Luo Yunyao got out of the carriage, and the first thing that caught his eye was the two golden unicorns, followed by two stone pillars surrounded by red lacquer and gold, behind the stone pillars was the vermilion carved lacquer gate, and a plaque of the Xiangguo Marquis Mansion on the door, which was said to have been given by the emperor himself, and in the afterglow of the sunset, it flashed with dazzling golden brilliance.

Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road.

really responded to the meaning of this sentence, she hooked her lips sarcastically, the day is moving, and the moon is full and the truth is lost, presumably this Xiangguo Marquis has not yet understood, and she has no intention of preaching.

Without staying too long, Luo Yunyao, under the leadership of his subordinates, strode into the main hall of the mansion - the Marquis of Xiangguo had been waiting there for a long time.

As soon as he saw Luo Yunyao's figure, Xiang Guohou walked over with his round belly, his fat flesh trembling extremely in the air, and there was a smile on his face.

"Xiaguan meets Lord Xiangguo."

How dare Luo Yunyao really wait for him to walk in, she hurriedly saluted, and lowered her eyes, she really couldn't stand that body of flesh.

"Lord Luo, excuse me," Xiangguo Hou looked at Luo Yunyao with a smile, and stretched out his fleshy invisible hand to help him up.

Without waiting for her hand to touch the corner of her clothes, Luo Yunyao got up without a margin, and avoided the fat oily paws by the way, only looking forward to the early end of today's meeting, she didn't want to face this pig-looking Xiangguo for a long time, otherwise she was afraid that she wouldn't even be able to eat dinner today.

"Lord Luo is newly appointed today, can you still adapt?"

Xiang Guohou motioned for Luo Yunyao to sit down, and he also sat down on the main seat and picked up the tea cup on the table.

"Lord Xie cares, everything is fine with the lower officials."

After Luo Yunyao sat down, he immediately brought a cup of tea, Luo Yunyao smelled the fresh and elegant taste, but saw the Marquis of Xiangguo drinking tea like a cow, and instantly felt a pity for this good tea.

Luo Yunyao took a sip gently, the tea spread through the tip of the tongue into the root of the tongue and then into the throat, first bitter and then sweet, this taste is also a unique enjoyment, the corners of the mouth slowly leaked a smile, politely said, the tea was also drunk, and then it was time to step into the right topic.

Sure enough, the next Marquis of Xiangguo saw Luo Yunyao put down the teacup, and smiled even more, "When the new official takes office, everything will go smoothly," paused, he took the time to look at Luo Yunyao's face proudly, and said to himself, "But it's okay, if someone dares to trouble Lord Luo in the future, Lord Luo only needs to report the name of this Marquis, and he will not dare to be presumptuous in front of adults." ”

How could Luo Yunyao not know what he meant, if he echoed what he said, it would be equivalent to accepting the blessing of the Marquis of Xiangguo, and in terms of dealing with officials in the future, it was indispensable to sell favors to him.

She has always looked down on the appearance of Xiangguohou's wealth and official coercion, let alone to follow him. But now one is not handled well, I am afraid that it will set up such a big enemy as Xiang Guohou, she has just entered the Western Qin officialdom, and she is not familiar with all aspects of affairs, if in the future, he will give her small shoes from time to time, and she will be quite time-consuming and laborious to deal with.

After thinking about it, she replied quietly, pretending not to understand the meaning of his words, "Everyone works for the imperial court, and no one will deliberately get along with me, so thank you for your compassion." ”

That's very clear rejection.

How did she know that the words reached the ears of Xiangguo Hou, thinking that she didn't understand the meaning of his words, so she simply said it more clearly, "Lord Luo is really broad-minded, but the DPRK and China are mixed, and it is inevitable that they will be plotted behind their backs for various reasons. If Lord Luo does things for me in the future, Ben Hou will definitely not let people treat adults badly! ”

The words have been picked to this extent, if Luo Yunyao is pretending not to understand, even a fool can see it, twisting the lid of the cup in his hand, as if he didn't have anything to throw away the thin leaves floating in the tea, and his thoughts in his heart turned a thousand times.

"Hou Ye's status in the court, naturally needless to say, but it's a pity that the lower officials have a desire and don't want to get involved in the court's right and wrong, they only want to do things for the emperor, and ask Hou Ye to be fulfilled."

Doing things for the emperor is another way out. If they do not choose to rely on one of them, they will have to take this third way, the so-called centrist party, to balance the parties of all forces.

Both sides made their words clear, and Luo Yunyao also made his attitude clear, so that the face of the Marquis of Xiangguo on the main throne instantly dropped, and he tried hard to win him over, but he got such an answer.

The layers of thick faces furrowed their brows, and Xiang Guohou's face had a faint tendency of mountain rain to come, forcing the atmosphere in the whole room to stiffen all of a sudden, "Lord Luo, do you have to think about it carefully?" ”

"Xiaguan thanks Xiangguo for his appreciation, but he is in the temple, and Xiaguan just wants to be able to protect himself." Luo Yunyao stood up and saluted Xiangguohou.

"Hmph, I don't know what to do." Xiang Guohou's meat hand slapped heavily on the table, shaking the lid of the teacup on the table, he looked at Luo Yunyao in front of him with a torch in his eyes, his face was ruthless, and he gritted his teeth and shouted out of the door, "Someone, send off." ”

Out of Xiang Guohou, Luo Yunyao got into the carriage back to the house, and there was a faint bad premonition in her heart, Xiang Guohou has always been cautious and loves to hold grudges, her blatant rejection of his overtures was like a slap in the face, how could the arrogant Xiang Guohou swallow this breath silently?

It seems that in the future, we must be more rigorous and cautious in dealing with the world, if he catches the handle and involves some other things, it will not be just trouble.

Luo Yao refused to be courted by Xiang Guo, and was reported to several places after a short time, one of which was the General's Mansion.

When the little guy came to report the news, Qin Jinghao was sitting in the pavilion next to the lotus pond in the courtyard of the mansion reading a book, listening to the report of his subordinates, he was not too surprised, Xiang Guohou has always been narrow-minded, and he is afraid of being behind people, if it weren't for the fact that there are two daughters in the palace, and he has the emperor's favor in his hands, how can Prime Minister Lu let him get away until now?

People with a little bit of insight are afraid that they can see the end of Xiangguohou's career, but it's just a matter of time. Qin Jinghao put down the book in his hand, and where he was looking, there were a few willow branches blowing in the wind, swaying with the direction of the wind, he smiled slightly, isn't this very similar to some people?

It is necessary to know how to evaluate the current situation, and know that only by pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages can we survive well in the meantime.

Qin Jinghao chuckled, and the picture of meeting Luo Yao for the first time suddenly appeared in his mind, he was wearing a white robe, and he had a quiet and elegant temperament, even if he was in an environment with a strong temperament of a group of scholars, he could be like a snow plum that had just bloomed between heaven and earth, light and elegant, talking properly, modest and polite, and giving in, and some extraordinary insights attracted everyone's attention.

Even he himself was infected by that bearing. He asked himself, over the years, there were few people who could really make him admire, and there happened to be one in front of him, albeit with a different purpose.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Jinghao gradually came back to his senses, and his handsome face, which was slightly frowned, slowly relaxed, and he said lightly towards his subordinates, "What's going on on the prince's side?" ”

"According to the report, after the court this morning, Prime Minister Lu asked the Ministry for Luo Zhuangyuan's answer sheet, and the prince went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the afternoon, but there has been no action yet."

The little guy lowered his head, and his voice did not rise and fall in return. I'm afraid that every high-ranking official's family has already gotten the news about these things!

The prince has always been calm and modest, and with the help of Prime Minister Lu Cheng, Qin Jinghao smiled playfully, probably wanting to see Luo Yunyao's heart and strength from the rolling paper, and I believe that they will definitely get a satisfactory answer.

Closing the scroll in his hand, he got up from sitting down, took the book just now, and slowly walked to the edge of the willow tree he had just seen, and under the surprised gaze of the little guy behind him, he broke a slender willow branch, and the remaining half of the branch was still swaying in the wind, calling the half of Qin Jinghao's hand to swing again.

His eyes fell on the note in his hand casually, and the corners of his lips mocked slightly sarcastically, as if he had seen something interesting, "People sometimes have to learn to whisk willows in order to get a suitable position for themselves in this world." ”

The little guy looked at the appearance of his own general and didn't ask for much understanding.

Qin Jinghao's faint eyebrows returned to his usual light look, handed the note in his hand to the little servant, and mentioned a sentence indifferently, "I remember that this year's collection of 100 poems is based on willow branches." ”

A few days later, the military department Shangshu Mansion.

"A collection of poems?"

Luo Yunyao heard about this concept for the first time, and felt a little novel.

Du Yansheng explained to her: "This is a unique poetry and literary activity in Western Qin, most of the participants are high-ranking officials and nobles, and some are famous literati and ink writers. ”

Seeing Luo Yunyao's slightly aroused curiosity, Du Runsheng smiled at her mysteriously, "If you go to participate in the Pepsi Gathering this time, maybe you can meet some masters, don't forget that I took you to the poetry meeting." ”

"What kind of master?"

Luo Yunyao thought he was pretending to be mysterious, and he also approached him a little closer to ask him, but this person sold him Guanzi, and the newly made peach blossom fan in his hand 'brushed' unfolded, and continued to smile mysteriously, "You will know if you go."

Luo Yunyao thought in her heart about who would be the masters according to her understanding of Western Qin, but there were a few of the top Confucians in Western Qin. Moreover, most of the great Confucians are hidden, and they are not famous or involved in the world, so it is unlikely that they will come out to participate in such activities of many people, or the activities of many officialdoms.

"Master Taifu?" Luo Yunyao tentatively.