Chapter 144 Tonight at Fangchun Tower, Master Yan is the host (Subscription Request)
On the official road from Beijing to Changping.

The two teams were one in front and one behind, always maintaining a fixed distance.

Get off the official road.

Turn onto the side road.

The two teams still maintain the same direction.

The academy at the foot of Jiashan Mountain in Changping.

And in the courtyard behind the academy.

Yan Shaoting's face was pale, his hands were pressed on his lower back, his body was pressed backward, he looked at the blue sky and white space with empty eyes, and walked out of the courtyard tremblingly.

Sister Lu stood behind the door and watched the man walk out of the yard.

There was a bright blush on her face.

Lu Wenyan had a smile on her face and tears in her eyes as she glanced deeply at Yan Shaoting's back.

"Do you really think I don't know that you are willing to take action against those people outside?"

"You just pretend, huh!"

Muttering, Sister Lu frowned slightly and reached out to gently rub her breasts.

There was no one at the gate.

Lu Wenyan held her lips and continued to mutter, "I'll have to find a few good families to live in the yard later..."

Sister Lu finally finished her mumbling.

Lu Wenyan, who had killed one thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of his own, breathed a tired breath and closed the door with blurry eyes.

Today is the day to call it a day.

Raise troops and prepare for battle!

Yan Shaoting had already bypassed the academy and arrived in front.

There were more and more people outside.

He also put down one of his hands that was supporting his lower back, and forced himself to hold his head high and chest out, with his eyes wide open.

But at this time Xu Wei was nowhere to be found.

After the good student Zhou Yunyi finished planting sweet potatoes on the hillside, no one knew where he went.

There are a lot of people outside.

But no one was willing to step forward to pay attention to Young Master Yan, who was defeated again today.

Just when Yan Shaoting was about to call out someone's name.

The lackey Yan Hu, however, ran over.

"Master, someone is here."

Without waiting for Yan Shaoting to ask.

In the distance, on the road leading to Changping, the two teams of people had already arrived.

Yan Hu explained: "They are from the families of Lord Xu and Lord Gao, led by Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan."

Yan Shaoting's eyelids twitched.

Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan actually went out of the city and came to Changping.

He smiled knowingly and looked at Yan Hu: "Go find Mr. Xu and tell him."

Yan Hu nodded and turned to leave.

Yan Shaoting walked towards the road ahead.

Since arriving in Changping.

The two teams of Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan began to move forward side by side without any order.

Two people took the lead.

When he arrived in front of the academy, he reined in his horse.

Seeing that Yan Shaoting was approaching alone, Xu Kun and Gao Wuguan dismounted from their horses almost at the same time.

"Xu Kun has met Reader Yan."

"Gao Wuguan, nice to meet Brother Yan Shi."

The first sentence of the opening clearly distinguishes the superiority and inferiority.

Xu Kun felt a little annoyed and glanced coldly at Gao Wuguan.

Gao Wuguan also glanced at Xu Kun, sneered in his heart, then walked past Xu Kun and went to Yan Shaoting first.

Yan Shaoting clasped his fists and said, "So it's Brother Gao Shi who is here. No wonder hundreds of birds are chirping outside the academy today."

At this time, Xu Kun had also walked over.

His face looked a little bad.

Yan Shaoting pretended not to see it and returned the greeting by cupping his fist: "Brother Xu Shi is here too, it really brings glory to my academy."

Gao Wuguan held Yan Shaoting and pointed at the Gao family's followers behind him: "The rare copy that Brother Yan sent to our home a few days ago is extremely valuable. I don't have anything good, but seeing that Brother Yan's academy is about to be completed, I picked out some well-printed copies of the Four Books and Five Classics to send to you, so that students can use them for future study."

As he spoke, Gao Wuguan clapped his hands.

The Gao family's servants who followed them carried boxes of books to the entrance of the academy.

Xu Kun stood aside, with a cold gleam in his eyes.

Yan Shaoting and Gao Wuguan were seen to be in a friendly mood, talking and laughing.

Xu Kun snorted in his heart.

Birds of a feather!
Embarrassed!

Yan Shaoting looked at Xu Kun at this time: "I wonder why Brother Xu Shi came here today?"

Gao Wuguan also raised his head and glanced at Xu Laoer.

I started bringing books with me as a return gift and also as an advance congratulations on the completion of Changping Academy.

You, Xu Laoer, still don’t know how to behave as a human being.

I don’t know if it’s because the descendant of Lord Xu, who is such a good person, came here empty-handed.

Xu Kun frowned and glanced at Gao Wuguan.

He sneered inwardly.

Xu Kun did not say anything, but turned around and looked at his attendant.

The Xu family's attendant immediately stepped forward, took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and handed it to Yan Shaoting.

After showing it.

Yan Shaoting and Gao Wuguan just saw clearly that it was actually a stack of silver bills that could be exchanged at several large businesses in Beijing.

At this time, Yan Hu had also walked over from the side and nodded at Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting pretended not to know: "Brother Xu, what are you doing? We are all officials in the court..."

He didn't say anything else.

But everyone works for the Ming Dynasty, and everyone is aware of the strict regulations of the Ming Dynasty laws.

Xu Kun was well prepared. He glanced at Gao Wuguan and explained casually, "Brother Yan Shi has misunderstood. When I heard that the academy was going to be built, I thought that desks and books would be sufficient, but the daily expenses may not have been collected yet.

It's not much here, five thousand taels of silver, just as Xu's donation to the academy, to be used as the future wages of the teachers of the academy, or for the daily expenses of the academy."

After saying this, Xu Kun also raised his head and glanced at Gao Wuguan.

Even if Boss Gao sends a few more boxes of books, can that be more than my five thousand taels of silver?
Gao Wuguan naturally saw the whole look in Xu Laoer's eyes. He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

The Ming Dynasty law stipulates that officials cannot accept bribes, but it never stipulates that donations to academies cannot be made.

When Yan Shaoting saw that Xu Laoer had explained the reason, he nodded at Yan Hu.

Yan Hu stepped forward, thanked him, and took the five thousand taels of silver from Xu Laoer's attendant.

Yan Shaoting bowed to Boss Gao and Boss Xu in return.

"I would like to thank you two brothers for your kindness on behalf of all future students of the academy."

The two of them shook their heads and said some polite words like "that's how it should be."

Afterwards, Yan Shaoting casually said, "It just so happens that I am going back to Beijing today to host a banquet at Fangchun Tower in the south city..."

As he spoke, Yan Shaoting looked at Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun.

In front of two people with curious expressions.

Yan Shaoting said, "Changping is a poor place. Why don't you two follow me back to the city and have a drink at Fangchun Tower?"

Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun looked at each other.

Naturally, the two of them did not believe what Yan Shaoting said about holding a banquet at Fangchun Tower in South City today.

They just thought that Yan Shaoting was just looking for an excuse so that the two of them could be with him.

Xu Kun nodded immediately: "Fangchunlou is a good place, but their Kunqu Opera troupe is still a little lacking in quality. When there is a chance, I will invite the Kunqu Opera troupe from my hometown to the capital, and invite Brother Yan Shi to come over to my house to take a look."

This is not to disagree with going to Fangchunlou, but to lay the groundwork for the future.

Gao Wuguan snorted lightly.

His family didn't have a Kunqu opera troupe and didn't have much money.

Gao Wuguan could only say, "A few jars of wine have just arrived at home. I will send someone back to get the wine and send it to Fangchun Tower."

After saying this, Gao Wuguan arranged for people to ride back to Beijing on horseback.

See that both of them have agreed.

Yan Shaoting didn't say much, and immediately asked Yan Hu to prepare the horses and prepare to return to the city.

Wait till sunset.

The group finally rushed back to Beijing.

It's very hot nowadays.

During the day, the streets of Beijing are sparsely populated.

It's not until the evening that more people start to appear on the streets.

The city is also much more populated than Changping.

They rode their horses all the way to Fangchun Tower in the south city.

Although Fangchun Tower is called a tower, it actually covers a very large area and has countless pavilions and towers built inside.

It is built next to the goldfish pond on the north side of the Temple of Heaven in Nancheng.

This goldfish pond was originally built during the Jin Dynasty by taking soil and burning bricks.

Water accumulated in the kiln pit, and vegetation was gradually planted there. Today, it is considered one of the rare scenic spots in southern city.

Many powerful and wealthy families in Beijing have built villas here.

Entered Fangchun Tower.

With Xu Wei's advance arrangements, Yan Shaoting revealed his identity and was led by one of the stewards to a courtyard built over the goldfish pond deep in the backyard of Fangchun Tower.

This is the end.

Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun just reacted.

It seems that what Yan Shaoting said in Changping today, that he would hold a banquet in Fangchun Tower, was not a lie.

But the two of them looked at each other and each smelled a hint of difference.

Yan Shaoting was the host today, so naturally he sat by the water.

After inviting Boss Gao and Second Xu to take a seat, he sat sideways and looked out at the surface of the goldfish pond.

It was late afternoon and the sun was setting.

The water in the goldfish pond is connected in a string, sparkling in the evening.

The shore is shaded by green willows and water birds are singing.

On the water surface, schools of fish moved with the sound, sometimes dispersing, sometimes gathering, splashing countless water and causing ripples.

Yan Shaoting never took the initiative to speak, leaving Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun to guess in their hearts.

Waited for a while.

Both Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun were getting a little impatient.

Xu Wei finally arrived.

He first bowed to Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun, then walked to Yan Shaoting, took out a stack of papers from his sleeve, and placed them in front of Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wenqing."

Xu Wei bowed and stepped aside.

Their behavior made Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun stretch their necks, and they were curious about the stack of papers placed in front of Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting glanced at the two of them, but stretched out his hand to cover the papers in front of him, and then narrowed his eyes and said: "I need you two brothers to wait for a moment. When all the guests invited to the banquet today arrive, we will have a drink. We should not go home until we are drunk tonight."

Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun looked at the paper held under Yan Shaoting's palm.

I don't know where my mind has flown to.

He answered casually and turned to look at the gate of the courtyard.

I don’t know what Yan Shaoting is up to today.

What's more, they didn't know who else was worthy of these three descendants of Ming Dynasty cabinet ministers waiting here.

Until they both felt hungry from waiting.

Xu Wei, who had been standing aside, suddenly spoke.

"Reader, someone is coming."

Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun quickly turned their heads to look over.

I saw people with hurried faces rushing in from outside the yard.

However, Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun's expressions changed at the same time.

The first person to come in.

They know each other.

The second person.

They know each other too.

The third, fourth, and every person who came in after that.

Gao Wuguan and Xu Kun both knew clearly who the other was.

These people are actually officials in the court!

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