Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 165: Clapping the horse’s hooves

Not everyone who was greeted by local officials in Yangzhou was qualified to sit.

Only the main officials of Zhizhou Yamen and Tongpan Yamen were left, and the rest had to go to other boxes.

Because Li An was Liu Xuewen's student, he was also kept at the bottom table.

"Liu Shi Yushi had been an official in Yangzhou for many years before, and he was used to eating local Yangzhou cuisine. It was the first time for the two highnesses to go to Yangzhou, and the official didn't know their tastes, so he had some Yangzhou specialties prepared. If your two highnesses are not used to the food, just ask them to be replaced." Gu Yi said with a smile.

"Gu Zhizhou is interested." Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"When you come to Yangzhou, you must try Yangzhou's specialties." Zhao Xian said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good." Gu Yi smiled.

Zhao Xian looked at Li An, who was at the bottom of the table, and said with a smile: "Zi Qian, we meet again. You are a native of Yangzhou. You have to take me to appreciate the scenery of Yangzhou later."

As soon as Zhao Xian spoke, everyone followed his gaze and looked at Li An.

Some Yangzhou officials who didn't know Li An originally asked about it while waiting at the dock.

Although Li An and Liu Xuewen have this relationship, few take him seriously.

Among the imperial envoys who came this time, it seemed that Liu Xuewen was the leader, but many people felt that the two princes were the leaders.

It was only because they were afraid that the two princes would fight that the official family would appoint one person to be the nominal decision-maker.

But Li An actually knew Zhao Xian, and the tone sounded like they had a good relationship, which made everyone start to re-examine Li An.

Zhao Tong's eyes also stopped on Li An, and he looked at Li An carefully.

Ang Lee was somewhat famous in Bianjing in the past few years because of his four words of caution. Although his reputation has declined since there were no new works, Zhao Tong also had some impressions.

Prince Yan and his son were trying to win over civil servants, so he knew of course.

Now seeing Zhao Xian taking the initiative to greet Li An, he began to think about it. He didn't know whether Zhao Xian's target was Li An, or whether he wanted to win over Liu Xuewen through Li An.

Although Liu Xuewen is not of high rank, he is a public speaker and is still very useful.

His father had also tried to win over Liu Xuewen before but was rejected.

Seeing that Zhao Xian and Li An were so familiar now, he even doubted whether Liu Xuewen had fallen in love with Prince Yan and his son.

Li An's heart sank when he heard this. Although he didn't know what everyone was thinking, he also knew that Zhao Xian's familiar look in front of everyone would definitely lead to misunderstanding.

Looking at Zhao Xian's smiling face, Li An didn't know what he was planning.

"Your Highness came at the wrong time. It's already autumn, and there's not much scenery to see in Yangzhou. Besides, His Highness has the imperial mandate, so how can he have time to see the scenery." Li An said with cupped hands.

The smile on Zhao Xian's face faltered. He said this in front of everyone, thinking that Li An would not dare to refute his face, and pretended that he and Li An had a good relationship in front of Zhao Tong.

As long as Zhao Tong takes action against Li An, Li An can only rely on him to protect himself.

But he never imagined that Li An would be so disrespectful to him.

However, he could not turn away at this time. The smile on his face only stagnated slightly, and he quickly recovered and said with a smile: "Haha, I have also read the descriptions of Yangzhou in some poems of the Tang Dynasty. I yearned for it and almost forgot. Let’s get down to business, thank you Ziqian for reminding me.”

Xu Shigao rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I remembered, you are Li An, Liu Shiyushi's student. I said you looked familiar when I saw him before. Liu Shiyushi taught a good student, and he won the championship this time. The leader of the Yangzhou County Examination case. Because he had been in Bianjing for several years, many students in Yangzhou did not know him. Those students were making noises that the county examination was fraudulent. This was also the reason. Isn't this nonsense? Liu Shi Yushi's disciple , it’s normal to win the first case.”

Xu Shigao and Liu Xuewen didn't say a word since they received him.

It's already frustrating enough to have to greet your enemy without saying a word but also to salute him.

Moreover, as Liu Xuewen was the imperial envoy this time, he was also worried that Liu Xuewen would cling to this matter.

If he hadn't been embarrassed, he would have even wanted to ask Li An for help in talking to Liu Xuewen a few days ago.

Fortunately, Gu Yi's guarantee made him feel more at ease.

Now that he saw that Li An had lost the face of Prince Yan, he had an idea and said this deliberately. He said that these are hidden evil intentions.

If Liu Xuewen wanted to investigate strictly, he could secretly let people publicize that Liu Xuewen was Teacher Li An.

Many Yangzhou students themselves suspected that there was something wrong with Li An's success in winning the case. Now Li An's teacher is still the imperial envoy responsible for investigating fraud in the county examination.

Those students will naturally worry about Liu Xuewen's favoritism.

As long as you find someone to provoke them, you won't be afraid that those students won't make a scene.

The two princes definitely didn't want anyone above them to oppress them, and they would definitely take the opportunity to impeach Liu Xuewen.

As long as Liu Xuewen is not qualified as an imperial envoy, with Gu Yi's help, this matter can be settled.

The people present were all human beings. Maybe they didn't fully see Xu Shigao's purpose, but they could see it to some extent.

Zhao Tong and Zhao Xian looked dull and didn't know what they were thinking.

Liu Xuewen looked indifferent, as if he didn't care at all.

Gu Yi secretly glared at Xu Shigao and signaled him to shut up.

At this moment, the waiter asked at the door if he could serve food.

"Haha, the food is here, let's chat while eating."

Gu Yi asked the waiter to serve the food and said with a smile.

Not long after, several waiters filed in carrying dishes.

October is the time when crabs are plump, so crabs are indispensable.

In addition to some special dishes at the banquet, the most important thing is crab.

Zhao Tong and Zhao Xian praised them repeatedly and were very satisfied with the meal.

The meal lasted until late at night.

Gu Yi sent Liu Xuewen and the two princes onto the carriage, and the smile on his face disappeared only after the carriage left.

He sent all his officials away and called Xu Shigao to ride in a carriage with him.

"Idiot, what are you talking about?" Gu Yi said with an ugly face.

"Isn't Xiaguan worried that Liu Xuewen will stick to this matter? Ming Gong also knows that Xiaguan has some grudges with him." Xu Shigao said.

"What's the use of what you said at that time? Liu Xuewen is an imperial envoy appointed by the government. Do you think your little tricks are useful? Didn't I tell you that I can solve this matter? You have to add superfluous things here!" Gu Yi said angrily.

Xu Shigao hurriedly laughed and said: "Ming Gong, please calm down. Don't you want to create opportunities for Prince Yong? The official family asked the two princes to come here. It is obvious that they want to test the two princes. If Liu Xuewen is squeezed out, Prince Yong will Doesn’t His Highness the Crown Prince have the opportunity to be the master?”

"Idiot, do you think you are the only one who is smart? If Liu Xuewen is really squeezed out, who knows who the imperial envoy will fall on? What if it falls on Prince Yan?" Gu Yi cursed.

"Uh…"

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Shigao's forehead, and he said: "No way, doesn't it mean that King Yong has a higher voice? If Liu Xuewen is squeezed out, it will be Prince Yong who makes the decision."

"The reason King Yong's voice is high is because he has the support of civil servants. Can't you use your pig brain and think about it? The officials in the DPRK are now headed by Jiangnan officials. If the officials are worried that the crown prince of King Yong is shielding Yangzhou officials, they will let him Do you want to make the decision?" Gu Yi shouted.

"Ming Gong, what should we do now?"

Xu Shigao was sweating from behind, and only then did he realize that his flattery had hit the horse's hooves.

Gu Yi took a deep breath and said, "Now I will take you to the inn to ask for an audience with His Highness. If Your Highness is angry, I won't be able to protect you."

(End of this chapter)