Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 626 True and False
Li Xiuyuan threw the drunk young master out of the door in the blink of an eye, regardless of his martial arts and strength, but this action attracted the attention of many people in Zuifeng Tower.

"Hey, isn't that Zhu Xiucai? What happened, that Du Hua just now, how did Young Master Du get kicked out?"

"It was Zhu Xiucai's companion who threw Mr. Du out. There seemed to be a verbal dispute between the two of them."

"Now Zhu Xiucai is going to be in trouble. Mr. Du is the only son of Mr. Du, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. He is a well-known yamen in the capital. How dare a mere scholar offend this Du yamen?"

Everyone looked around and thought it was a new thing.

There are people who dare to throw Du Hua out of this gate, this is the first time in the capital.

Du Hua fell to the ground at this moment, rolled several times, and hit the threshold again. In addition, he was drunk. This fall caused his eyes to be dizzy, dizzy, and at a loss. It hurts so much.

How could the pampered Ya Nei stand up to such a stumble.

"Stop, stop, stop for me, Zhu Yu, you poor scholar, don't leave, and the guy who touched me will also go."

Du Hua stood up staggeringly, shook his head, and angrily pointed at Li Xiuyuan and Zhu Yu who were about to leave.

"Brother Li, I'm afraid there is trouble now." Zhu Yu's face changed, and he said with some worry.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said: "I heard from others that he is the only son of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. The well-known Ya Nei in the capital is just the only son of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. It is not the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, but his father is here. Just now, I am so humiliated. Throw him out too."

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Du Hua and said, "Even if I don't leave, what will you do?"

"Ben, I'm not finished with you." Du Hua froze for a moment, wanting to rush up and teach Li Xiuyuan a lesson.

But thinking of this person's martial arts, he backed off immediately. He just came up with alcohol and didn't realize it. Now after thinking about it for a while, he realized that he could never be this person's opponent in a fight.

Li Xiuyuan said indifferently; "How can it be endless? But you are still too young in front of me. If you want to have an endless relationship with me, let your father come. I think you are still a bit close to being alone in the yamen. I just heard others talk about you. Your father is the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, yes, he is indeed a high official of the court, but your father is your
Father, you are you, come to find me when you become a servant one day, so as not to be arrogant and domineering all day long, not paying attention to others, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later, I will teach you a lesson today so that you can have a long memory, don't be like It's like a mad dog that catches and bites. "

"If someone beats him to death one day, it will be too late."

"Hey, damn thing, how dare you treat me knowing my father's name? You have the ability to wait here, and when I call some good hands, I will definitely break your legs." Du Hua pointed at Li Xiuyuan angrily Said.

"Better not to."

Du Hua sneered and said, "Now you know you are afraid? If you are afraid, then kneel down and apologize to me, otherwise I will never forgive you."

"That's not what I mean. I mean that it's stupid of you to do this. Maybe your father will visit me in person and apologize to me."

Li Xiuyuan said: "Your father is an official of the Ministry of Punishment. You should know the laws of the Song Dynasty better than me. It will be bad if your father can't step down."

Du Hua was furious: "Okay, you guys will wait for me, if you have the ability, don't leave today, don't hide so that I can't find someone."

"That's not necessarily the case. I'll go back to sleep after I've finished my meal. If you want to make trouble, you'd better hurry up. I won't wait for you here all the time, but my tolerance is limited. Come on You'd better think carefully before going here." Li Xiuyuan said.

Du Hua was so angry that he couldn't even speak. He was originally a famous Yamen in the capital, and no one dared to ridicule and provoke himself like this.

Today, Zhu Xiucai's friend dared to be so arrogant with some force. If he didn't punish him, where would he put Du Hua's name?
"You wait for me." Immediately, he flicked his sleeves angrily and left.

Zhu Yu showed a worried look on his face, and he said: "This has completely angered this Young Master Du. I'm afraid it will not be easy to deal with the aftermath. Brother Li, you are new to the capital, and the methods of the capital government are very powerful. They rely on their father Because of the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, a group of rogue idlers from the capital were recruited, and there is no one here.
Things they dare not do. "

"This matter is just a trivial matter, why not take it to heart, we have important matters to come here today, so we don't need to pay attention to that Mr. Du." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.

Seeing Li Xiuyuan's confident appearance, Zhu Yu could only nod his head, hoping that this matter would not become a big deal.

"By the way, where is the liveliness here? Can you drink and enjoy dancing?" Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan asked.

Zhu Yu said: "On the second floor, there are more literati and refined scholars. There is constant vocal music, singing and dancing, but the money is expensive."

"Then go to the second floor and sit down." Li Xiuyuan said: "Today I treat guests, money is not a problem."

When a group of people came to the second floor, it was indeed different from downstairs, with less noise and more elegance.

There are scholars in Confucian shirts who recite poems and recite poems, and there are talented girls who show off their skills.

"Isn't this Mr. Zhu? Why are you here again today?" A woman passing by with a pipa in her arms was a little surprised when she saw Zhu Yu: "Didn't you be kicked out of the Zuifeng Tower yesterday? You should hurry up." Get out of here, lest the shopkeeper see you and drive you out, when the time comes

I'm afraid you won't be able to get any benefits, and Miss Lianhua won't see you, so you should give up on it. "

Zhu Yu felt a little ashamed when she heard the woman mentioning this scandal: "I made Miss Xiaoshuang laugh, but I didn't come to see Miss Lianhua this time, I was invited by a friend to come here for a drink."

"Really?" The girl named Xiaoshuang looked at Li Xiuyuan suspiciously.

Seeing this person's tall and straight figure, extraordinary bearing, and even more handsome appearance, he couldn't help but take a few more glances, and then asked with a smile: "Xiao Shuang, my servant, I have met this young master, but I haven't asked him for his name yet. "

"I'm Li Xiuyuan." Li Xiuyuan bowed back and said, "Today, I'm the host and invited Brother Zhu to come here for a drink. Can I trouble the girl Xiaoshuang to inform the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal? Of course, singing and dancing are indispensable for the banquet. , if you can listen to Miss Xiaoshuang playing the pipa, look at that Aunt Bailian

It would be best if the mother danced lightly. "

"Hehe." Xiaoshuang covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly: "I'm a nobleman, whether I want to perform music or not, I have to get the consent of the shopkeeper. As for the lotus girl, she is the number one card in Zuifenglou. It's not a big deal for the master to ask the lotus girl to perform dances." Simple things."

"Please trouble Miss Xiaoshuang to tell the shopkeeper. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Then please ask Mr. Li to wait for a while." Xiaoshuang saluted, and then slowly left with her pipa in her arms.

After she left, Li Xiuyuan said again: "Any woman knows that you are obsessed with that lotus girl. It seems that she must be a peerless beauty. Brother Zhu, don't you mind if I call her out to see her?"

"Dang, of course I don't mind. It's just that Lianhua girl is very talented and has a high vision. There are very few people who can enter the curtain." Zhu Yu said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Really? Then I have to take a good look today, what kind of beauty can make people fascinated."

Just when several people were about to take their seats, someone seemed to have seen Zhu Yu in a nearby private room at this time, and immediately walked out with bright eyes.

"Isn't this Brother Zhu? You came just in time. Just now we were arguing whether this copybook is authentic or not. We couldn't decide for a while, and we couldn't make a clear judgment. Please come over and have a look. I heard that you have a lot of research on the calligraphy and painting of copybooks."

A scholar came over, grabbed Zhu Yu and walked into the private room.

"It's Brother Zhang, me, me, this is inconvenient." Zhu Yu said hastily.

Obviously met an acquaintance again.

He really has a lot of acquaintances here, and it seems that he has been in Zuifenglou for a long time.

"Hey, it's better to meet you by chance than to invite you. Just come and have a look. Just take a look. Don't worry that I won't waste your time, Brother Zhu." The scholar Zhang Bangchang said in a rather straightforward tone.

After Zhu Yu was pulled into the private room, it was announced that six or seven scholars had gathered here.

They were pointing around a desk and arguing over a copybook.

"This must be the real one. It is absolutely correct. I have seen his copybook by chance. It is exactly the same as this copybook. How could it be fake?"

"No, no, the year of this rice paper is wrong. Although it is an old thing from the previous dynasty, the ink color and the age of the paper are quite different. It must have been copied later."

"I think it's genuine. The handwriting, year, and seal are all correct. How come it's a fake?"

"I also think it's authentic."

A group of scholars seemed to be identifying the authenticity of a copybook, but they couldn't stop arguing, so Zhang Bangchang had to pull Zhu Yu to hold his eyes.

"Everyone, don't be impatient. I have brought brother Zhu. He has studied calligraphy and painting a little bit, and he will definitely be able to tell a reason."

Seeing Zhang Bangchang pulling Zhu Yu in, all the scholars were stunned for a moment, but then someone shook their head and laughed: "Brother Zhang, who is it good for you to invite Zhu Yu to taste? You probably don't know yet. Zhu Yu lost all face yesterday because he couldn't pay the money, so he was kicked out by the shopkeeper of Zuifenglou

Get out, it's really embarrassing for us scholars to spread this matter. "

Speaking of which, many scholars shook their heads, ashamed to be with them.

Zhu Yu couldn't help but flushed again, unable to refute in his heart.

This is another reason why he doesn't want to come to Zuifeng Tower. If the people he met before see him again, they will definitely mention yesterday's embarrassing incident.

However, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "The businessman is unjust, he even drives out the guests, and he is still a scholar with a reputation as a scholar. Instead of accusing the businessman, you laugh at Zhu Yu instead. Don't tell me that scholars in the capital like to bully the weak, right or wrong?"

"Who is this?" A scholar asked.

"I'm also a scholar. I'm Li Xiuyuan, and I'm friends with Zhu Yu from the same hometown." Li Xiuyuan said.

The scholar immediately smiled and said: "I'm Qian Jun, a scholar of Tongtian Pavilion. Although you are only a scholar and don't read much, you don't know the right and wrong, right? Isn't it a matter of course that you owe money? You can't take it out yourself. What is the point of relying on the shopkeeper to throw you out when the money comes to settle the bill?

reason?If everyone in the world is like you, the business of this store will be easy to do. "

"That's right, that's the reason." Many scholars agreed, and at the same time looked at Li Xiuyuan with some disdain, thinking that this person is just a scumbag.

Is it still a talent if you don't understand such a simple truth?I really don't know how he got his talent.

"Qian Jun, Mr. Qian, what you said is correct, but this matter will not work with Zhu Yu." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Why?" Qian Jun said indifferently: "Is it just because he is a scholar? It must be known that the emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, let alone just a scholar."

Li Xiuyuan smiled faintly: "Of course that's not the case. Let me ask you scholars, how long has Zhu Yu owed Zuifenglou money?"

"I heard people say that I owe ten days' expenses." Qian Jun said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Since Zuifenglou knew that Zhu Yu had no money, why didn't he drive Zhu Yu out immediately, but waited for more than ten days before driving away?"

"Maybe it's the shopkeeper's benevolence, just tolerate him for a few days." Qian Jun said.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "That's wrong, Zuifenglou is not tolerant of Zhu Yu for a few days, but wants to drain all the money on him, and even owes money on credit. Yu wants to pay, if the store owner is really kind, then you know that I paid for it yesterday.

How much money did Zhu Yu spend to settle the debt? "

"The cost of ten days in Zuifeng Tower is only a few tens of taels of silver." Qian Jun said, "I am also a frequent visitor here, so I can't make a mistake."

As long as some high-value talented women and beauties are not allowed to accompany them, the cost of eating and drinking in brothels is considered to be the sky.

Li Xiuyuan said: "But the shopkeeper of Zuifenglou first said to pay 700 taels of silver, and then added it to 1000 taels of silver. Do you think this kind of expense is normal or abnormal? Of course, I said it was useless, and there is evidence for it." As proof."

After speaking, he took out the voucher and put it on the table.

As soon as the scholars saw it, some people immediately became furious: "It's unreasonable, a profiteer, what a profiteer, you dare to write a thousand taels of money for only ten days' expenses, this is clearly blackmail."

"1000 taels of silver, this price is really... a bit high." Some scholars also pondered.

They often spend money here, and often see Zhu Yu, so they don't know how much he spends.

They still believe in 100 taels, but 1000 taels is absolutely impossible.

Li Xiuyuan said, "Young Master Qian, do you think this store is benevolent or vicious? Do you think what happened yesterday was right or wrong?"

Qian Jun's complexion changed, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "It's really a heart-wrenching shopkeeper. He knew that Zhu Yu had no money and didn't ask people to leave. He waited for others to owe ten days' expenses before driving people away, and he got credited. I wrote the proof, originally I wanted to blackmail, they are breaking the law, I will just have a pleading paper later

It is really unreasonable to sue them. It almost hurts us to wrong a good person. "

"Zhu Yu, we were wrong about what happened just now. Here I apologize to you, and please don't take offense, Brother Zhu."

This Qian Jun was also free and easy. After knowing the truth, he immediately wanted to apologize to Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu said in shame: "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it, this matter is always my fault, and you should blame me for not paying back the money I owe."

Although the other scholars were a little embarrassed, they also apologized when they saw Qian Jun, and bowed their hands to him one after another, apologizing for what happened just now.

Zhang Bangchang on the side didn't know about Zhu Yu's affairs, so he said with a smile at the moment: "Since it's all a misunderstanding, why continue to mention these unpleasant things? The shopkeepers here are disgusting, so it's fine if you don't come to them next time, but The appreciation of today's copybook cannot be interrupted, but before we had a bet, Brother Zhu, come and take a look at this copybook, do you think it is true or not?"

He pointed to the copybook on the desk.

Zhu Yu saluted, then went over to take a serious look, and said in surprise: "This is Li Bai's copybook. His copybook was widely circulated in the previous dynasty, and it was not uncommon. It is rumored that he often traded copybooks for wine money, so that Li Bai's copybooks are becoming less and less valuable, and many dignitaries have collected them, but there are not many collections nowadays."

"However, it is difficult to distinguish whether this copybook is real or not. The handwriting is indeed Li Bai's handwriting, but the year of the ink and rice paper is somewhat wrong. If you really want to say whether it is true or not, it should be half-truth and half-false. It’s true, the copybook is fake.”

"Half-truths? How can there be half-truths and half-false copybooks? What is true is true, and what is false is false. What is half-truth and half-false?"

Qian Jun shook his head with a smile and said: "By the way, Brother Li just now looks quite knowledgeable, why don't you take a look?"

Li Xiuyuan said: "I don't have any research on calligraphy and painting on copybooks, but according to what I see, this copybook must be fake."

"Oh, why?" Qian Jun and Zhang Bangchang looked at Li Xiuyuan in surprise.

Most of the scholars said it was true, even if some people said it was false, they were ambiguous and not sure. Only Li Xiuyuan opened his mouth and he was sure it was false.

"Because most of Li Bai's copybooks will not leave a seal, even if they leave a seal, they will not leave the words Li Taibai, most of them will leave Qinglian Layman and the like." Li Xiuyuan said.

"How sure?" Qian Jun asked.

Li Xiuyuan can't say that Li Taibai has such a character, he never thought that his poems were good, he just thought that his swordsmanship was the best in the world.

Of course, such an answer is obviously not convincing. He said: "Just soak it in water and see if the seal will melt. If it can melt, it is fake. If it can't melt, it is true. Li Taibai's ink pad is Specially made, not rotten in water, not destroyed in fire, "

His seal has Taoism in it, and the seal can last for a thousand years. This is what he knew after asking Li Taibai when he saw him writing.

Immediately, he took a glass of water from the side and poured it on the painting.

"This is Li Taibai's words, how could he be so spoiled." A scholar hurriedly said.

But just after he finished speaking, the ink pad had already faded in water.

"Hehe, the counterfeiters are reluctant to spend their money. The ink pads they use are so bad that they probably all spent on the rice paper and asking someone to copy it." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and laughed.

(End of this chapter)