Although after a year of getting along with him, he had already achieved a high status in the academy by virtue of his knowledge and ability, and he had completely caught the eye of the Ming Lian faction bosses, but he still could not completely make the decision.
Now that I have Sima Xun's instruction, I can accept it with all my heart.
"Yes, of course many of our fellow disciples from Minglian Academy are not shy people. When the time comes, all fourteen people from the inner courtyard of our academy will definitely be present."
"Okay!" Seeing that his goal was achieved, Qin Li made no other moves. He took fifteen invitations from his entourage and handed them to Chen Hongyu.
"Three days later, the East Lake Xiaowen Meeting will be waiting for you all to arrive." After Qin Li said that, he led a few people around him to leave.
"Brother Qin, why did you leave so easily?" Although the speaker was already in his twenties, he was very respectful to Qin Li, who was much younger than him.
Originally, everyone's plan was to ridicule the people from Minglian Academy and then use provocation to get them to participate in the cultural meeting, but what he didn't expect was that they actually agreed directly.
Hearing this, Qin Li glanced at him helplessly. The person who spoke was named Duan Xiu. His father, Duan Ming, had a high status in the Yushitai. He was expected to ascend to the position of Yushitai and take charge of the Yushitai in the future.
Therefore, he always kept him with him, but he didn't expect this person to be so ignorant. If it weren't for rote memorization and his father's reasons, he might not have even achieved the title of scholar now.
"Brother Duan, look over there!" Qin Li pointed to where Sima Xun's sedan was.
"That is Sima Xun, an important member of the Central Political Affairs Hall, Shangshu Ling. Although he disagrees with my uncle's political views and his power is not as powerful as that of Cen Zhizhi, he is not something you and I can control.
Originally, the important officials of the Ming and Integrity Department were not present, and we were just juniors arguing. Even if we went too far, even if they sued us, the senior officials would not be able to hold us juniors too accountable."
Speaking of this, Qin Li sighed and said: "But it's a pity that the minister who just took office happened to be passing by here. If we bully the more and the less at this time and do anything excessive, it will be a slap in the face."
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Of course, at the West Lake Essay Meeting three days later, we will take action to suppress the reputation of the younger generation of the Minglian family, and we are not afraid of being held accountable by these big bosses.
After all, it is a fact that skills are inferior to people.”
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On one side, Qin Li taught a few people around him, while on the other side, Chen Hongyu and Chen were called to Sima Xun's sedan chair.
Although there is only one sedan, the space inside the sedan is extremely spacious. Even if two more people sit in it, it is still very spacious.
As for why the dignified Shangshu Ling was so ostentatious, on the one hand, it was because Sima Xun was a low-key person and did not like luxury, and on the other hand, it was also because this was a world where personal power was extremely powerful.
After getting into the sedan chair, they exchanged a few words of greetings, and then Sima Xun smiled and asked: "In the East Lake Xiaowen meeting in three days, Qin Li will probably target you. Does Xu Ping have the confidence to break out of the siege and suppress everyone with articles?"
"Although you need to be more humble, now that Qin Li and others have come to bully you and speak more frankly, students have the confidence to keep the reputation of our Minglian Academy."
Hearing the confidence in his words, Sima Xun smiled with satisfaction.
"Qin Li's move is just to lose your reputation and slow down your practice. After all, the ability to transform your reputation can also greatly promote your practice."
Being in a high position, Chen Hongyu's actions over the past year are naturally under investigation.
His rapid progress over the past year is closely related to the two deeds of Hanging Liang and Xu Menlixue.
Since he got the county examination title, these two stories that already made him famous have spread more widely, and have been used to exhort younger generations to study hard.
Under the secret promotion of the Xu family, the fame brought by the widespread dissemination of these two stories continued to transform into talent, driving Chen Hongyu's cultivation.
With thoughts in his mind, Sima Xun continued to speak: "Xu Ping, you are usually low-key, and you have just been in the capital for a year. Qin Li and the others don't know your depth, but they underestimated you.
This East Lake Literary Society is a good opportunity for you to make a name for yourself."
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In the blink of an eye, three days later, Chen Hongyu and other students from the academy arrived at East Lake.
After staying in the capital for a year, he naturally has an understanding of East Lake.
There are many painted boats in the East Lake, and the children of officials often hold cultural gatherings here. At that time, famous prostitutes will accompany them, so the East Lake is also very prosperous.
When we arrived at the East China Sea, we could see from a distance that there were all kinds of people coming and going on the small island in the middle of the East Lake.
The East Lake literary party was organized by Qin Li and others, so it was naturally quite large. However, as soon as they arrived at the lake, a servant came up to check the invitations, and then called a small boat to take everyone to the center of the lake.
At this time, many scholars had arrived on the small island in the middle of the lake, accompanied by many famous prostitutes who painted boats in the East Lake.
Qin Li had already received the message and was waiting at the edge of the island.
"Qin Li, welcome all brothers from Minglian Academy."
"Brother Qin, you're welcome!" Chen Hongyu smiled, immediately stepped forward and grabbed Qin Li, pulling him towards the venue of the cultural gathering.
Being held by Chen Hongyu, Qin Li was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to break free.
He originally wanted to ridicule a few words in a gentle and non-serious manner, so that other neutral students could see his attitude clearly. After a while, there would be students in the literary meeting who wanted to curry favor with him and targeted Chen Hongyu and others.
But what he didn't expect was that Chen Hongyu didn't follow the routine and hugged him very affectionately as soon as he came up.
He had never expected such shameless behavior, so he was caught off guard by Chen Hongyu.
In the eyes of outsiders, it was Qin Li who did not resist the closeness of Xu Ping from Minglian Academy.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that Chen Hongyu's physical cultivation was extremely strong. He tried to break free secretly, but was completely unable to break free. No matter how hard he tried, he would make a fool of himself if he still couldn't break free.
Therefore, Qin Li could only force a smile, and was pulled by Chen Hongyu towards the cultural gathering, while saying hello to others.
"What's going on? Brother Qin's purpose of organizing this cultural gathering is not to suppress the students of Minglian Academy?
Why does it seem like Brother Qin and Xu Ping from Minglian Academy are so close now?"
At this time, not only Qin Li's side, but also the students at Minglian Academy were a little confused and fell into deep doubts.
Before coming to East Lake, they had been prepared to accept all kinds of open and covert attacks as soon as they arrived here, but at this time, Chen Hongyu's behavior directly confused both parties, and for a while the scene turned out to be strange and harmonious.