Virtuous nephew, think about yourself now, and think about what you, the current pavilion master, have done! As a person, you are kind and generous, and you can easily let him go if you have had a gap with you in the past. However, as a Hidden Dragon Pavilion Master, you still have many flaws, and your flaws are only because you are a good person!

Ouyang Shu didn't know that what Xu Jiang said was correct, but he slept in bed last night, and he had already thought about it, if he was not free, he would rather give up the position of the pavilion master and let the person with a heart sit in this position. Therefore, he was not very impressed with General Xu's words: Okay, Gong Xu, I admit that the flaws you mentioned are all in me, but I am very curious. But if I, as the Pavilion Master, can't do what I want, and I am constrained everywhere, am I still the Pavilion Master?

Xu Jiang smiled bitterly and said: This is also to blame me, I didn't explain to you clearly the purpose of our Qianlong Pavilion to set up this pavilion master. There are many talents in the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, and the pavilion master is the leader of these talents, and he is also the person with the most responsibilities. He does not have the same absolute authority as a cult leader like Mingjiao, and he must be restrained by others. You are a member of the Li family, and the people of my Meng family and the Liu family naturally want to look forward to you in major matters, but if your choice is wrong, we also have the right and absolute necessity to correct it! This is the norm in my cabinet, not a rule specially set to restrict you alone. I think that at the beginning, when I first ascended to the position of the lord of this pavilion, I was also constrained by such and such constraints, and it was not until many years later that I gradually established my authority.

Ouyang Shu listened bitterly. It's no wonder that this old guy wanted to pass on the position of pavilion master to himself. Now he understood what Old Man Xu meant. This pavilion master is actually a person who only suffers and is not flattered, only has fame, no real power, only puts it on the table, and is the last to eat meat.

It's just that Old Man Xu spoke righteously, and Ouyang Shu really couldn't find any reason to say that sentence: I won't do it! Although, these four words have been holding in his heart for a long time.

Xu Jiang glanced at Ouyang Shu with a pair of deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through his whole person. Immediately, he said: I'm afraid the virtuous nephew wants to say, you don't want to do it, right?

Ouyang Shu was shocked, he wanted to deny it, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything about it.

Xu Jiang muttered: I know that the virtuous nephew is not a person without responsibility, you just have a relatively weak temperament and are naturally lacking in intrigue. I don't want you to do it reluctantly. That's it, half a year, let's limit it to half a year. You're still sitting in your position for half a year. After half a year, if you are still determined to leave the position of the lord of the pavilion so that you can continue to live your free life, I will not stop you, and I will return your freedom. However, within half a year, you must be the master of this cabinet with all your heart, is that okay?

Half a year? Ouyang Shu smiled bitterly, Xu counted this old guy accurately enough. Almost five months later, Empress Meng was about to give birth. When the time comes, it is natural that the battle for the throne will be settled. Regardless of whether the little prince succeeds to the throne or not, Ouyang Shu has no use value.

If the little prince ascends the throne, the dream of the restoration of the Qianlong Pavilion has been realized from the fact, although the world will still be in the name of the Zhao family's Great Song Dynasty, but this is no longer the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, there will be no need for the Qianlong Pavilion to exist, and naturally there is no need for a pavilion master like Ouyang Shu; if the little prince cannot ascend the throne and loses in this battle for the throne, he will naturally never be able to turn over. In this way, whoever is the pavilion master is the same, and Xu Jiang naturally has no need to pull Ouyang Shu in this position.

Ouyang Shu smiled heartily, it was a bitter smile, and Xu Jiang also smiled, it was a treacherous smile. The two looked at each other and laughed at each other for a while, although there was no verbal exchange, it could be regarded as an agreement.

General Xu stood up and said: It was too unexpected for me to be able to talk so smoothly with my nephew, and the old man took his leave first. didn't wait for Ouyang Shu to send him off, so he took the lead in going out.

Ouyang Shu also went out slowly, and Liu Cong was still waiting there. Seeing Ouyang Shu coming, Liu Cong said respectfully: "Pavilion Master, please come with me!" When he arrived in this secret room, he resumed his title of Pavilion Master.

Ouyang Shu walked a few steps behind him, and suddenly said: Liu Cong, are you still dissatisfied with me in your heart?

Liu Cong was taken aback, and hurriedly turned over and knelt down and said: My subordinates don't dare!

Ouyang Shu shook his head and said, "Isn't it just the meaning of alienation and separation that you give me such a big gift?"

Liu Cong hurriedly stood up, looked at Ouyang Shu very seriously, and said: Master misunderstood, I really don't mean that! Actually, the villain should feel sorry, this matter is really the villain is not above board enough!

Ouyang Shu shook his head and said: That's it, you don't have the clever tongue of Old Man Xu, even if you speak bluntly to me, I may not be able to listen to it, you have your principled position, that's right, why say sorry!

Liu Cong's eyes flashed with gratitude, and said: Master understands, the villain will be relieved! Qin Mu really deserves to be a scribe for Su Shi and Mu Yun, and he has two brushes under his hand. Since having him by Ouyang Shu's side to help him, Ouyang Shu has become more and more handy in handling things. is also because he turned around in front of Fan Zhengping and others, although Ouyang Shu and Fan Zhengping did not say a word in the yamen, there was no problem with the cooperation between them. At the same time, the atmosphere in the yamen became better and better.

Of course, this is largely because these officials have figured out Ouyang Shu's true mind and know that he really wants to get along with Fan Zhengping, so everyone no longer has any scruples when communicating with Fan Zhengping, and they are not afraid of causing Ouyang Shu's displeasure and being ruthless from behind.

On this day, Ouyang Shu received a letter from the Hu family's family in advance, saying that around noon tomorrow, the Hu family's brigade would enter Beijing. Considering that the Hu family is very wealthy and has a large number of people, in order not to be troubled when entering the city, Ouyang Shu decided to go outside the city early to greet him. Since he is going, the three sisters and brothers of the Hu family and the little brother and sister of the Hu family, Wu He, naturally also want to go. Fan Xiaolu also stayed overnight with Ouyang Shu in the Hu family, and felt quite good about the two old men of the Hu family, so naturally she didn't want the two old men of the Hu family to feel arrogant, so she had to follow.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ouyang Shu sent people to the yamen to take leave, had breakfast with everyone, and rested for a while before packing up the carriage and horses and heading to Nanxunmen. Out of the city, everyone sat down in a small tea house outside the city.

Coincidentally, next to this small tea house, there happened to be a bunch of fruit farmers selling fruits. Apples, peaches, grapes, etc., there are many styles, and none of them look very fresh. Although the fruit farmers did not shout loudly, the aroma of the fruit suddenly flowed into the tea house. Coupled with the hot weather, everyone will inevitably be greedy when they look at the fruit.

On weekdays, there are a lot of fruits in Li's house, and Ouyang Shu is very particular about food matching, in addition to a reasonable match between vegetables and meat, he also asks the kitchen to purchase some good fruits as much as possible. It's just that these fruits were bought, but not many people were willing to eat them, which made Ouyang Shu very helpless. However, since everyone doesn't like to eat, Ouyang Shu is not easy to force.

At this time, the situation was the opposite, although the scorching sun outside could not shine directly into the tea house, everyone still felt unbearably hot. Although herbal tea can also relieve the heat, it is not as good as fruit after all.

It's no wonder that they, when they are in the house, can hide under the shade of the trees to enjoy the shade, and also use the maid to help fan the fan, although this summer* used to be particularly unbearable, and they did not feel so uncomfortable. However, when they arrived in this outdoor place, all these shelter measures were gone, and the people could not bear it.

So, everyone turned their eyes to Ouyang Shu.

Everyone understands that Ouyang Shu kindly got the fruit back, but everyone dismisses it, which must have hurt Ouyang Shu's young heart. Now that he wants to buy fruit to eat, how can he agree?

It's not about money, everyone has some money on them, and it's always okay to buy fruit. But if you don't say hello to Ouyang Shu and go to buy it directly, it will be too bad for Ouyang Shu, the head of the family, to lose face.

Everyone's eyes turned around, and finally they all fixed on Hu Xiuer.