The emperor walked around in circles for a long time and finally revealed the purpose of his visit: "Li Siye, as soon as you arrived at the Prince's Mansion, you stood out and won the Prince's favor. Zhang Jiuling said that your strategies can be compared with Sun Bin, while Li Linfu said that you have Sun Bin,
Kong Ming's talent. Then in Chengyun Tower in Xinghuafang, did you hide your clumsiness from me?"
Li Siye was startled. It sounded like this matter was serious. Hiding one's clumsiness from the emperor would be tantamount to the crime of deceiving the emperor. If this really came to the fore, he would be doomed.
He took the initiative to defend himself and said: "I'm not hiding my clumsiness. I can restore Qin Gong Liangpi, that's my talent. Fighting with bare hands, I can defeat the Qianniu Guards Zhonglang General, that's my skill. As for Zhang Jiuling and Li Linfu, my husband-in-law, I
The evaluation is very biased in my opinion.”
"Oh?" Li Longji was very surprised. He didn't expect Li Siye to answer like this.
"Then tell me what kind of evaluation is fair to you."
Li Siye is not like those sour Confucian scholars who pretend to be humble. To be humble in front of the emperor is to feel inferior!
"I have the talent of Zhang Heng and Zu Chongzhi, and the ambition of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing!"
Gao Lishi couldn't help but cough. This young man was so arrogant that he actually wanted to do Huo Qubing. Even the sage's adopted son Wang Zhongsi did not have such arrogance.
Li Longji stared in confusion for a long time, really not wanting to admit that his knowledge was poor. He knew that Zhang Heng was one of the four great masters of Han Fu, but what kind of thing was this Zu Chongzhi?
He turned his head and asked Gao Lishi in a low voice: "Who is Zu Chongzhi?"
Gao Lishi's knowledge was not as good as that of the emperor. How could he know? He could only shake his head in confusion.
Gao Shi, who was sitting quietly on the side, took one look at these two people and knew that they were half-empty. He calmly interjected: "Zu Chongzhi is a master of arithmetic and deduced the circle and the "Da Ming Calendar". Zhang Heng is not only one of the four masters of Han Fu, but
He also invented the seismometer."
Literati like to show their superiority in this aspect and make others awe.
Li Longji suddenly realized that no wonder he didn't know that as the emperor, apart from the Chunqiu Zuozhuan, he only read a few history books and occasionally studied a few poems to cultivate his sentiments. As for astronomy, calendar and calculations, they were all heretical.
Gao Shi was a little depressed on the side, I am so knowledgeable, can't you two look back at me?
Li Meier stirred the tea pot with iron chopsticks, which is called ring-beating the heart of the soup. Then she used water in the pot to bring the tea to a boil. The whole tea was ready. She first filled a bowl for Li Longji with a tea bowl, and then Gao Gao.
Lux, Gao Shi, then his brother, and finally himself.
Li Longji greatly admired this girl in his heart. At only eight or nine years old, she could distinguish the order of superiority and inferiority without the need for adults' glances, just by looking at her manners. She was indeed precociously intelligent.
The emperor asked her kindly: "How old are you?"
Li Mei'er crossed his hands and bent down slightly to salute Li Longji, and then said: "As for me, Mei'er is nine years old."
As expected, he was wise enough to have a daughter named Meier, and he fell in love with this girl even more.
"Are you reading?"
Li Siye took over the conversation and said: "I haven't studied yet, but today I just invited a gentleman for her, this is Mr. Gao, and asked him to help my little sister solve her doubts and teach her."
Li Siye pointed out Gao Shi to Li Longji, and he also meant to help Gao Shi. He hoped that he would leave a mark in the eyes of the saint, which might be an opportunity.
However, Li Longji only glanced back at Gao Shi and slightly cupped his hands. Gao Shi quickly returned the courtesy, thinking that these two uninvited guests must be officials in the imperial court with a high official position.
After drinking tea, Li Longji came to the yard with his hands behind his back, stood on the edge of the well and looked into the water. Gao Lishi quickly stepped forward to protect him, fearing that he would slip in accidentally.
He came under the mulberry tree again, spread his legs splayed, put his hands behind his back and said with great momentum:
"You said you have the ambitions of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. Staying in Chang'an will only weaken your spirit. Are you interested in going to the border?"
Li Siye's heart skipped a beat. The emperor was indeed petty, and he had not fooled him just by comparing Zhang Heng and Zu Chongzhi.
The old man is afraid of him staying with the prince, so of course he can't say not to go. What do you want to do if you say not to go? Do you want to stay with the prince to assist him and make him aspire to seize the throne? Unless I am dying, otherwise
The prince will never be allowed to have power.
If he wanted to go to the border, he hoped it would be Anxi, the place he had been fascinated by for a long time. If he mentioned it at this time, there was still a lot of room for change.
"Of course, as a man of the Tang Dynasty, my heart is naturally towards the border. If possible, I would like to go to the battlefield of Anxi." He solemnly crossed his hands in the direction of the Daming Palace and said, "For the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to expand the territory,
Go and show the glory of the Heavenly Khan!"
What he said was sonorous and powerful, just like what he had rehearsed countless times in his mind. Even Gao Lishi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he heard it.
I really didn’t realize that you actually have this skill and can show your loyalty better than I can.
Li Longji felt that his body had grown half taller, and the generosity in his heart was inspired by Li Siye. Once upon a time, someone had said this to him. Was it Zhang Shougui who was in Youzhou? Or was it Wang Zhongsi on the martial arts field in the palace?
"Okay, as long as young people have such ambitions, you will have a chance."
After Li Longji finished speaking, he ordered Li Siye: "Don't tell him that I have been to your place."
"Here." Li Siye knew who the emperor was talking about.
Li Longji led Gao Lishi outside the door, and Li Siye followed him outside the square door. He watched the emperor get into the carriage, then patted his chest and walked back.
"Today is really stressful. It seems that guarding Anxi is my mission."
On the side street of Yanxing Gate, Gao Lishi personally drove a carriage and said to the emperor in the car: "Sanlang, after seeing Li Siye's performance today, I think it's just mediocre. How can Li Linfu and others say so exaggeratedly? He and Zhang Jiuling
This old master has never met Li Siye, how can he know it better than you and I?"
"What you said is a big mistake." The emperor was in a very good mood and talked eloquently: "You only saw his appearance, not his insides. Judging from Li Siye's performance today, I'm afraid he has guessed what I am.
He was jealous of the prince and knew that he would not get ahead if he stayed with the prince, so he followed the trend and asked me to go to Anxi. This is one of them."
"Secondly, Li Siye's family is not well off, but it may have improved recently. What is the first thing that ordinary people do after their family situation improves? It is nothing more than buying a house and land. After his family situation improves, the first thing he does is to give money to
My sister asked for a husband. If she asked a boy for a husband, there would be nothing wrong with her, but he asked for a girl. Do you dare to say that such a person has no knowledge or knowledge? "
Gao Lishi took a closer look and suddenly realized it. He slapped his horse repeatedly and said: "Sanlang's ability to identify people has been improved to a higher level."
This flattery was very helpful to Li Longji, and he couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing heartily.