Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 354: One Chen returns home, one Chen pretends to be a tiger

"My dear nephew is coming from afar, so please rest in the mansion first. Your brother has been coming here to practice music in recent days. When he arrives, you can just talk about your brotherhood."

When Chen Luo entered Chen Yong's house, he heard his nominal uncle say this with a friendly face.

It has been more than an hour since Chen Luo arrived at Baijia Tea House, but for their group, the change in this hour has been extremely long, and the treatment before and after can be said to be very different.

The reason is a few messages.

Chen Luo arrived at Baijia Teahouse. He first heard that Chen Zhi defeated Zhao Yuan, and then defeated Leqi. One of the two people competed with painting and the other with music. Neither of them was Chen Zhi's opponent. As everyone expected, No one mentioned the discussion again. The more than [-] celebrities who were invited all agreed to Chen Zhi's invitation. In the following time, they served as reviewers for several review meetings, including literary review.

When the news came, there was another uproar.

You know, these are 60 people. Even if they involve many fields, there are still a lot of people. It would be impossible for Chen Zhi to invite them over and convince them all, because some people will not express their opinions easily, even if they have it in their hearts. tend to weigh the pros and cons, procrastinate for a while in the name of consideration, and wait until the time is up before making the final decision——

After all, even if they don't care about the government's attitude, they still have to consider the real threats from the Zhang, Xu, and Xun families.

However, Zhao Yuan's proposal and Le Qi's promotion made Chen Zhi show amazing ability. This kind of ability not only made Le Qi speechless, but also showed Chen Zhi's own value and talent. Servant Chen Yong used force behind his back and in the middle of the court, forcing the three families to retreat temporarily.

In this way, everyone who should have wavered and considered, actually agreed in the special atmosphere.

Those people who were sent by the Xu family and the Zhang family to wait for an opportunity to cause trouble, that is, Leqi and others, had no choice but to agree because their words in advance were too strict and could not be changed otherwise, otherwise their reputation would be ruined.

Similarly, although everyone else did not say such words like them, they were also restricted and had to be cautious.

The combination of these various reasons finally led to the sixty people agreeing to Chen Zhi's invitation at the same time, which was a spectacular event.

The news is clear and the tea shop is buzzing.

The changes before and after lasted for more than an hour.

Chen Luo rejoiced together with the boiling crowd, accepting congratulations from everyone, chatting with others, everyone was polite to him, it happened that someone sent by Chen Yong's mansion came over, that is, Chen Yong's nephew, Chen Luo's The clan uncle, named Chen Xi, is about the same age as Chen Zhi, but has a higher seniority.

However, Chen Xi didn't have any consciousness of being an elder. After meeting Chen Luo, although he maintained etiquette, even Chen Luo could feel the faint taste of flattery, which made him feel very happy.

In previous years, when the Pengcheng Chen family met the Xiapi Chen family, they were always inferior to others. If they saw a proud disciple like Chen Hua, they would be humiliated by him and not say a word.

But since the beginning of this year, the Chen family in Pengcheng has been so proud that Chen Luo can raise his head when facing the elders in Xiapi, but he is also very clear that Chen Xi's respect is not aimed at himself, but from Chen Zhi behind him , so I didn’t get carried away and still observed the etiquette of a junior.

Chen Luo first said goodbye to the few scholars he had just met, and then followed Chen Xi out of the tea shop. When they arrived at Chen Yong's mansion, Chen Xi revealed his intention to let Chen Luo live here temporarily.

Chen Luo was puzzled. According to his original idea, even if he lived temporarily, he should live in his seventh brother's house. He had heard from the person in the tea shop that Chen Zhi also had a mansion in the city, and there were more than one ——One was lent to him by Chen Yong, and the other was an official residence given by the imperial court according to the official's rank and authority.

Can Chen Luo live in two mansions?After all, Chen Zhi now has no female dependents, so there is not much inconvenience.

Therefore, Chen Luo subconsciously refused. Firstly, he was still subconsciously resistant to Xiapi Chen, and secondly, he wanted to get close to Seventh Brother.

But before he could speak, there was someone behind him who made the decision for him. It was the steward sent by Chen Xun to assist his son.

"That's it, thank you, Master Xi. My young master will live in the mansion first, and he happens to be close to all the masters and young masters, and sometimes he can listen to the teachings of the princes." Chen Luo frowned when he heard this, and then relaxed again. He also wanted to understand that no matter what, Chen Yong was a servant and one of the ministers. If he could have a good relationship with this old gentleman, there would be many benefits.

Moreover, the steward behind him did not make his own decisions, because Chen Luo was a dandy in the past and he was the second son. Chen Xun had no idea of ​​​​nurturing him to be his successor, so he did not understand many of the things that happened between him and Chen Zhi. With his connections, he was able to go into battle. When he came to Luoyang from the west, he naturally needed help from others. This steward had followed Chen Xun for a long time and was like his right-hand man. Even Master Chen Luo was respectfully called "uncle". This person came here just to Giving him pointers to avoid mistakes, Chen Luo did not refute and nodded in agreement.

Chen Xi immediately felt relieved and continued to lead Chen Luo inside, laughing as he walked.

After entering the house, a group of people came over, carrying large and small bags, and walking in a hurry.

When Chen Luo saw this posture, he thought about seeing several carriages outside the door when he entered the door just now, and asked guessingly: "Is this someone going on a long trip?"

As he spoke, he looked forward attentively and saw clearly the identity of the person coming. Who was the leader if it wasn't Chen Hua?

This outstanding descendant of the Chen family in Xiapi and a famous figure in the world left a deep impression on Chen Luo.

This man came over after New Year's Day when the two Chen families were congratulating each other. He was so arrogant and arrogant that no one in Pengcheng, old or young, looked down upon him.

Chen Luo once had a quarrel with him, and both of them had bad feelings for each other. In the end, Chen Hua was defeated by Chen Zhi and left Pengcheng in despair. Chen Luo also gave him a calligraphy written by Chen Zhi on the way, which made him ridicule. Now it hangs in Chen Luo's house. Whenever friends come to visit, he will point to the plaque and tell it.

How could Chen Luo give him a good face when such a person appeared in front of him again?When he said it, he unconsciously carried a hint of yin and yang: "Who am I to say? Isn't this Xiapi Chen Hua? Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Chen Xi observed his words and noticed the slight change in Chen Luo's tone, so he smiled and whispered: "Does your wise nephew recognize Chen Hua? He doesn't know the heights of the world. He called on the brothers in the clan before and deliberately did harm to Tai Leling, but he was killed by me. The clan uncle knew about it and ordered him to shut up and think about his mistakes, and then let him return home."

"So that's what happened. This person is really harboring evil intentions and is still not honest to this day!" Chen Luo sneered, a little dissatisfied, "What a person my seventh brother is, many gentlemen in hundreds of teahouses admire him. Yes, even more than 60 people have to give face to Seventh Brother. How dare he, Chen Hua, dare to cause trouble behind his back even though he is so young? He simply doesn’t care about life and death. He deserves to be punished. But my uncle is kind-hearted after all and only lets him go back to his hometown. Pi, it's a bit advantageous to him." His words were filled with hatred and displeasure.

Chen Xi smiled and said: "Nephew, you don't understand our rules. The clan uncle called on the heroes of the clan to come to Luoyang just to support them. As long as they can settle down, they will be promoted step by step in the future. He, Chen Hua, was driven away halfway. It shows the attitude of the uncle of the family. Even if he returns to Xiapi, others will know that he has hated the servant, and it is natural to be left out. Besides, without the support of the servant and Tai Leling, how can my children of the Chen family gain a firm foothold? Even if you are talented, you have to get twice the result with half the effort. After all, not everyone is as talented as Tai Leling. How can Chen Hua catch up with other people who are on the rise? Isn’t it the greatest punishment for scholars to make him struggle in the future? ?”

Chen Luo savored a few breaths, then he laughed heartily, pointed at Chen Xi and said something that made the latter's expression stiff: "After all, he is a learned person, but he has a lot of tricks. You are really bad!"

"Cough, cough, cough!" The steward behind him suddenly coughed, reminding Chen Luoxiu to speak nonsense, but because Chen Luo spoke too fast and too suddenly, he didn't have time to stop him, and at the same time he knew in his heart that once Chen Luo If you feel someone is close to you, you will speak freely.

Chen Xun had said before that Chen Luo had not changed his habit of speaking out and had limited achievements, so he did not regard him as his successor. If Chen Zhi had not suddenly emerged and Chen Luo had not been close to him, he would not have been able to get the job this time. Fuck him.

Amidst the steward's coughing, Chen Hua also saw Chen Luo, his face even more ugly, but he did not speak, but snorted coldly, quickened his pace, and seemed to be leaving directly.

But he ignored Chen Luo, how could Chen Luo miss this opportunity to ridicule him?
"Isn't this brother Chen Hua? Why, where has my brother become famous recently? But there is another famous name?"

Hearing Chen Luo's voice, Chen Hua stopped and looked over. As soon as he saw that fat face, he immediately felt a toothache and anger welled up in his heart. He still clearly remembered that on the way out of Pengcheng , was stopped by this person, and the words displayed in front of him——

A famous person like Chen Hua betrays his trust and is not worthy of his reputation!
This incident was regarded by Chen Hua as a great shame and humiliation, and he could never forget it. So much so that he encouraged his clan members to stab Chen Zhi in the back this time. This was also based on this thought. However, the news just came and he knew that more than 60 people should Chen Zhi Chen Hua's hands and feet immediately became cold after receiving the invitation. Knowing that the situation was difficult to turn around, he no longer made any excuses to delay, and went back to his hometown in frustration.

Unexpectedly, he met Chen Luo.

"That's it for Chen Zhi. Even my teacher would shun Chen Zhi for his talent, and more than 60 people would look at me with suspicion. So losing to Chen Zhi is not unfair. I'm just angry at his judgment of me. But who is Chen Luo? He's a good-for-nothing, a fake guy, how dare he bully me!? I'm going to make him look good today!"

In anger, he took a few steps forward and was about to speak, but suddenly a young man rushed over, saw Chen Luo and Chen Hua, and shouted: "You two gentlemen, prepare quickly, there are distinguished guests here tonight, the old lady asked me Everyone, please make preparations early."

(End of this chapter)