The third volume of the country is famous Chapter 40 is like a flower
Jiangshan Terrace.
All the people participating in the Jiangshan Review have dispersed. On the high platform, Xu Shao is dressed in plain clothes, surrounded by auspicious golden beasts and surrounded by sandalwood. Shopkeeper He is standing behind him.
There was a guzheng on the table. Xu Shao meditated a little, and gently plucked the strings with his fingers, and the faint music slowly sounded. It seemed that the surrounding area was even more empty and lonely.
"He's not coming, is he?" Shopkeeper He seemed to be asking.
"It will definitely come." Xu Shao's voice was low.
Listening to the conversation between the two, it seemed like they were waiting for someone.
After a while, there was a faint sound of carriage ruts in the dense forest, "Creak--Creak--"
Xu Shao said with a serious expression: "Here he comes."
The strings of the zither suddenly stopped.
With a squeaking sound, an extremely luxurious and tall carriage slowly drove towards Jiangshan Terrace, reached the entrance of the stage, and then slowly stopped.
A big man with a yellow face jumped out of the carriage and lifted the curtain. A middle-aged man first looked up at Jiangshan Terrace and smiled lightly. Then he slowly walked down and stood at the foot of Jiangshan Terrace with his hands behind his hands.
This man was not very tall. He was dressed in scarlet clothes. He stood there with his hands behind his back, as if he had a magnanimity that could stop the world. Although he had a faint smile on his face, he felt pressure and majesty all over his body.
Xu Shao slowly stood up and came to the middle-aged man's side. His legs softened and he knelt down to pay homage.
Fortunately, there is no one here anymore, otherwise it would have become shocking news long ago when Xu Shao, a great scholar of the dynasty, behaved like this.
Shopkeeper He was already kneeling on the ground, his body shaking uncontrollably whether from nervousness or fear.
The middle-aged man seemed to be quite satisfied with Xu Shao's humility. He supported him and said in a gentle voice: "Master Xu, there is no need to be like this. You are indeed a first-class person in terms of knowledge. I can't afford it."
Only then did Xu Shao nod his head in fear, beads of sweat already appearing on his forehead.
The middle-aged man's expression didn't change much. He looked at Shopkeeper He who was kneeling on the stand, suddenly smiled warmly, and said lightly: "Who is that person? Xu Jinghu..."
The yellow-faced man behind him heard the words, nodded, swung a huge golden hammer behind him, held it upside down and walked towards Shopkeeper He, his eyes already filled with murderous intent.
Xu Shao was so panicked that he still knelt at the feet of the middle-aged man and begged repeatedly: "I hope you will show mercy. He is just an old scoundrel. Show mercy!"
The middle-aged man still smiled lightly, snorted at Xu Jinghu and said: "I want you to learn more, why are you still so reckless? Look how gentle Master Xu is. Come back."
Then Xu Jinghu turned back with an expressionless face and stood behind the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man looked at Xu Shao who was kneeling at his feet, but did not lift him up. He just said lightly: "Get up. Am I that scary?"
After saying that, he walked up to Jiangshan Terrace first, looking at the furnishings on the stage as if appreciating them as he walked.
Xu Shao lowered his hands and followed behind, deliberately keeping a distance from him.
The middle-aged man watched for a while, and then he casually sat down on Xu Shao's desk, picked up the teapot next to him, poured a cup and tasted it: "Haha, it's really good tea, even better than my tea.
Get some."
Xu Shao was so frightened that he said hurriedly: "This... this is just a gift from a friend. If you like it, I will send someone to Longtai immediately..."
The middle-aged man didn't answer, and plucked the guzheng in front of him a few times. Without looking at him, he said slowly: "The emperor also agreed this time?"
Xu Shao was stunned at first, his expression dimmed, he seemed to have given up struggling, and then he said: "It's accurate."
After hearing this, the middle-aged man raised his head and glanced at Xu Shao, and said slowly: "That's fine, otherwise such a big movement would be too ostentatious."
"You are right, you are right."
"Qingliu leader Kong Hechen has been here? Did you say anything?" The middle-aged man played with the tea cup in his hand and said word by word.
Xu Shaogang was startled, and when he heard what he said, he was even more surprised. He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I came here before, but stayed for half a day and then left. I didn't say anything important, I just said that I wanted to give to those who care about me."
Create some momentum towards the imperial court."
The middle-aged man played with the tea cup in his hand for a while, then raised his head, stared at Xu Shao with burning eyes, and said lightly: "Oh? Are you a talented person who wants to be in the imperial court?"
"This...has...Shaliang Xue Heng." Xu Shao struggled in his heart, but he still said it.
"Bring it to me and see." The middle-aged man said calmly.
Xu Shao took out Xue Heng's article from his sleeve and handed it to the middle-aged man with trembling hands.
The middle-aged man looked at it for a long time, then nodded, looking neither angry nor happy, and said: "What Xue Heng said is not unreasonable, Sha Liang...Ma Xunzhang really should change his place...
..."
He then stood up slowly, looked at Xu Shao for a long time, and then said: "I heard that Master Xu is the best at recognizing people and giving comments. Why don't you give me a comment?"
"This...how did this happen?" Xu Shao was sweating profusely and fell to his knees again with a plop.
The middle-aged man said calmly: "Master Xu, why are you doing this? Everyone in the world dares to criticize your country, why don't you dare to criticize me?"
"Those people are those people...you...it's better not to embarrass Lao Chan. Lao Chan is just a dying scholar." Xu Shao's voice trembled, as if he was pleading.
The middle-aged man laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "Whether or not you are allowed to comment on Jiangshan Criticism is a matter of one word from the imperial court. You are the world's leading Confucian scholar, so what can you do? What about Kong Hechen, can you compare with him?"
? Just make your own comments, but don’t forget the original intention of your review. Don’t forget who owns the world of Banan City!”
Xu Shao knelt on the ground and nodded repeatedly.
The middle-aged man then said again: "I just said some serious words, some of them not, so you have the right to listen. But it's true that I want you to give me a review. Moreover, you have to put your mind into it. If
I think it’s appropriate and this Jiangshan Review can continue forever. If I feel it’s not good, there won’t be another Jiangshan Review.”
Xu Shao's face turned pale and he could only nod his head in response.
The middle-aged man gestured towards the yellow-faced Xu Jinghu. Xu Jinghu couldn't help but pull Xu Shao up from the ground, pressed him on the table next to him, spread the paper, and stuffed the brush into his hand. Then he turned his head.
He stood behind the middle-aged man again.
Xu Shao breathed for a while. After all, he was a great scholar, and his mind was not a little bit higher than others. He gradually regained his natural calmness before, and then he wrote a few big characters with a brush.
The middle-aged man stood up and took a look.
There are four big characters written on the paper: "Govern ministers and chaos."
When Xu Jinghu saw these four words, he suddenly became furious. He stepped forward and grabbed Xu Shao by his collar, intending to beat him.
The middle-aged man stared at these four big characters with good eyes, his expression was quite appreciative, he waved his hand towards Xu Jinghu and said: "What nonsense are you kidding about? It's not good to fight and kill too much, so stand down."
Xu Jinghu then gave up and retreated behind the middle-aged man again.
The middle-aged man read these four words several times to himself, then rolled up the paper with some satisfaction and put it on his sleeve.
"Okay, you guys can go, I'm tired too, Jinghu, let's go back to Kyoto."
Having said that, he got off Jiangshan Terrace first and got on the carriage. Xu Jinghu also got on and started to ride away.
Suddenly the curtain was raised, and the middle-aged man looked at Xu Shao calmly, and asked slowly: "What is Su Ling's compliment?"
Xu Shao's mind moved, and he said as calmly as possible: "It's not very outstanding, the word Chi Ji."
The middle-aged man groaned when he heard this, then lowered the car curtain and said slowly: "Jinghu, let's go."
............
On the official road, a group of soldiers and horses were running forward without any flags, but it could be seen that the equipment and armor were well-equipped.
Soldiers were guarding a carriage. The man driving the carriage was Xu Jinghu, a big man with a yellow face.
After walking for a while, Xu Jinghu whispered to the carriage: "Xu Shao should be killed!"
After a while, the deep voice of the man in the sedan came: "How could I not know the tricks of the literati? If you kill him, he will be the next Bian Hong, that's all! He is dedicated to the Jin Dynasty, saving the world and the court, and wants to let that kid Su Ling
Are you trying to put a thorn in your side with me first? They are quite calculating."
The neighing of the carriages and horses drowned out the words of the people in the carriages.
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Jiangshan Tower.
Du Heng finally seized the opportunity to eat a free meal, so why not pick up his back molars and chisel hard, holding a chicken drumstick in each hand, grinning and stuffing it full of chicken.
Fortunately, he was in his own room, otherwise Su Ling's old face with thick walls might not be able to hang on.
"Eat slowly...no one will compete with you!" Su Ling looked at Du Heng and said with a smile.
While eating, Du Heng said vaguely: "No, I have to get my money back. What if shopkeeper He regrets it again?"
While I was eating, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
With his mouth full of food, Du Heng choked and rolled his eyes and said, "What, this is where you regret it."
Su Ling smiled and said, "It's okay. Go open the door and see who it is."
Du Heng opened the door, and Su Ling and him looked outside at the same time, both of them were stunned.
But I saw a girl at the door, wearing a pink gauze skirt, with a hint of spring color, and she was very pretty. When she saw the door opened, Piao Piao Wanfu said: "Who is Su Ling, Mr. Su?"
Su Ling then stood up, cupped his hands and said, "That's it for me. What does the girl want from me?"
The woman then smiled and said: "I came from our Xixiang River and Xixiang Garden. I came here to deliver Xixiang notes to Mr. Su at the request of the oiran lady in our garden."
As he spoke, he held out a big red note.
Su Ling took it and saw that there were two mandarin ducks painted on the note, with golden small letters in the middle: Xixiang Note. When she smelled it, a faint fragrance came over her.
Su Ling was a little confused and said: "Xianxiang Garden? Oiran lady? Does your oiran lady recognize me? What is the Xixiang note?"
The woman smiled and said, "I'm just delivering the note. As for who my oiran lady is and what's in the note, you will know after reading it, sir." After that, she bowed Yingying and turned around.
Su Ling closed the door and then sat down with Du Heng again.
When I gently opened the scented paper, I felt that the fragrance was stronger.
But look at the golden small letters above, the writing is delicate and neat.
The slave family has a new song, but there are no good words to fill it, and I just feel regretful. Suddenly I think of Jiangshan Pingfang San, and the talented people in the world are still in Banan City. Therefore, I boldly invite Mr. Su to go to the Xianghe Xiangyuan in three days to participate in the Xiangxiang Garden.
Fragrant banquet, I sincerely invite you and look forward to it. Master, don’t let the good music go to waste.
Su Ling read it several times and was still confused, but Du Heng snickered while eating.
Su Ling glanced sideways at Du Heng and said, "You idiot, why are you laughing?"
Du Heng swallowed the food in his mouth, wiped his mouth and said, "Su Ling, you really don't know if this Xixiang Garden is good?"
Su Ling shrugged and said, "Where should I know?"
Du Heng said with a knowing look: "If you are asked to go shopping with me, you will really go shopping. I have heard people say that this Xixiangyuan is the largest brothel in Banan City, and it is famous far and wide.
The dignitaries of Longtai City in Kyoto also like to go to this place to be cool and unrestrained. The beauty there is really hard to describe. Especially this oiran lady, it is said that she is as beautiful as a fairy in the world. And she is ordinary.
It's hard to meet people in your lifetime. Even if you are rich, it depends on whether the court lady is willing to meet you. If the court lady doesn't want to meet you, even if you have a lot of money, it will be in vain."
Hearing this, Su Ling cast a strange look at Du Heng and said with a smile: "Hey Du Heng, I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't expect you to have such a frivolous character! When did you find out all this?
I'm going to tell Zhiyue to go and see if she doesn't prick you with a needle!"
Du Heng shrank his neck and said sarcastically: "I asked about it... People saw that I was good-looking and looked like a rich young man, so they forced me to tell me..."
"Ah - bah! You are so shameless, but you still look good, Young Master? Who is it? Come and ask me to treat his eyes." Su Ling laughed.
Su Ling thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to go?"
Du Heng shook his head and said sincerely: "I don't want to go. What's the point of going to Fireworks and Willow Lane?"
Hearing this, Su Ling said calmly: "Well, I thought I would take you with me... if you don't want to go... then..."
Du Heng hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Hey! Look at you...you are already gone, how can I not follow you? My brothers and sisters asked me to watch you!"
Su Ling kicked him twice.
Su Ling suddenly remembered something, and then said: "The girl just said that the name of the oiran was on the incense paper, but I read it several times but didn't see it. I don't know what the oiran's wife's name is."
"I know!..." As soon as Du Heng said it, he knew that he had made a mistake. He covered his mouth and looked at Su Ling with a guilty conscience.
Su Ling smacked her mouth, and then said: "Okay, you can tell me, what is the name of the oiran lady?"
"That's a nice name!" Du Heng danced with joy.
"Her name is...Ruhua!"
Su Ling just took a sip of tea, squirted it out, and felt like his head was beating three times. When he heard the name, he refused in his heart, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Ruhua is here, is Zhou Xingxing here?"
Du Heng scratched his head and asked: "Which oiran does Zhou Xingxing belong to?"
"How big are you, Oiran? Zhou Xingxing is the originator of this school!"
"Which sect?" Du Heng looked envious and fascinated.