Dressed as Tang Bohu

In the next two days, the business of Tang Ji Restaurant was as deserted as ever, but the news that Tang Yin and others were going to hold a poetry meeting here spread quietly.

People in this city of Suzhou spread the word one after another. Some said that the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River were going to hold a banquet in this Tangji restaurant, and they would make calligraphy and paintings on the spot for everyone to appreciate; There are also all kinds of rare and strange things for people to see; some people say that the poems in this restaurant will be filled with the works of calligraphers and painters on that day, and non-literati and refined scholars are not allowed to enter. Gotta get the real stuff...

All of a sudden, this Tangji restaurant made the people of Wu county a little curious.However, the restaurant closed its doors to thank customers for the past two days, and they were not allowed to enter, which attracted everyone's attention.

Yang's Restaurant is on this street, so Yang De naturally got the news, and things are not going well right now.

It's not because he was afraid that Tang Shen would set up Tang Ji Restaurant with such a gimmick, but because he was afraid that the master from the capital would know about it.

No matter how big the gimmick is, it is just a gimmick. Yang De is not afraid that he will snatch his guests away. He is a businessman and knows the pros and cons.But he knew it was one thing, but what the young master thought was another matter.

That guy is a hothead.Yang De sighed inwardly, but with a smile on his face, he picked up a plate of side dishes and walked up to the table of drinkers who were talking about it, "This is a small snack for you from the shop. The dishes here are all good. Ladies and gentlemen, do you like it if you taste it?"

"Boss Yang is polite." The people at the table were interrupted by him, looked at each other, and thanked Yang De.

Yang De chatted with them a few more words, and when they turned to talk about the anecdote at sea, he walked away with a smile.Before he had time to go back to the counter and sit down, he saw a person walking down the stairs in a blink of an eye.

The brocade clothes and hanging eyes are none other than Yang Yuanbin, the second youngest of the family from the capital.

"Yang De," Yang Yuanbin waved at him, "come with me."

Yang De turned his steps towards the counter, and greeted him with low eyebrows. "Where are you going?"

"My elder brother has already ordered that the government and business should not be separated. Now I think the Tangji restaurant is about to be sold, and the Yang's restaurant will continue to spread in Suzhou City in the future. It is also time to go to the manager of Wu County to take care of it. .”

Yang De was a little surprised when he saw his confident expression.Since Second Young Master Yang came here, except for the formula he handed over to him and the occasional intervening, he hardly took care of things. Unexpectedly, he had some plans of his own.

It's better to do business, it's much better than he is wandering around the street listening to those gossips now!

Yang De responded with a smile, called the clerk to the counter to look at the store, and then consciously led Yang Yuanbin the way.The two made a big circle from the opposite direction of Tangji Restaurant, and walked towards the county magistrate's office.

The county magistrate of Wu County is named Li Xu, who was born under the imperial examination system during the Chenghua period.Therefore, although he was well-known in the literary world, he only became an official of the county magistrate, and he served for more than ten years.

However, Wuzhong has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and the county magistrate's office is still quite impressive. Li Xu devoted himself to studying calligraphy, and he didn't feel that it was bad.But he doesn't think it doesn't mean that others don't have any ideas.Just as Yang Yuanbin was standing in front of the county magistrate's mansion at this time, his expression was full of arrogance.

Yang Dezi went forward to talk to the yamen servant with a smile on his face, and at the same time, a piece of silver fell into his hands, "Please, little brother, go and inform Master Li that the second son of the Yang family in the capital, Yang Yuanbin, is begging to see you."

The yamen servant was clever, and immediately ran to the mansion after receiving the money.Yang De turned his head to look at Yang Yuanbin, and saw that the latter had walked over leisurely, with a contemptuous tone: "Look at me, just go in."

……

In the study, Li Xu collected the ink and picked up the pen, took two steps back, looked at the writing on the table, and then at the picture hanging on the wall, with a distressed look on his bearded old face. "Which one is better..."

Just as he was thinking, there was a call from the yamen servant outside the door: "My lord, my lord! Young Master Yang from the capital, please see me!" Then there was a knock on the door.

Li Xu replied without thinking, "No." Then he looked back at the two pictures.The new ink is still wet, it always looks better...

Unexpectedly, the yamen servant didn't stop, "My lord, I think that young master of the Yang family has an extraordinary bearing, and he seems to have a lot of background. Are you really missing?"

Li Xumeng frowned, "I've told you that I won't see anyone today, and if you have anything to worry about, don't bother me!"

The voice of the yamen servants outside the door subsided, so Li Xu returned to the writing, looked left and right, and finally found a suitable place, and was just about to sign the pen when he suddenly heard the door of the study creak, and then A young voice sounded.

"Master Li is very interested, thanking the guests behind closed doors, but writing here."

Li Xu was frightened by his sudden arrival, and unconsciously pressed down on the tip of the pen, and the ink immediately blurred out, completely losing its shape.He was furious, turned his head suddenly and shouted: "Where do you come from, how dare you trespass the county magistrate's mansion!"

But Yang Yuanbin was not afraid of him, and said: "I am Yang Yuanbin, the son of Lord Yang Renzhe, the censor of the left capital of the dynasty. As a county magistrate, Lord Li can do calligraphy behind closed doors during the day. How can I, an idler, not be able to enter?" ?”

Li Xu was slightly taken aback, and his face darkened: "You are Yang Ershao from the capital?"

"Exactly." Yang Yuanbin nodded.

"What did Second Young Master Yang come to my small place for?" Li Xu was still intimidated by his father's reputation, and didn't pursue anything else, but his tone was still not good.

"I'm here to ask Mr. Li to do something." Yang Yuanbin was halfway through speaking, then turned around and looked at the word "gift" on the title and asked: "Mr. Li is writing to give away?"

Li Xuqiang resisted not rolling his eyes, "This word is for that Tang Yin."

Yang Yuanbin was just asking casually to make things difficult, but he accidentally heard a name with some impression, "Oh? I have heard of this person a little bit, why did Lord Li give him calligraphy and painting?"

The second youngest of the Yang family has a reputation as a playboy, but Li Xu didn't expect him to know about Tang Yin. He thought he admired Tang Yin's talent, so he said:

"Tang Yin is a refined scholar. The day before yesterday he invited me to Tangji Restaurant to meet friends. The people who went with him were all well-known and talented literati. It is also a grand event. Now it is spread all over Wuxian County. Second Young Master Yang If you can win a chance to enter the building with your literary talent, that would be great."

Li Xu leisurely stroked his beard, and only after he finished speaking did he feel that Yang Yuanbin's expression was different.

I saw that his face, which seemed to be quite clear at first, was now so dark that water dripped out, and the anger in his eyes was undisguised.Yang Yuanbin ignored Li Xu immediately, turned around and walked out the door without saying a word, raised his hand to Yang De who was waiting at the door, and slapped him!

Startled, Yang De followed Yang Yuanbin's strength and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, his heart fluttering and he didn't know what was wrong.Then I heard Yang Yuanbin's cold voice, with a firm tone, "You know about Tangji Restaurant, but you didn't tell me."

Yang De thumped in his heart, bowed his head and kowtowed vigorously, without any excuse, he just said: "It's the villain's fault, but don't be impulsive, the Tang family's poems will only flourish for a while, as long as you wait patiently, the Tang family's restaurant Sooner or later it will be ours. It will only get faster and faster to open other taverns in the future."

"You don't understand." Yang Yuanbin shook his head, his eyes were full of hostility, "Isn't it a joke that my Yang family's children made such a big fuss against such a small restaurant? This poetry meeting, No matter what, I can't let him go on smoothly!"