Crowned the New Han Dynasty

How can Chapter 22 be only worth fifty dollars? !
The incident in the Chen family finally came to an end. This incident had a great impact on Pengcheng County. Within a few days, wealthy families from several surrounding counties sent people to attend the funeral.

After that, Chen Chi had to resign from the official position and stay at home. However, the Chen family had some foundation and had already made arrangements. He was just waiting for Xiao Zhongzheng to come over for inspection and take advantage of the situation to introduce the next generation of outstanding children to serve in the government.

In addition, Chen Yuan, the youngest of Chen Chi's generation, still maintains his position as a subordinate official by relying on some exchanges of interests. The influence of the entire Chen family in Pengcheng County has not been reduced much.

However, this is only temporary. The influence of Mrs. Chen's death on this huge family will be revealed little by little.

However, he said that many things happened during this funeral, including Chen Yuncheng's poems, Chen Luo's deceit, etc., but the one that attracted the most attention was the ridiculous young man who was in mourning and had a fire at home, known as Chen Fool. Chen Zhi stopped.

After that time, because of someone's secret conspiracy, the branches of the Chen family united to put pressure on Chen Chi to take down Chen Zhi. Finally, due to the intervention of the three elders, Chen Chi compromised and chose a compromise method to temporarily block the branch. mouth.

Of course, common people only regard the affairs of rich families as something to talk about after dinner. No one will delve into it further, and no one is bored enough to inquire about the whereabouts of the ridiculous young master. Therefore, they do not know that the young master ran to Fengyang Street and left. I opened a shop, helped people write letters, and at the same time reviewed what I had learned and made preparations.

However, some people brought news of him home.

Wuyuan County, Wang family.

Wuyuan County is located on the northeastern border of Pengcheng County, and further north is Donghai County. There are frequent merchants and there are one or two large families in the county, headed by the Wang family.

The Wuyuan Wang family is a branch of the Langya Wang family. It has a profound background and has great influence inside and outside the county. Wang Qian lives in the family and has close ties with the Langya clan. He has also held official positions in other counties and is highly respected. Even the contemporary head of the Wuyuan Wang family No more authority than him, as for the junior Wang family children, they respected this uncle even more, and they racked their brains and tried their best to please him.

Doing what you like is the only way to please, and Wang Qian is no exception. Wang Qian has a wide range of interests, calls himself a celebrity, and has studied music, chess, calligraphy and painting, whether it is good music, good games, or... They have good calligraphy and paintings, and they all like to collect them. The children of the Wuyuan Wang family will naturally not let these go, and often contribute some famous books and paintings.

At this time, several people were sitting quietly in the veranda of Wang Qian's private courtyard and waiting. Just now, the four letters they brought had been sent in for the uncle to read——

These are Wang Xi and his three friends.

However, even Wang Xi, who has the highest status among the four, is sitting upright at this moment, not squinting.

In the eyes of the people in Wuyuan County, he is a child of a high-ranking family, but within the Wang family, he is just a junior who is slightly valued. Because of this, Wang Xi wants to climb up if he seizes the opportunity, even if he looks down on him. Chen Zhi lowered his head without hesitation.

"What do you think my uncle would think of those letters?"

"The handwriting on the letter is really good. After we come back, we will find someone to read it. Who wouldn't praise it?"

"I'm just afraid that the person who wrote it will not be treated well by my uncle."

The three people behind Wang Xi were talking in low voices, uneasy. After all, the "good word" presented this time did not come from a famous person, let alone a sage, but from an absurd person. If it weren't for the fact that the word was really good, and he happened to meet Chen Jiabai Things can be brought out in a logical way, and even if there is a problem afterwards, they can be wiped out, so they don't dare to offer it up so hastily.

Wang Xi in front was sitting calmly on his knees, with a stiff expression and cold sweat streaming from his forehead from time to time. He was obviously nervous in his heart.

"What would my uncle think? If there is a problem, you can evade it by saying that you heard about Chen Zhi's calligraphy skills and asked him to write a letter home. But it is also possible that you hated your uncle because of it. If you don't do this, how can I and the three Are they competing?"

This is a gamble. Wang Xi knows very well that if he does nothing, nothing will go wrong. However, this is the extent of his achievements in the family. Only by outstanding tricks can he possibly break the situation.

Strange moves don't come often, but when there is a decision.

"If my uncle approves this word, then I have the upper hand. The next step is..."

crunch.

While I was still thinking about it, the door in front of me was opened, and a young man in green clothes came out. His face was red and his teeth were white, and he was extremely handsome.Upon seeing this man, Wang Xi and others became more energetic and started greeting him one after another.

This boy is just a book boy, but when he is with Wang Qian, even ordinary Wang family members don't dare to look down on him.

"Young masters are very polite. I want you to go in and talk."

When Wang Xi and others heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that things had not turned into a bad situation. After looking at each other, they thanked the little book boy, and the four of them walked into the room quietly.

The furnishings in the room are simple and elegant, with a small incense burner placed in the center, with green smoke curling up.

Behind the incense burner, an old man sat on the ground. He wore loose clothes and a white beard and beat his chest. He was looking down at the letter in his hand and nodding from time to time.

"Granduncle..."

As soon as Wang Xi and others came in, they saluted respectfully without even daring to breathe.

"Here?" The old man put down the letter, raised his head, scanned everyone with his slightly hazy old eyes, and smiled slightly, "Don't be restrained, you are all good boys, you know what I like, old man, and I went to ask that Chen... Chen Zhi , I have also heard about this son. He is not an easy person to get along with. If you seek help from him, I am afraid you will be in trouble."

"This..." There were expressions of embarrassment on the faces of several of them. They were clearly trying to make things difficult for others. In the end, they said thank you and came back. But after all, they have been tested for a long time and are embarrassed. The color disappeared in a flash, and Wang Xi said with a serious face: "It doesn't matter if we can make you happy, uncle."

"Okay," Wang Qian showed a pleased smile, "They are all good boys. This Chen Zhi's character is indeed good, but talented people are often arrogant and have weird tempers. Thinking about the previous rumors about this boy, it should be From this, dealing with such a person is definitely not easy."

When Wang Xi and others heard this, they all smiled, knowing that the gamble was successful and had results, but Wang Xi thought more -

"For my uncle to praise him so much, it shows how good Chen Zhi's calligraphy is. At least his well-informed uncle values ​​him very much!"

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that the ridiculous man who was still looked down upon by everyone would probably achieve far more than others expected in the future.

"Isn't this a rare commodity to live in? I have to grasp this first move! I will arrange things in the past few days, and then I will go to Pengcheng to get close to Chen Zhi..." At this moment, Wang Xi had already forgotten the promise he had made to Chen Yun. It's beyond cloud nine.

After Wang Qian praised a few people, he didn't talk much about it. Instead, he talked about daily life and asked about their homework and knowledge. After a while, he showed a little tired look. Wang Xi and others watched his words and hurriedly said goodbye.

"Everyone's gone?" After several people left, Wang Qianqiang braced himself, looked at the little book boy who was closing the door, and asked.

"Let's go, do you have any other orders, master?" The little book boy had been following Wang Qian for a while, and had already figured out his preferences, so he knew that this master had something to say.

Wang Qian suddenly stood up and said anxiously: "Quickly! Go get 20 taels of silver, then take a good piece of paper and follow Wang Chuan to Pengcheng to find Chen Zhi and copy the article "Ming Yue" that I wrote last month. Bring him "Fu" and ask him to copy it, you must be quick! You must do it before the Chen family reacts!" At this moment, he still had no trace of the demeanor of an elder, and the previous calm demeanor was gone.

"I know, but why are you in such a hurry?" The little book boy nodded, a little strange, "According to the young masters, Chen Zhi opened a shop and wrote the letter with a clearly marked price. When did he write it?" It’s all done, but it doesn’t cost 20 taels of silver.”

"How can these words, which are already high-end products, be worth only fifty dollars? You can write a hundred of them for fifty dollars. That's an insult!" Wang Qian looked distressed, "If it spreads, other places What do you think of our Pengcheng County? Then if we say that we are amassing natural resources, we may have to make up some idioms to laugh at us. It’s not like this has never happened. It’s because Wang Xi and others are ignorant, so they only spent fifty yuan. , It’s embarrassing! But the child is very filial, and I can’t refute it.”

Hearing these words, the little book boy secretly smacked his tongue. He felt that these literati and famous people had a lot of tricks. Then he asked again: "Then why are you in such a hurry? The news won't spread in a short time, right?"

"Of course I'm anxious," Wang Qian glared, "The Chen family has such a person, but they let him leak the calligraphy treasure. It must be abnormal. The news is probably blocked somewhere. When the Chen family reacts, I will probably come to the door in person. Please! How can it be compared to now, you can buy it with money!"

The little book boy couldn't laugh or cry.

I bet you always want to take advantage. How are you different from the other young masters Sun?
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