Chapter 14: Xu Shi's shortcomings (Part 2)

  As for Yan's calligraphy, the praise from the county magistrate of Yanshi is somewhat excessive.

  Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy originally created a brand new style of calligraphy. It was just placed on Zheng Yanqing's body...

  He is nothing but a plagiarist of ancient wisdom, and it would not be an exaggeration to call him a great thief of all time.

  Yan Shi is boiling!

  The name of Goose Boy has been renowned in a short period of time, enjoying fame throughout the north and south. Yet, strangely enough, no one knows who this Goose Boy actually is?

  Zheng Yanqing and others arrived outside Luoyang City in the late afternoon.

  Zhang Zhongjian and Du Ruhui bid farewell to Yan Qing with tears, while Sun Simiao stayed in Luoyang temporarily to teach Zheng the guiding technique.

  Zheng Renji was still in Chang'an because Cui's daughter had given birth before the New Year and he couldn't help but postpone his trip.

  He just sent someone to his old residence in Luoyang and told Zheng Shi'an to tidy up the house first. After all, this mansion in Luoyang had been idle for a long time and needed to be properly cleaned up. At the same time, Zheng Renji also informed Zheng Shi'an to take care of the Zheng family's fields and farms in Luoyang. The dragon was about to raise its head, spring plowing was imminent, and it was time to revive everything.

  The Zheng family has a lot of property in Luoyang, along the banks of the Luo River, almost an entire street is under the name of the Zheng family.

  Outside Luoyang City, there are still thousands of hectares of good fields, and the affairs are extremely complicated.

  After arriving in Luoyang, Zheng Shi'an immediately became busy. He also bore the responsibility of smoothing out relationships for Zheng Renji, so he visited the prominent families of Luoyang and didn't dare to slack off for a moment. Of course, with his identity as Zheng Shi'an, it was impossible for him to meet those big shots. Fortunately, his main task was to smooth out various relationships, which only required him to interact with the officials in charge of each prefecture. He sent gifts and paid respects, making the prominent families of Luoyang aware that the Zheng family had come to Luoyang by imperial decree to develop their business, and asking them to take care of any future matters.

  That's enough!

  After all, big shots can't be bothered with trivial matters.

  In the future, those who will really have a way out are still the managers in the government. These people are all local snakes, and if they handle their relationships well, they can avoid a lot of trouble. If Zheng Renji were to handle such things, it would indeed be troublesome.

  Zheng Shi'an was well aware of the thoughts of the people in the city, and as a manager, he found it much easier to talk about things.

  But he was so busy that he couldn't take care of Zheng Yanqing and Xu Shimou...

  After a night at the Shouyang Wine House, Xu Shiyan's arrogant mentality vanished into thin air. He had thought he was exceptional, but it turned out someone was even more outstanding than him. Although Yan Qing was younger than him, Xu Shiyan deeply admired him. If initially he still felt jealous of Yan Qing for gaining Sun Simiao's favor, now all that had dissipated.

  "Yan Qing, tell me about the story of Changshan Slope."

  The sun was shining brightly, Xu Shiyan and Zheng Yance were sitting by the pond in the backyard, looking at Zheng Yance with a thirsty expression.

  It's one thing to make Xu Shiyou submit, but it's another thing to make him listen to you.

  After all, Xu Shiyou was a commoner by birth, much better than Zheng Yanqing. Moreover, his family was wealthy and had been friends with the Zhengs for generations, and he was also several years older than Zheng Yanqing, so it wasn't easy to get Xu Shiyou to listen to him. Zheng Yanqing thought for a long time before finally coming up with an idea. One day after practicing martial arts, he pulled Xu Shiyou aside and began telling the story of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

  The dry "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is undoubtedly a burden for Xu Shiyou.

  But if this were turned into a story, the effect would be earth-shaking. The golden armor and iron horses of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are enough to make every young man's blood boil with excitement. Not to mention those cloud-like brave generals and wise strategists, who have an irresistible charm for the future military god of the early Tang Dynasty. Just one scene of the Peach Garden Oath was enough to turn Xu Shiyou into a die-hard fan of Yan Qing.

  Yan Qingri followed Sun Simiao during the day to learn about guiding techniques and Wuqinxi, and told stories to Xu Shouzhen at night.

  He certainly can't recite the entire Three Kingdoms from memory, but some of the plots in it are enough to make Xu Shiyou infatuated.

  Sun Simiao stayed in Luoyang for ten days and taught Yanqing the art of guidance and self-defense before leaving Luoyang.

  In Sun Simiao's words, he went to Emei this time to seek the Tao.

  He had made an appointment with his friend and lingered in Luoyang for ten days, missing the journey. So he must set off as soon as possible to avoid losing his promise. Sun Simiao's words were very determined, Zheng Yanqing tried hard to persuade him, but couldn't change his mind.

  Helpless, he had no choice but to see Sun Simiao off.

  As soon as Sun Simiao left, Zheng Yance was free. Xu Shiyan naturally wouldn't let go of the opportunity and pestered Zheng Yance to tell stories about The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

  Loyal and righteous Guan Yu, the unmatched martial artist Zhao Yun; the wise and resourceful Zhuge Liang, and the great hero Cao Mengde.

  A song of Xijiang Moon, passed down for thousands of years.

  The attraction to Xu Shiyou was undoubtedly fatal.

  Zheng Yanqing smiled and said: "Xu brother, I've told the story of Changshan Slope several times already. How about we change to a different story today?"

  Xu Shiyou's face showed a hint of regret, but his eyes immediately sparkled with excitement. "If not the Battle of Changban Slope, then what?"

  "Today, let's talk about the story of Walking into Macau."

  "Go to Macau?"

  Zheng Yanqing nodded repeatedly, his eyes curved into a smile, with an endless hint of temptation, saying: "It's Guan Er Ye's story!"

  "Guan Yu's story?"

  Xu Shiyou suddenly gained spirit. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he liked Guan Gong and Zhao Zilong the most. As soon as Zheng Yance heard that he was going to talk about Guan Er Ye, there was no reason not to be willing. He hurriedly sat down beside him, looking at Yance with a hopeful face.

  "As it is said..."

  Zheng Yanqing wore a storyteller's expression and began telling the story of Walking into the City.

  He wanted to tell this story because he found that Xu Shiyou had a kind of inexplicable pride and arrogance in his bones. The historical records about Xu Shiyou said that he had the demeanor of a politician, knew how to advance and retreat, and understood the greater good.

  But so far, Xu Shiyou has not reached the height of the early Tang military god.

  Maybe in the future he will change because of something.

  Ke Zhengyan Qing hopes that Xu Shiyou can change his pride and arrogance earlier, which is more beneficial for his development.

  "Is Guan Er Yei really dead just like this?"

  Xu Shiyou listened to the story and looked stunned, with a somewhat dissatisfied tone in his words.

  "In fact, the outcome of Er Ye was already predetermined from the beginning... Xu Da Ge, do you still remember the story of Du Xi River I told you before? Do you recall when Zhuge Liang asked Er Ye, if Cao Cao and Sun Quan were to attack Jingzhou at the same time, what would he do?"

  "Let me think, let me think..."

  He said: Some troops were divided and refused to obey him.

  Actually, from the very beginning, the Second Master looked down on Sun Quan and didn't even consider him an ally. But in reality, what qualifications did he have to look down on Sun Zhongmou? What Sun Quan said was that he had inherited his father's and brother's legacy, but he could stand alongside Shu and Wei as equals, which already showed his ability. Even Cao Cao said: "Having a son should be like having Sun Zhongmou", can the Second Master compare to Cao Cao?"

  Xu Shiyou fell into deep thought after hearing this.

  After a long time, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zheng Yanqing.

  "Thank you, Yan Qing, for today's story. Xu Shiyan will remember it in her heart."

  "Do not underestimate the heroes of the world. If I achieve something in the future, it will all be thanks to your teachings today."

  Zheng Yanqing heard this and revealed a brilliant smile.

  Whether Xu Shiyou can remember or not, he knows that Xu Shiyou will be affected by this story today.

  Maybe he will take fewer detours; maybe his future achievements will be even more brilliant.

  As for Yan Qing, if it's really like this, then he won't have wasted his saliva.

  "Alright, let's stop here for today. Grandpa is going to take me to Tianzhuang for an inspection later, do you want to come along?"

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