When Zhang San saw everyone looking at him, he didn't pay much attention. Compared with this group of young scribes in the Tang Dynasty who had never been pushed by the nine-year compulsory education, Zhang San had never been afraid of anyone in his poetry writing.
Li Tai looked at Zhang San with great interest. Seeing that he had a calm and calm expression from beginning to end, he secretly praised in his heart, "There is always something unique about the characters chosen by the father."
It seemed that he accidentally turned around and caught a glimpse of Zheng Shicai standing in the crowd. He felt disdainful in his heart. Li Tai was actually like a mirror in his heart as to what his plans were.
Among everyone present, apart from himself, Zheng Shicai had the highest status and was the first to have friction with Zhang San. At this time, he was hiding in the crowd and watching the fun, which made Li Tai look down upon him even more.
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"This is a little trick to divert trouble to the east. Do you still think that I am a fool?" Li Tai sneered in his heart.
Zhang San also pretended to take a few steps forward, and then stopped next to a wintersweet tree. He turned around and smiled at everyone, "The plum snow is fighting for the spring but it refuses to fall. Sao Ren Pavilion's pen review. Plum trees are not as good as the snow."
It's white, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum blossoms."
The poem "Snowy Plum Blossoms in Lu Meipo" is Zhang San's favorite poem about plum blossoms, so it is appropriate to use it here.
When everyone heard this poem written by Zhang San, they were stunned at first, and then frowned in thought. The poem seemed very simple, but it made people have endless aftertaste, especially the contrast between snow and plum blossoms, which was even more wonderful and fascinating.
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Everyone has an unspoken purpose in coming here today, which is to unite to attack Zhang San, who has become more famous recently. We don't want to be overpowered by a humble white man, even though this man is now the uncle of Datang County.
Zhang San smiled when he saw that everyone was silent and no one stood up to say that the poem was not good.
Wang Qi's face was uncertain. Although no one spoke to praise Zhang San's poems, everyone's expressions had already determined the outcome.
"Haha, County Uncle Zhang is indeed very talented in literature, and Wang Qi's poem "Ode to Plum Blossoms" is also good. I think it's a tie this time. What do you think, County Uncle Zhang?" King Wei laughed and clapped his hands.
"No opinion. A thousand listeners have a thousand different feelings. There is no winner or loser in the battle of poetry and prose." Zhang San dusted off the snowflakes on his body, returned to the pavilion, and answered Li Tai with his hands in hand.
It was the first time that Li Tai heard someone commenting on the poetry competition like this, and he laughed and said, "Uncle Zhang is an interesting person!"
When everyone heard Li Tai commenting on Zhang San like this, they couldn't help but feel strange. Zheng Shicai also frowned, not understanding what Li Tai meant by this.
Seeing Zhang San so free and easy, Wang Qi sighed secretly and said nothing.
Zhang San ignored everyone's gazes, nodded and smiled at Li Tai, and said: "Your Highness, King Wei, is today's banquet just in this snowy field? Wouldn't it be more interesting to warm wine around the stove, make tea and talk?"
Li Tai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then laughed again and said: "Of course, let's go back to the house."
Zhang San was also very confused by Li Tai's attitude. When they first met, Zhang San could feel that the fat man Li Tai wanted to grab him and beat him.
After he finished reciting the poem, Li Tai seemed to have a big change in his attitude. Even his act of overestimating the guests just now, Li Tai laughed it off and actually took everyone back to the house.
Coming out of the ice and snow into the warm living room, everyone found their seats one by one and sat down. Zhang San habitually found a seat in the back row, thinking of quickly starting the table and eating, so as not to cause any further trouble.
"Why is Mr. Zhang sitting so far back? Someone moved Mr. Zhang's seat here." Li Tai pointed to the position facing Zheng Shicai, whether intentionally or not.
Although the people who were sitting there were very puzzled by King Wei's arrangement, they quickly moved their seats.
Zhang San curled his lips and said: "Your Highness, King Wei, this place is very nice, should I stay still?"
Zheng Shicai was very dissatisfied with Li Tai's change. He had agreed to give Zhang San a stumbling block and embarrass him, but now he was deliberately trying to elevate him.
"Really? But I think that location is not good. What does Mr. Zhang think?" Li Tai asked with a half-smile.
Zhang San felt helpless, this fat man is so small-minded, "Your Highness is right, I suddenly felt that this place is not very good."
Seeing Zhang San's attitude, Li Tai suddenly felt refreshed.
Hearing this, everyone was very disdainful of Zhang San's attitude of being arrogant and respectful at the same time.
Zheng Shicai also felt relieved because of what Li Tai said just now, "It seems that King Wei still wants to bring down Zhang San's face!"
Zhang San came to the first row and sat down opposite Zheng Shicai.
"Everyone, let's raise our glasses to wish our Tang Dynasty prosperity and victory!" Li Tai raised his glasses when he saw Zhang San sitting down.
Zhang San picked up the wine glass, touched it with Fatty Li Si, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Shicai, I heard that there was a gap between you and Uncle Zhang some time ago. Why don't you use today's banquet to have a drink and have a good time?" Li Tai put down his wine glass and suddenly said to Zheng Shicai.
"Your Highness is joking. There is some misunderstanding between County Uncle Zhang and I. There is no gap." Although he said this, Zheng Shicai was not willing to have a good time over wine. The first time he showed up in Chang'an, he fell into trouble with Zhang San.
A somersault will naturally not be resolved so easily.
"Oh, really? That couldn't be better. What County Uncle Zhang said the other day, how can I be a Penghao person? I was amazed!"
Hearing that King Wei still provoked this matter, Zheng Shicai felt a little angry. Wasn't this just exposing a scar?
Zhang San tore off a chicken drumstick with his hands and listened to what Li Tai said while eating.
"However, is this act of Uncle Zhang too arrogant and rude? After all, Shicai also kindly invited you to the banquet that day. How could you be so rude? Just like you now, I am here.
You’re talking from above, but you’re down there and your mouth is full of oil, what does that mean?”
Hearing that King Wei suddenly became serious and questioned Zhang San loudly, Zheng Shicai instantly turned from anger to joy and wanted to go up and kick Zhang San for the King of Wei who did not understand the rules.
"Zhang San, although you are a county uncle, but where is this place? You are so rude. You have lost the face of us scholars, and you are disrespectful to His Majesty the King of Wei." The guy named Shuren said again.
Said angrily.
"That's right, look at his face, it's as if he has never eaten in his eight hundred lifetimes. He has no image at all."
"Please His Majesty the King of Wei, please expel this guy from the banquet and have dinner with him. It is really insulting to gentlemen!"
"Yes, drive him away, shame on you!"
Zhang San was holding a chicken drumstick in one hand, a wine bottle in the other, and chewing a piece of crisp bone in his mouth. He had no time to pay attention to them.
Zheng Shicai kept Zheng Xuan's instructions in mind, saying less and watching more. He just watched from the sidelines with a hypocritical smile on his lips that could not be concealed no matter what.
Li Tai was so happy when he saw Zhang San that he turned a deaf ear to everyone's scolding and scolding. If he hadn't seen Zhang San himself, he would have thought he was a beggar.
"What His Highness said is that I, Meng Lang, have ruined Mr. Zheng's face..." Zhang San replied after taking a sip of wine and swallowing the food in his mouth.
"Okay, I've had enough to eat and drink, and I've written a poem. Since everyone doesn't welcome me so much, I think I'd better leave, so as not to ruin His Highness's elegance." Zhang San stood up and said.
When Li Tai heard this, he immediately felt like a Muggle. Why didn't this three play the card according to common sense? It's not that this guy has a stubborn personality and doesn't accept weakness. Even Zheng Shicai dared to stand up to him. Why is he so soft today?
Li Tai had prepared a lot of things to say later, but at this moment he didn't know what to say.
Everyone was also confused, but you said something in reply. If word got out that the famous County Uncle Zhang was expelled from King Wei's banquet, wouldn't you want to save some face?
Of course, except for Li Tai, everyone here has the same purpose, which is to find ways to humiliate Zhang San and make him go away in despair.
But now that Zhang San is so timid, everyone has accomplished the planned goal ahead of schedule and kicked Zhang San away, but why are they not happy at all?
"Your Highness, what's the matter? I'll leave first if it's okay. You are all well-educated and knowledgeable people. It's really inappropriate for me to be here. Say goodbye." Zhang San wiped his two greasy hands on his body, and everyone looked at him for a while.
nausea.
It's neither right nor wrong for Li Tai to stay at this time. He always feels that something is wrong.
If you keep Zhang San, wouldn't you be slapping yourself in the face? After all, you just said those words. If you don't keep them, it seems that this is not your intention, right?