Lin House

Jian Qu, who was walking outside the main gate, had a pale face, and even his basic demeanor was difficult to maintain, and he didn't pay attention to the Lin Mansion housekeeper who sent him out, and directly got into the ox cart and ordered: "Go back." ”

He sat in silence in the car and said no more.

"I still refused politely before, but now I refuse it, but I am just a lifter, and I dare to refuse the invitation of the Marquis, it is simply unreasonable!"

The more he thought about what had just happened, the more angry Jian Qu became.

On the way, I also saw Cen Rubai, who also had a bad face, Jian Qu asked the ox cart to stop, asked Cen Rubai to get on the car, and when the people came up, the ox cart moved again, Jian Qu asked in a low voice: "Is it that the people you went to invite have also declined? What is going on with these people? Could it be that the Wenhui of the Daihou Mansion is a sword mountain and a sea of fire?"

When they came out this time, they had already received a report, and those who promised to come before, one of them was counted as one, but they all resigned, not to mention that there were twenty people attending the cultural meeting, I was afraid that ten people would not be able to make it together, how could this make Jian Qu accept?

Cen Rubai said with a bad face: "I just got the news, the reason why these people are all resigning is because the Qi Wangfu released the wind, saying that the King of Qi is also going to hold a literary meeting, and the time set is the same as our Hou Mansion." Some people didn't dare to offend the King of Qi and planned to go to the Wenhui of the Qi Palace, while some people didn't want to offend both, so they simply avoided it temporarily by taking advantage of their physical discomfort or urgency. ”

"Finally, there are still a few celebrities, but they still agreed, so that they will not lose their grains. Cen Rubai said, looking a little happy.

Jian Qu gritted his teeth: "The Qi Palace's mansion is hateful! Doesn't their release of the news just prove the previous rumors? I originally wanted to come, but now I don't dare to come." ”

Although he was angry at those people's rebellion, the most blaming thing for this incident itself was King Qi.

It wasn't for King Qi, and those people would not be afraid, but refused one after another.

"What should I do now? Do you just go back and report to the Lord?" Thinking of hosting this matter, this is still the main thing that the Hou Mansion is responsible for from the Jiupin Documents, after all, in addition to the simple work of sorting out books, the Hou Mansion Clerk can also deal with some things of the Literary Society, but he didn't do it well, and Jian Qu was naturally very frustrated.

Cen Rubai's mood is not much better than Jian Qu, he is actually more flexible in some aspects, but there is a way to care about chaos, as an old minister of the East Palace, Cen Rubai really cares about Su Ziji, the son of the prince, whether it is reputation or image, so it is naturally difficult to jump out of the matter of the first literary meeting held by the Daihou.

The two looked at each other without saying a word, and when the ox cart returned to the Hou Mansion, they got out of the cart with some frustration.

"Lord, it seems that things have developed according to your ideas, what should we do next?" In the study, the wild Daoist had already received a report and asked Su Ziji.

"Five days later, the meeting will be held. Su Ziji slowly stopped writing, looked at it for a long time, took a deep breath, and said.

He believes that, despite the limitations of technology, it is impossible to know everything about it.

But it's all in the eyes of the emperor.

That's enough, I just want the emperor to know about it, so that he can have a target.

Five days bathing in the river

A two-story painting boat that can accommodate hundreds of people is moving slowly in the river, and the sound of silk and bamboo is beautiful.

Some of the servants and maids who look at it look like everyone come and go, and there are even small boats carrying food and wine, transported from the big restaurants in the capital, or cooked on the spot, or prepared long ago and sent directly.

The aroma of food fills the air, attracting many passers-by to pay attention to the boat.

This section of the river, the river level is gentle, there are some commercial streets on the side of the road, and there are many passers-by.

Although it is winter, but the river surface is not frozen, today the sky is beautiful, the sky is blue, the bright sun casts on the river, although the trees on both sides of the river have no green, a decay, there is still a kind of winter river beauty.

"What's going on? Which Wenhui is so bold and rents such a big painting boat?" A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe happened to pass by, looking at the painting boat slowly walking on the river, and couldn't help but ask the onlookers.

The passer-by was a small businessman with some spare money, who was looking at the painting boat with envy, and heard someone ask himself, and replied: "It is said that it is a literary meeting run by the newly naturalized emperor and grandson, and the emperor and grandson know it, that is, the acting marquis! The emperor and grandson love poetry and writing, and before being recognized, he had won the top prize, and he has always liked to make friends with readers. ”

After speaking, he couldn't help but sigh: "In the end, I am a scholar, even if I am not an official, I can have the opportunity to be close to such a nobleman, if I can be lucky enough to meet the emperor and grandson, I can really wake up with a smile in my dreams!"

Listening to the middle-aged Confucian who was lamented by this little businessman, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes.

"Shallow knowledge! With the embarrassing situation of the Marquis, the scholars who can come are afraid that they are all poor scholars who have nothing and simply fight for their future, but if they have some foundation and reputation, who will come to this troubled water?"

He looked up at the painting boat again, and shook his head slightly: "I didn't expect that the Daihou would hold this meeting on the painting boat, is it to avoid the edge of King Qi?"

"Also, I'm afraid that this cultural meeting is just a superficial scenery, I heard that the king of Qi said that the capital is not allowed to raise sons to participate in the cultural meeting of the marquis, and I am afraid that they will be raised from other places when they come here, right? I don't know how to be angry in this era. ”

On the painting boat, Su Ziji, who was being guessed about his mood, stood on the railing on the second floor of the painting boat with a smile at the moment, looking down at these people below.

The first and second floors are remodeled according to the layout of a large wine shop or a green building, and the first floor is connected to a large hall with wooden steps next to it, which can lead to the second floor, and the second floor is composed of a small hall that occupies half the size of a painting boat and several separate rooms.

There are more than 40 people who come, there are about ten tables on the first floor at the moment, this is the place to eat and drink, and in each table has opened up a small place, which is a table for putting pen, ink, paper, inkstone, chess, calligraphy and painting alone.

These people are now raising their glasses one by one, drinking, and the atmosphere is quite warm, except for a few talents, this happy scene is not deserted.

Jian Qu walked to Su Ziji's side at this time and whispered: "Lord, wearing a light blue Confucian robe at the first table on the right hand, it is the talented Zhang Lan, he is twenty out of thirty, although he is from a poor family, but because he is quite talented in poetry, he has written a few good poems, and he is still somewhat famous among the people who came to Beijing. ”

"The second table on the left is wearing a royal blue Confucian robe, and he is also a talented man with some fame, who is also a little famous among people in other places because he can do first-hand articles. ”

"There are talented people with names and surnames, except for these two people, the rest have not come, and I heard that they are all waiting. ”

"Lord, the few students who are talking to Zhang Lan now are all talented, but because of their poor families, they finally came to the capital, and they did their best to eat and live, and their clothes were a little shabby, but it was not that they didn't pay attention to this literary meeting. ”