My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

After Li Ying left Chang'an, he returned to the palace and savored it for a long time. He still felt a little unsatisfied until the next day. When Li Longji called him to attend the court the next day, he also went to see Yuan Qianyao.

However, time was running out, so the two of them didn't say much before going to court. It was not until after the court session that Li Ying came to Yuan Qianyao again. Yuan Qianyao asked curiously:

"What did your Highness just say?"

"That's right..." Li Ying then repeated what he had said to Chang An yesterday, and then said, "As expected of Prime Minister Yuan, he is indeed far-sighted."

After hearing this, Yuan Qianyao was slightly stunned, but soon returned to normal. After all, his idea at the time was just to ask His Majesty to take out all those sons of noble families who were doing nothing and eating salaries for nothing, and exchange them for some truly talented people.

But he himself did not think about these more distant things in detail.

"Your Highness thinks long-term." Yuan Qianyao said with a smile.

But Li Ying said: "This was not my idea, it was the idea of ​​Dingkang Hou Chang Yonghe."

"Marquis Dingkang?" Yuan Qianyao was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, actually I didn't think about why Prime Minister Tongyuan made such a suggestion at first, so I went to ask him. These are all what he said." Li Ying nodded and said.

"Which neighborhood does Marquis Dingkang live in? I want to meet him," Yuan Qianyao asked.

"Ah?" Now it was Li Ying's turn to be stunned.

……

In the courtyard of Dingkang Marquis's mansion, Chang An was holding Gu Li, fanning the lovely girl in his arms with a folding fan in his hand. Gu Li in his arms was eating porridge without stopping.

Suddenly she scooped up a piece of fish meat, but did not eat it. She just put the spoon in front of Chang An's mouth and said:

"Chang Lang, eat. There is fish meat here."

Chang An smiled, opened his mouth and drank the porridge, then said: "This whole bowl is for Gu Niang to eat, and the fish meat is also for your body to nourish your body, you can eat it yourself."

But Gu Li said as a matter of course: "But Chang Lang loves to eat fish, so of course Chang Lang should eat the fish."

"You don't have to feed me, or I won't hold Gu Niang anymore." Chang An threatened "viciously".

Gu Li immediately felt wronged, pouted and said, "Just eat it..."

At this time, Huaiqin walked into the yard and said, "Sir, Prime Minister Yuan wants to see you and is waiting at the door now."

"Please come in." Since there was a guest, there was no reason for Chang An to refuse to let him in.

Gu Li did not act like a spoiled child. She moved out of Chang An's arms consciously and drank her porridge quickly.

"Drink slowly, don't be in a hurry." Chang An saw this and said with a smile.

By the time Yuan Qianyao came in, Gu Li had finished his porridge. Chang An and Gu Li both looked up and found that the other was wearing purple court robes, and the accessories on his body were all the configuration of a prime minister.

But what was inconsistent with his status as prime minister was that he was holding... a box?

"Marquis Dingkang, madam."

"Greetings, Prime Minister Yuan." Chang An and Gu Li stood up and bowed to Yuan Qianyao respectfully.

"No need to be polite," Yuan Qianyao waved his hand, put the box in his hand on the table in front of the two of them, and said:

"Marquis Dingkang and I are of the same rank, so there is no need to salute. If you insist, I will salute you."

"Prime Minister Yuan, you are too kind." Chang An said with a smile.

Yuan Qianyao pulled up his sleeves, revealing a pink scar on his arm.

"Marquis Dingkang found a way to prevent smallpox. Morally and logically, you are the benefactor of the entire Tang Dynasty." Yuan Qianyao said, and then pushed the box in front of him towards Gu Li.

Chang An waved his hand and said, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. I just don't know why Prime Minister Yuan came to see me today?"

"I heard from Your Highness today that Marquis Dingkang explained my advice to Your Highness." Yuan Qianyao said.

"That's true." Chang An nodded.

"So, I wanted to get to know you today, and this is some snack for Madam. I just don't know if Madam is willing to accept it." Yuan Qianyao pushed the box in front of Gu Li at this time.

Obviously, Yuan Qianyao had done his homework before coming. Another person who was in a high position with him was scolded by this young marquis just because he said something about this young lady. Thinking about it the other way around, isn't showing goodwill to Gu Li the same as showing goodwill to Chang An?

Gu Li glanced at Chang An, then took the box with a smile and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Yuan."

"I didn't expect that my simple plan of sending the sons of the aristocratic families in the capital city turned into introducing talented people from other places when it came to Marquis Dingkang, and at the same time letting the useless son of a prominent family study abroad. Your vision is far beyond mine." Yuan Qianyao said.

"I am ashamed that my words are not as well understood as those of a young man, and I cannot use them as well as he does."

Chang An said: "This is just my own understanding. Prime Minister Yuan, don't be ashamed. A thousand people will have a thousand different understandings. Everyone has different thoughts. Don't be sad about it."

Yuan Qianyao smiled at this time, and then said: "No wonder the reason why Marquis Dingkang is Marquis Dingkang, I finally understand today. Given time, he will become a great man."

"If you had not been made a marquis, I would have used my purple robe to exchange for your future!"

Chang An hurriedly said at this time: "Thank you, Prime Minister Yuan, but His Majesty said that although I have a title, I can still enter the officialdom through the imperial examination."

Yuan Qianyao was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that Marquis Dingkang's talent was so high that the emperor would value you so much that he not only conferred you the title of marquis, but also allowed you to continue to participate in the imperial examinations."

"It's all because of the favor of His Majesty. I don't dare to claim that I am talented." Chang An bowed his head slightly and said.

At this time, Huaiqin came in again and said, "Sir, Sanniang, Dr. He Zhizhang is here."

"Please come in."

Soon, Huaiqin brought He Zhizhang in, and He Zhizhang was holding two books in his hands. After seeing Chang An and the other two, he greeted them one by one. Then he turned to Gu Li and said:

"Madam Chang, I was delayed for some time by official business, and only read through all of them during the summer solstice. Now I am here to return them to you."

Gu Li took the poetry collection and said, "It's okay. We have a few more copies here. You can lend them to Dr. He temporarily."

He Zhizhang was delighted after hearing this and said, "Thank you very much."

"nothing."

Then Gu Li was about to get up and go to the study to get the book. But at this time Yuan Qianyao called her and said, "Madam, may I borrow this collection of poems for a while?"

Gu Li was stunned for a moment, then handed the collection of poems to Yuan Qianyao, then went to the study, took out the remaining poetry collections, and handed them to He Zhizhang.

"Thank you, ma'am. I won't bother you any further. I'll take my leave now." He Zhizhang said and left.

At this time, after reading a few poems, Yuan Qianyao nodded with satisfaction, closed the book with a reluctant look, and said, "Madam, I wonder who wrote this collection of poems?"

Gu Li smiled and said, "They were all written by my husband."

"Your husband wrote all of them?!" Yuan Qianyao was a little surprised. He read several poems, each with a different style. If a poet's style is one side of himself, then the young marquis in front of him has many different faces.

"Except for the poem 'I Will Not Let Down Tathagata, I Will Not Let Down You' in the first book, the rest were written by my husband," said Gu Li.

Yuan Qianyao said with a sigh, "What a talent, a young genius."

"Prime Minister Yuan, you are overpraising me."

Yuan Qianyao looked at the young marquis in front of him. He was talented and humble, a real talent.

He nodded, then asked, "When I first arrived in the capital, I heard about the story of Marquis Dingkang and Prime Minister Zhang. On the Dragon Boat Festival, Marquis Dingkang and his wife scolded Prime Minister Zhang by the Wei River. I wonder if it's true or not?"

Chang An nodded and said, "It is true. My wife and I were talking to Minister Su at the time. He interrupted and made my wife unhappy. She was speechless."

"In the end, when he couldn't win the argument, he said my wife was not a virtuous woman, and it was my turn to debate with him."

Yuan Qianyao pinched his beard and said, "Prime Minister Zhang is stubborn and self-righteous, very jealous, and often does bad things. In the words of the neighbors, he is 'unruly'. Now that he is in the position of prime minister, he thinks highly of himself and looks down on others. It is reasonable for him to be scolded by Marquis Dingkang."

"But Zhang Jiazhen is a man of great talent and ability. He is good at making decisions, making speeches, and governing with a serious attitude. It's just that he has a quick temper and is stubborn, which makes him despised by public opinion," said Chang An.

"My husband and I have had contact with him and we do dislike him. This is a fact. We dislike him, but we cannot deny his talents just because we dislike him."

Yuan Qianyao nodded slightly and said, "That's true. Although he is despised by others, his talent cannot be faked. Before I came to the capital, he was the only one who managed the court, but everything was still in order."

After talking for a while, Zhen'er finally brought the tea, and Chang'an said, "I'm sorry, Prime Minister Yuan, I failed to prepare tea for the guests in time."

"Nothing, nothing." Yuan Qianyao waved his hand, took a sip of tea, and said, "By the way, Marquis Dingkang, I came here today to ask you something."

"Prime Minister Yuan, please speak."

"That is what I advised two days ago. I just wanted to replace the people in the capital, and I sent a son just to avoid gossip from others. But Marquis Dingkang said that he wanted to recruit talented people and assign positions to those who were sent away. Is he trying to give me a warning?" Yuan Qianyao looked at Chang An in a sly way and asked.

"I dare not. Prime Minister Yuan is the senior and I am the junior. This is just my interpretation of the policy that Prime Minister Yuan said." Chang An said.

"Although you did it unintentionally, I have accepted your advice. This method may not be unfeasible. It will not only increase the number of talented people entering the court, but also benefit the local areas. According to what you said, it is indeed a win-win method."