King Luo Bin's face was really ugly. He was obviously dissatisfied with Li Xian. However, King Luo Bin was not dissatisfied with Li Xian's concealment of his identity. He guessed the purpose of Li Xian's meeting with him, which was nothing more than recruiting, and This was something that King Luo Bin was unwilling to do in every possible way, otherwise he would not have resolutely left Taoist King Li Yuanqing back then - in King Luo Bin's mind, only the court is the right way, and it is not a blessing for the prince to recruit talents in private, even if King Luo Bin is now in extreme poverty, and he does not want to have any unnecessary involvement with the princes. Of course, if he is not happy to return, King Luo Bin will not lose the necessary etiquette. This is respectful but does not lose his duty. He bowed as a greeting, but there was no warmth in his tone.
"Mr. Luo, you're welcome. Please excuse me and have a seat."
Li Xian knew King Luo Bin's temperament very well. He could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his face. Naturally, he would not care about King Luo Bin's indifferent attitude. He smiled slightly, returned the half salute politely, and then waved his hand. He smiled and gave up his seat.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for not being so presumptuous." King Luo Bin didn't want to have anything to do with the princes, so he replied forcefully, but then he thought about the help he received from Li Xian the previous time. Well, I felt hesitant in my heart. After a brief pause, I put the package in my hand on the table and said in a slower tone: "Your Highness's kindness in helping you back then will be remembered by this official. However, this official is only a fool's ear." , I really don’t dare to sit with His Highness. Well, the money and things I owe His Highness, and I will allow him to pay them back slowly. The only thing here is just money. Your Highness is busy with official duties, so I don’t dare to nag you. , please allow me to take my leave."
Tsk, this guy still has such a bad temper. Hey, except for Taizong, I'm afraid I'm the only one who can bear it. Li Xian was annoyed and funny by King Luo Bin's move, but he didn't mind it too much, he just smiled and said : "Mr. Luo's words are wrong. Xiao Wang invited Mr. Luo here today because he has official business to discuss. It would be best if he takes a seat first."
"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 had not been dismissed from office, with his humble position as a bachelor of Dongtai Xiangzheng, how could he possibly be related to him in official matters? In his opinion, Li Xian's words were outrageous because he had met such prominent princes as Li Xian. The problem was that Li Xian greeted Li Xian with such a smile. King Luo Bin couldn't just walk away. After all, he didn't want to have anything to do with the princes. , does not mean that King Luo Bin is willing to offend a prince for no reason. After hesitating for a moment, King Luo Bin did not insist anymore. He just handed over his hands and apologized, then sat down, but closed his mouth tightly. One group showed no intention of having a deep discussion with Li Xian.
What does it mean to not bow down for five buckets of rice? This is it! Not only was Li Xian not angry at King Luo Bin's arrogance, but he was extremely impressed. You must know that Li Xian III was a man who had seen too many so-called celebrities, but But no one has ever been as principled as King Luo Bin. Especially in a desperate situation, it is even more difficult to stick to the principle. In the past year, although Li Xian has never dealt with King Luo Bin, he can still stick to the principle. Privately, he arranged for people to keep an eye on King Luo Bin's situation secretly. He knew that King Luo Bin was in big trouble. Originally, Li Xian wanted to take advantage of his time of trouble to help him and recruit him under his command. But at this time, Upon seeing King Luo Bin's performance, Li Xian changed his original plan and was not in a hurry to speak. He just started making tea with a smile.
"Mr. Luo, this is the Yuqian Longjing that was just sent from Jiangnan. Please taste it."
Li Xian brewed the tea in a leisurely manner, poured it into a jade bowl, handed it to King Luo Bin very politely, and said with a "please" gesture with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your love."
King Luo Bin always liked to drink tea. Although his official position was humble and he could not afford very good tea, because of his famous poems, he often went to the invitations of poetry friends and used a lot of famous teas in banquets.
Yuqian Longjing is not unfamiliar either. It was used once by Liu Daoxiang, the former Minister of Rites, and he knew that this thing was a tribute and could not be used by ordinary people. When he saw Li Xianyi, he treated him with this top-quality tea.
The guest was quite pleased with it, so he said a polite word, held up the tea bowl with both hands, and tasted a few sips carefully. He was instantly intoxicated by the fragrance of tea, and couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"
Tea is naturally good. This top-quality product was brought by Li Xian from the palace. Normally, he would not be willing to use it himself. Now, if he had not known that King Luo Bin was fond of tea, Li Xian would really be reluctant to use it to entertain guests.
, when he saw that King Luo Bin was indeed impressed by the tea, Li Xian felt happy and said with a smile: "It's fine if you like it, sir. I still have some in stock at Xiao Wang's office. If you don't mind it, sir, I'll use more of it."
"Good tea is good to drink, but too much is not good. Your Majesty's kindness is appreciated." Although King Luo Bin likes tea, he does not want to be dominated by tea. Without knowing Li Xian's intentions, he naturally 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 get to the point.
Li Xian wanted to treat him with good tea, just to harmonize the atmosphere. He did not expect to win King Luo Bin's heart with some good tea. At this time, seeing King Luo Bin politely refuse, he didn't take it to heart, so he laughed and said,
He took out a roll of paper from his wide sleeves, held it in both hands and handed it to King Luo Bin. He said very humbly: "Mr. Luo, Xiao Wang recently came across a poem. I don't know if it's good or bad. Please give me some comments.
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"oh?"
Li Xian's "abandoning literature and embracing martial arts" incident last year caused a great sensation. Although King Luo Bin was not qualified to participate in the court meeting, he had heard a lot about it. At this time, he heard that Li Xian said that he had a new poem.
, couldn't help but was stunned, and then quickly remembered the good Qijue poem that Li Xian had written under the pseudonym "Wang Sanlang" when they first met, and he was relieved, and didn't say much else.
He reached out to take the roll of paper, spread it out, and read softly: "The anger of Kyushu depends on the wind and thunder, and it is sad that all the horses are silent. I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind. Well, this poem has an ordinary charm and is straightforward.
A little bit, but the spirit is great, so it’s passable, but..."
This poem is "Miscellaneous Poems of Jihai" written by the later Qing Dynasty poet Gong Zizhen. Now it was plagiarized intact by Li Xian and changed its name to "Qiu Talent". From the perspective of the poem itself,
, there is indeed nothing too clever, but the meaning behind it is by no means simple. With King Luo Bin’s IQ, he can see the hidden meaning of reforming the existing talent selection system, but he does not know the specific meaning of Li Xian.
How he planned to change, and this matter was not trivial, King Luo Bin did not dare to comment casually. Halfway through the words, he suddenly felt something was inappropriate, so he stopped and looked at Li Xian with a slight frown, as if waiting for Li Xian to comment on it.
The poem gives a reasonable explanation.
"Mr. Luo, what do you think of today's imperial examinations?"
Li Xian's purpose of writing this poem was just a prologue. When he saw King Luo Bin's reaction and changes in his expression, he knew that he had guessed what he wanted to say, and he didn't bother to make any further comments on the poem.
Then he looked solemn and asked straight to the point.
"hiss……"
As soon as Li Xian said this, King Luo Bin couldn't help but take a breath, and his face turned pale instantly - the imperial examination is naturally a big article, King Luo Bin had successes and failures in the imperial examinations, so he knew what he was doing now.
The imperial examination system is actually extremely unreasonable and in urgent need of reform. The problem is that this matter has many obstacles and involves a wide range of things. It is not fun to talk about. Not to mention that King Luo Bin is just a Dongtai Xiangzheng bachelor who is about to be dismissed.
The prime ministers at that time did not dare to express their opinions easily on such matters. In King Luo Bin's view, even if Li Xiangui was the prince, he would not be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. If he did not make careful preparations, he would take action randomly.
, 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 importance of the situation. He himself is not afraid of such risks, but he can't help but worry about Li Xian's recklessness.
"Your Highness, this matter is of great concern. It should be slowed down rather than rushed. The humble official position is not enough to pursue this matter. I would like to ask Your Highness to take care of it." Although King Luo Bin also wanted to change the current talent selection mechanism, he knew that
I didn't have the strength to do it, and I really didn't want to reveal my true thoughts. I didn't need to say more, but when I thought about Li Xian's kindness to me, I gave him a polite persuasion.
"It doesn't matter, we are just chatting here and there. If it comes from Mr.'s mouth and reaches the ears of Xiao Wang, it will not cause any problems. If you have any advice, sir, please speak up." Li Xian came prepared this time, and he refused to do so.
Forget it, he waved his hand with a smile and said nonchalantly.
Li Xian had previously said that he had official business, but now it was just casual conversation. When King Luo Bin heard these contradictory words, he really felt like he was in a state of dumbfounding. If he hadn't felt that he owed Li Xian a favor, he would have
King Luo Bin had already left in a hurry, but then again, King Luo Bin himself was also very interested in the issue of imperial examination reform. If he had the ability to do so, King Luo Bin would go all out to promote it.
But he didn't. In his opinion, since he didn't have that ability, just talking about it indifferently would be of great use. He didn't intend to do such a thing that was far beyond his ability. In this way
, silence became King Luo Bin’s last choice.
"Mr. Luo thinks that he agrees that the existing imperial examination system is in urgent need of reform. Anyway, Xiao Wang will start by throwing some light on it." King Luo Bin did not speak, but Li Xian did not intend to expose it, so he smiled slightly and said it first with words.
King Luo Bin settled his personality, and then he slowly took out a memorial book 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 his heart couldn't help but tighten. When he saw that Li Xian had actually sent the memorial to him, he was a little confused for a moment whether to accept it or not.