"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

With the sound of five deafening gongs, a large group of entourages surrounded a few people like stars holding the moon, swaggered into the restaurant, and went straight to the largest private room on the fourth floor. When these people came in, all the guests in the building stood up and saluted, which also set off the prominent status of the guests from the side.

Zhu Youzhen also craned his neck and looked at it twice, others didn't know him, one of them was a fat short man with a smile on his face, but he looked very familiar, so he whispered to Li Zhenyan on the side: "Who is that Humpty Dumpty?" ”

Li Zhenyan hurriedly replied quietly: "He is Ding Qirui, the prefect of Xi'an." ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned. He and Ding Qirui have also had several encounters, and they have also eaten and drunk at the same table, of course, they have some vague impressions. Tonight, this guy was obviously wearing civilian clothes and came to the meeting in a private capacity, but he deliberately opened the way with a gong and shook the prestige of the prefect. Zhu Youzhen was a little unhappy in his heart, knowing that he was just one of countless mediocre officials.

But when he looked closely, he found that Ding Qirui was not the highest among the people who came. The man in the center and went upstairs with his head held high, about forty years old, with a moderate figure, a straight nose and a wide nose, three locks of long hair flowing on the chest, and between his gestures, he naturally brought out an elegant but decisive bearing. Ding Qirui is the prefect of Wupin, but he nodded and laughed at this person; The man only smiled faintly, as if he was used to it.

As the saying goes, "the official level crushes people to death", this person can put such a big shelf in front of the prefect, and his status should be higher. Zhu Youzhen knew many local officials in Shaanxi, and he also felt that this person was a little familiar, so he immediately used his brain to recall it carefully. But after thinking about it for a long time, I found that there was no such No. 1 person in my memory.

Li Zhenyan saw Zhu Youzhen watching intently, so she explained to him: "This is Yang Sichang Yang Gongzi." ”

"Oh!" Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized, "I said how do I think he is familiar, it turns out that he is the son of Yang He, the governor of the three sides." You all said Yang Gongzi Yang Gongzi, I thought it was a young man about the same age as me, but it turned out to be an uncle. ”

Zhu Cunqi couldn't help but laugh at him, and said with a narrow smile: "The helper will judge people by their appearance!" You may not know that this Yang Sichang is known as one of the four great talents in the world, but he is even more famous than his father Yang He! ”

"The Four Great Talents?" Zhu Youzhen was surprised, "Isn't that Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming, and Xu Zhenqing?" ”

"Of course, the four you mentioned are also talents, but they are not people in the world." Zhu Cunqi explained, "When we talk about the four talents now, we are referring to Qian Qianyi, Yang Sichang, Mao Xiang, and Hou Fangyu. ”

"Presumptuous? Isn't that the fart... Breaking new ground? As soon as Zhu Youzhen heard the name Mao Xiang, he couldn't help but think of the past in Tongzhou Menghong Mansion, almost burst out laughing, and hurriedly covered his mouth.

"Do you know the impostor?" Zhu Cunqi said strangely.

"I can't say that I know each other, but I think there is a relationship." Zhu Youzhen said with a wicked smile.

Of course, Zhu Cunqi didn't know that he gave people a nickname, and said: "If you talk about fame, Qian Qianyi and Yang Sichang are especially above Mao Xiang and Hou Fangyu. Because although the talent of the latter two people is spread all over the world, they have never been famous. Qian Qianyi and Yang Sichang are both Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli, Qian Qianyi is good at poetry and writing, but Yang Sichang attaches great importance to the study of the world. Now he is working as a doctor of Guozijian in Nanjing, and it is said that he will soon be promoted to the sixth department of the Beijing Division! ”

With the preconceived idea of "bubbles", Zhu Youzhen had a very bad impression of the "talents" of this era, thinking that these people were just fame and reputation seekers who could write a few crooked poems.

Especially when I heard that Chen Yuanyuan was invited by this Yang Sichang, I felt an inexplicable vinegar in my heart, and sneered: "Looking for chapters and excerpts, the old carving worm, Xiaoyue is a curtain to hang a jade bow." I don't see the Liao Sea every year, where is the article crying autumn wind! ”

He was muttering these poems in a low voice, but Yang Sichang had excellent ear power, and his eyes swept over like electricity. Zhu Youzhen shrank his neck in fright, quickly hid back in the private room, and muttered unconsciously: "Good guy, it's quite powerful!" ”

Before the words fell, a hearty laugh had already sounded at the door: "Is it a distinguished guest of the Yellow Sea Merchant Gang in the private room?" Student Yang Sichang came uninvited, don't be surprised! ”

At this time, Zhu Youzhen panicked, but he didn't expect people to catch up with him! He hurriedly glanced at everyone, all the women understood, and they all bowed their heads and acted shyly, only Li Zhenyan used Han Zhen's tone again, and responded without humility or arrogance: "Young Master Yang is here, and I am fortunate to have three lives!" ”

As she spoke, she opened the door and wanted to let Yang Sichang into the private room to talk. Yang Sichang first swept away from the private room with a sharp gaze, and then turned to a gentle tone and said, "Are you You Gongzi, the leader of the Yellow Sea Merchant Gang?" ”

Li Zhenyan hurriedly smiled and said: "Unfortunately, the gang leader has not been in Xi'an recently, and our gang received an invitation from the round girl, but he didn't dare not come, so he had to be attended by Xiao Ke on his behalf." Xiao Ke's surname is Han Mingzhen, and he is the deputy leader of the Huanghai Business Gang. ”

Although Yang Sichang listened carefully, his eyes wandered back and forth between Li Zhenyan and Zhu Youzhen, and he smiled for a while before he smiled: "Since Han Gongzi attended on behalf of the leader of your gang, it is the same. This is not a place to speak, please sit down with the chairman, the prefect Ding and the Qiao gang leader of the Jinzhong Business Gang are already waiting there. As for the ladies and their attendants, please sit high here, so that you are not bound in front of men. ”

Li Zhenyan reacted very quickly, and immediately smiled: "How dare you bother Yang Gongzi to invite him, then it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!" But Xiao Ke still has a reluctant request," said Zhu Youzhen, who bowed his head and shrunk his neck, "Xiao Ke is next to this dumb boy, and his father has a life-saving grace for his father." Now that his parents are dead, and he is a little stupid, his father once told Xiao Ke that he must take him with him, and he must not leave half a step, even if it is to repay his father's kindness. When Xiao Ke goes to the banquet, he has to be brought with him, I don't know if the son will allow it? ”

When Yang Sichang heard this, he looked Zhu Youzhen up and down, but immediately responded: "Han Gongzi is affectionate and righteous, and the students are so respectful, why not?" ”

As he spoke, he led Li Zhenyan and Zhu Youzhen to the main private room. This is the largest private room in the world, with two seats in the room: the chief is the prefect Ding Qirui, and the local well-known literati in Xi'an; The second is Qiao Beiyue, the initiator of the "Qingfang Meeting", Li Hu, the leader of the Tiger Roaring Business Gang, and other business people. At this time, there are only two vacant seats left on the chairman, one is of course Yang Sichang's seat, and the other is reserved for tonight's protagonist Chen Yuanyuan.

Qiao Beiyue was slightly stunned when he saw Yang Sichang leading Li Zhenyan in. When Li Zhenyan turned out the set of words again, Qiao Beiyue immediately smiled and said: "It turned out to be the Han gang leader, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Come to this table, and keep the Lord's seat for you. As soon as you are seated, this 'Qingfang Party' can begin! ”