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"Fengsu Tong" says: "The horses of the officials are fat, and the onlookers are pleased, and the riders are pleased with their words, so they keep riding until they die." ← Baidu search → x book? Yue ぁ house During the May Fourth Movement, Mr. Cai Yuanpei quoted this allusion in his resignation notice on May 9, with the original words: "I am tired, 'the one who killed your horse is a kid on the roadside'".
To put it simply, the people who kill your horse are those who applaud your horse, which is also called "killing with flattery."
Yan Shifan was praising himself on the surface, but in reality he was flattering himself. Without Yan Shifan's praise, Luo Longwen's accusations would have been dry and overshadowed. Zhu Ping'an was well aware of this.
Yan Shifan, Luo Longwen and others sang the same tune, which was clearly a warning to himself!
Can Huiyuan not be punctual? Of course not! Then why are you not punctual, Zhu Pingan? Is it because of your bad character or your bad character? ! From the small to the big, as Huiyuan but not punctual, a person without integrity is not worthy of the title of Huiyuan, then are you Zhu Pingan still worthy of the title of Huiyuan
Listening to Luo Longwen's sinister accusations, Zhu Ping'an pulled out a smile, interesting, it really is a good banquet for five people.
The invitation I received clearly stated: "Today we will drink and party, gathering at 9:00 am and dispersing at 2:00 pm, and we will not stay overnight." When people in the Jin Dynasty talked about idleness, they often waved the tail of a whisk to help them talk. The invitation simply means, "Today, we will drink and party, starting at 9:00 or 10:00 am, and then at 6:00 or 7:00 pm, and we will not stay overnight."
It was almost ten o'clock when I received the invitation, and the banquet had probably already started. Although I came here on a Shamatte dark horse as soon as I received the invitation, I was destined to be late as soon as I received the invitation.
No matter what the reason is, being late is already a fait accompli, so it depends on how you deal with it.
Everyone at the banquet turned their eyes to Zhu Ping'an, wanting to see how Zhu Ping'an would respond.
"Peace is late, I will drink three cups as punishment."
Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Ping'an bowed and apologized, then walked straight to the corner of the banquet, took a wine glass from the tray carried by the maidservant, and filled a glass with wine from the wine stream flowing in the winding stream. Then he drank it all in one gulp, and punished himself with three glasses of wine in one breath.
If you speak truthfully, on the one hand, others will think that you are making excuses and that you know you are wrong but refuse to correct it; on the other hand, speaking truthfully is a clear accusation against Yan Shifan. He just praised you, but now you turn around and blame him. People despise people the most for repaying kindness with enmity.
If you say the roads are too congested, forget it. This is not modern times!
In fact, no matter what, the other party must have other countermeasures to achieve their goals. After all, they are waiting for the opportunity and must have been prepared long ago.
Therefore, it is better to accept this dirty water readily.
Zhu Ping'an's response was beyond the expectations of Luo Longwen and others. He had prepared a lot of excuses, but who knew that Zhu Ping'an would "admit" it so readily. This made Luo Longwen feel like he was hitting cotton with an iron fist.
There is no greater humiliation than having no shame; there is no greater shame than being able to correct one's mistakes.
Others were quite satisfied with Zhu Ping'an's straightforward admission of his mistakes, and some people could guess the truth, so they appreciated Zhu Ping'an's reaction.
"Ping An has just arrived in the capital and is unfamiliar with the roads. He has taken many detours, so he is late. I hope you can forgive me. You are like the brilliance of the bright moon, while Ping An is just a bright fire. How can a bright fire compete with the sun and the moon? Ping An cannot even look up to you, so how dare he look down on you."
After drinking three cups as punishment, Zhu Ping'an bowed to everyone again and explained calmly.
"Humph, Hui Yuanlang is quite eloquent..."
Hearing this, Luo Longwen sneered and said sarcastically, implying that Zhu Ping'an was talking nonsense and confusing right and wrong.
"Han Zhang, forget it. Zihou is not an ordinary person, how could he break his promise to us? I think it is probably the servants in the mansion who were sneaky and sent the invitation late. I will settle the accounts with them after the banquet. Zihou, come and take your seat."
Yan Shifan pressed his hand down towards Luo Longwen, putting aside the fact that Zhu Ping'an was late, and then looked at Zhu Ping'an again, smiling with his fat face, and waved his hand to signal Zhu Ping'an to take his seat.
"Brother Donglou is magnanimous. We are not as magnanimous as him." Luo Longwen naturally followed Yan Shifan's lead and no longer pursued the matter of Zhu Ping'an's lateness. He took the opportunity to flatter Yan Shifan again.
"Thank you, Lord Yan." Zhu Ping'an pretended to be grateful and thanked him, then sat down in the corner of the banquet.
If I hadn't known what kind of person Yan Shifan was in history, I would have been really moved by his words today and cried and asked the rich man to be our friend. But I already had a deep understanding of Yan Shifan from history books, and the director of today's show of force was probably Yan Shifan. Of course, I still had to pretend to be grateful.
Yan Shifan looked at Zhu Ping'an's grateful expression and smiled with satisfaction. The fourteen-year-old Huiyuan was smart, but he still lacked experience.
The atmosphere at the banquet became lively again. Zhu Ping'an sat in the corner and quietly watched everyone at the banquet. The people at the banquet were roughly divided into three groups. The largest group was the Yan Party, which loyally supported Yan Shifan. The smallest group consisted of only a few people, but when they gathered together, they were vaguely hostile to Yan Shifan. The other group was the neutral faction, which had about seven or eight people.
Sitting at the banquet, Zhu Ping'an got a deeper and more intuitive understanding of Yan Shifan. This fat man was very arrogant and acted as if no one was around, but he was really good at talking and enjoyed chatting.
Sitting next to Yan Shifan was Comrade Ouyang, the second place winner of this joint examination. Yan Shifan had just introduced Comrade Ouyang to quite a few people. Comrade Ouyang had the typical tall, rich and handsome look, and his literary talent was also quite good.
At the banquet, everyone played poetry and drinking games. Comrade Ouyang had never lost and frequently came up with beautiful lines, which drew praise from everyone and made everyone praise Comrade Ouyang endlessly.
Zhu Ping'an performed mediocrely at the banquet and deliberately lost twice in a game of drinking games. Even when he won at other times, his poems were mediocre. He was totally unlike Comrade Ouyang who stole the limelight and was completely overshadowed by him.
In fact, it’s not that Zhu Ping’an doesn’t want to perform well, but that he can’t perform well. Through observation, Zhu Ping’an has a clear understanding of this banquet. The theme of this banquet can be summarized as suppressing Zhu and promoting Ouyang.
Moreover, at the banquet, many people came to toast Zhu Ping'an under the pretext of congratulating him on winning the first place in the imperial examination. Zhu Ping'an drank quite a lot and his head began to feel dizzy. Even if he really wanted to do well, it would not be easy.
This is probably a preparation for Comrade Ouyang's palace examination. Comrade Ouyang will use himself as a stepping stone to help him gain fame.
It can be seen from the fact that Comrade Ouyang lives in Yan's house that Comrade Ouyang is a relative of Yan Shifan, and a very close one. He must have other interests in private, so it is only natural for Yan Shifan to help Comrade Ouyang.
At this banquet, I was destined to be a supporting role. From the moment I received the invitation, I was destined to become a stepping stone for Comrade Ouyang. (To be continued.)