Li Chengyu soaked in the big red robe that he had treasured for a long time, and the fragrance of tea soon overflowed the living room. Several young people sat around the fire, discussing what to do.

It is not so much a "discussion" as a cautious unilateral arrangement, because the scheme is simply seamless.

Here's the thing.

Su Dingxuan, the son of the young master of the crown prince, Su Yu, and Ji Ying are the same Jinshi, and they are the third in the second class, although the results are good, but for a wealthy son like him, it is not worth mentioning, so he is not in a hurry to enter the court to be an official.

However, the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop. Because of the wanton killing of the crown prince Zhou Xuan, which caused a vacancy in the official position, in order to fill the vacancy, the imperial court remembered this wealthy son who had been studying at home with peace of mind, and appointed him as the left secretary of the foreign lang.

Coincidentally, Hou Yunzhen, a scholar of the former Guanwendian University, Song Sijin, a scholar of Hanlin, and Tang Xu, the priest of the country, were successively exposed for corruption and bribery, and the people were outraged. Originally, Zhou Xuan was too lazy to deal with such a trivial matter, not to mention that it was an eventful time in front of him, but Hao Shichuang of Yushitai was impeached in the court three times in a row, and he had the posture of risking death to admonish, even if the three adults secretly coerced and lured, he was unmoved. Two newly-promoted officials also joined in the fun, expressing their resolute support for Hao Shichuang's righteous deeds and threatening to "ask for the people's lives". Zhou Xuan was helpless, and finally ordered Dali Temple to file a case for trial.

Soon, the results of the trial came out, the case was true, and even the charges of murder, embezzlement, and deception committed by the three old ministers were revealed. At this moment, even if Zhou Xuan wanted to cover up, he had no choice but to punish the three people as appropriate, some were demoted out of the capital, some were exiled, and some were beheaded.

Three important positions were vacated at once, and someone had to replace them. Hao Shichuang was promoted to the rank of Hanlin Bachelor because of his meritorious service in impeachment, and the unknown Su Dingxuan, because of his father, became a scholar of the Guanwen Palace, which was of the same rank as his father.

To say that this Su Dingxuan is really a good thing. On the one hand, the official position is rising step by step, and on the other hand, there is an endless stream of families seeking relatives. Just six days ago, Su Dingxuan married the granddaughter of Bai Jie, the first talented woman in the capital, Bai Zhi.

For those veterans who have been immersed in officialdom for a long time, knowing the direction of the wind is the most basic ability. Su Dingxuan, as a newcomer to the court, is about to become the grandson-in-law of the governor, and his father is the young master of the crown prince, and his wedding will definitely not be peaceful.

People seem to be competing, turning over the tricks to give gifts to climb the relationship, the scene is spectacular, it is unprecedented, if this scene is put in the eyes of outsiders who do not understand the situation of the capital, they still think that the capital is a peaceful atmosphere.

People know that Su Dingxuan and An Ruichen are classmates and friends, and the two have a good relationship. Because of this, An Ruichen personally selected a set of priceless white jade jewelry and Wu Daozi's authentic handiwork "Sending the Child to the Heavenly King" in his busy schedule, and went to Su Mansion to ask for a cup of wine.

Although the situation is unstable, Su Dingxuan is bound to visit relatives and friends after the wedding. After thanking several respected seniors, the day before yesterday, Su Dingxuan handed a letter of worship to An Ruichen's Hanzhang Marquis Mansion.

At this point, Ji Ying already understood what Rong Shen meant.

Ji Ying remembered that when dealing with Qin Haoran and Liu Ling when dealing with Qin Haoran and Liu Ling, Rong Shen secretly wrote a letter to the two seniors in the court, asking them to speak out for help in front of His Majesty. At that time, the two seniors, one was Lin Shiqi, a university scholar, and the other was Su Yu, the young master of the crown prince.

In other words, Su Dingxuan is a move arranged by Rong Shen, and Hao Shichuang, who is in the limelight in the court, should also be Rong Shen's person.

"Your methods are really shocking and terrifying," Ji Ying exclaimed, "No matter what kind of person you are, you can use it without leaving a trace." I can't guess how much more you can do. ”

Rong Shen smiled indifferently and said, "I just used the relationship between my father's generation, and I don't have any ability." My father and grandfather had a wide range of friends, protégés, old friends, and confidants all over the world. ”

For Rong De, the head of the Rong family, Ji Ying has seen it, when the old man told her the truth of the matter back then, she deeply realized the saint character and wise demeanor of the Rong family, to say that these connections are left by Rong De, Ji Ying is convinced, but what makes Ji Ying more admired is Rong Shen's lofty vision and drip-tight layout.

You know, with good resources, you also need to have excellent deployment capabilities.

Ji Ying asked, "What did Master Su say to An Ruichen?" ”

Rong Shen took a sip of the tea that was about to cool down, and said meaningfully, "I didn't say anything." ”

As Rong Shen said, Su Dingxuan's visit seemed to be simply Xie You, and nothing else was involved, just "guided" a few words when Xie You.

When Su Dingxuan came to An Ruichen's house, An Ruichen had just arrived home and was changing his clothes, and when he heard that his friend was coming, his exhaustion was also diluted. He ordered someone to prepare tea and personally went to the door to greet him.

Su Dingxuan was informal, and the two of them politely said a few words, which was nothing more than mutual jokes.

An Ruichen relaxed his body more and more, but his upper body was attached to the back of the chair, he blamed Su Dingxuan for not coming to the house for so long, and there were two sentences in his words.

Su Dingxuan was not angry or annoyed, and sighed loudly and said: "How dare I come over, you are the person the prince relies on the most, I have to stay away." ”

"Fuck off! It's okay for others to say that, even you say so, I treat you as a brother for nothing! An Ruichen sat up straight and rolled his eyes and said.

"What, listening to General An's tone, aren't you still satisfied with your current status?" Su Dingxuan stabbed again.

An Ruichen became even more angry, and his voice was a little higher: "What virtue do you not know now?" Why be sarcastic? ”

Su Dingxuan smiled innocently, pretended to be stupid and said, "Why am I making fun of you?" As soon as King Qin's army arrives and the rebels are wiped out, with your identity and merit, you may not need to inherit your father's throne, and you will be crowned a prince directly. ”

"Whew!" An Ruichen slammed the teacup in his hand on the table, "The person the prince relies on is my father, not me, after my father passed away, it was Li Xingzhi who was deeply trusted by the prince, not me." If it weren't for the fact that I had the identity of the prince of Han Zhang, and I was qualified to lead the palace garrison, the prince would not want to use me. ”

"How so?"

"If he really relies on me, how can he send someone to spy on me?"

"Yanzhi, silence!" Su Dingxuan hurriedly reminded, "Even if you are at home, you can't talk nonsense!" You don't want to die? ”

An Ruichen was stopped by his friend's drinking, and most of his anger was vented, and he regretted that he didn't choose what to say, so he simply leaned back in his chair and kept his head silent.

Su Dingxuan walked to the door, looked around, closed the door, and then leaned in front of An Ruichen and said with concern: "Is your every move now under the watchful eye of the prince?" ”

An Ruichen lowered his head and nodded twice.

Su Dingxuan sighed and said: "As the so-called 'employing people without suspicion and suspicion is not used', the prince is too cautious, which will inevitably chill the hearts of the courtiers. ”

An Ruichen picked up the teacup and drank it all.

The two were silent, and after a while, Su Dingxuan said: "The hour is not early, I still have to visit the old lady of the Lin family, so I won't accompany you." The night after tomorrow, I will have a treat at Lanyue Restaurant, Lin Qiong and Xiaohui will all arrive, you can come too, and relax. ”

"When is the time when will a restaurant open?"

Su Dingxuan's voice raised: "I have already secured the field, so you don't have to worry about it." Many restaurants don't look open, but they are actually lively inside. Although it can't be put on the bright side, many adults and sons will also sneak around the flower building, and I am already very restrained - who is tired and tired all day long like you. On the evening of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, I will send someone to pick you up. ”

"Okay." An Ruichen finally gave a smile.

……

After listening to Rong Shen's narration, Ji Ying thought in her heart, isn't the day of the party at Lanyue Restaurant tonight? Lanyue Restaurant, isn't it the private property run by the Rong family for the purpose of delivering news? Ji Ying remembered that Duanmu Lingfeng sent Fang Yanqing's letter to Lanyue Restaurant, and then got the jade flute engraved with the word "Leshan".