Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 274 I don't need to say what kind of person I am, Li Yuanfang

teahouse.

Li Yan walked in with Wan'er, and Xiao Hei followed suit.

Cao Shangfei also walked in with two slaves, and left the particularly powerful lynx on the horse's back in a daze.

Dr. Cha came up to greet him: "All distinguished guests, please!"

Looking at the internal layout, Li Yan nodded happily: "I didn't expect that here in Luoyang, a special teahouse has been opened."

Cao Shangfei curled his lips: "Master Xie opened it, I don't know what the picture is, how many people are drinking tea now? Let's see, I can't blame them!"

Dr. Cha smiled slightly, and rolled his eyes at him covertly.

Li Yan smiled and didn't care about it, while Wan'er pouted unhappily: "We like to drink tea."

Cao Shangfei said nonchalantly: "You two don't care, it's just that Mrs. Xie has been a little arrogant recently, I don't think they are pleasing to the eye, it's not against you."

When he arrived at the seat, Cao Shangfei clasped his fists carelessly, and introduced himself: "Xia Gong Siguang, whose name is Jingyuan, is from Bianzhou. Your excellency is extraordinary. Haven't asked for advice yet?"

Li Yandao: "My next Li Yan, styled Yuanfang, is from Longxi."

Gong Siguang's face changed slightly: "Li Langjun comes from the Li family in Longxi?"

Li Yan nodded: "Yes."

Seeing that he didn't take the initiative to report the room number, Gong Siguang's expression relaxed again, and he thought to himself: "So it's from the branch of Xiaofang, it's just Li Yuanfang... I seem to have heard someone say this name..."

After thinking about it, he couldn't remember where he heard it, so Gong Siguang didn't think too much about it, and invited: "Li Langjun, please sit down."

After the two parties sat down, Gong Siguang said to Dr. Tea, "Serve tea! The best and most expensive kind!"

Dr. Tea was naturally happy to take advantage of it, and immediately prepared expensive but not delicious food.

Li Yan didn't want to be involved, so he asked, "Is there any Yangxian tea?"

Dr. Cha showed surprise, and hurriedly said: "I didn't expect that the guest is an expert. That is my famous tea in the south of the Yangtze River. With the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, it has now become a tribute tea of ​​Tubo, and it has been looted by the Tubo nobles!"

Gong Siguang said disdainfully after hearing the words: "Come on, if it really sells so well in Tubo, you still have it here?"

Dr. Tea said in a low voice: "It is true that we have run out of Yangxian tea today. Would you like to change to another kind of tea?"

Gong Siguang stared: "Okay, for the sake of money, you dare to give priority to supplying Tubo, but you don't give tea to me from the Tang Dynasty. What's your intention?"

Dr. Cha was stunned, with anxiety on his face: "Please forgive me, the small one doesn't mean that. This tea is rare, we didn't mean to be biased..."

Li Yan helped him out: "Okay, let's go to the purple bamboo shoot tea in the south of the Yangtze River!"

Dr. Tea is amnesty: "Yes! Yes!"

Seeing Dr. Cha retreating, Gong Siguang said: "It seems that Li Langjun really likes to drink tea. He has made it clear that tea in the south of the Yangtze River is so popular in Guanzhong?"

Li Yan nodded: "There are indeed more and more people who like to drink tea now. Tea is very beneficial to the body and can balance a dry and hot diet."

Gong Siguang frowned: "This statement is strange, does it really have such an effect, or are those Jiangnan people deliberately promoting it in order to sell tea?"

Li Yandao: "Drinking tea in the south didn't happen overnight. The land of Sichuan and Shu started drinking tea as early as the Han Dynasty. It can't be all false propaganda, right?"

Gong Siguang sneered: "It's not certain, what can't those southern barbarians do?"

Li Yan thought to himself that after just a few words, you can combine bad mouth, bad taste, and regional blackness into one, which is absolutely amazing.

Gong Siguang chatted all over the world for a while, felt that the foreshadowing was enough, and immediately brought up the old matter again: "Li Langjun's flying grass, can you let me? Feel free to mention it, as long as it is in Luoyang City, it will be fine." discuss!"

Li Yan raised his brows: "Listen to Mr. Gong, can the Gong family decide the affairs of Luoyang City?"

Gong Siguang laughed loudly: "It's an exaggeration to be able to make decisions. Let's put it this way, our Gong family can talk about things in Luoyang!"

He thought that Li Yan was from Longyou, so he gave an example: "The An family in Liangzhou knows it. Li Langjun can use this analogy. My Gong family is in Luoyang, which is equivalent to An's in Liangzhou."

Li Yan had a half-smile: "That's really amazing!"

For Liangzhou, the An family is like a sitting tiger, and their words are more effective than the imperial court.

But it was Bianzhou after all, and Liangzhou was brought down by the An family and dedicated to Datang, so that's all.

Now that Gong's family is in Luoyang, how dare they compare with Wuwei An's?
Seeing that the other party was shocked, Gong Siguang looked at Xiao Hei complacently, as if this was already his pet: "Now tell me, what's the condition? I have a banquet going tomorrow, so I just take it with me!"

Li Yan saw that Dr. Cha had brewed the tea, and began to share the tea. He said, "Let's drink the tea first!"

Gong Siguang frowned, showing obvious displeasure, and when the tea was slightly cold, he picked up the teacup, took a rough sip, and then put it down.

Li Yan took a sip of purple bamboo shoot tea, and found that compared with Yangxian tea, it didn't have that tangy fragrance, but it had a special aftertaste, so he nodded slightly.

Without waiting for Gong Siguang to ask, he took the initiative to say: "His Royal Highness and the officials of Chang'an will arrive in Luoyang in about three or four days. Does Mr. Gong know about this?"

Gong Siguang said indifferently: "Of course I know, Luoyang has already started preparations. Look outside, there are not so many wealthy merchants in Nanshi on weekdays. They all know that officials are coming and gather from all directions!"

Speaking of this, he was a little stunned: "Isn't Li Langjun worried that the prince and the officials will affect what will happen?"

"Don't worry, it's a matter in the imperial city, it can't get along with the outside world, and it has nothing to do with my Gong family."

"For example, in Nanshi, if you want to open a shop here, what do you value, even if it belongs to the Xiao family and the Xie family, I can win it for you with a word!"

Li Yan sipped his tea, smiled and said nothing.

Gong Siguang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Don't you want to find someone from the background? No matter how high the value of this grass is, a single head can't do such a thing! But if I can get a few more heads, I will Go up and down to make some arrangements, and there are still discussions!"

Li Yan was really surprised when he heard the words: "The selection of people's background needs to be reviewed by the Ministry of Officials, and you can also arrange it?"

Gong Siguang proudly said: "Of course, I can give you another example. The royal family and their relatives need a 'wan man' when holding a funeral. When the related ceremony is over, the 'wan man' will automatically be eligible to be selected. After waiting for three years to be elected, you can go to the Ministry of Officials to be elected, and when you have the qualifications to be selected, whether you will be a Beijing official or go to the local government will depend on your ability."

Li Yan fell silent.

I don't know how Jia Sibo, who is full of talent but has failed many times, will feel when he hears these words?

I don’t know how those ten-year-old Jiangnan scholars who knew that Yundan was poisonous, but took poison for the sake of fairness in the imperial examination, would think about it?
Seeing that he still didn't open his mouth, Gong Siguang became more and more impatient: "Besides 'Wan Lang', there are many similar places that can be operated. Although these things are not secret, there must be many people from the Li family in Longxi who have done it. But I won’t tell ordinary people, for the sake of this, I really like this grass flying up, I hope it will make me proud, let’s talk about things, don’t dawdle!”

Li Yan took another sip of tea, touched the little black head lying on the side: "It is my partner, it is impossible to give it to you."

Gong Siguang was stunned for a moment, and then his face darkened: "I was making money first, and you are not short of money, so it's fine if you don't sell it. Now I promise you to do things conveniently in Luoyang, so you still refuse, isn't it a bit ignorant? ?”

His upper body leaned forward, the hairpin on his head swayed uniquely, and his tone revealed a strong threat: "Luoyang is not inside the pass. Since Mr. Li Xiaolang is here, you must think carefully about it. You may offend some people." Sorry!"

Dr. Cha was silent on the sidelines.

Wan'er, who had been silent all this time, looked at the gentleman of the Gong family with strange eyes.

Li Yan was not angry, he never got angry with these people, not to mention the aristocratic families of the noble family, this kind of inflation is too common.

The swelling is not limited to the Gong Siguang in front of him. During this period of official history, the main way for the entire Gong family to keep their name is to be killed by Wu Zetian.

The year before Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he first killed Gong Siming, the governor of Luoyang, Gong Siye, Sima Gong of Luozhou, and Gong Sigu, who joined the army in Shanzhou. In the same year, he also killed Gong Zhiyuan, the governor of Xiangzhou, and Gong Pengzu, the governor of Puzhou.

Not yet at this point, Li Yan put down his teacup, and said calmly: "I invited Mr. Gong to come to the teahouse for a chat. It really gave you an illusion, as if I really wanted to sell leopard cats. In fact, I was going to learn about Gong's family. In this situation, it is a coincidence that I happened to meet Your Excellency."

Gong Siguang was completely angry: "What a big tone, who do you think you are?"

Li Yan said peacefully: "I first arrived in Luoyang, and your Excellency is not a member of the officialdom. It's normal not to recognize me. You can find out what kind of person I am, Li Yuanfang, when you go back."

He stood up and bowed his hands: "Mr. Gong, farewell! Wan'er, Xiao Hei, let's go!"

Wan'er followed suit with a polite salute, while Xiao Hei glanced at Gong Si disdainfully, flicked his tail, and walked out slowly.

Gong Siguang watched Li Yan's back disappear, and smiled angrily: "Hey, today is really evil. First, I met a grass fly with incomparable spirituality, and then I met a little barbarian who is crazier than me!"

Hao Nu next to him said: "This man has not reached the crown yet, he is just a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, let him see how powerful our Gong family is, and he will know what is good or bad, so why don't you obediently offer up that cat?"

Gong Siguang sneered, drank the tea in front of him, but immediately took a sip, and slammed the teacup at Dr. Cha: "What kind of broken tea, it's too bad to drink!"

Dr. Cha didn't dare to dodge, was hit in the chest, and groaned in pain.

Only then did Gong Siguang feel more comfortable, and said with a sneer, "I've heard the name Li Yuanfang somewhere...I'm going back to the mansion, I'm going to ask my second brother, who is this person and why is he so crazy!"

(End of this chapter)