Chapter 275 The Wine Shop Dialogue
Wuzhong, Chu Palace.
Bi Shu had already left, Xiang Zhuang turned around and high-highlights. An ebony dead man in black clothes and black scarf walked out quietly from the shadows in the corner of the study.
Xiang Zhuang handed the letter written by Bi Shu to the ebony dead man and whispered: "Supreme horses rushed to Dingtao overnight, handed the letter to Qu Bucai in person, and then told Qu Bucai that if the matter was not done, he would do whatever he wanted and do whatever he could to get rid of the person mentioned in the letter! Tell me!"
"Here!" The ebony dead man replied with a loud bang, took the letter from Xiangzhuang and hid in the darkness again.
Watching the ebony dead man disappear into the darkness, a strange light suddenly flashed through Xiang Zhuang's eyes, and he whispered to himself: "Bai Mo? Bai Mo! I hope it's still time..."
Xianyang, the Prime Minister’s Office.
The white-clothed handsome man bowed deeply to Xiao He and said, "Thank you, my father-in-law, for your kind help, I feel endlessly."
"Brother-in-law?" Xiao He was stunned at first when he heard this, and then laughed silently. The servant next to him was furious and immediately scolded Xiu Shi Baiyi and said, "You are so rude, what a father-in-law, this is Prime Minister Xiao!"
The white-clothed scholar was shocked when he heard this, so he bowed and said, "It turns out that it is Prime Minister Xiao, and I am rude."
Xiao He waved his hand and said, "Young man, you don't have to be polite. It's just a simple task and it's not worth mentioning." After a pause, Xiao He said, "I heard from my accent, I probably don't have a Guanzhong family, right?"
The white-clothed scholar hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Xiao Guo asked, "I'm going to ask Bai Mo, who is a scholar from Kanto."
"Oh, it turns out to be a scholar from You." Xiao He nodded happily, "I have always liked to make friends with scholars from all over the world. If Brother Bai doesn't dislike it, he might as well linger in a humble house. What about?"
As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He was also responsible for discovering talents for the Han Dynasty. At present, there were not a thousand or eight hundred scholars living in the prime minister's mansion. However, when he saw other scholars, Xiao He would instinctively recruit them. How could he know that there would be no other Zhang Liang or another Han Xin among these scholars?
The white-clothed scholar shook his head and politely refused, "Thank you for your kindness in Prime Minister Xiao, but I still want to walk around Guanzhong to gain experience in order to increase my knowledge and experience, so I can only feel the kindness of Prime Minister Xiao."
The junior official at the school was furious when he heard this. When the attack happened, Xiao He was stopped by his eyes.
Xiao He smiled slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I won't keep you for a long time."
"Goodbye, I'll say goodbye." The white-clothed Xiushou bowed to Xiao He again, then turned around and floated away.
Watching the white-clothed handsome man gradually fade away, the junior official at the school said in anger: "This kid is so ignorant of admiration. The prime minister is so kind to keep him, and he dares to refuse. It's simply outrageous!"
Xiao He waved his hand and ordered, "In this way, you send someone to follow this person, and see which inn he stays in. I will go and meet him again this afternoon."
"Ah?" The clerk at the school was stunned when he heard this.
Xiao He didn't explain much, and turned around and turned into a carriage.
Xiao He is Xiao He, and his eyesight to know people is unmatched in the world. Although it is just a meeting and only a few words of conversation, Xiao He can basically determine that Bai Mo is definitely a famous student. As for whether he is really talented and worthy of recruitment, it still needs further contact.
But now, Xiao He still has to rush to the East Palace to teach the prince.
When Xiao He thought of Prince Liu Ying, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. Although Prince Liu Ying was the legitimate son of the King of Han, his son was indeed a little weak. If all the heroes were destroyed and the Han Dynasty had been unified, Liu Ying would still be a conservative king. But now the world is still a united state and the country is competing for heroism. If the Han Dynasty does not have a hero, its future will be worrying.
No wonder the king mentioned several times that he wanted to depose Liu Ying and change Liu Ruyi, the son of Concubine Qi, to be the crown prince.
Compared with the crown prince Liu Ying, Liu Ruyi is indeed much smarter, but Xiao He does not think that Liu Ruyi has the posture of a hero. If you really want to talk about the posture of a hero, whether it is Liu Ying, Liu Ruyi, or Liu Fei, they are far inferior to Liu Bin, the nephew of the king. Liu Bin is brave and righteous, and he looks at the wolf. He is quite heroic, but unfortunately he is not the king's legitimate son.
Besides, Bai Mo, the beautiful scholar in white, had been idle in Xianyang City for half a day. He only approached a restaurant at noon. A half-old woman with a charming charm had already been twisted and she came out, and said with a charming smile: "Young Master, please come inside."
Bai Mo smiled slightly, and under the guidance of the winery, she entered the wine shop and sat in front of the wine table by the window.
Bai Mo had just sat down, and someone suddenly came outside the restaurant. Bai Mo looked up when he heard the sound, but it was the Prime Minister Xiao who helped him to free the siege in the morning. He immediately stood up to greet him, bowed and said, "I have seen Prime Minister Xiao."
"Brother Bai doesn't have to be polite." Xiao He waved his hand and said with a smile, "I just wanted to send someone to find Brother Bai, but I didn't expect to meet him by chance here. Hahaha, this is really better than to meet him by chance than to invite him. The ancients really didn't bully me."
Seeing that the winery met, he led Xiao He to the wine table facing Bai Mo, and they sat down opposite each other.
After a while, the wine lady brought two large jars of water and several plates of meat and vegetable cooked food. Bai Mo poured water and wine into the wine cup. He first to greet Xiao He, but he covered his sleeves and drank it all. After drinking the wine, Bai Mo put down the wine cup and sighed: "The water and wine in Guanzhong is much worse than Chudi Soup."
The old Xu girl next to her immediately pouted her mouth when she heard this.
Xiao He was a little surprised when he heard this and said, "Brother Bai, Li Niang's wine is the best wine in Guanzhong. Even my king praised it. He is not as good as Chu Di rice wine?"
Bai Mo said: "Did the Prime Minister not know that two strange things have appeared in Jiangdong recently?"
"Two strange things?" Xiao He really didn't know, and asked immediately, "What?"
Bai Mo said: "One is Gongtui paper, and the other is Shaojiu. These two things are rare in the world. When I was traveling in Liang Kingdom, I had the honor of witnessing Gongtui paper with my own eyes and tasting Shaojiu with my own mouth. The salted wine in Jiangdong is indeed well-known, with a mellow taste, but its strength is very great. Ordinary wine lovers are drunk as if they only have half a cup of wine."
"Public paper, soy wine?" Xiao He felt awe-inspiring when he heard this.
Since the Han army returned to Guanzhong, the king has been practicing cavalry in Longxi. Zhou Bo, Li Shang and other generals have also trained in various counties. Xiao He is even more painstaking and busy dealing with complicated government affairs every day, and is a little negligent about the countries in Guandong, especially the Chu State. Because of the mountains and rivers far away, the news is completely blocked. It seems that it is necessary to establish a spy team to go deep into the countries in Guandong, especially the Chu State to spy on the news.
Xiao He didn't know that Xiang Zhuang had already established an intelligence organization first.
Bai Mo took out a volume of "Yu Liaozi" from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao He, saying, "Please read the Prime Minister. This volume of Wei Liaozi is printed and bound by public transport paper. Compared with the previous bamboo slips, the wooden slips are many times lighter, and the price is much cheaper than silk. This is really the kindness of our scholars."
After taking the book from Bai Mo, Xiao He's mood became heavier.
Bai Mo raised the wine cup again and said to Xiao He: "Prime Minister Xiao, please."
Xiao He seemed to have not heard of it, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "The strange people and strange things in Chu are emerging one after another, and they are in a prosperous and prosperous situation. My king also needs to work hard to manage it, and work hard to manage it..."
Bai Mo said: "The Prime Minister of Xiao has been worried too much. Although the public sends paper and soy wine are rare in the world, their impact on the general trend of the world is really limited. However, the national examination recently implemented by the King of Chu is the first time since the Panhuang opened the sky. It is very attractive to the scholars of the world. If the King of Han takes it lightly, he will be afraid that all the talents in the world will return to the King of Chu."
"Is the national exam?" Xiao He was so shocked when he heard this. He knew this.
Every ten days, the Sanchuan County Magistrate Lu Ze would send a document to Xianyang, briefly introducing the trends of various countries in Kanto. However, the source of information of Lü Ze was also very limited, so he did not know that there were two strange things such as public transportation paper and soybean wine in Chu. However, the State of Chu was taking the national examination, and Lü Ze mentioned this matter.
Xiao He said again: "Brother Bai thinks my king should follow the example of King Chu and carry out the national examination?"
"If we can gather talents from all over the world, why should the King of Han be ashamed of following the King of Chu?" Bai Mo paused and said, "However, in the eyes of my younger generation, whether it is Chu or Han, the most urgent task is not to promote national examinations and attract talents from all over the world. Instead, reforms should be implemented, financial, material and national strength should be accumulated to prepare for war."
Xiao He was secretly happy. He came to this Li Niang Restaurant today to explore the background of Bai Mo, and see if he has real talents and knowledge, and whether he is worthy of recruitment by the king. Now he opened up his own conversation, which was the best. He immediately said, "I hope to hear and see."
Bai Mo said again: "Today, although the King of Han is highly respected and overwhelmed all the princes, the Chu State has not been destroyed and has become a stalemate, so it has returned to the era of "several heroes coexist and the nations compete for heroes" that has become a foregone conclusion. However, this pattern should not last too long, as short as twenty years, as long as fifty years, the world will still be unified!"
Xiao He nodded gently, Bai Mo's opinion coincided with him.
After a pause, Bai Mo said again: "I came all the way from Guandong and found that Zhao, Qi, Liang and Chu are all determined to reform and strengthen. Even Yan in the northern border is also promoting reforms. The Kanto countries have great ambitions. If the Han king is determined to be self-confidence, it will be like sailing against the current, not advancing but retreating, and sooner or later they will be destroyed by the Kanto countries."
Bai Mo said this very impolitely. If it were Zhou Bo and a general like Li Shang were present, he would probably draw his sword on the spot. Xiao He was secretly disappointed when he heard this. This Bai Mo was not only extremely courageous, but his views were also unique. Just by his courage and insight, this person could be called a talent.
Chapter completed!