The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 114 Opening of the Century Literature Competition

The Eastern Jin court sacrificed the interests of the last gentry in the north, in exchange for a situation where they were far away from the center of the southern gentry, but could live in peace. This made it possible to gain a foothold in Jiangzuo in the early days of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This is also a kind of mutual restraint and balance.

Xiao Qinzhi naturally understands the reason here, so he nodded.

"On the prestige side, they are exactly the same. The north and the south have reached a delicate balance. If you get involved so recklessly, the southerners will not agree." Chen Yunzhi looked at the wild lotus pond in front of him, with several lotus flowers blooming, and said: "Lotus More flowers, less flowers, not many flowers, but they can still make people remember them, if you fold a few flowers that are already rare, wouldn't they all be lotus, who will remember flowers in the future?"

In fact, Chen Yunzhi said it lightly. According to Xiao Qinzhi's plan, he wanted to severely embarrass the young talents in the Southland, destroy their prestige, and avenge the shame of being humiliated in Wu County.

As I said before, Xiao Qinzhi is narrow-minded and arrogant. As soon as he came to Wu County, he was bullied by Zhang Yong and He Sun in turn. This revenge must be avenged.

But once Xiao Qinzhi's plan is successful, it will be a time of great misfortune. Southerners can tolerate being overwhelmed by northerners, but absolutely cannot tolerate being trampled on the face by northerners, just like the lotus in a weak position. Never willing to be folded.

Let me ask, in the final result, although the overall situation was won, the southerners were offended and killed. The instigator will bear the ensuing anger and use the five surnames of Jinling to fight against the entire southerner group. The chances of winning are extremely low.

Thinking about the disadvantages, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't help being frightened into a cold sweat.

But let it go, it's not Xiao Qinzhi's character to make a small punishment, so he looked at Chen Yunzhi, who knew that she was tucking into the bushes of flowers, startled the colorful butterflies for a while, it was a wild plant Golden Silk Orchid.

"Come back soon, the temperature is so high now, you can't say that snakes are out to bask in the sun." Xiao Qinzhi worried.

Chen Yunzhi sniffed one flower with reluctance, and returned to the road, sweating on his forehead, he raised his hand to cover the sun, and said, "The sun is getting brighter, let's go back."

"Well, by the way, Brother Yun, plan to make an appointment?" On the way back, Xiao Qinzhi asked for advice.

"I have a way, which can not only lose the prestige of the southerners, but also don't need to mobilize the crowd. It is also a great thing for brother Qin, and it has the best of all three." Chen Yunzhi's beautiful eyes looked forward, shining brightly, and said no Out of agility.

"There is such a great thing, why don't you just say it?" Xiao Qinzhi said pleasantly, and he really took it seriously.

"The spring breeze enters the maple forest, bringing with it thousands of pieces of green. In August, it is warm in the house, and I will give it to Hu Luyin." Chen Yunzhi walked in front of him with his hands behind his back, but he recited a poem and praised: "Good poems, good poems." Poetry, good literary talent, not as good as Qin's brother who worked hard to marry the little lady of the Gu family, the northerners must be happy."

Xiao Qin was stunned, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he hurriedly argued: "I don't know what Miss Gu's is, it's a poem given by Gu Kaizhi."

Chen Yunzhi chuckled, turned his head and glanced at him, ignored him, walked straight forward, and suddenly asked, "Brother Qin, aren't you afraid?"

Her simple words hit Xiao Qinzhi's heart directly.

afraid!What are you afraid of?Are you afraid of the four surnames of Wu Jun?Afraid of wealthy families in Wudi?Or are you afraid of the disparity in family status?
All along, Xiao Qinzhi felt that he was being pushed forward. At this moment, he suddenly had the motivation to struggle, and the source of motivation was this simple sentence from Chen Yunzhi's mouth.

"I don't believe in the old man, but I will definitely implement what he said." Xiao Qinzhi said firmly, and met Chen Yunzhi's joyful smile. In the backlight, she was like an orchid blooming in the dark night. Xiao Qinzhi Qin Zhi can find the right direction by following the fragrance of flowers.

Poor Chen Tanzhi, sitting in the pavilion, can't wait for the left sister, can't wait for the right sister, sweating all over in a hurry.

Two days later, the bet between Fat Baba, Zhang Yong, and He Shu came to an end. Fortunately, Fat Baba won a small victory, Zhang Yong won a big victory, He Shu became a big loser, and Cheng was inexplicably stabbed.

He Shun lost the money, so he was naturally unconvinced, so he organized a third game.

After two days of hard work, Xiao Qinzhi finally got Chen Yunzhi to make a move. On the basis of the original, he made a few slight changes, thus continuing to push forward the plan and proceeding in an orderly manner.

On the last day of June, Zhang Yong sent a letter, requesting that the date of Wenbi be pushed back, Xiao Qinzhi agreed, exactly as expected, without any surprise.

On July [-]th, a large catamaran boat docked at the wharf of Wujun. Diaocheng, who was rich and wealthy, bought the largest inn in the city. The flag of the Diao family in Jingkou was flying high in Wujun city.

Only ten days later, Diao Cheng arrived earlier than Xiao Qinzhi expected.

At the same time, under Chen Yunzhi's suggestion, Xiao Qinzhi decisively took the second step of the plan.

The next day, a piece of heavy news exploded in Wu Juncheng. Diao Cheng set up a huge gambling game based on the literary agreement between Xiao Qinzhi and others and Zhang Yong and others. The ratio is two to three, and no matter how many bets are placed, all comers are welcome.

As soon as this news spread, it immediately caused an uproar. In less than half a day, the whole city knew it. It's just a low-class noble family in the north.

Comparing the two, the winning rate of Xiao Qinzhi and others is actually higher, which is a blatant slap in the face.

Filled with righteous indignation and rich and powerful, the people of Wu County couldn't take it anymore. That afternoon, they responded with actions and jointly bet millions of dollars on Wu County's victory.

Sifang Inn is located in the bustling area of ​​Wujun City. On this day, it was crowded with people who came to place bets. The money and goods in the hall were piled up like a hill.

The news spread to Yanshan Bieyuan, Zhang Yong, Lu Qin, Gu Fu, Zhu Xi and other four people's faces were all black, humiliated, angry, and aggrieved, which made these four people feel suffocated.

The four of them have never been the only ones to bully others. When did they block the door and humiliate them like this?
Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, it must be paid back, more than money, the most important thing Wu Jun lacks is money.

On the second day, Zhang Yong, Lu Qin, Gu Fu, and Zhu Yu mobilized all their relationships and made bets one after another, threatening that Diao Cheng would not be able to take over the gambling house and merchants in Wu County, which were related to these four companies. Families have invested and bet one after another, exceeding 5 million in one day, and the amount of bets is still increasing.

And the northerners did not show weakness. The more than 200 million in the hands of the fat old man had all been bet. Dai Zong and Yan Lin had bet one million each, and the rich people from Jinling were also rushing to Wu County.

In just two days, the money bet was close to tens of millions.

Whoa!Everyone who heard it was surprised that a gamble of the century was being staged in Wu County, even if Wang Kai and Shi Chong were fighting for wealth, it was only much inferior.

Diao Cheng didn't panic in the slightest, he uttered harsh words in a terrific manner, answering as many as he wanted, and there was no limit to what he could say.

This remark is like adding fuel to the flames. The Sifang Inn is in Wu Juncheng, and it is in the limelight for a while. In the lobby downstairs, tens of millions of money are exposed to others, without any concealment.

With the spread of the caravan, the news of the century's gamble quickly spread throughout Sanwu and Jinling, and then spread to Jiankang, becoming a carnival for the whole people.

No one could have imagined that in just a few days, there would be such a big commotion, but this trend could no longer be stopped, and all the forces surrounding this gamble of the century have begun to secretly arrange.

The first ones to be eliminated were Zhang Yong and others. Obviously, they were not high enough. They could not represent the four surnames of Wu County, let alone the noble families in Wu County. They were the first to be eliminated.

Secondly, Xiao Qinzhi, as the mastermind behind the whole incident, took the initiative to step out of the game to watch the kite strings that were cut cleanly at this time.

Furthermore, the younger generation of the four iconic surnames in Wu County, Lu Chu, Gu Kaizhi, Zhang Xuanzhi, and Zhu Yu, known as the "Four Talents from the Left of the Jiang", began to create momentum for the end and were dragged into the water.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the people of Wu Jun seemed to be pumped up and full of confidence. In just one day, the amount of Century's gamble exceeded 5 million yuan.

So far, Xiao Qin's side has not had any heavyweight players, and their momentum has suddenly weakened.

But is it really so?

It is said that someone witnessed Wang Xianzhi appearing on Huqiu Mountain in the morning, facing a clump of green bamboos growing in the rock, he recited: "Keep firm on the green mountain and not let go, the roots are originally in the broken rock. Thousands of blows are still strong, Let Er wind from east to west, from north to south."

Wang Xianzhi appreciated bamboo and Xiao Qinzhi wrote poems, and the confidence of the northerners was greatly increased for a while.

Someone started to analyze, writing is better than the "four good people", piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting:

Wang Xianzhi and Lu Chu, calligraphy;
Xiao Qinzhi and Zhang Xuanzhi, playing chess;

Gu Kaizhi is especially good at painting, and he is also good at calligraphy, poems and Fu;

From the current point of view, three to two, the advantage lies in the southerners.

(End of this chapter)