Kaiyuan Merry

Apart from Hu Xuanwu, there were other exotic talent shows, but they were not to Wang Wei's liking.

While watching these performances, he had another thought, if there were more modern bars in this world, it would be great if there were some pole dancing or even strip dancing in it, it would be entirely possible to become popular...

But all of this is just Wang Wei's fantasy. As a time traveler, it is not surprising to have such a fantasy. Some people traveled to ancient times hoping to become kings and hegemons, save the nation from suffering, and lead the country to the right path. For Wang Wei, he hopes to transform the world into what he wants to see.

And in this process, by the way, accelerate the development of the entire country, and then conquer the world or something.

Even though his current status is indeed good, the quality of life in this life is far worse than that of ordinary people in his previous life. This makes Wang Wei very dissatisfied. There are a group of people here, but there are too few things to entertain. [

Wang Wei always satisfies all personal desires and enjoyments first, and only then considers the country. He is not a noble person at all.

When several people were drinking and eating in an unusually harmonious atmosphere, someone else came to toast. It turned out to be the barbarian owner of this restaurant.

Although he is also of the yellow race, his appearance is obviously different from that of the Han people. He nodded and bowed in front of several famous gentlemen, first greeted a few very kindly, and then boldly said that the first thing to do is to respect, but let the people present Several of them felt very comfortable in their hearts, secretly thinking that this boss would be a man.

Everyone also gave face, although the barbarian boss said that he can drink it, you can do whatever you want, but it's just a few glasses of wine, with the size of a few people, why would you mind?

So a few people did it boldly, and the boss looked at everyone more eagerly. Although his restaurant has gradually formed a reputation, there is no backstage behind it, and it is often beaten by some low-level officials. He was very annoyed, if he could catch the line of these big men, wouldn't he be afraid of some brat?

It's just that this boss is obviously a human being. It's impossible to bring up this kind of asylum-seeking matter at the first meeting. He just hopes that with his attitude today, these young masters can visit here again. It's the second time.

After the boss bowed and retreated, Cui Zongzhi couldn't help but praised: "This barbarian is quite bold. It's rare that the shopkeeper came to toast in person."

Wang Wei didn't feel much about it. In future generations, as long as some important leaders or second generations go to restaurants that are similar to private dishes, it is necessary for these bosses to come out to toast, because they hope that these people can use this place as a place for frequent gatherings , even if you don't charge money, you won't lose money. Don't Chinese people just pay attention to human relationships, and if you make a good relationship on weekdays, you will naturally gain something at critical times.The so-called collection of money, anyway, as long as you sign a note, the leader can't eat and drink with public funds, so what kind of official should he be?

Wei Zhi, who had always kept a cold face, also nodded in agreement. He has always been a person who cares about pomp and face, and this barbarian boss put his posture down so low, which made him feel very face-saving. He admired him very much. The awe of the children of these top aristocratic families.

While Wang Wei and the others were enjoying the banquet leisurely, there happened to be another large group of people gathering on the other side of the restaurant, but the atmosphere was a little weird.

Obviously, this is also a group of literati, some of them are proud and some are more down-and-out. Of course, no matter how proud they are, their status is not as good as that of Wang Wei and others. Judging from the private room where this large group of people live, there is no Wang Wei. Half the size of the five people in Weiwei, you will know the gap.

Li Qi took a sip of the wine, for some reason, even though it was fine wine, he tasted bitter.

This time, he failed the imperial examination again, and his age is already 29 years old...Suddenly, he thought of the younger generation whose poems he admired very much——Wang Wei, who won the Jinshi at one time, and was still the third in the list. The age has not yet reached the weak crown.

Tsk, the fate of this person is really incomparable, Li Qi sighed secretly, in fact, he is also a person who is quite conceited about his poetic talent, after meeting Wang Wei at the banquet, the two There is some sympathy for each other, and there are letters to each other, most of which are about poetry.

As for why the current atmosphere is weird, it also has something to do with Li Qi.

Today Li Qi, Wang Changling, Wang Zhihuan, Qiu Wei, and other well-known poets in the literary world were invited by a rich man from Chang'an to help him write poems, get money, and have a delicious meal along the way. .

Seriously, don’t look at these poets on the surface, but in fact, in ancient times when the publishing industry was underdeveloped, it was really unreliable for poets to make money from poetry, unless every poet would be like Wang Wei, an idol who would hype.But even in modern times, it seems that there is not much soil for poets to survive, and good poets have committed suicide...

Therefore, if a wealthy businessman puts down his airs and asks for poetry, and the price is not bad, as long as he is not a wealthy poet, he will basically be invited to come. Anyway, these arty rich businessmen don't have any in-depth research on poetry, so they only need to hire famous poets.

Wang Changling and Wang Zhihuan, two poets who claim to be from the Wang family in Taiyuan, actually have far inferior status in the clan to Wang Han and Wang Wei, because they just don’t know how many generations have passed since the distant branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan. It's just for teasing tigers, don't think it's useless, if it wasn't for the name of Taiyuan Wang, they wouldn't have become famous so quickly. [

Of course, in order to sell the Taiyuan Wang family well, they naturally praised Wang Wei and Wang Jin, the two outstanding descendants of the direct line, and they also did a lot for the accumulation of Wang Wei's initial fame.

It's just obvious that Wang Changling and Wang Zhihuan are not close to Wang Wei, maybe because they heard that Wang Wei's house was separated from the Taiyuan Wang family, and felt that if they got too close to Wang Wei, they might offend the family. At that time, if they don't even let them pull the tiger's skin, it will be really difficult for them to get along in Chang'an.

Wang Changling’s family was very poor and stuck in farming. He was four or five years older than Wang Wei, and he had already understood the hardships of the world, so he would not be absent when he had such an opportunity to make money. Not every poet can Like Wang Wei, who lives so luxuriously and elegantly, he can still marry the daughter of the Boling Cui family who is more noble than the princess.

Wang Zhihuan's family, who is 13 years older than Wang Wei, is not very rich. It is said that Wuling became a knight-errant when he was young, often fencing and singing sad songs, and was bold and unrestrained.

I have to say that this ranger who fencing and elegy sounds awesome, but in fact, to put it bluntly, he is a gangster. It can be understood that Wang Zhihuan came out to join the underworld when he was young. He can not only fight, but also write poetry at the same time.

It is possible to achieve such a great reputation under such circumstances, which shows that Wang Zhihuan's talent has gained a foothold in the poetry world with his song "Climbing the Stork Tower".If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level.

The popularity of this poem is no less than that of Wang Wei's "September [-], Recalling Brothers in Shandong". Primary school students of later generations must recite Tang poems.

Some people may think that the poems memorized by elementary school students are nothing special. This kind of thinking is simply wrong. It should be understood in this way. Even elementary school students can memorize it, which shows that it is popular and famous through the ages.

A poet can never be considered great without such a work, and the poet will be known if there is such a work even if other poems are mediocre.

Even if Li Qi didn't belong to a super-rich family, he could still be considered a rich man. Logically speaking, he didn't need to come to such a banquet. It's just that he later got acquainted with the rich and frivolous children and went bankrupt.

What's more embarrassing is that at this banquet, Li Qi actually met this "enemy" again. In fact, Li Qi was very open about this. He was young and went astray, which led to the decline of his family. Although there were factors of bad friends , but if he hadn't been unable to control the temptation, he wouldn't have come to this.

Afterwards, Li Qi's prodigal son turned around, studied hard, and even believed in Taoism. As we all know, Taoism is pure in heart and ascetic. Li Qi originally wanted to restrain his own desires, but now he is also obsessed with alchemy. He often wears simple Taoist robes, It looks rather downcast.

Jia Yuneng, the wealthy son of Li Qi's "enemy", came to this banquet, and he was also invited by this rich man in Chang'an. After all, he was a business friend.

Jia Yu's character quality is not good. His family background was not as good as Li Qi's when he was young, so he just hang out with Li Qi, and he is not merciless when spending Li Qi's money. It can be said that he is a very good wine and meat friend , just fell behind in Li Qi's family, and alienated Li Qi. Later, he helped the family with things, but gradually made a name for himself, and now he can be regarded as a "successful person".

After that, although Li Qi studied hard and became famous in the literary world, he couldn't pass the imperial examination. abjection.

As long as he is human, he likes to compare and show off his sense of superiority. When Jia Yu suddenly saw that his friends in his youth were so downcast, but he was so developed, he felt quite good about himself. It's the refreshing feeling that arises spontaneously when a teacher reprimands a certain top student as a comparison to a poor student, and at a party several years later, discovers that he is better than that top student.

It's nothing more than a person with a bit of quality. At most, he secretly delighted and despised him secretly, but Jia Yu said to Li Qi carelessly: "It's been a few decades, Li Lang, don't be ill." comes the sense of superiority.

As soon as such yin and yang words came out, everyone could of course hear the smell inside, so the atmosphere became awkward like this.

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