Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 41
In an elegant garden outside the city of Luonan, there are crowds of people dressed in clothes and chattering, and there are all the more respectable people in Luonan County here, and even a few high-ranking families in Lin County come here.

The county magistrate of Zou sat on his hands, and everyone around him praised the magistrate of Zou for his enlightenment, the folk customs, and the outstanding people. The magistrate of Zou blushed and smiled, not knowing whether it was excitement or embarrassment.

And Xu Qing, the protagonist of this banquet, is still on his way.Xu Qing brought Shangguanyi to the banquet together, because he didn't know some etiquette and customs of the Tang Dynasty, and didn't want to lose face, Shangguanyi also enjoyed leisure and fun.

"Quick, quick, Mr. Xu County is here, ready to welcome..."

"Two people, which one is the man from County Xu?" A waiter asked suspiciously.

"The one in the fluttering white clothes, the one next to him in the brown cloth shirt must be Xu Xiannan's servant." The other pointed to Shangguanyi and said.

"Mr. Xu County, please come in..." The first waiter was convinced, trotted over to ask An to lead the way, and then made a gesture of invitation to Shang Guanyi.

"No, no, I'm not the man from County Xu, this is..." Shangguanyi pointed at Xu Qing, and then gave Xu Qing a triumphant look.

Just now, Xu Qing and Shangguanyi were arguing on the road, which of the two of them looked like a county man, and finally decided to let the servants who greeted them identify.Xu Qing chuckled, with our temperament, let you go ahead and walk ahead.The result became this oolong incident.

"Oh, the villain will die, Mr. Xu County, you don't care about the villain..." The waiter was so frightened that his legs gave way, and he knelt down on the ground, almost urinating.

Xu Qing pouted, neither pursuing him nor letting him go, ignoring him and going straight in.Such a lack of eyesight, but also as a disciple, hum!

"General Xu, the guerrilla general of the county male cavalry captain, is here!" As a distinguished guest, Xu Qing's name should be avoided, which is called not being named.If Xu Qing is going to meet the distinguished guests, then it is General Xu Qing, the guerrilla general Xu Qing, the county male cavalry captain, who has two more words. The difference between the two words reflects the strictness of the feudal hierarchy. The treatment of "praising the unknown" cost the lives of the whole family.

When Xu Qing walked into the garden, he saw all the people in the clothes looking over. Some were surprised, some were secretly jealous, and some eagerly wanted to hug their thighs. Their little eyes told the world.

County Magistrate Zou came down to greet him: "Your Majesty welcomes Mr. Xu County." Now Xu Qing is a fifth-rank military officer, not only four ranks higher than Magistrate Zou, but also has a status.Xu Qing didn't dare to accept the gift. After all, he was a local parent official, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him and said, "Old parents, please don't spoil the kid." The spectators finally came to their senses and stood up to salute Xu Qing.

"Grandpa Xu is really young and promising, tsk tsk tsk..." Everyone talked a lot, and then a man with a horse face and a big nose walked up to Xu Qing:
"Master Xu, do you know if there is a good match? There is a young girl who is only ten years old, um, although she is a little younger..."

"Go away, Mr. Xu, who likes your family... Mr. Xu, there is a cloth shop at home..." a fat old man with a swollen face flattered.

"Hey hey, Mr. Xu, this is a contract of prostitution from a nobleman. This nobleman is..." A businessman dressed up as a beauty trick came directly.

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Xu Qing was dazzled by all kinds of gifts, and was almost overwhelmed by these sugar-coated shells.Really, what is the law of the court for giving gifts so openly? Am I, Xu Qing, the kind of person who has no sense of justice?Hmph, can't you send it over secretly!The one who sent you off, you are very good, but you are too stupid...

After politely rejecting all the gifts, Xu Qing suddenly became upright, with a stalwart figure, which made Shangguanyi sick.Some people still saw what Xu Qing meant, thinking that after the banquet was over, they would still have to pay for it, this was the right way.

The drunkard's intention is not to drink, this kind of banquet, Xu Qing is naturally just bragging, first talking about the mighty and majestic on the battlefield, berating Liu Heita and others for endangering the country, and then gratefully saying how wise and great the emperor is , everyone only claims to be right.

Xu Qing finished bragging, and then talked about the magic of making ice with saltpeter, fried rice and so on. He said that fried rice was discovered by Li Shimin when he was eating with Xu Qing. Military secrets are still unknown to the common people, and Xu Qing doesn't want to tell them.

When the method of making ice with saltpeter was mentioned, some people did not believe it as usual, including Shangguanyi, who insisted on Xu Qing demonstrating it in class.The magistrate of County Zou kept his subordinates busy for a long time and prepared everything. Xu Qing demonstrated it again. It was also a hot day in July. When ice cubes appeared in the copper basin, everyone was dumbfounded and surprised. climax.

It is said that at the end of the banquet, there will always be some commemorative activities, such as writing a poem or making a fu, but isn’t the landlord Xu a general, a warrior, he came out of the army, how could he understand those things, so everyone just kept silent. Pretending to be ignorant, no one touches the unopened pot.

"Brother Xu, how can there be no poems on such a beautiful day?" Shangguanyi said drunkenly, and everyone murmured inwardly after hearing this.It just happened that there were some young and vigorous male scholars, they thought they were extraordinary, and they were the most promising youths in Luonan County, but today they saw Xu Qing, who was only 16 years old, achieve such achievements, they were already jealous, so they booed, I want Xu Qing to take the lead in composing poems, and I want to see Xu Qing make a fool of himself.It is absolutely unbearable to let them stir up trouble by themselves, but since someone is in the lead, you are welcome.

"Brother Xu, please come up with a poem. I don't dare to write it when you are here." Shangguanyi knew that he had caused trouble for Xu Qing, so he said with a look of embarrassment. He believed in Xu Qing's ability.Xu Qing glared at Shangguanyi, and the others were heartbroken when they saw it. Xu Qing really can't write poetry, otherwise why would he stare at Shangguanyi, and Shangguanyi was strangled by countless gazes.Wei Wei thought about it, who copied it?Preface to Tengwang Pavilion?Not good, that one is too grand, at least you have to invite the Duke to dinner before copying it, just such a county-level banquet is reluctant to copy it.

Xu Qing glanced at the garden, and found that the garden was quite large, and there was a small lake on the left, and an old fisherman was fishing on the small lake.At this time, it was a bit late in July, and autumn had just arrived, but there was a hint of autumn in the north of Henan Province. Xu Qing shook his head a little, motioning everyone to look over there. Everyone took a look inexplicably, and saw that the fisherman had just caught a fish. Laughing.

"Hmph, pretending to be a ghost, this is the phenomenon of looking around..." Some scholars present laughed heartily, but Shangguanyi looked expectant and thoughtful.

Xu Qing chanted slowly:
"One coir, one hat, one fishing boat, one fisherman, one hook.

One pat, one shout and one smile, one person alone catches one river autumn! "

The house was silent...

Ten words for one word, one word for one scene, all the crosses appear, and a picture of the autumn scene of a fisherman fishing comes out. The so-called painting in a poem is nothing more than that?The onlookers came back to their senses:
"Xu... General Xu really has the demeanor of a Confucian general!" County Magistrate Zou shouted while clapping his hands.

Since County Magistrate Zou affirmed Xu Qing's poems from the very beginning, even if there were those who wanted to criticize, they pressed their minds.

"Yes, yes, although this poem has nothing to do with the banquet..." An old scholar shook his head and read the poem, wanting to flatter Xu Qing.

"Although it has nothing to do with the banquet, but if this poem is spread, we will be honored!" Another person rushed to say, and the angry old scholar almost stood upside down with his eyebrows and beard.

After finishing the banquet poem, the banquet was officially over, Xu Qing didn't sit down much, and left without saying goodbye.

Originally, when Xu Qing was a little drunk, he casually said a polite word, and even said it kindly, but all the clothes and hats understood other meanings on their own, secretly planning something.There was another person watching silently in the corner. This person was Lu Shi, the fourth eldest child of the Lu family in Lin County.

(End of this chapter)