And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 158 The Person Who Made Marquis Huan Stand Up to Greet Himself
Chen Yuan and Taoist Changchun, led by the old servant in black, came to the highest house in Huanhou Mansion.

And after Xueniang stayed on Chen Yuan's shoulder for a long time, she simply jumped off Chen Yuan's shoulder, rode on the little yellow dog's back, and followed behind Chen Yuan and Changchun Taoist.

Today's little yellow dog is much bigger than Xueniang, and it can completely carry Xueniang.

When Chen Yuan and Changchun Taoist were invited into the hall by the old servant in black.

Only then did Chen Yuan and Changchun Taoist discover that the highest house in Huanhou's mansion was as big as a palace.

In addition to erecting seven or eight pillars that are as thick as a person's arms, supporting this huge building, there are more than ten or twenty tables on the left and right sides of the inside, and various dishes and fine wines are placed on these tables. There is basically a scholar in his early twenties and no more than 30 years old sitting behind the table.

The seats inside were almost full, and there were several servants walking back and forth in the hall.

And in the middle of the house, on the high platform with seven steps high, there is also a desk table, a tall five and three thick, seven feet tall, with a curly beard and a fleshy face, it is obvious that it looks like a battlefield, Facing the ferocious general, but wearing a loose literati shirt, although it fits perfectly, it gives people a sense of disobedience. He is sitting on a high platform with a wine glass in his hand.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, the banquet will be suspended for a while. Now there are two distinguished guests coming. I want to welcome the distinguished guests!"

Sitting on the high platform, the seven-foot-tall bearded man, suspected to be Huanhou, saw Chen Yuan and Changchun Taoist coming in from the outside, stood up and laughed.

After Huan Hou said, the eyes of more than 30 guests in the hall all gathered at once, Chen Yuan and Changchun Taoist who walked in from the door, looked at them with curious eyes.

At the same time, they were secretly surprised, if the Huanhou in front of them was really the Huanhou they knew, then he was a god.

Just before the banquet started, they waited for Marquis Huan an hour in advance, and the banquet started after Marquis Huan arrived.

The two Taoists, one old and one young, were late for this banquet, with rats and dogs behind them, and Huan Hou got up to greet them. I'm afraid they are also first-class figures of immortals?
And it's not just an ordinary fairy!

Chen Yuan and Taoist Changchun are not ordinary Taoists. They are no strangers to the situation before them, so naturally they will not be stage frightened.

Chen Yuan walked to the center of the hall with a normal expression, and saluted the big man standing on the high platform.

"Your Excellency is Su Huanhou, the owner of the Huanhou Mansion, right?"

Chen Yuan said to the big man.

"Yes, this Marquis is Su Huanhou."

"Just now the old man outside the door said that he was ordered by Marquis Huan to invite the two of us to the banquet, but Pindao doesn't seem to know Marquis Huan at all!"

"You don't know something. You and I are strangers, but this Marquis knows your master. Since I am an old man's apprentice passing by my Marquis's mansion, how can I, an elder, not show my friendship as a landlord?"

"Huanhou knows Master Pindao, is he a close friend of Master Pindao?"

Chen Yuan was talking with Su Huanhou, and he asked Su Huanhou suspiciously.

"Your master Lu Xianggong is a very famous and extremely high-ranking immortal in the upper realm of heaven. This Marquis happened to know your master. Although I don't have a deep relationship with Lu Xiangong, I can still be regarded as your elder."

Su Huanhou explained to Chen Yuan with a smile.

Lu Xiangong!
There are many scholars who know Lu Xiangong sitting in the hall, plus the Changchun Taoist beside Chen Yuan!
They all raised their eyes together, and only then did they realize Chen Yuan's identity. It turned out that he was the disciple of the immortal Lu Xiangong.

No wonder he received such courteous treatment from Marquis Su Huan, and even sent a servant to pick him up here just now.

The Changchun Taoist was also shocked, and for the first time knew that Chen Yuan was actually a disciple of the immortal Lu Xiangong.

"Your dao name seems to be Qingming, right?"

Huanhou asked Chen Yuan.

"That's right, Marquis Huan. The younger generation's Taoist name is Qingming, and the character is Suchu."

Chen Yuan nodded.

"Okay, since that's the case, I will call you Su Chu."

Su Huanhou said to Chen Yuan.

"Since he is an old friend of Master, Xiao Dao will bother you."

Chen Yuan said to Su Huanhou.

"Find a place to sit down first."

Su Huanhou said to Chen Yuan.

Immediately, someone came over and arranged seats for Chen Yuan and Taoist Changchun.

"Master Daoist, I never thought we would meet again because of our fate."

Just when Chen Yuan was brought by his servants to the position arranged for them, near the first row of the high platform, a somewhat familiar voice greeted him from his side.

Chen Yuan stopped, turned around, and looked over to where the person who called him was.

I saw a plainly dressed but dignified scholar sitting behind a table near the aisle, calling out to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan felt that the other party's appearance was somewhat familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he remembered the other party's identity.

It was Sun Dan, another scholar who was traveling with two other scholars, Luan Ruiyu and Monk Xinhe, when they went down the Jianghuai River by boat.

Sun Dan was sitting right behind Chen Yuan.

"Shall we just sit here?"

Chen Yuan asked the person next to him who helped arrange the seats.

"Yes, this is the position arranged for the two priests."

The servant nodded in agreement.

"It's troublesome."

Chen Yuan thanked him, and took the lead to sit down in front of the scholar Sun Dan.

After seeing Chen Yuan sitting down, Taoist Changchun followed suit and sat down beside Chen Yuan.

After Chen Yuan sat down, the little yellow dog carried Xueniang on his back and lay prone beside Chen Yuan.

"Why, Su Chu, you actually met Sun Caizi?"

After Chen Yuan sat down, Su Huanhou, who was not far from Chen Yuan, asked Chen Yuan.

"Genius grandson?"

Chen Yuan was a little puzzled.

This Sun Dan has such a big reputation. When he met Sun Dan last time, he felt that although Sun Dan was thoughtful, he didn't seem to have such a big reputation, right?
Even Marquis Su Huan, thousands of miles away, knew about it.

"It's also possible, I just didn't know it before."

Chen Yuan then guessed in his heart.

"Suchu, you don't know, this talented grandson of Chuzhou Prefecture is a well-known local talent in Chuzhou Prefecture, especially recently he participated in various poetry meetings in Jianghuai City and wrote several first-class poems. Time is the same, even this Marquis has heard of him, so he was invited to this banquet."

Su Huanhou explained to Chen Yuan with a smile.

Hearing this, Chen Yuan turned around and took a look at Sun Dan who was sitting behind him. He didn't expect that Sun Dan, who had traveled with him before, was such a famous talent.

"When the younger generation was on the road before, I met this grandson on the road. After walking together for a while, we can be regarded as friends."

Chen Yuan responded to Su Huanhou.

"Then it seems that you are old acquaintances. It is a very correct decision to arrange the two of you together."

Su Huanhou laughed.

"The banquet continues."

Then Su Huanhou announced.

As the old servant in black said just now, Su Huanhou invited these talented scholars to the banquet to test their literary talent, not just to invite them to drink.

So after the banquet continued, Marquis Su Huan would give exam questions to the scholars in the hall from time to time.

For example, let everyone write a toast or something, or make a poem based on what happened tonight.

Sometimes Su Huanhou would ask the scholars present to write an article on the topic of "Bright Moon".

These exam questions are not difficult. The scholars who can be invited tonight are all well-known scholars and talented scholars in various places in Dayong. They can basically write well. It's just a matter of good or bad.

And if it is well written, the articles, poems or toasts written can be evaluated as "satisfactory" by Su Huanhou.

Then you can get the treasure or opportunity bestowed by Su Huanhou.

But it's a pity that Marquis Su Huan has very high requirements. Among the scholars who came to the banquet tonight, none of them could get a "satisfactory" evaluation from Marquis Su Huan.

Not long after Chen Yuan arrived, there was a talented scholar from Qingzhou, Guanzhong, who wrote a seven-character poem "Meeting Su Huanhou", which was "satisfied" by Su Huanhou, and was immediately awarded a golden thousand dollars by Su Huanhou. two.

This talented man from Guanzhong looked extremely happy when he saw the big box of golden gold being carried to his side by two servants.

And the other talents, seeing this scene, were so stimulated that their eyes turned red, and they wished they could replace them.

Seeing the lively atmosphere at the scene, Chen Yuan turned around and asked Sun Dan behind him: "Brother Sun, how many talented scholars have written poems that satisfy Marquis Huan tonight?"

Sun Dan smiled wryly: "Master Daoist, so far tonight, only this gifted scholar's poems have received a "satisfactory" evaluation from Marquis Su Huan."

Chen Yuan asked Sun Dan: "Brother Sun, why didn't you participate?"

Sun Dan shook his head: "Master Daoist, I am not sure. If I encounter a test question that I am sure of, I will take it."

Chen Yuan said: "I hope that the next one to receive the reward from Marquis Huan tonight is Brother Sun."

Sun Dan said: "Borrow a long auspicious word."

Later, Sun Dan took action several times, writing two articles and one poem respectively, but they were not approved by Su Huanhou.

Just when Sun Dan had given up hope that he would be recognized by Marquis Su Huan.

In the examination question of a poem about defending the family and defending the country written by Su Huanhou, Sun Dan wrote a song called "Song Xia Song" after drinking three cups of wine. In addition to the color changes of talented scholars, even Su Huanhou also lost color along with it.

After a long time, Marquis Su Huan recited the poem just now:

"After the end of the floating clouds, he will go out to join the army. And rely on the anger of the emperor, and lean on the generals again. Thousands of drums thunder on the ground, thousands of flags and fires generate wind. The sun's wheel stays in the frost, and the moon's soul hangs on the carved bow..."

After reciting, Su Huanhou looked at Sun Dan: "It's really a good poem! I didn't expect you, Sun Caizi, to have such a strong heart to serve the country."

Sun Dan stood up and said repeatedly: "Don't dare, dare not, it's just a feeling in my heart."

Su Huanhou shook his head and said: "Okay, I am very satisfied with the poem you wrote, what reward do you want?"

Not every talented scholar will directly reward him with treasures for writing poems and articles that satisfy him.

For those who are particularly satisfied, he will also ask the other party for their requirements. If it is not too much, he will basically try to agree to meet it.

"Huanhou, if possible, I don't want to reward you with treasures, but I just want to have the ability to never forget."

After Sun Dan thought for a moment, he looked at Su Huanhou who was sitting on the high platform, and put forward his request.

"Oh, why is that?"

Su Huanhou was curious.

The talented scholars who were invited to the banquet by him, not to mention those who were not favored by him, but those who wrote poems and articles that satisfied him, and those who could be appreciated by him, would most likely choose Treasure in the end.

"It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us scholars to be chosen by a god like Marquis Huan, travel thousands of miles, and be invited to Wushan in Shu to participate in a banquet."

"If you choose treasure, the treasure will always be spent one day."

"But if you choose the ability of photographic memory, it will help you to take a step forward in the imperial examination in the future."

"I have self-knowledge. Although I have some fame and literary talents in one province, looking at the whole country, there are many talented people everywhere."

"If you're lucky, you may be able to pass the exam, but if you're unlucky, you may not even be able to pass the exam. Throughout history, there are many well-known talents among the people who have failed many trials."

"That's why I decided to get a memorable reward from Huanhou."

Sun Dan expressed his inner thoughts.

Sun Dan's statement not only surprised Su Huanhou, but also surprised Chen Yuan.

Especially Chen Yuan, he couldn't help taking a few high glances at Sun Dan. Compared with the treasure that always takes a day, the ability of a photographic memory can indeed benefit him for a lifetime.

"Well, it's rare to see a sober scholar like you."

Su Huanhou praised.

"Okay, I agree to your request."

Su Huanhou agreed to come down and said.

Then he waved his hand, summoned a servant who was waiting on the side, and whispered a few words to the servant.

After the servant nodded, he turned and left.

Not long after, when the servant walked into the hall again, he had already held in his hand a strange herb with three leeks, narrow leaves, emerald green color, and emerald green light on the stems and leaves.

"This herb is called Qingxin Grass. It is of no use to immortals and gods, but after mortals take it, it can not only make them have the ability of never forgetting, but also make them strong and healthy, free from all diseases, and live a stable life for a hundred years. For For mortals, it can already be regarded as fairy grass."

After the servant put the Qingxin grass on the table in front of Sun Dan, Su Huanhou said to Sun Dan.

"You want to have the ability of photographic memory, and after taking it, you can have it immediately."

Su Huanhou continued.

Su Huanhou's words made the scholars and talented scholars present show their hot and greedy eyes again.

Even this gaze was far more fiery than that scholar just now when he got a thousand taels of gold.

And the scholar who got the thousand taels of gold before slapped himself hard in the face, why didn't he think of this just before?
"Thank you Huanhou."

After thanking Su Huanhou, Sun Dan picked up the "Pure Heart Grass" on the table, and under the greedy eyes of other scholars and talented scholars, he picked up the "Pure Heart Grass" and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly for a few times, and then swallowed. into the belly.

There is no book in front of him, and Sun Dan has no way to determine whether the "clearing heart grass" he just swallowed has any effect.

But he tried to recall those books that he had read in the past, and the content of the books that had been vague in his mind could be remembered clearly at this time.

Sun Dan looked happy, he knew he had chosen the right one.

After Sun Dan swallowed the fairy grass, the fiery and greedy gazes of other scholars gradually faded away.

"Okay, the school exams are over tonight, and then everyone can drink to their heart's content."

Seeing two scholars who satisfied him, Su Huanhou no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to write questions, so he simply ended the exam.

"By the way, Su Chu, weren't you in Jiangnan before? How did you come to Shu suddenly?"

After the bustle resumed in the hall, Marquis Su Huan asked Chen Yuan.

If it was an ordinary person, he could figure out the identity and past experience of the other party with just a little use of divine power, but Chen Yuan's identity was special and his background was huge. Even he, the real king, couldn't figure out why Chen Yuan suddenly appeared here.

It's just that the banquet was held in the middle, and he suddenly felt that there was a distinguished guest outside his mansion, so he asked his old servant to greet him outside the door.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yuan, a disciple of Lu Xiangong, was invited back.

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