The next morning, Liang Shanbo woke up early, burned incense, bathed, changed his clothes, and took Si Jiu and Cai Wei to ride on the ox cart. He brought the bundle and gift he bought last night, ready to visit Sun Chuo.
He lived in Qiantang County, and it was only about ten miles from where Sun Chuo lived.
Along the way, there was a gurgling stream beside the road, clear and bright.
Occasionally, there would be small bridges dotted on it, and there would be trees that were green all year round to set off the scenery. It was exquisite and pleasant.
Although the ox-cart was slow, they still reached their destination after an hour.
When they got out of the car, they saw the lush mountains. Under the cover of the vegetation, there was a small cottage.
In front of the Cottage, Bright Saint Lake was about a few hundred steps away.
In the middle was a lawn that was hundreds of steps wide.
They arrived at the lawn.
Liang Shanbo asked Si Jiu to stop the ox-cart at the side and let Cai Wei sit in the carriage while he personally carried the bundle of cultivation and the gift of meeting, preparing to pay a visit.
What was worth mentioning was that there were actually dozens of scholars playing on this lawn.
Seeing that there were so many people here, Liang Shanbo didn't react in time at first, but he soon came to his senses.
Sun Chuo is a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Although he was living in seclusion by Bright Saint Lake, there were often people who came to see Sun Chuo.
However, these people knew their limits and didn't get too close.
Instead, they all stopped on the gentle slope of the grass outside the thatched cottage.
They were either sightseeing, discussing the Dao with their friends, or reciting poems.
All in all.
He used all the methods he could, hoping to get Sun Chuo's attention.
As long as Sun Chuo paid attention to him, even if it was just a word of advice, it would be extremely beneficial.
If he could be praised, he could become famous in River East.
However…
Until now, no one had ever received Sun Chuo's praise.
When Liang Shanbo came here, they didn't care at first.
He thought that this was another scholar who wanted to attract Sun Chuo's attention.
However, it had to be said that this scholar's demeanor and appearance were truly extraordinary.
Many people were stunned for a moment when they saw this.
But immediately.
They looked away and turned to the Cottage entrance.
Under their gazes.
A luxuriously dressed young man stood in front of the tightly shut door, his face alternating between green and white.
Behind him were a few servants. They all brought precious gifts, but they did not give them out.
Seeing this scene.
These scholars all had gloating smiles on their faces.
"Do you really think that just because he is a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, he can meet Mister Sun Chuo?”
"Thinking about how arrogant he was when he came, he probably didn't expect to be rejected today!”
"Who asked him to be so arrogant earlier? He's just a barbarian from the North, but he's still so arrogant in the South Residence!”
"That's right!"
"It's just the Wang family from Taiyuan. Looking at his arrogance, I thought he was from the Wang family from Langya!”
Everyone whispered to each other.
At this moment, someone suddenly said something, and the surroundings instantly fell silent. Then, a suppressed laughter sounded.
In this era, there were two Wang families.
One of them was Wang from Taiyuan.
The other was the Wang family of Langya.
The Wang family of Taiyuan was also a prestigious family. They came from Wang Yun of the Eastern Han Dynasty and had a high reputation among the gentry.
In the past generations, there were people who were appointed as the three dukes, and there were even women who entered the court as the empress.
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were many descendants of the Wang family who were high officials in the court and even celebrities.
Such as Wang Shu, Wang Gong, Wang Shuang, Wang Kai, Wang Yun, Wang Tanzhi and others.
However, such a noble family with a glorious reputation in the prefecture would be enough for the clansmen to be proud if they were to be placed in another family. No matter where they went, they would be able to raise their heads and look down on everything.
But in this era.
Compared to the other Langya Wang family, he was far inferior.
The Wang family of Langya was a distinguished family with the surname Wang who had lived in Langya County for a long time.
Ever since the founder of this generation, Wang Ji, moved from Langya to Nanrenli, the capital of Linyi County, the Wang family had lived here for more than 400 years. Hence, they were named after the county, the Wang family of Langya.
The Wang family of Langya developed in the Western Jin Dynasty of Cao Wei.
Yongjia chaos, Langya Wang from Linyi Yi Guan south crossing, the whole family moved to Jinling.
And at this time, the Wang Consortium had yet to show themselves. The real show was after that.
Led by Wang Dun and Wang Dao, the aristocrats supported Sima Rui, the king of Langya, and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Moreover, in order to confirm the status of the Langya Wang family as the number one distinguished family, the Wang family specially planned to move the capital.
For this reason.
Wang Dao's cousin, Wang Kuang, advised Sima Rui that there were too many barbarians in the north. He suggested that the capital be set in Jinling and rely on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River. In this way, the court would be pacified.
And before Wang Kuang made this suggestion, Wang Dun and Wang Dao had already taken the lead to go south and establish a base for the Wang family.
At that time, Sima Rui had no foundation.
However, he was like a marionette.
Under such circumstances, he naturally did not dare to resist.
Hence, he decided to do it.
In the last years of Yongjia, all the famous families in the north, as well as the imperial institutions and officials, and even the servants, chickens, ducks, cattle, and horses of the aristocratic families, were brought across the Yangtze River.
This time, there were more than 900,000 people in the great migration with the gentry families as the main force. The Wang family of Langya was the most important and dominant one.
In the first year of Jianwu.
Under the support of the Wang family, Sima Rui established the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Jiankang and revived the Jin Dynasty.
It was precisely because of this that the Wang Clan's position in the court was so important that no other clan could replace it.
When the Wang Clan was at its peak.
More than three-quarters of the officials in the court were from or related to the Wang family. At this time, the Wang family was famous all over the world and was the number one in the world.
It was the true 'king and horse share the world'.
The king was the Wang family of Langya.
And the horse was the Sima Clan.
In the face of such a powerful Langya Wang family, the glory of Taiyuan's Wang family was undoubtedly overshadowed.
In the past, whenever the descendants of the Wang family from Taiyuan were outside, as long as they said their surname, the other party would think that it was the Wang family from Langya, so they respected them.
Later, when he learned that it was the Wang family from Taiyuan, although he was respectful, he still lacked a sense of respect.
This had become the biggest pain point in the hearts of the Wang descendants of Taiyuan.
Now, this scholar knew that this young man was from the Wang family of Taiyuan, but he still deliberately mentioned the Wang family of Langya. It was obvious that he did it on purpose.
As expected.
The young man who was rejected outside the door had a particularly ugly expression.
He turned around and wanted to get angry, but he remembered that this was not a place where he could behave atrociously.
He could only snort coldly and leave.
However…
No one knew what he was thinking, but he did not leave. Instead, he sat on the ox cart at the side, waiting for something.
Seeing this scene, Liang Shanbo pondered for a while, then walked over with the gifts of binding and meeting.
His action immediately attracted the attention of many people.
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