"Then tonight's matter, didn't you go and ask that Liu Yiyi? She didn't tell you why she quit the race? Does she hide it from you? Liu Sheng said angrily.

Shen Fang sighed: "What do you ask? She only said that her skills were inferior to others, and she refused to accept this oiran in vain, what can I say? ”

Liu Sheng sneered: "Speaking of which, it's still your problem. You can't control a girl in a green house, so why let this family come to the competition? This is good, it will give you a good look on the spot. Didn't you say that you have a good relationship with this Liu Yiyi? How? Governor Shen is too pitiful and cherishes jade on weekdays, so he let this prostitute. The woman has a temper and doesn't care about your Shen Governor's face? It's really sad. ”

Shen Fang was ashamed and annoyed, blowing his beard and shouting, "Lord Liu, don't talk nonsense." I'm not like you, I'm very savage. Under my rule, everything in Jiangning Mansion can be discussed. Even if it is a common person, it cannot be bullied as an official. I'm not going to force them to do anything. Liu Yiyi is the leader of my Jiangning flower industry, and Fengyuelou's participation in the competition is expected, but it is not a forced decision by me. Besides, who knew this would happen? ”

Liu Sheng sneered: "You call yourself both a bitch and a memorial arch, which is good." Don't you just want a good name? But what now? Laughed to death. ”

Shen Fang sneered at each other: "Lord Liu, you don't patronize the number of officials, your Yangzhou two families are the last to enter the extra game, so what?" Hasn't he been served a pot yet? Only Lin Jue alone let the people you invited all lose, and the most humiliating thing is your Yangzhou Mansion. ”

Liu Sheng said angrily: "Shen Fang, are you blaming me?" If there is no previous Fengyue Lou who abandoned the Oiran for no reason, how can there be a follow-up matter? If you want to blame it, you Jiangning Mansion is. ”

Shen Fang opened his mouth to refute again, but suddenly heard someone slap the table heavily, and the whole candle flame shook several times. Only then did Shen Fang and Liu Sheng realize that there was still a person sitting next to them, and the two of them were so noisy that they almost forgot about him.

"My lord, do you blame each other here when things fail? I don't see yourselves blaming yourselves, but you are blaming others. This is what my Da Zhou officials are best at, and the two of them are the best at it. Wu Chunlai raised his handsome eyebrows and said sarcastically in a cold voice.

"Lord Wu, please forgive me for the gaffe. It's just that Yu Yu is here, and he is unwilling in his heart. It's not that they blame each other. You say, is it wrong tonight? Hey, it took so much effort to win. Shen Fang hurriedly bowed his hand.

Wu Chunlai waved his hand lightly and said, "It's just an Oiran competition, what is it?" What if you win? What if you lose? I, the one who sold face for you and asked someone to help you, didn't complain, but you complained yourself. What if Hangzhou got this oiran? You've just lost some face, will you lose your head and lose your office? ”

"I can't say that, because we are bound to win this time, and we have invited so many people, but we still failed, that I feel unacceptable. It's not that we feel uncomfortable, but we feel ashamed of Lord Wu and even ...... Lu Xiang. Liu Shengdao.

Wu Chunlai smiled slightly: "Lu Xiang? Do you think Lu Xiang cares about these trivial matters? How many big things does Lu Xiang have to deal with in a day, and who will care who gets the Oiran in the southeast? You're thinking too highly of it. Of course, your mood is understandable, and it's okay for you to want to compete with Yan Zhengsu. It's a shame to lose. But if you lose, you lose, and if you can't afford to lose, you can't afford to lose. No matter what means people use, they always win. Besides, we may not be innocent, so what qualifications do we have to accuse others? ”

Shen Fang and Liu Sheng glanced at each other, their faces embarrassed. Wu Chun was telling the truth, with the help of Lu Xiang and Wu Chun in advance, they had already invited many talented people. Lu Xiang helped, and even the musicians in the palace were invited. He also used some tricks to coerce and lure the people who helped the fists of Qunfang Pavilion and Wanhualou, so that the two participating Qinglou in Hangzhou had almost no help. If you still lose in this case, who is to blame?

And what they didn't know was that they had received more help than that, and they didn't know about Lu Zhongtian's hint that Yuan Xiandao was making a fuss about judging. Otherwise, their frustration will be even stronger.

"What Lord Wu said is very true, we have made full preparations but still lost, how can we blame others? To tell the truth, that Lin Jue was really surprising, and he didn't know where such a person came out, which made people completely confused. Shen Fang frowned.

"That is, when the last song came out, I almost fainted. How could this kid write such good words? It's just puzzling. Gotta find out if someone is behind his back to help him. Liu Sheng also said.

Wu Chunlai nodded and said: "Yes, check it out, my little junior brother really makes people feel strange, and suddenly it came out of nowhere, and the whole world knows about it." In fact, after the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, the official heard about him. Last year, this person helped Hangzhou Wangyue Tower, and single-handedly sent the little-known Wangyue Tower to the position of Oiran, defeating this year's Qunfang Pavilion and Wanhualou. At that time, Yuan Xiandao returned to the capital and brought back one of his lyrics of "Fixing the Storm", which was also a peerless poem. It was only later in the literary world that he learned that he was only an eighteen-year-old boy, and that song was written with open-mindedness and sophistication, which was really inconsistent with his age, which caused a wave of suspicion. Because of this, many people think that he plagiarized other people's works, so he failed to make him famous in the capital. ”

Shen Fang nodded and said: "That's true, my Jiangning Mansion and a famous person also think so, that poem definitely doesn't look like it came from the hand of an eighteen-year-old boy." Everyone also agreed at the time that someone was behind him to help him become famous. The more unanimous opinion is that it was made by his teacher Fang Dunru. Fang Dunru wanted his students to make a name for themselves, so he secretly helped him. ”

Hearing Shen Fang mention Fang Dunru's name, Wu Chunlai's face froze slightly, and then he immediately returned to his senses, shook his head and said, "That's impossible, Fang ...... Dunru is by no means that kind of person, he will not make a name for himself as a disciple. However, the meaning of that poem does seem to be written by Fang Dunru. The interesting thing about the matter is not whether this poem was written by Lin Jue, but that this young man actually helped Mochizuki Tower win the Oiran, which is the interesting part. The two adults must know that Hangzhou Qunfang Pavilion and Wanhualou are actually whose industries, right? ”

"Of course, it's no secret. That was the property of the Liang Palace. Liang Wangye was afraid of gossip, so he deliberately handed it over to others to operate on his behalf, but this was just covering his ears and stealing the bell. Liu Shengdao.

"It's also speechless to say, but the dignified Liang Wangfu wants to open a green building industry, which is really detrimental to the royal prestige. I don't know what Lord Liang thinks, it's really inexplicable. Shen Fangshu said in a low voice.

Wu Chunlai sneered: "What else can you think? It's nothing more than collecting money. Hangzhou is the first capital in the southeast, the place that people all over the world yearn for, and the flower world is also famous in the sea. This is the most lucrative business, and it can be said to be a million profits. I heard that the Liang Wangfu is rich and rivals the country, and the money is hundreds of millions. Last year, on the Queen Mother's birthday, the two gifts sent by the Liang Mansion were worth 780,000 taels. Of course, I'm also hearsay, so you don't have to take it seriously, you don't have to spread it. ”

Shen Fang and Liu Sheng's mouths were already open enough to stuff a fist. A gift is seven or eight hundred thousand taels, which shows how rich Liang Wangfu is. I'm afraid it's not just a business of opening two green buildings, but I don't know how many industries have been opened behind the scenes.

Wu Chunlai continued: "At that time, Lin Jue actually helped someone to take the Oiran, and I felt that Liang Wangfu was afraid that he would not be able to spare this person. But the strange thing is how this person later changed and became a guest of the palace. Later, he also offered a plan to suppress bandits, assisted the officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits who had been entrenched on Peach Blossom Island for so many years, and also received a commendation from the saints, at this time, I really felt that this person was unusual. But to be honest, I still think he just has some luck and courage. This time in the Oiran Contest, seeing with my own eyes what he did, that beautiful scene, and the two later poems, I realized that I still despised him too much. If I had known this, I should have won him over. No wonder King Liang was solemn and solemn, they were not panicked, they looked like they were in a good position, they should know this Lin Jue's ability better than us. ”

Shen Fang and Liu Sheng nodded slowly, but they also understood that it was useless to say these things at this time. Even if the time was rewind a few days, they would not have thought that this Lin Jue was the key to winning the Oiran Tournament at all, because they didn't realize it at all.

"Lord Wu, what should we do next?" Liu Sheng asked.

Wu Chunlai smiled: "What to do? Could it be that the two of them still don't give up? The result has been decided, and this time the two of them have returned home. Won't the two of you return early tomorrow morning? Do you still want to ask for an explanation here? ”

Liu Sheng said embarrassedly: "My lord said that he was joking, we wouldn't do this." So tomorrow we will be gone. Mr. Wu, are you going with us? ”

Wu Chunlai shook his head and said: "This official is here on business, and he wants to inspect the people in Jiangnan, so he is not busy leaving." This Oiran Contest is just a coincidence, and it is not the purpose of the official to come here. ”

Liu Sheng and Shen Fang glanced at each other, as if they had doubts in their hearts.

Wu Chunlai got up and arched his hand and said: "Two adults, it's time to go back and rest, tomorrow morning, the two of you will be liberated, forgive me for not being able to send it." ”

Shen Fang clenched his fists and arched his hands, but Liu Sheng wanted to speak and stopped.

Wu Chunlai smiled: "What? Anything else to say? ”

Liu Sheng mustered up his courage and leaned forward in a low voice and asked, "My lord, I have something I want to ask Master Shen for." I don't know if it's abrupt. ”

Wu Chunlai smiled and said, "Whatever the two adults want to ask, just ask." I may not be able to give them a satisfactory answer, because I don't know if they know their questions. ”

Liu Sheng said with a smile: "Thank you, sir, that's the case, Lord Shen and I heard the rumors that Yan Zhengsu would be transferred to the capital soon, and I heard that he was going to enter the political hall to worship as the deputy minister, I don't know if this matter is true or not." ”

Wu Chunlai frowned and stared at the two in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "The two of you are very well-informed, this kind of thing is just a rumor, but the two of you are chasing the wind and catching the shadows." So what? Isn't it? ”