At this time, Fan Xicheng ran over and said that the wine had been scalded, Han Daoxun invited Guo Rong to sit down in the dining room of the West Wing, and there were no delicacies from the mountains and seas, a plate of cured pork, a plate of white-cut mutton, and a plate of roast chicken with mushrooms were all still the ingredients that Han Qian brought from the villa today......

Han Daoxun sent Fan Xicheng, Zhao Kuo and others down, leaving Han Qian alone to sit aside and serve him and Guo Rong to have a drink.

Han Qian waited cautiously beside him, and after three rounds of drinking, he knew that the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi was Guo Rong, a servant in the province.

This time, the three princes went out of the palace, although they did not directly canonize the prince, only the marquis, they were young, and they did not assume public office, so the Hou Mansion will not set up officials such as Changshi and Zhubo for the time being, but even if the three princes are crowned marquis, they are definitely different from the marquis with different surnames.

After all, the three princes are not adults, and all the affairs in their mansions are in charge of the Ministry of Internal Servants, and this Guo Rong is the head of the internal servants who will go out of the palace with the three princes, and is responsible for leading the affairs of the Three Princes' Mansion.

In addition, the Three Princes' Mansion will also have a team of 120 guards.

Although the lecturers of the three princes will choose famous Confucians from the court to fill the position, the sons of the four ministers who accompany them, such as Han Qian and Feng Yi, usually have to listen to Guo Rong's control in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion.

Although Han Qian had not lived in Jinling for a long time, he knew that his father Han Daoxun, in addition to having contacts with a few old friends from Xuanzhou, did not make friends with the ministers of the court, let alone with the eunuchs in the palace.

He took it for granted that his father specially invited Guo Rong to the house to drink this time, because he had done his best for him, and he was still a little moved in his heart.

"Lord Guo went to serve the third prince this time, does my father know which lord in the palace had the idea?" Han Daoxun sent Fan Xicheng to personally drive Guo Rong back to the palace gate, Han Qian stood at the mouth of the alley, watched the carriage disappear at the mouth of the alley, saw his father's face was quite worried, and asked suspiciously.

"......" Han Daoxun glanced at Han Qian in surprise and asked, "What are you asking this for?" ”

"The child is serving by the side of the third prince, and it is inevitable that he will say something well-behaved to please the adult, but if you don't know that Uncle Guo is promoted to serve by the third prince in the palace, even if the adult is promoted to serve by the third prince, the child is afraid that he will say the wrong thing." Han Qian said.

"If only you could understand this,"

Han Daoxun saw that Han Qian was usually a ridiculous and sinister person, and he could still know the severity and danger at the critical moment, so he was also a little relieved, looked left and right, and said while entering the house with Han Qian,

"The third prince is the son of the princess and the princess, and the third prince went out of the palace to go to the palace, saying that all affairs are in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but over the years, the affairs of the palace have been presided ......over by the Anning Palace."

The state of Chu has only been established for 12 years, but it has already formed a huge bureaucratic system by imitating the political system of the previous dynasty, and there are many eunuchs in the palace.

Han Qian had only been in Jinling for four or five months, and he had been indifferent to the affairs of the court in the past, but he also knew that there were three women in the harem who had the most honorable status at this time.

Queen Xu is the lord of the harem, living in Anning Palace for a long time, giving birth to the crown prince Yang Yuanwu, and Xu Mingzhen, the eldest brother of Xu Hou, is not only the uncle of the dynasty, but also one of the six existing real power festival envoys of the Chu State.

Although it is said that the crown prince Yang Yuanwu is ridiculous and obedient, and is not liked by Emperor Tianyou, but at this time, he can live in the East Palace and be supported by a group of ministers, in addition to his eldest son, Xu Hou is the wife of Emperor Tianyou's troubles, and Xu Mingzhen's military power in Shouzhou and Xu Zhixun, Xu Zhixun and others control the authority in the court.

The concubine Shi Shengxin Wang Yang Yuan.

At this time, he also led the defense envoy of Chuzhou, led the troops stationed in Chuzhou, and formed a defense line against the strong feudal Liang and Jin in the north.

Yang Yuanpu, the youngest prince born to Mrs. Shifei Wang, is only thirteen years old this year and has been living in the palace.

Although Mrs. Shifei Wang was only thirty years old, she heard that she was only the personal maid of Queen Xu's side before she conceived Emperor Pu, but it was fortunate that Emperor Tianyou was drunk, but she was not favored by Emperor Tianyou afterwards, and she was suspicious of Queen Xu, so she was only named Mrs. Yang Yuanpu after giving birth to her son.

At this time, Han Qian voluntarily became a pawn lurking beside the third prince Yang Yuanpu in the Late Red Mansion to solve the current crisis, but the conspiracy of the Late Red Mansion was revealed, and he still could not escape the disaster of death.

If he wants to act at the opportunity, he must first figure out the complicated people and things around the third prince Yang Yuanpu.

"Even if Lord Guo is sent by the Anning Palace, but you are beside the prince, you can't speak lightly!" There is no need for Han Qian to ask, Han Daoxun is afraid that Han Qian will act violently beside the third prince, call Han Qian to the hall, and patiently analyze some powerful relationships with him one by one......

"Father don't be busy teaching the child, the child is also thinking about this in the past few days, the father first listens to the child, if there is anything wrong, the father points out the fallacy, and the child can be more impressed." Han Qian boldly said that if he wanted to gain greater discretion and freedom in the future, he still had to gain the trust of his father Han Daoxun.

"......" Han Daoxun was slightly stunned, but he didn't interrupt Han Qian's words, after all, no matter how much he said, he had to hear it in Han Qian's heart, so he might as well listen to what Han Qian himself thought.

"Even if Guo Rong is a person sent by the Anning Palace, after all, the emperor's will is the greatest in the court, and if anyone can make Guo Rong see the wind and rudder in the future, the first person is undoubtedly the emperor. Therefore, Guo Rong's sincere attitude in his heart will still be due to subtle changes in the emperor's preferences, and it cannot be generalized, so even if he must say something flattering to the prince and the Anning Palace, in front of Guo Rong, it must be moderate,"

Han Qian said the information he had compiled during this time,

At this time, it was rumored in the court that the emperor did not like the crown prince, but he was afraid that Empress Xu and the Xu family were already too big to fall, so he did not dare to act rashly. Even if many ministers know this kind of thing, it stands to reason that the DPRK and China should not discuss it in vain, let alone reach the ears of these people, but within a few months of the child's arrival in Jinling, he heard many people talking about this matter in private, and the child thought in his heart that this should be someone deliberately spreading this matter behind his back. However, no matter who the person is, it would be a big mistake to think that the third prince Pu is still young and hopeless for the throne, and he is the most unscrupulous, because when the water is muddy, it is difficult for anyone to be alone. The child is also self-aware, although it is not hopeless, but the knowledge in the stomach is really limited, and he should not be qualified to accompany the third prince to study, but someone selected the child and Feng Yi, Kong Xirong, and Zhou Kun, obviously with scheming. This, in turn, undoubtedly shows that not everyone thinks that the Three Princes do not have a chance ......"

"......" Han Daoxun was slightly stunned when he heard Han Qian talking, and then the light in his pupils suddenly became more sharp, and he asked, "Who did you listen to these words?" ”

Han Qian still wanted to pretend, and then went on to hint that his father Zhou Kun's fall was not a pure accident, but he didn't expect that his father didn't believe that he had figured it out at all, and his first reaction was to be wary of someone instigating him behind his back, and he was also helpless.

Han Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Some of the words were said by Feng Yi and Kong Xirong when they came to find the child today, and some of the words were said by the child himself. ”

Whether it is Feng Wenlan or Kong Zhou, they are currently all generals with a neutral or ambiguous attitude in the DPRK and China, and they should know that it is not a good errand for their sons to accompany the third prince Yang Yuanpu to study, and it is also appropriate to seize the time to teach these days.

Han Qian explained this, Han Daoxun felt that it was reasonable, he was indeed a little worried that someone had already directly targeted Han Qian.

"It doesn't matter who you're listening to, if you can listen to it,"

Han Daoxun said,

"Lord Guo, you have to be close, but you must not lose your sense of proportion. In addition, although the three princes are jealous, there are indeed many people who have plans and calculations against him, but the three princes are still young, as long as the overall situation of the DPRK and the Central Committee can be determined as soon as possible, the three princes are not really adults, and even if the people around him will be jealous, they will not be too deep. At this time, you still have to abandon his thoughts, study hard by the side of the third prince, keep your duty, and don't act recklessly, it's enough! ”

"Since the father wants the child to be quiet, but why did he invite Uncle Guo to the house today?" Han Qian didn't want to be too despised by his father Han Daoxun, so he couldn't help but ask.

"......" Han Daoxun glanced at Han Qian strangely and said, "There are some things you don't have to ask nonsense, let alone go out and talk nonsense." ”

"The child understands in his heart." Han Qian said in a muffled voice, wondering if he had guessed wrong, Guo Rong didn't take the initiative to invite him over for a drink?

Han Qian pondered in his heart, Feng Yi's father Feng Wenlan is a household servant, Kong Xirong's father Kong Zhou is the deputy commander of the Zuo Shenwu Army, and they are all powerful generals with a warm attitude in the DPRK and China.

Before, Han Qian would never have thought of it so deeply, but at this time, he was already too deeply affected by that strange dream.

The information obtained was too limited to analyze anything, and his father still regarded him as a frivolous prodigal son who did not learn and did not know how to learn, Han Qian could not get his father's trust at this time, and he no longer pestered and asked, glanced at the twelve small gold cakes he had just taken out, and let his father Han Daoxun throw them on the table in the hall, and was about to quit.

"You can use the twelve loaves of gold, and in the future, you will have to be useful by the side of the third prince, but you are not allowed to spend as much as before!" Han Daoxun said sternly.

Twelve small gold cakes are worth 1230,000 yuan, even if they are placed in the official palace, it is not a small amount of money.

Han Daoxun served as the secretary and young eunuch at this time, and the reward of Yu Lu and the season may add up to four or five hundred thousand yuan a year.

In recent years, wars have occurred frequently in the Central Plains, and the south of the Yangtze River is not peaceful, but a large number of wealthy families have moved south to Jinling with Emperor Tianyou, resulting in a soaring price of grain fields near Jinling.

Even so, the fertile land in Jiangcheng County is only 10,000 yuan per mu.

These twelve small gold cakes can take twelve or thirteen acres of fine paddy fields in Jinling.

And like them in the Red Mansion today, even if they don't overlord prostitutes, even if they find a character like Yao Xishui to accompany them, they only need one or two small golden cakes to be happy and chic once, after all, it is not a red pill to buy Yao Xishui.

If it weren't for Han Qian's backing on the Han clan of Xuanzhou, he would never have had the opportunity to spend so extravagantly.

"How much the child will spend from the bronze shop in the future, and what aspects will it be used, tell Zhao Kuo to record it in the account book and report it to his father on a quarterly basis." Han Qian said.

Even if he didn't expect to get rid of the control of the Late Red Mansion at this time, he had to use money to make friends with Feng Yi and others at the moment, recruit Zhao Wuji under his command, and even encircle Zhao Kuo and other family soldiers to prevent him from causing trouble.

And he will accompany the three princes to study, except for occasional rewards, there will be no fixed income.

He thought that he would continue to pay money from Han Ji Bronze Shop in the future, and at the same time, he didn't want to be suspicious and questioned by his father Han Daoxun because of this, so it was better to set the rules for opening accounts for investigation now.

"If you have the heart, it's good to know convergence." Han Daoxun said with a gloomy face, although he didn't stop it directly, he didn't want to see Han Qian continue to take money from Han Ji Bronze Shop and squander it.

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Han Qian returned to the room, and then Zhao Kuo knocked on the door and brought washing water with a copper basin - Qingyun was thin and weak, and he didn't dare to ride a horse, so he didn't come to the city with Han Qian and them today.

Han Qian washed up, pointed to the twelve cakes of gold on the table, and said to Zhao Kuo: "You didn't talk nonsense just now, it's very good - I don't have an account room by my side, and you will be in charge of the money and things for me in the future." In the future, you have to remember how much you will spend and how much you will spend and where you will spend it from the bronze shop, and tell my father every month about the details......

"The old slave will never dare to talk much." Zhao Kuo said.

"I told you to say this, who blames you for talking too much?" Han Qian said.

"......" Zhao Kuo heard Han Qian say this, so he nodded and agreed, and said, "The young master has no other instructions, so the old slave will go out first......

Zhao Kuo said that, and took out the water that Han Qian had washed with the copper basin.

Han Qian's brows furrowed slightly, staring at Zhao Kuo's back as he left.

Zhao Kuo seems to be the most inconspicuous of the family soldiers, and he is also in his forties, but he is lazy and cowardly by nature, and it seems that anyone can inferiorly him, so he is also despised by other family soldiers.

Han Qian used Zhao Wuji to kill Fan Wucheng, forcing Fan Xicheng to be disheartened, and it was difficult to control himself as before, and the other soldiers saw Han Qian's elbow turned outward, and they actually favored the son of the servant, and they were even more estranged from Han Qian, so Han Qian was currently the only one who could be used, Zhao Kuo.

During this time, Han Qian also deliberately promoted Zhao Kuo's status among the family soldiers.

It stands to reason that Han Qian's position at this time is not stable, whether it is intimidation or co-optation, if Zhao Kuo is really a person with a weak personality, then he should be somewhat panicked, but Han Qian can't see this in him during this time.

And Fan Dahei complained in front of him, saying that Zhao Kuo didn't remember anything, and more important things couldn't be handed over to Zhao Kuo to do, but Zhao Kuo didn't seem to think that it was difficult to remember the monthly income and expenditure details.

Zhao Kuo is a person from the Late Red Mansion?

No.

Han Qian didn't think that Zhao Kuo would be a person from the Late Red Mansion.

Zhao Kuo went to the Han family to serve as a family soldier, which was something that his father Han Daoxun had done when he was a magistrate in Chuzhou, and it had been five years......

If the Late Red Mansion had been laid out around his father Han Daoxun so early, this time they only needed to take advantage of the situation and use Zhao Kuo to control him, how could they be the first to think of getting rid of him, so that their people would have the opportunity to lurk around the Third Prince?

Zhao Kuo is not a person from the Late Red Mansion, he should not have anything to do with Yao Xishui and these people, maybe he just borrowed a place to hide, and he didn't have any disadvantage to his father Han Daoxun or him?

Han Qian thought so, somewhat deceiving himself, but there were already so many lice on his body, and he didn't want to startle Zhao Kuo for the time being, making the situation even more complicated.

Zhao Kuo looked at the rickety, cowardly character, holding a copper basin full of washing water and just walked down the corridor, as if he realized that he was revealing a flaw, and seemed to intuit that Han Qian was staring at him, his body stiffened suddenly under the corridor, and he stopped for a few seconds before turning his head to look back.

Seeing Han Qian staring at him, Zhao Kuo asked, "Young Master, do you have any other orders?" ”

"There's nothing going on." Han Qian said quietly.

Then he gently covered the door, Han Qian thought that he would still find a way to drive Zhao Kuo out of his side in the future, but now he really had no one to use.

Thinking that there was no one around him who could reassure him, and he had to always worry that his head might move the next day, Han Qian sat in the room, and he was also a little impetuous, just put on a fist rack and hit Shi Gong Boxing, barely calming down his mood.