GBP Chapter 175 It turns out that he coveted Wushuang!
Chapter 175 It turns out that he coveted Wushuang!
Liufeng Pavilion is the largest leisure place in Andu, consisting of three two-story buildings in the shape of a Chinese character "品".
There is a huge square between the three buildings that can accommodate thousands of people. Tonight's fight will be held in the square.
Chen Shusheng said to Ye Wuwei, "Liufeng Pavilion is a joint property of the Nie, Hu, and Di families."
Ye Wuwei took a look at Liufeng Pavilion. In addition to making money, Liufeng Pavilion should also be trying to gather information for Qi Wushuang.
"I am the judge tonight. You will sit with me on the judging table."
"And judging?"
"Tonight, we've set the rankings. First, second, and third place will receive 80, 50, and 30 taels of silver respectively. Fourth to tenth place will each receive 10 taels of silver. Of course, there will be judging."
Why make it so formal?
"Whose idea was it to fight?"
“Fighting was my idea.
The first is to allow the scholars from Chamdo to communicate with each other; the second is to allow those scholars with real talents and knowledge to display their talents; the third is to provide financial subsidies to talented scholars.
I asked Liufeng Pavilion to sponsor the money."
"I have no literary talent, so I can't be a judge."
"I didn't intend for you to be the judge, I just wanted you to sit with me."
Ye Wuwei: Chen Shusheng, why do you have to be so direct?!
After sitting down in the judges' seat, Ye Wuwei looked at the people in the square.
What a large group of scholars!
They wore similar bachelor's gowns, similar turbans and hats, and even wore similar cloth shoes.
Is this a school uniform...?
Of course not!
Because the colors of the clothes are different, there are also some slight differences in the styles if you look closely.
Ye Wuwei's eyes were dazzled, so he simply lowered his head and drank.
Chen Shusheng knew Ye Wuwei's alcohol tolerance, so he attentively asked someone to serve two more pots of wine and a few side dishes.
At one o'clock in the evening, Chen Shusheng stood up and gave a speech.
Watching Chen Shusheng speaking seriously, words that Ye Wuwei could hardly understand, Ye Wuwei was glad that he had not chosen to be a civil servant, otherwise, if he showed off his knowledge to Chen Shusheng and the others, he would definitely lose.
The fight will officially begin only after Chen Shusheng finishes his speech.
Although there were two thousand scholars present, only about twenty people signed up to participate in the talent show.
These twenty or so people all claim to be talented.
The first round is a poetry competition.
Ye Wuwei was a person who had received modern higher education. Although he had read not three hundred Tang poems, he had at least read dozens of them. However, he still could not understand what these scholars were reading.
Ye Wuwei continued to drink.
Finally, the results of the first round of poetry competition came out.
The second round is a debate.
Hearing that it was a debate competition, Ye Wuwei perked up a bit.
This debate was different from modern debates. There was no drawing of lots to decide the pros and cons. Instead, everyone was given a topic and allowed to express their opinions freely.
The topic of the debate was actually "On the Existence of Aristocratic Families."
It was obvious that these twenty or so scholars were all of commoner origin, and none of them did not hate the aristocratic families.
It's more of an accusation than a debate.
After listening for a while, Ye Wuwei found it boring. No one spoke to the point and they only talked about superficial things.
Ye Wuwei picked up the cup and prepared to continue drinking.
Just then, Qi Wu came to Ye Wuwei.
"Qi Wu?"
"His Majesty is upstairs. I'll ask you to come up."
Ye Wuwei followed Qi Wu's gaze and saw no one, only a room on the second floor.
Ye Wuwei said something to Chen Shusheng, then stood up and left.
In the private room on the second floor, not only Qi Wushuang and Humuhan were there, but also the three family heads Nie, Hu and Di.
Seeing Ye Wuwei come in, the three family heads quickly stood up and greeted him.
Qi Wushuang gestured for Ye Wuwei to sit next to him, "When did you come?"
Ye Wuwei sat down next to Qi Wushuang:
"I came here before the competition started. Chen Shusheng dragged me here.
He asked me to help him check out some talented people.”
"Have you discovered any talent?"
"Not yet."
Qi Wushuang moved his wine glass in front of Ye Wuwei:
"This is the new wine brewed by Liufeng Pavilion. It uses the distillation method you proposed. Would you like to try it and see how it tastes?"
Ye Wuwei picked up the wine glass and drank.
Ye Wuwei didn't realize that this was Qi Wushuang's wine glass, because it was a habit for the two of them to share tableware and wine utensils, but their behavior seemed a bit "weird" in the eyes of others.
Especially Humuhan, who looked at the two of them thoughtfully.
After drinking the wine, Ye Wuwei tasted it for a while, then said:
"I think this wine is strong enough, but it seems to lack some body and sweetness."
"I really like this wine. It's strong and flavorful enough."
The one who spoke was Humuhan.
Ye Wuwei smiled and said, "Everyone has their own preferences. As long as the Third Prince likes it, that's fine."
Humuhan looked at Qi Wushuang:
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the knife-shaped wine we drank at Chunyu Mansion on a snowy night five years ago?
The taste is similar to this wine. You praised the wine and said it was strong and spicy enough.
We drank all night long.
When we parted the next day, you promised to go drink there with me again."
five years ago?
Snowy night?
All night?
separate?
Drink again!
Ye Wuwei suddenly understood why Humuhan had a slight hostility towards him.
It turns out that Humuhan is coveting Wushuang!
And he saw through his affair with Wushuang!
Ye Wuwei pretended not to hear anything and poured himself another glass of wine.
After Humuhan finished speaking, Qi Wushuang subconsciously looked at Ye Wuwei, but saw that Ye Wuwei didn't even look at him.
Does Wuwei care or not?
When Qi Wushuang was about to explain to Ye Wuwei, Ye Wuwei had already stood up and walked to the window to look at the square downstairs.
There was a man standing in the square downstairs.
The reason why Ye Wuwei could recognize this person at a glance was because this person was wearing clothes that were completely different from the bachelor's robes worn by scholars.
Like a vulture among cranes.