The Wang family of Taiyuan was now hiding their strength and accumulating power. Therefore, the descendants of the Wang family did not want to go against the Guanlong aristocrats. But now the descendants of the two aristocratic groups were arguing fiercely. If they did not take a stand, it was hard to say whether they could win the friendship of the Guanlong aristocrats or not.
Therefore, the descendants of the Wang family had to take a stand. Wang Siyuan thought for a while and picked up a soft target. He started to make things difficult for Yang Fan, who was standing at the side and watching the two sides refute each other's arguments.
Wang Siyuan said angrily, "Yang Fan, your glib words are just to cover up your shortcoming of not knowing poetry. Our Wang family does not care about such a vulgar person. It is beneath our status to argue with you. Brothers, let's forget about it. Why do we have to hurt our friendship for such a person? "
Yang Fan suddenly looked surprised and asked, "If I remember correctly, you are a descendant of the Wang family of Taiyuan, right?"
Wang Siyuan looked at him coldly and said, "What?"
Yang Fan smiled and said, "Nothing. Lai Junchen, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Imperial Censor and now the County Lieutenant of Tongzhou, is an official of the same court as me and is quite familiar with him. I suddenly remembered that Lai Junchen is the son-in-law of the Wang family. I have not heard from him for a long time. I wonder how he is now. Brother Wang, would you like to tell me? "
When Wang Siyuan heard this, his face immediately turned purple and he couldn't say a word. Who was Lai Junchen? He was a famous ruffian in Chang 'an, a vulgar person who did not know how to read. After he became an official, he committed all kinds of crimes and was notorious all over the world.
But such a person forced the Wang family of Taiyuan to humbly marry their daughter to him. Speaking of which, the daughter of the Wang family was Wang Siyuan's aunt. The Wang family could not do anything to him, but he was defeated by Yang Fan. He fell from the high and mighty Deputy Prime Minister of the Imperial Censor to Tongzhou and became a County Lieutenant.
Because Lai Junchen was originally from Chang 'an, everyone in Chang' an knew about his past and present. And because he forced the daughter of the Wang family of Taiyuan to marry, everyone in Shandong knew about him. Wang Siyuan's words just now were righteous and powerful. Now that Yang Fan suddenly asked about Jun Chen, it was tantamount to a big slap in the face of the Wang brothers.
Yang Fan was different from these sons of aristocratic families who were raised in a golden cage. Whether it was his knowledge, experience, or temperament, from his previous performance, he was very calm and honest. But today, Yang Fan was unruly and unruly, looking down on the prestigious sects. Thinking of his aggressive behavior in the Furong Restaurant, Senior Li couldn't help but feel displeased.
From what he knew, Yang Fan was not such a wild and unruly person. This person's behavior was like a completely different person. Li Mubai frowned and couldn't help saying, "This Yang Fan is too unrestrained."
Ning Ke looked at Guan Long and the sons of Shandong's aristocratic families quarreling endlessly. Some were arguing fiercely, some were helping, and some were watching. He could not help sighing and laughing, "Great-grandfather, it should be the sons of the Cui, Zheng, and Wang families who are arrogant. As for Erlang, I just think … he is quite good at making trouble! "
Li Mubai glanced at Ning Ke and snorted. This girl had always been arrogant. Except in front of her mother, brother, and his friend, she would show a little girlish air. Most of the time, she was as quiet as a nun who had been meditating in a nunnery for many years. She was very cold, so it was not easy to make her lively. It was rare that she looked at Yang Fan in a different light. He didn't know what characteristics Yang Fan had that made her like him so much.
Although Li Mubai had lived for 88 years, there were still many things in this world that he couldn't figure out. In terms of family background and status, Ning Ke had seen many people who were higher than Yang Fan. In terms of appearance and temperament, there were four or five people in the corridor who were not inferior to Yang Fan. Cui Shi's face was like jade and his eyes were like stars. He seemed to be more handsome than Yang Fan. But there was no reason to talk about first sight.
Li Mubai called Lin Zixiong and whispered a few words to him. Then he said to Ning Ke, "Girl, have you seen enough? Let's go!"
"Oh!"
Ning Ke glanced at Yang Fan with a smile and then slowly left with Li Mubai. Two members of the Li Mansion followed them step by step.
"Ahem! What are you guys shouting for? "
When they were quarreling in circles, a majestic voice suddenly sounded outside. A middle-aged man who was frowning and watching in the crowd looked back. He couldn't help but exclaimed softly and quickly stepped aside. He cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Lin!" Uncle Lin was Lin Zixiong. In terms of age, he was only three years old, but this person who was almost the same age as him respectfully called him Uncle Lin.
The person who spoke was also a disciple of the Li Family. But he was not from the Li Family of Longxi, but from the Li Family of Zhao County. His name was Li Shangyin. He moved to Wannian County of Chang 'an when he was young. At the age of 20, he passed the Jinshi examination and became the registrar of Ji County. This time, he specially asked for leave to congratulate the Old Master Li on his birthday.
Li Zhenghu, Li Xucai and Li Jingyu stood beside Li Shangyin. They were all disciples of the Li Family from Zhao County. As for the disciples of the Li Family from Longxi, they couldn't be seen here. They were all busy with their ancestors' birthday and had no time to spare. It was not that the Li Family had no servants to use. It was just that the younger generation had to take care of such a big day in order to show their filial piety.
These people always bowed to Lin Zixiong. Whether they recognized him or not, they all knew that he was an extraordinary person and made way for him. Lin Zixiong glanced at those young men who were still flushed with anger and snorted heavily. "Today is the birthday of our Li Clan's Great Grandfather, but you guys are quarreling here. Is this what you call etiquette, what you call gentleness?"
Wang Siyuan knew that this person should be someone with a high position in the Li Family. He respectfully defended himself. "Elder, it's not that I don't know etiquette, it's that Yang Fan is being disrespectful. The Dao of poetry, in his words … "
Lin Zixiong rolled his eyes and disdainfully interrupted him. "The Dao of poetry has always been a word game to cultivate one's character and add elegance to one's mood. Other than that, it has no use at all! I have done many great things for the Old Master Li in this half of my life, and not a single one of them can be accomplished by relying on some dog fart poem! "
Wang Siyuan's face turned red again. He was about to argue with Lin Zixiong again when Lin Zixiong pointed at Yang Fan. "Yang Langzhong is younger than many of you, but he is already a Minister of the Ministry of Justice, a fifth-rank official of the Imperial Court. All of you were appointed officials much earlier than him. Now, how many of you are more senior than him? "
"We …"
"If one's career is not as good as others, let's talk about achievements! A few years ago, Mo Ke led one hundred thousand elite Turkic soldiers to attack our Ming Dynasty's garrison. It was Yang Langzhong who devised a strategy and ingeniously used it to first rescue the five thousand soldiers of Flying Fox Mouth and then drive back the one hundred thousand Turkic soldiers. What were you doing at that time? If I let you go to the battlefield and recite a few poems, would you be able to accomplish such a feat? "
"We …"
"A group of cruel officials from the Imperial Censorate ran amok in the Southern Frontier and incited a popular uprising. Yang Langzhong beheaded the cruel officials and appeased the people. He made rewards and punishments clear and mediated in many ways. The rebellious barbarians of the Man, Yao, and Pan Prefectures were completely convinced. Only then did they cease their banners and cease their drums and beg for the Imperial Court's surrender. If I tell you to go and boast about it, can you do it? "
None of the aristocratic families said anything. The heads of the aristocratic families had gathered in Chang 'an for the matter of the Southern Frontier. The aristocratic families viewed the Southern Frontier incident as an important opportunity to change the political situation in the Imperial Court. And this opportunity was created by Yang Fan. If this matter was easy, the aristocratic families would have done it long ago. Why would they only treat it as if it was a treasure today? To belittle this matter, wasn't that the same as admitting that the aristocratic families were useless?
Lin Zixiong glanced at them coldly and said, "Yang Langzhong's contributions to the country are not limited to this. It's just that some matters are confidential and I can't let you know. I can only tell you that Yang Langzhong's contributions are not inferior to Su Qin and Zhang Yi's ability to unite and form alliances. This is a contribution to the expansion of territory and a contribution to the rise and fall of the country! "
Everyone in the corridor was silent. Lin Zixiong let out a breath and cupped his hands at Yang Fan. "Ignorant child, please forgive me for offending you!"
Yang Fan shook his head and smiled. "I'm not that narrow-minded. There's no offense."
Yang Fan walked in front of Cui Shi and cupped his hands. Cui Shi did not understand what he meant and hurriedly returned the gesture. Yang Fan said, "Reciting poems and composing songs is an elegant matter. If you invite me for an elegant matter, there's nothing wrong with it."
Yang Fan was first arrogant and then respectful. Cui Shi was momentarily at a loss of how to respond.
Yang Fan's tone changed. He smiled and said, "However, to use an elegant matter for a dirty purpose, that's very hateful. If the method used is also an elegant small way in my eyes, then it's like a child playing with mud. If the adult is in the mood, then play with him. But if the adult is not in the mood, then why would he play with him? Don't you think so? "
Reciting poems and composing songs were not only small ways in his mouth, but also children and mud. Once these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. But with Lin Zixiong, an elder whom no one knew of but whose status was definitely not low, no one dared to act rashly.
Lin Zixiong saw that Yang Fan was unforgiving. He couldn't help but feel angry and amused. He once patted his chest in front of Grand Elder Li and guaranteed that Yang Fan had a steady temperament and was experienced in handling matters. He had the air of a general and could be entrusted with important tasks. But in the end, from the overbearing attitude of a few days ago to today's arrogance, it was as if Yang Fan had changed into a different person.
Lin Zixiong was afraid that he would continue to show off and hurriedly said, "Yang Langzhong, Grand Elder Li invites you to meet him in the rear residence!"
Hearing this, Yang Fan grinned and bowed to the crowd. He performed the proper etiquette before leaving. Needless to say, the Wei family of Jingzhao, the Pei family of Hedong, the Liu family of Hedong, the Xue family of Hedong, the Yang family of Hongnong, the Du family of Jingzhao, and the Xiao family of Lanling all bowed in return.
After leaving the crowd, Lin Zixiong said in a low voice, "Brother Yang, the things that happened recently are really not like you."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "After my reprimand, many of the scions of the aristocratic families kept quiet out of fear and could only cup their hands and listen. Heh! Such awe-inspiring power, not like that Lin Zixiong from the Miaolou who was not a big shot. "
Lin Zixiong was speechless and could only laugh bitterly.
As soon as Yang Fan left, the crowd began to discuss him. Some praised him for his awe-inspiring power, some criticized him for being arrogant and conceited, some admired him for looking down on the scions of the aristocratic families in Shandong, and some gloated over the fact that he had offended so many scions of the aristocratic families.
But no matter what, after today, the Guanlong aristocratic family and the aristocratic families of Shandong would remember the name Yang Fan!
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