Chapter Seventy-Nine: An Unpleasant Meeting
Every time the West Garden Gathering is held, Wang Xu's mood will become very good, this time is naturally no exception, although there are some things in his family today, but it has not affected his good mood, in other words, he did not take the affairs of the family to heart at all, after all, in his opinion, the West Garden Elegant Collection is his ideal life, every time after the West Garden Elegant Gathering, his prestige in the circle of scholars and nobles will increase by one point, as a good name of the reader, nothing can stop him from presiding over the West Garden Elegant Collection.
Although Wang Shu was also born in the aristocracy, he didn't pay much attention to his aristocratic status, and even hated his current identity, so he usually regarded himself as a scholar.
However, Wang Xu's good mood did not last long, when people reported that Zhao Yan also came to participate in the West Garden Gathering, Wang Shu immediately felt like eating a fly, there was an indescribable nausea, and even he was a little worried that Zhao Yan would come to make trouble with him, the scars left by Zhao Yan beating him last time had not completely disappeared, and it can be said that the contradiction between the two had reached the point of irreconcilability.
Wang Shu is afraid that Zhao Yan will come to make trouble, not that he is afraid of Zhao Yan's identity, don't look at Zhao Yan as a prince, but he is not a prince, and secondly, he has not held a position in the imperial court, only an idle title, plus the Great Song Dynasty has always been very strict with the royal family, so Zhao Yan's status as the county king may be able to scare ordinary people, but for a nobleman like Wang Xu, and a person with great prestige in Shilin, there is no threat at all.
So what Wang Shu is afraid of is not Zhao Yan's identity, but Zhao Yan himself, speaking of which Zhao Yan has long been notorious in the capital, but Wang Shu has a lot of prestige among Shilin and nobles, as the so-called barefoot is not afraid of wearing feet, for Wang Xu, Zhao Yan is a barefoot, in case the other party stalks him to make trouble, I am afraid that in the end, Wang Shu will also be swept away.
It was precisely because he was worried about Zhao Yan that Wang Shu seemed a little absent-minded from the beginning, and when he was learning from Li Gonglin's painting skills, he also said several wrong places in a row, which made Li Gonglin laugh proudly, thinking that his painting skills had risen sharply, and he could finally overpower Wang Xu.
"Brother Jin Qing, I saw that you were a little absent-minded from just now, did you have something on your mind?" At this time, Su Shi, who was older, was abnormal, and immediately stepped forward to ask.
"Hehe, it's okay, it's just that I was unsettled just now, so I was taken advantage of by Brother Boshi, see if I come to argue with him again!" Wang Xuan shook his head with a smile and said, at the same time, he also thought that Zhao Yan had entered the West Garden for almost an hour, but now he had been staying with those noble children, and he had no intention of coming here, which made Wang Xuan finally relax a little, and began to disturb his mind and discuss painting skills with Li Gonglin again.
Just when Wang Shu relaxed and discussed with Li Gonglin in full swing, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the situation around him, but when Wang Shu and the others looked up, they just saw Zhao Yan reciting poems from the bridge, and Xue Ning'er, who was known as the second line of Tokyo City, also followed, attracting everyone's attention for a while.
"Why is he here?" Li Gonglin, Su Shi and others had seen Zhao Yan before, and they also knew that there was some conflict between him and Wang Xu, and now they saw Zhao Yan suddenly appear on the West Garden Yaji, and also came to the Shizi from the nobles' side, which also made Su Shi and others very puzzled for a while, especially Zhao Yan actually came here singing bridge poems in accordance with the rules of the Xiyuan Yaji, which was not in line with Zhao Yan's character before.
In fact, the doubts of Su Shi and others are also the doubts of everyone present, but in addition to the doubts, more people are planning to see Zhao Yan's jokes, after all, everyone knows that Zhao Yan is notoriously unlearned, and now he has come to the scholar's side without his own strength, making a fool is certain, the difference is just the way to make a fool.
Xiyuan Yaji is a very free assembly, like the children of the nobility, these scholars are also three or five friends get together, or write poems, or paint, or read books, or speak scriptures, etc., in different forms, it looks elegant and lively, but behind this elegance, the scholars who participated in the party are divided into several large and small circles, such as Wang Xu, Su Shi, Li Gonglin and others are among the top circles, if you want to enter this circle, you must have the corresponding talents, otherwise you will only bring humiliation.
The arrival of Zhao Yan and Xue Ning'er attracted the attention of many scholars, but these scholars only glanced at them a few times, and then continued to talk with their friends around them, as if they didn't take Zhao Yan to heart at all, but there were still people who glanced at Xue Ning'er's incomparably beautiful second line from time to time.
Zhao Yan stood at the head of the bridge and looked around at the circle of scholars, when he saw Wang Xu, he immediately stared, and then walked straight forward, Xue Ning'er behind him didn't know what to think, he actually followed Zhao Yan with the little bean sprouts left and right, and suddenly looked like Zhao Yan with two personal maids.
Seeing Zhao Yan coming, Wang Xu, as the master, had to stand up and say, "The arrival of the king of Guangyang County is really unexpected by Wang!" ”
Although Wang Xu's words seem polite, they are actually implied irony, after all, this is a gathering place for scholars, and it is natural for people to appear here as a gentleman like Zhao Yan.
It's just that what Wang Shu never expected was that Zhao Yan ignored his words, but instead looked at Su Shi and the others beside him and asked, "May I ask which one is Su Shi and Su Zizhan?" ”
Crossing into the Song Dynasty, the person Zhao Yan wants to see the most is Su Shi, for this poetry that has been passed down through the ages, he can be said to be extremely admired, in later generations, he also recited Lao Su's lyrics, of course, many times he was forced by the teacher, and whenever he couldn't memorize it, Zhao Yan couldn't wait to go back and strangle Lao Su, it is estimated that many students back then had the same idea as him, only after growing up, he understood the greatness of Su Shi, and now he really crossed over to the Song Dynasty, Su Shi became the person he wanted to see the most.
For Zhao Yan ignoring Wang Xu, but directly asking who was Su Shi's move, Li Gonglin and others were also stunned, even Su Shi himself was secretly strange, although he had met Zhao Yan a few times before, but he hadn't even spoken, why did the other party ask himself as soon as he came up? Only Wang Xu's face was flushed with anger, and he sat down again with a cold snort.
However, although Su Shi was strange in his heart, he also stood up and said: "It's Su Shi below, I don't know what the king of the county is looking for me?" ”
Zhao Yan took a serious look at the slender young man in front of him, and saw that the other party was in his twenties, with upright facial features and a radiant spirit, although he was wearing a shirt, his temperament was more like a hero than a scholar. And next to Su Shi, there was a young man who looked a little similar to him, and at that moment Zhao Yan smiled and said: "It turns out that Your Excellency is Su Zizhan of the Cidong Capital, and this king has also admired the name for a long time, presumably this one next to Brother Zizhan is Brother Su Zhe Su Ziyou, right?" ”
For Zhao Yan's gentle and elegant appearance in front of him, Su Shi and the others were also very surprised, because this was too different from the legendary Zhao Yan. At this time, Su Zhe, who was standing next to Su Shi, heard Zhao Yan's words, and also stood up and replied: "King Qiyu, it is Su Zhe down there!" ”
Seeing that the Su brothers were there, Zhao Yan also ended a wish, and smiled again: "Hehe, this king has admired the two of them for a long time, and there is also Mr. Su Xun, I heard that your father and son were on the same list and took the exam, and it was rumored to be a good story for a while, and this king is also yearning for it, if you have time, you must go to the house to pay a visit!" ”
For Zhao Yan's initiative to make friends, Su Shi and Su Zhe both felt a little confused, but the other party was polite and courteous, and they were not easy to refuse, so they had to nod and say that they would wait for the big driver in the house and other polite words, and then sat down, what everyone didn't expect was that Zhao Yan actually sat down together, as if he wanted to join Wang Xu's circle.
"Hmph, His Royal Highness the King of the County, we are here to discuss poetry and songs, it is a little inappropriate for you to sit down, right?" Wang Xuan was very angry with Zhao Yan just now, and now seeing that the other party actually sat down and didn't leave, it made him feel like he was insulted, after all, in their circle, everyone is a well-educated person, how can a guy like Zhao Yan who doesn't learn anything can sit with them?
"You discuss yours, this king is tired and wants to sit down and rest, and he will definitely not disturb you!" Zhao Yan suddenly smiled a little scoundrel and said, he knew that even if he didn't do anything, as long as he stayed in front of Wang Xu, he could play a disgusting role, of course, he didn't just come to disgust Wang Xu, but to use Wang Xu's most proud painting skills to defeat him, but it was not yet the time to paint at the end, so he could only sit here and wait.
Wang Xu's friends before were all elegant people, where had he encountered a scoundrel like Zhao Yan, and he was a little angry for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it. Seeing Wang Shu so embarrassed, Xue Ning'er, who had been standing behind Zhao Yan, suddenly smiled at him and said: "Wang Yuma and everyone here are all young talents of my Great Song Dynasty, and the slave family has been admired for a long time, I don't know if I can let the slave family join in?" ”
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