"But Shi Gongzi, my son once said, 'Looking at Jiangnan, only Shi Chengxuan can be called the first scholar', saying that Shi Gongzi is not only the first scholar in Huaizuo, but also the first scholar in Jiangnan. Let me come to Yangzhou must pay a good visit to the master, I just arrived in Yangzhou this morning, originally thought that after finding a good place to settle today, and then inquire about the residence of the master like others, and solemnly send a post, I didn't expect that I just had a meal at noon today, and I met the master, the fate of this, but it is really ......" Cao Yi saluted Shi Chengxuan with both hands, and said with a smile at the moment.

"Haha, where is it, little brother Cao An, your son-in-law is really a false praise, Shi someone is just the first genius in Yangzhou, the title of the first scholar in Huaizuo is still honestly afraid, this title of 'the first scholar in Jiangnan' is really deserved, and I dare not claim to be like this." Shi Chengxuan heard Jiang Ning's No. 1 genius praise him so much, although he didn't hear it with his own ears, but it was just conveyed by the scholar below him, but it also made him have a good impression of Cao Yi, who had never met before, and for a while he also had a feeling of cherishing heroes, and he looked more and more pleasing to Cao An, laughing at the moment and responding modestly.

"Since I met my master today, otherwise, I am not very familiar with Yangzhou, I am not very familiar with Yangzhou, I see which day you are free, give the little brother a few thin noodles, and the master will choose the place, and the younger brother will be the east, and the younger brother will be the east instead of my son-in-law to feast on the master and all the talents, you can see it." Cao Yi looked at the people in front of him with a sincere and respectful expression, and immediately patted his head, and said with annoyance: "Look at my brain, I haven't asked the names of the three talented people yet. ”

"In Xia Huang Wang."

"Contemptible Lin Feiguang."

"It's not just Qian Jitong."

Cao Yi hurriedly saluted again.

"Haha, little brother Cao An, you are really too polite, since you have already said this, how can we not give you face, so let's do it, little brother Cao An, where do you live now? I'm not sure how long it will be now, and I'll send someone to tell you when we set a time. Shi Chengxuan thought for a while, then raised his head and looked at Cao Yi and said.

"Little brother I now live in Tongfu Building, after the eldest brother has set the time and venue, I will send someone to the shopkeeper of Tongfu Building to inform him, since the little brother has come to Yangzhou, it must be a good visit to the young talents and many talents in Yangzhou, especially like the eldest brother, oh, by the way, my son-in-law also said a word to the younger brother when he was in Jiangning, the original words were 'I don't know the teacher and Chengxuan in my life, so it is in vain to call the famous man'......" Cao Yi looked at everyone with a humble face and said, at the end, add another sentence.

At this moment, several people on the other side were whispering the sentence that Cao Yi added at the end: "I don't know the teacher in my life, so I will."

It is also in vain to call a celebrity. Then Qian Jitong praised loudly: "I usually don't know the teacher, and it is in vain to call me a celebrity, it is really the most appropriate praise for the senior brother, Cao Yi and Cao Gongzi really deserve to be the first talent in Jiangning, and even praise people is so brilliant." ”

Several other people also nodded one after another, and Shi Chengxuan himself also had a happy smile on his face, whether it was this little brother Cao An, or Cao Yi who was far away in Jiangning, today made him feel more faced, and he heard the praise that made him happy several times, he decided, if someone said in the future how bad Cao Yi, the first genius in Jiangning, was, he must stand up and support Cao Yi well, and others will give him face, then he will also let him gain face.

Then everyone chatted a few words at the door of the elegant seat before they remembered to leave Biyun Tower, "Master, three eldest brothers, please first." Cao Yi stretched out his hand and said politely.

The four of them took the lead in the front after postponing for a while, and Cao Yi followed behind with a group of people, but when he walked from the third floor to the lobby on the first floor, he felt as if the surrounding atmosphere was a little wrong, and most people looked at them with a hint of curiosity and exploration, but there were also many richly dressed and maids who were the sons of the official eunuch family from a glance, and each looked at himself with a little provocation and hostility in his eyes.

Cao Yi was also a little puzzled in his heart for a while, he had just arrived in Yangzhou, and there were not even many people he knew here, and where were the enemies, could it be that today he was subjected to the unjustified disaster of this first talented teacher in Yangzhou, and these people were all aimed at him? It shouldn't be, listening to their talk before, the name of this teacher Xuanjiangning's first genius is genuine, recognized by everyone, and since he has the title of Huaizuo's first celebrity, it shows that this person is not highly respected, but at least among the younger generation, he has a high reputation. After all, the Great Yan Dynasty respects literature, and truly talented people will be respected by others wherever they go.

Belch...... Except for the kind of foreign talents, except for those who are considered by local talents to come to stir up trouble. This is also the reason why Cao Yi will deliberately make friends with Shi Chengxuan, as he said before, he is here to do business, not to compete in poetry, as for saying that he is Cao Yi's companion little scholar, in addition to temporarily thinking of Hua'an in his previous life at that time, there is also this identity in the future can borrow Cao Yi's identity as the first genius of Jiangning to make some articles, if necessary, and to the outside world is not Cao Yi himself, just the little scholar below, then even if there is hostility, it will not be so deep.

The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, no matter what field it is, it exists, especially in the literary world where there is no first, the dragon crossing the river is not so easy to do, he doesn't want to repeat the incident of Zhuge Liang's tongue war against the Confucians in Jiangdong at that time. But even so, it seems that he has now provoked so many hostile eyes for some unknown reason. Cao Yi looked up at the door, and there were many nobles in brocade clothes who were rushing to this restaurant.

It seems that he is also here for himself......

It shouldn't be, it's going to cause such a big battle when you first come to Yangzhou? This seems to be very different from my original intention!

Cao Yi sighed secretly in his heart, is it true that he is going to slap his face wherever he goes? He just wanted to come to Yangzhou in a low-key manner, so that Zuixianlou could be successfully opened, and then make a fortune in a muffled voice, as for his reputation and popularity in Yangzhou, if he could, he would rather just be profitable than famous.

I waved my sleeves, not leaving a little reputation, but taking away money, this is the trip to Yangzhou that Cao Yi wants, but although the idea is good, the most important thing now is to solve the current trouble first.

Shi Chengxuan and the others, who were walking in front, also seemed to realize that something was wrong, stopped, looked at the people around and pointed around, and finally turned their heads to look at Cao Yi, and then at the five delicate women who followed behind Cao Yi, who were so beautiful that they could make people lose their minds for a while, with a wry smile on their faces.

Cao Yi looked at Shi Chengxuan's expression, and roughly guessed what the reason was...... also showed a helpless look at the moment, this is really a disaster, if you want to blame, you can only blame Yu Youwei and others for being too good-looking......

Shi Chengxuan took a few steps back to Cao Yi's side, and explained in a low voice in his ear: "Little brother Cao An, you don't know anything about this, because there are many people who come and go from the south to the north every day in Yangzhou, especially the salt merchants who run the goods. ”

Shi Chengxuan glanced at the people around him and continued: "This group of salt merchants has no Du Shao, but the money is a lot of money, and they often make the affair stinky and vulgar. If it is from other places, there are often people who do not know the height of the sky, relying on their wealth, and taking beautiful women and evil servants everywhere to swagger, causing trouble......"

"Then once the son of a salt merchant provoked a top young man in the restaurant, because this salt merchant had a lot of money and a lot of evil servants around him, so the young man united with the children of other eunuchs and joined forces to viciously clean up that person. However, this also allows the group of noble sons in Yangzhou to retain this tradition, as long as anyone says where to meet outsiders, how arrogant to provoke and find trouble, basically will instantly gather a large group of rich and noble sons and gentlemen, to teach the outsider a lesson......"

Shi Chengxuan glanced at the people behind Cao Yi, and said with a wry smile: "It is estimated that they look at you as a strange face, with five girls like flowers and jade, and behind you with such a group of majestic guards, you must be regarded as a person who provokes trouble from outside, so ......"

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