Li Xun was not in a hurry to enter the palace because it was almost noon. At this time, Emperor Zhao Xun might be having a meal, so he would disturb him when he went there. Moreover, the matter between Hezhou and Zhezhou was not big, but not small. Since Li Xun chose to report to the emperor directly, he had to think about what to say. It was impossible to meet the emperor and finish the matter as soon as he said it. This seemed too low and too superficial.

When he got home, You Min saw Li Xun and called to have a meal, but Li Xun was not hungry, so he did not go to the living room, but went to the study.

"Master, you are back."

Sima Tu was reading a book in the study. When he saw Li Xun coming, he stood up and bowed.

Li Xun waved his hand and signaled him not to be polite, and then found a place to sit down.

"You haven't eaten yet."

"I have a bad habit. When I was studying, I didn't realize anything outside the window."

Li Xun asked, "Are you not bored if you have been in the study all day recently?"

Sima Tu said: "I have been free recently, and reading is also good. I don't have to worry about me."

Sima Tu suffered in Mo Meng for twenty years and was physically and mentally damaged, so his health was not very good. He has been in poor health during this period and has been recuperating at home. He has improved in the past two days. Then he often comes to Li Xun's mansion, read books in the study, or chat with Li Xun.

Li Xun said softly: "Ziwen, come out and be an official."

Sima Tu was surprised and said, "Why did the lord suddenly say such things?"

Li Xun said silently: "I know that your ambitions are with me. If you stay with you, you will never have a status."

Sima Tu is a very fame-minded person. He wants to be an official, and he is a high-ranking official. He uses fame and fortune to wash away the dirt on his body. Because in the moral standards in the hearts of scholars, scholars can be killed but not humiliated. Sima Tu was driven by the Hu people for twenty years in Momeng, and was driven by the Hu people and slaves, so he should have died long ago. Living to this day may be an extremely difficult thing for him, but for others, he will eventually be discriminated against and disdained.

The reason why Sima Tu didn't remember to follow Li Xun was just an aide. In the final analysis, Li Xun saved him several times between life and death because of righteousness.

Sima Tu did not answer Li Xun directly, but said with a smile: "As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister, the lord is now your aide, and I am your staff member. He is better than the guardian. He should be considered a fifth-rank official."

Facing Sima Tu's sudden joke, Li Xun was slightly stunned and then said, "As the saying goes, little devil is difficult to deal with."

After saying that, Li Xun laughed.

Sima Tu picked up the teacup and teapot, walked to Li Xun, poured tea for him, and asked softly: "Lord, Mr. Fan is now without an official position, but he is willing to follow you. Why is that?"

Li Xun glanced at Sima Tu and said softly: "Mr. Fan's ambition is not to be an official."

Sima Tu bowed to Li Xun and said, "Mr. Fan has this ambition, so is my Sima Tu. If I were just for fame and fortune, I would not follow you lord."

Li Xun remained silent, picked up the teacup and drank the water silently.

Fan Zhongyun once told Li Xun that no one in the world would dislike money and fame, but some people have their own ideals and ambitions. If they forget their ideals and ambitions just for money and fame, then this person is just an empty shell with a gorgeous appearance.

Li Xun sometimes wondered what choice would someone like Fan Zhongyun make if Zhao Xun was willing to trust the country's government, what would he choose? He should go through fire and water, because someone gave him a stage to show his ideals and ambitions. What else would he hesitate about?

The reason why Fan Zhongyun was tired of the officialdom and planned to retreat to the mountains and forests may be because he could not see hope and was disheartened in the center of despair.

There may be many people like Fan Zhongyun in the world.

Now, Fan Zhongyun and Sima Tu follow him regardless of gains and losses, working hard, perhaps out of repaying gratitude. After all, they have kindness and righteousness to them, but this is definitely not all. Or do they see hope in themselves and something else?

Li Xun did not continue on this topic. If he said something too much, it would be too disgusting. Sima Tu's ability to say this has already expressed his attitude and intention, which is enough.

After a while of silence, Li Xun put down the teacup and sighed: "Ziwen, I have been in a bad mood recently. The government affairs are so stressing that I can't breathe."

Sima Tu whispered: "The lord has experienced too little. Although he is a prime minister, he still can't do anything."

Li Xun laughed and said, "No need to say that it is so tactful. I myself think that it is not the case for me to be a prime minister, and I am not qualified."

Sima Tu smiled and said, "The lord cannot say that. During the reign of Emperor Wuzong, Liu Wenxu was appointed as prime minister at the age of 18 and governed the country well, so he became famous all over the world and left his name in history."

Li Xun looked at Sima Tu and said indifferently: "What do you want to say?"

Sima Tu said: "Lord, the political affairs hall and the battlefield are actually the same. If a prime minister wants to show his ambitions and fist, it also requires the right time, place and people. What does the lord rely on to become a prime minister? It is the right place, the last words of the previous emperor and the political needs of the current emperor. But in addition, the right time and people have ever been there?"

Li Xun stood up and walked back and forth there.

From Zhao Xun's change of the era and opening and closing, the political situation of the court has been operating normally to the present. It has been more than a month since Li Xun joined the Political Affairs Hall, and it has not been long, but it has only been a little exhausted for Li Xun and has a faint desire to retreat in his heart.

Zhao Xun used Li Xun's purpose to use his influence and power in the Western Regions and the western Longyou region to control these two places in his own hands. However, as the situation in the court became more and more turbulent, many aristocratic families who were once excluded began to return to the political class. Their arrival was for the sake of interests. How could they ignore the two big cakes of the Western Regions and the western Longyou region? In fact, as the personnel of the Western Regions and the western Longyou region were put on the agenda, this shows that the aristocratic family group had set their sights on the Western Regions and Longyou region. Faced with such a surging situation, could Zhao Xun resist? I'm afraid he couldn't stand it, because this represents the interests of many forces. Zhao Xun does not have the ability and qualifications to enjoy this benefit alone. If he dares to do that, those aristocratic families and some political forces that he has attracted to him will probably leave him immediately.
Chapter completed!