Chapter Forty-Six: Tolerance is Great
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When Yang Tingshu entered the room, his face was gloomy, obviously completely angry.
Looking at Zheng Xunrui, who was doing nothing, Yang Tingshu still couldn't hold back, although he always remembered the saying that the sea is tolerant and tolerant, but when he really encountered something, he still couldn't help it.
"Damn, I really didn't think that if a person like Tian is like this, why do you say that your knowledge is fake, why do you say that according to your age, it is impossible to write poems in life if you are only as first seen, does he really think that he is the first in the world."
Zheng Xunrui even had a smile on his face, Zhang Pu was not wrong, at his age, he really couldn't write such a superb poem, which shows that Zhang Pu has a certain cognitive ability, but when Zhang Pu said such words, it was a dispute between the two, which seemed a little dirty, this is a matter of character.
"Qingyang, you have something to say, seeing that you are light-hearted, don't you care about your own reputation."
"Brother Huaidou, what do you think I should do?"
"Of course it's going to fight back, I really didn't see Tianru, it's actually such a person, or you are amazing, you can see it when you meet twice."
"Remember how we dealt with Xiaokai in Qinhuai River, could it be that I want to scold Tianru, there is no need for that."
"This time it's different, you can't just forget it, today I met several people who asked, all of them were suspicious of you, hum, your own literary talent is not as good as others, so you use unbearable methods to slander, is there still a scholar's Sven."
"That's good, since that's the case, then treat it uprightly, didn't Brother Tianru say that I don't have such a high literary talent, it's very simple, let's have a poetry meeting to see who makes the poems well, and that one qiē will be solved."
Yang Tingshu's eyes lit up.
"Okay, I'm going to invite some more people to witness this time, and it's in this Taibai Restaurant."
"Or don't arrange it here, our food and lodging are here, and it is impossible to be quiet, if you let others know, there are many people who come to disturb you, and you and I will be unbearable."
Looking at Zheng Xunrui who was so confident, Yang Tingshu smiled, he completely believed in Zheng Xunrui's literary talent, and now, Zheng Xunrui in his eyes is not only literary and talented, but even more prominent in other aspects.
Zheng Xunrui never dreamed that Yang Tingshu would actually set the location of the poetry competition in Meixiang Building, which is the most famous Qinglou in Suzhou Fucheng.
This made Zheng Xunrui feel angry and helpless, and Yang Tingshu also made a special explanation, this is Zhang Pu's request, including Yang Yi, Gu Menglin, Wu Weiye, Wu Changshi and others will participate, and there will be other famous people to participate, as for who it is, Yang Tingshu did not disclose it for the time being.
The history records are very clear, Wu Weiye, the third family of Jiang Zuo, when he went to the capital to participate in the examination and the palace examination, he actually took the Qinglou woman, lingering in the capital, and Gong Dingyu, living a dissolute life, without scruples, and later married Gu Hengbo, one of the eight Yanans of Qin Huai, and also surrendered Li Zicheng and Houjin, and was ridiculed by later generations as the elder of the Three Dynasties.
In Zheng Xunrui's view, the contest between scholars represents a kind of orientation, since I don't accept you, then I will defeat you in a dignified manner, proving that I am indeed stronger than you, this is a very strict battle, just like a duel between ancient warriors, but if such a poetry competition is placed in the Qinglou, it will have the taste of drama and abuse, just like the so-called entertainment nature in later generations.
Zheng Xunrui didn't like this kind of atmosphere.
The post had already been sent out, and he couldn't refuse.
The eighth day of October.
Zheng Xunrui has been in Suzhou for seven days, and today is the day of the poetry race in Meiqing Building.
Seven days have passed, Zheng Xunrui's impression of Suzhou has been greatly discounted, he finally understands, why Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like this place, to say that people with great talent will not like this place too much, there is a good saying, the more knowledge, the more reactionary, although a little biased, but the embodiment in Suzhou is obvious, the readers here have a lot of arrogance, quite a bit of no one's taste, random comments on the government, random association, Lao Tzu is the first in the world, if anyone is not convinced, then a swarm of suppression. This is probably also because there are too many talents in Suzhou, and it has become a force.
Zheng Xunrui attaches great importance to this poetry competition, and he wants to use guò to beat those Suzhou scholars who have no one in their eyes, so that they can know that there are mountains outside the mountains and there are heavens outside the sky.
After lunch, Zheng Xunrui returned to the room to rest, he was very calm, on the contrary, Yang Tingshu was a little nervous, after all, this poetry meeting was related to Zheng Xunrui's reputation, but also to the relationship between him and Zheng Xunrui.
When Shen Shi, Zheng Xunrui and Yang Tingshu set off, and only Yang He, Zheng Jinhong and Yang Zhong did not need to follow, the most important duty of the two was to protect their money.
Meiqing Building is not very far away from Taibai Restaurant, and it takes only a quarter of an hour to walk.
According to the time of business, Shenshi is not the best time for the Qinglou to operate, and the work and rest time of the Qinglou girls is also different, and they generally sleep in the morning, and they will really start to get busy after dark.
However, in today's Meiqing Building, the situation is completely different, and many scholars have come.
The location of the poetry competition is arranged in the lobby of Meiqing Building, which can accommodate many people.
The bustard's mother had a smile on her face, of course she was happy, she was able to let Zhang Pu, who was famous in Suzhou and even in the south, come to Meiqing to compete in poetry, which is of great benefit to Meiqinglou, and there are people who are more famous than Zhang Pu, such an opportunity is not something that can be obtained casually.
Watching many readers enter the lobby, the bustard's mother had a particularly kind smile on her face.
When Yang Tingshu, Zheng Xunrui and Yang He came to Meiqinglou, they did not attract too much attention, in the eyes of the vast majority of readers in Suzhou, Zheng Xunrui is unknown, it can be described as a nobody, they came to Meiqinglou, not for Zheng Xunrui and Yang Tingshu, they believe that Zhang Pu will be able to win.
Everyone knows that Zhang Pu's writing is outstanding, and what is even more powerful is that Zhang Pu writes poems and articles, and it doesn't take a long time to be able to recite them on the spot.
When entering Meiqing Building, some people recognized Yang Tingshu and greeted Yang Tingshu with fists, but no one paid attention to Zheng Xunrui beside Yang Tingshu.
Yang Tingshu's face became ugly, today's poetry competition, Suzhou's readers basically know, and they also know what the reason is for this poetry competition, Zheng Xunrui next to him is the protagonist of today's poetry competition, but these readers in Suzhou ignore it, don't care about Zheng Xunrui at all, and don't even care about the minimum etiquette.
Just when Yang Tingshu was thinking about losing his temper, his sleeve was gently pulled by Zheng Xunrui beside him.
He turned his head to look at Zheng Xunrui and found that his face was normal, with a smile, and he showed a calm bearing.
Yang Tingshu shook his head gently, he felt ashamed of the scholars in Suzhou, and he also faintly felt that Zhang Pu might lose very badly in today's poetry competition.
The bustard mother also noticed this scene, but did not come forward to greet her.
"Brother Huaidou, Brother Qingyang, you are here, Zichang and I have been paying attention to you, but I just haven't seen it."
Gu Menglin and Yang Yi appeared in front of them.
"It turned out to be Brother Zichang, Brother Lin Shi, Qing Yang and I came directly, it's just a poetry competition, there is no need to be so grand, Qing Yang doesn't care about these things."
Yang Tingshu's voice was a little loud, and many people heard it, and their eyes instantly focused on a few people.
Gu Menglin and Yang Yi were stunned for a moment, looking at Zheng Xunrui with a smile on his face, and Yang Tingshu with a gloomy face, they had already seen the scene in front of them, and they couldn't imagine that this young and excessive Zheng Xunrui could calm down.
"Hmph, what kind of person, such arrogance, Brother Tianru is willing to come here, just to look up to him......"
"Arrogant people, what do you know, you will be embarrassed later, see how to get out......"
"Dare to come to Suzhou Mansion to challenge, I don't know how thick the sky is......"
The discussion came quickly, without any scruples.
Gu Menglin and Yang Yi both frowned, such a discussion actually came from the mouth of the readers in Suzhou, this is a shame on Suzhou, I really don't know how to get into such an unbearable reader in the Restoration Society, but Zhang Pu is still very happy for the prosperity of the Restoration Society, almost all the readers who come to Meiqinglou today are members of the Restoration Society.
The two vaguely understood why Zheng Xunrui was reluctant to join the Restoration Society, and he directly refused on such an occasion, without leaving the slightest emotion, to say that there are such scholars in the Restoration Society, it is a shame for the Restoration Society, and a shame for Suzhou.
The two of them couldn't speak, but they just swept around with their eyes, their eyes contained anger and condemnation, and they hoped to use such eyes to stop the discussion from all directions.
It's a pity that their efforts have no effect, and the voices of discussion are getting louder and louder, even to the point of having no scruples.
Yang Tingshu's face turned pale, although these discussions were directly aimed at Zheng Xunrui, but they were also directly facing him, that is, at this time, an impulse suddenly appeared in his heart, to be precise, it should be a choice, he decided to quit the Ying Society, and he would not join the Restoration Society, and he also had to advise Yang Yi and Gu Menglin not to join the Restoration Society.
The smile on Zheng Xunrui's face disappeared, his expression began to become calm, and after entering the lobby, he walked straight towards the table in the middle, which was where Sai Shi was.
Zheng Xunrui's unpretentiousness and disregard for no one made the surrounding discussion gradually quieter.