rebirth first official

There was a few stools on the small boat, on which the wine cups had already been prepared, and the two sat on either side of the stools, Li Jingruo picked up the jug and poured wine for them.

Gao Zhanming asked Li Jingruo: "Brother Li, you leave Beijing tomorrow, why did you only find me to practice for you today?"

Li Jingruo smiled and said, "If I say it's because I think you are special, will you believe me?"

Gao Zhanming twitched his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Oh? What's so special about it?"

Li Jingruo took a sip of the wine, put his hand on his chin and said, "Do you know why I invited you to go boating on the Yuhe River today? The first time I saw you was on this Yuhe River. I saw your painting boat engraved with The mark of the Gao family should have bypassed you so as to avoid troubles, but I saw you and Gao Huachong standing on the bow of the boat, and for some reason, I rowed the boat over."

"Why?" Gao Zhanming asked.

Li Jingruo smiled softly, and fixed his deep eyes on Gao Zhanming: "I have never seen a man as good-looking as you."

Gao Zhanming shook his hand and almost spilled the wine in his glass.

Seeing Gao Zhanming's reaction, Li Jingruo's smile deepened a bit.

Gao Zhanming couldn't figure out what kind of plan this noble son of the royal family was up to, so he laughed dryly and said, "Brother Li was just joking, with a character and appearance like Brother Li, if you look in the mirror, you will see it?"

Li Jingruo laughed loudly: "I compliment you a few words, don't you take it seriously?"

Gao Zhanming's mouth twitched.He really didn't know how to take the words of Mr. Li.

Li Jingruo said: "It is indeed because of you that I deliberately approached that painting boat. Not long after I arrived in the capital, I heard that you went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sue your uncle. At that time, I was very curious, what kind of person are you?" The other day, Su Hanlin and I saw you arguing with Gao Huachong on the bow of the boat. I have seen Gao Huachong before, but I have never seen you. I am familiar with the temper of that second master Gao, but I have never I have seen who dared to contradict him... The expression on your face is neither humble nor overbearing. Although I don't know what you are arguing about, but I feel that Gao Huachong is angry, but you are not afraid, you don't care at all, you are not moved at all, just Based on this, his momentum has already lost you. Do you know that when you hate and hate a person, what will make you hate him more? That is, he doesn't care about you at all. At that time, I felt, One day, Gao Hua Chong will definitely be defeated at your feet."

Gao Zhanming was silent for a moment, and said, "Brother Li has a good way of seeing people."

Li Jingruo tapped a few times with his fingers: "I am more and more curious about what kind of person you are. Although I don't know the reason for what happened on the sixth day of May, I know that someone deliberately made things difficult for you. You You have reversed the adversity beautifully. What I admire most is not your scheming, but your attitude. Some of the disciples in your sect clearly aimed at you and taunted you, but you didn’t take them to heart In reality, you only do your own thing, and the attitude of others does not affect you in the slightest. With just one game, you have changed many people's views on you. You are still neither annoyed nor irritable, neither arrogant nor arrogant. , such qualities are not something ordinary people can achieve..."

Gao Zhanming smiled and said, "Brother Li, I really can't stand your compliment."

Li Jingruo lightly touched his wine glass, and said unhurriedly: "There is just one thing, I am a little confused. You have been studying in the Gao family's sect for several years, it is because of your temperament People, you also have the means to win people's hearts, why are you squeezed out?"

Gao Zhanming's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he was shocked: Did Li Jingruo discover something?But he immediately stabilized his mind and said calmly: "It's just that some accidents happened at home, which made me suddenly sober."

Li Jingruo smiled, stopped asking questions, and raised the wine cup in his hand: "I toast you."

Gao Zhanming picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.

The two chatted for a while, and when talking about Gao Zhanming's articles, Li Jingruo said: "Brother Junliang, I have read all the articles you wrote, and it was beyond my expectation. You know, we children of rich and famous families and What is the biggest difference between the humble scholars?"

Gao Zhanming curiously said: "I don't know, I hope Brother Li can give me advice."

Li Jingruo said: "I have traveled a lot, read some articles, and met some people. Scholars selected by poor families do have many disadvantages, such as frivolity and pettiness. This is not my prejudice, nor is it human. People are like this, but it is also a common problem. But there is one thing, they are all down-to-earth, and there are few people who are ambitious. It's just talking on paper. The decrees they promulgate are not grounded, impractical, and often self-defeating. Sometimes they are clearly for the people, but they make the people's livelihood difficult. But poor people don't know how to do things. They are often more cautious and realistic. After all, they You are a scholar from the people, and you have a more intuitive understanding of the people's sentiments. But I read your articles, you are not impetuous, you care about people's livelihood, and you are rigorous and careful. You don't look like a noble young master who has been imprisoned in a mansion for more than ten years. "

Gao Zhanming said: "Brother Li is a child of the royal family. No matter whether he is a powerful person or a poor family, Brother Li's insights are so thorough, I really admire him." This sentence has a somewhat ironic meaning.Li Jingruo was born higher than him, since Li Jingruo could know, why couldn't he know?

Li Jingruo raised his eyebrows slightly, but smiled, pretending not to understand Gao Zhanming's implication, and said: "After the Xiangshan incident, the emperor and queen mother must have read your article. You are quite famous now, and it must not be long before the court Then I will issue an imperial edict to conscript you as a scholar."

Gao Zhanming hesitated for a moment, then said, "I will take the imperial examination."

Li Jingruo was startled: "Are you going to take the imperial examination?" He turned his mind for a while, and roughly guessed what was going on.Gao Zhanming's tone was very affirmative, it seemed that he was determined to take the imperial examination.Presumably before this, the emperor or the empress dowager had informed Gao Zhan that they wanted to call him a scholar, but Gao Zhanming refused.If not, how can Gao Zhanming be sure that he will take the imperial examination if he doesn't know whether the imperial court will recruit him?

Li Jingruo's eyes lit up immediately: "The reason?"

Gao Zhanming said: "What is the reason for the imperial court to hold the imperial examination to select candidates?"

Li Jingruo laughed and said, "It's interesting, it's really interesting. Brother Jun Liang, every time I see you, you can surprise me. I really like you more and more."

The small boat they were on floated downstream along the Yu River, and the people’s lives could be seen on the banks passing by. The women were squatting by the river to wash their clothes. They all put down their work and stared blankly.There was the bold one who flirted with Li Jingruo and Gao Zhanming. Gao Zhanming looked away, but Li Jingruo nodded and smiled generously.

"Ah!" Suddenly a woman exclaimed in shock. She was distracted for a while, and the handkerchief she was scrubbing floated away along the river!

The woman anxiously used the rubbing stick to catch the floating handkerchief, but pushed the handkerchief farther and farther, and finally it floated to the side of Li Jingruo's boat.

The woman called out: "My lord, can you help me pick up that handkerchief?"

Li Jingruo reached out to pick up the handkerchief, and carefully wringed out the water from the handkerchief, but the silk handkerchief was too light, and his boat had drifted a certain distance, so he couldn't touch the shore to return the handkerchief.

The woman looked at Li Jingruo, her face turned red, and she shouted loudly: "May I ask which alley the young master lives in?"

Li Jingruo said: "I am not from the capital."

The girl was startled, a look of disappointment flashed across her face, but she heard Li Jingruo ask: "May I ask where you live?"

The girl regained her spirits and shouted: "The second house on the east side of Nanluogu Alley is my house."

Li Jingruo nodded.

The women washing clothes at the side listened to the conversation between the two, laughed and pushed and teased the girl who lost her handkerchief. The girl's face was already flushed, she hurriedly packed her clothes and ran away.

Gao Zhanming couldn't help asking, "Are you going to pay it back in person?"

Li Jingruo laughed and said, "Whatever it is, it's worth my trip myself. I'll go ashore after a while, and I'll send a servant to go there."

Gao Zhanming teased, "The girl is going to be sad."

Just now the two were always talking about Gao Zhanming, and this rare opportunity, Gao Zhanming diverted the topic and asked Li Jingruo, "How old is Brother Li?"

Li Jingruo said: "The false age should be 23."

Gao Zhanming said: "Brother Li hasn't married yet?"

Li Jingruo shrugged.

Gao Zhanming joked: "I see peach blossoms around Brother Li, but there is no one worth picking? Or is Brother Li's love for mountains and rivers long gone?"

Li Jingruo said: "What women want is a stable life. I can't afford it, so I won't harm other girls."

Gao Zhanming said: "Brother Li, never thought of making it final? Are you planning to continue traveling?"

Li Jingruo said: "It will be decided sooner or later. I am like a duckweed on the water, whether I will sink or float, I don't know yet."

Gao Zhanming was slightly surprised.Li Jingruo's words, if he has the heart to explain, it seems that there is something in his words.He is a son of the royal family, even if he gives up his status as the son of the prince, he will live a rich life. He is devoted to mountains and rivers, and he is not a hobby that ruins his family.Was he speechless for a moment or...

Gao Zhanming paused, and asked, "Is there no one willing to float with you?"

Li Jingruo said with a smile: "Even if there is one, it must be in my eyes. I don't want a group of wives and concubines. I only want someone in this life who knows me and understands me, and is willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with me. This life is enough."

After hearing this, Gao Zhanming was silent for a long time, picked up the jug and filled two glasses of wine, raised the cup and said: "Brother Li, I respect you, I hope you can find your ideal soon."

Li Jingruo lightly touched his wine cup, and said, "I also wish Brother Junliang to fulfill his ambition as soon as possible."

Gao Zhanming chatted with Li Jingruo for a long time, and the boat didn't stop at the shore until dusk.

After the two went ashore, Gao Zhanming said: "Brother Li, when will you leave Beijing tomorrow, brother Yu will come to see you off."

Li Jingruo said: "I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, you don't have to see me off. I have a hunch that it won't be long before we meet again."

Gao Zhanming clasped his fists and said, "Then I will wait to meet Brother Li again."

Li Jingruo smiled and said, "There will be a period later."

Gao Zhanming said: "There will be a period later."