Peerless Pirates

Guo Jingzhai only waited for a quarter of an hour before he could not resist Song Zheng's endless questions. In the end, he could only gasp for breath and pretend to be furious and walk away.

Lang Bochuan hesitated to speak, sighed helplessly, and did not call back the Hanlin Academy enshrinement. To be honest, today was a head-to-head contest. The Shu Kingdom sent representatives of three generations, old, middle and young, to besiege Song Zheng. There were already bullies. Suspicion. Now it's good. If you don't steal the chicken, you will lose a handful of rice. The second of the three Shu generals has gone. Lang Bochuan is heartbroken and ashamed, and he doesn't even want to say anything.

Song Zheng watched Guo Jingzhai leave indifferently, took a sip of tea with the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and then turned his attention to Tang Zhengsu.

Tang Zhengsu was at a loss. Speaking of which, Tang Zhengsu was the most scheming among the three, and the reason why he came forward this time was because of his "name". To be an official in the Shu Kingdom, not only must you have real talent and knowledge, but reputation is also very important. .If he can defeat Song Zheng, Tang Zhengsu will gain both fame and fortune.

As the second best person in the imperial examination in the past, Tang Zhengsu was extremely arrogant and originally disdained to fight three against one. However, the word fame and fortune still made Tang Zhengsu "condescend". However, he was always cautious, leaving room for words in every word, and at the same time he did not Eager to get ahead.

Now, Tang Zhengsu was grateful for his caution. However, he was the only one among the three. If he didn't express something, it would be unjustifiable. Fortunately, Tang Zhengsu had been prepared. He took out a book from his arms and wrote The previous one sent him, "Sir Song, this is the "Zhu Zhai Collection" published by a certain person in Tang Dynasty. I would like to ask Mr. Song to correct it."

Tang Zhengsu had a good idea. If Song Zheng praised him a few words and he happened to mention it, then at least we could remain undefeated in this game - even the Qi envoys praised me, who dares to say that I lost?

Song Zheng still didn't understand the other party's little thoughts. If this matter had been left in Jiangning, Song Zheng would definitely beat up the loser and not give the other party any face. However, this was in Chengdu. Since Tang Zhengsu was so sensible, Song Zheng was happy to give the other party some face. Changing direction also gave Lang Bochuan face.

Taking the "Zhuzhai Collection" with both hands, Song Zheng opened the cover. The word "Zhuzhai" is the nickname of Tang Zhengsu's study, which is similar to Song Zheng's "Fengzhuyuan" in Jiangning. Many of the poems in the collection are written by Yongzhu. , the level is not bad. "The rain washes the new shoots clean, and the wind carries the fragrance of the young leaves." It is quite worthy of the three flavors of Hsinchu.

Song Zheng asked Yuan Hao for pen and ink, and after a moment of reflection, he wrote "A Song of Bamboo Branches for the Laymen in the Bamboo Studio", but the content was taken from Zheng Banqiao's "Weixian Bamboo Branch Ci": "Lie in the Bamboo Studio and listen to Xiao Xiaoyu" , suspected to be the sound of suffering among the people. This little me, Cao Cao, eunuch and travel official, always cares about love every branch."

After signing his name, Song Zheng returned the collection of poems to Tang Zhengsu and said with a chuckle, "Master Tang has published a collection of poems, but Song is very ashamed. Although he has written some scattered works over the years, he has not been able to put together a collection."

Yuan Haowen interjected with a smile, "Although Mr. Song did not have a collection of poems, the poems he wrote were excellent. 'Walk the Xijiang River, pour the Beidou carefully, and everything is a guest.' How grand?" Ask the channel where you can find it. "It is as clear as this, because there is a source of living water," and you can get the three tastes of reading!"

Although Tang Zhengsu had heard something about Song Zheng, he was not familiar with Song Zheng's poems. After hearing what Lang Bochuan said, he couldn't help but think carefully about the meaning of these two sentences. Yuan Haowen was quite proud and recited several of Song Zheng's poems. He then mentioned the history of calligraphy and painting written by Song Zheng. While Tang Zhengsu was amazed, he was glad that he did not continue the challenge rashly. Otherwise, Lang Ruoming's result might be his own fate.

What Tang Zhengsu was most concerned about was what Song Zheng had inscribed in his collection of poems. When he finally saw Song Zheng's handwriting clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised. He saluted Song Zheng from afar, "Thank you, Lord Song, for your advice."

Song Zheng also returned the favor, "Song also admires Mr. Tang's talent and kindness very much. I would like to ask Brother Tang for more advice in the future."

"Don't dare, don't dare." Tang Zhengsu responded.

The two of them were actually very polite. Song Zheng's character was like this. If someone respects me, I will respect you. Everything is easy to talk about and discuss. No one has more heads than the other, so why do you act so domineering? Guo Jingzhai and Lang Ruoming are proof of this.

Lang Bochuan also breathed a sigh of relief. Although what happened today was very embarrassing, fortunately Tang Zhengsu was sensible and did not continue to look for trouble, and Song Zheng did not pursue and fight fiercely. In the end, it was a happy ending. .

As for how people outside judge, Lang Bochuan can't care so much. It just so happens that it also makes those guys who have higher eyesight realize that being crazy in Shu country is not the latest chapter of the supreme cultivator. There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world. This It's not that Lang Bochuan was happy to see his country's literati lose miserably, but today, in front of the dignified foreign envoys, Guo Jingzhai and others did not take him as the prince of a country seriously at all, which made Lang Bochuan quite dissatisfied.

Yuan Haowen felt very happy. After posting the song "Giving to the Layman in the Bamboo Studio", he re-copied Song Zheng's couplets and questions for future comments.

Song Zheng's plagiarism attack finally defeated the three Western Shu madmen. The poems and couplets posted outside were immediately copied and recited everywhere. As for the five "public judges", Lang Bochuan didn't even bother to ask. No - the results are too obvious.

Tang Zhengsu did not leave in a hurry, but took the initiative to act as a guide and visited Wuhou Temple. Song Zheng and Lang Bochuan came to Wuhou Temple in the first place, and they would not return empty-handed. A group of people were watching the scenery and writing lyrics, and everyone seemed to be interested. In fact, everyone knows that the appearance of Trent Fei is just to show the good friendship between the literati of Shu and Dajin and Daqi.

At this time, the entire ancestral hall was already buzzing with people. What the people cared about was the outcome of the civil war, rather than the harmonious relationship with the envoys of Qi. In the three games, two losses and one draw, this result left many people speechless, and In the last draw, no matter how you look at it, it seems that the Qi ambassador let Tang Zhengsu go.

This blow was really too big. Some people slowly dispersed in despair. Most people were indignant while reading the couplets and poems posted outside the ancestral hall. In particular, "The sun shines on the screen window, the bamboo grid is bright and the bamboo grid is bright." The sentence "bright" attracted them to stay outside the ancestral hall, hoping that inspiration would burst out and they could write the second couplet and save some face for Shu.

When Lang Bochuan and others walked out of Wuhou Temple, they were all a little surprised. The place was still crowded. Not only were there scribes in blue scarves wearing various long robes, there were also many vendors joining in, selling snacks, tea soup, fruits, and even small mats and futons. , the entire ancestral hall was noisy.

As soon as Song Zheng came out, the crowd gradually became quiet. Those who were close bowed their heads to Lang Bochuan. Those who were far away pointed at Song Zheng. However, this time, no one dared to stand up again. After seeing those Scholars always have to think carefully about poetry and couplets. Didn’t you see that Lang Ruoming, who is famous for his literary works, was so angry that he was half-dead?

The guards of the Prince's Mansion lined up the crowd and rushed in the direction of the car. The crowd automatically opened a gap for Song Zheng and others to walk through. Compared with when they arrived in the morning, they saved a lot of effort.

Lang Bochuan had already calmed down. He admired and fell in love with Song Zheng. As soon as he left the ancestral hall, he grabbed Song Zheng's hands and never left them. This made Song Zheng very embarrassed. If he hadn't known that Lang Bochuan was not good at masculinity, he would have Song Zheng is probably going to run away.

After half a cup of tea, Song Zheng and others, escorted by guards, arrived in front of the car. Lang Bochuan naturally invited Song Zheng to board the car again.

"Xiao Lang, I just came up with another bamboo poem. Come on, let's get in the car and you can give me a review."

Song Zheng smiled and nodded, then made a gesture to signal Lang Bochuan to get in the car first.

Lang Bochuan laughed and was about to board the car.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Song Zheng felt something in his heart, and suddenly raised his head to the side and forward. He saw a man in black suddenly appeared on the ridge of the roof fifteen feet away. He quickly bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot it quickly. His position was definitely He shot Lang Bochuan first and then Song Zheng.

Song Zheng was immediately shocked. Before the guard could react, he had already activated his body. At the same time, he raised his arm, a black light suddenly appeared, and a short stick shot out quickly, hitting the arrow.

There was a banging sound, and the incoming arrow with green light fell to the ground. Only after Song Zheng put the Panlong Sword Stick back into his sleeves did the guards react. They gathered in the middle one after another. At the same time, the swords were unsheathed, six or seven The guards rushed toward the house on the side and in front.

The man in black performed a beautiful somersault on the ridge of the roof and landed behind the house out of sight.

Lang Bochuan was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was shaking like chaff. Song Zheng quickly helped him into the car and gave the order for the driver to return to the Prince's Mansion immediately.

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In the next few days, the prince's assassination became the biggest news in Shu, and various legends came out one after another.

Song Zheng had a different opinion. This man in black was the one who assassinated him at Quzi Temple. Unexpectedly, he followed him here. Who was this man? Song Zheng couldn't find any clues.

However, Song Zheng, who saved Lang Bochuan's life, naturally received countless courtesies. However, Song Zheng stayed in the post house honestly. In the past few days, he only knew that Liang Yiyue visited Anzhou, Zhao Yan, Bao Xiang and other Shu kingdoms Core senior management. But the specific content of the discussion was unknown to Song Zheng.

The only thing that surprised Song Zheng was that the recent Di newspaper published a memorial from Xue Qimeng, a Hanlin scholar, to the effect that it was the envoy of Qi and Shu. It was a sign of the improvement of relations between the two countries, and advocated the establishment of a memorial at the border between the two countries. Check out the market and see if there is transportation.

This was good news, but Song Zheng always felt that something was not right.

Another news is that Song Zheng got in touch with Wang Ruoxiong. When Song Zheng arrived at Huixian Tower, a handyman delivered a letter from Wang Ruoxiong to Song Zheng, which was written in Zuosi's unique code language. The letter stated that Wang Ruoxiong A bookstore has been set up on the street not far from the post house, and a method of delivering the news has been agreed upon.

Song Zheng did sneak out to meet Wang Ruoxiong once in the middle of the night, but Wang Ruoxiong was still in Chengdu for a short time and could not play a big role yet.

The Guanyi where Liang Yiyue was located was extremely well-defended, far better than Ziqiyuan. Song Zheng was unable to sneak in to meet Li Yongxi, so he only exchanged letters through Li Yuanzhen to express his love for each other. However, there were not many such letters. On September 12, Li Yuanzhen sent Li Yongxi to Qingcheng Mountain.

The assassination of the prince really confused Song Zheng, and he even wondered if he was suffering from coup syndrome. Ten years ago, something happened in the Daqi court, and Pang Ying came to power. Four years ago in Dajin, Wanyan Yusheng killed Wanyan Jade City came to the throne. A year ago, Xixia fell into civil strife. According to Song Zheng's idea, it should be the turn of Shu. He thought he would be honored to catch up with the drama of Shu brothers fighting for the throne, but he didn't expect the situation to be so complicated and confusing. .

While Song Zheng was making random guesses, the battlefield in the north underwent earth-shaking changes.