Chapter 253: Dog-faced Wang Chen looks down on others
Guangling, Beifu Military Commander's Mansion.
In the past, people came and went, and this handsome mansion had the atmosphere of a military mansion, but today it was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and it was full of joy. The heavy snow that fell a few days ago has stopped. After the snow, Guangling City is covered in silver. This is even more... The silks and satins hanging all over the house and inside add a bit of color. The people running back and forth today are no longer the sergeants in armor or the clerks in green clothes and hats, but the Xie family dressed in green. The boy servants and the Xie family maids in red and green were holding various fruit plates with candied fruits in their hands. Everyone's face was filled with smiles. The tense atmosphere of the enemy's pressure was not at all today. Also invisible.
Liu Yu and Liu Muzhi changed into silk casual clothes, which were specially approved by the quartermaster. Although they were not upper-class nobles and did not have silk and satin to wear, today was the Xie family's black-clothed gathering after all. The clothes were too shabby and obviously inappropriate for the times. Liu Yu, a tall and powerful man, had never worn such good clothes in his life. At first glance, he looked as disharmonious as Zhang Fei wearing an official robe.
But Liu Muzhi, who was dressed in blue, was different. He was famous for his clothes and makeup. Although he was not dressed in silk or satin, his temperament as a scholar who was full of knowledge was clearly displayed. Today, Liu Muzhi even went out of his way to put a smile on his face. Some powder was applied on it, and the hair towel was the same purple silk scarf that my father-in-law gave me when I got married. I was holding a small feather window in my hand. At first glance, I really looked like Zhuge Liang.
Liu Yu stood next to Liu Muzhi, looking at the distinguished guests at the door who came to sign in at a low price. Xie Xuan, Xie Yan and others, with their nephews, kept greeting the people. Liu Yu had a look on his face. With a wry smile: "Fat man, you said that for such a grand event today, all the children of high-ranking families, such as the Xi family, the Yu family, the Wen family, and the Liu family, are here. With a family like ours, it's really hard to come here." Is it appropriate?”
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "What's inappropriate? Xie Xianggong invited us. If he doesn't even think there's anything wrong with it, why should we feel inferior to others? Slave slaves, you have to know that there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. , The first thing is the level of people's hearts. If you don't value yourself, how can you expect others to value you? What they have, you will eventually have, but what you have, they won't have!"
Liu Yu felt much more relaxed and comfortable all of a sudden, and he laughed: "You fat guy like you can still talk, I like to hear it!"
While he was talking, he heard a familiar voice coming from the door: "Liu Yu, long time no see!"
Liu Yu's heart moved and he looked towards Laisheng. He saw that "Yang Linzi" was wearing a white jacket, a wide robe with big sleeves, and a tall white jade crown on his head. He looked like a god when he first saw him. , is looking at himself with a smile.
Liu Yu quickly stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute: "Junior has met Senior Yang."
"Yang Linzi" smiled and waved his hand: "You still call me Senior Yang. It seems that my old friend has not made my identity public. Youdu, this is your fault."
Xie Xuan, who was standing aside, smiled slightly: "It would be better for you to tell yourself your identity."
"Yang Linzi" nodded, looked at Liu Yu, and said seriously: "My surname is Wang, my given name is Gong, my courtesy name is Xiaobo, and my nickname is Aning. I am the descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, Situ Zuo, the chief historian. The prince has concealed that I am My eldest father is the internal history of Kuaiji. Prince Baoyun is my father, and my sister Wang Fahui is the current queen. I am currently the secretary-general and will soon be transferred to the minister of Zhongshu. You can call me Wang Zhongshu from now on."
Liu Yu had already prepared in his heart. Although he did not know Wang Gong's specific identity, his relationship with Xie Xuan had long proved that he was a child of a first-class family. This was not too surprising, but he was the uncle of the current dynasty.
His status is still greater than his family background. Liu Yu nodded and said seriously: "I have met Wang Zhongshu."
Liu Muzhi on the side also saluted seriously. They all bowed their hands, neither humble nor overbearing. It was completely the etiquette of scholars who made friends on equal terms. This was what Liu Muzhi and Liu Yu had agreed upon before. No matter how noble and wealthy families they met, they would not come here today.
To participate in this gathering of black clothes, everyone must make friends as equals, and they must not be divided into dwarves.
Wang Gong was about to return the favor with a smile, but a cold voice came from the side: "Uncle Xiao, you are a distinguished descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, how can you lose the dignity of your family in front of your servants?"
As soon as these words came out, the people who were laughing around stopped talking and looked here. The atmosphere suddenly became very tense, just like the wedding banquet of the Jiang family that day.
Liu Yu and Liu Muzhi had expected that such a thing would happen. They looked calmly and looked at the person who made the sound. They saw a forty-twenty-two or thirteen-year-old scribe in Tsing Yi with an ugly appearance, big eyes, high and low eyebrows, and an ugly face.
He was covered with wrinkles, but his nose was disproportionately big, like a mangy dog from later generations. When he wore this nice outfit, Liu Yu suddenly thought of an idiom he had learned from Liu Muzhi before.
:Watch the monkey and wear the crown.
Liu Muzhi looked calm, looked at the visitor, did not salute, and said calmly: "I wonder which branch of the Taiyuan Wang family you are from? Could it be that you are the brother of the current minister Zuopu She Guobao?"
The visitor did not even look at Liu Muzhi, but one of his followers shouted loudly: "How dare you, you are so blind that you don't even recognize my master, Mr. Shi, who is the descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan."
Is it done?"
Wang Gong frowned, took two steps forward, walked to the visitor, and said softly: "Yuan Da, today is the Xie family's Wuyi Party, so this is not good."
The person who came was none other than Wang Chen, the most powerful corrupt official currently in power. He was the younger brother of Wang Guobao, a direct descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the current commander of the Hussars. This man and Wang Gong had always been on good terms and were almost brothers. Today, he was invited to represent the Wang family.
Participated in the Xie family's meeting in black clothes, but he had always looked down on inferior scholars like Liu Yu. Today, when he saw Wang Gong discussing friendship with his peers, he immediately became furious and even insulted him in public.
Wang Chen said coldly: "Youdu, today is an internal gathering of a high-class family, how come these two people can sneak in? Even if Xie Xianggong invited them, we, the upper-class family members, should also respect our status. These two
They have no etiquette at all, and they treat you like an equal. If this were in our Wang family, just for this reason, we could drive them out!"
Liu Yu said calmly: "Wang Changshi, Wang Zhongshu and I have an old relationship. When he paid a private visit to Jingkou incognito that day, he had already made friends with me and treated me as equals. It would be wrong for me not to follow his wishes.
His disrespect. But you, as a son of a high-class family, openly humiliated the guests at other people's parties. If you want to say it is unruly, you are not polite. At least I, a Jingkou villager, can't do it.
You know, respecting guests means respecting the host!"