Zhang Zong finally accepted Li Xian's invitation. First, the other party was too enthusiastic and he couldn't refuse. Second, Xue Shao kept urging him to go. Finally, the most important thing was that he only agreed to Li Hong to help him three years later, but there was no need to have too many concerns.

In addition, although Li Xian is a little bit show-off and even a little ambitious, he is generally still a good person, at least much better than Li Xianqiang, who Zhang Zong had seen before.

A few days later, Zhang Zong and Xue Shao boarded a carriage to the Yong Prince's Mansion. Li Xian's mansion was also on the east side of Tai Chi Palace, not far from Princess Chengyang, so they soon came to the front of the palace.

Zhang Zong and Xue Shao got off the carriage and were about to enter the palace, but unexpectedly, a down-and-out young man was pushed out by the two guards of the palace and shouted loudly: "The important place of the palace is, idle people are not allowed to enter!"

I saw that this young man was about 20 years old. Although his clothes were neat, he was a little worn. At this time, his face turned red because he was turned away from the door. He immediately said angrily: "My Prince Wang Bo is not an idle person. He had served as a composer in the Yong Palace. This time he also asked to meet His Highness Yong!"

"Today's grand banquet in the mansion, no one is allowed to enter without the invitation from the royal palace!" The guard at the gate said coldly again. He didn't know anything about Wang Bozian.

Zhang Zong, who had just got off the car, was stunned when he heard the name "Wang Bo". His steps stopped immediately, and his face showed a surprised expression on his face. He looked at the young man in front of the door. Of course, the famous Wang Bo knew that this was the leader of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". Some even said that if he had not died too early, his future achievements would not be inferior to Li and Du.

Zhang Zong didn't expect to see Wang Bo here, so he immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Brother, is Wang Bo Prince An who wrote "The Edict of the King of Ying"?"

However, what Zhang Zong never expected was that when Wang Bo, who was opposite, suddenly turned red when he heard him, he pointed at him angrily and said, "Who are you? Why do you make fun of me for no reason?"

"Make fun?" Zhang Zong was stunned again when he heard this, and then suddenly realized that it was because of the joking article "The King of Yingying" that Li Zhi suspected that he had provoked the relationship between Li Xian and Li Xian, so he issued an order to demote him, which also started Wang Bo's unlucky life, so Zhang Zong's words were equivalent to a shot in the other party's wound.

"Brother Wang misunderstood. I have heard of Brother Wang's name for a long time, especially my admiration for Brother Wang's literary talent. I just heard Brother Wang tell her home, so I stepped forward and spoke rashly. In fact, there was no malice!" Zhang Zong hurriedly explained.

Seeing Zhang Zong's sincere words, Wang Bo's face looked a little better, but then he said a little disheartenedly: "It would be better not to mention the matter back then. I am famous for my literary career, but I was also guilty of my literary career. If I had known this, it would be better to be a minor official honestly, and I would not end up like this."

After saying that, Wang Bo turned around and was about to leave. After all, he was a scholar after all, and he was rejected by others, so he really had no shame to go in again.

"Brother Wang, if you want to enter the palace, maybe I can help!" Zhang Zong suddenly grabbed Wang Bo and said.

Zhang Zong was so happy when he saw Wang Bo just now that he ignored Wang Bo's current situation. Then he suddenly remembered that after Wang Bo was demoted for "The King of Ying Jiwen", he went to Guozhou to join the army. However, because he involved a murder case, he was finally sentenced to death. Fortunately, he encountered a general amnesty and was spared from death. He is probably just released from prison.

It is precisely because of Wang Bo's death penalty that Wang Bo's father was demoted to the magistrate of Jiaozhi County. It is estimated that Wang Bo has not yet visited his father, because he died when he was visiting his father.

"You?" Wang Bo also looked surprised when he heard Zhang Zong's words. He also looked up and down a few times, then bowed and asked, "I don't know what brother is calling him."

"I'm here Zhang Zong, this time he was invited by King Yong to come to the banquet. If Brother Wang is willing, why not go in with me!" Zhang Zong briefly introduced himself.

Wang Bo was in Luoyang before, and the two of them had just arrived in Chang'an, and they didn't know who Zhang Zong was, but he still felt Zhang Zong's kindness, so he nodded in agreement. At that moment, Zhang Zong gave Xue Shao a wink, and the other party immediately stepped forward to reveal his identity. With Xue Shao's identity, he would still enter and exit the Yong Prince's Mansion even without taking invitations, so the guards naturally did not dare to stop him.

The banquet was not held in the main hall of the palace, but in the garden in the front yard of the palace. When Zhang Zong and the others came here, many guests had already come here, gathered together to have tea and chat. Although there seemed to be a large number of people, they also had their own circles, so it was difficult for outsiders to insert them into it.

"Thank you for your help from Brother Zhang. I have something to come to King Yong, so I'll leave you here. Let's talk to Brother Zhang later!" Wang Bo seemed to have something urgent to find Li Xian, and said goodbye to Zhang Zong at this time. He had been an official in the palace, so he was very familiar with this place and did not need Zhang Zong to introduce him.

"The important thing is important. Brother Wang can do it. If you need anything to help me, please don't be polite!" Zhang Zong bowed at this time.

Wang Bo thanked Zhang Zong again when he heard Zhang Zong's words, and then turned around and left in a hurry. In fact, Zhang Zong really wanted to ask Wang Bo a question, that is, did he write "Preface to the Preface to the Pavilion of Teng Wang" now? There has been no conclusion on the writing age of "Preface to the Pavilion of Teng Wang" in history. Some people say that it was written by Wang Bo when he was fourteen years old, some people say that it was written by Wang Bo when he was twenty-two years old, and some even say that it was written by Wang Bo when he was thirteen years old.

However, the most mainstream statement is that when Wang Bo was twenty-five years old, he was demoted to Jiaozhi because he implicated his father. He went to Jiaozhi to visit his father with guilt. When he passed by Hongzhou, he wrote the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng". Shortly after writing this powerful article, he died because of falling into the sea, which also caused eternal regrets in literary history.

"Brother Shi, who is this Wang Bo? Why did you help him so much?" Xue Shao also asked Zhang Zong curiously. He was young and only returned to the capital last year, so he had never heard of Wang Bo's name.

"A great talented man, who is good at writing good poems and essays, is just a bit arrogant, which has caused some disasters to himself." Zhang Zong sighed. Wang Bo and Li Bai and other literati were more or less idealistic, while officials were the most realistic group of people, so their career was destined to be a tragedy.

Xue Shao was not very interested in what kind of talented man, and he didn't take it seriously after hearing it. He immediately pulled Zhang Zong and walked deep into the garden. Although Li Xian invited many people today, it was mainly divided into two categories. The first category was aristocratic children like Xue Shao, and the second category was some famous and talented scholars in the Chang'an Shilin.

Zhang Zong is not a nobleman and is not famous for his talent and knowledge, so he is equivalent to an alien here. However, Xue Shaoke ignored these things. He pulled Zhang Zong to a gathering place for a group of noble children. Compared with the groups of scholars outside, these noble children were mixed together, talking loudly and noisy, and some even sang small songs at the top of their voices. I don’t know how much they drank before coming?

"Hey, Xue Shao, you kid is here too!" Seeing Xue Shao coming, a young man in the crowd immediately greeted with a smile.

"All the ones surnamed you are here, why can't I come?" Xue Shao immediately smiled and said.

"Bah, my surname is Dugu, but not Du. How many times have I said it to you before you can change it!" The young man laughed and scolded when he heard this, but no matter how much he quarreled, he could tell that his relationship with Xue Shao was quite good.

"Brother Shi, this guy is Dugu Shou, he is the youngest son of my aunt Ankang's house." Xue Shao smiled and pointed at the boy and introduced to Zhang Zong.

The 14th daughter of Princess Ankang Li Shimin, married Gou Dudumou. Dugu Mou's father Dugu Yanyun once joined Li Shimin in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but he died too early, so he was unable to be ranked in Lingyan Pavilion. However, Li Shimin did not forget the contributions of the Dugu family, so he married his daughter Princess Ankang to Gou Dumou. The son of Gou Dudu is the son of Gou Dumou and Princess Ankang.

Before Zhang Zong could speak, Dugu Mou came to him with a smile and said actively: "This person must be Brother Zhang Zong and Zhang who is spoken by Sanlang Tiantian?"

"You are polite, I'm going to be polite to Zhang Zong!" Zhang Zong also smiled and said, since the other party was Xue Shao's friend, it was normal for him to know that he was.

"Haha~, Brother Zhang doesn't have to be polite. I have heard that Brother Zhang is knowledgeable and talented. We must gather more in the future. Don't be polite to me!" Dugu Shou also patted his chest generously at this time.

Although Dugu Shou in front of him was very enthusiastic, Zhang Zong knew very clearly that the other party's enthusiasm was only based on the face of Princess Chengyang and Xue Shao. Without these, people might not be able to like him, a little gardener, so he didn't take the other party's words to heart.

Next, Xue Shao introduced his other friends to Zhang Zong, but they were either the son of the Duke or the princess like Xue Shao. It can be said that the top group of playboys in Chang'an City are all here.

These people have different attitudes towards Zhang Zong. Some are as easy to talk like Dugu Mou, some are smiling, but their eyes are disdainful, and some are even more indifferent. Zhang Zong has been mentally prepared for this, so he is calm from beginning to end.

After the introduction, Zhang Zong felt that there was nothing to talk about with these people, so he sat aside to have tea and chat. Xue Shao wanted to accompany him, but Dugushou pulled him aside, muttering and wondering what to say?

Zhang Zong was drinking tea while looking at Renjiu, but at this moment he suddenly found that there was a very special person in the crowd. He was already a little out of place among the nobles, but until he saw this person, he realized that there were people who were even more unable to integrate into this group than him.
Chapter completed!