The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold; Shen Lian left and never returned.
Yan Shifan seemed to be unable to save face after this incident. He left the banquet with a fat face full of shame and anger, saying that he was going to the backyard to change clothes. Then the whole banquet was in an uproar, and there were voices condemning Shen Lian everywhere, as if Shen Lian's behavior just now was so unforgivable. The funny thing was that they all forgot that Yan Shifan had just done the same thing as Shen Lian.
While applauding Shen Lian's justice and courage, Zhu Ping'an was also worried about Shen Lian, because Yan Song and his son were at the peak of their powers. In history, Shen Lian was harmed by Yan Song and his son, and this was probably the beginning of their feud.
Perhaps, this is the courage I lack. However, I cannot do this...
The egg hitting the stone, such an outcome is unwise! Sometimes, it is easy to look up but difficult to look down.
Faced with the delicious food, Zhu Ping'an also felt bored and couldn't eat. Although he poured most of the wine into his sleeves when drinking the big bottle of wine just now, he still drank some. At this moment, under this mood, the alcohol slowly brewed, a blush gradually climbed up his face, and a little drunkenness surged into his heart.
When Zhu Ping'an was a little drunk, he suddenly saw a huge wine jar appeared in front of him, filled with wine. At the other end of the jar was the malicious Luo Longwen, who had come to him at some point.
"Come on, come on, number one scholar, let me toast you a glass." Luo Longwen held up a small wine glass and handed the wine bottle, which was the size of two teacups, to Zhu Ping'an, with a smile on his face, like a weasel wishing a happy new year to a chicken.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Luo Longwen held a small wine glass in his hand, but filled the large wine jug with wine and handed it to Zhu Ping'an, wanting to drink a glass of wine with Zhu Ping'an.
However, a small wine glass and a large wine bottle are obviously bullying.
Many people around also turned their eyes and watched this scene with a smile. Haha, the popular person around the young cabinet minister is going to bully people again, interesting, the young champion can't drink. Now he is blushing, but I don't know if the young champion will go crazy after drinking.
Looking at Luo Longwen, who had an ill-intentioned face and a thick smile, Zhu Ping'an was speechless.
Why does this guy laugh so funny
You're giving me a small cup, and I'm giving you a big wine bottle. Do you think I'm stupid, or do you think I, Zhu Ping'an, am a soft persimmon that can be bullied by anyone? !
Although I don't have the courage of Shen Lian, I, Zhu Ping'an, am not a weakling who will let others ride on my neck and pee and shit on me. Water that is low becomes the sea, and a person that is low becomes the king. My purpose of being low-key is not to indulge you in peeing and shitting.
"A little impatience will ruin a great plan" means that in order to achieve great things, one must be able to tolerate small things. But it does not mean to be tolerant all the time. If you are tolerant all the time, that would be cowardly and you would be looked down upon by others, which would make the other party more arrogant and even lead to more people bullying you.
If you were Yan Shifan, for the sake of my future ambitions, I would learn from Gou Jian and tolerate you.
But you, Luo Longwen, are just a dog under Yan Shifan's feet. It's useless to tolerate you. It will only make you more rampant. What's more, Luo Longwen obviously bit me the first time he saw me. Tolerating him will not turn enemies into friends. He will only use it as a capital for his shamelessness.
If Luo Longwen was just joking with good intentions, or was occasionally overdoing things, Zhu Ping'an could tolerate it. Tolerating it can also show one's tolerance and self-restraint.
However, Luo Longwen's behavior is obviously consistent, bullying and insulting. Tolerating him is a sign of cowardice and incompetence.
Zhu Pingan glanced at the amused eyes of the people around him and understood clearly that this toast was not an ordinary toast, but a test of integrity and character. If he could not do well, his status as the top scholar would be useless. In the future, he would be seen as a coward and useless person in the eyes of the people. In the future, whether in the court or in the local government, he would probably find it difficult to gain a foothold.
Look at Luo Longwen again, uh, this guy's smile is too obscene. If he smiles so obscenely, his soul must be obscene too!
For my future image.
Also to save the wretched soul of Luo Longwen.
I must let him know what respect means.
So, under Luo Longwen's malicious smile and the amused gazes of everyone, Zhu Ping'an burped, with a hint of drunkenness on his face, and turned his gaze to Luo Longwen.
"Drinking, of course." Zhu Ping'an stood up and smiled drunkenly.
Hearing this, Luo Longwen laughed, and the onlookers shook their heads and looked at Zhu Ping'an with a little contempt.
Zhang Juzheng, who had been watching this scene with great interest, couldn't help but pull the corner of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile, then lowered his head and took a bite of venison and put it on his plate. In his heart, he drew a cross for Zhu Ping'an, chasing the deer, chasing the deer, this brat is not worth plotting with!
However, before Luo Longwen's smile could fully bloom and the onlookers had only shaken halfway, they heard Zhu Ping'an speak again.
"Drinking is fine. However, before drinking, I have a question I would like to ask Lord Luo." Zhu Ping'an continued calmly.
"You say." Luo Longwen didn't care.
"May I ask, Lord Luo, are you willing to be a gentleman or a villain?" Zhu Ping'an asked Luo Longwen with a slight curl of his lips.
What kind of question is this? Isn't this nonsense? No one can answer this question and be a mean person. I thought he suddenly asked this question because he had thought of a powerful response, but I was disappointed. It was just a delay without any effect. It could only delay one or two sentences. It was time to drink. Everyone looked at Zhu Ping'an and shook their heads again.
"Of course I'm willing to be a gentleman." Luo Longwen replied with a sneer. Isn't this a problem at all? It's meaningless.
"Oh, a gentleman. Lord Luo must have heard the saying that a gentleman's friendship is as pure as water. Lord Luo is a gentleman, so how could Ping An embarrass Lord Luo? Ping An will offer a glass of tea to Lord Luo instead of wine."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly as he spoke, reached out and picked up a teacup from the table, held the cup in both hands and bowed to Luo Longwen.
Luo Longwen looked at the teacup Zhu Ping'an picked up and was stunned.
The people around who were focusing on this couldn't help but chuckle when they saw this; it turned out that this was the number one scholar's idea.
Zhang Juzheng put the venison that he had put halfway into his mouth back onto his plate and turned his gaze to the young man holding the teacup again.
Luo Longwen was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile, "However, in order to have a drink with the number one scholar, I'll be a bit of a villain, so what."
As he spoke, Luo Longwen handed the large wine jar to Zhu Ping'an again.
"Oh, I don't drink with villains."
After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, he sat down with a slight smile on his lips and started eating again. It seemed that he had an appetite again.
I don't drink with villains!
This sentence almost choked Luo Longwen, but looking at Zhu Ping'an, Luo Longwen could do nothing. He had already made a fuss when toasting with large and small wine glasses, and just now he was brought into trouble again by Zhu Ping'an's question.
I have a low alcohol tolerance. If I get drunk and do something inappropriate, please criticize me, seniors, and Lord Yan will protect me!
Now that I think about it, what this guy said before was probably a thorough preparation for a situation like this! (To be continued.)