Li Xun's series of official names were revealed, and the scene, which had been a little noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.

Everyone suddenly realized that no matter what they thought of Li Xun, Li Xun was now a general guarding one side and held military power, which they could not easily humiliate. They did not have the qualifications yet.

Liu Bihui took a deep look at Li Xun, and then led him to the living room.

There was a court meeting today. Liu Bihui's father Liu Zhigu and uncle Liu Chongji both went to the palace. They were not at home at the moment, but there were still elders in the palace.

After a while, an old man in his fifties arrived. This man's name was Liu Jiu. He was Liu Bihui's second uncle. He served as governor of a state, but his health had always been poor and he was plagued by diseases. Three years ago, he reported illness and retired from office.

From now on, I have nothing to do at home.

The two chatted for a while, and Liu Jiu asked Li Xun why he came.

Li Xun said directly and half-jokingly that he came to attend the Minglan Poetry Festival, but he was not allowed in because he did not have an invitation.

Hearing what Li Xun said, Liu Jiu laughed loudly: "So that's what happened. No wonder Bi Hui told me privately just now that your Governor Li was in a bad mood. If your words are wrong, please don't take offense."

Li Xun smiled: "Mr. Liu, although I, Li Xun, am young, I am not that narrow-minded. Don't listen to Liu Bihui's nonsense."

Liu Jiu stood up and said: "It just so happens that I am the chief critic of today's Minglan Poetry Festival. You can come with me."

Li Xun nodded, stood up and left with Liu Jiu.

In fact, Li Xun didn't care about today's poetry meeting at all. The reason why he followed Li Xiao to the Liu Mansion was that he wanted to meet You Min, and secondly, he was planning to find Liu Bihui to express his attitude, regardless of You Ming.

Whatever happens in the end, my marriage to You Min will never change.

The You family and the An family have been married for generations and have an extremely close relationship. However, in You Mingyuan's generation, the relationship between the two families has undergone some changes. The reason is that the two families have come together with You Mingyuan and An.

Jian's generation is already a bit shabby, and talented people are scarce. Whether it is An Jian's right minister of the Ministry of Industry or You Mingyuan's left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the two of them can achieve this position not because of their own abilities, but because of their own abilities.

Relying on the legacy of their predecessors and the support of their families, as well as Zhao Zhi's need for a balance in the court, An Jian and You Mingyuan were able to reach high positions, but this situation will not sink forever.

constant.

You Mingyuan's political ability is average, but his vision is far-sighted. He saw this, so since he succeeded the clan leader, he made two major changes in the strategic development focusing on the family.

The first is to strengthen family studies, appoint people based on their talents, and vigorously explore and promote talented people among the family's children. In terms of resources, there is no distinction between direct descendants. The second is to start to stay away from the An family. You Mingyuan understands very well that the two declining families

No matter how much the family supported each other, they would not develop much. Therefore, You Mingyuan finally made up his mind to leave the An family behind and began to marry into other powerful families to establish close relationships.

You Mingyuan chose the Liu family. One of his two sons married Liu Zhigu's eldest daughter, and the other married Liu Chongji's legitimate second daughter.

Li Xun is aware of the situation of the You family. The recent political situation is extremely unfavorable to him. After these days of quiet thinking, Li Xun has some insights. He seems to have military power now and is considered a figure in Longyou.

, but in the capital, I have no foundation, and if something happens to me, I will fall.

Putting aside his personal feelings with You Min, if he really combined with You Min and got the support of the You family and the Liu family, he would no longer be alone in the court.

Following Liu Jiu, Li Xun was deep in thought. At this time, he couldn't help but think of Li Yi and Zhao Xun.

My aunt is a big help to me, but her limitations are too strong. Everything depends on Zhao Zhi's face. For example, in recent times, the relationship between Zhao Zhi and Li Yi has become somewhat distant.

An undercurrent in the hall rushed towards him. At this time, Li Yi's energy was very weak.

As for Zhao Xun, Li Xun secretly shook his head. Once upon a time, his cousin, the two of them had a very close relationship. However, after Zhao Xun left the palace to build his own mansion, Zhao Xun's whole person changed a lot.

Changes, from the outside, maybe he is still the same Zhao Xun, but with more contact, Li Xun found that Zhao Xun became more and more influential in the city. In the past, his supporters were the left prime minister's party represented by Liu Jie.

With the collapse of the Xiangyi Party, who are Zhao Xun's supporters now? How many forces has he secretly cultivated and how many ministers has he made friends with? Li Xun has no idea about all of this. Although he and Zhao Xun are cousins,

But only now did Li Xun realize that he had never gotten into the core of Zhao Xun.

When we came to the backyard lobby, it was very lively. In the courtyard outside, hundreds of people were sitting in the open air, chatting and poetry. The scene was very cheerful. From time to time, someone sang loudly, which attracted cheers.

When Liu Jiu arrived, everyone stood up and bowed to greet him.

A middle-aged man in his forties saw Liu Jiu and said hello with a smile: "Second brother, you are here."

This man's name is Liu Chang, the eighth concubine brother of Liu Zhigu and Liu Jiu, and he is currently on duty in the Ministry of Rites.

Liu Jiu smiled and said: "Lao Ba, will there be any masterpieces?"

Liu Chang shook his head: "Not yet."

Liu Jiu nodded, without saying much, and led Li Xun into the lobby.

There were not many people in the lobby, less than forty people, and there were still a few empty seats reserved for people outside. Anyone who could make a good work and get Liu Jiu's appreciation could enter the lobby.

It can also be seen from this that although it is a poetry club, there are also hierarchies. Although the people outside are also from aristocratic families, they are either not from the same family, or their status in the family is not high and they are not qualified to enter the palace.

For example, Li Xiao, who has not loved reading since he was a child, obviously cannot compose good poems, but he can directly enter the inner hall. However, Gao Feng, who wrote several good poems in a row outside, can be said to be the most attractive person in the audience.

He is very talented, but because of the relationship between his family and his concubine, he can only stay outside without creating any masterpieces.

Entering the inner hall, everyone stood up to greet Liu Jiu. Although Liu Jiu had resigned, he was a big celebrity in the capital. He was called a Confucian scholar and was very talented.

"Brother Li, come to me."

Seeing Li Xun, Li Xiao waved repeatedly. The seat next to him was always empty, obviously reserved for Li Xun.

Li Xun came to sit next to Li Xiao. There was a long table for two people.

Li Xun looked around and found You Min. The latter's eyes were also looking at her at the moment. Zhang Yuan beside her showed hostility and jealousy.

Liu Jiu came to the head of the table, glanced at everyone present, and said loudly: "Since I am the chief critic of this poetry meeting, I should set an example and compose a poem first."

There are thousands of ways to go, but who knows what is wrong and what is right;

Right and wrong are indistinguishable from each other, and they are both alike and destroyed.

After three seasons of this, Da Shi seems to be incompetent.

If you are foolish in the vulgar world, you should follow Huang Qi.

When Liu Jiu was young, he was also a very romantic person. He was good at wine, poetry, and lust. Such occasions could be said to be his strengths.

Liu Jiu's opening song, a superb song, immediately aroused everyone's applause, and the atmosphere at the scene was suddenly pushed to the climax.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me."

Liu Jiu picked up his wine glass and smiled, and the hall suddenly became quiet.

"How can we have fun without wine? We beat the drums and pass the flowers around. Whoever gets the hairpin will compose the poem."

“So best.”

"As Mr. Liu wishes."

Everyone applauded one after another. There are many ways to play the Minglan Poetry Club. Beating drums and passing flowers is one of them, and it is also the one that everyone likes the most.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the first glass of wine. Liu Jiu sat down, picked up a hairpin from the table and passed it to others. After a while, a servant brought a small drum. With Liu Jiu's nod and instruction,

Start tapping rhythmically.

This game is really good. Everyone present is very happy to play it. Some talented people hope that the hairpin flower can be passed to them so that they can perform well. Of course, there are also a few people who are not interested in this game.

, Li Xun and Li Xiao are the main representatives.

"Brother Li, can you compose poetry?"

"No, what about you?"

"I do not know either."

"Then drink."

Zhang Yuan looked at Li Xun from time to time, his eyes full of coldness, because although You Min was sitting next to him, her eyes were always on Li Xun most of the time, which made Zhang Yuan feel jealous.

Some can't stand it.

The servant who plays the drum is also a clever person. He is very thoughtful and can tell who wants to write poetry and who is not interested in it. Therefore, he controls the drum sound and looks for those who want to express themselves.

, and deliberately ignore those who just want to drink and join in the fun.

Li Xun's eyes were often on You Min's side. Zhang Yuan kept pestering You Min to talk and made many body movements, but You Min endured it again and again. She was not happy at all and looked even more lonely.

Li Xun drank in silence. For some reason, when he saw this scene, he felt very uncomfortable. At the same time, he also didn't understand. You Min obviously didn't like Zhang Yuan, so why should he be so forbearing to him?

At this time, Zhang Yuan whispered something to a young man at the next table. The life-threatening young man looked towards Li Xun, then had a bad smile on his face, nodded, got up and walked to the drum

In front of him, he replaced the servant and started playing the drum.

After staying for a while, Li Xun felt a little bored, but in this scene, he couldn't leave first, so he had to drink alone and silently.

The sound of drums stopped and everyone looked towards Li Xun. Li Xiao was having a drink with two young men at the table next to him. At this moment, he felt strange. When he turned around, he found that the hairpin was on their table.

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Li Xiao picked up the hairpin and was about to pass it to other tables.

"Li Xiao, don't break the rules. Whoever gets the hairpin will write a poem. This has been agreed a long time ago."

Someone immediately spoke up to stop Li Xiao's move.

Zhang Yuan also lost no time and laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that our General Li would also be willing to compose a poem. It is said that General Li is not good at writing. It seems that the rumors are wrong."

Li Xun put down the wine glass, picked up the hairpin, glanced at Zhang Yuan, and saw that although his face was full of smiles, his eyes were full of ridicule. Many people looked at him with disdain.

Li Xiao was about to speak, but Li Xun shook his head, stood up, and said loudly: "Since everyone is interested in this, I, Li Xun, don't want to disappoint, so let's give it a try."

"Brother Li, you drank too much."

Li Xiao whispered, "Who here doesn't know Li Xun's background? It's really too much to ask him to compose poems."
To be continued...