Chapter 195: First Sight of Wang Qinruo
"Promoted?" Li Zhang couldn't help but show a surprised expression after listening to Li Yonghe's words, because although Li Yonghe did a good job in the Jingcang grassland, he didn't have a brilliant performance, and he didn't even have an expiration date, but now he was suddenly promoted, which is too fast.
"At first, I was a little strange, but then I asked Brother Wu to inquire and found out that it turned out that the newly appointed Wang Xianggong personally spoke and asked me to serve as the supervisor of the soldiers and horses of Kaocheng County, not only was the grade upgraded by two levels, but also this commander of the soldiers and horses has military power, which is much stronger than the Jingcang grassland." Li Yonghe said again at this time, Kaocheng County is the Lankao County of the later generations, and he is very close to Feng, he has just received the appointment, and now he is handing over the affairs of the grassland, and he is going to take office after the handover.
"Wang Qinruo? How could he be so concerned about our family's situation? Li Zhang couldn't help but be surprised again when he heard this, he and Wang Qinruo also had some intersections, in addition to the mansion where he lived, Wang Qinruo also gave gifts to his family last time, but at that time Wang Qinruo gave gifts to many people, not only Li Zhang's family, but this time he was already the prime minister, but he also helped Li Yonghe to be promoted, which made people a little puzzled.
"Not only that, just a few days ago, when Wang Qinruo came back, he also sent someone to send an invitation, saying that he wanted to invite me to a banquet with you, but you were not in the house at that time, and I couldn't figure out the details of Wang Qinruo, so I didn't go, and I was promoted within a few days." Li Yonghe spoke again at this time.
Since Li Yonghe became an official, although he has not had any outstanding performance, he has achieved two words, that is, "cautious", not only quit gambling, but also did not accept all the money that should be collected, not that he does not love money, but that he is worried that something will happen in the future after receiving money.
Usually Li Yonghe also does not flatter or bully, so even if Wang Qinruo, who is the prime minister, invites him, he does not dare to go, saying that it is prudent to say that it is good, and it is timid to say that it is difficult to hear, for fear of doing something out of the ordinary and causing a big disaster, of course, with his special identity, it is understandable to do this, after all, as the emperor's uncle, he does not dare to show his identity, and there is a Liu E above him like a sword hanging, plus Li Yonghe is already timid, so it is understandable that there are these actions.
"Interesting, since he took the initiative to invite us, we can't help but go, I think it's better to find a time to visit this new minister!" Li Zhang touched his chin at this time and said, he was also very interested in Wang Qinruo, and the other party took the initiative to express kindness now, so he couldn't treat it as if he didn't see it.
"This ...... Wang Qinruo's reputation is not very good, and I have heard that Wang Qinruo is only temporarily serving as prime minister, and it is likely that he will be replaced in the future, so let's get too close to him, isn't it ......?"
Li Yonghe said in the end, his face also showed a worried look, speaking of which, although Wang Qinruo is back, his phase is not very stable, and Liu E is also afraid that he will be dictatorial again, so a group of subordinates arranged for him are all not with him, and as a result, there are rumors in Tokyo City that Wang Qinruo is just a transition, and the position of prime minister is likely to change again in the future.
Li Zhang also saw that Li Yonghe was still a little worried, worried that getting too close to Wang Qinruo would cause something, so he thought about it for a while and said again: "That's it, let's go by myself, anyway, I'm young, even if something happens in the future, it won't burn our house!" ”
Li Zhang's young age is a disadvantage in many cases, such as not being able to do many things he wants to do, but sometimes being young is also an advantage, such as he can enter the palace at any time, and go to see Liu E at any time, and even if a child does something wrong, he will generally not be blamed too much.
"This ...... Will this work? Li Yonghe was still a little worried.
"It's okay, I know how to measure!" Li Zhang was very assertive, Li Yonghe also knew that he couldn't convince his son, so he didn't speak again at this time, but just told Li Zhang to bring all the gifts when he went, and not to lose his courtesy.
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Zhang sent his worship post to Wang Qinruo's house, after all, people like Wang Qinruo usually don't see people at all, even if you want to visit, others may not have time, so send a visit post to inform you first.
Soon Wang Qinruo's side responded, so Li Zhang went to Wang Qinruo's mansion to visit on the thirtieth of this month, that is, on the tenth day, and when he came to the gate of the palace with gifts, he saw a tall but extremely energetic old man standing in front of the door, and there was a very conspicuous tumor on his neck.
"Junior Li Zhang visits Wang Xiang!" Li Zhang didn't expect Wang Qinruo to wait at the gate in person, and he also walked forward quickly and saluted, and at the same time looked at the other party, only to see that Wang Qinruo was about fifty or sixty years old, with gray hair, some wrinkles on his face, and his facial features were also very ordinary, but his spirit was excellent, and his waist was even straighter, not old at all.
"Li Banyu doesn't need to be polite, I heard that you have already served as a commander at a young age, which shows that the Queen Mother attaches great importance to you!" Wang Qinruo also hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Zhang at this time, and then said very affectionately and loudly.
Li Zhang was also a little surprised when he heard this, the fact that he was also the commander of the musket battalion should be a secret, and no one else knew about it except Liu E, but Wang Qinruo had already known about it when he first came to the capital, could it be that Liu E told him?
"The king is polite, I am not in the capital during this time, I heard that you invited our father and son to come over to the house some time ago, but unfortunately I failed to receive the news, otherwise I will definitely return to Beijing overnight to see the king!" Li Zhang also smiled at this time and said, Wang Qinruo is not a temporary prime minister, in fact, as far as Li Zhang knows, Wang Qinruo is very trusted by Liu E for the prime minister this time, and he died until he took office, so it is also necessary to have a good relationship with him.
"Hahaha~, I have also heard of Li Ban's name for a long time, so I wanted to meet this young hero of our Great Song Dynasty, but I didn't expect you to be there." Wang Qinruo laughed again, and then stretched out his hand to invite Li Zhang, "This is not a place to speak, the old man has prepared a banquet inside, let's talk while eating!" ”
Wang Qinruo said, grabbed Li Zhang's arm and walked to the mansion, this posture is very intimate, generally only the elders will have such actions for their own children and nephews, and although Li Zhang feels a little awkward, it is not easy to refuse the other party's enthusiasm, and he also followed the other party into the mansion at the moment, and in the living room of the palace, a sumptuous banquet was also prepared, but what made Li Zhang even more surprised was that there was not even a person in the hall to accompany him, in other words, there were only two people at today's banquet he and Wang Qinruo.