Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 86

"Your Majesty has met His Royal Highness King Zhou."

King Luo Bin's complexion was really ugly, obviously he was quite dissatisfied with Li Xian, but what King Luo Bin was dissatisfied with was not Li Xian's concealment of his identity, but guessed Li Xian's intention to meet him, nothing more than solicitation, and This is something that King Luo Bin is unwilling to do in every possible way, otherwise he would not have resolutely left Dao King Li Yuanqing back then. He, King Luo Bin, is in a state of desperation now, and he doesn't want to have any unnecessary involvement with the princes. Of course, if you don't like to return home or not, King Luo Bin will not lose the necessary etiquette. This is respectful but still responsible. He made a courtesy of seeing him, but there was no warmth at all in his tone.

"Mr. Luo is being polite, please take a seat."

Li Xian knew King Luo Bin's temperament very well, he could tell what he thought in his heart just by looking at his face, he would not care about King Luo Bin's indifferent attitude, smiled slightly, bowed his hands politely, and then waved his hand, He gave up his seat with a smile.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for not being presumptuous." King Luo Bin didn't want to have anything to do with the princes in his heart, so he replied stiffly, but then he thought of the help he had received from Li Xian before. Well, I felt quite hesitant in my heart. After a short pause, I put the package in my hand on the table, and said in a slow tone: "Your Highness's kindness in helping you back then, I will remember it in my heart, but I am only a fool. , I really dare not sit with His Highness, well, the money and things owed to His Highness by the lower officials, and allow the lower officials to pay back slowly, there is only one consistency here, it can be regarded as interest money, Your Highness is busy with business, and the lower officials dare not chatter , please let the officer take his leave."

Tsk, this guy still has such a bad temper, hey, besides Taizong, I'm afraid we are the only ones who can stand it.Li Xian was made angry and funny by King Luo Bin's tricks, but he didn't mind too much, he just smiled and said: "Mr. It would be better if you take your seat first, sir."

"This……"

When King Luo Bin heard this, he couldn't help but frowned, not to mention that he was about to be dismissed from office, even if he hadn't been dismissed from office, how could it be possible for him to compete with him in official affairs with his humble position as a scholar of Xiangzheng in Dongtai? Li Xian and other illustrious princes have crossed paths. In his opinion, Li Xian's words are really outrageous. The problem is that Li Xian greets him with such a smile. King Luo Bin can't just walk away. After all, he doesn't want to have anything to do with the princes. It doesn't mean that King Luo Bin is willing to offend a prince for no reason. After hesitating for a moment, King Luo Bin didn't insist any more. It seemed that they were not ready to have a deep talk with Li Xian.

What is the demeanor of not bowing down for five buckets of rice?That's it!For King Luo Bin's arrogance, Li Xian was not only not angry, on the contrary, he admired him very much. You must know that Li Xian III is a man, and he has seen too many so-called famous people, but he has never been as principled as King Luo Bin. It is even more difficult to stick to the principles in such a difficult situation. This year, although Li Xian has never dealt with King Luo Bin, he has secretly arranged people to pay close attention to King Luo Bin's situation. Knowing that King Luo Bin is in serious trouble right now, originally, Li Xian was thinking of taking advantage of his distress to bring him under his command with the help of a helping hand, but seeing King Luo Bin's performance at this time, Li Xian had already changed his original attitude Planning, not in a hurry to speak, just smiled and made tea by himself.

"Mr. Luo, this is the Yuqian Longjing just sent by Jiangnan, please taste it."

Li Xian cooked the tea unhurriedly, poured the tea into a jade bowl, and handed it to King Luo Bin very politely, smiling and making a "please" gesture.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your love."

Luo Binwang Su likes to drink tea. Although his official position is humble and he can't afford very good tea, but because the name of the poem is out of the question, he often goes to the invitations of poet friends. He has used many famous teas in banquets. Yuqian Longjing is not unfamiliar, it was once used in the residence of Liu Daoxiang, the former minister of rites, and he knew that it was a tribute, and it could be used by extraordinary people. It was quite useful for the guests, so he said politely, held up the tea bowl with both hands, savored a few sips carefully, and was instantly fascinated by the fragrance of tea, and couldn't help but praised: "Good tea!"

Tea is naturally good. Li Xian came out of the palace with such high-quality goods. He would not be willing to use them on weekdays. If he didn't know that King Luo Bin loves tea, Li Xian would really be reluctant to take it out to entertain guests. Seeing that King Luo Bin was indeed moved by this tea, Li Xian felt happy and said with a smile, "Mr. likes it, as long as there is some in stock at Xiao Wang's place. If you don't mind it, then you can use more."

"Good tea should be tasted, but too much tea is not suitable. Your Highness's kindness, I will accept it." Although King Luo Bin liked tea, he didn't want to be enslaved by tea. Without knowing Li Xian's intentions, he refused to accept Li Xian's kindness. After replying calmly, he put the tea bowl on the table and sat upright, waiting for Li Xian to turn to the topic.

Li Xian wanted to treat him with good tea, it was just for the harmony of the atmosphere, he didn't expect to buy King Luo Bin's heart with some good tea, at this moment, seeing King Luo Bin politely refuse, he didn't take it seriously, so he laughed and never He took out a roll of paper from his wide sleeves, held it in front of King Luo Bin with both hands, and said very respectfully: "Mr. Luo, Xiao Wang came across a poem recently, and I don't know whether it is good or bad, so I would like to ask you to comment on it. "

"Oh?"

Li Xian's "abandoning literature and pursuing martial arts" incident last year was extremely sensational. Although King Luo Bin was not qualified to participate in the court council, he had heard a lot about it. At this time, Li Xian said that he had a new poem , I couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then I quickly remembered the good Qijue poem that Li Xian gave under the pseudonym "Wang Sanlang" when we first met, and I was relieved, and didn't say anything else. He stretched out his hand to take the roll of paper, unfolded it, and chanted softly: "Kyushu is angry and relies on wind and thunder, and ten thousand horses are silent. It is a pity. I urge God to cheer up and send down talents without sticking to one pattern. Well, the charm of this poem is ordinary, straightforward A little bit, but the courage is big, it is still passable, but..."

This poem is "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" written by Gong Zizhen, a poet of the later Qing Dynasty. Now Li Xian plagiarized it intact and changed the title of the poem to "Seeking Talent". From the perspective of the poem itself , It's really nothing too brilliant, but the meaning inside is not simple. With Luo Binwang's IQ, he can see the meaning of changing the existing talent selection system hidden in it, but he doesn't know Li Xian's specifics. How he planned to change, and this matter was so important, King Luo Bin didn't dare to comment casually. Halfway through the conversation, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he stopped and looked at Li Xian with a slight frown, as if waiting for Li Xian to respond to it The poem makes a reasonable explanation.

"Mr. Luo, what's your opinion on today's imperial examinations?"

Li Xian's purpose for making up this poem was just an opening remark. Once he saw King Luo Bin's reaction and the change in his expression, he knew that he had already guessed what he was going to say, so he didn't bother to make fuss about the poem anymore. Then he looked serious, and asked straight to the point.

"hiss……"

As soon as Li Xian said this, King Luo Bin gasped involuntarily, and his complexion turned pale in an instant—the imperial examination is naturally a big article, and King Luo Bin has succeeded and failed in the imperial examination, so he knows what is going on now The imperial examination system is actually extremely unreasonable and urgently needs to be reformed. The problem is that this matter involves many obstacles and involves a wide range of areas. The few prime ministers of the current court did not dare to express their opinions on such matters lightly. In King Luo Bin's view, even if Li Xiangui was the prince, he would not be able to bear this heavy burden. , I'm afraid that in the end, Li Xian himself will have to pay for it. Although King Luo Bin is upright, he still knows the seriousness. He himself is not afraid of such risks, but he can't help worrying about Li Xian's recklessness.

"His Royal Highness, this matter is too important, it should be delayed rather than rushed, and the humble official position is not enough to seek this matter, please ask Your Highness Haihan to do it." Although King Luo Bin wanted to change the current talent selection mechanism, he knew that I don't have the strength to do it myself, and I really don't want to reveal my true thoughts. I don't need to say more, but when I think of Li Xian's kindness to me, I gently persuaded him.

"It doesn't matter, it's just chatting with the ears of the left and right. It will definitely not cause any trouble if it comes out of the mouth of the gentleman and into the ears of the little king. If you have any advice, please speak up." Li Xian came prepared this time, and he refused Forget it, then waved his hand with a smile, and said something casually.

Li Xian said earlier that he had official business, but now it turned into small talk again. Hearing such inconsistent words in King Luo Bin's ears really made him feel dumbfounded. If he didn't feel that he owed Li Xian's love, he might King Luo Bin has already left in a huff, but then again, King Luo Bin is also very interested in the issue of imperial examination reform. If he has the ability to do so, King Luo Bin will definitely go all out to solve the problem. But he didn't. In his opinion, since he didn't have that ability, it would be very useful to just talk about it without pain. He didn't intend to do such a thing that was far beyond his ability. Therefore, silence became King Luo Bin's last choice.

"Mr. Luo also agrees that the existing imperial examinations need to be reformed urgently, anyway, Xiao Wang will start by throwing bricks and attracting jade." King Luo Bin didn't open his mouth, but Li Xian didn't intend to expose it, so he smiled slightly, and first expressed his words with words. King Luo Bin decided on his personality, and then he unhurriedly took out a playbook that had been covered with yellow silk from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and handed it to King Luo Bin.

King Luo Bin obviously didn't expect that Li Xian had even prepared this chapter, and he couldn't help but feel his heart twitch. Seeing that Li Xian had delivered the memorial to him, he didn't know whether to accept it or not. of.

(End of this chapter)