Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 213

Go outing in spring, go swimming in summer, enjoy chrysanthemums and red mountains in autumn, and see auspicious snow in winter.The so-called Wenhui, either take advantage of the beautiful scenery, or follow the festive season.But in the middle of winter, whether it snows or not, and it's not the solar terms, if you hold a literary meeting, you will really be full and have nothing to do.

Anyway, Xu Qing thought so.

Early the next morning, Xu Qing took Zhang Linye and Yang Cheng to find Shangguanyi.The first time he was born, the second time he was acquainted, and not long after, he was on Shangguanyi's "thief ship".

Anyway, eating and drinking other people's food, Xu Qing didn't complain anymore, just sat down at ease, watched the scenery, and ate sunflower seeds.Walking to the middle of the lake, I met five or six small boats. I looked at the boatmen on the poles, and they turned out to be the chartered boats I met yesterday.

Xu Qing's boat was big and tall, so he stepped out and stood on the side to face the wind.The belt fluttered, his expression was indifferent, and he was smiling, almost waving his hands.In fact, the wind was blowing head-on, and it was so cold that Xu Qing was just doing it for the sake of demeanor, not the temperature.

After a while, the demeanor disappeared——Xu Qing's nose was running profusely.

Cover your face and wipe your tears.

But Shangguanyi's boat didn't go with them, it just turned around in the lake and landed on the shore.The crowd hired several carriages and traveled westward all the way.

The carriage has an open curtain, and the person sitting in the carriage can watch the scenery on the side of the road.It's just that during the Jiayue period, there are not many things to see, and there is a sense of dilapidation in the mountains and rivers.

When the carriage was driving, he suddenly saw a seven-level stone pagoda jumping over the cliff, Xu Qing thought to himself, how can the materials be transported up to such a dangerous place.

As the carriage bumped, Xu Qing closed his eyes slightly, resting his right hand on the window, and faintly heard the sound of Sanskrit bells and drums in his ears.At this moment, I am leisurely and carefree, and I almost want to dream for 500 years.

Suddenly the carriage stopped, Shangguanyi said to Xu Qing: "Brother Xu, we're here."

Oh, Xu Qing woke up leisurely, looking outside, there are rows of camphor trees, green and green, it is rare to see such a full green in this winter.

After getting out of the carriage, I saw an ancient temple, drank a cup of tea in the temple, and after the refreshment, I washed my face with a towel, the tiredness disappeared, and I couldn't help but feel comfortable all over.This trip seems to be worth it.

What about Wenhui?
He got into the carriage again, and carried the people to continue up the mountain. After experiencing a few times of dark willows and bright flowers, he saw a mountain pavilion.Looking at the West Lake from one side of the pavilion and the mountains on the back, it can be described as an excellent viewing platform!
Looking at the pavilion, there were already five or six scholars, all of whom were chatting away. Seeing Xu Qing and others coming, a scholar came up with his nostrils upturned and said, "Is there any post?"

Xu Qing thought to himself, how could such a person be used as a doorman, it seems that the people in the master meeting are not good at employing people.Shangguanyi didn't mind either, and handed over the post. Xu Qing looked at it and saw the word Chen Yili written on the signature.

Surprised, Xu Qing asked Shang Guanyi, "Who is this Chen Yili?"

Shangguanyi heard the words and said slyly: "This Chen Yili is the county magistrate of Qiantang County."

"What? County magistrate?" Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I thought it was just a few sour literati, but they got involved in the government?"

It's not that Xu Qing is afraid, it's just that he is just a passerby, so he is naturally a head short, so he doesn't want to offend the local bureaucrats.

"That's not the case. I won't ask Brother Xu to sit in the town anymore. You can just play around later. As long as Chen Yili doesn't target me, you won't make a move."

"You, you, I don't know what to say about you."

Shangguanyi smiled and said: "This Chen Yili is good at poetry and prose. He is also good at calligraphy and painting. He is really all-rounder. It's just that he can't show his ability as a county magistrate. He likes to associate with local scholars and have fun."

Xu Qing suddenly realized that this Chen Yili was an all-rounder, and even Shang Guanyi praised him a few words, which is not bad.Of course, it was also possible that Shangguanyi was trying to shirk, Xu Qing glared at Shangguanyi, and then thought in his heart, if this Chen Yili is a talent, he might as well take the opportunity to take it under his command.This kind of ability but no opportunity has the highest loyalty.

The person who read the post heard the conversation between Shangguanyi and Xu Qing, and couldn't help laughing: "You don't even know Mr. Chen, so you still come to the literary meeting?"

"This is a friend from another county, what an offense." Shangguanyi had a good temper, and quickly apologized, but only returned with a cold snort.However, everyone in Xu Qing followed in.

You write essays, but I have poems. The story of Ouyang Xiu writing bad poems to test scholars.

Sit down, drink tea, and eat snacks, but this tea doesn't need to be in the temple, and I don't know if it's because of the tea or the contemptuous eyes on the side.

Shangguanyi is very busy. This time, he can be regarded as a special guest. Many people know him or "have known him for a long time".

Many carriages came up one after another, and one of them got off and said, "This is Brother You Shao, you are finally here, and I have spent a lot of effort to invite you, a god."

At the banquet, the later the one who came, the higher status might be. If this person came so late and yelled as soon as he arrived, he might be the host of the banquet.

Shangguanyi said: "Where is it, come here to study, let's get to know Mr. Chen together."

"Brother You Shao is humble..." The man cupped his hands again, glanced at the other people in the pavilion, saw a young man in brocade clothes, and hurriedly said: "Hahaha, Brother Wei Qi, I didn't expect you to come earlier than me? "

Shangguanyi quietly said to Xu Qing: "This person's original name is Sun Youcai. He thought this name was too vulgar, so he took another name called Sun Mu. He was born in a merchant in Yuhang County, and his family had a lot of money. Of course, he was only the glory of his parents. He usually He is ignorant of learning and skills, but he likes to be arty, and he is not good at writing, but he often buys poems and articles to show off, and this time, he is the sponsor of the literary fair."

Xu Qing suddenly said after hearing this, "So that's how it is."

Chen Yili couldn't make it, so everyone had to wait, but there were some literati who were slower than Sun Youcai.There were quite a few people walking up the mountain, and many scholars came with beautiful women, they were drinking and chatting, or they were playing with prostitutes.

It is a romantic thing for scholars to engage in prostitution.

Those who came on foot, of course, could only watch, envious, while looking at the intersection to see if the county magistrate came.They want to show off in front of the county magistrate, hoping to be appreciated.

Xu Qing was alone enjoying the scenery quietly.

It's just that there are more and more people, and there are more and more "distinguished guests", so Xu Qing was squeezed out of the pavilion and just stood aside.Shangguanyi couldn't take care of herself, so she could only look at Xu Qing embarrassedly in the crowd.

At this time, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd, everyone looked at one place, those who were sitting hurriedly stood up, and said excitedly: "Mr. Chen is here!"

Xu Qing turned his head to look, and from Shangguanyi's eyes, he recognized that the older bearded man was Chen Yili, and the other younger ones should be Chen Yili's disciples.

All the scholars in the pavilion, real or not, came out to welcome them, and they walked over with their arms folded from afar, shouting: "Welcome Mr. Chen!"

The disciples beside Chen Yili quickly walked in front of him, blocking the group of scholars who wanted to take the opportunity to approach him.But there are some people they dare not stop, such as Sun Youcai and his like.

There are still some people who did not step forward, such as Shangguanyi and Xu Qing.Shangguanyi is a "distinguished guest", and Xu Qing is a "lord, Shangguan", so there is no need to greet him.Not only because of this, but more importantly, Xu Qing wanted to get into the pavilion quickly while everyone was out, and looked for a place to sit down, as if he was beaten to death without moving his butt.

Chen Yili was just exchanging greetings with several donors, but suddenly remembered something, looked at the crowd and asked, "I don't know which one is Shangguan Youshao."

Everyone looked at each other, and Sun Youcai explained: "Shangguan Youshao is the talented person Chen Gong called for."

As soon as Sun Youcai finished speaking, everyone laughed loudly from behind: "Mr. Chen, the younger generation is here. I have admired Mr. Chen's name for a long time. I wanted to see it from a distance, but..."

The speaker was naturally Shangguanyi. After he finished speaking, he looked at the sharp-headed people beside him.

Everyone moved out of the way and put Shangguanyi in. Chen Gongxi said: "You Shao...you are really young and promising. The last time I saw your article "Youyuhuangfeng", it is indeed the top of today's articles!"

Shangguanyi paid homage, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare not dare, "You Yuhuangfeng" is just a whimsy, small skills, small ways, in front of Chen Gong, it is really a class, a child's race."

Chen Yili continued to praise: "You Shao is humble, the old man is dead, it is difficult to write articles, and you will be the leader in the future."

Everyone was shocked and envious when they heard the words, what kind of character is this Shangguanyi, who has received such praise from Chen Gong.Although it is inevitable for business to praise each other at the literary conference, it is really rare for Chen Yili to say this.

Those scholars only read the basic "Nineteen Ancient Poems", or the things written by Chen Yili, and spent all their time preparing for the essay meeting, where there is no time to read Shiwen.They were arrogant and arrogant, and they didn't even read Nian's literature. No matter how fragrant Shangguanyi's wine was, they couldn't smell it.

Shangguanyi was delighted when he heard the praise, but he still said: "Speaking of being a leader, I won't be able to do it in 50 years, but I know that a person can do it, not only in the future, but also in today's world. He can also be a master."

"Oh? I wonder if this is..." Chen Yili asked, stroking his beard.

"This person is the former governor of Cangzhou, Xu Qing, Lord Xu."

After hearing this, everyone whispered to each other, asking, who is this Xu Qing?

On the contrary, Chen Yili laughed loudly, and said to Shangguanyi: "Yes, You Shao, you are an exponent. This Xu Qing is an official and a poet, and he can speak well. And to make a match, he is regarded as the founder of the sect, but I I haven’t seen his articles yet. If the articles are not good, I’m afraid I won’t be able to be a master.”

Alas!Where is Cangzhou?What is being right? The scholars present all realized that they are really frogs at the bottom of a well, and they don't know anything about what Chen Gong said.How can this be flattering?
Xu Qing listened behind, his face turned red slightly, this Shangguanyi wouldn't just dump him out like that?
"Chen Gong..." Shangguanyi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Sun Youcai. Sun Youcai said: "Hey, Governor Xu is still in Cangzhou, you two might as well talk about the immediate matter."

"Okay, okay...You Shao will sit with me..." Chen Yili took Shangguanyi's hand, took him to sit in the pavilion, and asked secretly: "Do you know how old Xu Qingxu is?"

"Oh, I met him in Chang'an, so he should be the weakest champion this year."

"What? Weak crown?!"

Chen Yili trembled a few times, obviously shocked by Xu Qing's young age.

(End of this chapter)