The man inside replied in a loud voice

"There are dignitaries in Beijing, please go there on behalf of the father, my general has retired for many years, and he does not work on behalf of the public."

Lan Qianzhen knelt at the door of Zhang's house and kowtowed three times in succession, but in exchange for Zhang's family's cold face, not only did he not open the door of the house, but he was not even talking to Lan Qianzhen himself. Such a toss, not to mention the peach chasing the rabbit, even Lan Ziyi was a little annoyed, only Lan Qianzhen and Hu Yanhao were still kneeling on the ground steadily, without any shame.

When the people inside were talking loudly, Lan Qianzhen's head was still on the ground, and he didn't raise his head after hearing the reply, but kept his original posture and sang loudly

"The kid came late, hurt the captain's face, and the kid confessed! But Taiwei is an elder, even if the father comes to see him, he has to give Taiwei face, if the boy comes to Beijing and does not see Taiwei, he is afraid that his stomach will hurt when he does not go to Zangmapo on the return trip. Please also ask the captain to pity the boy, for the sake of his father's face, let the boy bow down! ”

After Lan Qianzhen's words were finished, there was silence in the door of Zhangfu, and after a long time, there was a sound of wooden latches ringing in the gate of Zhangfu, and Lan Ziyi and others heard the sound and knew that the people in the door were going to come out, so they kowtowed to the ground with Lan Qianzhen.

The door of Zhang's mansion is not high, but the sound of pushing open the wooden door rumbles like thunder, Lan Ziyi's mouth is on the ground, and the vibration comes from the ground and shocks to Lan Ziyi's mind, and the roar is quite like a golden iron horse. But after the roar, the movement in the door immediately became quiet,

It was as if the momentum just now was just a flash in the pan, and a gust of wind blew it away without a trace. In the silence, a lonely footstep stepped out of the door, lonely and unassisted. This person is not Zhang Wang, even if Lan Ziyi didn't look up, he knew that it wasn't, and he remembered Zhang Wang's footsteps, not like this.

Lan Ziyi, who realized that the person who came was not looking, immediately raised his head, he looked up at the steps, and saw a tall and thin man in his fifties who had just stepped out of the door, vaguely with the momentum of a husband, Lan Ziyi had some impression of people, this person was there when he settled in Zhang's Mansion twice before, and he seemed to be the housekeeper of Zhang's Mansion.

If it is said that it is a look, although Lan Ziyi is not happy to kneel, it should be, but now he is just a housekeeper, and Lan Ziyi knelt and kowtowed to him three times, how can there be such a reason in the world? So Lan Ziyi was furious at the moment

"Who are you? Do you dare to accept a salute on behalf of the captain? Where is the captain? Where is Zhang Yanwu? ”

Saying that, Lan Ziyi was about to get up from the ground, but next to Lan Qianzhen pressed Lan Ziyi, Lan Qianzhen not only held Lan Ziyi, he also knelt on the ground, respectfully bowed his hand to the official

"Qianjin has seen Vice General Hou, are you okay?"

The official who was called Vice General Hou by Lan Qianzhen knelt on the ground in front of him but did not panic, he nodded and responded to Lan Qianzhen's greetings as if it was a matter of course, he replied

"I'm fine, but I'm not a lieutenant anymore. I retired from the army with the lieutenant, and now I am serving the lieutenant in the palace, just an official, just like your son just questioned me, how dare I be honored by the acting officer? ”

Lan Qianzhen arched his hand

"I don't know what to do, I offended the general, I'm here to accompany you for him. I was still peeing and playing with mud when you were in Xizhen, how can I question you? ”

Only then did Lan Ziyi know that this official family turned out to be a military general of Taiwei He's generation, and he could make his father so respectful, and he must have been a fierce general in the army that day. The official on the steps smiled slightly when he heard this, and he didn't let Lan Qian get up, but just pointed to the car parked on the side of the road and said

"The acting father's mind is too lieutenant, you can take these things, the house is too small, you can't put these cars of things."

Lan Qianzhen said

"How can anyone come to visit empty-handed? If the captain doesn't accept my gifts, he hasn't been here. ”

The official sneered

"The captain didn't plan to be here for you, but General Lan Lao was there, and if he didn't open the door, he was afraid that his stomach would hurt at night."

Lan Qianzhen didn't dare to squeak when he was choked by the officials, he just laughed at himself. The butler continued

"The door has been opened, the words of the captain have been passed on, the acting prince can get up now, please go back, my lord really can't stand your generous gift."

Lan Qianzhen didn't mean to get up, he said

"I just sent these things to honor the captain, and the captain's subordinates happened to use it for their own use, so they should be ......"

The official family didn't wait for Lan Qianzhen to finish speaking, and immediately interrupted him

"Don't push my lord into the fire pit on behalf of the father-in-law, it's better than anything else! Although my Zhang family has declined, it has not fallen to the point of blocking people for the sake of rare ideas. Let's go on behalf of the father, my lord has already given enough face to General Lan, if you don't leave, I'm afraid that General Lan's face won't be able to cover you. ”

Lan Qianzhen's face was red when he was reprimanded by the official family, and he didn't know what to say when he knelt on the ground. Lan Ziyi, who had been beside him, looked at his father so respectfully, and also reassessed the relationship between his family and the Zhang family in his heart, today's Lan Qianzhen is not simply to persuade Zhang Wang to send his grandson to join the army, he is not pretending to be a gesture and deliberately groveling, for Lan Qianzhen, Zhang Wang is really an elder, this elder needs Lan Qianzhen to bow and worship, even if he kneels and kowtows.

Lan Ziyi, who figured out the form, also put a correct posture in his heart, he put away his vanity, and bowed his hands respectfully like his father, and only listened to Lan Ziyi

"I don't know what the Hou Guan's family said about the fire pit, in connection with the recent events, maybe you are talking about my father's recommendation of Brother Zhang to join the army. If this is really the case, then Ziyi thinks that what Taiwei said is untrue, and his father's move has no intention of pushing Taiwei and Brother Zhang into the pit, my father

This is all for Brother Zhang's sake. “

The official sneered when he heard this

"My lord is the young master's own grandfather, he doesn't do anything for the sake of the young master, but on behalf of the father, he thinks about the young master? It's really weird. ”

Lan Ziyi said

"Since Taiwei is Brother Zhang's grandfather, he should consider Brother Zhang in the future. Taiwei can't go out of retreat, and he can naturally avoid the rain and wind on the rivers and lakes without asking about the government, but Taiwei can avoid it because Taiwei has become famous and has that qualification, what if Taiwei is not there one day? May I ask if Brother Zhang's current situation also has the ability to protect the peace of the next house? There are many dignitaries around the capital, the fertile land is limited, the monks have more porridge and less, and the Taiwei can sit on a thousand acres of manor to enjoy his old age, but if there is only Brother Zhang left, what can he do when someone takes it by skill?

Steward Hou, Taiwei Zhang, Brother Zhang has worked with me, I understand him, if you say that Brother Zhang will take the test to gain fame and take the official career, I am afraid that he is the same as me, but if you say that you have a plan, he is a good hand to kill the enemy. Taiwei suspected that my father and I had ulterior motives in recommending Brother Zhang, but Taiwei didn't want to think about it, missed this opportunity, and then wanted Brother Zhang to go out and work hard to earn military merits and talk about peace? The last time the thief court dealt with the injustice, it was because of the dirty government of the court, this time to quell the chaos, all the adults in the court have nodded, only the captain is left to defend, Brother Zhang can only fight to win, victory is meritorious, this great opportunity is only waiting for Brother Zhang to take it, take this military merit, how is it also to ensure the future peace dependence. Time is just like a white horse passing by, the opportunity is rare, fleeting, and please consider it, don't be indignant for a while, and finally regret not being at the beginning! ”

Lan Ziyi was generous, not to mention the entourage, even this official who had always been cold-faced was moved. After thinking about it, the Hou steward glanced slightly sideways at the empty door, then he turned his face and nodded, and then he walked down the steps, and suddenly many servants poured out of the door with him, these people came to Lan Qianzhen, and the servants drove into the mansion behind them, and the Hou housekeeper helped Lan Qianzhen and Lan Ziyi to do the righteous way

"This poor and remote place Dai Gong and Wei Hou still worked hard to come, it really touched my lord, your father and son are distinguished guests, kneeling here is not like words, come, come in and say, I will arrange someone to cook for you two and other brothers now, please come in."

The dream of Taicheng

The dream of Taicheng