Having made up his mind, Fang Yingwu read the invitation again. In fact, it was not an invitation, but a letter of challenge. He looked at the three names again, and some information that he still remembered came to his mind -
Zhu Yunming, eighteen years old, another more famous name is Zhu Zhishan, one of the four legendary talents in the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, the other three have not yet been formed. He was born in an official family, his grandfather became an official and participated in politics, and his maternal grandfather was Ying Zong Chao Tianshun.
Xu Youzhen, the chief assistant during the reign of Emperor Qian (the one who killed Qian).
It is said that Zhu Caizi was a child prodigy since he was a child. He could calligraphy at the age of five, compose poetry at the age of nine, and write articles at the age of ten. Now he is less than 20 years old, but he is already famous in Suzhou for his wild cursive, and his poems and essays are amazing.
Everyone agreed that he was destined to become the number one scholar in the future, Wu Kuan, and the successor to Tan Hua Wang Chuan. Unfortunately, historically, he never won the Jinshi title.
Yang Xunji, twenty-two years old, came from a wealthy family. His uncle was a third-rank official and participated in politics. He had been fond of reading since he was a child and had a wide range of interests. However, his personality was extremely weird and arrogant, and he liked to use his knowledge to make things difficult for others.
He passed the provincial examination last year, and now he probably just returned from the capital examination where he failed. He will be a Jinshi six years later, but with his personality, he is destined to be a loser in the officialdom, and it doesn't matter whether he is a Jinshi or not.
Du Mu, twenty years old, was a good collector of books and gold and stone. Like the previous two, he was also known as a child prodigy since childhood. But what he is most famous for is not his personal achievements, but his betrayal of Tang Bohu in the imperial examination twenty years later.
As a result, Tang Bohu was deprived of his fame and had no hope of an official career for the rest of his life, becoming a dissolute and romantic scholar.
Although many people defended Du Mu, it is true that Tang Bohu broke off relations with him. In his official career, although Du Mu's achievements were mediocre, he was at least a minister and was much better than the first two.
Currently, Tang Yin and Wen Zhengming are reciting the Three-Character Classic and Thousand-Character Essay, and Xu Zhenqing is still in her mother's womb. Regardless of their future development trajectory, Zhu Yunming, Yang Xunji, and Du Mu are among the most outstanding candidates among the young generation of scholars in Suzhou.
It is a well-deserved all-star lineup. As for the previous generation, there was only one superstar, and that was Wang Hao, who almost scored three consecutive goals.
Moreover, given that Wuzhong literati like to socialize and flatter each other, Fang Yingwu can be sure that Zhu Yunming and the other three are probably good friends with Wang Quan, so of course they have to help their friends vent their anger.
While Fang Yingwu was daydreaming, Miss Wang Liu came to visit her future stepson again and asked, "I heard that some people want to make things difficult for you? You can wait until my father comes back and help you mediate."
Fang Yingwu flatly refused, "No need! We, Fang Yingwu, don't ask for help easily, so we may not be afraid of them!"
Looking at the energetic Fang Yingwu, Miss Six suddenly felt a little dizzy, and unknowingly compared him with Fang Qingzhi. However, as her father said, both of them had a sense of self-improvement and self-respect in their bones.
Then she forcibly suppressed this strange comparison and asked doubtfully: "Why do I think you did this on purpose?"
Fang Yingwu quickly denied, "You are worrying too much. I have received great favor from Mr. Shang. How can I sit back and watch him be arbitrarily slandered by others and ignore it?"
While he was talking, someone suddenly sent another post in. This post was pink. Miss Wang Liu's heart moved. She grabbed the post in front of Fang Yingwu and put it away after reading it.
Fang Yingwu was puzzled. This was obviously his post, so he reached out to ask for it, but Miss Six refused and said, "You don't need to read it."
Fang Yingwu was very dissatisfied that his freedom of communication had been violated, and complained: "Am I really a prisoner of your house?" Miss Wang Liu took the post out of her sleeve angrily and gave it back to Fang Yingwu.
After taking the hand, Fang Yingwu took a closer look. It turned out to be a post folded from a piece of pink paper, with a faint fragrance. When he opened it and read it, it read: "I heard that you are so talented, and the poem "Luohua" is in my heart, and I think of flowers.
I feel like my heart has been broken, and I, your slave Shen Yu, are bold enough to make an appointment to meet you on a good date, and I hope you will be generous with your face."
Is this a love letter for hooking up? Fang Yingwu was slightly stunned. He only wrote a pretty good poem about falling flowers, and a woman immediately sent it to his door? The talented people in Suzhou these days are so happy. They are worthy of being the most advanced economically and culturally.
In this place, the atmosphere is openness.
Miss Wang Liu scolded softly: "Everything is good in Suzhou, but there are many shameless bees and butterflies! When they see a good person, they will give up their body to seduce. No matter how talented or beautiful the woman is, it's all nonsense! A show of talent.
They are just selling meat and raising each other's worth!"
He also warned: "You are from an innocent family. You must guard your family carefully and don't hook up with these unscrupulous women. These women are very sophisticated and must have taken a fancy to your future! Let your father know and be careful.
Discount your legs!”
Fang Yingwu really wanted to say something: Miss Six, please don't be so straightforward. Just let him be intoxicated with the happiness of impressing beautiful women with his talents for a while.
Miss Wang Liu was not aware of Fang Yingwu's mood and said thoughtfully: "If you want to start a family, it's not impossible for me to help you find a decent and good woman in Suzhou Prefecture."
"No need, no need!" Fang Yingwu quickly waved his hands and said, this topic was too much to bear, and he didn't want to be restrained yet. Before determining how high he can reach, it is better not to set a trap for himself early. Taking a concubine can be free of charge.
talk.
Fang Yingwu suddenly remembered that there was no reply to the post sent to him by the All-Star trio, so he wrote a reply and agreed to the time and place they had set.
The time was set at dusk the day after tomorrow, and the location was the restaurant owned by Tang Bohu’s father.
But time flies, and the day flies by. Mr. Wang Shu has not come back yet, and no one in the camp can stop Fang Yingwu from running out, as long as he does not take away his family's luggage.
Fang Yingwu took advantage of the time and arrived at Wangjiang Tower outside Changmen on time. A waiter from the store diligently led Fang Yingwu upstairs, where he was still on the third floor.
Tang Bohu's father also read books and liked literati and elegant affairs very much. Today, for this grand event where the dragon crossing the river versus the tiger sitting on the ground, the third floor was specially rearranged, and only four seats were set up near the window.
Fang Yingwu climbed up the stairs and was shocked when he saw it. There was no one else here at this time, but only four or five colorful young women gathered around the low couch under the curtain and chatted intimately, whispering softly from time to time.
Beat and laugh a few times.
Fang Yingwu was slightly stunned. Did he go to the wrong place?
When the women saw Fang Yingwu stunned, they couldn't help lowering their heads and laughing to themselves, but there was a bold woman in red who greeted him crisply: "Isn't it Mr. Fang?"
Fang Yingwu replied seriously: "I am Fang Yingwu. Wait, this is it."
The woman in red pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Sir, don't be surprised, our sisters are also invited! It's just that the master seems to be late, so the young gentleman should talk to our sisters first!"
Fang Yingwu then understood that this was the threat given to him by the three masters. They regarded him as a country bumpkin virgin who had just come out of the mountain village and was still ignorant of the world, so they deliberately put on a red fence to tease him! And he could 100% do it. Definitely, this was Zhu Zhishan’s idea! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)