Song Mu saw the young men in Tsing Yi outside the door beating gongs and drums and shouting. He was also a little puzzled at the moment. He turned his head and asked Shopkeeper Mo.
"Shopkeeper, what were they talking about just now?"
Shopkeeper Mo also reorganized his mood at this moment, and after listening to Song Mu's inquiry, he also spoke.
"You are talking about the young man from the Song family. Perhaps their young master has written some poetry and is promoting it."
"A young boy from the Song family?"
Song Mu was stunned when he heard this, and Shopkeeper Mo also spoke eloquently.
"Of course it is Song Liwen, the second son of the Song family in Hongzhou. He is twenty-six years old this year. He has been a scholar at Yuzhang Academy for three years. I heard that he will also take the provincial examination this year."
"It seems that Mr. Song is quite talented. He won the eighth place in the previous examination and was quite popular among the adults. Later, he also made a name for himself in various poetry gatherings. Now he is a good story here.
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"It's just that Mr. Song likes to publicize it. He says this so that the Song family's poems can be praised more, and the virtues of the ancestors can be accumulated, so that he can establish a sect in the future."
When he said this, the shopkeeper's face was a bit embarrassed, and he obviously felt that such remarks were a bit too arrogant.
After hearing all this, Song Mu's expression turned cold.
I didn't expect that I would have some interactions with these guys just after arriving in this provincial capital.
Song Wencong was nowhere to be found before, but this second young master looked quite powerful.
But the other party is so arrogant, speaking arrogantly in the name of his ancestors, and doing such arrogant things that make people laugh.
Song Mu sat down with a somewhat unhappy expression. When Shopkeeper Mo saw Song Mu's expression, he thought he had said something wrong somewhere, but he did not dare to say anything more, so he could only apologize and leave in a hurry.
Tao Fengming had already finished his meal. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and smiled when he saw Song Mu's expression.
"So outraged?"
When Song Mu heard this, he let out a long breath, his expression became a bit calmer, and he picked up his rice bowl to eat.
"Master, those actions are truly disgusting."
Song Mu said angrily, while Tao Fengming withdrew his gaze and scanned Song Mu's body before speaking slowly.
"I have also met the fellow Jinshi from the Song family in Hongzhou. He is now very old. Although he has been a wealthy family for several generations, his arrogance has not diminished by half."
"Actually, by acting like this, aren't they covering up their guilty conscience?"
Song Mu ate his meal and listened to Tao Fengming's explanation, but he still frowned.
While thinking, Song Mu spoke to Tao Fengming.
"Master, I just feel that they talk about their ancestors all the time. They don't promote the merits of their ancestors. It's just..."
Song Mu paused, while Tao Fengming was just drinking tea, and then spoke after a while.
"The most urgent task now is to hide one's strength and bide one's time and prepare for the provincial examination."
When Song Mu heard this, he nodded heavily at this moment. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he also knew that things were going backwards. He just heard what the shopkeeper said that the young master of the Song family seemed to be going to take part in the provincial examination this time.
Now that I am in a humble position, it is simply impossible to overthrow the huge Hongzhou Song family in an instant.
But now that he has arrived in the provincial capital, he won't just watch the other party behave like this.
Even if you can't overturn everything immediately, you still have to let the other party know.
I, Song Mu, have already arrived in this provincial capital.
From today on, I will be a barb to make it difficult for them to sleep and eat.
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Just when Song Mu returned to his room after dinner and started to study, in a large house in the provincial capital, a boy hurriedly ran into the courtyard.
In the backyard of this house, a man was half-lying in a cool pool, surrounded by lake rocks on both sides. The water in the pool was cool and even luxurious.
The man was leaning shirtless on the edge of the pool reading a book. When he saw the boy arriving, he raised his head.
"whats the matter?"
This is a man with a deep face. He is not very old, but there is already a bit of coldness in his brows, and there is also a feeling of keeping strangers away from him when he speaks.
This person is Song Liwen, the so-called second young master of the Song family in Hongzhou.
The young man who heard these words lowered his head and said respectfully.
"Master, that person is here and has now moved into the Jizhou Guild Hall."
"oh?"
After hearing these words, Song Liwen's eyes flashed for a moment, and he could not see any expression. At this moment, he just spoke lightly.
"Did he do anything?"
"I didn't see him. The vendor we arranged at the door only saw him going to rest. It seems that he just arrived in the provincial capital."
When Song Liwen heard this, he snorted coldly, drank the drink next to him, and then said in a deep voice.
"Report this to father. My uncle told us to pay attention to this guy a long time ago. Last time, my cheap cousin said I met him in Guangdong. I didn't expect this guy to come so soon."
When the boy heard this, he immediately raised his head and roared, and then asked in a somewhat flattering manner.
"Then young master, are we..."
The boy said this and made a knife motion with his hand, but Song Liwen snorted fiercely when he saw it.
"madness!"
The boy quickly lowered his head, looking a little panicked.
"He is not his father Song Liangtong. Now he holds the title of head of a government school and is famous in Tianwen Magazine. If he did this, you and I would lose our heads immediately."
"Young master said yes, but didn't you say that this guy will be our enemy? Then... what should we do?"
The boy nodded quickly in response, but at this moment he still asked one more question.
Song Liwen glanced at the other party slightly, and said with some disdain.
"Since he thinks he is so powerful, then I will try to destroy his power this time. But after being a scholar for a year, do you think you can reach the top in one step?"
"It's just a young boy who really thinks that he has written a few good poems and has learned literature, Taoism and magical powers, right?"
The boy who heard this also nodded repeatedly. Song Liwen immediately waved the other person to leave.
The courtyard fell into silence, and Song Liwen's face became a bit gloomy. At this moment, he reached out and grabbed a book on the table next to the pool.
It was also a "Tianwen Magazine", and what was published on it was Song Mu's "Exorcism".
The pages of the book were turned in the opponent's hand, and Song Liwen's face became a little more violent, and his expression became a little more ferocious.
"I don't know where you learned your skills."
"It seems that our ancestors secretly left you a lot of things."
Song Liwen said in a low voice, his eyes had lowered their eyes at this moment, as if they were thinking about something.
And seemingly overnight, the news of Song Mu's appearance in the provincial capital gradually began to spread.
From the beginning, it was only in some bookstores, and later it gradually developed into a lot of discussion in some schools.
And almost every student immediately showed great interest after learning about this situation.
Before Song Mu knew all this, there was already an undercurrent surging in the provincial capital.