The southeast shape wins, the three Wu capitals, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times, the smoke willow painting bridge, the wind curtain and green curtain, and the difference of 100,000 people. 35xs Outside the Wulin Gate in Hangzhou, Xie Cong was in a very depressed mood, and the news from Jurong made him feel bad immediately, his younger brother was offended by the nobles from Chang'an, and his father asked him to save face. The thought of going to ask a six-rank official for a wrist is a toothache. Although he is also a general judge, but the Jiangnan Shi clan are all arrogant people, and Qiantang is not the place where he has the final say at all, and it is too difficult to directly slap a popular person in front of the emperor in the face.

Qiantang City is the center of the south of the Yangtze River, where the world is prosperous, so any war is a must for this big city, the war in the early Tang Dynasty has only passed for decades, and the vitality of the city has not yet recovered. But thanks to the stability of the past few years, the whole city is now a thriving atmosphere.

Among the scholars, the Xiao family is respected, because he is a royal descendant, and there is a huge garden on the edge of the West Lake, called "Retreat Garden".

This garden is second to none in the entire Jiangnan, Xie Cong turned a corner, and the "Retreat Garden" is not far away. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary house, there is nothing surprising, the wall is not high, only a few feet, or a bamboo fence wall, the surroundings are quiet and elegant, the river is murmuring, it looks very elegant. 35xs

Seeing Xie Cong coming, the fence gate of the "Retreat Garden" opened, and several doors were waiting by the roadside, and when they saw Xie Cong, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, waiting all the way into the garden. On both sides of the road is a long dense purple bamboo forest, which is also a specialty of Jiangnan. The sky has darkened, the bamboo leaves rustling in the wind, and everyone feels refreshed when they walk on the road.

In the middle of the bamboo forest, there is a three-story small wooden building, although the sky is not completely dark at the moment, but it is already a lantern hanging high, and the voices of people are crowded.

Xie Cong came to the front of the building, the servant took a few steps to open the door curtain, and Xie Cong walked into the building with his head up.

Wang Xie, the joint name of the Langya Wang clan and the Chen Jun Xie clan of the Six Dynasties, later became synonymous with the prominent family. After the rebellion of Jin Yongjia, the Langya Wang clan and the Xie clan of Chenjun moved to Jinling from the north to the south, and then because of the Wang Dao, Xie An and his successors in the Jiangzuo Five Dynasties, the power of the government and the opposition, the literary style, and the remarkable achievements, and shine in the annals of history, and achieved the glory that the later generations of the family could not reach. It is the envy of future generations, so it is called "Wang Xie".

Xie Cong is Xie An's descendant, although the Xie family suffered a blow in the conquest of the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, but it is still the top of the Jiangnan scholars. Today, I received a notice from the Xiao family, and everyone gathered here to discuss.

Entering the lobby, it was very spacious, with seats on the smooth wooden floor, and a table painted with gold and lacquer in front of it, and a few people kneeling behind the desk. Flash Dance

Xie Cong bowed slightly, and said apologetically: "The kid is a hard worker, and he is entangled in trivial matters every day, so he came late, please don't blame you." ”

Everyone here is the most powerful person among the clans in the Jiangnan Shi clan, even if they are not the patriarchs, they are also highly capable and powerful. However, Xie Cong is young, he is already a general judge, and he also has a significant prestige in Qiantang, and ordinary people dare not offend, everyone laughed and said: "Xie Tongju is polite, it's good to drink a few more glasses of wine if it's late." ”

Xie Cong is also a veteran of officialdom and joked politely with a few people present, and then smiled at Xiao Ling, who was in charge: "Brother Xiao came back from Chang'an in his busy schedule and summoned us to discuss the matter, which is really flattering, since Guogong went to Chang'an, there has been no news from the Xiao family for a long time, and I am very happy to see it today." ”

Xiao Xiao clapped his hands and notified his subordinates to serve tea, looked at Xie Cong and said with a smile: "Brother Xie means that my Xiao family went to Chang'an, and this Jiangnan matter has nothing to do with us, and your Xie family will take care of the future affairs?" ”

Xie Cong didn't expect Xiao Lian to say this directly, and his heart tightened, but he was also a veteran and smiled: "How come?" The Xiao family is a descendant of the royal family, with a noble bloodline, we are just heirlooms of poetry and books, and this status cannot be compared at all. There are things, of course, only the Xiao family can come forward. He secretly satirized the Xiao family for forgetting his hatred of the country, going to be a lackey of the Tang Dynasty, and showing off his power here.

The Xie family and the Wang family have long been dissatisfied with the Xiao family, no one is in Jiangnan, and they still want to manipulate the affairs of Jiangnan, is it too long. Now is not the time for you to be emperors. As soon as the two of them met, they faced each other, and the few next to them exchanged glances, and their hearts became vigilant.

After Xie Cong sat down, Xiao Lian sat up straight, looked around, and said loudly: "Today is a rare time to see us in Jiangnan Township, we have been friends for decades, and I will have something to say here." Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the Jiangnan clan, and the adults in my family also have this understanding. However, His Majesty sent Li Dongsheng to Jiangnan on a business trip, and he wanted to set up a tea and drink department, which is a very important matter, and it is also related to the interests of my Jiangnan Shi clan. ”

Everyone here is ugly, Jiangnan is a small manor economy, everyone is a closed cycle, pay attention to self-sufficiency, I heard that the tea department is going to open a tea mountain, so what about our food, what about the tenants? What kind of charter he is, no one knows.

A middle-aged man in brocade sitting on the outermost side was reluctant at first: "Third son, what you said is not right, since Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of our Shi clan, then why do you want to gather us, according to my opinion, I don't give a piece of land to that Li Dongsheng, what kind of tea and drink division, get out of the house early, just cross the river and beat the people of the Xie family, this is to slap the face of our Jiangnan Shi clan." ”

Some people still didn't know about Li Dongsheng's affairs by the Yangtze River, so they hurriedly whispered exchanges.

Xiao Lian didn't expect the first sentence to be refuted, he was very faceless, glared at the middle-aged man in the brocade robe, and said coldly: "Who are you the representative of the family, who actually said wild words and asked the officials sent by the imperial court to get out?"

Someone next to him sneered: "This is the talented dynasty of the Wang family, and the poetry is the best in Jiangnan, I don't know how to compare with that Li Tanhua haha." ”

This dynasty has a literary name since childhood, and has always regarded itself as a talented man, and at this time he was compared with Li Dongsheng, and he was still a little proud: "Li Dongsheng's child is the leader of the north, and he must look good when he comes to Jiangnan, Patriarch Gu, you wait to see how I clean him up." ”。

The Gu patriarch laughed: "Seeing the shameless appearance of the Wang family today, have you read Li Dongsheng's poems, and even said that you want to give him a good look, hahaha, I really laughed to death." ”

The dynasty was ridiculed by the Gu patriarch, and he was immediately furious: "Gu Qi, you dare to laugh at me, what kind of talent does your Gu family have." ”