Chapter 159: Old Fox
When Zhang You and Li Wenjin and his son were talking, Feng Bao's Mansion also welcomed an uninvited guest, who was Sun Dexiu, the steward eunuch of the Ten Kings' Mansion.
In Feng Bao's study, not only Xu Jue, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, but also Zhang Dashou, who had just been transferred from the ceremonial supervisor to the Qianqing Palace as a steward, was also sitting, both of them were Feng Bao's cronies, and with them, Sun Dexiu, the eunuch who was the steward of the Ten Kings' Mansion who was majestic on weekdays, could only accompany the last seat.
Zhang Dashou's promotion to the Qianqing Palace steward brand was a matter of this morning, if it weren't for Xu Jue's introduction, Sun Dexiu didn't know the news, forced down the jealousy in his heart, and first gave Zhang Da a happy word, and then he showed his intention to Feng Bao: "I was reprimanded by His Royal Highness King Lu today, and the child has no bottom in his heart, so he came to ask the ancestor for advice." β
Feng Bao's status is respected, and not anyone can call himself a "child" in front of him.
He was in his sixties, wearing a soft gauze robe, without a crown, and his gray hair was casually curled with a yellow band, looking very calm.
smiled slightly, and said: "Let's guess, His Royal Highness King Lu trained you because of your godson, Sun ...... What's coming from? β
"Sun Zheng!" Xu Jue saw that Feng Bao couldn't think of it, so he hurriedly interjected.
Feng Bao nodded: "Yes, it's Sun Zheng, I heard that he teased Zhang You's fiancΓ©e last night, and Zhang You discounted his two legs, you can't swallow this breath, and instigate His Royal Highness King Lu to help you take revenge, right?" β
Hearing what he said perfectly, Sun Dexiu's heart chilled, and he nodded again and again: "The old ancestor is right, you can't hide anything from your old man." β
"Don't look at His Highness just fourteen, you are smart, so you won't offend Zhang Zicheng for your unsuccessful godson." Feng Bao smiled, pondered for a while, and said: "This matter is not Sun Zheng's, so not only His Royal Highness King Lu will not help you get ahead, but even our family will not be able to help you get ahead." Zhang You is a cautious person, if you know each other, turn around and follow his request, and personally send the 10,000 taels of silver over, this matter will be forgotten (liao), if not, it really annoys him, whether you can keep this errand now has to be said. β
"Isn't it true that you can't do anything about him, Ancestor? No matter how bad the child's righteous son is, his legs are all discounted, what else does he want? Sun Dexiu said a little unconvinced, and his words inevitably carried some provocative meaning.
"It's not a question of what he thinks, you are in the Ten Princes' Mansion, you still know too little about things, when he killed You Qi's concubine, he changed it to an ordinary person, how can he be punished, what is the result? The emperor put the impeachment of those scientific and Taoist officials on the shelf, and did not reply at all, and Li Lao Niangniang even praised him for killing well, such a person, he was not angry when he killed him. Also, do you know how many times he and Zhang Rang's daughter's marriage queen mother have personally asked? There are even rumors that the old lady still wants to accept Zhang Rang's daughter as a righteous daughter. Sun Zheng provoked no one well, but he provoked the two of them...... Let me tell you the truth, that is, there is a side to his assassination last night, and Mrs. Li and His Majesty have no time to deal with your godson for the time being......
"Ah, the child understands, the child understands, thank you for the reminder from the ancestors, the child will go back and apologize to Zhang You in person."
Sun Dexiu was shocked, finally felt the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly retreated. Looking at his back and leaving, Zhang Da smiled disdainfully, and said: "This fool, to be able to win the trust of His Royal Highness King Lu is definitely a dog * shit luck, the child can't understand, according to your father-in-law, Your Highness is extremely smart and ambitious, how can you reuse such a straw bag?" β
"Xia Guan doesn't understand, Ancestor, you know that this kid is stepping on two boats, why do you still keep him? I dare to guarantee with my head that the assassination of Zhang You last night was 100% related to Zhang Whale's old dog. Xu Jue also said.
Feng Bao was aroused by the two of them, and said a smile while rubbing his smooth chin: "You don't understand this, do you?" Your Royal Highness and our family are pretending to be confused, haven't you noticed that since the Queen Mother last year thought about abolishing the new King Lu, King Lu has become more and more ridiculous? not only connived at Sun Dexiu's father and son, but also spent his days fighting horses and dogs, not doing anything serious, he was playing Taoguang's obscure strategy.
"I see."
"It's no wonder."
Xu Jue and Zhang Dashou sighed successively, in fact, the two of them had already understood this matter, but they were both shrewd people and knew how to please Feng Bao.
The performance of the two really made Feng Bao very useful, and said with a smile: "Now I understand, His Highness is thoughtful, I don't believe you think about it carefully, although his ridiculous reputation has spread, he has his own principles, and he doesn't do anything evil." Therefore, the role of Sun Dexiu's father and son is to take the blame for him, and at the critical moment, everything can be pushed down on their heads. β
It's not okay to blindly pretend to be stupid, Zhang Dashou said: "The child understands, His Royal Highness is so scheming at a young age, if there is a smart person to help him pay back?" β
Feng Bao nodded: "Yes, talent is hard to find, our family also wants to replace him, but there is no suitable person to replace him, otherwise, such a two-faced villain, do you think our family will allow him to live until now?" β
Zhang Xu and the others nodded and talked for a while, and the topic unconsciously pulled to Zhang You's head, Feng Bao said: "I didn't expect Zhang You, this kid to be so calm......"
"He is not yet twenty, he shouldn't have such a deep scheming, Xia Guan guessed, it must be Li Wenjin's old guy who gave him ideas behind his back."
Feng Bao bowed slightly: "Our family also thinks so, this kid is not a safe master, but Li Wenjin is infatuated, he loves the house and Wu, and he is *favored*." Don't hide it from the two of you, our family actually regrets it a little, I knew that this was the case, before Li Wenjin recognized him as a righteous son, he should have met him. Now that he is well-off, and he has been *favored*, I am afraid it will be difficult to take it for his own use. β
"What my father-in-law is worried about is that Li Wenjin had no ambition before, and he can still get along with us without incident, but I am afraid that he will be picked up by Zhang You, in that case, your position will be unstable."
"Yes, old ancestor, since it can't be used for you, this son will become a big disaster in the future, your old man can't hesitate anymore, it's better to make up your mind early."
Feng Bao's expression had already become serious, and when he heard the two henchmen persuading him one by one, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, although Taiyue went to recuperate, he was still the first assistant of the cabinet, if he really killed Zhang You, he was afraid that he would have a quarrel with him.
"There's no urgency in this matter, let's wait for our family to see him in person before making plans."
Zhang Dashou and Xu Jue knew what Feng Bao was worried about, and the two of them were a little unimpressed, but they were not easy to persuade again.
Nodding, Xu Jue opened the topic: "By the way, Ancestor, the fourth princess is fifteen years old this year, right?" Xiaguan has a friend surnamed Liang, who wants to climb a high branch, ...... ancestor? β
"How's the character? Have you ever seen it? β
Xu Jue nodded: "I have seen it, his son is very handsome, but his body is almost ......."
"Well, that's going to take a bit of work."
"Don't be afraid of trouble, this friend of Xiaguan said that even if the family is bankrupt, I want to buy the name of a relative of the emperor."
Feng Bao had a score in his heart, and nodded: "Let's talk about it later, we have written down this matter." β