The guards and the pro-army infantry division all commanded the envoy He Guan's residence

months. The whole house is full of joy. The new emperor ascended the throne, once a son of heaven and a courtier, fortunately, our Taiwei stood in the right position, supported the new monarch for meritorious service, and was rewarded one after another, and was reused by the officials. Spanning two key yamen, he fully presided over the military affairs of the imperial court. But today, the whole house is busy, and it is said that the Taiwei is going to entertain important guests. Early in the morning, servants run to the market to queue up to buy fresh vegetables. Looking at this battle, which celebrity in the court is it? Li Gang? Wu Min?

Before noon, the guests had already arrived at the house. The servants of He Mansion appeared, why was the little Xu official also there? In addition to him, there was an elderly man in his sixties, an officer in his early thirties. The servants of the He Mansion have been in the capital for a long time, and most of the officials of various departments know each other, but these two are so tight-eyed that they don't know which way they are?

In the flower hall, Xu Zhangsan's father and son were sitting in danger. When the girls who delivered tea saw this scene, they didn't even dare to breathe. The heart is indescribable, these three can know the military background at a glance. meticulous, standing like a pine, sitting like a clock, not at all like that class of ministers. After a while, He Guan, who was dressed in casual clothes and looked like a member of the family, turned out of the room, and laughed loudly from afar: "Haha, Brother Tianfu, rare guests." ”

The three fathers and sons of the Xu family got up at the same time, Xu Zhang hugged his fists and smiled: "It's bothering the captain." ”

He Guan stepped forward quickly, grabbed his hands, and pretended to be angry: "Hey, I'll see the outside world if I say that." Now that you are the deputy commander of the infantry military department, the two of us are ministers in one palace, and we work together with the government, isn't it fate? Besides, the official had heard the name of Brother Tianfu for a long time, but he couldn't see each other, and now he is the head of the military division, which is enough to comfort his life. ”

Xu Zhang heard him say a few words of humility. He Guan looked at Xu Sheng again and said with a smile: "This must be the eldest son of Brother Tianfu, right?" ”

Xu Sheng saluted, claiming that he had seen the captain, He Guan nodded frequently, and praised: "Okay, Jiangmen Huziguo is extraordinary!" I heard the dog He Ji mention it. When the ** department fought bloodily, he deserved to be a loyal and upright person. The elder brother has no dogs, which is enviable. ”

Xu Sheng thanked him, and He Guan looked at Xu Wei, nodded slightly, and smiled at him. The banquet has been prepared, the guests and hosts have entered the dining room, and He Guan's son He Ji is not at home because of official business. During the banquet, Mrs. He diligently persuaded him to drink and was very polite. It made Xu Zhang and Xu Sheng, father and son, not very comfortable, but fortunately, Xu Wei and He Guan were already familiar with each other, so they couldn't help but be embarrassed.

After several rounds of wine, Xu Sheng saw that his father didn't mean to give Taiwei a cup for a long time, so he poured a full cup of wine himself, got up and saluted: "Listen to my ninth brother, along the way, Taiwei has taken care of him a lot and taken care of him. My father was ill and couldn't drink, so this cup of humble duty honored my father as a lieutenant. ”

He Guan glanced at Xu Zhang. Raised his glass and said: "Xu Jiu's next life, I really like it when I see it." It's not He Mou who is talking about the scene, the younger generation in the army, I am most optimistic about him! ”

When Xu Wei heard this, he also got up and raised his glass: "Taiwei praised it, this cup, my brothers and I salute it together." ”

He Guan was very useful, gave the two juniors enough face, got up and touched them with a cup in one hand, and drank it all. After a while, he drank and gossiped without mentioning business. Xu Wei thought to himself: Although the expansion of the Jingsui Battalion has been completed, there is a great shortage of officers, especially commanders with actual combat experience. Taiwei He promised to help, and he should take this opportunity to ask.

As soon as I thought of this, I heard He Guan say when pouring wine for his father: "The conditions are limited, and I am sluggish." Come on, come on, today we only talk about personal friendship, don't talk about business, and get drunk! ”

Everyone said so, Xu Wei naturally didn't want to talk too much. After the banquet, He Guan invited tea and some melons and fruits. Still not talking about business. When Xu Wei was thinking, he suddenly saw He Shuying's personal girl Mu Ping sending fruit in. Seeing Xu Wei, the corners of his mouth smiled, and he took a deep look before turning around and leaving. Seeing her, Xu Wei suddenly remembered Zhang Jiulai. The last time I came to Hefu, I heard He Shuying say that she had found her mother-in-law's family for September and was ready to get married. If that's the case, the hard-working girl finally has a home. I don't know which young man is so blessed to marry such a kind girl?

When he was thinking wildly, he heard He Guan ask his father: "Brother Tianfu, Xu Wei should reach the age of a weak crown, right?" ”

Xu Zhang nodded and replied, "I will be twenty next month." Although he has been an officer for decades, he is still not accustomed to this kind of greeting in the officialdom, and he will never say a word more when people ask him. Fortunately, He Guan is also from a military background and doesn't mind.

"Oh......" He Guan listened, and let out a long oh with a smile. Hearing Xu Wei's heartbeat, this sound is a little ambiguous. Look at the Taiwei again, playing with the teacup, as if thinking about something. There was silence in the hall for a while, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. After a while, He Guan put the teacup back on the table and was about to speak. Xu Zhang stood up and arched his hand: "Disturbing the mansion today, thank you Taiwei for your hospitality, and wait to settle down." Another day, please also invite the captain to enjoy the light. ”

He Guan's words have come to his lips, but people have already gotten up to say goodbye, and he can't force him to stay. I thought to myself, in the future, when we work together, there will be opportunities to speak, and I am not in a hurry at this time. Anyway, Xu Wei has been training in Mutuogang for at least half a year, isn't he? Then he got up and sent him off, until he was outside the door of the house, and then stopped. Out of Hefu, Xu Wei wanted to go back to the Mutuogang station, and the father and son did not show each other.

Besides, after He Guan sent away the father and son of the Xu family, he drank a few more glasses. Quite drunk. went to the study to rest for a while, and when they got together today, it could be seen that Xu Zhang was a stubborn and old-fashioned person, and Xu Sheng was more clever, but the father and son were completely different from Xu Wei. In the future, the Xu family will be glorious in Xu Jiu.

When footsteps sounded, he opened his eyes and saw his wife come in with a bowl of things, put it on the desk and said, "Official, make some sobering things, drink them while they're hot." ”

He Guan hurriedly sat up straight, and said with a smile after taking it: "There is Mrs. Lao, please sit down, Madame." ”

Mrs. Ho dragged a chair over and sat down face to face with her husband. After he finished drinking the sobering soup, he asked: "I just heard you ask about Xu Wei's age later, if it weren't for Xu Zhang's sudden resignation, what else would the official want to say?" ”

His wife was watching and eavesdropping behind, but He Guan was not surprised at all, smiled, and put down the bowl: "I can't hide anything from Mrs. ”

"Hmph, decades of husband and wife, I don't know what you want?" Mrs. He gave her husband a blank look.

When He Guan heard this, he leaned back in his chair again, looked at the roof and said, "In that case, then Madame guess what I want to say?" ”

"Let me ask you, do you have a crush on Xu Wei's house?" After a while, Mrs. He leaned out and asked in a low voice.

He Guan patted the armrest of the chair, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied: "Yes, this posterity is really good, I like it very much." Not to mention his appearance, he is quite talented, and his future is limitless. ”

Mrs. He pursed her lips when she heard this, and sneered: "I really don't know which eye you have to see that he has a bright future?" A seven-rank martial arts position, not even a serious forbidden army officer. I don't think that guy will be very productive. ”

He Guan smiled dumbly, shook his head and said, "Madam, you are only twenty years old, and you don't want to think about it, I was not in his position when I was twenty years old." What is a Praetorian Officer? Let me tell you the truth, Xu Wei's current position will not be changed even if he is given a jurisdiction. ”

Hearing her husband say this, Mrs. He became interested, leaned forward and asked, "What do you say?" ”

"Think about it, his township Yong battalion has been expanded, and he has more than 20,000 horses. The imperial court is in charge of food, salary, and equipment, and although the official family is pressing his official rank, it will definitely be of great use in the future. "With that, pause. The major events in the DPRK and China should not have been mentioned to the family, but the lady underestimated Xu Wei, if she didn't nod her head in this matter, she would also be hot with a shaved head.

Mrs. He was listening attentively, and when she saw that she was gone, she urged: "Why did the official family do this? ”

"Actually, it's not just the official family who intends to do this, in fact, there are two kinds of Shidao and Xu Shao. Xu Shao deliberately suppressed his nephew as soon as he arrived in Tokyo, and others couldn't see it, but my eyes were bright, and he didn't want Xu Wei to run too high. There is also a kind of teacher's way, the official family issued an edict to seek talents, and recommended Xu Wei to play a lot of movements, but he did not move. Later, the official family asked him if Xu Wei was available, but he said that he was too young and needed to be trained. ”

When Mrs. He heard this, she said disdainfully: "Stupid, didn't you say that Xu Wei has a background in the Western Army?" With his status, if he praises a few words, won't the official family immediately reuse it? ”

He Guan felt strange, his wife had always looked down on Xu Wei, how did he know that he had a background in the Western Army? It seems that I didn't ask much about it. smiled, didn't say anything, and continued: "Do you really think he is old and confused? This old man is very good, he knows that the official family wants to use Xu Wei, so he deliberately said so. Think about it, young, aren't the officials young? Who says you can't do things when you're young? Originally, the official family wanted to grind Xu Wei again, but because of his words, he gave him a fish bag, and later awarded him 'with imperial equipment', which was very favorable. ”

Mrs. He was speechless for a long time, hearing her husband say this, the official family is really ready to reuse Xu Wei?

Seeing that Mrs. was silent, He Guan said quite smugly: "Madame, don't worry, the person I see will not be bad." There is another thing that might as well tell you, on that day, the master Dao led Xu Wei and his team to enter Beijing, although the official family summoned Yao Pingzhong very much. But after the meeting, as soon as he turned around, he asked the inner attendant, 'This Xu Wei is the person who defeated Wang Shan's thief department with hundreds of township soldiers in Shandong that day', I don't need to say more, right? ”

Mrs. He was obviously not very clear about these major affairs of the court and politics, and she couldn't understand the relationship for a long time, so she asked: "Then in that case, why don't you promote it immediately?" ”

He Guan smiled bitterly: "You are really stupid, how old is Xu Wei?" Nineteen years old, do you want the official family to seal him a governor? The Great Song Dynasty has been in existence for more than 100 years, and there has never been a Zhizhou that is less than 20 years old. Besides, as soon as the Jurchens came, the divisions of the Qinwang from all walks of life gathered in Tokyo, if Xu Wei was too high, what do you make those veterans who have been loyal to the country for decades think?