Chapter 272: I don’t need to tell myself what kind of person I, Li Yuanfang, am.
Teahouse.
Li Yan walked in with Wan'er, and Xiao Hei followed suit.
Cao Shangfei also walked in with two slaves, leaving the extremely powerful lynx on the horse in a daze...
Dr. Tea came up to him: "Dear guests, please welcome me!"
Looking at the internal layout, Li Yan nodded happily: "I didn't expect that there would be special teahouses here in Luoyang."
Cao Shangfei curled his lips: "Xie opened it, I don't know what the purpose is. How many people are drinking tea now? Let's see, we won't lose them to death!"
Dr. Tea's smile was stagnant, and he rolled his eyes at him covertly.
Li Yan smiled and didn't care, while Wan'er pouted unhappily: "We like to drink tea."
Cao Shangfei said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about it, you two. It's just that Mr. Xie has been a bit arrogant recently. I don't think it's pleasing to them. It's not aimed at you."
When he arrived at the seat, Cao Shangfei hugged his fists carelessly and introduced himself: "I am Gong Siguang, courtesy name Jingyuan, from Bianzhou. Your Excellency has an extraordinary bearing. Have you not asked me for advice?"
Li Yan said: "I am Li Yan, courtesy name Yuanfang, from Longxi."
Gong Siguan's face changed slightly: "Li Langjun is from the Li family in Longxi?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes."
Seeing that he didn't take the initiative to report his room number, Gong Siguang relaxed again and thought to himself: "It turns out that it comes from the Xiaofang branch, but it's just Li Yuanfang... I think someone has heard this name before..."
After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't remember where he heard it specifically. Gong Siguang didn't think much about it and invited: "Li Langjun, please sit down."
After the two parties sat down, Gong Siguang said to Dr. Tea: "Serve tea! The best and most expensive kind!"
Dr. Tea was naturally happy to take advantage of him, and was immediately ready to pay for something expensive and tasteless.
Li Yan didn't want to be implicated, so he asked: "Do you have Yangxian tea?"
Doctor Tea was surprised and said quickly: "I didn't expect that the distinguished guest is an expert. That is my famous tea from the south of the Yangtze River. With the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, it has now become the tribute tea of Tubo and is being robbed by the Tibetan nobles!"
Hearing this, Gong Siguang said disdainfully: "Come on, if it really sells so well in Tubo, will you still have it here?"
Dr. Tea whispered: "Our hotel has indeed run out of Yangxian tea today. Would you like to have a different kind of tea?"
Gong Siguang's eyes widened: "Okay, for the sake of money, you dare to give priority to supplying Tibet, but instead of giving tea to the Tang Dynasty, what are your intentions?"
Dr. Tea was stunned, with anxiety rising on his face: "Please forgive me, dear guest, I don't mean small. This tea is small, and we didn't mean to be biased..."
Li Yan helped him out: "Okay, let's go to Jiangnan's purple bamboo shoot tea!"
Dr. Tea seemed to have received amnesty: "Yes! Yes!"
Seeing Dr. Tea retreat, Gong Siguang said: "It seems that Li Langjun really likes to drink tea. He has made all the tea in the south of the Yangtze River clear. Is the tea-drinking style in Guanzhong so popular?"
Li Yan nodded: "There are indeed more and more people who like to drink tea now. Tea is very beneficial to the body and can balance a hot diet."
Gong Siguang frowned: "This statement is strange. Does it really have such an effect, or is it deliberately promoted by those Jiangnan people in order to sell tea?"
Li Yandao: "Drinking tea in the south did not happen overnight, and people in Sichuan and Sichuan began drinking tea as early as the Han Dynasty. It can't be all false propaganda, right?"
Gong Siguang sneered: "It's impossible to tell. What can't those southern barbarians do?"
Li Yan thought to himself that you were able to combine a bad mouth, a bad guy, and a local reputation in just a few words. It was incredible.
Gong Siguang chatted for a while, and felt that he had laid the groundwork. He immediately brought up the old matter again: "Li Langjun, can you let me fly on the grass? If you have anything to say, feel free to mention it, as long as it's within Luoyang City, it's fine."
discuss!"
Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "Listen to Gong Langjun, can Gong make the final decision on matters in Luoyang City?"
Gong Siguang laughed loudly: "It would be an exaggeration to say that we can all make the decision. Let's put it this way, we, the Gong clan, can all have a say in matters in Luoyang!"
He thought that Li Yan was from Longyou, and gave an example: "You know the An family in Liangzhou, Li Langjun can make this analogy, my Gong family in Luoyang is equivalent to the An family in Liangzhou."
Li Yan smiled half-heartedly: "That's really amazing!"
For Liangzhou, the An family was like a sitting duck, and his words were more effective than those of the imperial court.
But it was Bianzhou after all, and Liangzhou was conquered by the An family and dedicated to the Tang Dynasty, so that was fine.
Now that the Gong family is in Luoyang, how dare they compete with the Wuwei An family?
Seeing that the other party was shocked, Gong Siguang looked at Xiao Hei with satisfaction, as if this was already his pet: "Now tell me, what are the conditions? I have a banquet to go to tomorrow, so I just want to bring it with me!"
Li Yan saw that Dr. Cha had cooked the tea and began to divide the tea. He said, "Drink the tea first!"
Gong Siguang frowned, showing obvious displeasure. When the tea cooled down a little, he picked up the tea cup, took a rough sip, and then put it down.
Li Yan took a sip of purple bamboo shoot tea and found that compared with Yangxian tea, it didn't have that tangy fragrance, but it had a different aftertaste, and nodded slightly.
Without waiting for Gong Siguang to ask, he took the initiative and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the officials of Chang'an will arrive in Luoyang in about three or four days. Does Gong Langjun know about this?"
Gong Siguang said nonchalantly: "Of course I know, Luoyang has already started preparing. Look outside, there are not so many wealthy businessmen in Nanshi on weekdays. They all know that officials are coming and gather from all directions!"
At this point, he suddenly realized: "Isn't Li Langjun worried about what impact the prince and officials will have if they come?"
"Don't worry, that's a matter in the imperial city. It has nothing to do with the outside world, and it has nothing to do with my Gong clan."
"Just like this Nan City, if you want to open a shop here, what are you looking for? Even if it belongs to the Xiao family and the Xie family, I can win it for you with just one word!"
Li Yan sipped the tea and smiled silently.
Gong Siguang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Don't you want to find a career as a selector? No matter how valuable the flying grass is, just one head can't do this kind of thing! But if I can get a few more, I
Go and take care of things, there’s still more to discuss!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yan was really surprised when he heard this: "The background of the selection needs to be reviewed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, can you also arrange it?"
Gong Siguang said proudly: "Of course. Let me give you another example. When the royal family and their relatives hold funerals, they need a 'bailiff'. Once the relevant ceremonies are over, the 'bailband' will automatically be eligible to be selected.
After three years of waiting for the election, you can go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to be elected. Once you have the qualifications to select people, whether you will become a capital official or go to the local government depends on your ability."
Li Yan fell silent.
I wonder what Jia Sibo, who was full of talent but failed many times, would think when he heard these words?
I don’t know what those Jiangnan scholars who had spent ten years in poverty, knowing that Yundan was poisonous, and taking poison just to seek a fair imperial examination, would think when they heard this?
Seeing that he still didn't speak, Gong Siguang became more and more impatient: "In addition to the 'Ban Lang', there are many similar places that can be operated. Although these things are not secret, many people from the Li family in Longxi must have done it.
But I won’t tell ordinary people that, to this extent, I really like this flying grass, and I hope it will cheer up for me, say something, and stop dilly-dallying!”
Li Yan took another sip of tea and touched the little black head lying next to him: "It is my partner, and it is impossible to give it to you."
Gong Siguang was startled at first, and then his face turned gloomy: "I wanted to make money first. Your Excellency is not short of money. It doesn't matter if you don't want to sell it. Now that you are allowed to do things conveniently in Luoyang, if you still refuse, are you a little ungrateful?
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His upper body leaned forward, and the hairpin on his head swayed in a unique way. There was a strong threat in his tone: "Luoyang is not Guan Nei. Since Mr. Li Xiaolang has come here, you must think carefully. You are afraid of offending some people."
I’m sorry!”
Dr. Tea stood silently beside him.
Wan'er, who had been silent all this time, looked at the husband of the Gong family with strange eyes.
Li Yan was not angry, he never got angry with these people, not to mention the aristocratic families of high-ranking gentry, this kind of bloated situation was too common.
Gong Siguang was not the only one who was inflated. During this period of official history, the main way for the entire Gong family to leave their name was by being killed by Wu Zetian.
The year before Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he first killed Luoyang Ling Gong Siming, Luozhou Sima Gong Siye, and Shaanzhou military Gong Sigu. In the same year, he killed Xiangzhou governor Gong Zhiyuan and Puzhou governor Gong Pengzu.
It hasn't reached this point yet. Li Yan put down his tea cup and said calmly: "I invited Gong Langjun to come to the teahouse to talk. I really gave you the wrong impression, as if I really wanted to sell ocelots. In fact, I was planning to get to know the Gong family."
It is a coincidence that I happened to meet you."
Gong Siguang was completely angry: "What a loud tone, who do you think you are?"
Li Yan said calmly: "I first arrived in Luoyang. You are not a member of the officialdom, so it is normal for you not to recognize me. You can go back and find out what kind of person I, Li Yuanfang, am."
He stood up and bowed his hands: "Gong Langjun, farewell! Wan'er, Xiao Hei, let's go!"
Wan'er also bowed politely, while Xiao Hei glanced at Gong Siguang disdainfully, flicked his tail, and walked out slowly.
Gong Suguang watched Li Yan's back disappear, and laughed angrily: "Hey, today is really evil. First I met a very spiritual flying grass, and then I met a little barbarian who is crazier than me!"
The Haonu next to him said: "This man has not yet reached the crown. He is just a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Let him see the power of our Gong clan and he will know what is good. Then why not obediently offer the cat?"
Gong Siguang sneered, drank the tea in front of him, but immediately took a sip, and slammed the teacup at Dr. Tea: "What a broken tea, it tastes terrible!"
Dr. Cha did not dare to dodge and was hit in the chest, groaning in pain.
Gong Siguang felt more comfortable now and sneered: "I have indeed heard of the name Li Yuanfang somewhere... When I get home, I'm going to ask my second brother who this person is and why he is so crazy!"