Datang romantic little landlord

But at this time, the three of them had known each other not long ago, and Li Wangyou didn't want to ask any more questions, but just hid the suspicion in his heart.

The three of them chatted together, and with the foot strength of the Niu family brothers, they arrived in Hu County in more than half an hour, which was much faster than the bullock cart that Li Wangyou sat in the day before yesterday.

Embarrassed, Li Wangyou jumped off Niu Wu's back, thanked Niu Wu again, and led the two of them towards the county government.

He came to ask Yang Zuan to borrow a horse.

Hu County is [-] miles away from Chang'an City, even with the foot strength of the Niu brothers, they have to walk for more than three hours without rest.But if you ride a horse, half an hour is enough.

Please ask the yamen servant at the gate of the county yamen to go in and report to see Yang Zuan.

Soon the yamen servant replied, asking Li Wangyou to go in, and the county magistrate was waiting for him in the back yamen study.

Li Wangyou asked the Niu family brothers to wait at the gate of the county yamen, and followed the yamen servants into the county yamen.

In the study room, Yang Zuan asked with a smile, "Zi You, why are you free to come to the county government office today? You came just in time, and I am planning to send the government servants to Dingzhou Village to find you to come to the county government office."

Li Wangyou was a little surprised, why did Yang Zuan have something to look for him?

"Mingfu, are you looking for something for me?"

"Well, there are some things. Ziyou, why did you come to the county government?" Yang Zuan was not in a hurry to answer Li Wangyou's question, but asked him why he came.

"I need to go to Chang'an for something, and I want to ask Ming Mansion to borrow a horse."

"It's fine to borrow a horse, but well, you have to do something for me." Yang Zuan said unhurriedly, twirling his beard.

"Mingfu, please tell me."

"It's a small matter, it's very simple. Tomorrow there will be a poetry meeting in Qujiang Pond in Chang'an City, and you're going to Chang'an City, so go to attend and come back with a title on behalf of the students from Hu County."

Nani?Participate in poetry?

Li Wangyou was stunned by Yang Zuan's words for a while, not knowing what to say.

It's simple, simple, your sister!Yang Zuan said it so easily, it seemed as simple as asking Li Wangyou to help him buy a cabbage from the market.

Uh, thinking about it, it really doesn't seem to be difficult. I don't know how many Tang poems and Song poems I have in my mind, so it is not difficult to get the first name in the poetry meeting.

But why!

Is he so idle?

Go to some poetry meeting, if you have the time to make more money yourself, okay?Owing a huge sum of money, and having to make money to allow a family of four to survive the locust plague that will not be long, how can I have the time to make poems with a group of idle literati.

Besides, he didn't want to gain any fame, that's what a literati who wholeheartedly wants to become an official would do.So what if he won the first name in the poetry meeting?Can Yang Zhun be exempted from his debts?

"Ming Fu, you are embarrassing me. I have something to do when I go to Chang'an, so I don't have time to attend some poetry festival."

"No time? Then I don't have any horses to borrow. You can go on your own." Yang Zuan was not in a hurry, and looked at the official document in his hand leisurely.

"..."

Li Wangyou was almost pissed off by Yang Zuan's words, is this still the county magistrate of Datang?How stingy!

He also used his petty temper, and would not borrow it if he didn't borrow it. He was too good to spend some money to hire a carriage.

Speaking of which, hiring a horse-drawn carriage in Datang is relatively expensive, much more expensive than taxis in later generations.The price is about [-] catties with a load, and the fee is [-] Wen for every [-] miles traveled...

Nima, what a black heart!

The three of me and the Niu family brothers together weighed four hundred catties.If you go to Chang'an for seventy miles, you will have to collect about 600 copper coins, which is equivalent to [-] yuan in future generations!

Well, you can buy almost ten catties of pork!

But before Li Wangyou took his leave and left, Yang Zuan didn't raise his eyelids, and lightly threw out a sentence, which made him take back the steps he was about to take.

"If you win the first prize in the poetry competition, the county will reward you with a hundred coins."

People are poor and short-sighted!One hundred guan is not a small amount for Li Wangyou now.

After moving to the old house in Dingzhou Village, the family only had seven or eight copper coins left.This time he went out and took half of it with him. Now that Yang Zuan said he would reward him with a hundred guan, how could Li Wangyou not be tempted?

Li Wangyou spread his hand in front of Yang Zuan: "Pay half first! This money is not deductible from the arrears."

He knew that he still owed 160 yuan to the county government office, or 1620 copper coins.Don't look back and work so hard to get a first prize in the poetry meeting. If Yang Zuan said to deduct the arrears, then Li Wangyou could only cry.

Li Wangyou's philistine appearance made Yang Zuan want to slap him.Pay half of it first. Do you think I am doing business with you and paying a deposit?

"Get out!" Yang Zuan didn't even read the official documents in anger, and slapped the cases.

"What's so fierce! Get out as soon as you get out." Seeing that Yang Zuan was really annoyed, Li Wangyou hurriedly stayed away from the place where this happened.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he heard Yang Zuan yelling loudly in the house: "Go to the stables to lead the horses. If you can't get back the first prize in the poetry meeting, be careful, I will go to your house to collect debts!"

037 Dreaming Back to Chang'an

After Li Wangyou left, he saw Yang Zuan in the study looking somewhat annoyed, he twirled his beard and laughed.

Participating in the poetry meeting was actually Yang Zuan's idea to Yu Shinan.

On that day, Yu Shinan jumped angrily at Li Wangyou's exhausted appearance, and left angrily. When Yang Zuan sent his teacher out, he whispered a few words to him.

"Master, don't be upset, I have a way to deal with Ziyou's lazy temperament." Yang Zuan whispered in Yu Shinan's ear.

"Quickly, Xu Qing, is there any good way?"

"Ziyou is indeed talented. He was able to write poems such as "Shang Yang Zhuan" and "Xia Ke Xing" at the age of sixteen. There is no one in the student's memory who can be as evil as him. The teacher wants him to be an official, but it is not true. Not difficult."

"Oh? This kid is stubborn, and he only wants to make money. What can you do to tell me quickly! This old man can't just watch Ziyou go astray."

"Fame!" Yang Zuan whispered.

Yu Shinan immediately understood what Yang Zuan said.

There are many ways for literati in the Tang Dynasty to become an official. Taking part in the imperial examination, self-recommendation, recommendation, grace, joining the army, and being an aide are all methods, but Li Wangyou obviously would not accept these methods.

Another way is to gain reputation. As long as the reputation is high enough, even the emperor will take the initiative to conscript him into the court as an official.

Yang Zuan didn't believe that when Li Er ordered Li Wangyou to be conquered, would this bastard still refuse?

"Xuqing, continue talking, what should I do?"

"Master, do you still remember the poetry meeting that will be held in Qujiang Pond in Chang'an City in a few days?"

Yu Shinan immediately understood what he meant, twitched his beard and said with a smile: "Xu Qing's idea is good! But are you sure you can let that kid go to the poetry meeting?"

"Hey, teacher, don't forget, Ziyou still owes me money from the county government." Yang Zhuan said with a smile: "Master, I will go back to Chang'an and spread Ziyou's two poems widely. Why don't you worry about not being a kid? ?”