The ceremonial talks came to an end at about four o'clock in the afternoon. Zhao Guanhou's proposition is very much in line with the needs of the emperor, and Emperor Tianyou can't care about him just seeing the queen mother first and then seeing himself, and even Li You's death because of him. As for Prince Henry's proposal to see the Queen Mother first and then the Son of Heaven, it was strongly supported by Gang Ziliang.

He was strongly opposed to the reception of the West Rite, but when it came to the Queen Mother's reception of Prince Henry, he strongly agreed, and when he heard this proposal, Emperor Tianyou's face became obviously gloomy, but then he also nodded.

A few military planes, with the gray nose that Gang Ziliang touched, others did not rush to send them to death. In the reception of Xili, although he was dissatisfied, he could not find an excuse to oppose it, so he could only be speechless. This call is not much different from Zhao Guanhou and Tianzi Dudu.

When he knelt down, Emperor Tianyou saw that it was getting late, and thought that Zhao Guanhou had probably rushed over without lunch, so he specially issued an edict and rewarded a stuffed duck from the imperial meal at noon, and two dishes of dumplings came down to satisfy Zhao Guanhou's hunger.

There are two meals a day in the palace, the first meal is half past ten, and the second meal is half past four in the afternoon, after which it will be locked. These three dishes are made at ten o'clock, the bean noodles and minced meat cakes are already cold and hard, and they can barely be used with tea, but the stuffed duck can't be eaten. But the Son of Heaven rewarded the meal, which was a great grace, and the ministers could not bear it, so they had to receive the food, and handed the little eunuch who delivered the meal twenty taels of silver. When he was about to walk out of the Summer Palace, Sulla, who had brought him, was waiting there, holding a box in his hand.

"Lafayette has a purpose, reward Lord Zhao with a box of food to satisfy hunger."

Zhao Guanhou thanked him, sent a silver ticket of ten taels over, and hugged the food box and the roast duck, but he was in trouble again. When I came, I was in Sulla's carriage, and when I went back, I had to figure out what to do.

There was no carriage near the Summer Palace, and he didn't have the strength to ride on his feet, so it would be more troublesome to go back. He walked a few miles forward, looking around for a hurry. I heard a whip, and then I saw the familiar Hensmei carriage, and ran over with a whip. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, Zhao Guanhou put more force under his feet, and his toes touched the ground, and the next moment, the person had already entered the carriage, and then a nephrite warm and fragrant golden branch and jade leaf was thrown into his arms.

"I went to your lodgings to-day, and met the second Sai, and when I heard that you had been called to the garden, I drove a carriage to wait for you. It's not easy to go near the garden, so I have to be a little farther away. I'm also worried that you have no one to serve here alone, and I wonder if I want to call Cuiyu's game ticket for you, but I didn't expect that you actually have a second game. Although he is a little older, he looks good, and he is worthy of it. ”

Zhao Guanhou wanted to explain something, Yuqing sneered, "Teasing you, I won't eat this kind of woman's vinegar." You can see the number of her roads at a glance, it's nothing, it's better to find them than to find a husband. How about it, is it called by Lafayette today, or is it called by Banzai? It's not easy to stay in the garden for that long. ”

When Zhao Guanhou talked about the past, Shi Gege nodded, "You talked to Lafayette very well, and it was not bad to talk to Banzai." But yes, it's not very easy to do. If you want to talk about errands, there are people in the court, but several people in charge have heart problems. Zhang Yinheng is not powerful, Zhang Hefei is angry with the imperial court, these two are proficient in foreign affairs, and they are both afraid that the other party will gain credit, so they pull each other's legs. If they don't do anything, you will suffer. ”

"It's okay to suffer, just don't end up in the end. Weng Fangtian, Gang Ziliang, the military plane is full of such people, and I think this errand of the court is also difficult to do. Yuqing, why didn't you see your father-in-law today? He is always the minister in charge of the affairs of various countries, and he is a nobleman, so he should have a share in this matter. ”

Yuqing was ashamed at first, "Who is your father-in-law, I hate ......" and then sank her face, "Don't mention it, mention this matter will be angry." Long live looking at me Ama is not pleasing to the eye, if it weren't for the face of Lafayette, Amma's errand would have been taken away. That Pang Delu didn't say anything bad about Ama in front of the emperor, these villains, sooner or later, they will have their retribution. This time to receive Prince Henry, Amma is the one who does the work, but he is not called when he is discussed, and when he mentions it, it will make people angry. ”

Zhao Guanhou kissed her on the cheek and hugged her tightly, "Okay, don't be angry, in my opinion, this is actually not a bad thing, stay away from Banzai...... Pretty good. ”

Yuqing's body stiffened, then leaned her head against Zhao Guanhou's ear, and whispered: "What, what news did you hear, or what's wrong with long live?" ”

"Of course, no, I just went into the garden once, and I could hear something. But sometimes you don't need to listen, just watch, and you can see a clue. Long live is too far behind Lafayette, even the people around him are the same. Except for one Zhang Yinheng, I don't think anyone else has any ability. Weng Fangtian said that I was incomplete, which is nothing, but there were eunuchs on the spot. Don't talk about dwarfs with the people, if he says this, can those eunuchs be happy? This is clearly no one in the eyes, it may be possible to be a clear stream like this, but if you want to be a zaifu and master the pivotal handle, how can you do it to the point of retreating and compromising, and you can't even compromise and retreat, so how can you do things. ”

"He also said that other people are not in all four bodies? He himself is a celestial eunuch! When Shi Gege heard that someone had lost his man, he was naturally unhappy and shook out this secret.

"This person is like that, since Li Lansun passed away, the power of the northern Qingliu has declined, and the southern Qingliu has been headed by him. This person is an old minister of the Three Dynasties and a master of the Two Dynasties, so naturally no one can compete with him. It's not enough, but he has a good character and doesn't like money. As for women...... Don't talk about it. There is no loss in private morality, there is nothing to say in words, long live relying on him, but it is not bad. At least the officials will be clear, and with some ministers who can do things, maybe our Jin Kingdom will really be able to prosper, but I don't know what kind of situation Ama is in at that time. ”

In the revitalization of the Jin Kingdom, Shigege is naturally extremely supportive, but the imperial court is too far away, and Ama is very close. If the two phases are contradictory, even she herself doesn't know how to choose.

Zhao Guanhou said with a smile: "Gege, a Qing official may not be able to do good things, and if you want to do things, it doesn't mean that you must be good." Look at ......," he said, bringing the box of food and the crammed duck. When the food box is opened, the snacks inside are still hot, and a piece of chestnut cake is put in the mouth, which is full of sweetness and endless aftertaste.

"If these two things are compared, and the duck is better than the gram, it is needless to say. But now? Let whoever picks it also eat this gram of food, not this duck. This is where the gap between Banzai and Buddha lies. Long live is reasonable, and wants to distinguish right from wrong; Galeries Lafayette knows when to give what, and is talking about benefits. It is never as good as giving an affordable and flattering thing. This is the first place that is not pleasant. ”

He ate another snack, "Weng Fangtian is the emperor, his authority is also heavy, and his personal virtue is good, with him, I am sure that the people below will not dare to reach out and take money again, but does this have to be a good thing?" He is too domineering, he doesn't know how to restrain, and he doesn't mention the evil with the masses, even if he is with the Son of Heaven, it will be difficult for him to last long. You must know that now Banzai is already pro-government, no longer a student in the study, and he is no longer a master, and this relationship should be adjusted. The emperor finally got the power from the Buddha, can he still allow a master to dictate his head? The break between the two is only a matter of time. In the military plane, there are more people who leave this master, the Buddha, but there are more people than Wan Sui, no matter how ambitious the emperor is, it is in vain if there are no available people below. ”

Yuqing saw that he compared duck with gram food, he was quite enlightened, his face looked a lot better, opened the food box, and took the dim sum inside to feed Zhao Guanhou to eat. He also told him interesting stories about the strength and goodness. This person is from the criminal department, and he is good at litigation, and he has the advantage that he can mix with the people below, and he can't hide it from him by the means of many officials.

But he has another huge shortcoming, that is, he reads white characters. For example, the life of the grass is thought of as the life of the grass and the management of the life, the life of the people is not boring, the life of the people is not the life, and the prisoner who is killed is read as a thin death, and he still has a rhetoric, if he is not hungry and thin, how can he die? There are many similar jokes.,It's a stupid and stubborn person.,It's very difficult to get along with.。

Listening to Shigege talking about the ugly things, the two laughed for a while, and Zhao Guanhou said: "Gege, listen to me, go back and tell your father-in-law, when it's okay, come and see Lafayette more." Even if the Buddha removes the curtain, you are all relatives, and it is also a heart to bow down. On the other side's home, don't cut off contact. In addition, in the imperial court, people like Cao Guan who had just lost weight and died of weight also came and went. ”

"You mean...... The day when Galeries Lafayette was still in power? No, the curtains have been removed, so how can you say that it doesn't count. ”

"If it's as tossed as Banzai now, I think it's a matter of time before Lafayette restores the curtains."

"Toss?" Shi Gege looked confused, "Isn't it good to be like this now, do foreign affairs and practice new laws, this is the appearance of Zhongxing." For foreigners, it is not much better to meet the prince with the West Rite, which is not much better than when the foreigner kneels down before he is willing to come and go. ”

"That's not what I said." Zhao Guanhou ate a piece of rose cake, licked Shigege's fingers, Yuqing slapped him on the shoulder, and was then pulled into his arms by him, "Let's just think about how to receive foreigners' etiquette, how to call self-submission to others, how much grievances have been suffered with Western etiquette." But no one thought about it, why didn't they ask the foreigners if they agreed? You're happy, but you're not happy, but you won't ask. This kind of wishful thinking is going to go wrong. ”

When it was time to take charge of the lamp, Shigege left from Zhao Guanhou's room with a crimson face, and Sai Jinhua helped her tidy up her dress, so as not to be seen as flawed. went to the room and gave Zhao Guanhou a thumbs up, praising him for being so bold that he dared to take down such a character. Fu looked at him defiantly, "Lu Bu in the Tiger Prison Pass, can you fight three heroes in a row, can you succeed?" ”

"Second Sister Sai, you're not Second Master Guan, I'm not afraid of you."

"In this matter, Second Master Sai is better than Second Master Guan, if you don't believe it, just try?"

The two of them saw that they were about to come out of the sparks, but someone came outside the door to post it, and the post was very simple, and there was only one chapter in the payment. But as soon as he saw this post, Zhao Guanhou had no fire, and hurriedly got up and said to Sai Jinhua:

"Second sister, help me pick up, this guest, but it's not good to be slow. Even if people in the world refuse to look down on him, as long as you eat this bowl of rice in Beiyang, you have to be respectful to him, and you can't forget your roots. ”

This person who asked for the post was the one who single-handedly created the foundation of Beiyang, started foreign affairs, advocated the long skills of Shiyi, and used the Chinese body in the West. Whether it is the establishment of a new army, the construction of railways, or the operation of telegraphs, these things are inseparable from this old strategic.

At that time, he single-handedly built a huge foundation, and he was the first of the ministers of Xinjiang for more than 20 years, and he was the head of the courtiers. It's a pity that the first battle of Goryeo was gone. First pick the flowers, and then take off the yellow coat, now only retain the false title of a scholar, and have no real power, hidden in the Xianliang Temple, made an idle waste.

It is true that in terms of Jinguo, Zhang Tong's reputation is not as good as before, but the countries of Taixi still take this old man known as the Bismarck of the East very seriously. This time, Prince Henry came to China to see Zhang Dashuai by name. The imperial court had no choice but to pinch its nose and still use him as the minister of reception, responsible for reception matters.

It's just that Emperor Tianyou has a deep sense of disgust for Zhang Tong, although he is appointed, he does not delegate power, he does not summon him on weekdays, and even when discussing reception matters, he does not talk to him, and he is still a waster. Even if the errand is done well, most of it will be useless, but Zhao Guanhou does not dare to underestimate this old man in the slightest, and he must prepare to go.

Xianliang Temple is far away from Zhao Guanhou's residence, and the meeting place is Tonghetang on Baozi Street, and it is not too late for Zhao Guanhou to arrive at that time.

This hotel does not have the second or third floors of a general restaurant, but a deep house compound, with many courtyards, flowers and trees in the courtyard, winding paths and thresholds, just like the private residence of a wealthy businessman, and the environment is indeed elegant enough. The servants of the Zhang family led the way in front, leading Zhao Guanhou to a courtyard, and the head of the door led people inside, until the door was outside, and they listened to the bursts of music inside, and when they entered the house, they saw a young woman kneeling at the table with a pipa in her arms, and she was singing lightly, singing Huidi folk tunes.

The fingering is skillful, the voice is mellow, the song is beautiful, and the sound is more like the yellow warbler in the hollow valley, which makes people intoxicated. A pair of bright wrists, deceiving frost and snow, white and smooth, coupled with the delicate facial features, the human song is one, like the Nine Heavens Fairy descending to the earth to perform, the small Tonghetang, in a trance, almost a fairyland.

This singing woman Zhao Guanhou is very familiar, it is Yang Cuiyu, who must be called Xiao Engong when she meets her, and when she meets, Yang Cuiyu nodded slightly, and opposite her, an old man clapped his hands

"Stop. Cuiyu, the old man has been listening to your tunes for several years, and I don't know how many princes and gentlemen come and go, and I don't know how many princes and grandsons have come and gone, as soon as people enter the door, your heart will be confused, and this is the first time. The female university is not staying, Lord Zhao, it is really not simple. ”

Yang Cuiyu's face flushed slightly, "Zhongtang, you laughed." ”

"The old decay is not a middle hall for a long time, why do you mention this, or call me godfather, it sounds more comfortable. Lord Zhao, come and sit down. An old and idle waster invited you to come, and I was afraid that you would not take the time, but I didn't expect that you were willing to sell me this old face, but it made me have a bright face. ”

Zhao Guanhou only began to look at this old man at this time, his age was too old, his hair was like silver, his back was slightly hunched, he was wearing a satin robe of six years, a dark satin horse coat, a pair of crystal glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a Stink staff standing aside. His eyes were radiant, and his demeanor still had a calm and chic demeanor.

Zhao Guanhou dusted off his horseshoe sleeves and stepped forward to invite a Shuang'an, "I have seen Zhongtang in my humble position." Since he was a teenager, he has admired the prestige of Zhongtang for a long time, and he has admired it for a long time in his heart. As soon as the lowly post arrives in Beijing, he should go to the Xianliang Temple to visit, but he is riddled with trivial matters, and he failed to make the trip, but he ran around in the middle of the house, which is the sin of the humiliation, and I hope the old man will forgive me. ”

"As I said, I'm no longer in the middle hall, and as for the old things, there is no need to compare. Today, we are just a drink among colleagues, and then there is me, for my goddaughter, to see people. In my life, the biggest ability is to meet people, Cuiyu rest assured, the person I have met, he will not be bad, whether it is a dragon or a worm, you will know it at a glance. ”

Zhao Guanhou confessed and sat opposite Zhang Tong, although he knew that what he said, it was just a joke, and he invited Zhao Guanhou for the sake of business, which would not have anything to do with him.

But somehow, after sitting down, Yang Cuiyu, who has always been good at entertaining on the scene, has a heart that beats much faster than before, and her head is lowered in shame. Can you really get your wish? (To be continued.) )