@: Chapter 286

In the early morning, Ruan Jingnian, the lord of Shangshu, asked a group of principals to open the door of the yamen, so that it seemed that the weather of the household department today was different from usual, and experienced officials at all levels knew in their hearts that something must happen today.

Sure enough, in the middle of the hour, His Royal Highness King Pu led many eunuchs and servants to come to the household department, and everyone from the household department, including Ruan Jingnian, the lord of Shangshu, went out of the gate to greet him.

After His Royal Highness King Pu came over, after a while, Gu Tianyang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came to the household department again, and His Royal Highness King Pu asked Ruan Jingnian to set up a stool and coffee table in the small garden behind the household, and arranged for the girl to serve tea and snacks, and the adults took root.

Shen Jiong, the left attendant of the household department, muttered in his heart, not knowing what was going on, or if one of his subordinates was alert, and quietly told him: "Lord Shen, there is something big happening on the Qinhuai River today!" The top three in the Oiran competition will be released today, and the situation in Jiangnan may have changed after today! ”

"Ah......" Shen Jiong was startled, and at the same time, he suddenly understood in his heart. And when he turned around and sat down again, there was a subtle change in his mentality, and he couldn't help but take a closer look at Lu Shanchang.

A few people here today, needless to say, His Royal Highness King Pu has the most respected identity, under His Royal Highness King Pu, Ruan Jingnian and Gu Tianyang are both second-grade Shangshu, compared to Shen Jiong and Lu Shanchang, who are third-grade officials with the lowest status.

Lu Shanchang sat at the bottom of the position, holding a teacup in his hand, like an old monk in his meditation. On this side, King Pu and Ruan Jingnian were talking, and the two talked happily, intentionally or unintentionally, they would say a few words to Gu Tianyang, and their tones were full of a different kind of pride.

"The prince of Qin is a young talent, this time he came to Jiangnan, so that my scholars in Jiangnan can have the opportunity to learn more from him, this is a great thing!" Ruan Jingnian said with a smile.

As soon as he changed his words, he pointed the finger at Gu Tianyang and said: "Lord Gu, with all due respect, this time the Oiran Contest has the participation of the prince, and the Gu family's Biyun Pavilion is afraid that it will abdicate to make way for Xian!" ”

Gu Tianyang snorted softly, took a cup of tea and took a sip slowly, and said: "Things in Jiangnan have always been changeable, the competition for favor on the Qinhuai River is just a trivial matter after all, the children go to play and make trouble, let them go!"

His Royal Highness the King of Qin, or the emperor, will not care about the small things of those sesame mung beans on the Qinhuai River, if the prince really asks for victory this time, if he wins, then everyone will be happy, I am afraid that the prince of the world will be young and vigorous, and he will be wronged and frustrated on the painting boat, and we, the courtiers in the south of the Yangtze River, will be afraid! ”

Ruan Jingnian's eyes narrowed, his eyes flashed, and he said, "Oh? Lord Gu said that it is not untargeted, and His Royal Highness King Pu is also here today, what exciting news do you have, you can say it and let His Royal Highness King Pu share it with him......"

Gu Tianyang laughed and said, "Lord Ruan, those of us who live in the temple, where do we have the leisure to take care of that little thing on the painting boat?" However, there is something that has been spread a little bit recently, saying that the prince is very interested in Brother Zheng of the Lu family, and I think he has heard about Brother Zheng'er's talent and wants to get acquainted.

Young people, it's understandable to cherish each other, thinking that today's Oiran Contest, the prince and Brother Zheng will definitely meet, I don't know if there will be another masterpiece? ”

Gu Tianyang pulled out the news that had been spread on the Qinhuai River recently, and the prince of Qin challenged Lu Zheng and wanted to compete with Lu Zheng, which everyone knew.

At the mention of Lu Zheng, Ruan Jingnian's face was a little stiff, from last year to this year, Lu Zheng became his heart disease. Every time Lu Zheng appears, his precious grandson Ruan Shaolin will suffer a loss, or even be humiliated.

Ruan Shaolin, who was originally very promising for the Ruan family, after suffering repeated blows, is now very unlucky, this time the prince of Qin, Long Zhongyun, went to Jiangnan and directly named Lu Zheng to challenge Lu Zheng, which invisibly pasted gold on the face of the Lu family, not to mention the final victory or defeat, Ruan Jingnian felt that it was not a taste in his heart when he heard these words, and he felt a little tired.

King Pu had a strange look on his face, with a faint smile on his face, he looked at Lu Shanchang and said, "Why doesn't Lu Qing speak?" ”

Lu Shanchang said: "Your Majesty is afraid! Your Royal Highness, my Lu family has such a stubborn son, and I am really helpless.

Lu Zheng, a little girl, has a little name in Jiangnan, but he is still too young to distinguish between the important and the serious, and he really thinks that he has learned a lot with some achievements, and even the prince of Qin dares to offend. Your Majesty really hopes that this time the prince can teach this kid a good lesson, let him know how high the sky is, how thick the earth is, and the arrogance of killing, so that he can become a weapon in the future, and can do errands for the court and the emperor......"

Lu Shanchang's posture is very modest, today he has been deliberately low-key from the beginning, as long as no one is looking for him, he is silent, in fact, he is very nervous at this time.

Qin Huaihe's affairs have been completely out of control, the Lu family has been passive from the beginning this time, Lu Shanchang and Lu Qian originally wanted to see if they could count on Lu Zheng to twist the situation, but in the past few days, it has suddenly been rumored that the prince of Qin will challenge Lu Zheng by name and compete with Lu Zheng.

This made Lu Shanchang's heart sink to the bottom, the masters under the prince of Qin are like clouds, and there are many talents, how can Lu Zheng handle it alone?

But as soon as the news came out, the Lu family didn't even have a chance to stop it. King Qin is very strong, and this time the will to lay out Jiangnan is very resolute, and on the other hand, the Ruan family followed the coaxing, and the people of Dai Xiang's family instigated this matter behind their backs.

On the Gu family's side, Gu Tianyang blamed Lu Shanchang for betraying his promise, and his attitude towards the Lu family was lukewarm, and the result was that Lu Shanchang could only watch things happen, he couldn't do anything, and he seemed powerless.

Lu Shanchang has no bottom in his heart, so he is low-key and cautious, in comparison, Ruan Jingnian seems to be a lot more confident, Gu Tianyang is not comfortable in his heart, but he will not die if he does not reach the Yellow River, as the leader of the Jiangnan power lord, Gu Tianyang has no way out.

According to Gu Tianyang's idea, the Jiangnan power valve does not need to be ambitious now, and the most important thing is to recuperate, however, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and things have developed to this point, it can only be resigned to fate!

King Pu said lightly: "Lu Qing doesn't need to be polite, Brother Zheng can get the hand-picked appointment of the prince, which is an honor in itself!" ”

He turned his head to look at Ruan Jingnian and said, "Ruan Qing, this time in the Oiran Competition, I heard that the Ruan family has put in a lot of effort, and today should be able to pass on the good news, right?" ”

Ruan Jingnian was slightly stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Your Royal Highness Xie, if Qin Huaihe really wants to be ranked in the top three, Liancheng Pavilion will not dare to compete for the mirage pavilion, but he should be qualified to enter the top three."

However, there are still variables in the end, and everything is still inconclusive. Haha, didn't you just say that it's all children playing, even if there is a conclusion, what can it mean? Can it mean that my Ruan family has stepped into the top three in Jiangnan? I'm afraid some people won't be convinced! ”

Ruan Jingnian's words can be said to expose his ambitions very thoroughly, he said that the matter on the Qinhuai River is just a trivial matter, but judging from his performance today, he clearly wants to make a big fuss about this matter.

He opened the door of the household early in the morning, and invited His Royal Highness King Pu, and Gu Tianyang had to come over to find out the truth, as for Lu Shanchang, he was the household servant, and he couldn't hide.

So it is not an exaggeration to say that today's situation, on the surface, everyone drinks tea together, and is harmonious, plain, but in fact, there is a showdown brewing secretly, once the news of Qinhuai River comes, Ruan Jingnian is likely to set off waves on the spot.

The atmosphere was a little tense, even depressing, and Shen Jiong, as an outsider, watched all this coldly, and he felt that he was in a tormented mood.

Everyone drank tea for a while, Shen Jiong came out to arrange for people to serve snacks, and suddenly heard a commotion behind him, and then heard someone say: "The news from the Qinhuai River is coming!" ”

Shen Jiong was slightly stunned, and hurriedly went to the small garden, where he saw Lu Shanchang beating his chest, and then heard Gu Tianyang say coldly: "What an arrogant child, he didn't even give face to His Royal Highness the Prince, how much ability does he have?" In the top 10 of the Oiran competition, he dared not go? ”

Shen Jiong was slightly stunned, he went to look at His Royal Highness King Pu again, His Royal Highness King Pu's expression was always the same, but this time His Royal Highness's expression was more playful.

And Ruan Jingnian's face was also ugly, just now the news of Qin Huaihe came over, saying that Lu Zheng of the Lu family did not go to the place of the competition, everyone was looking forward to a dragon battle between the prince and him, but now this is the result, I have to say, it is beyond everyone's expectations.

The scene was no longer quiet, Lu Shanchang couldn't wait to fly back, he wanted to grab Lu Zheng and ask, what was this kid thinking in his head at the critical time, where did he want to put the Lu family in this way?

And Gu Tianyang is pulling out the cold in his heart, his strategy is to let the Jiangnan power lords unite and jointly deal with external pressure, now it's okay, the Lu family is powerless, and the talented Lu Zheng, who has high hopes for the Lu family, is now fleeing from the battle, and he doesn't even have the courage to fight, what is the point?

"His Royal Highness King Pu, my lords, wait for tea first, I still have official business to complete, go first!" Gu Tianyang said with a cold face, he didn't have the heart to stay any longer, it was only a top three competition, Biyun Pavilion still had a chance, he had to urgently plan the strategy for the final battle of the Oiran Competition.

"Hey, Master Gu, what do you mean by this? You can't leave today if you have a big event, Your Highness finally has Yaxing, we don't accompany Your Highness as courtiers, how can this work? "Gu Tianyang wants to leave, where will Ruan Jingnian let him go?

He almost grabbed Gu Tianyang's sleeve and was staying as a guest, just kidding, he finally seized the opportunity to suppress the Gu family and the Lu family, Ruan Jingnian definitely couldn't let Gu Tianyang's golden cicada get out of his shell......