Tonight's poetry meeting was not very formal, because Zhu Yunwen really wanted to use such an event to give foreign envoys, new science and technology scholars and subjects the impression of peace and tranquility in the country, peace and happiness. But. Maybe it's because he knows the truth about the series of big victories ahead. That's why the snack is empty. Or maybe he was a little reserved and didn't want people to see his original purpose, so he replied shyly, although it was organized by the Ministry of Rites and co-organized by the Zhongshan Palace, but he did not give too much official imprint to this poetry meeting.

This time, whether it is the Ministry of Rites or the Zhongshan Palace, you can let go and make this grand event lively, but it is eclectic, and it does have a little taste of fun with the people.

In the middle of Mochou Lake, a round platform was erected, and it is estimated that there is a pillar below, so it is stable and stable, and it does not shake with the waves stirred up by the ship's surge, and a circle of lanterns is placed on the edge of the platform. The stage was empty. It looks like there will be a show for a while. Because the news has already come out, in order to organize this poetry party, the Ministry of Rites specially transferred a large number of kabuki from the Ministry of Education.

The Ming Dynasty did not allow officials to engage in prostitution, but they did allow dancing to cheer up. The main function of the government-run Jiaofang Division, especially the institutions in the Imperial Capital City, is dance and music, not the place where the skin and flesh are sold, that is, the folk say that the art is not sold out.

All six boats come to a stop around a round platform in the shape of a huā petal, and on one of them there are many colorful dancers busily preparing, and there is the sound of vocal music in the cabin.

When Xia Xun got on the ship, the ship he was on had already set up many tables on the front deck, a lot of wine and food, people kept standing up to greet each other, and people were constantly seated, and the cold noise came and went. It's not lively.

Meng Shilang arranged the envoys of the two countries, Japan, and Shanhou. Then he went around to the front to see Shangshu Chen Di. Xia Xun saw that Fang Xiaoru had arrived, although because of the defeat in the battle ahead, he and Huang Zicheng had resigned from most of their positions in the court, and now they were more comfortable with people than Ju Di, but because he was still favored by the emperor, he still seemed to be living a very nourishing life.

The new scholars who were fortunate enough to board this ship could not help but be overjoyed when they heard that the master was here, and before the grand event officially began, groups of three or five came to pay their respects. Fang Xiaoru sat on the chair and raised his hand to support him, which was a reply, if he asked a few words casually to anyone, laughed and comforted a few times, that person was beaming with joy and his bones were three points lighter, this is the first celebrity in front of the emperor.

Li Jinglong, Xu Zengshou, Huaiqing and others sat at another table, when Xia Xun saw this table, he noticed that there was also a martial artist at the same table, although this person was wearing an ordinary cloth clothes, but sitting there with his shoulders straight and his expression was cold, and he looked forward to it, which was quite majestic. Only when Xu Zengshou, Li Jinglong and others spoke to him. He smiled a little, and the rest of the time he didn't squint. Raise a glass of wine from time to time.

Because Xu Zengshou invited guests to fight with his eldest brother, the list was not announced in advance, and Xia Xun didn't know that this person was Chen Hui, the former governor of the twenty-four Weiyuan outside the Beijing Division, and only felt that this person could sit at the same table with Xu Zengshou, Li Jinglong and others. The status must not be low, and he looks depressed. Obviously, he had something else on his mind, so he secretly wrote down the appearance of this person in case he could check his identity later.

At Xu Zengshou's table, several people were talking and laughing, especially Li Jinglong, who seemed to have never suffered a big defeat at all. has never been suppressed and excluded at all, he hugged his good-looking concubine. The conversation was loud and the laughter was exaggerated. Unscrupulous" is eye-catching. At the same table, "Only the military general with Xia Xun's unknown surname looked lonely."

And next to the seat, it was Xu Huizu who accompanied Fang Xiaoru, Shangshu Chen Di, Shilang Mengfu and others, and at this seat, they were talking and laughing. He was happy, but he saw that the neighbor was behind a Huaiqing horse. Fang Xiaoru's face was not very good-looking, and then Li Jinglong and Chen Hui arrived one after another, Fang Xiaoru was even more displeased, and only when his protégé came to the front to bow and salute, he was willing to show a little smile.

"Two years ago, you were flattering and smiling, how could I, Wei Guogong, look at you as a nine-grade Confucian!" ……

Seeing Fang Xiaoru's not salty and indifferent appearance, Xu Huizu didn't feel annoyed, but the situation is stronger than people, this person is the first celebrity in front of the emperor at the moment, and the emperor obeys his words. Xu Huizu was annoyed, and couldn't help hating his brother again: "This third child, what fox friends and dog friends have you invited, and you sincerely cause trouble for me, right?" ……

Because of Fang Xiaoru's obvious coldness, Xu Huizu wanted to take the opportunity of talking and laughing to invite him to be a matchmaker, and it was difficult to say for a while that he chose a good mate for his sister from among the protégés he was admitted to this subject.

Xia Xun stood behind He Tianyang, the so-called prince of the mountain, and looked at everyone on the boat with cold eyes, naturally no one cared about his existence, and similarly, he didn't pay attention to the little scholar standing next to Xu Huizu. At this time, most people were standing facing the bow of the boat, and even if Xia Xun looked, he saw Xu Ming'er's back. How could he have thought that this person was actually a small county lord.

The banquet of the envoys of the country and the envoys of the Shanhou country was next to each other, and the presiding table and chairs were placed by the Xu family, and they did not know that the two sides were not in agreement, so they waited for Meng Shilang to arrive. I had to make mistakes. In Meng Shilang's view, although the two sides do not agree, they will never fight in such a place, no matter what, they represent a country after all. will not do things in public that will damage the national body to make people laugh.

Although the people are dissatisfied after watching the mountain. But I really didn't want to attack them on such an occasion. How. He Tianyang is actually a pirate, not really a prince of any country, "When you talk to a pirate, don't you play the piano to a cow?"

He Tianyang stared at Shimazu**, Shimazu Mitsuo stared at He Tianyan, stared at him with big eyes, stared at his eyes, and finally snorted coldly, and each cocked his chin. With disdain, He Tianyang's eyes rolled wildly, and he began to think about how to tease this son.

"Little sister, oh, how about you look at that?"

Xu Zengshou was playing haha with Li Jinglong, and suddenly saw a white-shirted boy passing along the side of the boat in front, and under the light of the moon, "Wash like a jade person, and can't help but light up his eyes." Hurriedly turned his head and whispered to Ming'er. Although he invited Chen Hui, Li Jinglong, Huaiqing and others to the banquet, it was to disgust his eldest brother. ruined the marriage brokered by the eldest brother for the younger sister, but when he really saw the literati who could see it, he didn't mind letting the sister take a look.

This white-robed boy is as handsome as jade, and he can enter high school and become a scholar, so he can't wait to let his sister take a look.

Xu Ming'er was very unhappy by the eldest brother's "Lalang match", and was standing there sulking and listening to the third brother's whispered inquiry, so she said stiffly: "I don't like it!" ”

"Hey, you should take a look first, I think this person is quite handsome."

Xu Zengshou was a little anxious, and hurriedly called another family member. whispered a few words to him and told him to inquire about the identity of the man, and the family listened to the order and hurried away. That person was Liu Yujue, he didn't expect someone to take a fancy to him, and after wandering around the boat for a while, he saw that there was nothing possible on this boat, so he boarded the pedal and walked to another boat.

At this moment, a Tsing Yi maid with a plate of melons and fruits screamed, the plate in his hand turned over, and a plate of sweet melon (cantaloupe) were buckled on the head of the new right emon, and the surrounding noise immediately sniffed, and the servants on this boat were all transferred from the Zhongshan Palace. As he spoke, he pulled out a sweat towel and Shinemon took it in frustration and wiped it on his head and face.

The girl glanced at the man sitting next to Shinemon and said a little aggrievedly, "Three stewards." He......... He pinched me...... It hurts......" he said, rubbing his hips gently.

"Ha ......,..."

In all directions, whether it was an official, a scholar, or someone else's servant, everyone suddenly realized that they all looked at the little man who was sitting precariously with disdain.

Mitsuo Shimazu was also like everyone else, "looked left and right with disdain, and after looking at it for a long time, he found that everyone was looking at him, his white face turned red all of a sudden, and the two black dots above his eyes jumped up in surprise, jumped up, and waved his hands again and again: "Nani? Not me! Not me! ”

He Tianyang, who was sitting on the other side of the road, crossed Erlang's legs. pouted and said: "In front of the public, it's a shame to ......"

"Yaga! It's really not me! ”

He Tianyang said disdainfully: "You Jiuga! You're tenga! You tell the girl, what do you say to me, I'm not your father's "............"

Mitsuo Shimazu was furious, and he wanted to jump over and fight hard, but was stopped by the steward, and said quietly: "Okay, okay, there are many people, maybe it is which disciple takes advantage of other girls, please sit, tonight my eldest lord and third master invite all the guests to the poetry and wine event, don't sweep everyone's interest." ”

As he spoke, he gave the maid a look, and the maid glared at Mitsuo Shimazu fiercely. Twisted around and walked away. Mitsuo Shimazu's face turned into eggplant, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he just sat down angrily, blew his beard and stared at his nose, trying to find someone desperately and didn't know who to find.

He Tianyang smiled triumphantly, and twisted his fingers in his sleeve: "Tsk tsk, slippery, fragrant, this taste...... Not bad...... Well! ”

was smiling, He Tianyang suddenly widened his eyes, and the girl on the side sat dignified and pretty, looking ahead, but her hand slipped from her sleeve to his waist and twisted it fiercely. Xia Xun watched from the side, already knowing that He Tianyang was making trouble, seeing that he was cleaned up by Pingnu, Xia Xun just smiled lightly, and then focused on Li Jinglong. He suddenly felt. Li Jinglong's lively and unscrupulous talk and debauchery seem to be a kind of disguise. Especially the performance as if he had eaten a stimulant, when he was the most proud of his life, he never had such a taste that seemed to be a little crazy.

He did it on purpose!

Xia Xun suddenly: Li Jinglong is using this kind of performance to cover up the sadness and loss in his heart. Cao Guogong, who was once high and respected, was a high-minded and arrogant person, he could be incompetent or shameless, but he had great self-esteem. Whether it was contempt or mockery, it was unbearable for him. And this is precisely what he must bear as long as he appears in public. So. He used his bohemianism and indifference to hide the humiliation and embarrassment in his heart.

"Li Jiulong ......"

Xia Xun stared at him, and his eyes gradually showed a greedy, snatching light.

At this moment, the sound of Qingge Ya music began. On the round platform surrounded by the painting boat, a man appeared......