"Brother Cao's talent is comparable to that of Li Taibai, and he deserves the name of 'Exiled Immortal'." After saying this, Yan Shu bowed to Cao Yi, and his temperament was very free and easy.

Then he signaled to the three elders that he had to admit defeat. It was nothing to lose to someone who was more talented and learned than him. This was a kind of discussion between gentlemen. Instead, there was a feeling of sympathy and regret for meeting each other late.

In addition to winning the first round of poetry in the first round, Cao Yi also won the first place in the second round of couplets. In this way, the huge bet between Cao Yi and Shen Yan also ended with Cao Yi's victory. When the mad man announced that Cao Yi When Yi won the title, the entire audience cheered, and they were even happier than if he had won the title. Because people are like this, watching the excitement is not too big a deal. Compared with the fine wine whose value is unknown, a palace worth more than 100,000 taels of silver Naturally, others would prefer the restaurant to be exported. Anyway, the restaurant is not their own, so they won’t feel bad if they lose. On the contrary, it will increase the legendary nature of the gambling, so that it will be more powerful and topical when it is spread.

As for Shen Yan, his face was already ashen at this moment. Qingfeng Tower exported it like this. If his father found out, he would definitely reprimand and beat him severely. Money is a trivial matter, but now when it comes to Qingfeng Tower Who doesn’t know that it belongs to the richest family in Jiangning? The symbolic significance is far greater than the money itself. It is such a shame that such a landmark building that represents the status of the richest Shen family has been lost.

At this moment, there was a noise in the distance. The mad man frowned, called the boy and shouted angrily: "Quickly go and find out who is so ignorant of the importance of making trouble at the Jinling Poetry Festival!"

Before the boy went to check, the person who caused the trouble had already walked over.

"Father!..." Shen Yan stood up and looked at the person with a shocked face. It turned out to be Shen Teng, the head of the Shen family, his father. But what he couldn't figure out was that his father was not supposed to be at home at this moment. Have you rested? Why are you here now?

"You son of a bitch! Do you still have the nerve to call me father? The Shen family has lost all their face. If I don't come back, do you still want to export the entire Shen family!?" Shen Teng raised his hand when he saw his son Just slap him in the face.

Shen Yan looked at his father in horror. This was the first time in his memory that his father had beaten him so hard, and it was under the gaze of so many people. However, he did not dare to have any hostility or thoughts towards his father. , he transferred all the frustration and grievance he felt at this moment to Cao Yi.

"Cao Yi, it's all because of you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have suffered such humiliation. All of this is because you want to go against me. I must retaliate against you and make it difficult for you." Shen Yan thought in his heart. As he looked, the expression on his face became more ferocious.

"Prefect Yang, Mr. Kuang, and Mr. Lu, you all have a good holiday. Shen heard that Quanzi was drunk and talking nonsense and doing stupid things when he attended the poetry meeting, so he came uninvited and took him back quickly to avoid unnecessary trouble. It’s embarrassing, please forgive me!”

Then he turned to Cao Yi and said, "My nephew, Zhao Zhengshi, I heard that the naughty son made a bet with you when he was drunk. In my opinion, that is just the nonsense of a drunk child, and it cannot be taken seriously!" Moreover, he also said The word "drunk" was deliberately emphasized. At this time, Shen Yan also suddenly woke up and began to pretend to be drunk.

Shen Teng's words and Shen Yan's pretense of drunkenness caused an uproar in the audience. Cao Yi also stared at Shen Teng and his son in shock. In his two lifetimes, he had never seen such a shameless person. Don't the wealthy businessmen of this era not Do you value the spirit of contract? How did you become the richest man in Jiangning? It seems that in this era, doing royal business is easy to make money.

Fortunately, Cao Yi defeated Shen Yan's army and forced him to write a written note, saying that if Cao Yi won the leader again, the Shen family would give Qingfeng Tower to Cao Yi instead of Shen Yan. And with three elders testifying, I was afraid that the Shen family would break the promise. Unexpectedly, the guess was correct, and the Shen family still chose to cheat.

"What did Uncle Shi say? Young Master Ling mentioned this bet first, and the bet between Qingfeng Tower and Taibai Zui was also designated by Young Master Ling. At that time, it was clearly written in black and white, and it was also signed and pledged, and Everyone present can come forward to prove that Mr. Ling was sober and ruthless at that time." Cao Yi looked at Shen Teng and answered unhurriedly.

"It is said that a son is better than his father. My son, when I say he is drunk, he is drunk. When he is drunk, he will always talk nonsense and do stupid things. So in my opinion, this drunken state The bets he made are not counted." Shen Teng shook his fat round head, with a sly smile on his lips, staring at Cao Yi, as if to say, I insisted that my son was drunk at the time, and the bet was Even if you don’t count, what can you do to me?

Cao Yi looked at Shen Teng's appearance as a fat and profiteer, and he was indeed shameless in his actions. He sneered in his heart and said: "Uncle Shen Shi, I don't know that before you came, besides hearing that Master Ling was betting against Taibai Zui at Qingfeng Tower, , have you heard that Mr. Ling strongly requested Mr. Kuang, Mr. Lu and Magistrate Yang to be the witnesses of this bet, because you are afraid that someone will regret it then?"

"Yes, the three of us did agree to be witnesses for this bet." At this time, Mr. Lu also said lightly from his seat, and Kuang Gong and Magistrate Yang also stated that this was indeed the case.

"What! Is there such a thing?" Shen Teng looked at the three elders and finally understood why they had been so gloomy. At first, he thought he had barged in uninvited and disturbed the Jinling Poetry Club and made them angry. Now, now It seems that it was because the bet they were witnesses to was forcibly described as the drunken and confused behavior of their son, which made them feel shameless. In any case, when others discussed it, Kuang Gong, Lu Gong, Yang The magistrate's bet as a witness will not be counted if it is not counted, which will naturally damage their prestige. Can this make the three of them happy?

"What a bastard! You didn't tell me about this right away, and you let me stand here for so long to make people laugh." Shen Teng suddenly became angry and raised his hand to give Shen Yan another slap, spreading it on Jia Ding's body to pretend to be drunk. The latter was slapped so hard that he took a few steps back and covered his face. He could no longer pretend to be drunk.

"Haha, I was just joking with my nephew Zhao Zhengshi just now. As the first merchant family in Jiangning, our Shen family has developed based on integrity. What's more, Yang Gong, Lu Gong, and Kuang Gong are all highly respected. A famous official will serve as a witness. Our Shen family is willing to admit defeat. I will have the land deed and documents of Qingfeng Tower sent to the Cao Mansion tomorrow." Shen Teng turned around and said with a kind smile.

Then, unwilling to stay any longer, he said goodbye to the three elders and took Shen Yan away.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lu, Mr. Kuang, and Magistrate Yang for speaking up. Otherwise, with the style of the Shen family, this matter would never have been handled so neatly."

"No, we are just telling the truth. You won the restaurant all by yourself. But in the future when we go to Qingfeng Tower to drink Taibai drunk, you just don't want to sell it too expensive... Haha!" Mr. Lu smiled heartily, but also said If you are concerned, the Cao family originally had Taibaizui, and now they have Qingfenglou. At this time, everyone will take advantage of the situation and sell that wine, but I am afraid that the price will be high by then.

"What did Mr. Lu say? When the Qingfeng Building reopens, we will definitely invite the three of us there. Taibai is too drunk to take care of it, so he can't take it away with him."

Then he turned around and said to the literati students present: "Everyone here, after I take over Qingfeng Building and reopen it for business, everyone here will come to support me. On the opening day, the price will be 50% off. You are welcome to come!"

Cao Yi's remarks aroused various cheers from the audience. Words such as "Young Master Cao is grand" and "We will definitely come to support you" were heard one after another.

At this time, Kuang Gong stood up and raised his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, "It's getting late today. We three old guys don't have the energy and energy of young people like you. Now we will start the third round of Ci Fu competition. If you are ready, you can take it out for everyone to review!"

Then some students stood up and said: "I came across a song by chance a few days ago, so today I will show off my humble composition. I hope you can give me more advice..."

Then everyone discussed it, commenting on the sentences in the words that they agreed with, or extending from this sentence to explain that they had written similar words and clouds.

Kuang Gong and Mr. Lu joked in the last chapter: "In my opinion, this year's Jinling Poetry Fair is the best one in the past ten years. Two amazing talents, Yan Shu and Cao Yi, were born. He is praised as a child prodigy, and has the title of being relegated to an immortal. Especially the song "Moonlight Night on the Autumn River" is indeed a rare and eternal masterpiece in the poetry world. It is not me who favors the present but neglects the past. It does mean that a single poem can carry the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. "

"Haha, crazy man, please don't praise him to death. There are many precedents where young people may not be good at all!" Mr. Lu said with a smile, but some geniuses are destined to shine brightly.

"Hey, Mr. Lu, don't you want to call him into the Jiangning Prefecture? If you don't want to, the prefect will report to the court and let him enter the Imperial Academy. With this saying, 'Smoke locks the willows in the pond', it will be forever." , the official family is bound to be very happy, and it is possible to directly enter the Imperial College without taking the exam. If you add the recommendation of this prefect and say some nice words to help him become famous, he will be grateful to me in the future... Maybe the emperor will also have merit because of my recommendation. , it’s not impossible to get promoted to a higher rank... Hahaha."
Chapter completed!