On the morning of Wu Xiangshan's arrival in the capital, Meng Song got up early in the morning and specially asked the maids in the house to "dress up" him well, so that he could look more energetic and not so haggard.

Meng Song's wife is Liu Zhenyuan, the daughter of Liu Xingji, the late secretary of the household department of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who was born in an official family and a scholarly family. She knows everything her husband has done for Da Zhou over the years, understands her husband's difficulty, and looks at her husband's sad face and losing weight day by day.

Knowing that her husband was going to meet her former friend today, but seeing her husband paying so much attention to it, and with a long-lost smile on her face, Liu Zhenyuan was also very happy in her heart, and couldn't help but joke to her husband: "Seeing that my husband is dressed so 'charming' today, I don't know that I think my husband is raising someone outside."

When Meng Song heard his wife's joke, his face also turned red, "Madame doesn't know, I and that Wu Xiangshan are gentlemen's friends, although this person is a businessman, but his actions are quite ancient gentlemen's heritage." When he was in Naxiangfu County, he saw with his own eyes that whenever there was a disaster, he would do his best to help the people, regardless of the cost. I heard that he was also a scholar back then, but unfortunately his luck was not good. ”

Liu Zhenyuan also nodded when she heard this, "Husband's friend is naturally also a gentleman." ”

Meng Song listened to Liu Zhenyuan's words very usefully, and looked at himself in the bronze mirror as if he was doing a good job, so he went out happily.

Yesterday, Wu Mingli cried almost all night because there was no wet nurse. At the beginning in Xiangfu County, Wu Fu invited women who had just given birth to children from the families of poor people to breastfeed Wu Mingli and then pay them wages, but these Dongchang fans were vicious and unsympathetic, and Wu Xiangshan gave money and they refused to find a wet nurse, and in the end Wu Xiangshan was helpless, or the kind-hearted innkeeper got up in the middle of the night and let his wife make some batter in the back kitchen for Wu Mingli to eat before coaxing him to sleep.

Early in the morning, Wu Mingli started to make trouble again, but the Dongchang fan outside the guest room didn't care about it, and was still talking and laughing there.

Suddenly, a sedan chair carried by four people stopped at the door, and out of it came an old-faced, white-haired, but somewhat radiant official, who was none other than Meng Song. Although Dongchang Fanzi is not under the jurisdiction of Meng Song, but now that he saw Meng Song, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, which showed Meng Song's authority in the court now.

Before Meng Song entered the inn door, he heard the cry of a child in the inn, and immediately thought of Wu Xiangshan's child, and asked with a straight face: "I asked you to entertain Wu Xiangshan's family, how are you doing?" ”

The crowd looked at each other and didn't know what to say, but one of the "heads" stood up and bowed to Meng Song with a shy smile and said: "We don't dare to slack off on Lord Meng's explanation, but the villain doesn't have extra money, and Shangguan doesn't give the villain a silver tael, I'm afraid it will inevitably be a little inconsiderate." ”

This remark made Meng Song a little angry, this was clearly against him, and when he was about to attack, he heard a familiar voice.

Wu Xiangshan heard some noise outside the door, and thought that there might be another official coming, just like to see what was going on, but he didn't expect to see a "déjà vu" official explaining something to Fanzi as soon as he opened the door. Wu Xiangshan looked at it fixedly, and for a moment it was a little unbelievable that the personable "Brother Meng" had become such an old man.

Wu Xiangshan couldn't help but speak: "But Brother Meng in person? ”

Meng Song raised his head and saw Wu Xiangshan, who had just come out of the guest room on the second floor, and turned his head to look around, but no one dared to look at him. Meng Song opened his mouth and said to the sedan chair man outside the door and the people in the house:

"Wait outside, prepare two more palanquins." Then he looked at the Dongchang Fanzi who was present and said, "You guys go back, the rest of the matter will be dealt with." ”

"But Xiangye......" Before the words of "blocking the head" were finished, Meng Song looked at him coldly, and the "blocking head" immediately did not dare to speak, and left with his subordinates.

Meng Song walked into the guest room on the second floor, closed the door and saluted Wu Xiangshan, and then saluted Liu, saying: "Brother Wu, I don't know that my subordinates dare to make such a fool of yourself and let so many of you crowd into one room, it's really damned!" ”

Wu Xiangshan waved his hand again and again, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay to have no worries about your life." ”

A few little people waited for the big black eyes to look at Meng Song, Meng Song bent down and touched Wu Nianci's head first, and said with a smile: "Nianci doesn't remember Uncle either?" I hugged you back then. ”

"At that time, Nian Ci was too young, and he probably didn't remember it." Wu Xiangshan also watched with a smile.

"Brother Wu, we have something to say later, please come to my house first." After that, Meng Song pulled Wu Xiangshan and walked out.

Outside the door, Wu Xiangshan and Meng Song each sat in a sedan chair, Liu and the three children sat in a sedan chair, and the group came to Meng's mansion.

When she arrived at the Meng Mansion, Liu Zhenyuan had already prepared the meal, and handed Wu Mingli, who was about to cry, to the nurse invited by the mansion and everyone to the dinner table.

"Hey, this kid, that's a real life. It's the same as back then......" Meng Song didn't finish speaking, and realized that something was wrong, but he still suddenly became cold.

Meng Song was a little embarrassed but didn't know how to redeem it for a while, or Liu Zhenyuan took action to relieve the siege. Liu Zhenyuan opened her mouth and said: "Sister is really lucky, she has both children and daughters, unlike us who only got a kid when we were old." ”

Liu Shi also hurriedly opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere, "That's congratulations, back then, Lord Meng was running around for the country and had no time to take care of himself, but now he is bitter." ”

Meng Song waved his hand, said a few words modestly, and then approached Wu Xiangshan and whispered: "Brother Wu has a good body and bones in the past few years, I have only been gone for a long time, and I have added two children at once, I really envy me." ”

Wu Xiangshan didn't know what to say for a while, he was in turmoil for the past two days, although he was also considered to have been through ups and downs for a long time, but the people and things in the capital were not something that a small businessman like him could touch. just waved his hand awkwardly: "It's just a clear reason, that little girl was rescued by Mingdao when she was carrying out the mission of the sect, and she was helpless, so we adopted her." ”

mentioned Wu Mingdao again, the two of them were nervous, and they quickly skipped the topic in unison. Meng Song said: "Brother Wu came to the capital this time, and he must let me do my best to be a landlord." Tomorrow you have a good time on the streets, and I will send people from the house to follow, and you can buy whatever you like. Wu Xiangshan gave up his hand again and again.

Although everyone is trying their best to maintain their face, they all have things in their hearts, and this meal is always tasteless. After eating, Meng Song sent someone to arrange accommodation for Wu Xiangshan and his party, and he went into the palace to discuss state affairs with the emperor.

The so-called "discussing national affairs" is just a pretense, in fact, Meng Song just hasn't figured out how to explain this matter to Wu Xiangshan. Meng Song is a traditional scholar, with the ambition of "serving the country with loyalty", he is unwilling to say that "the Wu family's entry into Beijing" is the emperor's doing, but he also does not want to be burdened with this black cauldron, and he is in a dilemma for a while.

When Meng Song returned home in the evening, he did not go to find Wu Xiangshan, but stayed in the study alone. Today, the face of the saint said that he finally got the emperor to agree to let the Wu family live in the Meng Mansion temporarily, and Meng Song could also breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as Meng Song was thinking about how to improve the plan to provoke a war between the two factions, someone knocked on the study door.

"Brother Meng, it's me, can you talk to me?" Wu Xiangshan's voice sounded outside the door.

Meng Song pressed his eyebrows and said, "Brother Wu, come in." ”

Wu Xiangshan walked into the study and saw Meng Song sorting out the manuscript on the table, Wu Xiangshan, who originally practiced "don't look at it", suddenly thought that the content of the manuscript might involve Wu Mingdao, and couldn't help but glance over.

Meng Song also noticed Wu Xiangshan's small movements, silently pressed the manuscript under the book, sat down and said to Wu Xiangshan: "Brother Wu came late at night, but what's the matter?" Is it that the subordinates are not taking good care of them? ”

Wu Xiangshan waved his hand again and again, "Madame is virtuous, the arrangement for us is very appropriate, and this kindness is remembered by our family." After that, he saluted Meng Song heavily.

Meng Song's heart tightened, "Alas, Brother Wu and I have already been separated like this. Meng Song cleaned up his mood and said with a smile: "Back then, you and I were in Xiangfu County for disaster relief, and we slept together in the same bed, what are you talking about." ”

Wu Xiangshan couldn't help but be moved, he couldn't help it anymore, he stepped forward a little eagerly, came to the desk, and said anxiously: "Brother Meng, these national affairs are not something that I can put in the beak of a small people, I just want to ask, does this matter really have to involve Mingdao?" Mingdao is what you grew up watching! ”

Meng Song's face sank, his eyes stared at Wu Xiangshan, and his cold face made Wu Xiangshan feel afraid, "Brother Wu, is this using the past to divide our army?" ”

After that, he stood up and paced to Wu Xiangshan's side, "Am I not good for Mingdao?" Or does Brother Wu think I'm premeditated?! Meng Song yelled violently.

Wu Xiangshan was taken aback, "Brother Wu, I ......"

Before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Meng Song, "Back then, Ming Dao was dedicated to worshiping the Qingyun Sect, and I made it clear to you the stakes that day, you should have expected that there would be today!" Meng Song walked back to his place and sat down, "It's just that it's strange and it's fate, even if we don't choose to rebel against those pretentious immortal cultivators now, we will appear like me Meng Song and you Wu Xiangshan in the future." ”

Wu Xiangshan trembled and pointed at Meng Song, "But you promised not to pull Ming Dao in." ”

Meng Song's cheeks drooped slightly, and he said: "Brother Wu, Ming Dao has been in the Qingyun Sect for nine years, if he still thinks that he is a citizen of the Great Zhou and is willing to do something for the people of the Great Zhou, then he should be on our side, if he already regards himself as an immortal, hum, then my Great Zhou can only treat him as an enemy." Brother Wu, the general trend of the world is not for you and me to decide based on personal feelings. ”

Wu Xiangshan looked depressed and didn't speak, Meng Song sighed and continued: "The arrow has to be sent on the string, and when we launch, I will let them pay attention to the Ming Dao." ”