Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 347: Use talent without authority

"Who is this?" Chen Zhi asked Su Liao, who was waiting nearby. As an aide, he stood beside Chen Zhi like a half-servant for inquiries.

To put it bluntly, he is like a secretary who will check for leaks and fill in the vacancies in later generations. Staff like Su Liao have always been good at catching up, so after noticing Chen Zhi's positioning of himself, he made a lot of effort to familiarize himself with the business. At this time, when he heard Chen Zhi's inquiry, his mind turned, and he introduced it without hesitation.

"Qi Shaojun, this is Zhao Yuan, who is known as a master of calligraphy and painting. His ancestors can be traced back to the nobles of Zhao State. His family is located in Hebei, which is among the middle grades. But with his talent, he is now a noble and top grade." , who has a wide range of friends, once set up an academy with others, and then escaped, and there are many talented people in that academy, and there are seven people who can be called masters. They are called the Seven Friends of the Old Academy. Liu Kun is one of them."

"Is he Zhao Yuan?" Chen Zhi nodded and looked at that person. With his photographic memory, he could remember anything Su Liao said. Many celebrities and everyone in Luoyang City , Grandmaster, their surnames and names were all recorded one by one through Su Liao's introduction and the files of Taile Department, including this Zhao Yuan, but of course there are no corresponding photos of this era, so I don't recognize him. But as soon as Su Liao mentioned it, he immediately knew who it was.

In fact, Chen Zhi was quite impressed by this person, not because of his calligraphy and painting skills, but because most of the records in the Taile Department were written by many people. After reading too much, Chen Zhi became a little numb. Among them, there are no less than twenty people with the title of Shuangjue. What really worries Chen Zhi is the rumors and anecdotes about this person——

This man is an uninhibited celebrity, with a reputation for being romantic, but he is most famous for his reputation as a "gentleman and a good wife." He is fond of women and pursues many women. If he makes a move, he will be admired by many women and rarely misses her.

In the words of later generations, this is a master at picking up girls.

In addition, this person has a wide network of contacts, has many friends, and is very appealing. He is considered a young opinion leader with considerable influence.

There is also the friendship with Liu Kun. Liu Kun has a name in history. Chen Zhi has also heard about his deeds. Being as famous as Liu Kun shows his ability.

In contrast, Zhao Yuan's so-called identity as a descendant of the Zhao Kingdom is the bleakest.

When I saw him today, he was really good-looking. No wonder he had such a good reputation. However, the request he made was provocative. But the strange thing was that Chen Zhiguan didn't have much malice in his expression. It seemed that he was so famous. Everything I say comes from my heart and does not contain any malice.

After looking at it for a while, Chen Zhi simply asked: "What do you mean by your Excellency, is that if Chen wants to ask you to criticize, he must first defeat you in calligraphy, painting and other matters?"

"Of course," Zhao Yuan nodded, "The Xu family sent someone to find me before and promised me a lot of money not to agree when Tai Le ordered you to invite me, but I kicked that person out. Although I, Zhao Yuan, know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, I also admire truly talented people. I have heard of Tai Leling’s name a long time ago. If you can show your ability and surpass me, you will definitely follow me."

As soon as this person said this, everyone was startled, and each of them looked strange. It was nothing more than because Zhao Yuan had spread the matter of the Xu family. Because they couldn't get on the stage and it would make them appear powerful, it was better for Zhao Yuan to say so directly.

Chen Zhi was also a little stunned, but then he laughed randomly, thinking that Zhao Yuan was quite a wonderful person.

He wanted to think about it, but Zhao Yuan's suggestion must be responded to. However, before Chen Zhi could speak, Wang Yan, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said: "Xiaojun of the Zhao family, you said it simply, but have you ever thought about it?" , Tai Leling invited famous Luoyang masters today, no matter calligraphy, painting skills, music, etc., everyone came here. Although it cannot be said to be all-inclusive, it still involves many things, and the manpower is sometimes poor. Even if he is not good at articles and calligraphy, How can you know everything if you are called brilliant? If I compete with you, other people will not be convinced and will compare what they are good at with Tai Leling. This makes no sense."

Zhao Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "I also know this truth, but there are rules for everything. My Zhao Yuan's rule is to only obey those who are stronger than me. No matter how famous Tai Leling is, if he wants me to agree, You have to beat me on this one. No matter whether it is a sincere invitation or coercion or inducement, it will not work. If I can drive away the Xu family's lackeys, I can naturally turn around and leave."

Have character!

Chen Zhi finally understood. What this person meant was very clear. As long as he could beat him in what he was good at, he would support him unconditionally.

"Zhao Yuan's influence is not small. He is a strange person. If we can really get his support, we can save a lot of trouble. In fact, this is also my original intention of sending the invitation. Everyone present actually has a network of connections. If you can recruit everyone, even if you can't use it for your own use, you can also clear the constraints for subsequent literary criticism and other matters, and even get help from all parties. However, many of the people who came today have other ideas, but they just have no chance to act. Now Zhao With Yuan taking the lead, someone will probably jump out. If we can calm down, then today's goal can be achieved."

After thinking about this, Chen Zhi looked at the other people in the hall and found that several people's expressions had indeed changed and they were eager to try. When Wang Yan nodded silently and Zhao Yuan sat down after finishing his words, one person stood up, raised his hand to Wang Yan, and said to Wang Yan again. Chen Zhi said: "Tai Le Ling Mingjian, what Mr. Zhao said is true. We all know the power of Tai Le Ling, but due to the power of the three families, we have many concerns. If Tai Le Ling can show his talents, then we will If you respect him, that’s what happens from now on, so what’s the difficulty?”

How far can a person's ability reach?
This is hard to say, but one thing is very clear, that is, no one can be proficient in everything, but the speaker used this as an excuse, saying that if Chen Zhi can demonstrate his accomplishments in all fields, then they will Will ignore the threats from Zhang, Xu, and Xun families and support Chen Zhi wholeheartedly.

On such an occasion, saying such words is tantamount to a formal commitment, because relying on the identities of everyone present, it is inevitable that the news will spread, and there is no way to change it, otherwise the person who breaks the promise will be ruined.No one dares to joke with fame.

However, the speaker also knew very well that what he said was impossible, so he dared to speak out loud.

Chen Zhi looked at the person who was speaking and recognized the music master named Leqi. This man had a close relationship with the Zhang family. I am afraid that accepting the invitation this time was not to wait and see, but to wait for an opportunity to cause trouble and completely destroy the matter.

Chen Zhi immediately saw the motive behind it.

"Unlike Xu Ji, the Zhang family also has its own preparations and is ready to reverse the situation, but it is more prudent to go with the flow and disrupt things along the way. This method of doing things is more subtle, but the arrival of these people will eventually become my excuse. It’s a springboard for potential. I believe that with so many people coming this time, many of them are like this, and they should all jump out next.”

Sure enough, before he could finish his thoughts, more people stood up in twos and threes and expressed their agreement.

"Sure enough, the other three companies have been prepared for a long time. They do not intend to let things develop on their own. Instead, they want to rely on their own power to lead the process of the matter. I wonder how Chen Zhi will respond. Since they dare to stand up, they will not be afraid. With the authority of the imperial court, it is not possible to simply use official coercion, and it is easy to fall into the trap of others, which is disadvantageous. However, if you agree to it, it is impossible, because among these people, some are good at calligraphy, and some are good at painting. There are also music and music, etc. Everyone, how can Chen Zhi win in everything?"

As a result, as Zhao Yuan and Leqi spoke out one after another, the situation at the scene became complicated, and everyone who visited was divided into three camps.

Several people, represented by Wang Yan, Gu You, Zuo Lian and others, were supporters, but the number was the smallest. In addition to the five people on that day, only three or two people expressed their stance.

Then there are people like Zhao Yuan and Leqi who let Chen Zhi show off his skills. These people have different starting points, but the requirements are the same. As long as they can win, they all follow Chen Zhi.

The last camp is the wait-and-see faction like Luo Xun. It has the largest number of people but is the most unstable. It is a camp that Chen Zhi and the three families are fighting for.

But which side will win depends on how Chen Zhi responds.

While everyone was waiting, Chen Zhi finally spoke: "Everyone, it is my Tai Le Ling who invited you here today, but you want to compete with me, Chen Zhi. It's the Taile Department, it's to help the imperial court select scholars..."

Hearing what he said, everyone was a little disappointed. No matter which camp they were in, even Wang Yan and others were no exception, and their brows were also frowned, because after hearing what Chen Zhi said, they wanted to set aside their own responsibilities and use the court's authority The power comes to force everyone, but this is not feasible, otherwise the court would have summoned everyone long ago.

The reason why they were willing to come here was that Chen Zhi's comments made them curious, and then they had something to look forward to.

But before they could finish their thoughts, Chen Zhi suddenly changed the topic: "But I thought that you are willing to come here to give me Chen Zhi face. In this case, I will overstep this once. Please tell me how to compete. ?" After saying this, he suddenly clapped his hands, and several servants of the Chen family came over with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and then placed them away one by one.

Then someone else came up carrying many musical instruments and scrolls.

This sudden change shocked everyone in the hall. After a while, Zhao Yuan, the good guy, laughed, stood up, and said: "Okay! Just do it! Tai Leling is really cheerful and has great ambitions. It's really Don’t use official power but talent. Since I proposed it, let me take the lead! Ask Tai Leling for help!”

Others looked at the objects that had obviously been prepared long ago and all understood.

Looking at it like this, Chen Zhi was clearly ready!
Leqi and others looked ugly, vaguely feeling that their actions might have been anticipated by Chen Zhi!

　Thanks to "brownspecter" "Diana" for the tip!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)