Chapter 20: The Banquet
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As the sun sets, the golden afterglow is refracted on the rippling water surface of the West Lake, giving the West Lake another veil of mystery.
The venue of Chen Tixue's banquet is a painting boat near Su Causeway, although at this hour, the painting boat on the West Lake has been slowly shuttling like a little starlight, but Chen Tixue's painting boat is not difficult to find.
As soon as the two of them approached Su Di, they could see a few small officials standing on the deck of one of the slightly larger painting boats, and the small officials were officials, and they didn't need to guess that this must be the place where Chen Tixue was feasting.
Why are they two? mentioned this, Chen Yu's head was going to be big, this Zhu Shou insisted on following Chen Yu in a dead rage, he said that it was fun to follow Chen Yu, but after all, it was Chen Tixue who didn't invite him, and he didn't go in name, so Zhu Shou rolled his eyes and changed into a scholar's outfit.
Where did Liu Gong in Chen's Mansion agree after seeing this? hurriedly tried to dissuade him, but he was slammed by Zhu Shou and knocked unconscious, this is not the end, after being knocked unconscious, he put the packet of anesthetic in his arms in the water and stirred it, and poured it into Liu Gong.
Thinking of this scene, Chen Yu unconsciously shuddered, then Liu Gong would be played to death by this kid sooner or later, where is this person, even if he changes a tiger, he can't stand Zhu Shou's toss.
There was really no way, Chen Yu had to take Zhu Shou with him, but he had already told Zhu Shou in advance that during the banquet, he must not talk nonsense, he must not move blindly, and stay behind him honestly!
Chen Yu had to tell him like this, maybe this Zhu Shou was crazy, and besides, Chen Ti was having fun, and if he was beating him up, giving him a medicine or something, then Chen Yu's life would be ruined.
The two informed the identity of the little official, and the little official heard that it was the head of the case, and hurriedly respectfully invited the two in.
When Chen Yu and Zhu Shou entered the painting boat, they saw that there were already three people sitting in the inner warehouse, Chen Tixue also changed into a cyan Confucian dress today, with an official scarf on his head, and there were two young people beside him, one of them was about the same age as Chen Yu, and the other was slightly older than Chen Yu, but at most he was in his twenties.
"Heh, Tingyu is here?" Chen Tixue glanced at Zhu Shou behind Chen Yu casually, and then greeted Chen Yu with a smile.
The other two also got up and said, "Senior brother is polite." β
"Teacher, brothers, Tingyu is late." Chen Yu hurriedly apologized.
He can't call Chen Tixue Lord Chen now, Chen Tixue's banquet this time, Chen Yu knows his intentions, being an official in Daming, paying attention to groups, one of the largest groups is teachers and students, it can be said that it is really a wave before and after a wave, and a wave is more than a wave.
The predecessors looked at the qualified students, and they included them in the door, and in the future, they would maintain more in the officialdom, and the officials would be connected to each other to form a huge civil and official group, for example, the protΓ©gΓ©s of the boss in the future would be all over the world, and there would be people who would find a way to worship him, and even consider him a godfather, which is a reason.
In the future, no matter how many official residences you have, or even when you enter the cabinet, you must not forget your teacher, otherwise the Ming civil officials will spit you to death as an unruly person.
There is no way, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are so "upright".
And for these students, this will undoubtedly not be a bad thing, because you are new to officialdom and need backers, you know, they are all old oilmen who have been in officialdom for decades, only with their protection, you may not be sprayed to death by that group of "monsters", otherwise......
Chen Yu glanced at Chen Yu, is this really just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man? He suddenly felt a sense of trance, remembering the stunned appearance of his entry into the officialdom at the beginning of the year, Chen Yu unconsciously felt a little inferior.
This kid is really a good material to be an official!
"It's us who came early, you're not late, a little earlier than the agreed hour!" Chen Tixue said with a smile: "Come to Tingyu, I'll introduce you to these two." β
"This is Dong Xi, the word Wenyu, the auditor, this exam is the same as you, whether it is to solve the question, or the hand of "European characters" (Ouyang Xun) is very beautiful! Chen Tixue introduced.
Chen Yu had already guessed that the two people invited by Chen Tixue, as well as himself, must be the best in this college examination!
Chen Yu hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "It turned out to be Brother Wen Yu, disrespectful." β
"Senior brother, don't be polite, Mr. Chen has already praised your words, there is nothing in the sky and there is no earth, and I will definitely write a few pictures to send to my brother in a while!" Dong Xi replied.
"The teacher has been promoted, the junior brother is young and promising, where do I feel ugly!"
"Hehe, this junior brother of yours is only seventeen years old, and he is a rare talent!" Chen Tixue seems to have picked up a treasure, it seems that this time he did not come in vain to learn from Zhejiang, and he actually picked up these three pieces of jade.
Chen Tixue nodded, "This one is a big deal!" He pointed to another, older man.
"Master Chen, don't say that, it's good to treat your little nephew normally, and it's also my father's consistent explanation!" Which is the older way.
Chen Yu is like a monk, who is this? Chen Tixue was so respectful to him, you must know that this is a twenty-year-old young man.
Chen Tixue said: "The eldest nephew is so humble, Gong Xie really cultivated a good seedling, hehe, but he was picked up by the old man." β
Then he introduced to you: "This is the son of the old man Xie Ge, Xie Pi, Xie Yizhong. β
"Ah, it turned out to be the son of the elder of the pavilion!" Chen Yu has lived in his life and has seen the biggest official he has ever seen is Chen Tixue, how can he not be excited, it feels so cool to be friends with a local tyrant!
Zhu Shou said disdainfully in Chen Yu's ear: "Look at your eyes, it's like seeing a yellow flower girl!" β
"What do you know, if you become friends with this brother, in the future, Lao Tzu will be like that Li Wu, rampant in Qiantang County, bullying men and women......" Chen Yu fell into an infinite reverie.
"Uh......" Zhu Shou rolled his eyes.
"But don't think I'm cheating, the articles and fonts in the article are no worse than you Chen Tingyu!" Chen Tixue emphasized.
Chen Yu knew Chen Tixue's intentions, and hurriedly hugged his fists respectfully and said: "That's natural, I don't dare to call me a senior brother in front of the middle brother, but I hope that the middle brother will recognize me as a junior brother." β
"Haha, interesting, let's not talk about it, the food will be cold in a while." Xie Yizhong suddenly saw that there was another person behind Chen Yu, and asked puzzledly, "Who is this?" β
"Oh, this is my scholar, the child has never seen the world, begging me to bring it!" After Chen Yu said this, he only felt disgusted, damn, I don't know and think that I am doing it, how can there be a scholar begging for the master's gift? Besides, how can this scene bring a little scholar?
Sure enough, Xie Yizhong and Dong Wenyu looked at Chen Yu with a strange look.
"When I was a child, I had a naughty scholar like you, so I might as well be happy today and sit down together." Chen Dixue said with a smile.
Seeing that Chen Tixue had already said this, Dong Wenyu and Xie Yizhong naturally didn't say much.
It's just that Chen Yu glanced at Chen Tixue gratefully, it was really an old oilman, and what he said was not leaky, but he also relieved Chen Yu's embarrassment.
In fact, Chen Yu didn't know that he didn't have such a big face, and people came for Zhu Shou!
On the table is a pot of chilled sake and a table of Lu cuisine.
On a righteous May day, it was already a little hot, and the evening breeze on the lake was indescribably refreshing.
"The food in Jiangnan is a bit unbearable, and you must have never eaten my authentic Qilu cuisine, so today I can feel the difference between the north and the south." Chen Tixue said with a smile.
After three rounds of drinking, seeing that a few people had little topic, Chen Tixue said: "I know very little about the West Lake, but I will be deeply in love with it in a few days, the ten views of the West Lake, the white causeway, the Su Causeway, it is said that every place in the West Lake is a legend, and you are all from Zhejiang, so you may answer one or two for the old man?" β
Xie Pi, a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang. Dong Xi, Zhejiang Huiji. Chen Yu, a native of Qiantang, Zhejiang.
"Tingyu is from Hangzhou, so he must know more details, right?" Xie Pi said to Chen Yu for help, with a hint of apology in his eyes.
"Hey, that's nature." Chen Yu didn't seem to see Xie Pi's eyes, and said with a big grin. How could he not know Xie Pi's intentions, but this love can't be let him sheng!
Zhu Shou heard that Chen Yu was going to talk about the West Lake, and his face was full of expectation.
This West Lake, known as "Mingsheng Lake, Jinniu Lake" in ancient times! "According to Li Daoyuan's "Notes on the Book of Water": On the side of the Nanjiang River in the county, there is Mingsheng Lake, and the elders rumored that there are golden bulls in the lake.
"In the Sui Dynasty, Qiantang County was located in the west of the West Lake, and was relocated to the east of the West Lake, and since then it has been known as the West Lake."
"The West Lake is divided into ten scenes...... Chen Yu told all the legends about the West Lake, and his mouth was like a lotus, so that the few people present were fascinated.
The legend of the White Snake recorded in the previous dynasty has not yet been finalized, but Chen Yu combined the knowledge known by later generations and refined the story of the legend of the White Snake, and applauded Zhu Shou when he heard it.
"Good, good, good!" Chen Tixue said three good things in a row, "Tingyu has dabbled in a lot of books, this "Water Jing Note", "Hanshu" and the poems of Bai Letian, Mr. Drunkard, and Mr. Chengzhai can be memorized, which is rare and rare!" β
"But these are all figures from the previous dynasty, I don't know which one of you are respected by the current Ming Dynasty?" Chen Tixue asked.
Dong Wenyu replied first: "Since I am Emperor Taizu, overthrow the tyranny of the former Yuan Dynasty, and establish my central Ming Dynasty!" β
"Well, okay, what about Yizhong?" Chen Tixue stroked his beard, nodded to Dong Wenyu, and asked Xie Yizhong with a smile.
"When the pilgrimage, waste paper paste three pavilion old, clay sculpture six books, reopen the size of the feast, eradicate the traitors, make great efforts, politically enlightened, a prosperous grand plan!"
"Good, good, good summary! Chen Yu, tell me about it. β
Chen Yu thought for a while, and then said very seriously: "What I admire more is that I am from Qiantang, who was rehabilitated in the second year of Hongzhi, and the saint gave him "solemnity", and he was honest and innocent. Thousands of hammers were carved out of the deep mountains, and the fire burned as if it were idle. I am not afraid of broken bones, and I want to leave my innocence in the world. Yu Qian, Yu Shaobao! β
Chen Tixue was stunned for a long time after listening to Chen Yu's words, and then asked Zhu Shou casually: "Little scholar, tell me about you." β
"Huh? I'm going to say that too? That may be Li Jinglong, who can have fun. β
Chen Tixue: "............"