"It's coming, it's coming, the young master is back!"

With this shouting and shouting, the gate of Xing'an Bo Mansion suddenly became lively. Although it was said that the gate of the three five-frame gold-lacquered beast-faced tin rings was easily not opened, in today's festive day, the gate was opened as an exception, and two rows of servants stood neatly on both sides of the gate. When, with the sound of horses' hooves, the riders stopped at the door, and they all knelt down.

"Welcome back to the young master!"

Xu Xun was stunned by this posture, and followed closely, only to see Jin Liu greet him with a smile, and while helping him off the horse diligently, he said in his mouth: "Congratulations to the young master, congratulations to the young master!" Although it is said that it is a hero born as a young man since ancient times, from ancient times to the present, the little one has never heard of someone being crowned an earl at the young master's age! Now we have two earls in our family, which is unprecedented, so the lord only said that the family should celebrate, and everyone is full of energy! ”

"You, you, I don't think everyone is full of energy, it's you who are full of energy, right?"

Joke is funny, Xu Xun still ordered everyone to get up after getting off the horse, and then said a word of appreciation from the goodness, sure enough, only the audience agreed loudly, followed by the crowd to come forward one by one to say goodbye, the words of the welcome are a whole basket of stacks, even if he has been complimented after the morning dynasty today The roots of his ears are calloused, he still nodded with a smile, until he saw Xu Liang, he threw away the spring breeze in front of the people, and picked up the purple clay pot next to Xu Liang without caring about the demeanor and drank bitterly.

"I'm already scared out there and running away, and when I get home, you actually give me this set!"

"You have been congratulated by outsiders, but if your family doesn't give you a good congratulations, how can you say it?" Xu Liang snatched the purple clay pot in Xu Xun's hand, and then said with a stiff face, "Why, it's useless to dislike your Lao Tzu, and the family has nothing to stand out, so I'd rather go out to eat than set up a few tables at home?" ”

"Dad, don't say that, I can't afford it! Yes, I will listen to you, how many tables to set up, how many guests to invite as many guests, anyway, in addition to the name of this Pingbei Bo today, I also received a lot of silver, and I still have money to invite guests to eat a few tables. Broken jars horizontally and vertically, I'm not afraid of people saying I'm swaggering! ”

"That's pretty much it!" Xu Liang is no more noble than those righteous princes, when he mentions his son to the outside world, he always loves to hide it reservedly, he has been in the market for decades, and the temper of this market cannot be changed, and his son is eager to publicize it all over the world. So, when Xu Xun sat down, he said with a smile, "When I went down to the court before, the Duke of England and the Duke of Dingguo both said that they would definitely come to congratulate today, and the Marquis of Shouning and the Marquis of Jianchang were half a step late, and they also said that they would come, and there were six or seven others. In addition, I and your colleagues and subordinates in the army, etc., there are at least ten or twenty tables at home, and I have already ordered someone to order them. ”

"Ten or twenty tables!" Xu Xun sighed, and couldn't help but pat his forehead hard with his hand, "Dad, are you planning to let me be drunk today?" ”

"Get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows, you kid has been sneaky since you came back, and you should be indulgent! At your age, you were still looking for people to fight in the streets and alleys! Speaking of this, Xu Liang suddenly felt that this was not a glorious thing, so he had to cut off this stubble with a dry cough, and then said, "Anyway, you prepare first, and the guests should arrive one after another." By the way, Xu Jing from the West Courtyard brought a guest back and said that you want to meet, you might as well go and see it first. ”

"Oh? Then I'll go first, if the British Duke and the Duke come over, my father will receive one or two first. ”

Seeing Xu Xun flash out of the door extremely quickly, Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help blurting out and scolding: "This stinky boy! ”

scolded and scolded, but there was an indescribable comfort and confusion in his heart. He was looked down upon by countless people since he was a child, even if he practiced martial arts ruthlessly, in the end it only allowed him to have a strong body, but he didn't want to waste half his life, after recognizing such a son, his life ushered in such an incredible turn. What's even more rare is that even if he is a real son, I am afraid it is impossible to think about him wholeheartedly like Xu Xun.

"I know that you took such a big risk before and had to fight that battle, you must have felt that the old man before you was sorry for me...... Silly boy, I'm not a fool, some things are better than not revealed, and confusion may not be a blessing......"

Xu Xun naturally didn't know Xu Liang's muttering, and after arriving in the West Courtyard, he saw that the old servant Song Bo who was serving Xu Jing was standing under the eaves, and when he saw him coming, he opened his voice and announced.

The next moment, the bamboo curtain of Xiangfei at the door was beaten high, and the man who came out first looked neatly cleaned up at first glance, his appearance was handsome and his eyebrows were bright, and there was a graceful and suave gesture from the bones outward, if it weren't for the slight frost on the sideburns, he would definitely believe it in his early twenties. In contrast, Xu Jing, who was almost sick, was much more restrained, and after leaving the house, he took two quick steps to get ahead of the man.

"Lord Xu, this is the Gusu Tang Bohu I often talk to you about."

"I've heard of Tang Bohu's name for a long time, and now I've finally met."

Tang Yin followed Xu Jing back today, and only then did he learn the news of Xu Xun's knighthood. When he entered Beijing in high school, he also had a great reputation among high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and at that time, everyone was enthusiastic and flattering him, and calligraphy and painting were made overnight, even if they were snatched up, and the children of honors like Xu Xun didn't know how much they had seen. However, now that time has passed, his name may still be useful in the Gusu area, but it is no longer worth mentioning in this capital, so Xu Xun, who is proud of the spring breeze, has no shelf against him, and the last trace of gains and losses in his heart is finally let go.

"Lord Xu has won the award, but it is just a meager reputation, not worth mentioning!"

"What's not worth mentioning? The calligraphy and painting are unique, and the poems are easy to come by, which is much stronger than the single eight strands. What's more, if you didn't do well in Bagu back then, how could you win Xie Yuan in one fell swoop? Don't think about the past, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and there are some things that there was no explanation at the beginning, and there may not always be an explanation in the future. ”

The three words Tang Jieyuan used to be Tang Yin's proudest, but since he returned to his hometown with a reputation for cheating, these three words have become the biggest hidden pain in his heart. At this moment, Xu Xun first praised his poetry talent, then approved that he won the championship in one fell swoop, and finally clicked on the one he had always dreamed of. However, he finally bit the tip of his tongue and held back, he lived in Xu Mansion for nearly two months, and Xu Jing, who was already extremely familiar with Xu Xun, couldn't help it.

"Lord Xu, what do you mean by this......"

"It's not interesting, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, that's all."

Although Xu Xun didn't say it clearly, Xu Jing knew that this was the most daring, and his heart was excited and uneasy for a while. When Xu Xun was invited into the room, he took Tang Yin and congratulated him on his knighthood, and then held a pile of paper on the table in front of Xu Xun with both hands: "Lord Xu, this is a small play written by Brother Bohu after entering Beijing this time, please appreciate one or two." ”

"Oh?"

Xu Xun took it with great interest, first flipped through the ten lines at a glance, but soon took a serious look. As a person from later generations who has been bombarded by countless film and television dramas, the famous Tang Bohu's words and sentences naturally do not have his share of faults, but in the most popular plot such as a talented and beautiful woman, his vision is much higher. After just looking at a few photos, he has already picked out a bunch of problems such as ** is not bloody enough, the rhythm is not enough ups and downs, and so on. So, after reading the whole article, he returned the manuscript to Tang Yin and discussed it with great interest.

The upper-class people of the Ming Dynasty did not have much rejection of side hustles, and even high-ranking officials and nobles liked to write two small plays when they had nothing to do, so that the family team could perform them for everyone to see, not to mention talents such as Tang Bohu, calligraphy, painting, opera, etc. were originally one of their livelihoods. However, most of these are for the upper class, where is the way like Xu Xun to try to impress the laity, Tang Yin originally listened to Xu Xun's judgment and felt unimpressed, but when someone came in front of him to call Xu Xun to the banquet, after Xu Xun left in a hurry, he sat there and chewed slowly, and unconsciously tasted a little taste.

"Bohu, Lord Xu is in this habit, I want to change his decentness in the first few plays......"

"It's okay, I just think, it's strange that he dares to take such a risk, just look at the few places he has changed, he only feels that the strange peak is protruding, the silver bottle is broken, and only such a surname will do such a thing!"

Tang Yin sighed lightly, and was about to say something more, when Songbo's voice suddenly came from outside, and he immediately stopped talking. After a while, Songbo led a small servant into the door, but it was Bao. As soon as Ah Bao entered the room, he gave Tang Yin and Xu Jing a deep bow, straightened his waist, and then said respectfully: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Tang, the young master said that I was going to invite you to the front of the banquet, but there were too many people today, and it was a mess. The young master also asked me to transfer a message to Mr. Xu, the person who scared you in Yongfu Temple at the beginning has now been arrested. ”

If it was left in the past, Tang Yin was the best at the occasion where the guests of the wealthy family drank and feasted, but now he is really unwilling to force a smiling face to join in this kind of excitement, and he couldn't help but feel relieved after listening to the first half of the words. However, when he found that Xu Jing was stunned at first after hearing the second half of the words, and then he was ecstatic and agreed, he couldn't help but be surprised, and as soon as Ah Bao left, he hurriedly asked: "Father Heng, what do you mean by this?" What has intimidated you? ”

"Heaven must not be divulged." Xu Jing easily resisted the urge to confide in Tang Yin, but he stood up and paced a few steps in the room quickly and quickly, then stopped and looked at Tang Yin and said, "All in all, the day we have been looking forward to for many years may really come!" ”

(To be continued)