From the old housekeeper Deng An to the back house to Wang Kunjun to visit Zhao and Xu, to Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin and Xu Shao'an brothers to discuss the "way of hospitality", and to meet Zhao and Xu in the side hall together, it took about a cup of tea before and after. This time is just a blink of an eye for Wang Kunjun and others, and they don't feel like anything. But for Zhao Pu, or Zhao Kuangyin, who was conveyed by Zhao Pu, Zhao Anyi and Xu Xinsheng, who were supposed to be family reunions, rushed to Beiping City thousands of miles away and braved the wind and snow to rush to Beiping City, but they felt very long and difficult. Especially Xu Xinsheng, he is even more uncertain about whether Wang Kunjun and others can see him. After all, the other party kindly invited him to come to the north to develop together, but he was rejected by himself who wanted to climb the big tree of Zhao Kuangyin. Although the other party generously expressed respect for his choice at that time, this kind of face-breaking thing will definitely make the other party feel uncomfortable, and the possibility of taking the opportunity to make things difficult or humiliate himself exists. Although he was mentally prepared before he set off, no matter how he said it, he was no longer the Zhao (Pu) Mansion Nursing Home under the fence back then, but the deputy commander of the right army of the "Shenji Army" who was sent by Zhao Kuangyin as a confidant. If you really want to be blasted out of the house by the other party or humiliated with words, you will always be unable to hang up on your face - even if the other party is a high-powered Jiedu envoy, Jiedu deputy envoy, and Jiedu judge.

Although Zhao Anyi does not suffer from gains and losses like Xu Xinsheng, he is also a little worried. After all, although he has had a few encounters with Wang Kunjun and others, the other party can be regarded as his savior. But as soon as they came, Wang Kunjun and others really focused on making friends with their brother Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyin with a higher status when they were in Kaifeng, and they only interacted with him by the way. Second, as the rescued party, it is the favor that he owes to the "Qingyuan" brothers, not the other party owes him. Therefore, after not seeing each other for many years, whether the other party can still recognize himself as an "old friend" and whether he will sell himself a favor is still between the two.

Just when Zhao Anyi and Xu Xinsheng were worried and uneasy, with a burst of footsteps and hearty laughter, Wang Kunjun and the other three brothers walked into the side hall together. While the three of them were walking, Wang Kunjun arched his hand very casually, and said to Zhao Anyi and Xu Xinsheng: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The official was playing with his children in the backyard, and the youngest daughter was coquettish and refused to let go, and coaxed for a while before getting out, making Mr. Ji He and Commander Xu wait for a long time. - Zhao Anyi, the word Ji He.

Zhao Anyi and Xu Xinsheng hurriedly stood up when they heard this, bowed down and gave a full salute and said, "I have seen the Lord Jiedu in Xia (the last general)." We took the liberty to visit and disturbed the festival so that the adults could enjoy the joy of family, and it should be us who made reparation to the festival to make the adults make amends. ”

"Where, where. The two are guests from afar, how can the official blame him. You may be seated. Wang Kunjun waved his hand and said.

Zhao Anyi and Xu Xinsheng respectively sent greetings to Wang Kunjun and others on behalf of their brother Zhao Pu and their boss Zhao Kuangyin, and presented the gift list of the gifts they brought this time. Wang Kunjun and others naturally thanked them again and again, and asked Zhao and Xu to convey their thanks and greetings to Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyin.

After the two sides exchanged a few more polite words and New Year's greetings, Wang Kunjun changed the conversation and said tentatively: "Since the second year of Xiande, the official and Deputy Zhao Inspector and Judge Zhao have not seen each other for five or six years, and even the seventh brother Xu Shaoan has not met with him for more than a year. I never thought that Deputy Inspector Zhao and Judge Zhao were still so worried about our brothers, and sent two people from thousands of miles to visit and visit our brothers on the occasion of the New Year. Such love is really flattering to this official and all brothers. ”

Although Wang Kunjun said politely, he also expressed his doubts about the sudden visit of Zhao and Xu, or Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Pu and others who were suddenly so polite. With Zhao Anyi's wisdom, he naturally heard the meaning, and he also understood the reason for the other party's reaction in his heart. …,

After all, although Zhao Kuangyin, the leader of these people, and his brother Zhao Pu, although they are ministers in the same hall as Wang Kunjun and others, their friendship is not very deep. When Wang Kunjun went to the capital to meet the Son of Heaven, he only met Zhao Kuangyin in the palace, and there was no contact in private. When his eighth brother Xu Shao'an was an official in the capital, as a subordinate of Zhao Kuangyin, although he had some contacts with Zhao Kuangyin himself and Zhao Pu, he was not deep enough to visit thousands of miles. And after Xu Shaoan left the court the year before last, confined to the discord between the "Qingyuan" brothers and the current Chai Tianzi, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Pu and others have basically severed contact with this former colleague. In addition, during the suppression of the puppet Han last year, Shi Shouxin's tragic death laid a beam between the two sides, in this case, his own side suddenly visited, and the other party was not suspicious. What I have to do now is to dispel the other party's suspicions and make the other party believe that he came here to make friends with him sincerely, rather than harboring ill intentions.

Therefore, Zhao Anyi hurriedly replied when he heard this: "The festival makes the adult's words worse. The brother and the deputy inspector and the festival make the lord both the same palace and the great Zhou, that is the colleague. It is human nature for colleagues to be close to each other, to support each other, and to exchange courtesies. After all, only when the courtiers support each other and work together can they contribute more to the court and be loyal to the officials.

Speaking of which, when the Lord led the brothers to the south to meet the Son of Heaven, he had dealings with the Deputy Inspector, and the two sides appreciated each other and hated each other. Later, the deputy envoy became an official in the capital, and the deputy inspector and his brother moved around frequently and had close contacts. It was not until the establishment of the Beiping Army, due to the distance between the two sides, and the increasingly busy official duties of the deputy inspector and his brother, that he had less and less communication with his colleagues such as the Jiedu envoy and the deputy envoy. However, although I didn't have the opportunity to renew my old friendship with you, the deputy inspector and my brother always remembered you, and I hope that one day I can have a long conversation with you again. This time, under the command of Xu to Beiping City, it was entrusted by the deputy inspector and his brother, and he naturally visited and greeted all of you, and wished you a good and good New Year. Second, I also hope to be closer and more socialized with all of you. In this way, the important ministers of the DPRK and the feudal officials can support each other, help each other, and support each other, so as to make the court stable and the border tranquil, so as to ensure the long-term stability of our Great Zhou Dynasty and the eternal future. ”

Although I don't think that Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu sent Zhao Anyi and Xu Xinsheng to come this time to really miss the old feelings and want to reminisce about the old friendship, but from Zhao Anyi's words, Wang Kunjun heard that the other party wanted to live in peace with the Beiping Army, strengthen exchanges, support each other, help each other, and support each other, so as to form a joint force of the government and the opposition and jointly respond to the changes in the current situation.

Although for now, forming an alliance with Zhao Kuangyin Group is beneficial to the realization of the "No. 1 Action for the Establishment of Industry", Wang Kunjun did not immediately reply to the other party, but turned his head to look at Zhang Weixin and Xu Shaoan, and asked for the opinions of the two brothers with his eyes. Zhang and Xu coincided with Wang Kunjun's thoughts, and both believed that an alliance with Zhao Kuangyin's group would be beneficial to the crossing team at this stage - even if such an alliance was actually taking advantage of each other.

Therefore, after some eye contact, Wang Kunjun nodded to Zhao Anyi and said, "Mr. Ji He is reasonable. I think that since our brothers and Deputy Zhao Dianjian are officials in the same dynasty and ministers in the same palace, they should support and support each other. In this way, we can be more loyal to the official family and serve the court. ”

Seeing that the doubts on Wang Kunjun's face gradually disappeared, and he agreed with his own statement during the conversation, Zhao Anyi's originally hanging heart gradually let go, and began to let go of his hands and feet, relying on his "three-inch incorruptible tongue", on the one hand, he constantly emphasized the so-called love between Zhao Kuangyin Group and the "Qingyuan" brothers. On the other hand, they kept touting the exploits of the "Qingyuan" brothers since the Battle of Youyun, trying to bring the relationship between the two sides closer. In this regard, Wang Kunjun and others also fully cooperated and talked with Zhao Anyi. And Xu Shao'an, who has been in the capital for the longest time, is even more active in speaking, talking about old friendship and friendship with Zhao Anyi, and he is very devoted.

Just when the two sides were talking happily, Wang Kunjun had already instructed the kitchen to prepare a banquet for Zhao and Xu, and Zhao Anyi also thought that his visit would get a satisfactory start. While chatting with Zhao Anyi, Xu Shaoan, who had been observing Xu Xinsheng, who had been sitting on the chair and bowing his head and silent since he had met his own side, with an embarrassed face, was watching the other party more and more unpleasant.

Fortunately, although Xu Shaoan looked at Xu Xinsheng unpleasantly, he did not forget what the two brothers said in the study. Therefore, he did not directly ridicule or ridicule the other party's "snobbish" behavior, but took advantage of the gap between everyone's conversations to say to Xu Xinsheng: "General Xu has been silent since he beat our brothers and came in, and his face does not look very happy. Could it be that Deputy Zhao and Judge Zhao should not have sent Mr. Ji He and the general to the north to renew the old friendship with our brothers, or the general kept himself as a forbidden army in the imperial court and was unwilling to make friends with our border guards. ”