Wangjiang Tower is an extremely famous restaurant in Nanping Prefecture.
Scholars often come here to hold banquets, which is a social event between gentry and businessmen. It is also a place where the Yamen entertains Shangguan and distinguished guests.
At noon today, Wang Run hosted a banquet for Hanyi Club in the name of Jieying Club to resolve the grievances between Du Ning and Zhao Dongcheng.
Du Ning arrived at Wangjiang Tower for the banquet on time. Accompanying him were Li Changsheng and several Hanyi Club students.
The banquet was held on the first floor, and it was already filled with many gentry and scholars from Jieying Society.
Everyone in Hanyi Society felt something was wrong at first glance. They were clearly trying to mediate the grievances between Du Ning and Zhao Dongcheng, so why did they entertain so many irrelevant people?
Wang Run, who was sitting at the main table, stood up and said with a smile: "Master Du, Brother Li, you are indeed on time, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Brother Wang."
"Then we're not welcome."
After the Hanyi Club students expressed their thanks, Du Ning and Li Changsheng entered the main table, while the others sat at the guest table next to them.
In addition to Wang Run, there are also Zhao Dongcheng and Zhao Donghai sitting at the main table, as well as other scholars from Jieying Society, but there are still two seats empty.
Zhao Dongcheng was sitting there, no longer as energetic as before.
He glanced at Du Ning. Although he concealed it well, he could still feel a little hatred.
"Brother Dongcheng, you are well."
Du Ning spoke, suddenly breaking the awkward atmosphere.
Zhao Dongcheng forced out a smile and said, "Mr. Lao Du is worried about me. Everything is fine with Zhao."
Wang Run poured wine for everyone, and then said with a smile: "The dispute over literary names is originally a contest between scholars. At a small level, it is just the impulsiveness of young people. At a large scale, every time a new article is added, the human race will
A little more talent."
"So Mr. Wang hopes that through this glass of wine, the two of you can resolve their differences and get back together. I would like to pay tribute to Mr. Wang first."
After Wang Run finished speaking, he should drink it first.
When other people saw this, they had to give Wang Run face, so they also drank the wine in their glasses.
"Haha...good!"
"Drink this glass of wine, and from now on, the grievances between you will be wiped out."
Wang Run was very happy, with a little pride in his eyes, and then gave Zhao Dongcheng a wink.
After Zhao Dongcheng understood this, he said to Du Ning: "Mr. Du, Zhao has offended me many times before. Please forgive me."
"Brother Zhao said something serious, but Du never took it to heart from beginning to end," Du Ning said.
Zhao Dongcheng felt very uncomfortable. After all, it was him who broke up the Wen Palace, not Du Ning.
Suddenly, a person came up and reminded: "Brother Wang Run, Mr. Yuanjun, they are here."
"Master Yuanjun?"
Du Ning and Li Changsheng looked at each other with surprise.
The so-called Yuanjun is the dean in charge of the local liberal arts academy and has a prominent position.
Wang Run can even invite the court master. Isn’t this a huge honor?
"Why did the court master come to this banquet?" Monk Li Changsheng Zhang Er was confused.
Du Ning's face changed slightly, and then he was thoughtful.
When the two men arrived at the restaurant, everyone immediately stood up to greet them.
"Wang is very grateful to you two gentlemen for coming here."
Wang Run stepped forward, bowed to the two of them, and then introduced them to everyone.
"Dear literary friends, please allow me to introduce to you, this is Mr. Yan Song, the dean of Fuwen Academy, a great scholar of Confucianism and Taoism."
Yan Song glanced at everyone present, raised his head slightly, and showed no anger.
"It turns out to be Mr. Yuan Jun. I'm waiting to see you."
“Students have long admired Mr. Yan’s name, and it’s really a pleasure to meet him.”
"I've met Mr. Yan."
All students behave and behave politely.
Yan Song showed a faint smile: "You are welcome."
"This is Mr. Cai of the Hanlin Academy, a scholar from the Academy of Liberal Arts." Wang Run continued to introduce.
"I've met Mr. Cai."
Everyone continues to greet each other.
Cai Hanlin nodded slightly and politely returned the gift.
"Gentlemen, please take a seat."
Wang Run invited Yan Song and Cai Hanlin to come to the main table and sit down. The seats were just right.
Du Ning glanced at the two of them quietly, and an imperceptible strange color flashed in his eyes.
"There seem to be a lot of new faces at today's banquet."
Yan Song glanced around, and finally landed on Du Ning. His brows raised slightly, then relaxed.
Cai Hanlin also glanced at Du Ning gently, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, not sure whether he was smiling or sarcastic.
Wang Run immediately introduced to Yan Song: "Master Yuanjun, let me introduce to you. This is the famous Du Mingzhou of our Nanping Prefecture, Mr. Du Ning Du."
Du Ning suddenly frowned. Although three of his poems had been published in "Nanping Wenbao", it had only been a few days before Wang Run boasted that he was already famous. This seemed very abrupt. p>
"It turns out that you are the author of "Bamboo and Stone". Yan has admired his name for a long time, so I am lucky to meet you."
Yan Song was polite, but his attitude was still very arrogant.
"Mr. Yan has received the award, and the students are not worthy of it."
In comparison, Du Ning is really humble.
"The time has come for the banquet."
Wang Run gave the order, and the waiters in the restaurant began to pass the dishes.
Next, everyone was eating, drinking, and chatting, and the atmosphere was very good.
Before I knew it, I had been drinking for three rounds.
Cai Hanlin suddenly said: "Du Mingzhou was able to write Mingzhou's gallbladder refining poem at such a young age. It is really gratifying. If it is donated to the imperial court, it will be a great merit."
At this moment, Du Ning completely understood Wang Run's scheming, which was to use the dean of the Academy of Arts and Cai Hanlin to put pressure on him and force him to hand over "Bamboo and Stone".
Just now, Du Ning felt very strange.
Since Wang Run even invited Cai Hanlin, why didn't he see Wan Hanlin and the three bachelors in the editing room? Are those people's status lower than Cai Hanlin?
Compared to Cai Hanlin, isn't it more important for Wang Run to please the three bachelor editors?
Now after what Cai Hanlin said, Du Ning understood everything.
Obviously, Wan Hanlin and the three bachelor editors are not the same as Yansong and Cai Hanlin of the Academy of Arts.
That's why Yan Song and Cai Hanlin were unexpectedly invited to this banquet, but no other officials from the Academy of Arts were seen.
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Yan Song was in charge of the Imperial Academy and his status in the literary world was far superior to that of the prefect.
Moreover, as the local academy leader, he also controls the academic status of students in the local liberal arts academy, which can be said to be a very powerful position.
Wang Run asked Yan Song to take charge because he wanted to put pressure on Du Ning in the liberal arts academy. Once Du Ning offended Yan Song, if Du Ning wanted to apply for admission to the liberal arts academy in the future, as long as Yan Song did not agree, there would be many problems.
Find a way to prevent Du Ning from entering Fuwenyuan.
This move is really clever, but also very insidious.
Du Ning secretly clenched his fist and glanced at Wang Run.
Wang Run immediately avoided it and did not look at Du Ning."
Du Ning even sneered in his heart. It seemed that his speculation was accurate, and Wang Run just wanted to use the senior officials of the Academy of Arts to suppress him.
"It turns out that these guys are interested in Du Ning's courage-refining poem."
Li Changsheng also saw Jieyingshe's conspiracy at this moment, and his expression looked a little ugly.
As expected, today’s banquet is really a Hongmen Banquet.
These guys want to force Du Ning to hand over the manuscript of "Bamboo Stone"!
Du Ning poured himself a glass of wine, drank it slowly, rolled his eyes, and said slowly: "Mr. Cai is really ridiculous. There are many people here who are more talented than students. The student sang "Bamboo and Stone"
It’s nothing at all, let alone dedicated to the imperial court. I’m afraid that even if the students have that intention, the imperial court may not appreciate it.”
These words made many people in the audience look very unhappy, and some even had cold eyes with a hint of anger.
Cai Hanlin's eyes widened and his expression was like a wolf and a tiger.
Yan Song looked at Du Ning with deep disdain and contempt.
Some scholars looked at each other secretly and communicated with their eyes.
Wang Run looked at Zhao Donghai with a hint of madness in his eyes.
Zhao Donghai nodded lightly, and then said to Du Ning: "Master Du, what you said is wrong. Your "Bamboo and Stone" is of great use to scholars. Since you are a serious scholar, you should serve the country and write "Bamboo and Stone" "Donate the manuscript to the imperial court to contribute to our human race."
Cai Hanlin also said: "You can also give it to our Fuwen Academy, which will not only promote your literary name, but also make many scholars appreciate you, the best of both worlds."
Du Ning thought in his mind that since the president of the Fuwen Academy was in cahoots with Jieyingshe, he was afraid that no matter who he handed it over to, the result would be the same, being seized and occupied by the other party.
Li Changsheng said: "As long as Du Gongzi's "Bamboo and Stone" is published in newspapers and newspapers from various places, then everyone can learn from it through newspapers and newspapers. Why do you need to ask for the original manuscript of "Bamboo and Stone"? Isn't it unnecessary?"
Cai Hanlin immediately shouted coldly: "Li Juren, we didn't speak to you!"
"I didn't respond to you on behalf of anyone else," Li Changsheng said.
"Presumptuous!"
Cai Hanlin said loudly: "Li Juren, as a student of Nanping Liberal Arts College, you must pay attention to your attitude. After all... your academic status is from our Nanping Liberal Arts College."
As soon as he finished speaking, Duning became angry.
The other party actually threatened Li Changsheng with his academic status. The Academy of Liberal Arts is in charge of students' academic status. Once there is a problem with the academic status, scholars will have no way to participate in the imperial examination.
Li Changsheng is currently a civil servant, and he can also take part in the imperial examination next year. Those who pass the Beijing examination will be able to hold official positions around the fifth rank.
Cai Hanlin is threatening Li Changsheng's future.
Unexpectedly, Li Changsheng laughed sarcastically: "Since my academic status is placed in Fuwen Yuan, Fuwen Yuan has the right and obligation to protect it. If anything goes wrong, Li will definitely ask the Guoxue Palace for a thorough investigation, but I will not If you believe it, the liberal arts college can easily revoke the academic status of meritorious students without any scruples."
"You..."
Cai Hanlin's eyes burned with anger and he said in a deep voice: "How dare a mere scholar to speak so wildly? Do you still have a Hanlin like me in your eyes?"
"Sorry, no."
Li Changsheng challenged him directly.
"Bold!"
Cai Hanlin became furious. As a dignified Hanlin, he was so looked down upon by Li Changsheng, which made him feel as if he had been greatly humiliated.
