The reception prepared by Song Yu and Luo Qin can be called grand, perhaps in order to achieve a certain effect, there are no people at this banquet, and the real people are some famous people in Danyang and several nearby cities. As for the noble sons of Danyang, who had made friends with all kinds of people through this kind of drinking party, the noble ladies had never been so neat.

Song Yu and Luo Qin, who should have felt a little happy, were a little apprehensive, obviously these guys who had always been invited were not necessarily for their own face, nor because of the gradual expansion of Chunnanguo's influence in Dongping, but because of the special nature of this reception. The news that Ye Tao was invited to participate in this cocktail party, Song Yu and Luo Qin, as the invitee, Ye Tao as the invitee, and Ye Tao's "subordinates" who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, such as Lu Dan, did not hide it, and even spread the news intentionally or unintentionally. Judging from the current situation, Ye Tao, who is young and can even be said to be young, has aroused a lot of curiosity in Danyang City.

It's no wonder, after all, Ye Tao was praised by Situ Huang Xuping of the dynasty, and now with the somewhat inexplicable identity of the princess's school secretary, in the eyes of everyone, even if he is the princess's confidant, just these two identities are enough to attract everyone's attention. Coupled with the extraordinary craftsmanship of the previous music box and table clock and the anecdote of Luo Qin, the envoy of the Chunnan Kingdom, the aura that shrouded Ye Tao is really not small.

Although Luo Qin is a person who knows how to be an official and knows how to figure out the meaning of others, he has been in the Spring South Country and has been favored in the past few years, and this kind of qualification is not enough for him to behave in any occasion without being surprised. The slightest hint of nervousness and worry was reflected directly in his face and eyes. When Ye Tao arrived, the few words of greeting were not very natural.

But Song Yu is different. As the eldest son of the Song family, the future heir, and a handsome young man with a high reputation, a poet with outstanding literary talents, and a generation of talents who are versatile and long-sleeved and good at dancing, after Luo Qin introduced Ye Tao to him, those few words of greetings and admiration were said enthusiastically, which simply made Ye Tao feel flattered.

And what made Ye Tao feel even more pressure was the interest of those Danyang gentlemen in him, Huang Wan, the daughter of Lord Situ who had a one-sided relationship, was of course sitting not far away with a folding fan to cover her snickering mouth, and from time to time threw out a few questions that Ye Tao needed to consider before answering, Zou Shuangwen, the second son of Zou Ying, the guard of Danyang City, also came to the side to ask this and that, and the newly promoted Yulan Academy bachelor Yuan Mao, Lu Xuying, etc., were very curious about how Ye Tao had convinced Luo Qin in the first place. Luo Qin didn't want to tell them these specifics, after all, he was a shame in this matter. These people made it clear that they came to the cocktail party hosted by Luo Qin and Song Yu just to find an opportunity to get together and talk about themselves, and they didn't mean to put the two organizers and Chun Nanguo behind the organizer in their eyes at all. Perhaps, this is also a direct response to the disdainful attitude of the younger generation towards the marriage of Dongping and Chunnan and even the alliance.

"I was just a little more angry and said something I knew. When Luo Gongzi first came to Dongping, time was short, and some things were naturally not as clear as me, so there was really nothing to say. Ye Tao is very face-saving to the organizers, and he is really embarrassed to say anything on such an occasion. But the curious guys around him were disappointed with such a statement. I don't know why, after capturing the words coming from this small circle, his eyes when he looked at Ye Tao actually showed a bit of resentment.

Just as Ye Tao skillfully shifted the topic of that small circle to the music box, and was roughly explaining the structure and principle of the music box to everyone, Song Yu cleared his throat and announced loudly to everyone: "Everyone, today's cocktail party can be said to be full of friends, winning friends like clouds, and the young talents of Danyang City can be said to be gathered here, and today, I would like to introduce to you two guests from our country, who are also well-known inside and outside Chunnan." I don't know if you have heard of the owner of the Huyun Temple, Master Yuantong and the owner of the Monk Treasure Hall? ”

Song Yu's introduction immediately caused an uproar. These two people are by no means as simple as Song Yu said that they are famous.

The Yuantong master of Huyun Temple is also counted, although the Yuantong master is a monk, he specializes not in scriptures but in architecture. He used mountains and rivers to enter Zen, and the garden theory of pavilions and pavilions to enter Zen once stirred up thousands of waves. In the spring south country, Master Yuantong has designed and built no less than 30 gardens of all sizes, four of which are royal gardens, and in terms of garden architecture, there are few people in this world who are more brilliant than him.

And the boss of Lou Qingxi Building of Shangbaotang is a well-known figure familiar to everyone here. Shang Bao Tang is the leading jewelry merchant in Chunnan Kingdom, and Shang Bao Tang can almost be said to be the number one brand of jewelry luxury goods in this era. Due to the novel design and fine workmanship of Shang Bao Tang's jewelry, and the ability to customize products according to customer needs, it can almost be said that it is marketed all over the world. In Dongping, the collection and appreciation of jewelry is not as developed as the Chunnan country, which has always been known for its richness and prosperity, and there are some fanatical things that are produced by Shangbaotang, a small amount of them flow into Dongping, and even some big thieves and thieves who cross the border to bring into Dongping to sell stolen goods. For Lou Qingxi, the second-generation director of Shangbaotang, who is very legendary, many people have heard of it for a long time.

The thin master Yuantong smiled slightly, and waved at everyone, which can be regarded as a very monk's demeanor. And that Lou Qingxi greeted everyone with a spring breeze on his face, and also said a very important information: Shang Baotang is going to open a branch in Danyang, and this time he is here for this matter. A well-known local national industry seems to be about to turn into a multinational chain group......

Everyone's exclamations and applause seemed a little distant to Ye Tao, and he could be said to have no interest in anything like jewelry. Instead, it was the divergence of the attention of a few young people around him, which made him feel a burst of relief. His current discipline inspection committee is too young, so young that he is surrounded by several young people in the middle, like a group of adults testing a talented child, and even Zou Shuangwen is even persuading Ye Tao to drink in a teasing tone. And a few other people actually looked at the side with a smile, without saying a word, obviously with an expression of watching a joke.

Ye Tao was a little annoyed, and drank all the wine in front of him in one gulp, his bold and skillful posture came from the original era, from the tempering of countless dinners. As for the little body's tolerance for alcohol? At least now this young body is not worth mentioning.

The hot wine power surged up in an instant, making Ye Tao's face flush and even more cute. At this time, Master Yuantong of Huyun Temple slowly walked to the side and said, "Master Ye Shi ......"

Yuantong is obviously not an ideal talker, he is not very healthy and he originally came to Dongping to solve the matter of Jinguyuan, and it is really not his wish to attend such a reception. Lou Qingxi can talk to everyone warmly, and he can take out a few samples to show off Shang Baotang's exquisite workmanship, and even argue with a few guys who are very partial to jewelry about the pricing criteria of jewelry, but YTO does not have such skills, after all, there are not many families who have the ability and willingness to build a garden, and even if there is, it may not be something that these young people can decide. So, when Lou Qingxi was chatting with everyone enthusiastically, Yuantong suddenly became idle, and simply came over to find Ye Tao to ask him about Jingu Garden.

"Master Yuantong," Ye Tao returned the salute respectfully.

Master Yuantong bowed his head and said, "I want to ask Xiaoyou about Jinguyuan." This Jingu Garden was originally written by the old man, and recently I heard that the Golden Valley Garden had encountered some things, and the work was almost stopped, which made the old man worried. I don't know why Xiaoyou blocked the construction of Jingu Garden? ”

The play meat is coming. A few young people around squeezed their eyebrows, and immediately fell silent, and this strange silence immediately attracted the attention of more and more people.

Ye Tao was stunned, he didn't expect that the provocation did not come from Luo Qin or Song Yu himself, but from this monk who seemed to be a little honest and even wooden. He didn't think much about it, and asked rhetorically, "Didn't Master Luo relay what I said at that time to the master?" ”

Yuantong did not show any anger at Ye Tao's straightforward rhetorical question, he said seriously: "Although famous gardens may not be built with huge investment, huge funds can indeed create famous gardens. In particular, this Jingu Garden is a symbol of the harmony between Dongping and Chunnan, should it not be so stingy? ”

Ye Tao was stunned, he glanced at Luo Qin, obviously this champion of Chunnan Kingdom did not tell the whole truth to this Yuantong master. Ye Tao couldn't think of anything to be angry about this serious monk, and he patiently explained: "As far as I know, the cost of Jingu Garden is not stingy in any way. How much does Dongping's inner library cost a year to repair the palace? And how much did it cost to go to Jinguen? Compared with the two sides, the stinginess that the master said is definitely biased. This is one of them. The construction of Jingu Garden is not to create any famous garden, to create a generation of scenery that will be famous through the ages, in fact, it is just that the main body of the country is sympathetic to Princess Bailian marrying Dongping, and can have a scene similar to her hometown, so as to relieve your worries. But why did you use local flowers and plants in Dongping later? What is the original intention of this Golden Valley Garden? This is also the second. The problem of modification pointed out by Xiaosheng does exist, and the disharmony in the coordination of trees has made this originally integrated garden scenery flawed. Maybe I have a bad attitude when I point out the problem, but that doesn't mean that the problem I'm pointing out is not there. Lord Luo didn't think about how to make up for it, but he was more energetic than me. So, isn't that fun? This is also the third. ”

Ye Tao's words obviously made Yuantong a little stunned, he was stunned for a moment, seeing that Ye Tao paused for a moment, it seemed that there was an organized language to say the fourth and fifth points to refute, and for a while he also felt that if this continued, his face would be a little unbearable, taking advantage of Ye Tao's pause, Yuantong took over the conversation and said: "The trees in the garden are supposed to be pruned for everything, although the old man is not familiar with the flowers and trees of Dongping Kingdom, but he feels that the problem that the donor said does not exist." On the contrary, it was the donor who made things difficult for Lord Luo, and what he said was harsh. ”

Ye Tao said it cheerfully, regardless of Yuantong's identity as a monk, and retorted: "Snarky? I'm just saying that Lord Luo sacrificed a long-term landscape of a garden for the sake of a momentary beauty, and I didn't say that he didn't know anything about gardens but contracted such a major project as the overseer Jingu Garden, nor did I say that he repeatedly threatened the topic of relations between the two countries in order to obtain funds from the princess, and he did not have the duty of an envoy. Where am I being snarky? If my envoys from Dongping do these things in Chunnan and let people report to the lord of the country, I am afraid that they will be directly beheaded for the crime of destroying the diplomatic relations between the two countries. It's good for you to get a young master of the Song family to support the scene, get a lot of money to organize a drinking party to win people's hearts, and bring you here just to make trouble for me. Is this the diplomatic relationship between the two countries? Then what is it for my Dongping Kingdom to hand over the drawings of the two main warships of the Hanshui ship and the Lanshui ship to Chunnan, what is the tax levied by one percent less on the merchants of Chunnan at the six ports and fourteen ports connected with Chunnan, and what is it to sell giant crossbows and flying stone carts to Chunnan? What is the friendship between the two countries, what is the duty of the envoy, what is the constructive state-to-state relationship, what is the opportunity and occasion to show the national strength and show the humanistic talents of a country, does Lord Luo understand it or not? Such a person is also considered an envoy? ”

Ye Tao said, and before he knew it, his voice was raised, and the whole audience could hear these words. Those guys who were very dissatisfied with Luo Qin and Song Yu's various practices secretly applauded, but the scene looked plain and bland, with an expression of not lingering. Luo Qin was even more angry and speechless, but it was that Song Yu, who looked at Ye Tao with great interest.

Yuantong was robbed by Ye Tao this time, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed. It was he who first shifted the topic to Luo Qin, if he was suppressed by these words, Luo Qin would not only hate Ye Tao, but I am afraid he would not have a good impression of him. After all, Yuantong is not self-reliant, and the monks who practice ascetic in the monastery still have some ideas about the relationship between people. Yuantong Heshi pronounced the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, the donor's words are a bit excessive. Lord Luo is the champion of Chunnanguo, his literary style and character are very good, he does not read his career, he came to Dongping to serve as an envoy, that is, he reads the diplomatic relations between the two countries. The donor's accusation is really unreasonable. ”

Ye Tao talked a lot, a little thirsty, casually picked up the glass that had been refilled with wine, drank it all, and said, "Pass? In the end, I can't say it, but those who hear it have their own teachings in their own hearts. And you, Master Yuantong," Ye Tao's voice said, the two words of the master were pronounced very heavily, but he mercilessly brought a sarcastic tone, "It's not good to recite the Buddha, but to open your eyes for secular officials, you are a good monk." ”

Seeing that the wine in the cup was filled again, Ye Tao picked up the wine glass and drank it again, and slapped the cup on the table casually, making a crisp sound, like a shocking wood in the public court, which immediately calmed the audience and attracted everyone's attention, and he said loudly: "Cultivating meditation with architecture and gardens is nonsense. The purpose of building a garden is to entertain people's eyes and ears, showing wealth and prosperity, this is the Zen you practice? According to the owner's wishes, the plan is so that the owner agrees to throw money in, this is the Zen you practice? …… An architect is an architect, don't say that you are a monk, even if you are a Buddha, take out the pattern and make a plan, you have to do things according to the laws of architecture and gardens themselves. Don't think that if you are a monk, others should let you, so you don't dare to fight with you. Today I not only fight, but I also want to win. ”

Yuantong's expression also showed a little anger, he forcibly suppressed himself, and said in a low voice: "Donor, you dare to say big things at a young age, and you are not afraid of flashing your tongue?" ”

Ye Tao laughed and said, "Afraid? I really wasn't scared. I'll show you, the monk, how I won. Aren't you just making thirty large and small gardens and being said to be the world's first garden master? I'll show you what kind of frog you are. ”