fake prince

Chapter 605 List
The guests and hosts were seated, and the servants served tea. Yao Xun was really curious, and finally couldn't help asking: "When did Brother Jian meet me? I just feel like I have met Brother Jian, but when did I meet? but forgot."

"Seven years ago, you and I met once on a boat on the Jihe River. I also asked you for calligraphy lessons. It's just that there were a lot of people who asked Mr. Yao for advice. It's normal that Mr. Yao doesn't remember."

Mentioning the meeting in Jihe seven years ago, Yao Xun immediately remembered.

That's right, although I made excuses that I don't like the official career, my progress is really slow, but the youngest son in the family, the father gave 300 acres in one go, and he still has a lot of appearances in Beijing, and the annual income is 300 taels of silver, so he lives according to his own heart , so after passing the Juren examination, he no longer put his mind on the imperial examination, but focused more on the landscape. Seven years ago, when he was in his 20s, he did take a boat tour along the Ji River, and he did encounter some People, because they already had a reputation at that time, and were consulted by others.

It would not be surprising if the person in front of me who was much older than him knew him at that time.

But what happened seven years ago is a long time ago. The visitor must not be here to catch up on the old days. Yao Xun said with a smile: "Brother Jian, I do have some impressions when you say that. I don't know what happened to Jane Brother, you are here this time, but you want to continue to learn calligraphy and painting with me?"

"No." Jian Qu then took out the invitation card from his bosom and handed it over: "I am here this time to invite Mr. Yao to attend the literary meeting on behalf of my lord."

"Wenhui? I wonder who your master is?"

In any case, Jian Qu is also a candidate, how could he join the lord? Yao Xun looked at the invitation, hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted it.

When he asked, he had already unfolded it and saw the contents inside.

"Five days later? Daihou's Wenhui?" Yao Xun was slightly surprised.

Jian Qu nodded: "That's right, my lord is a newly-appointed marquis. My lord likes writing, and likes to get acquainted with elegant people from various families."

"Mr. Yao, I heard that you are not only highly accomplished in calligraphy and painting, but also outstanding in piano and chess. At that time, there will be people who are good at piano and chess at the cultural meeting. It is just a matter of time to communicate and learn from them. Presumably There are also many benefits to be gained.”

Although Yao Xun was not an official, but there were officials, elders, relatives and friends, and heard some rumors about Daihou, he knew that Daihou was talented, although he was the son of the crown prince, and had some delicate relations with the two kings of Qi and Shu, but Daihou Hou Xinfeng's attack was to slap the emperor in the face. Given the current situation in the capital, the two kings may not attack the Daihou.

Moreover, the banquet is a gathering of guests, and it is impossible to have only one of your own people, so you may not have any opinions on the people who participated in the Daihou Wenhui. Participating in the Daihou Wenhui is naturally not a big problem.

Yao Xun thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Jian, please come to invite me. How can I refuse such kindness? Please thank the Marquis for me. I will be there on time in five days."

Hearing that Yao Xun agreed, Jian Qu's heart finally settled down. If the lord wants to hold a literary meeting, he must do it beautifully, so he got up immediately: "If that's the case, then I will wait for Mr. Yao when the time comes. Go back and report to the lord, and I will stay soon, Mr. Yao, please stay and don't send me off."

With that said, he bid farewell to Mr. Yao and left.

After leaving Yao's mansion, Jian Qu exhaled, got into the ox cart, and said to the driver, "Go back."

Feeling the ox cart shaking and moving, he rubbed his red hands, thinking to himself: "Although some people refused, others agreed. Of the seven people I was looking for today, three of them agreed. Oops."

"A lot of it depends on the name of the lord. It seems that my lord is really famous for his poetry and prose!"

When the ox cart returned home, Jian Qu immediately came to see Su Ziji.

"My lord, I personally invited seven people today, and four of them refused, but three of them have already agreed. These three are all masters of calligraphy and painting. In addition, even if it is only this few people, they can do it. I can afford this essay meeting." Jian Qu said excitedly.

After all, this is Su Ziji's first literary meeting after he was entrusted as a marquis, and it has special significance. It can be said that it is the first official appearance after naturalization. As one of the staff, Jian Qu naturally attaches great importance to it.

At this time, the steward Zhao Zhu also came, and reported to Su Ziji about ordering his servants to deliver the invitations. There were quite a lot of ordinary applicants who accepted the invitations, and about three tenths of them accepted, and there were more than a dozen people. The three people he invited and promised to come, about 20 people, can indeed support a literary meeting.

Zhao Zhu and Jian Qu handed over the list respectively, Su Ziji read it, and said warmly: "Mr. Jian has worked hard, the weather is freezing, please go down and rest."

Let Jian Qu go down to rest, and let Zhao Zhu call the wild Taoist over.

As soon as people left, the room seemed a bit empty. Su Ziji frowned and walked to the window. Seeing that the dark clouds were still there, a gust of wind swept by, making people feel cold all over. He didn't avoid it, but just looked up at the window, There was no joy on his face, and he murmured: "It seems that the prince's influence is not small. I tried my skills, and there are so many people who agree to the banquet. However, this is not to my liking, at least not now."

"My lord, are you looking for me?" At this moment, the wild Taoist came in.

Because it was getting late, Ye Taoist had just returned to the mansion when he heard that Su Ziji was looking for him, so he came over immediately.

"Look at these lists." Su Ziji handed the list to the wild Taoist.

Ye Daoist quickly took it over and looked at it carefully: "What does the lord mean?"

"I have something to ask you, do you know who are in charge of the Qi Palace?" Su Ziji didn't continue to talk about this matter, but asked about the Qi Palace.

Daoist Ye was shocked: "I have collected such news when I was in Beijing, and I just want to report it to the Lord."

"Not only the king of Qi, but also the basic information of Shu, Lu, and the ministers, all of them have been collected." After speaking, the wild Taoist took out a stack of lists and handed them to Su Ziji to read: "The top ones It's the news of King Qi, there is a list of the stewards of Prince Qi's mansion, these are not secrets, just ask, and you will be able to find out."

Su Ziji glanced at Ye Daoist. Although Ye Daoist probably didn't know what he wanted to do now, whenever he needed something, Ye Daoist seemed to be able to get it immediately. It's really number one, and it's hard to be replaced.

Thinking in this way, Su Ziji had already looked at the list of Prince Qi's Mansion, skipping over relatives and officials, and directly saw the level of stewards.

These people not only have surnames, ages, and physical characteristics, but also include some preferences of these managers, and the places they frequent are also listed. It can be seen that the wild Taoist began to investigate before revealing his identity. Although this information is not confidential, But it is not easy to obtain.

"You did a good job." Su Ziji put away the list and said at the same time, "I have one thing that I want you to do now."

(End of this chapter)