Chapter Seventy-Three: Fueling the Flames
Changan.
Leaning on the drunken Xuan.
On this day, before the arrival of the Cultural Society, Li Zhi invited talented people from Qin and Han to a banquet. This is also a poetry club, which provides an opportunity for the talents of the three countries to communicate and learn, and secondly, to meet friends with literature, which is also an elegant and beautiful thing. Therefore, there are many talented people who are not well-known, and they are eager to make a name for themselves in this kind of poetry meeting.
Although there are many people who come, most of them are uninvited, except for Wen Biyun and Xi Moran of the Qin State and Yang Zijian and You Chun of the Han State.
For example, Han Wenyuan, Yun Yi, and Yan Xinchen lacked interest and were not present.
The atmosphere of the whole poetry meeting is quite harmonious, the staggered planning, the sit-ups are noisy, and the talented people chant poems, so it is not lively.
Halfway through the poetry meeting, some people talked about the strange things in Chang'an, gossip and interesting stories, and said that the geniuses of Qin and Han turned the topic to the second prince.
"I heard that in the past few days, in the court of your country, someone has been constantly participating in the second prince, do you know what happened, why don't you come and hear it?"
Ye Chen's poisoning, the murder of the grassland, and the masked man in the alley of Chang'an were unsurprisingly spread through the mouths of those scholars. Soon after the news of this incident came out, all kinds of human and material evidence were found by officials of the Criminal Department. Above the court, the old and faint Master Pang finally came to his senses and led the officials of the eldest prince's faction to criticize the second prince.
However, Ye Jingquan, the eldest lord of the Ye family, remained silent. Fish for fame and reputation.
In fact, Yizuixuan is an industry under the name of the eldest prince, and it is precisely at the behest of the eldest prince that Li Zhineng can hold this poetry meeting here. The purpose is to add fuel to the fire, and want to use the mouths of the talented people of Qin and Han to publicize this matter, so that His Majesty the Emperor has to take action against the second prince. So in the face of their questions, Li Zhi was happy to see it.
The talents of Qin and Han were ridiculed and ridiculed, which Xie An, Wang Yun and others naturally saw.
Xie An's face was embarrassed, and he said, "Hmm...... We don't know about this, this either. Let's talk about poetry, hehe......"
The talented man of the Qin State was stubborn, and asked, "Then what happened to Ye Chen in the end?" What does the emperor of your country plan to do with the second prince. ”
Xie An smiled dryly: "Hehe...... Well, this ...... Good question. ”
Ask a good question, but don't continue to answer. The genius pouted helplessly, and could only give up.
The atmosphere was momentarily awkward.
However, since the poetry meeting has been held, poems have been thrown out one after another, and although the talents of the Three Kingdoms are harmonious on their faces, they have begun to compete in their hearts.
But in general, it is actually the talents of the Qin and Han countries who compete. And the Tang Dynasty has been weak for a long time, and has been suppressed by the Qin and Han dynasties over the years, so Xie An and other talented people always have the feeling of being a dwarf on the side.
Li Zhi has always been arrogant, in the face of the talents of Qin and Han, although there is not much strength, but the arrogance is absolutely sufficient, the nostrils are facing the sky, and there is no one in his eyes. And Yang Zijian is even better, he treats other people's pickups with a look of ignorance, and snorts coldly at every turn. Xie An and Wang Yun kept gagging, but the scene became more and more embarrassing.
At this time, a student muttered in the back, "Hmm...... Yes. Our master said that Mo Fei's poems, even among poetry and books, are second to none. There are even a few songs...... Mr. Ye also ......"
Yang Zijian heard the people behind him say this, sneered, and said disdainfully: "I thought that you Datang still had so many talents who could see it." I didn't expect it...... Not even a single one can be seen. This time the next meeting, it is better for you Datang not to participate, so as not to be embarrassed. fell into the name of Mr. Ye. ”
can mock these talents, but Ye Gongshu can't mock!
No matter how arrogant Yang Zijian is, he is self-aware.
When the students present heard this, their faces changed color instantly, and Li Zhi squinted, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Even the students of the Qin State frowned.
The words are true, but they are too ruthless.
There are students in Chang'an, who are unwilling to say: "Hmph! Don't be rampant. Be careful that the wind flashes his tongue and will lose face in the future. ”
Yang Zijian became famous at a young age, and he is the best among the talented people of the Han Kingdom, so he is proud and conceited. Listen to the student say, "Oh? Is it? Do you expect to win the rankings in the next place? Hum! …… It's ridiculous. Do you Datang really have no students? I want a master to attend the meeting. It's okay, it's a doctor, hehe...... If you are really capable, let people come out and compare poetry with me. ”
"You ......"
This student was unconvinced, but he also knew that Yang Zijian's talent was no different among these people. I can only stand aside with my sleeves unwillingly.
At this moment, someone said, "Isn't that Mofei?" ”
"Huh?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked in the direction pointed by the student who spoke just now.
……
The entrance of the tea ceremony shop.
Mo Fei was squatting on the ground, rubbing the tea leaves in the sack on the ground with his hands.
In the past two days, he has made inquiries clearly: the envoys of the two countries arrived in Chang'an first, and the merchants followed. Although Zhongzhou has been peaceful for many years and there are no major wars, small frictions are still continuous. Just in case, when the next day was coming, the following vendors were checked quite strictly, and these vendors were delayed for two or three days because of the large and complicated baggage they carried.
The Qin, Han and Tang dynasties are also located in Zhongzhou, but the geographical environment of each country is very different, and the focus of economic development is also different.
Take tea as an example, in Datang, this is equivalent to firewood, rice, oil and salt. Although tea in this era did not have procedures such as fermentation and finishing, ordinary people would use it as a daily drink at home.
On the other hand, due to the geographical location, the country could not produce a large amount of tea, so tea could only be enjoyed by families above the middle class. But even if the demand is so small, it is still in short supply. In order to make a fortune, countless traders traveled long distances to Datang to import tea.
Could it be that the tea ceremony shop where he was at this time was an industry under Li Yanqi's name.
"In a few days, the Qin Chamber of Commerce will come to buy tea. In the past few days, I want you to let the wind out, just say that we need to buy a large amount of tea from other merchants in Chang'an this time and resell it to Qin merchants. If someone comes to you, you can buy it, but don't buy too much, the thunder is loud and the rain is small. ”
Could it be that the shopkeeper who was standing stiffly on the side was like: "Ah? Then he reminded: "Young Master Mo, although every time the tea merchants of the Qin State come to Chang'an, they will buy a large amount of tea, but there are many tea merchants in Chang'an, if they don't come to buy our tea, wouldn't all the tea we buy lose money in their hands?" ”
"No, you just do what I tell you to do." Mo Fei stood up and patted the tea residue on his hand.
The shopkeeper didn't know what to do, but thinking of the princess's previous explanation, he could only nod his head.
Anyway, it's not his own industry, so if the princess wants to squander it, he will squander it.
Ay...... Young people, just inexperienced.
The tea ceremony shop is located in a bustling street, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going, so I have to look at the surrounding situation and think it is good.
If you open a tea shop, you can do it.
Just as he was pondering, Xie An and Wang Yun came over and said with a smile: "Yo...... Mo Gongzi, I am fortunate to be happy. ”
Mo Fei looked at the two of them and said casually: "Oh! Fortunately. ”
"Master Mo, Yi Zuixuan is holding a poetry party, and he has invited many talented people from Qin and Han, do you want to go up and talk about it?"
"I'm sorry, I still have something to do, so I'm not going." Mo Fei arched his hand and walked straight forward.
Xie An and Wang Yun were embarrassed by Mo Fei, and beckoned: "Huh...... Mo Gongzi. ”
"Wait!"
Before Xie An's words fell, Yang Zijian in the back opened his mouth to stop: "Under Yang Zijian, I don't know if Brother Tai is willing to give face, go up and talk about it?" ”