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When we walked onto the street, even though the weather was not hot yet, there was even a hint of chill.
But this bunch of naughty scholars opened their folding fans one by one and fanned them coolly in front of them.
After a while, the folding fans will be slowly folded one by one, and then opened again with a swipe.
As a result, this scene immediately aroused countless curious eyes throughout Chang'an City.
"Brother, I'm here to invite you. Is this the fan you're holding?"
The scholar who was asked immediately said proudly: "Yes, this fan is called a folding fan, and it is foldable!"
"Brother, where did you buy this fan? What's the price?"
"I bought this fan from the No. 1 Hospital in the World. The price is only fifty cents!"
"Hey! Fifty cents? So expensive? If you buy a round fan, you can buy dozens of them. This is a money grab!"
"Oh, poor people don't deserve to use folding fans."
This scene quickly unfolded throughout Chang'an City.
Then, more and more dandy boys went to the No. 1 Courtyard in the World to buy folding fans.
Even China Commercial Bank and Tianxia No. 1 have launched sales agencies. Well, they are originally from the same family.
The folding fan, a new product, quickly took over the entire Chang'an market within a day or two of its launch, setting off a new trend in Chang'an City.
Nowadays, if those dandies don’t wear a folding fan when they go out, they have no shame in saying hello to others.
And the scholar who was lucky enough to grab Ouyang's calligraphy and painting became the envy of everyone.
Of course, some people also asked famous calligraphers and painters to write poems and inscriptions on folding fans.
For a time, a fan culture became popular in Chang'an City.
Li Min, who launched all this secretly, is very satisfied with the effect of this advertisement.
For Li Min, this folding fan business is a one-time deal.
After all, this thing has no technical content at all and is so simple that even ordinary people can make it at home.
What I earn is just a first step in business opportunities.
After other merchants reflect this, the price of folding fans will only get lower and lower.
Therefore, what Li Min wants to do is to quickly get a vote and leave.
So far, my plan is going very smoothly.
The next step is to sell all the folding fans that I have recently produced as soon as possible.
Because the production process of folding fans is so simple, I'm afraid it has attracted the attention of other businesses now, right?
At this moment, Xiao Liuzi came in and announced that someone had come to write the second couplet of the second couplet on the first floor of the world.
Um?
What is the second couplet about?
After thinking for a long time, Li Min finally remembered. The first couplet was: Smoke locks willows in the pond.
This is an eternal absolute. Is it so easy to match the second couplet of this couplet?
I guess it was the poor scholar who made some kind of couplet to cheat money, right?
Li Min smiled slightly, took Xiao Liuzi and ran directly to the first floor of the world.
Of course, this time, Shen Wei followed closely to protect Li Min.
At the same time, four shadow guards followed quietly.
King Liang had already been assassinated once and almost died.
Naturally, they dare not relax.
However, with the Four Shadow Guards protecting him, as long as the army is not used, there are really not many people who can harm Li Min.
Not long after, Li Min came to the first floor of the world and found that a large group of people had gathered there to watch the fun.
There was a scholar standing in front of the building. The scholar was wearing a starched white green robe.
The thin figure makes people feel weak, but wherever they stand, they feel upright and vigorous, with a strong sense of character.
At this time, the scholar asked calmly: "May I ask the shopkeeper if there is anything wrong with my second couplet? If not, please take out the reward money!"
How does the shopkeeper know the quality of the second line? He quickly excused himself and said: "Please wait a moment, sir, our boss will be here soon."
At this time, Li Min couldn't help but stepped forward and asked the scholar: "You said that the second line of this couplet is correct. May I ask you which second line is correct?"
The scholar turned to face Li Min and said loudly: "The second line I am correcting is: Beacon sales are extremely strong and Saihong is behind."
"The smoke locks the willows in the pond, and the beacon is sold at the end of Saihong. Now the combination of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth is complete. This is really a match!"
"It's really a match! So right, so right!"
"This time, it's time to take out the 10,000-yuan bounty from the top tier of the world, right?"
After Li Min heard this second line, he smiled slightly.
This second line indeed matches the five radicals of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
But both in terms of artistic conception and confrontation, there is some difference in meaning.
Li Min couldn't help but said: "You want the bounty, but your lower couplet is not neat. First of all, the positions of the radicals of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are asymmetrical. The realm is also quite different, which can also be called the second couplet.
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The scholar smiled slightly and said: "But, has anyone corrected the second couplet better than me? If not, how can you say that my correctness of the second couplet is not good?"
Li Min laughed and said: "Okay, since you said so, I will give you a second line to show! My correct second line is: Cannon Town Haicheng Tower!"
As soon as Li Min finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion on the scene.
"Smoke locks willows in the pond, and cannons guard the sea city tower. This couplet is so neat, isn't it?"
"Yes, this second couplet is much neater than this scholar's."
"The second couplet given by His Highness is the original match. It gives people the feeling of a perfect match!"
"I originally thought that the couplets His Highness came up with were all absolute, but now it seems that His Highness must have already come up with the second couplet, right?"
After the scholar heard Li Min's second couplet, he couldn't help but bowed deeply to Li Min and said: "Shangguanyi admires Xiongtai's second couplet so much. May I ask Xiongtai your surname?"
Um?
Shangguan Yi?
Such a familiar name.
Li Min quickly searched and discovered immediately, Huo, this is a great person.
Shangguan Yi came from a poor family, passed the imperial examination and became an official, and finally became the prime minister.
But later he was killed by Wu Zetian because he offended Wu Zetian.
Shangguan Yi also has a granddaughter named Shangguan Wan'er, who may be more famous than her grandfather.
Now this is Shangguan Yi who has not yet made a fortune!
After thinking about this, Li Min smiled slightly and said, "My name is Li Min."
When he heard Li Min's name, Shangguan Yi was stunned, and then said: "I have admired the name of King Liang for a long time, and when I saw him today, he is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
Li Min laughed and said: "Come here, take 10,000 yuan and give it to Mr. Shangguan."
Shangguan Yi waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How can I dare to say that I am the right person with Zhuyu, the second couplet of His Highness, in front of me? I am really ashamed. I must not accept this bounty!"
Li Min laughed and said to the shopkeeper: "You make two plaques and hang the two lower couplets at the same time!"
After giving the instructions, he said to Shangguan Yi: "Master Shangguan, we are destined to meet each other. Today the king of Japan is our host. Wouldn't it be nice for us to have a good drink and talk happily?"
Shangguan Yi took a deep look at Li Min, and then said calmly: "His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, invites you. I would rather obey your orders if you are respectful."
After saying that, Shangguan Yi followed Li Min and walked into the first floor of the world.
Li Min went directly to the private room on the third floor. Under the window, there was the mighty river. Standing next to the window, it was quite interesting.
Li Min looked at the scenery outside the window, but he was thinking about how to impress Shangguan Yi.
In terms of literary talent, Li Min is self-aware. In addition to being able to plagiarize a few poems, his ability to talk about classics puts him ahead of others.
But how can we convince him? Just one or two poems? I'm afraid it's not enough.
After a while, the waiter served wine and food, and Li Min asked Shangguan Yi to sit down.
Li Min picked up the wine glass but did not drink it. Instead, he asked Shangguan Yi, "May I ask Mr. Shangguan why you study?"
