Chapter 45: Unfathomable
There is one more more
Wei Nanlu forgot what kind of mood he was in when he walked out of Li Lanting's mansion, and the words that Master Li whispered in his ear even made him a little unsteady and staggered. The sharp-eyed groom stepped forward www.biquge.info supported the slightly lost master, and asked softly, "Master Wei, are you okay?" What happened? ”
After tidying up his clothes, Wei Nanlu, who was full of alcohol, restrained his mind, waved his hand, and said softly, "It's okay, prepare the carriage to go home." ”
Wei Nanlu was not as calm as he imagined, when he lifted the curtain and sat in the carriage, his hands were still trembling, and the scaly claws revealed by Li Lanting intentionally or unintentionally made him feel frightened, and now his mind was full of news about that person. Wei Nanlu bit his fingers and tried to calm himself down, he was also a person who was stumbling in the officialdom, so that the son of a big man in the court would not mess up.
"The surname Chen...... Who is the Minister of the DPRK and China? I remember that the surname of Zuo Cao Shilang from the third grade is Chen, no, no, Zuo Cao Shilang's age should not be very consistent, but the military department of the six Shangshu seems to be surnamed Chen? ”
Wei Nanlu sat in the carriage and analyzed Chen Zhongqing's background identity, and compared the ages, the two just matched. He hesitated for a moment, could it be that this Chen Zhongqing is the son of the military department?
Taking a deep breath, Wei Nanlu tried to calm himself down, the six Shangshu are all second-grade officials, if Chen Zhongqing is really the son of Chen Anzhi, the Shangshu of the Military Department, then he was completely blinded in the Li Mansion just now, and he made a big joke in front of Li Lanting.
But the ensuing conclusion overturned his own thoughts, and he said to himself while tapping the paper fan in his hand, "No, no, isn't Chen Anzhi's son Chen Zhongxu the current Liangzhejiang Road?" Even if there is a word separation between Chen Zhongqing and Chen Zhongxu, Li Lanting should not be mistaken. ”
Chen Zhongxu's fame in Liangzhejiang Road is indeed in full swing, and Chen Zhongqing, the second son who was not motivated before, is like a shadow shrouded in the ring of bright sunshine, unable to raise his head at all. In addition, the Chen family also intentionally or unintentionally ignored the existence of the second son, resulting in Chen Zhongqing's reputation being far inferior to his elder brother, and with the closed information, no one would care about a son of the military department, so it was normal for Wei Nanlu not to know.
Wei Nanlu comforted himself and said, "Maybe what Li Lanting said may not be the son of the military department Shangshu at all, but the heir of a minister in the court who happens to be surnamed Chen." If it is really the son of the military department, how can he appear in Hangzhou City, I must be too worried. ”
Wei Nanlu, who came back to his senses, found that he was actually shocked into a cold sweat in the summer.
Throwing these self-righteous and unrealistic thoughts out of his mind, Wei Nanlu restrained his mind and planned to ask someone to find out which descendant named Chen Zhongqing was the son of a DPRK official, so that he could make friends.
"Forget it, this matter will be like this for the time being, and then Lord Chen Zhongxu will also come to Hangzhou City to observe the comments of the rouge list, it seems that he wants to take advantage of this east wind to finalize the final follow-up arrangements for Liangzhejiang Road."
Wei Nanlu pinched the corner of his clothes and said softly, "I can't hide from what I should have come." ”
When Wei Nanlu left, the subordinates of the Li Mansion were also cleaning up the cups and plates on the table, and the banquet revealed a lot of interesting things to Li Lanting, such as someone offended the son of the Huang Governor in the Huxin Pavilion, and the competition for the next rouge list, I heard that Lord Chen Zhongxu and the Yangzhou prefect who passed through the Liangzhejiang Road will also be present, and the key information behind this is a little self-evident.
This year's rouge list is just an embellishment, but in fact it is a gathering between the powerful officials of the two Zhejiang roads.
It is more likely to be the beginning of the reshuffle of local interests in Liangzhejiang Road.
Li Lanting sat on the stone bench in front of the pine in the courtyard, touched the relaxed branches and leaves with his hands, and said slowly, "This year's rouge list, I'm afraid it will be an eventful autumn." ”
Li Ruyan, who happened to be passing through the corridor, happened to hear his father pondering alone in the courtyard, paused slightly, and hid behind the column, eavesdropping on the speech.
"Master, everything has been arranged."
The sound of another familiar voice made Li Ruyan poke his head out curiously, only to see Steward Liu standing beside his father, his tone calm, "Only the old slave is a little unclear, why didn't the old man reveal his identity to Governor Wei?" In this way, who in Hangzhou City would dare to underestimate this scholar? He's a ......."
Steward Liu realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly closed his mouth.
Li Lanting closed his eyes slightly, didn't seem to care about Steward Liu's leaks, and said casually, "Forget it, what if he knows about Wei Nanlu?" Lest Zhong Qing's nephew be disturbed by a group of philistine people every day, just stop at the point, and wait until he Wei Zhifu finds out the forces behind Zhong Qing's nephew, the nephew has already left Hangzhou City. Besides, at present, it is Chen Zhongxu, that is, Chen Zhongqing's elder brother, who is preparing to be transferred to Bianliang, and the interests of the Liangzhejiang Road in the next two years will be broken. ”
Li Ruyan's heart chuckled, and the hand on his chest clenched into a fist. She never dreamed that Chen Zhongqing was actually the biological brother of the Liangzhejiang Road Envoy.
Thinking of the Huxin Pavilion that Zhang Xun told him about before, and Huang Yinjian mentioned by Wei Nanlu today, he was angry. Poked the crutches on the ground fiercely, and said sharply, "Hmph, the son of the prefect of Yangzhou is also a virtue with his father, and I don't look at who he offended in the Huxin Pavilion at the beginning." If it weren't for Wei Nanlu talking about this matter today, I would still be kept in the dark, the piano skills are not as good as people, and the poetry is not as good as people, and he actually learned from others to use methods behind his back to oppress people with power, and he really thought that his father would do whatever he wanted with a prefect? Don't open your eyes to see, a prefect role, what is it in front of Bianliang Heavy Ministers! ”
Li Ruyan opened her mouth slightly, her expression shocked. Hangzhou City can't hide secrets, especially among dignitaries and nobles, and the matter of Huxin Pavilion has long been spread in a small circle. It is rumored that the third pipa player Cao Peixian was defeated by an unknown blind female pianist in the Huxin Pavilion, and the arrogant Cao Peixian was angry and stopped playing the piano, but he didn't expect that the person who defeated the big country player was actually Chen Zhongqing.
It's really unexpected, and she vaguely feels that this rouge list is definitely not as simple as she imagined.
Holding her breath, she continued to stop her father from talking.
"Steward Liu."
Steward Liu was terrified when he heard this, but fortunately, Chen Zhongqing had forgiven him a lot at that time, otherwise he wouldn't even know how he died. At this time, as soon as the old man called his name, he hurriedly responded, "Eh, the old slave is here." ”
Li Lanting pointed at him and said, "I'm drunk today, so you should treat him as a master talking nonsense and forget about him." Remember, you can't bring it up to a third person, you know? ”
"The old slave naturally knows."
Steward Liu nodded desperately, this kind of secret of the rich and noble, he didn't dare to talk nonsense if he had the courage to do so.
Li Lanting was a little drunk, and when he stood up, Steward Liu stepped forward and held his shoulder.
"I, Li Lanting, can be regarded as a person who is over half a hundred years old, and I have read countless people by myself. Only Zhong Qing, a child, has always been unpredictable. Every time it's exciting, he's always more eye-opening...... Let's look at it...... Maybe this rouge list will be even more exciting than before...... Brother Huang Chao should have almost entered the palace...... If you can achieve the position of Shousuke Dazai...... Zhong Qing's nephew, the future is immeasurable......"
The drunken Li Lanting was still chattering, but the eavesdropping figure in the corridor had long since disappeared.