Chapter six hundred and thirty fourth true and false
Li Xiuyuan threw the drunken young master out of the door in the blink of an eye. Regardless of his martial arts skills or strength, this move attracted the attention of many people in Zuifeng Tower.
"Hey, isn't that Zhu Xiucai? What happened? Why was that Du Hua and Mr. Du kicked out of the door just now?"
"It was Zhu Xiucai's companion who threw Mr. Du out. The two seemed to have had a verbal dispute before."
"Now Zhu Xiucai is in trouble. Mr. Du is the only son of Mr. Du, the Minister of Justice, and a famous yamen in the capital. How dare he, a mere scholar, offend this Du yamen?"
Everyone gathered around and looked at it, thinking that this was something new.
There are still people who dare to throw Du Hua out of this door. This is the first time in the capital.
Du Hua fell to the ground at this moment, rolled several times and hit the threshold again. In addition, he was drunk. This fall made his eyes blurry, the world was spinning, and he was at a loss. He only felt that he was all over the body.
Extremely painful.
How could the pampered Ya Nei withstand such a stumble?
"Stop, stop, stop for me. Zhu Yu, you poor scholar, don't leave. The guy who touched me will also leave."
Du Hua staggered to his feet, shook his head, and angrily pointed at Li Xiuyuan and Zhu Yu who were about to leave and shouted.
"Brother Li, I'm afraid we may be in trouble now." Zhu Yu's face changed and he said with some worry.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said: "I heard from others that he is the only son of the Minister of Punishment. The famous yamen in the capital is just the only son of the Minister of Punishment. It is either the Minister of Punishment or his father is here. He just humiliated me like this. I
I will also throw him out."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at Du Hua and said, "Even if I don't leave, how will you stay?"
"I, I'm not done with you." Du Hua was stunned for a moment and wanted to rush up and teach Li Xiuyuan a lesson.
But when he thought about this man's martial arts, he immediately backed down. He was too drunk to react just now, but now after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that he would never be this man's opponent in a fight.
Li Xiuyuan said lightly: "What's the point? But you are still a little too young in front of me. If you want to have sex with me, let your father do it. You are the only person in the office. I think you are still a little bit behind. Just now I heard others say that you
Your father is the Minister of Justice, yes, he is indeed a high official in the imperial court, but your father is your
Father, you are you. When you become a minister one day, come and look for me again. Otherwise, you will not be arrogant and domineering all day long and do not take others seriously, and you will suffer big losses sooner or later. I will teach you a lesson today so that you can have a long memory. Don’t be like this.
It’s like a mad dog that bites people when it catches them.”
"If you are beaten to death one day, it will be too late."
"Bah, damn you, how dare you treat me when you know my father's name? If you have the ability to wait here, I will definitely break your legs when I call some good men." Du Hua pointed at Li Xiuyuan angrily.
said.
"It's better not to do this."
Du Hua sneered: "Now you know you are afraid? If you are afraid, kneel down and apologize, otherwise I will not be able to forgive you."
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that what you did was stupid. Maybe your father will visit me personally and apologize to me."
Li Xiuyuan said: "Your father is an official in the Ministry of Punishment. He should know the laws of the Song Dynasty better than I do. It will be bad if your father cannot step down."
Du Hua was furious: "Okay, you guys will wait for me. If you can, don't leave today. Don't hide so that I can't find you."
"That's not necessarily the case. I've eaten and finished my errands and will go back to sleep. If you want to cause trouble, you'd better hurry up. I won't always wait for you here, but my tolerance is limited. Come on.
You'd better think carefully before coming here," Li Xiuyuan said.
Du Hua was so angry that he couldn't even speak. He was a famous yamen in the capital, and no one dared to ridicule or provoke him like this.
Today, Zhu Xiucai's friend dared to be so arrogant with some force. If he didn't punish him, where would Du Hua's reputation be?
"You wait for me, sir." Immediately, he angrily flicked his sleeves and left.
Zhu Yu had a worried look on his face and said: "I've completely angered Mr. Du now. I'm afraid he won't be able to deal with the aftermath. Brother Li, you've just come to the capital. The methods in the capital's yamen are very powerful. They rely on their father."
It was because of the high-ranking officials of the imperial court that they managed to win over a group of rogue idlers in the capital. There was no one here.
Things they dare not do."
"This is just a trivial matter, why should we take it to heart? We have important things to come here today, so we don't need to pay attention to that Mr. Du." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.
When Zhu Yu saw Li Xiuyuan's confident look, he could only nod his head, hoping that this matter would not become a big deal.
"By the way, where is the livelier place here? Can we have wine and enjoy dancing?" Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan asked.
Zhu Yu said: "On the second floor, there are more literati and elegant people, there is constant singing and dancing, but the money is not cheap."
"Then go sit on the second floor." Li Xiuyuan said, "I'm treating you today, money is not an issue."
When the group of people arrived on the second floor, it was indeed different from the one downstairs. It was a little less noisy and a little more elegant.
There were scholars wearing Confucian robes, reciting poems and composing poems, and there were also talented entertainers showing off their skills.
"Isn't this Mr. Zhu? Why are you here again today?" A woman passed by holding a pipa. When she saw Zhu Yu, she was a little surprised: "Weren't you kicked out of Zuifeng Tower yesterday? You'd better hurry up.
Get out of here, lest the shopkeeper sees you and kicks you out again.
I'm afraid you won't get any benefits, and Miss Lotus won't see you, so you'd better give up on this idea."
Zhu Yu felt a little ashamed when he heard the woman mention this scandal: "I made Miss Xiaoshuang laugh, but I didn't come here to meet Miss Lianhua this time. I was invited by a friend to have a drink here."
"Really?" The girl named Xiaoshuang looked at Li Xiuyuan suspiciously.
Seeing this man's tall and straight posture, extraordinary bearing, and handsome appearance, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and then asked with a smile: "Xiao Shuang, I have met this young master, but I haven't asked him his name yet.
"
"My Excellency, Li Xiuyuan." Li Xiuyuan returned the greeting and said, "Today I will be the host and invite Brother Zhu to come here to have a drink. Can you please kindly ask Miss Xiaoshuang to inform the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous banquet? Of course, singing and dancing are indispensable at the banquet.
, if you can listen to Miss Xiaoshuang playing the pipa, look at that Aunt Bai Lian
It would be best if my mother dances gracefully."
"Giggle." Xiaoshuang covered her mouth and smiled sweetly: "I am the Qingguo. Do you want to perform music? I have to ask the shopkeeper for permission. As for the Lotus Girl, she is the top star of Zui Feng Tower. If the young master wants to invite the Lotus Girl to perform dance, that is not a big deal.
Simple things.”
"Please, Miss Xiaoshuang, please tell the shopkeeper. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not," Li Xiuyuan said.
"Then please wait a moment, Mr. Li." Xiaoshuang bowed Yingying, then slowly left with her pipa in her arms.
After she left, Li Xiuyuan said again: "Any woman knows that you are obsessed with that Lotus girl. It seems that she must be a peerless beauty. Brother Zhu, don't you mind if I call her out to meet you?"
"Of course I won't mind. It's just that Miss Lianhua has extraordinary talents and high vision, and there are few people who can get into the role." Zhu Yu said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Really? Then we have to take a closer look today to see what kind of beauty can captivate people."
Just when a few people were about to take their seats, someone in a nearby private room seemed to see Zhu Yu, and his eyes immediately lit up and he strode out.
"Isn't this Brother Zhu? You came just in time. Just now we were arguing about whether this calligraphy was genuine or not. We couldn't decide for a while and couldn't make a clear judgment. I also asked you to come over and have a look. I heard that you have a lot of research on calligraphy and painting."
A scholar came over, grabbed Zhu Yu and walked to the private room.
"It's Brother Zhang. I, I, this is not very convenient." Zhu Yu said hurriedly.
Apparently he met an acquaintance again.
He really has a lot of acquaintances here, and it seems that he has been in Zui Feng Tower for a long time.
"Hey, it's better to meet by chance than to invite me. Just come and take a look. Just take a look. Don't worry, I won't waste your time, Brother Zhu." Scholar Zhang Bangchang said in a rather cheerful tone.
After Zhu Yu was pulled into the private room, he noticed that six or seven scholars had gathered here.
They gathered around a desk, pointed, and argued over a copybook.
"This is definitely an authentic work. I have seen his copybook by chance. It is exactly the same as this copybook. How could it be a fake?"
"No, no, the year of this rice paper is wrong. Although it is an old thing from the previous dynasty, the ink color and the age of the paper are very different. It must have been copied later."
"I think it's authentic. The handwriting, year, and seal are all correct. How come it's fake?"
"I also think it's authentic."
A group of scholars seemed to be trying to identify the authenticity of a copybook, but they couldn't argue, so Zhang Bangchang had no choice but to pull Zhu Yuzhangyan.
"Everyone, please be patient. Look, I have brought Brother Zhu. He has done some research on calligraphy and painting, and he will definitely be able to tell you why."
Seeing Zhang Bangchang dragging Zhu Yu in, all the scholars were stunned for a moment, but then someone shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, who do you want to invite to the tasting? Zhu Yu? I'm afraid you don't know yet.
Yesterday, Zhu Yu lost all face. Because he couldn't pay the money, he was kicked out by the boss of Zui Feng Tower.
Get out, this matter is really embarrassing to us scholars."
As he spoke, many scholars shook their heads, looking ashamed to be in his company.
Zhu Yu's face couldn't help but turn red again, but he couldn't refute in his heart.
Another reason why he doesn't want to come to Zui Feng Tower is this. If the people he met before see him again, they will definitely mention yesterday's embarrassing incident. How will his face be able to gain a foothold at that time?
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Businessmen are unrighteous and even drive away their guests. They are still scholars with a reputation as scholars. Instead of blaming the merchants, you are laughing at Zhu Yu. Do the scholars in the capital like to bully the weak? Is it right or wrong?"
"Who is this?" a scholar asked.
"I am also a scholar. I am Li Xiuyuan, and I am a friend of Zhu Yu from the same hometown." Li Xiuyuan said.
The scholar immediately smiled and said: "I am Qian Jun, a bachelor of Tongtian Pavilion. Although you are just a scholar and don't study much, you don't know the right and wrong, right? Is it possible that you owe money as a matter of course? You can't pay it yourself.
How can it be that you have to rely on the shopkeeper to throw you out when you have money to settle the bill?
Reason? If everyone in the world were like you, this store would be in trouble."
"Yes, that's the truth." Many scholars agreed, and at the same time looked at Li Xiuyuan with some contempt, feeling that this person was just a loser.
How can he still be a scholar even if he doesn't understand such simple principles? I really don't know how he got his talent.
"Qian Jun, Mr. Qian, what you said is correct, but this matter does not work for Zhu Yu." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Why?" Qian Jun said lightly: "Is it just because he is a scholar? It should be noted that the emperor is as guilty as the common people when he breaks the law, let alone just a scholar."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "Of course that's not true. Let me ask you gentlemen, how long has Zhu Yu owed money to Zui Feng Tower?"
"I heard someone said that I owe ten days' worth of expenses," Qian Jun said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Since Zuifenglou knew that Zhu Yu had no money, why didn't he drive Zhu Yu out immediately instead of waiting for more than ten days before driving him away?"
"Perhaps the store owner is benevolent and tolerates him for a few days," Qian Jun said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "Wrong, Zuifenglou is not tolerating Zhu Yu for a few days, but wants to squeeze out all the money he has, even the money he owes on credit. Then Zuifenglou can justifiably go to Zhu Yu with the IOU.
Yu wants to pay. If the store owner is really kind and righteous, do you know that I paid for it yesterday?
How much money did Zhu Yu spend to settle the debt?"
"The cost for ten days in Zui Feng Tower is only a few dozen taels of silver." Qian Jun said, "I am also a frequent visitor here and I can't make a mistake."
As long as you don't let some high-value talented women and beauties accompany you, spending dozens of taels of money on food and drink in a brothel is already considered a huge expense.
Li Xiuyuan said: "But the shopkeeper of Zui Feng Tower first said it would cost seven hundred taels of silver, and then added it to one thousand taels of silver. Do you think this kind of expense is normal or abnormal? Of course it's useless for me to say so.
There is evidence to prove it.”
After saying that, he took out the voucher and put it on the table.
When the scholars looked at it, some people immediately became furious: "How unreasonable, a profiteer, really a profiteer. He only spent ten days and dared to write a thousand taels of accounts. This is obviously blackmail."
"One thousand taels of silver, the price is really too high." Some scholars began to ponder.
They often spend money here and often see Zhu Yu. Why don't they know the approximate amount of his expenses?
If you say one hundred taels, they still believe it, but one thousand taels is absolutely impossible.
Li Xiuyuan said, "Master Qian, do you think this store owner is benevolent or vicious? Do you think what happened yesterday was right or wrong?"
Qian Jun's face changed, and he could only grit his teeth and said: "What a shady store owner. He knew clearly that Zhu Yu had no money and didn't ask people to leave at that time. He waited until people owed ten days' worth of expenses before driving them away, and even charged them into the account.
I wrote the receipt. It turned out that I wanted to blackmail you. They are breaking the law. I will give you a piece of paper later.
It is really unreasonable to sue them, it almost hurts us and wrongly accuses a good person."
"Zhu Yu, what happened just now was our fault. I would like to apologize to you here. I also ask Brother Zhu not to take offense."
This Qian Jun is also free and easy. After knowing the truth, he immediately wanted to apologize to Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu said in shame: "I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. This matter is always my fault. It's right for you to blame me for not paying back the money I owe."
Although several other scholars were a little embarrassed, they also apologized when they saw Qian Jun. They all bowed to him and apologized for what had just happened.
Zhang Bangchang, who was on the side, didn't know about Zhu Yu. He smiled and said at this moment: "Since it is all a misunderstanding, why continue to mention these unpleasant things? The store here is disgusting, I will just not come back to them next time, but
The appreciation of today’s copybook cannot be interrupted. This was before we had a bet. Brother Zhu, come and take a look at this copybook. Do you think this copybook is genuine or fake?”
He pointed to the copybook on the desk and said.
Zhu Yu gave a salute, then walked over and took a serious look at it, and said in surprise: "This is Li Bai's copybook. His copybooks were widely circulated in the previous dynasty and were not uncommon. It was rumored that he often exchanged copybooks for wine money, so that
Li Bai's copybooks are becoming less and less valuable, and many dignitaries have collected them, but today there are not many of them."
"However, it is difficult to tell whether this calligraphy is genuine or not. The handwriting is indeed Li Bai's, but the date of the ink and the rice paper is somewhat wrong. If we really want to tell the truth, it should be half-truth and half-false.
It’s true, the copybook is fake.”
"Half-truth and half-falsehood? How can there be a half-truth and half-false copybook? What is true is true, and what is false is false. What does this half-truth mean?"
Qian Jun smiled and shook his head: "By the way, Brother Li just now seems to be very knowledgeable. Why don't you come and take a look?"
Li Xiuyuan said, "I don't have much research on calligraphy and painting, but from what I've seen, this calligraphy must be fake."
"Oh, why?" Qian Jun and Zhang Bangchang looked at Li Xiuyuan in surprise.
Most of the scholars said it was true. Even if some people said it was false, they were vague and unsure. Only Li Xiuyuan was sure it was false as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Because most of Li Bai's copybooks don't leave seals. Even if they leave seals, they don't leave the name Li Taibai. Most of them leave the name Qinglian layman or something like that." Li Xiuyuan said.
"How to be sure?" Qian Jun said.
Li Xiuyuan can't say that Li Taibai has such a character. In his life, he never thought that his poetry was good, but he only thought that his swordsmanship was the best in the world.
Of course, such an answer was obviously unconvincing. He said: "Just soak it in water and see if the seal will melt. If it can melt, it is fake. If it cannot melt, it is real. Li Taibai's seal is
Specially made, it will not rot when soaked in water or destroyed by fire."
His seal has Taoist magic in it, and the seal can last for thousands of years. This is what he learned after asking Li Taibai when he saw him writing.
Immediately he took a glass of water from the side and poured it on the painting.
"These are Li Taibai's words, how could they be so wasted?" a scholar said hurriedly.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the ink pad had already faded when exposed to water.
"Haha, this counterfeiter is reluctant to spend money. The ink pad he used is too bad. He probably spent it on the rice paper and hiring someone to copy it." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and laughed.