Lu Chen gently shook his folding fan and waited for the result with an indifferent expression.
After a short effort, a boy ran out from inside. Just like before, he whispered a few words directly into the servant's ear, but this time the time of speaking was obviously longer than that of Li Daozong.
"My lord, congratulations on passing the test and you can enter the house for a banquet!" The servant bowed to Lu Chen and made a "please" gesture.
"Wait a minute!" Unexpectedly, Lu Chen did not go into the house, but looked directly at the servant, "I heard that you can bring two friends in to this banquet, right?" Lu Chen asked while waving his folding fan and looking at the servant.
"That's natural!" the servant nodded.
"Then I'll bring two friends to the banquet!" Lu Chen turned around and walked down the steps towards Li Daozong.
Seeing Lu Chen walking toward him with a smile on his face, Li Daozong knew that he was the one who was really embarrassed. After all, he had seen the servant's gesture inviting Lu Chen into the house just now.
"Congratulations, Brother Lu, for passing the test!" However, Li Daozong was in a good mood and immediately thought that if Lu Chen passed the test, even if he passed it, it meant that he could go in and see the excitement, so Li Daozong smiled and congratulated Lu Chen.
"Lucky! Lucky!" Lu Chen said modestly, "Um, shopkeeper Qian, do you want to go in with us?" Lu Chen greeted Qian Junnan again. Lu Chen was very interested in this fat little man who was full of joy.
"Is it okay for me?" Qian Junnan didn't expect that Lu Chen could invite him to the banquet. After all, he is a lowly businessman. Don't think that he is attached to the Xiao family. To put it bluntly, he belongs to the Xiao family. A peripheral person is responsible for the business. To put it bluntly, he is a money-making machine for the Xiao family. In the eyes of the aristocratic family, businessmen like him are called "foreign slaves", and even the "family slaves" of the aristocratic family have a higher status than them.
From the clothes of Lu Chen and Li Daozong, as well as the guards of those two people, Qian Junnan could tell that these two people were definitely nobles among the nobles, but he didn't know whether they were from the Duke's family or the prince's family. Just now Lu Chen Being able to speak condescendingly to him already made the little fat man feel proud. Now that Lu Chen actually invited him to the banquet, the little fat man was surprised and happy. However, the little fat man was confused about whether he should Agree, after all, his identity and the identity of these two people can be said to be completely different.
"What? Not willing?" Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan's troubled expression and asked with a smile.
"Yes! Yes!" The little fat man Qian Junnan nodded repeatedly like a chicken eating rice. Lu Chen was afraid that the hat on his head would fall off.
Lu Chen took Li Daozong and Qian Junnan directly into the house. After the three of them walked into the gate of the house, a maid was already waiting beside the screen wall with a lantern. Under the guidance of the maid, they turned around the screen wall. This was considered a success. I saw the appearance of this house.
Turning around the screen wall, Lu Chen saw that this was a two-entry house. The entire front yard was paved with bluestones. There was a corridor in the middle, and there was a light stand every few steps away, with an angry wind lantern hanging on it. , under the light of the lights, the entire front yard was very bright. Under the guidance of the maid, Lu Chen and the others followed the corridor to the steps of the front hall.
Standing here, you can already hear the loud talk coming from the brightly lit front hall, and even the woman's laughter, "This woman should be the 'all-knowing' Luo Lifu!" After hearing the woman's voice, After laughing, Lu Chen secretly guessed in his heart.
The maid held a lantern and led the three people up the stairs to the front hall door. They saw two maids walking out of the front hall, and the maid who was responsible for leading the way saluted the three and retreated.
"Three distinguished guests, please come inside!" After the two maids saluted Lu Chen and the others, they made an "invite" gesture to the three of them.
Lu Chen and Li Daozong were not polite and walked directly into the front hall with their heads held high, while the little fat man Qian Junnan followed Lu Chen into the front hall like a little follower.
With the arrival of Lu Chen and Li Daozong, the voices that were still talking loudly in the front hall suddenly disappeared, because an old man sitting in the main seat stood up and walked quickly towards Li Daozong when he saw him. .
The old man came to Li Daozong and was about to bow and salute. However, before he could say anything, Li Daozong reached out and stopped him directly, because Li Daozong knew this old man, and this old man also knew Li Daozong.
"Lu Deming, if you dare to reveal my identity, don't blame me for being rude to you!" When he reached out to stop the old man, Li Daozong lowered his voice and said with a threatening tone.
When he heard Li Daozong call the old man, Lu Chen knew who the so-called "great scholar" in the house today was!
Lu Deming, whose name was Yuan Long, was indeed a great Confucian of this era and one of the "Eighteen Bachelors of the Prince of Qin's Palace". Lu Chen had been studying the history of Li Shimin, so when Li Daozong called out Lu Deming's name, Lu Chen searched in his mind and figured out who this person was!
Now he is a bachelor of literature in Tiance Mansion. When he got Zhenguan, he was a doctor of the Imperial Academy and Prince Zhongyun. He was responsible for teaching the prince Li Chengqian. Unfortunately, Lu Deming died within a few years of teaching, otherwise Li Chengqian would not have gone astray.
But Lu Chen didn't understand that this great Confucian, whose "Explanation of Classics" was recorded in history books, would actually come to Pingkangfang. Could it be that he came here to teach and solve doubts?
Lu Deming was originally going to pay homage to Li Daozong. When he heard what Li Daozong said, Lu Deming could only change his words and praise: "This gentleman's song "Mottled Bamboo" is really beautiful!"
Because Lu Deming felt that even if this song "Bamboo" was not made by the King of Rencheng, it should be made by the two people next to Li Daozong. And after seeing Qian Junnan's majestic appearance, Lu Deming was more willing to believe that this song "Bamboo" was written by Lu Chen who was beside Li Daozong, and was then given to Li Daozong for passing the customs.
Lu Deming said this, and even praised his quick wit in his heart. Who would have thought that the horse would directly slap the horse's hoof. This poem was not written by Li Daozong at all, and the reason why Li Daozong was able to sneak in was That was through Lu Chen's light.
As a result, when Lu Deming finished saying this sentence, he noticed that Li Daozong looked embarrassed for a while, "This poem is not the original..." Li Daozong originally wanted to say the word "I am the king", but he changed it when he said it. After a moment, he said, "What I did was done by this person!"
As Li Daozong spoke, he looked at Lu Chen beside him. Lu Deming immediately understood that the prince in front of him had not gotten the poem "Bamboo", but it was the young man beside the prince who passed the test. Li Daozong could come in. He came with this person, which made Lu Deming even more puzzled. How could Li Daozong accompany others around casually? Or a place like Pingkangfang?
He never imagined that these two men came here to cause trouble for Du Dejun, and then arrested people because they couldn't go back due to the curfew, so they came here to watch the fun.
"No talent, this is just what I did!" Lu Chen closed the folding fan and saluted Lu Deming.
"What a poem! What a poem!" Lu Deming praised him twice, which relieved the rather awkward atmosphere between the two of them. "Have you ever asked me how to call this gentleman?" Lu Deming looked at Lu Chen and asked.
"I'm Lu Chen!" Lu Chen introduced himself without hesitation.
"I didn't expect that I and I are from the same family..." After hearing Lu Chen's name, Lu Deming, who was stroking his beard and wanting to say that he was from the same family as him, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Lu Chen up and down carefully. Chen, "What did you say your name was?" When Lu Deming asked again, his voice actually trembled.
"I'm Lu Chen!" Lu Chen looked at Lu Deming and reiterated his name.
"Could your Excellency be from Lujiazhuang..." Lu Deming saw Lu Chen asking in a cautious and inquiring tone. However, before he could finish his words, he saw Lu Chen nodding his head simply. Seeing Lu Chen nod, Lu Deming's hand trembled and he pulled out a few beards.
"I am accompanying the prince today just to relax! You haven't seen us, do you know that?" Lu Chen walked directly in front of Lu Deming and whispered.
"Obviously...understood!" Hearing Lu Chen's words, Lu Deming nodded quickly. It is true that Lu Chen's name is too loud in Chang'an City now. Although Lu Chen did not appear in Chang'an City due to the ban, the court How could the things there be hidden from the Tiance Mansion Literature Museum? These people are all people who help Li Shimin with advice. Therefore, Lu Deming knows very well about Lu Chen's deeds. Today, Lu Deming accepted Luo Lifu's invitation. I’m here to host today’s “literary banquet”.
Now Lu Deming regrets agreeing to this matter. Originally, he thought that hosting this "literary banquet" would help him get to know some young talents and see if any suitable ones could be used by Tiance Mansion. However, the banquet hadn't even started yet, so he skipped ahead. Two great masters came out. Lu Deming felt that it was a huge mistake for him not to read the almanac when he went out today. These two masters said they were here to watch the fun. If someone really pissed off these two men, the consequences would be disastrous!
Of these two, one is tough on the family and has tricked the family countless times, and the other just fought in the Battle of Lingzhou and beat the Turks until their noses were bruised and swollen. Neither one of them can be offended by these people in the front hall. , if these two masters are unhappy, then the collapse of the house will probably be a trivial matter.
"You two, please take a seat!" Lu Deming did not dare to say anything more and could only say with a smile.
This kind of banquet is basically a separate meal system. In front of each person is a small table with dishes, fruits and vegetables, as well as wine bottles and wine glasses. Everyone kneels in their respective positions, but Lu Chen is not used to kneeling, so he directly crosses his legs. Ma Jindao sat down behind the small table.
