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If one person starts a cheer, naturally a group of people will follow suit. There is wine and poetry at the literary gathering, as well as classmates, friends and officials from the same dynasty. It is very lively.
Yan Shu blushed, but Gu Chiyu was late because he had to help old scholar Zhao Shi organize books. When he came, he saw Yan Shu with a red face and hesitant, so he curiously asked Cui Yuer.
If you dare to ask Cui Yuer questions, then Cui Yuer will naturally be more courageous to answer them.
Looking at Gu Chiyu, Cui Yuer replied, "You are too good. Yan Shu said he is not worthy of you."
After saying this, Cui Yuer said, "Don't worry, even if Yan Shu treats you like this, I still support you two."
After hearing this, I regretted asking Cui Yuer, because after asking, I wanted to kick Cui Yuer twice.
Finally, Gu Chiyu asked Su Linhan and found out the reason.
However, after hearing the reason, Gu Chiyu started laughing.
At this time, everyone also noticed that Gu Chiyu had arrived and they continued to make a fuss, but Gu Chiyu said, "I live next door to Yan Shu's house. Who do you think the girl next door is?"
Everyone was stunned by this sentence and looked at Yan Shu in unison.
Yan Shu was even more embarrassed and didn't know what to do.
One of the Jinshi with a bad temper immediately said, "You are still so hypocritical and say you are not worthy of me? You are just writing a poem!"
Before one problem was solved, another one arose. Everyone felt that they were fooled by Yan Shu and started to clamor about when they would eat wedding candy and drink wedding wine.
Although Yan Shu was intelligent, he was not a perfect man. He always didn't know how to talk about such things. If he said too much, he was afraid of hurting Miss Gu's feelings, but if he said too little, he was afraid of making Miss Gu sad.
Instead, Gu Chiyu smiled and said, "What's wrong, are you jealous? Go chase Cui Yuer."
This is considered revenge.
Cui Yuer was originally watching the fun, but suddenly she noticed so many people were looking at her, so she pointed at Su Linhan and said, "She's prettier than me."
Su Linhan was stunned.
When everyone looked at Su Linhan, they immediately retracted their gazes. Now everyone in the capital knew the relationship between Captain Lian, the guard beside the Queen, and Mr. Su. It was said that the two were even about to get engaged.
Everyone's attention returned to Yan Shu and Gu Chiyu. In fact, some of them wanted Gu Chiyu to introduce them to other girls.
Regardless of their status, they may be officials in the court, still studying in the Imperial Academy and not taking the imperial examination, or students waiting to take the examination.
Seeing the children having fun, Xun Kuang, who was at the literary meeting at the time, was filled with emotion. However, he looked at his student Yan Shu with disdain and said to Ji Shuying next to him: "How could I, Xun Kuang, have such a student? Oh, so hypocritical!"
After saying this, Ji Shuying didn't bother to pay attention to Xun Kuang.
On the other hand, Xu Zuiyin, Mr. Shuiyun, Old Master Zhao Shi and others looked at Xun Kuang with contempt on their faces.
Mu Xu was even more direct, slapping Xun Kuang on the head: "Like master, like disciple!"
But after he finished scolding, the old scholar realized that he seemed to have scolded himself, and immediately glared at Xun Kuang: "What are you looking at! I have many students, not just you!"
I was not satisfied after the fight, so I fought again.
At this time, Zuo Shaoweng stepped forward and said that he would introduce a very knowledgeable young man to the Lord Jijiu.
Mu Xu scolded Xun Kuang a few more times, telling him to worry about his students and his own affairs. When the queen gets better, he should quickly set a schedule and hold the wedding, so that your master's wife won't nag him every day about trying to coax her grandson.
Then Mu Xu looked at the person introduced by Zuo Shao Weng.
Mu Xu took a look and was a little surprised. He saw a sense of righteousness.
Later, Mu Xu found out that the student in front of him was called Lu Yuanzhi.
Afterwards, Mu Xu pulled Lu Yuanzhi aside. Zuo Shaoweng was tactful enough not to follow them, but Zuo Shaoweng knew that this Brother Lu was indeed highly regarded by the Lord Jijiu.
But just when I was thinking this, I heard Mu Xu yelling, "How dare you come to my house!?"
Then, another funny thing happened at the literary gathering. Everyone saw the chief priest picking up the books on the table and chasing after the unknown scholar, beating him and cursing, "I was cheated out of all the silver I got back then, and now you dare to come to my house!? Do you know how I got back to the capital back then!"
Lu Yuanzhi had a bitter smile on his face, but he did not avoid or give way. Every time Mu Xu hit him, he would dodge.
Being chased and beaten by the Lord Chief Priest, who always said "A gentleman uses words rather than fists", this must be something big, so everyone is curious.
Especially Zuo Shaoweng and Yan Shu, Lu Yuanzhi told them that the elders in their family had old friendships with the Lord Jijiu.
Is this some grudge?
Mu Jijiu was chasing people and beating them. Many people were watching. At the same time, some people were looking at Her Royal Highness the Princess of Shu. When Her Royal Highness the Princess came down, she was accompanied by a little girl. No one was saying how cute the girl was.
But he really can eat a lot. He ate one table after another.
The students at the literary meeting looked at this and couldn't help but think of the Empress.
Regret arises in my heart again. If the Majesty were here at today's literary gathering, could she write a work that surpasses Yan Shu's poem?
Absolutely.
It's a pity that the queen is not here, otherwise we might be able to see her masterpiece again at the literary gathering tonight.
After the Empress was injured, I haven't seen her new works for a long time.
Even some words that used to come out from time to time are now gone.
But everyone was just thinking about it. After just experiencing an assassination attempt and with her injuries aggravated, they just hoped that the Empress would recover quickly.
Moreover, although Yan Shu won the first prize in the literary competition tonight, there was another person who won the second prize with the line "How can I bear the bright moonlight shining through the wall to cast the swing shadow?", which was slightly inferior to Yan Shu.
Too many people in the capital city knew about the "Red Leaves Conspiracy" incident, and it was talked about with great relish for a long time. Even now, this story can still be heard from storytellers.
And the second place is Ma Situi in the story.
Everyone was very surprised that Ma Shitui could come to the literary meeting, because many people actually knew this person, but Ma Shitui seldom interacted with people, let alone come to the literary meeting.
But then everyone knew that it was the Lord Jijiu who invited him, and that the poems were also specially commissioned by Ma Situi by the Lord Jijiu.
The result was a huge success.
It's really surprising.
After all, this guy who had taken the imperial examination thirteen times and failed each time, and even missed the exam when he had a great opportunity last year, actually had such literary talent?
but
When there are many people, there will be gossip, especially after Ma Shitui became famous, some people said that it seemed that Ma Shitui and the female official had not yet decided on their relationship, and the reason was the same as Yan Shu's, that he had always said that he was not worthy of her.
When everyone heard this, they all curled their lips in envy and jealousy. It would be unreasonable not to scold these two people!
At the same time, I feel sad that all good women like pretentious men!
The literary meeting was over.
Mu Xu kicked Zuo Shaoweng and Yan Shu in particular, scolded them and lectured them, asking them to bring Lu Yuanzhi to see him.
A scholar should be broad-minded and not bear grudges, but can a person who does not bear grudges be called a scholar?
What’s more, not to mention Mu Xu, even Su Wenqing still remembers what happened back then clearly.
At that time, the two of them went south with the late emperor. On the way, the late emperor learned that there was a lively event in the martial arts world, so he ran to watch it, leaving the two of them in Guangling City. The two of them were full of energy and enthusiasm at the time. When they were strolling around Guangling City, they saw someone setting up a Zhenlong chess game, so naturally they stepped forward to play a hand.
However, they didn't expect that the chess player could always win half a piece against them, and every time they saw hope, he would suddenly lose half a piece.
He was carrying twenty taels of silver on him. When the two men turned around, they found that not only was all the money gone, but the man had also disappeared.
When the late emperor found out about this, he mocked them for many years.
Later I found out that the man was actually the leader of Yizixuan Sect [Qijia].
But even so, the two of them still couldn't let it go, especially Mu Xu. You, a great chess player, came to bully me and cheated me of my money! You want me to forget this, but in my next life!
Mu Xu sat down on the chair, feeling a little tired.
People are most reluctant to admit that they are old, but sometimes they really have no choice but to accept it.
Especially when he saw those high-spirited children in front of him who drank a lot, Mu Xu sighed helplessly. He loved drinking the most, but now he could no longer drink to his heart's content.
But look over there, Yan Shu and Ma Situi are surrounded by people and urged to drink.
Mu Xu smiled, then looked at Gu Chiyu helping Yan Shu out of the predicament, and smiled again.
At a banquet that year, too many people urged him to drink, and they all used the toast words he wrote.
Mu Xu could drink at that time, but he had no choice. Being worldly-wise but not being worldly-wise and having to be worldly-wise are always contrary to each other. Mu Xu was a seasoned man, so he always knew the ways of the world and acted in such a way, and therefore he was never ambiguous about drinking.
But in the end I couldn't drink it anymore.
At that time, she walked over leisurely with lotus steps, perhaps knowing that Mu Xu was forcing himself to drink, so she said to everyone, "How about I drink for him?"
at last
After the banquet was over, Mu Xu, supported by her, vomited in the corner of the street and said with emotion, "I should have known not to write so many drinking games and drinking urges. Now all of them are used on me."
She smiled, "It's not like the god of literature has descended to earth. This amount is not enough."
Mu Xu shook his head, "You believe in bragging?"
She said, "I believe you. I believe everything you say."
Mu Xu was anxious, "Don't believe it all. For example, when I say I want to marry you, I really don't have the money to marry you."
She laughed again, "I have already found a teacher and asked him to ask His Majesty to grant me a marriage. He scolded you for being hypocritical! He also said he would punish you."
Mu Xu sighed as he thought of this for no reason. He thought that his wife at home would see him drinking again and might scold him again. He couldn't say anything back. If she dared to say anything back, she would make things difficult for him.
There are actually quite a lot of people who criticize Mu Xu for being pretentious, and Yao Yuanzai is one of them.
Sitting on the chair, Mu Xu looked to the southwest. Thinking of Yao Yuanzai, a trace of worry flashed across the old scholar's face.
Although he and Xia Tingyu asked about Yao Yuanzai.
Xia Tingyu said that she had arranged everything and asked Mu Xu not to worry.
Just this one sentence made Mu Xu realize that he couldn't let it go!
Because the Shu area is not under the control of you, the princess, not to mention that you are in the capital.
And thinking of his old friend's temper, Mu Xu just wanted to come back as soon as possible.
But you must never lose another person with whom you can chat and drink.
Yuan Ruxi did not show up at the literary gathering, not because he still refused to attend, but because he had to accompany the three people around him.
Willow Fenggu, Wu Qinhu, and Yu Taohua.
The three of them walked side by side.
Yuan Ruxi is next to Yu Taohua.
Wu Qinhu looked at the students' dormitories. Some of the dormitories were filled with the sound of reading. He felt a little emotional and then looked at Yuan Ruxi: "Is there any difference between teaching people to read and teaching people to learn martial arts?"