Su Shi was led through the numerous palaces of Jiying Hall and came to a side hall behind the hall.

Guo Zhongxiao went in to report first, and then came out and said to him: "The official family has an order, and the governor of Dengzhou Su Shi came to the court."

Su Shi bowed again: "I am obeying the moral integrity."

Then, under the guidance of Guo Zhongxiao, he headed towards the side palace.

When I entered the hall, a warm feeling swelled up all over my body.

Obviously, there is a warm pavilion in this palace, and this warm pavilion has been in use to warm the air in the hall.

Immediately, Su Shi saw a young man wearing a yellow casual dress and a soft-cornered head, and seemed to be holding a volume of manuals in his hand, reading or reviewing.

He knew that was his young master.

It is also the most complex and mysterious person in the world of the Song Dynasty today.

So Su Shi was nervous and excited and bowed again: "Zhilongtu Pavilion, the court of Fenglang, the governor of Dengzhou Su Shi, bowed his head to pay his respects to my emperor, and asked His Majesty for his blessings."

"No gift!" The young official said softly: "Come here, give Su Longtu a seat and tea."

Su Shi stood up respectfully: "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Without hesitation, my butt sat on the chair being moved, took another cup of tea served, took a sip, and then carefully put it aside.

And while he was doing these things, Zhao Xu was also looking at the bearded man.

To be honest, although I had dealt with Su Shi in my previous life.

However, as time has been too long, he has long forgotten what Su Shi looks like, only remembers the iconic beard, and only remembers Su Shi pulls him and vividly describes the stories of kings and ministers in the corner of Miying Pavilion.

Now seeing you again, the memory of dead awakens again.

Su Shi in front of you and Su Shi's image remaining in your memory overlap.

Now Su Shi seems to be a little fatter than the bearded man in Zhao Xu's memory.

In addition, Su Shi now still has the familiar taste in his memory.

He looked reserved, but he was actually very relaxed. This could be seen from the fact that he sat calmly on the chair and put the tea cup next to him - most of the officials Zhao Xu summoned for the first time were not trembling and didn't even dare to sit firmly on his butt?

But this is true, Zhao Xu likes it very much.

It is difficult to find civil servants and officials like Su Shi who are famous all over the world and have good abilities.

While meeting the above two conditions, he is also very good at offending others and is particularly high-profile scholar-officials.

How many can there be in the past five thousand years?

For kings, such ministers are actually what they dream of.

You can use him to clean up people, or you can clean up them without any effort.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu said softly: "This time, I ordered you to go to Jingshui to write an epitaph and a sacred monument for Sima Gong. I have worked hard all the way."

After Sima Guang's death, Zhao Xu issued an edict to Su Shi according to his last wish, and ordered him to go to Jingshui to write an epitaph and a stele of the divine way for Sima Guang.

As for Sima Guang's behavior, it was naturally written by his favorite student Fan Zuyu.

Zhao Xu did not hesitate and began to establish himself as the character of "the young master who was loyally served by Sima Gong" in the court and the country.

It also made the Bianjing New Newspaper work at full speed, imitating Yilin and readers, and published more than ten articles such as "Officials are advised by Sima Wen Gong" and "Sima Wen Gong's discussions with officials".

The content of these articles can refer to the deeds of Western celebrities praised by Yilin and readers.

In short, the official family is wise and loves the people as much as their children.

Sima Wengong was loyal and honest.

While blowing water, he quietly added a character to Sima Guang.

This is to boil the frogs in warm water, and it is also launching the history books of time.

Perhaps in the future, Sima Guang's image will be completely distorted.

It is possible to go from a conservative traditional Confucian scholar-official to a progressive minister who actively advocates industry.

And now, no one can detect these changes.

Even those who read the Bianjing New News every day and are familiar with Sima Guang can't notice it.

I just think that this is beautifying and whitewashing, and at most it is an exaggeration.

Very normal behavior.

"I dare not." Su Shi quickly stood up and bowed: "This minister is responsible for his own affairs."

"I'm not hiding my dear..." Zhao Xu said with a smile: "Actually, I wanted to see my dear a long time ago."

Su Shi was flattered.

"I took the poems of my beloved and read them with me in Japan."

"Especially, the sentence 'I hope people will live long and share the beauty of the moon with thousands of miles apart' still impressed me."

Su Shi immediately bowed and said, "It is a blessing for me to be a vulgar word from me to my Majesty."

But I felt nervous.

What are you nervous about?

The young master Zhao Xu regarded him as a simple minister.

Ci ministers are definitely not a good label for literati and officials.

Especially for an official of Su Shi's age.

Once the label of the ci minister in the emperor is stamped, you will never be able to turn it over in your life!

The reason is very simple.

When you were young, poetry can be a stepping stone and a powerful tool for communication.

However, in middle age, in his later years, he was still using poetry as a stepping stone and a weapon for communication.

Then I can only say one thing - you can only write poetry.

What is the difference between a civil servant who only knows how to write poetry and an actor or a prostitute?

The emperor called and drank, while the nobles regarded it as a monkey.

Li Taibai said back then: The emperor called him not to come to court, and he claimed that he was a wine-filled immortal.

How much bitterness and helplessness does this contain?

There is also a typical example in contemporary times.

Yan Jidao!

After Sima Guang passed away, why did Yan Jidao leave Bianjing?

Because he was fed up being seen as a monkey.

On the surface, those literati and famous prostitutes were all around him, and even in order to ask for a poem, they were willing to bow down and deliberately please him.

But who has respected him?

In addition to the late Shen Junlong and Uncle Chen Lian, two old friends.

Only Sima Kang treats him as a human being, not an actor.

No matter what, Su Shi did not want to fall into the same situation as Yan Jidao.

That is torture for a scholar-official.

And it's Lingchi!

Su Shi has had enough of this torture in these years of demotion!

When he was in Huangzhou, he really thought that those who went to see him and those who were close friends with him were his fans and admirers?

Maybe there is.

But more people probably went to see monkeys.

Your poems are well written!

Give me some face and write one for me too.

Many times, he can't refuse directly.

I can only say some scenes without offending others.

Fortunately, the focus of the official family is not here. They only click on it and talk about other aspects.

"After I ascend the throne, I will ask Mr. Zhang privately..."

"Who are the people who are talented today who can help the country?"

"Good Master Zhang recommended Su Qing to me."

"Zhang Xianggong said that although you have been rich in the name of the poem, you are no less than the name of the poem in the common affairs. I strongly recommend my beloved, saying: If you can assist the world, you must have a beloved."

Zhao Xu said, and looked at Su Shi with great interest.
To be continued...