On the sixth day of June, the weather is fine!

Compared with the scorching sun before, a short rain came unexpectedly this morning, making the hot summer a little cooler. Especially at the water's edge, the breeze is gusting and refreshing.

The West Lake is undoubtedly the most desirable summer resort for the people of Hangzhou, but it is a pity that ordinary people do not have the opportunity to get close to it, and even those who play in the water and enjoy the lotus in the festival are not allowed to participate.

People who are more well-informed know that because Zhao Zongyong, the king of Yuhang County, said that he was going to hold a banquet in the West Lake today, and the official messenger appeared early in the morning, set up a curtain, and forbade ordinary people to come and go.

There is no way, the people who come in and out today are all relatives of the emperor and the country, dignitaries and nobles, and the safety and security must be done well, and the idle people naturally cannot approach.

The banquet was supposed to start in the evening, but later the king of Yuhang County said that he had brought some water opera songs and dances from Nanyang, as well as many special fruits. It's hot at noon, just to cool off the feast, and when the news comes out, who dares not to give face? In any case, the king of Yuhang County is the uncle of the official family.

However, some people just don't give face, and the dignified king of Yuhang County can't say anything, for example, Qiantang County Ling Chen Qi said that he was sick and couldn't come, and Zhao Zongyong didn't care.

There is also Yuhang County Commander Li Feng who did not appear, on the grounds that the family of the victim of the Fangjia Village case complained about the trouble, and the situation was chaotic, and the county order had to go to appease him.

In any case, the two most important county orders under Hangzhou's rule have not arrived, and it always seems to feel a little strange.

But everything happens for a reason, and there are inevitably many coincidences in the world! Ordinary people don't care, but after Lin Zhao, who was present, found out about this situation, he was full of doubts in his heart, what the hell are they doing?

Zhao Zongyong's banquet was different from the emperor's banquet, and there were many more private surnames, so the arrangement of seats was not completely according to the rank and position. For example, Lin Zhao, the promotion official of the city department, is a small official of sesame mung beans in the eyes of others, but he is arranged in the front seat.

Of course, no one said anything, and no one was skeptical or dissatisfied. They have long heard of Lin Dongyang's name, but he is a celebrity in front of the official family and Wang Xianggong, and even the prince has to take care of it. Alas, if you can find a few opportunities to get close, it will definitely be of great benefit to the future!

However, Lin Zhao ignored these people, shuttled through the banquet hall by the West Lake, and found Su Shi and Shen Kuo for an opportunity.

"Dongyang, was it okay last night?" Last night, Lin Zhao informed them of the situation, and when he heard that Lin Zhao had been attacked, Su Shi was worried all night.

"It's okay, Miss Mu helped me block a knife, but fortunately, it's okay!"

Su Shi exclaimed: "If she is really a loving and righteous woman, by the way, who did it, is there a clue?" ”

"It's hard to say, maybe they all have a share!" Lin Zhao shook his head lightly.

"Be careful!" Shen Kuo advised, things are really complicated, and life safety has begun to be in danger.

Lin Zhao said: "Be careful, Chen Qi and Li Feng didn't come today...... Chen Qi is not strange, but what about Li Feng? What did he do? ”

"Could it be that you really want to be right?" Su Shi was shocked in his heart, and their attitude towards rebellion was already very cautious. To be honest, as it stands, it doesn't really want to happen.

"Maybe, can you find a way to probe Zheng Zheng's old man's tone? See if he's all arranged? ”

"When I came, I inquired, Zheng Zhizhou sent someone to meet the garrison general last night!" Su Shi's eyes moved, and he said, "Look, he's here, so ...... this matter?"

The person who came was none other than Shenwu General Zhao Shiju, and he actually appeared at the banquet!

To be honest, Lin Zhao was a little shocked, and even a little unbelieving his eyes!

A man who is ready to rebel and swaggers to the banquet and puts himself in danger instead of being on the front line of the command? This seems to be a bit unreasonable, is it really thinking too much? Or is Zhao Shiju too confident? Lin Zhao couldn't help but shake his head slightly, the situation was a little weird!

Lin Zhao said in a low voice: "Let's wait and see what happens, it's hard to say, let's adapt to the situation!" ”

"Hmm!"

Exchanging opinions with each other, as soon as Lin Zhao turned around, he saw that Zhao Shiju seemed to be looking at himself intentionally or unintentionally. Da Jian's words are good, this guy behaves quite elegantly in public, his eyes are always quite soft, and he can't find any clues at all.

Zhao Shiju looked at Lin Zhao as inevitable, he was very curious, and at the same time regretted it. I definitely underestimated this kid before. Only now did I find out that its ability was super strong, to be honest, he still doesn't know, where did his secret come from? It's been very secretive all these years, how could Lin Zhao smell it?

But these are the past, and nothing can be proven, everything depends on the present...... Lin Zhao also thinks like this, don't let me find out, if I know that Mu Sihong's injury last night was related to you, I will definitely not spare you.

The two of them looked at each other like this, and there were too many emotions in their eyes, and they would explode in a moment.

Lin Zhao found a place near the water to sit down, this hall is very cleverly built, and the scenery of West Lake can be seen in full view. In the distance is the high Leifeng Tower, where the water and the sky meet, the lake and mountains are more moving. In particular, the lotus flowers in the lake are just blooming, which is not only attractive, but also a little more tranquil and fragrant...... The water of the lake is led directly to the bottom of the porch, and all kinds of small fish swim nearby. Lin Zhao thought of the Flower Harbor and Fish Watching in the Ten Views of West Lake in later generations, and if he could build a house here, it would be quite good...... At this moment, the sound of chaotic footsteps came, and the fish in the water under the porch seemed to feel the danger. A flash of smoke scattered in an instant, and disappeared without a trace.

Someone at the door sang a promise: "The prince has arrived!" ”

Lin Zhao looked at the door, only to see a middle-aged man with a seemingly noble bearing walking towards him, followed by Brother Nan's young descendants, one of whom was Zhao Zhongshan, the Marquis of Fushui, who was arrogant, and his nostrils almost went to the sky.

Along the way, officials from all walks of life got up to greet each other, needless to say, the person who came was naturally Zhao Zongyong, the king of Yuhang County, and his two precious sons. Zhao Zhongshan is also an old enemy, as for Zhao Zhongye, it is the first time he has seen him, but he has fought openly and secretly before...... Zhao Zongyong walked over, and when he saw Zhao Shiju, the two brothers looked very close, talking and laughing and greeting. Brother Zhao Zhongshan nodded in the back, where did he look like an enemy.

"Zizhan, this king has admired you for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to see you, this time I finally have a chance to ......" Zhao Zongyong saw Su Shi and immediately stepped forward to greet him warmly. There is a saying about the banquet today, it is for Su Shi to catch the wind and wash the dust, even if it is pretending, it has to be like it...... Su Shi said with a smile: "The prince praised it falsely, thank you for the praise......

Regardless of whether he is sincere or not, some people praise and chase him, Su Dacai is still very happy, but he is not flattered. Zhao Zongyong is just a county king, and there are more advanced ancestors of the Empress Dowager among Su Ci's fans!

Then, Zhao Zongyong passed in front of Lin Zhao, looked up and down with interest, and asked, "Lin Zhao, Lin Dongyang?" ”

"I've seen the prince, in Xia Lin Zhao!" On the surface, etiquette still has to be there, and Lin Zhao bowed his hand to greet Zhao Zongyong.

"Sure enough, young and promising, a talent!" As Zhao Zongyong spoke, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

"Thank you for the compliment!" As soon as he looked up, Lin Zhao happened to see the jealous and hateful eyes of Zhao Zhongye, the prince of Dongyang County.

Zhao Zongyong smiled lightly, walked to the main seat, and said: "The weather is hot, coinciding with the June 6th Festival, today I specially invite all the princes to come to the West Lake, enjoy the coolness, feast and drink to escape the heat!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" A group of Hangzhou officials were flattered and grateful.

"You're welcome!" Zhao Zongyong said with a smile: "Since the official family ascended the throne, my Great Song Dynasty Haiyan River is clear, the wind and rain are smooth, and all industries are prosperous, so this first cup of wine, let's drink it together for the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Last year, there was another earthquake and another flood, where was the wind and rain smooth? Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open? Lin Zhao smiled in his heart and picked up the wine glass with everyone. The entrance of water and wine has an average taste, which is not as good as the spirits of Jiangnanju, and Lin Zhaoxuan remembered the famous Shaoxing-like daughter red in later generations! Now that I am on Liangzhejiang Road, when I have the opportunity to take a look, I don't know if there will be anything to discover.

Zhao Zongyong raised his glass again and said with a smile: "This second cup of wine, Su Zizhan is a talented man in the world, this time he is an official in Hangzhou, this king welcomes it, this cup of wine can be regarded as a dust wash for Zizhan." ”

Su Shi's face was really big, and everyone applauded in unison and cheered. Zhizhou Zheng Zheng's face is a little unnatural, it is really not a good thing to be an official with a celebrity, although he is the number one, but wherever he goes, he will be robbed of the limelight by others, this kind of taste is really uncomfortable! Although he is fifty or sixty years old, Zheng Zheng is still inevitably a little jealous.

Today's banquet is destined to be long, first of all, singing and dancing, and there is a water opera performance specially from Nanyang, to put it bluntly, it is not just some small juggling on the water. Anyway, many people watched it with relish, and when it was almost evening, some people began to show fatigue and began to be a little impatient.

But if the king of Yuhang County doesn't speak, who would dare to leave casually? What's more, a link of poetry and painting has just begun.

"Although it is not a grand event today, it can also be regarded as a gathering of heroes, why don't we follow the example of the ancients to compose poems and lyrics, and make a collection, which can also be passed on as a beautiful talk in the future!" Zhao Zongyong, who has always regarded wealth as his life, is so noble that he proposed to compose a poem, which is really an interesting anecdote: "Shiju, you are excellent in painting, why don't you make a picture of the West Lake feast?" ”

Zhao Shiju smiled and said: "Well, since the imperial brother proposed, then Shiju will be ugly!" ”

The atmosphere of the banquet seemed so harmonious, but behind it was unprecedented tension. At this time, the poetry and entertainment, at least Lin Zhao felt quite strange and didn't care.

Although everyone's mood is good, they are all self-aware, how can they be compared with Su Shi and other top talents? Of course, there are also people who have a heart, see the opportunity, write poems first, and if there is a little brilliance, it is also a burst of applause. Even if it is not as good as Su Shi in the end, it can be said that it is not a shame.

Soon, there were a few good works, and Zhao Zongyong nodded again and again: "Wu Chu is so handsome, it really deserves its reputation, I don't know what good works our Shuzhong talents have?" ”

Su Shi said that he was helpless today, and he was praised as the focus of attention for some reason, and he couldn't keep a low profile. As a talent, the activity of reciting poems and lyrics is naturally indispensable, not to mention Zhao Zongyong's words, everyone looked at him with anticipation...... Su Shi raised his eyes and looked around, pondered for a moment and said: "Since it is said that it is a feast on the West Lake today, and your works are also based on the theme of the West Lake, then I will also use this as the theme to compose a poem!" ”

"The water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are empty and rainy. If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, it is always advisable to apply light makeup and heavy makeup. ”

The short quatrain describes the West Lake exquisitely just right. There was a light rain in the early morning, and the weather turned sunny in the afternoon. Comparing the West Lake with Xizi, they are the most beautiful characters and scenery of Wu Yue, and the sentence of light makeup and heavy smear is the most wonderful praise for the West Lake, the sentence is not gorgeous, but the artistic conception is ingenious.

A genius is a genius, and the voice landed a great shock, and everyone tasted and appreciated it. Of course, as the leading and representative genius of the Great Song Dynasty, this kind of scene has been taken for granted, Su Shi just smiled faintly, and was not very proud.

Zhao Zongyong said with a smile: "Zizhan is Zizhan, what is unusual!" ”

"I heard that Lin Dongyang is also good at poetry, why can't he see his works today?" Zhao Zhongye next to him suddenly interfaced.

Yes?

Lin Zhao's mind was all focused on the private salt case, the rebellion, and Mu Sihong's injury, where did he care about it. Therefore, he was a little absent-minded, and suddenly heard Zhao Zhongye mention himself, and couldn't help but be surprised...... Poetry? How can my brother have the heart to compose poetry at this time? What's more, Su Shi's masterpiece has just come out, isn't it for me to be the foil at the bottom? How can you be so vicious at such a young age?

Just when he was about to refuse, Zhao Zongyong feigned surprise and said, "Really? Why didn't you say it earlier? Dongyang, this king is waiting for your masterpiece! ”

The king of Yuhang County said so, can you still refuse this? Obviously, the father and son teamed up to force themselves to make a fool of themselves.

Lin Zhao quickly conceived in his mind, but it was difficult to write a chapter because of distractions, so he had no choice but to continue to "learn". Also, there was still some stock in his memory, so he immediately said: "Since this is the case, I will be ugly below, please ask the prince for advice!" ”

Everyone has low expectations for Lin Zhao's works, after all, there is already a monument of Su Shi there, and it is even more difficult to surpass it! Su Shi naturally understood the reason, and couldn't help but regret it a little, and now he was a little embarrassed for Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao was light, and said after a moment: "After all, in the middle of June in the West Lake, the scenery is not the same as the four seasons, and the lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red!" ”

Silence, silence!

It is also a short seven-word quatrain, and it is also written about the scenery of West Lake, but it is very clever to choose a feature, that is, lotus. In front of you, the large lotus leaves on the lake surface are really infinitely green when they swing in the wind, and the lotus flowers in full bloom are particularly beautiful under the sun.

Carefully speaking, comparing it with Su Shi's works, it is difficult to say which is better or worse! But it's definitely a first-class masterpiece, on par.

The faces of Zhao Zongyong's father and son are not very good-looking, especially Zhao Zhongshan, who has not been slapped in the face once or twice by pretending to step on someone.

Su Shi was pleasantly surprised, he didn't expect Lin Zhao's literary talent to be so outstanding, he was not below him at all, and he would be able to go to the next level in time, and his future was limitless.

Zhao Shiju looked at the faces of Zhao Zongyong's father and son, and smiled secretly, full of ridicule. Immediately, he was a little shocked, how many unknown skills did Lin Zhao have?

Others were surprised and admired, Lin Zhao and Mu Sihong's romance had spread all over Hangzhou. Many people don't understand, why Mu Sihong fell in love with Lin Zhao, and now it seems that there is an answer!

Lin Zhao just smiled faintly, fortunately he still has a hand, otherwise he would be blind today. immediately glanced at Zhao Zhongye, who was stealing chickens and rice, and a touch of mockery flashed at the corner of his mouth.

Zhao Zhongye was annoyed, but now that as the master, he must be kind and pleasant, and hurriedly get up to toast, so as not to be embarrassed!

The banquet has never meant to end, and whenever the mood is over, Zhao Zongyong and his son will always come up with something ingenious to keep everyone.

It's really a good strategy, if they delay it endlessly, it's not a way! It seems that we have to think of a way to get out of the way as soon as possible...... I don't know how the progress is on the Su An side? Then he looked up at Zhao Shiju, who was still painting wholeheartedly. Lin Zhao couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart, what was his idea?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a village near the canal on the outskirts of Hangzhou, there were few households in the village, and it was not until recent years that outsiders came to settle down, and it flourished.

These people built a lot of fortified houses here. The wharf at the entrance of the village has also been renovated, and there are occasional large boats.

"Is there any news from Hong'er?" Qiantang County Ling Chen Qi is sick, and he is walking back and forth vigorously at the moment, but his face is a little worried, or rather a little worried.

His son Chen Hong has disappeared since yesterday, and there is no news at all, which inevitably makes Chen Qi a little worried. What the hell is the stupid boy doing impulsively? Or is there some danger?

Although Chen Qi is not a good thing, parents all over the world love and pity their children, how can he rest assured that his son is gone. Especially when my wife woke up from a nightmare last night, some bad thoughts kept coming to mind.

"Not yet, don't worry, the master won't be fine, the top priority at the moment is to load the ship!"

"Well, is the big ship coming?" Chen Qi sighed lightly, the pressure was really not small.

"Coming soon!"

"Well, get ready, load as fast as possible, without delay! And do a good job of safety vigilance......"

They thought they were cautious, and they didn't want to keep their eyes on their actions after the village. Seeing the big ship approaching and the goods being carried out, he quietly left.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the city of Hangzhou, Li Feng, the commander of Yuhang County, received the report and nodded: "Go, find a way to reveal this news to the officers under the general judgment!" ”

"Yes!"

"Madame, it's time for us to do it!"

A bewitching woman came out of the room, nodded and said, "Okay, do it!" ”

Li Fengdao: "Madam, you take people to the palace, I will find a way to make chaos in the city, and then open the city gate and receive our people into the city!" ”

"Okay, quick fix!" The bewitching woman asked, "Is the husband's safety guaranteed?" ”

"There's no problem on the general's side, you can rest assured!"

(To be continued)