Chapter 1421 The Terror of the Grand Master, Everyone in the Literary World
"Zhuang Mohan? Is that the great literary master of our Northern Qi Dynasty, Master Zhuang, Mr. Zhuang?"
Zhan Pianpian exclaimed. Although she was a princess raised in a deep palace, she also knew that this great literary master of the Northern Qi Dynasty was the pride of their Northern Qi Dynasty. Especially in the eyes of scholars, his status was not even higher than that of the emperor.
Not bad, even more respected.
"yes."
"Do you still know Mr. Zhuang?"
"do not know."
Zhou Chen's answer caused the excitement on Zhan Pianpian's face to stop abruptly.
"I don't know? I don't know, and you still want to take me to see Mr. Zhuang? Do you want to force your way in like you went to the palace?"
"That's not the case."
Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "I went to the palace to deliver something. This time I went to see Mr. Zhuang for a solemn visit."
Zhan Pianpian hesitated and said: "But I heard that countless scholars in Shangjing City want to meet Mr. Zhuang, but very few can actually meet Mr. Zhuang. Will Mr. Zhuang meet us?"
"meeting."
Zhou Chen answered affirmatively.
Zhuang Mohan only appeared a few times in Qing Yu Nian. The first time he appeared, he was against Fan Xian. He was severely humiliated by Fan Xian, who had the aura of the protagonist.
But this literary figure really has the mind of a saint. Instead of complaining about Fan Xian, he annotated and annotated Fan Xian's poems. Finally, he gave his book collection to Fan Xian for the inheritance of the literary world. This
It is equivalent to handing the torch of inheritance into Fan Xian's hands.
It's hard not to admire such a broad mind.
Even Zhou Chen, who has lived like this for hundreds of years and considers himself well-informed and experienced, has great respect for this Zhuang man who has devoted his life to literature. He is a man worthy of respect.
of great writers.
When he came to Northern Qi, in addition to wanting to fight Ku He, meeting Zhuang Mohan was also one of his purposes.
Just because there was an extra Zhan Pianpian, I had no choice but to go ahead of time.
When passing by a street, Zhou Chen's expression suddenly changed, and then he showed a disdainful sneer and stopped.
Seeing Zhou Chen stop, Zhan Pianpian asked in confusion: "Why don't you leave? Are you lost again?"
With a sneer on his face, Zhou Chen was really speechless towards this silly princess. He always felt that she was deliberately taking revenge on him.
"I just encountered a few grasshoppers blocking the road. It's not a problem."
"Grasshopper?"
On a tall building in the distance, Zhong Zhen was looking ahead in the distance.
"Everyone has made arrangements?"
The subordinates behind him immediately replied: "Everything is ready according to your instructions. Five eighth-grades and ten seventh-grades. Even a ninth-grade master will be very troublesome when facing so many seventh-grades and eighth-grades at the same time.
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He nodded heavily and found such a lineup in just a few hours. It was indeed not bad.
But his expression did not relax at all. After all, no one had seen the other party take action. Whether it was a ninth-level master or a grand master, these were two completely different concepts.
If he was really a great master, what would five eighth-grades and ten seventh-grades mean?
"coming!"
Zhou Chen said softly to Zhan Pianpian: "Princess, close your eyes."
"Ah? Why..."
He asked reflexively, but after Zhan Pianpian came to his senses, he stopped asking and closed his eyes obediently.
The moment she closed her eyes, a dozen figures suddenly rushed out from the rooftops of the surrounding shops and flew towards Zhou Chen.
"Sure enough, trouble is still inevitable."
Facing these oncoming people, Zhou Chen sighed softly, put his fingers together to form sword fingers, and swung at the surroundings at will, with an astonishing sword intent and true energy erupting.
Invisibly, a sword energy spread out in an arc shape with Zhou Chen as the center, passing over all those who attacked Zhou Chen.
Everyone was swept by Zhou Chen's sword energy, and the next moment, their movements seemed to be stagnant in slow motion.
"boom!"
With one sound after another, the bodies of those who attacked were exploded simultaneously, turning into pieces of corpses and a mist of blood. No one could come within three feet of Zhou Chen and the others.
"What's wrong? What happened? What was that sound just now?"
Zhan Pianpian heard the sound, but Zhou Chen didn't speak. She still closed her eyes obediently and didn't see the scene happening around her. She just asked with concern.
"Nothing, just kids setting off firecrackers."
"Set off firecrackers?"
"Don't open your eyes, I'll help you walk."
Zhou Chen grabbed Zhan Pianpian's wrist and led her forward. Zhan Pianpian was indeed very obedient and did not open her eyes, just being led by Zhou Chen.
At this time, Shen Shen, who was watching from a distance, was already sweating profusely and his face was filled with fear.
As the most powerful official in Northern Qi, his courage and magnanimity needless to say, but at this moment, he was really frightened.
In an instant, really only an instant, five eighth-grade and ten seventh-grade objects exploded in an instant, exploding into blood mist and leaving no intact corpses.
With this level of strength, even a ninth-level master would not be able to do it so easily.
Even though he was far away, he could still see clearly. It was really just a random blow, like swatting a fly, and all the people were gone in an instant.
"Grand Master, he is definitely a Grand Master. How is it possible that he is really a Grand Master?"
There are no other emotions in the heavy eyes, only deep fear and fear. Fortunately, he only asked others to do it. If he had done it himself, I'm afraid he would no longer exist now.
"Such a young Grandmaster, he is definitely not the Grandmaster of Sigu Jian, Ye Liuyun and Qingguo. When did such a person appear in the world again? Will he be our enemy of Northern Qi?"
Shen Sheng was still thinking, but suddenly, the pores in his body exploded, and a fear from the inside out burst out from his heart.
He suddenly looked in the direction of Zhou Chen. The next moment, he saw a pair of eyes, and then he seemed to see a terrifying giant sword slashing at him.
"ah!"
The unprecedented fear made him unable to control himself at all. He made a miserable sound, took several steps back, and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"puff!"
"grown ups……"
His men rushed to help him.
"Sir, what's wrong with you?"
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth heavily and said in a hoarse voice: "What a terrible person. Is this the method of the great master?"
He had never seen the Grand Master take action with his own eyes, so he only knew that the Grand Master was very strong, but he had no idea about this 'strength'.
But now, he has an idea.
He killed more than a dozen seventh- and eighth-level masters with a single blow. He suffered internal injuries with just one glance from a distance of dozens of feet.
He could feel that if Zhou Chen had wanted to kill him just now, he would probably be dead by now.
"So, he knows that I am testing him. Is this glance a warning?"
He was extremely frightened in his heart, but he still suppressed his fear and analyzed Zhou Chen's behavior.
"The Grand Master and other warriors are not on the same level at all, so we cannot plot against the Grand Master."
After confirming that Zhou Chen is the Grand Master, and being shocked by Zhou Chen's glance from such a distance, he no longer dares to make any move, otherwise even in the capital of Northern Qi, the opponent would kill him with ease, even if Ku He comes. , it may not be able to stop Zhou Chen from killing him.
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Gather all your little thoughts. The Grand Master is not a human being. He cannot reason with common sense, let alone make calculations.
"Let's go to the palace and report to the Queen Mother."
Fortunately, people were merciful. He suffered internal injuries, but they were not serious. The most important thing now was to report the news to the Queen Mother.
They moved quickly, entered the palace, met the Queen Mother, and told the Queen Mother everything that had just happened.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she didn't speak for a long time. The shock in her heart was no less than heavy.
"Since he is a grand master, he should be treated with caution. Listen to your report. That person seems to be very kind to the princess. You can make people pay attention to his movements, but don't stare at him all the time and stay away."
He nodded heavily. He knew what to do without the Queen Mother's instructions.
"As for the rest, let's talk about it after the emperor's uncle comes."
Ku He was the younger brother of the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the uncle of the late emperor. Ku He was the biggest reliance for their mother and daughter to secure the throne, so they least wanted anything to happen to Ku He.
But now the Grand Master suddenly arrived and issued a declaration of war, so Ku He had to come.
Zhou Chen killed the person and warned Zhong Sheng. After that, he left with Zhan Pianpian and went to Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.
Zhuang Mohan is not only a famous figure in the literary world, in fact, his family was originally a noble of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The famous murderer Xiao Xiao in the past was his biological brother, but very few people knew about it.
When Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian came to the door of Zhuang Mohan's mansion and explained that they wanted to visit Zhuang Mohan, they immediately earned a blank look from the concierge.
There were so many people who came to the capital to ask to see Zhuang Mohan, but it was definitely the first time for people like Zhou Chen and others to come to visit them in the evening.
"Mr. Zhuang is about to take a rest. If you two want to visit, please come over early tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Zhuang will meet you."
The concierge's tone was polite enough.
Zhou Chen naturally knew that a sudden visit was inappropriate, but he still wanted to give it a try, so he took out a letter and handed it to the concierge.
"Don't be surprised. It's so sudden to come to visit so late. Our status is special. Please forward this letter to Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang should meet with us."
The concierge looked at Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian with a surprised expression. He must be knowledgeable to be able to guard the door for Zhuang Mohan.
It was dark, so I didn't pay much attention to them just now, but now I took a closer look and found that this man and woman, both in appearance, temperament, and posture and behavior, have the style of everyone, and their identities are definitely not bad.
After a slight hesitation, the concierge took it.
"Okay then, I'll have someone forward the letter to sir. You guys wait here first."
After the concierge entered, he closed the door first and then looked for someone.
"What did you write to Mr. Zhuang? Will he let us in?" Zhan Pianpian asked curiously.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "What I wrote is that when the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family arrives, if she doesn't give me face, she will definitely give you face."
Zhan Pianpian rolled her eyes: "I don't believe it."
After spending a day with Zhou Chen, she found that although Zhou Chen sometimes spoke strangely, he was very reassuring. She would not believe that Zhou Chen would write such a letter. Zhou Chen must have fooled her because he didn't want to tell her.
They did not wait too long. After about half a quarter of an hour, the concierge opened the door again, but this time a different person came to greet them.
"Boy, sir, I'm waiting in the front hall. Please come with me."
"Thank you."
Zhou Chen thanked him, then winked at Zhan Pianpian, and the two walked into Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.
In the front hall, Zhuang Mohan was looking at an article in his hand seriously, which was in the letter just handed over by the concierge.
This is an article that he has never seen before, but it contains a lot of truth. There is no doubt that this is a rare Confucian masterpiece. Without sufficient literary ability, it is impossible to write such an article.
But when he saw the housekeeper leading two young men and a woman in, his expression was slightly startled.
"Mr. Zhuang."
Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian saluted at the same time, then raised their heads to look at this world-famous literary figure.
Zhuang Mohan looks to be about seventy years old, with white beard and hair. His appearance is not much different from that of an ordinary old man, but he exudes a special charm. He seems to be an elegant scholar who is indifferent to fame and wealth and has nothing to do with the world.
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Zhuang Mohan's eyes flashed across Zhan Pianpian's face, and finally settled on Zhou Chen.
"My dear friend, what's your surname? Did you write this article?"
Zhou Chen smiled and nodded: "As for Zhou Chen, a Qingguo person, this article is indeed written by me."
"Qingguo people?"
Zhuang Mohan looked surprised. He thought Zhou Chen was from Qi, but he didn't expect that he was actually from Qing. This was really beyond his expectation.
However, he has no hostility towards the Qing people, as they are all people from the Central Plains.
"What a great article. My dear friend, you are truly a hero. You are so knowledgeable at such a young age. I am far behind at your age."
Zhuang Mohan praised loudly that as a recognized literary master, he had already integrated all of this into his bones after decades of exegesis and exegesis. He had not seen such a good article for a long time.
"There should be more to this article, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, this is the first part, and there is also the next part."
"Okay, okay, can you give me a read?"
"certainly."
Zhou Chen agreed wholeheartedly, and then said: "If you like it, sir, I can write it down right away."
The article he showed Zhuang Mohan was a masterpiece from another world and did not belong to the history of the real world. In this world, no one knew about it except him.
Zhuang Mohan was overjoyed and said loudly: "Okay, I will grind the ink for you myself."
"What an honor."
Zhuang Mohan kept his word and brought Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian to the study room. He said he would grind Zhou Chen's ink, so he actually started grinding Zhou Chen's ink himself. Zhou Chen was not polite and even started writing.
"Good words and articles."
Zhuang Mohan looked at the article written by Zhou Chen and felt joy from the bottom of his heart. For a person like him, a good calligraphy and a good article are more precious than anything else.
“Can this article be given to me as a gift for my collection?”
"This is for Mr. Zhuang. If you don't mind it, it's an honor for me."
"Okay, okay."
Zhuang Mohan showed an innocent smile like a child, his expression was like he had received a very precious treasure, and he was overjoyed.
Seeing Zhuang Mohan so happy, Zhou Chen did not forget his purpose.
"Mr. Zhuang, I have a gracious favor."
Zhuang Mohan said with a smile: "My dear friend, please tell me."
Zhou Chen pointed at Zhan Pianpian next to him: "Mr. Zhuang, this girl is the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family. It is getting late now and it is inconvenient to return to the palace, so I want to stay in your mansion temporarily. Is it convenient?"
"Princess?"
Zhuang Mohan looked at Zhan Pianpian who was saluting him and was very surprised. He had never seen the eldest princess before, just the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty. How could she be with Zhou Chen, a Qingren, and come to him specially?
He didn't understand what was going on, but he understood what Zhou Chen meant, so he agreed with a smile.
He doesn't really care whether she is a princess or not, he cares more about Zhou Chen.