Zhang San thought carefully about Li Tai in history, and after thinking for a long time, he knew that this guy was Li Shimin's favorite and extremely talented. As for his character, Zhang San didn't know.
But Zhang San guessed that it was not good, otherwise how could the final throne be changed to Li Zhi, and Li Chengqian was dismissed from rebellion. Logically speaking, it should be the second son who will inherit the throne.
Of course, this is not something Zhang San should worry about. Just be careful not to get involved in the power struggle between their brothers.
Besides, Li Shimin is still very powerful now, and we don’t know when those things will happen.
However, Zhang San has made up his mind to attend some banquet this time. He will see less and talk less, and act like a transparent person. If Li Tai is really Li Si, this banquet will not be easy to mix up!
I don’t know what happened to the weather in the twelfth lunar month. It was still sunny yesterday. When I woke up this morning, I found that it started to snow again. Fortunately, the snow had just fallen and there was not much snow on the road.
Zhang San asked Zhang Fu to drive him to Prince Wei's Mansion, and he would probably stay at Xingsheng Commercial House again in the evening. It seemed that it would be good to buy a shop in Chang'an.
The two came to the Prince of Wei's Mansion and presented their greetings. After the concierge checked them, they invited Zhang San in, while Zhang Fu went back to Xingsheng Trading Company first.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, your poem about the snow is really a masterpiece!" At this time, the King of Wei was surrounded by a group of scholars and talents, standing in a pavilion watching the snow.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is very talented, and his poems are naturally of the highest quality, so 'I don't know if the pear blossoms are falling now, but the fragrance of the garden will come from my heart.' How wonderful it is to describe the snow scene from the side of pear blossoms!" Another scribe complimented.
road.
"Your Highness King Wei, County Uncle Zhang is here and he is waiting in the front hall." The servant came to King Wei and said.
"Oh, everyone, the great poet Zhang County Uncle is here, let's go and see it!" King Wei waved his servants away and then said to everyone with a smile.
Standing in the crowd, Zheng Shicai and King Wei looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
Zhang San was sitting in the front hall. When he saw a familiar fat man leading the crowd, he smiled bitterly in his heart. Sure enough, things had turned around and it was really Li Si.
Zhang San stood up and saluted Li Tai and said hello: "Zhang San, Bo of Wannian County, paid a visit to His Highness the King of Wei. Hearing that His Highness the King of Wei is fond of calligraphy and literature, he specially presented a dozen white papers and a box of writing candies made by himself."
"Haha, Uncle Zhang knows that you need to bring gifts when you come to someone else's house!" King Wei emphasized the word "gift" very hard, but he also had the grace to accept the gift.
"No, I am honored to attend the banquet hosted by King Wei. A mere gift would be disrespectful." Zhang San pretended not to understand what King Wei was saying, and then replied.
"You know it's disrespectful, but you bring this little thing with you. Don't you take His Highness the King of Wei seriously?" A scribe behind Li Tai immediately asked.
Zhang San thought to himself that this banquet is not so easy to get through. Li Tai turned around and said to the man: "Shuren can't be rude to County Uncle Zhang."
Zhang San felt a little annoyed when he heard Li Tai's innocuous words. This fat man is really not easy to mess with. He has a small belly and chicken intestines.
"Since Uncle Zhang is here, let's go to the plum garden to enjoy the plum blossoms together! It's very interesting to take advantage of the snow scene!" Li Tai said with a smile.
Everyone echoed loudly. Zhang San looked up and cursed in his heart: Damn, isn't that that guy Zheng Shicai? Is this Li Tai the son of Li Shimin? Doesn't he know that his father is trying to get rid of the Zheng family?
Zheng Shicai saw Zhang San looking at him, and nodded and smiled at Zhang San, as if he had completely forgotten what happened at the Zheng family manor last time.
Zhang San was alert in his heart, thinking about how to deal with the next situation.
When everyone came to the Plum Garden, they saw many wintersweets growing here. It was indeed a unique feeling among the snowflakes flying in the sky.
Zhang San also had to admire that although Li Si was fatter, he was quite stylish.
"I heard that Uncle Zhang is a master of poetry. Why don't you take advantage of this scene to recite a poem today so that we can appreciate Uncle Zhang's literary talents." Li Tai stood in front of the crowd, looking at the plum garden with great interest.
Said enthusiastically.
"Your Highness is so ridiculous. With these two taels of ink in my stomach, how dare I show off in front of His Highness the King of Wei?" Zhang San said modestly.
"Haha, is Mr. Zhang being humble, or is he afraid of writing poems in public for fear of being embarrassed?" Another person said sarcastically.
Zhang San feels that if he stays here for a long time, he will definitely be angry to death. Everyone feels like they have a grudge against me.
"I don't know what to call this person?" Zhang San asked coldly.
"I'm Wang Qi." The man replied.
"Uncle Zhang County, this Wang Qi is from the Wang family. He is quite talented in the Hongwen Hall. Do you want to give it a try?" Li Tai suggested.
"Since His Highness the King of Wei has said so, I naturally respect him more than obeying his orders. What about you, King?" Zhang San pretended to have forgotten the man's name in response to the rude Wang Qi.
"You... hum! Of course I will listen to His Highness the King of Wei." Wang Qi was very angry when he heard that Zhang San had forgotten his name, and was determined to step on Zhang San under his feet.
"Okay, let's chant plum blossoms this time, with plum blossoms as the theme. Each of you will write a poem, and we will be the judge." Li Tai said.
Zhang San naturally has no objections to this. You can do whatever you want. As long as he doesn't compare with the Four Books and Five Classics, I haven't been afraid of anyone.
Wang Qi pouted at Zhang Sannu provocatively, as if he was sure of victory.
"Who comes first?" Li Tai asked.
"I'll come first to give that county boss a head start, so that he won't later accuse me of plagiarizing his work." Wang Qi stood up and said.
Zhang San curled his lips and thought: If you hadn’t prepared in advance, I would have written my name backwards.”
Wang Qi took two steps forward, pretending to be deep in thought, "Yes, everyone, please listen carefully."
"In the middle of the twelfth lunar month of winter, I first smell the fragrance of plum blossoms. I gather with friends to enjoy the winter plum blossoms in the wind and snow. The wind blows the snowflakes and scatters the plum blossom rain. I have searched all over Chang'an, and Lanyuan plum blossoms are the best."
At the end of the poem, he did not forget to flatter Li Tai, because Lanyuan was the name Li Tai gave to his garden.
"Good poem, good poem. Brother Wang Qi is indeed well-deserved. This poem about plum blossoms is so wonderful!" Everyone clapped their hands and praised it, and Li Tai also looked happy.
Zhang San also thinks that this poem is well written, but it always lacks some charm. However, I have to say that Wang Qi really has two skills, much better than those of Zheng Shide.
Wang Qi cupped his hands and said: "Cheng Rang admits, it's just that the plum blossoms in the Lan Garden of King Wei are really rare in the world. Wang was inspired by it, and he was inspired by it."
"Good scenery and good poetry complement each other perfectly!" Everyone complimented again.
"Okay, let's listen to County Uncle Zhang's poems first!" King Wei said with a smile.
The purpose of inviting Zhang San here this time is to repeat the same trick. The last time Zheng Shicai held a banquet, he also wanted to wait for an opportunity to humiliate Zhang San, thus making the situation between Zhang San and Zhang San unstable.
Li Tai simply wanted to vent his anger to avenge the shame of being kicked out by Zhang San.
