There are many more scholars in the capital than usual, so naturally there will be many more literary gatherings.

After the Lantern Festival, before the first lunar month, Li Wenlan went to four or five cultural gatherings that he couldn't avoid.

On this day, Li Wenlan came back from the Wenhui, entered the second gate of Yongning Bo's Mansion, asked if Mr. Guo was not in the manor, stood there for a while, turned around and went out, and ordered to go to Prince Qin's Mansion.

When they arrived at Prince Qin's Mansion, Li Wenlan stood at the second gate and did not go in. She asked Guo Sheng to come out. She and Guo Sheng entered the concierge's small room and whispered: "Sir, there is something. The more I think about it, the more I feel uneasy."

, I have to tell my husband quickly."

"What's the matter? Tell me." Guo Sheng motioned to him.

"Today at the literary meeting, there were several students from Taiyuan. My father taught them for several years when he was studying in Taiyuan Prefecture. There were also some scholars from Jiangnan Road. When they talked about Enke, there was still no movement. Everyone was talking about it.

I was very anxious, so I said..."

Li Wenlan started to get excited for a while, "Just say... well, ask me if I can invite Mr. Su, Young Master Gu Liu and the others to ask me about the last discount or something..."

"I asked you to come forward and appeal about Enke, right? You agreed?" Guo Sheng understood immediately after hearing this.

"I didn't agree, and I didn't turn back. I felt a little inappropriate at the time and didn't dare to agree, but..." Li Wenlan was a little uneasy. Intuitively, he felt that this matter was very inappropriate. At that time, he was hugged in the middle,

There were so many eager and eager people that he really couldn't refuse them all.

"Then what do you think? Should I appeal for them?" Guo Sheng looked him up and down, narrowing his eyes and smiling, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Myself..." Li Wenlan thought for a while, "Sir, I also think it's time to open a new branch. Since the emperor came to the throne, even since the founding of the country, such great victories have been rare. They can be counted on the fingers of the previous dynasty.

It's better to have such a great victory and open Enke."

"Last spring, we got a lot more scholars than usual, nearly half as many. Doesn't that count as adding Enke?" Guo Sheng looked at him and asked.

"That's true." Li Wenlan scratched his head a little, "Sir, when it comes to this, I can't figure it out. If we have more scholars than Kai Enke, of course Kai Enke will be more grand and show the emperor's grace. Even if it is

Last year, we recruited 50% more scholars. If we open Enke this year, we will recruit fewer people. Over the years, Enke has not recruited as many scholars as Zhengke. Does the emperor really not open Enke?"

"I don't know." Guo Sheng looked at Li Wenlan with a smile, "Do you remember what I told you before? What should I do if I'm not around and I can't decide?"

"Listen to yourself." Li Wenlan answered quickly.

"Well, this matter is up to you. If you think you should appeal a few times, you can go. If you feel it is inappropriate, then don't go. This is not a big deal. It's just..."

Guo Sheng paused for a moment and said, "You are an official, and your father and brother are both below the fifth rank. You are a petty person, and no one will pay attention to you even if you speak up. You want to appeal for this matter, but you are powerless."

Li Wenlan kept nodding, "That's what I think. It's not that I don't want to, but that it's useless."

"However," Guo Sheng changed the topic, "Those scholars are all smart people, and they must know better than you that you are petty and talkative, and your words are useless. They are looking for you just to get you to find a few people who can talk usefully.

Come out, like,"

Guo Sheng paused for a moment and said slowly: "Master Su. For this matter, one Master Su is enough. As for Gu Liu, he has not passed the Jinshi examination. He is a scholar like you. How can the Gu family have any success?"

The momentum is not on his head, so let him forget it. As for Mr. Su, if you can think of a way, just think of a way for them. If you can't, forget it."

Li Wenlan kept nodding, with a smile on his face, "I think so too. I think the same thing as sir. Thank you sir for your advice. I know what to do, so I'll go back."

Li Wenlan said goodbye happily and went back. Guo Sheng stood at the second door, watching Li Wenlan turn around the screen wall, then turned around and walked slowly back to the study yard.

Guo Sheng went straight into the upper room. King Qin looked up from a pile of merit books, looked at him and asked: "Is it Brother Six? Are you so anxious to find you? Is there nothing wrong?"

Jin Zhuoyan also looked at Guo Sheng.

Guo Sheng laughed first, "You can't say it's nothing, and you can't say it's something." Guo Sheng told Li Wenlan's story in a few words.

"You are encouraging him!" Jin Zhuoyan pointed at Guo Sheng, "Are you as good as a gentleman?"

"You want to challenge Su Ye?" King Qin laughed and shook his head, "He comes forward to win people's hearts and make the emperor disgusted. If he doesn't come forward, he will lose the heart of a scholar. But your tactics are too crude, Su Ye

No matter how unintelligent you are, you won’t be fooled like this. I’m afraid you won’t know who was blamed in the end.”

"Anyone can do it." Guo Sheng smiled extremely comfortably, "No matter who it is, in short, the emperor did not do this in the end. Either he didn't think of it, was negligent, or was dissuaded by someone, or he didn't want to

Open, he won’t open this enke.”

"You are crazy." Jin Zhuoyan's face changed slightly and he blurted out.

King Qin looked at Guo Sheng with a bit of solemnity in his eyes. For a moment, he signaled Jin Zhuoyan to stop talking. He looked at Guo Sheng and ordered: "Brother Six, please keep an eye on this, don't let him suffer.

"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you won't suffer any loss." Guo Sheng leaned over and replied with a smile.

Li Wenlan returned to Yongning Bo's Mansion, thought about it, and went out to Gu's house again. He found Gu Liu and discussed the matter in whispers. Gu Liu was very responsible for this matter. He didn't think that the emperor would definitely not let Enke, nor did he think that

Whether or not Enke can be released is not a big deal. Of course, it is not a big deal to mention the issue of Enke. The two discussed it over and over again and decided to mention it to Mr. Su in public at the cultural meeting at the banquet building that day.

Whether it succeeds or not, they have tried their best.

The cultural gathering in Yanbin Building was first started by a group of Taixue students who had fun studying literature. It gradually became more and more prosperous. Later, Su Ye entered Taixue and became famous. It was at the literary gathering in Yanbin Building that the Yanbin Building Cultural Meeting was

It has become one of the most popular cultural gatherings in Beijing in recent years.

Over the years, the cultural gatherings at Yanbinlou have always been hosted by Su Ye, and this trip was no exception. The cultural gatherings hosted by Su Ye were always overcrowded.

This year's Yanbin Building was overhauled years ago. The lake has been completely cleaned now. The water is so clear that it almost bottoms out. The pavilions and waterside pavilions along the lake are connected by curved bridges, which is very suitable for cultural gatherings that need to be heard.

Each has its own occasion.

After several rounds of poetry meetings and several rounds of drinking, Gu Liu saw a group of Jiangnan scholars coming forward to toast and talk. He winked at Li Wenlan. Li Wenlan stood up, spoke a few words to everyone, and smiled with Su Ye: "

By the way, everyone said that Enke was going to be opened. Now that the government office has been opened, I guess the decree will come soon, right? Mr. Su often accompanied the emperor, so he must know about it. Maybe the decree of Enke came from Mr. Su.

Where is this hand?"

All the scholars in the Flower Hall immediately pricked up their ears. This is what everyone is most concerned about.

"I really don't know about this." Su Ye smiled calmly and answered quickly, "Brother Lan, don't you know that I am the most lazy person? From the time I entered the new year to now, I haven't gone to the Hanlin Academy to get married yet.

, I will go to Yingmao tomorrow to see when I can be scheduled to go to work. I am afraid that by then, the decree will have been issued. "

Su Ye laughed as he spoke.

"Brother Su, this Enke must be opened?" Gu Liu asked hurriedly.

"It's okay if others say this. Young Master Six should not say this. Who doesn't know that the holy will is unpredictable? Besides, it is against the law to speculate on the holy will. Don't say this nonsense.

This doesn’t excuse Enke, of course I think for the best, I am a person who always thinks for the best in everything, isn’t this the case with the Sixth Young Master?”

Su Yeyu smiled at Yan Yan, and Gu Liu patted his head and laughed, "Yes, I am also like this. I always look for the best in everything. If I really want to be an enke, I have to take the exam next year."

"I'm different from Mr. Su and the Sixth Young Master. I always think about the bad side. Do you think it's possible that the Emperor didn't think about Enke? The Emperor is busy with everything, and it's all big things. Enke's matter,

It is a big deal for us, but it is not obvious among the emperor's big things. If the emperor forgets, Mr. Su can remind us."

Li Wenlan said immediately after Gu Liu's words.

"Last year, three or four months before the main course, the main examination was decided. Enke will be held, and there will definitely be no news at this time. I'm afraid it won't be held." A scholar in the crowd raised his voice slightly.

.

"No, I heard that in November of the year before last, Tang Shangshu closed his doors to thank guests. The national exam is not a trivial matter. No matter how fast it is, it takes three or four months to prepare. There is no movement at the moment. I'm afraid it's because of the lack of preparation.

It’s open.”

"Yes, yes, Enko is in the first half of the year, but there is never an example of it being in the second half of the year."

"There are some examples in the second half of the year, but not in this dynasty. Logically speaking, if Enke is really going to be released, there should be news at the end of last year. The triumphal return of the Jin Crown Prince happened in September last year. It has only been three or four months since then.

, four or five months have passed."

"There were two big wins last year, which has never happened since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Such a Daqing without Enke would be really..."

"No, nowadays the roads in the south are not picked up and the houses are not closed at night. I came from Fujian and it was really comfortable. From what I saw, it was all peace and joy. Such a great victory in the prosperous age would have been unprecedented without Kai Enke."

…

The scholars were all talking, and the more they talked, the more excited they were. They had arrived early, since the middle of last year. Almost all those who lost the spring last year stayed because they had placed their hopes on Enke.

Now, in fact, everyone already knows very well that this Enke will probably not be able to wait any longer. Now they can only work hard to see if they can win over this Enke.

Su Ye still had a smile on his face, listening attentively to everyone's words, nodding his head in agreement, but his eyes became increasingly gloomy.

He had guessed that there would be no Enke earlier than everyone here. In other words, from the very beginning, from the first great victory, he had never had such delusions about Enke.

"Mr. Su, why don't you take the lead, and we'll give the emperor a secret and ask him to open Keke." Li Wenlan looked at Su Ye and said straightforwardly.

"Yes, yes! This is a good idea, I second it!" Gu Liu hurriedly raised his hand in agreement.

"Only Young Master Su can take the lead in this matter. The Sixth Young Master and I are both white, so we can't hand over the coupons. Those here..." Li Wenlan raised his arms and made a circle, "Almost all of them are white, and one or two are not. In terms of reputation,

Compared with Mr. Su, he is far inferior. Please give Mr. Su a word for everyone."

Li Wenlan said, bowing to the end.

Gu Liu then laughed and said: "Brother Su, you must not refuse. You are the leader of our scholars. This is recognized. At this time, it is your time to step forward and speak for the scholars. You cannot refuse this matter."

"What do you recommend?" Su Ye made a decision in the blink of an eye, smiled heartily, and handed over to everyone, "Young Master Sixth, I don't dare to act as a scholar leader. I have disgraced Su, but I can speak for you. Su decided

I don’t dare to recommend anything, but this matter needs to be discussed carefully. Our voice is not just to make a sound, but to get this thing done, don’t you think so?”

Everyone responded with a roar and applauded, with varying degrees of gratitude to Su Ye, Li Wenlan, and Gu Liuchang.

Su Ye glanced at Li Wenlin behind the crowd and hurriedly waved to him, "Master Li, come forward, please sit down. We have to discuss this matter."

First of all, the sixth young master and the sixth brother of the Li family said that they were small-minded and insignificant. To be honest, I, Hanlin Chengzhi, am also very humble in words. If I get into trouble, I'm afraid I won't be able to get in front of the emperor. We need to find a few people.
To be continued...