Chapter 17
The Seyuan at the foot of Phoenix Mountain was crowded with people, and all the scholars who received the invitation were basically here. More than 200 scholars were in groups of three and five, and they seemed to be chatting quietly, but in fact they were all waiting for the poetry meeting to begin.
I don’t know where the news came from. It is said that Mr. Zheng will probably come to the Seyuan in person today to mention a group of scholars. Although the news cannot be confirmed to be true or false, there will be no groundlessness.
Emperor’s teacher, Duke Zheng!
As long as you show some of your talents in this poetry meeting and get appreciated by Mr. Zheng, you will definitely make a fortune in the future. At least the starting point will be much higher than that of others.
However, at this time, a group of scholars in the hall looked a little unfavorable at this moment.
Because as the master Zheng Hong saw the servant who came to report the news, he came in and claimed their guilt, and then left Seyuan's housekeeper to entertain him, and left them and left in a hurry.
A group of anxious scholars were left to look at each other.
As the master, he sent an invitation to invite everyone. Even if there is a big deal, he cannot leave at this time. This is not only a neglect of the guests, but also absent from taking so many scholars seriously.
What's more, Zheng Hong is from a famous family, so it is really inappropriate to do such a good and etiquette.
The old butler saw the unhappy expression of a group of scholars, and he was secretly anxious, staring at Zhou Tan and the other two as if he was asking for help.
"Haha, maybe Brother Fang Shen is in urgent need, so let's wait." Zhou Tan looked at Zhao Yanyu, the second-level player with an equally ugly expression. Zhou Bilong glanced at Tanhua and smiled reluctantly.
Fang Shen is the name Zheng Hong.
"Brother Pingfu is right. Maybe Brother Fang Shen may not necessarily go to welcome Master Zheng." Zhao Yanyu answered at this time, but he directly involved the reason why Zheng Hong left on Zheng Qingzhi, who didn't know whether he would come.
As the imperial teacher, Zheng Qingzhi was the emperor's students, and it was normal to call Zheng Qingzhi the Zheng teacher. In the Song Dynasty, the country was governed by literati, respecting teachers and respecting Taoism even exceeded the importance of human ethics and blood relatives.
"Brother Qingjie, good advice!" Zhou Bilong smiled and interposed next to him.
The three of them were indeed very unhappy. However, at this time it was obviously a great opportunity to sell favors to Zheng Hong and even Zheng Qingzhi, not to mention that it was just a simple task, so why not do it?
Most of the new Jinshi students in the Wuxu dynasty gathered here. Although these people have not been awarded official positions, in the future, these people are likely to be the absolute main force in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. If they offended so many Jinshi, they would have to consider it with Zheng Qingzhi's identity.
Although the more than 200 scholars in this hall are all new Jinshi, since Jinshi has to be divided into first, second and third grades, there are naturally differences between the top and bottom. So when chatting, although there are five groups and three groups, the real one is still centered on the top scorer Zhou Tan, the second scorer Zhao Yanyu and Tanhua Zhou Bilong.
When the three of them said this, all the scholars with unexpected faces nodded and said yes.
Although they all knew in their hearts that if Zheng Qingzhi was really coming, it would be impossible for Zheng Hong to rush to greet him alone, and would not have told him that he would be waiting for him.
However, Zheng Hong is the Zheng family after all, and the owner of this place. So what if it is not? Since the top scorer, the second scorer and Tanhua don’t care, and they even gave both sides a step, then just follow them.
"Brother Pingfu, did you think Brother Fang Shen also hired Jia Shixian and Shi Zongsheng?"
The old butler thanked him and went to arrange the lunch banquet. The people next to him were all wandering around the Seyuan. Zhou Bilong picked up the teacup and asked as if nothing had happened.
Basically, the first-class Jinshi people have arrived, but only Jia Sidao and Shi Xiang who were in the limelight last night have not seen it yet.
Jia Sidao and Zheng Hong did not have much friendship, but Zheng Hong obviously could not have forgotten him, a top ten-class person. Basically, most of the new Jinshi who passed the imperial examinations came, and even third-class people were invited. If you don’t invite Jia Sidao, you would be a slap in the face.
What a literati wants is face. Zheng Hong's naked slap in Jia Sidao's face is also equivalent to not giving Concubine Jia or even Emperor Zhao Yun's face, unless Zheng Hong's head is flooded.
What's more, who is Shi Songzhi? But Zheng Qingzhi's ally, and he is the most important ally. No one can invite anyone, but Shi Xiang will definitely invite him.
So at this time, neither Jia Sidao nor Shi Xiang came, and Zheng Hong hurried out. Could it be because of one of them?
Zhou Tan and Zhao Yanyu held the teacup and did not respond.
"Brother Pingfu, did Jia Shixian do the poem last night by himself?" Zhou Bilong ignored the two of them and didn't care at all. Some of them were actually clear in their minds. As soon as they changed the subject, they asked about the Qionglin Banquet last night.
"Brother Shi Xian, I still have talent and knowledge." Zhou Tan put down the teacup, and a complex color flashed across his face.
Last night, Jia Sidao not only gave Yu Ci's face, but also gave him enough Zhou Tan's face. Others don't know, but Zhou Tan himself knew that although he thought Jia Sidao was cheating at the time, he did not want to come out and point him out.
But Jia Sidao said that Yu Ci stood up before him to expose it, and the implication was that Zhou Tan was also a tough guy, but he was just robbed by Yu Ci.
Originally, Yu Ci made such a big deal, and then pulled him and Yang Duo in to testify, it can be said that he and Yang Duo were sold. If Jia Sidao really cheated and the paper was really cheating poems, then Yu Ci could gain both fame and fortune, and his and Yang Duo had a bad reputation.
After all, he and Yang Duo, just like Yu Ci, both saw Jia Sidao cheating. However, only Yu Ci came forward to prove it. Didn’t he say that Zhou Tan and Yang Duo are not clean in character?
Zhou Tan was actually extremely disgusted with what Jia Sidao said and did. Visiting prostitutes and gambling was not a big deal, but he was extremely despised by Concubine Jia's domineering arrogance.
Jia Sidao last night made Zhou Tan a little unfamiliar, but he had to accept his favor.
At this time, he said that Jia Sidao still has some talent, but he said in disguise that the poems were indeed written by Jia Sidao himself. Of course, who knows the character?
"Haha, Brother Pingfu said this. It seems that the poem was indeed made by Jia Shixian." Zhou Bilong laughed dryly and felt a little embarrassed when he heard Zhou Tan say this.
From the beginning to the end, Zhao Yanyu never took the conversation except for giving Zheng Hong a step, and no one knew what he was thinking.
In the lobby, the quietest one was Yu Ci, the protagonist who made a big fuss in the Qionglin Banquet last night.
Chapter completed!