After Xu Xuan returned to the Song Dynasty, he was awarded the rank of Prince Gengling. This official position, like Prince Zhongyun, is a rank official with no real position, but judging from his trip to Luoyang with Zhang Ji this time, their position is more like It is the intern secretary who provides literary entertainment for Boss Zhao.

Of course, as surrenders, they still live in fear so far. Not only do they need to be cautious in their words and deeds, but they also have to keep a low profile to avoid being targeted by others.

Xu Xuan made up his mind to come to Luoyang and try not to get close to Boss Zhao. He is not as good at researching as Zhang Ji, and he also has his own standpoint. He doesn't want to completely break up with the Jiangnan King, and he doesn't want to learn from Zhang Ji in order to gain the trust of Zhao Boss. And to embarrass the lord of Jiangnan.This made his situation worse than that of Zhang Ji, so he could hide as far as he could.

However, he didn't know that he had been targeted by Shen Ji long ago.

The few servants around him who were brought from Jiangnan gave him an invitation letter, saying that Shen Ji wanted to see him, and when he asked him when he would be free to meet him, he was a little confused, not knowing that this was what Boss Zhao wanted. What is the purpose of testing him or the person behind Shen Ji.

However, Shen Ji is the son of Shen Yilu, and Shen Yilu is a well-known old fox who is only loyal to Boss Zhao; and Shen Ji's teacher is Li Mu, a Hanlin scholar with an unclear position; Shen Ji also has a relationship with Lu Duoxun, and Lu Duoxun Behind Doxun is Zhao Guangyi... Shen Ji's interpersonal relationship is so complicated that it is difficult for him to tell whose idea it is that Shen Ji came to him.

After thinking about it, he can only determine the other party's purpose by meeting the other party in person.

"If the officials don't summon me tomorrow, I will be free." Xu Xuan asked the servant to answer Shen Ji.

Shen Ji thought it was Xu Xuan who asked her to meet tomorrow, so she happily went back to prepare.

The next day, when the children of the aristocratic family went to the suburbs for an outing in groups, Shen Ji rushed to Xu Xuan's place to ask for advice.

Xu Xuan has long been ready to deal with Shen Ji's temptation at any time.However, when Shen Ji saw her, he saluted obediently and said happily: "I've heard about Mr. Xu's fame for a long time. It's a pity that I didn't see you when I went to Jiangnan last time, but it's not too late. We still See you!"

Shen Ji's enthusiasm almost made Xu Xuan overwhelmed. With a sullen face, he warned himself that this is a person who came to test himself, and he should not be treated as a junior!

He asked: "I don't know why Mr. Shen Xiaolang came to see the old man?"

"You are being polite, you are an elder, I am a junior, you treat me as a junior, just call me 'A Chen'." Shen Ji moved the stool closer to Xu Xuan, not feeling his enthusiasm at all. It bothers Seo-hyun, "Can I call you Uncle Seo?"

Xu Xuan: "..."

You can be my grandson, let me treat you as a nephew, are you taking advantage of me? !

And why can you recognize relatives so proficiently when you meet someone for the first time?

He felt that Shen Ji was really thick-skinned. No wonder Zhang Ji was frustrated by "him" when "he" followed Lu Duoxun to the south of the Yangtze River last time. "It is also impossible to guard against.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Isn't this seniority right?"

"You are a few years younger than my father and three years older than Uncle Xue. It seems that there is nothing wrong with me calling you uncle."

Xu Xuan: "..."

If he guessed correctly, the "Uncle Xue" the other party was talking about was Xue Zhengan, the head of the prime minister.

Is it really "his" relatives all over the dynasty?

He looked blank: "Oh, if you want to call it that, then call it that!"

If Boss Zhao knew that "he" was misrepresenting relatives here, he didn't know if he would be suspicious of "him", but what did it have to do with him?He is just a surrender, and he has not yet entered the Song Dynasty to gain trust!

"You're here today, don't you come to recognize—" Xu Xuan paused, and almost said the truth about "recognizing relatives", he changed his words, "You know the old man, right?"

Shen Ji was puzzled: "Of course!" Otherwise, what else could it be?

Xu Xuan was speechless again.

If he was still in Jiangnan, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he would naturally not give such a young and reckless junior a good face.However, from the very beginning, he regarded Shen Ji as the person who came to test him from Boss Zhao's side, so he treated her so cautiously and indulgently. This is equivalent to that he gave her the pole, and she climbed up the pole. It seems that it is too late to put on the airs of elders and officers.

Shen Ji sometimes has no eyesight, no, she took out the anthology she had collected to Xu Xuan, and said: "These are the poems and articles you wrote that I collected when I went to Jiangnan last time. But there must be something missing, so I took the liberty to come to ask you to enlighten me!"

Xu Xuan's mood suddenly became a little strange and delicate.

His works were collected by someone, which naturally made him proud as an author, but this person was Shen Ji, and the works were collected when the two sides were still in conflict, which made him unable to understand what Shen Ji was thinking.

"Why do you collect old articles?" Xu Xuan asked.

Shen Ji couldn't keep up with his brain circuit when asked this question. After a while, he asked back: "Aside from my liking, admiring, and finding value in collecting articles, what else could be the reason?"

Xu Xuan choked.That's right, could it be that he has ulterior motives?

The last time when Shen Ji and Lu Duoxun were on a mission to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhang Ji was also suspicious of "him", but it turned out that "he" just went to the south of the Yangtze River for fun and collected Jiangnan's literary works by the way.

Shen Ji said shyly again: "To be honest, Zhuo Jing admires your poems and essays very much, thinking that your poems and essays are easy to understand, simple and natural, and have the style of a "poem king" Xiangshan layman, so I come here to ask you You ask for advice. Of course, if you can get one or two poems and essays back to her, she will be happy."

Xu Xuan does not discriminate against women who are eager to learn, and when he was in Jiangnan, he heard that Shen Ji did not forget to bring his wife with him when he was on an envoy to Jiangnan. This young couple is very affectionate.

However, using his poems to please others made him a little uncomfortable, so he said: "If you want to ask me for advice, then I will test you. How many poems and essays have you read and remembered?"

This is not a problem for Shen Ji, she opened her mouth and recited Xu Xuan's work: ""Bamboo": The palace is born in a vigorous festival, and it is humbly dedicated to the tour of Henan. It is naturally famous and valuable, and I am not envious of Weichuanhou. The rhyme and wind are far away, the cold green snow is thick, and the overcast can shelter from the rain, and the effect is waiting for Dongfeng..."

As Xu Xuan's poems were recited from Shen Ji's mouth one after another, he was secretly surprised and had a new understanding of Shen Ji.

Shen Ji's behavior was unreasonable, so he thought that the other party was just a bit arrogant, boastful, ignorant dude. It can be seen that when she really recited her poems, he knew that the other party had real talents. But because of her style of handling things, it is easy for people to overlook her true talents and learning.

This reminded him of Han Xizai, who was a talented and uninhibited celebrity.Of course, Shen Ji is far inferior to Han Xizai, but who can deny that she will not be able to reach Han Xizai's height in the future?

As Xu Xuan's thoughts drifted away, his view and attitude towards Shen Ji also changed unconsciously, and he was willing to correct the inaccuracies in the poems and essays about him circulated outside.

Shen Ji recorded it enthusiastically,—with the original author's proofreading, that would be so much easier!

At sunset, Shen Ji realized that he had bothered Xu Xuan all day, so he reluctantly offered to leave.Of course, she didn't forget to inquire about Xu Xuan's itinerary, and to see when he would come to ask for advice again when he was free.

Xu Xuan: "..."

What does it feel like to be entangled by the other party?

However, as a vassal, after he came to Luoyang, Boss Zhao didn't summon him, and no one would interact with him. His place was very deserted.Shen Ji came to him, maybe it could let him pass the time, so he didn't refuse.

He didn't know that under the guidance of a famous teacher these years, Shen Ji has gained a lot of knowledge, but her poetry and prose has always been her weak point. If she can get his guidance, although it will not make her a poetic talent, but the poetry and prose she writes , It is enough to deal with the imperial examination.

In the next few days, Boss Zhao was going to sacrifice, and Shen Ji didn't have to go with him, so she went to find Xu Xuan when she was free.Occasionally, Xu Xuan would write poems on the spot, and Shen Ji, like a reporter with first-hand information, immediately wrote them down in a small notebook.

After getting along with her for a long time, Xu Xuan also knew that this was Shen Ji's habit. Her teacher had the habit of burning articles after writing them. When he met her, the articles not only could not be "burned after writing", but were also taken away. Boss Zhao went to publish in front of him.

Of course, because of this, Li Mu was also arranged by Boss Zhao to enter the academy as a Hanlin bachelor...

Xu Xuan: "..."

Shen Ji is really an incomprehensible creature.

After Boss Zhao went through all the procedures that the priest should go through, he finally found time to pay attention to what happened among civil and military officials.He originally wanted to test the reaction of civil and military officials by revealing his intention to move the capital to Luoyang, but he did not expect to get a report that Shen Ji and Xu Xuan had a close relationship.

Remembering that he used Xu Xuan and Zhang Ji to lure Shen Ji to come to Luoyang together, Boss Zhao wanted to know whether Shen Ji's wish was fulfilled, so he brought her along with Xu Xuan and Zhang Ji on the grounds of rewarding peonies.

Seeing that Shen Ji was also brought here on such an occasion, Xu Xuan thought that Boss Zhao had found out about his personal relationship with Shen Ji.

Sure enough, Boss Zhao asked about their relationship these days.

Xu Xuan was about to explain, but Shen Ji said fearlessly: "It was an extremely correct decision for the boy to come to Luoyang with the official's family. Mr. Xu has learned a lot. Recently, he has taught me a lot, and I have really benefited a lot!"

Xu Xuan: "..."

To die, doesn't this kid know what awe is?

Unexpectedly, Boss Zhao was not angry, nor did he intend to blame Shen Ji. Instead, he asked her what she had learned with great interest, and asked her where she had improved.

Shen Ji said bluntly: "It's secondary to the acquisition of poetry and prose, the most important thing is that the kid is happy with Xu Lao's new poems! If Xu Lao can open the copyright, the students in Luoyang will definitely copy them, saying Maybe there will be a reappearance of the scene of 'Luoyang Zhigui'."

Xu Xuan: "..."

Don't flatter me, I'm afraid I won't be blessed!

Boss Zhao asked her to submit these poems and essays for a look. At the end, he looked at Xu Xuan again and said, "You have always been quick-witted and able to write on the spot. Today we are appreciating peonies, so you will write an essay on peonies as the topic." How's the article?"

In the eyes of others, this is suspected of making things difficult, but for Xu Xuan, this is really not a problem.

I think that when he was an official in the south of the Yangtze River, he was sent to the Song Dynasty. Because of his eloquence, he quoted scriptures and classics, which made all the officials of the Song Dynasty speechless.

Later, every time he went to the Song Dynasty as an envoy, the officials of the Song Dynasty were afraid of confronting him.Until he met a mighty and domineering person like Boss Zhao, he couldn't argue with him, so he drew his sword and threatened: I'm going to do this, don't beep with me.

As the saying goes, when a scholar encounters a soldier, he can't tell why, which is probably the case.

He was perfectly suppressed by Boss Zhao, but it couldn't conceal his agile side, so he wrote "Peony Fu" on the spot.

"To be flattered by the sun, to be praised by the wind; to be rotten like brocade, to be as bright as cinnamon sand..." After reading the first half of this Fu, Boss Zhao only felt that Xu Xuan's writing was concise, and he would not use gorgeous and exaggerated rhetoric to describe peony beauty of.

However, the first half describes how popular peony is, and the second half shows that peony has been desolate and realistic after its decline.

Boss Zhao was still in deep thought, so Shen Ji let out a "huh".He came back to his senses, glanced at Shen Ji who was peeking this way, and asked amusedly: "Why, what's your opinion on this prose?"

Shen Ji said: "I can't call it an opinion, but I feel that Mr. Xu's worries are similar to those of the teacher. The teacher doesn't like gorgeous and vague articles, and advocates elegance and integrity. And Mr. Xu's prose reveals a worry about the impetuous world style. Mr. Xu You and the teacher must be very like-minded!"

Xu Xuan: "..."

Who has the same interests as your teacher, don't talk nonsense, you are suspected of forming a clique for personal gain!

However, his worries were unfounded. Hearing Shen Ji's words, Boss Zhao said with a smile, "Well, you and Li Qing must have a good chat."

Boss Zhao said so, Xu Xuan naturally wouldn't refute, but he was very curious, how could Shen Ji, a family member with no fame and family background, be so favored by Boss Zhao?With this white and tender little face?It can't be that Boss Zhao likes "him" to act dissolutely, right?

Boss Zhao also asked Zhang Ji to write an article, after which Shen Ji shamelessly copied a copy.Boss Zhao looked at her happily and said, "I'm afraid that today is the biggest harvest for you."

Shen Ji pretended not to understand Boss Zhao's ridicule, and said: "How could it be? The boy only got two articles, but the official family got two great Confucian scholars who can write good articles! Isn't it the official family who gained the most? "

Boss Zhao, Xu Xuan, and Zhang Ji were taken aback for a moment, and then Boss Zhao laughed loudly and said, "You're right!"

The author says:

Shen Xiaoji: I am the cute Shen Xiaoji!

Seo Hyun: Ah yes yes yes.

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Note: The poems and essays in this chapter are all written by Xu Xuan.

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The pre-accepted new article "The First Slant of Spring in the World", which promotes instant noodles again, is an article about aunts and sisters farming, please collect it, everyone.

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感谢在2022-04-2719:49:59~2022-04-2917:42:50期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: 1 caramel horse head;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Nima Dimaoyu and Chen Lin 1;

感谢灌溉营养液的小天使:VeraZhang34瓶;流光转千年33瓶;八重神子的小狗30瓶;不归26瓶;卡黄的政史地12瓶;(ーー゛)11瓶;werty、26928232、我家胖胖好可愛、轮回10瓶;年迈的加菲猫5瓶;不是这个就是那个、青山1瓶;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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