It is said that when Li Shizhi was born, the family road was already considered to be in the middle, although Emperor Gaozong restored the name of his half-brother Prince Chengqian after he ascended the throne, and reburied him with generous gifts, that is to say, the identity of Prince Chengqian as the head of the imperial family was re-recognized.

But even so, restoration is only the identity of this branch, but the descendants of Prince Chengqian no longer have any status, no power, and the original family property is gone.

Li Shizhi has been able to get to where he is today, almost entirely on his own.

He can poetry, likes wine, and is good at music, and in the past 20 years, he can be regarded as one of the few famous people in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, he is an honest official, has quite a lot of achievements in governing the local government, and is very popular with people. Therefore, he was finally promoted to the position of Imperial Doctor this time, returned to Chang'an again, and settled here again, so it was natural that his old friends and new friends came to congratulate him.

Moreover, his position as a doctor of imperial history is a little sensitive, if you make an analogy in later generations, it is a bit similar to the leader of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in later generations, to be honest, he is an official who is specifically responsible for investigating people, so even if he is not a new friend, he is willing to come over to have a lively and familiar face at this time.

For example, the father and son of the Wang family.

Of course, the reason why he got such a honorific title is that people are smart, and they have always been careful to do things, and they treat people and things, or to deal with government affairs, people are almost all the time are appropriate, come and go, and naturally have a very wide popularity in the court, and their reputation is also very high.

In the spring and March of this year, Pei Guangting was served, and His Majesty asked Xiao Song to recommend a candidate who could be the prime minister, Xiao Song has always been kind to Wang Qiu, so he wanted to recommend him, but as soon as Wang Qiu heard him reveal this meaning, he immediately refused, and then, he recommended Han Xiu to Xiao Song, and later Xiao Song recommended him, and sure enough, Han Xiu was appointed as the Huangmen Shilang and Tongping Zhangshi.

In May, His Majesty now intends to let Wang Qiu be reappointed as the Imperial Historian, Wang Qiu once again stubbornly resigned, His Majesty was puzzled, Wang Qiu found an excuse, said that he was not in good health, and forcibly resigned from a chance to be promoted, and then, it was Li Shizhi's turn to be selected into Beijing to serve as the Imperial Historian.

It's just that Wang Qiu has accumulated several assassin histories in the local area, and when he accumulated enough prestige and began to be an official in Chang'an, Li Shizhi had just begun to be transferred to other places to do assassin history, so the two of them didn't know each other. But on the day of the banquet, there was no need for an invitation, so Wang Qiu brought his son Wang Shuyan over.

If you want to say that this matter has changed the face of ordinary people, and his official son is not much lower than the other party, and even in terms of qualifications, he is older than him, and it is useless to speak in front of His Majesty, not to mention that he is still an official who gave it to him himself. When people hold a banquet, they don't invite you at all, and it makes it clear that they don't have this friendship with you, who is embarrassed to pull down their faces and take the initiative to stick to it?

But Wang Qiu can pull down his face in this matter, and people will not give people the slightest feeling of being inflammatory. Early in the morning, he brought his son Wang Shuyan and prepared a very simple Bo Li to come to the door, very free and easy.

Although there is no invitation, but people take the initiative to come to the door, naturally there is no reason to wait slowly, so Li Shizhi personally greeted him, as soon as the two met, without waiting for politeness, Wang Qiu explained the intention: first, it is He Xi is coming, and second, it is an apology!

Needless to say, as for the apology, it was to apologize to his son Wang Shuyan for the collision in Dongshi, and he personally brought his son over to apologize!

Originally, seeing Wang Shuyan saying that pie, Li Shizhi was a little disdainful of the Wang family's father and son, although he didn't think about how to clean up their father and son, in the end, he didn't treat it very well, but today Wang Qiu suddenly came out like this, even if Li Shizhi's eyes were as big as a kei, in the face of people who sent them to the door so sincerely, it was congratulations and reparation...... As the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit a smiling person, not to mention that Wang Qiu is a big member of the court, and even Li Shizhi has heard some rumors, saying that it is precisely because of Wang Qiu's insistence that he will not do it, and it will be his turn to take the position of the imperial doctor.

In this way, Li Shizhi naturally hurried to talk to Wang Qiu about wine, not only did Li Shizhi pat his chest when he said those things, but he also took it on and said that the matter was revealed, what a hundred jars of wine money, it was just that, Li Xi was in charge of it, and the two of them were about brothers, so there must be face. Moreover, two people who were not very familiar with each other, at this time, they started to make friends little by little, He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and others have been in the court for many years, and Wang Qiu has always been kind, so that everyone immediately talked and laughed, this friendship, even if it is done.

In this way, Wang Qiu stayed there to sit and laugh with He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and others, no one took it seriously, not only did no one laugh at Wang Qiu, but he would praise this old guy in his heart, but Wang Shuyan didn't see it as clearly as his father, so he couldn't turn around in his heart, and after seeing the elders, he quickly hid out.

When I got outside, I talked and laughed with a kind of friends who were about the same age, and I gradually felt more comfortable in my heart, and then I saw Yang Wei coming in with a large group of people swaggeringly.

Most of the young generation of nobles in Chang'an City have a good relationship with Yang Huan, and when they saw him coming at this time, and they were coming with a large group of people, they naturally inevitably stepped forward.

Among them, Wang Shuyan's relationship with Yang Wei is the best, at this time, seeing that he brought a group of people, he even forgot about his own nest, and was the first to joke at the moment, "I said Yang Gongzi, what are you doing here, you came to fight, and you brought so many helpers?" ”

Yang Wei was already uncomfortable in his heart, but when he heard this, he suddenly felt even more depressed in his heart, he waved his hand and said impatiently: "Everyone, you have already come in, so let's disperse and find your own place." ”

After saying this, he reluctantly smiled and hugged his fist at Wang Shuyan, "It's a joke, it's a joke, I can't help myself." As he spoke, he turned around and looked at the group of people behind him, and at first glance, he saw the son surnamed Li, she was glaring at this side, Yang Xun twitched on his face, and didn't dare to say hello, and then he had to pull Cen Shen behind him over and introduce it to everyone, saying: "Cen Shen, a native of Jingzhou, has done an excellent job of poetry." "I don't want to say a word more than that.

When these sons and buddies saw that it was Yang Wei who introduced them, they also gave him a salute, and then a few of them had heard of Cen Shen, and even two of them were Cen Shen who had paid homage to him, but unfortunately people didn't look down on him, and then they talked to the people around him about him.

Naturally, these words inevitably carried some contempt, naturally there was nothing good to hear, and after a few words, Cen Shen's face turned red, but the identity of the person was there, and it was not a lie, so he had to listen, and he couldn't refute it at all.

At this time, Yang Xun's communication skills naturally came into play, and he took this opportunity to play to the fullest. He knew that it sounded like he was speaking for Cen Shen, but in fact, he unconsciously provoked the other party to speak more and more arrogantly.

"Joke, think you can get an official by making a few crooked poems? Then this official of the Tang Dynasty is too easy to do, right? "Someone giggles and laughs disdainfully.

As soon as this sentence came out, Cen Shen suddenly became even more ashamed, but he just lowered his head and rubbed his hands there, making people unable to say anything. To tell the truth, even if he is very arrogant in his heart, he has made up his mind to seek an official now, and wants to take charge of the position in the hands of others, so his natural value is not high, even if he has resentment in his heart at this time, he has something to say, but he doesn't dare to refute anything at all.

After coming to Chang'an for a while, Cen Shen didn't know how many times he had a cold face, and he had accumulated some human feelings. He knows that these people who gossip here don't hurt at all, in fact, they don't have any great skills, if you want them to help the officials, they can't do it, even if you are willing to whisper and beg, it's useless, they themselves are still looking forward to getting a good position to take office, but you dare to show them face, it's easy for them to think bad about you.

And at this time, Yang Wei smiled and explained a few words, although it was an explanation, but he didn't mention Cen Shen at all, just a joke, and then introduced the group of students behind him to Wang Shuyan, and talked about bringing them over to join in the fun.

He refused to say that he was forced to come by someone, so he said that he took Cen Shen to Guozi Society today, and it happened that those students heard that he was going to participate in Li Shizhi's banquet with Cen Shen.

Hearing him say this, some people disdain, and the Tao is, "The people in Guozixue, I know, I also went there to listen to a few days of classes, there are more people looking forward to being officials, but there is no way, all day long holding the "Book of Changes" there to speculate about their future, or they are shaking their heads and reciting what Guan Ju dove...... Don't mention it! ”

As soon as the man said this, there was another burst of laughter.

But what heard him was not just a group of sons and brothers, the students of Guozi Studies who were tying themselves up and not knowing where to go at this time had not gone far, and of course many people heard these words.

Moreover, although the students who are still studying in Guozi School are probably not in such a good situation at home, they are not from ordinary families, and even as students in the first school of the Tang Dynasty, they have always been arrogant.

Hearing these words at the moment, someone immediately couldn't help but retort, "Since Your Excellency laughs at Guozixue, you must have great ability, could it be that you are not even ready to rely on the family remnants, and want to rely on yourself to take the Jinshi exam and come back?" ”

In other words, this word does not contain a dirty word, and it even sounds a little respectful at first glance, but in fact, the irony in this word is really strong.

I have to say that among the noble disciples, there are a lot of talented learners, and there are many people who are proficient in various knowledge. But obviously, with the grace of the shade, the road to heaven has been in front of him since he was a child, and there are many people among the noble children who do not study.

And those who can open their mouths to laugh at others for studying the Book of Changes for learning, or reciting the Book of Poetry for poetry, are obviously a big deal in their stomachs. So, these words were rightly scolded in the face - you scolded us for reading rotten books, okay, then you have the ability not to use grace, give us a Jinshi test and come back and see!

As soon as these words came out, the children of the nobles who were originally very happy immediately changed color, and someone immediately stepped forward, pointed at the nose of the student who spoke, and reprimanded: "Who are you from, dare to be so unreasonable!" ”

Since the student dared to say the opening sentence, he was naturally not afraid, so he immediately sneered and slapped his hand away, and said disdainfully: "What's the matter? Hit the sore spot? I know that I don't hide my tail shortly, and I have a face here to point to the east and west, whose son am I to care about your, do you want to stop our family? Do you have what it takes? ”

The children of the nobles over there were really all on fire when they heard the words, and the students had a leader here, and they were not afraid to stand up one by one, so with a few words, dozens of people on both sides confronted each other in the vestibule of the Li family, and no one refused to take half a step back for a while.

Naturally, many of the children of the aristocracy have stayed in the country, and those who can enter the country have to be regarded as the children of the nobility, so in fact, both sides are ventilated, and many people know each other, but in this situation, everyone is stirring up the fire for the words of both sides, and naturally no one will choose to stand up and be a peacemaker at this time.

But at this time, Yang Xun, who was the most qualified to be a peacemaker, looked like he hadn't seen anything, standing there and whispering something to Wang Shuyan, while talking, Wang Shuyan looked up from time to time to look at Guozixue students and Cen Shen, and then lowered his head and whispered a few words to Yang Xun.

At this time, the big movement of dozens of people has already alarmed many people around, but everyone is also watching, both sides are not easy to mess with, everyone feels that their identity is not enough, so no one is willing to stand up and persuade this fight.

At this time, it was Cen Shen who stood up.

But before he finished his whispered words, he had already pushed a noble son away.

Guozixue was furious when he saw this, and immediately cited Cen Shen as his own person, don't look at them are all scholars, everyone is used to living in Chang'an City, and they have played cockfighting since they were children, so some people immediately rolled up their arms and sleeves, and it seemed that a big war was inevitable.

At this time, Yang Wei had already walked over side by side with Wang Shuyan, and when he saw this meeting, he immediately coughed and said loudly: "What are you doing?" Don't you know that this is Lord Li's family banquet? Is it still necessary to use force? ”

This was still said to both sides, but then, he turned around, and between the points of his right finger, he directly pointed at the nose of Guozixue's group of students and reprimanded, "I tried my best to bring you in, did you come in to fight?" You just don't give me Yang Huan's face, don't you have a little face for Lord Li here? ”

Then, he put his hands behind him, looked generous, and said, "Whoever wants to fight, come to Yang!" ”

As soon as he said this, although Guozixue faintly felt that something was wrong, and felt that Yang Xun was faintly biased, but what he said was reasonable, even if everyone didn't look at his face, it was not good to disturb the family banquet of Lord Li, so for a while, no one spoke, and the one who rolled up his arms and sleeves also shook his arms and tidied up his clothes.

At this time, Yang Xun nodded with satisfaction, secretly glanced at the crowd, and saw that the beautiful woman was really looking at him, so he smiled again and said, "That's right!" However, I Yang Wei can't say that you can fight, you love to fight, it's not that you can't do it, but we are scholars, we can't play fists, if you want to fight, you can fight poetry! ”

Before standing up and saying this, Yang Wei had calculated it.

Guozixue there, but I haven't heard of anyone who can make good poems, even Cen Shen also joined over there, to be honest, it's still not enough to see, because as long as you pull it at will, you can draw more than a dozen jinshi on the spot alone.

The Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty is not only to test the right strategy, but also to test the law. If you can't write a good poem, you can't be qualified to be a jinshi. Therefore, as long as you are from a Jinshi background, and you are brought over to fight in the ring with Guozixue, it is a matter of winning and not being defeated.

Therefore, after saying this, Yang Wei turned his head to look at Wang Shuyan, and the two of them looked at each other with a smile.

When the students of Guozixue heard this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, some people had sharp eyes, and they had already seen several Jinshi from the previous few subjects standing next to the noble sons.

At this time, Cen Shen turned his head to look at both sides, which was a dilemma.

From the bottom of his heart, he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to be in the limelight, but he knew that he would never stand on the head of these boys and buddies to show off...... It was not until this time that Li Guo, the eldest son of the Li family who got the news, hurriedly rushed over, he came over to see that the matter had subsided, turned his head and asked Yang Wei a few words, and learned about the process of handling the matter. ”

(To be continued)