After leaving Jiangnanju, the old man traveled all the way north and came to a house near the Bianhe River.

Inside carved beams and painted buildings, cornices walk the wall, extremely elegant, the stove in the room is prosperous, warm as spring. Two young men in brocade robes were roasting and drinking in the middle of the fire, while several young and beautiful women waited beside them.

After the old man entered the door, he bowed down and said, "The little one has seen the prince and the marquis!" ”

One of them is Zhao Zhongshan, the Marquis of Fushui, and the other is even more noble, which is the younger brother of Emperor Zhao Ji, King Zhao Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao is the second son of Song Yingzong and Empress Gao, and he is now one of the most noble in the Great Song Dynasty. The emperor's own brother, the most noble prince, and the most important thing is that the empress dowager Gao Tao is very fond of him, even if he has reached the age of sixteen, he is still allowed to live in the palace and accompany him in front of his knees, such a favor is unique.

Tianhuang's noble background, coupled with his mother's doting, makes Zhao Hao have a sense of superiority, and it can be said that his eyes are above the top.

Because of his special status, he has also become the object of competition among the children of the clan, and Zhao Zhongshan, the second son of the king of Yuhang County, is one of them.

Emperor Yingzong was succeeded from the Puwang Mansion and was originally the brother of the King of Yuhang County. Zhao Hao and Zhao Zhongshan are actually serious cousins, and they usually have more contacts and a more intimate relationship. Now that there is nothing to do, I was invited to Zhao Zhongshan's other courtyard to taste wine and play.

"How's the horse buying going?" As soon as Zhao Hao saw the old man and hurriedly asked, he had a kind of infatuation with famous horses and horses, and he had been thinking about Lin Zhao's white dragon since he saw it, and now he happened to leave the palace and sent his entourage to talk. I kept this in mind, so much so that the drinkers were not so interested.

The chamberlain He Laohan bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, the little incompetent, then Lin Zhao refuses to ......"

"Alas, I think he is also a horse lover, and it is expected that he will not cut his love......" Zhao Hao sighed, and it was a pity that the white horse he loved couldn't get it. Then he sighed: "I don't know how to buy it with a lot of money?" Xiao Wang is willing to pay double the amount! ”

Seeing this, Lao He immediately said: "Lord Wang, it's useless, that Lin Zhao is arrogant, he is too much to see, I reported the name of the prince, he ignored it, and said disrespectfully......" Then he added oil and vinegar, and how Lin Zhao was arranged, how arrogant and proud, no one in his eyes, was completely the image of a bully whose clothes were too deceitful.

Zhao Hao is the pride of the sky, with a noble status, where has he suffered such humiliation. Growing up in the court since childhood, his relatives didn't care about these things, and he didn't prevent his cronies from deceiving him, so he immediately became angry. A small master book actually disrespected the prince, which made Zhao Hao very annoyed......

Lao He took the opportunity to add fuel and vinegar and said: "Yes, this Lin Zhao is really too deceitful, does he speak wildly, he dares to insult the little prince in his words............"

Zhao Zhongshan knew in his heart that Lin Zhao was the kind of person who had backbone and would rather bend than bend. So he deliberately jumped on his toes. It is called deterrence, but it is actually a provocation, Lin Zhao must be dissatisfied, and it is not surprising that it caused conflict.

Everything was expected, and Zhao Zhongshan immediately proposed: "Second brother, this person is arrogant, he is too deceitful, let's go back and teach him a lesson in person, and vent evil anger for the second brother!" ”

"How to teach?"

"It's simple, it's ...... like this," Zhao Zhongshan immediately muttered in a low voice......

The next time, the two originally wanted to look for Lin Zhao's bad luck, but they didn't want to send news that Lin Zhao was sick and bedridden. In addition, there was news yesterday that the official family had met Lin Zhao alone, so they had to be cautious......

Zhao Zhongshan is not in a hurry, Zhao Hao already hates Lin Zhao to the core, and he continues to fan the flames from the side, and King Qi's anger value is rising. If it breaks out one day, the effect will be extraordinary, if that day can be connected to Cao Jian, Wang Yan and others...... Hehe, that's for the best.

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However, it was said that Lin Zhao left Bianjing City, hurried east, and went straight to Dengzhou.

But in the end, the distance is far away, and after several days of rapid travel, it is inevitable that people will be sleepy. I wanted to stop in Qizhou and go to Baotu Spring to take a bath. But in order to save time, I took a shortcut all the way, and I missed the first spring in the world.

Only in another must pass through Qingzhou for a temporary rest, Qingzhou is the Jingdong East Road Administration, is one of the largest towns in the land of Qilu. After resting here for a while, replenishing some supplies and supplies, you can go straight to Dengzhou in one go.

After entering Qingzhou City, although several people were under the emperor's order, it was a relatively secret errand, so they were very low-key, and they just found an ordinary inn to live in.

But Lin Zhao forgot one thing, the white dragon divine horse is incomparable, and it is destined to attract high attention, and it really happens to be noticed by an old man. The old man couldn't help but be surprised, could it be that he recognized the wrong person? However, it is not much different from the description in the letter from the disciple, especially the white horse, which is estimated to be unique in the Great Song Dynasty.

How did he end up here? Shouldn't you be rewarded in Bianjing? However, he has been an official for many years, and he understands it when he is experienced.

The old man couldn't help but smile lightly, the beloved disciple praised this person, he was young and promising, and he really wanted to see him! After thinking about it for a long time, he ordered his cronies to go to the ...... with his life

"Dare to ask, but Lin Zhao Gongzi is in person?"

As soon as Lin Zhao was washing up in the inn room and was about to rest for a while, a middle-aged man who looked like a domestic servant came to visit.

"In Xia Lin Zhao, I don't know what you are doing?" Lin Zhaohu looked at each other suspiciously, it can be said that he has no relatives in Qingzhou, who will know him?

The man bowed down and presented an invitation and said, "My lord occasionally saw his son passing by, and invited him to the house to drink a glass of water and wine, and make a little dish!" ”

Belch...... Want to invite me to drink? It seems that there are no friends in Qingzhou, who will it be? Someone can't be ill-intentioned, right? Lin Zhao's expression was a little more suspicious and dignified, suspicious of the other party's identity and purpose!

After taking the name thorn and taking a closer look at the name of the owner, Lin Zhao suddenly brightened, and even a little excited!

The place where the invitation card is signed reads - Ouyang Xiu's three words!

Needless to say, Ouyang Xiu is such a person, the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the four masters of ancient articles, the ancient literary movement advocated by him is famous in history, and "The Legend of the Drunkard Pavilion" is even more familiar. In the Great Song Dynasty, it was a scholar who was one of the best and respected by everyone.

Not to mention anything else, just the Jinshi exam in the second year of Song Renzong Jiayou found a lot of talents for the imperial court. The titles of that year's gold list were all coaxed, including Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dan, Wang Shao and others.

There are three of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, Zhang Zai and Er Cheng have a needless to say position in the history of philosophy, Lu Huiqing and Zhang Dian were both ranked as Zaifu, and the Battle of Xihe commanded by Wang Shao is one of the few bright spots in the military history of the Northern Song Dynasty. This Jinshi examination is called the Jiayou two-year dragon and tiger list, which can be said to be the first list of the millennium imperial examination. And the main exam was Ouyang Xiu, a bachelor of Hanlin at that time, and such a good result was not the result of his advocacy of a plain literary style.

It can be seen from this that Ouyang Xiu's status and influence in the Great Song Dynasty literary circle!

After receiving Ouyang Xiu's invitation, it was strange that Lin Zhao was not excited!

You know, I don't know how many people gathered in front of Ouyang Mansion to ask for a meeting, but they couldn't. To say that it is an exaggeration, it is definitely an honor for the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty to see Ouyang Xiu, if they are pointed out and praised a few more words, it means that the future is immeasurable.

As for Ouyang Gong's initiative to invite, it can be said that it is very rare, how can Lin Zhao not be excited when he gets such an opportunity?

Coincidentally, Ouyang Xiu successively served as the deputy envoy of the privy council, the governor of the political affairs, the criminal department and the military department, and he was released after many requests, and he had just arrived in Qingzhou to serve as the governor for a short time. Such a good thing happened to Lin Zhao to meet him, and I have to say that he was lucky.

Lin Zhao understood after thinking about it that this matter should have a lot to do with Zeng Gong, who was also on the envoy, otherwise how could he have the opportunity to enter Ouyang Gong's eyes?

It seems that it is not possible to get to know the big people, and it is also a good thing to know their little apprentices. Speaking of which, the relationship with Huang Tingjian is not bad, but will he introduce himself to Su Shi?

All in all, the opportunity to visit Ouyang Xiu is naturally not to be missed, not to mention the main invitation of others, how can you miss the once-in-a-lifetime honor?