Fenghou

"The morning of the day after tomorrow is right, he will send a post tomorrow."

"I see, let's go! Go see the old man."

Chen Qing followed Lu Jin to the back house, but unexpectedly saw Lu Yihao sitting in the pavilion fishing, wrapped in a thick cotton robe behind him, this is not a cotton jacket, but a robe filled with kapok, which is more breathable and warmer than cotton.

The imperial court distributes cotton as a welfare to officials every year, so officials wear cotton official uniforms in winter, but the rich and powerful usually wear furs, or use duck down, goose down, and cashmere to fill bedding clothes.

"Father, nephew Chen Xian is here!" Lu Jin stepped forward to greet his father.

Lu Yihao nodded, "I saw it, you go!"

Lu Jin winked quietly at Chen Qing and pointed to his chest, which meant to let Chen Qing relax a bit and stop arguing with the old man.

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, and Lu Jin left.

Chen Qing stepped forward and saluted, "Junior Chen Qing will meet Lu Gong!"

Lu Yihao smiled slightly and said: "We will soon be a family, and we don't need to be so divided. Just like Xiu'er, just call me old man. When we get married, we will call me grandfather again!"

"Junior obeys!"

"Sit down, this chair is for you, let's chat."

Chen Qing sat down on the small chair next to him, and Lu Yihao asked with a smile, "Can you fish?"

"I have fished before, but I just don't have the patience of the old man, so I can't sit still."

"Hehe! I'm only patient now when I'm old, and I couldn't sit still when I was young."

Chen Qing looked at it for a while, and asked, "Did the old man make a nest?"

Lu Yihao was taken aback, "What's the nest?"

"It's just throwing bait, attracting the fish to a certain place, and then fishing with the hook."

Lu Yihao patted his thigh, "This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"

Chen Qing was speechless. With this level, he still wanted to write "Fishing Classics"?

"Don't worry, old man. I'll give you a bait recipe later. You like herring and crucian carp."

"Okay! I'm not in a hurry, you can write to me later."

After a pause, Lu Yihao asked again: "I heard that you don't want a reward for this Jingxiang battle?"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, this old man has very good eyes and ears in court!He knew what happened in the morning.

Chen Qing smiled and said: "It's not that I don't want the reward, it's that the officials don't want to give it to me. I can only settle for the next best thing and give the reward to my subordinates."

"The government won't do this kind of thing!"

"I guess it's because of the queen mother, and the officials can't help it."

Lu Yihao smiled slightly and said: "Your attitude is very good. If you put forward a condition that is not excessive, it is tantamount to giving the official a step up. If you want to give someone else a feeling, it is the result of your initiative and has nothing to do with the official."

"The younger generation's intention is actually not to want to suffer."

Lu Yihao laughed, "Actually, the reason is not important, what matters is the result."

Lu Yihao asked again: "What are your plans for the next step?"

"This junior wants to go back to Shaanxi Road. All my soldiers are from there."

"Do you think the court will let you go back?"

"The juniors think it depends on the development of the situation!"

Lu Yihao nodded, "In fact, Zhu Shengfei's trip to Shaanxi was just a transition. The officials wanted him to be a prime minister. This is what I realized later. Up to now, there are only four prime ministers. I guess it will be early next year! There will be a wave of official adjustments, no In case of an accident, Zhu Shengfei is about to return to Beijing, although Zhu Shengfei hates you, but the new Xuanfu envoy will definitely not hate you, at that time, you will have a chance to return to Shaanxi Road."

"Could it be that Li Gang was transferred to Shaanxi Road?"

"It's unlikely. The relationship between Li Gang and Zhang Jun is bad. Sichuan and Shaanxi are Zhang Jun's territory. He will definitely oppose it. If I'm not wrong, the new Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu must be recommended by Zhang Jun, or Sichuan and Shaanxi. Either Lu Fayuan, deputy envoy of the Xuanfu Department, is Liu Ziyu, the prefect of Hanzhong."

At this time, Lu Jin hurried over and said to Lu Yihao: "Father, Li Zhiyu is here to visit and wait in the study outside!"

"I see, you take Mr. Chen to discuss the marriage! Let's try to be as simple as possible and finish the marriage before we go to office."

……

At the same moment when Lu Yihao received Chen Qing, Qin Hui also received his nephew Wang Bo in his study.

Wang Bo's fate can be described as bumpy. He got the care of the Queen Mother and was appointed as the county magistrate of Kuaiji County. As a result, within two days of taking office, he took a group of prostitutes to the county government to drink flowers and wine. Wang Ding bumped into him, and Wang Ding dismissed him on the spot in a rage.

Qin Hui and Wang also secretly complained to Wang Bo, how could he bring prostitutes into the government office, it was too indecent.

Wang Bo had no choice but to continue to be his flirtatious brother in Lin'an, taking a group of cronies and dog friends to roam around Lin'an all day long.

Qin Hui also knew that this nephew was a dou who couldn't help him, so he didn't bother to help him any more. Today he called Wang Bo because of his wife's advice. Maybe Wang Bo knew Chen Qing's weakness.

Find a way to make Chen Qing violate the law, and then deprive him of his military power.

Wang Bo has been living a dissolute life recently. They capsized in the West Lake a few days ago, but the surrounding people rescued them. Men and women were naked, and they became a joke in Lin'an neighborhood for a while.

Wang Bo thought that his uncle had come to him to reprimand him severely, but unexpectedly he was asking about Chen Qing's weaknesses, which he was very interested in.

"It's really a coincidence. My nephew and a group of friends once discussed how to deal with Chen Qing. They thought of many tricks, and they were quite practical, but they didn't have the opportunity to practice."

"Tell me in detail."

Wang Bo immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "For example, his women are the most effective. His fiancée is Lu Yihao's granddaughter. In addition, he has two personal maids. They are a pair of girls, and they look exactly the same. Those water spirits! It's absolutely amazing, Chen Qing dotes on them very much, if they are sent to the palace, Chen Qing will probably rebel."

"And then?" Qin Hui asked quietly.

"Then there are his friends, like Hu Yantong, Li Qingzhao, the Zheng family, etc. If something happens to them, Chen Qing will definitely stand up for them, even if it triggers a legal matter, he will definitely do it right."

"Is it gone?" Qin Hui continued to ask.

"In the end, it's him himself. My nephew knows that he can't rub his eyes with sand. If someone bullies him, he will definitely retaliate. At that time, many cruel methods will be used."

Qin Hui nodded, "I know!"

Wang Bo smiled flatteringly and said, "My nephew has an idea, but it didn't come true last time, why don't you try it first and see how he reacts?"

Qin Hui said lightly: "Let's listen first, let me see if it works!"

Chapter 345 Untrustworthy

Sisters Yu Lian and Yu Ying are very busy these days, the son is getting married, but there is no woman on the man's side to help clean up the new house, and no one cares about what items should be prepared for the wedding room, so they feel that they are duty-bound.

But the two of them didn't understand either, so the two sisters discussed it, and ran to Li Qingzhao for consultation with the cheek.

When Li Qingzhao was visiting Bashu, she fell in love with the Yu sisters. She liked the two sisters very much. She was lonely and childless, so she wanted to adopt them as adopted daughters, but the two sisters were unwilling, and Li Qingzhao could not force her , had to give up.

In the room, Li Qingzhao poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them and said with a smile: "You are only so old, you are already worried about the master's marriage. It is not your job to arrange the bridal chamber, it is the responsibility of your sons and elders."

The two young ladies said in unison: "Our son has no elders!"

Li Qingzhao was taken aback, "Why does your son have no elders?"

Yu Ying muttered in a low voice: "If you don't have it, then you don't have it!"

Yu Lian quickly explained: "Auntie, we asked the young master, and the young master said that his family members were all killed by the golden soldier's butcher knife, and he was the only one left."

"That's it! Does Miss Lu know?"

"She sure knows."

"That's fine. The woman's family will consider this kind of thing. Maybe next time you see Ms. Lu, remind her. If it's really not possible, the three of you will prepare together, and I will help."

"Why can't the two of us do it?"

Li Qingzhao was very angry and funny, these two young ladies didn't understand anything, so they just messed around here.

She had no choice but to explain: "Because it's not you who are getting married, but Ms. Lu is getting married. She may not be satisfied with the things you prepared. Let her prepare by herself or her family, so don't worry about it."

"Okay! Let's prepare together with her." The two young ladies had to agree aggrievedly.

"Let's stay and eat together!"

"No! Today, the young master agreed to take us to a boat meal at noon."

"Hey! It's such a cold day, what kind of boat meal do you want to eat?"

"We're going!"

"Good! Good! You go."

Li Qingzhao had no choice but to compromise with them, "Then next time you have dinner with me, I'll take you to eat roast lamb."

"Okay!" The two young ladies clapped their hands happily.

Li Qingzhao felt sour, if only they were his daughters?I can be by my side every day.

"Okay! I'll arrange it in a few days and let Ah Yuan send you posts."

……

The two girls got up to say goodbye, Li Qingzhao put on the veils and hats for them, and arranged the dresses, before sending them out.

They had a carriage, and five horsemen guarded them.

Watching the carriage go away, Li Qingzhao nodded secretly. Chen Qing was very considerate. Although they were little maids, they were too easy to be coveted, and they had to be guarded by soldiers.

"Sister, what are you looking at?"

Inside the carriage, Yu Ying saw that Yu Lian was looking back all the time, she was really a little strange.

"When we went to Auntie's house just now, we saw those two men in black. Why are they behind us now?"

Yu Lian was as delicate as a hair, she found something strange.

Yu Ying stretched her neck to look behind and said, "Maybe it's just that they are wearing the same clothes, not the same group of people. There are a lot of people wearing black clothes!"

Yu Lian shook her head, "The same goes for impossible horses."

She opened the window and whispered, "Brother Zhuang!"

Zhuang Quan, the head of the bodyguard guarding them, stepped forward and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, A-Lian?"

Yu Lian glanced at the back, and whispered: "The two men in black riding a black horse and a white horse followed us when they went, and they are still following us now."

Zhuang Quan glanced back quickly, and the two men in black immediately left and left.

The other party's reaction made Zhuang Quan vigilant all of a sudden, the other party was obviously following them.

"Don't act rashly, go to the West Lake first!"

Zhuang Quan resisted the impulse of his subordinates, the carriage speeded up and drove towards the West Lake...

There was a light snowfall in the West Lake last night, which attracted a large number of literati to enjoy the snow and recite poems. Chen Qing also wanted to see the West Lake after the snow, so he decided to come to the West Lake for a boat meal at noon.

There are two kinds of boat dishes in the West Lake, one is to sit on a cruise ship and eat on board, and the other is a fixed big boat, which is equivalent to transforming a boat into a restaurant, a kind of boat-shaped restaurant.

Today's meal is the latter, mainly because the wind on the lake is too windy and cold, which is not suitable for playing.

Chen Qing originally wanted to invite Lu Xiu to have a small gathering, but unfortunately, according to the rules, after the dowry is paid, the husband and wife cannot see each other again.

But this is not a rigid rule, as long as the families of both parties do not object, there is nothing wrong with having a small dinner together, but Chen Qing doesn't want to embarrass the Lu family, so he doesn't make this request.

The betrothal ceremony was completed yesterday, and the wedding was scheduled for ten days later. Both parties agreed to keep everything simple.

Today Chen Qing invited Zheng Ping and his wife Yang Liu, and brought their son to get together.

"Old Chen, why didn't Ms. Lu come here today? In fact, there are not so many broken rules. What does it matter if you have a meal? Is it the same with my wife? We lived together before we got married?"

Zheng Ping's loud voice made Yang Liu'er flushed with shame. She held the child in one hand, reached out and pinched Zheng Ping's thigh, gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Zheng Ping knew he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly changed the topic with a haha, "What! It's fine if Miss Lu can't come, but what about the two young ladies? My lady misses them."

Chen Qing smiled slightly, looked into the distance and said, "They are here!"

Chen Qing walked to the bow on the first floor, and he took over the whole boat. His subordinates were drinking on the first floor, while Chen Qing and Zheng Ping's family were on the second floor.

At this time, when he saw Yu Lian and Yu Ying, he waved his hands, and the two young ladies ran over joyfully. Chen Qing hugged them, pointed to the side of the boat and said with a smile: "You go to the second floor, there are a group of them on the first floor." The man drinks."

"Have you brought the child?" Two pairs of big eyes asked expectantly.

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "I brought it here, go and see it! Speak softly, don't scare the little guy."

The two little ladies cheered and rushed to the second floor.

"whats the matter?"

Chen Qing stopped when he saw Zhuang Quan winking at him.

Zhuang Quan then told Chen Qing what happened on the road, and finally said: "After they were discovered by us, they didn't follow, but Miss Lian said that they started following the carriage from the side of the third bridge, and they should know where they live. .”