Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 24
As the host of the banquet, Xiao Guan was very good at enlivening the atmosphere.

Chen Qingsi is also well-rounded and does not agree blindly. She neither overwhelms the guest nor takes the lead, nor does she ask questions like the elders ask the younger ones.

From the fatigue in the south of the Yangtze River to the great rule of Lianglong, we talked about Goguryeo in the northeast, the Turks in the north, and other topics.

Chen Qingsi was restrained in what he said. If he was allowed to speak openly, and in light of the historical process, not to mention everyone at the table, even the prime ministers in the temple might not be able to speak out against him.

Even so, it surprised everyone at the banquet.

A person's insight is the most precious knowledge. As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.

Talking on paper will never compare to actual action.

The reason why the children of aristocratic families are able to dominate the common people from poor families is that, in addition to the convenience of acquiring culture, their greatest advantage is their knowledge and vision.

For a proud man like Xiao Guan, the Xiao family would arrange for him to travel every few years, and someone would compile a book about what happened in the court and the policies of the court for him to read.

These advantages are far beyond the reach of ordinary people from poor families.

Therefore, unless a monster-level genius appears among the poor people, it will be difficult for the poor people to fight against the children of the aristocratic family in a non-equivalent situation.

Chen Qingsi showed that his knowledge was not inferior to that of Xiao Guan, which was really amazing.

Xiao Jie couldn't help but said: "I wonder where Brother Chen got the news?"

For Chen Qingsi, Xiao Jie had a lot of jealousy in his heart. In this three-acre area of ​​Yixing County, he, Xiao Jie, was the young hero praised by everyone. Even though he was only a branch of the Xiao family, he was better than most people.

But Chen Qingsi, a commoner who could not even be called a poor family, had such bad luck. He was about to marry the legitimate daughter of the first wife of the Xiao family's Qiliang house. This status suddenly appeared on his head. This question was somewhat ambiguous. Malice.

Several people in the hall also looked sideways.

Chen Qingsi said calmly: "Look more, listen more, ask more, and think more. Although Jiangnan is far away, it has outstanding people. Tea from Jiangnan is sold all over the world, among which Yangxian tea from Yixing County is the best. Businessmen from all over the world often come here. Looking to buy. If you talk to them more, you can learn a lot about the world."

Xiao Jie was speechless in admiration.

Xiao Guan stroked his palm and said, "It's good to see more, listen more, ask more, and think more, but I can't do it as well. My sister-in-law can meet such a good match, and as an elder brother, I feel relieved."

He glanced at the clock and said, "It's still early, why don't we go for a walk in the courtyard together? There are a lot of lotus plants, pavilions and water pavilions in the backyard. The scenery is absolutely beautiful."

The guests followed the hosts as they pleased, and a group of people moved to the backyard of Xiao's house.

The beauty of the Jiangnan water town lies in its subtlety, winding paths leading to secluded places, and Zen rooms with deep flowers and trees.

The scenery in the backyard of Xiaozhai also gives full play to this feature, it is quiet and quiet.

Xiao Guan introduced Chen Qingsi and led him around, and soon separated from the large group.

Chen Qingsi had long seen that Xiao Guan deliberately created an opportunity to speak alone, so she didn't care.

When we came to a pavilion standing in the middle of the lake, there were lotuses in full bloom for hundreds of steps around. The water was sparkling, which was worthy of the word "beautiful".

"Brother Chen!" Xiao Guan solemnly raised his hands and bowed in salute: "Guan cannot represent the Xiao family. I am only personally apologizing to Brother Chen."

Chen Qingsi helped him up and said, "Brother Xiao, just tell me if you have anything."

Xiao Guan didn't hide anything, and explained everything in the capital in detail, especially Concubine Xiao Shu's current situation.

Concubine Xiao Shu was so beautiful that she won the favor of Li Zhi with her extraordinary appearance.It's a pity that he has looks but no brains. He first quarreled with Queen Wang and then Wu Zhaoyi. He could sit alone on the balcony with his face, but he decided to act like a monster and accompany himself in.

Chen Qingsi looked like that.

Xiao Guan said: "Brother Chen seems to have had a suspicion for a long time."

Chen Qingsi nodded and said, "I just didn't expect it to be so complicated."

Xiao Guan said: "There is one more thing that Brother Chen needs to know. That is the attack on you in Tongguan Mountain. We have found out that the person behind the attack was Zhang Ling, the grandson of the head of the Zhang family in Wu County."

Chen Qingsi said in surprise: "This is unexpected. I am an ordinary citizen and have never had any contact with the Zhang family in Wu County, let alone any grudges. Could it be because of the second wife of the Xiao family?"

Xiao Guan smiled bitterly: "This matter is a farce. My sister-in-law and I belong to the lineage of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, and the ancestor of the Zhang family in Wu County, Zhang Jigong, killed Xiao Baojuan and surrendered, so the two sides formed a friendship. Zhang Ling was a talented person, known as a child prodigy, and had high hopes for the Zhang family. At that time, Song Guogong returned to his hometown and taught at the clan school, and the surrounding gentry families all sent their children to study. Zhang Ling was one of them..."

Song Guogong is Xiao Yu, one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He was dismissed six times in his life and experienced great ups and downs. He is the most outstanding figure of the Xiao family in recent years.

This is also the advantage of everyone in the family. There are people like Xiao Yu who give lectures and impart knowledge.

"Zhang Ling met his roommate by chance when he was studying. He was haunted by dreams. The Zhang family also tried to propose marriage, but the roommate is the jewel of my Xiao family. How can I choose a son-in-law easily? Due to the relationship between the two families, my uncle and I I didn’t reject it directly, I just wanted him to become famous.”

He suddenly blushed when he said this. He was so proud then, but now he is so embarrassed.

"Zhang Ling also swore that he would win the first prize and come to ask for his hand in marriage. Later, the situation in the court changed. Concubine Xiao Shu was implicated by the Queen and was thrown into the cold palace. Because the Queen was a queen, she could not immediately hold the charges and kept delaying. The situation was not optimistic. .”

"The next thing you know, in order to prevent my sister-in-law from getting involved, I came up with a way to recruit a son-in-law. To be honest with Brother Chen, my cousin grew up with me and we have a deep relationship. I really don't want to be perfunctory. For this reason, I I also approached Zhang Ling privately, but he refused because he did not dare to risk his own fate and that of his family."

"No one expected that he himself would not dare, but he could not see others getting married, so he would send someone to do this."

When Chen Qingsi heard this, she was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

Xiao Guan suddenly laughed: "Now it seems that we are the ones who are really thankful. Compared with Brother Chen, Zhang Ling is like a shining fire and a bright moon, and they cannot be whispered to each other. This man is indeed smart and knowledgeable, but he is ignorant. He is worldly, favored by thousands of people, and has many talents, but no real talent at all. The Zhang family is not weak, so he does not dare to use it. Instead, he listens to the words of the servant beside him. The servant said that he knew a good man with strong martial arts skills, but he did not want to Think about what kind of people you can get to know? They paid a lot of money to bribe the bullies in Suzhou city to act as killers and staged this farce. In contrast, Brother Chen was born in a poor family, courageous, talented and knowledgeable, but he was always the best choice. It’s impressive.”

"When this matter was found out, the clan uncle was furious, and the Zhang family also gave an explanation. Zhang Ling..."

Chen Qingsi interrupted Xiao Guan and said, "Brother Xiao, there is no need to elaborate on this matter. I don't want to know the details."

How the Zhang family explains to the Xiao family has nothing to do with him. If they don't explain to him, it won't be over.

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