"You, a poor scholar, dare to insult the mighty Captain Sakyofu. If I don't teach you a lesson today, it will be difficult for me to alleviate my anger."

After saying that, he motioned for the servant to take action. The scholar shouted coldly: "Wait a minute! I was invited to write a plaque at your invitation, and now you come to teach me a lesson. What's the point?"

"Is the word 'bamboo bud' you mentioned in the question a good word? It's clear that you are fooling me."

The scholar sneered and said: "I never flatter you, I just tell the truth. What else can you people do besides embezzlement and bribery, and flattering others? If your Chen family doesn't rely on flattery behind Yun Lanshan's back,

, how could we have today?"

The evil young man was so angry that his eyes widened:

"Okay! You dare to openly insult the imperial officials. You are so tired of living! Come on, teach this young master a lesson for this poor scholar who does not know how to live or die, and let him know how powerful he is!"

Seeing that the scholar was about to suffer disaster, Mu Qingwan was proud and refused to bend the knee for the villain. She couldn't help but feel admiration in her heart and shouted: "Wait a minute!"

It was rare that someone came out to stop him without hesitation, so he became even more angry. Following the voice, he turned around and wanted to curse, but when he saw Mu Qingwan's face, he immediately froze, and his eyes narrowed to a slit:

"Hey, where did this beautiful young man come from? He is so handsome and charming... Tsk... His little face is so tender..."

As he said that, he was going to touch Mu Qingwan's face with his dirty hands. Mu Qingwan's eyes widened, and her cold aura shocked him to the spot. His eyes were still looking at Mu Qingwan wantonly, with lustful eyes.

, said in his mouth:

"This beautiful young man, don't you want to save this poor scholar? That's easy to do. As long as you follow me, I will guarantee that..."

Before he could finish his words, he was kicked in the chin by Leng Yi next to him. He immediately rolled to the ground and screamed: "Which bastard dares to hit me..."

Leng Yi watched him being helped up by his servants, and said coldly: "The one I'm beating is you, a bully and bully."

"You..." The evil young man pointed at Leng Yi and was so angry that he couldn't speak. He turned around and said fiercely to the stunned servants: "Why are you useless people still standing there? Why don't you teach me a lesson?"

That bastard!"

Only then did the servants react and eagerly went up, but they were kicked to the ground one by one by Leng Yi. After a while, they were all lying on the ground screaming in pain.

The evil young man looked at his majestic aura and the cold look in his tiger eyes. He was frightened and hated for a moment, but seeing that he was very skilled in martial arts, he didn't dare to provoke him anymore. He just pointed at the scholar and said:

"You should remember this for me, I will never give up."

With that said, he took the scarred servants and fled in despair.

The surrounding crowd immediately burst into thunderous applause.

Everyone had a look of relief on their faces:

"Well played!"

"Someone should have taught this bully a lesson a long time ago. Because his father is Captain Sakyo Fu, he is running rampant in Luo City and does all kinds of evil..."

"Hey, everyone knows that Captain Zuo Jingfu is backed by Prime Minister Yun. These three people have offended this evil young man, and there will probably be a steady stream of trouble in the future..."

"Yeah, last time someone offended this evil young man, he was taken to jail and he hasn't been released yet..."

Amid the murmurs of the crowd, the scholar stepped forward and bowed deeply to Mu Qingwan and Leng Yi, with worry on his handsome face:

"Thank you both for your life-saving grace. You have good intentions, but I don't want to cause you to offend this evil young man. I am really ashamed of myself."

Mu Qingwan waved her hands nonchalantly, and was about to say a few polite words when her body was suddenly knocked to the side. She staggered and managed to stand. She looked intently at the person who came, but it was a young man in green clothes and a small hat. At this moment, he looked anxious and also

Not caring about apologizing to Mu Qingwan, he quickly grabbed the scholar's hand and said:

"Sir, it's not good. When I went back just now, the owner of the inn kicked me out. He said that if I don't pay the rent, we will lose our luggage."

The scholar was anxious when he heard this: "Where is my painting?"

"Of course I've been detained too. Master, what should we do? That innkeeper is so vicious..."

The scholar raised his hand to stop the boy before he finished speaking. He hurriedly bowed to Mu Qingwan and said:

"It made my benefactor laugh. Feng Ge will repay the kindness of the two of you for saving his life when he has the opportunity in the future. See you later."

With that said, he ran away in a hurry without caring about the stall.

Mu Qingwan stared blankly at him as he gradually ran away until he almost disappeared, then she realized, "Feng Ge? Could it be that he is Cheng Fengge?"

Leng Yi hurriedly said: "Let's follow up and have a look."

Mu Qingwan nodded, used Qing Gong and coldness to catch up.

When they arrived, the scholar was negotiating with the innkeeper anxiously. The innkeeper repeatedly emphasized that he would never return the luggage if he did not pay the full rent. The scholar was sweating profusely and took out his wallet.

There was only a piece of broken silver and a few copper plates left, with a look of embarrassment on his handsome face.

Mu Qingwan couldn't bear to look at it, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help and said:

"I've paid for this young master's house. Please bring his luggage quickly."

Then he took out a piece of silver and handed it to the boss. When the boss saw someone paying the bill, and he saw that he was a young man from a wealthy family, he immediately smiled and asked the waiter to take out the two bags.

As soon as he saw the bundle, the scholar immediately rushed forward to take it, and tremblingly opened one of them, only to see that there was only a calligraphy and painting inside, which was intact. He immediately held it in his arms and breathed a sigh of relief.

The innkeeper saw his nervous look and said scornfully: "I thought it was something valuable, but it turned out to be just a broken calligraphy and painting. He is indeed a poor scholar with no future."

With that said, he cast aside a cold look and led the waiter in.

The scholar walked up to Mu Qingwan and the two of them, his face a little embarrassed: "You two saved Feng Ge twice in one day. I really don't know how to thank you."

Mu Qingwan said in surprise: "So you are the famous Cheng Fengge!"

"I don't dare to take on such a famous person. It is indeed Cheng Fengge." Cheng Fengge nodded, "I am just a poor scholar, but I made you two laugh."

Mu Qingwan was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "If Brother Cheng doesn't mind, why not let me, a good person, do it to the end."

"What do you mean, Master?"

"It's like this. My little brother Murong Qing has admired Brother Cheng's literary talent for a long time. If Brother Cheng doesn't dislike it, why not go stay with me for a few days and I can ask Brother Cheng for advice at any time. What do you think of Brother Cheng?"

"This..." Cheng Fengge was a little hesitant. The boy who was following him was afraid that he would refuse, so he hurriedly came over and whispered a few words in his ear. He blushed slightly, turned his head and gave Mu Qingwan a deep bow.

, "In that case, I have to thank Brother Murong."

Seeing that he agreed, Mu Qingwan hurriedly told Leng Yi in a low voice to go to the nearby Fulai Inn, the largest hotel, to book a few rooms, while she walked slowly with Cheng Fengge while chatting.

When they arrived at Fulai Inn, Leng Yi also booked a room. Several people had dinner in the private room on the second floor. After returning to the room, Mu Qingwan ordered Leng Yi to go back to the palace to report the situation to Su Hanzhi and the others. In order to win over this talented man of the world,

I'm afraid I'll have to stay in this inn for the next two days.

Fortunately, Su Hanzhi's illness no longer requires daily acupuncture, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't go back.

Seeing Leng Yi accept the order and leave, Mu Qingwan went to the next room and knocked on Cheng Fengge's door. After all, tomorrow was the Luo City Cultural Festival. If he could not be persuaded to participate tonight, then everything would be in vain.

After a conversation in the afternoon, Cheng Fengge also felt that he had met this little brother late. Now when he saw Murong Qing coming with a drink, he felt that they had a close connection and that they had met a close friend over wine.

The two of them talked about the past and present while drinking. The more Cheng Fengge talked, the more frightened he became. Although Murong Qing in front of him was young, he was extremely knowledgeable and had a strong memory, and he could connect everything vertically and find his own unique way.

Stick to one style and have your own unique views.

I thought that if I learned from this scholar, I would be inferior to any other talented scholar today, but I had never heard of his name.

Mu Qingwan also admired Cheng Fengge. Generally speaking, as long as these scholars have some talents, most of them are cynical, aloof and arrogant, and disdain to mix in the flattering officialdom, especially now that the Yun family dominates the government and makes Beiyan a mess.

.

Although his talents and learning were so famous that even Yunlan Mountain sent people to invite him to be a disciple, he never bothered to make friends with those powerful people. Moreover, poems and articles were published from time to time, criticizing the current ills, and the words were extremely spicy. Among them

There were especially many articles that satirized the Yun family's power and dictatorship. He was arrested by the Yun family's minions and was imprisoned several times, which is why he ended up in such poverty.

But although Cheng Fengge disdained the powerful, he still had a compassionate heart for the world. Based on this alone, Mu Qingwan concluded that she had indeed found the wrong person.

Such an influential and talented person who was dissatisfied with the Yun family was exactly what Mu Qingwan needed, so she expressed her views on the current political reforms, including the three-province and six-ministry system and the imperial examination system. Cheng Fengge's eyes lit up when she heard that.

He almost worshiped Mu Qingwan like a god.

Seeing that Cheng Fengge's passion had been aroused, Mu Qingwan said in a timely manner:

"Now that the emperor is weak, the Yun family is tyrannical, selling off officials and conferring nobility, and enclosing the people's land. If we don't find a way to overthrow the Yun family as soon as possible, the country will be in decline and the people will be in dire straits. I wonder if Brother Cheng is willing to cooperate with my younger brother

Let’s do something for the people together?”

"Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Feng Ge is impressed by Brother Murong's astonishing talent and world-minded ambition. As long as Feng Ge is useful in the future, Feng Ge will definitely be recognized."

Mu Qingwan cleared her throat and said: "Now is an opportunity. The Luocheng Literary Society is about to be held. If we can mobilize all the scribes from all over the world to submit a letter of remonstrance to the court, then I am afraid that the court will have to pay attention to it. Even if the Yun family continues

Even if you are arrogant, you cannot ignore the people of the world."

"Wanminshu?" Cheng Fengge's eyes lit up, "This is indeed a good method. I don't think the current emperor is mediocre and incompetent. He is just keeping a low profile due to the influence of the Yun family. If we can take advantage of this Luocheng Cultural Conference

Give the emperor an opportunity to reverse the situation, then I believe that overthrowing the Yun family will be just around the corner."

Mu Qingwan's heart was agitated: "So, Brother Cheng promised me to go and participate?"

Cheng Fengge suddenly smiled slyly, "Of course I agree happily, but I have a grudge."

"What is it?"

Cheng Fengge said nothing, stood up, took today's baggage, which he regarded as a rare treasure, took out the calligraphy and painting from it, and spread it out on the table.

Mu Qingwan took a closer look and saw a lake of blooming lotus flowers in the painting. He used the brush quickly and forcefully, and the ink was moist and smooth. The movement and stillness were combined, the charm was vivid, the spirit was unpredictable, and the air was airy. It was still a masterpiece.

Mu Qingwan looked at Cheng Fengge and praised sincerely: "This painting is really wonderful. Brother Cheng is worthy of being the most talented person in Beiyan."

Cheng Fengge smiled faintly, "This lotus painting was not painted by me, but was my mother's legacy. My mother loved lotus very much during her lifetime. After she painted this painting, she asked me to write an inscription. However, until my mother passed away, I could not think of someone who could match it.

The words and phrases in this painting have been a problem of mine for many years. Today I am lucky enough to meet a confidant with such extraordinary literary talent and far-reaching knowledge as Murong Xiaodi. I wonder if I can let my wish come true?"
To be continued...