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Chapter 33

Cui Yunqing led Li Jing to a man in his forties in his scorching official robe and introduced: "This is Yu Gong, Sima of the Prefecture. Yu Gong is a father and son, five Jinshi, and they are also the commanders who were both civil and military leaders. You must ask Yu Gong for advice in the future."

The Sima Yu Ren in the Prefecture is indeed a well-known name. Because, in the past few years, Yu Ren was still Ziqing and Pinglu Jiedushi, and was the highest military and political chief in the five prefectures in the Shandong Peninsula. In the past, he had to be called Yu Jieshuai. The four brothers Yu Ren were all from Jinshi.

His father Yu Ao served as the inspector of Xuan She. His eldest brother Yu Gui and the inspector of Hunan. His third brother Yu Cong was the governor of Shandong Dongdao. He was first appointed as Princess Guangfu. Later, the emperor changed his resignation to Princess Guangde to him. His fourth brother Yu Qiu and Lingnan Rongguan Zhengwei. He was originally the envoy of Ziqing and Pinglu Pingdu.

The father and son of the family were all Jinshi, and they all served as governors, observers and governors, which were such important positions as Yu's family. However, two years ago, Yu Cong was framed by Wei Baoheng and demoted to the governor of Shaozhou. Then the Yu family was also implicated. In addition to Yu's father's death, Yu Gui was demoted to the governor of Yuanzhou, Yu Guan was demoted to the Sima of Dengzhou, and Yu Qiu was also demoted to the governor of Yazhou.

As Sima who was demoted, most local officials were unwilling to make friends with them, because they could lead to attacks from Sima's opponents. However, it would be inappropriate if they were demoted. Because many Simas were demoted, they were finally re-activated, and it was even possible for Yang Yan, who proposed the two tax laws, to directly reap the prefectures.

However, Cui Yunqing obviously did not take these seriously and was still very enthusiastic about Yan. Cui Yunqing even said some words to comfort Yu Yan in front of Li Jing. Li Jing knew whether these words were true or false, because Wei Baoheng, the former prime minister who had previously framed the Yu family, had been sentenced to death by the new emperor. Next, the large number of officials who were demoted from the court by Wei may be re-activated.

Yu Feng didn't seem to care about the authenticity of Cui Yunqing's words, but just smiled slightly, like a pot of old wine. Just getting close, he could already be influenced by him. Yu Feng didn't give Li Jing any gifts, but gave Li Jing a sentence.

"I don't have a sword to give you, nor do I have gold and silver to you. Today I will give you a word." Yu Guan chanted: "Keep a normal mind, and you will be free in the world! Be indifferent and clear in ambitions, be quiet and far-reaching. Be free with the circumstances and be at peace with the circumstances." When he spoke, Yu Guan was very plain. The Yu family was once very prosperous and had been demoted all over the family. Perhaps it was these ups and downs that allowed him to see through many of the philosophies in this world.

When Li Jing heard a senior official who had once held the military and political affairs of the Five Prefectures say this, he couldn't help but feel it. Yu Guan seemed to be a warning to Li Jing's appreciation of Cui Yunqing and to reach the sky in one step. Although it was just a few words, for Li Jing, it was more valuable than the 100 taels of silver given by Feng Yanqing. Today's series of changes have indeed begun to feel a little fluttering in his heart.

Fortunately, Yu Wen woke up. After hearing this, Li Jing couldn't help but feel a little shocked. Cui Yunqing's appreciation of him is indeed important, but the most important thing is to keep steady. Now in the late Tang Dynasty, no matter how high he is, what's the use? For example, Yu Wen's family is a chief official in the same place, but in the end, they were all demoted by Wei Baoheng's documents.

Without a stable foundation, they are all castles in the air. They seem to be glorious, but they can't withstand the wind and rain.

"Don't be surprised by honor and disgrace, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the courtyard; if you stay or leave, watch the clouds roll and unfold outside the sky." A couplet from Hong Yingming, a Ming man, suddenly popped up in his mind, and he couldn't help but blurt out.

"Don't be surprised by honor and disgrace, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the courtyard; if you stay or leave, you can't help but look at the clouds rolling and unfolding outside the sky. OK, it's very good." Yu Qing's eyes showed a look of surprise. Although there was no literary form of couplets in the Tang Dynasty, it did not affect the appreciation and admiration of the two officials who were from Jinshi, Yu Qing and Cui Yunqing.

"In just a few words, it deeply expresses the attitudes of life towards things, things, fame and fortune: not happy when gaining, not worry about losing, not being surprised when favors and disgraces, and not being intentional about staying and leaving. Only in this way can one be peaceful and indifferent. One can look at the three words in front of the court, which means picking chrysanthemums under the east trunk and leisurely seeing the southern mountain, while the three words in the sky show the broad sentiment of magnifying their eyes and not seeing others; one sentence rolling clouds and relaxing clouds also have the lofty realm of being able to bend and stretch, and the broad-minded and romantic figures of Wei and Jin dynasties. It is said well, I really didn't expect that Ji Yu not only had outstanding martial arts skills, but also had such talent. It's rare, if I hadn't been taken first by the envoy Cui, I would have the intention to take it as a disciple."

Cui Yunqing was very happy to see Li Jing being praised by Yu Wen so much, and said proudly: "You have fast hands, but you have slow hands."

Yu Yan kept shook his head at Li Jing and sighed: "This talent has been passed by the army, which is really a waste of heaven and earth. Why not, you should read the classics and history collections carefully, and wait until you go to take the imperial examination next year to be the best. You can become a Jinshi, and you will be in the temple in the future, assist the king and the people in the lower class, which is better."

Li Jing was slightly moved. In the current situation, it was only a matter of time before Yu Guan was reused. If Yu Guan was willing to help him enter the imperial examination, with such a huge force in the Yu family, I am afraid that this road would be smoother than the current choice. After a moment of being moved, Li Jing immediately thought that it is late Tang now, and the damn Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao will rebel next year. Even Luoyang and Chang'an will be broken in a few years. It is really inappropriate to take the imperial examination road at this time.

Shaking his head, Li Jing thanked Yu Van for his kindness, and then refused. The reason for his rejection was a bit far-fetched, which made Yu Van a little unhappy. In the end, Cui Yunqing was helping and suggested that Li Jing also take Yu Van as his teacher, saying that if he had time, he would let Li Jing come to ask Yu Van for advice. He also said that now that the eunuchs in the court are in power, and staying in Dengzhou to walk the military is a good way, it was considered to calm Yu Van's unhappiness.

After chatting for a long time, Li Jing left two teachers and went to toast the other officials alone. After a round of wine, even though he drank some low-alcohol wine, Li Jing was also a little dizzy. He walked to the stairs where there was no one and wanted to hide from Qingjing for a while, but he didn't expect that he would see Feng Liang guarding there and looking inside with his head and head. As soon as he saw Li Jing coming, he smiled and pulled Li Jing's hand over and said, "Brother is just about to come and invite me to go down and have a few drinks with the military robes, but when he saw you and the envoys, he didn't dare to come up and disturb me. You are just here, so let's go down with your brother!"
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