Chapter 2: The First Snow (3 times)

I have to say that in addition to being a little bit old-fashioned, Zhang Xun is indeed impeccable in terms of his ability to handle affairs. Once he has passed the hurdle in his heart of "I'd rather take it in the straight than seek it in the song", the next thing will not need Wang Xun and Lei Wanchun to worry about. I saw him open the account book left by Yu Wenzhi, and said while reading it, in a moment, he had already torn off the pages of the account book and handed them to the friends selected by Lei Wanchun to send them to the shopkeeper Zhu; Which pages could be slightly abridged and circulated as rumors? Which pages must be held in the hand, as the last handle to deter Yang Guozhong, have been classified in detail and in an orderly manner. Subsequently, he took a pen and paper, rearranged the entire action plan, and handed it to Wang and Lei to study the details.

Once all the details were finalized, it was almost noon. The three of them carefully hid the things that could save Yuwen Zhi's life, and then went out on horseback and rushed to Linfeng Tower to make an appointment.

The major shareholder behind Linfeng Tower is Wang Xun. Since it is a friend of the proprietor who wants to hold a banquet here, how can the shopkeeper and his men not do their best? A huge private room on the second floor was vacated early, and a low table, tableware, wine cups and other things were arranged according to the estimated number of people. And specially transferred a batch of aged wine from the Qin brothers' industry,

Because of the temporary invitation to Gongsun Auntie and Bai Jingzhi to perform, after Wang Xun arrived, he had to make some temporary adjustments to the furnishings in the room. Kankan cleaned up the furnishings in the house, and Li Bai and the others arrived. The three of them greeted the distinguished guests with a smile, and stretched out their hands to put Li Bai and the others on the innermost main seat. Seeing this, Li Bai quickly shook his head, and excused himself with a smile: "Lei Daxia should invite himself first, after all, today is your treat!" ”

"Huh!" Lei Wanchun grinned, his face full of pride, "I didn't bring a copper today!" This restaurant is opened by Brother Wang, and he is the real wealthy! ”

Everyone laughed and invited Wang Xun to the table. In front of these people, how dare Wang Xun pretend to be a big head of garlic? looked at Zhang Xun, then at Li Bai and Gao Shi, and smiled and bowed his hand, "No matter who treats you today, the elders are respected." The younger brother dares to guess your age, and the senior secretary should be the longest. Then please ask Secretary Gao to sit in the chief, what do you think? (Note 1)

Gao Shi's actual age is only a few months older than Li Bai, and because of the relatively rough experience, he looks much older than everyone. After listening to Wang Xun's proposal, he hurriedly waved his hand politely, "In terms of talent and learning, I am not as good as Xiao Zhang Tanhua, and in terms of fame, I am not as good as ......."

"It's not a jinshi, who will talk to you about fame!" Lei Wanchun interrupted with a smile, picked up Gao Shi, and pressed it to the main seat in the center of the center, "The elders are respectful, this proposal is the most in my mind." Secretary Gao hurry up and do a good job, otherwise, if you are humble for a while, it will be dark! ”

Hearing what he said funny, the crowd burst into laughter again. After laughing, according to Wang Xun's proposal, he invited Li Bai to sit in the first seat on his left hand, and Zhang Xun's position was opposite him. followed by Cui Hao, Lei Wanchun, Cen Shen, and Wang Quan. Among them, Cui Hao and Wang Quan were not noticed by Wang Xun because they traveled with Li Bai and Gao Shi that day. I was pointed out by Zhang Xun on the road just now, and I learned that the former is also a famous poet, and the latter is the descendant of the old man Wudou, and his family history is very deep. (Note 2)

While speaking, the Qin brothers also arrived. told everyone the crime of being late, and sat down next to Cen Shen's position. Na Cen Shen raised his sword to chase and kill Yuwen to get into trouble that day, and felt very guilty afterwards. Seeing that there were still two vacant seats in the banquet, he smiled and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't Zida be with Mingyun today, could it be that he even had to drink and move the rescue soldiers?" ”

"He has something to do today, I'm afraid he won't be able to come!" Wang Xun immediately sat up straight and explained to everyone with a smile. Then he straightened his clothes and shook at Li Bai, Gao Shi and others, "The day before yesterday, Zida mistakenly believed in other people's provocations, so he was offended." He can't come today if he has something to do, so Wang will compensate everyone for him! Please forgive me for being young and frivolous! ”

The crowd straightened up and bowed back. Among them, Gao Shi was the most free-spirited, smiled, and said loudly: "I originally wanted to pour him a few big bowls today to get back the losses he suffered that day." I didn't expect this kid to run away ahead of schedule. Forget it, I should pour his wine, I'd better keep it for myself! ”

Hearing this, Li Bai also smiled, shook his head, and said in a low voice: "If you say something that is not worth it!" Who didn't have a few fights when they were younger? When I'm your age, I'm afraid I'll be itchy if I don't do anything with people for a day! ”

"When Taibai is still such a scoundrel?" Everyone stared at the research, but they couldn't believe it.

"I was born in Broken Leaves, and I have been fighting with those Hu people's children since I can remember, and I have been fighting until I am older!" Li Bai smiled and nodded, not hiding that he was frivolous when he was young. (Note 3)

Wang Xun looked carefully, and sure enough, he found that Li Bai's eyes were slightly lighter than those of the others, presumably because his ancestors had lived in the border area where Hu and Han lived for a long time and intermarried with other races. At this moment, there are hundreds of named ethnic groups in Datang, and the people get along quite well. When it comes to officialdom, because of the preference of His Majesty the Emperor, it is easier for those with Hu blood to be promoted. Everyone just smiled at Li Bai's statement, and no one planned to be more serious.

Suddenly, the guys brought the drinks and pre-dinner fruit and invited the guests to taste them first. Gao Shi saw that the two seats in the banquet were still empty, so he asked with a smile: "Who is late and missed everyone's drinking?" If he doesn't show up again, Gao's stomach will crawl out by itself! ”

"These two people are definitely worth Secretary Gao's wait for a while!" Lei Wanchun smiled mysteriously, but he refused to reveal the guest's name and surname.

As soon as he finished speaking, a staggered sound of footsteps sounded at the top of the staircase. With experience, everyone could tell that the footsteps came from two women, and they couldn't help but look up. I saw a red and a snow white, coming together. It made all the decorations in the house lose their color.

"Gongsun everyone!" Gao Shi immediately got up and stroked his palm vigorously, "It turns out that the head of the four unique masters of the Jingshi has arrived, and this guest is really worth waiting for!" ”

Aunt Gongsun squatted down slightly, and greeted Gao Shi and the others generously, "What is the head of the four uniques, Secretary Gao is really ashamed." In front of the immortals, how dare the concubine call the word 'absolute' again. This is my good sister Bai Jingzhi, and everyone must have heard of her singing voice! ”

"I've heard of it, I've heard of it!" Everyone got up one after another and returned the salute to Aunt Gongsun.

was able to invite the first two of the "Little Four Uniques" to join in the fun, and this banquet of atonement could not be described as insincere. Immediately, everyone nodded to Wang Xun one after another, the misunderstanding the day before yesterday, it is estimated that no one will care about it anymore in this life.

After everyone's greetings were over, Aunt Gongsun and Bai Jingzhi were seated in turn. One sat at the bottom of Lei Wanchun, and the other sat next to Wang Xun. Seeing that Bai Jingzhi's face was still a little shy, Aunt Gongsun smiled and took the initiative to attract everyone's attention to her side, "Qinglian Jushi, how are you doing lately?" The root cause of the disease that fell from the cultivation path back then has been almost recuperated! ”

"Lao Gongsun, everyone is concerned, it's much better!" For some reason, Li Bai suddenly sighed faintly.

"What's the matter, is Qinglian Monk poetry again?" Aunt Gongsun smiled and continued to ask.

"It's not!" Li Bai has always been a free and easy person, and he doesn't hide things from everyone when he has something in his heart. "Secretary Gao mentioned the four uniques just now, which reminded me of He Lao again. was praised by him back then, which made Li empty for nearly 20 years. Now Li is reunited with his grandson, and He Lao, who once caressed the palm of his grandson together, has been immortal for almost ten years! ”

"Yes, seven years have passed in a flash!" Aunt Gongsun thought about it and echoed in a low voice. "I think that the concubine was given the status of a musician by His Majesty and left the forbidden palace, or did I thank He Lao for his kind words in front of the king!"

The He Lao in the mouths of the two of them naturally refers to He Zhizhang in the "Big Four Uniques". This old man passed away in Tianbao for three years, and it has been seven years since then. In the past seven years, except for the Gongsun Aunt who is the head of the Jingshi, the other three have changed for two generations. However, the senior has always maintained the regret of missing three and one, and no one is qualified to fill the vacancy left by He Zhizhang.

"Borrow a glass of wine!" Li Bai stretched out his hand, picked up a glass of wine from the low table in front of him, walked quickly to the window, and slowly sprinkled it. "It's embarrassing to see the old man today. I would like to use this wine to salute the four Ming fanatics. ”

"I'll borrow a drink too!" Aunt Gongsun slowly walked to Li Bai's side, and sprinkled a glass of wine into the autumn breeze side by side, "The poetry maniac is not there, who will solve the loneliness of the immortals!" ”

These two people, you say a word, I say a word, and they remembered their old friend He Zhizhang in public, and they didn't pay attention to the other gentlemen here. However, none of the gentlemen present could not be jealous, but instead raised their heads to look out of the window, as if the old man nicknamed "Poetry Maniac" was riding a donkey in the autumn wind, and slowly disappeared among the clouds.

Note 1: In ancient times, formal banquets were usually seated separately. A small coffee table is placed in front of each person and they kneel behind it.

Note 2: Cui Hao, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, was unrestrained in his early years, and his career was bumpy. In his later years, he was known for his poems. His poems are highly regarded by Li Bai. Wudou old man, that is, the hermit Wang Ji at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the younger brother of the great Confucian Wang Tong, the famous drunkard, and the founder of the five-word poem.

Note 3: Crushed leaves. Broken Leaf City was placed in the first year of Tang Gaozong's Zhaolu, and belonged to the Tiaozhi Prefecture, near Tokmak City, east of Bishkek, the capital of present-day Kyrgyzstan. Once prosperous, all the patterns in the city were modeled after Chang'an.