The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 28 Xiao Biwang's Highlight Moment

Xiyuan is the general name of the four gardens, which are respectively Xichun, Xixia, Xiqiu and Xidong. It is located in the southwest corner of Diao's Manor and built on a flat land at the foot of the mountain. Passing through the central axis of Xiyuan, there are two gardens of Xichun and Xixia on the north side, and two gardens of Xiqiu and Xidong on the south.

The four gardens have different themes, peach blossoms in spring, lotus in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn, and plums in winter.

It is spring now, so it is natural to go to Xichun Garden.

Diao Kui led the people down the mountain, passed through countless corridors, learned a few donkey brays, and finally arrived at the place.

Diao's servants had already arranged meals by the Xi River, and lanterns were hung on the banks of the river, making the river water in Xichun Garden bright red. One is elegant and the other is hot.

The corridors are built along the river, and food tables are placed on them, with exquisite and delicious food. Diners sit on their knees in front of the table, and they can touch the hot Xihe River when they bend over and stretch out their hands. Let you pick.

The most advanced position is exclusive to the children of the noble family, the second rank is for the Yang and Xiao families, and the rear is for the children of the poor family. Fortunately, there is no distinction between the meals and wine on the food table.

The three Xiao brothers didn't care, but the two Yang children next to them were rather dissatisfied, sitting on their knees, drinking, drinking again, neither appreciating the peach blossoms, nor touching the river, nor talking to others, very arrogant.

The banquet has just started, everyone is probably hungry, and it seems that they are not ready to "talk", they are all drinking and eating, or brewing in their hearts, so that they can make a big limelight later.

Xihe River grew immature reeds, Xiao Qinzhi took a long section, played with half of it in his hands, and put the other half in his sleeves, Xiao Shu and the fat old man learned a lot, quietly.

Xiao Qinzhi glanced at Xiao Shu, and seemed to ask again, are these two Yang's children?

Xiao Shu nodded slightly.

The alliance of five surnames has a good relationship in the world, Xiao Qinzhi thought of toasting a glass of wine, which was justified, so he raised his glass and said:
"Brother Yang, let's drink together."

"Who is under your feet?"

This was obviously done on purpose, even looking at the arrangement of the seats, one should know that they are the children of the Xiao family, why do you ask this question?
Xiao Qinzhi didn't care, but replied seriously: "Xiao Qinzhi from the Lanling Xiao family."

The man was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Xiao Qinzhi to be so humble, so he really answered, he couldn't get angry for a while, and said coldly:
"Hongnong Yang's Yang Shangbao."

Xiao Qinzhi looked at the person behind Yang Shangbao again, and continued:
"Xiao Qinzhi from the Xiao clan of Lanling."

"Hongnong Yang's Yang Zijing."

The Yang brothers, as can be seen from their body shape, are tall and burly, they have been practicing martial arts all year round, and they have no culture. When dealing with martial arts, they have to use martial arts methods.

It can be seen that the Yang family is very prejudiced against the Xiao family, and even the Yang brothers looked at Xiao Qinzhi with unkind eyes. If there was no reason, they might have left the meeting long ago.

Therefore, the first step in Xiao Qinzhi's strategy to break the ice is to fight for wine.

This year's wine is as light as a bird, it is more appropriate to call it a drink, and it needs to be drunk.

What's more, we are all young people, with high hearts and high spirits. It is not a day's cold to freeze three feet. It is unrealistic to think about a few words to resolve the grievances. The important thing is to get drunk first.

Xiao Qinzhi sent a secret signal to Xiao Shu and the fat old man. According to the preparations in advance, the ice-breaking operation began. The three brothers of the Xiao family launched a fierce "wine" attack on the two brothers of the Yang family. Second, the advantage is mine.

The Yang brothers are not good at writing, but good at martial arts. When they saw the three embroidered pillows on the opposite side, they wanted to fight for wine. Could it be that they were delivered to their door, and they just let out a bad breath, and naturally they would not refuse them.

Wine, beverages, water, you have a bottle, I have a bottle, no one takes advantage of the other, after a long drink, the Yang brothers suddenly felt that something was wrong, and there seemed to be something wrong with the three embroidered pillows opposite.

And the light was dim, and there were several steps away, where could I see the three Xiao brothers playing tricks behind their backs, only the three of them didn't change their expressions, one bottle after another, very bold.

Yang Shangbao said: "Wait a minute, the three of you, the two of us, drinking like this, the victory is invincible."

Regarding this, Xiao Qinzhi had a plan early on, and hurriedly said: "Brother Yang Shi, this statement is wrong. In the battle of Yique, the Qin State rose up in vain, and wiped out 120,000 Korean and Wei allied forces with 24 soldiers. The ratio of sergeants is one to two. Now your brothers Two people, three of my brothers, two to three, the advantage lies with you."

Yang Shangbao, who is a martial arts practitioner, naturally knew about this battle, but was blocked by Xiao Qinzhi's words, which seemed very reasonable, and he was at a loss for words for a while.

Yang Zijing said: "Incomparable, incomparable, brother Xiao Shixiong's words are suspected of sophistry."

Xiao Qinzhi continued: "Is it right for you two to practice martial arts?"

Yang Zijing nodded.

Xiao Qinzhi said flickeringly: "The two of you have practiced martial arts since childhood, and your physique is different from ordinary people. If you fight with your hands and feet, do you have the confidence to surpass my three brothers?"

Yang Zijing said: "Of course it's not a problem."

"If you win with hands and feet, why can't you win with drinking? Why don't you have no confidence in yourself?"

Xiao Qinzhi suddenly changed the concept, making the two Wu father and son confused immediately, but also attracted several people to watch, and a "good-hearted man Dai Shizi" reminded at the right time:
"The literati practice their tongues, and the warriors practice kung fu. In the debate of tongues, brother Xiao, victory is not martial arts."

The person who came was Dai Zong, the cousin of the fat old man. He was well-acquainted with the Yang brothers, so he could intervene. Yang Shangbao invited Dai Zong to sit down and said:
"Brother Dai is polite."

Everything came naturally, and the cooperation was perfect. Seeing that there were a few people gathered around to watch the fun, Xiao Qinzhi started to play, and said with a smile: "Brother Yang, although you two are martial arts practitioners, if you want to talk Get up, but it doesn't count."

Yang Zijing hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Xiao Qinzhi said: "The Yang family of Hongnong is famous, and everyone in the world does not know that brother Yang's ancestors have four generations and three fathers, how brilliant they are, they are all gathered in the literature."

In front of so many people, Xiao Qinzhi was fresh and refined, and flattered him naturally, counting the glorious deeds of the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang clan, and sprinkling hundreds of words, making it impossible for the Yang brothers, who have always regarded themselves as the glory of their ancestors, to refute. Xiao Qinzhi has a good impression.

Xiao Qinzhi said again: "If you judge by your opinion, brother Yang Shi's body is full of cultural blood, I don't know if I'm right?"

Yang Zijing nodded sonorously.

"Since the blood of the culture is flowing, it can also be called a literati. I didn't take advantage of Brother Yang. Brother Yang, tell me, should this wine be drunk?"

"Drink!" Yang Shangbao couldn't refuse, a sense of pride welled up in his heart, and he immediately said boldly.

As expected, the Yang brothers were finally overwhelmed by the three Xiao brothers. Before falling down, Yang Shangbao put his arms around Xiao Qinzhi's shoulders and shouted drunkenly: "Brother Xiao, drink again tomorrow, keep drinking."

Everything is under your control.

For teenagers, there is no barrier that a drink can't close, and if not, another drink.

The Yang brothers were carried down by Diao's servants to rest.

The three Xiao brothers got up, diffused the smell of alcohol, found a place where no one was around, threw away the reeds in their sleeves, squeezed the clothes on the left side tightly, and soaked a large pool of alcohol.

With a high capacity for alcohol and fear of insidious tricks, Xiao Qinzhi smiled at Taohua.

The fat old man thought to himself: "Fourth brother's move is really bad."

Xiao Shu let out a big breath, folded his hands behind his back, and silently recited the poem on the fan again in his heart, it will be used tomorrow.

On the other side, Diao Kui sent someone to look for Xiao Shu, and seeing that there was no one around the dining table, he went straight to the Peach Blossom Forest after being directed by someone, and hurriedly said:
"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Mr. Xiao, hurry up, my Dalang is here to invite you."

It turned out that the talk had already started for quite a while, the two sides had a lot of disputes and each had their own reasons, and the topic of the talk tonight was around Xiao Shu's "pretentious" words.

It was just now that the three brothers of the Xiao family were fighting with the Yang brothers, and they were not ashamed to disturb them. Now that the wine competition was over, they couldn't wait to invite them, and they all wanted to hear what Xiao Shu had to say.

One side of the conversation was Xu Miao, Zhao Yunfei and others, and the other side was local talents from Jingkou represented by Guo Huai. Continuing with the previous topic, Guo Huai Ming severely hurt Xu Miao in secret.

Xu Miao refuted Guo Huai by saying, "Under the whole world, is it the king's land, and the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers": "Why don't you teach the barbarians etiquette?"

He said: "Wherever I go to the Bingfeng Peak of the Great Jin Dynasty, the princes and ministers have all the etiquette, so I can teach the barbarians etiquette."

The reverse understanding of this is to mock the public, if you can let the court take back the Northland, his father Xu Zao can go to the Northland to educate the barbarians.

Immediately afterwards, he continued the previous topic "The sage eats five grains, so he is hungry", quoting: "It is because the sage lives behind his body and keeps his body outside. Isn't it because he is selfless? That is why he can become selfish."

Xu Miao said: "The sage is not the sage, the way is not the way." Quoting: "Mencius Li Louxia", said:
"The king regards his ministers as brothers and feet, and the ministers regard the emperor as his heart;"

"The king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, and the ministers regard the king as a countryman;"

"The king regards his ministers like dirt, and the ministers regard the emperor like a bandit."

That is to say: "It is neither holy nor human, but the way to govern the country."

Everyone has a different definition of the saint in "The saint eats five grains, so he is hungry". Xu Miao believes that this saint is "the way of governing the country. It is inhuman."

Guo Huai believes that a saint is a person with high morality, who puts himself first before others, and has no selfish desires, so he can preserve his body and gain a long life. This is a deification of a saint.

For this reason, the two sides quoted scriptures and classics, but so far they have not discussed why.

The three Xiao brothers came in style, with their belts flying, and Xiao Shu led the stage. His imposing manner was extraordinary, his face was stern, and he looked unattainable. He really pretended to be "forced". ?

Guo Huai asked: "Brother Xiao Shi, tell me, what does a saint do?"

Xiao Shu thought about the conversation between Xiao Qinzhi and old man Cui, and replied indifferently: "A saint doesn't have three heads and six arms, and a saint can't ride clouds and fog. A saint needs to eat five grains."

"The reason why a saint is a saint is because he has done something to benefit all generations with a mortal body, so he is called a saint"

These are the original words that Xiao Qinzhi used to hate Cui old man, word for word. At that time, the saint in Xiao Qinzhi's heart was based on Yuan Lao as the prototype, so such words came out.

At this point, it was not over yet, Xiao Shu walked slowly to the Xi River, raised his head 45 degrees to look at the crescent moon in the night sky, with one hand behind his back, the other hand pointed at the moon, and said:

"Your saints are in heaven, and my saints are on earth. Everyone who has made outstanding contributions to my nation is a saint in my heart."

After saying this, Xiao Shu drifted away, leaving only Zhiyue behind. I have to say, this "forced" is really amazing.

And the timing of leaving is just right, if someone asks one more question, I'm afraid they will reveal their secrets.

At this point, the capital of Xiao Qin couldn't help but applaud Xiao Shu, it's really the ceiling of the pretending "forced" world.

Those who stayed behind fell into contemplation, thinking that what Xiao Shu said, the more they thought about it, the more reasonable it became, and they all sighed
"Xiao's literary name soared to the sky!"

In Xichun Garden, what happened at the banquet was continuously spread to the outside world through the servants. In a courtyard called "Fang Fei" in Diao's Manor, two thin figures were exposed under the lights.

On the Zuo Bo paper on the desk, there is a poem written in elegant but elegant running script, which is the "Bei Ya Ji Inscription" just published in the evening.

"Sister, this poem must have been written a long time ago. Xiao Qin's character is extremely bad. If you think about it, this poem is just looking for someone to grab a knife."

Standing in front of the desk, staring at the poem is a handsome young man in white clothes and a scarf. His figure is thin and tall, his eyebrows are raised, and his eyes are like stars.

"Brother, don't lie."

The young man who was reprimanded was also thin and slender, but his face was like snow, smeared with cream, fresh and beautiful, like a daughter's family, chattering endlessly:

"Even if it was done by him, it was nothing but an arrogant person. Listen, 'Your saint is in the sky, and my saint is on earth'. Such arrogant words dare to underestimate the talents of the world."

"Didn't he call himself 'Jiang Zuo Wei Jie', 'Jiang Zuo Weiqi Young No.1'? I'll meet him tomorrow in person to make him feel ashamed."

Xiao Shu was walking in the peach blossom forest, and suddenly shuddered, but he didn't know that he had been mistakenly targeted. To blame, he could only blame the beautiful moonlight tonight, and the peach blossoms were red.

(End of this chapter)