Chapter XXIII
There are five people in the box on the left, two of them are known to Li Can, one of them is about his early forties, calm and relaxed, with a leisurely attitude, it is the great Confucian Sun Jifang, who served as the head of the Qingming Academy, known as the first academy in the south of the Yangtze River, and was also the teacher of the two brothers Xu Linfeng, the two brothers of the Xu family have studied in this academy, and also participated in the last Changchun Garden party. There is also a person who is a famous talent in Hangzhou Ren Kai, this person was lifted at a young age, but he failed to succeed in the Beijing test repeatedly, and now he has been standing at the end of the year, quite a little bit of talent has not been encountered, and he is proud of his talents, Li Can has seen this person during his visit to Hangzhou.
There was also a person who was about forty years old, very thin, with a sharp mouth and a cunning face, and Li Can's attendants knew that this person turned out to be the well-informed person "Li Tiezui" in the city. I heard that there is no one in Hangzhou City that he doesn't know, he doesn't know things, the people in the city like and hate him, the joy is that he is well-informed, and he is indispensable without him, and he is also interesting, and he hates that his mouth is too bad, he said on the first day: the next day the whole city knows.
There were two others, one of whom looked like a scholar, about thirty-five or sixteen years of age, with an ordinary countenance, of medium stature, and a pair of piercing eyes, and the other who looked to be twenty-seven or eighteen years old, dressed in gray linen clothes, and of thin stature, who did not look anything special. The two of them were weathered and dusty, and it seemed that they had traveled a long way to get here, and the attendants could not find out the ins and outs of the two.
Judging from the seats, it should be Sun Jifang, Ren Kai and Li Tiezui entertaining the two who came from afar.
When Yang Che and Li Can saw these five people, they felt strange, how could this great Confucian and talented man mix with Li Tiezui and give this scribe to pick up the wind and wash the dust, thinking that there was some unusual fate.
A few people sat down, and Xiao Er took snacks and tea and withdrew.
Sun Jifang got up and raised the teacup and said, "Brother Wenda, you and I haven't seen each other for many years, you came from afar, I will replace the wine with tea, and I will toast you." Ren Kai and Li Tiezui also stood up and raised their glasses together.
The scribe named Vinda and the young man in gray linen also stood up and raised their glasses in return. Wen Da seemed to recall: "Brothers, let me introduce, this is my friend Qingzhou Xu Fang. Yuelu has been separated for nearly ten years, Brother Ji Fang is now the head of Qingming Academy, Brother Ren is free, Brother Li is also famous, there is heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, such a comfortable life really makes me yearn for it. ”
Qingzhou is located in the northernmost part of the Jokhang and is adjacent to the 16 states of Youyun, which have long been in the hands of Dajing for 70 years.
A few people couldn't help but politely excuse themselves, it turned out that these people had a brief relationship in Yuelu Academy ten years ago, and this time Wenda and friends came to Hangzhou and had a small reunion again.
"Brother Wen, what have you been busy with in the past few years!" Sun Jifang said while pouring tea for Wenda.
"It's a shame to say that nothing has been accomplished, and in the past two years, I have been going around with Xu in the north and south." Wenda said modestly: But there is no shame on his face.
Sun Jifang hurriedly said: "Brother Wen is modest, you are ambitious in the world, you have traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers, the south of the sky and the north of the desert, the East China Sea and the West River, all of which are where you have stepped on, and you have a wide range of knowledge, which is not comparable to people like us who are in a safe place." ”
Ren Kai has always been arrogant, but seeing Wen Da, he was arrogant, and when he heard this, he also said, "Brother Wen, I still want to hear you talk to us about what you have seen and heard over the years." ”
When Li Tiezui heard this, he said: "I said that a few of you, I will talk about it slowly: it's just that this spring is a big event, how many of you participate?" Brother Ji Fang is the head of the mountain, your two disciples are promising, but they are embarrassed to participate, Ren Kai and Wenda, the two of you didn't participate in the township test this year! Don't you seize such a good opportunity? I forget it, I know a few pounds and a few taels myself, I still live my free life. After speaking, he took a sip of tea, smashed his mouth, his eyes narrowed into a line, his face showed intoxication, and praised: "Well, good tea!" ”
When Sun Jifang heard Li Tiezui mention his two proud disciples, he couldn't help but feel a little complacent. With the increasing prominence of Xu Linfeng, Sun Jifang's reputation has become more prominent, and his reputation is no longer limited to Jiangzuo.
"Brother Ji Fang, these two disciples of yours are famous, especially Xu Linfeng, who is a henchman of the East Palace, and now it is rumored that he is going to be appointed as the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and he will be in the second rank of the official residence at a young age, and it is estimated that it will be a matter of time before he is pleased, and he will be responsible for the selection of Ming Chun, is it difficult for Tiezui to let us go through his back door?" Ren Kaiming said a few words of praise and derogation, and finally snorted, extremely disdainful.
"Don't, don't...... Brothers, I didn't mean that! Li Tiezui looked at Ren Kai like this, smiled, and hurriedly waved his hand to deny it.
"Tiezui is also a good intention, I hope that all the brothers can make great achievements and serve my Dazhao, Xu Linfeng is a junior, and he is still needed with the ability of his brother, drink tea and drink tea." Speaking of Sun Jifang's disciples, Wen Da saw Sun Jifang's embarrassed face, and hurriedly played a round and poured tea for everyone.
Wen Da smiled again: "Brother Ji Fang, your disciple is not simple!" The talents who went out from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are inextricably linked with the Li family, firstly, the Li family is trying their best to recruit talented people from their hometown, and secondly, they are also familiar with the villagers. At that time, the East Palace had not yet been sealed, and the Li family had an advantage, but he was unique and switched to the East Palace, which was still the king of Jin at that time. This time, he did not participate in the Li family's rebellion investigation, it was really far-reaching, and the future was terrifying! Brother Ji Fang, the young phoenix is clear in the old phoenix. ”
Sun Jifang sighed when he heard this: "Brother Wenda praises falsely, he is not afraid of jokes, although the two brothers of the Xu family are studying in Qingming Academy, I have also taught the two of them for several years, but to be honest, I can't see through it." The two of them are firm-minded, talented, thoughtful, and far-sighted, and I am ashamed of myself as a master. ”
Wen Da and Ren Kai saw that Sun Jifang was speaking frankly, and the embarrassment just now passed with a smile.
Wen Da said: "This time the Li family was defeated, the prince won a big victory, and I will have to see how the East Palace is in the next few decades." ”
"The East Palace's current henchmen are Yang Che, Xu Linfeng, and Li Huang, so it's not difficult to deduce." Ren Kai said proudly.
"I would like to hear Brother Ren's high opinion." Wenda looked at Ren Kai, his expression was quite focused and sincere.
"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked. This Yang Che became famous in the battle between Northern Xinjiang and Great Xia, sealed the town of Beihou, served as the general of the Northwest Army, and was also in charge of the military department after quelling the rebellion. This person won a great victory in Northern Xinjiang, and the world praised his exploits, but everyone who understands knows that in the last civil strife in Great Xia, the elite cavalry Iron Harrier Army led by the Four Princes was busy quelling the civil strife and did not appear. This person was born in a minister, and he was a flattering lord, and his previous reputation was all about Fengyue, and it was too early to talk about anything else after a big victory by chance. Since the loss of Liangzhou, an important town in Hexi, 20 years ago, the Hexi Corridor has been lost, and there has been no victory against Northern Xinjiang in the past ten years. As for Dajing, his strength is even better than that of Daxia. Although there is no chance of winning against the northern Xinjiang, Annei is sure to win, and the East Palace is already firmly seated in Diaoyutai. Ren Kai commented while drinking tea.
Li Can was as embarrassed as the rich businessman commented just now, and when he didn't know where to look or where to turn his head, he only heard Yang Che say: "Brother Li, this tea is good, drink tea." I had to turn my head to look at Yang Che, and saw that he had no gloomy face, and he offered tea to himself as if he had nothing to do.
"Yes, yes, Brother Ren said very much, this battle victory is just a fluke, how can ordinary people know one or two. This Yang Che was famous for his beauty when he was a teenager, and he heard that he had ice muscles and jade bones, and he looked like a morning glow. Brother Ji Fang, have you seen me, is it an exaggeration? He got acquainted with the prince at the age of fifteen, and in recent years, he has been messing with the head of the Qinglou, and has also written a few poems between flowers, which are gorgeous and gorgeous, but they are widely spread. Now he is twenty-two years old, and he has not yet married a wife and concubine, and there are not many princes and nobles who have inquired. is so beautiful and gentle, coupled with the high position of power, the princes and ladies of all families are eager to flock to it, but there is such a ...... as the prince" Li Tiezui laughed dryly a few times, with a bit of obscenity, all in his words, talking about these romantic things, his eyes lit up, his voice was frustrated, his body shook back and forth, he was very excited, and he couldn't wait to take a piece of shocking wood and "snap" to tell the story.
"Those families who cling to the powerful don't care about this, and they still wish that he and the prince would continue to have a relationship to consolidate their favor. Although he is in a high position, but his parents are dead, it is all up to him and the prince, I am afraid that those who sincerely love their daughter's family may not be willing to marry him with the pearl of their palms. Ren Kai responded.
Li Tiezui had no scruples when he spoke, and he completely regarded Yang Che as a **, and people at the time were accustomed to it, and even thought it was an elegant thing, but Yang Che was a general...... Li Can secretly glanced at Yang Che a few times, seeing that he was still expressionless, even if he heard Li Tiezui's insulting words, he still continued to listen to them chat while drinking tea.
After Sun Jifang heard this, he was very disdainful of Li Tiezui, but he couldn't show the surface, and said disapprerovingly: "Brother Ren and Brother Tiezui are not good at what they say. There are many rumors in the market that they are false, how can they be trusted. This Li family's rebellion was quelled in just a few months, and it did not cause a big turmoil, and the aftermath was handled very properly, this was all written by Yang Che, this person was covered by his complexion before he did it, and the two of them underestimated this person. ”
At this time, they suddenly heard a few sneers, and when everyone looked at it, it was the gray linen young man who came with Wenda, Qingzhou Xu Fang.