Noble son of the poor family (117)

And in front of the gate of the Lu Mansion, an inconspicuous carriage came. As soon as the carriage stopped, the door of the Lu Mansion ran down, "Distinguished guest, get off slowly, my master will go to court early tomorrow, because he will rest early today." No visitors. If there is a famous post, give it to the small one, and please return it. ”

The man driving on the wheel glanced at the door, and then lifted the curtain of the car. Before he could speak, he heard the voice of an old man inside, "Give him this sign, and his master will meet the old man." ”

The man answered, turned around and gave Menzi a jet-black wooden sign with the word 'Wang' written on it.

"Please wait. Although Menzi didn't know what it was, he showed it to the housekeeper, and it saved the guests from neglecting.

By the time the brand reached Lu Heng's hands layer by layer, a quarter of an hour had passed.

Lu Heng touched the sign in his hand, shook his head helplessly, and showed a somewhat wry smile on his face: "These people will always ...... That's it! Who told the old man to owe people a favor back then? Please come in. ”

And he himself sat in his chair and did not move.

When the old man walked in, Lu Heng waved his hand and sent everyone away.

"Sit down!" Lu Heng got up and went to the side to get the tea set, "I haven't seen you for many years, and Brother Pingyao's body still looks so tough." ”

The person who came in was the old man who lived in the Bai family's courtyard, Wang Pingyao.

"It's useless. Wang Pingyao shook his head, "It's not the time to study with Brother Lu back then." ”

Lu Heng smiled: "People who were twenty years old at that time, and now they are all seventy." Brother Pingyao said that he was twenty years old, so it can be seen that your heart is really not old at all. ”

Wang Pingyao laughed: "Brother Lu is also getting older and stronger, and now he is the chief assistant, under one person, above tens of thousands of people, and under this cloth, he is drooping and old, and I am afraid that Brother Lu will not recognize this old friend." ”

Lu Heng shook his head: "Brother's compliment, but it makes my heart tremble." He said with a smile and handed over a cup of tea, "Taste it!"

Wang Pingyao held the tea, smelled it, then took a sip, turned it in his mouth, and then swallowed it slowly, and then his eyes lit up: "This is really good tea! It is the only good tea I have ever seen in my life." ”

"Is it really good tea?" Lu Heng asked with a raised eyebrow.

Wang Pingyao took another sip, closed his eyes and felt it, and nodded without hesitation, "It's indeed good tea." ”

Lu Heng poured him another cup of tea, "How do you think it tastes compared to the Wang family's tea?"

The things that have been passed down from the family are treasured by each family. For example, the tea of the Wang family, which is notoriously good. Only in the main residence of the Wang family can you drink such authentic and good tea.

If it weren't for the fact that the tea in Lu Heng's hand was really good, otherwise, it would be extremely rude for him to ask like this.

Wang Pingyao nodded: "I didn't expect the Lu family to have such a masterpiece, it's really an eye-opener." He praised it, but now he didn't come to drink tea, and he wasn't in the mood to talk about tea and tea with him here. So, put down the teacup, "Brother Lu, I took the liberty to come here today......"

Lu Heng raised the teacup, "Brother, do you know where this tea came from?"

Wang Pingyao was stunned for a moment, what does this mean? And don't let people speak? It's too shameless. He was unhappy in his heart, but in the end, the cultivation of the family made him unable to speak ill of him. I had to stop the topic first and look at Lu Heng.

Lu Heng poured Wang Pingyao a cup again: "You can taste it again." This tea is planted by the queen herself, picked by herself, and fried by herself. I only got two taels here. ”

Wang Pingyao's hand holding the cup froze suddenly. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he closed them again, slowly tasting them. The fragrance of tea is curling, peaceful and serene. He finally understood what Lu Heng was going to say at this moment.

Since the queen can make such tea, is she still a vulgar person?

Those who really understand the tea ceremony are those elegant people in the family. Absolutely nothing to do with vulgarity.

Since the queen is not vulgar, then the emperor is by no means the cowherd baby in their cognition.

Lu Heng asked just now, how is this tea compared to the king's family. In fact, he couldn't compare anywhere, and he clearly wanted to tell him that people were stronger than the Wang family.

This is just taking care of the family's face, taking care of his face, and not putting this in his face.

If so, then the original plan should have been completed. Since the emperor of the Qing Dynasty could understand his intentions, why did he not move for a long time?

His heart was slightly uneasy.

Seeing Lu Heng sipping tea intently, Wang Pingyao raised his eyes and said, "Brother Lu, I came this time, you can treat it as a personal visit, or you can see it as a business business." You are now the first auxiliary minister of the Qing Dynasty, and it is always right to look for you below. ”

Lu Heng raised his eyes: "Then what does Brother Pingyao want to talk about with this official?"

Wang Pingyao leaned back. He said in a low voice: "The family can be under the subordination of the Great Qing Dynasty, but ......"

Lu Heng waved his hand: "Brother Pingyao, it's still over." Haven't you ever thought about it yet? Before, the family and the Son of Heaven shared the world. The emperor can die, but the family will not die. The people standing in the court are all the children recommended by the family. Later, with the rise of the imperial examination, the emperor no longer relied on the family to govern the world. There are fewer and fewer children of the family who become officials. And the family can only entrench itself on that little territory and manage its own power. Brother Pingyao, today's family, where is still a family, where is there still the style of a family. It's just a long-standing and pretentious mountain king. In the past, the family could assist the king and appease the common people. Today's family has become a poisonous weed in the hearts of the king and the people......"

"Shut up!" Wang Pingyao stood up suddenly, "Lu Heng, don't forget, the Lu family is also a family. ”

Lu Heng laughed shamefully. Before he made his fortune, what kind of family was a family that couldn't afford to eat. If he didn't take the imperial examination and didn't go out of office, the Lu family would have ceased to exist a long time ago, and he would have starved to death.

He smiled indifferently: "Okay! Let's not talk about ourselves, only about others." opened the imperial examination, and there was a poor man. These people are much better than the families who can only bargain with the emperor. Therefore, the son of a family who can't give up his identity can only wander around on his own one-third of an acre. Just like me and Brother Pingyao. The talented Pingyao brother had a lifetime. I've gone through two dynasties, but I'm still prominent. That's the difference. ”

"Slowly, the kings became even less reminiscent of the family. Wen has a son, and Wu has a noble. The family that constrained the imperial power was abandoned. Then, the kings even disliked the position of prime minister, because he divided the imperial power. So, there was the Cabinet. ”

When Lu Heng said this, he just smiled: "Brother Pingyao, you understand that." If you still regard the family as a family that can share the world with the Son of Heaven, I advise you to find a deep mountain to escape before the emperor is liquidated. Your conditions, the emperor will not say yes, and he will not listen to a word more. ”

blindly draws the calculations of the camp in the dark, but does not have the courage to charge. They think they are amazing, they can put on a delicate chess game on the chessboard, but they don't know that there are still people in this world who directly overturn the chessboard.

It's really been in a small place for a long time, and the vision and pattern are really small.

The small ones make people want to laugh.

Wang Pingyao felt the disdain and arrogance that Lu Heng exuded from his bones, his face flushed with anger, and he stretched out his hand and brushed the tea set on the table down.

Suddenly, there was the sound of crisp porcelain falling to the ground in the room.

Lu Heng didn't even frown: "Brother Pingyao, these words don't sound good to you, but if it weren't for the favor I once owed my brother, I wouldn't have said this." If you are to be persuaded, write a letter of surrender, and I will pass it on on your behalf. If I don't listen, then I'll do my best. Dude, please take care of yourself. ”

"Good! good!" Wang Pingyao turned around and walked out, "I don't believe that the family will not have the glory of the past." ”

The curtain was opened, and Wang Pingyao and Fang Changqing walked face to face.

Fang Changqing bowed and saluted, and Wang Pingyao snorted coldly: "You are also a child of the family, what about the rules? Eavesdropping outside the door, sneaky, what kind of system do you become?"

These words made Fang Changqing a little embarrassed. Lu Heng is his own teacher, and in Lu Mansion, he has always come and gone freely. There was no one in the house that he could not see, and there was no place he could not go. It really has nothing to do with the rules.

Besides, even if you are not a child of a family, people who should be well-behaved are still quite well-behaved.

It's not the kind that was hundreds of years earlier, except for the family, when they were all rough people.

He didn't argue, and lowered his hand to see Wang Ping go away, before beckoning the little servant to go in and clean up inside. Only then did he walk in cautiously, "Master, what is the head of this Wang family doing when he comes to the capital?"

Lu Heng waved his hand: "Why did you come here today?"

Fang Changqing sighed: "Is the emperor going to attack the family?"

Lu Heng smiled: "What's the matter?

Fang Changqing glanced at Lu Heng: "Master, you already know what the emperor means?"

Lu Heng didn't answer this question, but looked at Fang Changqing: "Changqing, what is a family? Now, where is there a real family? What the emperor wants to move is the local forces that are connected with the local heroes, as for the family?" He patted Fang Changqing's shoulder, "It may not be in the eyes of the emperor." ”

Fang Changqing was a little stunned. The family and the local officials have been integrated, even the officials sent by the imperial court, and they can't be arranged in these places. Either they are squeezed out, or they are co-opted and twisted into a rope. They support such officials, and expand their power with their hands, as if they were already a state within a state.

Then, even if you don't make a move on the family now, you won't be able to tolerate it in the future.

Suddenly, he realized, "Master, I know what to do." ”