The day before yesterday, he was still arguing with the Xu family in Taipingli, but within two days, he visited the Kaiping Palace, Zhongshan Palace, and the two former palaces, for Xu Xun, this world can be described as changeable. Just stepped into the gate of Zhongshan Palace, thinking that in the past, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were equally famous, but now the Xu family is one family and two princes, but the Chang family is almost ruined, and even the ancestral house has been lost.

Compared with the Kaiping Palace, which has been renovated and rebuilt many times over the years, this Zhongshan Mansion is as old as the old, even if it will build some houses in those vacant land, but the front hall, the middle hall and the back hall are the same for many years, at most small repairs and small repairs to use their brains. Entering from the west corner door, bypassing the big photo wall of the imperial eight horses pattern at the front, walking along the bluestone road, you can see a magnificent front hall in the door from a distance through the instrument door, only at this time the gate in the center is closed, and he is just busy taking a look.

Seeing Xu Xun curiously glanced at that side, he explained: "That is the front hall of our Wei State Mansion, seven rooms, two buildings and nine frames, which were built by the Ministry of Industry during the former Hongwu period, and the name of Zhongshan Wuning King was Shande. Historically, if there were civil and military officials who came to worship, most of them entertained guests here, and relatives and friends who knew each other went to the master's outer study to keep the honest fast. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Xu Xun and said with a smile: "The master chose to meet outsiders there, which is very rare." ”

Although it was because of Fu Rong's relationship and the fact that Xu Xun had sent a full 400 acres of land to his master before, if it weren't for Xu Xun's politeness to him when he entered the door, and his gratitude for the previous siege, Wan Quan's respectful attitude would not have been a little more warm. After all, to be a subordinate to do his job, a little money is not in his eyes at all, what he cares about is his face and the interests of the future. Seeing that Xu Xun was thoughtful when he heard this, Wanquan said while walking again: "Moreover, for the sake of the seventh son, the master specially invited the little uncle to come over to accompany him." ”

"It turns out that the prince is also here. If you want to say that you haven't had time to thank you for the things before, I have seen Grandpa Guo today, and I must thank him well. By the way, if Master Wan is free, can you take the time to let me toast you a glass of wine? ”

"The seventh prince is too polite, I'm just a subordinate, how can I be worthy of you being so polite!"

Hearing Xu Xun put himself in the same position as Wang Shikun, Wan Quan's eyes narrowed with laughter, but he repeatedly excused himself, and in the end, he couldn't help Xu Xun repeatedly asked, so he agreed as if he was embarrassed. When he arrived at the outer study to guard Chengzhai, he saw two little scholars guarding the door from a distance, so he slowed down his pace and advised: "The master is a serious person, the most important courtesy, you should deal with it carefully after you see it." However, because of your dedication to the field, those squires who pushed and shoved finally relented, and the old man was in a good mood, so he didn't have to be too restrained. ”

"Thank you."

Thanks to Wanquan, Xu Xun was sure in his heart, and then walked forward to the outer study, saw Wanquan standing at the door first and made a report, and then turned back to him and made a gesture, and then he stepped inside.

There are three rooms in this outer study, and there is a Taishi chair in the center of the bright room, and two chairs and foot pedals are set on the left and right, which is obviously used for entertaining guests, but it is empty at the moment, and the curtains leading to the east and west sides of the room are all hanging low, but I don't know where there is anyone.

Just as he was hesitating, he saw that the dark green curtain on the east side was opened, and it was Wang Shikun. This No. 1 young man in Jinling, who used to make a lot of nonsense on the Qingping Tower, is well-behaved at this time, and he doesn't even dare to exchange glances with Xu Xun, and his low-eyed appearance has almost changed.

"Brother Xu, please."

As soon as he entered the east room, Xu Xun saw a bookcase by the window, and the other three walls were scattered Baibaoge bookshelves, on which there were sets of books. Wei Guogong Xu Li did not sit behind the bookcase, but stood in front of the bookshelf with his back to him, flipping through something. It wasn't until Wang Shikun opened his mouth to call his brother-in-law that he suddenly turned his head, his eyes looked at Xu Xun, and when he saw him bowing, he nodded slightly.

"Get up." Xu Li casually put down the book, turned to the back of the bookcase and sat down, and then raised his hand and told Xu Xun to sit down, and then said slowly, "I saw Xu Xun in the morning, and I heard everything about you." You can understand such a righteousness, and all the leaders of the Xu clan in your Taiping are all compared. Yesterday they expelled you from the sect, and there will be a time to regret it later! I called you here today to ask, what are your plans for the future? ”

Xu Li's words were naturally very skillful. According to his inquiry with Xu Xun, Xu Xun really gave everything he had this time and did not leave a single star for himself, so he inevitably had to make some gestures, and by the way, he inquired about the relationship between Xu Xun and Fu Rong. Sure enough, under his blazing gaze, Xu Xun immediately owed a debt.

"Returning to Grandpa Fu, Grandpa Fu plans to let the kid go to Beijing after a while."

Although before Xu Li asked, he thought that Fu Rong might have any support for this young man, but when he heard the word Shangjing at this moment, he immediately realized that he still underestimated the relationship between the two. After a long time, his face was silent, nodded and asked, "You are young, you should walk around and see more." I heard that you used to be confused and indulgent for a while, and now the prodigal son has turned back? Shikun used to be too, and the people who came and went were people who were not in tune, you have similar experiences and similar ages, so you should have a good intersection, lest he, the first young man in Jinling, be idle and misbehave! ”

Although Wang Shikun said that he had a good impression of Xu Xun, he could listen to his brother-in-law who only said good things about others, but he degraded him to the corner, and he was immediately very dissatisfied, but he couldn't show it on his face, and he could only respond with a hum. Xu Xun saw this scene in his eyes, so naturally he wouldn't just look at the pimples in people's hearts.

"Grandpa Guo's words are serious, the boy has not been taught by his parents since he was a child, and he was lured astray by the annihilation for a while, how can it be compared to Brother Wang's strict teaching of his parents and eldest sister? Brother Wang is called the first young man in Jinling, but it is just a joke, and most of those reputations are false. The kid's own experience knows himself, in fact, if you really want to say that you are messing with those people in the market, you may not be able to do a lot of out-of-the-ordinary things, but the three of them become tigers, and a basin of dirty water is splashed up, even if the clean people are also splashed dirty, not to mention that we already have a mouth in the eyes of others? ”

Hearing that Xu Xun was defending Wang Shikun like this, Xu Li glanced at his brother-in-law who was not yet twenty, and immediately laughed. With his smile, Wang Shikun finally breathed a sigh of relief, and was busy laughing beside him: "Brother-in-law, that's what he said." I did the slightest inappropriate thing, and those people magnified it tenfold, can my reputation still be good? ”

"Well, you yourself have misbehaved, otherwise how could you have this reputation!" scolded Wang Shikun, Xu Li had to ask Xu Xun some other questions, from the books he had read since childhood, to his usual preferences, etc., and even made him write a few words on the spot, and finally said as if inadvertently, "Your sixth uncle calls me uncle, you might as well call me uncle......"

As soon as the words fell, he caught a glimpse of Wang Shikun snickering, and suddenly realized that there was something wrong with this, so he immediately changed his words: "It's just that you and Shikun are still in their own generations, and you can help ...... a lot."

took out the elder's shelf and said a good thing, and Xu Li, the Duke of Wei, was about to inquire again about Fu Rong's arrangements for Xu Xun, when suddenly there was a cry from outside. When Xu Li ordered someone to come in, a scholar walked into the door quickly, kowtowed, and said, "Master, there is a messenger from the capital." ”

Hearing this, Xu Li's face immediately turned straight, and he immediately ordered Wang Shikun to take Xu Xun around the outer courtyard casually, and then let a messenger come in. When he had received the letter after asking the messenger two sentences, he withdrew himself, and then cut the letter himself, and after reading a few lines, he frowned at once, and immediately got up from his seat.

It is just that Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, is seriously ill, and the second mansion of Wei Ding originally only had a face-to-face kinship, and Xu Yongning has lived idle for many years, and has no influence in the court. However, recently, the rumors of those scientific and Taoist officials in the court asking for the elimination of redundant personnel have become louder and louder, and the heirs of those eunuchs have been added to the official family, and now they are all caught one by one, and even the abuse of the sons and daughters of the nobles has turned out old accounts.

The two Xunwei who served the prince were reprimanded for their so-called arbitrariness, and several Xungui's children who were studying in Guozijian were reprimanded by the scholars, and his grandson Xu Pengju was among them! What's going on with this sudden gust of wind?