisdom. Their works were often appreciated by literati and spread in society.

Of course, this just means that the original intention of the literati to go to the brothel was not. After going back and forth, and getting in touch with it more, that kind of thing must have happened.

He and Su Shi were both first-class Jinshi, and Su Shi came second in the examination. Although he did not win the top three in the imperial examination, he still ranked fourth.

In the imperial examination, he ranked first and eleventh.

Based on the rankings of the two of them, Su Shi is very likely to enter the Hanlin Academy if he is awarded an official position. At least he will be an eighth-rank official, and he will also start as a seventh-rank county magistrate.

In the end, because of Ding You, he had no choice but to resign and go back to observe his filial piety.

Now a few years have passed, and good positions have been filled. In the end, Su Shi got a county governor who was ranked eighth grade, and he got a secretary who was a ninth grade secretary and provincial school secretary.

Li An comforted: "That's not bad. At least you have an official position. With your talents, your future is limitless."

To be honest, if it were not for the Su Shi brothers who both won the first grade, the officials would also appreciate it very much. If it were someone else, Ding You, a new scholar, would come back in a few years and still want an official position, so just wait and see.

As the saying goes, a carrot is a pit, even if Ding You, the Prime Minister of the DPRK, comes back, he will have to sit on the bench for a while.

"Zi Qian is right, there will always be opportunities in the future." Su Che calmed down and smiled.

When they came to Bianjing, the three of them, father and son, even thought that they would have to wait for a long time before being conferred an official position in Bianjing this time. Now this is already pretty good.

"By the way, where is your father?" Li An asked. He has also seen Su Xun, a very serious person.

"When I came to Bianjing this time, I began to worry that I would have to wait for a long time before being awarded an official position. I didn't know where to go to become an official. My sister-in-law still stayed in her hometown in Meizhou to take care of the family business. Now that I have been awarded the official position, my father went back to his hometown to take care of the family business. Once it's settled, we're going to move our family to Bianjing," Su Che said.

The two chatted for a while. Su Shi washed up, changed his clothes, returned to the hall, sat down next to Li An, and said with a smile: "Zi Qian, I was looking for you at your house a few days ago, and I found out that you returned to your hometown to participate in the county I went to take the test, and I heard that there was fraud in the Yangzhou County test. Tell me what happened."

When Li An heard this, he didn't hide anything. He roughly told what happened in Yangzhou.

How smart the Su Shi brothers were. When they heard that one of them was demoted to the state magistrate and the other to academic administration, they knew that the matter should be related to the two of them. They just didn't want to make the matter bigger, so they announced that it was a minor official who did it.

Su Che didn't say anything about this, but Su Shi said: "The officials are confused. The imperial examination is the foundation of the country. If fraud occurs, it should be dealt with severely and severely, so that officials all over the world can take a warning instead of trying to cover it up. "

"Brother, have you eaten too much and haven't sobered up yet?" Su Che shouted.

He knew his brother's temperament, but it didn't matter if he closed the door and talked about it in private. In front of an outsider like Li An, if he scolded officials for being stupid, once word got out, disaster would be imminent.

Su Shi naturally understood what Su Che meant, waved his hand and said, "Zi Qian is not an outsider."

Li An shook his head secretly. No wonder Su Shi was deeply involved in the Wutai Poetry Case and almost lost his life.

I'm afraid it has something to do with his unbridled talk.

"Brother Zizhan, as the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern. These matters are not our responsibility. The officials and the ministers in the court may have their own considerations. It is better not to make rash comments." Li An said.

"What Zi Qian said is right, brother should take a lesson from him," Su Zhe said.

"Okay, okay, seeing as you guys are nervous, I'll just say it casually." Su Shi said impatiently.

Su Che smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, if you are still like this, I will tell my father and sister-in-law about this when they arrive."

When Su Shi heard this, his head was pounding, and he quickly promised not to talk nonsense in the future.

The person Su Shi fears most is his father.

As for his wife, he respects him more, but he is also afraid that his wife will talk about him in front of him.

"Zi Qian, my brother is talking nonsense. I hope you won't take it to heart." Su Zhe looked at Li An and said.

"Brother Ziyou, don't worry. Brother Zizhan and I are good friends and we won't talk nonsense." Li An assured.

"Zi Qian, don't you want my paintings? This time I went back to Bianjing and passed through Chengdu. I stayed for a while. I painted a painting when I went to Qingcheng Mountain to enjoy the scenery. I was very satisfied. Just wait, I will take it out. .”

After Su Shi finished speaking, he entered the room. After a while, he took out a rolled-up painting, came to the hall, and unfolded it on the table.

On the paper, I saw continuous mountains and rivers and green trees, which was very vivid.

Ancient calligraphy and painting are more freehand than realistic, and even Li An could not appreciate them in the past.

After traveling through time, he was influenced by ancient literature, and Liu Xuewen also liked calligraphy and painting. Under his influence, he gradually started to like it.

"How is it?" Su Shi asked somewhat complacently.

"It's so lifelike, it feels like visiting Qingcheng Mountain in person." Li An praised.

"As long as you like it, I'll give it to you." Su Shi said with a smile.

"Then I'm welcome." Li An did not refuse.

Nowadays, Su Shi is only slightly famous, and he is not yet a big figure in the literary world. His calligraphy and paintings are really worthless.

Of course, when Ang Lee wanted Su Shi's paintings, he didn't want to keep them as family heirlooms, but to give them to Liu Xuewen as a birthday gift.

Liu Xuewen will be fifty-nine next year. As the saying goes, nine is not ten. Next year will be Liu Xuewen's sixtieth birthday.

Liu Xuewen said that he had no plans to do it, but Li An, a student, wanted to make a backup birthday gift no matter what.

Liu Xuewen probably wouldn't accept it if it was too valuable. Although Su Shi was not well-known, he had high attainments in calligraphy and painting.

Qingcheng Mountain is named because it is evergreen all year round and is as strong as a city wall.

It is perfect to use as a birthday gift, as it also symbolizes evergreen.

(End of this chapter)