After catching a speedboat and rushing to Yangzhou, Li Chengfeng finally arrived at the shore of Yangzhou five days later.

Along the way, there are blooming flowers on both sides of the river. There are as many flower boats for tourists to enjoy as there are crucian carp crossing the river, and the sound of silk pipe music is endless.

At night, various lanterns reflect the beautiful scenery on the river, and the endless stream of tourists on the shore looks like flowing water in the river.

Li Chengfeng, who was practicing his internal skills in the boat, was attracted by the lively sounds outside, got up and walked out of the lounge behind the cabin.

Looking at the lively scene by the river, Li Chengfeng raised the corner of his mouth.

"Fireworks are falling in Yangzhou in March! Yangzhou is really lively!" He couldn't help but sigh.

Wearing a navy blue robe and holding a short fan in his hand, Li Chengfeng jumped off the boat and shuttled through the streets of Yangzhou.

In his previous life, he was busy with work and had not yet enjoyed Yangzhou's world-famous Yangzhou Tangchi!

Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng put away the fan in his hand and walked towards the soup pool restaurant on the corner of the street, shaking it step by step.

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When he left the soup restaurant an hour later, it was already midnight.

The streets of Yangzhou are still full of people coming and going.

This place is as far away as the emperor from Xijing, and it is also a place where wealthy businessmen from all walks of life gather.

The power of government and business is complex, so the curfew has naturally been relaxed a lot.

Li Chengfeng was strolling alone on the streets of Yangzhou when he saw the red water in front of him from a distance.

When he got closer, he found that the river ahead was filled with flower boats of different sizes, making it very lively.

While Li Chengfeng was stunned, a small boat stopped at the dock next to Li Chengfeng.

A woman of remarkable figure stepped off the boat.

The woman's luxurious clothes and polite manners don't look like a woman who would stay on a flower boat, but she looks like a young lady from a wealthy businessman's family.

"Sir, our master would like to invite you on board the boat for a chat!" the woman bowed and saluted.

Li Chengfeng was stunned again. He had just arrived in Yangzhou and had never seen anyone official here. It was impossible for anyone to know his identity.

Xijing is thousands of miles away from Yangzhou, and he has no friends in Yangzhou.

Who could invite him to the flower boat at this time? Li Chengfeng was puzzled.

With doubts in his mind, he and the woman got on the boat and sailed towards the river in the distance.

The boat sailed on the river for less than a moment, when a two-story flower boat appeared in front of the two of them.

The cruise ship was hung with various lanterns, all of which were famous talents and beauties from Yangzhou City.

The servants on the ship took Li Chengfeng all the way to a room on the ship.

In the room, there was a man in a green shirt sitting in front of the tea table, and on both sides of the room were people dressed like gentlemen.

Seeing Li Chengfeng walk into the room, everyone in the room who was drinking and having fun focused their eyes on him.

The man in green shirt who had been sitting behind the tea table walked up to Li Chengfeng and said, put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile,

"Young Master Wang, you are finally here, everyone is waiting for you!"

Li Chengfeng suddenly felt bored. He wanted to go to the flower boat and relax, but he didn't like this boring banquet.

"Eighth Prince, there are people from Tianming Pavilion among them, you will definitely be interested!"

The man next to him heard the voice, and a deep voice rang in Li Chengfeng's ears, and he stopped leaving.

Looking up and down at the man in green shirt again, Li Chengfeng noticed the green jade pendant hanging on the man's waist.

The jade pendant looked familiar to him, and the token Li Shimin handed him was exactly the same as the one on the man.

What's more, ever since the Caoyun Gang died at the hands of Tianming Pavilion, he has been entangled with Tianming Pavilion.

In the past, Tianming Pavilion had been attacking from behind, and he passively accepted the attacks.

Now if there is an opportunity to take the initiative, he must not miss it!

Li Chengfeng sat down, and the man who had just invited him to stay introduced everyone in the room to him one by one.

This is a cultural gathering held once a month in Yangzhou, and most of the attendees are arty rich men as well as poor and rotten scholars.

Among them, the families of four young masters had strong financial resources, and their trade routes ran through the entire Tang Dynasty.

They are the Qing family in the south of the city, the Xu family in the north of the city, the Liu family in the east of the city, and the Qian family in the west of the city.

These families have amazing financial resources, but they all dislike each other, so they compete with each other at every cultural meeting.

"And I am the organizer of this Yangzhou Cultural Fair, Lianxing!" the man continued to introduce Li Chengfeng.

He had just finished introducing Li Chengfeng when a man wearing a gold-plated robe walked up to Li Chengfeng.

"Are you the genius Lian Xing talks about? You're obviously just a child, right?" The man looked disdainful.

Li Chengfeng raised his head and glanced at the man. This man was Qing Huang, the young master of the Qing family whom Lian Xing mentioned earlier. He claimed to be the most talented man in Yangzhou.

"Oh? I've heard about Mr. Qinghuang's name for a long time. I happen to have a first couplet here and I'm asking for a second couplet!"

"I hope you can help me solve my doubts!" ​​Li Chengfeng said slowly.

Qinghuang's face lit up with joy when he heard that Li Chengfeng, who was highly praised by Lianxing, asked him for advice.

"We are all literati. Since you ask for something from me, I won't be stingy!" Qinghuang said with a smile.

Hearing this sentence, everyone present gathered their eyes.

Qinghuang has always been arrogant because of his family's power. Wouldn't it be best if someone could teach him a lesson now?

"Listen up! My first couplet is Yansuo Pondliu!" Li Chengfeng drank all the wine in the bowl and stood up.

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone including Qinghuang was dumbfounded. This pairing is not simple!

Qinghuang thought about it for about a quarter of an hour and didn't say anything for a long time. Some of the diners behind him also looked at each other in confusion.

"This pair contains the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The imagery is also very good. Do you want to get the second couplet?"

"Unexpected! This pairing is really amazing!"

Listening to the discussions of other literati around him, Qing Huang was very angry at the foot of the stairs.

"This is not a match at all, you are talking nonsense!" Qinghuang shook his sleeves and shouted angrily.

Li Chengfeng shook his head, picked up the wine glass, walked up to Qinghuang and said, "Then what if I answer the question, sir?"

Qinghuang glared at Li Chengfeng and clapped his hands. The boy next to him understood and brought up a plate of gold.

"If you can answer the second line and everyone here thinks it's appropriate."

"My master has two hundred taels of gold here, and I will give them all to you!"

He has been dealing with scholars for more than a day or two. These poor scholars are full of benevolence, justice and morality.

But no one can maintain the so-called integrity in front of the shining gold!

Even if some people don't care about the gold he brought out, they still have to care about the Qing family behind him.

It was a pity that Li Chengfeng, who was in front of him now, neither liked the gold nor feared the family behind him.

"Let's do this! I'm not short of money. If I write the second line, you kowtow to me and call me daddy!" Li Chengfeng smiled faintly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of shattering cups could be heard in the room, and many people were so frightened that they dropped their cups.

Everyone took a breath for Li Chengfeng. This was the first time someone dared to talk to Qing Huang like this in Yangzhou.

Qinghuang's chest heaved with anger, and his face looked uncertain.

Only Lian Xing, the organizer of the entire cultural association, remained calm and watched all of this quietly.
Chapter completed!