Tiantang

Chapter 72

Chapter 078: True Temperament, True Strength (Part Three)

Zhang Xuan stood up with a smile and returned the salute, "General Asina, it is a happy event for you and me to meet again in Chang'an. You should drink three cups!"

Asina laughed loudly, "Of course. You should drink three cups with the young master!"

The two stood there drinking together, which attracted a lot of attention and puzzled eyes. I don't know why Asina, a barbarian, got involved with Zhang Xuan again.

"Brother Zizhan's life-saving grace, Asuna will never forget... If there is something useful in the future, Asina will die!" Asina bowed again and said, "We will have a long life in the future." , Let a certain family report it slowly."

Asna turned and left, Zhang Xuan looked at Asna's back, also smiled and prepared to return to his seat.Suddenly seeing Yang Xun's sinister gaze projected over, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

Chen He saw that the two of them seemed to be "rubbing" to create some sparks, and couldn't help but be moved, and immediately smiled at Pei Hui, "Mr. Pei, your master is proud of his horseshoe. In this city of Chang'an, this young man who is in the limelight I am afraid that no one can match in this lifetime..."

Pei Hui frowned, knowing that Chen He had ulterior motives to stir up conflicts between Yang Xun and Zhang Xuan, so he ignored him, just smiled lightly, and then turned his head away.

Zhang Xuan also heard this, and sneered in his heart, but raised his glass to Yaoyao to greet Wang Wei who was not far away, and then drank it down.

His indifferent gesture directly ignited the fire that was gradually swelling in Yang Xun's heart. He put down his glass heavily, glanced back at Pei Hui and frowned, "Pei Hui, you are also a child of the Yang family after all. Pay more attention to the face of the Yang family, don't follow people behind their backs all day long and be treated like a monkey... These shameless people who climb dragons and phoenixes are exaggerating, I advise you to stay away!"

Although Yang Xun didn't write his name or surname, and he didn't come directly to Zhang Xuan, but a fool could understand that he was mocking Zhang Xuan with his "remarks".Pei Hui's face changed, and he wanted to refute, but he was clumsy and thin-skinned. Although his face flushed with excitement for a while, he couldn't say a word.

Zhang Xuan slowly put down the wine cup in his hand, turned his head to look at the provocative Yang Xun, a trace of contempt and indifference flashed in his eyes.

Although Yang Guozhong is now so arrogant that few people dare to provoke him, Zhang Xuan doesn't take him seriously.If you want to say that there is anyone in the Tang Dynasty who really doesn't care about Yang Guozhong and the Yang family, it must be Zhang Xuan.

No matter how powerful Yang Guozhong was, he did not maintain it for a long time. It was only a short period of two or three years. Not long after the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Yang Guozhong also went to the end of the road.

Don't say that with the emperor's hint, Zhang Xuan knew that his official career was a foregone conclusion; and even without the emperor's hint, he would definitely not compromise with Yang Guozhong on some principled issues.As for being a slave to curry favor with the Yang family, that is definitely even more impossible.What can I do to offend Yang Guozhong? At worst, I will wait a few years after the Anshi Rebellion and then become an official. Anyway, I am still young.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan smiled calmly at Pei Hui, "Pei Hui, don't take some things to heart. A man, as long as he stands upright and upright in life, why should he be afraid of gossip?"

"As for the followers of the dragon and the phoenix, there are quite a few in Chang'an... The Li family is in power with the Li family, and the Yang family is in pursuit of the Yang family. They are obviously slaves but pretend to be noble. Let's look at the faces of some people. It’s really blinding the face bestowed by my parents.”

Zhang Xuan's words were sharp, and his dismissive eyes swept over Chen He. Chen He blushed suddenly, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Actually, these days, speculative drilling is also a skill... However, after gaining power, you still have to think about where today's glory, wealth, and today's fine clothes and food come from, and you have to measure whether your own family is worth it." A few catties and a few ounces, what should be pretended is still to be pretended, don't be too complacent and expose the nature of a hooligan in the market..."

Zhang Xuan said lightly, but made Pei Hui on the side ashamed for a while.

Zhang Xuan threw back the "climbing dragon and phoenix" back to Yang Xun. His words were clever, and he was mocking Yang Guozhong's "resume" in politics. Pei Hui also sounded "ashamed".

Zhang Xuan's words with a gun and a stick were like a sharp sword that pierced Yang Xun's sore spot. Yang Guozhong was born in a bad family and relied on nepotism. It has always been a joke between the government and the opposition. Yang Guozhong himself may not feel it. What, but Yang Xun, who is pretentious and has studied for a few years, and who claims to be aristocratic, is most taboo and sensitive about this "birth issue".

Yang Xun held the wine glass angrily, glared at Zhang Xuan, and reprimanded in a low voice, "You ignorant child, why are you so arrogant? Since you don't know how to praise, then the door of Yang's mansion will no longer be open to you. Let's see, you, the so-called No. [-] talented person in Chang'an, will you be depressed for the rest of your life in the future, and you will not be able to get a decent background in exchange for death?"

"Don't think that you can be arrogant and proud if you marry the Cui family and climb up the high branch of His Royal Highness Yuzhen. As long as your father is here, you will never be an official, and you Zhang family should not think about it anymore. Things!"

Yang Xun's voice was not loud, but Chen He and other young scholars around him could hear clearly.Chen He was overjoyed, and thought: after a long time of trouble, it turns out that Zhang Xuan has fallen out with Yang Guozhong... so that's it!Since Zhang Xuan didn't have Yang Guozhong's backing, how could he be considered a bird?
Thinking of this, Chen He raised his glass to Yang Xun with a sneer and said, "My lord, why bother to argue with this kind of villain for a short time. Let's see how arrogant he is in the future! "

The children of the rich and powerful around him also echoed.

Pei Hui looked at Zhang Xuan worriedly, Zhang Xuan suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and smiled lightly, "Be safe and don't be impatient. Pei Hui, a scholar in my life, even if you can't be rich, you can't be lewd, and you can't be majestic. , and at least maintain a bit of true temperament, a bit of the character of a scholar."

"As for the issue of becoming an official, I don't need to worry about Mr. Yang... It is difficult for anyone to say clearly about the future, but Zhang can tell you clearly that I will never become a slave under other people's sect. It is certain."

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The movement of this group of young scholars also attracted the attention of Yuzhen and others.Although they couldn't hear what they were arguing about, they could vaguely guess that a group of powerful children headed by Yang Xun were isolating and "besieging" Zhang Xuan.

Yu Zhen frowned and looked at the room, but heard a rush of footsteps not far away.

Looking up, it turned out to be Prince Li Heng, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time. Li Heng came striding forward with a reddish face, followed by three or five eunuchs and two or three court ladies, and one of the eunuchs was Gao Lishi's deacon. Eunuch Li Jingzhong, that is, the great eunuch Li Fuguo who was reused by Li Heng later.

(End of this chapter)