If Mrs. Lu had been angry at her son's rude attitude a long time ago, even before a stick of incense, she would be furious at her son's rudeness.

But unexpectedly, Lu Qingyuan's rudeness did not annoy Mrs. Lu, she was full of surprise, she couldn't believe what her son said, and after a while, she hesitated and asked, "You mean, Zhang Xuan was named Jianghuai's envoy?" ”

Lu Qingyuan suddenly had a glimmer of hope in his heart, was his mother also interested in Zhang Xuan being named the Jianghuai envoy?

He nodded hurriedly, "It was the decree of the Holy Majesty this morning, sealing Zhang Xuan as the general of the Left Guard, Jianghuai recruiting envoys, with the title of Imperial Historian, in charge of Jianghuai's military and political power, in fact, he is the same feudal official as Guo Xuan." ”

Lu Qingyuan didn't know his mother very well, he didn't know that his mother was actually very snobbish, Mrs. Lu was very disgusted with Zhang Xuan before, she just thought that he was from a bad background and was not a child of a family, in the final analysis, she felt that Zhang Xuan was a lowly official and was not worthy of her daughter.

But now that Zhang Xuan has become a high-ranking and powerful feudal official like Guo Xuan, Mrs. Lu began to feel a little moved, at this moment, her brother's entrustment to her was gradually forgotten, and the interests of the Cui family no longer seemed to be so important.

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Su Wei's mansion is located in Shangshanfang on the east side of Tianjie, is a mansion covering an area of about 80 acres, Su Wei has been a minister in the Great Sui for nearly 30 years, cultivating countless peaches and plums, and has deep connections in the officialdom, which can be called the first important minister of the Great Sui.

However, what is criticized is that Su Wei's evergreen is also related to his left and right, good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, he will never fiercely oppose the opinion of the Son of Heaven, let alone face to face, and even he will not conflict with those in power.

Of course. Su Wei has his own opinions, and he will also complain, but his problem is that he will not stick to the end, he will be stubborn, and when he encounters tough opposition or finds that the Son of Heaven is dissatisfied, he will cowardly retreat. From this, he also got the nickname 'officialdom tumbler'.

Despite this, Su Wei still had high prestige in the imperial court, and his attitude played a pivotal role in many major decisions of the imperial court.

Zhang Xuan also knew the importance of Su Wei, so Su Wei invited him to lunch through the mouth of his grandson, and he also gladly came to the appointment.

In the study, Su Wei was chatting with his second son Su Jun about the hot spots of the imperial court, and like Pei Ju, Su Wei was old because of his age. There is no longer much restriction on him, because Zhang Xuan was invited to dinner at noon today, and he returned to the mansion from the official room early.

"Is my father worried that Jang Hyun won't come?" Su Jun saw that his father was a little uneasy, so he asked with a smile.

"It is very important whether he can come to Su Mansion for the banquet, if he makes an excuse not to come, then I can be sure that he is Pei Ju's party, and there is no need to waste time on him, but if he comes happily. That means that he has not become a henchman of the Pei family, but is only slightly inclined to Pei Ju. ”

"But... Does he understand the importance of coming and not coming? ”

Su Wei smiled and nodded. "He must know it!"

"Father, the child really doesn't understand—"

Su Jun hesitated and asked: "Zhang Xuan wants qualifications and no qualifications, and he has no background, why does the saint attach so much importance to him, and he has been promoted to three levels in just one year, and he actually became the envoy of the six counties of Jianghuai." Not only children, but many people are confused, why is that? ”

Su Jun's words represent the confusion of the vast majority of officials, after all, the Sui Dynasty was a dynasty controlled by the powerful of the family, and the sense of hierarchy was deep-rooted. How can people not be surprised that a young man with no qualifications and no background has been repeatedly promoted in just one year, how can people not be confused?

Su Wei said lightly: "If it was ten years ago, who told me that someone would get such a promotion, I would be the first to jump up and oppose it, but now I won't." ”

"Why is that?"

Su Wei glanced at his son, "Jun'er, can't you see that the Great Sui is already in danger?" ”

"This kid knows that the tax situation is not good now, but it is a bit alarmist to say that it is already in jeopardy."

Su Jun hurriedly said again: "The child definitely didn't mean to say his father, but he just felt a little incredible." ”

Su Wei was not angry with his son, he shook his head and said: "That's because you are standing too low and can't see the overall situation, do you know why the imperial court has canceled the Taishou entry into Beijing to report on work in the past two years?" Because there are few Taishou who will enter Beijing, they always make excuses to ask for leave in this way. ”

Su Jun was taken aback, "Father is saying that the imperial court can't control the place anymore?" ”

"Of course, the saint wants to strengthen his control over the local government, so this year's imperial examination has been expanded, more than 100 people have been admitted in previous years, and 2,000 people have been admitted this year, what is the result? How many magistrates appointed by the imperial court could actually take office? There are two county orders in many counties, and the absurd situation of two counties, and now the place that the imperial court can really control is the Heluo region, if another major event happens, then the imperial court will completely lose control of the world, do you say that the Great Sui is not in danger now? ”

Su Jun was stunned, and only after a while did he stammer: "That's why the Holy Lord will use Zhang Xuan, who can fight, regardless of his qualifications and background, to let him pacify the bandits in Jianghuai, is that so?" ”

"Not exactly, this is actually an exchange of interests, Zhang Xuan recovered Qingzhou for the imperial court, making Qingzhou another area that the imperial court can control in addition to Heluo, so the imperial court replaced Zhang Xuan from Qingzhou with Jianghuai, which has been out of control, this is actually a good deal, Zhang Xuan is famous, and the imperial court is profitable, do you think the saint will do a loss-making business?"

Su Jun suddenly realized, "The child understands, the saint used Zhang Xuan to sweep Jianghuai, and then replaced, and let Zhang Xuan go to Hebei, such as General Feng, Governor of Youzhou, etc., is this so?" ”

Su Wei smiled with relief, "Wu'er finally understood." ”

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and someone at the door reported: "Master Qiqi, General Zhang is here." ”

Su Wei was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to his son: "Take him to the dining hall for me, I'll come right away!" ”

"Got it!"

Su Jun got up and left quickly, Su Wei stood up, and the two maids hurriedly came in to change his clothes.

Zhang Xuan followed Su Dingfang into the Su Mansion, and saw all kinds of pavilions and pavilions along the way, with gurgling water and all kinds of green trees.

"Yes, it's a beautiful house!" Jang Hyun praised from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, Su Jun hurriedly greeted him, and saluted with a smile on his face: "Welcome General Zhang to the Mansion as a guest!" ”

Su Dingfang introduced Zhang Xuan in a low voice: "This is my second uncle, the current Dali Temple." ”

"It turned out to be Second Uncle Su, and the junior Zhang Xuan is polite!"

Su Jun is over forty years old, and he can indeed be Zhang Xuan's uncle in terms of age and seniority, but he takes the initiative to call himself a junior as Zhang Xuan, which really makes Su Jun feel comfortable, he laughed and said: "Don't dare to be, please General Zhang come with me." ”

He said to Su Dingfang again: "Dingfang, you come with you!" ”

Zhang Xuan was invited to the distinguished dining hall, which is a special place for guests to eat in Su Mansion, which is very luxuriously furnished, with a large hall and white jade as a seat, and five small tables of golden silk nanmu are placed, and several beautiful maids stand on both sides.

The seat has been arranged, Su Jun asked Zhang Xuan to sit down first, and the maids served them iced sour plum soup, Zhang Xuan took a sip of the icy sweet sour plum soup, looked at the five small tables, and saw that there was a jade plaque on each table, which means that there will be four people to accompany him to dine, in addition to Su Wei, Su Jun and Su Dingfang, who else is the person?

Just thinking about it, I saw a group of people walking into the courtyard gate, and the old man who was surrounded at the front was the owner Su Wei, who was wearing a fine linen white Zen robe, wearing a flat scarf, although his beard and hair were white, but his spirit was very good, and his face was full of smiles.

Behind him was a middle-aged beautiful woman, with picturesque eyes and a face like the autumn moon, although she was middle-aged, she had a mature and elegant charm, she wore a wide-sleeved long dress, her shoulders were draped in red silk, her black hair was like a cloud, and she was shining with bright pearls.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly got up and saluted, "Junior Zhang Xuan see Su Xiangguo!" ”

"Let General Zhang wait for a long time, today the old man prepared a few glasses of thin wine, please General Zhang, thank you for the general's face, please take a seat!"

"Old Xiangguo, please!"

Everyone sat down one after another, and Su Wei asked with a smile: "I remember that the general's name is Yuan Ding!" ”

"Exactly!"

Zhang Xuan bowed and agreed, and then he found that the middle-aged beautiful woman was actually sitting opposite him, and Su Jun was sitting under him, he was a little puzzled in his heart, who is this woman?

Su Wei introduced him with a smile: "This is my second daughter and second mother, who is currently widowed at home, inside and outside the house, she will take care of it." ”

Su Erniang smiled and nodded to Zhang Xuan, "I have heard for a long time that General Zhang Xuan is young and promising, and when I saw it today, he really lived up to his reputation." ”

It turned out that this middle-aged beautiful woman was Su Wei's daughter, widowed at home, but Zhang Xuan shouldn't have called her for a while, Su Wei was empathetic, and said with a smile: "We all call her Erniang, friends also call her that, Yuan Ding also calls her Erniang!" ”

"It turned out to be Mrs. Erniang, disrespectful!"

Erniang also added Mrs. after her, and everyone laughed heartily together, at this time the quiet sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and a team of maids with wine and food came and served wine and food to each table.

Like Pei Yun's hospitality, Su Wei's wine and food are not much, there are only four or five plates of tea and a pot of wine in front of each person, but they are very exquisite, like a work of art, which makes people unbearable, and the wine is also extremely mellow, even more mellow and sweet than the wine in the Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant.

Su Wei saw that Zhang Xuan didn't quite understand the dishes he served, so he explained with a smile: "There are not many dishes, but each of them is relatively rare, Kuquan lamb in Tongzhou, deer tongue in Huizhou, Junda cuisine in Persia, Silla white ball, and Zhangye roast mutton with precious Awei, these are all dishes that cannot be seen by the people, they are the dishes of the court, Yuan Ding might as well try them!" ”

Zhang Xuan was confused when he heard this, he had never heard of them, but after he tasted it, he realized that Junda cuisine was beets, Silla white balls were small white round eggplants, and Awei was pepper, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, nodded and said, "It's really different!" ”

Su Wei picked up a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Dingfang is the best in my Su family, but he has never had the opportunity to go to the battle, this time the general is going to Jianghuai to suppress the bandits, and the old man will hand him over to you, I hope he can fight bravely under the general's account and make military achievements as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang Xuan glanced at Su Dingfang, nodded and said, "Xiangguo, please rest assured, there will definitely be a chance for Su Gongzi to make meritorious contributions!" ”

At this time, Su Erniang, who had been sitting opposite and had not spoken, smiled slightly: "General Zhang should know that my father is willing to be a matchmaker for you!" (To be continued.) )