Chapter 1402
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Hsu Fengnian had originally planned to part ways with Yu Luandao and Youqi No Retreat Battalion at the northern border of Liangyou and then head to the Beiliang Protectorate where Chu Lushan was. However, there was an urgent report from a spy that Yan Wenluan was already on her way and wanted to meet him to discuss military matters. Therefore, Hsu Fengnian chose a location in the middle and had the commander-in-chief of Beiliang's army, who controlled more than a hundred thousand border troops, wait for him in Yanzhi County. When Yu Dilong heard that they were going to Yanzhi County, his previously depressed child finally smiled a little. Unfortunately, when he found out that Hsu Fengnian and Yan Wenluan had arranged to meet in the county capital and not in Bishan County where his master had been the registrar for a period of time, Yu Dilong fell silent again. He felt a sense of loss as if he had just crossed the threshold of his home but not entered it. Hsu Fengnian stayed in an elegant residence that had been meticulously arranged by Fu Shui Fang in the middle of the night. The group of people had just stepped over the threshold when they heard the sound of heavy rain hitting the roof and courtyard walls behind them.
Hsu Fengnian did not feel sleepy. After arriving at the study with a large collection of books, he stood by the window and looked at the curtain of rain in the courtyard. Perhaps it was just as the ancient saying went, 'late at night is best for reminiscing about the past'. For some reason, Hsu Fengnian remembered many of his frivolous actions when he was young. For example, he had stamped the word "fake" on the hundreds of authentic works of famous artists he had passed through, and he had spent a lot of money on foreign wanderers passing through Beiliang's territory. He still remembered a certain famous scholar from Jiangnan who had cursed Beiliang for being a shortcut to the officialdom for half of his life. Hsu Fengnian was indignant that the scholar had written many poems about riches and honor after occupying a high position. He had even sent someone to deliver a letter to the scholar. The general idea was that the scholar, who had been flattered and praised as a "graceful and elegant" plaything, should not be regarded as truly rich. If one was truly rich, they would not talk about fine wine, fine food, gold, and jade. What "lazy pillow jade cool" was all for the poor. In the end, Hsu Fengnian wrote a sentence on the letter: "When the rain comes, I listen to the sound of banana leaves a thousand times. When the rain comes, I sit and watch the lake." It was said that the old scholar was furious when he read the letter. He quickly wrote a letter of impeachment. First, he said that banana leaves were not resistant to the cold, and their branches and leaves would crack when exposed to the wind. It was not easy to find a single banana in the northwestern frontier fortress, but there were actually "a thousand" trees on Mount Qingliang. Therefore, he concluded, "It must be the King of Beiliang, Xu Xiao, who embezzled the army's funds and filled his own pockets. He completely ignored the important matters at the border and betrayed the Emperor's grace. He should be stripped of his title." Of course, at that time, there were such "righteous" memorials in the Liyang imperial court all year round. The late Emperor Zhao Dun did not pay any attention to them, but he did not restrict them. Hsu Fengnian clearly remembered that after he sent out the letter, it stirred up a heated discussion in the Gangnam-do literary circle. One side was scolding him, Xu Xiao, and Beiliang. His second sister, Xu Weixiong, who had just gone to Shangyin Academy to study, wrote a letter saying that Hsu Fengnian's writing was rubbish. However, in the end, she personally wrote a letter to the famous scholar. After that, all the famous scholars in Jiangnan tucked their tails between their legs. However, Xu Xiao used some unknown means to obtain the letter. When he was drinking with his son in Wutongin, he flattered him incessantly. He said that he had to consult with Li Yishan for a long time before he understood the meaning of "a thousand banana leaves". After he was drunk, he repeated the same few sentences over and over again. He said that he was really happy that his son was better than his father. Look, he even knew how to compose poems. In the future, he would definitely be a more competent and convincing vassal king than him, Xu Xiao.
Even though Hsu Fengnian's memory was far superior to that of ordinary people, he could not remember Xu Xiao's words and expressions because of his sloppy and perfunctory attitude at the time. However, there was one action of Xu Xiao's that he remembered more and more clearly even after so many years. Before Xu Xiao left Wutongin in a drunken stupor, he picked up the letter from the Gangnam-do on the table and carefully put it away in his sleeve. At the time, Hsu Fengnian was somewhat puzzled. Xu Xiao had walked step by step towards the glorious official position in his life. Even the imperial edicts for promotions and titles had always been piled up carelessly. Was it worth it for you to take a letter that was sent to scold someone so seriously?
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