Chapter 81 Tasting Party (Part 2)
The reputation of Erlang Fang is well-known in today's Guanzhong, if not a household name. There are as many dignitaries as dogs in Chang'an City, but it is absolutely rare to see someone like Fang Jun who dares to beat up a prince even if he catches them.
Some people say he is stupid, some say he is stupid, and some say he is a stick...
But no matter what, I'm just in awe of him.
So when Fang Junguang sent out invitations to invite the powerful and wealthy people of Chang'an to participate in this so-called tasting meeting, whether they were disapproving or extremely disgusted, few people publicly stated that they would not give Fang Jun face. Even if something really happened and they couldn't get away, they would Send a capable person to the meeting.
Things in the world are so strange, everyone can not sell Fang Xuanling's face, but they dare not sell Fang Jun's face.
Fang Xuanling is a gentleman, and if he is offended, he will be offended. As long as he obeys the law, nothing will happen to him. But Fang Jun is different. This guy is a stick. If you offend him, big things will happen...
If this guy holds a grudge and takes any opportunity to stop him and beat him up, who will he reason with?
Therefore, Fang Jun's tasting meeting was really a gathering of celebrities and wealthy businessmen. It turned out to be a rare event in recent years, which made people laugh and laugh, and they were all speechless.
King Wu Li Ke was about to take office, but he still took the time to come to support Fang Jun.
As soon as he arrived, everyone tasted some different flavors.
The points in the court are by no means blurry to those with discerning eyes.
Behind King Li Tai of Wei stands a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. Recently, some of the Guanlong family offered weapons and surrendered, and they were disappointed for a while; while the mainstream of the Guanlong family unswervingly supported the crown prince Li Chengqian; now Wu King Li Ke is having a heated fight with Fang Jun, Does it mean that the Shandong aristocratic family, which has always been neutral and headed by Fang Xuanling and Li Ji, has turned to Wu King Li Ke?
Anyone with some discernment can see that the situation in the DPRK is still secretly stirring up, and changes are bound to happen.
When Li Ke stepped out of the carriage with a smile, he saw some people staying away from him, some people flattering him, and some people avoiding him out of fear, and he knew it in his heart.
Those who respect others and keep them at a distance have no desires or pursuits, while those who flatter others are keen on fame and wealth and are afraid of avoiding them, so they are naturally enemies.
Li Ke had a noble status, so he did not greet everyone at the door. He cupped his fists slightly, said a few words of courtesy, and then walked into the village.
At this moment, a group of extremely luxurious carriages arrived in front of the door, reined in their horses and stood still.
Li Tai, who had a broad waist and a pleasant smile, was helped out of the carriage by a servant and walked directly to Li Ke.
"The third brother is about to leave, are you interested in accompanying the second room boy to fool around?"
Li Tai stood in front of Li Ke, with a smile on his fat face.
"Isn't the fourth brother here too?"
Li Ke answered with a smile, his face full of spring breeze, rich and handsome.
Li Tai cursed secretly. He was most jealous of Li Ke's appearance. At this time, Li Ke compared him in front of others. He was naturally annoyed, but it was inconvenient to get angry.
"I have some misunderstandings with Fang Er. Today I will take this opportunity to settle the old feud with Fang Er and turn the hostility into friendship. It happens that the third brother is here, how about being a witness to my brother?" Li Tai said.
Li Ke frowned slightly, you were severely shamed by Fang Er, how could you make peace with such a magnanimous person?
Only ghosts believe you!
But there was a look of joy on his face: "That's what you wish for!"
The two brothers smiled at each other and entered Zhuangzi with their arms.
The onlookers were confused: Do these two people have such a good relationship?
Li Tai knew he was suffering. If he had his temper and wanted to kill Fang Jun, would he come to ask for peace in person?
But today, when he was thinking about it, a thought came to his mind uncontrollably, making him shudder and feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
No one knows better than Li Tai what kind of temper this boy Fang Jun has. He is a tough guy, a stick, and has no sense...
How could such a person come up with such a clever plan as "breaking a stone to record one's merits"?
Even if Li Tai is beaten to death, he won’t believe it.
So the question becomes, who came up with this strategy, but had to give it to Li Ke through Fang Jun?
Or is this just a good show to hide the truth?
Li Tai had to think of Fang Xuanling behind Fang Jun, and by extension the Shandong family behind Fang Xuanling.
The Guanlong family was the first to lean on His Majesty Li Er, and the "Xuanwu Gate Change" was even more vigorous, pushing His Majesty Li Er to the supreme throne in one fell swoop, and the political rewards they received were naturally extremely generous.
However, the Shandong family made a mistake and bet on the hidden prince Li Jiancheng. In the end, they were defeated and lost all their money.
Therefore, the ten years before Zhenguan were the ten years of the Guanlong family. The Shandong family ceased operations and kept an extremely low profile, for fear of offending His Majesty Li Er and causing disaster.
Now that the situation is stable, will these old antiques come out to cause trouble again?
Li Tai is really afraid. The strength of the Shandong family is unfathomable. Once he stands with Li Ke, he will definitely be the biggest obstacle to his ambition to seize the throne.
That's why he came in person today to send a signal to the people behind Fang Jun.
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The Fang family's village is not big, but the front hall is extremely spacious.
There are no common furniture in the hall. Instead, there are stools placed neatly one after another. There are no tables, so there are many people sitting in the hall.
When Li Ke and Li Tai arrived, there were many early arrivals in the hall. When they saw the two princes, they quickly stood up and saluted.
Li Ke smiled and said a few words, and sat in the front row with Li Tai.
A young servant of the Fang family presided over this tasting party, but the main owner, the Fang family, was nowhere to be seen.
Someone shouted dissatisfied: "That roommate is really rude. We were invited to come, but he didn't show his face. It's too much!"
Some people started making noise together.
Li Tai curled his lips, feeling quite disdainful. If Fang Er was here, how dare you speak like this? Big mouth slaps you...
He suddenly felt that Fang Er had a reputation for being vicious. Although he was notorious, no one dared to mess with him because of fear. Isn't that a kind of pleasure? But as a prince, I have to wear a mask all day long and flatter him, which is really frustrating.
Although the servant of the house was young, his bearing was extraordinary. He was not panicked by the noise at the scene. He smiled calmly and said: "Erlang has important matters and has already gone to the palace. There will be a small host today. Don't be surprised, gentlemen." Having said that, in this tasting, we are tasting rare treasures, and Erlang’s presence or absence is secondary.”
When everyone heard that Fang Jun actually went to the palace, they were not only surprised. Wasn't that guy strictly prohibited from returning to Chang'an by His Majesty? Why were you recalled by His Majesty again?
Could it be that it is for this so-called rare treasure?
Someone said: "Where is the treasure now? Why don't you take it out quickly and let us have a look?"
The servant of Fang Mansion was Fang Sihai. This boy had just been appointed by Fang Jun as the head of the "Glass Chamber of Commerce" a few days ago. When he was so full of ambition, he actually had no stage fright. He immediately said: "You are impatient, but I'm sorry. Don’t show off, come and bring the treasure!”
Then someone in the side hall responded, and for some reason he lowered the curtain on the window, and the light in the hall suddenly dimmed.
Only the place where Fang Sihai is located is brightly lit.
In this way, the light will clearly illuminate the surroundings of the room.
Everyone was wondering when they saw two servants carrying a delicate wooden box, walking softly in front of Fang Sihai, and placing the wooden box gently on the ground.
Fang Sihai reached out to open the lid of the wooden box and took out something from it.
Everyone was curious, and everyone craned their necks to see what this treasure that Fang Er had boasted about so much was, even Li Ke and Li Tai were no exception.
But seeing Fang Sihai put the object in his hand on a high-leg table in front of him with great care and attention, it was a smaller wooden box.
Fang Sihai gently opened the lid of the wooden box and reached in.
Everyone held their breath, watching for a moment, what kind of treasure would it be with such layers of protection?
There was silence in the hall.
Fang Sihai had a straight face, suppressing a smile, opened the wooden box, and took out a wooden box from inside.
That’s right, it’s still a wooden box...
Everyone was a little dazed, looking stupidly at the wooden box that was one size smaller. They stared blankly for a moment before bursting into boos.
"Is it fun to play tricks on people?"
"That's right, what the hell are you doing? There's a wooden box on the left and a wooden box on the right. What do you want to do?"
"Too much!"
"I just said that the guy in the second room is unreasonable. Let's take a look. Am I right?"
……
There was a lot of noise in the hall, and everyone was dissatisfied.
Fang Sihai ignored it and still opened the small box gently.
A bright luster came out of the box.
Everyone who was still cursing suddenly stopped and looked attentively.
But when he saw Fang Sihai gently holding something out of the box with both hands, he immediately aroused exclamations of surprise.
This object is about half a foot long, about the thickness of a fist, in the shape of a triangular prism, the whole body is crystal clear, the brilliance flows, it is actually completely transparent!
Everyone present is a well-informed person. Li Tai and Li Ke were born in the royal family. They have seen countless rare treasures, but they have never seen anything so transparent and crystal clear.
Someone was surprised and asked: "Is this crystal?"
Fang Sihai smiled and shook his head.
"Could it be Liuli?"
"What a joke, where can glass be so crystal clear, like ice jade?"
Li Tai couldn't help but ask: "Can you let me take a closer look?"
Fang Sihai smiled and shook his head: "Your Highness, King Wei, please wait a moment. If it is just as crystal clear as jade and flawless, it cannot be called a rare treasure. There is also a magical thing about this thing that can overwhelm the heavens and the earth. Let me show it to the prince. .”
As he spoke, he held the rare treasure in his hand and turned slightly sideways, letting the sunlight shine from his left front at an angle of 45 degrees and penetrate the rare treasure in his hand.
A strange scene suddenly appears!
I saw a colorful rainbow of seven colors shining from the rare treasure and shining on the wall behind Fang Sihai.
Colorful, gorgeous and majestic, the clouds disappear and the rain falls, and the colors are flowing across the sky!
"Department bang bang"
There was a sound of a bench falling to the ground in the hall. Everyone was shocked and stood up subconsciously. They stared at the colorful rainbow that appeared in the sky with wide eyes. Their mouths were big but they couldn't make a sound.
Even though the two princes were well-educated and did not get up in surprise, they were stunned by the strange sight before them! Oh my God!
This, this, this... this is simply a miracle!
Could this treasure be a heavenly artifact used by the Jade Emperor, specialized in summoning rainbows?
(End of chapter)