"Then don't you hurry up and visit Hou Shigui!"

Seeing Zhou Xuan's apology, Yang Wentong shouted loudly.

Zhou Xuan was so frightened that his face was colorless, and he hurriedly walked out of Yang Wentong's courtyard after taking three steps and two steps.

After Zhou Xuan left, Yang Wentong looked at the bright moon in the sky and sighed, his eyes were confused, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

——————

"Sir is saying that my father doesn't fancy that Hou Shigui? And want to take this opportunity to knock those ministers? ”

In a deep and wide mansion, a young man with handsome skin and eyes full of fine light sat on a stone table in the courtyard and drank tea with an old man opposite.

The old man's face was full of furrows, and his eyes were also bright, but the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, as if he was haunted by some disease:

"Your Highness, exactly.

A mere Hou Shigui, even if he knows some strange/lewd skills to escape His Majesty's favor, it is not enough for His Majesty to make such a big battle. ”

The person in front of the old man was Yang Kuanlong, the fifth prince of Great Chu:

"According to what Mr. said, I don't need to befriend that brute."

Yang Kuanlong showed a look of disappointment on his face, thinking that he could finally make friends with some people who had no official position and were loved by his father.

didn't think that this Hou Shigui was just a dispensable tool in his father's hands.

He sighed and poured another cup of tea for the old man:

"According to the rules of the dynasty, the prince can't make friends with his ministers, I thought that this time the barbarian didn't get an official position, and he could still make friends, who knows...... Alas...... Where is my way out? ”

The prince, who didn't want to compete for the position of the prince, had already asked for a fief to go out of Beijing.

The princes who are still in Chu Jing now are all deliberately trying to compete for the position of the prince.

But since ancient times, the battle for the prince is the most dangerous, and once it fails, it will be a catastrophe from which it will never recover.

A few years ago, when Yang He was crowned prince, Yang Kuanlong was already disheartened and ready to pack up and ask for help.

Who knew that the prince had repeatedly made Yang He unhappy, and there were rumors several times that Yang He wanted to abolish the reserve and re-establish it, which made Yang Kuanlong's dead heart a little impatient.

But in the past few years, Yang Kuanlong has achieved nothing in Beijing except for the help of this old gentleman.

Not only did he not get any powerful ministers, but he also formed a feud with the princelings.

At such a point, he couldn't help himself anymore and had to fight.

After all, taking a step back is a cliff.

Seeing Yang Kuanlong's face full of frustration, the old man shook his head lightly and said:

"Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, Your Highness does not need to be impatient, you must know, the coming days will be long."

As he spoke, the old man's eyes gradually deepened:

"Besides, Hou Shigui is not incompatible."

Yang Kuanlong was surprised when he heard this:

"Oh? What do you mean, sir? ”

Hou Shigui, who had just returned to the inn, didn't know that he had been targeted by the five princes, and after sending away his father who came to visit him, Hou Shigui dealt with the concern of Zheng Dehuai and others of the same year.

It wasn't until the moon was on the willow that he slept in the same bed with Guo Lianqing.

After Guo Lianqing fell asleep, Hou Shigui began to think about today's events.

It was only half a month after entering Chu Jing, and only one of the good fruits he had saved for a year was used.

Although the evil fruit has not yet grown, if it continues to develop like this, how can I protect myself when the evil fruit grows?

Although Bao Ji and the others are loyal and brave, the number of them is too small after all, and it is not enough to stay by his side to protect himself, even if he is sent to run errands.

At this moment, Hou Shigui couldn't help but regret why he didn't bring more people from Linben.

I still underestimated the sinister nature of the capital.

He wanted to recruit people, but now he has the money in his hand and even a good meal is a bit extravagant.

It seems that I can only wait for tomorrow morning to write a letter and go home, so that my mother can give me a little more money and manpower.

It's hard to get started.

Hou Shigui sighed, and then hugged Guo Lianqing and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Hou Shigui was woken up by the sound downstairs, and he got dressed and called Bao Ji to ask.

I don't know who publicized the fact that His Majesty was exiled and sealed down yesterday, and then, the filial piety who came to the assessment came to this "year of recognition".

However, according to Bao Ji, most of the people who came were the children of small families or small chaebols, and as for the children of big families, none of them came.

However, there were seven or eight students from poor families.

Hou Shigui also knows the reason, for ordinary people, the Hou family is one of the twelve ministers of the founding of the country, and it is a natural scenery.

But for those children of the family, the Hou family is just a broken settlement.

The broken household suddenly won the favor of His Majesty, and it was just an overnight rich, it was nothing, they would not surrender their status to make friends with themselves.

Yes......

"Then Su can come to Nian?"

Bao Ji thought for a while, shook his head and said:

"I haven't seen anyone from the Su family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Shigui attached it to his ear and carefully admonished him, and after Bao Ji wrote it down carefully, he took the order and left.

Behind him, Guo Lianqing glanced at him with a resentful expression:

"You're going to invite someone to dinner and drink this morning?"

Hou Shigui smiled slightly:

"Everyone came to see me to give me face, how can I not have good wine and good food?"

Hearing this, the resentment on Guo Lianqing's face deepened:

"But we don't have more than 100 taels of silver, and the things in Beijing are expensive, how can we afford Hou Lang to squander them so much?"

Guo Lianqing has regarded herself as Hou Shigui's person, and instinctively began to do the housekeeping.

At present, not a single bottle of perfume has been sold, and the remaining silver money of everyone is not even enough for a hundred taels of silver, and it will take at least ten days to wait for the money to be sent by Linben.

But Hou Shigui squandered it like this, don't say more than ten days, I'm afraid that he will be squandered by him today.

Hou Shigui also knew that Guo Lianqing's intentions were good, so he didn't say anything, but just said:

"I have my own plan, you don't need to worry about the money."

Then he got up and left.

As soon as I walked down the stairs, I heard a commotion on the first floor:

"Even Xiling is evil, how can you listen to those rumors? As the saying goes, hearing is false, seeing is believing, you have not been in contact with my brother, and you don't know that he is a bold and generous man, so don't believe the rumors! ”

"Brother Zheng praised."

Hou Shigui went down the stairs and said to Zheng Dehuai, who was surrounded by everyone in the center.

When Zheng Dehuai saw Hou Shigui coming, he hurriedly bowed:

"I've seen Brother Hou Shi!"

Everyone around him, who was familiar with Hou Shigui, also shouted one after another:

"I've seen Brother Hou!"

As for those who are not familiar with Hou Shigui for the first time, they heard that this young student is Hou Shigui, and they greeted him with excitement:

"I've seen Hou Gongzi!"

Afraid that his voice would be too low to attract Hou Shigui's attention, they shouted at the top of their voices.

Everyone came this time, saying that they admired his name, but it was better to curry favor with him.

After all, Hou Shigui doesn't have a good reputation in Beijing.

Hou Shigui returned greetings to everyone one by one as usual, and there was no slightest arrogance between the conversations, but it made people feel more cordial, like a spring breeze:

"Today, you give Hou face, Hou can't be entertained without good wine and food, where is Bao Ji?!"