A gold plaque with these five characters written on it hangs under the eaves of the third floor of Zuixianju.
Number one in the world is always the source of disputes. This title is too tempting. If anyone else gives this title, it will definitely cause a bloody storm. But you must know that this plaque is recognized by the world.
Given by the first person, who in the world dares to object? Even if some people disdain it, he can only keep this in his heart.
Since the plaque was hung up, there has been an endless stream of people coming to congratulate him. Even big names such as Wang Zhongling, Bai Shizhong, and Cai Jing have also sent people to congratulate him.
In the restaurant world, although many people were jealous of Zuixianju, this golden plaque forced them to put on a false face and come to congratulate him with gifts.
Mrs. Qin, Wu Furong, and Li Qi were also forced to stand in front of the door to greet the guests. The three of them were shivering in the cold. Strangely enough, since Li Qi arrived, people have been coming to send congratulatory gifts every now and then. In fact, they didn't send gifts every time.
Forget it about the invitation. After all, everyone knows each other, so it is reasonable. What makes Li Qi even more depressed is that many strange faces suddenly appeared today.
All the minor officials were here, and just the numerous official names made Li Qi's mind a little confused.
Li Qi still doesn't understand why there are so many officials in the Northern Song Dynasty. Now you can catch several civil servants casually in Zuixianju. From this alone, you can see how redundant the officials are in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Seriously, no matter how good the people of the Northern Song Dynasty were at making money, it would not be enough to pay these guys who spend their days eating and drinking. Fortunately, taxpayers like Li Qi have already looked away from this. After all, it will be no worse than this in later generations.
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As the saying goes, if you go out to fool around, you have to pay it back. If someone comes to give you a gift today, if something happens tomorrow, you have to send it back. Isn't this a torment?
Just when Li Qi was busy and exhausted, Xiaoyu suddenly came over and said: "Madam, Brother Li, Sister Qi'er, Madam Li, and Feng Xingshou are here. They are in the backyard now."
"Why did they come here to join in the fun?"
After Li Qi finished speaking, his eyes suddenly rolled, but just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly heard Mrs. Qin say: "Li Qi, Uncle Wu, you are here, I will entertain them."
"Well---but they came here to congratulate me." Li Qi looked at Mrs. Qin with tears in his eyes and said. There were three beauties behind, and here were all stinky men, making judgments about each other.
Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes at him, smiled slightly, turned around and walked away, leaving Li Qi with a plump back that was very eye-catching. She now understood that silence was the best choice when dealing with Li Qi.
Damn it! When did Madam become so chic? Li Qi was stunned for a moment and muttered: "Huh? I didn't expect Madam's buttocks to be so impressive."
"Cough cough cough."
Sweat! I forgot about this old guy who always considers himself a member of the Qin family. Li Qi glanced sideways and saw a hint of complaint on Wu Furong's face. It seemed that he was blaming him for not commenting on Mrs. Qin's buttocks. He smiled and said:
"I can't help myself. I can't help myself. Don't blame Uncle Wu."
Wu Furong smiled bitterly and shook his head silently.
After a while, Zhang Zeduan suddenly came with a congratulatory gift, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Congratulations, Ambassador Yan."
Oh my God! You don't need to be so anxious, I won't run away. Li Qi felt helpless and said in return: "Thank you, thank you very much. Bachelor Zhang, please come in quickly."
Zhang Zeduan handed the gift to the bartender beside him, shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I won't go in."
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that besides Zhang Zeduan, among the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, who else would come to congratulate him? He couldn't even find anyone to talk to when he went inside. Besides, celebrities like him couldn't even come inside.
It will only cause unnecessary trouble.
Zhang Zeduan said again: "Envoy Yan, can you lend me a step to speak?"
"sure."
Li Qi naturally knew the purpose of Zhang Zeduan's visit, and said to Wu Furong: "Uncle Wu, I will talk to Bachelor Zhang about something first, and I will bother you to watch here."
Wu Furong nodded quickly and said, "Go ahead."
Li Qi and Zhang Zeduan came to the edge. Before they could stand firmly, Zhang Zeduan smiled flatteringly and said: "Guan Yanshi, when are you going to teach me sketching?"
Li Qi said: "This---."
Zhang Zeduan was shocked and said hurriedly: "What? Is there something difficult about the official Yan envoy?"
Li Qi sighed, nodded and said: "To be honest, I planned to teach you all the sketches as soon as the Four Nations Banquet is over, but now, alas."
Zhang Zeduan said anxiously: "Oh, don't sigh all the time. Is there anything else we, master and disciple, can't say?"
Li Qi felt helpless when he heard that he mentioned the word "master and apprentice" again, and said: "The thing is like this. You must also know that Taishi Cai asked me to help him run the academy. No, the Four Kingdoms Banquet just happened
After it was over, he came to me and asked me to implement the affairs of the academy as soon as possible. I am not very versatile, and now I can't wait to split myself in half and use it."
When Zhang Zeduan heard this, his face was full of disappointment and he muttered: "I also want to split you in half."
"What did you say?"
"Oh Nope."
Zhang Zeduan shook his head and thought, setting up the academy is not something that can be done in a day or two. How long will it take to put it off? He frowned and said, "Guan Yanshi, when are you going to teach me this sketch?"
Li Qi clicked his tongue, pretended to hesitate, and said: "Actually, there is another way that can kill two birds with one stone."
"Then tell me quickly."
"Xueshi Zhang, do you think this will work? If you come to our college to be a teacher, then I can write the sketches into teaching materials and give them to you first. After you learn them, I will teach those students. In this way, I will
I'm helping to build the college, and I can also teach you sketching. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone and making everyone happy? Of course, I also know that letting Bachelor Zhang come to the college to be a teacher is a bit unfair."
"Hey, Zhang never pays attention to these things."
Zhang Zeduan waved his hand and pondered for a moment. He nodded and said: "This method is indeed feasible, but I am currently working at the Hanlin Academy of Painting. If I go to the academy to be a teacher again, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Of course it's not appropriate. But there is someone who can help you."
"who?"
"Grand Master Cai. As long as you go to the Grand Master's Mansion and recommend yourself, the Grand Master will definitely help you properly." Li Qi said slyly. In fact, he did not tell Cai Jing about this, but he believed that a person like Cai Jing, who loves great achievements, would
Zhang Zeduan came to the door and recommended himself. It is estimated that Cai Jing would jump to the roof excitedly. With the gay relationship between Cai Jing and Song Huizong, there is no problem in this matter.
Zhang Zeduan's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Wonderful. I know what to do."
Li Qi smiled and just opened his mouth when he suddenly saw Hu You, Fan Xin and Liang Xiong walking towards this side, all carrying some gifts in their hands. He secretly thought that they had also come to join in the fun.
When the three of them saw that Zhang Zeduan was there, they hurriedly bowed and said, "I have seen the great scholar Zhang." Fan Xin and Liang Xiong saluted Li Qi again.
Li Qi returned the favor.
Zhang Zeduan glanced at them. He hummed and said, "Guan Yanshi, Zhang won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave."
"Xueshi Zhang, walk slowly."
As soon as Zhang Zeduan left, Hu You chuckled and said: "Brother, you are really amazing. Not only did you show off your power to our great Song Dynasty, but you also won the emperor's favor and rewarded you with a gold plaque. Of course, you also gave us a long face for our bodyguard Ma Changlian."
It’s so gratifying and congratulatory.”
Li Qi smiled and said: "Where, where? Ma Shuai, Marquis Yu is so generous. Come on, come on, please come over here."
Hu You walked to the door, raised his head, stared blankly at the golden plaque, and said, "Your Majesty's calligraphy is really beautiful." His eyes were full of envy, and he now understood that Li Qi would never be more than just a person in the future.
Just a deputy commander.
Are you the only one who also appreciates calligraphy? Li Qi took this opportunity and whispered to Liang Xiong: "Commander Liang, why didn't Niu Gao come?"
"I called him, and he said that the deputy commander asked him to train well, and he didn't dare to neglect, so that's why he didn't come." After that, Liang Xiong added, "Actually, I was also summoned by Commander Ma."
This is true. The relationship between Hu You and Li Qi was very ordinary. He saw that Li Qi always stayed with Liang Xiong, so he asked him to be his companion.
Sure enough, you have lived up to my trust. Li Qi nodded happily and said with a smile: "Ma Shuai finally came here. I will treat you today. Just order whatever you want to eat. Also, I will treat you again in the evening."
You guys go to the bar to have fun, oh, Liang Xiong, you can invite Niu Gao and a few team leaders who have performed well to go together, it will be more lively with more people."
After hearing this, Hu You and others were overjoyed. You must know that the bar is the most expensive entertainment venue in Tokyo today. Although Hu You can go there with his financial ability, he does not dare to play recklessly. Now that Li Qi has said this, tonight is destined to be
It was a sleepless night, and I was so happy that I couldn’t hold my mouth from ear to ear. Not to mention Liang Xiong, he was as excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
To Li Qi, this small amount of money was really a drop in the bucket. He also wanted to take this opportunity to tell other soldiers that there is absolutely nothing wrong with following him. As long as you perform well, you will eventually get corresponding rewards.
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Zuixianju's booming business continued until the second watch. Li Qi, today's protagonist, was so tired that his chest was pressed against his back. He came to the backyard and wanted to take a rest. But before he could catch his breath, another breath came.
Calling for congratulations, the visitors were none other than Hong Bajin and Gao Qiu. Naturally, they came so late because of gambling.
As soon as Hong Bajin entered the house, he put his hands on Li Qi's shoulders, shook them vigorously, and said excitedly: "Li Qi, you are really a talented and brave person. It is all thanks to your help that we can make a lot of money."
,Wa hahaha."
Li Qi was shaken to pieces by him, and he tried hard to break away from his clutches, wondering: "Uncle Bajin, what are you talking about? What kind of talented person is so bold? Who can help me?"
Hong Bajin gave him an ambiguous look and said: "There are only three of us here. You don't need to dress up. I know you deliberately lost the second game so that we can make more money, but how dare you do it before the emperor?"
You are so bold to pull off such a trick right under your nose. I, Hong Bajin, am not as good as you."
Gao Qiu sat aside, smiling and saying nothing, pretending that he didn't hear anything.
Fuck! You are insulting my professionalism. Li Qi almost went crazy and shouted: "Uncle Bajin, I really didn't mean it."