A burst of laughter erupted in Yaoyue Tower, and the laughter resounded.
The three-story Yaoyuelou is one of the most expensive restaurants in the city. During normal business hours, it is not as busy as it is now.
In the hall, scholars wearing various colorful robes were sitting around. On display were not only fine wines and delicacies, but also music, chess, calligraphy and paintings.
A high platform was set up in the middle, and a circle of bookshelves were placed, with densely packed articles, poems, calligraphy and paintings of various colors hanging on them. Some people were watching, pointing and talking, and some were hanging their own books on them.
There were also people passing through the second and third floors above, and there were rising and falling sounds from the boxes. They were scholars whistling or chanting, with different tones and accents, just like singing. There were also fierce voices coming from the boxes.
It seems like a quarrel, but it is a debate about scripture and meaning.
Of course, there are jokes interspersed with them that make them all lively.
"Zhang Yao doesn't want to sit around alone." A scholar laughed with his robes loose and told everyone the news he had heard. "He is trying to win over the students from the humble family."
After all, this is the capital now, and scholars from all over the world are flocking here. Compared with the nobles, scholars from the common people need to come to Toushimen to look for opportunities. Zhang Yao is such a student. There are countless like him. He also has many friends along the way.
Many students came together.
"He fell in love with Chen Danzhu, who had no worries about food and clothing. His companions stayed here and there, studying while making a living. Zhang Yao found them and wanted to seduce them with Xu Zhi's fine clothing and food. However, he was arrested before he could even get in.
Companions, drive them out."
The scholar pulled up his robe and tore off a corner.
"There are still people who have severed ties with him."
Some of the scholars sitting on the floor sneered: "Such an unscrupulous person who wants to gain fame and reputation by any means, as long as he is a scholar, we must break up with him."
The scholar from before sat down and shook his torn robe: "Chen Danzhu asked people to distribute some heroic posters everywhere. As a result, everyone avoided him. Many scholars packed their bags and left the capital to seek refuge."
An older scholar was half drunk and lying on the ground. Hearing this, he shook his head with drunken eyes: "Does Chen Danzhu think that she can gain prestige by claiming to be a scholar from a poor family? She doesn't want to think about it either.
, if you get tainted by her, your reputation as a scholar will be gone, and where will your future be!"
The door was pushed open, and someone held up a piece of paper and said loudly: "Come, come, Dengzhou Liu Shi has come up with a new topic to discuss with everyone."
People lying or sitting in the room, awake or guilty, all shouted, "Read it, read it, read it." Then they started quoting scriptures one after another in a cadence.
The noise flew out of Yao Yue Tower, flew through the lively streets, and surrounded the exquisitely carved Star Picking Tower opposite, making it look like a deserted Guanghan Palace.
In the Guanghan Palace, Zhang Yao was sitting upright in his wide robe and long sleeves. He was not alone. Liu Wei and Li Lian were sitting beside him.
At this time, he was holding a piece of paper and looking at it intently.
He looked at it for a while. Liu Wei couldn't help it anymore and asked: "How is it? Can you explain it? This is what Miss Li's brother took out from the Yaoyue Building. Today's debate question has dozens of people there.
People have written it, what do you think?"
Zhang Yao raised his head: "I thought, I also read this article when I was a child, but I forgot what the teacher said."
Li Lian chuckled at the side, and Liu Wei was stunned. Although she knew Zhang Yao was ordinary in knowledge, she didn't expect him to be so ordinary, so she glared at him angrily and angrily.
"What's wrong with you?" she said. Now that she was familiar with Zhang Yao, she no longer had the previous restraint. "My father said that your father was very good at studying back then. The Zhongzheng officials of the county at that time all praised him in public.
I’m thinking deeply about wonderful learning.”
Zhang Yao smiled and was not annoyed.
Li Lian asked: "Master Zhang, there are already a hundred scholars over there who are going to participate in the competition. How long can you last alone, Master?"
Zhang Yao stretched out a finger without hesitation, then bent half of it after thinking.
"Half a day." He said calmly.
Liu Wei covered her face with her hands: "Brother, you should follow my father's instructions and leave the capital."
Li Lian comforted her: "Mr. Zhang was unprepared for this. If he can compete for a long time without leaving now, he is already very powerful. If you want to blame him, you can only blame Danzhu."
Liu Wei sat up straight: "How can you blame her? If you want to blame it, blame that Xu Luozhi. The dignified Confucian master was so stingy and bullied Danzhu, a weak woman."
Li Lian smiled: "Since they are the ones bullying others, let's not blame ourselves."
Liu Wei smiled at her: "Thank you, Miss Li."
At this time, Li Lian was the only one who approached them without avoiding suspicion. To be honest, even my aunt and grandma couldn't avoid them.
This time, what Chen Danzhu said scolded the entire noble clan, and everyone was very unhappy. Of course, what Chen Danzhu did before did not make them happy, but at least it did not involve the clan. After all, Chen Danzhu is also a noble clan, so if he makes trouble again
He is also a member of the same class, but now Chen Danzhu wants to join the common people.
It is unbearable to want the common people to step on the nobles.
Li Liandao: "Don't say this, and don't be discouraged. There are still ten days until the competition. Miss Danzhu is still recruiting people. There will definitely be ambitious people coming."
Talents who are really ambitious will not come, Liu Wei thought to herself, but couldn't bear to say it out loud.
The Star-Zhaing Building is also three stories high, but no one is passing through it. Only Chen Danzhu and A Tian are leaning on the railing to watch. Li Lian is conveying the latest debate trends from the nobles to Zhang Yao, and she does not go down to disturb them.
The building was quiet, and she heard what Li Lian and the others said even from the third floor.
"Miss." A Tian couldn't help but whisper, "Those people are really ignorant. Miss is doing it for their own good. This is a good thing. It will be more honorable than winning against them."
Chen Danzhu sighed: "You can't blame them. I have been trapped in status for too long. Face is not as important as what I need. For the sake of face, I have offended the nobles and ruined my reputation. I am full of ambitions and cannot display them. It is a pity and helplessness."
A Tian frowned: "What should we do? If no one comes, there will be no comparison."
Chen Danzhu looked at Ah Tian and smiled: "Don't worry, I mean I understand them. I'm not angry if they avoid me, but I didn't say that I won't be a bad person."
Ah Tian was immediately happy, that's great, if the lady is willing to do evil, it will be easy to deal with, cough——
"Miss, what should I do?" she asked.
Chen Danzhu said: "If we wait a few more days and there are still not many people, let Zhulin and the others go and arrest them." He winked at A Tian and said, "Zhulin is a Xiaowei, and his status is extraordinary."
Standing in the bamboo forest behind the corridor and looking at the sky, Miss Danzhu, you still know that he is Xiaowei! Then have you ever seen Xiaowei arresting scholars all over the streets?! General, why did you receive the letter? This time
Something big is really going to happen——
There are several layers of residual snow in the palace of Qi State.
Wang Xian hurriedly stepped through the snow and walked into the house. The room was warm, and the iron-faced general was looking at a map wearing only a plain robe——
"Why haven't you packed your things?" Wang Xian asked anxiously, "If you don't leave, you won't be able to catch up."
The iron-faced general didn't even raise his head: "Don't worry about Miss Danzhu, it's not a big deal."
"I'm not worried about Miss Danzhu, I'm worried that if it's too late, I won't be able to see the excitement of Miss Danzhu being besieged and defeated." Wang Xian snorted and raised his eyebrows, "That's really a pity."
