Nishimura Shicun and others all thought that this guy must have investigated their background in detail, knew that their poetry attainments were at the peak, and knew that they were no match, so he deliberately made excuses to avoid the competition, so that he could keep his poor reputation. .
They also had an in-depth understanding of Xiao Chenke and knew that the reason why he rose to prominence and became a very popular minister within a year was actually because he defeated Wanyan Pingqiu of Mojie Kingdom at the Lantern Festival last year. He also won five cities, which made the Emperor of Zhou favor him so much that he was promoted to officials one after another...
After all, Wanyan Pingqiu is just a barbarian from northern Xinjiang. How many poems and articles can he understand? But even with his half-assed skills, he was able to defeat the talents of Dazhou for several years in a row. In the end, this little eunuch had to come out to deal with it... which shows that Dazhou has no one!
In fact, this is not surprising, because the Great Zhou Dynasty has only been established for a few years, and there are still wars in the territory, the court is unstable, and there are naturally few talents.
Moreover, the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was born as a warrior, and he always liked martial arts but not literary skills. Therefore, there were many in the court who were good at martial arts, but not many who were good at writing.
They came as a group this time to test the Emperor of Zhou's attitude towards Japan, to explore the current situation of Zhou, and to give Zhou a small show of strength in the name of learning Chinese poetry culture.
Let’s see who really inherits the fine culture of China?
This is also to prepare for things to happen in the future...
"Master Xiao Chen, you just said that this is the Yiwen Friendship Association, and you said that we are all friends. So if you don't join the Lantern Festival, do you think you will treat us friends from far away? You also said that Sheng Gu is happy to lose. Yixi, then why don’t you rejoice with us? Besides, shouldn’t the Lantern Festival be celebrated with the whole sky?”
Kudo Nako's voice was so gentle, but there was also an edge in her words.
"Miss Naiko is really good at talking!" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Then I'll think about it again. After all, I also want to rejoice and celebrate with Miss Naiko... Okay, the food and drinks are ready. Everyone, please take a seat, I'll have a few drinks with Miss Nako first, and let's have some fun in advance."
It is impossible to enjoy such a more formal banquet, and it was the first time for everyone to meet and they were not familiar with each other, so despite Xiao Chen's enthusiasm, the atmosphere at the banquet was still not good, and it ended hastily.
But no matter what, Xiao Chen's etiquette was in place and his attitude was very clear, that is, he was very willing to be friends with them.
Especially becoming very good friends with Ms. Kudo Nako...
"Then let's meet at the Lantern Festival tomorrow?" Before leaving, Kudo Nako even gave Xiao Chen a seductive wink, which made Xiao Chen gulp down with excitement.
"Hey, Seyonara! Damn it! (I like you)" Xiao Chen can actually speak a few words of Japanese, but he doesn't speak it well and always has the accent of the characters in the movie.
But he really dared to poke words upward.
"Ali Yatou, (thank you) Saiyanara!" Kudo Shizuka smiled sweetly and was charming.
"Hmph, Bagaya Road!" Kinoshita Yonggang muttered a curse word softly, which was quite rough.
Xiao Chen pretended that he didn't understand and responded with a friendly smile.
After watching several people get into the car and leave, Xiao Chen felt inspired and recited a poem.
"The most tender thing is the gentleness of bowing the head, like the shyness of a water lotus that cannot stand the cool breeze. Saying goodbye again and again, there is sweet sadness in that goodbye..."
Fu Yan and others all sounded very fresh, what kind of mess?
"You guys who don't understand the style!" Xiao Chen waved his hand, "Get out of the city and set off fireworks!"
The fireworks were great, but Xiao Chen's heart was not in the fireworks. He wanted to go to the imperial mausoleum to meet someone tonight, of course not the prince. The prince was a ghost, not a human being.
What he wanted to see was a man with only nine fingers.
When Murong Heng was leaving, he repeatedly told him to go to Zhang Jiuzhi if he had anything to do. If he had nothing to do, he could also go and see him. This man is really an immortal. How dare he lie to you?
Fu Yantie, Kunlun and even Baili Qingyun had heard of Zhang Jiuzhi's name, but they all thought it was just a legendary figure and no one had ever seen him alive.
Xiao Chen was still dubious about this bad old man. This time he was going to take the set of magic tools that held the chime to ask for advice. If this person was really a god, he would definitely have something to teach him...
Therefore, the wine and meat he brought were not for Prince Li Xian, but for Zhang Jiuzhi.
He asked Ling'er, Xiao Ye, Baili Qingyun and others to take his brothers to deliver things to the poor people around him, but he only took Fu Yan alone and rushed to the imperial mausoleum again.
Li Chengzhu was so surprised to see him. How kind was that ghost prince to Mr. Xiao when he was alive?
How many times have you been here?
Although everyone knows that you, Mr. Xiao, value love and righteousness, but you don’t value it that much, right?
But the gold Xiao Chen rewarded him was quite heavy...
Yes, I understand!
We won't disturb Mr. Xiao from communicating with the prince's ghost. You can do whatever you want.
Xiao Chen entered the cemetery and saw a tombkeeper who was clearing the snow. He asked him about Old Man Zhang's residence. The tombkeeper pointed at a dilapidated thatched hut, standing alone in a corner of the cemetery.
"Mr. Zhang, are you here? I'm Xiao Chen!" Xiao Chen walked to the door and announced his name.
There was a vague response from inside, and Xiao Chen immediately took off the things on his horse, leaving Fu Yan waiting outside, and pushed the door open alone.
But I saw Zhang Jiuzhi sitting at a broken table, holding a pickle lump in one hand and a broken wine pot in the other, enjoying himself while pouring and drinking.
"Old man! We meet again. Isn't this fate?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
Zhang Jiuzhi rolled his eyes at him, "Weasels come into the house and come for anything!"
"Look what your old man said, why don't you let me come and see you if you have nothing to do? How can you eat this crap, old man, who is celebrating the holidays? Throw it away, let's see what good things I bring you?" Xiao Chen He diligently took out the wine and meat and placed them on the table.
"If you show your courtesy for nothing, you are either committing adultery or stealing!" Zhang Jiuzhi couldn't help but gulped when he saw the roasted chicken and bacon on the table.
"Oh, old man, you are living a miserable life!" Xiao Chen looked around and found nothing to say, "I can't actually live in this luxurious house. I'll have someone come and repair it for you later. Otherwise, how will you survive the winter?"
Zhang Jiuzhi snorted and ignored him.
Xiao Chen was a self-made cook. He found a few broken bowls and plates, and a kitchen knife full of gaps. He cut the beef in bacon sauce and tore up the roasted chicken. They all looked pretty good when placed on the table. rich.
He found another pair of dirty chopsticks, wiped them casually on his clothes, picked up a broken chair, sat opposite Zhang Jiuzhi, opened the mud seal of a jar of fine wine, and said with a smile, "My father and I." Have a drink."
"Take them all, take them away, your grandpa, I won't eat your food!" Zhang Jiuzhi stared at the shiny roast chicken on the table, his throat quivering rapidly.
Those who refuse are not sincere.
