Chapter 118: The Grass Hall Banquet
The first day passed, and nothing happened;
The next day passed, and there was still nothing.
Early in the morning of the third day, Wen Tingyun took a person to the front of Zuo Xiaowei's military camp.
"Trouble to tell Zhang Wei, the right general, and say that Wen Tingyun has something to find him." After the carriage stopped in front of the barracks, Wen Tingyun stepped forward and said to the defenders in front of the barracks.
The soldiers guarding the camp looked at Wen Tingyun with scrutinizing eyes, and saw that although he was ugly, he was basically a knowledgeable person, so he said, "You wait a minute, let me go in." β
There was not much time, Zhang Wei came out of it and said to Wen Tingyun: "Brother Wen, please sit inside." β
"Don't worry, I'll bring you someone today, if you're not busy, I'll go to my cottage together." Wen Tingyun said to Zhang Wei with a smile.
Well?
He didn't come to ask about Li Yi, Zhang Wei was a little puzzled. At this time, a person stepped out of the car.
He was dark and thin, with a face full of ditches, and he smiled like a walnut when he saw people.
"Li Shangyin, oops, Brother Shangyin is here, please sit inside." Although Zhang Wei doesn't like to read, he still likes reading people from the bottom of his bones, and when he sees a cultural celebrity like Li Shangyin, he admires it even more.
He knows very well that the great waves of history will sweep away the sand, the emperor will end up in ashes, the people of Li will pass away with the wind, and only great writers like Wen Tingyun and Li Shangyin will be immortalized with their works.
Being able to deal with these great writers in Datang is a blessing that I have been able to cultivate for hundreds of years, and of course I must cherish it.
Li Shangyin smiled: "No, Brother Wen has prepared wine and food for us in the grass hall, why don't we go to his place for a few drinks." β
Since it was Li Shangyin and Wen Tingyun who invited him to drink together, of course this face had to be given, "The two brothers wait a minute, let me go in and change my clothes." Zhang Wei said, turned his head and entered the barracks.
There was not much time, and Zhang Wei changed into a casual suit and left the barracks.
"Did you say hello to your boss?" After all, Li Shangyin is also a person from officialdom, and asked with concern after seeing Zhang Wei.
"Don't worry, two brothers, I've already said hello, and I don't need to go back to the camp tonight."
After listening to Zhang Wei's answer, Li Shangyin breathed a long sigh of relief: "You and I are both errand workers for the imperial court, and many times we can't help ourselves!" β
Zhang Wei was somewhat moved when he heard this, although Li Shangyin at this time was only a nine-grade salt and iron pusher, but his simple words fully explained the responsibility and responsibility of this nine-grade petty official to the imperial court.
It's a pity that Li Shangyin's painstaking efforts are invisible to His Majesty the Emperor, who is sitting high in the north of Chang'an City. If he knew that there was such a junior official outside the city who was bent on thinking about the court, he didn't know how happy he would be.
Sitting on Wen Tingyun's frame, the three of them soon came to the Duling Thatched Cottage at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.
Walking into Wen Tingyun's Duling Thatched Cottage, Zhang Wei saw Yu Youwei sitting under the pavilion at a glance, it turned out that she had also come over!
Zhang Wei not only glanced at Wen Tingyun, but Wen Tingyun smiled in return.
I know, I understand, Wen Tingyun invited himself and Li Shangyin to a banquet today, and it must be for Li Yi's business.
"Youwei has seen Master Li and Zhang Gongzi." After seeing Li Shangyin and Zhang Wei, Yu Youwei said a blessing.
"Zhang Wei has seen the fish girl." Zhang Wei replied.
"Okay, everyone is an acquaintance, so don't be bound by these etiquettes, sit down and eat and chat!" Wen Tingyun motioned for everyone to sit down and speak.
After the four of them sat down, the next person began to serve the food.
The wine is still frozen in spring, and although the dishes are not as rich as the "Orchid Restaurant", the meat and vegetarian combinations, the color and flavor are still very good. For a down-and-out scholar like Wen Tingyun, it is already very good to be able to prepare such wine and food.
After the wine and food were served, Wen Tingyun poured wine into Li Shangyin and Zhang Wei's wine bowls, and then asked Yu Youwei, "Do you want to drink some too?" β
"Youwei is not good at drinking, Mr. and you are light, I will replace wine with tea." Yu Youwei said to Wen Tingyun.
Zhang Wei could feel that Yu Youwei's mood today seemed to be much better than before, and she didn't dislike herself as much as before in her speech.
Could it be that things have changed, or has Yu Youwei's feelings changed qualitatively in just a few days, and she is no longer entangled in Li Yi's affairs?
Zhang Wei didn't know.
"Brother Li, Brother Zhang Xian, both of them are on official business now, and they haven't been together for a long time. Hopefully, our friendship will last as long as the sun and the moon. Come, I'll have a drink. Wen Tingyun raised his glass and said.
Several people took the wine and tea in their hands and drank them dry.
Subsequently, Wen Tingyun spoke, "Brother Li, Brother Zhang Xian, you also know that I came to Chang'an alone and had no relatives, if it wasn't for Youwei's father who helped me build this thatched cottage at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, I don't know where I live today?" β
Ohβββ, so it is.
Zhang Wei only knew that Wen Tingyun and Yu Youwei's father were friends, and he didn't know what kind of relationship there was between the two.
Hearing what he said, Zhang Wei understood that Yu Youwei and his father had helped Wen Tingyun in the matter of building a house, no wonder Wen Tingyun was so concerned about Yu Youwei, and there was a reason for this.
This is the same as helping people buy a house today, when a person is desperate, if someone is willing to rent their house to or live for you for nothing, it is definitely a charcoal care in the snow, and this kind of kindness will make people remember it for a lifetime.
Zhang Wei was thinking, no wonder Wen Tingyun was so good to Yu Youwei, was his Duling Thatched Cottage built on the land of Yu Youwei's family?
It's hard to say, it's hard to say, if that's the case, wouldn't Yu Youwei become Wen Tingyun's landlord.
Then Wen Tingyun's voice changed: "Now that Youwei's parents are dead, she is a girl living alone in the world. In the face of such a tragic situation, I can only express my gratitude to her and his father by helping her. β
Wen Tingyun continued, "The two of you also know that I am just a down-and-out scholar living in Chang'an, with limited ability levels and limited people I know. was introduced to Li Yigongzi, a big family in Chang'an City. After Youwei and Li Yi met, they were very impressed, and Li Yigongzi agreed to marry Youwei as a concubine, and promised to buy a house for Youwei in Chang'an City to support her. β
When Wen Tingyun said this, Zhang Wei deliberately looked at Yu Youwei, only to see her calm face, as if she was listening to other people's stories.
Then Wen Tingyun let out a long sigh and said: "Just after Youwei met Li Yi, I also accepted the marriage contracts of several young talents who were better off than Li Yi, and there were also eunuchs who were willing to marry Youwei, but she vetoed them. Heyββ, Youwei is really honest, and she can't pull the things she decides. β
When Zhang Wei heard this, his face couldn't help but turn red, but it was only for a moment.
Now he is also a person who has gone through some things, although he doesn't dare to say that he has cultivated the incorruptible body of King Kong, at least he can withstand the praise or sarcasm of others.
"Now that something has happened to Li Yigongzi, Youwei can't sleep peacefully because of this, and I can't think of a better way for a while, so I have to invite the two of you to come over and discuss ways to see how to rescue Li Yigongzi as soon as possible."
After saying so much, I finally turned to the topic of rescuing Li Yi.