In the blink of an eye, it was night, Moxianglou was brightly lit, and many Liang people gathered here to celebrate Lu Mingwen's victory. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Lu Ming was at the same table with Fan Guanhai, Zhou Dongyue and other readers, and Lin Xiaoyan and Su Li were on the left and right.

Lin Xiaoyan is a woman, and she was originally not able to dine at the same table, but she is Lu Ming's wife, although she has not officially married, she already has a name, and her identity is not ordinary for ordinary women.

And Su Li and Lu Ming are good friends, and with this relationship, it is also an honor to share the table with Lu Ming.

The people sitting at this table are not ordinary, Fan Guanhai is the king of the Jingzhou Literary Academy, and Zhou Dongyue is a three-grade civil official, both of whom are well-known figures in Jingzhou City.

The others were all children of the Jingzhou City family, with a certain reputation and status, and only those with lower status sat at the table on the other side, keeping a certain distance from this side.

Tonight's dinner was very rich, with 32 dishes, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Fan Guanhai raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Come, in order to celebrate Lu Maocai's victory, let's have a toast first!"

"!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all, very happy.

Fan Guanhai smiled again: "You don't have to be polite, enjoy it." ”

"Xie Yuanjun!"

Everyone immediately moved their chopsticks, chatted while eating vegetables, and laughter was heard from time to time.

Lu Ming intimately sandwiched a piece of braised pork for Lin Xiaoyan, and said softly: "Only the combination of meat and vegetables is nutritious, you can't just eat green vegetables." ”

"Hmm. ”

Lin Xiaoyan smiled and nodded, and then saw the envious glances of others, and suddenly his face was slightly red, and he was a little embarrassed.

Su Li raised his wine glass and said to Lu Ming, "Brother Lu, junior brother toasts you." ”

Lu Ming also raised his glass and smiled: "Please!"

Immediately, the two clinked glasses and drank them all, calling it "good wine".

Fan Guanhai said to Lu Ming: "Lu Maocai, I heard that you are studying in Shaoming Mansion in Suzhou?"

"Yes. Lu Ming replied.

"What's so good about studying in Shaoming Mansion? The teachers of the prefecture-level literary academy are all Hanlin, so it is better to come to our state literary academy to study, all of them are knowledgeable bachelors. Fan Guanhai said with a smile.

As soon as the words fell, everyone else looked at Lu Ming with envy, Fan Guanhai personally invited, this is a great honor and opportunity.

Lu Ming had no choice but to say apologetically: "Thank you for your kindness, but Xiaosheng has been recommended by the local prefect to study at the Suzhou Academy of Literature, which can only be said to be a pity." ”

Fan Guanhai was suddenly extremely disappointed: "I didn't expect the old man to be a step slower, hey...... What a shame. ”

"If Fan Yuanjun doesn't mind, you can swap it with Suzhou Wenyuanjun, what do you think?"

"Hehe, what Lu Maocai said is easy, and the Yuan Jun of the Academy of Literature is not selling cabbage on the street, how can he say that he can change it?"

There was an immediate burst of laughter from the crowd, which made the atmosphere even more harmonious.

Suddenly, Lu Ming's official seal rang and received a summons.

"I'm sorry, I'll read a letter first, maybe it's from the Holy Courtyard. ”

As Lu Ming spoke, he held his official seal to check the contents, and sure enough, it was a notice from the Holy Court.

This year's first Seven Kingdoms Cultural Conference is scheduled for next month's Qixi Festival, and the venue is in Qufu Kongcheng.

Confucius City is the hometown of Confucius Sheng, known as the 'Oriental Holy City', is a part of Qufu, the whole Qufu except for the inverted peak mountain and the holy courtyard belong to the whole human race, everything else belongs to the Confucian family.

Lu Ming had long admired the great name, it was the largest and most prosperous city in the entire Sacred Forest Continent, a place that all scholars in the world yearned for, and it was only fitting to hold the Seven Kingdoms Literature Festival there.

Zhou Dongyue asked with concern, "Lu Maocai, is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just a notice from the Seven Kingdoms. ”

"I see. Zhou Dongyue nodded.

At this time, a family member came to the table and said to Fan Guanhai: "Master, Lord Shoufu is here. ”

Fan Guanhai's face changed: "Yan Kun, what is he doing here?"

"It is said that he has admired Lu Maocai's name for a long time, and he specially took the opportunity to make friends. ", replied the housekeeper.

Lu Ming's face suddenly changed in shock, and a thought suddenly surged out of his heart: "The person who came is not good, Yan Kun must have come to test me!"

The others looked at each other, their faces became unsightly, and a good banquet was unexpectedly swept away.

"Invite him. Fan Guanhai said.

Lu Ming immediately said to Su Li: "Brother Su Li, please take Lin Xiaoyan behind the screen and avoid it for the time being." ”

Su Li knew that Lu Ming didn't want to implicate him, so he immediately nodded solemnly.

"Lu Ming, I ......"

Lin Xiaoyan was about to continue talking, but was immediately interrupted by Lu Ming: "Xiaoyan, you don't have to worry about me, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, Yan Kun doesn't dare to be presumptuous." ”

"Alright then, you need to be more careful. ”

After Lin Xiaoyan finished speaking, he immediately followed Su Li to the back of the screen.

The rest of the scholars smiled bitterly, Su Li and Lin Xiaoyan could avoid it, but they couldn't, so they had to stay here to fill the scene.

Suddenly, a strong voice sounded: "Haha...... It's a lively dinner, the old man came uninvited, he really admired Lu Maocai's name for a long time, and asked Fan Yuanjun not to blame. ”

An old man with a red face walked here, wearing a college scholar shirt, gently shaking a folding fan, followed by more than a dozen guards with knives, domineering.

Fan Guanhai immediately led everyone to greet him, and said while making a gesture: "What did Lord Shoufu say, you can come to the banquet with a face, and this hospital can't ask for it." ”

Yan Kun immediately returned the salute and said: "Don't dare to be, Fan Yuanjun is serious, yo, it turns out that Scholar Zhou is also here, what a coincidence!"

Zhou Dongyue said politely: "Hehe, it's really an honor for Lord Shoufu to come to the banquet, but I didn't expect Zhou to have a dinner with Shoufu at the same table." ”

Yan Kun smiled and said, "May I ask which one is the famous Maocai Lu Ming?" The old man loves talents so much that he can't wait to get to know him well." ”

Lu Ming took a step forward and said with a smile: "Xiaosheng Lu Ming has seen Lord Shoufu. ”

Yan Kun immediately looked at Lu Ming carefully, and then said with a smile: "What an extraordinary scholar, he really deserves his reputation, and the old man has admired him for a long time." ”

After finishing speaking, he also bowed to Lu Ming, and his attitude was very respectful.

Fan Guanhai showed a look of surprise on his face, Yan Kun has always been arrogant, and he rarely is so polite and virtuous, maybe he has a plan.

"Shousuke-sama has won the prize. ”

Lu Ming smiled slightly, but his heart became more vigilant.

Fan Guanhai made a gesture of "please", "Lord Shoufu, please take a seat." ”

Yan Kun nodded, "Thank you." ”

Everyone was seated together, but even so, the atmosphere became a little tense.

"Although the old man came uninvited, he was not empty-handed, and I also specially brought a meeting gift to Lu Maocai. ”

After Yan Kun finished speaking, he clapped his palms, and the guards behind him immediately took out a box and put it on the table, and after opening it, it revealed that it was a piece of spiritual jade full of talent.

"Talented Spirit Jade!"

Everyone looked surprised, this thing is generally passed down as a family treasure, and few people take it as a gift, this Yan Kun is really generous.

The effect of talent and spiritual matter is mysterious, not only can it be used to repair the cracked Wenfu, but also can refine the talent in it for its own use, which is very precious.

"This is a rare treasure!"

One person showed greed on his face, and he couldn't wait to grab this thing directly in his hand and touch the texture, but when he thought that this was a treasure that Yan Kun took out, he immediately dispelled this thought.

Yan Kun pushed this object in front of Lu Ming, and said with a smile: "This is the old man's meeting gift, please accept it with a smile." ”

Fan Guanhai and Zhou Dongyue glanced at each other, and they both felt a little bad, they had been in officialdom for a long time, and they could see at a glance that Yan Kun wanted to win over Lu Ming and let Lu Ming be used by him.

In addition, it is to test Lu Ming's reaction, if it is determined that Lu Ming is unwilling to give in to him, then this beam is really finished.

The others didn't dare to speak, so they had to look at Lu Ming silently to see how he would react.

Lu Ming immediately excused himself and said: "Lord Shoufu, as the saying goes, 'no merit is not rewarded', you and I gave such a big gift when we met for the first time, how dare Xiaosheng accept it?"

Yan Kun immediately smiled and said, "Hehe...... Lu Maocai is too polite, this thing also has a warehouse in our Yan family, it is not worth a few dollars, Lu Maocai accepts it, the old man can tell you, if it is someone else, the old man is reluctant to give it. ”

"Lord Shousuke, you have already heard of Xiaosheng's literary name, and you must also know Xiaosheng's character, Xiaosheng will not accept expensive gifts for no reason. ”

"Lu Maocai is really too outward, the old man admires you very much, it's just a piece of jade for me, the old man really hopes that we can become ...... Friend. ”

The word "friend" also deliberately accentuates the tone, and the meaning of his solicitation is also very clear, and his tone is a little seductive.

Lu Ming's face did not change, but his heart was slightly cold, and he looked at Yan Kun, and from his eyes, Lu Ming saw a hidden "threat".

This "threat" seemed to be deliberately revealed to him, although it was not explicitly stated, but it made a communication through eye contact.

Yan Kun's eyes conveyed a message to Lu Ming, either accept the talent and spirit, and the two sides will become partners and share the glory and wealth in the future, or they will reject his kindness and be the real enemy from now on.

Lu Ming didn't speak, but looked at Yan Kun with an overbearing gaze, without showing weakness, and conveyed a firm message, that is...... Refuse!

The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally it was Lu Ming who spoke first: "Lord Shoufu, please forgive Xiaosheng for being blunt, I can't use this thing of talent and spiritual things, and it's a waste to give it to me, so it's better to give it to someone who needs it more." ”

"Lu Maocai, you should know that even if it is a hundred civil and military officials in the dynasty, except for Yang Xiuyuan, there is no second person who has refused the kindness of the old man. ”

"There is a first time, there will always be a second time, and it's good to get used to this situation. Lu Ming said. (To be continued.) )