Mingshi

Chapter 1235 Negotiations
Luo Xin closed his eyes, silently thinking about the possibility of cooperation and various conditions. For half an hour, when Luo Xin opened his eyes again, his eyes were full of wisdom.

Xu Jie was wearing casual clothes, but he was very clean and tidy, and his hair was meticulously arranged. He walked down the steps of the gate and walked towards an old man standing opposite. Although the old man had a dusty look on his face, he was also meticulous. A warm smile appeared on his face.

"Brother Wang, long time no see."

"Brother, long time no see."

Wang Ji greeted him slowly, followed by two young men, who came forward to meet Xu Jie, Xu Jie tried his best to say a few words with a smile, and walked arm in arm with Wang Ji, their backs disappeared into the gate, and the gate of Xu Mansion slowly opened. closure.

Kunming Lake.

With the gentle spring breeze and sparkling light, Luo Xin, dressed in casual clothes, took Lu Daqing and Wan Quanquan on this small boat and sailed towards the center of the lake.The lotus on the lake swayed gently in the spring breeze. During the wandering of more than a dozen painted boats, the sound of silk and bamboo came from the boats, and occasionally there was the sound of singing.

Luo Xin's boat broke through layers of lotus leaves and sailed towards a painted boat in the middle of the lake.After getting on the boat, he saw four people standing on the deck, Xu Jie and an old man stood in the middle, Zhang Juzheng and He Xinyin stood on the left and right.Luo Xin's gaze flashed, and then he landed on the old man, and he bowed his hands and said:

"I haven't seen Mr. Wang before."

Luo Xin did not claim to be an underachiever, if only based on his official position and title, as long as he was a literati, in front of Wang Ji, he could only call himself an underachiever. , at Luo Xin's age, he can only call himself a late learner.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for a limited number of people such as Xu Jie and Gao Gong, no matter how high the official position is, seeing Wang Ji can only be called a late learner.And Xu Jie and Gao Gong can discuss friendship with Wang Jiping, not because of their high official positions, but because of their knowledge, and they are also a generation of masters.

However, Luo Xin didn't claim to be an underachiever at this time. That's because Luo Xin was also a master of the generation, and he had written books and biographies, and had a great influence on the entire scholarly community, and was recognized by the scholarly community.

In fact, in the entire Daming Shilin, the recognition of Luo Xin was no lower than that of Wang Ji, and a piece of "The Combination of Confucius and Mencius" conquered the Daming Shilin.Therefore, although Luo Xin is young, he can't belittle himself, especially at this moment of negotiation, he can't lose his momentum.

Wang Ji's eyes flickered for a moment, the smile on his face became wider, and he even replied:

"I have heard Mr. Luo's name for a long time. I have been friends with him for a long time. I am very happy to see you today. Mr. Luo, please."

"Please, Mr. Wang!"

Xu Jie looked at Luo Xin and Wang Ji chatting happily, neither humble nor overbearing, and his heart was very complicated.How long has it been?How old is he?Only 24 years old, but he has already had a dialogue with the world-famous Wang Jiping.

And what about yourself?

But it was already yesterday.

Luo Xin's eyes turned to Xu Jie, with a smile on his face, he said, "I've seen Mr. Xu."

Xu Jie also showed a warm smile on his face and said: "This is not in court, so there is no need to call this old man an adult."

Luo Xin pondered for a moment, then said: "I met Mr. Xu."

Xu Jie laughed loudly and said, "Okay, we Shilin people are just like this."

Luo Xin turned to He Xinyin again and said, "Mr. He is here."

He Xin smiled back, but said nothing.Luo Xin finally turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, bowed his hands and said:

"Brother Tai Yue, you and I haven't seen each other for a long time."

Zhang Juzheng immediately played back the days when the two of them often had a few drinks in his mind, and said in a sentimental tone:
"We can have a few drinks whenever we want."

"it is good!"

After this exchange, the atmosphere among the five people became much more harmonious. When they entered the painting boat, there was no woman. It seems that Xu Jie rented the painting boat. The banquet had already been set up in the room, and the five people sat down separately, politely. After three tours of local wine, Wang Ji raised his glass and said:

"No, the old man knows that you and Huating have some grievances. Today, the old man wants to be a peacemaker. How about letting go of the previous grievances?"

Luo Xin looked at Wang Jidao indifferently: "Mr. Wang, does Mr. Wang know what kind of grievances there are between me and Mr. Xu?"

Wang Ji's expression froze, although he called Luo Xin Mr., giving people a posture of being equal to Luo Xin, but in his heart he still regarded Luo Xin as a junior.In his opinion, no matter what the grievance is, as long as it is not the revenge of killing his father and taking his wife, Luo Xin will give him face.As long as Luo Xin gave him this face, he would have the upper hand, and Luo Xin would fall into the disadvantaged unknowingly.However, he did not expect that Luo Xin did not give him any face. Since Luo Xin asked that sentence, it proved that Luo Xin would not reconcile with Xu Jie.Wang Ji was also a little angry in his heart, and when he heard this, his expression became a little cold and he said:
"The grievances between you, I think everyone in the scholastic community knows that it is just a dispute of political opinions, which has been the norm in all dynasties. In politics, there are no permanent enemies, and there are no permanent friends. Everyone did not kill their fathers and take their wives. There is no hatred that cannot be resolved. No matter, you should open your mind as a human being, which is the basis of our cooperation."

Luo Xin's expression had completely cooled down and he said: "Mr. Wang, without investigation, you have no right to speak. If you haven't found out the truth, you speak rashly, which is a bit superficial."

As soon as Luo Xin opened his mouth, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.Luo Xin no longer called Wang Ji Mr. Wang, but Mr. Wang, which was a kind of estrangement, and such a decisive estrangement.

not to mention……

Luo Xin said directly that Wang Ji was a little superficial, which was simply a kind of humiliation.

To say that a generation of grandmasters are shallow, isn't that a humiliation?
Wang Ji's complexion turned dark immediately, but He Xinyin sighed in his heart. He knew that Wang Ji had grown up, so what he said was a bit taken for granted.If Luo Xin was an ordinary Confucian and Taoist master, it would be fine. Under Wang Ji's care and support for decades, he might be a little flustered.In the next negotiation, you will be in a weak position.

but……

Is Luo Xin an ordinary Confucian and Taoist master?
of course not!

Don't forget, Luo Xin is still a generation of military god, what scene has he not seen?How could he be swayed by Wang Ji's words?

In particular, Wang Ji also taught Luo Xin to open his mind, warning Luo Xin in words, which is the basis of cooperation.I'm afraid that Luo Xin's more intense counterattack is yet to come.

Zhang Juzheng looked awe-inspiring, at this time Zhang Juzheng hadn't fully grown up yet, facing this situation, he became nervous.

"Presumptuous!" Xu Jie yelled in a low voice: "You even made a false statement that Grandmaster Wang is superficial, do you still have any respect for the elderly?"

Luo Xin glanced at Xu Jie sarcastically, and then looked at Wang Jidao coldly: "Mr. Wang just said well, as long as you don't have the hatred of killing your father and taking your wife, for the sake of Ming, you should open your mind. This is also Luo Xin's idea .”

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