Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

After Kong Yingda, Du Zhenglun also came late.

However, as soon as Du Zhenglun entered the hall, Li You felt that he was a little strange.

After Du Zhenglun came in, he kept looking around, as if he was looking for something.

However, after looking around, he didn't find anything, and then a disappointed expression appeared on his face!

【Who is he looking for? 】

Suddenly he remembered some rumors about Du Zhenglun.

Du Zhenglun was a scholar in the Renshou period of the former Sui Dynasty, and he passed the examination together with his elder brothers Du Zhengxuan and Du Zhengzang.

Don't think that he just passed the examination of one scholar, but there were only more than ten scholars in the whole Sui Dynasty, but the Du family had three scholars in one school, so they were praised by the people at that time.

Du Zhenglun's talent and learning are also famous for this.

Among the three brothers, Du Zhenglun is good at writing articles and proficient in Buddhist scriptures.

But Li You was not only thinking about Du Zhenglun's proficiency in Buddhist scriptures, but also another thing that made him a little worried.

This Du Zhenglun was born in the Huanshui Du clan, and the same ancestor as the Jingzhao Du clan where Du Ruhui and Du Yan belonged, but the branch is far away and belongs to the sidelines.

In history, Du Zhenglun once asked to join the Jingzhao Du clan, but was rejected, so he held a grudge.

According to folklore, the residence of the southern branch of Jingzhao Du's family is named Dugu.

Du Yan and Du Ruhui, who are now worshiping the prime minister successively, are also from Nandu.

For this reason, after Du Zhenglun paid homage to the Prime Minister, he suggested that the imperial court excavate Dugu in the name of dredging the waterway, hoping to destroy Dugu's geomantic omen.

After Du Gu was chiseled, the stream flowed like blood, and it stopped in ten days. Since then, Nan Du has been devastated.

Although this incident happened in Du Zhenglun's later years, Li You had no choice but to guard against such a thoughtful person.

Moreover, it is not impossible that this person is proficient in Buddhist scriptures and has something to do with those monks.

【Then why did he look disappointed just now? 】

[Obviously, the person he wanted to see didn't show up to have such a look. 】

[There are only nine guests of honor at today's banquet, and now eight of them have arrived, and the only one who is not present is Yang Shidao. How can it be said that the person he wants to deal with is Yang Shidao? 】

Immediately, Li You entered the system space and began to look up what happened between Du Zhenglun and Yang Shidao.

However, apart from the brief encounter between the two in the case of Li Chengqian's treason, there is nothing that can link them together.

After exiting the space, Li You observed Du Zhenglun's expression from time to time, but found that Du Zhenglun did not look completely disappointed, on the contrary, there was an expression of anxious waiting, as if he had not given up.

In an instant, a thought appeared in Li You's mind.

[Could it be that the person Du Zhenglun was looking forward to was not Yang Shidao in the first place, but the person who replaced Yang Shidao in the grand banquet! 】

[Does this Du Zhenglun really have such courage! 】

[And how did he know? 】

However, when Li You hadn't thought through these issues thoroughly, Dou Dan slowly entered the table and said, "Since everyone has arrived, do you want to warm up for today's big table as usual?"

Dou Dan was talking about the rules.

This grand banquet is the joy of literati's elegance. Before the official banquet, there is another important link, that is, the display of their respective talents.

Firstly, this link is to add to the fun, and secondly, it represents my true talents and learning.

However, in the past, this link was meant to add to the fun. After all, only celebrities in Chang'an City could be invited, but today the situation has changed slightly.

Chu Suiliang seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and he immediately said: "Master Dou's words are right, whether or not he can be seated depends on whether he really has the qualifications!"

Dou Dan was clearly aware of the dispute between Chu Suiliang and Li You just now, and the big reason for Kong Yingda's words to run on Chu Suiliang just now was Dou Dan's tip-off.

Although he is an uncle who is not capable of writing or martial arts, he is extremely defensive, so he is naturally a little unhappy when he hears this.

"Master Chu's words are different. All the people who can appear here today are romantic people. How can there be people who are not popular!"

"Could it be that you are doubting my vision!"

Chu Suiliang didn't expect Dou Dan to respond so directly, he quickly waved his hands and said, "That's not what I meant, it's just..."

"Just what!"

"If the guests are not low-level people, then you mean that I am the low-level person?"

Dou Dan didn't let Chu Suiliang finish his sentence, but choked him hard again.

Facing Dou Dan's aggressiveness, Chu Suiliang was just about to get angry when he heard Jie Li Khan saying: "Master Dou, Master Chu definitely didn't mean that."

"Perhaps, he thinks that I, a person outside the customs, don't understand the rules, and he is explaining to me!"

Chu Suiliang was not prepared to be tough with Dou Dan, so he used this remark to have a laugh.

Dou Dan didn't argue with him any further, and continued, "Since there are no problems, let me talk about today's rules."

"Before I asked Nishang and Jieli Khan what they meant. They have dance performances for two days today, so they will be arranged in the banquet. Do you have any opinions?"

In fact, the biggest highlight today is the fight between two dance masters from the south and the north. Naturally, everyone nodded at such a decision.

Such a big drama should naturally be placed in the banquet. If it ends before the banquet begins, it will naturally overshadow the big drama that has been waiting for a while.

Dou Dan went on to say: "Then the rest of the people will use the winter solstice poetry and wine as the theme, and show off your talents!"

This winter solstice banquet was originally a gathering of literati, and the rules were actually relatively loose. After Dou Dan set the theme, the rest of the people were allowed to compose poems, paint pictures, or display calligraphy, and everyone could do whatever they wanted.

Soon, Dou Dan asked someone to move the table and the Four Treasures of the Study, waiting for someone to start.

Chu Suiliang was holding his breath when he came here, but after being squeezed out by Kong Yingda and Dou Dan, he couldn't wait to get out of the preparation at this moment, wanting to be the first to take the lead.

"Everyone, I'm the first one to come to today's banquet, why not let me come at the beginning too!"

"Let's see that I made a good start for everyone, and also left a good article like "Lanting Preface"!"

Chu Suiliang had already made up his mind to make Li You look ugly.

And the method he chose was to raise the level of this talent show.

As early as when he received the invitation letter, Chu Suiliang began to prepare.

Although it is said that Dou Dan presents the questions on the spot every time, in fact, the content of the questions is just that. Chu Suiliang has participated many times before, so he is naturally confident.

And Chu Suiliang had one more thought.

He can guess such a question himself, and Li You must also guess it.

Moreover, Dou Dan still favors Li You so much, even if he tells Li You the topic in advance, it is not impossible.

Considering that Li You might prepare in advance, Chu Suiliang specially mentioned the Lanting Preface, which means that everyone should write out poems while composing them.

Examination of calligraphy is Chu Suiliang's real purpose.

In his opinion, a doll under ten years old, even if he is a bit talented, is definitely not good enough in calligraphy.

Besides, Li You has a reputation for being lazy, and his calligraphy skills must be poor.

However, just as Chu Suiliang was walking towards the desk full of ambition, Dou Dan and Du Zhenglun stopped him with one voice.

"Master Chu, wait a minute!"

"Master Chu, wait a moment!"