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After the shift, Yang Yi went home and changed into his regular clothes, and then drove to Yilufang, the old Caomen Street.

Scholar Yang didn't want to go to Su Mingpei to discuss life today, but Su Dongpo returned to Beijing and feasted old and new colleagues at Yilufang;

Every official is newly appointed, this kind of thank-you entertainment is always inevitable, how can Lao Su be exempt from vulgarity?

Yang Yi was just wondering, who were the people he invited?

Since Yuanyou was released to Dingzhou in the ninth year, Lao Su had the first opportunity to return to Beijing.

Five years have passed in a blink of an eye, Yang Yi has gone from a seventeen-year-old boy who has just entered the government to now, and he is now a scholar of Hallym University and Ning Guogong who is in power.

For Su Dongpo, the ups and downs of the past five years can be described as half of his acquaintances, the old party that once filled the court was swept away, and the gap between him and Zhang Dian when he was a teenager has been difficult to cross, who will he invite this time? Who can I invite? Yang Yi was really curious about this.

In front of Yilufang, the willow has been disabled, the yellow chrysanthemum is still fragrant, the autumn clouds are around the tall trees, and the west wind blows and the piano rhyme is long.

Yang Yi was a scholar of Hanlin University in Chaozhong after all, and Lao Su personally went out to welcome him in.

There were quite a few people sitting in the flower hall, and many of them were beyond Yang Yi's surprise.

Sitting on the top of the right is Hu Zongyu, who will become Su Dongpo's top boss, and it is not surprising that Lao Su invited him.

The second is Yan Jidao, the official of Kaifeng Mansion, whose arrival has already surprised Yang Yi, because Yan Jidao is quite arrogant, and there is some mismatch between him and Lao Su;

At that time, Su Dongpo had just come out of office, and he went to ask to see Yan Jidao. Yan Jidao actually said: Half of my old guests in the political hall today have not had time to see it.

Lao Su himself is also a proud master, where did he suffer such contempt?

There has been basically no contact between the two since then, this matter can be said to be known to everyone in the Great Song Dynasty, Yang Yi thought that they would be cold-eyed when they met, but he didn't expect Lao Su to invite him too.

The next two people, Yang Yi is too familiar. A Wang Xu, this is not too unexpected, Su Dongpo and Wang Shu are old friends. It is said that Gao Yu was the servant that Su Dongpo gave to Wang Shu when he left Beijing, Gao Yu was a master of kicking, and was later taken a fancy by Zhao Ji. Since then, it has soared;

Thinking of Gao Yu's legendary life, Yang Yi couldn't help but feel a little emotional, Gao Yu was a lowly slave who was sent by someone, and finally became a palace marshal who leaned towards the government and the opposition; I'm a champion after all, and the opportunity to be a university scholar in five years is really nothing compared to other people's high-ranking people.

cough cough, it's far away, back to business, among the two people invited by Lao Su, except for Wang Xu. The other is Zhao Ji, when Lao Su left Beijing, Zhao Ji was just a twelve-year-old kid, and the two had nothing to do with each other at all, Yang Yi really didn't expect Lao Su to invite him.

It is estimated that Zhao Ji didn't expect Su Dongpo to invite Yang Yi. It was quite interesting to see each other when they met.

Yang Yi and Zhao Ji didn't deal with each other, Su Dongpo had heard of it some, seeing Yang Yi and Zhao Ji glaring at each other, Lao Su found an opportunity to explain to Yang Yi in a low voice: "Ren Zhi, King Duan is coming with my friend Wang Xu." Not for me. ”

Yang Yi really wants to return him, don't you know that Wang Shu and I also have a vendetta? Your old Su asked me to sit and drink with him, isn't it disgusting to me?

Forget it, Yang Yi plans to eat more vegetables, be thirsty for more wine, and talk less today, if you really want to say it, you will pull Mingpei to the backyard to talk about life.

"Come on, come on, let me introduce you to a few talents, these are famous all over the world, but I'm afraid you may not recognize them." Lao Su stroked his long white beard, and then introduced the rest of the people to Yang Yi.

As a result, the first person he pulled out made Yang Yi choke again, Qin Guan, Qin Shaoyou, isn't this guy working as a tax supervisor in Lintong, Shaanxi, and he ran back to Beijing at first glance?

Lao Su didn't know that there had been a gap between Yang Yi and Qin Guan, and he was still enthusiastically introducing them, Yang Yi asked in a low voice, only to know that Qin Guan took the path of Pang Mu in the Ministry of Officials, and had just been transferred back to the Grain Institute as an official.

Pang Mu's father was a bachelor of Hanlin, and his sister Pang Di was Wang Anshi's daughter-in-law;

Wang Anshi is the soul of the New Party, Pang Mu has this relationship, and he is quite mixed up in the DPRK and China, and it is not surprising that he can get Qin Guan back to the grain yard after five years.

Lao Su's next introduction to Yang Yi is Pang Mu, a very personable person, even if he is in his early forties, he can definitely be called a handsome old man, although Yang Yi and him have no friendship, but they are officials in the same dynasty, they always know each other, and they are polite to each other.

The last two people Lao Su introduced to him were named Zhang Lei and Chao Buzhi.

Zhang Lei is the Taichang Temple, who is in charge of the court's etiquette and music, and Yang Yi is also familiar.

Although Chao Buzhi has not seen it, he has also heard of the big name, and Zhang Lei, one of the four bachelors of Sumen, because of Ding's mother's worries, he entered Beijing to report at the end of the period, and waited for the official to be released.

Looking at today's guests, Yang Yi had to sigh, it is really a person's name, the shadow of a tree, Lao Su is down, with his Su Dongpo signboard, he can always gather a group of admirers around him;

In addition to Huang Tingjian today, the four bachelors of Sumen have reached three, this lineup is really nothing to say, plus Yan Jidao, Zhao Ji, Wang Xu, half of the top figures in literature in the Great Song Dynasty have gathered in the hall, which is really unique.

Sitting in the middle of this group of people, Yang Yi found himself like an underground worker who had penetrated into the enemy's interior, and he was also an underground worker whose identity had been exposed.

Except for the handsome old man Pang Mu, who showed a hearty smile when he greeted him, the others either didn't smile at him, or didn't care about perfunctory at all.

If it weren't for giving Lao Su a thin face, Yang Yi would have brushed his sleeves and left.

Fortunately, there was a delicate flower of Su Mingpei at the banquet, she answered correctly and talked and laughed moderately, which played an irreplaceable role in enlivening the atmosphere.

Su Dongpo raised his glass to invite everyone to drink, and said with a smile: "This official went to Beijing to take up his post this time, I didn't expect to be able to get together with so many old people, it's really gratifying!" I would like to give you a toast. ”

Su Dongpo's heartfelt sigh may not have any other deep meaning, but he is just happy for the reunion of old friends.

But someone immediately continued: "Scholar Su is right, now the old friends are scattered, the talents are back, and it is really commendable to meet one or two old people in Beijing. ”

This is Wang Xu's mouth, he has no official position now, but he is not afraid of being degraded again, and he is much more open than before.

As soon as his words came out, he immediately attracted a sigh, Qin Guan was carried away for a while, and sighed: "Yes, the virtuous talent has withered, making the shaft famous!" ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they all looked at Yang Yi, Yang Yi didn't see it, Qin Guan's words may refer to him, but he didn't mean it explicitly, if he jumped out directly to refute it, it would be tantamount to buttoning himself up with a tall hat, and if he wanted to fight back, he could take other ways.

Su Dongpo didn't expect that at the beginning of this banquet, it would change a little.

He has had ups and downs in his life, has been repeatedly belittled, and is really tired, and now he is thirty-three in sixty, and he has long faded away from the competitive mind of his youth;

In addition, starting from Huanzhou, he has been greatly influenced by Yang Yi, who has been an official in the local area over the years, the people's livelihood has developed rapidly, and the country is thriving.

But now that the remarks of Wang Shu and others have spread, does he still want to live in peace?

The New Party of the DPRK and China must not suspect that he, the former leader of the Shu Party, has begun to gather party henchmen and form gangs?

Before Su Dongpo could speak, the handsome old man Pang Mu had already stood up and said: "Today for the Su University scholars, in addition to the vulgarity of the lower officials, everyone here is a person of eight high talents, the lower officials have admired you for a long time, today's grand event, if you can't hear your new work, isn't it the biggest regret in life?" I hope you will give us advice! ”

Su Mingpei smiled and said: "Exactly, exactly, all the adults here are people who are literary and eloquent and eloquent, ancient and modern, it is rare to get together today, and they should produce some masterpieces, so as to pass on the beautiful talk of the world, the slave family can listen to the left and right today, it is really a blessing for three lives, the cold orchid under this window is just open, and the fragrance is overflowing, why don't you take this gentleman in the flower as the theme, and give each a masterpiece?" ”

Su Mingpei smiled skillfully, her beautiful eyes were looking forward to it, and when she looked back, she was like a hundred flowers blooming with thousands of purples and thousands of reds, making it difficult for people to refuse her request.

She is the master of this room, and when she sees that the atmosphere in the banquet is not right, it is within her duty to come out to play a round, and she doesn't want to see everyone besieging Yang Yi.

As for Pang Mu, he has always been a neutral faction in the DPRK since his father's generation, never participated in party struggles, he was unwilling to take a stand on both the old and new parties, and he admired Yang Yi himself very much;

Qin Guan is his old friend, and he transferred people back to Beijing to work in a grain yard, although the official product is not big, but it is a fat difference, and he is worthy of the old man;

It's just that he didn't know that Yang Yi and Qin Guan had clashed head-on on Lishan Mountain, so that when they met again, Qin Guan couldn't hold back for a while, and sneered at Yang Yi again, which made him secretly frightened in his heart, and hurriedly came out to play a round.

With the two of them coming forward first, Su Dongpo would be much easier to speak, and he laughed loudly: "What the two of you said is very true, everyone sitting here is the choice of the moment, it is rare for everyone to get together, or learn from each other to learn from each other, in order to improve the benefits, come, this official will give you another drink." ”

Everyone was invited by Su Dongpo, he was the host of the banquet, and he had the highest prestige, since he had spoken, it was difficult for everyone to be entangled in the government and politics.

It's just that this position has been made clear, even if it is temporarily suppressed, it may be difficult for this banquet to be calm and unwavering.

Su Mingpei was a little worried, and quietly glanced at Yang Yi, she has been in Beijing for several years, and she knows more about the situation in the DPRK than anyone else, she is not worried that Yang Yi will be suppressed by these people in the officialdom, with Yang Yi's current power, there are really few people in the court who can suppress him, even if Duan Wang Zhao Ji is not enough.

What she was worried about was that once Yang Yi was verbally insulted, would it trigger the anger of the thunder and do something reckless, after all, Qin Guan's words just now were too harsh, and with Yang Yi's strong character, it was already a miracle that he could endure it.

After everyone finished a drink, Su Dongpo said again: "Lan Nai is a gentleman among flowers, Miss Ming Pei proposed to take orchids as the theme, I think you must have no objections, I don't know who of you wants to come first." ”.

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