Legend of Summoning of the Three Kingdoms

Gongsun Xu was stunned at this moment, he was a little overwhelmed by Li Bai's words, and after a while he said: "As expected of Li Taibai, I wonder if I, Gongsun Chengyuan, can have a drink with Brother Taibai today ?”

Li Bai looked at Gongsun Xu, took a few careful glances, and asked, "Are you a soldier?"

Gongsun Xu nodded slowly, and said: "I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I have also worked hard in the army for several years. If Brother Taibai says that I am a soldier, there is nothing wrong."

At this time, Li Bai got up suddenly, filled the wine glass in front of him, and poured a full glass of wine for Xie An who had placed in front of Gongsun Xu, and said, "Since he is a soldier, he must have fought in battle." Bar?"

Gongsun continued with a smile and said: "I am dissatisfied with Brother Taibai. I have some qualifications in the Yan State Army. When General Baima was still there, I joined the current Yan King's command. Later, I fought Karasuma, Xianbei, and Yuan Shao. , I didn’t miss it once.”

Chapter 644 Li Bai is an official

Li Bai raised his wine glass and said, "I, Li Bai, admire the soldiers most in my life. Today I would like to offer you a glass."

Gongsun Xu smiled when he heard the words, raised the wine glass that Li Bai had pushed in front of him, and said: "Okay, today I will have a drink with Mr. Taibai, and I hope Mr. Taibai will not be disgusted."

Li Bai watched as Gongsun Xu drank all the wine in the glass, he said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Yan Wang has a good temperament, I have met several kings in this world, but now it seems that only His Royal Highness Yan agrees with me, Li Taibai temperament."

As soon as Li Bai said this, Xie An was taken aback, but Gongsun Xu had expected this scene before him, and said: "Then Mr. Taibai is willing to come to my Dayan to serve."

Li Bai smiled freely when he heard the words, and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan's words are a bit difficult for others. I, Li Bai, don't like to be restrained the most in my life. If I become an official in Dayan, wouldn't I have to go to court every day? Isn't that true? What I, Li Taibai, can do."

Gongsun Xu smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Mr. Taibai is polite, but recently I want to set up an institution in my Dayan, called the Imperial Academy, to manage my Dayan students, but the Imperial Academy still lacks a leader. I wonder if Mr. Taibai is willing to take over this position?"

Seeing that Li Bai showed hesitation, Gongsun Xu said while the iron was hot: "I don't know if Mr. Taibai knows about my Dayan Yanshan Academy?"

Li Bai nodded. He still knows about Yanshan Academy, which is already famous in the world. Today, Yanshan Academy is one of the three largest academies in the world along with Yingchuan Academy and Lumenshan Academy. It can be said that Yan Country can now It can be said that Yanshan Academy has contributed a lot to managing the four and a half states under its command in an orderly manner.It is precisely because Yanshan Academy has cultivated countless students for the country of Yan that the country of Yan has enough manpower to govern one side after capturing a new territory.

Gongsun continued: "After the students of Yanshan Academy complete their studies, I intend to let them first enter the Imperial Academy to learn the way of being an official, and then go out to be an official. Moreover, Wang Lie, Guan Ning and others in Yanshan Academy are all talented. Is Mr. Taibai unwilling to discuss academics with these two?"

Li Bai seemed to have made a decision at this time, and said to Gongsun Xu: "His Royal Highness Yan does not need to say more, I, Li Bai, have made up my mind, and I am destined to forget my feelings in the mountains and rivers in this life. I am afraid that I cannot accept His Royal Highness Yan. Kindly."

Gongsun Xu was unwilling to hear this, and wanted to try again, and said: "Mr. Taibai, please think about it again. If Mr. Taibai is willing to become an official in my country of Yan, then I can give Mr. Taibai a license not to go to court every day, and There are countless fine wines in King Yan's palace, and they can all be owned by Mr. Taibai."

Li Bai's eyes lit up at this time, as if a pile of gold, silver and jewels had appeared in front of him, he said, "Your Highness King Yan is serious?"

Gongsun Xu laughed loudly, and said: "I, Gongsun Xu, speak with confidence."

Li Bai said at this time: "Then I will go to Yecheng to bother His Highness the King of Yan, but I have agreed in advance that if the wine is not to my liking, then I will not be an official."

Gongsun Xu didn't expect Li Bai to make such a request. It seems that Li Bai is also a drunkard.Said: "Don't worry, Mr. Taibai, I believe that the fine wine in my palace will not let you down."

Li Bai stood up at this time, made a courtier's salute to Gongsun Xu, and said, "Li Bai pays homage to His Royal Highness King Yan."

At this time, Xie An couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart anymore, and asked Li Bai: "Taibai, how did you know the identity of His Royal Highness King Yan?"

From the conversation between Li Bai and Gongsun Xu, Xie An already knew that Li Bai and Gongsun Xu had a tacit understanding, and Li Bai's series of actions after Gongsun Xu came in were just to attract Gongsun Xu's attention.Now it seems that Li Bai's method has some effect, although Xie An was scared to death by him, fearing that Gongsun Xu would directly order Li Bai's head to be cut off in fear of being angry.But it turned out that Xie An was overwhelmed. One of Li Bai and Gongsun Xu was willing to fight, and the other was willing to suffer.

Li Bai wanted to enter the Yan Kingdom and become an official, but he was afraid that Gongsun Xu would not know talents.However, Gongsun Xu also seemed to know Li Bai's thoughts, and he really knew Li Bai very well. One didn't need to go to the early court, and the other was lured by good wine, so Li Bai, a great talent, was brought into the Yan Kingdom.

And the position that Gongsun Xu arranged for Li Bai is also very good, in charge of the Imperial Academy, that is to say, Li Bai only needs to manage the students who have just graduated from the academy, which is a perfect position for Li Bai.

Xie An was able to become friends with Li Bai, so he knew enough about Li Bai. If Gongsun Xu asked Li Bai to take charge of a region, it would definitely be a disaster for that place.But if Li Bai is allowed to enter a department like the Imperial Academy, it can be said that Li Bai's ability is perfectly utilized and it can prevent Li Bai from causing losses to Yan.

Moreover, the water in places like the Hanlin Academy should not be as deep as other places. More importantly, such places value your personal literary talents more, and Li Bai's literary talents needless to say.In Xie An's view, the rest of the literati in the world may not be able to compete with Li Bai in terms of poetry and prose.

Facing Xie An's question, Li Bai said bluntly: "That's what you said, An Shi."

Xie An was also a little puzzled at this time, and finally the eldest grandson Wuji, who was watching from the sidelines, solved Xie An's doubts: "Anshi, do you still remember how you called your highness when your highness first came in, brother Taibai should have known your highness at that time. identity."

At this time, Xie An just remembered that when he just brought Gongsun Xu here, he called Gongsun Xu His Highness, but now how many people in the world can deserve the title of His Highness?And based on Gongsun Xu's age and experience in the army, it is not difficult to guess the identity of Gongsun Xu.

At this time, Gongsun Xu filled the wine glasses in front of himself and Li Bai again, and then raised the wine glass and said to Li Bai: "It is really a blessing for my country Yan to have Mr. Taibai join us today. Here, my Gongsun Xu respects Taibai." A cup, sir."

Li Bai didn't evade, he raised the person in front of him and was drunk, and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan is very much in my favor, it seems that this big swallow will not disappoint me, Li Bai."

Gongsun Xu smiled confidently: "That's natural. If one day Mr. Taibai is disappointed with me, Dayan, he can leave, and I, Gongsun Xu, will never stop him."

Li Bai bowed again and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

The reason why Gongsun Xu was able to propose such generous conditions to Li Bai was that he had enough confidence to keep Li Bai, and to be honest, even if Li Bai left the country of Yan, there would be no substantial loss to Gongsun Xu.The reason why Gongsun Xu recruited Li Bai into the country of Yan was because of Li Bai's literary talent.

But if it is said that Li Bai is going to govern one side, Gongsun Xu will not do this. This "poetry fairy" still stays quietly in Yecheng, and then writes gorgeous articles for Gongsun Xu and Dayan. good.

For Gongsun Xu and Yan State, Li Bai's article can make the scholars and literati in Yan State have a deeper sense of belonging to Yan State, and it can also refresh the impression of Yan State that scholars in the world have, so that they can mix well in the country. When I went down, I thought of the country of Yan.

But if there is no Li Bai, the Yan Kingdom will not have any substantial losses. As for Gongsun Xu's promise to Li Bai, Li Bai will not go to the early court and give Li Bai countless wines, which is actually nothing to Gongsun Xu.

If Li Bai Tiantian went to the morning court, then Gongsun Xu would still worry that Li Bai's character would make him quarrel with the important officials of the Yan Kingdom in the morning court. Once this kind of thing happened, it would be a big problem for Gongsun Xu Very headache.It just so happened that Li Bai didn't want to go to the morning court every morning, so Gongsun Xu just pushed the boat along the way and didn't let Li Bai go to the morning court.

After confirming Li Bai, Gongsun Xu's eyes fell on Xie An who was on the side.

Chapter 645 Soliciting Xie An

The main purpose of Gongsun Xu this time is Xie An. It can be said that it is a surprise to receive Li Bai now, but Gongsun Xu still cares more about Xie An.

Gongsun Xu saluted Xie An at this time, and Xie An was so frightened that he quickly returned the salute to Gongsun Xu.After Gongsun Xu saluted, he said to Xie An: "Mr. Anshi, Gongsun Xu has heard for a long time that Mr. Anshi is a great talent. The purpose of letting the auxiliary machine lead me here today is to invite Mr. Anshi out of the mountain. I hope Mr. Anshi can come out of the mountain." Help me Yan country."

Xie An sighed when he heard the words, he had already guessed about Gongsun Xu's purpose, and he had been thinking about how to respond when Gongsun Xu said it.After all, Gongsun Xu's identity is different from Changsun Wuji's. Gongsun Xu is the king of Yan. If he directly refuses to make Gongsun Xu lose face, even Xie An needs to think about the consequences.

At this time, since Gongsun Xu had spoken the words of solicitation, Xie An said: "Xie An is just a grassroots person, how can he be so loved by the king? Moreover, there are many talented people in Yan Kingdom, Xie An is just a little clever. If you have the ability to govern the country, I am afraid that this time, please forgive me and Xie An will not be able to agree."

After hearing Xie An's words, the eldest grandson Wuji was a little anxious. This eldest grandson Wuji had been in Qingzhou for many years, and he had some friendship with Xie An, and the friendship was not shallow. Now seeing that Xie An rejected Gongsun Xu's solicitation, Changsun Wuji was also a little angry.After all, it's fine if Xie An refuses his own recruitment, but Xie An still refuses Gongsun Xu's recruitment, which is not a matter of face for Gongsun Xu.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji glanced at Xie An angrily, but found that Xie An still looked like an old god, and his anger surged even more, and he couldn't help but snorted coldly.

This Xie Anshi really doesn't know what is good and what is bad, the king has personally invited him out of the mountain, which has already given Xie An enough face, but he is still unwilling to be an official, which is really infuriating.

On the other side, Li Bai squinted at Gongsun Xu and Xie An, but couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth.This Xie An is still the same old, as expected, even if someone like King Yan came to invite Xie An in person, Xie An would not come out of the mountain.However, the king of Yan should have come prepared this time, he doesn't seem like someone who would give up easily, the next thing is to see how Gongsun Xu will persuade this Xie An to invite Xie An.

Gongsun Xu had expected Xie An's reaction, and Gongsun Xu was not surprised when he heard Xie An's refusal, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.It's as simple as asking Xie An to be illiterate, but thinking about it makes it clear, if Xie An was so good at inviting Changsun Wuji, he would have invited him out a long time ago, so why let Gongsun Xu come to invite Xie An in person today? install.

Gongsun continued: "Now my Dayan has only four and a half states, and there are many generals who can mount a horse and fight, but there are not many civil servants who can govern one side. Think of Mr. Anshi who can govern a country. It is even less. Gongsun Xu came here this time because he sincerely wanted to invite Mr. Anshi out of the mountain, and Gongsun Xu is willing to treat him as the governor of a state."

Hearing that Gongsun Xu was willing to let Xie An be the governor of a state, Changsun Wuji was shocked instantly. Now the position of the third prince of Dayan is vacant, and the civil servants are ranked first with Jiuqing. Yan appointed the governor of five states, but now Gongsun Xu said that as long as Xie An was willing to serve Dayan, he could directly let Dayan be the governor of one state, so Zhangsun Wuji was not surprised.While surprised at how much Gongsun Xu valued Xie An, Changsun Wuji also felt jealous of Xie An.

His eldest grandson Wuji was able to achieve the current high position of Qingzhou governor. It was because he followed Gongsun Xu at the end of Gongsun Xuwei's early years and served as the governor of General Gongsun Xu's mansion for many years, and then he got the opportunity to serve as Qingzhou governor.Now this Xie An has not made any contribution to the State of Yan, and it can be said that he has made no contribution to the State of Yan. How could Changsun Wuji not be jealous.

Although Changsun Wuji admits that Xie An's ability to serve as governor of a state is more than enough, it is not surprising that Xie An is even appointed as Jiuqing or even the third eldest grandson Wuji.Having known Xie An for so long, Changsun Wuji naturally admitted that Xie An did have real talents and practical learning.

However, seeing that Gongsun Xu provided Xie An with such a straight road to Qingyun, it would be impossible for Changsun Wuji not to have any thoughts in his heart.But with Changsun Wuji's sophistication, he quickly broke free from the jealousy.Even if Gongsun Xu didn't provide him with the Qingyun Dao, Gongsun Xu still had the confidence to rely on his own efforts to sit on the position of Jiuqing or even Sangong in the future. This is the confidence of Changsun Wuji.

At this time, Xie An was also shocked by Gongsun Xu's generosity. Originally, Xie An thought that no matter how much Gongsun Xu valued himself, he would just let him be the prefect of a county, or become his personal staff.But Xie An didn't expect that Gongsun Xu would let him directly serve as the prefect of a county. This really made Xie An a little scared.

Even when Gongsun Xu had just expressed his sincerity, Xie An was shocked, even a little moved, and almost wanted to go out to help Gongsun Xu.

But in the end Xie An's rationality still suppressed the impulse in his heart.It would be a lie to say that Xie An has no intention of becoming an official. As a scholar, who doesn't want to be famous, who doesn't want to be famous in history.It's just that Xie An had made up his mind in his early years, never going out of the mountain until he met the Ming Lord.Although Gongsun Xu is said to be the number one prince in the world, in Xie An's eyes, he always feels that he is still a little bit worse, not enough for Xie An to leave the mountain and become an official.

Xie An was startled when he heard the conditions that Gongsun Xu asked him to come out of the mountain, but with a twitch in his heart, he remembered that Yan State now only owns four and a half prefectures, among which the governor of Youzhou is Zongze, and the governor of Bingzhou It is Wang Meng, the governor of Jizhou is Lin Xiangru, the governor of Qingzhou is Changsun Wuji, and the governor of Xuzhou is Xiao He. This Gongsun Xu wants to let himself be the governor of a state, either to conquer the next state, or to let himself take over the current position. One of the five governors of Yan State.