There is a Taoist temple called "Qingxin" in the north of Luoyang City 5 miles, here is the place where Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng practice the two people, the Taoist temple is not big, only 4 or 5 Taoist children, there are not many pilgrims who usually come and go, all rely on the donations of several large households in this Luoyang City to live.

At this time, there were 4 people gathered in the Guanzhong Nunnery, namely Wei Zheng, Xu Maogong, Wang Bodang and Xie Yingdeng. Wang and Xie came to visit suddenly yesterday night and temporarily stayed in the Pure Heart Temple.

"Two Taoist leaders, the foolish brother came to visit and ask for the opinions of the two Taoist leaders on the entrustment of the second brother." Wang Bodang said.

"Wang Xiandi has something to say, please speak in person, no need to be polite." Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng glanced at each other and said with a smile.

"A few years ago, when we met in Erxianzhuang, we agreed to take back Wagangzhai, but because of the cold and snow, we couldn't do it urgently. Now that the spring is blooming and the ice and snow are melting, the second brother plans to go to Jeju Mansion in Shandong Province to invite Shubao out of the mountain to help him in the name of Qin Shubao's mother's birthday in March. I wonder if the two Taoist leaders still remember this? ”

"Huh! How can you not remember. It's really a good arrangement, and the two of us will also go to Jeju at that time. When the heroes gather, you can also invite more heroes on the road to take Wagang together. Xu Maogong responded easily, and Wei Zheng on the side also showed a relaxed expression.

"Hmm." Wang Bodang also nodded after hearing this, and continued: "It's just that the situation has changed now, and it may be possible to retake Wagang without making a big move." Wang Bodang said affirmatively while gesticulating, a fine light shot out of his eyes.

"Oh?" Xu and Wei invariably raised doubts, and their eyes were full of incomprehension.

"Recently, there are rumors in the rivers and lakes that Yang Guang, the king of the Jin Dynasty in Hedong, doesn't care about the affairs of the county, and carries a small number of escorts from Hedong to Henan to parade in micro-clothes, and it is said that he has come to Luoyang." Wang Bodang did not finish speaking in one go, but paused slightly, looking at the faces of Xu and Wei with his eyes. I saw that after Xu Maogong heard this, his face gradually smiled, and he stroked the three locks of mustache with his hand and looked at Wei Zheng as well, and the two couldn't help but chuckle.

"Huh! The two Taoist chiefs are really witty, this time Brother Xie and I rushed to Luoyang to find an opportunity to kidnap the faint king with several heroes on the rivers and lakes, so that he can release my Wagang Village. I wonder if this plan is feasible? Wang Bodang explained the intention of this trip, and gently shook the paper fan to wait for Xu and Wei's reply.

"Although this plan is good, but it is a loss of my green forest righteous bones, it is inevitable to leave my green forest road dedicated to robbing people and property, if it spreads, it is even dishonorable, and the poor road thinks it can't be done! If it is not a fire fight of righteousness and brightness, the winner has Wagang, and the loser has nothing to say, this is the right way! Xu Maogong shook the feather fan and slowly said what he thought.

After Wang Bodang and Xie Yingdeng heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads in approval, but they seemed to be unwilling. Xie Yingdeng interjected: "Gong Xu, wouldn't it be better if I waited for good words to persuade people to convince people, and let Yang Guang take the initiative to return Wagang to me?" Wang Bodang also nodded when he heard this.

"Poor Dao said goodbye to Erxianzhuang before the year ago, and traveled all over the country, during which he also paid attention to the Hedong Army's western expedition and the battle of Tuyuhun from time to time. Although Yang Guang, the king of the Jin Dynasty, was not very old, he was extremely experienced in using soldiers. The two-way sneak attack army did not take the usual road, smuggled all the way to Nanhuan Pass, and ventured all the way across hundreds of miles of the West Sea, all of which were miraculous moves, breaking Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, leaving a famous game through the ages. Although the poor road did not have the opportunity to meet this son, it can be calculated that he is comparable to an extraordinary person. The Hedong Army secretly seized Wagang Mountain in one fell swoop and sent Li Jing and Li Daoxing, the chief general of Hedong, as the main general, and Wu Tianxi, the general of the Weizhen Green Forest Road, as the deputy general to guard the town, which shows that it attaches great importance to Wagang, and the Hedong forces are like a sharp knife cutting into the hinterland of the Central Plains, which shows the long-term strategy of this son. Poor Dao thinks that it has little reason to talk about it with my green forest road, or use it as a hostage and exchange it for Wagang; Either the green forest sends troops to fight and go down to Wagang, only one yin and one yang. After Xu Maogong finished speaking, he glanced at Wei Zheng, and after seeing Wei Zheng nodding in agreement with his statement, he didn't say anything more.

"Well, the two Taoist chiefs, my brothers will no longer bother, but today I will go into the city to look for the king of Jin and his son, I want to see what kind of goods he is. If I am a reasonable man, I will walk in the way of a gentleman; If you are arrogant, don't blame my brother for being vicious, and leave here! Wang Bodang got up and said goodbye, and took his friend Xie Yingdeng to Luoyang City.

Seeing the two of them depressed, Xu Maogong returned to the nunnery from outside the door, and Wei Zheng, who had never spoken, stepped forward and whispered: "Mao Gong, you and I have visited Hedong, and the rule of King Hedong of Jin is truly people-oriented, and it is a law that has not been seen in ancient times, so that the people can live in prosperity and peace." In the year of the weak crown, tens of thousands of Hedong elite soldiers went down to Tuguhun in a battle, captured Shan Yu alive, and expanded the land, which shows that its way of using troops is not under us, at least far more than Wei! Judging from the occupation of Wagang, this son has great ambitions and wants a lot of things. My brother once occupied a hexagram for him, and now the king of Jin is the emperor star, which is unspeakably expensive! We should wait for the green forest to help them act, so why do we have to retake Wagang and go against the sky? Wei Zheng said softly to his old friend Xu Maogong.

"I don't know if I am a brother, and I have also calculated a hexagram, although he is the emperor star, but its light is extremely dim, indicating that once he ascends the throne as the emperor, the people of the world will usher in a wave of catastrophe. We must not be blinded by the light of the moment, and let us prevent it from doing great trouble. After Xu Maogong finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.

Press the two of them not to watch, just say that the Luoyang City Flower Club will be a fold.

With the greeting post that replaced an unscrupulous scholar, Yang Er and his party of three people successfully mixed into Wang Shichong's palace. The scale of this palace is so large that Yang Er has opened his eyes, just like a palace, and its establishment can be said to have already been arrogated. Fortunately, sooner or later, this will be your own palace, and there will be no need to build a new palace in Luoyang after dominating the world in the future. Yang Er looked around, thinking to himself.

Following the footsteps of a group of scholars and literati, Yang Er came to the venue of this poetry competition. As soon as he saw this venue, Yang Er was impressed by the organizer's ability, a huge courtyard, hundreds of cases lined up around a stage. On each desk there is a pot of wine and wine utensils, as well as the four treasures of the study. The front and back of the table are placed with all kinds of peony flowers in full bloom, and most of the young scholars are sitting behind the desk, and the scene is both lively and bookish. With the assistance of the second daughter, Yang Er successfully found his seat, tore off the note with his name written on the desk and crumpled it into a ball and discarded it at his feet.

There are no stools on the side of the desk, and felt mats are placed on the ground for the guests to sit cross-legged, which makes Yang Er very unaccustomed, and it is natural for the two girls to sit on both sides. Gradually, all the guests in the audience were seated, and Yang Er saw that there were more men and fewer women, and most of the women in that scene were the family members of a certain scholar, and there were no women in the main seat of the case. The dancers on the stage danced to the accompaniment of pipa, bamboo flutes and other objects, and the audience suddenly fell silent, quietly watching the performance on the stage in the middle. The peony dance of this pair is very good-looking, Yang Er is still the first time to see the dance of this ancient Central Plains region, which is very different from the costume dance in later generations of TV, just looking at it is stupid, just like the poor scholar who has just come out of the countryside.

After the dancers finished performing, there was a cheer in the venue, Yang Er couldn't stop applauding, there was no king at all, Izuchen couldn't help frowning from the sidelines, thinking, what is wrong with the prince who has always been reserved and not frivolous?

From the middle room behind the stage side, two women walked onto the stage. One red and one green dressed, light makeup and elegant makeup, Yun Concubine towering, like a fairy descending to earth, all the students in the audience were stunned. Yang Er not only saw it straight, but couldn't help but wipe the corners of his mouth twice with his cuffs, looking like a cat seeing a fish. provoked the dust to look unhappy and smacked Yang Er's clothes a few times, but Yang Er didn't know it at all.

"All the students who participated in this year's Peony Flower Festival Royal Poetry Competition, the little girl is Wang Qingying, the organizer of this poetry meeting, and I am here for everyone. This poetry meeting will follow the rules of the past years, and everyone will still write a poem with the theme of peony. We will select ten excellent works for public announcement for everyone to evaluate. In addition to receiving the 1,000 taels of silver rewards provided by the palace, the final leader will also have the honor to travel with Miss Meiniang to visit the Luoyang Flower Festival and watch the flowers in the same car with Miss Meiniang, wandering among the flowers. As soon as Wang Qingying's words fell, a burst of cheers broke out in the banquet, and the two young men on Yang Er's left and right desks shouted loudly, especially excited.

As Wang Qingying's words fell, the woman in Tsing Yi, who had been lowering her face beside her, slowly raised her head and saluted the students in the audience. This made everyone in the audience see her flower-like face clearly. Yang Er was also stunned like everyone else, the difference was that Yang Er's heart was more shocked, although this plain and elegant woman in Tsing Yi was different from Yang Er's first love Li Lan in later generations, but her appearance was at least 8 points similar, and if she changed into modern clothes, she would have 9 points, which made Yang Er not stunned on the spot.

However, Yang Er's expression just avoided the sharp gaze of everyone looking at everyone in the dark. Wang Bodang was at this time in the back of the stage among the flowers kept scanning everyone, he didn't recognize the king of Jin Yang Guang, but he heard that Yang Guang came to Luoyang to enjoy the flowers, and he knew the name of the current king of Jin, so he thought that he could find Yang Guang at the scene of the poetry meeting. Just repeatedly observing the expressions of these more than 100 people, I couldn't tell who the king of Jin was at all, and my eyes were full of perverts dressed as students, and I couldn't see a serious scholar.

Just like the imperial examination in advance, after everyone calmed down, those who thought they were talented and learned began to compose poems, and the scene was quiet again. The two women on the stage also walked off the stage and returned to the back room. The stage was handed over to a few dancers, who danced to the music for students who didn't want to compose poetry.

Yang Er had no idea of composing poetry, and he couldn't calm down at all at this time. From Wang De's introduction before coming, Yang Er knew the origin and even the future of this Xiao Meiniang, this Xiao Meiniang is the official queen of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty in history, and after the death of Emperor Yang, she experienced 4 monarchs including Tang Taizong, becoming the only woman in Chinese history who has married 5 emperors. If it is according to the normal historical process, this Xiao Meiniang, who looks like Li Lan, should become her wife and the queen in the future. Just because he and Li Lan are like twins, he will not let her marry someone else, and he will never allow it.

"Brother Shi, don't you write poems? Why don't you use the song "Peony Fu" the day before yesterday? Chuchen on the side was a little anxious at this time, she really hoped to see her brother win the championship on this occasion. The song "Rushing to the sky incense array penetrates Luoyang, and the city is full of golden armor." The peony fu is simply unprecedented, and it will definitely be able to win the first place in the poem if it is used here.

It's just that Yang Er didn't want to think about it and replied: "That poem is too murderous and not suitable." So he put all his thoughts on the hut, and he could vaguely see the figure of his sweetheart from the window, and he didn't care about the urging of the dust. The finished works were already written in the seat, and after the participating scholars raised their hands one by one, a group of maids took away their poems and sent them to the hut for the two beautiful judges to review. Unknowingly, there are 4 or 50 works sent into the hut, and Yang Er has not moved. That Wang Bodang and Xie Yingdeng didn't know when they sat on the empty desk in the back row, and they were also writing peony poems. It seems that finding the heart of a beautiful woman is a common problem among the literati of this dynasty, and Wang Bodang, who is also literary and martial, cannot escape the vulgarity.

An hour later, the Race entered its final stage. Wang Qingying and Xiao Meiniang stood on the stage hand in hand, and the students, who were already impatient, quieted down again, waiting for the final result. Yang Er never had the idea of spelling poems with the students present, it was not that he did not have ready-made poems in his mind, but he just wanted to observe this poetry meeting as a bystander, and then he could see Xiao Meiniang, a woman who looked like Li Lan, again.

After Wang Qingying walked to Taichung and stood still, she said to the students: "After the final evaluation of Jingxiang's talented girl Xiao Meiniang and this girl, after careful screening, ten relatively good poems have been shortlisted, but it is very regrettable that these ten excellent works are still insufficient, and none of them can surpass last year's level." Therefore, the top name of this year's poetry club is rather lacking than indiscriminate. For the sake of fairness, these 10 masterpieces will be presented on the table in front of the stage for you to enjoy. Wang Qingying's words were slightly regretful. I tried my best to invite Xiao Meiniang, the first talented woman of the Great Sui Dynasty, just to find a few amazing poems of rhyme peony, but I didn't expect that none of them could get into the eyes of Xiao Dacai.

As soon as Wang Qingying's voice fell, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the hundreds of scholars and students in the audience, especially those who were proud of themselves when they presented their poems. Some people even clamored for a live vote on the ten poems that were barely shortlisted, so that the best one could be selected in order to get a prize and a beautiful woman to accompany them.

Yang Er raised his eyes and saw that the people who made the most trouble were obviously the sons and daughters of the official eunuchs. Because every year to recite peony as the theme of poetry, this is like an open-book exam, it is inevitable that some rich children ask the master to do a good job in advance, and win the hearts of beauties by cheating. It's just that the ancients generally valued integrity, and serious students disdained it.

Seeing that someone was making a lot of noise, Wang Qingying was also at a loss for a while, and when she didn't know how to end it, Xiao Meiniang on the side said: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you have one more game, you can use this top ten student to think more and make better poems." How about this girl choose the best poem of the year from these ten alternative poems? ”

Wang Qingying's face was overjoyed when she heard this, and then she said loudly: "Miss Xiao has the best intentions, this girl announced that the winner of the best game in the extra game will be increased to 2,000 taels of silver, and Miss Xiao can accompany her to wander in the sea of flowers for three days." ”