"Master, there is a man who calls himself Sima Tu who asks to see him, and this is his greeting."

Qian Xiaohao took a greeting note and put it in front of Qian Mingdu.

Sima Tu?

Qian Mingdu was slightly stunned when he heard Sima Tu's name, then picked up the post, looked at it, and after reading it, his brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into deep thought, what is he looking for himself?

Qian Xiaohao saw that the old man was silent in thought, so he sneered: "Master, this Sima Tu has no official or position, and he dares to come to cling to the master, I just don't know what to do, I think I can still drive him away." ”

Not only Qian Mingdu is proud, but his housekeeper Qian Xiaohao has also been very proud recently, as the saying goes, the prime minister is a seven-grade official in front of the door, although Qian Mingdu is not yet Xiangguo, but he is the emperor's confidant and close minister, whether it is reputation or influence, it is not much worse than any Xiangguo, those who want to tie up and cling to Qian Mingdu, if they want to enter this house, they must pass Qian Xiaohao at the first level, and the benefits are naturally very much, so in recent times, not only Qian Mingdu is proud, but Qian Xiaohao is also the same.

Hearing Qian Xiaohao's words, Qian Mingdu's face suddenly had a look of displeasure, and he pointed at him and scolded: "Sima Tu is a confidant of Li Xun, the minister of the political hall, although he has no official position, who dares to despise him?" You don't even know the situation, so you make random decisions and spread the word, won't you let others laugh at you? You are the official of my Qian Mansion, that is, my face, and if you act recklessly, you will harm me sooner or later. ”

In the end, Qian Mingdu was obviously angry, and raised his palm and slapped it heavily on the table.

"Master, you can't blame me for this, there are so many people, how can I know them all."

Qian Xiaohao smiled bitterly, and hurriedly explained, in the face of Qian Mingdu's anger, he was not afraid, the reason is that Qian Mingdu, although he is cunning and cunning, but he is also a person who misses the old love very much, and he is also very good to his family, Qian Xiaohao is an orphan, he has lived in Qian Mingdu's house since he was a child, for decades, no matter how down-and-out Qian Mingdu is, he has never given up, this friendship is there, Qian Mingdu has long regarded Qian Xiaohao as his family, and treats his family, he can beat and scold, but he will never give up easily.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Qian Mingdu is so angry, but Qian Xiaohao doesn't care much and is not afraid.

Looking at Qian Xiaohao's appearance, Qian Mingdu glared at him fiercely: "If you don't know if you don't know, then watch more and learn more, don't do things all day long, you will know to take advantage of others." ”

Qian Xiaohao smiled and said: "Master, I have written down everything you said, I must pay attention to it in the future, I will go and invite Sima Tu in, do you think it?" ”

Qian Mingdu nodded: "Invite someone to the study, serve a pot of tea, and I'll be there later." ”

Qian Xiaohao answered, and then left.

Sima Tu's sudden visit did make Qian Mingdu scratch his head, as far as political affiliation is concerned, he and Li Xun belong to the same camp, but in terms of personal political direction, he and Li Xun can be said to be incompatible, the reason is very simple, there are only a few seats in the political hall, and Zhao Xun can grasp even less.

Zhao Xun currently has two positions in Xiangguo, one is Li Zhong, and the other is Li Xun, Li Zhong's position is too stable and his reputation is too great, Qian Mingdu does not dare and will not touch this mold, as for Li Xun, he can give it a try and get Li Xun down, Qian Mingdu feels that he will have a chance to go up.

Qian Mingdu deliberately stayed for a while, then got up and went to the study slowly.

When he arrived at the door of the study, Qian Mingdu looked through the gap in the window and sneaked inside, only to see Sima Tu sitting there, leisurely holding a book and watching.

Sima Tu seemed to be reading a book, but he was actually pondering the words that he would meet with Qian Mingdu later, and when he came in, he quickly observed the inside and outside of the study in detail, and through the connotation of the study, he had a general understanding and cognition of Qian Mingdu.

In the study career of taking literature as a profession and inkstone as a field, the study room is not only the starting point for Chinese people to pursue their careers, but also the way for them to find themselves. When they were tired of the darkness of politics and social strife, they hid in a hut, a corner of peace, recited poems and paintings, read books behind closed doors, or got together with two or three friends, appreciated strange texts, and talked about the past and the present, so the study became an indispensable pastime and rest place for literati.

Most literati, especially those of a family or an official of status, were quite particular about the study, which represented a person's taste and cultivation. Therefore, by looking at a person's study, you can understand the person's character.

Sima Tu has followed Li Xun to many family families, because Li Xun's status is not low, so he is often qualified to be invited into the study to talk, therefore, Sima Tu has seen many families or ministers' study environment, most of them are frugally decorated, the area is not large, mainly quiet and elegant living, looking at a person's study, you can often see a person's self-cultivation and inner character.

Qian Mingdu's study is very magnificent, there are a lot of books, and the interior and exterior decoration are very exquisite, when Sima Tu first came in, he flipped through a few books at random, but found that some books actually had a small amount of dust, which showed that Qian Mingdu was not a person who liked to read, even if he was free, his mind would not be placed here.

Sima Tu guessed that Qian Mingdu should be a person with a reckless personality and a quick success, such a person is not strong in principle and has a heavier sense of interest.

Sima Tu guessed very right, Qian Mingdu is indeed such a person, of course, in terms of talent and morality, Qian Mingdu is indeed very average, but his ability to do things is very strong, and he is also very good at being a person, if it were not so, he would not have won Zhao Xun's trust and reuse.

There was some slight movement outside the door, Sima Tu didn't move, and secretly glanced at the corner of his eye, although he didn't know who it was, but there was a high probability that it should be Qian Mingdu, so sneaky, it was really ridiculous.

Sima Tu put down the book in his hand, sighed, and pretended to say loudly: "Seeing that it is noon, if I continue to wait like this, if Lord Qian leaves me here to eat, will I leave or not?" ”

When Qian Mingdu outside the door heard this, his face suddenly turned slightly red, and then he pushed open the door and walked in.

When Sima Tu saw Qian Mingdu, he got up and clasped his fists and saluted: "Sima Tu greets Master Qian." ”

Qian Mingdu coughed dryly twice, and said with a smile: "Let Mr. wait for a long time, please forgive me for the rudeness." ”

"Where, where is the person in a high position, the day is full of opportunities, and there are many official duties, so it is also appropriate to wait a little longer."

Sima Tu said politely.

The two exchanged a polite exchange and then sat down separately.

Qian Mingdu asked Sima Tu: "Li Xiangguo asked Mr. to come, but what is there for me to serve Qian Mingdu?" If so, even if the gentleman tells me bluntly, he will do his best to do it. ”

Qian Mingdu got straight to the point and heard that Sima Tu was intended.

Sima Tu glanced at Qian Mingdu, this person is also quite hypocritical, he sings and harmonizes with Li Zhongquan on weekdays, and often tells right and wrong in front of Zhao Xun and slanders Li Xun.

Of course, Sima Tu will not take Qian Mingdu's words seriously, and from another point of view, the more polite Qian Mingdu is, the more it shows that he is extremely vigilant and indifferent to his arrival.