Chapter 92: Preface to King Teng's Pavilion
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There are a lot of people who came tonight, Xu Chen took a cursory look, not only the families of Yuzhang County, but also the families of some surrounding counties and counties seemed to have been invited, this so-called banquet for the selection of scholars, there were more gentry and officials than students, and for this anomaly, everyone seemed to be unaware, and they should talk and laugh.
The banquet began in this strange atmosphere, after all, it was just an entertainment banquet, and Wang Taishou, as the supreme leader, would not talk about it there, stirring up the interest of the big guys, and besides, this was not in line with his original intention.
As soon as the leader finished speaking, the banquet officially began, and the gentry and officials who had been waiting for a long time also raised the wine glasses on the desk one after another, and comforted their stomachs first.
The wine prepared by Wang Taishou is naturally not as strong as Xu Chen's home-brewed, and there is no taste of wine in his mouth, but it is like a cocktail in later generations, and there is a trace of sweet and sour taste in it.
This made Mr. Xu, who was used to drinking Xu Chen's wine, frowned, and after a few sips, he still felt that it was not enjoyable, so he turned his head to Xu Chen and said, "Apprentice, when will you put your wine in the market and sell it?"
Xu Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he didn't react to what the teacher wanted to express, he looked at Xu Fan with blinked eyes, and said seriously: "Teacher, we are scholars, this business matter will pollute the aura of our scholars, don't mention this matter in the future, you will provoke a copper smell in vain!"
Xu Fan looked at the pretending apprentice in front of him, his good cultivation made him resist the urge to slap him, but a pair of eyes were still staring at Xu Chen coldly.
Xu Chen, who was stared at by the teacher, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said in his original form: "Teacher, doesn't the disciple send you a lot every day?
Xu Fan was still staring at Xu Chen silently, and finally a sentence came out of his mouth: "I want to buy and drink it for my teacher!"
"Damn! It turned out that I was too old to ask my apprentice if he wanted to drink and drink, and he wanted to spend his own money to buy it! I said it earlier! I sold you!" Of course, this sentence only turned around in Xu Chen's mind and disappeared.
Hearing the teacher's words, Xu Chen immediately changed the expression on his face, and said to the teacher with a sincere face: "The master has something, and the disciple will do his work! ”
Looking at Xu Chen's sincere expression, Xu Fan shook his head.
Seeing that the teacher still looked regretful, Xu Chen had no choice but to add: "Teacher, you don't know that this wine is a scarce resource, how can you say that it can be sold?
Although Xu Fan hadn't heard of these modern terms, he also understood the meaning of Xu Chen's words, stared at Xu Chen and said, "Earn more, right?"
Xu Chen smiled wryly and nodded shyly.
"Won't it pollute the aura and cause a copper smell all over your body?" Xu Fan asked with what Xu Chen had just said.
"That's why the disciple let others sell it!" Xu Chen said with a natural face, this bit of Cheng Dù's blow could not break Xu Chen's face.
Ignoring the teacher's speechless expression, Xu Chen picked up the fruit on the table and ate it, yes, it is all natural, there are no chemical raw materials at all, this can be eaten more.
A shout brought back the distracted Xu Fan......
"Zhiyuan, what makes you so eye-catching?"
The voice is rich, with a hint of charming magnetism, and the owner of the voice is none other than the Taishou Wang Xian who is sitting at the top.
"Oh, I saw an annoying fly just now, and I thought that now that it is autumn, how can there be so many flies and insects, and I lost my mind for a while, and I looked at Lord Haihan for a while. "It turns out that the teacher still can't be messed with!
"Hehe, Yuzhang is located in the south, and it is inevitable that there will be a few residual flies at this time, so Zhiyuan doesn't need to care. Wang Xian said with a smile.
Originally, the matter should have ended like this, but I don't know if the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop or there is no wind and there are three feet of waves, in short, in such a peaceful atmosphere, suddenly a voice appeared.
"In a place like Yuzhang, there are a lot of snakes, insects, rats and ants, insects and dogs barking, Dr. Xu doesn't have to mind!" A representative of a family who was probably from another place suddenly said such a sentence, and he was smart and did not forget to bring Xu Fan.
As soon as this was said, the audience was shocked, but there was no bold talk like "what the fuck are you putting on the shit!". The people who entered King Teng's Pavilion and sat were all people with status, in other words, they were all people with cultivation and city government, even those young people who looked like stunned young people were also cultivated by the family, and those who had seen the scene would naturally not be stimulated by these obviously provocative words.
Don't think that the sons of wealthy families are the kind of people who walk dogs and fight cocks, and go to the street to tease the eldest daughter-in-law and little girl, although there are such people, they are definitely a minority. After thousands of years of accumulation, the family education in this era has already become systematic and perfect, and the children of the family who have gone through it for a while, although they dare not say that they have become gentle and elegant after coming out, at least they will try to maintain their own prestige in this big scene.
Most of the people present were Yuzhang locals, and when they heard these obviously insulting words, they didn't want to stand up and attack each other, because there was no need for that, only the shrews on the streets and the reckless people in the rivers and lakes would come forward without saying a word, and the children of the family had their solutions.
When everyone present heard this, most of them were obviously relieved, and the strangeness of the banquet was finally explained, "It's finally here!" This is the voice of most of the local families who attended.
The reason why I say most but not all of them can only mean that a small number of people have known about what is going to happen tonight before this, and these people are not sensitive to smell, but ...... They are also the planners.
At this time, the atmosphere in the venue was even more weird, and the fly that caused this silent storm was still gnawing on melons and fruits, but Xu Chen's movements had been very light......
However, it is obvious that he can't escape the sight of people with a heart, such as the second son of the Wan family, Wan Shijun, who has been observing Xu Chen.
Wan Er Gongzi has actually been very depressed recently, he made a move for the first time, and he wanted to show himself well, but he didn't expect to end up like this, so much so that he didn't even hesitate to let the family dispatch two trump cards to solve the matter. Although no one at home said anything about this, the proud glass heart of our second son still made him feel that everyone looked at him with a trace of mockery that could not be concealed.
However, at the same time, Xu Chen actually calmed down the bandits on Changshan Island who had been plaguing Yuzhang County for several years as soon as he made a move, so how could the second son, who was already older than Xu Chen, accept it? No matter how perfect the education of the family is, it cannot wipe out the vanity and jealousy in the hearts of the world.
What's more, today's Xu Chen is wearing a white! As soon as he came in, he blinded the eyes of the second son, and suddenly the surging love burst out, so that from the beginning of the banquet to the present, the second son's eyes have not left Xu Chen for half a minute.
Now that such an excellent crater has been completed, how can our second son resist the temptation of throwing Xu Chen up?
"Master Xu, this must be your new apprentice, right?" Wan Shijun asked Xu Fan with a consistent smile on his face, he had listened to a few days of lessons under Xu Fan's teaching, and this "Xu Shi" was also very natural.
"Exactly!" Xu Fan nodded with a smile and replied.
"I heard that this Brother Xu was studying on a rainy night, and finally Master Xu was moved by his sincerity, so he was accepted as a disciple, Xu Chen's studious deeds are now spread throughout Yuzhang City, and are respected by students in the city. Wan Shijun continued.
The matter of Xu Chen's study is indeed circulating in the market, but on such an occasion today, Wan Er Gongzi sat at the head of the local family and said such a thing, which was a bit unusual.
And it just so happens that all the people present are smart people, seeing that the second son is born to say such a thing, how can he not know what he means? Such a good wronged boss has appeared, if you don't go up and knock twice, I'm really sorry for myself!
So, in the next time, all kinds of greetings followed, and Xu Fan also knew that his disciples had become the venting point for them to ease the atmosphere, so he immediately cheered up and dealt with everyone carefully.
"I heard that Xu Shi, a senior apprentice, pacified the water bandits on Changshan Island a few days ago!
"Haha, Brother Xu really took in a good apprentice! I heard that this little brother was a beggar in the sick house a few months ago!"
"Really, I've heard that this Brother Xu is a fish seller! Didn't he still have a fish market in Dongshi?"
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At this time, Xu Chenmian beside Xu Fan, although he had already scolded Wan Shijun thousands of times in his heart, he still made a humble expression in the face of all kinds of words of appreciation full of deep meaning, lowered his head, sat beside the teacher without saying a word, and put down the melons and fruits in his hands.
Xu Chen's expression did not extinguish the "enthusiasm" of everyone on the field, and these local families in Yuzhang also noticed that Wang Xian's dinner today was a little unusual, although it was not a Hongmen banquet, but the heads of the families still needed a time to communicate and discuss, and Xu Chen just gave them such an opportunity. So, while others were still talking about Xu Chen's deeds, the heads of several families frequently made eye contact.
Wang Xian, who was sitting at the top, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the outsider to create a zào just now to launch a planned offensive, but he didn't expect this scene to appear in the field. At this moment, Wang Xian naturally couldn't speak out loud, so that everyone was silent, and he had to cry out in vain when he saw the still chaotic scene.
Fortunately, Xu Chen's deeds are not much, and that's all there is to say, in the end, even Xu Chen's drowning in the Fuhe River was shaken out by everyone, and at this time, the anxious Xu Fan also had a mad move, but under the case, Xu Chen reached out and pulled the teacher's sleeve, and Xu Fan suppressed his anger after he understood.
Seeing that Xu Chen's deeds were about to be finished, Taishou Wang Xian also breathed a sigh of relief, and it was finally over. But......
Now is the real tree, and the wind does not stop! How could Wan Ergongzi, who had finally provoked his head, let Xu Chen go lightly? Besides, the exchange between the heads of the family has not yet ended!
"I heard that Brother Xu not only leveled Changshan Island in martial affairs, but also was first-class in this literary matter, and did a good job of poetry!"
As soon as the sons of the families who were about to feel that they had nothing to say heard this, they immediately made a fuss again.
"Yes! Yes! I heard that there is a restaurant in Chongrenfang, not only the new and delicious dishes, but also a couplet at the door: 'Luoxia and the lonely bird fly together, and the autumn water grows together in the sky. "The man who spoke was supposed to be a nerd, but he simply thought the poem was good.
But other people will not be so kind, and then someone should speak: "Originally, this song was a country slang made by vulgar people, but a few days ago at the Honglou poetry meeting, there was a song 'Queqiao Immortal', which was praised by Wu Weng as a sound for the ages, I don't know if this word was done by Brother Xu?"
The old man surnamed Wu was also present at the moment, and nodded when he heard the words, and at the same time looked at Xu Chen with an inquiring gaze.
Hearing this, Xu Chen smiled and nodded calmly. But in his heart, he thought, "Since you guys are endless, don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite!"
The clay figure still has three points of rusticness, not to mention that our Xu Gongzi is not a generous person, I originally wanted to wait for a while, so that you also have a chance to show Xiàn, and it is not in vain to come to this scene, since you like to play so much, then let's have fun!
No longer care about Wang Xian's intentions, and no matter how the family responds, since it is a poetry club, then you have to do something about the poetry club, and it will not be in vain to waste this name.
Xu Chen smiled gently, Xu Fan, who was familiar with him, knew that his disciple had an idea, so he no longer worried about anything, and looking at Xu Chen's appearance, there was no one who was going to be unlucky.
Xu Chen stood up, bowed respectfully to Taishou Wang Xian, and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Envoy, tonight is a poetry meeting?"
Wang Xian didn't know the young man's intentions, nodded and said, "Yes!"
"The kid is not talented, he just thought hard for a long time, came up with an article, thinking that tonight is a poetry meeting, so let the kid throw bricks and lead the jade?" Xu Chen said calmly.
"Oh, the virtuous nephew has a good work, but he can recite it!" Wang Xian is also a good poet, and when he heard Xu Chen's words, he also had the intention of appreciating it, and besides, in such a situation, it is not easy to do anything else.
Wan Shijun looked at Xu Chen's expression and frowned, he knew that Xu Chen was good at poetry, and he had nothing to be jealous of in this regard, because there was no need for this. The way of poetry is just a small road, although it depends on some luck to make famous articles through the ages, but it is more than enough to cope with the weekday literary meeting.
It's just that Xu Chen's calm expression made Wan Shijun notice that Xu Chen seemed to have been prepared, although the banquet was notified a few days in advance, but there were many people who came today, and there were many knowledgeable people, Xu Chen is now considered to be self-recommended, if the article is not good enough, I am afraid it will not be reasonable.
Ignoring everyone's doubts or ridiculous expressions, Xu Chen asked the attendant for pen and ink, picked up a stack of papers, and wrote on a desk.
As soon as I wrote the word "Teng", everyone couldn't help but praise: "Good word!"
But when Xu Chen finished writing the four words "Preface to King Teng's Pavilion", there was an uproar in the audience.
"Oh, what a big breath!"
"Don't be ashamed!"
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When the first sentence was written, the scorn in the field became even stronger!
"But that's it!"
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Wait until "the stars are divided, and the ground is connected to Henglu." The three rivers and the five lakes are controlled, and the Ouyue is controlled. After the sentence was written, the voices gradually fell silent.
Xu Chen wrote very quickly, this article has been written silently countless times, and at this time, it is naturally smooth and abnormal, but Xu Chen's calm and free expression is really more fantastic than Cao Zhi who "becomes a poem in seven steps" in the eyes of everyone!
It didn't take long for Xu Chen to finish writing, but at this time, the people in the audience were already speechless in shock......