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Chapter 396 The place is for you, you tell! (Please subscribe!)

Everyone followed the young master into a desolate "Wen Xiang Lai", and quickly found a place to sit down.

After a while, an old gentleman came down from the upstairs. Just looking at the old gentleman's style, he really looked like a scholar. Everyone felt a lot of comfort. He should be able to tell stories...

When it was almost time for people to come, the shopkeeper Ma of the restaurant also learned the valuable experience of the "Twelve Restaurant", and closed the door, thinking that when the story was finished this time, it would be the same as the opposite side. Did it increase?
And those customers even closed the door when they saw it. This operation was very realistic, and their eyes fell on the old man, waiting for him to start speaking.

Ever since, the story of the monkey began in the mouth of the old man...

Not to mention, this old man has some skills, and he can tell the story of the monkey vividly. Compared with Lu Yuner, he is not much better than Lu Yuner, but he has less passion and action than Lu Yuner...

Everyone listened carefully at the beginning, but they felt that something was not quite right—they had heard all the stories told!
Isn't this the story Mr. Xiao told the day before!They have already memorized it fluently!
The old man mentioned the beginning, and they knew the following plot, and immediately shouted!

"Old man, I've heard this passage, let's talk about the next one!"

"Old man, I have heard this passage before, the monkey took the Dinghaishen needle!"

"Mister, Nezha is no match for Monkey, we all know that..."

"........."

Interrupted by this group of people, the old man was furious, and he slapped the table and stared: "Come, come, I'll give you the place, tell me!"

"........."

So, the old man started talking again, and everyone didn't dare to interrupt, because at this point in time, the "Twelve Restaurant" must have started. If the old man stopped talking angrily, he would not be able to hear it today. story!
They just heard yesterday that the monkey has pinned down the seven fairies in Pantaoyuan. The seven fairies have all been pinned down. What should they do next... Hehe, the men all understand, thinking that even if he is a monkey, he is also a male monkey. !
They had been waiting for this passage for a long time, but the old gentleman stopped talking about this passage, which made everyone very angry!
"What about after it's settled? Did the monkey do anything?"

"That's right, tell me quickly, old man—and brother, what do you mean by doing business?"

"........."

Amid the shouts of everyone, the old man shook his head and said seriously: "As for the next plot, please wait until tomorrow to find out!"

The old man felt very wronged, and I also wanted to tell you what happened to that monkey, but the point is that I don't know either!
"........."

After only being stunned for a while, extreme dissatisfaction erupted in the room.

"Old man, you don't tell stories like this! We just want to listen to the following story today, and you are here to tease us!"

"That's right, if you didn't tell stories, we would have entered the Twelve Restaurant a long time ago, and we must have heard what the monkey is doing by now!"

These words are full of resentment and dissatisfaction...

"This old man doesn't know what's going to happen next, does he?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized that this old man knew as much as they did, and he even told stories without shame—dammit, isn’t my story better than yours?

And the old gentleman found that something was wrong, so he ran away a long time ago...

The one with a bad temper grabbed the young master before he could run away, pressed him against the wall and asked, "Didn't you say that he can tell the same story as Twelve Restaurant?"

"Indeed...it's exactly the same..."

The young man thought for a while, then said innocently...

"........."

This seems to make sense, this story is indeed the same, too much the same, they all want to hit someone...

This group of people came out. Although it was time for dinner, it was impossible to eat. They were so full of gas, how could they eat?
Poor "Wen Xiang Lai" back chef, seeing so many people coming to the restaurant today, he had already stewed all kinds of hard dishes, but all the hard work was gone after a while, what should I do...

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In the East Palace, the cups on the table were dropped by the prince, and it was indeed a tragedy...

Being grounded at home was uncomfortable enough, but the news from outside made him even more uncomfortable!
The restaurant that he and Yang Zexin jointly opened fell off a cliff after being popular for a day, which he did not expect.

But this incident did not cause him too much confusion, because money is not that important to him, especially this time he was defeated by Zhang Twelve again, in his opinion, it is more normal, because he failed I have given Zhang Twelve too many times, I have long been used to it...

What angered him the most was the rumors that were raging in the streets and alleys of Jingzhou City, saying that he was not satisfied with being a crown prince, and wanted to make the Tang emperor angry to become the throne... saying that he humiliated and beat the envoys of other countries, even the Tang Dynasty would not care The wolf's ambition...

Anyway, these rumors have only one purpose: abolish the crown prince and establish King Xiang!
To be honest, if it was before, the prince would not pay attention to these words at all, but would take them as a joke, isn't it just some people who can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour?
But now he doesn't think so anymore, he is in a particularly difficult situation now, and he can't stand a little blow at this time...

Fangmin's mouth, be cautious in Fangchuan, this sentence can't be more appropriate at this time.

But he couldn't get out now, and he was even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Then he thought of King Kang.

Kang is Emperor Tang's elder brother. If he were to speak for him, Emperor Tang would listen, right?

But the person he sent to find Kang Wang came back and told him that Kang Wang returned to Jinling overnight...

This made the prince feel even more frightened. Few people have come to the East Palace these days. The allies who surrounded him before have not come for a long time. Today, even King Kang's son did not come. Thinking carefully, I am terrified...

Are you really going to fall this time?

He refuses to accept it!

All this is because of King Xiang!
The prince's eyes suddenly became gloomy again, thinking about something in his heart...

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The impact caused by "Wen Xianglai" lasted less than two days. Zhang Twelve used his brain a little bit, and "Twelve Restaurant" reversed the situation, not only reversed, but also pushed the business of the restaurant to its peak...

People who come to eat are no longer just for eating and drinking spirits, but to listen to the stories of the two little gentlemen. Zhang Twelve never thought that the core competitiveness of the restaurant changed from spirits to stories only because of his own little idea. , I don't know if I should be proud...

What is a little gratifying is that Lu Yuner and Zhang Tangyu are completely popular. When those people saw them on the street, they both chased after them and called them "Little Mr. Little Mr". Looking at the two people's eyebrows, that battle is comparable to the many little fresh meats now...

But in terms of age, it is true that these two are young meat...

Contrary to "Twelve Restaurants", the business of "Wen Xiang Lai" is miserable, not to mention making money, it can't make ends meet every day!

After the story of the old man's story was spread, no one came here anymore. Seeing such a sluggish business, the shopkeeper felt like giving up in his heart-this restaurant, every day it opens, it pays every day...

But Yang Zexin did not give up, he still has to let go and fight hard!
In two days' time, it will be the Shangyuan Festival. It turns out that during the Shangyuan Festival, lantern riddles and poetry meetings will be held in "Wenxianglai". Lantern riddles will be held in the hall on the first floor, and poetry will be held on the second floor.

On that day, not only all the talents and beauties in Jingzhou City will be present, but also many princes and nobles will be there to enjoy the grand event with everyone!
"Wen Xianglai" is no longer the original Wen Xianglai. The most popular restaurant in Jingzhou City is "Twelve Restaurant". Logically speaking, the poetry meeting should be held there, but this time it is not!

Before conspiring to open "Wenxianglai", the prince had already set the address of the poetry meeting at "Wenxianglai". Although the prince was grounded in the East Palace, the decisions he made before will continue to count!
Therefore, taking advantage of the deserted restaurant and no customers in the past few days, Yang Zexin just redecorated the inside and outside of the restaurant, planning to take advantage of the Dongfeng of the Shangyuan Poetry Conference to revive it!

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In the past few days, Zhang Twelve is happy to be free. He doesn't need to go to the Huguogong's mansion to find Mo Li to discuss—or to be beaten, and he doesn't have to wander around the city with the Holy Maiden of Yue Kingdom, because the Holy Maiden of Yue Kingdom has already been attracted by the story. Every morning after dinner, I followed the female relatives of the Zhang family to the restaurant and waited to hear the story. If I didn't know, I might really think of her as a female family member of the Zhang family...

As for Zhang Twelve, he wandered around every day, because Lu Fujing and Qin Yutong both went to the restaurant and left Chen Qiaoxi at home, so Zhang Twelve could only be "hah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha"...

Before I knew it, it was the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and tomorrow was the Lantern Festival.

In this era, besides the Spring Festival, the two most important festivals are nothing more than the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lantern Festival.

When he was in Liangzhou, he had already spent a Mid-Autumn Festival and a grand poetry meeting, but now in Jingzhou, a place where talented people gather, the Shangyuan Festival must be very lively.

He also heard that the Shangyuan lantern riddles meeting and poetry meeting would be held in "Wenxianglai", and the people in "Twelve Restaurant" were quite dissatisfied with this.

In their opinion, "Twelve Restaurant" is much better than "Wen Xiang Lai". Why is the Poetry Association not held here but going to "Wen Xiang Lai"?

This is not fair!

But Zhang Twelve didn't take it seriously. Perhaps it was an honor for others, but Zhang Twelve didn't value it. The restaurant still relies on its own strength to make money. How can it retain customers just because it holds a poetry meeting? ?

Besides, on the day of Shangyuan Festival, if the restaurant holds a poetry meeting, it will definitely be open. How dangerous is this? It’s okay if nothing happens. If something happens, who will be responsible?
One thing more is worse than one thing less, so Zhang Twelve doesn't care about the arrangement of the poetry meeting, just go and play around...

After noon, another person came to the palace and let Zhang Twelve enter the palace.

This is also after Chuqi took the Yue Kingdom saintess out of the palace, he entered the palace again, and he didn't know what happened this time...

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After entering the palace, Zhang Twelve came to the long-lost imperial study again.

Emperor Tang was sitting on a chair and didn't know what he was writing. When he saw Zhang Twelve coming in, he put down the pen in his hand and said calmly, "Twelve sit down..."

This was the first time that Zhang Twelve came to the Imperial Study Room so many times, and the Emperor Tang spoke so gently.

It turned out that it was either "Zhang Twelve, you are guilty" or a burst of beard and stare. Today's abnormality made Zhang Twelve uncomfortable.

Looking up again, Zhang Twelve found that Emperor Tang had aged a lot after he hadn't seen him for just a few days. In fact, he is already an old man over half a hundred years old...

Thinking about it this way, I feel a little pitiful for Emperor Tang...

"Twelve, is it okay to take the saintess of Yue Kingdom these days?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Saint of Yue Kingdom has a cheerful personality, and it is very worry-free to take her with her. Especially she has recently become obsessed with listening to stories in restaurants, so I don't need to take her with me every day..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Twelve felt a little ashamed. The Emperor Tang ordered him to take the Yue Kingdom Saintess with him, but he kept leaving the Yue Kingdom Saintess alone. He was really ashamed...

"I've also heard the story about the monkey. Did you come up with that story?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Tang's eyes became a little brighter.

"Return to Your Majesty, I'm not talented, but the story was indeed thought up by me..."

Zhang Twelve said something cheeky, thinking that I am the number one plagiarist in the world, when will I not plagiarize now?
"But I like the latter story better! In that story, there are Mongolia, the Kingdom of Jin, and the Kingdom of Song. When I listen to it, I often compare them. In my opinion, the Kingdom of Song is more like us. Don!"

Zhang Twelve just listened quietly to what Emperor Tang said there, and didn't answer.

"Twelve, do you think the Song Kingdom defeated the Jin Kingdom or Mongolia in the end?"

Zhang Twelve also had no intention of deceiving Emperor Tang deliberately to please him, and said directly: "Your Majesty, if we fight with these two countries, Song will surely be defeated!"

"Why?"

"The emperor is stupid and the people's hearts are not in harmony, the court is incompetent and the army is weak, there is no reason to win!"

"The emperor is fatuous...the court is incompetent..."

Emperor Tang was chewing on Zhang Twelve's two sentences over and over again. Ever since the prince's accident, King Xiang's rise, and the gossip inside and outside the court made him very sad.

He originally thought that King Xiang was more suitable to be an emperor than the prince, but he couldn't be cruel. Even if the prince insulted and beat the envoys, he just issued a foot restraint order.

He didn't want to remove the prince because he was nostalgic, and he didn't want the prince to succeed because of the consideration of Jiangshan Sheji, so he was entangled.

And what Zhang Twelve said seemed to give him inspiration, suddenly his eyes flashed, and the things that had been puzzling him for the past two days finally came to light. Twelve is also!"

After speaking, he burst out laughing, and Wu De beside him was also very relieved. Emperor Tang has been depressed these days, and he hasn't been so relaxed for a long time...

(End of this chapter)