The huge crowd followed Fang Zhengyi.
The rented mansion is not far from the Hou Mansion, across the street.
The 'servants' had been waiting here for a long time. When Fang Zheng arrived, they immediately came over to greet him. Looking at the crowd, they pretended to be shocked and asked: "Master, why did you bring so many people back?"
Fang Zheng raised his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense, these are my friends! Hurry up and arrange for people to boil hot water. The guests need to take a bath."
"In addition, send someone to buy me a batch of new clothes. You can buy as many sets as you see there are people here. Go and come back as soon as possible."
The servants left in a hurry, and all the scholars smiled happily.
Brother Tang is so enthusiastic. Not only does he arrange for people to boil water for them to take a bath, but he also buys clothes?
"Brother Tang, isn't this a bit too expensive?"
Fang Zheng said proudly: "You are all people who do big things! Appearance is the first priority. I have a lot of money, and these small sums are nothing to me."
"We are destined to meet each other. I can meet so many pillars of the country today. Do I still need to be stingy with money? Please give me a face and enjoy it to your heart's content. Eat and drink well to make up for your shortcomings!"
Having such a big house in this area is enough to show that Tang Bohu is very powerful. This little money for food and clothing is really nothing to him.
Moreover, they are so generous, and it would be inappropriate for me to push and push them.
Many people thanked him loudly and stopped refusing.
Fang Zheng said: "Everyone, I have a bathhouse in my house, so many people obviously can't be accommodated. I hope everyone will queue up and wait quietly. You can hang out or rest in my courtyard while others finish washing as soon as possible. During this time, I will Instruct the chef to cook a sumptuous feast for everyone, and we will have a feast after washing, and then we can chat while eating!"
"I'll make arrangements first. If you have any questions, you can ask my servants."
Everyone thanked them in unison, and Fang Zheng returned the favor and quickly walked outside the house.
Li Yuanzhao was already waiting at the corner in advance. When Fang Zheng arrived, he immediately gave a thumbs up and praised: "You are really good at coaxing everyone away so quickly."
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "This is only the first step, the next step is the exciting one. Your Highness, would you like to go in and take a look?"
"This opportunity is rare, I can only demonstrate it once."
"Hiss..." Li Yuanzhao hesitated, "There may be someone from the capital here. I often walk around the city. It would be bad if I was recognized."
"I also have a fake beard. You can go to the house next door and ask for one, and just put it on."
"That's a good relationship, let me go and take a look!" Li Yuanzhao smiled happily.
"Well, remember to cooperate with me when the time comes. After the banquet is over, I will... like this... like this! Then I will go back first."
"Don't worry, it's not wrong!" Li Yuanzhao promised, and when Fang Zheng was about to leave, he grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Hey, I have a question, why are you called Tang Bohu? What's the origin of this name?"
Fang Zheng said: "Originally I wanted to ask Li Bai to come, but later I changed to this one."
"Why?"
"Because Tang Bohu is three words, and it sounds better than Li Bai."
"This...isn't there any logic at all? Why are three words better than two?"
"Oh, don't worry about such a trivial matter, I'm going back first."
...
A group of hungry scholars were in a hurry to eat, so they washed up very quickly.
They entered the bathhouse in groups to bathe, and it only took an hour for everyone to finish washing up.
As for the new clothes and other supplies purchased by the arranger, they have already been placed in the house next door.
After everyone finished washing, new clothes were delivered to them immediately.
Everyone took a shower, put on new clothes, and became refreshed again.
Many large tables have been prepared in the courtyard, with wine and food on them, and they are steaming.
The dishes are naturally 'prepared dishes' made last night and simply heated up.
However, this group of 'hungry wolves' has nothing to worry about. They have been hungry for two days, and now they just want to have a good meal, so they don't expect to be caught.
Fang Zheng stood in the middle of the courtyard, greeted everyone enthusiastically, introduced each other, and then arranged for the guests to sit at the table.
Until he met Zhou Maoxue, Fang Zheng took another look and said, "What do you call this brother?"
Zhou Maoxue held up his hands and forced a smile: "Zhou Maoxue, thank you Brother Tang for your warm hospitality!"
"It should be, but it's not respectful." Fang Zheng smiled and nodded.
His eyes suddenly turned to Zhou Maoxue's feet, and he asked in surprise: "Brother Zhou, why aren't you wearing socks?"
Zhou Maoxue blushed: "I'm really ashamed and dirty."
He was a clean person and would bathe and burn incense every day. Being dirty for two days was already unbearable.
It's really hard to accept putting on dirty socks after taking a shower.
Fang Zheng patted his thighs one by one: "Hey, I still neglected it. This is because of my brother. I have a lot of white socks at home. If Brother Zhou doesn't mind, find a pair to change into?"
"No, no, no, brother Tang has done enough." Zhou Maoxue declined repeatedly, but felt very unhappy in his heart.
This guy just wants to steal the limelight and calls himself brother.
Why are you showing off your white socks? Who is wearing black socks?
"Okay, then Brother Zhou, please take a seat." Fang Zheng extended his hand and asked with a smile.
We already had a preliminary understanding of Zhou Maoxue through a simple conversation.
This kid is a bit mean-spirited and easy to incite, but he is still too young in his eyes!
No matter how tender it is, he likes it. It’s fun to play with it!
Everyone was in place, and Li Yuanzhao was sitting not far from Fang Zheng's head.
In the audience, only Fang Zheng stood in the middle holding his wine glass. The rest of the people were waiting for the master to speak, drooling in their hearts, hoping that he would finish speaking quickly.
Fang Zheng glanced at the entire audience and said loudly: "Today you are both comrades-in-arms and guests! I don't want to spend too much time, so I will just say a few words."
"When you come to my Tang Bohu's house today, you should treat it as if you have returned to your own home. You must eat and drink with an open stomach, otherwise you will not regard me as Tang Bohu as a friend!"
"I've finished speaking, please use it!" As soon as Fang Zheng said this, he picked up a dish with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth in front of everyone.
This operation immediately won the applause of the whole house!
It's a simple sentence, but it's really a simple sentence. Brother Tang is really a sincere and refreshing person. He knows that everyone is hungry and doesn't talk nonsense.
If it were an ordinary host's banquet, which one wouldn't be lengthy?
He had already taken the first chopsticks generously, and the others moved their chopsticks gratefully one after another.
The sound of chewing filled the courtyard, but no one spoke.
Seeing the people in the courtyard eating seriously, Fang Zheng slowly sat down and took a sip of wine from time to time.
After a few minutes, when everyone had some food in their stomachs, Fang Zhengyang stood up, took the yin and yang pot that had been prepared, and started to take turns to toast...
After taking turns at several tables, these scholars couldn't help but feel more favorable to Fang Zhengyi.
Gentle, enthusiastic, generous, extraordinary martial arts, personable...all kinds of labels have been labeled.
Even Zhou Maoxue had to admit that this man surnamed Tang did have two brushes and could make trouble with anything he said.
After the final round of toasts, Fang Zheng returned to his original position and began to remain silent.
The rest of the tables continued to eat and drink.
Halfway through the banquet, many people became more and more gentle in their movements, and the sound of thin conversations could be heard...
At this moment, Li Yuanzhao's exaggerated voice sounded!
"Brother Tang! I see you were in a good mood just now, why are you sighing like this now?"
All eyes focused on Fang Zhengyi at the same time.
At some point, the wine cup in his hand had been replaced by a large bowl, and he was holding it half-raised as if he was worrying about how to answer.
Li Yuanzhao stood up and said loudly and concernedly: "Brother Tang, I think you are also a generous person, and everyone here is a friend. Is there anything you can't say openly?"
Fang Zheng raised his eyes, glanced at the crowd, and put the wine bowl on the table with a long sigh.
Slowly stood up and started walking in the courtyard with his hands behind his back...
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