Urban Sims

Ten days later.

Yangzhou City, on the official road in the southeast direction.

A group of galloping riders looked panicked and were running away.

Behind the billowing dust and smoke raised by the horses' hoofs, a group of densely packed figures could be faintly seen. Among the figures, some voices could be heard: "Mr. Zihua, stay for a few days before leaving!", "Mr. Zihua, come to my house as a guest for a few days!", "Mr. Zihua, my family has a daughter who is seventeen years old. How about marrying the younger daughter and then leaving?", "Mr. Zihua, please don't leave..."

The group of people galloping in front seemed not to hear these words. Instead, they accelerated their speed and tried their best to leave these pursuers behind.

in a forest.

Seeing that all the "pursuers" behind them had disappeared, the group of riders stopped, dismounted and landed on the ground, letting their sweaty horses rest for a while.

"It was so dangerous. We were almost blocked by them just now." Classmate Zhang Yuan patted his chest and said with lingering fear.

"It is said that Yangzhou people are hospitable. When they meet a distinguished guest, they will use various means to keep the guest, and they will even give the guest a gift or marry his daughter. Now it seems that this statement is absolutely true!" Cui Shi'an! Wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.

Zhou Ming, whose breath was also a little messy, was still a little frightened at this moment.

The show two days ago was really too big, and the response was so enthusiastic that it almost caused a stir in myself.

In fact, his strategy was very simple: after arriving in Yangzhou, he stayed in the "Deyun Tower" and burned incense and bathed for five days without any visitors.

During these five days, he sent his classmates Zhang Yuan and Cui Shi'an out to participate in several high-class social activities in Yangzhou City, such as poetry gatherings, cocktail parties, banquets, etc., to prepare for the upcoming death of his "Mr. Zihua" On the stage, sufficient warm-up and preparation have been done.

Why do you say that?

Because these two classmates of Zhou Ming are not ordinary people.

Zhang Yuan, 24 years old, is of medium height, has good facial features, and is good at writing poetry, especially the five-character poems he wrote. Even Zhou Ming thinks that without the "Complete Collection of Tang Poems and Song Ci" in his mind as a reference, he can write original poems by himself. , definitely not as good as this talented classmate.

Cui Shi'an, 26 years old, tall and handsome, came from a poor family. Because of his good writing, he was admitted to Wenyuan Academy. The academy also exempted him from part of the tuition and miscellaneous fees. His articles are powerful and majestic, and he is the favorite of everyone in Wenyuan Academy. It is recognized that Cui Shi'an is the only person who can be compared with the "Qingzhou Academic Master" in the article. Zhou Ming also admits that except for the breadth of knowledge, Cui Shi'an is worse than himself, and his style and momentum are not much worse than himself.

Zhou Ming brought two talented classmates with him for this purpose. Only when geniuses and geniuses are together can they have common topics and learn from each other's strengths. Zhou Ming got a lot of inspiration from them, and their long-term mutual influence Under this, Zhang Yuan and Cui Shian naturally drew more nutrients from him.

Therefore, if Zhou Ming himself is the first-class celebrity in the world, these two classmates are definitely not only first-class, but also quasi-first-class and second-class celebrities. They can still hold on to some "small scenes".

Therefore, during the five days of burning incense and bathing, Zhou Ming's two classmates each gained a lot of fame and fans in Yangzhou City.

The role of these two classmates was just to warm up the publicity for his appearance. Therefore, when every high-class event was about to end, Zhang Yuan and Cui Shi'an both expressed humbly: "Zhang Yuan." Mr. Hua's talent and learning are ten times better than mine, but we are far inferior!"

The two even made a vivid metaphor: "There is only one stone in the world for talents and learning. We can get half a stone. Fan Yang and Lu Zhao's neighbors can get half a stone. The world can be divided into one stone. Mr. Zihua only gets eight stones!"

After the allusion about the talented man came out, people throughout Yangzhou had even more eager expectations for the already famous "Mr. Zihua", and the letters of greetings and requests for an audience piled up.

It wasn't until Mr. Zihua's classmate Lu Wencai stood up and announced that the "Taihu Poetry Festival" would be held on the banks of Taihu Lake, and Mr. Zihua would also come to the stage, the whole Yangzhou city was in a sensation, including Yangzhou wealthy businessmen, Yangzhou governor, and people from all walks of life. Literary figures, official figures, ladies and prostitutes almost all went to the "Taihu Poetry Festival" twenty miles west of the city, and saw "Mr. Zihua" whom they had admired for a long time - a young and handsome man in green and white clothes. The long sword is decorated with jade, every gesture, every gesture, and every glance looks like Mr. Zihua's divine appearance.

The story that happened next is the reason why everyone is running away in confusion today.

"Let's go to Guangling County. Guangling County is only more than 200 miles away from Yangzhou City. The Guanglingtian family and my Anpingtian family are two branches of the same blood. The Anpingtian family is the direct branch, and the Guanglingtian family is the common branch... However, in this order, Now that the Guanglingtian family has turned against them, it’s time to say hello to them, tell them to pay attention and correct this problem..."

After resting, Zhou Ming led everyone in the direction of Guangling City!

…

The Guanglingtian family is the land of Yangzhou, a giant family that has stood for five hundred years and has never declined!

Even in this prosperous age, the Guanglingtian family has a tendency to become more prosperous!

Sixty percent of the world's salt industry is in the hands of this family.

Eighty percent of the 80,000 people in Guangling City are from the Tian clan.

In the state of Yangzhou, there are countless industries, countless resources, countless high-ranking officials, retainers and former officials, all of whom are closely connected to this family.

Even the salt merchants in Yangzhou City who were as rich as gold and extremely extravagant were just minions attached to this family.

After all, how can a five-hundred-year-old man be treated lightly?

Therefore, although Zhou Ming came to Guangling City with the purpose of finding trouble, after entering the city, he still quietly sent someone to deliver a greeting card and visited the family in the name of the direct son of the Haipingtian clan and a relative of the Guanglingtian clan.

"Father, this Tian Zihua has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He was known as the top student in Qingzhou in Wenyuan Academy. Later he founded Zihua Bookstore. He has outstanding talents in articles, poems, novels and other fields. In the field of painting, He also created a school of comics and is known as the literary immortal of Haiping! In recent rumors, it is Tian Jian and Tian Zihua who is said to be "one of the most talented people in the world, and he has won eight buckets"! Unexpectedly, he is actually from our Tian family in Guangling I should call him my cousin, hahahaha! Father, I will let you receive this cousin!"

In the room, an adult man with a short mustache looked at the invitation on the table, his eyes sparkling with enthusiasm and a hint of admiration, and he said to the middle-aged man in front of him excitedly.

"Cheng'er, go ahead and treat me like a first-class distinguished guest."

The middle-aged man expressionlessly handed the greeting card to his eldest son Tian Cheng. After seeing his son holding the greeting card and excitedly walking out of the room, the middle-aged man's face suddenly turned cold and he snorted coldly: "You are so talented. Don’t worry about the strong wind flashing your tongue!”

As a distinguished guest, I stayed in the castle-like VIP room of the Tian family for three days. On the fourth day, as Zhou Ming expected, some of the young and energetic juniors of the Tian family in Guangling finally couldn't help but jump. When I came out, at a banquet, I asked Mr. Zihua by name to "ask for advice".

Zhou Ming is of course happy to accompany him, and he can offer poetry, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the Six Arts of a Gentleman, and even some side paths.

Zhou Ming even upped the ante and made a bet. At the banquet, in front of Tian Kuang, the head of the Tian family, he uttered wild words: "If I lose any game, from now on, I will quit the literary world and will never come back." You are deceiving the world and stealing your reputation in front of everyone! If I win, then should the ancestral tablets and genealogy of the Tian family be returned to the Haiping Tian family?"

Family, country, and family are the first in the world. The ancestral tablets and genealogy, like religious beliefs, are the most important things in this world. However, the Guanglingtian clan’s method of snatching the ancestral tablets and genealogy from the Haipingtian clan is not bright. Fifty years ago, it was Tian Yin, the head of the Tian clan in Guangling, who personally rushed to Qingzhou with 3,000 elite soldiers. In the name of "borrowing the ancestral tablet to look at the genealogy, it will be returned after one year", and fraudulently extorted hard money. What was taken away was extremely despicable.

Because this incident happened not so long ago, although the younger generation of the Guangling Tian family had no memory of it, or did not know it happened and were in an uproar, the middle-aged and older generation still knew about it. Clearly, very clearly.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Ming said this, the head of the family, Tian Kuang, who was already somewhat hostile to his arrival, or perhaps a little guilty, did not dare to pick up on this, nor did he dare to agree to this bet.

However, when he saw that the talented and knowledgeable juniors in the family were all angered by his arrogance and stood up to challenge this "Mr. Zihua" one by one, the head of the family, Tian Kuang, had no choice but to kill the most outstanding member of the family after the banquet. A dozen of his younger brothers were picked out, ready to suppress the arrogance of the legitimate son of the Haipingda family!

Tian Kuang murmured: "Think of our Guangling Tian family. There are countless young talents, and there are many people with extraordinary talents and outstanding talents! Will An be afraid of you, a brat? Boy, this time, you will not only flash your tongue!" From now on, I have to retire from the literary world and become the retired Tian family man!"

Tian Kuang is full of confidence!

Three days later, the sky was clear and clear, and it was on the outskirts of Guangling City, a place where picnic parties are often held!

A talent and learning competition is being held grandly!

Haiping Wenxian Tian Zihua VS the eighteen best young talents of the Guangling Tian family.

A hugely disparate competition with more versus less, home versus away, 3,000 home supporters versus a dozen away supporters, has officially begun!

However, as soon as the competition began, the performance of the eighteen most outstanding young talents from the Guanglingtian family was astonishing and caused an uproar.

Tian Qian, a master of poetry, wrote a seven-character quatrain that could be sung through the ages, which attracted a round of applause from the audience. But then, he was shocked by a seven-character poem that was even more brilliant, and he felt ashamed and felt inferior. .

Tian Ming is an enabler and a good writer. He once wrote an article "Yangzhou Fu", which triggered the phenomenon of "Yangzhou paper is expensive" in Yangzhou city. He should not miss it again, right? Sorry, although the article he wrote today can be regarded as a first-class masterpiece, compared with "Ode to Paradise on Earth" written by Tian Zihua and regarded as the best poem in history, the diction, antithesis, charm and other aspects are not as good as before. They are all inferior. After watching this poem, no one in the room dared to say without conscience: Tian Ming's poem is better than this "Essay on Heaven on Earth" which may cause "paper is expensive in the world".

Tian Qi, a young Go genius, the most powerful national Go player in Yangzhou, had all been defeated by him, but in today's Go event, he lost after only 120 moves.

Tian Shu, a mathematical genius, was brutally beaten.

There were also competitions in policy theory, painting, calligraphy, swordsmanship, archery, etc., all of which were brutally abused by Tian Zihua.

After competing in seventeen events in a row, the Guanglingtian family's talents were defeated in every game.

A mood of pessimism, frustration, despair and powerlessness enveloped the hearts of the young talents of the Tian family and more than 3,000 supporters.

Looking at the elegant and confident Tian Zihua on the stage, everyone had a question in their minds: Is there really anyone in this world who can be so evil?

"Don't be afraid, we still have Sister Fuxiang! Sister Fuxiang's piano skills are unparalleled in the world. Even her mentor Mr. Ji Kang said that there will be no other person in the world whose piano skills can surpass Sister Fuxiang. We will not lose." , we still have hope!"

A deafening voice came from the crowd.

Everyone in the Tian family was shocked!

"Yes, we still have Sister Fuxiang, how could we lose?"

"I've heard sister Fuxiang's piano music, and I stood there for a long time. I thought to myself: There's a piano sound that's better than this in the world. It's impossible to hear it anywhere else, right?"

"I heard that a cow did not eat grass for three days and three nights after hearing the music played by Sister Fuxiang, and almost starved to death; and that the birds in the sky stopped vibrating their feathers after hearing the music played by Sister Fuxiang. Wings, fell to the ground and died... In order not to cause killing in vain, I heard that Sister Fuxiang would only dare to play a song in a place where there is no life."

"I'm sure to win this round! That Haiping Wenxian Tian Zihua, whose musical attainments are unknown, will definitely lose when he meets our Sister Fuxiang!"

"If Tian Zihua can win this, I am willing to put my head before you!"

The people of the Tian clan seemed to have been injected with a shot of confidence in themselves.

Amid the heated discussions among the crowd, a woman wearing a white dress, with skin like ice and snow, and a temperament like a fairy from the outside world, held in her arms a strange musical instrument that was dark in color, simple in shape, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Ting stepped onto the stage and stood opposite Zhou Ming.

The air around him seemed to be windless, and Zhou Ming felt a strong pressure from the woman holding the piano.

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