The two of them went to the Meng Mansion along the road, this Meng Mansion is not conspicuous, after all, Meng Wenzhao is only serving here, and he may not always be here in the future, if he buys too big, it is a pity that he does not live in it, and he lives in such a big house as an official, if he is known by those Taiwan officials, he will definitely be impeached for corruption, bribery, arrogance, and lasciviousness Anyway, how difficult to listen to and say.

Taiguan is a kind of speech official, although the speech official plays the role of supervising the context of the imperial court and even the emperor himself, but there are also two kinds of speech officials, namely Taiwan officials and counselors. The Taiwanese officials are mainly the imperial historians, the imperial historians, and the supervising imperial historians, who are in charge of correcting bullets, and are commonly known as Taiwanese officials; Counseling doctors, picking up relics, mending ques, and admonishing the rules and regulations, commonly known as counselors.

To put it simply, the Taiwan officials supervise the officials, the officials sarcastically admonish the monarch, one supervises the management, and the other supervises the emperor. In order to supervise local management, basically every state capital has a supervision of the imperial history, and they have the direct right to directly report to the emperor, although they do not care about local government affairs, they have no real power, but they do not dare to offend easily, after all, no one wants to be reported to the emperor in a small way.

Lin Mo and the others looked at the many vehicles on the road running in the same direction, they should all be going to Meng's mansion, and said with a smile: "This Meng Changshi's birthday banquet today is very lively." ”

Hearing Lin Mo say this, Wu Wenyan smiled and said: "This is natural, it is not bad to expect that the officials in the Dao will also send birthday gifts." Lin Mo was a little surprised when he heard this, it was still unheard of for officials in the Dao to give birthday gifts to state officials, after all, it was normal for subordinates to give gifts to their superiors, and it was rare for superiors to give gifts to subordinates.

Seeing that Lin Mo was puzzled, Wu Wenyan smiled and said, "You don't have to be confused, if Mrs. Meng is in the capital, I'm afraid even Your Majesty will have to give a birthday gift." Then he whispered: "This Mrs. Meng Tai is the first emperor's imperial seal of the first lady, her husband is Meng Lao Guogong, born poor but intelligent, can fight well, follow the first emperor to destroy Liang, have the merit of the dragon, worship as the Shangzhu State Defend the country." When Lin Mo heard this, his eyes widened, and his face was shocked: ", is it hanging like this?" ”

Lin Mo couldn't control his emotions a little, this identity startled Lin Mo, this Nima identity is here, not to mention Jiangnan Road, even in Chang'an City, it is also sideways, and ordinary princes and ministers have to avoid three points. Shangzhu State is a fictitious position, the full name is "General of the Pillar Country", which can be seen from the literal point of being extraordinary, can the pillar of a country be an ordinary person?

Although it is a false position, no one dares to look down on it, and Wei Guogong is a real title, Guogong is a good one, don't think it's very low, I think those who are a big member of a product on TV in the past, that's all fake, really don't talk about a product, there are few from a product, even if it is a bullish prime minister, most dynasties are at most a second product, or even only a third product. The general heir king is also from the first product, so this prince is a real cow.

Lin Mo, who was the Duke of Shangzhu and Guogong, remembered that there was a person who was also like this in the previous life, that is, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang of Shangzhu State. That's why Lin Mo was frightened by the identity of Meng Wenzhao, no wonder he wanted to give a birthday gift, if he didn't give it, he couldn't do it, this Meng Wenzhao's father was a real cowhide. Lin Mo was now thinking about how to deal with this Meng Wenzhao and let him take care of himself in the future

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Meng Wenzhao continued: "Meng Laoguo is noble, in order to prevent his descendants from becoming cockfighting and dog walkers like ordinary nobles because of this identity, he took the initiative to ask His Majesty to cancel the title after his death. As he spoke, he couldn't stop looking north out of the corner of his eye.

Lin Mo was a little speechless when he heard it, as the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, these descendants want to rely on the achievements of their predecessors and struggle less, this Meng Lao Guogong is really ruthless, and directly cut off the thoughts of his descendants, but this also makes his descendants have to work harder, at least from Meng Wenzhao's point of view, although this is supported by his father's residual power, but he does not deny that he himself is talented, otherwise he would not be an official of the state capital in his thirties.

The two came to the front of the house, and a young man was standing in front of the door to greet the guests, and at this time there was an endless stream of guests, and the young man was also very busy. When the young man saw Wu Wenyan coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully bowed his hand and said, "Uncle, you are here, my father has been asking you for the past few days, and today I asked you if you have arrived?" ”

Wu Wenyan laughed when he heard it: "Haha, that kid remembers me so much? It can't be that he fell into the river last time he drank, I didn't go into the water to catch him, and he deliberately troubled me today, right? ”

Lin Mo almost couldn't help laughing when he heard that there was such an operation, and the young man also said with an embarrassed face: "Uncle, don't mention this matter, my father won't dare to drink too much since then." ”

Wu Wenyan laughed when he heard this, and the young man saw Lin Mo and asked suspiciously, "Uncle, who is this son?" Wu Wenyan smiled: "This is my student, Lin Mo." Lin Mo: This is Meng Changshi's only son, Meng Changjun. Lin Mo hurriedly put down the food box and arched his hand: "Under Lin Mo, Brother Meng is polite." ”

Meng Changjun's eyes lit up and said, "Brother Ren is Lin Mo?" The Lin Mo who wrote "Mountain Walk" and "Chang'e"? My father recited two of your poems every day, and said that if I could write such verses one day, he would laugh for three days. When Lin Mo heard this, he said modestly: "Meng Changshi praised it falsely, I just got it by accident, just clumsy, how can it get into the eyes of everyone." ”

Meng Changjun said: "Brother Lin, don't be humble, you are a poem, it is said that the great Confucians in the capital are also amazed." When Lin Mo heard it, how could these Confucian scholars care about their poems, it is estimated that these rumors are all hearsay.

Meng Changjun introduced the two into the mansion, and at this time, the mansion was already full of guests, and Wu Wenyan also walked over to greet acquaintances he knew.

Meng Changjun looked at Lin Mo carrying the food box and asked very strangely, "Brother Lin, what is this?" Lin Mo smiled embarrassedly and said, "This is a birthday gift for Mrs. Tai." Meng Changjun was a little strange, but he didn't continue to ask, and then said goodbye and went to the door to continue to pick up customers.

Lin Mo looked around and found that there were really few people he knew, so he had to find a corner to stay at ease, lowering his head and thinking about how to put his dish out, not really just as a simple birthday gift.

At this time, a familiar figure appeared in front of Lin Mo: "Lin Mo, are you here too?" Lin Mo looked up, yes

It's Lu Qingya.

Lu Qingya looked at him with a smile on his face, and there was a young man standing behind him, who was Fang Han. Lin Mo hurriedly smiled and said: "This is not Mrs. Meng's birthday banquet, Master Wu is here, and I happened to be in Yunzhou, so I came with me." ”

Lu Qingya nodded and said, "Oh, I see, Master Wu is also here?" He should come, and it is really inappropriate for him not to come for such an important occasion. I was also invited to come today, this Mrs. Meng is kind to me, she has a big birthday today, and my younger generation naturally comes. ”

Although Lu Qingya is almost sixty years old, he and Mrs. Meng must naturally be considered juniors. The two chatted for a while, and Lu Qingya was very surprised when he saw Lin Mo carrying a food box, and asked, "Lin Mo, what are you carrying a food box?" Lin Mo smiled awkwardly and said, "This is a congratulatory gift I gave to Mrs. Tai." ”

"Congratulatory gifts?" Seeing that Lu Qingya was puzzled, Lin Mo smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just some dishes to add some flavor to Mrs. Tai." Lu Qingya was even more strange when he heard it, and then said: "This is the first time I've heard that someone has sent food for his birthday, and you are really extraordinary." Lin Mo was a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Seeing that the banquet was about to start, Lin Mo planned to open the food box and check it one last time to see if the dish was still hot, at this moment, Wu Wenyan came over, said hello to Lu Qingya, and then said to Lin Mo with a smile: "Lin Mo, you come in with me, this birthday banquet is about to start, bring your birthday gift, I told Mrs. Tai, your birthday gift has to be placed on the table." Lin Mo was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and Master Wu solved the matter that Lin Mo was most concerned about at once.

Lin Mo hurriedly separated from Lu Qingya, and then led the food box to the hall, at this time, there was a huge red background gold "Shou" word "Shou" pasted in the middle of the hall, and two red papers were pasted on both sides, like couplets, but there was no inscription, and the long case was full of melons and fruit cakes. There are several large tables in the hall, the most upright one is the position made by Mrs. Meng, and there are four braziers in the hall, and there are burning charcoal in them, so that the hall is still as warm as spring in this cold winter as if the air conditioner is turned on. Wu Wenyan put the food box aside, and then instructed the people on the side to say a few words, and then took Lin Mo to the side and sat down, waiting for the banquet to start.

After a while, a group of people surrounded a lady who was dressed luxuriously and wore a gorgeous crown, and at a glance they knew that it was Mrs. Meng, and everyone hurriedly got up to greet her, and Lin Mo also quickly got up and didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Wait until Mrs. Tai is seated and everyone sits down, Lin Mo and a group of juniors sit together, next to Meng Changjun, and Wu Wenyan is sitting at the main table, close to Meng Wenzhao, next to Meng Wenzhao is Du Shaofu and a few people who don't know, although he is wearing regular clothes, but at first glance he is an official, there is a white-looking and fat person who looks kind and angry, and he is smiling all the time, Lin Mo sees that he is very familiar with everyone and is very interested in his identity. At this time, Lin Mo found that there was an empty seat on Mrs. Tai's left hand, and he was very curious, and he didn't know who was sitting there.

Meng Changjun on the side seemed to see Lin Mo's doubts, and explained in a low voice: "That one is reserved for my uncle, he is in an important position in Chang'an, and he really can't get out of it, so this time I asked people to bring a birthday gift, this one."

Keep it for the uncle, and treat it as if the uncle is still here. ”

Lin Mo nodded, but he was still a little confused, since Mrs. Meng had an eldest son in Chang'an, why did she come here with Meng Wenzhao, this is unreasonable, and the seventieth birthday was quite important in ancient times, how could the children not be present, if they were not present, it was easy to be charged with unfilial piety, which was a big crime in ancient times, but this was a family affair of the Meng family, and they couldn't take care of it.

Then Meng Wenzhao got up to thank everyone for coming, and then read a birthday greeting, Lin Mo listened drowsily.

Lin Mo cheered up, looked around after the fourth, and saw Lu Qingya on the table not far away, and Lu Qingya was really the Qiu shopkeeper next to him, and the Qiu shopkeeper was also harmonious, as if people and animals were harmless, at this time Lin Mo felt that someone was staring at him, and then he found that there was a middle-aged man with an ordinary face on the table who had been staring at him, and when he saw himself looking at him, he subconsciously turned his head not to look at Lin Mo, Lin Mo felt very strange, this person really had no impression.

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