It has to be said that, apart from being a little bit old-fashioned, Zhang Xun is indeed impeccably capable in handling affairs. Once he has passed the thought in his heart of "I would rather take the straight from the straight, rather than seek from the twists and turns"
Kan'er, there is no need for Wang Xun and Lei Wanchun to worry about the next thing. He casually opened the account book left by Yu Wenzhi, and while reading, he said in a moment, which pages in the account book can be used
Tear it off and give it to Lei Wanchun's chosen friend to deliver to shopkeeper Zhu; which pages can be slightly deleted and spread as rumors; which pages must be held in hand as the last handle to intimidate Yang Guozhong.
They were all classified in detail and organized. Afterwards, they took some paper and pen, reorganized the entire action plan, and gave it to Wang and Lei to scrutinize the details.
After all the details were finalized, it was approaching noon. The three of them carefully hid the things that could save Yuwen's life, then rode out and rushed to Linfeng Building for the appointment.
The major shareholder behind Linfeng Tower is Wang Xun. Since friends of the owner want to hold a banquet here, why don't the shopkeeper and the staff try their best? They have already vacated a huge private room on the second floor.
, tables, tableware, wine cups and other items were arranged according to the expected number of people. A batch of aged wines were also specially prepared from the property of the Qin brothers.
Because Aunt Gongsun and Bai Yunzhi were temporarily invited to perform, Wang Xun had to make some temporary adjustments to the furnishings in the room. After Wang Xun had tidied up the furnishings in the room, Li Bai and others also
They arrived. The three of them smiled and welcomed the distinguished guests inside, and stretched out their hands to move Li Bai and others to the innermost seats. Seeing this, Li Bai quickly shook his head and declined with a smile: "Master Lei, you should invite him first.
After all, it’s your treat today!”
"Haha!" Lei Wanchun grinned, his face full of pride, "I didn't bring a single copper with me today! This restaurant is opened by Brother Wang, and he is the real rich man!"
Everyone laughed and invited Wang Xun to the table one after another. In front of these people, how could Wang Xun dare to pretend to be a big talker? He looked at Zhang Xun, then at Li Bai and Gao Shi, smiled and held his hands in all directions, "No matter who is treating us today.
, Elders are respected. I dare to guess your ages. Secretary Gao should be the oldest. Then I invite Secretary Gao to be the chief. What do you think?" (Note 1)
Gao Shi's actual age is only a few months older than Li Bai. Because of his relatively rough experience, he looks much older than everyone else. After hearing Wang Xun's suggestion, he quickly waved his hand politely and said, "In terms of talent and learning, I
Not as good as Xiao Zhang Tanhua, in terms of fame, I am not as good as..."
"It's not like you're going to be admitted to the imperial examination. Who's talking to you about your talent and reputation?" Lei Wanchun interrupted with a smile, picked up Gao Shi and without any explanation pushed him onto the central seat, "The elder is respected, this suggestion is the best."
Regarding my thoughts, Secretary Gao should hurry up, otherwise, if you remain humble for a while, it will be dark!"
Hearing what he said was interesting, everyone laughed again. After laughing, they followed Wang Xun's suggestion and asked Li Bai to sit on the first seat on the left, with Zhang Xun sitting opposite him. Followed by Cui Hao, Lei Wanchun,
Cen Shen and Wang Quan. Among them, Cui Hao and Wang Quan were not noticed by Wang Xun because they were traveling with Li Bai and Gao Shi. Just after being pointed out by Zhang Xun on the road, I realized that the former was also a famous big man.
Poet, and the latter is the descendant of the old man Wu Dou, with a deep family history. (Note 2)
While they were talking, the Qin brothers also arrived. They complained to everyone about being late and sat down next to Cen Shen. Cen Shen had brought a sword to chase Yuwen and got into trouble that day, and felt very guilty afterwards. Seeing that there were two more people at the table
When there was an empty seat, he smiled and asked in a low voice, "Why is Zida not with Mingyun today? Could it be that he even needs to bring in reinforcements to drink?"
"He has something to do today, so I'm afraid he won't be able to come!" Wang Xun immediately sat up straight and explained to everyone with a smile. Then he straightened his clothes and bowed to Li Bai, Gao Shi and others, "What happened the day before yesterday was
Zida misunderstood other people's instigation, so he took a lot of offense. He has something to do and can't come today, so Wang will apologize to everyone for him! Please forgive me, brothers, for being so young and frivolous!"
Everyone straightened their bodies and returned the gift with their hands. Among them, Gao Shi was the most free and easy. He smiled and said loudly: "I originally wanted to give him a few big bowls today to get back the losses I suffered that day. I didn't expect this kid to advance early.
Run away. Forget it, it’s time to drink from him, I’ll just keep it to myself!”
Hearing this, Li Bai also laughed, shook his head, and said in a low voice: "You can't say sorry! Who didn't have a few fights when they were young? When I was your age, if I didn't fight with someone for a day, I'd probably be dead.
It’s itchy all over!”
"Was Taibai ever such a rogue?" Everyone studied with wide eyes, but they couldn't believe it.
"I was born in Suiye back then, and I have been fighting with those barbarian children ever since I can remember, until I grew up!" Li Bai nodded with a smile, not hiding the fact that he was frivolous when he was young. (Note 3)
Wang Xun looked carefully and found that Li Bai's eyes were slightly lighter than others. This must be because his ancestors had lived in the border areas where Hu and Han people lived together for a long time and had intermarryed with other races. At this moment, there are only named ethnic groups in the Tang Dynasty.
There are hundreds of people, and the people get along fairly harmoniously. In the officialdom, because of the emperor's preference, it is easier for those with Hu ancestry to be promoted. So everyone just smiled at Li Bai's statement, and no one wanted to take it seriously.
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After a while, the waiters put the wine and pre-dinner fruits on the table and invited the guests to taste them first. Seeing that the two seats in the banquet were still empty, Gao Shi asked with a smile: "Who came so late and missed everyone's enjoyment of the wine?"
?If you don’t show up, the alcohol bug in Gao’s stomach will crawl out on its own!”
"These two people are definitely worthy of Secretary Gao's wait!" Lei Wanchun smiled mysteriously, but refused to reveal the names of the guests.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was already a burst of staggered footsteps at the top of the stairs. With experience, everyone identified that the footsteps came from two women, and couldn't help but look up. They saw one dressed in bright red and the other dressed in snow-white, coming hand in hand.
.Suddenly all the decorations in the house lost their color.
"Everyone, Gongsun!" Gao Shi stood up immediately and stroked his palms vigorously, "It turns out that the leader of the four great masters of the capital has arrived. This guest is really worthy of everyone's attention!"
Aunt Gongsun squatted down slightly and greeted Gao Shi and others in an elegant manner, "You are the first of the four absolutes. Secretary Gao is really shameful. I am banishing an immortal. How dare I call you 'extreme' again?"
This is my good sister Bai Yuzhi, everyone must have heard of her singing voice!"
"I've heard of it, I've heard of it!" Everyone stood up one after another and returned the courtesy to Aunt Gongsun.
Being able to invite the first two of the "Little Four" to join in the fun, this apology banquet was extremely heartfelt. Immediately, everyone nodded to Wang Xun in passing. The misunderstanding the day before yesterday would never be the same in this life.
I guess no one cares about it anymore.
After everyone had finished greetings, Aunt Gongsun and Bai Yuzhi took their seats one after another. One was sitting just below Lei Wanchun, and the other was sitting next to Wang Xun. Bai Yuzhi's face was a bit shy.
, Aunt Gongsun smiled and took the initiative to attract everyone's attention to her, "She Qinglian, how are your health recently? The root causes of the disease caused by the monks in the past have been almost cured!"
"I'm thinking of you all, Gongsun Lao. It's much better now!" For some reason, Li Bai suddenly sighed quietly.
"Why, is layman Qinglian interested in poetry again?" Aunt Gongsun smiled and continued to ask.
"No!" Li Bai has always been a free and easy person, and he doesn't hide things from everyone when he has something on his mind. "Secretary Gao mentioned the Four Skills just now, which reminded me of Mr. He again. Back then, I received an absurd compliment from him, which made Li's reputation empty.
It has been nearly twenty years. Now Mr. Li has reunited with the Gongsun family, and Mr. He, who used to caress the Gongsun family together, has been dead for almost ten years!"
"Yes, seven years have passed by in a flash!" Aunt Gongsun thought for a moment and agreed in a low voice. "I wonder if I was able to be granted the status of a musician by Your Majesty and leave the Forbidden Palace because of Mr. He's kind words in front of you!
"
The Mr. He mentioned by the two of them naturally refers to Mr. He Zhizhang among the "Four Wonders". This old man passed away in the third year of Tianbao, and it has been a full seven years. During these seven years, the fourth child in the capital has
Except for the leader Gongsun Auntie, who has not changed, the other three Jue have changed two generations. However, the big four Jue have always maintained the regret that three are missing and one is missing. So far, no one is qualified to fill the vacancy left by He Zhizhang.
"Borrow me a glass of wine!" Li Bai stretched out his hand, picked up a glass of fine wine from the low table in front of him, walked quickly to the window, and slowly poured it down. "I am very sad to see my old friend today. I would like to use this wine to pay tribute to Siming Kuang."
guest."
"I'll lend you a cup too!" Aunt Gongsun walked slowly to Li Bai's side and scattered a cup of wine into the autumn wind side by side. "Who can relieve the loneliness of the banished immortal if the poet is not here!"
These two people remembered their old friend He Zhizhang in public, and did not pay attention to the other gentlemen present. However, none of the gentlemen present could feel jealous, and instead raised their heads and looked out the window.
Looking out, it seems that the old man nicknamed "Poetry Maniac" is riding a donkey leisurely in the autumn wind, slowly disappearing among the clouds.
Note 1: In ancient formal banquets, people usually sat separately. A small coffee table was placed in front of each person and they knelt behind it.
Note 2: Cui Hao, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, relied on his talent in his early years and had a bumpy official career. In his later years, he was famous for his frontier fortress poetry. His poems were highly praised by Li Bai. The old man of Five Dou was Wang Ji, a hermit in the late Sui Dynasty, and the younger brother of the great Confucian Wang Tong.
A famous drunkard and the founder of five-character poetry.
Note 3: Suiye. Suiye City was built in the first year of Tiaolu by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. It belonged to Tiaozhi Dudufu, near Tokmak City, east of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan today. It was once prosperous, and all the patterns in the city were
