"PS: Uh, it wasn't released after saving...... I'm sorry.'

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In the banquet hall, there was silence.

Everyone present was shocked by Zhao Yu's bold move, including Zhao Yu's father, the Marquis of Luyang.

However, the Marquis of Luyang did not show his shock, nor did he stop his son from continuing to behave, because he knew that his son was very smart, so smart that he no longer dared to face his beloved wife when he was young.

The Marquis of Luyang felt that since his son did this, then there must be a reason for him.

Moreover, the actions of the Marquis of Ruyang Mansion deliberately targeting his father and son also made the Marquis of Luyang extremely dissatisfied, but he still hoped that he could reconcile with the other party, so he endured it and did not have a seizure.

And as far as this matter is concerned, Zhao Yu is obviously more reasonable than his father.

Today's banquet, Zhao Yu did not report much hope from the beginning, but his father Luyang Xianghou still wishfully held the idea of ending in harmony, and the facts proved that Zhao Yu's judgment was correct: from yesterday to today, the Ruyang Marquis Mansion has all kinds of neglect and deliberate targeting of his father and son, all of which show that this banquet is mostly a deterrent and intimidation of his father and son.

If the other party has the intention of reconciliation, then Zhao Yu is willing to swallow his anger like his father, on the other hand, if the two sides are destined to tear their faces in the end, then why should they be wronged?

Glancing at the house, Zhao Yu snorted sarcastically, turned his head and said to the Luyang townsman, "Dad, let's go back." ”

The Marquis of Luyang nodded slightly, but the person did not move, because he knew that the Marquis of Ruyang would never let them leave - his father and son turned away at this moment, and that was the most humiliating thing for the Marquis of Ruyang.

Sure enough, the Marquis of Ruyang spoke, and asked his son Zheng Qian in a calm tone with a little displeasure: "Zide, what's the matter?" ”

Zheng Qian hesitated for a moment, and said from afar: "Back to my father, maybe something went wrong......

Ruyang Marquis Zheng Zhong stared at his son for a long time, and then ordered lightly: "The servants in charge of this matter are all heavily responsible for twenty rods. ”

“…… Be. Zheng Qian lowered his head.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yu pursed his lips disdainfully.

Who is the acting for?

He didn't believe that the Marquis of Ruyang didn't know anything about this matter at all, just like in his Luyang Township Marquis's Mansion, if there was anything up and down, who would hide it from the Luyang Township Marquis? That's the head of the family!

Obviously, the Marquis of Ruyang saw that the situation was about to be overwhelmed, so he played a trick and shifted the responsibility to the servants in the mansion, wanting to save the situation, after all, if their father and son left angrily at this time, the matter would spread, and the Marquis of Ruyang's mansion would also decide to lose face, after all, it was indeed a fact that they neglected the guests.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu turned his head to his father and said, "Dad, it's better to ......"

Before he finished his words, he saw the Luyang townsman stretch out his hand to stop him, signaling him to be calm.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu frowned slightly.

Obviously, his father still had hopes of reconciliation with the Marquis of Ruyang, even if there were signs that the other party had no intention of reconciling at all.

"It's too stubborn."

Shaking his head, Zhao Yu was very unruly.

At this time, the Marquis of Ruyang set his eyes on the Marquis of Luyang, and said with a chuckle: "Gongyu, I haven't asked clearly and blamed your father and son for being late, it's really the old man's fault, and the old man will definitely punish the servant who is responsible for this matter afterwards, and give your father and son an explanation." Okay, your father and son come into the table, don't make the guests wait for a long time. ”

"The Marquis of Ruyang is serious." The Marquis of Luyang smiled slightly, arched his hand and said: "My son is young and ignorant, so I offended the Marquis of Ruyang angrily, and I also ask the Marquis of Ruyang to forgive me." ”

"Hey."

Zhao Yu smiled secretly, because his father Luyang Xianghou's words were tantamount to forcing Ruyang Hou to acquiesce in revealing the matter of Fang Cai.

He turned his head to look at Ruyang Hou, who happened to be looking at him as well, the latter looked at him and laughed dryly, and finally said nonchalantly: "Come into the table." ”

Seeing that the other party agreed, the Luyang Township Marquis arched his hand.

At this time, an attendant in the banquet hall walked towards the Luyang Township Marquis, raised his hand and guided: "Zhao Xianghou, please sit down." ”

Looking in the direction pointed by the other party, the slight smile on the face of the Luyang Township Marquis immediately froze, just because the direction pointed by the subordinate was actually the last seat.

How can he say that he is also a townsman, and the Marquis of Ruyang actually placed his seat at the end? However, when he glanced around at the guests in the banquet hall and saw the county orders of the Rushui counties, he could only endure it.

Also, although he is a village marquis, if the guests present are all county magistrate-level court officials, he does not sit at the last seat, who will sit at the last seat?

It's just a bit too much of a coincidence...... No, it's too deliberate, isn't it?

The Marquis of Luyang turned his head to look at the Marquis of Ruyang, and then sat down at the end of the seat without changing his face.

In fact, the Marquis of Luyang is quite good, and Zhao Yu obviously invited him by name in the invitation, but at this moment, Zhao Yu didn't even have a separate seat, so he could only sit at the same table with his father.

"Isn't it nice to go home? Do you have to eat someone else? ”

Sitting down beside his father, Zhao Yu muttered quietly.

The townsman of Luyang glanced at his son and did not speak.

When the father and son made eye contact, Jingnu knelt down in a slightly backward position on Zhao Yu's left hand, while Zhang Chun, Zhang Ji, Ma Cheng, and Cao An sat behind the father and son.

Except for Cao An, the other three looked around expressionlessly from time to time.

In the next moment, there was nothing to do in the banquet hall, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious, until after the third round of wine, Zheng Zhong, Marquis of Ruyang, put down the wine bottle and asked the Marquis of Luyang: "Gongyu, the old man invited you to come this time to discuss one thing with you." ”

At this time, Zhao Yu was playing with the wine bottle boringly, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart: It's finally here!

When he sneered secretly, the Marquis of Luyang arched his hand and said seriously: "Please show the Marquis of Ruyang." ”

I saw Zheng Zhong, the Marquis of Ruyang, stroked his beard and said: "A while ago, your Luyang County wanted to implement the cash-for-work and ask for help from my Rushui counties...... Hehe, as far as the old man knows, it's not so appropriate. But this is not important, the important thing is the practice of your county, in the old man's opinion, too ...... Cunning. ”

"I don't understand." Luyang Xianghou shook his head.

Ruyang Hou smiled and said: "The old man has a general understanding of Guixian's work-for-relief measures, and I have heard that Guixian County is going to build a river canal, trying to divert Rushui to the south, run through Luyang, and finally join the Shahe River. …… In the case of nearly 10,000 refugees pouring into the county, the old man thought that Gongyu and Liu County Linghui would be troubled by this, but he never thought that the two of you had come up with such a clever plan, which not only contained the refugees, but also used the labor of the refugees, but the cost and expenses had to be borne by my Rushui counties, which was not necessarily too cunning. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Wang Dan, the county commander of Ruyang County, snorted coldly, and said unhappily: "What the Marquis of Ruyang said is extremely true, this trick is to lay eggs by chickens, and Liu Wei and the Marquis of Luyang are playing with the land. ”

With his words, several county magistrates of Rushui counties immediately began to express their agreement.

It's no wonder, after all, these county commanders are really dissatisfied with this matter - why should I, Rushui County, pay for the cost of digging canals in Luyang County?

『…… This old fellow!'

Zhao Yu glanced at Ruyang Hou Zheng Zhong with a slight surprise.

He originally thought that the other party would discuss the rights and wrongs of Wang Zhi's matter, but he never thought that the other party would directly take his work in Luyang County.

Seeing that those county magistrates echoed the words of Ruyang Marquis Zheng Zhong, Zhao Yu clarified in his heart.

These county magistrates, who may have been dissatisfied with this for a long time, are now instigated by the Marquis of Ruyang, so they immediately formed a united front and refused to fund the excavation of canals in Luyang County.

While Zhao Yu was thinking about it, the Marquis of Luyang endured the displeasure in his heart and sincerely explained to everyone present: "Everyone, everyone, we have discussed this issue before, those refugees from Wannan and Wanbei poured into my Luyang County, this is not just a matter of one city and one county. I, Luyang, can't afford that number of refugees, but if I let it go, it will inevitably cause a catastrophe, and you don't want those refugees to pour into the Rushui counties and cause harm to the counties, do you? Therefore, my Luyang County implements cash-for-work and uses the construction of rivers and canals to stabilize those refugees, but my Luyang is only a small county, and it is difficult to support it alone, so I ask the counties for help...... It's not a threat, it's a mutual help......"

"However, I heard that the canal is named after Brother Gongyu?" Zheng Qian, the prince of Ruyang, suddenly interjected.

The Luyang townsman opened his mouth and explained, "Yes." …… But that's only tentative, it's Liu Gongwei who thanked Zhao for helping him pacify the refugees......"

"I see." Zheng Qian said with a smile: "In that case, then Brother Gongyu should help to the end, why should you covet the wealth of my Rushui counties?" Borrow the wealth of my Rushui counties to repair the canals in Luyang County, and in the end, Brother Gongyu got a good name, haha, Brother Gongyu is really calculating. ”

Hearing his words, about half of the county magistrates present sneered dissatisfiedly.

The Luyang Township Marquis has a hard time arguing, the original name of the river canal was Jinggong Canal, purely because Liu Wei thanked him for his strong support, but he never thought that today it has become a handle for him to use the wealth of his county to make a reputation.

And at this moment, I heard the Marquis of Ruyang say with a smile: "Gongyu, as far as the old man knows, my Rushui counties have successively transported a lot of money and grain to Luyang County in these days, which can save some use, and it is enough to help those refugees, if you count on my Rushui counties to fund to help you build that canal in Luyang County...... If you don't talk about us, I'm afraid that the people of Rushui counties will also be dissatisfied. What's more, the canal in Luyang County is said to be repaired for five or six years or even longer, it's not that the old man said you, you and Liu Gongqian are also really thick-skinned, and it will take five or six years to build the cost, do you expect me Rushui counties to bear it for you Luyang? …… What do you think? ”

"What the Marquis of Ruyang said is extremely true."

The county magistrates present here have spoken up in agreement.

"Since you also agree with the old man's opinion, then ......"

As he spoke, the Marquis of Ruyang set his eyes on the Marquis of Luyang, and immediately, the county magistrates present also set their eyes on the father and son of the Marquis of Luyang.

The meaning is self-evident.