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"Immortals?"

He has a handsome face, a clear demeanor, blue eyes like a clear spring, a crown of hair on his head, a muslin collared green shirt, a folded shirt (4), a black belt around his waist, and thin black boots. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info a gust of river wind blows, the black silk flies like a clear spring in the valley, and the Tsing Yi is elegant like a fairy coming to the world.

"This is the little brother of the Lan family, named Yuan Xiao. Cao Kai looked at Lan Yuanxiao beside him with a smile, how could he be stunned in his heart, and after thinking about it, he added, "His brother is Lan Yuanzhen Lan of the Imperial City Division." ”

The man glanced at Chris quickly, turned to Cao Kai and asked, "I don't know when you started to make friends with the ministers?" Different from the elegant and classical appearance, his voice was mellow and majestic, "Although I complained to you two days ago that I didn't get the approval for a long time, you don't need to ask the ministers to help me inquire, and I will receive ...... privately."

Cao Kai looked at one in a daze, the other sullen, and couldn't help laughing: "He is indeed my friend, and he didn't make friends with a plan." Cao Kai added in his heart, not to mention such a confidant drinking friend.

"Yuan Xiao?" Hearing Brother Cao's call several times, Chris blinked a little dazedly, and as soon as he came back to his senses, he found that he had fallen into a pair of blue eyes, as clear as a pool of clear water, and like a clear blue gem.

Cao Kai said: "Yuwen Zhi Shao, the word Gongnan, he is my best friend - of course, my relationship with him does not stop at being a friend. ”

Yuwenzhi Shao frowned, he had never seen Cao Kai laugh at him like this in front of outsiders, let alone the person he met for the first time. If it weren't for the blue eyes, he would never have made such a move, let alone openly call him a friend. After thinking about it, he took a closer look at Lan Yuanxiao, about the age of a weak crown, with snow-white skin, a palm-sized melon seed face, big eyes, a slender body, and a calm expression, it was really outstanding in terms of appearance alone, a trace of ripples passed by under his eyes, and he was only a little rude to blame this person for looking at him so directly.

Chris couldn't help but admire in his heart: this one is simply handsome. To be honest, she has always felt that compared to small and cute Asian women, Asian men's appearance lacks highlights, but the man in front of him is pleasing to the eye, perhaps because he has long eyebrows and deep eyes, and is rougher than ordinary Han people, especially a pair of blue eyes, like a mixed-race child.

She thought about it and asked, "Why are his eyes blue?"

When Cao Kai heard this, he smiled at Yuwen Zhi Shao, and said in his heart: No wonder I was stunned, Yuan Xiao must have never seen blue eyes. One by one, he said: "Yuwen clan is Xianbei Nandan after that, and moved south during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, although the bloodline is the same as the Han people, but later generations also see blue eyes. ”

Chris nodded slowly, as if he understood, but said in his heart: If he is replaced by blonde hair, he is really like the elf king in "The Lord of the Rings".

Chris sighed not to be surprised, nor to show disdain, but to show appreciation. Yuwen Zhi Shao glanced at Cao Kai and said: "The world is so big, there are many merchants in Bianliang City, in addition to blue eyes, there are green, brown, and even two different colors. ”

After these words, the scene was much easier, Yuwen Zhishao, Cao Kai and Lan Yuanxiao made a gesture of please, "Please forgive me for the offense, I am willing to order tea to make amends, please!"

They took their seats, but Tang Ping always stood in the room and observed silently. He knew that Cao Kai was the supreme figure in martial arts, but he could hear that the breath of the other person was long and the internal strength was profound, and he was not under Cao Kai, so he rubbed his hands uneasily.

At this time, Yuwen Zhishao suddenly noticed the sight, and he shouted towards Tang Ping: "Who is it?"

Tang Ping walked out a little cramped, his heart beating wildly: his breath was only unstable for a moment, and he was noticed by this man. I'm afraid that in front of him, I have to take 10,000 precautions, but I can't be seen flawed again.

Chris hurriedly said, "He's with me. ”

After hearing this, Yuwen Zhishao's eyes stayed on Tang Ping for a moment, but he didn't ask much.

The body of the iron-cast wind furnace has a three-hole ghost face, and you can see that the charcoal fire is in full swing from the hole window. Yuwen Zhi Shao took the matcha and poured the boiling water into the Ugin Partridge Spotted Jar with a long-handled ladle, holding the tea whisk and stirring the water vortex, his movements graceful, watching the dense water vapor spread out with the action of making tea, lingering on his slender fingers.

Chris looked at it and said in his heart: Isn't this Japanese tea art? I even pulled Mark to specially ask the tea master to learn it, and the learning is not ambiguous.

As everyone knows, this tea art has risen since the Tang Dynasty, and Japan has been sending Tang envoys to bring tea culture back to China.

Yuwen Zhishao brought the tea bowl to her, and Chris took it with respectful hands. Seeing that the tea soup was beaten into a bright pure white, and the soup flower was even more tightly biting the wall, not falling for a long time, she couldn't help but sigh that the tea was like a person, and then it was redundant to praise it with words, she just bowed her head slightly, and then gently turned the tea bowl three times, although it was only a sip, but it was light and slow, the movement was light, the expression was focused, and there was a trace of her lively characteristics.

Chris's tea ceremony was learned in San Francisco with a Japanese tea master who was proficient in the tea ceremony, and in the United States, the tea ceremony was heavily influenced by the Sato Senjia of the Sengenguro, and the movements were particularly ornate and elaborate, but the complexity was calm. Compared with Mark, Chris is more able to work hard and calm down, and the etiquette and actions he has learned are more affirmed by the tea master.

She is so proficient in tea drinking etiquette, and her every move is completely revealing the profundity that people can't see. When she sent the tea bowl to Cao Kai, even Cao Kai was stunned, and Yuwen Zhishao's eyes were a little more probing.

After Cao Kai finished drinking the tea, he turned his head and said in surprise: "I thought Yuan Xiao understood wine, but I didn't know that you also understood the tea ceremony." I have to let you show your hand today, and you will fight tea!"

Before the words fell, I heard a report from the little girl outside, Zeng Gongliang and Zhang Fangping proposed to come to see them in person.

"It seems that it depends on you fighting tea, so I have to wait for next time. Cao Kai couldn't help but regret in his heart, so he had to shake his head helplessly and say to the little guy: "Go and please!" Then he got up and walked out of the viewing platform.

Chris was very casual and followed with an attitude of watching the excitement.

The little guy walked two steps in a hurry, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he bumped into a person.

Listening to a man's muffled snort, the little guy looked up, his eyes were facing each other, and the person in front of him was Master Sima Guang.

Sima Guang touched the chest that was hit with his hand, obviously hurting from the hit.

Cao Kai walked in from the high platform outside, and when he saw Fang Cai's surprise, he said lightly to the little guy: "When did you do things so roughly?

The little guy's face darkened when he heard this, and he hurriedly took two steps back, and said in a proper manner: "The little one has offended Lord Sima, and I hope to forgive the sin." ”

"It's okay. His voice was rock solid.

The person who came was Sima Guang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. Sima Junshi "smashed the cylinder to save friends" and became famous in Jingluo at the age of seven. Now at the age of 48, he has earned a worldwide reputation as "faithful, filial, gentle, and humble."

Today, he is wearing a light blue cardigan robe, showing an elegant temperament, and he has a brown shoulder scarf on his head, known as "Sima Scarf". Sima Guang pays the most attention to grooming and neatness, and his beard is also carefully groomed. The thin and gentle beard curls, almost reaching the sideburns of the ears, began to turn white slightly. can't help but sigh that there is "his beauty and curs" in the "Book of Songs", which probably refers to a beautiful bearded man like Lord Sima.

Another voice sounded behind Sima Guang: "We came half an hour earlier than the agreed time, and we were worried that it would be a little rude. Since Uncle Guo sent a little servant to look for him, we don't have to be honest anymore. ”

There was another person coming in behind the curtain, and this old man with a soft voice was Fan Zhen, Fan Jingren, a famous place in Shuzhong. Although he is thirteen years older than Sima Guang, the two are close friends. I think that Fan Zhen was not in the year of the weak crown, so he wrote poems and essays, which became famous in Beijing, and was also rated as the "Sima Xiangru and Chen Ziang" in the world.

Cao Kai stepped forward and saluted the two important ministers of the court, and Yuwen Zhishao beside him also bowed.

"Sir does not need to be polite, the two of us heard that Mr. has completed his three-year term and entered Beijing to report on his work, and I want to visit him early, and I am afraid of disturbing him. Knowing that Mr. has a great friendship with Uncle Guo, I begged him to invite Mr. to get together with us, and he took the liberty of looking at Haihan. Although Fan Zhen is twenty-one years old, his attitude is respectful and sincere, and his tone is solemn. He and Yuwen Zhishao are both Shu people, and they naturally became more cordial when they met, but when they said this, they changed the Beijing accent and changed the local accent.

Master Fan was so appreciative that he was moved. Yuwen Zhishao's words also unconsciously used Shu Yin.

The ceremony was also met, and Cao Kai was just about to arrange for everyone to be seated, when he heard the report from the little guy outside: "Lord Zeng and Master Zhang have arrived!"

The little guy turned sideways and hurriedly lifted the door curtain, and the distinguished guests came uninvited.

Zeng Gongliang, the leader, is sixty-nine years old, with a silver beard and white face, and he is wearing a purple and gold robe with silver silk embroidered auspicious clouds and dark patterns, and a sable crown on his head, and he has a rich and noble atmosphere. This sable cicada crown is the prince of the three dukes, the official residence is worn by a product, the crown is decorated with gold to take its rigid, the cage scarf is woven into two pieces with fine rattan, the shape is like a cicada wing, the meaning is noble, and the top of the crown is inserted with a mink tail with the meaning of inner fierceness and outer softness. Zeng Gongliang Shirenzong, Yingzong, and Shenzong, can be described as the elders of the three dynasties, although he is old, he has the state of being in the depths of the mountains.

Zhang Fangping behind him, whose name is Andao, is a model of being born in a poor family but relying on hard study, passing the imperial examination to become a scholar, and being a great minister. He is the same age as Fan Zhen, his hair is already gray, his facial features are stretched but it is difficult to hide his cold color, he is wearing a simple shirt, standing next to Zeng Gongliang, the contrast is extraordinarily large, and even the nobility of Zeng Daren has been suppressed.

This meeting is another salute. Chris was in the corner and didn't attract attention, the corners of her mouth twitched, and the red tape in her heart was really maddening.

After the ceremony, everyone saw a young man behind the two adults, he had a delicate face, wearing a stone blue round-necked brocade robe, the style was simple, only on the cuffs and neckline, the hem of the clothes was embroidered with bamboo leaves, and the belt of the same color.

"Let me introduce you to you. Zeng Gongliang raised his hand and pointed at the young man and said: "His name is Lu Huiqing, the word is Jifu, he is very good at writing, and he is a fellow villager with the old man, so the next time he meets the old man, he wants to recommend him for a position in the museum." ”

Lu Huiqing stepped forward and bowed gently, with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, looking slightly proud.

Sima Guang frowned slightly.

It is within the scope of the DPRK officials to recommend talents, but there has never been a public announcement that he wants to recommend his fellow villagers.

Zeng Gongliang cast his gaze at Yuwen Zhi Shao, and then spoke: "This is Qu Shui Ling Yu Wen Zhi Shao? ”

Yuwen Zhishao did not answer, and his face was calm and moderate.

Zeng Gongliang turned to ask Fan Zhen: "Lord Fan is a model in Shuzhong, and he must also recommend his fellow villagers in front of the emperor?"

As soon as these words were said, everyone was slightly stunned, and Fan Zhen was even more stunned on the spot, the spearhead of this suspicion of forming a party alluded to him, but when encountering major problems, calmness and calmness are Fan Zhen's advantages, and in a blink of an eye, he replied: "On talent and learning, Shao Xuefu is five cars, loyal in words, respectful in deeds, contemptible people are very admired, and sigh at himself; Xixia has been peeping secretly, the situation there is complicated, not only Han and Tibetan mixed living, but also Qiang people, white horse people, under the rule of Shao, the people in the jurisdiction live and work in peace and contentment, Qiang Yi number into the Kou, Shao with soldiers like a god, so that it is defeated. There is no need to be recommended by contemptible people, and Shao can also stand on top of the temple, and Zeng Gong's remarks are unfair. ”

Zeng Gongliang knew Fan Zhen's temperament, even in front of the emperor, he dared to insist on his own opinions, not to mention that he never commented on others with praise or disparagement, so he could say that this person was really talented, so he narrowed his eyes and said: "The old man is arrogant, Lord Fan is not strange, Mr. Yuwen is not strange." ”

Chris was surprised in his heart: this first minister was able to admit his mistake in the blink of an eye, and it was not hypocritical.

To tell the truth, several of you here are all capable ministers, who have invaded officialdom for decades, although they have their own characteristics, but they are all old fritters who are well versed in officialdom, their thoughtfulness and superb means, and the relatively simple interpersonal relationship in modern times can never be compared with the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

Today, Yuwen Zhishao is Cao Kai's guest, Zeng Gongliang will never give face to Uncle Guo, turned his head and said: "Coincidentally, the old man originally set up a banquet for the two of them in this Yuxian Building, but I didn't expect to hear that Uncle Guo was also there, so I couldn't help but come to disturb him." It's better to meet by chance than to meet each other, since we have a fate today, why don't we eat together?"

Cao Kai raised his eyebrows and said, "Zeng Xianggong is rich and powerful, and he still needs to come to his uncle to eat?"

Jingzhong knows that this Shoufu Lord has a stingy temperament, and his family has a lot of money, and he is still stingy. Now Cao Kai has made the mockery clear, and everyone is also laughing secretly in their hearts.

Cao Kai was idle in Beijing, and he acted in an extremely low-key officialdom, and he always closed his doors to customers, but his identity and fame, who didn't want to curry favor with him, but no one dared to blatantly woo him. Now Zeng Gongliang saw that everyone was there, and proposed to eat together, just thinking that he could not only get rid of the suspicion of wooing, but also make Uncle Guo refuse in person. It's just that he didn't expect that Cao Kai was not a polite person.

Zeng Gongliang was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "Uncle Guo said that he laughed, what is the old man's little money, my lady is good at everything, that is, the housekeeper is in charge of it tightly, and all the money is handed over every month, no matter how rich and powerful it is, it is not in his own hands." ”

No one expected that Lord Zeng would tease him, and in a blink of an eye, he threw the conversation back, and this spread out, and asked Lord Shoufu to push back on a meal, and he was stingy.

Therefore, being cheeky is definitely a must-have for officialdom.

Cao Kai chuckled and said, "Then please take a seat." ”

Zeng Gongliang was just about to sit nearby, but he listened to Sima Guang, who had not spoken for a long time, and said: "Gong is the most expensive of the three dynasties, and he should be the first." ”

Although Sima Guang's recitals and articles are often written smoothly and discerning, he is not a person of many words in daily life, and he does not want to bother to talk more when encountering problems, and only when necessary, he speaks eloquently and logically and clearly states his opinions. So as soon as he opened his mouth, he went straight to the point, and a sentence that can make you choke and unable to speak.

The meaning of this is that because of your noble status, you have to give up the first seat, and you have a good meal, won't you stir it up?

Zeng Gongliang was choked when he heard this, his face turned a little red, and he had to endure it.

Cao Kaixin said: It is said that three women are in one play, which one are these four important ministers going to sing today?

As soon as the position was shifted, everyone noticed that there were two eunuchs in the private room, and they were all unclear in their hearts, why did the uncle of the country also invite the ministers?

Although Cao Kai arranged for Chris and Tang Ping to sit at the bottom, their attitude was still very close.

Lu Huiqing immediately understood the thoughts of the adults, and among the two eunuchs, only Chris was wearing a high-grade official uniform, and he asked softly, "Who is this Zhongda?"

Cao Kai said solemnly: "This is Lan Yuanxiao, the younger brother of Lord Si Lan of the Imperial City, and a friend of the lower one. ”

After that, he couldn't help but glance at Chris, and saw someone staring at the side dish in front of him with his head down, as if he was just waiting for the master to start the banquet. Cao Kai had a smile on the corner of his mouth, turned his head and said to the little servant: "Tell the hot dishes!"

This move inevitably made everyone's attention focus on this eunuch named Lan Yuanxiao again, but seeing that he was like a jade, with an outstanding posture and a charming appearance. Seeing Cao Kai's attitude again, everyone didn't say much.

To tell the truth, the people here are the elders of the three princes of the dynasty, and the important ministers who guide the country, if they are really ordinary little eunuchs, they are so frightened that they don't even dare to speak. In modern times, Chris is the CEO of the Lancer Group, often standing in the spotlight, being stared at by everyone and not caring at all, she even enjoys the feeling of being worshiped by thousands of people, plus she is mentally mature and very comparable, naturally these eyes are not a problem for her, and she is not at all timid in the face of these people, and she also exudes an unstoppable elegance.

Zeng Gongliang suddenly felt that the scene was a little embarrassing, and when Xiao Er came in, he called over.

The second child of the Jingzhong Restaurant is not for nothing, before Lord Zeng could speak, he said: "You adults want to order flower cards, Miss Lianyi is already waiting on the side." ”

Zeng Gongliang nodded and said, "Then please!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chris looked up at him.

The officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty paid attention to prostitutes and prostitutes, but it was also a common practice to invite a few people to play the piano for dinner.

Chris didn't understand, thinking that these elders, who were all over 200 years old, had to hire prostitutes to accompany him, and he was a little surprised.

Being stared at by the little eunuch like this, Zeng Gongliang somehow got it, what he usually does, he is a little weak to do today, his heart is just to accompany the wine, and I haven't violated the official's ban on prostitutes.

Chris looked around, and none of the men objected, and he couldn't help but show disdain.

Cao Kai and Yuwen Zhishao could also see her dissatisfaction. There was silence in the private room, and it was not until there was a noise next to it that everyone recovered from this indescribable emotion.

To the north, a curtain of cloud yarn hangs from the private room, which divides the inner room into two. This time, there is a maid who picks up the brocade curtain from the inside, through the tulle you can vaguely see the piano case inside, burning the incense burner, incense lingering, the shadow floating, there is already a woman sitting upright behind the piano platform, wearing a pink half-arm, blue and white embroidered pattern shallow collar skirt, can not see the face clearly, but vaguely see the posture, sideburns like ink, is the head of this Xianlou, Miss Lianyi, who is good at playing the piano.

To tell the truth, in the booklet of the Pavilion, Chris first read "The First Hundred Notes", remembering that this Miss Lianyi, with a poor background, entered the Yuxian Building, and only sold her art but not her body, and her piano skills were outstanding.

Then an ethereal whirling piano sound overflowed, everyone only felt refreshed, and they listened to the music attentively, and several adults occasionally talked and commented, and Chris saw that the exquisite dishes were served one after another, and he also used the meal calmly.