Li You's action of re-stuffing the canonization decree to the Qincha may not be conspicuous, but his removal of the black gauze hat is very eye-catching, and it almost caused the onlookers to stir.

However, after talking to Zhu Fanghe, Li You put on his official hat again. If you want to express your dissatisfaction, it is enough to excuse the resignation, and the trick of resignation should not be played. Yangzhou is two thousand miles away from Beijing, and there are too many unexpected variables, and if the fake comes true, there will be only crying.

When the Salt Transport Division, Yangzhou Mansion, and Jiangdu County sent Zhu Qincha to the sedan chair together, Mr. Fanghe remembered something, turned his head to Li You and said: "There is no need for a public banquet tonight, you and I don't see each other, just make a light boat, take the moon to the small Qinhuai Slender West Lake, and talk freely." ”

When everyone heard this, they knew that Lord Qincha had a private party with Li You alone and abandoning others, which was tantamount to openly showing his extraordinary relationship with Li You in front of the entire Yangzhou officialdom.

If you are someone else, you may not be so unceasing. But Zhu Fanghe is a clan identity, and he has his detachment, and it doesn't affect anything if he doesn't pay attention to the rules of the façade; Second, he is a righteous person, and he deliberately wants to help Li Youzhuang gain momentum.

Of course, Li You smiled at the kindness, "Please take a break in Brother Zhu's Mansion first, and then invite you at dusk." ”

After returning to the city, Li You sent a message to withdraw tonight's reception banquet, and at the same time asked people to go to the people to recruit and draw boats. But after thinking about it, he directly sent someone to Jin Million's house, telling the old man that he was going to take a boat for a night trip tonight, and told him to prepare everything.

The boats, vocal music, melons and fruits, wine, food, etc. required are estimated to be readily available in the Golden Million, and there is an opportunity to meet the Qincha, and he must be very happy.

It was already afternoon when he entered the house, Li You was a little tired, and was about to go back to his room to take a nap, but he heard bursts of laughter and laughter from the direction of the garden on the other side of the wall.

He came to the door of the moon gate, and looked into the garden, and saw a large blanket spread on the edge of the pond, and five or six women were standing, sitting, or squatting, laughing and laughing around the two little ones in the middle. I guess it's a good day and I'm out to bask in the sun.

Those two little guys are naturally his daughter and son. Now her daughter is nearly one and a half years old, and her pink makeup is crystal and cute, but the focus is not on her at the moment, she is looking at her younger brother.

The little boy in the center of the crowd was learning to walk, when he straightened up and staggered a few steps, sat down on the thick blanket again, looked up at his mother with an innocent expression, and made the women laugh again.

Li You walked over, and his daughter stretched out her hands and screamed rhythmlessly: "Daddy, daddy, daddy!" ”

He picked up his daughter, picked up his son again, and said to Guan Xiuxiu: "What's the hurry, small arms and legs, don't be tired of our family's Guanglu Temple." ”

Guan Xiuxiu didn't understand, "What does the husband mean?" Didn't you welcome the Qin mission today? ”

"The Holy Decree gave two positions of grace, one of the hereditary commanders was of the Great House, and the other was the civil official Guanglu Sicheng. But for the time being, I was excused by my husband, but sooner or later I have to have it. Li You said triumphantly.

Guan Xiuxiu didn't react, the commander is still relatively familiar, he is a very high official, but what is Guanglu Temple?

Cheng Saiyu has been in Beijing for a long time, and he is more familiar with the official positions of the imperial court than other women, and he exclaimed when he heard this: "Guanglu Sicheng, this should be a six- or seven-grade official, I only heard that there are people in the family of Prime Minister Shangshu who can be gracious!" The old man is really powerful. ”

She said to Guan Xiuxiu again: "Sister Guan, little brother doesn't need to take the top prize, he will directly have six or seven official works when he grows up." ”

"From the sixth grade, it is only half a grade lower than the current one." Li You added with a smile.

Guan Xiuxiu, who has always been smart and self-controlled, was confused by the impact of this news, and said unconsciously: "Alas, in this way, there are not many champions in the family?" ”

Jin Bao'er said goodbye to Guan Xiuxiu, turned to Li You and said, "Master, this little child doesn't have a name yet, and it's time to name it." ”

Li You said confidently: "When I learned that there was a reward, I thought about it as a husband." Our Li family is not a family of reading, and the name of the clan is not very inherited, and it is very chaotic, but from now on, our man will take the eight characters of national grace and blessing as the order of the world. For the rest, you are all literate, just choose the words that sound good. ”

After teasing his children for a while, Li You went back to his room to rest.

When he got up again, Jin Million actually went to the county office to wait in person, and said to Li You: "The old man has prepared four boats, a smaller painting boat in the city, and a larger painting boat outside the city. In addition, both gardens have been sent to be cleaned, and they can all stay tonight. There are famous melons, fruits, meals, dry goods stores, and wine stores everywhere have said hello, and you can pick up anything you need at any time. ”

"Very good." Li You nodded.

This golden million is indeed a person who will seize opportunities, and if he sends a steward to report according to the custom, although it is not rude, some opportunities will be missed. However, this is also fulfilling Li You's wish, and Master Li originally wanted to let Jin Million go with him.

Next, he went to the mansion to invite Zhu Fanghe, and Jin Million followed.

Zhu Qincha had a lot of things to say to Li You alone tonight, and he didn't want Li You to bring a strange middle-aged man to meet him, so he couldn't help asking, "Who is this..."

Li You introduced: "This is my second-room old man, a well-known businessman in Yangzhou City, known as the Golden Million. I have always admired Mr. Fanghe's name, and tonight's dedication is all prepared by him, so it's okay. ”

He said to Jin Million again: "This Mr. Fanghe is not an ordinary Qincha, not only the Tanhua of Jinghe Ernian Dabi, but also the bloodline of Tianhuang. The Son of Heaven is very trusting, and often salutes him as an elder brother..."

Jin Million trembled in his heart, and he was really an extraordinary character. What surprised him even more was that his cheap son-in-law and the clan Qincha spoke in a very familiar and casual tone, which showed that the relationship was extremely close.

Zhu Fanghe heard that Li You bragged for him when he met, and he knew that this kid was scaring people with him.

After the introduction, everyone walked out, and then Li You said: "It's a pity that you didn't come by chance, now at the turn of autumn and winter, it is not the best spring." ”

Zhu Fanghe said with a smile: "The glitz and bustle has the bustle of the glitz and bustle, and the cold and lonely has the beauty of cold and lonely, how can there be good or bad." ”

All the way to the dock, the Jin family's painting boat of several zhang length has been docked for a long time, the banquet is full of wine and food, and there are seven or eight female servants in the bow and stern of the boat to accompany the wine.

After boarding the boat, Jin Million made a gesture, and the three ships slowly started off the shore in response.

Zhu Fanghe saw the decoration and furnishings in the boat, and first cheered, "Yangzhou painting boat is famous all over the world, and it is well deserved!" ”

Pushing open the carved large window sash, a cool breeze blew into the cabin, the half-string moon hung high in the sky, there were all kinds of lanterns hanging from the river houses on the ground, and the reflection of the water surface lights moved with the waves. Although it is autumn and winter, the laughter and laughter of the orchestra and silk bamboo are still faintly heard, but it is not as noisy as spring and summer.

Zhu Fanghe praised a few words, then sat up straight, and talked with Li You slowly while drinking, accompanied by Jin Million.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Fanghe said: "By the way, there is one more thing." When I left Beijing, the Holy Lord also entrusted me to greet you. ”

Li You hurriedly got up and said: "If you dare to worry about the sacred heart, you will also be guilty of the ministers." ”

Zhu Fanghe shook his hand to stop Li You from saluting, "This is a private condolence, not a public matter, no need to give a big gift"

Jin Million watched from the sidelines, secretly speechless, and felt more and more that his son-in-law was unfathomable. Originally, I only knew that he was tough in the background, but I didn't expect that he would even remember him today, and deliberately gave a message of condolences in private, how to describe it? This is Jane in the emperor's heart.

To be honest, Li You is also very strange about this. Come to think of it, according to the law that "all strange things related to the emperor are done by Guide Chitose", it is attributed to the eldest princess.

"The saint admires the poem when you faced the flood of the ancestral tomb, especially the sentence of martyrdom and revenge for the country's grace with death."

Li You replied: "It is the duty of a minister to do whatever he wants. ”

Zhu Fanghe laughed and said, "Tonight is only talking about Fengyue, so you don't have to be so serious." ”

and Li You talked about the story of Beijing in the past six months, "Do you know that there is a strange thing in Beijing." Last month, Chitose gave birth to a son..."

Son... The wine glass in Li You's hand shook slightly, his mood was complicated but he pretended not to care, and said, "What is it?" But first, I have to congratulate Lin Yuma. ”

"Congratulations slowly, I don't know what His Highness thinks, the Holy Mother gave her the surname of the country, not Lin, so you don't need to congratulate Brother Lin Xian." Speaking of which, Zhu Fanghe sighed: "My son follows my mother's surname, in this way, isn't this Lin Xian brother like a traitor?" ”

It really made her do... Li You asked with great concern, "Is Brother Lin willing?" ”

"What kind of character His Royal Highness Chitose is, you are also familiar with it, what if Brother Lin Xian is unwilling? But it doesn't matter, but they have a lot of children in the Lin family, and there are many of them. It's just that Guide Chitose seems to feel guilty, and he doesn't care about Lin Xiandi at all, and he has a rich reward every month. In the past six months, Brother Lin Xian has indulged in his voice and lust, and his poetry, calligraphy and painting have made great progress, claiming that if you go to Beijing again, you will have to compete with you seriously. Zhu Fanghe's tone didn't know whether it was envy or what.

Jin Million listened to the two gossip, but he couldn't interject. Either the trivia in the palace or the royal anecdote, or the latest news of the Zaifu Shangshu, it is not something he can interject. The highest level he could reach was only the grandfather of the country and the eunuch guarding Nanjing.

Zhu Fanghe looked at Jin Million, and secretly thought that since Li You dared to bring this person out, he probably didn't have to be too careful. Then he talked about a secret matter: "This year, the ancestral tomb was in danger, the palace and the court shook together, after the marriage of the Son of Heaven in the spring of tomorrow, he wanted to visit the ancestral tomb in the south, and personally inspected the ancestral tomb river work, in order to pay homage to the ancestors." However, it is still being discussed, and there are many objections from the ministers of the DPRK and China. ”

The Son of Heaven Touring the South? Li You was very surprised when he heard this, Da Ming is different from a certain Qing, and it is an extremely rare thing to go on patrol. Then he realized something, and suddenly patted Jin Million's shoulder, which frightened the old man, "The major policies of the country have their own decisions of the DPRK and China. If it is really decided to tour the south, this Jin family is willing to donate silver and two to subsidize the country! ”

Jin Million's brain was not slow, and he immediately said: "500,000!" ”

(To be continued)