Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 214

Chen Yili took Shangguanyi to sit down, asked about Xu Qing, and chatted with the others.

It is said that Xu Qing, Zhang Linye and Yang Cheng were sitting together in the pavilion. Although it was only a corner seat, someone still wanted to snatch it.

For this kind of literary meeting, the "gold master" is not in vain, and there is probably another deal for the order of seats except for extremely distinguished guests.

With Chen Yi standing here, those who were occupied by Xu Qing didn't dare to make a mistake, they could only wink at Xu Qing, full of anger.However, Xu Qing didn't seem to see it. He either closed his eyes and rested his mind, or drank tea and ate snacks. When he accidentally met his eyes, Xu Qing smiled instead.

But this smile is "cheap" in the eyes of others, not only cheap, but also shameless.

After Chen Yili chatted happily with everyone, Shangguanyi was free. He didn't know anyone else, so he ran over to talk to Xu Qing.

This time, Xu Qing winked at someone else, who was naturally Shangguanyi.I don't know if Shangguanyi understood Xu Qing's eyes, but he smiled and sat cross-legged in front of Xu Qing.

Shangguanyi was praised and flattered by Chen Yili before, and she has long been like a big man wearing a halo on her head. Wherever she goes, someone stares at her and sits in front of Xu Qing, and naturally brings everyone's attention to Xu Qing.

They are all looking at themselves secretly, who is in front of this talented Shangguan?They both look very good.

Some people searched in their hearts, where did this number come from?I haven't seen it before, and it's from another county?Alas, a literary society where the magistrate of this county is in charge, why do you people from other counties come to join in the fun!
Xu Qing quietly said to Shangguanyi, if people ask me, just say that I am a down and out friend.

Chen Yili also noticed this, but it was not Xu Qing who caught his eye, but Zhang Linye and Yang Cheng.Zhang Linye's face is fair and clean, while Yang Cheng is thick and tall.Before coming to participate in the literary meeting, Xu Qing made them wear long gowns and cultural uniforms. From this point of view, one looked like a handsome young man, and the other looked like a doctor of classics.

It's the person in the middle, so let's not talk about it.

"You Shao is knowledgeable and talented, and the people he knows must not be ordinary people." Chen Yili glanced around at the crowd, and then said, "You Shao, can you introduce me?"

The others also nodded. Since Shangguanyi is so powerful, that friend must not be simple.Shangguanyi smiled and said: "It's natural. My friend's surname is Xu and his name is Chuliu. He is from Luonan in Guannei, and he is also a scholar in the state."

Oh, scholar, last year the imperial court opened a department to recruit scholars, but quite a few local officials selected local talents.

This scholar was not a scholar from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, nor did he come through an examination, but was "examined" by a local official.Since it is an investigation, it must either rely on connections, or really have a lot of skills.

Xu Qing was slightly surprised, didn't he let Shangguanyi say that he was a down-and-out scholar?How come he put gold on his face and called him a scholar.

"Oh, Mr. Xu, what about the two next to you?" Chen Yili asked again.

Zhang Linye and Yang Cheng stood up and said, "We are this bodyguards."

It turned out to be the guard, but the one in the middle was the real master. Chen Yili was slightly disappointed, not only him, everyone sighed slightly.Chen Yili said: "Since you are a scholar in the state, why don't you go to Chang'an to take the exam instead of going to this remote place."

"Uh..." How did Xu Qing answer this, he only replied: "I, I, I, my book is still shallow, and I dare not compete with the world's talented scholars."

Everyone couldn't help but smirk, scholars talking about Ling Yunzhi, who doesn't even have the courage to fight, must be someone who has no ability at all.

Chen Yili also said: "The wild grass is next to the orchid, and the yellow leaves are floating on the jade tree."

The weeds are naturally Xu Qing's kind of unmotivated, and Zhilan is the young and promising Shangguanyi.

Xu Qing pretended not to know, and his behavior became more and more afraid of being disadvantaged. He saluted and said: "I have heard for a long time that there are famous people in Wuzhong. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Those scholars were already arrogant. In their view, Xu Qing was just a scholar from another county. Even if he didn't pay respects to salute, it was nothing, and it wasn't worth worrying about.

Chen Yili is modest and casual, seeing Xu Qing's good attitude, he also smiled and cupped his hands and said: "It's a pleasure to meet you, a certain Chen Yili, my friends call me a native of Shuiyun Mountain. Raising flowers with bamboo, burning incense and playing the piano, watching the moon and reading books, I am a lazy person."

When an official said he was idle, he meant that he was unwilling. Xu Qing thought of a sentence and said with a smile: "It's exactly what I want. It's not that idlers can't be idle. Idlers don't wait for idlers."

When Chen Yili heard Xu Qing's words, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and found that although Xu Qing didn't think about making progress, he was also a little quick-witted, and said with a smile: "My friend Xu is talented, this sentence really suits me."

Sun Youcai smiled beside him and said, "It seems that this friend Xu and Mr. Chen are good friends."

These words were like splashing dirty water, causing Xu Qing to flash a murderous look again.

Xu Qing was just an individual visitor after all, Chen Yili didn't take it to heart, and pulled Shangguanyi over to continue joking.

Sun Youcai is a well-rounded person, and with him taking care of things, everyone chatted happily.

First the preface, and then chatted about their respective hometowns.It so happened that there was a merchant from Luonan among the crowd, who moved to Yuhang to do business last year, and this time he also came to join in the fun and enjoy poetry and calligraphy.

Speaking of Luonan, Xu Qing had to be mentioned. In addition, Chen Yili and Shangguanyi told some stories about Xu Qing and a few poems, and Xu Qing's name suddenly bloomed in everyone's hearts.Even those who were confused, praised Xu Qing a few words, which made Xu Qing, who was sitting by the side, a bit shy.Zhang Linye and Yang Cheng covered their stomachs and laughed when they talked about other people's lies and exaggerations.

The former disciple said for no reason: "Hey? That Xu Chuliu...brother, isn't he also from Luonan, and he has the same surname as Mr. Xu. I don't know what relationship he has with Mr. Xu?"

Seeing that everyone was looking over, Xu Qing hurriedly put down a piece of dried meat that hadn't entered his belly, and asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Sun Youcai became interested, glanced at Xu Qing and asked, "Friend Xu, are you a scholar from Luonan in Guannei?"

Xu Qing wiped his mouth and said, "Yes." What Xu Qing likes most about jerky is that different people make different tastes, and different regions have different tastes even if they are separated by ten miles.This may be due to the lack of industrialization, but Xu Qing likes this kind of feeling.

Sun Youcai said to everyone: "Brother Shangguan said that Mr. Xu is from Luonan, and friend Xu is also from Luonan, and their surname is the same as Mr. Xu's. It's really a coincidence."

Xu Qing reluctantly said: "It's all done by me."

Everyone laughed.

A scholar asked again: "Friend Xu, you are both a scholar and a talented person in Luonan, have you ever met Mr. Xu?"

Everyone looked at Xu Qing, Xu Qing couldn't answer, he hesitated and said: "I seem to have seen it before."

After hearing this, everyone said in a loud voice: "If you have seen it, you have seen it. If you haven't seen it, you have not seen it. What does it mean to have seen it?"

The businessman from Luonan said: "Mr. Xu is the current Emperor Wenzong. If I had met Mr. Xu once when I was in Luonan, of course, the understanding of Mr. Xu is not as good as Brother Shangguan and Mr. Chen."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, showing admiration in words and expressions.

Seeing the faltering of his words, he kept his eyes open and asked, "I don't know, friend Xu, is it the three essentials, or the spiritual mouth?"

Xu Qing just glanced at Shangguanyi angrily and said, "It's on the edge of Xiahongshan Town."

"Hongshan Town, hey, what a coincidence, I'm also on the edge of Hongshan Town." The businessman said, "I've been there before. I know there is a landlord named Hu. I wonder if he's still there?"

"Oh?" Xu Qing said in his heart, the Hu family's house had already been taken over by him, so what did he say about the Hu family, so he said: "The Hu family has moved away, I haven't seen it in recent years..."

At this time, Xu Qing clearly saw a few people standing behind the businessman, those who were robbed of their seats by Xu Qing, and he also saw them whispering something in the businessman's ear, not knowing what they said.

The businessman said: "Meeting Brother Xu here in Yuhang is really a good thing to meet an old acquaintance in other places. When I was leaving, I cared the most about Mr. Liu, the county captain. I wonder how he is doing recently?"

Shangguanyi almost didn't say anything when she heard that. As a lord, Xu Qing still can't remember the name of the county magistrate. You ask him the county magistrate?

Moreover, what the businessman said may not be true, it is very likely to be a trap.There is no such thing as Lieutenant Liu, but one was created. It is also possible that Lieutenant Liu is real. If you have a false identity, it is really difficult to answer.Even if you are a real Luonan native, it’s the same if you get the answer right. The person who made the question is the person who made the question. The final interpretation right of this question is reserved, and it can still be true.

Xu Qing couldn't answer, but just "oh, ah, huh" for a while.

Sun Youcai sneered: "Oh, brother, friend Xu concentrates on studying and doesn't hear anything outside the window. I don't know that the county captain is also normal. Why make things difficult for him?"

Sun Youcai didn't want to be a peacemaker, he just wasted his time on Xu Qing. He felt that his money was wasted too much, so he didn't want to do it.

Chen Yili said: "Okay, okay, friend Xu doesn't seem to recognize Lieutenant Liu, let's drink tea."

"Thank you very much..." Xu Qing came back, and immediately sat down again, and the people behind the businessman were busy patting him.

"Oh, Mr. Chen..." The businessman got the instigation, and he didn't let Xu Qing go, saying: "Mr. Chen is righteous, and I will give this little thief a life, but I can't sit idly by."

"Everyone, this person keeps saying that he is from Luonan, but he doesn't even recognize the county magistrate. He also says that he is a scholar, but he has never even met Wen Zong Xu Gong. You know, a certain businessman has also listened to Xu Gong's teachings. Yes. In my opinion, he is just a top-notch gangster..."

Xu Qing spread his hands and looked at Shangguanyi again, meaning that where I kept saying who I am, he said it for me.

"Oh, of course, Brother Shangguan is kind-hearted, so it is reasonable to be deceived by this clever little thief." The man said aggressively: "Everyone, today's literary meeting is an elegant and innocent thing, and no one should tarnish it. And this The little thief steals other people's seats, cheats on eating and drinking, and also wants to use his tongue to win everyone's attention. Chen Gong's appreciation and his superiority are really shameless!"

"If such a shameless person is not expelled from the Wenhui, it is really unreasonable!"

(End of this chapter)